The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-12-22

while yet, while we lead you to the
Canal street of Alexandria and intro
duce you to the firm of
JOHN A. WILLIAMS 4 co.
If a complete and always on hand
assortment Of Dry Goods, Clothing,
Groceries etc, mean anything to a
business man and monied purchaser,
why we are sure our introduction
cannot fail to benefit our friends.
And now, friends, we are nearly
through but must walk over to the
Town Hall, and under its sacred pre-
cincts, allow us to introduce you to
our handsome young friend,
LEOPOLD GEHR,
the head of the byom establishment
of the Town, and leave you there,
safely with him and his favors; he
will do the amiable with you, with
ont our presence, for we must close,
but before doing SO must quietly lead
you where you get your Christmas
night cap and are made welcome,
ssAMs's SALOON!
Though last not least, we feel GER
tain that Sam and Jack will enhance
your Christmas status and not harm
your sinner parts.''
Christmas, Jerry Christmas,
friends, once more, and if after all
your enjoyments and hilarity any one
of you have stray bale Of cotton or
any truck to ship to New Orleans, the
house of our young friend,
D. T. STAFFORD,
yet liveth, has local habitation and
a name, and will bill-a-lading it right
side up with care! Adios!
FIREWORKS.-A FULL SUPPLY
j. of these goods are offered for sale
by FERGUSON g. SCHNACK.
FRANK LESLIE, at his Mammoth
Publishing House, 537 Pearl Street,
New York, issues seventeen beauti-
fully illustrated newspapers and mag
azines. Mr.. Leslie was the first in
the United States to undertake the
publication of a weekly illustrated
newspaper, and to him belongs the
honor of being the publisher of "The
Oldest Illustrated Newspaper in
America" The person who secures
the agency for these publications. for
this vicinity, and will give our citi-
zens an opportunity Of inspecting the
several issues and copies Of the eight
magnificent chromos, the choice from
which is given with a subscription to
either of the illustrated weeklies, will
have handsome and profitable bust
ness. These papers are we'll known,
and sell readily for from 10 to Is
cents on news stands, and are now
first offered through agents to annual
subscribers, with valuable chrome,
which, to all lovers of art, is alone
worth more than the subscription
price. An annual subscriber to the
Illustrated Newspaper receives during
the year over 1872 newspaper pages.
Folded to the size of a large octave
book, the subscriber would have g.
22S pages, equal to seven octave
books of ordinary size, say AGO pages
each. and one-half Of these pages
would contain fine engravings, and
for the centennial year will make the
most accurate and valuable illustra-
ted History of the National Jubilee
published. We advise our readers,
after they have subscribed to the
DEMOCRAT, to secure one of Frank
Leslie's illustrated periodicals, and
with it the beautiful chrome.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
Ii FERGUSON & SCHNACK
In this age of scepticism, facts
are required to inspire confidence in
the minds Of the people; but, with
good indorssrs, they are willing to
test any article claiming extraordi-
nary merit. The proprietors Of
Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Re-
newer offer the following endorse