VOL. 2._____________
M I ,   JONES  4  CIL

M anufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 
Flavoring Extracts, 
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF
K . B M I K T H L «

“Red Bark Bitters”

-----AND— »-

78  W e st  B rid g e   S tre et,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

MICHIGAN.

J A M E S  C .  A V E R Y . 

James G. Avery & Go

G E O .  E .  H U B B A R D . *

Grand  H aven,  Mich.

.M anufacturers o f'th e  follow ing  brands o f d -  
Great  Scott,  Demolai  No,  5, 

g ars;

Eldorado,  Doncella, 

Avery’s Choice,

Etc.,  Etc.

------- JOBBERS  IN -------

If you are selling goods to make 

Manufactured  Tobacco.
RETAILERS,
LAVINE
WASHING

a profit,  sell

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

H IM  C lin i Go.
HAWKINS & PERRY

STATE  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

MICHIGAN.

GLOVER  SEED

BEANS!

Dealers having a surplus of  either «Clover 
Seed or Beans can  always  find  a cash  mar­
k et by addressing f

W. T, LA1READI, A pt,

71 Canal street.

SHRIVER, WEATHERLY &'C0„

G rand  Rapids, Mich., 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

IRON  PIPE,

Brass Goods,  Iron  and  Brass  Fittings, 

M antels,  Grates, Gas  Fixtures, 

Plumbersj Steam Fitters,
—And  M anufacturers  o f—

Galvanized  Iron  Cornice.

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

GRAND RAPIDS  GEAI  M D  SEED GO.

71  CANAL  STREET.

FOR  MAHOGANY!
HENRY  OTIS,

ADDRESS

IM PO RTER , 

N E W   ORLEANS.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 K en t Street.

A. K. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

tended to.
P E T E R   DORAIT, 

Attomey-at-Law,

Pierce Block, Grand Bapids, Michigan, 

P ractices  in  S tate  and U nited  S tates  Courts. 
Special a tten tio n  given to

M E R C A N T IL E   CO LLECTIO N S.

S.A.WB1III6

WHOLESALE

—AND—

3 S T 0 T I 0  2STS!

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

I am represented on the  road  by  the  fol­
lowing well-known travelers:  J o h n  D. M a n - 
gu m,  A.  M.  S p r a g u e ,  J o h n   H.  E a c k e r , 
L. R .  C e s n a ,  and J. T, H e r r in g t o n .

24 Pearl Street 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

W. N.FULLER & GO

D ESIG N ER S  AND

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

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

49 Lyon S t, Opposite Arcade, 

GRAND RAPIDS 

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ALBERT  COYE  4  SONS,

MICH.

--------- «JO B B E R S  O F ----.----

Horse Covers,  Oiled Clothing, Awnings  and M l

73 Canal Street, Grand Rapids.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

— *PRE—

GREAT  WATCH  MAKER,

—Á5D—

J E W E L E R ,

44  C A N A L  S T B E E T ,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MICHIGAN.

LIVE  GROGERYMEN
DETROIT  SOAP  CO.’S

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

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

PE N N Y   W IS E .

Som e  o f th e  M istak es M ade by  R e ta il M er­

ch a n ts.

I opened a letter the other  morning  from 
a merchant in a certain northern town, order­
ing some  goods,  and  giving  as  references 
three firms in this city. 
I called  on  one  of 
the firms and asked Mr. S.  if  they  sold  my 
correspondent.

“We have sold him,” he  answered  rather 

shortly.

“Is he all right?”
“He is good for his bills.”
I thought my friend  was  not  in  talking 
mood, so I thanked  him for the information 
and turned away.  But he  stopped me with 
the question:

“Don’t you have some customers  who are 
financially all  right,  but  whom  you  don’t 
want to keep on your books!”

“Yes.”
“Well, this man, you  will  find, is one  of 
that class.  We never  sent  him  a bill  but 
there was something wrong.  I have declared 
that I will refuse to fill any orders from him 
hereafter, and I don’t want his trade.”

He did not seem inclined to give  any par­

ticulars, and I asked for none.

At my next stop I asked the  question and 
was told:  ‘.‘Yes we sell him occasionally, but 
we  don’t  care  anything  about  his  trade. 
There is sure to be trouble, no  matter  how 
careful we are.  We  ask  him  good  prices 
and let him have his own way.”

The third  reference  said:  “Good?  You 
bet he’s good!  Mean men are always good.” .
I went back to my store with a feeling that 
Mr. Man’s ears must be  tingling  about  this 
time, and at a stinging rate.

Chatting with a  certain  merchant  in  his 

office last summer, he asked:

“How is M-----making it  go  in  Kalama­

zoo?”

I try to be rather  cautious  in  saying any­
thing about my neighbors, unless lean praise 
them heartily.  The man inquired about was 
not one deserving of hearty  praise,  so 1 an­
swered in a careless  way,  “I  know  noth­
ing about his trade 
all, and  rarely  meet 
him.”
“Well,” said my friend, “he  is  the  most 
disagreeable man to do business with on our 
books, 
lie never settled a Mil  yet, but that 
he had claims for  overcharges,  or  shortage, 
or for allowances of some kind.  His  favor­
ite plan is to ask-quotations on ten  case lots 
and then try and get two <©r  three  cases at 
the saute price. 
I wrote him  the  other-day 
that we did not-care for his  trade  and  had 
no quotations «to make  him.”

“But wliy does he act so with your house?” 
“It is not alone with our house. 
It is the 
same with every other house  that  he  buys 
of.  He thinks he’s dreadful smart,  but  he 
will find out some day .that  he  vastly  over­
rates himself.1’

A traveling  salesman  in  our  store a few 
days ago was enumerating the houses he sold 
here, and I noticed he  omitted  one  leading 
firm in his  line.

I asked.

"You sell X, don’t you?” 
“No, I don’t go near him and I never will. 
I sold him a bill in  . January on  sixty  days 
time, at prices rulingthat day.  He remitted 
for it about July  1,  claimed  I  guaranteed 
priees, and settled at'those of date of  remit- 
tanee.  Of course I was not  fool  enough to 
do any thing of the kind, and the  house  re­
turned his  draft  with a gentlemanly  letter 
of explanation.  He as much  as  said I was 
a liar, and swore I had done the  thing  that 
no money could have hired  me  to  do.  We 
sent the account to a lawyer, and collected it, 
and want nothing more to do with  him. 
If 
he was new in business I   would  not  think 
so mueh of it, but he is. a very smart  Aleck, 
and the only way to getoa with such fellows 
is to pass their doors.”

It seems to me that a merchant  can make 
no worse mistake in  business  than  .by  be­
coming what my friend aptly called “a smart 
Aleck.”  If he tries it on his own customers 
he is very sure of what the  result  will  be;
'*it is no less sure if practiced on the linns 
he buys from.  The average  «merchant  has 
the feeling  that the Salesman  who gets  his 
seme  sort  of  obliga­
is  under 
order 
tion 
to 
the 
obligation 
exactly  as 
taken.  The price of every article in the bill 
may have  been  squeezed  down  to  almost 
cost, but it does  not  matter;  the  salesman 
must have done well or the house could  not 
keep him on the road.

him  over 
to  fill  the  order 

and  above 

The Best Selling Brand  on  th e  M ar­
ket.  A  Strictly  Pure,  First-Class  A   1 
Fam ily  Soap.  Big and  L asting  Trade 
and Good M argin to  Dealers.

Cody,  Ball  &  Co.,

Sole Agents for Grand Bapids.

TO  D EALERS  A N D   S H IPP E R S .

------- THE--------

American  Co-Operative Dairy  Co.,

INCORPORATED  MAY  24,  1884,

------- WITH A--------

C A P IT A L   STOCK  O F   $100,000, 

Offer  e x tra   inducem ents  fo r  consigners  of 
B u tte r, E ggs, B eans, C heese, P o u ltry , G am e 
a n d   a ll  k in d s  o f F a rm   P ro d u c e .
This com pany is duly established by law, and 
farm ers, shippers o r dealers can  depend  upon 
p rom pt  and  honest  re tu rn s  fo r  all  consign­
m ents.  F or p articu lars  address,
J .   W .  W H IT E , Sec’y,

31 Beach Street, Boston, Mass.

When the bill  comes, which  will  not be 
for several days, the retailer, relying only on 
his memory, declares  this  item  too.  high, 
that he was to have it for  less, and  prompt­
ly figures  a  deduction  to  correspond  with 
this.  When the goods  arrive  something  in 
the case looks  unlike  what he expected  it 
would, and he  promptly  declares  that  he 
never ordered it; so it  is  at once  wrapped 
up and  returned  by  express,  with a  very 
sharp letter  about  “stuffing”  orders.  The 
men  in the house look up the order and find 
they made no error, but  if  the  salesman is 
not an old one they may suspect that he has 
* been unwisely pushing trade.  The letter is 
forwarded to him  and  brings  an  indignant 
denial on his  part,  and  the  house  settles 
down to the conviction that the  merchant is 
one to be watched.

A dry goods  salesman of  this  city  was 
showing a line of samples  to a country mer­
chant in the Jattter’s store; they came across

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  W EDNESDAY,  JANUARY 28,  1885

NO. 71

a line of goods that  the  merchant  said  he J 
needed, and  the  pattern  exactly  suited  his j 
trade.  The price was  argued  over  until  it 
was down to a point where the jobbers would 
make exactly 6 per  cent., and  at  this  price 
the retailer ordered ten  pieces.  The  goods 
were shipped and nothing  heard of the mat­
ter for six weeks when the  jobbers were in­
formed that the retailer had returned  seven 
pieces by express, because  more  had  been 
sent than ordered and the goods were not up 
to sample.

The jobbers had taken  back  goods  time 
and again, aqd stood  up to it, but this  was 
too much. They refused to receive them from 
the express company and  propose to sue for 
the bill when it is due.

“Do you get many goods  sent  back?”  1 

asked a boot and shoe man to-day.

“Do we?  I didn’t know any  but  us ever 
had goods  sent  back. 
It is exceptional  to 
send out a bill and not feel that  some  of it 
will come back.”

“What do you do?”
“What can we do?  Grin and bear it,  like 
our neighbors.  Competition is so sharp you 
can’t say a word, or your neighbor will  step 
in and take your customer away. *  I  was up 
at Manton not long ago, and called  at a cus­
tomer’s store.  He was at home  sick  and 1 
visited him  there.  He  said  they  needed 
some goods, and the clerk  would  pick them 
out.  Among other things ordered were two 
cases of a certain kind of  boot, a  staple  ar­
ticle, and sold very close by us.  The  goods 
went to hint and  in  almost  no  time  back 
came those two cases of  boots  because  the 
clerk had no business to order them.  I drop­
ped in on him again, about two weeks after, 
and he was just getting in the identical boot 
but bought from some  other  house.  Now, 
what do you think of that?”

“What did you say to him?”
“I told him he ought to  have  been  man 
enough to pay  the  charges  on  the  goods 
sent in.  But I will get even with him some 
day.”

“Do you  sell  Q?”  asked  another  mer­

chant.

“Yes.”
“Do you have any trouble with him?’
“Oh, just the same as you do, I guess.  He 
is the kind that buys on spot cash prices and 
If he  buys j 
then remits less two per  cent. 
anything that does not  sell  readily  he  re­
turns it and lets you stand the charges.  We 
had a special size of  boots  made  for  him, 
and all that he couldn’t  sell  he  returned to 
us.  We.will never credit  them to him, and 
have told him so.”

My theory,  and  every  year’s  experience 
strengthens it, is this: 
I cannot expect bot­
tom prices of  merchants  unless  they  feel 
kindly toward 'me, and the  proper  time  to 
make special terms is wheu I am baying the 
goods. 
If it is necessary for  me  to change 
the conditions after buying the  goods, I ask 
it as a favor, sad am grateful  for  its  grant­
ing.  The day is  coming  when  merchants 
will be expected to live up as closely to their 
contract in baying as if it was  drawn up by 
a lawyer, with penalties attached.  The class 
of men who buy on sixty  days, then  pay  in 
four months, and refuse to add  interest  for 
over tune, is larger to-day than it wMl  be in 
twenty years from now.  The class  that re­
turn goods, because they  ought  not to  have 
ordered them will be weeeded out  and  sup­
planted hy men who will order  with  more 
sense and shoulder their own mistakes.

Lean sympathize with the ambition of the 
careful dealer to save  every  dollar  he  can 
and make  every  possible  penny in  buying 
his goods; but there  is a lane  between  this 
and downright dishonesty and lyingr ;it is so 
faint that those only can see it  who  try too 
remember .the safest of alii safe  rates:  “Do 
unt© others as you would  that  -they  should 
do unto you.”

T ex ts fo r th e  lim e s .

The man with the happiest smile has often 

the grimmest of skeletons in his eioset.

If women did not believe  men  any  more 
than they dc women, it would  be  lucky for 
the sex.

If libels were published only by the news­
papers, the newspapers would have no libels 
to publish.

To marry  on  love  alone  is  foolish.  To 

marry on money alone is sinful.

If it were not for  the  wealthy,  the  poor 

would be still poorer.

The bachelor may be sorry sometimes, but 
if the husband has made a mistake he is sor­
ry always.

Children  would  seldom  be  unhappy  if 
parents would remember they can be unhap­
py-
well, you have no conscience.

If with a guilty conscience  you  can sleep 

If you are going to do  better  to-morrow, 

to-morrow will never come.

Wit, like money, makes  an  ugly  woman 

pretty.

Most women are so ignorant of  the world 
that they imagine  the  wickedness  of  man 
greater than it could possibly be.

If  you  test  your  friend  by  asking  for 
friendship, you are apt to  find  you  are  not 
even acquainted with him.

The man who has everything is not a fail- 
judge of the  man  who  has  nothing  and 
steals.

Richmond  manufactured  nearly  thirty 
millions of cigarettes  last  year,  and  Balti­
more  manufactured one  hundred  millions, 
and ninety millions of cigars.

A  H in t fo r M e rc h a n ts’ Clex-ks.

It is very desirable that a broad and  solid 
foundation, on which the business career  of 
our mercantile youth might be  built, should 
be laid by a good early education.  Our youth 
who are looking  forward to a  life  of  busi­
ness, should understand that no  narrow and 
superficial school education  will fit them, in 
these days, to act well their  part,  or  aspire 
to eminence  in  their  chosen  employment. 
We do not say  that  a  college  education  is 
necessary for all.  We do not  say  it  is  the 
best which can be devised for the attainment 
of the desired object.  But we  say unquali­
fiedly, as things now are,  those  who  are in 
circumstances to avail themselves of such an 
education,  should  by  no  means  neglect it, 
and those who  are  not  should  secure  the 
best substitute which their opportunities will 
allow.  Go to school and put yourself under 
thorough mental discipline ; learn  to  think, 
to study, to apply  yourself. 
It  is a  capital 
error of  large  numbers  of  our  young  men 
that they  are  in  such  haste  to  get out of 
school and into the store or counting  house. 
It is a capital error, that they so little  value 
the advantages of their school training while 
they are under it.  The education  which  is 
given them in their brief attendance at school 
is of so little value  in  their  esteem  that  it 
will not stick.  They must  learn to appreci­
ate it. 
It is fundamental to  all  subsequent 
attainments.  Here it is that the strong, deep, 
broad foundation is to be  laid, on  which  to 
buil$ afterward, by study, reading,  observa­
tion and reflection.

G ro w th   an d   P re p a ra tio n   o f  H o rse ra d ish ,.
The  botanical  name  of  this  well-known 
garden plant and popular  condiment  is  A r­
mor aciaz  radia,  a  native  of  Western Eu­
rope.  It is remarkably tenacious of  life,  and 
spreads itself without  artificial  aid,  coming 
up sometimes at long distances from the par­
ent plants in soils adapted to its growth.  The 
root contains an acrid oil  similar  to,  if  not 
identical with, that of  mustard,  and  to  the 
pungent flavor of this oil is  due  the  desire 
for grated horseradish as a condiment. 
It is 
considered medically as a harmless stimulant, 
of  use  in  dyspepsia,  and  a sirup prepared 
from  the  root  is used in colds and rheuma­
tism.

In some cities, the horseradish is grated at 
the doors of the customers;  or dealers stand 
at  the  street  corners,  and  grate  from the 
heaped roots a gill, half pint, or  more at the 
call of the customer.  All this work is  done 
by hand, and is  intended  to  counteract  the 
popular idea that turnips form a  large  part 
of bottled horseradish.  This is  not  so,  for 
the turnip would turn the horseradish black, 
or  discolor  it,  and,  besides, it costs hardly 
more to raise horseradish than  to  raise  tur­
nips.  The absolute whiteness  of  horserad­
ish  (except  the  color  of  the vinegar)  is  a 
necessity  to  its  commercial  value.  This 
whiteness cannot exist in  adulterated horse­
radish. 
In  the  manufacture of the grated 
horseradish  in  large  quantities, the graters 
must be made of white metal or sheet tin, as 
I the contact with uncovered iron would black­
en the product.

It must be owned that the ordinary duties 
of a business life are not  favorable to a free 
and well  proportioned  mental  cultivation. 
So little  leisure  is  enjoyed  ordinarily;  so 
close and constant is the attention necessary 
to keep all things right in an extensive  bus­
iness establishment, that there is little room 
left for reading and  study.  Thé  man  who 
proposes to enjoy this  privilege  has  got to 
contend for it.  He has got to overcome ser­
ious obstacles.  He has got to exercise great 
resolution and perseverance.  And this  will 
only be where there is a  high  sense  of  the 
value of the  attainment, and  a  keen  relish 
for the pursuit. 
In  order  to  this  end,  the 
method to be pursued  must  be  arranged as 
systematically as  possible.  One  hour  in  a 
day, set apart  for  study,  will  accomplish 
\yonders, as the months and years roll along. 
Who cannot, at least, do  so  much,  even  in 
the busiest period of  his  life?  Let  the em­
ployments of that hour be regulated by a well 
digested and fixed plan, not  to  be  swerved 
from.  This year and next  a  course  of  his­
tory to be attended to.  The following  year 
political  economy or  natural  science  is to 
employ the attention, 
the  books to be care­
fully selected.  Their  thoughts  and  argu­
ments  thoroughly  mastered  in  succession. 
Whatever is learned is learned, and once for 
all.  Let the newspapers occupy  only their 
allotted share of attention.  They are  valu­
able helpers.  But they are  thieves of time, 
¡too.  Abjure steadily the trash stories  with 
which the  market  is  flooded.  Pursue  this 
course  steadily,  month  after  month,  with 
quiet perseverance,  making  the  knowledge 
you acquire the food for  thought  w'henever 
your mind is not otherwise occupied and the 
theme of conversation when you  meet  with 
those capable of appreciating It or  likely  to 
advance  your  attainments ;  and,  though it 
may seem that you gain  little  to-day or to­
morrow, the result, at  the  year’s  end,  will 
not fail to reward your perseverance.

A   L a w y e r’s A dvice.

It is «related that a  banker’s  clerk  during 
last summer stole from his employers in the 
city of New York  §100,000,  which he.  lost 
betting at faro.  He called  upon  a  lawyer 
for advice, making a full  confession  of  liis 
crime.  Between  the  consummate  pair  of 
scoundrels the following  dialogue  then  en­
sued.  <Quoth the lawyer:

“How much does your defalcation amount 

to?”

“One hundred thousand dollars.”
“Got any of it left?”
“Not a cent.”
“That’s  bad; you  have  left  nothing  to 

work with.”

“What must be done?”
“You must  return to your desk  and  ab­

stract another hundred thousand.”

“What must I do that for?”
“To preserve your character and save you 
from going to the  State  Prison.  With  the 
hundred thousand dollars  you  are to  steal 
to-morrow I intend to  compromise  with the 
bank.  Your stealings after  to-morrow  will 
I will call at the bank 
amount to §200,000. 
and confess your offense. 
I  will  represent 
myself as  your  heart-broken  uncle, honest 
but poor; 
I will offer the  bank  §50,000 to 
hush up the matter; the  bank  will  accept. 
This will leave  §50,000  to  divide  between 
you and me—that  is §25,000  apiece.  With 
this sum you can retire from  business.”

The young man listened, and learned wis­
dom.  He doubled his defalcation, and com­
promised as the lawyer said he should.  He 
is now worth  §25,000 and  is  counted “one 
of the  most  respectable  gentlemen  in  the 
city of New York.”

The newly discovered tin  mines  of  Rock­
bridge  county,  Va.,  extend  over  an  area 
eight miles in length by one  in  width,  and 
some of the ore taken out has  yielded  from 
50 to 60 per cent, of metal.

The cultivation of the root is  simple.  At 
the harvest, in the autumn, those roots which 
are too small for commercial  purposes—less 
than  a  pipestem  in  diameter—are  packed 
away in sand in short lengths  of  from  four 
to six inches.  In the spring, these are plant­
ed in plowed furrows  by  means  of  a  hand 
dibble,  making  a  hole  to  plant the slip in,, 
upon  the  end  just  below  the  surface. 
It 
grows with the commonest cultivation—field? 
cultivation—and is harvested  by  the  plow, 
potato digger or spade.

In  preparation  for  the market, the  roots 
are freed  from sand or soil, and are scraped  • 
by hand until every discolored portion is re­
moved.  The clean roots are then put into a 
tumbling barrel with water, and  thoroughly 
washed.  To be ground, they are fed  into  a 
hopper  over  a  cylindrical grinder of  white 
metal with its corrugations  like  those  of  a 
nutmeg grater, and held down to its  surface 
by the weight of a block of wood fitting, like 
a piston, the sides of a rectangular box  into 
which the hopper leads.  The grated root is 
mixed with vinegar, bottled  and  sealed  im­
mediately.  And herein is the trouble about 
adulterated  horseradish. 
Exposed  in  a 
grated  form  half  a day, the horseradish  is 
tasteless; the aroma goes with the air like  a« 
whiff.  Nor will dry  horseradish  retain  itif 
strength.  Horseradish is  like  the  rose;  it 
must be smelled—or tasted—immediately on 
its ripening, or it is “scentless and  dead.”

E x p en ses o f B usiness.

A well informed  merchant  of  Boston re­
cently said to a representative of the Boston 
Herald that he had been looking back  over 
his  accounts, and was surprised to find that 
since the close of the war  there  had been a 
steady increase in the ordinary  expenses  of 
carrying on business.  Mere office work cost 
a great deal more now than it did  in  1865; 
more clerks were needed, and, on the whole, 
each of these received  higher  pay.  Assist­
ance was required in the  receiving  and  de­
livering departments to an  extent  and  of a 
character that would not have been dreamed 
of  two  decades  ago.  Then  there  were 
a variety of  incidental  expenses  that  now 
entered into the compilation.  There are tel­
ephone charges, printing, the expense of  so­
licitors, the whole making up an amount suf­
ficiently large to eat up all that would  have 
been considered  fair  profits a  quarter of  a 
century ago. 
It is probable  that  the exper­
ience in different trades varies, and  yet  we 
j fancy that in most lines  of  business  state­
ments somewhat similiar to the above might 
j be made.  The tendency, all the time  going 
on, to lessen the hours of service, both in of­
fices and workshops, would  of  itself  make 
the cost of business  proportionately higher. 
The  cheapening  process,  if  there  is  one, 
would seem to be in enlarging the amount of 
business which each concern carries  on.
O rig in  o f tlie  W o rd  “U n d e rta k e rs.”  

Funeral directors came to be called under­
takers in an odd wray.  Formerly a  poor set 
of haberdashers were known as “upholders,” 
because they came in  when  everyone  else 
was out, caring  for  the  dead  bodies  of  the 
poor  whom  haberdashers  of  the  ordinary 
stripe did not  deign to  notice.  At  length 
there  came to be  a  distintion,  even  among 
upholders, and so, for the matter  of  a name 
they called themselves undertakers.  Finally 
the upholders  also  got  aristocratic  notions 
into their heads, and  they  adopted  uphol­
sterers as their title, so  that “the ‘upholder,’ 
rueful harbinger of death,” who “waits with 
patience for the  dying  breath,”  of  whom 
Gray  wrote,  is  now  entirely  unknown, at 
least in name.

“Kid-glove’’  oranges,  grown  in  Florida 
are so called because when  peeled  they  are 
so dry that one can eat them while  wearing 
kid-gloves without damaging  the  gloves  in 
the  least.  They  are  small,  aromatic  in 
flavor, and of the Mandarin variety.

ELEONARD & SONS
Crockery, Glassware & Lamps

Importers  and Jobbers  of

Special Attention Given to Best Olio Stoneware.

Bend  for  Our  Illustrated  Price  List.

Assorted

Package  Table 
Floral Pattern.

Glassware,

doz Floral S e ts ............................. @4  00
“ 
“ 
Pitchers, half gallon@3 35
“  Comports, 4 in ........... @  30
“ 
“  Nappies, 4 in square®   20
“ 
“ 
“ 
Pickle J a r s .................@1  25
“ 
“ 
Bread P la te s............. @1  25
44  Pl.CkleS , , , ,
44 
Bowls and Covers, 7 @3  25
“ 
“ 
8  @3  75
“ 
*• 
“ 
F lang’d H oney Dish @1  50
“ 
“ 
“ 
•* 
“ 
“  @2 25
“ 
“ 
S a lts............................ @  35
“ 
“ 
“  B o ttle s........... @  50

F td 

“ 

Package  $1.

Less 10 p ercent.,

3 00 
I  68 
90 
60 
62 
62 
69 
81 
94 
75 
1  13 
18 
50
12 34 
1  23
$11  11

Diamond  X L—Burgess  &  Goddard’s 

“ 
“ B reak fast.7 in
“  
“ 

A ssorted Crate, Crown  Shape.
4 doz P lates,  P ie ............ 5 in
“ 
4 
T ea.....6 in
11 
“ 
“ 
3 
D in n er__ 8 in
1  “  
Soup...........7 in deep
6 
“ F ru it S au cers____ 4 in
6 sets H andled  T eas__
18 sets U nhandled T e a s..
3 
3 
15 Dishes, 7 in  8 in  9 in  10 in  11 in  1
.11 
.17
4 
4
16 B akers 5 in  6 in  7 in  8 in 
.11 
.17
6 
6 
24 Scollops, 5 in  6 in  7 in  8 in 
.17
.11 
2 Onf^ Covered Dishes.
.8 in
Sauce B oat............
P ickles...................
Cov’d B utters and D r’ns 5 in

2 
.09 
4 
.09 
6 
.10 

1 
.08 
4 
.08 
6 
.08 

3
23

2  04 
2  48 
8  03 
2 52 
73 
2  10 
2 70 
6  48

63

1  80

2  76 
78 
90 
15 
22 
1  36 
60 
1  50

“
“

“ 
“  

30
25
12
09
08
06

2  “   T eapots........... ..N o  24
6  “  S u g ars............
6  “  C ream s...........
3  “  Bowls..............
..N o 30
6  “ 
..............
..No36
6  “ 
..............
6
4: 
4
4 
30s
24s 
24 P itchers, 6s 
12s
.13 
.11
.34 
.23
No 9
4 prs Ew ers and Basins
6 Covered C ham bers__
6 Soap S labs.................v
6 M u g s.......................... *.
C rate ...................................

5 14 
2  84 
2  70 
42 
41 
2  50
$55  15
N et, $54 if paid in Ten Days.
Diamond S—A ssorted Cask Common C. 

6
36s
.10

C. W are, Rockingham  and Yel­

8e

7c 
25c 

6-No 9 
16c

low W are.
3-10  3-9  3-8 
3-11
12 Rock N appies,  15c  12c  10c  8c 
6-No 6 
12  “ *  Cham bers 21C 
6-18  6-10  6-20 
18  “  Tea Pots, Rebecca 27c  23c  20c 
1-6 doz Rock Bed P ans
4  “ 
“  P lates 
6 Rock Spittoons 
3 doz Yellow Bowl

24-9 in  24-10 in
3-No 3  3-No 4
19c
1-36 
1-24
55c
40c 
3-12
3-6 
9c
“  M ix.Bowlsl7e 
6-9
14c
“  Cham bers 
6-9  6-8
“  N appies  13c 
9e  7c

12 
6-11  6-10 
11c 
24 
6  “ C. C, P lates, 7 in or Breakfast@63 
10 sets  “  U nhandled Teas,  2>c
6-9
12 
25c
6 
3 
3 
36 

6-6 
“  U ncovered Chambers 31c 
“  Covered 
9s 39c
“  Ew ers and Basins 9s 70c
12s@64c
“ 
“  Bowls 
554c 
C ask...............................................

