The Michigan Tradesman.

BRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.  WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  22.1884. 

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NO. 57.

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Hats, Gaps and Furs

W H O L E S A L E

54  MONROE  STREET,

G K A > D   R A P ID S ,

M IC H IG A N .

We carry a Large Stock, and Guarantee  Prices 

as Low as Chicago and Detroit.

—FOR  TH E—

FIELD  AND  GARDEN,

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

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL,

- A T   T H E -

SEED  STORE,

91  C an al  St., G ran d   R a p id s, M ich.

W. T. LAHOEBAUI, A p t
JOHN  CAULFIELD

o u r  A g en t  in G ran d   R a p id s  fo r  o u r 

FAM OUS

The best easy  w asher m anufactured.

B. J. Johnson & Co.,

M IL W A U K E E .

WEATHERLY 4 CO.;

G rand  Rapids,  Mich.,  W holesale  and  R etail

ir o n   p i p e ,

Brass  Goods,  Iron  and  Brass Fittings 

Mantles,  Grates,  Gas  Fixtures, 

Plumbers, Steam  Fitters,

—A nd  M anufacturers  of—

Galvanized  Iron  Cornice.
THE  GRAND  RAPIDS

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x ^ e m ù .

(Established  1866>  is  acknow ledged  to  be  the 
m ost com plete,thorough, practical, economical 
and tru ly  popular school of its kind.  D em an d  
fo r its g ra d u a te s  g re a te r  th a n   th e   su p p ly . 
For particulars enclose stam p fo r College Jo u r­
nal.  Address  C.  G.  SW E N SB ER G ,  G rand 
Rapids, Mich.

DO  YOU  KNOW

—THAT—

XioriUard’s  C lim ax

PLUG  TOBACCO

L o rilla rd ’s B ose  L eaf F in e  C u t T obacco 

W ith Red Tin Tag, is th e best?  Is  the p u rest; 
is n ever adulterated w ith glucose, barytes, mo­
lasses or any deleterous ingredients, as  is  the 
case w ith m any o ther  tobaccos?
is also m ade of the  finest  stock,  and  fo r  aro­
m atic chew ing q uality is  second to  none.
tak e first ran k  as a solid  durable  sm oking  to­
bacco w herever introduced.
L o rilla rd ’s  F a m o u s  Snuffs 
have  been  used  fo r  over  134  years,  and are 
sold to a larg er e x te n t th an  any others.

L o rilla rd ’s  N avy  C lip p in g s 

THE  GREAT

STUMP  and ROCK

Arm  iliilator ■ 

SEN D   FOR  PRICES.

JOHN  CAULFIELD,

General W holesale Dealer.

B iU N E E S !

We are p repared to   g et  up  on  sh o rt  notice 
B anners  and T ransparencies of all kinds.  L et­
tered , w ith or w ithout P o rtra its of Candidates. 
Ropes to  p u t  u p   sam e  also  furnished.  State 
size you w an t and we  will quote prices.

J O B B E R S   O F

HO RSE  COVERS,  OILED  CLOTH­

IN G , A W N IN G S, TENTS,

ETC.,  ETC.

73  Canal  Street.

AVhy  H e  R ejoices.

Now th e  im pecunious clerk 
Doth once m ore re tu rn  to work,
How h e’ll g et his w inter  suit 
And have m oney le ft to  boot,

And to calculate this  aw ful problem   trie s; 

So th a t he can tre a t his girl to oyster  fries.

B u t his h e a rt w ith joy doth beat,
As he strolleth down th e  street,

And  his  face  w ith  eager  happiness  doth 

F or O ctober he adores,
As he passes candy^stores 

A nd  sees  them   taking  in  th e ir  ice-cream  

shine,

sign.

F u rth e r

T H E   W H E Y   T A N K .
roofs fro m  M r. L a m b e rt—D an g er 
to   th e   D airy   In te re s t.

E ast  Sa g in a w , Oct. 10,1884. 

E ditor M ichigan T radesm an:

Dea r Sik —I again ask space in your colum ns 
fo r th e purpose of giving a few  m ore facts con­
cerning  poisonous  cheese,  as  I  have  found 
them .

I have ju st retu rn ed  from   Chicago  and  find 
th a t a large percentage of the  cheese  shipped 
th ere is bad, and not fit fo r consum ption;  and 
y et th ey  are sold, and if  th ey   do  not  produce 
direct sickness, it is all rig h t; h ut, on th e other 
hand,  should  any  tro u b le  arise  from   such 
cheese, th e  retailer goes to the w holesale m er­
ch an t and in some cases will try  to   g e t  a  sum  
of m oney from  him  fo r selling an  article  th a t 
has dam aged his trad e.  This th e  jo b b er  does 
n o t feel in duty bound to pay, as he is  not  th e 
| m an u factu re r or producer, and  had  no  m ore 
know ledge  of  th e   wholesom eness  of  th e   ar­
ticle th a n  the retailer.  Then legal proceedings 
are threatened,  and  the  w holesale  m erchant 
says  “ you can go to  law.  We  have  o u r  law­
yers  hired  by  th e  year. 
If  you can g et  law 
cheaper  th a n   we  can,  go  ahead.  I f   not,  we 
will  settle  th e   m a tte r  w ith  you,”  and  a  few  
dollars are paid, and th a t ends it fo r th a t tim e. 
One of th e m erchants th ere told m e th a t in the 
spring of 1880 he had a carload retu rn ed  to him  
from  Cincinnati, w ith th e re p o rt th a t w hoever 
ate  of th e   cheese  becam e  very  sick.  These 
cheeses  w ere  m ostly  m ade  in  th e  m onth  of 
A pril,  and  w ere  from   different  factories  in 
W isconsin.  O thers  told  m e  th a t  th ey   had 
cheese from  Ohio, Iow a and In d ian a  retu rn ed  
to them  fo r th e sam e cause;  b u t in every case 
they had kep t the fa c t as qu iet as possible, for 
fe a r it would in ju re th e trade.
|  There is not a dealer nor  a  factorym an  who 
does  n o t  know,  and  will  tell  you,  th a t  th e 
quality of cheese has never been  so  had  as  it 
has been this season;  h u t  they  do  n o t  know 
how to account fo r it, as it seem s to be getting 
worse every season.  They say th a t the cheese 
has foreign flavors and substances, and th a t in 
som e  cases  a  clear  liquid  acid  is  present. 
W hile very fine in appearance,  th ey   w ere  de-j 
ficient in keeping qualities. 
I  m et  a  g entle­
m an from  W isconsin who was in  Chicago w ith 
a quan tity  of cheese fo r  sale,  and  in  talking 
w ith him  I found th a t he had m et w ith a  num ­
b er of losses this seaso n ; b u t he  could  n o t  ac­
count for it.  He blam ed th e cheese m aker and 
said th a t he did n ot know  how to m ake cheese; 
th a t he had the best of m ilk;  th a t th e  patrons 
w ere  all  honest  and  clean,  and  th a t w hen a 
m an could n o t m ake a desirable article  o u t  of 
such milk, be should  be  m ade  to  pay  all  the 
losses  on  the  sam e.  His  cheeses looked very 
nice and w ere well tak en  care o f; b u t w hen they 
reached  th e  m arket  th ere  was  trouble  and 
m ore or less loss upon them .  A t  his  request,
I w ent and exam ined them .  They w ere moist, 
would becom e salvey in th e fingers,  and  w ere 
acrid, w ith a b itte r  taste . 
I  th e n   asked  him  
several questions concerning his  factory.  H e 
said th a t it had been in operation fo u r seasons. 
The patrons carried the w hey hom e in th e m ilk 
cans.  They had m et  w ith  some  losses  every 
season, b u t th is had been the w orst.  This gen­
tlem an was very m uch surprised  w hen  I   told 
him  th a t the o p erator  should  n o t  he  blam ed, 
th a t the trouble arose from  the p atrons tak in g  
the whey home-in th e m ilk cans.  H e  thought 
th a t was impossible, as th ey  w ere very  p artic­
u lar in cleaning th e cans.  H e  said  th a t  they 
did not dairy fo r accom m odation,but th a t it was 
an established business, and th a t th ey   studied 
every  point fo r th e ir  interest.  Now,  if  th a t 
gentlem an had brought a bottle of w hey tak en  
from  the tan k , and com pared the flavor  of the 
cheese w ith the odor th a t would arise from  the 
whey, it would have been a difficult m atter for 
an ex p ert to decide which was cheese or which 
was th e w hey;  and of all th e cheese 1  exam in­
ed d uring the w eek I was a t Chicago, I  did not 
find b u t tw enty-five cheeses th a t  did  not  con­
tain  those foreign—and w hey ta n k —flavors.  I 
hope your readers will  not  th in k   th a t  I   have 
becom e a w hey ta n k   fan atic. 
If  such  is  the 
case, it is caused  by  m y  p ast  experiences.  I 
will give  them   a  few  m ore  facts th a t I  have 
n o t m ade public, and then they can draw  their 
own conclusions.

A short tim e before th e 28th of May, som e of 
th e  p atrons  of  th e  factory  in  which  I  was 
w orking  a t  th e  tim e  com plained  to  me th a t 
th eir  hogs  and  calves  w ere  sick  a fte r  being 
fed  on  the  whey,  w ith  sym ptom s  sim ilar  to 
poisoning, and in some instances some of them  
had died, and o u t of  tw enty-six  p atrons  there 
w ere  only  fo u r  whose  hogs  and calves w ere 
not affected;  b u t th is did not tak e place all  on 
th e  sam e  day,  b u t  a t  different tim es.  Then 
they th ought it necessary to inspect the  w hey 
tan k , and cam e to the conclusion th a t it would 
be b e tte r to em pty the tan k   and  clean  it  out.
I exam ined th e ta n k  a t  th a t  tim e  and  found 
the contents in a sta te of  agitation  as  though 
it had been a  large body of w ater b ro ught to a 
tem p eratu re of boiling heat.  1 tried it w ith the 
therm om eter and found it stood a t 150degrees. 
A few  days after th e cleaning,  I  again  began 
to  have trouble w ith the m ilk and cheese.  A f­
te r m y  second  a ttack   of  sickness,  in  July,  I 
again exam ined the tan k .  I found th a t it con­
tained’ som e o f the oils and acids  sam e  as  had 
appeared in th e cheese, and o ther  substances, 
one  resem bling Italian   m accaroni.  This  cu­
rious  substance  was  in  length  from   te n   to 
fo rty  inches, did not show any anim al  life, b u t 
had a tough skin w hen broken.  A  pulpy  sub­
stance also appeared,  resem bling  starch,  and 
w hen touched to th e tongue would  produce  a 
sensation  sim ilar  to  th a t  of  a  prickly  ash 
berry, only m ore intense.  I  re g re t very m uch 
th a t  these  substances  w ere  n o t  analyzed.  I 
m ade th ree attem p ts to send a b ottle  contain­
ing these substances to Dr. Duffield,  of  D ear­
born, for chem ical analysis, b ut,  u n fo rtu n ate­
ly,  some  accident  happened  to   them   each 
tim e.

K now ing  w hat  I   do  of  th e  whey tan k , my 

opinion o f it is unchanged.

I f  you ask the dairym en or the ablest author-

T he  N ew   “ S aleslad y .”

C aution  A b o u t  th e   In k -P e n c il.

From  the  New York Times.

She spread the goods before him  
With half-averted eyes—
T heir quality and value 
Extolling to  the skies.
T hat voice—O how bewiehm g!
Those hands—so soft and w hite! 
Those eyes—how fascinating!
T hat face—how fair a  sig h t!
“The goods are very p re tty —
No doubt w hat they appear;
B ut th en  I th in k ,” he added,
“You are a little dear.”
With cheeks suffused with blushes, 
She tu rn ed  her head away,
And innocently answ ered,
“T hat’s w hat th e fellers sa y !”

ity,  w riters  of  statistics,  th ey   would  proba-1 
bly tell you th a t th e dairy in te re st  was  n ev er j 
so prosperous as  now. 
I t  is  developing  into ; 
one of the g re a te st industries of this  republie,  ; 
and its revenues  are  im m ense.  T hat  we  all 
know   is a fact, and w here would th e  dairy  in­
terest be in a short tim e should  th e  b u tterin e  ; 
m an u factu rers  expend  one-tliird  of 
th e  \ 
am ount th a t has been expended by  th e   dairy­
m en and others fo r the purpose of  destroying 
th e ir  m anufactories.  W ith  the  facts  they | 
could collect regarding  poisonous  cheese  and 
|  actual cases of sickness which would count up j 
into the thousands, the m icroscopic organism s 
illustrated, and m any o ther  facts  concerning 
cheese, th e resu lt would be th a t th e cheese iu-  . 
te re st would be ruined for hom e  consum ption  , 
as well as exportation.  Could  th ey  be blam ed j 
should  they  do  so?  They  have  the facts  on ' 
th e ir side.  Now, w ith all the  m oney  th a t  has ! 
been expended against  them ,  can  th e   public i 
The w orst case of suspicion and  jealousy  in 
show one ease of direct sickness caused by e a t-1 
th e   N orthw est  has  ju st  been  cured,  th e   p a­
ing butterine?  W ith these facts before  them , 
tie n t being the w ife of a  well-known traveling 
let every  dairym an  look  to   his  in terest  and j 
m an.  She had noticed th a t h er husband never | 
rectify   th e  evil  w ithout  fu rth e r delay.  And 
brou
the  authorities should do th e ir  duty,  sparing 
left  it  a t  a  store  w hen  lie  cam e  in  from  
no expense fo r a thorough  investigation,  and i 
trip , and in h er  jealousy she  im agined it to  be 
th e L egislature should en act such laws as  will | 
rneet-
filled w ith love letters, appointm ents of
p u t every  m an u factu re r of food, artificial  or
n atural, on an  equal basis, regarding  the  u n - ,  ings w ith various fa ir ones, etc.,  etc.  A  few
days  since  w hen  her  husband  was  on  a  trip  
wholesom eness of th e ir products.
through  D akota,  she  w ent down to th e  store, 
and approaching th e p o rter, sa id :

We  have  to  u tte r a word oi  caution  about 
the ink-pencils which  have come so m uch  into 
vogue lately.  A  most useful im plem ent to the 
business m an, this innocent looking pencil can 
be easily converted into a treacherous  friend, 
and  on  no  consideration  should  be  used  to 
w rite  the  sig n atu re  of  a n y o n e.  The compo­
sition of tin: pencil is a  peculiar  com bination, 
highly poisonous in itself,  and—herein lies the 
danger  to  signature  w riters—com petent  to 
give  off  two  o r  th ree  m ore  im pressions  on 
dam pened paper—n ot tissue paper, be it under­
stood, but ordinary w riting paper.  O ur a tte n ­
tion was first  called  to  this peculiarity by  an 
astu te official of the bank of New Zeeland, and 
subsequent  experim ents  proved 
th e  easy 
practicability of m aking  a  clear  copy  of  the 
filling 
in  of  a  cheek  w ith  an  ink  pencil. 
F irst the w riting of the  check  is  tran sferred  
—upside down, of course—to a slip  of  damped 
paper,  and  from   th a t tran sferred —right side 
u p —to  another  slip  of dam pened paper.  We
tested  this  recently  in  th e   case  of  a  check 
h t  ills  grip  hom e  w ith  him ,  b u t  alw ays j  w ritten w ith the  ink-pencil  and  sent  in  from
I  the country, and by sim ple  hand  pressure ob­
tained a very p erfect copy of the  transferable 
p arts of th e   docum ent.

W ife  o f Je a lo u  
p icion.
From  th e St. P au l H erald.

D ISSECTIN G   A  G R IP .

T H E   U N D E R T A K E R .

H ow   I t   C ured

C. B. L am bert.

Yous truly,

a n d  Sus-

J 

L ud icro u s

P h a se   o f a   G en erally  G ravi 

a n d

R e tic e n t  Subject,

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fo r  B u sin ess  M e n ,'  w hen you can, don't you?”

“John,  you  like  to  m ake  a dollar  honestly

! 

P ro fita b le   D iv ersio n s
G. C. M athews in the  C urrent.

From  the Through Maii.

“Oh, yes’m .”
“You  know   w here  my  husband  keeps  his

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k 

y g  

I e d

!  th e office an ’ leaves it th e re .” 

I t  is  well  fo r  a  m an,  th e m ajor portion  of

“Well, look here, John.  H e will be in on the 

The  u n d ertak er is generally conceded to be 
a m an of excellent reputation, of  reticen t dis-
“ ‘l C ^ » r l H d | ^ T i “ hL T ™ w ^ V i r i c OTn e r - o ,|p « 8itio o ,» » a <1„ie« b „W^   L ile» h ecro co an e,
u S
!  he looks very sedate, and it is  difficult  for  us
living,  be  d e\ 
I t m a y b e ^ T c le n tm c  pursu it! a study o f ^ m e  ! 
to  read  th e  conflicting  em otions  th a t  rage 
branch of a rt  an  investigation  of  som e  agri-  N orthern Pacific tra in  to-morrow m orning, and  w ithin his m anly bosom.  W hile  he  greets  us 
cu ltu ral subject, a follow ing of som e historical |  if a t the first opportunity you slip his grip  o ut |  w ith all th e w ealthy  expanse^ ol  smile  so p c - 
euliar to an aborigine of the bayou, we cannot 
will-o’-the-wisp, or w h a tn o t-o n ly   le t  it  be  a I  of th e house and b ring it u p to  m e I ’ll give you
entirely eradicate from   our  m inds the  belief 
a dollar.  You can bring it back  again  in  half 
labor of love.  The b an k er who devotes his odd 
that he  Avould  like  to  see  us effectively van­
an h o u r.”
hours to bee-keeping, the m echanic who  tak es 
quished in a futile endeaA’or  to  digest  the  se­
up  a line of philosophy, th e  m erchant  who  in­
ductive yet deadly canned  lobster  of  modern 
dulges a stock-breeding whim, th e law yer who 
ciA'ilization.
delights in m icroscopy,  th e  book-keeper  w ith 
a fancy  fo r  aeronautics,  o r  a  bro k er  w ith  a 
passion fo r m usic—these are th e  m en  who  do 
not becom e drudges, and who continually grow 
in m oral stature.

F argo, D. T., Sept. 1,1884.

■ ■ P I  
Dea r  Sir —Your  m onthly

Such diversions are conducive  to  longevity,

Mr. W illiam --------------- ,
assessm ent  of
fifty cents fo r the support of th e Y oung M en’s 
C hristian A ssociation (Bible fund)  is  now  due 
and  th e  earn est  in te re st  you  have  always 
tak en  in th e  w ork assures me you will prom pt­
ly rem it th e am ount.  You will  be  pleased  to 
learn  th a t the  good  cause  progresses  rapidly 
as you predicted it would  in  y our  address de­
livered here a few weeks since.

The p o rter consented, and two days later p re­
sented  him self  a t  th e   drum m er’s  residence 
w ith th e grip in his  hand.  H e  explained  th a t 
he  had  n o t  had  th e  opportunity  to  carry  it 
away, and giving him  a seat in th e  parlor,  the 
w om an carried h er prize to  the  bedroom   and 
|  w ith set teeth   and  pale  face  opened  it.  The 
first  th in g   she  encountered  w as  a  well-worn
and give to life a zest th a t th e  possible rew ards |  pocket Bible, thum bed and show ing the m arks 
o f com m ercial or  professional  o r  m echanical I  of m uch handling.  Then  she dug o u t a soiled 
ind u stry  do n o t afford.  And  these  diversions |  shirt, some unchaste  socks,  comb,  hairbrush, 
and th en  she found a lette r folded b u t w ithout 
need  n o t  he  follow ed  as  a purely recreativ e j 
an  envelope.  This  she  opened  and  eagerly 
m atter, h u t earnestly ard arduously,  w ith  the 
read as follow s:
purpose of securing im p o rtan t results, person- i 
al or otherw ise, though th ey  will prove recrea-
tive  nevertheless. 
I t   is,  indeed,  som etim es 
m ost advisable th a t a young  m an  should,  fo r 
th e sake of support during th e prosecution of a 
particu lar  scientific,  litera ry   or  artistic  p u r­
pose, devote him self to som e wage-work, th ere­
by enabling him  to  hold  him self  independent 
of financial obligations o r th e discouraging ef­
fects of disappointm ent.  G reat achievem ents 
in  science  and  litera tu re  and  a rt  have  been 
m ade by m any who have  adopted this  course.
And this brings one round to a consideration 
of th e value of one’s off-hours.  If a clerk in  a 
counting-room , whose  day’s  w ork  is  done  a t 
six  o’clock  in  th e  afternoon,  w ere to devote 
him self to reading fo r th e   half-hour  in terv en ­
ing  betw een  te a   and  th e  tim e th e th e a te r  o r 
his lady-love m ay expect him, and adhere to it 
fo r a  year, he would  be  am azed  a t  th e  large 
num ber of volum es  through  whose  pages  he 
had  gone. 
If,  also,  he  had  u n d ertak en   the 
course of reading with th e distinct purpose  of I 
o f obtaining know ledge ab out so m eo n e thing, 
he would have g re a t  reason  to  pride  him self 
on his acquisitions,  and  it  is  n o t im probable 
he would find a higher desk a t th e office aw ait­
ing him  a t the end of th e year.  B u t  b e tte r  an 
aim less  w andering  in  litera tu re  th a t  no  in­
spection a t all.  I t does n o t require m uch labor 
to  learn a g re a t deal of w hat  o th er  m en  have 
learned, and such learning m akes a fa r  b e tte r 
v o ter and citizen of th e student.

This drove m uch of th e hard, stony look from  
h e r face, b u t she  continued  h er  search.  She 
fished out th ree or fo u r tracts, a bottle of pop, 
a  F rancis M urphy tem perance  badge, a bottle 
of D r. Surepop’s  Corn  D estroyer,  a  bottle  of 
P rof. G itthere’s  Bunion  Pacifier,  som e  m ore 
im pure socks, and, beneath it  all,  in  th e  bot­
tom  of th e grip, a le tte r  sealed,  stam ped, and 
ready fo r the mail, addressed  to

The  superscription  was  in  h e r  husband's 
well-known handw riting, and again the 
ny 
look cam e into h er eyes, and her bosom heaved 
w ith supressed em otion.  H er teetli gritted  to­
gether, and h er b reath  cam e as hard  as  three- 
year-old New England cidyue 

A. W. E dw ards, Secretary.

MISS  GEORGIE  GRAY,

ST.  PAUL,  MINN.

Yours,

B enjam in F ran k lin  was  an  adm irable  type 
o f a m an who found  profit  it  diversions,  and 
his  character  deserves  atten tio n   from   those 
who find th eir odd hours going to w aste.  As a 
statesm an he played an im p o rtan t p a rt  in  the 
foundation of the governm ent, y et as a philos­
opher tvho  sought  the  secrets  of n a tu re   and 
who closely investigated the principles of m ort­
al  life,  he  le ft  no  less  im pression  upon  the 
world.  We  have  a  stronger  adm iration  fo r 
D’lsraeli  w hen  we  find  his nam e on  ‘V ivian 
Grey,” and M acauley and Milton grow   in   our 
esteem  w hen we  tu rn   from   th eir  essays  and 
th eir poem s to th e record of th eir political per­
form ances.  O ur respect fo r Holmes, th e poet, 
is increased when we perceive th a t he is  a dis­
tinguished physician; fo r Lubbock,  the  hank­
er, w hen we h ear of his bees, and  fo r W allace, 
th e  soldier,  w hen  we  read  “ Ben  H u r.”  All 
these  m en  found  golden  opportunity  in  the 
hours fo r diversion, and  th e ir  careers  should 
he full of suggestion to every young m an with 
an am bition higher th a n  his pockets.
D efiniteness  iu   B usiness.

Many of th e m isunderstandings th a t arise in 
the transactions of business could  be  avoided 
if th e parties to them  would only take pains to 
have a definite bargain m ade, and  by  definite 
we  m ean 
th e  details  should  be 
thoroughly understood, and if th e m atter is of 
any  im portance  th ere  should  be  a  w ritten 
m em orandum .

th a t  all 

A m ere verbal order fo r a job  of  work,  o r  a 
bill of goods, or an advertisem ent  m ay  be  all 
right in some cases, b u t nine tim es o u t  of  ten 
th ere  arises  some  difficulty  th a t  causes  bad 
feelings betw een th e parties which could have 
been avoided by proceeding in a  business-like 
way.  W hen  a  m an  builds a house he m akes 
carefu l  w ritte n   specifications  as  to  w hat  he 
w ants, and th en  if th ere is  anything  w rong in 
the v # rk  he has som ething by which to correct 
it. 
I t shows a good deal of confidence  in hum an 
n atu re  to  say  of  a  m an  th a t  his  word is all 
right, b u t it shows m ore know ledge  of  hum an 
n a tu re  to have a m an’s w ord supplem ented by 
th e   “docum ents.”  These  “docum ents”  are 
pow erful  in strum ents  to   keep  m en  in  the 
rig h t way, and th ey  o u ght to be exacted, if for 
no  o ther  purpose  th a n   as  prom oters  o f th e 
m oral law.  H azy bargains m ay do fo r  politic­
ians, h u t fo r legitim ate  business  transactions 
they are sadly o u t of  place.

•

A New H aven fru it dealer cau g h t  tw o  boys 
stealing pears, w hen  he  p u t  each  one  into  a 
potato sack and h ung the sacks up to  a  lamp- 
post fo r an hour.

“Oh, th e  w retch!” she cried in  h er  anguish. 
“My suspicions w ere too well founded !  Geòr­
gie Gray !  Oh ! if I had the—th e—thing here I ’d 
kick h er bustle clear over h er head !  I ’d—I ’d— 
I ’d—Oh!  this  is  too  m uch!  Too m uch !” and 
she gave w ay to a flood of tears.

W hen  she  had  calm ed  herself  she tore the 

le tte r open and read as  follows: 

t

St. P a u l, Min n ., Sept. 18tli. 

M iss Gr a y:  Yrou r note asking  me  to  m eet 
you in Rice P ark, Saturday evening was hand­
ed me by a D istrict m essenger boy  this  m orn­
ing.  In  reply p erm it me to say th a t  you  have 
m istaken th e m an.  You m ay not he aw are  of 
th e fact, b u t I beg to inform  you  th a t  I  am   a 
m arried m an and am blessed w ith the love and 
confidence of the best and sw eetest  little  wife 
in  A m erica.  R ather  th a n   betray  th a t confi­
dence or dishonor th a t love I would  suffer  ten  
thousand deaths.  In  m y eyes th ere is  b u t one 
wom an in th e world, and she  it  is  who  greets 
me  w ith  a  pleasant  sm ile  and  a  wifely kiss 
everv tim e I come from  a trip .  I shall not tell 
her of this, fo r I do n o t w ant h er to know  th a t 
one of h er sex could be so depraved and lost of 
all sense of honor as your act has  proven  you 
to be. 

Wil l ia m ----------------.

Then she laid down  on  the  bed  and  sobbed 
for awhile, and th e n   closed the grip, took it to 
the p o rter and  asked  him  to   re tu rn   it to the 
store and say nothing  of  w hat  had  occurred. 
As he entered the store  th e  drum m er stepped 
from  behind a pile of goods and asked:

“Did she go through it, John?”
“ Guess  so.  She  took  it  into an o th er  room 
a n ’ was gone half an h o u r afo re she b ro ught it 
back.”

