YOL. 2

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  W EDNESDAY,  APRIL  8,  1885

NO. 81

Is our Agent in Grand Rapids 

JOHN  CAULFIELD W .N. FULLER & CO T H E   C O M M ER C IA I,  T R A V E L E R .
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Som e  o f th e  P e c u lia r C h a ra c te ristic s o f th e  

A commercial traveler forms the link eith­
er between the wholesaler and  jobbei* or the 
jobber and retailor  and  accordingly  travels 
long or short  distances.  The  range  of  the 
wholsaler’s  trade  is  limited  only  by  the 
boundaries of the country, while  the  jobber 
rarely competes with firms outside  his  own 
State.  The  travelers  for  jobbing  houses 
make more frequent sales of small lots,  and 
often  cover  their  routes  once a week;  the 
wholesale  drummers  perhaps  “see  their 
trade” but three or four times  a  year.  Cir­
cumstances and  the  class  of  goods sold al­
ways enter as a  variable  quantity  into  the 
times and the occasions of trips.  The drum­
mer’s business is to sell his goods to the best 
advantage  of  his  firm  and  his  customers; 
and the fabulous rapidity with which Archi­
bald Forbes used to  pick  up his traps to re­
port a national duel is rivaled  nowadays by 
the accuracy and  celerity with which a com­
mercial  man  grasps  his  ijrin’s  hint and a 
grip sack to start for ‘Frisco or  Podunk at a 
moment’s  notice.  The  long-distance  man 
naturally gets the higher wages of the  two, 
his salary being all the  way from  $1,500 to 
$5,000.  The jobbers’ men get from  $750 to 
$2,500, the employing firms in most instances 
paying expenses, and some  men are dear at 
the lowest figure, while others are  cheap at 
the  highest.  Henry  Watterson’s  maxim, 
“Never judge a man by  his  salary, nor  his 
salary by his airs,” hits the drummer as well 
as  more commonplace  people.  Although 
the majority of the commercial  men  travel 
on a salary, some work for a commission for 
all sales above a certain  limit.  Taken as a 
rule, the salary plan is the* most satisfactory. 
The drummer who is selling  on  commision 
is apt to find  himself  suddenly  cut  off of 
some trade by a message to  advance  prices 
% or  % a cent from an employer  who does 
not understand the state of affairs  and  hun­
gers for a trifle more profit.

A commercial traveler who  has  seen ser­
vice or who devotes his whole energy to the 
work, will say that  the  life is  a hard  one. 
The young man to whom  the  excitement is 
a pleasant novelty, the travel and  attendant 
amusements good sports, laughs at the story 
at first, but not after a couple of years.  The 
constant strain, irregular hours  and  habits, 
the frequent temptations to  imbibe, quickly 
combine to tear down the  strongest  system. 
The last item is a large one.  “Unless a trav­
eling  man is  very  careful,” says a veteran 
in his line,  “he is apt to turn out a drunkard 
before he knows it.”  The  drummer’s outfit 
is his baggage and cheek.  Though  the for­
mer is the more apt to overrun the prescrib­
ed limit, some men  have  an  “excess”  of 
both.  But time and the railroads  have both 
aided to work reforms.  The 
traveler  may 
have sample  trunks, as many as he pleases, 
but no trunk weighing over 250 pounds, and 
no more than that amount, riding  with him 
on his ticket, all extra costing so  much  per 
100 pounds.  The enforcement of  this  rule 
often leads drummers on  a  journey to look 
about for unencumbered  companions  bound 
for the same destination, one  man in  town 
having quite a reputation  for  working  off 
some of his  “excess  baggage”  by  getting 
friends of this sort to get it checked for him. 
A $25 trpnk will last  about  three  seasons, 
being repaired  once a  year.  The  baggage­
man, when unobserved, can  find  no  treat­
ment too savage for these  ponderous affairs.
For the travelers themselves  they  prefer 
chic to cheek, and would be termed self-con­
fident rather than  “g a i l y b u t ,  whatever it 
be, no drummer  with  any  other  manner, 
could sell as much; and  the  compound  of 
bonhomie, shrewdness, knowledge of human 
nature and acquaintance  with  the  world, 
his customers, and particular lines of  goods 
wins the day.  Sam’l of Posen has it all con­
densed, in a degree exaggerated, to the point 
of burlesque; and the  beginner  at the busi­
ness is apt to assume the  commercial  man­
ner to an extreme to conceal  his  greenness, 
but in the trained  man it is pleasantly, mel­
lowed and indispensable.  Some men  never 
get this faculty  completely; and, perhaps, a 
drummer is “born,  not  made.”  Meeting a 
new customer,  he must  be  able  to get his 
size in a flash.  To sell him it may be neces­
sary to joke, wheedle or bully.  A good story 
may catch a man at once, or  strike  him  so 
unfavorably that he cannot be worked at all. 
And only by aid of a keen eye and mind will 
the traveler meet  with  success.  But,  once 
acquainted with  the  customers’  ways  and 
stock, the drummer  is  always  sure  of  his 
ground in the future.  He will  be careful in 
selling so as to sell again.  He  will  not  he 
niggardly in “doing the right  thing,” or an­
noying.  “A  good  drummer,”  says a keen 
old commercial man, “is a partner in a house 
in all but  possession of  an interest.”  The 
drummer’s business is to know all about the 
house’s customers.  The  better  he does this 
the better able he is to sell  his  goods, both 
profitably and safely. 
If he knows  “where 
his head is  level,”  he  stays  with  a  good 
house when he gets with one.  The man who 
is continually dodging from  one  firm to an­
other hardly ever does well, either  for him­
self or his employers.  He  must be  posted 
thoroughly on the goods  and  prices of  his 
competitors, for it is comparison  in a major­
ity of cases that m ^ es the sale.  The  com­
mercial traveler is a good talker.  To get in-

traveler 

to the graces of his  customers,  he  finds the 
news of the day  a  help,  and  he  devours 
newspapers. 
In the last  campaign  no  one 
man was more prolific  in  speculations, bets, 
or so full of alleged  political  news  as the 
drummer.  The train that he was on  never 
escaped the taking  of  a “straw” vote.  The 
commercial 
rarely  accumulates 
money.  The evenings of  his  inevitable ho­
tel life offer nothing to occupy him.  His de­
votion to the  rink is  a  favorite  theme  of 
newspaper  witlings;  billiards, the  theater, 
and kindred kill-times knock wide  holes in 
his otherwise  large  salary. 
It is concéded 
that with $1,500 on the road a man  saves no 
more, at least, than one  with -$1,000 staying 
at home, the persons having the same tastes. 
But if the drummer is a  costly  luxury  for 
his own  pocket,  so  are  the  expenses  he 
charges to his  employer, for  they  average 
from $4 to $12 a  day.  Railroad  fares  and 
bills at good hotels run  up to a high  figure 
in a short time, and the  traveling  man  al­
ways knows what hotel to  patronize.  When 
he does come to a hotel, it is a  short-sighted 
proprietor who does not treat him well.  The 
trade that hotels get from  commercial trav­
elers is a large element in, if not  the  main­
stay of the business, of  a  majority  of  the 
“transient”  houses  of  the  country.  The 
journeys of  the  commercial  traveler,  pat­
terned in the beginning  after  our  English 
cousins, have  during  the  last  few  years 
brought about the practice of “dating ahead,” 
just as across the  water.  The  wholesaler’s 
mart instead of starting  out  with a stock of 
manufactured goods to sell,  now  goes  out, 
and conferring with the jobbers  by samples, 
collects the orders  so fully that his employ­
er, starting up, makes goods already bargain­
ed for.  The jobbers confer in the same way 
with retailers, and the stock  that  formerly 
reached the retailers in  early  May, for  in­
stance, now gets to them in March.

Between rival salesmen in the same lines, 
there is often great  rivalry, but  not  often 
hard feeling.  A drummer  who  learns the 
address of a rival firm’s customers by study­
ing boxes on freight trucks is cute ; the man 
who would  slander a rival is “stepped on.” 
The drummer who reaches a town  and finds 
the ground has been so well worked up that 
he can sell nothing  this  time,  if he  knows 
his business, prepares the soil  for  his next 
trip, if he doesn’t sell a dollar’s worth.

A  M e rc h a n t’s  E x p lo it.

In ascertain  store ih a  neighboring  city, 
the other day, one of the proprietors who, of 
late, has not been selling  so  much molasses 
as he has real estate or dealing so extensive­
ly in cheese as he has bank  checks, thought 
he would sell something.  He found a coun­
try trader who wanted to buy  cream of tar­
tar.  He sold him  easily.  He sold  him so 
easily that it ma<je him laugh and  rub him­
self to think that the old days when he could 
sell the eye teeth off from the  best  man in 
the county were not gone forever.  He  sold 
him a whole box and then said he  had  just 
as lief charge it as not.  He then  went over 
and treated the trader to  a  cigar  and  took 
one himself. 
It seemed like the old days be­
fore he was married when he  used 
to  take 
pride in such things.  The  next  day  there 
was a consultation over the books just as he 
was entering the store.  “Who ,  in  blank,” 
roared his partner, “has been  such  a blank­
ed fool as to sell cream tartar for eight cents. 
I’d like to see  him.  He’s  a  daisy  to  sell 
goods, he is.  He ought to  be  put  in  .full 
charge of  the New  Orleans  Exposition  so 
that he could make it pay. He ought to open 
an ice cream saloon in Sabatis !  Who did it?” 
The guilty party stood forth and, as he bow­
ed to  the  inevitable,  remarked :  “I’ll  be 
hanged if I ain’t a daisy, but honest I forgot 
and thought it was salaratus that was worth 
the most money and he never stopped to tell 
me the difference.”

E x c e lle n t I n te re s t R u les.
The answer in each case being 

in  cents, 
separate the two right-hand figures of answer 
to express in dollars and cents.

Four per cent.—Multiply the  principal by 
the number of days to  run.  Separate right- 
hand figure from the product, and  divide by 
nine.

Five per cent.—Multiply by  the  number 

of days and divide by seventy-two.

Six  per  cent.—Multiply  by  number  of 
days, separate right hand figure, and  divide 
by  six.

Eight per cent.—Multiply  by  the number 

of days, and divide^by forty-five.

Nine per cent.—Multiply  by  number  of 
days, separate right hand figure  and  divide 
by four.

Ten per  cent.—Multiply  by  number  of 

days and divide by thirty-five.

Twelve per cent.—Multiply by number  of 
days, separate right-hand  figure, and  divide 
by three.

To find the time in which a sum of money 
will double itself at a certain  rate of  inter­
est, divide seventy-two by the  rate of inter­
est, and the result  will  be  the  number  of 
years.  For example, at four per  cent, mon­
ey will double in eighteen  years;  at  eight 
per cent, it doubles in nine years.  The rule 
is correct to within a fraction of a  year  for 
all rates from three per cent, upward.

Geo. W. Oliver succeeds Oliver &  Wilcox 
in the manufacture of  broom  handles  and 
chair rounds at Leroy.

!  T he  M ak in g   o f Stove  P a tte rn s  an d   T h e ir 

T he  Je w ish   M e rc h a n t.

The phraseology of the above heading may j 
be considered by literary esthetes as slightly 
tautological,  since almost  every  Jew in the 
land is a merchant.  The terms are  not quite 
interchangeable, however, for  although  we 
may say that every Jew  is  a  merchant, yet 
every merchant is not a  Jew.  The  Jewish 
merchant is found in all countries and among 
all nations. 
In all these he is a  loyal  sub­
ject or citizen, but still a Jew.  His  fidelity 
to Iiis faith, liis country and his  trade is his 
distinguishing 
characteristic.  He  never 
swerves from  his, religion,  lie  never  rebels 
against his government,  never  changes  his 
calling.  He  may  be  persecuted, outraged, 
expatriated, but in  modern  times, at  least, 
he cherishes no schemes  of  revenge.  The 
old Mosaic lex talionis is, with  him, a dead 
letter.  He flees from persecution and seeks 
a place where he can  pursue his  legitimate 
avocation in peace. 
If his rights  are invad­
ed he appeals to the  constituted  authorities 
for redress, and this only  when  his own in­
dividual resources  have  proved  unavailing. 
He enters into no  political  combinations  or 
intrigues to accomplish his ends.  Wliat can­
not be done by the exercise of  his own men­
tal faculties, the power of his money and his 
personal influence to defend  Ills  rights  and 
protect  his  interests, he  wisely  concludes 
to 
to  suffer 
wrong rather  than to incur  violence.  As 
a sagacious merchant lie loves peace.  Peace 
with him is pence.  To acquire pence is with 
the Jew the ruling passion.  This is written, 
not in reproach to the Jewish merchant, but, 
in all seriousness, it is  set down to his cred­
it.  Every merchant, Jew or gentile, should 
endeavor to succeed.  The Jew does  so  en­
deavor.  He is known the world over as the 
most persistent pursuer of money that exists 
among men.  How to get  it  and  keep it is 
his constant study.  His  energy in  trade is 
tireless, and his intelligence  is  equal to his 
energy.  He is acquainted with  all  classes 
of merchandise, and knows the  intrinsic  as 
well as the market value of  everything. 
In 
a word, the Jew is traditionally and  histori­
cally the best merchant in the world.

leave  undone,  preferring 

The  Jewish  merchant  never  “splurges” 
nor exhibits extravagance.  He is not a prod­
igal.  When he  acquires  wealtli  he  takes 
solid comfort.  His  only’ ostentation is seen 
in his fondness for rich apparel  and the dis­
play of diamonds.  But the diamonds  with 
which he adorns liis wife and  daughters are 
intrinsic and a part of  liis  assets, a part of 
his solid wealth.  The  money  they  cost is 
merely  one  of  his  shrewd  investments. 
They are securities which  may  he  realized 
on at any moment.

The  Jewish  merchant  sometimes  fails. 
So do all other merchants.  When  the Jew 
fails lie is often accused of  dishonestly fail­
ing.  Sometimes this charge is true, but it is 
also true of other classes of  merchants who 
fail.  It is difficult for the candid mind to de­
cide that the Jewish merchant is less honest 
when  disaster  overtakes  him  in  business 
than gentile merchants under similar circum­
stances.  This much, however, may be truth­
fully said, that when a Jew fails he does not 
“lay down” dead, past all hope  of  resurrec­
tion, but in obedience to the  instinct of self 
preservation, which  is  creditable  alike  to 
men and animals, he “pitches in” and  strug­
gles with all his might to save  what  he can 
from the wreck and the ruin of his fortunes. 
This may be a peculiar trait  in the Jew, but 
so long as he acts within the bounds  of  law 
he can hardly be blamed for it.

A   D istin c tio n  W ith o u t a  D ifference.
“You can tell the  people  if  you  want  to 
fill up your paper, that I am going to start a 
shop.here to manufacture and repair wagons 
and carriages,” said a fellow to a newspaper 
publisher.  “Would  you  like  to  have it a 
standing  advertisement?”  said  the  editor. 
“Oh, I only want an item,” was the response. 
“Would you like to subscribe for the paper?” 
“Well, no, I’m taking more than I can  read 
now. 
I may take yours when some of them 
jun out.”  The next day the editor  wanted 
two new spokes put in his buggy wheel and 
the dashboard fixed up, and he went  to  the 
shop beeper and said:  “You can fix up this 
buggy if you want to keep busy.”  The shop­
keeper looked it over and said:  “The spokes 
will cost fifty cents each and the dash a dol­
lar, making two dollars for the necessary re­
pairs.”  “But,” said the scribe,  “I don’t care 
to pay anything for it; I thought  you  might 
want  a  job to  fill  up  your  time—just  an 
item you know.”  But the  shopkeeper  was 
indignant, and  said,  with a  curve  of  the 
spine:  “Do you think I am a fool  to  work 
for nothing?  D’ye  think I can  buy  iron, 
wood and coal, rent a shop and  keep  tools, 
and do work  for  nothing?”  “Oh,  excuse 
me,” said the publisher, “but I  own a print­
ing office, type  and  furniture,  which  cost 
hundreds of dollars. 
I have to  buy  paper, 
ink, etc., and pay cash  for  hired  help, coal 
and all such  necessaries. 
I  have a  circula­
tion or  more  than  two  thousand  copies, 
which cost me many dollars to issue and only 
yesterday you had the mule cheek and audac­
ity to ask that I tell those 2,300 families, for 
nothing that you were  in business, ready to 
receive custom.”

Quite a business is growing out of treating 
old fruit cans, etc., with chemicals to remove 
the tin, which has a good demand among the 
dye houses. 

*

Cost.

From  the Stove and Hardw are R eporter.

Probably very  few  of  our  readers  know 
what the cost of getting  out a  new  pattern 
of stove is.  They  are  largely  dealers, and 
have been accustomed  to  buy  new  styles 
from year to year, at  about  the  same  price 
from one founder  as  another, and therefore 
have never bethought themselves  in  any in­
stance,  “What did that  stove  cost  the  man­
ufacturer?”  When pig iron goes up or down 
the  retail  dealer  generally  expects  stoves 
to  do  likewise,  but  really  the  pig  iron 
is one of the  unimportant 
items  in a stove, 
even after all patterns  are  paid for.  Take, 
for instance, a No. 8 wood  cook-stove, plain 
square top, having  a  reservoir  and  closet, 
with oven bottom  plate  18x20  inches, and 
which weighs about 275 to 365 pounds.  The 
cost of this stove to  the  founder is about as 
follows, counting the  time  of  skilled  me­
chanics at $3.50 per day, which  is  low  for 
first-class workmen:  First, the design must 
be made and laid out in exact measurements 
upon the draughtman’s board, and the shape 
and size of every piece in the stove  indicat­
ed, so that any  workman  may work  from 
the drawing.  This must be done  by exper­
ienced men, who receive  from $1,500 to $1,- 
800 per year salary.  The  next  step is  for 
the workmen to put  the drawing  into  wood 
patterns.  This requires the very best quali­
ty of pine lumber thoroughly seasoned.  Ev­
ery piece must be fitted exactly into its place 
and the entire stove set up in wood as it will 
afterwards appear in iron.  Each piece must 
be what is called “follow-boarded,” in order 
to stand “ramming” in the sand  to  get  the 
iron patterns.  This work  is  done  only by 
the best  workmen  and is a very  expensive 
part.  Next, the iron  patterns  must  all be • 
filed, scraped and polished until  not  an un­
even and rough spot can be  found.  By look­
ing at some of the  odd  shaped  pieces  in a 
stove one can readily see  how  difficult it is 
to get tools into  all  the  corners, and  then 
these iron patterns must have a set  of  “fol­
low boards”for each piece. The iron patterns 
must also be treated  with  a  preparation of 
wax to prevent  rusting, and  three  sets  of 
flasks at least  should be made  for  all  the 
plates, although two or  more  small  pieces 
are sometimes cast in  one  fiask.  A flask is 
a box containing the sand which  torms  the 
mold, and consists of several parts.

From all  this  it  results  that  there  is a 
grand total of some  $1,100  expense  before 
the first stove of a  single size can  be made 
for sale, and in this estimate, too, no account 
is taken of the fact that  the  iron  patterns 
may not fit at a  first  trial.  Often  changes 
have to be made, and  it  is  not  found  too 
much to reckon  5  per  cent, additional  ex­
pense for contingencies.  Now the manufac­
turer, in addition to the cost  of the pig iron, 
nickel, mica, moulding and mounting of  the 
stove, must have a  profit  upon  the  cost of 
the stove pattern.  Stove  patterns  are  but 
short-lived  and  constantly  need  repairs. 
Changes and improvements  are  yearly de­
manded by the trade,  and these  but  add ex­
pense to the original cost.

What we have given is  but  a  crude  de­
scription of the preliminary work  of  stove­
making, but it will answer  the  purpose for 
which it was designed,  viz., to  account in a 
measure for what often appears to  the deal­
er and the consumer as a liigh price for a few 
hundred weight of cast iron.

S tarch  in   C onfectionery.

perienced starch  w orker.”

“ W anted—Confectioner;  a  thoroughly  ex­
The above advertisement,  which appeared 
in a newspaper recently, was shown by a re­
porter to a prominent confectioner.

“How do you account for  the  appearance 

of that?” was asked.

“1 might ask in return how is it  that  cer­
tain confectioners  can  sell  ‘strictly  pure’ 
candies for ten cents a pound when  the  su­
gar costs them more than six?”

“Then  starch is used as  an  adulterating 

ingredient?”

“Yes, with many  other  like  substances. 
Cornstarch is used to some  extent, but com­
mon potato starcli is very  extensively used. 
Lots of this cheap candy that you see around 
owes its low price to the great percentage of 
starcli and other foreign substances which it 
contains. 
Is it poisonous?  Well, I can’t say 
that it is; but if there was no  other  kind of 
candy to be had I should  certainly go with­
out.”

Minneapolis has a manufactory  of  paper 
barrels just getting  under  way  with  some 
novel machinery.  A number of citizens are 
interested in the project  and  some  of  its 
most sanguine promoters claim  that  paper 
barrels will soon be substituted for  wooden 
ones in many of the  leading  flour  mills in 
this country.

The Anglo-Russian  Meat  Co.  has  been 
started in London  to  compete  with  Ameri­
cans and Australians in furnishing  England 
with meat.  The abbatoirs of this  new  con­
cern are located in the center  of  Liban, and 
the company calculate  to  sell  in  England 
alone $3,000,000 worth of meat every year.

A  Hartford man, by saving ten  cents  ev­
ery day, inst ead  of using it to  buy tobacco 
has paid off the $600 mortgage on his house. 
When they read this, a great number of per­
sons with the tobacco habit will  go  and get 
their houses mortgaged.

GRAND RAPIDS 
MICH.
P E T E R   D O H A  XT,

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Attorney-at-Law,

Pierce Block, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 

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

M E R C A N T IL E   COLLECTIO N S.

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 

H O C K   C A 2 T D 7 .

U nquestionably th e b est in  th e  m arket.  As 
clear as crystal and as tra n sp a re n t as diam ond. 
T ry a box.
J o lin  C aulfield.,
Sole A gent fo r G rand Rapids.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 K en t Street.

A. K. ALLEN, Proprietor.

WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

tended to.

Orders by Mail and Express  promptly  at­

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

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J E W E L E R ,

44  CA N A L  S TR EE T,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICHIGAN.

or  Country.  Also

Special A ttention given  to   Collections in  City 

FIRE, LIFE & ACCIDENT

I n s u r a n c e ,

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

Total A ssets represented, $3,516,808. 

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

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-  Grand Rapids
16 H ousem an Block 

General  Collectors,

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AWNINGS,  TENTS,

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Oiled  Clothing,  Ducks,  Stripes,  Etc. 

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WATERTOWN  HAMMOCK  SUPPORT. 

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SHRIVER, WEATHERLY & CO.,

G rand  Rapids, Mich., 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

IRON  PIPE,

Brass Goods,  Iron  and  Brass  Fittings, 

M antels,  Grates, Gas  Fixtures, 

Plumbers, Steam  Fitters,
—A nd  M anufacturers  o f—

Galvanized  Iron  Cornice.

JA M ES  C. A V E R Y . 