1-30 
50c 
3-9 
13c 
6-6 
I8e 

12-24  12-90  12-36

“ 
“ 

6c 

5c

“ 

“ 

N e t.............................................  *

I f  paid in ten days, $39  00.

1  35

4  20 
1  13
3 60
1  32
1  45
I  17
1  92
2  40
3  78
2 50
3  36 
2 34 
2  10 
1  89
t   98 
1  50
40  21

Im itation Real Cut Glass, Very  H eavy 

—No.  500.

Vs doz Sets, fo u r p ie c e s ............... @10  50
“ Q uart  P itc h e rs...................@ 4  50
% 
“ H alf Gallon P itch ers.........@  7  58
14 
“ 4 inch  Com ports................. @ 
3 
85
3 
“ 4 inch N appies.....................@ 
75
Vi 
“ 7*4 inch  Com ports..............@  4  25
614  "  Bowls and  Covers.®   6 00 
714  “ 
. 
8 00
..@10  00
8;£  
“  
Pickle J a r s ............................@ 3 00

“ 
“  

“ 
“  

Tierce  $1.  Less 10 and 10 per cent.

1  13
3 75
2 55
1  09
1  50
2  00 
2  50 
2 60
22 49
4  25
$18  13

Five  and Ten Cent Glassware
Assorted  Package  No.  1,  5  Cent  Glassware.
2 doz Gem G oblets;  2  doz  Modern  G oblets; 
2  doz 
in  C om ports;  2  doz  Modern
W ines;  2 doz B erry P ickles;  2 doz SwissNap- 
pies, 6 in ;  2 doz Medium M ugs;  2  doz  Jew ell 
Spooners;  1  doz  M otto  M ugs;  1  dozT abel 
Salts;  1 doz Shaker Sallts;  2 doz  Plain  Tum ­
blers. 
doz............$7  50
50
$8  00

20 doz Pieees@37*4c 
Tierce 

4 

Assorted Package No,  2,  10  Cent  Glassware,
Vs doz Boston Sugars;  ¡4 doz Boston Cream s; 
!4 doz Boston B u t­
Vs  doz  Boston  Spooners: 
te rs;  Vs doz  F ru it  D eserts;  2  doz  P aris  sq. 
D ishes,S in;  1 doz  Swiss  Comports,  6  in ;  Vs 
doz  Snowflake  Dishes,  9  in;  Vs  doz  Jew el 
Picket J a r s ;  Vs doz Molasses Cans.
6 doz Pieces@75c ^   doz............................. $4  50
35
$4  85

Bbl. 

A   J O U R N A L   D E V O T E D  T O   T H E

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  28,  1885.

Merchants  and  Manufacturers’  Exchange. 

Organized at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

„  

, r. 

P resident—L ester J. Rindge.
V ice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
T reasu rer—Wm. Sears. 
E xecutive  C om m ittee-P resident,  V ice-Pres­
id en t and T reasurer, ex-offleio, O. A. Ball, one 
y ear;  L. E. H aw kins and R. D. Sw artout, two
A rbftration  Com m ittee—I.  M.  Clark,  Ben  W. 
T ransportation Com m ittee—W ilder D. Stev ens, 
In surance Committe—Jo h n  G. Shields, A rth u r 
M anufacturing  Com m ittee—Wm.  C artw right, 
A nnual M eeting—Second  W ednesday evening
R egular  M eetings—Second  W ednesday  even­
___________

Putnam . Joseph H ousem an.
Geo. B. D unton, Amos. S. M usselman.
Meigs, Wm. T. Lam oreaux.
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings.

ing of each m onth. 

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

O F F I C E R S .

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P resident—Wm. Logie.
P irst V i c e - P r e s i d e n t — L l o y d  Max M il«.
Second  V ice-P resident-S tephen A.  Sears.
Secretary and T re a su re r-L . W. A tkins.
E xecutive  Committee—P resident  and  Secre­
tary ,  ex  officio;  Chas.  S.  Robinson,  Jas.  Pi. 
B radford and W. G. H aw kins.
E lection Com m ittee—Geo.  H.  Seym our,  W al­
lace  Franklin,  W.  H.  Downs,  Wm.  B.  Ed­
m unds and D. S. H augh. 
Room  Com m ittee—Stephen  A.  Sears,  Wm. 
Boughton, W. H. Jennings.
Excursion  Com m ittee—D.  S.  H augh,  S.  A. 
Sears, C. S. Robinson, Wm. B.  Edm unds  and 
J. N. B radford. 
Regular  M eetings—L ast  Saturday  evening  in 
each m onth. 
N e x t  M e eting-S aturday  evening,  Ja n u a ry  31, 
a t “The T radesm an” office. 
M eeting  of  Excursion  Com m ittee—Saturday 
evening,  Ja n u a ry   24,  a t  “The  T radesm an 
office.
Every  winter  there  goes  up  an  almost 
universal cry that we have too much legisla­
tion, too much  law-making ;  yet  legislators 
go right ahead introducing bills by the cord.

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Grand Rapids  will  never  reach  the  flood 
tide of prosperity until  a Board of  Trade  is 
organized and  in operation.  Opportunities 
are  allowed  to  slip  by  every week which, 
properly utilized, could not  fail  to redound 
to the credit and growth of the place.  Who 
will be the first to move in the matter?

The three schedules  of  liabilities  and  as­
sets published this week, exhibit  such a dis­
crepancy between the amount owing  credit­
ors and the amount they are likely to receive, 
that the question of honesty  and  capability 
very naturally comes up.  So far as Carey is 
concerned, no one will attempt to deny  that 
he has placed himself in a peculiar position. 
With Stevenson and Berridge, there may  be 
mitigating circumstances,  but  the  result  is 
none the less damaging to the creditors.

People who read  and  studied  closely  the 
causes of the recent earthquakes, as discuss­
ed by the scientists, were pretty  thoroughly 
convinced  that  the  bowels  of  the  earth 
are  a  seething  mass  of  fire,  and 
that 
is  danger  of  the  world  growing 
there 
hotter  and  hotter  until 
the  earth  be­
comes a mass of flame. 
If  any  one had be­
gun to  fear  that  things  were  warming  up 
at  an uncomfortable  pace,  he  will  be reas­
sured by the frigid weather of the past week.

A correspondent of the American M anu­
facturer,  of  Pittsburg,  writing  from  this 
city, says:  “I was not a  little  surprised  to 
learn that so much attention is being devoted 
fo the,dairy interest in  this  part  of  Michi­
gan. 
It seems that practical men have been 
over the field and fully tested the  merits  of 
Grand Rapids as a dairy center. 
It  only re 
quires a little agitating  of  this  question  to 
develop this section of the country  into  one 
of the greatest marts in  the  land  for  dairy 
husbandry.”

The old adage to the effect that “one must 
go away from home to learn the news” finds 
a recent exemplification in the Grand Rapids 
correspo,ndence of the American Manufac­
turer, of Pittsburg, in which  it is stated that 
“the  wholesale  trade  of  Grand Rapids for 
1884 shows an increase over  1883  of  $100,- 
000,000.”  As the entire jobbing  and manu­
facturing business of the place for  the  year 
amounted to only $24,000,000—a  falling  off 
of fully one million—it  is  evident  that  the 
correspondent’s estimate is  slightly  inaccur- 
ate. 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
T h e P o p u la r S port.

An undertaker was seen  to  enter  one  of 
the roller skating rinks the  other  day,  and 
quietly gaze about him.

“Well, Mr. Blank,” said the proprietor  of 
the establishment, “what do you think of the 
new  popular sport?  Rather a gay  scene,  is 
it not?”

Mr.  Blank  made  no  reply,  but  warmly 
pressed the proprietor’s hand, and  departed 
with an elastic step.

S tead ily  G a in in g  in  P o p u la rity .

From  th e F rem ont Indicator.

T h e  M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n   is  steadily 
gaining in popularity.  Could not  be  other­
wise; always full of interesting reading mat­
ter for business men, and comes to us  every 
week printed as neatly as a book.

Floating  saw  mills  are  common  on  the 
lower Mississippi.  They pick up the  drift­
ing logs, turn them into lumber, and sell the 
product to planters along the shore.

This country is now the  third largest  silk 
manufacturing country in the  world, having 
an annual  silk  product  valued at $35,000,- 
000.

AM ONG T H E  T R A D E .

IN  THE  CITY.

It. Ferris & Co. have engaged in  the  con­
fectionery and cigar  business  at  Hartford. 
Shields, Bulkley & Lemon fitted them out.

“You notice more advances than  declines 
in the grocery  market  these  days,”  said a 
leading grocery broker.  “I tell you the con­
ditions are healthy.”

Through freight agents announce the  fol­
lowing reductions in rates from New  York: 
First class, 75 to 50 cents;  Second class, 60 
to 40; 
fourth  class, 35 to 
25; fifth, 25  to 18.____________

third, 45  to 25; 

The  case  of  E.  A.  Schoyer  &  Co. vs. J. 
Frederick Baars, which comes up in the Cir­
cuit  Court  to-day,  revives  the  Messmore 
failure. 
It  involves  several  hundred  dol­
lars’  worth  of  tea,  replevined  from  the 
mortgagee, after he had taken  possession of 
the stock, on  the  ground  that  the  purchase 
was fraudulent.

It  is  claimed  that  E. S. Houghtaling  re­
cently  bought  out  his  partner,  Clark  L. 
Sackrider^ in  the  grocery business  at Hart, 
without going  through  the  legal  processes. 
He then made  an  assignment  to  T. S. Gur­
ney, subsequently  giving  Sackrider  a  chat­
tel  mortgage  for  the  amount  alleged  to be 
due  him.  Messrs.  Hawkins  &  Perry  and 
Shields,  Bulkley  &  Lemon,  whose  claims 
aggregate  about  $1,100,  have  attached  the 
stock,  on  the  ground  that  the  assignment 
was illegal.

Dr. J. D. Bowman has  formed  a  co-part­
nership with Ansel D.  Page, under  the firm 
name of  the  Bowman  &  Page  Manufactur­
ing Co., and will engage in the manufacture 
and sale of  carbonated  and  mineral waters, 
either at Atlanta,  Ga.,  or  Nashville, Tenn. 
the intention being  to  begin  business about 
April  1.  Dr.  Bowman  has  examined  the 
subject  thoroughly  and, judging  from pre­
vious ventures in the same line, it  is safe to 
say  that  his  check  will  be  good  for  any 
amount under  a  million  before  many  more 
years have rolled around.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Peter Perry, produce dealer at  Pontiac, is 

dead.

Chas.  E.  Moore,  tailor  at  Ludington has 

removed to Chase.

closed by creditors.

E. D. Colby, grocer  at  Corunna, has been 

C. L. Emens succeeds Emens & Conley in 

general trade at Holton.

Geo. C. Rogers  succeeds  Lee Bros. &  Co. 

in general trade at Burton.

Geo. A.  Sumner  has  bought the Watkins 

meat market at Whitehall.

Thos. Perrott succeeds  C.  F.  Alberton in 

the grocery business at Saginaw.

John Cameron  contemplates  engaging in 

the grocery business at Millbrook.

W.  U.  Martiu,  agricultural  implement 

dealer at M t Clemens, has failed.

Doty & Wickwire have purchased the feed 

mill of H. F. Powers at Banfield.

Jno. W. Weed, druggist at North  Branch, 

has been closed on chattel mortgage.

D. W.  Sheperd  has  withdrawn  from  the 

firm of A. Patterson & Co. at  Martin.

J.  J. O’Neil,  boot  and  shoe dealer at Bu­

chanan, has been closed by the sheriff.

J. R. Fox, the Cedar Springs druggist, has 

just moved into his new store building.

The mortgagee is in  posession of  the gro­

cery stock of C. S. Kibby, at Ludington.

Mrs. Ella  Gilbert,  milliner  at  Reed  City, 

is closing out and will remove to Cadillac.

E. Lum & Co.  succeed  A.  J.  Page  &  Co. 

in the boot and shoe business at Reading.

Wilson Newton, of  the  firm  of  Newton 
is 

Bros.,  general  dealers  at  St.  Helena, 
dead.

P. B. Appledorn  &  Son,  boot  and  shoe 
dealers at Kalamazoo, have  assigned  to  II. 
E. Hoyt.

Ramsdell A Trill  succeed  Chas. Shearer 
in the  manufacture  of  broom  handles  at 
Sparta.

Hensen  & Christenson, general dealers at 
Ludington, have  dissolved, Christenson suc­
ceeding.

The  grocery business  of  M.  A.  Berridge, 
at Sand Lake, will be continued by Jonathan 
Berridge & Co.

A.  F.  Reichle,  notion  and  confectionery 
dealer  at  St.  Joseph,  has  been  closed  on 
chattel mortgage.
J. E. Thurkow,  the  Moriey  general  deal­
er,  contemplates  building  a  brick  building 
the coming season.

The  purchase  of  Geo.  B.  Martindale’s 
hardware  stock, at  Cross  Village, by  Dis- 
soldorf & Gretsch, was not consummated.

J.  M.  Chamber’s  dry  goods  store  at  St. 
Joseph,  has  been  closed  on  two  chattel 
mortgages, one for $5,000, to Marshall Field 
& Co., of Chicago, and another for $4,300, to 
D. J.  Wells, of St. Joseph.

Dirty  Dunlap,  the notorious dead-beat, is 
still in trade at Onondaga.  He  doesn’t buy 
any goods in Grand  Rapids, however, nor at 
any other market where  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
circulates.  Query—Where  does  he  get
them?

The Saranac Local says that Messrs. Les­
ter and Wolff, of  Otsego,  were at that place 
last week for the  purpose  of  investigating 
the advisability of  starting  a  general  store 
there. 
It  adds  that  they were well pleased 
with the  prospects.

E. S. Clark has moved  his  flour  and  feed 
mill and grocery stock  from  White  Oak  to 
Stockbridge, where he has resumed business. 
Chas. A. Yocum has  rented  Clark’s  former 
location, at White Oak, and will engage m the 
grocery and boot and shoe business.

Marshall  Statesman:  Mr.  Murray,  who 
occupies Snyder’s old stand, has nearly com­
pleted a bargain with E.  Wiley, whereby  he 
will transfer the stock, with  the  good  will

of  the  business,  to him. 
In case he  does, 
Mr. Murray will  take  up  his  residence  at 
Goshen, Ind.

Henry C.  Schnoor, the  Fairhaven gener­
al dealer, lumber, stave  and  brick manufac­
turer,  and  grain  and  wool  buyer,  has.so 
completely covered his property  with  mort­
gages that $80,000 worth of  unsecured cred­
itors will find difficulty in  pushing  the  col­
lection of their claims.
' Ovid Union:  The Potter,  Beattie  &  Co. 
stock  of  dry  groceries,  etc.,  was  sold  at 
auction Tuesday last and  was  struck  off to 
E. DeCamp.  The stock invoiced  something 
near $8,000, and was sold for  $3,500, which 
all  who  are  familiar  with  the  goods and 
present  prices, think a fair  sale.  Arrange­
ments have been made whereby J. A. Potter 
will  take  charge  of  the store and continue 
the business, as of old.

Frank S. Pratt, assignee for  Frank  Dick­
inson,  jeweler  at  Bay  City,  favors  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n   with  the  following  report of 
the  matter:  The  appraised  value  of  the 
stock, fixtures and accounts is $5,824.34, out 
of which must  be deducted  Dickenson’s ex­
emption, leaving  $5,574.34.  The  total  lia­
bilities are  $7,080.86, $1,731.99 of which  is 
secured  by  two  chattel  mortgages.  This 
makes the net liabilities  $5,348.87,  and  the, 
net assets $3,842.35.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Johnson & Link, the Cedar  Springs  mill 
owners and operators, have dissolved partner­
ship.

M. W. Wilson has purchased the saw mill 
at  Banks,  formerly owned  by  himself-,  of 
Samuel Folson.

Blood Bros., of  Petoskey,  shipped 19,250 
rolling pins the  other  day  to  one address— 
the third shipment  within  three  months to 
the same parties.

One million feet of  logs  ore  being  gotten 
out at Reedsboro, on the  Detroit,  Mackinac 
& Marquette  Railway.  They  will be  for­
warded by rail  to  St.  Ignace,  put  into  the 
water there, and  rafted  to  Duncan  City to 
be sawed.

The lumber  fleet  of  Manisique  next  sea­
son  promises to be two lines  of  steam  and 
tow  barges to  Tonawanda, N.  Y. ;  steam- 
barge and tow between Chicago and Thomp­
son, and  a  large  sail  fleet,  and  possibly  a 
steambarge out of South Manistique.

A movement is on foot to  connect  Torch 
Lake with Lake  Michigan  by  a  ship canal. 
The Government will  be  asked  to  furnish 
money to defray the  expense  of  a  survey. 
Such a canal would  be a good  thing for the 
hardwood trade of that region.
P u re ly   P e rso n a l.

Dr. J. D. Bowman left  Monday for Nash 

ville, Tenn.
'  Robert E. Porter, billing clerk for Shields, 
Bulkley & Lemon, left Monday for a week’s 
visit with his mother and sister at Indianap­
olis. 

W. T.  Lamoreaux has been in Toledo sev­
eral  days  in  attendance  on  a law suit in 
which Geo. N. Davis & Co. are  one  of  the 
parties.

M. C. Russell returned from New Orleans 
last night.  He combined business and pleas­
ure, taking several orders  for Northern pro­
ducts, for future delivery.

|  t

C.  B. Atwood,  manager  of  the  Hannah 
Lay Mercantile Co.’s boot  and  shoe  depart­
ment, has been  spending a  week  or  two  at 
the Eastern shoe manufacturing centers.

Amos S. Musselman  was  called  to Chica­
go Monday by the death of his sister,  which 
occurred at her late home  in  Iowa.  He ex­
pected to accompany  the  bodj  to  the  old 
home in  Pennsylvania.

Henry  A.  Gill  and  his  son,  John  F., 
have arranged to build a two-story and base­
ment tenement block,  100x100 feet in dimen­
sions, just south Of Bridge  street  on  Court 
street.  Operations will be begun  as soon as 
spring opens.

D. W. Kendall, one of the  best  furniture 
designers in the  country,  and- whose  work 
has done much to bring the furniture of this 
market  to  the  attention of the  world, has 
signed with the Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. 
for another  year.

Jacob  Jesson,  the  efficient  secretary  of 
the Michigan State  Pharmaceutical Associa­
tion, spent Saturday in  the  city, on his way 
home from  the  conference  of  the  pharma­
cists 
favored  T h e 
T r a d e s m a n  office with a call.

at  Lansing.  He 

E. W. Heth is likely  to  receive  a  reputa­
tion second only  to  that  of  the  illustrious 
Eli Perkins.  He states that the cold was so 
intense during the recent frigid weather that 
friends of his in Washington  county, N. Y., 
were unable to burn kerosene  oil, because it 
would freeze  in  the  lamps.  Candles  were 
brought into requisition, but  the blaze froze 
up so that  they  were  compelled  to break it 
off to put the light out.

T h e  F ig u re s  in   th e   S tevenson  M a tte r,
Wm.  H.  Prescott,  assignee  for  Chas.  A. 
Stevenson, the Rockford  jeweler,  has  com­
pleted an inventory of the stock and accounts 
of the estate, from which it appears that the 
apprised value of the stock is  $705.51.  The 
book accounts are valued at $38, making the 
total  assets  $743.51,  and  the  net  assets 
$493.51.  The total liabilities  are  $3,992.14, 
of  which  $1,995.85  is  “secured”  by  chattel 
mortgages.  There are eighteen creditors, to 
whom are owing  the following amounts:
F. M  K innan, N orfolk,  N eb................. $1,200  00
Em elie S. M artin, Rockford 
795  85
.............. 
................. • 
F. E. T hurber 
£0 00
A m erican Sewing M achine Co., D etroit 
33  24
100 00 
D etroit Safe Co.
22  63 
B u rt & H u rlbut
67  59 
New H aven Clock Co., C hicago....
272  23 
“ 
Cogswell & W allis 
....
274  74 
“  —
M eridan B rittania Co. 
28 66 
J . H. P u rd y  & Co. 
“
10 86 
G orham  Mfg.  Co. 
“
24 00 
Howe Sewing M achine Co.“
90 21 
U niversal F ashion Co., New  Y ork 
688 98 
Chas. F. T erhune & Co.  • 
24 33
J. M orton 
Ju liu s K ing,  Cleveland.....................• • • •  m   09
H eintz Bros., B uffalo................... ...........

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“

M U SK EG O N   M A TTERS.

F acts  a n d   F a n c ie s  P ic k e d  Up a t T h a t B usy 

P la c e .

Parker & Reed, dealers  in  gents’ furnish­

ing goods, have sold out to D. Hirshfiehfc 

M. W.  Charpentier  has  effected  satisfac­
tory arrangements with his creditors and re­
sumed business.

Lyman D. Newton has purchased the gro­
cery stock and business of Miner & Co., and 
will continue at the old stand.

S. R. Sanford has retired from the  firm of 
F. B. Peck & Co., shingle mill operators.  F.
B. Peck will continue the business.

C. F. Van Deinse will shortly open a drug 
store  on  the  corner  of  Pine  and  Myrtle 
streets. 
It  will  be under  the  management 
of Dr. Van  Deinse.

Thomas Aiken has sold his interest in the 
firm  of  Kreidler  &  Aiken,  proprietors  of 
the Muskegon  File  Works, to  A. R. Smith. 
The business will  be  continued by Kreidler 
&  Smith.

The Petrie Lumber Co. is putting in 7,000- 
000 feet of  hemlock  logs  this  winter, and 
2,000,000 feet of pine.  Last season the com­
pany sawed  6,500,000  feet  of  hemlock, and 
has  worked  up a good  trade in  hemlock. 
This company has the contract for doing the 
entire work on the  harbor  improvements at 
Muskegon this year.

Stimulated by the success  which  has  at­
tended A. W. Mosher since  starting  in  the 
commission business  less  than a  year  ago, 
he has arranged to enlarge  the  scope of his 
operations by  forming  a  partnership  witli 
his  brother, C. H. Mosher,  of  Stevensville, 
Berrien county. The new firm will begin bus­
iness in about two weeks.

With  an  ambition  worthy  of  a  better 
cause, Henry Prineipaal  is arranging  to  re­
engage in the grocery  and  bakery  business 
on Pine street,  a  two-story  frame  building 
being now in process of construction for that 
purpose.  Prineipaal seems to have a capacity 
for  failing  about  as  often  as  the  moon 
changes, and it is to be hoped that his latest^ 
venture will be more successful  than  previ­
ous experiments in the same  direction.  He 
declares that he will have nothing to do with 
Grand Rapids jobbing houses  hereafter,  for 
the  reason  that  they  insist  upon  pay  for 
goods when the bills are due.

The Carey failure has a decidedly crooked 
appearance,  and,  from  outside  indications, 
there  is  a  question  of  veracity  between 
Carey and his sister.  After buying  out  his 
partner, Mr. Lander, Mr.  Carey  stated  that 
the new firm would be W. D.  Carey  &  Co., 
the  “Co.”  being  his  sister,  Elizabeth  B. 
Smart—now  Mrs.  Root.  This  statement 
Carey made to a number  of  friends  and  to 
representatives of  the  mercantile  agencies, 
and it was on  the  strength  of this statement 
that the firm was given a capital  and  credit 
rating which enabled them  to  carry  on  the 
business  they  did.  Carey  himself  was 
known to have  little  or  no  capital, but  his 
sister was reputed to be worth about $10,000, 
which would make the firm—if such  it  was 
—good for fully half of that amount.  As  a 
seeming  verification  of  Carey’s  statement,, 
the following dissolution notice was publish­
ed in the Chronicle of Dec. 11:

D IS S O L U T IO N   O F   C O P A R T N E R S H I P .

To all whom it m ay con cern :  The co-partner­
ship heretofore existing betw een Wm. D. Carey 
and E lizabeth B. Sm art has this day  been  dis­
solved  by  m u tu al  consent,  by  E lizabeth  B. 
Sm art  re tirin g   from   th e  firm.  The business 
will h e re a fte r be carried on by Wm.  D.  Carey, 
u n der th e firm  nam e and style o f W m.D. Carey 
& Co., who  is  authorized  to  collect  all  debts 
due 
late  firm  copartnership,  and  will 
also pay all debts due by said  firm.

th e 

Muskegon, Dee. 8,1884.
But in spite of  Carey’s  assertions  to  that 
effect, and the relationship conveyed  in  the 
above  notice,  Mrs.  Root  claims  that  she 
never was a partner in  the  firm—so  stated 
to a reporter of T h e  T ra desm a n  on  Jan. 
23—and her statement  is  supported  by  W. 
W. Fellows, the assignee of the estate,  who 
is  responsible  for  the  statement that  Mrs. 
Root was never interested in  the  profits  or 
losses of the firm, but loaned Carey sufficient 
funds  to  carry on  the business.  As to  the 
merits of jthe  matter, T h e  T radesm an  is 
not now prepared  to decide;  but, whichever 
horn of the dilemma the creditors take, they 
are sure to obtain satisfaction.  If Mrs. Root 
was a partner, she is individually liable  for 
nearly ail the debts appearing on the schedule 
of  liabilties,  as  nearly  all  the  obligations 
were contracted prior to the date  of the dis­
solution. 
If she was not a partner, Carey is 
liable to a criminal  prosecution on a  charge 
of  obtaining  goods  under  false  pretences, 
which  is  a  State’s  prison  offence.  T h e 
T ra desm a n’s advice to  the  creditors  is  to 
file no claims until satisfied that the  failure 
is an honest one, or that it  will  be  impossi­
ble to obtain satisfaction from  the parties to 
the  failure.  The  assets,  including  stock, 
book accounts and fixtures, are appraised  at 
$1,159.78, on which the assignee will  proba­
bly not realize more than $900.  The liabili­
ties amount to $1,525.30, distributed  among 
26 creditors in the following amounts:
•Lumberm an’s N ational Bank.M uskegon $300 00 
A ndrew  WierengO 
100 00
F. H.  Holbrook
P u tn am  & Brooks, G rand  R apids............   80  00
Christie & R ittenhaus, P hiladelphia.......  35  45
A lexander, F isher & Co., C hicago,...........  40  83
”
A. E.M oriey 
H. P . Stanley & Sons 
............   40  25
Higley &  Sm ith 
50
 
D, Clelland,  Coopersville............................  15  97
Jos. Rogers,  H astings.................................   2?
H erder & Lahuis, Z eeland..........................  65  w
A. O. V andyk 
.........■*.............   ¿7  94
H. L. Cornwell, L aw rence..........................  oo 75
M. E. Chadwick 
.......................... 1”"
Caleb W olfort, H oytville............................  68  18
K. V andyk, New  H olland..........................  30  6U
C. S .------- ,  S helby.......................................   ® ^
Clark & Sample,  Low ell.............................   29»»
A. Stegm an,  A llegan................................... 
°  gu
H, J. Fisher,  H am ilton...............................  
5 6*
T. C. P age, E lkhart, In d ..............................  15X  55
F. Ingraham , H a rtfo rd ...............................  
£
L. D. W aldron, W atervliet.........................  
»32
W arre n  H aven & Co.,  B loom ingdale....  43  65 
C. L. K ing,  M ontague.................................  <J1  **
Mr. Carey has engaged with C. C.  Dow & 
Go., butterine manufacturers of  Chicago, to 
represent them  on  the  road  as  traveling 
salesman.

