St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1893-12-02

Go to Shute 4 DusOn's for cycly
thing in the drug liuc.
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A NEW sewing machine can be had
CHEAP by applying at once at this Office
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MiddliDg cotton sold IN New Orleans
last Wednesday at y cents, and rough
rice at $40 to 1926 per sack.
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A fresh stock of groceries ami IA com
p,ete line Of ary goods, boots, shoes
&C., alwaye kept up hand by r. Cha
chelG e. Bro.
C.. Herbert, who killed W. Robclts Oh
train in hapides last week, was dis
charged few days ago. having acted
in self defence.
Don't make yOnr holiday purchases
until you have seen the beautiful stock
OF fancy goods at DR.. VIM. M Thomp-
sons drugstore, adjoining the Courier
Office.
Rice growers Can get the highest
IL milled for their own account at The
Opelousas Rice Mill, I, j. Thonrson,
proprietor. See advertisement.
We club the DEMOCRAT with tie Cos
hopoltan, a frst-class,s finely llluslra
"a monthly magazine, for only $500
pc. annnm. The magazine alone iH
worth moie than that.
Prof. Mayer takes photographs by The
new instantaneous process aud in any
hind Of weather. Drop inanh sce spcci-
mems OF his elegaut work at his well ap
pointed gallery on Main Street, near J.
Meyers e. Co.'s warehouse.
j. I. Stewart wants two thousand
bushels of coru. He carries full stock
oflumber, four grades of shingles, coal
and painters supplies, and dcties COM
petition. j. I. STEWART.
Opelousas, Oct. 2S, 1898. 3m
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Don't put off iDsuriug your property
because times are hard. Fines come
when least expected. 1t is best to al
ways be prepared. II sou want to talk
insurance call on Lewis & Lacombe.
They can tell you all about it. Office in
lawyers row on Landry street.
IL you need anything at all in his line,
call at once upon Jos. Bloch, who is sell !:
Jog many goods very cheap. 1t will cost
you nothing to ascertain his Dew prices, |
and it will pay you we'll TO invest large
ly in some Of his goods, even if you will
not need them until next year.
j sugar mill but little used aud in |
perfect order can bc had at a bargain on .
application to Pierre FGIicien Simon, at
Wallace 7. O., parish, Of st. John. The
cylinder is II inches in diameter with .
~ stroke, the fly wheel 14t feet in diam
etcr; there are 3 kettles and boicrs.-
In writing mention this paper.
The Merry -so-ronnd will give ben
eft for the Public Cemetery on Thurs
day, Dec. I, beginning at 5 o'clock in
tue evening and continuing as long as
The nckels hold ont. The object of
.bis benefit is most worthy one, and
while much has already been accom-
plshed towards improving and beau'i-
flying the cemetery still thcre is coDsid-
cradle work to be done yet.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
give supper at the Court House on
Wednesday, Dec G, for the benefit Ut
the parsonage building fund, on wbicl,
OCCASION good supper will be served
for s5 ceuts aud choice refreshments at
proportionatcly moderate prices. The
public is cordially invited to assist in
the good work.
We f1nd the following in the Temper
ance Column of one OF our exchanges:
"You can sometimes tell how IL man
stands by his breath"
The Clarion says it is "waitlug with
baited breath for something Or other,
and If il ouly could be discovered what
hind of bait it uses uBe might be able to
tell who its editor is.
Ar. ID. Dnri0, leading citizen of
Plaisance, recently visited New Orleans
with party of ladies and stopped at
the Hotel Crescent" formerly Perry
House, whose card appears iu another
column. Mr. Durio is profusc iu bis
praises OF the excellent accommodations
aud kind and courteous treatment re-
ceiyed there, and strongly recommends
the elegant and very conveniently To-
Gated house to bis flicnds. 1t is at No
10 st. Charles street, only few doors
from Canal.
To show how carelessly the Clarion I
LabituaIIy handles the truth, we submit
The following: On Nov. IS it stated
that the outfit to replace the ono burned
up early in September hal been ordered
On the same day that this item appear I
ed, Mr. III. Bodemuller left for Baton
Rouge, and the last Weekly Advocate of
that city states that he was there on
Monday, negotiating for the purchase
Of the Baton Rouge Star"
In its last issue it refers to Miss Pull