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GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY  It,  1885

AMONG  THE  PINES.

Incidents  of a Trip  to  a  Lumber  Camp- 

No. 3.
Chas. Ellis in the Current 

In this camp there has been an average of 
fifty-five men at work for five months.  The 
result is five million feet of logs skidded, ten 
to twelve  miles  of  road  made,  twenty-five 
sets of sleighs  equipped  and in  order, and 
four and a half million feet of the logs piled 
on  the  roll-ways at the  river,  five  miles 
away.  This amount of  work, while it is  but 
a very small part of the  logging done in the 
State, represents the  expenditure of  a vast 
amount of animal  energy.  Looking at  the 
work  and  workers  from  a  philosophical 
point of view, we may say the animal organ­
ism is an automatic machine, which supports 
itself, and does what we call “work” by vir­
tue of its power to convert food  into motion. 
The  amount of work  that a  man or  horse 
can do, in the woods, or  elsewhere,  will de­
pend entirely upon the amount of  food that 
he can digest over and above what is actual­
ly necessary to keep him in  good  condition 
in a state of  inactivity.  As  regards  these 
lumbermen, it is safe  to say that  they  are 
physically strong  and  well,  for  only  such 
can endure the work.  See now what the la­
bor done as above stated represents as a con­
version of  food into motion.  Our  fifty-five 
men have consumed  in  twenty  weeks  the 
following quantities of first-class provisions: 

500 lbs. tea

80 bbls. flour 
22  “  pork (salt)  4,000  “  fresh 
15  “  beef
1.200 lbs. lard 
400  “  butter
1.200  “  sugar 

meat
150  “  b’k’g powder 
300 bul potatoes 
30  “  beans 
150 gals, molasses 

8 bbls. crackers

6,000  “  pickles 

plode; for they snore.  Yes, they  all snore; 
and the snoring of  fifty  separate,  distinct, 
and independent noses iu one  room is some­
thing that  makes the great  Macbeth  grow 
puny  and  insignificant as  a  murderer  of 
sleep!  Imagine yourself, unfortunate  read­
er, in such a camp, two feet of  snow on the 
ground, the thermometer  marking zero,  and 
you obliged to endure that  awful  noise, or 
escape to the wilderness and freeze. 
I have 
slept with the spray of Niagara falling upon 
my face. 
I have slept upon  the  shore with 
the roar of breaking waves  for a lullaby. 
I 
have slept on shipboard  in  midocean, when 
the screech and howl of storm  rang  wildly 
through the darkness. 
I have slept  in spite 
of brass bands,  hand  organs  and  old-rags 
men. 
I am, in short,  a good  sleeper, under 
fair  human  conditions, but to sleep  amid 
that snoring on the only night  1  ever  dared 
to risk my life in a camp  berth  was  some­
thing I could  not  dol  Weary  I  was, and 
sleepy too; but sleep  sat  on  my  forehead 
wide-eyed and wild, like  a  frightened quail 
on a stone wall.  All night long I lay  there 
in durance vile, exceedingly so, and listened 
to sucli a  compounded, confounded  discord 
of gurgling,  rattling,  squeaking,  groaning, 
whining,  choking,-  exploding,  tantilizing, 
sleep-murdering  noises  as no  mortal  ever 
heard before; and I desire to enter  here my 
protest against snoring. It is a crime against 
sleep, and snorers have no rights that sleepy 
people are bound to respect.  Snoring is the 
result of  indolence.  People  snore  because 
they are too lazy to turn over in bed.  They 
should be  banished from  good  society, and 
made to sleep in  large,  lonely  fields,  away 
from habitations  of  men  and  cattle,  until 
they cure  themselves of  that  disagreeable 
habit.

together with  cabbage, onions, turnips, etc. 
This represents a  great  deal  of  eating, but 
the work done  will  balance it.  There  ex­
ists a popular fiction  that  working  in  the 
woods is the healthiest labor in  the  world, 
and that men can do more  work  there than 
elsewhere. 
If  these  same  fifty-five  men 
could have this same amount of  food,  I  see 
no reason why, at  any out-of-doors  employ­
ment, they might not do as  much  work  as 
they have done  here. 
Indeed  I  think  we 
cannot except  indoor  labor,  even,  where 
good air and light are  abundant.  A  given 
quantity of food digested in a good  stomach 
will  do  a  definite  amount  of  work. 
If, 
now, it becomes  necessary  to  divert a por­
tion of this work-force from manual labor to 
the heating of the body in order to  keep  up 
its  normal temperature  while  working  in 
the open air with the  mercury at twenty de­
grees below zero, it follows that the individ­
ual must have less energy for  the  perform­
ance of his daily labor than he  would  have 
if be were  working  under  cover  with  the 
mercury at thirty  or  forty  degrees  above 
zero.  There is too often to be found among 
people who have never  bad  any  personal 
knowledge of it, a haze of romance  hanging 
before  their  conception of Western  life in 
the wilderness.  The  young  Bostonian, for 
instance, who has been to Rangely Lakes on 
a fishing excursion, has had a jolly time with 
boon companions, and so he and his  friends 
get an idea that life in the woods, or  life on 
the plains, must be equally full of attractive­
ness.  Many a luckless  sick  boy  has left a 
home filled with every comfort, in  the East, 
and has gone West only to appeal  frantical­
ly after a few weeks to the head of the fam­
ily for money  enough to buy a  ticket home. 
The fact is there is no romance about the ac­
tual life either of woods or plains. 
It is all 
grim earnest.  The boys have their hours of 
relaxation, but they  are  few  and  far  be­
tween.  They have  their  chaff  and chat as 
they meet and pass  each  other, but  that is 
about all.  From five o’clock in the morning 
until dark, and in the hauling  season  until 
long after dark, they  are  at  work.  When 
they are far from camp at  work  dinner  is 
sent out to them; and often these  cold days, 
though hot at starting, it  is  frozen  when  it 
reaches them; and they eat it so,  unless,  or 
until, they construct some barbaric  wigwam 
with fire in its  center, around  which  they 
can place their “chuck” to thaw  and warm 
Supper-hour varies with the  work  and  the 
distance of  the  men  from  camp. 
In  the 
hauling season it is often as late as half-past 
seven o’clock.  At half past eight the  lights 
are turned down, talk must  cease, and  men 
to bed.  Saturday night it is only  exception 
to this rule.  That is  the  time  for  frolic. 
The lights are not disturbed; the  boys  take 
an extra splash over the wash  basin, and an 
extra rub on the towel, and  brush  up for a 
jolly time. There is always some one among 
so many who can play  upon  some  musical 
instrument—violin, flute,  accordion,  fife— 
and if not, singers  and  whistlers  unite to 
form a band and furnish  dance  music; for 
that Saturday night would be considered lost 
on which they did not dance.

Between dances they  have  songs, stories, 
and  games, and a listener  standing  by the 
door outside would  enjoy a hearty laugh at 
the odd medley of noises within,  even if he 
were not courageous  enough to  enter  and 
enjoy the fun in  person.  Occasionally  one 
hears an attractive voice among them, rather 
to his surprise, for  if  be ever  happens  to 
stay in the men’s  camp  over  night  he  will 
wonder how they  can  keep  their  throats 
from  total  destruction, why, in short, they 
do not swallow  their  own  heads  and  ex­

As might be supposed, camp men  are not, 
as a rule, very careful as to personal cleanli­
ness.  There are  always  some  who  fight 
against tlie spreading evil of  filth  until  ef­
fort  becomes  vain,  and  they  surrehder  in 
disgust, and allow the  vermin  to take  their 
way.  I mention this unattractive peculiarity 
without any desire to reflect  upon  the men, 
but because I think that in  calling  their at­
tention to the matter I  may  perhaps  incite 
them to remedy it.  Camp horses are  clean­
er than many camp men.  The  horses have 
their grooms, it is true, and  the men  are al­
lowed to care for themselves.  A good team 
of horses costs several hundred  dollars, and 
that amount of money must  be  taken  care 
of, wl.ile a man costs nothing, he  does  his 
work,;  and  is  paid  for  it  afterwards.  If 
through neglect he becomes unfit  for  work, 
he goes, and his place is  filled  by  another 
without loss of money.  Hence  there  is  no 
pecuniary inducement for their employers to 
attempt to make the men  more  attentive  to 
personal cleanliness,  and  yet  efforts  have 
been made by employers  to  create  a  better 
moral  condition  among  them. 
In fact, at 
the present time,  a  “missionary”  who  lias 
felt “called” to  the work  is  paid  by  the 
bosses; or rather they contribute  when call­
ed upon in  his  behalf,  to  go  among  the 
camps and labor with the men  for  their  re­
ligious welfare; and as cleanliness is next to 
godliness, it is only  rersonable  to  suppose 
that he will endeavor to impress upon  them 
the importance of physical as well as  moral 
purification.  But it appears that such efforts 
are apt to be regarded as intrusive  and  im­
pertinent. 
I have been told of a  prominent 
millowner in this State who  employs  eight 
hundred men, and who, with  a  view  to  the 
intellectual and moral elevation of  his  em­
ployes,  erected  a  hall  and  reading-room, 
which lie supplied with good reading matter 
and opened it to the men free of expense  to 
them, with results that  were  anything  but 
encouraging.  The fact is, the men  engaged 
in this work of lumbering are a mixed  com­
pany.  There is a  small  minority  of  good, 
square, honest, clean-minded  men; but  the 
prevailing influence in camp is not of an ele­
vating character, and it is doubtful if philan­
thropy  could  do  anything  to  materially 
change their moral status.  They are of  the 
wilderness in which they  work, and  wilder­
ness must give way  to civilization  through 
the tiller of the soil rather than  through the 
chopper of the trees.  Yet  one  cannot  but 
wish that  it  were  possible  to  make  these 
men so far respect  themselves as to practice 
the religion of personal  cleanliness, for that 
alone would do something to  prevent  them 
from spending so much  of  their  money  in 
the rum  shop  and  the  brothel.  Living  in 
filth, being filthy,  makes  criminals  of  men: 
they begin by murdering self-respect.  These 
men, too, are worth  saving,  even  for  this 
world.  There are many  fine  specimens  of 
robust  physical  development  among  them, 
and  they are  quite  proud,  too,  of  their 
strength.  But  there  again  one’s  courage 
falls when  he learns  that  their  heroes are 
such  men  as  Sullivan,  Wilson,  and  Mace, 
the brawny but brainless bruisers of  the pu­
gilistic  ring.  The  majority  of  them  are 
young.  One  seldom  sees  a  head  among 
them that is tinged with gray.  But they all 
drink, and the  best  are  therefore  moving 
over a down  grade.  A sa  consequence  of 
their drinking propensities, there  are  times 
when a drunken spree  occurs in  which they 
will fight among themselves  if  they  cannot 
find strangers upon whom they  can  exhaust 
their superfluous calorie.  Such  a time occur­
red at Christmas, when  for  several  days a 
thaw kept the whole camp in idleness.

Sauerkraut  Factories.

From the Milwaukee Globe. 

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“Sauerkraut?  Yes,  we have plenty of  it. 
Do you want a barrel or a  quart?”  and  the 
dealer took up a forkful  of the pearly-white 
aiticle,  very  different  from  the  ordinary 
home-brewed kraut that smells so loud.

In the city, there are at  least  three  kraut 
factories, whose output this year will be over 
five thousand barrels. 
It is sold all over the 
country,  so  far  as  Manitoba  on the north 
and Kentucky on the south.

In the manufacture  of  this  article,  none 
but sound, hard  cabbages  are  used.  “The 
harder the cabbage the better the  kraut,”  is 
the way one  of  the  manufacturers  puts  it. 
The outside leaves are all taken off  and  the 
heads  thoroughly  washed.  They are then 
put in the hopper of  the  shaving  machine, 
that  will  prepare  from  thirty to forty bar­
rels per day.  The white fluffy  shavings are 
shoveled into a new  barrel, in  which  there 
is already a layer of salt.  Another layer  of 
salt covers it and then more  cabbage.  This 
alternating goes  on  till  the  top  of  the  bar­
rel  is  reached,  each  layer  being  pounded 
solid by a heavy wooden  maul.

As in other lines of business, in this there 
are secrets and one of them comes  into  play 
just here.  One  manufacturer  said:  “Id o  
not allow a barrel of kraut to leave my shop 
under three weeks from the  time  it  is  put 
up. 
It  must  have  time  to  work off such 
vegetable impurities as are in it, just as with 
wine and beer.  1 have a  patented  process, 
with the use of which my  kraut  never  has 
an odor.  This does  away  with  the  strong 
flavor so repulsive  to  ordinary  Americans. 
Kraut made in these factories is as clean and 
wholesome as any article of diet known, and 
all sorts and conditions of men use it.  There 
are  a  dozen  ways  of  cooking it and some 
are fond of it raw.”

The usual packages of kraut  are  sixteen, 
thirty and forty-gallon barrels.  A ten-gallon 
barrel sells this year  at  from  $4  to  $4.25. 
That is cheap, as it usually brings  $5  even. 
The article retails at from eight cents to ten 
cents per quart.  To give an idea of  the  ex­
tensive use of  sauerkraut  the  statement  is 
made that orders for ten-barrel lots  are  not 
unusual from city and country stores.

NO. 73

A  New  Method of Preserving Hops,
The  deterioration  which  hops  undergo 
when stored under existing circumstances is 
well known, and is  a  serious  loss  to  hop 
merchants and brewers, and many have been 
the attempts to devise a method  of  keeping 
hops, or of extracting their essential  princi­
ples.  Unfortunately, all preserved hops and 
so-called hop extracts  are  deficent  in  some 
constituents, and have  never  been  in  favor 
or come into general use among  the brewers 
of this country.

A new method of extracting  and  preserv­
ing the essential principles of hops has  late­
ly  been  devised  by  M.  Louis  Boule,  of 
Bourges, and the  brewers of  Belgium  and 
North of France  have, says  the  Brcivers’ 
Guardian,  already  begun  to  avail  them­
selves of the  invention. 
It  is  well  known 
that the fragrant aroma of the hop is for the 
most part contained in certain small  glands, 
which can be  separated from the rest of the 
hop  flower,  and  which,  when  separated, 
constitute a yellow powder known as “lupu- 
lin e th is  powder very easily undergoes de­
composition, and the oil of  hops with which 
it is saturated, soon becomes oxidized in con­
tact  with  the air, giving  rise  to  valerianic 
acid, which  imparts  that  unpleasant  and 
“cheesy” smell to old  hops.  M. Boule  pro­
poses to mechanically  separate  this  lupu- 
line by the aid of a centrifugal machine, and 
to keep the  powder  in  vessels  completely 
protected from the air.  Afterward the hops, 
which still retain all  the  bitter  principle, 
tannic acid, and other  useful  soluble  mat­
ters, are extracted by prolonged boiling with 
water, and this extract is subsequently evap­
orated and concentrated  in   vacuo at a tem­
perature not exceeding  125° Fah.  This ex­
tract is subsequently mixed  with  its  proper 
proportion of lupuline,  and  the  mixture is 
then placed and kept in air tight cans, much 
in the same way as our  preserved foods are 
kept.

This preparation, which the inventor calls 
“normal hops,” contains the  whole  of  the 
extract—both  volatile  and  fixed—of  the 
hops, and can be kept  unchanged  for an in­
definite  period.  The  idea is  that  brewers 
should send their hops to be extracted in the 
manner we have indicated at special  factor­
ies established for  the  purpose,  and  then 
have returned to them the whole  of  the  es­
sential principles in a concentrated and  per­
fectly stable form.

Heavy  Defalcation.

“I understand,” said a,man to an acquain­
tance, “that you are no longer postmaster at 
your place.”

“That’s a fact.”
“Did you resign?”
“No, they shoved me out.”
“What for?”
“Misappropriation of funds, they  said.” 
“But you are not guilty, are you?”
“Well, I came out fifty cents short.”
“That all?  They  si mid  have  made  no 
complaint about so small an  amount.  Only 
fifty cents?”

“That’s all.”
“That’s  strange.  What  was  the  total 
amount of receipts during the entire  year?” 

“Seventy five cents.”

Leave Money in Safe Hands.

Storekeeper—“I am getting  tired  of  this 
delay, and want you to  square  up  your  ac­
counts or I will-----”

Customer—“Do  you  mean  to  say  you 
want me to pay you the money I owe  you?” 

“Certainly; what else should 1 want?” 
“Now, look here; only a month  ago  your 
bookkeeper ran off with every cent  you had 
in your store, didn’t he?”

“Yes, but--------”
“Well, now, as  a  friend  I advise  you  to 
leave my money with  me, where it will  be 
safe.”

A man  who  calculated  that  his  smoking 
cost ten cents a  day  stopped  smoking  and 
put ten cents  a  day  in  bank.  At  the  end 
of the year, he had $31, or rather $31.76, the 
savings bank giving him five per  cent.  He 
has  started  off  again  with his $31.76  as  a 
basis.  The  moral  is  that  if  he lives long 
enough  he  will  grow  rich  through having 
stopped smoking.  This goody goody story is 
as ridiculous as are all of its sort. If the man, 
at the expense of ten cents a day, gave  him­
self considerable pleasure, does it pay him to 
cut off that pleasure and bank the  cash. 
If 
so,  why  not  carry his sacrifice further and 
get  rich  all  at  once instead of waiting  the 
slow  process  of  accumulating 
ten-cent. 
pieces.  He  can  shut  down  on  his coffee 
(but as this man is a grocer he  would  think 
such advice to his fellow  men  outrageous), 
he can leave his boots unblacked,  he can go 
without a collar. 
In  various  ways  he  can 
make himself miserable  and  unpleasant  to 
others, but his bank  account  will  increase. 
That will be a  comfort.  But  when  he  has 
learned to deny  himself  all  pleasure, what 
worth will money be to him?

The longer I live the more  certain  1  am 
that the great difference  between  men, the 
feeble and the  powerful, the  great  and  the 
insignificant, is energy and invincible  deter­
mination—a purpose  once  fixed, and  then 
death or victory.  That quality will  do any­
thing that can be done in this world, and no 
talent,  no  circumstances, no  opportunities, 
will  make  a two-legged  creature,  a  man 
without it.—Sumner.

A very good artificial stone is made by us­
ing one part of Portland  cement  and  three 
parts clean, sharp sand.

A  City  on  Wheels.

No one can give the  name  of  the  curious 
city  described, below,  for  the  very reason 
that it has none, nor can any one  point  out 
its exact position, for it moves from place to 
place-;  but here is the story of its  cause and 
character, as told in an exchange:

“It consists of wooden huts on  wheels, to 
the number of about  130,  which,  whe*  the 
season  arrives,  are  rolled  onto  the ice  in 
Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron.  The population 
of  this  city  without  a  name is about. 500. 
Each hut is furnished with cooking utensils, 
hammocks  and  a stove, and is occupied  by 
three men, whose business on  the  ice  is  to 
follow a peculiar method of fishing. 
In  the 
center  of  each  hut,  a  hole  is  dug  to the 
water about a yard square.  Oue of the fish­
erman then  takes a live fish  of  the  herring 
tribe,  and,  after  fastening  it to a piece  of 
pack-thread, drops it  into  the  water.  The 
fish dashes away, swift as an arrow, until  it 
is pulled up by the thread,  when  it  returns 
toward the hole, followed by a host  of  pike 
and other large fish desirous to feast on  the 
dainty  morsel.  Beside the hole  stands  the 
fisherman,  harpoon  in  hand,  waiting  the 
arrival  of  the  pursuers,  who  are received 
with thrusts of the four or  five  pronged  in­
strument,  which  rarely  fails  to  bring  up 
some  writhing  victims. 
Some  huts  can 
show 200 and upwards of fine fish at the end 
of the day’s work.  The most wierd appear­
ance of this city is at night,  when  the  fish­
ermen prosecute their work by  the  light  of 
torches,  which,  as  is  well  known, attract 
the  fish  without  the  aid  of  herring-bait. 
The  glancing  torches  and  the shadows  of 
the  men  leaning  over  the  holes  make  a 
strange spectacle. 
If fish are not  abundant 
in the spot  first chosen, the hut  is  wheeled 
to another site.  This city of fishers is about 
ten miles from Bay City, and six miles from 
the  mouth  of  the  Saginaw  River and  the 
banks  of  the  lake.  The  road  thither on 
the  ice  is  much  frequented,  not  only  by 
those who have business there,  but  also  by 
the curious, who find thqir interest in the ex­
cursion enhanced by the magnificent  course 
for sleigh-driving which the ten miles of ice 
present.”

To Tan Skins with Fur On,

Take two parts  each  of  alumn  and  salt, 
and  one of  saltpeter, all  well  pulverized. 
Clear the flesh of fatty  matter.  Sprinkle  it 
white with the mixture.  Fold in  edges and 
roll up; remain four days,  then  wash  with 
clean water, and then with  soap and  water. 
Pull the skin  when  drying, to make it soft.
Another recipe is:  Lay  the  wet  skin on 
a smooth slab or a hard board; scrape with a 
dull knife until all loose flesh and film is re­
moved; then wash off  in  soft  water.  Take 
a glass or stone jar, put in an ounce of oil of 
vitriol and a gallon of  rain  or  river  water. 
Let it steep in this  for about half  an  hour. 
Take it out, work it  with  the  hands  until 
dry, when it will be pliable  and  soft.  The 
more worked the softer.  Use no grease.

X

A JOURNAL,  DEVOTED TO TH E

Mercantile and Manniacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY  11,  1885.
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

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

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

President—Wm. Logie.
First Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second  Vice-President—Stephen A.  Sears.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Atkins.
Executive  Committee—President  and  Secre­
tary,  ox  officio;  Chas.  S.  Robinson,  Jas.  N. 
Bradford and W. G. Hawkins.
Election Committee—Geo.  H.  Seymour,  Wal­
lace  Franklin,  W.  H.  Downs,  Wm.  B.  Ed­
munds and D. S. Haugh.
Room  Committee—Stephen  A.  Sears,  Wm. 
Boughton, W. H. Jennings.
Regular  Meetings—Last Saturday evening in 
each month.
Next Meeting—Saturday evening, February 28, 
at “The Tradesman” office.

None  of  the  Grand  Rapids  jobbers  are 
profane men, but some of them  can  hardly 
be  blamed  if  they  are  prone  to  utter the 
name “Dameron” with  particular  emphasis 
on the first  syllable.

Two stars of the first magnitude are to  be 
added to The Tradesm an’s gallery of  dis 
reputables—Dameron and Miner.  Both take 
front rank, occupying  the  same  class  with 
Messmorfe, Dunlap and  Newman.

The recent  sale  of  the  Miner  &  Co.  gro­
cery stock at  Muskegon,  and  the  more  re­
cent sale of  the  Dameron  grocery  stock  at 
Bangor—in both cases the parties selling re­
fusing  to  liquidate  with  their  creditors— 
suggests  a  “missing  link”  in  the chain of 
criminal laws.  The man who  steals  a  sack 
of flour goes to jail for sixty or ninety days; 
b u t' the  man  who  lays  in a stock of goods 
for  the  purpose  of deliberately selling  the 
same and swindling  his  creditors  goes  scot 
free.  There  is  evidently  a  “screw  loose” 
somewhere.

The Northwestern  Lumberman, of  Chi­
cago, which is more  often  correct than oth­
erwise, thus  pays  count to the  city  of  its 
■adoption:

T he  Michigan  Tradesm an  quotes  a 
business man of Grand Rapids as  deploring 
the fact that the merchants  of  that state of­
ten buy goods in Chicago instead of  Detroit 
or Grand Rapids.  He says that every  order 
left in a Michigan market  helps  Michigan, 
and that every order made in Chicago  helps 
Illinois.  This proposition is not  absolutely 
true in the sense the Grand Rapids man puts 
it.  Chicago  is of  vastly  more  benefit  to 
Michigan—especially the Western half  of it
than Detroit or Grand Rapids can ever be. 
In the matter of lumber, this  assumption  is 
settled without argument by simply  looking 
at it.  Michigan can  congratúlale  itself on 
being situated so closely  to  Chicago, with a 
magnificent inland sea  as the  only  separa­
tion,  on  which  the  products  of  the  great 
Wolverine domain can be floated to the chief 
market of the prairie empire.
Yes,  and  Chicago  can  congratulate  her­
self that she is so  near  the  grandest  State 
the sun ever shown upon, for  no  small  part 
of Chicago’s wonderful growth  is  to  be  at­
tributed to her proximity to a commonwealth 
which in variety, richness and fertility of re­
source is not surpassed by any other state in 
the. sisterhood.  Michigan has, of course, re­
ceived  no  inconsiderable  assistance  from 
Chicago, but such benefit is  not  to  be  com­
pared to  the  enormous  advantage  Chicago 
has secured  by reason  of  her  nearness  to 
Michigan.  The benefits  have been 
mutual,
-but largely in Chicago’s favor.

Couldn’t Fool Him.

