GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER 3,188!.

NO. 63.

VOL. 2.
CLOVER SEED 

.  BEANS!
f. T. LA1RM, Apt,

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

91 Canal street.

O Y S T E R S   2

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

S : E J E 8 X > S   2

Clover, Timothy and all kinds  field  seeds  at 
bottom prices.  Write for quotations  when in 
need of seeds.

Oranges and Lemons

Green and Dried Fruits, Butter, Eggs,  and  all 
kinds of Produce.

MOSELEY  BROS.,

122  Moriroe  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

SEEDS

—FOR  THE—

FIELD  AND  GARDEN,
WHOLESALE  and RETAIL,

-----AT-----

—AT THE—

S E E D   S T O R E ,

91  Canal St., Grand Iiapids, Mich.

ff. T. LM EAUI A p t

WEATHERLY & CO,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  Wholesale  and  Retail

H i O N   P I P E ,

Brass  Goods,  Iron  and  Brass Fittings 

Mantles,  Grates,  Gas  Fixtures, 

Plumbers, Steam  Fitters,
—And Manufacturers of—

Galvanized  Iron  Cornice.

Special Attention given  to Collections  in  City 

or  Country.  Also

FIRE, LIFE &  ACCIDENT

In su ran ce,

Shoe and Leather......................................Boston
Cooper.................................»...........Dayton, Ohio
Union...........................................Pittsburgh,  Pa.
Germania.................................. Cincinnati,  Ohio

Total Assets represented, $3,516,808. 

c o r r e s p o n d e n c e   s o l i c i t e d .

TOWER  &  CHAPLIN,

General  Collectors,

And Lashes of All Kinds and Prices.

G. ROYS A CO, Ban A p ts
STEAM  LAUNDRY

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

43 and 45 Kent Street.

A. K. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WB  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

tended to.

JOHN  CAULFIELD

Is  our  Agent  In  Grand  Rapids  for  our 

FAMOUS

The best easy washer manufactured.

B. J. Johnson & Co.,

MILWAUKEE.

LIVE  GROCERYMEN
DETROIT  SOAP  CO.’S

-------SELL-------

------ FAMOUS-------

The Best Selling Brand  on  the  Mar­
ket.  A Strictly  Pure,  First-Class  A  1 
Family  Soap.  Big and  Lasting  Trade 
and Good Margin to Dealers.
Cody,  B all  &  Co.,

Sole Agents for Grand Rapids.

RETAILERS,

If you are selling goods to make 

a profit,  sell

L A V I N E

PRETTY  AND  NOT  POISON.

How  the  Appearance  of  Butter is Improv­

ed. by  the  Use  of Annato.

From the Chicago News.

They were seated in the reception-room of 
the  Northwestern  depot  awaiting  the  de­
parture of  the outgoing train  which  should 
convey them to their respective homes twelve 
or  fifteen  miles  from Chicago.  They were 
typical, middle-aged prairie  farmers’  wives, 
whom  hard  work,  anxiety  to  get  ahead, 
rough  western  winds,  and  greasy diet had 
robbed, long ago, of whatever beauty fleeting 
youth  had  bestowed.  Each  was  returning 
from a visit to the scenes of her childhood— 
one from New England and the  other  from 
Pennsylvania.  They  had  met  on  the road 
by appointment.

“ Yes,  it  gives  the  milk  a mighty pretty 
color, an’ don’t hurt it a  mite,”  said the old 
lady  from  Yankee  laud.  She  held  up,  as 
she spoke, a bottle containing a  dark liquid. 
“ I brung home a few  bottles and I left this 
out  of  my  trunk  for  you  to try.  Just you 
take it and you’ll find your milk will  go  off 
first-class.”

The other took the bottle and  gazed  at  it 

curiously.  The label was as follows:

Keep  Strictly  in  the  Dark. 

B E N E F IT .

K e e p   C o r k e d . 
Prepared by

Tliis 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.

H ariri GHeilcal Go.
HAWKINS & PERRY

STATE  AGENTS

MICHIGAN.
GRAND  KAPIDS,
THE  GRAND  RAPIDS

niS.

(Established  1866)  is  acknowledged  to  be the 
mostcomplete,thorough, practical, economical 
and truly popular school of its kind.  Demand 
for its graduates  greater  than  the  supply. 
For particulars enclose stamp for College Jour­
nal.  Address  C.  G.  SW M SBEBG,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich.

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  tlie

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED  CO.

91  CANAL STREET.

W. N.FULLER & GB
Engravers on Wood,

DESIGNERS  AND

Fine  Mechanical and  Furniture Work, In­

eluding Buildings, Etc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade, 

GRAND RAPIDS 

- 

MICH.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

JEWELER,

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN.

DU  YOU  KNOW
XiOriUard’s  Climax

—THAT—

PLUG  TOBACCO

With Red Tin Tag, is the best?  Is  thé purest; 
is never adulterated with glucose, barytes, mo­
lasses or any deleterous ingredients, as is  the 
ease with many other tobaccos?
Lorillard’s Rose  Leaf Fine Cut Tobacco 
is also made of the  finest  stock,  and  for  aro­
matic chewing quality is  second to none.
take first rank as a solid  durable  smoking to­
bacco wherever introduced.
Lorillard’s  Famous Snuffs 
have  been  used  for  over  124  years,  and are 
sold to a larger extent than any others.

Lorillard’s  Navy  Clippings 

- j o b b e r s   o f -

Horse Covers,  Oiled  Clothing, Awnings  and Tents.

73 Canal Street, Grand Rapids.

“ Now  you  don’t  want  to use but a few 
drops in each gallon of  milk,”  said the con­
scientious old dame who  had  presented  her 
companion  with  the  mysteriously  labeled 
vial.  “ It  don’t  take  but  mighty  little  to 
give  common  milk  a  look  like the rieliest 
from a Jersey cow. 
’Taint  no  use  talkin’, 
common  cow’s milk is nearly always white, 
an’  in  winter  specially,  kinder  bluish, an’ 
folks think when they  buy  it  that  it  ain’t 
pure  milk.  Send  the  best milk to the city 
you can, an’  if  it  ain’t  yellow,  folks think 
it’s  poor.  Now,  we’ve  been  shippin’  in 
milk for ten years or more to Chicago morn- 
in’ in and mornin’ out, an’  I’ve  learned  the 
whole kinks.”

“ Are  you  sure  this stuff won’t make the 
milk unhealthy,”  asked the other, still look­
ing at the bottle.

“ Not  a  mite.  Why,  down ’bout Boston, 
where I’ve been, the milkmen nearly all use 
it.  They  have to.  The trade demands yel­
low milk.  The man  that  makes  that  stuff 
does a powerful big business in  it.  He  has 
regular delivery wagons, and sends it out  to 
York  state,  too,  an’  down south.  1 hain’t 
heard of  any getting west before, but  when 
I  learned  about  it  an’ saw it, I knew ’twas 
just  what  we  was needen.  He sells it for 
$2.50  a  gallon. 
It  even  fools  the  inspec­
tors,”  said the guileless  old lady with a sat­
isfied sigh.

time 

From 

“ ‘ Benefit,’ ”  said a  dealer,  “is  the  trade 
name  of  a  preparation  of  annato. 
It  is 
nothing more than a solution of annato with 
enough alkali  added  to  keep  the  color  in 
suspension.  Annato is  a vegetable coloring 
matter obtained from the seed of a West In­
dian plant.  The seeds are a reddish yellow 
and  give  a  very strong color when ground. 
Some preparation  of  annato  is  universally 
ysed by dairymen to give butter  and  cheese 
the  rich  golden color demanded by the con­
sumers.  Nearly or quite all the high-priced, 
gilt-edged creamery butter  is colored in this 
way. 
immemorial  farmers’ 
wives  have  been  in the habit of purchasing 
annato  for  the  purpose of  coloring butter. 
People think that  pale  butter  is  poor  and 
won’t buy it. 
‘ Benefit ’  is manufactured by 
an  enterprising  Yankee  in one of  the near 
Boston towns, and is  used very generally, 1 
understand, by eastern milk dealers.  They 
use it because they have found the pure-milk 
scheme a failure.  Go into the  country  aud 
get milk warm from the cow, and unless she 
is  of  the  finest  blood  and  has the best of 
care, being fed with  pumpkins, carrots, and 
the like, the milk is usually white.  Cream, 
when it has collected, has a yellowish tinge, 
but  this  hue  does not  permeate throughout 
the  milk  naturally,  as  a  rule.  Annato  is 
perfectly harmless and there is no reason for 
objecting  to  its  presence in butter or milk. 
It is impossible to detect its use by anything 
short of  a chemical  analysis  and  that of  a 
large  quantity.  The  lactometer  does  not 
show its presence,  although  it  may  he  in­
ferred w’hen milk of  fine color shows a heavy 
percentage  of  water.  The  use  of  a little 
annato in milk cannot poss'ibly be injurious, 
but it is used to give it color when weakened 
with water.  A few drops will give a gallou 
of  milk  and  water  the  appearance  which 
belongs  only  to  the  genuine  lacteal  fluid. 
1  do  not  know  to what extent, if  any, the 
milk sold in Chicago  is colored, but I notice 
that  it  usually  has  a  fine  yellow hue and 
that the cream is tinged with gold.”

“Will  it  give chalk and water the look of 

milk?”  was asked.

“ Now, do you know that ehalk-and-water 
business is the most  absurd  of  delusions ?” 
he replied.  “ Think but  a moment and you 
will  see  how  impossible  it  would be for a 
mixture of chalk and  water  to  deceive  any 
one who had ever seen milk.  Chalk will not 
mix with water. 
It will settle to the bottom 
and leave the water on the top.  Burnt sugar 
is  sometimes used to give color  to milk and 
water, and soda is used, also, to keep it from 
souring, or to turn it  back when it has sour­
ed slightly.  Some eastern milk dealers like­

wise use caramel  and  salt.  But  all  these 
substances can be readily detected by the ex­
It  is  the  preparation of  annato that 
pert. 
baffles  him. 
Its  value  as a coloring matter 
for butter and cheese was recognized  at  the 
Centennial  Exposition by the award of  a di­
ploma to a New York manufacturer.  Proba­
bly its use as a milk coloring  was  not  then 
contemplated.  To what extent it  is  used in 
tliis section I do not know, but I hear people 
say they get milk of better quality and color 
than formerly.  Perhaps milk-producers are 
raising  the  standard of their cattle and per­
haps they are wise in  accordance with their 
generation and use annato.”

A  Traevler Who  Had  Plans.

From the Detroit Free Press.

A wholesale house in Detroit in which the 
firm  consists of four partners,  with  a  solid 
old  gentleman  at  the  head,  took on a new7 
traveler  a  few  days ago.  He was engaged 
and  packed  off  without  having  seen  the 
senior partner, and lie probaby didn’t  care a 
cent whether such a person  existed  or  not. 
He was coming in over one of the roads on a 
recent Saturday, and he had taken a  seat  in 
the smoker to enjoy a fifteen-center, when  a 
fellow traveler asked him how business was, 
and what firm he represented. 

“Business is infernal dull, and I represent 
the house of Blank & Co., Detroit,”  was  the 
answer.

* 

“Pretty solid house?”
“Oh, yes;  but rather cranky.”
“Going to be with it next year?”
“Well, that will depend.  When  I  get  in 
I’m going to ask for a position in  the  store. 
I’m  fitted  for  almost  any place there, and 
I’m going to push myself.”

“And then you’ll work for promotion?” 
“You bet! and if things come around right 
I’ll have an interest in the old  ranch  inside 
of two years.”

“E h!  How’s that?”
“Well,  the  old  crank  who furnishes  the 
doubloons  to  keep the business booming has 
two marriageable daughters, and  I’m  going 
to be his son-in-law or break  both  legs  try­
ing. 
I’ve got the pluck to succeed, aud  you 
can  bet  a  new  iiat  on  me any day in the 
year.”

The conversation died away very  soon af­
ter that, and in a little time the traveler was 
left to tiie comforts of his cigar.  He thought 
no more of the matter  until he walked  into 
tl.y store Monday morning  to  report.  The 
first man his eyes rested upon was liis fellow 
traveler on the train, and  the  old  gent  had 
his hat off, and seemed very much  at  home. 
He bowed to the drummer,  and  he  smiled, 
and he went to the door and called after him 
in  a  forgiving  tone,  but  the man escaped, 
and has not been seen in Detroit since.

Tlie Motor Power of tlie Human Body. 

From the Scientific American.

Dr.  Marcy, of  Paris, read a paper on this 
subject at the International Congress of Hy­
giene, in which  he  described  tlie  ingenious 
manner in which he  had succeeded in meas­
uring  the  motive power of  the human body 
in  its  every movement.  Planks with India 
rubber coils underneath,  recorded, by expel­
ling of the foot.  The motions were measur­
ed;  and  photographs,  taken  in  one-thou­
sandth  of  a second,  recorded every attitude 
during a leap, and where and  when  the  ef­
fort  was  the  greatest.  By such studies, M. 
Marcy  had  been  able  to  prove  that  some­
thing was gained in the power of walking in 
quickening  the  step  from  forty to seventy- 
five steps per  minute.  But  the latter figure 
was the extreme  limit;  with a greater num­
ber of steps power would only be lost instead 
of gained.

The  Blind  Enjoy  Smoking.

From the Philadelphia Press.

“The  belief  that  blind people don’t care 
about smoking is all nonsense,” said William 
Chapin,  the  Principal  of the Pennsylvania 
Institution for the Instruction of the  Blind, 
yesterday, “although it is one that is' largely 
indulged in. 
It is part of a theory  that  the 
pleasure  of  smoking  depends  on the satis­
faction derived from seeing  the  smoke  and 
the fire.  As  a  matter of fact, we have  in­
mates here who enjoy  nothing  so  much  as 
tobacco.  In some cases, we have had trouble 
in curing patients addicted to the use  of the 
weed, and, altogether, I think  there  is  suf­
ficient evidence to disprove tlie  smoke  idea. 
People acquire the art of smoking after their 
eyesight has been destroyed.

One  of  the  most  curious  properties  of 
quicksilver  is  its  capability of dissolving or 
of forming amalgams with other metals.  A 
sheet of gold  foil,  dropped into quicksilver, 
disappears almost as  quickly as a snowflake 
when  it drops into water. 
It has the power 
of  separating  or  readily  dissolving  those 
refractory njetals  which are  not acted  upon 
by our most powerful acids.  The  gold  and 
silver  miners  pour  it  into  their  machines 
holding  the  powder  gold  beaming  quartz; 
and  although  no  human  eye  can  detect a 
trace of the  precious  substance,  so  fine  are 
the  particles,  yet the liquid metal will hunt 
them out, and incorporate them into its mass.
The  total  amount  of  circulating medium 
in this country, wiiether in active circulation 
or in banks and national treasuries, is $36.40 
per head, a sum  in  excess  of  that  had  per 
head  by  the  population  of  any country ex­
cept  France.  There  the total is $52.85 per 
head. 
In  Ceylon  the  paper  circulation  is 
57 cents per head and the silver 28 cents.

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it  requires 

Still  at  Slow  Speed.

originate a popular article,  a method in busi­
ness, or any invention that promises a profit, 
let him be prepared for imitators who boldly 
claim his ideas as their own, and others who 
will dub a worthless article with the title he 
has  originated  and  thereby bring the name 
into disrepute.

Tlie era of low prices continues,  and  val­
ues, instead of being  on  the  upward  turn, 
still  have  a  downward tendency  in  many 
lines.  Tliis condition of affairs not only ex­
ists in  this country, but iD almost every part 
of the world.  Natural products and articles 
of  manufacture  are, in  general, lower than 
We  know  that  in  this  keen  race  to be 
they have ever been, and the prices of  labor 
rich, in the fierce struggle for success, it.will 
have  been  scaled  down in a corresponding 
be said that every man who  enters the busi­
ratio.  Reports from some countries indicate 
ness  field  must  expect  the above to be the 
that  business  is  even  more  inactive there 
rule and not the" except ion, and  the  amount 
than  it  has  been  here  for  some  months. 
of  praise  given  to  smart  rascals,  and the 
What the cause of this universal  depression 
knowledge that the world’s first  question  is 
is, is a question upon which political  econo­
not how a man got his  money,  but  lias  he 
mists cliffer, but whatever the cause may be, 
got  it,  would  seem  to  endorse this conclu­
a grain of comfort may he derived  from  the 
sion.  But in spite of this, men have proved 
fact that this country is not alone  in  suffer­
that it  pays to  combat  all  these  obstacles, 
ing the stress of a financial storm.  Perhaps 
which are principally tlie  efforts for a short 
the most plausible solution is that  with  the 
road to wealth, and stick to sterling, sturdy, 
close relations that have been established by 
old-fashioned  honesty  in trade, which  tells 
means  of 
increased  transportation,  tele­
in the long run, notwithstanding it may take 
graphs and cables, the diffefent parts  of  tlie 
a  long  run  to  make it tell.  But there is a 
world have been brought in such close  com­
large class that will pay for it and pay hand­
munication and state of interdependence that 
somely ;  hence, though confidence may be of 
the same causes affect all alike.  Too  much 
slow growth, the labor  of  rightlj  acquiring 
of almost everything lias been produced and 
it  proves  its  value, so that, beside the con­
there  can  be  no  revival  of  various indus-
scientious satisfaction enjoyed in the posses-
tries  until  the  surplus  lias been taken up,  sion, it will be acknowledged, even as a bus- 
and an active market created thereby.  Low  iness  move,  that  “ honesty  is  the best  po- 
priees, in short, are the direct result of a dis-  licy.” 
“ “  
proportion between the demand and  supply. 
A  Soap-Yielding  Tree.
I 
Business  interests  are  of  such  a nature  From the lrish Farmers.  Gazette, 
that  any  line  cannot  be  depressed to any j 
p or many years there  has existed  in Eng- 
great extent without affecting  other  depart-  iand  antl  France  a  large  demand  for  the 
ments of trade.  Low  values  are  generally  bark of  atree  growing  in  Chili, known  as 
regarded as being very antagonistic  to  com-  the  QUuiaja  Saponaria,  or  soap-yielding 
mercial prosperity, for the reason  that  mer-  Cullay.  Many  o£  those  who  suppiiecl  the 
chants suffer a shrinkage  in  buying  goods, | bark  bave  been  in  ignorance  of  the  pur- 
and 
free  and  active j pose for which  it  is  employed, and, with  a 
movement  of  a  much  larger  quantity  of j recklessness  as  blind  as  their  ignorance, 
goods  to  produce  the same volume of busi-  they have been content  to  destroy the  tree, 
ness.  There would be a greater consumption  without  caring  to  consider  where  future 
of  goods  at  low  values  if the very causes  supplies were  to come  from, or  to  know to
that depressed prices did not check it.
what uses the material was applied.  As a con­
A carful survey of the field, however, does 
sequence, tlie  tree  is  growing scarce in the 
not  result  in  gloomy  fears  for tlie future. 
Chilian  forests,  and  wool  and  silk  manu­
Time and patience will cure the present sick­
facturers in  England  and  France are  likely 
ness,  and  in  all  probability  it will not  be 
to  have  to  look  about  for  a  substitute 
very  long  now  until  there will be marked 
for  a  powerful  alkaloid  which  they  have 
signs of convalescence.  Meanwhile the finan­
been accustomed to use in cleansing the raw 
cial depression is having some very  benefic­
materials of  their manufactures.  The bark 
ial effects on business, and  more  especially 
of  the  Quillaja—a  tree which  obtains  co­
in tlie West and Northwest.  Speculation is 
lossal  dimensions even among  the giants of 
being  discouraged,  loose  business methods
a  Chilian  forest—is  rich  in  a  substance
are not being tolerated, credits are subjected j known as saponin, which is extremely valu- 
to  a  closer  scrutiny  than ever before,  and i able for dressing  silk  or  wool. 
It  is  said 
traders are being schooled in a conservatism  that a decoction prepared by placing a small 
that should be practiced under all conditions,  piece  of  this  bark,  and  soaking  it  over
The need of caution cannot be  too  strongly | night in water, will  in a minute  or  two  re- 
impressed upon jobbers and  retailers, espec-1 move grease  from  articles  of  clothing, and 
ially  in  a  new  country  where  everything  ieaVe«the cloth  clean  and  fresh  as  if  new. 
goes at a rapid pace.  Therefore the present | it  may  also  be  used  for  cleansing  hair
lesson is valuable.  So with the  disappoint­
brushes and  other  similar  purposes, under 
ments  and  hardships  of  a  depressed  con­
conditions in which  soap and  other alkalies 
dition of trade much good  is  also being  ac­
are powerless. 
It  is also suitable for a hair 
complished—enough indeed to  bring  about 
wash, and  it  is  said  to  be  largely used by 
full compensation in time. 
Inasmuch as the 
French  hairdressers,  though  the  mode  of 
wheels of  commerce did not come  to  a  stop 
preparation  is  kept  secret.  Such  a  tree 
suddenly, but by slow degrees, they  will  in­
ought  to  be  invaluable  in  Australia,  New 
crease their speed  gradually—almost imper­
Zealand,  Cape  Colony  and  other  colonies 
ceptibly at first.  This  is  better  for legiti­
where  wool-growing  is  a  staple  industry; 
mate trade, as it does not afford the same op­
and it has, we  believe, been  strongly recom­
portunity for speculation as sudden changes.
mended  by  Baron  Ferdinand  von  Muller 
among  the  plants whose  introduction  into 
Australia wonld  be  advantageous. 
It  is  a 
hardy evergreen  tree, with  a  white  flower, 
and  may  be  reproduced  by  seeds  or  by 
lipened cuttings placed in sand with  a little 
heat. 
In its natural habitat  it  is  met  with 
in  various  kinds  of  soil, from  those  of  a 
sandy nature to peat and loam.
Some  Precautions  for  Preventing  Fires. 
The  leading  causes of  fires are kerosene 
oil,  matches,  and  furnaces.  An  exchange 
offers tlie following excellent advice:
Always buy the best quality of oil.
Never make a sudden motion with a lamp, 

Tlie  Difficulties  W hich  Beset the  Honest 

may  also  oe  used  tor  cleansing 

Dealer.

It  must  be  confessed that the difficulties 
of doing a good square  business  in  a  good, 
thorough, square style are  becoming greater 
and  harder  than  ever  to combat.  Honest 
and  honorable  competition  has  given way 
largely  to  a  series  of  petty shifts to gain a 
mean advantage, and the  business  man  has 
frequently to  encounter  bold and unscrupu­
lous  lying  among  his  rivals. 
If young in 
business  and  needy,  he must solicit favors 
from men he despises and  have transactions 
with  others  whom  otherwise  he  would 
scorn to associate with;  he will  find that  it 
is  the  rule  for  men  to do much for policy 
and  very  little  for  principle;  that  it  is  a 
matter of difficulty to be his plain honest self, 
but it seems as if  he must go into  the  busi­
ness world with a set  of  actions,  pretences 
and even expression  that does not belong to 
him, but is assumed for that  particular pur­
pose, aud all too often  the assumption  grad­
ually  absorbs  other  and  better qualities of 
mind and heart, and becomes  his  real  char­
acter. 
Is  he  disposed  to sell pure and un­
adulterated goods, lie finds his  rival  taking 
away his trade by an inferior article, offered 
at a lower price, but affirmed to be its  equal 
in  every  particular;  does  he  do  his work 
faithfully  and  use  the  best  materials,  he 
finds himself underbid by a skillful competi­
tor, who cunningly works in inferior material, 
with careless and cheap  labor, and, worst of 
all,  the  buyer  will  give  the cheap bidder, 
even  when  the  quality  of  his  goods  and 
workmanship are suspected,  a  readier hear­
ing.

Then  what  an  immense  advantage 

the 
squarely  dishonest  man  of  to-day possess; 
he who does not mean to pay, who  buys  on 
credit without capital,  and contents himself 
with a mere fractional  profit, or no profit at 
all,  making  a failure, and being considered 
rather honorable because he  pays fifty cents 
on the dollar to his  creditors;  creditors who 
allow him to go on with  his  stock of  goods 
in  direct  competition  with  the  honorable 
men  on  the other side of the  street, selling 
the self-same goods bought  of  them  at  the 
self-same  first  price, which they expect the 
solvent party to pay  in  full  for.  Does  he

either in lifting it or setting it down.

Never place a lamp on tlie edge of  a table 

or mantel.

Never  fill  a  lamp  after dark even if you 

should have to go without a light.

See that the lampwicks  are  always  clean 

and that they work freely in the tube.

Never  take a light to a closet where there, 
If necessary to go to the closet, 

are clothes. 
place the light at a distance.

Matches should always be kept in earthen 

jars, or in tin.

They  should  never  be  left  where rats or 

mice can get hold of  them.

Have  good  safes  in  every  place  where 
matches  are  to  be  used,  and  never  let  a 
match be left on the floor.

Never let a match  go out of your hand af­
ter  lighting  it  until  you  are  sure that the 
fire is out, and then it is better to put it in  a 
stove or an earthen dish.

Have your furnaces examined carefully in 
the fall, and at least  once during the winter 
by  a  competent  person.  All  of  the pipes 
and flues should be carefully looked to.

If there are any closets in the  house  near 
chimneys or flues, which  there ought not  to 
be, put nothing of a combustible  nature into 
them.

Never  leave  any  wood  near  a  furnace, 

range, or stove to dry.

Have your stove looked  to  frequently,  to 
see  that  there  are  no holes for coal to drop 
out.

Never  put  any  hot  ashes  or  coal  in - a 

wooden receptacle.

Be  sure  that  there  are  no  curtains  or 

shades which can be blown into a gaslight.