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4  OO 
11  80
4  08
2  36 
1  36
13 05 
1  69
3  24
5  83

8,1  81;
7,2  18;,
6 ,\  81 :
6 each 
No 6, 6  53

Coffees  ..............................................................................®

-Lustre Band.  'W edgewood & Co.  Diamond A.
........................................................@  82
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.@1  36
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Decorated W are
4 dozen P lates, 5  inch 
4  “ 
10 
.
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3  “ 
d e e p ............................................................................ J®
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16i£  Sets H andled T eas..................................................................................®   72»/4
2 
6 dozen F ru it Saucers, 4 in c h .......... ..................... ................... . .............. @  o4
15 P latters, 
12 Bakers,
16 Scallops, 
30 P itchers,
15 Bowls,  24,181;
1 Soup T ureen Complete. 9  in c h ........................................
2 Sauce T ureens, 
....... - • • • • • • • • ■■■ • ■ ••• • • • • - • Qn- •
6 Coverd Dishes. 2 7  in, 8  15;  2 8 in, 8  70 ;  3 9 in,  9  80.
2 Sauce  B o ats...................................... ....................................
4 Pickles.......................................... ":•••.•.................:..........
4 Covered B utters and D rainers, 5 in ch ............................
6 dozen Individual B u tt« s , 2*4  in c h ............ ...................
4 Casserole, 1 7 in, 9 35 ;  2 8 in, 9  80;  1 9 in,  10  88;.......
2T eaPots@ 5  80;  6Sugars@ 4  3o;  6  Creams@2  03.......
6 Covered Chambers, No 9....................................................
6 P airs E w ers and Basins  . . . . . . . . . .  • •  - •  .......- • • •••••••
2 B rush Va8es@5  44 ;  6 Mugs@l  15;  2 Soaps@5  44....
Package a t Cost.
These are th e B est Selling Goods in th e  M arket.

4  48 
8  71
1  78
3 26 
1  82
4  63 
48
2  18 
2 16
3  45
4  17 
4  a5 
6  89 
2  40
$106  81
A full line carried in open stock.

9. 2  18;
8,3  26; 
7. 2  18;
;  12, 4  3Ë 
30, 1  45
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10, 3 26; 
9, 4 35 
8, 3 24;
24,2  54; 
6
36,1  28;

.@10  88
,@  2  95 
2 28 
. .@6  53 
. .@  36

9,4  20; 
30, 2  18;

10,5  44 
36, 1  81

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.@13  78

16,11  96

6

GEO.  N. DAVIS  <&  CO.,

For all  kinds  of  foreign  and  domestic  FRUITS,  PRODUCE,  and  MANUFACTURED
GOODS  of every  description. 
Having been in business in this city for the past twelve  years,  and  having  an  exten­
sive acquaintance with the Wholesale and Retail trade in this vicinity, we are able to give
sr
our shippers the benefit of our long experience. 
r 
nvpr FIFTY carloads, either for light or heavy goods, and will furnish same for any length 
If, at any time, there should be anything m this market you 
of time, at reasonable rates. 
should wish to purchase, no matter what it is, we would  be  glad  to  correspond  with you.

Anv goods consigned to  us  will  have  our  best  attention.  We  have  STORAGE 

,  , 

,  , 

.

71  Canal  Street,  Grand.  Rapids.

J O B   P R I N T I N G .

Tlie  Tradesman  office  has  now  first-class  facilities  for

doing

all  kinds  of

Commercial  Work,

Such  as  Letter,  Note  and  Bill  Heads,  Statements,  Cards,  E n­

velopes,  Blank  Orders,  Circulars,  Dodgers,  Etc.

NEW TYPE, NEW PRESS, CLEAN WORK.

S erp en taria.................................... .
S e n e k a................................................
Sarsaparilla,  H ondurus.................
Sarsaparilla,  M exican.....................
Squills, w hite (Powd 35c)................
V alerian, English (Powd 30c).........
V alerian, V erm ont (Powd 28c)...

S E E D S .

A nise, Italian  (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, m ixed in ft  packages...........
Canary,  Sm yrna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caraway, b est D utch (Powd  19c)..
Cardam on,  A leppee.......................
Cardamon, M alabar........................
C e le rf................• - • • • • • ••.................
Coriander,  best  E nglish...............
F e n n e l..............................................
Flax,  clean ........................................
Flax, p u re grd (bbl  354)..................
Foenugreek, pow dered.................
Hemp,  R ussian...............................
M ustard, w hite  Black  10c)...........
Q u in c e ...............................................
Rape, E nglish...................................
Worm,  L ev an t.................................

S P O N G E S .

Florida sheeps’ wool, carriag e.......i
N assau 
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do 
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.......
V elvet E x tra do 
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E x tra Yellow do 
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Grass 
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.......
H ard head, fo r slate u se .................
Yellow Reef, 
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M I8 C E L L A N E U S .

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Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.18) 
Alcohol, wood, 95 p er cen t ex. r e f.
A nodyne  H offm an’s ........................
Arsenic, D onovan’s solution.........
Arsenic, Fow ler’s so lution............
A nnatto  1 ft ro lls........................ . - •
A lum ...........................................
Alum , ground  (Powd 9c)................
A nnatto,  p rim e...............................
A ntim ony, powdered,  com 1.........
Arsenic, w hite, pow dered..............  
Blue  Soluble......................................
Bay  Rum , im ported, b e s t.........
B ay Rum , dom estic, H., P. & Co. s .
Balm  Gilead  B uds............................
Beans,  T onka....................................
Beans,  V anilla....................................<99  «
Bism uth, sub  n itra te .......................
Blue  P ill (Powd 70c)........................
Blue V itriol  ......................................  
Borax, refined (Powd  13c)..............
C antharides,R ussian  pow dered..
Capsicum  Pods, A frica n ........—
Capsicum Pods, A frican  pow’d ... 
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay 
do  ...
Carmine,  No. 40.................................
Cassia  B uds........................................
Calomel.  A m erican..........................
Chalk, prepared d ro p ......................
Chalk, precip itate E nglish............
Chalk,  red  Angers............................
Chalk, w hite lu m p ............................
Chloroform ,  Squibb’8.....................
Colocynth  apples..............................
Chloral hydrate, G erm an  cru sts.. 
c rv st...
Chloral 
Chloral 
Scherin’s  do  ... 
Chloral 
c ru sts..
C h loroform ........................................
Cinchonidia, P. &  W .........~.............  40
Cinchonidia, o ther b ran d s..............  40
Cloves (Powd 23c)..............................  1“
C ochineal...........................................
Cocoa  B u tte r.........  .............  .........
Copperas (by bbl  lc )........................
Corrosive S ublim ate........................
Corks, X and X X —40 off  lis t.........
Cream T artar, p u re pow dered.......   38
Cream T artar, grocer’s, 10 ft b o x ..
Creasote..............................................
Cudbear,  p rim e.................................
C uttle Fish B one...............................
D e x trin e .............................................
Dover’s  Pow ders..............................
D ragon’s Blood M ass.......................
E rgot  pow dered...............................
E th e r Squibb’s ...................................
Em ery, Turkish, all  No.’s ..............
Epsom  S alts........................................ 
Ergot, fre sh ................................. —
E ther, sulphuric, U. S.  P ................
Flake  w hite.................................
G rains  P arad ise............................. .
G elatine,  Cooper’s ............................
G elatine. French  — .......................  45
Glassware, flint, 7') off,by box 60off 
Glassware, green, 60  and 10 d is ....
Glue,  cab in et.....................................  1"
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G lue,w hite.......................................... 
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G lycerine,  p u re ..................    
1®
25®
Hops  54s and 54s................
Iodoform  $   oz...................................
@1
In d ig o ..................................................  
Insect Powder, best  D alm atian ...  30  ©
Iodine,  resublim ed.........................  
4
Isinglass,  A m erican......................... 
J
J a p o n ic a ....................................i —
London  P u rp le .................................  10  @
Lead, a c e ta te......................................
Lime, chloride, (14s 2s 10c & 5is11c)
L u p u lin e.................................t.......... 
L ycopodium ........................ . ............
Madder, best  D u tch ....................... 
M anna, S.  F ........................................
M ercury...............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W .........$  oz
M usk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s .........
Moss, Icelan d ............................ ^  ft
Moss,  Iris h ........................................
M ustard,  E nglish..............................
M ustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  can s— ,.
N u tgalls...............................................
N utm egs, N o .l...................................
N ux  V om ica......................................
O intm ent. M ercurial, 
................
P aris G reen......................................
Pepper, Black  B e rry .......................
P ep sin ..................................................
P itch, T rue B urg u n d y .....................
Quassia  ....................................... •••*•*  ‘®
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W ............ ft ozl  05
Quinine,  G erm an............................... 1 00
Red  P re c ip ita te........................ ^  ft
Seidlitz  M ixture...............................
Strychnia, c ry st.................................
Silver N itrate, c ry st.........................  77
Saffron, A m erican............................
Sal  G lauber........................................ -
Sal N itre, large  c ry st.......................
Sal  N itre, m edium   c ry st................
Sal R ochelle........................................ 
Sal  Soda.-.............................................  
Salicin..................................................
S a n to n in ............................... .............
Snuffs, Maccoboy o r Scotch...........
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].......................
Sperm aceti....................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s.
Soap, W hite C astile..........................
..........................
Soap, G reen  do 
Soap, M ottled do 
..........................
Soap, 
do 
..........................
Soap,  M azzini....................................
Spirits N itre, 3 F ................................  26  @
Spirits N itre, 4 F ...............................   30  @
Sugar Milk pow dered......................
3)4®
Sulphur, flour..................................... 
3®
Sulphur,  roll.
T artar E m etic......................... ••••-••
T ar, N. C. Pine, lA gal. cans  $  doz
Tar, 
q u arts in tin ...........
Tar, 
pints in t i n ..............
T urpentine,  V enice................. $ f t
W ax, W hite, S. &  F. b ran d ............
Zinc,  S u lp h ate...................................

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O IL S .

Capitol  Cylinder.....................................................75
Model  Cylinder......................................................
Shields  C ylinder....................................*..............®o
Eldorado E n g in e....................................................
P eerless  M achinery..............................................go
Challenge M achinery............................................ g®
Backus F ine E ngine..............................................go
Black Diam ond M achinery..................................go
Castor M achine  O il............................................... gg
Paraffine, 25  d eg.....................................................g*
P araffine,28  d e g . . . . . . . . ...................................
S perm ,w inter  bleached.....................—
W hale, w in ter..........................................   <0
Lard, e x tra .............................................
Lard, No.  1.............................................
Linseed, p u re  ra w .................................   "g
Linseed, b o ile d ............... • • • ..............   “g
N eat’s Foot, w inter  strain ed ..............   70  ™
Spirits T u rp en tin e.................................   3® 
4U

v a rn ish es.

HAZtLTIHE 
PERKINS

W h o le s a le

Druggists !

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

95  Louis  Street.

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT

EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

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

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

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

B r u sh e s.

—Also fo r th e —

90
70

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

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

Druggists’ Sundries

Our stock in this department of  our  busi­
ness is  conceded to be  one  of  the  largest, 
best-assorted and diversified to be  found  in 
the Northwest.  We are heavy importers of 
many articles ourselves  and  can  offer  Fine 
Solid Back Hair Brushes,  French  and Eng- 
glish Tooth and Nail  Brushes  at  attractive 
prices.

We  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing o u t f it s  for  n e w   sto res 
to the fact  of  our  unsurpassed  facilities 
for meeting the wants of this class of buyers 
without delay and in the most approved and 
acceptable manner known to the drug trade. 
Our  special efforts in this direction have  re­
ceived from hundreds of  our  customers  the 
most satisfying recommendations.

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

WithersDade&Co’s

Henderson  Co.,  Kj*.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER  DISTILLED  WHISKYS.  We  not 
only offer these goods to be  excelled  by  no 
o th er  know n  br a n d  in  the  market,  but 
superior in all respects to most that  are  ex­
posed  for  sale.  We  g u a r a n tee  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

U r is ft’  Fawitii  By«,

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

Drugs &Æ>cbicinc6
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F F IC E R S .

P re sid en t-G eo . W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
F irst Vice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,  Kai
Sew ntT vice-President—B.  D.  N ortlirup,  Lan-
T h ii^  V ice-President—F ran k   W urzburg,  G rd
S eC T etarj-Jacob Jesson  M uskegon.
Treasurer-W m. Dupont, Detroit
E xecutive  Committee—H ■  J  • 

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Stevens, Geo. G undrum , W. H. K eller,  F.  w ,
N ex tCplace  of  m e e tin g -A t D etroit, Tuesday,

October 13,1885.

Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

O R G A N IZ E D   O C T O B E R  9,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

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P resident—F ra n k  J . W urzburg. 
V ice-President—Chas. P . Bigelow.
Secretary—F ran k  H. Escott.
T reasu rer—H enry B. 1 “ rchüd.
B oard of Censors—John Peck,  ends,  i
ß ä Ä &

Bige-
W m  H.
V an Leeuwen, Isaac  W atts,  Wm.  E.  w a n e ,
Committee^on P harm acy—H ugo Thum,  M.  B.
Com m ittee on Legislation—Isaac W atts,  O.  H.
w  „   -i?il,-rf.v1ii<i 
Committee on Trade  M atters—H -B. Fairchild, 
Regular M eetings—F irst  Thursday evening in
A nnual11M eetings—F irst  T hursday evening in
N e tM e e tin g —T hursday evening, F ebruary 5, 

Bichm ond, Jas. S. Cowin. 
Tohn Peck. Wm. H. V anLeeuw en.

a t “The Tradesm an” office.

S im p lify in g   th e   P h a rm a c y   B ill.

As  soon  as  the  present  session  of  the 
Legislature  settled  down  to  business,  the 
draft  of  the  pharmacy  bill  adopted  at the 
last meeting of the Michigan State  Pharma­
ceutical Association was  presented to sever­
al  leading  legislators,  who  examined  the 
measure  carefully  and  found  serious  con­
stitutional objections to its enactment, as the 
statute  provides  that  no  bill  shall  contain 
more than one main  provision,  whereas the 
measure under  consideration  was  proposed 
to regulate the practice of  pharmacy, prohi­
bit  adulterations,  and  systematize  the  sale 
of poisons.  As  it  was  evident that the bill 
could not be made operative without certain 
important  changes,  it  was thought  best  to 
call a meeting of the Legislative Committee, 
which was accordingly done.  The Commit­
tee is composed  of  Messrs.  Geo. McDonald, 
of  Kalamazoo;  H.  J.  Brown,  of  Ann  Ar­
bor ;  and  F. M.  Alsdorf,  of  Lansing ;  and 
besides these gentlemen  there  were present 
at the conference  President  Geo.  W.  Crou­
ter,  of  Charlevoix;  ex-President  Frank 
Wells, df Lansing ;  Secretary Jacob Jesson, 
of Muskegon  ;  and Geo.  Davis, of  Lansing.
The bill  was  thoroughly  discussed and the 
necessities  of  the  occasion set  forth.  The 
poison  and  adulteration  clauses  were omit­
ted,  the  preamble  was  cut  off,  and  other 
useless provisions stricken out, the whole re­
ducing  the  bill  to  fully  half  its  former 
length.  A  clause  was  added  prescribing 
the court of jurisdiction, and  the manner of J gyrate 
procedure  in  cases  of  violation, the penal­
ties being made in accordance with  the stat­
utes.  The bill was introduced in the House 
by  Representative  Collins,  and  has already 
passed second reading. 
It will be  introduc­
ed in the  Senate  by  Senator  Hueston,  who 
will  vigorously  champion  it  in  that body. 
Altogether  the  prospects  for  the  early  en­
actment of the measure are  excellent.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

sub n itra te of bism uth, cantharides, cubebs. 

A dvanced—Oil  pepperm int,  oil  spearm int, 
Declined—Balsam peru, oil tanzy.

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A cetic, No.  8................. .  •- -•......... 
Acetic, C. P. <Sp. grav.  1.040)......... 
Carbolic............................................... 
C itric.................................................... 
M uriatic 18  d eg ........................
N itric 36 deg ...............................
..................................
OViiliP 
Sulphur jjp\jB6 deg . . . ..................
T artaric  pow dered..................
Benzoic,  E nglish.....................
Benzoic,  G erm an.....................
T a n n ic .........................................
a m m o n i a .
C arbonate.........• • • • ..................
M uriate (Powd. 22c).................
A qua 16 deg or  3 f...................
A qua 18 deg or  4f...................
B A L S A M S .
C o p a ib a....................................
F ir...............................................
P e ru ...........................................
T o lu ...........................................
B A R K S .
Cassia, in m ats (Pow’d 20c)..
Cinchona,  yellow ...................
Elm ,  select...............................
Elm, ground, p u re .................
Elm, powdered,  p u re ............
Sassafras, of ro o t...................
Wild Cherry, se le c t...............
B aÿberry  pow dered..............
Hem lock pow dered................
W a b o o ......................................
Soap  gro u n d............................
b e r r i e s .

Cubeb,  prim e (Powd 80c)................ 
J u n ip e r.
Prickly A sh........................................

E X T R A C T S .

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, p u re .......... .
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 ft doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 ft  boxes)................
................
Lgowood, 54s 
Logwood, 54s 
................
Logwood, ass’d 
- • • --•••••
Fluid E x tracts—25 $  cent, off list.

do 
do 
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F L O W E R S .
Arnica................................
Chamomile,  R om an...............
Chamomile,  G e n n a n ..............

G U M S.

Aloes,  B arb ad o es.......................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c) 
- ............
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)...........
A m m oniac.........................................
A rabic, ex tra  se le c t.......................
A rabic, pow dered  select................
Arabic, 1st  picked............................
Arabic,2d  p ick ed ..............................
A rabic,  3d picked.............................
A rabic, sifted so rts. . . . . .  ••••;•• • • •
Assafoentida, prim e (Powd 35c)
Benzoin............................... ..........
C am phor............ • • • - • • v . \ .........
Catechu. Is (54 14c, Ms  16c)............
E uphorbium  pow dered...................
G albanum  strain ed ..........................
Guaiac, prim e (Powd  45c)..............
Kino fPow dered, 30c 1.......................
Mastic 
M yrrh .T u rk ish  (Powdered  47c)...
Opium, p ure (Powd $5.75)................
Shellac, Campbell’s ..........................
Shellac,  E nglish...............................
Shellac,  n ativ e...................................
Shellac bleached...............................
T ragaeanth  ........................................

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H E R B S — IN   O U N C E   P A C K A G E S
H o a rh o u n d ...............................................
L obelia........................................................
P ep p erm in t...............................................
R ue...............................................................
S p e a rm in t.................................................
Sweet M ajoram ........................................
Tanzy  .........................................................
T h y m e .................................................—
W orm w ood...............................................

I R O N .

C itrate and  Q u in in e .......................
Solution m ur., fo r  tin c tu re s.........
Sulphate, p u re  c ry sta l...................
P h o sp h a te ........................................

.  

l e a v e s .

Buchu, short (Powd 25c).. . . . . . . .  •
Sage, Italian, bulk 04s & 54s, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, n a tu ra l.......... . 
Senna, Alex, sifted and  g arb led ..
Senna,  pow dered.............................
Senna tm nivelli.................................
U va  U rsi.............................................
Belledonna..........................................
Foxglove.............................................
H e n b a n e ............................................
Bose, re d .............................................

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4  10 
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26 
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30
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O p eratio n s o f tlie N ew  P h a rm a c y  B ill.
Big R a p id s , Jan. 36,1885.

To th e E ditor of T h e T radesman :
D e a r  Sib : — I have been a clerk in a re­
tail drug store  for  six  years,  and  expect to 
become a dealer myself within the next year 
or two. 
In case the new pharmacy bill pass­
es at the present session of  the  Legislature, 
what must I do  to be qualified?  Will  I  be 
compelled to . pass an examination  l  1 lease 
answer through T h e  T r a d e s m a n , as I know 
of several other  drug clerks who would like 
a little light on this subject.

Yours, etc

P h a r m a c ist.

By the terms of  the new  bill—which will 
undoubtedly  be  a  law  before  many  more 
months have elapsed—every person who has 
been  engaged  in  the  retail  drug  business, 
either as  dealer or  clerk, for two years, may 
apply  for  registration  within  three months 
after  the  passage  of  the  act  and  become a 
“ registered  pharmacist.”  Those  who  fail 
to  apply  for  registration  will  be compelled 
to pass an examination before a State Board 
of  Pharmacy,  composed  of  five members, 
who  will  hold  examinations  at  designated 
points four times  a  year.  The  State  Phar­
maceutical  Association  will  see  that  every 
druggist  in the  State  is properly notified as 
soon as the bill becomes  a law.
T h e D ru g  M a rk et.

Business and collections  are  fairly  good. 
Owing to a sharp advance  of metal bismuth 
in Europe, all preparations  of bismutli have 
advanced about 50 per cent.  Oil  of pepper­
mint and  spearment  continue  to  advance, 
and extreme prices are  looked  for.  Cubebs 
are very firm and advancing.  Other articles 
in the drug line, including quinine  and mor­
phine, are about steady.

L IQ U O R S .

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash W hisky-2 00
D ruggists’ F avorite  R y e......................1 75
W hisky, o th er  b ran d s...........................i m
Gin, Old T om ............................................J S
Gin,  H olland......................................*90
B ra n d y ................................................... iS
 
..X  "D
Catawba  W ines.
..................... 1  35
P o rt W ines...........

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@1  50 
@1  75 
@3  50 
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M A G N E S IA .

Carbonate, P attiso n ’s, 2 oz............
Carbonate, Je nnlng’s, 2 o z ..............
Citrate, H., P . & Co.’s  so lu tio n ....
Calcined...............................................

O IL S .

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Almond, sw eet...........................
Am ber,  rectified.......................
A nise...........................................
Bay 
o z....................................
B ergam ont.................................
C a sto r..........................................
C roton..................................................
C a je p u t...............................................
C a ssia ................•••••••—  
.......
Cedar, com m ercial  (Pure 75c).......
C itro n ella..........................................
Cod Liver,  filtered................. V gal
Cod Liver, b e s t .........  • 
Cod Liver, H., P . & Co. 8,16
C u b e b sjf. &  W .................................
E rig e ro n .............................................
Firew eed.............................................
G eranium   $   oz..........  .— ••••••
Hemlock, com m ercial (Pure 75c)..
Ju n ip e r  wood....................................
Ju n ip e r b e rrie s................................
L avender flowers, F re n ch ..............
Lavender garden 
..............
Lavender spike 
..............
Lemon, new  cro p ..............................
Lemon,  Sanderson ..........................
L em ongrass........................................
O live,M alaga............ 
.
Olive, “ Sublim e  Italia n   . 
• • • •
O riganum , red  flowers, F re n c h ...
O riganum ,  No. 1..............................
P e n n y ro y a l........................................
P epperm int,  w h ite..........................
Rosem ary, French  (Flowers $1  50)
S a la d ....................................................
S avin...................................................
Sandal  W ood. G erm an...................
Sandal Wood, W. I .. a .....................
S assafras.............................................
T a n s y ................................................. 4  °°
T ar (by gal 50c)................................... 
lu
W intergreen 
W ormwood, No. 1 (Pure $5.50).......
W o rm seed ..........................................

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2  00 
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2  01 
1  00 
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1  40 
1  60
80
@ 1  20
2  75 
1  25
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3  75 
8  50
65 
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1  00
4  50 
7  00
60 
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@4  50 
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2 20 
4  00 
2  50

Capt.  C.  G.  Perkins,  of  Henderson, Ky., 
speht last week in this city, the guest of  his 
partner,  Dr.  Chas.  S.  Hazeltine.  Mr.  Per­
kins  renewed  many  pleasant acquaintances 
during  his visit,  and  expressed  himself  as 
satisfied  with  the  returns  incident  to  his 
Michigan investments.

A pharmacy bill  is now  before  the  Indi­
ana  Legislature, several of  the  provisions 
being «imiliar to those in  the  Michigan bill 
although the measure as  a whole  is  said to 
be far inferior to ours.

The New York Sun thinks that the opium
habit is increasing rapidly in  that  city,  and
that there will soon be need of  a  moral  and 
spiritual battle against it.

A Philadelphia man  by  the name of Doll 

has failed in the toy business.

P O T A S S IU M .

B icrom ate..............• ............ .
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. b u lk ...
Chlorate, c ry st (Powd 23c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, b u lk .......
P ru ssiate yellow ...............................

R O O T S .

A lk a n e t...............................................
A lthea, c u t........................................
Arrow ,  8t. V incent’s ............ .........
A rrow , Taylor’s, in )4s and V%8....
Blood (Powd 18c)...............................
Calamus}  peeled 
.......... • • * •
Calamus, G erm an  w hite, peeled..
Elecam pane, pow dered...................
G entian (Powd  1 5 c )....................
Ginger, A frican (Pow dl6c)............
Ginger, Jam aica  bleached............
Golden Beal (Powd 30c).................
Hellebore, w hite, pow dered...........
Ipecac, Bio, pow dered.....................
Jalap,  pow dered  . ......................
Licorice,  select (Powd 12V4).........
Licorice, ex tra se lect....................
Rhei, from  select to   choice...........l  oo
Rhei, pow dered E. 1.......................... 1
Rhei, choice c u t  cu b es...................
Bhei, choice c u t fingers..................

13

home there and moved into  another  house 
which he owned  on  Scribner  street, where 
he died in 1882 or 1883,  leaving a  wife  and 
two daughters.  His wife has  since married 
and lives at Rockford and one daughter lives 
with her.  The  other  daughter  is married 
and lives m Grand Rapids.

Besides  being  warm-heated  and  genial, 
Mr. Fosket was chuck full of wit, and some­
thing  of a  prophet. 
I  recall  one incident, 
which occurred while  three of us  v'ere out 
for a drive.  We  met  a  gentleman—who is 
still a resident  of  Grand  Rapids—who  was 
driven by his coachman  and  who  sat  alone 
in the rear seat with his  arms  folded.  One 
of us rerharked that the  time  might  come 
when he  could  drive  his  own  team,  when 
Mr.  Fosket  observed  that  the  time  might 
come  when  he  could  walk.  And,  sure 
enough, it did.

[While Mr. Fosket was probably the  first 
traveler out of this market who  represented 
one house any length of time, the  honor  of 
being the pioneer salesman  undoubtedly be­
longs to Albert C. Antrim, who went on the 
road in  the  fall  or  1859  for  Merryfield  & 
Duinphy,  who  were  then  engaged  in  the 
manufacture of  cigars  here.—E d .  T r a d e s­
m a n .]

T h e  G rip sack   B rig ad e.

Mrs.  W. S. Horn has returned from a fiv e 
weeks’  visit  with  relatives  and  friends  at 
Muskegon.

R.  L.  Hall;  with  Allen  B.  Wrisley,  of 
Chicago,  put  in  a  couple  of  days  at  this 
market last week*

Geo.  Owen  has  gone  to  Detroit  to fix up 
his  spring  samples,  preparatory  to starting 
out about February 5.
□Chas. J. Hall, of the Northampton Emery 
Wheel  Co.,  Leeds,  Mass.,  spent  Sunday 
with friends in this city.

Ham.  B. Carhartt  is  happy  over  the ad­
vent of a brand new boy, the second  young­
ster who will call him “ papa.”

Frank Collins has been  engaged by S. W, 
Venable & Co., of Petersburg, Va.,  to  intro­
duce their goods to the retail  trade tributary 
to  Grand Rapids.
Several of  the local  traveling  men  have- 
received invitations  to %meet i  the  traveling 
men’s union of Texas in  a  grand'reunion at 
New Orleans on Feb. 35.

Graham  Roys,  who  is  making  a  tour 
through the central part of the  State, writes 
as  follows:  “It  appears  that trade  is  not 
quite dead yet,  but  is  getting  lively  for  a 
corpse.”

“ By  Gee  Crip”  Jennings  has  engaged 
with  Jennings  &  Smith  for  another year, 
and started out Monday for a six weeks’ trip 
east  and northeast, St.  Louis  being  the  ob­
jective point.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   MUTUAL.

