Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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w _A 0 E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New herry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. Friday. Dee-amber 11, 190S. CASH IN ADVANCE. In March, 1887, I became a part owner of The Herald and News and have been connected with the papei continuously since that time. I was with the paper a couple of years prior to that time when under other own ership. I have, therefore, been the editor for nearly twenty-five years. During that time my duties have al so been to keep the books and sub scription accounts. I have always had great faith and confidence in the honesty of the peo ple and their purpose to pay their debts. For that reason I have never believed I could conduct a strictly cash in advance subscription. For +he past few months I have been giving a closer study to the sit uation than ever before. - When the postoffee department is sued its order that a subscription to a semi-weekly more than nine months in arrears could not be accepted at the second-class rate we endeavored to comply with the order and had to cutt off about 650 names. We first sent each subscriber at least two let ters calling attention to the ruling be sides mention of it was made in the paper. This fall we have sent an other letter to these persons but we have received no response. These 650 owed us over $5,000. Many of them not only did not pay what tey owel but went directly and sabscribed f. o-r cOLemporary and paid for it. We have no objection to that but we mention it as a reason for the shaing of our faith in the honesty of the people. It certainly was a 'striking evidence of ingratitude. We still have a good many sub scribers who are in arrears. State ments have been sent or will be sent in a few days to all of these. During the 25 years of our connec tion with this newspaper we have lost in unpaid subseriptions at least $20,000. We have no one to blame but ourself and the people would have thought more of us if we had made them pay it. We are not com plaining but we propose 1to 'stop this leak or go out of the busm.ess. After the first day of February The Herald and News will be run strictly on the cash in advance plan. A post card will be mailed you giving you thirty days notice so that you may have time sto send in your renewal and to remind you if you should over look it. There are doubtless some errors in the credits. If you will call our at tention to these we will gladly make the correction and in every case will give the subscriber the benefit of the doubt. It takes too mueh of our time to send statements and to pay postage. We will keep no books except our receipt stubs and a cash book and the mailing galleys. We shall hate to part with any sub Letter from To the little boys and girls of t' In reply to the many lette Herald and News, and also di want to advise you that I will 1: urday,- December 12th, at fQur Caldwell street beyond the Knit Mollohon Village. Leaving thi street to Main street, down Mai West End and on through Wes1 Mayes' Book Store and get my their care. After getting the 14 out of town via College street. streets somewhere during my ti can judge what kind of gifts to fail to make my advertised rout me a welcome Saturday, so tha my heart for you. I will travel in my white automobile. Affe< Written from my home in the SnowiMountains, Dec. 5, i This letter was sent to Mr. Jo Store, which place is recognized Claus while in Newberry, and I until he arrives. By the kindn and:News was allowed to annot the boys and girls of this count' SJohn 1B. Mayes, who is in close noyed with trying to colleet these lit tle arm-ounts and then not get them. The post office rule does not permit us to carry a delinquent longer than nine mont-hs and we had just as \ Pl] put it on the cash basis. We find that for a eleven months of this year only about 1000 have paid anything zit all. Just about one half of the present list. We can not pay our debts and keel) up this rate of collection of what is due us. And we do not want to offer compromise if we can help it. Remember yon have two months to put yourself financial. If you can't pay all of your back dues give us your note and pay the advance subscrip tion. The rule we adopt will be followed strictly. No doubt some of those who have been indulged will show thelT appreciation by getting mad and tak ing the other paper as some have done. We will not raise any objection for we will have the satisfaction of know ing that you will no longer get a pa per without paying for it. Those who pay no heed to what they owe us will have~their accounts turn ed over to a collection agency. We have worked hard to serve the people of this community and we de serve what we have earned. The Herald and News will continue to be an up-to-date paper and we hope all of our subscribers will ap preciate the situation that it costs money to buy paper and pay printers and it is much easier