The  Michigan  Tradesman

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  25,  1885.

VOL. 2.
U O L   JONES 

Manufacturers  of

GO.,

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 

Flavoring Extracts, 
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

AT.SO  PROPRIETORS  o f
K L E M I K T I t ’S

Red Bark Bitters

---- AND-----

ile la iM

78  W est Bridge  Street,

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GRAND  RAPIDS, 

MICHIGAN.

Is our Agent in Grand Rapids 

JOHN  CAULFIELD
Galvanic  Soap

for our Famous

THE  BEST

EASY  WASHER

MANUFACTURED.

MILWAUKEE.

a profit,  sell

If you are selling goods to make 

RETAILERS,
L A V IN E
WASHING  POWDEB.

JA M ES  C.  A V ER Y .

G EO .  E .  H U BB A RD .

Jam es C. Avery & Co

Grand  Haven,  Mich..

Manufacturers of the  following  brands  of  Ci­
Great  Scott,  Demolai  No.  5, 

gars;

Eldorado,  Doncella, 

Avery’s Choice,

Etc.,  Etc.
-JOBBERS  IN-

Manufactured  Tobacco.

W, N. FULLER &  GO

DESIGNERS  AND

Engravers on  W ood,
Fine  Mechanical and  Furniture Work, In­

cluding Buildings, Etc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade, 

GRAND RAPIDS 
MICH.
P E T E R   DORA2T, 

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Attorney-at-Law,

Pierce Block, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 

Practices  in State  and United  States  Courts. 
Special attention given t©

MERCANTILE  COLLECTIONS.

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

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

71 CANAL STREET.

DRYDEN &  PALMER’S 

ROCK  CAITDir.

Unquestionably the best in  the  market.  As 
clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond. 
Try a box.
J a  Tin Caulfield.,
Sole Agent for Grand Rapids.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.

A. K. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK  AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

tended to.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

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

HAWKINS & PERRY

STATE  AGENTS,

JEWELER,

4* CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

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MICHIGAN.

FOR  MAHOGANY!
HENRY  OTIS,

ADDRESS

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F or Sale by F. Brundage  &  Co.,  Muskegon; 
Hazeltine,  Perkins  &  Co.,  Grand  Rapids;  H. 
Walsh & Son, Holland.  Manufactured by 
N.  G.  VANliEKLINDE,  Muskegon.

6 .ROYS &  CO

No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.
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NEW  GOODS.  New 
Prices down to the whale- 
hone.  Goods always sale­
able, and always reliable. 
Buy close and often.

W IR 8  PROMPTLY FILLED

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Special Attention given  to Collections  in City 

or  Country.  Also

FIRE,  LIFE &  ACCIDENT

In su ra n ce,

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

Total Assets represented, $3,516,808. 

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

TOWER  &  CHAPLIN,
16 Houseman Block  -  Grand Rapids

General Collectors,

Anyone wishing to purchase  a  clean 
stock of general  Merchandise, situated 
at  a  good  trading  point  near  Grand 
Rapids,  would  do  well  to  apply  this 
week to

RINDGB, BERTSCH  & CO.,  or 
SHIELDS, BULKLEY  & LEMON.
GRAND  RAPIDS.

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-M A N U FA C TU R EES  O F -

AWNINGS,  TENTS,

HORSE AND WAGON COVERS.

W H O LESA LE  D E A LER S  IN

Oiled  Clothing,  Ducks,  Stripes,  Etc. 

WATERTOWN  HAMMOCK  SUPPORT. 

State Agents for the

SEND  FOR PRICES.

73  Canal  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

An  Epic  of the  Cars.

Crowded cars, 
Pleasant  day.
Maiden trav’ling 
Far  away.
V acant seat,
By her side,
Only one 
In which to ride.
Dandy drummer, 
Black moustache, 
Thinks good chance 
To make a mash.
Grinning asks 
May he ride 
In vacant seat 
By her side.
Maid says “Yes,” 
Looking sweet, 
Drummer happy 
To his feet.
Happy drummer! 
Hard-earned cash, 
Spends for “goodies” 
For his mash.
Train Boy’s stock 
Disappears,
Grins with joy 
To his ears.
Sells the drummer 
Apples, cakes.
Nuts and candy. 
Awful “fakes.”
Conductor comes, 
Drummer’s cash 
Pays the  passage 
For his mash.
Conductor looks 
At Train Boy sly. 
Winks a wink 
From weather eye.

Conductor gone, 
Drummer “fly”
Looks at maiden 
With a sigh.
Asks the maiden 
“Is there one 
Loves you more 
Than I have done?”
Maid  looks  conscious, 
Rather coy.
Drummer’s heart 
Full of joy.
“May I  ask,
Wondrous bliss,
For the boon 
Of one sweet kiss.”
Maid says “No, 
’Twould hardly  do,
For there's one 
That loves me true.”
“I will win you 
From his  side,” 
Drummer says,
With  conscious  pride.
“Hardly think  so,” 
Maid replies,
“ ‘Tis  conductor,” 
Blank  surprise.
“He’s my husband, 
Don’t, you see?
Here he comes,
You’d better flee.”
Door flies open, 
Drummer bold, 
Dashes out 
Looking sold.
Conductor grins,
You know the rest. 
Twenty dollars 
In his vest.

AMONG  THE  PINES.

Graphic Description of “The Drive”—No. 7. 
Chas. Ellis in the Current

The work in camp is  done.  The  last log 
has been piled upon the rollways on the riv­
er.  The  faithful,  weary,  dear  old  horses 
have been sent down home to rest and recruit 
for another year.  The men have  been paid 
off and  have  gone,  some  to  waste  their 
money in debauchery, some  to  work on the 
drive.

Camp is broken up.  Never  again  in all 
time  will  the  same  company  meet  there 
again, for  before  the  next  season  comes 
round some of them  will  be  dead,  others 
scattered far and wide, and  still  others can­
not come, though  neither  dead  nor  gone 
away.

The logs lie there now wailing for the riv­
ers to rise and bear them away.  Horses have 
done all that horses can do; the hardest work 
of the men is  yet  to  come.  But  the  next 
stage of the work must  be  inaugurated  by 
stronger powers  than  the  hands  of  man. 
The spring rain must fall,  the  winter  snow 
must melt, the northerning sun must unlock 
the embrace of  the  icy  crystals,  and  the 
swelling waters  burst  the  imprisoning  ice 
away.

“The Drive” means taking  the  logs  from 
where they are piled in the rivers, as hauled 
from the camps, down the streams to a point 
where the various lots can  be  sorted out ac­
cording  to  each  owner’s  mark,  which  is 
stamped  upon  them,  rafted  up, and  sent 
down by tug boat to  the  mills  below.  The 
drives of which I write are those which cen­
ter in the Tittabawassee and Saginaw rivers, 
and include all  the  logs  in  the  following 
named streams.:  The Tittabawassee and its 
tributaries, the Cedar, Sugar, Molasses,  Salt 
and Tobacco; the  Chippewa  and  its  tribu­
taries,  Big and Little Salt; the Pine with its 
north and south branches.  Upon all of these 
streams there are piled about seven hundred 
million feet of  logs,  numbering  about  five 
million pieces.  The different lots of logs on 
each of these streams form a drive which the 
men have to deliver within the limits of the 
Rafting Booms  that  extend  from a  point 
three miles above Saginaw City to a distance 
of from forty to  fifty  miles  up  the  main 
streams.  Some idea of the  space that these 
logs require may be gathered from the state­
ment of a mill-owner familiar with the busi­
ness, that they would  fill a  river a  hundred 
and fifty feet wide a distance  of  one  hun­
dred miles,  driven together  before a carrent 
of three or four miles an  hour.  Across  the 
mouth of  each  river  there  are  stretched 
booms to hold back the logs  and  give space 
below in the mains for  rafting.
•  As soon, then, as the ice has  melted  and 
broken up in the rivers the drive begins, and 
until its head has reached  the  boom at the 
mouth of the stream the work continues ear­
ly and late, Sunday and  Monday  alike. 
In 
rain or snow or shine or frost the work goes 
on.  The rollways are broken down and the 
logs put afloat by the  owners, and  the driv­
ing is done by jobbers,  each  stream  being 
under  an  independent  management.  The 
various drives of all the confluent streams of 
the Tittabawassee and Saginaw pass into the 
control of “The Boom Company,”  who  raft 
each owner’s logs  and  deliver  them at  his 
mill.  As the logs are broken down  the cur­
rent bears them away,  and from  that time 
until they are enclosed  within the  booms at 
the mills they are a source of labor and care. 
Along the streams down which the  logs are 
being driven are placed gangs of  men called 
“jam runners,” whose  work  is  to  keep all 
the logs in the center or channel of the river 
constantly on the move.  Such logs  as stick 
on the banks are  allowed  to remain, where 
they do not obstruct  the  center  until  the 
channel begins to clear down below  the up­
per portion of the stranded logs.  Then what 
is called “the rear” starts. 
It  is  a  special 
gang whose work is to set  afloat and follow 
d6wn logs that have fallen out from the head 
and middle of the drive.  This crew finishes

up the work.  On the streams  above  men-1 
tioned there are engaged on the  drive  from 
eight to ten  hundred  men,  and  after  their : 
work is done there are  from  three  to four 
hundred at  work  all  through  the  season 
“rafting up” the logs in the  booms  and de­
livering them at the mills.

The work of the men on  the  drive is the 
hardest work in the whole  lumbering  busi­
It must be done mainly in  the water, 
ness. 
from knee-deep to waist-deep. 
It need  not 
to be said that it is cold work.  All through 
March and April these streams are  icy cold, 
and often thé  men have to  break  the ice in 
the morning as they wade into their work in 
channel, and they have to stand  in that wa­
ter for hours  at a stretch. 
It  would  be in­
teresting  to  see  one  of  the  “champion” 
swimmers testing his  powers of  endurance 
with these backwoodsmen. 
It is  my  opin­
ion that they would  soon  lose  their  cham­
pionship. 
It is fearful work.  Said one who 
had spent year after year  in the  woods and 
on the  drive:  “By  the  holy  baldheaded 
American Eagle, you’re a shoutin’ when you 
call it cold work.  Tell yer uncle it’ll freeze 
the bubbles on bilin’  whisky  every  time !” 
It seemed to me as if I could see  these men 
shiver and shrink and turn blue  while talk­
ing about “the drive.”  A man  who is to-day 
worth a million and a  half  of  dollars,  but 
who went into the pine  woods  here  thirty 
years ago, working  for  thirteen  dollars  a 
month, has told me of his own work driving 
logs, witli his own men and  his  own  logs, 
a tale of hardship that  cannot be paralleled 
in any other business that was  ever done on 
the globe.  Men will go all through the work 
of the drive without other shelter than what 
the forest, gives  them.  They have  left the 
camp far behind they are on the move day by 
day. Sometimes they have a tent now, hut in 
the early days they had  nothing.  Working 
in the icy water all day, they  would  gather 
around a great fire  in  the  woods  at  night, 
and heat their cold, wet clothes  upon  their 
persons by  turning  about.  After a supper 
of bread or  crackers, salt  pork, and  tea  or 
coffee without sugar, they would  roll them­
selves in blankets, which pack-hands  would 
move down the stream as  the  drive  moved 
forwaid.  They would fall asleep, and sleep 
there in  the cold until three  o’clock.  Then 
the boss would begin the  work  of  waking 
them.  Breakfast would  he  got  ready, and 
by four  o’clock  constant  efforts  would  get 
the men up.  But they would be so stiff and 
sore that it was only by the  utmost  driving 
that they could  be  started.  When at  last 
they shouldered their  peaveys  (cant-hooks) 
and started, half of them would  stop  every 
rod and swear it was impossible for  them to 
go.  Then more driving  until  the  walking 
started the blood to  the  sore  muscles  and 
they limbered up like old lame horses. Then 
into the water again and work  all day to re­
peat it again the  next  morning, and  so on 
for six weeks at a stretch. 
It is  done  with 
more comfort now, for they  manage to keep 
a flat boat along with the rear of the  drive, 
on which  there is a cook-house, where  hot 
meals and better sleeping facilities  are  pre­
pared for the  men, but  even  with  all  the 
comforts  that  could  possibly  be  added,  it 
would still he the hardest work in the world. 
Yet many of the  men, who  are  among the 
rich and prosperous lumbermen of Michigan 
to-day, have done this very work  year after 
year.  They came into the  country when it 
was wilderness, they came  without  money, 
they came with only strong arms and heroic 
pluck.  They went into  the  work,  and  by 
perseverence they  succeeded.  Where  they 
haye made  fortunes  that  are  the  envy  of 
idlers, they have got nothing more than they 
deserve.  The  gain to many of them  came 
at a cost that only the patient, persistent pull 
of grand powers could ever have paid. They 
deserve their reward.

The drives of which I have  written as be­
ing on these streams all center on  the Sagi­
naw River, and there  the  logs  are  cut. 
In 
the year 1882 there  were  manufactured  on 
that stream  within  a  distance  of  twenty 
miles, 1,010,900,000 feet of pine  lumber and 
278,500,000 pine  shingles, which  cut is the 
largest on the Saginaw in any one season up 
to the present  time, and  probably  it  will 
never be exceeded.

From the standing pine in the forests, six­
ty, seventy, a hundred, and  even a hundred 
and fifty miles away, to  their  final  martyr­
dom in the mills, we have followed the logs 
with watchful eyes, and have seen that they 
everywhere mean hard labor  for  the  men, 
and a large outlay of money  for  the  manu­
facturer; and the  patient  reader  who  has 
gone with me must be  ready, I think, to ad­
mit that for  pure  romance  the  life of the 
Michigan lumbermen  at  work  among  the 
pines is not a success ; and  that  while  mil­
lions have been made  in  the  lumber  busi­
ness, the success is everywhere  largely due 
to the energy, perseverance, and pluck of the 
men who have been  engaged 
in  it.  They 
take all the risks  and secure the  profits, as 
they are entitled to do; and the thousands of 
men in  their employ  might,  by  observing 
frugality, lay by money from  year to  year, 
as in some cases they  are  known  to  have 
done.  Yet the far greater part of them save 
nothing, and waste  their  lives  with  their 
money.  They  are  unkind  to  themselves. 
However,  at  the  end  of  my  experience 
among them I have  only  good  wishes  for 
them all.  Heaven bless the  hard-working,

NO, 79.

‘COMFLAINT  COLUMN.

Another Novel Feature to be Added to “The 

Tradesman.”

good-natured, careless fellows ; may they de­
velop their minds in proportion to their mus­
cles, and so grow' wiser  and  better in their 
day and generation !
The  Manufacture  of  Cotton  Duck  in  the 

United States.

Recognizing the necessity  which  now ex­
ists  for  some  medium by  which the com­
plaints of merchants, manufacturers and bus­
The  manufacture  of  cotton  duck  in  the 
iness men generally may be  voiced, in order 
United States  has  been  steadily  increasing 
that mistakes may be righted and evils erad­
although during the past year, owing  to  the
icated, The Tradesman  has  concluded to
general stagnation prevailing throughout all  add to its  other  regular  features,  a  «Com_
the  various  departments  of  our  textile  in plaint Column,” in which any grievance may
dustries, it has not made the progress  which 
stated  or  any  inquiry  may  be  made, 
it would  have  done,  had  the  circumstances  ^jany deaiers labor under  misapprehensions 
of the case been less unfavorable.  The  cot­
which can only be corrected by a knowledge 
ton duck manufacturer may be said to be es­
of the state of affairs existing in other local­
sentially  American.  New  England  is 
the 
ities, and those  who  cherish  a  grievance 
most  important  center  of  its  manufacture. 
against others may look at the  matter  in  a 
Its uses of late years have also  been  widely 
different light, after a full and free explana­
extended, and include not only  wearing  ap­
tion.
parel, sails for vessels, cloth for tenting pur­
poses, but also belting, rubber  manufacture, 
roofing, shoe  linings,  water pipes,  coverings 
for steam engines, wagons, cars, boats, beds, 
chairs,  camp  stools,  carriage  cloths,  etc. 
For  clothing  purposes  alone,  of  late  years, 
the increase in the demand has  been  simply 
enormous.  Cotton  duck  differs  materially 
from other cotton cloth, from the fact that it 
is stronger and heavier, and it lias  no  sizing 
except in the cheaper grades of goods.  Cot­
ton sail duck, as compared with flax sail duck, 
has also been supplanting  the  latter  in  use, 
simply because it is said to  be  less  stretchy 
and porous, holds the wind  better  and  is  at 
least twenty-five  per  cent,  cheaper  in  price 
than the latter.  A pound of ordinary thirty- 
inch wide cotton  cloth  will  equal  from  two 
and  three-fourths  to  three  yards,  while  a 
yard  of  twenty-two  inch  wide  cotton  duck 
will  weigh  a  pound.  The  lightest  cotton 
sail duck made is said to weigh  nine  ounces 
to  the  yard,  while  some  twenty-two-inch 
duck will weigh two pounds to the yard.

In view of these facts, it is thought  that a 
limited amount  of  space can be used in this 
way to good purpose.  The subject rests en­
tirely with the trade," and  the  project  will 
succeed or fail, according as they improve or 
neglect the opportunity offered.  No restric­
tion will be made as to  subjects—providing, 
of course, that they are akin to business mat­
ters—and the jobber will be welcomed along 
with the retailer.  The free  latitude  which 
will be accorded each writer in the choice or 
treatment of  subjects,  however, renders  it 
essential that every communication be signed 
with the';full name and address  of  the  con­
tributor.

England’s  New  Bankruptcy Act.

Who will set the ball rolling?

The testimony as to  the  beneficial  work­
ing of the new bankruptcy act in Great Brit- 
ian is still accumulating, and in the  reports 
of two large institutions in Great Britian the 
workings of the act on the whole are  stated 
to have been fairly satisfactory.  The Coun­
cils of the Institute  of  Chartered  Account­
ants and the  Associated  Chambers of Com­
merce in their reports concur  in  the  state­
ment that in its essential points the  act is a 
good measure, and with some additions  and 
changes could  be  made  productive  of  far 
greater good.  Of these changes the  system 
of private arrangements with creditors, they 
state, is probably the most susceptible of im­
provement.  One  plan  which  meets  with 
some favor is that of  reforming the  present 
system of private arrangement and requiring 
every such arrangement to be registered, and 
all such agreements  unregistered, to  he de­
clared illegal.  With the registration system 
enforced full  publicity would be  given to a 
failure, and such failure would not be likely 
to be excluded from  the total list of assign­
ments.  The rules as to proxies at creditors’ 
meetings are also  stated to  be  open to im­
provement, and the stringent rules, it is said, 
could be modified with success.  With these 
and some few  other  smaller  remedied  de­
fects, all of which it is said ean  be  improv­
ed, the act will  accomplish  much of a bene­
ficial character to the  business  interests of 
Great Britain.

Look  Out For  Him.

From the Saranac Local.

“Dr.”  Calvin  Clark,  of  Grand  Rapids, 
announces that he  intends  to  make regular 
visits to  this  village  hereafter.  We do not 
as a general thing  give  gratuitous  advertis­
ing to traveling specialists, but  from  all we 
can learn,  “Dr.” Clark  merits  a  word,  and 
we  therefore  announce  that  he  is  a  dead 
heat, a whisky guzzler, a fraud, and a cheat. 
Let  him  alone  and  save  your  health  and 
money.

The Detroit News  summarizes the  situa­
tion of the wholesale  trade of  that  city as 
follows:  “On the  whole  it  may  be said 
that the jobbers, while trustful of  moderate 
returns this spring do not anticipate anything 
in the nature of a boom.  A majority regard 
future prosperity  as  contingent  upon  the 
condition of the wheat crop,  which  in  turn 
will be largely governed by the weather dur­
ing this and the coming month.”

It is seldom that The Tradesman intrudes 
its own business affairs on its readers, but it 
seems to be necessary at this  time  to  state 
that those who are  in  arrears  on  subscrip­
tion should arrange for the same without de­
lay.  This reminder is not made until sever­
al statements have been mailed  to  the  par­
ties  interested,  apparently  without  effect. 
Let there be no  further  delay  in this mat­
ter!

The Detroit tobacco  manufacturers  claim 
that the business depression of the  past two 
years has had no  effect on  their  sales, and 
that collections have  averaged  well  during 
that period.  One  company  has  declared a 
dividend of 20 per cent, out of the  profits of 
last year’s business and others it is said, have 
made corresponding returns  to  their  stock­
holders.

The Bell Telepone company in the city of 
Philadelphia, last  year  paid  dividends  of 
$229,600 on a capital of $560,000, or  a profit 
of 41 per cent.  This  enormous  profit  was 
made on a business of $389,677, on an actual 
investment of  only  $403,620  in  lines  and 
plant.

The average number of eggs laid by an or­
dinary flock of hens is  8%  dozen to a  fowl, 
yet instances have  been  recorded  where a 
hen has laid 250 eggs in one year, and  from 
sixteen to seventeen  dozen is considered  by 
poultry men a remarkable yield.

Commercial  Intelligence.

From the Texas Siftings.

No wonder the Northern merchants are en­
deavoring to shake off the drummer  system 
Edmund  Alcott  is  a  New  York  drummer. 
He applied to a well-known New York  firm 
for a position to travel in the South.

“How much will you require for your  ex­

penses?” asked the head of the  firm.

“Fifteen dollars a day as long  as  I  travel 

in Texas,” was the  reply.
“Is’nt that a little high?”
“Oh, no, not at all,” was the reply  of  Al­
cott, “the legitimate expenses are much high­
er in  Texas  than  in  any  other  state.  Bill­
iards cost fifty ceuts a game, and whisky  fif­
teen cents a drink.  You can’t get  a  decent 
cigar for  less  than  twenty  cents, „and  the 
young ladies have no opinion at all of a man 
who does not take them  out  buggy  riding.”

She H it Him  Hard.

It was late and she had been  yawning  for 

half an hour, but he did not take the hint.

“I see,”  he  said,  “that  Tennyson,  in  his 
drama, speaks of men as God’s trees, and of 
women as God’s flowers. 
It is natural  that 
he should compare women  to  flowers,  but  I 
cannot see why  he  sliould  compare  men  to 
trees.”

“I ean,” she said.
“You can?”
“Yes; this is winter, ain’t it?”
“It is.”
“Well,”  said  she,  with  another  yawn  as 
she glanced toward the clock,  “the reason he 
compared  men  to  trees  is  that  trees  don’t 
leave till  spring.”

A  minute  later  and  he  was  on  his  way 

home. 

_

Out of Butter.

Through  the  telephone.  Boarding-house 

landlady (to grocer)—“Hello! Hello!”

G rocer-“Hello! Hello!”
Landlady—“Send ten pounds of butter and 

charge it.”

ly.”

with bill.”

Grocer—“Can’t  hear.  Wires  work bad­

Landlady—“Send  ten  pounds  of  butter 

Grocer—“Will ten pounds  be enough?”

In Haste for a Fortune.

A Newark, N. J., butcher received a letter 
from his old home in  Germany  recently no­
tifying him that lie had fallen heir  to  $26,- 
000 by the death of  a relative.  He was cut­
ting up a hog when the latter was put in his 
hand.  After reading it  he  hastily  tore off 
his bloody apron, demanded his  wages,  and 
left to make preparations for a  trip  to  Ger­
many to claim  his fortune.
Seven Up.

“No, I don’t allow any card-playing in  my 
house,” said Popinjay, “but, in spite  of  me, 
the girls have a  little  game  of  seven  up  al­
most every night.”

“How  is  that?”  inquired  Blobson, 

in  a 

puzzled tone.

“Why,” replied  Popinjay  “there are  four 
of them, and they generally  have  three  fel­
lows up with them until eleven o’clock.”

Grand Logic.

From the Michigan Journal.

The Leader expresses the opinion that the 
South Bend Plow company  never  intended 
to move here—that all the talk about remov­
al was to induce the South  Bend  people to 
come  down  handsomely. 
If  the  concern 
can’t live without  getting  a  bonus to  stay 
somewhere or move  somewhere else, it had 
better die.  Grand Rapids can get along with­
out it.

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AMONG THE TRADE.

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M anufacturers»  P rices.

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Sous©  and  Store  Shades  Made  to  Order. 

SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY. 

68  Monroe  Street, Grand  Rapids.

N elson  Bros.  &  Co.