James C. Avery & Co

G EO . E .  H U B B A R D .

Grand  H aven,  Mich.

M anufacturers of th e  follow ing  brands  of  Ci­
Great  Scott,  Demolai  No.  5, 

gars;

Eldorado,  Doncella, 

Avery’s Choice,

Etc.,  Etc.

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

Manufactured  Tobacco.

THE  BEST

MANUFACTURED.

M ILW A UK EE.

EASY  WASHER
B.J.JoM son&Co
r e t a il e r s !
L A V IN E

If you are selling goods to make 

a profit,  sell

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

M M  ftm ital Go.
HAWKINS & PERRY

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STATE  AGENTS,

MICHIGAN.

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

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FOR  MAHOGANY!
HENRY  OTIS,
IM PORTER, 
N E W   O R LEA N S
V a n ’s  M agic  Oil,

ADDRESS

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F o r   S a le  by F. B rundage  &  Co.,  M uskegon; 
H azeltine,  P erkins  &  Co.,  G rand  Rapids;  H. 
W alsh & Son, H olland.  M anufactured  by 
N.  G.  V A N U E R L IN D E ,  M uskegon.

a. ROYS i  GO

N o. 4  Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.

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

K E IE   JOKES  &  CO..

M anufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 
Flavoring Extracts, 
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

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“Red Bark Bitters”

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78  W est  B ridge  Street,

•B A U D   RAPIDS, 

MICHIGAN.

A JO U R N A L DEVO TED TO TH E

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

Term s $1 a y ear in advance, postage paid. 
A dvertising rates m ade know n on application.

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

P resident—L ester J. Rindge.
V ice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
T reasurer—Wm. Sears.
E xecutive  Com m ittee—P resident,  V ice-Pres­
ident and T reasurer, ex-officio; O. A. Ball, one 
y#ar;  L. E. H aw kins and R. D. Sw artout, two
A rbitration  Com m ittee—I.  M.  Clark,  Ben  W. 
T ransportation  Com m ittee—Sam uel  Sears, 
In surance Committe—Jo h n  G. Shields, A rth u r 
M anufacturing  Comm ittee—Wm.  C artw right, 
A nnual M eeting—Second  W ednesday evening 
Regular,  M eetings—Second  W ednesday  even­

P utnam , Joseph H ousem an.
Geo. SC* D un ton, Amos. S. M usselman.
Meigs, Wm. T. Lam oreaux.
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings.  •
of O ctober. 
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ing o r  each m outh.

POST  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

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President—Wm. Logie.
F irst V ice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second  V ice-President—Stephen A.  Sears.
Secretary and T reasurer—L. W. A tkins.
Executive  Committee—P resident  and  Secre­
tary ,  ex  officio',  Chas.  S.  Robinson,  Jas.  N. 
B radford and W. G. H aw kins.
E lection Com m ittee—Geo.  H.  Seym our,  Wal­
lace  Franklin,  W.  H.  Downs,  Wm.  B.  Ed­
m unds and D. S. H augh.
Room  Com m ittee—Stephen  A.  Sears,  Wm. 
Boughton, W. H. Jennings.
Regular  M eetings—L ast  Saturday  evem ng  m  
each'fnbnth. 
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N ext  M eeting—Saturday  evem ng,  A pril 25, 
a t “The Tradesm an” office.
The late Comptroller of the  Currency is a 
strenuous advocate of  savings banks, and in 
the course of a recent address on the subject 
declared that it is  the  prevailing  judgment 
of the country that savings  banks should be 
mutual institutions, the depositors  receiving 
the net profits  of  the  corporation;  that the 
business affairs of  such  corporations should 
be  managed  by  a  board  of trustees;  that 
there should be a limit on  amounts received 
on deposit;  that the line of investments per­
missible  should  be  mortgages  on unincum­
bered  real  estate  and  stocks  and  bonds of 
such  a  character  as  shall  be  at  all  times 
quotable and salable  for  immediate  needs; 
that the dealing in personal securities should 
be strictly prohibited;  finally,  that the  rate 
of  dividends  should  be  subordinate  to the 
accumulation of a sound and  atnple  surplus 
fund.  He  also  held  that  the  law of every 
state should provide only for  savings  banks 
on the mutual plan, such only being entitled 
to the  definition  that  they  are  “purely be­
nevolent apd quasl-eharitable institutions.”

P u r e l y   P e r s o n a l .

M. C. Russell  and  wife  spent  Sunday in 

Kalamazoo.

Fred B. Clark, of Clark, Jewell & Co., has 
retuined from the New Orleans  Exposition.
Dan Lynch is building  a  S3,000  cottage 
residence on  the corner of Wealthy  avenue 
and James street.

F. T. Blakeslee,  formerly  with  Ira  O. 
Groon, has re-engaged with  that  house, and 
will spehd most of the time on the road.

Edward B. Clapp,  of  the  produce firm of 
E. B. Clapp & Co., of Flint,  looked over the 
Grand Rapids  produce  houses  one day last 
week.

Parker  McAuley,  shipping 

clerk  for 
Eaton  &  Christenson, has recovered from a 
run  of  fever  and  resumed his place at the 
house.

B. F- Sweet, druggist at  Carson City, was 
in town one day last week on his way to Da­
kota on a hunting trip of about a month’s du­
ration.

Geo. H. Kelly has  secured  a  position  as 
traveling reporter for  R. G.  Dun  &  Co.’s 
Chicago office and is at  present  working  at 
Aurora, 111.

Henry  and  Charles  Herpolsheimer, for­
merly of the firm of  Voigt,  Herpolsheimer 
& Co., but now engaged in trade at Lincoln, 
Neb., were in town a  couple  of  days  last 
week.

Julius Bader,  for several years past travel­
ing representative  for  B. Dessenberg & Co., 
of Kalamazoo, will engage in the  wholesale 
cigar, tobacco, tea and liquor business at that 
place about May 1, under  the  firm  name of 
Julius Bader & Co.  The  old  house  stands 
behind the new concern.

Ben. W. Putnam, of  Putnam  &  Brooks, 
has gone to Philadelphia to attend the annu­
al meeting of the United States  Confection­
ers’ Association, of  the  firm  is a member. 
Mr. Putnam will proceed to  New York and 
Boston after the convention, spending about 
two weeks in the East altogether.

F u r n i t u r e   F a c t s .

Geo. L. Worthington, formerly engaged in 
trade at Six Lakes, has engaged in the furni- 
ure business at Brooklyn.

Geo. A. Young  &  Co.  succeed  Kirtfy  & 
Hubell in  the  retail  furniture  business  at 
Manistee.

C. S. Remington,  salesman  for  Nelson, 
Matter & Co., is home from the New Orleans 
Exposition.

M. L. Fitch,  with  Nelson, Matter  & Co., 
has gone East on an extended  tour  among 
the patrons of that house.

John W. Bell, Eastern traveling salesman 
for the Phoenix Furniture Co., has gone East 
again, after  tarrying a fortnight  with 
the 
house.

Geo. W. Gay, of the  Berkey &  Gay Fur­
niture Co., and D. W.  Kendall, designer for 
that house, have gone to S t Paul to arrange 
for special designs for the new  Ryan House 
at that place.

Hides and tallow are weaker, with  slight­

ly lower prices in prospect.

AM ONG T H E  T R A D E .

1ST  THE  CITY.

John  Dingman  has  engaged in the  gro­
cery business  at  Otia.  Fox,  Musselman & 
Loveridge furnished the stock.

Jas. S. Cowin has sold his  drug  stock at 
210 East Bridge street to Dr. Daniel Winter, 
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who will continue the business. 
The  Priestley  Express  Wagon Co., men­
tion of which was made last week, has late­
ly received several new accessions to the list 
of  stockholders  and  now  expects  to begin 
operations by May 1.

W. A. Williams, the Alba  general dealer, 
will put in a saw  mill  at  Simonds’  Siding, 
about  three  miles  north  of Alba, where he 
owns a tract  of  hardwood  timber.  He  ex­
pects to begin operations about June 1.  The 
outfit  was  furnished  by  Hester & Fox, of 
this city.

The  Prindle  drug stock is to be  removed 
from its old location, on the corner of  West 
Bridge  and  North  Front  streets,  to  three 
doors  to  the  west.  C.  E.  Kellogg,  who 
leased the store when he thought  of  buying 
the stock some time ago, states that he  will 
occupy it with the drug stock now owned by 
himself and partner at Fon du Lac, Wis.

Jas. S. Cowin and  Oscar  C.  Warren, who 
have formed a copartnership  to  engage  in 
the manufacture of extracts, baking powders 
and perfumes, either  at Omaha or  Des Mo­
ines,  leave  shortly  for  Des  Moines,  from 
which place they will  proceed  to  Omaha. 
They expect to be able to decide upon a per­
manent location by May 1, and  go  on  the 
market with a  full  line  of  manufactured 
goods by Sept. 1.

Major  A.  B.  Watson  and  Geo. N. Davis 
have purchased a  twenty-acre  tract of  land 
about one mile south of Childs’  mill,  which 
contains one of the finest beds  of  clay to be 
found  anywhere.  An  engine  has  been 
placed  on  the  ground,  and  the  necessary 
buildings  are  now  in  process  of  erection. 
Messrs.  Watson  and  Davis  will organize  a 
stock  company,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$10,000, for the purpose  of  prosecuting  the 
operations, 
taking  one-half  of  the  stock 
themselves.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Lee Deuel has put in a feed  mill at Brad­

ley.

at Shelbyville.

line of dry goods.

C. W, Wheeler has retired  from  business 

Clem. Flynn, grocer at  Byers,  will  add a 

F. S. Clement succeeds McCoy &  Clement 

in general trade at Colon.

A. Landon succeeds A. Alpern in the har­

ness business at Elk Rapids. 

S. Cooper, general dealer at Parmelee, has 

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moved his stockt o Codyville.

H. J. Burns  succeeds  John  Burns in the 

harness business at St. Louis.

H. A. Colvin  succeeds  Beals & Colvin in 

the grocery business at Adrian.

E. White & Co. have  engaged  in  the gro­

cery business at Grand Haven.

W. A. Williams succeeds W. A. Williams 

& Co. in general trade at Alba.

Chas. A. Bortt succeeds  W. A. DeHart in 

general trade at Canada Corners.

B. J. Downing succeeds  Ira Freeze, in the 

hardware business at St. Charles.

C. V. Hinman succeeds  J. W. Ross & Co. 

in the drug business at Portland.

J. D. Champion will engage in the grocery 

and provision business at Mecosta.

E. T. Hughes & Co., shoe  manufacturers 

at Flint, are going out of business.

C. H. Atwater  succeeds  C. H. Atwater & 

Co. in the drug business at Lapeer.

L. H. Sickles  succeeds  E.  D. Russell  in 

the grocery business at Petersburg.

J. Johnson & Co.,  dry  goods  dealers  at 

Manistee and Vassar, have assigned.

Thomas Armstrong succeeds  C. F. Tubali 

in the hardware business at Allegan.

Wm. Van Antwerp succeeds M. A. Abbott 

in the harness business at  Cassopolis.

Ed. P. Lowe will engage in the confection­

ery and tobacco business at Reed City.

Allen & Cruise, general  dealers  at  Clark- 

ston and Davidsburgh, have assigned.

J. C. Weismiller succeeds W. W. Finch & 

Co. in the music business at Hancock.

Harwood Bros, succeed F. M. Harwood in 

the hardware business at Constantine.

Monroe &  Neenan,  milleis  at  Edgerton, 

have dissolved, David Monroe succeeding.

Hare Bros,  succeed  Alfred  Hare  in  the 
agricultural implement business at Bellevue.
Fessenden & Yarkey,  of  Wayland,  have 
engaged in the meat business at Shelbyville.
John  Kleckner  succeeds  Thompson  & 
Kleekner in  the  grocery business at School­
craft.

J. A. Kangler  and  Kangler & Son,  boot 
and shoe dealers  at  White Pigeon, are clos­
ing out.

Mrs. Toulouse  succeeds  Mrs. H. G. Hem- 
in  the  confectionery  business  at 

mings 
Charlevoix.

Geo. W. Masson has  sold  his  meat  busi­
ness at Plainwell to Jerome Parks and Nate 
Masson.

F. W. Higby, dry  goods  dealer  at  Char­
lotte, has assigned to J. Q. Thomas  and M. 
S.  Phillips.

C. Marion & Co. have resumed  operations 
at their saw mill and re-opened their general 
store at Dash.

Geo. B. Kellogg, clothing  dealer at  Alle­
gan, is offering to compromise on  the  basis 
of 40 per cent. 

T. W. Preston has sold his  grocery  stock 
at Lowell to Mr. McWilliams, formerly with 
John Wingler.

Schroder & Harris, general dealers at Shel­
byville, have dissolved, Wm. F. Schroder re 
tiring.  D. D. Harris will continue the busi­
ness.

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F.  JP.  A D A M S   &  O O.’S

DIRK  AROMATIC

I Fine Cnt Chewing; Tobacco is ihe very best dark pods on the Market.

Eaton  &   C M s te m   Ails.,

G-rand. RapidLs, 

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At  M an u fa ctu rers^   P ric e s , 

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SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  O NLY„

HOUSE  &  STORE  SHADES  MADE  TO  ORDER.

68  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

N elson  Bros.  &  Co. *
O ysters IE  I 
and  Pish.  ’ 117  MONROE  ST.
BRAND RAPIDS M’FB CD.,

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

cm

McALPiN’S

PLUG  TOBACCO

Nichols  &  Higgins write  T h e   T r a d e s­
m a n  that their saw mill at Bell’s Siding has 
a capacity of about  12,000  per  day and will 
be run to its full capacity.  They have  now 
about 400,000 feet of pine  and  hardwood in 
the  yard,  and  are  adding  to that  amount j 
daily.
Albion Recorder:  While in many parts of 
the country manufacturers  are  complaining 
bitterly of dull times, all the establishments 
in Albion are crowded to their fullest capac­
ity.  The Gale works, the  Albion Manufac­
turing Co. and the Union Windmill Co. were 
never more pushed than now to  fill  orders, 
and the Albion Milling Co. is  less fortunate 
only because of the  impossibility of.  obtain­
ing the amount of  wheat  required  to keep 
the two large mills in continuous  operation.

STRAY  FACTS.

M. Y. Gundrum, the LeRoy  general  deal­

er, is shipping wood to this city.

A n  E lm ira d ealer  w rites  T h e   T r a d e s­
m a n  th a t th e  estab lish m en t of  coal  kiln s a t 
th a t place ren d ers th e   business outlook very 
m uch brighter.

A special committee  has  been  appointed 
by the Legislature for the  investigation  of 
the Manistee River  Improvement  Co., with 
power to send for persons and  papers.  The 
local journals promise lively times when the 
committee gets  fairly at  work,  though  on 
what ground is not stated.

A short time since, six pailful Is  of  water 
were taken from a well on  Jacob  Sleckert’s 
farm in Roscommon  county, from  which a 
tablespoonful of gold  dust  was  separated. 
And yet there is no gold excitement  in Ros­
common county.  Pine  overshadows  every­
thing.

B ig  R a p id s B its.

Lyman Lovejoy  has  gone  to  Trinidad, 
Colo., to look over the country, with  a view 
to locating there.

The tub and pail factory has  shipped for­
ty-seven carloads of tubs and pails  since op­
erations were begun last September.

The Grand-Girard grocery  stock  was bid 
in by Chas. B. Lovejoy in behalf of F. Fair- 
man, who has formed a partnership with his 
son George and will continue the business un 
der the firm name of Geo. Fairman  & Co.

Is  tlie  m ost  D elicious  Chew  on  th e 

Market.

SOLD  BY  ALL  JOBBERS

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

M AN UFACTURERS  o f

RICHMOND’S  LIVER  ELIXIR.

The  best  selling  liver  and  blood  m edicine  in 

th e  m arket,  50 cents.

Richm ond’s Cubeb Cream,
Richm ond’s A gue Cure,

R ichm ond’s  Cough Cure, 
Richm ond’s E asy P ills,

Dr. Richards’ H ealth Restorer.
R etailers,  please  order  of  y our  jobbers  in 
G rand Rapids, Chicago or D etroit,  t t  y our job­
ber does n o t handle o u r goods, we will fill your 
orders.  Pills and H ealth R estorer can be sent 
by m ail.  141 South D ivision St., G rand Rapids.

DUNHAM’S

JE R S E Y   C A TTLE.

MISCELLANEOUS.

A u ctio n  S ale  o f T h irty -fiv e  F in e  Cows an d  

H eifers.

Thirty-five head of choice,  pure-bred  Jer­
sey cows and heifers will be  sold  at  public 
auction  on  Wednesday,  April  15,  at  107 
Kent  street,  where  the  cattle  can  now be 
seen.  There is ample room  in-doors for the 
sale and there will be  no  postponement  on 
account of weather.

ORDER  A   SAM PLE  BUTT  OF

Mc ALPIN’S

3 PXjTXC3r.

A   R IC H   N U TTY  CHEW .

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G R A N D   R A P ID S.

Parties having potatoes in car load lots 

can  find  a  quick sale for them  

by w riting us.

71  C a n a l St.,

I. H. DAVIS  &

GRAND  RAPIDS.

p aten t ice-box.  As good as new.  Address, 

A dvertisem ents  o f 25 words o r  less  inserted 
in this colum n a t th e  rate o f 25 cents per week, 
each and every insertion.  One  cen t  fo r  each 1 
additional word.  Advance paym ent.
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FOR  SALE—T w o  pool tables and  a  Stevens  , 
C. Blom, Holland, Mich. 
F
iOR  SALE—Clean  stock  of  groceries  and 
crockery in good country tow n, surround-1 
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ed by  good farm ing country.  For particulars, 
address E., care T h e  T r a d esm a n. 
IT'OR  SALE—O ur  stock  of  drugs, boots  and 

shoes, drygoods, groceries and hardw are. 
Also  brick  store  building,  23x75,  w arehouse, 
dwelling,  stable,  good  well  and  cistern  and 
one  acre  of  land.  Will  sell the buildings  for 
$2,500 and the stock a t cost.  A.  Young & Sons, 
O range,M ich. 

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FOR  SALE—Complete  cheese-m aking  ap­

p aratus,  o f  approved  m ake  and in good 
order.  Will  sell  cheap,  on account of failing 
health, or will re n t sam e to be ru n  in  m y  own 
factory.  B. P. Dean, Cedar Springs, Mich.  8 itf
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ANTED—P a rtn e r (one posted in groceries 
preferred) to open a “K nights of Labor”
i v u i g u i o   O i   u a u u i
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store  in  G rand  Rapids.  Reliable  p arty   w ith 
i n   f l r o n r l   U a n i i l i i  
. . . u i
$2,000 cash o r th e  ow ner of a stock o f groceries 
can investigate by  addressing  K.  of  L„  care 
T h e   T r a d esm a n. 

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WANTED—A m an com petent as book-keep­

e r  o r  general  salesm an  (or  both)  who 
can loan on a security $1,500 to $2,500.  A good 
salary  and  a  perm anent  engagem ent aw aits 
the right party.  A ddress “ Reliable,” care T h e 
T r a d esm a n.” 

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near  Monroe. 

opposite  Sweet’s H otel. 

In q u ire  of  L.  S. Provin, 

Ij'OR  RENT—A desirable sto re  on  Canal  st., 
FOR  SALE—Whole  o r  half  in terest  in  the 

P rindle d rug stock, on the corner of West 
Bridge  and  F ro n t Streets.  Stock invoiced  a t 
$7,000 and can be bought at a discount,  as  the 
principal ow ner is dead.  Address, J. H. W alker, 
!  receiver, care Pow ers & W alker, G rand Rapids.

80

grocery o r general  store.  F our  y ears’ 
1  experience.  Good references.  A ddress  Care 
Box 276, Frem ont, Mich. 

WAMTED—Situation by a  young  m an  in  a 
FOR  SALE—Cheap  for  cash,  a   sm all  stock 
WANTED—A  situation  as  trav elin g   sales­

of  drugs  and  m edicines  in  suburbs  of 
G rand Rapids, Mich.  A pply to H. B. Fairchild, 
City. 

m an or clerk in a jobbing establishm ent. 
H ave  had  eight  years’  experience  in  retail 
trade, and can give good references..  Address, 
“M,” care “The  Tradesm an.” 

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HEELERS

A  Word  Why  Stocking 

Heel  Protectors 

Should Be 

Worn.
—

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A  p air  will  save' then- 
cost five tim es over.  Also 
prevents  slipping  of  the 
Root  or  Shoe a t the heel.

T rade supplied  by
G. K.  MAYHEW.
MONROE  ST.;  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

TH E   ONLY

Luminous  Bait

IN   TH E  WORLD.

P atented Feb. 13,  1883.  Re-issue  Aug.  28,  1883.

FISHING SURE CATCH  DAY  OR NIGHT.

HARD'  AND  SOFT  RUBBER  MINNOWS. 
No. 7, 70c_each;  No. 8, 80c each; No. 9,90eeach.
FLYING  HELGRAMITES.  No.  0,  80c  each; 
No. 1, 85c each;  No. 2, 90c each;  N o .3,  $1 each.
Samples of above B aits  sen t post paid on re­
ceipt  of price,  or any th ree fo r $2.
MALL.  GLASS  MINNOWS,  TRIPLE  HOOK 
FEATHERED, 60c each.
SOFT  RUBBER  FROGS,  TRIPLE  HOOK 
FEATHERED, 60c each.
SOFT  RUBBER  GRASSHOPPERS,  SINGLE 
HOOK, 60c-each.
SOFT  RUBBER  DOBSON,  SINGLE  HOOK, 
60c each.
DEXTER TROLLING  SPOON  AND  MINNOW 
Combined, Triple  Hook  Feathered, 60eeacli. 
AKRON  TROLLING  SPOON,  Triple  Hook 
F eathered, No. 1 ,50c  each;  No.  2,  55c  each; 
No. 3, 60c each;  No. 4, 65c  each.
Send fo r descriptive circulars andtestim om als. 
Liberal discount to the  Trade.

Enterprise  Its.  Co., Airón,  Olio.

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The Old Reliable

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g  ™   j Is  for  Sale  by  a ll  Grand  Rapids  Jobbers.
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SAM PLES  F U R N IS H E D   ON  APPLICATIO N.

S.  W.  Venable  &  Co.,  Petersburg,  Va.

The Rumsey & Morrell  grocery  stock  at 
Kalkaska has passed into the hands of E. P.
& Geo. Parker, who will  continue the  busi­
ness.

Hoyt  Bros.,  general  dealers  at  Munith, 
have dissolved, P. B.  Hoyt  succeeding,  C.
K.  Hoyt  will  engage 
in  trade  at  some 
other point.

Nashville  News:  L.  C.  Lewis, of Ver- 
montville, has bought an interest in  Wolff’s 
meat market, and hereafter the firm  will  be 
known as Wolff & Lewis.

Matt Bailey has sold his drug stock at  St. 
James to Manus  Boyle,  who  will  continue 
the business.  Mr. Bailey will engage in  the 
drug business on Mackinac Island.

