The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-15

SrxrR CHRONICLE. a broadly Demo-
cratic State o which will be publish
ed ut the State capital on Saturday.
Sept. 18th, and en- every Saturday there
after. 1t viii be q large 4-p.ge, closely
printed weekly which shall contain
more news. more timely discussions and
more original matter than any other pa
per in North Carolina Correspondents
have been engaged in every county. who
constitute a larger force. II is believed,
than was ever before organized by q
southern paper. Besides these. many
of the best writers in the State. LAWYERS.
PREACHERS, teachers, farmers. manutac-
| turers. men and women OF every calling
| who are working for the development oil
our resources and for the upbuilding OF
the people, will write from time to time
on subjects wherein they a speak
with authority. The EDITORS journals
tic ACQUAINTANCE has enabled him to Sc
cure also trustworthy correspondents
who will write with the advantage OF an
inside view, from Washington. New
York. Chicago. Boston. and the princi-
pal Southern cities. The CHRONICLE
will thus begin its career as the best
equipped journal ever published III the
| State. Its aim will be to collect and to
print the news. and to tell the truth
about it 1t Will lie a paper made by
the people, for the people, about sub
iects in which the people are interested.
Every week it will contain tie follow
ing special features:
ID ARTICLES. discussions. and IN
terviews wherein the opinions OF leading
North C%arolinians will be expressed on
the most timely topics. A few among
the subjects which will be treated in
this way in early issues are: "UhO are
hkeiy to be the nomitees merit year for
Gocernor ," " Where shall the State
C~onrsntions be het22" WU the Prohi-
Giti0a increment dgdin enter actireiy into
D~olttfcs - What stall be tone ruth the
Railroad ProLiem ?" The Results Of
Railroad COMMISSIONS az other States
The strength md recent growth Of the
sererol Religious Denominations IN North
C~aroiina' Hoe may q better system
of Iabor be secured IN the State.l' "The
rich men Of North Curolna and hoe
Mey hare nude their Fortunes." The
old families Of North Carohnd." and
hundreds of others as interesting.
q DESCRIPTIONS of every leading
industry in North Carolina-every new
1 ttkEdIt u IL ~
the nurseries the t%urpentine industry /;
the fisheries the cotton-tactories the
tobacco-factories, and the like; and
short histories of every enterprloing
town-Raleigh. Durham, Henderson,
Charlotte, Asheville. Winston, and the
rest. Trained writer's will. as fast rs
practicable. be sent to every part of the
State, to describe the habits and the
l@-, - -, xrn1l 90 fln brio Of tha
people t. write. in fact. a cOntem-
p%oraneous history Of the Common
wealth to give the people OF II Sec
ton a more intimate knowledge of the
people of other sections, and the out
side world a knowledge of them all ; to
do all that can he done by telling the
truth to encOu age enterprise and to
make known our opportunities.
% PLAIN-SPEAKING editorials, adj
vOcating honest Democratic politics, in
dustrial education. material develop
ment, mOney-making. and good living.
a. A SUMMARY of the weeks news
from every part of the world.
90 LETTERS by journalists of ex-
pcrlen.e +, gularlv from Washington,
Ceiling during the session of Congress
what the N. &. Congressman are dOing)
from New York, from Boston and
Louisville tduling the eXpOsitiOns. Civ
ing especial attention to n. &. exhibits)
and. as occasion may suggest, frou.
Chicago, Atlanta and other Western
and Southern cities.
C. } LETTERS from the people on all
subjects OF general interest, and III
quiries for information. A bureau Of
information has been organized by
which the CHRONICLE will. be able to
answer any reasonable question asked
by its subscribers about any subject.
This bureau will keep a record of facts
about North Carolina, her people, her
resources, her enterprises and her his
tory, for the free use of subscribers it
will tile application from its readers for
positions as teachers, as mechanics, for
business opportunities and the like, and
on the other hand answer inquiries for
such things. The aim of the paper in
fact will be not only to entertain its
readers and to give them all the news,
but also to be of personal service to
them, to use its organization to find out
information for them and to put them.
whenever they desire it, in personal
communication with one another.
o. AN ORIGINAL story every week,
the scene Of which shall be laid in North
Carolina.
50 SOCIAL NEWS from all parts of
the State fashionable intelligence and
personal information.
90 MARKET REPORTS from Raleigh.
Wilmington, Durham. Henderson. Bal
tlmore. New York and Chicago.
The CHRONICLE will begin its career
at the request and with the cooperation
OF many OF the most enterprising men
IN the State. 1t will not enter into COM
petition with any other newspaper, but
by being a State paper it will aim to
supplement the good work already doing
b. the best journalists IN every cOunt
1t will be a live newspaper, made by
North Carolinians. for North CaroIin-
lans, about North CaroliniaE subjects,
Agents, with satisfactory references.
wanted at every ~postolfice. Commits
slens Will be given to ~canvassers which,
1t Is believed, are twice as large as were
ever offered i'll North Carolina. Book
agents everywhere will find it to their
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Der VIII be OF peculiar interest to every
reading man in the State. Address.
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