A JO U R N A L  DEVOTED TO TH E

Mercantile and Manufacturing Intere

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY.  MARCH  25,  1885.

Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

President—L ester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
Treasurer—Wm. Sears.
Executive  Committee-President,  Vice-Pres­
ident and Treasurer, ex-officio; O. A. Ball, one 
year;  L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two
Arbitration  Committee—I.  M.  Clark,  Ben  W.
Transportation  Committee—Samuel  Sears, 
Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, Arthur 
Manufacturing  Committee—Wm.  Cartwngnt, 
Annual Meeting—Second  Wednesday evening
Regular0 M eetings—Second  W ednesday  even­

P u tnam , Joseph H ousem an.
Geo. B. Dunton, Amos. S. Musselman. 
Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux.
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings. 

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ing of each m onth.

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

OFFICERS.

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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,  ex  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. 
Wm.
Room  Committee—Stephen  A.  bears, 
Boujrhton, W. H. Jennings. 
Regular  Meetings—Last Saturday evening m 
each month. 
Next  Meeting-Saturday  evening,  March  m , 
at “The Tradesman” office.
The business interests  of  Mancelona  are 
sufficiently varied and extensive to  warrant 
the establishment of a bank  at  that  place, 
and the man  who  makes a venture of that 
character will do a good thing for  the  town 
and himself at the same time.

, 

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One of The Tradesman’s patrons favors 
this office with a recent issue of Hoyt’s  Cri­
terion, accompanying the same  with  an in­
quiry as to why  The  Tradesman  quotes 
some prices lower and some  higher than the 
Chicago house organ. In answer to the ques­
tion, The Tradesman  would  state  that it 
endeavors to quote  market  prices, whereas 
the Criterion pays about as much  attention 
to the market as a lamp-post does to a horse­
fly.  Moreover, the  Criterion is  the  most 
unscrupulous of all the house organs.  When 
the Grand Haven  match factory begun busi­
ness, a couple of years ago, Hoyt contracted 
for large quantities of the manufactured pi o- 
duct, and quoted and  sold  them at a  large 
advance on cost.  On the termination of  the 
contract, and on the refusal of the proprietor 
of the factory to sell him matches at his own 
price, Hoyt reduced the quotations on  those 
goods twenty-five per.cent. below the  manu­
facturer’s  prices.  He  had  none  of 
the 
matches in stock, could not  obtain  them, in 
fact, and assured any of his  customers who 
ordered them  that  they  were  “out of 
the 
market.”  Still he kept the  lying quotations 
in his organ, to the  great  detriment of  the 
factory and every jobber handling the goods. 
Such a display of malice and deception is by 
no means  uncommon  with  the  Criterion, 
which has come to  be  looked  upon by the 
trade as both unreliable and disreputable.

in  the  city.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux  shipped  a  carload of 

beans to New Orleans Monday.

The Banner Tobacco Co., of Detroit, writes 
The Tradesman that the report  that  that 
concern intends starting a branch  establish­
ment in this city is without foundation.

Putnam & Brooks and Curtiss, Dunton  & 
Co.  are  now  represented  at  Muskegon  by 
John Garvey, who has, for a number of years, 
managed the Ducey Lumber  Co.’s  store  at 
North Muskegon.

H. Van Gieson  and  George  Prindle,  of 
Newaygo, have  formed a  copartnership un­
der the  firm  name of H.  Yan Gieson & Co., 
aDd  engaged  in the  drug  business  on South 
Division  street.  Hazeltine, Perkins  & Co. 
furnished the  stock.

The following item from a Morley  corres­
pondent, will be  of  peculiar  interest  to the 
creditors of Mr. Carr in this locality:  “Jas. 
M. Carr is  going  to  remove  his  mill  from 
Pleasant  Corners  to  a  large tract  of  pine, 
which he owns, near Chippewa Lake.”

Peter  Ross,  of  Wayland,  who has lately 
been  carrying  on  business  in  his  wife’s 
name  (M. M.), received about $200 worth of 
goods on consignment, disposed of the same, 
and  pocketed  the  proceeds.  A  charge  of 
embezzlement  will  accordingly  be  lodged 
against him.

Assignee Darragh  stated  to  a reporterai 
The Tradesman the other day that in case 
he wins in the litigation now in progress be­
tween the  Sowers & White  estate  and  Pot­
ter, Beattie & Co., at Ovid, he will be able to 
pay the creditors of the former  about 50 per 
cent. 
In case of a failure, it  is  difficult  to 
foretell how well the creditors will fare.

W. H. Hooper, of Hooper, Allegan county, 
was in the city Saturday.  He  has  a  hard­
wood sawmill and  general  supply  store  at 
Hooper, a new station on the line of the Mich­
igan  & Ohio, two and one-half miles west of 
Monteith.  He has about a half million feet 
of ash  and maple logs in his yard, and  will 
start up his mill for the season  about  April
1.  Mr. Hooper ships to  Grand  Rapids, To­
ledo and Detroit, but says  he  usnally  finds 
the first-named place the best market of  the 
three.

L. E.  Hawkins has purchased the business 
lot on the  southwest  corner  of  Ionia  and 
Fulton streets, with 50  foot  front on  Ionia 
street and 110 foot  on  Fulton  street, and a 
20 foot alley in the rear.  As soon as spring 
opens, Mr. Hawkins will begin the  erection 
of a four-story and basement brick building, 
covering the entire lot, especially adapted for 
the wholesale  grocery business  of  Messrs. 
Hawkins & Perry.  The entire front  on the 
first floor will be given up to  an  office  and 
sample room, with a shipping  room  in  the 
rear, opening on Fulton street and the alley, 
in which a side-track will  be  laid  from the 
main track of the G. R. & I.  All things con­
sidered, the location is  the  most  available, 
for the purpose, of any in the city.

AROUND THE STATE.

A. J. Collar & Co., druggists at Reed City, 

are closing out.

sey, have failed.

Beardsley & Davis, sleigh  makers of Her- 

D. R. Meengs, druggist  at  Holland,  has 

removed to Muskegon.

Robson & Blair  succeed H.  L.  Narregan 

in the grocery businesss at Edmore.

Henry Henkel will erect a  brick  business 

The regular traveling correspondent of the 
E. J. Evans succeeds  Evans & Brooks in
Chicago Northwestern Grocer, in writing to 
that paper, from Allegan, voices the  follow- j the tin and sheet iron business  at  Hastings, 
ing universal complaint against the  Chicago j 
p. B. Brown & Co., dry  goods  and  boot 
market. 
and shoe dealers at Gobbleville, have assign-
ed.

block at Howard City the coming season.

While  we  do  not  profess  an 

intimate 
knowledge of the subject, yet  we  may  sim­
ply state that frequent and loud  complaints 
have come to us as to  “the  Chicago  way  of 
doing business,” as it is called, and we know 
that considerable custom that  would  other­
wise drift into her markets  is  thereby  driv­
en to Grand Rapids and  Detroit.  We  refer 
to the practice among jobbers of saddling all 
manner of little expenses upon the  purchas­
er; such, for instance, as exchange,  cartage, 
boxage, etc.  The grocers all claim that this 
is not  customary  in  other markets, and that 
they are not compelled to deal with Chicago, 
nor  will  they do so as long as  this  method 
prevails.

There is more  truth  in  the  above  state­
ments than anyone  not  directly  acquainted 
with the facts in the case would  be  inclined 
to believe.  The Chicago  jobbers,  by  their 
superciliousness and  by  their  monopolistic 
practices, have lately lost a large amount  of 
trade which has been turned to smaller mar­
kets where none of the methods  complained 
of  obtain.  All  things  considered,  Grand 
Rapids, Detroit,  Saginaw  or  Bay  City  are 
better markets for Michigan merchants than 
charge-for-everyhing Chicago.  The jobbers 
at  the latter market may quote lower prices, 
but, when the subsequent charges are consid­
ered, the difference is generally found to  be 
in favor of the Michigan markets.

Slightly  Inaccurate.

The  Coopersville  Observer  states 

that 
“100,000 bushels of potatoes have been  ship­
ped from Vriesland to Chicago this winter.” 
It is barely possible that 200 carloads of  po­
tatoes  have  deen  shipped  from  the  place 
mentioned, but  the  paper  which will make 
such an astounding  statement,  unaccompan­
ied  by  the proper proofs, may safely be set 
down as unreliable in every respect.

L ater—Messrs.  Denllerder  &  Tarn's, 
general  dealers  at  Vriesland,  write  The 
Tradesman that but six carloads of potatoes 
have been shipped from that place  this  sea­
son, which shows the Observer  to have been 
ohly 194 carloads out of the way after all.

Equal  parts of sulphur and pitch  make a 

good stone and iron cement.

Seymour & Smith have sold their clothing 
stock at Reed  City  to  McClellan  &  Arm­
strong.

Barton &  Morton,  confectioners  at  Big 
Rapids, have dissolved, Mr. Barton  continu­
ing the business.

E. C. Whitney, the Middleville grocer, has 
effected a settlement with his mortgage cred­
itors and resumed business.

J. C. Thompson has sold his grocery stock 
at Baldwin to Geo. C.  Townsend,  who  has 
consolidated it with his own.

J. L. Graham, of  Hopkins,  has  leased a 
store building at Wayland, and  will engage 
in general trade at that place  about April 1.
B.  D.  Wilcox  has sold his drug stock  at 
Millbrook  to  T.  W.  Preston,  of  Lowell. 
Dwight  Waters,  late  of Grand Rapids, has 
charge of the store.

Russell Ward and M. L. Smith have form­
ed a copartnership  under the  firm  name of 
R. Ward & Co., and engaged in the book and 
stationery business at Ionia.

Frank C. Brooks and Lannes W. Kenfield 
have formed a copartnership at Hastings un­
der the firm name of Brooks & Kenfield, and 
engaged in the tin, copper  and  sheet  iron 
business.

Mr. S. A. Nickerson has  sold  his interest 
in  the  firm of S. A. & A. S.  Nickerson, to
Miss Ella Wamsley,  who with  Mrs. Nicker­
son will continue the  book,  stationery,  and 
fancj  goods business at Cedar Springs.

S. E. Slade & Co., of  Stanton, writes The 
Tradesman  that  they  are closing out that 
portion  of  their  general  stock  which  was 
saved from the fire of February 22, with the 
intention of retiring from trade.  They  will 
continue their  shingle  business the same as 
before.

Faxon & Richmond, produce dealers at St. 
Johns, attached a carload of apples, potatoes 
and beans at that place  last  Friday  belong­
ing to Brown & Bussker,  of  Chicago.  The 
latter immediately replevinedthe same, with 
the aid of the  coroner,  and  the  courts  will 
settle the matter.

The  Gripsack Brigade.

Ralph Blockswa  left  Monday  for a  trip 
through the Holland Colony in the  interest 
of  Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co.

W.  S.  Barnett,  traveling  representative 
for  the  Peninsular  Stove  Works,  Detroit, 
left  yesterday  for  Chicago  on  his  usual 
Western  trip.

The sale of tickets for the traveling men’s 
party is almost unprecedented.  From  pres­
ent indications, Armory Hall will be crowd­
ed to its utmost  capacity next  Friday even-
mg.

“By-Gee-Crip” Jennings had sold  twenty- 
two tickets to the traveling  men’s  party up 
to Monday morning,  and  promises  to  get 
away with a dozen more before Friday even­
ing.
S. J. Gottlieb, general agent for  the  Ken­
tucky Railroad Tobacco  Co.,  of  Covington,
Ky., has gone to Kansas City and Omaha on 
business  for  his  house.  He  has  engaged 
Dick  Mangold  to  look  after  the  city  trade 
for him during his absence.

Capt. H. II.  Crandall,  general  manager 
for Glazer & Frame, the  Reading, Pa., cigar 
manufacturers, put  in a couple  of  days at  w  
this market last  week.  Mr.  Crandall  has 
carried the medal awarded  to the  champion 
long shot of  Pennsylvania  for  five  years 
past.
Dr. J. B. Evans  is  now  comfortably  set­
tled in his new  home  at  209  South  Union 
street, and will give a reception to  the  trav­
eling  fraternity,  on  Wednesday  evening,
April 1.  Four boxes of herring and a bag of 
peanuts—purchased at the wholesale price— 
have been provided for the occasion.

J. Free Smith, the genial representative of 
B. F. Farrington &  Co., of Detroit, writes a 
Grand Rapids friend that the injuries recent­
ly sustained by a fall at Stanton has affected 
the sciatic nerve in one of his legs, in conse­
quence of which he is not  yet  able to leave 
his bed.  The fact that he is provided  with 
an  accident  insurance  poliey, however, is 
some  consolation.

Geo. Seymour  tells a good  story  illustra­
tive of the ignorance of an Ironton  business 
man. 
It seems that the man had  owed Hu­
go, Schneider & Co. about  $30  for  several 
months and  paid no attention to  numerous 
statements.  On the occasion of his  last vis­
it to Petoskey, George drove over to Ironton 
a distance of about twenty-five  miles—for 
the purpose of  collecting  the  amount, and 
was nonplussed to learn that the  man  had 
paid the bill several months before.  George 
declared that the house  had  never  received 
the remittance, whereupon the dealer insist­
ed that it must  be  the  fault  of  the  bank 
through which the  money  was  sent, as he 
held the latter’s receipt for the  same.  Upon 
asking to see the “receipt,’’the man produced 
a New York  draft, which  George  speedily 
pocketed, when  he  explained  the  modus 
operandiol bank remittances to an astonish­
ed auditor.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Loucks & Adams  have  started  up 

their

broom factory at Sylvester.

The  Excelsior  Pearl  Button  Works 

will

leave Adrian for East Saginaw.

Lakeyiew people are  agitating  the  ques­

tion of starting a cedar pail factory.

Manistee  salt  wells  now  produce  3,100 
barrels a day, and two more are going down.
Wyman & Benedict  will  engage  in  the 
planing  mill  and  box  factory  business at 
White Cloud.

W, Fox & Son, saw mill operators at Free­
port, contemplate putting in another  mill at 
Carleton Center.

Smith, Collis  &  Bennett,  of  Ludington, 
recently sold three cars of  inch uppers to go 
to Valparaiso, Chilli.

Filer Bros., of Manistee, recently paid $10 
a thousand for  500,000  feet  of  logs  above 
Jam 1, in the Manistee river.

The  Staples & Covell  mill,  at Whitehall, 
is being repaired and overhauled  preparato­
ry to the coming season’s business.

Peter McGregor has purchased the old tan­
nery building at Frankfort and  will  engage 
in the manufacture of sawed  hoops.

Big  Rapids  Herald:  Hood  &  Gale are 
preparing to lumber in the Upper Peninsula, 
and the mill near Rodney is to do service up 
there.
George  Priest  and  William  Medill,  Jr., 
have bought the Dean & Davis  mill  proper­
ty,  at  Ellsworth.  They  propose  stocking 
the mill with shingle bolts and logs.

Plain well  Independent:  Efforts  are be­
ing made to induce the Ives &  Bush  Manu­
facturing  Co.  of  Vicksburg  to  locate  in 
Plainwell.  The  company  manufactures 
doors, etc.

The  Detroit  Lumber  Co.  is making im­
provements in its mill  property  at Menomi­
nee.  A new burner  is being erected, a new 
engine  foundation  being  built,  and the en­
gine thoroughly repaired.

J. Otis & Co.  are  now  employing  about 
twenty-five men in their  broom  factory  at 
Mancelona,  and  turning  out  fifty  dozen 
brooms per day.  Large shipments have late­
ly been made to Chicago,  Detroit, East Sag­
inaw and Bay City.

Bnckley & Douglas  have  about  1,000,000 
hardwood logs, mostly maple, elm and white 
ash,  piled  along  the  Manistee  river  from 
Sherman to the mouth of  the  south branch, 
which they will roll in and try to drive down 
in June to be sawed at  Manistee.

Hastings Banner:  Messrs. T. D. French 
& Son, of Middleville, will take  stock  from 
our citizens for a $30,000 roller  mill  in our 
city.  Hastings has long  suffered  from the 
lack of a good flouring  mill, and  here  is a 
chance for our citizens.

The Alba Handle Co. has resumed  opera­
tions, using eight turning lathes and employ­
ing from seventy-five to  one  hundred  men 
and boys.  The company will also  handle a 
stock of general merchandise which  will be 
under the supervision of D. A. Stratton.

The  Onekema  Lumber  Co., at Onekema, 
near Manistee, has in 2,500,000 feet of  hem­
lock  logs  and  800,000  feet  of  hardwood. 
Nine  companies  and  firms  have  maple, 
cherry, white ash, elm, basswood  and  other 
hardwood lumber  piled  on dock, ranging in 
amount from 20,000 to 400,000 each.

Purely  Personal.

Dr. J. D. Bowman has decided to locate at 
Springfield, Mo.,  and is making every  prep­
aration for a vigorous summer’s campaign.

E. Medes, the Coral general dealer, was in 
town last week for the  purpose  of  paying 
his assessment in the defunct  Mansfield  in­
surance  company.

The report that  Mr. L. E.  Hawkins  will 
place a model of his patent  car-spring in the 
corner stone of his  new block  is  probably 
without  foundation.

It is stated that H. B. Fairchild and  Geo.
R. Perry, both stalwart Democrats, are mak­
ing a strong canvass  of  the  nomination of 
alderman in the Third ward.

Fred. B. Clark, of the firm of  Clark, Jew­
ell & Co., has gone to the Southern  Exposi­
tion, by way of the Mammoth  Cave.  He is 
accompanied by Walter Northrup.

Geo.  Perry,  of  Hawkins  &  Perry,  and 
Chas.  Prindle, of Wells, Stone &  Co.,  Sagi­
naw  City,  have  lately  exchanged  compli­
ments, in the way of oyster and  codfish  de­
coys.  And the end is not yet.

Melvin E. Darragh,  manager  of  D.  A. 
Blodgett’s  lumbering  operations  in  Clare! 
county, was in town a couple  of  days  last 
week.  He stated that  the  logging  in that 
vicinity has been practically finished for the 
season.

Loui Shafer, for the past year clerk for O.
H. Richmond & Co., and Miss  Flora  Rich­
mond, eldest daughter  of  O. H. Richmond, 
were married at  the  family  residence, 141 
South Division  street, by  Rev. Henry Pow­
ers,  pastor  of  the  Unitarian  church,  last 
Wednesday.

Morton J. Day, head of the wholesale and 
retail dry goods house of  Day,  Campbell & 
Co., of Detroit, will lead to the  altar  in No­
vember Miss Ella M.  Shearer,  daughter  of 
Mr. Shearer, president of  the First National 
Bank of Bay City, and one of the wealthiest 
men in the Saginaw Valley.

Furniture  Facts.

Owosso is to have another furniture store.
Geo. W.  Imus,  traveling  agent  of  the 
in  the  city 

Pentwater Furniture Co., was 
last week.

The St. Johns Manufacturing  Co. expects 
to manufacture extension tables  this year at 
the rate of about 2,000 a month.

J. N. Voorheis has  moved  his  furniture 
stock from Stanton to Greenville, leaving the 
former place without  a  furniture  establish­
ment.

Black walnut sawdust is now  mixed with 
linseed gum and moulded into ornamentation 
for furniture.  When  varnished  it is hand­
some and more durable than carved work.

The  Grand  Ledge  Chair  Co.  now  has 
twenty-four hands in its employ and a large 
number of orders ahead. 
It received one or­
der  last  week  from  New  York  for $1,100 
worth of chairs.

Will H. Jones, general western  traveling 
agent for the  Phoenix  Furniture  Co., came

stray  facts.

Bellaire is the first town in Antrim county 

to have a  bank.

J. Yarger and S. Finch  are  preparing to 

erect a hotel at Freeport.

Vriesland  was  connected  with  the  tele­
phone  line  from  Grand  Rapids to Holland 
this week.

Several  prominent  business  men  at  St. 
Johns  are  circulating  a  “feeler,”  with the 
erection of a brick hotel in view.  St. Johns 
has  the  name  of  having  the  poorest  hotel 
buildings of any town of its size in the State.
If a bonus cannot be raised a stock company 
will probably be organized to erect and  run 
a suitable building.

South Boardman  boasts  of  one  general 
store, ene drug  store,  one  dry  goods  and 
clothing  store, one  hardware, tinshop  and 
grocery  store,  one  grocery  and  provision 
store, one flour  and  feed  store,  two  meat 
markets, millinery  store, skating  rink, bar­
ber shop and  blacksmith  shop, three  saw 
mills, and one  job  shop,  where  lathe  and 
carpenter work  is  done, and  one  flouring 
mill.
Cadillac Times:  One of our dealers  had 
an unpleasant experience one day last week. 
Having a suspicion that  a  trusted  employe 
was not dividing  the  cash  fairly,  but  was 
taking more than his share  of  the  receipts, 
he appointed a committee  of  one, and  that 
one himself, to do  a  little  detective  work. 
He proved to be a good one in that  line, for 
he captured his man and made  him  confess 
to numerous thefts from the till. 
It  is  not 
necessary to state that said  trusted employe 
is now out of employment.

Great is  “One-Quarter Off.”

Several  retail  dealers 'in  this  city  have 
lately  advertised  “A   off”  sales,  claiming 
that there is more money in that way of  ad­
vertising than in any other.  With k view to 
ascertaining wherein the profit lies, a report­
er of The Tradesman  approached  a  mer­
chant  who  is  now  conducting  one of these 
sales and solicited an explanation.

“You see that article?” he replied,  point­
ing to a staple commodity, “well, we ordina­
rily  get  35  cents  for  it.  But  we  put  the 
price  up  to  50  cents, advertise 'A  off,’ and 
get  37 A   cents  for  it,  which  gives  us  the 
original price and 2A  cents  for  advertising. 
As a rule, people  do  not  look  into the real 
value of any article,  so  long  as they  think 
they are getting it below  the  regular  price. 
I don’t look upon this way of doing business 
as  exactly  legitimate,  but  then  our neigh­
bors do the same, and, besides—it pays.” 
Such is the true inwardness of “A  off.”

in last week from an extended trip in the in­
terest of his house.  John W. Bell, the east­
ern  traveling  representative  of  the  same 
house, came in a  few  days  ahead  of  Mr. 
Jones.

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. 
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Labi

WANTED—Partner (one posted 

preferred) to open a “Knight 
store  in  Grand  Rapids.  Reliable 
$2,000 cash or the owner of a stock < 
can investigate by  addressing  K. 
T he  T radesm an.
NTT ANTED—A man competent as book-keep- 
VV 
er or  general  salesman  (or  both)  who 
can loan on a security $1,500 to $2,500.  A good 
salary  and  a  permanent  engagement awaits 
the right party.  Address “Reliable,” care T he 
T radesman.” 
f ’OR RENT—A desirable store  on  Canal  st., 
Inquire  of  L.  S. Provin, 
80
opposite  Sweet’s Hotel. 
FOR  SALE—Whole  or  half  interest  in  the 

Prindle drug stock, on the corner of West 
Bridge  and  Front Streets.  Stock invoiced  at 
$7,000 and can be bought at a discount,  as  the 
principal owner is dead.  Address, J.H. Walker, 
receiver, care Powers & Walker, Grand Rapids.
AMTED—Situation by a  young  man  in  a
Address  Care 

experience.  Good references. 
Box 276, Fremont, Mich.

near  Monroe. 

82*

80

SlNTED—A  good  drug  clerk.  One  who 
has  had  some  experience  in  the  wall 
paper trade and grocery trade preferred.  Call 
or address, Albert E. Smith, Cadillac, Miqh. 79*
I r'OR  SALE—A  nice,  clean  stock  of  drugs 
1  and  stationery.  No  old  stock.  Will  in­
ventory  less  than  $1,500.  Doing  a nice busi­
ness.  Owner has other business  to attend  to. 
73tf
Inquire of The Tradesman. 
ST^OR  RENT—New store building,  at  Elmira, 
.  neatly  finished,  with  counters,  drawers 
and shelves on both sides.  Will rent or sell on 
easy payments.  Inquire of D. C.  Underwood.
I70R   SALE—Cheap for  cash,  a  small  stock 
:  of  drugs  and  medicines  in  suburbs  of 
Grand Rapids, Mich.- Apply to H. B. Fairchild, 
76tf
City. 
W ANTED—A  situation  as  traveling  sales­
man or clerk in a jobbing establishment. 
Have  had  eight  years’  experience  in  retail 
trade, and can give good references.  Address, 
“M,” care “The Tradesman.” 
81*
S  billing  clerk  or 
W J  ANTED—Situation 
establishment by  a 
VV 
copyist  in  jobbing
young lady of experience.  Best of references 
from past employers.  Address “Billing Clerk,” 
care “T h e  T radesman.”

