GRAND  RAPIDST MICHIG AN,  WEDNESDAY,^SEPTEMBER 24, 1884.

NO.

W. N.FULLER & CO

DESIGNERS  AND

Engravers on  "Wood,
Fine  M echanical  and  F u rn itu re  W ork, In ­

cluding B uildings, Etc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade,

GRAND RAPIDS 

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MICH.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN

VOL. 2.
DO  YOU  KNOW

—T H A T —

XioriUard’s  C lim ax

PLUG  TOBACCO

With Red Tin Tag1, is the best?  Is  thepurest; 
is never adulterated with glucose, barytes, mo­
lasses or any deleterous ingredients, as is  tne 
case with many other tobaccos?
L o rillard ’s Rose  Leaf Fine Cut Tobacco 
is also made of the  finest  stock,  and  tor  aro­
matic chewing quality is  second to none.
take first rank as a solid  durable  smoking to- 
bacco wherever introduced.
L orillard’s  Fam ous  Snuffs 
have  been  used  for  over  124  years,  and are 
sold to a larger extent than any others.

Lorillard’s  Navy Clippings 

JOHN  CAULFIELD

Is  o u r  A gent  in  G rand  R apids  for  ou r 

FAMOUS

The best easy washer manufactured.

0. J.  J o h n so n & Co.,
BJUSTUST EIR.S!

M ILW AUK EE.

We are prepared to  get  up  on  short  notice 
Banners  and Transparencies of all kinds.  Let­
tered, with or without Portraits of Candidates. 
Ropes to put  up  same  also  furnished.  State 
size you want and we will quote prices.

J O B B E R S   O F

HORSE  COVERS,  OILED  CLOTH­

ING, AWNINGS, TENTS, 

iJTC.,  ETC.

ALBERT  COYE  k

,  73  Canal  Street.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

A. A.  CRIPPE35T,

W HOLESALE

Hats, Caps and Furs

54  MONROE  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN.

JE W E L E R ,

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN

OYSTERS 2

We duplicate Chicago and Detroit prices and 
guarantee  as  strictly fresh  stock  and  as well 
filled  cans  as  any  in  the  m arket—at bottom 
prices.

SEERS !

Clover, Timothy and all kinds  field  seeds  at 
bottom prices.  Write for quotations  when m 
need of seeds.
Oranges and Lem ons
Green and Dried Fruits, Butter, Eggs,  and  all 
kinds of Produce.

MOSELEY  BROS.,

122  Monroe  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

M.  M. HOUSEM AN,

ATTORNEY  AT  LAW,

ROOMS  7  AND  8  HOUSEMAN  BUILDING,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

COMMERCIAL  LAW   A  SPECIALTY.

RETAILERS,

IFe carry a Large Stock, and Guarantee Prices 
s Low as Chicago and Detroit.

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FIELD  AND  GARDEN,
WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,

-----AT------

—AT THE—

SEER  STORE,

91  Canal  St., G rand  Rapids, Mich.

W. T. LA IM M IL I P lt
DILWSRTU’S,

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BEST  BOASTED  PACKAGE  COFFEE  ON 

THE  MARKET.

F O R   S A L E   B  Y

If you are selling goods to make 

a profit,  sell

L A V I N E

This Washing Powder pays the Retailer a 
larger profit than any in the  Market,  and  is 
put up in handsome and attractive  packages 
with picture cards with each case.  We guar­
antee  it  to  be  the  best  Washing  Powder 
made and solicit a trial order.  See prices in 
Price-List.

HAWKINS & PERRY

STATE  AGENTS,

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MICHIGAN.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

S.A.WRLING

Factory Agents for Western Michigan.

WEATHEELI k CO.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  Wholesale  and  Retail
IRON PIPE% 
Brass  Goods,  Iron  and  Brass Fittings 

Mantles,  Grates,  Gas  Fixtures, 

Plumbers, Steam  Fitters,
—And M anufacturers  of—

Galvanized  Iron  Cornice.
STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.

A. K. ALLEJi, Proprietor.

WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

tended to.

WHOLESALE

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N O T I O N S !

PANTS,  OVERALLS,  JACKETS,  SHIRTS, 
LADIES’  AND  GENTS’  HOSIERY,  UNDER­
WEAR,  MACKINAWS,  NECKWEAR,  SUS­
PENDERS,  STATIONERY,  POCKET  CUT- 
TLERY, THREAD, COMBS, BUTTONS, SMOK­
ERS’  SUNDRIES,  HARMONICAS,  VIOLIN 
STRINGS, ETC.

I am represented on the  road  by  the  fol­
lowing well-known travelers:  J ohn D. Man- 
gum,  A.  M.  Sprague,  J ohn  H,  Eacker, 
L. R. Cesna, Geo. W. N. De J onge. 
Frank Berles 
24 Pearl Street

House Salesman.
Grand Rapids, Mich.

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TH E  FINANCIAL  SITUATION.

III.

Joseph O. R utter in the Current.

The arguments  for and against a protective 
tariff system have  been  very  fully  presented 
to  the  people by so many  able  writers  and 
speakers, that all  should be familiar  with the 
most salient points on  both sides of-  the  ques­
tion.  Conclusions in the minds of  the  public 
are, however, mostly reached as the determin­
ation of the question may appear to  affect dif­
ferent sectional interests.  So long as our gov­
ernmental debts and expenditures  remain at, 
or about, their present proportions, a high tar­
iff upon imports will no doubt be the source of 
a large part of our revenue, while, re-adjusted 
as it may be, and as large numbers of political 
economists  think  it  certainly ought to be, an 
incidental  protection  to  certain  classes  of 
goods m ust remain.

Absolute free trade is  for a long time out of 

the question for this country.

Protection is, and for  some time has been, a 
leading  cause of the mercantile and m anufac­
turing depression  under  which  all  sections 
have labored and are laboring.  The enormous 
profits accruing  from  m anufacturing,  in  its 
early  stages, induced  the  investment,  upon 
the part of those  who  received its  benefits at 
th at period, of a great  part of  their  gains in 
additional plant; thus  vastly  adding  to their 
capacity for  supply.  Tempted  by  the  great 
profits offered in this way, many new establish­
ments started, which,in turn, were enlarged as 
others had been by the use of abnormal gains; 
this process going on year by year, until, as we 
have seen, the m arket for goods became  dver- 
stocked.  Their large  products stimulated the 
demand for raw m aterial and  for  labor, caus- 
j*C 
SeAti-ftj  and  high  prices  in
both.  Thus  followed  an active  demand  for 
merchandise, the producer of  the raw  m ater­
ial and the  laborer  spending  their  receipts 
freely.  Prosperity  was  seemingly sweeping 
away all  traces of form er  calamity, and  the 
country had the full effects  of what was face­
tiously called  the  “boom.”  The  apparently 
rapid strides towards  wealth, made  by those 
whose  business  relations  came  within  the 
radius of  these  favored  circles, induced  too 
often a wasteful and reckless expenditure for 
mere  show.  Those  without  looked  on  and 
wondered, until, taken as a whole, the  masses 
of the people  sought to emulate  the  sudden 
gains which came not within the scope of their 
own field of work; and the mania for  specula­
tion and participation in the  contents  of  the 
“grab bag” seized them.  So the conditions be­
came  ripe  for  what  subsequently  followed. 
The agricultural resources of the country fail­
ed to furnish their  expected  supply, and the 
farmer, who is  the  great  consumer, lowered 
his demands upon the  m arkets to the  basis of 
his actual necessities.  Then came the tumble 
and shrinkage of values, absorbing  gains pre­
viously m ade; and the legislation  wliich  was 
intended (and by certain classes depended up­
on) to foster the infantile m anufacturing inter­
ests  of  the country, served to work  ultim ate 
mischief, and, in cases, ruin.

nal thinkers, or as the honored discoverers  of | 
new principles and  ideas, is, no doubt, the im- j 
pelling motive.  It is always in vain, so far  as j 
success  is  concerned.  It is a homely  adage, 
but none the  less  forcible, that,  “there is no 
use making a big hole for  the  big  cat  and a 
little hole for the little cat.”  The little cat will 
always run through the big hole.

It may be said without  offense, let it be hop­
ed, that the Americans are more  given to this 
than most people, and  are  very  apt to fancy 
themselves an exception to the rules and laws 
which have  governed  and  will  continue  to 
govern all others.  We  are, in  other  words, a 
law unto ourselves.  In  no way are  we  more 
conspicuous than in the  management of  our 
monetary  matters, both  public  and  private. 
The history of the financial  legislation of  this 
country will be a study for our children.  May 
they be wiser in  their  generation  than  their 
parents have  been in theirs, remembering an­
other  old  and  familiar  saying:  “One  that 
takes his own experience  for a teacher  has a 
fool for a scholar.”  One bright and honorable 
feature there is,—a steady and persistent pur­
pose to eradicate the public debt.  Let us pray 
th at the fallacy th at “A public debt is a public 
blessing,” may never take  root among us.

While, however, as a people, we are address­
ing ourselves to the  steady  reduction  of our 
national debt, let us give  attention,  for  it  de­
mands it in an imperative .way,to the reduction 
of our  national  expense  account,  and  put  a 
stop to the shameful waste and  extravagance 
which  has  fastened,  vampire-like,  upon our 
national life.  Let  us,  with  persistent  effort, I 
do away With the “spoils.”  These, rapaciously! 
sought after in political life,  and  sympatheti­
cally debauching financial and  social life,  are 
threatening our very existence as a  republic. 
Remove these and one  remedy  has  been  ap­
plied for the permanent relief of financial and 
business troubles which overtake us with such 
frequent recurrence.  Then, too, we may point 
with  the  finger  of condemnation  to  the men 
who  enjoy unexplained,  if not unexplainable, 
riches.  “Get money, honestly, if thee can, hut 
get it,” is pithy.  It is  also dreadfully,  funda­
mentally dangerous to the interests of society. 
Let us infuse honesty  and  economy  into  the 
conduct of our public affairs—let the man up­
on whom rests the suspicion  of taking  public 
power for private gain be relegated to private 
life, and receive universal contumely, no m at­
ter to what political party he belongs.  A prop­
er respect for public virtue will beget increas­
ed  respect  for  private  virtue,  and  the  men 
whose ways of getting on in the  world are not 
as they should be, will soon be  accorded  their 
proper place.  As matters now are, is it not the 
custom everywhere to praise where we should 
condemn, and condemn where we might accord 
praise?  I t might seem ungracious to say there 
is too low a standard of business and  political 
morality in this age,  If there is, is it not right 
here we find the common cause of so many of 
our troubles?  Our  great  and  overshadowing 
evil  may  be  found  in  the universal disease: 
“Too much haste to be rich.”  When  we  as  a
people 
»¡.riving to create  an  impression
that we and our institutions are so  much  bet­
ter than can be found elsewhere,  and are  con­
tent to live in a moderate and less pretentious 
way than many of us do—when  we  are  ready 
to divest ourselves  of  our  venering—we  will 
have done much toward putting  ourselves  on 
a solid  foundation  and  to  enable  us to with­
stand the storms which make so  many wrecks 
and work such pitiable desolation.

These evils will  be partially remedied  when 
the tariff system  has for its  elemental purpose 
the raising of revenue, and  not  protection to 
private  interests.  When  this is attained, one 
cause of  the  oscillation, every four  years, of 
our business interests  from  one  extreme  to 
another will  be measurably  done  away with.
tariff  for  protection  seems  not  unlike  a 
special tax imposed for charity’s sake, for  the 
elief of the poor, and its beneficiaries not un­
like  the  inmates  of  a  great  national  poor 
house, and may be in most instances appropri­
ately called, in the language of Wilkie Collins, 
moral agriculturists.”
The mania  for  quickly-gotten  wealth  fu r­
nished liberal supplies of money for  the  pur­
pose of extending  many lines of  partly-devel­
oped railways, and for constructing new ones, 
and under  the  pretense  of  developing  our 
country and furnishing increased  and  better 
facilities to the people where the country was 
already developed, enormous  sums  were  ex­
pended.  All this created a demand  for  labor 
and  materials  for  construction  and  equip­
ment, furnishing at the same tim e  temporary 
earnings in  transportation  to  roads  already 
in  operation.  One class  of  these  properties, 
running 
through  unbroken  wildernesses, 
found no adequate  earnings  possible, except 
in the distant future; while  the  other  could 
only  seek  them  through  a  competition 
ates, which  if  continued  would  precipitate 
common ruin.

The evil is  apparent.  The  remedy  lies  in 
avoiding its repetition.  The  ordinary  growth 
of the country  will  ultim ately furnish a pro­
per amount of .business for existing lines. But 
a vital change m ust  come  over  methods  of 
railway building and management  before one 
can hope to be freed entirely  from  the  wide­
spread troubles  produced  by  them.  A  stop 
should be put to the effort to see “what can be 
done bycombi nation. ’ ’

In 

the 

treatm ent  of  physical  ailments, 
success, in a great num ber of  instances, is de­
pendent npon the power of diagnosis  possess­
ed by the attending physician.  The  nature of 
the  trouble  once  accurately  discerned,  the 
remedy is commonly to be found in the annals 
and  literature  of  the  profession,  although 
skill and nerve are required to adapt  them   to 
the constitutional  requirments  of  each  indi­
vidual case.  This truth  is  largely  applicable 
to business and  financial  affairs.  Sometimes 
the evils encountered  and to he corrected  are 
of such long standing as to become chronic  in 
their nature, and  demolition and  reconstruc­
tion appear to be the  only  recourse.  This  is 
not possible in medical.’practice on the human 
body,  but  the  body  politic  has  undergone 
many such changes in times gone by—at times 
preserving the outward  form, but  not always 
retaining  even that.  The  laws of trade  and 
finance work upon certain fixed  general prin­
ciples, at all times and  under  all  conditions. 
Their operation may be extended or abridged, 
may be hastened or  delayed, may be, and  un­
questionably are, affected, modified or intensi­
fied by the nature of the environments of dif­
ferent people and  different  periods  of  time, 
combated at all times, probably  by  the preju­
dices or fancies ofimen—yet, sooner  or  later, 
making their power felt and  bringing to their 
violators  an  inevitable, if  not  a  retributive
punishment. 
,  .
Men have s o u g h t — men have  always sought,
will always seek—some  ingenious  and  origi­
nal  plan  of  accomplishing  financial  results 
different from that pursued by their predeces­
sors in  financial  management, either  the ac­
complishment  of  good  or  the  avoidance  of 
evil.  Ambition  to  be  distinguished as origi-

, 

, 

P erils  of tlie  C utlery  G rinder.

The  knife-grinder,  has,  after  all, a story to 
tell, and a very dismal one it Is.  He is environ­
ed by dangers as completely as he is saturated 
with the wet “swarff” (powdered stone), which 
dyes him a deep saffron color from head to toe. 
He sits over a tool which at  any  moment may 
send him through the roof with all the sudden­
ness and velocity of dynamite, and he works in 
an attitude and  (especially  if  he  be  a  “dry” 
grinder) inhales a  dust  which  he  knows  will 
shorten bis life by  ten,  twenty  or even thirty 
years, as  constitution  and  fortune may serve 
him.  The sharp crack of a breaking stone is an 
appaling sound to the occffpants of a grinding- 
hall.  A bang in a trough, a crash  in  the roof, 
and a piteous moan, and all is over.  If the vic­
tim   is  alive  he  is  hurried  to the hospital;  if 
dead,  lis   crushed  body  is reverently carried 
away.  'No  vigilence in the  master, no care  in 
the workman, seems able to  avoid  these  per­
iodical catastrophes.  The insidious water-rot, 
the hidden flaw, and the unequal grain do their 
fatal work in spite of all precautions.

D urability of Copper  Roofing.

The durability of copper roofing is shown by 
the fact that no signs of deteriorations are yet 
visible in those instances in  Boston  in  which, 
forty years ago, this material was thus employ­
ed.  The metal is said to be still much  used  in 
that cify for cornices,  gutters  and  rain-water 
pipes,  as  well  as  for  covering  bay windows, 
and in various other ways, in place of  galvan­
ized iron, the latter  being  inferior  in  beauty 
and  durability,  and  not  very much cheaper. 
The copper has also the  additional  advantage 
of needing no paint, so that the delicate lines of 
artistic work are in no  danger  of being  filled 
up, and the metal Increases rather than dimin­
ishes  in  beauty  by the  slow  formation  of  a 
bluish-green platina over it. - For  flushing,  as 
well as other portions of roof  work,  copper  is 
regarded as much superior to zinc or tin.

Bones  for  Sheffield  C utlery.

From Mie American Register.

The American Consul  at Sheffield,  England 
speaking of the cutlery industry, says that the 
United States furnishes G reat Britain  annual­
ly with about $100,000 worth  of  bones,  horns, 
and hoofs,  a  portion  of  which is returned in 
scales for the American cutlers, and in  the  re­
mainder in finished cutlery from Sheffield.  The 
shank bones  of  oxen  are  almost  exclusively 
used for this  purpose,  two  million  being  re­
quired  annually  by  the  cutlery  trade.  The 
best qualities are so good as to be mistaken for 
ivory by the inexperienced eye.  Of the whole 
importation  of  bones  into  Great  Britain  in 
1880,78,138 tons were made into fertilizers, and 
11,311 tons were used for  m anufacturing pur­
poses, chiefly by Sheffield  cutlers.

Spurgeon was recently asked if  he  thought 
the world had grown better or worse  since  he 
came into it fifty years ago.  He  replied that 
he thought in some respects it was worse.  “The 
struggle for life,” he said, “is harder now; it is 
more difficult to make a living, and  the  desti­
tution is more appalling, 1  think,  than  it has 
ever been.”

BUSINESS  l a w .

Digests of Recent Decisions 

of Last Kesort.

L IA B IL IT Y   O F  M ASTEIt  F O R   DAMAGE  TO  S E R ­

VANT.

In an action by a servant  against  a  master, 
to recover damages for injuries received while 
in his employ by reason of the  insecure  state 
of  the  m aster’s  premises,  the  statem ent  of 
claim must, In order to show  a  ground  of  ac­
tion, allege that the  plaintiff  was  ignorant of 
the insecurity alleged as the cause of injury.— 
Queen’s Bench  Division.

L ET TER S PA T E N T   AS  ASSETS.

The  case  of  Freeman,  adm inistratrix  vs 
Freeman, Supreme Court of Massachusetts, in­
volved  the  question  whether  letters  patent 
owned by a firm comprising two brothers were 
a part of the assets of the firm and  subject to 
the same disposal  as  other  recognized assets. 
Judge  Allen,  in  the  opinion,  said:  “Letters 
patent belonging to a firm are to be dealt with 
on a dissolution of the firm like other partner­
ship property.  That which  was  the  partner­
ship  property before the dissolution continued 
to be so afterward, and a sale of the whole per­
sonal property will ordinarily be enforced by a 
court of equity and an account ordered of prof­
its made since the dissolution.  The  surviving 
partner is not allowed to  divide  the  property 
in specie, or to take it himself  at  a  valuation, 
or to have its value ascertained otherwise than 
| by a sale;  but he m ust turn all  the  assets into 
|  an available or distributable form  so far as this 
can be dope,”

A S SIG N M EN T  F O R   B E N E F IT   O F  C R ED ITO R S.
B conveyed his stock of goods, fixtures,  etc., 
to A, to secure his creditors, but in the deed he 
directed that a certain bond given  by  him for 
the  property  assigned,  but  not  payable for 
three years, should first be paid, and there was 
provision as to the disposition of the store, fix­
tures and goods.  In fact  the  assignor contin­
ued  in  possession  of  the  store, and sold and 
supplied the stock.  A creditor filed the hill to 
set  the  assignment  aside on the ground  that 
a full and complete delivery of the assigned es­
tate had not been made.  In this case McCorm­
ack vs. Atkinson, the  plaintiff  succeeded,  and 
the defendant took the decree to the  Supreme 
Court of Appeals, where it was affirmed.-Lewis, 
presiding  judge,  in  delivering  the  opinion, 
said:  “This deed for creditors is void, because 
the assignor has  retatned  substantial control 
of the property assigned; for a deed of convey­
ance, professedly to secure creditors, in which 
the grantor  expressly  or  implicitly retains  a 
power inconsistent with  and  adequate  to  the 
defeat  of  the  avbwed  object  of the deed,  is 
void as against purchasers or creditors.”

turn affects the business of the m anufacturer. 
The line of credits  given  between  the  manu­
facturer,  the  wholesaler  and  the retailer are 
all given upon strictly business principles,  of- 
I'ten backed with sixty, ninety, or  115 day paper. 
This places the business in legal form and  set­
tlements  are  speedily  effected,  even though 
it bo done at a loss or a  sacrifice; even though 
banks  are  called  upon  to furnish discounts; 
even  though  interest  upon  interest  pile  up, 
men of business must “sweat it out” and stand 
all losses incurred by this inability to pay their 
bills promptly.

What does the consumer do?  Well, the  con­
sumer is the very independent man, especially 
after he has secured  his  credit.  He  walks  in 
at the end of six  or  nine  months,  and  some­
times at the end of a year, to say to the  retail­
er he cannot pay, but to assure that  debt  har- 
rassed individual that he is  “good  for it.”  and 
admonishes his long suffering creditor “ not to 
worry.”

The retailer, having taken no note, due  bill, 
or security of any  kind  from  the  consumer, 
having  nothing  but  an  open  book  account 
which cannot be used as collateral, which  rep­
resents so much capital locked up  and  out  of 
existence, is forced to go into the  “stave  off” 
business with his creditors,  while  he  coaxes, 
implores and pleads with the consumer to  set­
tle his accounts that he may pay,  but that  in­
dividual not accustomed to having his note go 
to protest;  never  having  been  forced to pay 
discounts  to  the  banks;  never  having  been 
squeezed in the business vice of pay to-day  or 
lose  your  credit  and  commercial  honor  to­
morrow,  and  thereby  forced  to  retire  from 
trade, to be jeered and laughed at by the busi­
ness world, and rated a very incompetent man 
by the very consumer whose book account with 
the unfortunate is quite often settled by an as­
signee,  knows  nothing  by  hardship  about 
promptness in the settlement of debts.

Now who is to blame for this state of affairs? 
Why should we as a people whirl from  year to 
year  in  this  vortex of unsafe credits?  What 
good reason is there that can be  assigned why 
the retailer should not demand of the consum­
er, a stipulated day of payment—a period when 
the  credit  or  accommodation  asked  for and 
given, becomes due?  Why should the consum­
er hesitate to give his note or other  obligation 
to close such account up and affix a day of pay­
ment any more than the  retailer,  who always 
considers  himself  in  duty  bound  to  comply 
with the  customs  and  usages of the business 
world, giving his paper with  the  avowed  pur­
pose  of  meeting it  when  due,  let the money 
come, whether from the resources of his  busi­
ness, or from the banks in the  shape  of  more 
secured  credit.  These questions are pertinent, 
in view of the fact that we hear the retailer con­
stantly crying out against a system of book ac­
counts and long credits, which often have tp be 
earned  anew  by  the  time employed in  book­
keeping  and  in  delayed  and  prolonged  at­
tempts at collection.

T R A N S PO R T A T IO N   O F CARS AND  F R E IG H T
The Supreme Court of Illinois, in the recent­
ly decided case of Peoria, etc., vs. Chicago, etc., 
Railway Co., involving an entirely  new  phase 
of the common carrier question,  delivered the 
following very important opinion:  “The ques­
tion presented is one of 11 rst impression in tills 
court, nor have counsel  cited  any  case  where 
the exact question involved was considered by 
any court of last  resort.  It  leaves this  court 
free to determine  the  law  on  principle  as  it 
shall be thought best to subserve public inter­
ests as well as the private interests of corpora­
tions concerned.  No proof  is needed to show 
the extent and the importance of the interests 
involved in the decision.  It is  a  m atter of so 
much public concern that judicial notice  may 
be taken of the fact that cars belonging to dif­
ferent companies are interchangeably used on 
all the principal railroads of the United States, 
and th at no company could do  any  considera­
ble freighting business that did not conform to 
this  general  usage.  Without  such  usage  it 
would be difficult, If, indeed, itjwould be possi­
ble, to transact the commercial business of the 
country.  *  *  *  And why  may there  not be 
such a thing as a common carrier of cars either 
with or without its load of freight?  As to  the 
freights the car contains,  it will  he  conceded 
such carrying roads are common  carriers  and 
are subject to the strict liability  of  such  car­
riers, and, as has been seen, by a constitution­
al  provision  all  the  rolling  stock  and  other 
movable property  belonging  to  a  railroad  in 
this State (Illinois) shall be considered personal 
property.  W hat reason exists for discriminat­
ing against this class of personal property and 
for holding that  railway  companies  carrying 
it  shall not be regarded as  common  corners? 
The mode of moving, whether on wheels  or  in 
carriages, ought not to  be  the  foundation  of 
any distinction.  In either ease the property is 
in the exclusive care and  control  of  the  car­
rier, and there is as much reason, arising from 
public  considerations,  why  such  a  carrier 
should be held to the strict liability of an insur­
er  for  the  safety  of  the  property in the one 
case as in the other.”

CURTAILING  CREDITS.

E ducating th e  Consum er to  H is D uty.
The Ovid Union  reproduces  the  article  en­
titled “Pay Promptly,” from a recent  issue  of 
T h e  T r a d e s m a n  and adds a number of valua­
ble observations coming to the  editor’s notice. 
If the country press would exhibit more inter­
est in educating the consumer  as  to  his  dnty 
towards  the  retailer,  in  relation  to  credits, 
there would be less cause  for complaint.  The 
Union says:

The above article which we find in T h e  M i c h ­
i g a n   T r a b e s m a n , published at Grand Rapids, 
we copy for the purpose  of  showing  the  con­
sumer the importance attached to prompt pay­
m ent of bills, or debts, which  means the  same 
thing, as set forth between the wholesaler and 
the retailer.  Now  in  order  that  the  retailer 
pay  with  that  promptness  which  makes  his 
credit A1 in commercial circles, he m ust either 
adopt the cash system in  trade  or  else  when 
goods are sold on credit demand of the consum­
er a prompt settlem ent at the end of the  time 
agreed upon.  If it is three, six or nine months, 
there should be «n express understanding that 
at  the  end  of  th at  time,  payment should be 
made  without  fail;  all  bills  to run beyond  90 
days, between the  retailer and  the  consumer, 
should be settled by note, stipulating the limit 
of the time and disposing of  all  the  cavil  and 
unpleasantness,  which  so  often  arises  when 
book accounts of no less than  a  year’s  stand­
ing come to be settled.

