The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-23
iouF HUNDRED PRssiNTST 70 THOSE
WHO PAY.


RALEIGH, n. U, Juuc u
To THE Public: Wide awake News
noners are the need of the hour at Tue
Sopth. they are needed to advertise oui
Resources. invite Immigration, stiinuiatE :,
Schools. Factories, Railroads, &c. u
This he so. YOU will admit that every Eui
tor ought to try to increase the Cselui-
ness of his paper, by extending Its clrcuia
~ This pecessitates C~dardss'ng.
| Merit alone will not circulate a paper: II
mist be introduced to the notice OF !ne
n@eonle. either by band or by advertise
nant Unfortunately the costs OF eau
na-s;ng a vast Empire like our sunny
south all the profit, even II the
Travelling Agent ''dead-heads the haii-
roads and Hotels as ours do MOTT
The Raleigh Farmer and Mechd"ac,
therefore. has given up all Agents. ana
Iii devote the amount heretofore paid
them to the purchase of Premiums as
Inducements for subscribers to SEND tnetr
money direct to the Editor.
ONE HUNDRED VALUABLE GIFTS ~
SUBSCRIBERS
Each subscription, (both new, an
old, is entered In a Register, as 1t comes
in. On the 10th of October, III not soon
cry the numbers will be thoroughly mix
ed and drawn out, by three prominent
gentlemen of Raleigh. The Editor gives
You his personal pledge that the Drawing
Shall be absolutely FAIR, ano that
among the Gifts will be the fol!owlng;-,
I,t Premium A new Wheeler 4 Wi
son, or Singer Sewing Machine, costing us
s55. Surely any lady who gets this hand
some present, land a neW-y Newspaper,
which gives the Marriages, Deaths So
cietv Notes, and Domestic Items, iron
all around the State) will thank the iath
or. husband, or friend, VIC invested that
sixty cents.
End Premium A lew Zimmerman
Fruit Dryer cost us S55- Cures SIX
bushels "a day, and the lrult sells tor ~
cts. per pound. Sixty cents may get 1t {;
and you can make 5000 this tall.
Other Premiums IN Iron Age
CuItivator; a Plow tha! lasts a life TIM /,
sud saves halt the labor OF pioWinS
Also "a new O~rganette, or Music-B Box !,
cost IS. Nice tor the little folks. Also.
Two Kegs of the splendid 'Tokay ;
vine pure juice Of the grape, ten gal
Ions. $l2. get it, for Church use.
Also, two Scroll Saws, with extra saws,
cost So. Teach the boys to saw brackets!
Also, a pretty Parlor Clock. A neal
Napkin Ring. Five dollars worth of new
music, for piano or organ. Three dollars
worth Of Garden and Flower Seeds. Que
or more Pocket Tool-Boxes, with tw,
gimlets, W avis, chisel, file, rule, etc
all in a neat metal handle. Everybod.
Deeds one !; and may save a $500 accident
by having it. Also many other Prem
lums, including the ''H.irs Of st Kilds,'
and dozens OF beautifully bound volumes /;
Poems, Novels, History, etc
Ies@ There are no Lottery risks in this.
Every one gets FULL VALUE-,as tep
thousand present readers will testify
but many Of you will get fifty times what
you paid. We do not expect to make
any profit at this rate; but our aim is 10
advertise and introduce the paper, in the
hope that it may make new friends, ano
ecure a wider and stronger ioothold IN
helping to roll the gathering bali OF
Dixie Progress and Prosperity.
I1F List Of those who receive presents
will be printed In the paper the following
week, and the articles shipped at once.
u Any one sending S1.OO will re-
ceive the paper SIX MONTHS anc
have TWO NUMBERS in the Premium
Drawing. Two dollars will pay Tor one
year, and FOUR numbers. Three dollars
will pay for Is mouths, and SIX mum
bers and SO on. Present subscribers
who are in arrears should settle at once,
as We thus give them a chance Tor a valu.
able Premium. Advertising Rates, 50
cts. per inch per week; $12 a year. A
first class medium for Agents, Professional
men, Schools, Factories, Wholesale Deal
ers, and others who wish to reach the
intelligent and well-to-do classes all over
North Carolina, and adjacent Stares.
from Maryland to Texas. Address,
FARMER AND MECHANIC.
Raleigh, N. G..