Ir>OR SALE—The brevier type  now  used  on 

1  T h e Tradesman.  The font comprises 222 
pounds,  including  italic,  and  is well-assorted 
and very little worn.  Address this office.

’ 

GRAIN  ABB  SEED  CO,

SEED  MERCHANTS,
w arehouses :
o f f ic e:

71  Canal  St.,  and  Cor.
Ionia and  Williams 

Streets. 

!

71  CANAL  ST.

“ 

Grand  Ra pid s, March 23, 1885. 

...60ft bu

prices for to-day:
Clover, Extra recleaned

Dea r  Sir s—Below  we  hand  you  jobbing 
5 00
4 90 
“  Choice..................................
4  75
‘
“  Prime.................................. 
4 50
“  No.  2...................................  
“
5 50 
“  Mammoth Prime.............. 
“
“  White..................... 25c*pft 
“
12  00 
“
“  A lsyke.................. 25c $   lb 
12  00 
15 00
“
Alfalfa or Lucerne 25c $  to 
1  75
Timothy,  Choice....................... 45ftbu
1  65 
Prime  .............................  
80
Red Top............................................ 14 ft bu
2 00 
Blue Grass....................................  
2 50 
Orchard  Grass.................................
1  00 
Buckwheat........................................48 ft bu
1 25
Peas, White Field.................................. 60 lb bu
Rye, Winter............................................56 ft bu
1 CH) 
“  Spring................................... 
1 25 
Wheat, Spring.................................
1  75
Barley, Spring— ..................... 
Prices on Rape, Canary,  Hemp and all other 
seeds on  application.
The above prices are  free  on  board  cars in 
lots  of  5  or  more bags  at  a  time.  Cartage 
o h  smaller quantities.
We  also  carry  the  largest  line  of  Garden 
Seeds in Bulk of any house in the State west of 
Detroit, and would be (pleased  at  any  time  to 
quote you  prices. 
.  .  _
All  Field  Seeds  are  spot Cash on receipt of 

$  ®wt

 
44

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goods. W. T. Lamoreaux, A|t.

A  Word  Why  Stocking 

Heel  Protectors 

Should Be 

Worn.

A  pair  will  save  their 
cost five times over.  Also 
prevents  slipping  of  the 
Boot  or Shoe at the heel-

Trade supplied by
  R .   M A T H E W ,

a

.

76  MONROE  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Sale

OF 3,000 CASES

At the following low prices until fur­

ther notice.

It is a good time to buy, as stocks of  Canned 
Goods are generally light throughout the eouu- 
try.  See to it in time that your  wants  iu  this 
line are without delay fully replenished.  You 
may rest assured that the dealer who buys  his 
Canned  Goods  at  these  prices  will soon reap 
big advantages over  his  neighbor  competitor 
who delays purchasing.  The following are all 
standard brands—all delivered f  o.  b.  Grand 
Rapids.  We make no charges for drayage.
9»
3 fl> Tomotoes, Standards our best brand 
3 lb Golden Pumpkin, Adrian.................. 
90
3 lb Pie Peaches,  Standards.....................  1  19
3 lb Yellow  Peaches__
1  65
Standards.......
2  46
214 lb California  Apricots
Gallon Apples...............................................
2 lb  Blueberries...........................................
2 lb Blueberries, Standards.......................
2 ft Pears, Erie Duchess, very fine..........
2 ft Red Cherries, Evans, Day & Co., stan
2 1b Red  Cherries.........................................
214 ft  Bartlett Pears, California.................
j Yarmouth Succotash, large  cans.............

1 3« 
I  40
1 75 
1  00
85
2  65 
1  35
3ft Boston Baked  Beans..........................   1  40
2 ft Erie Stringless  Beans......................... 
*0
2 1b Sweet Corn,  Standard.........................  1 60
2 1b Corn  (common)....................................  
75
2 1b Peas Fields Standards....................... 
86
2 ft Peas, Soaked......................................... 
75
2 lb Lima Beans, fine extra quality........  1  15
2 ft Lima Beans,  common........................  
75
1 ft Lobsters,  picnics.................................  1  66
1 ft Columbia River Salmon,  Booth’s__   1 45
1 ft Sacramento  River...............................  1  30
1 ft Mackerel, Potter &  W rightington

Standards............................................   1  M
1 ft Cove Oysters,  Standards....................  1 09
2 to Cove Oysters,  Standards....................  1  80
J4 ft Sardines, J4s American.......................   6@7
to Sardines, J4S Import.dd.......................  13lA
10

Sardines, mustard, large  boxes........ 

Our celebrated brand  of  full  cream

“Durham  Cheese”.......................  

12
No. 1 White Fish, half barrels, 90s...........   6  75
No. 1 White Fish,  pails...............................  
95
No. 1 Mackerel, new and large..................  5 00
No. I Mackerel, medium pails.................... 
69
Having  no  traveling  agents,  thus  saving 
a large expense,  enables  me  to  sell cheaper 
than our competitors.  Customers  dealing di­
rect usually find it more  satisfactory,  besides 
saving the annoyance to them of the drummer 
system.  Send in your orders  which  will  have 
prompt attention, and make your remittances 
at maturity direct to  the house.
Yours respectfully,

John Caulfield.

W h o le sa le

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

S.A.W ELLIN6

WHOLESALE

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NOTIONS!

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

I am represented on the  road  by  the  fol­
lowing well-known travelers:  John D. Man- 
gum,  A.  M.  Sprague,  John  H.  Eackeb, 
L. R. Cesna, and A. B.  Handricks.

24 Pearl Street 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mich.I!

Wholesale Grocers,
A R A B   P L U G

S o le   O w n ers  o f

The Best and Most Attractive Goods on the  Market.  Send for 

Sample Butt.  See Quotations in Price-Current.

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O F F IC E R S .

Rapids. 

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officers. 

October 13,1885.

low, Jas. S. Cowin. 

O R G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9,1884.

New  Form  of Protective  Plan  for the  Re­

President—Geo. w, Crouter, C^rlevoix. 
First Vice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,  Kai- j 
Second Vice-President—B.  D.  Northrup,  Lan-
Thi^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,  r .  W.
NextCpiace  of  m eeting-At Detroit, Tuesday. 

D r u g s  &  f lf e e b ic in e s body  from  getting  the  goods  and  allows 
everybody to make a  profit if he will, but it 
| also reduces the margin to the general  deal-
ichigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
er or ^be cutter to such an extent that  there
will no longer be any inducement to cut, the
margin  being  too  narrow  to  tempt buyers
& 
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from  their  regular  stores.  The  ma­
away
chinery  for  enforcing  this  plan  is  by  no 
means  cumbersome  and  is  adequate  to its 
enforcement  and  the  prevention  of  viola­
tions, without involving any greater expense 
than the revenues of  the  company from va­
rious  sources  would  provide.  The  plan, 
therefore, while affording  protection  to  the 
retailer would be no  expense  upon  proprie­
tors.  Such at least is the  claim put forth by 
the  designer  of  the  plan, and it appears to 
us that his scheme is the most practicable of 
any  that  have  been  presented.  That it is 
possible to devise any  scheme  that  will  be 
absolute  proof  against  violation, we do not 
believe,  but such a one as is outlined  above 
should  approach  somewhere  near  inviola­
bility.
Mistakes  Incident  to  tlie  Drug  Business. 
Gavel in the Grand Rapids  Eagle.

Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

*  
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
T,
Board  of  T rustees—The  President,  Mm.  H.
•  Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White,
,,  „
Committee on Pharm acy—Hugo Thum,  M.  ll.
H
Committee on Legislation—Isaac Watts,  O.  H.
Committee on Trade  Matters—H. B. Fairchild, 
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
. 
.
Annual  Meetings—First  Thursday evening in
, __„
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  April 

Wm. L. White. 
Kimm, A. C. Bauer. 
Richmond, Jas. S. Cowin.
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen.
each month. 
November. 
at “The Tradesman” office.

I heard a bit of news this  morning  which 
will cause our  Prohibition  neighbors to re­
joice.  An up-town druggist sent a  juvenile 
clerk to the  basement to  draw a gallon  of 
whisky from a barrel of  whisky nearly full. 
The lad let it run  slowly,  started  off to at­
tend to something else,  forgot  the  whisky, 
the barrel was emptied, and that  druggist is 
j out $110.  The moral of this tale is—well is 
I there any moral?  By the  way, this  tale re- 
I minds me of a story a veteran  druggist here
 d ru e g ^ ,  tells on himself occasioually.  When he was 
man a’customer called for a quart
^   jugt  as he  received  a  letter
the charming  woman  who is now his
£  the barrel, put  his meas-
.
ure under the faucet, set the oil running, and
then began to devour his letter.  He  forgot 
his oil, was oblivious to all  hut  the  honied 
phrases he was so eagerly  reading,  and that 
barrel of castor oil all ran  into  and  out of 
that quart measure.

plan for the  protection  of  fe^
that had been devised and suggested, t 
ceed  the  defunct  Campion  Plan.  The  d ^  J  
tails we did not feel at libei  y  o give 
time, but they have since  been  furnished to 
hv  Mr  Isaac W  Ives,  the  originator  of 
us  by  Mr. Isaac  w. iv 
the plan, and we give  them  herewith.  Mr.
Ives is president of the Moses Dame Compa­
ny, which has had a coupon plan in success
ful operation for a number of years.  Before 
the Campion plan was  adopted  this  coupon 
plan received the approval  of  both retailers 
and jobbers, but it was not put into force, as 
A man with bleary eyes, a rum blossomed
it was thought to possess some defects which
might  lead  it  to  fall short of complete and  nose and features patterned  after  those of 
satisfactory  protection  of  the  retail  trade.  S c a r   F a c e d  Charley stumbled into Hazeltine, 
Mr. Ives was not at that time an advocate of | Ferkins & Co.’s establishment last Saturday
and represented himself  as  traveling  agent 
the  general  adoption  of  the  plan,  for the 
for  Messrs.  Fuller &  Fuller  and  Graham 
reason that while  it  had  worked  with  rea­
Bros. & Co., of  Chicago.  He made himself 
sonable success  and  satisfaction to his com­
so obnoxious and exhibited  such  unmistak- 
pany, it was evident to him that it  might be
Improved upon as a scheme for general adop- j  able  symptoms  of  pugnacity 
that  Mr 
tion.  The plan of which we give the outlines j Fairchild preferred to leave the fighting part 
at  this  time  has  been  devised by Mr. Ives  of the programme to those who are  paid for 
after a great deal of study and is based upon j it, and  accordingly telephoned  for a police- 
his  experience  with  the  coupon  plan,  and j man.  Before the  latter  arrived,  however, 
his observation of  other  schemes.  He  has {the man had succeeded  in  making a tour of 
prepared it at the- solicitation of  a  number j  the establishment and was ejected  from the 
of proprietors, some  of  whom  were not ad-1 premises by a muscular  porter, 
vocates of the Campion plan  and  never  ap- j 
jjusjness  continues  good, and  collections 
plied its provisions to their goods.  The new - 
plan may be stated in brief as follows: 
j continue to improve.  The market is  about
General  Outline  of  Ives’  N ew Drug- i steady) tbe only fluctuation  of  note  which 
j hag ^ m ^ ,}  during the past  week being in 

We  alluded  some  weeks  since  to a new

From the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.

gists’ Protective Plan. 

” The  i* u g  M ark^tT

Evidently an Imposter.

tail  Druggists.

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 matter Qf quinine>

1st.  Those manufacturers and  proprietors  ^
who  decide  to  join  in  the plan, organize a | 
stock company  under  State  law’s,  suitable 
The druggists at Lowell, Mass., last  week 
for the purpose.  The offices can be  located \ made a determined effort  to  undersell  each 
at any point, preferably New York, and must  0ther in the prices of  patent  medicines, and 
be conducted entirely separate from their in- j lively cuts were made, averaging from  tliir- 
dividual business.  This  organization could j ty to fourty per eent.  Store  windows  were 
be called by any suitable  name;  we  would  completely covered up with  placards  enum
erating the reductions, and many proprietors 
suggest something like the following: Drug­
changed their prices a dozen times during one 
gists’ Protective Clearing  House,  or  Drug­
day.  The warfare was the sensation of  the 
gists’ Protective Bureau.
day, and many dealers have  been  actually 
selling goods below cost. 
It is probable that 
a meeting of the Lowell Pharmaceutical  So­
ciety will have to  be  called to regulate  the 
matter.

Sd.  That said  manufacturers  advance-the 
wholesale price of their goods,  pay  two dol­
lars per dozen on dollar articles, and on oth­
er sizes in this proportion, said  manufactur­
ers to pay  into  this  Bureau, at stated inter-
vals,  upon  their  sworn  statements, 
the 
amount of this advanced price upon all goods  The new  paper  bottles  are said to w.tl -
stand the action of water, wine  and alcohol.
* v j  
is thought that  druggists  will be able to
ufacturers a sufficient  number of  finely lith-1 furnish them free of  chai^,  3us  as  ^ej 
provide wrapping paper for dry drugs.  The 
ograplied  coupons,  which  they  are to have
cementing material of  the  bottles is a mix- 
attached to all their  goods.  Said  manufac­
tur of blood, albumen, alum, and  lime.
turers  to  give  security  to  the  Bureau for 
all coupons  furnished  them  in  advance of 
sales, coupons so attached  not  to  represent 
any value in themselves, but be a part of the 
rebate plan.

Secretary  Jesson  is  sending out the pro­
ceedings  of  the  second  annual meeting  of 
the Michigan State  Pharmaceutical Society, 
which make a pamphlet of  228  pages.  Ex-
4th.  That said Bureau mail to every retail j tracopies can be  obtained  by  remitting  50 

3d.  That said Bureau furnish to said man- 

druggist in the United States an explanation  cen^s 
of  the  plan  and  an  offer of  a cash rebate 
conditional  upon  the  return  of the coupon j  Oil resembling  the  castor  variety, purga- 
accompanied by the  coupon  certificate prop-1 tive in character and  totally  unlike  petro- 
erly  filled  out  and  signed,  said  certificate! leuru,'is said to have been struck recently in 
having  been  previously  mailed  to them by  the vicinity of Port Byron, N. Y., by parties
who were drilling with a view to restoring a 
the Bureau.
dry  well.

The following is  embodied  in the coupon 

^be  Secretary.
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certificate:
The enclosed coupons were  detatched  by 
us from the goods when sold to the consum­
ers  over  our  own  counters,  and  in no in­
stance were they  detached from  goods  sold 
by any other dealers, nor from goods remain­
ing unsold in our  possession,  or  elsewhere, 
and  in  no  instance  (directly or indirectly) 
has our  price  been  varied  from  advertised 
rates.

This we certify to by our signature.

Name..............................................

Address............................

5th.  That  said  manufacturers  uniformly 
adopt  some  well  designed  brand  or stamp 
(lithographed or engraved)  that  wfill  be at­
tractive, and have it conspicuously placed on 
every  wrapper,  and  perhaps  label  of all 
goods, after the adoption of this  plan,  mak­
ing it a point of advertising this in all print­
ed matter, warning the  public  against  buy­
ing any proprietary goods  that  do  not have 
this stamp of genuineness upon them.

6th.  Said Bureau to furnish to each of said 
manufacturers at stated intervals a list of all 
rebates  paid,  together  with  the  name and 
size of the article and  name  and  address of 
the druggist selling them.

This  plan, as  will  be  seen, entails little 
labor upon the retailer, and  none  upon  the 
It does not attempt to prevent any-
jobber. 

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Cocaine, which soothes  the  pain  felt by 
General Grant, is considered  by  physicians 
the first step toward the  ideal  drug  which 
will destroy pain and  not  render  a patient 
unconscious.

A putty of starch  and  chloride  of  zinc 
hardens quickly and will last as a stopper of 
holes in metals for months.

Linseed oil and  white  lead  mixed  with 
glue is good for what is to be exposed to the 
weather.

DUNHAM’S

T H E   B E S T   I N   T H E   W O R L D !

PRICE  50 CENTS.

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

i

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Declined—Quinine.

ACIDS.

Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1..040)........
Citric................
Muriatic 18  deg. 
Nitric 36 deg.......

Tartaric  powdered.........................
Benzoic,  English....................ty oz
Benzoic,  German................ ...........
Tannic...............................................
v  f

a m m o n i a . 

Carbonate................................ $  ®
Muriate (Powd. 33c).........................
Aqua 18 deg or 4f.

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

9 @ 10
30 @ 35
33 @ 35
@ 55
3 @ 5
11 @ 12
14)4@ 15
3 © 4
50
18
12 © 15
12 © 15

15 © 18
14
5 @ 6
6 © 7
55© 60

11
18
13
14
15 
10 
13 
30 
18 
30 
12
85
7
60
37
3714
9
13
13 
15
14

BA RK S.

Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 30c)....
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 1 00c)....
Juniper.............................................  ®
Prickly Ash......................................

50  ©

10  ©

60®

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 35 fi> boxes, 35c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure..........
Logwood, bulk (13 and 35 fi) doxes).
Logwood, Is (35 fi)  boxes)...............
do 
Lgowood, 14s 
...............
Logwood, )4S 
...............
do 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
........ • -
Fluid Extracts—35 ¥  cent, off list.

FLO W ERS.

Chamomile,  Roman.. 
Chamomile,  German.

GUMS.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  34c)..................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)..........
Ammoniac.......................................
Arabic, extra  select.......................
Arabic, powdered  select...............
Arabic, 1st picked..........................
Arabic,3d  picked............................
Arabic,  3d picked............................
Arabic, sifted sorts... .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 
Benzoin.
Camphor..................... . • • ...............
Catechu, is 04 He, 14s 16c)............
Euphorbium powdered.................. 
Galbanum strained.
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............
Kino TPowdered, 30cl.....................
Mastic....................................
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)...
Opium, pure (Powd $5.50)...............
Shellac, Campbell’s .........................
Shellac,  English..............................
Shellac, native.................................
Shellac bleached..............................
Tragacanth ...................................... 30
H ERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES

Hoarhound........
Lobelia................
Peppermint........
Rue.......................
Spearmint..........
Sweet Majorain..
Tanzy..................
Thym e................
Wormwood........

IR O N .

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

LEAVES.

Bucliu, short (Powd 35c).................  13
Sage, Italian, bulk ()4s &/4s, 13c)...
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered....................'—
Senna tfnnivelli...............................
Uva  Ursi...........................................
Beliedonna........................................
Foxglove...........................................
Henbane...........................................
Rose, red...........................................

LIQUORS.

w ., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye..................1 75
Whisky, other brands.......................1 10
Gin, Old Tom.......................................1 35
Gin,  Holland.......................................2 00
Brandy.................................................1 75
Catawba  Wines..................................I *5
Port Wines.......................................... 1 35

MAGNESIA.

55@60

owffl
90@1 00
35 20
40 
4 00 
30 
26 
34 
30
@1 00

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

6 40 
30 
7 
80 
65

>  14 
6
Ü  30 
30 
33 
16 
10 
35 
30 
35 
2 35

@2 25 
@2  00 
@1 50 
@1 75 
@3 50 
@6 50 
@2  00 
@2 50

OILS.

Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 oz............
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 2 oz.............
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s  solution....
Calcined............................................
Almond, sweet.................................  45
Amber,  rectified..............................
Anise.................................................
Bay $   oz.........................................
Bergamont.......................................
Castor................................................  18
Croton...............................................
Cajeput............................................
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c).......
Citronella........................................
Cloves...............................................
Cod Liver,  filtered............ 
-ty gal
Cod Liver, best.........................
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Cubebs, P. &  W...............................
Erigeron...........................................
Fireweed...........................................
Geranium $   oz...............................
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood..................................
Juniper berries...............................
Lavender flowers, French.............
Lavender garden 
.............
Lavender spike 
.............
Lemon, new  crop............................
Lemon,  Sanderson’s .......................
Lemongrass......................................
Olive, Malaga....................
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  .  —
Origanum, red flowers, French...
Origanum,  No. 1............................
Pennyroyal......................................
Peppermint,  white.........................
Rose  ty  oz........................................
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 50)
Salad...................................................  65
Savin.................................................
Sandal  Wood. German..................
Sandal Wood, W. I ..........................
Sassafras...........................................
Spearmint........................................
Tansy....................... :...................... 4 50
Tar (by gal 50c)...................................  10
Wintergreen.................................
Wormwood, No. l(Pure $5.00).......
Wormseed........................................

do 
do 

23
37
2 35 
65
©  50 
45
1  85 
50
1  80 
©  19)4
2 00 
75
1  00 
35 
75 
1 20
1  50
3 50 
6 00
7 50 
1 60
2 00 
75
35 
50
2 00 
2 01 
1 00 
90 
1  40
1 50 
80
@1  20
2 75
1 25 
50
1 60
4  75
8 50 
65
@  67 
1 00 
4 50 
7 00 
60 
@7 00 
@5 00 
©  12
2 20 
4 00 
2 50

POTASSIUM.

Bicromate.................................ty fi)
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. bulk...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 33c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk.......
Prassiate yellow..............................

ROOTS.

14
36 
19
2 90 
28

 

Alkanet............................................  
30
35
Althea, cut........................................ 
17
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s ...................... 
Arrow, Taylor’s, in )4s and )4s__  
33
13
Blood (Powd 18c)............................. 
18
Calamus,  peeled.............................. 
36
Calamus, German  white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered..................  
30
10
Gentian (Powd  15c)......................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 16c).............   13  @ 14
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............ 
17
26
Golden Seal (Powd 30c)..................  
Hellebore, white, powdered.......... 
35
Ipecac, Rio, powdered................... 
1 10
Jalap, powdered........................ 
30
Licorice,  select (Powd 12)4)........  
12
Licorice, extra select...................... 
16
Pink, true.........................................  
35
Rhei, from select to  choice..........1 00  @1 50
Rhei, powdered E. 1.........................110  @1 20
Rhei, choice cut  cubes................... 
3 00
Rhei, choice cut fingers................. 
2 25

 

Serpentaria....................................
Seneka..............................................
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras................
Sarsaparilla,  Mexican....................
Squills, white (Powd 35c)...............
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)........
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 38c)...

SEEDS.

80
65
40
30
15
35
30

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, mixed in fi>  packages..........
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd  20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................
Cardamon, Malabar.......................
Celery..............................................
Coriander, Dest English...............
Fennel............................................
Flax, clean.......................................  
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3)4).................. 
Foenugreek, powdered.................. 
Hemp,  Russian...............................  
Mustard, white  Black 10c)............ 
Quince......................................................  
Rape, English..................................  
Worm,  Levant.........................................  

15
5 @  6
4 ©  4)4
15 ©  18
2 00
2 25
20
10
15
3)4©
4  ©  4)4
7  @  8
5  ©  6
8
6  @  7

SPONGES.

Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......2 35  @2 50
do 
Nassau 
2 00
Velvet Extra do 
1 10
Extra Yellow do 
85
65
Grass 
do 
Hard head, for slate use......................... 
Yellow Reef, 
1  40

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

do 
M I8CELLA NEU S.