H a l f  of the financial ills  of  the  country  are 
due to the fact that the retailer is disappointed 
by the inability or neglect of the  consumer to 
m eet  his  bills,  because  of the indefinite and 
unlimited  period  of  credit  given  him.  This 
blocks the wheel of  the  wholesaler,  which  in

There is no more reason why  the  consumer 
who is able to ask credit,  should  buy  in  drib­
lets,  than  there  is  of the retailer.  Why  not 
multiply the orders for such articles as may be 
necessary for subsistence by three, five or ten, 
and  get a  sixty,  or  ninety  days’,  or  four 
months’ supply, which  can  be  put into a bill 
and  furnished  with  up  goods, to  be check­
ed out at home, figured out and settled that all 
doubt  and  cavil  as  to the  articles purchased 
may be dispensed with when it comes to a final 
settlement?

It is supremely  ridiculous  that  a  consumer 
representing $15,000  worth  of  credit,  or  even 
$8,000, should buy soap in three  bar  lots;  sug­
ind  coffee 
ar in five pound  packages,  or  tea 
There  is  also no good 
by  the  single  pound.
reason th at can be given,  why  the  consumer 
who asks six and nine months' credit,  or  even 
less,  should  Hesitate  a  moment about giving 
his note for the amount when beyond a certain 
limit.  Doing so, he does no  more  for  the  re­
tailer who accommodates him with credit, than 
does  the  retailer 
for  the  wholesaler,  or 
the wholesaler for the  m anufacturer, who de­
pend entirely upon the success  of  their  busi­
ness, by the promptness with which the line of 
credits they give are paid.

Long  credits are a curse to the retailer,  who 
consents  to  give  them,  and  some of the ills, 
financially, which the consumer even is  oblig­
ed with the rest to bear,  come  from  no  other 
source than that of neglect and refusal of their 
own class to pay with  any  degree  of  prompt­
ness.

This article we admit has grown long, yet we 
trust it treats upon a subject of  sufficient  im­
portance to be well worthy the space  occupied, 
or the time consumed in reading,  because the 
sooner we reach the level of paying our honest 
debts, each and all of us in the several  classes 
in which we labor, the sooner will  we begin to 
solve that great question Avhich is  largely the 
foundation  upon  which  panics,  bankruptcy, 
and financial ruin are builded.

The  consumer,  be  it  remembered,  plays  a 
most  im portant  part  in  this  great drama  of 
business, and yet of  all  classes  who come  to- 
m akeup  the  unit  of  our  population,  which 
rounds us numerically measured into the  mi 1 
lions, speaking strictly in  a commercial sense, 
is held, financially, the least accountable.

A certain traveling man expresses a willing­
ness to make affidavit to the  truth  of  the  fol­
lowing :  He stopped a t a hotel in Big  Rapids, 
and at the breakfast table a waiter girl,  wear­
ing an intellectual look and a Mother Hubbard 
approached him and  said:  “Beefsteak,  pork- 
steak, mutton-chop or  sausage?”  “Sausage,” 
he replied.  The girl wiped the  monograms of 
some  flies  from  his  plate  and said:  “Would 
you prefer sausage with its  clothes on,  or in a 
nude state?”  The traveler gazed at her in  as­
tonishment,  and  she  continued:  “We  have 
sausages neatly dressed in  morning  wrappers 
made from the intestines of the animal which 
contributed the meat, or, if  you  prefer, I  can 
serve it naked, iu globu-form.”

The use of nickel-plated kitchen utensils has 
increased to such an extent in Germany that a 
scientist,  named  Geerkens,  has  investigated 
the  physiological  effects  of  nickel  (which is 
solvent under the action of acids) upon the hu­
man organization.  He affirms that as much as 
7)4 grains of nickel may be taken into the stom­
ach, and the dose repeated  at  intervals,  for  a 
long time, w ithout producing any notably bad 
effects.  If Geerkens has made no mistake, the 
use of nickel-plated  vessels,  even  when  they 
are allowed to become foul with  acid foods,  is 
entirely harmless.

A JO U R N A L  DEVOTED TO  TH E
Mercantile ar.fi  nanniMiiinne interests ui

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

Terms $ 1 a year in advance, postage paid. 
Advertising rates made known on application.

WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  24,  1884.

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

President—Wm. Logie.
First Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second Vice-President—Richard Warner. 
Secretary and Treasurer—L. W.  Atkins. 
Official  Organ—The  Michigan  Tradesman. 
Committee  on  Elections—Wm.  B.  Edmunds, 
chairman;  D.  S.  Haugli,  Wm.  G.  Hawkins, 
Wallace Franklin and J. N. Bradford. 
Regular  Meetings—Last  Saturday  evening in 
each month.

A  VALUABLE  VOLUME.

The  July  number  of  the  United  States 
Consular Reports is one of the most valuable 
and interesting to the  commercial  interests 
of the country ever issued,  as it  is  devoted 
to a discussion of the  credit  and  trade sys­
tems of the various consular districts.  Act­
ing on the suggestion  of the Board of Trade 
of Scranton, Pa.,  the  Department  of  State 
sefit in May, 1883, a circular  to the consular 
oflieers, asking them  to  furnish  replies  to 
the following interrogatories:'

1.  Does credit stimulate  trade?
2.  Are  people  averse 

to  contracting 

debts?

3.  Are there any sumptuary  laws or reg­

ulations concerning credits?

4.  To what extent does credit  prevail  in 

proportion to the volume of business?

5.  To what extent do losses incidental to 

business prevail?

6.  Do  tradesmen  extend  credit  to  me­

chanics and laborers readily?

7.  What advantages have cash buyers?
8.  Is interest demanded on time accounts?
9.  With  what  classes  are  the  evils  of 

credit most conspicuous?

10.  What kinds of produce  or  manufac­

tured articles command cash returns?

11.  Are  credits  of  record  (mortgages, 
judgments,  etc.,)  prevalent;  and,  if  so, 
among what classes?

12.  When a person in business  has  once 
failed, or has  been  discredited,  can  he  re­
sume, and what are the  obstacles to  such re­
sumption?

13.  Is bankruptcy frequent?
14.  To what extent do relief acts in bank­

ruptcy prevail?

15.  Are fortunes readily made  and  lost?
16.  What are the general effects of  cred­

it?

facts 

The result of the circular was 123 answers, 
from  as  many  consuls,  making  in  all  a 
volume of over 600 pages.  Some  of the  re­
plies are lengthy and specific,  giving a quite 
clear idea of the methods of trade and the in­
cidental 
touching  the  granting  of 
credits.  Other replies are  less  specific and 
hence almost valueless.  In too many cases, 
the Department instructions were disregard­
ed,  the  quetions  asked  being  answered 
theoretically by the consul,  instead  of hav­
ing direct practical reference to his  own dis­
trict  and the  condition of  affairs  existing 
therein.  Perhaps some of the consuls labor­
ed under  the  misapprehension  that  it was 
their own  opinions  the  Department  were 
after, but it is more 
likely  that  they  mis­
took the real meaning of the  questions pro­
pounded,  as the latter  were  not  stated  as 
clearly and specifically as could  be  desired. 
Aside  from  these  drawbacks,  the' reports 
embody a great amount of  useful 
informa­
tion that will be  of  immense  value to  ex­
porters. as well as those  who are  anxious to 
learn  the  customs  governing  commercial 
transactions in other  countries.  The  pecu­
liar facts and circumstances surrounding  the 
granting  of  credits  in  other  parts  of  the 
world is of particular interest at the  present 
time,  and  it would richly  repay  any  dealer 
to secure a copy  of  this report  and  give  its 
contents a careful  and  thoughtful  perusal. 
The book can  be secured  by anyone on  ap­
plication to  the  State Department  through 
the member of Congress  for his district.

The fourth and closing paper on “The Fi­
nancial Situation” will appear next week.  In 
giving  space  to  these  articles,  the  editor 
thereby  assumes  no  endorsement  of  the 
statements  made,  but  presents 
them  as 
worthy of consideration, as they embody the 
practical opinions of a practical man.

The  potato crop of Northern  Michigan  is 
a phenominal one  this  season,  and  reports 
from all  sections  indicate  that  low  prices 
will be the  order  of  the day.  Considering 
the fact that  this  is  the  principal  product 
with many farmers  in  the  locality  named, 
the outlook is not as encouraging as could be 
desired, though the enormous yield will prob­
ably compensate for the low price.

The gathering of business men  last  Wed­
nesday evening for the purpose of  effecting 
a preliminary organization was  in  every  re­
spect representative of the jobbing  interests 
of the city, and the character of  the commit­
tee to whom was entrusted the work of  out­
lining the proposed association is a sufficient 
guarantee that the duty  will  be  performed 
to the  srtisfaction of  all concerned.

Russia  is  reputed  to  have  pretty severe 
laws, but the punishment attending  fraudu­
lent bankruptcy is none too stringent.  Men 
who fail with  money  in  their  pockets  are 
banished to Siberia, which is equivalent to a 
life sentence to one of our state  penal  insti-

tutions.  When a man fails and  asks a com 
promise,  a  single  dissatisfied  creditor  can 
keep  the  delinquent  imprisoned  until  the 
debt is paid,  by  the  monthly  payment  of 
§2.25.  Such a provision would undoubtedly 
work injury in  the  majority  of  cases,  but 
there are times  when  it would have a  salu­
tary effect  over rascals of the Messmore and 
Brisbin stripe.

The Shelby correspondent of the Hart A r­
gus says that “several of the fanners in this 
vicinity are taking measures to market their 
own produce on the  co-operative  plan,  and 
expect to build a  warehouse  to  store  their 
products in until the market is favorable for 
making sales.” •  And The Tradesman vol- 
teers the opinion that the project will not be 
marked with any great'degree of success. The 
experience of the past teaches that the farm­
er enters a field foreign to  his  training  and 
ability when he attempts to  reap more  than 
the legitimate profits of the producer.  With­
out the experience of the skilled operator, he 
buys on a falling market and sells  when the 
tide has turned in the opposite direction.  He 
is too often unaware of the  requirements  of 
the market, and is usually unacquainted with 
the  usages  of  business  men and  the rules 
that govern commercial  transactions.  This 
lack of knowledge is in itself sufficient to de­
feat the ends sought to be accomplished, but 
it is the same lack that is met with in every 
branch of business, with  men  who  are  en­
deavoring to succeed in operations for which 
they have not had a special training.

With the advent of cool weather,  and the 
consequent introduction of  butterine,  oleo­
margarine and other butter  compounds,  for 
the season, it is to be hoped that  a  different 
spirit will  characterize  the  traffic  in these 
articles.  For several years  past  their pur­
chase and sale have  been’  carried  on  with 
more or  less secrecy,  and  with  a  manifest 
determination on all sides  to deceive.  The 
retailer has almost  invariably  deceived the 
consumer,  and it has been too often the case 
that the jobber has allowed  the  retailer to 
purchase the goods under a misapprehension 
as to their true character.  Such a condition 
of affairs is deplorable, in  a  business view, 
and is unworthy the great interest  which is 
jeopardized by such deception.  Buttercom- 
pounds are  no  longer  a  matter  of  experi­
ment, but have come on the market  to stay, 
and are bound to play an  important  part in 
the  commerce  of  the  future.  The  only 
thing  that  can  retard  their  taking  front 
rank is a foolish fear on  the  part  of  some 
dealers that the  present  prejudice  existing 
against bogus butter would have  a tendency 
to injure its  sale.  Consequently,  they  de­
ceive  the  consumer,  palm  off  on  him  an 
article  under  a  false  name,  and  thereby 
place it on  a  false  footing.  Bogus  butter 
must win  by its  superiority  over  ordinary 
butter, and until butter compounds  are sold 
on merit, and not on deception, the  business 
will be  illegitimate,  and  the  dealers  who 
practice such deception  will  be  subject to 
distrust.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—The  m arket  is  well-supplied  with 
home-grown fruit, which sells  at  $1.50  ^   bbl. 
for cooking and $1.75@$2 for choice eating.

Beans—Buyers pay  $1  for  choice  unpicked 

and sell for $1.50@$1.60 for picked.

Butter—Creamery is very  scarce,  in  conse­
quence of which a really choice article readily 
commands  28c.  Dairy  is  also  very  scarce, 
nearly  all of the genuine dairy on the  m arket 
being old stock and  off  flavor.  Quotations  at 
18c are none too high.

Butterine—Solid  packed  22c  for  creamery 

at 15@16c for dairy.

Beets—10c $  bu. or $1.25 $  bbl.
Berries—Blackberries and whortleberries are 

both played  out.

bunch.

Cabbages—$4@$6 $  100.
Celery—25c 
Cheese—Full cream is looking up, as is usual 
at this time of the  season,  in  consequence  of 
the  keeping qualities of August  cheese.  Job­
bers  are  now  asking  10c  for  prime,  and old 
cheese finds frequent sale at 7%@8c.

Clover Seed—Choice medium $5.55 $  bu., and 

mammoth at $5.20 fi bu.

Cider—Sweet, 8@12c $  gal.
Eggs—Scarce at 15@16c.
Egg Plants—$1  $  doz.
Grapes—California $4 $  case of 40 lbs.  Kelly 
Island and Delawares 7@8c ^  ft.  Concords and 
Isabellas 4c.

Green Corn—10c $  doz. ears.
Hops—Brewers are paying 25c for choice new 

crop.

ed.

Honey—Choice new, 15c.
Hay—$12@$14 for new, and $13@$15  for bail 

Melons—Watermelons, 75@$1 $  doz. for home 

grown.  Musk, 50@75c $  doz.

Onions—New, 50c ip bu.
Peaches—Very scarce and high,  though sev 
eral heavy shipments due within  a day or two 
will have a tendency  to  bring  down  prices  a 
notch.  Ruling prices are $3.50@$4 $  bu.

Pears—California  $4  $   case  of  about 225, 

Bartlett, $2 $  bu.

Plumbs—California, $2.25  <p  crate  of  about 
225.  Green  gages  and  blue  are  scarce  and 
high, and readily command $3@$4 *p bu.

Potatoes—The m arket  is  well-supplied  with 
home-grown, which find slow sale at  25@35c  fi 
bu.

Poultry—Fowls, 14@15c.  Spring chickens, 17 

@18c.

Red Peppers—90c $  bu.
Squash—Hubbard, 2c $  ft.
Sweet  Potatoes—Jersey,  $4  $   bbl.  Balti 

more, $3 $  bbl.
Turnips—40c 
Timothy—Choice is firmly held at $1.55 
Tomatoes—Acme, 30c $  bu.

bu.

bu 

G R A IN S  AND M IL L IN G  PR O D U CTS. 

W heat—White,  Fulse, Clawson  and  Lancas 

ter command 74c.
Corn—60c $   bu.
Oats—White, 28@30c $  bu.
Rye—52@54c $1 bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 ft cwt. for new. 
Flour—Fancy Patent,  $5.50  ft  bbl.  in  sacks 
and  $5.75  in wood.  Straight,  $4.50  f)  bbl.  in 
sacks and $4.75 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $1.60 $  cwt.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $13 
f! ton.  Ships, $14 $  ton.  Middlings, $17 ip ton 
Corn and Oats, $23 $  ton.

JOHN  C iU LFIELD

IMPORTER

W holesale  G rocer,

85,  87, 80 Canal  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS

MICHIGAN.

I desire  to  call  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  the  fact  that  in the territory tributary 
to  Grand  Rapids,  I  cannot  and  will  not  be  undersold.  There  is  no  conceivable reason 
why  Chicago,  Detroit,  New  York  or  Boston  should  be  able  to place  groceries in Grand 
Rapids’  territory.  I  certainly  buy  my  goods  as  cheap  as  jobbers  located  elsewhere. 
Many  large  houses  still  purchase  extensive  blocks  of  goods  as  in  war  times. 
I  pur­
chase  as  the  wants  of  my  trade  demand,  and  am,  therefore,  in  the  existing  condition 
of  trade,  better  able  to  sell  goods  at  the  lowest  prices.  The  difference  in the percent­
age  of  cost  to  sell  goods  in  Chicago,  Detroit,  Boston  and  New  York, and  what it costs 
me  would  in  itself  make  a  handsome  profit.  I  am  anxious  to  obtain  as  large  a  share 
as  possible  of  the  near-by  and  home  trade;  and  shall  be  pleased  to  furnish  samples 
and  quotations.  Mail  orders  are  especially  solicited  and  lowest market prices on  every 
order  received  is  guaranteed.

Teas.

The  present  is  a  good  time  to  place  your  orders  for  Japan  Teas.  1  have  several 
invoices  in  transit,  including  basket fired and sun  dried,  my  own  importations.  Please 
send  for samples before purchasing elsewhere,  or  order  a  sample  chest,  subject  to  your 
approval. 
I wish to have it  understood  that  all  tea  orders  will  be  filled  subject  to  ap­
proval;  and if not  satisfactory,  after  examination,  the  goods  can  be  returned  andlwill 
stand all expenses incurred, including outward  freight.

Coffees and Spices.

I have already called attention in the columns of The Tradesman to my new brands 
of Roasted Coffees.  The marked and deserved success of this department is the very best 
evidence of the merit of the goods.  I  devote  much  time  and  attention to the selections 
for  roasting  and  blending, and  guarantee  better  values  than  are  those  furnished by 
Eastern parties, or no sale.

“ 

Home Roasted R io.------- ^ ....................................... 
14
............ .........................................................................  16
Prime 
Select Maracaibo....................... 
18
Imperial Roasted (a blended  Coffee).......................................................  18
O. G. Roasted Java.....................................................................................   23
Mandehling 
.....................................................................................   25
Java and Mocha.........................................................................................   28

“ 

 

 

 

 

I exercise great care in selection  and  grinding  of  spices, and  can  especially  recom­

mend my two brands of

J ,   o .
J -.   o .

Strictly 
Pure  Ground.,

Pure G-roundL.

Also my

J.  o. Best Bnglisli Mustard.

Can put up ground goods at any price to suit the trade, and will guarantee  values.

Canned Goods.

I have a large and well assorted stock of Canned  Goods.  My Black  Diamond  brand 
of California Salmon is especially fine.  It is not a bad time to lay in a  stock  of  the  new 
pack of peaches.

I have m  route a car load of Country Standards,  all  Yellows,.which I will  sell  very 

cheap.

Imported  Groceries.

My  stock  includes  French  and  Turkish  Prunes, Patras  Currants, Loose Muscatels. 
London Layer, Valencia and Ondara Valencia Layer Raisins, Citron, Prunells, Figs, Olive 
Oils, French Sardines, French Mustard, Crosse & Blackwell’s Pickles, Sicily Canary Seed 
Italian Maccaroni, Condensed Milk, etc.

Soap and Starch.

I  keep  all  the  well  known  and  popular brands of soaps at lowest prices, including 
Babbitt’s,  Kirk’s  standard  brands,  Fairbanks’,  Schultz’s  (Fatherland),  Simon’s  Con­
densed, etc.

I am agent for Gilbert’s Starch Factories, Des Moines and Buffalo.  Their goods have 
always been regarded as equal to any of the crack Eastern manufacturers, and have always 
held their own in the Eastern States.  I am now placing my second  car-load within thirty 
days, and have yet to hear the first complaint With  regard  to  quality of the goods.  I  am 
able to compete with Western manufacturers in price, and  guarantee  quality equal to any 
in the market.

Cigars and  Tobaccos.

This has always been prominent in my trade, and has required much of my attention. 
I have the exclusive control in this State of some of the best brands of Cigars, Cigarettes, 
Fine Cut, Plug  and  Smoking  Tobaccos, including  in  Plugs  Senour & Gage’s Celebrated 
Red Star and Old Five Cent Time;  Horseshoe and D. & D .;  McAlpin’s Green Shield  and 
Chocolate Cream;  Nobby Spun Roll and Ne Plus Ultra Black Spun Roll.  In  Fine  Cuts, 
Fountain, Old Congress, Good Luck, Good and Sweet, American Queen, Blaze Away, and 
Hairlifter.  In Smokings, Rob Roy, Uncle Sam, Mountain Rose, and Gold  Flake  Cabinet. 
In  Cigars, Glaccum’s  Standard, Delumos, After  Lunch,  Our  Winners,  Little  Hatchets, 
Golden Spike, Josephus, Commercial and Magnolias, the champion cheap cigar.

Outside buyers visiting the  fair  this week are requested to call and make themselves 

at home.

Yours Truly,

JOHN  O^.XTXjFIEI_iID-

i n

B right..................................................................dis 60&10&10
Screw Eyes..........................................................dis 60&10&10
Hook’s ...............................................dis  60&10&10
Gate Hooks and Eyes..................... dis  60&10&10

Ibarbware.

Prevailing  rates  at Chicago  are  as follows: 

AUGERS AND B IT S.

50
Ives’, old  style.......................................... dis 
55
N. H. C. Co.................................................dis 
50
Douglass’ ...................................................dis 
Pierces’ ......................................................dis 
50
Snell’s ......................................................... dis 
50
Cook’s  .....................................................dis40&10
Jennings’, genuine.................................. dis 
25
Jennings’,  imitation.............................. dis40&10

Spring.........................................................dis 

BALANCES.

25

BARROW S.
R ailroad....................................................... $ 15 00
Garden...................................  
net 33  00
BELLS.

H and.................................................... dis  $ 60&10
Cow........................................................ dis
Call..........................................................dis
G ong...................................................... dis
Door, Sargent........................................dis

BOLTS.

Stove.......................................................dis
40
Carriage  new  list................................. dis
Plow  .......................................................dis
30&1C
Sleigh Shoe.............................................dis
50&15
Cast Barrel  Bolts................................. dis
50
W rought Barrel Bolts......................... dis
55
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.................... dis
50
Cast Square Spring.............................. dis
55
Cast  Chain.............................................dis
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob..............dis
55&10
Wrought Square...................................dis
55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush...........................dis
30
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush...................................................  50&10&10
Ives’  Door............................................. dis  50&I0

BRACES.

B arb er...............................................,..d is$
Backus.........................................%....... dis
Spofford........................................  
  dis
Am. Ball..................................................dis

40
50
50
net
Well, plain...................................................$  4  00
Well, swivel.................................................  
4 50

BUCKETS.

BU TTS,  CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured......................... dis 
60
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed...........dis 
60
60
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis 
W rought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis  50&10
W rounht Loose  P in...............................dis 
60
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip ..............dis  60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned..............dis 60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tip p e d ................................................... dis  60& 5
Wrought Table........................................ dis 
60
Wrought Inside  Blind........................... dis 
60
Wrought Brass........................................dis  65&10
Blind. Clark’s...........................................dis  70&10
Blind, Parker’s ........................................dis  70&10
Blind,  Shepard’s .....................................dis 
70
Spring for Screen Doors 3x2>4, per gross  15  00
per gross  18 00
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3 

CA PS.

Ely’s 1-10..................................................per m $ 65
Hick’s C. F 
G. D .... 
Musket

CA TRIDG ES.

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list
Rim Fire, United  States......................... dis
Central Fire.............................................dis

C H IS ELS.

Socket Firm er........................................ dis
Socket Fram ing.....................................dis
Socket Corner........................................ dis
Socket Slicks..........................................dis
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er...................dis
Barton’s Socket Firm ers.................... dis
Cold..........................................................net

Curry, Lawrence’s ................................dis
Hotchkiss  .............................................dis

COMBS.

65&10
65&10
65&10
65&10
40
20

33%
25

PLA N ES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.;..........................   dis
15
Sciota Bench...........................................  
dis 25
’dis  15
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fa n c y ....'.’.!".." 
Bench, first quality......................................dis  20
Stanley Rule and Levgl Co.’s,  wood  and 

PA N S.

Fry, Acme.............*..............*................dis 40&10
Common, polished.................................. dis
60 
Dripping................................................ $   jb
8

Iron and Tinned...................................dis
Copper Rivets and B urs..................... dis

R IV E T S.

PA TEN T FLA N ISA ED  IR O N .

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 2 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

Broken packs %e 

ft extra.

40
40

10%
9

RO O FIN G  PLA TES.

R O PES.

SQUARES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...................5 75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne.................7 75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne................ 12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne...............16 90
Sisal, % In. and  larger__ !....................... $   9%
Manilla.............................................................  1514
Steel and  Iron............................................dis  50
Try and Bevels................................. 
dis  50
Mitre  ...........................................................dis  20
Com. Smooth.  Com.
$3 20
3 20
3 20
3 20
3 40
3 60
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30 inches 

Nos. 10 to 14................
Nos. 15 to 17................
Nos. 18 to 21................
Nos. 22 to 24................
Nos .25 to 26.......:........
No. 27....
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SH EET ZIN C .

...............$4 20
...............  4 20
...............  4 20
...............  4 20
...............  4 40
...............  4 60

SH EET IR O N .

In casks of 600 fts, 
In smaller quansitiès, 

ft..........................
ft.....................

t i n n e r ’s   s o l d e r .

No. 1,  Refined...........................................
Market Half-and-half............................
Strictly  Half-and-half............................

6%

13 00
15 00
16

T IN   PLA TES.

Cards for Charcoals, $6  75.
IC,
10x14, Charcoal.......................... ....  6 50
IX,
10x14,Charcoal.......................... ...  8 50
IC,
12x12, Charcoal.......................... ...  6 50
IX,
12x12,  Charcoal  .........................
IC,
14x20, Charcoal.......................... ....  6 50
IX,
14x20,  Charcoal.......  ................ ...  8 50
IXX,
14x20, Charcoal.......................... ...  10 50
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool.......................... ...  12 50
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal....................... ...  14 50
IX,
20x28, Charcoal.......................... ...  18  00
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  6 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  8 50
DXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.................................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.............................   12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to  6  75 

rates.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

Steel,  Game.....................................................
Onoida Communtity,  Newhouse’s ............dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s __   60
Hotchkiss’ ............................................  
.  60
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’S......................................  60
Mouse,  choker........................................20c $  doz
Mouse,  delusion................................. $l 26  doz
Bright  M arket.............................................. dis  60
Annealed Market..........................................dis  60
Coppered Market.................................. 
  dis  55
E xtra Bailing................................................ dis  55
Tinned  M arket...!...................................... kis  40
Tinned  B room .......  .............  
$ f t   09
Tinned M attress.......................7..............^  ft  8%
Coppered  Spring  Steel...........................dis 37%
Tinned Spring Steel..................................dis 37%
Plain Fence............................................... $  ft  3%
Barbed  Fence...................................................
Copper................................................ new  list net
Brass................................................... new  list net

 

WIRE GOODS.

c o c k s .