A   F alse  R e p o rt—S atisfacto ry   S e ttle m e n t-  

L itig a tio n  in   P ro sp ect.

The Saranac Local  and  the  Coopersville 
Observer having asserted that  “a number of 
the members of  the  Michigan  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance Co.,  representing the largest capi­
tal, were allowed to withdraw without stand- j 
ing their share of the  losses,” a reporter  of 
j  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  called  on  ex-President 
I Rindge and Receiver  Skinner, for  the  pur- 
j  pose of ascertaining  the  exact  facts  in the 
i  matter.  Both  gentlemen  stamped  the as- 
! sertion as an unmitigated falsehood, and the 
latter brought forward the books of the com- 
j pany in proof of the denial.  The statement 
of the Observer  that  “no  effort  has  been 
made by the defunct company to collect  the 
assessment levied a few months since on  its 
members” is  either the  result of  ignorance 
or malice, as payments are being made daily, 
and either  the  Receiver or  his  assistant is 
out among the policy holders all  the  time. 
Mr. Skinner states that about 40 per cent, of 
the 2,400 persons assessed have already paid 
in the  amounts  demanded, and  50 per cent, 
of the remainder  have  promised to pay the 
amounts  assessed  during  the  next 
three 
months.  Within the  next  month, all who< 
refuse to liquidate will he  sued,  the  inten­
tion being to begin suit  against  all  the de­
linquents in each  county in a body.  About 
300 will  be  made  defendants  in  the  suits 
brought in this  county.  This  will expedite 
matters,  and  also  enable  those  sued  to 
club together and  agree  upon a plan  of  de­
fense, if they so desire.

So far as the  validity of  the  assessment 
is concerned, there can be no question.  Em­
inent legal  authorities, such  as  Lyman  D. 
Norris  and  Roger  W.  Butterfield,  have 
looked over all  the  points  involved  in  the 
matter, and give  as  their  opinion  that the 
assessment is authorized  by  the  act  under 
which  the  company  was  working.  Major 
Ben. Morse, the Ionia  attorney, advised sev­
eral clients to resist  payment, but  after  in­
vestigating the matter,  lias come to a differ­
ent conclusion, and  now  recommends  that 
the assessment  be  paid  without  delay. 
In 
this connection, the following  extract  from 
the St. John Republican of January 15, will 
be read with interest:
Mr.  Goodrich,  acting for D. L.  Skinner, 
Receiver of the  defunct  Michigan  Mutual 
Fire Insurance Co. of Grand Rapids,  was in 
St. Johns and Maple Rapids last week, look­
ing after the collection  of  the  assessments 
made last October,  St. Johns  is  victimized 
to the amount of $500 or  $600  and  Maple 
Rapids is also  a  heavy  loser.  Gen.  Spaul­
ding has carefully looked  into  the  matter 
and gives it as his opinion  that  the  assess­
ments will have to be  paid.  The  Supreme 
Court, at it October term in  1883,  rendered 
I a decision affirming the  validity  of  assess­
ments made by  the  Merchant’s  Mutual  of 
Detroit, and as  this  seems to be a  parallel 
case, it leaves little room for doubt that Gen. 
Spaulding’s opinion is correct.  Maple  Rap­
ids victims have decided to contest the  mat­
ter in the courts, but we  predict  that  they 
will only delay the evil day  and  have  addi­
tional costs to pay.  Fooling with the law is 
a very expensive luxury.

Joe F. O. Reed has gone to Toledo, Cleve­
land, Cincinnati and Pittsburg  on  business 
for the Grand Rapids  Refrigerator  Co.  He 
will return  about Febuary 1, when  he  will 
take the road  again for H.  Leonard & Sons.
Gid Kellogg is  still  hovering  over  on the 
Huron  shore,  his  present  headquarters  be­
ing the  Frazer House at  Bay City. 
In con­
sequence  of  his  long  stay  at  that city, it is 
claimed that the price of provisions  has met 
with a considerable  advance.

The Shoe and Leather Review  wakes up 
an  echo  of  the  last campaign as  follows:
P. H. Carroll, of Selz, Schwab & Co„ resides 
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
It is related of 
Mr. Carroll that he predicted  the  result  of 
the recent Presidential vote  in  every  state, 
and is some $400 richer as a consequence.

The assertion  frequently  made  to  the ef­
fect  that  all  traveling  men  have  a  brass 
cheek has been proven untrue in at least one 
instance.  Ed. Frick  claims  to  have  frozen 
one side of  his  face  while  driving  over the 
hills  from  Pentwater  to  Hart  last  week. 
The statement is not  accompanied  by an af­
fidavit, however, and  must  be  taken  with a 
grain of allowance.

A certain drummer  lately  entered  a store 
in  a  northern  town  to  find the proprietor 
and clerk playing checkers, the  fire out and 
the  floor  unswept  for  three days.1  “ Well, 
how’s  business?”  was 
the  salutation. 
“ Sold a paper of pins this  week,?’  was  the 
calm  reply  of  the  proprietor,  as  he  put  a 
new  man  into  the  king  row.  “ And  can 
you  stand  up  under  such  tim es?”  “ I 
kinder reckon.  W e’ve  got  a bonfire down 
stairs, and Bob and I are playing a- game of 
checkers to see who sets fire  to  it. 
I guess- 
the insurance is good.”

A   P o o r  Show ing.

Willis H. Brooks, assignee for Malissa A. 
Berridge, the Sand  Lake  grocery  dealer,  is 
not able to make a showing calculated to in­
spire the average jobber with  confidence  in 
the  ability  and  integrity  of  the asssignor. 
The  appraised  assets  are $304.74.  Out  of 
this, the assignor took her  exemption,  when 
Eaton & Christenson bought in the remainder 
of the stock at $54.78, which  will  probably 
be sufficient to meet the legitimate expenses 
of the assignment and allow the  creditors a 
dividend  of  3  or  3  per  cent.  The  total 
liabilities are $687.26,  divided  among  four­
teen creditors in the following, amounts: 
E aton & Christenson, G rand  R apids— $188 25 
105 00 
Wm.  B ium m eler 
91  91 
Cody, Ball & Co. 
18 75 
M. Steele 
52 02 
Curtis, D unton & Co.
3 00 
Thos. W asson 
20 00 
D. H. McCarthy
8 00 
H inkley & Sisson 
21 36 
G. R. Packing Co 
79 69 
S. A. W elling 
20 35 
K einink, Jones &  Co.
25 55
P. K u ste rer 
E. E. Disbrow,  P la’nw ell..........................   17  50
F . W indoes,  K alam azoo............................ 
35  88

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Local furniture manufacturers are  watch­
ing with  considerable  interest  the  working 
up of  moss  for upholstery, which is becom 
ing something of an  industry in  Louisiana, 
where the Spanish variety aboupds  without 
limit.  A factory for preparing the  moss is 
being built at Morgan City.

PENCIL  PORTRAITS—n o .  38.

C has. F o sk e t, O ne o f th e  F irs t T ra v e le rs o u t 

o f G ran d   R ap id s.

During the recent visit  of  Ladd J . Lewis 
to this city, the  subject  of  traveling  men 
was broached\ at a  certain  jobbing  house, 
when Mr. Lewis asserted that the  late Hen­
ry S. Smith  was  the  first  man  to  send a 
traveling  salesman  out of  this  city.  The 
statement  coming  to  the  notice  of  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n ,  an  inquiry  was  sent  to  Mr. 
Lewis, eliciting the following reply:

In 1860, Henry  S. Smith  commenced  the 
manufacture  of  saleratus,  and  as  Grand 
Rapids  was  then  without  any  exclusive 
wholesale grocery house to handle the saler 
atus for  him, it became a  matter  of  neces 
sity to find a market for it outside.  Charles 
Fosket, being an old friend  and  schoolmate 
of Mr. Smith, was  employed  to  undertake 
the introduction of his  goods, and  he  was 
the pioneer traveler from Grand  Rapids.  At 
that time, traveling was not what  it is now, 
for nearly the  whole  State  had  to be can­
vassed with a horse, as there were then only 
the Detroit & Milwaukee, Michigan  Central 
and Lake Shore & Michigan Southern  main 
lines, without a single cross  road  anywhere 
in the State.  He had to stop in the then new 
towns and pot up  with  all  the  inconven­
iences of the times.  I hardly think that Haw­
kins, with Meigs & Co., or White, with Cody, 
Ball & Co., would care to change places with 
the pioneer  drummer.-  Just  imagine  him 
with horse and buggy, going  over  corduroy 
roads, taking care of the  horse, staying  all 
night wherever darkness overtook him.

After working up Michigan  well, another 
man was hired to take the State and he  was 
sent into  Wisconsin  and Minnesota, where 
he built up a large trade in saleratus and al­
so the other articles which had been added to 
the business.  Later on,  as  Michigan devel­
oped and railroads were built and more men 
became necessary, he  was  given a  route in 
Michigan, and  he  kept it  as  long  as  his 
health permitted him to keep  the  road. 
In 
1869, when I went to  Grand Rapids,  Chas. 
Fosket,  Charles  Barclay, B. F. Lewis  and 
Wm. H. Rouse were  employed as salesmen 
by Mr. Smith, all of whom are now dead ex­
cept the latter.  Mr. Fosket was a man who 
made friends and held them and his success 
on the road was due to the fact that whatev­
er he said his customers  always found to be 
true, and to  this  day he is  enquired  about 
and some who are yet in  business  and  who 
may see these lines will recall their dealings 
with him and attest to his honesty, integrity 
and the kind and pleasant  words he had for 
every one with whom he had to do.

His  home, was for  years on  Jefferson av­
enue, the second door south of  Mr. Smith’s, 
but after his health  failed  him he  sold his

•No. 1 T urp  Coach................................... 1  M®1 20
E x tra   T u rp ..............................................\  
^
No. 1 T urp F u rn itu re ............................ \   0U@1  ¿0
E x tra  T urp  D am ar................................1  “P®1
70®  75
Ja p an  D ryer, No.  1 T u rp ..................■
pa in t s.  __Bbl
Lb 
2®  3 
Red V en etian .............................  }%
2®  3 
Ochre, yellow  M arseilles....... .
2® 3 
O chre,yellow   B e rm u d a .........  1M
254® 3 
P u tty , co m m ercial...................  
-54
2)4® 3 
P u tty , strictly p u re .... - .........  * /*
13®16 
Verm ilion, prim e  A m erican..
60@65 
V erm ilion, E n g lish ...................
16@17
G reen, P eninsular.
Lead, red  strictly  p u re ...........
5)4 
Lead, w hite, strictly  p u r e ....
@70 
W hiting, w hite  S panish.........
®90 
W hiting,  Gilders  .....................
1 10 
W hite, P aris A m erican.. . . ... 
1 40
W hiting  P aris English cliff..

M 
18 
1 10 
35 12 
15 
35 @1 50 
20 
2 00 
2 25

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

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

h a m w e b o m

1 6 0   S,  W a te r   St.,  C liica g o ,

r e f e r e n c e   f i r s t   n a t i o n a l   b a n k .

111.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

SPRING

COMPANY,

Fancy and S tap le.

DRY  GOODS,
CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS

ETC.,  ETC.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand  Rapids,

Michigan.

c T E n s r n s r i i s r a - S '

HANDKERCHIEF  PERFUMES

T H IP L B   EX TRAC TS,

S"peoiatl  Odors,

F leu r de lis, M arie A ntoinette, Jockey Club, W hite Rose, F leu r D’O range.

Also a full Assortment  S t a n d a r c l   O c3L O X *JS,  put up in  1,  2, 

Perfumers. 

and 4 oz.,  1-2 pint and pint Glass Stoppered Bottles.

Jennings and Smith
RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO,
BOOTS  AND

Grand Rapids, Micl.

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.

Onr Goods are Specially Adapted for tie M id i Trade.
New  Dark  American  Eagle”

OHE Wii

THE

F I N E   OUT.

T B S   B EST  IN  THE  M ARKET.
Send an Order to your Wholesale Grocer for it.  Manufactured by

X>otx»olt,  M ieli.

APPLESI

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..

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  Peanuts, 
Almonds, Brazils, Filbsrts, F@a* 
cans,  TSTalnuts  and  Cocoanuts, 
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.

Oranges
Oysters
PUTNAM  i  BROOKS.
Choice  Butter a Specialty!

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, Lemons, Apples, Cranber­

F 

ries,  Cider, Buckwheat Flour, Etc.
Careful  Attention  Paid  to  Filling  Orders.
jM. G. Russell, 48 Ottawa St, G’d Rapids.
WM. SEARS & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

A.g;ents  fo r

AIMEOIT  c h e e s e .

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

ARAB  PLUG!

The Best and Most Attractive Goods on tie Market.  M for Sample 

Bntt.  See Quotations ii Price-Current.

Fox, Musselman £ Loveridge

S o le   O w n ers.

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

Special  Prices  in  Car  Lots. 
We are prepare! to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle.
A  B. KNOWLSON,

3  Canal Street, Basement,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

A m e r c a n t il i:  jo u r n a l , p u b l is h e d  e a c h

WEDNESDAY.

E .  A.  STO W E  &  E R O ., P ro p rie to rs.

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

Second-class Matter.1

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  28,  1885.

2)ry>  (Boobs.

P e n n sy lv a n ia  S ilks.

From  the C arpet T rade and Review.

We are  accustomed to  read, says a  con 
temporary, of the progress  New Jersey, and 
especially Paterson, is making in silk manu 
factures; but Pennsylvania,  it  must  not be 
forgotten, is running a good second.  Manu 
facturers, besides those who  have  been en­
gaged for years  on  the  established  textile 
fabrics, are building up  a trade in  machine 
twists, spun silk  curtains  and  turcomans, 
ribbons, silk  and  mixed  upholstry  goods, 
and silk and mixed  trimmings,  fringes, etc, 
A wonderful progress has been made in  up 
holstery goods especially, and while there 
a great deal of foreign material imported, by 
way of New York, there is a great deal more 
imported by way of the suburbs of Philadel 
phia.  The manufacturers of  silk  curtains 
and turcomans are displaying  goods  which 
would do credit to the best  foreign  skilled 
labor.  American  weavers  are  developing 
in  skill,  and  the  manufacturers  who  go 
abroad mix business with pleasure sufficient­
ly to take lessons and  make  notes of  any 
thing and everything which will enable them 
to develop these rising industries into a suc­
cessful competition writlx the products of for­
eign industries.  There are  at  present  ten 
manufacturers of silk  turcomans  and  cur 
tains, employing over 300 hands, and  manu­
facturing over $500,000 worth of  goods  per 
year. 
In silk and mixed  upholstery  goods, 
there are fourteen establishments, with 1,000 
hands, of whom 150 are  boys and girls, and 
300 more wom«n.  The  value of the product 
•is about $1,750,000 per annum  and  the pro 
Auction is increasing.  There  are  many dif 
Acuities in the way, and importers, recogniz 
ing the fact that home goods  are  becoming 
popular, crowd them as much as possible by 
lower prices.

H ig h  P ric e d  H o siery .

Prom  th e A m erican Jo u rn al o f Fabric.

“Here is the  latest”  The  tops  were  of 
plain silk, the feet of escurial lace.  “Price, 
$15 a pair.”

“But are they not rather cool for  this sea­

son?”

“We can remedy  that,”  said  the  clerk 
“Here is something new,”  and  he  handed 
out a pair of “socks” made to  fit  the  foot 
ponly.  They  wrere of exquisite  white  me­
rino and are designed to prevent the stocking, 
from “crocking,” and also to keep  the  foot 
warm.

Any fair lady who  thinks a $15  per pair 
too common can be accommodated with hose 
at the rate of $25.  And those at  this  price 
Are really elegant. 
Imagine a neat foot  en­
cased in a black silk stocking embossed with 
silver beads.  One very pretty style that was 
laid out for inspection  was  composed  of  a 
white silk leg with a black  foot,  the  latter 
hand-embroidered  so as to  represent a wash 
leather  strap  and  buckle  encircling 
the 
ankle.  Others had beautiful designs of flow­
ers, bird and animals  embroidered  in  fancy 
colors on them, and the figures  were  placed 
in the best position  for  display  when  the 
owner wears a low gaiter.  For  what is the 
use of paying from $10 to $25 for a stocking 
unless it is to be shown?

“What is the leading  shade  at  present?” 

was asked.

“Black, as it has been.  But  the  style  is 
changing back to  cardinal  and  blue.  The 
fashion in hat and bonnet trimmings  and in 
suits is now running into  the  bright  colors, 
and the upper garments being  bright,  hose 
follows suit.  Already we have  many  calls 
for the cardinals and  dark  blue.  This ap­
plies as well to  gentlemen’s  and  children’s 
stockings as to ladies’.  There is no demand 
at all for ‘fancies,’ that is, stripes and plaids. 
They have gone completely out of style. 
In 
material the silk is the  most called for, and 
we have them all the way from $2.50 to $25.

H ow  to  A v o id  tlic   P re ss o f B usiness.
“It is a matter of life and death.  You are 

overworked sir, and must take a rest.”

“That is impossible, doctor.  My best men 
are all sick, my customers are  coming in by 
the hundreds, and I must be at my post.”

“If your custom should  temporarily  drop 
off you could then find time to rest, couldn’t 
yon?”

“Certainly,  but  how  can I  temporarily 
stop all my old patrons  from  rushing in on 
me, even if the case should be as  you say, a 
matter of life and death?”

“Easy enough.  Stop advertising.”
Although jute has now assumed  such  im­
portance as an article of commerce, the  first 
attempts to utilize its fiber were not made in 
Europe until 1834-5, and it  was  only  when 
the Crimean war deprived England  of  Rus­
sian  flax  and  hemp  that jute fiber became 
highly valued.  The center of trade in Great 
Britain is Dundee.  Of late years,  Germany 
has gone largely into it.

“Yes,” said the grocer, “they make  sugar 
out of beets now;” and  then, looking  sadly 
at a list  of  bad  accounts  on  his  books, he 
added, “and a good  deal  of  my  sugar  goes 
back to beats again.”

“If my employer does not retract  what he 
said to  me  this  morning, I shall  leave  his 
house.”  “Why,  what  did  he  say?”  “He 
told me I «mid look for another place.”

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

WIDE BROWN COTTONS.

A ndroscoggin, 9-4. .23 
A ndroscoggin, 8-4. .21
7-4..... 16Vi
Pepperell, 
Pepperell, 
8-4..... 20
Pepperell, 
9-4..... 22 54

Pepperell, 104......... 25
Pepperell, 114............ 27 Vi
Pequot,  7 4 .............. 18
Pequot,  8 4 .............. 21
Pequot,  9-4.............. 24

C H E C K S .

Caledonia, X X, oz.. 11 
Caledonia,  X ,o z.,.1 0
Economy,  oz...........10
P ark Mills, No.  50.. 10 
P ark Mills, No. 60.. 11 
P ark  Mills, No. 70.. 12 
P ark Mills, No. 80.. 13

P ark  Mills, No. 90.. 14 
P ark Mills, No.  100.15
Prodigy, oz............. 11
Otis  A p ro n ............. 10Vi
Otis  F u rn itu re .......10Vi
York,  1  oz...............10
York, A A ,ex tra oz.14 

OSNABURG.

PRINTS.

SILESIAS.

B L E A C H E D   C O T T O N S .

P IN E   B R O W N   C O T T O N S

Indian Orchard, 40.  8 
Indian Orchard, 36.  754
Laconia  B, 7 4 ......... 1654
Lym an B, 40-in........1054
Mass. BB, 4-4.............5%
N ashua  E, 40-in__   854
N ashua  R, 4 4 .........  754
N ashua 0,7-8.............634
N ew m arket N .........  654
P epperellE ,39-in..  7
Pepperell  R, 4 4 ____754
Pepperell  0,7-8____¿54
Pepperell  N, 3 4 ____654
Pocasset  C, 4 4 ......... 634
Saranac  R ................  754
Saranac  E ................  9

A labam a  plaid.......7
A ugusta p laid.........7
Toledo p laid ............  7
M anchester  plaid..  7 
New  Tenn. p la id ...11 
U tility plaid............   654
Greene, G.  4 4 .........  554
Hill, 4 4 .....................  754
Hill?7-8.....................  ¿34
Hope,  4 4 ....................6%
K ing  Phillip  cam ­
bric, 4 4 ..................1154
Linwood,  4-4...........  754
Lonsdale,  4 4 .............734
Lonsdale  cam bric.1054 
Langdon, GB, 4-4...  954
Langdon,  45............14
Mason ville,  4 4 .......8
Maxwell. 4-4............   954
New Y ork Mill, 44.1054
New Jersey,  4 4 __   8
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  754 
Pride of th e W est. .11
Pocahontas,  4 4 ____754
Slaterville, 7-8...........¿54
V ictoria,  Á A ..........   9
W oodbury, 4-4........... 534
W hitinsville,  4-4...  754
W hitinsville, 7-8____¿54
W am sutta, 4 4 ......... 1054
Williams ville,  36...1Ò54

Alabama brow n__ 7
Jew ell briw n..........   9Vi
K entucky  brow n.. 10Vi 
Lew iston  bro w n ... 9Vi
Lane brow n............  9Vi
Louisiana  plaid__   7
Avondale,  36...........  854
A rt  cam brics, 36.. .1154 
A ndroscoggin, 4 4 ..  854 
A ndroscoggin, 5-4. .1254
Ballou, 4 4 ................  654
Ballou, 5-4................  6
Boott,  0 .4 4 .............  854
Boott,  E. 5-5.............  7
Boott, AGO, 4 4 .......  954
Boott, R.  3 4 ............  554
Blaekstone, AA 4-4.  7
Chapman, X, 4 4 __ 6
Conway,  4-4............ 7
Cabot, 4-4................. 6 34
Cabot, 7-8.................   6
Canoe,  3 4 ...............   4
Domestic,  36..........   754
Dwight A nchor, 44.  9
Davol, 4 4 ................  9
F ru it of Loom, 44 ..  854 
F ru it of Loom, 7-8..  754 
F ru it of  th e   Loom,
cam bric,  4-4.........11
Gold Medal, 4 4 ..  ..  6%
Gold Medal, 7-8.......6
Gilded  A ge................ 834
Crow n................... ..17 Mason ville T S ... ...  8
No.  10................... ..1254 M asonville  S__ ...1054
C oin....................... ..10 L o n sd ale............ ...  954
A nchor................. ..15 Lonsdale A ......... ...16
C en ten n ial...........
N ictory  O...........
B lackburn ........... ..  8 V ictory J ............
D avol..................... ..14 V ictory  D ...........
L ondon................. ..1254 Victory  K ........... ...  254
P a c o n ia ................ ..12
Phoenix A ........... ...1954
Red  C ross............ ..10
Phoenix  B .......... -.1054
Social  Im perial.. ..16
Phoenix X X __ ..5
G lo u cester.............. 6
G loucesterm ourn’g. 6
H am ilton  fa n c y __¿
H artel fan cy ........... 6
M errim ac  D .............6
M a n ch ester.............6
O riental  fan cy ........6
O riental  ro b e s.......654
Pacific  robes........... 6
R ichm ond................ 6
Steel R iv er...............554
Simpson’s .................6
W ashington fa n c y .. 
W ashington  blues.  754

Albion,  solid...........554
Albion,  g rey ........... 6
Allen’s  checks........554
A ilen’s  fa n c y ..........554
Allen’s p in k ............. 654
Alien’s p u rp le..........654
A m erican, fan cy __554
Arnold fan cy ........... 6
Berlin solid..............554
Cocheoo  fa n c y ........6
Cocheco ro b es..........6 54
Conestoga fa n c y __ 6
E d d y sto n e ............... 6
Eagle  fa n c y .............5
G arner p in k ............. 654
A ppleton  A, 4 4 __   754
Boott  M, 4-4............   6%
Boston  F, 4-4...........  754
C ontinental C, 4-3..  654 
Continental D, 40 in  8%
Conestoga W, 4 4 ...  654 
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  554 
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  6
Dwight  X, 3 4 .........  554
Dw ight Y, 7-8...........  534
Dwight Z, 4 4 .............634
Dw ight Star, 4 4 __ 7
Ew ight Star, 40-in..  9 
E nterprise EE, 36..  554 
G reat Falls E, 4 4 ...  7
F arm ers’ A, 4 4 .......6
Indian  Orchard, 14  7541
A m o sk e ag ..............  iy2
Amoskeag, P ersian
sty les......................1054
B a te s...........................754
B e rk sh ire................  654
Glasgow checks__   7
Glasgow checks, F y   754 
Glasgow 
royal  sty les.........  8
G loucester, 
s ta n d a rd ..............  754
P lu n k e t...................   754
a n e a s te r................  8
Lung-dale....................734
Androscoggin, 74. .21 
P epperell.  104...... 2754
Androscoggin, 8-4. .23
Pepperell,  114...... 3254
Pepperell,  7 4 ........20
Pequot,  7 4 _______21
Pepperell,  8 4 ........2254
P equot,  8 4 ............. 24
Pepperell,  94
iPequot,  9 4 ............. 2754
A tlantic  A, 4 4 .......  754 ¡Lawrence XX, 4 4 ..  754
A tlantic  H, 4 4 .......7 
A tlantic  D, 4 4 .......  654lLawrence LL, 4 4 ...  554
A tlantic P, 4 4 .........  554 ¡Newm arket N .........  654
A tlantic  LL, 4 4 __   554 Mystic River, 4 4 ...  554
A driatic, 36..............  754 P equot A, 4 4 ...........  754
A ugusta, 4 4 ............ 654  Piedm ont,  36...............654
S tark AA, 44 ...........  754
Boott  M, 4-4............   634
Boott  FF, 4 4 ...........  734
T rem ont CC, 4 4 __ 554
G raniteville, 4-4__ 534
U tica,  4 4 ..................  9
Indian  H ead ,4 4 ...  7 
W acbusett,  4 4 .......   754
W achusett,  30-in...  634
Indiana H ead 45-in .1254
Am oskeag,  AC A .. .14 
Falls, X X X X .......... 1854
Am oskeag 
“ 44..19
Falls, X X X ..............1554
Am oskeag,  A ........13
Falls,  B B ................. 1154
A m oskeag,  B ........12
Falls,  BB C,3 6 ...... 1954
Amoskeag,  C.........11
Falls,  aw ning.........19
H am ih on,  BT, 32.. 12
Amoskeag,  D ........1054
Amoskeag,  E ........10
H am ilton,  D ...........954
H am ilton,  H ...........954
Amoskeag, F .............954
Prem ium   A, 4 4 ___17
H am ilton  fa n c y ... 10
Prem ium   B __ ___ 16
M ethuen A A .......... 1354
M ethuen ASA........ 18
E xtra 4-4....................16
E x tra 7-8....................1454
Omega  A, 7-8.......... 11
Gold Medal 4-4........15
Omega  A, 4 4 .......... 13
Omega ACA, 7-8___14
CCA  7-8..................... 1254
CT 4 4 .........................14
Omega ACA, 4 4 ___16
RC 7-8.........................14
Omega SE, 7-8......... 24
BF 7-8.........................16
Omega SE, 4-4......... 27
Omega M. 7-8 .........22
AF4-4.........................19
Cordis AAA, 32........14
Omega M, 4 4 .......... 25
Cordis  ACA, 32........15
ShetueketSS&SSW  1154 
Shetucket, S & SW.12 
Cordis No. 1, 32........15
Shetueket,  SFS 
..12
Cordis  No. 2.............14
Cordis  No. 3.............13
Stockbridge  A ....... 7
Cordis  No. 4.............1154
Stockbridge  frn cy .  8
Em pire  ...................
G a rn e r.......................5
H ookset....................   5
W ashington............  434
Red  Cross.................  5
E dw ards...................  5
F orest G rove...........
S. S. & Sons............   5
A m erican  A .........18  001 Old  Ironsides.
Stark A .....................22541 W heatlan d ___
Boston .'..................   634
E v erett  b lu e........... 14
E verett  brow n........14
Otis  A X A ................ 1254
Otis B B ......................1154
M anville...................  6 
M asgnville..............  6 

Renfrew , dress styl  954 
Johnson  M anfgCo,
B ookfold...............1254
Johnson  M anfg Co,
dress  sty les......... 1254
Slaterville, 
dress
sty les.....................  754
W hite Mfg Co, stap   734 
W hite Mfg Co, fan e 8 
W hite  M anf’g  Co,
E arlsto n ..................8
G ordon....................... 754
Greylock, 
]£54

Otis  CC.....................1054
W arren  A X A ........ 1254
W arren  B B ............1154
W arren  CC..............1054
York  fan cy ............15

styles  .......  
W ID E   B L E A C H E D   C O T T O N S .

