Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Appreciated ? t ram U Th? War Has Brought Newspaper | Troubles. Last week two South Carolina news-! papers were discontinued on account j of the depressed business. One of these was the historic and honored old Newberry Herald and News, edited ? - - " i TT A ..11 I and puDiisnea Dy uoi. jiiDeri, n. auu. We have known Col. Aull for many years, and have always esteemed him highly. For sixteen years he was president of the South Carolina Press ! Association, holding that office for a longer term than zny other, freely dispensing courtesies and accomodations 1 ~ ^ >1 rin CT 1 1 t h f 1.. tU ail IU-C lUClllU'lO U U .i Iiia U.I nuw.v J? i iod of time, and ever holding the esteen and love of all his bi other newspaper men, and many of their wives and children. IThis was particularly the case when we were pirvileged to run all over the United States, and ' "take in" the big expositions, and oti'ner beautiful trips that were arVtin nrae Q nnhlp PY_ laugcu, iau\l UIS nut ?u. nuw, - ? emplary woman?the like of whom one seldom sees. We certainly trust that Col. Aull will speedily adjust his business matters so that he may again be reinstated in the profession of journalism in South Carolina, that has known him so well for so many years. ?Edgefield Chronicle. % ? We sympathize with our friend, Mr E. H. Aull, of the Newberry Herald and News, in the financial misfortune that has overtaken him. His newspaper plant, one of the best in the State, has been sold at foreclosure sale.?Waferee Messenger. A We are sorr y to hear of the troubles besetting The Newberry Herald and News, a semi-weekly. Editor auu has issued a live paper, but the depressed condition of business during the ?past 'few months was fatal. iWe hope to see the paper re-established. ?Orangeburg Times and Democrat. ?f? We regret to learn o: foe financial reverses of The Newberry Herald and New*, a semi-weekly nejvpaper established over- fFty years ago. Col. El " * " " i - Jii J Dert xi. Aim Jias oeen euuor auu publisher of the paper for the last twenty-eight'years and his friends will miss him from the field of journalism.?Tugaloo Tribune. / < The failure of The Newberry Herald -and News, following the failure o: the Chester News, and the reduction in size of certain other county newspapers, are developments that are regretable, fcutnot necessarily syrpris-j ing to those who, really know tbe newspaper business. We are reproducing a personal statement from Mr. j E. H. Aull, that pretty nearly tells tne whole story, and we desire to remark ! that this story would be of great value to South Carolina publishers generally if they would only believe what is said. As we understand it, and we are satisfied that we are correct, Mr. Aull's trouble is solely in the business end of his business. In the old days of hand composition and hand print ing, it was possible to keep even a pretty sorry newspaper alive almost indefnitely. The custom was to take advertisements of any kind at any old price, and to send papers to any and everybody who could be thought of, with and without authority, in the hope of collectng enough subscriptions to keep things going somehow. The expenses of labor and tfre like were heavy enough to be sure, out the publisher of resource found means to work along in some kind of -style, and .nanaged to stave off the final day of ac;->un ting indefinitely. 3ut with the advent of improved and costly machinery like the Mergenthalci linotype, and power presses, newspapers became more subject to business laws, and many of foe expenses that could be evaded in one way or another under the old conditions, could be evaded no longer. Busines demands became inexorable, but most of the publishers ?failed to realize the fact. They continued to pursue their old custom of giving aw^y their stock in i-.ii- i ^ + v> ^ n-v-_ iraae, wnnout iuuji i ixic j lent to which they would have to make good, and how tfaey could not make srood unless they required the other fellow to pay. Mr. Aull's statement of the uncollected subscriptons he charged off, illustrates a part of what we mean, and if he had gone on to say that he has all along been giving advertising space at iirom 8 to 15 cents an inch hat cost fMm from 20 to 30 cents an inch, he would have made the story still more comprehensive. We know f many newspapers in the state, including some of the large dailies, which, from a business standpoint, are in as bad shape as is the Newberry Herald and News, except they have not been actually closed down, and are still living on hope, with but little possl^^^MMflfer getting their heads ! Words ur Brethren / above water. Most of the newspapers of South Carolina today are living on borrowed capital, an-d we doubt exceedingly as to whether there are as many as twenty that are in really QfmnH