Lake Charles commercial., January 07, 1882, Image 1

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LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1882.
NO. 27.
PROFESSIONALTCARDR.
/ 1 ABBIKL A. FOCBXET, Attorney
j V1 at Law, Lake Charte* La., office
t formerly oneujned toy Louis Leveqae, on
t (jiurt House Snare.
July «,
' 1EORGL H. WELLS, Attorney at
AT Lain Lake ('harfes Calcasieu Par
iah, La. Practices m t alcaaien, Gamer
on and Vernon parishes, and in Orange
l and Jefferson counties, Texas.
July », IHW.-fim.
J _____________^ ______I __
. Law, will practice in this * oil ad
Soi niogparishcK, and before the Supreme
tourt, at Opelousas.
Sep., a, 18R1.-1}*.
A .T- KEARXEy" L>istrict Attorney,
A. 14th Judicial district, practice* in!
.....I jwtra . m
Office, in Lake Charles, at the Haskell
I the several parishes of the District.
I Ottice, HKgB
(House.
Office, in Leeshurg, at his residence.
July H, 1881.-1}'.
I Win. M. Flower*, M. D.
LAKE CHARLES, LA.
U»s he found at Mrs. Hemere's, on
Pujo street.
Doc. 17. 1881,-ly.
. C. MUNDAY, M D ,
»n, Physician and Obstetrician,
'lONTIXEES to practice his profes
J sinu and can he consulted at liis
trug Store, on Bvati street, at all hours.
Lake Charted, La., July Si, 188L-Iy.
DENTISTRY.
r\E.<3. D. GRAIN continues to practice
J J his profession, and can lie consulted
at the residence of Mr. John McCormick.
(jold and Amalgam fillings, at lowest
prices. Artificial teeth inserted, from i
oue to a full set. Teeth extracted skill-1
ally. [oi-t39'81. j
Ci. KANN,
TP IT AHMACIST, !
svocr.s or. to
X3r. J. O. Moioluy.
ykteiane' prescriptions eacetully pro- j
pared, day or night.
, If), 1881.-tf. '
I
HANK MAIhiKIlPi*
I
T ON SORlAh AÏTI 1ST,
Ifyaa É*t-„ Xatilc<> Chai'lea.
Ï AIR Cutting, Shaving, Shampoon- !
ing and Hair Dyeing done in the j
: «tries.
July 9,'l881.-tf.
FHUKJ.Ul V.KRUÎN. g
QERIEN & BLAIR,
itractors rh?î lïr.iîdors,
LAKE ( IIAlü.KS.JLA. -j
July 9, 1881,-1 y .
HAIR WEAVING.
Ml the ladies of Lake Charte* and vi- i
ein itv. I would announce that I am !
pared" to execute all kinds of hair
■k, Rue.li as
Switches, Puffs, Curls and
WriugTets,
Hair oomhiugs worked into all styles
lired. I will match an y arn! all sam
i of hair, neat or brought to me, at
nable rates.
MB8. ELIA A MKXGE8.
Nor. 5, '«l.-tf.
'umiture Repaired.
[A VING peruninri'tly located iu the
town of Lake Charles, I am pre
jmred to repair ail kinds of furniture, at
hort notice, and on reasonable terms.
; Thankful for past patronage, I solicit
I conti nuance of the same.
Furniture revainished at the house of
he owner.
Shoo ou Kirby street, near By an, Tou
*-y building. V. XL J1K GCE.
lug. 1», 1881,-1 y .
* il I P » U I L D I N <»
AK.Ü
REPAIRING.
Contractor«, &c.
On South Bank of Lake diaries.
Sept. 8,51885.
.iambs nt. A ik.
-<dUQa L C/^~
(M.UOKS if? IT 1 —UOX'tr CilU'MJlLK !
JUST IN TIMS TO SAVE MONEY !
' laM J have found the riyht oian in the
I right place far Good and Cheap Work!
*' you want any work done in the line
ot Booting, Guttering or repairing, or
,;ood assortment of his own uianptae
(ired Tinware, or any old stoves repair
I. you go to JO>S. V.ULTZ'S Tin Hliop,
ttek on By an street, between Ilill and
'.ne streets, opposite F. A CatUiugher's
sideoee. Hign of the Big Coffee Pot
July#, )8»L-l.y.