A JO U R N A L DEVOTED TO TH E

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  3,  1884.

Merchants  and  Manufacturers’  Exchange.

Organized at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
Treasurer—Wm. Sears.
Executive  Committee—President,  Vice-Pres­
ident and Treasurer, ex-officio; O. A. Ball, one 
year;  L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two 
years.
Arbitration  Committee—I.  M.  Clark,  Ben  W. 
Putnam, Joseph Houseman.
Transportation Committee—Wilder D. Stevens, 
Geo. B. Dunton, Amos. S. Musselman.
Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, Arthur 
Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux.
Manufacturing Committee—Wm.  Cartwright, 
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings.
Annual Meeting—Second  Wednesday evening 
of October.
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday  even­
ing of each month.
Next Meeting—Wednesday evening,  Dec. 10.

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

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

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

A  Dakota  man  has  succeeded  in photo­
graphing a cyclone.  He probably wouldn’t 
hesitate  trying  to  get a focus on the Angel 
Gabriel when he sounds  the last trump.

Strange as it may  seem,  holidays  always 
-«heck business considerably,  and  the occur­
rence of Thanksgiving was  no  exception to 
the general rule, interfering very  noticeably 
with trade last week.  The  orders  received 
through the mailjand by telegraph and those 
secured by the traveling  men  are increasing 
in number and size, and  business  is  taking 
on a better aspect.

T he Tradesman welcomes a new corres­
pondent this week in the person of  Soliman 
Snooks, the extensive general dealer at Cant 
Hook Corners, who has promised to  furnish 
a series of letters descriptive  of  mercantile 
life and experience at  a  backroads  trading 
point.  Judging by his initial effort, the con­
tributions  will  be  interesting  reading, and 
the  new author is to be congratulated on the 
success awaiting him.

The  following  welcome  intelligence  was 
telegraphed all over the country  from Pitts­
burg  last  Saturday  night:  “ The  general 
feeling among business  men  is  daily  grow­
ing  more  hopeful.  Some  large  orders  for 
railroad supplies have  this  week been plac­
ed with manufacturers  and  bids  on  others 
have  been  asked  for.  The  feeling  among 
the iron men is decidedly  better  on account 
of the receipt of fair orders  for  the  product 
of the  mills.”

The career of  the  co-operative mercantile 
establishment,  soon 
to  be  started  by  the 
Knights of Labor of this city, will be watch­
ed with interest.  Co-operative  distribution, 
_ as a rule, offers only an illusive benefit,  and 
it is extremely unlikely  that  the present ex­
periment  will  prove  to  be  an  exception. 
Speaking of this subject,  the  Chicago News 
pertinently remarks:  “ The extension of the 
cash system  from  dry  goods  and  clothing, 
where it is now universal, to  food,  where  it 
is the exception,  would  of  itself be a great 
gain in the  direction  of  habits  of solvency 
upon the part  wage-earners.”

One of the most promising  features of the 
financial  horizon  is  the  posibility of  a  re­
trieval  in  the  grain  market.  European 
harvests have been  above  the average, to be 
sure, but even this does not meet the need of 
^England  and  the  Continent  for  food,  and 
there  seems  to  be  a  likelihood  that  there 
will not  be so much  competition from India 
and  other  quarters  as  there was  last  year. 
At  any rate  we  are  not  likely  to  lose  the 
market  through  wild  and  ruinous  specula- 
. tions, as we  did  last  year. 
In case we sell 
a great  quantity  at  a  reasonable  price, the 
comparative  prosperity  of  the  farmers will 
be felt by other  classes, and  there may be a 
moderate revival  of  business  before  spring 
comes.

Another incident has just occurred  show­
ing  the  phenomenal  good  luck  of  “Little 
Jake,” the East Saginaw  business man and 
capitalist.  Eighteen years ago  he loaned a 
friend $5Q0 to go  to  the  gold  regions  and 
make his fortune, the  friend  promising  to 
return  the  amount  with 
interest  in  six 
months. 
It did not come and “Little Jake” 
had given up all hopes, when on  last  Mon­
day he received a check for  $2,193.75, being 
the  amount  of  the  $500  and  interest  ait 
seven per cent, compounded every five years. 
The friend said in his  letter  accompanying 
the check that he wanted to make  his  word 
good, and wished the recipient of  the  money 
all manner of prosperity.

The amount of stock  required to establish 
a creamery at Lowell  has  been  taken,  and 
tiie  necessary  buildings  will  be  shortly 
erected.

AMONG t h e  t r a d e .

I N   T H E   C IT Y .

H. F. Hastings has  moved  his  brokerage 
office from 19 Pearl street to 19 Lyon street, 
in the rear from the Fourth  National  Bank.
F. J. Lamb & Co. have on hand at present 
800 boxes of cheese  of  September  and  Oc­
tober make, the product of the  five  factories 
in the Holland Colony.

The Church Finish  Co.  has  arranged  for 
an exhibit of its  products  at  New  Orleans. 
It will be enclosed in a handsome mahogany 
cabinet mad« especially for that purpose.

M. Curry,  who was recently burned out at 
the  corner  of  Stocking  and  Fourth streets, 
has resumed  the grocery business on  an  op­
posite corner.  John Caulfield furnished the 
stock.

The Western Medicine Co. is  pushing  the 
sale of its  goods  in  Missouri,  Indiana  and 
Michigan, and reports large orders from each 
State, besides several other fields which have 
been worked less thorougnly.

Frank Holland has  purchased the interest 
of Ed.  Killean  in  the  grocery  business  of 
Killean &  Hartman,  at  the  corner  of  East 
Bridge  and  Clancy  streets.  The  firm  will 
hereafter be  known as  Holland & Hartman.
John Kilean and son, Ed., have  formed  a 
copartnership and will engage in the  whole­
sale  grocery  and  commission  business  in 
the new building on the west  side  of  Kent 
street, between Bridge and Bronson  streets.
Mrs. Catharine M. King, who  has  carried 
on the grocery business in  a  small  and  im­
pecunious way at 204 Plainfield  avenue,  for 
some time past, was closed out last week  by 
John Caulfield, who  took  possession  of  the 
stock.

The boot and shoe business has been “red 
hot, ” as  Mr.  Bindge  facetiously  expresses 
it, during the past week.  The  discount  on 
rubber goods is now 40  per  cent.,  with  an 
additional discount of 10  per  cent,  for  sec­
ond-class  grades.

The Alba correspondent of the Manceloua 
Herald  writes  as  follows of a  gentleman 
well-known here:  “D. C. Underwood  was 
in town  on Thursday. 
It  is  rumored  that 
he  will  put in  a stock of  provisions with 
which to buy logs.”

Thomas S. Freeman is also  a  stockholder 
and director of the new  Newaygo  Manufac­
turing Co.  Of the $500,000 capital  stock  of 
the  corporation,  $375,000  has  been  already 
taken.  The remainder will be placed as the 
necessities of the business demand.

The D. R. Stocum  assignment matter was 
finally disposed of in the Circuit Court Mon­
day.  Judge  Montgomery  allowed  the  as­
signee’s account  in  full, and instructed -him 
to  distribute  the  funds  in  his  hands  pro 
rata among the creditors  who  have  proved 
their claims.

E. Densmore recently  shipped  one of his 
patent veneer mills to the new  veneer  com­
pany at Cadillac, and has orders for nearly a 
dozen more.  He is now arranging to push a 
food  cooker, which  is  said to possess many 
points of superiority  over  anything  else  of 
the kind now on the market.

H. Leonard &  Sons’  new  brick  block  on 
the corner of Spring and Fulton  streets will 
be occupied the coming season by the Grand 
Rapids Refrigerator Co.  The latter has now 
in process of manufacture 3,000 refrigerators, 
all in new styles and with  several important 
improvements over last year’s patterns.

The  Grand Rapids Yeneer and  Panel Co. 
contemplates  increasing  its  capital  stock 
from $30,000 to  $50,000  which  will  enable 
the officers to extinguish the floating  indebt­
edness of the corporation  and  provide  a re­
quisite working capital.  The Co.  is said to 
be in paying shape, with good  prospects for 
dividends in the future.

W. T. Lamoreaux  is  arranging  to  move 
from his old location  at  91  Canal  street to 
the store building recently purchased by him 
at 71 Canal.  He will occupy all three floors 
and basement, carrying on a general jobbing 
and  commission  business  in  produce  and 
dairy goods, as well  as  his  usual  grain and 
seed business, greatly augmenting the latter 
line by reason of superior facilities and larger 
storage capacity.

Geo. A. Potts, editor and proprietor of the 
Saranac Local,  pulled  The  Tradesm an’s 
latchstring Monday evening.  He states that 
Saranac has nearly  recovered  from  the ef­
fects of her  recent  fire,  and  that  the  im­
provements now  being  made  in  the  place 
are of a substantial  and  permanent  nature. 
Mr.  Potts  declares  that  a  few  first-class 
funerals  among  the few unenterprising citi­
zens of  the town  would  have  a  beneficial 
influence second only to the fire.

“ You can put in down in your  note book 
that the lumber maiket has  touched  bottom 
and that the next  revolution  of  the  wheel 
will cause an  upward  movement in prices,” 
said  a  well-known  lumberman  to  T he 
Tradesm an’s  lumber  reporter  the  other 
day.  And the  gentleman  continued:  “ All 
we need now is a firm feeling on the part of 
manufacturers and a  determination  to hold 
prices  up  to  a  living  level.  Those  who 
slaughter their stocks this winter will regret 
it if they live one year longer.”

An  old insurance  man  declares  that it is 
an in fallible rule that  conflagrations  follow 
depressions  in  trade,  particularly  if  over­
production and  over-stocking  are  apparent. 
He says:  “ Insurance  companies  are  often 
accused of being too  suspicious and critical, 
but I could tell you stories of  fraud that are 
almost incredible. 
I  remember  having the 
buttons counted in  a  burned  clothing store

once, to  prove  fraud,  and  the  result  was 
proven by the discovery of  the goods secret­
ed in a barn. 
I make it a  rule  never to ac­
cept appearances of fire.”

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

Flint grocers are agitating early closing.
J. M.  Prentice,  druggist  at  Remus,  has 

sold out.

R. W. Barker has opened  a boot and shoe 

store at Rockford.

signed to A. C. Fish.

Ilsie Bros., grocers at Frankfort,  have  as­

Y.  Hanson  succeeds  G.  W.  Edwards in 

the grocery business at Milan.

D. D. Colby  succeeds  Jones  &  Colby  in 

the grocery business at Corunna.

Mrs.  H.  Baker  succeeds D. A. Matthews 

& Co. in general trade at Carleton.

Lester Crandall succeeds-'Myron Crandall 

in the livery business at Rockford.

T. W. Preston succeeds  A. B. Sunderland 

in the grocery business at Lowell.

A. ElJefson,  druggist  at  Ishpeming,  has 

been closed under chattel mortgage.

J. S. Phelps & Bro. succeed  Phelps  Bros, 

in the tannery business at Coopersville.

John  Winters  succeeds  J. B. Wallace  in 

the livery stable business at Muskegon.

Chas. Stringham has engaged  in  the  gro­

cery and meat business at Battle  Creek.

N. R. Brown succeeds Chas. F. Morley  in 
the fruit and confectionery  business  at  Te- 
cumseh.

F. R.  Ritchie,  boot  and  shoe  dealer  at 
Manton,  has  been  taken  possession of  by 
the sheriff.

S. Kohler has  purchased  the  interest  of 
his  partner,  Dewitt  Freeman,  in  the meat 
business at Shelby.

H. F.  Chamberlin  &  Co. succeed Monroe 
Alleman in the pump, foundry  and  machin­
ery business at Hudson.

F. W. Fincher & Co.,  of  Pentwater,  have 
purchased the drug stock of Dr. M. R. Chad­
wick, at Hart, and will continue both stores.
Alex.  McKay,  the  Muskegon  defaulting 
book-keeper, waived examination, and in de­
fault of bail in the sum of $2,000, languishes 
in jail.

The  Co-operative  State  Association  at 
Battle  Creek  has  elected  Richard  Keeler 
president,  H.  B.  Hoagland  secretary  and 
David Young  treasurer.

The jewelry stock of Park A. C. Bradford, 
at Muskegon, recently assigned, was sold on 
chattel mortgage to Lillian A.  Bradford and 
Morton & Butters, of Boston, the  considera­
tion being $1,150.

G.  W.  Mokma, general  dealer  at  Graaf- 
schaps, has sold out to Rutgers & Tien, who 
will  continue  the  business.  Mr.  Rutgers 
has been associated with Mr. Mokma as clerk 
for some time past.

John  C.  Collins  and  Wm.  Robbie have 
formed  a co-partnership at Howard City for 
the  purpose  of  carrying  on  the  hardware 
business.  They  have  rented  a store in the 
new Thomas block and expect to begin oper­
ations in about ten days.

Joseph Hulick,  the oldest dry  goods mer­
chant in Corunna, sold his stock for $12,000 
to his brother,  II.  Hulick,  whereupon  the 
First National Bank  secured an  attachment 
on  the  stock,  closing  the  store.  Several 
other attachments were also put on.

John  Glupker,  the  Zutphen dealer,  was 
closed up bj  S. A. Welling  a  few days ago 
on  a  chattel  mortgage  for  $105.65.  The 
mortgage  was  subsequently  purchased  by 
Rindge, Bertsch & Co., who  held  a  second 
mortgage  on  the  same  stock, and  who ob­
tained additional  security,  and placed John 
in possession again.

S T R A Y   F A C T S .

There are 19 grist mills in Osceola county.
Two stave mills are to be put  in  at  Ban­

Manistee  makes  15,000  barrels of  salt  a 

nister.

month.

The Dundee chese factory has “cheesed it” 

for the  season.

J. H. Shick & Co., brick manufacturers at 

Corunna, have failed.

The salt rock in John  Canfield’s  well,  at 

Eastlake, is 32 feet thick.

All the saw mills in North Muskegon have 

shut down for the season.

Maloney’s shingle mill, at Midland, is now 

operated by Larkin & Patrick.

Isabella Kreis, milliner at  East  Saginaw, 

has been closed under chattel mortgage.

Malcomson  &  Ferree,  mill  operators  at 

Saranac, are succeeded by M. M.  Ferree.

Mason business men have formed a society 

for mutual protection against dead-beats.

About 50,000 bushel's of wheat were  mar 

keted in Macomb county during  October.

Nearly 13,000 barrels of apples have  been 

shipped from Hopkins Station this season.

Buswell & Co. succeeds  Buswell, Cairn & 
Co. in the lumber business at Grand Haven.
Some  Kalkaska  farmers  complain  that 
their  potatoes  are  already  rotting in  the 
pits.

The Allegan paper mill is again in success- 
full operation, after remaining idle all  sum­
mer.

The Cadillac  Yeneer  and  Panel  Co.  ex 
pect to be running before the middle  of  the 
month.

Schuler & Braginton, grain dealers at Hop 
kins  Station, have  dissolved,  Schuler  suc­
ceeding.

The Fremont flouring  mills are  grinding 
several carload grists for the West Michigan 
Lumber Co.'

Butters, Peters & Co.,  at  Ludington,  this 
year cut 4,000,000 feet of lumber for Kelley, 
Lowe & Co., of Chicago.

The new Battle  Creek directory gives the 
city  a  population  of  nearly  11,000 and the 
canvasser is treated like a prince.

Jackson’s bucket  shop  is  no  more.  It  is 
estimated  that  residents  of  Jackson  have 
sunk $200,000 during its existence. 

.

Ruggles  &  Co.’s  Whitehall  brick  yard 
ceased operations for the season, some  time 
since,  and carries  over  about 600,000  for 
winter supply.

I. A. Haak, the Chase lumberman, is ship­
ping maple logs in  the  rough  to  Glasgow, 
Scotland, to be used as rollers ip  the  exten­
sive paper mills of that city.

Kalkaska will go to the great World’s Ex­
position  at New Orleans,  bearing  sheaves 
with her.  At least, she is going to send one 
sheaf of oats there to  represent the  wealth 
of “the bounteous northland.”

Kalamazoo Telegraph:  Chase, Henry & 
Co.  will  soon  erect  a  large  warehouse  at 
Otsego to store the product of their extensive 
hoe, rake, hay knife and  corn-cutter factory 
there,  and make that their general  shipping 
point, instead of this, for these  goods.  The 
firm  has  heretofore  shipped  less  than  car 
load  lots  from  this  point.

J. O. Chapin &  Bro.,  who  have  operated 
the Rathbun cheese factory near Saranac the
j  past season, have moved  to  Lowell and will 
probably engage in the creamery business at 
that place.  They were  unable  to  make the 
factory pay on account of  their  inability  to 
get the milk of  a  sufficient  number  of cows 
to work to the full capacity.  Their product 
is spoken of as exceptionally fine, and a curi­
ous fact in connection with the manufacture 
was the popularity of the cheese in the same 
town in which it was  made—an  unusual oc­
currence.

The  Gripsack  Brigade.

II. B. Hudson, with Clark, Jewell  &  Co.,

I is making the Holland Colony this week.

Johnnie  Burrows  is  spending a fortnight 
among the northern patrons of M. C. Russell.
Graham Roys, of G. Roys & Co., left Mon­
day for a four weeks’ trip through  Southern 
Michigan and Northern Indiana.

Geo. D. Bow, Michigan  and  Indiana  rep­
resentative for Dick, Middleton  &  Co.,  put 
in  several  days  at  this market during  the 
past week.

W. G. Hawkins and family will spend the 
Christmas holidays at Detroit, and  Wallace 
Franklin  and  family  will  put in the same 
time at Chicago.

R. L. Hall, Michigan, Indiana and Canada 
representative  for  Allen  B. Wrisley,  is  in 
in  town  for  a  few  days,  working  “ Old 
Country ”  soap.

Jas. Rooney, with F. Raniville  &  Co.,  is 
preparing to build a fine residence early next 
season  on  his  lot  on  James  street,  near 
Wealthy avenue.

Gid. Kellogg  is  on  the  wing—pretty big 
wing it would  take  to  elevate  Gid.,  too— 
this week, paying his respects  to  the  Sagi­
naw Yalley mill operators.

M. J. Cunningham lias agreed  to  furnish 
both  cups  and  caps  for Algernon Edmund 
White’s new boy, in case he  will  name  the 
youngster “ Michael Josiah.”

Prof.  T.  P.  S.  Hampson  is  taking  a  run 
down the C. & W. M. Railway this week, on 
a general “ round up ” with the holiday line 
of Hazeltine, Perkins & Co.

M. M. Mallory  is happy  over  the  advent 
of a ten-pound girl,  which  came  to this vale 
of tears last Friday.  Mr.  Mallory  is taking 
a trip through Indiana this week.

Dr. J. B. Evans is building  a  $3,000  cot­
tage  residence  on  Union  street,  between 
Wealthy avenue and Cherry street. 
It  will 
be ready for occupancy about March.

D. C. Underwood  has  resumed  his  trips 
among the Northern trade  of  the  house he 
represents.  He reports  good  business  and 
warm reception  at the  hands of his  old cus­
tomers.

A project  is  on  foot to get up a traveling 
men’s ball and banquet sometime during the 
Christmas holidays.  A move  in  that direc­
tion will  be made during  the  next fortnight 
by the calling of a meeting  for  the  purpose 
of appointing the requisite committees to ar­
range for the necessary preliminaries.

A large and enthusiastic  meeting  of  Post 
A. was held at The  Tradesman  office last 
Saturday evening.  W.  G.  Hawkins presid­
ed  with  dignity  and  distinction,  and Geo. 
Seymour wielded the pen  with deftness and 
vigor.  Several subjects incidental to the as­
sociation were brought up for discussion and 
action, and a number of  motions were argu­
ed and voted upon.  The next regular meet­
ing will be held  Saturday  evening, Dec. 27, 
at which time it  is  expected  every  member 
of  the * Post  will  be  in  attendance.  The 
growing interest  manifested  in the associa­
tion is extremely pleasing to those who have 
labored earnestly and constantly for the sue 
cess of the undertaking.

“I think  I can  safely say that I  am  the
only man who ever got ahead  of old M-----”
said a well-known traveler,  the  other  day, 
referring to a hard-hearted dealer in a neigh­
boring  city.  His  companions  expressed 
doubt as  to his  ability  to  make  good  that 
statement, whereupon the  speaker  continu­
ed:  “Early in the fall I sold  the  old skin­
flint  a  case  of  underwear.  Within 
two 
hours  after  giving me  the  order  he  tele­
graphed  the  house,  countermanding  the 
order.  A day or two afterward I received a 
letter from the house,  instructing  me to go 
back to M’s  town  and  replace  that  order. 
Hardly knowing how to tackle the  old seed, 
I went down to his place  of business, when 
it occurred to me that the way to  handle the 
old fellow was  to give  him an  opportunity 
to be contrary.  Approaching  him  in a be­
seeching manner I informed  him that I had 
sold one more  case  of  underwear than  we 
had got in stock, and asked him as a  special 
favor that he let me  off on  the  case I  had 
sold him.  The  old  chap  never  smelled a 
mice, but  declared  up  and down  that  he 
must have that.case of  underwear,  whether 
or no, and he insisted  on  my  telegraphing 
the house the  same  evening  to  hurry  the 
shipment of the goods.  That’s  what  1 call 
first-class strategy.”

Lumber Laconics.

From the Northwestern Lumberman.

The cool “I am sorry, sir, but  I  cannot,” 
of the bank cashier will cause  the  chills to 
run down the backbone of many a  logger as 
they have not run for years.

Now that the time has come, will the oper­
ators prove that all their talk about  curtail­
ment has been buncombe, or will  they stay 
out of the woods this winter, run their mills 
moderately next season,  and  once more see 
their business on a paying and healthy basis.
We learn that the  “paper  lumber”  floor 
recently laid in a skating rink, in  Indianap­
olis, Ind.,  proved  unsatisfactory,  and  has 
been  replaced with  hardwood.  Manufac­
turers of “paper lumber”  and  “straw  lum­
ber” have been very active in crowding their 
products into uses for which they are  not at 
all adapted.

A moyement is  on foot  at Ludington 

to 
first furnish the  home  residents  with  em­
ployment in  the  woods, this  winter.  The 
idea should  be  carried a  little  further  by 
giving die preference to men  with  families. 
The coming winter is to be  an  unfavorable 
one to those who go down  into  the  woods 
on bob sleds for  a  livivg,  and  it  will  be 
especially hard for men  with  families.  On 
the Menominee the companies will first take 
care of their regular men who have families, 
and then  the  resident  single men.  This 
plan should be followed by all operators.

A few years ago there was  not a  locality 
more despised as a place of  residence  than 
the pine lumber section of the east  shore of 
Lake  Michigan.  That  notion  is  rapidly 
changing.  Lake Harbor, a few miles  south 
of Muskegon, is  already  becoming  famous 
as a summer resort.  Onekema,  a few miles 
north of Manistee,  is another rising place of 
summer residence.  Chicago  gentlemen  are 
now buying up  the lands  on the  shores of 
White lake, for the purpose  of  converting 
them into residence  domains.  A  Chicago 
merchant  recently  bought  80  acres,  on 
which he will build himself a summer dwel­
ling.

Purely  Personal.

Albert  Hazeltine,  formerly  with  Hazel- 
tine, Perkins &Co., has gone to  Jamestown, 
N. Y., where he will spend the winter.

Amos S. Musselman, of  Fox,  Musselman 
& Loveridge, has returned  from  Cincinnati, 
where  he  has  been  for  several  days  past.
John Caulfied has  returned  from  a  fort­
night’s trip among  the  Northern  patrons of 
his  house.  He  is  well  pleased  with  the 
present  condition  and  future  prospects of 
the “ bounteous northland.”

Walter Winchester, formerly with the late 
firm of H.  S. Smith & Co., but  now  one  of 
the officers of the Rumsey Lumber Co., with 
headquarters at Big Rapids,  spent  Thanks­
giving with friends in this city.  He was ac­
companied by his wife.

Hamilton G. Carhartt, of the firm of Ham­
ilton G. Carhartt  &  Co.,  of  Detroit, was in 
the city  over  Sunday,  the  guest  of  his  fa­
ther-in-law and  former  partner,  S.  A. Wel­
ling.  Mrs. Carhartt is still in town and will 
remain here several days.

Wm. T. Hess, of Perkins & Hess,  has  re­
turned from a two weeks’ trip to New York 
and  Boston.  He  reports  the wool  market 
as looking up somewhat, as the staple is sell­
ing more freely, although there has  been  no 
marked change, so far as prices are concern­
ed.

Mrs. M. C. Russell  is  the  recipient  of  a 
fine  carriage  horse,  the  gift  of her father, 
Hon. Geo. T. Lay, of Allegan.  A  cutter  to 
match  is  expected  to  arrive  about  Christ­
mas.  M. C.’s city  customers  may  now  ex­
pect frequent calls, and those in arrears need 
not be flattered  if  they  receive  especial  at­
tention.

Failure  at  Cross  Village.

J. A.  Hough,  who  has  been  engaged  in 
the grocery business at Cross Yillage for the 
past two years, has made  an  assignment  to 
Martin Barnes, of that place.  The principal 
creditors  are  S.  A.  Welling,  Cody, Ball  & 
Co., John Caulfield and Hannah, Lay  &  Co. 
The liabilities are  $1,200,  and  the  nominal 
assets are $600. 
It is  claimed  that  Hough 
has  saved  something  for  himself,  having 
lately become possessed of a house,  a  wind­
mill  and  a  considerable  tract  of 
land. 
Whether this report is  true,  remains  to  be 
seen.

ville.

well.

VISITING BUYERS.

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

persville.