IS. S. & Sons..............  6
¡G arn e r.....................   6

iLawrence-  Y, 30____7

H E A V Y   B R O W N   C O T T O N S .

checks,
new

D O M E S T IC   G IN G H A M S .

G L A Z E D  C A M B R IC S .

P A P E R   C A M B R IC S .

G R A IN   B A G S .

T I C K I N G S .

dress 

D E N IM S .

 

W IG A N S .

C O R S E T  J E A N S .

S P O O L  C O T T O N .

A rm o ry ...................   754
Androscoggin sa t..  854
Canoe R iv er............   6
Clarendon................6^
Hallowell  Im p .......634
Ind. Orch. Im p .......7
L a co n ia...................   754

Red  C ross...............   754 ¡Thistle M ills............
B e rlin .......................  754 R ose..........................   8
G a rn e r.....................  7541
B ro o k s..................... 50
C lark’s O. N. F ........55
J. & P.  C oats..........v55
W illim antic 6 cord. 55 
W illim antic 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew 
in g  th re a d .............30

Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sew ing.30 
G reeh  &  D an iels...25
Mer r ic k s ..................40
S taffo rd ....................25
Hall & M anning__ 25
H olyoke....................25
K earsage................. 8*
N aum keagsatteen.  854 
Pepperell  bleached  854
Pepperell s a t...........954
R ockport.................   7
Lawrence sa t...........  854
C onegosat................  7
COAL  A N D   B U IL D IN G   M A TE R IA LS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:
1 05 
Ohio W hite Lime, p er  b b l....................
90 
Ohio W hite Lime, car lo ts....................
1 40 
Louisville Cemeni,  p er b b l................. .
1 40 
A kron Cem ent per  b b l....'...................
1 40
Buffalo Cem ent,  p e r bbl.
C a rlo ts........................................................1  05@1  10
P lastering hair, per b u ..........................  25®  30
175
Stucco, p er bbl.......................................... 
Land plaster, p er to n .............................. 
3  76
3 00
Land plaster, car lo ts.............................. 
F ire brick, p e r  M...................'.................$25 @ $35
F ire clay, p e t  b b l..................................... 
3 00
A nthracite, egg and grate, c a r lo ts.. $6  00@6 25 
A nthracite, stove and  n u t, car lo ts..  6  25@6 50
Cannell,  c a r lo ts............................... 
@6  75
Ohio Lum p, c a r  lo ts..... .......................  3  25@3  50
B lossburgor  C u m b erlan d ,carlo ts..  4  50@5 00

COAL.

A t  M a n u fa ctu rers’  P r ic e s .

SAMPLES  TO  THÉ TRADE  ONLY.

House  and  Store  Shades  Made  to  Order. 

68  Monroe  Street, Grand  Rapids.

NELSON  BROS. <&  CO.

W H O L E S A L E

OYSTER  DEPOT!
Dettenthaler.

1 1 7   M o n ro e  St.

V

BUSINESS  L A W .

B rie f D igests o f K ecent D eeisions in  Courts 

, 

o f  E a st  B e so rt.

CONSTITUTIONAL.  LAW— DUE  PROCESS  OF 

LAW.

A statute of  a  state  authorizing  any  per­
son to erect and maintain on liis own land a 
water-mill and mill-dam on any  stream  not 
navigable, paying the owners of lands flowed 
by the dam damages assessed by a jury, does 
not  deprive  the  owners  of  their  property 
without due process of law,  in  violation  of 
the fourteeth article  of  the  amendment  of 
the constitution of the United States, accord­
ing to the decision of the Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States  in  the case of Head  vs. 
Amoskeag Manufacturing  Co.

COMMON CARRIER—MEASURE  OF DAMAGES.
The  case  of  the  Pacific  Express  Co.  vs. 
Darnell,  decided  recently  by  the Supreme 
Court of Texas, arose out of  a  suit  against 
the appellant for failure to  promptly  trans­
port  a  piece  of  machinery.  The  plaintiff 
sought to introduce proof that the company’s 
agent  was  informed  that  his  entire  mill 
would be idle until the  piece  of  machinery 
was delivered and was given  to  understand 
the reasonable and probable  result  of  a  de­
lay to promptly deliver the same,  but  these 
facts not having been set forth in the declar­
ation, the court held that proof of them could 
not be given, and that lost profits  could  not 
be recovered as damages.

INSURANCE  POLICY—NOTICE—WAIVER,
When  notices  issued  by  a  life  insurance 
company required the premiums to  be  paid 
at  1 2   o’clock  m .,  on  the day they fell due, 
yet where there was no  such  stipulation  in 
the policy itself, and according to the course 
of all previous dealings between  it  and  the 
assured  a  literal  compliance  with  this re­
quirement had not been exacted, the Supreme 
Court of Georgia held that if the right to ex­
act a literal compliance with this requirement 
existed at all, it was  waived,  and  the  com­
pany  could  not  insist upon a strict and litr 
eral compliance without notifying the assur­
ed, before the day of payment, of  an  inten­
tion  to  do  so.  Alabama  Gold Life Insur­
ance Co. vs. Garmany.

INDICTMENT—STEALING  SILVER  CERTIFI­

CATE.

The case of Stewart vs. The State, recent­
ly decided by the Maryland Court of Appeals, 
was one in which the appellant was indicted 
under a section of the  state  code  providing 
for the punishment of any person who should 
steal any “bond, bill of exchange, bank notes, 
promissory notes,  checks  and  certificates,” 
granted  by.  or  under  the  state  or  United 
States.  The indictment charged the travers­
er with  stealing  “certain  promissory  notes 
for the payment of money,” and  to  support 
this charge, a silver  certificate  of  the  value 
of $20, issued under the order of the United 
States, was offered in evidence.  The  Court 
of Appeals held that a silver certificate could 
not be held to be a  promissory  note  within 
the meaning of the statute.

MUNICIPAL  RONDS—TAXATION.

The case of Cole vs. City  of  La  Grange, 
decided by the Supreme Court of the United 
States, arose out of a suit to recover upon tiie 
interest coupons of certain bonds  issued  by 
the city of La Grange as a donation to the La 
Grange Iron & Steel Co.  The Supreme Court, 
affirming the decision  of  the  Circuit  Court 
for the  Eastern  District  of  Missouri,  held 
that the general grant  or  legislative  power 
in the constitution of a state does not author­
ize the legislature, in the exercise  either  of 
the right of eminent domain or of that of tax­
ation, to take private property,  without  the 
owner’s consent, for any but a public object, 
and that the legislature of Missouri  had  no 
constitutional power to authorize a city to is­
sue its bonds by way of  donation to a manu­
facturing company.
CONTRACTS  WITH  PUBLIC  OFFICIALS—AS­

SIGNMENTS.

An action wras  brought  in  the  Court  of 
Claims some time ago by the St.  Paul & Du­
luth Railroad Co., as successor of the  Lake 
Superior & Mississippi Railroad  Co.,  to  re­
cover certain sums alleged to be due for trans­
portation of the mails, under a contract made 
by the latter company with the  Postmaster- 
General.  The company was defeated in the 
Court of Claims, and brought the case on ap­
peal to the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States.  The latter court has just rendered a 
decision affirming the decision of  the  Court 
of Claims, and holding that the appellant did 
not, by virtue  of  the  acquirement  through 
mortgage foreclosure and sale of the proper­
ty of the Lake Superior &  Mrssissippi  Rail­
road Co., become assignee of the contract be­
tween that company and the  United  States; 
that it could claim nothing as such, and that, 
furthermore, their claim falls within the pro­
hibition of section 3,477 of the Revised Stat­
utes, which forbids transfers and assignments 
of claims against the United States.

P h o to g ra p h y   in   B a n k in g .

It is said that the Bank of Franc«  has  an 
invisible  studio in a gallery behind the cash­
iers, so that at a signal  from  one  of  them 
any suspected customer  will  instantly have 
his picture taken without  his  own  knowl­
edge.  The  camera  has  also  become  very 
useful in the detection  of  frauds, a word or 
figure that to  the  eye  seemed  completely 
erased being  clearly  reproduced  in  photo­
graphs of the document that had  been  tam­
pered with.

The orange business  in> Florida  is  contin, 
ually  increasing,  and  has  already  reached 
gigantic proportions. 
It has  already attain­
ed 800,000 boxes  annually, and  very  lifcfely 
next year will reach  1,000,000 boxes.

TIME TABLES.

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1 

Mic h ig a n (Ten t fa l

A R C T IC

m m : .

The Niagara,  Falls (Route.

DEPART.

tD etro it E xpress..............................................   6:00 a m
+Day  E xpress...................'........................12:45 p m
♦New Y ork F ast L in e......................................  6:00 p m
+A tlantic E xpress.............................................  9:20 p m
♦Pacific  E x p ress................................................ 6:00 a m
+Local  P assenger..................................... 11:20 a  m
+M ail............................................................. 3:30 p m
tG rand  Rapids  E xpress................................. 10:25 p m

ARRIVE.

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

J . T. Schultz, G en’l A gent.

Chioago & West Michigan.
Leaves.  A rrives,
+Mail....................................... 9:15 a m  
4:07 p m
+Dav  E x p ress.......................12:25 p m   11:00 p m
♦Night  E xpress...................   9:35 p m  
6:00 a m
M ixed...................................... 6:10 a m   10:05 p m
"♦Daily. 
P ullm an Sleeping Cars  on  all  n ight  train s. 
T hrough  parlor  c a r  in  charge  of  careful  a t­
ten d an ts w ithout  ex tra  charge  to   Chicago  on 
12:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m . and 
9:35 p. m. trains.

tD aily except Sunday.

N E W A Y G O  D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  A rrives.
M ixed......................................   4:00 a m  
5:15 p m
E xpress...................................3:15 p m   4:05 p m
E x p re ss...................................8:05 a m  11:15 a m
All train s arriv e and d ep art from  U nion  D e­
pot.
The  N orthern term in u s of  th is Division is a t 
Baldwin, w here close connection is m ade  w ith 
F. &  P. M.  train s  to  and  from   L udington  and 
M anistee.

J . H . Ca r pen t er,  G en’l Pass. A gent.
J.  B.  Mu l l ik e n ,  G eneral  M anager.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(K A L A M A Z O O   D IV IS IO N .)
A rrive. 
E x p ress................................. 7:00 p m 
Mail.........................................9:35 a m  

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

All train s daily except Sunday.
The  atrain 

leaving  a t  4  p. m . connects  a t 
W hite Pigeon w ith  A tlantic  E xpress  on  Main 
Line, which has Palace D raw ing  Room  Sleep­
ing Coaches  from   Chicago  to  New  Y ork  and 
Boston w ithout change.
The  tra in   leaving  a t  7:36  a .m .c o n n e c ts  a t 
W hite Pigeon (giving one h o u r fo r dinner) with 
special New Y ork E xpress on Main Line.
in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured a t  Union T icket office, 
67 M onre stre e t and  depot.

tickets  and  b erths 

T hrough 

J.  W . McK e n n e y , G en’l A gent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

G O IN G  E A S T .

G O IN G   W E S T .

A rrives.
tS team boat E x p ress..........
tT hrough  M ail......................10:15 a m
tE vening  E x p ress........................3:20 p m
♦A tlantic E xpress........................  9:45 p m
tM ixed, w ith  coach............
tM orning  E x p ress...............12:40 p m
tThrough  M ail...................   5:10 p m
tS team boat E xpress........... 10:40 p m
tM ix ed ....................................
♦N ightE xpress.............................   5:10 a m

Leaves. 
6.20 a m 
10:20 a m 
3:35 p m 
10:45 p m 
10:30 a m
12:55 p m 
5:15 p m
7:10 a m 
5:30 a  m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  ♦Daily.
Passengers  tak in g   th e  6:20  a.  m.  Express 
m ake close connections a t Owosso fo r L ansing 
and a t D etroit fo r New York, arriving th ere at 
10:00 a. m. th e follow ing m orning.
P arlor  Cars  on  Mail  Trains,  both  E ast  and 
W est.
Train leaving  a t  5:15  p.  m.  will  m ake  con­
nection with M ilwaukee steam ers daily except 
Sunday.
The mail has  a  P arlo r  Car to   D etroit.  The 
N ight  E xpress has a through  W agner Car and 
local  Sleeping Car D etroit to G rand Rapids.
D. P o tter, City Pass. A gent.
Geo. B. Ree v e, Traffic M anager, Chicago.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

G O IN G  N O R TH .

G O IN G   S O U T H .

A rrives.  Leaves.
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  8:45 p m 
10:25 a m  
Cincinnati & M ackinac E x .  9:20 a m 
5:00 p m 
Ft. W ayne & M ackinac  E x  3:55 p m 
7:10 a m
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac.
7:00 a m 
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
M ackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:06 p m 
4:35 p m
M ackinac & F t. W ay t e E x .. 10:25 a m  11:45 p m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m

S L E E P IN G   C A R  A R R A N G E M E N T S .

All train s daily except Sunday.
N orth—T rain  leaving  a t  5:00  o’clock  p.  m. 
has  W oodruff  Sleeping Cars fo r  Petoskey  and 
Mackinac City.  T rain leaving a t 10:25 a. m. has 
com bined Sleeping and Chair Car for  Traversé 
City.
South—T rain leaving a t 4:35p. m. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car fo r Cincinnati.

c . L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. A gent.

Detroit, Mackinac  & Marquette.

GOING
WEST
Ac. Ex.

STATIONS.

GOING
EAST
Ac. I  Ex.

Dep. 1  30

PM .I
4 50 ¡Ar.
PM . 4  40;.......
6 50 3 30i.......
3 08 1  271.......
1  10
11  25 11  021.......
7  30 A M.l

12  OOiA 
12  15 D

Ishpem ing 
..  N egaunee.............. 1  40 AM.
..  M a rq u e tte............
2  20 7  30
..  R eedsboro............
'4  19 11  05
1  10 
® 5  45 
12  40
5  30
6  38 2  40
PM .
8  30:Dep. —  St. Ig n ace__ Ar. □9  00 6  30
7  OOiAr. M ackinaw City  Dep. 9  30
PM .J1
9  OOlDep. G rand Rapids  Ar. 7  00
AM.
.. __ D e tro it................. 3  30
9  351. 

..  N e w b u ry ............

Seney 

Connections m ade a t  M arquette  and Negau- 
nee w ith the M. H. & O. R. R. fo r th e iron, gold 
silver and copper districts; a t Reedsboro  with 
a daily stage  line  fo r  M anistique;  a t  Seney 
with tri-w eekly stage fo r G rand  M arais; a t St. 
Ignace w ith th e M. C. and G. R.  & I.  Railways 
for all points east and south;  also  daily  stage 
line to S ault St. Marie.

F. M i l l i g a n , G. F. & P. A.

Readers of this p aper who  avail  them selves 
o f th e inform ation obtained from  its colum ns, 
by advertisem ent o r otherw ise,  are  requested 
to notify th e ir correspondents of th e  source of 
thoir inform ation.

Sa k i ’n g
POWDER

This  B aking  Pow der  m akes th e   WHITEST, 
LIGHTEST and m ost  HEALTHFUL  Biscuits, 
Cakes, Bread, etc.  TRY  IT   and be convinced. 
P repared only by the
Arctic  Manufacturing  Co.,

GRAND  RABIDS,  MICH.

Are Ton Goins to 
Siielve a Store, 
try or Closet?

I f  so,  send for
pnces  and  fiir- 
ther
informal ion.

P A T E N T

Eggleston  & Patten’s
m
BateMBar
Bracket Slielvlng Irons
Creates  a  N ew  E ra 
in  Sto r e  F u r n ish­
in g .  I t  en tirely  su­
persedes 
th e  old 
style  w h erev er  in­
troduced.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

A ll

1 o r #

infringe- 
mentspro- 
sectitcd-
Imottohe 
had  from 
your  local 
Hardware 
Dealer, 
send  your 
orders  di­
rect  to
Torrance, Merriam & Co.,

StiiicA

Manufacturers, 

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PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY
E n s r a - i n s T E S

From  2 to 150 H orse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, 
G rist Mills, Wood W orking  M achinery,  S haft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  C ontracts  m ade  fo r 
Complete Outfits.
"W-. , C,  D e n iso n ,

88,90  and  92  South  Division  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

Rose Leaf, Fine Cut, 
Navy Clippings 
^nd Snuffs

e ,

i
Special A tten tio n  given  to  Collections  in  City 

o r  Country.  Also

FIRE, LIFE &  ACCIDENT

In su r a n c e .

Shoe and  L eath er........................................Boston
Cooper................................................ D ayton, Ohio
U nion............................................P ittsburgh,  Pa.
G erm ania.................................... Cincinnati,  Ohio

T otal A ssets 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,
16 Houseman Block  -  Grand Rapids

General  Collectors,

E.  F A L L A S ,
lie  &  Conunission—Bnttcr  &  Em  a

Choice B u tte r alw ays on hand.  All  O rders  receive P rom pt and Careful A ttention.'

125  and 127 Canal Street, 
WESTERN  MEDICINE  CO.’S  TONIC  LIVER  PILLS.
Purely  Vegetable; contain  no  calomel,  minera.' 
Ison or quinine.  Act directly on the Liver, “tone 
up"  the  system,  aid  digestion  and 
urify the blood.  POSITIVZLT CUBE 
BABACHE  AND CONSTIPATION.  In­
valuable  for  Biliousness,  Indiges­
tion, Hypochondria, etc.  Sent tree 
on  receipt of price,  25  cts.  Sample 
; package free.  Western  Medicine 
Company., Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Michigan.

Send for sam ple dozen.  20x26, $4  per  dozen.  | 
Sells fo r 50 cents apiece.  Sold to  the  trad e  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- 1 
bin, May & Co., Gould Bros., Chicago.

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from  here  or  from  Balti­
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C all Issu e d £fo r a  S tate D a iry m e n 's C onven­

Recognizing the necessity  for morfc co-op­
eration among the cheese and butter makers 
of the  State,  several  of  the  leading  repre­
sentatives of  th'e  dairy  interests  have  been 
agitating the question of a State convention, 
for the purpose of  organizing  a Dairymen’s 
Association, and have  received  so much en­
couragement from all parts of the State that 
they have concluded  to  issue  the following 
call, whicli  is  now  being  mailed  to every 
dairyman whose address it has been possible 
to secure:

TO THE  I)AIKVMEN OF MICHIGAN.

G r a n d  R a m d s , Jan. 27, 1885.

the  necessary  co-operation 

D e a r  Si r :—Y ou are  respectfully invited 
to attend a meeting of  the  dairymen of  this 
State, to be  held  at  the  Supervisors’ room, 
Court Block, Grand Rapids, on  Wednesday, 
February  25,  1885.  The  primary object of 
the meeting is  the  organization  of  a  State 
Dairymen’s Association,  for  the  purpose of 
securing a  better  understanding  among  the 
cheese and  butter  makers,  with  a  view  to 
obtaining 
to 
bring the dairy products up to a higher grade, 
in consequence  of  which  better  prices  will 
necessarily  follow.  All  those  who  are  in­
terested in  the  subject,  either  as  manufac­
turers, dealers  or  makers  and  handlers  of 
dairy appliances, are  cordially invited to at­
tend the  meeting  and  favor  those  present 
with such suggestions  as  may seem to them 
to be  pertinent  to  the  occasion.  Those so 
inclined are requested  to  prepare papers on 
dairy  subjects, and  ample  opportunity will 
be  given  for  discussions  and  the  inter­
change  of  opinions  and  observations.  Re­
duced rates  have been  obtained  at  the  ho­
tels, and every effort will be made to  render 
the  meeting  a  pleasant  and  profitable one. 
Those intending to be present  are requested 
to notify  the  undersigned  by  February 15, 
in  order  that  the  necessary  arrangements 
can be made for their entertainment.

Come one, come a ll!

49 Lyon St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

E. A. St o w e,

B ite le y ’s B ase o f O p eratio n s C hanged.
Stephen Bitiley, who  has  operated  at  a 
point about five miles  west of  Pierson  for 
several  years  past, is preparing to  transfer 
his  milling  properties  to  Biteley  Siding, 
about twelve miles south of Baldwin, where 
he owns a tract of timber land  estimated  to 
cut 15,000,000 pine and  2,000,000  hemlock. 
A shingle  mill is now  in  process  of  con­
struction, which  will  be  put  in  operation 
the  spring.  A  saw  mill  will 
during 
the  sum­
also  be 
mer  season,  with 
intention  of
starting  up 
in  the  fall,  and  Mr.  Bit- 
iley’s headquarters will be transferred  from | 
Pierson to  that  point  about  the  middle of | 
May.

constructed  during 

the 

In this connection, it may not be  amiss to 
state that Mr. Biteley attributes much of his 
success as a  lumberman  to the  fact that he 
always pays his employees in money,  never j 
compelling them to take “trade” at his store. 
In this way he  saves  the 
noyance incident to book-keeping  and  store 
orders, and is not compelled to carry his men 
when they are out of work,  sick  or  get  be­
hind.  Neither is  he  compelled  to  keep  a 
man simply because he has over  traded  his 
account at the store, nor is  he  liable  to  any 
of the losses which  necessarily  result  from 
the other way of  conducting a general  lum­
bering and  mercantile  business.  Mr.  Bite- 
ley’s  experience is this  direction  is  worthy 
of consideration  on  the  part  of  those  who 
make it compulsory on their men to trade at 
the company store—one of the most  damna­
ble practices in existence.

T h e  G rocery  M a rk et.

The grocery market  has  been  somewhat 
brisk the past week.  Sugars  have  been  on 
the rampage, and an advance  of  nearly  Kc 
is noted.  Syrups, in sympathy with sugars, 
are up 2 to 3c.  Pepper has advanced lc, and 
will  probably  go  higher.  As  stated  last 
week, the oatmeal manufacturers  have  got 
their  heads  together, 
in  consequence  of 
which an announcement  of  an  advance  of 
50c per barrel is  made.  Canned  goods  are 
moving more freely, and  dealers  are  again 
reminded that it is a good time to buy.  Fish 
are also sure  to  advance, and  good  stocks 
will result to the advantage  of  those  hold­
ing them.  Mackerel are particularly cheap.
T h e  T r a d e s m a n  endeavors to be conserva­
tive in these  matters  of  advances,  and  ad­
vises purchasers only when it  really  thinks 
the state of the market  fully warrants  such 
action.  Muzzy  reduces  the  price  of  his
starches.  Other articles in the  grocery line 
are about steady, with a firmer  tendency  in  j 
many articles. 
| 

V IS IT IN G   BU Y ERS.

City.

pew a Lake.

The following retail dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
Will Shirts, Shirts Bros., Shelby.
Stephen Biteley,  Pierson.
Jacob Jesson, Muskegon,
C. L. Em m ens,  Holton.
E. J. Savage, Coopersville.
Dr. A. L. B urnett. A. L. B u rn ett & Co.,  K ent 
M. B. P o tter. Oakfleld Center.
Jp h n  G unstra, Lainont.
Geo. Stevens, Alpine.
W. P. Bice, A lpine.
J. G rutter, Grandville.
G. H. G ilbert. Reed City.
Jo h n  Giles & Co., Lowell.
B.  B. W adsw orth, Bellaire.
R. H. W oodin, Sparta.
J . C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
B. M. Denison, E ast Paris.
Jas. Barnes,  A usterlitz.
O. G reen, M artin.
D. T. H ersey, W ayland.
L. S. & S. H. Ballard, Sparta.
W. H. Struik, F o rest Grove.
J. H. A nderson,  Edgerton.
Baron & TenH oor, F orest Grove.
W. S. Root, Tallm adge.
N orm an H arris, Big  Springs.
S. L. A lberts & Co., R avenna.
C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg.
J . H. Moores, Moorestown.
L. L. Maxfield, F ruitport.
Thos. Smedley, Sinedley Bros., Bauer.
Jos. Spires, Leroy.
J . Omler,  W right.
H. P. W yman, Chippew a  L um ber  Co.,  Chip­
Jo h n  W. Mead, Berlin.
H. B. Irish,  Lisbon.
A. L. Dennis, New Era.
Jo rgensen & H em ingson, G rant,
J . E. M ailhot, W est Troy.
P u tn am  & B arn h art L um ber Co., L ong Lake, 
Newaygo Mfg. Co., Newaygo.
Geo. C arrington.  T rent.
D. C. Spaulding,  H obart.
G . 
Jas. Toland. Ross.
Mr. W albrink, I. J. Quick & Co., Allendale.
A. & L. M. W olf, H udsonville.
F. Moe, Ravenna.
P aine & Field, English ville,
H. W. P o tter,  Jennisonville.
N. K. Jepson, Clarksville.
F. D ietrich, m anager fo r P ercy T. Cook, Rey­
G. Wolff, Otsego.
Calvin D urkee, Lakeview.
J. M eijering, N orth Hollapd.
A. B. Foote, H illiards.
E. C. Foote, W est Carlyle.
Jo h n  J. Ely,  Rockford.
J . L. A lger.  Petoskey.
J . M. D am eron, Bangor.
O. D. Chapman, Stanwood.
S. C. Fell, H ow ard City.
P e te r H anson, H anson Bros., Morley.
J.  H.  W agner,  J.  H.  W agner & Bro., Plain- 
Ralph Steffi n, Jam estow n.
G. J. Shackleton, Lisbon.
M. A. K nox, Tustin.
R. Carlyle, Rockford.
C. H. Deming, D utton.
Fred  Jacobi, Newaygo.
Geo. W. Sharer, Cedar  Spridgs.
Roys Bros., Cedar Springs.
Jas. Towle, Greenville.
Jo sh u a Colby, Colby & Co., Rockford.
W. S. Adkins, M onterey.
Mr. Bergy. A. & E. Bergy, Caledonia.
A. J. Provin, Cedar Springs.
J. C. Scott, Lowell.
Lee Deuel, Bradley.n 
H olland & Ives, Rockford.
S. T. Colson, Alaska.
H u tty  & Dickenson, G rand H aven.
M. V. Wilson, Sand Lake.
B. McNeal, Byron Center.
J. B. Quick, Howard  City.
J. D. F. Pierson, Pierson.
W. H. Hicks,  Morley.

P . Stark, Cascade.

nolds.

well.

FURNITURE  BUYERS.

Jo h n  Millink, Millink & Son, Toledo. 
J. D. A rey, G unnison. Cal.
H. L. Carter, Sand Lake.

H olton,  Jan. 5, 1885. 

Messrs. Buckley, Shields & Lem on.

Dk., Sr s.—I write to let  you know that I 
bought of Olson &  Hawley a keg of  sirrup, 
goods purchased from  you, markt “F.  & Co. 
Sugarloaf Drip.”  The  fact  of  their  bein’ 
markt sugarloaf Drip is a fraud.  For before 
the winter was out, they  become  thick  and 
white, and in a short time they sowrd.  Now, 
what if we had putt up a  lot of  sitron  saus 
with them on the  reckamendation of  thear 
brand.  An artical of  that  kind,  drippings 
from loaf sugar wil not spile. 
I have refer­
red the matter to Hawley, and takun them a 
sample; they in turn referred  the  matter to 
your agent, but  both  refused  to pay atten­
tion to the matter.  Now I address you; and 
if you are amint to give me an order on  Mr. 
Hawley for one dollar and seventy-five cents 
and they except and fill the order, I shall be 
satisfyed.  If you don’t see fit to compli with 
my request, I will see what virtu thear is in 
our State society  for  the  proteckshun  of 
helth,  and gard aginst frod.