2  ©

12)4©

  45 @

do 
do 

©
@
25©

do 
do 
do 

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.33) $  gal__  
2 32
1 35
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 
Anodyne Hoffman’s......................  
50
27
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........ 
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........  
12
Annatto 1 fi> rolls............................ 
45
Alum.........................................  f  ft  2)4©  3)4
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)............... 
3  ©  4
45
Annatto,  prime...............................  
Antimony, powdered,  com’l........  
4)4@  5
6  ©  7
Arsenic, white, powdered.............  
Blue Soluble....................................  
50
2 75
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............  
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 
2 00
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................  
40
Beans,  Tonka..................................  
1  35
Beans,  Vanilla.................................7 00  @9 75
Bismuth, sub nitrate.....................  
2  30
50
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)....................... 
Blue Vitriol  .................................... 
6  ©  7
13
Borax, refined (Powd  13c).............  
2 35
Cantharides,Russian  powdered.. 
18
Capsicum  Pods, African............... 
32
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d... 
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ... 
18
Carmine, No. 40 ...............................  
4 00
Cassia Buds...................................... 
12
75
Calomel. American......................... 
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chalk, precipitate English...........
12
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................
8
Chalk, white lump..........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ...................
1  60 
Colocynth  apples............................
60 
Chloral hydrate,-German  crusts..
1  50 
1 70 
cryst...
Chloral 
Chloral 
Seherin’s  do  ...
1 90 
Chloral 
crusts..
1  75 
Chloroform......................................  85
%  90 
Cinchonidia, P. & W........*............  40
a  45 
Cinchonidia, other brands.............   40
D  45 
2>  20 
Cloves (Powd 33c)............................  18
Cochineal  .........................................
40 
45 2 
Cocoa  Butter..................................
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
70
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
%  40 
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......
15 
Cream Tartar-, grocer’s, 10 fi> box..
50 
Creasote
24 
Cudbear,  prime..................... .
24 
Cuttle Fish Bone.........................
Dextrine.......................................
12 
Dover’s  Powders....................... .
1  10 
50 
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
45 
Ergot  powdered..............................
1  10 
Ether Squibb’s ................................. 
1
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............
8
Epsom Salts....................................  
%  3
50 
Ergot, fresh...............................
60 
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
14
Flake  white......................................
Grains  Paradise..............................
Gelatine, Cooper’s ..........................
Gelatine, French  ............................ 
Glassware, flint, 7’) off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dls__
17 
Glue,  cannet....................................   12
28 
Glue,white.........................................   16
Glycerine,  pure.................................  16
20 
40 
Hops  y2s and 
40
Iodoform 
oz..
85  @1  00
Indigo................
40 
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35  ©
Iodine,  resublimed.........................
4 00 
Isinglass,  American.......................
1 50 
Japonica...........................................
8
15 
London  Purple...............................   10  @
15 
Lead, acetate....................................
Lime, chloride, 04s 2s 10c & }£s 11c)
8
Lupuline...........................................
1  00 
50 
Lycopodium..................... ..............
50 
Mace.................................................
13 
Madder, best  Dutch.....................  
75 
Manna, S.  F ......................................
60
Mercury............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........ ty oz
3 00@3 25 
40 
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s........
Moss, Iceland............................$  fi>
10 
Moss,  Irish......................................
12 
30 
Mustard,  English..........................
18 
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb  cans........
23 
Nutgalls............................................
60 
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
10 
45
Ointment. Mercurial, )£d...............
17 ©  25
Paris Green.......................................  
Pepper, Black  Berry.............................. 
2 50
Pepsin...............................................  
Pitch, True Burgundy.................... 
7
Quassia  ............................................  
6  ©  7
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W........... fi) oz  95  @1 00
Quinine,  German............................  95  @1  00
85
Red  Precipitate........................tyth 
Seidlitz  Mixture...................................... 
Strychnia, cryst...............................  
1 60
Silver Nitrate, cryst.........................  77 ©  80
Saffron, American..........................  
_  35
Sal  Glauber......................................
Sal Nitre, large cryst.....................
10
9
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst...............
33
Sal Rochelle......................................
;  2)4
Sal  Soda............................................  
2 15 
Salicin...............................................
6 50 
Santonin...........................................
38
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch..........
4 
Soda Ash [by keg 3cj.....................
35
Spermaceti.......................................
5 
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s __  
14 
Soap, White Castile.........................
17
.........................
Soap, Green  do 
9
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
Soap, 
do  do 
.........................
11
14
Soap, Mazzini..................................
28
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ...............................   26 @
32
Spirits Nitre, 4 F ...............................   30 @
35
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
4
Sulphur, flour................................... 
3)4©
Sulphur,  roll....................................  
3©
3)4 
60 
Tartar Emetic..................................
2 70 
Tar, N. C. Pine, )4 gal. cans  $  doz
1  40 
Tar, 
quarts in tin ..........
85
Tar, 
pints In tin.............
25
Turpentine,  Venice................ ty fi) 
55
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand............ 
Zinc,  Sulphate................................. 
7  @  8
Capitol  Cylinder..................................................75
Model  Cylinder................................................... 60
Shields  Cylinder..................................................50
Eldorado Engine................................................. 45
Peerless  Machinery...........................................35
Challenge Machinery......................................... 25
Backus Fine Engine...........................................30
Black Diamond Machinery............................... 30
Castor Machine  Oil............................................ 6C
Paraffine, 25  deg................................................. 22
Paraffine, 28  deg................................................. 21
Gal
Bbl
75
70
Whale, winter......................................  70
75
64
Lard, extra..................................
65
55
Lard, No.  1.................................
54
51
Linseed, pure  raw....................
54
57
Linseed, boiled..................................   54
9C
70
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained..
36
40
Spirits Turpentine..............................  30
..1 10@1 20
Nd. 1 Turp Coach..................................1 10@1  20
..1 60@1 7(
Extra  Turp............................................1 60@1  70
..2 75@3 0C
Coach  Body............................................2 75@3  00
..1 00®1 1(
No. 1 Turp Furniture........................... 1 00@1  10
..I 55@1 6(
Extra Turp  Damar...............................1 55@1  60
70© .75
Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp.
Lb 
2@ 3 
2© 3 
2® 3 
2)4© 3 
2)4® 3 
]3®16 
60®65 
16®17 
5)4 
5 35 
@70 
@90 
1  10 1 40 
1 20@1 40 
1 00@1 20

Bbl
Red Venetian............................  H i
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........   1M
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  1M
Putty, commercial..................   2)4
Putty, strictly pure..................   2)4
Vermilion,prime American..
Vermilion, English..................
Green, Peninsular....................
Lead, red strictly pure............
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white Spanish..........
Whiting,  Gildersf.....................
White, Paris American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  Paints......
Swiss Villa Prepared  Paints..

V A R N ISH ES.

PA IN T S.

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2

ADJUSTABLE SHELVING.

M

HAZELTINE, 
PERKINS 
&   CO

75
14

W h o le sa le

75

Druggists !

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

95  Louis  Street.

IMPORTERS AND  JOBBERS OF

icali

MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., and John L. Whit­

ing, Manufacturers  of  Fine 

Paint  and  Varnish 

Brushes.

—Also for the—

Grand  Rapids  Brush  Co.,  Manf’rs  of 

Hair, Shoe and Horse B rushes.

Druggists’ Sundries

Our stock in this department of  our  busi­
ness is  conceded to be  one  of  the  largest, 
best-assorted and diversified to be  found  in 
the Northwest.  We are heavy importers of 
many articles ourselves  and  can  offer  Fine 
Solid Back Hair Brushes,  French  and Eng- 
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 the wants of this class of buyers 
without delay and in the most approved and 
18
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.
28

A  Modern  Invention  Which  Revolution­

izes  Store-Keeping.

From time immemorial no  inconsiderable 
number of evils which surround the  average 
store beeper have centered in the  shelving. 
The first time it is put up it is not  securely 
fastened to the wall, and in  an  inopportune 
moment the entire  structure  comes  down 
with a crash, breaking such of the  contents 
as are of a fragile nature,  injuring the  other 
contents, and creating a litter  which  some­
times requires days to obliterate.  Then the 
carpenters are summoned, and  the  shelving 
is made fast to the wall  so  solidly  that an 
earthquake  would  fail  to  sever it.  After 
that, no shelf can be removed  to be  cleaned 
and it is next to  impossible  to  dust  them 
clean in the  corners or  on  the  edges, thus 
jeopardizing any fine fabrics which may find 
a lodgment on the shelves.

But as everything connected witii mercan­
tile matters has experienced a complete revo­
lution during the past twenty years, so the ar­
ticle of shelving has received  the  attention 
of the inventor,  in consequence of which the 
department of store  furnishing  which  has 
heretofore been the cause of infinite  trouble 
and anxiety is now relieved of all of  its em­
barrassing features, for truly  the Eggleston 
& Patton patent adjustable ratchet  bar  and 
bracket store shelving ushers  in a  new  era 
in store furnishing, as the new style entirely 
supercedes  the  old  wherever  introduced. 
The quesiton of  economy  is, of  course, the 
first consideration and in  this  respect  the 
patent shelving  especially  recommends  it­
self, as an ordinary  store  building, 60 feet 
long and  shelved in  three  sections, can be 
completely equipped for  about  eighty  dol­
lars, as per catalogue  pages four  and  five 
(mailed  on  application), whereas  the  old 
style wood shelving costs  from  $75 to $100 
and in some cases  even  more. 
In addition 
to  the  improtant  financial  recommenda­
tion, above alluded  to,  the  patent  shelving 
can be put  up, taken  down, or  changed to 
any distance apart a thousand times and not 
mar the paint, injure the  lumber  or  break 
the plastering.  They are cheaper  than any 
other; they will last a life-time, and  can be 
changed to accommodate any  line of  goods 
or removed from  one  room to another at a 
very small expense; tlie shelves  can be rai£ 
ed or lowered in  a  moment’s  time, thereby 
giving the merchant any space desired; they 
make a straight and  uniform  line of shelv­
ing when desired; they do away with the an­
noying wood standards; they do  away with 
the expensive w7ood cornices, which accumu­
late dust and  scatter  it  over  your  goods 
whenever disturbed; they  look  better  and 
are  cleaner; they  allow  the  merchant  to 
place his goods close  together, economizing 
space and making his  goods  show  up  one 
hundred per cent, better; they do away with 
the expense of painting a heavy  cornice ev­
ery few years; to sum up, they are  cheaper, 
neater, prettier, more convenient  and  more 
durable than  the  old  style  shelving.  Al­
though of late introduction,‘they are in actu­
al use in  nearly every state  in  the  union; 
they have not failed in a  single  instance to 
give entire satisfaction; after  being once in­
troduced no other is  ever  used;  “I  would 
have no others no matter what they cost,” is 
the expression of all who have  used  them.
Michigan merchants  wishing to test  the 
efficiency of the new patent shelving will be 
furnished a descriptive pamphlet, containing 
prices’and full directions for use by address­
ing the sole manufacturers  and  one of  the 
patentees, J. W.  Patton,  Macon,  Mo.,  or 
Torrance,  Merriam & Co. Troy, N. Y., who 
wiil furnish  estimates  when  desired  and 
cheerfully answer  all questions  which may 
be asked them by merchants who wish to ar­
ray [¡themselves on the side of progress  and 
patent shelving.

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  Ca,  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  brand  in  the  market,  but 
superior in all respects to most that  are  ex­
posed  for  sale.  We  guarantee  perfect 
and  complete  satisfaction  and  where  this 
brand of goods has once been introduced the 
future trade has  been assured.

We are also  owners of the

D r ifts ’  Favorite  Rye,

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

Giiis,Braiis& Fine Wines.

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

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

H m T W E U U C O

W ell Merited Endorsement.

To any one at all familiar  witii  Prof. E. 
Strong’s*ability as an instructor,  it is hardly 
necessary to state his  exact  position in  the 
educational world—that tie  occupies a lead­
ing position nmong  the professional men of 
tins country.  His opinion, which  is seldom 
given, is regarded  as  beyond  dispute  and 
from Ills descision  there is  no  appeal. 
In 
the light of these facts, the following gener­
ous acknowledgment of the  merits of a rep­
resentative institution of  this  city possesses 
peculiar significance:
H igh School, Grand Rapids, Jan. 19,  ’85.
My Dear Prof. Swensberg.
Let me take this opportunity and  method 
of congratulating you upon  your  recent an­
niversary, and expressing the confident hope 
that your present success and  the esteem of 
the community and the business world  will 
prove a happy omen for  the  future.  Pros­
perity attend you!

Sincerely yours,

E. A. Strong.

The Traveling  Men’s Party.

to  be  given  by 

If  the  sale  of  tickets  is  any  criterion, 
the 
the  social  party 
traveling men on Friday evening will be one 
of tlie most successful events of the kind ev­
er held in this city.  Nearly  every grip car­
rier will be on  hand  with his wife  or best 
girl, and large numbers  of  outside  dealers 
will assist in rendering the occasion  an  en­
joyable one.  As it will  be  impossible  for 
Charley Robinson or Will Keasey to be pres­
ent, Jas. Fox  and  Jas. A.  Morrison  have 
been substituted on the reception committee, 
which now stands  as  follows:  Max  Mills, 
W. O. Hawkins,  Geo. Owen, Jas. A. Morri­
son, Wallace  Franklin, P. H. Carroll,  Jas. 
Fox, W. H Jennings,  Dr. J. B. Evans, Wm. 
B. Edmunds, W. S. Horn,  Frank H. White 
and A. C. Sharp.

Wm. Simpson, of Watson,  has  purchased 
an interest in the  Hopkins Spring Seat Co., 
and  S. A. Buck  has  been  elected  general 
manager of the firm.

»PP

*S2

SPRING  &

COMPANY,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Staple and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS,

CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

O I L   C L O T H S

ETC.,  BTC.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand  Rapids,

M ichigan.

-FOR  SALE  BY-

Gurtiss, Dunton & Co.,

-JOBBERS  OF-

Woodenware, Twines and Cordage, Paper, Stationery,  Ker­

osene and Machine Oils,  Naptha and Gasoline.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

51 and 53 Lyon Street

JOB  PRINTING.

The  Tradesman  office  lias  now  first-cla

facilities  for  doing

all  kinds  of

Commercial  Work.

Sucb as Letter,  Note  and  Bill  Heads, ‘Statements, 
velopes,  Blank Orders,  Circulars,  Dodgers,

NEW TYPE, NEW PRESS, GLEAN WORK.
C O .,
C E O .  XT.  D A V I S  

Cards
Etc.

En-

M

L

  U liU   JLPA Uia.UA UWjW)

For  all  kinds  of  foreign  and  domestic  FRUITS,  PRODUCE,  and  MANUFACTURED
GOODS  of every  description. 
Having been in business in this city for the past twelve  years,  and  having  an  exten­
sive acquaintance with the Wholesale and Retail trade in this vicinity, we are able to give 
„
our shippers the benefit of our long experience. 
Any goods consigned to  us  will  have  our  best  attention.  We  have  STORAGE  >r 
over FIFTY carloads, either for light or heavy goods, and will furnish same for any length 
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 yon.

,  . 

.

71  Canal  Street,  Grand Rapids.

bear their names in silence, but the orchard 
of plenty, the fields of grain  in  season  and 
the land they made to  bloom  as a garden is 
their lasting monument.

W E D N E S D A Y .

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

E. A. STOWE  &  BRO., Proprietors.

Here and there 1  have  seen  one  of  these 
pioneer  landmarks  that  1  remember  with 
pride and  satisfaction—the  scenes  of  our 
early settlers; of the  wolves  and  panthers, 
OFFICE  IN  EAGLE  BUILDING, 3d  FLOOR.
the wild deer and the lost oxen;  the  heavy 
lEntered  at the  Postofflce  at Grand Rapids  as I  work fln(j poor profits of farming; and 1 nev- 
__________Second-class Matterd__________ j ej. yet have  found  on6i  n0,  not  one, who
looked or spoke as though he  ever  enjoyed
the full fruits of his  labor,  except  in  the 
broad  sense of having  lived  not in  vain by 
leaving the,world and his  kindred  the hap­
pier for his having improved the soil that he 
was so soon to part with forever.

J. W. Donovan in the Current.

The Old Lok Cabins 

The old log cabins! where are they?—with 
their rough bark sides and steep gables, their 
long shingle roofs held in place, not by nails, 
but by poles  spaced  oif  at  half-yard  dis­
tances; their  “stick”  chimneys  and  broad 
fire-places, over which once hung  the  sing­
ing tea-kettle, around  which  I  can  almost 
see to-night a group of a  half-dozen  school- 
children reading their  lessons  by the  clear 
firelight—children  all  grown  to  manhood 
and  womanhood,  and  maybe  themselves 
pioneers on a faraway mountain of Montana, 
or in  the New Mexico  ranches,  and  lacking 
many ot the solid comforts  of  the  old  log 
cabin of thirty years gone by.

How pleasant it is to recall  the  friendly 
neighbors as they gathered in an evening vis­
it.  The chairs are placed back in a half-cir­
cle; the broad  room is not  too  large for the 
cheerful gathering.  None are in  full-dress, 
but they are  all  full-hearted.  With humor 
unstinted and  generous  natures  unchecked, 
they tell of the weather, the snow, the clear­
ing, the markets, the schools, and the “meet­
ings;” of the faraway  New  England  that 
someone has just heard from; of  the  news
from weekly papers; of  the  runaway slaves 
escaping into Canada; of the  new  Adminis­
tration and the little that is  known  in  the 
world so distant from  lack of  a few  wires 
and engines.

They are not dull or tedious,  nor  do they 
count the hours till ten, when,  before  leav­
ing, they kneel reverently, each by bis chair, 
and two short, earnest  prayers  are  offered. 
They seem to pray  for  everyone;  for  the 
wanderer in the bleak forest, if any there be, 
without shelter; for food and  raiment; pati­
ence and charity; for the  loved  they  have 
left and the  prospects of  the  future;  for 
health, for hope eternal, and  for the  double 
blessing of a peaceful life.

They have  gone!  wrapped  up  in  their 
sleighs, three, five, eight miles, out  into  the 
wilderness! gone to their homes with renew­
ed courage and bravery, to battle  with  the 
trees and the  forest, and  carve  out a home 
for their offspring.  They  have  lived to see 
the changes, maybe, but they have not lived 
to see a more hearty  and  enduring  friend­
ship, more devoted  and  earnest  Christians 
more substantial and determined prosperity. 
'They have built the solid structure on which 
our national character leans  for  support in 
the hour of  peril  and  danger—the love of 
right and eternal friendship for good govern­
ment.

The first Sunday night in the new log cab 
in of a then far-western State  was a strange 
sensation to a little boy that  he  has  never 
forgotten in the rapidly passing thirty years 
since such cabins were in the height of fash­
ion all over the western Union.

It seems like a dream,  and  when I  close 
my eyes and think  as  I  do  some  Sunday 
nights,  when the shutters of  the  heart 
opened and the light comes in as  through a 
vision, the scene is reviewed  again and 1 re­
call the huge fire place the evening visits and 
late, warm suppers, the  long  sleigh  loads 
and ox-team turnouts, the few  and” meager 
pastimes, yet the heartily  enjoyed  hours at 
the humble farmhouse.

It was work. 

It was courage, 

I can see the tall trees felled in windrows, 
the fallow fires, the black, burnt  fields  and 
blazing log-heaps on the new made  clearing 
that has long since been turned to  a farm fit 
for mowers and  reapers.  By  the  blazing 
light stood the father and his plainclad boys, 
watching the red flames consume  the  huge 
logs to make room for the seeding  and  the 
harvest. 
was bravery.  Someone must bear it.  Many 
a man  bore it like  a hero.  Many  a woman 
bore it like a martyr.  They are gone; worn 
out like the roots of the  forest  they felled 
with their axes.  Time has reaped  them as 
with a sickle, and  scarcely a man is left liv­
ing of the old, old settlers  that  first  cleared 
the fields  of Ohio, Michigan,  Illinois,  Indi 
ana, and Wisconsin.  Their sons and succes­
sors may have seen, or heard  of  their labor, 
but scarcely can realize their hardships. Rid­
ing to the village in a covered carriage drawn 
by seal-brown teams in  sliver  harness, how 
little do they know of privation?

The old, thrifty settlers  from  the  Green 
Mountains, the Mohawk Valley, the Walnut 
Ridge, or the Catskills  are  replaced by the 
few remaining children who cling to the red 
barns and white cupolas, the  side-hill plows 
and the rich milk and dairy districts, but the 
heartiest, bravest, and most daring have gone 
westward, like the Star of  Empire, and peo­
pled the States and  Territories  of  like lati­
tude, or built up the cities and villages of the 
great Northwest.

That the mind should linger awhile around 
the fond  old  scenes, the  pale  yellow  farm­
house, and little, low school-house,  with the 
moss-covered stone walls  of  New  England, 
where farming wears such a look of hopeless 
unhappiness  compared to  the  rich,  broad 
fields  of  Illinois,  Iowa,  Michigan,  Kansas, 
and Dakota, is but natural  and  real.  The 
causes are railroads, energy, free homes, and 
the dignity of  labor.

Of all men  remembered  and  admired by 
the early settlers none outrank  the  stalwart 
woodsmen with  strong arms,  broad  shoul­
ders—the quick choppers at the logging-bees 
or the men of might  at  the  house-raisings. 
To these  we  looked up  with wonder,  awe 
and  admiration.  The  faded  headstones

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BLEACHED  COTTONS

F IN E  BROW N  COTTONS.

iPepperell, 10-4.....

MasonvilleTS........   8
Masonville  S...........1014
Lonsdale.................  914
Lonsdale A ............. 16
Nictory  O...............
Victory J ................
Victory D ...............
Victory  K...............   214
Phœnix A ...............1914
Phoenix  B ......... 
1014
Phœnix X X ............ 5
..6
G loucesterm ourn’g.6 
H am ilton  fa n c y — 6
Hartel fancy...........6
Merrimac D............ 6
M an ch ester.............6
Oriental fancy....... 6
Oriental  robes....... 614
Pacific  robes...........6
R ichm ond................ 6
Steel River..............514
Simpson’s ............... 6
Washington fancy.. 
Washington blues.  714