O. Bostwick & iBon, Cannlonsburg.

Walter Winchester, Rumsey Lumbey Co., Big 
Aaron B. Gates, Rockford.
L. A. Gardner, Cedar Springs.
Dud. O. Watson, Watson &DeVoist, Coopers­
Adam Wagner, Eastmanville.
D. R. Stocum, Rockford.
O.  B.  Granger,  O.  B.  Granger  & Co., Plain- 
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
Chet. Frost, McBrides.
c. E. &. S. J. ICoorl, Lisbon.
J. Moerdyk, Zeelamd.
R. W. Coy, lSpenci3i- Creek.
Ja,y Marlatit, Beri:
Win. Parks, Alpir
A. G. Chase!  &SOIi, Ada.
John Smith,  Ada.
F. E. Camp;au.  Al
Jcihn Walbirink, I.. J. Quick &  Co.,  Allendale.
Jc»hn  Glup]iter, Zi
D. W. Shatt;uck, YVayland.
Jobn Gunst:ra. La
Mir. Nagler, of Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.
R. H. Woodin, Spi
N. deVries, Jame
MioLeod & 1
lan Bros.,, Moline.
A. Engbert!3, Beai; er Dam.
H<?ek & Got>dman, Burnip’i3 Corners.
Tc»m Smedliey  Sinedley Bn>s., Bauer.
M. Wriglit. Big Springs.
P8line & Fitild, Englishville
W. S. Root, Talmaidge.
S. Cooper, I
lee.
B. M. Denison. East Paris.
A. J. White, Bass River.
Ncnman Ha,rris, Big Spring
J. B. Haineis, Cedair Springs
Jacob Barmes, Austerlitz.
M. J. Howard, Emglishville
W. H. Struik. Fonest Grove
John W. M<îad,  li<jrlin.
Bfiron & TenHoui•, Forest (Irove.
Rice & Lillii
Stocking
F. C. Brisbiñ, Berilin."
Miarley Bros., Cetiar Spring
K<31 logg & 1’otter. Jenuisoniville.
W. J. Arnet t, Morley.
Hiaag & JucIson, C
urg.
R(>ys Bros., Cedar■ Springs
T. W. Preston, Lqwell.
J. F.  Ha,ike
nth.
Mir Wylie, Jf.’r . wylie & Bro., Martin.
Eli Runnelss, Corn
E. C. Browe;r, Fife! Lake.
J. E. Thurkow, Miarley.
C. H. Demil:lg, Du
C. Cole, Ads
Ja,8.  A.  WiIson,  1:>uyer  foi[■  Cutler & Savage
G. J. Shackelton, Lisbon.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
S. T. MeLellan, Denison.
Geo. Carrington,  Trent.
E. S. Botsford, Dorr.
P. H. Hooran, Reed City.
C. H. Adams, Otsego.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
R. D. Wheaton, Vermontville.
A. G. Goodson, Allegan.
F. F. Hilbert, Woodland.
John VanEenaan, Zeeland.
A. W. Blain, Dutton.
F. Dodge, Stanwood.
C. H.  Smith, Crosby.
J. G. Lamoreaux, Fewnville.
N. W. Crocker, Byron Center.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
Kitchen & Brooks, Edmore.
P. H. Bannega, Fremont.
E. Wright,  Pentwater.
Holland & Ives, Rockford.
G. F. Richardson, Jamestown.
Geo. Tompsett, Edgerton.
Henry Arbour, Chippewa Lake.
Waite Bros., Hudsonville.
C. E. Blakeley,  Coopersville.
Blakeley Bros., Fife Lake,
Purdy & Hastings,  Sparta.
E. L. Dodge & Co., Montague.
M. V. Wilson, Sand Lake.
S. S. Dryden, of Dryden & Sons, Allegan. 
E. N. Parker, Coopersville.
W. N. Hutchinson, Grant.
Thos. Hefferan, Eastmanville.
Frank Rose, Manton.

Lumber Co., 'rrufant.

Good  Words  Unsolicited.

Boot  &  Kramer,  general  dealers, Holland: 

“ Think all the world of the  paper.”

Stevens  &  Corbin,  general  dealers,  Muir: 
“We  look  for it weekly as much as  our daily 
bread.”

Watt  &  Cahoon,  general  dealers,  Saranac: 
“Out of the bundle of papers we take, we  con­
sider  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   the  ‘cap  sheaf of the 
shock.’ ”

S.  M.  Geary,  general  dealer,  Pierson:  “ I 
could not think of doing  without  your  paper. 
It really contains  more  valuable  information 
than any other publication of the kind in Mich­
igan.”

Dr. J. E.  Gruber, druggist at  Altona, was 
burned out on the  28th,  nothing  being  sav­
ed.  Loss about $4000;  insured  for  $2.200. 
This and  the  Carmon  fire  some  time  ago 
leaves but one store in the place.

FOR  SALE!

A complete millinery stock  in  excel­
lent  location  on  principal  business 
street  in  this  city.  Good  patronage. 
First-class  fixtures.  Address  for  full 
particulars,

Peter Doran,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Old  Country  Soap.

n

It  is  a  full  weight 

 <ri  r» y  stands unsurpassed. 

This  Soap for the T » n u

0 X 3 . 0   3 ? O U 3 .3 3 .g 1.  B a i *  

It is Pure, 
having none of the fillings such as White Silex, Flour, Starch,  Etc.,  so  common  to  Light 
Colored  Soaps. 
Solid Soap, Steam Pressed, and always uniform and  reliable.  Hotels,  Laundries,  Pri­
vate Families, and all consumers of Soap will consult their own interests by Buying and 
Trying  Old  OOUUtry  Soap,  Sold by all Retail Grocers 
in  Grand  Rapids  at  the same price as light weight %  ft> bars of soap.  4  One  Pound 
Bars for 25 cents.  Any Wholesale  Grocer can fill your order, for 1  keep  a  large  stock 
of O ld OOUIltry Soap wrapped  and  unwrapped  with  my 
agents,

SHIELDS, BULKLEY & LEMON,

— ;— WHOLESALE  GROCERS--------

CORNER  IONIA  AND  ISLAND  STREETS,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

— — MANUFACTURED  BY---------

ALLEN  B.  WRISLEY,

Laundry,  Toilet  Soaps  and  Perfumes,

479, 481 and 483 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, 111.

N. B.—Five and Ten Box Lots Delivered Free to Yonr Railroad Station,

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

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, mixed in ft  packages.......... 
o
Canary,  Smyrna.............................. 
4
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 19c)..  11
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................
Cardamon, Malabar.......................
Celery..............................................
Coriander, Dest English...............
Fennel............. '.............................
Flax, clean........................*............
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3%)................
Foenugreek, powdered........... .
Hemp,  Russian.............................
Mustard, white  Black 10c)..........
Quince............................................
Rape, Lnglish.................................
Worm, Levant.................................

13
@  6 
@  4)4
@  12 
2  00 
2 25
25
12
15
354® 
4)4
4  @
8  © 9
5)4® 6
8
1 00
6  ® 7
14

SPONGES.

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

do 
M ISCELLANEUS.

1 60

4 00

do 
do 
do 

do 
do 

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.18) ¥  gal —  
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s .......................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto 1 ft rolls.................—
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Ruin, imported, best.............
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s.
254® 3)4
Alum.........................................  ¥  ®
3  ® 4
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)...............
32
Annatto, prime...............................
4)4© 5
Antimony, powdered,  com’l ........
6  @ 7
40
Balm Gilead  Buds
2 25
Beans,  Tonka............................- 
_________
Beans, Vanilla................................ 7 00  @9 75
Bismuth, sub  nitrate............................ 
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)....................... 
_  45
Blue Vitriol  .................................... 
7)4®  9
Borax, refined (Powd  13c).............  
1-
Cantharides,Russian  powdered.. 
2  50
Capsicum  Pods, African............... 
18
Capsicum Pods, African pow’d ... 
20
18
Capsicum Pods,  American  do  ... 
Carmine, N o.40 ...................................... 
12
Cassia  Buds...................................... 
Calomel.  American......................... 
75
Chalk, prepared drop.....................  
j>
Chalk, precipitate English............ 
12
g
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................  
Chloroform,  Squibb’s........................... 
1 60
Colocynth  apples............................ 
60
1 60
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts.. 
cryst... 
1  78
Chloral 
190
Chloral 
Scherin’s  do  ... 
1 75
Chloral 
crusts.. 
Chloroform.................................... 1 00  @1  10
Cinchonidia, P. & W........ *....... 40  ©  45
Cinchonidia, other brands.............   40  @  45
Cloves (Powd 28c)............................  20  @  22
Cochineal......................................... 
30
Cocoa  Butter................................... 
45
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................  
%
Corrosive Sublimate.......................  
<0
Corks, X and XX—35 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......  38  ®  40
15
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box.. 
Creasote............................................  
50
24
Cudbear,  prime...............................  
Cuttle Fish Bone.............................. 
24
Dextrine........................................... 
1«
Dover’s  Powders__ , ....................  
1 20
50
Dragon’s Blood Mass...................... 
Ergot  powdered.............................. 
45
Ether Squibb’s..........................   ... 
1  10
8
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............  
2 )4@  3
Epsom Salts...................................... 
50
Ergot, fresh...................................... 
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ............... 
69
Flake  white...................................... 
14
Grains  Paradise.............................. 
2a
Gelatine, Cooper’s ..........................  
§0
Gelatine. French  ............................  45  @  70
Glassware, flint, 73 off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
Glue,  cabinet...................................  12  ®  17
Glue,white........................................  17  @  28
Glycerine, pure...............................   1J  @  20
Hops  )4s and 54s.............................. 
25®  40
Iodoform ¥   oz................................. 
35
Indigo................................................  85  @1  00
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  25  ®  30
4  00
Iodine,  resublimed........................  
Isinglass,  American....................... 
1  50
aponica........................................... 
®
London  Purple...............................  10  @  IE
Lead, acetate....................................  
IE
f
ime, chloride,()48 2s 10c & 54s lie) 
Lupuline........................................... 
1  0t
Lycopodium....................................  
5(
oi
M ile © .................................................................... 
Madder, best  Dutch.....................  
12)4@  11
7«
Manna, S.  F ...................................... 
Mercury
3 05®3 30 
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........¥  oz
40
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s........
10 
Moss, Iceland............................¥  B>
12 
Moss,  Irish......................................
30 
Mustard,  English............................
18 
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........
20 
Nutgalls............................................
70 
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
10 
Nux  Vomica..................................
40 
Ointment. Mercurial, 54d...............
18 
Pepper, Black  Berry......................
3 00 
Pepsin................................................
7
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
©  7
86® 91
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W............ft oz
85  ® 90
Quinine,  German............................
28
Seidlitz  Mixture..............................
1 50
Strychnia, cryst...............................
79  @ 82
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................  79
85
Red  Precipitate.......................¥  ft
35
Saffron, American.  .......................
@ 2
Sal  Glauber......................................
10
Sal Nitre, large  cryst.....................
9
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst...............
33
Sal Rochelle......................................
2  @ 2)4
Sal  Soda............................................  
2
2 00
Salicin................................................
6 75
Santonin...........................................
38
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch..........
4
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................
25
Spermaceti.......................................
4)4® 5
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__
14
Soap, White Castile.................. —
17
Soap, Green  do 
.........................
9
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
11
Soap, 
do  do 
.........................
14
Soap,  Mazzini...................................
26  ® 28
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ..............................
28  ® 32
Spirits Nitre, 4 F ..............................
30
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
354® 4
Sulphur, flour...................................
3® 3)4
Sulphur,  roll....................................
60
Tartar Emetic..................................
2 70
Tar, N. C. Pine, V4 gal. cans  ¥  doz 
Tar, 
quarts in tin........... 
140
Tar, 
pints in tin.............. 
85
Turpentine,  Venice................ ¥  B> 
25
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand............ 
60
Zinc,  Sulphate................................. 
7  @  8

do 
do 

O IL S .

Capitol  Cylinder..................................................75
Model  Cylinder.....................................  
60
Shields  Cylinder..................................................50
Eldorado Engine...................  
 
45
Peerless  Machinery........................................... 35
Challenge Machinery..........................................25
Backus Fine Engine........................................... 30
Black Diamond Machinery................................30
Castor Machine  Oil........................ ...» ............6C
Paraffine, 25  deg..............."................................. 22
Paraffine,28  deg.................................................21
..1 40
Sperm, winter bleached....................— 1^40
Gal
85
Whale, winter........
75
Lard, extra.............
65
Lard, No.  1.............
53
Linseed, pure  raw.
56
90
40

Bbl
80
64
55
50
53
70
86

V A R N ISH ES.

®

@  55 
®
@  7
@1  10

gtrufls él flftebicines

O F F IC E R S .

amazoo. 

Michigan  State  Pharma

al  Association.
President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix. 
First Vice-President--Geo. M. McDonald,  Kal-
,,  _T
Second Vice-President—B.  D.  Northrup,  Lan-
Thirif Vice-President—Frank  Wurzburg,  Gr’d
__
Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. 
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit .
Executive  Committee—H.  J.  Brown,  A.  B. 
Stevens, Geo. Gundrum, W. H. Keller,  F.  W.
NextCplace  of  meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday, 

R a p i d s . 

„  

October 13,1885.

Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

O R G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9, 1884.

O F F IC E R S .

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Chas. P. Bigelow.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Bige-
Board of Censors—John Peck,  Chas.  P 
low, Jas. S. Cowin. 
..
.  _  
Board  of  Trustees—The  President,  W m .H .
V a n  Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
Wm. L. White.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in
Annual11Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  December 

November, 
4, at “The Tradesman” office.

_ 

. 

.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Advanced—Nothing. 
Declined—Quinine,  Alcohol.

A C ID S.

Acetic, No.  8....................................   ®
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)........   30
Carbolic................................. 
 
33
Citric.................................................
Muriatic 18  deg...............................   ®

 

@

@

3  ©

Sulphuric 66 deg.............................. 
Tartaric  powdered..................
Benzoic,  English....................¥  oz
Benzoic,  German..,.......................  D*  ©
Tannic............................................... 
©
Carbonate.................................¥  ®  H  @
Muriate (Powd. 22c).........................
Aqua 16 deg or  3f............................  ®  ©
Aqua 18 deg or 4f..:.......................  
7  @

AM MONIA.

BALSAMS.

Copaiba............................................  
Fir......................................................
Peru...................................................
Tolu...................................................

BA RK S.

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

B E R R IE S .

Cubeb,  prime (Powd 60c)............... 
Jun iper..........................................   ®
Prickly Ash.
P r i n k l v   A s h ....................................................1  w

EXTRACTS.

A  L o c a l   D r u g g i s t   o n   t h e   C i g a r   B u s i n e s s .
Grand  Ra pids, N o v .  28,  1881. 

10

GUMS.

FLO W ERS.

Editor “ Michigan Tradesman: ”

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

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 ft doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 ft  boxes)...............
Lgowood, )4s 
...............
do 
Logwood, Ms 
...............
do 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
........
Fluid Extracts—25 ¥  cent, off list.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................ 
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c)..................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)..........
Ammoniac.......................................
Arabic, extra  select.......................
Arabic, powdered  select...............
Arabic, 1st  picked..........................
Arabic,2d  picked............................
Arabic,i:3d pickad............................
Arabic, sifted sorts...................
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 3ac)...
Benzoin............................................
Camphor..................... . • • ...............  
Catechu. Is 04 14c, 54s  16c)
Euphorbium powdered—
Galbanum strained
G a m b le .::.:.......:........................ 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............
Kino TPowdered, 30c].....................
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)...
Opium, pure (Powd $5.75)...............
Shellac, Campbell’s .........................
Shellac,  English..............................
Shellac, native.................................
Shellac bleached..............................
Tragacanth......................................

Dear  Sir—An  article  from  a  grocer,  in 
the last issue of  The  Tradesman,  has  at­
tracted my  attention.  Mr.  Geo.  Cooke  re- 
marks that much of the trouble  and  embar­
rassments of that trade come from  commer­
cial travelers drawing  out  too  large orders 
from  retailers. 
I  do  not  know  so  much 
about the grocery business,  but  I  do  know 
that the same is true of the cigar trade.  Not 
that  we  have  any  complaint  to  make  of 
Grand Rapids drummers, who, as a  rule,  do 
not  press  a  dealer  to  buy  beyond  his 
wants.  The worst we have to contend  with 
are Eastern men.  They  will  talk  the  arm 
right off of a man in ten  minutes,  and  will 
lie  like  blazes,  too.  They will make you 
believe that they have got just the cigar  you 
must have, and that if you are  not  stocked 
with  them  when  the  big  demand  comes, 
which they are going to create for them, you 
are going to lose by it.  Well, the  upshot is, 
the first thing a fellow knows, he  is  loaded 
up with a lot of cigars  that  no  one  wants, 
and he finds they are not so  good  as  cigars 
made  right  in  our  own  city  for the same 
money.  Some  one  may  say,  “ A  dealer 
ought  to  know  what  he  needs and not  be 
bamboozled  that  way.”  That  is  all very 
well,  in theory, but what show  does  an  or 
dinary man have against a New York drum­
mers wTho receives and  earns  from  four  to
six thousand a year just  on  account  of  his 
gift of gab and ability to sell goods to parties i citrate and  Quinine.............
Solution mur., for tinctures
not wanting them. 
|  Sulphate, pure  crystal........
“ Al-  citrate................................
most  any  d----- d  fool  can  sell goods  to  a j  Phosphate
LEA VES.
man when he wants and needs them,  but  it 
takes a good man to sell him goods  he  does 
not want.”  I said, “ You bet.”

. 
A salesman said to me last  week: 

H E R B S—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.
Hoarhound..............................................
Lobelia......................................................
Peppermint..............................................
Rue.............................................................
Spearmint................................................
Sweet Majoram........................................
Tanzy...................................................•••
Thym e......................................................
Wormwood-................... . ••  ..................

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18 
50 
30 
60 
60 
50 
40 
35 
30 
30 
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13 
35®  40 
80
90®100

40 
4 15 
30 
26 
24 
30
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.25

6 40 
20

Respectfully yours,

Trader.

T h e   D r u g   M a r k e t .

Business in  the  drug  line  has  shown  a 
marked improvement  during the past week, 
and collections are represented as  being bet­
ter than for  some  time  past.  Quinine  has 
declined, but is in  a  strong  position, and is 
sure to advance, as the  market  presents the 
phenominal  aspect  of  being  15  cents  an 
ounce higher in Europe than in this country, 
owing to the manipulations  of  Messrs. P. & 
W.  Alcohol  is  off 
lots. 
Other  articles  in  the  drug  line  are  about 
steady,  with  no  immediate  prospect  of  a 
change either way.

in  barrel 

lc. 

He  Knew  W hat Would  Sell.

“ You are  confident  that your new patent 
medicine will be a success, are you ?”  asked 
a friend of a manufacturing druggist.

“ I’m positive of it,”  replied  the druggist.
“ What virtues does it possess ?”  inquired 

the friend.

“ Oh, it don’t possess any  medical virtues, 
you know, but it is  the nastiest tasting stuff 
you ever heard of.”

A  Trifling  Difficulty.

From the Judge.

Customer—How  often  am  I  to take this 

mixture ?

Druggist—Three times a day, after meals.
Customer—But,  mister,  I  only  git  one 

meal in two days.

There are  plenty  of  worse  risks  in  the 
country  than  flour  mills.  For  instance, 
shoddy mills, one out of every nine of which 
bums annually; planing and moulding mills, 
of which one burns  annually  out  of  every 
thirteen;  then follow  cotton  mills,  the an­
nual  destruction  of  which  is  one  out  of 
twenty;  paper  mills,  one  to  twenty-two; 
sash, blind and door  factories,  one to forty- 
four;  woolen factories,  one  to  forty-eight 
then 
follow  soap  houses,  malt  houses 
breweries,  tanneries,  pottery  works,  saw 
mills and  carpet  factories,  until  we  reach 
flour mills of  all  kinds  (including  oatmeal 
mills), of which one burns annually to every 
128 mills.

A new industry is about to  be  started 

Ireland.  A  gentleman,  whose  business  in 
the Levant has been upset  by  the Egyptian 
complications, has returned  to  Ireland,  and 
sees  his  way  to propagate sponges in some 
of the sheltered bays of the Irish coast.  He 
has  already  secured  shore  rights,  and 
taking  the  needful steps to set going an  in 
dustry which will probably pay large returns.
A New York inventor claims to have  dis­
covered  a  process whereby crude petroleum 
can be deodorized and made into a  domestic 
soap at one-half the cost of the  ordinary  ar 
tide.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   12
Sage, Italian, bulk (54s & )4s, 12c).
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered............................
Senna tinnivelli— .........................
Uva  Ursi...........................................
Belledonna........................................
Foxglove...........................................
Henbane...........................................
Rose, red...........................................
W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  t|2  25
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye..................1 75  @2 00
©1 50 
Whisky, other brands.......................1 10
®1 75 
Gin, Old Tom.......................................1 35
®3 50 
Gin,  Holland.......................................2 00
®6 50 
Brandy...............................................1 £5
©2 00 
Catawba  Wines.................................l
®2 50
Port Wines..........................................1 35

LIQ U O R S.

M AGNESIA.

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

O IL S.

do 
* do 

Almond, sweet.................................  45
Amber, rectified..............................
Anise.................................................
Bay ¥   oz.........................................
Bergamont........................................
Castor................................................  1°
Croton...............................................
Cajeput............................................
Cassia....................................... . —
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c).......
Citronella........... ...........................
Cloves..................  ...........................
Cubebs, P. &  W...............................
Erigeron...........................................
Fireweed...........................................
Geranium  ¥   oz...............................
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood..................................
Juniper berries...............................
Lavender flowers, French.............
Lavender garden 
.............
Lavender spike 
.............
Lemon, new crop............................
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................
Lemongrass......................................
Origanum, red  flowers, French...
Origanum,  No. 1............................
Pennyroyal......................................
Peppermint,  white.........................
Rose.¥  oz............................... • •—
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $5)...
Sandal  Wood. German..................
andal Wood,  W. I ............................
Sassafras..........................................
Tansy.................................................   „
Tar (by gal 60c)...................................  10
Wintergreen..............................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $6.50).......
Savin.................................................
Wormseed.......................................
Cod Liver, filtered.......... 
. ¥  gal
Cod Liver, best................  
...
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Olive, Malaga....................
Olive, “Sublime  Ita lia n ...............
Salad...............................................  
Rose,  Ihmsen’s .......................¥  oz

 

1 20 

@  50 
45 
2  10 50 
2  00 
@  19 Vi 
2 00 
75 
40 
85
1 25
5 25 
1 60
2 00 
75 
40 
50
2 00 
2 01 
1 00 
90 
1 70 
1 75 
80 
1 25 
50
1 40
3 25 
9 75
65
4 50 
7 00
60 
4 50 
®  12
3 25
4 50 
2 50
1 50
3 50
6  00 
®1 20
2 50 
i  67 
65
9 75

1 00

PO TASSIU M .
Bicromate.................................$
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. bulk...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk.......
Prussiate yellow..............................

Alkanet............................................
Althea, cut........................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s .....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 54s and )4s—
Blood (Powd 18c)..............................
Calamus,  peeled..............................
Calamus,German white,peeled..
Elecampane, powdered.................
Gentian (Powd  14c)......................;.
Ginger, African (Powd 16c)............  13
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd 30c)..................
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap,  powdered..............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 12)4)........
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink,true............. .. 
....................
Rhei, from select to  choice..........1 00
Rhei, powdered E. 1.........................110
Rhei, choice cut  cubes...........
Rhei, choice cut fingers.................
Serpentaria.....................................
Seneka........ ................... .................
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras.................

...1 10@1 20
...1 60@1 70
...2 75@3 (H)
...1 00@1 10
...1 55@1 60
70®  75
Lb

910

Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp...
PA IN T S.

Bbl
Boralumine, White  b ulk)..........
6 fts | ..........
Boralumine, 
“ 
Boralumine, Tints bulk.  )50 off..
Boralumine  “ 
5 fts.  I ..........
Red Venetian............................  13i
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........  1M
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  15£
Putty, commercial................  2)4
Putty, strictly pure................  2)4
Vermilion, prime American..
Vermilion, English................
Green, Peninsular.................
Lead, red strictly  pure............
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white Spanish..........
Whiting,  Gilders'.....................
White, Paris American............
Whiting  Paris English cliff..

10
11
2® 3 
2® 3 
2® 3 
2)4® 3 
254® 3 
13® 16 
55@57 
16@17

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.

®70 
©90 
1  10 
1 40

MZIUPEMIDUGO

HAZELTINE,
PERKINS

@2 50 
2  00 
1  10 
85' 
65 
75 
1  40

W h o lesale

Druggists !

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

95  Louis  Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS  OF

Prats. Oils, Tunisia

MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELE6AST  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., and John L. Whit­

ing, Manufacturers  of  Fine 

Paint  and  V arnish 

Brushes.

—Also for the—

Grand  Rapids  Brush  Co.,  Manf’rs  of 

Hair, Shoe and Horse Brushes.

Druggists’ Sundries

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

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

We give our  special  and  personal  atten­
tion  to  the  selection  of  choice  goods  for 
the drap  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

WithersDade&Co’s

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

We are also  owners of the

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

GDIS, BnlilU Fit IlK

TRIBUTE  TO  TRAVELERS.

SOLIMAN  SNOOKS.

*11

Extract  from  a  Recent  Sermon  by  Rev.

Dr.  Thomas.

