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BOYCOTTED. The Herald and News has suffered serveral boycotts during its life because it stood for those things which it be lieved to be for the best interests of the public; and yet we are still here. We have I een boycotted by the superinten dent of public works for quite a while when any work was to be done for the public when he had the power to do so, because, forsooth, we pointed out his duty as we saw it in the matter of flushing the hydrants and turning the lights on when dark came and when the people most needed them. This has not swerved us one iota from our course and will not. We have felt that we were right and we would rather feel that wiay than to have the favor and patronage of even so important a per sonage as the superintendent of public works of Newberry. We have spoken in the interest of the people and their health which is of much greater con cern. The Board of Health, even against the judgment of the superin tendent, has required the regular flush ing of the hydrants which is a justifica tion of our contention, but the super intendent. is even greater than the Board of Ilealth, for the order is not being carried out, we presume for the purpose of saving a few gallons of water for "fire protection"! And now comes a boycott from the commissioners, and they will not permit us to print their statement to the citi zens because in the opinion of the chair man he was not given that considerat ion which in his judgment was his proper and rightful due. Because, forsooth, the reporter presumed to interview the mayor on the matters under discussion between the city council and the com missioners and to print it in the same connection. No, not exactly that, but because the communication from tle chairman of the commissioners was not printed at top of column iext to read ing matter, and thus his ldignity has beenl otfended and he has been treated discourteously and for that reason lie gives his statement to the public to the Observer and punishes The HIeIald and News by passing us by. It is soi thing fearful. Was it for the purpose of Punishin ig us or rebuking the discoulr tesy of a reporter who meant io dis courtesy and never dreamed of such a thing. This cannot be, for surely a public oflicial who wants to reach the public, would not refuse to gain all the publicity possible, and 'Tle Herald and News has a few readers and subscribers in this community. Was it because we called attention to the law and asked k Commissioners to make a statement to the public 11ka(l take the public into their confidence It. would not have cost- anything to havzn given this state ment to both papers. The int.roluction to the statement says to let the public read it "without its being salndwi(hed between editorial comments." Then why "sandwic h the statement betwee a lecture' on courtesy directedI at 'The Ilerald and News? Why not print the statement at the head of the column andl let this lecture follow? According to the codle of ethics laid own in the lec ture, here is a breach of courtesy to which we direct thie attention of the board. While on the subject of cour tesy we wvould like to ask if it is in ae cordance with thec codle promu lgated by lie commissioners and proper court.esy to invite a commit tee from council to meet with the board and leave off the mayor who is a member of the commiTit - tee? Is it. pr~oper courtesy not to notify any of the committee from the council until the board is in session andl then send r.unners out for them t.o come in. Is it proper courtesy to name the chair man of the committee last? Tlhe Ilerald and News meant. nodiscourtesy and means none now and is only seeking in formation on this new codle of ethies promulgated over the signature, '"The Commissioners of the Boardl of Public Works.'' We want to get this matter of courtesy straight so that in the fu ture' we may not make such a " breach of courtesy.'' Then why was Tihe I lerald and Newvs niot given this statement? Tlhe pecople now have the ent ire case, let them judge. It may be