C. J. Lokker has purchased the interest of 
Mr.Boven in the firm of Notier & Boven, gen- 
eral  dealers  at  Graafschapp,  and  the  firm 
name will hereafter be Notier & Lokker.

Allegan  Gazette:  The  Green  brothers, 
Charles and Frank, have  bought  the  D. S. 
Ward & Co. grocery  stock  and  taken  pos­
session.  They will at  once  enlarge it and 
will continue  business  where  Ward & Co. 
were.  The flour and feed store of  Green & 
Co. will be closed, but the firm will still han­
dle coal, lime, etc., at their  old  place  near 
the Lake  Shore depot.

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MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Saginaw mill men are making contracts to 

saw logs at $1.75 to  $2 a  thousand.

John Murry has put  in  12,000,000 feet  of 

logs at his camps near Roscommon.

Rock salt hifs been struck at a depth of 1,- 
610 feet at the  Wonsey  well, Marine  City.
It is stated that about 8,000 cords of wood 
are banked at Jacksonport  ready  for  ship­
ment.

A mill has been erected on the Shiawassee 
river, near Chesaning, and the river dammed 
to hold logs.

It is stated that  Rogers & Buck  will  re­
move their  shingle  mill  from  Laketon to 
North Muskegon.

It is stated that there are 400,000,000  feet 
of logs on  and  in  the  Menominee  river, 
ready to be run down to the  mills,

Cross & Dyer  started  up  their  mill  at 
Standisli last week with  10,000,000  feet  of 
logs on hand, 8,000,000  feet  of  which  are 
new.

McEwau Bros, & Co., with a capital stock 
of $90,000r have been  incorporated  at  Bay 
City to do a general lumber and  salt  manu­
facturing business.

The Island Mill Co., Menominee, has  tak­
en a coutract to saw 6,000,000 feet of lumber 
during the coming  sawing  season,  for  the 
Soper Lumber Co., of Chicago.

C. H. Plummer, of Jackson  will  put  in a 
saw mill  on the  Weidemann  branch  rail­
road, four miles south of  Jackson, to cut up 
a lot of hard wood timber  he  has in that lo­
cality.

The largest cedar camp on the Lake Mich­
igan shores is said to be that on  Drummond 
Island, conducted  by  Warren  Bailey  for 
himself and  Joseph  Smith.  About  80 men 
are employed.

John Caulfield won a signal victory in the 
Circuit  Court  last  week,  in a case growing 
out of the foreclosure of a chattel  mortgage 
on  thev general  stock  of  Mrs.  E.  C.  Gid- 
dings, of Sand Lake. 
It  appears  that Mrs. 
Giddings gave a first mortgage to John Caul­
field, and  a second one to  Chas. Root & Co., 
of Detroit.  The defendant, on behalf of the 
second mortgagees, seized the property, from 
whom  it  was  replevined  by  Mr. Caulfield. 
The plaintiff obtained  a  judgment  for  six 
cents and costs.

TH E  BEST  IN   T H E   W ORLD! 

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PRICE  50  CENTS.

  MEDICINE  CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

FARMING  TOOLS  OF  ALL  D ESCRIPTIONS!^

Dairy  Implements  a  Specialty.

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

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

Drugs & flftebicines
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F FIC E R S .

„

Rapids.

am azoo. 

P re sid en t-G eo . W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
F irst V ice-President—Geo. ^  McDonald,  K al­
Seeond V ice-President—B.  D.  N orthrup,  Lan- j
T hircfvice-President—F ra n k   W urzburg,  G r’d 
S ecretary—Jacob Jesson, M uskegon.
T reasurer—Wm. D upont, D etroit.
E xecutive  Committee—H.  J.  Brown,  A.  B. 
Stevens, Geo. G undrum , W. H. K eller,  F.  W. 
Fincher. 
N ext  place  of  m eeting—A t D etroit, Tuesday. 
October 13,188a.

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Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

O R G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9, 1884.

O F F IC E R S .

_

P resident—F ran k  J . W urzburg. 
V ice-President—Wm. L. W hite.
Secretary—F ra n k  H. Escott.
T reasu rer—H enry B. Fairchild.
B oard o f Censors—John Peck,  Chas.  P .  Bige­
low, Ja s. S. Cowin. 
Board  of  T rustees—The  P resident,  Wm.  H. 
V an Leeuw en, Isaac  W atts,  Wm.  E.  W hite, 
W m .L . W hite. 
_
Com m ittee on Pharm acy—H ugo Thum ,  M.  B.
Kimm, A. C. B au er.'  - 
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Com m ittee on Legislation—Isaac W atts,  O.  H.
Richm ond, Jas. S. Cowin. 
____
Com m ittee on T rade  M atters—H. B. Fairchild, 
Jo h n  Peck, Wm. H. V anLeeuw en.
R egular  M eetings—F irst  Thursday evening in 
each m onth.
A nnual  M eetings—F irst  T hursday evening in 
November.
N ext  M eeting—T hursday  ‘evening,  May  7, 
a t “The T radesm an” office.

_  

LO CA L  PH A R M A C ISTS.

R e g u la r  M o n th ly   M eetin g —T he  Q u estio n  

o f S u n d ay  C losing.

At the  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the 
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical  Society, held 
last Thursday  evening, the  following  phar­
macists were present:  President Wurzburg, 
Secretary  Escott,  Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  L. 
White, Wm. E. White,  Wm.  H. Van Leeu­
wen,  Theo.  Kemink, Chas.  'E.  Escott,  D. 
Kimm, L. M.  Herendeen, J.  E.  Hunter, D. 
B. Van Buren and W. M. Hunter.

Applications for membership were receiv­
ed from Wm. L. White and Adrian DeYoung 
and  referred to a  committee  consisting  of 
Messrs. Watts, Kimm and Van Leeuwen.

A committee consisting of Messrs. Locher, 
VanLeeuwen and  Chas.  E.  Escott reported 
favorably on the  following  applications for 
membership,  each  applicant  being  subse­
quently elected a  member  of  the  Society: 
Mills & Lacey, Albert F. Hazel tine, Eugene 
Klein, W. H. Knight, J. L Zerkle, Boschove 
& Sanford and D. B. Van Buren.

Mr. Watts, chairman of the Committee on 
Legislation, reported that he had lately seen 
Senator Curtiss in reference to the pharmacy 
bill, and that that gentleman  stated that the 
bill had been referred back to the committee 
for  amendment, in  which  shape  it  would 
probably pass.

Chas. E. Escott asked for an expression of 
opinion relative to  the  question of  Sunday 
closing, stating that he  had  observed in the 
drug papers a considerable  discussion  as to 
the advisability of certain  drug  stores keep­
ing  open  on certain Sundays, or all keeping 
open only during certain hours of  the  day.
Secretary Escott stated that the druggists’ 
association of Detroit  was  considering  the 
subject of closing all but  a  few  stores  on 
certain  Sundays,  “taking turns” at keeping 
open, and preventing any annoyance  on the 
part of the public by announcing in the daily 
papers each Sunday the names and locations 
of the stores which would be  open  on that 
day.

Mr. Watts declared  that  the  practice of 
keeping open on Sunday was due to force of 
habit, and that if it was  dispensed  with the 
public would soon accomodate  itself  to the 
change.

In reply to  an  inquiry,  Wm. E.  White 
stated that the drug stores  in  Canada  are 
compelled by law to keep open  from 8 to 11 
in the morning, from 2 to 4 in the  afternoon 
and from 8 to 9 in the evening. In the small­
er towns these hours are generally adhered to 
but in the larger  cities such a thing as Sun­
day closing is usually unknown.  Mr. White 
further stated that he was in Buffalo in 1878, 
when an attempt was made to close  all  the 
drug stores, which failed to succeed.

Mr. Van Leeuwen said that he  solved the 

question by not keeping open at all.

Chas. E. Escott stated that one of the larg­
est establishments in the East made it a rule 
to keep open on Sunday, but sold medicines 
only, and that the result had been amply sat­
isfactory, from the financial standpoint.

W. E. White thought the  proper  way for 
the Society to proceed in the  matter  was to 
lessen the hours for business, and establish a 
uniform  rule as to the  hours  during which 
the stores should be kept open.

D. Kimm stated that their store  was open 
from 9 till 12 in the morning and from 3 to 9 
in the afternoon and evening, and  that this 
arrangement had worked satisfactorily.

Messrs.  John  Peck,  Frank J. Wurzburg 
and H. B. Fairchild were appointed a special 
committee  to  solicit  the  applications  of 
druggists from the surrounding towns.

The meeting then adjourned.

T h e  D ru g   M a rk et.

Trade continues  good,  collections  ditto. 
Quinine is very much depressed, the  quota­
tions on best brands  of  German in  100 oz. 
tins being 80c; 50  oz.  tins  83c.  For  quota­
tions on small tins and vials, see  Price Cur­
rent in another column.  Gum opium is very 
weak and lower.  Other articles  are  about 
steady.

Rats have a great aversion to  the  odor of 
the chloride of lime, and, when  mixed with 
water and poured  into  the  holes  through 
which the rats pass they usually vacate their 
haunts.  This mixture is harmless, does not 
kill  the rats, but drives them  away—some­
times.

R E P R E S E N T A T IV E   EST A B L ISH M EN T.

T h e  W h o lesale  Drug:  H o u se  o f  H aze ltin e, 

P e rk in s  & Co.

Grand Rapips has  no inconsiderable num­
ber of jobbing  establishments  in which  she 
can, take a commendable degree of pride, but 
none serves to better  illustrate  the  wonder­
ful  growth  of  Grand  Rapids  as  a  jobbing 
center or has done more to give  this  market 
its present prestige, than Hazeltine, Perkins 
& Co.’s wholesale drug emporium.

The foundation of the  establishment  was 
laid in 1860, and in 1873  the  firm  name  be­
came Shepard & Hazeltine, at which time the 
scope of the business  was greatly enlarged. 
These gentlemen, by dint of shrewd manage­
ment and the employment  of  active and in­
telligent traveling  men,  soon  found  them­
selves at the head of  one  of the  largest and 
most popular establishments  of  the  kind in 
the West.  January 1, 1882, the  efforts  and 
usefulness of  two of their oldest employees, 
H. B. Fairchild and  J.  A. Crookston, in ad­
vancing thè interests of the  house, were rec­
ognized by their  being  admitted  to  partner- 
shipped, at which time  the  firm  name  was 
changed to Shepard, Hazeltine &  Co.  Four 
months later, Mr. Shepard  retired  from  the 
firm, to be succeeded by Capi. C. G. Perkins, 
of Henderson., Ky., when  the  style  of  the 
firm was  changed  to -Hazeltine, Perkins  & 
Co., the name it  still  bears.

With a view to determining the exact mag­
nitude of  the  establishment,  a  reporter of 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n  recently visted the house, 
and was shown through the entire  building, 
which is especially adapted for  the  purpose 
for which it is used.  The premises comprise 
a four-story brick structure on the  corner of 
Ottawa and Louis streets, covering  an  area 
of 42x104 feet, every department  being con­
veniently arranged for  the  large  and  var­
ied stock carried.

The basement  proper is given  up  to the 
storage and handling  of  heavy  goods, such 
as paints,  white  lead,  gum  camphor,  gum 
shellac, oil  meal,  etc.  The  special  brands 
of paint carried are the  “Pioneer  prepared” 
and “Swiss  Villa  mixed,”  the  superiority 
of which is everywhere conceded.  One cor­
ner is occupied by a  gas  engine, which  fur­
nishes motive power for  the  elevator, and a 
power  grinding  machine, 
through  which 
many of the drugs used  for  manufacturing 
purposes pass. 
In special vaults, so arrang­
ed as to offer the most resistance  to  fire, are 
stored linseed oil and  turpentine, varnishes, 
sulphuric acid and lubricating oils.

On the first  floor  is  the  office, elegantly 
and conveniently arranged.  One side to the 
rear is occupied with a full line of druggists’ 
sundries, comprising  the  leading  articles in 
that line from  the  principal  manufacturers 
of this and other  countries.  The  firm are 
heavy  importers  of  the  justly  celebrated 
Loonen  goods, comprising  hair, tooth  and 
nail brushes, combs, puffs  and  puff  boxes. 
These goods are imported direct from Paris, 
and give universal satisfaction. 
In  the line 
of paint brushes, full lines of both Whiting’s 
and Wolfe, Patton & Co.’s goods are carried. 
The sundry feature of the business has been 
given especial attention, and  the  result  is a 
large trade in those goods  in  most  of  the 
Western States.  The  patent  medicine de­
partment is replete with all the numerously- 
advertised and frequently-called-for  proprie­
tary remedies, which are  purchased in large 
quantities ; and the  liquor  department is on 
the  same  general  footing  as  the  other 
branches of the  business,  particular  atten­
tion being  given  to  Withers, Dade & Co.’s 
Henderson County  (Ky.)  whisky, which is 
made at a distillery  controlled by the  firm, 
and is equal  to  the  best  and  excelled by 
none.

On the second floor  all  orders  are packed 
ready for shipment and most  of  the  goods 
are received, unpacked and distributed to the 
departments to which they belong.  The con­
tents of this floor  are  systematically arrang­
ed on counters and shelves, the greatest care 
being necessary, in such  an  aggregation  of 
articles, to prevent mistakes and loss of time 
in filling orders.  Thus, the articles most us­
ed  are  placed  nearest  the  packers, while 
those seldom called for  are  arranged in the 
extremities of  the  room.  By  such  a well 
understood system and order of arrangement, 
all orders can be filled expeditiously and cor­
rectly.  Conspicuous  among  the features of 
this department is a complete line of  Parks, 
Davis & Co.’s fluid extracts, and  an  equally 
complete line of H., P. & Co.’s  own  manu­
facture, which compare  very favorably with 
| those first named, both  as  regards  the  size 
and shape of the  bottles  and  the attractive­
ness of the  labels.

The third floor  contains  a  large  assort­
ment of every description of druggists’ glass­
ware.  On this floor is also located an exten­
sive and  scientifically-arranged  laboratory, 
which is under the charge of Mr. Robert W. 
Hazeltine,  an  experienced  and  practical 
chemist.  On the occasion of the visit a large 
amount of goods was in process of manufac­
ture, including fluid and solid  extracts, elix­
irs,  solutions, 
tinctures,  syrups  and  fine 
pharmaceutical preparations.  The fluid  ex­
tracts are the standard of  strength  adopted 
by the United  States  Pharmacopoeia, being 
prepared from  the  choicest  material  by re­
percolation by the Squibb  process.  The en­
tire line of goods put on  the  market by this 
house is manufactured with  great  care, and 
faithfully represent the drugs  from  which 
they are made.

From the above cursory description of the 
various  departments  comprising  Messrs. 
Hazeltine, Perkins & Co.’s  establishment, it 
will be seen that the stock  embraces  every­
thing which can be properly looked  for in a 
house of this kind, containing, as it does, not 
less than 5,000  articles, aggregating  the en­
ormous total of  $100,000.  Aside  from  the 
amount of stock Carried, the  quality  of  the

goods is a prime consideration, as  many ar­
ticles of a leading  character in  their  trade 
are  manufactured  expressly  for  them,  and 
their instructions to their New York broker,' 
Mr. W. H. Raser, is to  buy  only  the  best 
goods the market affords.  The fact that they 
are thus particular in their purchases, invar­
iably secures to their  patrons  goods of un­
doubted  reliability.  So far  as  prices  are 
concerned, the firm  have  the  reputation of 
meeting fair quotations  from  any  market, 
and customers who buy of  other  houses  as 
well declare that  Hazeltine,  Perkins  &  Co. 
sell on closer margins than  any other  hotise 
iu the  business.

C ochineal  a n d   C arm in e.  *

Carmine is  a  modern  pigment. 

It  was 
first manufactured about  the  middle of the 
seventeenth century?  It comes from cochin­
eal.  Cochineal is made from the body of an 
insect, named by etomologists Coccus cacti. 
To cochineal is due  the  brilliant  red  dyes 
used in manufactures. 
Its  use  appears  to 
have originated in Mexico.  The  Spaniards, 
on conquering the country, found large fields 
of nopals—a cactus  on  which the  Coccus 
cacti feeds.  In these fields  of nopals, which 
have ever since been  designated  nopalries, 
the insects were  reared  and  tended.  They 
are small and fragile—the  male  resembling 
a gnat, with large wings  and long antennse, 
the female with no wings and  short  anten­
nae.  When hatched both sexes are a minute 
oval.  They feed greedily and  grow rapidly 
for five weeks, when the  male  appears as a 
fly, and the female, adhering to  the  plant, 
lays her eggs, covers  them  with  her  body, 
and dies, her shrunken frame forming a pent­
house for her brood.

For more than a century after the brillant 
dye had become known  and  valued  in Eu­
rope, Spain had the monopoly of the cochin­
eal market. 
In 1776 the French government 
resolved to introduce  the  insects  into  St. 
Domingo.  They dispatched Thierry de Men- 
onville on a  secret  expedition  to  Mexico, 
with instructions  to  procure  the  insects. 
From the jealousy of the  Spanish  authori­
ties, who would  have  imprisoned  him bad 
they discovered his object, he  was  induced 
to have  recourse  to  fraud.  Feigning  sick­
ness, he obtained leave to visit  the  baths of 
Magdalena,  on  his way  to  lay  Quaxica, 
where he knew that  the  cochineal  culture 
was carried on.  Arrived at a certain village, 
he saw a garden  planted  with  nopals, and 
feeling sure that  they  were  covered  with 
cochineal insects, he  questioned  the  Indian 
proprietor.  The man  told  him  they were 
for the cultivation of grana—that being the 
name that buyers, supposing cochineal to be 
a seed, gave  to  it  in the  market. 
(Hence 
“grain colors” stijl used by artists and house 
painters.)  The Frenchman asked to see the 
grana, and was  astonished  to find  that the 
insects, when put into  his  hand, instead of 
being red were white.  The idea occurred to 
him of crushing one upon  white  paper; and 
he no sooner did  so,  than the splendid color 
flowed forth.

The cultivation  of  cochineal  is now well 
understood.  Nopals are set about  two  feet 
apart  on  each  side  of  paths regularly laid 
out, and are so disposed as to receive the in­
fluence of the sun.  The  soil  must  be well 
kept,  and  all  insects  except  spiders  de­
stroyed.  These  are  encouraged  to  weave 
their webs  where  they  will.  They  do not 
molest the cochineal,  but prey only upon its 
enemies.  The less the plants  are  meddled 
with the  better  they  thrive.  Raised  from 
cuttings,  they  grow  luxuriantly, and in the 
second year are ready  to  receive  and  nour­
ish the insects.

What is called the sowing of  cochineal,  is 
simply  detaching  the  insects  from  the  old 
plants,  whose  juices  are exhausted, and at­
taching  them  to  the  plants  that are full of 
life.  The cochineals are scraped into a cane- 
fibre  bag,  which is hung,  when filled, upon 
the new plant.  They instantly attach them­
selves to the leaves, and  immediately  begin 
to multiply with  astonishing rapidity.  The 
harvest, of which there are three in  a  year, 
is  gathered  in  haste.  A  mixed  crowd of 
men and  women  and  children,  armed with 
blunt  knives,  scrape  off  the  insects into a 
dish.  A  good  hand  will  gather  a  dozen 
pounds of the insects in a day, which,  when 
killed and dried, will yield about four pounds 
of cochineal.  The killing is  done  by  heat, 
placing  them  on  a  pan  in an oven, or by 
pouring upon them boiling water.

The cultivation of cochineal  has been car­
ried on  with  considerable  success  in  both 
Spain and Algeria.  But the most  remarka­
ble instance of the introduction of cochineal 
cultivation  is  that  of  which  Pizza  Smyth 
gives an account in his  interesting  volume, 
recording  his  scientific  operations  in  the 
Island of Teneriffe.  In the year 1835, a gen­
tleman  residing  there  introduced the cochi­
neal insect, and the plants on which it lives, 
with a  view  of  finding  additional  employ­
ment for the poor.

The people,  having grown grapes on their 
volcanic soil for  more  than  three  hundred 
years, and having a goo(l wine trade, scouted 
the new field  of  industry.  The  cochineal 
cultivation languished.  But by-and-by came 
a terrible visitation in the shape of a disease 
which  attacked  the  vines.  Famine  stared 
the whole population  iu  the  face.  Having 
no  other  resource,  the  vine-growers  began 
planting the cactus, and took  to  cultivating 
cochineal.  Their  success,  when  once  they 
set earnestly to work, was beyond all expec­
tation;  the plants grew, and the insects mul­
tiplied so rapidly  that,  in  the course of six 
months  after  commencing  operations,  they 
were able to heap a good harvest.

C. Crawford, druggist  and  grocer  at Mid- 
dleville,  was  burned  out  Saturday  night. 
Loss,  $3,500;  insurance,  $2,500.  The fire 
was of incendiary origin.

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HAZELTINE, 
PERKINS 
&  CO
Druggists !

W h o le s a le

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

95  Louis  Street.

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

US, 111
Pants, Oils, V aniste 

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MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

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

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

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

B r u s h e s.

—Also for the—

Gr a n d   R a t io s  B r u s h   Co.-,  M a n f ’r s  o f 

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

Druggists’ Sundries

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

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

V in a im iio iD m a r H

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

WitliersDade&Co’s

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER  DISTILLED  WHISKYS.  We  not 
only offer these goods to be  excelled  by  n o 
o t h e r   k n o w n  b r a n d   in  the  market,  b u t 
superior in all respects to most that  are  ex­
posed  for  sale.  We  g u a r a n t e e   perfect 
and  complete  satisfaction  and  where  this 
brand of goods has once been introduced the 
future trade has  been assured.

We are also  owners of the

Druggists’  Favorite  Rye,

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

Gius, Brauúies & 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 yopr cor­
respondence.

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Advanced—Acid  citric,  acid  tartaric,  gum  
arabic.
Declined—Lycopodium, oil  olive-M alaga, oil 
sassafras,  gum   opium ,  gum   opium ,  pow der­
ed, linseed oil.

ACID S.

Acetic, No.  8 ..t .................................  
9  @
Acetic, C. P . (Sp. grav.  1.040).........  30  @
Carbolic...............................................  33  @
C itric....................................................  55  @
M uriatic 18  d e g ................................. 
3  @
11  @
N itric 36 d eg ...................................... 
O xalic..................................................   1454@
Sulphuric  66 deg ...............................  
3  @
T artaric  pow dered..........................  52  @
Benzoic,  E nglish.....................$  oz
Benzojc,  G erm an.............................   12  @
T a n n ic.................................................   12  @

10
35
35
60
5
12
15
4
55
18
15
15

AM MONIA.

C arbonate...................................¥  ®>  15
M uriate (Powd. 22c)..........................
o
A qua 16 deg o r  3f.............................  
A qua 18 deg or  4 f.............................  
6

BALSAMS.

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

@  18 
14@  6 
7
@ 

55@60
40
2 00 
50

S erp en taria......................................
S en ek a...............................................
Sarsaparilla,  H o n d u ras................
Sarsaparilla,  M exican...................
Squills, w hite (Powd  35c)..............
V alerian, English (Powd 30c).......
V alerian, V erm ont (Powd 28c)...

s e e d s .