A well-known citizen who had been  play­
ing poker the  niglii  before  dropped  a  blue 
chip into the contribution  box  by  mistake. 
After service,  he  went  to  the  deacon  who 
had  passed  the  plate,  and  told  him  of 
the mistake.  “So I’ll just give you a  dollar 
in its place,” he said,  “and  we’ll  keep  the 
matter quiet”  “No, you don’t,” replied the 
deacon, ignoring the money offered.  “That’s 
a blue chip. 

It’s worth five  dollars.”

Plainw ell  Plaints.

From the Independent.

Perry Machmer and Will M. Spencer have 
bought Fred F. Patterson’s grocery business.
G.  W.  Pursel  has  resigned  his  postal 
route, and will give his  whole  time and  at­
tention to his drug business.

H. J. Brown succeeds Brown & Sherwood 
in  the  livery  busiess.  Mr.  Sherwood has 
gone into the business  of  shipping  poultry.
Dr. H. E. Lâcher wishes  to  rent a desir­
able store in his business block, at the  junc­
tion of Grandville avenue, Bartlett and Sum­
mit streets—an excellent  location  for a dry 
goods establishment.

A French  milliner has invented a  bonnet 
trimmed with asses ears.  The effect is strik­
in g .

AMONG THE TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

M. P. Hedges has engaged  in  the grocery 
business at 170 West Bridge street.  Shields, 
Bulkley & Lemon furnished the stock.

Perkins &  Hess  have  had  stuffed  and 
mounted a fine specimen of a Michigan bear, 
which will hereafter ornament  the  front of 
their building on Louis street.

W. Stitt has engaged in the drygoods  and 
grocery  business  at  Falmouth.  Spring & 
Company  furnished  the  dry  goods.  The 
groceries were purchased here.

The Newmans, who made  something  like 
$30,000  by  their  failure  in  this city about 
eight months ago, are now the owners  of an 
extensive  cattle  ranch  in  Colorado.  The 
property  is  ostensibly  held by young Red- 
lich.

Dan Lynch, formerly engaged  in  general 
trade and lumbering operations at Blanchard, 
has  formed a  copartnership  with  Messrs. 
Wood & Beeson, and the three will continue 
the business under the firm name of  Wood, 
Beeson  Co.  Mr. Lynch  will  do  most of 
the buying on the road.

Mr.  Rockafellow,  of  the  firm  of  Rocka 
fellow & LaDue, general  dealers  at  Carson 
City,  and  E.  C. Cummings, banker  at  that 
place, were in the city last week on business 
connected with the establishment of a cheese 
factory at Carson City.  They  have  not  yet 
decided upon the dimensions of the building, 
nor  have  they  engaged a maker, their mis­
sion here being to  secure  the  services  of  a 
practical operator.

Brisbin,  the  notorious, has  been in  town 
several days  during  the  past  week,  com­
promising with his creditors.  Some he paid 
in full, some he settled  with at  the  rate of 
30 per cent., and with  others  he  settled  at 
25 per cent.  Several agreed to settle at that 
figure, but have not  yet  seen  the  money. 
Brisbin  claims to have  secured a situation 
as surveyor  for a railway  company in  the 
Northern Peninsula, but it is more than like­
ly that  he  intends  engaging  in  business 
again, as he is not  a man  who  would settle 
with his creditors  unless he  expected to be 
in a position to need  credit.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Aldrich & Kilian, furniture  dealers at Al­

bion, have dissolved.

Knapp & Armstrong,  general  dealers  at 

Coleman, are closing out.

Bookstanz Fuller & Son, hardware dealers 

at Richmond, have dissolved.

Henry Tomb succeeds Edward Anglim  in 

the grocery business at Alpena.

John Monaghan, general dealer at Alpena, 

has assigned to Michael Brennan.

A. L. Lakey succeeds Belknap & Lakey in 

the hardware business at Kalkaska.

Barnes & French, general dealers at Clare, 

have dissolved, Barnes succeeding.

Herbert Moon succeeds A. W. Westfall in 

the hardware business at Marcellus.

Walter Taylor will engage in  the  grocery 

business at Jonesville in about ten days.
•  Fowler & Satterlee  succeed  J. J. Shearer 
in the hardware business at Greenville.

Soloman Selig,  clothing  dealer  at  Au  Sa­

ble, has called a meeting of his creditors.

Marcotte  &  Twist  succeed  Marcotte  & 
Camille in the grocery business  at  Florence.
Geo. C. Warner succeeds Warner & Gould 
in the  hardware  business  at  East  Saginaw.
Fred Z. Hamilton succeeds  Harvey  Cap- 
ron in the jewelry business  at  Eaton  Rap­
ids.

C. D.  Towne  succeeds  A.  C.  &  C.  D. 
Towne in the jewelry  business at Elk  Rap­
ids.

Marshall  Statesman:  A.  C.  Frink  has 
purchased a one-third interest in the firm  of 
F. H. Calcott & Co.

Jerry Tuttle, general dealer at Tipton,  has 
skipped town, and the  mortgagee is  in  pos­
session of his  stock.

J.  K.  Seafuse,  the  Lake  City  general 
dealer,  was  killed  by a falling limb,  while 
surveying, last week.

F. Dodge, general dealer at Stanwood, has 
sold his  store  building  and  stock to B. P. 
Harris, lately of Indiana.

Whitehall Forum: M. B.  Co veil’s  vacant 
store is being fitted up for a hardware  stock 
to be put in by K. F. Morse.

A. W. Hardy, clothier at Dundee, has pur­
chased the  dry  goods  and  grocery stock  of 
A. T.  Hardy, at that place,  and consolidated 
it with his own.

Stiles & Pray, a well-known Vermontville 
firm, have dissolved partnership,  Mr.  Stiles 
continuing the business and Mr.  Pray  retir 
ing to private life.

When Eddy Sherman, the  Plainwell  dry 
goods dealer, died about a year  ago,  it  was 
claimed by the relatives  that  every creditor 
would receive his claim in full; but  the  ad­
ministratrix now comes to the front with an 
offer of 75 per cent, and some of  the  credi­
tors will receive nothing.

Middleville  Republican:  Gabriel Wolff 
and Norton & Lester, of Otsego, were in the 
village, looking for a place to engage in bus­
iness.  Mr. Wolff is now running a  clothing 
and  grocery  store,  and Norton  & Lester  a 
dry goods store in Otsego.  Should they  de­
cide  to  come  here,  the  two stores will  be 
united  and  run  as one business by  Messrs. 
Wolff, Norton & Lester.

Garrett Decker, the Battle Creek drygoods 
merchant,  who  recently  executed  eleven 
chattle  mortgages to creditors  representing 
$21,147.79  worth of  indebtedness,  due  in 
payments, finds  himself  unable to meet the 
payments as they mature and keep the stock 
replenished, and consequently offers a gener­
al compromise of 50 per  cent, to  all  credi­
tors, secured and unsecured.

Henry  E.  Hudson,  assignee  for  Waite 
Bros., who  recently  failed at Hudsonville, 
writes T he Tradesm an that the  statement 
that he will be  able  to  pay  the  creditors 
“from  50  to  75  per  cent.”  is  somewhat 
stretched.  The total liabilities of  the  firm 
are $1,220.  The assets in the shape of pash 
in the assignee’s hands  amount to $200, and 
about $75 will be realized from the  remain­
der of the stock  and  accounts.  This  will 
make the total available  assets  only  $275, 
out of which must come the expenses of the 
assignment, so that the creditors  may  con­
sider themselves lucky if they realize 15 per 
cent.

manufacturing matters.

Olesen & Degen’s feed mill  at  Whitehall 

has begun operations.

E. B. Husted has moved his  handle  fac­

tory from Petoskey to Ayr.

Shephard & Jennings  have completed the 

repairs on their saw mill at Pellston.

A. C. Ayers  succeeds  Ayers & Rowe  in 

the shingle mill business at West Troy.

Geo. W. Crosby & Co., of Greenville, have 
purchased  L.  Beghold’s  stave  factory  at 
Portland.

Thos.  Clarage &  Sons  succeed  Bird  & 
Clarage in the foundry and machinery  busi­
ness at Kalamazoo.

The sale of the  Michigan Iron  Works, at 
Cadillac, is being  negotiated, and  if it goes 
through the works will be reopened.

The steam  woolen  mills  at  Alma,  de­
stroyed by fire a few months ago,  are  being 
replaced  by  more  extensive  water  power 
mills.

The  clothes  pin  manufactory,  of  Mason, 
finding its ten-horse power engine too small, 
has ordered a twenty-five-horse power and is 
resting until it comes.

The Montague basket factory  has  started 
up for the season, the first  order  that  will 
be filled being a carload of butter plates  for 
St. Joseph, Mo.,  parties.

The  Knights  of  Labor  of  Battle  Creek 
have  organized  a  stock  company  with  a 
capital stock of $50,000, for  the  purpose  of 
engaging in the manufacture of  doors,  sash 
and blinds.

Ovid Union:  J. A. Cooper,  in  company 
with two or  three  other  gentleman, is can­
vassing the  subject of  establishing a mam­
moth carriage  works  here,  with  a  capital 
stock of $200,000.  The old saw mill  site of 
Edwards,  Jenks & Co. is talked  of  as  the 
place of locating.  We trust  that  the  com­
pany will be formed and  this  industry  be­
come a reality.

Shelby  Enterprise:  There  are  seven 
flouring mills in Oceana  county, as follows: 
the Wigton mill, at Hart;  the  Nickerson  & 
Collister mill, ot  Pentwater;  the  Armitage 
& Moore mill, at Shelby;  the Marsh mill, at 
Marshville;  the Powers mill,  at  Ferry;  the 
mill  at  Hesperia;  and  the  one  at Flower 
Creek.  Of these, five are run  by water and 
two by steam.

STRAY  FACTS.

J. G. Mosser, of  Cadillac, will  make  1,- 

000,000 brick next season.

A.  T.  Greenough  &  Co.  succeed  H.  L. 
Holcomb in the lumber and  salt  business at 
St. Louis.

Business is improving preceptibly at Alle­
gan, and grain and  other farm  produce are 
coming in freely.

In the past six months over $160,000 have 
been paid by Evart parties for small  jags of 
logs, no  one  bill  amounting to more 
than 
$1,500.

The Flint National Bank has  commenced 
suit against the  Flint  Cotton  and  Woolen 
Manufacturing Co., to recover some  $12,000 
due on promissory notes.

N. D. Curtis has bought about  1,000 cords 
of poplar wood at  Dundee,  which  he  will 
ship to Jackson, where it will be  made into 
pulp.

John F. Winkler,  of  East  Saginaw,  has 
shipped fifty  carloads of  oak staves to New 
York during the past  three  weeks.  He ex­
pects to handle  about  300,000  during  the 
season.

C.  A.  Hough  and  Chester A.  Messer,  of 
Hastings, have purchased  the  building  and 
stock  of  L.  D.  Warner, at Woodland,  and 
will  continue  the  agricultural  implement 
business.

Purely  Personal.

H. C. McFarlane  and F. A. Jenison, Man 
ton  merchants, were  in  town  Monday, on 
their way to Chicago and the  New  Orleans 
Exposition.

J. Ely Granger, shipping  clerk  for  Cody, 
Ball & Co., spent two or three days in Jack- 
son last week,  interviewing the  prison  and 
flirting with the girls.

Miss  Sibyl  Day,  formerly  cashier  with 
Hamilton & Milliken, at Traverse  City, has 
been spending  several weeks with friends in 
this city, and is now at  Kalamozoo.

Peter Schuit, the Ottawa  street  grocery- 
man, is the happy  father of  a pair of  twin 
girls, weighing eight and six pounds  respec­
tively, one being a blonde  and  the  other a 
brunette.

Miss Flora McDowell,  billing  clerk  for 
Hazeltine, Perkins & Co., has  just complet­
ed a handsome cottage  residence  on  Union 
street, between Wealthy avenue and  Logan 
street.  Herself  and  family are already in 
possession.

Three bids have been received by  Admin­
istrator Belknap for the Prindle  drug stock, 
on West Bridge street, and the probability is 
that it will be sold within the next  week  or 
ten days.  C. E. Kellogg, of  Grandville,  of­
fers $4,000 cash.'  The other bids are higher, 
but are not all cash down.

W.  C.  Melis  is  removing  his  hardware 
stock  from  his  present  location  to  Sid 
Stevens’ new block on the corner of  Grand­
ville avenue and Summit  street.

RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.,

MANUFACTURERS  AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

3RS  AND WHOLES¿

A N D

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.
low as the lowest.  We make  a  Gent’s  Shoe to retail  for 
Congress,  Button  and Bals that can’t he heat.

Our spring samples  are now ready for inspection at prices as 
m

14 and  16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

H. LEONARD & SONS,
Crockery, Glassware & Lamps

Im p o rte rs   a n d  J o b b e rs   o f

16 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

AGENTS  FOR

A im   ff,  G. fun.
Wedgewood  &   Co.’s  English  Ware.

AND

Special Prices given on STONEWARE in Car Lots.
The “ GOOD  ENOUGH ” 5  and  10 gal.  OIL  CANS.
The “ EMPRESS ”  1-2,1  and 2 gal.  OIL  CANS.
Galvanized Iron Grocer’s OIL  TANKS,  $7.00 each.
Engraved Globe  Crimp Top Lamp Chimneys.
11 LA  BASTIE ”  Toughened Glass Chimneys will not Break.
We Sell onr Labeled “ FLINT ” Glass Chimneys at the same 
Price others ask for Second Quality,  when five  boxes  of 
any styles are taken.

We deliver Lamp Chimneys,  Stoneware and Kerosene Oil at 

any depot in this city free of Cartage.

Send  for  our  Illustrated  Price  List  of Crockery,  Glassware 
and Hanging Lamps, showing Package  Lists  and  open 
stock Prices of onr full line.

MUSKRGON MATTERS.

Facts and Fancies  Picked Up at That Busy 

Place,

Edward Langley has  erected a new  store 
building on Jackson street, and will  shortly 
engage in the grocery business.

The  Muskegon  File  Works  are  building 
an addition 14x22, one story, which  will  be 
used as a working room.  The  enlargement 
is necessitated by the rapid  increase  in  the 
business of the establishment.  *

S. R. King, a gentleman  well  and favora­
bly known in business circles, has purchased 
a half interest in the wholesale produce and 
commission house  of  Orcutt  &  Company. 
The business will be carried on at the  same 
location under the old firm name.

If the taxpayers of Muskegon county wish 
to do the  business  public  a  service, 
they 
should authorize the employment of a Depu­
ty County Clerk. 
It  stands to  reason  that 
Clerk Toan cannot be in two places  at  the 
same time,  and as court  has  beeh in almost 
continuous session  for  months past, he  lias 
frequently been compelled to turn a deaf ear 
to the wants of those  doing  business at  the 
office, except at such times as court  was not 
in session. 
It would seem that the interests 
of those who have matters of  importance at 
stake demanded the immediate  employment 
of an assistant.

Another Muskegonite has joined the ranks 
of the disreputables.  With  the  facts  sur­
rounding the sale  of  the  grocery  stock  of 
Miner & Co., the business publicare already 
informed.  Miner disposed of the stock  at a 
sacrifice, putting the  money in  his  pocket, 
and refused to either  pay  or  compromise. 
He was ready  with  promises, however, and 
The Tradesm an has refrained from speak­
ing of the matter heretofore  for  fear that it 
might do him an injustice.  But as over two 
weeks  have  elapsed,  during  which  time 
Miner has not  redeemed a single  promise— 
nor made any effort  in  that  direction—-it  is 
plain to be seen that the sale  was  effected 
for fraudulent  purposes, and  that  Will C. 
Miner  is willing to be  written  down  as  a 
rogue.  He has lately engaged in the  saloon 
business, in which vocation he will  have an 
admirable opportunity to  practice  the  same 
game he has played so successfully on about 
$1,000 worth of creditors.

The Carey failure wears a much worse as­
pect  than at the  time  of  the  assignment. 
New claims are coming to the surface  every 
few days, and the assets  are  not “panning 
out”  as  satisfactorily  as  was  expected, so 
that the creditors may  consider  themselves 
lucky if they  realize  25  per  cent,  of  the 
amount of their claims.  Several of the cred­
itors, satisfied that Mrs. Smart  (now  Root) 
was a partner in  the  concern  previous  to 
December 8—in spite of her vigorous  asser­
tions  to  the  contrary—have  brought  suit 
against her to recover the  amount of  their 
claims in full.  Carey’s statements  that she 
was a partner should  be  considered in  this 
connection,  and in addition to this, four per­
sons have been found who  saw a bill of sale 
from Mrs. Smart to Carey, given on  Decem­
ber 8, by which  she  transferred  her  third 
interest in the business to her  brother  for a 
consideration  of  $900.  As  a  still  further 
proof of  the existence of  such  a  document, 
the creditors  have  found  the  person  who 
saw Mrs. Smart  sign  the  bill  of sale, and 
witnessed her signature.  Just how she will 
be able to establish the fact that she was not 
a partner—in  spite  of  such  overwhelming 
evidence to  the  contrary—it  is  difficult  to 
imagine, and the outcome  of  the  litigation 
will be looked for with interest.

Chicago’s  Weakness.

Muskegon, Feb. 6,  1885. 

To the Editor of T h e  T r a d e s m a n  :

Dea r Sir—I notice that the Northwestern 
Lumberman, in commenting on a statement 
made in a recent issue of The T radesm an, 
tries to carry the idea that Chicago  has civi­
lized and  settled  the  entire West, and that 
without Chicago there would be no West.  I 
think the contrary to be true, and this  leads 
me  to  remark  that  I  do  not  think  that 
Chicago  will  have  the assistance from  the 
West in the future which she has had in the 
past.  Twenty years ago,  it  was  necessary 
that the West should have a great market, and 
the Chicago of the present is the result. 
In­
stead of realizing that her greatness consisted 
in being the ward and pride of a great terri­
tory, she turned her back on her great  bene­
factors  and  aspired  to  rule the West with 
arrogance.  The  country  was quick to  de­
termine the remedy, and to this fact is to be 
attributed the building up of  such  cities  as 
Minneapolis and S t Paul in Minnesota,  and 
Grand  Rapids  and  Detroit  in  Michigan. 
“Give us home markets,”  was  the  cry,  and 
the  work  of  later  years amply proves that 
the answer has been entirely  satisfactory.
Lumberman.

Hints  About  Shoes.

When buttoning, insert the hook upon the 

upper side of the button.

Don’t  twist  the  hook in the button  hole. 
Nothing  wears  that  part  of  the  shoe out 
quicker.

Laced shoes should be laced tightly at the 

bottom to prevent wrinkling.

Don’t  wear  shoes  too  large or too wide. 
They won’t hold their  shape. 
If  too short, 
they will break down the toes of the wearer, 
or the foot will crowd back  and destroy  the 
shape and stiffening of the heel.

Do not  allow fine shoes to  become  satur­
ated  with  snow  water,  as  the acid in this 
water  will eat the leather out  directly,  par­
ticularly if placed where it is warm  to  dry.
To remove mildew from mat  kid,  rub the 
spots with a cloth saturated with heartshom.
White spots on rubbers can be easily rem­
edied by immersing them in  soap  suds  and 
giving them a thorough rubbing  with  a  soft 
cloth, and then rinsing them  in clean water.

On BOOT  FLU6
M l  SET  I   PAIR  OF  BOOTS,
BOOT  PLUG

Is  a new brand of Tobacco,  with  a  new  sweet  flavor  that 

can not be  excelled.  Chewers who have given it 

a trial will take no  other.

We pack  a TIN  ORDER in one  of the  lumps  in  each  Butt 

which is good for either one pair of heavy No.  1  Kip 

Boots,  or one pair of  Fancy  Calf  Boots,  or 

one pair of Calf Button  Shoes.

HOW  ETO  GET  THE  BOOTS. 
Send  the  Boot  Order  with  size  wanted,  Name,  Town, County and State 
plainly written to the undersigned, and they will forward the boots by the next 
Express.  DON’T  FORGET  TO  MENTION  THE  K IND  WANTED.

Tobacco Manufacturers,
Canal  and  Monroe  Streets,  C H IC A G O ,

Ili!*,

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  FIRST  CLASS  JOBBERS.

Good  Words Unsolicited.

Rankin  &  Dewey,  general  dealers, Shelby: 

“Bully paper.  Keep sending her.”

A. T. Little, druggist, Acme:  Mr.  C.  E.  Sil­
ver, who has recently gone  into trade  at this 
place, has been in the  habit  of borrowing my 
Tradesman  for  some  months past, and  says 
he must have it, so I send in his  dollar.”

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Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F FIC E R S .

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amazoo. 

President—Geo. W. C r o u t e r ,  C h a r le v o i x .
First Vice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,  Kal­
Second Vice-President—B.  D.  Northrup,  Lan-
ThM  Vice-President—Frank  Wurzburg,  Gr’d
Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. 
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—H .J .  Brown,  A.  B. 
Stevens, Geo. Gundrum, W. H. Keller, F. W.
NextCpkice  of  meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday, 

Rapids. 

,

October 13,1885.

Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society,

O R G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

.,  ^  ™

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Wm. L. White,
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—John Peck,  Chas.  P.  Bige­
low, Jas. S. Cowin. 
Board  of  Trustees—The  President,  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
v,  „
Wm. L. White. 
'Committee on Pharmacy—Hugo Thum,  M.  B.
Kimm, A. C. Bauer. 
_  „
■Committee on Legislation—Isaac n atts,  O.  H.
Richmond, Jas. S. Co win. 
Committee on Trade  Matters—H. B. Fairchild, 
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening w
.
each month. 
Annual  Meetings—First Thursday evening in 
November, 
.  _
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  March  5, 
at “The Tradesman” office.

_  

_ 

„  

.

A  QUACKS  CONFESSION.

How a Cute Yankee Gulled Other  Yankees.
A cute down-east Yankee who has ¡retired 
on the profits of quackery thus expatiates to 
a reporter of the Boston Olobe on the pecul­
iar methods which made him successful:

“When street  hawking I  would  say ‘My 
friends, were you aware  of the fact that the 
Indian of the iar West never  has  fever  of 
any nature; that bane of the East, consump­
tion, is not known to the  noble  red  man? 
Yet, such is the absolute  fact of  the  case, 
and I defy a contradiction.  Why  are  they 
not heir to many of  the  ills  of  mankind? 
Simply because they go to nature  for  their 
aid and assistance when  anyways  indispos­
ed.  They are purely nature’s  children—un­
derstanding nature’s laws, and nature’s work 
much better in their simplicity  than we  do 
with our boasted intelligence.1

“Then I would  expatiate  about a certain 
wild flower that  grew  in  great  profusion 
about the-Rocky Mountains, which  the  In­
dians  gathered  and  preserved  as  a  cure 
agains^colds, fevers and  bronichial  difficul­
ties,  embellishing  everything  as  I  went 
along; then I would announce that:

“ ‘1 hold in my hand a package of that self­
same flower  seed, which,  if  planted  about 
your house will grow, and  when in  bloom, 
throught the summer  months, it  takes  up 
and absorbs those health destroying  proper­
ties, those  deathly  gases  which  generate 
your malaria, your fever, etc?

“Bite?  Never  knew  a erowd to fail. 

In 
my talk I had  a  full  speeeh  with  all  the 
points down line, what I’ve given you is just 
to show the drift. 
I tell  you  this  Indian 
child of nature and  medicine  business  has 
been a great one, a great one, sir.  1 follow­
ed that for two years.  Oh, ¡1 forgot; what I 
sold was mustard,  cabbage, lettuce  seed  or 
something like that.  Well,-I followed  this 
for two years; then I came out as an Indian 
doctor.  1 had got tired of  street  hawking. 
I had my agent visit a town, bill  me  like a 
circus, hire a  suite  of  rooms  at a hotel—a 
public room, consultation room  and  labora­
tory.  My circulars  would  convince a well 
man that he was sick.  Sit down  and  wait 
for them to drop in—that was the only thing 
to do—and they would drop in, too. I would 
take a patient  into  my  consultation  room, 
and always give  them a  seat  -from  which 
they could command a good view of my lab­
oratory, which was  fitted up  with  bottles, 
vials, graduates, medicines,  surgical  instru­
ments and so on.  Consultation was  always 
free. 
I would take a patient and by a  gen­
eral diagnosis I could  tell  them  jjust  how 
•they felt or hit it near enough to inspire con­
fidence.  Then  was  the  time  that I  would 
reach the liver, which  I  always  made  the 
seat of all trouble, unless  it  was  something 
where the difficulty  was  located  elsewhere 
too apparantly to deceive  the patient;  then 
I would, of course, be there.  My invariable 
rule was where neither of ns knew what the 
matter was to lay it to that  innocent, unsus­
pecting liver.  A prescription  was  desired 
after my seeming understanding of the case, 
and 1 never let a chance go by  to  give  one: 
price $5.

“Well, here comes the funny  part of  the 
snap. 
I would go into  my laboratory,  par­
tially close the  door, rattle  around  among 
the bottles for a moment/ come  out, ask the 
patient two or three questions,  return  and 
close the door, then go  to a keg  and  draw 
out my  medicine, which  would  be a mild 
tonie sweetened to taste, and not a bit harm­
ful.  Consumption, soft corn, or  what  not, 
the medicine was all  drawn from the  same 
keg.  A week in a town wa3  enough.