sham* Th^ Yorkville Enouirer has all along been able to pay its debts and report to the federal government that it does not owe anything; but we have no hesitation in saying that if it were not for the fact that its owners and publishers are all practical newspaper men and printers, doing their own work as such, it would not have been able to meet the heavy expense entailed in its publication even in the best of the. past fifteen years of its existence, notwithtanding the < ac: tiio' -iT-rt X ^ r, /->+ Kxil in-n + V> Dro is a L^ 'UC ** C UV/ UUl *g ^ C?. vw? ? ty paper in the state that has enjoyed a larger income during that time. In other words, we mean to say that the income has not been sufficient to pay the fixed charges, including the salaries the owners could command as employes working for other people, and leave anything over for interest on the money invested in the business, 'She great trouble with the countj newspapers, therefore, is that they ar* trying to accomplish the impossible ic givng for one dollar that "which costs them from two to three dollars tc produce.?YorkVile Enquirer. d Newspaper's Troubles. Tlhe Newberry Herald and News one of the oldest and best county papers in South Carolina, has suspended publication and is advertised to be sole in I.VIarch, under mortgage. 'Elbert H Aull has been editor of the paper foi morp than a Quarter of a eenturv. He is an able editor and a prominent citizen. We have not always agreed witi him in his political views, but we recognize his ability and his standing in his profession, and have long been .lis personal friend. We ^hcerely regret that financial difficulties have forced him, even temporarily out of journalism. \ But-there are some lessons which other newspaper men shoud learn from Col. Aull's experience. Cne is that too much politics does not mix well with journalism. Col. Aull has occupied several important political positions. He was private secretary to Gov. Mc Sweeney, member o. the legislature, county superintendent ol enducation, member of the asylum commission, and held other offices and appointments. All these things caused more or less neglect of his newspaper business. Being in politics also caused him to be too lenient and lax in business dealings with his constituents. Another lesson taught by Col Aull's failure is that a newspaper like The Herald and News can not now be published at prevailing prices for subn r\ v> .1 odrArhc^rr cnfr? nrif n Ati ? OVi XjJ CAV/a? ^ GfcllVt C* ^ V- ' licv,!!' vLlO niVUVUl collectings subscriptions in advance, and keeping close up with collections for advertising and job work. The high cost of everything makes the margin of profit in the newspaper business very small even when there are no losses. Col. Aull says that at one time he marked off his books between ten and fifteen thousand dollars due on subscriptions, which have never been paid. If he had that money now it would tide him over the present financial crisis. But th? failure of ^undpeds of subscribers scattered ofrer a wide territory, to pay wEat*fcaey owe4>lbjh'the paper, has put the paper out of business. If tfre lAxlvocate did not stick to the pay in advance rule,^ it would probably be out of business also. At a time like this we would be glad to extend credit to our subscribers if we could, but we can not afford it. .The farmer is in better condition to live without money than we are. He has his corn, meat, chickens, potatoes, etc., while we have to buy everything. We also have to pay our employes promptly. They, too, must have money to live. If we did not enforceable pay in advance rule very few of our sub bcnuers wouia pay in auvance, auu about 25 per cent, of tlhem would never pay. This would place us in the position of having to run on credit if we coukl get the credit, without having any definite idea when we would make collections and how much we would collect. When times were good we would make fairly good collections, but in times of financial stress, when we would most need the money, there would hardly be any collections at all. Each subscriber thinks his dollar and a half does not amount to much, hut 2,000 of them makes $3,000, which is aaaaaaaaaa ETAOIN fl-suq cmfwym a considerable item in meeting our expenses. That is why it is necessary for us to collect subscriptions in advance, from rich and poor, white and black, honest and dishonest.?Peej Dee Advocate. Another newspaper in this State hr.s t .rown out the signal of distress, and this time it is the well-known Newberry Herald and News. This newspaper outfit will be offered for coin K-tr f q oVinritY rm l^ahruorr 11th OUiC UJ 111^ CilV-i ill \S Ik JL KJ A. UUi J Xi.Vll? This is just a gentle reminder that th^ farmers are not the only ones who are suffering from the low price of cotton, but the newspapers are suffering as well.?Aiken