Anise, Italian  (Powd 20c)..... ........
Bird, m ixed in ft  packages...........
Canary,  S m yrna............................. . 
Caraway, best D utch (Powd  20c).
Cardamon,  A leppee.......................
Cardamon, M alabar........................
C elery.................................................
Coriander,  Dest  E nglish...............
F e n n e l...............................................
Flax,  clean ........................................ . 
Flax, p u re grd (bbl  3 5 i).................. . 
Foenugreelt, pow dered.................
Hemp,  Itussian............................... . 
M ustard,  white  Black  10c)...........
Q u in c e ...............................................
Rape, E nglish...................................
Worm,  L ev an t.................................

SPONGES.

80
65
49
20
15
25
20

15
5 @ 6
4 ® 454
15 ® 18
2 oo
2 25
20
10
15

3 M ®
4 ® 454
7 ® 8
5 ® 6
8
75
6 @ 7
14

Florida sheeps’ wool, carriag e__ .2 25 ®2 50
N assau 
do 
do
00 
. . . .
V elvet E x tra do 
do 
1  10 
ExtraY ellow  do 
do 
85 
.......
65
do 
G rass 
; ___
do 
H ard head, fo r slate u se .................
1 4(S
Yellow Reef, 
.................

do 

BA RK S.

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

B E R R IE S .

Cubeb  prim e (Powd 1  00c)............ •
J u n ip e r...............................................   Jj
Prickly A sh ........................................  50

EXTRACTS.

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

do 
<3o 
do 

FLO W ERS.

A rnica..................................................   1®
Chamomile,  R om an........................
Chamomile,  G erm an......................

GUMS.

Aloes,  B arbadoes.......................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c)...................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)...........
A m m oniac............ .............................
A rabic, pow dered  select................
A rabic, 1st  p ick ed ............................
A rabic,2d  p ick ed ..............................
Arabic,  3d picked.............................
Arabic, sifted so rts..........................
Assa^centida, prim e (Powd 35c)..
Benzoin.............................................
C am phor.............................................
Catechu. Is (54 14c, 54s  16c)............
Euphorbium  pow dered................... 
G albanum  strain ed ..........................
G am boge.............................................  
Guaiac, prim e (Powd  45c).............. 
Kino TPowdered, 30c)....................... 
M astic.................................................
M yrrh. Turkish (Powdered  47c)...
Opium, p u re (Powd $5.40)................
Shellac, Campbell’s ..........................
Shellac,  E nglish...............................
Shellac,  n a tiv e...................................
Shellac b leached...............................
T ragaeanth  ........................................

60®  75 
17 
50 
30 
65 
60 
50 
45 
35
55@60 
*   22 
13 
40 
35®
80
90® 1  go
35
-0
40 
3 90 
30 
26 
24 
30
®1  00

30
H E R B S—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

H o a rh o u n d .........................................................
L obelia.................................................. ...............
P ep p erm in t.....................................  ..................
R u e......................................................................... 40
S p e a rm in t...........................................................
Sweet M ajoram ...................................................35
T a n z y .................................................................... J®
T h y m e ..................................................................
W orm w ood.........................................................

IR O N .

LEA VES.

C itrate and  Q uinine........................
Solution m ur., fo r  tin c tu re s.........
Sulphate, p u re  c ry sta l...................
C itra te ................... .............................
P h o sp h a te ............ ............................
Buchu, short (Powd 25c)..................  13
Sage, Italian, bulk (54s & 54s, 12c)...
Senna,  A lex,% atural......................  18
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  pow dered..............................
Senna tinnivelli.................................
U va  U rsi.............................................
B elledonna..........................................
Foxglove.............................................
H en b an e.............................................
Rose, re d .............................................

LIQ U O R S.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash W hisky.2  00
D ruggists’ F avorite  R y e................ 1 75
W hisky, o th er  b ran d s......................1  10
Gin, Old T om ..................................... 1  35
Gin,  H olland.......................................2 00
B ra n d y ...................... 
1 75
Catawba  W ines................................. 1 25
P o rt W ines.......................................... 1 35

 

. 

M AGNESIA.

Carbonate, P attiso n ’s, 2 oz............
Carbonate, Jen n in g ’s, 2 oz..............
Citrrtte, H., P. & Co.’s  so lu tio n ....
Calcined...............................................

O IL S .

Almond, sw eet...................................  45
Am ber,  rectified...............................
A nise....................................................
Bay $   oz............................................
B ergam ont..........................................
C a sto r..................................................   13
C roton..................................................
C a je p u t..............................................
Cedar, com m ercial  (Pure 75c).......
C loves..................................................
Cod Liver,  filtered............ ... IP gal
Cod Liver, b e st..........................
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Cubebs, P . &  W .................................
E rig e ro n .............................................
Firew eed.............................................
G eranium   $   oz.................................
Hemlock, com m ercial (Pure 75c)..
Ju n ip e r  w ood....................................
Ju n ip er  b erries.................................
Lavender flowers, F re n ch ..............
Lavender garden 
...............
Lavender spike 
..............
Lemon, new  c ro p ............ \ ..............
Lemon,  Sanderson’s .........................
L em ongrass........................................
Olive, M alaga.....................
Olive, “ Sublime  Italian   . 
—
O riganum , red  flowers, F re n c h ...
O riganum ,  No. 1..............................
P e n n y ro y a l........................................
Pepperm int,  w h ite..........................
Rose  $   oz................................, ........
Rosem ary, F rench  (Flowers $1 50)
S a la d ............................•'................  . 
Savin....................................................
Sandal  W ood. G erm an...................
Sandal Wood, W. I ............................
Sassafras.............................................
S p e a rm in t..........................................
T a n sy .................................................. 4  50
T ar (by gal 50c)...................................  10
W in terg reen ...................................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $5.00).......
W o rm seed..........................................

do 
do 

65

PO TASSIU M .

B icrom ate...................................^  ft
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. b u lk ...
Chlorate, c ry st (Powd 23c)............ .
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, b u lk .......
P russiate yellow ................................

ROOTS.

A lk a n e t..............................................
A lthea, c u t..........................................
Arrow,  St. V incent’s .......................
A rrow, T aylor’s, in 548 and 54s__
Blood (Powd 18c).. . . ; ......... ............
Calamus,  peeled...............................
Calamus, G erm an  w hite, peeled..
Elecam pane, pow dered...................
G entian (Powd  15c)..........................
Ginger, A frican (Powd 16c)............   13
Ginger, Jam aica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd 30c)...................
Hellebore, w hite, pow dered...........
Ipecac, Rio, pow dered. 
Jalalap,  powdered.
Licorice,  select (Powd 1254).........
Licorice, e x tra  select.......................
Pink, tr u e ...........................................
Rhei, from  select to   choice...........1 00
Rhei, pow dered E. I ..........................110
Rhei,choice c u t  cu b es............ .
Rhei, choice c u t fingers.................

11
18
13
14
15 
10 
12 
20 
18 
30 
12

M ISCELLANEUS.

00

®  

25®

85
7
60

45  ®

10  ®

do 
do 

502 752 00

27
3754
9
12
13 
15
14

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ...
do 

40
1  35
@9  75 
2  30 
50 
7
12 
2 25 
18 
22 
18 
4  00 
12

6  40 
20 
7 
80 
65
&  14 
6
D  20 
30 
22 
16 
10 
35 
30 
35 
2 35

2 32 
1  25
50
27
12
45
254® 354
3  @ 4
45
454® 5
6  ® 7

12
8
2
1  60 
60 
1  50 
1  70 
1  90 
1  75 
&  90 
45 
®
45 
20 
40 
45 2 
70
&  40 
15 
50 
24 
24 
12 
1  10 
50 
45 
1  10 
'8 
3 
i  
50 
60 
14

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.22) $  g a l__
Alcohol, wood, 95 p er pent ex. ref.
A nodyne  H offm an’s ........................
Arsenic, D onovan’s solution.........
A rsenic, Fow ler’s so lu tio n ............
A nnatto  1 ft ro lls.............................
A lum .........................................  $Mb
Alum , ground  (Powd 9c)................
A nnatto,  p rim e.................................
A ntim ony, powdered,  com ’l .........
A rsenic, w hite, pow dered..............
Blue  Soluble......................................
Bay  Rum , im ported, b e st..............
Bay Rum , dom estic, H .,P . & Co.’s.
Balm  Gilead  B u d s............................
Beans,  T onka....................................
Beans,  V anilla...................................
Bism uth, sub  n itra te .......................
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)........................
Blue V itr io l......................................
Borax, refined (Powd  13c)..............
Cantharides, R ussian  pow dered..
Capsicum  Pods, A frica n ................
Capsicum Pods, A frican  pow’d ...
Capsicum Pods,  Bom bay 
do  ...
Carm ine,  No. 40................................
Cassia  B uds........................................
Calomel.  A m erican..........................
Chalk, prepared d ro p .......................
Chalk, precip itate E nglish............
Chalk,  red  fingers............................
Chalk, w hite lu m p ............................
Chloroform ,  Squibb’s .....................
Colocynth  apples..............................
Chloral hydrate, G erm an  cru sts..
c ry st...
Chloral 
Chloral 
Chloral 
c ru sts..
C h loroform ........................................
Cincbonidia, P. &  W .........*.............
Cinchonidia, o ther b ran d s..............
Cloves (Powd  23c).............................
C ochineal...........................................
Cocoa  B u tte r....................................
Copperas (by bbl  lc )........................
Corrosive S ublim ate.........................
Corks, X  and X X —40 off  lis t.........
Cream T artar, p u re pow dered.......
Cream T artar, grocer’s, 10 ft b o x ..
C reasote...............................................
Cudbear,  p rim e.................................
D e x trin e .......  ..... ............................
D over’s  Pow ders..............................
D ragon’s Blood M ass.......................
E rgot  pow dered................................
E th e r Squibb’s ...................................
Em ery, Turkish, all  No.’s ..............
Epsom  S alts........................................
E rgot, fre sh ..................., . .................
E ther, sulphuric, U. S.  P ................
Flake  w h ite........................................
G rains  P arad ise...............................
G elatine,  Cooper’s ............................
G elatine, French  ..............................
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60 off 
Glassware, green, 60  and 10 d is ....
17 
Glue,  c a n n e t....................................
28 
Glue, w h ite..........................................
20 
Glycerine,  p u re .................................
40 
Hops  54s and 54s...............................
40 
Iodoform  f)  oz...................................
@ 1  00 
In d ig o ..................................................
®   40 
Insect Powder, best  D alm atian ...
4  00 
Iodine,  resublim ed..........................
1  50 
Isinglass,  A m erican.........................
Ja p o n ic a .............................................
8 
15 
London  P u rp le .................................
15 
Lead, a c e ta te....................................
Lime, chloride, (54s 2s 10c & 34s lie)
8
1  00 
L u p u lin e.............................................
40 
L ycopodium ......................................
50
Mac©
1254®  13
Madder, best  D u tch ....................... 
M anna, S.  F ........................................ 
75
60
M ercury............................................... 
Morphia, sulph., P. & W .........$  oz  3 00@3  25
M usk, Canton, H ., P. &  Co.’s ......... 
40
Moss, Iceland............................. ^  ft 
10
Moss,  Iris h ........................................ 
12
M ustard,  E nglish.............................. 
30
M ustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  can s......... 
18
23
N utgalls............................................... 
N utm egs, No. 1................................... 
60
N ux  V om ica......................................  
10
45
O intm ent. M ercurial, 56d ................ 
P aris G reen....................................... 
18 
P epper, Black  B e rry .......................
2 50 
P ep sin ..................................................
7
P itch, T rue B urg u n d y .....................
6  @  7
Q u a ssia ..... ........................................  
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W ............ ft oz  90  @  95
Quinine,  G erm an..............................  90  ©   95
85 
Red  P re c ip ita te ........................ $  ft 
or
28 
Seidlitz  M ixture...............................
1  60
Strychnia, cryst
®   50 
Silver N itrate, c ry st........................   77  ®   80
45
35
Saffron, A m erican.  ......................... 
1  85 
Sal  G lauber........................................ 
®   2
50
10
Sal N itre, large  c ry st....................... 
1  80
Sal  N itre, m edium   c ry st................ 
9
@  1954
Sal Rochelle........................................ 
33
2 00 
Sal  Soda............................................... 
75
2  15
Salicin..................................................  
1  00 
S a n to n in ............................................  
6  50
35 
Snuffs, Maccoboy o r Scotch........... 
38
75 
Soda Ash [by keg 3c)....................... 
4
1 20
35
Sperm aceti.......................................... 
1 50
454®  5
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s __  
3  50 
Soap, W hite C astile..........................  
14
6  00 
Soap, G reen  do 
17
.......................... 
7  50 
Soap, M ottled do 
..........................  
9
1  60
Soap, 
do 
..........................  
11
2  00 
Soap,  M azzini..................................... 
14
75 
Spirits N itre, 3 F ...............................   26  @  28
35 
Spirits N itre, 4 F ...............................   30  @  32
50
35
Sugar Milk pow dered.......................
2  00 
4
Sulphur, flour..................................... 
2  01 
Sulphur,  roll
354 
1  00 
60 
T artar E m etic....................................
90 
2  70 
Tar, N. C. Pine, 54 gal. cans  $  doz
1  40
1  40 
T ar, 
q u arts in  tin ...........
1  50 
85
Tar, 
pin ts in tin ..............
80
25
T urpentine,  V enice................. $  ft 
®1  10
W ax, W hite, S. &  F. b ra n d ............  
55
2 75 
Zinc,  S ulphate................................... 
8
1  25
Capitol  C ylinder........................
1  60
4  75 Model  Cylinder..........................
Shields  Cylinder........................
8  50
Eldorado E ngine........................
65
Peerless  M achinery..................
®   67
Challenge M achinery................
1  00
Backus Fine E ngine.................
4  50
Black Diam ond M achinery—
7  00
Castor M achine  O il.................
55
Paraffine, 25  deg........................
@7 00
Paraffine, 28  d eg........................
@5  00
Sperm , w inter  bleached...........
®   12
2 20
4 00 W hale, w in ter..............................
Lard, e x tra ...................................
2 00
Lard, No.  1...................................
Linseed, p u re  ra w .....................
Linseed, b o ile d ..........................
N eat’s Foot, w inter  strain ed ..
Spirits T u rp en tin e.....................
V A R N ISH ES. 
No. 1 T urp  Coach.......................
E x tra   T u rp .................................
Coach  B ody.................................
No. 1 T urp F u rn itu re ................
E x tra T urp  D am ar...................
Ja p an  D ryer, No.  1 T u rp .........

................35
................25
................30
................30
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................21
............ 1  40
Gal
Bbl 
75
70 
70
60 
50 
60
53
50 
53 
56
70 
90
40
36 

14
40
19
2 90 
28

22
37
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20
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25
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15
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PA IN T S.

Bbl
Red  V en etian............................. m
Ochre, yellow  M arseilles......... UK
Ochre, yellow  B erm uda.......... UK
P u tty , co m m ercial...................
234
P u tty , strictly p u re ...................
254
Vermilion, prim e  American.-. 
V erm ilion, E n g lish ...................
Green,  P en in su lar.....................
Lead, red  strictly  p u re ............
Lead, w hite, strictly  p u re .......
W hiting, w hite  S panish...........
W hiting,  G ilders  . .....................
®1  50 W hite, P aris A m erican............
®1  20 W hiting  P aris English cliff..
P ioneer P re p are d   P a in ts .......
Swiss V illa P re p are d   P a in ts..

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

OFFICE  IN   EAGLE  BUILDING,  3d  FLOOR.
L E ntered  a t  the  Postofflce  a t  G rand  R apids  as 

Second-class  M atter. 1

WEDNESDAY.  APRIL  8,  1885.

H e  W ould  H av e It.

From   Texas Siftings.

Some years ago an Austin merchant, whom 
we will call Smith, because that was, and is, 
the name painted on his  signboard,  sent  an 
order for goods to a New York firm.  Smith 
belonged ts the old school.  He  kept a very 
extensive general store, had plenty of money, 
kept all his accounts in  a  pocket  memoran­
dum-book, and  didn’t  know  the  difference 
between double-entry  bookkeeping  and  the 
science of  correlative hydrostatics.  Among 
other things lie ordered  were  twelve  gross 
assorted  clothes  pins, twelve  ditto  grind­
stones.  When he ordered the grindstones he 
meant to order an assortment of twelve grind­
stones.  The shipping  clerk  of  the  New 
York firm was astonished when he  read the 
order.  He went to the  manager  and  said: 
“For Heaven’s sake!  what  do  they  want 
with  twelve  gross— 1,728—grindstones  in 
Texas?”  The manager said it must be a mis­
take, and  telegraphed  Smith, “Wasn’t it a 
mistake  ordering  so  many  grindstones?” 
Old man Smith  prided  himself  on  never 
making a mistake.  He had  no  copy of  his 
order to refer to, and if he had he would not 
have referred to it, because he knew  he had 
only  ordered  twelve  grindstones.  So  he 
wrote back:  “Probably you think you know 
my business better than I  do. 
I  always or­
der what I want, and I want  what  I  order. 
Send on the grindstones.”  The  New York 
firm knew Smith was a  little  eccentric,  but 
that  he  always  paid  cash  on  receipt  of 
invoice, and was able to  buy a  dozen  quar­
ries full of grindstones if he cared to indulge 
in such luxuries, so  they  filled  liis  order as 
written, and chartered a  schooner, filled her 
full of grindstones, and cleared  her  for Gal­
veston.  They wrote to Smith and  said that 
they hoped the  consignment  of  grindstones 
by schooner would  keep  him  going  until 
they could  charter  another  vessel.  Smith 
sold  grindstones  at  wholesale, and  at  low 
figures on long time, for  some  three  years 
afterward.

Som e  o f th e   Uses  o f B eesw ax.

The uses to which beeswax is  applied are 
many and important. 
Its  property  of  pre­
venting  mildew  and  of  preserving  tissues 
was well  known  to  the ancients, who used 
cerecloth  for  embalming. 
For  encaustic 
painting they used beeswax as shown in the 
wall pictures of Pompeii.  The Roman Cath­
olics use beeswax candles and  tapers  in  all 
the ceremonies of their church, as well as in 
their processions.  Manufacturers of glazed, 
ornamental and wall  papers  use  quantities 
of beeswax, as also the manufacturers of pa­
per collars, cuffs, etc., for polishing surfaces. 
Wax is used in paints and varnishes and for 
“stuffing”  of  wood  to  be  polished  for fine 
coach work, pianos, furniture and  parquette 
flowers. 
It is used by  plasterers  and  elec­
trotypers  in  forming  their  moulds,  and is 
also  used  as  an  imporeant  ingredient  in 
preparations  for  covering  the  surfaces  of 
polished iron and steel to  prevent  rust. 
It 
is combined  with  tallow  to  form a coating 
for canvass and  cordage,  as  sails, awnings, 
etc.  Artificial flowers consume  much  wax, 
and  the  purposes  to  which  wax is applied 
are continually widening as new  inventions 
come up and  new  processes  are discovered. 
We  have  only  given  a  few  of  the uses of 
this wonderful product of the bees  in  order 
to show one  phase  of  the  industry  seldom 
noticed.  Thousands  of  persons  suppose 
that  beeswax  is  gathered  from  trees and 
shrubs in the  form  of  gum, when in fact it 
is made from honey and is  produced  by the 
bee’s  stomach  feeding  on  honey,  as  fat is 
produced by the pig feeding on corn.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

W ID E   BROW N COTTONS

 

CHECKS.

SIL E S IA S

OSNABURG.

.  254 
.1954 
1054

bric, 4-4.......  

.  8 
.1054 
.  954 
.16

BLEACHED COTTONS.