Yours Respeckfully, H. W. F r a n c isc o.
P. S.—I bought the sirrup in  the  middle 
or the latter part of  the  winter  of  83-84. 
Payd $,2.25 for the keg of molases, for  that 
was the amont I bought.  Used abought one 
gallon they wer poor from the furst.

H. W. F.

—— — •   ♦ ----------
P ro g re ss  o f Science.

A  N ew  W rin k le ,

It has commonly been  supposed  that  the 
expense  and an-  3°bber has sufficient  difficulty  in  adjusting 
the claims for damage  and shortage brought 
by the retailer, but the following interesting 
complaint suggests a  new  difficulty  which 
the jobber has good  reason to  regard  with 
fear and trembling:

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

A dvanced—Sugars, syrups,  pepper. 
Declined—Muzzy’s starch.

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B L U IN G .

25
45
35
65

C A N N E D   F I S H .

C A N N E D   F R U I T S .

) c a n s .....2  40
can s... .12  00

F razer’s ..................... 801 P a ra g o n ....................... 60
D iam ond....................60 Paragon, 25 B> pails 1 20
Modoc.........................55|
B A K I N G   P O W D E R .
A rctic % ft can s 
  451 A rctic  1
A rctic 14 ft c a n s__   75 A retic 5
A rctic 56 ft cans.  .  1  40|
.doz.
Dry, No. 2.............................................doz
.doz.
D ry, No. 3..........................
.  doz.
Liquid, 4 oz,.....................
.doz.
Liquid, 8 oz.......................................... doz.
gross  4  00
A rctic 4 oz............................................$   giuBo
A rctic 8  oz..........................................................   8 00
A rctic 16 oz............... 
12 00
A rctic No. 1 pepper bo x ..................................  2 00
“ 
“ 
A rctic No. 2 
3  00
 
A rctic No. 3'  “ 
 
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4  50
B R O O M S.
No. 2 H u rl...............1  75
No. 1 C arpet.............2 50
Fancy W hisk..........1  00
No. 2 C arpet.............2  25
Common W hisk__   75
No. 1  P arlo r G em .. 2  75
No. 1 H u rl..................... 2 00
Clams, 1 ft  sta n d ard s............. - - *................I  40
Clams, 2 ft  sta n d ard s..................................... 2  65
Clam Chowder,  3 f t ........................................ 2 20
Cove Oysters,  1  ft  stan d ard s....................... 1  10
Cove O ysters, 2  ft  stan d ard s.....................  1  95
Cove O ysters, 1 ft  slack  filled.....................  75
Cove O ysters, 2 ft slack filled.......................1 05
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.........................................1  75
Lobsters, 1 ft s ta r ............................................2 20
Lobsters, 2 ft s ta r ............................................3  10
Mackerel, l f t   fresh  stan d ard s....................1  10
M ackerel, 5 ft fresh   sta n d ard s....................6  50
M ackerel in Tom ato Sauce, 3  f t..................3  25
M ackerel, 3 ft in M ustard.............................. 3 25
M ackerel, 3 ft broiled..................................... 3 25
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia riv e r.....................  .1  50
Salmon, 2 ft  Columbia riv e r.........................2  60
Salmon, 1 ft  S acram ento.............................. 1  35
Sardines, dom estic )4s...................................
Sardines,  dom estic  14s...............................  
1314
Sardines,  M ustard  14s...................................  13
Sardines,  im ported  14s.................................   1414
Sardines, im ported 14s...................................  20
Sardines, im ported 14s, boneless................  32
Sardines, R ussian  k eg s...............................   55
T rout. 3 ft  brook..........................................  2  75
Apples, 3 ft sta n d a rd s..............................:..  90
Apples, gallons,  standards, E rie................ 2  50
Blackberries, sta n d ard s................................1  05
Blackberries,  E rie..........................................1  45
Cherries, Erie, re d ...........................................1  30
Cherries, E rie,w hite w ax ............................  1  90
Cherries, F rench  Brandy, q u a rts.............. 2  50
D am sons............................................................1
Egg Plum s, standards 
................................1  40
G ooseberries, K ra ft’s B e st...........................1  00
G reen  Gages, standards 2 f t......................... 1  40
G reen G ages,  E rie..............................  
1  50
Peaches,  B ran d y ............................. 
3  10
Peaches, E x tra Y ellow ................................ .2  40
Peaches, sta n d ard s............................. 1  75@1 95
Peaches,  seconds............................................ 1  50
Pie Peaches,  K ensett’s ..................................1  10
Pineapples,  E rie..............................................2 20
Pineapples, sta n d ard s....................................1  70
Plum bs, Golden  D rop.................................   2  85
Quinces  .......................... ; ................................ 1 45
R aspberries, Black,  E rie ..............................1  45
Raspberries, Red,  E rie..................................1  35
Straw berries,  E rie ......................................... .1 30
W hortleberries, M cM urphy’s ..................... 1  40
A pricots, L usk’s.. .2  60|
Egg P lu m s...............2 50
G ra p e s..................... 2 50
G reen G ages...........2 50
A sparagus, O yster B ay.......................................3 25
Beans, Lima.  E rie ................................................1 20
Beans, String, E r ie ........................................   90
Beans, Lima,  sta n d ard .................................  80
Beans, Stringless,  E rie.................................  90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Bake«]............................ 1 60
Corn, E rie ...............................................................1 15
Corn, Red  Seal.......................................................1 10
Corn,  A cm e...........................................  
Corn, R evere..........................................................1 25
Corn, C am den....................  
Mushrooms, French,  100 in  case....................22 00
Peas, French, 100 in c a s e ..................................23 00
Peas, M arro fat, sta n d ard ................................... 1 70
Peas, B e a v e r ...................................................  90
Peas, early sm all, sifted .....................................1 80
P um pkin, 3 ft G olden........................................  1 00
Squash, E r ie ..........................................................1 25
Succotash, E rie ...................... 
1  20
Succotash, sta n d ard .......................................  90
Tomatoes, Red S eal............................................  1 00
B o sto n ........................361 Germ an  Sw eet........... 2
B aker’s ...................... 40 V ienna Sweet  ..¡ ....2
R unkles’ .................... 35|
G reen R io........ 11@14
G reen J a v a ...... 17@27
G reen M ocha.. ,23@25
Roasted R io__ 10@17
Roasted Ja v a   . ,23@30 
Roasted  M a r.. .17@18 
RoastedtMoch a . 28@30
72 foot J u t e ....... 1  15  160 f6ot C o tto n ... .2  00
60 foot  J u te ....... 1  00 
|50 foot C o tto n ... .1  75
F IS H .
Bloaters, Smoked Y arm outh.......................  80
Cod, w hole............................................  
Cod,Boneless.....................................................5@754
Cod, pickled, 14  bb ls........................................3 50
H a lib u t..............................................................£ 13
H erring 56  b b ls................................................ 2 35
H erring,  Scaled............................................... 20@21
H erring,  H olland...........................................   75
M ackerel, No. 1, Vi b b ls.................................5 50
M ackerel, No. 1.12  ft  k its ............................  90
M ackerel, No. 1, shore,  Vt  b b ls................. 4 00
M ackerel, No. 1, shore,  k its ........................   65
Shad, Vi b b l ...................... 
2  50
T rout, No.  1, Vi  b b ls....................................... 4 25
T rout, No. 1,12  ft  k its...................................  85
W hite, No. 1, Vi b b ls ....................................... 6 75
W hite, Fam ily, Vi bb ls....................................3 00
W hite, No. 1,10 ft k its ................................... 
W hite, No. 1,12  ft k its............ :.....................1  00

Roasted M ex .. .17@20
G round  R io__ 9@17
A rbuckle’s .......   @1494
X X X X ..............   @1494
D ilw orth’s .......   @1494
L evering’s . . . . .   @1494 
M agnolia...........  @1494

C A N N E D   F R U I T S — C A L I F O R N I A .

C A N N E D   V E G E T A B L E S .

1  10
1  00

C H O C O L A T E .

C O R D A G E .

C O F F E E .

 

 

 

 

 

  95

 

P e a rs..............................3 00
Q u inces........................2 90
P eaches  ..................3  00

F L A V O R IN G  E X T R A C T S .

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F R U IT S

Lem on.  Vanilla.
__ fi  doz.l 00  140
2 o z.......................
1  50  2 60
4  00
6 oz....................... ..................2 50
8 oz....................... ..................3 50
5  00
1  50
No. 2  T ap er....... ................. 1  25
..................1  75
3  00
No.  4 
....
7  50
................. 4  50
56 p in t  ro u n d ..
..................9 00 15  0C
1
No.  8 ................. ..................3  00
4  25
6 00
No. 1 0 ................
Apples, M ichigan....................................  
@5
A pples, Dried, evap., bb ls..................... 
®75l
@8*4
A pples, Dried, evap., b o x ......................  
Cherries, dried,  p itte d ............................
@30 
C itro n .........................................................
@5 
C u rra n ts....................................................
13@14 
Peaches, dried  ........................................
P ineapples,  sta n d ard s..........................   @17
0
@55
Prunes. T urkey, new .............................. 
@556
P runes, French, 50 ft  boxes.................. 
9@11
Raisins, Valexxcias...................................  @10
Raisins,  Ondax-as....................................   @13
Raisins,  S ultanas....................................   9  @10
Raisins, Loose  M uscatels.....................  @2  90
Raisins, London L ay ers........................   @3  20
Raisins, Im perial C abinets...................  @3  80
Raisins, D enesias....................................   @4  25
Raisins, Dehesias, J4 boxes....... ............  @1  50
W ater W hite.........13 

| Legal  T e st..............11

K E R O S E N E   O I L .

M A T C H E S .

RICE.

S A L T .

S A U C E S .

2 40
2 30
2 60
98
1 60
1 55
80
3 20
80
25
28

rav a  .......................
P a t n a ..................... ..6
R a n g o o n ................ ..556
B roken................... ..•394
iATUS.
Dw ight’s ................ ..534
Sea  F o am .............. . .54*
S„ B. & L.’s B est.. • •534

Good  C aro lin a.........6
P rim e C arolina.......656
Choice C arolina. . ... 7 
Good L ouisiana....... 5%
DeLand’s p u re ........ 5*4
C hurch’s  ..................514
Taylor’s  G.  M ..........54
Cap S heaf..................
60 Pocket, F  F   D airy.............................. 
28 P o ck et.................................................... 
100 3 ft  pockets........................................v 
Saginaw Fine .......................................... . 
Diam ond  C................................................. 
Standard  Coarse......................................  
A shton, English, dairy, bu. b ag s......... 
A shton, English, dairy, 4 bu. b ag s__  
H iggins’ English dairy bu.  b ag s......... 
Am erican, dairy,  *4 bu. b ag s................ 
Rock, b ushels...........................................  
P arisian,  54  p in ts....................................   @2  00
Lee & P errin s  W orcestershire, pints.  @5  00 
Lee & P errin s W orcestershire, 56  pts.  @3  00
Picadilly,  56 p in ts....................................   @1  00
P ep p er Sauce, red  sm all......................   @  75
P ep p er Sauce, g r e e n ..............................  @  90
P esper Sauce, red large rin g ................  @1  35
P ep p er Sauce, green, large rin g .........  @1  70
Catsup, Tomato,  p in ts............................  @1  00
Catsup, Tom ato,  q u arts  .......................  @1  35
H orseradish,  *4 p in ts..............................  @1  00
H orseradish, p in ts...................................  @130
Capex’S, F rench surfines...................... .  @2  25
Capers, French surfines, la rg e ............   @3 50
Olives, Queen, 16 oz  b o ttle...................  @3 85
Olives, Queen, 27 oz  b o ttle...................   @6  50
Olive Oil,  q uarts, A ntonia &  Co.’s __   @7  00
Olive Oil, pints,  A ntonia & Co.’s .........  @4  00
Olive Oil,  56 pints, A ntonia & Co.’s __   @2  00
C elery Salt,  D urkee’s ............................  @  90
H alford Sauce, p in ts............ , ...............  
@3  50
H alford Sauce, Vi p in ts..........................   @2  10
Salad D ressing, Dux-kee’s, la rg e ...........  @4  85
Salad Dressing, D urkee’s, sm all__ __  @2  90
P reserved G inger, Canton,  p in ts.......  @1  25
Old Country, 80 bars, 80 fts.,  w rapped  @4  20 
Old Country, 80 bars,80fts.,unW rapped  @4  10
Old Country, 801 ft  b ars........................   @  554
Q ueen  A n n e.............................................   @4  80
Cameo........................................................   @3 30
M o n d ay ......................................................  @3 40
3 60
K irk’s A m erican F a m ily ...................... 
3 30
I n d ia ........................................... 
do. 
do. 
S a v o n .........................................  
3  15
3 30
do. 
S a tin e t.......................................  
do.  R e v e n u e .................................... 
3  15
do.  W hite R ussian. . ...................... 
4  85
P roctor & G am ble’s I v o r y .................  
Jap an   O liv e .........  
Town T alk............... 
Golden B a r.............  
A rab .........................  
•  A m ber..................... 
M ottled  G erm an.. 

6  75
2  80
3  60
4  10
3  35
3  60
4  20

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

S O A P .

L autz Bros. & Co.

P ro c ter & G am ble’s V elvet...................   @3  15
P ro cter & G am ble’s Good L u ck ...........  @3 20
P ro cter & Gamble’s Wash  W ell...........  @3  00
Badger...............................................60 fts  @654
G alv an ic....................................................  @4  05
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft b r  @18%
Tip T op........................— 3 ft b ar  @  16
W ard’s W hite L ily ;................................  @6  75
H andkerchief  .........................................   @4 20
B abbitt’s ................................................... 
Dish Rag  ................................................... 
B luing.........................................................  
M agnetic....................................................  
New  French  P rocess.............................. 
S p o o n .........................................................  
Anti-W ash b o ard ...
V a te rla n d ..................................................
M agic...........................................................
P ittsb u rg h .................................................
Acme, 701 ft  b a rs................................
Acme, 25 3 ft b a rs.....................................
Towel, 25 bars  ..........................................
N apkin, 25  b a rs........................................
B est A m erican, 601 ft blocks................
Palm a 60-1 ft blocks, p la in .....................
Sham rock, 100 cakes,  w rapped............
M aster, 100-94 ft cakes  .......................
Stearine, 100  % ft cak es.........................
M arseilles, w hite, 100 % ft  cak es.........
Cotton Oil, w hite, 100 94 ft  cak es.........
Lautz’s 60-1 ft blocks, w rapped............
G erm an  M ottled, w rapped...................
Savon, Republica, 60 ft b o x ...................
Blue D anube, 60-1 ft blocks.................
London Fam ily, 60-1 ft  blocks............
London Fam ily, 3-ft bars 80 f t..............
London Fam ily, 4-ft bars 80  f t..............
Gem, 100 cakes, w rapped.......................
Nickel, 100 cakes, w rap p ed ...................
Climax, 100 cakes,  w rap p ed ..................
Boss, 100 cakes,  w rapped......................
M arseilles Castile, Toilet,3 doz in  box
A 1  Floating, 60  cak es............................

5  25
4  10
5 00
4  10
4  50
5  00
5  00
3 25
4 00 
4  00
@   6 
@   6 
@5  25 
@5  25 
@  5% 
@  594 
@3  70 
@4  85 
@4  85 
@6  25 
@6  25 
@  7 
@  654
@ 554 
@  554 
@  494 
@3  80 
@3  80 
@3  75 
@3  75 
@3 25 
@2 25 
@1  25 
@4  20

S P IC E S .

Whole.

P e p p e r.........
@19
A llspice................  8@10
C assia...................   @10
N utm egs  .............60@65
Cloves  ..................  @18

G round. 
.................16@25
Peipper
A llsp ice................ 12@15
C innam on.............18@30
Cloves  ..................15@25
G in g e r..................16@20
M ustard................ 15@30
C a y e n n e............. .25@35
G ilbert’s Gloss l f t ......................................  
“ 3 ft cartoons.....................  
“  c ra te s................................. 
“  b u lk ................................... 
Corn, l f t ................................... 

654
6
7
5
7

“ 
*• 
“ 
4
“ 

S T A R C H .

 

“  
** 
“ 
“ 

S T O V E   P O L IS H .

N iagara L aundry, 40 ft box,  b u lk ....... 
@494
@454
L aundry, bbls, 186  fts............  
Gloss, 401 ft p ackages............  
@656
@6
Gloss,  36 3 $   p ackages........... 
Gloss, 6 ft box, 72 ft c ra te __  
@7
Corn, 401 ft  p ackages............  
@7
@6
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft package....................... 
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package....................... 
@594
@654
Muzzy  Gloss 6 ft boxes.......................... 
@454
Muzzy Gloss b u lk ............... 
 
Muzzy Corn  l f t ........................................ 
@654
@8
K ingsford  Silver Gloss................. t ___  
@854
K ingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  b o x ..........  
K ingsford C orn........................................ 
@854
Oswego  G loss...........................................  
@654
@654
M irror  Gloss.............................................  
@694
MiiTor  Gloss, c o rn ................................... 
@4
Piel’s P e a rl................................................. 
A m erican S tarch Co.’s
1 ft  G loss....................................................  
@854
@394
10 oz  G loss................................................. 
@6
3 ft  Gloss............ .......................................  
6 ft Gloss, wood  boxes............................ 
@7
@654
Table C orn........................................40 ft 
Table  Corn....................................... 20  ft 
@7
B anner, b u lk ................................................  @4
Rising  Sun g ro ss..5  88|Dixon’s  gross.........5 50
U n iv ersal............... 5  88 Above <g) dozen........  50
I X L ........................5 50|
Cut  L oaf....................................................  @  754
C u b e s.  ..............................
P o w d ered..........................
®   75s 
@  8% 
G ranulated,  S tan d ard ...
@   8%  
G ranulated, Fine  G rain.
@ 8% 
Confectionery A ..............
@  634 
Standard A .. 
@  0% 
E x tra C, W hite,
@  594 
E x tra C..............
@  556 
Fine  C................
@  556
Yellow C............
Corn,  B arrels...........................................
29 
Corn, 56 bbls...............................................
@  32 
Corn,  10 gallon k eg s.................................
@1  16 
Corn, 5 gallon k eg s...................................
@1  50 
Corn, 456 gallon k eg s...............................
23@  35 
P u re  S u g ar..........................................bbl
30@  38 
P u re Sugar D rips..........................56  bbl
@1  96 
P u re Sugar  D rips................. 5 gal kegs
@  85 
P u re Loaf Sugar D rips............... 56 bbl
@1  85
P u re  Loaf S ugar.............. i  .5 gal kegs
Ja p a n   o rd in ary ............................................... 22@25
Ja p a n  fa ir to  good.......................................... 30@35
J  apan fine..........................................................40@50
Ja p a n  d u st.......................................  
15@20
Y oung H yson...................................................30@50
G u nP ow der...................................................... 35@50
O o lo n g........................................................ 33@55@60
C ongo.................................................................25@30

S Y R U P S .

S U G A R S .

T E A S .

 

T O B A C C O — F IN E   C U T - I N   P A I L S .

State  S eal.........
Diam ond  Crown.
O.  K .........
O ur  Bird.

60 M atchless..............
32 H ia w a th a.............. ...67
58 Globe  .....................
.  70
5(i May F low er........... ...70
45 H e ro .......................
30 A tla s....................... ...35
38 Royal Gam e........... ...38
,65
52 Mule E a r................
32
40 Peek-a-B oo...........
45 F o u n tain ................ ...74
38 Old Congress......... ...64
.. .52
31 Good and S w eet... ...45
05 Blaze A w ay........... ...35
62 H air L ifte r............ ...31
60 G overnor  .............. ...61
.38 Fox’s Choice......... ..  8Í
30 M edallion..............
2c.  less  in fo u r pail lots o r h alf barrels.

O So Sw eet..................31
P rairie F lo w er...
C lim ber................
Indian  Q ueen__
D oak’e  50 center.

P L U G .

Peeler, 5  c e n ts..........................................  @36
Big N ig...................................... i ..............   @38
P i e ...............................................................  @36
K nights of  L abor............................. 
  @46
A rab, 2x12 and 4x12.............  
  @46
 
Black B e ar............... 
@37
 
 
K ing 
@46
 
 
Old Five C ent T im es......................... 
  @38

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

 

do 
do 

9  @  956
956@10
@12

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

CANDY,  F R U IT S   A N D   NUTS.

T ram w ay............................ ................  ,.
Big Sevens, dim e c u ts............................
Black D iam ond.......................... .............
Ti’otter, ru m  flavor.................................
Boot  ..........................................................
B. F. P .’s  F av o rite...................................
Old K en tu ck y ............................................
Big F our,  2x12........................................
Big Four, 3x12...........................................
Spearhead, 2x12 and 3x12.......................
T urkey, 16 oz.,  2x12.................................
Blackbird. 16 oz.,  3x12............................
Seal of Grand R apids.............................
Glory  .........................................................
D u rh am ......................................................
Silver  Coin.................................................
B uster  [D ark]..........................................
Black P rince [D ark]...............................
Black R acer  [D ark]...............................
Leggett & M yers’  S ta r............................
C lim ax........................................................
Hold F a s t ..................................................
McAlpin’s Gold Shield............................
Nickle N uggets 6 and 12 ft  cads...........
Cock of th e W alk  6s...............................
Nobby T w ist.............................................
Nim.rod........................................................
A corn .........................................................
Crescent ....................................................
Black  X ......................................................
Black  Bass.................................................
Spring.........................................................
C ray l in g ....................................................
M ackinaw ..................................................
H orse S h o e ..,..........................................
H air L ifte r.. . ............................................
D. and D., black ........................................
McAlpin’s G reen  Shield........................
Ace  H igh, black .....................................
Sailors’  Solace..........................................
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 2x12.......
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 3x12.......
Red Star, flat, 3x12..................................
Red Star, black. 24 oz.............................

@46
@45
@35
@70
@14
@46
@46
@46
@46
@46
@46
@35
@46
@46
@48
@50
@36
@36
@36
@46
@46
@46
@46
@51
@37
@46
@46
@46
@44
@35
@40
@46
@48
@45
@44
@36
@36
@46
@35
@46
@46
@46
@46
@45

P u tn am  & Brooks q u ote as follows
STICK.
Straight, 25 ft  boxes...............................
...............................
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
..........................
MIXED.
Royal, 25 ft  p ails...................................... ..10@1056
Royal, 200 ft bbls...................................... ..  9@  9)6
E xtra, 25 ft  p ails...................................... ..11@1144
E xtra, 200 ft bbls...................................... .........1056
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases................................. .........13
Broken, 25  ft  p ails................................... .........1156
Broken, 200 f t‘bbls.....................
.......10Ü
Lemon  D rops..............
.........14
Sour D rops...............
.........15
P epperm int  D rops__
.........15
Chocolate  D rops........
...16-
H M Chocolate  D rops..
.........2d
Gum  D rops  ..........
.........10
Licorice D rops...................
.........20
A B  Licorice  D rops..
.........12
Lozenges, p la in .............
.........J5-
LozengeS,  p rin te d .................
.........16-
Im p e ria ls.....................
M o tto es......................................
15*
Cream  B a r.................................
14
Molasses B a r...............................
.........14
Cax-amels...........................................
.........20
H and Made Cream s...............................
P lain  Cream s.....................................
.........18
D ecorated  Cx*eams................................... .........23
String R ock............................................... __   15
B u rnt A lm onds.....................................
W intergreen  B erries.......................
.........15.
Lozenges, plain  in  p a ils...
13 >6® 14
Lozenges, printed in  pails............................ 1456
Lozenges, printed in  b b ls............................ 13
Chocolate Drops, in p ails..................................14
Gum  D rops  in pails................................... 754@8
Gum Drops, in bbls.....................................656@7
Moss Drops, in  p ails.......................................... 11
Moss Drops, in b b ls...........................................   954
Sour Drops, in  p ails..........................................12.
Im perials, in  pails.............................................14
Im perials  in  bbls.............................................  13;
Oranges, Florida, $  b o x .......... ......... .
O ranges, Messina and  P alerm o..........   @3  00
Or
...30 Luixxberman  ,
eia...................................  @7  00
Le
...28 RaiIroadBoy.
@3 00
1...................................... 
Fig-8,  1
Mo untainRos
v,  3» f t............................ 1256@15
Fi.gs. blast
m.24 Hoime Comfoirt"
Diites, fri
...15 Old R ip..........
Diites,
.,.18 Two N ickle...
Diites, ski
...47 Star Durham .
Diites, 56
m.90 Duirham  No. i
...90 Golden Flake Cabinet40 Diites, Fa
110 ft box <p  f t__
Diites, Fa
150 ft box <p f t___
.48 j Diites, Pe
flan 50 ft box $  f t..
L
P E A N U T S .
.46 ! Pr■ime
,  raw   $   f t............
Re
Cho 
do  ............ .
lo 
5@
do 
Fancy 
do  .............................   554@  556
Choice W hit 
5@  556
Fancy H P,.
do
@656
Almonds,  Te: 
Almonds, loa 
¡Brazils,
1 Peeons.
[ Filbe 
I  Wain 
Cocoi

ts, Sicily 
its, Grenobles 
, N uts, $   100

18@20
fc@  854 
9@12 „ 
@14 
@15.

N U T S .
xgona, $} f t... 
, 
do  ..

2c. less in fo u r b u tt lots.

Va.do  ............ ................. 

kets 40 ft $  ft..«, 

id Puddl 
D ew ....

F A N C Y — IN   B U L K .

SMOKING

F R U IT S .

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Va

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Ì36

.40

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rth   Care 
z boxes.

ny  D urha 
lA and lf t.
lp in ...........
b ...

.......40¡Long Toi
lish 05 N ational
.......15Tim e  ....
18 Conquer« 
28 G rayling 
26 Seal  Skin
................22 Rob Roy
i Rapids 251 Uncle  Sa

Sea1 of N orth Cairo-
lina, 2  o z..,
Sea1 of N orth Cairo-
lina, 4oz__
¡Seal of N orth  Ca 
lina, 8 0 Z ..............
>f N
...251 
lina, 16 
...27 Big Deal.
...30 A p p le ja c k .........
.. .26 K ing Bee, longer 
...30 M ilwaukee  Priz< 
...2 5 Good  E n o u g h ...
...30 R a ttle r................
.. .25 W indsor c u t plus
...1 9 Zero  ...................
...601 H olland M ixed..
...57 Golden  A ge..... •.
...55 Mail  P o u ch .......
...51  K nights of L ato  
...40 F ree Cob P ip e ...
.. .26 H oney B ee.........
...22 D urham ,  S., B. & 
. ..le'D im e  Dux-ham.. 
S H O R T S .
...231 A c m e ..................
...22 G lobe...................

Tramwa;
Ruby, cu 
Boss  ...
P eck’s  S 
M iners a 
M orning 
C h a in ...
Seal of G 
K ing  ...
F lirt  ...
P u g   ...
Ten Pe:
Amber.
John  Gilp 
Lim e Kiln 
Blackwell 
V anity  Fa
D im e.......
Peerless  .
S tan d ard .
Old Tom ..
Tom &  Je
Jo k e r.......
Traveler  ...
M aiden.......
Topsy, pape 
Topsy, cloth 
N avy  Clippi
B oots.......................
H oney  Dew ...........
Gold B lock............
Camp F ire ..............
Oronoko  ................
D urham , 56 f t .......
54 »>......
V2  f t......
1  f t......
Pickw ick  C lu b ....
N igger  H ead.........
H o llan d ..................
G erm an ..............
Mule E a r................
H iaw ath a..............
Old Congress.........
P u re  Cider...........8@12 W hite W in e..
Boraxine  ..................................................
1776 $  ft : ....................................................
GiUett’s $  f t .............................................
Soapine p k g ...............................................
P earline $  b o x ..........................................
Lavine, single boxes, 481 ft  p a p e rs...
Lavine, 5 o r m ore boxes, 481 ft p ap ’rs 
Lavine, single  boxes, 100 6 oz papers.
Lavine, 5 o r m ore boxes, 100 6  oz  pap 
Lavine, single boxes, 80 Vi ft p ap ers..
Lavine, 5 or m ore boxes, 80 56 ft paprs
Twin Bros.......... 1  65  IW ilsons..................1  65
M agic..................1  75  ¡N atio n al................1  65
B ath Brick im p o rte d .............................. 
95
60
A m erican..............................  
B arley....................................................
B urners, No. 1 ......................................
1  00 
do  No.  2......................................
1  50 
Condensed Milk, Eagle  b ran d ..........
8  00
Cream T artar 5 and 10 ft can s..............  15@25
Candles, S tar.............................................   @1356
Candles,  H otel..........................................  @14
E x tra c t Coffee, V.  C...............................   @80
Gum, R ubber 100 lum ps........................   @30
Gum, R ubber 200 lu m p s.........................  @40
Gum, S p ru c e.............................................   30@35
Hominy, $   b b l.......
Peas, Green B ush__
Peas, Split prepax-ed.
Pow der, K eg..............
Pow der,  56 K eg.........