“The greatest  scheme  of  several that  1 
have been engaged in was my ‘Great Herbal 
Remedy.’  1 made up 200  kinds  of  medi­
cine,  to cure anything from toothache to the 
last  stage  of  consumption.  The  cure  for 
each disease was in its own bottle; one med­
icine wouldn’t cure half a  dozen  diseases— 
not much.  1 gave  the  gullibles  to  under­
stand that those who claimed  that such was 
the case for their remedies  were  imposters, 
but that I had  made  special  diseases  and 
their remedies a special  study, and that this 
study combined with the knowledge of herbs 
I received from an  Indian  father,  enabled 
me to cure them.  Why, I had  some  reme­
dies for which I got $25 a bottle.  This price 
was to pay for an herbal remedy that  came 
from the borders of Lake  Ujiji 
in  Africa,

and which could  be  gathered  only  during 
the month of  August.  That  scheme  just 
caught them. 
I had for  my higher  priced 
remedies a special quarter of the world from 
which they must be procured, the farther off 
the higher the  price.  With  my experience 
and knowledge of the  weaknesses of human 
nature I can go into a town with a barrel  of 
rain  water, color it a little,  bottle  it, deal it 
out to patients and get A 1 testimonials pro­
claiming that I had  furnished  relief, which 
no regular physician had  ever  succeeded in 
doing.

“What is the secret? Imagination, mydear 
sir—imagination.  Doesn’t it  show  on the 
surface that it  is  just  that  and  nothing
more?

“One of the gold mines  that I struck  was 
the liver  pad  racket.  There  it  is  again. 
The same poor old  suspected  liver. 
I sold 
500 one night at $1 a  piece.  Announced to 
stay in the same place two weeks  and  said 
that any person who bought one  and  failed 
to find relief could have their money refund­
ed.  They went  wild over it in  one  place. 
Testimonials poured in and one man  was so 
enthusiastic that  he put  a  communication 
in the local paper telling  what  my pad had 
done for him, and  prai^ng it to  the  skies. 
I talked on the square every  night for  two 
weeks; the people bought and I had just one 
pad returned.  These pads  contained  noth­
ing but cayenne pepper  and  Indian  meal, 
mostly pepper,  which would create an irrita­
tion upon the skin and the poor fools  would 
think it was the  medicinal  efficaey of  the 
pad.  The  purchasers  paid a cent  for  the 
cotton cloth, a cent  for  the  pepper, a cent 
for the meal, and I took 97 cents for  work­
ing upon their imaginations.”

Chlorine as a Disinfectant.

An investigation  reported  upon  by  Dr. 
Klein is the application of chlorine as an air 
disinfectant,  especially in respect to  swine 
disease.  It has been shown that this disease 
is highly infectious, and that  the  infection 
is easily conveyed  by the  air, which is the 
usual manner of the  communication of  the 
disease. 
It was therefore considered by Dr. 
Klein to be specially suited for  ascertaining 
experimentally  the  gaseous  substance  by 
which it could best be combated. It is known 
that a healthy pig placed in the same  stable 
with a diseased one is sure to  take the  dis­
ease, though the animals are  carefully kept 
apart from each other.  Dr. Klein  therefore 
experimented as to the extent to which  this 
atmospheric communicability obtained in an 
atmosphere 
impregnated  with  as  much 
chlorine as the animals could  endure  with­
out evincing discomfort. 
It was  found that 
a healthy animal could with safety  be  plac­
ed in the same compartment with a diseased 
pig, even for so long a time as six  hours, for 
five successive days, provided  the air in the 
compartment was maintained  well  fumigat­
ed with chlorine-gas, two good  fumigations 
up to a marked pungency in  the  six  hours 
being required. 
.It was also found that  one 
good fumigation  with  chlorine  neutralized 
effeetuallj  the virus in a compartment  from 
which a  diseased pig had been  removed, so 
that another animal  could  be  placed  in it 
without danger of infection.

Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical Society.
The regular meeting of the Grand  Rapids 
Pharmaceutical  Society  was  held  at  T ile 
Tradesm an  office  last  Thursday evening, 
the  following  pharmacists  being in attend­
ance: 
President  Wurzburg,  Secretary
Eseott,  Isaac  Watts,  1Wm. L. White,  Wm. 
H.  Van  Leeuwen,  Chas.  E.  Escott, E.  B. 
Curran, H. E. Locber, D.  Kimm,  Albert  F. 
Hazeltine and A.  Sanford.

The  following  gentlemen  were  elected 
members  of  the  Society:  Aaron  Clark, 
Albert Stonehouse, John :S. Page and  Lucas 
Schiphorst.

Applications  for  membership  in the  So­
ciety were received from the following:  W. 
H. Knight, W. H. Ross, J. ff. Zerkle,  Albert 
F. Hazeltine, Mills & Lacey, Eugene  Klein, 
Duane B. Van Buren  and  Bochove  & San­
ford.

Dr. C. P. Bigelow tendered his resignation 
as  Vice-President  of  the Society, and Wm. 
L. White was elected to fill the vacancy.

Secretary  Escott  was  selected to  act  as 
“funeral director,” in case  of  the demise of 
any of the members of the  Society.

The Society has now  twenty-seven  mem­
bers,  whieh  with  the  eight  applications 
which will be aeted upon at  the  next  meet­
ing, will make a total membership of thirty- 
five.  There are about forty druggists in the 
city.

Sticky Fly  Paper.

Kilner gives the two  formulas  whieh  fol­
low :  Paint  heavy,  unsized  manilla paper 
with  common  glue,  and  allow  it  to  dry; 
then  spread  with  the  following  mixture, 
made  by  melting  the  oil  and resin over a 
fire and stirring constantly:
Castor  oil....................................................ozs  4
Resin 
12
No. 2—Melt together over a slow fire, with

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

constant stirring:
Castor oil................................. ....................ozs  8
Resin......................................................................24
Sugar..................................................................  4
Spread  the  warm  mixture upon  unsized 

 

manilla paper.

Secretary Jesson is in receipt  of  advance 
sheets of the coming  report  of  the  Illinois 
State Pharmaceutical  Association, in which 
it is stated by the Executive Committee that 
during the four years the  pharmacy bill has 
been in operation in that State but  one mis­
take has been made by a registered  pharma­
cist.  What better recommendation can there 
be for the  enactment of a similiar  measure 
in this State?

Henry H. HackenbOrg, drug  and  grocery 
dealer at Constantine, has sold out to  Hage- 
man & Felt.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

seed;  squills root;  oilcubebs.

Advanced—Bismuth  sub  nitrate;  carraway 
Declined—Nothing.

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9  @
.......  30  @
.......  33  ©
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....... 
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$OZ....  12  © 
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5  ©
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10
35
35
55
5
12
15
4
48
18
15
15
18
14
6
7

A C ID S.

Acetic, No.  8............................
Acetic, C. P. (8p. grav.  1.040).
Carbolic....................................
Citric__ ;..................................
Muriatic 18  deg.......................
Nitric 36 deg.............................
Oxalic.................................
Sulphuric 66 deg.....................
Tartaric  powdered................
Benzoic,  English....................
Benzoic,  German....................
Tannic......................................
AM M ONIA.
Carbonate.................................
Muriate (Powd. 22c)................
Aqua 16 deg or  8f ....<............
Aqua 18 deg or  4f...............

BALSAMS.
Copaiba....................................
Fir..............................................
Peru...........................................
Tolu...........................................
BA RK S.
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)..
Cinchona,  yellow..................
Elm,  select..............................
Elm, ground, pure................
Elm, powdered,  pure...........
Sassafras, of root..................
Wild Cherry, select...............
Bayberry  powdered.............
Hemlock powdered...............
W ahoo........... ........................
Soap  ground..........................
B E R R IE S ,

Cubeb,  prime (Powd 80c)...............
Juniper.............................................  ®
Prickly Ash......................................  50

E X TRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 fl> doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 B>  boxeS)...............
...............
Lgowood, %s 
do 
Logwood, %s 
do 
...............
Logwood, ass’d  do 
...............
Fluid Extracts—25 f  cent, off list.

FLO W ERS.

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

10

GUMS.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c)..................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)..........
Ammoniac.......................................
Arabic, extra  select.......................
Arabic, powdered  select...............
Arabic, 1st picked..........................
Arabic,2d  picked..........................
Arabic,  3d picked..................... .
Arabic, sifted sorts.........................
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)...
Benzoin........ ...................................
Camphor...........................................
Catechu. Is (lA 14c, 14s 16c)............
Euphorbium powdered..................
Galbanum strained.........................
Gamboge...........................................
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............
Kino [Powdered, 30cl.....................
Mastic..............................................
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)...
Opium, pure (Powd $5.75)...............
Shellac, Campbell’s.........................
Shellac,  English..............................
Shellac, native.................................
Shellac bleached..............................
Tragacanth ......................................

60©  75 
17 
50
28®  30 
60 
60 
50 
40 
38 
30
25 
55@60
19©  22 
13
35©  40 
80
90@1 06 
35 
20
40 
4 10 
30
26 
24 
30
30  @1 00

H ERBS—'IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.
Hoarhound............................................ ,
Lobelia............................................ .........
Peppermint...................................
Rue.......................... ................. ...............
Spearmint................................................
Sweet Majoram........................................
Tanzy ........................................................
Thym e......................................................
Wormwood..............................................

IR O N .

■Citrate and  Quinine.......................  
Solution mur., for tinctures........  
Sulphate, pure  crystal.................. 
Citrate..............................................  
Phosphate........................................ 

.25
.25
.25
.40
.24
.35
.25
.30
.25

6 40
20
7
80
65

LEA VES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   13  ©   14
6
Sage, Italian, bulk 04 s & %s, 12c)... 
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18  ®   20
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
30
Senna,  powdered............................ 
22
Senna tinnivelli...............................  
16
Uva  Ursi..................... .. .; ..............  
10
35
Belledonna....................................... 
j Foxglove...........................................  
30
¡Henbane.......;............... 
35
I  Rose, red........................................... 
2 35

 

 

 

LIQ U O R S.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  ©2 25
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye...............1 75  ©2 00
-  Whisky, other brands....................1  10  @1 50
Gin, Old Tom...................................1 35  @1 75
Gin,  Holland.................................... 2 00  @3 50
Brandy..............................................1 75  ©6 60
Catawba  Wines...............................1 25  ©2 00
Port Wines....................................... 1 35  @2 50

M AG NESIA .

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

22
37
2 25
-65

G IL S .

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Almond, sweet.................................  45  @ 50
Amber, rectified......•....................... 
45
Anise.................................. 
I  85
 
Bay f   oz....................... ................. 
50
Bergamont......................  
2 60
 
 
18  @ 19%
Castor..................... 
 
2 00
Croton................................................ 
75
Cajeput............................................  
Cassia...................................  
 
1 60
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)....... 
35
Citronella ... J.................................  
75
Ckxv.es...................................  
1 20
 
Cod Liver,  filtered.................f  gal 
1 50
3 SO
Cod Liver, best......................... 
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
6 00
Cubebs, P. &  W........................ 
5 50
Erigeron..................... 
1 60
Fireweed..:......................................  
2 00
Geranium  f   oz...............................  
75 
35
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75e).. 
Juniper wood...................... 
50
 
2 00
Juniper berries.................  
Lavender flowers, French.............  
2 01
100
Lavender garden 
.............  
Lavender spike 
.............. 
90
Lemon, new crop............................ 
1  40
Lemon, Sanderson’s ....................... 
1  50
80
 
Lemongrass..................... 
Olive, Malaga.................... 
©1 20
2 75
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  . 
.... 
Origanum, red  flowers, French... 
1 25
Origanum,  No. 1............................ 
50
Pennyroyal...................................... 
1 40
Peppermint,  white......................... 
4 00
Rose  f  oz.........................................  
8  50
65
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 50) 
65  ©  67,,
Salad..............................  
1 00
Savin.................................................. 
Sandal  Wood, German.................. 
4 60
Sandal Wood, W. 1..........................  
7 00
Sassafras........................................... 
60
Spearmint  .  .  ..; ............................ 
@7 00
Tansy................................................4 OO  @4 50
Tar (by gal 50e).................................  10  © 12
2 20
Wintergreen................................. 
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $5.50)..... 
Wormseed................................ 
g 50
PO TASSIU M .

do 
do 

4 00

 

 

 

 

Bicromate.................................f  ft 
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............  
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 
Prussiate yellow..............................  

14
34
19
2 90
28

ROOTS.

Alkanet............................................
Althea, cut.......................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s ......................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in %s and %s__
Blood (Powd 18e).............................
Calamus,  peeled..............................
Calamus, German white,peeled..
Elecampane, powdered..................
Gentian (Powd  15c).........................
Ginger, African (Powd 16c)............
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd 30c)..................
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap, powdered.............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 12%)........
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink, true........ .................. .............
Rhei, from select to  choice..........
Rhel, powdered E. I .......................
Rhei, choice out  cubes.................
Rhei, choice cut fingers................

20
25
17 
33 
12
18 
35 
20 10
13  ©  14
17 
25
18 
110
35
12
15
85
1 00  @1 60 
110  ©1 20 
200 
2 25

©

45
40
0050

11
10 

18
13
14
15 
12 
20 
18 
30 
12

© 75
© 7
© 60

27
37%
9
12
13 
15
14

©  11 

25 
25

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

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, mixed in fi>  packages..........
Canary,  Smyrna..............................
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.......................
Cardamon, Malabar........................
Celery................................................
Coriander, oest English................
Fennel..............................................
Flax, clean.......................................
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3%)..................
Foenugreek, powdered..................
Hemp,  Russian...............................
Mustard, white  Black  10c/...........
Quince..............................................
Rape, English..................................
Worm,  Levant.................................

SPONGES.

80
65
40
18
15
25
20

15
5  ©  6
4  ©  4%
13  ©  15 2 U0 
2 25 

20 10 

15

4  @  4%
7  ©  8
5  ©  6
8

6

14

Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage......2 25  ©2 50
Nassau 
do 
2 00
........  
Velvet Extra do 
1 10
........  
85
ExtraYellow do 
........ 
65
........  
Grass 
do 
Hard head, for slate use................  
75
Yellow Reef, 
................. 
1  40

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5
12
8
2
1 

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.22/f  gal__  
2 32
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 
1 25
Anodyne Hoffman’s....................... 
50
Arsenjc, Donovan’s solution........  
27
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution............ 
12
Annatto  1 ft rolls............................  
45
Alum.........................................  fib   2%@  3%
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)............... 
3 © 
4
Annatto,  prime........................................ 
Antimony, powdered,  eom’lA __  
4%@  5
Arsenic, white, powdered.............  
7
6 @ 
Blue  Soluble............................................. 
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............  
2 75
Bay Rum, domestic, fl., P. & Co.’s. 
2 00
Balm Gilead  Buds................................... 
Beans,  Tonka..................................  
1 35
Beans,  Vanilla.................................7 00  @9 75
Bismuth, sub nitrate............................ 
2 
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)................................ 
7
Blue V itriol....................................  
Borax, refined (Powd  13c)...................... 
2 25
Cantharides, Russian  powdered.. 
Capsicum  Pods, African............... 
18
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ... 
22
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ... 
18
Carmine,  No. 40.............................  
 
 
Cassia Buds..............................................  
Calomel. American................................. 
Chalk, prepared drop...................... 
Chalk, precipitate English...........  
Chalk,  red fingers........................... 
Chalk, white lump..........................  
Chloroform,  Squlbb’s ........................... 
Colocynth  apples....................................  
1  50
Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. 
1  70
cryst... 
Chloral 
Chloral 
190
Scherin’s  do  ... 
1  75
Chloral 
crusts.. 
Chloroform......................................  85  ©  90
Cinchonidia, P. & W........ *............   40  @  45
Cinchonidia, other brands.............   40  @  45
Cloves (Powd 23c)............................  18  ©  20
40
Cochineal.........................................  
45
Cocoa  Butter................................... 
Copperas (by bbl  lc).................  
2
Corrosive Sublimate.......................  
70
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......  38  ©   40
15
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box.. 
50
Creasote............................................  
Cudbear, prime...............................  
24
24
Cuttle Fish Bone.............................. 
Dextrine........................................... 
12
l  io
Dover’s  Powders............................ 
Dragon’s Blood Mass...................... 
50
Ergot  powdered.............................. 
45
Ether Squibb’s .................................  
l  10
8
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............  
3
Epsom Salts...................................... 
Ergot, fresh...................................... 
50
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ............... 
60
Flake white...................................... 
14
Grains  Paradise..... ........................ 
25
Gelatine, Cooper’s ........................... 
00
Gelatine, French  ............................  45  @  70
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60 off  *
Glassware, green, 6Q and 10 dis__
Glue,  cabinet............................... *.  12  ©  17
Glue,white........................................  16  @  28
Glycerine, pure...............................  16  ®  20
Hops  %s and %s.............................. 
25®  40
Iodoform f  oz.................................  
40
Indigo........ ......................................   85  ©100
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  30  ©  35
4 00
Iodine,  resublimed......................... 
Isinglass,  American.......................  
1  50
8
Japonica........................................... 
London  Purple...............................   10  ©   15
Lead, acetate....................................  
15
Lime, chloride, (%s 2s 10c & %s 11c) 
8
Lupuline........................................... 
1 00
Lycopodium..................................... 
59
Mace .................................................. 
50
Madder, best  Dutch.....................  
12%@  13
Manna, S.  F ...................................... 
.  75
Mercury............................................  
60
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........f  oz  3 00@3 25
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s ........  
40
Moss, Iceland............................f  ft 
10
12^
Moss,  Irish...................................... 
30-
Mustard, English.............. 
 
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........  
18
23
Nutgalls.................................. 
 
Nutmegs, No. 1................................. 
60
Nux  Vomica.................................... 
10‘
Ointment. Mercurial', %d.............. 
45
17  <&  25
Paris Green.................................... 
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................  
18
Pepsin................................................ 
2 50'
Pitch, True Burgundy.................... 
7
Quassia............................................. 
6  ©  7
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W............ft ozl 05  @110'
Quinine,  German............................1 00  @1 05'
Red Precipitate....................... f  ft 
85
Seidlitz  Mixture.............................. 
28
Strychnia, cryst...............................  
1 40
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................  77  ©  80'
Saffron, American..........................  
35
Sal  Glauber...................................... 
2
Sal Nitre, large cryst.....................  
10'
9*
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst............... 
33
Sal Rochelle...................................... 
Sal  Soda.............................................  
2 @  2%
Salicin................................................ 
2 15
Santonin........................................... 
6 50
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.......... 
38
Soda Ash [by keg 3c]...................... 
4
28
•Spermaceti........................................ 
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__  
4%@  5
Soap, White Castile......................... 
14
Soap, Green  do 
......................... 
17
Soap, Mottled do 
......................... 
9
Soap, 
do  do 
11
......................... 
Soap, Mazzini................................... 
14
Spirits Nitre, 3 2F.............................   86  @  28
¡Spirits Nitre, 4 'F..............................  30  ©  32
Sugar Milk powdered.....................  
35
3%@  4
Sulphur, flour................................... 
Sulphur,  roll....................................  
3©  3%
Tartar Emetic................................... 
60
2 70
Tar, N. C. Pine, % gal. cans  f  doz 
Tar, 
quarts in tin.......... 
140
Tar, 
pints in tin.............  
85
25
Turpentine,  Veniee................f  ft 
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand............ 
55
Zinc,  Sulphate.................................... 
7 ©   8
Capitol  Cylinder......................................... 
Model  Cylinder..............................................  
Shields  Cylinder.................................................. 50
Eldorado Engine..................................................45
Peerless  Machinery...........................................35
Challenge Machinery............................... 
.25
Backus Fine Engine........................................... 30
Black Diamond Machinery................................30
Castor Machine  O il...!.......................................6C
Paraffine, 25  deg..................................................22
Paraffine, 28  deg..................................................21
Sperm, winter bleached.................................1 40
Bbl  Gal
75
Whale, winter......................................  70 
Lard, extra...........................................   64 
75
Lard, No.  1...........................................  55 
65
Linseed, pure raw................................  50 
53
Linseed, boiled...................................*  53 
56
90
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained..........  70 
Spirits Turpentine..............................  36 
40
No. 1 Turp  Coach..................................1 10@1 20
Extra  Turp............................................1 60@1 70
Coach  Body........................................... 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture........................... 1 00@1  10
Extra Turp  Damar...................... ........ 1 55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp......................  70©  75
Lb
2© 3
2© 3
2© 3
2%@ 8
23£@ 3
13® 16
60@66
16@17
6 35
5%
©70
©90
110
1 40
1 20@1 40
1 00®1 20

Bbl 
Red Venetian............................  13£ 
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........   1& 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  13£ 
Putty, commercial..................   2% 
Putty, strictly pure..................   2% 
V ermilion, prime American.. 
Vermilion,  English..................  
Green, Peninsular.................... 
Lead, red strictly pure............ 
Lead, white, strictly pure....... 
Whiting, white Spanish.......... 
Whiting,  Gilders  ...................... 
White, Paris American............ 
Whiting  Paris English eUff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  Paints  .... 
Swiss Villa Prepared  Paints.. 

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42 and  44  Ottawa  Street  and 89, 91, 93  and 
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95  Louis  Street.

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IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

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MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., a n d J ohn L. W hit­

ing, Manufacturers  of  Fine 

Pa in t  a n d  Y arnish 

Brushes.

—Also for the—

Grand  Rapids  Brush  Co.,  Ma n f’rs  of 

H a ir, Shoe a n d H orse Brushes.

Drusecists’ 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- 
giish Tooth and Nail  Brushes  at  attractive 
prices.

We  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing outfits  for  new  stores 
to the fact  of  our  unsurpassed  facilities 
for meeting liie 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.

Wine auH Lianor Department

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

.

Withers Dade &  Co's

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER  DISTILLED  WHISKYS.  We  not 
only offer these goods to be  excelled  by  no 
other  known  br an d  in  the  market,  but 
superior in all respects to most that  are  ex­
posed  for  sale.  We  guarantee  perfect 
75
and  complete  satisfaction  and  where  this 
60
brand of goods has once been introduced the 
future trade has  been assured.

We are also  owners of the

Drneoste’  Farorlte  Bye,

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

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

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

DAMERON  OF BANGOR.

He Sells  His  Stock  and  Skips the Country..
Jerrold M. Danieron, at one  time engaged 
in  the  grocery  business at Denison—after­
ward in tiie drug business on South Division 
street—subsequently  connected  with  the 
Eagle  Manufacturing  Co.,  Crescent  Manu­
facturing and  Star  Manufacturing  Co.  (all 
now defunct)—but for the  past  year  or  so 
engaged in the grocery business  at  Bangor, 
sold his stock to Zunder  Bros,  on  January 
31 for $1,150, and immediately left for parts 
unknown.  The  stock  was  worth  about 
$2,000.  Danieron owes creditors in this city 
about $1,500, no one of whom will  probably 
ever see his face again.  His alleged  reason 
for selling was that some woman at  Bangor 
was endeavoring to blackmail  him,  but  the 
real  reason  probably  was  a  disposition to 
take advantage of his creditors.

Dameron’s history is a  peculiar  one,  and 
some who have known him for  years  claim
that he is “off,” mentally.  He had  the rep­
utation of being a wild boy,  but  claimed  to 
have been “converted” while serving a term 
of  years  at  the  Jackson  prison,  to which 
place  he  was  sent  from this city for some 
criminality.  He  was  active  in  religious 
work here, and his recent action  will  shock 
his  former  coworkers.  A  Bangor  corres­
pondent furnishes the following  description 
of Dameron’s career at that place :

About a year ago, a person  made his  ad­
vent to the  village of  Bangor,  assuming  at 
once a leading  place in  church  and  social 
matters.  Soft women  went  crazy  over  his 
winning ways and young girls made his store 
their head quarters.  Glucose  confectionery 
was lavished upon them with a liberal hand, 
and all “went  merry  as a  marriage  bell.” 
Scarcely a week  passed  without  bringing 
some new damsel into his proud  notice, and 
livery stable keepers grew rich on the spoils 
of  his  extravagance.  At  every  dance  he 
was  a  lion,  occasionally,  however,  being 
“bearded in his den” and  getting iiis  mane 
severely  pulled.  Still  he  soared  on,  and 
sometimes showed the boys that although he 
was a “crank,” he was no  coward.  Wheth­
er he has  been a  blessing  to  the  town, or 
the reverse is a question.  Goods  dropped— 
dropped until  many  articles were sold more 
than 20 per cent, below cost, and his  adver­
tised lists thronged  his  store  with  custom­
ers, while  legitimate  trade  went  begging. 
Respectable dealers compared notes and con-: 
eluded that this state  of  affairs could be  of 
no great duration, and  so  it  has  proven, as 
the sad face of a  Grand  Rapids  representa­
tive attests.  “Skipped for cause” is the ver­
dict of the long-time  observers  of  the  per­
son’s crookedness.  A quiet sale  (so-called) 
of a $2,500 stock for a ready  $1,150— a new 
name in a  dishonored  concern, and  an  ex­
convict and boss fraud goes out in the night., 
like a sniffed out  candle, and  many  discon­
solate females mourn the loss of the supreme 
candy  giver.  Grand  Rapids  parties  who 
have suffered and are shedding tears for the 
recreant, can increase  their stock  (of tears) 
if they will  send  some  responsible, corpu- 
lant, good looking agent down  here  to  con­
sult and console the dear, dear girls so badly 
left.

