The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21
ses~To accommodate MANY of oul


readers who wis to advertise but can
not afford To Isty mu.h money. We .h.r
to print plain CARTS TN tiis type) at ots
cent q Uord. or SIR cenfs a iia,. eG,h
Vs,k. One inoh 81 cents a week.
Advertise, viii please hote that Ne
received orders ron prominent gentle
men last week, a. tolloSs: 80 copies.
monthly. TO persons in Orange COM
ty 100 copies. monthly to Staulf,
Montgomery, and Cab1uu> % copies,
monthly 10 Wayne; 80 copies, u
Fender and quite a number oi small
clubs. They are sent partly in kind
ness 10 the editor, A. 4 means OF intro
ducing his paper, and partly in compli-
ment from the seudet's 10 influential
! citizens OF their respective counties.
-Thos w. Nicholson. Esq, Halifax.
Feb %. 81. Wash:ngton's birthday.
j. Knox Hughes, Esq, Orange,
Jan l. 81. Sheriff Hughes was attend
ing the State convention of Sherits, and
was chosen its chairman. He il Il good
man.
-Thos. II. Pemberton, Esq, r. 4
! G.. II. r.. Feb II, 81. Thanks, sir.
Walter Jeflreys. Esq. Wake CO.,
renews TO May 4, 81. Sorry To learn
that there is IA good deal of depression
among the farmers in respect To money
matters and crop prospects. Another
gentleman writes us that the Farmer
and Mechanics article on the prevalent
~stagnation and prnstration OF business
was not over-drawn.
-EX-ltepresentatlve j. y. Bunting.
the amusing Nose, May II, SO.
He is the man who used 10 pmCtuate
the legislative debates with the iuquir,
uit-repeated-"Wbo IS W. j. Best. any
way: And whar' did'e come irun?'
Ca [. Geo. Nj. Whitfield. Oh he
ism a captain he ought to be-. OF the
Railway agency at Monroe. kindly re-
news 10 Aug l, 50. and sends "a new
subscriber, Mr. Y III Kendall. Aug -.
'S3. and the renewal Of j. W. Whitfield.
ESD, to May II, 81. that's clever.
and encouraging. and comes in about
the best tim ol the year Tor money to
visit newspaper offices.
An agreeable call from Col. Jas. ID.
Glenn. Representative from Rocking
ham, a popular son OF a popular father;
and Senator IL. d. NiIliamson. o.
Columbus Aug Ii, 'S3-a very pleasant
gentleman. Mr.. Glenn as a bill of
great Importance to the tobacco men OF
his county. BY the by. we greatly re-
greet to learn OF the death of his lovely
little daughter. Alter riding all night
he reached home it time To hear her say
--"Papa!,' and expire.
"A note from i)r. j. w. Chaplin. of
Beaufort county. (who is about to start
a paper at Aurora, it is reported kind
ly forwards the subscription of Mrs.
Josephus Peed Ga good Reb," we hear
to Jan l, 81, and DIR. w. III. Peterson,
Aug 20, 'S3.
IS. l.. Hart, Esq, Edgecombe, Aug
/, 'S4, renewed by Mr.. Geo. Z. Hart,
who with Mr.. Chas. \ Butts, called
last week in fine spirits, having success
fnlly passed examination for Supreme
court license.
John b. Hussey, Esq, of Green's
boro Patriot, favored us with a cali last
week. Sorry we were out. He has
conducted his little daily (and weekly
also) with great zeal, sprightliness. and
ability and, we might say, great sue
cess,-tor it is a great success to have
ever kept alive a daily for a year in "a
small Southern town.
Samuel I. Nicholson, Esq, former
" of Enfield. but now OF Wilson. (where
III 10 oih NNlls III ~ tllIt bIiSI
ness) spent the week III Raleigh. and
warmly welcomed by numerous friends.
Capt. w. ii. Ballard, Franklin co.,
Aug y, 'S3, and A. NJ. Harris, Esq,
Jan 30, 'S4.
Thanks to DIR. CD. OHagan for an
addition to his club (Messrs. Parker &
CARR, and the assurance of both sym
pathy and active interest in behalf
our paper, in the efforts it is making in
behalf the People. Thanks, sir. The
Saiary-Drawers. and their hangers-on
are sneeriEg at US as a second Josiah
Turner" They forget that they now
owe their fat salaries to 10. Turner'S
fearless and poorly-paid battle Tor a
WI tie ans government, during lo6S-
'G9-70-7l-72; and that they themselves
praised and patted Mr.. Turner, until he
began to work for Office, like themselves.
We have never asked nor received a dol
lar that we did not earn. And we are
not seeking anything whatsoever.
Pleasant call from Hon. Geo. NJ.
Rose, [paid to Oct. 9, 49, who is daily
gaining III public estimation.
w. w. Briggs, Esq, Aug l, '63.