N DEPARTI
I 'HE «ndersigiied it
« the people of Lake
Baity Huit he v.'iil hip#—
0 and from the Baibond depot
he hoars of-7 a. in. and 6 j>. 1
1 Fare, for the round trip, 35 .1 .....
L ' J. $! DA Vi IAS
I Dec. J7, 188». iff.
H. D. NIX,
GENERAL DEALER,
m*'*» J>rr r , Calenalcu
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• Ittvor, La.
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| I v^S^OTl'ment of° Ud * ***
assortment of
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STAPLE AN3 F ANC T BR T
GOODS, AND READY
MADE CLOTHING.
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My stock of B<sits. Shoes and Hats, is
not excelled by any in the country.
My stock of Groceries is as complete
as can lie, and living replenished weekly.
Erom my long experience in merchan
dising in this parish, I feel eonfident of
being able to satisfy all who will do me
the favor to give me a call.
I First class, hand made
CYPRESS SHINGLES,
always on hand, in nay quantities.
l 'rompt aad os.-iduouaattention loth»
V m K R NT ,
■■■ ■■
I dav and night. I ««) «WMially prepared
for crosaiue drotee of homes and cattle,
mid for taking care of them, having just
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! completed a
LAUGE PAHTIBK,
i» which aae piwity of giuas, water and
shade.
i*.. Highewt market price paid for
CottoD, Waal wad Hides.
Give mo a call. H. T>. NIX.
Aug. 18 ,18S1 .-ly.
M. J. ROSTEET,
-DSALBS IN
13 IÏ NT GOODS
CLOTHING, BOOTS AND
SHOES, HATS AND
CAPS.
GROCERIES,
-AND
ËNËRAL
Lu.
T
is
of
New Orleans
CHEAP CASH STORE.
E. KAISER & CO.,
-DBALBHH IN
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS,
CROCKERY AND TIN
WARE.
ALI, K IS lift OF STIFLE GROCERIES.
We axe also Agent# for the
New Home fewviiig Machine
A\ r ttRk«in Witclie#.
WStln order to mul e room
for our Fall Stock, we will
close out our Summer stock
of goods at ten per cent, less
than our former prices.
NOR IS YOUR TIME TO SECURE
DAHGAlNH !
Gome and nee for yourself!
LAKE CHARLES, LA .
Aug. 18, l«jl.-t/.
8t. Louis Type Foundry,
A r . B. Corner 1 / Third & Vine Sts.
I>JC»I1.KKH IN
Printiny and Writing Papers, Cards
and Card Board, Tags,
Eurelopes,
Printing' Inh», Rroiim, ke,
Programme Cards, Wedding Envelopes,
Wedding Paliers, «fcc.
July#, 1881.
OALV 1'Ki'ON '
AimncuL wpum works.
BNAMEXTAL Chimneys. Water,
Sewer and Drain Pipes, Well Pipes.
o 0BWW tuw 1/nun A SJkXStf, ff«H At|JV0.
A full supply of ornamental door and
window «ill».-, sills, steps, key-stone.-,
water-tables, curl) utones, cemetery
vault«, garden-walk and fiower-lied edg
iugs, pavements, and artificial stout
work of every dt-scri^tionorder.
Agent for Cuieasieu Parish.
Ai«. 18, 1881 _ _____________
\xr ÄLBf'TW».— By ft »MM» örtam ly,
VY a situation a* Book-Keeper- The
best of references given. Apply at this
office- [octl-SUL
HASKELL'S
VARIETY STORE,
Lake Charles, La.,
On Ryan Street, first door below the
Haskell House.
Wifi keep constantly on hand a ehoioe
and curefully selected assortment of
BOOKS AND STATIONERY,
Including Books of English and Ameri
can Poets, Books of History, Trav
els, Fiction, Music, and Science;
Gift Books for the old and
young; Sheet Music, Ste- '
reoseopes and Stere
oscopic Views,
Albums,
Engravings,
Chromos, Blank
Books of all kinds and
sixes, etc., Letter, Commercial,
Note, Iaigal Cnp, Beeord and Fools
cap Paper; Ink of all kinds and colors;
Pirns, Penholders, Pencils,
Erasers, Paper Cutters,
Puper Weights,
etc., etc. *
General News* X>opot,
For the sale of the latest Newspapers,
Magazines, Novels, etc.
