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LIBRARY HOURS r Since ths-closing of the schools &e Library will open in the morning .on Tuesdays and Fridays, the hoursh being from nine until half past eleven. A RICH MAN OR FOOL. Col. Pat Roche came up town one day this week and "struck up with Old Man Gilliam" down at Calvert's Furniture Emporium. Col. Calvert nad just loaded a' caravan of furniture headed for another county and the boys were waiting on the home folks, so he sat down to talk to his two friends. The conversation drifted to land, and Col. Roche declared in wirw iinror+ain t.*?rms that a man was a fool not to sell his land at the prices now being offered. So Col. Calvert and Col. Gilliam inquired of him what he considered a big fool price for the six acres of branch i?ottom.s which he owns on the Ft. Pickens side. He thought about $150 would fill the bill he said, and they immediately asked him to "ink" a contract for the sale at this price. He wiggled a little and then backed out. Next, they asked him for a price on the tract he sold last year for $60 per and bought back at $90 per. He thought he would satisfy them this time, so he put his figures at $125, whereupon they again dared him to "ink" his figures, and be fell doA/rn again. He was then asked to name the value of his house and tot on Cambridge Street, which he did They offered to "ink" it at an advance of about $1500 over nls own figures but by this time he had gone home. We drove by late in the afternoon to find out whether Father Murphy would be down for services next Sabfcath and located Colonel Roche out in his fine garden in amongst the onions, and he informed us that he had been wondering all evening whether he was really a rich man or just a plain old*fool. He did not tell us his decision but he loaded us with the finest lot of good onloas we have seen this season. DistiaguUhed Scottish Preacher Dr. John Robinson, who is in this country from Scotland, and who preached for a week in Due West in THE AUTO t We wash your car, / We stay right wi * We polish it up jus, And do the "stun LET US LAUNI ' \ \ , ELUS-L x Eureka He R O Y A COLUMBIA CA On account of the bi j :n * r vj. jluuu we win n/c j. our regular dinner. | Because of the higl j have to charge 10 ce and 10 cents per gla: R O Y A COLUMBIA CA the Spring, and Who was so greatl; esteemed there as an expounder o the scriptures and as a man o Biblical learning will be in Abbe ville next Sabbath and will preac' at 11 o'clock in the Associate Re formed Presbyterian Church. The Due West people were s pleased with Dr. Robinson that h 1 was invited to come down fror I Washington and preach the annua I sermon to the seminary students i This amounts for his second visit j The Seceders in Abbeville wb 1 heard him were $o well please< with him that they determined t persuade him to come to Abbevili j in ordfer that the people might hea I this distinguished divine. They ar ! greatly pleased that he has acceptei | their invitation. Dr. Robinson, while yconsiderabl; 'advanced in years, having been ii j the ministerial Work for - fort; I years, was i?-4he?thick of the fight I ing in the World War. So man; j of the boys of his congregation (were called to the Colors in the be (ginning that he ^elt ^called upon t< go along aB their" chaplain, which h did. He saw many of the boys of hi church go down to battle never fc return. The war has made a grea impression on him. Dr. Robinson is still in the ser I vice of the government and wear j the approprate British uniform of i chaplain. While in France he wa stationed at Abbeville, and he de sires very much to see Abbeville South Carolina, which as everyon knows was named for the Frenc city of the same name, Df. John d la Howe, a native of the latte j place, giving our county and count seat the name of Abbeville. SERVICES AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURC The Rev. W. H. Stevenson, < Clinton, will preach in the Presbyt rian church next Sunday. . FRANCE TO TAX BACHELOR i ,1 , Paris, June 1.?The French Ni tality Commision, at a meetin held under the chairmanship of . L. Breton, Minister of Hygien definitely approved the proposal c M. Correard for the establishmei of a national fund for large fan LAUNDRY! and ''dope" it too; th it until it's thru; t the same as new; it" that pleases you. \ \ V )RY YOUR CAR ESLIE GO>tel Building L C A F E LltoY^IOtC^ g increase in the cosE \ orced to discontinue ti cost of sugar we will nts per cup for coffee 5s for tea. L C A F E kNDY KITCHEN y ilies. This fund will *be raised by f taxes imposed upon bachelors and f upon heads of families who have >- reached a certain age and have less h than three living children. This plan is to insure compensation for the loss of public revenue 0 involved by remitting taxes which e I would be due normally from pern sons having large families. 