Brass,  Racking’s........................................  40&10
Bibb’s .........................................................   49&10
B e e r.............................................................  40&10
Fenns’...................................  
60
c o p p e r .

Planished, 14 oz cut to size............................. ^  ft 37

14x52,14x56,14 x60........................................  39

 

D R IL LS.

Morse’s Bit  Stock................................. dis 
Taper and Straight Shank.................... dis 
Moi-se’s Taper  So5nk..................... .. .dis 

35
20
30

ELBOW S.

Com. 4 piece, 6  in ............................doz net $1 10
Corrugated..............................................dis  20&10
Ad j us table..............................................dis  40&10

EX PA N SIV E B IT S.

Clar’s, small, $18DO;  large, $26 00. 
dis
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ;  2, $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.  dis

F IL E S .

American File Association L ist.........dis
Disston’s ..........: ................................... dis
New  American...................................... dis
Nicholson’s .............................................dis
Heller’s ..................................................dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps...........................dis
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
12 
15
Discount, Juniata 45, Charcoal 50. 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ..............dis

GALVANIZED IR O N ,
14 

13 
GAUGES.

20

50
50
50
50
30
33%
28
18

50

HAM MERS.

Maydole & Co.’s ............. : .....................dis 
15
25
Kip’s .......................................................dis 
30
Yerkes &  Plumb’s ................................dis 
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel............... 30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 

H A NG ERS.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction......................dis
60
__ dis
Kidder, wood tra .k ..............................dis
40
__ dis

HINGES.
. .. .dis
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3.............
60
State............................................ per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4%  14
and 'longer..............................................
3%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ...................net
10%
Screw Hook and Eye %......................net
8%
Screw Hook and Eye  %.......................net
7%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.................... net
7%
Strap and  T ........................................  
60&10

dis

HO LLO W   W AR E.

Stamped Tin W are....................................   60&10
Japan neduTin  W are.................................  20&10
Granite Iron  W are........ .........................  
25

HO ES.

Grub  1............................................... $11 00, dis 40
Grub  2............................... ...............   11  50, dis 40
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 40

K N OBS.

Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings........ $2 00, dis 60
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m ings__   2 50, dis 60
Door, porcelain, plated trim ­
mings........................................ list,  7 25, dis 60
Door, porcelain, trimmings  1st, 8 25, dis 
60
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain.........dis
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s. .v..............d
H em acite...............................................dis

LOCKS—DOOR.

Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s reduced list dis
Mallory, Wheelnr  &  Co.’s ....................... dis
Branford’s ....................................................dis
Norwalk’s..................................................... dis

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .................... dis

LEV ELS.

M ILLS.

Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ................................. dis
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables dis
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s .............. dis
Coffee,  Enterprise...................................... dis

MATTOCKS.

Adze  Eye.....................................$16 00dis40&10
Hunt Eye.....................................$15 00 dis 40&10
H unt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

N A IL S .

Common, Brad and Fencing.

lOdto  60d............................................ $  keg $2  35
25
Sd and 9 d adv................................................ 
6dand7d  adv........................................  
  50
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
75
3d advance.....................................................  1 50
3d fine  advance.............................................  3 00
Clinch nails, adv...........................................  175
Finishing 
Size—inches  ( 3  
Adv. f  keg 
Steel Nails—Advance 10c from  above prices. 

I  lOd  8d 
2% 
$1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

6d  4d
2 
1%

 

M OLLASSES GATES.

Stebbin’s Pattern  ...................................... dis
Stebbin’s Genuine...................................... dis
Enterprise,  self-measuring......................dis

Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled...................dis

M AULS.

WrENCHES.

Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s  Genuine..................................... dis  50&10
Coe’s Pat Agricultural,  w rought..............dis  60
Coe’s Pat.,  malleable...................................dis  70

MISCELLANEOUS.

Pumps,  Cistern...................................dis  60&10
70
Screw s........................................................ 
Casters, Bed and  Plate.......................... dis 
50
Dampers,  American................................. 
33%

FOSTER,
STEVENS
Ä C 0 .,
HARDWARE!

-WHOLESALE-

10 and  13  MONROE  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN.

Detroit  and  Chicago  prices  dupl: 

ways, and freights in our favor and shipments 
more prompt make Grand Rapids the cheapest 
market.

W E   SOLICIT  TH E

DEALER’S  TRADE,

And NOT the Consumer’s.

AGENTS  FOR  THE

Riverside Steel Nail

The Steel  Nail  is  the  Coming  Nail.  All 
dealers who have once had  them  will  have 
no  other.  Why?  They  are  stronger;  they 
are lighter; they will  not  break;  carpenters 
insist  on  having  them; 
they  are  worth 
twdhty-five  per  cent,  more  than  the  iron 
nail; 

they cost but a trifle more.

We are receiving  three  car  loads  a  week 
and  are  still  behind  with  our  orders.  We 
have  promise  of  more  frequent  shipments 
and  now  hope  to  keep  up  on  our  orders 
for 

sample  order  or  ask 

Send 

for 

price.

We are carrying to-day  as  large  a  stock, 
and filling orders as complete, as  any  house 
in Michigan.

O IL E R S.

Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent....................... dis
Zinc, with brass bottom ............................ dis
Brass or  Copper......................................... dis
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s

50 Foster,Stevens 3 Go.

Bruos 8. flfcebictnes
M m   State  Pharmaceutical  Associa

O F F IC E R S .

amazoo.

Présidefit—-Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
First Vice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,  Kal
-B.  D.  Northrup,  Lan-
Second Yice-President-
ThlrifVice-President—Frank  Wurzburg,  G rd
Secretary—Jacob Sesson, Muskegon.
Treasurer-W in. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive  Com m ittee-H-  J-  B r o w J U  
Stevens, Geo. Gundrum, W. H. Keller, F.  W.
Next°place  of  m eeting-At Detroit, Tuesday. 

October 13,1885.

PRESID EN T WEEKS’  ADDRESS.

D elivered  B efore  the  State  Pharm aceuti­

cal  A ssociation.

Gentlemen of the Michigan State  Pharmaceu­
tical Association.
We interrupt to-day the circuit of business 
lives and duties, that we may  meet,  for the 
second time, in  our  corporate  existence, to 
promote the objects which called  our Asso­
ciation  into  being.  Those  objects  are  to 
unite the reputable pharmacists of this State, 
to improve the science and art of  pharmacy, 
to elevate its  standard, to  restrict its  prac­
tice to properly  qualified  pharmacists,  and 
to promote the business interests of its mem­
bers.  These  purposes  are  all  worthy  of, 
and should secure, our most earnest  efforts. 
The  steps  already  taken  are  extremely 
promising, and the full fruition of our wish­
es depends solely  upon  united  effort.  The 
power of concerted  action, to  accomplish a 
good  purpose,  has  been  demonstrated  by 
centuries  of  human  experience.  Records 
of  trade  organizations  are  almost  coeval, 
with the records of our race.  Their  instru­
mentality has been most potent, in  develop­
ing and promoting the  interests  of  science, 
art and commerce, since the time  those 
in­
terests began to exist.  Associations of mer­
chants and  artisans were  a  prominent fea­
ture of Roman life,  and protected and foster­
ed by Roman law, they increased in  import­
ance  until  the fall  of the republic.  From 
Rome, they spread over the entire  continent 
of Europe, where, under the name of guilds, 
their influence became extremely  powerful, 
even before the tenth century.  Possessing, 
in an eminent  degree,  a spirit of  faithful­
ness, honor  and  fraternity,  their  members 
were  bound  by  voluntary  obligations 
to 
guard each other’s rights against the oppres­
sion and tyranny incident to a  lawless  age. 
They were  the pioneers of  civilization,  at 
the time when western  Europe  was emerg­
ing  from barbarism.  For over two hundred
years, during that  period  of gloom  known 
as the Dark Ages, these guilds, in the  midst 
of ignorance, superstition and vice, were the 
possessors of  the skill,  and  much  of  the 
knowledge of their age,  and  they  guarded 
well the treasures.  The  oppressors  of  the 
weak, the  Lords  and  barons,  found  their 
chief opposition and rivals in these societies. 
Long, and often  bloody,  was  the  conflict, 
between the guilds  upon  one  side, fighting 
for their  existence  and to keep  aglow  the 
sparks of knowledge and  skill,  which  cost 
so much to  light, and  the  arrogant  nobles 
upon  the  other,  many  of  whom  regarded 
honest toil, education  and  business  habits 
with  the  same feeling  of  scorn  they  did 
morality  and  virtue.  Organization,  with 
fixed and honest purpose, finally  triumphed, 
and  through  that  triumph  were  laid  the 
foundations of  social  order, true  scientific 
progress, proper business  relations, and the 
principles of liberty and justice, which have 
developed  constitutional  governments, and 
those systems of liberal and popular  educa­
tion we now enjoy.

It is thus shown that the history  of  asso­
ciations, composed of persons engaged in the 
same business, occupation or trade,  is large­
ly the history of  our  civilization.  As  the 
causes which called the guilds into existence 
diminished, and intelligence,'skill and  busi­
ness  enterprise  obtained  legal  protection, 
and a  general  recognition  of  their  value, 
these societies ceased to occupy  the  promi­
nent position they  had held  for  centuries, 
and one  after another  disappeared.  Then- 
revival in later times,  in the form  of profes­
sional and  business  associations, 
indicates 
either that some unrecognized causes, which 
made them valuable in  a  former  age,  still 
exist, or that  others,  incident  to  the  more 
complex social and business relations  of the 
present  time,  have  been  developed.  The 
descendents of the ancient  guilds,  the mod­
em associations, differ 
in objects  and aims 
from  their  progenitors, 
in  little save  the 
characteristics  incident  toj  changed  condi­
tions of society and  customs.  The  latter, 
like the former, seek to bar from their ranks 
the incompetent, and to  protect  themselves 
from the unscrupulous.  They  believe  that 
well defined rights, privileges and standards 
of ability are no less  important  in  the var­
ious pursuits of life now than  formerly, and 
by organizing they act upon the  knowledge, 
taught by both experience  and reason,  that 
these objects can only be acquired  and held 
by the  constant  efforts  of  united  workers. 
Pharmacy looks  to  a union  of its  mem­
bers to-dag as a relief from  m any increas­
ing evils,  and as a  promising  agent  for 
the elevation of its  character  and work.

Unnoticed causes have long been  in oper­
ation to produce a crisis in some of the  con­
ditions of  pharmacy.  Heat,  gradually  ap­
plied to water, produces for a  long  time no 
visible effect, but suddenly,  without  special 
increase of temperature,  ebullition  ensues, 
and the previously quiet mass  is  in  a state 
of commotion, with evidences  of  extraordi­
nary power.  The potential forces  inherent 
in our profession  have  been  steadily,  but 
imperceptibily,  reaching a kenetic condition, 
and are to-day, all over the land, in a state of 
violent  agitation,  exhibiting  unmistakable 
manifestations of energy.  This  energy, by 
transmutation into organization, has already

produced associations in over twenty  states. 
Michigan, though not the first to  show  evi­
dences of these forces, is by no means  least 
in her exhibition  of their  strength.  Like 
her sister states, her pharmacists  have long 
felt a need  for  legislation,  that  would re­
strict the practice of the profession to  those 
properly qualified,  and  this,  perhaps,  was 
the finally potent cause,  which excited them 
to action and rendered  our first  meeting  so 
successful.  Such restriction  has  not  been 
sought for in other states, nor  is it  in  ours, 
for the benefit of druggists  alone. 
In fact, 
its aid is invoked chiefly 
for  the  safety of 
the public, to whom it  will  secure  a  large 
measure of protection, from the  mistakes of 
the ignorant or pretended pharmacist.  Were 
the fact less familiar, it would be  a  matter 
of surprise, that a state which  has  done  so 
much to encourage education,  by  means of 
its  magnificent  common  school  system,  its 
richly endowed University, and  Agricultur­
al College, still permits the lives  of its  citi­
zens to be imperilled  by ignorance.  Justice 
demauds, for their protection,  a standard of 
qualification, as well for those who  practice 
pharmacy,  as  for  those  who  practice  law.
The importance of such a  standard 
is even 
greater in the former than in the  latter pro­
fession,  for  the  unqualified  attorney  can 
only deprive you of property,  and  perhaps 
liberty,  both  of  which  may  be  regained, 
while  the  ignorant  pharmacist takes  from 
you the life, or health, which  can  never be 
restored.  No  argument  would be  deemed 
necessary to  convince  intelligent  minds of 
the  importance  of  restricting  the  prepara­
tion, and sale,  of powerful drugs and poisons 
to competent hands, had  not  so much  diffi­
culty, and many failures,  been  experienced 
in obtaining législation  for  this  purpose in 
many of the states.  It is, however,  encour­
aging to us to know  that  the  obstacles are 
diminishing, and the failures  becoming less 
numerous.  Each  year  brings welcome tid­
ings  of the success of  state  associations, in 
obtaining  by  persistent  effort, and  intelli­
gent  representation  of  their  wants,  such 
statutes as they  desire.  The  present year 
has been signalized by the passage of  excel­
lent pharmacy laws,  in  the  states  of  New 
York and  Ohio.  Have  we  not  reason  to 
hope, that before the close of  another  year, 
Michigan will be in this, as she is  in nearly 
every other social and  educational  position, 
fully abreast of the most intelligent  thought 
of the age?

to  enormous  j|jmensions  and  has  become 
thoroughly identified  with  the  drug  trade. 
There are  many  plain  and  valid  reasons 
why pharmacists alone should  be  entrusted 
with the dispensing of medicinal compounds 
of every kind, and it is  from them  that  the 
public,  unless  unduly 
influenced  in  other 
directions, expect  to  obtain  their  supplies. 
Manufacturers keenly alive to their  own in­
terests seek for the services of no other class 
to furnish their cures  and renovators,  after 
the departure of the street musician and fish­
ing-jack.  These  strong  bonds  of  mutual 
benefit and dependence  therefore  unite  so 
firmly the business of the pharmacist proper, 
and the dealer in patent medicines,  that the 
present  generation  is  unlikely  to  witness 
their divorce.

In claiming a  protection  from  manufac­
turers, which shall render  the  sale of  their 
goods profitable, the retail  dealer  demands 
no more than  he  is  entitled  to,  nor  than 
such  manufacturers  have 
the  ability  to 
grant. 
It is a protection  they have  already 
yielded to the  jobber,  through  the  rebate 
system.  Economic principles which  govern 
the prices of  ordinary  merchandise  do not 
obviously  apply  to  proprietary  goods. 
Manufacturers of patent  medicines  fix arbi­
trarily a price for their  preparations  by the 
single package  and by  the dozen  or gross. 
Under  the  rebate  plan  jobbers  deviating 
from established wholesale prices have their 
supplies  cut  off  by  the  proprietors.  Can 
there  be  any  valid reason  why  retailers 
should not be equally  compelled  to  adhere 
to the price  established  for  them? 
In ad­
dition to the protection this  system  has af­
forded the wholesale trade, it has  increased 
the price of nearly every article, to  retailers 
who purchase  in ordinary  quantities, while 
it furnishes large  lots at prices  which  en­
able  those who desire to  retail  at  regular 
jobbing prices, with a fair profit.  Such  dis­
crimination  against  legitimate  retailers is 
manifestly unjust.  We have the power, and 
self  preservation  dictates 
its exercise,  to 
compel from proprietors protection  for our­
selves, equally with the jobber. This power is 
united action on the part  of  pharmacists, in 
aiding the sale of the products of such  man­
ufacturers only  as  recognize  by their  acts, 
the justice of our claim.

The pharmacy bill presented for your con­
sideration, and published in  the proceedings 
of our first  meeting,  should  be  thoroughly 
discussed in the light of our present  knowl­
edge, its provisions perfected,  and  all  pos­
sible measures adopted to secure its  passage 
at the next session'ofithe legislature.  Steps 
should also be taken for  procuring  a  legal 
standing for our  Association  by  means  of 
incorporation, under the general law  of this 
State.  In addition to other advantages, this 
will entitle us to a delegate  in  the  associa­
tion for the  revision  of  the  pharmacopcea.
I therefore  recommend  that the  necessary 
authority be delegated to  some  of the  offi­
cers of our Association for this purpose.

T R A D E   IN T E R E S T S .

Subjects of trade interest which affect our 
business and profits, though always  of great 
importance, are receiving from  druggists to­
day more  consideration  than  ever  before. 
For many years we have  been  attracting to 
ourselves, and have  become  the  dispensers 
of, various classes  of goods,  besides  those 
legitimately belonging to pharmacy.  While 
for some of these we  merely  claim pre-emp­
tion rights,  there are  others,  which  from 
their nature, clearly belong to the drug trade. 
These latter include  patent  medicines  and 
the various articles indefinitely  described as 
druggists’ sundries. 
It is estimated that not 
less than two-thirds  of our  profits  are de­
rived from the sale of these goods.  Within 
a few years our title  to a  large  portion  of 
this domain has  been  contested  by  other 
trades, while at the same time  members  of 
our own  profession  have  endeavored  in a 
selfish spirit, and by  unbusiness-like  ways, 
to deprive us of the chief portion  of  its in­
come.  The contest between  druggists  and 
other dealers for the sale of  perfumery, toi­
let  goods and similiar articles, will  perhaps 
result in both continuing  such  sale.  Some 
manufacturers are likely to  make  it  to  the 
interest of ourselves,  and  others  to the  in­
terest  of our  competitors, to sell  their pro­
ducts.  A better knowledge  of  this class of 
merchandise,  a  disposition  to  keep  only 
such as they have reason to believe  are the 
best of their kinds,  and  their  taste in  ex­
hibiting  them,  will  always  give  druggists 
advantages over their rivals.

C U T T IN G   O F   P R IC E S .

The cutting of prices, especially  of patent 
medicines, has become an evil of a  very ser­
ious nature, and one which is confined to no 
locality.  It has given rise to  much  discus­
sion, and to the consideration of many plans 
for its suppression.  The propriety  of phar­
macists selling this class  of goods  has  been 
seriously questioned,  and  probably  all the 
best dealers in our land would  welcome  the 
day when their own laboratories  would fur 
nish the medicines they might be  called up­
on to dispense, a day when they might, with­
out serious loss, discard  forever  the vener­
able sarsaparilla compound, the  omnipotent 
liver pad, the mixtures expressed in  chemi­
cal symbols, like S T 1 8 6 0 X,  the  numer­
ous pills, powders and plasters miraculously 
charged with magnetism, or  claiming  to be 
storage batteries of electricity, and the won­
derful vegetable curatives, which  owe their 
origin to those distinguished men of science, 
the North American Indians.  But  the4;ree 
is deeply rooted, and we have so  long eaten 
of  its  fruits,  and  been  protected  by  its 
branches, that we shall hesitate  to  destroy 
it   The sale of patent medicines has grown

The history of the National  Retail  Drug 
Association, the recent adoption by  it of the 
Campion  plan,  after  considering  it,  with 
many others, together  with  the  acceptance 
of this plan by most of the best  proprietors, 
is familiar to you  all.  The  report  of  our 
delegation to the meeting of this association 
recently held  in  Milwaukee,  will  give  the 
latest and best  information  concerning  the 
workings  of  the  Campion  plan,  and  the 
prospects of its ultimate success.  This plan 
seems to meet the requirement  of  retailers, 
in their  relation  to  patent  medicines  and 
their proprietors, and leads us to  hope  that 
through 
its  instrumentality,  this  vexing 
question may beset at rest.  It can  only  ac­
complish this, however, through the co-oper­
ation, and active support of those  whom the 
plan is intended to  benefit.  Manufacturers 
of patent  medicines and cutters of prices are 
watching our actions most eagerly.  A dis­
position upon our part at this  time  to  hold 
back will give them reason  to claim that we 
are  neither united  nor  in earnest in our de­
mands and deprive us, perhaps  forever,  of 
the justice so nearly within our reach.  Reso­
lutions in favor of the action of the  Nation­
al Retail Druggists’ Associaton are well, and 
are their due, but  application  for  member­
ship is much better.  It is the only  way we 
can  show  our  strength,  assert  our  rights, 
quiet the scoffers who sneer at  our  imbecil­
ity and achieve success.

Is it not proper that the moral, as  well as 
the business  attitude  druggists  should  as­
sume  towards  these,  and  all  other  secret 
preparations, be considered?  My  own con- 
conception of this attitude  is  that it  should 
be as nearly  negative  as  possible.  They 
should be sold where specifically  called  for 
only, and without either recommendation or 
endeavor upon the part  of druggists  to sub­
stitute supposed  better  or  more  profitable 
preparations.  By  this course  dealers  sub­
serve both professional honor  and  business 
integrity.  Secrecy in medicine  is a  relic of 
a past and  ignorant  age.  Unfortunately, it 
is one which lingers most  persistently amid 
the knowledge of the  present.  A  lack of 
popular education upon all subjects pertain­
ing to medicine, even  among  otherwise in­
telligent  minds, 
is  very  great,  and  is  the 
chief cause of the success  of  quack  physi­
cians and medicines.  Not only should secret 
remedies, formulas and  methods  receive no 
countenance from us, but one of the missions 
of pharmacy should be  to endeavor  to edu­
cate the people  to this  degree  at  least, that 
they look with distrust  upon  medicines and 
men, claiming either  power  or  knowledge, 
the 
in 
mystery.  By means  of this kind of  educa­
tion,  we may hope to obtain,  at  no  distant 
day, a popular demand  for  action  by  Con­
gress, requiring every article claiming  to be 
medicine to have its  composition  stated up­
on its face, thereby removing from  it  every 
opportunity for false claims, and compelling 
it to stand upon its intrinsic merits  alone. 

sources  of  which  are  shrouded 

[Concluded next week.]

A  Good Suggestion.

“Speaking of fires in drug stores,” said H 
B. Fairchild,  “reminds me of the  method O. 
H. Richmond adopted while in  business  up 
at Pierson.  On the top of  his  shelving,  he 
kept  a  number  of  two  bushel  baskets  in 
nests, and never allowed  anyone  to  sell  or 
handle them.  In case  of  fire,  the  baskets 
would enable  him  to  save  the  most of his 
stock in good shape.  This method of saving 
stock commends itself to the  drug  trade  in 
the wooden towns, where the  fire protection 
is inadequate.”

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

A CID S.

Advanced—Oil Cassia, Honduras  Sarsaparil­
Declined—Carbolic  acid,  Oil  Pennyroyal 

la Root.
Morphia, Rape Seed.
Acetic,  No. 8............................$  B>  9  &  10
Acetic,  C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)........   30  ©  35
Carlsc lie......................  
35  @  40
C itric................................................. 
„  _   55
Muriatic  18 deg............................... 
3  @  5
Nitric  36 deg....................................  11  ®  12
Oxalic...............................................   14 34@  15
3  ®  4
Sulphuric  66 deg.............................. 
Tartaric  powdered......................... 
48
Benzoic,  English....................$  oz 
20
Benzoic,  Germ an............................  12  ®  15
T annic...............................................  15  ®  17

 

AMMONIA.

Carbonate.................................$  lb  15  ®  18
_  H
Muriate (Powd. 22c)......................... 
Aqua 16 deg or  3f...........................  
6  @  7
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................ 
7  @  8

BALSAMS.

Copaiba............................................ 
F ir...................................................... 
P eru................................................... 
T olu....................  
........................... 
BA RK S.

Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)...........  
Cinchona,  yellow..........................  
Elm,  select........... ........................... 
Elm, ground, pure..........................  
Elm, powdered,  pure............i........ 
Sassafras, of root............................
Wild Cherry, select......................... 
Bay berry  powdered.......................  
Hemlock powdered......................... 
W ahoo.............................................. 
Soap  ground....................................  

B E R R IE S,

@  50
40
2  50
50

• 

13
1?
15
16
15
12
20
18
"o
K

Cubeb,  prime (Powd  80c).............. 
@  75
Ju n ip e r.............................................  ®  @  7
Prickly Ash......................................1 CO  @1  10

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 lb boxes, 25c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, pure.'...........
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 tt> doxes). 
Logwood, is (25 E>  boxes).... 
Lgowood, 34s 
do 
............... 
Logwood, 34s 
do 
............... 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
............... 
FluidJExtracts—25 $  cent, off list.

FLO W ERS.

Arnica..........................
Chamomile,  Roman.. 
Chamomile,  German.

13

10

27
9
16
15
14

60®

28®

18 
50 
30 
60 
60 
50 
40 
35 
30 
30 
55@60 
24 
31®
13 
35®  40 
80
90®1 00

Aloes, Barbadoes..........................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c)................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)........
Ammoniac..................................
Arabic, extra  select.....................
Arabic, powdered  select.............
Arabic, 1st  picked.........................
Arabic,2d  picked..........................
Arabic,n3d pickod..........................
Arabic, sifted sorts.......................
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)..
Benzoin...........................................
Camphor..........................................  
Catechu. Is (34 14c, 348  16c)........
Euphorbium powdered...............
Galbanum strained
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............
Kino [Powdered, 30c].....................
Mastic................................................
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)...
Opium, pure (Powd $6.00)...............
Shellac, Campbell’s .........................
Shellac,  English..............................
Shellac,  native.................................
Shellac bleached..............................
T ragacanth......................................  30
H ERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES

H oarhound.......................................
Lobelia........ :.....................................
Pepperm int...................................
Rue......................................................
Spearm int.........................................
Sweet Majoram...............................
T anzy...............................................
T hym e..............................................
W ormwood......................................

IR O N .

'  

LEA VES.

Citrate and  Quinine.......................
Solution mur., for tinctures........
Sulphate, pure  crystal..................
Citrate  ..............................................
Phosphate........................................
Buchu, short (Powd 25c).................  12
Sage, Italian, bulk (34s & 34s, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered............................
Senna tinnivelli...: .....................
Uva  U rsi...........................................
Belledonna.......................................
Foxglove...........................................
H enbane...........................................
Rose, red...........................................