The Gripsack Brigade.

Chas. H. Gillett, of Ionia, has gone on the 
Toad for the Champion  Reaper  and  Mower 
‘  Co., of Chicago.

Lee Lay, general traveling  representative 
for the Michigan Buggy Co., at  Kalamazoo, 
spent two or three  days  in  this  city  last 
week.

ThePetoskey  Democrat,  in  mentioning: 
D. C. Underwood’s presence  at  that  place, 
says  “he  has many good business friends in 
this town and  throughout  Northern  Michi­
gan.”

A. D. Baker, with  Foster,  Stevens & Co., 
is cultivating small patches  of  hair on each 
side of his face.  At last  accounts, the  use 
of a microscope was necessary to discern the 
development.

Shields, Bulkley &  Lemon state  that Ed. 
Frick has not left their employ and does not 
intend to; and, further, that he will continue 
to cover the  same  territory as formerly at 
the same regular intervals.
John H. Yer Yenne first came to this vale 
of tears in Holland twenty-eight  years  ago-, 
last November—emigrated  to  this  country 
with his parents  when a young  kid—lived 
at  Holland  City  several  years—came  to 
Grand Rapids and worked eight years for C. 
C. Comstock—then went with Eaton & Chris­
tenson as shipping clerk  for  three  years— 
tried his hand at selling goods and liked it— 
covers  the  city  trade—good  fellow—quiet 
chap  got as many  friends  to  the  square, • 
inch as any boy in the business,.
The Drug Market.

There is little of  interest  to  report  this 
week.  Quinine,  is  dull  and  unchanged.. 
Opium and  morphine are steady.  Camphor 
continues to harden, and  higher  prices  are 
looked for.  Guarana is  exceedingly scarce,, 
and high.  P., D. & Co. have  advanced  the 
list price of the fluid extract  to  $8.25.  Car­
raway seed is very scarce and  the  supplies 1 
in Holland are said to be almost  exhausted, 
and higher prices are expected.  Anise seed 
is also very scarce and tending  higher.  Oil 
of wintergreen is advancing.  Oil  cubebs is 
higher.  Sul) nitrate of  bismuth  has  again, 
advanced 10c.

It is Made of Paraffine.
P entw ateb, Mich., Feb. 2,1885. 

Editor of the Tradesman:

D ear Sir—Out of curiosity,  1  take  the 
liberty of  asking  you a question :  How  is 
this common white chewing  gum made  and 
of what is it composed?

A   Subscriber.

S. Rodman has  removed  his  stoek  from 

Ionia to Lowell.

SPRING  &

COMPANY,

W HOLESALE  D EALERS  IN

Staple and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS,

CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS

ETC.,  ETC.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

A MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

K.  A.  STOWE  & BRO., Proprietors.

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

Second-class Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY.  FEBRUARY  11,  1885.

Some of tlie  Evils  of Underselling.

Underselling 

is  constantly  practiced, 
sometimes by new  aspirants  for  business, 
sometimes  by  unscrupulous  traders,  and 
sometimes even by houses which mean  well 
but  cannot  resist  the  prevailing  custom. 
Every merchant  will find  this  lion  in  his 
path, and the  descriptions of  underbidding 
vary.  One man makes a cut  on  sugar, an­
other on nails, a third by  adroit  mixing of­
fers a forty-cent tea, a fourth sells  kerosene 
at less that the wholesale price. In one store 
a prize of crockery is offered  for every  dol­
lar’s worth of goods purchased. 
In another, 
so  many  cents  in  every  dollar’s  worth 
of  goods  bought are returned  to  the  pur­
chaser.  Here, an additional cent per pound 
is  offered  for  the  farmer’s  butter—there 
an extra dime  for  his  hundred  weight of 
pork.

Too many merchants,  dividing  the  trade, 
is one prolific  cause  of  such  demoralizing 
business methods.  Every  man is  eager  to 
catch the stream of custom.  But suppose he 
has caught it, is he advantaged thereby if he 
does not sell at a profit?  Goods  sold  habit­
ually below their cost are  not  likely to  be 
paid for ip full, and as a contemporary  puts 
it:  “The  man  who  undersells  runs in a 
crooked groove, at every turn of which bank­
ruptcy is  written.’’

Sellimg below cost is a mode  of  appropri­
ating the proceeds of goods  without  paying 
the purchase money;  and  when  carried on 
with deliberate  design is  a  form  of  fraud 
which no more serves to  he  condoned  than 
shop-lifting or pocket picking.

If we tell a storekeeper that  he  must  not 
undercut, that it is immoral, unbusinesslike, 
suicidal, he will  very  likely  reply:  “Very 
good, then I might as well put up  my  shut­
ters.  The man next door is openly  cutting, 
the firm across  the  street  does  the  same 
thing on the sly, and between  the  two  my 
occupation will be gone, if I dont also lower 
my prices.”  Well, the truth is that if every 
general  storekeeper  in  the  country  who 
don’t understand his business  would put up 
his shutters and keep them up, a better state 
of things would be possible.  But  we  need 
not  look  for  this,  Some  must  be  weeded 
•out; let the wholesale dealers see  to  it  that 
■their  places  are  not  filled.  Discrimination 
must be made in favor of the honest, compe­
tent, methodical country  merchant; and the 
sooner the fools and  the knaves  are  driven 
out of the business, the better for  the  trade 
of the  country.  The  trader  who  pays  his 
way must sell at a profit, and  cannot afford 
to cut below others in the same line.

A Valuable Hint.

i 

mi

CHIU 

“What are  you buying  now?” asked  one 
Mend of another, on  meeting  in  a  jewelry 
store. • ■! 
*“ “I am looking for some present to give my 
wife  on  her  birthday. 
I  tell  you  making 
presents costs a heap of money.”

“Why don’t you do as I do?  I have never 
failed to make  my  wife a present  on  her 
birthday  every year  for  twenty-five  years, 
and I am not out a cent thus  far.”

“How do you manage it?”
“It is very simple.  After we  were  mar­
ried, when her birthday came around I gave 
her a twenty dollar  gold  piece.  When  my 
birthday caine around she gave me the twen­
ty dollar piece back, and we have  kept that 
up ever  since, and  neither  of  us is  out  a 
cent.”

A young man went  into  one  of  our  dry 
goods stores the other day, and  said  to  the 
young  lady  behind  the  counter,  “Will  you 
please let me see your night-shirts?”  Then, 
all of a sudden, he thought of what  he  had 
said, and bolted out of the door  like  a  mad­
man.  “1 am always getting into that sort of 
a scrape,” he said to a friend,  while  telling 
of the affair.  “Last week, I  was  out  with 
my sister, and she asked me to  step  into  a 
I did, but  wasn’t  pay­
store for a moment. 
ing much attention to what was going on. 
I 
heard the saleslady say, ‘These are very fash­
ionable.’ 
I didn’t like to stand there as if I 
was dumb, so I said,‘So I’ve  observed.’  At 
that, both girls burst out laughing,  and  I’ll 
be  hanged  if  the  things  weren’t  garters. 
When I want to buy anything now, I send a 
messenger boy for it, and  I  don’t  speak  to 
my sister if I meet her on the street.”

Cracks in floors around the mold-board, or 
other parts of  a room, may  be  neatly  and 
permanently filled  by  thoroughly  soaking 
newspapers in paste made of  one  pound  of 
flour, three quarts of water, and a  teaspoon- 
fol of alum, thoroughly boiled  and  mixed. 
The mixture will be about as thick as putty, 
and may be  forced  into  the  cracks  with a 
knife. 

It will harden like papier-mache.

The best way to cast spelter,  according to 
a recent English writer,  is  in  the  form  of 
round three or  four-inch  ingots,  vertically, 
keeping the mold hot when casting,  and  al­
lowing it to cool slowly.  This form, he says, 
would be more convenient and more  advan­
tageous for re-melting, and  the  lead  would 
gather at the bottom in a piece which  could 
easily be detached.

The old  moss  found  more  than a  foot 
thick in various  parts of Sweden proves  an 
«Keellant material for paper making.

S P tE   (3 0 0 Ò 8 .

WHOLESALE!  PRICE  CURRENT.

WIDE BROWN COTTONS.

P R IN T S .

CH ECK S.

S IL E S IA S .

OSNABURG.

BLEACHED COTTONS.

F IN E  BROW N  COTTONS.

Indian Orchard, 40.  8 
Indian Orchard, 36.  754
Laconia B, 74.........1654
Lyman B, 40-in....... 1054
Mass. BB, 4-4..........  534
Nashua  E, 40-in__ 854
Nashua  R, 44........   754
Nashua 0,7-8............634
Newmarket N ..........654
Pepperell E, 39-in..  7
Pepperell  R, 44___ 754
Pepperell  O, 7-8___ ¿54
Pepperell N, 3 4 ....  654
Pocasset  C, 44.......  634
Saranac  R...............  754
Saranac E ...............  9

MasonvilleTS........   8
Masonville  S.......... 1054
Lonsdale...................954
Lonsdale A .............16
Nictory  O...............
Victory J .................
Victory D...............
Victory K .................254
Phoenix A ............... 1954
Phoenix  B .............  1054
Phoenix X X .......... 5
Gloucester...............6
Glou cestermoum’g . 6
Hamilton  fancy__ 6
Hartel fancy.*......... 6
Merrimac D............. 6
Manchester.............6
Oriental fancy........6
Oriental  robes........ 654
Pacific  robes........... 6
Richmond................ 6
Steel River...............554
Simpson’s ...........'...6
Washington fancy.. 
Washington blues.  754

Pepperell, 10-4........25
Pepperell, 11-4........2754
Pequot,  74..............18
Pequot,  84..............21
Pequot,  9-4..............24
Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz..............11
Otis Apron..............1054
Otis  Furniture...... 1054
York,  1  oz...............10
York, AA, extra oz.14
Alabama  plaid.......7
Augusta plaid........  7
Toledo plaid...........   7
Manchester  plaid..  7 
New Tenn. plaid.. .11 
Utility plaid........... 654
Greene, G. 44 ........   554
Hill, 44....................   754
Hill, 7-8....................  634
Hope,  44.................. 634
King  Phillip  cam­
bric, 44.................1154
Linwood,  44..........  754
Lonsdale,  44..........  734
Lonsdale  cambric.1054 
Langdon, GB, 44...  954
Langdon. 45...........14
Masonville,  44......8
Maxwell. 4 4 ..........  954
New York Mill, 44.1054 
New Jersey,  4-4—   8 
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  754 
Pride of the West. .11
Pocahontas,  44___ 754
Slaterville, 7-8.......... 654
Victoria, AA..........9
Woodbury, 4-4...........534
Whitinsville,  4 4 ...  754
Whitinsville, 7-8___ 654
W amsutta, 44 .........1054
Williamsville,  36.. .1054

A ndroscoggin, 9-4. .23 
A ndroscoggin, 8-4. .21
Pepperell,  7-4..... 1654
Pepperell,  8-4..... 20
Pepperell,  9-4..... 22k
Caledonia, XX, oz.. 11 
Caledonia,  X, oz.. .10
Economy,  oz..........10
Park Mills, No. 50. .10 
Park Mills, No. 60. .11 
Parle Mills, No. 70..12 
Park Mills, No. 80.. 13
Alabama brown—   7
Jewell briwn..........954
Kentucky brown.. 1054 
Lewiston  brown...  954
Lane brown........... 954
Louisiana  plaid...
Avondale,  36..........  854
Art  cambrics, 36...1154 
Androscoggin, 44..  854 
Androscoggin, 5-4. .1254
Ballou, 4-4,.............   654
Ballou, 54...............  6
Boott, 0 . 4-4..............854
Boott,  E. 5-5............  7
Boott, AGO, 4-4.......954
Boott, R. 34..........  554
Blackstone, AA 44.  7 
Chapman, X, 44—   6
Conway,  44............7
Cabot, 44 ................ 634
Cabot, 7-8................   6
Canoe,  34...............  4
Domestic,  36..........  754
D w ight A nchor, 4 4.  9
Davol, 44...............  9
Fruit of Loom, 44..  854 
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  7k 
Fruit of  the Loom,
cambric,  44........11
Gold Medal, 4-4..  ..  634
Gold Medal, 7-8.......6
Gilded Age............... 834
Crown...............,...17
No.  10..................... 1254
Coin........................10
Anchor................... 15
Centennial.............
Blackburn.............   8
Davol...................... 14
London...................1254
Paconia..................12
Red  Cross..............10
Social  Imperial— 16
Albion, solid............554
Albion,  grey............6
Allen’s  checks.........654
Ailen’s  fancy.......... 554
Allen’s pink..............6k
Allen’s purple.......... 654
Am erican, fa n c y — 554
Arnold fancy............6
Berlin solid............... 554
Cocheco fancy.........6
Cocheco robes.......... 654
Conestoga fancy— 6
Eddystone............... 6
Eagle fancy..............5
Garner pink............. 654
Appleton A, 44—   754
Boott  M, 44...........   634
Boston F, 44 ..........  754
Continental C, 4-3..  654 
Continental D, 40 in 834 
Conestoga W, 4 4 ...  654 
Conestoga  D ,7-8...  554 
Conestoga G, 30-in.  6
Dwight  X, 34........   554
Dwight Y, 7-8..........  5k
Dwight Z, 44..........  634
Dwight Star, 44—   7 
Ewight Star, 40-in..  9 
Enterprise EE, 36..  5 
Great Falls E, 44...  7
Farmers’ A, 44.......6
Indian  Orchard  1-4 754
Amoskeag.............   754
Amoskeag, Persian
styles.................... 1054
Bates.........................754
Berkshire.............   654
Glasgow checks—   7 
Glasgow checks, f ’y 754 
checks,
Glasgow 
royal  styles........ 8
Gloucester, 
new
standard.............   754
Plunket..................   754
Lancaster...............  8
Langdale.................. 734
Pepperell.  104......2754
Androscoggin, 74. .21 
Pepperell,  114......3254
Androscoggin, 84. .23
Pequot,  74............ 21
Pepperell,  74........20
Pequot,  84............ 24
Pepperell,  84........2254
Pequot,  94............ 2754
Pepperell,  94 ........25
Atlantic  A, 44.......  754Lawrence XX, 44..  754
Atlantic  H ,44.......7  Lawrence  Y ,30....  7
Atlantic  D, 44.......  654 Lawrence LL, 44...  554
Atlantic P, 4-4........  554 Newmarket N .........654
Atlantic LL, 4 4 ....  554|Mystic River, 44...  554
Adriatic, 36............  754|Pequot A, 4-4..........  754
Augusta, 44............  654 Piedmont,  36 ..........  654
Boott M, 4-4...........   6k Stark AA, 44..........  754
Boott FF, 44..........  7k[Tremont CC, 44 ....  554
Graniteville, 44__ 5k  Utica,  44................... 9
Indian  Head,4-4...  7  Wachusett,  44........  754
Indiana Head 45-in. 12541 Wachusett, 30-in...  6k 
Falls, XXXX..........1854
Amoskeag,  AC A .. .14 
Falls, XXX............. 1554
Amoskeag  “ 44.. 19
Falls,  BB................ 1154
Amoskeag,  A ....... 13
Falls,  BBCj 36........1954
Amoskeag,  B ....... 12
Falls,  awning........19
Amoskeag,  C....... 11
Hamilton,  BT.32..12
Amoskeag,  D ....... 1054
Hamilton,  D ..........954
Amoskeag,  E ........10
Hamilton,  H ..........954
Amoskeag, F ............954
Hamilton  fancy... 10
Premium  A, 44— 17
Methuen AA..........1354
Premium  B ............16
Methuen ASA........18
Extra 44...................16
Omega A, 7-8..........11
Extra 7-8...................1454
Omega A, 44..'...... 13
Gold Medal 4-4....... 15
Omega ACA, 7-8.... 14
CCA 7-8.................... 1254
Omega ACA, 44__ 16
CT 4-4........................14
Omega SE, 7-8........24
RC 7-8........................14
Omega SE, 44........27
BF 7-8....................... 16
Omega M. 7-8........22
A F44....................... 19
Omega M, 44..........25
Cordis AAA, 32....... 14
Shetucket SS&SSW 1154 
Cordis ACA, 32....... 15
Shetucket, S & SW.12 
Cordis No. 1,32....... 15
Shetucket,  SFS  ...12
Cordis  No. 2............14
Stockbridge  A .......7
Cordis  No. 3............ 13
Stoekbridge frncy.  8
Cordis  No. 4............1154
Empire
Garner......................5
Washington...........   43
Hookset..................   5
Edwards..................  5
Red  Cross...............  5
S. S. &Sons............  5
Forest Grove..........
American  A ........ 18 001Old  Ironsides.........15
Stark A ....................2254! Wheatland..............21
Boston....................  6k|Otis CC....................10k
Warren  AXA.........1254
Everett blue.......... 13k
Warren  BB............ 1154
Everett brown....... 13k
Warren CC..............1054
Otis  AXA............... 1254
York  fancy......... .1354
Otis BB.................... 1154
Manville..................  6  IS. S. &Sons............... 6
Masgnville.............   6 
| Garner......................6
Red  Cross................  754 IThistle Mills...........
Berlin.....................   754 Rose.........................  8
Garner....................  754!
Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s Ó. N. F.......55
J. & P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord.65 
Willimantic 3 cord.40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread........... 30

Renfrew, dress styl 754 
Johnson  ManfgCo,
Bookfold..............1254
Johnson  ManfgCo,
dress  styles........ 1254
Slaterville, 
dress
styles....................  754
White Mfg Co, stap  7k 
White Mfg Co, fane 8 
White  Manf’g  Co,
Earlston.................8
Gordon....................  754
dress 
Greylock, 

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

W ID E  BLEACHED COTTONS.

HEAVY  BROW N  COTTONS.

styles  .’............  

DOM ESTIC GINGHAM S.

GLAZED CAMBRICS.

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

SPO O L COTTON.

G R A IN   BAGS.

T IC K IN G S.

W IG AN S.

DENIM S.

CORSET JE A N S .

Armory.................. 7k Kearsage...........
Androscoggin sat. 8k Naumkeagsatteen.  8J4
Canoe River........... 6 Pepperell  bleached 854
Clarendon............... 6k Pepperell sat__ ...  9k
Hallowell  Imp— 63Í Rocknort........... ...  7
Ind. Orch. Imp — 7 Lawrence sat__ ...  8k
Laconia ................. 7 k Conegosat.......... ...  7
COAL AND  BUILDING MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

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

COAL.

Grand Rapids, 

1254

« 

Michigan.
W e manufacture a full line, use 
the  best  material  obtainable,  and 
guarantee  our  goods  to  be  first- 
class.
W e  carry  an  immense  stock  of 
Virginia  and  Tennessee  Peanuts, 
Almonds, Brazils, Filberts, Pea- 
cans,  ‘W alnuts  and Cocoanuts, 
and compete w ith any market.

«

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

W e 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.

Putnam  &  Brooks.
A R A B   PLU G !

Tie Best ani Most Attractive Goods on the Market.  Send for Sample 

Butt.  See Quotations in Price-Current.

Fox, Musselman & Loveridge

Sole  Owners.

APPPES!

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.  W e also handle  Beans  and  Pota­
toes.  Liberal Cash Advances made on Dried Fruit, also on Apples in  carlots.

EARL  BROS., i o n » !   (H aiti,

169  S, W ater St.,  Oliloago,  ±11.

BEFEBENCE  FIBST  NATIONAL  BANK.

J O H N

CAULFIELD,

WHOLESALE

1 S L

G rand Rapids, M ich

T H E  G REA T

OUT  WINTER

STILL  CONTINUES.

TO

C L O S E   B U Y E R S .

Desiring to  reduce  my  stock  to  the 
minimum, I am prepared to offer excep­
tional bargains in all lines  of

Including  Teas,  Coffees,  Tobaccos, 
Sugars,  Syrups,  Molasses,  whole  and 
ground Spices,  Soaps,  Raisins,  and  all 
kinds of domestic and  imported Fruits.
Cash Buyers and Buyers who intend 
to  pay  for  what  they  buy  would  do 
w ell  to  call  and  see  me,  or  send  for 
Samples and Quotations.

John  Caulfield,

85, 87 and 89 Canal Street.

CEO.  XT. D A V IS  (ft  CO.,

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For all  kinds  of  foreign  and  domestic  FRUITS,  PRODUCE,  and  itlANUFACTURED j 
GOODS  of every  description.
Having been in business in this city for the past twelve  years,  and  having  an  exten- j 
sive acquaintance with the Wholesale and Retail trade in this vicinity, we are able to give j 
our shippers the benefit of our long experience.
Any goods consigned to  us  will  have  our  best  attention.  We  have  STORAGE  vr I 
over FIFTY carloads, either for light or heavy goods, and will furnish same for any length 1 
If, at any time, there should be anything in 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.

71  Canal  Street,  Grand Rapids.

OHEW  THE

New  Dark  “American  Eagle”

f i n e   o u t .

TBS BEST XXT TBS  MARXIST.
Send an Order to your Wholesale Grocer for it.  Manufactured by

STRAIGHT  GOODS—ITO  SCHEME.

CHE "W

John  Caulfield,  •

Detroit, Mieli.

Sole  Agent

TIME TABLES. 

•
M i c h i g a n  ( Te n t r a l

The Niagara,  Falls (Route.

D E PA R T.

»Detroit Express............................................  6:00 am
tDay  Express..................................................13:45 pm
+Atlantic Express............................................ 9:30 pm
♦Pacific  Express..............................................6:00 am
+M ail........................................................ 3:30 p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express............................... 10:35 pm

A R R IV E .

tDaily except Sunday.  »Daily.
Sleeping-  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific 
Express.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:35 p. m.

J. T. S c h u l t z . Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
tMail............................. 
9:15 am
+Day Express......................13:35 p m
»Night  Express..................   9:35 p m

Arrives, 
4:05 p m 
11:15 p m 
6:00 a m
»Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains,  i 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at-1 
tendants without  extra charge  to Chicago on | 
13:35 p. in., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m. and 
9:36 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  Arrives.
Express....................................4:15 p m  4:05 p m
Express....................................8:05 a m  11:15 a m |
All trains arrive and depart from Union  De-1 
pot.
The Northern terminus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made with I 
F. &  P. M. trains to and  from Ludington  and 
Manistee.

J. H. C a r p e n t e r ,  Gen’l Pass. Agent, 
J.  B.  M u l l i k e n ,  General  Manager, 

i 
i

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

All trains daily except Sunday.
The  ntrain 

(KALAM AZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
Arrive. 
Express................................7:l)0pm 
Mail...................................... 9:35 am  

Leave.
7:35 am
4:00 pm
leaving  at 4 p. m. connects at 
White Pigeon with  Atlantic  Express  on Main 
Line, which has Palace Drawing  Room  Sleep­
ing Coaches  from Chicago  to  New  York  and 
Boston without change.
The  train  leaving  at  7:35  a. m. connects  at 
White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with 
special New York Express on Main Line.
Through  tickets  and  berths  in  sleeping \ 
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket office, j 
67 Moure street and depot.
i

J. W. M c K e n n e y , Gen’l Agent, 

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING  W EST.

GO IN G  EA ST.Arrives.

tSteamboat Express..........
tThrough  Mail............................10:15 am
tEvening  Express.......................3:20 pm
»Atlantic Express.......................  9:45 pm
tMixed, with  coach..........
tMorning Express..............13:40 p m
tThrough  Mail..................  5:10 pm
tSteamboat Express.......... 10:40 p m
tMixed..................................
»NightExpress............................  5:10 am

Leaves. 
6.30 a m 
10:30 am  
3:35 p m 
10:45 p m 
10:30 a m
13:55 p m 
5:15 p m
7:10 a m 
5:30 a m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:30  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. rn. the following morning.
Parlor Cars  on  Mail  Trains,  both  East  and 
West.
Train leaving  at  5:15  p.  m.  will  make  con­
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except 
Sunday.
The mail has  a  Parlor  Car to  Detroit.  The 
Night  Express has a through Wagner Car and 
local  Sleeping Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.
D. P o t t e r , City Pass. Agent.
G e o . B. R e e v e , Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

GO ING  SOUTH.

