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The Robesonian., 1918-03-14

The following letter, written to Dr.
A. H. Kerr, county farm demonstra-
tor, is of special interest at this time:
''Dr. a.: H. Kerr,
Lumberton, N. G..
"Dear DIR. Kerr:
Complying with your request, T
will give you my experience and opin-
ion of velvet beans for this section Of
the South. I am thoroughly convinc-
ed that one Of the Nations greatest
problems today is to increase it's food
supply. The South can increase the
meat supply and thus add to it's in
| dependence, assist the Nation and
make handsome profits. But to do
that we must make more and cheaper
feed for our live stock
| MANY stock raisers have pronounc-
| ed the raising of stock failure be-
cause they started stock-raising with
out first providing their own feed.
Stock-raising in this country will al
ways be failure so long as we have
to buy and ship our feed.
"This feed problem can positively
be solved by raising corn, velvet DE ms
and soy beans, all planted in the same
field. Gather the corn and let the
stock gather what is left.
:, 81 have tried several ways of LIANT
ing velvet beans, and have settled on
the following plan: Plant the earli-
est varieties, ninety-d or Osceolla
and plant as early as possible, not
later than May 1st. Plant your corr
in six #. rows, then plant velvet
beans between each corn row about
three feet apart and two to fou1
beans to the hill and about two inches
deep. Then take seed drill or cOttor
planter and sow a few soy beans il
the same row with the velvet beans
covering the soy beans not over one
S half to one inch deep. Your bean:
will be cultivated as you cultivate
the corn. Gather your corn as earl!
as possible, and turn your stool
into (whatt I believe) the creates
quantity of well-balanced cheap fec
that can possibly be raised in thi
d country.
r Somebody will ask, 'Why mix tn
es beans in the same row." I give tw
J. reasons: first, the soy beans GROWN!
straight up, give the velvet bean
T something to run on while they ar
r young and tender and keep The Vine
It out Of the way Of the plow Will
IS plowing the corn, thus assuring a
y earlier crop of velvet beans; secont
the soy beans mature early, while tn
a velvet beans continue to grow unit
Is frost. If hogs alone arc turned 0
n before frost, they will consume tn
If soy beans, and the velvet beans wi
n, keep on making. had doubts abor
this feature until I tried it; you hay
n, the same privilege.
ne "The ideal way to pasture this {
G. any other crop is to turn stock on
in small parcels, to avoid exec:
r tramping and wasting food. Sti
ty either of these beans keeps whe
O. matured and will last all winter, u
less consumed sooner. Where p;.stu
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14

Get Me 'Gets-It'
Quick! Il Eases Corn
Pains and Makes CosnS
Peel Right Off"
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
Tornado Played Curious Franks

The tornado which swept over parts
of Ohio last Saturday, killing sever
al persons demolishing 25 or so
farm houses, blowing down scores Of
barns and outhouses and doing prop
erty damage estimated at S5OO,OOO to
$1,000,OO0, did some queer pranks. A
press dispatch states that hundreds
Of chickens were entirely denuded and
left without a feather. One chicken
with only few feathers left, was
blown high in the air and landed on
a telephone post, from which is was
rescued.
Big boulders, weighing a ton, were
found in the roads at several points
having been lifted from fields OF
creeks and carried many yards. In
Union township, a farmhouse was lift
ed from it's foundation and was car.
ried into an adjoining field A heavy
! stove in this house was carried hall
a mile by the twister.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
Cleanup" Week April Is to 20.

The State Board of Health Joins
with the State Insurance Department
for the cleanup week" campaign in
which it is the purpose of Commits
sioner of insurance James R. Young
and DR.. W. S. Rankin, secretary Of the
health department, to bring about a
general observance throughout the
State of the week Of April 1920 in
a clearing out from every premises
all dirt, rubbish and debris that might
either tend to impairment of health
conditions or contribute to preventa-
BILE fires.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
Jncle Sam can make it so,

Uncle Sam can make it SO.
l saw in recent issue of your
paper where Pat Small was claiming
the record Of being the shortest man
IN the service. We have fellow in
this squadron that is only feet II
inches. Can any one beat that? He
IS Pat Arthur Thomas of Northamp-
ton, Pa.
Would like to hear from any one
who would like to help keep rookie
cheerful.
Private Marvin C. Campbell,
" Aero Service Squadron, A. S. S. C.
Rich Field, Waco, Texas.
March 5, 1918 -
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
AE RESERVES
TO The COLORS
|CALL BY THE GOVERNOR