1  50 
45
2  00 
50
2  00 
k  1934 
2 00
1  20 
40 
85
1 25 
6  00 
1 60
2  00

LIQ U O R S.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye.................... 1 75
Whisky, other brands......................... 1 10
Gin, Old Tom.................  
1 35
Gin,  Holland......................................... 2 00
B randy.............................................. }  75
Catawba  W ines.....................................1 25
Port W ines.............................................1 35

@2  00 
@1 50 
@1  75 
®3 50 
@6 50 
@2  00 
®2 50

M AGNESIA.

Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 oz............
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 2 oz.............
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s  solution—
Calcined............................................

O IL S.

45

do 
do 

Almond, sweet.........................
Amber, rectified..............................
Anise.................................................
Bay $   oz.........................................
Bergamont.......................................
Castor...............................................   18
Croton...............................................
Cajeput ..I........................................
Cassia...............................................
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c).......
Citronella.......................................
Cloves...............................................
Cubebs, P. &  W .......................... .
E rigeron...........................................
Fireweed...........................................
Geranium  3P  oz.......................-—
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood........... ......................
3
Juniper berries...............................  
3
Lavender flowers, French.............  
Lavender garden 
1
.............  
Lavender spike 
.............
1
Lemon, new crop............................ 
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................  
1
Lemongrass..................... ...............
1
Origanum, red  flowers, French... 
Origanum,  No. 1............................
1
Pennyroyal...................................... 
=1
Peppermint,  w hite......................... 
Rose 
oz................................—  
9
Rosemary,French  (Flowers$o)...
Sandal  Wood. German..................  
4
andal Wood,  W. 1............................ 
7
Sassafras...........................................
*
T an sy .................................. 
Tar (by gal 60c).................................  10  @
W intergreen...................—  
2
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $6.50).......
l
Savin,................................................ 
*
W orm seed....................................... 
Cod Liver, filtered................ ¥  gal 
1
Cod Liver, best................ _........... - 
®
t
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
Olive, Malaga....................
Olive, “Sublime  I ta lia n ............... 
.i
S alad.................................................  85  @
Rose,  Ihmsen’s ........................3P oz 
<

 

 

 

30

J

ROOTS.

PO TASSIU M .
Bicromate.................................^
Bromide, cryst. and gran. b u lk ...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 
Prussiate yellow..............................
A lkanet............................................
Althea, c u t......................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s .....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 34s and 34s—
Blood (Powd 18c).............................
Calamus,  peeled.............................
Calamus, German  white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered..................
Gentian (Powd  14c).........................
Ginger, African (Powd 16c)..................  13 ®
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd  40c)..................
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap,  powdered.............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 1234)........
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink, tru e ......................................... „
Rhei, from select to  choice......... 1 00
Rhei, powdered E. 1......................... 110
Rhei, choice cut  cubes..................
Rhei, choice cut fingers.................
Serpentaria......................................
Seneka..............................................
Sarsaparilla,  H onduras.................

1  10 
3734 
12 
15 
35 
®1 50 
®1 20 
2 00 
2 25 
50 
65 
45

Sarsaparilla,  Mexican............................ 
Squills, white (Powd 35c).......................  
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)................. 
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)... 

20

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)............... 
_ 
16
Bird, mixed in lb  packages...........  
5  @  6
Canary,  Smyrna.............................  
334®  4
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 19c)..  11  @  12
Cardamon,  Aleppee....................... 
3  U0
Cardamon, Malabar...................... 
 
2  2a
Celery........................................................  
Coriander, oest English......................... 
F en n el......................................................  
Flax, clean.......................................  
Flax, pure grd (bbl 354).................. 
Foenugreek, powdered.................. 
Hemp,  Russian............................... 
Mustard, white  Black  10c)............ 
Q uince.............................................. 
Rape, Lnglish..................................  
Worip, L evant.........................................  

334®
4  @
8  @  9
534®  6
8
1 00
6  @  7

 

18
10
25

¡¡A M M

25
K
15

«

SPONGES.

Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......2 25
Nassau 
do 
do
Velvet E xtra do 
do 
.......
.......
Extra Yellow do 
do 
........
Grass 
do 
do 
Hard head, for slate use................
.................
Yellow Reef, 

do 
M ISCELLANEUS.

@2 50 
2« 00 
1  10 
85 
65
1  40

Wlioiesale

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.21) $  gal —  
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s.......................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto 1 ft rolls............................
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best.........
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s .
Alum ......................................... 
lb
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)...............
Annatto,  prim e...............................

 

-

1

65

1 60

4 00

do 
do 

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ...
do 

00
234@ 334
3  ® 4
32
434® 5
6  @ 7
402 25
Balm Gilead  Buds.....................
Beans,  Tonka.............................
Beans, Vanilla.................................7 00  @9 75
Bismuth, sub  nitrate............................ 
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)....................... 
45
Blue Vitriol  .................................... 
734®  9
Borax, refined (Powd  13c).............  
12
1 85
Cantharides,Russian  powdered.. 
Capsicum  Pods, A frican............... 
18
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ... 
20
18
Capsicum Pods,  American  do  ... 
Carmine,  No. 40 ...................................... 
13
Cassia Buds...................................... 
Calomel.  American......................... 
70
Chalk, prepared drop.....................  
5
Chalk, precipitate English...........  
12
Chalk,  red fingers..........................  
8
Chalk, white lum p..........................
1  60 
Chloroform,  Squibb’s....................
60 
Colocynth  apples............................
1  60 
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
1  78 
cryst...
Chloral 
1 90 
Chloral 
1  75 
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform ......................................1 00
@1  10 
®  50 
Cinchonidia, P. &  W........ *............  45
@  50
Cinchonidia, other brands...............  45
Cloves (Powd 28c)..............................  20 ©
Cochineal..................... ..................
Cocoa  B utter...............s.................
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—35 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......  38  ®
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 lb box..
Creasote............................................
Cudbear,  prim e...............................
Cuttle Fish Bone..............................
D extrine...........................................
Dover’s  Powders............................ 
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
Ergot  powdered..............................
Ether Squibb’s .....................'........... 
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s.............
234@  3
Epsom Salts...................................... 
 
50
Ergot, fresh.................  
69
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ............... 
Flake  white...................................... 
14
Grains  Paradise.............................. 
25
Gelatine,  Cooper’s ..........................  
90
Gelatine. French  ............................  45  @  70
Glassware, flint, 76 off,by box 60 off 
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis....
Glue,  cabinet..................................   12  ®  17
Glue,white.......................................   17  @  28
Glycerine, pure...............................   19  ®  22
Hops  34s and 34s.............................. 
25®  40
Iodoform 8   oz................................. 
35
Indigo...............................................   85  @1  00
Insect Powder, best  Dalm atian...  23  @  25
2  10
Iodine,  resublimed......................... 
Isinglass,  American....................... 
1  50
Japonica........................................... 
9
London  Purple...............................  10  @  15
Lead, acetate.................................... 
15
9
Lime, chloride, (34s 2s 10c & 34s 11c) 
1  00
Lupuline........................................... 
Lycopodium....................................  
50
M ace.................................................  
60
1234®  13
Madder, best  D utch.....................  
Manna, S.  F ...................................... 
1  75
Mercury........................................... 
55
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........ ^  oz  3 05@3 30
Musk, Canton, R., P. &  Co.’s ........  
40
10
Moss, Iceland........ .................. 3P ®> 
Moss,  Irish .......................................  
12
30
Mustard,  English............................ 
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 B>  cans........  
18
Nutgalls............................................  
20
N utmegs, N o .l................................. 
70
Nux  Vomica.................................... 
10
Ointment. Mercurial, 36d............... 
40
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................  
18
3  00
Pepsin...............................................  
Pitch, True Burgundy.................... 
7
Q uassia............................................  
6  @  7
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........... B) oz  1  10®I 15
Quinine,  German............................1 00  ®1  05
Seidlitz  Mixture.............................. 
28
Strychnia, cryst............................... 
1  50
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................  79  @  82
Red  Precipitate.......................lb 
80
35
Saffron, American.  ....................... 
©  2
Sal  Glauber...................................... 
Sal Nitre, large  cryst.....................  
10
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst............... 
9
Sal Rochelle...................................... 
33
Sal  Soda............................................ 
2 @  234
2  00
Salicin...............................................  
6  75
Santonin........................................... 
Snuff 8, Maccoboy or Scotch.......... 
38
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................  
4
25
Spermaceti.......................................  
434®  5
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s—  
Soap, White Castile......................... 
14
......................... 
Soap, Green  do 
17
9
Soap, Mottled do 
......................... 
Soap, 
do 
.........................
Soap, Mazzini..................................  
14
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ..............................  26  ®  28
Spirits Nitre, 4 F .............................   28  @  32
Sugar Milk powdered.....................  
30
Sulphur, flour..................................  
334®  4
Sulphur,  roll.................................... 
Tartar Emetic..................................  
60
2  70
Tar, N. C. Pine, 34 gal. cans  $  doz 
Tar, 
quarts in tin .......... 
1 40
85
Tar, 
pints in tin .............  
Turpentine,  Venice................ IP fl> 
25
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........  
60
7 ®  8
Zinc,  Sulphate................................. 

do 
do 

do 

, 

3®  334

O IL S.

Capitol  Cylinder..................................................75
Model  Cylinder................................................... 60
Shields  Cylinder..................................................50
Eldorado Engine..................................................45
Peerless  Machinery........................................... 35
Challenge Machinery..........................................25
Backus Fine Engine..................... : ...................30
Black Diamond Machinery................................30
Castor Machine  Oil.............................................6C
Paraffine, 25  deg..................................................22
Paraffine, 28  deg..................................................21
Sperm, winter  bleached....................S -  —  1  40
Bbl
80
Whale, w inter..............................
64
Lard, extra..................................
Lard, No.  1...........................................  55 
Linseed, pure  raw ..............................  53 
Linseed, boiled..................................   60 
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained............  90 
Spirits Turpentine.............................   37 

65
56
63
95
45

v a r n i s h e s .

PA IN T S.

“ 
“ 

No. lT u rp   Coach..................................1 10@1 20
E xtra  T urp........................................... 1 60@1 70
Coach  Body...........................................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture...........................1 00@110
E xtra Turp  Dam ar.............................. 1 55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No.  1 T urp....................-.  70®  75
Lb
9
10
10
H
2® 3
2@ 3
2® 3
234® 3
234@ 3
13@16
55@57
16@17
634
534
®70
@90
110
1 40

Bbl 
Boralumine, White  bulk j ............ 
5 lbs I ............ 
Boralumine, 
Boralumine, Tints bulk.  350  off.. 
Boralumine 
5 lbs.  J ........ . 
Red Venetian............................  134 
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........   1% 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  134 
Putty, com m ercial..................   234 
Putty, strictly pure..................  234 
V ermilion, prime  Am erican.. 
Vermilion, English.................. 
Green, Peninsular.................... 
Lead, red  strictly pure...........  
Lead, white, strictly pure....... 
Whiting, white Spanish....... .. 
Whiting,  Gildersr.....................  
White, Paris American............ 
Whiting  Paris English cliff.. 

Druggists !

42 and  44  Ottawa  Street  and 89, 91, 93  and 

95  Louis  Street.

IMPORTERS AND  JOBBERS  OF

Paints, Oils, Yamislies, 
aM Drunist’s 
Glassware.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR
Wolf, Patton & Co., and J ohn L. Whit­

ing, Manufacturers  of  Fine 
- 

Paint and  Yarnish 

Brushes.

—Also for the—

Grand  Rapids  Brush  Co.,  Manfgs.  of 

Hair, Shoe and H orse Brushes.

tiiidnes

Our stock in this department of  our  busi­
ness is  conceded to be  one  of  the  largest, 
best-assorted and diversified to be  found  in 
the Northwest.  We are heavy importers of 
many articles ourselves  and  can  offer  Fine 
Solid Back Hair Brushes,  French  and Eng- 
glish Tooth and Nail  Brushes  at  attractive 
prices.  Our line of Holiday  Goods  for the 
approaching season will be more full and el­
egant  than ever  before,  and  we  desire our 
customers  to  delay  their  fall  purchasers 
of those articles until they have seen our el­
egant line, as shown by our accredited repre­
sentative who is now  preparing  for  his  an­
nual exhibition of those  goods.

We  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing outfits  for  new  stores 
to the fact  of  our  unsurpassed  facilities 
for meeting the wants of this class of buyers 
without delay and in the most approved and 
acceptable manner known to the drug trade. 
Our  special efforts in this direction have  re­
ceived from hundreds of  our  customers  the 
most satisfying recommendations.

We give our  special  and  personal  atten­
tion  to  the  selection  of  choice  goods  for 
the drug  trade only, and trust we merit the 
high praise accorded us for so  satisfactorily 
supplying the wants of our  customers  with 
Pure Goods in this  department.  We  con­
trol  and  are  the  only  authorized  agents 
for the sale of the celebrated

Withers Dade & Go1

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD  FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER  DISTILLED  WHISKYS.  We  not 
only offer these goods to be  excelled  by  no 
other  knoavn  brand  in  the  market,  but 
superior in all respects to most that  are  ex­
posed  for  sale.  We  guarantee  perfect 
and  complete  satisfaction  and  where  this 
brand of goods has once been introduced the 
future trade has  been assured.

We are also  owners of the

UU If I ll'll

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Which continues to have  so  many  favorites 
among druggists who have sold  these  goods 
for a very long time.  Buy our

Gins, Iranis H i  Vines.

We  call  your  attention  to  the  adjoining 
list of  market  quotations  which  we  aim  to 
make  as  complete  and  perfect  as  possible. 
For special quantities and for  quotations  on 
such articles as do not appear on the list such 
as Patent Medicines, eto., we  invite your cor­
respondence.

Mail ordersjalways receive our special and 

personal attention.

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A M E R C A N T IL E   JO U R N A L , P U B L IS H E D   E A C H  

W E D N E S D A Y .

E.  A.  STO AVE  & ERO., P roprietors.

OFFICE  IN  EAGLE  BUILDING,  3d  FLOOR.
[Entered  at  the  Postofflce  at  Grand  Rapids  as 

Secondrclass Matter A

WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  24,  1884.

D ilatoriness in B usiness.

One of the most important factors  in  the 
success of any business enterprise is the fac­
ulty of having all the work done up to date. 
Not a few young business men  get 
in  the 
habit of letting their work accumulate,  and 
are always just about so much behind.  The 
victims of this habit generally complain that 
they are so rushed with work that they  can­
not possibly catch up, and yet,  if  by  some 
miracle all their arrears  should  be  cleared 
up, they would be as badly off as before.  As 
a rule, it is  not  because  people  have  too 
much to do that they  get  behind 
in  their 
work;  it is rather the result of dilatory hab­
its.  A man who accustoms himself  to  fin­
ishing up everything he has on hand  befoie 
leaving his desk, store or office at night, will 
never be haunted by the spectre  of 
unfin­
ished business ” in his sleeping hours.

With most people the want of any well de­
fined system or method is one  of  the  chief 
causes of their  getting  behind  with  their 
work.  A systematic  method  of  working, 
combined with industry, will complete a vast 
amount of  work in a day and finish it Lwith 
ease;  but, without system  and  application, 
the worker may be in a continual  rush  and 
yet accomplish but little.  Aside  from  the 
continual annoyance that it occasions, it is  a 
very unprofitable plan  to  have  unfinished 
business  constantly  on  hand  that  should 
have been done before.  If a bookkeeper, for 
example, is a few weeks or  months  behind 
with his accounts, his employer  cannot  tell 
how  he  stands; 
is  unable  to  determine 
whether he is making or losing money,  and 
cannot tell whether accounts are  being  set- 
tiled and collections made  as  promptly  as 
they should be.  In such a  state  of  affairs 
he is practically  going  it  blind,  and  the 
consequences  are 
frequently  disastrous 
enough.

Every young man should  strive  to  finish 
each day’s business within the day on which 
it comes to him.  If the habit is once formed, 
it will be found an easy matter  to  continue 
it, while it is of the greatest possible  advan­
tage to the possessor, especially if he hasjbut 
just entered business life.  The  all  impor­
tant thing in beginning a business  career  is 
to start right, and that young  man is indeed 
fortunate who has  an  employer  able  and 
willing to put him in the  right  path.  But 
any young man possessed of energy and  de­
termination,  with a real interest in his  busi­
ness and a desire to succeed, can train  him­
self up in the habits of promptness, thorough­
ness and accuracy.

The cod liver oil business is flourishing at 
Marseilles, and  competition  runs  high.  A 
repudiated  advertisement  of  one  of 
the 
manufacturers reads as  follows:  “The  cod 
being one of  the small fishes of the  sea, 
is 
constantly tracked  and  pursued  by its  ene­
mies, the whales and sharks, etc., therefore it 
lives in a  constant state of fear;  and it is  a 
well-established fact that  fear engenders  in 
all living creatures jaundice and diseases  of 
the liver.  Consequently, all codfish taken in 
the open sea have  diseased  livers.  But  all 
my fish are caught in  a  safe  harbor  where 
marine  monsters  cannot  enter.  They  live 
there in peace and comfort.  Their livers are 
perfectly healthy, and that is the reason why 
my cod liver oil is the best.”

A  tradesman  in  Frome.  Somersetshire, 
England, who is a large dealer  in  china and 
earthenware, and also  keeps  a  posting  es­
tablishment, has just  announced  as  a  bait 
that he will  supply  all  young  people  just 
beginning in life who will  purchase  goods 
of over $15 value  a  carriage  and  pair  of 
grays  free  for  their  wedding.  This 
is  a 
novelty.  It  is  now  open  to  a  vender  of 
patent  medicines  to 
supply  hearse  and 
pair of black horses  for  every $15  worth of 
stuff.

Canfield  &  Wheeler’s salt works,  at Man­
istee, are turning out 260 barrels of salt  per 
day.  During August these  works produced 
5,962 barrels;  Charles  Reitz’s, 4,045, and R. 
G. Peters’,  1,300—all  at  Manistee—making 
a total of 11,307.

Dealers purchasing supplies of  field seeds 
should consult the Grand Rapids Seed  Co.’s 
quotations, in another  part  of  this  week’s 
paper.

A porous plaster made in Milwaukee acts, 
the  manufacturer  asserts,  by  holding  the 
back in place while the pain escapes through 
the holes.

This  country  manufactures  annually 

920,384,000 pins.

COAL  AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

.1  05
Ohio White Lime, per bbl.................... 
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
90
1 40
Louisville Cemem,  per bbl.................. 
140
Akron Cement per  bbl......................... 
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl..................... 
140
Car lots.................................................... 1 05@110
P l a s t e r i n g  h a i r ,   p e r  b u .........................  25@  30
1 75
Stucco, per bbl.......................................  
Land plaster, per to n ............................ 
3 75
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
3 00
Fire brick, per  M.................................. $25 @ $35
Fire clay, per bbl................................... 
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. $6 00@6 25 
Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots..  6 25@6 50
Cannell,  car lots...................................  @6 75
Ohio Lump, car  lots............................  3 25@3 50
Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00

COAL.

LUMBER, LATH  AND  SHINGLES.

 

 

The Newaygo Company quote f . o. b. cars  as 
follow:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M $44 00
Uppers, 1H, 11/2 and 2 inch.........................  46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 00
Selects, 1J4, l lA and 2  inch.........................  38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch.................................  30  00
Shop, 1 inch..................  . .. .. .. .. .  
20 00
Fine, Common, 154,154 and 2 inch............  32  00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet—   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 fe et.........................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet......................... 
li  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet....... 
lo 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  16  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 fe et.........................  17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 fe e t........   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet..........................   17  00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12 50
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................  13  50
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................  14  50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12 50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  13 50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 fe e t...  ..................  14  50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........   11  50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 fe e t..........................   12  50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 20 fe et.........................  13  50
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls, all
widths and  lengths.......................... 8 00@ 9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 i n ............................  35 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................   28 00
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.........................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing, 16 feet.................................  13 00
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  12  00
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.............   20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B ..................  18  00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C...............................  14  50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  Common—  
9 00
Bevel Siding,  6  inch,  Clear......................  20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12.12 to 16 f t . .. 10 00@10 50 
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B ....................  36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C..........................   29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, comm on..  17 00 
Dressed Flooring 6 in.. No. 2 common—   14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal. 
l)ressed*Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..  35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C..........................   36 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n  16  00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n  14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1  00 additional.
i XXX 18 in. Standard  Shingles............. 
3 50
L x x x is in .  Thin...................................... 
3 40
X X X 18 in.  Thin.
3  00 
( XXX 16 in........  .........................
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.
2  00
1  75
No. 2or 5 in. C. B. 16  in .................
2 00
Lath  ...............................................

J. DETTENTHALER,
OYSTERS,  FISH ,

WHOLESALE

-AND-

CANNED  GOODS.

117  Monroe St., OrandL  Rapids,

I will quote you until further notice as follows:  Extra Selects, 38;  Selects, 33, 

Standards, 25; Favorites, 22.

Cigars

We manufacture a full line, use 
the  best  material  obtainable,  and 
guarantee  our  goods  to  be  first- 
class.
We  carry  an  immense  stock  of 
Virgidia  and  Tennessee  Peanuts, 
Alm onds, B razils, Filberts, Pea- 
cans,  W  alnuts  and  Coco aunts, 
and compete with any market.

We are agents for  Gordon’s 
celebrated  TXTag  Jaw s,  Olym­
pian, D. F-, and many other well- 
known brands and carry a full line 
of his goods at factory prices.
We handle Oranges, Lem ons, 
B ananas,  F igs,  Dates,  Etc.,  in 
large quantities from first-hands  and 
are  headquarters  for  everything  in 
our line.

PUTNAM  &  BROOKS.
FOX, MUSSELMAN & LOVERIDGE,

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REMOVAL!

Coal,  Wood,  Lime,  Cement, 

Sewer Pipe, Etc, 

Office removed to 3 Canal street, Basement.

.A..  B.  K N O W L S O N .

WM. SEARS & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers, 

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♦

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Agents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41 Kent Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.
F. J. LAMB  &  COMPANY,

- W HOLESALE  D EA LER S  IN-

Butter,

Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Etc.

State Agent for the Lima Patent Egg Cases and Fillers.

NO.  8  AND  10  IONIA  STREET,

GrRAKTR RAPIDS.  -  MICHIGAN -

PECK BROS.,

W h o le sa le  D ru ggists

A Complete Stock of all that pertains to the wants of the Retail Druggist.

We  Employ  No  Travelers.  Send  for  Prices.

129  and  131  Monroe Street,

Grand Rapids

SFRITTO 

Mieli.

A COMPANY

-WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN-

FA N C Y   AUSro

GOODS

STAPLE
CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

OIL.  CLOTHS,

ETC.,  ETC.

6  and  8 Monroe  Street

She was in humble circumstances, but she , 

was a Boston girl for all  that.  “Yes,  papa j 
is a unicyclist,”  she  remarked  to  the  rail- j 
road reporter, whom she met on an excursion I 
train.  “Indeed!” responded the young gen­
tleman addressed, very  much  concerned  to 
know what a unicyclist might  be,  but  very 
much afraid  of  exposing his  Western  raw­
ness by asking.  From a Boston young man 
on the train it was learned  that  “papa”  im­
parted  the  desired impetus  to  a wheelbar­
row,  used in connection with  city  Improve­
ments.”

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HERCULES,

The  Crockery  Journal  truthfully  re­
marks:  Nothing looks worse  on  crockery 
than the deposit of  dust  that  some  store­
keepers permit to gather on their goods.  We 
happened not long ago in a store where  the 
dust lay like a black curtain over the  whole 
stock, and when we asked, “ How’s  trade ?”■ 
we received the expected  reply,  “ Durn 
it, 
there ain’t none I”  And  we  don’t  wonder 
at it at all, for dust is disastrous to good pat­
ronage.

Of 270 fulminate  factories  started  in Eu­
rope  during  the  present  century, 201  have 
disappeared  by  explosion.  Fulminates  are 
now made in small quantity at a time in low 
sheds.  These  are  so  arranged  that  an  ex­
plosion throws them over, and little damage 
is done.

The Wisconsin tobacco crop is reported to 
be  so  much  heavier  than  was  anticipated 
that  most  growers  find that their sheds  are 
far too small to accommodate it.

Camm Bros., merchant tailors at St. Johns, 
have assigned to C. E. Merrill.  Liabilities, 
$800;  assets, $900.

M. R. & S.  M.  Hartwell  are^using  250 
bushelsof "apples dailyat  their  evaporator 
at Cannonsbuig.

Kirk & Co.’s box factory turned  out 4,100 

boxes at Muskegon the other day.

THE  GREAT  STUMP  AND  ROCK

AXTITXZX XXj AT OB..

Strongest &  Safest  Explosive  Known  to the Arts.
Farmers, practice economy and  clear 
your land of stumps and boulders.  Main 
Office, Hercules  Powder Company, No. 
40 Prospect st., Cleveland, Ohio.
L. S. HTT.Tj & CO., AGTS. 

G0X8, AIMUNITION  &  FISHKG  TACKLE.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

PLCA8ANT TO TAKE, ACTS M ILDLY, C U R E S  QUICKLY

DUNFIAM’S  SURE  CUBE  FOE  FEVER  &  AGUE
POne  D ose  taken during the  Chill 
arrests  the  disease in 20 minutes.

1NEVZB  SHOW TO FAIL.  Money re­

turned  if it does not cure.  Price, 
50c.  Ask druggist for it.  Sent pra 
paid for 60 cts.  Address, Western 
Medicine Co.,Grand Rapids, Mich

Tv,«.»™ nr siuinine.  Act directly on the Liver, “tone 

WESTERN  MEDICINE  CO.’S  TONIC  LIVER  PILLS.
Purely  Vegetable; contain  no  calomel,  mineral 
tup’' the  system,  aid digestion  and 
purifÿ the blood.  POSITIVELY CUBE 
HEADACHE  AND CONSTIPATION.  In­
valuable  for  Biliousness,  Indiges­
tion, Hypochondria, etc.  Sent free 
on receipt of price, 25  cts.  Sample 
package free.  Western  Medicine 
Company., Grand Rapids, Mich.