It is only natural  that  divisions  of  labor 
should give rise to many specialized associa­
tions  of  mutual  interests  ana  friendships 
among  the  workers  in  these several fields. 
And thus we have associations of merchants 
and bankers and  builders  and  farmers  and 
teachers  and  printers  and  tailors and shoe­
makers and preachers.  And thus also arises 
naturally  the  Association  of  Commercial 
Travelers,  which  in  point  of  numbers  and 
ability  and  influence  is one of the strongest 
and largest in the country. 
Its members are 
necessarily trained business  men,  each  one 
having  spent  not  less  than three years as a 
salesman  in  a  store  before  entering  this 
larger field.  There are  more than 10,000 of 
those  busy  travelers  in  the northwest, and 
probably  not  less  than  100,000 coming and 
going all over the country.  They  have  ten 
or twelve benevolent organizations scattered 
through  the  States,  and  the  one  in  New 
York  alone  has  paid  out in the last twelve 
years  $1,000,000.

The fact of being thus  bound  together  in 
friendly and helpful relations tends to make 
better the life  of  each  one.  There  is  not 
the  feeling  of  personal  responsibility, but 
the sense of obligation to a vast brotherhood, 
for  the  associations  are  affected  in  their 
standing before the public by the conduct of 
any  one  member;  and hence each one feels 
that  he  stands  or  falls  not alone. 
In such 
union there is strength, there is watchfulness 
and the care of brother  for  brother.  And I 
know  of  more  than  one  instance where in 
cases  of  suffering or of need the quick sym­
pathies  of  those  brothers  have  gone  out 
gladly to help the widow and orphan.

We  can  hardly  estimate  the  power  for 
good  of  these  10,000 strong  men constantly 
moving here  and  there  over  our  northwest 
and  from  year  to  year.  No  association 
should be more careful  and  jealous  of  the 
reputation  of  its  members  and of  its high 
standing  before the  public, for this form of 
commercial life is comparatively new in  our 
country. 
It has been in use  much longer in 
the older countries across the sea, but its in­
troduction here has been quite recent.  Thir­
ty  or  forty  years ago peddlers were plenty 
but  a  commercial 
traveler  was  hardly 
known.  Now it is estimated  that fully one 
half  of  the vast commercial business of the 
country  is  done  in  this  way.  And as this 
form of business has increased the character 
of  the  men  engaged  in  it has steadily im­
proved, until now, as a class,  they  stand  on 
a level in intelligence and strength and mor­
ality with the same  number  of  men  taken 
from  any  other  department of  the world’s 
busy  workers.  Let  it  be  your ambition to 
stand at the very front  in  all  that  goes  to 
make  up  the  glory  and  beauty of  a noble 
manhood.

Think  of  the  vast power of the example 
and  the  influence  for  good  of  10,000 men 
visiting every village and  town  and  city  in 
the  northwest. 
If  temperate,  10,000  tem­
perance  men—not  temperance  lecturer; we 
are  not  suffering  for  more  of  these;  but 
temperance  men  who  teach  by  the  silent 
power  of  example. 
If  not  profane,  and 
never coarse nor loud in  language  or  man­
ner,  if  they  observe  the  Sabbath,  10,000 
teachers  of  morals upon  the  trains  and in 
hotels,  and  all  the  more  powerful this in­
fluence  when  exerted  by  young  men, and 
when  away  from  the  restraints  of  home, 
when  lonely  often,  and  tired  often,  and 
when  exposed  to  such temptations as only 
the grandest  moral  courage  and  principles 
can resist.

A  number  of  Southern  newspapers  are 
doing  excellent  service  in  reminding  the 
planters of that section that  too  much  capi­
tal and labor is now devoted  to  the  raising 
of cotton, and  that  more  extensive  cultiva­
tion of food products would prove profitable.

The total valuation of Texas is now $583,- 
000,000, against $311,000,000 four years ago. 
The increase in population has kept up with 
the increase in wealth, and  the  immigration 
into the State is still very great.

Some  of the  Experiences  of  iv  Backwoods 

Merchant.

Cant Hook Corners, Mich., Dec. 2.

Mister Editek—Bein as 1 become a sub­
scriber to your interesting paper  last  weak,
I thot, perhaps, that your reeders would like 
to hear from sum of  us  bizness  men  in  the 
back woods.  Traid is  pretty  middling  dull 
jest at present, but we hope  for  a  improve­
ment soon. 
I moved into my new  store last 
weak Munday.  My new bilding is a magnif- 
It is 18 feet wide  and  all  of 
sent structer. 
39 feet long. 
I have increced  my  stock,  so 
that I now keep for  sail  for  cash  or  reddy 
pay,  dry  goods,  grocrys,  boots  and  shoes, 
drugs, medisuns, paints and oils, crockry and 
glassware,  milinery,  hats,  caps  and  men’s 
clothing generally, timwair, Yanky  notions, 
flour  and  feed,  etc. 
I  must  ad  toys  next 
weak, as I have a big call just now for sleds 
and such like. 
I will ad other lines of goods 
as my traid demands.

My youngest clerk, named Bill Simonds, is 
jest a trifle  fresh  at  the  bizness  yet.  He 
gets  things  sliteually  mixed;  for  instance, 
yesterday he was putting away a new lot of 
goods that had jest arrived, and, first I new, 
he  had  arranged  all  the  codfish  and  dried 
apples over in the dry goods  department. 
I 
must trane him a little.  Tother day, he give 
a fellar one-half a pound of  oxalic  acid  for 
only five cents, in plaise of epsum salts which 
the chap wanted for a fizie.  When I found it 
out, next day, I was mad, you jest bet.  Can’t 
you see, mister editer, the asid cost  me  five 
times as much as the salts did, so I  was  out 
of  pocket  on the transaekshun.  The  feller 
died the next day with collary  morbus,  too, 
so I could not get the eror recktified. 
I gess 
I have writ enuff for  this  time,  but  1  will 
keep you posted ou biziness  matters up hear, 
and if you ever come this way,  stop  in  and 
have  a  drink  of  old sower  mash,  which  I 
keep  constantly on  hand.

•  Yours with respeckt,

Soliman Snooks.

MORE  WATERLOO.

Turner & Carroll Conduct  More^Clients  up 
.¿. 

i Salt-River.  _   _____?

from 

With some  of  the  facts  connected  with 
the  failure  of  H.  Adams,  the  Manistee 
clothing  merchant,  the  readers  of  The 
Tradesman  are  already  familiar;  but  a 
very  interesting 
incident  occurred  early 
last Saturday morning  which has not before 
been given to the public.  A short  time ago 
the stock  was  seized  on  an  execution  for 
$1,300, held by  S. Mann,  Austrian,  Wise & 
Co., of Cleveland,  who  took] the  stock  sub­
ject to the*1$6,000 ^mortgage  held  by  Wm. 
Winegar, of this city, and removed the stock 
to this  place.*- Turner  &  Carroll*thereupon 
secured the claims of  five  Chicago  creditors 
—Cohn,  Wampold  &] Co., Mahler, Bellaek 
& Co7, E7*Rothschild & Bros., Kirsch & Nes- 
ler, and Wieman & Co^prevailed upon the 
parties  to  assign  their  claims  to  the first 
named firm, and then  secured  a  writ  of  re­
plevin 
the  United  States  Court. 
Representatives of each  of  the houses came 
over and selected the  goods  alleged to have 
belonged to them, and removed the goods so 
selected—the  appraisal  amounting  to  $1,- 
257.75—to the  Fourth  National  Bank. 
It 
was  generally  believed  that  an  attempt 
would be made  that  night—Friday—to  run 
the goods off, but the United States Marshal 
declared  that  he  would  not  countenance 
such a  proceeding.  The  attorneys  on  the 
other side,  however,  determined  to  watch 
the matter and, armed with  a  replevin,  se­
cured the use  of  an  office  conveniently by. 
About 3  o’clock  Saturday  morning  a dray 
drove up to the Bank,  and  the Chicago gen­
tlemen  carefully  packed  the  clothing  in 
boxes,  preparatory  to  shipping  it  home. 
Just as the dray was  about  starting for the 
depot the  invaders  put  in  an  appearance, 
served their writ,  and  instructed  the dray­
man to drive the goods  to  a place of safety. 
The  disgust  manifested  by  the  Chicago 
chumps can be better imagined than describ­
ed.

Adams’ liabilities are  about  $20,000, and 
the stock is not worth more  than  half  that 
amount.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

FOR  SALE—Four thousand dollars  will  buy 
a well-established hardware business in a 
substantial, growing town.  The annual profits 
have averaged $2,500.  Best of reasons for sell-
j__a Ad»/«oc *4 Hardworp ” PAvp uThc Tr&duS"
65
WANTED—Situation  by  young  man  in  a 
grocery or general store, four year s ex­
perience.  Best of references.  Address  Care 
65*
box 276, Fremont, Mich.

I^oR  SALE—The stock and business of a well- 
established wholesale grocery house, situ­
ated in a neighboring city.  Profits have  aver­
aged  $5,000  per  year.  Stock  will  inventory 
$9,000  to  $11,000.  Rental  of present location, 
$600 per year.  Good reasons  for  selling.  Ad­
dress  for  particulars  CCC, care  The Trades­
man.” 

FOR  SALE—Well-established  retail  grocery 

business  in  thriving  country town,  sur­
rounded  by  rich  farming community.  Stock 
and fixtures will inventory about $2,200.  Fun 
particulars  will  be  furnished  by  addressing 
Retail Grocer, in care of “The Tradesman.  64

64

’ 

maker by a man of long experience.  Can 
furnish  best  of  references  from  the  dairy 
trade.  Address E. S., care  “The  Tradesman.”

WANTED—Situation in a factory as a cheese 
DEALERS wishing to sell out can be placed 

on the “For Sale” list at this office by send­
ing  their  address  and  full  particulars.  No 
charge.  The list is open to  the  inspection of 
prospective buyers only. 
__________

PROSPECTIVE purchasers  will  be furnish­
ed  a  list  of  dealers  who are desirous of 
selling by applying  at  this  office.  State  line 
and amount of capital.  Enclose  stamp.
IF YOU WANT  to  get  into business, to sell 
your business, to secure additional capital, 
to get a situation, to  secure  a  clerk  or book­
keeper,  or  if  you  have  anything  for sale or 
want to buy anything, advertise in the  Miscel­
laneous Column  of  “The  Tradesman.”  Cash 
or  postage  stamps  to  the amount should  ac­
company each order.

Throw  It Out.

The tweuty-cent piece ought to be bounced. 
It is a fraud, a delusion and a snare. 
It hu­
miliates a man twice—first when he finds he 
has  received  it  as  a  quarter,  and  second 
when he planks it down on the  counter  ex­
pecting that it is a quarter.  You  never  no­
tice  when  you  take  it  that  it is only  two 
dimes’ worth,  while the other  fellow  when 
you go to pay it out is sure to detect  it,  and 
you are  then  looked on as a small kind  of 
cheat, an impression that no  amount  of  ex­
planation can quite efface.  The twenty-cent 
piece  is  a  useless,  unnecessary  coin. 
It 
never should have existed,  and  there  is  no 
reason  why  it  should  exist  now. 
It  is  a 
venal coin going about getting five cents  ex­
tra on  false pretenses. 
It is  a  jackdaw  in 
borrowed plumes.  Like  Mark  Twain’s  fly 
that is never so happy as when  it  can  pass 
itself  off  as  a  currant  in a fruit cake,  the 
twenty-cent piece always feels good when  it 
masquerades as a quarter. 
It is the Ishmael 
of coins and the hand of  every  man  should 
be against it.  Refuse to recognize it.  Don’t 
take it in and it won’t take you in. 
In order 
to  facilitate this good work, the  writqr  will 
undertake  to  accept  all  the  twenty-cent 
pieces in thee ountry if the  sender  pays  ex­
press charges.  The coins can be melted over 
and the remains sold in a junk shop as scrap 
silver.  The twenty-cent piece  ought  to  go.
The Island of Java  is  rapidly  recovering 

from the effects of the recent volcano.

A man in Buffalo by  the name of Oven is 

a wholesale dealer in biscuit

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

W E D N E S D A Y .

E.  A.  STOWE  &  ISRO., Proprietors.

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

Second-class Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  3,  1884.

BUSINESS LAW.

B rief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of Last  Resort.

PR O M M ISSO R Y  N O T E — W H E R E  P A Y A B L E ^
r  A promissory note is  presumed to be pay­
able where dated, if no other  place  is  men- 
Boiied in the~noter^Supre]ne Court of New 
Hampshire.

_______   T IC K E T — R IG H T   TO   T R A V E L .
f# It  is  held  by*the Appellate Court,  First 
Districtoof  lilinois,  that  between tiie  con­
ductor and a passenger, as to the right of the 
latter  to  travel  on a train in charge  of  the 
'former, the ticket purchased  must  be  con­
clusive evidence and the passenger must pro­
duce it when called upon, as evidence of  his 
right to the seat he claims.

IN S U R A N C E -  L E G A L   R E P R E S E N T A T IV E S .
The  words  “legal  representatives,” in  a 
policy of insurance, as designating the bene­
ficiaries, when there is  nothing  in  the  con­
text er surrouunding circumstances  to  indi­
cate a contrary  intention,  mean  “executors 
administrators.”  A policy of insurance pay­
able to the legal representatives of the assur­
ed,  is  the  same as if made payable to him­
self.—Illinois Supreme Court.

S A L E   O F   GOODS— IN S U R A N C E — D E L IV E R Y .
In the absence  of  a  special  contract  the 
seller of goods is not bound  to  insure  them 
nor to impart any information on the subject 
of insurance;  the obligation imposed on him 
by  the  contract  of  sale  is at most to place 
the goods in the hands of the carrier, and  to 
receive and transmit a proper bill of  lading, 
according  to  the  decision  -of  the  Supreme 
Court of Indiana, in the case of  Bartlett  et 
al. vs. Jewett et al., decided November 17.

S T A T U T E   O F   L IM IT A T IO N S — A C K N O W L E D G E ­

M EN T .

In a case decided by the Supreme Court of 
Nebraska, a debtor wrote to  his  creditor  as 
follows:  “If ever I get able, I will pay you 
every dollar I owe to you  and  all  the  rest; 
you can tell all as soon as I get  anything  to 
pay with I will pay;  as for giving a note,  it 
is of no use;  I  will pay just as  quick  with­
out a note as with it.”  The court held, Dev- 
ereaux  vs.  Henry,  that  the letter acknowl­
edged  an  existing  liability,  and  therefore 
took  the  case  out  of  the  operation of  the 
statute of limitations.

B IL L   O F   L A D IN G — CO RN  IN   B U L K .

The word “package” cannot  by  any  fail- 
construction  be  made  to  apply to  corn  in 
bulk,  according  to  the  decision  of the  St. 
Louis Court of Appeals, in the case of Rore- 
stein vs. The Missouri Pacific Railroad Com­
pany. 
In this case a clause  printed  on  the 
back of a bill of lading given by the railroad 
company to the shipper of goods,  restricting 
the liability for all loss or  damage  “to  said 
packages” to the particular  carrier in whose 
custody they should  be  at  the  time  of  the 
happening thereof, was held not to apply  to 
70,000 pounds of corn in bulk.

COM MON  C A R R IE R — D A M A G E S   F O R   LOSS.
The case of Mather vs. American Express 
Company, decided by the Massachusetts  Su­
preme Court, during the present month,  was 
an action against the company for the loss of 
an architect’s plans whereby the construction 
of  a  house  was  delayed.  The  court  held 
that while the defendent was liable in  dam­
ages for the reasonable  cost  of  new  plans, 
and  for  other  expenses,  if there were any 
reasonably incurred in procuring  new  ones, 
yet  it  was  not  liable for the delay in  con­
structing the house occasioned by the loss of 
the plans.  The court said that the damages 
-caused by the delay were not such as  would 
usually  and  naturally  arise  solely  from  a 
breach  of  a  contract  of  the  defendant to 
carry the package safely  to  its  destination, 
nor were they within the reasonable contem­
plation of the parties to the contract as like­
ly to arise from such a breach.

P A R T N E R S H IP — D IS S O L U T IO N — A C C O U N T IN G .
S. and T. were partners  in  the  manufac­
ture and sale of bricks, and  they  made  two 
kilns.  The first one was sold,  and  S.  gave 
T. his note for his proportion  of  the  profits 
—$375—which T. accepted.  It was not paid, 
however, and T. sued upon it.  At  the time 
the action  to  dissolve  the partnership  was 
brought,  this  suit  was  still pending.  The 
second kiln was sold,  but'T.  refused  to  ac­
count to S. and he brought the suit for a dis­
solution and an accounting. 
In  this  ease— 
Stretch vs. Talmadge—the plaintiff  succeed­
ed, and the defendant  appealed  to  the  Su­
preme Court of California, where  the  judg­
ment  was  affirmed.  Judge  McKee,  in  the 
opinion, said :/‘It is true, generally,  that  in 
an action to dissolve a partnership and  for a 
settlement, the account must be taken  from 
the  beginning  of  the  association.  But,  if 
there has been a partial  settlement between 
the  partners  themselves,  that  fact may  be 
proved in the action, and if proved the settle­
ment  will  be  considered  valid  as between 
the partners themselves, unless it is assailed 
on the ground of mistake, error or fraud.  If 
there is no valid objection to the settlement, 
it is conclusive upon the parties themselves, 
so far as it goes, and  leaves  open  only  the 
unsettled portions of the account.”

ZZ£]B.CUIj£]S,

THE  GREAT  STUMP  AND  ROCK

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

GUNS, AMMUNITION  &  FISHING  TACKLE.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

TIME TABLES.

Michigan  Central—Grand  Rapids  Division.

M ic h ig a n  ( Te n t r a l

The Niagara,  Falls (Route.

D E PA R T.

A R R IV E .

■(■Detroit Express............................................  6:00 am
+Day Express..........................................12:45 p m
♦New York Fast Line............................  6:00 pm
tAtlantic Express.....................................9:20 p m
♦Pacific  Express....................................  6:00 am
+Local  Passenger..................................II :20 am
+Mail..........................................................3:20 p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express........................10:26 p m
+Daily except Sunday.  ♦Daily.
Sleeping  cars  run  og  Atlantic  and Pacific 
Express.
Tne New York Fast Line runs daily, arriving 
at Detroit at 11:59 a. m., and New York  at 9 p. 
m. the next evening.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Boom  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:25 p. m.

J. T. Schultz, Gen’l Agent.

,

Chicago & West Michigan. 

Leaves.  Arrives,
tMail......................................9:15 a m  4:07 p m
tDay  Express..................... 12:25 p m  11:00 p m
♦Night  Express..................  9:35 pm   6:00 am
Mixed....................................6:10 am  
10:05 pm
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at­
tendants without extra charge to  Chicago  on 
12:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9:16 a.m. and 
9:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  Arrives.
Mixed......................................4:00am  5:15pm
Express................................. 3:50 pm  
4:15 pm
Express.................................  8:10 a m  10:30 a m
All trains arrive and depart from Union  De­
pot.
The Northern terminus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made with 
F. & P. M.  trains to and  from Ludington and 
Manistee.

J. H. Palmer, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

3:55 pm

5:10 pm
7:10 
5:30 am

GO ING W EST.

GO ING EA ST.Arrives. 

Leaves.
tSteamboat Express.......... 
6:20 am
■(■Through  Mail......................10:15 a m  10:20 a m
■(•Evening  Express.................3:20 pm  
♦AtlanticExpress.,__ ....  9:45pm  10:45pm
tMixed, with  coach...........  
10:30 am
•(■Morning  Express.............12:40 p m  12:55 p m
•(Through  Mail....................  5:00 pm  
tSteamboat Express.......... 10:30p m
tMixed............................................. 
♦NightExpress.....................  5:10 am  
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Dailv.
Passengers  taking  the  6:20  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
Parlor Cars on  Mail  Trains,  both  East  and
Train leaving  at  5:10  p,  m.  will  make  con­
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except 
Sunday and the train leaving  at 5:10 p. m.  will 
connect Tuesdays and  Thursdays  with  Good­
rich steamers for Chicago.
The mail has  a  Parlor  Car to  Detroit.  The 
Night  Express has a through Wagner Car and 
local  Sleeping Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.
D. P o tter, City Pass. Agent.
Geo. B. Re e v e, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

G O ING  SOUTH.

GO ING NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves. 
Cincinnati &  Mackinac Ex  8:45 p m  9:00 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:20 am   10:25 a m 
Ft. Way ne&G’d Rapids Ex 3:55 pm  
5:00pm 
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac. 
7:10 a m
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 
7:00 a m
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:05 p m  4:35 pm 
Mackinac & Ft. Wayi e Ex.. 10:25 a m  11:45 p m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m 

SL E E PIN G  CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

All trains daily except Sunday.
North—Train  leaving  at 9:00  o’clock  p.  m. 
has Woodruff  Sleeping Cars for Petoskey and 
Mackinac City.  Train leaving at 10:25 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Traverse 
City.
South—Train leaving at 4:35p. m. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAM AZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
Express................................7:00 pm  
Mail...................................... 9:35 am  

Arrive.  Leave.
7:35 am
4:00 pm

All trains daily except Sunday.
The  ntrain 

leaving  at 4 p. m. connects at 
White Pigeon with  Atlantic  Express  on Main 
Line, which has Palace Drawing  Room  Sleep­
ing Coaches  from Chicago  to  New  York  and 
Boston without change.
The  train  leaving  at  7:35 a. m. connects at 
White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with 
special New York Express on Main Line.
in  sleeping
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket omoe, 
67 Monrc street and depot.

Through  tickets  and  berths 

J. W. McKbnsby, Gea’l Agent.

Always packed in Air-Tight Tin cans, thereby perfectly retaining Strength and

Flavor.

O ver  15,000  Grocers

Throughout  the  United  States  and  Canada

Pronounce it the FINEST COFFEE they ever sold and testify that it has large­

ly increased their sales by its SUPERIOR QUALITY.

The following testimonial coming as it does from one of the largest if not the  largest gro­

cers in the United States, is worthy of your consideration:

Cin c in n a ti, December 20th, 1883.

Messrs. Chase  &  Sanborn, Boston, Mass.

Gentlemen—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 Ankola or Mandeheling Java in the  market.

Yours  respectfully,'

(Signed,) 

Jo se p h   3FL.  PeolDles’  Sons.

Send  for Sam ple Lot.

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

Chase  &  S anborn,

Importers,  Roasters  ami  Packers,

B oston,  UfeSCsajss.,  XT.

CANADIAN  BRANCH, 

435  ST.  P A U L   S T R E E T, 

M ontreal, P. Q. 

I 

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MICHIGAN  AGENT.

H .   *1?.  C I i a S G ,
Sweet’s Hotel,  Grand Rapids.

CH EW   THE

New Dark “American  Eagle”

F IN E   CUT.

THE BEST HT THE MARKET.
Send an Order to your Wholesale Grocer for it.  Manufactured by

a m

D etroit,  Mich.

BANANAS,  LEMONS, EGGS,  CHEESE,  VEG­

ETABLES,  APPLES,  CIDER.

Careful Attention  Paid  to Filling  Orders.

M. C. Russell, 48 Ottawa St„ G’d Rapids.
CLARK,  JE W E L L   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE

Groceries  and  Provisionsi

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

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

- 

-  MICHIGAN.

W M . SEA R S & CO.

Cracker  Manufacturers,

Agents  fo r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street.  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.
ENTERPRISE  CIGAR  CO.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR  THE  FAMOUS  AND  POPULAR  BRANDS

- 

O L Y M P S  A ,

------ A J S T I D —

Grand.  H apids,  Micli.

L A   B E L L E   S E Ñ O R A .
STATE SEAL
f t  Bd M it  i  h  Martel
Buy  it  on  Our  Personal  Gnarantee- 

Stand Bad of Eyery Pal.

» T I Ï S 3 - .

B U T .  SEL L,  D R IN K !
BEST COFFEE in the WORLD
C hase  &;  Sanborn’s

Standard  Java.

F. J. LAMB  &  COMPANY,

-WHOLESALE  D E A LE R S  IN-

Butter,  Cheese,  Eggs,

Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Etc.

State Agent for the Lima Patent Egg Cases and Fillers.

NO.  8  AND  10  IONIA  STREET,

ORAND  RAPIDS.  -  MICHIGAN.

Choice Butter a Specialty!

Butts’ Patent Processed

GODI,  BALL  &  GO
“ H ulled Corn Flour ”
Griddle  Cakes,  Gems,  Waffles,  Etc., Etc
Rapids.Butts’ Patent Processed Buckwheat

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

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

-FOR-

If in Need of Anything in  our  Line,  it 

will pay you to get our Prices.

PA T E N T E E S  AND  SO LE  M AN UFA CTU RERS  OF

Barlow’s Patent

Send for Samples and Circular.

GRAND  RAPIDS

MICH.

DL in d erm an ’s
OVE-TAILED BREAD AN' 
MEAT BOARDS.^-.
—

The Best Thing of the Kind Ever Invented.

SURE TO  SELL.

A. T. Linderman, Manufacturer,  Whitehall, 

Michigan.

Send for sample dozen.  20x26, $4 per dozen. 
Sells for 50 cents apiece.  Sold to the trade by
Shields, Bulkley & Lemon, Grand Rap­
ids; W. J. Gould & Co., Geo. C. Weath- 
erby & Co., Wm.  Donnan  & -Co.,  De­
troit;  Gray,  Burt  &  Kingman,  Cor­
bin. May & Co., Gould Bros., Chicago.

SDiy (Boobs.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Spring  & Company quote as u..uwo : 

The  Kinds  of W ool  of W hich  Various  Ar­

ticles are  Made.