Cincinnati & Gd Rapids 
8:45 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:30 a m 
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac  Ex  3:55 pm  
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac.
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:05 p m 
Mackinac & Ft. Way i e Ex.. 10:25 a m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m 

GO ING NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves.
10:25 a m 
5:00 p m 
7:10 a m
7:00 a m 
4:35 p m 
11:45 p m

SLE EPIN G   CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

All trains daily except Sunday.
North—Train  leaving  at 5:00  o’clock  p.  m. 
has Woodruff  Sleeping Cars for  Petoskey  and 
Mackinac City.  Train leaving at 10:25 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Traverse 
City.
South—Train leaving at 4:35p. m. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

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

Detroit,  Maokinao  & Marquette.

GOING
WEST
Ac. I  Ex.

STATIONS.

Ar.

ä
D

P M.1 
4 50 
PM. 
4 40 
3 30 
6 50 
1 37 
3 08
12 00 
1  10|12 15 
11 25111 03 
7 301AM.
!  8 30 
I  7 00 
PM. 
9 00 
AM.

Isbpeming 
.. Negaunee... 
.. Marquette .. 
.. Reedsboro ..

Seney

Dep.

D
A

..  Newbury ..
. Ar.
Dep. __ St. Ignaee..
Ar. Mackinaw City  Dep.
Dep. Grand Rapids Ar.
. 

.. __ Detroit___

GOING
EAST
Ac. I Ex.

AM. 
7  30
11 05 
1  10
12 40 
2 40
PM. 
6 30

1 30
1 40
2 20
4 19
5 45
5 30
6 38
d9 00 
9 30
7 00 
3 30

Connections made at Marquette  and Negau- 
nee with the M. H. & O. R. R. for the iron, gold 
silver and copper districts; at Reedsboro  with 
a daily stage  line  for  Manistique;  at  Seney 
with tri-weekly stage for Grand  Marais; at St. 
Ignaee with the M. C. and G. R.  & I . , Railways 
for all points east and south; also  daily  stage 
line to SaultSt. Marie.

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

BUSINESS  E  A W .

Brief Digests of Recent decisions in Courts 

of  East  Resort.

CONFLICT  OF  LAWS—NOTE  MADE  ON  SUN­

DAY.

A note made on Sunday and valid  by  the 
law of the state where made will be enforced 
by the courts of another state by the laws of
w h i c h   such contract would be  void,  accord­
ing to the decision of the Supreme Court  of 
Arkansas in the case of  Swann  vs.  Swann.

TELEGRAPHIC  MESSAGE—FAILURE  TO  DE­

LIVER.

Where, by reason of the failure on the part 
of a telegraph company to deliver a message 
directed to a ship broker, he lost a contract, by 
which he would have made certain  commis­
sions, had the message been promptly  deliv­
ered, the Supreme Court of Georgia held that 
a recovery of the  amouut  of  such  commis­
sions was  not  too  remote  or  speculative a 
measure of damages.

INSURANCE  POLICY CONSTRUCTION.

In the case of Cargill et al. vs. The Millers 
&  Manufacturers’  Insurance  Co.,  the  Su­
preme Court of Minnesota held that a policy 
of insurance upon a grain  “  elevator  build­
ing  and  additions”  covered  a  warehouse 
standing two and a half feet from the eleva­
tor proper, and attached to it by boards nailed 
to both buildings.  The warehouse was used 
only for the storage  of  grain  received  into 
the elevator and conveyed by spouts into the 
warehouse.

PARTNERSHIP—DISSOLUTION.

Where a partner has retained the  right to 
dissolve a partnership  at  his  pleasure,  and 
on a given day orders  the  books  to  be  bal­
anced for the purpose of ascertaining the in­
terest of the  retiring  partner, but  ou  the 
completion of that  work  fails  and  neglects 
to pay the sum thus found to be due, and the 
retiring partner remains in daily attendance, 
and does in the business of  the firm precise- j 
ly what he had always done without  remon­
strance or complaint of the  dissolving  part­
ner, the  partnership  will  be  held  to have 
continued until the latter has abandoned his 
position, or has been driven from  it,  or  the 
former has done  some  overt  act  signifying 
that the dissolution has already taken place. 
So held by the Supreme Court of  Louisiana 
in the case of Oteri vs. Oteri.
Sugar Made  from  Potatoes  by  Electricity.
Although glucose can  be  easily  prepared 
from various amylaceous  substances,  all at­
tempts artificially produce saccharose or cane 
sugar have hitherto  been  unsuccessful,  but 
it is now announced the synthesis of saccha­
rose has just been accomplished  by  Messrs. 
Aubert  and  Giraud, and it is naturally an­
ticipated that the discovery  may  eventually 
be of vast importance to the sugar  industry. 
The process  consisted  essentially in submit- 
ing amylaceous matter derived from the pota­
to after it has been converted into glucose in 
the usual manner, to the action of an electric 
current equal  to about 75  volts.  The  elec­
trodes were immersed  in  the  solution, and 
the current reversed from time to time.  The 
reaction terminated in about two hours, and 
the finish was indicated by the liquid no lon­
ger giving the characteristic color  with tinc­
ture of iodine or a  precipitate  with  alcohol. 
The  liquid  was  afterward  defecated  by 
means of lime, which was  subsequently  re­
moved by carbonic anhydride, and  the sirup 
was then decolorized and  left to crystallize. 
The crystallized product upon analysis yield­
ed 88.38  of saccharose, 1 percent of glucose, 
3.67 per cent  of  ash, and  6.95  per  ceut of 
water; it was, therefore, far from being pure 
cane sugar.  At present it has  not  been de­
cided whether the  reaction  consists  in  the 
dehydration of glucose, the union of a mole­
cule of dextrine with one  of  glucose, or  the 
hydration of  dextrine.

Oleo  in  Illinois.

The Illinois Dairymen’s Association lately 
held at Champaigne, passed  the  following 
resolutions asking legislation to regulate the 
sale of oleomargarine:

W h e r e a s—The manufacture of  oleomar­
garine and butterine has  assumed  a  magni­
tude of considerable importance in tne State 
of Illinois,  and  the  deceptive  manner  in 
which it  is  placed  upon  the  market  is  a 
fraud upon the public, as well as destructive 
to the interests of the State.

Resolved—That this organization will de­
mand of  the  legislature  about  to  assemble 
the enactment of a law  fi-arned  with  suffi­
cient wisdom, if possible, to protect the con­
sumers of butter,  and incidentally to  foster 
the interests which we represent.

Resolved—That in our judgment,  one  of 
the most effectual means to accomplish  this 
end will be to incorporate into such a law, a 
provision for  the  appointment  of a  State 
dairy commissioner, with  proper  assistants, 
whose duty it shall be to enforce it.

Resolved—That a committee  of  three  be 
appointed at this meeting, charged  with the 
4uty of  carrying  into  effect  these  resolu­
tions.

W e are  sole  Michigan 
agents^ for the  celebrated 
“3F” brand,  packed by  J. 
S.  FAEREN  & CO.,  Bal­
timore, and  are  prepared 
to fill  orders  for  CAN  or 
BULK oysters at the low­
est  m arket  prices  either 
from  here  or  from  Balti-. 
more direct. NO BETTER 
GOODS  PUT UP.  H. M. 
BLIVEN  has  charge  of 
this departm ent and  will 
give  your  orders  person­
al and  prompt  attention. 
W e solicit your order.

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&  Brooks.
BLANCHARD BROS. & CO
M O D E L   M I L L S .
(lilt  Edge  Patent  aid  White  Loaf  Brands  of  Flour.

-------MANUFACTURERS OF-------

-------PROPRIETORS-------

Good Goods and Low Prices.  We invite Correspondence.

F ull  H oller  Process.

Corner Winter and West Bridge Sts., 

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

Woodenware, Twines and Cordage, Paper, Stationery,  Ker­

osene and Machine Oils, Naptha and Gasoline.'

j 51 and 53 Lyon Street

Grand Rapids, Mich.

WHOLESALE

117 Mottiro©  St-

O YSTER  DEPOT!
F.  J.  Dettenthaler.
Choice Butter a Specialty !

Oranges, Lemons, Apples,  Cranber­

ries,  Cider, Buckwheat Flour, Etc.
Careful  A ttention  Paid  to  Filling  Orders.

M.C. Russell, 48 Ottawa St., G’d Rapids,

At Manufactmrers’ Prices.

SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY.

Souse  and  Store  Shades Made to  Order. 

68  Monroe  Street, Grand  Rapids.

N elson  Bros.  &  Co.
CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO.,
Groceries  and  ProvisionsI

WHOLESALE

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

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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-  MICHIGAN.

E.  E -A. Hi Hi -A. £3,

Wholesale  &  Ceimission—Bntter  & lm a Specialty.

Choice Butter always on hand.  All  Orders  receive Prompt and Careful Attention.,

125  and 127 Canal Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Michigan.

JO B  PRINTING.

Tlie  Tradesman  office  lias  now  first-class  facilities  for  doing

all  kinds  of

Commercial  "Work,

What is claimed to be a valuable rust pro­
tector is among the recent German inventions. 
It consists of ordinary oil paint  mixed  with 
ten per cent of burned magnesia,  baryta  or 
strontia, as well as  mineral  oil.  This  neu­
tralizes the free acid of the paint, and the al­
kaline reaction protects the  iron  from  rust

Customer—“How much-do you  want  for 
the coat?”  Levi Moses—“Fifteen tollar; it’s 
Tort de money.  Yoost  veel  von  der  linin’ 
▼unce I”  “111 tell you what I’ll do, old man; 
I’ll give you S3  cash.”  “Tree  tollar?”  (re­
flecting)  “Yell,  you  take  him;  dot’s  near 
enough.”

PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY
E U S T G r l l S r E S
From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw Mills, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts  made for 
Complete Outfits.
W.  O,  Denison,

88,90 and 93 South Division Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

Such as Letter,  Note  and  Bill  Heads,  Statements,  Cards,  En­

velopes,  Blank Orders,  Circulars,  Dodgers,  Etc.

NEW TYPE, NEW PRESS, CLEAN WORK.
»
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PLEASANT TO TAKE, ACTS MILDLY, CO R ES QUICKLY
DUNHAM’S  SURE  CURB  FOR  FEVER  Js AGDE.
One  DOSO  taken during the  ChiU, 
arrests the  disease in 20 minutes.
NEVZÏ SHOWS TO FAIL.  Money re^ 
turned if it does not cure.  Price, 
60c.  Ask druggist for it.  Sent pre­
laid for 60 cts.  Address, W e s t e r n  
Iedicine Co.,Grand Rapids, Mich.

Purely  Vegetable; contain  no  calomel,  mineral■ae.  Act directly on the Liver, “(one 

up” the system,  aid digestion  and 
purify the blood.  POSITIVELY OUSE 
HEADACHE AES CONSTIPATION.. In­
valuable for  Biliousness,  Indiges­
tion, Hypochondria, etc.  Sent free 
on receipt of price, 85  cts.  Sample 
package free.  W e s t e r n   M e d ic in e  
Co m p a n y ., Grand Rapids, Mich.

WESTERN  MEDICINE  CO.’S  TONIC  LIVER  PILLS.

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(Broceries.

THE  DAIRY  CONVENTION.

A  Good  Salesman.

.  .P rospect« o f  a   L arg e M eetln,

¿'"‘F e a tu re s.

-Some of the

They are few In proportion  to  the  many. 
The first requisite is  to  have  confidence  in 
the  house  you  represent,  and,  second,  to 
have  confidence  in  yourself.  A  salesman 
who  cannot  trust  his  firm  to  do business 
squarely  should  quit  it.  He cannot afford 
to waste his time and compromise  his  char­
acter  in  aiding  a  deceptive house to  build 
up a trade.  If a salesman has not confidence 
in his ability and tact to sell  goods,  he  had 
better change occupations at  once.  Compe­
tition is keen, and, in this special work, it is 
eminently a survival of the  fittest.

The coming Dairy Convention, to  be  held 
in this city on the 35th of the present month, 
promises  to  be  largely  attended,  about 
seventy-five dairymen having already  signi­
fied their intention of being present.  Mayor 
Belknap will deliver an address of welcome, 
and everything possible will be done  to  ren­
der the occasion pleasant and profitable.
A good salesman is no coward.  He is not 
*  When  the  question  of  a  meeting  was 
broached, it was thought that  the  gathering 
to be frightened at the bugbears of an oppo­
nent who underquotes prices  and does other 
would be incomplete without the presence of 
underhand work  in  addition.  Having  full 
a member of tho,  Board  of  Health, and  an 
knowledge  that  the  house he represents  is 
earnest  invitation  was  immediately  des­
honest,  and  can  afford  to sell as cheap  as 
patched to Secretary Baker, setting forth the 
any competitor, he exhibits his samples with 
necessity  of  co-operation on behalf  of  the 
confidence. 
If  lower  prices  are  quoted 
Board.  Mr. Baker wrote  that he would lay 
against  him,  he  at  once challenges a com­
the matter before  the  Board  in  the  most 
parison  of  goods  as to quality, weight  and 
favorable  light, and a  later  communication 
measure.  He does not back down  and  sur­
announced that Dr. Vaughan had been select­
render the field to his opponent  at  the  very 
ed to represent  the  Board  at  the  meeting.
first  outset. 
If  identical  qualities  and 
The selection of Dr.  Vaughan is an  exceed­
brands  are  quoted  against  him, he has  to
ingly happy one, as he is an  eminent  chem­
ist and has made the question of cheese pois-  yield in the face of absolute  facts,  but  will 
oning a study,  having  made  many analyses  not be satisfied until he explains  the  whole 
of poisoned cheese and gleaned much know-  to his house, and asks the reason why  he  is 
ledge relative to that subject.  Mr.  Baker’s  allowed to be undersold, 
letter is as follows: 

{  The important trait in a good salesman  is
to  establish  confidence  between  the buyer 
land  himself.  The  only successful way  to
De a r  Sir—In response  further  to  your j do this is never to abuse  it.  To  deceive  a 
invitation to this Board to be  represented at  customer  is  always  to excite suspicion and 
the proposed  meeting  in  your  city, of  the  to put him on his  guard.  The  salesman is 
dairymen  of  Michigan, 
I would  say  that  to consider that a mutual relation of interest 
Prof. Victor C. Vaughan, M. D., of the Ann  exists  between  a  house and its  customers, 
Arbor  University, a member of  the Board, | and, as an intermediary,  the  rights  of  each 
and Chairman of its  Committee on Poisons,  by  him  are  to  be respected.  He is not  to 
lias been  unanimously chosen to attend the | favor  the  interest  of  the  customer  at  the 
meeting as  a  delegate  of  this  Board.  He I expense of the firm, nor vice versa.  Neither 
will  present  the  subject of  poisoning  by  is he to unduly consult his individual  inter­
cheese, and will  explain  the  nature of  the  est by an unfair discrimination  either  way. 
I He is employed to sell goods, and this is his
poison. 
j  first duty, honestly and legitimately.
,  Another indispensable requisite  is  to  ac-
D. B. Squibb,  the  well-known  Muskegon I quire a thorough knowledge of the  business 
dairy  dealer,  and  for  many  years  a large j and  of  the  goods  you represent.  A ready 
handler  of  dairy  products  in  the Western j knowledge of style and  quality  will  enable 
Reserve,  will  contribute  a  paper  on  the j you to expose the deception of a competitor, 
necessity of putting butter  on the market in  who, at a lower price, is seeking to  palm  of 
more attractive packages, the idea he wishes j the spurious for a genuine article, or  an  in­
to  convey  being  that  many people  prefer I ferior for a superior quality, 
butter substitutes on that  account, and  th a t'  Tact  is  also  of  great  advantage.  Some 
butter makers must employ the same tactics, | salesmen  talk  too  much,  while others  are 
or suffer the displacement of the genuine ar- j too silent.  To wear a look  and  manner  as 
! if  always  going  to  a  funeral  will neither
tide. 

Lansing, Mich.,  Feb’y 5,1885. 

H enry B. B aker,  Secretary. 

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: 

Very respectfully, 

Robert M. Littler, Secretary of  the Chica-1 recommend yourself nor your wares, 

go Produce Exchange, and also of  the  Iowa j  Trade  has  plenty  of  angles  and  sharp 
Butter and Cheese Association, and who has ' corners to irritate and annoy,  without  your 
the reputation of being one of  the best post-  casting  a  shadow  as  soon  as you come  in 
ed men in the business, writes that  press of i contact witii a customer.  Tact  will suggest 
business and previous  engagements  compel! pleasant manner, a cheery  look,  and  a  wel- 
him to decline an  invitation to  attend  the  come smile that at once puts a buyer  at  his 
meeting.  He  extends  to  the  project  th e! ease.
right hand of fellowship, and closes  his let- 
It is no mark of ability to roll up  sales  in 
ter with  the  following  advice:  “Depend j goods  that  are  so  staple  they  sell  them- 
upon home talent.  Facts are what are want-! selves, and at little or no profit.  The ability
ed—the experience of Michigan farmers.”
is shown in pushing and creating  a  demand 
for merchandise not in popular favor or use. 
Any  boy  can  sell  muslin  or  sugar;  it  re­
quires  a  skilled  salesman  to  push  costly 
silks or delicacies for the palate.

Allen  Miller  is  agitating  the  question  of j 
starting  a  cheese  factory  at  Eckford, Cal- 
hdon country.

d a ir y notes.

T h e  T radesm an  acknowledges  the  re-1 
eeipt of an invitation to attend the ninth an-j 
nual meeting of the;. Iowa Butter and Cheese 1 
Association, to be held at Strawberry  Point j 
February I t  to 19.

The recommendation of the  Dairy  Board | 
of Trade of Utica that the State  Legislation j 
establish a State brand for full cream cheese, 
has been endorsed by the  State  Dairymen’s 
Association  and  several  county  organiza-1 
tions, and a bill to that effect has been intro-1 
duced in the New York Assembly.

A good salesman  never  has  to  blow  his 
own  trumpet.  That  work  is  done  by the 
customers  he  makes and  holds, and by  the 
increasing  trade  he  is  constantly  building 
up.

Finally  he  is sought for,  but  too  rarely 
found.  The supply does  not  equal  the  de­
mand.

Dynamiters after the Grocerymen. 

From the Whitehall Forum.

ket.

“Centrifugal” Cheese in the  Chicago  Mar­

The other day F. D.  Glazier,  the  White 
hall groceryman, found a queer looking con- 
I trivance in a sack of nuts.  At  first it  lOok- 
! ed like a small roll of twine,  and .Mr. Glaz­
ier’s first impulse  was to throw it  into  the 
“A  lot  of  400  boxes  of  stuff  called 
stove; but, picking  out an end of  what  he 
cheese,”  says the Chicago Tribune  of  Jan­
found to be tightly Wound hemp, he unrolled 
uary 15th,  “was  sold  in  this  market  last 
the thing, and, after removing a neatly fold­
Tuesday at one cent per pound. 
It  is to be 
ed wrapper, he came upon a hard substance, 
exported to England, where it will probably 
looking much like a  section of a carpenter’s 
net a handsome profit if it does not  spoil on 
large pencil.  Clipping off a little piece, Mr. 
the way and have to be thrown  in  the  Mer­
Glazier applied the fire test and true enough 
sey.  The stuff is made by the new  process
the substance  was  an  explosive.  Had  he
called the ‘centrifugal,’ which is supposed to j thrown it into the stove, Mr. G. would prob-
be equal to the extraction of solid nutriment 
out of milk that has been  already  skimmed 
to the condition of blue water.  We  are  in­
formed that some of this  material  has  been 
offered here recently at the low  figure  of 15 
cents per box 
about forty-eight  pounds. 
It is fair  to  pre­
sume that this so-called  cheese  is  worth no 
more for eating purposes than the  price ask­
ed for it; and one may  well  pity the  stom­
achs of those who  eat it, to  say  nothing of 
the men who put it on the market.”

Storm’s “Piccadura” for 5 cents.  Storm’s 
‘Boquet” for 10 cents.  Manufactured by F. 
Storm & Co. Bayside,  Long  Island, N. Y., 
the box ordinarily containing j Eaton & Christeuson  agents, will  be  ready 

ably be going up yet.

Prune Nugget.

March 1.

From the Saranac Local.

“A Good Idea.'

T h e  Mich ig a n T ra desm a n  recently  if-1 jongVr th a n ^ y  to b a ^

3d. 

2nd. 

We would respectfully call your attention 
I to  the  following  in regard to “Prune Nug- 
! get.”
1st.  Prune Is  not only a  new, but  it is a 
different chew from anything  that has ever 
{been manufactured.
It is more delicious, and the leaf be­
ing of both fine and tough  fiber, lasts  much
It is not only  novel  in style but is a 
most convenient pocket  piece.  Nor will it
dry out and become hard.
4th.  While  it  has  nine  lumps  to  the 
pound, it  contains  less  of  heavy,  common 
sweetening  and  flavoring,  and  therefore 
there is more leaf to each lump  than  a  cut 
of any eight space sixteen ounce plug.
5th.  The leaf is the finest that can possi­
bly be grown; ’ the  flavoring  is  composed 
purely of light and  palative  fruits, contain­
ing no spices, and the  fruit  thus becomes a 
component part of the tobacco  when  manu­
factured.-
6th.  The wrapper is so fine and  natural­
ly sweet, as well  as  so  closely  connected 
with the filler and fruit, that it can be chew­
ed without discovering it, as is the case with 
the bright wrapper.
7th.  You  will  observe  that  only  six 
“Nuggets” occupy the  space  usually given 
to eight spaces.  ,
twelve 
pounds, and thus  any retailer can  afford to 
introduce it to his  trade.  The  tobacco  is 
bound to give satisfaction to any chewer.

8tb.  The  packages  are  only 

For sale by jobbers in Grand Rapids.

sued a circular call  for  a  State  Dairymen’s ' 
Convention, and the call  has  met  with  a 
hearty response from all parts of  the  State. 
It is a good idea, and we hope the people  of 
this vicinity will give attention  to  the  mat­
ter.

The  Grocery  Market.

Business has  been  only  fair  during  the 
- past week,  and  collections  have  remained 
about the same as before.  Sugars  have  de­
clined a trifle, but which way  they  will  go 
next it is difficult to foretell.  Teas and rice 
continue firm, with an  upward  tendency  in 
both  cages.  Other  articles  in  the  grocery 
line are about steady.

Confectionery and nuts are steady.  Fruits 

are firm, with higher market in the East.

The Michigan Fa/rmer, a  good  authority, 
predicts that wheat will bring $1 per  bushel 
before June.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced-Nothing.
Declined—Sugars;  package coffees.

a x l e   g r e a s e .

I 

.2 75 
.2 00

..2 40
.12  00

CA NN ED  F IS H .

CANNED F R U IT S .

BA K IN G   PO W D ER .

“ 
BROOMS.

.  45 Arctic 1 ft cans.
.  75 Arctic 5 ft cans.. 
.1 401 
BLUING.