8@12
@3  75 
@1056 
@  734 
@10 
@4  50 
@4  50 
@4  25 
@4  50 
@4  25 
@4  15 
@4  00

W A S H IN G  P O W D E R S .

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

M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

L. .24 
!5@26

@4  00 
@1  25 
@  3 
@3  50 
@1  93

Felix   

V IN E G A R .

Y E A S T .

1  25

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

P erkins & H ess quote as fohow s: 

G re e n __ ^  ft  6
P a rt  c u re d ...  756@  8
Full cu red __   8  @  8)4
D ry hides and

k ip s ............   8  @12

H ID E S .

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

or cu red__   @10
^  piece.......20  @50

S H E E P  P E L T S .

W O O L .

Shearlings or Sum- 

¡Fall p elts.........
m er skins $  pcel0@20| W inter  p e lts..

... 30@50 
.. ,60@75
Fine washed $  ft 20@22(Unwashed............ 
2-3
Coarse w ashed...16@ 18|Tallow.................. 
554
B ear..............  50@10 00| M uskrat.......  
2@ 
12
Fisher  .........4  00@  8 00
O tte r ............ 4  00@ 5 00
Fox, re d .......   25@  1  10
5@  85-
Raccoon....... 
Fox,  g ra y ...  15@ 
85
Skunk  .........  15@  90
M a rtin .........  25@  1  00
Beaver, $  ft.2 00@  3 DO 
M in k ............ 
50
5@ 
Deer,  f  ft...  10@  30

S K I N S .

26

OYSTERS  A N D   F IS H .

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follows: 

O Y S T E R S .

New Y ork C ounts...................................................33.
F. J. D. S e le c ts ...................................................... 30
S e le c ts.............................................................. 
F. J. D ...................................................................... il»
Standard  .................................................................is
F av o rite....................................................................17
M edium .................................................................... 15,
P rim e ..................................................................... 
14
New  York  C ounts..........................................2  00
Selects, p er gallon.............................................1  65.
S tan d ard s.................................................. l  00@110-
Codfish..................................................................  9
H addock...............................................................  7
Sm elts....................................................................is
M ackinaw T ro u t...................................................8
M ackerel...............................................................13
W niteflsh  ...............................................................9

F R E S H   F IS H .

COUNTRY  PR O D U C E.

PRO V ISIO N S.

The  G rand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:

P O R K   IN   B A R R E L S .

H eavy Mess, new  ............................................12  75
S. P . Booth’s,  c lear............................................... 13 00
Pig, cleax-, short  c u t............................................. 13 25
E x tra  Fam ily C lear................................................13 50
E x tra  Clear P ig ...................................................... 14 00
Clear, A. W ebster  p ack er................................... 14 00
Standard Clear, th e  b e st.....................................15 75
E x tra   Clear,  h eavy............................................... 14 25
Boston C lear............................................................15 25
Clear Quill, short  c u t............................................15 00
D R Y   S A L T   M E A T S — IN   B O X E S .
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases........... 
H alf Cases.............. 
do. 
Long Clear m edium , 500 ft  Cases........... 
do 
H alf C ases........... 
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases................ 
do. 
H alf Cases................ 
Short Clears, heav y ................................... 
m edium ...............................  
lig h t............ : ........................ 
E x tra Long Clear Backs, 600  ft  c a ses.. 
E x tra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  c a ses.. 
E x tra Long Clear Backs, 300  ft  cases.. 
E x tra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
Bellies, ex tra quality, 500 ft cases......... 
Bellies, ex tra quality, 300 ft cases......... 
Bellies, ex tra quality, 200 ft cases......... 
Tierces  ........................................................ 
30 and 50 ft T u b s...................................... . 
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases....................... 
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  rack s...................  
3 ft Pails, 20 in a  case........................... 
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case.................................. 
10 ft Pails, 6 in a c a s e ...............................  

7
754
7
7)4
7
754
756
756
756
8
854
856
894
794
8
8)4
756
7 94
1%
8
856
8 %
854

L A R D  IN   T IN   P A I L S .

do. 
do. 

L A R D .

SM O K E D  M E A T S — C A N V A S S E D   O R   P L A I N .

do. 

H am s cured in  sw eet pickle, h eav y __  
H am s cured in sw eet pickle m edium .. 
lig h t......... 
Shoulder, cured in sw eet  pickle........... 
E x tra Clear B acon....................................  
D ried Beef,  E x tra ..................................... 
E x tra Mess Beef, w arranted 200 fts............ 10  25
E x tra  Mess Chicago packing.........................10‘00

1094
11
1134
7
10
11

B E E F  IN   B A R R E L S .

S A U S A G E — F R E S H  A N D   SM O K E D .

P o rk   Sausage......................................................  7
H am   Sausage...................................................... 10
Tongue  Sausage................................................ 
9
L iver Sausage........................................................656
F ra n k fo rt  Sausage...........................................   9
Blood  Sausage....................................................  656
Bologna,  rin g .....................................................  656
Bologna, stra ig h t...............................................  656
Bologna,  th ick ....................................................  656
H ead  Cheese.......................................................   656
In  half baiTels...................................................  3 50
In q u a rte r b arre ls............................................   1 90
In  k its..................  .............................................
In  half b arre ls....................................................$3 00
In  q u a rte r b arre ls............................................  1 50
I n k its .................................... 
80
press, and are good only fo r th a t date, sub ject 
to m ark et fluctuations.

P rices nam ed are  low est a t tim e of going to

P I G S ’  F E E T .

T R I P E .

 

 

 

Apples—F irm er and higher, choice Baldw ins 
and G reening readily com m anding $2.25 $  bbl. 

Beesw ax—Small dem and a t 30c.
Bu«jkwheat—$4.75 $  bbl.
Beans—R ather m ore  local  and  shipping  de­
m and.  Unpicked command: 75@90c, and choice- 
picked find good shipping dem and a t  $1.40.

B u tter—No  firm er,  although  th e  prospects- 
ax-e b etter th an  they have been fo r  some tim e. 
D airy  finds  slow  sale  a t  15@17e  fo r  choice 
rolls and 15@16c fo r good solid packed.  A n in fer 
ior article is to  be  had  in  endless  v ariety   a t 
from  8@12c.

Buttex-ine—Solid  packed  cream ery  com­
m ands 20c,  while  dairy  is  quoted  a t  15@16c 
fo r solid packed,  and 15@17c fo r rolls.

Beets—No shipping dem and.
Clover  Seed—No  local  shipping  dem and. 

D ealers quote choice stock a t $4.50.

doz.

100.  V ery little moving.

Cabbages—$5@$6 
Celery—15@25c 
Cheese—Som ewhat  firm er.  M ichigan  full- 
cream   stock  readily  com m ands  1156@1356c, 
while  skim   find  occasional sale a t from   956@ 
10c.

Cider—12c $  gal. fo r common sw eet. 
Cranbex’ries—Firm  a t $13 for bell and  cherry, 

and  $14 fo r bell  and bugle.

Eggs—Fresh find slow sale a t 22c,  and  limed 

are frequantly p referred  a t 16@18c.

Hops—Brew ers are paying 15c fo r best Mich­

igan, w ith few  offerings.

ed.

H oney—Choice new in comb is firm a t 14@15c- 
H ay—$9@$10 for new, and  $12@$13  fo r  bail­
Mince Meat—7c <p ft fo r home made.
Onions—$2 $  bbl. fo r yellow or red.
Pop Corn—3c 
P otatoes—No  firm er,  although  considerable 
shipm ents are being m ade to   Southern  cities,. 
purchases being m ade  a t 25@28c.

ft fo r choice.

P oultry—Fowls,  9@10c.  Chickens,  10@lle. 

T urkeys, 14c.

Squash—Slow sale a t 56c $  ft.
Sweet Potatoes—Out o f m arket.
T urnips—25c ^  bu. 
Tim othy—No shippxng dem and,  and  dealers 
buy  ftnly  fo r  prospective  w ants,  holding  a t 
$1.75 fo r choice.

•

G R A IN S   A N D   M IL L IN G   P R O D U C T S . 

W heat—Same  as  last  week.  L ancaster,  83; 

Fulse and Clawson, 80c.

Corn—rJobbing generally a t 46c in  100 bu. lots 

and 40@43c in carlots.

O ats—W hite, 33c in sm all lots and 30c  in  car- 

F R E S H   M EATS.

lots.

Jo h n   M ohrhard  quotes  the trad e as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides.....................................  556®  156
Fresh  Beef, hind  q u a rte rs....................656  @  8
Dressed  H ogs....... ...................................   556®  594
M utton,  carcasses...................................   6  @  656
V eal............................../ t ...........................   956@10
P o rk   Sausage..................................  
8  @  9
Bologna............................................. 
9  @10
C hickens......................................................10  @13
T urkeys  .................................................. .  @11
G e e s e ........................................ 

 
 

 

Rye—52@54c $  bu.
B arley—Brew ers pay $1.10@$1.20 $   cw t. 
Flour—Advanced.  F ancy P aten t, $5.70 ^  bbl. 
in sacks  and  $5.95  in  wood.  Straight* $4.70 $  
bbl. in sacks and $4.95 in wood.

Meal—B olted/$1.50 ^  cwt.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  B ran, $15 
$  ton.  Ships, $16 $  ton.  Middlings, $17 $  ton. 
m o rn  and Oath, $23 $  ton.

.10 @11 .

E 9 , , 1 V I

j n 1900, a little boy will run to the corner
Confectionery  is  somewhat  firmer  and j grocery with a can in his hand, and say :  • 
« Mah  wants  a  quart  of  your best elec- 

higher, in consequence of the  advance in su-1 
gars.  Oranges and lemons are a trifle lower. I trioity.”
Peanuts are tending higher.

T h e W o rst Y et.

From  th e San Francisco News L etter.

“Ain’t you afraid  you  will get  stuck on 
that tremendous stock of chickens?”  asked 
a Sansome street poultry dealer of  his  next 
door neighbor, who had bought a large  sup­
ply for the holidays.  “Oh, no; 
I guess I’ll 
be able  to pullet  through,”  foully  replied 
the wretched man.

The question is  being  agitated  in  some 
sections  about  doing  away  with the  bar­
rel in which to pack  apples,  and  substitute 
oblong boxes instead.  The  main  objection 
urged against  barrels  is  inconvenience  in 
packing, the barrel from  its  circular  form, 
taking up room to disadvantage.

No coin of a less value  than  a  five  cent 
piece circulates in New Orleans, and  conse­
quently fruit and other  low  priced  articles 
cost more than they  do  in  Northern  mar­
kets.

Ninety-two chests of  leaves, colored  with 
soapstone and Prussian blue to resemble tea, 
were confiscated in New York  one  day last 
week.

“ How did your mah like the  last ? ”  the 

grocer will  ask.
“ All right.”
“ That’s Johnson’s ;  Johnson makes good 
’tricity,” the grocer will remark, as he turns 
the little boy on a quart.  “ Wot’s your mah 
using it for to-day ? ”

“ She’s going to wash, and wants it to run 

the washer and wringer.”

“ There  you  are,  my  little  man.  Look 
out and don’t spill it.”  And the grocer will 
give the little boy a bunch of raisins.

C. E.  Andrews  &  Co., 

the  well-known 
baking-powder manufacturers of Milwaukee, 
made  an  assignment  Saturday,  with  lia­
bilities of $180,000,  and  assets of  $62,000. 
The firm, which is well known  in  the busi­
ness world, was  established in 1872.  Up to 
within a few months  ago  the  house  was 
turning out 50,000 pounds of baking-powder 
per  month.  Mr. Andrews  is confident  of 
being able to resume  shortly, and  Assignee 
Bigelow is  hopeful  of a  similar  outcome. 
Frank Conlon, of  this  city, is interested in 
the  failure  to  the  amount  of  $800,  that 
amount being due him for salary.

G rand  H aven,  No.  9, sq u a re........................... 2 15
G rand  H aven,  No.  8, sq u a re............................ 1 65
G rand  H aven,  No.  200,  p arlo r............................ 2 50
G rand  H aven,  No.  300, p a rlo r............................ 3 75
G rand  H aven,  No.  7,  ro u n d ...........................2 25
Oshkosh, No.  2 .................................................... 110
Oshkosh, No.  8.....................................................1  60
Sw edish................................................................   55
Richardson’s No. 2  sq u a re...................................2 70
..............................2  70
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
Richardson’s No. 8 
do 
..............................170
..............................2  55
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
R ichardson’s No. 19,  do 
............................ 1  75
Black  S tra p ......................................................   @16
P orto  R ico..................  
28@30
New  Orleans,  good........................................ 38@42
New Orleans, choice.......................................48@50
New  Orleans,  fa n c y ...................................... 52@55

M O L A S S E S .

 

56 bbls. 4c ex tra.

O A T M E A L .

do 

do 

P I C K L E S .

Steel  c u t..................5 25|Quaker, 48  fts .........2 10
Steel Cut, 54 bbls.. .2  75 Q uaker, 60  fts.........2 25
Rolled  O ats............3 50|
5  50
Choice in barrels m ed............... 
........................................ 3 40
Choice in 56 
Dingee’s q u arts glass fan cy ................................. 4 25
Dingee’s p in ts 
............................ 2  40
A m erican qt.  in G lass............................................2 00
A m erican pt. in G lass............................... 
J  «0
C. & B. English  q u a rts.......................................... 5 75
C .& B .E nglish  p in ts.............................. . . . . . 3 .50
Chow Chow, m ixed and G erkins,  q u a rts.. .5 75 
p in ts— 3 50
D ingee & Co.’s U. C. M. & G. Eng. style,qts.4 60 
p ts ..2 75
Im ported Clay 3 g ro ss............................2 25@3 00
Im ported Clay, No. 216,3 gross............  @2 25
A m erican  T .D .......... 
@  »0

P IP E S «

•» 
•* 

“  

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Ibarbw are.

A  S tru g g le w ith  a  S tove-pipe. 

j Iyes,  o]d  9tyie...".".T .'.T ........................dis
Ives’, old  style
Putting up a stove is not so difficult in  it-  N. H. C. Co.................................... • • •■<Ub

P revailing  rates  a t  Chicago  are  as  follow s: 
60 
60

A U G E R S   A N D   B IT S

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Caulfield’s  Column.

Foster,

Stevens 
&  Co.

H E A D Q U A R T E R S   F O R

Roller Slates, Slate Ba

It is the pipe that raises  four-fifths of
self.
the mischief and all the dust.  You may take 
down a stove with all the care in the  world, 
and yet that pipe won’t come together again 
as it was before.  You find this out when you 
are standing on a chair, with your arms full 
of pipe, and your mouth full of  soot.  Your 
wife is standing on the  floor,  in  a  position 
that enables her to see you, the pipe and the 
chair, and here she gives utterance  to  those 
remarks which are calculated to hasten a man 
into the  extremes of insanity.  Her dress is 
pinned up to her waist, and her hands are on 
her hips.  She has one of your  hats  on  her 
head and your linen duster on her back  and 
an old pair of rubbers on her feet.  There is 
about five cents’ worth  of  pot  black  on  her 
nose, and a lot of flour on her cliin,  and,  al­
together, she is a spectacle that would inspire 
a dead man with  distrust.  And  while  you 
are up there trying to circumvent  the awful 
contrariness of the pipe, and telling her that 
you know some fool has been mixing  it, she 
stands  safely  on  the  floor,  and  bombards 
you with such domestic mottoes as—‘‘What’s 
the use of swearing so ? ”  “ You  know  no 
one  has  touched  that  pipe.”  “ You  ain’t 
got any more patience than  a  child.”  “ Do 
be careful  of  that  chair.”  And  then  she 
goes off and re-appears with an armful more 
of pipe, and before you are  aware  of  it she 
has got that pipe so  horribly  mixed  up that 
it does seem no two pieces are alike.

You join the ends  and  worft  them to and 
fro, and to and fro again, and then you take 
them  apart  and  look at  them.  Then  you 
spread  one  out  and  jam  them  together, 
and  mount  them  once  more.  But  it  is 
no go.  You  begin  to  think  the  pieces  are 
inspired  with  life, and  ache  to  kick  them 
through the  window.  But  she  doesn’t lose 
her  patience.  She  goes  around  with  that 
awful exasperating rigging on, with a length 
of pipe under each  arm  and  a long-handled 
broom in her hand,  and  says  she  don’t  see 
how it is some people never  have  any  trou­
ble putting up a  stove. 

__

When  that  part  of  the  pipe  which goes 
through the wall is up, she keeps it  up with 
the broom while  you  are  making  the  con­
nection, and stares  at  it  with  an  intensity 
that is entirely uncalled  for.  All  the  time 
your position is becoming more and more in­
teresting.  The pipe  don’t  go  together,  of 
eourse.  The  soot  shakes  down  into  your 
eyes and mouth, the  sweat  rolls  down your 
face and  tickles  your  chin  as  it  drops  off, 
and it  seems  as  if  your  arms  were  slowly 
but surely drawing out of  their sockets.

Here your wife comes to the rescue by in­
quiring if you are going  to  be  all day doing 
nothing, and if you think her arms are made 
of  cast  iron;  and then  the  broom  slips  off 
the pipe, and in her endeavor to  recover her 
hold  she  jabs  you  under  the  chin with the 
handle,  and  the  pipe  comes  down ou your 
head  with  its  load  of  fried  soot, and  then 
the chair tilts forward  enough  to  discharge 
your feet, and you come down on the wrong 
•end of  that  chair  with  a  force  that  would 
bankrupt  a  pile  driver.  You  don’t  touch 
that stove again.  You  leave  your  wife‘ex­
amining the chair and  bemoaning  its  injur­
ies, and go into  the  kitchen  and  wash your 
skinned  and  bleeding  hands  with  yellow 
soap.  Then you go down street after a man 
to do the business, and  your  wife  goes over 
to  the  neighbor’s  with  her  chair,  and  tells 
them about its injuries and drains the neigh­
borhood dry with its sympathy,  long  before 
you get home.

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

The general condition  is not much chang­
ed.  The demand  for  barbed  wire  has  not 
yet commenced,  consequently prices contin­
ue  low.  The  demand  for  nails  has large­
ly  increased,  causing  an  advance  at  the 
factories to  ¡$2.15  card, less  10c. in  carlots, 
usual terms.  There seems to be a determin­
ed effort to hold to  this  price,  and  even ad­
vance  it.  Screws  are  still  mixed.  There 
are  now  three  lists  in  the  field, in  each  of 
which the discount varies. 
It  is  to  be hop­
ed  that  the  manufacturers of  screws  will 
soon call a meeting and adopt a uniform list 
and  discount.  Bar  iron  is  in good demand 
and prices at the mills seem to be stiffening. 
The  failure  of  the  large  iron firm of  Pitts­
burg, Oliver Bros. & Phillips,  instead of hav­
ing a bad effect upon the  market, has operat­
ed otherwise, for it demonstrated that  things 
are at the bottom and must soon react.  Win­
dow glass continues low and  depressed, and 
the outlook is not encouraging, although the 
large  jobbers  of  the  country  are  placing 
large orders, feeling convinced that it is now 
below the  cost of  production  and cannot go 
lower  without  causing  failures.  There 
seems to  be  a  general  impression  that  bed 
rock prices have been reached.

G ood  W ords  U n solicited.

S. H. Stveet,  grocer,  K alkaska:  “ W ant  the 

pap er.”

M. J . H ow ard,  general  dealer,  E nglishville: 

“ W ould not do w ithout it.”

W. D. H opkinson,  general dealer, P a ris :  “ It 

has saved m e m any tim es its  cost.”

E ditor  Shoe  and  Leather  Review,  Chicago: 
“You  are  publishing a bright  and  new sy  pa­
p er.”

“Do you  know  anything  about  the solar 
■system?”  “Well,  I  should  smile.  That’s 
a queer question to ask a father who has five 
•laughters to shoe.

Nelson Bros. &  Co.  are  embellishing  the 
Morton House, Sweet’s  Hotel, the  Bathbun 
House and the G. K. & I. depot.

The Star Coal Co. has  been  organized  at 

•Jatkson, with a capital of $25,000.

P ierces’ ....................................................... dJ®  ®9

ìhi  ’

B E L L S .

B O L T S .

B A R R O W S .

-i rvìifatinn 

25
Jennings’,  g enuine..................................
..........QIS
v 
Jen n in g s’,  im itation............ 
.............dis40&10
B A L A N C E S .
S prin g ...* .........................• ......................... dl®
R a ilro a d ......................................................... ® 
X X
G arden............... ........................................ ne^ **J ””
H a n d ....................................................... dis  $  60&10
60
C ow .............................................................. dis 
15
Call........................................................  • d is  
G o n g ............................................................dis 
20
Door, S a rg e n t.......................................... dis 
55
Stove..................  
40
dis * 
Carriage  new   list.....................................dis 
75
  dis  30&1C
plow   .................................................. 
Sleigh Shoe........................ 
dis
50
Cast B arrel  B olts................................... dis
55
W rought B arrel B olts...........................dis
50
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs............ ........ dis
55
Cast Square S pring............................... dis
60
Cast  C hain................................................dis
55&10
W rought B arrel, brass  k n o b ...............dis
55&1030
W rought S q u a re .....................................dis
W rought Sunk F lu sh ................    
dis
W rought  Bronze  and  P lated  Knob
F lu sh ......................................................  50&10&10
Ives’  D oor.................................................dis  50&10
40 
B a rb e r..........................................................dis $
50 
B ackus...................................................... dis
50 
Spofford.....................................  
dis
n et
Am. Ball.....................................'.............. dis
5  4  00 
Well, p lain ......................................................$
4  50
Well, sw ivel....................................................
60&10 
Cast Loose Pin, figured.........................dis
60&10 
Cast Loose P in, Berlin bronzed......... dis
60&10 
Cast Loose Jo int, genuine bronzed..dis 
50&10 
W rought N arrow , bright fast  jo in t..d is
60 
W rounht Loose  P in .............................. dis
60&  5
W rought Loose P in, acorn tip .............dis
W rought Loose P in, jap an n ed .............dis  60&  5
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
60&  5 
.tip p e d ............................•'........ j. ........... dis
60 
W rought Table....... .................................dis
60 
W rought Inside  B lind...........................dis
65&10 
W rought B rass.........................................dis
70&10 
Blind. Clark’s ............................................dis
70&10 
Blind, P ark er’s .........................................dis
70 
Blind,  Shepard’s .....................................dis
15  00 
Spring fo r Screen Doors 3x214, per gross 
18 00
Spring fo r Screen Doors 3x3... .pergross 
Ely’s 1-10...........*..................................... p e r  m $ 65
H ick’s C. F . ...........................................  
60

B U T T S ,  C A S T .

B U C K E T S .

B R A C E S .

C A P S .

 

ROPES.

S Q U A R E S .

S H E E T  IR O N .Com. Smooth.

Sisal, % In. and  la rg e r....................................
M anilla................................................................   u y *
Steel and  Iro n .......................................... 
-dis  »0
Trv and Bevels........................................... • • dl®  «0
.......................................................d18  30
M itre   
Com. 
$3 00 
3 00 
3 00 
3 00 
3 20 
3  40
All sheets No, 18 and  lightei*,  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 bO
wide n o t less th an  2-10 extra.
S H E E T   Z IN C .
In  casks o f 600 lbs, $   f t .............................  
In sm aller quansities, $   f t...........................  
No. 1,  Refined...........................................  
M arket  H alf-and-half.................................... 
S trictly  H alf-and-half.................................  

T IN N E R ’ S  S O L D E R .

®

b?*

1? 59
16

00

T IN   P L A T E S .

Cards fo r  Charcoals, $6  75.

10x14, C harcoal..................................   ”  oO
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal...................................  °  »6
IX , 
12x12, Charcoal...................................  6  50
IC, 
12x12,  C h a rc o a l................................
IX , 
IC, 
14x20, C harcoal..................................   6  „u
IX , 
14x20,  Charcoal.................................“0
IX X ,  14x20, Charcoal..................................  10  50
IX X X , 14x20, Charcool..................................  Lj  50
TYXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal..............................   14 50
IX , 
20x28, C harcoal.................................  1°  00
DC, 
100 P late C harcoal...............................  »50
100 P late C harcoal..............................   8 50
DX, 
DXX,  100 P late C harcoal..............................  10 50
DXXX,  100 P late Charcoal.........•■■••••••■  13  50
Redipped  Charcoal  T in  P late add 1 50  to  6  75 

rates.

T R A P S .

w i r e .

35
.........dis
ton’s __ 60
60
60
.. ,20c $  doz
.$1  2 6 $  doz
60
.......dis
60
.........dis
55
.........dis
.......  dis 55
40
.........dis
09
.......$ f t
.......% ft 814
.........dis 40
.........dise m
.......$ f t 314
new  list net
.new   list n et
70&10
70&10
70&10
70&10

Steel,  G am e........................ . ...........
Onoida Com m untity,  Newhouse s
H otchkiss’ .............................  • • •
S, P . & W. Mfg.  Co.’s ................
Mouse,  choker............................
Mouse,  delusion........................
B right  M arket............................
A nnealed M arket......................
Coppered M arket.......................
E x tra  B ailing..............................
T inned  M arket..........................
Tinned  B room ...........................
Tinned M attress........................
Coppered  Spring  S teel...........
Tinned Spring S teel.................
P lain F e n c e ...............................
Barbed  F en ce............................
Copper.........................................
B rass........................................—
W IR E  G O O D S .
B rig h t........................................................ dis
Screw E yes................................................dis
Hook’s ...................................................... dis
G ateH o o k san d   E y es...........................dis
B axter’s A djustable,  nickeled..............
Coe’s G enuine.......................................... dis
Coe’s P a te n t A gricultural, w rought, dis 
Coe’s'P aten t,  m alleable....................... dis
Pum ps,  C istern.......................................dis
Screws, new   lis t.........................................
Casters, Bed and  P la te ............................dis
Dam pers,  A m erican...................................

50&10
65
70
0O&2O
80
50
33>á

M IS C E L L A N E O U S .

W rE N C H E S .

C A T R ID G E S .

 

 

C O C K S .

C O M B S.

C H IS E L S .

FILES.

33M
25

ELBOWS.

......$ ft

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

Rim F ire, U. M. C. & W inchester  new list
Rim Fire, U nited  S tates......................... dis
Central F ire ................................................dis
Socket F irm er.......................................... dis
Socket F ram ing.......................................dis
Socket C oiner.......................................... dis
Socket Slicks............................................dis
B utchers’ Tanged  F irm er....................dis
B arton’s Socket  F irm ers......................dis
Cold............................... - ...........................net
Curry, Law rence’s ..................................dis
H otchkiss  ......................................... • - - dis
Brass,  Backing’s ..........................................  40&10
Bibb’s .............................................................  49*10
B e e r .....................................  
40&10
60
F enns’
COPPER.
Planished, 14 oz c u t to siz e..
DRILLS

14x52,14x56,14 x60....................................
M orse’s B it  Stock..................................dis
T aper and S traight S hank....................dis
Morse’s T aper  So5nk.............................dis
Com. 4 piece, 6  in ............................. doz n et $1  00
20&10
C orrugated................................................dis
*á&10
A d ju sta b le............................................... dis
20
dis 
Clar’s, small, $18  00;  large, $26  00. 
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ;  2, $24 00 ;  3, $30 00. 
dis 
A m erican File A ssociation  L ist.........dis
D isston’s ...................................................dis
New  A m erican.........................................dis
Nicholson’s ............................................... dis
H eller’s .....................................................dis
H eller’s H orse R asps.............................dis
Nos. 16 to  20, 
L ist 
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g a l v a n i z e d   i r o n ,
14 

EXPANSIVE BITS.