Pepperell, 10-4......... 25
Pepperell, 11-4............ 27 54
Pequot,  7-4...............18
Pequot,  8-4.............. 21
...24

Masonville TS. 
M asonville  S..
L o n sd ale.........
Lonsdale A __
N ictory  O .......
V ic to ry  J .........
V ictory  D .......
V ictory  K .......
Phoenix A .......
Phoenix  B .......
Phoenix X X   ..
G lo u cester............... 6
G loucesterm ourn’g.6 
H am ilton  fa n c y — 6
H artel fa n c y ............6
M errim ac  D ..............6
M a n ch ester..............6
O riental  fa n c y ........ 6
O riental  ro b es........ 654
Pacific  robes............6
R ichm ond.................6
Steel  R iver............... 554
Sim pson’s .................6
W ashington fa n c y .. 
W ashington  blues.  754

P ark Mills, No. 90.. 14 
P ark  Mills, No. 100.15 
Prodigy, oz..............11
Otis  A p ro n..............1054
Otis  F u rn itu re .......10¡4
York,  1  oz............... 10
York, AA, e x tra  oz.14
A labam a  plaid.......7
A ugusta p laid .........  7
Toledo plaid ............   7
M anchester  plaid..  7 
New  Tenn. p la id .. .11 
U tility plaid............   654
Greene, G,  4-4.........
554 
Hill, 4-4.....................
754 634 
Hill, 7-8.....................
634
Hope,  4-4.................
K ing  Phillip  cam ­
1154
Lin wood,  4-4...........  754
Lonsdale,  4-4.............734
Lonsdale  cam bric. 1054 
Langdon, GB, 4-4...  954
Langdon,  45............14
Masonville,  4 4 ...... 8
Maxwell. 4 4 ............   954
New Y ork Mill, 4-4.1054 
New Jersey,  4 4 —   8 
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  754 
P ride of th e W est. .11 
Pocahontas,  4 4 —   754
Slater ville, 7-8...........654
..  V ictoria,  A A ...........9
»¿¡Woodbury, 4-4........... 534
W hitinsville,  4 4 ...  754 
W hitinsville, 7-8—   654
W am sutta, 4-4......... 1054
W illiamsville,  36... 1054

Androscoggin, 9-4. .23 
A ndroscoggin, 8-4. .21
Pepperell,  7-4.........16/4
Pepperell,  8-4.........20
Pepperell,  9-4.........2254 P equot,  9-4
Caledonia, XX, oz.. 11 
Caledonia,  X, o z .. .10
Economy,  oz.......... 10
P ark Mills, No. 50.. 10 
P ark Mills, No. 60. .11 
P ark Mills, No. 70.. 12 
P ark Mills. No. 80. .13
!  A labam a brow n—   7
Jew ell  briw u.......... 954
!  K entucky  brow n.. 1054 
Lewiston  b ro w n ...  954
Lane brow n............954
Louisiana  plaid—
Avondale,  36...........  854
A rt  cam brics, 36. ..1154 
Androscoggin, 4-4..  854 
Androscoggin, 5-4..1254
Ballou, 4-4.  ............   654
Ballou, 5-4................  6
Boott,  0.4-4.......... 
854
Boott,  E. 5-5............   7
Boott, AGC, 4-4......... 954
Boott, R.  3-4...........  554
Blackstone, AA 4-4,  7 
Chapman, X, 4-4—   6
Conway,  4-4............ 7
Cabot, 4-4................. 6%
Cabot, 7-8.................   6
Canoe,  3-4...............   4
Domestic,  36...........  754
Dw ight Anchor, 4-4.  9
Davol, 4-4................  9
F ru it of Loom, 4-4..  854 
F ru it of Loom, 7-8..
F ru it of  th e   Loom,
cam bric,  4-4.........11
Gold Medal, 4-4..  ..  6%
Gold Medal, 7-8.......  6
Gilded  A ge................ 8%
Crow n...................... 17
No.  10.......................1254
C oin..........................10
A nchor.....................15
C en ten n ial..............
B la c k b u rn ..............  8
D avol........................1|
London.....................1354
P a c o n ia ...................}3
Red  C ross............... 10
Social  Im perial — 16
Albion,  solid.............554
Albion,  g re y .............6
Allen’s  checks......... 554
A den’s  fa n c y ...........554
A llen’s p in k ..............654
Allen’s p u rp le..........654
A m erican, fan cy — 554
Arnold fa n c y ........ .  6
Berlin solid..............554
Coeheco  fa n c y ........ 8
Cocheco robes..........654
Conestoga fa n c y — 6
Eddy s to n e ...............6
Eagle  fan cy ............. 5
G arner p in k .............. 6541
A ppleton  A, 4-4—   754
Boott  M, 4-4............   634
Boston  F, 4-4.............754
C ontinental C, 4-3..  654 
C ontinental D, 40 in  834 
Conestoga W, 4-4...  654 
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  554 
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  6
Dwight  X, 3-4.........554
Dw ight Y, 7-8...........  534
Dwight  Z, 4-4...........634
Dwight Star, 4-4....  7 
Ew ight Star, 40-in..  9 
E n terp rise EE, 36..  5 
G reat Falls E, 4-4...  7 
F arm ers’ A, 4-4.......6
Indian  O rchard  4-4  754
A m o sk e ag ..............  754  Renfrew , dress styl  754
Johnson  M anfg Co,
Amoskeag, P ersian
B ookfold...............1254
sty les......................1054
Johnson  M anfg Co,
B a te s........*.................754
dress  sty les.........1254
B e rk sh ire..............  654
Slaterville, 
dress
Glasgow checks—   7 
sty les.....................  754
Glasgow checks, f ’y  754 
W hite Mfg Co, stap  734 
checks,
Glasgow 
W hite Mfg Co, fane  8 
royal  sty les.........8
W hite  M anf’g  Co,
G loucester, 
new
E arlsto n ................   8
sta n d a rd ..............  754
G ordon...........'........ 754
P lu n k e t..................... 754
Greylock, 
L a n c a ste r................  8
L angdale....................734
Androscoggin, 7-4. .21 
jPepperell.  10-4.......2754
A ndroscoggin, 8-4.. 23  Pepperell,  11-4........ 3254
Pepperell,  7-4........ 20  P equot,  7-4............... 21
Pepperell,  8-4........ 2254  Pequot,  8-4............... 24
¡Pequot, 9-4............... 2754
Pepperell,  9-4........ 25 
4¡Lawrence XX, 4 4 ..  754 
A tlantic  A, 4-4.. 
7  Law rence  Y, 30—   7 
A tlantic  H, 4-4.. 
654 Law rence LL, 4 4 ...  »54
A tlantic  D, 4-4.. 
554  N ew m arket N .........654
A tlantic P, 4 4 ... 
554¡Mystic River, 4 4 ...  554
A tlantic  LL, 4-4.
754 P equot A, 4 4 ...........  754
A driatic, 36.........
654 Piedm ont,  36...........  654
A ugusta, 4 4 .......
634  S tark A A, 44 ...........  754
B oott  M, 4 4 .......
734 T rem ont CC, 4-4—   554
Boott  FF, 4 4 .... 
534  U tica,  4 4 .................   9
G raniteville, 44. 
7  W acbusett,  4 4 .......   754
Indian  Head, 4-4 
in.l254iW achusett,  30-in...  634
Indiana H ead 41
Falls, X X X X ...........1854
Amoskeag,  A CA ... 14 
Falls, X X X ............. 1554
Am oskeag 
“ 4-4.. 19
Falls,  B B .................1154
Am oskeag,  A ........13
Falls,  BBC, 36........1954
Amoskeag,  B ........12
Falls,  aw ning........ 19
Am oskeag,  C........11
H am ilton,  BT, 32.. 12
Am oskeag,  D ........1054
H am ilton,  D ...........954
Amoskeag,  E ........10
H am ilton,  H —   ..  954 
Amoskeag, F .........  954
H am ilton  fa n c y ... 10
Prem ium   A, 4 4 — 17 
M ethuen A A ...........1354
Prem ium   B —  — 16 
M ethuen A SA.........18
E x tra 4 4 ...................“6
E x tra 7-8................... 1454 ¡Omega  A, 7-8...........11
Omega  A, 4 4 ...........13
Gold Medal 4-4.........15
Omega ACA, 7-8... .14 
CCA  7-8.....................1254
Omega ACA, 4 4 — 16
CT 4-4........................ 14
Omega SE, 7-8......... 24
RC 7-8........................ 14
Omega SE, 4-4......... 27
BF 7-8........................16
Omega M. 7 -8 ......... 22
A F 4 4 ........................19
Omega M, 4 4 ...........25
Cordis AAA, 32.......14
S hetucket SS&SS W 1154 
Cordis  AC A, 32.......15 
Shetucket, S & SW.12 
Cordis No. 1, 32.......15
Shetucket,  SFS  ...12
Cordis  No. 2............14
Stockbridge  A .......7
Cordis  No. 3............13
Stockbridge  frn cy .  8
Cordis  No. 4............1154

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

W ID E  BLEACHED COTTONS

HEAVY  BROW N  COTTONS

F IN E  BROW N  COTTONS.

DOM ESTIC GINGHAM S.

styles  .............. 

TIC K IN G S.

dress

.

B oots no L o n g er W orn.

From  the Philadelphia N orth A m erican.

“We make ten pair of  gaiters or buttoned 
shoes to one pair of boots nowadays,” said a 
shoemaker.  “Twenty years ago  nearly  ev­
erybody wore boots.”

“What was the reason of the change?” 
“There are  various  reasons.  Gaiters are 
much more handy than boots, and they look 
neater.  Then, again, they  cost  much  less 
and are easier on  the  feet.  No  one  ever 
wore boots in a walking match.”

“Any other reasofi?”
“Yes, on the  shoemaker’s side.  There is 
more money in gaiters.  They are more read­
ily made, sell more quickly because they are 
cheaper, and there is less waste leather about 
them.”

“Have boots any advantages?”
“Yes; trousers sit  better  over  them; and 
for rough traveling they wear better.  They 
are not so likely to pull out of shape.” 

“Where are boots worn  most?”
“In the country.  Farmers  wear  boots al­
most entirely.  You can’t wear  gaiters in a 
ploughed field.”

G ood  W o rd s  U nsolicited.

P e te r Steen, grocer.  W hitehall:  “The paper 

is a  good one.”

D r. W. Ryno, Coloma:  “ It is a w ork of m erit, 

and deserves a cash  patronage.”

Calvin D urkee, general dealer,  H inton  Cen­
te r:  “Please continue  th e paper.  Wo  should 
n o t know w hat to do w ithout it.”

W. H.  Benedict,  grocer  and  g rain  shipper, 
V erm ontville;  “ We like T h e  T r a d esm a n, and 
don’t care to do w ithout  it.”

H. C. Stevens, of New York,  has  opened 

a clothing store in Greenville.

GLAZED CAM BRICS.

. .   5  ¡Empire  ..............
¡W ashington....... ...4 3 4
¡Edwards................
. .   5
¡S. S. & Sons................
G R A IN   BAGS.
. . .  18  00i Old  Iro nsides . . . ...15
,2254lW heatland......... . . . 2 1
. .  
DENIM S.

H ookset............ ____   5 
Red  C ross............... __ 5 
F orest G rove.. . _____ 
A m erican  A . . .
Stark A .........................
B o sto n .................. __ 6% ¡Otis  CC.................. ...1054
E v erett  b lu e . . . __ 1354¡W arren  A X A ... ...1254
E verett  brown.___ 135i¡Warren  B B ........ ...1154
Otis  AX A .........______12!4|W arren CC.................
. .   .1054
Otis B B .........................______1154¡York  fa n c y .............. ...1354
. . .   6
|S. S. & Sons................
M anville.....................______  6 
. . .   6
Masgn v ille ............ ______  6 
¡G arn e r ............................
Red  C ross......................  754 iThistle M ills.............
B e rlin ........................... ............  754¡Rose.....................................
G arner  ...................... .......  7541
B ro o k s......................50
C lark’s O. N. F .......55
J. & P.  C oats.......... 55
W illim antic 6 cord. 55 
W illim antic 3 cord. 40 
C harleston ball sew 
ing th re a d ............ 30

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

SPO O L COTTON.

W IG AN S.

. . .   8

CORSET JE A N S .

Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sew ing.30 
G reeh  &  D an iels...25
M e rrick s..................40
S taffo rd ....................25
H all & M anning__ 25
H olyoke....................25
K earsage..................8k
N aum keagsatteen.  854 
Pepperell  bleached  854 
Pepperell s a t .......  954
R ockport..................  7
Law rence s a t...........  854
Conegosat................  7

A rm o ry ...................   754
A ndroscoggin sa t..  854
Canoe R iv er............   6
C larendon................654
Hallowell  Im p .......634
Ind. Orch. Im p ....... 7
L ac o n ia ...................   754

“ 

“  

COAL  A N D   BU ILD IN G   M ATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follow s:

Ohio W hite Lime, p er  b b l..................... 
1  00
Ohio W hite Lime, car lo ts..................... 
85
1  30
Louisville Cem eni,  p er b b l................... 
A kron C em ent per  b b l.......................... 
1  30
Buffalo Cem ent,  per b b l........................ 
1  30
....................1   05@l  10
Car lots 
P lastering hair, p er b u ..........................  25®  30
1  75
Stucco, per b b l.......................................... 
Land plaster, per to n .............................. 
3  50
Land plaster, car lo ts.............................. 
2  50
Fire brick, p er  M.....................................$25 @ $36
F ire clay, p er  b b l..................................... 
3 00
A nthracite, egg and grate, c a r lo ts . . $6  00®6 25 
A nthracite, stove and  n u t, car lo ts..  6  25®6 50
Cannell,  car lo ts..................................... 
@6 00
Ohio Lum p, car  lo ts.............. ...............3  10@3  25
Blossburg o r Cum berland, c a r lo ts..  4  50®5 00 
‘P o rtland  C em ent...................................  3  50@4  00

COAL.

pack a TIN  ORDER in one of the  lumps  m 
which is good for either one pair of heavy No.
Boots, or one pair of  Fancy  Calf  Boots, 

each  Butt 
1  Kip 
or

one pair of Calf Button Shoes.

IIO W   TO  G-ET  T H E   BOOTS.
Send  th e  B oot  Order  w ith  size  wanted,  N am e,  Town, County and State 
plainly w ritten to the undersigned, and they w ill forward the boots by the n ext 
Express. 

iDON’T  FORGET  TO  M ENTIO N  TH E  K IN D   W A NTED.

M e s  

i ,  

l e i

FOR  SA LE  B Y   ALL  FIR ST   CLASS  JOBBERS.

T o b a c c o   M a n u fa c tu re rs ,
Canal  and  Monroe  Streets,  C H IC A G O ,
J E N N H T C S   <&  S M I T H ,
Arctic  Manufacturing’  Co.,

PRO PRIETORS  OF  THE

SO  L y o n   St.,  G r a n d
A SK   YO UR  JO BBER   FOR

Jennings’  Flavoring  Extracts,

E a p ic is.

--------AND---------

.A -rotio  B a d sirig   B crw cler.
Wholesale  &  Goimlsslei-Batter  k  E ra  a  Sm alti.

~F!  F A L L A S ,

Choice B u tte r alw ays on hand.  A ll  Orders  receive P rom pt and C areful A ttention. 

97

and 99  Canal Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, M ichigan.

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

1254

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

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

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

S T E A I C H T   GOODS—ITO  SC H E M E .

C H E  " W

Jo h n   C a u lfie ld ,

S o le   A sen t.

Wholesale Grocers,

S o le  O w n e rs  o f

A R A B   P L U G !

The B est and M ost A ttractive Goods on th e  M arket.  Send for 

Curtiss, Dunton & Co.,

-FOR  SALE  BY-

-JOBBERS  OF-

Woodenware, Twines and Cordage, Paper, Stationery,  Ker­

osene and Machine Oils, Naptha and Gasoline.

51  and 53 Lyon Street 

- 

SPRING  &

Grand Rapids, Mich.

COMPANY,

W HO LESALE  D EA LER S  IN

Staple and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS
CA RPETS

MATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS

ETC.,  ETC.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Michigan.

¡éI I I I
C. S. YALE & BRO.,
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS!

—M anufacturers  o t—

BAKING  POWDERS,

BLUINGS,  ETC.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

- 

MICH

Grand  Rapids,

S .Í. WELLING

WHOLESALE

M l

-AND-

NO T I O N S !

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

P a rtic u la r attention given to orders by mail. 

Goods shipped prom ptly to any point.

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

24 Pearl Street 

- 

Grand Rapids, Ich .

Sam ple Butt.  See Quotations in Price-Current.

— ■  ISFORJXS PER*

lAMILTOR'S  PATENT

Is the best device ever invented for Quoting Prices. Advertising Arrival of 

DISPLAY  CHART
You  can  do  more  Advertising
T H I S   SIGN $100
22.50

Goods, Calling Attention to Old Ones, etc., etc.

For the small sum of $2.50 by using

Than for $100 used in any other way.

| Every person  on  th e  street  will  read w hat  you have to 

say, because it is som ething entirely new, and

[a n y   l iv e   b u s in e s s   m a n  c a n
ATTRACT MORE CUSTOMERS 

BY  THE  USE'OF

TH IS CHART

Than in Any other manner.

D e s c rip tio n  s 

The  accom panying  cut  represents  th e  chart  in  use. 
Size of Chart, 2 feet wide  by  3  feet  high,  made  of  hard 
wood, elegantly finished.  The  feet are so constructed as 
to be removable a t will, and when removed the frame can 
be  hung  up  on  th e  wall  or in th e window.  The letters 
are 2 inches in height, kept in a strong, neat box contain­
ing labeled appartm ents for each  letter.  Each  box  con­
tains 300 letters, figures or characters.  To set up a line, 
place the upper edge of th e letters in  th e  groove  in  the 
I under edge of a slat in the frame and allow  th e  letter  to 
settle down in the groove in th e upper edge of toe  lower | si 
slat.

¿ i   J h w J s lL l 

A  T 3  ST*
rh   sis

Can  be  set  up  more  rapidly  th an   it  can  be  printed.

P R I C E   O F   c h a r t   cSi  B O  X   O F L E T T E F . S ,   C O M P L E T E   $ 2 . S O .

Sent to any address on receipt of price.  Make all P ost Office Orders, etc., to Albion, Mich.  A gent w anted in U nited States and Canada.

H. J. M ight,

TIMETABLES. 

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

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

D EPART.

 

A R R IV E .

* D etroit E xpress..............................................  6:00 a m
+Day  E xpress...........................................  13:45 p m
tA tlantic E xpress....................................   9:30 p m
♦Pacific  E xpress................................................ 6:00 a m
3:30 p m
+M aii...........................................  
tG rand  Rapids  E xpress.........................10:35 p m
tD aily except Sunday.  ♦Daily.
Sleeping  cars  ru n   on  A tlantic  and  Pacific 
E xpress.
D irect  and  prom pt  connection  m ade  w ith 
G reat  W estern,  G rand  T runk  and  Canada 
Southern train s in sam e depot a t D etroit, th u s 
avoiding transfers.
The D etroit E xpress leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
D raw ing  Room  and  P arlor  Car  fo r  D etroit, 
reaching th a t city a t 11:45 a. m., New Y ork 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 3:05  p. m. n ex t day.
A train  leaves D etroit a t 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with draw ingroom  car attached, arriv­
ing at G rand Rapids a t  10:35 p. m.

J . T. Sc h u l t z, Gen’l A gent.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.  A rrives,
4:05 p m
tM ail........................................9:15 a m  
+Day  E xpress...................... 13:35 p m   11:15 p  m
♦Night  E xpress...................   9:35 p m  
6:00 a m
♦Daily. 
P ullm an Sleeping  Cars  on  all  n ight  train s. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  a t­
tendants w ithout  ex tra  charge  to  Chicago  on 
13:25 p. m., and through coach  on9:15 a.m. and 
9:35 p. m. trains.

tD aily except Sunday.

NEWAYGO D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  A rrives.
E xpress...................................4:15 p m   4:05 p m
E x p ress...................................  8:05 a  m  11:15 a m
All trains arrive and d epart from  U nion  De­
pot.
The  N orthern term inus of  this Division is a t 
Baldwin, w here close connection is m ade  w ith 
F. &  P. M.  train s  to  and  from   L udington  and 
M anistee.

J. H. C a r p e n t e r ,  G en’l Pass. A gent.
J.  B.  M u l l i k e n ,  G eneral  M anager.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

leaving

[SIO N.)
Airrive. 
..  7:00 p m 
)5 a  m  

(KA
E x p ress..........
M ail...................

All train s daiily except Sun<lay.
The  ntrain

Leave.
7:35 a m
4:00 p m
a t  4 p. m. connects  a t
W hite Pigeon ivith  A tlaiitic  :Express  on  Main
Line, w hich has Palace I
ing  Room  Sleep-
ing Coaches  fi om  Chicago  t<o  New  Y ork  and
Boston w ithou t change.
The  tra in   leaving  a t
a. m. connects  a t
eh o iir fo r dinner) with 
W hite Pigeon ( 
o r k E f p «
special New Y 
i Main Line.
lie
:kets  and bei■ths 
in  sleeping
coaches can be>secured iit  Uioion T icket office,
b7 Monre stre e t and  depot.

Through 

J. W. McK e n n e y , G en’l A gent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

g o in g  e a st.

GO ING W EST.

A rrives.
•(■Steamboat E xpress..........
•(■Through  M ail......................10:15 a m
•¡•Evening  E x p ress........................ 3:20 p m
♦A tlantic E xpress........................  9:45 p m
+Mixed, w ith  coach............
■(•Morning  E xpress...............13:40 p m
■(■Through  M ail...................  5:10 p m
tSteam boat E x p ress...........10:40 p m
tM ix ed ....................................
♦N ightE xpress.............................  5:10 a m

Leaves. 
6:30 a  m 
10:30 a m 
3:35 p m  
19:45 p m 
10:30 a m
12:55 p m 
5:15 p m
7:10 a m 
5:30 a  m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  ♦Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:20  a.  m.  E xpress 
m ake close connections a t Owosso fo r Lansing 
and a t D etroit fo r New York, arriving th ere at 
10:00 a. m. th e follow ing m orning.
P arlor  Cars  on  Mail  Trains,  both  E ast  and 
W est.
Train leaving  a t  5:15  p.  m.  will  m ake  con­
nection w ith Milwaukee steam ers daily except 
Sunday.
The mail has  a  P arlo r  Car  to  D etroit.  The 
N ight  E xpress has a through  W agner Car and 
local  Sleeping Car D etroit to Grand Rapids.
D. P o t t e r , City Pass. A gent.
G e o . B. R e e v e , Traffic M anager, Chicago.

GOING NORTH.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.
A rrives.
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  8:45 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:20 a m  
Ft.W ayne& M ackinac  Ex  3:55 p m 
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac.
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
M ackinac & Cincinnati E x.  4:05 p m 
M ackinac & F t. W ay re E x .. 10:35 a m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m 

GO ING  SOUTH.

Leaves.
10:35 a  m 
5:00 p m  
7:10 a m
7:00 a m 
4:35 p m 
11:45 p m

S LE EPIN G  CAR ARRANGEM ENTS.

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

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

Detroit,  Mackinac  & Marquette.

Seney 

Ishpem ing 

STATIONS.

GOING
EAST
Ac. I Ex.

GOING
WEST
Ac. J  Ex.
PM . 
Dep.
4 50 Ar. 
............ N egaunee...............
PM . 4  40 
............ M a rq u ette..............
3  30
3 08 1  37 ............ R eedsboro..............
12  00 
12  15 d  
1  10
a
11  02 
11  25 
............  N e w b u ry ............
AM.
7  30
8  30 Dep........St. Ig n ace___Ar.
A r.  M ackinaw City  Dep.
7  00 
PM .
9  00 
Dep.  G rand Rapids  Ar. 
AM.
................D e tro it.................
nections  m ade a t  M arquette  and Negau- 
ith the M. H.  & O. R.R. fo r th e iron, gold 
and copper districts ;  a t Reedsboro  w ith 
ily stage  line  fo r  M anistique;  a t  Seney
w ith tri-w eekly stage fo r G rand  M arais; a t St. 
Ignace w ith th e M. C. and G. R.  & I.  Railways 
fo r all points east and so u th ; also  daily  stage 
line to Sault St. Marie.

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

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

F. M i l l ig a n , G. F. & P . A.
fjrinri  your  own Bone,
v l l l l l l   M e a l,  O y s te r  S hells, 
G K A  H A M   F lo u r   a n d   C o rn  
[in the $ 3  H A N D  M I L L  
(F.  Wilson’s  Patent). 
lO O   p e r  
c e n t, more made in keeping p o u l­
t r y .   ’’ Also  P O W E R   M I L L S   and  F A R M  
F E E D   M IL L S .  Circulars  and Testimonials sent 
on application.  W IL S O N  B R O S ., E a s to n , P a .

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PORTABLE  AND  STATIONARY
E N G I N E S

From  2 to  150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, 
G rist Mills, Wood W orking  M achinery,  Shaft­
ing,  P ulleys  and  Boxes.  C ontracts  m ade  fo r 
Complete Outfits.
W .  Os  D e n is o n ,
GRAND  RAPIDS, 
MICHIGAN.

88,90  and  92  South  Division  Street,

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H O W   TO  T A K E   O F F   H ID E S .

Som e  V alu ab le  S uggestions  to   D a iry m e n ,  B u tc h e rs,  T a n n e rs  a n d   F a rm e rs.

Few dairymen or butchers realize the actual loss to them in improperly removing hides, 
and it is a matter of the greatest importance to the tanner or hide dealer, that they  should j 
be shown how to do it to the best advantage,  as  by  so  doing  better  prices  may  be  ob­
tained.  With  a  view  to  showing  the  right  and  wrong  way  of taking off skins, T h e  
T r a d e s m a n  presents a couple of illustrations which  very  plainly  illustrate  the  matter,, 
together with the accompanying instructions:

In the first place, don’t kill a calf until it is at least three days  old.

THE  RIGHT  WAY.

C In taking off a hide or a calf skin, never cut the throat crosswise in the least.  Slit the
skin from the  brisket  to  the  tail, 
and from the brisket  to  the  jaw; 
then cut around each leg  near the 
hoof.  Slit the hind legs from the 
hoof up directly over the gambrel, 
and the forward  legs in the front, 
directly ov„er the knee, to  the  top 
of the brisket  bone.  This  leaves 
the  hide  or  skin  in  the  proper 
shape for finishing.