Frazer’s .....................SOI Paragon......................60
Diamond........   ........ 60 Paragon, 25 lb pails 1 20
Modoc........................ 55|
Arctic 54 ft cans..
Arctic % ft cans.. 
Arctic 54 ft cans.
Dry, No. 2.............
.................. doz.
25
Dry, No. 3.............
.................. doz.
45
Liquid, 4 oz,........
.................. doz.
35
Liquid, 8 oz...........
.................. doz.
65
Arctic 4 oz...........
..................$   gross 4 0€
Arctic 8  oz..........
.  8 00
Arctic 16 oz...........
12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box............................
.  2  00
“ 
Arctic No. 2 
............................
.  3 00
Arctic No. 3 
“
.  4 50
No. 1 Carpet.......... .2 50 No. 2 Hurl..........
..1  75
No. 2 Carpet.......... 2 25 Fancy Whisk__ ..1   00
No. 1  Parlor Gem. 
Common Whisk.
..  75
No. 1 Hurl.............
Clams, 1 ft  standards.................................. I 40
Clams, 2 ft  standards...................................2 65
Clam Chowder,  3 ft..................................... 2 20
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  standards........ •............1 05
Cove Oysters, 2 ft  standards....................  1 90
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  slack filled....................  75
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack filled..................... 1 05
Lobster's, 1 ft picnic......................................1  75
Lobsters, 1 ft star__ ,,.................................. 2 20
Lobsters, 2 ft star........................................ 3 10
Mackerel, lf t   fresh  standards..................1 00
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards..................6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft................ 3 25
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard............................3 25
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled...................................3 25
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.......................1 50
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river.......................2 60
Salmon. 1 ft  Sacramento............................1 35
Sardines, domestic 54s.................................
Sardines,  domestic  54s...............................  1354
Sardines,  Mustard  54s.................................  13
Sardines,  imported  54s................................  1454
Sardines, imported 54s.................................  20
Sardines, imported 54s, boneless...............  32
Sardines, Russian  kegs..............................  55
Trout. 3ft  brook.......................................   2 75
Apples, 3 ft standards.................................  90
Apples, gallons,  standards, Erie..............2 50
Blackberries, standards............................ 1  05
Blackberries,  Erie.........................:............ 1 45
Cherries, Erie, red.......................................1  30
Cherries, Erie,white wax...........................  1 90
Cherries, French  Brandy, quarts'........... 2 50
Cherries,  red standard.............................. 1 00
Damsons.......................................................1 00
Egg Plums, standards 
..............................1 40
Gooseberries, Kraft’s Best........................1  00
Green  Gages, standards 2 ft...................... 1  40
Green Gages,  Erie.......................................1 50
Peaches,  Brandy........................................ 3  10
Peaches, Extra Yellow.............................. 2 40
Peaches, standards............................1  75@1 95
Peaches,  seconds........................................ 1 50
Pie Peaches,  Kensett’s.............................. 1  10
Pineapples, Erie..........................................2 20
Pineapples, standards................................ 1 TO
Plumbs, Golden  Drop.................................2 85
Quinces.................................. ...................... 1 45
Raspberries, Black,  Erie........................... 1 45
Raspberries, Red,  Erie...............................1 35
Strawberries, Erie.......................................1 30
Whortleberries, McMurphy’s....................1 40
Apricots, Lusk’s.
Egg Plums..........
Grapes ................
Green Gages....... 2 50
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................................3 25
Beans, Lima.  Erie.........................................1 20
Beans, String, E rie.......................... , . ........  90
Beans, Lima,  standard...............................   85
Beans, Stringless, Erie..  ..........................   95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked..................... 1 60
Corn, Erie...................................................... .1 15
Corn, Red  Seal................................................1 00
Corn,  Acme...................................  
1  10
Corn, Revere................................................... 1 25
Corn, Camden................................................. 1 00
Mushrooms, French,  100 in  case...............22 00
Peas, French, 100 in ca se............................23 00
Peas, Marrofat, standard..............................1 70
Peas, Beaver................. 
90
Peas, early small, sifted............................... 1 80
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden..................................  1 00
Squash, Erie ... 
.1 25 
Succotasl  ■ 
.1  20 
Succotasb 
.  90 
Tomatoes
1  00
Boston.. 
Baker’s  . 
Runkles’
Green Rio.........11@14
Green Java....... 17@27
Green Mocha.. .23@25
Roasted Rio___10@17
Roasted Java ..23@30 
Roasted Mar.,.I7@18 
RoastedlMoch a. 28@30
72 foot J u te .......1  25
60 foot Jute.......1  00
40 Foot Cotton —  1 50
Bloaters, Smoked Y a r m o u t h . ;
.  80
COd, whole.................................. 
1. 
4
Cod; Boneless..-........... .................................5® 7
Cod, pickled, 54  bbls........ .,....3  50
H alibiit..................... ...............................  13
Herring 54  b b ls.........................................2 35
Herding,  Scaled.,..........................................20@21
HOfrlhg,  Holland.........................................  75
Mackerel; No. 1,54 bbls............................... 5 50
Mackerel, No. 1.12 ft  kits..........................   90
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  54  bbls.................4 00
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  kits.......................  65
Shad, yt b b l...................................................2 50
Trout, No.  1,54  bbls.......................... •....... 4 25
Trout, No. 1,12  ft  kits.................................  85
White, No. 1,54 bb ls....................................6 75
White, Family, 54 bbls.................................3 00
White, No. 1,10 ft kits.................................  95
White, No. 1,12 ft kits.................................1 00

Roasted M ex... 17@20
Ground  Rio__ 9@17
Arbuckle’s .......  @1454
X X XX.............   @1454
Dilworth’s .......  @1454
Levering’8 .......  @1454
Magnolia..........   @1454
160 foot Cotton.. 
50 foot Cotton..

standard.........................
Red Seal..........................
.................. 361 German  Sweet...........25
.................. 40 Vienna Sweet  ...........23
...................351 French Sweet............ 22

.2 60 Pears............. ........ 3 CO
.2 50 Quinces........ ........ 2 90
2 50 Peaches  ....... ........ 3 00

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

c a n n e d  v e g e t a b l e s .

CHOCOLATE.

..2  00
,.l  75

CORDAGE.

CO FFEE.

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Lemon.  Vanilla.
2 oz......................... ..$   doz.l 00
1  40
4 oz......................... ............. 1-50
2 50
6 oz.........................
............2 50
4 00
8 oz......................... ............. 3 50
5 00
No. 2 Taper..........
1 50
............. 1  25
........
No.  4  “ 
............. 1 75
3 00
54 pint  round__
............. 4 50
7 50
1 
“ 
.......
............. 9 OO 15 00
No.  8 ............................. ............. 3 00
4 25
No. 10..................
............. 4 25
6 00
FR U ITS

 

Apples, Michigan..................................   454@5
Apples, Dried, evap., bbls.................... 
©754
Apples, Dried, evap., box.....................  
@854
Cherries, dried,  pitted,.........................  @16
Citron............................................................. @30
 
Currants....................................... 
  6@554
Peaches, dried  ...................................... 
13@14
@170
Pineapples,  standards..............  
Prunes, Turkey, new............................ 
@554
Prunes, French, 50 ft  boxes................. 
924® 10
Raisins, Valencias.................................  @9514
RaiSlns,  Ondaras..................................   @12%
Raisins,  Sultanas.................  ...............  9  @10
Raisins, Loose  Muscatels....................  @2  75
Raisins, London Layers.......................  @3 20
Raisins, Imperial Cabinets..................  @3 60
Raisins, Denesias..................................   @4 25
Water White........13 

| Legal  Test............. 11

K E R O S E N E   O IL .

M ATCHES.

Grand  Haven,  No.  9, square.............................2 15
Grand Haven,  No.  8, square............................. 1 65
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor......................... 2 50
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor........................ 3 75
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round.............................2 25
Oshkosh, No.  2.......................................................1 10
Oshkosh, No.  8...................................... 
Swedish.................................... 
Richardson’s No. 2  square..................................2 70
Richardson’s No. 6  do 
Richardson’s No. 8 
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
do 
Richardson’s No. 19,  do 

55
...............................2  70
.............................170
...................... 
..........................1  75

 

 

2 55

MOLASSES.

Black  Strap.............................................14@16@18
Porto  Rico..................................................... 28@30
New  Orleans, good...................................... 38@42
New Orleans, choice.....................................48@50
New Orleans,  fancy.....................................52@55

54 bbls. 3c extra.

OATM EAL.

Steel  cut...............5 50|Quaker, 48  fts..........2 25
Steel Cut, 54 bbls...3 00 1 
juaker, 60  fts........2 50
Rolled  Oats........... 3 501
>uaker bbls...........6 50

P IC K L E S .

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Choice In barrels med............. !....................5  50
Choice in 54 
.3 40
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy.............   .......4  25
Dingee’s pints 
.........................  2 40
American qt.  in Glass......................  
2 00
Am* rican pt.in Glass........................................... 1 30
C. & B. English  q u a rts..............................5  75
C. & B. English  pints..................... 
3 60
Chow Chow, mixed and Gerklns,  quarts.. .5 75 
p in ts...,3 50
Dingee & Co.’s C. C. M. & G. Eng. style,qts.4 60 
pts..2 75

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Peeler, 5 cents..................
Big N ig. 
............................... !
@38
P ie ..............................................
@36
Knights of- Labor.
@46
Arab, 2x12 and 4x12..................
@46
Black Bear....................
@37
King 
............................
@46
Old Five Cent Times__ _ _  . .
@38
Prune Nuggett, 12 ft................
@62
Parrot  ..........................
@46
Old Time.
@38
Tramway.................................. . 
' '  ©4a
Big Sevens, dime cuts..................  "  ©Ik
Black Diamond............................ 
<»05
Trotter, rum flavor..............................©70
Boot
B. F. P.’s Favorite...........•............  

.....................  *  @44
©4«

©1«
©4«
©3=
©43

Spearhead, 2x12 and 3x12........;........." 
Turkey, 16 oz.,  2x12.....................  
Blackbird. 16oz.,  3x12....................."  
Seal of Grand Rapids........................ . [ 
D & iii:::::::::::;;;............................  m
Buster  [Dark].......................................   ®
Black Prince I Dark]
Black Racer  [Dark]
Leggett & Myers’  Star........
Climax....................................
Hold F ast..................... ." ' ..............
McAlpin’s Gold Shield"!!...............
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads.
Cock of the Walk  6s..................
Nobby Twist.......................
Nimrod............................... ................
Acorn.......................... .......................
Crescent ................
Black  x .............................................
Black  Bass.......................... ..............
Spring............................. .. .! .. . ........
C rayfing...........................!.!!
Mackinaw.........................!.!.!."
Horse Shoe..................... ...................
Hair Lifter.....................!.. 
" "
D. and D., black....................  .  .
McAlpin’s Green  Shield............. "!
Ace  High, black.......................
Sailors’  Solace....................... !!.!!.
Red Star, Rough andReady, 2xi2. .
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 3x12
Red Star, flat, 3x12............. ............
Red Star, black. 24 oz............!.!.!...
2c. less in four butt lots.

@36
@36
@36
@46
@46
@46
@46
@51
@37
@46
@46
©46
@44
@35
@40
@46
@46
@45
@44
@36
@36
©46
@35
@46
@46
@46
@46
@45

SMOKING

Tramway, 3 oz..........40
Long Tom...................30
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35
National..................  26
Boss  ...........................15
T im e...........................26
Peck’s Sun.................18
Conqueror.................23
Miners and Puddlers. 28
Grayling.................... 32
Morning  Dew............26
Seal Skin...................30
Chain...........................22
Bob Roy.....................’26
Seal of Grand Rapids 25
Uncle  Sam.................28
K in g ...........................30
Lumberman............. 25
Flirt  ...........................28
Railroad Boy..............36
P u g ............................ 30
Mountain Rose..........18
Ten Penny  Durham.24 
Home Comfort..........25
Amber, 54 and 1 ft.... 15
Old Rip........................55
John  Gilpin............... 18
TwoNiekle.................25
Lime Kiln  Club........ 47
Star Durham........... .25
Blackwell’s Durham.90
Durham No. 2............ 55
Vanity Fair............... 90
Golden Flake Cabinet 40 
Dim e.................
25 Seal of North Caro­
Peerless  ..........
lina, 2  oz.............
..48
■Standard..........
Seal of North Caro­
Old Tom...........
lina, 4oz...................46
Tom & Jerry...
Seal of North  Caro- 
'
Joker................
lina, 8oz...................41
Traveler..........
Seal of North Caro­
Maiden.............
lina, 16 oz boxes.... 40
Topsy, paper...
Big Deal......................27
Topsy, cloth............... 36
Applejack.................24
Navy Clippings........ 26
King Bee, longcut.. .22
Boots...........................30
Milwaukee  Prize__ 24
Honey  Dew............... 25
Rattler........................28
Gold Block.................30
Windsor cut plug__ 25
Camp Fire.................25
Zero  ...........................16
Oronoko.................... 19
Holland Mixed..........16
Durham, 56 f t .......A .60
Golden  Age............... 75
54 ft........... 57
do 
Mail  Pouch............... 25
54  ft........... 55
do 
Knights of Lator__ 30
do  *  1  ft........... 51
Free Cob Pipe........... 27
Pickwick  Club..........40
Honey Bee................. 27
Nigger Head..............26
Durham,  S., B. & L..24 
Holland......................22
Dime  Durham... 25@26
German......................16
Old Tar........................10
Solid Comfort..............30
Golden Flake,cabinet40
Mule Ear....................23|Acme......................... 16
Hiawatha.........................22 Globe_ 
17
Old Congress................23|
Pure Cider..........8@12 White Wine..........   8@12
Boraxine  ................................  
©3 75

IVASHING PO W D ERS.

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SA UCES.

  @2 20

SA LERA TU8.

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

Imported Clay 3 gross......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,254 gross........  @1 85
American  T. D ................ .......................  @  go
Good Carolina........6  ¡Java  .................. 654@64i
Prime Carolina.......654 P atna............ ...
Choice Carolina......7  I Rangoon............5y4@6%
Good Louisiana......5%|Broken....................... 3u
DeLand’s pure........654  Dwight’s ............... ^..554
Church’s  .................554
Sea  Foam...........  
.554
Taylor’s  G. M..........554
S., B. & L.’s Best__ 554
Cap Sheaf................ 554
SALT.
60 Pocket, F F  Dairy__
28 pocket..............................
100 3 ft  pockets...................................."
Saginaw Fine ............................. . . .
Diamond C......... . ..................  " j “ ” ”
Standard  Coarse.................‘
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags.!".!.!
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........
American, dairy, 54 bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels.........................................
Parisian, 54  pints..................................  
©2 00
Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, pints.  @5 00 
Bee & Perrins Worcestershire, 54 pts.  @3 00
Picadilly, 54f>ipts......................................  @1 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.........................  @ 75
Pepper Sauce, g reen ................................  @ 90
Pesper Sauce, red large ring..................   @1 35
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........   @1  70
Catsup, Tomato,  pints................................. @1 00
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ....................!  @1 35
@1 00
Horseradish,  54 pints............................... 
Horseradish, pints.................................... 
  @1 30
Capers, French surflnes....................... 
  @2 25
Capers, French surflnes, large...........   @3 50
Olives, Queen, 16 oz  bottle......................  @3 85
Olives, Queen, 27 oz  bottle......................  @6 50
Olive Oil,  quarts, Antonia & Co.’s __   @7 00
Olive Oil, pints,  Antonia & Co.’s ........   @4 00
Olive Oil, 54 pints, Antonia & Co.’s __   @2 00
Celery Salt,  Durkee’s..............................  @ go
Halford Sauce, pints.................................... @3 50
Halford Sauce, 54 pints..........................  
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, large..........  @4  85
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, small........   @2 90
Preserved Ginger, Canton,  pints.......  @1 25
Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen Anne.......... 
-©4 85
“  Cameo.....................   @3 30
Monday......................  @3 45
“  Mascot
@3 45 
“  Superior, 60 lft bars
@3 60 
Old Country, 80 bars, 80 fts.,  wrapped 
@4 20 
Old Country, 80 bars,80 fts.,unwrapped
@4 10 
Old Country, 801 ft bars.......................
(i^ 554 
Kirk’s American  Fam ily..................
3 60 
do. 
India.........................................
3 30 
do.  Savon...........   .................. ” "
3 15 
do.  Satinet..........:.....................
3 30
do.  Revenue.................................]
3 15
do.  White Russian.....................
4 85 
Proctor & Gamble’s Ivory.................
6 75 
Japan  O live.........
2 80
Town Talk.............
3 60
Golden Bar.............
4  10 
Arab........................
3 35
Amber....................
3 60
Mottléd  German..
4 20 
Procter & Gamble’s Velvet..................
@3 15 
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck..........
@3 20 
Procter & Gamble’s Wash Well..........
@3 00 
Badger............................................ 60 fts
@ 654
Galvanic............................................
@4 05 
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft br
@18=4 
Tip Top....................................... 3 ft bar
@  16 
Ward’s White Lily.................................
@6 75 
Handkerchief...................................'''[
@4 20
Babbitt’s .........................................
5 25
Dish R ag....................................... . . . . .
4  10
Bluing..............................................
5 00 
Magnetic.................................
4  10
New  French  Process.................. .. .! .!
4 50
Spoon  ......................................................
5 00 
Anti-Washboard.........................
5 00
Vaterland.......................................
3 25
Magic............................................... . ”
4 00 
Pittsburgh....................................
4 00
Lautz Bros. & Co.
Acme, 701 ft  bars..................................   @  6
Acme, 25 3 ft bars..................................  
©  6
Towel, 25 bars  ............................... ........  @5 15
Napkin, 35  bars......................................  @5 15
Best American, 601 ft blocks...............  @5%
Palma 60-1 ft blocks, plain....................  @5%
Shamrock, 100 cakes, wrapped............  @3 50
Master, 100-% ft cakes................ 
@4 85
Stearine, 100  % ft cakes.......................   @4 85
Marseilles, white, 100 % ft  cakes........   @6 00
Cotton Oil, white, 100 % ft  cakes........   @6 00
Lautz’s 60-1 ft blocks, wrapped...........   @ 7
German  Mottled, wrapped..................  @ 6%
Savon, República, 60 ft box..................  @5%
Blue Danube, 60-1 ft blocks................  
@554
London Family, 60-1 ft  blocks...........  
@4%
London Family, 3-ft bars 80 ft.............   @3 80
London Family, 4-ft bars 80 ft.............   @3  80
Gem, 100 cakes, wrapped,....................  @3 60
Nickel, 100 cakes, wrapped..................  @3 75
Climax, 100 cakes,  wrapped.................  @3 05
Boss, 100 cakes,  wrapped.....................   @2 15
Marseilles Castile, Toilet.3 doz in  box ‘  @1 25
A 1  Floating, 60 cakes..........................   @4 20
Matchless, 100  cakes........... *................   @2 50

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M ISCELLANEOUS.

Soapmepkg............................................  
7@ig
Pearline $  box.......................................   @4 50
Lavine, single boxes, 4811b  papers...  @4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 481 ft pap’rs  @4 25
Lavine, single boxes, 100 6 oz papers.  @4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 100 6 oz  pap  @4 25
Lavine, single boxes, 80 54 ft papers..  @4 15
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 54 ft paprs  @4 00
Twin Bros..........1 65  IWilsons................ 1 65
Magic................. 1  75 
iNational...............1 65
Bath Brick imported............................ 
95
American...........«...............  
eo
Barley......................................................  
@3
Burners, No. 1 .......................................  
106
1  50
do  No. 2........................................ 
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand.............  
8  00
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............   15@25
Candles, Star...........................................  @1354
Candles,  Hotel........................................ 
©14
Extract Coffee, V.  C..............................  @80
F elix..........................  
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................   ■@30
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.......................  
’■@40
Gum, Spruce...........................................  30@35
Hominy, 5P bbl.......................................   @4 00
Peas, Green Bush........ .........................  @125
Peas, Split prepared..............................  @  3
Powder, Keg..........................................  @3 50
Powder,  54 Keg......................................  @1 93

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Putnam & Brooks quote as follow s:

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
..............................  954@10
 
@12
MIXED.

Straight, 25 ft  boxes..............................  9 @ 954
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
Royal, 25 ft  pails........................................10@1054
Royal, 200 ft bbls........... ...........................  9® 954
Extra, 25 ft  pails........................................11@1154
Extra, 200 ft bbls...............................................1056
French Cream, 25 ft pails................................13
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases......................................... 13
Broken, 25 ft palls........................................... 1154
Broken, 200 ft  bbls.......................................... 1054
Lemon Drops................................................... 14
Sour Drops........................................................ 15
Peppermint  Drops..........................................15
Chocolate Drops.............................................. 16
H M Chocolate  Drops....................................20
Gum  Drops  ..................................................... 10
Licorice Drops..................................................20
A B  Licorice  Drops........................................12
Lozenges, plain................................................ .15
Lozenges,  printed........................................... 16
Imperials..........................................................15
Mottoes..............................  
15
Cream  Bar....................................................... 14
Molasses Bar................... 
it
Caramels............................................................20
Hand Made Creams..........................................22
Plain  Creams...............................................!..18
Decorated  Creams.......................
....23
String Rook...................................
....15
Burnt Almonds............................
Wintergreen  Berries................
....15
FANCY—IN  BULK.
Lozenges, plain in  pails.............
.1354@14
Lozenges, plain in  bbls...............
...........12
Lozenges, printed in palls..........
..........1454
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..........
..........13
Chocolate Drops, in palls............
..........14
Gum  Drops  in pails....................
...754@6 
Gum Drops, in bbls.....................
...654@7
Moss Drops, in pails....................
...........11
Moss Drops, in b b ls....................
..........954
Sour Drops, in  pails....................
...........12
Imperials, in  pails.......................
..........14
Imperials  in bbls.........................
____ 13
Oranges, Florida, $  box.............
Oranges, Messina and  Palermo.
Oranges, Valencia.......................
Lemons,  choice............................
Figs,  layers new,  ^ ft................
Figs, baskets 40 ft ^ ft........... .
Dates, frails 
do  .............
Dates, % do 
do  ................
Dates, skin....................................
Dates, 54  skin...............................
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft..........
Dates, Fard 50 ft box ft ft............
Dates, Persian 50 ft box $  1b.......
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  $   ft..................
Choice  do 
do  ...................
5@ 5%
do  .............................  5%@  554
Fancy 
do 
Choice White, Va.do  ..........................  
6@ 554
Fancy H P,.  Va,  do  ............................ 
@654
NUTS.
Almonds,  Terragona, 1 
$ f t ........... .......  18@20
Almonds, loaca,
do  ..........
Brazils,
do  ................ 
fe@ 854-
Recons,
do  ........... ........ 
9@12
'Filberts, Sicily 
do  ........... .......  @14
Walnuts, Grenobles
d o ...........

FRUITS.

o9£ 5 w
«545
6
@454
@4?6
@654
@6
@7

Ground. 

SPICES.

Whole.

Pepper................ 16@25 j Pepper.................   @19
Allspice .......... 12@15! Allspice...............  8@10
Cinnamon........... 18@30jCassia...................  @10
Cloves  ................ 15@25 Nutmegs  .............60@65
Ginger................ 16@20 Cloves  .................   @18
Mustard...............15@30
Cayenne............. 25@35|
STARCH.
Gilbert’s Gloss l f t .................
“  3 ft cartoons.
“  crates
“  bulk

“ 
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Niagara Laundry, 40 ft box,  bulk

Laundry, bbls, 186  fts...........
“  Gloss, 401 ft packages...........
“  Gloss,  36 3 $   packages..........
“  Gloss, 6 ft box, 72 ft crate....
“  Corn, 401 ft  packages...........

 

 
 

SUGARS.

©0%
@654
@454
@6%

STOVE P O L IS H .

 
 
SY RUPS.

Muzzy Gloss 1 ft package 
Muzzy Gloss 3 ft package 
Muzzy  Gloss 6 ft boxes 
Muzzy Gloss bulk 
Muzzy Corn 1 ft 
Kingsford Silver Gloss 
Kingsford Silver Gloss 6 ft  box 
Kingsford Corn 
Oswego  Gloss 
Mirror  Gloss.
Mirror Gloss, corn.................................  @6%
Piel’s Pearl.............................................. 
@4
American Starch Co.’s
1 ft  Gloss.................................................. 
@654
10 oz  Gloss.................... 
@3%
 
3ft  Gloss........................................... . 
@6
6 ft Gloss, wood  boxes......................... 
©7
Table Corn....................................... 40 ft  @654
Table  Corn....................................20  ft  @7
Banner, bulk..................@4
Rising  Sun gross..5 881 Dixon’s gross........5 50
Universal...............5  88 Above $  dozen.......  50
i x l .................. a . 5 501
Cut  Loaf.................................................  @ 754
C ubes................................................. 
@ 7
Powdered...............................................  @ 7
Granulated,  Standard................... 
  @654
Granulated, Fine Grain.......................   @ 6%
Confectionery A ....................................   @ 6%
Standard A .............................................  ©  656
Extra C, White.......................................   @5%
Extra C.......................... 
  @5%
Fine  C......................................................   @554
  @556
Yellow C........................ 
Corn,  Barrels.........................................  
27
Corn, 54 bbls........................................  
29
Corn,  10 gallon kegs........... ...................   ©  32
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................  @116
Corn, 454 gallon kegs..............................  @1 50
Pure  Sugar....................................... bbl  23@  35
Pure Sugar Drips.........................54 bbl  30@  38
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs  @1 96
1 60
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips...............54 bbl  @  85
Pure Loaf Sugar..................5 gal kegs  @1 85
Japan ordinary.............................................22@25
Japan fair to good........................................30@35
Japan fine..................................................... 40@50
Japan dust..................................................... 15@20
Young Hyson................................................30@50
35@50
GunPoWder................ 
Oolong.....................................................33@55®60
Congo.................................. 
25@30
State  Seal...................60
Matchless...................65
Brother Jonathan...32
Hiawatha...................67
Diamond  Crown....... 58
Globe  ...............;....7 0
Rose Bud.................... 50
May FlowOr.    ........ . 70
O.  K.............................45
H ero........................... 45
Our  Bird....................30
Atlas................. 
  35
Peaches  ........ 
38
Royal Game............... 38
Red  Bird.................... 52
Mule Ear...................65
Opera Queen..............40
Peek-a-Boo.............   32
Sweet Rose................. 45
Fountain.................,.74
Green Back............... 38
Old Congress..............64
Fruit...........................33
Good Luck................ 52
O So Sweet.................31
Good and Sweet........ 45
Prairie Flower.......... 65
Blaze Away............... 35
Climber..................... 62
Hair Lifter................ 30
Indian Queen............60
Governor ..................60
Doak’s 50 oenter.......38 Fox’s Cholee.
63
Huckelberry  ............30 Medallion ............ 
.35
Bull  Dog.................6 0
2c.  less In four pail lots or half barrels.