that this new code' is diffter ('nt when ulsedl by the one promulgat ing it andl when used by some one else. Is it p)ropecr courtesy to withhold from the readers andI subscribers of The IHerald and News an official statement of pub lie ofieials and which concerns those renders as much as the readlers of the Observer? It may depend on the poinit of view. Some p)eople are shortsighted and some people1 think things are only right when they go their wvay. This miay be the rule by which this new code of ethics is to be measured. But in this matter the commissioners have madle a statement in accordance with the suggestion of The IIerald andI News, and as we (10 not see any notice of cop)yright on it we take the liberty of plrinting it andl also in justice to the i'eporter prmnt his expla nation after it, though the statement is sandIwichedl between the reporter's statement and the lecture signed "The Commissioners of Public Works," but we p)resume (in the estimation of the board) this lecture is of greater impor tance and therefore it comes first. We trust this is not a "breach of courtesy." It is all very funny to us. We have been puiblishing column after column of correspondbence between the board and the city council, and one time g~e hadl thought of suggesting a new officer, to be known as oflicial letter writer, but thle correspo.dence gave no state meat of the condition of affaih eyxce that the comtnisaioners wanted money. rhen when we suggested that t.? public be given a statement and suggested one way to raise money for enlarging, and the only way provided by law, and the reporter without any suggest ion f rom us interviewed the mayor, the leommis sioners get back on their dig iitv and say "breach of courtesy"! We wait to say to these courteous gentlemen tht. no "breach of courtesy" was iitended. Now, then, as to the statement.. Tho only way provided by law for raising money for enlarging the plant is to vote &,1ditional bonds, and let the people sa:, vhat they will do. To iterease the rate i. only to make the people pay addi tional without their consent, for the council cannot pay it except they get it from the people. We do not believe the people would vote any more bonds after the sewerage experience. There are a great many people who believe there was a waste of money in the construe tion of the sewerage. There are a great many people who believe our sewerage saystem, such as we have, cost more than it should and more than it would if there had been different management.. Nobody believes there was a ini.,appro priation or anything of that kind, and we do not for one moment desire to be understoodi as saying anything of the kind. But with the belief existing as it does we do not believe just at present an'; additional bonds would have been voted. The belief may be entirely erro neous but it does exist and that is one reason we suggested some time ago the advisability of publishing a statement of receipts and disbursements and why we criticized the unsigned statement printed some time ago. It gave no in formation. We had something to (10 with putting in water and lights. We had something to do with voting bonds for sewerage. We took the petition around and got the people to sign it and the statement was made in good faith that the amount asked for would put in sewerage over the city, though it did not inclu(le Mol loion mill. That statement was based on an estimate made by Vr. Davis, the engineer who built the water works. IIis plan showed covering more of the city than our present system and com temllplated emptying into lHush river anI was to cost only $14,000. We voted] $25,000 and have only a small portion of the city sewered and it empty int( Scot.t.'s Creek. We state this as a reason why we d not believe any more bonds would havv been issued and the commissionor. have done the only thing left open tc themi make the people raise t h money whether they want to or not. The part t hat comes out of the town all the people will help to pay. The part that. colmes from individual consuler. will have to help furnish