The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-01
.DR. FREEMAN'S AD.

chen, N. j., is not only the husband OF
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, the story
writer, but since the death of mis- ia
ther he has been the owner and man
ager of large lumber and coal busi-,
ness.
DR.. Freeman, perhaps because of his
medical training, didn't believe in ad-
vertising. Now he does. Probably be-
cause he tried it. His ad in the Week
ly Metuchen Recorder began like this:
s67,653,98.
i4nd after an introduction devoted to
mild speculation concerning the actu-
al definition of the word business as
understood by the people of this bor-
ough," he finishes thus:
"On January 1st there was due US
from the people of Metuchen and its
suburbs the sum of
s67,653.3S,
some of it overdue from six months to
six years. This does not include sew
eral thousands dollars bad debts
charged off to account of profit and
loss.
I'VE nave helped the widow and or
phan and those temporarily embar-
rassed. No one has been refused cred
it that has shown the slightest dispo-
sition to help himself.
%W;e have never doubted the good
intentions of our customers This is
why We fail to understand their lack
of appreciation. Send us partial pay
ment on what you owe. Then tell US
how you are situated and We can cas-
lily arrange for monthly payments to-
follow regularly. You will never miss
them and you will be dealing squarely
with your fellow men. Show us that
you mean to do what is right and we
will meet you half way. Cordially
yours,
Manning Freeman & Son"
In two days the doctor had taken in
over $4,000 of the back money, and
according to accounts, it is still COM
ing in.
The trouble was that everybody
thought everybody else had paid his
bills and no one dreamed the business
was in any danger of going in hole.
1t is only too common for this kind of
thing to happen to doctors where there
isn't even the excuse of lumber busi-
ness and money-making wife to nelp
out. A good many of them might fol-
low DR.. Freeman's example to their
profit And the right thing for the
easy-going debtor is to stop assuming
that other people are carrying the ex-
penses of the doctor, lawyer or bust
ness man who serves him, and start
right out paying his just debts.-Au"
gusta Chronicle.
We wonder if such an advertisement
would pay down here. We have about
one thousand subscribers whose time
is out. We are offering to give them
year for one dollar, and two years
for two dollars. We need the money.
One year from each would be small
matter to each one, but when you put
one thousand dollars in one pile it
would mean great deal to US. We
have tried to help every cause tnat
has come along We need the money
that is due us to pay what We owe and
to run the paper. Of course some one
will say you should not have run the
paper on credit. Possibly we should
not, but the fact is we did, and these
one thousand now owe for it, and If
they will come along under our big
offer and pay, it will be a great help.
When we cut off that big list Of de-
liquents some years ago very few OF
them ever paid a cent. One man paid
Us three dollars On that back account
about three months ago, the first in
five years to pay anything. The pay
ment of small debts would help
great many business concerns just
now. 1t would help to pay big debts
and help business in every way. Some
body start by paying The Herald and
News. We will keep the dollar doing