“How did she  act?”
“Well, she was sm iling  aw fully,  b ut  looked 
teary   like  around  th e  eyes.  She gim m e an­
o th er  dollar  an ’  said  this  world  would  he  a 
happy one if all m en Avere like  her  husband.” 
“T hat’s business, Jo h n ; h e re 'sth e  V. I prom ­
ised you,  and  iioav  le t’s go  across  the  street 
and  tak e  som ething.  W hen  you  come  back 
dum p  th a t stuff o u t and  p u t  m y  things  back 
in th e grip, fo r I  go  out  to-m orrow   m orning. 
I ’ll n ever fo rg et you, John, fo r p u ttin g  me on­
to  this,” and they slipped o u t and disappeared 
behind  th e  green  shade  of  a  eon\ren ient  sa­
loon.

Thè only rem arkable featu re connected w ith 
th is story is th a t th ere is n ot  a  Avord  of  tru th  
in it.  Traveling m en are not  th a t  kind of citi­
zens,  h u t  as  o th er  papers  ta lk  th u s of them , 
we m erely sling tills in to be in style.  Selah.

In te rn a l revenue inspectors in Chicago have 
seized fifteen thousand cigars in  the  stock  of 
Leo D. M ayer,  having  discovered  th a t  boxes 
of dom esiic  goods  w ere  ornam ented  by  cus­
tom s stam ps taken from  im ported  parcels.

We  give  him   b u t  little  room in the  seat of 
o u r  affections,  and  do  not  call  him   to  our 
h earts and p o u r into  his  elephantine  e a r  th e  
tales of o u r joy.  H e plays the  leading p a rt  at 
o u r “FareAvell Benefits”  and  “Positively  Last 
A ppearances  in  A m erica,”  charging  all  th e 
w ay from  $50 to $500,000 (Ys  per cent,  discount 
fo r cash) fo r his services.

He inArades the cham ber of death, w earing a 
look  of  deep-seated  m elancholy  th a t is born 
only of a diet  of  green  cucum bers  and  sour 
butterm ilk.  W ith a cold,  calculating  eye,  he 
sizes  up   ou r  defunct  system s  and  m akes  a 
m ental  estim ate  of  hoAV  m uch lum ber it  will 
tak e  to  construct  fo r  us  a  nobby  Avooden 
spring  OA'ercoat, lined w ith  satin and trim m ed 
Avith silver,  peAvter, or galvanized iron.

The v u ltu re is found in  trenches  Avhere  the 
dead are.  H e feeds upon the  corruption  th a t 
rots and festers there,  Avhile  th e  Avinds  blOAV 
him  hither  and  th ith er  as th ey  list, yet  he  is 
not p ursued by m an w hen  in quest  of  m ater­
ial to m ake a pot-pie, fo r the reason th a t he  is 
too frag ran tly  seasoned to sit well on th e grub 
reservoir of any b u t a P iu te epicure.  So  with 
th e undertaker.  H e  basks  in  the  shadow  of 
o u r m isfortunes, and fo r  th a t  reason  we  can 
n o t share Avith  him  our  affections  and  pum p­
kin pie.

W hen he re tu rn s  from  the grim   festival, his 
pocket so  loaded  with  “pecuniary  considera­
tio n ” th a t it bulges out like a  doughnut tig h t­
ly Avedged  in the oesophagus of a small boy,  he 
will  not  e\ren  ball  off  Avhen the graA'O-digger 
drops in to have a chat.

W hen  1  Avas  a  boy  I lived in a toAvn  where 
th ere also resided a dreary  old  c aterer  to  the 
dead whom I Avill eai  Grimm.  Many Avere the 
youthful  pranks  I  played  upon  him,  and he 
yearned fo r the tim e to come  Avhen he  should 
a ttire  m e in m y best bib and tu ck er  and  sta rt 
m e on my jo u rn ey  tow ard the picnic groves of 
the prom ised land.  Many  and  A-ain  Avere  the 
arts and  Aviles  he  practiced  to wing m e.  He 
Avould buy a p retty  kite,  and, in flying  it,  pu r­
posely entangle it  in  the  tops  of the highest 
tree, and  tell  m e  I  could  have it if 1 shinned 
up a fte r it; or he  Avould  lend  m e  his  boat  to 
take  a  sail,  Avhen  lie  kneAv  it  avrs  as full of 
leaks as  Uncle  Sam’s  treasu ry . 
In  th e  early 
sum m er tim e lie Avould pour the unripe w ealth 
of his orchard as an   offering  at  m y  feet, b u t 
providence p erm itted m e to  craw l  out  of  the 
big end of th e horn every tim e.  His presence 
Avould cast a shadoAv over my  young  soul  like 
unto th a t of a darkey Avalking across a field of 
snow1.'  His touch Avas like th a t of  a  m an  who 
should  have  been  in  the  pickle  barrel  of  a 
medical  college. 
I  m editated  upon revenge, 
and it cam e at  last.

He  avus  ru n ning  f o r   a  political  office,  and 
one n ight th ere  appeared  upon  the  streets  a 
rickety old Avagon draw n by a horse who look­
ed as though he m ight sit down and tak e a rest 
any m inute.  The Avagon bore the usual tran s­
parencies Avhicli  read—the  lines  indicative  of 
his legitim ate business being  very prom inent, 
the  rest  sm all—“Ho,  Ye!  Ho,  Ye!  Farew ell 
Grimm, th e P o p u la r U ndertaker! Independent 
Candidate, Etc.,  E tc.”

Behind his w agon cam e th a t  of  his  political 
rival.  The horse Avas y oung and sprightly, th e 
w agon neAv and tastefu lly  decorated,  and  bore 
the cheerful m ottoes:  “Live and L et Live.  No 
DEAD  Issues Discussed, E tc.”

I a t  once  organized  a  small  arm y  or boys, 
and we preceded  G rim m ’s  Avagon Avith  a base 
drum  and dinner  bell, ex tracting to the fullest 
ex ten t all the m usical v irtu e s  they  possessed. 
We ran g  every door-bell, and  passed along the 
line  th e  doleful  cry;  “ B ring  o u t  the dead!” 
The cry w as tak en  up by fun-loving spectators 
u n til  th e   stre e t  resounded  Avith  it.  As  the 
people Hocked to  the  doors  and  windows,  of 
course  th e   first  sight  th a t greeted th e ir eyes 
Avould be the nam e and business of G rim m,  in 
m am m oth characters th a t absorbed  the  insig­
nificant  lines  settin g   fo rth  his political aspir* 
ations.  H is riv al’s w agon  bringing u p  ju st in 
the re a r m ade the scene one of the m ost  ridic­
ulous  ever  beheld.  The  people  laughed  so 
heartily and m ade so m uch fu n  of th e old m an 
th a t he Avithdrew from   th e  cam paign  and  be­
cam e a cold-tea d ru nkard; squandered his cash 
a t church fairs, and Avent to the  dogs.  B u t  he 
sw ears  by  the  sm oke-stack  on  the  m eeting­
house th a t he will live to p lan t me so deep  th a t 
th e  resurrectionists Avill  have 
to  dig  clear 
th rough  to   China  ere  they  toy  w ith  my  re­
mains.

Iudiana has 206 coal  m ines,  producing an n u ­

ally 2,500,000 tons of coal.

RETAILERS,

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.

STATE  AGENTS,

HAWKINS & PERRY
S.A.WELLING

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MICHIGAN.

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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:  John D. Man- 
gum,  A.  M.  Sprague,  John  H.  Eacker, 
L. R. Cesna, Geo. W. N. De Jonge. 
Frank Berles 
24 Pearl Street

House Salesman.

Grand Rat

STEAM  LAUNDRY

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43 and 45 K ent Street.

A. K. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK  AND  USE  NO

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at 

tended to.

W. N.FULLER & GO

D ESIG N ER S  AND

Engravers on  Wood,
F in e   M e ch an ical  a n d   F u rn itu r e  W o rk , I n ­

c lu d in g   B u ild in g s, E tc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade,

GRAND RAPIDS 

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MICH.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN

J E W E L E R ,

44  CA N A L  STR EE T,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN

OYSTERS 2

We duplicate Chicago and D etroit prices and 
g u aran tee  as  strictly   fresh   stock  and  as  well 
filled  cans  as  any  in  the  m arket—a t  bottom  
prices.

S

S

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D

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2

Clover, Tim othy and all  kinds  field  seeds  a t 
bottom  prices.  W rite fo r quotations  w hen  in 
need of seeds.
Oranges and Lemons
G reen and D ried F ruits, B u tter, Eggs,  and  all 
kinds of Produce.

MOSELEY  BROS.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

122  Monroe  Street,  G rand  Rapids,  Michigan.

AMONG TH E  TRA DE.

IN  THE  CITY.

John J. Ely, the Rockford general  dealer, 
was in town Monday, and  purchased a new 
grocery stock of  Shields, Bulkley & Lemon.
Geo.  H. Outhouse is erecting a  new  store 
building at the corner of South Division and 
Putnam  streets, and  will  put in a stock of 
groceries in about two weeks.

S. T. Gamwell has purchased  an  interest 
in the edge tool works of  E. A. Munson, on 
Mill street, and the  firm  will  hereafter be 
known as Munson & Gamwell.

Otis  Watson is  preparing  to build a new 
brick store  building, 25x80  feet in  dimen­
sions, two stories high, at  160  West  Bridge 
street, which he will occupy with  his  hard­
ware business as soon as completed.

exposition.  An agent has been in the  Sagi­
naw valley and  has  there  awakened  much 
interest  in  the  matter  among  lumbermen. 
Mr. M. Englemann,  of  Manistee,  will  fur­
nish 400 specimens in a single  cabinet.

The  interest  of H.  E. D.uncan in the firm 
of McCall & Duncan, manufacturers  of  the 
Acme  creamer  at  Kalamazoo,  has  been 
bought out and the business has been  merg­
ed into a stock  company  with a largely in­
creased capital  and  new  quarters. 
It is to 
be known as the  Kalamazoo  Dairy  Imple­
ment Co.  J. R. McCall is the manager.

For  Sale !

M. 

Currry, who has been  engaged  in  the 

grocery business at the corner of Fourth and 
Stocking  streets  for  several  months,  and 
whose stock was recently  damaged  by  fire, 
has closed out the balance and  retired  from 
business.

Voigt,  Herpolsheimer & Co.  have  leased 
the  new  three-story  and  basement  brick 
building at 50 Ottawa street and will occupy 
it  as a wholesale  store. 
It  is  understood 
that the present  wholesale  store on  Louis 
street  will be relinquished as  soon  as  the 
lease  expires.

Gideon Kellogg, for  the past  three  years 
traveling representative for the Simonds Man 
ufacturing  Co., has  purchased an interest in 
the  belt manufacturing business of F. Rani- 
ville,  and the firm name will be  F. Raniville 
& Co.  Gid. will spend the  most of his time 
on the road, dividiug his attention  between 
Michigan, Wisconsin  and  Minnesota.  The 
new arrangement will go into effect Vo vein 
ber 1.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Lakeside is to  have  another  drug  store 

shortly.

D. A. Brown succeeds  John II.  Payne  in 

general trade at  Ganges.

Peter Guiley has re-engaged in the grocery 

business at South Boardman.

E.  Hamilton succeed Dakin &  Co. in  the 

grocery business at Jackson.

Mosher & Reed have engaged in  the com­

mission business at Muskegon.

G. W. Marvin has engaged  in the auction 

and commission business at Adrian.

F. W. Joslin has purchased the  bankrupt 
clothing stock of Wait & Sehm  at Big  Rap­
ids.

Barker  &  Lehnen, formerly  engaged  in 
general  trade  at Pierson,  are  now at Blan­
chard.

A. L. & E. W.  Kitchen  are  closing  out 
interest of the 

their dry goods stock in  the 
mortgagee creditors.

The stock  of  merchandise  of  C.  G.  Mc­
Culloch & Co., consisting  of  Teas,  Coffees, 
Spices and General Grocers’  Sundries,  with 
Safe,  Office Furniture, Dray,  Delivery Wag­
on, Horses, etc., etc.  The stock can be seen 
at 109  South  Division  Street,  and  will  be 
closed out at once, at a bargain, and on  fav­
orable  terms.  A  splendid  chance  for  any 
man wanting business  and  a  splendid loca­
tion.

James  Gallup,

Assignee.

CLOVER  SEED

—AND— BEANS!

Dealers having a surplus  of  either  Clover 
Seed or Beans can  always  find  a  cash  mar­
ket by addressing

ff. T. LAM OEM , i P t

91  Canal street.

P L E A S A N T  T O  T A K E , A C T S  M IL D L Y ,  C U R E S  Q U IC K L Y

DlfflHAfS  SURE  CORE  I0R   FEVER  &  AGUE.
POne  Dose  taken  during  the  Chill, 
arrests  the  disease  in  20 minutes.
HEVEB  KNOWN  TO  PAIL.  Money re­
turned  if it  does not cure.  Price, 
50c.  Ask druggist for it.  Sent pre­
paid for 60 cts.  Address, Wester* 
Medicine Co.,Grand Rapids, Mich.

WESTERN  MEDICINE  CO.’S  TONIC  LIVER  PILLS.
Purely  Vegetable;  contain  no  calomel,_  mineral 
poison or quinine.  Act  directly on the Liver,  “tone 
'""'up”  the  system,  aid  digestion  and 
•urify  the blood.  POSITIVELY CUBE 
JEADACHE  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.

G. S. YALE & BR0„

-M anufacturers  ot-

BAKING  POWDERS,

BLUINGS,  ETC.,

40   a n d   42  S o u th   D iv isio n ,  St. 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH

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(Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co.,)

M A N UFA CTU RERS  O F

3TX1TE  PERFUMES

—  AND—

TOILET  ARTICLES.
Jenning,’s

Flavoring  Extracts. 

A rctic

Improved

BAKING POWDER.

KID  DRESSING, 
MUCILAGE, 

BLUINGS,

INKS, ETC.

“Perfect”  Stove  Pipe,

-TH E—

A Pipe th a t Nests, (for shipping convenience.)

50 to 60 Joints Packed in a Barrel.

No  Rivets  or  Tools  of  any  Kind  Required  in  Putting  It  Together.  A  Child  Can  Do  It.

Perfectly  Solid  and  Safe.

H

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N. 

L. Naragen has bought out M. J. More- 

head, grocer and baker at Edmore, and  will 
continue the  business.

A. B. Carpenter, the Carlton  Center  gen­
eral dealer, is moving his stock  of  goods  to 
Big Rapids,  where he will engage in the gro­
cery business.

Wm.  L. Heazlit and E. W. Pickett, gener­
al dealers at Wayland, announce  that  they 
have closed  their  account  books, and  will 
hereafter do business for cash.

E. Schoeneberg, hardware  dealer at Sagi­
naw City, has assigned.  The  liabilities are 
about $7,000, and the resources are reported 
to be sufficient to pay creditors in full.

C. B. Johnson of Petoskejv has purchased 
an interest in the drug, grocery and  station­
ery business of Gideon  Noel,  at  Polo,  and 
the  firm  name  will  hereafter  be  Noel & 
Johnson.

W. E. Kilborn & Co., who  engaged in the 
furniture  business at Luther  about  a  year 
ago, recently attempted  to run  the stock off 
to  Knoxville,  Tenn., but  were  prevented 
from so doing by a series of attachments.

A iv enterprising Cadillac  store-keeper has 
opened books in his store  wherein  he  who 
will,  may record a guess on the majority for 
governor of  Michigan at  the  coming  elec­
tion.  He who guesses the nearest will  win 
a box of cigars.

The proprietors of the  Excelsior  clothing 
and boot and  shoe  house at East  Saginaw, 
whose financial  embarrassment  was  made 
public some days ago, have  dissolved  part­
nership, E. II. Doyle  withdrawing.  G.  W. 
Weaddock will act as trustee for  the  cred­
itors.  It is said that $47,000 of Jacob  Selig- 
man’s account is secured  by notes from eas­
tern parties.

STRAIGHT  GOODS—ITO  SCHEME.

CHEW  RED  STAR

P L U S .

John  Caulfield,
Quick  Work  Soap.

Sole  A gent

RETAIL  GROCERS in different parts of the  State  report  QUICK  WORK  the  best 
selling SOAP that they keep.  Why?  Because  it  is  exactly  as  represented. 
It  makes 
makes your CLOTHES WHITE and CLEAN.  It SAVES LABOR and FUEL.  It SAVES 
It  leaves the HANDS  SOFT and SMOOTH,  and 
BOILING  and  HARD  RUBBING. 
NO HOUSE  FULL  OF  STEAM. 
In  price  IT  IS  CHEAPER,  and is POSITIVELY 
GUARANTEED  equal  to  SIDDALL’S,  ALLISON’S,  BOGUE’S, WARD’S, or ELEC­
TRIC  LIGHT, or any other LABOR  SAVING  SOAPS in the market  and  WILL  NOT 
INJURE  THE  HANDS, or FINEST FABRIC, for it is made of «¿he  BEST  AND  PUR­
EST  SOAP  MATERIAL.  QUICK WORK SOAP is packed in 100 or 50 12  ozl  Bars  in 
a box, with PICTURE  CARDS, 3  ft> Printed Paper Sacks, Tablets,  etc.,  in  each  Box,  so 
that  it  will  introduce  itself. 
It  has  a  NEAT  OUTSIDE  WRAPPER,  the INSIDE 
WRAPPER  IS  WAXED  to smooth the irons.  Retail Grocers are invited to send  us  an 
order, 3 to 5 Box Lots,  DELIVERED FREE  to any Railroad Station in the State.

J. H. Thompson & Go

W holesale Agents,

59  Jefferson Avenue

Detroit, Mich.

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GODI.  BALL  &  GO

SOLE OWNERS.

F. J. LAMB  &  COMPANY,

-W H O LE SA LE   D E A L E R S   IN -

Butter,

Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Etc.

State Agent for the Lima Patent Egg Cases and Fillers.

NO.  8  AND  10  IONIA  STREET,

r r n ATXTP  RAPIDS.  -  MIORIG-AN.

WM. SEARS & GO
Cracker  Manufacturers,

Agents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

A JO U R N A L DEVOTED TO  TH E

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

T erm s $ 1 a year in advance, postage paid. 
A dvertising rates m ade know n on application.

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER 22,1884.

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884. 

OFFICERS.

P resident—Wm. Logie.
F irst V ice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second V ice-President—Richard W arner. 
Secretary and T reasu rer—L. W.  A tkins. 
Official  O rgan—The  M ichigan  Tradesm an. 
Com m ittee  on  Elections—Wm.  B.  Edm unds, 
chairm an;  D.  S.  H augh,  W m.  G.  Hawkins, 
W allace Franklin and J. N. Bradford. 
R egular  M eetings—L ast  Saturday  evening  in 
each m onth.

¡per-  Subscribers  and  others,  w hen  w riting 
to  advertisers, will confer a favor on  th e p u b ­
lisher by  m entioning th a t they saw the adver­
tisem ent in the colum ns of  this  paper.

“Whenever  you  tell a  man a  thing, tell 
him the  truth, and  whatever  you  sell  him, 
always be sure and ship  the good  you sell.” 
Such  was the advise given a  young  man  by 
the  head of a leading  grocery  house  when 
starting out as a traveling  salesman  several 
years ago.  And any one  living up to  such 
advise is sure to succeed in the end.

The Shoe and Leather Review thus notes 
a noticeable  tendency to divide all  lines of 
trade into  specialties:  “There is a growing 
disposition in the  trade  particularly  in  the 
larger cities, to divide the  shoe  trade  into 
specialties, one, for  instance, running  into 
an exclusive trade in men’s  goods, and  an­
other into women's, misses’ and children’s.”

It is an injustice to the retailer on the part 
of the jobber to get him to look  through his 
samples, take his order,  leave him in the be­
lief that it will be filled, and on  Rooking  up 
the agency’s report and finding  it  not  quite 
satisfactory, to coolly cancel  the  order  and 
let the buyer wait impatiently for goods that 
will never come.  All this could be  avoided 
by investigating a man’s status  before solic­
iting his trade, and then he might  feel  sure 
if asked to look through a set of  samples he 
would get the goods he orders.

Cutting  prices is a pernicious  practice in­
dulged in which seldom results in doing any 
one  any good.  An  article is selling in the 
market,  half a dozen  copy it at  once,  and 
not  content  with  appropriating  the  idea, 
put it into the market at a less  figure  than 
the original.  They are not content to share 
in the sales—thy want the whole trade. The 
one who introduced the  article, incensed  at 
having his goods copied  and  price  broken, 
cuts under the pirate; the latter  must  come 
down again to the new level or below it.  In 
this way the market is demoralized, the trade 
disgusted at the constantly changing  prices, 
and what was  a  good  article  has  become 
thoroughly worthless.

The buying of goods 

involves  an  obliga­
tion to pay for  them.  A certain  time is al­
lowed  in which  to make  this  payment, at 
the expiration of which  it is fully  and just­
ly expected that the money will be promptly 
forwarded.  Of late, there  has  been  great 
complaint of slow payment,  so that many of 
the smaller jobbers have found it hard work 
to obtain money enough to pay their current 
expenses.  Poor  collections  in  themselves 
disturb the course of business,  but  the  job­
ber as a rule is not  over  persistent  and  is 
willing to indulge his  customers  and  grant 
extra time where it is necessary.  But  some 
have made use of this  indugence  and  now 
look  upon it as a right.  They  openly  say 
that they will  pay  when  they  get  ready, 
drafts are unnoticed and notes  cause  them 
little or no uneasiness.  In short, they do not 
feel the obligation to pay when bills become 
due, but suit their  own  convenience.  Such 
wanton  disregard of the rights of  cithers  is 
sure to  injure a man’s  credit  and  entitles 
him to the  distinction of being an  undesir­
able customer.

The Index, a new fortnightly  publication 
which has just  been  started by several  of 
the professors  of  the  Michigan  University 
at Ann Arbor, devotes a Leading  article to a 
careful treatment  of  the  present  economic 
condition of the country, giving  the  follow­
ing lucid reason  for  the  prevailing  decline 
in prices:  “Beyond all  question one of the 
causes, and probably the most important one 
of the over production, and decline in  prices 
mentioned elsewhere,  is the rapid  payment 
of the national  debt.  The  process  during 
the last ten years has  been a steady  flow of 
some ten or  twelve  millions a month 
into 
the industries of the  country.  At the close 
of the war the surplus  money of the  people 
was very largely held in national  bonds.  As 
this began to be set free by  the  payment of 
the debt,  it was  turned  to  productive  uses. 
Capitalists everywhere as their  bonds  were 
paid, were obliged to seek other investments. 
New industries everywhere sprang 
into ex­
istence.  Without donbt the  process has re­
sulted in a more  rapid  development of  the 
resources  of  the  country  than  otherwise 
would  have  been  possible.  But a no less 
certain consequence has also made itself felt. 
The supplies of the country came  to  be  en­
ormously increased, and  the 
inevitable  re­
sults  of  sharp  competition  have  brought 
prices  to  their  present  condition.  Unless 
there are counteracting  causes,  now  unfor­
eseen, the process  must  continue  so  long as 
he financial  policy of  the  government  re­
mains what it is.”

STRAY  FACTS.

Cheboygan is theatened with a roller flour­

ing mill in the future.

C. H. Denison  has  opened  the  Denison 

House at Chippewa Lake.

Cahoon & Dame, 

laundrymen  at  Ionia, 
have dissolved partnership and  ceased busi­
ness.

Cheboygan  bakers  are  having  a  foolish 
fight over prices.  As a result  bread  can be 
bought for almost nothing.

The  stave  works  at  Midland  employ 
about sixty men at present, which  is expect­
ed to be increased to at least 200 when in full 
operation.

Blood Bros., the  Petoskey manufacturing 
firm, have invented a machine  which takes 
in rough blocks of wood and turns out finish­
ed rolling-pins made  after  the  latest  and 
most approved style.

The  Grand  Haven.  Lumber  Co.  closed 
down its Beech Tree  and  Emlaw  mills  for 
the season  on  October  5. 
It  will run the 
Ferrysburg  and  shingle  mills  until  cold 
weather prevents.  The forces  employed  in 
the mills shut down numbered 170 men.

A large and complete forestry exhibit will 
be  made  by  Michigan  in the New Orleans

P A T E N T   A P P L I E D   F O B .

DIRECTIONS.

Lav the pipe on a table, place the right hand on the lock end and  the left hand on 
the other end,  (as per cut), and with left hand you press the pipe and pull it over  until 
it projects above the end,  (as per cut), and with your right hand spring the lock in.  SEE 
THAT THE SEAM CATCHES, and then the pipe will drop together without  further ef­
fort.  Should it be easier for you, you can reverse the pipe  and  your  hands.  Should  you 
not think the same tight enough, just put the joint of pipe on a table or bench,  whith  the 
large end toward you, and hammer it down on  the  inside  for  about  two  inches,  and  you 
will find you have as solid a piece of pipe as if rivited.

W E M AKE IT  IN  NOS. 24, 25, 26 and 27 IRON.

great saving in freights and giving you pipe in good order when you receive it.

We make it in Russia Iron.  We make no extra charge for  this  pipe,  thus  making  a 

Foster, Stevens & Go.

Solo M an u factu rers,

10 and  12 Monroe street, Grand Rapids.

P E R K I N S   <&  H E S S ,
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

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

NOS.  182  and  124  LOUIS  STREET,  G RAND  R A P ID S,  M ICHIGAN.

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Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

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O F F IC E R S .

amazoo.
sing.
Rapids. 

P resident—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
F irst V ice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,  K al­
-B.  D.  N orthrup,  Lan- 
Second V ice-President 
-F ran k   W urzburg,  G r’d
T hird V ice-President
,  
Secretary—Jacob Jesson, M uskegon. 
T reasu rer—Wm. D upont, D etroit.
E xecutive  Com m ittee—H.  J.  Brown,  A.  B. 
Stevens, Geo. G undrum , W. H. Keller,  F.  W.
N ex tCplace  of  m eeting—A t D etroit, Tuesday. 

,  ___

October 13,1885.

Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

O R G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9,1884.

R egular  M eetings—F irst  Thursday  evening
.__
A nnual  M eetings—F irst  T hursday  evening 
________

in each m onth. 
in   N ovem ber, 

. 

CONSTITUTION  ANI>  B V -tA W S .

O f  th e  G ra n d   R a p id s  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  So- 
* 

ciety .

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE  I.

Section  1.  This  Association  shall  be 
known as the Grand Rapids Phaimaceutical 
Society.

ARTICLE II.

Section 1.  The aim  of  this Society  shall 
bfc to unite the Pharmacists of Grand Rapids 
and vicinity in efforts for  the  promotion  of 
professional and business  interests ; for  the 
advancement  of pharmaceutical knowledge; 
for the dissemination of correct ideas of pro­
fessional obligation  and  business  honesty, 
for the enactment  and  maintanance of  just 
and practical laws for  the regulation of the 
practice of pharmacy,  and  for the  impartial 
and  equitable  enforcement of the  same; to 
the end that competence  and  skill  may be 
fostered and  protected,  that  ignorance  and 
knavery may be exposed and  punished, and 
thus the requisite conditions  assured for the 
development of a higher and better exempli­
fication of the science  and art of pharmacy v

ARTICLE  in .

Section 1.  This Society  shall  consist  of 

active members only.

Section 2.  This Society shall have  entire 
and  complete  jurisdiction  in  all  questions 
relating to membership or  official  position. 
Any member may be expelled for  improper 
conduct, or any officer removed  from  office 
for violating  the  Constitution  or  By-laws 
after due notice and trial before the Society, 
and by a three-fourths vote of  the  members 
present at any regular meeting.

ARTICLE IV.

Section 1.  Annual  and  stated  meetings 
shall be'holden,  and  special  meetings  may 
be called for  special  business, but  at such 
special meetings no ‘¿business shall be  trans­
acted  except that for  which  the  meeting 
was specially called.