additional lirc protection for those who do not use the water and lights. That we supposc they vwill do without. much kicking be cause they can't help themselves. A 600,000 gallon reservoir may giv< additional fire protection, but, as th< water for fire protection comes througl the sane pipes that furnish the drinkinl water will it not give us stale wvater t'oi drink ing purpos)0es? That is a mat tel we shouldh considler, for heaven k nowvi there is a suifliciencey of stale watei atroundl this systenm now. This is not mleanit ats a discourtesy but. is asked ir the interest of public health and public coinfort. I )uring the six years we have had th< system we have handled successfully every lire save onie and( that. one couk have been handled, wve have been told if the wvhole force of the water direel from the pumplI had bieen put into t h< mains, instead of continuing the strean into the regular channels. We have the statement from an oflicer of the fire dlepartmeint that a 'phone miessage' wa: sent to the sup)erintendenit at the powei house asking him to make the chanig< so that the company could get the great est force. Nothing wjis done and message was sent to the power hous< and still nothing was done. The strean had no force and the fire consumled the building. On previous occasions whlei the change wvas made and the whlol force given, ti. company had no troubhi wvhatever in hanL" ' fires. We may be somewhat of a crank or the subject of drinking wvater but we have had a number of cases of fever ii families which used this wvater exclu. sively, and it is used for dlriinking every dlay, aind wvhile fire pirotectionl is iimpor tant it is not ats important as health. We regr'et that the commissioner: have taken anything we have said og published ias a dliscourtesy because ii everything we have writ.ten we have had only the best interest, of this comn imunity in view and have niot inteunder to be personaml, but as an humble imiem her of tihe putblic of this commnunity we feel thvt we have a right to speak am have not consideredl the p)ublic and1( ofii cial acts of a public official too sacred t< criticize, and so long as wve edit. a news piaper we shall pursue the same course, always, of course, trying to be parlia. mnentary and1( cou rteous, though thiere may be some new codes of et hics which we have not learned or tunderstoodl. What we w~ant is to serve the best interests of this community and we leave it to this community to say whether anuything we hiave said or doiie can be legitimately const rued in any other way. That should be the puIrpoe of the commissioners. We would like to ask the commission ers what became of the ordinance fixing rules and regulations for sewerage. Was it ever printed and if so was it distributed among the people and the patrons of the plant? We were told some months ago that as soon as the council adopted it it would be printed, we supposed in the newspapers as other ordinances are and as other cities do, but we (10 not recall to have rere ved a VOTE THE BONDS. On Tuesday, the' 7th, the qualified electors of School District No. 14 will be called upon to decide the question of issuing bonds to the amount of $5,000 for the purpose of erecting and equip ping a new school building in the town of Prosperity, and purchasing a lot therefor. The question is ont of importance ro tie people of the diitrict and to the people of Newberry cunty. It affects the educational interests of the town of Prosperity and of the surrounding community, and whatever affects the educational interests of one section of the county affects the whole county and the State. Every elector in the district shouldform an opinion on the question to be decided, and should see to it that his opinion is expressed at the ballot box. We hope to see the bonds voted. If Prosperity is to keep in touch with the educational advancement of the State, she must have ti ilities for doing effective work. i.ere is no doubt that a new school building is needed. The old building has done good service in the past. No one questions that. But