1 The commission also gave its ap, proval to the recently proposed n family suffrage system. ? SHIPPING BOARD TO SELL VESSELS 0 | 6 Should Diligent Effort* Fail to Di?r po?e of Craft Here They Will Bre Offered Abroad. d Washington, June 3.?While givY | ing American shipping interests pref-' 1 erence in the acquisition of govern-' P ment owned tonnage, mercnant ma-' " rine legislation as agreed on today ^ by senate and house conferees would 1 authorize the shipping board to sell " vessels to foreign interests should 0 "diligent efforts" to dispose of the e craft in this country fail. 3 Sales to foreign concerns, how9 ever, could be made under the com-} t promise bill only on a vote of five of the seven members of the shipping board. s The legislation as agreed on would a direct the sale of the government s owned vessels "as soon as praetica-j s- ble with good business methods" but s, no time limit for the sale Is fixed, j e Pending sale of the ships the board h would be authorized to charter them e to American concerns. T Consideration of the conference y report will be taken up in the house J tomorrow and following its expected adoption will be called up without delay in the senate in an effort to se-j H cure final action before the expected adjournment of congress Saturday. [ As approved by the conferees the e bill would require 75 per cent of the' stock in companies operating ships in coastwise trade to be American owne J ed with Americans holding the controlling interest in ship companies en-' gaged in foreign trade. S The bill further would empower J* the board to set aside annually for e, the five years $25,000,000 to be used >f as a construction fund from which lt to assist American concerns in building of new vessels, for the establish= ment and maintenance or service on ^ steamship lines deemed desirable by the board. The senate bill fixed this amount at $50,000,000. Owing to opposition of house conferees, provision for a direct subsidy it would authorize the board and the postmaster ereneral "in aid of the development of a merchant marine" to determine from "time to time the just and reasonable rate of compensation to be paid for carrying American mails." In order to give the American merchant marine every advantage for its development, the bill would authorize the president to notify foreign governments within 90 days after it becomes a law of the abrogation of treaties which restrict discrimination in favor of American ships. | WANTS FOR RENT?Four furnished rooms, upstairs. Apply to Mrs. R. C. Wil-j son. 6, 2-3tc.| pod 5AI P Ancrel cake, made to order; Price $2.50. Phone 234. 5,31-St. 7 ROOM DWELLING On six acre ofc worth $7,000 will sell for $6,500. Jno. F. Sutherland. 5-6-4. I I | 'FOR SALE or RENT?On NortI) Main St., one seven room house on "* 1 1-2 acre lot. Apply to Mrs. W, - G. Chapman. 6, 2-3tc 41 1-2 ACRES, No buildings, plenty saw ^wd!.iottQm. " land. 8 or 9 .acr^^^iS^atidn^ nulea froiti acre, $27.50. Jno. K'S^heriind.. 5-6-4. ' ^r- v 4 , , i . ' WANTED TO RENT?Five or six room house,, preferably with water, lights and sewerage. Address The Press and Banner, Abbeville S. C. 5,3-tf 50 ACRE TRACT OF LAND with 4 room house, barn, good orchard. 1 mile to school and church. 9 miles from Abbeville. Price per acre, $50.00. Jno. F. Sutherland. - 5-6-4. j 4 I The Rosenberg I DEPARTMENT I ABBEVILLE FOUR | STORES v I T\m i Paa/Ii I UIJ UWUi 1/ Read; To Wear I Mid -summer dre die, voile, dottec I georgette crepe in I and styles; sizes 1 ( priced to give full All coat suits, i dresses bought foi been reduced aboi Summer materia I skirts, waists and i: shown here injja gi | Silk underwear ii | and Crepe de chi: mrarl^ ann namti | Priced most reasoi I Something prel 1 every day?Come 1 You will be very v ,vj J . - 2 | Hie RosenbergMer 9| m - ? S i bh Merc. Co. 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