Journal and Review. Last week the D-ester Semi-W-eekly (News suspended publication, and thi? | week the Newberry SemH'ATeekly Her- | I aid and News announces that it will I | be forced to suspend publication. ; i These were two of our best exchanges, | and it is hoped that it will not be long j be ore they will both be . published ! again. Friend Aull aas been in tfce j : i business for years, and was getting i out a good newspaper. Wc did not 1 always agree with him, but we liked i !Mm and assure him that he has our . best wishes, and hope that he may be able to fulfill his promise to make good all unexpired subscriptions to I rm.. TT ~ 7 X-qtt-o Anll't. Jn/lnl. lUt; XZCicilU ttliu. '.ltniJ, aun o iuuui ! gence to bis friends was the cause of his failure. We hope that they will all pay up and enable Brother Aull to rei sume business at the old stand.?Ab, beville Medium. i The friends everywhere, particularly in Laurens, of Col. E. H. Aull, deep1 ly regret that circumstances, over 1 which it seems he was powerless to ' control, have forced a suspension of ' his newspaper, The Newberry Herald 1 and 'News. On Monday of tnis week the last issue for the present carried me statement, mat me pxaxiL was iu the (hands of creditors &nd would be . disposed of by them. Mr. Aull has , been connected with the paper about j 28 years, and he says in his personal statement that it had been his hope . to round out his life as editor o. the k old paper. Col. Aull is a fair and fearless edt itorial writer and the news columns . of The Herad and News are always inl teresting and readable. We skall miss ; its semi-weekly visits. But we are 'bound to believe this will be only [ I temporary, as publication of the pa. | pe^ will soon be resumed, no doubt, and we shall join with those who have expfesesd the desire to see Col. Aull at its head again.?iLurensville Herald. When Newspapers Fail. .The Record sincerely regrets to note the failure this week of The Newberry Herald and Xcws,t which for the past twenty-eight years has been edited and published fty E, H. Aull. This is a long period of faithful service for one to give to any one city?a service which finally led to bankruptcy. Doubtless m that time Mr. Aull has given Newberry thousands of dollars of publicity and push i or which he never received a dollar nor a word of N ti:anks or commendation. And now, after having spent the beet part of his life in the service of Newberry he is stranded!?Rock Hill Record. The Newberry Herald and News has been forced to suspend publication. The depression of the past few months has hit the newspapers very hard.? Spartattburg 'Journal. The iPeoDle (has read with sincere regret the valedictory of Col. E. H. Aull, editor of The (Newberry Herald and (News for nearly 28 years. Financial diffculties were responsible for the. discontinuance of that excellent paper. CcJTTXull is a forceful writer and his journal ,was among the mggt - -weicafe^of?oor letfctianges?T*te Hei*ld' and (News was one of the few papers in the State that supported Mr. Blease in his campaigns.?Barnwell People.. We regret to note that fflhe Newb rry Herald and News, of which Col. E. H. Aull is editor, is in financial straits, and has been temporarily discontin uea. 'me Herald ana '.\ews nas always, or we should say since our knowledge of it, been an interesting and well edited paper both in its news and editorial columns, always loyal and steadfast to its home town. On many things, mostly politica, we have differed with its editor, but it has been our experience and observation that he has been scrupulous in being fair toward those with whom he differed. We particularly commend his recent remarks on the inaugural address of r\f "R T XTnnnino- tnwarHc. whom a feeling of resentment on his part | would have been largely excusable. We hope that The 'Herald and News will be able to weather the storm and resume publication.?Laurens Advertiser. Col. Anil Retires. It will be with regret that the newspaper fraternity learn that Col. E. H. ? 1 T- i ? -r-r-i 4- V. auii nas s-evcrea ms conuaauu The Herald and News, which newspaper has been one of the best known In tic State for mere than a quarter ol a centuTy. Tft-e sale of the property under a mortgage is the caus? of the ( ' f [ suspension of the publication, and j v.ithov tTinri infiir tlin ii 11 ill ou c i?t i ~ ! ! of a suit, Mr. A nil turned over all his J | newspape" property to his creditors and they will sell it on the 11th o 1 February, the entire proceeds going to them unless the property brings more t. an enough to pay them, lie states in an editorial this week that the property is worth several thousand dollars more than he owes, and that he had made a proposition to his creditors to allow him to continue till times were better and give him an opportunity to pay the indebtedness. Col. Aull is a reful writer, anu has always ihad the courage of his convictions on all public questions. For many years he was president of the State Press association, and made many friends by the fairness and abil it\v with wnieh ne presided over uie | deliberation! of this body. Xo announcement as to his plans for the I future has been made. Newspapers have all been hard nt j by the business depression which has hit the country, and many of them have had to curtail (expenses on account o their decreased revenues. ] One .would hardly have expected tne old Herald and News to be the first one in the State to suspend on ac.