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WHOLESALE  GROCERS,
Niroil, Aeon, C it Crescent & M  Seal Pin ToMccos.

44,  46  and  48  South  Division  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Mioh.

-----WE  ARE  FACTORY  AGENTS  FOR-----

Our  stock  of Teas,  Coffees  and  Syrups 

is  Always  Complete.

Tobaccos, Vinegars  and.  Spices |! 

OUR*M0TT0: “SQUARE DEALING BETWEEN MAN-AND MAN.”

—WE  MAKE SPECIAL  CLAIM  FOR OUR—

C O R R E S P O N D E N C E   S O L IC IT E D .

BARBOUR’S  CAMPAIGN  TORCH

The  only  Torch  that  can  be  taken  apart  and  shipped in  a 

Small  space.

300 to 500 Torches complete (except bandies)  can be  packed  in  one 

barrel, thus making the freight or express charges very low.

A  Child can P u t them together in  one Minute.

As  good  as  any  Torch  Made.  The  Cheapest  in  Price.

WILL  BURN  FOR  FIVE  HOURS.
Ask for price or send for sample order.

F O S T E R ,  S T E V E N S   A  CO.,

10  and 12 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hercules  Powder!
STOMP  AND  ROCK  ANNIH1LAT0R  !

t h e   g r e a t

SEND  FOR  PRICES.

JOHISr  O-A-XJrjFIELiD,
G-eneral  Wholesale  Dealer.

Grand  Rapids,

M ichigan.

O Y S T E R S !

ON  DECK—1884.

WM.  L.  ET,I,IS  &  CO.’S

Jennings  &  Smith,

(Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co.,)

M AN UFA CTU RERS  O F

Pine  Perfum es

— AND—

Toilet Articles.

J23XT2TXXTGS’

FLAVORIEG  EXTRACTS!

M anufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 
Flavoring Extracts,
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF

Im proved

- 0 X 3 . . £ L R r X >

Baltimore  Oysters!

F at  and  full  count.  Special  express  and 
express rates to all points  in  Michigan, either 
from Baltimore or Chicago house.  Our oysters 
are  opened  and  canned fresh  from the well- 
known  Nanticoke  beds.  No  slack  filled  or 
fresh water snaps sent out.  Dealers  can have 
their  orders  filled  promptly by addressing B. 
F.  EMERY,  Agent,  Grand  Rapids(at  home 
every Saturday).

K

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“Red Bark Bitters” 

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78  West Bridge  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

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Bluings,
Inks,

Mucilage,

Kid Dressing, Etc,

S E E D S !

School  Books

—A N D—

School  Stationery

- A T -

Wholesale,

EATON, HON  A  ALLEN,

22 and 24  Canal Street,

The  only  general  jobbing  house  in  
Michigan  in  our  line.  Send  for cata­
logues and terms.

TXT© w ill se ll  to  the 
Trade  for Spot  Cash, 
u ntil  further  notice

G. S. YALE & BR0„

—M anufacturers of—

BAKING  POWDERS,

BLUINGS,  ETC.,

40  and  42  South  Division  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  

MICH.

Fall Rye

$1.55
.75

Delivered free on board cars in lots of 
5 bags or  more.  Cartage  charged  on 
smaller quantities.

Llili

91  CANAL  STREET.

Blaine  Whips,

imm

How Raisins are  Preserved.

A strip of land bordering  the  Mediterra­
nean, somewhat less than 100 miles by six,is 
the raisin producing territory of Spain.  Be­
yond these boundaries the - Muscatel  grape, 
from which the  raisin 
is  principally  pro­
duced, may grow and thrive abundantly, but 
the fruit may go to the market or the  wine­
press.  When the grapes begin to  ripen 
in 
August, the farmer  carefully 
inspects  the 
fruit as it lies on the warm, dry soil, and one 
by one clips the clusters as they reach  per­
fection.  In almost all vineyards  slants  of 
masonry are prepared, looking like unglazed 
hot-beds, and covered with fine  pebbles,  on 
which the fruit is exposed to dry.  But  the 
small proprietor prefers  not  to  carry  his 
grapes so far.  It is better, he thinks, to  de­
posit them nearer at hand,  where  there  is 
less danger of bruising, and where bees  and 
wasps are less likely to find them.  Day  by 
day the  cut  branches  are  examined  and 
turned, till they are sufficiently cured  to  be 
borne to the house, usually  on  the  hilltop, 
and there deposited in the empty wine-press, 
till enough have been collected for the trim­
mers and packers to begin their  work.  At 
this stage great piles of rough dried  raisins 
are brought forth from the  wine-press  and 
heaped  upon  boards.  One  by  one  the 
bunches are carefully inspected, those of the 
hard quality being trimmed of all  irregular­
ities and imperfect berries, and deposited, in 
piles by themselves;  so in turn  are  treated 
most of the second quality, while  the  clip 
pings and inferior  fruit  are  received  into 
baskets at the feet of the  trimmers  and  re­
served for home  consumption.  A  quantity 
of small, wooden trays are now brought for­
ward, just the size of a common  raisin  box, 
and about an inch deep.  In  these,  papers 
are neatly laid so as to lap  over  and  cover 
the raisins evenly  deposited  in  the  trays 
which are then subjected to  heavy  pressure 
in a rude press.  After pressing, the  raisins 
are dropped into the boxes for market

Misery  Doves  Company.

“ I  see  a  woman  is  going  to  stump  the 

State of Indiana for Blaine.”

“ No!  Is that so?”
“ Yes.”
“ By George, that’s good news!”
“ Why?  Do  you  think  she  will  make 

many converts?”

“ Oh!  I wasn’t thinking of that.”  ¿ g iU  
“ What then?”
“ Why,  as  soon  as  my  wife  hears  of  it, 

she’ll want to go out stumping, too.”

“ Well?”
“ Well, when she starts in to talk I’ll have 

the sj mpathy of the entire State.”

A Separate Identity.

d erk—This silk is worth $8 a yard and is 
very narrow measure.  Here  is  some  nice 
summer silk at 50 cents a  yard.

Kitchen Lady—An’ is it in style?
“ The very height of  style.  Only  yester­
day  I  sold  a  pattern  from  this  to  Mrs. 
Blank,  who you know  is  a  leader  of  fash­
ion.”

“ Oh! I know that there woman very well.

I lives at her house.”

“ Shall I cut you off  some ?”
“ No,  indeed.  I wouldn’t like to  be  mis­

taken for her.  Give me the S3 stuff.”

Business  is  Dull.

A country merchant caught  a  thief  going 

through his cash drawer.

“Hello, there,” he sung out, “what do you 

want in that  drawer?”

“Oh, nothing,” said  the  man,  sheepishly 

backing off and trying to get away.

“Well, don’t let me disturb you.  Just  go 
right ahead;  you’ll find exactly what you say 
you want.  I’ve found the  same thing  there 
for the past six weeks.”

The wife  of  an  American  author  is  re­
ported to have recently  said  to  him:  My 
dear, you are  always hunting for  people  to 
put in novels.  “Why don’t you put me in?” 
“1 have already,” was the reply.  “Oh, when? 
Why didn’t you  tell  me?”  “I  was  afraid 
you would not like it,dear.”  “Of  course  I 
should.  How silly!  What is the  name  of 
the  character?”  You  mustn’t  be  angry, 
then—‘Calamity  Jane, 
the  terror of Tres- 
cow  Gulch.”

“Now,”  said  the  Boston  school teacher 
“the question I’m about to put to you  is  an 
extremely difficult one, and to answer it cor 
rectly you  will  be  obliged,  metaphorically 
speaking,to imitate the trunk conformation of 
the dromedary of the desert.”  A  Western 
teacher  would  have  put  the question, and 
said simply:  “Now, hump yourselves.”

“The dinner doesn’t seem to suit you,  Mr, 
Smith.” 
“Well,”  responded  Smith,  with 
some  hesitation,  “it’s  pretty  good,  what 
there  is  of  it.”  A few  moments later  the 
rest  of  the  boarders  exclaimed  in chorus: 
“You’re wrong, Smith,  there’s  plenty  of  it, 
such as it is.”

“Oh, where shall rest  be fouhd?” asks the 
beautiful  hymn.  This  would  never  have 
been written if the hymnist had ever visited 
the store of the man who “don’t think it pays 
to advertise.”  That’s  the  place for  an all- 
the-year-round, perfectly undisturbed article 
of rest.

The price of wives in Siberia is eight dogs. 
But  this  doesn’t  help  us  in  this  country. 
You see, Siberia is a  long  distance  to  take 
one’s wife, and besides, what are you  going 
to do with the dogs after you’ve got them?

A new form of  dynamite  is  made  from 
poplar wood flour, and resembles a varnished 
doughnut.  It is as  explosive  as  the  ordi­
nary kind, hut far  safer.

Fall 1884-Winter 1884^85.

5

Hats by the Dozen or Case,

Caps by the Dozen or Case,

Mackinaw Shirts,

Winter Underwear,

Fall Suits,

Winter Suits,

Overcoats.

I SHE Gils I) 1 H ants as Lav as is? can Bay 

Una [or Anyvbn

I.  G  LEVI,

3 0 ,  38,  40  and  43  Canal  Street,

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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OPEN.

EVERY LIVE  DEALER  SHOULD  SELL  THEM.

This is the Most Practical Family Can ever Offered to the Trade.

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Lamps are filled direct by the Pump without lifting the Can; the Discharge tube adjusting
to suit the height of  any lamp. 
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No dropping oil on the floor or table.  No faucet to leak or get knocked  open to waste  con­
tents or cause axplosions.  In getting can refilled, no parts to be left at home to drain oil  over 
floor or become injured.  No Corks to lose-Closes itself  perfectly  air tight-N o L eakage-N o
Evaporation. 
The dealer in selling this can is  enabled to make a good profit, and m a measure  avoid the 
annoyance  of  the  small can, while you  guarantee  your  customer  absolute  safety  and  the 
greatest possible convenience.

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MANUFACTURED  BY

WARREN,  OHIO.

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Grand Bais Wire Works

PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY

E N G I N E S

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And  Lashes  of All  Kinds  and  Prices. 

Orders  Promptly  Filled.

From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw Mills, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts made  tor 
Complete Outfits.
W.  C,  Denison,

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

88,90  and 92  South  Division Street, 

G. ROTES CO, GffllAEtntS
P E R K I N S   &  H E S S ,
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

----- DEALERS  IN-----

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MICHIGAN.

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NOS.  122  and  124  LOUIS  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

Hamilton  Carhartt  &  Co. 9
)£en’s Furnishing Goods

"WHOLESALE

M ANUFACTURERS  OF

The “Carhartt” Pantaloons, Overalls, Engineers’ Jackets, Jumpers’ Shirts, etc.  Upon our 
manufactured goods, we guarantee to save the trade the  Jobbers  Profats.  Samples  sent
Detroit.
118 Jefferson Ave.

for Comparison.

Tiro  Old Reliable

Pioneer Cigar Factory,

H.  S C H N E I D E R   <8c  OO

PROPRIETORS.

21  Monroe Street, 

Grand Rapids.

The  following  brands  are  our  own  make and Union labelled goods;  D ick and George, 
P e n in L la r  Club,  Los  Dos,  Sehr Fein,  Louise,  M ocking  B ird,  E vening  Star  and  K .  T, 
We are jobbers of  all kinds of Tobaccos  ann  Sm okers’  A rticles.

M anufacturers of All Kinds of

W IR E   W O RK !

93  MONROE  STREET.

MICHIGAN COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’ ASSOCIAI
Incorporated Dee. 10,1877—Charter in  Force for 

Thirty Years.

LIST OF OFFICERS:

President—Ransom W. H aw ley, of  Detroit. 
Vice-Presidents—Chas. E. Sned eker, Detroit. 
L. W. At k in s, Grand  Rapids;  I. N. A lexan­
d er, Lansing;  U. 8. L ord, Kalamazoo; H. E. 
Mee k er, Bay City. 
„
Secretary  and  Treasurer—W.  N.  Me r e d it h ,
Board  Of Trustees,  For One Year—J . C. P on­
tiu s, Chairman, 8. A. Munger, H. K. W h it e 
For Two  Years—D. Mo r r is,  A. W.  Culv er.

_   „   „  

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

We are agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe  Co. and keep a full line of their Celebrat­
ed Goods—both Boston and Bay State.  Our fall samples of Leather Goods are now ready 

RINDG-E, BERTSCH & CO,
BOOTS  &
for  inspection.MBs are Sim ®  Mantel ter tie Micfew Tri
FIRST  ON  DECK

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

With. OYSTERS, as usual.  W e 
sh a ll receive the first shipm ent  from   B al 
tim ore oxi Sept. 4th, of the Old «¡Reliable

MANOKEN  BRAND9

wlaieJi  are  ttae best filled  can s  in  m arket 
. . a   w ill  continue  to  receive  th.em  dail 
exp ress.  P resen t  price  vj ill  be  25 ct 

for  Standards and  35 cts  for  S elects.

A lso  A gent  for  M urpby  «ft  Edgett’ 

Celebrated D eviled  Crabs.

T ours Truly,

I.  O.  GREEN.

Grand. Rapid», Midi.

Ionia  Standard:  A  representative  of 
Davis & Rankin, a Chicago firm, was  in  the 
city this  week trying to bring about arrange­
ments for starting a creamery in this city.

It is said that some of the  Ludington mill 
men will not go into the  woods  at  all  this 
winter,  and  that  others  will  get  out only 
about one-half their usual  quantity  of  logs.

D. 

E. McIntyre, hardwood dealer  at  Cad­

©rocertes.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

AXLE  GREASE.

Frazer’s .........................................................   85
Diamond........................................................  60
Modoc  ....  $  doz.........................................  60
Paragon.. 
doz.........................................  70
Paragon, 20 H> pails......................................  90

B A K IN G   PO W D ER .

Arctic % ft cans.................................. $  doz.  45
Arctic ii ft cans.............................................. 
75
Arctic 54 B> cans.............................................. 1 40
Arctic  1 ft  cans.....................................................2 40
Arctic 5  ft cans................................................... 12 00

illac, has let a contract  for  building  a  band 
saw mill  to be used for the  manufacture  of 
cherry, ash and birch lumber.

S. C. Hall, the Muskegon lumber manufac­
turer, has gone into  peppermint  culture,  on 
his Deer Park farm, in Egleston,  Muskegon 
county.  He has had a car load of  roots  set 
out on five and a half acres of ground.

Thomas Brown & Co., of Royal Oak,  will 
soon  have  an  extensive  lampblack factory 
in operation  in that  village.  They  use  gas 
for  fuel,  and  obtain  the  gas  from  wells 
bored on the premises,  four  of  them  being 
used.

Nashville News:  Harry Stow and familye 
have moved to Burlington to  run  a  wooden 
bowl factory.  H. A.  Brooks  has  fitted  up 
the premises vacated by Stowe and they will 
soon be occupied by Mrs. Allerton  and mill­
inery stock.

A few years ago  Frankfort was a scrubby 
saw mill hamlet, in  the wilds of  the  north, 
shipping only lumber, slabs, bark and wood, 
the settlers there having no  thought  of  ag­
riculture  or  fruit  raising.  Now  the  mer­
chants of Frankfort buy large  quantities  of 
apples, potatoes, and  other  farm  products, 
for  shipment  to  Milwaukee  and  Chicago. 
Northern  Michigan  is  undergoing  a  great 
transformation.

The  timber  regions  of  Michigan, as  far 
north as Cheboygan, have turned out a large 
yield of excellent wheat this  season,  which, 
as  respects  amount  per  acre  and  quality, 
beats the prairie region by considerable.  Ap­
ples and other fruits, where any  attempt  to 
grow them has been made, have  turned  out 
wonderfully well.  There is evidently some­
thing in the northern counties  besides  pine, 
cedar and the hardwoods.

Secretary W. F. Kelly, of the  Ottawa  and 
West Kent Agricultural Society, favors T h e 
T ra desm a n with the  premium  list  of  the 
twenty-ninth annual fair, to be held  at  Ber­
lin  September  30  to  October  3,  inclusive. 
The prizes  offered  in  each department  are 
liberal in the  extreme,  and  there  is  every 
prospect  of  a  successful  exhibition.  Mr. 
Kelly has accomplished much effectual work 
in behalf of the society in years past, and the 
success that has attended the  fair  since  his 
election to the office of sqpretary  is  in  great 
part to be attributed to his efforts in that di­
rection.

VISITING  BUYERS.

The following retail dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:

ids.
New Era.

bart.

M. May,  Frankfort.
Chas. Ostrander, Rustfcrrd.
C. C. Darling-, of Darling & Smith, Sparta.
A. Engberts, Beaver Dam.
C. O. Bostwick & Son,  Cannonsburg.
W alter Shoemaker, Cannonsburg.
Oliver Seaman, of Seaman &  Rice,  Big Rap­
E. P. Barnard, buyer New  Era  Lumber  Co., 
J. Omler, Wright.
S. J. Koon, of C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
Fred Hayward. Casnovia.
Paine & Field,  Englishville.
Robert North, Lake P. O.
J. W. Mead, Berlin.
B.  M. Denison, East Paris.
A.  Woodard, Manton.
Norman Harris, Big Springs, r-,
Henry Marsh, buyer  for  John  Canfield,  Ho­
Baron & TenHoor, Forest Grove.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
J. C. Benbow,  Cannonsburg.
Mr. Walbrink, of I. J. Quick & Co., Allendale 
Kellogg & Potter, Jennisonville.
L. A. Gardner, Cedar Springs.
R. G. Smith, Wayland.
J. E. Mailhot, West Troy.
Stauffer & Salisbury, Hastings,
Fred Ramsey, White Cloud.
John J. Ely,  Rockford.
J. L. Graham, Hopkins.
A. Volmer, Big Rapids.
A. B. Sunderland, Lowell.
Roys Bros., Cedar Springs.
J. Gunstra, Lamont.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
T. J. Sheridan  & Co., Lockwood.
Gaylord & Pipp, Pierson.
Jorgensen & Hemingsen, Trent.
I. S. Boise, Hastings.
Dibble Bros., Burnip’s Corners.
Mrp. Mary E. Snell,  Wayland.
Spring & Lindley, Bailey.
C. F. Sears & Co., Rockford.
Sisson & Lilley, Lilley Junction.
C. Deming, Dutton.
Snow & Cook, Moline.
B. McNeil, Byron Center.
T. D. Stimson, Muskegon.
J. W. Brookwalter, Burnip’s Corners. 
Walling Bros., Lamont.
G. S. Putnam, Fruitport.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
Andre Bros., Jennisonville.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
Wm. Parks, Alpine.
O.Naragang, Byron Center.
Geo. W. Bartlett, Ashland Center.
D. N. White, Petoskey.
H. O. Rose, of Rose Bros.  & Co., Petoskey.
G. P. Stark, Cascade.
A. J.  Underhill, Pentwater.
Jas. Toland, Ross.
Mr. Roush, of Reigler & Roush,  Freeport. 
Miner & Co., Muskegon.
W. G. Clark, Saranac.
Parkhurst Bros., Nunica.
G. N.  Reynolds,  Belmont.
C. Porter, Chauncey.
J. E. Thurkow, Morley.
Mr. Sisson, of Sisson Bros.. Freeport.
Mr. Carpenter, of Colborn & Carpenter, Cale­
C. H. Deming, Dutton.
Peter Hanson, of Hanson Bros., Morley.
Mr. Gibbs, Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.
C. Cole, Ada.
Eli Runnels, Corning.
R. Carlyle, Rockford.
Mr. Morley, Morley Bros., Cedar Springs. 
Ralph Steflin, South Blendon.
Mr. Wylie, of Wylie Bros., Martin.
R. B. McCulloch, Berlin.
Purdy & Hastings, Sparta.
J. B. Watson, Coopersviile.
Holland & Ives, Rockford.
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.

donia.

BLU IN G .

 

25
Dry, No. 2.............................................doz. 
Dry, No. 3......... 
45
doz. 
Liquid, 4 oz,....................................... doz. 
35
Liquid, 8 oz.......................................... doz. 
65
Arctic 4 oz.........................................^   gross 4  00
ArcticS  oz........... ..........................................  8  00
Arctic 16 oz....................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box................................  2 00
Arctic No. 2 
3  00
4 50
Arctic No. 3 

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BROOMS.

CANNED  F IS H .

2 50
No. 1 Carpet.............................................. 
2 25
No. 2 Carpet.............................................. 
No. 1  Parlor Gem.................................... 
2  75
No. 1 H url.................................................  
2 00
1 75
No. 2 H url  ...............................................  
Fancy Whisk............................................  
1  25
Common Whisk.......................................  
85
Cove Oysters, 1  lb  standards.....................1 15
Cove Oysters, 2  a   standards....................  1 95
Cove Oysters, 1 a   slack  filled....................  75
Cove Oysters, 2 a  slack filled.................. -. .1 25
Clams, 1 a   standards.................................. I  65
Clams, 2 a   standards.................................. 2 65
Mackerel, l a   fresh standards...................1 20
Mackerel, 5 a  fresh  standards................   .6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 a ......................3 50
Mackerel, 3 a  in M ustard................................. 3 50
Mackerel, 3 a  broiled........................................3 50
Salmon, 1 a  Columbia riv er....................... 1 60
Salmon, 2 a  Columbia river............................ 2 60
Salmon, 1 a   Sacramento................................. 1 50
Salmon, Wm. Hume’s Eagle...........................  1 85
Sardines, domestic )£s................................ 
7
Sardines,  domestic  14s...............................   1214
Sardines,  Mustard  14s.......................... —   12
Sardines,  imported  )4s..............................     15
Sardines, imported 14s.................................  20
Sardines, imported 14s, boneless...............  32
Sardines, Russian  kegs..............................  50
Trout, 3 a   brook.........................................   3 00

CANNED F R U IT S .

1  35

..................... 

Apples, 3 a  standards...................................'90
Apples, gallons,  standards, E rie....................2 50
Blackberries, standards................................... 1 25
Cherries,  red.......................................................1 10
Cherries, w h ite ..................................................1 75
Damsons............................................................. 1 20
Egg Plums, standards 
Egg Plums,  E rie................................................1 45
Green Gages, standards 2 a .............................1 40
Green Gages,  E rie..................................    .1  50
Peaches, 3 a   standards...............................1  75
Peaches, 3 a  Extra  Yellow.................. *.. .2 00
Peaches,  seconds.............................................. 1 65
Pie Peaches 3 a ..................................................1 15
Pears, B artlett 2 a .............................................1 30
Pineapples, 2 a   stand.................................140
Quinces ........................  
1 45
Raspberries, 2 a  stand.....................................1 25
Raspberries, 2 a  Erie........................................1 40
Strawberries, 2 a  standards.............................1 10
Apricots, Lusk’s .......................................... 2 75
Egg  Plum s....................................................2 85
Green Gages.................................................2 85
Pears  .............................................................3 00
Q uinces.........................................................3 00
Peaches............................  ...........................3 00

CANNED F R U IT S — C A L IF O R N IA .

 

CANNED  V EG ETA BLES.

Asparagus, Oyster Bay.....................................3 25
Beans, L im a.................................................   85
Beans, S tring................................................  90
Beans, Boston Baked.................................. 1  68
Beans,  Stringless.........................................1 00
Corn, E rie..................'...................................1  15
Corn, Revere.................................................1 20
Corn,  Egyptian............................................1  10
Corn,  Yarmouth...........................................1 20
Corn Trophy.................................................1  15
Corn, 2 a   Onandago....................................150
Mushrooms, French.....................................22@24
Peas, standard  M arrofat............................1  40
Peas, 2 a   Early, small (new).......................1 60
Peas, 2 a  Beaver......................................... 75'
Peas, French 2 a ..........................................23@26
Pumpkin, 3 a  Golden.................................. 1  10
Succotash, 2 a  standards............................  85
Succotash ,2 a B .& M .................................. 175
Squash, 3 a   standards.................................1  20
Tomatoes, 3 a  Dilworth’s ............................1 05
Tomatoes, 3 a  Job Bacon............................1 05
G.  D.....................   35 
|Ely’8 W aterproof  75

CAPS.

CHOCOLATE.

CO FFEE.

Boston  prem ium ......................................  @36
Baker’s prem ium ......................................  @40
R unkles......................................................  @35
German  sweet...........................................  @25
Vienna Sweet................... ........................  @25
Green Rio.................................................12  @14
Green Ja v a ...............................................17  @27
Green Mocha............................................25  @27
Roasted Rio............................................. 12  @17
Roasted  Jav a.......................................... 24  @34
Roasted Mar............................................17  @19
Roasted Mocha........................................  @34
Roasted Mex........................................... 17)4@19
Ground  Rio............................................   9)4@17
Ground  Mex...........................................  @16
Arbuckle’s ..............................................   @15)4
X X X X ......................................  ............  @15)4
Dilworth’s ..............................................  @15 54
Levering’s ..............................................  @15)4
Magnolia.................................................   @15)4

CORDAGE.

72 foot J u t e .......  1  25 160 foot Cotton____ 1  75
60 foot Ju te .......1  05 |50 foot Cotton_____ 1  50

FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTS.

Lemon.

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Vanilla.

2 oz..............................
....$?  doz.  1 00
.................  1  50
4 oz..............................
6 oz..............................
.................2 50
8 oz..............................
.................3 50
No. 2 Taper...............
.................  1  25
...............
No.  4 
..................  1  75
54 pint  round...........
.................. 4 50
..................  9 00
1 
............
No.  8..........................
...............  3 00
No. 10.........................
.................  4 25
2 oz..............................
....$  doz.  1  40
4 oz..............................
.................2 50
.................4 00
6 oz..............................
8 oz..............................
.................  5 00
No. 2  Taper............... ..................  1 50
No.  4 Taper...............
.................3  00
54 pint  round...........
.................  7 50
1 pint  round............. .................. 15 00
No.  8.......................... ..................   4 25
No.  10.........................
............... 6 00
Whole Cod..............................................  49£@6)4
5@7@8
Boneless Cod......................................... 
Herring 54 bbls. 100 a ........................ 2 50@3 00
@24
Herring Scaled...................................... 
Herring Hoi land..................................  
@90
White, No. 1, Vt b b ls............................ 
5  75
White, Family, Vi bbls......................... 
2 25
White, No. 1,10 a k its......................... 
95
White, No. 1,12 a kits......................... 
1 05
Trout, No.  1, Vi  bbls..........................'. 
5 00
Trout, No. 1,12 a k its......................... 
90
Mackerel, No. 1, Vt bbls....................... 
5  00
Mackerel, No. 1,12 a k its.................. 
1  00
London Layers, new.............................  
2  75
Loose Muscatel Raisins,  new.............   @2  70
Loose  Muscatel  Raisins,  old...........  @2  50
New Valencias Raisins.........................  7)4@7)4
D ehesia...................................................  @3 25
O ndaras......................................................   @10
Turkey P ru n e s...................................... 
@5)4
C urrants.......  ........................................  5  @6
C itron..........................................................  @25
Dried Apples  .........................................  8  ©8)4

F R U IT S .

