TUB ROBES&NIAN,. LUUBSSTON, tfOBTII CAROLINA. BIOND AT, JANUARY 12, 1120-
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ANNUAL GINNING REPORT.
Director of Census GiT Statement
- of Cotton Ginned in North Carolina
; Prior to December 15. : , :
Director Sam L. Rogers, of the Bu
' reaa of the Census, Department of
' Commerce, announces the preliminary
report on cotton ginned by counties
In North Carolina, for the crop of
1919 and 1918. . ' y: 7'
, Quantities are in running bales,
counting round as half bales. ; Linters
are not included. :' ': .y; y . j
" Tn thin rpnnrt Robenon COUIlty S tO-(
tal for 1918 is given as 54,854, bales,
and for 1919 as 60,775.
by counties follows:
County, v 1919.
The Stote 75563
Alexander .......... J;'454
Alamance . . t .. . . . . 1 " 696
Anson, ............. 28,581
. Beaufort ; .......... 10,701
.Bertie . ........ 9,812
Bladen .V. vw . ;...... 10,681
Cabarrus- . . . .'. . . . U.3
Camden
Catawba i'.. .. .
Chatham ; ....
Chowan......
Cleveland
Columbus ....
Craven
Vance 4,223 "4,865
Wake 17,159 18,904
Warren ............ 7,453 9,072
Washington i ...... . 3,423 2,851
Wayne ... 22,733 . . 27,552
Wflson 17.895 21,241
AU other 5,093 ; 4,036
SEEN AND HEARD
v (BY HAPPY JACK.) V"
2,752
7A16
x 6;466
.4,728
25,105
8,060
6.116
"Cumberland 19,974
A Robeson tenant was working a
share crop, he to receive two-thirds
of the crop and the landlord one-third.
Din tonnnt nslrpd the landlord how to
The report divide the corn when harvest came
around. "Take two loads to your house
and one to my house", was the answer.
Time ':' passed and the , landlord had
seen no corn. He at last asked the
'""i advised the landlord, that he did
'o7ifi as 6. had told him and as he only
oiKi ' made ' two loads of corn he had none
U j?cfleft after taking the two loads to his
honsft. In other words, he onlv made
717,405
i 1A67
650
Davidson 1,356
Davie ....... i v- 1(419
Duplin 11,352
Durham 276
Edgecombe 22,998
Franklin 10,505
Gaston V 8,496
Gates. 3,737
Granville i . . . 554
Greene 8,100
Halifax 22,927
Harnett 26,000
Hertford 3,028
Hoke 15,949
Iredell 10,217
Johnston 42,720
Jones .'
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln . . . .
Martin
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore . . . . . .
Nash
Northampton
Onslow
Orange ,
Pamlico
Pasquotank
5,766
6,530
10,557
6,611
.5,422
,23,481
5,285
3,101
20,023
13,814
5,278
904
5,677
3,753
4 W29
, 6855
6,440
4-27!
, 21,797
7,170
.4,820
17,512
1,279
1,448
,11,377
40
26,435
13,057
7,034
3,843
828
8,019 i
27,601
, 23,601
3,495
15,224
9.299
40,537
4,832
5,845
11,715
the two-thirds.
- It was during the dry Christmas
season of 1919 that a man offered 'a
mule for a quart of whiskey. "Did he
mean it?," you ask. Why.sure he
meant - it. Of course the mule had
seen younger days, but he is still
capable of pulling the plow.
A Robeson young man was at col
lege when his mother sent him a
Bible. In order to learn if her boy
read the bible she placed a $5 bill in
it' The young man says he was dead
broke upon several occasions before
he found the money.
s
Speaking of the sufcar shortage
and sugar in her coffee. I heard "ne
old-timer say that it did not bother
her, for she liked her coffee bare
footed. -1 recently heard two colored men
airing their ideas of tak-
K8in ing a trip on an airplane, une oi
took the darkies (both old men) said he
19 769 "a" ne nerve to K up
1992 would -be nearer heaven
o iKg .mind," said the other,
For Pain, ; CoMs, Neuralgia," Tosth
ache, Headache : '
You want relief quickly and safe
ly! Then insist on "Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin,- stamped - with- theBayer
CrOSS." " '''.V' ..;';'.-?