it has seen its best days. In this age of enlightenment and ad vancement the position that "what was good enough for us is good enough for our crildren," is senseless, and more than senseless. It in well-nigh criminal. In addition to this, nothing can be expected to last through all tinle. Prosper'ty needs a new school build ing. She needs a home for her school in which -he can take a just pride, a school-home around which the intellect ual life of the community may centre. True, it will cost something. But the cost of an issue of bonds to the amount of $5,000 is a very small matter com pared to the result to be attained. The progress of a t )wn is very generally gauged by its school buildings and churches. And rightly so, for the pro gress of any town depends to a very large extent upon the mental and moral training which is being given its chil dren. The bonds should be voted, and we believe the people of School District No. 11, realizing theimportance of the ques tion, will turn out to the polls and cast a full vote. And we believe that the people of School District No. 14, realiz ing the great importance of keeping in touch with the educationaladvancement of the age, will say by their votes that they want better educational facilities, and intend to have better educational facililities. No. I Township News. The health of this section is good. We have a great deal of rain and plenty of grass up here. Our farmers have plowed very little in their crops for the pa4t month; crops are looking very well, though. Mr. Brack Watkins has remodeled his residence and is -low painting it. Mr. and Mrs. Belton Dominick, of (Greenwood County, visited relatives here last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. S. B3raudus Dominick, an engin eer of the Southern railroad from Char lotte to Savannah, spent a few days wvith his father's faxmity last week. Mr. M att Barre, who has lived on Mr. Emmnet Williams' brick house place, has moved to his father's. The atorn and hail the first Monday in May ver'3 nearly ruined all his cotton and corr crop, not leaving him any grain at all. Wallace, a small boy of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dominick, happened with a very p)ainful accident on last Thursday after noon. While walking along on a scaf fold around the piazza where Mr. John -son was covering, the shingles undIei his feet slipped and he went off head first, breaking his arm. Both bones between the hand and the elbow were broken. Hie bruised his nose and mouth considerab)ly. Messrs. A. L,. Dominick and Jesse Johnson ar.e in Greenwood County. TJhere is to be a big picnic at Chap. man's gin shop on next Saturday. Chappella, June 29. G. B. D). PROVB IT ANYTIMEB By the evidence of Newberry People. iT Ihe dai ly ovidenace citizens right here sat isfy the createst, ske0ptie. No bet t,e: p. of can h,e had Heore is a case Read S It: O C. Barton mxIll hand at t.he New. berry Cottion MIll says: "D'Ioanx's Kid-1 n..y P ilis dli' me rmuo good than any of her med Icinex I ev. r uned Th'ey eure - me of bacekache aft.eir tveryth ing olse Ihad falled I suiffer. d with my hack for several .5 eatrs andI trIed all kInds o1 m.- dilelne but it 0only got worseo all t,he tIime. I h ave had to lose as much as I wo weoks at a tIme from work on ac count of the terrIble pain In my back. At t ines I could not stand straig ht Le save my lifet and I seemedl 'o lode all use of iy bacnk whIle t ihieconstaint du(11 hea'ivy painm prove ntedi me fromii~xI chpmig or getting reost In any posItion a11d 1 wou'd get, uip In th.. moxring tic ed 1o de'athl, Th'lxe k idn eys wer ex dix'eoored and teoo frequ ment in net,ion sex that I hxax to dIrag mi se'lf out, of bed st'eeral times dui lni. a n ight m. I triled every hi ng I cou,ild buiy. rubbex d on Ilinime'nts, w e' p 'ais Ers antd t ,k remn'-die~s lhu' r' wa just 'hi' same old backache and I though t I NWud nx eer re. w,3ll. S'eeng an ad vertis'mnent about Doan's KiCdnrey Pills I weunt to WA. ' Pelhxamn & Sin's d,-'ug s'''re a'xd got a box. Tlh -y went at onten to t h -- righl F. 