The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-30
ONE HUNDRED PRESENTS 70 THOSE
WHO PAY.
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To THE PUBLIC: -Wide-awake News
papers are the need Of the hour at the
South they are needed L. advertise oui
Resources, invite lm n grafton, stimulate
Schools, Factories, railroads, &c. Ii
this be SO, you will admit rat every f h
tor ought TO try to incrc., { the C,etut
ness OF his paper, by ~extendIng Is cIrcuia
tlon. This neceosltaies CuHcrSssng
Merit alone will not circulate a paper: /
must be introduced to the notice Of III,
people, either by hand or by advertise
ment. Unfortunately the costs OF can
vaSsing a vast Empire like our Sunny
South consume all the profit, eve If the
travelling Agent dead heads the Raj
roads and Hotels as ours do NOT!
The Raleigh Farmer end Mechanic,
therefore, has given up all Agents, and
! will devote the amount heretofore pald
them, to the purchase OF Premiums a.
inducements for subscribers to send their
money direct to the Editor
ONE HUNDRED VALUABLE GIFTS To
SUBSCRIBERS
Each subscription, (both new, and
DID, is entered In a Register, a. IL comes
u. On the 10th OF October, (t not soon
err 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, and thar
among the Gifts will be the following
Ist Premium A new Wheeler 4 Will
son, or Singer Sewing Machine. costing IL
$50. Surely any lady who gets tIio hand
some present, land Il nGwsy Newspaper,
which gives the Marriages, Deaths, So
clety Notes, AMI Domestic Items, frou
all rouud the State will thank the faith
err, husband, or friend, who invested thai
sixty cents.
Ind Premium A new Zimmerman
Fruit Dryer cost US S55. Cures srA
bushels "a day, and the :ruit sells for &c
cts. per pound. Sixty cents may get it
and you can make 5000 this fad.
Other Premiums An "Iroa 4qe'
Cultivator; a Plow that lasts a life time,
and saves half the labor Of plowing.
Also a new Organette, or Music-Box
cost So. Nice for the little folks. Also,
Two Kegs Of the splendid ''Tokay'
wine 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 neat
Napkin Ring. Five dollars worth of new
muslc, Tor piano or organ. Three dollars
worth Of Garden and Flower Seeds. Que
or more Pocket Tool-Boxes, with two
gim!ets, two avis, ch.sel, file, rule, etc =
all IN a neat metal handle. Everybody
DEEDS one ana may save i $500 accident
by having 1t. Also many other Prem
lums, Incluilng the Heir Of It kllda,'
and dozens OF beautifully bound volumes
Poems, Novels, History, etc
B There are nc Lottery risks In this.
Every one gets FULL NALUE-tas ten
thousand present reauer> will testify
but many Of you will get fifty times what
you paid. We do not expect to make
any profit at tins rate but our ain Is to
advertise and introduce the paper, III the
nope that 1t may make new friends. ana
secure a wider and stronger ioothold IN
helping to roll the gathering ball of
DlXles Progress and Prosperity.
Ba5 List OF those who receive presents
viii be printed in the paper the following
week, and the articles shipped at once.
ga Any one sendiug Sl.OD will re
ceive the paper SIX MONTHS an.
have TWO NUMBERS in the Premium
Drawing. Two dollars will lay for one
year, and FOUR numbers. Three dollar,
will pay tor Is months, and SIN mum
bers ; and SO on. Present subscriber
VIII are In arrears should settle aC once,
as we thus give them a chance for a vain
able Premium. Advertising Rates, 81.
cts. per inch per week SD a year. a
first class medium for AGENTS, Professional
men, Schools, Factories, Wholesale Peal
ers, and others who wish to reach tn,
intelligent AMI well TODD classes all ove)
North Carolina, and adjacent States,
from Maryland to Texas. Address,
FARMER AND MECHANIC.
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