St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-09-02


acre. Apply to Henry ChacherG.
A NEW sewing machine can hc ha
CHEAP by applying at once at this Office
An interesting account OF recen
visit to Mount Vernon Ivy a valncl con
tributor will appear next week.
Middling cotton sold i'm New Orleali
last Wednesday at ! no cents aud rouG
rice at &1.00 to *2.7j per sack.
On Monday tie House of Representa-
tives passed the bill repeating the si!ve
purchasing clause of the Sherman ac
10y majority of 130.
We acknowledge receipt of compli
mentary tickets for the ball of The Opel
ousas Bicycle Club which will take place
next Thursday night, Sept. 9Th.
The U. S. Practice Ship Constellation
has returned safely from its cruise in
the Atlantic and the naval cadets are
back in their old quarters at Annapolis
The Louisiana State Fair at Alexan-
slria will open this year October 18th
and continue up to and including the
14th. 1t promises to surpass all former
efforts.
If you want to keep posted about
what is going on throughout the parish,
read our Around the Empire Parish ?"
column. 1t always contains matter of
interest.
We club the DEMOCRAT with tle Cos
lnOpolitan, first-class, finely illustra-
ted monthly magazine, for only $500
per annum. The magazine alone is
worth that.
The first ball Of the season comes off
on next Thursday night, the 7tli, under
the auspices of the OpelOusas Bicycle
Club. Admission for gentlemen 50 cts,
ladies free.
Prof. Mayer takes photographs by the
new instantaneous process and in any
kind of weather. Drop inand see spcci-
pointed gallery ON Main Street, near j.
Meyers & Co.'s warehouse.
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4 game of base ball between The Ope-
lOusas and Morrow clubs will lie played
+ near the depot tomorrow ut y. IN.
The public is invited to attend. A
lunch will be served the Morrow boys
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If sou need anything at all in his line,
call at once upon Jos. Bloch, who is sell
ing many goods very cheap. 1t will cost
you nothing to ascertain his new prices, |
and it will pay you we'll to invest large
ly in some of his goods, even it you will
not need them until next year.
J. X. Sandoz e. Bro. have just received
an immense lot of shoes. Having pur
clared direct from the manufacturers,
aud i'm very large lots, they are enabled
to sell at prices heretofore unheard of in
Opeiousas. Read what they have to
say about this new departure in another
column and go and inspect their stock.
Next Thursday night, Sept. 7th, the
Opelousas Bicycle Club will give the
first ball of the season, and as this will
be their social debut they have deter
mined to put their best foot fore
most p and are making elaborate prepa-
ratioDs for the interesting event. Gen-
tle,nen's admission Soc, ladies free.
The glory of life insurance is that it
clothes the individual with the strength
OF an army against fate, while it does
not impair his independence. The saw
ings balks give no contingent right in
the common fund beyond the actual de-
posit and its own interest. Do not de- I
lay, but insure now i'm tho Home Life [
Insurance Co. of Now York, Clements Il ,
Lewis, agents.
CHEAP GooDs.-For dry goods, boots.
shoes, bats, clothing, wagons, farming
saddlery, furniture, wall
paper, &C., at panic prices 30 to Bloch's. i
He needs money right away and has
made such reductions in the prices OF
his goods as to bring it in his Golfers !
forthwith. III you would avail yourself 9
of the opportunity to buy. cheap, call on
iim at once.
We learn that u " Century Run OF 6
lle 0pei0nsas Cycling Club 600 miles) .
will take place on Sunday, Sept. 18th. n
The run will he through Sunset, Caren-
TO aud Lafayette to New Iberia, and
etarn over the same route. Wieelmen .
rot members of the club are invited TO G
All starters willassemble
it the club room and be ready to start
il 5 q. m., sharp.
Under the head of "a Correction y O
70 publish in, another column an open Q
cttcr to tue Clarion, in reference to the 4
ingular statement made by it last week q
D the effect that our merchants were 81
,et buying the cotton and rice brought p
b aisis market. Those who buy such II =,
sudacts here naturally take exception Al
D the statement and desire it to be Il
nown that they arc prepared to pay the y y
ighest market price for all that may n
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