'epot I used~ th ree boxes of them and my ixack eena.ed achingr. had un ' other wIth th.' kIdneys anid conm'u "90 ''u n. a d refreshing sleep at, r Ight I att,ribute t.hse results entIrely t ' '-h uis. of Douxn 's KI i ey P' Ii For ,x,t y hit (ll dealers Priee .50) ca's. Rein mb er the namen D)oan'a&-id Luko LUOR RENT. --House on College O 4 The Re*dywa always on A Food for righter. "'t mIntres IIr-*t Fonl to learn t.ha Is being &erved nt broaktat sexr each Wete4k to Ihe mt'ibern of t.he Se iment, N. 0. 1', Mow on dnt y at this "llAinx W. I W-10 A WORD TO SUFFII One always cheats tunity is wasted. We an opportunity has be fail to visit out- store it and there inspect a ho goods. Every departi and patterns correct at Just received big Ic in beautiful patterns tc lot at 6 1 -4c. Black Mercerized S something new at $1,C and $2.50. The prettiest Oxfor market at $2.00 pair, line cheaper ones. Full stock Patterns S. J. W NOTICE. Ill COUNTY lBOARI) OF El)U. Ca.n w%ill mvet. Tuwsday, ,July 7, for: Ihe purpose of' appoint iig Truisi1tve, for the vai-lois school distri,ts ofC New berry count.y. 'h 'atrons of an.N school, Who wish to do So, canl meet at any time b)efore thti daLte Cot the pur pose4. of r'ecommiembn tg iTrust ees to th<s Count-y lBoard aLtct shouHI 511nd itn 1< the'. County Super'intentdent the namtte. they wish to suggest. a; ITrust t'es. CThair'man Couty Hoard( lXItucat jont. Teacher Wanited. schloolI. No. I I towntship, schtoo dlistric't No. 22, will m teet1 at. thes schooIt house Ju lly 17 lh. at 8 'c lock Cor' Ihe liurpIose of elect ing1 a Itiiacher for1 saido school. A ppticationt may het Cfild (on 01 before saji d date with any one of t hel undelrsignedu t.ruistees. D). A. I"l"F, 1t. C. SL IG I, iTrustees. Teacher W an ted. L t,ion ofCteacher' of C U 1ion schiool. of .xe unidersigned otn orl befor' July1 JINO. KINAlI'1), Prtosper'iit y, S. C. K INA RDi kPPS8, Slights, S. C'. Notice. Pf llES SPERIV ISORS OF" N iW. berry anid F'ai rlield Counties w ii meet at AshCord's lFerry (on Friday, July 17th, at ii o'clock'a. im., to lt Contract to1 take (cable out oC rivet' atm put upl sames.. .JNO. M'.. (CitJlllMEltTl, Supervisor' Newherr'iy (Coun ty. Master's Notice P11 attont, dleease'd, are,o htereby ire qirted to r'endert and1( estabtlisht t heit' dle mandttos beCore me14 (on ort before( July 211 1903. Newberry, S. (. CaiutIion I This is ntt(t a gent he w ord( butt whet' you think how liable yout arte nt ( )tot'r chase the oly ~ remiedyl ti versa1tlly known andh a r'emed'ty t hat has hads th' lairged~J sale ofC any mtedic'ine in thIe world since 186~ for' thle uret'( :antd trteat - ment of Consumpt ion andi '~Th oat and1 Liung tr'oubles 'withu 11o)sin 05g its gr'eat popular'ity all thetse yeats, youl will bte thankful we called y,ourt att tent ion to Boschee''s Ger' iman1 Syrtup. Thee tm.et( so many ordiinar'y 'oulghl re mediets mtadeo by dIruggists andI I ot('Iher ta t'e che1tap 111( good for l igh t colds(1 perhaips, Ibut for' especially or' C'onsumnption1, wht'eIeihere is dhifieu It ('xpeoat ion1(1 and( 'ouging 'luring the nights and mtortn igs, ther'e'( is nothing like Ger'imanl Syrup. Thie 25 cent sized has just beten inltroduce'd this year. Rtegul ar s i 75 eents. "or sail' by W. '.t'lhtam & 81n. tjutnd J1. ( . Caglt' has foundl a bunch(l A.of k eys. w hih entn heo secur ied hv Owner- by calling at t his oltie' andt pay ing fo 1(t.'' [im Dumps on Independence Day, 3aid: "Force freed us from Eng land's sway. Now independence let's declare From indigestion's tyrant snare sood friends, shake ofr this despot grim. rwas 'Force' that freed your Sunny Jim.'" rc e duty. THE WISE IS OIEN T. himself \when,1 an oppor therefore declare that en wasted by all who i the, next thirty days, use full of seasonable nent complete. Styles guaranteed low Drices. t Dimities and Batiste go at Sc. yd., better kirts, adjustable waist, )0, $1.25, $1 .50, $2.00 ds and Sandals in the well worth $2.50. Full for June. )OTEN. TUpewriter AupMpiCs. Typewriter Ribbons of all kinds at $1.00 each. ITypewriter Paper, $1.00 to $L50 per 'ream. Carbon