The  following  statement  gives the kinds 
of wool of which various articles  are  made:
Wool hats—Domestic:  Finest  Ohio, Cal­
ifornia,  Texas,  very  fine  Territorial,  and 
pulled.  Foreign:  Cape, Australia, Monte­
video, and sometimes Saxony.

Balmorals—Domestic:  California, Texas, 
Territorial, and sometimes of Ohio, Indiana, 
Missouri, etc.  Foreign:  Cape, Montevideo.
Blankets — Domestic :  Of  every  kind 
grown in the country, according to the qual­
ity of the goods desired.  Foreign:  Austra­
lian, Montevideo, East India,  Persian,  cam­
els’ hair, cows’ hair etc.

Cloths—Domestic:  Of every kind, accord­
ing  to  quality  of  goods  desired.  Foriegn: 
Cape, Australian, Montevido, Buenos Ayres, 
fine Spanish, English.

Knit goods and hosiery generally—Domes­
tic:  Principally of short wools, such as are 
sheared twice a year,  California,  Texas, but 
Territorial  domestic  fleeces  and  noils  and 
pulled are also  extensively  used  for  lower 
grades.  Foreign:  Australian,  Cape  and 
Montevideo.

Shirts,  drawers  and  other knit goods, ex­
cept  hosiery — Same  as  hosiery,  worsted. 
Tarns are also used to some extent.

Woolen shawls—Domestic:  Ohio,  Penn­
sylvania, Michigan, Indiana and other fleeces, 
and’the best Territorial, California and Ore­
gon.  Foreign:  Australian, English, etc.

Worsted  shawls—Domestic:  The  best 
combing  wools,  grown  east of Mississippi. 
Foreign:  Australian, English.

Women’s and children’s dress  goods—Do­
mestic:  Ohio, Pennsylvania,  Michigan, In­
diana,  Missouri. 
Foreign :  Australian, 
Cape, Montevideo, English, Vicuna, Alpaca, 
Mohair.

Flannels—Domestic:  All  kinds,  princi­
pally  the  finest  Ohio,  Michigan, and Penn­
sylvania, and pulled.  Foreign:  Australian, 
Cape, etc.

*

t |r  

A  Great  Scheme.

“ No,  zir,  I  gannod  drust  you  for  dot 

pants.”

“ Why not, Mr. Grindstin ?”
“ Pecause you never vill bay me.”
“ I know, but I’ve got a scheme  by  which 

you can make some money.”

“ Vatish  dot?”
“ You  know  Goldspeckel,  your 

rival 

'  across the street ?”

4* 

“ Yes ”
“ Well, if  1 tell him  you trusted me for a 
pair  of  pants,  he’ll  trust me for a coat and 
vest.  Don’t  you  see ?  A coat and vest are 
worth five times as much as a pair of  pants. 
You’ll  lose  only  $4 while he is losing ©20.” 
“ Veil, on  dose  gonditions  you  gan  have 

der bants.”

Light Bread.

“ I notice,”  said  the  regular  customer  to 

baker,  “ that your bread is very light.”

“ Ah,  thank  you. 

I  appreciate the com­
pliment from one so well qualified to judge.”
“ I  should  say  I  am  qualified  to judge. 
0   I’ve  got a set of scales at home, and I know 
your bread  doesn’t  weigh  more  than  nine 
ounces to the pound loaf.”

The charters of 721 national banks, with an 
aggregate  capital  of  over ©189,000,000, will 
expire during the year  1885.  This  is  more 
than one-thisd the entire number of national 
^   banks  in  existence.  From  information  al­
ready received  by  the  Comptroller  of  the 
Currency, it is expected  a  large majority of 
these  bank  will  continue  their  existence, 
either by extending their charters  or  by  re­
organizing under other titles.  There are at 
present  more  national  banks  in  existence, 
A .  with  a  larger  aggregate  capital,  than  ever 
before.  The  capital  invested  in  national 
banks  was  increased about ©15,000,000 dur­
ing the year w’hich ended Sept. 30,1884.

The  officials  of  the  Sub-Treasury  state 
that  an  average  of  ©6  or  ©7  are received 
there  daily  of  two  dangerous  counterfeit 
dollars.  One of these is dated  1882 and the 
^   other 1856, the former  being  much  the  bet­
ter.  The imitation is so close in  both  cases 
that only an expert can  tell  them  from  the 
genuine.  Both  have  a  good ring and good 
weight.  The  metal  used  is  a little lighter 
than silver. 
In order to make up the differ- 
^   ence  the  counterfeits  are  made  up  a little 
thicker than the mint dollar.  The increased 
®  
thickness  at  the  edges  is  not  sufficient of 
itself  to  make  up  the  difference, and con­
sequently  the  middle  of  the  piece is made 
still thicker.  This gives the sides a slightly 
swollen  or  bloated  appearance.  This  is, 
however, insufficient to  attract attention un- 
<ler  ordinary  circumstances.  Each  of  the 
pieces is also a trifle larger in circumference 
than the Government coin.  The ring of the 
•counterfeit  sounds  all  right  except  when 
closely  and  carefully  compared  with  gen­
uine  silver. 
It  then  becomes apparent that 
it  is  on  a sharper and higher  key than the 
silver.

* 

The story current  some  years  ago  about 
the  discovery of  a wonderful  liquid which 
would render  all fabrics dipped in it  imper­
vious  to  water  has  lately  been  revived. 
There is said  to  be  in  the  “ Healtheries ” 
show in England a lady who pours water on 
veils,  pieces  of  silk,  and  velvet,  etc.;  the 
water runs about  like  quicksilver  and  does 
not  penetrate even  through  the  meshes of 
the veil.  She says  that  ink  or  a  basin of, 
soup might  be poured  on  the  articles  sub­
jected to the process without leaving a stain. 
She herself  never  goes  about  with  an  um­
brella, and not even the feathers on  her  hat 
are affected by the heaviest downpour.

W ID E  BROW N COTTONS.

CHECKS.

Androscoggin, 9-4. 23 Pepperell, 10-4....... 25
Androscoggin, 8-4. 21 Pepperell, 11-4....... 37%
Pepperell,  7-4....... 16% Pequot,  7-4........... 18
Pepperell,  8-4....... 20  ¡Pequot,  8-4........... 21
Pepperell,  9-4....... 22% ¡Pequot,  9-4........... 24
Caledonia, XX, oz. 11 Park Mills, No. 90. 14
Caledonia,  X, oz.. 10 Park Mills, No. 100.15
Economy, oz........ 10 Prodigy, oz........... 11
3tis Apron............ 10%
Park Mills, No. 50. 10
Park Mills, No. 60. 11 Otis Furniture*... 10%
Park Mills, No. 70. 12 York,  1  oz............. 10
Park Mills, No. 80. 13 York, AA, extra oz.14
Alabama brown... 7% Alabama  plaid__ 8
9 %Augusta plaid....... 8
Jewell briwn........
Kentucky  brown. 10%Toledo plaid.......... v%
Lewiston  brown.. 9% Manchester  plaid. 7
Lane brown.......... 9% New Tenn. plaid.. 11
Louisiana  plaid... 8 Utility plaid..........

OSNABURG,

6%

BLEACHED COTTONS.

8% Greene, G.  4-4....... 5%
Avondale,  36........
8%
Art  cambrics, 36.. .11% Hill, 4-4..................
7%
Androscoggin, 4-4. 8% Hill, 7-8..................
Androscoggin, 5-4. .12% Hope,  4-4............... 7%
7% King  Phillip  cam
Ballou, 4-4.............
brie, 4-4............... 11%
Ballou, 5-4............. 6
9
Boott,  0.4-4.......... .  8%Linwood,  4-4........
8%
Boott,  E. 5-5.......... .  7 Lonsdale,  4-4........
Boott, AGC, 4-4— 9% Lonsdale  cambric.11%
Boott, R. 3-4.......... 534 Langdon, GB, 4-4.. 9%
Blackstone, AA 4-4 .  7% Langdon.  45.......... .14
Chapman, X, 4-4... .  6% Mason ville,  4-4__ 9%
Conway,  4-4.......... .  7% Maxwell. 4-4.......... .10%
.  7% New York Mill, 4-4.10%
Cabot, 4-4.............
Cabot, 7-8............... .  6% New Jersey,  4-4... 8
Canoe,  3-4............. .  4 Pocasset,  P. M. C. 7%
Domestic,  36........ .  7% Pride of the West. .12%
Dwight Anchor, 4-4.  9% Pocahontas,  4-4... .  8%
Davol, 4-4............... 9% Slaterville, 7-8....... 6%
Fruit of Loom, 4-4. .  m Victoria, AA......... .  9
Fruit of Loom, 7-8. .  8k 1 Woodbury, 4-4....... .  5 34
Fruit of  the  Loom, Whitinsville,  4-4.. .  7%
cambric,  4-4....... .12 Whitinsville, 7-8... .  6%
Gold Medal, 4-4..  . .  7 Wamsutta, 4-4....... .10%
Gold Medal, 7-8.... .  6% Williamsville, 36.. .10%
Gilded  Age........... .  834
Crown.................... .17 Mason ville TS....... .  8
No.  10.................... .12% Masonville  S........ . 10%
Coin....................... .10 Lonsdale............... .  9%
Anchor.................. .15 Lonsdale A ........... .16
Nictory  O.............
Centennial............
Blackburn ............ .  8 Victory J ...............
Davol..................... .14 Victory D .............
London.................. .12% Victory  K............. .  2%
Paconia................. .12 Phoenix A ............. .19%
Red  Cross............. .10 Phoenix  B ............. 10%
.5
Social  Imperial... .16 Phoenix X X .......
Albion, solid........ ..5% Gloucester............ ..6
Gloucestermourn g.6
Albion,  grey........
Allen’s  cheeks— ..5% Hamilton  fancy.. . .6
Ailen’s  fancy....... . .5% Hartel fancy........ ..6
Allen’s pink.......... ..6% Merrimac D..........
Allen’s purple— ..6% Manchester.......... ..6
..5% Oriental  fancy— 6
American, fancy.
Arnold fancy------ ..6 Oriental  robes__ ..6%
Berlin solid........... .  5% ¡Pacific  robes........ ..6
Cocheco  fancy— ..6 ¡Richmond............. ..6
Cocheco robes— -.6% Steel River........... ..5%
Simpson’s ............. ..6
..6
Conestoga fancy.
..6 Washington tancy..
Eddystone.......  .
..5 Washington blues •  7%
Eagle fancy........
..6%i
Garner pink........

S IL E S IA S .

P R IN T S .

F IN E  BROW N  COTTONS.

d o m e s t i c   g i n g h a m s .

checks,
new

HEAVY  BROW N  COTTONS.

W ID E BLEACHED COTTONS.

Indian Orchard, 40.  814 
Indian Orchard, 36.  8
Laconia B, 7-4.........1614
Lyman B, 40-in....... 1014
Mass. BB, 4-4..........  534
Nashua  E, 40-in___ 9
Nashua  R, 4-4........   7
Nashua 0,7J6..........  714
Newmarket N ........ 714
Pepperell E, 39-in..  714
Pepperell  K, 4-4__   7
Pepperell  0,7-8___ 614
Pepperell  N, 3-4—   654
Pocasset  C, 4-4.......7
Saranac  R...............  7
Saranac E...............  9

Appleton A, 4-4—   8
Boott  M, 4-4...........   714
Boston F, 4-4..........  o
Continental C, 4-3..  734 
Continental D, 40 in 834 
Conestoga W, 4-4...  7 
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  514 
Conestoga G, 30-in.  614
Dwight  X, 3-4........ 6
Dwight Y, 7-8..........  614
Dwight Z, 4-4..........  7
Dwight Star, 4-4-----7¡4
Ewight Star, 40-in..  9 
Enterprise EE, 36..  514 
Great Falls E, 4-4...  7
Farmers’ A, 4-4.........634
Indian  Orchard, 1-4 714
Renfrew, dress styl 914 
Amoskeag.............   8
Johnson  Manfg Co,
Amoskeag, Persian
Bookfold..............1214
styles................... 1014
Johnson Manfg Co,
Bates.......................714
dress  styles.........1214
Berkshire.............   614
Slaterville, 
dress
Glasgow checks—   7 
styles....................  9
Glasgow checks, f’y 714 
White Mfg Co, stap  734 
Glasgow 
White Mfg Co, fane  8 
royal  styles........  8
White  Manf’g  Co, 
Gloucester, 
Earlston.................914
standard.............   714
Plunket..................   714 Gordon....................8
Lancaster........ .'...  834 Greylock, 
dress
Langdale.................7341  styles  .................... 1214
Androscoggin, 7-4..21 
iPepperell.  10-4.......2714
Androscoggin, 8-4.. 23  Pepperell,  11-4....... 3214
Pepperell,  7-4...... 20  Pequot,  7-4.............. 21
Pepperell,  8-4......2214 Pequot,  8-4.............. 24
Pepperell,  9-4......25 
|Pequot,  9-4.............. 2714
Atlantic  A, 4-4.......7% Lawrence XX, 4-4..  8%
Atlantic  H, 4-4.......7  ¡Lawrence  Y, 30....  7
Atlantic  D, 44.......6141 Lawrence LL,4-4...  534
Atlantic P, 44........   534 ¡Newmarket N ........   714
Atlantic  LL, 4-4__ 5%!Mystic River, 4-4...  6
Pequot A, 4-4..........  8
I Adriatic, 36.............   'iYt
Piedmont,  36..........7
Augusta, 44...........   614
Stark AA, 44..........  714
Boott M, 44............  714
Tremont CC, 44__ 534
Boott  FF, 4-4..........  734
Utica,  44 ................   9
I Graniteville, 44 —   634 
Wacbusett,  44.......714
Indian  Head, 44...  714 
Wachusett, 30-in...  634
Indiana Head 45-in. 1214
Falls, XXXX..........1814
Amoskeag,  ACA...1314 
Falls, XXX.............1514
Amoskeag  “ 44..19
Falls,  BB................1114
Amoskeag,  A ....... 13
Falls,  BBC, 36........1914
Amoskeag,  B ....... 12
Falls,  awning........19
Amoskeag,  C....... 11
Hamilton,  BT, 32.. 12
Amoskeag,  D....... 1014
Hamilton,  D ..........914
Amoskeag,  E ....... 10
Hamilton,  H ..........914
Amoskeag, F ..........  914
Hamilton  fancy...10
Premium  A, 44— 17
Methuen AA..........1314
Premium  B ............16
Methuen ASA........18
Extra 44 .................. 16
Omega A, 7-8......... 11
Extra 7-8.................. 1414
Omega A, 4-4__ _  .13
Gold Medal 4-4.......15
Omega ACA, 7-8.... 14
CCA 7-8.................... 1214
Omega ACA, 44__ 16
CT 44 ........................14
Omega SE, 7-8........24
RC 7-8........................14
Omega SE, 44........27
BF 7-8.....................   16
Omega M. 7-8........22
AF44...................... .19
Omega M, 44......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32....... 14
Shetucket SS&SS W1114 
Cordis ACA, 32....... 15
Shetucket, S & SW.12 
Cordis No. 1,32....... 15
Shetucket,  SFS 
..12
Cordis  No. 2............ 14
Stock bridge  A .......7
Cordis  No. 3............ 13
Stockbridge frncy.  8
Cordit  No. 4............1114
Empire
Garner......................o
Washington...........   434
Hookset..................  5
Edwards..................  5
Red  Cross...............  5
S. S. * Sons............  5
Forest Grove..........
American  A ........ 17 50; Old  Ironsides.........15
Stark A ...................21141 Wheatland............. 21
Boston...................  714 Otis CC....................1014
Warren  AX A _____1214
Everett blue......... 14
Warren  BB...........1114
Everett brown......J4
Warren CC.............1014
Otis  AX A ..............1214
York  fancy...........15
Otis BB...................1114
Manville..................  6  IS. S. & Sons.............   6
Masgnville.............   6  ¡Garner....................  6
Red  Cross...............  714 ¡Thistle Mills............
Berlin.....................   714¡Rose.........................  8
Garner....................7141
Brooks................... 50
Clark’s O. N. F ......55
J. & P.  Coats......... 55
Willimantic 6 cord.55 
Willimantic 3 cord.40 
Charleston ball sew
ing thread...........30

Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sewing.30 
Greeh  &  Daniels...25
Merricks.................40
Stafford...................25
Hall & Manning__ 25
Holyoke...................25

GLAZED CAM BRICS.

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

S PO O L COTTON

G R A IN   BAGS.

T IC K IN G S.

W IG AN S.

DENIM S.

'  

CORSET JE A N S .

Armory..................  714 Kearsage
Naumkeagsatteen.  814 
Androscoggin sat..  8I4
Pepperell  bleached 814
Canoe River...........   6
Pepperell sat..........914
Clarendon.................6%
Rockport................   7
Hallowell  Imp.......634
Lawrence sat..........  814
Ind. Orch. Imp.......7
Conegosat...............  7
Laconia..................  714
MICHIGAN  COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’  ASSOCIAI
Incorporated Dec. 10,1877—Charter  in  Force for 

Thirty Tears.

L IS T   O F   O F F IC E R S :

I P resident—Ransom W. H aw ley, of  D etroit.
I Vice-Presidents—Chas. E. Sned eker, Detroit; 
L. W. At k in s, Grand  Rapids;  I. N. Alexan­
d er, Lansing;  U. S. Lord, Kalamazoo; H. E. 
Mee k er, Bay City.
Secretary  and  Treasurer—W.  N.  Meredith, 
Detroit.
Board  of Trustees,  For One Year—J. C. Pon­
tius, Chairman, S. A. Munger, H. K. White 
For Two  Years—D. Morris,  A. W.  Culver.

WHOLESALE

OYSTER  DEPOT!
F.  J.  DETTENTHALER.

' X X 7   M onroe  St.

21 ocher’s Self-Raising Buckwheat

ink.

Is made from best New York and  Pennsylvania  stock.  Has  a  purple  label  printed  in  black

Boxes, 32 3 ft packages, $5.15.  16 6 ft packages, $5.

Seeker’s Self-Raising Griddle-Cake Flour

For all uses where a batter is required, and for Muffins, Griddle Cakes,  Waffles,  Puddings,  Ap­

ple, Peach, Fish or plain Fritters, Etc.  Has a yellow label printed in green ink.

Boxes of 32 3 pound packages, $4.50.  16 6 pound packages, $4.35.

Seeker’s Self-Raising Wheat Flours,

A little water, with the means of making a Are, being all that is  requisite  in  any  situation  to 

secure a loaf of excellent iightbread or biscuits, etc.

Superlative Boxes, holding 16 6 ft papers.............................................     .5  25
New Process Brand—Boxes holding 32 3 ft papers........................................5 00
New Process Brand—Boxes holding 16 6 ft pappers...................................... 4 85
Red Brand—Boxes holding 32 3 lb  papers...................................................... 4 50
Red Brand—Boxes holding 16 6 ft papers..................................................4 55
Blue Brand—Boxes holding 16 6 ft  papers..................................................4 00

Seeker’s Rolled Wheat, or Wheaten Grits

Surpasses all other preparation of wheat for producing  and  maintaining  a  healthful,  active 

condition of the system, and is peculiarly beneficial to dyspeptics and 

persons of sedentary habits.

Boxes holding 24 2 1b packages, $ 3.50  box,

Seeker’s Partly-Cooked Rolled Oats.

Is made from specially selected grain.  A very superior article.

Boxes holding 24 2 ft pkgs., $3,50 $  box.

Seeker’s Farina

Is made entirely from wheat, and consists of granulated particles of the berry adhering to the 

outer pelicle after crushing.  It is  an especially nutritious food for invalids 

and infants, and a most delicious desert when made into jelly or 

blanc  mange, and served with sauce or fruits.
Boxes holding 4 cartoons, 12 lib pps., each, $4.50.
Boxes  holding  24  1  pound  papers,  each,  $2.30.

Seeker’s Hominy or Corn Grits

Is made from flue white flint corn.

Boxes holding 242 ft packages, $3.50 $  box.

PURITY AND STENGTH GUARANTEED.

Is made from Pure Cream Tartar.  It is PERFECTLY HEALTHFUL, and its 

Baking Qualities cannot be surpassed.

N. B.—We offer the trade every inducement  in  Quality  and  Price  to  warrant 

them in pushing the sale of goods  that  have been recognized 

as STANDARD  FOR  OVER  FORTY  YEARS.

George  V.  H ecker  &  Co.
We are  sole Michigan 
agents for the  celebrated 
“F” brand,  packed by  J. 
S.  FARREN  & CO.,  Bal­
timore, and are  prepared 
to fill orders for  CAN  or 
BULK oysters at the low­
est  market  prices  either 
from  here  or  from  Balti­
more direct. NO BETTER 
GOODS  PUT UP.  H. M. 
BLIVEN  has  charge  of 
this department and will 
give your  orders  person­
al and  prompt  attention. 
We solicit your order.

OYSTERS

P u tn am   &  Brooks.
T

We have a large Western 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 market prices and prospects.  We also handle Beans  and  Pota­
toes.  Liberal Cash Advances made on Dried Fruit, also on Apples in  carlots.

EARL BROS.,  CdlSSiOl  ifiPClaitS,

1 6 9   S,  W ater  st,  Chicago,  1 1 1 ,

REFERENCE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK.

SPRING  &

COMPANY

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

F ancy and Staple

DRY  GOODS,
CARPETS,

M ATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS

HTOm  e t c .

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand Rapids,

T H E

0*

Michigan.
TlMSfl  Goods  are 
M ifa c M   only  Hy 
H a lli  Cariarti  &

E C C E   S I G N U M .

RINDGE, BERTSOH & CO.,
BOOTS  &  SHOES,

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.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

S. A. WELLING

WHOLESALE

School  Books

-AND—

NOTIONS!

PANTS,  OVERALLS,  JACKETS,  SHIRTS, 
LADIES’  AND  GENTS’  HOSIER Y,  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. Cbsna, Geo. W. N. De Jonge.

24 Pearl Street

Grand Rapids, Mich.

School  Stationery

W holesale,

LYON  &  ALLEN,

22  and  24  Canal Street,

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

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

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a x l e   g r e a s e . 

* 

_ 

- 

“ 
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BLU IN G .

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:.................„

CANNED F R U IT S .

B A K IN G   PO W D ER .

“ 
“ 
BROOMS.

Frazer’s .........................................................
Diamond.......................................................... 
Modoc  ....  <pdoz.........................................
Paragon...  $  doz. .......................................
Paragon, 20 ft  pails........................................  00
Arctic % ft cans.................................. V doz.  45
Arctic 14 ft cans..............................................  L
Arctic % ft cans.........................................  4-“
2 40
Arctic 1ft  cans.......................................
.12 00
Arctic 5  ft cans........................................
Dry, No. 2..........................................doz
.................... doz.
Dry, No. 3........... .
....................doz.
Liquid, 4 oz,........
SB8M2: 
.................... doz.
Arctic 8  oz........................................................nn
2 00 
Arctic No. 1 pepper box..........
..  3 00 
Arctic No. 2 
..........
..  4 50
Arctic No. 3 
..........
2 50 
No. 1 Carpet...............................
2 25 
No. 2 Carpet...............................
2  75 
No. 1 .Parlor Gem.....................
2 00 
No. 1 Hurl..................................
1 75 
No. 2 Hurl  .................................
1  10 
Fancy Whisk.......................
85
Common Whisk........................
CANNED  F IS H .
Clams, 1 ft  standards.................................. J ¿2
Clams, 2 ft  standards.................................. « S?
Clam Chowder,  3 ft— ............................... * fx
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards..................... l
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards....................   l »»
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  slack  filled....................  75
riveters. 2 ft) slack filled..................... i
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack filled..........
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic..................................... £ i?
Lobsters, 1 ft star........................................."
Lobsters, 2 ft star.
-j  iiO
* * 
UUDiSvvJlOf W 
Mackerel, 1 ft  fresh  standards..................l  w
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards................. b oO
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 f t .................o *5
Mackerel, 3 ft in Mustard............................®
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled...................................® *2
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river........................l
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river............................ 2 bu
Salmon. 1 ft  Sacramento............................ |  »u
Salmon, Wm. Hume’s Eagle.....................   l  =»
Sardines, domestic %s................................. 
“g
Sardines,  domestic  %s..............................
Sardines,  Mustard  %s............................... .
Sardines,  imported  54s...............................
Sardines, imported*/2s ............................. •
Sardines, imported lAs, boneless...............  32
Sardines, Russian  kegs..............................  55
Trout. 3ft  brook.....................................    *  ¿5
Apples. 3 ft standards. 
Apples, gallons,  standards, Erie.................... 3 50
Blackberries, standards................................... l 1®
Blackberries,  Erie.............................................j 5»
Cherries, Erie, red........................................ *
Cherries, Erie,white wax........................... i   «0
Cherries, French  Brandy, quarts...................3 50
Cherries, White..................................................* 55
Damsons........................................................:}  i"
Egg Plums, standards 
.............................. i «o
Egg Plums,  Erie...........................................1
Gooseberries, Kraft’s Best..............................i  oo
Green Gages, standards 2 ft.............................i 40
Green Gages,  Erie.............................................* “U
Peaches,  Brandy......................................... “
Peaches, Extra Yellow................................3 40
Peaches,  standards...................................... l  ¿5
Peaches,  seconds..........................................i  !jo
Pie Peaches,  Kensett’s................................J  ¡w
Pears. Bartlett, Erie.....................................l ¿0
Pineapples,  Erie...........................................~ "O
Plumbs, Golden  Drop................................. 2  8o
Quinces............. —  -.••............................... * *9
Raspberries, Black,  Erie..................... 
l  45
Raspberries, Red,  Erie................................i  40
Strawberries, Erie.......................................*
Whortleberries, McMurphy s......................... l  40
Apricots, Lusk’s........................................... *
Egg Plums.....................................................     50
Grapes.......I.......................................    
x  "0
Green Gages.......................................................3 50
Pears  ............................' ...............................
Quinces..........................................................g
Peaches...............................................................* 00
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.....................................3 25
Beans, Lima,  Erie.............................................1 b5
Beans, String, E rie......................................  «0
Beans, Lima,  standard...............................   90
Beans, Stringless, Erie...............................   90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked...........................1 60
Corn, Erie............................................................} J®
Corn, Red  Seal....................................................1 1”
Corn,  Acme...................................  
J  ¿0
Corn, Revere................................................  i  RJ
Mushrooms, French,  100 m  case.................. 22 00
Peas, Early extra,  small sifted Erie.• ••••22® 
.28-00
Peas, French, 100 in case —
Peas, Marrofat, standard..................... . 
.1  40
Peas,Beaver...............
Peas, early small, sifted.............................. j 60
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden...............................  • i eo
Rhubarb,  Erie.............................................. 1
Squash, E rie.......... a ................................... ¿ 5®
Succotash, Erie............................................. 1
Succotash, standard.....................................  75
Tomatoes, Red Seal....................................   l  96
Boston  premium......................................  @36
Baker’s premium......................................  @4U
Runkles......................................................   @3?
German  sweet............................... 
Vienna Sweet............................................   @¿3
Green Rio..................................................13  @14
GreenJava................................................JJ  @£J
GreenMocha.............................................2d  @2(
Roasted Rio.............................................. 10  @1^
Roasted  Java....................................'•••?!
Roasted Mar.............................................17  @19
Roasted Mocha........................................  @32
Roasted Mex........................................... 17%@20
Ground  Rio............................................
Arbuckle’s ..............................................   @1®%
X X XX.........................................................  @lf &
Levering’s — .......................................
Magnolia.............................................. ■ •  @1514
72 foot J u te ....... 1 25  160 foot Cotton.... 1 75
60 foot Jute.......1  05 
|50 foot Cotton... .1 50

iver................   ...................75

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

CANNED  VEG ETA BLES.