ARTICLE V.

Section  1.  The  officers  of  this  Society 
shall  be a President, Vice  President, a Sec­
retary, and Treasurer, a Board of Censors of 
three members, and a Board of  Trustees  of 
five members, the President  of  the  Society 
to be President of the Trustees.

Section 2.  The President, Vice President 
and Secretary shall  together  constitute  the 
Board of Censors.

Section 3.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall 
also constitute a Board  of  Audit,  to  which 
all bills against the Society shall be present­
ed by items.  No bill which  has not the ap­
proval in writing of a majority;of the Board 
of Audit shall be paid, except by vote of the 
Society after investigation of  the  merits of 
the case.

Section 4.  All the officers  shall be  elect­
ed, and  the  constitutional  committee  shall 
be appointed annually, and shall hold  office 
until their successors are elected, or appoint­
ed, and qualified. 

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ARTICLE  VI.

Section  1.  The  following  committees 
shall be annually appointed or elected as the 
Society  shall  determine, namely:  a  Com­
mittee  on  Legislation,  consisting  of  three 
members; a Committee  on  Trade  Matters, 
consisting of three members, and a  Commit­
tee on Affairs  pertaining to Pharmacy, con­
sisting of three members.

ARTICLE  VII.

Section 1.  It shall be the  duty of  all of­
ficers to turn over to their  successors  with­
out unnecessary delay all papers and proper­
ty of the Society committed to their care.

Section 2.  It shall be theffuty of  all del­
egations  and committees to report  in  detail 
the condition  and  progress of  any  matter 
committed to them at every  stated  meeting 
of the Society,  unless  excused  by the Socie­
ty.

ARTICLE VIII.

Section 1.  This Society shall be governed 
by the accepted rules  of  parliamentary  us­
age.

Section  2.  The  ruling  of  the  presiding 
officer shall, however, prevail, unless  an ap­
peal be taken therefrom by  any  member of 
the Society in good standing in which case no 
debate shall be permitted  except  such  as is 
germane to the question of the ruling.

BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE  I.

Section 1.  Any  pharmacist  or  assistant 
pharmacist of good  moral  and  professional 
standing, residing and doing  business in the 
city of Grand Rapids and  vicinity,  shall  be 
eligible to membership in this Society.

Section 2.  To obtain  membership, appli­
cation must be made in writing upon blanks 
furnished by the Secretary, with the endors- 
ment of two members of  the  Society.  The 
application must be accompained by the sum 
of two  dollars  as  membership  fee  and  the 
quarterly dues for the current quarter.  The 
application when  thus  complete  shall  be 
read at a regular  meeting of the Society and 
referred to a special  committee of three for

investigation.  Said committee  shall report 
at a subsequent regular  meeting.  The  can­
didate  shall be  balloted for, and if  five or 
more ballots appear against him, he shall be 
rejected; otherwise  he  shall be  declared a 
a member.

Section 3.  Every  member  shall  pay in 
advance to the Secretary the sum of one dol­
lar as his quarterly dues, and shall  be liable 
to lose his membership by neglect to pay said 
dues for one year.
-  Section  4.  Resignation  of  membership 
•must be made in writing, but no  resignation 
shall be accepted  from  one in  arrears  for 
dues.

Section 5.  A member may be reprimand­
ed, suspended, or expelled from  the Society 
for improper conduct in his  business or pro­
fessional  relations, or for  violation  of  the 
Constitution or By-laws of this Society; pro­
vided, however, that no member  shall  be so 
reprimanded, suspended, or expelled  except 
by  vote of  three-fourths  of  the  members 
present at  any  regular  meeting, and  after 
due  notice  and  opportunity to be heard in 
defense.

ARTICLE  II.

Section 1.  The Annual Meetings  for the 
election of officers, and  reading  annual re­
ports, shall be held at the first regular  meet­
ing in November.

Section 2.  The  stated  meetings  of  this 
Society shall be held on  the  first  Thursday 
of each month at 8 p. m.

Section 3.  Special meetings shall be call­
ed by the President or Acting  President up­
on the request in writing of three  members 
in good standing,  stating the  object in view, 

a r t ic l e   n i.

Section  1.  Five  members, not  including 
the Presiding  Officer  and  Secretary, shall 
constitute a quorum in meetings of  the  So­
ciety.  In meetings of  all  committees  and 
delegation a majority  of  the  members  of 
such  committee or  delegation  shall  be  a 
quorum.

ARTICLE IV.

Section 1.  The  President, or  in  his  ab­
sence or inability the  Vice  President,  shall 
preside.  He shall  call the  meetings to or­
der, announce all business, receive all proper 
motions,  resolutions  and  communications, 
and vote  upon all  questions in ' which  his 
vote would have a  detennining  effect.  He 
shall call special meetings  upon  proper  re­
quest, approve such  bills  only  against the 
Society as shall  bear  the  certification of a 
majority of the Board of Audit, and perform 
such other duties as are required by the Con­
stitution  and  By-laws.  In the  absence  of 
any officer the presiding officer shall appoint 
such officer pro tern.

Section 2.  The Secretary shall  keep  the 
minutes of all meetings,  and  read  them in 
the regular order of business.  He shall keep 
a record of the  name  and  address of  each 
member, give notice of the  time  and  place 
of meeting, notify committees  of  their  ap­
pointment, and new members of  their  elec­
tion.  He shall  furnish  all  members, upon 
application, with a copy of the  Constitution 
and By-laws, and notify each member of any 
alteration of the  same; also  give  notice of 
special meetings, stating the  object in view, 
and matters of special  importance  likely to 
come before any regular meeting.  He shall 
keep a book containing in full the  Constitu­
tion and By-laws, together with such amend­
ments as may have been  made, in which he 
shall  receive  the  signature  of  all  newly 
elected members, upon  payment by them of 
the membership fee and quarterly dues.

Section 3.  The Treasurer of  the  Society 
shall take charge of moneys  belonging to or 
held in trust  by the  Society, and  render a 
separate  itemized  account of  the  same at 
each annual  meeting, including in  said  ac­
counts the items, amount  on hand at last re­
port, receipts  and  expenditures  in  items, 
since last report, and balance on  hand.  He 
shall pay no moneys  except on the order of 
the President countertigned by a majority of 
the Board of Audit.

ARTICLE V.

Section 1.  The Board of Censors shall in­
vestigate and report  upon  all  cases of dis­
pute between  the  members of the  Society, 
which  may be referred  to  it.  The  Board 
shail receive all  complaints  which  may be 
duly and  definitely  preferred against  any 
member or officer of the Society for  miscon­
duct or malpractice in his business  and pro­
fessional  relations or  for  violation of  the 
Constitution or By-laws, or  for  neglect  or 
improper dischange of duty, and shall inves­
tigate the same, and report at the next regu­
lar meeting of  the Society.
ARTICLE VL

Section 1.  The  Board of  Trustees  shall 
attend to  the  executive  business of the So­
ciety, and to such  other  matters  as  may be 
referred to it by the Society.
ARTICLE  VII.

Section 1.  The Board of Audit shall have 
supervision of the accounts aud financial de­
tails of the Society.  It shall be  the duty of 
the  Board to  examine  all  bills, requiring 
them to be made out by items, and to certify 
only such as are  found to be  correct.  The 
Board shall keep a record of  all  bills  certi­
fied or endorsed, and report the same in full 
at the annual  meeting.  A majority of  the 
Board must certify to the  correctness of any 
bill before it shall be payable by the  Treas­
urer. 

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ARTICLE VIII. 

t
Section 1.  It shall be the duty of all com­
mittees to meet and organize  by  the  choice 
of  a  chairman  and  secretary  within  one 
month succeeding their appointment; to keep 
minutes of all meetings of  such committees, 
and  render in  writing a full and careful re­
port of their doings relative to the matter en­
trusted to* them at the call of the  Society,  or 
at  the  annual  meeting.

Section 2.  It shall be the  special duty of

the Legislative Committee  to  keep  this  So­
ciety informed of all proposed  legislation in 
the State relating  to  Pharmaceutical 
inter­
ests; to carry out the instructions of the  So­
ciety as far as  may be  possible in the  pro­
curement, amendment  or  repeal  of  phar­
macy laws : to suggest such alterations in ex­
isting legislation  as experience  shows to be 
desirable, and to  frame  and  present to the 
Legislature, after  approval by the  Society, 
the necessary papers, documents,  or  drafts, 
for the attainment of the object in view.

Section 3.  The duty of the Committee on 
Trade Matters  shall be to procure  informa­
tion, by observation and  inquiry, relative to 
any and all matters touching the  interest of 
the retail pharmacist, and  report  the  same, 
either individually  or  through  the  Chair­
man, at each  stated  meeting  of the  Socie­
ty.

Section 4.  The  Committee  on  affiairs 
Pertaining to Pharmacy shall have charge of 
this order of business so far as to have  pre­
cedence in  the  introduction of subjects  for 
discussion.  It shall be their  duty to secure 
the presentation  and  discussion of  subjects 
of interest, the exhibition of  specimens and 
apparatus,  reading  of  papers,  either  by 
themselves or through  members of  the  So 
ciety or others, at each stated meeting of the 
Society.

ARTICLE IX.

Section 1.  The Constitution  and By-lawi 
of this Society may be amended at any regu­
lar meeting by a two-thirds vote of the mem­
bers present, notice of such amendment hav 
ing been given in writing at least one  meet­
ing previous to such action.
ARTICLE X.

Section.  1.  At the  annual  meeting the 

following order of business shall prevail :

1.  Reading minutes of previous  meeting.
2.  Receiving  applications  for  member­

ship.

3.  Reports of committees of investigation 

and action thereon.

4.  Reports of officers and committees.
5.  Election of officers  and  qualifications 

of same.

mittees.

6.  Formation  and announcement of com­

7.  Miscellaneous business.
Section 2.  The following  order of  busi­

ness shall prevail at all stated  meetings :

1.  Reading  minutes  of  previous  meet­

2.  Receiving  applications  for  member­

ing.

ship.

3.  Reports  of  committees  of  investiga­

tion, and balloting for membership.

4.  Reports of officers and committees.
5.  Unfinished  business.
6.  Communications. 
7.  Affairs  Pertaining to  Pharmacy  and 

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Collateral Sciences.
8.  Trade Matters.
9.  Miscellaneous business.
ARTICLE XI.

Section 1.  A  member  shall  not  speak 
more than twice nor longer  than  five  min­
utes on the  same  subject, except on  trade 
matters and pharmaceutical subjects,

G ran d  R a p id s  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society.
The second  meeting  of  the  druggists of 
Grand Rapids, which was  held at  the  Mor­
ton House  last  Thursday  evening, resulted 
in the birth of  the Grand  Rapids  Pharma­
ceutical  Society,  an  organization  that  is 
bound to  play  no  unimportant  part  in  the 
field in which it will operate.

The meeting was presided  over by  chair­
man Watts  and  F.  H. Escott  officiated  as 
secretary.  The  following  named  pharma­
cists were  present:  John  Peck, Frank  J. 
Wurzburg, O. II. Richmond,  Dr. J. D. Bow­
man, Dr.  Isaac  Wafts, J. S.  Cowin,  Frank 
H.  Escott, M. B.  Kimm,  Wm.  E.  White, 
Wm. L. White, H. E.  Locher, Wm. H. Van- 
Leeuwen, Theo.  Kemink,  E.  J.  Page, J. E. 
Hunter and A. C. Bauer.  The committee ap­
pointed to draft a  constitution  and  by-laws 
presented the results  of  their  labor,  which 
were  read  article  by  article,  discussed, 
amended and adopted.  The full  text of the 
document appears  elsewhere in to-day’s pa­
per.  The  meeting  then  adjourned  until 
Thursday  evening,  November  6—the  time 
designated for the  annual  meetings of  the 
Society—when officers  will be elected  and 
.other important business transacted.

The Society starts out under  the most fa­
vorable auspices,  and will  doubtless  result 
in much  good to the  drug  trade of  Grand 
Rapids and vicinity, as well as to the  cause 
of pharmacy at large.

S h o u ld  H av e B een O m itted .

M u sk e g o n , Oct.  19. 

E ditor o f “The T radesm an.”

Dear Sir :-In your list of the members of 
the Campion Association Hiscox & Co.should 
have been left out.  They  withdrew  some 
time ago.

Respectfully, Jacob Jesson.

Secretary  Jesson  has  carefully compiled 
an interesting scrap book, made up of letters 
and communications incident to the early ef­
forts to organize the  Association,  which  he 
very naturally holds in high esteem.  Among 
the collection are the responses  he  received 
to the first  circular  appeal  he addressed  to 
the trade, soliciting opinions relative  to  the 
advisability of effecting an organization.  As 
the contents of the book pertain to a time an­
tecedent to the birth  of  the  Association—a 
time  in  which  Mr.  Jesson  figured  as  the 
main actor—he has reason to regard the  col­
lection as his own property.

Chloride of lime should be used with care. 
A young lady recently  put a large  quantity 
in a clothes press where there  was  a  musty 
smell.  The bad odor was entirely destroyed 
by the  chemical, but a  silk  dress of a pale 
blue color was bleached to a dirty  gray  hue 
and rendered almost  useless.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

A dvanced—Oil anise.
Declined—Balsam  eopahia, m anna, cod  liver 

oil, opium .

A C ID S.

Acetic,  No. 8............................. $  ft 
9  0   10
Acetic,  C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040).........  30  @ 35
Carbc lie ...............................................  35  @ 40
C itiie .................................................... 
'   55
M uriatic  18  d eg................................. 
3  @  5
N itric  36  d eg......................................   11  @  12
O xalic..................................................   14)4©  15
Sulphuric  66 deg ...............................  
3  @  4
T artaric  pow dered.......................... 
*'
Benzoic,  E nglish.....................$  oz 
20
Benzoic,  G erm an.............................   12  @  15
T a n n ic .................................................   15  @  17

AM MONIA.

C arbonate...................................$  ft  15  @  18
M uriate (Powd. 22c)..........................  
„ 
_  14
6  @  7
A qua 16 deg o r  3f.............................. 
A qua IS deg or  4 f.............................  
7  @  8

BALSAMS.

C o p aib a............................................... 
F ir.........................................................  
P e ru ...................................................... 
T o lu ...................................................... 

®   45
40
2  50
50

Sarsaparilla,  M exican............ a ...
Squills, w hite (Powd  35c)................
V alerian, English (Powd 30c).........
|  V alerian, V erm ont (Powd  28c)...

SEEDS.

Anise, Italia n  (Powd 20c)................
Bird, m ixed in ft  packages..........
Canary,  S m yrna...............................
Caraway, best D utch (Powd  19c)..
Cardamon,  A leppee.......f t.............
Cardamon, M alabar..........................
C elery..................................................
Coriander,  Dest  E nglish.................
F e n n e l.................................................
Flax,  clean ..........................................
Flax, p u re grd (bbl  334)...................
Foenugreek, pow dered...................
Hem p,  R ussian.................................
M ustard, w hite  Black  10c)............
Q u in c e .................................................
Rape, L nglish...................... -............
W orm,  L ev an t...................................

SPONGES.

18
10
2«)
20

13
5  @ 6
4  @ 4)4
11  @ 12
O UO
2 25
25
12 
1 fî
Id

334@
4  @ 4)4
8  @ 9
554® 6
8
1  00
.  6  @ 7
14

Florida sheeps’ wool, carriag e.......2  25
N assau 
do 
do 
.......
.......
V elvet E x tra do 
do 
E x tra Yellow do 
.......
do 
do 
Grass 
.......
do 
H ard head, fo r slate u se .......... —
Yellow Reef, 
.................

do 

@2  50 
2  00 
1  10

1  40

M ISCELLANEUS.

BA RK S.

Cassia, in m ats (Pow’d 20c)............  
Cinchona,  yellow ............................
Elm,  select.......................................... 
Elm, ground, p u re ............................ 
Elm, powdered,  p u re ....................... 
Sassafras, of ro o t.............................. 
Wild Cherry, select.......................... 
Baybei-ry  pow dered......................... 
Hem lock pow dered.......................... 
W a h o o ................................................. 
Soap  g ro u n d ......................................  

B E R R IE S ,

12
1®
13
1®
10
12
20
18
30
1"

Cubeb,  prim e (Powd 70c)................ 
J u n ip e r.................................................  
Prickly A sh ................. 

@ 6 5
7
ICO  @110

6 ®  

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, p u re .............. 
Logwood, b ulk (12 and 25 ft doxes). 
Logwood, Is (25 ft  boxes).... 
Lgowood,  54s 
................ 
Logwood, )4s 
................ 
Logwood, ass’d 
................ 
F luid.E xtracts—25 $  cent, off list.

do 
do 
do 

FLO W ERS.

A rn ica.................................... 
Chamomile,  R om an........................  
Chamomile,  G erm an....................... 

 

13

27
37V
9
13
i®
14

13  @  11
*®
25

GUM 3.

60@

Aloes,  B arbadoes........................
18
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c)...................  
50
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)........... 
28®  30
A m m oniac.......................................... 
A rabic, e x tra   select......................... 
®6
A rabic, powdered  select................ 
W
A rabic, 1st  picked............................ 
50
4®
A rabic,2d  p ick ed .............................. 
3o
Arabic,r3d picked.............................. 
A rabic, sifted so rts............... 
 
®o
 
A ssafcentida, prim e (Powd 35c)...
J» ® 6 0
Benzoin............................................... 
C am phor. .*.........................................  
20@  23
13
Catechu. Is ()4 14c, Vis  16c)...........  
35®  40
Euphorbium  pow dered...................  
G albanum  strain ed ..........................  
80
»0@1  00
Gam boge.............................................  
35
Guaiac, prim e (Powd  45c)--...... 
20
Kino [Pow dered, 30c]....................... 
l"
M astic................................................... 
40
M yrrh. T urkish (Powdered  47c)... 
4 lo
Opium, p u re (Powd $6.00)................ 
Shellac, Campbell’s ..........................  
30
Shellac,  E nglish................................ 
26
Shellac,  n a tiv e ........................ 
24
 
Shellac bleached................................  „
T ra g a c a n th ........................................  30  @1  10

 

H ERBS—IN   OUNCE  PA CKA GES.

H o a rh o u n d ..............
L obelia.......................
P ep p erm in t................................
R u e ....................................................................40
S p e a rm in t...........................................................
Sweet M ajoram  
Tanzy 
Thyme
W orm w ood.................................

25

6  40 
20

IR O N .

C itrate and  Q uinine..................
Solution m ur., fo r  tin c tu re s.........
Sulphate, p u re  c ry sta l...................
C itra te ............ ...................................
Phosphate  ..........................................

LEA V ES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c).................   12  @
Sage, Italian, bulk 04s &V4rs, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, n a tu ra l.......................  18  @
Senna, Alex, sifted and  g arb led ..
Senna,  pow dered..............................
Senna tinnivelli.................................
U va  U rsi.............................................
B elledonna..........................................
Foxglove.............................................
H enbane .............................................
Rose, re d .............................................  

*

LIQ U O R S.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash W hisky.2 00
D ruggists’ F avorite  R y e....................1 75
W hisky, o th er  b ran d s...........4........1  10
Gin, Old T om ..........................................1 3o
Gin,  H olland..........................................2 00
B ra n d y ....................................................1 75
Catawba  W ines.....................................1 35
P o rt W ines............................................. 1 35

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

M AGNESIA.

O ILS.

do 
do 

Carbonate, P attiso n ’s, 2 oz............
Carbonate, Jen n in g ’s, 2 oz..............
C itrate,H ., P . & Co.’s  so lu tio n ....
Calcined.............................................
;  50 
Almond, sw eet...................................  45
45
Am ber,  rectified...............................
2  10 
A nise....................................................
50
Bay $   oz............................................
2  00
B ergam ont..........................................
1  19)4
C a sto r..................................................  18
2 00 
C roton..................................................
75
C a je p u t...............................................
1 20 
C uss in  .............................
40 
Cedar, com m ercial  (Pure 75c).......
85
C itro n ella..........................................
1  25
C loves..................................................
6  00
Cubebs, P. &  W .................................
1  60
E rig e ro n .............................................
2  00 
F irew eed.............................................
75
G eranium   $   oz...................... ••••••
40
Hemlock, com m ercial (Pure 75c).. 
Ju n ip e r  w ood.................................... 
50
3  00
Ju n ip e r  b erries................................. 
L avender flowers, F re n ch .............. 
3  01
100
Lavender garden 
...............  
Lavender spike 
»0
...............  
1  70
Lemon, new   c ro p .............................  
l   75
Lemon,  Sanderson’s ......................... 
,   «0
L em ongrass.....................■ •— . . . . .  
1 35
O riganum , red  flowers, F re n c h ... 
50
O riganum ,  No. 1.............................. 
P en n y ro y a l........................................  
l
«  00
P epperm int,  w h ite.......................... 
9  75
Rose  $   o z.................................. 
65
Rosem ary, French  (Flowers $5)... 
Sandal  W ood, G erm an...................  
4  50
7  00
andal Wood,  W. I —  
 
S assafras.............................................  
®0
„ 4   50
T a n s y ..................................................  
T ar (by gal 60c)...................................  10  @  12
W in terg ree n ....................  
3  35
 
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $6.50)....... 
4  50
S avin....................................................  
1  00
W orm seed.........................................  
«50
1  50
. $  gal 
Cod Liver, filtered ........... 
Cod Liver, b e st.......................... 
3 50
6  00
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
. 
Olive, M alaga..................... 
@1  20
2  50
Olive, “ Sublim e  I t a l i a n ................ 
S a la d ............................................••••  65  @  67
Rose,  Ihm sen’s ......................ip oz 
9  75
B icrom ate................................... IP ft 
14
35
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. b u lk ... 
20
Chlorate, cry st (Powd 23c).............. 
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, b u lk .......  
1  25
P russiate yellow ................................ 
30

PO TASSIU M .

 

 

ROOTS.

A lk a n e t...............................................
A lthea, c u t..........................................
Arrpw,  St. V incent’s .......................
A rrow, T aylor’s, in 34s and )4s—
Blood (Powd 18c)...............................
Calamus,  peeled...............................
Calamus, G erm an  w hite, peeled..
Elecam pane, pow dered...................
G entian (Powd  14c)..........................
Ginger, A frican (Powd 16c)............  13
Ginger, Jam aica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd  40c)...................
Hellebore, w hite, pow dered...........
Ipecac, Rio, pow dered.....................
Jalap,  pow dered...............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 12)4).........
Licorice, e x tra  select.......................
Pink, tr u e ...........................................
Rhei, from  select to  choice...........1  00
Rhei, powdered E. 1.......................... 1  10
Rhei, choice c u t  cu b es..............
Rhei, choice c u t  fingers..................
S erp en taria........................................
S e n e k a .................................................
Sarsaparilla,  H o n d u ras.................

110 
37)4 
12 
15 
35 
@1  50 
@1  20 
2  00 
2 25 
50 
65 
45

V

13
70
5

60

_ 

7)4® 

2)4® 

do 
do 

do 
do 
do 

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.21) $  gal —
Alcohol, wood, 95 p er cen t ex. ref.
Anodyne  H offm an’s ........................
Arsenic, Donovan’s so lution.........
A rsenic, Fow ler’s so lution............
A nnatto  1 ft ro lls.............................
Blue  Soluble......................................
Bay  Rum , im ported, b e st..............
Bay Rum , dom estic, H., P. & Co.’s .
A lu m ...........................................  
23
ft 
3  @  4
Alum , ground  (Powd 9c)................ 
A nnatto,  p rim e................................. 
32
4)4@ 
5
A ntim ony, powdered,  com ’l ......... 
A rsenic, w hite, pow dered.............. 
7
6  @ 
Balm  Gilead  B uds............................ 
40
Beans,  T onka....................................  
2 25
Beans,  V anilla...................................7  00  @9  75
1  60
Bism uth, sub  n itra te ....................... 
45
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)........................  
Blue V itriol  ......................................  
9
Borax, refined (Powd  13c).............. 
12
C antharides,R ussian  pow dered.. 
2 50
18
Capsicum  Pods, A frica n ................ 
20
Capsicum Pods, A frican  pow’d ... 
Capsicum Pods,  A m erican  do  ... 
18
Carm ine,  No. 40 ................................. 
4  00
Cassia  B uds................................................. 
Calomel.  A m erican................................... 
Chalk, prepared d ro p ................................  
Chalk, precip itate E nglish............  
12
Chalk,  red  fingers............................ 
8
Chalk, w hite lu m p ............................ 
2
1  60
Chloroform ,  Squibb’s ..................... 
Colocynth  ap p les......................................  
1  60
Chloral hydrate, G erm an  c ru sts.. 
170
c ry st... 
Chloral 
1  90
Chloral 
Sclierin’s  do  ... 
1  75
Chloral 
c ru sts.. 
C h loroform ........................................1  00  @1  10
Cinchonidia, P. &  W .........*.............  45  @  50
Cinchonidia, o ther b ran d s..............  45  @  50
Cloves (Powd 28c).............................   20  @  22
30
C ochineal...........................................  
 
Cocoa  B u tte r........................................ 
Copperas (by bbl  lc )........................  
2
Corrosive Sublim ate......................... 
65
Corks, X  and X X —35 off  lis t.........
Cream T artar, pu re pow dered.......  38  @  40
15
Cream T artar, grocer’s, 10 ft bo x .. 
C reasote..................................... -.—  
50
24
Cudbear,  p rim e................................. 
24
C uttle Fish B one................................ 
D e x trin e ............................................. 
12
Dover’s  Pow ders.............................. 
1  20
D ragon’s Blood M ass....................... 
50
45
E rgot  pow dered................................ 
E th er Squibb’s ................................... 
110
Em ery, T urkish, all  No.’s ..............  
8
3
Epsom  S alts........................................ 
50
E rgot, fre s h ........................................ 
69
E ther, sulphuric, U. S.  P ................ 
Flake  w h ite........................................  
14
G rains  P arad ise...............................  
25
G elatine,  Cooper’s ............................ 
90
G elatine. F rench  ..............................  45  @  70
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60  and 10 d is__
Glue,  cab in et....................................   13  @  17
G lue,w hite..........................................  17  @  28
Glycerine,  p u re .................................  19  1
Hops  )4s and J£s...............................  
Iodoform  $   oz...................................
In d ig o ..................................................
Insect Powder, best  D alm atian ...
Iodine,  resublim ed..........................
Isinglass,  A m erican........................
Japonica .............................................
London  P u rp le .................................
Lead, ac e ta te......................................
Lime, chloride,()4s 2s 10c & )4s 11c)
L u p u lin e.............................................
L ycopodium ......................................
M ace....................................................
Madder, best  D u tch ......................  
M anna, S.  F ........................................
M ercury...............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W .........^  oz
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s .........
Moss, Icelan d ............................. $  ft
Moss,  Iris h ........................................
M ustard,  E nglish.............................
M ustard, grocer’s, Id ft  can s.........
N u tgalls...............................................
N utm egs, No. 1...................................
N ux  V om ica......................................
O intm ent. M ercurial, )4d................
P epper, Black  B e rry .......................
P ep sin ..................................................
P itch, T rue B u rgundy.....................
6  @
Quassia  ...............................................
1  00©I  05
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W ............ ft oz
@1  05 
Quinine,  G erm an.......
28 
Seidlitz  M ixture..............
1  50 
Strychnia, c ry st...............
1  82
Silver N itrate, c ry st.......
ft
Red  P re c ip ita te...............
35
Saffron, A m erican............................ 
2
Sal  G lauber........................................ 
10
Sal N itre, large  c ry st....................... 
Sal  N itre, m edium   c ry st................ 
9
33
Sal Rochelle.....................................  
Sal  Soda.................................... ’. ------ 
2)
3  00
Salicin..................................................  
S a n to n in ............................................. 
6  75
38
Snuffs, Maccoboy o r Scotch........... 
Soda Ash  [by keg 3c]....................... 
4
2»
Sperm aceti.......................................... 
5
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s —  
Soap, W hite C astile.......................... 
14
Soap, Green  do 
17
..........................  
9
Soap, M ottled do 
........., ...............  
Soap, 
do 
11
..........................  
Soap,  M azzini....................................  
14
Spirits N itre, 3 F ...............................   26  @  28
Spirits N itre, 4 F ...............................   28  @  32
30
Sugar Milk pow dered....................... 
Sulphur, flour....................................  
4
Sulphur,  ro ll......................................  
3)4
T artar E m etic....................................  
60
2 70
Tar, N. C. Pine, 34 gal. cans  $  doz 
1  40
Tar, 
do q u arts in tin ................... 
85
pints in tin .............. 
Tar, 
do 
25
T urpentine,  V enice................. $  ft 
W ax, White," S. &  F. b ra n d ............  
60
Zinc,  S ulphate................................... 
8

3  05@3  30 
40

3)4® 
3@ 

 
2  @ 

12)4®

..1  00

4)4® 

7  @ 

25@

do 

©  

85

79

10

O IL S.

