The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-19

please, good folks, walk three-quar-
ters Of a square, around the corner
to Front street, and permit US to in
troduce you to
r!. DIR. HENRY ST. JOHN,
and We are sure you will cement that
Christmas introduction into per-
feet ovation of selections and pur-
chases from his herculean and levia-
than stock of the prettiest, fanciest
and freshest importations and open
ings, which ever graced a complete
store, outside of the Crescent City,
AS you wonder at these niceties and
belbelles, we must intrude on you, as
polite Frenchman, taking you gent.
ly by the arm, assuring you that
time right now is precious to US, as
we gallant you one square down, on
the same street, and with special
pleasure give you dual introduc-
ton to the Piffetts of Alexandria,
! FERGUSON & scHNAcK,
who, as we introduce you, are busily
opening an immense assortment and
variety of notions, toys and bVous,
just purchased for this Christmas
and New Year. We leave you there
a few minutes, as we trip across the
street, where are assembled a crowd
|of solid ones, who look like strangers
to the model establishment, guided
and managed by g. iTs
Hlira B. C. DUKE, ha
and make it our special business to
invite them In giving them one and
all an introduction to the Duke of
steady, reliable and trusty business
men in Alexandria, who we are sure
will take pleasure in exhibiting to
them his first-class stock of goods,
free Of shoddy, and guaranteed to be
the best, and none but the best in
our Town. This pleasant duty done
with, we return to our visitors at
Ferguson and .Schnack's, who are
now through with them, as we walk
them Immediately into the rear, op-
posite the Town Hall, and bow them
an acquaintance to
JULIUS LEVIN,
the live and energetic business man
Of Alexandria and Rapides. In bis
large and double establishment, now
fully replenished and crowded with
the desirables of the season and the
Injuries Of the bon v;vants ct gour-
aaands, you cannot fail to be more
than pleased and supplied. And If
you want to take time by the lumber
forelock and order at once for Janu-
airy and February use, you are in the
right place to lay in all the pine
lumber you need, and at the very
cheapest rates. Pause here for an
hour, friends and patrons, and then
rested and surfeited with the luxu-
ries of this life, to which you can
yet add more, and with this thought
foremost in your mind, be kind
enough to step across the street, at
the Town Hall, and permettes nous of
making you acquainted with the
Adonis of the Corporation, E
ai1 LEOPOLD eEHR,
and the rising Prince of real and
trusty merchants of the "Toufo
Row" of Alexandria. His gaudy
and princely arranged establishment
dazzles and charms you at the start
with the very choicest, purest and
rarest Family Groceries and Wines,
nicknacks, bomboms, and really the
perfection Of good comnoissesws in the
gastronomic department of that pet
store. I'VE leave you here, as we re-
turn to the DEMOCRAT office, to see il
some delinquent subscriber has STEP
ped in TO make good his arrears, and
then again hand you around to the
balance of onr advertising patrons,
whose favors grace our columns and
need not the fGlsome puff of com,
monplace Almanac. s = ~.
Well, good folks, we know you are
not yet tired, have yet more green
backs in your purse, and need some
new and useful utentils to cook your
Christmas turkey, to boil that sugar
cnred ham, to drip that Cordova cof.
| fee, to bake that white cake; know.
ing this, permit as to introduce you
with purchasing consideration to the
house of a.1.g.
I. C. MILLER 3 co.,
on Front street, opposite the Town
wharf, where you can procure, at
moderate rates, these indispensables