Dn the 3rd day of September, 1917,
esued a proclamation calling into
i've military service all men be-
ZEN the ages of twenty-one and for
kive. These men constitute the
he Guard and are the guardians Of
peace and safety of the State.
now call to the Colors all the wo-
d in the State, and all the boys and
Is between the ages of twelve and
ehty-one.
The one supreme task before the
Aerican people is the winning of
war.
Fhe one supreme necessity for the
Rning of the war is food.
ne one sure way to supply this
preme necessity is to man the bread
with the woman power, the boy
yer and the girl power IF the State
hereby nominate and appoin. every
nan in the State a committee OF
on Garden Spots. The duty OF
IN committee is two-fold:
10 take steps at once to prepare
cultivate a garden spot for her.
and family.
To see to it that every vacant
reel of land in the neighborhood ir
zen she lives is converted into {
eden spot.
urge every woman in the State
JOIN the corn, the pig and the poul
club to the end that everything
y De saved and nothing be lost
81 year the women canned and driet
hteen times as much fruits an,
geta6les as they did the year be
IT, lhls IS glorious record. Dou
call to the Colors every boy an,
between the ages Of twelve an
enty-one. l urge every one of yo
JON the corn, the pag and the paul
clubs. In so doing you will be
ne an essential part of the arm
must win the war. Today W
Ne only thirty-six hundred cor
y boys. | want to see one hundre
Ousand marshaled in invincible al
y. Let no boy be a Stacker, but le
Ify TIfy one fall promptly in line.
= these reserves shall hearken
! ! Ca gall we will surely win the wa
lhe victory so achieved will cour
much for happiness in the comm
ais : as 1t will count for success j
supreme crisis in the world strus
T. W. BECKETT,
G0uorpOr
leigh, N. C.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
IN AVIATION SECTION.
Letter From Lumberton Boy With
Aero Service Squadron in Texas
Eager to Go cover There"


To the Editor of The Robesonian:
AS I am Lunberton boy I like to
have the news. from Lumberton, so
you will find the price of six months
subscription beginning with the next
issue.
I wonder if there are any more of
the Lumberton boys in this camp. If
there are [ have never been able to
find them, and [ have been looking
ever since have been here.
This is an awful large camp. 1t is
infantry, artillery, medical corps, and
aviation field combined. am in the
| aviation section and it is said to be the
| highest branch of the service. I en-
listed on December 18th, 1917 in
Johnstown, Pa, and was sent to Kelly
Field, near the historic old town of
San Antonio, where we stayed two
weeks, then came here. Rich field is
lots better than Kelly field, but it has
its sand storms just the same. Texas
moves every week. 1t will move
north one week, then the next week
it will move back, bringing parts OF
Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York
with it.
} We are having lots of rain here
now and the sand has turned black
and sticky like tar. We only figure
on moving an acre per day per foot
! so you see what time we have get
ting around.
The camp is about miles from thu
city of Waco. It is beautiful littl,
place and can be seen for miles befor'
!. you reach it.
I would like to hear from any on
who has friends in this camp-woul
: like to look them up.
: l hope it won't be long before w
: are mustered to sail over seas, fo
: all the boys want to get "Over There.
. We are going to put the Kaiser i
! alcohol and put him in a musium S
VI every one can see him. The worl
has got to be free for Democracy
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
SEEN AND HEARD
(BY HAPPY JACK.)
Sign Boards.

81 note the commissioners of Robe
son have not complied with the bill
passed by the last legislature which
provides that at all road crossings
sign boards shall be placed showing
Mr.. C. L. Jones, travelling man,
from the tone of Mr.. Jones' voice, he
must have been lost in Robson.
Good Hotel.
marked that after stopping at most
was prepared to say that none of them
had the Lorraine of Lumberton beat
when it comes to hotel accommoda-
tions.
Robesonian Ads Move Things.
"Folks came 40 miles to see about
the articles I advertised in The ROBE
sonia nand I sold them ALL" That's
the way a Lumberton business mar
! talked after he had run his first ad.
vertisement in The Robesonian. 'Tis
a fact that Robesonian adver is ne
moves things.
Fail to Go After Business.
The business man who does not ad
vertise in his home paper knocks him
self, his business and his town. Still
there are those who "cuss" the folks
for patronizing mail order houses, bu
fail to go after the business by adver
tising.
| A Timely Word.
The word sent out by Gov. Bicket
advising that young men working o.
| the farms would not be drafted unit
| after the 18th of July is very timel
as there were many young men i
Robson who were resting up" be
cause they expected to go to the train
ing camps soon. Now they will ge
busy.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14