50&10
50&10
50&10
50&10
3033*á
28 
18

HOLLOW  WARE.

22 and  24,  25 and 26, 

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

r 
27
12 
15
D iscount, Ju n ia ta  45, Charcoal 50.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .................dis 
50
20
Maydole & Co.’s .........................................dis 
Kip’s ............................................................dis 
25
Y erkes &  Plum b’s ................................... dis 
40
Mason’s Solid Cast  S teel......................30 c list 40
Blacksm ith’s Solid Cast Steel, H and. .30 c 40&10 
B arn Door K idder Mfg. Co., Wood tra c k  dis  50
Champion, an ti-frictio n ............ ..........dis 
60
K idder, wood  tr a .k ................................. dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, l, 2,  3..................................dis 
60
S tate...............................................per doz, n et, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  1?  in.  414  14
314IO#
and  longer.................................................
Screw Hook and Eye,  14  ................... net
814
Screw Hook and Eye % ....................... net
Screw Hook and Eye  %....................... n et
7147/4
Screw Hook and Eye,  %......................n et
60&10
Strap and  T ..............................................dis
Stam ped Tin W are......................................   60&10
Japanned  Tin  W are...................................  20&10
G ranite  Iro n   W are..................................... 
25
G rub  1  ................................................ $ 11 00, dis 40
G rub  2..................................................   11  50, dis 40
G rub 3....................................................  12  00, dis 40
Door, m ineral, jap. trim m in g s........$2 70, dis 70
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m in g s__   3  50, dis 70
Door, porcelain, plated trim ­
m ings.......................*.................. list,10  15, dis 70
Door, porcelain, trim m ings  list,1155, dis 
" n
D raw er and  S hutter,  porcelain......... dis
P icture, H. L. Ju d d  &  Co.’s ....................d
H e m a c ite............................  
dis
Russell & Irw in Mfg. Co.’s new lis t-----dis
Mallory, W heelnr  & Co.’s ...........................dis
B ranford’s ...................................................... dis
Norwalk’s ........................................................ dis
Stanley R ule and Level Co.’s .......................dis
Coffee, P arkers  Co.’s ................................... dis
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg.  Co.’s M alleables dis
Coffee, Landers, F erry  &  Clark’s ..............dis
Coffee,  E n terp rise.........................................dis
Adze  E y e........................................$16  00dis40&10
H unt  E ye........................................$15 00 dis 40&10
H u n t’s ........................................... $18  50 dis 20 & 10

LEVELS.
MILLS.

LOCKS—BOOR.

MATTOCKS.

HANGERS.

HINGES.

KNOBS.

HOES. 

 

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NAILS.

Common, B ra  and Fencing.

6d 
2 

MAULS.
OILERS.

lOd-to  60d.............................................. #  keg $2  25
8 d a n d 9 d a d v ..................................................  
25
6d and 7d  ad v __ .  .........................................  
50
75
4d and 5d  ad v — ............................................ 
3d  advance.......... ............................................  150
3d fine  advance.............................................  
3 00
Clinch nails,  ad v ............, ........................... 
1  75
1  lOd  8d 
Finishing 
4d
214 
Size—inches  j  3 
1%
$1  25  1  50  1  75  2 00 
Adv. $  keg 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
MOLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’8 P a tte rn   .........................................dis  70
Stebbin’s G enuine..........................................dis  70
E nterprise,  self-m easuring.........................dis  25
50
Sperry & Co.’s, P ost,  handled..................  dis
Zinc or tin. Chase’s P a te n t...........................dis  55
Zinc, w ith brass b o tto m ................................dis  50
BraSfcor  Copper............................................. dis  40
R eaper........................................per  gross, $12 n e t
Olm stead’s ..................................................... 
50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................dis  15
Sciota B ench.................................................... dis  26
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fan cy ........................ dis  15
Bench, first q u ality .......................... 
dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 
Fry, A cm e.................................. 
Common, polished............................................... dis 00
D ripping............................................................... $ f t  8
Iro n  and  T inned.....................................dis 
40
Copper R ivets and B u rs...................... dis  40&10
“A” Wood’s p aten t planished, Nos. 24 to  27  1014 
“ B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to  27 

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

PLANES.

RIVETS.

PANS.

9

B roken packs 14c $  ft extra.

ROOFING PLATES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal T e rn e .. . . . . . . . . .   5  75
IX , 14x20, choice Charcoal  T e rn e .. .■..........7  75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal T ern e............ 
.12 00
IX , 20x28, choice Charcoal  T e rn e ............... 10 90

*  l u m b e r ,  l a t h   a n d   s h i n g l e s .
The Newaygo M anufacturing  Co.  quote f. o 

b. cars  as follows:
p er M $44  00
U ppers, 1 in c h ............ ........
..........   46  06
U ppers, 114, U4 and 2 inch
...........  35  00
Selects, 1 in c h ..........................................
.........  38  00
Selects, 1J4, 114 and 2  in ch ...................
.........  30  00
Fine Common, 1 in c h ............................
.....  20 00
Shop, 1 in c h ........................ .
.........  32 00
Fine, Common, 114, U4 and 2 inch.  ••
15  00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 1?, 14 and 16  teet
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 f e e t..........................  16 §0
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet..........................  }7  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 f e e t.......  15  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in .,18 fe e t..........................  16  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 f e e t..........................  17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 f e e t......... 
lo  00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 fe e t..........................  
lb  00
No! 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet............................  17  00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16  f e e t.....  12  00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 f e e t..........................  13  00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 fe e t..........................  14  00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16  fe e t.....   12  00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 fe e t..........................  13  00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 f e e t..........................  14  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16  fe e t.........  11  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 f e e t......................... 
12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 fe e t........................■  13  00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls, all
w idths and  le n g th s............................8  00®  9  00
A and B Strips, 4 o r 6 i n ..............................  33 00
C Strips, 4 o r 6 in c h ......................................   "7  JO
No. 1 Fencing, all  len g th s..........................  1»  00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  fe e t................  12 00
No. 2 Fencing, 16 fe e t...................................  1*  00
No. 1 Fencing. 4  in c h ...................................  15  00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  in c h ..................  
12  00
Norway C and better, 4 o r 6 in ch ..............  20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B ...................   18 00  |
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C................................    H  50 |
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  Com m on.... 
9  00
Bevel Siding,  6  inch,  C lear.......................  20  00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to  16 f t ............   10  00
$1 additional fo r each 2 fe e t above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B .....................  36  00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C............................  29  00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, com m on..  17 00 
Dressed Flooring 6in., No. 2 com m on....  14  00 
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  C lear..  35  00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C........................ . •  20  00
Dressed Flooring, 4 o r 5 in., No. 1  com n  16  00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 o r 5 in., No. 2  com ’n  14  00 
Beaded Ceiling,^ inch, $1  00 additional.
XXX 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............. 
3  50
3  40
X X X 18 in.  T h in ........................................ 
„ X X X 16 in .................................................... 
3  00
Isfo. 2 o r 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............. 
2  00
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in ...........................         1
L ath  ................................................................  
2 00

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

A dvertisem ents  o f 25 w ords o r  less  inserted 
in this colum n a t th e rate of 25 cents per week, 
each and every insertion.  One  cen t  fo r  each 
additional word.  Advance paym ent.

■' 

T7 0 R   SALE—A  neat, well-assorted  stock  of 

books, stationery  and  notions,  invoicing 
about  $1,509.  Good reasons  fo r  selling.  Ad­
dress Lock Box 56, Effingham, Illinois. 
71*
WANTED—Situation as trav elin g   salesm an 
or any w ork th a t will afford respectable 
living.  H ave had experience on th e  road and 
in new spaper business,  also one  y ear’s  exper­
ience  in  hardw are.  Good  references  given. 
Address M. F. T, care “Tradesm an.” 
74*
WANTED—To  exchange  one  first  class 
buggy and saddle horse,  black  gelding, 
gentle in every respect, good traveler, p erfect­
ly sound, seven  years  old,  w orth  $150;  good 
single Tim pkin spring carriag e;  elegant black 
and  gold  single  harness  fo r span ponies, and 
harness and tw o seat carriage.  Ponies m u st be 
sound and good roadsters.  W illpay difference 
in  cash.  Above  black  horse  was  form erly 
owned by B arn h art of firm of P utnam  & B arn­
h a rt L um ber Co.  In q u ire a t “T radesm an”  of­
fice. 
71tf
W ANTED—A young m an wishes a situation 
as  clerk in a hardw are or general store. 
Three years’ experience in hardw are.  B est of 
references.  W illing to w ork  m   tin-shop  p a rt 
th e tim e.  Addresss W. L., Lock box  77o,  Lud- 
inton, Mich. 
ANTED—Situation by a  young  m ap  in  a 
W i
grocery o r general store.  B est of re fe r­
ences.  A ddress care box 276,  Frem ont,  Mich.
WANTED—A position as p o rter o r assistant 
in a wholesale  o r  retail  establishm ent. 
W illing to  w ork and salary no object.  Address 
E. D., care “The T radesm an.”
WANTED—A  m iddle-aged  gentlem an  of 
business experience w ishes  a  situation 
w ith  som e m an u factu rin g   or  niercantilefl rm  
as trav elin g  salesm an.  Good references.  Ad­
72*
dress H. C. W. care “The T radesm an.” 

71*

* 

dis 40&10

1 

Ir'OR SALE—Complete m illinery stock, taken 

on chattel m ortgage, m u st be  closed  o u t 
regardless of cost.  Fine  assortm ent of m illin­
ery goods, w ith suitable  fixtures, com plete as­
so rtm en t of hair goods  m bstly u n m an u factu r­
ed stock.  Also fine assortm ent of  feath ers and 
flowers.  Will sell stock en tire or  close  it  out 
in jo b   lots to su it  purchasers.  A careful  in­
spection of stock is well w orth  a   visit  to  th e 
city, as we can offer  you  g re a t  inducem ents. 
Stock a t 56 Monroe St.  A pply to  Spring  & Co., 
G rand Rapids, Mich.

FOR  SALE—W ell-established  d rug  store, 

having  a  good  patronage,  Bituated  on 
leading business thoroughfare.  S to d y v ill  in­
ventory  ab out  $1,806.  R ent  only  $300  per 
year.  Address, fo r full particulars,  “P harm a­
cist,” care “The T radesm an.”

The New Era All Clamp Skate

—AND-

The  New  Era  Kink  Skate.
The original cost of a  roller skate is of m inor 
im portance to you, provided you buy  th e  one 
th a t  can  be  ru n   a t  th e  least possible cost in 
tim e and money.  We claim  the New E ra to  be 
the m ost econom ical roller skate in th e   world, 
and this in connection w ith th eir im m ense pop­
ularity  w ith those who have  used  them ,  com­
m end them  to th e atten tio n  of every rin k  own­
e r  in   the  country.  O ur  Clamp  Skate is the 
only screw clam p m ade which  operates all the 
clam ps w ith one key a t th e sam e tim e.
The “VINEYARD” Skates are very popular.

The  above  c u t  rep resen ts  th e  New  H alf 
Clamped and Heel Strapped R o l l e r  Skat& .with 
Steel  Top,  E ngraved  E lectro  Gold  o r  Nickel 
P lated  Heel  Band  and  Nickel  P lated  Plate. 
This Skate is m uch sought fo r by those having 
ten d er fe e t  and  req uiring  a  su pport  fo r  the 
ankle.

The V ineyard Roller All Clam p w ere  p aten t 
ed  Ju ly   13;  1880,  and  A p ril27,1881.  T h ey are 
adapted fo r both Lapies and G entlem en.  Dur-

------  

,  ,
sto c k 1----- 
in style to the “ New E ra  Rink.
Rowlett’s  Star  Roller  Skate.

TH E  PERFECT  ROLLER  SKATE

W e claim  fo r th is  Skate:  L ightness,  P erfec t 
A djustability, P erfection of M echanism,  Easy 
of R unning and D urability, all ten d in g to  m ake 
w hat  we  claim   fo r  th e   “ S tar,”  th e  P erfec t 
Skate.  The  adm irable  ru n n in g   qualities  ot 
this S kate, tog eth er  w ith  the  elastic  tension, 
capable of delicate adjustm ent, m ake it a  fav­
orite  w ith  ladies  and  children,  avoiding  all 
tiresom e straining of th e m uscles, th u s render­
ing skating tru ly  th e “poetry of m otion.
A  nice  line  of  SKATE  BAGS  AND  BOXES 
carried in stock.

Men’s Skate Bags fo r all clam p Skates.

Ladies’  Skate  Bags  fo r  all  sole  clam p Skates.

Men’s Skat«

fo r all clam p Skates.

00cn
00
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Ladies’ Skate Boxes fo r sole clam p  Skates. 
We solicit inquiries,  and  should  be  glad to  
quote prices to  dealers and rin k  m anagers.
FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO.,

WHOLESALE  HARDWARE, 

G R A N D   R A P ID S , 

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M IC H

Loot  it  for  Inoortoit  Aionctnit  lit  wool

&S0h$.  &S0n$.
CBOCKERT and BL/tSSWABE

Bargains for the Spring Trade in

Being  desirous  of changing  some  of our patterns, and 
closing out small lots of goods, we offer the following  staple 
articles at prices named as samples,  and would be pleased to 
have you call and examine these and many  more  which  we 
are closing out.

RETAIL

Take Notice that we will Sell

Old Country Soap.

Wrapped,  $4,10  .per  box..  Unwrapped,  $4  per  box.  80 
pounds in a box.  OLD  COUNTRY  SOAP  is a solid,  steam 
pressed, absolutely pure,  ONE  POUND  BAR, always  relia­
ble and uniform in quality, and the best  value  in  the  mar­
ket.  When you are ordering goods of any wholesale grocer 
or his traveler, put in a box for trial, and you  will  find  it- a 
fast selling soap,  and  will  always  keep  it  in  stock.  Show 
card and advertising  matter  with  OLD  COUNTRY  SOAP.

CROCKERY.

P an k h u rst  & Co.’s B est G oods.... P er set 
P e r Dozen

“

T ea Cups and Saucers,
Coffee 
Bread P lates 
B akers, 8 inch 
P lates,  6  “  o r Tea  P lates 
P lates,  7  “  o r B reak fast P lates 
P itchers, No. 6 o r L arge W ater 

“ 
“ 
“ 

No. 12 o r M edium  “
No. 24 o r Small 
“
No. 36 or Cream
V egetable D ishes, 3 inch 
P latters, 

6  “

X J -A .L Æ F S .

Glass Standard. No. 200, A

w ith No. 1 B urner.

3, Star,
4, H eavy  A,
4, 
“  B,
4,  “  c. 
162, Sand Blast, 
1693, D Crystal, 
382. Cut 300,% 

1  75
2 25 
2  40
........................ §¿5
...........o  »
........................................... o™
.......................................$ m
Bronze Base Lam ps  W ith 6 in W hite Shades & Bases, 9 Lam ps in lot', comp  each  50 
60
each  66
00

Nos. 5345 and 5348, Trim m ed w ith No. 2 Sun B u rn er and No  2
New E ngraved Crimp top chim ney................................. 

“ 7 in W hite shandes and bases. 9 lam ps in lot,  each.  ’ 

No. 537, sam e trim m in g s................................. 
5128, L arge and Fine trim , w ith 7 h i W hite shades and bases  8714

r. 
D ecorated Base 

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TABLE  C3 -LA.SSWA.PIE3!

p e r dozen  #

“ 

“ 

“ 

Sauce N appies. 4 inch D uplex.......

5  “ 
5  “ 
4  “ 

517...................
98 ..........................
Footed  P la in ......
.......
S ugar Bowls, V enus L arge 
Table Sets, 4 pieces. V enus L arge  P lain.
.
.

“  Berlin, Medium  “ 
“  B eauty H eavy 
“  
Optic Sm all..............
“  
Covered Bowls, 7 inch. P la in ................
7 
“ 
Open 
•* 
8 

...........
.............. ..
F ru it Dishes, E tched  S to rk ..
Pickle Bottles, J e w e ll............................
Engraved  O val.
Eclipse Pickle Caster, S. P ,  H an d le... 
Je rsey  Lily Molas.  Cans.........................

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“ 
“  

“ 

SU N D R IE S,

B rackets, Complete w ith B eflector.........
China T ransparent, Egg Coffees..........
O sborne T ea...........
T. S. T ubular Tin  L an tern s..................

.P e r  dozen 
.......P e r set
“ 
............................... ............. P e r doz
SEND  FOR  OUR  ILLUSTRATED  PRICE  LIST.

2 5
1  25 
6  00 
3  00
5 00
2 25 
2 00 
1  60 
2 25 
1  00
1  ÓÒ
6  00

3  00 
60 
50
4  00

Wholesale Agents, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

N. B.—5 box lots or upwards delivered free to your railroad station.

SHIELDS,

5 4o

BULKLEY 

&  LEMON

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T he C o m m ercial T ra v e le r.

Covered Dishes

K8T*  Subscribers  and  others,  w hen  w riting 
to   advertisers, will confer a favor on  th e  pub­
lisher by  m entioning th a t th ey  saw th e adver­
tisem ent in th e colum ns of  th is  paper.

SO LIM A N   SNOOKS.

C u ttin g   S topped—Sol.  A n sw ers th e  W idow  

—P e c u lia r  P re sc rip tio n .

Cant H ook Corners, Ja n .  26,  1885. 

M ister E diter o f T raidsm an:

D e a r  Sir—Well I  am glad to tell you that 
traid is better  sence  the  6now,  and  money 
don’t seem to be so  tite  as  twas.  We  are 
gettin, better  prices, too, cans  we  held  an­
other meetin’ of the N. D. P. Ass. and  fixed 
the matter of cuttin’  prices, so they dassent 
do it no more.  The  fine  for  sellin’  under 
the skeduie price  is  ten  dollars  for 1st of­
fence, and then dubble up each  time  till  it 
gets to $80, when the offender is to haye his 
head shaved and a capsicum plaster kept on 
his back 30 days.  Nails has  got  to  be  let. 
above keg rates, sheetin’ and  prints let. per 
yard above cost, and all  com  cures  and  rat 
extermanaters  at  publisher’s  prices.  The 
same with  pills  and  plasters  and  pattent 
xnedicins  generaly with  a few  excepshuns. 
“Catch ’em  Alive” mouse  traps  and  coffy 
mills 25-and 50 cts.

At the last  meeting  of  the  associasliun, 
John W.  Bates made  a  moshun  that  each 
dealer furnish a list and file it with the  sec­
ratary, of all the  dead  beats  of  his  nabur- 
hood, so such D. Bs.  cudden’t  keep  up  the 
old game of runnin’ in deat to one place and 
then jumpin’ it and doin’ the same at anoth­
er,  Carried unanimusly.

The sec. was instructed to get a  big  book 

to put the names in alfabeticaly.

Mr. A. T. Quartz,  chareman  of  the Com- 
initty on Traid  Matters,  made  a  verbal  re­
port in writin,’ which  was  objected  to  by 
Mr.  George  Washington  Striker,  of  Pine 
Holler.  He  riz  and  said:  “Mister  Chare- 
man, I object to this hull durned bizness. 
I 
don’t think we otter adopt this  report  until 
we adopt it. 
If we  adopt  it  before  it  is* 
adopted, we don’t kno’ what  we  are  adopt- 
He was voted  down, but  he  got  up
and said:  “I move that  the  printer’s  devil 
from the Orabbag  office, 
that  I  see  over 
thar behind the stove, be turned out.  I don’t 
want all the papers commin’  out  next weak 
with the exact cost of  nails, cod  fish,  wash 
bords, rubber boots, and cod liver ile.”

The  moshun  was  carried  and  the  devil 
fired by the chareman of  the  Committy  on 
Harmoniousness.

Mr. H. O. Richardson, of Hemlock Springs, 
moved that the Committy on  Printin’ be  in­
structed to procure a lot of paste-bord check­
er bords, and  have a list of the  goods  and 
prices printed on the back side of  ’em, so to 
be handy, and that  one  shood be  furnished 
to each dealer.  Moshun was lost.

I tell you Mister Stowe, we had a most re­
freshing season, and 1 think our meetins will 
have a good effect on  traid. 
I will  try  and 
keep you posted on future proceedin’s.  Oh, 
I  most  forgot  to  tell  you  that  Stoven- 
slacker jined  at this  meetin’. 
It  seems  he 
changed his mind after he  found  out  that 
the dealers of the  Associashun  proposed to 
not sell  medisuns  manufactured  by  parties 
who stood out  Mr. S. puts up a Chill Blain 
Buster, and I gess he feared the result, if he 
kept out

I have got my little tribute to  the Widder 
writ up, and I just  made  up  my  mind  to 
send a copy to you  for  publikashun at  the 
same time I send it to the Orabbag, so  I do 
so.  Hear it is.  Her little pome was  called 
“WHO?”  So I call mine

W H A R ?

"Written fo r the Grabbag by S. S.
W har can Î find a w om an,
W ith lovely  golden  hair,

To com fort me w hen traid  is poor,

And tell me not  to sw ear?

\yhai' can I 

onç 9f the sex.

With cheeks so  rozy red,

To love me while I ’m on th e earth,

A nd m orn me w hen I ’m  dead?

Whar can I find so fair a one,
.  W ith h a rt so kind and tru e,
To brdee m e up and com fort me,

W hen a lo t of notes fall due?

W har can I find another 'One,

So kind and open harted,

To tak e th e place of h er I lost,

My form er d ear  departed?
.  W har can I find an o th er  one,

T hat m y custom ers could please, 

W hen she helps^us d uring bizzy tim es 

To sell cod fish and cheeze?

W har can I find such bangs,  %.

Such frizzies, so m uch butey, 

Combined with experiance,

In  doin’ o f h er duty?

W har will I look to find her?

Ile b et a half a dollar, '
She can be found by  lookin’ round, 
B ight over in P ine  Holler.

W har? Who? W hich? W hen? W hat?

And Soliman Snooks, dear reader,

To tell wood be a sin,
H ain t no 6uch old hair pin.

Ryn P rons V lng  5 j 
Syp Ipe G onnt  5 ss 
Sniper Slop Sox Qr. Jiv  
Sog ta p  on bull whom 
Cog how r is.

Fog M. D.

Algeron  P. Banks,  my  best  clerk,  was 
over to the barber shop gettin’. his  mustash 
died, when the above come in and 1  took  it 
and turned it over and bottom  up  and  thot 
of all the Latin  and Greek in Websters Un­
derbridged dickshunary, but I’ll be busted if 
I cood translate it  Just as I was goin’ to tel] 
the woman that I was'but of one of the main 
ingreadienses, Algeron cum in.  He  give  a 
good look at it and camly perceeded to fill it 
as cool as a cucumber.  Al.  says  its  a  coff 
medicin and any citty druggist  can fill  such 
perscriptions  as  that.  Sumtimes I  wish I 
hadden’t larnt the bizness.

Your letter just arrived in whitch you ask 
for my fotograff.  I send the only one I have 
on hand.  When I went to  have it tuck the 
fotograff  man called out  “ready” so sudden 
like that I teatotally  forgot to  take  out  a 
chaw of terbacker I had  in  my  left  cheek. 
That will acount for what  you might  think 
was a gum bile.

Yours etarnally,

Soliman Snooks,

G. D., P. M. and J. P.

[Mr. Snooks’ “fotogroff” has been referred 
to a first-class engraver, who  has agreed  to 
have a reproduction of  the  classic  features 
of our correspondent  ready for the  next is­
sue of The Tradesman.—Ed.1

Rev. Edward Everett Hale,  in the  course 
of a recent address to  the traveling men  of 
New England, made the  following  pleasant 
allusions:

Commerce, lie asserted, was the poineer of 
civilization.  No one knew  America  better 
than  the  commercial  travelers,  many  of 
whom could tell where Harper’s  geography 
was napping.  He was sorry to say that  lit­
tle attention was given to the study of Amer­
ica.  Too much was given to Europe.  “You 
have the greatest opportunity  to  study that 
greatest of all studies, the study of America, 
a study neglected perhaps atHarvard College. 
It is only such men as you who  fully under­
stand what America  is and what it is  going 
to do. 
It is characteristic of  this  age  that 
goods are sent where  they  are  needed, but 
something is carried there besides  merchan­
dise—you are carrying the best  elements of 
civilization.  You have more power  in scat­
tering morals and  religion  than  the  same 
number of clergymen.  Your power for good 
or evil goes a good  deal  farther  than  you 
think.  For instance, were I to hold forth in 
my feeble way in the parlor of a  Texan  ho­
tel on a Sabbath  morning, and  were  one of 
you young fellows to give  your  opinion  at 
the same time about the  proper  observance 
of Sunday you would have infinitely more in­
fluence than I would. 
If you  believe  that 
the proper way to spend  Sunday is  in play­
ing poker, why, all the young  fellows in the 
town will think that the  proper  thing to do 
for the  next  six  months  will be  to  play 
poker. 
If you drink whisky straight in  the 
morning, then the young bloods  will  think 
that the proper thing to do for the following 
three  months. 
(Laughter  and  applause.) 
You have an opportunity to set the example, 
and you must expect that it  will  have a in­
fluence upon  society.  America  should  be 
known from top to bottom, and more should 
be known about it.”  It was the commercial 
travelers who knew  what  America is,  and 
what its future  is.  By  their  experience  in 
the  world,  by  meeting  the  sharpest  and 
brightest men, they had abetter opportunity 
to know what they need for themselves.  He 
had never been to any place in this  country 
where the commercial traveler had  not  pre­
ceded him but one, and that was on  the  top 
of Mt. Kathadin.  The reason he knew that 
the drummer had never been there  was that 
he did not find a  well  appointed  inn  there. 
The commercial  travelers  distributed  more 
education, morals and  semtlifients  of  relig* 
ion than 200 young-clergymen,  because peo­
ple would listen to the drummer  when  they 
would not come  near  a  clergyman.  Their 
power and influence went further  than they 
thought.

G reek  M eets G reek , 

,
Plumber—Well, I stopped that leak  up at 

Coal Merchant—All  right.  Wiiat’s  your 

your house.

bill?

“Oh, I’ll let you off light.  Call it  $94.” 
“Very well. 

I sent that; ton of coal up  to 
your house this afternoon.  Give me $4 and 
we’ll call it square. 
I don’t want to be hard 
on you.”

G. ROYS & CO

No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.

Tnar Bro. Stowe, if that don’t fetch a sigh 
as big as a bushel basket, then I ’m  no jedge 
of the sex.  You will see  that  I  have  used 
the utmost délicat delicasy in alludin’ to her 
in such a  manner as to not bring  her name 
before yulgar eyes and  you see how I throw 
off all questions at the end,  so  to  hint  that 
she can depend on me.

The drug  bizness  is  a  pretty  hard  biz­
ness to foller and I wish some  times I  had- 
dent put in any drugs in my stock.  Some of 
thé dockters rite  such  almighty  hard  per­
scriptions to read.  My new  clerk  can  get 
away with any thing most in that line, as he 
used to be a clerk in Detroit.  Now  hear  is 
à little perseription that cum in yesterday :

NEW  GOODS.  New 
Prices down to th e w hale­
bone.  Goods alw ays sale­
able, and alw ays reliable. 
Buy close and  often.
ORDERS PROMPTLY PILLED

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Good Goods and Low Prices.  We invite Correspondence.

F u ll  R o lle r   P r o c e s s .

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO,
Groceries  and  Provisions,

W H O L E S A L E

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