The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-10-08
Where TO do Your TrsdinG When
You Visit MISUNDERSTANDING
for Family People.

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and thereby saves much lab /, aud ex
pense, and money. and time which l.
equivalent TO mobey, by his systematic
methods Of proceeding. You will almost
always Eod a note book and pencil ~ his
pocket; for he not only notes his ex ense,
and expenditures, but also keeps a mem-
orandum Of matters that may be useful
aud profitable. If you watch him on his
~tr4ve's you will see him pull cut his book
to note some item or to * anime a list ot
names o! parties 10 the town to which he
is going. He always keeps such lists. 30
that he knows exactly who to look for III
the town, and where he can buy, or sell,
on hest terms. Thus he saves time, shoe
leather, and a good deal Of money not
to speak of annoyance and mistakes.
Now. Kind Reader, let US all begin to
practice proper methods. When YOU
come to Raleigh there will be many things
to distract your attention, and cause you
TO overlook little matters which you ought
TO have attended to especially il you do
not come to the city frequently. There
fore let US advise you to make a list of
the places you would like 10 visit, tie
perso i you wish TO see, and the purci ases
you desire to make. To help you, We
here print a list Of prominent places, and
Blsiness Houses. that is, those OF them
that seem TO desire your Wis is. There
may be other excellent firms in the
city, but they don't appear to want
the trade of the readers oil The Farmer
and Mech INC. Else they would invite
20 you cal. Our advertising rates are
very low it would need only a few doll
lars to keep IA standing i~nvitati IN for you
and your fricuds to come and trade with
them. Any way, there arc many who DO
invite you, and we assure you that thy
are the very lest Business Houses in
Rae gh.
PLACES TO VISIT
lst. The Farmer and Wechunic office.
You will be welcome, whether IL su.Iscri-
Der, or not. But if YOU wish IL weekly
Family paper that gives the News COT all
kinds from every part OF North Carollna.
and outside Corners OF Creation. you
will do well to invest a couple vi dol
lars. The paper will be better during
the year to come than any Year III the
past; and hundreds of old readers Will
tell YOU they have found it ; weekly visits
to he worth double the money.
2nd. The State Capitol. See Canova's
bronze statue OF George Washington.
Visit the Legislative ii Ills, AID spend
an hour or TWO in the STATE Library.
Sd The handsome churches of the
E~piscopllians. the Presbyterian-, the
Biptists, the MtethodIsts. Catloli :. aud
Christian. are within pistol-shot of the
Capitol.
18th. Directly at the other end of Fay
ettevllle street is the City Graded School.
where 600 children are under daily train
ing. The buildluy is the old ''Governor 5
Palace" Near by is a vast mass OF
brick buildings SHAW UAIvEksIrY,
Il negro college having SIX .our.stor,
buildings.
9Th. Now you want Il carriage for hal;
a day. Ride past the new Governors
Palace" the handsome residences OF
Messrs Skinner, Hawkins, Heck. An
drews. etc, spend half hour at .:PEACE
INSTITUTED" half hour at the DEAF,
DUMB, AMI BLIND ASYLUM" hall
hour at ST MARY'S SCHOOL," an hour
at the STATE PENITENrIARY;a and then
visit DR. Grissom's superb HOME o
THE INSANE.
9TH. The Department of Agriculture
will have many objects OF interest
though you can see enough of its spec
linens at the Exposition
1th As the day declines ride out to the
CITY AND CONFEDERATE GENET ERIES
where amid the shaded walks and spleen
did marble monuments YOU can note
the names OF many Of North Cal0liua's
greatest sons, aud modest daughters.
while perclance the long rows OF hu nble
blocks will awaken a tear for the I'm
known Dead men who gave their
lives for our common country
Sth. The City Postotlicc, f. deral
Court Room, etc which cost over h IF
million deserves your eXamp ttion as
the finest edlfice OF the kind in the State.
Tucker Hall aud metropolitan Hall eau
be seen at night, as both are occupied
by theatrical companies,
9th. Under Tucker Hall is Tuck
Err STORE, where YOU can find dry
goods without limit, and Il dozen sales
men busy all the day.
10th Adjoining is the leading Book
House of the State. ALFRED WILLIAMS
X Co wherein are all manner oi publi-
cations. papers aud novelties.
18th. \ little lower. and on the right
of the Farmer and Mechanic office, is X.
b ANDREWS Il Co., with 4 vast hall
tull Of clothing.
18th. On the left OF the +. e NJ. is
j. w. WATsoNs photograph gallery.
lie has done Il large amount OF work
tins summe
18th Aud l.ere is VIM. SIMPSON 81
Co druggists. DR.. w. \. Lodge ha>
recently tut in many improvements.
The interior shines al night like magic.
and the icy soda spout seIuccs the soul
OF the thirsty.
lith. Directly Of ,,osite DR.. Sinp-
son 5 you will see the well known house
Of MAI. Ii. f. PETTY-who buys for
cash. buys with the experience of 20
years in business, and has just received
a large stock
14th. Three doors above. opposite
the +. Il NJ office, Mrs. HARDIE will
show you her store full of new finery.
Just from New YORK, selected with the
taste and judgment that has made many
a bridal bedpost look like a pretty
girl : tho OF course that is mere guess
work on our part, cause for all we
know they hang their liAcns on a chair
instead Of a bed post.
10th. And ~ come on down street
to Hardware Block. MEssRs. THos.
III BRIGGS Il Sons, and MEssRs
julius LEWIS & Co. occupy large
brick IuillinuS of their ovD en-, IL a..
anything IN the line of Hardware.
kttchenware. Barnware, Wagonwarr.
etc., that n doesn't keep. the other