The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-04
Some of our friends are acting very

Some of our friends are acting very
generously and thoughtfully. Young
Mr. Nyatt. of Myatt's Mills, hearing
that a neighbor wished a family news
naper. recommended the farnler and
Mechanic. aud finding him unable TO
pay for it, loaned him the money to
send for IL, Then, there is friend A
]. Hester. one of the noney-maklng
farmer, of Person county, who sends
two or three Subscribers every year.ani
keeps paid 4 year IN advance, by way oil
chewing hi, Appreciation. And here l.
So lire 5. Ii. Cannady, of Granville.
(wnere the family stands with the best
sepj. US two new subscribers. with q re
n.waI ot has own subscription, and al
WAYS speaks a good word for the paper.
Aud here is another Granville name OF
the first quality. II OF the Greggory ;,
who although a journalist, and natural
Is Anxious for the success OF his own
papr. a. every editor should De, l.
above any petty spirit OF rivalry, n
sends u a ,uoscrtber whenever he can.
AMI here il a charming little person
way down IN Pitt, who can find time u
say pretty things about the paper, and
take the subscriptions, aud seIr them
10 us.-a bit of trouble which often
causes the breechilooned hat OF human
lty TO put of subscribing or renewing
until a more convenient season,
which means Indefinitely, or a good deal
longer And here are two OF the lead>
ing lawyers OF Raleigh, with whom we
DO not exchange a word once a year, yet
th,y both happen TO renew Tor j.
months in advance doubtless knowing
that the of a subs ;rlptlon at
this season does more than SIMPLY TO
discharge the debt, 1T %contels a favor
on the editor, who's expenses are as
heavy IN July A. III October or Decem
Der, while his receipts are rarely one
tenth OF what they are IN the latter
months. This is c- ecIally true OF a
farmer family paper, because the gen
crafty of people, oltslde OF the towns,
leave all Of their little debts to be paid
when the crop comes TO market. For
tunately, the NEWS feature of the
Farmer and Mechanic has drawn to II u
large NUN Der vi oar leading cltlZcns ia
all professions and occupations, and a.
they have money in bank 1t Is easy to
pay at any time, and We know they Will
lelp us RAISE the wind, II keep the
+. & NJ 5 sails trim and snug 40 matter
If August be as Dry as dust pan, or "a
Wet as a water eel. Now, Tor instance,
here is our bashful friend IN Orange
who has sent three new subscribers.
beside his own, and a small ADVERTISE
ment. We hope he will keep OF Till he
makes our list at Hillsboro as long "a
the years of the town clock, which has
watched over the rolling hills and gal
liant people of old Orange for u full cen
tury, and enough longer to start a small
family. BY the By. we hear the clock
is being repaired and made to tick a new
and tresher stroke. That Is right. The
time has come for all of our good old
Revolutionary towns, Hillsboro, Fayet
~teville, Newbern, Edenton, Greensboro,
Salisbury. et at to put off the cooked
hat, knee breaches, and shlrt-rutfies, Of
Washington's time, and go in for the
three big P's. namely Push, Progress,
and Prosperity Speaking OF Wash
ington, acre is our Washington coun
friend, that true man and soldier,
Capt. Thos. J.. Norman, pays to date.
and renews in advance. Col. Ii. Is.
Short recently did that same thing. 1t
is a good example.