CHOICE CONFECTIONERY AND
FRUITS.
Nuts, Jellies, Fresh, Preserved, Dried
and Canned Fruits, Htnndrd Canned
Meats and Vegetables.
Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarettes,
Pipes and all smoking articles, and
Toys, Notions and Varieties,
too Hunierous to mention.
This is the place to get your
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PRINTS.
The proprietor buys the best and sells
the best of everything in his line, and
his motto will he '-Quick sales and small
profits."
Gmuiae Siiiffpr «ad Pwrloss Sewing
Marhinfs.
At the lowest possible prices.
—also—
CIL STOVKS. HOUSEHOLD AND
KITCHEN LAMPS.
Noveuibtw 38, 1881.
PROCLAMATION 7
LEWIS COOPER & CO.,
3-iagclad, Twa.,
—DBALEB8 IN
DRY GOODS,
GROCERIES,
HARDWARE,
CLOTHING,
SADDLERY,
General Merchandise,
Our stock is large and complet#. Se
lected more especially to meet the re
quirements of tinilnr and tie men, who
will find St to their advantage to call on
us before purchasing clsewiusre.
UOJIE ONE ! CORE ALL!!
Oet.22, 1881.-3m.
PETER FASSOLD,
—i'BACTI 0 AL—
EVERY KIND !
A LL persona indehtc 1 *- "—
A of Mos *& Riddick, » m «-»im»
forwanl and settle, as 1 «mat- have nwarv
mo... .....*
Ryan St. ; Lake Charles, La.
Wntelie« luiii Jewelry Skillfully Repaired
und Warranted
A Flat Stock of Jew dry Always on
Hand.
Oct. 12,
~ .NOT ICI
ir. pay the debt« of that firm, ami «low
UP It» buswM*««. A. ft. MOtfS.
Ocl. 39 , 8 i, ti'.
Hie Ownership #f Watermelons.
[Louisville Courier-Journal.]
Who ever heard of any one be
ing punished for stealing a water
melon! It was tried once in Ten
nesee, three or four years ago.
Good old Judge Frazier of the
Davidson and Rutherford circuit,
was presiding; an unlucky negro
waB the prisoner; a very young
lawyer was defending him; twelve
good and true men were in the
box. There was no doubt that the
prisoner had stolen the melon; the
proof against him was-as clear as
noon day. The attorney called 110
witnesses whatever, but, simply
arose and said: "May it please
your Honor and gentlemen of the
jnry, my client is charged witli
stealing a watermelon. He docs
not deny it. But this is a new
crime for our courts. I have sto
len watermelons myself; the chan
ces are that your Honor has sto
leu watermelobs; and, gentlemen,
I'll agree to set 'em up if there is a
man on that jury who hasn't sto
len a watermelon!" The Jndge
jerked np his ,liead, took off his
spectacles, and looked with a
startled but smiling stare upon the
young scamp; the jurors nudged
each other and snickered; the
spectators guffawed; but it is need
less to say that the brief argument
for the defendant was a successful
one with the honest jurymen.
Suterraucan Wonders.
[Lexington (Ky. Gazette.]
The Kentuckian says there is on
the farm of Mr Allen Kiser, about
five miles below Paris, a cave that
would no doubt reveal mauy inter
esting sights if explored. There
have been several skeletons, sup
posed to be those of Indians, ta
ken froui it, and persons have
carried them away bone at a time,
until they are all gone. The en
trance of the cave is about eight
feet high, but after going thirty
feet yon arrive at a place where
you are compelled to crawl about
five feet, and then you enter a
room eight feet high, six feet wide
and twelve feet long, and as the
traveler liasses on he coûtes to
many such rooms. A stream of
water flows out at the mouth of
the cave, hut after going a short
distance you step above the stream
and as you pass on, the rippling of
the waters eau he heard beneath.
Several gentlemen took a short
exploit Sunday through this won
derful piece of nature's handiwork,
and procured many pretty and
curious shaped rocks for relics.