Tho me Pneumonia Season.
an,e M eoid, damp weather of March
's 80 70 be the most favorable for
No pneumonia germ. Now is the
su,4 20 oe careful. Pneumonia often
colJ S from a cold. The quicker
moe ,u Is gotten rid Of the less the
bns &C. AS soon as the first indica-
En;s y n cold appears take Chamber
tb;s ;Sough Remedy. AS to the value
Is s used preparation ask anyone who
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
A Bilious Attack.

liver ia fails to o. perform ' it's functions. @
You become constipated. The-foed
you eat ferments in your stomach in
stead Of digesting. This inflames the
stomach and causes nausea, vomiting
and terrible headache. Take Cham
berlain's Tablets. They will tone ur
your liver, clean out your stomach and
you will soon be as well as ever. They
only cost quarter.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
CULTURE OF VELVET
SOY BEANS
A Cheap Hog Feed and Very Valu.
able Crop.

The following letter, written to DR..
A. H. Kerr, county farm demonstra-
tor, is of special interest at this time
"Dr. A. H. Kerr,
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14

ing is impossible, I would plant the
same way, and pick the velvet beans.
Grind in hull with ear corn ard you
have a good balanced cheap grain
feed, and in addition you add nitrogen
and large quantity Of valuable
humus to the soil
II hear some people object to them,
saying, "You can't gather your corn
and the fodder is lost" This is mis-
taken idea. After frost you can gath
er the corn with comparatively no
loss, and you get in return for your
fodder, increased corn production, en-
riched soil and on good land ton Of
beans worth $50 to $40. Draw your
own conclusion
"a. j. McKINNON."
Maxton, N. c., March 5, 1918.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-14
Stop Corn Agony
IN -Four Seconds

Use "Gets.It See Corns Peel Oh!
The relief that "Gets-It" gives
from corn.pains-the way It makes
corns and calluses peel or painless
ly in one piece-is one Of the won
ders Of the world. The woman In
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13
CONFERENCE TO Be
HELDIN new ORL EANS,

On April Is and l6 in New Or
leans, there will he held a confer
ence of parish and municipal
health officers
The railroads have extended q
round.trip rate and indications are
that over 200 will attend.
The conference is called as a
war measure that certain cODdi-
lions may be considered at length
and the need for immediate unified
action made clear AmOns the
topics discussed will be the com
muDity's responsibility for the en-
ploy ment Of whole time health
officer, the feasibility of union
Of parishes sparsely settled and
small municipalities for better
health service, and the problem OF
the social diseases IN different as
poets.
OSCAR BOWLING,
President,
Louisiana State Board Of Health
; pril ., 1918.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13
MINOR CROPS
WORTH MILLIONS.

Every other crop has value
less than that of rye. An est
mated value of 500 900, 900 is CIV
Ell to sweet potatoes; of $68 900,
900 to rice; OF SCI ,000,0O0 TO
peaches; of $l6 900. 900 to sugar
bcets; of $50, 100000 to onlons; of
$50, 600 900 TO cabbage; Of s34.
100000 to oranges; of $28, 100000
each to sugar cane and buckwheat;
Of S25 900 900 to tldxseed. Ar
the lower end OF the scale are
"sorghum cane soldn III, gely for
forage) and strip, ga 900 600;
clover seed, $1,000 600; broom
corn, Sl6,0O0,000; and pears, Sl5,
600 900
The grand aggregate farm crop
value of 1917 ia Sl3 Go 600, 900.
an increase Of 81 per cent over the
sc. 9O7 900, 900 of 1915, or nearly a
doubling in two years. " eekly
News Letter.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13
LIBERTY BOND SALES.
Rush in Reports. Attend
Monday Afternoon.

