The Monroe journal., 1920-09-21
TRADE eggs FOR GAS In
SENATOR BROWNS COUNTY
COTTON SPEAKER Is DOWN
ON THE AUTOMOBILE CRAZE.
Columbus Man Also Related Good
Story ON the Jews-Other Humor-
Gus Bits.

Senator Joe Brown. of Columbus
county. while scoring the farmers for
their extravagant purchases of auto
mobiles yesterday. remarked: why,
down In my county a man was seen
trading eggs for gasoline the other
day" The audience applauded in
sheer delight. Then he told OF anotl
er farmer. who ran new "fiiyer"
into telephone post, offering to sell
his wrecked machine for 80 cents.
The Senator has no objection to the
ownership OF automobiles provided
they are needed for a legitimate pur-
pose. but he is everlastingly down on
them when they are used by young
bucks to ride around the country.
raising hell" while women and old
men produce the crops.
1.-THE amount spent for automo-
bjles." said the Senator. lis appall-
Ing. North Carolina has $40. 000.-
600 invested in them. and our gaso-
line bill is $50.000.000 annually,
and nobody knows how much repairs
and accessories amount to-"
The story Of ky, the jew.
Those who heard Mr.. Brown re-
call how often he used the term
''jackass," in referring to the indif-
ference of farmers. He weaved this
in by relating at the outset the fol-
lowing story about two Jews: 'Iky
and Moses, two brothers. were at
tending fair. ky. against the ad-
vice OF his brother Moses, wagered
ten dollars on a gambling wheel. He
won. Turning to Moses. he cried
with ectasy. Look vat easy way to
make money!" ky again in oppo-
sition TO the wishes Of his brother,
placed another ten spot on the wheel.
He won again. and his JOY knew no
bounds. The next time he bet twenty
dollars on the turn of the wheel,
and when dame fortune again smiled
upon him. he was historical.
AS he placed forty dollars on the
wheel for the next turn. Moses be
came frightened. Ky, Ky he said,
for the love of our mudder vat Is
dead come away ky needed not his
brothers warning. The wheel was
sym again. and ky found TO his de-
lighted surprise that he was the win
ner OF eighty dollars. With a gust
of bravado, after the gambling fever
had completely overwhelmed him, he
laid his entire winning on the table.
but this time he lost II all. Ky
stunned by his loss, fell unconscious
to the ground. Moses, seeing his con-
dition, ran around calling for a doc
tor. Is dere no doctah, is dere no
doctah,' he screamed. In response
to his cry, man walked up. 1 am
DOCTOR he said. Come, come,
shouted Moses. my brudder Ky is
dying. But replied the man, 1 am
veterinary surgeon Don makes
no difference expostulated the des-
pairing Moses, my brudder is turned
TO jackass!
Hugging That Ought to he stopped.
Mr.. Mclean. the district agent In
charge of demonstration work, also
related an amusing incident which
carried home great truth to the
farmer. while the old mother OF q
certain home" he commenced, was
preparing supper, her daughter Sa
was in the parlor with her sweet
heart. The mother, possessing the
curiosity of her sex, sent her youngest
boy TO the parlor window to see what
sal and Bill were doing. Very short
Inv the boy came back in an excited
frame of mind. Oh. mamma, ~
said. Bill is just hugging Sal.
The mother, apparently undisturbed
wanted TO know what Sal was doing
oh. replied the little fellow, shes
Just letting him hug The pom
Mr.. MCLEAN brought out was tina
Wall Street has been hugging tn
South, and that II is about time We
stepped letting the spectators do 1t