The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-01-31

.JoURNALIsTIC.-It is none oil our
business, but as an item of news we
mention that the word Enterprise seems
to take the cake for newspaper titles IN
North Carolina. There are four or hVe
Observers, three or four NecS, 1ie
same number of Times, and seferai
Gazettes; but the Enterprises lead the
column viz-Newton Enterprise, Con-
cord Enterprise. Davidson College I'm
tesprise. Whiteville Enterprise. stone
wall Enterprise. Macon Enterprise
and Goldsboro Eategprise, with
several Districts not yet heard
from. Let Us hope that our State
may develope a thousand enterprises
for every paper Of the name@."e
regret that Mr.. j. W. Lassiter hnds II
desirable to withdraw from the smith
field Herald. owing TO insufficient pa
tronage TO support the three members
OF the firm. He writes a well-eNpressed
valedictory and commends the enter
prise to his friends for continued sup
| port. Messrs. f. L. Booker and T.. 6-
Smith, both printers, well known IN
Raleigh, will continue the paper.-
Dossey Battle, Esq, has taken editorial
control of Marlborough Guide. We have
not seen it; but Dossey, having taken a
good rest, will resume the penslve-
scissorinktums with avidity and wit.
-The Machine Monthly, Is an adj
vertising publication issued by John I.
Witty, Esq, of Newbern, who believes
in advertising, and as the result of his
belief, joined with pluck. energy, and
reliability. he has built up a splendid
business in selling all manne of Ma
chimes. Even i'll these dull times his
sales are large. as we notice IN the
Newbcrn Journal. Ii you want any
thing in the machinery line just turn to
another column of the Farmer n Ne
chanic, and you will find his advertise
ment.-We regret to notice suspen-
sion of Mr.. L. a. Oldham's New South
which you will remember was widely
advertised as the leading and Rcpresen-
tative Industrial Journal of the State.
1t was inexperienced in the details of
journalism; but withal displayed a great
deal Of energy and talent, which under
different condition of the public mind
might have achieved success, or at least
a protracted lease of life. Its columns
able articles relative to North Carolina,
and the day may come when such sort of
reading will be appreciated. 1t IS not so
noao. North Carolina newspapers of this
date are bought for the entertainment
they afford not for the instruction. they
convey. Two very highly esteemed
subscribers, one at Brinkleyville, and one
at Halifax, have recently written us that
they like the Farmer and Mechanic and
intend to continue as readers of it: they
would be pleased to have us print more
Agricultural matter, and fuller reports of
the Legislature. We should be truly
glad to do so, and we hope ere long to
have the mean to at least furnish a sup
PIGMENT with such reading but at pres
ent we must ''pick our steps, well re-
Numbering that the only time the Far
mer and Mechanic ran down within sight
of the Dead Tine-that is. was in danger
of failing-was when we were doing our
best, night and day, to stuff our columns
with sound practical reading, and valua-
BILE information about the State. Every
body praises such a paper; but few will
back their compliment with a green-back.
We shall print next week an extract
from the sad but truthful picture
drawn by the retiring publishers of the
last Literary Monthly which North Car
DINA has produced, and the best it ever
had, SO far as we know. Suffice to-day,
las we haste to press) to say hat five
excellent publications devoted to the
advancement OF North Carolina in
terests have failed within the past year.
They were successful e~ditorially, but
financially. BY the By, the pub
LEGATION OF the Durham Church Nessenqer
has been removed to Pittsboro; Mr..
Chas. {. Curtis having sold the paper to
Rev. E. y. Joyner, who will be assisted
by Capt benson.