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THE WEEKLY MESSENGER, Official Journal. . JUSTICE TO ALL. . $I.oo Per Year, Invariably rn Advance. VoL. VI. ST. MARTINVILLE, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 2 , 1892. No' . l • il m l I• li lal _ .. , ., Signal Service Weather Signs. INDICATIONS. No 1, white flag--clear or fair weather, No 2, blue flag--rain or snow, No 3, white flag, black center-cold wave, No 4, black triangular flag--tempera tore. Wlhen No 4, or triangular black flag is placed over No I or white flag, it means clear and warmer. when placed below it means clear and coller. When placed over the blue flag it means war mer rain, and when helow, rain and colder. When the white flag is over the blue flag it riaans fair followed by rain, and when tht bine flag is over the white flag, it mcautn rain follotcd I,y fair weather. DR. HENRYi DEl MAHY,I I'l!Y-l('!.t\N AND SUIG; ON, Office at his re-idenee, formerly Ber trand's Hotel. jan 23 'T. M3AITINVILLE, LA. T. J. LABBE, Fire Insurance Agent. St. Martinville, La. July 4. HOTZL DHNHIHAUD, 56 to 64 Oarondelet Street, NEW ORLEANS, LA. Centrally located near Cotton Erchage. Large and Airy Rooms. Take the street cars at the depot and the driver will put you out near the Hotel. jan 14 y LADIES :;eding a tonic, or children who want build itl up. should take IIItOW1' % IRON BITTERS. It is pleasant; cures Malaria, Indigestion. DJiousne s, Liver Complaints and Neuralgia. ForBlood, Bladder, Biliousness, W. W. CONVENT it MERCY. St. Martinsville, La. This Ins'.ilito offers s,peaiior advanta ges to tParelnt ,,.eiro(us of gitlug thier children a eslid at ld relintd Education. Term inof t,,itin, .Music etc.. moderate. For parti 'l:tar apply to :;I.Tt:P. Or MERCi B ?f RATNS. I .al S(cllinti Below Cost, 1 my Entire Stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, and Fancy (;oids. * Thll(' (lo(dls must go, and will o. If ytu want a bar gain call soon. o 16 II. AUDIERT. - Common Sense In the treatment of slight ailments wonld save a vast amount of slckness and misery. One of Ayer's Pills, taken after dinner,will assist Digestion; taken r at night, will relieve Constipation; taken at any time, will correct irregt. t laritics of the Stomach and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and cure Sick Headache. Ayer's P'ills, as all know a who use them, are a mild cathartic, pleasant to take, and always prompt and satisfactory In their results. " I can recommend Ayer's Pills above C all othere, having long proved tleilr al Catha tle I for mnr-elf and family."-. 1'. E , Ieei!' ll, Pa. " Ay-r's PiIL. have been tb ase Iat familY i upwards tof twenty yelars, ha," , plreely verified all th4 ia claaaaaed 'lfr t!hem."-ThomS F. AdbIas, Saan lii go, T.-as. " I have le, Ayrr's Pills in my fathi. Iv flr ,ar\an ior eC:lt years. WlhesOver I hlar' i a llattick of leada'Lahte, to which I am vwry sallF't, I taleo a dosO of Ayer"s 'il~ l lad am always promptly relieved. A J iind tlhern e.ually hanatic:ial in colds ; anl, ij n my family, they are used for biltaus cmillaints and gher disttur~ anc' wit, h sch good eTfflthlatwe rate lv, If evi,. have to call a physician." I. v,,ul:ne , Hitel VoullisauC, Sar.n toga Springs, N. Y. * t Ayer's Pills, PREPARED By Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. ,lid bhy all Dealers in Medleine, OUR MOTTO IN OUR- NEW DEPARTMENT ---- s UNDERBUY, UNDERSELL, ------Cash Before Delivery.- *> ONE PRICE, 4 No Books, No Time, No Credit, but the iron hand of CASH will grind to you prices that CASH alone can give. To those whose credit ranks with that of the Goulds' we say: Do not be disappoin if we refuse to deliver to you goods payable "when I pass this way" "in a few minutes" or "when you present the bill." Our plan is to take 25 per cent. for our share of the profits. and sell you a 5 cents article for 3 or 4 cents, if by doing so we can make our 25 per cent. OUR LINE IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE. Wall Paper, Matting and Rugs, Paints and Oils, Furniture, .Tinware, Crockery, Hardware. Varnish and Brnshes. YOURS FOR BUSINESS. T. J. LABBE. JEWELRY. I have just received the lar gest and finest stock of Jewel ry ever offered to the St. Mar tinville trade. This line consist of Ladies' and Gent's Watch Chains and Lockets, Neck Chains for La dies and Children, Ladies' and Children's Bracelets, Gent's Ladies and Children's Rings, Ear Rings, Collar and Cuft Buttbns, Breast Pins, Em bleni Pins etc etc. The cut which in represented on the other side of this column is an instru ment heed by opticians to adjust eye glasses I have just added one of these in struments to my drug department and an extensive stock of spectacles and eye glasses to suit everybody. By the use of this instrument you are sure to get the glass adoptable to your eyes without trouble. Do not neglect yiae eyes but come at once and get good glasses adjusted to your eyes. T. J. Labbe. HEN MAICW Z.: HTRMSP FCERNO 4 ` Muon-~ CLOTHING _ NEW STOCK!! WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW AND ELEGANT STOCK OF SPRING CLOTHING OF THE LA TEST STYLE. THESE GOODS ARE NICELY CUT AND WE GUA RANTEE TO FIT IN THE MOST ELEGANT STYLE. OUR PRICES ARE EXCESSIVE LY LOW FOR THE QUALITY OF GOODS WE SELL. WE ASK YOU TO VISIT OUR STORE AND LOOK AT THE GOODbS YOURS FOR LOW PRICES, J. O. HEBERT & BRO. BILL HEADS. LETTER HEADS. -AT THE ENVELOPES. CIRCULARS. THE NOVELTY STORE 1. S&-OF Is filled with a most elegant stock of FANCY GOODS of every descriptions,'just received, and selected expressly for the Holiday season. Fancy Ladies' Jackets, Fancy Dry Goods, Fancy Dress Goods, Clothing shoes etc. 1 You are cordially invited to call and examine my stocka