for each one to pay us than it is for us to be continu ally hunting up these little amounts If any man's subscription is in ar rears and he has a claim against u we will thank him to present his claim and if we owe it we will try to pay it Remember after February first The Herald and News is going to be cash in advance. E. H. Aull, Editor. At least 1000 of our subscribers are in arrears. Examine your label. ThE date after your name will tell you thE date to which you have paid. Wc hope you will pay up before Christ mas. Do not neglect it longer that the first of February. Prom now until the first of Febra, &ry you can get Thie Herald and News and the News and Courier foi two dollars for one year. A.fter thai date the price for the two papern will be $2.25. Now is the time t< subscribe and sto renew. From personal experience in hand ling pulmonary tuberculosis, I au more than convinced that wh.iskey and liquor, in any form, are absolute ly poisonous to tse consumptive. Try ing to cure consumption with whiskey is like trying to put out fire with ker osene. John E. White, M. D., Colora do Springs, Col. One dollar and fifty cents is nol much to a man who wants a firs't class paper and when he can get it for an entire year for that sum. It is much easier for him to pay it than it is for the newspaper man to do without it. Santa Claus. tis city and county: rs that you have sent to The ~rect to Mayes' Book Store, I ass through Newberry on Sat o'clock. I will go through ting Mill, and thence through s village I will come up Glenn n and across the railroad into : End. I will then return to mail which I have had sent in ~tters which are there I will go I want to see you all on the ip through the city so that I fix up for you. Now I never ds, and dont you fail to give t I w~ill have a warm spot in on this trip through Newberry :tionately yours, SANTA CLAUS. po8.I hn B. Mayes, of Mayes' Book . as headquarters for old Santa here his mail is being kept ess of Mr. Mayes The Herald mece hi3 coming. If any of r desire furthe-r particulars Mr. The Mol IS STILL C A Splen .3.0 Fine( AT. VERY. L $12.00 to $15 duced to $10.1 $10.00 Coat. $7.50. : $9.00 Coats $6.75. : You MaleI When You Purci GOODS F] We bought when gooc and we sell at much L the everlasting Bargain The nimble:nickel is n than the slow dollar. Compare quality and: that the greatest G EN I always to be found at 0. K LEl The Fair and First shipment of fall Never no better, nor c I REG. U. .5 Better Than F Foi Liver and Bowels, curing Constipation. Usually one NR Tablet is all that is net ble. It starts In the Stomach and searel S Intestine, dissolving and soothing as it got ha uJ Taflt re ealways just ri;:t and L William E. Pelham &r wer Co. )FFERING did Line F.. ,oats OW PRICES! .00 Coats re DO.:: reduced to reduced to io Mistake lase your FALL ROM US. Is were at the LO WEST .OWER PRICES than Day Sellers. riore appreciated by us you will invariably find JINE BARGAINS are FTNER, quare Dealer. goods arrived. heaper.- COME. PA. OFFICE ills SLiver Ills. Sn, Newberry. S.. What G Does. It helps you over the hills It gives you the right star It chases the blues, cle inspires impulse and appetit It puts you in a cheerful i dertake that work, making a But, mark you, good Coff There is little enough of t Robust, fuming, aromatic flavor, and harmless stimulg Coffee that. as the Frencl a cold man warm, a warm r Such Coffee can be had, i We have found it out and learn of the merits of "Barri Our Stock of Fancy ani Specialties are arriving and we are in p( most fastidious with table dt Everything JONES' YOUR .1 THE NEWBERR' Capital $50,000 -. No Matter How Small, The Newberr ivill give it careful ipplies to the men ar JAS. McINTOSH. President. SOME OF C To be conservative. To pay four per cent. To calculate interest To bond every emplo, To be progressive an< To lend our money t< To treat our patrons To be liberal and prc To secure busmness fr TO BE THE VERY TO DO BUSINI Our institution is under t examined by the State Bank The Bank Pi ospe DR. GEO. Y. HUNTER, President 3. F. BROWNE, Cashier. god Cffee for You. in the morning. ars the fog, rouses mental activity,4 e for work. tnd confident frame of mind to un profitable pleasure of it. ae is necessary to do this. hat kind available. Coffee, which is rich in fragrance, Ation. i say, makes a sad man cheerful, an glowing, and an old man young. you take the trouble to find it out. have it in stock, call on us and igton Hall", "Vigoro" and "Siesta". I Staple Groceries is Complete for Christmas >sition to supply the demands of the 1lcacies. 'good to eat" at GROC ERY. 3ANKINQ! ( SAYINGS eANKL - - Surplus $80,000 No Matter How Large, -y Savings Bank attention. This message id the women alike. J. E NORWOOD, Cashier. UR POLICIES: semi-annually. ee. I accommodating. > our customers. :ourteously. mpt. >m all classes. BEST BANK FOR YOU SS WITH. Lie supervision of and regularly Examiner. 1 Prasperity, rity, S. C. DR. J. S. W\HEELER, ~. President. I. A. COUNTS.