Skin the head and legs carefully, 
to avoid cutting them;  then,  com 
mencing at the head, draw  or  fist 
off the skin without any  further 
use of the knife, thereby avoiding 
the  holes  and  cuts  that  almos 
spoil so  many  calf  skins.  Some 
farmers use a windlass to draw off 
their dairy skins, and others use a 
horse; but one or two men  can do 
it quickly and easily.

When taken off, lay the hide  or | 
skin flat upon the floor in a cool place, where the sun  cannot  shine  upon  it,  and  cover  it 
with salt,  rather fine being better than too coarse salt.  Don’t roll it up, but  let  it  remain 
in the  salt  until  you  takeoff  another; 
then place that one upon the first, salting 
reely as before,  and so on until  you  get 
enough to make quite a  pile;  then  com­
mence another pile in the same  manner.
Do not be afraid to use salt freely; what 
the skins do not require will  shake  off, 
and can be used again.

THE  WRONG  WAY.

If you prefer to dry out your skins be­
fore selling them, be very sure that they 
are  thoroughly  cured  with  salt  before 
drying  them;  and  then,  that  they  are 
thoroughly dried before  being  baled  up 
for shipment.

Never  dry  out  a skin without having
salted as described, to preserve it from 
moths, and other injury on the hair side, 
which  is liabld to occur if the  skins  are 
not  properly  salted  before  being  dried 
out.

If your skins remain on hand very long 

after being dried out, before delivery to the tanner, even if salted,  watch  them carefully 
t o   detect any indications of moths or worms on the hair side; and if  any  are  discovered, 
h a v e  the skins vigorously whipped with a stick so often that they shall  be  wholly  eradi­
cated from the entire lot of skins,  as they often work serious injury in a very  short  time.

Dairy  Matters.
Michiiian Dairymen’s  Association.

Organized  at  Grand  Rapids,  February  35,  1885.
P resident—M ilan W iggins, Bloomingdale. 
Tice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capac;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison 
S tation;  F.  A.  Rockafellow,  Carson  City; 
W arren H aven, Bloom ingdale;  Chas.  E. Bel­
knap,  G rand  Rapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  P ortage; 
Jo h n  Borst, V riesland;  R. C.Nash, H illiards; 
D.  M.  Adam s,  A shland;  Jos.  Post,  Clarks­
ville. 
S ecretary and T reasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
Rapids.
N ext  M eeting—Third  Tuesday  in  F ebruary, 
1886.
M em bership Fee—$1 p er year.
Official O rg an —T h e Mic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .

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_

I n   F a v o r   o f  O le o m a rg a rin e .

The  Philadelphia  Produce  Exchange  has 
placed itself on record as  being  emphatical­
ly in favor of the continued manufacture and 
sale of  oleomargarine  butter.  The  expres­
sion of opinion was provoked by a  bill  now 
before the Pennsylvania legislature,  similar 
in character to the New York law.  The dis­
cussion at the meeting  of  the  Produce  Ex­
change was mostly in favor of oleomargarine, 
and an enthusiastic  champion  of  the  coun­
terfeit  butter  advanced  as  an  argument 
against the proposed legislation, that he had 
visited  various  establishments  devoted  to 
that manufacture and  found  only  the  best 
kind of lard used—better lard, in  fact,  than 
housewives can buy in the Philadelphia mar­
ket.  Good cream and  milk  are  also  used, 
and the mixture  he  claimed  was  perfectly 
healthy. 
It was viewed in  the  light  of  a 
benefit to the poor, who would be  compelled 
to pay one dollar per pound for  the  original 
article, if the substitute were  taken  off  the 
market.  The  meeting,  however,  had  one 
dissenting voice.  The objections  from  this 
source were quite original, and were  intend­
ed to prejudice the minds of  oleomargarine 
advocates.  An attempt was made  to  show 
that considerable of the fat used in the man­
ufacture was bone grease brought from  Ita­
ly, but the statement did  not  have  the  de­
sired effect, as a resolution was passed by the 
Exchange  petitioning the  legislature  not  to 
prohibit the manufacture and side of the  ar­
ticle in question, for the  reason  that  it  was 
not in j urious to health.  The agitation of the 
subject  is  due  to  the  efforts  of  the  dairy­
men’s associations, the object being self-pre­
servation, without regard to the  interests  of 
others who  started  in  as  rivals  to  conduct 
what they believe to be a legitimate business. 
The side having the more influence with leg­
islators will carry the day in other states  as 
well as New York.

E g g s b y  W e ig h t.

From  the New Y ork Sun.

The Retail Grocers’ Union met last  night 
in its hall at No. 213 E. Twefity-third street, 
and considered the  draft of a bill  which it 
is intended to present to  Congress, enacting 
uniform  standard  weights  and  measures. 
Lawyer Towns  suggested  that a provision 
be inserted in the bill that all liquids sold by 
grocers be sold by measure, and  all  solids, 
including  fruits,  vegetables  and  eggs, by 
weight.

Anderson & Louden have put in four mil­

lion feet of logs at Gowen.

F a ilu r e   in   th e   D a ir y   B u sin e s s.

Charles W. Gould, of Elgin,  111.,  proprie­
tor of eighteen cheese factories  in Kane and 
Lake counties,  has  made  an  assignment to 
Wilson J. Hunter.  The  failure  is  paralyz­
ing to the dairy interests of that section, and 
it is not unlikely  that  it  will  drag in other 
dealers and cause  a  panic. 
In  the  present 
condition of Mr. Gould’s  affairs, it is almost 
impossible to get any definite  figures;  but it 
is believed that the liabilities will aggregate 
$100,000.  He  was  a  pioneer  in  the  dairy 
business, and the largest individual maker of 
butter and cheese in the United States.  His 
failure  is  said  to  be  due  to  the depressed 
condition  of  trade and  to  outside  specula­
tions. 
It  is thought  that  the  amount due 
cheese factory patrons will  aggregate  about 
$75,000.  The First National Bank of  Elgin 
is a creditor to  the  amount  of  $40,000, but 
is fully secured.

Limed eggs are never so  salable as  fresh 
or even ice-house stock, but in some sections 
of the country pickling is the only available 
method of preserving eggs for long keeping. 
Take of fresh slacked lime  one  quart, salt 
one pint, water three gallons, thoroughly dis­
solve and allow to settle.  Some prefer boil­
ing the mixture. 
It is no use pickling  stale 
eggs, and one spoiled egg in  the  pickle bar­
rel may taint the  whole  lot.  To  preserve 
eggs, or in fact any article of food, they must 
be sweet and sound to commence with.  See 
that none are cracked, place carefully and in 
regular layers in the barrel and pour  on the 
mixture, which must cover  the  eggs entire­
ly.

SALT.

ONONDAGA F. F. SALT
A M ER IC AN   D A IR Y   SALT  CO.

Sole M anufacturers.

(Limited.)  Chemically purified and Wa r r a n t- 
e d  p u re as any in th e m arket.  Used by a great 
m ajority of the D airym en of th e country.  Un­
excelled fo r B u tter, Cheese, the Table  and  all 
Culinary  purposes.  Got m edal a t Centennial 
“for  p u rity   and  high  degree of  excellence.” 
D airy goods salted w ith it took first  prem ium s 
a t New O rleans  W orld’s  Fair,  N.  Y.  In te rn a ­
tional Fair, Milwaukee Exposition, and always 
wins  w hen  th ere  is  fa ir  com petition. 
I t  is 
A m erican, and c h e a p e r   and b e t t e r  th an  any 
foreign salt.  Try it.  Address
J. W . Barker, Sec’y, Syracuse, N . Y.
C R E A M   T E S T E R !
W ith six glasses fo r testin g  six  cows’  m ilk  a t 
sam e  tim e.  P rice  $1;  large  size  glasses  $2, 
eith er free by m ail.  A gents w anted. Circulars 
w ith  fu ll  particu lars  fo r  stam p.  WYMAN 
L.  EDSON,  U nion  Center,  Broom e  Co., N. Y.

W I L S O N ’S

Cabinet Creamery and Barrel (¡Irani

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

To  first  p u r­
chaser  In  new 
locality,w e will 
give  s p e c i a l  
term s.
The w om an’s 
friend. I t saves 
th re e -fo u rth s  
of th e  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   m ilk :
you have sw eet m ilk to  feed  w hich  trebles  Its 
value.  Send  fo r  circular.  A gents  w anted. 
A ddress,  F L IN T   C A B IN E T   C R EA M ER Y  
CO.,  F L IN T ,  M IC H .

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THE  COOLEY  CAN,

Improved by the Lockwood Patent.

Used in  th e  cream ery 
fo r  b u tte r  only, 
they 
jpaid th e patro n s in July, 
(884,60c  and  th e   skim ­
m ed  m ilk  p e r  100  lbs. 
Low est  price  o f 
th e 
year.
In   th e   cream ery  fo r 
gathered  cream  
they 
paid  th e  patrons  from  
15c  to  27c  p er  cream  
gauge fo r th e   year 1884.
In  th e  factory fo r b u t­
te r  and  cheese  th ey  
paid  th e  patrons  $1.75 
p e r 100 lbs.  average,  fo r 
th e season.  They show 
b e tte r resu lts in dollars 
and cents th a n  anything 
y e t invented.
W rite for actu al w ork­
in g   figures  furnished 
by successful cream ery 
m en  of  know n  rep u tatio n ,  who  have  used 
th em  as above.

JO H N   BOYD,

Sole M an u factu rer, 199 LAKE  ST„  CHICAGO.

D E T R O IT   SO A P  OO.’S

QUEEN  ANNE

S O A P

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

is not

‘w ash w ithout labor”) Soap;
A  (“sm ash up th e clothes boiler,” 
A  (grand piano, gold  w atch, house and lot w ith every bar,  “save  th e  w rappers”)  Soap;  is  not 
A   (towel, napkin, dish-rag, dry goods store throw n in)  Soap;  is not 
A  (here to-day and gone to-morrow)  Soap; is not
A (sell a q u a rte r of a  box, and have th e balance le ft on y our hands) Soap;

‘throw  aw ay th e w ash-board,” 1

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

The very b est article in laundry and general fam ily Soap ever p u t on th e  m arket.

B ig and lasting trade.  Good m argins to dealers.  Grocers, if you  have  never 
tried “Q U E EN  A N N E  SOAP,” buy a sam ple box and you w ill alw ays  continue 

to handle it.CODY,  BALL

&  CO.,

W holesale A gents fo r “ Q ueen A nne” and all 

of D etroit Soap Co.’s S tandard Brands.

Grand Rapids.

(Stocericô.

L ocal M e etin g   o f  th e  T. P . A .
To the T raveling Men o f G rand Rapids:

There will be a meeting of  the  members 
of the Travelers’ Protective  Association  of 
Grand Rapids at T h e   T r a d e s m a n   office at 
7 o’clock Saturday evening, April 11, for the 
purpose of forming a local post of  the T. P. 
A.  All traveling men, whether members of 
the Association or not, are  cordially invited 
to be present.

G e o .  D.  Co n g e r, chairman Railroad Com­

mittee.

tee.

L e o . A. Ca k o,  m em ber R ailroad  Com m it­

Ge o. F. Ow en, member’Hotel Committee.
Ge o.  M cK a y ,  m em ber P re ss  Com m ittee.
J a s.  F ox,  member  Sick  and  Disabled 

Committee.

M an celo n a S ecures a  H an k .

Wm. G. Young, of the firm of A. Young & 
Sons, general  dealers  at  Orange,  called at 
T h e  T r a d e s m a n  office last week and stated 
that his firm  had  concluded to  establish a 
bank at Mancelona, a suitable building  hav­
ing already been secured  for  that  purpose. 
An 8,300 pound safe is now  being  made at 
Detroit, and will be completed in  about two 
weeks, the intention being to begin business 
about  May  1,  Adolph  Young  will  have 
charge of the bailk, for the present, as cash­
ier, but as soon as the firm succeed in dispos­
ing of their property at Orange, the  remain­
ing members will take up their  residence at 
Mancelona.  The Messrs.  Young  are  ener­
getic business men, and Mancelona may con­
gratulate herself on securing such an acquis­
ition to her wealth and business circle.

H e  P o o led   T h em   W ith   H o n est  C andy.
A  smiling  young  man  sauntered  into  a 
certain billiard room on Monroe street April 
1, and laid a large box of candies on the cor­
ner of the bar.  Then he stuck a card in the 
box bearing the invitation, “Help yourself.” 
Everybody who stepped to the bar  turned 
up their noses at the box and said something 
about  “a  played-out  April  fool  game.”
> When  the  box  had  rested a whole hour on 
the bar without  anybody  touching  its  con­
tents, the smiling young man  crammed  half 
a  dozen  of  the  candies  in  his  mouth and 
split open a sample  one  with  his penknife, 
revealing a lump of  fresh  cream encased  in 
sweet chocolate.

“That’s right, gentlemen,” he said, “don’t 
take any.  They’re only the very best cream 
drops manufactured in town.”

Geo. S.  Megee,  Michigan  representative 
for the National  Tobacco  Works, of Louis­
ville, is in town for a few weeks.

Harry Nelson, who  formerly  represented 
D. H. McAlpin & Co., of New York,  in this 
territory, now covers Illinois  and Indiana.

F.  M.  Keats,  Michigan  and  Wisconsin 
traveling representative  for  F. F. Adams & 
Co., of Milwaukee, put in  a couple  of  days 
at this market last week.

J. S. Russell, Michigan and Ohio represen­
tative for D. H. McAlpin  &  Co.,  of  New 
York, spent Sunday in  Grand  Rapids, and 
left Monday for the Saginaws.

Geo. Englehart, Michigan,  Ohio and Indi­
ana traveling representative for Herman Seg- 
nitz  &  Co.,  cigar  manufacturers  of  Mil­
waukee,  was  in  town a couple of days last 
week.

The  charge  of  embezzlement  brought 
agaipst Geo. P. Cogswell by H. S.  Robinson 
& Burtenshaw, of Detroit, was dismissed by 
Judge Arnold, who held that  there  was no 
evidence to show embezzlement or  intent to 
embezzle.  Mr. Cogswell is  naturally  very 
elated over the termination of  the difficulty, 
and declares that he will begin  suit against 
the Detroit house for damages, as  his attor­
neys advise him that he  has  a  clear  case. 
Mr. Cogswell is now on  the  road  for  the 
West Chicago Oil  Co.,  of  Chicago, and  is 
said to be doing a good business.

J. L.  McCauley,  of  Detroit,  Vice-Presi­
dent for Michigan of the  Travelers’  Protec­
tive Association, will  be  in  Grand  Rapids 
next Friday and Saturday for the purpose of 
working up more interest  in  the  organiza­
tion.  There are already about  seventy-five 
members  of  the  Association  residing  in 
Grand Rapids, and it is  expected  that  this 
number will  be  doubled  within  the  next 
month.  For the purpose of  securing a bet­
ter understanding among the  local members 
and bringing about a more fraternal feeling, 
it has been  decided  to  hold  a  meeting at 
T h e T radesm an office Saturday evening to 
discuss the advisability  of  forming  a local 
organization.  Mr. McCauley will be present 
to set forth the advantages of such a project 
and the  committee  having  the  matter  in 
charge extend a cordial  invitation to  every 
traveling  man  interested  in  the  matter, 
whether he is a member of  the  Association 
or not.  .

V IS IT IN G   BU Y ERS.

T h e  follow ing re ta il dealers  have  visited 
th e  m a rk e t du rin g  th e  p ast w eek  and  placed 
o rders w ith  th e  various houses:

H ow   H e  G ot  P o sted .

A Grand Rapids grocery  clerk writes that 
lie “posted”  himself  on goods and prices in 
the  following  manner:  “I wish to tell you, 
for the benefit of the clerks just commencing 
in the grocery  business,  how  I  learned the 
names and  prices  of  grocers’  goods. 
I en­
tered  the  store  a  green  hand, but in a few 
months I had a good idea  of  what constitu­
ted a grocers’  stock.  My plan was this: 
I 
took  the  price-list  as  given  in your paper, 
and commencing in the first column,  I stud­
ied  ‘sugar’  until  I  knew  the  grades and 
prices;  and  so  I  went  on,  each  day going 
over more, until I had completed the list. 
I 
made a regular study  of  it, as much so as if 
I  were  attending  school,  and  I assure you 
it was time well spent”

T h e D ru m m e r In  H is  E le m e n t.

From  th e Shoe and L eather Review.

About this time the  commercial  salesman 
cuts a conspicuous figure.  He is  no  longer 
snowbound—no longer  sidetracked; no  lon­
ger an unwilling captive in a  crossroads ho­
tel.  The shackles under which he has chaf­
ed have been removed; he is once more free, 
and the whole  boundless  continent  is  his. 
Room for the commercial  salesman!  Make 
way for the drummer!  His life, at the best, 
is a trying one, and the merchant who treats 
him cavalierly should be  arrested, tried  and 
sentenced to sixteen years at hard labor car­
rying a ninety pound sample “grip.”

M ic h ig a n   D a iry   N otes.

It is said that a dairyman named Coe, who 
is operating a dairy at  Elkhart, Ind.,  is  ar­
ranging to put in a creamery at Constantine.
V. D. Murray  and  S. D. Morrell  are  the 
owners  of  the  cheese  factory  at  Partello. 
Frank Wilson  is  maker  and D. W. Murray 
salesman.  The  owners  consider  the  pros­
pect excellent for the coming season.

H. B. Severance writes T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
that  he  is  putting  in  a  stave  and heading 
mill at  South  Arm,  on  Pine Lake,  Charle­
voix county—not on  Grand  Traverse  Bay, 
as previously stated.

T h e  G rocery  M a rk et.

Business has been fairly good  during the 
past week, and collections have  ruled good 
Sugars are a little weaker, with a downward 
tendency in price.  Prunes are a trifle lower, 
and pickles are off 50c.  a  barrel.  Other ar. 
tides in the grocery line are about steady.

A city subscriber writes inquiring  how he 
can obviate the musty  smell  incident  to his 
store in the morning after he  has  scrubbed 
out the night before.  The practice of scrub­
bing out after business hours  can  hardly be 
approved of.  As  usually  practiced, as soon 
as the scrubbing is done the store  is  tightly 
closed, and as a natural result  the air in the 
room is  filled  with  moisture  and  with  no 
chance for escape.  Many of  the  articles in 
the store will absorb this  moisture  and  the 
quality of the goods is  often  injured.  The 
saleratus in the packages will  become hard, 
the yeast may become moldy, packages  will 
stick together, and sometimes  labels will be 
loosened.  The cause of all this is  too much 
moisture in the room.  To prevent  this  the 
room should  be  thoroughly  ventilated  all 
night, or better still the scrubbing  should be 
done early in the morning  before, customers 
come.

Grand H aven.

New Era.

donia.

Cloud.

m inster.

Cloud.

Wm. G. Y oung, A. Y oung & Sons, O range.
J. C. Paris, K ent City.
G. C. Baker, Lebarge.
Den H erder & Tannis, Y riesland.
Jo h n  Smith, Ada.
Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.
H enry H erpolsheim er, Lincoln, Neb.
O. D. Chapman, Stanwood.
Jo h n  Scholten, Overisel.
C. H. Deming, D utton.
Mr. Walling, W alling Bros., Lam ont.
H.  VanW oerkom,  H.  &  P.  VanW oerkom , 
F ran k  Cham berlain, Ashton.
M. A. Knox, Tustin.
J . D. Champion,  Mecosta.
A. B. Foot, Hilliards.
Mrs. G. Miller, Ryerson.
Johnson & Seibert,  Caledonia.
Ja s. Riley, D orr.
E. W. Ruggles, W hite Cloud.
C. B. Hirshfleld, A llegan.
E. J. H arrington, Holland.
D. B .G alentine, Bailey.
L. K. Gibbs, Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.
E. A. C arpenter, Colborn &  C arpenter,  Cale­
W. A. Palm er, Carson  City.
M.  A.  Teachout, Teachout & Roedell, W hite 
Adam W agner, Eastm anville.
S.  E.  Curdy,  H adley  Bros.  Mfg. Co.,  W est­
F ra n k  O. Lord, Howard City.
Byron McNeal, Byron Center.
D. C. Pelton, N iryana.
J .  L.  Morgan,  Morgan  L um ber  Co.,  W hite 
J . C. Scott, Lowell.
H. H. Proctor, Alaska.
L. M. B ennett, T raverse City.
Chauncey P orter, C annonsburg.v
W. L. Beardsley, Beardsley & Davis, H ersey,
F. C. W illiams,  Ada.
J . C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
J. W. Mead, Berlin.
R. G. Sm ith, W ayland.
E. P. B arnard, buyer New  E ra  L um ber  Co., 
G. H. W albrink, Allendale,
W. S. Root, Tallmadge.
Thos. Smedley, Smedley Bros.,  B auer.
J . Debri, Byron Center.
S. M. W right, Big Springs.
C.  O.  Bostwick,  C.  O. Bostwick  & Son,  Can­
Geo. F. Cook, Grove P. O.
M. J . Howard, Englishville.
W aiter Schoemacher, Cannonsburg.
N orm an H arris, Big Springs.
Wm. K arsten, B eaver Dam.
A. M. Church, Sparta.
B. M. Denison, E ast Paris.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
Geo. A. Scribner,  Grandville.
W. B. Nicholson, W hitehall.
C. Crawford, Middleville.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
B. F. Sweet, Carson City.
T.  W. P reston,  Millbrook.
W alling Bros., Lam ont.
C. W. Ives, Rockford.
Sum ner J.  Koon, C. E. & S. J. Koon,  Lisbon. 
N agler & Beeler, Caledonia.
H. E. Hawkins, W awland.
O. W. M essenger, Spring Lake.
W.  H. Hicks, Morley.
C. K eller, Logan.
J. E. Rice, Rice & Lillie,  Coopersville.
M. Jonkm an, Holland.
W isler & Co., M ancelona.
G. B. Chambers, W ayland.
H enry DeKline, Jam estow n.
H. W. P o tter,  Jennisonville.
Jo h n  Dildine, Clarksville.
H. A ndre & Son, Jennisonville.
A. J. Provin, Cedar  Springs.
Lon Pelton, Morley.
Chris. Pfeifle, Ashland Station.
M. M. Robson,  Berlin.
O. N. W atson, W alker.
W. G raham , Middleville.
J. S. B arker, Sand Lake.
C. Deming, D utton.
B. Colby & Co., Rockford.
J. H. Botsford, Alba.
A. & L. M. Wolf, H udsonville.
Mr. W albrink, L  J. Quiok & Co., A llendale. 
Jas. Toland, Ross.
Mr. A ndrus, P aton & A ndrus, Shelby. 
v 

FURNITURE  BUYERS.

nonsburg.