The name "Bayer" means yon are
getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by
physicians for - over- eighteen years,
proved safe by millions of people.
For a few cents you can get
handy .tin box - of : genuine "Bayer'
Tablets of Aspirin," -containing
twelve tablets. Druggist also sell
larger "Bayer" packages. Aspirin is
the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture
of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylic-acid.-
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8AVES
MONEY
FOR CAROLINIANS.
666 has proven it will enre "Ma
laria, Chills and Fever, Bilious Fever
Colds and LaGrippe -
"LOANS NEGOTIATED
ON IMPROVED
FARMLANDS
(Robeson, Scotland ft. Hoka
Counties)
$2,000-00 to $50,000.01
.FIYjB TEARS
5 1-2 Interest
A. T. MeLEAN
Lumberton, N. C
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tionai encyclopedia," was increaged
January 1st In order to favor my
Carolina customers, I contracted fjr
one hundred sets of these (the mcst
useiui dooks published), at prs-pub-lication
prices. You doubtlesi reed,
na prooabiy want, these books. The
first one hundred people writing to
me, can get a set at the former nrice.
thereby saving nearly $50. If you are
interested, write to me today, and I
will send you particulars of thU most
unusual offer. J. T. Norsworthy, TJie
Book Man, O- Henry Hotel, Greens
bor , N. C.
McCorakk-EIliott.
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Laurinburg, Jan. 7-Mr. D. J. Mc
Cormick of Rowland and Miss Sallie
Elliott of Laurinburg were married
tonight at the residence of the bride's
parents. Rev. Mr- Craig, pastor of the
Laurinburg Presbyterian church, per
formed the ceremonyThe marriage
was very quiet, only a few friends of
the family being present. Immediate
ly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
McCormick left for Rowland.
For baby's croup, Willie's daily
cuts and bruises, mother's sore throat, mtwairoSTt
Grandma's lameness Dr. Thomas' Ec to
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and 60c.
A&er yui cat always tata
Instantly relkrveslWtbvra.BW.
JCFediM. Stopafoodsournw.
epeatinfl;, and all stomach miaeriesu
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Grantham Bros, Lumberton, N. a
20,032
15,693
4,734
927
4,182
2,444
beause he
"Never
nerve ain't
gwine ter git you in."
i .
A farmer who lives near Lumber
ton -(you know him) owed a Lum
berton druggist a bill for some med
icine. He brought a load of wood
Pender .:t 3,559
Perquimans 5,507
Pitt 16.871
Randolph ..... 634
Richmond 17,671
Robeson 60,775
Rowan 7,383
Rutherford 9,178
Sampson 26,757
Scotland 34,979
Stanley 6,495
Tyrrell . 1,082
Union 27,476
2 902 ne druggist to pay for the medi-
4 008 cine- Alter the wood naa ;been un-
20311 loaded . the druggist found that he
647 &d made a poor trade. 1 Later he in-
13,597 formed the farmer that it was a sorry
54,854 load of wood he brought him. "That
6,401 was sorry medicine you sold me,"
8,387 replied the farmer. .
23,057, '
29,893 Watch the date opposite the namt
4,944 on the label oh your paper. When your
, 789 subscription expires your paper will
20 994 b stopped. This applies to all sub-
. ' xcribers.
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Lumberton Marble &
J. H. Floyd, Prop.
Lumberton.
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and get our
prices before
placing an order
'or any kind of
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work.
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January
Clearance
Sale
The chance of a lifetime to save money
during these times of high prices.
This sale will mean dollars in
your
pocket
January is the close of our season and in this Sale we
will reserve nothing, in iact our entire stock consisting of:
Dry Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Gro
ceries and Hardware
Vill go in This Sale at Greatly. Reduced Prices
We Hame No Pirices
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f offering. If our prices are not the lowest we don't exr
. ) pect you to buy. This is a Thirty Day, Money Saving,
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Thanking you for the business you have given us dur- J
mg tne past year, ana oesr wisnes loriyou iiunng
-l -We are 1 '
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Lumberton, N. C.
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