CHOCOLATE.

CORDAGE.

CO FFEE.

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Jennings’2 oz......................................doz

FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTS.

Lemon.

l oo
1 50
4 oz.................................................
2 50
6 oz.................................................
3 50 
8 oz.................................................
1 25 
No. 2 Taper..................................
1 75
No.  4 
Vi pint  round....................................  4 50
1 
...............................   8 00
No.  8..........| .................................3 00
No. 10............................................   4

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

“ 

Vanilla.

(Sroceries.

PENCIL  PORTRAIT—NO.  33.

Jam es  Addison  Morrison,  Better  Known 

as  “ Ad.”

Jas. A. Morrison,  probably  the  youngest 
salesman at this market, was born at Worth­
ington,  Armstrong  county,  Pa.,  April  25, 
1860.  He lived at home with his parents un­
til fifteen years of age, when he made a  pil­
grimage  to  the region  known  as  the  “ oil 
country,” where he sojourned two years, run­
ning an engine at the pumping  houses.  He 
then returned home, where he worked  three 
years  as  a  millwright,  when  he  came  to 
Grand Rapids and entered the employ of the 
then|firm of Hibbard &  Graff,  at  that  time 
proprietors of the Crescent Mills,  occupying 
the position of  shipping  clerk  and  outside 
foreman.  On the failure of that concern,  in 
February, 1880, he engaged with the  whole­
sale grocery firm of  Graff, Shields & Co.,  as 
shipping clerk.  The  following  September, 
he went back  to  the  Crescent  Mills 
then 
under the management of  John  F.  Graff 
as outside salesman, covering the  towns  on 
the G. R. & I. and C. & W. M. Railways.  A 
year later,  he  accepted  a  similar  position 
with Hatch & Mitchell, then  proprietors  of 
the Model Mills, remaining  with  that  firm 
until  January  1,  1883,  when  he  engaged 
with Shields, Bulkley & Lemon as city sales­
man.  That position he still occupies, to  the 
satisfaction of himself,  his  house  and  the 
trade at large.

Mr. Morrison owes his success  in  a  busi­
ness  way  to  his  infectious  geniality  and 
to his  truthfulness,  which  have  tended  to 
make him popular with his patrons.  He is, 
moreover, a social favorite, the special points 
in  his  favor  being  the possession of  a fine 
base voice and a 2:40 horse.

A  Dairymen’s  Convention.

The project recently broaciied  relative  to 
a convention of the  dairymen  of  Michigan 
seems to meet with growing  favor.  Several 
of  the  leading  cheese-makers  of the  State 
have signified their approval of the plan, and 
write that they will do all in their  power to 
further  the  objects  of  the  undertaking. 
Those  who  have  been  heard  from  favor 
Grand Rapids as the first place  of  meeting, 
and suggest some date about  the  middle  of 
February as the most available time  for  the 
dairymen to get together.

The advantages of such a meeting are  too 
apparent  for  extended  reference.  With  a 
climate and surroundings  favoring  the  pro­
duction  of  the  finest  grades  of butter  and 
cheese, it is a deplorable fact that  too  large 
a proportion of the dairy products of  Michi­
gan  are  inferior  to  those  of  several other 
states.  The  main  thing needed is  a  more 
thorough knowledge of  the  most  improved 
processes and theories involved  in  the  suc­
cessful operation of the dairy  business,  and 
this knowledge can only be secured in a prac­
tical manner by  the  co-operation of all  the 
dairymen. 
In no way  can  the  interests  of 
the business be better served than by a  con­
vention of representative dairymen, with the 
interchange of opinions and sentiments inci­
dent to such a gathering.

Let  there  be  a  general  expression from 
the dairymen of the State relative to the ad­
visability of forming a State association, and 
holding the first meeting during the  present 
winter months.

Dairy  Notes.

It  has  been  decided  that  the  National 
Butter, Cheese and Egg  Association’s annu­
al convention will be held  in  New  Orleans 
in January.

The  Wisconsin  Dairymen’s  Association 
has employed an instructor to visit the State 
butter and  cheese  factories,  to  secure uni­
formity of  production.

Eight carloads, or 172,930  pounds,  of but­
ter passed  through  Dubuque  en  route  for 
New Orleans in  refrigerator  cars.  This  is 
the heaviest shipment  of  butter  ever  made 
from Iowa.

Vermont has no butter factories, but num­
bers of  her  farmers  keep  from  50  to  100 
cows for the butter dairies and  manufacture 
their butter on a similar plan that the cream­
eries are run.

Better than  Butter.

A. J. VanHees, secretary and treasurer of 
the Amber cheese factory at Zeeland, writes 
F.  J.  Lamb  &  Co.,  general  distributing 
agents,  that  the  year as  a whole has  been 
very  satisfactory,  concluding  as  follows 
“ Some of our old cheese farmers  are begin 
ning to find out that they cannot  make  but­
ter,  even  against  the low dividends  of  the 
present year.”

The  Grocery  Market.

A brisk and ificreasing business  has  been 
the rule during the past week.  Sugars  are 
a little weaker and lower, and slight changes 
are noted in some other  articles  in  the  gro­
cery  line. 
Fancy  goods  for  the  holiday 
trade are meeting  with  a  considerable sale
Nuts  are  steady  and  firm,  with  the  ex­
ception of peanuts, which are a shade lower. 
New nuts are coming in.  The  crop  is large 
and the  quality  fine.  Chestnuts  are  about 
played  out,  the  crop  having  been  smaller 
than usual.  Ohio hickorynuts are so scarce, 
in consequence of a short  crop,  that  few,  if 
any,  are  expected  at  this market.  Florida 
oranges are coming in  freely.  New  lemons 
will soon be in  market.

A Californian’s  blackberry  crop weighed 
5,400 pounds, and  was  sold  at  seven  cents 
per„ pound,  bringing  him  $432.  The  roots 
taken’from between the rows sold for enough 
to pay for the pruning and cultivation.  The 
cost  of  picking  and  marketing  was  $100, 
which left a net profit of $166 per acre.

A  half-inch 

pounds.

rope  will  safely  bear  500

Apples—Firmer, and about 50c 79 bbl. higher, 
on account of better demand for red and  win­
ter  varieties.  A choice  article  readily com­
mands $2 79 bbl.

Beeswax—Small demand at 30c.
Buckwheat—$5.25 ip bbl.
Beans—No  local  demand.  Unpicked  com­
mand 75®$1, and choice picked find good ship­
ping demand at $1.40.
Butter—Creamery still holds up to the old flg- 
ure—34@35—but  daii-y  commands  20@21  for 
choice rolls and 18@20c for good packed.

Butterine—Somewhat 

lower,  on  account 
of the great amount of good butter in market. 
Solid packed  creamery  commands  22c,  but is 
eclipsed  as  regards  sales  by the dairy grade, 
which  sells  readily  at  18@l9c for choice rolls 
and 16@18c for choice packed.
Beets—No shipping demand.
Clover  Seed—No  local  shipping  demand. 
Dealers are paying $4@4.25 for choice to fancy 
stock.

Cabbages—$4@$5 $  100.
Celery_Very little really choice on  the mar­

ket.  Selling for 20@25c.
Cheese—Stocks are large and fully  equal  to 
the  wants  of  the  trade.  Full  cream  stock 
readily command 12%@13c, while skim  find oc­
casional sale at from 8@9c.

Chestnuts—Choice stock is so scarce as to be 

hardly quotable.
and $14 for Cape Cod or  bell  and  bugle.

Cranberries—Firm at $13 for bell and cherry, 

Eggs—Somewhat  sluggish,  although  by  no 
means plentiful.  Fresh stock commands  23c, 
andjlimed are frequently  preferred at 22c.

G r a p e s —Catawbas are quoted at 10c  $   ft  or 

93c $  10 lb basket.

Hops—Desirable State hops command 18@20c, 

but offerings are light.

Honey—Choice new is firm at 15c.
Hay—$9@$il for new, and  $11@$12  for bail­

ed.

Mince Meat—7@8c $  lb according to  quality. 
Onions—$1.50 ¡p bbl. for yellow or red. 
Potatoes—Still sick. There is a trifle improve­
ment  in  several ■ markets,  but  the  advance 
does  not  cover  the  additional  expenses  in 
transportation, incident to  the  cold  weather.
Poultry—Fowls,  9@10c.  Chickens,  10@llc. 

Turkeys, 11c.  Ducks, 14c.
Squash—Perfectly  dead,  the  over-stocked 
condition of the market rendering  it  impossi­
ble to get more than %c $  ft.
Sweet Potatoes—Not desirable goods  to han­
dle, at present, on account of their perishable 
qualities.  Kiln  dried  goods  will  soon be  in 
market.  Jerseys are firmer and higher, selling 
readily  at  @$5.  Baltimore  and  Muscatine, 
$3.50@$4 $  bbl.

Turnips—25c $  bu.
Timothy—No shipping demand,  and  dealers 

buy only for prospective wants.

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

Wheat—2c  lower this  week.  Lancaster,  75; 

Fulse and Clawson, 72c.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 46c in 100 bu. lots 

and 40@43c in carlots.

Oats—White, 33c in small lots and 30c  in car- 

lots.  ■

Bye—52@54c 79 bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour—Unchanged.  Fancy Patent,$5.50 79 bbl. 
in sacks and  $5.75  in  wood.  Straight, $4.50 79 
bbl. in sacks and $4.75 in wood.

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

What Constitutes  a Carload.

Big Rapids, N ov. 29,  1884.

J* L. H.
Nominally a carload is 20,000  pounds. 

Editor “ Michigan Tradesman: ”
Dear Sir—You published some time  ago 
a list of the different articles  constituting  a 
car load.  Will  you  kindly  print  it again, 
and oblige, 
It 
is also 70 barrels of  salt,  70  of  lime,  90  of 
flour,  60  of  whisky,  200  sacks  of flour,  6 
cords of soft wood, 18 or  20  head  of  cattle, 
50  or  60  head  of  hogs,  90  or  100  head  of 
sheep, 9,000 feet of solid boards, 17,000  feet 
of  siding,  13,000  feet  of  flooring,  40,000 
shingles,  one-half  less  green  lumber,  one- 
tenth less of joists, scantling, and other small 
timbers, 340 bushels of wheat, 400 of barley, 
680  of  oats,  300  of  flaxseed, 366 of apples, 
340 of Irish potatoes, 800 of  sweet  potatoes 
and 1,000 bushels of bran.

Julius  Didn’t  H it It.

From the Detroit Free Press.

There were three or  four  of  us  in  a  gro­
cery  store  in  Macon  when  a  tall,  solemn- 
looking negro entered and presented a written 
order  for  $5  worth  of  goods.

“ Did  Col.  Dunlap  give you this  order ? ” 

sharply  inquired  the grocer.

The  negro scratched his head  and  looked 

uneasy.

“ Did  he  sign  it  for  you?”
“ Say,boss,” slowly began the  man,  “ has 
you  any  doubts  dat  Kemul Dunlap  signed 
dat ar’  order?”

“ Of  course  I  have.”
“ Den dat settles the case, an’ I doan’ want 
no trade. 
If  my  son  Julius  can’t do better 
den  dat  arter  practicin’  fur  a  hull  week, 
l ’ze  gwine home to tell him  dat  he’d  better 
drap educashun an’ pick up de  cotton  chop­
per.”

Goose-Bone  or  Corn-Husk  ?

From the  Philadelphia  News.

Just  now  it  is  a  weighty  question  as  to 
whether 
the  goose-bone  or  corn-husk 
prophets  are  right  The  former  hold  that 
this  winter  the  snow  will  lie  deep  on  the 
cold,  cold  ground,  while  the  latter  insist 
that  the  green  grass  will  grow  all  around, 
Between  the  two,  who  can  decide?  Not 
even  Gen.  Hazen’s  bureau.  So  that  the 
merits of the two will have to remain unset­
tled,  like  the  question  arising  when  the 
“ground-hog”  comes  out  and  looks  at  his 
shadow—does hedo so to see if it is warm or 
cold?

More cider is drunk  in France  than any 
other country, and the best French  article is 
made in Normandy,  famous  for its  apples, 
which are prized throughout the  Continent.

Attention  is  called  to  the special adver­
tisement  of  Shields,  Bulkley  &  Lemon’s 
stock of fancy goods suitable for the holiday 
trade on the eighth page of this issue.

Send to Putnam & Brooks  for. new  price­

list on oysters.

*

OATMEAL.

M OLASSES. 

Richardson’s No. 714 do  —  f ..................... 1 70
Richardson’s No. 30,3 gro.............................2 00
Richardson’s No. 312 gro.......................— 1 25
Electric Parlor No. 17..................................... 3 20
Black Strap................................................... 16@18
Porto  Rico.....................................................24@28
New  Orleans, good......................................40@50
New Orleans,  fancy....................................50@55
185 ftpkgs...............................................   @3 75
3621b pkgs...............................................   @3*5
Imperial bbls, steel cut.........................  @5 25
Quaker bbls............................................   @6 75
Steel  cut.................................................   @5 75
Kerosene  W. W...................................... 
Legal test.............................. 

13
10%
Choice in barrels med...............................   .. .5 50
......................................3 40
Choice in % 
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy.......................... 4 25
Dingee’s pints  •  do 
.................. —   2 40
American qt.  in Glass..................... 
    00
American pt.in Glass..................................... 1 30
C. & B. English  quarts..................................5 75
C. & B. English  pints.....................................3 50
Chow Chow, mixed and Gerkins,  quarts.. .5 lo
pints__ 3 50
Dingee & Co.’s C. C. M. & G. Eng. style,qts.4 50 
pts..2 75
!5@3 00 
@2 25 
@90

Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........
American T. D.......................................

P IC K LES.

P IP E S .

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Japan ..................
Choice  Carolina. 
Prime  Carolina..
Java  ....................
P atna..................
Rangoon..............
Broken  ...............

DeLand’s pure...
Church’s  ............
Taylor’s G.  M__
Cap  Sheaf............
Dwight’s .............
Sea  Foam...........
S., B. &L.’s  Best.

SALERA TUS,

SALT.

60P ock et...‘.................................... • •••
28 Pocket.................................................
1003 ft pockets....................................• •
Saginaw F ine........................................
Diamond C..............................................
Standard  Coarse....................................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags....
American, dairy, % bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels.........................................

SA UCES.

Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, pints. 
Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, % pts.
Picadilly, % pints..............................■• • •
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................
Pepper Sauce, green  — ......................
Pesper Sauce, red large ring...............
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........
Catsup, Tomato,  pints,......... ...............
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ......................
Horseradish,  % pints............................
Horseradish, pints.................................
Capers, French surfines.......................
Capers, French surfines, large............
Olives, Queen, 16 oz  bottle..................
Olives, Queen, 27 oz  bottle..................
Olive Oil,  quarts, Antonia &  Co.’s —
Olive Oil, pints,  Antonia & Co.’s ........
Olive Oil, % pints, Antonia & Co.’s ....
Celery Salt,  Durkee’s..........................
Halford Sauce, pints............................
Halford Sauce, % pints.......................
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, large........
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, small.......
Preserved Ginger, Canton,  pints-----
Queen  Anne.........................................
Cameo.....................................................
Monday............. •..................................

SOAP.

Lautz Bros. & Co.

Acme, 701 ft  bars...................................
Acme, 25 3 ft bars..................................
Towel, 25 bars  .......................................
Napkin, 25 bars......................................
Best American, 601 ft blocks...............
Palma 60-1 ft blocks, plain....................
Shamrock, 100 cakes, wrapped...........
Master, 100-% ft cakes.......................
Stearine, 100  % ft cakes.......................
Marseilles, white, 100 % ft  cakes........
Cotton Oil, white, 100 % ft  cakes........
Lautz’s 60-1 ft blocks, wrapped............
German  Mottled, wrapped..................
Sav.on, Republica, 60 ft box........... .
Blue Danube, 60-1 ft blocks................
London Family, 60-1 ft  blocks............
London Family, 3-ft bars 80 ft.............
London Family, 4-ft bars 80 ft.............
Gem, 100 cakes, wrapped....................
Nickel, 100 cakes, wrapped..................
Climax, 100 cakes,  wrapped................
Boss, 100 cakes,  wrapped.....................
Marseilles Castile, Toilet,3 doz in  box
A 1  Floating, 60 cakes..........................
Kirk’s American  Family............^ ft
do. 
India.........................................
do.  Savon........................................
do.  Satinet............. ’.......................
do.  Revenue..................................
do.  White Russian.........................
Proctor & Gamble’s Ivory.................
Japan  O live.........
Town Talk  $  box
Golden Bar...............
Arab........................
Amber.....................
Mottled  German..
Procter & Gamble’s Velvet..................
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck..........
Procter & Gamble’s Wash  Well..........
Badger............................................ 60 fts
Galvanic.................................................
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft br
Tip Top....................................... 3 ft bar
Ward’s White Lily*...............................
Handkerchief.......................... ..............
Babbitt’s ................................................
Dish Rag ...............................................  
Bluing...................................................... 
Magnetic.................................................. 
New  French  Process............................ 
Spoon......................................................  
Anti-Washboard....................................  
Vaterland................................................ 
M agic.................................................... 
Pittsburgh......................................... . 
Old Country.............................................

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

SPICES.Whole.

.© 5% 
.@ 5% 
•@ 5% 
• @ 5% 
.@ 5% 
.@ 5% 
•@ 514

SYRUPS.

 

30

.6%

TEA S.

PLU G .

TOBACCO— F IN E   CUT.

@1  00 

@5 00 
@3 00 
@  75 
@  90 
@1 35 
@1 70 
@  90 
@1 20 @  *) 
@1 20 
@2 25 
@3 50 
@3 85
@7 00 
Silver Coin..............................................
@4 00 
Buster  [Dark].......................................
@2  00 
Black Prince [Dark]..............................
@  90 
Black Racer  [Dark]..............................
@3 50 
Leggett & Myers’  Star..........................
@2  10 
Climax.....................................................
@4 85 
Hold F ast................................................
@2 90 
McAlpin’s Gold Shield..........................
@1 25
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads.  .......
,7*k. nn  Cock of the Walk  6s..............................
H a l l  Nobby Twist....................V...................
@3eo

Corn,  Barrels.........................................  
32
Corn, % bbls............................................  
34
Corn,  10 gallon kegs...............................   @  36
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................  @185
Corn, 4% gallon kegs.............................   @1 65
Pure  Sugar....................................... bbl  22@  38
Pure Sugar Drips.........................%  bbl  30@  36
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs  @185
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips...............% bbl  @  95
Pure  Loaf Sugar................ 5 gal kegs  @1 85
Japan ordinary.............................................20@25
Japan fair to good........................................30@37
Japan fine...................................................... 40@50
Japan dust..................................................... 15@20
Young Hyson................................................30@50
Gun Powder................................................... 35@50
Oolong.....................................................33@55@60
Congo............................................................. 25@30
State  Seal...................................................  @60
Brother  Jonathan....................................   @32
Diamond  Crown........................................  @58
Rose Bud.....................................................  @50
O.  K.............................................................  @45
Our  Bird.....................................................  @30
Peaches......................................................   @38
Morrison’s  Fruit........................................  @50
Victor..........................................................  @60
Red  Bird.....................................................  @52
Opera Queen..............................................   @40
Sweet Rose.................................................   @45
Green  Back................................................  @38
F ruit...........................................................   @33
O So  Sweet.......................................... 
Prairie Flower...........................................  @65
Climber [light and dark].........................  @62
Matchless...................................................   @65
Hiawatha...................................................  @67
Globe................ 1.....................................  @70
May Flower................................................  @70
Hero.............................................................  @45
A tlas...........................................................   @35
Royal Game................................................  @38
Silver Thread.............................................  @67
Seal.........................................’................   @60
Kentucky...................................................  @30
Mule Ear.................................................. 
  @67
Peek-a-Boo.................................................   @32
Peek-a-Boo, %  barrels..............................  @30
Clipper, Fox’s ..............................................  @32
Clipper, Fox’s, in half barrels.................  @30
Fountain.....................................................  @74
Old Congress..............................................   @64
Good Luck.................................................   @52
Good and Sweet.........................................   @45
Blaze Away................................................  @35
Hair Lifter................................................. 
@30
Old Glory, light..............................;.......  @60
@60
Charm of the West, dark.....................
@60
Governor, in 2 oz tin foil.....................
@46
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 2x12.......
@46
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 3x12.......
@46
Red Star, fiat, 3x12.................................
@45
Red Star, black. 24 oz...........................
@38
Old Five Cent Times..............................
@48
Tramway.................................................
@45
Big Sevens, dime cuts..........................
@35
Black Diamond......................................
@70
Trotter, rum flavor...............................
@44
Boot  ........... ...........................................
@48
B. F. P.’s Favorite................................
@48
Old Kentucky.........................................
@48
Big Four,  2x12.......1 ..............................
@48
Big Four, 3x12.........................................
@46
Spearhead, 2x12 and 3x12.....................
@48
Turkey, 16 oz., 2x12...............................
@35
Blackbird. 16 oz.,  3x12..........................
@48
Seal of Grand Rapids............................
@48
@48
@50
@36
@36
@36
@46
@48
@46
@46
@51
@37
@48
@46
©46
@46
@44
@35
@40
@48
@48
@47
@44
@36
@36
@46
@35
@46
@40
@35
@15
@18
@30
@26
@22
@25
@30
@28
@30
@24
@15
@18
@47
@90
@90

I Red Seal...................................................
Crescent.................................................
@ 6% 
Black  X ...................................................
@ 6% 
Black  Bass..............................................
@5 25 I 
Spring......................................................
@5 25 
Crayling, all  styles...............................
@ 6 
Mackinaw................................................
@ 5% 
HorseShoe..............................................
@3 70 
Hair Lifter..............................................
@5 00 
w  D. and D.,biack......................................
@4  85
@6 25  McAlpin’s Green  Shield.......................
@6 25  Ace  High, black....................................
@ 7 
Sailors’  Solace.......................................
@ 6% 
@ 5%  Tramway, 3  oz.......................................
@  594  Ruby, cut Cavendish.  3  oz..................
Boss  ........................................................
@ 5 
Peck’s  Sun..............................................
@4 00 
Miners and  Pqddlers............................
@4 00 
Morning Dew.........................................
@3 85 
Chain  .......  ..............................>...........
@3 75 
Seal of Grand Radids............................
@3 25 
King.........................................................
@2 30 
Flirt.........................................................
@1 25 
Pug...........................................................
@4 20 
Ten Penny Durham, Vt and %...........
614 5% 
Amber, Vi and lf t ..................................
John  Giipin,  granulated.....................
5% 
Lime Kiln  Club....................................
5M 
Blackwell’s Durham Long Cut..........
5%
Vanity  Fair...........................................
Dim e.................................... ..................
Peerless.................................................
Standard ............................................
Old Tom.................................................
@24
Tom & Jerry...................................—
@25
Joker......................................................
@35
Traveler.................................................
@25
Maiden...................................................
@27
Topsy  .....................................................
@26
Navy  Clippings....................................
@30
Boots......................................................
@25
Honey D ew ...........................................
@32
Gold  Block............................................
@25
Camp F ir e ............................................
Oronoko.................................................
@19
@26
Nigger  Head.........................................
Durham, % f t ........................................
@60
@57
do  % ft   ..............  .....................
@55
do  % f t ........................................
@51
l f t ........................................
do 
Holland.................................................
@22
German.................................................
@16
@30
Long Tom..............................................
@26
National.................................................
@26
T im e................................................
@28
Love’s Dream........................................
@23
Conqueror ............................................
Fox’s ......................................................
@22
@32
Grayling.................................:............
@30
Seal Skin........ ......... .............................
@25
Dime Durham
Rob Roy...................................................  @26
Uncle  Sam..............................................  @28
Lumberman...........................................  @26
Railroad Boy........................................  
    @37
Mountain Rose.......................................   @20
Good  Enough.........................................  @21
Home Comfort, %s and  %s..................  @25
Old  Rip, long cut..................................  @55
Durham,  long cut, No.  2.....................   @55
Two  Nickle, %s......................................  @25
Two  Nickle, %s......................................‘  @26
Star Durham...........................................  @25
Golden Flake Cabinet............................  @40
Seal of North Carolina, 2 oz.................  @50
Seal of North Carolina, 4 oz.................  @48
Seal of North Carolina, 8 oz................   @43
Seal of North Carolina, 16 oz  boxes...  @42
Big Deal, %s  iongcut............................  @27
Apple Jack, %s  granulated................   @24
King Bee, longcut, %s and %s............  @22
Milwaukee Prize, %s and %s...............  @24
Good Enough, 5c and 10c  Durham__   @24
Durham, S., B. & L, %s and %s...........   @24
Rattler, longcut......................................  @28
Windsor cut plug..................................   @25
34
Mule Ear.................................................  
Hiawatha...............................................  
23
23
Old Congress........................................  
Acme........................................................ 
30
10@12
Pure  Cider.............................................. 
White Wine............................................ 
10@12
1776 $  » ................................................... 
i i 1®1'*
Gillett’s 79 f t ...........................................  © J%
Soapinepkg............................................. 
7@10
Pearline 79 hox.......................................   @4 50
Lavine, single boxes, 481 ft  papers...  @4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 481 ft pap’rs  @4 25
Lavine, single boxes, 100 6 oz papers.  @4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 100 6 oz  pap  @4 25
Lavine, single boxes, 80 % ft papers..  @4  15
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 % ft paprs  @4 00
Twin Bros..........1 65  ¡Wilsons.................1 65
jjagic..................1 75  [National.............. 1 65
Bath Brick imported............................ 
95
65
American............................ 
Barley......................................................
Burners, No. 1 .......................................  
1  JjJ
do  No.  2.......................................  
1 50
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand.............  
8 00
Condensed Milk,  Swiss......................... 
7 50
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............   @25
Candles, Star...........................................  @14%
Candles.  Hotel........................................  @15%
Cranberiy Sauce....................................
i Extract Coffee,  v. c...............................  &5@90
i 

5  10
6 75
5
3 60
4 10 
3 40
3 75
4 20 
@3 40 
@3 20 
@3 05 
©   6Vt @4 20 
@18% 
@  16 
@6 75 
@4 20
5 50 
4  10
„  _
5 00
*
4 50
5 00
5 00
3 25
4 20
4 00

F elix.........................128@

18@25@21

W ASH ING PO W D ERS.

m i s c e l l a n e o u s .