S. B urrell, B urrell, Comstock & Co., St. Louis 
Mr.  A very,  Comstock, A very & Co.,  Peoria 

111.DeCoster & Clark, St. P aul,
When an Elmira grocer  got up  in a revi 
val meeting and owned up  that he had  sold 
dollar tea out of the  fiffcy-eent  tea-chest  for 
over ten years, the brethren were very back 
ward about telling bim  that  he  could  hope 
for forgiyeness.

|3F"  Subscribers and  others,  when writing 
to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub­
lisher by  m entioning that they saw the adver­
tisem ent in the columns of  this paper.

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CANNED  F IS H .

CANNED F R U IT S .

B A K IN G   p o w d e r .

.60
¡Paragon, 25 ft pails 1 20

25
..doz. 
45
,.doz. 
.  doz. 
35  -
.. doz. 
65
,.38  gross  4  00
..........   8 00
.........  12 00
...........  2 00
................  3  00
................  4  50
N o.'.2  H u rl............... 175
Fancy  W hisk.......... 100
C o m m o n W h isk —   75

a x i.e   g r e a s e .
F ra z e r’s  ...................... SOlParagon
D iam on 
M odoc........................551
A rctic 54 ft can s—   451 A rctic  l f t   cans*... .2  40
75 A rctic 5ft c a n s... .12 00 
A rctic 54 ft c a n s ... 
1 40
A rctic 54 B» cans.
b l u i n g .
Dry, No. 2.................................
Dry, No. 3.................................
Liquid, 4 oz,............................
Liquid, 8 oz..............................
A rctic 4 o z...............................
A rctic 8  oz..............................
A rctic 16 oz.............................
A rctic No. 1 p epper b o x ....
*  —
A rctic No. 2 
A rctic No. 3 
*  —
BROOMS.
No. 1 Carpet.,........ . 3 50
No. 2 C arp et......... 2  25
No. 1  P arlo r G em .. 2 75
No. 1 H u rl.............2  00
Clams, 1 ft  sta n d ard s.................................... \   £0
Clams, 2 ft  sta n d ard s.................................... "
Clam Chowder,  3 ft — ................................. "  f”
Cove Oysters,  1  ft  stan d ard s...................... 1  10
Cove O ysters, 2  ft  sta n d a rd s....................   1  90
Cove O ysters, 1 ft  slack  filled.....................  ¿5
Cove O ysters, 2 ft slack filled.......................l   05
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.  ...................... ..............¿75
Lobsters, 1 ft s ta r ........................................... f
L o b sters,2 ft s t a r ...........•• •• .......................^  ju
M ackerel, l f t   fresh   sta n d ard s...................1  00
M ackerel, 5 ft fresh   sta n d a rd s.................. 6  50
M ackerel in  Tom ato Sauce, 3 f t .................325
M ackerel,3 ft in M ustard.............................3  25
M ackerel, 3 ft broiled....................................“ 25
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia riv e r........................i   55
Salmon, 2 ft Colum bia riv e r....................... & 60
Salmon, l f t   S acram ento.............................i   35
Sardines, dom estic 5£s...................................
Sardines,  dom estic  54s .................................  ¿¿54
Sardines,  M ustard  54 s ...................................  ¿*
Sardines,  im ported  14s.................................   ¿4/*
Sardines, im ported 54s... — .......................   *o
Sardines, im ported Vis, boneless................  32
Sardines, R ussian  k e g s...............................   55
T rout, 3 ft  brook..........................................  *  75
Apples, 3 ft standards . 
: ..................a"®®
Apples, gallons,  standards, E rie.............. f  50
B lackberries, sta n d ard s..............................l  05
Blackberries.  E rie........................................ ¿45
Blackberries, H am b u rg ............................... 4  j”
Cherries, Erie, re d .........................................\   ou
Cherries, E rie,w hite w ax .............................1  70
Cherries, F rench  Brandy, q u a rts.............2  50
Cherries,  red  sta n d ard ................................|  00
.1  00
D am sons.
Egg Plum s, standards 
............................... J  ¿0
Gooseberries, K raft’s B e st.........................I  60
G reen  Gages, standards 2 f t ........................¿46
G reen G ages,  E rie .........................................* "}{
Peaches,  B ran d y ...........................................%  ¿6
Peaches, E x tra Y ellow .......................- 
40
Peaches,  stan d ard s..............................1  7o@l  95
Peaches,  seconds...........................................j   «o
Pie Peaches,  K ensett’s ................................4  iu
Pineapples,  E rie............................................"
Pineapples, sta n d ard s..................................¿70
Plum bs, Golden  D rop..................................3 85
Q u in ces............................................................j
R aspberries,B lack,  E r ie ...........................l   4a
R aspberries,  Black, H am b u rg..................1  80
R aspberries, Red,  E rie ................................A  35
Straw berries,  E rie ...........••••....................... f 30
W hortleberries, M cM urphy s ....................1  40
CANNED FRITTTS—CALIFORNIA.
A pricots, L usk’s .. .2  40 P e a rs........................ 3  CO
....2   90 
Egg P lu m s...............2 50 Q u in ces.........
3 00
G ra p e s......................2 50 P eaches  .......
G reen G ages............2 50
A sparagus, O yster B ay............................... 3  25
Beans, Lima,  E rie ........................................4  20
Beans, String, E r i e ...................................... 1 U5
Beans, Lima,  sta n d ard .................................   »5
Beans, Stringless, E r i e .............................  9a
Beans, Lewis’  Boston B aked.....................1  60
Corn, E rie .......................................................   1  15
Corn, Red  Seal.................................................  95
Corn,  A cm e............................  • 
................| i o
Corn, R ev ere.................................................. ¿  ¿u
Corn, Cam den............................................... ¿4  oo
M ushrooms, French,  100 in  case.............22  00
Peas, French, 100 in e a s e .......................... 23  00
Peas, M arrofat, sta n d ard .............................. 170
Peas, B eaver.............. - •  ................................  »0
P eas, early sm all, sifted ............................. 1  ™
P um pkin, 3 ft G olden.....................................  95
Squash, E r ie ..................................................¿  ¿0
Succotash, E rie .............................................. 4  2U
Succotash, sta n d ard ................................... ••  ™
Tomatoes, Red S eal.................................... •  4  uu
B o sto n ........................ 36IGerman  Sw eet............2a
Baker’s"...................... 38 V ienna Sweet  ............23
R unkles’ .....................35|French S w eet..............22
Roasted M ex.. .17@20
Green R io...........9@13
G round  Rio__ 9@16
Green J a v a ........17@27
A rbuckle’S.......   @1454
G reenM ocha.. ,23@25
X X X X ..............  @1454
Roasted R io___10@15
D ilw orth’s .......  ©1454
Roasted Ja v a   ..23@30
L evering’s .......   @1454
Roasted  M a r.. ,17@18 
M agnolia...........  @1454
Roasted Mocha.28@30
¡72 foot C otton___2  25
72 foot J u t e ....... 1  25
60 foot C otton___2  00
60 foot  J u te .......1  00
50 foot C otton___1  75
40FootC otton___1 50
B loaters, Smoked Y arm outh......................   80
Cod, w hole........................................................
Cod,Boneless. ...................................................6@*
Cod, pickled, 54  bb ls......................................»
H a lib u t..................................................   .......   J«
H e rrin g  54  b b ls.............................................. 2  50
H erring,  Scaled..-............................................ 18@20
H erring,  H olland...........................................   80.
Mackerel, No. 1, 54 b b ls.................................5  50
M ackerel, No. 1.12  ft  k its ........................... 1  00
M ackerel, No. 1, shore,  54  b b ls..................  6  25
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  k its ........................1  00
Shad, 54 b b l .....................................................2 50
T rout, No.  1,54  b b ls..................................... 4  40
T rout, No. 1,12  ft  k its ...................................  90
W hite, No. 1,54 b b ls ..................................... 7  25
W hite, Fam ily, 54 b b ls..................................2  aO
W hite, No. 1,10 ft k its ...................................  90
W hite, No. 1,12  ft k its...................................1  05

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CHOCOLATE.

COFFEE.

CORDAGE.

F IS H .

FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTS.

Lemon. Vanilla.
1  40

Je nnings’ 2 oz..............................$   doz.l 00 
4 oz 
.......................................1  50 
6 oz!...........................................2 50 
8 o z ........................................... 3 50 
No. 2 T ap er..........................125 
No.  4 
1  75 
54 p in t  ro u n d .............•........ 4  50 
1 
No.  8......................................... 3 00 
No. 10 .......................................4  25 

150
7  50
.......................9 00  15 00

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2 50
4 00
5 00
3 00

4 25
6 00

FR U ITS

Apples, M ichigan....................................  454@5
©754
A pples, Dried, evap., b b ls.......................... 
A pples, Dried, evap., b o x ...........................  
@854
@16
Cherries, dried,  p itte d ................................  
C itro n .............................................................   @2?
C u rra n ts........................................................ 
„@* 
Peaches, dried  ........................................ 
12@13
Pineapples,  sta n d ard s..........................  
70
5@554
P runes, T urkey, new .............................. 
P runes, French, 50 ft  boxes.................. 
10@13
Raisins, V alencias................................... 
934@10
Raisins,  O ndaras........................................   @12J4
Raisins,  S ultanas.....................................  8  @10
Raisins, Loose  M uscatels.....................  @2  55
Raisins, London L ay ers........................   @3  20
Raisins, Im perial C abinets...................  @3  60
Raisins, D enesias....................................   @4 25

W ater W hite.........1254  I Legal  T e st...............1054

K E R O S E N E   O IL .

M ATCHES.

G rand  H aven,  No.  9, sq u a re ................................2 15
G rand  H aven,  No.  8, sq u a re.............................   .1 65
G rand  H aven,  No.  200,  p arlo r— .................2 50
G rand  H aven,  No.  300, p a rlo r............................ 3 7o
G rand  H aven,  No.  7,  ro u n d ............................... 2 25
Oshkosh, No.  2..........................:........................{  ¿0
Oshkosh, No.  8..........................................................1 60
S w edish................................................................   ¿5
Richardson’s No. 2  sq u a re...................................2 70
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
.............................. 2  70
...............................¿70
Richardson’s No. 8 
do 
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
.............................. 2 55
Richardson’s No. 19,  do 
............................ 1  75

MOLASSES.

Black  S tra p ...............................................
P orto  Rico........................................................ 28@30
New  Orleans,  good.........................................38@42
New Orleans, choice.......................................48@50
New  Orleans,  fa n c y .......................................o2@55

54 bbls. 3c ex tra.

OATM EAL.

Juaker, 48  fts .........2 25
Steel  c u t..................5 50
m aker, 60 f ts ......2   40
Steel Cut, 54 b b ls.. .3 00
Rolled  Oats............3 50|Quaker bbls.............6 00

P IC K L E S .

do 

Choice in barrels m ed..................  ................... 5 00
Choice in 54 
........................................®
Dingee’s quarts glass fancy.............................’
Dingee’s pints 
American qt.  in Glass...................................... * ou
American pt. in Glass....................................... 1 ¡*|
C. & B. English  quarts.....................................»75
C. & B. English  pints .........................•:••••? S
Chow Chow, mixed and Gerkins,  quarts.. .5 76 
p in ts....3 50

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WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Im ported Clay 3 gross.
Im ported Clay, No. 216,3 gross.......
Im ported Clay, No. 216,254 g ro ss...
A m erican  T. D ...

..2 25@3  00
@2 25
..  @1  85
@ 9 0

RICE.

..6 Ja v a   ......... .......6)4@6?4
Good  C a ro lin a...
P rim e C aro lin a.. -.654 P a t n a ....... ................6
..7 R an g o o n .. .......
Choice C arolina..
. -524 B ro k en __ ................324
Good L o u isian a..
SA LERA TUS.

DeLand’s p u re ........ 514 ¡Dwight’s .....................514
C hurch’s  ................. 5J4 Sea  F oam ...................554
Taylor’s  G.  M..........554 S., B. & L.’s B e st— 554
Cap  Sheaf.................5541

SALT.

60 Pocket, F  F   D airy.............................  
28 P o ck et.................................................... 
100 3 ft  pockets.........................................  
Saginaw F in e ...........................................  
Diamond  C................................................  
Standard  Coarse......................................  
A shton, English, dairy, bu. b a g s......... 
A shton, English, dairy, 4 bu. b ag s—  
H iggins’ English dairy bu.  b a g s......... 
A m erican, dairy,  54 bu. b ag s................ 
Rock, b ushels...........................................  

2  30
2  20
2  50
98
1  60
1  55
75
2  80
75
25
28

SA UCES.

P arisian,  Yt  p in ts....................................   @2  00
Lee & P errin s  W orcestershire, pints.  @5  00 
Lee & P errin s W orcestershire, 54 pts.  @3  00
Picadilly,  54 p in ts....................................   @1  00
P epper Sauce, red  sm all......................   @  75
P ep p er Sauce, g re e n ...............................   @  90
P esper Sauce, red large rin g ................  @1  35
P ep p er Sauce, green, large rin g .........  @1  70
Catsup, Tomato,  p in ts............................  @1  00
Catsup, Tom ato,  q u arts  .......................  @1  35
H orseradish,  54 p in ts..............................  @1  00
H orseradish, p in ts...................................  @1  30
Capers, F rench surflnes........................   @2  25
Capers, French surflnes, la rg e ............  @3 50
Olives, Queen, 16 oz  b o ttle...................   @3  85
Olives, Queen, 27 oz  b o ttle...................  @6 50
Olive Oil,  qu arts, A ntonia &  Co.’s __   @7  00
Olive Oil, pints,  A ntonia & Co.’s .........  @4  00
Olive Oil, 54 pints, A ntonia & Co.’s __   @2 00
Celery Salt,  D urkee’s ............................  @  90
H alford Sauce, p in ts.............................. 
@3 50
H alford Sauce, 54 p in ts..........................   @2  20
Salad D ressing, D urkee’s, larg e...........  @4  85
Salad D ressing, D urkee’s, sm all.........  @2  90
D etroit Soap Co.’s Q ueen A n n e............  @4  85
“  Cameo.......................   @3  30
“  M onday....................  @3 45
“  M a sco t......................  @3  45
“  Superior, 60 l f t  b ars  @3  60
Old Country, 80 bars, 80 fts.,  w rapped  @4  20 
Old Country, 80 bars,80 fts.,unw rapped  @4  10
Old Country, 801 ft b a rs........................   @554
3 60
K irk’s A m erican F a m ily .....................  
do. 
3 30
I n d ia ........................................... 
do.  S a v o n .........................................  
3  15
do.  S a tin e t........................................ 
3 30
do.  R e v e n u e __, .............................. 
3  15
do.  W hite R ussian.......................... 
4  85
P roctor & Gam ble’s I v o r y .................  
Ja p an   O liv e .......... 
Town T alk...............  
Golden B ar.............  
A rab .........................  
A m ber...................... 
M ottled  G erm an.. 

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

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L autz Bros. & Co.

P ro cter & G am ble’s V elvet...................   @3  15
P ro cter & G am ble’s Good L uck...........  @3 20
P ro c ter & G am ble’s Wash  W ell...........  @3  00
B adger...............................................60 fts  @654
G a lv an ic....................................................  @4 05
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft b r  @1854
Tip T op..........................................3 ft b ar  @  16
W ard’s W hite L ily...................................  @6  75
H andkerchief...........................................   @4  20
B abbitt’s ..................................................  
Dish R a g ..................................................  
B luing.........................................................  
M agnetic....................................................  
New  French  P rocess............................ 
S p o o n ..................... ....  .............................. 
A nti-W ashboard..
V a te rla n d ..................................................
M agic...........................................................
P ittsb u rg h .................................................
Acm e, 701 ft  b a rs ....................................
Acme, 25 3 ft b a rs.....................................
Towel, 25 bars  ..........................................
N apkin, 25  b a rs........................................
B est Am erican, 601 ft blocks................
Palm a 60-1 ft blocks, p la in .....................
Sham rock, 100 cakes, w rapped............
M aster, 100-24 ft c a k e s ...........  ...
Stearine, 100  34 ft cak es........................
M arseilles, w hite, 100 24 ft  cak es.........
Cotton Oil, w hite, 100 % ft  cak es.........
Lautz’s 60-1 ft blocks, w rapped............
G erm an  M ottled, w rapped...................
Savon, Republica, 60 ft b o x ...................
Blue D anube, 60-1 ft blocks.................
London Fam ily, 60-1 ft  blocks............
London Fam ily, 3-ft bars 80 f t..............
London Fam ily, 4-ft b ars 80  f t..............
Gem, 100 cakes, w rapped.......................
Nickel, 100 cakes, w rap p ed ...................
Climax, 100 cakes,  w rap p ed .................
Boss, 100 cakes,  w rapped......................
M arseilles Castile, Toilet,3 doz in  box
A 1  Floating, 60  cak es............................
Matchless, 100  c ak es...............................

5 25
4  00
5 00
4  10
4  50
5  00
5  00
3  25
4  00 
4  00
@   6 
@   6 
@5  15 
@5  15 
@  534 
@  554 
@3 50 
@4  85 
@4  85 
@6 00 
@6  00 
@  7 
@  654 
@  554 
@  554 
@  424 
@3  80 
@3  80 
@3  60 
@3  75 
@3 05 
@2 15 
@1  25 
@4  20 
@2  50

Whole.

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

G round. 

SPIC E S.

 

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. 16@25
P e p p e r.
!P.A llspice............... 12@15
Cinnam on............18@30
Cloves  ................. 15@25
G in g e r.................16@20
M ustard............... 15@30
C a y e n n e ............. 25@35
K ingsford’s, 1 ft pkgs., p u re ....................
3 ft pkgs.,  p u re ....................
l f t  pkgs.,  Silver  G loss__
6 ft pkgs., 
1 ft pkgs.,  Corn S tarch ____
(Bulk)  O ntario.....................
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft boxes..... .......................
“ 
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3  ft boxes..... .......................
“  
“  6 ft boxes........................ .
“ 
“   b u lk ........................................
“  Corn, 20 f t..........................................
“  40  f t............................................
“ 
G ilbert’s Gloss, 1  f t....................................
“ 
“  6 f t.....................................
Crystal  “  b u lk ...................
“ 
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Corn, 1 f)....................................
N iagara Laundry, 40 ft box,  b u lk .......
L aundry, bbls, 186  fts .............
“ 
“  Gloss, 401 ft p ackages.............
Gloss,  36 3 $   pack ag es...........
“  
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Gloss, 6 ft box, 72 ft c ra te __
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Corn, 401 ft  packages.......

@4
@6
@4@3%
@6
@554
@654

s u g a r s . 

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Cut  L o af........................................................   @6%
C u b e s.........................................................   @  6%
P ow dered..................................................   654@  6%
G ranulated,  Standard.
@  654 
G ranulated, Fine  G rain .......
@  654 
@   6 @ 5% 
Confectionery A .....................
Standard A ..........................
E x tra C, W hite........................
@  534 
E x tra  C......................................
@  554 
@  554
Fine  C........................................
Yellow C....................................
SY RUPS.

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Com,  B arrels............................................ 
28
Corn, 54 bbls............................................... 
30
Corn,  10 gallon k eg s.................................  @  32
Corn, 5 gallon k eg s...................................  @160
Corn, 454 gallon k eg s...............................   @1 45
P u re  S u g ar..........................................bbl  23@  35
P u re Sqgar D rips..........................54  bbl  30@  38
P u re Sugar  D rips................. 5 gal kegs  @1  96
P u re Loaf Sugar D rips................54 bbl  @  85
P u re  Loaf S u g ar................  .5 gal kegs  @1  85

TEA S.

Ja p a n   o rd in ary ............................................... 22@25
Ja p a n  fa ir to good.......................................... 30@35
Ja p a n fln e ..........................................................40@50
Ja p a n  d u st........................................................ 15@20
Y oung H yson...................................................30@50
G u nP ow der...................................................... 35@50
O o lo n g ................: ..................................... 33@65@60
C ongo.................................................................25@30

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

M atchless....................65
H iaw ath a. .................. 67
G lo b e ...........................70
May F low er................ 70
H e ro .............................45
A tla s.............................35
Royal G am e................ 38
Mule E a r..................... 65
P eek-a-B oo..............   32
F o u n tain ......................74
Old Congress...............64
Good L u ck ..................52
Good and Sw eet.........45
Blaze A w ay................ 35
H air L ifte r..................30
G o v e rn o r....................60
Fox’s Choice............   63
M edallion....................35
Sweet O w en................ 66
Old  A be....................... 49

State  Seal....................60
Brother Jonathan.. .32
Diamond  Crown........58
Rose Bud..............' .. .50
O.  K .............................. 45
Our  Bird......................30
Peaches  ......................38
Red  Bird......................52
Opera Queen...............40
Sweet R ose..................45
Green  Back................ 38
F ru it............................ 33
O So Sweet..................31
Prairie Flower...........65
Clim ber....................... 62
Indian Queen.............60
Doak’s  50 center........38
Huckelberry  .............30
Bull  Dog..................... 60
Crown  L eaf................ 66
PLUG.
Chocolate Cream..................
Woodcock  ............................
P eele»,6  c e n ts...................
B ig »   g ...................................
P ie ......................................
K nlgntsof  Labor................

@46

@46

A rab, 2x12 and 4x12.
Black B ear.................................................
.........................................................
K ing 
Old Five Cent Tim es...............................
P ru n e N uggett, 12 f t...............................
P a rro t  .......................................................
Old T im e ....................................................
T ram w ay....................................................
Big Sevens, dime c u ts............................
Black D iam ond........................................
T rotter, ru m  flavor.................................
Boot  ...........................................................
B. F. P .’s  F av o rite...................................
Old K entucky...........................................
Big Four,  2x12..........................................
Big Four, 3x12...........................................
Spearhead, 2x12 and 3x12......................
Turkey, 16 oz.,  2x12.................................
Blackbird. 16 oz.,  3x12............................
Seal of G rand R apids.............................
Glory  .........................................................
D urham  ......................................................
Silver  Coin............................... .................
B uster  [D ark]........................ '................
Black P rince [D ark]........................ —
Black R acer  [D ark]...............................
Leggett & M yers’  S ta r............................
C lim ax .......................................................
Hold F a s t ..................................................
McAlpin’s Gold Shield............................
Nickle N uggets 6 and 12 ft  cads...........
Cock of th e  W alk  6s ...............................
Nobby T w ist...................I........................
N im rod.......................................................
A c o rn ........................................................
C re sc e n t....................................................
Black  X ............................'.........................
Black  B ass.................................................
Spring.........................................................
G ra y lin g ....................................................
M ackinaw ..................................................
H orseS hoe................................................
H air L ifte r.................................................
D. and D., black........................................
McAlpin’s G reen  Shield........................
Ace  H igh, black ......................................
Sailors’  Solace..........................................
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 2x12.......
Red Star, Rough and Ready, 3x12.......
Red Star, flat, 3x12.................................
Red Star, black. 24 oz..............................
2e. Jess in fo u r b u tt lots.