.25
Androscoggin, 9-4. .23 
Androscoggin, 8-4.. 21  Pepperell, 11-4......2VA
Pepperell,  7-4........ 1614 Pequot,  7-4.............. 18
Pepperell,  8-4........20  Pequot,  8-4.............. 21
Pepperell,  9-4........22141 Pequot,  9-4.............. 24
Park Mills, No. 90..14 
Caledonia, XX, oz. .11 
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Caledonia,  X, oz... 10
Prodigy, oz..............11
Economy, oz..........10
Otis Apron..............1014
Park Mills, No. 50.. 10 
Otis  Furniture.....1014
Park Mills, No. 60. .11 
York, 1  oz.............10
Park Mills, No. 70. .12 
York, AA, extra oz. 14
Park Mills, No. 80.. 13
Alabama  plaid.......7
Alabama brown—   7
Augusta plaid........  7
Jewell briwn.........914
Toledo plaid...........   7
Kentucky brown.. 1014 
Manchester  plaid..  7 
Lewiston  brown...  914
New Tenn.plaid...11 
Lane brown...........914
Utility plaid...........   614
Louisiana plaid.
Greene, G,  4-4........   514
Avondale,  36..........  814!
Hill, 4-4....................  714
Art  cambrics,36...1114 
Hill, 7-8....................  634
Androscoggin, 4-4. .814 
Hope,  4-4.................. 634
Androscoggin, 5-4. .1214
King  Phillip  cam­
Ballou, 4-4...............  614
bric, 4-4.................1114
Ballou, 5-4...............  6
Linwood,  4-4..........  714
Boott, 0.4-4...........   814
Lonsdale,  4-4............734
Boott,  E. 5-5............  7
Lonsdale  cambric. 1014 
Boott, AGC, 4-4.........914
Langdon, GB, 44...  914
Boott, R. 3-4..........  514
Langdon,  45........... 14
Blackstone, AA 4-4.  7 
Masonville,  44.......8
Chapman, X, 4-4—   6
Maxwell. 44............  914
Conway,  4-4............<
New York Mill, 4-4.1014 
Cabot, 44................ 6%
New Jersey,  4-4—   8 
Cabot, 7-8................   6
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  714 
Canoe,  3-4...............  4
Pride of the West. .11 
Domestic,  36.........  714
Pocahontas,  44—   714 
Dwight Anchor, 4-4.  9 
Slaterville, 7-8........   614
Davol, 4-4...............  9
Friiitóf Loom, 44..  814¡Victoria, AA ......... 9
..  534
Fruitof Loom, 7-8..  7l4| Woodbury, 4-4 
jWhitinsville,  4-4...  714
Fruit of  the Loom, 
cambric  44........11  Whitinsville, 7-8—   614
Gold Medal, 44..  ..  634  Wamsutta, 44 
• -Mg
Gold Medal, 7-8.......6  Williamsville, 36.. .1014
Gilded Age............. 8241
Crown......................17
No.  10......................1214
Coin......................... 10
Anchor.................... 15
C en ten n ial..............
B la c k b u rn ..............  8
Davol........................14
London......................1*7*
Paconia...................12
Red  Cross............... 10
Social  Imperial— 16
Albion, solid.............514 Gloucester
Albion,  grey
Allen’s  checks.........514
Ailen’s  fancy...........514
Allen’s pink..'.......... 61i
Allen’s p u rp le.......... 614
Am erican, fan cy — 514
Arnold fancy.  ........g
Berlin solid...............5/4 j
Cocheco  fancy.........6
Cocheco robes.......... 614
Conestoga fancy— 6
E d d y sto n e ................ ®
Eagle fancy..............5
Garner pink..............614
Appleton A, 4 4 ....  714¡Indian Orchard, 40.  8
_c* . .  . r 
Indian Orchard, 36.  714
-In  7
Boôtt  M, 44............  634
Laconia  B, 74........1614
Boston F, 44..........714
Lyman B, 40-In.... .1014
Continental C, 4-3..  614 
...
Continental D, 40 in 834 Mass. BB, 44  . .......  534
Conestoga W, 44...  614 Nashua  E, 40-in—   8/4
Conestoga  D,7-8...  514 Nashua  R, 44........   714
Conestoga G, 30-in.  6  Nashua 0 .7 -8 .......... 634
Dwisht  X. 34........ 514 Newmarket N ............ 614
Dwight Y ,7-8..........  534  Pepperell E, 39-in.. 7
Dwight Z, 44..........  634  Pepperell R> 4 4 ....  714
Dwight Star, 4-4....  7  Pepperell O, 7-8....  6*
Ewight Star, 40-in..  9  Pepperell  N ,3 4 ....  614
Enterprise EE, 36..  5  Pocasset  C, 44..  634
Great Tails E, 44...  7  Saranac  R..........  714
Farmers’ A, 44.......6 
Saranac  E ...............9
Indian  Orchard  L4 714
Amoskeag.............71/,!Renfrew  dress  styl 714
Johnson  Mantg Co,
Amoskeag, Persian 
.1214
Bates.......................  754 Johnson  Manfg Co,
dress  styles.........1214
Berkshire.............   614
Slaterville, 
dress
Glasgow checks—   7 
styles..'.................  714
Glasgow checks, f’y  714 
White Mfg Co, stap  734 
Glasgow 
White Mfg Co, fane  8 
royal  styles........  8
White  Manf’g  Co,
Gloucester, 
Earlston.................8
standard............. 714
Gordon....................  714
Plunket..................  714
dress 
Greylock, 
Lancaster...............  8
styles  ...................1214
Langdale.................734
Androscoggin, 74. .21  Pepperell.  104.....2714
Androscoggin, 84. .23  Pepperell,  114.......3214
Pepperell,  74........20  Pequot, 
14 ..............21
Pepperell,  84........2214 Pequot,  84..............24
Pepperell,  94 ........25  ¡Pequot,  94..............2T14
Atlantic  A, 44.......7»4|Lawr. nee XX, 44..  714
Atlantic  H, 44.......7  Lawrence  Y, 30 
.  7
Atlantic  D, 4-4.......614 Lawrence LL, 4-4....  514
Atlantic P, 44........   514 Newmarket N ........ 6J4
Mystic River, 44...  514
Atlantic  LL, 44—   514
Pequot A, 44..........  714
Adriatic, 36.............   714
Piedmont,  36............614
Augusta, 44............  614
Stark AA, 44..........  714
Boott  M, 44............  634
Tremont CC, 44—   514
Boott  FF, 44..........  734
Utica,  44................   9
Granite ville, 44—   534 
Wachusett,  44.......714
índian  Head,44...  7 
Wach use tt, 30-in...  634
Indiana Head 45-in. 1214
Amoskeag,  ACA.. .14  ¡Falls, XXXX.......... 1814
Amoskeag  “ 44..19  Falls,XXX.............. 1514
Amoskeag,  A ........13  Falls,  BB..................1114
Amoskeag,  B ........12  Falls,  BBC, 36..........1914
Amoskeag,  C........11  ¡Falls,  awning..^..19
1014 Hamilton,  BT, 32..12
Amoskeag,  u .. 
10  Hamilton,  D ..........914
Amoskeag,  E.. 
914 Hamilton,  H..........914
Amoskeag, F ... 
17  Hamilton  fancy...10
Premium  A, 44 
16  ¡Methuen AA......... 1354
Premium  B —
16  Methuen ASA....... 18
Extra 44...........
1414 ¡Omega  A, 7-8.........11
Extra 7-8...........
Omega A, 44..........13
Gold Medal 44.........15
Omega ACA, 7-8__ 14
CCA 7-8.................... 121
¡Omega ACA, 44__ 16
CT 44 ........................U
Omega SE, 7-8........24
RC 7-8........................14
¡Omega SE, 4-4........27
BF 7-8.....................   I®
Omega M. 7-8........22
AF 4-4....................... 1»
Omega M, 44......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32....... 14
Shetucket SS&SSW 1114 
Cordis  ACA, 32....... lo
Shetucket, S & SW.I2 
Cordis No. 1, 32....... 15
Shetucket,  SFS 
.. 12
Cordis  No. 2............ 14
Stoekbridge  A.......7
Cordis  No. 3............ 13
Stockbridge frncy.  8
Cordis  No. 4............1114
Empire  ..................
Garner......................»
Washington............  434
Hookset..................   5
Edwards..................  5
Red  Cross...............  5
S. S. & Sons............  5
Forest Grove
American  A ........18 OOjOld  Ironsides.........15
Stark A ................... 2254¡Wheatland...............21
Boston....................  «¡O tis CC.... . . . .........1014
Everett blue......... 1314 Warren  AXA..........12/*
Everett brown......1314 Warren  BB..............1114
Otis  AXA.  ............1214 Warren CC.............. 1014
Otis BB...................11141 York  fancy..............1314
Manville..................  6 
|S. S. &Sons............... 6
Masgnville.............   6  ¡Garner....................  6
Red  Cross...............  714 (Thistle Mills............
Berlin........ .............714 R o se........................   8
Garner....................   7141
Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s O. N. F .......55
J. & P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord.55 
Willimantic 3 cord.40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread............ 30

. ............. 1014  Bookfold .. 

W ID E B L E A C H E D   COTTONS.

HEAVY  BROW N  COTTONS.

checks,
new

DOM ESTIC GINGHAM S.

GLAZED CAM BRICS.

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

SPO O L COTTON.

G R A IN   BAGS.

TIC K IN G S.

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W IG AN S.

DENIM S.

CO RSET JEA N S

Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sew ing. 30 
Greeh  &  Daniels...25
Merricks.................40
Stafford.................. 25
Hall & Manning__ 25
Holyoke.................. 25
Kearsage...............   81.
Naumkeagsatteen.  814 
Pepperell  bleached 814
Pepperell sat.........   914
Rockport...............   7
Lawrence sat......... 814
Conegosat...... .......7

Armory.................  714
Androscoggin sat..  814
Canoe River...........6
Clarendon................614
Hallowell  Imp.......634
Ind.O rch.Im p.....  7 
Laconia.................  714

You  can  do  more  ADVERTISING  FOR  THE 
HMAT.T.  SUM  OF  $2.50  by  using  “Hamilton’s 
Patent Display  C hart”  than  for  $100  used  in  any 
other  way.
The Chart is 2  feet  wide  by  3  feet  high, made of 
hard wood elegantly finished.  The feet are so  con­
structed as to be removable at will.

The letters  are  2  in.  in  height,  kept  in  a  strong, 
neat  box  containing  labeled  apartments  for  each 
letter.  Each box contains over 300  letters,  figures 
and characters.

Price of Chart and box of Letters Complete $2.50, 
or I w ill send it by Express Prepaid to all  Points  in 
Michigan  for  $2.75.  SEND  FOR  CIRCULARS. 
Address

AGENTS  WANTED.

D u e l s .   L a l S - C ,   M i e l i .

H.  J.  (¡outright,  General  Agent,
BOOT  FLUB
im GET * PIB OF IMS.
B O O T   P LU G

Is  a new brand of Tobacco, witb  a  new  sweet  flavor  tbat 

can not be  excelled.  Cliewers who liave  given it 

a trial will take no  other.Boots.

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.

H O W   TO  GrET  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  KIND  WANTED.

T o b a c c o   M a n u f a c t u r o r s ,

Canal  and  Monroe  Streets,  CHICAGO,  ZZiZi.

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL  FIRST  CLASS  JOBBERS.

J S N 17IX T G S  <&  S M I T H ,
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PROPRIETORS  OF  THE

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CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

and 79 Canal Street. 

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

Special  Prices  in  Oar  Lots. 

We are prepared to mate Bottom Prices on anytlinpe taille.
A. B. KNOW LSON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Committee on Essays.

Sec.  5.  The Committed on  Essays  shall 
j 
| consist of not more than eleven nor less than 
: five members, and shall be nominated by the 
I Vice-Presidents and  ratified by a two-thirds 
| vote of the members  present  at  any regular 
j meeting.  Their duties shall be to  examine 
and decide on the  relative  merits of  all es­
says.  Their decision shall be final.
Committee  on  Reception.

Sec.  6.  The  Committee  on  Reception 
shall consist  of  the  Vice-President  of  the 
County in which the next regular meeting of 
the Association is to be held, and  two other 
members, to be  appointed  by  him.  Their 
duties shall be to provide a suitablewoom for 
the accommodation of  this  Association, and 
such other matters as could properly be sub­
mitted to  them.

A rticle III—Duties of President.

Section 1.  The President  shall  preside 
at all meetings of this Association ; he  shall 
call all special meetings  as  provided  in Ar­
ticle I, Section 2; he shall appoint all special 
committees when not  selected by the Asso­
ciation, and sign all  official  documents, and 
perform all the  duties  usually  assigned to 
that office.

Duties of the First Vice-President.

Sec. 2.  The First Vice-President shall, in 
the absence of tiie  President, preside at  all 
meetings  of  this  Association, and  perform 
the duties usually assigned to that office, j 

Duties of Vice-Presidents.

Sec.  3.  First—They  shall  designate one 
of their number as chairman of the Commit­
tee on Statistics, and appoint one member on 
that committee from each County represent­
ed, as piovided in Article II, Section 3.

Second—They shall  also  nominate  mem­
bers of this Association, from different coun­
ties, with power to appoint  their  own chair­
man, as a Committee on Essays, as provided 
in Article II, Section 5, of By-Laws.

Duties of the Secretary.

Sec.  4.  The Secretary  shall  keep  full 
and accurate minutes of all acts and proceed­
ings of this Association, and of the Standing 
Committees thereof ; shall have charge of the 
books, records, and  papers of  this  Associa­
tion ; shall collect and pay into the  treasury 
all fees or other moneys which  may become 
due from members; shall, in a book for that 
purpose, cause the name and full  address of 
each member of this Association to  be  plac­
ed, and, when  notified  of  a change of loca­
tion,  alter  the  address  accordingly.  He 
shall also perform all  other  duties  properly 
belonging to such office.  The Secretary shall 
be ex-officio Treasurer.

Duties of the Treasurer.

Sec. 5.  The Treasurer  shall  receive the 
funds and all moneys collected by the Secre­
tary, and under the  direction of. the Execu­
tive Committee shall disburse  the  same; he 
shall keep books  of  account  and  preserve 
vouchers for all moneys  paid, and  perform 
all other duties properly  belonging  to  such 
office.

A rticle IV—Fees and  Dues.

Section 1.  Every person elected a mem­
ber of this Association shall  pay  into  the 
treasury an annual fee of one dollar, so long 
as he remains a member.

A rticle V—Vacancies.

Section  1.  Vacancies  occuring  in  any 
office or Standing Committee  shall  be  filled 
by the President.

Sec. 2.  First—Any officer or  member of 
any Standing Committee who shall refuse or 
neglect to perform  the  duties  assigned  to 
him without  a  reasonable  excuse, shall be 
deemed to have resigned, and the vacancy be 
filled as  provided.

Second—Any member or firm  who  shall 
be in arrears one  year  may  be expelled, or 
his or their name dropped from the  roll, af­
ter reasonable effort  has  been  made by the 
Secretary to collect the same.
A rticle  VI—Expenses  and  Liabilities.
Section  1.  First—Necessary  expenses 
that may be incurred with  the  approval of 
the Executive Committee shall  be  binding 
on the whole Association, and paid from the 
funds in the treasury.

Second—Should  there  not  be  sufficient 
funds in the treasury,  the  Executive  Com­
mittee may assess each  member  pro  fata 
and collect such money at once:  Provided, 
however, that such assessments shall not ex­
ceed one dollar in any one year, without the 
unanimous consent of the Association.
A rticle  VII—Amendments.

Section 1. 

It shall  require a two-thirds 
vote of the members  present at any  regular 
meeting to alter or amend these By-Laws.

A rticle V III—Order of Business.

Section  1.  At all regular  meetings  the 

following order of business shall prevail:

1.  Reading the minutes.
2.  Reports of Standing Committees.
3.  Reports of Special Committees.
4.  Communications to the Association.
5.  Unfinished  business.
■ 6.  New business.
7.  Election of officers.
Sec.  2  No member  shall speak for more 
than ten minutes, or twice  on the same sub­
ject, except by general  consent.  Cushing’s 
Manual shall be accepted as standard author 
ity,  when  not in  conflict  with  these  By- 
Laws.

E.  L.  B riggs,
W.  H.  H owe,
W arren  Ha v e n.

Committee on Constitution and  By-Laws.
CEEAM ~ TESTER I
With six glasses for testing six  cows’  milk at 
same  time.  Price  *1;  large  size  glasses  $2, 
either free by mail.  Agents wanted. Circulars 
with  full  particulars  for  stamp.  WYMAN 
L.  EDSON,  Union  Center.  Broome  Co„ N. Y.

Dairy  Matters.
Michigan  Dairymen’s  Association.

Organized  at  Grand  Rapids,  February 25.  1885.
President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. 
▼iee-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capac;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison 
Station;  F.  A.  Rockfellow,  Carson  City; 
Warren Haven, Bloomingdale;  Chas.  E. Bel­
knap,  Grand  Rapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  Portage; 
John Borst, Vriesland;  R. C. Nash, Hilliards; 
D.  M.  Adams,  Ashland;  Jos.  Post,  Clarks­
ville.
Secretary and Treasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
Rapids.
Next  Meeting—Third  Tuesday  in  February, 
1886.
Membership Fee—$1 per year.
Official Organ—T h e Mic h ig a n T hadesman.

CONSTITUTION

And By-Laws  of the Michigan  Dairymen’s 

Association.

CONSTITUTION.
Articlf. 1—Title.

The name of this Association shall be the j 

“Michigan Dairymen’s Association.” 

A rticle  II—Objects.

The objects of the Association  shall be to 
procure and  diffuse  scientific  and  practical j 
knowledge in all things pertaining to the bus-1 
iness of dairying and the sale  of  dairy  pro- i 
ducts.
Article  III—Qualification for  Member- j 

ship.

Any person of good repute  may become a 
member of this Association on  payment  of ! 
the required fee.
CT 
Article  IV—Officers.  ;  n r ' 1  ;~j
  The officers of this Association  shall con- j 
L
sist of a President, First Vice-President, one ! 
Vice-President from each  county represent­
ed, a Secretary and Treasurer, and Standing 
Committees as fixed by  the  By-Laws; all of 
whom shall hold their  offices  for  one year 
from the  third Wednesday  in  February,  or | 
until the adjournment of the annual meeting j 
which succeeds their election.

Article V—Duties.

The officers elected at an  annual  meeting j 
shall organize for the purpose  of  appointing 
the Standing Committees, and any other nec-1 
essary business ; but  their  duties  so far as 
they may relate to conducting  the  proceed­
ings of the annual  meetings,  shall  not  com­
mence at the  meeting  at  which  they  are 
elected.

The Standing Committees may also organ­
ize immediately after their appointment, but 
their duties shall not  commence  until after 
the adjournment of the  annnal  meeting - at 
which the  officers  who  appoint  them  are 
elected.

A rticle VI—Penalties.

Any member violating any of  the  requir- 
ments of the Constitution or  By-Laws  shall 
be subject to reprimand or  expulsion.
■Article  VII—Amendments.

It shall  require a two-thirds  vote of  the 
members present at  any  regular  meeting to 
alter or amend this  Constitution, and  final 
action shall not be taken the same session at 
which the motion is made.
BY-LAWS.

Article 1—A nnual Meetings. 

Section 1. The Meetings of the Michigan 
Dairymen’s Association shall  be  held  each 
year, convening on the third Tuesday in Feb- 
uary.

Special Meetings.

Sec. 2.  Special  meetings  shall be  called 
at any time by tfije President, at the request, 
in writing, of  five  officers  or  twenty-five 
members of this  Association, and  no  busi­
ness shall be in order except that mentioned 
in the call.

Quorum.

Sec. 3.  Twenty members shall  be neces­

sary to constitute a quorum.

Election  of  Officers.

Sec. 4.  Officers shall be elected by ballot. 
A majority of the votes cast  shall be  neces­
sary to  elect

Article  II—Standing  Committees. 
Section  1.  The Standing Committees of 

this Association shall be as follows:
First—An Executive Committee.
Second—A Committee on Statistics.
Third—A Committee on Membership. 
Fourth—A Committee on Essays.
Fifth—A Committee on Reception.

How Constituted.

j

Sec. 2.  First—The Executive Committee | 
shall consist of  the  President,  First  Vice- 
President, Secretary, and  the  chairmen  of 
the several Standing Committees, a majority 
of whom shall constitute a quorum  for  the 
transaction of business.

Second—It shall perform  the  duties  of a 
Finance Committee, audit the claims against 
the Association, instruct the Treasurer what 
claims to pay, and  have  general  chargé of 
the affairs of this Association.

Committee on Statistics.

Sec.  3.  First—The Committee on Statis­
tics shall consist of one member  from  each 
County, and be appointed by the Vice-Presi­
dents from each County represented.

Second—Their duties  shall  be to  gather 
information on all subjects  of  interest bear­
ing directly on the interest of  this  Associa­
tion, and report the  same, in  writing, at the j 
annual meeting.

Commitee on Membership.

Sec. 4.  The Committee  on  Membership 
shall consist of the  President, Senior  Vice- 
President, and Secretary.  Their duties shall 
be to receive  applications  for  membership, 
ajtectsuch  candidates  members,  if  eligible; 
In case the Committee  decide  any  applicant | 
not eligible, the Application  shall be  refer- j 
red to the  Association  for  final  action; to 
keep a full record of  their  names  and  ad- ; 
dresses; investigate complaints against mem- j 
bers, and  decide  whether  charges  may be j 
brought before this Association against such ; 
member, as provided  in  Article  VL of-the 
Constitution.

TIME TABLES.

M ic h ig a n P Ientral

T h e   N i a g a r a   F a lls   (R oute.

arrive.

♦Detroit Express...................../ ............   6:00 am
+Day  Express.......................................... 12:45 p m
■(■AtlanticExpress. 
..............................9:20 p m
♦Pacific  Express..............................................6:00 am
+Mail..........................................................3:20 p m
■(Grand  Rapids  Express........................10:25 p m
■(•Daily 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  P8rlor  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 $5 p. m.

J. T. Schultz, Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.

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

NEW AYGO D IV IS IO N .

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

J. H. Ca r pen t er,  Gen’l Pass. Agent, 
J.  B.  Mu l l ik e n ,  General  Manager. 

PURE  CANDY!

AND  DEALERS  IN

Oranges,  Lemons,
Bananas,  Figs,  Dates, 

NUTS,

E T O.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

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

Leave.
7:35 am
4:00 pm

All trains daily except Sunday.
The  ntrain 

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

J. W. McK en n ey, Gen’l Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GO ING EAST.Arrives. 

GO ING W EST.

Leaves.
tSteamboat Express.......... 
6:20am
■(■Through  Mail....................10:15 a m  10:20 a m
(•Evening  Express................3:20 pm   3:35 pm
♦Atlantic Express...............  9:45 pm   19:45 pm
+Mixed, with  coach...........  
10:30 am
•(Morning  Express............. 12:40 p m  12:55 p m
(Through  Mail....................  5:10 pm   5:15pm
tSteamboat Express...........10:40 p m
tMixed................................... 
7:10 a m
♦NightExpress....................   5:10 am   5:30 am

tDaily, Sundays excepted.  ♦Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:20  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. in. 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 tc Grand Rapids.
D. P o tter, City Pass. Agent.
Geo. B. Ree v e, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

GO ING NORTH.

GOING  SOUTH.

Arrives.  Leaves.
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  8:45 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:20 am   10:25 a m  
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac Ex  3:55 pm  
5:00 pm 
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac. 
7:10 a m
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 
7:00 am
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:05 pm   4:35 pm 
Mackinac & Ft. Way i eE x ..10:25 a m  11:45 p m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m 

S LE 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,  Mackinac  & Marquette.

STATIONS.

GOING
EAST
Ac. Ex.

GOING
WEST
Ac. Ex.
PM.
4 50 Ar. 

Ishpeming  Dep. 1  30

Sen„v 
beney 

PM. 4 40 ............Negaunee.............
1 40 AM.
6 50 3 30 ............Marquette............. 2 20 7 30
3 08 1  27 ............ Reedsboro ............ 4  19 11 05
12 00 A 
D 5 45 1  10
1  10 12 15 D 
A 5 30 12 40
11  25 11  02 ...........   Newbury............ 6 38 2 40
PM.
7 30 AM.
8 30 Dep....... St.  Ignace___Ar. □9 00 6 30
7 00 Ar.  Mackinaw City  Dep. 9 30
PM.
9 00 Dep.  Grand Rapids  Ar. 7 00
AM.
9 35 ...............Detroit................ 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. 
Ignace 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.

THE  COOLEY  CAN,

Improved by the Lockwood Patent.

Used in the creamery 
for  butter  only,  they 
■laid the patrons in July, 
884, 60c  and  the  skim­
med  milk  per  100  fts. 
Lowest  price  of 
the 
year.
In  the  creamery for 
gathered  cream 
they 
paid  the  patrons  from 
15o  to  27c  per  cream 
gauge for the  year 1884.
In the factory for but­
ter  and  cheese  they 
paid  the  patrons  $1.75 
per 100 lbs.  average,  for 
the seasdn.  They show 
better results in dollars 
and cents than anything 
yet invented.
Write foractual work­
ing  figures  furnished 
by successful creamery 
men  of  known  leputation,  who  have  used 
them as above. 

JOHN  BOYD,

Sole Manufacturer, 199 LAKE  ST.,  CHICAGO.
your own Bone,
M
Meal,  Oyster  Shells, 
GRAHAM   Flour  and  Corn 
/in the & 3  H A N D  M I L L  
lOO  per 
(F.  Wilson’s  Patent). 
cent, more made in keeping poul* 
.  "Also  POW ER  MILLS  and  FARM  
El* MILLS.  Circulars  and Testimonials sent 
ppllcatlon.  WILSON BROS., Easton, P a.

*

DETROIT  SOAP  CO.’S

QUEEN  ANNE

S O .A. 3?

-------IS NOT-------

-------BUT IS-------

is not

A (“smash up the clothes boiler,” “throw away the wash-board,” “wash without labor”) Soap; 
A  (grand piano, gold  watch, house and lot with every bar,  “save  thé  wrappers”)  Soap;  is  not 
A  (towel, napkin, dish-rag, dry goods store thrown in)  Soap;  is not 
A (here to-day and gone to-morrow)  Soap; is not
A (sell a quarter of a box, and have the balance left on your hands) Soap ;

The very best article in laundry and general family Soap ever put on the market.
Big and lasting trade.  Good margins to dealers.  Grocers, if you  have  never 
tried “QUEEN ANNE SOAP,” buy a sample box and you will always continue 

to handle it.CODY,  BALL  &  CO,

WholesalqAgents for “Queen Anne” and all 

of Detroit Soap Co.’s Standard Brands. 

Grand Rapids.
STRAIG H T  GOODS—ITO  SCHEME.

I 
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C H E  VAT

PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY

E N G I N E S

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

*■88, 90  and 92 South  Division  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

MICHIGAN.

C. $. YALE & BR0„
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS!

—Manufacturers  ot—

BAKING  POWDERS,

B

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i u m
40 and  43  South  Division, St.

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,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH PLUG. 

John  Caulfield,

S o le   Agent.

GRAND  RAPIDS  M’F’G  CO.,
AUIILNML  IMPLEMENTS !

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

If in Need of Anything in  our  Line,  it 

will pay you to get our Prices.

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

Barlow’s Patent

Send for Samples and Circular.

