The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-20
CONSTANTLY IMPROVING.


CONSTANTLY IMPROVING.
| 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-oFFcE 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.
The 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 callings which give leisure, and
who would be quite certain to raise a club for us
in week if they really set themselves at 1t. We
now offer. as our first prize, splendid
No. 2 WHEELER & WILSON SEWING
Us 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 SO.
cond prize is an
ORDER FOR FRUIT TREES
upon the well-known Vernondale Nurseries of
Ohalkley Dillingham;, who has a splendid as
sortmert of fruit trees, grape vines and shrub
berry, of all varieties, especially adapted to yir-
gfnia. This order is worth FIFTY DOLLARS,
and will entitle the holder to that amount of
trees, at cash prices. This prize we offer to the
seCoHu DtSJ llSt sent D6IOr6 the 10Th MarQl
in time for spring planting.
The third prize is of the same kind as the So
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 PLOW set of best Agricultural
Works, worth $40; Fowler and Wells publica-
tons; 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
n n gQh 10 n ol..t IS ia.
onehalf the value, in our discretion, to each club
of thirty. Each competitor may indicate the
prize which he prefers, and 1t will be awarded
to the first who has so expressed preference
Please state what prize you aim at This viii
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. 0anvassers along the lines
OF the railroad will find it to their interest to in
clude also the DAILY, and SEMI-WEEKLY. espe.
eiaiiy, IN their list. Every subscriber for the
SEMI WEEKLY will count as two for the WEEKLY
ana Tor the DAILY in same proportion.
AT our club rates, two cents week supplies
y You win una hrst, e paper Newsdealers and
paper, WEEKLY and SENdI-WEEKI.Y for sale,
They will be furnished at favorable rates.
To aid'parties "aising clubs by enabling them
propose the following: Wv
To each club OF ten subscribers or more wa will,
send q sufficient number of GRAPE CUTTINGS
of the new and best varities TO furnish each man
Der TWO DOZEN VINES. With these cuttinps
we Will send directions for roofing.
10 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 aid in distributing
over the State among our readers and others II
any prefer seions of choice apples, cherries pears
&C. We will substitute or add them to the
grapes, If informed in time. We believe that
next to good newspaper, bountiful supply of
good fruit for old and young is the best gift of
Providence.
Refnittanees should be made by money orders
or registered letters, and addressed to
EDWARD DANIELS,
Editor and Manager State Journal, Richmond.