The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-09-06
ONE HUNDRED PRESENTS TO THESE
WHJ PAY.


RALEIGH. y. u, June i, ISN-.
To the PUBLIC: -Wide-awake News
papers are the need of the hour at the
South they are needed 10 advertise ou1
Resources, invite Immigration, stimulate
Schools, FACTORIES, Rallroa Is, *. ii
this be So, you will admit that every Eil-
tor ought 10 try To increase the Useful
ness ot his paper, by extending Its circula
ton. This necessitates CiInuaSsia1.
Merit alone will not circulate a paper; 1t
must be introduced I the notice of the
people, either by hand or BY advertise
ment. Unfortunately the costs Of can
vas>iug a vast Empire ike our Sunny
South consume all the profit, even If the
Travelling Agent dead heads" the Rail-
roads aud Hotels as ours do MOTT
The Raleigh Farmer aud Mechanic,
therefore. has given up all Agents, and
will devote the amount heretofore paId
them, to the purchase Of Premiums a.
inducements for subscribers to seud their
money direct TO the Editor.
ONE HUNDRED VALUABLE GIFTS TO
SUBSCRIBERS
Each subscription, (both new, and
DID, is entered IN a Register, as il comes
in. On the 10th of October, Of not soon
erj the numbers will be thoroughly mix
ed, and drawn out, by three prominent
gentlemen of Raleigh. The Editor gives
you his personal pledge hat the Drawing
shall be absolutely FAIR, anu that
among the Gifts will be the following: -
LIST Premium:-A new Wheeler Il VIII
sou or Singer Sewing Machine, costing US
$50. Surely any lady who gets this hand
some present, land a newsy Newspaper,
which gives the Marriages, Deaths, So
ciety Notes, and Domestic items, from
all around the State) will thank the faith
er, husband, or friend, who invested that
sixty cents.
End Premium A new Zimmerman
Fruit Dryer; cost US So. Cures six
bushels a day, and the iIu.t sells for 20
cts. per pound. Sixty cer may get it
and you can make 5000 this fail.
Other Premiums An Iron 4Qe'
Cu~ltivator; a Plow that lasts a life time,
and saves half the labor of plowing.
Also a new Organette, or Music Box
cost IS. Nice Tor the little folks. Also,
Two Kegs of the splendid ''Tokay
wine pure juice of the grape, ten gal
Ions: Sl2. Get it, for Church use.
Also, two Scroll Saws, with extra saw.
cost 50. Teach the boys to saw brackets
Also, a pretty Parlor Clock. A neat
Napkin Ring. Five dollars worth of new
music, for piano or organ. Three dollars
worth of Garden and Flower Seeds. One
or more Pocket Tool-Boxes, with two
glmlets, two avis, chisel, file, rule, etc
all in a neat metal handle. Everybody
Deeds one and may save a $500 accident
by having it. Also many other Prem
iums, including the Heirs Of St Kilda,"
and dozens of beautifully bound volumes
Poems, Novels, History, etc
Esg- There are no Lottery risks in this.
Every one gets FULL VALUE-(as ten
thousand present readers will testify
but many Of you will get fifty times What
you paid. We do not xpect to make
any profit at this rate but our aim IS to
advertise and introduce the paper, in the
hope hat 1t may make new friends. and
a wider and stronger toothold IN
helping to roll the gathering ball of
Progress and Prosperity.
SA List OF those who receive presents
will be printed In the paper the following
week, and the articles shipped at once.
va ANY one sending SI.OO will re-
the paper SIX MONTHS ana
have TWO NUMBERS in the Premium
Drawing. Two dollars will pay for one
year, and FOUR numbers. Three dollars
will pay for Is months, and SIX mum
)erS and 50 on. Present subscribers
Who are in arrears should settle az once.
IS we thus give them a chance for a valu- t
bile Premium. Advertising Rates. 30
It's. per inch per week; $12 a year. 4
irst- class medium for Agents, Professional
men, Schools, Factories, Wholesale Deal
and others who wish to reach the
and well-to-do classes all over
North Carolina, and adjacent States.
rom Maryland to Texas. Address, i
FARMER AND MECHANIC. i
Raleigh, y. G.. :