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The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision Co 

quote  as  follows:
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Heavy Mess, new  .................................  
u   2a
S. P. Booth’s,  clear...............................!!.'V14 ¿5
Pig, clear, short  cut.............................. 
'15 at
Extra Family Clear.................................. 
  15  00
Extra Clear Pig......................................... '.! .15 87
Clear, A. Webster  packer..................'!.'!!!.' 15  75
Standard Clear, the  best.......................  *16 50
Extra Clear,  heavy.............  
16  00
Boston Clear............... 
jg 25
! 15  87
Clear Quill, short c
u
m   DRY, SAI' T  MEATS— IN   BOXES.
T 
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases.......... 
754
,  
„   do- 
..  HalfCases.............. 
7%
Long Clear medium, 500 ft  Cases.......... 
71I
7%
HalfCases.......... 
t 
. 
do 
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases
7%
HalfCases"!!:;::;: 
Short Clears, heavy...........................
u
medium........... .................. 
g
light...................;;............. 
Extra Long Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases. 
8U.
Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases 
«3/
Extra Long. Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases ‘'
qv
Extra Short Clear Backs. 300 ft  cases ’' 
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases...."  
m
Bellies, extra quality, 300 ft cases 
8u
Bellies, extra quality, 200 ft cases...."
m  
Tierces
30 and 50 ft Tubs 
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases
LA RD IN   T IN  PA ILS.
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  racks........
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case 
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case.
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case
Hams cured in sweet pickle, heavy.... 
Hams cured in sweet pickle medium.. 
light
Shoulder, cured in sweet  pickle 
Extra Clear Bacon 
Dried Beef,  Extra 
_  
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts........... 10 25
.hxtra Mess Chicago packing.......................10 qq
_  
Pork  Sausage............................
........... ................i2
Ham  Sausage.................. 
Tongue  Sausage........*".!".."*.!!!!!!!.................
Frankfort  Sausage.......... 
ii
.................... 
Blood  Sausage............ 
 
¿w
Bologna,  ring....................*!.'!!!!! ’ !■ *    ......... til
Bologna, straight.................. 
kw
Bologna,  thick........................ 
ei/
Head  Cheese.......................... .!!!!!!!!!!"!.!  (¡if
,  
In half barrels................................... 
o  eg
In quarter barrels............. ...........................  i  qn
in kits....................................... ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;  1 w
T 
In half barrels................  
«3 qq,
In quarter barrels.........................................  A gg
In kits.
80
Prices named are  lowest  at time of going to 
press, and are good only for that date, subject 
to market fluctuations.

856.
856
8%
8%
8%
8Js
io% 
H 
1154
754
10
11

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN . 

,  _  SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND  SMOKED.

_   B E E F IN  BA RR ELS.

P IG S ’ FEET.

T R IP E .

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FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard quotes the trade as follows:
5U© iv.

Fresh  Beet, sides............................ 
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters...........:. .:6542®  8
Dressed Hogs......................................... 5^© 6
Mutton,  carcasses.................................  6  © 654
......................................................   954@10
Pork Sausage.......................... >.............  8  @  9
Bologna...........................................  
@10
Chickens..................................... 
ig
@13
T urkeys.........................!!;;;.............
@11
G eese................................................  
jq
@11

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HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess quote as foLows:

H ID ES.

Green —  $  ft  6  @7 
Part cured...  754@  8
Full cured__   8  @  8%
Dry hides and

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

Calf skins, green 
Deacon skins,

or cured....  @10
I piece.......20  @50

S H E E P  P EL TS.

W OOL.

¡Fall pelts.............30@50
Shearlings or Sum- 
mer skins $  pcel0@201Winter  pelts...... 60@75
„  
Fine washed $  ft 20@221 Unwashed.......... 
2-3
Coarse washed.. .16@18|Tallow................  
514
Bear.............   @10 00
2®  
Muskrat....... 
10
Fisher  .........4-00@  8 00
Otter........... 4 00@ 5 00
Fox, red.......  25@  1  00
Raccoon....... 
5@  80
Fox,  gray...  15@  85
_ Skunk  ........  15@ 
_ 
75
M artin.......
25@ 1 00 Beaver, ¡g ft. 1 00@ 2 25
M ink..........
5@  40|Deer,  ¡gft...  10©  30-

S K IN S .

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows 
New York Counts..................................
.................. Od-
F. J. D. Selects  .................................. ."
...................30*
Selects..................................
.................. 26
F. J .D ..............................................
...................19
Standard  ...............................
..................18
Favorite...................................................................
............17
Medium............................................ ".!!!'.!!!!!! :is
.l ” :” "*"l4
Prim e..............................................' 
New York  Counts.............................. I**!” .8 00
Selects, per gallon..........................  
.......1 65
Standards................................................ 1 oo@i  10
Codfish..............................................................   9
Haddock....................................... ..".."!..".!."..'  7
Smelts...............................................................!io
Mackinaw Trout.............................;!!.;;;;;;  8
Mackerel............................................... 
12
whiteAsh............................. 

FR ESH   F IS H .

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COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Firm 

for  choice,  Baldwins  and 

Greening readily commanding $2.25$ bbl.

Beeswax—Small demand at 30c.
Buckwheat—$4.50 $  bbl.
Beans—More demand and  market more  act­
ive.  Unpicked  command  75®90c, and choice 
picked find good shipping demand at  $1.25.

Butter—Literally  a  drug  in  the  market. 
Dairy  finds  slow  sale  at  15@17c  for  choice 
rolls and 15@16c for good solid packed. An infer 
ior article is. to  be  had  in  endless  variety  at 
from 8@12c.

Butterine—Solid  packed  creamery  com­
mands  19e,  while  dairy  is  quoted  at  14@15c 
for solid packed,  and 16@17c for rolls.

Beets—No shipping demand.
Clover  Seed—No  local  shipping  demand. 

Dealers quote choice stock at $5.

Cabbages—$5@$6 $  100.  Very little moving.
Celery—15@25c $  doz.
Cheese—Michigan  full cream  stock readily 
commands  1254@1354c,  while  skim find  occas­
ional sale at from  954@10c.

Cider—12c $  gal. for common sweet.
Cranberries—Firm at $14 for bell and  cherry, 

and  $15 for bell  and bugle.

Eggs—Fresh  are  not  quite  so  plenty,  and 
limed  stock  Is  not  so  much of a drug as for­
merly,  Fresh commands 20c, and limed 16@18c.
Hops—Brewers are paying 15c for best Mich­

igan, with few  offerings.

ed.

Honey—Choice new in comb is firm atl2@14c.
Hay—$9@$10 for new, and  $12@$13  for bail- - 
Mince Meat—7c $  ft for home made.
Onions—$2 $  bbl. for yellow or red.
Pop Corn—3c $  ft for choice.
Potatoes—Some what firmer In  consequence 
of  considerable  shipments  being  made 
to 
Southern  cities,purchases being  made  at 25@ 
28c.

Poultry—Fowls,  9@10c.  Chickens,  10@llc. 

Turkeys, 14c.

Squash—Slow sale at 54c $  ft.
Sweet Potatoes—Out of market.
Turnips—25c $  bu.
Timothy—No shipping demand,  and  dealers ■ 
buy  only  for  prospective  wants,  holding  at 
$1.75 for choice.

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

'Wheatr—Unchanged.  Lancaster,  81;  Fulse 
and Clawson, 78c.

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

and 40@43c In carlots.

lots.

Oats—White, 33o in small lots and 30c  in  car- 
Rye—52@54c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.10@$1.20 $   owt.
Flour—Unchanged. Fancy Patent, $5.70 $  bbl. 
in sacks  and  $5.95  in  wood.  Straight, $4.70 $  
bbl. in sacks and $4.95 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $1.50 $  cwt.
Mill Feed-r-Sereenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $15 . 
$  ton.  Ships, $16 $  ton.  Middlings, $17$ ton.. 
Corn and Oats, $23 $  ton.

Foster,

Stevens 
&;  Co.
Roller Skates, Skate Bap & Boxes I

HEAD Q U A RTERS  FO R

The New Era All Clamp Skate

-AND

If in Need of Anything  in  our  Line,  it 

will pay you to get our Prices.

GRAND  RAPIDS

MICH.

0. S. YALE &  BRO.,
FLA70EIHG  BITBAGTS  !

—Manufacturers ot—

BAKING  POWDERS,

BIiTJIJXTOS,  ETC.,

40  and  42  South  Division, St.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

- 

MICH

The  New
.  The original cost of a roller skate is of minor 
importance to you, provided you buy  the  one 
that  can  be  run  at  the  least possible cost in 
time and money.  We claim the New Era to be 
economical roller skate in the  world, 
and this in connection with their immense pop- 
ularity with those who have  used  them,  com­
mend them to the attention of every rink own­
er  111  the  country.  Our  Clamp  Skate is the 
only screw clamp made which  operates all the 
clamps with one key at the same time.
The .“VINEYARD” Skates are very popular.

!- 

P A T ’ D r

I Duly 13.-isso:

APR,  1 2 - 1 0 8 ! .  
APR.  2 6  
188 11
MAR. 
I4 -.-IS 8 K ,

The  atiove  cut  represents  the  New  Half 
Clamped and Heel Strapped Roller Skate, with 
Steel  Top,  Engraved  Electro  Gold  or  Nickel 
Plated  Heel  Band  and  Nickel  Plated  Plate. 
This Skate is much sought for by those having 
tender feet  and requiring  a  support  for  the 
ankle.

The Vineyard Roller All Clamp were  p 

ed  July  13,  1880,  and  April 27,1881,  Theyare 
adapted for both Lapies and Gentlemen.  Dur­
ing the short time this skate has  been  in  use, 
it has won rapid  popularity.  We also cai-ry in 
stock The VINEYARD  “C,”  which  is  similar 
in style to the “New Era  Rink.”
Rowlett’s  Star  Roller  Skate,

THE  PERFECT  ROLLER  SKATE

Ibarbware.

The  Process  of Making:  Shot.

From the New York Tribune.

Every person  who  has  walked  about  the 
lower part of this city must  have  noticed  a 
Lofty  round  tower,  as high as the roadway 
of the bridge, which rears  itself  high  above 
the  surrounding  buildings  and  has  small 
windows at different places.  The  tower be­
longs to one of the  leading  shot  companies 
in the country.  There are several  of  these 
towers  in  this  city.  They are places  built 
especially for the  casting  and  manufacture 
of shot.  The  tower rises to a hight  of  176 
feet, and is 50 feet in  diameter at the  base. 
It diminishes in diameter  as it  ascends,  be­
ing about thirty feet across at the top. 
It is 
divided  into  several  stories.  A  circular 
stairway, made of iron, extends  to  the sum­
mit,  giving  access  to  the  several  stories. 
Great  hight  is essential  for  casting,  as» the 
lead must cool in the descent,  and  thus  as­
sume  a  spherical  shape. 
If hot, it would 
flatten when it strikes the water into  which 
it falls. 

,

The first method is  making what is called 
“temper.”  This is a mixture of arsenic and 
lead.  The  mixture  is melted in large ket­
tles and  is constantly skimmed and  stirred. 
It is cast in bars, the same  as  lead.  When 
the temper is made,  it is carried  to  the  top 
floor, where there are kettles and a  furnace 
for  melting  it.  The temper is mixed  with 
the lead, as pure lead would assume various 
shapes in casting; but, when mixed with the 
temper  in  the  proportion  of three tons  of 
lead to one ton of temper, it takes the shape 
of globules when it is cast.

The  casting  pans  are  large  colanders, 
round  pans  with  holes  perforated  in  the 
bottom.  The casting is all done  on  the  top 
floor,  and  the  colander  is suspended  over 
an opening in the floor, which  goes  through 
the  entire  hight  of  the  building  to  the 
‘  ground,  where  there  is  a  well  of  water. 
The  lead  is  melted  in  large  kettles  and  is 
dipped  out  and  poured  into  the  colander 
with  ladles  which  have  long  handles. 
It 
oozes  through  the  holes  in  the  bottom  of 
the colander and  falls  through  the  opening 
to the ground floor into  the well.  The  shot 
is  taken  out  of  the  well by small buckets 
fastened to an endless belt,  which runs over 
a  wheel  which carries  it  from  the  well  up 
to a long, hot, metal table.  Here the shot is 
constantly  stirred  by men with long  rakes, 
and  the  heat  rapidly dispels  the  moisture, 
and the shot soon becomes perfectly dry.

It is taken from the “drying table” to  the 
“screeners,”  a  series  of tables with narrow 
openings  between  them, 
the  tables  being 
If the shot is  round 
set  at  a  slight angle. 
and perfect, it  rolls  rapidly  along  these  ta­
bles, skipping the openings,  until  it reaches 
a box at the extreme end, into whicli it falls.
If  it  is  imperfect,  it cannot roll  fast,  and 
falls into the  openings,  under  which  boxes 
are placed.

The  shot  then  goes  to the  “separators,” 
which are a series of drawers,  not  unlike  a 
bureau,  which  rock backward and  forward 
by machinery.  The  shot is poured into the 
upper  drawer,  which  has  an  iron  bottom 
perforated with holes of a certain  size.  The 
second drawer has  holes  of  a  smaller  size, 
and so on, down to  the  lowest  drawer,  the 
bottom  of  each  drawer  being  perforated 
with  holes  of  a smaller size than  those  in 
the  drawer  above  it.  The  backward  and 
forward motion  throws  the  shot  from  side 
to  side,  letting  all the shot the size  of  the 
holes  or smaller pass  through  into  the  sec­
ond  drawer,  while  all  larger than the holes 
remain in the drawer.  The same is repeated 
down  to  the  lowest  drawer,  so  that  each 
drawer contains a smaller size  of  shot  than 
the one immediately above it.

The  next  process  is  “polishing.”  The 
shot is put into irregular-shaped  iron boxes, 
which continually  revolve.  When  the  box 
is nearly full, powdered black lead is put in. 
The irregular motion of the box  throws  the 
shot from side to side and the  black  lead  is 
so ground into it that  it  cannot  be  rubbed 
off.  And it is this that gives it the beautiful 
shiny appearance.

Curious  Patents.

Some investigating  person, says  the  Bos­
ton Journal of Commerce,  has  furnished a 
brief list of patents on  small  things  which 
in many instances have  proved great mines 
•of wealth to the lucky discoverer.  The  list 
might be extended to a much larger number, 
but we only state those given.  Among these 
trifles is the favorite  toy—the “return ball,” 
a wooden ball with an electric string  attach­
ed, selling for ten cents each, but yielding to 
its patentee an income  equal to  fifty thous­
and dollars a year.  The  rubber tip  on the 
end of lead pencils affords the owner of  the 
royalty an independent fortune.

The inventor of  the  gummed  newspaper- 
wrapper is  also a  rich  man.  The  gimlet- 
pointed screw  has  envolved  more  wealth 
than most silver  mines, and  the  man  who 
first thought of  putting copper  tips to chil­
dren’s shoes is as well  off  as if  his  father 
had left him two  million  dollars in United 
States bonds.  Although roller-skates are not 
so much used in countries where ice is abun­
dant, in South America, especially in Brazil, 
they are  very  highly  esteemed,  and  have 
yielded over one-million  dollars to  their in­
ventor.  But he had to spend fully one hun- 
red and twenty thousand dollars  in  England 
alone fighting infringements.  The “dancing 
Jim Crows,” a toy, provides  an 'annual  in­
come of seventy-five thousand dollars  to  its 
inventor, and the common needle-threader is 
worth 
ten  thousand  dollars a  year to the 
man whose thought produced it.

The  “drive-well”  was  an  idea  of  Col. 
Green, whose troops, during  the  war,  were 
in want of water.  He conceived the  notion

of driving a two-inch  tube into  the  ground 
until water was reached and then  attaching 
a pump.  This simple  contrivance  was  pat­
ented  after the war, and  tens  of  thousands 
of farmers who have  adopted it have  been 
obliged to pay him a royalty, a moderate  es­
timate of vfhich is  placed  at  three  million 
dollars.  The spring window-shade yields an 
income of one hundred  thousand  dollars a 
year; the stylographic pen also brings in one 
hundred thousand  dollars;  rubber  stamps 
the same.  A very large  fortune  has  been 
reaped by a Western miner who,  ten  years 
since, invented a  metal  rivet  or  eyelet  in 
each  end of the mouth of  coat  and  pant’s 
pockets to resist  the  strain  caused  by the 
carriage of pieces of ore and heavy tools.

To Temper Steel on One Edge,

Red-hot lead is an excellent thing in which 
to heat a long plate  of  steel  that  requires 
softening or  tempering on  one  edge.  The 
steel need only be heated at the  part requir­
ed, and there is little  danger  of  the  metal 
warping or springing.  By  giving  sufficient 
time, thick portions may be  heated  equally 
with thin parts.  The ends of  wire  springs 
that are to be bent or riveted may be soften­
ed for that purpose by this process, after the 
springs have been hardened or tempered.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

E. E. Hewett, Rockford.
J. Bartz, North Dorr.
C. Coie, Ada.
Mr. Morrill, Morrill & Ramsey, Kalkaska 
M. A. Knox, Tustin.
F. A. Jenison, Manton.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
T. W. Provin, Cedar Springs.
H. C. McFarlane, Manton.
G. C. Carpenter, Hartford.
J. Gunstra, Lamont.
Geo. Stevens, Alpine.
F. Narragang, Byron  Center.
B. Tripp, Bangor.
M. J. Goss, Prairieville.
Geo. Scribner, Grandville.
Andre Bros., Jennisonville.
Sisson & Lillie, Lillie P. O.
John H. Anderson, Edgerton.
N. Bouma, Fisher Station.
Geo. W. Bartlett, Ashland Center.
C. E. Blakeley, Coopersville.
Blakeley Bros., Fife Lake.
J. B. Watson, Coopersville.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
Dr. G. B. Nichols, Martin.
Holland & Ives,  Rockford.
Wm. VerMeulen, Beaver Dam.
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.
Chas. H. Doming, Dutton.
JayMarlatt,  Berlin.
J. J. Wiseman, Nunica.
Henry DeKline, Jamestown.
H. P. Wyman,  with  Chippewa  Lumber  Co., 
Jos. Neuman, Dorr.
Baron & TenHoor, Forest Grove.
Wm. McMullen, Wood Lake.
S. M. Wright, Big  Springs.
D.  T. Hersey, Wayland.
Thos. Smedley, Smedley Bros., Bauer.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
John W. Mead, Berlin.
31. J. Howard,  Englishville.
Jos. Spires, Leroy.
B. M. Denj|on. East  Paris.
G. H. Wal^ink, Allendale.
E-  P-  Barnard,  buyer for New Era Lumber 
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
Walter Schoemaker, Cannonsbnrg.
W. S. Root,  Tallmadge.
H. W. Potter, Jennisonville 
F. C. Brisbin, Berlin.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
John J. Ely,  Rockford.
Spring & Lindley. Bailey.
C. F. Sears & Co., Rockford.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
Barker & Lehnen, Blanchard.
Mongomery, Hair & Giddings,  Upper  Paris 
Carrell & Fisher, Dorr.
Dunham, Peters &  Co., Chase.
W. Stitt, Falmouth.

B. Granger, of O. B. Granger & Co., Plain-

Chippewa Lake.

Co., New Era.

son City.

nonsburg.

Ed. N. Parker, Coopersville.
J. F. Hacker, Corinth.
C. L. Bostwick, C.  O.  Bostwick  &  Son,  Can- 
Byron McNeal, Byron Center.
John Neuman, Dorr.
Jas. R. Odell, Fremont.
Mr. Rockafellow, Rockafellow & LaDue, Car- 
G- P- Conklin, O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna. 
M. Burt, Lamgsburg.
J. S. Clark, Fenton.
F. W. King,  Saranac.
Caulkins & Co., Fife  Lake.
Farnham & Willemin, Wetzell.
John Otis, J. Otis & Co., Maneelona.
Thos. Hefferan, Eastmanville.
R. A. Hastings, Purdy & Hastings, Sparta.
H. Freeman,  Maneelona.
Geo. C. Townsend, Baldwin.
Wm. L. Jones, Morley.
J. D. Williams, Fife Lake.

Paradise Points.

Case & Crotser have a large stock of hard­

wood logs iu their mill  yard.

Madison & Rogers  will  put  in a  wood­

working shop at this place soon.

Dr. Brownson has  started a skating  rink 

in his new hall.

Trade has been unusually good during the 

winter.

Burkett Bros., are putting in a large quan­
tity of  pine  logs in  Dr.  Brownson’s  mill 
yard.

Munshaw Bros,  are  overhauling  and  re­

pairing their stave mill for the spring cut.

Dr. Brownson will go to Grand  Rapids in 
a few days to purchase a new stock of drugs 
and groceries.

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BRACES. 

BUCKETS.

AUGERS AND B IT S .

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tipped ..... ............  

Prevailing  rates at Chicago  are as follows
_  
60
Ives’, old  style...........................................dis 
60
N. H. C. Co..................................................dis 
Douglass’ ................................................... dis 
60
60
Pierces’ .......................................................dis 
Snell's..........................................................dis  60
Çook s  ......................................................dis40&10
Jennings’,  genuine...................................dis  25
Jennings’, imitation............................... dis40&10
BALANCES.
_ 
Spring.....................................  
25
„  
BARROW S.
Railroad............................ 
$  13 00
Garden.............;................/ ' / / / / /  .‘net 33 00
8 ??".....................................................dis  $  60&10
Cow
61) 
Call.
15 
Gong
20 
Door, Sargent..........." ’ ]’' ,jjg
55
_  
Stove............................................  
40 
Carriage  new list_____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . dis
75 
Plow
...dis
30&1C
 
Sleigh Shoe.............................  
 
 
',jjs
Cast Barrel Bolts.............  
............. '(jjg
50
■Wrought Barrel Bolts......./  /  /
........dis
55
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.......... 
dis
50
Cast Square Spring.............................. dis
55
Cast  Chain..................................           dis
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob. V......... dis
55&10
Wrought Square.....................  
'dis
55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush........... . . ..........dis
30
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Ives  Door...............................................dis  50&10
„  
Barber.....................................4...........dis!
40
Backus...................................................dis
50
Spofford..................................................¿is
50
Am. Ball..................................................dis
net
...  
Well, plain.................................... .. 
4 00 
Well, swivel......................... . . / / / / / " '
4 50
_  
BU TTS,  C A S T ........................
Cast Loose Pin, figured........................dis  60&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........ dis  60&i0
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis  50&10
Wrounht Loose  Pm.............................dis 
60
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip........ .. dis  60&  5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........... dis  60&  5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
dis  60&
Wrought Table......................... 
dis
60
Wrought Inside  Blind.. . . . / ” ..........dis
..dis
60
Wrought Brass....................... 
dis
..dis 65&10
Blind. Clark’s..................... 
 
  dis
 
70&K!
Blind, Parker’s...................  
dis
 
70&1C
Blind,  Shepard’s ................ 
............dis
70
Spring for Screen Doors 3x2  ............
gross 15 00
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3 
gross 18 00
....  ...................................per m $65
Ely^l-lO. 
.per m $ 65
Hick s C. F ............... 
—
60
g . d .................................
35
Musket.................................
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list
ew list
50
Rim Fire, United  States__ .... 
dis
__ dis
50
Central Fire....................................... ■ "  dis
%
C H IS E L S ............................
" 
Socket Firmer....................................... dis
70
Socket Framing................... . / / / / / * dis
. .dis
70
Socket Corner......................  
dis
70
Socket Slicks......................... /Z Z Z /d is
70
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer.......  ........ dis
.dis
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers..... 
..........dis
.dis
20
Cold............................................
Curry, Lawrence’s .................... 
dis
.dis
Hotchkiss  .............................................dig
Brass,  Racking’s........................................  40&10
®ib b ’8 ............................................. ZZZZ  49&10
§ e e r V.............  
40&10
, 
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........  
14x52,14x56,14 x60.................  .
Morse’s Bit  Stock.................... 
dis 
35
Taper and Straight Shank........ ......... dis 
20
Morse’s Taper  So5nk............................dis 
30
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doz net $1 00
Corrugated__
...... dis
20&10
Adjustable.
__ dis
M &10
Claris, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.  dis 
20
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ;  2, $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.  dis
25
American File Association List  ..  dis
50&10 
Disston’s .........................................  
¿ig
50&10 
New  American................              
dis
50&10 
Nicholson’s.......................... 
dis
 
5Ü&10 
Heller’s ............................................ "."."dis
30 
Heller’s Horse Rasps.......! .......... .dis
33 «
XT 
Nos. 16 to 20, 
28
List 
18

„„  GA LV ANIZED IR O N ,  "
14 

. 
22 and  24,  25 and 26.  27
12 
15
Discount, Juniata 45, Charcoal 50.
„  
50
Stanley Rule and Level Co. ’s...............dis 
„  
Maydole & Co.’s ..................................... <jig 
«0
Kip s ...................................  
(jjg 
05
Yerkes & Plumb’s ............................... '¿fig 
in
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel..........' 30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
HANGERS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction....... 
60
dis 
40
Kidder, wood  tra. k..................... 
  dis 
h i n g e s .
„  
Gate, Clark’s, l, 2, 3............................... <ji8 
^
state...  ..  .... 
....................per<j07  net  2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4y~  14
Screw Hook and Eye,  yx  ................'¿¿j
Screw Hook and Eye %........... .' 
nej
net
Screw Hook and Eye 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %__................net
Strap and  T..................................  
,jjg
ox 
Stamped Tin Ware.............
Japanned  Tin  Ware.................................
Granite Iron  Ware............. .