F IS H .

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AMONG TH E TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

O. W. Blain & Co. have removed from 152 

Fulton street to 9 North Ionia street.

M.  S.  Marshall,  formerly engaged in  the 
grocery and  bakery  business  at  252  South 
Division street, has engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at 258 South Division street—A. W. 
Fisher and S. H.  Sweet’s  former  locations. 
Shields, Bulkley & Lemon and Fox, Mussel- 
man and Loveridge furnished the stock.

W. T.  Lamoreaux has purchased the three 
story brick block at 71 Canal street, now oc­
cupied by W. A. Berkey,  and will occupy  it 
with  his  own  business  about  January  1. 
The  price  paid  was  88,600,  which  is  about 
half  what  the  building  cost  several  years 
ago,  to  say  nothing  of  the  land on which 
it is situated.

Foster, Stevens & Co. have secured  a  pat­
ent on a device invented  by  a  workman  in 
their employ in the shape of  a  knock-down 
stove  pipe,  or  pipe  that can be shipped  in 
nests, fifty to sixty joints  in  a  barrel.  No 
rivets or tools of  any  kind  are  required  in 
putting it together, and  no  extra  charge  is 
made over ordinary pipe.

The bean market is looking up somewhat, 
in  consequence  of  the  advent  of the  new 
crop, which is exceptionally fine  in  quality 
and large in yield.  Local dealers are prepar­
ing to handle large quantities  of  the  staple 
this season, and  have  accordingly  arranged 
for shipments from points along the  line  of 
the Michigan Central  and  D.,  G. H. &  M., 
which are usually diverted to Detroit.

A B O U N D   T H E   S T A T E .

J. McKelvey is building a new store build­

ing at Maple Grove.

Hiney & Sibley succeed I.  L. Sibley in the 

grocery business at Albion.

H. B. Whipple, dry  goods dealer  at  Ovid, 

has added a line of groceries.

The Mancelona Herald reports  that busi­

ness is picking up at that place.

Fred R. Messenger will shortly open a boot 

and shoe store at Howard City.

C. 

S. Palmerton’s saw  mill  at  Woodland 

will soon be ready for operation.

Fall  apples  are  25  cents  a  bushel  and 

grapes three cents a pound at  Allegan.

Geo. H. Maul, of Detroit, will open  a  tea, 
coffee and spice house at Ionia, about Octob­
er 1.

Traverse City dealers  at  paying  25  cents 
for potatoes,  delivered at the  depot  at  that 
place.

M. F. Thompson succeeds Moulton & Stan­
ley in the crockery and  grocery  business  at 
Battle  Creek.

Maucelona  Herald:  J.  H.  Shepherd  is 
packing up his stock of  goods  and  will  re­
ship them to Mackinaw.

M. M. Mansfield has closed out his business 
at Fowler,  and  will  re-engage  in  trade  at 
Hesperia about October 1.

F. F. Cook’s new store building at  Maple 
City is nearly completed, and is  an  import­
ant addition to the business interests  of  the 
place.

Jos. Crawford,  formerly  of the furniture 
firm of Crawford  &  Clark,  Kalkaska,  will 
soon go  into  the  grocery  business  at  that 
place.

Wm. D. Hayes has sold his interest in the 
firm of Goodyear & Co., at Hastings, to J. S. 
Goodyear, and taken the latter’s  position as 
cashier in the Hastings National Bank.

Mancelona Herald:  John  Otis  returned 
home last week, and from  the  way  matters 
are shaping themselves  we  expect  the  fur­
nace  will  go  into  blast  some  time  next 
month, if not before.

Norton  &  Lester  have  opened  a grange 
store at Otsego.  The firm propose to furnish 
their own capital, and sell  goods at cost, six 
per cent, added.  They  have  the  sympathy 
of the grangers in their new enterprise.

W. D. Stevens, grocer at Edmore, has sold 
out  to  Nick  Fink.  He previously  gave  a 
chattel  mortgage  for  81,200  to secure  two 
Detroit creditors, and will probably  ask  the 
other creditors to accept a compromise.

Allegan Gazette:  Church  &  Coleman,  a 
firm name familiar in Allegan  fifteen  years 
ago, is to be revived  but  not  by  the  same 
parties.  Wm.  Church  and  Wm.  Coleman 
have formed a co-partnership for engaging in 
the grocery business.

STRAY  FACTS.

The Delta Lumber Company,  Manistique, 

has put in a new sawdust burner.

The  Jamestown  mill,  Manistique,  shut 

down  for the season, September 15.

Burrows & Jones succeed Morse & Bell in 

the crockery business at Montague.

The Montague basket  factory  is  turning 

out 50 to 70 dozen baskets per day.

Twenty-five million feet of logs, owned by 

one firm, at Tawas, will be held over.

E.  J.  Savage  will  erect a cheese factory 

near Coopersviile the coming winter.

Edward Wheeler, of Canfield &  Wheeler, 
Manistee, is putting up a  830,000  residence 
at that place.

F. R. Goodrich, of Frankfort,  will  log for 
himself this year, and is already in the woods 
with his outfit.

The Flint & Pere Marquette  Railway  has 
finished the survey for  an  extension  of  its 
line from Meredith to Houghton Lake.

Lois A. Stiff has been admitted to partner­
ship in the firm of A. Hoag &  Co.,  proprie­
tors of the Prairie Creek Mills, at Ionia.

There is  talk at  Muskegon  of  making  a 
sawdust road from that city to  Mona  Lake, 
the summer resort, a distance of four or five 
miles.

Jonathan Royce, of Muskegon, will operate 
largely  in  Roscommon  county, the coming 
winter, and  will  probably  bank  20,000,000 
feet of logs.

  @ 90

OATMEAL.

185 lbpkgs....................
3621b pkgs....................
Imperial  bbls.............
Quaker bbls................
Steel  c u t.....................

.....................  @3 75
.....................  @3 25
.....................  @5 50
.....................  @6 75
......................  @5 75

O IL .

* 
do. 

Kerosene  W. W...................................... 
Legal te st.............................. 
Sweet, 2 oz. square................................. 
Sweet, 2  oz. rpund................................. 
Castor, 2 oz.  square...............................  
Castor, 2 oz. round................................. 

13)4
13%
75
l oo
75
l oo

PIC K L E S.

do 
do 

Choice in barrels med............., 
...................7  00
..........................-...........4 00
Choice in )4 
small............................4 25
Dingee’s 54 
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy........ .................4 25
Dingee’s pints 
do 
.........................  2 25
American qt.  in Glass....................................2 00
American pt.in Glass..................................... 1 25
C. & B. English  quarts.................................. 6 00
C. & B. English  pints.....................................3 60
Chow Chow, mixed and Gerkins,  q uarts.. .6 00
3 60
Dingee & Co.’s C. C. M. & G. Eng. style,qts.4 50 
pts..2 75

pints 

“ 

“ 

" 

“ 

P IP E S .

Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No.  216....................... .  @2 25
American  T. D.......................................   9Q@1  00

R IC E .

Choice  Carolina............................................... 6)4
Prime  Carolina.................................................7)4
Java  ...................................................................6 >4
P a tn a ................................................................. 6
R angoon............................................................ 534

SA LERA TUS.

DeLand’s pure..............................................@5)4
Church’s  ...................................................... @ 5)4
Taylor’s  G.  M............................................... @5)4
Cap  Sheaf......................................................@ 5)4
Dwight’s ....................................................... @5)4
Sea  Foam ......................................................@ 5)4
S., B. &L.’s  Best.......................................... @ 5)4

SALT.

60 Pocket'..............................................
28 Pocket...............................................
100 3 ft pockets......................................
Saginaw F in e .......................................
Diamond C............................................
Standard  Coarse.................................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags......
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__
American, dairy, Vi bu. bags............... 
Rock, bushels......................................... 

25
30

SA UCES.

 

Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, pints.  @5 00 
Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, Vi pts.  @3 00
Picadilly, )4 pints......................................  @1 50
Halford Sauce,  large...............................   @3 75
Pepper Sauce, red  small.........................  @ 75
Pepper Sauce, green.......................... 
Pesper Sauce, red large ring..................   @1 30
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........   @1 60
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..............................  @ 90
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .........................  @1 30
Horseradish,  Vt pints...............................   @1 00
Horseradish, pints....................................   @1 30
Capers, French surflnes..........................   @2 25
Capers, French surflnes, large...........   @3 50
Olives, Queen, 16 oz  bottle......................  @3 85
Olives, Queen, 27 oz  bottle......................  @6 50
Olive Oil,  quarts, Antonia &  Co.’s __   @7  00
Olive Oil, pints,  Antonia & Co,’s ........   @4 00
Olive Oil, )4 pints, Antonia & Co.’s __   @2 5o

SEEDS.

H em p......................................................  
C anary................................................. 
R ap e....................................... 
Mixed Bird...............................................  

 

 

 

5
4)4
7
5)4@6

SOAP.

Lautz Bros. & Co.

 

Acme, 701 ft  bars......................................  @ 6)4
Acme, 25 3 ft bars......................................   @ 6)4
Towel, 25 bars  ...........................................  @5 25
Napkin, 25  bars.........................................   @5 25
Best American, 601 ft blocks...............  @ 6
Palma 60-1 ft blocks, plain....................  @ 594
Shamrock, 100 cakes, wrapped............  @3 70
Master, 100-9£ ft c ak e s........... ...............  @5 ¿0
Stearine, 100  % ft cakes.......................   @4 85
Marseilles, white, 100 % ft  cakes........   @6  25
Cotton Oil, white, 100 9£ ft  cakes........   @6 25
Lautz’s 60-1 ft blocks, wrapped............  @7
German  Mottled, wrapped..................   @ 6)4
Savon, Republica, 60 ft box..................  @5)4
Blue Danube, 60-1 ft blocks................  
@  594
London Family, 60-1 ft  blocks...........  
@ 5
London Family, 3-ft bars 80 ft.............   @4 00
London Family, 4-ft bars 80 ft.............   @4  00
Gem, 100 cakes, wrapped.....................   @3  85
Nickel, 100 cakes, w rapped..................  @4 00
Climax, 100 cakes, w rapped................   @3 25
Boss, 100 cakes,  wrapped.....................   @2 30
Marseilles Castile, Toilet,3 doz in  box  ©1 25
A 1  Floating, 60 cakes..........................   @4 20
Kirk’s American  Fam ily...........^  ft 
6)4
do. 
In d ia ......................................... 
534
do.  Savon........................................ 
534
do.  S atin et.................................... 
594
do.  R evenue..................................  
5)4
do.  White Russian........................  
Goodrich’s English Family  ............... 
5)4
P rincess............................ 
4)4
6 75
Proctor & Gamble’s Iv o ry ................. 
Japan  O live........  
5
fbbox 
Town Talk 
3  60
Golden B ar........ 
4  10
Arab...........  
3 40
Amber........ 
3 75
Mottled  Germati.. 

do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 

 
5  10

4  20

do. 

Procter & G amble’s V el vet..................  @3 40
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck..........  @3 20
Procter & Gamble’s Wash  Well..........  @3 05
Badger............................................60 fts  @ 6)4
G alvanic.................................................   @4 20
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft br  @1894
Tip Top....................................... 3 ft bar  @  16
Ward’s White Lily.................................  @6  75
Handkerchief.........................................  @4 20
Sidall’s ................................................... 
Babbitt’s ................................................ 
Dish R a g ...............................................  
Bluing...................................................... 
Magnetic.................................................  
New  French  Process............................ 
Spoon...................................................... 
Anti-Washboard.................................... 
V aterland................................................ 
Magic........................................... ..........  
P ittsburgh.............................................. 
Bogue’s ................................................... 
White castile  bars................................. 
Mottled castile........................................ 
Old Country............................................ 

3 00
5  50
4  15
5 00
4  20
4 50
5 00
5 00
3 25
4 20
4 00
6 75
12
10
5%

SPICES.
Whole.

Ground.

P ep p er............................................................18@20
Allspice..........................................................  9@io
Cassia............................................................  @10
N utm egs........................................................ 60@70
Cloves  ............................................................17@18

Pepper.........  .................................................I6@25
Allspice..........................................................12@18
Cinnamon 
..................................................16@30
Cloves............................................................. 15@25
Ginger.............................................................16@18
M ustard..........................................................15@30
Cayenne..........................................................25@35

STARCH.

Special prices on 1,000 ft orders.

Gilbert’s Gloss 1 ft....................................  
6 Vt
“ “ 3ft cartoons................................ 
6)4
'• 
“  crates...........................   • 
7
5)4
“  b u lk ................................. 
“ 
Corn, l f t ................................... 
“ 
7
@5
Niagara Laundry, 40 ft box,  bulk....... 
Laundry, bbls, 186  fts...........  
•* 
@494
“  Gloss, 401 ft packages...........  
@694
@6
“  Gloss,  36 3 
packages.......... 
@7
“  Gloss, 6 ft box, 72 ft crate__  
Corn, 401 ft  packages...........  
“ 
@7)4
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft package.....................  
@694
@6)4
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package.....................  
@7)4
Muzzy  Gloss 6 ft boxes......................... 
Muzzy Gloss bulk..................................  
@5)4
Muzzy Corn l f t ...................................... 
@7
@8
Kingsford  Silver Gloss......................... 
Kingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  box.......... 
@8)4
@8
Kingsford Corn...................................... 
@6)4
Oswego  Gloss......................................... 
Mirror  Gloss............................ 
  @6)4
@6%
Mirror Gloss, corn................................. 
Piel’s Pearl.............................................. 
@4
American Starch Co.’s
1 ft  Gloss.................................................  
@6)4
10 oz  Gloss...................... 
@394
 
@6
3 ft  Gloss.................................................  
6 ft Gloss, wood  boxes..........................  
@7
Table Corn......................................40 ft 
@6)4
Table  Corn.....................................20  ft  @7
Banner, bulk........................................... 
@4
Rising  Sun gross..5 88|Dixon’s  gross........ 5 50
U niversal...............5 88 Above *  dozen.......   50
I X  L ....................... 5 50|

STOVE P O L IS H .

 

 

SUGARS.

Cut Loaf.................................................  
@794
@7 Vt
C ubes..................................................... 
Powdered.............................................. 
@794
@6 94
G ranulated........................................... 
Conf. A ................................................... 
@6)4
Standard A ............................................  
@694
Extra C white.........................................  6  @6)4
E xtra C................................................... 
5%@6
5)4 @5 94
F ta e C ................................................... 
Yellow C.................................................   5  @5)4

SY RUPS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEA S.

PLU G.

TOBACCO—F IN E   CUT.

..................................  
Corn,  Barrels 
32
Corn, )4 bbls............................................ 
34
Corn,  tO gallon kegs...............................   @  36
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................  @1  85
Corn, 4)4 gallon kegs.............................   @1 65
Pure  Sugar........... ...........................bbl  22@  38
Pure Sugar Drips.........................Vt bbl  30@  36
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs  @1 85
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips...............Vt bbl  @  95
Pure Loaf Sugar..................5 gal kegs  @1 90
Japan ordinary.............................................24®30
Japan fa ir...................................................... 32@35
Japan fair to good........................................35@37
Japan fine...................................................... 40@50
Japan dust.....................................................15@20
Young Hyson................................................25@50
GunPowder...................................................35@5o
Oolong.....................................................33@55@60
Congo............................................................  
30
Rose Bud.................................................   @50
O.  K ...................... ..................................  @45
Our  Bird.................................................   @30
Peaches...................................................  @38
Morrison’s  F ruit....................................   @50
V ictor......................................................  @60
Diamond  Crown....................................   @57
Red  B ird ...............................................  @52
Opera Queen...........................................  @40
Sweet Rose................ 
@45
Green  Back............................................   @38
F ru it........................................................  @33
O So  Sweet..............................................  @31
Prairie  Flower.......................................   @65
Climber [light and  dark].....................   @62
Matchless................................................  @65
H iaw atha...............................................   @69
Globe........................................................  @70
May Flow er............................................   @70
Hero.........................................................   @45
A tlas........................................................  @35
Royal Game............................................   @38
Silver Thread.........................................  @67
Seal.......................................... 
..  @60
K entucky................................................  @30
Mule  E ar.................................................   @67
Peek-a-Boo..............................................  @32
Peek-a-Boo, Vt  barrels..........................   @30
Clipper, Fox’s......................  
 
@32
Clipper, Fox’s, in half barrels........ ;.. 
@30
Fountain!................................................  @74
Old Congress...........................................  @64
Good Luck..............................................  @52
Good and Sweet......................................  @45
Blaze Away............................................   @35
Hair Lifter............................................  
@30
Old Glory, light......................................  @60
Charm of the West, dark.....................   @60
Governor, in 2 oz tin  foil.....................   @60
B. F. P.’s  Favorite.................................  @48
Old Kentucky............................. 
  @4S
Big Four,  2x12.......................  
  @48
Big Four, 3x12............  
@48
Spearhead, 2x12 and 3x12.....................   @48
Turkey, 16 oz.,  2x12...............................   @48
Blackbird. 16 oz.,  3x12..........................   @35
Seal of Grand Rapids............................  @48
Glory  ......................................................  @50
D urham ...................................................  @48
Silver  Coin...........................................-...  @50
Buster  [Dark]....................................j
@36
Black Prince [Dark]..............................  @36
Black Racer  [Dark]..............................  @36
Leggett & Myers’  Star..........................   @50
Clim ax.....................................................  @50
Hold F a s t................................................  @48
McAlpin’s Gold Shield..........................   @48
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads..........  @51
Cock of the Walk  6s..............................  @37
Black Spun  Roll................................... 
@38
Nimrod.....................................................  @43
A corn......................................................   @43
Red Seal...................................................  @46
<  rescen t.................................................   @44
Black  X ..............................................*....  @35
Black  Bass..............................................  @40
True G rit.................................................   @35
Nobby  Spun  Roll
@50
Spring............. ................
@50
Crayling, all  styles.......
@50
Mackinaw.......................
@47
Horse Shoe.....................
@50
Good  Luck.....................
@50
Big Chunk or J.T ..........
@40
Hair L ifter.....................
@37
D. and D., black.............
@37
McAlpin’s Green  Shield
@48
Ace  High, black...........
@35
Champion  A ..................
@48
Sailors’  Solace...............
@48
Red Star..........................
@50
Shot Gun........................
@48
Duck
@48
Jumbo......................................................  @40
Apple Jack .........................................
@50
Jack Rabbit............................... ........
•V...........   @42
Morning Dew.........................................   @26
Chain  ......................................................  @22
Seal of Grand  Radids............................  @25
King.........................................................   @30
F lirt........................................................   @28
P ug...........................................................  @30
Ten Penny Durham, Vt and )£.............   @24
Amber, Vt and l f t ..................................   @15
John  Gilpin,  granulated.....................   @18
Lime Kiln  Club......................................  @47
Blackwell’s Durham Long  Cut............  @90
Vanity  F air............................................  @90
D im e........................................................  18@25
Peerless...................................................  @25
Standard..................................................  @22
Old Tom...................................................  @21
Tom & Je rry ..................................... @24
Joker........................................................  @25
Traveler...................................................  @35
Maiden....................................... ............  @26
T opsy......................................................  @27
Navy Clippings......................................  @24
Honey D ew ............................................   @25
Gold  Block..............................................  @32
Camp F ir e ........................................... ’  @22
Oronoko................ ................................ 
@19
Nigger  Head...........................................  @26
Durham,  % f t .......................................   @60
M f t ........................................  @57
V f t ........................................  @55
l f t ........................................  @51
H olland...................................................  @22
@16
G erm an................ 
Long Tom.......................... ....................  @30
National...................................................  @26
T im e ........................................................  @26
Love’s Dream..................... 
@28
Conqueror..............................................   @23
Fox’s ........................................................  @22
G rayling.................................................   @32
SealSkin........ ........... 
@30
Dime D urham ........................................  @25
Rob Roy...................................................  @26
Uncle  Sam........................................           @28
L um berm an...........................................  @26
Railroad Boy...........................................  @37
Mountain Rose.......................................   @20
Good Enough.........................................   @23
Home Comfort, )4s and  )4s..................   @25
Old  Rip, long c u t..................................   @55
Durham,  long cut, No* 2.....................   @55
Two  Nickle, )45.........  
@25
Two  Nickle, )4s......................................  @26
Star Durham ...........................................  @25
Golden Flake Cabinet............................  @40
Seal of North Carolina, 2 oz.................  @52
Seal of North Carolina, 4  oz.................  @50
Seal of North Carolina, 8  oz................   @48
Seal of North Carolina, 16 oz  boxes...  @50
Big Deal, )£s  longcut............................  @27
A pplejack, )4s  granulated.................  @24
King Bee, longcut, Us and ‘A s............  @22
Milwaukee Prize, )4s and Vt&...............  @24
Good Enough, 5c and 10c  Durham __   @24
Durham, S., B. & L, )4s and )£8............  @24
Rattler, longcut.....................................   @28
Windsor cut plug..................................   @25
Mule E a r.................................................  
24
H iaw atha.................................. 
23
 
Old Congress........................................... 
23
Acme........................................................ 
20
Lorillard’s  Macoboy..............................  @55
American G entleman........   @72
Rappee, A. Beck & Co.’s .......................   @35
Gail & Ax’s  Macoboy............................  @44
Scotch, Railroad Mills..........................   @44
Pure  Cider.............................................. 
10@12
10@12
White Wine............................................  
f t ...................................................  @10)4
1776 
Gillett’s f t ...........................................  @  7)4
Soapi ne pkg............................................  
7@10
Pearline $  box.......................................   @4 50
Lavine, single boxes, 481 ft  papers...  @4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 481 ft pap’rs  @4 25
Lavine, single  boxes, 100 6 oz papers.  @4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 100 6  oz  pap  @4 25
Lavine, single boxes, 80 Vt ft papers..  @4  15
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 Vt ft paprs  @4  00

W ASH ING PO W D ERS.

SM OKING.

VIN EGA R.

do 
do 
do 

SHORTS.

SN U FF.

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YEAST.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

Twin Bros..........1  75  IW ilsons................  1  75
Gillett’s ............. 1  75  INational............... 1  75
B lacking.........................................30, 40,50®60
do  w aterproof............................ 
1  50
Bath Brick im ported............................  
95
75
American...........................  
do 
@3)4
Barley...................................................... 
Burners, No. 1 .......................................  
1  10
do  No. 2.......................................  
1  50
20 00
Bags, American A ................................. 
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand.............  
8 00
Condensed Milk,  Swiss......................... 
7  50
Curry Combs $  doz..............................1 25@

do 

Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans...
Candles, Star..............................
Candles,  Hotel..............................
Chimney  Cleaners $  doz............
Chimneys No.  1............................
No.  2............................
Cocoanut,  Schepps’ 1 & Vt ft  do
Extract Coffee,  v. c ....................
Felix .................
Flour Sifters $  doz.....................
Fruit Augurs each.......................
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.............
Gum, Rubber 200 lum ps.  ____
Gum, Spruce.................................
Hominy, 
bbl.............................
H. C. Flour, 18 3 ft pkgs., <¡8 box..
H. C. Flour in bulk, $  c w t........
Ink $  3 dozen  box.......................
Jelly in Pails.................................
do  Glass Tumblers f! doz........
Lye  2  doz. cases.......................
Macaroni,  Im ported....................
Domestic.........................
French Mustard,  8 oz ^j) dozen.., 
Large  Gothic..
Oil Tanks, Star 60  gallon............
Peas, Green Bush.........................
Powder, Keg.................................
Vt Keg............................
Sago  ..............................................
Shot, drop......................................
do  b u ck ....................................
Sage................................................
Tobacco Cutters e a c h .................
T w ine.............  
...........................
Tapioca................... |
’
Wicking No. 1 $  gross.................
do  No. 2  ............................
do  A rgand.........................

do  Split prepared................

do 

do 

1 30@
3 00@
1 25@

@25 
@15 
@16 
@50 
©38 
@48 
@27)4 
90@95 

@30 
@40 
30@35 
@4 50 
@2 80 
@4  50 
®  5)4 
@70 _ 
@1 55 
@13 
@65 
@75 
@1 35 
@10  00 
@1 75 
@   3Vt

1 00@

5@6- 

4 00@
2 50®
1 60@
1  80@
1 25@ 

@15 
18@25 
5@6 
@40 
@65 

1 50@

 

 

 

. 

CANDY,  FRUITS  AND  NUTS. 

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follows:

do 

Fancy—in  B ulk.

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

„ 
STICK.
Straight, 25 ft  boxes..............................  @10
3S*?«  - 
 
@10)4
Cut Loaf 
..............................  @12;
. 
MIXED.
Royal, 25 ft  pails.......................................   @10)4
Royal, 200 ft bbls............................................. 10
Extra, 25 ft  pails.................................... 
11)4
Extra, 200 ft bbls.............................................n
French Cream, 25 lb pails..................... 
14
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases..........................................14
Broken, 25  ft  pails.......................................   n «
Broken, 200 ft  bbls..........................................io)2
Lemon  Drops............................ 
 