Barlow 

Brothers

GRAND  RAPIDS 

-   MICH.

FARMING  TOOLS  OF  AIL  DESCRIPTIONS 

Dairy  Implements  a  Specialty.

Factory—Corner Front and Earl streets.  Office and Sales- 

rooms—10,12 and 14 Lyron street, Grand  Rapids.

( B r o c e r ie s .

THE  VALLEY  CITY  MICES.

Recent

Important  Improvements- 

tion of Steam  Power.

-Addi-

The extensive  improvements  which  have 
been under way at the Valley  City  Milling 
Co.’s mills during the past  thirteen  months 
are now nearly completed and  the  mills  re­
sumed operations last week.  Ever since the 
property  was  purchased  by 
the  present 
company, in February, 1884, the  mills  have 
been under continual repairs, the special aim 
being to  secure the very choicest  quality  of 
flour, rather than the greatest  quantity from 
a given amount of wheat.  To  this end,  the 
roller system was immediately  partially  in­
troduced, and the superiority of  its  product 
over that produced by the old  methods  was 
so marked that  the  remaining  stones  have 
been removed and  replaced  by  double  sets 
of  Rickerson’s  patent  chilled  iron  rollers, 
making fourteen sets in all.

From the time  of  the  purchase  of  the 
•property until the present the  company has 
expended in improvements  about  320,000 
the chief features of these being  the  recent 
addition of steam engine  and  boiler,  with 
the general overhauling  and  reconstruction 
of the mill gearing so as to  admit  the  use 
either of  steam  alone,  water  alone, or  of 
both combined, as the exigencies of the busi­
ness may demand.  The necessity  for the in­
troduction of steam power was  strongly em­
phasized by the high water of  January  fol­
lowed by solid freezing  of  the slush  ice  in 
the canal,  making  an  extended  shut-down 
imperative; and the period of enforced  idle- 
ness—so far as milling  was  concerned—the 
company determined at  once  to  utilize  by 
making the extensive  improvements  which 
have just been completed.

The mill property  covers  ground  300 by 
122 feet.  The main portion of the mill is 60 
xSO feet,  six stories  high,  including  base­
ment.  The engine house, of brick, is  50x40 
feet, and the office  wing is about  the  same 
size.  Sufficient  ground  remains  for  the 
erection of other additions, as  the  business 
of the company will  require.

Both the boiler and the  engine  are of the 
latest and most improved makes, and are the 
first of their kind  ever  put  in  use  in  this 
city.  The boiler is known as the water-tube 
boiler, and was made by the Babcock & Wil­
cox company, New York City. 
It has many 
claims for superiority over other makes, and 
is much  admired  by  machinists  and  mill 
men. 
It is composed of a  large  number of 
wrought iron  tubes, placed  in  an  inclined 
position and connected with each other,  and 
with a horizontal  water  drum,  by  vertical 
passages at each end, while a mud-drum con­
nects the tube at the rear and lowest point in 
the boiler.  It is suspended entirely indepen­
dent of the  brick  work or  fire  front, from 
wrought iron  girders  resting  on  iron  col­
umns.  This avoids any straining of the boil­
er from unequal expansion. 
It is positively 
non-explosive, has been tested to a  pressure 
of 150 pounds to the square inch, is operated 
at between eighty and  ninety  pounds,  and 
has a capacity of  125-horse  power.  From 
the boiler room to  the  coal bins extends an 
endless chain feeder to convey  the  coal  to 
the furnace, and which is operated  by  con­
nections with the  main  shaft  in  the  base­
ment

The engine—a  Reynolds  horizontal  Cor­
liss—was  manufactured  by  E.  P. Allis  & 
Co., of Milwaukee. 
It has a  16-incli by  42- 
inch cylinder  and  is  125  horse-power,  but 
can be run up to 150. 
It  is a  low  pressure 
engine,  with  a  condenser  12 inches by  14 
inches.  The  immense fly-wheel weighs  six 
tons, is twelve feet in  diameter,  and  has  a 
rim  434  inches  thick with a face 16  inches 
wide.  There is a boiler feed  pump  on  the 
condenser  and  also  an  independent steam 
duplex pump 5 inches by 5 inches, manufac­
tured by Gordon & Maxwell  Co., of  Hamil­
ton,  Ohio.  B.  F. Olmstead, the old reliable 
engineer, will be the chief  engineer,'and  T. 
J. Reeves will be his  assistant.

The water-power, when fully available, is 
about equal to the steam power just added— 
and either  alone  is  sufficient power for the 
whole  mill as  at  present  constituted.  The 
present capacity of the mill  is  about  75,000 
barrels of flour  yearly,  but  the  steam  and 
water power combined is sufficient for grind­
ing 600 to 700  barrels  daily,  and  therefore 
ample for  future  needs.  Among  the  im­
provements just added is a Printz dust-cateh- 
er and a Smith’s centrifugal reel bolter.

Mr. Jesse Owen, the head miller,  is  thor­
oughly familiar  with  the  business, and has 
instructions  from  the  company  to turn out 
the very best quality  of  flour  regardless  of 
anything  else.  His  assistants  are  James 
O’Brien  and  Isaac  Taney,  the  latter  of 
whom  has  been  employed  in  the  mill  for 
eighteen  years.  Mr.  A.  W. Thompson is 
the thoroughly competent wheat  buyer, and 
his  instructions  are  to  purchase  only the 
best grades at the  highest  prices.  The best 
grades of Minnesota hard spring,  long-berry 
red, or Michigan white  are  used,  so  mixed 
that  they  produce  the  very  best  grades of 
flour for which the  Valley City mills are fa­
mous—as  “Roller  Champion,”  “Harvest 
Queen,” “Lilly White,”  “Snow  Flake”  and 
“Gold Medal.”

The improvements in the mill proper have 
been, going on for more than two months un­
der direction  of  Mr. G.  H . Jacobs, the com­
pany’s millright,  aided  by  half  a  dozen  or 
more assistants;  and one  feature  worthy of 
note is the fact that during  all  the time the 
mill has been shut down through lack of wa­
ter and for  improvements  steady  work  has 
been found  for  all  the  employes—not  one 
having been “laid off.”
*  The members of the company  are:  C.  G. 
Swensburg,  president;  M. S.  Crosby,  vice

president;  Wm. N. Rowe, manager;  R.  M. 
Lawrence,  secretary  and 
treasurer.  Both 
the manager and secretary, as well as Mr. A. 
W.  Thompson,  the  wheat  buyer,  and Miss 
Nettie Meech, the bookkeeper, are graduates 
of  Mr.  Swensberg’s  Business  College,  in 
which so large a number  of  ladies  and gen­
tlemen now holding responsible positions in 
the city  received  their  business  training. 
Messrs. Swensberg  and  Crosby  are known 
as thoroughgoing business men.

With  the  additional  power,  the  Valley 
City  mills  are  in  shape  to  run day  and 
night the year through, water or no  water— 
Sundays  excepted. 
It  is and has been  an 
inexorable rule, under the present company, 
that no work shall be done  after  12  o’clock 
Saturday  night  until  Monday  morning. 
The  Valley  City  mills  are  a  credit to the 
business  enterprise  of  Grand  Rapids,  and 
with  their  improved  facilities  will be able 
always to meet the ever  increasing  demand 
for their choice brands of flour.

Those who have occasion  to  do  business 
with  the  milling company  have  the assur­
ance, in the reputation of its  members,  that 
they will get the best goods  and be  honora­
bly and honestlp dealt  with.

Michigan  Dairy Notes.

The Partello cheese  factory  is  being  put 
in  order  for  active  operations  the coming 
season.

S. M.  Eggleston  is  chosen  salesman  and 
Edwin Parmelee treasurer of the Springdale 
factory, at Hilliards, this year.

Peter  Sharp,  postmaster  at  Ridgeway 
Lenawee county, writes  Tiie  Tradesman 
that Ridgeway would be a good  location for 
a creamery.

T. H. Preston &  Co.,  the  Ionia  jobbers, 
liave handled over 50,000 pounds of the Sun- 
field  (Eaton county) cheese during the past 
season,  and  will  handle  the  same  goods 
another  season.

The leading dairy journals of the  country 
have  complimented  the  Michigan  Dairy­
men’s Association by reprinting considerable 
portions of the  proceedings  of  the  recent 
meeting.  All  speak  encouragingly of  the 
prospect of the new organization.

It is  reported  from  Syracuse, N. Y., that 
the  American  Dairy  Salt  Co.  is  trying  to 
lease all the fine salt  factories of  the Onon­
daga Reservation for ten  years.  The  lease 
is designed to take the place of  the old Mu­
tual Benefit  Association,  and  contemplates 
securing  uniformity  of  price  and  unity  of 
interests.  There are 325 water rights on the 
reservation,  but  business has, of  late,  been 
depressed.

The  Grocery  Market.

□Business has  been  very  srtisfactory  dur­
ing the past week,  collections  having  been 
exceptionally good.  There  are  changes «f 
note in the quotations.

Fruits  are  steady  in  price,  but  not very 
active, on account of the cold weather. Nuts 
are steady and  active,  and  in  fair  demand. 
Candy is without change.

Oysters are  in  good  demand,  with prices 

steady at the recent advance.

Don’t, Expect  Him  to  Return.

W. S. McKeel, the Big Rapids commission 
dealer in produce, skipped  out  some  time 
ago, owing several good-sized  bills.  One of 
his Grand Rapids  creditors  recently wrote 
his wife, inquiring as to his present  where­
abouts, and received the  following  encour­
aging reply:
I do  not know 
where he is or anything  about  him; but do 
not expect him to return.

Mr. McKeel is still away. 

A Vermont storekeeper set  a  spring  gun 
in his store  for  twenty-two  years  without 
bagging anything until the other night, when 
the old  musket  fell  down  and  shot  him 
through both legs.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

ton.

Geo. C. Townsend,  Baldwin.
Chas. L. Gray, Evart.
Will L. Beardsley, Hersey,
Byron McNeal, Byron Center.
F. C. Williams, Ada.
E. R. Benedict, Cedar Springs.
A. L. Power, Kent City.
Chester Messer, Hastings.
S. J. Koon, C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
C. S. Edwards,  Mancelona.
J. C. Benbow,  Cannonsburg.
H. E. Stafford, Battle Creek.
W. H. Hooper, Hooper.
S. T. McLellan, Denison.
F. E. Campau, Alaska.
H. W. Potter, Jennisonville.
Mr.  Seoville,  of Scoville & McAuley, Edger- 
Jacob Bartz, North Dorr.
Wm. F. Rice,  Alpine.
Geo. Stevens, Alpine.
N. DeVries, Jamestown.
Adam Newell, Tustin.
Peter Steketee, P. Steketee & Co., Holland. 
Jerome Dickerson, Belmont.
H. Austin,  Walker.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
D. W. Shattuck, Way land.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
G. N. Reynolds.  Belmont.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
J. W. Mead, Berlin.
Wm. VerMeulen, Beaver Dam.
M. VandeuBosch, Zeeland.
H. Colby & Co.. Rockford.
Jos. H. Spires, Leroy.
Eli Runnels, Corunna.
C. O. Bryan, Belding.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
John Scholten, Overisel.
C. L. Gray, C. L. Gray & Co.. Evart.
Mr. Walling, Walling  Bros., Lamont.
C. Cole, Ada.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
R. Perkins, Perkins & Co., Boyne City.
E. C. Foot, West Carlyle.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
J. DeBri, Byron Center.
Albert Bodkins, Muskegon.
DeSpleder & Balkema, Grand Haven.
Geo. P.Corneii, Corneil Bros., New Era.
A. Engberts, Beaver Dam.
A. DeGroat. Vriesland.
L. Perrigo, Burnip’s Corners.
Wm. Hugh, Hugh & Jones, Morley.
J. R. Dibble, Dibble Bros.,  Burnip’s Corners.
F. N. Cornell, Corneil &  Griswold,  Griswold.
G. C. Baker, LeBarge.
H. SJBaron, Forest Grove.
J. Q.Look, Lowell.
C. W. Ives, Rockford.
E. Medes, Coral.

FURNITURE  BUYERS.

ha. 

H. N. Crary, buyer for Chas. Shinerick, Oma- 
F. H. Conant, Toledo.

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WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT. 

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B L U IN G . 

CA NN ED  P IS H .

AX LE  G REASE. 

CA NN ED F R U IT S .

BA KING  PO W D ER.

I
Frazer’s .....................8o| Paragon......................601
Diamond........... ........00 j Paragon, 25 ft pails 1 20 ,
Modoc........................551
Arctic % ftcans.\..  451 Arctic  1 ft  cans... .2 40 j 
Arctic $4 tt> cans....  75j Arctic 5 S) cans— LJ 00 
Arctic % ft cans.  .  1 40]
Dry, No. 2...........................................doz-
45
.doz. 
Dry, No. 3........................
.......doz. 
35 
Liquid, 4 oz,....................
65
........doz. 
Liquid, 8 oz......................
.......$   gross i  00
Arctic 4 oz.......................
.............   8 00
Arctic 8  oz.....................
...................  12  00 I
Arctic 16 oz.....................
.....................   2 00 I
Arctic No. 1 pepper box...............................
......................   3 00
Arctic N6. 2 
“ 
........ ......................
....................  4 50
Arctic No. 3 
...............................
“ 
..175 ! 
No. 1 Carpet........... 2 50! No. ',2 Hurl -..........
..100
No. 2Carpet...........2 25|Fancy  W hisk.....
No. 1  Parlor Gem..2 75|CommonWhisk....
No. 1 Hurl...............2 4l0t
Clams, 1 ft  standards.................................. ¿40
Clams. 2t>  standards.................................. -
Clam Chowder,  3 ft......................................"
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards..................... 1 10
1 »0 
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards 
75
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  slack  filled.
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack filled..................... 1 05
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic..................................... 4  <5
Lobsters, 1 lb star........................................ "
Lobsters, 2 ft star................................. • • • •“  ¿J*
Mackerel, lf t   fresh standards..................1 00
Mackerel, 5 1b fresh  standards................. 6 o0
Mafckerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft................ « 2o
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard............................g 25
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled.................................. g 2d
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.......................¿55
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river........................2 bu
Salmon, lf t   Sacramento............................l 35
Sardines, domestic Ms.................................
Sardines,  domestic  Ms.............................. 
¿gM
Sardines,  Mustard  Ms.................................  "J
Sardines,  imported  Ms...............................   ¿¿M
Sardines, imported Ms................................  gu
Sardines, imported Ms, boneless...............  32
Sardines, Russian  kegs.......................... . 
55
Trout, 3ft  brook.......................................   2  75
Apples, 3 ft standards.................................  ?0
Apples, gallons,  standards, Erie............... 2 a0
Blackberries, standards.............................. l  05
Blackberries.  Erie........................................g 4o
Blackberries, Hamburg...................................... j 5?«
Cherries, Erie, red.............. 
g  00
Cherries, Erie,white wax..........•..............-1 70
Cherries, French  Brandy, quarts..............2  50
Cherries,  red  standard................................j 00
Damsons.........................................................g ou
Egg Plums, standards 
.............................. g ¿u
Gooseberries, Kraft’s Best......................... 1  00
Green Gages, standards 2 1b........................i  40
Green Gages,  Erie........................................g «0
Peaches,  Brandy..........................................g  iu
Peaches, Extra Yellow......................,•--•••2 40
Peaches, standards............................1  7o@i 95
1 50 
Peaches,  seconds....................................
...1  10 
Pie Peaches,  Kensett’s ..........................
...2 20 
Pineapples, Erie......................................
...1 70 
Pineapples, standards............................
..  2 85 
Plumbs, Golden  Drop............................
...1 45 
Quinces.................. —  ...........................
...1 45 
Raspberries, Black,  Erie.......................
...1 80 
Raspberries,  Black, Hamburg.............
...1 35 
Raspberries, Red,  Erie..........................
...1 30 
Strawberries,  Erie.................................
...1 40
Whortleberries, McMurphy s ...............
CANNED  FRITTTS— C A L IF O R N IA
.......3 CO
Apricots, Lusk’s .. .2 40|Pears...............
.......2 90
Egg Plums............ 2  50 Quinces..........
.......3 00
Grapes...................2  50 Peaches  .........
Green Gages.........2  50|
..3 25 
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.........................•
..1  20 
Beans, Lima.  Erie..................................
..  90 
Beans, String, E rie...............................
..  85 
Beans, Lima,  standard..........................
..  95
Beans, Stringless, Erie..  ....
.............1 60
Beans, Lpwis’  Boston Baked.
............  1 15
Corn, Erie.................................
Corn, Red  Seal..............................................  95
Corn,  Acme...................................  
J ¿0
Corn, Revere..................................................{  25
Corn, Camden............................................... A uu
Mushrooms, French,  100 in  case..............22 00
Peas, French, 100 in ca se...........................23 00
Peas, Marrofat, standard.............................1  70
90
Peas, Beaver..........................................
.1 80 
Peas, early small, sifted.......................
75
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden............................
.1  10 
Squash, E rie...........................................
.1  20 
Succotash, Erie......................................
.  90 
Succotash, standard..............................
1  00
Tomatoes, Red Seal...............................
Boston.......................36! German  Sweet........... 25
Baker’s .....................38 Vienna Sweet  ............23
Runkles’ ................... 351 French Sweet............. 22
Green Rio........ 11@14
Green Java.......17@27
Green Mocha... 23@25  Arbuckle’s .......   @14%
Roasted Rio__ 10@17  X X XX ................  @14%
Roasted Java ,.23@30  Dilworth’s .......   @14%
Roasted  Mar. ..17@18  Levering’s .......  @14%
RoastedIMocha. 28@30  Magnolia...........  @14%
72 foot J u te .......1  25  160 foot Cotton.... 2 00
60 foot Jute.......  1  00  50 foot Cotton.... 1  75
40 Foot Cotton —  1  50  1
F IS H .
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.....................   80
Cod, whole.....................................................4%@5
Cod, Boneless.......................................... — 6@7
Cod, pickled, M  bbls....................................3 50
H alibut......................................................... o 13
Herring M  bbls............................................2 50
Herring,  Scaled............................................   ¿8
Herring,  Holland.........................................  80
Mackerel, No. 1, M bbls...............................5 50
Mackerel, No. 1.12 ft  kits..........................1 00
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  M  bbls................   6 25
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  kits.......................1 00
Shad, M b b l.................................................. 2 50
Trout, No. 1, M  bbls....................................4 40
Trout, No. 1,12  ft  kits.................................  90
White, No. 1, M bb ls....................................7 00
White, Family, M bbls................................ 2 50
White, No. 1,10 ft kits.................................  90
White, No. 1,12  ft kits................................ 1 05

Roasted M ex.. .17 
Ground  Rio__ 9@17

CANNED V EG ETA BLES.

CHOCOLATE.

CORDAGE.

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Jennings’ 2 oz.....................

FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTS

Lemon.  Vanilla. 
__ $   doz.l 00  140
2 50
........A ...1 50
6 oz..................... .................2 50
4 00
“ 
80Z..................... .................3 50
5 00
“ 
1 50
................ 1 25
“ 
N o.2 Taper..... 
.................1 75
3 00
No.  4  “ 
“ 
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7 50
.................4 50
“  % pint  round.. 
.................8 00 15 00
1
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No.  8.................. ................ 3 00
4 25
................ 4 25
6 00
“ 
No. 10...............

FR U ITS

Apples, Michigan..................................   4%@5
@7%
Apples, Dried, evap., bbls.................... 
Apples, Dried, evap., box.....................  
@8%
Cherries, dried,  pitted............................... 
@16
Citron..........................................................  @28
Currants.................................................   *  @4%
Peaches, dried  ...................................... 
13@14
Pineapples,  standards.........................  @1 70
Prunes, Turkey, new............................ 
@5%
9%@12
Prunes, French, 50 ft  boxes................. 
9%@10
Raisins, Valencias.................................... 
@12% 
Raisins,  Ondaras...............................
Raisins,  Sultanas...............................
@10 
@2 50 
Raisins, Loose  Muscatels................
@3 20 
Raisins, London Layers....................
@3 60 
Raisins, Imperial Cabinets...............
@4 25
Raisins, Dehesias...............................

Water White........12% | Legal  Test..

K E R O S EN E  O IL .

. 10%

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
Oshkosh, No.  2...................................................1 10
Oshkosh, No.  8...................................................1 60
Swedish.............................................................  55
Richardson’s No. 2  square............................2 70
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
............................2  70
............................. 170
Richardson’s No. 8  do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
do 
............................2 55
Richardson’s No. 19,  do 
..........................1  75

M OLASSES.

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

% bbls. 3c extra.

OATM EAL.

Steel  cut................5 50|Quaker, 48 fts..........2 25
Steel Cut, % bbls.. .3 00 Quaker, 60 fts.. ....2  50
Rolled  Oats...........3 SOlQuakerbbls............. 6 50

P IC K L E S .

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Choice in barrels med......................................5 50
......................................3 40
Choice in % 
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy............. .............4 25
Dingee’s pints 
2 40
American qt.  in Glass.................................... 2 00
American pt. in Glass......................................1 30
C. & B. English  quarts..................................5 75
C. & B. English  pints..................................... 3 50
Chow Chow, mixed and Gerkins,  quarts.. .5 75 
50

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P IP E S .

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.......................................   ®  90

R IC E .

Good Carolina........6  jJava  ..................6%@6%
Prime Carolina.......6% P atna........................6
Choice Carolina.......7  ¡Rangoon...........5% @6%
Good Louisiana.......5% | Broken.......................3%

SA LERA TU8.

DeLand’s pure........5%|Dwight’s ................... 514
Church’s  ................ 514 Sea  Foam..................5%
Taylor’s G. M......... 514 S., B. &L.’s B est....514
Cap Sheaf................5k I

SALT.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................2 30@2 40
28 Pocket................................................. 2 20@2 30
100 3 ft  pockets....................................... 2 50@2 60
98
Saginaw F ine........................................  
Diamond  C.............................................. 
160
Standard  Coarse.................................... 
1  55
75
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........ 
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags—  
2 80
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........ 
75
American, dairy, M bu. bags.................... 
Rock, bushels..............................................  

25
28

SAUCES.

Parisian, M  pints..................................   @2 00
Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, pints.  @5 00 
Lee & Perrins Worcestershire, % pts.  @3 00
Picadilly, M pints..................................   @1 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................   @  75
Pepper Sauce, green  ............................  @  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
Horseradish,  % pints............................  @1 00
Horseradish, pints...............................   @1 30
Capers, French surflries.......................  @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, M pints, Antonia & Co.’s__   @2 00
Celery Salt,  Durkee’s...........................  @  90
Halford Sauce, pints............................  @3 50
Halford Sauce, M pints.........................  @2 20
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, large..........  @4 85
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, small........   @2 90

SOAP.

PLUG.

Peelf 
BigN 
Pie
Knigntsof  Labor
Arab, 2x12 and 4x12...............................
Black Bear.............................................
King 
......................................................
Old Five Cent Times..............................
Prune Nuggett, 12 ft..............................
Parrot  ....................................................
Old Time.................................................
Tramway............................................  ..
Big Sevens, dime cuts..........................
Black Diamond......................................
Trotter, rum flavor...............................
Boot  ........................................................
B. F. P.’s Favorite.................................
Old Kentucky........................................
Big Four, '2x12..,....................................
Big Four, 3x12...'....................................
Spearhead, 2x12 and 3x12.....................
Turkey, 16 oz.,  2x12...............................
Blackbird, 16 oz.,  3x12..........................
Seal of Grand Rapids............. . ............
Glory  .....................................................
Durham...................................................
Silver  Coin..............................................
Buster  [Dark].......................................
Black Prince [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...................................................
Crayling.................................................
Mackinaw...............................................
HorseShoe..............................................
Hair Lifter............. ................................
D. and D., black......................................
McAlpin’s Green  Shield.......................
Ace  High, black....................................
Sailors’  Solace.......................................
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 2x12.......
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 3x12.
Red Star, flat, 3x12...............................
Red Star, black. 24 oz............................
2c. less in four butt lots.

