The Robesonian., 1917-09-06
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

(By The Robesonian5s local-reporter
while on and off his beat)
Sorry They Plowed Up Tobacco
81 had seven acres Of tobacco out
last spring and it was growing nice
" and then plowed it UP and plant
ed cotton" said a Robeson county
farmer recently while in conversa-
ton with the reporter. II lost ST.
900 by the DEAL" the farmer contin-
ued. You could tell from the look
on that farmers face that he was
sorry that he didn't let his tobacco
grow. There are number Of farm
ers in the county who plowed up
their tobacco and planted something
else on the land and each and every
one Of them IS sorry, no doubt.
Ore Way to Stop an Auto
ooh! l can drive it home," said g
colored man recently to the mar
from whom he had purchased an au
tomobile. The gentleman who solt
him the auto told him he had bet
ter let somebody who had some ex
perience drive it home for him
"Nosiree," said the colored man
81 am going to drive.it home myself.
He cranked up and started for hon.
and all went we'll fer several miles
However, there came time when tn
man wanted to stop the auto an
behold, he had forgotten how to sto
it. In order to stop the auto tn
colored man drove it against tre;
and as a result the machine wa
practically ruined.
Robesonlan Ads Bring Results
"Please cut out my ad. The fir:
insertion brought the lost artic
right to me-" was the command mac
Of the reporter recently. Robeso1
ian ads always bring results. If yc
don't believe it, try one and see.
He Spoke Out in Meetin'
He did not wait till the sermc
was over to tell the preacher VIII;
he thought Of his sermon. A sire
preacher who preached most of Il
day Monday on the court hous
square had one hearer WI
spoke right out in meetin' and to
the preacher what he thought of h
sayings. When the preacher wou
say something that suited his hea
er the man would say, II am Wi
you there" and when he would NAL
a statement that the man did n
like he would tell the preacher abo
: it then and there.
! Help on the Farm
Locking at things as they are,
: is safe to vouch that a farmer ne
!; year will not be able to hire mu
help. Just about what man c;
! work with his own force will be
: he can cultivate.
|, Race Between Ard and Bicycl
S That a Erd automobile will r
a faster than a bicycle is a fact th
S at least one Robson county man c
; vouch for. This man tested it O
n He started out in front of a Ard r
:. ing a bicycle and race was so
/ on. The man driving the Ard W
g only learning how and the race
: suited in a torn up bicycle and a n;
u row escape for both men. The m
driving the Ard was, all to the &C
on starting, but was not much
t. stopping, SO when he got his Ard GO
l. good he forgot how to slow do
l. and he ran the Ard over the man a
IS his bicycle and then allowed his :
n n to to go into ditch with him.
of Winter Garden Crops
Sc From general observation WI
&c travelling through the country,
r. farmers are preparing to have m
ID to eat at home next winter than tt
s; had last. More turnips, collards {
ID other winter garden crops are &C
re ing on than one usually sees.
Lost Both Bet and Life
While trying to win a bet of 81
a man lost his bet ard his life
er Gently, if reports are true. A n
at get $3.50 that he could swim acr
ot Lumber river a certain number
times and while making the last |
across he gave out and was drown
to The Farmer Who Makes the N
he Money
at It is true that reore foodstuffs
he been grown in Robeson county
ny year than was ever grown in
ny county in one year before.
af means much to the county genera
en- It is to be hoped that the farm
as will forget the high prices of to]