The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-01
CONSTANTLY IMPROVING.

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ANY person who chooses, may collect. list of
subscribers, large or small, and receive the pre-
MUM.
1t is only necessary to exhibit copies of the
paper explain its value and forward the names
and money. The money should always be sent
by DRAFT OR PosT-oFFcB ORDER but if that can
not be done, by REGISTERED LETTER, the money
to be placed in the envelope. which is to be sealed
in presence of the postmaster.
Tue terms equal TO ANY IN THE
WHOLE SOUTH) upon which we offer the
JOURNAL, bring it within reach of the poorest.
There are many young persons, engaged in teach
ing and other callngs which give leisure, and
who would be quite certain to raise a club for us
in a week If they really set themselves at it. We
now offer. as our first prize, a splendid
No. WHEELER s. WILSON SEWING
MACHINE. WORTH $50.
This splendid machine will be awarded to the
person who sends us the largest number Of sub
scribers before the first of June, 1872. Our Sc
cond prize is an @
ORDER FOR FRUIT TREES
upon the wel-known Vernondals Nurseries of
Challzley Dillingham;, who has a splendid as
sortment of fruit trees, grape vines and shrub
berry, of all varieties especially adapted to Vir-
gina This order is worth FIFTY DOLLARS,
and will enttle the holder to that amount of
trees, at cash prices. This prize we offer to the
second best list sent us before the 10Th OF March,
in time for spring planting.
The third prize is of the same kind as the Sc
cond worth FORTY DOLLARS, and will be
given to the person sending the third best list.
As additional prizes we offer a WEBSTER'S
DICTIONARY unabridged worth $l2; a two
horse, DIXIE Pillow; set of best Agricultural
Works, worth $40; Fowler and Wells publica-
tions New Music of Peters & Co., worth $40 !;
also, sets of valuable miscellaneous books, worth
$40 each also, orders for nursery stock. worth
ten dollars each. One of the above prizes will
be awarded to each club of fifty, and prizes of
onehalf the value, in our discretion, to each club
of thirty. Each competitor may indicate the
prize which he prefers, and it will be awarded
to the first who has SO expressed preference
Please state what prize you aim at. This will
not prevent you taking any smaller prize should
you fail to secure the higher.
Every club of five will be entitled to an extra
copy of the WEEKLY Canyassers along the lines
of the railroad will find it to their interest TO in
elude also the DAILY, and SEAI-WEEKLr, espe-
eially, in their list. Every subscriber for the
SEMI-WBgKLY will count as two for the WEEKLY,
and for the DAILY in same proportion.
At our club rates, two cents a week supplies
You with hrst-ciass paper Newsdealers ana
others will find 1t for their interest to keep our
paper, WEEKLY and SEMI-WEEKLY for sale.
They will be furnished at favorable rates.
To aid parties -aising clubs by enabling them
to offer some Inducements to each subscriber, we
To each club OF ten subscribers or more we will
send sufficient number of GRAPE CUTTINGS
of the new and best varities TO furnish each MEM
Der TWO DOZEN VINES. With these cuttings
we will send directions for roofing.
To each club of fifty or more we will send TWO
ROOTED VINES each, and also CUTTINGS as
above. These will be sent for distribution to the
club These VINES and CUTTINGS will be from
our own grounds where we have over one hundred
varieties on trial, including all new and choice
kinds, which we will be glad to aidin distributing
over the State among our readers and others. II
any prefer seons of choice apples, cherries, pears,
SC We will substitute or add them to the
grapes, II informed in time. We believe that
next to good newspaper, a bountiful supply Of
good fruit for old and young is the best gift of
Providence.
Remittances should be made by money orders
or registered letters, and addressed 70 t-.s
EDWARD DANIELS,
Editor and Manager state Journl. Richmond