Ma " *** ** lu
[Lexington (ivy.) Press.]
The workmen engaged in quarry
ing rock for Mr. Shannon, one
mile from town on the old Frank
fort pike, came upon a massive
stone wall. It had every appear
»nee of having been built by hu
man hands, the mortar seams and
joints being very plain. Above it
about 10 feet of dirt and 20 feet of
rock has been removed by the
workuien, and on the side exposed
the men have advanced fully to
feet from where they first struck
rock. Thus it was lirmly imbedded
in a solid limestoue quarry, which
certainly has formed aboutit since
the wall was built. The face of the
wall was well dressed, and its mas
sive appearance gave evidence 0 f
the skill of hands perished long
centuries ago, and could well be
envied by the best of stone masons
of to-day
The big hotel to lie built at Ban
Antonio at the instigation of the
Asiors of Ne»y York is au assured
fact. It will be a three-stoyy build
ngand contain upwards of 200
rooms
The virtue ot prosperity JB tem
perance, the virtue of advereity
l is fortibni
The Bonders of London Railways.
a
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[Boston Journal.]
Of the underground railways of
the city of London some are be
neath others that are themselves
below the surfaoe, their levels be
ing at least forty feet from that
of ordinary street traffic. Within
six or seven miles of Charing
Cross there are 260 miles of line in
operation, and allowing for double
tracks and sidings there are 750
miles—enough to make a straight
line from the metropolis to Thurso
in the extreme north of Scotland.
These Hues are tho property of
thirteen companies, but each pos
sess by mutual arrangement on
Parliamentary sanction the power
of collecting and distributing traffic
over other lines. The London and
Northwestern trains run over for
ty-four miles of the lines of five
other companies; the Great North
ern Line over thirty-sir of six
other companies ; the Midland
over thirty-one miles. Such, indeed,
are the facilities afforded in the
metropolis for the interchange of
traffic, that if a body of troops
were sent from Colchester to
Portsmouth there are seven differ
ent railway routes through Lon
don, any one of which could be
taken. The Midland has eleven
stations In the metropolis, the
Great Western twelve, the Lou
don and Northwestern thirteen,
the Southeastern twenty, and the
Great Eastern forty, The differ
ent companies have of their own
2*5 statious, of joint stations 43, of
stations on other companies' lines
210—in all, nearly 500, exclusive of
goods, coal and cattle depots. It
is estimated that the number of
passengers using these stations is
750,000 a day, the Metropolitan
alone averaging 180,000 every
week day, while the journeys taken
byjeeason ticket holders are simply
Incalculable. Ofthe Metropolitan
stations for long distance traffic
Paddington is the most important.
Witli regard to the number of
trains several stations have 500
each, Liverpool street has nearly
700, Moorgate street over 800 a
day, and Victoria more than 1,100,
or an average of sixty-one an hour
for eighteen hours. The passen
ger trains within the metropolis
run a distance of 35,000 miles
every week day, or 11,000,000
a year. More than £50,000,000 of
capital Is invested In them.
(io Home, Boys.
Boy», don't bang around ths cor
ners of the streets ! If you have
anything to do, do it promptly,
right on, then go home. Home is
the place for boys. About the
streets coners oui at the stables
they learn to talk slang, and they
learn to swear, to smoke tobacco,
and do many other things which
they ought not to do, Do your
business, then go home. If your
business is play, good, earnest
healthy games. If I were the town,
I would give the boys a good
spacious play-ground. I should
have plenty of soft green grass, and
trees and fountains, and broad
space to ran and jump, and to play
suitable plays. I would make it as
pleasant and lovely as R could be,
und I would give it to the hoys to
play in; and when the plays were
ended I would tell them to go homoi
for when boys hang around the
street comers and the stables they
get slouchy and listless. Of all
tilings, I dislike a listless boy or
girl. I would have a hundred hoy»
like a hundred yachts, with every
spar straight and every rope taut,
the decks and side clean, t}ie rig
ging »1! iu order, und everything
ready to slip the cable and fly be
fore tho wind when the word
I comes to go. But ibis can not lie
j if you ionuge about the streets,
! and loaf about the corners, and
idle away your lime nt tbe stables
and the saloons.— [fix.