-->unt of financial troubles. But here's hopjing that Col. fAu 11 will yet find some ' wav to regain nossession of his be loved newspaper and continue the good work he has been doing for Newberry county in promoting those things which tend to upbuild the county in an industrial way. / A Newspaper Failure. The editor of The Daily Journal | regrets very much, that Col. 'Elbert H. j Aull, on account of financial straits, | has been compelled to turn over The j Herald and News, which has been J run by him for twenty-eight yeras, ,to his creditors, and that the plant is to be sold. 'Ihis is one of our oldest newspapers, and Col. Aull is a good newspaper man. He lias our sympa- j thy, and we sincerely trust that he * may not be )ost to ti:e newspaper business in '.his State. in his announcement, Col. Aull refers to the fact that, at one time, he charged oft t'je books between twelve and fifteen thousand dollars^in subscriptions that were due and that not one dollar of this amount has been pa ;a This has been the experience of almost every newspaper man. We i'r.ave hundreds of dollars due us oil subscriptions to the weekly Journal that hiiye been charged off, and there is no probability of our being able to J collect any o.. it. If this office had the money due it/on subscriptions alone by the v^ople of ?r-jenwood county it would laugh at the so-called hard limes and increase the salary of every indiudual connected with the paper, besides improving our equipment and maMng a better paper. Tins is lamen tabIr., but it is a :>ct. IJut we made up cur mind when we started The Daily Journal that th" neoDle who subscriber) fr>7* it wo^ld have to pay. So far we have done very well along tfris ine/ Of course some have deceived us,- but they are few, and we have* this consolation, wc know them and they will not get another chance. We prefer a smaller subscription list composed of people who will pay to a larger list made up of many who will never pay their subscriptions. It is a joy to have a well paid up subscription iist. One^thousand subscribers who pay for their papers are worth, more than two thouand, one-half of whom do not and will not pay.?Greenwood Journal. Simply to let our readers know that running a country newspaper is not all "flowery beds of ease," we will state that within the past week The Newberry Herald and >News and the rrx^. ' rr\..i v.. L rounuim inn muuue nave uiswutinued publication. The Herald and News was one of the oldest papers in the State, while the Fountain Inn Tribune has been running onJy a ifew years. Both suspended because of lack of patronage. We regret they have gone upon the reef and trust that both barques may be floated again and unharmed, by the rising tide of prosperity.?Gaffney Ledger. Former Governor Blease should now stick by his friend Elbert Aull. Mr. Aull lent more respectability to Mr. "D 1 An r* r\9 r* norttr + V\ O n OPV TY1 d 71 7171 UiWOC o }JCLl I, J UIO'U Ci.il J w w* ? , less it be Mr. Grist, by reason of the fact that he supported him through thick and thin in his paper, iThe Newberry Herald and News.?Gaffney Ledger. t So far we have not observed a discordant note i:rom the State press regarding Governor JManning's inangural address. Even the Yorkville Enquirer . and The Newberry Herald and News, 1 - * ? - (* /t both of wnicl^ were advocates 01 uov- ernor Blease, have joined in the chorus j of priase of Mr. Manning's initial ef- i fort. And right -here let us say wo < are glad to see these two papers take ; the stand they do. It displays mag- ; naminity and good judgment. We sin- i cere!y trust that never "gain will the [ occasion arise for s;::-h factionalism1 as has existed during the past foiu-! years. The Enquirer and The Herald ! and News arf- going to contribute their j quota to that end.?Gaffney Ledger. The Newberry Herald and News nas straightened out its financial difficulties and is back again in the game. We are mighty glad for Brother Aull's sake that this is so.?York News. We are glad to know that The Herald and News of Newberry has started up publication again. After a reorganization the first issue is to appear - ^ " ?- -*?r? 1 -.11 1 V 3 1 luis wet*k. .vir. auii na,s uau large r.