New Iberia, April 18th, 1913
To all parish workers for the
Woman's committee Liberty
Loan:
Dear friends:
Please send in your report for
what work you have been able TO
do 10 the way of selling Liberty
Bonds, so that the State Chairman
may be kept in touch with the
work throughout our State.
We have some reports from the
parish and very good reports from
some of our committees, but from
a few we have not heard anything
Please help get all our friends
IN the Parish to come in for the
"Big Celebration" on Monday.
Two of the best speakers in the
State will make addresses at the
Opera House on Monday at at 9
p m. They are Hons ST. CLAIR
Adams and Judge Julian MoutOh
of Lafayette. Mr.. Adams is from
New Orleans.
MRS. &. w. CULTIVATE,
Parish Chairman Woman's Liber
ty Loan Committee.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13
GERMAN FACTORIES
Make Wooden Soles for Shoes

There are now $50 firms EN-
ploJ ed 10 Germany in the manu-
factnre of wholewood soles for new
footwear with an output of 400,
900 pairs weekly. Beech wood has
been chiefly used, but any hard
wood, with the exception of oak,
will serve equally well.
Of the German boot aud shoe
factories which were in existence
before the war only 400 are now at
work; of these 20 per cent are
working for the army administra
ton alone, % per cent are employ
cd in connection with the manu-
facture of gloves and similar arti
cles, and the remaining 80 per
cent have the task of meeting the
civilian boot and shoe require
ments.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13
n. |. \. s. NOTES.

The following students spelled
correctly five hundred words in d
test conducted April let. aud 2Od ;
Rose Anglers, William Lourd,
Edith Shaw, Rosetta BIoussard,
Mabel Harkins, Stella Taul, James
Andre, Vera Hebert, Brian Sum
rail-, Florence, Harkins, Berry
Lamperez, Ruby Melanson, Vera
Reynand, Lille Riviere, Mildred
Aubrey, Irene Burnham, Camille
Bodin, Thelma Duperier. Marcus
Fisher, Guy Hebert, Gladys Via
tor, Mildred Taylor, Lexina Bonin,
Abdon Delcambre, Leila Lasserre,
Anteme Landry, Dorothy Shaw,
Rita Taul, Thomas oumrall, Eu
nice Delcambre, Laurie Freemin,
Janice Schaltf, Frances Miller,
Nettie Caulking, Lena Hippler,
Fred Louviere, Andre LoDgtin,
Martha GonsOulin, Claudia Borel,
Marcelle Muller, a. N. Muller,
Emerson Sanders, Amy Gates,
Stella BrOussard, RaOul Bassin,
Viola Hughes, Louise Lamperez,
Frances Picararo, Henrietta Pharr,
Louise Selma, Yvoune GoDsOuIlD,
md Norma Green.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Royse City, Tex.-Mrs. Mary Kill
man. of this place. says: AFTER the
birth of my little girl. my side COM
menced to hurt me. had to go back
to bed. We called the doctor. He
treated me. but got no better. !
got worse and korse until the misery
was unbearable. II was In bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that was just drawn up in knot.
told my husband If he would get
me bottle Of Cardui I would try It,.
I commenced taking 1t, however, that
evening I called my family about
me. !. for knew / could not last
many days unless ! had > change for
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

On Wednesday evening the
members Of Wistaria Chapter NJ
81, o. e 5. assembled at the
Chapter room for the purpose Of
inl'ia < into the mysteries aud
beauties of the order fonr candi
dates, Mesdames Harrison, Snttle,
Lewald aud LeBouIg eOis who were
10 waiting to receive the degrees
When the ceremonies were con
cluded. light refreshments were
served In the banquet room.
The new members will prove
bright links which will he added to
the golden chain of membership in
Wistaria Chapter.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Sne the declaration of war
1881 employees of the Depart
ment of Commerce have entered
military and naval services.
A Nation wide organization of
merchants Is being made to pro
mote sales of war savings securi
ties in dry goods and department
stores.
A Navy flying boat, equipped
with IA Liberty engine, a4w from
Hampton Roads, Va, to Washing
ton, distance of about $50 miles,
in two hours.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13
CALLED her FAMILY
TO HER BEDSIDE
Six Years Ago. Thinking She Might DE- Says Texas Lady, But Now
She Il Well Strong Woman and Praises CardI For
Her Recovery.

the better. That was six years ago
and I am still here and am q well,
strong woman, and / owe my life to
Cardui. had only taken half the
bottle when / began to feel better.
The misery In my side got less. ]
continued right on taking the Cardui
until I had taken three bottles and I
did not need any more for was well
and never felt better In my life... /
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache, back.
ache, pains in sides, or other discom.
forts, each month? Or do you feel
weak, nervous and faggedout? II %.
give Cardui, the woman's tonic .
trial J. u
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Messrs. l. o Hacker and l. II.
lilly, members of The Iberia Bar,
visited Jules DIVERS place in the
Second Ward of this parish on
Wednesday, the 10th instant.
They raised their voices in encour
agement OF the Liberty Loan
Bond drive and it was their salts
faction to see the mounting waves
of enthusiasm greet their earnest
efforts. They returned in the ev
ening conscious of having done
their bit az true patriots.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Miss May Bonnette who served
the Southwestern Traction Go. so
efficiently "a Cashier, sent in her
resignation to take effect on the
15'h Miss Bonnette Will return
to her home in Lafayette on Mon
day accompanied by Mrs A J,
Cammack.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