Paper, 5c per sheet. We will be glad to 'have you call on us when in need of any of the above goods. MAYES' BOOK STORE. MAYES' RELIABLE ...PAIN RELIEVER... Cannot speak; otherwise it would tell its own story, andi were its organ of speech as pronounced as its one quality R ELIABIL ITY, no need of these re marks. We do not claim theO it will cure Mumps, Co ns&umpTt!on, or grow hair: ,on bald heads, and in fact we do not ad vise mothers' using it for Soothing Syrup but we do claiiii that there is "thing< better on the riaaiL for Pain in the Stoc~'h, Colic, Cholera' lVlorbu's, Diarrhoea and! Dysentery. PRI''-Y I 50 and 25c A BOTT'L. A COMPLETE W METROPOLITAN Thisisn'tit a "littez corner,! Nor is it one of the "little It',a lively. htlsv, hi.. ci tempt is tade to make it comil We are al wa \ s Iook ing for are loiIking for We cnr ii stock all thc 1i said differet-1 items; hitt that thre is Stlic othr- line ( of dri1 hu.v of its if v 1 :1l them11 it st, to keep t', o in stock for vonm W . h1.1 1. a - 1v1:1(le Ilh 1111tv ptut-, elf tHe town. speak N,I)I want, ald giving exactl v to)sell Vou somethilig else " If this is the kindt of (lt'u w1Il.i he vxceedingl pleI. s 'd t Dlifilg the pa t year, otllr m1ArVk -blle, d,gree, not cmIv inl I the sick room1 v? 11'1, an fine t patet tilediemtes. We invite you to comlie h purchases. There isn't anothivi give ymu any better service tha No Imatter what yoil biy city, if voil want us to deliver so fre of charge. Telephotle attd itail orders catfit atteitioi. Pa:rt icuthar Phlart tmaoists, For Core u Vine~av& Spcs Wo. oll pure Monogruti Vinegar, an article that. lias good age atil ripeness. It will pay You to buy it of u . Purest Spices are essential for howinkeepers Wo don't, keep Ihe trasly% sort. Oiri are thi b..st. Wm. E. PELI Prescription We LiUe Fron What we eat, thr PURE, WHOLEJ ME This argurnent applies GROCERY LINE but es We' oiler you Purec, U.niadulterted for the niext 30 dayis, at t 300cans 3 lb. Tolmatoes, he: 2000 cans 2 lb. Tomatoes, lie 1500 cans 3 lb. B'ikhlerries hen 2000 cans 2 lb. B'k beeriies hen 2000 cans 3 lb. S. Peach~s lhen 2000) cans 2 lb. S. Peaches hoes 1000 cans 3 lb. Str. Beans lhe: 1000 cans ~3 lb. P. Peaches hies 1000 cans :3 lb. S. Apples hent 2(000t cans 3 11h. Cabbagre hr 1000 cans 3 l b. Pears lhea 2000 cans 2 lb. Sabuion,tall he E vry ca n u ra n t e The Fair and SPOT CASH. THE Wu THATI Mineral STILL CA Cures diseases c neys, Stoma Endorsed by F Welcomed k For sale by IDL-AWAKE BIG DRUG STORE, ;tiz store." 'l(1-fa%hionied drug stores." (v drug store. in which an at et its every departient tihe goods which our customers mle otle t%welve to fifteen thou losil't uake anv difference-if store goods which you would ek we wotild be on11v~ loo happy :1cCOMInndation. 'ore one which people in lb-litt a- ilwavs ''having what 1hat von ask for without trying ,tote which you like, then we ) l: gi doing business with yo"H. lbsinen-" Is increased to a re he prescription department. hut oilet Alricles, as well as among e .111(1 atunke all yotir drug store hrig store in this city that can !i oIllS, of ms, m1 Where you live in the voir good,;, we will gladly do gIN-en the promptest and uost Corner Driug Store, I Reoders. Wo otr fresh Tate and Glenn's Springs Water, Itubinat Condal, 1-unyadi Jalnom, are superb cathartic waters. \V can supply these and othmrw Send us your valued orders. IAM & SON, Pharmacists. j9what we Eat. trefore, should be and the VElRY BEST. to every article in the pecially to CAN GOODS. t he ver y lFinfest(Quality in t he wo rld, hie f ol lowintg Low Prices. i\y weighti at nl Sie per1 canI vy\ weigh t ny epe a y wit at only 10c per cani xv'igt -it only SAe per cant vy we igli t at only I 2ic per "an v. w gh~it at nly~ I(Y per enn vy weight at (Jnly' 9e per can ey weight at onlyUcperca vy we ht t onlytI Sie per can ''welilt Hi On\ e per cai VV we'igllt at otll 15\ e a ;lvV W(eighit at onl ;)e pier ennai 1, or money refunded. TTNER, square Dealer. a.TER ' CURES. Water ROONA TED. f the Liver, Kid oh and Skin. hysicians and >y Patients. All Druggists.