3 %  
10>/2 
8 yt
7%60&10
60&10
20&10

and  longer........... ................

h o l l o w   w a r e ".............

EX PA N SIV E B ITS.

c a t r i d g e s .

a» ft  34

HAMMERS.

ELBOW S.

GAUGES.

C O PPER .

33«
26

c o m b s !

........ 

c o c k s .

P IL E S .

d r i l l s

. 3

13 

„  

_  

7

,  

„ 

, 

. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

, 

HO ES.

I ................................................ $11 00,  dis 40
f .................................................. 11  50i  dig ^
,jig 40

„   „  T 

KNOBS.

mings...   

l o c k s —b o o r ...............

Grub J..................................................   12 Q0 
_  
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........$2 70, dis 70
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings__   3 50, dis 70
Door, porcelain, plated trim­
................list,10  15, dis 70
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list,1155, dis 
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain...  dis 
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s .. 
d
Rem acite.........................................../.dis
„  
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.......dis
Mallory, Wheelnr &  Co.’s.......... 
dis
Branford’s ......................... 
Norwalk’s.
... dis
_ 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .................... dis
„  
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s............... 
uig
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables dis
Coffee, Landers, Ferry &  Clark’s............ dis
Coffee,  Enterprise........ ;..................... 
¿j8
M A TTO CK S...............
.  .  

„  
i ye......................................$16 00 dis 40&10
H unts.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

f ............

LEV ELS.

M ILLS.

“One  of the BeSt.”

From the Cigar and Tobacco World.

One of the best exchanges which comes to 
our  table  is  The  Michigan  Tbadesm an, 
published at Grand Rapids, and if we do not 
in every instance give that journal credit for 
what we clip from it, we do  not  hesitate  to 
say we would not  be  ashamed  to transfer a 
good deal more, had we room. 
It is  bright, 
newsy, and conducted with no small amount 
of skill.

The  first  harbinger  of  sweet  and  gentle 
spring  has  come  in  the  5  cent  cake  of 
“maple-sugar,”  sold  on  the  street  peanut 
stands. 
It is made of  the  accumulation  in 
the  bottoms  of  molasses hogsheads, which 
the grocers sell for 5 cents  a  pound.  Next 
will come the organ grinder, then  the  news­
paper item about hearing a  robin,  and  then 
the sprig of pussy-willow.

A saloon keeper thinks  that  a  man  must 
have “a terrible gall” to make a square meal 
of free lunch and disappear without  buying 
a drink; but our uptown  philosopher thinks 
that the “cheekiest” thing a  person  can  do 
is  to  go  into  a  store  and  purchase a new 
pocket-book  and  ask  the  man to trust him 
for it.

^ 

„  „  

,  ~  

MAULS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

...................... 
' 6d " 4d............
2 

N A ILS.
10d to  60d............................ 
ao bf.fr «0  jp
............. ^ k eg $ 2 |C
8d and 9 d adv........... . 
6d and 7d  adv.............  
Si
.............  
4d and 5d  adv...............................................  
75
3d advance............................... U” ..............   1  ¿n
3d fine  advance............................................   o m
Clinch nails, adv__ __  . 
1  «
I  lOd  8d 
Finishing 
Size—inches  f  3 
2% 
VA
Adv. ft keg 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above, 
cx   x x . 
m o l l a s s e s  g a t e s .
Stebbm’s Pattern  ................  
dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine..................... !.*.. ....Z.dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring........ 
.^  dis  25
_ 
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.............   dis  50
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent............... 
dis  55
Zinc, with brass bottom.............  
.......uis  ko
Brass or  Copper.......................... ." '..//d is   49
Reaper.....................................per gross! $12 net
Olmstead’s
PLA N ES.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.............  
diS
¿jg
Sciota Bench.......................  
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.. /.................dis
Bench, flrstquality............... 
(jjg
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood’arid
„  
Fry, Acme............................ 
¿jg
Common, polished......................dis60&10
Dripping.................................................¡¡pa  ^ 7
_ 
Iron and Tinned...................................dis 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs................../ dis  50&IO
„   . 
3 00<i,’s Patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10%
. 
B  Wood s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 
9

PA TEN T FLA N ISA ED  IR O N .

O IL E R S .

R rV E T S.

PA N S.

50

 

 

Broken packs %c $  ft extra.

R O O FIN G  PLA TES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terhe............. 
5  75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............7 75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne............. ! .12 00
lx , 20x28, choice Charcoal T e r n e . . . , .16 90

RO PES.

. 

Sisal, «  In. and  larger..................................   8
Manilla.
.  U %
s q u a r e s . ............................
_ 
Steel and  Iron....................................   dis
50*10 
Try and Bevels...........  
’ ............... dis
60&10 
M itre........................... .dis
20
SHEET IRON.
„  
Com. Smooth.  Com.
$3 00
i°  J i ...................................$4  20 
Nos. 15 to  IT........................  
3 00
4  30 
n «8-is to 21..............................;;; 
300
N °8.2ft° 24 ..................................   4  20 
3 00
Nos .25 to 26..................................   4  40 
3 20
27............................................  4 60 
3 40
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30 inches 

wide not less than 2-10 extra.
,  
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $   ib..................... ;... 
In smaller quansities, 
ft.....................  
„  
No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
Market  Half-and-half.................... 
Strictly  Half-and-half........................... 

TINNER’S, SOLDER.

e
(5%
13 00
15 00

  16

TIN  PLATES.

Cards for Charcoals, $6  75.
10x14, Charcoal............................   6 50
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal................................   8 50
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal.............................   6 50
IC, 
12x12,  Charcoal............................  8 50
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal............................  6  50
IC, 
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal............................  8 50
14x20, Charcoal............................  10 50
IXX, 
IXXX,  14x20, dDharcool...............................   13  50
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............................  14 50
20x28, Charcoal............................  18 00
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  6 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  8  50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal............................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.’.......................  12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to  6 75 

rates.

TRAPS.

dis 

WIRE.

Steel,  Game......................................................
Onoida Communtity,  Newhouse’s /Z ./d is   35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s __   60
Hotchkiss’ ..................................................... 
60
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’s ......................................  60
Mouse, choker........................................30c ¡ft doz
Mouse,  delusion.................................$1 36 ^ doz
Bright Market.................................................  dis 60&10
70
Annealed Market.................  
Coppered Market..................................dis r 55&10
Extra Bailing........................................ 
dis  55
Tinned  Market............................................ dis  40
Tinned  Broom.............................................»}ft  09
Tinned Mattress........................................ ^ ft  sy,
Coppered  Spring  Steel..................dis 40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel..................................... dis 37«
Plain Fence.....................  
ft ft su
Barbed  Fence...................................................
Copper................................................ new  ifgt net
Brass....................................................new list net
Bright..................................................... dis
Screw Eyes.............................................dis
Hook’s ....................................................(jjg'
Gate Hooks and  Eyes............dis
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...........
Coe’s Genuine................’.......................dis
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis
Coe’s Patent, malleable......................dis

WrENCHES.

w i r e   g o o d s .

MISCELLANEOUS.

Pumps,  Cistern................................................dis 60&20
Screws, new  list...................... 
Casters, Bed and  Plate........................... dis 
Dampers, American................................. 

go
50
33^

LUMBER, LATH  AND SHINGLES. 

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co,  quote f. o. 

‘ 

b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M $44 00
uppers, 1^4,1 y2 and 2 inch.........................  46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 00
Selects, 1J4, \yx and 2  inch.........................  38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch..........................
Shop, 1 inch.................................... 
/
Fine, Common, l\\, 1 y2 and 2 inch.  ..
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet............. ; ....... |  17  §0
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet..
■  '""¡Ml................  
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet....................
17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet........
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 30feet..................
17 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.
12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet...............*........
14 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.  !
12  00
Not 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.....................
13 00
Noi 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet...  •..................
14 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 8'in., 12,14 and 16 feet........  
........
11  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet.......
13 00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls, all 
widths and  lengths.......................... 8 00@  9  00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in 
33 00 
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch.
90 
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths..
15 00
Nox 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18 -feet...............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing, 16 feet.................................
12  00
No. 1 Fencimr. 4  inch..................... ./'../!
15 00 
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.............../ . / / / /
12 00 
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch........ !..
20  00 
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B..................
18  00 
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C...............................
14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  Common__
9 00 
Bevel Siding,  6  inch,  Clear....................
20  00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to 16 ft............
10  00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B....................
36 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C......................./
29 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common.. 
17 00 
Dressed Flooring 6in., No. 2 common..
14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..
35 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C.......................
26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n 
16  00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n 
14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles..........
3 50 
X X X 18 in.  Thin..........
3 40 
x x x  i 6 in.................................; ; ; .; / ! /
3 00 
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.......
2 00
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in..............................
1  75
Lath  ............................
2 00

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

FOR  SALE—A  nice,  clean  stock  of  drugs 

and  stationery.  No  old  stock.  Will  in­
ventory  less  than  $2,000.  Doing  a nice busi­
ness.  Owner has other business  to attend  to. 
Inquire of The Tradesman. 
73tf
W ANTED—A young man of  experience,  24 
years old, desires a situation as clerk or 
attendant in store, retail grocery or shoe  store 
preferred.  Can bring very best of recommend­
ations from  former  employers  in  Massachu­
setts.  Wages not so much an object, as an im­
mediate and permanent situation  where  a  re­
liable  man  will  be appreciated.  Correspond­
ence solicited.  G. H. Louckes,  Sylvester,  Me­
costa Co.,  Mich.

WANTED—Situation as traveling  salesman 

or any work that will afford respectable 
living.  Have had experience on the  road and 
in newspaper business, also one  year’s  exper­
ience  in  hardware.  Good  references given. 
Address M. F. T, care “Tradesman.” 
74*
WANTED—To  exchange  one  first  class 
buggy and saddle horse,  black  gelding, 
gentle in every respect, good traveler, perfect­
ly sound, seven  years  old,  worth  $150;  good 
single Timpkin spring carriage;  elegant black 
and  gold  single  harness  for span ponies, and 
harness and two seat carriage.  Ponies must be 
sound and good roadsters.  Will pay difference 
in  cash.  Above  black  horse  was  formerly 
owned by Barnhart of firm of Putnam & Barn- 
hart Lumber Co.  Inquire at “Tradesman**  of- 
flee. 

71'tf

We claim for this  Skate:  Lightness,  Perfect 
Adjustability, Perfection of Mechanism,  Easy 
of Running and Durability, all tending to make 
what  we  claim  for  the  “Star;”  the  Perfect 
Skate.  The  admirable  running-  qualities  of 
this Skate, together with  the  elastic  tension, 
capable of delicate adjustment, make it a  fav­
orite  with  ladies  and  children,  avoiding all 
tiresome straining of the muscles, thus render­
ing skating truly the “poetry of motion.”
A  nice line  of SKATE  BAGS xAND  BOXES 
carried in stock.

Men’s Skate Bags for ail damp Skates.

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IMPROVED

b a k i n g  
powder

This  Baking  Powder makes the  WHITEST, 
LIGHTEST and most  HEALTHFUL  Biscuits, 
Cakes, Bread, ete.  TRY IT  and be convinced. 
Prepared only by the
Arctic  Manufacturing  Co.,

GRAND RABID S,  MICIL

Ladies’  Skate Bags for  all  sole clamp Skates.

Are Yon G eil to 
Shelve J Store, Pau 
try or Closet?

Men’s Skate Boxes for all clamp Skates.

SHRIVER, WEATHERLY & CO.,

Grand Rapids, Mich., 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

IRON  PIPE,

Brass Goods,  Iron  and  Brass  Fittings, 

Mantels,  Grates, Gas  Fixtures, 

Plumbers, Steam Fitters,
—And Manufacturers of—

Galvanized  Iron  Cornice.

Ladies’ Skate Boxes for sole clamp-Skates. 
We solicit inquiries,  and  should  be  glad to 
quote prices to dealers and rink managers.
FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO.,

WHOLESALE  HARDWARE, 

G R A N D   R A P ID S , 

- 

M IC H ,

Ifn o tto b e  
from
h a d  
S  local 
ware 
D e al er .  
send  your 
orders' di­
rect  to
Torrance, Merriam & Co.,

Manufacturers, 

- 

TROY. N. Y

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

SOLIMAN SNOOKS.

He  Visits  Grand  Rapids- 

-Incidents  of the

Visit.

Cant H ook Corners, Feb. 9,1885.

Mister Editer of Traidsman:

D ea r Sib—Well, I am at home agin, and 
settled down to  bizness,  after  my  visit  to 
your  splendiferous  city. 
I  tell  you,  the 
“Corners” look kind of small to me  sense  1 
got  back.  A s  you  already  kno’, Brother 
Stowe, I  had  a  most  glorious  time  down 
there,  if  the  Court  kno’s  herself, and  she
thinksshedo. 
,  ,,
Grand  Rappids  has  growed  wonderfull
durin’ the past two years.  Sum parts of the 
city I would hardly have recognized.  Mistier 
Kathbun’s  tavern  I  found  left,  as one old 
landmark anyhow. 
I always used to put up 
thar when I visit the city, but this time  you 
kno’  I  stoped  at  the  Egle  House,  which 
don’t look much like the old one  that  uster 
stand on that corner.

, 

I rode up from the depo  on  a  street  car, 
and the fust thing I looked fur was the  new 
boycot attachment, which I expected to  find 
on  the  car.  But  I  did  not  see anything 
new, except a little rinktum  with  a  winder 
in it, which looked like a new  fangled  con­
tribution  box  for  the  poor. 
I  asked  the 
driver threw a little hole made  in  the  front 
door for the purous,  if  that  thing  was  the 
boycot  I  had  heard  so  much  about.  He 
grinned at me threw  the  front  winder  and 
hollered back that the boycot  was  took  off.
So I s’pose it was not a  sucksess.

I am not going to forget  the  nice  visit  I 
had to your cosy  sinktum  sanktorum,  with 
I  was 
you  and  your  esteamable  partner. 
prowed of being introjuced. 
lie   not  forget 
the  chice  Havana  I  smoked  there, either, 
anyhow  not  till  the  taste  gets  out of my 
mouth. 
I s’pose them cigars you  keep  was 
imported—from Muskegon.

right  go  on 

I  heard  ffim  say: 

After I left you, I went  to  the  wholesale 
drug store to order a  few  things  I  needed, 
and  thar  the  first  chap  I laid eyes on was 
my old friend,  “Hank,”  the  drummer.  He 
is called “Mister Fairchild” now ,  and  don’t 
drum any more \  but, to me,  he  seemed  the 
same good-natered  old  “Hank”  of  bygone 
times.  He  was  tickled  to see  “Sol”  once 
more  and  I  w7as  delighted  to  see him. 
I 
sais, sa isl:  “Hank, do you mind the  time
you and I went to  see”------Wh-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r,
went a bell and he had to auser  a call at the 
telephone. 
“Hello! 
H ello!I  H eli.-o !!!  Yes—ten cents—don’t 
kn0’—how  much ?—all 
thirteen cents—Yes, I kno’  but  it  went  up 
this  week—five  pounds?—all  right—this 
afternoon-good  bye.”  He  cum  and  set 
down  again,  and  I  sais:  “You remember 
the time, I s’pose, when we went  to  call  on 
that ” — Wh-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r. 
“ HellrO  ! 
Hel lo //  H ello!!!  No,  this  is number 
ICO—A ll  right—good-bye.”  “You  seem  to 
be  awful  bizzy  now days,” sais I,  “Yes,  I 
am,  but lie  call  a  man  to  answer  that  con­
founded phone and then 111 show you round 
a  little.” 
So  we  went  all  over  the  big 
store up and down and I seen more medicins 
and drugs than ■wood kill the hull  State. 
I 
made up my mind to not drink  a  drop  this  j 
time while in your city,  but  bein’  as  I  had | 
to order sum likers,  I  had  to  sample  sum  j 
Old Tom Gin, Grape Brandy, Old Ry*e,  Sour | 
I hated t o ,1 
Mash,  &c.,  in  the  back  room. 
tho.  While  Fairchild  was 
taking  my 
order, I askt  him where  I  could  get  some 
lemons  and  oranges, 
lie   said,  “I  don’t 
kno’ so much about oranges, but  right down 
in that grocery by the Union depo they have 
got  the  biggest  Lemon  you  ever saw.”  1 
went down thar and  found  the  big  Lemon 
was called “Sam”  for short. 
I  was  glad  I 
went  thar,  for  the  firm  is all nice fellers. 
The big “Lemon” poked me in the ribs  and 
said: 
“How  is  the  widder  now  days?” 
Mister  Shealds  invited  me  to  dine  at the 
Peminsular Club. 
I liked the boys  so  well 
that  I  left  a  little order with ’em  for sum 
tea and plug  tobacker.

I sold Perkens  &  Hess  all  them  skunk 
and mushrat skins I brot down in my trunk, 
so I had the trunk to  pack  dry  goods in to 
go home.  1 bought ’em of Spring  &  Co. 
I 
went down by the  bridge to  a  little  square 
block, like a tea chist  and  bought  a  lot  of 
whips of a nice feller  named Grayum Roys, 
and had a good visit with him.

I called on Putnum & Brooks and got sum 
«andy and a lot of taffy such  as  the  widder 
Spriggs likes best.

I also called on my old acquaintance, John 
C allfield.  He was glad to see  me and invit­
ed me out to a little  place  on  Canal  street, 
to “take sumthin’.”  So  we went  and  hap­
pened to run into Sam Lemon and Jim Fox, 
as he was introjuced to me, so  we  all  went 
and had a little cold tea. 
I liked  Sam more 
than before, after he sung us a song.  It was 
sumthin’ about the  “Grass  growin’  green,” 
&c.  John said he was goin’  out  of  bizness 
next spring. 
I herd him say the same thing 
ten year ago.  He sold me Some caned  corn 
and peaches and codfish. 
I always  put  my 
orders all around  among the  dealers, so  to 
get acquainted with all.  But they all  seem 
to kno’ me the minit I tell ’em my name. 
I 
gess they read The Traidsman.

Mr. Fox took me up to his  store on Divis­
ion street and introjuced  me to his partners. 
They was awful perlite and  Mr. Musselman 
invited  me to attend  a  prayer  meetin’  that 
nite, but as Mr. Loverage  askt  me to go to 
Smith’s  opery  house  with  him, 1  declined 
the former  with  many  thanks.  We  have 
prayer meetings to  home, you  kno’, but  no 
Smiths. 
I  ordered # some  mop  handles, 
brooms, washboards, sugar, rice, &c., of this 
firm and then Jim and I went out and had a 
drink of  milk—at a naboring  creamatory. 1 
told Mister L to call at the  Egle  tavern  for 
me and then I went down town to finish my 
traidin’.

I bought  my  boots  and  shoes of  Ringe, 
Birch & Co., and  my  hardware,  nails,  and 
sueh truck of Foster & Co.  Thar  I met Sid 
Stevens, a  feller I had  not  seen  afore  in 
years.  Same old Sid as  formerly.  We had 
sum lemonaid over to Frank  Bonnells  con- 
fecshunary.  While  thar,  a  chap  named 
Hart cum in and we all had sumthin’.  Then 
Mr. Hart took me round the corner to “bace 
ball head quarters” for sum chice  cigars. 
I 
was made acquainted with Geo.  Hart  and I 
askt him if the  boys was  playin  ball  much 
now.  He said “not very d----- d much.”

I went up to Hart’s  liker  store  and  he 
wanted to sell me 20 barrals of  whisky, but 
I only got 5 gals, of it, as my traid ain’t very 
heavy on wet goods now,

Mister Stowe, I have so much to say about 
my visit, that I will have to put off  the rest 
of it till next  week, when  I will  tell  you 
about my time at the  Opery  that  nite  and 
other matters, to numerous to menshun.  See 
small bills.

To be continued in our necks.

Yours reflectivly,

Soliman Snooks,

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

G. ROYS & CO

No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.

NEW  GOODS.  New 
Prices down to the whale­
bone.  Goods always sale­
able, and always reliable. 
Buy close and  often.

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Rose Leaf, Fine Cut 
Navy Clippings 
and Snuffs

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lOVE-TAILED  BREAD  AN' 

-MEAT BOARDS-

The Best Thing of the Kind Ever Invented.

SURE TO  SELL.

Michigan.

A  T. Linderman, Manufacturer,  Whitehall, 
20x26, $4 per dozen 
Send for sample dozen 
Sold to the  trade by
Sells for 50 cents apiece.
Shields, Bulkley Sc Lemon, Grand Rap 
ids ; W. 3. Gould Sc Co., Geo. O. Weath- 
erby Sc Co., Wm.  Donnan  Sc  Co.,  De­
troit;  Gray,  Burt  Sc  Kingman,  Cor­
bin, May Sc Co., Gould Bros., Chicago,

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W holesale Agents, 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

N . B .- 6  box lot» or upward» deli w e d  free to your railroad »tation.

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CROCKERY andGLASSWARE

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Bargains for the Spring Trade in

MT7SKSG02T  BUSINESS  DIRECTORY.

A.  W .  M O S H E R ,

Wholesale  and Commission Dealer in

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

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.

CROCKERY.
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Pankhurst & Co.’s Best Goods.... Per set 
Per Dozen

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Tea Cups and Saucers,
Coffee  “ 
Bread Plates 
Bakers, 8 inch 
Plates,  6  “  or Tea Plates 
Plates,  7  “  or Breakfast Plates 
Pitchers, No. 6 or Large Water 

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No. 12 or Medium  “
No. 24 or Small 
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No. 36 or Cream
Vegetable Dishes, 3 inch 
Platters, 

6  “

Covered Dishes

AMPS.

4. 

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382. Cut 300, 

Glass Standard. No. 200, A

3, Star,
4, Heavy  A,
4, 
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“  C,
4, 
162, Sand Blast,
1693, D Crystal,

with No. 1 Burner......................................... 1  75
......................................... 2 25
2 40
2 75
3 25 
3 50 
3 00 
3 00
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Bronze Base Lamps  With 6 in White Shades & Bases, 9 Lamps in lot, comp, each  50
“ 7 in White shandes and bases, 9 lamps m lot,  each............  60
Nos. 5345 and 5348, Trimmed with No. 2 Sun Burner and No. 2
New Engraved Crimp top chimney... ...............................: • each  6b
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Decorated Base “  No. 537, same trimmings...............................• • • •......... . • ......... 
5128, Large and Fine trim, with 7 in White shades and bases  8< lA
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TABLE. GLASSWARE.
15
Sauce Nappies. 4 inch Duplex...............................................................Per dozen 
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98.......................................................................................  
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Footed  Plain— , .....................................   ......................
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Sugar Bowls, Venus Large 
Table Sets, 4 pieces, Venus Large  Plain..............................................................  
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Covered Bowls, 7 inch. Plain................................................................................. 
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Fruit Dishes, Etched  Stork..................................................................... 
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Pickle Bottles, Jew ell.............................................................................................. 
Engraved Oval.............................................- ................................ 
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Eclipse Pickle Caster, S. P,  Handle....................................................................... 
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Jersey Lily Molas.  Cans..........................................................................................  
a  40

“  Berlin, Medium  “ 
“  Beauty Heavy 
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“  Optic Small............................................................. ..............

5  “ 
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SUNDRIES.

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Brackets, Complete with Reflector.................................................... Pcrp^ zR®S
China Transparent, Egg Coffees . .............................................................. ^er
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Osborne Tea................................................................ . • - • v • •
T. S. Tubular Tin  Lanterns...................................................................... uu/1
SEND  FOB  OUR  ILLUSTRATED  PRICE  LIST.

3 00 
60 
50
4 00

See  Our  W holesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and w rite for

Special  Prices  in  Car  Lots. 

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

We are prepare! to lake Bottom Prices on aniffinpe handle.
A. B. K N O W LSO N ,
W M . SE A R S & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

Agents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.
R E T A I L

Take Notice that we will Sell

Old C ountry 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.

M n s l i - o g o n ,   M i e l i .

Pin©  Street,

S. S. MORRIS 4   BRO
Jobbers

P A C K . E H S

—AND—

CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

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Choice  Smoked  Meats  a  Specialty.

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

OROUTT  &  CO
Bnller.Biis.Clieese, Fruit, Grain, Hay. Beet PertProttuce.

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

MUSKEGON, MICH.

-DEALERS  IN-

Consignments  Solicited.
P E R K I N S   &;  H E S S ,
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,
JSim iX T G S  A  SM ITH ,
Arctic  Manufacturing  Co..

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

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE

20  Lyon  StM  GrancL  Rapids,

ASK  YOUR  JOBBER  FOR

Jennings’  Flavoring  Extracts,

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Arotio  Beü5±n.g  Powder.

SHIELDS

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