Capitol  Cylinder— ..............................................75
Model  Cylinder...................................................... 60
Shields  C ylinder.....................................................50
Eldorado E ngine.................................................... 45
Peerless  M achinery..............................................3o
Challenge M achinery............................................25
B ackus Fine E ngine..............................................30
Black Diam ond M achinery................................. 30
Castor Machine  O il............................................... 6C
Paraffine, 25  deg.....................................................22
Paraffine, 28  deg................................................. ••21
Sperm, w inter  bleached.........................................1 40
Bbl  Gal
W hale, w in ter.......................................   80 
85
Lard, e x tra .............................................  64 
.0
Lard, No.  1.............................................  &® 
65
Linseed, p u re  ra w ...............................   50 
53
Linseed, b o ile d ....................................   55 
56
N eat’s Foot, w inter  strain ed ............  70 
90
Spirits T u rp en tin e...............................   36 
40

V A RN ISH ES.

Bbl

“ 
“ 

No. 1 T urp  Coach....................................1  10@1  20
E x tra   T u rp ..............................................1  ®0@1  70
Coach  B ody............................................. 2  75®3 00
No. 1 T urp F u rn itu re ............................ 1  00@1  10
E x tra T urp  D am ar................................1  55@1  60
70®  75
Jap an  D ryer, No. 1 T urp. 
P A IN TS.
Lb
9
10
10
11
2@  3 
2@  3 
2® 3 
2)4@  3 
234® 3 
13@16 
55@57 
16@17 
534 
534 
@70 
@90 
1  10 
1  40

Boralum iue, W hite  bulk ] ............
B oralum ine, 
5 fts I ............
B oralum ine, T ints  bulk.  )50  off..
B oralum ine 
5  fts.  J ............
Red  V en etian .............................   134
Ochre, yellow  M arseilles.........  134
Ochre, yellow  B erm uda...........  134
P u tty , co m m ercial...................   2)4
P u tty , strictly p u re ...................   2)4
V erm ilion,prim e  A m erican..
V erm ilion,  E nglish...................
Green, P en in su lar.....................
Lead, red  strictly  p u re ............
Lead, w hite, strictly p u re .......
W hiting, w hite  S panish...........
W hiting,  Gildersf.......................
W hite, P aris A m erican............
W hiting  P aris English cliff..

HAZE1TINE,
PERKINS

W lio leealo

Druggists !

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

95  Louis  Street.

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

MANUFACTURERS  OF

45
ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

W o l f,  P a t t o n  & Co.,  a n d   J o h n L.  W h it ­

in g ,  M a n u f a c t u r e r s  o f  F in e  

P a in t   a n d   Y a r n is h  

B r u s h e s,

—Also for the—

Gr a n d   R a p id s   B r u s h   C o.,  M a n f ’r s  o f 

H a ir , Sh o e a n d  H o r se  B r u s h e s.

Druggists’ Sundries

Our stock  in this department of  our  busi­
largest, 
ness is  conceded to be  one  of  the 
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 o u t f it s  for  n e w   sto res 
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.

WiHUigirMiit

We give our  special  and  personal  atten­
tion  to  the  selection  of  choice  goods  for 
the dru%  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 & Go’s

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD  FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER  DISTILLED  WIIISKYS.  We  not 
only offer these goods to be  excelled  by  no 
o t h e r   k n o w n  b r a n d   in  the  market,  but 
superior in all respects to most that  are  ex­
posed  for  sale.  We  g u a r a n t e e   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

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

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,  etc,,  we  invite your cor­
respondence.

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

HAZELTINB. PEBUISS & GO

REMOVAL !

SPRIN G   <& COMPANY

Coal, Wood, Lime,  Cement, 

Sewer Pipe, Etc,

Office removed to 3 Canal street, Basement.

.A..  33.  K 3ST O W  L S O  3ST.

-W H O LES A LE  D E A LE R S   IN-

FA N C Y   A.3ST3D

“Ladies, I thank you for  sending for  me. 
I am a minister at Milford,  and  of  course I 
don’t get much salary, and during  my  sum­
mer vacation I try and make a little  money 
for my wife and babies by working  on com­
mission  for  the  American  Bible  Society; 
now do you see any of these that  you like?” 
and he threw open both  valises,  completely 
filled  with  copies of the  Bible, from  the 
cheapest up to  the  nicely  bound  ones that 
are usually kept on center tables!

What the women said we don’t know; we 
lit out for another car; we didn’t  want to be 
snatched bald-headed, but we  had a kind of 
sweet feeling that we had shown those yine- 
gar-faced females that you can’t most always 
tell.”

TIME TABLES.

GO ING NORTH.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.
A rrives.
Cincinnati &  M ackinac  Ex  8:45 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac E x.  9:20 a m 
F t. W ayne &G’d Rapids Ex  3:55 p m  
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  A c.
G. Rapids & C incinnati Ex.
M ackinac & C incinnati Ex.  4:05 p m 
M ackinac & Ft. W ay r e  E x .. 10:25 a m 
Cadillac & G ’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m  

GO ING  SO UTH .

Leaves. 
9:00 p m 
10:25 a m
7:10 a m
7:00 a m 
4:35 p m 
11:45 p m

S LE EPIN G  CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

All train s daily except Sunday.
N orth—T rain  leaving  a t  9:00  o’clock  p.  m. 
has  W oodruff  Sleeping Cars fo r  Petoskey  and 
Mackinac City.  T rain leaving a t 10:25 a. m. has 
com bined Sleeping and Chair Car for  Traverse 
City.
South—T rain leaving a t 4:35p. m. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car fo r Cincinnati.

C. L. L o c k w o o d , Gen’l Pass. A gent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
A rrive. 
E x p ress.................................7:00 p  m  
M ail.........................................9:35 a m  

Leave.
7:35 a m
4:00 p m

All tra in s daily except Sunday.
The  strain  

leaving  a t  4  p. m. connects  a t 
W hite Pigeon w ith  A tlantic  E xpress  on  Main 
Line, which has Palace D raw ing  Room  Sleep­
ing Coaches  from   Chicago  to  New  Y ork  and 
Boston w ithout change.
The  tra in   leaving  a t  7:35  a. m. connects  a t 
W hite Pigeon (giving one h our fo r dinner) with 
special New Y ork E xpress on Main Line.
in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured a t  U nion T icket office, 
67 M onre stre e t and  depot.

tickets  and  b erths 

Through 

J . W. McKen n ey, G en’l A gent.

A R R IV E .

D E PA R T.

Michigan  Central—Grand  Rapids  Division.
tD etro it E xpress......................................   6:00 a m
+Day  E xpress............................................ 12:25 p m
*New Y ork F ast L in e..............................  6:00 p m
+A tlantic E xpress.......................................9:20 p m
♦Pacific  E x p ress................................................  6:4 a m
tLocal  P assenger.............................................11:20 a m
+M ail............................................................. 3:30 p m
tG rand  Rapids  E xpress........................ 10:25p m
tD aily except Sunday.  *Daily.
The New Y ork F ast Line ru n s daily, arriving 
a t D etroit a t 11:59 a. in., and New Y ork  a t 9 p. 
m. th e n ex t evening.
D irect  and  prom pt  connection  m ade  w ith 
G reat  W estern,  G rand  T runk  and  Canada 
Southern train s in sam e depot a t D etroit, th u s 
avoiding transfers.
The D etroit E xpress leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
D raw ing  Room  and  P arlo r  Car  fo r  D etroit, 
reaching th a t city a t 11:45 a. m., New Y ork 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 3:05  p. m . n e x t day.
A tra in  leaves D etroit a t 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday w ith draw ing room  car attached, arriv ­
ing a t G rand Rapids a t  10:25 p. m.

J. T. Schultz, G en’l A gent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING EAST.

GO ING W EST.

Leaves.
A rrives. 
tS team boat E x p ress.......... 6:10 a m  
6:20 a m
fThrough  M ail.................... 10:15 a m  10:20 a m
tE vening  E x p ress..............  3:20 p m 
3:55 p m
♦A tlantic E xpress................  9:45 p m   10:45 p m
tM ixed, w ith  coach............ 
10:30 a m
tM orning  E xpress..............12:40 p m  12:55 p m
5:10 p m
tThrough  M ail...................  5:00 p m  
tSteam boat E x p ress.......... 10:30 p m  10:35 p m
tM ix ed ....................................  
7:10 a m
♦N ightE xpress.....................  5:10 a m  
5:30 a m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  ♦Daily.
Passengers  tak in g   th e  6:20  a.  m.  Express 
m ake close connections a t Owosso fo r Lansing 
and a t D etroit for Nejv York, arriving th ere at 
10:00 a. m. th e follow ing m orning.
P arlor  Cars  on  Mail  Trains,  both  E ast  and 
W est.
Train leaving  a t  10:35  p,  m.  will  m ak  con­
nection w ith Milwaukee steam ers daily except 
Sunday and the tra in  leaving  a t 5:10 p. m.  will 
connect Tuesdays and  T hursdays  w ith  Good­
rich steam ers fo r  Chicago.
Lim ited  E xpress  has  W agner  Sleeping  Car 
through to Suspension Bridge and th e m ail has 
a P arlo r Car to  D etroit.  The  N ig h tE x p re ss 
has a through W agner Car and  local  Sleepin 
Car D etroit to G rand Rapids.
D. P o tter, City Pass. A gent.
Geo. B. R eev e, Traffic M anager, Chicago.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
+Mail........................................  9:15 a m
+Day  E x p ress....................... 12:25 p m
♦Night  E xpress..................... 8:35 p m
M ixed........................................ 6:10 a m

tD aily except Sunday.

♦Daily. 
P ullm an Sleeping  Cars  on  all  n ig h t  train s 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at­
ten d an ts w ithout  ex tra   charge  to  Chicago  on 
2:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9 :15 a.m . and 
8:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  A rrives

M ixed........................................5:00 a m  
E xpress.....................................4:10 p m  
E x p ress......................................8:30 a m  
TrainB connect a t A rcher avenue fo r Chicago 
as follow s:  Mail, 10:20 a. m .;  express, 8:40 p. m 
The  N orthern term inus of  th is Division is a t 
Baldwin, w here close connection is m ade  w ith 
F. &  P. M.  train s  to   and  from   L udington  and 
M anistee.

J. H . P alm er, Gen’l Pass. A gent.

5:15 p m
8:30 p m
10:15 a m

KEMIE  JOMES  k  CO.

M anufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 
Flavoring Extracts,
Baking Powders, 
Bluings, Etc., Etc

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF

I L S M I D T H L ’ S

“Red Bark Bitters”

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turii

A. M ERCA N TILE  JOU K NA L, PU BLISH ED   EA CH  

W EDN ESD AY .

E.  A.  STO W E  &  1ÌRO., P ro p rie to rs.

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

Second-class Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER 22,1884.

SLIG H TLY   M ISTA K EN .

H ow   a C ouple  o f  D ru m m e r  H a te rs  w ere 

F o oled.
From  the E vansville  A rgus.

We have a little story  that  we  hope  all 
those people who  are  eternally  harping on 
the  wickedness  of “drummers”  will  read 
and reflect on.  We  have  met  hundreds  of 
people,  who, if you tell them a  certain  man 
—say a stranger—is  a'  drummer,  will  hold 
up their hands in horror  and  declare  that 
there can be  nothing  good  about  him.  In 
other words, no matter how  much of a gen­
tleman he may be, the  mere  fact of  his be­
ing a drummer d—ns him forever.

A little fact has come under  our  observa­
tion that shows just  what  infernal  foolish­
ness it is to judge a man by his looks.

The other day we were on  the  Chicago & 
Eastern Illinois Road, starting on a shooting 
trip.  Just in front of us were two women— 
we won’t call them ladies, for  they  were of 
the stripe of women who are  regular  fanat­
ics and always  know  more  than  anybody 
else, especially  about  other  people’s  busi­
ness;  with  them  was a poor,  hen-pecked 
looking man, who was probably the husband 
of one of  them.  At a station  there  got  on 
the car a nice looking  man  with a large flat 
valise in each hand.  He was  well  dressed, 
wore a duster, and  had a good  honest  face. 
He  had a sandy  beard  and 
light  hair, and 
his face  was  florid, as is always  the  case 
with men of his style.  He nodded  his head 
in our direction and sat quietly down in one 
of the front seats  and  commenced  reading 
the paper.

Then the women commenced.
“Did you see that nasty drummer git on?” 

said number one.

“Yes,” said number two.  “I  jist  despise 
them.  They go around like a pack of wolves 
and they do anything that’s  mean  and low;
1 wouldn’t trust one of ’em a minute.”

“How do  you  know  he is a drummer?” 
meekly interposed the hen-pecked  husband.
“Know!  How  do  I  know?”  said  num­
ber one;  “why I can  te ll’em  as  fur  as I 
can see ’em.  Them things  they  call  grip­
sacks gives ’em away.  This  fellow has got 
two.  I guess  he’s  got a lot  of  samples  in 
one and a big  whisky  bottle, and a pack  of 
cards and a  whole  lot  of  nasty  pictures  of 
women and a whole lot of letters  from girls 
all over the country in the other one.  Oh, I 
pity his poor wife.”

“How do you know  lie’s  married?” ven­

tured the husband.
“Know!  Why 

them  fellers  have  got 
wives all  over  the  country.  They jist be­
witch these  innocent  girls  and  marry  ’em, 
and then go off on trips  and  leave  ’em, but 
they generally have one poor wife  and a lot 
of children somewhere  and  the  poor  thing 
has to support ’em all, while the drummer is 
gaddin’ ’round the country playin’ cards.” 

“Yes,” said  number  two, 

“you’re  jist 
right; 
they oughter all be  put in the  peni­
tentiary.  They’re  a  depraved  set.  Now, 
just look at  that  fellow’s  face.  See  how 
red it is?  I’ll bet he drinks a quart of whis­
ky every day. 
I never seen anything so red 
in*my life.  Now, I  just  know  he’s  got a 
big flask in each of them sample cases.  And 
did you see the  cheek  he  had to bow to us 
when he came in, and  here  we  never  saw 
him before; the cheeky wretch.”

Now, we happened  to  know  the  gentle­
man, and knew his business, and we thought 
it a good chance to put in our oar, especially 
as we  knew it was  to  us  he  nodded  and 
probably never noticed the virtuous  females 
at all, so putting on a sweet smile we leaned 
forward and said:

“Ladies, I see you know something of the 
world.  Drummers  are a  hard  set,  aren’t 
they?”

“They looked at us a  moment,  and  then 
“ Y es,  sir, I hope you don’t  associate 

said: 
with them.”

“Oh, no, madam, not for the world.  I live 
down in Evansville, and down there the peo­
ple won’t walk on the same side of the street 
with them at all.” 
(How was this  for  gall 
from a fellow that went  on  the  road  when 
only seventeen and drummed ten years?)

“Well, I’m glad they treat ’em as they de­
serve  down in Evansville.  Do  you  know 
that whisky-faced feller up in front?” 

“Never saw him  before,” said  we with a 
truthful air, “but I’d just like to play a trick 
on him and make him  show  those  whisky 
bottles he’s got in his valises.”

“Oh, wouldn’t that  be  nice,”  said  one; 

“how could you do  it?”

“You just leave it to  me,” we  went  on. 
“I’ll rope him back here and  tell  him  that 
two ladies are very much  interested in him 
and it will be just  like his  cheek  to  come 
back and open his  valises  and  show  you a 
lot of letters from  girls  just  to  show  you 
what a masher he is.”

“Oh, how nice,” they cried, clapping their 

hands with glee.  “You get him back.”

We went forward and simply  said  to  the 
alleged  drummer;  Henson, there  are  two 
nice Christian ladies  back  there  who  want 
to look at your  samples. 
I think  they  can 
help you along.”

Henson threw down  his  paper  and  grab­
bed his valises and  came  back.  He threw 
back a seat and while  opening  the  valises 
said:

78  W est  B ridge  Street,

169  S, W ater  st,  diicago,  111,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

MICHIGAN.

REFERENCE FIRST NATIONAL  BANK.

-FOR-

Butts’  Patent  Processed

“ Hulled Corn Flour ”
Griddle  Cakes,  Gems,  Waffles,  Etc., Etc
Rapids.Butts’  Patent  Processed  Buckwheat

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

Is W arranted to be th e Straighest and Best Goods  Ever  offered  to  th e  Trade.

E C C E   S IG -N T T M

ENTERPRISE  CIGAR  CO.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR  TH E   FAMOUS  A ND  PO PU LA R  BRANDS

O L Y M P I A ,

----AND----

LA   BELLE  SEÑ O RA -

G-rand.  Rapids, Mieli.

At M anufacturers’ Prices.

S A M P L E S   TO  T E E   T R A D E   O NLY.

House and  Store  Shades  Made  to  Order. 

68  Monroe  Street, Grand  Rapids.

N ELSO N   BROS. &  CO.
BARBOUR’S  CAMPAIGN  TORCH

The  only  Torch  th a t  can  be  taken  apart  and  shipped  in  a 

Small  space.

300 to 500 Torches com plete (except handles)  can  be  packed  in  one 

barrel, th u s m aking the freig h t o r express charges v ery  low.

A  Child can P u t them together in  one M inute.

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

WILL  BURN  FOR  FIVE  HOURS.
Ask fo r price or send fo r sam ple order.

F O S T B R ,   S T E V E N S   <&  CO.,

10  and 12 Monroe S treet, G rand Rapids, Mich.

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 
for  inspection.

RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO,
BOOTS  &  SHOES,
Our Gnu m  spiani a iq m  hum hi
A P P L E S .

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

W e have a large W estern order trade  for  Apples  in  car  lots,  as  well  as  a 
good local demand, and also handle Evaporated and Sun-Dried  Apples  largely. 
If you have any of these goods to ship, let us hear from you,  and  we  will  keep 
you  posted on m arket prices and prospects.  W e also handle Beans  and  P ota­
toes.  Liberal Cash Advances made on Dried Fruit, also on Apples in  carlots.

EARL BROS.,

ts.

STAPLE DRT GOODS

CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS,

ETC.,  ETC.

6  and  8  Monroe  Street,

Grand  Rapids,

We are  agents  for  Gordon’s 
celebrated  TZTag  Jaw s,  O lym ­
pian, D. P-, and many other well- 
known brands and carry a full line 
of his goods at factory prices.
W e handle Oranges, Lemons, 
Bananas,  Figs,  Dates,  Etc.,  in 
large quantities from first-hands  and 
are  headquarters  for  everything  in 
our line.

Michigan,
W e manufacture a full line, use 
the  best  material  obtainable,  and 
guarantee  our  goods  to  be  first- 
class.
W e  carry  an  immense  stock  of 
Virgidia  and  Tennessee  Peanuts, 
Almonds, Brazils, Pilberts, Pea- 
cans,  W aln u ts  and  Cocoanuts, 
and compete with any market.

Gandy 
Nuts
Cigars
Fruit
PUTNAM  Í   BROOKS.
OystersI  Oysters !
OYSTER  DEPOT!

W H O L E S A L E

*

117  Monroe  St.

W E  HAVE  NONE  BUT  THE  BEST  BALTI­
MORE  AND  NEW   YORK  STOCK  AND  W ILL 
GUARANTEE  YOU  SATISFACTION.
Give  us  a  Trial.

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER.

B r ie f  D ig ests o f R ecen t D ecisions in  C ourts 

o f  C ast  R eso rt.

T R E S P A S S .

A corporation  taking  possession  of  land 
against the will of the  owner  without  pay­
ing or  securing  the  payment  therefor,  is  a 
trespasser, and ejectment will  lie against.it. 
—Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

N O T  F A T A L L Y   D E F E C T IV E .

An acknowledgement of a mortgage taken 
by a justice of the peace,  is not in  the opin­
ion of  the  Supreme Court of  Pennsylvania, 
fatally defective because it does  not  appear 
in the certificate that the  officer  was  a  jus­
tice of the peace  for a particular  county  in 
the State.

PR O M IS O R Y   N O T E — IN D O R S E R .

An indorser on a promisory  note is some­
thing more than a surety.  The  contract  of 
indorsement  means  that  the  indorser  will 
pay on the single condition  that  the  maker 
or acceptor does not.  An indorser of a note 
has no right to demand that the holder shall 
sell collateral in his possession  and  pay the 
note  out of  the  proceeds.  The 
indorser’s 
duty is to pay the note,  and then he himself 
can control the collaterals—Supreme  Court 
of  Pensylvania.

HERCULES, 

t h e   g r e a t   s t u m p   a n d   r o c k
AXTXTZZZIZaATOZt. 
Strongest &  Safest  Explosive  Known  to the Arts.
Farm ers, practice economy and  clear 
your land of stum ps and boulders.  Main 
Office, Hercules  Powder Company, No. 
40 Prospect st., Cleveland, Ohio.
L. S. HILL & CO., AGTS. 

GUNS, AIIU1TI0N  &  FISHING  TACKL1.

G RA N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC II.

WM. L. ELLIS & GO

CLOSED.

O i l  & G a s o l i n e   C a n .

OPEN.

EVERY LIVE  DEALER  SHOULD  SELL  THEM.

This is th e M ost Practical Fam ily Can ever Offered to th e Trade.

Camttt 1  E n lM  i

 C o m n n ,  c m h , C m M

Lam ps are filled direct by the Pum p w ithout lifting the Can; the D ischarge  tu b e adjusting 

to su it th e h eig h t of  any lam p.

No dropping oil on th e floor or table.  No fau cet to leak o r g et knocked  open to w aste  con­
ten ts or cause oxploslons.  In  gettin g  can refilled, no p arts to be left a t home to d rain oil  over 
floor o r becom e injured.  No Corks to lose-C loses itself  p erfectly  a ir  tig h t—No L eak ag e-N o  
Evaporation.

The dealer in selling: this can is  enabled to m ake a good profit, and in a m easure  avoid the 
annoyance  of  th e  sm all can, while you  g u aran tee  y our  custom er  absolute  safety  and  th e 
g reatest possible convenience.

MANUFACTURED  BY

WITTFIEI-iID  MFG.  CO,

WARREN,  OHIO.

FOR  SALE  TO  THE  TRADE  BY -1 FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO., 
FOR  SALE  iu   t h e  i m p  

i H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,  GRAND  RAPIDS.
|  GEO.  C.  WETHERBEE  &  CO.,  DETROIT.

“

Send,  for  Circulars 

Price-List.

THE

B U Y ,   S E L L ,   D R I N K
BEST CUE FEE ill Hie WORLD
Chase  &  Sanborn’s

Standard  Java.

T R A D E -M A R K — IX F R IN  G E M E N T .

In the case of Davis et  al. vs. Mullins, de­
c i d e d  by the United States  Circuit  Court at 
Boston on the 27th ult.,  it appeared that one 
Perry Davis, about the  year  1810, prepared 
a compound w'hich was sold under the name 
of “Perry  Davis’  Vegetable  Pain  Killer,” 
and since that time the name had  been used 
by Davis and  his  successors,  including  the 
plaintiffs.  It appeared also that  the defen­
dant sold an article manufactured by a third 
party under the name  of  “Pain  Killer,” or 
“Pain Kill Kills Pain.”  The  question  was 
whether  this  was an infringement  of  the 
plaintiffs’ trade mark.  The court  held that 
it was and granted an injunction restraining 
the defendant from the  further  use of  the 
words.

C O N T R A C T — P A Y M E N T   P R O M IS SO R Y   N O T E .
In a case where a note was payable in cot­
ton, and after it was due the  maker deliver­
ed some of the  cotton to the  payee, the  Su­
preme Court of Georgia held  that in  a  sub­
sequent suit for the balance  due  he was on­
ly entitled to a deduction of the  amount de­
livered from the amount  promised, and that 
he was not entitled to a credit for the differ­
ence between the value of the  cotton  deliv­
ered at the time of delivery and  its value at 
the time the  note  became  due.  The  court 
said that the contract being  payable  in  cot­
ton, although it was past due, the payee had 
the right to waive  the  violation of it and to 
receive cotton, and, having done so,  he could 
sue and recover of the  debtor  the  value  of 
the  cotton  not  delivered at the  time  and 
place when  it  should  have  been  delivered, 
with interest  thereon.  Clark,  executor, vs. 
Minor, decided October 2.

R

B

N

A

Baltimore  Oysters!

D

Do not be deceived.  Get th e best.  No 
slack  filled  or fresh  w ater  snaps  sent 
out.  A ny  Responsible Dealer  on  the 
line of the G. R. & I. or C. & W .  M. R ’ys 
can have his orders filled  prom ptly  di­
rect from th e Baltimore packing house 
by  fast  freights  a t  special  rates.  Ad­
dress all orders to  ZO- i?1. IH33VE— 
E R Y ,  Agt., Grand Rapids, Mich 
A t home every Saturday.

W holesale  Grocer,

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 T h e   T r a d e s m a n  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  c h i a r a n t e e   better  values  than  are  those  furnished by 
Eastern parties, or no sale. 

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“ 

Home Roasted Rio.....................................................................................   14
Prime 
16
Select Maracaibo.. , ....................................................................... 
I8
Imperial Roasted  (a blended  Coffee).................................- ...................  18
O.  G. Roasted Java......................  
28
Mandehling 
.....................................................................................   25
Java and Mocha.........................................................................................  28

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

mend my two brands of

j, O. S trictly  P u re   G ro u n d , 
j.  c. P u re   G ro u n d ,

Also my

j.  o.  B est  English.  M ustard.

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

Canned Goods.

I

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 en 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  Pings  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.

Y o u rs  T ruly,

I

JOHN  OJATn-iFiEI-iID.

T E N D E R — D E ItfO R   A N D   C R E D IT O R .

A tender, to be effectual as a performance 
of the contract, must be  certain  and  uncon­
ditional in full of the  specific  debt  and not 
in part, and this rule  applies  whether  the 
obligation is to be discharged in money or in 
¿specific articles.  So  held  by  the  Supreme 
Court of  Georgia in the  case  of  Hiller  vs. 
Howell, decided  on  October  2.  The  court 
said, iu rendering judgment:  The  party to 
whom the  tender is made  must  be able to 
take immediate possession  at  the  time  and 
place agreed on in the contract.  If no place 
be agreed on, the  property  must  be  carried 
to the person entitled to it if residing within 
the state, unless, from  the  nature of the ar­
ticles or contract  another  place  of  delivery 
may be inferred.  If the articles be cumbrous 
he may demand that the  receiver  appoint a 
convenient place of delivery, and on  failure 
to do so the“tender will be complete.