SMOKING.

V IN EGA R.

SHORTS.

©6%

YEAST.

do 

do 

 

 

Gum, Rubber 100 lumps....................1.  @30
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.......................   @40
Gum, Spruce..............  
30@35
Hominy, <0 bbl.......................................   @4 50
H. C. Flour, 18 3 ft pkgs., $  box...........   @2 60
H. C. Flour in bulk, $  c w t..................  @4  80
Oil Tanks, Patent,  60  gallon...............  @10 00
Peas, Green Bush........................................ 1  35© 1 40
do  Split prepared.............................  @3%
Powder,  Keg...................................................4 0n@
Sago  ........................................................ 
Sauerkraut, $   bbl................................. 
Shot, drop........................................................ 1 65@
do  buck......................  
Tapioca...........................  

do  % Keg.....................................2 25@

5@6
4  00

1 90@

5@ft

 

 

 

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS.
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

...............................9%@10
......................  @12
MIXED.

Straight, 25 ft  boxes.............................   9 @ 9%
Twist, 
do 
Cut Loaf  do 
Royal, 25 ft  pails.......................................10@1034
Royal, 200 ft bbls.......................................   9@ 9%
Extra, 25 ft  pails........................................11@1134
Extra, 200 ft bbls.............................................. 10%
French Cream, 25 ft pails...............................13
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases........................................ 13
Broken, 25 ft pails..........................................11%
Broken, 200 ft  bbls..........................................10%
 
Lemon Drops........................................ 
Sour Drops.........................................- ............15
@31
Peppermint  Drops........................................ 15
Chocolate Drops.............................................16
H M Chocolate  Drops................................... 20
Gum  Drops  .....................................................10
Licorice Drops..................................................20-
A B   Licorice  Drops...................................... 1&
Lozenges, plain...............................................J5
Lozenges,  printed..........................................16
Imperials..........................................................15
M ottoes........................................................... 15
Cream  Bar........................................................ 14
Molasses Bar....................................................14
Caramels............................................................20
Hand Made Creams......................................... 22
Plain  Creams................................................... 18
Decorated Creams...........................  
23
String Rock.......................................................15
Bui’nt Almonds............................................   22
Wintergreen  Berries...................................... 13
Lozenges, plain in  pails...................... 13%@14
Lozenges, plain in  bbls...................................12
Lozenges, printed in pails.............................14%
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..............................13
Chocolate Drops, in pails................................14
Gum  Drops  in pails................................. 7%@8
Gum Drops, in bbls...................................6%@7
Moss Drops, in  pails........................................11
Moss Drops, in bbls........................................  9%
SourDrops, in  pails........................................12
Imperials, in  pails...........................................14
Imperials  in bbls.............................................13
Oranges, Florida,  box.......................4 25@4 75
Oranges OO ^ box.................................
Oranges, Jamaica, $   bbl.....................
Oranges, Imperials, $   box..................
Oranges, Valencia 
case...................
Lemons,  choice....................................4
Figs,  layers new,  $  ft..........................
....................................
Figs, fancy  do 
Figs, baskets 40 ft $  ft..........................
Dates, frails 
do  ............................
Dates, % do 
do  ............................
Dates, skin..............................................
Dates, Vi  skin.........................................
Dates, Fard 10 ft box 
ft....................
Dates, Fard 50 ft box ^ ft.....................
Dates, Persian 50 ft box 79 ft................
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  $   ft............................
5@ 5%
Choice 
do  ............................. 
Fancy 
do  .............................  5%@  6
5  @ 6
Choice White, Va.do  ............................ 
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  ............................  6%@ 7
Almonds,  Terragona, 79 ft....................  17@19
@18
Almonds, loaca,
d o .......  ..........  8@10
Brazils,
do  ......................  
9@13
Pecons,
Filberts, Barcelona 
d o ....................
d o ......................  13@14
Filberts, Sicily 
W alnuts, Chilli 
do  ....................
d o ......................  15@16
Walnuts, Grenobles 
Walnuts, California 
d o ....................
Cocoa Nuts, 79  100
Chestnuts, per bu..................................
Hickory Nuts, large $   bu....................
Hickory Nuts, small  d o ...................

50@5 00 
16@16 
18®20 
9@10 
© 5 © 6 
® 4 
@ 5 
@ 9 
@ 7 
@   6% .

FRUITS.

NUTS.

do 
do 

...........................  @4 50

14

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The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

PROVISIONS.

quote  as follows:

P O R K   IN   BA RRELS.

Heavy Mess,  old..................................................12 00
Heavy Mess, new................................................ 11 75
Pig, short cut, new, better than mess........12 50
Extra Family Clear, new...................................13 (X)
Extra Clear Pig, new, Chicago  packing.. .13 50
Clear Back, new, Chicago  packing............14 25
Clear, A, Webster packed..................................13 25
Standard Clear, the  best................................... 14 75
Extra  Clear.......................................................... 13 75-
Boston Clear.........................................................14 00

LARD.

do. 
do. 

LARD IN  T IN  P A IL S .

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN .

6%
7
6%
7
6%
7
7%
7%
7%
7%.
8
8%
8%
7
7%
7%

DRY  SALT  MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases.......... 
Half Cases.............  
do. 
Long Clear medium, 500 ft  Cases.......... 
do 
Half Cases.......... 
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases............... 
do. 
Half Cases.............  
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
medium.............................. 
light.................................... 
Extra Long Clear Backs, 600  ft  cases.. 
Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.. 
Extra Long Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
Extra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases........ 
Bellies, extra quality, 300 ft cases........ 
Bellies, extra qulaity, 200 ft cases........ 
Tierces  .....................................................
30 and 50 ft Tubs......................................
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.....................
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft racks..................
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case..............................
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case..............................
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case.............................
Hams cured in sweet pickle, heavy—  
Hams cured in sweet pickle medium.. 
light........  
Shoulders,  boneless...............................
Shoulder, cured in sweet  pickle.......... 
Extra Clear Bacon..................... .*........... 
Dried Beef,  Extra................................... 
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts........... 10  75*
Boneless, extra  quality................................14^00
Pork  Sausage...................................................  7%
Ham  Sausage................................................... 13
Tongue  Sausage.............. 
9-
Liver Sausage...................................................  7
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................  91
Blood  Sausage....................................... 
7
Bologna,  ring...................................................  7
Bologna, straight............................................  7
Bologna,  thick................ 
7
Head  Cheese....................................................   7
In half barrels................................................   3 5ff
In quarter barrels..........................................  1 90-
In kits................   ........ .................................
In half barrels.................................................$3 00-
In quarter barrels..........................................  1 50
In kits............................................................... 
80
Prices named are lowest  at time of going to
press, and are good only for that date, subject 
to market fluctuations.

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND SMOKED.

11%
12
12%
8
11
12

B E EF IN  BA RR ELS.

P IG S ’  FEET.

T R IP E .

do. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard quotes the trade as follows r
Fresh  Beef, sides....................................  5  © 7
Fresh Beef, hind  quarters.................. 6  @7%
Dressed Hogs......................................... 5%@ 5%
Mutton,  carcasses.................................  @ 5%
Veal..........................................  
9%@10
Pork Sausage...........................................  8  @  9
Bologna.....................................................  9  @10
Fowls......................................................  
9@10‘
Chickens...................................................10  @1E
Turkeys  ..................................................  @11
Ducks......................................................   @14

 

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

OYSTERS.

 

New York Counts................................................35
F. J. D. Selects....................................................33
Selects.................................................................. 28
F. J. D .................................... 
20
Standard  ......................-..................................... 1®
Favorite.................................................................1»
Medium.................................................................16
Prim e............................. • • - .........................  
14
New  York  Counts........ . . : . . ..........................2 25
Selects, per gallon...........................................1 75
Standards................................................1 00@1 10
Codfish..............................................................   9
Haddock...........................................................   7
Smelts................................................................  5
Mackinaw Trout..............................................8
Mackerel........................................................... 12
Whiteflsh  ..........................................................7<g&

FR ESH   F IS H .

Jennings’ 2 oz....................... ..............$  doz.  1  40
2  50

“ 
4 oz...................................... 
“ 
6 oz......................................................... 4 00
« 
8oz......................................................... 5 00
“ 
No. 2  Taper...............  
1 50
No.  4 Taper................................    3 00
“ 
“  % pint  round......................................  7 50
“ 
1 pint  round....................................... 15 00
“ 
No.  8....................................................  4 25
«  No.  10.................................  

6 00

 

 

 

 

F IS H .

Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.....................1  10
Cod, whole.................................................4%@6
Cod,Boneless................................................ 5@.%
Cod, pickled, Vt  bbls................................... 3 00
H alibut.........................................................0 14
Herring %  hhls..............................:............ 2 50
Herring,  Scaled........................................... 22@23
Herring,  Holland........................................@60
Mackerel, No. 1, V4 bbls.............................. 5 00
Mackerel, No. 1. 12 ft  kits......................... 1 00
Shad, % b b l..................................................2 50
Trout, No.  1, Vt  bbls.................................. .4 85
Trout, No. 1,12  ft  kits.................................  90
White, No. 1, Vt bb ls...................................5 50
White, Family, Vt bbls................................2 25
White, No. 1,10 ft kits.................................  90
White, No. 1,12  ft kits................................1 00
Apples, Michigan..................................   5%@6%
©8
<a8 
Apples, Dried, York State, evap., bbls 
Apples, Dried, York State,  evap., box
@10
@16
Cherries, dried,  pitted..........................
@35
Citron......................................................
@5%
Currants, crop  1884...............................
13@14
Peaches, dried  ......................................
@5%
Prunes, Turkey......................................
Prunes, Turkey, new..................... »....
@9%
Prunes, French, 50 ft  boxes.................
Raisins, Valencias.................................
Raisins,  Ondaras..................................   @13
Raisins,  Sultanas...................................  »  @10
Raisins, Loose  Muscatels....................  @3 00
Raisins, London Layers.......................  @3 25
Raisins, Imperial Cabinets..................  @3  75
Raisins, Dehesias..................................  
,  @4 25
Raisins, Dehesias, 54 boxes................ . 
:  @1 50

@6%

F R U IT S .

M ATCHES.

Grand Haven,  No. 9, square......................... 2 25
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square......................... 1  50
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor......................2 60
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor......................3 7o
Grand Haven,  No.  7,  round.........................2 25
Richardson’s No. 2* square............................2 70
do 
............................2 55
Richardson’s No. 3 
do 
.............................1*0
Richardson’s No. 5 
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
............................2 70
Richardson’s No. 8 
do 
.............................170
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
.....................*— 2 55
Richardson’s No. 4 round..............................2 70
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
........................... 2 55

 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

STARCH.

Ground.

Special prices on 1,000 ft orders.

Cassia.............................................................  @1«
Nutmegs........................................................ 60@70
Cloves  ...........................................................   @1°
Pepper............................................................I6@25
Allspice..........................................................12@13
Cinnamon  ..................... 
J6@39
Cloves............................................................. 16@25
Ginger............................. 
16@20
Mustard..........................................................15@30
Cayenne..........................................................25@35
6%
Gilbert’s Gloss 1 ft..................................
6%
“ 3ft cartoons..................
“  crates.............................
5Vi
“  bu lk.................................
7
Corn, l f t .................................
@5
Niagara Laundry, 40 ft box, bulk.......
©4%
Laundry, bbls, 186  fts...........
“  Gloss, 401 ft packages............
@6%
“  Gloss,  36 3 $   packages..........
@6
@7
“  Gloss, 6 ft box, 72 ft crate—
@7
“  Corn, 401ft  packages...........
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft package.....................
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package......................
@6%
@7%
Muzzy  Gloss 6 ft boxes.........................
@5%
Muzzy Gloss bulk..................................
@7
Muzzy Corn l f t ......................................
Kingsfora  Silver Gloss.........................
Kingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  box..........
Kingsford Corn......................................
Oswego  Gloss.........................................
Mirror  Gloss...........................................
Mirror Gloss, corn.................................
Piel’s Pearl..............................................
American Starch Co.’s
lf t   Gloss.................................................
10 oz  Gloss....................  .......................
3 ft’Gloss.................................................
@7
6 ft Gloss, wood  boxes..........................
Table Corn......................................40 ft
@6%
@7
Table  Corn.....................................20  ft
@4
Banner, bulk...........................................
Rising  Sun gross..5 88|Dixon’s  gross........ 5 50
Universal...............5 88 Above $  dozen.......   50
IX  L ....................... 5 50|
Cut  Loaf.................................................   @
Cubes  .  ...................................................*  @1%
Powdered................................................  @  \
Granulated,  Standard..........................   @  6%
Granulated, Fine Grain.......................   @  6%
Confectionery A ....................................   @  6%
Standard A ..............................................  ©  6
New Orleans  A ......................................  @ 6
Extra C, White......................................... 5%@  6
ExtraC............................................... 
  £%© 5%
Fine    ......................................................  5%@J5%
Yellow C...................................................8  @ 554

@6%
@8%@8
@6%
@6%@4

STOVE P O L IS H .

SUGARS.

@6%

ROPES.

Sisal, % In. and  larger...................................  9
Manilla.............................................................  1534
Steel and  Iron..............................................dis  50
Try and Bovels..............................................dis  50
Mitre  ............................................................dis  20
Com. Smooth.  Com.

SHEET IRON.

SQUARES.

3 40
All 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 than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, 3P  B>............................ 
In smaller quansities, $   tb.....................  
No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
Market  Half-and-half............................ 
Strictly  Half-and-half............................ 

TINNER’S SOLDER.

6
634
13 00
15 00
16

$3 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
3 20

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

TIN  PLATES.

• 

TRAPS.

WIRE.

Steel, Game......................................................
Onoida Communtity,  Newhouse’s ............dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s__   60
Hotchkiss’ ..............................'.........................  60
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’s......................................  60
Mouse, choker....................................... 20c ^ doz
Mouse,  delusion..................................$1 26 $  doz
Bright Market............................................   dis  60
Annealed Market......................................... dis  60
Coppered Market................... 
dis  55
Extra Bailing................................................dis  55
Tinned  Market.............................................kis  40
Tinned  Broom...........................................09
Tinned Mattress....................................... fi fl>  8%
Coppered  Spring  Steel........................... dis 3754
Tinned Spring Steel..................................dis 3734
Plain Fence................ 
fl>  354
Barbed  Fence...................................................
Copper....................................................... new  list net
Brass.......................................................... new list net
Bright.............................................................dis  70
Screw Eyes.*................................................tdis  70
Hook’s ............................................................dis  70
Gate Hooks and  Eyes................................. dis  70
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine........................................dis  50&10
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 
65
Coe’s Patent,  malleable.......................dis 
70
Pumps,  Cistern.....................................dis  60&20
Screws...................................................... . 
70
Casters, Bed and  Plate.......................... dis  .  50
Dampers,  American................................. 
"33J6

MISCELLANEOUS.

WIRE GOODS.

WrENCHES.

 

WESTERN  MEDICINE  CO.’S  TONIC  LIVER  PILLS.
Purely  Vegetable; contain  no  calomel,  mineral 
poison or quinine.  Act directly on the Liver, “tone 
| fup” the  system,  aid digestion  and 
v purify the blood.  POSITIVELY CUBE 
HEADACHE  AND CONSTIPATION.  In­
valuable  for  Biliousness,  Indiges­
tion, Hypochondria, etc.  Sent free 
on receipt of price,  25  cts.  Sample 
package free.  Western  Medicine 
Company., Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

DUNHAM’S  SORE  CURB  FOR  FEVER  k AGUE.
P()ne  Dose  taken during the  Chill, 
arrests  the  disease in 20 minutes.

INEVEE  KNOWN  TC  PAIL.  Money re­

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

. 

• •»-¿¡■TV "  .....

PAT D. Ju  LY.3.8X

M e w  Era AU C lai Slate

—AND-

PATQ.tlULY.383.

The  original  cost  of  a  roller  skate  is  of 
minor importance to you,  provided  you  buy 
the one that can be run at the least  possible 
cost in time and money.

We claim the NEW  ERA  to  be  the most

M e r li!

and this in connection with their IMMENSE 
POPULARITY  with those  who  have  used 
hem,  commend  them  to  the  attention  of 
every rink owner in the country.

Our  CLAMP  SKATE  is  the  only  screw 
clamp  skate  made  which  operates  all  the 
clamps with one key at the same time.

Foster,

Stevens 
&  Co.
10  AND  12  MONROE  ST„

AGENTS FOR  MICHIGAN.

Send for Circular and Price-Lists.
THE  “GOOD  ENOUGH”  FAMILY

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

l 05
Ohio White Lime, per bbl.................... 
90
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
140
Louisville Cemeni, per bbl.................. 
Akron Cement per  bbl......................... 
l 40
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl..................... 
1  40
Car lots.................................................... 1 05@1  10
Plastering hair, per bu.........................  25®  30
Stucco, per bbl.......................................  
1  75
Land plaster, per ton........................... 
3  75
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
3 00
Fire brick, per  M.................................. $25 @ $35
Fire clay, per bbl................................... 
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots. .$6 00@6 25 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 25@6 50
Cannell,  car lots................................... 
@6 75
Ohio Lump, ear lots............................  3 25@3 50
Blossburg or  Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00

COAL.

PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY

E   3ST  C 3 -1 3 S T   E  ¡ 3
From 2 tx> 160 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts  made for 
Complete Outfits.
~W-  C,  D enison,

88,90 and  92 South  Division  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

MICHIGAN

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com biningbotft-D AY  B O O K   a n d  L E D G E R  
in  one,  by  which customers itemized  state­
ments  are  furnished  in  one-third  the  time 
required  by  the usual  process,  as  hundreds 
who are using it w ill cheerfully testify.

a n d

“ T H E   C O M P E N D IU M ,”  requiring but  10 
minutes a   day  to  record  each  day’s  cash 
transactions,  and  supply  a  complete  s e lf­
proving P R O F IT   and  L O S S   Balance  sheet 
whenever desired.

F ull  details,  illustrated  by  exam ple,  sent 
free  to  M E R C H A N T S   sending  name  and 
address  to H A L L   &  C O .,  Publishers,  154 
L ak e  S t .,  C H IC A G O ,  IL'L. 
If  possible 
send  b u s in e ss c a r d .

CATCH  ON
WM. L. ELLIS & CO

To  Our New  DEAL!

BRAND

Baltimore  Oysters!

FREIGHT direct from Baltimore at a

We  are  shipping  by  STAR  UNION  FAST 
Saving of 4  cts.  per  Can
On Transportation.  Send your Orders to
B.  F.  EMEB.Y,

A gent  at  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

AT  HOME  EVERY  SATURDAY.

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LUMBER, LATH  AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Company quote f. o. b. cars as 
follow:
Uppers, 1 Inch.................................. per M $44 00
Uppers, 1%, 1% and 2 inch.........................  46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 00
Selects, 1J4,114 and 2  inch........................   38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch.................... 
.......  30 00
Shop, 1 inch..............................................v.  20 00
Fine, Common, 1 %, 114 and 2 inch...........   32  00
No. 1 Stocks,  12in., 12,14and 16  feet  ...  15  00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................  16  pO
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................  17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 teet.......  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet..................... 
  16  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  17 OO
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet.........  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................... 
16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet..........................   T7  00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16 feet__ _  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................  13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................  14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet..................... ,.  13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet......................       14  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........   11  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet.........................  13  00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls, all
widths and  lengths.......................... 8 00®  9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in ............................  35 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................  28 00
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.........................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing, 16 feet.................................  12 00
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  12 00
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.............   20 00
  18 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B ..............  
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C...............................   14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch. No. I  Common__  
9 00
Bevel Siding,  6  inch,  Clear.....................   20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12.12 to 16 ft............  10 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B ....................  36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C..........................   29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common..  17 00
Dressed Flooring 6in., No. 2 common__   14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, Lin., A. B and  Clear..  35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4in., C..........................   26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  eom’n  16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n  14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
( XXX 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............  
3 50
3 40
1 X X X 18 in.  Thin.....................................  
3 00
( XXX 16 in................................................. 
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............  
2 00
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in.............................  
175
Lath  ............................................................. 
2 00

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS!

Perkins & Hess quote as fohows: 

h i d e s .

W OOL.

SH E E P PEUTS.

Green............................................... $  B>  @7
Part  cured...............................................   8 @814
Full cured................................................. 834@  8J£
Dry hides and kips.................................... 8 @12
Calf skins, green or cured....................  @10
Deacon skins............................$  piece20  @50
Shearlings or Summer skins $  piece.. 10  @20
Fall pelts...................................................30 @50
Winter  pelts.......................................   60  @75
Fine washed $  ft......................................  30@ 22
Coarse washed..........................................16 @18
Unwashed............................................... 2-3
Tallow......................................................  
514
Bear  ........................................................  50@10 00
Fisher  ...................................................4 00@  8 00
Fox, red................................................     25@ 1  10
Fox,  gray..............................................  15@  85
M artin........ .........................................   25@ l  00
Mink........... .$........................ .'............  
5@  50
Muskrat.................................................  
2@ 
8
Otter..................................................... 4 00@ 5 00
Raccoon.................................................  6@  85
Skunk  ...................................................  15@  90
Beaver, $  ft...........................................2 00@ 3 00
Deer, $   B>..............................................  /10@  30

S K IN S .

Dissolution  of Partnership.

Grand  Ra pid s, Nov. 17,1884.

Notice  is hereby given that the  partnership 
heretofore existing  under  the  firm  name  of 
Rickard Bros, has been dissolved by the retire­
ment of C. S. Rickard.  The  business  will  be 
continued under the same firm name by  F.  A. 
Rickard and A.  P.  Rickard,  who  will  pay  all 
outstanding obligations and collect all debts.
F. A. Ric k a rd. 
A. P. Ric k a rd, 
C.  S.  Ric k a rd.

STEEL POINT SNOV SHOVEL,
Strongest,  Lightest,  Cheapest,  Handsomest,  Best.

FOR  SALE  BY

Cody,  Ball & Co.,
Arthur Meigs & Co.,
Shields, Bulkley & Lemon,
Clark, Jewell & Co.,
Fox, Musselman & Loveridge, 
Hawkins & Perry,
John  Caulfield,
Foster, Stevens & Co.,
- 

GRAND RAPIDS 

MICH.

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Ibarbware.

Sizes of Stove  Pipe.