@38
@36
@46
@46
@37
@46
@38
@62
@46
@38
@48
@45
@35
@70
@44
@46
@46
@46
@46
@46
@46
@35
@46
@46
@48
@50
@36
@36
@36
@46
@46
@46
@46
@51
@37
@46
@46
@46
@44
@35
@40
@46
@46
@45
@44
@36
@36
@46
@35
@46
@46
@46
@46
@45

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Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen Anne..........  @4  85
*’  Cameo.......................  @3 30
“  Monday...................   @3 45
“  Mascot.....................  @3 45
“  Superior, 60 lft bars  ‘  @360
Old Country, 80 bars, 80 lbs.,  wrapped  @4 20 
Old Country, 80 bars,80 fts.,unwrapped  @4 10
Old Country, 801 ft bars...........................  @5%
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............. .. 
Japan  O live......... 
Town Talk.............. 
Golden Bar............  
Arab.......................  
Amber.................... 
Mottled  German.. 

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

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Lautz Bros. & Co.

Procter & Gamble’s Velvet.................   @3 15
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck..........  @3 20
Procter & Gamble’s Wash  Well..........  @3 00
Badger........................................... 60 fts  @6%
Galvanic...............'.................................   @4 05
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft br  @18%
Tip Top....................................... 3 ft bar  @  16
Ward’s White Lily.. . , ..........................   @6 75
Handkerchief.........................................  @4 20
5 25
Babbitt’s ................................................ 
4  10
Dish R ag................................................ 
Bluing...................................................... 
5 00
4  10
Magnetic.................................................  
New  French  Process............................ 
4 50
5 00
Spoon...................................................... 
5 00
Anti-Washboard....................................  
3 25
Vaterland................................................ 
4 00
Magic........................................................ 
Pittsburgh.............................................. 
4 00
Acme, 701 ft  bars...................................  @6
Acme, 25 3 ft bars...................................  @ 6
Towel, 25 bars  .......................................   @5 15
Napkin, 25 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, Republica, 60 ft box..................  @5%
Blue Danube, 60-1 ft blocks................  
@5%
London Family, 60-1 ft  blocks............ 
@4%
London Family, 3-ft bars 801b.............   @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

Ground.
Pepper.............
Allspice............
Cinnamon........
Cloves  .............
Ginger .............
Mustard............
Cayenne  ..........

SPIC E S.

Whole.

,16@25 Pepper.................  @19
,12@15 Allspice...............  8@10
.18@30 Cassia..................   @10
.15@25 Nutmegs  ............ 60@65
.16@20 Cloves  .................  @18
,15@30 
. 25@35 

STARCH.

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pure.............
Silver Gloss.

Kingsford’s, 1 ft pkgs.
3ft pkgs.
lf t  pkgs.
6ft pkgs..
1 ft pkgs., Corn  Starch___
(Bulk)  Ontario.............
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft boxes............................
“ 
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3 ft boxes............................
“ 
6 ft boxes............................
“ 
“  bu lk......................................
“ 
“  Corn, 20 ft.......................................
“  40  ft.........................................
“ 
Gilbert’s Gloss, 1  1b..................................
“ 
“  6 f t ...................................
Linen Gloss, 3  ft......................
“ 
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Crystal  “  bulk...................
“ 
Corn, 1 $ ....................................
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...........

@6%
@6%
@8@ 8%
@8
@5
@6
@5%
@ 6%
@4%
@ 6%
@6%
@5%
@6
@5%
@4
@6
@4
@3%
@ 0
@5%
@ 6%
@7

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SUGARS.

Cut  Loaf.................................................
Cubes.....................................................
Powdered................................................
Granulated,  Standard..........................
Granulated, Fine  Grain.......................
Confectionery A ....................................
Standard A ..............................................
Extra C, White.......................................
Extra C...................................................
Fine  C......................................................
Yellow C................   ...............................

SY RUPS.

Corn,  Barrels.........................................
Com, % bbls............................................
Corn, 10 gallon kegs...............................
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................
Corn, 4% gallon kegs.............................
Pure  Sugar....................................... bbl
Pure Sugar Drips.........................% bbl
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips...............% bbl
Pure  Loaf Sugar..................5 gal kegs

@  7 
@  6% 
@ 6% 
@ 6% 
@   6% 
@  6% @ 5% 
@ 5% 
@ 5% 
@ 5% 
@ 5

29 
@  32 
@1 60 
@1 45 
23®  35 
30®  38 
@1 96 
©   85 
@1 85

TEA S.

. ,.22@25 
Japan ordinary......................................
Japan fair to good.................................
...30@35 
...40@50 
Japan fine................................................
...15@20 
Japan dust..............................................
...30@50 
Young Hyson.........................................
35@50
GunPowder............................................
Oolong.................................................... 33@55@60
Congo.............................................................25@30

TOBACCO— F IN E  C U T - IN  P A IL S .

65
....60 Matchless.............
n...32 Hiawatha.............
....58 Globe  .................... ...70
__ 50 May Flower.......... ...70
....45 H ero...................... .. .45
__ 30
35
....38 Royal Game........
...38
__ 52 Mule Ear.............
....40 Peek-a-Boo.......... ..  32
....45 Fountain...............
,  74
....38 Old Congress.......
...64
...52
....33 Good Luck..........
...45
....31 Good and Sweet..
....65 Blaze Away.......... ...35
....62 Hair Lifter..........
30
60
....60 Governor ............
....38 Fox’s Choice.......
..  63
....30 Medallion............
....60 Sweet Owen........
...66
...49
....66 Old Abe...............

O.  K........
Our  Bird. 
Peaches  . 
Red  Bird.

Climber........ .
Indian Queen.... 
Doak’s  50 center.
Bull  Dog__
Crown Leaf.

SMOKING

Long Tom..................30
Tramway, 3 oz..........40
National....................26
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35
Tim e...........................26
Boss  ...........................15
Peck’s Sun.................18
Conqueror.................23
Grayling.................... 32
Miners and Puddlers.28
Morning  Dew............26
Seal Skin.................... 30
Chain...........................22
Rob Roy......................26
Seal of Grand Rapids 25
Uncle  Sam.................28
K in g...........................30
Lumberman..............25
Flirt  ...........................28
Railroad Boy..............38
P u g ............................ 30
Mountain Rose.......... 18
Ten Penny  Durham.24
Home Comfort.......... 25
Amber, % and lf t __ 15
Old Rip........................55
John  Gilpin............... 18
Two Nickle.................25
Lime Kiln Club........47
Star Durham..............25
Blackwell’s Durham.90
Durham No. 2............55
.90
Vanity Fair.
Golden Flake Cabinet 40 
Dim e............
Seal of North Caro­
lina, 2  oz.................48
Peerless  __
Standard__
Seal of North Caro­
Old Tom.......
lina, 4oz...................46
......21
Tom & Jerry
...... 24
Seal of North  Caro­
Joker............
lina, 8oz...................41
Traveler__
!"Ü35
Seal of North  Caro­
Maiden........
lina, 16 oz boxes__ 40
Topsy, paper..............27
Big Deal......................27
Topsy, cloth............... 30
Apple Jack.................24
Navy Clippings.........26
King Bee, longcut.. .22
Boots...........................30
Milwaukee  Prize___24
Rattler........................28
Honey  Dew............... 25
Gold Block.................30
Windsor cut plug__ 25
Camp Fire...................25
Zero  ...........................16
Oronoko.................... 19
Holland Mixed...........16
Golden Age............... 75
Durham, % f t ............60
Mail  Pouch............... 25
do  % f t .
Knights of Labor__ 30
do  %  ft............55
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..................... 16jOid Tar.........................10
Solid Comfort........... 30 Golden Flake,cabinet40
Red Clover................ 32 Nigger Hair................26
Mule Ear................... 231 A cm e..........................16
Hiawatha..................22 Globe............................18
Old Congress.............23|
Pure  Cider..........8@12 White Wine..
Borhxine  ...................................................  @3 75
1776 $  A ...................................................  @10%
Gillett's$  f t ...........................................  @  7%
Soapine pkg...............................................  
7@10
Pearline $  box...........................................  @4 50
Lavine, single boxes, 481 ft  papers... 
@4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 481 ft pap’rs  @4 25
Lavine, single  boxes, 100 6 oz papers.  @4 50
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 100 6 oz  pap  @4 25
Lavine, single boxes, 80 % ft papers..  @4  15
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 % ft paprs  @4 00
Twin Bros..........1 65  I W ilsons................ 1  65
Magic................. 1  75  I National...............1  65
Bath Bj;ick imported........................... 
95
60
American............................ 
Barley......................................................  
@3
Burners, No. 1 .......................................  
100
do  No.  2........................................ 
1 50
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand.............  
8 00
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............   15@25
Candles, Star...........................................  @13%
Candles,  Hotel........................................  @14
Extract Coffee, V.  C..............................  @80
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................  @30
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.......................   @40
Gum, Spruce...........................................  30@35
Hominy, $  bbl.............................
Peas, Green Bush__
Peas, Split prepared.
Powder, Keg.............
Powder,  % Keg........

Felix'..........................  

@4 00 
@1  35 
@ 3% 
@3 5o 
@1  93

W ASH ING PO W D ERS.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

VIN EGA R.

  8@12

SHORTS.

YEAST.

1 25

do 

do 

. 

.

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

do 
do 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

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

Straight, 25 ft  boxes.............................   9 @ 9%
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
Royal, 25 ft  pails....................................... 10@10%
Royal, 200 ft bbls....................................... 9@ 9%
Extra, 25 ft  pails............. 4....................... 11@11%
Extra, 200 ft bbls. . ...........................................10%
French Cream, 25 ft pails................................13
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases......................................... 13
Broken, 25  ft  pails........................................... 11%
Broken, 200 ft  bbls........................................... 10%
Lemon Drops................................................... 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................................................ J5
Lozenges,  printed........................................... 16
Imperials..........................................................15
Mottoes........ ....................................................15
Cream  Bar..............................- ........................14
Molasses Bar.....................................................14
Caramels............................................................20
Hand Made Creams......................................... 22
Plain  Creams................ 4................................18
Decorated Creams......................  
23
String Rock.......................................................15
Burnt Almonds..............................................  22
Wintergreen  Berries...................................... 15
Lozenges, plain in  pails....................... 13%@14
Lozenges, plain in bbls...................................12
Lozenges, printed in pails..............................14%
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..............................13
Chocolate Drops, in pails................................14
Gum  Drops  in pails................................. 7%@8
Gum Drops, in bbls...................................6%@7
Moss Drops, in pails........................................11
Moss Drops, in bbls................................ 
Sour Drops, in  jiails........................................12
Imperials, in  pails........................................... 14
Imperials  in bbls...........................................  13
Oranges, Messina and  Palermo..........  @3 50
Oranges, Valencia.................................6 50@7 00
Lemons,  choice....................................  3 50@4 00
Figs,  layers new,  $  ft..........................   @12%
Figs, baskets 40ft|*ft..........................   @8
Dates, frails 
do  ...........................   @ 4
Dates, % do 
do  ............................  @ 6
Dates, skin..............................................  @ 4
Dates, %  skin.........................................   @ 5
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft....................  8%© 9
Dates, Fard 50 ft box ^ f t .....................   @7
Dates, Persian 50 ft box $  ft................   @6%
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  $   ft............................
Choice 
do  ............................ 
5@ 5%
Fancy 
do  ............................  5%@  5%
Choice White, Va.do  ............................ 
5@ 5%
Fancy H P ,.V a   do  ............................  6%@7@8
Almonds,  Terragona, $  ft....................  17@18
do  .................... 
8® 8%
Brazils,
9@12
do  .................... 
Pecohs,
d o ........ ...........12%@14
Filberts, Sicily
d o ....................12%@15
Walnuts, Grenobles

FANCY—IN  BULK.

FRUITS.

NUTS.

do 
do 

9%

 

PROVISIONS.

’  8

LARD.

do. 
do. 

P O R K   IN   BA RRELS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as follows:
Heavy Mess, new  .........................................
S. P. Booth’s,  clear.........................................13 0®
Pig, clear, short  cut......................................
Extra Family Clear.........................................13 87
Extra Clear Pig..............................................
Clear, A. Webster  packer.............................14 50
Standard Clear, the  best...............................15 75
Extra  Clear,  heavy.........................................15 00
Boston Clear.................................................... 15 25
Clear Quill, short cut..................................... 15 00
I>RY  SALT  MEATS— IN   BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases..........
Half Cases.............
do. 
Long Clear medium, 500 ft  Cases..........
do 
Half Cases..........
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases...............
do. 
Half Cases  .............
7%-
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
7%
medium.............................  
light.................................... 
7%
Extra Long Clear Backs, 600  ft  cases.. 
8%
Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.. 
8%
Extra Long Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
8%
Extra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
7%
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases........ 
Bellies, extra quality, 300 ft cases........ 
7%
8
Bellies, extra quality, 200 ft cases........ 
7%
Tierces  ..................................................... 
7%
30 and 50 ft Tubs...................................... 
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.....................  
7%
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  racks.................. 
8%
8%
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case.............................. 
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case................................ 
8%
8%
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case.............................. 
Hams cured in sweet pickle, heavy__
10
10%
Hams cured in sweet pickle medium..
10%
light........
Shoulder, cured in sweet  pickle..........
7%
Breakfast  Bacon..................................
9%
Dried Beef,  Extra...................................
11
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts........... 11 00
Extra Mess Chicago packing.......................
Boneless,  extra..............................................15 00
Pork  Sausage...................................................  8
Ham  Sausage................................................... 13
Tongue  Sausage............................................   11
Frankfort  Sausage......................................... II
Blood  Sausage.................................................  6%
Bologna,  ring...................................................  6%
Bologna, straight............................................  6%
Bologna,  thick.................................................  6%
Head  Cheese........... ....... 
6%
In half barrels................................................     3 50
In quarter barrels.........................................
In kits..............................................................
In quarter barrels..........................................   1 50
In kits..............................................................  
80
Prices named are  lowest  at time of going to 
press, and are good only for that date, subject 
to market fluctuations.

SMOKED  MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND SMOKED.

LARD IN   TIN   P A ILS .

B E EF IN  BA RR ELS.

P IG S ’  FEET.

T R IP E .

do. 

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 

prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides..................................   6  @ 8
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters..................  7  @8%
Dressed Hogs.........................................   6  @ 6%
Mutton,  carcasses..................................  6 @ 6%
V eal........................................................   8%© 9
Pork Sausage..........................................  8 @ 9
Bologna....................................................  9 @10
Chickens.................................................   @13
Turkeys  .................................................   @14

HIDES. PELTS  AND  FURS» 

Perkins & Hess quote as fohows:

Green__ $  ft 6  @7
Part cured...  7%@  8 
Full cured....  8  @8%
Dry hides and

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

H ID ES.

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

or cured__   @10
$  piece.......20  @50

SH E E P P EL TS. 

W OOL.

¡Fall pelts..

Shearlings or Sum-

.30@50-
mer skins $  pcel0@20| Winter  pelts.. .60@1 00 
Fine washed $  ft 20@22j Unwashed...........  
2-3
Coarse washed... 16@ 18ITallow................. 
5%
Bear.............   @10 00| Muskrat....... 
2@  10
Fisher  ........ 4 00@  6 00 Otter............4 00@ 5 00
5@  80
Fox, red.......  25@  1 00 Raccoon...... 
lo@  85 Skunk  .........  15@  75
Fox,  gray... 
Martin........   25@  1 00- Beaver, 
ft.l  00@ 2 25
M ink...........  
5@  40!  Deer,  $  ft...  10@  30

S K IN S .

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows : 
New York Counts......................................
F. J. D. Selects  .........................................
Selects........................................................
F. J. D.........................................................
Standard  ...................................................
Favorite......................................................
Medium......................................................
Prim e.........................................................
New  York  Counts....................................
Selects, per gallon....................  .............
Standaius.................................................
Codfish ......................................................
Haddock ...................................................
Smelts........................................................
Mackinaw Trout..................... » 
...........
Mackerel....................................... ...........
Whitefish  .................................................

FR ESH   F IS H .

.o» 
.32 
.28 
.20 
.18 
.17 
.16 
15 
00 
75 
10

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

cwt.

Apples—Scarcer  and  higher,  Baldwins  and 
other red varieties readily  commanding  $2.75 
@$3.

Buckwheat—$2.50 
Beans—Unpicked  command  75@90c,  and 
choice picked  find  good  shipping  demand at 
$1.25.

Butter—Dairy  finds  slow sale  at  16@17c for 
choice rolls, while an inferior  article  is  to be- 
had in endless variety at from 8@12c.

Butterine—Solid  packed  creamery  com­
mands 22c,  while  dairy  is  quoted  at  14@15e 
for solid packed,  and 15@17.

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

Dealers quote choice stock at $5.

Cabbages—$5@$6 $  100.  Very little moving. 
Celery—15@25c $  doz.
Cheese—Michigan  full  cream  readily  com­
mands 12@13%c, while skim find occasional sale 
at from  9%@10c.

Cider—12c $  gal. for common sweet. 
Cranberries—Firm at $14 for bell and  cherry. 
Dried  Apples—Evraporated,  7@8c;  common 

quarters, 4@4%c.

Eggs—Very plentiful,  the  large  receipts of 
the past few days having forced the price down 
to 16c.  Pickled stock is completely exhausted.
Hops—Brewers are paying 15c for best Mich­

igan, with few  offerings.

Honey—Choice new in comb is firm atl4@15c. 
Hay—Bailed, $13@$14.
Mince Meat—6c ^  ft for home made.
Onions—$3 $  bbl, for yellow or red.
Pop Corn—3c 
Potatoes—Not  so  firm  as  last week, on  ac­
count  of  a  weakening  tendency  at  several 
Southern  markets.  Dealers  still  pay  30@32c, 
but are not  making  contracts  ahead  for  any 
length of time.

ft for choice.

Poultry—Very scarce.  Fowls, 9@10c.  Chick­

ens, 12@13c.  Turkeys, 14c.
Squash—Slow sale at %c 
Turnips—25c f) bu.
Timothy—No shipping demand,  and  dealers 
buy  only  for  prospective  wants,  holding  at 
$1.75 for choice.

ft.

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

Wheat—Unchanged.  The city millers pay aa 
follows:  Lancaster,  82;  Fulse,  79;  Clawson, 
80c.

lots.

and 45c in carlots. 

Corn—Jobbing generally at 48c in 100 bu. lots 
»
Oats—White, 88c in small lots and 34c in car- 
Rye—58c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.10@$1.20 $   cwt. 
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—Screenings, $15  $  ton.  Bran, $1 

$  toh.  Ships, $L7 $  ton.  Middlings, $18 $  ton.. 
Corn and Oats, $24 $  ton.

lítMUHlPii

OLDEST  &   M OST  RELIABLE

w H O L E S A L E

IN   W ESTER N   MICHIGAN.

The  on his way home from a trip to Chicago, and  Should  Be  Accompanied  by  an  Affidavit 
“I see a Monroe street  grocer is advertis
ing to sell granulated sugar at six and a half 
cents,” said a caller at  Will Lamoreaux’ of­
fice the other day.

Ifoarbware.

The Nail In History*

The general definition  of a nail is a piece 
of metal having an  elongated  body more or 
less sharp at one end and a head on  the oth­
er end.  Under this definition we  find  that 
nails were manufactured  and  used  as  far 
back as the working of metals  was  known. 
The first nails were naturally very crude and 
expensive and produced  entirely  by  hand, 
but, as the times have required the improve­
ment of nails has  steadily  advanced. 
It is 
only within the past seventy  or eighty years 
that  machinery has been  employed in their 
manufacture.  Previous to this time the nail­
ers’ tools were simply a forge, anvil, several 
hammers and heading tools or bores  for the 
different species and sizes of nails. The plan 
of production  was  somewhat  as  follows: 
The end of the nail rod was  heated  and the 
body of the nail forged on the anvil with the 
different styles of hammers,  cut  off  while 
hot over a chisel in the anvil, and  placed in 
a suitable bore and headed by blows  from a 
heading hammer.  The  first  machine  im­
provement on this process was made in 1790 
by Thomas Clifford of Bristol,  England. 
It 
consisted of two rolls, one above  the  other, 
with the impression of the nail,  half in each 
one, combined with a sort  of  revolving die. 
When a strip of metal was fed  through  the 
rolls it was forced into the depressions  and 
formed a kind of pressed  nail, which  came 
through on the  opposite  side, the  head of 
one nail being attached  to  the  point of the 
next one.  These were  separated by shears 
and were individually dressed  before being 
sent to the market.  This machine  was  af­
terwards made  with a large  number of de­
pressions side by side, so that a broad  sheet 
could be fed through.  About this  time cast 
nails were tried, but  were  found  to be too 
brittle.

Nails by all these processes were  very ex­
pensive, and in the United  States, owing to 
the large number of  wooden  houses in pro­
cess of erection at the beginning of the nine­
teenth century, the  inventive  genius of the 
Americans  was  turned  toward  improved 
methods of nail manufacture.  Between 1794 
and 1814 over one hundred  patents  were is­
sued for improvements, the  first  consisting 
of the production from slips  or  hoops  and 
heading by holding in a vise and shaping the 
head by blows from  a  hammer.  But  very 
soon machines were  invented  to  cut  and 
head nails in one  operation. 
In 1856 there 
were produced in the United  States  81,000 
tons of nails.

The nomenclature of the  nail is  so  well 
known as to call for but slight remark here. 
The word peuny, as applied to nails, is  sup­
posed be derived from pound; for  instance, 
a 4-penny is one  that  takes  1,000 to make 
four  pounds, and so on. 
In  regard  to the 
nail of the nineteenth century, a new metal,

as it were, is rapidly  gaining  ground, 
steel nail is now an applicant  for public  fa­
vor.  This nail has been experimented upon 
for some years, but only of late has it reach­
ed any  commercial  position.  One  of  the 
difficulties in the production was  the  phos­
phorus, which, when  not  low  enough, was 
very liable to leave  the  nail  upon  cuting 
headless and, therefore, useless.  The  idea, 
of  course, being  a  merchantable  nail, the 
phosphorus difficulty,  after  some  little ex­
periment, was  overcome  by “douching” the 
plates, after being rolled and  cut  and while 
still hot,  with water.  This renders the plate 
soft enough, and the steel being low there is 
no danger from the carbon, and, in  fact, the 
operation takes the place of  the [annealing- 
furnace.
John Otis  on  the  Southern  Iron Question.
John Otis, of the Mancelona iron furnace, 
was in town last week on his"way to Chica­
go, and climbee  the  stairs  leading  to The 
Tradesman office.  Upon being questioned 
as to the present status of his  business  af- 
fairs, he stated[that he* had recently sold fif­
ty tonSTof pig  iron  toi.the  Rochester  Car 
Wheel  Works, and  expected to  dispose of 
a considerable quantity  to  Chicago  consum­
ers.  He has now receipts  from all but  one 
house which filed claims against the concern 
and on May 10 Assignee  Barnhart  will  ask 
to be released from  further  liability in con­
nection with the estate,  when  the  property 
will revert to Mr. Otis.

In speaking of the  boasted  encroachment 
of Southern iron in  Northern  markets, Mr. 
Otis stated that in his opinion  the  Southern 
product could not compete with Lake Super­
ior iron either in  price  or quality.  | In the 
first place, it requires two and a half tons of 
Southern ore to make a ton of iron,  whereas 
Lake Superior ore runs to  60 per cent. iron. 
The scarcity of hardwood in the  South  ren­
ders it  extremely  difficult  to  secure  hard 
wood charcoal. 
It costs as  much to make a 
bushel of soft wood coal as an equal amount 
of hard wood coal,  while  the  value of  the 
soft wood coal, for smelting furnaces, is one- 
third less. 
In addition  to  these  disadvan­
tages, the value of the manufactured product 
is 20 per cent, less than that of Lake Super­
ior iron,  while the added cost of  transporta­
tion to Northern markets amounts to a prac­
tical shut out.  Southern  iron, to be  profit­
able must be manufactured  into  stoves, ma­
chinery, etc., in the South, and  even  then it 
cannot entirely supplant  Northern  iron, on 
account of the superior quality of the latter.
trip 
through the iron  producing  districts  of the 
South, just before  the  close of the New Or­
leans Exposition, for the purpose of  making 
a  thorough  investigation  of  the  subject of 
Southern iron.  He  has  agreed  to  embody 
the result of his observations  in  a  series of 
articles to The Tradesman.