C O N T R A C T — C O N S ID E R A T IO N .

The case of  Graham  vs.  Sheets,  decided 
by the Kentucky Court of Appeals on the 2d 
inst., was one in  which  a  person  having  a 
contract with a railroad company to  do  cer­
tain work after completing  a  part  of  it  as­
signed the benefit of the  contract to the  ap­
pellant, who  completed  the  work.  It ap­
peared that at the time of the assignment of 
the contract there was due the first-mention­
ed party  upon  the  contract a considerable 
sum,  which had been  retained by  the  com­
pany to insure the completion of  the  work, 
and there was also a quantity of material on 
hand for which the first contractor had been 
paid little or nothing.  At the same time the 
first contractor was  indebted  to  the  appel­
lant and also to the appellee  for  work done 
by them  for  him  under  the  coritraet.  Ap­
pellant,  after  completing  the  work,  was 
about to collect the balance due the first con­
tractor, when the  appellee  brought  suit to 
subject the sum to the payment of his claim, 
alleging  that  the  appellant at the time of 
the transfer of the contractjagreed^that  the 
back  pay should be applied in  payment  of 
both debts.  This agreement, it was alleged, 
was made on  consideration  of  the  assign­
ment of the contract, by whichjthe appellant 
got the benefit of the  large  quantity of  ma­
terial on hand.  The court  held  that  upon 
the facts as alleged the agreement  set ¡forth 
was enforceable against  the fappeilant, and 
that the consideration  mentioned  was  suffi­
cient.

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22  and  24  Canal  S treet,

The  only  general  jobbing  bouse  in 
M ichigan  in  our  line.  Send  for cata­
logues and term s.

A lways packed in A ir-Tight Tin cases, thereby perfectly  retaining  S trength  of

Flavor.

Over  15,000  Grocers
Throughout  the  United  States  and  Canada

Pronounce it th e F IN E ST  COFFEE they ever sold and testify th a t it has large­

ly increased their sales by its SU PE R IO R  QUALITY.

The follow ing testim onial com ing as it does from  one of the largest if not th e  largest  gro­

cers in the U nited States, is w orthy of y our consideration:

Cincinnati, December 20th,  1883.

Messrs. Chase  &  Sanborn, Boston,  Mass.

G e n t l e m e n — In reply to yours of the 18th  inst.,  asking  our  views  in  regard  to  the 
general excellence of your “ STANDARD  JAVA,”  will say that our house was founded in 
the year 1840, and from that time to the present our earnest united efforts have been to se­
cure goods which represented the very highest grade of quality,  and  the  success  we have 
had and the reputation  we enjoy we attribute to this policy.

About a year ago our attention was called to  your  “STANDARD  JAVA,”  we  person 
ally tested it very carefully and to our mind  it  was  most  excellent.  We  then  ordered  a 
sample lot and placed it before our customers for approval, and it was pronounced by them 
a very fine Coffee.  Since then as you know we have bought largely,  and freely admit that 
it gives the best satisfaction. 
It is uniform in quality, and we have daily proofs from con­
sumers that it is richer, finer flavored and more uniform than the Coffee we  formerly sold 
which was the finest brand of Arikola or Mandeheling Java in the  market.

Yours  respectfully,

(Signed,) 

Jos opli  R.  Peebles’  Sons.

Send for Sample Lot.

We  guarantee to increase  your Coffee trade.  We have  done  it with others;  we can with yon.

C hase  &   S anborn, 

Importers,  Roasters  and. Packers,

Boston, Mass., XT-  S.  A.

CANADIAN  BRANCH, 

435  ST.  P A U L   STR E E T, 

M ontreal, P .  Q.

MICHIGAN  AGENT. 

H.  T,  Chase, 

Sweet’s Hotel,  Grand Rapids.

Groceries.

A   M odel  M agazine.

H earth  and  H all  is the name of a  new 
sixteen page magazine  just  started  in  this 
city by  Messrs.  Carpenter  ’&  Adams, both 
well  known  newspaper  men  and  writers. 
The  new  venture  is  well  printed  on  the 
finest of tinted paper,  and  its  contents  are 
thoroughly in keeping with  the  title  of  the 
journal, being the choicest literary matter to 
be had.  Taken as a whole, it is  difficult  to 
imagine  a  more  acceptable  companion  for 
home and fireside, and it goes without saying 
that a journal which lias attained an  artistic 
success  with  a  single  issue  will  prove  a 
financial success before many  more  months 
have  elapsed.  As  a  fair  specimen of  the 
contents of the magazine, as well as to show 
the rare poetical talent possessed by  one  of 
the editors, the following poem by Mr.  Car­
penter, entitled “Inviolate,”  is  here  repro­
duced:

N ot the face of the holy M adonna;
N ot th e face of a vestal, quite,
B u t divinely like unto either—
P ure,  passionate, sw eet and white.

Eyes t o u c h e d  w ith C im m e r ia n  s p le n d o r , 
A nd lips too perfect fo r speech;
A figure whose exquisite graces 
No dream  of a sculptor m ay reach.

O delicate b eauty of girlhood,
O dewy arom a of petals 

U ntainted by passion o r  gloom!
U nkissed into redolent bloom !

W eak and vain is the logic of Plato 
Who can hinder th e  rush of th e  tem pest, 

In  the spell of the glory of th ee:
Or stay the strong sweep of the  sea?

T lie F re n c h  M a tch   M onopoly.

From  th e Philadelphia E nquirer.

As an example  of  how  monopolies  are 
controlled in France, it is interesting to note 
the terms of the contract about  to  be  made 
between the  French  Government  and  the 
Compagnie Generale, which has the  monop­
oly of making matches for the  next  twenty 
years.  The company will pay for the  priv- 
elege  17,010,000  francs,  about  §3,500,000 
and about 40 per cent of the  gross  receipts 
in addition, in case the  sale  of  matches  ex­
ceed thirty-five  milliards.  The  nature  and 
quality of the  matches  are  carefully  pre­
scribed, and the prices at which  they  are to 
be sold  fixed.  The  Government  reserves 
the right to control all the  operations of the 
company, and the  latter  agrees to  employ 
only French  workingmen  and  agents, and 
not to have any interest, directly or indirect­
ly, in  any similar  interest in  any  foreign 
country.

H ow   a n   O ld G ro cer “G ot E v en .”

An old fellow who kept a little miscelane- 
ous grocery in the long, long ago was annoy­
ed by loafers dipping heavily into the  jar in 
which he kept his fine-cut tobacco for retail. 
He had a lot of spoiled jam and  mixed  this 
with  molasses  and  tar,  and  made  up  a 
witches’ hell broth  “slab  and  good.”  He 
filled the emptied tobacco jar witii this,  say­
ing in the inspiration of  joyful  anticipation 
and the broad brotherhood of man:  “Dere, I 
vixes ’em so ven  dey  goomes  arount  here 
shtealing my tobacco again,  py  shinks  dey 
no come.”  It was not all  clear  gain  how­
ever.  Considerable wrapping paper was used 
up by the stuck  victims, and  when  the  de­
lighted grocer  hid  that, they incontinently 
wiped  their  fingers on  the  counter, sugar 
barrels and  show  case.  But he  didn’t be­
grudge the labor of cleaning these off, under 
the  circumstances.  This,  it  is  supposed, 
wras the first case of “adulterated jam.”

C oncerning  N utm egs.

The nutmeg trees  grow  on the Islands of 
Asia and  tropical  America; and  look like 
small pear trees.  They  bear  fruit  seventy 
or  eighty years.  »In  Jamaica  there  is  one 
tree that every year has on it over 4,000 nut­
megs.  The fruit is about the size of a peach 
and when ripe, it breaks open and shows the 
seed, which is the  article  known  to  com­
merce as the nutmeg.  Mace is the thin cov­
ering over the seed.  The  Dutch  have  not 
controlled the nutmeg trade for many years. 
They tried to confine the growth of  the nut­
meg to the Banda Islands, which they  own­
ed, but the nutmeg pigeons carried the  nuts 
into all tfte surrounding countries.

With the exception of sugar and kerosene, 
the market has been about steady during the 
past  week.  Sugar  has  advanced  J^c, but 
those who claim to know whereof they speak 
declare that it is only a spurt,  and  will sub­
side again to the old figure.  The  decline in 
oil is an unusual  thing at this  time  of  the 
j^ar.  The cheese  makers are  forcing  the 
price of their  product up to such a figure as 
to injure its sale.  Business has  been fairly 
good, but there is no prospect of an improve­
ment until after election and  the  advent of 
cold  weather. 

,

The  Merchants  and  Manufacturers’  Ex­
change met Monday evening and  adjourned 
for three weeks—to  the  evening of  Novem 
ber 10—at which time it is expected that the 
excitement attending election will have abat­
ed.  The  signatures  of  thirty-eight  houses 
have already been appended  to  the  consti­
tution and by-laws.
D.  E.  McVean, 

the  Kalkaska  general 
dealer,  has made  an  assignment  to  A.  C 
Beebe.  No figures have been received up to 
the hour of going  to  press.  Nearly  every 
jobber at this market is interested.

E. B. Woodward, formerly engaged in the 
hardware trade at Kalkaska,  is now at East 
port

We  are  agents  for  J.  S. Farren & Co.’s 
Oysters  and are  preparing to  handle  them 
largely and  have  secured H. W. Bliven  as
manager.

P u tn a m  & B rooks.

Ode  to Oleom argarine.

Oh, Leo!  Leo!  Le!
’Tw ere b u tte r we had never m et, 

The sw eetest ev er seen;
Oh, Leo M argarine!

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

New  Era.

Co., Allendale.

Cloud.

land.

F. W. Joslin, Big Rapids.
Jo h n  J . Ely, Rockford.
M. B. Nash,  Sparta.
P a t Lee, Spring Lake and M uskegon. 
Seym our & Smith, Reed City.
Thos. Sraedley, Smedley Bros., B auer.
Sm ith Bros.,  Chase.
B. M. Dennison, E ast  Paris.
M. A. Berridge, Sand  Lake,
T. D. Stimson, Muskegon.
O. Green, M artin.
N orm an H arris, Big Springs.
J. W. Closterhouse, Grandville.
G. H. W albrink, Allendale.
Jacob Barnes,  A usterlitz.
P aine & Field,  Englishville.
W, S. Root,  Tallm adge.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
Jo h n  W. Mead, Berlin.
H. M. Freem an,  Lisbon.
Penom scot  L um ber  and Dock  Co.,  D uluth. 
E. C. Foot, W est Carlyle.
E. P. B arnard, buyer New E ra  L um ber  Co., 
L. L. Maxfleld, F ru itport.
J. Omler,  W right.
Jas. Moerdyk, Jr.,  Zeeland.
Baron & Ten Hoor, F orest Grove.
McLeod & T routm an Bros., Moline.
C. O. Bostwick, Cannonsburg.
Geo. C arrington, T rent.
A. Engberts, Beaver Dam.
C. Pfeiiie, Lake P. O.
B yron McNeal, Byron Center.
Jo h n  DeYoung, G rand H aven.
I.  J. Quick and John W albrink, I. J . Quick  & 
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
Mr. Rouse, Reigler & Rouse, F reeport.
Jas. S. Toland, Ross.
M. P. Shields, H illiards.
Jacob H erw eyer, Cadillac.
A. J. Provin, Cedar Springs.
E. Conklin, R avenna. 
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F. B. H ine, Lowell.
Mr W right, o f G. F. C utler & Co., Morley.
Mr.  Teachout,  T eachout  &  Rodell,  W hite 
Jo h n  Cole,  Frem ont.
W. N. H utchinson,  G rant.
J. C, Scott, Lowell.
J . W. Bookwalter, B urnip’s Corners.
C. L. Glasgow, Nashville.
A. E. Bergy, Caledonia.
J. S. B arker, Sand Lake.
Wm.  D ePree,  of  Wm.  D ePree  & Bro.,  Zee- 
Carrol & Fisher,  D orr.
E. L. W right, W oodville.
A. V. Chapman, F ruitport.
M. M. Robson,  Berlin.
Jo h n  J. Ely,  Rockford.
G. W. Mokema, H olland.
A. Doorheim, Zeeland.
C. E. Kellogg, Jennisonville.
H. DeKline,  Jam estow n.
Geo. Roys, Cedar Springs.
J. L. H andy, K elly’s Corners.
B. Ballou,  Cadillac.
J. B. Jew ell, Frem ont.
S. C. Fell, H ow ard City.
P. W. Nichols, Cadillac.
G. N. Reynolds,  Belm ont.
D. W. Shattuck, W ayland.
N. de V ries, Jam estow n.
Wm. P arks. A lpine.
W. F. Rice, Alpine.
R.  H. W oodin, Sparta.
Jo h n  M eijering,  Nordeioos.
Jam es Campbell, Westwood.
K eeler Bros., Middleville.
Geo. W. Bevins, Tustin.
J. M. D am eron, Bangor.
J. W. Fearns, Big  Rapids.
D r. J . Graves, W ayland.
A. E. Smith, Cadillac.
F. C. W illiams,  Ada.
C. E. & S. J . Koon, Lisbon.
W aite Bros., H udsonville.
Dibble Bros., B urnip’s Corners.
N agler & Beeler, Caledonia.
P urdy & H astings,  Sparta.
H olland & Ives, Rockford.
O. W. M essenger, Spring  Lake.
Sisson & Lilley, Spring Lake.
J. B. Quick, Howard  City.
A. B. Sunderland, Lowell.
M. J. Morehead, Edmore.
C. H. Demming,  D utton.
O. D. Chapman,  Stanwood.
G. J. Shackelton,  Lisbon.
W. W. Pierce,  Moline,
E. W ^Pickett, W ayland.
R.  Stettin, South Blendon.
W. S. B artron,  Bridgeton.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
R. Mayo, Nashville.
G. S. P utnam , F ruitport.
S. C. Fell, H ow ard City.
R. Carlyle, Rockford.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

A X LE  GREASE.

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B A K IN G   PO W D ER .

Frazer’s .............................................................  §5
D iam ond...........................................................  60
Modoc  ....  $  doz...........................................   60
P a ra g o n ...  $  doz...........................................   70
Paragon, 30 ft  p ails........................................  90
A rctic % ft can s.................................... $  doz. 
45
A rctic %, ft can s........................ - .....................
A rctic y2 ft can s.................................................   1 40
3 40 
A rctic  1 ft  cans. 
................13  00
A rctic 5  ft cans.
BLU IN G .
... doz. 
Dry, No. 3.................................
...doz. 
Dry, No. 3................................
..  doz. 
Liquid, 4 oz,..............................
. ..doz.
Liquid, 8 oz...............................
gross  4  00
A rctic 4 o z ................................
..........   8 00
A rctic 8  oz...............................
..............  13  00
A rctic 16 oz...............................
................  3  00
A rctic No. 1 pepper b o x .......
................  3  00
“ 
A rctic No. 3 
.......
................  4  50
A rctic No. 3 
.......
“ 
BROOMS.
No. 1 C arpet................................................. 
No. 3 C arpet................................................. 
No. 1  P arlo r G em ......................................  
No. L H u rl....................................................  
No. 3 H url  ..................................................  
Fancy W hisk............................................... 
Common W hisk..............................................  
Cove Oysters,  1  lb  stan d ard s........................ 1 10
Cove Oysters, 3  B>  stan d ard s.....................  1  95
Cove O ysters, 1 ft  slack  filled.....................  75
Cove O ysters, 3 ft slack filled........................1 35
Clams, 1 ft  sta n d ard s...................................... I 65
Clams, 3 ib  sta n d ard s......................................2 65
M ackerel,lfl>  fresh   sta n d a rd s ...................1 20
M ackerel, 5 lb fre sh   sta n d ard s.....................6 50
M ackerel in Tom ato Sauce, 3  f t...................3 50
M ackerel, 3 lb in M ustard............................... 3 50
M ackerel, 3 ft broiled......................................3 50
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia riv e r..........................1 60
Salmon, 2 ft Colum bia riv e r..........................2 60
Salmon, l f t   S acram ento...............................1 50
Salmon, Wm. H um e’s E ag le.......................  1  85
Sardines, dom estic )4s................................... 
7
Sardines,  dom estic  l/2s ................................-  1214
Sardines,  M ustard  )4s.....................................  12
Sardines,  im ported  )4s...................................   15
Sardines, im ported l/2s .....................................  20
Sardines, im ported l/2s, boneless..................  32
Sardines, R ussian  k e g s.................................   50
T rout, 3 ft  brook..........................................  300

2  50
2 25
2  75
2  00
J  75
1  25

CA NN ED F IS H .

85

CANNED F R U IT S .

 

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

Apples, 3 ft sta n d a rd s...................................  90
Apples, gallons,  standards, E rie ....................2 50
Blackberries, sta n d ard s.................................1  25
Cherries,  re d ........................................................ 1 10
Cherries, w h ite ...................................................1 d»
D am sons............ .............................................. 1  20
Egg  Plum s, standards 
................................1 oo
Egg Plum s,  E rie .................................................1 45
G reen  Gages, standards 3 f t ............................ 1 40.
G reen G ages,  E rie ..............................................1 50
Peaches, 3 ft  stan d ard s.....................................1 7o
Peaches, 3 ft E x tra  Yellow..............................2 00-
Peaches,  seconds............................................... 1 65
Pie Peaches 3 f t...................................................1 15
Pears, B a rtlett 2 f t ............................................. 1 30
Pineapples, 3 ft  sta n d ................................... 140
Q u in ces..... .......................................  
Raspberries,  2  ft sta n d .....................................1 2o
R aspberries,  2 ft E rie........................................ 1 40
Straw berries,  2 ft standards............................1 10
A pricots, L usk’s .................................................2 65
Egg  P lu m s...........................................................2 6o
G reen G ages....................................................... 2 65
...2   95 
P ears  ...................................
....3   95 
Q u in ces...............................
....2   90
P e a c h e s...............................
A sparagus, O yster B ay.................................... 3 25
Beans, L im a ....................................................   85
Beans, S trin g ...................................................  90
Beans, Boston B aked........................................1 65
Beans,  S tringless...............................................1 00
Corn,  A cm e............................................  
Corn, E rie.............................................................1 15
Corn, R evere....................................................... 1 20
Corn,  E g yptian................................................110
Corn,  Y arm outh................................................ 1 20
Cpru  T rophy....................................................... 1 15
Corn, Camden 
................................................1  00
M ushrooms, F re n c h ...................................... 22@24
Peas, standard  M arro fat.................................1 40
Peas, 21b  Early, sm all  (new).......................1  60
Peas, 2ft B eaver.............................................   75
Peas, French 2 1b..............................................23@26
P um pkin, 3 ft G olden....................................... 1 10
Succotash, 2 ft stan d ard s..............................  85
Succotash, 2 ft B. & M..............
Squash, ‘3 ft  stan d ard s.................................. 1  20
Tomatoes, 3ft D ilw orth’s .............................1  05
1  0,’ 
Tomatoes, 3 ft Job B acon.......
1  00
Tomatoes, Red S eal.................
CHOCOLATE.

CANNED  VEG ETA BLES.

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COUNTRY  PRO D U CE.

A pples—The  m arket  is  well  supplied  w ith 
fall  and early w inter fru it,  which  com m ands 
from   $1.50  to  $2 fo r choice  cooking, and  eat­
ing.

Beans—Buyers pay  80@90e  for  m edium   u n ­
picked and sell for $1.25@$1.50  fo r picked,  the 
latter  figure  com m anding  an  exceptionally 
fine quality.

B u tter—Cream ery 

is  very  scarce,  in  fact 
there  is  very  little  in  m arket  a t th e  present 
tim e.  It readily com m ands 32®35c, while dairy 
is  scarce  and  firm  a t  18@22e,  according  to 
quality.

B utterine—Solid packed cream ery brings 24c 

and dairy 16@20c,

B eets—40e $  bu. or $1.25 $  bbl.
Cabbages—$4@$5 $  100.
Celery—25c $  bunch.
Cheese—Full cream  is still firm er and higher, 
and is jobbing a t 1154c for A ugust andl254cfor 
Septem ber.

Clover Seed—Choice m edium  $5.55 $ b u ., and 

m am m oth a t $5.20 $  bu.

Cider—Sweet, 12c $  gal.
Cranberries—A bout  $1  higher, 

in  conse­
quence of reports th a t the W isconsin crop will 
be only about half as large  as last  year.  Bell 
and cherry readily com m and  $12  $   100  q u art 
barrel, and bell and bugles, $13.

Eggs—Scarcer and firm er.  Small lots readily 

com m and 19c.

G rapes—Delawares  and Isabellas  are o u t of 
m arket.  Concords are nearly  all  gone,  occas­
sional  lots  com m anding  8c.  Catw abas  find 
ready sale a t 10c.

Hops—The M ichigan crop, though  small this 
year, is very good, and brew ers  stand in readi­
ness to pay 17@18c $  ft for choice.

Honey—Choice new is firm a t 15c.
H ay—$12@$14 for new, and $13@$15  for bail­

ed.

red.

Mince M eat—8c $  ft.
Onions—$1.75 $  bbl. for yellow  and  $1.50  for 

Peaches—A bout o u t of m arket.
Quinces—Orange, $1.75 $  bu.
Potatoes—No  change.  Buyers  are  paying 
25c, and  shippers stand in readiness  to   supply 
them  a t 35c.

P oultry—Chickens, 14@16e.  Fowls 12c. 
Squash—H ubbard, l@154c $  ft.
Sweet  Potatoes—Jersey, $3.75  <¡3 bbl.  B alti­

m ore and M uscatine, $3.50$ bbl.

T urnips—35c $  bu.
Tim othy—Choice is firmly held a t $1.50 $  bit. 

for choice. 

*

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

W heat—L ancaster, 75c;  Fulse  and  Clawson, 

72c.

Corn—60c $   bu.
Oats—W hite, 28@30c $  bu.
Rye—52@54c $  bu.
Barley—The M ichigan crop is fine  and large, 

and brew ers pay $1.25 $  cwt.

Flour—Fancy P aten t,  $5.50  $   bbl.  in  sacks 
and  $5.75  in wood.  Straight,  $4.50  $   bbl.  in 
sacks and $4.75 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $1.50 $  cwt.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $13 
$  ton.  Ships, $14 $  ton.  Middlings, $17 $  ton. 
Corn and Oats, $23 $  ton.

J. J.  Williams will engage in the  restaur­

ant business at Evart.

Boston  prem ium . 
Baker’s prem ium .
R u n k les.................
Germ an  sw eet—  
V ienna Sw eet.......

Green R io__
G reen J a v a ... 
G reen Mocha. 
Roasted R io..

Roasted Mocha —
Roasted M ex.......
G round  R io..........
G round  M ex.........
A rbuckle’s ............
x x x x ..............
D ilw orth’s ............
L evering’s ...........
M agnolia...............

@36
@40
@35
@25
@25
12  @14
17  @27
12  @17
24  @34
17  @19
@34
17)4@19
9)4@17
@16
@1514
@1514
@1514
@1534
@1514

72 foot J u t e .......   1  25  160 foot C otton__ 175
60 foot  J u te ....... 1  05 
|50 foot C otton___ 1  50

FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTS. 

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CORDAGE.

Lemon.

 

 

 

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Je nnings’ 2 o z ....................................... $   doz.  1 00
4 o z....................................................1  50
6 oz.....................................................2 50
8 oz.....................................................  3 50
No. 2 T aper..........................................   1 25
No.  4 
1  75
14 p in t  ro u n d .......................................   4 50
l  
.................................   9 00
No.  8.................................................   3 00
No. 1 0 ................................................  4  25
Je nnings’ 2 oz........................................$  doz.  1  40
4 og...................................................... 2 50
6 oz.....................................................4 00
8 o z...................................,’...............  5 00
No. 2  T ap er...........................................  1 50
No.  4 T ap er...........................................  3 00
14 p in t  ro u n d ........................................  7 50
1 p in t  ro u n d ......................................... 15 00
No.  8......................... 
No.  10................................... 

4  21
6  00
W hole Cod. . .............................................   494@6)4
Boneless Cod...........................................  
5@7@8
H erring 14 bbls. 100 f t......................... 2  50@3  00
@24
H erring Scaled......................'................. 
H erring H olland..................................... 
@90
W hite, No. 1, % b b ls .............................  
5  75
W hite, Fam ily, 14 b b ls.......................... 
2 25
95
W hite, N o. 1,10 ft k its  
...................  
1  05
W hite, No. 1,12  ft k its..........................  
T rout, No.  1,14  b b ls.............................  
5 00
90
T rout, No. 1,12  ft  k its...................... 
Mackerel, No. 1,14 b b ls........................  
5  00
Mackerel, No. 1.12  ft  k its ...................  
1  00
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.  ......................... 
1  75
Lobsters, 1 ft s ta r ............................... 
2  20
Lobsters, 2 ft st$ r...........* ................. 
300
London Layers, crop 1884 ......................  
3 25
London Layers, crop 1883 ......................  
2  75
Loose M uscatel, crop  1884.....................  @2  90
Loose M uscatel, crop 1883.....................  @2  50
V alencias, crop 1884...............................  
@1014
V alencias, crop  1883...............................   @  7 ,
D e h e sia ......................................................  @3  25
O n d aras......................................................  @10
@514
T urkey P ru n e s ........................................• 
C urrants, crop  1884................................. 
@624
C urrants, crop  1883.......  ....................... 
@514
Citron-.........................................................   @35
©714
Dried Apples, Y ork State,  evap., bbls 
D ried Apples,  Y ork State,  evap., box 
© lo 

F R U IT S .

MATCHES*

G rand  H aven,  No.  9, sq u a re................................2 25
G rand  H aven,  No.  8, sq u a re................................ 1 50
G rand  H aven,  No.  200,  p arlo r............................ 2 50
G rand  H aven,  No.  300, p a rlo r............................ 3 75
G rand  H aven,  No.  7,  ro u n d ............................... 2 25
Richardson’s No. 2  sq u a re..............................2  70
.2  55 
do
Richardson’s No. 3 
.1  70 
do
Richardson’s No. 5 
.2  70 
do
Richardson’s No. 6 
.1  70 
do
R ichardson’8No. 8 
.2  55
do
Richardson’s No. 9
Richardson’s No. 4  r o u n d ............................... 2  70
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
............................... 2 55
Richardson’s No. 724 do 
............................... 1  70
Richardson’s No. 30,3 g ro ............................... 2 00
Richardson’s No. 312  gro .t ..............................1 25
E lectric P arlor No. 17........................................3 20
E lectric P arlo r No. 18........................................4  64

MOLASSES.

Black  S tra p ...................................................... 16@18
P orto  R ico........................................................ 24@28
New  Orleans,  good..................  
40@60
New  Orleans,  fa n c y .......................................56@60

 

 

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P IP E S .

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SA UCES.

SA LERATUS.

13
75 
1  00

TOBACCO— F IN E  CUT.

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

2 50 
2  35
2  65 
1  00 
1  75 
1  55
80
3 20
I

.654
.......... 6*4
..........6
.......... 5%
.......... 39£

Choice  C arolina. 
P rim e  Carolina..
Ja v a   .....................
P a t n a ...................
R a n g o o n ..............
B roken  ................

