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MIMNAUGH'S f Just the goods y into cash in a hi ? I I Milliner Q Unheard of prices All colored hats woi and small shapes, tc One lot Panama hi I $2,0G and $2 50 valui I Trimmed hats, colc placed on a big ba Coat Suits Cut # The materials are ? ges and silk Taffetas, is unnecessary to i the remainder of our j j I I suits at More Nei About 100 in the 1 and each a beauty, and $5.00 each. $5 and $6.50 Wash These are all fres quality voile, all new I A GOOD MA> AM) MERCHANT TO HAVE BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH H The Herald and News reporter, in i| his dual role of bill collector, ran up S agamst something out of the ordinary the other day. He doesn't collect all the bills, but divides time with the H editor in this laborious work, which |i is oftentimes harder than gathering Bp ^ji^ps notes and writing them out for ??RpVaDer. But, the particular instance " of collecting which calls forth these remarks made it so easy and pleasR ant. a task that we have to mention it It was so entirely different from E what we have been accustomed to that it took us by surprise. We have gone I to other stores from time to time with I tills for collection. Very often when I the proprietor was not busy he would I pay, but if he happened to be busy he would tell us to "call again." This collector-reporter has always treated that cordial invitation politely, alii plough he has often thought that if ? Ks business in that store at that parE; ^ Rular time was to pay a debt or buy * - ?nrvf ho told to fining ue numu U V W wv VW again" until the business in had been transacted. Human e is peculiar. 11, "the other day" this collector ed into the store of J. A. Mim1. The store was full of cuss.. The polite and accommodatalesladies and salesmen were at their respective places. Mr. augh lumself was showing some 5 beautiful and fine good to a >f pretty young ladies. It seem f ed natural to us that he would not ant to be bothered by a bill just then. We "knew how it had often been at other places under far less pleasant and agreeable circumstances. So many times we heard the despairing cry: "Busy now?call again." realising at the same time that the jarring and untuneful "call again" had be*n lengthened into several visits. Timid Ily and fearfully stepping up to Mr. Mimnaugh we said: "Well, 1" guess I will have to call again, as you are busy." His reply almost took us off our feet, ~so unexpected was it. He said: "No, sir, not a bit of it; no man has to bring a bill here the second time. I despise that way of tell. ing a man to come back with his bill.** Now you know a man possesses m * 6ome of the instincts of a dog. A M \ clog knows right away when you are kind to hip. If you holler at a dog ke irsll ?lpk off. >ut be won't forget^ ou need are on sale irry. No half way r y Department on trimmed hats and shapes. rth up to ?2.50, large, medium > clear out the lot quickly, . 98c its ail up to the minute styles. es cut to $1.49 >rs only, $2.50 to $5.00 hats rgain table, choice each $ 1.49 to $12.50 and $15 gabardine, wool poplin, serAs to the quality and style comment. These suits are regular stock, $18.50 to $30 $12.50 & $15 n Wash Skirts ot, high grade wash skirts $1.49, $ 1.98, i .'.50, $3.50 Dresses Cat to Only $2.98 sh goods made of splendid patterns, wonderful values $2.98 r mm j If you pat him on the head and speak gently to him he knows what to do j immediately.. If it is at your gate he will i-!in inm thp hnnftP and hunt for the kitchen. We know because we have tried dogs, and we cannot understand why some men are mean to dogs, man'-. faithful and affectionate friends 01 '.most human intelligence. When Mr. Mimnaugh spoke this parable we knew right off what to do. Confidently making our way to the little office in the rear of the store we handed the bill to Mr. Mimnaugh's able and reliable bookkeeper and cashier, Miss Lillie Mann, who so amiably and gracefully, as well as neatly and expeditiously, accomplishes her duties in that large and prosperous establishment. All we had to do was to hand her the bill and tell her whati ! Mr. Mimnaugh had said. With a pleasant word and smile she made out the chec^ earned it to Mr. Mimnaugh j and he signed it and brought it for| ward with the harmonious invitation j 10 cuuie dgam. j The amount was only $21?large for some people, but not for J. A. Mimnaugh?but it would have been paid1 the same had it been $100. The point j we wish to make is, that there was no j questioning the bill, no asking to seel copies of the paper to verify the meas-1 urement, no disagreeable part whatsoever to it, nothing but pleasantness all around. Is it any wonder that we felt like writing it up? Other merchants and business men to whom we have pre{ sented bills could have paid as prompt1 ly and agreeably as Mr. Mimnaugh ! paid the other day. But no, they are not that kind. They like to tell a collector to "call again." like to show him that, they "are busy." They don't stop to think that the collector is also busy and that it puts him to inconvenience and trouble to have to "call again." and probably find the same person in the same or similar busy attitude. And they also seem to for *- ?? ^ A HAAllva 1 f gci, or at lvdsi uul iv iiuul when they send their bill collectors out they expect them to return with the money and not meet with the