14
Sour Drops.......................................... !. 11..!. 15
Peppermint  Drops............................... 
16
Chocolate Drops............................................in
H M Chocolate  Drops.....................................20
Gum  D ro p s....................................................12
Licorice Drops.................................... *20
A B  Licorice  Drops............................... ii!. il4
Lozenges, plain............................................   16
Lozenges,  printed........................................ ..'17
Im perials........................................................ 16
Mottoes'......................................................."  ‘.iig
Cream  B ar.................................. 
15
Molasses B ar........................................ .!!!.! i il4
Caramels................................................20
Hand Made Creams........... 1................!'.!!!'. .23
Plain  Creams....................................... 20
Decorated  Creams...................................... 
23.
String Rock.........................................16
Burnt Almonds.. .*.............................24
W intergreen  Berries..........................  !1! 1 i 16
Lozenges, plain in  pails................ 
14
Lozenges, plain in  bbls.................................” 13
Lozenges, printed in pails.............................1 5
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..............................14
Chocolate Drops, in pails.:........................... 14
Gum  Drops, in pails..................................... |  s
Gum Drops, in bbls.........................................   7
Moss Drops, in pails................................."  !ll
Moss Drops, in bbls.................................. 9)4,
Sour Drops, in  pails.................................... .’ A2
Imperials, in  paiis............................... 14
Imperials  in bbls...............•....................... i ” i 3
Oranges f  box............. .........................5 oo@6 50
Oranges OO $  box.................................
Oranges, Jamaica, 
bbl....................8 75@9  00
Oranges, Imperials, $   box..................
Oranges, Valencia $   case...................
Lemons,  choice........................................  
@4 59
Lemons, fancy....................................... 5  50®6 00>
Bananas $  bunch..................................
Malaga Grapes, ^  keg.....................
Malaga Grapes, $  bbl............................
Figs,  layers  ^  ft............................. . 
12@16
Figs, fancy  do 
......................................  18@20
Figs, baskets 40 ft $  ft..........................   @13)4
Dates, frails 
do  ............................  @  0 “
do  ............................  @ 7
Dates, )4 do 
Dates, sk in .............................................  @ 6
Dates, Vt  sk in ................ ......................  @  7)4
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft....................10  @11
Dates, Fard 50 ft box #  ft.....................   7  @ 8
Dates, Persian 50 ft box $  ft.................6)4®  7
Prime  Red,  raw 
Choice 
Fancy 
Choice White, Va.do  ............................  @7)4
Fancy H P„  Va  do  ............................  @  8)4
Almonds,  Terragona, $ f t ....................  18@19
do  .....................  16@17
Almonds, loaca, 
Brazils, 
do  .....................  @ 8
do  .....................  10@14
Peeons, 
Filberts, Barcelona  do  .....................
Filberts, Sicily 
do  .....................  13@14
W alnuts, Chilli 
do  ....................  @12)4
Walnuts, Grenobles  do  .....................  14@15
Walnuts, California  d o .....................
Cocoa Nuts, $   100 
b u ....................
Hickory Nuts, large 
Hickory  Nuts, small  do  ................   . 

PEANUTS.
ft............................
do  ............................  @ 7
do  ............................  @ 7

....................  @4 50--
1  25>

FRUITS.

.  NUTS.

do 
do 

PROVISIONS.

PO R K .

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co 

quote  as  follows:
Heavy Mess  Pork,  old...............................§17  Off
Heavy  Mess  Pork,  new............................   18 00
Back  Pork, short cut, new.........................17  Off
Pig Pork, short cut, better than  m ess...  17  50
Family Clear Pork.......................................  is  Off
Extra Clear P o rk .........................................  20 50
Clear Back  Pork, new.................................  19 00
Boston Clear Pork.......................................
Standard Clear Pork, the best....................

DRY  SALT MEATS—IN   BO XES.

do. 
do. 

do. 
do 
do. 

Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases.
Half Cases...
Long Clear medium, 500 ft  Cases.
Half Cases.
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases.. 
Half Cases,
Short Clears, heavy...................
medium.............................. 
light....................
E xtra Long Clear Backs, 600  ft  cases..
Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.. 
E xtra Long Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
E xtra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases..
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases........ 
Bellids, extra quality, 300 ft cases........ 
Bellies, extra qulaity, 200 ft cases........ 
Tierces  ....................................................  
30 and 50 ft T u b s...................................... 

LARD.

LARD IN  T IN  P A IL S .

20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  racks.................. 
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case.............................. 
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case.............................  
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case.............................. 

10!4

11)4
11)4
11
11)4
11)4
8
8)4

8)4
9
87*
894.

1394
14
14)4
954
8)4
12
12*4

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN .

Hams cured in sweet pickle, heavy__  
Hams cured in sweet pickle medium.. 
light........  
Shoulders,  boneless...............................  
Shoulder, cured in sweet  pickle.......... 
E xtra Clear Bacon..................................  
Dried Beef,  E xtra................................... 

do. 

B E E F  IN  BA RR ELS.

Extra Mess Beef, w arranted 200 fts........   10 75'
Plate Beef, extra quality..........................

CANNED BEEF.

Libby, McNeil & Libby, 14 ft cans, Vt doz.

incase......................................................  18  00
2 ft cans, 1 doz. in case__   2 85
do. 
Armour & Co., 14 ft cans, Vt doz  in case  18  00 
do. 
2 ft cans, 1 doz. in  case..  2  85 
do.  2 ft Compr’d Ham, 1 doz. in case 4  00

SAUSAGE—F R ESH  AND  SMOKED.

P o rt Sausage...................................................  9
Ham  Sausage................................................... 15
Tongue  Sausage.............................................  n
Liver Sausage...................................................  8
Frankfort  Sausage..........................................10
Blood  Sausage.................................................   8
Bologna,  ring...................................................  8)4
Bologna, straight............................................   8)4
Bologna,  thick.................................................   8)4.
Head  Cheese....................................................   8

P IG S ’  FEET.

In half barrels.....................................................  3 90.
In quarter barrels...............................................  2 10-
In kits..............................................................
In half barrels..................................................... $3 75
  2  Off-
In quarter barrels..................................... 
In kits........................................................... "  
95
Prices named are  lowest  at time of going to 
press, and are good only for th at date, subject 
to m arket fluctuations.

T R IP E .

The  Grocery  M arket.

The market  has  been  remarkably steady 
during the past week, no fluctuations of note 
having occurred.  It is not unlikely that the 
market will remain steady for some  time  to 
come.

Oranges are in light  supply  and  demand 
and prices remain about  steady. 
Jamaicas 
in barrels are begining to arrive.  The lemon 
crop is now all in and prices are considerably 
higher and likely to remain up, as stocks are 
light.  Malagas will come in in a short time, 
but they are always far inferior to the Sicily 
fruit.  Nuts are steady at present prices.

MATCHES.

Grand  Haven,  No.  9, square..............................2 25
Grand  Haven,  No. 8, square.............................. 1 50
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor..................... 
2 50
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor...........................3 75
Grand Haven,  No.  7,  round..............................2 25
Richardson’s No. 2  square................................. 2 70
do 
Richardson’s No. 3 
do 
Richardson’s No. 5 
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
Richardson’s No. 8 
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
do 
Richardson’s No. 4 ro u n d ...................................2 70
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
Richardson’s No. 7)4 do 
Electric Parlor No. 17........................................... 3 20
Electric Parlor No. 18........................................... 4 64
Black Strap................................................... 16@18
Porto  Rico.....................................................30@35
New  Orleans,  good...................................... 40@50
New Orleans,  fancy.....................................56@60

..................... 2  55
............................. 170
.............................2  70
............................. 170
.............................2 55
.............................. 2 55
.............................. 1  70

MOLASSES.

O r d s z 1 

ì g>  C n f ib a   1  TVs  P anl7A o< A s 

S h i e l d «   "*  "   '

CROCIERI
Mark our Specialties.

7

JOBBERS  OF
GLASSWARE.
Ma.il orders receive careful Attention.

ETC,

Lamps.

LANTERNS !

No. 1 Burner Lift Wire T u b u lar....................... 8 50
Same, with  Guards...............................................° <o
Buckeye, Double  Globes.....................................o 00
Tilting T ubular......................................................‘ 00

Per doz.

Every Style of Lantern 
in  Stock.  We 
carried 
make a  Specialy  of Lan­
terns  and  Lamps  for 
Lighting  Mills,  Etc.
Will  Send  Cuts  of  Assortment  on 

Application.

2>r\>  (3oobs.

Spring  &  Company quote as io.iowo:

W ID E  BROW N COTTONS.

Androscoggin, 94. .23 
jPepperell, 104........ 25
Androscoggin, 84. .21  Pepperell, 114........ 2754
Pepperell,  74........ 1654 ¡Pequot,  74..............18
Pepperell,  84........20  Pequot,  84..............21
Pepperell,  94 ........2254|Pequot,  94 ..............24

Caledonia, XX, oz. .11 
Caledonia,  X, oz... 10
Economy, oz..........10
Park Mills, No. 50. .10 
Park Mills, No. 60.. 11 
Park Mills, No. 70.. 12 
Park Mills, No. 80..13

Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz............ 11
Otis Apron............ 1054
Otis  Furniture.......10¡4
York, 1  oz..............10
¡York, AA, extra oz.14

Alabama 
Jewell hi 
Kentuck 
Lewiston 
Lane bro 
Louisian

1 Alabama  plaid.......8
I Augusta plaid........   8
¡Toledo plaid...........   754
¡Manchester  plaid..  7 
¡New  Tenn. plaid.. .11 
¡Utilityplaid...........   614

ICH ED   COTTONS

Avond 
A rt  ca 
,44. 
Andro 
, 54,
Andro 
3COg(
,4-4...............
Ballou 
,5 4 ...............
Ballou 
0 .4 4 ...........
Boott, 
E. 5-5...........
Boott, 
AGC, 44.......
Boott, 
R. 34..........
Boott, 
tone, AA 44. 
Blacks 
lan, X, 4 4 ....
Chapn 
,y,  4-4...........
Conwa 
44 ................
Cabot, 
7-8................
Cabot, 
34.
Can
7^4!
Domestic,  36........
Dwight Anchor, 4r4 Ìfl/2
Davol, 4-4............... 954
Fruit of Loom, 4-4. 8%
8)4
Fruit of Loom, 7-8. 
Fruit of  the Loom
cambric,  4-4....... 12
Gold Medal, 4-4..  . 7
Gold Medal, 7-8.... 6M
Gilded  Age............ 894
S IL E
Crown................... 17
No.  10.................... 12%
C oin....................... 10
Anchor.................. 15
Centennial............
B lackburn............ 8
Davol..................... .14
London.................. .1254
Paconia................ 12
Red  Cross............. 10
Social  Im perial... .16

Greene, G.  44........   5%
Hill, 44....................  814
Hill, 7-8....................  714
Hope,  44................   714
King  Phillip  cam­
bric, 44.................1114
Lin wood,  4-4..........9
Lonsdale,  44..........  814
Lonsdale  cambric. 1114 
Langdon, GB, 44...  914
Langdon,  45........... 14
Masonville,  44.........914
Maxwell. 4-4............1014
New York Mill, 4-4.1014 
New Jersey,  44—   8 
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  714 
Pride of the West. .1214 
Pocahontas,  4-4—   814
Slaterville, 7-8........   614
Victoria, AA......... 9
Woodbury, 44........   554
Whitinsville,  4-4...  714
Whitinsville, 7-8___ 614
W amsutta, 4-4.........1014
Williamsville,  36... 1014

Masonville TS........   8
Masonville  S.......... 1014
Lonsdale...................914
Lonsdale A .............16
Nietory  O...............
Victory J ................
Victory  D ...............
Victory  K ...............  2%
Phoenix A ............... 1914
Phœnix  B .............• 1014
Phœnix X X ........... 5

Albion,  solid........... 514 G loucester.......... ...6
Gloucestermourn’g . 6
Albion,  grey............6
Hamilton  fancy__ 6
Allen’s  checks.........514
Hartel fancy............6
Aden’s  fancy...........514
Merrimac D.............f
Allen’s pink..............0%
Allen’s purple..........614 ¡Manchester.............. 6
American, fancy... .514 Oriental fancy........ 6
Arnoldfancy........... 6  ¡Oriental  robes.........614
Berlinsolid............. 514|Pacific  robes..............6
Cocheco fancy........6  ¡Richmond.................6
Cocheco robes..........614 Steel River................514
Conestoga fancy.... 6  Simpson’s ................ 6
Eddystone.............. 6  I Washington fancy..
Eagle fancy............. 5  Washington blues..714
Garner pink............. 6141

F IN E  BROW N COTTONS.

Appleton  A, 4 4 ....  8  ¡Indian Orchard, 40.  814
Boott  M, 4 4...........   714 j Indian Orchard, 36.  8
Boston F, 44..........  8  Laconia B, 74.........1614
Continental C, 4-3..  754 Lyman B, 40-in....... 1014
Continental D, 40 in  854 ¡Mass. BB, 4-4..........  554
Conestoga W, 4 4...  7  Nashua  E, 40-in....  9
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  S14|Nashua  R, 4-4........  7
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  614 Nashua 0 ,7-8..........  714
Dwight  X, 34........ 6  ¡Newmarket N ..........   714
Dwight Y, 7-8..........614 ! Pepperell E, 39-in..  714
Dwight Z, 44..........7  ¡Pepperell  R, 44—   7
Dwight Stqj\ 4-4__ 714 Pepperell  0,7-8—   614
EwightStar,40-in..  9  Pepperell  N ,34—   614
Enterprise EE, 36..  514 Pocasset  C, 44........ 7
Great Falls E, 44...  7  Saranac  R ...............   7
Farmers’ A, 44.......  654 Saranac E ...............   9
Indian  Orchard, 44 7141

DOM ESTIC GINGHAM S.

A m oskeag.............  8
Amoskeag, Persian
styles.................... 1014
B ates.........................714
B erkshire...............  6l4
Glasgow checks—   7 
Glasgow checks, f’y 714 
checks,
Glasgow 
royal  styles........8
Gloucester, 
new
standard............   714
Plunket...................714
Lancaster................854
Langdale.................754

Renfrew, dress styl 914 
Johnson  Manfg Co,
Bookfold..............1214
Johnson  Manfg Co,
dress  styles........ 1214
Slaterville, 
dress
styles......................9
White Mfg Co, stap  T54 
White Mfg Co, fane 8 
White  Manf’g  Co,
Earlston................914
Gordon.................... 8
Greylock, 
dress 
! 

styles  ................ 1214

THE  GREAT “ SU N ”  LAMP.

RETAIL  PRICES.

fo u n t, brass, each................................................3 00
nickel...................................................... 3 50
Table Lamps, with shade,  brass....................... 3 50

“ 

“ 

nickel.................4 00

“ 

• 27y2 
■3214 
.21 
.24 
.2714

W ID E BLEACHED  COTTONS.

104.
114.

¡Pepper 
Pepper 
Pequot,  74. 
¡Pequot,  84. 
j Pequot,  94. 
WN  COTTONS

,74.
Androscoggi 
,84.
Androscoggi 
Pepperell,  74...-..
Pepperell,  8-4.......
Pepperell,  94 .......
HEAVY
..  m  ¡Lawrence XX, 44. 
Atlantic  A, 4-4—  
..  7  ¡Lawrence  Y, 30... 
Atlantic  H, 4-4—  
..  614 ! Lawrence LL, 4-4..
Atlantic  D, 4-4—
¡Newmarket N .......
.. 
Atlantic P, 44.......
..  5l/2!Mvstic River, 44..
Atlantic LL, 4-4...
..  714 Pequot A, 44........
Adriatic, 36...........
..  614 Piedmont,  36........
Augusta, 4-4..........
..  714 ¡Stark A A, 44........
Boott M, 4-4..........
..  734 ¡Treniont CC,44...
Boott FF, 4-4........
..  654 ¡Utica,  44...............
Graniteville, 4-4... 
..  714'wachusett,  4 4.... 
Indian  Head, 4-4.. 
1.1214¡Wachusett,  30-in..
Indiana Head 45-in
t i c k i n g s .

¡Falls, XXXX.

Amoskeag,  ACA...1314¡Falls,XXXX..........18/4
Amoskeag 
“ 4-4.. 19  Falls, XXX...............1514
Amoskeag,  A .......  13  Falls,  BB..................1114
Amoskeag,  B ....... 12  Falls,  BBC, 36..........1914
Amoskeag,  C....... 11  ¡Falls,  awning......... 19
Amoskeag,  D........lOy^Hatuilton,  BT, 32..12
Amoskeag,  E ........ 10 
¡Hamilton,  D ...........914
Amoskeag, F ..........OliiHamiiton,  H ............914
Premium  A, 4-4__ 17  Hamilton  fan cy ...10
Premium  B ...........16 
¡Methuen AA...........1314
Extra4-4.................16  ¡Methuen ASA.........18
E xtra 7-8.................1414 ¡Omega A, 7-8...........11
Gold Medal 4-4....... 15  ¡Omega A, 4-4...........13
CCA 7-8....................1214 Omega ACA, 7-8— 14
Omega ACA, 4-4— 16
CT 4-4...................... 14
Omega SE, 7-8.........24
RC 7-8...................... 14
Omega SE, 4-4.........27
BF 7-8......................16
Omega M. 7-8.........22
AF4-4......................19
Omega M, 4-4.......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32......14
Shetucket SS&SSW 1114 
Cordis  ACA, 32......15
Shetucket, S & SW.12
Cordis No. 1,32......15
Shetucket,  SFS__ 12
Cordis  No. 2...........14
Stockbridge  A .......7
Cordis  No. 3...........13
Stockbridge  frncy.  8
Cordis  No. 4...........1114

GLAZED  CAMBRICS.

G arner....................5  ¡Empire......................
Hookset..................  5  Washington............  4&
Red  Cross...............  5  Edwards..................  5
Forest Grove.......... 
|S. S. & Sons............  5

G R A IN  BAGS.

American  A ..........19  ¡Old  Ironsides.........15
Stark A ................... 2314|Wheatland...............21

D EN IM §.

B oston....................  754 ¡Otis CC....................1014
Everett blue..........14  W arren  AXA..........1214
Everett brown......14  W arren  BB............. 1114
Otis  AXA.............. 1214 W arren CC...............1014
Otis BB...................11141 York  fancy............. 15

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

Manville..................  6
Masgnville.............   6

|S. S. & Sons.............   6
G arn er....................6

W IG A N S. 
Red  Cross........ 
714 ¡Thistle Mills.
B erlin.....................   714 Rose— *.......
G arner....................  7141

„■

SPO O L COTTON.

Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s O. N. F .......55
J. &P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord.55 
Willimantic 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread........ ...30

Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sewing.30 
Greeh  &  D aniels...25
M erricks.................40
Stafford...................35
Hall & Manning__ 30
Holyoke.................. 25

CORSET JE A N S .

A rm ory........ .........714|Kbarsage..................   85»
Androscoggin sat..  8J4 Naumkeagsatteen. 814
Canoe River..'........6  Pepperell  bleached  814
Clarendon...............614 Pepperell sa t............  914
Hallowell  Im p.......  654|Rockport................  7
Ind. Orch. Im p.......7  Lawrence sat........."814
Laconia..................  714 ¡Conegosat...............  7

THE  GRAND RAPIDS

(Established  1866)  is  acknowledged to  be  the 
mostcomplete,thorough, practical, economical 
and truly popular school of its k ind.  D em and 
for its graduates  greater  th au   the  supply. 
For particulars enclose stamp for College Jour­
nal.  Address  C.  G.  SWJSNSBERG,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich.

P urely Personal.

Stimulated by the  success  attending  Dr. 
Evans’ play, Jas. E.  Granger is now at work 
on a similar production, which  will  be giv­
en an initial presentation  sometime  during 
the present amusement season.  It is  under­
stood that the romance related in the play is 
a  direct  reproduction  from his  own  ex­
perience, and that the terminal  tragedy was 
suggested by the experience of a friend.

ASSORTED  CASK

E neraved  E nglish  Glassw are  No. 145,

u .

ASSORTMENT  NO. 99.

1 doz  very  large  Pine  Lamps  that 
will retail  at $1.50 each which we can 
sell complete with  7  INCH  SUN  IL­
LUMINATORS  at  $ 0 , 5 0   per 
doz.

decorat’d rase lamp

ASSORTMENT  NO.  29.

Complete  w ith 7 in.  Sun Illum inator.

“ 
“ 
“ 

2 Bronze Base Lamps.........................@65 
2 
2 
2 
4 Decorated  *• 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Package at cost, 

............................84 

“ 
“ 
“ 

net 

 
 
 

NEW SHAPE-HANDLED

54 doz Sets..................... ■ Engd36
% doz % gal Pitchers  .. .Engd 36
% doz % gal Pitchers... .Engd 36
3 doz  Goblets............... • Engd 36
1-6 doz 7 in Casseroles.. • Eugd 36
1-6 doz 8 in Casseroles.. . Engd 36
1-6 doz 7 in cov’d bowls. .Eng d 36
1-6 doz 8 in cov’d bowls. .Engd 36
% doz Sm Celeries........ .Engd 36
54 doz Molasses  cons... .Eng d 36
.Eng dlO
2 doz No. 3 Wines.......
3 doz 4 in Comports...
1 doz Oval  Salts..........
2 doz Individual Salts.
1 doz Shaker  Salts__

7 20
6 00
4 00
1  10
3 00
4  00
6 00
7 50
3 00
3  50
70
40
17

3 60
2 00
1 00
3 30
50
6?
1 00
1 25
75
1  75
40
1 20
50
34
55
$19 81

Tierce $110,

Less Disconnt 10 per cent,

If you have not  our  Il­
lustrated Price-List  send 
for it.

65 1 30
70 1  40
79 158

1 30

3 36
8 94

MASON’S  PORCELAIN  CAP 

FRUIT  JARS. 

Quart—$13 per gross.
1-2 Gallon—$16 per gross.

LAMP  CHIMNEYS.

ANCHOR  BRAND.

No  Charge for Boxes,  6 doz. in Box.

No. 0 Sun Bulb C.  T 
No. 1 
No. 2 

“ 
“ 

Per Box.
.*..............................2 00
............. ...........................3 20
......................................... 3 20

THE PERFECTION

German Student, 7 in sh ad e__ '.................. 3  75
.........................5  50

.10 

“ 

“ 

“ 

GLASS STANDARD

HAXTD  LAM PS.

A ssortm ent No.  11.

The following  chimneys  are  m anufactured 
expressly for us,  are  superior in  quality and 
but a trifle higher in  cost  than  the  chimneys 
usually sold  by  others.  Each  chimney  is  la­
beled with our brand and name,
FIRST QUALITY.

Per box.
No. 0 Sun Bulb C. T .........................................2 35
No. 1 
..........................................2  50
No. 2 
;..............................................3 50
No. 0  “  Hinge  “ 
2 45
 
No. 1 ................................................................ 2  60
“ 
No. 2  “  
...................................3 60

“ 
“ 

“ 

No charge fcr box.

54 doz A Lamps  and  B urners..........2
54  «  B
C 
A 
C 
D
Engd Lamps &
A
B
Hand.  “

fancy.

footed

Package at cost.

Net.

1  08 
1 24 
1 35 
1  08 
1 35
1  69
2 38 
1 08 
1 69 
1  13 
1  50
$15  57

OYSTERS AND  FISH .

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

Extra  Selects..................... ...............................38
Selects................................................................ 33
....25
Standards.................................
2!
F avorites.................................
FR ESH   F IS H .
..  8 
Codfish ......................................
..  7 
H addock.......................... .......
..  5 
Smelts.......................................
..  7 
Mackinaw Trout.....................
..15 
Mackerel..................................
..  7 
W hiteflsh.................................
..10 
Smoked Whiteflsh and Trout. 
..10
Smoked Sturgeon....................

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess quote as foLows:

H ID ES.

Green............................................... $K>  @7
P art  cured..............................................  8  @ 814
Full cured..................................................8!4@  854
Dry hides and kips.................................  8  @12
Calf skins, green or cured......................10 @12
Deacon skins............................^  piece20  @50
Shearlings or Summer skins  piece.. 10  @20
Fall pelts...................................................30  @50
W inter  pelts....................................... 1 00  @1 50
Fine washed $  lb....................................  24@  26
Coarse washed..........................................18  @20
Unwashed................................................2-3
Tallow...................................................... 514@6

S H E E P  PELTS.

W OOL.

FRESH   MEATS.

John  Mohrhard quotes the trade as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides....................................  6  @714
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters...................   8  @ 9
Dressed Hogs.................  
@  714
Mutton,  carcasses..................................   7  @614
V eal..........................................................  9!4@!0
Fowls......................................................  
14@15
Pork Sausage...........................................10  @1014
Bologna...................................................   @10

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements  of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
each and every insertion.  One  cent  for  each 
additional word.  Advance payment.

ITiOR  SALE—The desirable residence proper- 

. 
16 foot alley  in  rear.  Frame  house  with  ten 
rooms and basement, and good barn.  Hard and 

ty at 88 Coit avenue.  Lot 55x124 feet, with 

soft  water.  Street  improvements  all  made. 
Rent pays over 8 per cent, on  investment,  be­
sides insurance and taxes.  Terms  easy.  Ad­
dress Gid Kellogg or Tuttle Bros., Gr’d Rapids.

TRUTH, TRUTH—Wishing to quit  the  busi­

ness, I will sell my entire stock  at  a  bat- 
gain;  or,  failing  to  find  a  purchaser for  my 
whole intrest, sale will begin in 30 days  to  the 
public at prices th at will sell the  goods.  Any 
one wishing to find an opening  for  trade  will 
do well to call and look tnis  town  over. 
It  is 
one of the most desirable homes  in  Michigan, 
good school close at hand, churches enough to 
make it pleasant, and the  prospect  of  a  rail­
road at no distant date all add to the  desirable 
qualities of the place for business  and  a  resi­
dence.  All  inquiries  by  mall  promptly  and 
truly answered.  H. M. Freeman, Lisbon, Mich.

53

50tf

XXX, care The Tradesman.

Inquire of A. T. Thomas, Owosso, Mich. 

dle a staple line on commission.  Address

small  stock  of  dry  goods.  Terms  easy. 

I  have a fine new store building 
el-
dwelling house and 40 business  and dwel­
terms.  D.

FOR  SALE—In  Owosso,  brlek  store  and  a 
WANTED—Two traveling salesmen  to  han­
Fo r  s a l e
f'OR EXCHANGE—I have 80 acres  of choice 
WANTED—Situation in drug store by a clerk 

will exchange for city lots in Grand  Rapids or 
sell on reasonable terms.  D.  C. Underwood.

ling lots in Elmira for sale on easy 
C. Underwood.

of  »seven  years’  practical  experience. 
Best  of  references  furnished  as  to  business 
ability, character, etc.  A perm anent situation 
at moderate wages is most desired.  Address, 
Jean P. Williams, Muskegon, Mich. 

hard wood land lying within  three  and a 

half miles of Tustin, six acres cleared and 150,- 
000 of cork  pine  standing  on  same,  which  I 

53*

WANTED—A  situation  by a salesman with 

ten years  experience,  a  clerkship  in  a 
general store.  The best of reference furnished. 
A perm anent situation  at  moderate  wages, is 
most desired.  Address,  Salesman,  Box  1513 
Muskegon, Mich. 