@5  00 
@3  00 
@1  50 
@3  75 
@  75 
©   90 
@1  30 
@1  60 
@  90 
@1  30 
@1  00 
@1  30 
@2  25 
@3  50 
@3  85 
@6  50 
@7  00 
@4  00 
@2  50

Im ported Clay 3 gross............................2 25@3  00
@1  85 
Im ported Clay, No.  216..............
90(311  00
A m erican  T. D.

DeLand’s  p u re ................................................ @  554
C hurch’s  ..........................................................@554
Taylor’s  G.  M ..................................................@554
Cap  S heaf............................................. ............@554
Dw ight’s .......................................................... @554
Sea  F o am .........................................................@  554
S., B. & L.’s  B est.............................................@  554

60 P o c k e t..................................................
28 P o ck et................'...................................
100 3 ft  pockets..........................................
Saginaw F in e ...........................................
Diamond  C.................................................
Standard  Coarse......................................
A shton, English, dairy, b u .b a g s.........
A shton, English, dairy, 4 bu. b ag s__
A m erican, dairy,  54 bu. b ag s................
Rock, bushels...........................................

Lee & P errin s  W orcestershire, pints.
Lee & P errin s W orcestershire, 54 pts.
Picadilly,  54 p in ts....................................
H alford Sauce,  la rg e ..............................
P epper Sauce, red  sm all......................
P ep p er Sauce, g re e n ...............................
P esper Sauce, red large rin g ................
P ep p er Sauce, green, large rin g .........
Catsup, Tomato,  p in ts............................
Catsup, Tom ato,  q u arts  .......................
H orseradish,  54  p in ts..............................
H orseradish, p in ts..................................
Capers, F rench surflnes........................
Capers, French surfines, la rg e ............
1 4§
Olives, Q ueen, 16 oz  b o ttle ...................
Olives, Queen, 27 oz  b o ttle...................
Olive Oil,  q uarts, A ntonia &  Co.’s __
Olive Oil, pints,  A ntonia & Co,’s .........
Olive Oil,  54 pints, A ntonia & Co.’s __

185 ib p k g s......................................
3621b p k g s......................................
Im perial  bbls.......................... X.
Q uaker b b ls... 
..........................
Steel  c u t........................................
K erosene  W. W............................
Legal t e s t.. .*..............
Sweet, 2 oz. sq u are......................
Sweet, 2  oz. ro u n d ......................
Castor, 2 oz.  sq u a re.....................
C astor,* oz. ro u n d ......................
P IC K L E S .
................ 6 Zi)
Choice in barrels m ed..............
................ 3  25
Choice in 54 
.................
do 
................ 4  00
sm all.......
D ingee’s 54 
do 
................ 4  25
D ingee’s q u arts glass fan cy __
..............  2  25
D ingee’s pints  * 
do 
__
A m erican qt.  in G lass................
................2  00
................ 1  25
A m erican pt. in G lass.................
C. & B. English  q u a rts..............
................6  00
................3 60
C. & B. English  p in ts.................
q u a r ts ...6  00
Chow Chow, m ixed and G erkins
p in ts__ 3  60
D ingee & Co.’s C. C. M. & G. Eng. style,qts.4  50 
-  p ts..2   75

SY RUPS.
Com,  B arrels...................... 
33
Corn, 54 bbls............................................... 
34
Corn,  tO gallon kegs.................................  @  36
Corn, 5 gallon k eg s...................................  @185
Corn, 454 gallon kegs...............................   @1  65
P u re  S u g ar......................................... bbl  22@  38
P u re Sugar D rips..........................54  bbl  30@  36
P u re Sugar  D rips................. 5 gal kegs  @1  85
P u re Loaf Sugar D rips................54 bbl  ©   95
P u re  Loaf S ugar...................5 gal kegs  @1  85
Ja p a n   o rd in ary ............................................... 24@30
Ja p an  fa ir ..........................................................32@35
Ja p an  fa ir to good.......................................... 35@37
Ja p a n  fine..........................................................40@50
Ja p a n  d u st........................................................ 15@20
Y oung H yson..." ............................................25@50
G un Pow der...................................................... 35@50
O o lo n g ........................................................33@55@60
Congo
30
B rother  Jo n a th a n ...................................
Diamond  Crow n......................................
Rose B ud....................................................
O.  K ............................................................
O ur  B ird........................................... ........
P e a c h e s......................................................
M orrison’s  F ru it......................................
V ic to r.........................................................
Red  B ird....................................................
O pera Q ueen.............................................
Sweet Rose................................................
Green  B a ck ...............................................
F r u i t ......................................................
0  So  Sw eet.................................................
P rairie  F low er..... ...................................
Climber [light and  d a rk ].......................
M atchless..................................................
H ia w a th a ..................................................
G lobe...........................................................
May F lo w er.......... ....................................
H ero.............................................................
A tla s ...........................................................
Royal G am e...............................................
Silver T hread............................................
Seal..............................................................
K en tu ck y ..................................................
Mule  E a r....................................................
Peek-a-Boo.................................................
Peek-a-Boo,  14  b arre ls............................
Clipper, Fox’s ............................................
Clipper, F ox’s, in half b arre ls..............
F o u n ta in ....................................................
Old C ongress.............................................
Good  L u ck .................................................
Good and Sw eet......................................
Blaze  A w ay............................................. .
H air L ifte r...............................................
Old Glory, lig h t.......................................
Charm of  the W est, d a rk .......................
Governor, in 2 oz tin   fo il.......................
T ram w ay__   : ..........................................
Big Sevens, dim e c u ts............................
Black D iam ond........................................
Old Time, nickel c u ts.............................
T rotter, ru m  flavor.................................
Boot  ......................................   ..................
B. F. P .’s  F av o rite...................................
Old K en tu ck y ............................................
Big Four,,  2x13..........................................
Big Four, 3x12...........................................
Spearhead, 2x12 and 3x12......................
Turkey, 16 oz.,  2x12.................................
Blackbird, 16 oz.,  3x12............................4
Seal of Grand R apids..............................
Glory  .........................................................
D u rh am ......................................................
Silver  Coin.................................................
B uster  [D ark]..........................................
Black P rince [D ark]...............................
Black R acer  [D ark].*.......................
Leggett & M yers’  S ta r............................
C lim ax ........................................................
Hold F a s t ..................................................
1  McAlpin’s Gold Shield...........................
I Nickle N uggets 6 and 12 ft  cads...........
Cock of th e W alk  6s...............................
Black Spun  Roll......................................
Acme, 701 ft  b a rs........................................   @ 614
N im rod........................................................
Acme, 25 3 ft b a rs........................................   @ 6*4
I A c o rn .........................................................
Towel, 25 b ars  .............................................   @5 25
Red Seal......................................................
N apkin, 25  b a rs............................................  @5 25
Crescent  ....................................................
B est A m erican, 601 ft blocks................  @ 6
Black  X ......................................................
Palm a 60-1 ft blocks, p la in .........................  @ 514
Black  B ass.................................................
Sham rock, 100 cakes,  w rapped............   @3  70
Nobby  Spun  R oll.....................................
M aster, 100-14 ft c a k e s .............................. 
@5 00
Spring......................................................... '
Stearine, 100  14 ft cakes............................   @4 85
Crayling, all  sty les.................................
M arseilles, w hite, 100 94 ft  cak es.........  @6  25
M ackinaw ..................................................
Cotton Oil, w hite, 100 14 ft  cak es.........  @6 25
H orse Shoe................................................
Lautz’s 60-1 ft blocks, w rapped............   @ 7
Big Chunk o r J .T ....................................
G erm an  M ottled, w rapped.......................  @ 614
H air L ifte r.................................................
Savon, República, 60 ft b o x ....................... 
©  
-  , D. and D., b lack ........................................
_ 
Blue D anube, 60-1 ft blocks.................
®   “24  MeAlpin’s G reen  Shield........................
London Fam ily, 60-1 ft  blocks............
@
@4  00  I 
London Fam ily, 3-ft bars 80 f t..............
@4  00 
London Fam ily, 4-ft bars 80  f t..............
@3  85 
Gem, 100 cakes, w rapped.......................
Nickel, 100 cakes, w rap p ed...................
@3 75 
Climax, 100 cakes,  w rap p ed .................
@3  25 
@2 30  I 
Boss, 100 cakes,  w rapped.......................
M arseilles Castile, Toilet,3 doz in  box
@1  25  I 
©4  20 
A 1  Floating, 60  cak es.......
K irk’s A m erican  F a m ily .
.$  ft
614 
do. 
I n d ia ........................
524
do.  S a v o n ......................
do.  S a tin e t.....................
do.  R e v e n u e ..................
do.  W hite R ussian..........................
G oodrich’s English Fam ily  ................
P rin c e ss..............................
P roctor & 1Gamble’s I v o r y ..................
Ja p an   O liv e .........
Town Talk  $  box
Golden B a r............
A rab ........................
A m ber.......................
M ottled  G erm an..
P ro cter & G am ble’s V elvet.
P ro c ter & G am ble’s Good L uck...........
P ro c ter & G am ble’s Wash  W ell...........
B adger...............................................60 fts
G alv an ic....................................................
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft br
Tip T op........................ .................3 ft bar
W ard’s W hite L ily...................................
H andkerchief...........................................
Sidall’s ......................................................
B abbitt’s ..................................................
Dish R a g ..................................................
B luing.........................................................
M agnetic....................................................
New  French  P rocess..............................
Spoon  .........................................................
A nti-W ashboard..................................
V a te rla n d ..................................................
M agic............................... ...........................
P ittsb u rg h .................................................
Bogue’s ......................................................
W hite castile  b a rs...................................
M ottled castile..........................................
Old C ountry...............................................

5)4
4)4
6 75
5
3  60
4 do
3 40
3 75
4 20
@3 40 
@3 20 
@3  05 
@  614 
@4  20 
@1824 
@  16 
@6  75 
@4  20
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
514

H e m p .........................................................
Canary ........................................................
R a p e ..........................................................
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Mixed B ird...............................................

m y D urham , 
y2 and lib ....

L autz Bros. & Co.

41
5!4@0

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

and 24.

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SEEDS.

5 10

do.

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1 10

do 
do 
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Vce  H ig h ,b
Cham pion  A ..........................
Sailors’  Solace.......................
Red S ta r...................................
D u o k ........................................
Ju m b o .....+ .............................
A pple Ja c k .............................
Ja ck  R ab b it............................
SMOKING
Ruby, cu t Cavendish.  3  oz.
Boss  ........................................
P eck’s  S un..............................
M iners and  P u d d lers...........
Morning- D ew ........................
Chain  ......................................
Seal of G rand  R adids...........
K ing..........................................
F lir t..........................................
P u g ....
Ten Pei 
Amber,
John  Gilpin,  g ran u lated .......................
Lime K iln  Club........................................
Blackwell’s D urham  Long  C u t............
V anity  F a ir...............................................
D im e ...........................................................
P eerless.....................................................
Standard ....................................................
Old Tom ......................................................
Tom & J e r r y .............................................
Jo k e r...........................................................
T raveler......................................................
M aiden.......................................................
T o p sy .......................; .................................
N avy Clippings,  L eidersdorf’s ............
H oney D ew ...............................................
Gold  Block.................................................
Camp F ire  ...............................................
O ronoko....................................................
N igger  H ead............................................
D urham ,  24 f t ............................................
24 »>............................................
24 f t ............................................
l f t ..............................i ...........
H o lla n d ......................................................
G e rm a n __ ................................................
Long  Tom ..................................................
N ational......................................................
T im e ...........................................................
Love’s D ream ...........................................
C o n q u e ro r.................................................
Fox’s ...........................................................
G ra y lin g ....................................................
Seal S kin....................................................
Dime D u rh a m ..........................................
Rob R oy......................................................
Uncle  Sam .................................................
L u m b e rm an ................... %........................
Railroad B oy................... .'........................
M ountain R ose..........................................
Good  E nough............................................
Home Comfort, 24s and  24s...................
Old  Rip, lo n g -cu t....................................
D urham ,  long  cut, No.  2.......................
Two  Nickle, 245........................................
Two  Nickle, 24 s ........................................
Star D urham ....... a....................................
Golden Flake C abinet.............................
Seal of N orth Carolina, 2 oz.................
Seal of N orth Carolina, 4  oz.................
Seal of N orth Carolina, 8  oz.................
Seal of N orth Carolina, 16 oz  b o xes...
Big Deal, 24s  lo n g cu t.............................
A p p lejack , 24s  g ran u lated ..................
K ing Bee, longcut,  24s and 24s............
M ilwaukee P rize, 24s and 24s................
Good Enough, 5c and 10c  D urham __
D urham , S., B. & L, 24s and 24s............
R attler, lo n g cu t........................................
W indsor c u t  plug.
Mule E a r ..........
H ia w a th a ........
Old C o ngress... 
A cm e.................
P u re   Cider.................................................
W hite  W ine...............................................
1776 $  f t ......................................................
G illett’s $  f t .............................................
S oapinepkg...............................................
Pearline $  bo x ..........................................
Lavine, single boxes, 481 ft  p a p e rs... 
Lavine, 5 or m ore boxes, 481 ft p ap’rs 
Lavine, single  boxes, 100 6 oz papers. 
Lavine, 5 or m ore boxes, 100 6  oz  pap 
Lavine, single boxes, 80 24 ft p a p e rs.. 
Lavine, 5 o r m ore boxes, 8Q 24 ft paprs 
I W ilso n s................1  75
Twin Bros...........1  65
Gillett’s ............ 1
¡N atio n al.............. 1  65
B la c k in g ........................................... 30, 40, 50@60
w aterp ro o f.............................. 
1  50
B ath Brick im p o rted .............................. 
95
A m erican.............................. 
75
B arley.............................................................. 
1  10
B urners, No. 1 .......................................... 
do  No.  2............ '............................ 
1  50
Bags, A m erican A ................................... 
20  00
Condensed Milk, Eagle  b ran d .............. 
8  00
Condensed Milk,  Swiss..........................  
7  50
Curry Combs $  doz.............................. .1  25@

W ASH ING PO W D ERS.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

do 
do 

SHORTS.

YEAST.

10@12
10@12
@10 ^ 
@  7)4 
7@10 
@4  50 
@4  50 
@4  25 
@4  50 
@4 25 
@4  15 
©4  00

@3

. 

.18@20 
P e p p e r........................................................
.  9@10 
A llsp ice...................................................
C assia.........................................................
.  @10 
.60@70
N u tm eg s....................................................
Cloves  ............................................................... 15@18

SPICES.
W hole.

Ground.

A llsp ice............................................................. 12©18
Cinnam on  ........................................................ 16@30
C loves....................................................... 
15@25
G inger.................................................................16@18
M u stard ............................................................. 15@30
C ayenne............................................................. 25@35

STARCH.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
.  “ 
“ 
“ 

G ilbert’s Gloss l f t ...................................
“ 3 ft cartoons...................
“  c ra te s..............................
“  b u lk ................................
Corn, 1 f t..................................
N iagara L adndry, 40 ft box,  b u lk .......
Laundry, bbls, 186  fts............
Gloss, 401 ft packages............
Gloss,  36 3 $   p ackages..........
Gloss, 6 ft box, 72 ft c ra te __
Corn, 401 ft  packages............
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft package.......................
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package.......................
Muzzy  Gloss 6 ft  boxes..........................
Muzzy Gloss b u lk ...................................
Muzzy Corn  l f t ........................................
K ingsford  Silver Gloss..........................
K ingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  b o x ..........
K ingsford C orn........................................
Oswego  G loss...........................................
M irror  Gloss.............................................
M irror  Gloss, co rn ...................................
P iel’s P e a rl.................................................
A m erican Starch Co.’s
1 ft  G loss....................................................
10 oz  G loss.................................................
3 ft  Gloss....................................................
6 ft Gloss, wood  boxes............................
Table Corn........................................ 40 ft
Table  C orn....................................... 20  ft
B anner, b u lk .........................................

Special prices on 1,000 ft orders.

614
624
524
7
@5
@424
@624
@6
@7
@7
@624
@624
@724
@»24

@8
@824
@8
@624
@624
@4
@624
@324
@6
@7
@624
©7
@4

STOVE P O L IS H .

D ixon’s  gross.........5  50
Above $  dozen.......  50

Rising  Sungro8S..5  88
U n iv ersal................5  88
I X L ......
5 50
SUGARS.

@724

Cut L o af... 
Cubes  ..  .. 
Pow dered.. 
G ranulated
Conf. A __
Standard A
E x tra C w hite............................................  554@6
E x tra  C...................................................... 
Fine C........................................................ 
Yellow C...............................................................

..................................... 
..................................... 
........................................................ ©624

524@594
524@524

@624
@694

@32
@58
@50
@45
@30
@38
@50
@60
@52
©40
@45
@38
@33
@31
@65
@62
@65
@67
@70
@70
©15
@35
@38
@67
@60
@30
©67
@32
@30
@32
@30
@74
@64
@52
@45
@35
@30
@60
@60
@60
@48
@45
@35
@38
@70
•@46
@48
@48
@48
@48
@46
@48
@35
©48
@50
@48
@50
@36
@36
@36
@50
@50
@48
@48
@51
@37
@38
@48
@48
@46
@44
@35
@40
@50
@50
@50
@47
@44
@40
@36
@36
@47
@35
@48
@48
@50
@48
@40
©50
@42
@35 
@15 
@18 
@30 
@26 
@22 
@25 
@30 
@28 
@30 
@24 
@15 
@18 
@47 
@90 
@90 
18@25 
@25 
@22 
@21 
@24 
@25 
@35 
@26 
@27 
@26 
@25 
@12 
@22 
@19 
@26 
@60 
@57 
@55 
@51 
@22 
©16 
@30 
@26 
@26 
@28 
@23 
@22 
@32 
@30 
@25 
@26 
@28 
@26 
@37 
@20 
@23 
@25 
@55 
@55 
@25 
@26 
@25 
@40 
©50 
@48 
@43 
@42 
@27 
@24 
©22 
@24 
@24 
@24 
@28 
@25
24
23
23
20

 

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do 

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Cream T artar 5 and 10 ft cans.............. 
,   @25
Candles, S tar.............................................  @15
Candles,  H otel..........................................  @16
Chim ney  Cleaners $   doz__ ! ...............  ©50
Chimneys No.  1............................... 
©38
No.  2........................................  @48
Cocoanut,  Sehepps’ 1 & y2 ft  do 
@27 ia
E x tract Coffee,  v. e ................................   85@90
F e lix ............................1  28®
Flour Sifters $  d o z ................................3 00@
F ru it A ugurs each ..................................1  25@
Gum, R ubber  100 lum ps........................   @30
Gum, R ubber 200 lum ps. 
©40
Gum, Spruce.............................................   30@35
Hominy, $   b b l..........................................  ©4 50
H. C. Flour, 18 3 ft pkgs., $  b ox............  
©2  80
H. C. F lour in bulk, $  c w t ...................   @4  50
Ink $  3 dozen  bo x................. ."............... 1  00@
Jelly in P ails.............................................  @  5)4
do  Glass Tum blers $  doz...................   @70
Lye $  2  doz. cases................................... 
’  @1  55
M acaroni,  Im ported...............................   <  @13
D om estic....................................................  @05
F rench M ustard,  8 oz $  dozen...........  @75
L arge  G othic............   @1  35
Oil Tanks, Star 60  g allo n......................   @10  00
Peas, G reen B ush....................................   @1  75
Pow der,  K eg ........................................... 4  oo@
y2 K eg...................................... 2 50©
Sago  ..........................................•................ 
Shot, d ro p .................................................1  60@
do  b u c k ...............................................1  80@
S ag e.............................................................  @15
Tobacco C utters e a c h ..........................l   25@
T w in e .........................................................   18©25
T ap io c a ...................................................... 
5@6
W icking No. 1 $  gross..................................@40
do  No. 2  ........................................  @65
do  A rg a n d ...................................1  50©
CANDY,  FR U IT S  A N D   NUTS. 

do  Split p repared........................ @ 3y2

P u tn am  & Brooks quote as follow s:

5@6

do 

do 

do 
do 

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

F a n e y —in   B u lk .

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
...............................   @954
MIXED.

Straight, 25 ft  boxes...............................   @  9
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
©12
Royal, 25 ft  p ails..........................................  @10
Royal, 200 ft bbls.................................................  914
E xti-a, 25 ft  p ails.............................................  11
E xtra, 200 ft bbls................................................ 10
French Cream, 25 ft p ails.................................14
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases........................................... 13
Broken, 25  ft  pails.............................................1114
Broken, 200 ft  bbls.............................................loy*
Lemon  D rops.............................   ..................... 14
Sour D rops.................................... 15
P epperm int  D rops................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Chocolate D rops.................................16
H M Chocolate  D rops...................................... 20
Gum  D i-o p s....................................................... 10
Licorice D rops.................................................. 20
A B  Licorice  D rops.................................!.!. !l2
Lozenges, p la in ..................................................J5
Lozenges,  p rin te d .............................................16
Im p e ria ls............................................................ 15
M o tto es...............................................................15
Cream  B a r...................... 
"14
Molasses B a r.............................................. ".!! ]l4
Caram els.................................................... ..!.. .20
H and Made Cream s...................................22
P lain  Cream s.....................................................[is
D ecorated  Qream s.....................................23
String R ock............................................... ! 
15
B u rn t A lm onds................................................. *22
W intergreen  B erries............................15
Lozenges, plain  in  pails................................... 14
Lozenges, plain in  b b ls.....................................13;
Lozenges, printed in pails................................15
Lozenges, p rinted in  bb ls................................14
Chocolate Drops, in p ails..................................14
Gum   D rops, in pails..........................................  8
Gum  Drops, in b b ls............................................  7
Moss D rops, in  p ails.......................................... 11
Moss Drops, in b b ls...........................................   954
Sour Drops, in  p ails........................................ 12
Im perials, in  p ails...........................  
14
Im perials  in  bbls............................................... i s
Oranges $  b o x ..........................................
Oranges OO $  bo x ...................................
Oranges, Jam aica, $   b b l.......................7  50@3  00
Oranges, Im perials, $   bo x...................
Oranges, V alencia $   case.....................
Lemons,  choice...................................... 4  50@5  00
Lemons, fa n c y .............................................   @5 50
Bananas $  b u n ch ....................................
Malaga Grapes, $  k eg ............................
Malaga Grapes, $  b b l.............................
Figs,  layei-s  $ f t ........................................  12@16
Figs, fancy  do 
........................................   18@20
Figs, baskets 40 ft $  f t ..
@12V&
Dates, trails
do  ..
5
Dates, ?4 do
do  .
® 6
—  
Dates, sk in __
.......  @ 5
Dates, 54  skin.
© 6
....... 
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $ ft.........
© 9
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $ ft.................  @ 7
Dates, P ersian 50 ft box $ f t .................  @ 6)4
PEA NU TS.
Prim e Red,  raw   99  ft..
Choice
do  ..
Fancy
do  ..
Choice W hite, Va.do  ..
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  ..
Almonds,  Tenragona, $  f t............ ....... 
i9@:20
Almonds, loac a, 
do  ............ .......  @18
d o n .
Brazils, 
fc@10
do  ..
Pecons, 
9@15
do  .. 
I Filberts, B arcelona 
do  ..
Filberts, Sicily 
13@14
do  ..
I  W alnuts, Chilli 
do  .. 
W alnuts, G renobles 
15@16
do  . 
W alnuts, California 
Cocoa N uts, $   100 
H ickory N uts, large $   b u .. 
H ickory  N uts, sm all  do  ..

.......  @ 7
....... 
& 7
.......  @ 7)4
.......  @ 8)4

FRUITS.

@4  50

NUTS.

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PRO V ISIO N S.

LARD.

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The  G rand Rapids  Packing  &  Provis 

PO R K   IN   B A R R E L S.

LARD IN   T IN   P A IL S .  •

quote  as  follows:
DRY  SALT  MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases..........
1014
H alf Cases..............
do. 
109£
Long Clear m edium , 500 ft  Cases...........
1014
H alf C ases...........
do 
10&
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases................
1014
H alf Cases................
do. 
10J£
Short Clears, h eavy...................................
11
m edium ...............................
11
lig h t......................................
31
E x tra Long Clear Backs, 600  ft  cases..
1114
E x tra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases..
12
E x tra Long Clear Backs, 300  ft  case s..
1194
E x tra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  c a ses..
1214
Bellies, ex tra quality, 500 ft cases.........
11
Bellids, ex tra quality, 300 ft cases.........
1114
Bellies, ex tra qulaity, 200 ft cases.........
1114
H eavy  Mess, old............................................. $16  50
H eavy Mess,  new ............................................
Back, short cut, old..... .................................
Pig, short  cut, new,  b e tte r  th a n   m ess...  17  00
E x tra Fam ily Clear,  n ew .............................   13  00-
E x tra Clear Pig, new, Chicago  p acking..  18  50
E x tra  Clear, new, Chicago p acking...........
Clear Back, new, Chicago pack in g ............   19  OO-
Standard Clear, th e b est...............................
Boston  Clear....................................................
Tierces  __ : ................................................
814
30 and 50 ft T u b s.......... .............................
814
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.......................
814
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  rack s...................
8=4
3 ft Pails, 20 in a  case...............................
914
5 ft Pails, 12 in a c a s e ...............................
914
10 ft Pails. 6 in a c a s e ...............................
9
1354
H am s cured in sw eet pickle, heav y __  
14
Ham s cured in sw eet pickle m edium .. 
lig h t......... 
14J4
Shoulders,  boneless.................................
8)4,
Shoulder, cured in sw eet  p ickle........... 
12
E x tra Clear B acon....................................  
Dried Beef,  E x tra ..................................... 
11)4
E x tra Mess Beef, w arranted 200 fts............ 10  70-
E x tra  Mess,  Chicago  p acking.....................
P ork  Sausage.....................................................10
H am   Sausage.....................................................15
Tongue  Sausage.............................................  
l l
Liver Sausage......................................................  8
F ra n k fo rt  Sausage............................................ 10
Blood  Sausage............................... 
8
Bologna,  rin g ......................................................   8)4
Bologna,  stra ig h t...............................................   8)4
Bologna,  th ic k ....................................... 
8)4
H ead  Cheese........................................................  8
In  half b a rre ls........................................................   3 75-
In  q u a rte r b arre ls.................................................   2 00-
In  k its..................................................................
In  h alf b a rre ls......................................................... $3 75-
In  q u a rte r b a rre ls.................................................  2 00
I n k its ......................................... 

95-
Prices nam ed are  lowest  a t tim e of going to  
press, and are good only fo r th a t date, sub ject 
to m ark et fluctuations.

SMOKED MEATS— CANVASSED  O R  P L A IN .

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND  SM OKED.

B E E F  IN  BA RR ELS.

P IG S ’  FEET.

T R IP E .

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F R E S H   M EA TS.

Jp h n   M ohrhard  quotes  th e trad e as follow s:
Fresh  Beef, sides.....................................  6  @ 7
Fresh  Beef, hind  q u a rte rs...................   8  @  8J4-
Dressed  H ogs............................................  @  6
M utton,  carcasses....................................   6 ©   6)4.
V eal.............................................................   9)4@10
Fow ls.......................................................... 
ll@  12
C hickens......................................................14 @16
P ork  Sausage.............................................  9 @10
Bologna..........................................................9 ©lft.

£)r\>  (Boobs.

S co u rin g   W ool  a t  th e   M ill.
P rom  th e  Boston Jo u rn al of Commerce.

