The Opelousas courier., 1893-01-07
Pay your subscription.
Advertise 10 the COURIER.

Pay your subscription.
Advertise 10 the COURIER.
Get our prices for job work. Prices
moderate.
Mississippi assesses her railroads al
$4,000 per mile.
Prescriptions filled at all hours al
Bailey's drugstore.
Latest designs in fancy cards, envel-
opes, ETC., just received at this Office
Truases, supporters, ~syringes, &c,
&C., at Bailey's drugstore.
All styles of fancy printing done at
this Office on short notice at low prices
Blank forms for use of merchants
notaries, Justices of the Peace, ETC., fol
sale at this Office.
Fancy paper and en- celopes, albums,
toilet articles, soaps, perfumeries, etc
at Bailey's drugstore.
We invite correspondence from all
parts of the parish to keep 6s advised
of all local matters of interest.
The man who don't read advertise
ments pays dearly in the end for his
lack of sound Judgment.
We print anything from a full sheet
poster to a visiting card, IN the latest
artistic style, at moderate prices.
Fancy articles, staple drugs and
chemicals, popular patented remedies,
&C, at Bailey's drugstore.
Ifyou want any first class Job Print
ing done, call at this Office and You
will be perfectly satisfied.
Deposit your surplus cash in the
First National Bank of Opelonsas,
where it will be safe from the flames
or the midnight burglar.
Do you want moneys If so, call on
c. j. Thompson, who can lei you have
it at 2 and 3 per cent interest. See ad
vertisement in another column.
Copies of the COURIER containing
the Direct Tax list for this parish, in
Gliding the parish of Acadia, for sale
at this Office at FIVE cents per copy.
Oar readers are notified that an
nouncements of deaths are published
free in the COURIER but all obituaries
must be paid for at our usual advertis-
ing rates.
The C. j. Thompson Real Estate and
Loan Agency will sell or buy lands,
loan money on good security and take
town or country properties for lease or
eale.
Keep your eye on the advertising
columns of the COURIER. Our readers
will oblige US by dealing with those
whose name and business are found in
this paper.
It paws to read the papers, especially
your county paper, for often through
this medium business chances and OPP
portunities are presented that might
otherwise entirely escape yonr atten-
ton.
The attention of Justices of the
Peace and Notaries is called to the
fact that we keep a large assortment
of blanks 10 stock, and will print to
order on short notice any style of blank
required. Give us a call.
Mr.. Netterfeld, the artistic painter.
will be absent several days, in Grand
Coteau on a fine job he is finishing VI
there; in the meantime anyone requlr'
ing his services, are requested to leave
their orders at this Office and they vii
have prompt attention.
FINE HORSE FOR SALE.-A fns
horse, z years old, weighs about lO0(
pounds, 15a hands high, speed il
harness about o mile 10 3 minutes
gentle to harness-single or double
perfectly sound, good pedigree, will b.
sold cheap. Apply at this office.
Stockmen and others owning horse
can find a very valuable treatise OF
that animal by DR.. Kendall, at thi
Office, giving a full description OF thei
ailments and manner of successful,
treating same. Price 25cts. We cal
furnish this excellent book 10 eIthe
English, French or German at sam
price.
The city papers are all right if yo'
want them. But your local paper tina
advertises your business, your schools
your churches, your numerous socie
ties; sympathizes with Jon in your at
Fiction and r~ejoices in your prosperity
ln short, it is your local paper tina
mentions the thousand and odd item
10 which You are interested during th'
year, and which yon do not find 10 tn
city papers.-Onachita Herald.
An exchange truthfnlly says MANY
States, counties and cities voted larg'
subsidies and land grants to railroads
but whore do we find q record in thes
days of such to build public highways
Ihe immense cost of wear and tear Of
teams, harness and wagons upon gu
present Wretched roads would be re
uuced to a minimum if the State an6
local authorizes would appropriate
naolety Of what has been given ont
rlghtt 70 competitions owning railroads
Anere ought to be q campaign of edu
cation inaugurated in favor of goo
public roads,