53*

Gates & Eodi, druggists at Millbrook, have 
made an sssignment.  One report  says  that 
they will pay all claims in full, and  another 
is to  the  eifect  that  the  firm  started nine 
months since on a joint capital of $100, that 
each  have  since  paid  expenses  and  lived 
therefrom,  and  that  each  now claim their 
legal exemptions.

The  G ripsack  B rigade.

Ohas. Parmenter has returned from  a  two 
months’ Eastern and Southern trip in the in­
terest of the Gleason Wood Ornament Co.

Manley Jones  and Dick  Mangold  will  be 
in  the  house  this week,  to  attend  to  the 
wants of John Caulfield’s outside customers.
Information is wanted  regarding the pres­
ent whereabouts of Wm.  H.  Jennings,  who 
left T h e  T ra desm a n  office  at  10  o’clock 
last Thursday morning, promising to  return 
promptly within an  hour.

A  considerable  number of traveling  men 
out of Grand Eapids will shorten  their trips 
this  week,  so  as  to  get  in Wednesday  or 
Thursday,  in  order  to  meet those of  their 
customers who come to the  fair.

Members of Post A., and all interested  in 
the  success  of  a local  organization, should 
not fail to attend the regular monthly  meet­
ing at the reading room at Sweet’s Hotel Sat­
urday evening.  Measures  of  vital  import­
ance to the Post are to be discussed and  act­
ed upon, and it is essential  that  there  be  a 
full attendance, in order that a  free  expres­
sion of opinions and sentiments may be had.
Gid. Kellogg, general traveling  represent­
ative for  the  Simonds  Manufacturing  Co., 
Fitchburg, Mass.,  has  returned from  a  two 
months’ tour  along  the  Pacific  coast.  He 
says that  California  is  suffering  from  the 
present business  depression  more  severely 
than Michigan, and that the outlook is not so 
promising as at home.  In Oregon, however, 
the business situation  is  fairly  good.  Mr. 
Kellogg comes back to Michigan  well  satis­
fied with his own  State,  and  declares  that 
California fruits,  with the  single  exception 
of pears, are not  to  be  compared  with  the 
Michigan fruits.

Tough  A gricultural  Yarns.

Gid. Kellogg, whose pear  shaped face and 
elephantine form suggest  the  image  of  the 
late Wm. M. Tweed, was recently swapping 
lies  with Will Lamoreaux, sometimes desig­
nated the “hardest man in town.”  Kellogg, 
it seems, owns—or pretends to ow n -a  farm 
down near  Kenall,  Kalamazoo  county,  and 
in  consequence  of  his  absence  during  the 
summer, the crops have  grown  enormously 
and yielded abundantly.  He declared,  with 
seeming truthfulness, that his potatoes|were 
larger than ordinary squashes,  and  his  com 
higher than any house in the  neighborhood. 
These  statements  were  a  little surprising, 
considering that he bought his seeds of Lam­
oreaux, and the latter proceeded  to  make  a 
wager that  he  could  tell  the  biggest  yarn. 
He accordingly related a story  he had heard 
somewhere about the wonderful growth cab­
bages  reach  in  a  certain  section  of  Ire 
land, the  specfic  statement  being  that  the 
stalks grow to the hight of eighteen feet, the 
head surmounting  the  stalk.  Kellogg  de­
clared that he could go him  one  better,  and 
proceeded to relate a circumstance  that was 
brought to his attention—in  his  mind—in  a 
certain  county 
in  Southwestern  Kansas. 
Along  a  stream  in  that  vicinity  the  corn 
grows to the hight of sixteen feet, with four 
ears at intervals of four feet each, and at the 
top a gourd filled with shelled corn.

Kellogg carries the medal.

Dealers having potatoes, apples, eggs, cab­
bages, butter  and  onions  for sale would  do 
well  to  correspond  with F. J. Lamb  & Co., 
Grand  Eapids,  Mich.

-FOE-

Butts’  Patent  Processed

“H ulled Com  F lo u r”
Griddle  Cakes,  Gems,  Waffles,  Etc., Etc
Rapids.Butts’  Patent  Processed  Buckwheat

Finest  and Best Selling Article of  the  Kind  ever  placed  on  the  Market. 
Guaranteed to be as Represented, or No Sale.  For  Sale by all Jobbers in Grand 

Is Warranted to be the Straighest and Best Goods  Ever  offered  to  the  Trade.

t 

Prices,

SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY.

Hovisa  and  Store  Shades  Mad©  to  Order. 

68  Monroe  Street, Grand  Rapids.

NELSON  BROS. &  CO.

C ongratulations  on  O nr  B irthday.

Elmira Gazette:  T h e Mich ig a n T ra d es­
m an is a year old and congratulates itself on 
its healthfulness and  prosperity.  We  wish 
it many years of continued  success.

Sparta Setinel:  T h e T radesm an is just 
one year old, but has secured a  strong  hold 
on life by its healthy and useful career.  T h e 
T radesm an is always welcome at the  Sen­
tinel sanctum and at every business place in 
Sparta, where it is taken, and will always be 
welcome.
Grand Eapids  Leader:  T h e  Mich ig a n 
T ra desm a n  this  week  completes  its  first 
year of publication as a trade journal'.  T h e 
T ra desm a n is a brilliant success,  and  that 
it is appreciated by business  men  is  appar­
ent from the appearance of its columns.  Mr. 
E. A. Stowe, the editor and  publisher,  is  to 
be  congratulated  upon  the  success  of  the 
journal, which has been huilt up by  his  en­
terprise and energy.

Grand Eapids D em ocrat:  T h e Michigan 
T ra desm a n, E. A.  Stowe,  editor  and  pro­
prietor, with to-day’s issue completes the first 
year of its existence, and enters on its second 
with a circulation and an advertising patron­
age which not only assures  its  permanency 
but also a permanent “good thing” for its en­
ergetic founder.  It is a trade journal which 
looks to the retailers for  support,  and  may 
properly  be  called  the  organ of  the  retail 
trade.  Its subscription list demonstrates that 
the retailers appreciate it,  while  the  excel­
lent  show  of  “wholesale”  advertisements 
demonstrates that a  “retail” circulation  can 
command  the  advertising  of the wholesale 
houses.  T h e T ra desm a n is one of the best 
class journals in the country.

Good  M anners.

From the Chicago Lever,  Sept. 18.

Good manners, as well as a  good business 
education, are necessary for a  man  to  have 
if he wishes to reach  the  highest  round  of 
success.  At the Grand Eapids Business Col­
lege, good manners  and  good  morals  are  a 
part of the education given.  The  influences 
of this school are always for the right.  Prof. 
Swensburg is doing  a  good  work  and  one 
that  will  stand  and  be  remembered  long 
after his life has ended.  Parents need have

no hesitation in placing their boys in this in­
stitution.

Good  W ords  Unsolicited.

F. Boonstra, general  dealer,  Drenthe:  “Do 

not stop the paper.”

is worth the money.”

Thos. McNamara, grocer, Mt.  Pleasant:  “It 

Chas. W. Peters, grocer and shipper, Bangor: 

“Could not get along without it.”

Parkhurst  &  Clark,  grocers,  Middleville: 

“Can’t  do without it.  Don’t stop it.”

Shurtleff  Bros.,  general  dealers.  Cross  Vil­
lage: 
“Tougours  pret,  coute  que  coute,” 
which translated means,  “Always  ready,  cost 
what it may.”

H. C. Meyer, general dealer, Bandolo:  “ T h e  
T r a d e s m a n   I s ju st what  every  business man 
wants.  Always  full  of  good  reading  and  a 
wholesale price current which the retail dealer 
can depend upon, it  fills  the  bill.  Yours  for 
many years.”

L. J. Eckler, who started in general  trade 
at Westwood about a year ago, and who sub­
sequently removed his stock and business to 
Kalkaska—to have it closed out by creditors - 
about a month ago—is held for a charge that 
will  undoubtedly  land  him  behind  prison 
bars.  It appears that he prepared  his  store 
for burning by filling the space between  the 
plaster and  oqter  sheathing  with  shavings 
saturated with oil.  He then  hired  a  fellow 
named  Myers  to  apply  the match.  Myers 
took the money, and then informed  the  au­
thorities of the whole affair.  Eckler was ar­
rested, pleaded guilty,  and in  default of bail 
in the sum of $2,000, languishes in jail.

Irish butter seems to be the best.  At the 
International Exposition  held  this  yehr  at 
Calcutta, it was awarded a diploma and med­
al.  The  samples  exhibited  had  voyaged 
from Ireland to  India,  and  had  withstood 
several months’  exposure  to  tropical  heat. 
The next in merit was a sample of American 
oleomargarine, but it was thrown out by the 
judges on learning its nature.*

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C om m ission M erc h a n ts

Successors  to  Carey  &  Lander,

SHEDS. «HLKLEÏ 

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—AND  JOBBERS  OP—

F ruits and Produce.

ORDERS  PROMPTLY  PILLED.  BEST  GOODS  AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

Kline’s  Patent  Candler  and Egg Carrier.

A   H in t to  B ank Directors.

From the Wall Street News.

An  Eastern man who was in Wisconsin a 
few days ago stepped into a bank in a small 
town to get a $50 bill changed.  The cashier 
counted out $30 and then spoke to the  book­
keeper.  The latter spoke to the janitor, and 
that individual put on his  hat  and  crossed 
the street and returned in  company  with  a 
a man who turned out to  be  president  and 
chief  stockholder.  This  person  stepped 
around to the safe, and  by  the  aid  of  the 
bookkeeper opened it and handed the  cash­
ier about $75, and charged it to him  on  the 
daybook.  Later in the day, as he  met  the 
Eastern man on the street, he explained:

“ Perhaps that transaction looked queer to 
you, but five years ago I made up my  mind 
that if my cashier took a notion to skip he’d 
have to pawn his boots to get beyond Chica­
go.  The bookkeeper  watches  the  cashier, 
the janitor watches the bookkeeper,  and  I 
keep such a watch on all three that  deposit­
ors are paid five per cent, interest, and not a 
game of poker or faro has ever been  played 
in this town.”

A Chicago paper says that there is a move­
ment on foot in some Eastern cities for  the 
imposition of a license tax upon  those  who 
go into a city without any  intention  of  be­
coming permanent residents, and offer goods 
for sale in direct competition with the legiti­
mate city trade without having  to  pay  any 
share of the city taxes.  Many of these  new 
dealers, by offering  inducements,  some  of 
which are real and others largely imaginary, 
draw trade from the older merchants for the 
time being.  It  is  an 
injustice  that  they 
should not be obliged to have the same muni­
cipal burdens as those do whose  trade  they 
are lessening, by what is in many  cases  an 
illegitimate  competition.

Needed by every retail  grocer  or  confec 
tioner,  one  or  more  of  Kenyon’s  Patent 
Spring Paper  Bag  Holders.  Each  has  ca­
pacity of containing about fifty bags.  Their 
great convenience can be learned  by  having 
one mailed for 30c, four for $1, or one dozen 
expressed for $2.50 from  Kenyon  Brothers, 
Wakefield, Iihode  Island.

TIME TABLES.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
Arrive. 
Express............................... 7:00pm  
'".ail.......................................9:35 a in 

Leave.
7:35am
4:00 p m

All trains daily except Sunday.
leaving  at 4  p. m. connects  at 
The  a train 
rhite Pigeon with  Atlantic  Express  on  Main 
Line, which has Palace Drawing  Room  Sleep- 
w Coaches  from  Chicago  to  New  York  and 
Boston without change.
The  train  leaving  at  7:35  a. m. connects  at 
White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with 
special New York Express on Main Line.
in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket office, 

Through  tickets  and  berths 
Monre street and  depot.

J. W. McKenney, Gen’l Agent.

A R R IV E .

D EPA R T.

Michigan  Central—Grand  Rapids  Division.
tDetroit Express...........................................   6:00 am
•(•Day  Express..........................................12:25 p m
*New York Fast Line............................  6:00 p m
tAtlantic Express............................................9:20 p m
♦Pacific  Express............................................... 6:4 am
tLoeal  Passenger...........................A... 11:20am
+Mail................................................................. 3:30 p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express............................10:25p m
•(•Daily except Sunday.  *Daily.
The New York Fast Line runs daily, arriving 
at Detroit at 11:59 a. m., and New York  at 9 p. 
m. the next evening.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New Yorkl0:30 
m., and Boston 3:05  p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:25 p. m.

J. T. Schultz, Gen’l Agent.

f W   Subscribers  and others,  when writing 
to  advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub­
lisher by  mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisem ent in the columns of  this  paper.

It will be a relief to merchants  and  busi­
ness men to learn that the printing of green­
backs of small  denomination  has  been  re­
sumed,  the  appropriation  for  that purpose 
now being available.  The matter  has  been 
turned over to the Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing, and it is expected that  a  full  sup­
ply of  one-dollar  bills  will  be  turned  out 
within  a  few  days.  If the appropriation is 
sufficient, the Bureau will then  begin  print­
ing two-dollar bills.  Congress, however, set 
apart only a  small  sum  for  printing  these 
bills, and there is doubt at the Treasury De­
partment whether it will be enough to allow 
the printing of anything but one-dollar notes.

The Silk Reporter hits the  nail  squarely 
on the head in  the  following  editorial  ut­
terance:
If any of our  readers  fancy  that  it  is an 
easy matter to conduct  a  publication,  they 
are very much mistaken.  If  men  were  all 
of one mind and similiar in  tastes  the task 
would be a joy forever.  A book wrould then 
run itself.  In fact dip the  Atlantic  Ocean 
dry with a lead spoon, twist  your  heel into 
the toe of your boot,  send  up fishing-hooks 
with a baloon and fish for  stars,  get astride 
of a gossamer and chase the  comet,  choke a 
crab with an anvil, get up  an  honest  horse 
race—in short prove  all  things  heretofore 
considered  impossible to  be  possible,  but 
never, never  attempt  to  please  everybody 
when you edit a paper.

There  are  35,000,000  million  people  in 
South America who ought to  buy  from  the 
United States all manufactures and food pro­
ducts which they do  not  produce  at  home. 
These millions of consumers south of us are 
poor customers of this country now, as trade 
statistics clearly  show.  Their  annual  im­
ports amount to $300,000,000,  only  one-sev­
enth  of which  the  United  States  supplies, 
six-sevenths coming from Europe.  A foreign 
policy that will advance our commmercial in­
terests  below  the  isthmus,  opening  those 
great markets for the goods with  which  our 
own markets  are  overstocked,  is what  the 
mass of American  citizens  earnestly  desire 
to see adopted and carried out.

For some months past there has been wha 
might be called a moral epidemic of defalca­
tions in the United States.  Probably  at  no 
time within the memory of man have so many 
banks and similar institutions been wrecked 
by the unfaithfulness of trusted  officials,  as 
since  the  Grant  and  Ward  fiasco  in New 
York.  The reason for this is not hard to see. 
.The immense depression in the value of rail­
road property since the attack on the  paper 
of the North Pacific, has  been  accompanied 
by a very  general  conviction  that  this  de­
pression could last but for a short time.  As 
a consequence, the inducement  to  speculate 
in stocks of this class  never  was  so  great, 
and in hundreds  of  cases  this  inducement 
must have taken the  shape of  a  temptation 
to tamper  with  money  in  the  speculator’s 
control, but not his own.  As the hope  of  a 
speedy improvement in prices has  been  bit­
terly disappointed, it could  not  but  happen 
that these breaches of  trust w'ould result  in 
the ruin both of the speculator and  of  those 
whose money was in his charge. 
It  is  not 
often that there is such a  conjunction of cir­
cumstances to test the moral strength of men 
in places of responsibility;  and after all, tlje 
number of those  who  have  yielded  to  the 
temptation, so far as the  public  can  judge; 
was trifling in comparison with that of those 
who resisted it.  It is a misfortune  that the 
latter occupy so much more of the public at­
tention as to create a false  impression  as  to 
their proportional numbers.

Good  Words  Unsolicited.

D. L. Barber, general  dealer,  Saugatuck 
“ Like the paper very much, and think it an 
enterprise well worth the while of Michigan 
merchants to patronize.”

J. L. Handy, grocer, Woodstock, Lenawee 

county:  “Send  The  Tradesman  until 
order it  discontinued.  Find  it  a  help  be­
tween Grand Rapids and Detroit.”

Thoroughly  Alive.

From the Ovid Union.

E. A. Stowe, editor  of  that  neatly gotten 
up and  well  conducted commercial journal 
The  Michigan  Tradesman,  made  the 
Union  office  a  pleasant  call  Friday  last, 
Mr. Stowe is thoroughly alive  to  the  duties 
of his profession.

The Manitou Islands, in the  north end of 
Lake Michigan, have  220  inhabitants,  but 
neither a doctor, preacher, nor a  graveyard 
The people say they are never sick, and con­
sequently  do not need  a  graveyard  to  be 
buried in, a minister to attend funerals, or 
physician to jeopardize their health.

Explorers  have  discovered  petroleum  in 
Formosa, about twenty miles to the south of 
KeLung.  At the latter place are the richest 
mines  of  bituminous  coal  in  the  Chinese 
Empire.  Thus  far  the  government has  re 
fused permits for the sinking of wells.

The  wealthiest  man  in  the world  is  the 
Chinese  banker  Han-Qua, of  Canton.  He 
pays  taxes  upon  an  estate of $450,000,000 
and is estimated to  be  worth a billion taels 
which, in our money, would  be  about  four­
teen hundred million dollars.

John Dubois has engaged in  the  grocery 

business at Fremont.  J.  H.  Thompson 
Co., Detroit, furnished the stock,  Thos. 
Ferguson placing the  order.

Fenton & Forman succeed S.  P.  Barnhart 
in general trade at Fremont.  J. H. Thomp­
son & Co. furnished a new grocery stock.

Tli©  Sest  on tlxo Market.

Can be made any Size, Round or Square, with any Capacity.  State  Territory 
for Sale by G.  C. SAYLES, Sole  Agent  for  the  United  States, P. O. Box  1973, 
Muskegon, Mich.

ANDREW  WIERENGO,

Wliolesal©

G R O C E R ,

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- 

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Muskegon, Mich.
TO FRUIT GROWERS

MUSKEGON 

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Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

G O ING EA ST.

G O ING W EST.

Leaves. 
Arrives.
6:20 a m 
■(•Steamboat Express..........6:10 a m
•(•Through  Mail.....................10:15 a m
10:20 a m  
3:55 p m 
tEvening  Express.......................3:20 p m
19:45 p m 
♦Atlantic Express......................   9:45 pm
10:30 a m
tMixed, with  coach...........
12:55 p m 
tMorning  Express..............12:40 p m
5:10 p m 
•(Through  Mail..................  5:00 pm
10:35 p m 
•(•Steamboat Express.......... 10:30 p m
7:10 a m 
tM ixed..................................
5:30 a m
Night E g re s s ...........................   5:10 a m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily 
Passengers  taking  the  6:20  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansin^ 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
Parlor Cars  on  Mail  Trains,  both  East  and 
West»
Train leaving  at  10:35  p,  m.  will  mak  con 
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except 
Sunday and the train leaving  at 5:10 p. m.  will 
connect'Tuesdays and  Thursdays  with  Good 
rich steamers for Chicago.
Limited  Express  has  Wagner  Sleeping  Car 
through to Suspension Bridge and the mail has 
a Parlor-Car to  Detroit.  The  Night  Express 
has a through Wagner Car and  local  Sleeping 
Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.

D. P otter, City Pass. Agent 
Geo. B. Reeve, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

GOING NORTH.

G O ING  SOUTH.

Arrives.  Leaves. 
Cincinnati & G. Rapids Ex.  9:00 p in  31:00 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac E x.  9:20 a m  10:25 a m 
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac Ex..  3:55 p m  5:00pm 
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac. 
7:10 a m
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.  6:30 p m  7:00 a m 
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:10 p m   4:35pm 
Mackinac & Ft. Waye e E x.. 10:25 a m  11:42 p m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids Ac.  7:40 p m 

SLE EPIN G  CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

All trains daily except Sunday.
North—Train  leaving  at 10:00  o’clock  p.  m. 
has Woodruff  Sleeping Cars for Petoskey  and 
Mackinac City.  Train leaving at 10:25 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinac 
City.
South—Train leaving at 4:35 p. m. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
•(•Mail........................................9:15 am
•(■Day Express......................12:25 p m
♦Night  Express.................... 8:35 p m
Mixed......................................6:10 am

Arrives, 
4:00 p m 
10:45 p m 
6:10 a m 
10:05 p m
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping  Cars  on  ail  night trains. 
Through parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at­
tendants without  extra charge  to  Chicago  on 
12:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m. and 
8:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  Arrives.
Mixed........................................5:00 a m   5:15 p m
Express.......  ......................... 4:10 p m  8:30 p m
E xpress.................................... 8:30 a m 10:15 a m
Trains connect at Archer avenue for Chicago 
as follows: Mail, 10:20 a. m.; express, 8:40 p. m 
The Northern term inus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made  with 
F. &  P. M. trains to and  from  Ludington  and 
Manistee. J. H. Palmer, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

361  Western  Avenue.

We also build Mill and Marine Engines and Boilers  and  conduct  a  General  Machine 

Shop, Blacksmith,  Foundry and Boiler  Shop  Business. 

S. S. MORRIS &  BRO.9
Jobbers  of  Provisions,

PACKERS

—AND—

CANNED  MEATS AND  BUTTERS.

Choice  Smoked  Meats  a  Specialty.

Stores in Opera House Block, Packing and Warehouse Market and W ater Street.

Choice  Butter a Specialty!

b a n a n a s,  l e m o n s, e g g s,  c h e e s e,  v e g ­

e t a b l e s,  APPLES,  CIDER.

Careful Attention Paid to  Filling  Orders.

M. G. Russell, 48 Ottawa St., G’d Rapids.
CLARK,  JEW ELL  &  CO.,
Groceries  and  Provisions,

WHOLESALE

83,85 aid 87  PEARL  STREET and 114,116,118 and 12»  OTTAWA  STREET, 

GRAND RAPIDS, 

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IMPORTERS

Wholesale  Grocers

Cor. Ionia & Island Sts., Grand Rapids.

New Japans.

We invite the special attention of the trade to several large invoices  of  the  new  crop* 
of 1884-5 Japan Teas, including all  grades  of  Pan  Fired, Basket Fire and Sun Cured,  and 
embracing  about  1,200  chests  in  all,  which we  have  recently  received  per  the  Pacific 
Steamers San Pablo and City of Rio de Janeiro.  These  Teas  are  positively  our  own im­
portation,  and  we  believe we  are  safe  in  saying  that  they  are  the  first  Teas  ever  im­
ported  to  this  market  direct  from  Japan.

They are selected with a view to the wants of Michigan trade and our friends will  do 

well to send for samples and  quotations  before  buying  new  Teas.

Soaps.

Again we remind the Trade that we are the Sole Agents m this market  for  the  well- 
known and popular Soaps of LAUTZ  BROS.  &  CO., Buffalo, N. Y.  Below we  mention- 
a few of their best-known brands:
Acme, 
Palma, 
White Cotton Oil,  Gem, 
Blue Danube, 
Master, etc.

Best American, 
White Marseilles. 
Boss,
Savon  Republique,

Napkin,
Nickel,
Steariue,
Lautz Soap,

Towel, 
Shamrock, 

Mottled German, 

These goods we sell regularly at the Manufacturers’ Prices, and deliver themjin  ID1 
box lots and upwards to all rail points in Michigan, freight  prepaid.  Please send for price­
lists and  samples.  See quotations on Grocery Page.

Starch.

We are also the Sole Agents here for the NIAGARA  STARCH  WORKS’  Starch,  of 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  which  we  sell  at  the  manufacturers’  prices,  freights  prepaid  on]  all 
shipments  of  10  box  lots  and  upwards  to  all  railroad  point»  in  Michigan.  Send  for 
price lists. 

.See prices on Grocery pkge of this paper.

Value  Cigars.

We have received the  agency for the new Value  Cigar, the  best  five  cent  on  earth,, 
and are prepared to furnish every merchant who buys the  same  with  presents  for  every 
purchaser of a single cigar, consisting of  elegant Seth  Thomas  clocks,  fine  meerschaum 
and briar pipes, gold and silver plated tobacco  and  match  boxes, etc., etc.  These  cigars* 
we furnish to the trade at $35 per 1,000', in lots of 1,000.  Express  prepaid on all mail or­
ders.  Send in your orders for a trial lot of 1,000.

Fancy Groceries.

We carry not only a complete line of staple goods, but also a full assortment of every­
thing in the Fancy Grocery department,  and are  now  considered headquarters in this line. 
Please send for.Circulars and Price-lists relative to this department.  Parties desiring new- 
stocks will find it to their decided advantage to come and see us before purchasing.
Crosse & Blackwell’s English Pickles.
Lea & Perrins’ English  Sauce.
Holford’s 
Piccadilly
Colman’s 
James Epps’ 
Choice Brands of French Peas.

Curtis Bros.’ Salad Dressing.
Durkee & Co.’s  “ 
A. Lusk & Co,’s California Peaches.

“  Mustand.
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Egg Plums.
Pears.

Breakfast  Cocoa. 

Green  Gages-

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Italian Macarroni, 1 lb pkg.

“  Vermicella.

Queen Olives, 16 oz' and 27 oz. bottles.. 
French Capers,  genuine  imported  in  bottle.
Choicest Salad Oil, Antonini & Co., Leghorn.

China, Preserved Ginger, all size jars, 
Knowles & Anderson’s Jams and Jellies.

We are sole agents for the Rochester Ready Cooked Food Co.’s Desicated and Cooked 
Oat Meal, Hominy, Wheat, Beans and Peas.  Send us a trial  order  for  these  goods.  Alb 
correspondence and mail orders receive prompt attention.