It is surprising  what a difference of opin­
ion still exists on this  subject  among  mill 
agents.  We  heard  only recently of a mill 
being changed back from machine  scouring 
to the old hand scouring tub and  rinse  box, 
with the assertion by the  agent  that  there 
was “nothing like it,” in  his  estimation  at 
least.  We do not think that any mill  agent 
who will give the matter  due  consideration 
will at this day use the old  tub  process, us­
ing salt largely for  scouring, and  plunging 
the wool while hot  from  the  tub  into  the 
■cold water of the rinse box.  It is more than 
likely  that  the 
introduction  of  improved 
■wool-scouring machines has more to do with 
improvement in this  line  than  the  actual 
inversion of manufacturers  to a better sys- 
cor
Then, again, worsted  combers, espeo
tern.
ially of the coarser grades, have made great­
er progress for the  reason  that  they could I 
take greater chances,  in fact could  not wait 
for cold-water rinsing and hours of draining, 
but the stock is hurried  through the  earlier 
processes in combing hot from the  last rolls 
of the wool-washing  .machine.  The  intro­
duction  of  improved  machinery  for  wool- 
scouring has almost necessitated  the  use of 
hot water in the  last  bowl,  and  the  wool 
comes from the  machine  clean  and hot, al­
though an old hand-scourer seeing the  stock 
for the first time would be apt to say,  “Ain’t 
you goiug to rinse it?”  The old  time  pro­
cess of  washing  wool  by hand, and  using 
soda ash and  salt as  cleansing  materials, is 
fast taking its position in the records of  the 
past, except in small mills  where  it  is  not 
profitable to use even the smallest  machine. 
Wool-scouring is  indeed a science,  a  simple 
one ’tis true, but when fairly mastered would 
change the fortunes of many a small  mill of 
the present day.  The old process  has often 
run wool  enough  away through  the  little 
sluiceways that would have made a dividend 
for a reasonable investment. 
In fact, many 
dye kettles at4the present  time afford a con­
stant leak for small quantities of wool every 
time the  kettle is filled  and  emptied  that 
would amount to a round sum at each stock­
taking  time, if  it  could  be  gathered  and 
weighed.

H ow  B oys’ M arbles a re  M ade.

Almost all the “marbles” with which boys 
everywhere  amuse  themselves,  in  season 
and out of season, on pavement and in shady 
spots,  are  made  at  Oberstein,  Germany. 
There are large agate  quarries  and  mills in 
that neighborhood, and the  refuse is turned 
to good account in providing the small stone 
balls for experts  to  “knuckle”  with.  The 
stone is broken into small cubes by blows of 
a light  hammer.  These  small  blocks  of 
stone are thrown by the  shovelful  into  the 
hopper of a small mill, formed of a bedstone 
having its surface  grooved  with  concentric 
furrows; above this is  the “runner,”  which 
is of some hard wood having a level face on 
its lower surface.  The upper block is made 
to revolve rapidly,  water.being delivered up­
on the grooves the bedstone where  the mar­
bles are being rounded.  It  takes  about  fif­
teen minutes to finish a bushel of good mar­
bles, ready  for  the  boys’  knuckles.  One 
mill will turn out 100,000 marbles per week. 
The very  hardest  “crackers,” as  the  boys 
call  them, are  made  by a slower  process, 
somewhat  analogous,  however, to  the oth­
er.

T h e  G rip sack   B rig ad e.

Charley Robinson says he hasn’t any mon­

ey up on Blaine this year.

O.  A.  Ball 

is  accompanying  Sullivan 
Haugli on a fortnight’s northern trip  among 
the customers of Cody, Ball & Co.

John D. Mangum  spent  last  week  with 
left 

friends at  Jackson  and  vicinity, and 
Monday for a six weeks’ northern trip.

Free advice to a salesman:  A man ought 
to know his own business  jptter  than  you; 
if not, it is your business  not to be concern­
ed in his business.

Charley  Robinson  went  hunting  up at 
Morley the other day. 
lie shot a  partridge, 
which  was  exaggerated  to  a deer  by  the 
time he reached Grand Rapids.  The boy he 
bought it of has more of the  same  sort  for 
sale at two shillings apiece.

W . G. Hawkins and  wife  have  returned 
from  Delaware, where  they  have  been  for 
the past three weeks.  Mr.  Hawkins has  re­
sumed his trips on the road.

Members of Post A should  not  forget the 
regular meeting of the  association, which is 
to be held at T h e  T r a d e s m a n   office Satur­
day evening of the present  week.  Matters 
of vital importance will come up for  action, 
making  it  essential 
that  every  member 
should be on hand without fail.
P u re ly  P e rso n a l.

Thomas M. Freeman has  returned from a 
trip to  New  York, where  he  visited  the 
houses which he  represents  here in a brok­
erage capacity.

Gaius W. Perkins  and  Wm. T.  Hess,  the 
alpha and omega of  the* firm  of  Perkins  & 
Hess,  left  Saturday for  Gunn  Lake,  Barry 
county, for a hunting and fishing trip.

Dr. C. S. Hazeltine left  Friday for  Hen­
derson, Ky., where he will visit his  partner, 
Capt.  C. S. Perkins, for  a few  days,  when 
both will proceed to St. Louis to  attend the 
annual  meeting of the National  Wholesale! 
they are j 
Druggists’  Association, of  which 
members.

T h in g s  H eart!  on  th e   S treet.

That business will hum after election.
That it is no  use  trying to drive  square 

pegs into round holes.

That the chances  are  greatly in favor of 

the man who takes no chances.

That  the  present  check to  business 

is 

largely due to an absence of checks.

That when times are dull a man  don’t re­

joice to see his neighbor working nights.

That it is a suspicious  sign  in dull  times 
to receive a large sample order  from  an un­
heard-of house.

That patent lever cuff buttons  have  done 
more to prevent the use of profane language 
than all other moral influences in  existence.
lately  purchased  by  Ar 
thur B. Wykes at 88  Coit  avenue  will  ere 
long  be  the  home  of  John  J. Sours  and 
bride.

That the house 

That one or two  jobbers at  this  market 
would  sell a man  goods  on  four  months’ 
credit when they woudn’t lend  him ten dol­
lars until he was out of sight.

Dr.

P re sid e n t  C ro u te r’s  O p inion.
Geo.  W.  Crouter,  President  of  the
Michigan State Pharmaceutical  Association, 
and  one  of th e  leading  druggists  of  the 
State, writes as  follows:  “Your  journal is 
doing  more good  work  for  the druggists of 
Michigan than any  other paper in the  State. 
Therefore, every druggist in the State should 
subscribe for T h e  M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .”

Good  W o rd s  U n solicited.

F u r b e r & Kidder, general  dealers,  Hopkins: 

“I t is good.” 

A. B. C arpenter, grocer, Big  Rapids:  “Find 

I cannot do w ithout T h e  T r a d e s m a n .”

Philip  B.  Kirkwood,  druggist,  N egaunee: 
“All  M ichigan  enterprises  th a t  give  as good 
value fo r the m oney  ought  to  be  sustained.’

,

H ID E S , P E L T S   A N D   FU RS.

P erkins & H ess quote as  fohows:

H ID E S .

®   \

G reen.................................................. $  
P a rt  cu red .................................................  8  @  814
Full cu red .................................................. 814®  814
D ry hides and k ip s....................................  8  @12
Calf skins, green or cu re d .....................10  @12
Deacon sk in s............................. $  piece20  @50
Shearlings o r Suiftmer skins $3 p iece.. 10  @20
Fall p elts.................................................. -80  @50
W inter  p elts..........................................1  00  @1  2a
Fine washed  B)......................................   24@  26
Coarse w ashed........................................... 18  @20
U nw ashed...................................................2^3
Tallow .........................: . .............................514@

SH E E P PELTS.

W OOL.

OYSTERS  A N D   F IS H .

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

New York C ounts...................................................40
F. J. D. Selects  ...................................................... 35
S e le c ts......................................................................31
F. J. D .......................................................
...20 
F av o rite....................................................
...18 
M edium ....................................................
...16 
P rim e .......................................................
.1  75 
Selects, p er gallon.................................
.1  10
S tan d ard s.................................................

FR ESH   F IS H .

Codfish................................................................. 10
H ad d o ck ...............................................................  J
Sm elts............... 
*>
M ackinaw T ro u t.................................................  8
M ackerel..............................................................15
W hitefish  ............................................................ "@8
Smoked W hitefish  and T ro u t....................... 12
Smoked  S turgeon............................................ 12

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

A dvertisem ents  of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in th is colum n a t the rate of 25 cents per week, 
each and every insertion.  One  cen t  fo r  each 
additional word.  Advance paym ent.
n O R   SALE—Crockery, fu rn itu re   and under­
crowing  northern  town.
Stock  will  inventory  about  $1,200.  Will  re n t 
building  for  8125  per  year.  No  opposition. 
Good opportunity.  Best of reasons fo r selling. 
All cash, or p a rt cash and security for balance. 
A ddress “ Crockery,”  care  “The  T radesm an.'’

tak in g  stool

57 tf

-A com 
Jars’ pi

w ant  to  sell  a six ton nearly 
r  
new, Howe 22  foot plat form scale.  Can be 
seen a t 91 Canal street. W. T. L am oreaux, Agt.
I ¡'OR  EXCHANGE—A $600 real  estate  m ort- 
1  gage, a $1,250  land  contract,  40  acres  of 
wild tim ber land, and  a  good  livery  stock.  I
will exchange fo r sto ck of d r\ goods ,  clothing
or groceries. Addre ss O.  IV Kibbj ,  B<diaire,
59*
Ant rim  Co.,  Mich.
•,  w ith 
w rANTED— 
desir-
eight y<
es a situation w ith a jobbin g or  imm u Pac tur-
ing house.  C¡in give best  0t city  r elei"enees.
Adf ress, Bool c-keept r, care The T r adesiinan.”
TT'OR SA LE--l  have a fine new stoi-e bililding
dwelling house md 40 1n siness and dwel-
r
ling lots in El m ira f< r sale on easy te n ns.  D.
C  L'uderw ooi .
I?OR EXCHANGE—1 have 80 acres  of choice 
hard wood land lying w ithin  th ree  and a 
half m iles of T ustin, six acres cleared and 150,- 
000 of cork  pine  standing  on  sam e,  which  I 
will exchange fo r city lots in G rand  Rapids or 
sell on reasonable term s.  D.  C. Underwood.

book-lie
experie

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aetical

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nee

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TWO  BOOKS  ONLY

For  All  Purposes.

N A M E L Y   :  “ TH E   A C C O U N T   BOOK,”| 
combining both D A Y  BOOK  and LE D G E R  
in  one,  by  w hich customers itemized  state­
ments  are  furnished  in  one-third  the  time 
required  by  the usual  process,  as  hundreds 
■who are using it -will cheerfully te stify.

AND

“ T H E   CO M PEN D IU M ,”  requiring but  io 
minutes a  day  to  record  each  day’s  cash 
transactions,  and  supply  a  complete  self- 
proving P R O F IT   and  LOSS  Balance  sheet 
whenever desired.

Full  details,  illustrated  by  example,  sent 
free  to  M ER CH A N TS  sending  name  and 
address  to H A L L   &  CO.,  Publishers,  154 
L a k e  St.,  CH ICAGO,  IL L .  If  possible 
send  b u s in e ss c a r d .

A novel excuse  lately advanced by an in­
genious  business  man  to a  would-be  buyer 
whom he wished  neither  to  sell  nor to in­
sult, is the following:  “Well,  my  friend, I 
really would like to fill  your order, but  the 
truth is my  book-keeper  is  sick  just  now, I 
and I cannot open any new accounts.”

We carry a full line  of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field  and garden. 
Parties  in  want  will  do 
well  to  write  or  see  the

GRAND  RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED  CO.

91  CANAL  STREET.

LIST  OF O F F IC E R S :

P resident—R ansom W. H aw ley, of  D etroit. 
Vice-Presidents—Ch a s. E. Sned eker, D etroit; 
L. W. Atk in s, G rand  Rapids;  I. N. A lexan­
d er, L ansing;  U. S. L ord, K alam azoo; H. E. 
Meek er, Bay City.
Secretary  and  T reasurer—W.  N.  Me r e d it h , 
D etroit.
Board  of  T rustees,  F or  One  Y ear—J. C. P on­
t iu s, Chairm an, S. A. Munger, H. K. W h it e 
F o r Two  Y ears—D. Mo r r is,  A. W.  Cu lv er.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Spring  &  Com pany quote as  ionowo : 

W ID E  BROW N COTTONS. 

Androscoggin, 9-4.
Androscoggin, 8-4.
Pepperell,  7-4.......
Pepperell,  8-4.......
Pepperell,  9-4.......

Economy,  oz.

Pepperell, 10-4....... .25
.23
Pepperiell, 11-4....... .2754
.21
.16% Pequot,  7-4............ .18
Pequót,  8 -4 ...,— .21
.20
.2254 Pequot,  9-4...'....... .24
CHECKS.
P ark  Mills, No. 90. .14
.11
P ark Mills, No.  100.15
.10
Prodigy, oz............ .11
.10
.10 Otis  A p ro n............ .1054
.11 Otis  F u rn itu re __ .10%
.12 York,  1  oz.............. .10
.13 York, AA, ex tra  oz.14
OSNABURG,

A labam a brow n—   7%
Jew ell b riw n ..........   9%
K entucky  brow n.. 1014 
Lew iston  b 
Lane browi 
Loui
Pi

A labam a  p laid.........8
A ugusta p laid.........   8
Toledo plaid ............   7%
4¡Manchester  plaid..  7
...........9%  New  T e n n .p la id ... 11
aid__ 8 
I U tility plaid .............:  614
BLEACHED  COTTONS.
i...........8%|Greene, G,  A4...........  514
1114  Hill, 4-4.....................   8%
,36.. 
814  Hill, 7-8.....................  734
, A4. 
1214  Hope,  4-4................. 734
,5-4.
714  K ing  Phillip  cam-
, A4
6 
brie, A4..................1114
,5-4...............
8% Linwood,  4-4...........9
0.4-4...........
7  Lonsdale,  4-4...........  814
E. 5-5...........
914  Lonsdale  cam bric.1114 
AGC, A4-----
534 Langdon, GB, A 4...  914
R.  3-4...........
,  7%|Langdon,  45.............14
tone, AA 4-4 
,.614|Masonville,  4-4.......914
lan, X, A 4...
734  Maxwell. A4............1014
,y,  4-4...........
,  714 New Y ork Mill, 4-4.1014 
4-4..............
614 New Jersey,  4-4—   8 
.  4  Pocasset,  P. M. C..  714 
,  714  Pride of the W est..1214 
,  914  Pocahontas,  4-4—   814
914  Slaterville, 7-8.........  614
.  834|Victoi-ia,  A A ...........9
.  8%|Woodbury, 4-4...........534
,  W hitinsville,  4-4...  714
.12  W hitinsville, 7-8____614
.  7  W am sutta, A4.........1014
.  614  W illiams ville,  36... 1014

Avondale,  3f 
A rt  cam bric 
Androscoggi 
Androscoggi
Balli 
Ball«
Boott,
Boott,
Boott,
Boott,
Blacki 
Chapn 
Conwi 
Cabot,
Cabc 
Cane 
Dora 
Dwij 
Dav<
F rui 
F rui 
Frui
Gold Medal, 
Gold Medal, 
Gilded  Age.

;ht Anc 
»1, 4-4.. 
i of Lo< 
tof Lo< 
t  of  th

ior,A4 
in, 4-4 . 
Loom

Crow n.................
No.  10..................
C oin.....................
A nchor................
C en ten n ial.........
B la c k b u rn .........
D avol...................
L ondon................
P a e o n ia ..............
Red  C ross...........
Social  Im perial.

Albion,  solid__
Albion,  g re y —
Allen’s  checks..
A den’s  fa n c y ...
Allen’s p in k .......
Allen’s p u rp le ...
A m erican, fancy 
Arnold fa n c y ....
Berlin solid.........
Cocheco  fan cy ..
Cocheco robes...
Conestoga fancy
E d d y sto n e .......
Eagle  fan cy .......
G arner p in k .......

S IL E S IA S .
iMasonville T S.........  8
.17 
.1214 M asonville  S ........... 1014
L o n sd ale..................  914
.10
Lonsdale A ...............16
.15
N ictory  O ................
V ictory J ..................
!  8 
V ictory  D ................
.14 
Victory  K ................  214
.121
Phoenix A ................1914
Phoenix  B ................1014
10 
Phoenix X X ............. 5
16
P R IN T S .
.534 ¡G loucester................6
.6  G loucesterm ourn’g.6
.534  H am ilton  fa n c y __ 6
. 5 34  H artel fa n c y ............ 6
, .6% M errim ac  D ..............6
,. 654 M a n ch ester..............6
.. 534 O riental fa n c y .........6
..6 
,  534 ¡Pacific  robes............6
..8  R ichm ond................. 6
. .634  Steel R iv er............... 534
..6  Simpson’s ................. 6
..6  W ashington fan cy ..
..5  W ashington  b lu e s..734 
..654

¡Oriental  ro b es.........634

Ibarbware.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Prevailin

rates  a t  Chicago  are  as  follow s: 
AUGERS AND B ITS.

B u y in g   F o re ig n   in   P re fe re n c e   to   H om e 

P ro d u c ts.  ■

Ives’
N. H 
DOU£
Pierces 
Snell’s. 
Cook’s 
Jenni n 
Jennin

old  sty le............................
C. Co...................................
ass’ .....................i..............

new

BOUTS

rent.

g en u in e.. 
im itation.

Spring...
Railroad 
Garden..

Hand
Cow......
Call.........
Gong__
Door, Sar

Stove.
Carria 
Plow
Sleigh Shoe.................................
Cast B arrel  B olts......................
W rought B arrel B olts.............
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.......
Cast Square S pring.................
Cast  C hain..........................■__
W rought Barrel, brass  knob.
W rought S q u a re ......................
W rought Sunk F lu sh ..............
W rought  Bronze  and  Platec
F lu sh ........................................
Iv es’  D oor...................................

Two  amusing instances of  the  besetting 
weakness of human nature for  placing a fic­
titious value on articles of foreign  manitfac- 
ture were  recently  recorded. 
In  one  in­
stance the representative of a  wealthy  Eng­
lish family that would use  no  table  cutlery 
except  that  sold  at a  particular  shop  in 
Paris, inquiring if he could  rely  upon  the 
quality being the same as  that of  the  last 
purchase, was answered that the  house sold 
nothing but the best  Sheffield  make.  The 
other  instance is that  of a Dutchman  who 
paid an exorbitant price for a kitchen  stove 
in Paris, and had it carried at a good  round 
expense to Rotterdam.  The  stove  required 
some little fixing  before  being  put iu use, 
and the Rotterdam  manufacturer  who was 
entrusted with  the job succeeded  in  remov­
ing the attached  trade-mark, thereby expos­
ing his own cast on  the  plate,  in satisfying 
the  purchaser  that  he  made  the  stove.
These are typical  cases, not  typical of  the 
nationalities  represented, but  of  the  idea 
that it is requisite to go away front  home to 
get  what is best.  Tt is  not  necessary  for 
Americans to go abroad to see the  indefinite 
multiplication  of  instances  equally  absurd.
Millions of dollars yearly find their  way out 
of the country to  pay  for  foreign  products 
that could  be  had  of  home  manufacture 
quite as cheaply, and in  many 
instances of 
superior quality.  Foreign trade-marks have 
a fascination for a good many, and they buy 
the trade-mark  without  much  reference to 
the quality of the goods.  The family of the 
English gentleman and the  Rotterdam  citi­
zen  are more than matched in this  country.
This buying  foreign in  preference to  home 
products  reacts  upon  the purchaser, mak­
ing less  demand  for  what he  produces, or I Spring for Screen Door 
for  his  labor.  Good  judgment—common 
prudence—leads sensible people  to  patron­
ize home  industries  whenever  practicable.
There are others who would be better suited 
by having foreign  trade-marks  attacked to 
articles of home manufacture,  and the price 
advanced one hundred per cent.

E ly’s 1-10... 
H ick’s C. F
G. D..........
M usk et....

B arber  .. 
B a ck u s.. 
Spotford. 
Am. Ball.

BRACES.

BUTTS,  CAST.

CA TRIDG ES.

Cast Loose P in, figured.....................
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed.......
Cast Loose Jo int, genuine bronzed. 
W rought N arrow , bright fast  jo in t
W rounht Loose  P in ..........................
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip .........
W roughtLoose P in,.japanned.........
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silver 
W ro ughtT able.. 
W rought Inside 
W ro u g h t B rass.. 
Blind. Clark’s ... 
Blind, P a rk e r’s . . 
Blind,  Shepard’s

tipped

Blind.

Well, p lain .............................................
Well, sw ivel...........................................

per
.per

50
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55
.. .dis
50
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.. .dis
50
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60&10
15
20
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..dis 50 A 1.1
.dis
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.dis
55
50
.dis
.dis
55
.dis
60
. .dis 55&10
..d is 55&10
.dis
30
50&10&10 
.dis  50&10

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50
50
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4  00 
4 50

*  60 
60 
60 
50&10 
60 
60&  5 
60&  5
60&  5 
60 
60 
65&10 
70&10 
70&10 
70 
15  00 
18 00

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Rim Fire, U. M. C. & W inchester  new list
Rim Fire* U nited  States. «......................dis
Central F ire ................................................dis

F IN E   BROW N  COTTON!
hard, 40 
Indian Or
Indian Orchard, 36
Laconia  B, 7-4.......
Lym an B, 40-in__
Mass. BB, 4 -4 ......
N ashua  E, 40-in...
N ashua  R, 4-4.......
N ashua 0 , 7-8.........
N ew m arket N .......
Pepperell E, 39-in. 
Pepperell  R, A4... 
Pepperell  O, 7-8... 
Pepperell  N, 3-4...
Pocasset  C, 4-4__
Saranac  R ............
Saranac  E ............

A ppleton  A, 4-4....  8 
Boott  M, A4............  734
Boston  F, 4-4..........   8
C ontinental C, A3..  734 
C ontinental D, 40 in  834 
Conestoga W, 4-4...  7 
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  554 
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  634
Dwight  X, 3 4 .........6
Dwight Y, 7-8..........   654
Dwight  Z, 4-4..........   7
Dwight Star, 4-4—   734 
E w ightS tar,40-in..  9 
E nterprise EE, 36..  554 
G reat Falls E, 4-4...  7
F arm ers’ A, 4-4.......634
Indian  Or

D M ESTIC  i

3ks,

dress

,7-4.
,8-4.

îoskea
loskea

8
13%
37%

E a r sto n ...  ......... 9%

rusta, A4.. 
.tt  M, A4., 
.tt  FF, 4-4.

TTONS.
rell.  104...
rell,  11-4.......

HEAVY 
A, A 4.... 
H, 4-4.... 
D, 4-4....
P, 4-4.......
!  LL, A4...

dress styl  954
Boo d io ld .............. 13%
dress  sty les......... 13%
styl«

iRenfi
Johns m  M anfg Co,
Johns ou  M anfg Co,
Slaterville, 
dress
9
White Mfg Co, stap 73i
W hite Mfg Co, tane 8
I White M anf’g  Co
Gordo
¡Greyl jck, 
¡  styh
¡Peppc
Poppt
Peque>t,  8 4 ............ 24
¡Peque t,  9 4 .............. 87 72
(VN  COrCTONS.
8%
iLawrt n ceX X , 44.
Lawrcmee  Y, 30...
¡Lawrtmee LL, 4 4 ..
5M
ÍNewuîa rk e tN .......
734
Mystic River, 4-4.. 6
8
Peque>t A, 4 4 .........
¡Piednîont,  36.........
¡Stark AA, 4 4 .........
7%
Trem ant  CC, 4 4 ...
5%
9
¡Utica 4-4...............
Wach u sett,  4 4 ....
754
IVVach
6M
u sett,  30-in..
JNGS.
¡Falls, x x x x ....... 18%
Falls, X X X ............ 15%
Falls# BB............... 11%
¡Falls, BBC, 36....... 19%.
Falls, aw ning....... 19
¡Hami Hou,  BT, 32. 12
Hami lton,  D ......... 9%,
¡Hami lton,  H .........
9%
>n  fa n c y ... 10
Hami
m A A ...........1354
Meth
in ASA.........18
Meth
A, 7-8...........11
A, 4-4...........13
AC A, 7-8.... 14 
AC A, 4-4.... 16
SE, 7-8......... 24
SE, 4-4......... 27
M. 7-8 ......... 22
M, 4-4...........25
ketSS&SSW 1154 
ket, S & SW.12 
ket,  SFS....12
ridge  A .......7
ridge  frn cy .  8

P lu n k e t. 
Lane: 
lale
L ang
A ndr 
Andr 
Pepp 
Pepp 
Pepp
Atl 
Atl 
A tl 
Atl 
Atl 
Adi 
Au] 
Bo< 
Bo< 
G it 
hid 
Ind
A 
A
Amoskeai 
Amoskeaj 
Amoskeai 
Amoskeai 
Amoskeai 
Amoskeai 
Prem ium  
Prem ium  
E x tra 4-4. 
E x tra 7-8. 
Gold Med 
CCA  7-8..
CT 4 4 __
RC 7-8__
BF 7-8__
AF 44 
Cordis 
Cordis 
Cordis 
Cordis 
Cordis 
Cordis
G
H ookset......... .........5 Washingîto n ....... ...  45£
...  5
Red  C ro ss....
s. s. & s sn s......... ..  5
F orest Grove
A m erican  A .........19 Old  Iroiis id e s... ... 15
W heatla n d ......... ...31
S tark A .........
B o sto n .......... .........  754 Otis  6 c
...10%
E verett  blue .........14 W arren AX A ... ...13%
E verett brow n .......14 W arren B B ....... ...1 1 %
.........13% W arren CC......... ...10%
Otis  AX A ...
m ey....... ...15
York  f t  
.........11%
Otis B B .........
VMBRICS
P A P E R   C.
s. s. & s ans......... ...  6
M anville.......

le, 4-4.. 
:ad, 4-4. 
ead 45-ii
,  ACA 
“ 4- 
,  A ...
;,  B . . .
■,  C ...
:,  D ...
-,  E ...
•, F .... 
A, 4-4. 
B .......

.145410
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.125
.14
.14
.16
.19
.14
.15
.15
.14
.13
.115

AAA, 
ACA, 
No. 1, 
No. 2. 
No. 3. 
No. 4.

GR A IN
.........8354
DEN

5 Edward

lEmp:

4..15

4-4.

R6d  C 
Berlin 
G arnei
Brooki 
C lark’i 
J. & P.

istle Mills.

IGANf 
154 ¡Ti 
154¡Ib
I54I
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)  E

■d.40

O. N. F. 
C oats..., 
m tic 6 co 
intic 3 co 
balls 
1.......

île  and  Phoenix 
Is ball sew ing.30 
M
jeh  &  D an iels...25
rricks ....■..........40
.........35
fiord   
11 & M anning__ 30
.25
y< '
CORSET JEANS

rlest 
e tin
o r y .................. 754 K earsage.................   8%
854 N aum keagsatteen.  8%
roscoggin sat.
Pepperell  bleached  8%
je R iver...........
654 Pepperell s a t..........   9%
endon..............
0%. R oekport.................   7
owell  Im p __
Law rence s a t...........  8%
Orch. Im p ....
754 Conegosat................  7
MICHIGAN  COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’  ASSOCIAI
Incorporated Dec. 10,1877—Charter  in   Force fo r 

Thirty Years.

M arb le Q u a rrie s in  G eorgia.

