The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-16
Wanted, (dreadfully the Sire

The Fayetteville Eram.ner stat
that property In that town has game
80 per cent in three mouths. Ih
seems Incredible but lift be true Of II
whole yearit will be glad tidings.
A nice box of pinks, pan,ies, al
posies came to the Former and VI
chantc yesterday from a gentle trien
whom We have never seen, but of whol
we will wager a new bonnet that she
pretty as a pink" and twice F.;
sweet"
Many thanks to Winston frienC
for invitation to hang up our hat durln
the press convention. Unfortunate
the tread mill won't turn without som
body always at the wheel. And "
haven't been able to conscript a subst.
tute as yet.
The papers are so full of scho(
commandments and closings now a-day
that old bachelors feel forced in self
defence to either quit reading newspa
pers, or go and get some boy and gin
babies of their own ; SO that they ca
enjoy long descriptions of Bob's oratory
Polly's pictures, Molly'S music: Sallie
singing, and so Oh!
We learn that an old gentleman
named Baxter, formerly a Professor a
Wake Forest, will shortly make a lib.
eral contribution to the Endowment
Fund. Hon. Chas. NJ. Cooke, and Mr.
IT. Webb, of Nash, have recently
given 1000 a piece to this object. Ii
is thought the 800, 900 which Dr.
Pritchard is aiming for will come IN :
year or two. He says the college is en-
tirely out of debt, and doing finely.
Kenneth Rayner must have reach
ed his dotage if the reports telegraph.
ed from Washington be true. Following
his row with the postal clerk. comes
the charge that he is too promis-
cuous In love-making sending verses,
boquets, etc. to the Treasury clerks,
and kissing his hand to fair widows
with whom he has DO acquaintance,
across the street. have not a doubt
that many of these reports are false ;
but an aged and prominent gentleman
should so live that no such story could
even get a listener.
IasnFor all manner of Farm Lnple-
ments, whether made in North Care
lima, or elsewhere); for all manner of
Engines and Machtnes and for all man
ner of Farm Seeds, ETC., you need only
write to L.. L. Polk & Co., to get your
needs supplied, promptly, and reason
ably. Col. Polk was not only reared
with practical knowledge of farming,
but has acquired a theoretical know1-
edge OF 1t and having traversed the
State from Currituck to Cherokee, and
from Bakersville to Brunswick, he
knows what the people of each section
need. This is evidenced by the ranid
OF his business. In a month
W the firm will remove to the spa
cious Dodd building, and open a ire
mendous stock for the fall trade.
Col. Polk has suggested to the
Fair Committee to let to contractors
outside tracts of the grounds
wherein to erect commodious frame
booths, like the old camp-meeting cot
with hunks, etc. for the accom-
.modatlOn OF thousands who will attend
the Fair. This is a good idea. Five
thousand people might be supplied
with a clean bunk wherein to
stretch their blankets, a table whereat
spread their baskets, and a trough of
running water to get rid Of the dust
at a cost of 30 cents a day. Certain
Is that 5000 persons, who might at,
.end the Fair, and pay 90 cts. in gate
money" besides their trade to the
merchants will be deferred from coming
unless ample arrangements for sleeping
md eating are not only made, but wide
y advertised W months In advance.
hundreds OF persons said last year thew
would never attend another Fair unless
hey were assured of getting a place to
sleep and wash the Crime from THEN
eyes.
..-Our neighbors. across the street,
lessrs; Yeargan, Petty & Co., adver-
lse a fine line of light summer goods
t cost-to close out for the season.
they say it is a rare opportunity for
wholesale buyers; for Mr.. Yeargan,
nose dozen years experience in New
| ork necessarily give him great advan-
ages In bargaining, has selected nam
noth stock, some OF which was lust ar
lvlng on Saturday, when VIC happened
A goodly portion did not have
ong TO rest; as We saw 20 to % pack
ges passing out of the store the same
ay, marked to Nash county firms.
ihe MaaIra- Teargan, Petty & Co
~ they will duplicate New iork or or
ers thus saving the country mer-
liant his loss of time, freight. ipsur-
nee, etc. Another advantage in buy
lg so near home is that small lots NAV
ordered every week or SO, thus
'olding the necessity of keeping a
rye stock on hand to risk damage. and
eep their value idle on the shelves.
emem6er the place opposite the Far
er ana Mechdn,c office, and ALWAYS F;
entlon this paper if you wish to do rs
favor.
We owe apology to our readers for {
Owing a nasty local notice ola patent s
to appear in our columns
extract from another paper-last
eek. We did not see it until the on t
e edition was printed. Most persons g
lo"' Dut some may not. that in max 2
9 contracts with yearly advertisers. p
ere Is almost invariably clause reouir 3
3, the printing of a local notice" k
en- Week;-these locals" being fur
he'd on a printed slip, by the adver-
ers. They usually consist of extracts
other papers relative to the medi- :,
le, and are practically mere udyert,se =
nts located among the reading mater n
e hope the day is coming when we =
have sufficient Southern adyert;s, !"
u support u paper, so that ~
may. discard alli of these Yam ~
notions. Even as it is, we re- ,,
e a great deal, and have at this vi
o than three columns Of ~
e~lectrotypes, payable in mopev e.,
en- we Will not insert for reasons 90
We intimated. SO,
sc.