Mr.  Otis  contemplates  taking 

Later—Mr.  Otis was  in  town  Monday,

a 

a  flourishing 

stated  to  a  reporter  of  Thf  t « ™ , , , «  
Tradesman 
that he had disposed of 190 tons  ot  pig iron 
to the Bass Foundry and Machine Works  at 
$19 a ton  delivered  in  Fort  Wayne.  This 
will leave a little less than  300 tons of  iron 
in his yard at the furnice.
Mancelona Bound to Have a Business Boom.
C. S. Edwards,  the  Mancelona  merchant 
and real estate dealer,  pulled  The Trades* 
man’s  latch  string  one  day  last  week and 
spent an  hour or two in  depicting  the  busi­
ness  advantages  of  that  place.  “We  are 
bound to  have  a business  boom 
the  com­
ing season,”  said  Mr.  Edwards,  “and noth­
ing  short  of  the  ending  of  the  world  can 
prevent  Mancelona  taking  rank  with  Big 
Rapids, Reed City and Traverse City  before 
many more years.  We have got the soil, we 
have  got  the  timber  and—last,  but  by no 
means  least—we have got the business men 
to develop both branches of  business  activi­
ty.  All  our  manufacturing  industries  are 
now  in 
condition.  The 
Oval  Wood  Dish  Co.  now  occupies  four 
buildings, each  40x100  feet  in  dimensions, 
and will erect a fifth structure, same size, as 
soon as spring opens.  The factory  is using 
three million feet of elm per year and  turn­
ing out 150,000 butter  plates—equivalent to 
a carload—per day.  The Mancelona Handle 
Co. has  lately  built  a  large dry kiln and is 
adding considerable new  machinery.  More 
& Stow  have  put in their usual million and 
a half of maple logs, and will start their mill 
about April 1.  Wilcox & Willett,  the other 
saw  mill  firm,  are  doing a good business. 
Snyder & Harding, proprietors of the handle 
factory at Wetzell, are  also  doing  a profita­
ble  business.  John  Otis  intends  to  begin 
burning coal next week.  That man deserves 
a great deal  of  credit  for  the  manner in 
which he has overcome his business reverses, 
and I look forward to the time when he will 
be looked upon as one of the richest  men in 
Northern  Michigan.  One  of  Mancelona’s 
necessities  in  the  shape  of  a  grist mill is 
about to be supplied by  A. F. Walbrecht, of 
Douglass,  who  agrees  to  have  four run of 
stone in operation  by  Ju ly l.  Four  Grand 
Rapids  machinists  are  about  to establish a 
foundry and machine shop, on ground dona­
ted by the village.  Rodenbaugh  Bros,  talk 
strongly  of  erecting  a  brick  building  the 
coming season.  Real estate is  active,  both 
village property and farming  lands being in 
good demand at considerably  higher  values 
than  held  last  year.  Give  Mancelona  a 
bank,  which  the  business  interests  of  the 
place demands  and  will  cordially  support, 
and a good hotel,  and  the  future  will  take 
care of itself.”

A Pittsburg glass firm  has  made  prepara­
tions to  manufacture  glass rollers for roller 
skates.  The new enterprise  is  expected  to 
roll  wealth  into  the  house,  provided  the 
skating craze does not subside.

“The man who buys  sugar  at  tkat  price 
would do well to buy a pair of  scales at the 
same time,”  remarked Lamoreaux.  [It is un­
necessary to state  here  that  Lamoreaux is 
the manufacturer’s agent for a certain  scale 
—Ed.]  “About a dozen years ago,” contin­
ued that gentleman, “I was  boarding with a 
family who bought sugar in  twenty  pound 
lots.  The lady of the house took it into her 
head to weigh a package  on  one  occasion 
and found it to be two  pounds  short.  She 
thereupon inserted an  advertisement in  one 
of the daily  papers, 
threatening  exposure 
unless the shortage was made  good, and I’ll 
be hanged if a dozen or fifteen grocers didn’t 
send up two  pound  packages  of sugar—as 
the result, I suppose, of  guilt  consciences.”
As Mi. Lamoreaux  refuses to  make  an 
affidavit with this  statement, it may be  set 
down as the creation of  a distorted  imagin­
ation.

A verdict of $592.37  was  rendered  by a 
Chicago jury last week in  favor of  John A. 
Clarke in his suit for  $1,500  against  Gray, 
Burt & Kingman, wholesale grocers.  Clarke 
claimed that he had been employed to watch 
certain land of the  defendent  in  Northern 
Michigan, and sued for services and  money 
expended.

The counterfeit one-cent coin can be read­
ily distinguished by its red color and lack of 
sharp outlines.  On account of  the  softness 
of the metal, the edges are easily worn.

h in g es.

hangers.

hollow  w a re.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...............dis 
50
20
Maydole & Co.’s ......................................«Hs 
Kip’s .... #............................................... dis 
25
Yerkes &  Plumb’s.................................dis 
40
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel.......,..................30 e list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction.......................dis 
60
Kidder, wood tra.k...............................dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3...............................dis 
60
State............................................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4%  14
3%
and  longer.................................  ..........
10%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ..................net
8%
Screw Hook and Eye %......................net
7%
Screw Hook and Eye  %......................net
7%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.................... net
60&10
Strap and  T........................................... dis
Stamped Tin Ware....................................   60&10
Japanned  Tin  Ware.................................  20&10
Granite Iron  Ware................................... 
25
Grub  l ............................................... $11 00, dis 40
Grub  2  ..............................................  11 50, dis 40
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 40
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings— $2 70, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings..  3 50, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, plated trim­
list,10  15, dis 66%
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list,1155, dis 
70
70
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain..........dis 
40
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s ....................d 
Hemacite............................................... dis 
50
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. -dis
66%
Mallory, Wheelnr &  Co.’s .....................dis
66%
66%
Branford’s ................................................ dis
66%
Norwalk’s..................................................dis
65
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.................... dis
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s................................. dis
40
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleahles dis
40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s .............. dis
25
Coffee,  Enterprise...................................... dis
Adze  Eye....................................$16 00 dis 40&10
Hunt Eye......................................$15 00 dis 40&10
Hunt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

mings. ..  ........... ............. 

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEV ELS.

hoes.

KN OBS.

M ILLS.

Are Yon doing to 
¡W e a Store, Pan- 
ry or Closet?

If so,  send for 
prices  and  fur­
ther  information.

Eggleston & Patton’s

PATENT

AdjnstaDle RatcletBar

AND

Bracket Shelving Irons
Creates  a New Era 
in  Store  Furnish­
ing.  In entirely su­
persedes 
the  old 
style  wherever  in­
troduced.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

~~All 
infringe- 
mentspro- 
secuted.
Ifnottobe 
had  from 
: your local 
¿4 inch  Hardware
D ealer, 
send your 
orders  di-

fit/# 

*  rect  to

I f f .  PATTON. Sale M au M rer, MACON. Mo

N A ILS.

Common. Bra  and Fencing.

MAULS.

O IL E R S .

2%  2 

• 6d  4d

lOdto  60d............................................$  keg $2  35
25
8d and 9 d adv................................................ 
6d and 7d  adv................................................ 
50
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
75
3d advance..........................................................  J 50
3d fine  advance................................................  3 00
Clinch nails, adv...........................................  175
Finishing 
I  lOd  8d 
Size—inches  )  3 
1%
Adv. $  keg 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 
Steel Nails—Same price as above.
MOLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattern  ...................................... dis
Stebbin’s Genuine...................................... dis
Enterprise,  self-measuring.....................dis
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................  dis
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent........................dis
Zine, with brass bottom.............................dis
Brassor  Copper..........................................dis
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s . ................................................ 
50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................dis
Sciota Bench................................................ dis
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy......................dis
Bench, flrstquality.......................  • •—  -dis
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 
Fry, Acme................................................ 61?
Common, polished.................................  .dis60&10
Dripping.................................................. $  
6@7
Iron and Tinned................................... dis 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs......................dis  50&J0
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10% 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

PA TEN T FLA N ISA ED  IR O N .

PLA N ES.

R IV E T S.

PA N S.

9

Broken packs %o $  ft extra.

RO O FIN G  PLA TES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.................5 75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............7  75
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne.................12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne...............16 90

W IR E

R O PE S.  '

WHOLESALE  FBIOE  CURRENT.

TR A PS.

rates.

BRACES.

BUCKETS.

SQUARES.

T IN   PLA TES.

BUTTS,  CAST.

T IN N E R ’S SO LDER.

*
6%
13 00
15 0«
16

Sisal, % In. and  larger..................................   8
Manilla.............................................................  UK
5O&10
Steel and  Iron......................................dis
50&10
Try and Bevels..................................... dis
28
............................. ...dis
SH EET IR O N .Com. Smooth.  Com.
$3 00
............................$4 20 
3 00
..................  4 20 
3 00
.......  4 20 
.  4 20 
3 00
........  4 40 
3 20
.....................................................   4  60 
3 40
Ali sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  H. 
Nos. 15 to  IT. 
Nos. 18 to 21. 
Nos. 22 to 24. 
Nos .25 to 26. 
No.
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SH EET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $   ft............................ 
In smaller quansities, $1  ft.....................  
No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
Market  Half-and-half............................ 
Strictly  Half-and-half............................ 

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,
14x20,  Charcoal...............................  8 50
IX,
14x20, Charcoal...............................   10 50
IXX,
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool...............................   12 50
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.................................  14 50
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal...............................   18 00
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  6 50
DC, 
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 

Prevailing  rates at Chicago  are  as  follows: 
AUGERS AND B ITS.
60
__ dis
Ives’, old  style...............................
60
__ dis
N. H. C. Co......................................
60
__ dis
Douglass’ .................................
60
....dis
Piercep’ ...........................................
60
__ dis
Snell’s ..............................................
__ dis40&10
Cook’s  ............................................
25
__ dis
Jennings’,  genuine.......................
__ dis40&10
Jennings’,  imitation................   ..
25
...d is
I Spring...............
........$ 13 00
Railroad..........
__ net 33 00
Garden.............
.dis  $  60&10
Hand................
. .dis
Cow..................
6:i
. .dis
Call....................
15
..dis
Gong.............
20
| Door, Sargent..
. .dis
55
I Stove..................................
40
I Carriage  new  list.............
. .dis
75
Plow  ..................................
.. .dis 30&1C
Sleigh Shoe.................. *...
. .dis
75
Cast Barrel  Bolts.............
. .dis
50
Wrought Barrel Bolts__
.. dis
55
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.
.. dis
50
..dis
55
Cast Chain...............................
. .dis
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob.
.. .dis 55&10
Wrought Square.....................
.. .dis 55&10
I Wrought Sunk Flush.............
. .dis
30
| Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush...................................................  50&10&10
Ives’  Door..............................................dis  50&10
Barber.................................................. dis $ 
40
Backus 
50 
.dis
Steel, Game.................................................... .
Spofford.. 
50 
.dis
Onoida Communtity,  New house’s ......... dis  35
Am. Ball..
.dis
net
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s__   60
Hotchkiss’ ........................................................  60
Well, plain...................................................
4 00 
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Go.’s......................................  60
Well, swivel................................................
4 50
Mouse,  choker....................................... 20c  doz
Mouse,  delusion.................................$1 26 & doz
Cast Loose Pin, figured........................dis
60&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed____ dis
60&10
60&10 I Bright  Market....................................   dis  60&1C
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis
Annealed Market..................... 
dis 
70
50&10 
dis  55&10
Coppered Market................... 
60 
Wroiinht Loose  Pin...........................dis
Extra Bailing.............................................  dis  55
60& 5 
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............ dis
Tinned  Market........................................ .dis  40
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............dis
60& 5
Tinned  Broom..........................................$}ft  09
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
Tinned Mattress.......................................$  ft  8%
WroughtTable.......................... ..........dis
Coppered  Spring  Steel..................dis 40@40&10
60
Wrought Inside  Blind............. ..........dis
Tinned Spring Steel..................................dis 37%
60
35&10
Plain Fence...............................................$  ft  3%
Wrought Brass.......................... ..........dis
Blind. Clark’s............................
Barbed  Fence...................................................
..........dis 70&10
Blind, Parker’s.......................... ..........dis 70&10
Copper...............................................new  list net
Blind,  Shepard’s....................... ..........dis
70
Brass..................................................new  list net
Spring for Screen Doors 3x2%, per gross 15 00
.per gross 18 00
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3..
Bright......................................................dis  70&10
Screw Eyes..............................................dis  70&10
........per  m $ 65
Ely’s 1-10....................................
Hook’s .................................................... dis  70&10
60
Hick’s C. F.................................
Gate Hooks and  Eyes..........................dis  70&10
35
G. D.................................'..........
60
Musket........... ............................
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine........................................dis  50&10
CA TRIDG ES.
50
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 
65
50
Rim Fire, United  States.......... ............. dis
Coe’s Patent, malleable.......................dis 
70
Centra» Fire............................... ............. dis %
Pumps,  Cistern.....................................dis  60&20
Socket Firmer..........................
70
..........dis
Screws, new  list.......................................  
80
70
Socket Framing.......................
..........dis
Casters, Bed and  Plate.......................... dis 
50
..........di 8
70
Socket Corner..........................
Dampers,  American........ .......................  
33%
..........dis
70
Socket Slicks............................
40
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer....... ..........dis
Barton’s Socket Firmers........ ..........dis
20
Cold............................................ ........... net
COMBS.
33%
..........dis
Curry, Lawrence’s................
25
..........dis
Hotchkiss  ...............................
COCKS.
40&10
Brass,  Racking’s.....................
49&10
Bibb’s .......................................
40&10
B eer..........................................
60
Fenns’.......................................
C O PPER .
Planished, 14 oz cut to size__ ...............$  ft  34
14x52,14x56,14 x60................
..  37
..........dis
35
Morse’s Bit  Stock..................
20
Taper and Straight Shank__ ..........dis
Morse’s Taper  So5nk.............
30
..........dis
ELBOW S.
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doz net $1 00
Corrugated.............................................dis  20&10
Adjustable.............................................dis  %&10
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.  dis 
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ;  2, $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.  dis 
American File Association List........dis
Disston’s ............................ 
dis
N ew*American...................................... dis
Nicholson’s........ ................................... dis
Heller’s ..................................................dis
Heller’s Horse Rasps...........................dis
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

Stevens 
&  Co.
Roller States, Skate Bap & Boies

Foster,

The New Era All Clamp Skate

GA LV ANIZED IR O N ,
14 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
15

60
60
60
60
30
33%
28
18

MISCELLANEOUS.

H EAD QUA RTERS  F O R

WIRE OOODS.

EX PA N SIV E B IT S.

WrENCHES.

—AND-

C H ISELS.

D R IL LS

F IL E S .

CAPS.

12 

 

Discount, Juniata 45@10, Charcoal 50@10. 

13 
gauges.
HAMMERS.

The  New  Era  Eink  Skate.
We  claim  the  NEW  ERA  to  he  the  most 
economical  roller  skate  in  the  world,  and 
this  in  connection  with tttpir  immense  pop­
ularity with those who have  used  them,  com­
mend them to the attention of every rink own­
er  in  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, 
and we carry a full line of A. C., S. C. and C.

The Vineyard Roller All Clamp were  patent­
A  nice line tef  SKATE  BAGS AND BOXES 

ed  July  13,  1880, and April 27,BJ81,
carried in stock.

Skate Bags for all clamp Skates.

Skate Boxes for all clamp Skates.

We solicit inquiries,  and  should  be  glad tt 
quote prices to dealers and rink managers.
FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO.
Cabinet Creamery ani Barrel Chnni

W I L S O N ’S

AND  A LL  D A IR Y   S U P P L IE S .

To  first pur­
chaser  in  new 
locality,we will 
give  s p e c i a l  
terms.
The woman’s 
friend. It saves 
three-fourths 
of the  labor in 
b u t t e r - m a k ­
ing;  easily  op­
e r a t e d ;   you 
raise 
s w e e t  
cream  f r o m  
. , 
s w e e t   milk;
you have sweet milk to feed which  trebles  its 
value.  Send  for  circular.  Agents  wanted. 
Address  FLINT  CABINET  CREAMERY 
CO.,  FLINT,  MICH.

liiumiiBaftsi-.a-.iis ?" 

TB A D E  M ARK.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

O. H. RICHMOND & CO.
Richmond’s Family Medicines.

M ANUFACTURERS  O F

RICHMOND’S  LIVER  ELIXIR.

the  market,  50 cents.

The  best selling liver and  blood  medicine  in 
Richmond’s Cubeb Cream,
Richmond’s Ague Cure,

Richmond’s  Cough Cure, 
Richmond’s Easy Pills,

Dr. Richards’ He.alth Restorer.
Retailers,  please  order  of  your  jobbers  in 
Grand Rapids, Chicago or Detroit. If your job­
ber does not handle our goods, we will nil your 
orders.  Pills and Health Restorer can be sent 
by mail.  141 South Division St., Grand Rapids.

USE

D’QLIVEIRA’S
Parisian Sauce

f ? 3

5 ss

9 MAST MEAT STEAKS.CUTiriAO® 
eS-*CURRl£S. GHAVlEb. GAME.S3U.»
Irxsctwtua J» vast d&rjt&M?
* Ut/w Hum any otiur sauce fíe» 
iiaco-ribination of the differe^ 
Vincile
pfsef fr e n c h   cocking ro-.J 
H iL ü ’ÖUVEIRA  CO.T
¡s 
FirOSjL
a—■—nr-
H  :

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

1ÆT7SKEGON  B U SIN E SS  DIRECTORY.
O R O U T T   <&  O O A Æ F -A .IS T ’Y ’,
Bitter, Bi p , Cheese, Fmit Grail, Ear. Buef Fort, M ace.
A.  W .  M O S H E R ,

Consignments  Solicited.

MUSKEGON, MICH.

H. LEONARD  & SONS,
Crockery, Glassware & Lamps

Importers and Jobbers of

16 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

AGENTS  FOR

Knowles,  Taylor  &  Knowles’  American  W.  G.  Ware.
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.
“ LA  BASTIE ” Toughened Glass Chimneys will not Break.
We Sell our 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  onr  Illustrated  Price  List  of Crockery,  Glassware 
and Hanging Lamps, showing Package  Lists  and  open 
stock Prices of our full line.

SHIELDS, BDLK1ET A Li

Wholesale  and Commission Dealer in

.1,

,   l / U l l U I ,

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

Pin©  Street,  —  M us]s.esony  Mieli.

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

PACK.EHS

—AND—

CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

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

Choice  Smoked  Meats  a  Specialty.

APPLES!

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

EARL  BROS,  COliSSM  Merchants,

169  B.  W a ter  St-,  C hicago,  111-

r e f e r e n c e   FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK.

CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO.,
Groceries  and  Provisions

WHOLESALE

!

83,85 aid 81  PEARL  STREET and 114,116, lTS and 120  OTTAWA  STREET,, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

- 

- 

MICHIGAN.

W M . SEA RS & CO.

Cracker  Manufacturers,

SOLIMAN  SNOOKS.

Rapidly  Recovering from  His  Recent  Ill­

ness.

Cant H ook Corners, March  30,1885. 

Mister Editer of Traidsman :

Dear Sir—Well, here  1  am  again,  right 
side up with care, like a box of eggs.  1 tell 
you, Bro. Stowe, I  gess  I  come  very  near 
dim in the golden stair, from all  1 can learn 
sence I got better. 
I am  able  to  be  in the 
■store now and kind  of  oversee  things, but 
cant do much. 
I have not got my full appe­
tite back yet, for I could  only eat 3 slices of 
steak, 5 slices of toast and a cupple  of  eggs 
for breakfast this morning.  But I  am  gain­
ing all the time.

Now, Stowe, that was a  nice  job  you put 
up on me, putting that  advertisement in for 
a correspondence with a widder.  Confound 
it all, I am just loaded up  with  letters now. 
All kinds of em, from  widders of  65  with 
$15,000 in bonds, down  to a  hired  girl  in 
Kalamazoo, with nothing but  her character 
to recomend her, and I don’t think even that 
is in  good repair, from  the  way  she writes. 
One young damsell of 35 writes  from  Kasa- 
nova, Mich., a real nice long letter.  She says 
she aint no widder  and never had  no  chil­
dren.  Thats kinder funny, for she  says she 
has “knowd lots  of  drummers,”  and  gives 
the names of 5 or 6, not  necessary for publi­
cation, but simply  to  show  good  faith. 
I 
wood advise  the  dear  sister  to be a little 
I  have  read of 
causious about this bizness. 
such things raisin Cain. 
(Gen. IV. 1.)  She 
says, “My Karacter is  fust  class, and I  can 
tend store and figger and  take  care of your 
r aisins and karamels.” 
I wood not  wonder 
a blamed bit if she cood.  She  sent  no  pic­
ture, so I  dont kno whether she is good look- 
in or not

A widder by the name of  Mary Jane Din- 
glebènder comes  well  recommended.  She 
writes  from  Chipmuck  Bun  and  sends her 
picture.  But as she hapened to hold her fan 
a little in front of her  face  when she got it 
tuck, I cant see anything but  her  eyes  and 
banged hair.  She says she is quite rich, but 
I dont take no stock in that.  But her letter 
is rich, any  how.

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One widder named Mrs. Montgummer says
she has lost 5 husbands  and  wood  like to
find a No. 6.  She says,  “Love is  more  an
object than welth,” and that she “used to be
an actriss.” 
I gess she  did.  They are apt to
lose husbands all about  the  country.  They
ought to put a bell on their  men, so  to  find 
em.

But I cant speak of one-tenth  of  the  let­
ters I have received.  The matrimonial mar­
ket seems to be  rather  dull  with a  heavy 
stock of goods on hand and a small  demand 
for old goods.

We are going to  give  our  minister,  Mr. 
Mugger, a  donation  party  next  week  and 
people are in my store now getting things to 
take to it. 
I think I will get strong enough 
to attend and perhaps I  can  write  you up a 
little discription of the occasion.

Oh, I forgot nearly to tell you, that I have 
received a card, inviten myself and ladies to 
attend a “Travling Men’s  Party” at Armory 
Hall, Ionia St.,  Grand  Kappids,  March 37. 
By Jinks, I shood enjoy that, even if I haint 
exactly a travelin  man. 
I have done  some 
tall travlin in my  day, too.  1 walked  from 
Nashville, Tenn. to Washington, D. C., once, 
by way of Atlanta and Savanna Georgia ; but 
thè tallest travelin I ever done was one time 
when a hull division of Hardee’s  corpse  got 
after our regiment at Jonesboro.  Thats not 
what I started to  say, though, I was  going 
to say that 1 hoped  I  cood  manage it so to 
go down to your city to that ball. 
I kno the 
boys wood be all glad to see Unkle  Sol. trip 
the light fantastic toe, but they wood be dis- 
apinted in that, for I sworn off  years ago on 
dancin and all such vain and  sinful  amuse­
ments.  So  did  the  widder, but I  spose I 
shall take her if I go.

I am kind of shakey on  my  pins  yet and 
my  hand  trembles, so I  gess I  will have to 
cut my letter rather short.

Your last paper just got along  and I have 
read the letter in it from my clerk.  Algeron 
writes a nice letter, dont he?  But my sakes! 
how did I ever recover from  such a horrible 
lot of diseases. 
If I had  a  knowd  what I 
had, I do think I shood  have  went  up the 
flew:

Dock Kobb is  rathy,  cause  the  boys got 
dock Trotter to dockter me. 
I spose he had 
rather I wood die than to  have  his  profes­
ional repertation hurt  any.

I had rather not
I thank you Bro. Stowe, for the bundle of 
letters you mailed to me  containing  remem­
brances, respects, etc., from  various  dealers 
throughout the State.  1 want to thank  my 
brother merchants for all these  kind expres­
sions, also.

Old winter let go for a very few days, just 
to spit on his hands, but  he  has  took  holt 
again with fresh energy  and  six  inches of 
snow.  That will make good slaying for our 
donation any how, which is some comfort.

Yours hopefully,

Solimán Snooks’,

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

p. s.—I notice in  your  paper of  a week 
ago, you say that  you claim no  responsibili­
ty for what I may say.  That is  right, I am 
able to back up all I say. 
I  hope  tho, none 
of your readers  have  been  offended at my 
little statement of  facts  transpiring  at the 
Comers, for, as a simple guilless  chronical- 
ler of the doings  in  our  little  city, I must 
tell of all that hapens.

Unkle Potts has just got  back, have  not 

seen him  yet. 

S. S.

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