In Pickens county, Georgia, a  new source 
of marble supply for all purposes is about to 
be opened to the  market.  The  Industrial 
World notes the projected  development,  by 
northern capitalists, of  a  section  of  marble 
deposits in the above  named  county, where, 
it is claimed, the drillirfgs  thus  far  expose 
enough marble to rebuild the principal cities  Bibb’s 
of the Union.  The deposits which are found ' Beer 
in strata and in solid masses, are reported to 
embrace almost every known  variety  found 
in America,  and are of the best quality. The 
marble works easily, but is somewhat harder 
than  Vermont  marble.  Situated  in a sec­
tion  where  labor is cheap, and  where  the 
climate permits  the  quarries  to  be  worked 
all the  year  round, this  promises to be an 
important addition to the thriving industrial 
development of  Georgia.

T h e H a rd w a re  M a rk et.

I11 speaking of the New York market, the 
Commercial B ulletin  says:  I11  a  general 
way the  conditions of business on  the  mar­
ket for domestic hardware remain about the 
same as at the date of our last.  Business is
I not quick or full in volume, and  appears to 
be still confined mainly to an average  selec­
tion of standard  goods, but  keeps  moving 
along steadily from day to day and  no spec­
ial cause for complaint is suggested that can 
be called new or more discouraging than for 
some time past.  Supplies  keep  up well  in 
first hands, both as regards  quantity and as­
sortment, and in some eases are offered pret­
ty freely,  but manufacturers  avoid as much 
as possible any open "pressure to realize.

If sawdust, rags,  shavings of wood or oth­
er porous material lie sprinkled  or  moisten­
ed with vegetable or animal oil  and  packed 
together, they will become hot by slow oxid­
ation and in time will  take  fire  if  there  is 
not sufficient circulation of air  in  the  mass 
to carry off the heat developed.  Drying oils 
are worse in this  respect  than  others.  For 
instance, a pile  of  paper  or  sawdust  will 
take  fire in a short  time if saturated  with 
boiled linseed oil or varnish.

The fact that steel railway  ties  are  being 
successfully used on an English road  points 
to the possibility of  their  introduction  into 
this country in the not far  future.  The sci­
ence of railway building ought surely to em­
brace by this time a tie  more  durable  and 
safe than wood.  Perhaps after  all the  fear 
that has been so often expressed that tie tim­
ber will become exhausted  is  like  many of 
our troubles, more imaginary than real.

in 

It is noted  as  a  singular  fact  that  the 
United States,  with  all  its  triumphs in the 
application of electricity, has  only one elec­
tric  railway,  a  mile 
in 
France, Germany and Ireland  all  have sev­
eral roads of that  kind  eight or ten  miles 
long.  The latest invention  in  this  line, by 
the way, provides for using the waste power 
of the engine in lighting the streets  through 
which the railway may pass.

length, while 

The manufacture of malleable  iron  cook­
ing vessels is engaged in  quite  extensively 
by a  San  Francisco  stove  manufacturing 
company, which are giving very great  satis­
faction.  Unlike cast iron  pots,  the  mallea­
ble iron ones  are  practically  indestructible, 
as the test actions of heat  and  the  severest 
blow delivered against them show.

Metal that expands in cooling  is  made of 
lead, nine parts;  antimony,  two  parts; bis­
muth, one part.  This alloy can be  advanta­
geously used to fill small holes and defects in 
iron castings.

CH IS ELS.
Socket F irm er........................
Socket F ram in g .....................
Socket C orner........................
Socket Slicks..........................
B utchers’ Tanged  F irm e r.. 
B arton’s Socket  F irm ers... 
Cold..........................................

COMB

Curry, Law rence’ 
H otchkiss  ..........

dis 65&10
dis 65&10
dis 65&10
.dis 65&1Ü
dis
40
dis
20
.net

dis
dis

33%
25

40&10
49&10
40&10
60

1 

F enns’......................................
C O PPER .
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.

14X0^, J4XOO, l*X.OU.............................

M orse’s B it  Stock................................. dis
T aper and S traight S hank................... dis
Morse’s T aper  So5nk.......................... dis

D R IL LS

ELBOW S.

Com. 4 piece, 6  in ............................. doz n et $1  10
C orrugated............................................. .dis 20&10
A d ju sta b le............................................. dis 40&10

EX PA N SIV E B IT S.

Claris, small, $18  00;  large, $26  00.
Ives’, I, $18  00 ;  2, $24  00 ;  3, $30  00.

dis
dis

F IL E S .

A m erican File A ssociation  L ist....... dis
D isston’s ................................................. .dis
New  A m erican...................................... .dis
Nicholson’s ............................................. .dis
H eller’s .................................................. dis
H eller’s H orse  R asps.......................... dis
Nos. 16 to  20, 
L ist 

2’
1î
12 
D iscount, Ju n ia ta  45, Charcoal 50.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ............ dis

22 and  24,  25 and 26, 

13 
GAUGES.

GALVANIZED  IR O N ,

14

20
85

50
50
50
50
30
3354
28
18

50

HAMMERS.

15
Maydole & Co.’s .................................... .dis
K ip’s ....................................................... .dis
85
30
Y erkes&   P lum b’s ............................... .dis
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel..................... .30 c list 40
B lacksm ith’s Solid Cast Steel, H and . .30 c 40&10

HANGERS,

B arn Door K idder Mfg. Co.,  Wood tra c k  dis  5C
Champion, an ti-irietio n ..................... dis
60
40
Kidder, wood  tr a .k ............................. .dis

H IN G ES.

G ate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3..............- ............. .dis
60
S tate...............................................per doz, net, $ 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  iu.  454  14
and ¡longer.................................
354
n et
Screw Hook and Eye,  54  .........
1054
net
Screw Hook and Eye %............
854
n et
754
Screw Hook and Eye  34............
n et
Screw Hook and Eye,  %...........
754
.dis 60&1Ü
Strap and  T .................................
HOLLOW   W ARE.

Stam ped Tin W are......................................   60&10
JapannedriTin  W are...................................  20&10
G ranite  Iro n   W are..................................... 
25

HO ES.

G rub  1.................................................. $11  00, dis 40
G rub  2..................................................   11  50, dis 40
G rub 3................. .’................................   12  00, dis 40

KNOBS.

Door, m ineral, jap. trim m in g s.........$2  00, dis 61-
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m in g s__   2  50, dis 60
Door, porcelain, plated trim ­
m ings........................................... list,  7  25, dis 60
60
25, dis
Door, porcelain, trim m ings  list, 8  25, dis 
60
..dis
D raw er and  Shutter,  porcelain 
40
....d
P icture, H. L. Ju d d  &  Co.’s..  ..
. .dis
50
H e m a c ite......................................
LOCKS—DOOR.

list dis
Russell & Irw in Mfg. Co.’s reduced list dis
.........dis
Mallory, W heelnr  &  Co.’s ............
.........dis
B ranford’s ........................................
.........dis
Norwalk’s ..........................................

60
60
60
60

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .......

LEV ELS.

M ILLS.

Coffee, P ark ers  Co.’s .....................
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Mall 
Coffee, Landers, F erry &  Clark’s 
Coffee,  E n te rp rise..........................

45
.........dis
ables dis 45
45
.........dis
.........dis
25

MATTOCKS.

Adze  E y e........................................$16  00dis40&10
H unt  E ye........................................$15  00dis40&10
H lint’s ........................................... $18  50 dis 20 & 10

N A ILS.

Common, B rad and Fencing.

lOdto  60d...............................................$  keg $2  35
8 d a n d 9 d a d v ..................................................  
25
50
6d an d 7 d   adv..................................................  
4d and 5d  ad v...........................................
1 50 
3d  advance...............................................
3 00 
3d fine  advance........................................
1  75
Clinch nails,  adv — ..............................
I  lOd  8d 
4d
Finishing 
254 
134
Size—inches  (  3 
Adv. $  keg 
$1  25  1  50  1  75  2 00
Steel Nails^-Same' price as  above.
M OLLASSES GATES«

6d 
2 

Stebbin’s P a tte rn   .........................................dis
Stebbin’s G enuine.........................................dis
E nterprise,  self-m easuring....................... dis

Sperry & Co.’s, P ost,  handled..................  dis

MAULS.

50

O ILER S.

Zinc o r tin, Chase’s P a te n t.......................... dis  55
Zinc, w ith brass bo tto m ......................  
dis  50
Brass o r  Copper............................................. dis  40
R eaper........................................p er  gross, $12 n e t
O lm stead’s ....................................................  
50

PLA N ES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ..................................die
Sciota B ench............................... 
dig
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fan cy ....................... dis
Bench, first q u ality .......................................dis
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  iffid 

PA N S.

Fry, A cm e.. .*.........; ........................ . :... dis 40&10
Common, polished.......................
........ dis 
60
D ripping............................................. . . . . $   ft 
8

Iro n  and  T inned...................................d is 
Copper Rivets and B u rs.....................d is 

R IV E TS.

40
40

PA TEN T FLA N ISA ED  IR O N .

“A” Wood’s p aten t planished, N01
“ B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. S!5  to 27 

00
9

NP

Broken packs %c jp lb extra.

RO O FIN G  PLA TES.

R O PES.

SQUARES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  T e rn e .,................5 75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne ............   .  7  75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal T erne. ................12 00
IX , 20x28, ehoicC Charcoal  Terne ................16  90
Sisal, % In. and  la rg e r...................
.........  9
1514
M anilla.......
Steel and  Iro n ..............................................dis  50
Trv and Bevels................................. ............ dis  50
M itre  ................................................ ............ dis  20
Com. Smooth.  Com.
$3 00
3  00
3  00
3 00
3  20
3 40
A ll sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over  30  inches

Nos. 10 to  14.................................... $4  20 
Nos. 15 to  17..............
4  20 
Nos. 18 to   21....................................
4  20 
Nos. 22 to  24__
4  20 
Nos .25 to  26....................................
4 40 
No. 27.....................
4  60 
wide not less th an  2-10 extra.
SH EET  ZINC. 
B>............

SH EET IR O N .

In  casks of 600 fts, 
In sm aller quansities, 

lb..........
t i n n e r ’s  s o l d e r .
No. 1,  Refined...................................
M arket  H alf-and-half...................
Strictly  H alf-and-half...................

6
654

13 00
15  00
16

T IN   PLA TES.

Cards fo r  Charcoals, $6

10x14, Charcoal...............
IC,
..............  6 50
IX ,
•  10x14 Charcoal...............
..............  8 50
12x12,
IC,
50
IX,
12x12, Charcoal  ..............
..............  8 50
IC,
14x20, Charcoal...............
..............  6 50
IX,
14x20, Charcoal...............
..............  8 50
IX X ,
14x20, Charcoal................
..............  10 50
IXXX ,  14x20, Charcool...............
..............12 50
IX X X X , 14x20,  Charcoal.............................   14  50
IX , 
20x28, Charcoal.................................  18  00
DC, 
100 P late C harcoal..............................   6 50
DX, 
100 P late C harcoal..............................   8 50
DXX,  100 P late C harcoal..............................  10 50
DXXX,  100 P late Charcoal..........................   12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  P late add 1  50  to  6  75

rates. 

,•

TR A PS.

W IR E .

Steel,  G am e.........................................................
Onoida Com m untity,  Newhouse’s ............ dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & N orton’s __   60
H otchkiss’ ...........................................................  60
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’s ........................................  60
Mouse,  choker.........................................20e f} doz
Mouse,  delusion.................................. $1  26 % doz
B right  Mai’k e t............................... 
dis  60
A nnealed M arket...........................................dis  60
Coppered M arket...........................................dis  55
E x tra B ailing....................................... 
dis  55
Tinned  M arket.............................................. kis  40
Tinned  B room .................................................. lb  09
Tinned M attress..........................................$1 lb  834
Coppered  Spring  S teel................................dis 3734
P lain F ence................................................. 3$ lb  354
Barbed  F ence......................................................
Copper..................................................new  list n et
B rass..................................................... new   list n et

 

 

W IR E  GOODS.

B rig h t................................................................ dis  70
Screw E yes......................................................tdis  70
Hook’s ...............................................................dis  70
G ate H ooks and  E y es...................................dis  70

W l’EN CHES.

B axter’s A djustable,  nickeled................
Coe’s  G enuine 
............................... dis  50&10
Coe’s P at A gricultural,  w ro u g h t..............dis  65
Coe’s P at.,  m alleable.................................... dis  70

M ISCELLANEOU S.

35
20
30

Pum ps,  C istern...................................... dis  60&20
70
S c re w s...........................................................  
Casters, Bed and  P la te ........................... dis 
50
Dam pers,  A m erican................................... 
3354

FOSTER,
STEVENS

-WHOLESALE-

HARDWARE!

10  anil  12  M O N RO E  STR EE T,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN.

D etroit  and  Chicago  prices  duplicated  al­
ways, 4nd freights in our favor and shipm ents 
m ore prom pt m ake G rand Rapids the cheapest 
m arket.

W E   SO LICIT  T H E

DEALER’S  TRADE,

And NOT the Consumer’s.

A G E N T S  FOR  TH E

Riverside Steel  Nail

A gents fo r the

Simonds Saw

A gents fo r  the

Foster  Axe,

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

Foster,Stevens! Go.

.........dis

65

Which  are  taking

the  lead  w herever  in tro ­
duced.

\ K

•   T H E   CA RD   R A C K E T .

T h a t  M ethod o f A d v e rtisin g   G o in g   O ut  o f 

V ogue.

“The fancy card method of  advertising is 
going out of fashion now,” said the manager 
of a  large  clothing  house,  the  other  day. 
“You see it got to be too much of a nuisance 
altogether—whole  droves of people running 
after them, and  other  people  sending  for 
them  from all  over  the  state.  When  we 
first opened three years  ago, they had  just 
gone into  vogue.  We  gave  thousands of 
them away then and they did us good.  Peo­
ple who would never have  thought of  com­
ing in to buy came in to get cards, and  were 
pleased with our display, and came  again to 
buy.  We have given away as many  as  10,-
000 cards a day on opening  days.  Then the 
number would decrease, but  as  a  rule  they 
ran from three to five  hundred a day.  Our 
cards cost as much as  four  and  five  cents 
each for grown persons and  we  kept  infer­
ior cards for children.  They used to be well 
enough pleased  unless  they  saw an  older 
person come out with a more valuable  card. 
Then they would get mad;  and I have  seen 
children  tear  their  cards  into  shreds  and 
throw them on the pavement  merely  out of 
disappointment and spite.  I think  girls  of 
from  16 to 25  liked  them  best  and  got  the 
most.  Then after that  they wouldn’t  care 
about ’em as a rule  till they  gott up into the 
forties.  Then it got worse,  and  by  and  by 
it was a perfect  craze.  They  were  worse 
than children.  The  old  people  would  say 
that they liked to keep  ’em  and  look over 
’em and put ’em on the  walls  and  in  scrap 
books, just for all the world like  little  chil­
dren.

“These people as a rule were  not  buyers. 
Some Of them  would  come in  ten  times a 
day and swear they had never been  here be­
fore.  I used to spot ’em though, and  knew 
their game.  After 6 o’clock—the time when 
the factories were letting  out—whole  mobs 
of factory girls, as  many as twenty-five at a 
time,  would come in.  One would  ask for a 
card and get a direction to the parcel  coun­
ter.  Then the  whole  drove  would  string 
down after her, get  their card and  skip out. 
No, as a rule men didn’t bother  with  them. 
The card that took  best  was  the  Japanese 
baby.  It became a perfect rage and  we had 
cards and letters from all over the state ask­
ing for babies.  Yes, we  always  sent  one, 
provided the postage was sent.  By the way 
it was a common excuse  for  the  applicants 
to say  they  wished  to  send  the  cards  to 
friends in the country.  Yes,  on  the  whole
1 
think it paid us to advertise  in that  way; 
paid  us well,  but  it  got  to  be  too  much 
trouble and then buying people got  tired  of 
them;  so we  have  stopped  giving  them 
away.”

R o c k fo rd  R eferences.

Slowly but steadily Rockford is  regaining 
the ground lost by the  recent  fire, and  aug_ 
menting  her reputation as a trading  center. 
During the past few months, the farming el­
ement  seem to have  had a warm  place  in 
their hearts  for  the  fire-singed  town, and 
have accordingly left many dollars  with the 
merchants of the place, which too frequently 
heretofore have gone to the tills of  the  city 
dealer.  This spirit is worthy of  encourage­
ment, in the way  of  inducements  in  prices 
and fair dealing generally, and there is every 
reason for thinking that the Rockford  mer­
chants will take advantage of the opportuni­
ty, to their permanent good.

Geo. A.  Sage’s  new  block,  which  is the 
most substantial structure of  it  size  in  the 
place, is now nearly completed  and  will be 
. ready for occupancy about  November 1.  It 
is 24x66 feet in dimensions, and two  storiqs 
high.

John J. Ely’s brick store is so far complet­
ed that the shelving and counters  are  being 
put in.  About the  27th, Mr. Ely expects to 
get in new and complete dry goods  and gro 
eery stocks, when  he  will be  able to do a 
business in keeping with his former  reputa­
tion.

It is reported  that  E.  C.  Watkins  will 
erect a brick building on the vacant lot south 
of Ely’s store, and  that it will be  occupied 
by James  Colby, who is  desirous of  re-en­
gaging in the grocery business.

It is not unlikely  that D. R. Stocum  may 
erect a brick  building on  his  vacant  lot  on 
the east side of the  street, and  remove  his 
stock and business from the old location.

S and  L ak e, Sense.

In spite of the recent severe  visitation by 
fire, Sand Lake’exhibits signs of growth and 
enterprise that the conflagration has  served 
to intensify instead of  checking.  It  is  not 
unlikely that before many months of elapsed 
' —at any rate, before the end of another sea­
son—the burned district will be covered with 
buildings in every  respect  superior  to those 
destroyed.

The first to begin building  operations are 
O. E. Close & Co.,  who have  broken ground 
for a wooden estructure, which  will be  en­
closed with brick next  season.  The  build­
ing  will be 20x30  feet in  dimensions,  one 
story in hight, and is  expected  to  be  ready 
for occupancy in about ten days.

H. L. Carter is arranging  to  build a one- 
story  structure  30x60  feet  in  dimensions 
about a block remote  from  the  seat of the 
fire.  This  he  will  occupy as  a  furniture 
store until  next  summer, when he  will re­
build on his former  location  and  use  the 
building now in process of  construction  for 
a repair shop and manufacturing room.

J. L. Barker is preparing to build a  brick 
store building 30x80 feet in size, on  the  old 
location.  It will be rushed as soon as spring 
opens, the intention  being to  get  into  the 
new structure by midsummer.

SHEDS. BDLKLEÏ  l  U

—

I M P O R T E R S
Wholesale  Grocers,

AKTD

Cor. Ionia & Island Sts., Grand Rapids.

N ew  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.

Towel, 
Shamrock, 

Again we remind the Trade that we are the Sole Agents in 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,
.  Stearine,

These goods we sell regularly at the M anufacturers’ Prices, and deliver themjinjlfr 
box lots and upwards to all rail points in Michigan, freight  prepaid.  Please send forprice- 
lists and  samples.  See quotations on Grocery Page.

Mottled German, 

Lautz Soap,

Starch..

We are also the Sole Agents here for the NIAGARA  STARCH  W ORKS’  Starcli,  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  points  in  Michigan.  Q Send  for 
price lists.  See prices on Grocery page 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 
aud 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. 

g

Fancy Groceries.

We cany not only a complete line of staple goods, hut 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.
“ 

Apricots.
Egg Plums.
Pears.

“  Green  Gages.

Breakfast  Cocoa.

“

“

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

*  “ 
“ 
“' 
“  Quinces.
Grapes. 
Cherries.

« 
“ 
« 

“  Musliroons.

Italian Macarroni, 1  lb pkg.

“  Vermicella.

China Preserved Ginger, all size jars,

Queen Olives,  16 oz* and 27 oz. bottles.
F r e n c h  Capers,  genuine  imported  in  bottle.  K n o w le s  & Anderson s Jams and Jellies.
Choicest Salad Oil, Antonini& Co., Leghorn. 
■ 

,  _
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.  All 
correspondence and mail orders receive prompt attention.

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The D rum m ers’ Candidate..

From  th e  Chicago Grocer.

The latest candidate for  president  is  Mr.. 
J. Mulhatten, of Kentucky, who was nomin­
ated on Saturday, the  4th, by  the  drummer 
national convention at Louisville, Kentucky. 
The gentleman immediately accepted and has 
written his letter.  The  principal points  of 
interest in it are  that  the  uprising  of  the 
drummer fraternity means a new  era, when 
business men shall prevent professional pol­
iticians and the lower class  from  ruling the 
business interests of’tlie  country-  It favors 
prohibition, because no drummer or business 
man can drink  intoxicating  liquors  and  be 
successful.  It opposes convict labor because 
it is a pernicious  system  of  slavery, uncon­
stitutional,  and  interfering  with  honest 
workingmen; it is brutal,  cruel  and  a  relic 
of  barbarism.  It favors  retrenchment,  re­
form, the abolition  of  war  taxes, the  sur­
plus in the treasury to be  applied at once to 
liquidating the public debt and  toward pub­
lic improvements.  The drummers  claim to 
number  250,000  and  to  control  5,000,000 
votes.  As. Mr. Mulhatten  personally  sent 
out the dispatches concerning his nomination 
the facts  and  figures  may all be relied up-

Needed by evefy 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 Si, or one dozen 
expressed for $2.50 from  Kenyon  Brothers, 
Wakefield, Rhode  Island.

C O A L   A N D   B U IL D IN G   M A T E R IA L S .
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

Ohio W hite Lime, p er  b b l..................... 
1  05
”0
Ohio W hite Lime, car lo ts..................... 
Louisville Cemeni,  p er b b l................... 
J  *0
A kron Cem ent per  b b l.......................... 
t
Buffalo Cement,  p er b b l......................  
1  40
Car lo ts............................... .......................1  °5@110
P lastering hair, per b u ..........................  25@  30
Stucco, p er b b l.......................................... 
\   ¿5
Land plaster, per to n ............ ................. 
“
Land plaster, car lo ts.....................•....... 
3 uu
Fire brick, p er  M .................................... ®
F ire clay, p er  b bl..................................... 
«00
A nthracite, egg and grate, car lots. .$6  00@6  25 
A nthracite, stove and  n u t, car lo ts..  t>  2o@b  50
Cannell,  car lo ts.....................................
Ohio Lum p, car  lo ts...................••••••  «
Blossburg or  Cum berland, car lots..  4  50®5 00

COAL.

L U M B E R ,  L A T H   A N D   SH IN G LE S.

....... 

The Newaygo Com pany quote f. o. b. cars  as 

follow :
U ppers, 1 in c h .................................... Per M $44  00
U ppers, l\i, V/i and 2 in c h ..........................  40  00
Selects, 1 in c h ................. ..............................
Selects, V/i, 1V» and 2  in c h ..........................  3»  00
Fine Common, 1 in c h ...................................  3JJ  «u
Shop, 1 in c h ........................ . 
59
Fine, Common, 114, VA and 2 inch.  .........  32  00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  te e t  ...  15  00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 fe e t..........................  Jo 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 fe e t.......................... 
«¡J
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 le e t.......  15  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 f e e t..........................  16  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 fe e t..........................  17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 f e e t.........  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 fe e t........................ . •  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 fe e t............................  17  00
No. 2 Stocks-, 12 in., 12,14 and 16  fe e t.......  12  50
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 fe e t..........................  13  50
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 fe e t..........................  14  oO
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 fe e t.......   Vi  50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 fe e t..........................  13 50
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 f e e t..........................  14  50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16  fe e t.........  11  «0
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 f e e t............................  L*  50
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 f e e t........................     13  50
Coarse  Common  o r  shipping  culls, all
w idths and  le n g th s........................... 8 00® 9  00
A and B Strips, 4 o r 6 i n .............................   35  00
C Strips, 4 or 6 in ch ...................... ' ............. 
JJJJ
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths..........................  15  00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  fe e t................ 
00
No. 2 Fencing, 16 fe e t...................................  1-  00
No. 1 Fencing, 4  in c h ...................................  45  00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  in c h ...................................  1-00
Norway C and b etter, 4 o r 6 in c h ..............  M  00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B ...................  18  00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C.................................  14  50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  C om m on.... 
9  00
Bevel Siding,  6  inch.  C l e a r ..............  20  00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12.12 to 16 t t . .. 10  00@10 oO 
$1 additional fo r each 2 fe e t above 16 ft
36  00 
29  00 
17  00 
14  00
35 00 
26  00 
16  00 
14  00
3 50 
3 40 
3  00 
2 00
1  75
2  00

A.  B. 
C
m on.
in., N< 
L
a., No. 2 com m on—
. $1  00  additiinal. 
in., A. B a n d   Clear..
In., C............................
or 5 in., No. I  com ’n 
or 5 in., No. 2  com ’n 
ch, $1  00 additional, 
ird  Shingles..............

B 18 
B. 16

ig, 6

Th

Sh

Blaine  Whips,

Toy  Wins, ¡0
6. BOYS i CO, GUI A p ts

And Lashes of All Kinds and Prices. 

ORDERS  PROMPTLY  FILLED.

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

M U SK E G O N   B U S IN E S S   DIRECTOR'S".

MUSKEGON  NOVELTY  IRON  WORKS
Williams’  Patent  Novelty  Pipe  Wrench

Manufacturers  of  the

Best,  Strongest  and  M ost  Durable  Made.

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

Shop, Blacksmith,  Foundry and Boiler  Shop  Business. 

W  B CAREY & CO

361  Western  Avenue.

0I 8T E R 8,

-AND  JOBBERS  OF-

Frmits arici Produce.

ORDERS  PROM PTLY  PILLED .  BEST  GOODS  AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

Kline’s  Patent  Candler  and  Egg Carrier.

Tlio  Best  on  tlie  Marltet.

Consignments  Solicited.

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Can be made any Size, Round or Square, w ith any Capacity.  S tate  Territory 
for Sale by G.  O. SAYLES, Sole  A gent  for  th e  U nited  States, P. O. Box  1973, 
M uskegon, Mich. 
•___________________
OROUTT  8 z   OOLAF-A-ISTST,
Bittir, B ip .G ta . Frail, Grai, Hay, M , Pori, Proince
S. S. MORRIS  & ERO.,
Jobbers  of  Provisions,

PACK3SHS

MUSKEGON, MICH.

—AND—

CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

Choice  Smoked  Meats  a  Specialty.

Stores in O pera H ouse Block. Packing and W arehouse M arket and W ater Street.

CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO.,
Groceries  and  Provisions,

WHOLESALE

83,85 jid  87  PEARL  STREET and 114,116,118 and 120  OTTAWA  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

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Choice Butter a Specialty!

-  MICHIGAN.

BANANAS,  LEMONS, EGGS,  CHEESE,  VEG­

ETABLES,  APPLES,  CIDER.

Careful  Attention  Paid  to  Filling  Orders.

M. C. Russell, 48 Ottawa St., B’J Rapids.
I R A   O.  C R E D I T .
Oysters  and  Fruits.

WHOLESALE

Sole Agent  for

MANOKEN  BRAND.

30 and 32 Ionia Street

Grand Rapids, Mich

The  Old  Reliable

Pioneer  Cigar  Factory, 

H. SCHNEIDER & CO.,

proprietors.

21  Monroe Street,
The  following  brands  are  our  own  make and Union labelled goods: 

and George,
P en insular  Club,  Los  Dos,  Sehr  F ein,  L ouise,  M ocking  B ird,  E venin g  Star  and  K .  T. 
We are jobbers of  all kinds of Tobaccos  ann  Sm okers’  A rticles.

Grand Rapids.

PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY

E N G I N E S

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

88,90  and  92  South  Division  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