irritating, disagreeable -words, "call again." Mimnaugh does a flourishing busii ness. He is a large and liberal adverj tiser, and pays his bills promptly. He i fbo va.lnp nf nrintfir's ink. I<X?jyL tViWtvu W*AV --w t ? and tells us that "it pays to adverise." His liberality in this respect, combinBa "with hie business tact and SWEEPING F here at the lowest p eductions here. Yo Huck and E 50 dozen krw> size Hik ~ ~ ? ?o~ and a good heavy Huck i 15c, sale price each 50 dozen large size Tur 35c, cut to only each Beautiful Silks 36 inch black chifton ts naugh's price is only 136 inch silk poplin in al 51.25, sale price the yar< Silk crepe de chine in i black and white, $'.75 vj $2.50 Value White B An excellent quality wl double bed size, a big $2.; Mill Ends in 2, 2 j, 3 and 3i yard lei price. Up to $1.50 Was A special lot wash ski pique, patch pockets, all s i iudement. as well as his resourceful | ness as a merchant, has made him the j successful man that he is. j It is human nature for a collector j to like the men who pay him prompt} ly without telling him to "call again." one, two or three times. It helps to make them .popular and he feels like wanting to vote for such men whenever they offer for office, all things being equal. But away with those little excuses of men who delight in the stereotyped and worn out exp-resI sion of "call again." It makes us tired, j Now when a man cannot pay, it is a i different proposition. We understand j that thoroughly and appreciate the sit! uation. We are speaking of the <busi| ness men who could pay as easily on 1 thp snor as Mr. Mimnaueh Daffl. He j could have said, "call again." But he j didn't. . 1 This must not be taken to mean that | Mr. Mimnaugh is the only business ' man in Newberry who acts with such : nicety of manners. There are others | who have been pleasant and agreeable ! in their dealings with this collector. 1 But the subject of this sketch was I showing goods to some of his many customers and it would have been excusable, we thought, judging by others, for him to have put us off?as j 99 men out of every 100 would have done in his circumstances. Hurrah for Mimnaugh! P. S.?The next day Mr. Mimnaugh told us we were not a good collector, i to ask a man it we snouia can again, tsut i Col. Aull says we are a good collector. We try to be courteous in presenting bills, the only time showing vexsition being when finding out that a ma.n is simply putting us off when he says he will pay tomorrow or bring the price in himself, when he knows tomorrow never comes in his case. Watch for Mimnaugh's next ad. I ? Children's Party. i The secoi.i of the series of enterI | tainments given 'by the Jasper chapj ter D. A. R. will be a Children's party. It will be held on the College campus ; Friday afternoon at 5:30. There will be games and contests and a good I time is promised the children. An ! admission fee of ten cents will be i charged. These entertainments are | being given for the benefit of the j Red Cross fund for the relief of ! wounded soldiers on the battlefields. f j m ???_j _0*2 DEDUCTIONS rices in this store's history. W u will realize in an instant that iath Towels $1.50 Sp :k towels, full bieached Wash sport si leatlv hemmed, cheap at skirts in the lot 1 124c ? kish bath towels, worth Women's $2.50 - ? ? - 25c We are going r r 7T of these cordur For Every Use best choice, ti iffeta worth $1.75, Mim- cut to $1.30 II the best colors, worth 20c Curt fl - IT J - -- ?;? ~ J r ii ii yara wic ill the best shades and every drapery p ilue at SI 39 ??-? ~7c j T?T oc 2000 Yard ied Spreads at $1.98 Neat figured: tiite crochet bed spreads, quality on cent-: 50 value at $1.98 each Fall Linens ^ ngths, center table half ^ ^ * ______ sh Skirts at 98c "Ba rts made of gabardine Women's and sizes. A big $1.50 value $1.50 and $1.7? 98c each SI.25. 4 ! Better Banldn i am ram \ 11 _ A VAST FUND am sand million dollars hi A a* rM Act ot Congress to st< ing and business inter. THIS FUND is the FEDEI SYSTEM of which WE AR1 ables us better than ever bef MERS with the credit and ci ducing crops and to PROTE ORGANIZED markets. IF YHII nnt 1ml OUR DEPOSlfoRScomeT HELPS YOU. The National Bai B. C. MATTHEWS, T. K. JOHNSTONE President Cash Send for Booklet "HO W ?????? MIMNAUGH'S | e want to turn this stock these are good bye prices. ort Striped Skirts 79c {1 :riped skirts. about one hundred , a $1.50 value at ... 79c I White Corduroy Skirts cut io 98c I to sell one hundred and twenty oy skirts. Come early and get ley are all good styles. $2,50 skirt udirnMifM^ V ain Goods at 12 l-2c le nicely hemstitched scrims for urpose, 20c values at 12Jc s Colored Lawn and Batiste 1/?1 11 -? f- T ana nowerea aesigns, id ana zuc :r table, choice yard 10c 1 ces of all Kinds 1 orchon laces with Insertings to I Oc laces at 2, 3 and 5c yard by Doll" Pumps 1 misses white ""Baby Doll" pumps, 5 values all sizes cut to 98c and g H 9Q> ?? v I III 11 ! IIII I H II?? Ml I MIIB I ' - -I -I ? g Service for iers ' " I v aggregating a thouis been assembled by ! ind back of the farmssts of the country. \AL RESERVE BANKING ] i A MEMBER, and it en? | ore tofsupply OUR FAR- ; urrency they need [for pro1CT THEM against DIS- ! with this system as one of i i . .11 i . i and let us tell you how it * ik of Newberry ; H. T. CANNON, |W. W. CROMER ier Asst'Cashier Asst Cashier DOES IT BENEFIT ME" j I s I I IBM IIHI1 I