\- ; perience and is a veteran quill driver. Success to the new company.?A. R. { Presbyterian. Elbert H. A nil "Comes Back.'' li is with pleasure that the Intelii- j gencer welcomes back into the news- i paper fraternity the able and fluent ! newspaper editor and writer, Elbert' H. 'A nil, who has "come back" into I South Carolina journalism. A few j weeks ago his newspaper, The Herald , and News, of Newberry, suspended i publication, owing to financial difficul-1 ties. 'These have been arranged satisfactorily, and this week The Herald and News appears as usual with Mr. | Anil's name at the mast head as editor J and manager. Here's hoping that there shall be no more rocks in his! Dathwav. but that the road shall be smooth and well graded. We wish it coul-d be a well built macadam, or tarvia road, and tfrat it will be so constructed that there shall be few tire troubles. (We are in jfavor of good roads). Newberry county needs progressive men at the helm of her newspapers, and in Editor Wallace, of the Newberry Observer, and Editor Aull, of The Hera!d and^News, she has a pair who will compare favorably with j those cf ?.ny town. Good luck to toem. ; ?Anderson Intelligencer. CITATION NOTICE. The State of South Carolina, County of Newberry.?By C. C. 'S'chumpert,, Probate Judge: Whereas, George W. Bishop made suit to me to grant him letters of administration of the estate and effects of IC. W. Bishop, These are, there ore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said f C. W. Bishop, deceased, tfnat they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Newberry, S. C., on March 16th, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the!1 forenoon, to show cause, i. any they have, why the said aministration should not be granted. Given under my hand tf:is first day r> r Qrwr^rPT-RT of March, A. D. 1915. J. P. X. C. Whenever You Need a General Tom* Take Give's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless j chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININEand IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives Kit Malaria, Enriches the Blood and failds up the Whole System. *Q cents Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding uf Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. The first application gives Ease and Rest. 50c.. Mistaken Diognosis?Doctors! Guess Wrong Again About five years ago I wrote to you that I had been a terrible sufferer from kidney ated bladder troubles, and that my physician informed me that my left kitfn*- was in. such condition that :Kere was no. hope for my recovery. I was advised to trv your Swamp-Root as a last resort, and after taking four fifty-cent size bottles, I passed a gravel stone which weighed ten, grains. I afterward.-;orwarded you tfris gravel stone. Have Jiad no return of any trouble since that time and can not say too much in /favor of your wonderful preparation, Swamp-Root, which cures, a:~ter physisians fail. \ery truly yours, F. H. HORXE, Route 3, Box 30. Roseboro, X. C. Personally appeared before me, this 31st day of July, 1909, F. H. Horne, who subscribed the above statement and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact. James M. Hall, rvotary .ruDiic. ? Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, X. Y. + Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For Ton. Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., RJnghaiuton, N. Y., for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You ! will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling you about the kidnevs and bladder. iWhen writing, be J ?> e and mention The Newebrry Her> : x v 4 | ild an.: News. Regular flfty-cent and ; .no foliar size bottles for sale at all < Irng itores .! ' f ! SOME POST'S For Stomach and Liver Sufferers. Don't take medicine for your stem- fl ach ailments morning, noon and night. 1 as usually such medicines only give I temporary relief and simply digest th^ fl food that happens to be in th^ J otAm as-h tJVVH Don't permit a surgical operation.? T..:ere is always a serious danger infl operations and in many cases of stomfl ach, liver ;.nd intestinal ailments tJ? knife can be avoided if the righ remW edy is taken in time. V Dont go around with a foul smelling? Vv /\ A Vl /*. 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No matter how severe your case may be or how long you have suffered?one dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy > should convince you that you can be restored to health again. {Mayr's Remedy has been taken and is higlMy ! recommended by members of (Congress, Justice of the Supreme iGourt, Educators, Lawyers, Merchants, Bankers, Doctors, Druggists, Nurses, Manufacturers, Priests, Ministers, Farmers an1 people in all walks of life. > Send for FREE valuable booklet on Stomach Ailment to Geo. 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