A manufacturer of stove pipe, referring to 
the  difficulty  frequently experienced in get­
ting  it  to  go  together  easily  and  make a 
good  fit,  said  that  on  the  large  end  the 
measurement  of  the  diameter  should  be 
made  on  the  inside of the pipe, and on the 
small end the  measure  should  embrace  the 
outside surfaces.  For instance:  A joint of 
six inch pipe should measure, when finished, 
six inches on the  inside of  large  end,  and 
six  inches from outside to outside across the 
small  end.  This  manufacturer  asserted 
that strict uniformity would not  be attained 
in  stove  pipe  even  though  every  maker 
should  adopt as the measurements  for  cut­
ting the blank sheets out of which the joints 
are made, 20 and 19% inches  for  large and 
small ends respectively.  The reason  is that 
all would  not turn the  locks  alike.  Some 
would use more of  the  metal  than  others, 
thus creating differences in size of the finish­
ed pipe.  Accuracy and  uniformity  could 
not  thus  be  secured.  But  adopting  the 
above  standard  of  measurement  for  the 
finished product a difference  in  turning the 
locks or in cutting the blank is not material, 
provided they are made so as  to be  five, six, 
or seven inches, as the case may  be,  on the 
inside on one end and on the outside at  the 
other.

Barbed.  W ire  Fencing.

Mr.  Geo.  S.  Douglass,  treasurer  of  the 
Iowa Barbed Wire Co., of  New  York  City, 
speaking of the consolidation of all the com­
panies  manufacturing  barbed  wire,  says: 
“ The barbed wire is  used  only  for  fencing 
purposes. 
Its production  in  the  year  1873 
was about 60 tons;  in  1883  it  amounted to 
between 80,000 and 100,000;  and  from pres­
ent prospects the manufacture  for  this year 
will reach  150,000  tons.  The  demand  for 
the wire is increasing more rapidly than the 
makers can  supply [it,  and  almost  all  the 
manufacturers are away behind their orders. 
The  barbed  wire  fence  has  been  adopted 
nearly all over the world.  There  are  more 
than $5,000,000 invested  in  real  estate and 
machinery for its production, and it requires 
a working capital  of  $15,000,000  a  year  to 
carry on its manufacture.  There  are  about 
fifty  concerns  and  corporations  engaged in 
making barbed wire,  the  largest  of  which 
are in the  states  of  Illinois, Missouri, Iowa 
and  Pennsylvania,  though  there  are  many 
smaller  manufactories  scattered  over  the 
Eastern States.  The wire that is now most 
generally used  weighs  about  one  pound  to 
the rod.”

Soldering on  Cast  Iron.

From  the  Scientific American.

There are cases where brass requires to be 
united to cast iron, and drilling and riveting 
would either make a  clumsy  job  or  would 
weaken the  parts.  Soldering,  if  effective, 
is incomparably  the  better  way.  By many 
mechanics it is supposed to be either a trade 
secret or a skillful  trick  to  make solder ad­
here  to  cast  iron,  but  it  is  not  so.  The 
process  differs  but  slightly  from  soldering 
on an already tinned  surface,  as  sheet iron.
If the cast iron is  white  iron,  or  a  thin 
casting that has become  chilled  in  the Cast­
ing—iron not amenable to the file—it should 
be cleaned from surface impurities by scrap­
ing, or scouring and washing in potash water. 
Then dip it for an instant in clear water,and 
wash  it  quickly  with  undiluted  muriatic 
acid  of  the  ordinary  commercial  strength. 
Go over it at once  with  powdered rosin and 
solder, with  the  soldering  iron,  before  the 
surface has had time to dry.

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Tucker  Bronze.

Another plan, and a better one, especially 
for soft gray iron castings, is  to file the sur­
face clean, wash as before, wipe it over with 
a flux made of sheet  zinc  dissolved in muri­
atic acid until it is surcharged  or  is a satur­
ated solution,  and has been diluted  with  its 
own  quantity  of  water.  Then  sprinkle 
some  powdered  sal  ammoniac  on  it,  and 
heat it over a charcoal or clear hard coal fire 
until  the  sal  ammoniac  smokes.  Dip  at 
once into melted tin, remove, and rap off the 
surplus tin.---------- m  • 
The  trade  is  familiar  with  hardware 
which, although proving  on  examination to 
be made of iron,  possesses  a  bright  bronze 
color, sufficiently near that of the more cost­
ly metal  to  deceive  casual  observers,  and 
durable for  all  works  not  exposed  to  the 
weather or  to  friction.  This  finish, some­
times known as  the  Tucker  bronze,  is the 
result of the compound oxidation  by heat of 
cast iron and linseed  oil.  The  cast  iron is 
cleaned, polished  if  desired,  coated  thinly 
with linseed oil  or  varnish  containing  lin­
seed oil, aud subjected  to  a  heat  sufficient 
to oxidize the iron, say  420  deg., for a light 
yellowish color, and higher for  darker tints. 
The color, which is modified by the oil,  may 
be of any desired shade which  can  be deriv­
ed from the action of heat or iron.  By  car­
rying the heat to 600 deg.  and repeating the 
operation,  a  quality  of  black  japan  is ob 
tained which can  be  hammered  without in- 
j uring its polish.  Carriage buttons are made 
in this way.

The finish  is  very  durable  and,  on work 

partly polished,  beautiful.

It  is  the  common  way  of  finishing  all 
kinds of cast iron furnishing goods.  Tucker, 
the  inventor,  obtained  a  patent  in  1863, 
which has been  the  subject  of  much litiga­
tion.  He committed  suicide  some time ago 
by breathing illuminating gas through a rub­
ber tube, attached  to  a gas  burner.

Compositions  to Fill Holes in Castings.
Mix 1 part of borax ih solution  with  four 
parts  dry  clay.  Another:—Pulverized bin- 
oxide  of  manganese,  mixed  with  a strong 
solution  of  silicate  of  soda  (water clay)  to 
form a stick paste,

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Prevailing  rates  at Chicago are as follows: 

AUGERS AND B IT S .

CAPS

4 50

60
35
60

50
50
34

B E LLS.

BO LTS.

COMBS.

rates.

BRACES.

CH IS ELS.

BUCKETS.

BA RROW S.

BALANCES.

CA TRIDG ES.

BUTTS,  CAST.

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

Ives’, old  style..........................................dis
N. II. C. Co................................................ dis
Dcmglass’ ..................................................dis
Pierces’ ......................i ............   ............. dis
Snell’s ........................................................ dis
Cook’s  .......................................................dis40&10
Jennings’,  genuine........................................... dis 25
Jennings’, imitation................................dis40&10
Spring..................................................................dis 25
Railroad.......................................................$ 15 00
Garden.......................................................net 33 00
Hand.....................................................dis $ 60&10
Cow.........................................................dis 
fio
Call.......................................................... dis
Gong.......................................................dis
Door, Sargent........................................ dis
Stove....................................................... dis $ 
40
75
Carriage  new  list................................. dis 
Plow  ......................................................dis  30&1C
Sleigh Shoe............................................ dis  50&13
50
Cast Barrel  Bolts..................................dis 
55
Wrougbt Barrel Bolts..........................dis 
50
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.....................dis 
Cast Square Spring.'.............................dis 
55
Cast  Chain............................................. dis 
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob............. dis  55&10
Wrought Square...................................dis  55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush........................... dis 
30
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush.....................................................  50&10&10
Ives’ Door.............................................. dis  50&10
Barber....................................................dis
Backus...-............................................... dis
Spofford.................................................. dis
Am. Ball................................................. dis
Well, plain............................................................. $ 400
Well, swivel.................................................  
Cast Loose Pin, figured........................dis
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........ dis
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint, .dis  50&10
Wrounht Loose  Pin.............................dis 
60
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned............dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped..................................................dis  60& 5
WroughtTable.......................................dis 
60
60
Wrought Inside Blind..........................dis 
Wrough t Brass...................................... dis  65&10
Blind. Clark’s......................................... dis  70&10
Blind, Parker’s......................................dis  70&10
Blind,  Shepard’s ................................... dis 
70
Spring for Screen Doors 3x2%, per gross  15 00
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3__ per gross  18 00
Ely’s 1-10.........................................
Hick’s C. F......................................
G. D.................................................
Musket............................................
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list
Rim Fire, United  States............... ........ dis
Central Fire.................................... ........ dis
Socket Firmer............................... __ dis
Socket Framing............................ __ dis
Socket Corner................................. __ dis
Socket Slicks................ ................ __ dis
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer........... __ dis
Barton’s Socket Firmers............. __ dis
Cold................................................. __ net
Curry, Lawrence’s......................... __ dis
Hotchkiss  ...................................... __ dis
Brass,  Racking’s.'......................................  40&10
Bibb’s .........................................................   49&10
Beer .... £.....................................................  40&10
Fenns’.......................................................... 
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... 38 a   37
 
39
35
Morse’s Bit  Stock.................................dis 
20
Taper and Straight Shank....................dis 
Morse’s Taper  So5nk............................dis 
30
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................ doz net $1  10
Corrugated......................................
... dis 20&10
Adjustable........................................ ...dis 34&10
EX PA N SIV E B ITS.
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.
20
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ;  2, $24 00;  3, $30 00.
25
American File Association  List..
.. .dis 50&10
Disston’s .........................................
. ..dis 50&10
New  American...............................
.. .dis 50&J0
Nicholson’s ....................................
...dis 50&10
Heller’s ............................................ .. .dis
30
Heller’s Horse Rasps.....................
. .dis
3334
GA LV ANIZED IR O N ,
28
22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27 
Nos. 16 to 20, 
14 
List 
15 
18
’  Discount, Juniata 45, Charcoal 50. 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ............... dis 
50
Maydole & Co.’s ......................................dis 
15
Kip’s ........................................................dis 
25
Yerkes &  Plumb’s .................................dis 
30
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..........30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand..30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction...... ............dis
60
Kidder, wood  tra.k................ ............dis
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3................ ............dis
60
State........................................... .perdoz, net. 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12 
in.  434  14
and  longer............................
334
Screw Hook and Eye,  34  __ ..........net
1034
Screw Hook and Eye %........
..........net
834
Screw Hook and Eye  \
........
..........net
734
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.......
..........net
Strap and  T............................
............dis 60&Î0
Stamped Tin Ware....................................   60&10
Japanned  Tin  Ware.................................   20&10
Granite Iron  Ware................................... 
25
Grub  1  ..............................................$11 00, dis 40
Grub  2................................................  11  50, dis 40
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 40
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........$2 00, dis 60
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings__   2 50, dis 60
Door, porcelain, plated trim­
mings..........................................list,  7 25, dis 60
60
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list, 8 25, dis 
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain..........dis 
60
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s ....................d 
40
Hemacite................................................dis 
50
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s reduced list dis  60
Mallory, Wheelnr &  Co.’s..........................dis  60
Branford’s ....................................................djs  60
Norwalk’s......................................................dis  60
Stanley Rule and Level Co. ’s .....................dis  65
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s.................................. dis  40
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables dis  40
Cdffee, Landers, Ferry &  Clark’s .............dis  40
Coffee,  Enterprise...................................... dis  25
Adze  Eye......................................................!...$16 00dis40&10
Hunt Eye............................................................$15 00dis40&10
Hunt’s .........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

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

13 
GAUGES.

M ATTOPlf Q

HOLLOW   W ARE.

LOCKS—DOOR.

HAMMERS.

HANGERS.

ELBOW S.

CO PPER .

H IN G ES.

LEV ELS.

KNOBS.

D R IL L S

COCKS.

dis
dis

M ILLS.

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25

F IL E S .

HO ES.

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N A ILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

 

MAULS.

lOd to  60d............................................ ¡g keg $2  25
Sdand9dadv.................................. 
35
6d and 7d  adv................................................ 
50
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
75
3d  advance..................................................... 
l  50
3d fine  advance........................................... 
3 00
Clinch nails, adv...........................................  1  75
I  lOd  8d 
Finishing 
6d  4d
2% 
Size—inches  )  3 
2 
1%
$1 25  1  50  1  75  2 00 
Adv. $  keg 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
M OLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattern  ...................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine....................................... dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring.......................dis  25
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................  dis  50
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.........................dis  55
Zinc, with brass bottom..............................dis  50
Brass or  Copper...........................................dis  40
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Ol tn stead’s .................................................. 
50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................. dis  15
Sciota Bench..................................................dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy....................... dis  15
Bench, flrstquality......................................dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 
Fry, Acme............................................... dis 40&10
Common, polished..............................  ..dis 
60
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Dripping....................................................#  
Iron and Tinned.....................................dis 
40
40
Copper Rivets and Burs........................dis 
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 1054 
**B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

PA TEN T  ELA NISA ED IR O N .

PLA N ES.

o i l e r s .

R IV E T S.

PA N S.

9

Broken packs 34 c #  lb extra.

>  RO O FIN G  PLA TES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.................6 76
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne............  .  7 75
IC. 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne................12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne...............16 90

CLOSED.

Oil &

OPEN.

EVERY LIVE  DEALER  SHOULD  SELL  THEM.
Cannot lie Excelled  tor Convenience, Cleanliness, Comfort.

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

Lamps are filled direct by the Pump without lifting the Can; the Discharge  tube adjusting 

to suit the height of any lamp.

No dropping oil on the floor or table.  No faucet to leak or get knocked  open to waste  con­
tents or cause explosions.  In getting can refilled, no parts to be left at home to drain oil over 
floor or become injured.  No Corks to lose— Closes itself  perfectly  air tight—No Leakage—No 
Evaporation.

The dealer in selling this can is  enabled to make a good profit, and in a measure  avoid the 
annoyance  of  the  small can, while you  guarantee  your customer  absolute  safety  and  the 
greatest possible convenience.

MANUFACTURED BY

WHsTFIEHjID  m f g .  00.,

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FOR  SALE  TO  THE  TRADE  BY-{ FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO.,

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

Send,  fo r  C ircu lars  cfc  Price-L ist.

C Ü  
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------- PROPRIETORS-------

BLANCHARD BROS. & CO
MODEL  MILLS.
Dip  PM  «1 nil»  M Brails of Floor.

-MANUFACTURERS OF-

Good Goods and Low Prices.  We invite Correspondence.

F u ll  R o lle r  P ro cess.

WINTER Md O   BRIDGE STS. 

Grand' Rapids, Mich.

-FOR  SALE  BY-

Curtiss, Duuton & Go.,

----- JOBBERS  OF-----

Woodenware, Twines and Cordage, Paper, Stationery,  Ker­

osene and Machine Oils, Naptha and Gasoline.

51 and 53 Lyon Street 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Defending:  the  Commercial  Traveling:  Sys­

tem.

A  traveler who  had  just  returned  from 
an  extended  trip  through  Texas,  recently, 
wrote  to the  Galveston  News,  saying  that 
he  had  found  much  interest  manifested 
among merchants  in  the  system  of  travel­
ing, and that it seemed to him that the argu­
ment was entirely in favor of  the travelers, 
for the following reasons :

1.  The  drummer  can  travel  at  $10  per 
diem, and visit each merchant in his district, 
but the merchant  must  leave  his  business, 
and spend considerably more than five times 
that amount to effect  his  purchases without 
the drummer, and undoubtedly pay as much, 
if  not more, for his goods than if he stopped 
at home and bought from us.

2.  “ One  drummer  can  visit  five  or  six 
merchants a day in one  town;”  but  you re­
mark  in  answer:  “ There  may  be  more 
drummers.”  True, there may be, there are, 
and  greater  competition,  and,  per  conse­
quence, lower prices.

3.  Drummers are  posted  by telegrams  as 
to the  rise  and  fall  of  prices, and  the  in­
terior  merchant  gets  the  benefit  of  this. 
Were there  no  drummers  there  would  be 
the same old  prices, or a  separate  telegram 
to each  merchant.

4.  Some of  your  correspondents  speak of 
the ruinous results  of  the  “ silvery-tongued 
drummer ”  system, and argue  that  through 
the  drummers,  merchants  have  been  per­
suaded  to overstock  themselves, and  when 
their bills fall  due cannot pay.  This would 
be equally likely to  happen  were  there  no 
drummers,  for  the  purchaser  coming  to 
town to purchase would  have goods pressed 
upon him quite as strongly as  is  done  now. 
The  inexperienced,  weak-minded  must,  in 
this world, go to  the wall for  “ the survival 
of  the fittest.”  The employer who tells his 
employe to  “ press goods ”  is certain  to  do 
the same himself  when he  has  the  chance.
5.  Drummers help the firm  they work for 

or are discharged.

6.  Notwithstanding what has been written, 
it is the object of  the  drummer to sell what 
his purchaser can  get  rid  of ;  he  naturally 
wishes  to  keep  him  as  a  customer, not  to 
overstock  him.  Pressing  unsalable  goods 
upon  inexperienced  merchants  is  simply 
“ killing  the  goose  that  lays  the  golden 
egg.”

7.  A  new  firm  starting  business  would 
have  no  show  without  drummers,  as  has 
been proven  time and  time  again.  A firm 
may have excellent goods, sell  them at very 
close  figures,  and  advertise  them  largely, 
but  they will  always  find  that  they  need 
the drummers.

Advantages  of a Still Tongue.

An old experienced Wall street banker re­
marked in course of conversation a few days 
ago  “ that a  still  tongue  was  often  a  for­
tune.”  The  idea  he  wished to convey was 
that  men who talk too much exposé  the  se­
crets  of  their  business.  A  silent  man  is 
generally  the  safest  adviser;  he thinks be­
fore  he  speaks  and  weighs well his words. 
Some men are as ready with  their  opinions 
as  a  hungry  man for dinner—all that is re­
quired  is 
the  opportunity  to  air  them. 
Others are so voluble that they tell  all  they 
know  about  their  own  business  and their 
neighbors’ as well.  Generally you can take 
the measure of an inveterate talker, as  it  is 
wind  and  froth.  On  the  other  hand,  the 
man  who  holds  his  tongue is not easily fa­
thomed.  “ Still water runs deep,”  with but 
little  noise  and friction, while the shallows 
foam and fret with constant tumult.

As  a  rule  a  silent  man  is  methodical, 
painstaking, careful.  He weighs words and 
pounds  accurately. 
In  business  he  makes 
no fuss or parade ;  he  transacts it, however, 
with diligence and prudence.  Brag and van­
ity  are  twins;  together they were born and 
together  they  will  die.  Conceit and boast­
ing  are  poor  elements in trade;  airs put on 
as  soon  as  a  little  money  is  made usually 
have a chill.  Boasting of big  profits  and  a 
speedy  fortune  to  every  listener,  shows a 
lack  of  good  sense  and  sound  judgment. 
Men have been hung on their own testimony, 
and  merchants  have  failed  from too much 
tongue.

Why should the secrets of the store or the 
counting  room  be  proclaimed  on the street 
corner?  A  merchant’s  knowledge  of  his 
business is the safest  in his own breast. 
If 
he  is  making  money  the  fact  will disclose 
itself  soon  enough,  in  a  solid, substantial 
way. 
If you must have a confidant, let it be 
your wife.  She is entitled to it, and is your 
helpmate.

Why  Bread  Is  High.

Customer—“ 1  understand  that  wheat  is 

now very low.”

Baker—“ Yes;  so  they say.”
“And flour has fallen in price.”
“ Yes.”
“ But your bread is as high  as ever.” 
“ Yes.  You see our expenses  are  just as 

high as ever.”

“ How can that be ? ”
“ Well, of  course, everybody wants  bread 
light, and  in  order to avoid  the  use  of  un 
wholesome yeast we aerate it.”

“ I know.”
“ Well, the streets  are  so  dirty now that 
we are afraid  to use  city  air, and  have  to 
import all our wind at  great  expense  from 
the country districts.”

(Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co.,)

M AN UFA CTU RERS  O F

2TXXTE  P E R F U M E S

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TOILET ARTICLES.
Jenning*’s
A rctic

Flavoring  Extracts. 

Improved

BAKING  POWDER.
KID DRESSING, 
MUCILAGE, 
BLUiNGS,

INKS, ETC.
&  CO..

Manufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 
Flavoring Extracts,
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF

KEMIKTIi’S

“ Red Bark Bitters”
Tie Oriole Manufactming Co.

---- AND----

78  West  Bridge  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

Mrs

improved

&AKIHG
POWDER

This  Baking  Powder makes the  WHITEST, 
LIGHTEST and most  HEALTHFUL  Biscuits, 
Cakes, Bread, etc.  Persons suffering with indi­
gestion or dyspepsia, will ffndthat they can eat 
freely of warm bread prepared with the Arctic 
Improved Baking Powder.  Under no  circum­
stances will you  suffer  from  heartburn,  sour 
stomach or indigestion when you eat food pre­
pared  with  this  unequalled  Baking  Powder. 
TRY  IT and be convinced.  Prepared  only  by 
the  Arctic  Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids.

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C. S. YALE & BRO.

-Manufacturers  ot-

BAKING  POWDERS, 

BLUINGS,  ETC.,

40  and  42  South  Division,  St.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH

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

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MUSKEGON-  BUSINESS  DIRECTORY.
OROUTT  «Sc  OOIM:F>.A.l!TTr,
B it!  E m  (¡tee, Fruit Grain, Hay, Beef, Porli, Produce

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Consignments  Solicited.

S. S. MORRIS 

MUSKEGON, MICH.

BRO..

P A C K E R S

J obbers  of  Fro visions,

—AND—

CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

Choice  Smoked  Meats  a  Specialty.

Stores in Opera House Block, Packing and Warehouse Market and Water ¡¡-Streets.

W . D. CA REY  &CO.

OYSTERS!

-A N D   JOBBERS  0 F -

Frnits and Produce.

ORDERS  PROMPTLY  PILLED.  BEST  GOODS  AT  LOWEST  PRICES.
We manufacture a full line, use 
the  best  material  obtainable,  and 
guarantee  our  goods  to  be  first- 
class.
We  carry  an  immense  stock  of 
Virginia  and  Tennessee  Feanuts, 
Almonds, Brazils, Filberts, Pea- 
cans,  Walnuts  and Cocoamits, 
and compete with any market.

We handle  FLORIDA Or­
anges  direct from  the  groves. 
The crop is large and  fine  and 
low prices are looked for.

We are agents for the CEL­
EBRATED  J.  S.  FARREN  & 
CO.’S Oysters and are prepared 
to fill  orders  for large  or  small 
lots, cans or in bulk, at the  low­
est rates.

Oranges
Oysters
PUTNAM  &  BROOKS.
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STRAIGHT  GQODS—2TO  SCHEME.

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John  Caulfield,

Sole  Agent.

P E R K I N S   &  H E S S ,
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

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

NOS.  122  and  124  EOUISSTREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

Special  Prices  in  C ar  Lots. 

We are preparei to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle.
A. B. K N O W LSO N ,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand^ Rapids, Mich.

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I M P O R T E R S

—AND  JOBBERS  OF

— AND-

FANÜY  GROCERIES -

After our long and persistent efforts to meet the wants of A ll Grocers by carrying  a 
complete line of Staple and Fancy Groceries, it now affords us much pleasure to  know 
that our endeavors have been Successful and  Appreciated,  and  that  to-day  we  are  re­
garded by the trade as not only the H eadquarters in our  line  for  the  trade  tributary  to 
this  market,  but  also  the  Fancy Grocery House.  The  ONLY  House  in  Michigan 
that  carries  a  complete  line  of  Fancy Groceries.  Below  we mention a few Fancy 
Groceries  which will be greatly in demand  during  the  next  thirty  days  and  which  wef 
are selling at very close  prices.

Citron, Orange Peel, Lemon Peel, Sultana  Raisins,  De- 
hesia Bunch Layers Boxes, Dehesia Bunch Layer 1-4 Boxes, 
Imperial  Cabinets,  London  Layers,  Muscatels,  "Valencias, 
Ondaras and Layer Valencias in  14 and 28 lb. boxes.  ALL 
NEW FRUIT.  New Layer Figs, New Turkish Prunes, New 
French Prunes in 50 lb. boxes, New French Prunellas 50 lb. 
boxes,  New  Currants,  New  Black  Pitted  Cherries  50  lb. 
boxes, New Dried Raspberries, New Dried Blackberries, New 
China  Preserved  Ginger,  New  French  Peas,  New  French 
Mushrooms,  New  Italian  Macaroni  and  Vermicelli  25  lb. 
cases in 1 lb. pkgs., New  Scotch  Marmalade,  New  English 
Orange Marmalade in  1 lb. Stone Jars, New English Goose­
berry, Strawberry, Raspberry, and Black Currant Jams in 1 
lb. stone jars.  Full line of A. Lusk & Co.’s  California  Can­
ned Fruits, Apricots, Quinces, Grapes,  Golden  Drops,  Green 
Gages,  Egg  Plums,  Peaches  and  Pears,  French  Brandy 
Peaches in Glass, quarts, French Cherries in Brandy, quarts.
Full line of Crosse & Blackwells’ English Pickles.  Full 
line of Dingee’s Pickles in glass.  Lea & Perrins’ Worcester 
Sauce,  Halford’s  Sauce,  Spanish  Olives  16  27  oz.  bottles, 
French Capers, French and Italian Salad Oil for table use in 
1-2 pints, pints and quarts, Durkee’s Salad Dressing in pints 
and quarts, Colman’s English Mustard,‘Epps’ English Cocoa, 
Cox’s English Gelatine, Dnrkee’s Celery Salt.  Mackerel  in 
3  lb.  cans  Sauced  in  Tomato  Sauce  and in Tomato Sauce, 
Brook Trout Sauced and Spiced in 3 lb. cans, Smoked  Hali­
but,  Yarmouth  Bloaters,  Scotch  Fin-in-haddies,  Rochester 
Ready  Cooked  Food  Co.’s  Cooked  Oatmeal,  Hominy  and 
Wheat  2  lb.  papers  and  Beans  and Peas for  Soups in 1 lb. 
papers, Hecker’s Self-Raising Buckwheat 3 and 6 lb. papers.
Please read the  above carefully and if in want of anothing in  our line send in your 

orders and same shall receive the closest and most prompt attention.

Grand.  IRa/pids.