There will be services in the
Presbyterian Church on next Sun
day morning at l1:00 O'clock and
prayer meeting on the following
W ednesday night at 500 The
public IL cordially invited to at
tend these services.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Secretary Daniels, who might
assert claims to be the real sailor
man Of the situation, is apparently
content to allow Col. House and
Secretary Baker do the voyaging.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Reports are received every two
weeks by the Food Administra
ton from the 10 binder Irvine es
Adjustments of the country. Ac
cOrdlng to a recent statement
there will be ample supply OF
Irvine for the 1918 harvest.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

On Wednesday, the annual
meeting Of the Board of Directors
of the Presbyterian Church was
held. After which, there was an
informal reception gwen at the
Manse by Mrs. ParadIs.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

We learn that Mr., LOUIS Laugh
liz will succeed Mr.. Harry Smith
as boOkkeeper at the Bertrand
Lumber Go. Mr.. Smith having re
signed to accept a position with
the government.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Cigarette books, book covers,
and papers invoiced at the Ameri
can consulate at Nantes, France,
for the United States during 1917
were valued at nearly Sl,000,9 900
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Almost anybody can fall under
suspicion more or less faint of be
ing under German influence by
careless conversation or demeanOr.
The safe way is to be open and
aboveboard, thinking and talking
only of America first.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

The Australian wheat crop for
the season of 1917 1S is estimated
at Ia, 100000 bushels, compared
with last years yield of l53 500,
600 The 20 per cent decrease il
result Of reduced acreage aid
unfavOrable conditions.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Bernstorff remains obscurely
placed in Turkey. Perhaps the
Berlin bookkeepers are still audit
ing his American expense account.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13
PERSONALS

Misses Conrad and Loulu Marin
of New Iberia spent the week end
with Mr. K f Marin and family
Patterson Tribune.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Miss Myrtle ChaissOn has re
signed as a student of the High
She will enter the Port
High School to which
place her parents have moved.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

The threatened blos from japan
has already caused tremot In
Berlin.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-04-13

Feed cards for horses are now
required IN Copenhagen.
The Parker post., 1918-09-28
Mysterious Happenings Puzzle.

Psychologists and students of the
supernatural have been Investigating
series Of strange manifestations at
Cheriton, near Folkestone, England.
r. w. Rolfe, local builder, had con-
tracted to construct an underground
retreat in the grounds Of Enbrook
Manor. He had been at work for some
days when he was attacked by stones
and pieces of rock, which were hurled
at him by some mysterious agency.
Hammers and other implements "fioat-
ed" through the air towards him and
his candles were extinguished by jets
Of sand. He was injured by the mis-
siles, and gave up work for two days,
but on resuming operations the same
terrifying experiences were repeated,
and he has now relinQuished the work
altogether. Sir Conan Doyle and Sir
William Barrett, ex-president of the
Society for Psychical Research, have
examined the excavation and Ques-
toned the witnesses. They expressed
the opinion that some intangible pow
er had been at work.
The Parker post., 1918-09-28
Profit From Dust.

There Is a cement plant at River
side, CAL. that was formerly the source
of great annoyance to the owners of
the orange groves nearby because of
the clouds of cement dust that settled
on the orange trees. The dust also
proved injurious to the employees of
the plant. Those facts and the result
ing lawsuits led the owners to try to
abate the nuisance by installing an ap-
paratus called a precipitation, which
precipitates the fine dust by electrical
action before it leaves the exhaust
stacks. The recovered dust particles
were found to contain potash in the
form Of crystallized salts, product
that is so scarce and valuable at the
present time, when no potash can
reach US from Germany, that the Riv-
erSide company now devotes its entira
attention to recovering the potash.
and treats the cement as by-product.
The sales of potash pay the entire op-
Grating cost Of the plant. and a reason
able profit besides, and the cement,
now produced at the rate of 5000 bar
rels day, is SO much clear gain for
future sales, There Is no immediate
market for so much cement; so most
Of it Is stored in bulk. Thus an APP
paratus installed to safeguard the
health Of the workers and to abate a
nuisance has changed the whole char
acter Of the industry and become a
source Of unexpected profit-Youth's
Companion.