@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
@46
@46
@45

SMOKING

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57 Mail  P o u ch__

Long Tom ....................30
Tram w ay, 3  o z.......... 40
N a tio n a l..................... 26
Ruby, c u t Cavendish 35
T im e ............................ 26
Boss  ............................ 15
C o n q u ero r..................23
P eck’s  S un..................18
G ray lin g ......................32
M iners and P u ddlers. 28
Seal S kin..................... 30
M orning  Dew.............26
Rob R oy.......................26
Chain............................ 22
Uncle  Sam ........... I ...28
Seal of G rand Rapids 25
L u m b e rm an ...............25
K in g ............................ 30
Railroad B oy...............38
F lirt  ............................ 28
M ountain R ose........... 18
P u g   .............................. 30
Home C om fort...........25
Ten P enny  D urham .24
Old R ip.........................55
Am ber, Yt and l f t ___15
Two N ickle..................25
Jo h n   G ilpin................ 18
Lim e K iln  Club......... 4r‘
Star D urham ...............25
D urham  No. 2.............55
Blackwell’s D urham .90
V anity  F a ir................ 90
Golden Flake Cabinet 40 
Seal o f N orth Caro­
D im e.................
lina, 2  oz..................48
Peerless  ...........
S tan d ard ...........
Seal of N orth  Caro­
lina, 4oz....................46
Old Tom .......................21
Seal of N orth  Caro­
Tom &  J e rry ...............24
lina, 8 oz....................41
Jo k e r......................., ..
Seal of N orth  Caro­
T ra v e le r.....................
lina, 16 oz boxes___40
M aiden.........................25
Big D eal....................... 27
Topsy, p a p e r.......
Topsy, clo th ................ 30
A p p le ja c k ..................24
K ing Bee, lo n g e u t.. .22
N avy  Clippings......... 26
M ilwaukee  P riz e___24
B oots............................ 30
R a ttle r.........................28
H oney  D ew ................ 25
W indsor c u t p lu g ___25
Gold Block..................30
Zero  ............................ 16
Camp F ire ...................25
I H olland M ixed...........16
O ro n o k o ......................19
.........60 Golden  A ge.................75
D urham , % ft . 
54 f t .
54  f t.......... 55 K nights of L at  o r__ 30
1  f t............51 F ree Cob P ip e .............27
Pickw ick  C lub............40 H oney B ee................. 27
N igger  H ead...............26 D urham ,  S., B. & L. .24
H o llan d ...................... 22 Dime  D urham .. .25@26
G erm an ...................... 16|01d T a r..........................40
Solid C om fort............30: Golden Flake,cabinet40
Red Clover................. 32‘N igger H a ir.................26
Mule E a r.................... 23|A cm e............................16
H iaw ath a..........................22 Globe.......................18
Old Congress.................23|
P u re   Cider...........8@12 W hite W ine....  8@12
B oraxine  ......................................................  @3 75
1776 $  f t ......................................................  @1014
G illett’s $  f t ...................................... . 
@754
S oapinepkg.................................................. 
7@10
.Pearline sg b o x.............................................   @4 50
Lavine, single boxes, 48 1 ft  p a p e rs...  @4  50
Lavine, 5 o r m ore boxes, 481 ft pap ’rs  @4  25 
Lavine, single  boxes, 100 6 oz papers.  @4  50 
Lavine, 5 or m ore boxes, 100 6  oz  p ap  @4 25 
Lavine, single boxes, 80 54 ft p a p e rs..  @4  15
Lavine, 5 o r m ore boxes, 80 54 ft pap rs  @4  00 
Twin Bros...........1  65  ¡W ilsons................. 1  65
M agic.................. 1  75  ¡N atio n al................1  65
B ath Brick im p o rte d .............................. 
95
A m erican.............................. 
60
@3
B arley............................... ......................... 
100
B urners, No. 1 .......................................... 
do  No.  2.......................................... 
1  50
Condensed Milk, Eagle  b ran d .............. 
8  00
Cream T artar 5 and 10 ft can s..............  15@25
Candles, S tar.............................................  @1354
Candles,  H otel..........................................  @14
E x tract Coffee, V .C ..............................   @80
Gum, R ubber 100 lum ps........................   @30
Gum, R ubber 200 lu m p s.........................  @40
Gum, Spruce.............................................   30@35
Hom iny, $   b b l..........................................  @4  00
Peas, Green B ush....................................   @1  35
Peas, Split p rep ared...............................   @354
Pow der, K eg.............................................  @3 50
Pow der,  54 K eg........................................  @1  93

F e lix ............................ 

WASHING POWDERS.

MISCELLANEOUS.

VINEGAR.

SHORTS.

YEAST.

1  25

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

P u tn am  & Brooks quote as fo llo w s:

 

 

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FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

Straight, 25 ft  boxes...............................   9 @  954
...............................   954@10
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
 
@12
MIXED.
Royal, 25 ft  p ails........................................ 954@10
Royal, 200 ft bbls.........................................   @ 9
E x tra, 25 ft  p ails.......................................... 11@1154
E x tra, 200 ft bbls.......................................... 10@1054
French Cream, 25 ft p ails................................. 13
Cut-loaf, 25 ft  cases............................................13
Broken, 25  ft  p ails.......................................11@1154
B roken, 200 ft  b b ls................................... 
105i
Lem on  D rops...................................................... M
Sour D rops__ .'....................................................15
P epperm int  D rops........................ 
15
Chocolate D rops.................................................16
H  M Chocolate  D rops....................  
20
Gum  D r o p s ........................................................ 10
Licorice D rops.................................................... 20
A B  Licorice  D rops.......................................... 12
Lozenges, p la in ................................................... J5
Lozenges,  p rin te d ..............................................16
Im p e ria ls............................................................. 15
M o tto es.................................. 
15
Cream  B a r.........................  
14
Molasses B a r........................................................ 13
C aram els............................................................... 20
H and Made Cream s.....................................     .20
P lain  Cream s.......................................................17
D ecorated  Cream s..............................................22
S tring R ock..........................................................15
B u rn t A lm onds.................................................  22
W intergreen  B erries...........................  
15

 

 

FANCY—IN   BU LK .

Lozenges, plain in  pails........................1254@13
Lozenges, plain in  b b ls................... — 1154@12
Lozenges, printed in p ails..................... 1354@14
Lozenges, p rinted in  b b ls..................... 1254@13
Chocolate Drops, in p ails......................13  @14
Gum  Drops  in p ails...................................754@8
Gum  Drops, in b b ls..................................... 
654
Moss D rops, In  p ails...............................1054@1154
Moss D rops, in b b ls...........................................   9
Sour Drops, in  p ails.......................................... 12
Im perials, in  p ails..................................13@  14
Im perials  in b b ls.............................—  
@12

F R U IT S .

Oranges, Messina and  P alerm o .......... 3  00@3 50
Oranges, V alencia...................................  .  _  @7  00
Lemons,  choice......................................   3  50@4  00
Lemons, fa n c y ......................................... 4 25@4  50
Figs,  layers new,  $   f t..........................  @1254
Figs, baskets 4 0 ft$ )ft............................  @®
do  .............................. 
D ates, frails 
®   4
do  ..........................   @ 6
Dates, 54 do 
Dates, skin..............................................  @  *
Dates, 54  skin.........................................   @ 5
D ates, F ard 10 ft box $   f t .....................  854® »
D ates, F ard 50 ft box ¥  »>.......................  @ 7
Dates, Persian 50 ft box $ f t .................  @  654
PEA NU TS.
Prime  Red,  raw  ff  ft............................. 
414
Choice 
do  .............................  @ 5
Fancy 
do  ............................  6?4@  554
Choice White, Va.do  ............................ 
5@ 554
Fancy H P,.  Ya  do  ..............................  6  @  654
Almonds,  T e r r a g o n a ,ft....................  17@18
d o ......... ........... 
8@ 854
Brazils,
9@12
d o ......... ........... 
Peoons,
d o ......... ...........1254@14
Filberts, Sicily 
d o ......... ...........1254@15
Walnuts, Grenobles 
Walnuts, French

...........1154@1254

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PROVISIONS.

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The  Grand Rapids  P acking  &  Provision  Od. 

P O R K   IN   BA RR ELS.

quote  as  follow s: 
A. Webster* packer, sh o rt  c u t......................... 13 75
Clear back, snort c u t....... .'  ■ -........................... 15 50
E x tra Fam ily C lear................................................13 87
Clear, A. W ebster  p ack er................................... 14 50
Standard Clear, th e   b e st.....................................15 75
E x tra  Clear,  h eav y............................................... 15 00
Boston C lear............................................................15 25
Clear Quill, short  c u t............................................ 15 OOi
DRY  SALT  MEATS— IN   BO XES.
Long Clears, heavy, 500 ft.  Cases...........
H alf Cases..............
do. 
Long Clfeav m edium , 500 ft  Case#..........
H alf C ases...........
do 
Long Clears light, 500 ft Cases................
do. 
H alf Cases  ..............
Short Clears, h eavy................................... 
m edium ................................ 
lig h t....................................... 
E x tra Long Clear Backs, 600  ft  c a ses.. 
E x tra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.. 
E x tra Long Clear Backs, 300  ft  cases.. 
E x tra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
Bellies, ex tra  quality, 500 ft eases......... 
Bellies, ex tra quality, 300 ft cases......... 
Bellies, ex tra quality, 200 ft cases......... 

754
754
754
8
854.
8J4
834
754
734.
8

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SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  O R  PL A IN .

Boneless  H am s...............................   ................10!4
Boneless Shoulders...........................................   1%
B reakfast  B acon................................................  9
D ried Beef, ex tra   q u ality ................................11
Dried Beef, H am  pieces......., ..........................1254
Shoulders cured  in sw eet p ickle...................   7

LARD.

 

 

 

B E E F  IN  BA RR ELS.

LARD IN  T IN   P A IL S .

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND  SMOKED.

Tierces  ............................  
754
734
30 and 50 ft Tubs ............................ \ ........ 
724
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases....................... 
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  ra c k s...................  
8
3 ft Pails, 20 in a  ease.............., ............... 
854
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case.................................. 
834
10 ft Pails, 6 in a c a s e ...............................  
854
E x tra  Mess Beef, w arranted 200 fts............ 11  06
Boneless,  ejctra.................................................15  00
P ork  Sausage......................................................  8
H am   Sausage...................................................... 12-
Tongue  Sausage...............................................  11
F ra n k fo rt  Sausage............................................IS
Blood  Sausage.............................................. 
  6J4
Bologna,  rin g ......................................................  6J4
Bologna, stra ig h t...............................................  634
Bologna,  th ic k ....................................................  6J4
H ead  Cheese.......................................................   6J4
In  half b arre ls....................................................  3 50
In  q u a rte r b arre ls...........................................
In  k its..................  ...........................................
Prices nam ed are  low est  a t tim e of going to  
press, and are good only fo r th a t date,  subject 
to m ark et fluctuations.

p i g s ’  f e e t .

F R E S H   M EATS.

Jo h n   M ohrhard  quotes  th e  trad e  selling 
@  8 @ 854 
@ 654 
© 654

prices as follow s:
Fresh  Beef, sides....................................   6
Fresh  Beef, hind  q u a rte rs...................  7
Dressed  H ogs...........................................   6
M utton,  carcasses...................................  6
V eal............................................................  854@ 9
P ork Sausage............................................  8  @  9
Bologna......................................................  9  @10
C hickens....................................................  @13
T urkeys  ....................................................  @14

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

P erkins & H ess quote as foLows: 

G re e n __ ^  ft  6
P a rt  c u re d ...  7
Full cu red __   8
D ry hides and 
k ip s ............   8

H ID E S .

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

or cu red __   @10
$   piece.......20  @50

@12
S H E E P  PEL TS.

W OOL.

Shearlings o r Sum- 

¡Fall p elts..............30@5©
m er skins $  pcel0@20| W inter  p e lts.. .60@1  00 
Fine washed <g ft 20@22|Unwashed............ 
2-3
Coarse washed...16@ 18¡Tallow.................  
5Y
B e ar..............  @12 o0| M uskrat.......  
10
2@ 
F isher  .........2 00@  4  00 O tte r.............1  00@  4  00
Fox, re d .......   25@  1  00 Raccoon..... 
5© 
75
Fox,  g ra y ...  15@  1 0 0 Skunk  .........  15@ 
75
M a rtin .........  25@  1  00 Beaver, f t. 1  00@ 
2 25
M in k ............ 
10@  30

S K IN S .

5@  40|Deer,  ]j)ft... 
OYSTERS  A N D   FISH .

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follow s:

OYSTERS.

 

New Y ork C ounts...................................................35
F. J. D. S e le c ts...................................................... 32
S e le c ts......................................... 
28
F. J. D ..............1...................................................... 22
Standard  ................................................................ 20
F av o rite....................................................................18
M edium .................................................................... 16
P rim e ....................................................................     16
New  York  C ounts..............................................2 50
Selects, p er gallon..............................................1  75 -
S tan d ard s............................................................. 1  10-
Codfish....................................................................9
H ad d o ck ................................................................  7
Sm elts.................................................................... 10
M ackinaw T ro u t...................................................8
M ackerel...............................................................12
W hitefish  ...............................................................9-

f r e s h   f i s h .

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

A pples—Scarcer  and  higher,  Baldwins  and' 
o ther red varieties readily  com m anding  $3.25 
@$3.50.

B uckw heat—O ut o f  m arket.
B eans—Unpicked com m and  75@90c, 

an d
choice  picked  find  good  shipping  dem and a t 
$1.25.

B u tte r—D airy  finds  slow sale  a t  16@17c  fo r 
choice rolls, while an inferior  article  is  to  be 
had in endless v ariety  a t from  8©12c.
B utterine—Solid packed cream ery 

com­

m ands  22c,  while  dairy is  quoted a t  14@15C'
fo r solid packed,  and 15@17.

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

D ealers quote choice stock a t $5.

Cabbages—$5@$8 $  100.  V ery little moving. 
Celery—15@25e ^  doz.
Cheese—M ichigan  fu ll  cream   readily  com­
m ands 12@1354c, while skim  And occasional sale 
a t from   954@10c.

Cider—12c $  gal. fo r common  sw eet  and  15e 

fo r sand refined.

Cranberries—Bell aud bugle firm a t $14 $  bbl. 

and $3.75@$4.25 $  crate, according to   size.

D ried  A pples—Evaporated,  7@8c;  common, 

q uarters, 4®454c.

Eggs—V ery plentiful,  the  large  receipts  of 
th e p ast few  days having forced th e price down 
to  14@15.

Hops—Brew ers are paying 15c fo r b est Mich­

igan, w ith few   offerings.

H oney—Choice new in comb is firm  a t 14c. 
Hay—Bailed, $13@$14.
Onions—$3.25@3.50 $  blj'.. fo r yellow or red. 
Pop Corn—V ery scarce1, th e  supply not being 
equal  to   th e  dem and.  Choice  com m ands  5- 
cents.

P otatoes—E ven  firm er  th an   before,  on  ao- 
count  of  a   sharp  advance 
in  the  extrem e 
Southern  States,  although  th e re  has been no 
particu lar change in th e N orthern p a rt of  th e 
South.  D ealers  pay  from   34  to   35 cents  fo r 
choice lots, delivered on board cars or a t th eir 
places of business.

P o u ltry —V ery scarce.  Fowls, 9@10c.  Chick­

ens, 12@13c.  T urkeys, 14c.
Squash—O ut of m arket.
T urnips—25c 
Tim othy—Good  shipping  dem and,  dealers 

bu.

holding  a t $1.80 fo r choice.

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

W heat—U nchanged.  The city m illers p ay a s  
followrs:  L ancaster,  82;  Fulse,  79;  Clawson,. 
80c.

Corn—Jobbing generally a t 48c in 100 bu. lots 

and 45c In carlots.

Oats—W hite, 38c in small lots and 34c  in   c a r- 

lots.

Rye—58c $  bu.
B arley—Brew ers pay $1.10@$1.20 ^   cw t.
F l o u r —U nchanged. Fancy P aten t, $5.70 $  b b l . . 
in  sacks  and  $5.95  in  wood.  S traight, $4.70 $  
b b l . In sacks and $4.95 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $1.50 $  cwt.-
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  B ran, $15. 
$  ton.  Ships, $16 $  ton.  Middlings, $17 ^  to n - 
Corn and Oats, $23 $  ton.

Sale

O P 3 , 0 0 0  CASX3B

A t the follow ing low prices u ntil fu r­

th e r notice.

It is a good tim e to buy, as stocks of  Canned 
Goods are generally light throughout the coun­
try.  See to it in tim e th a t y our  w ants  in  this 
line are w ithout delay fully replenished.  You 
m ay re st assured th a t the dealer who buys  his 
Canned  Goods  a t  these  prices  will soon reap 
big advantages over  his  neighbor  com petitor 
who delays purchasing.  The  follow ing a re all 
stan d ard  brands—all delivered f   o.  b.  G rand 
Rapids.  We make no charges fo r  d ravage.
95
3 ft Tomotoes, Standards o u r best brand 
3 ft Golden P um pkin, A d rian ................... 
90
3 ft P ie Peaches,  S tandards......................   1  10
3 ft Yellow  P each es....................................   165
2)4 ft California  A pricots, Standards. * ..  2  40
Gallon A pples..................................................
2 ft  B lueberries............................................. 
2 ft B lueberries, Standards........................
2 ft Pears, E rie Duchess, very lin e..........
2 ft Red Cherries, Evans, Day & Co., stan
2 ft Red  C herries...........................................
254 ft B a rtlett Pears, C alifornia.................
Y arm outh Succotash, large  can s..............
3 ft Boston Baked  B eans............................
2 ft Erie Stringless  B eans............* ..........
2 ft Sweet Corn,  S tandard..........................
2 ft Corn  (common)..........'...........................
2 ft Peas Fields S tandards........................
2 ft Peas, Soaked...........................................
2 ft Lim a Beans, fine e x tra   q u a lity .........
2 ft Lima Beans,  com m on..........................
1 ft Lobsters,  picnics...................................
1 ft Columbia R iver Salmon,  Booth’s . ...
1 ft Sacram ento  R iver................................. 
1 ft M ackerel, P o tte r &  W rightington

l  30
1  40
1  75 
1  00
85
2  65 
1  a5 
1  40
90
1  00 
75 
85 
75 
1  15 
75 
1  65 
1  45
l   30

S tan d ard s...................................... : ___ 

l   10
1 ft Cove Oysters,  S tandards.....................  1  00
2 ft Cove O ysters,  S tandards.....................  1  80
)4 ft Sardines, 34s A m erican........................   6@7
34 ft Sardines,  34® Im p o rtd d........................   13)4

Sardines, m ustard, large  boxes..
O ur celebrated brand  of  full  cream
“D urham   Cheese” .................
No. 1 W hite Fish, half barrels,  90s.....
No. 1 W hite Fish,  p ails..........................
No. 1 M ackerel, new and la rg e............
No. 1 Mackerel, m edium  pails..............

12 
6  75 
95 
5  00 
69
H aving  no  traveling  agents,  th u s  saving 
a large expense,  enables  me  to  sell  cheaper 
th a n  o u r com petitors.  Custom ers  dealing  di­
rect usually find it m ore  satisfacto ry ,  besides 
saving th e annoyance to them  of th e drum m er 
system .  Send in your orders  w hich  will  have 
prom pt attention, and m ake your  rem ittances 
a t m atu rity  direct to  the  house.
Y ours respectfully,

John Caulfield

"W lio lesalc

GRAIN  AND  SEED  GO.,

SEED  MERCHANTS,

w a r e h o u s e s: 

I
71  Canal  St.,  and  Cor. 

Iotffa and  W illiams 

Streets.

OFFICE:
CANAL  ST.
G r a n d  Ra p id s , A p ril6,1885.

71

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15 00

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4 90
4 75
5 50

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D e a r   Si r s —Below  we  hand  you  jobbing 
prices fo r  to-day;
Clover, Choice recleaned................60 ft bu  5  00

 
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“  P rim e..................................... 
 
“  No.  2........................................... 
“  Mammoth P rim e....................  
“  W hite....................... 25c ^  ft 
12 00
12  00
“  A lsy k e ...................  25c $   ft 
“  A lfalfa or Lucerne  25c $  ft 
Tim othy.  Choice...............................45 ft bu  1  80
P r im e .................................... 
1  70
“ 
H ungarian  G rass.......... ................ .48 ft bu  1  00
1 00
Millet, com m on.................................... 
125
“  G e rm a n .................................... 
Red T op...............................................14 ft bu 
80
Blue G rass............................................  
2 00
O rchard  G rass................................ 
2 50
 
B uckw heat......................................... 48 ft bu  1  00
Peas, W hite F ield.............................60 ft bu  1  25
Rye, W in ter....................................... 56 ft bu  
75
“   S p rin g ........................................... 
W heat, Spring...................................... 
1  25
Barley, Spring...................................... 
1  00
Prices on Rape, Canary,  H em p and all other 
seeds on  application.
The above prices are  free  on  board  cars  in 
lots  of  5  o r  m ore  bags  a t  a  tim e.  Cartage 
oh sm aller quantities.
We  also  carry   the  larg est  line  of  G arden 
Seeds in B ulk of any house in the S tate w est of 
D etroit, and would be  pleased  a t  any  tim e  to 
quote you  prices.
All  Field  Seeds  are  spot Cash on receipt  of 
goods.

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FORK’S  PATENT.

I f in N eed of A nything  in  our  Line,  it 

w ill pay you to get our Prices.

P A TEN T EES  AND  SO LE  M AN UFA CTU RERS  OF

Barlow’s Patent

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Send for Samples and Circular.

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GRAND RAPIDS

MICH.

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C h inese C ast I ro n  R ice P an s.

The Chinese have attained wonderful skill 
in casting their rioe  pans,  an  indispensable 
article of house  furnishing  goods  to them. 
These iron pans are of  large  diameter  and 
yet so delicate as to b,e scaicely thicker than 
a sheet of paper.  The process  of  manufac­
ture is thus described:

For making the very thin rice pans, which 
are cast without  handles,  pure  native iron 
alone can be used; as,  being  smelted  with 
charcoal, it has the property,  when  melted,
■of being more fluid than  iron  smelted  with 
coal; or it may be that the  iron  itself, being 
uncontaminated with sulpher, or phosphorus, 
possesses the property of greater  fluidity on 
this account.  The molds in which the pans 
are cast require weeks of tedious and patient 
labor to bring them to perfection.  They are 
composed of two parts—an  upper and lower 
—and are made of  carefully  puddled  clay, 
the upper portion about an inch  and a half, 
and the lower ¡¿omewhat thicker; the  lower 
or under half is full  of  round  holes, about 
half an inch in diameter, which pierce about 
two-thirds the thickness of the  mold; these 
holes are made in order to allow  the clay to 
dry thoroughly; the molds  are  turned true 
on a revolving potter’s  table  of  the  usual 
pattern, and when quite  dry  receive a final 
coating of fine moulding sand, and are made 
perfectly smooth.  The  two  portions oflthe 
mold are then luted together  with  clay and 
placed 
some 
six feet or more in diameter.  The  pans are 
cast bottom  upwards, each  mold  having  a 
runner but no riser; the upper portion of the 
mold has three little legs in order to support 
it when drying previously to the molds being 
luted together.  After  being  placed in  the 
oven, which is some two  and  a^half  feet 
'deepTto^moids' are surrourided  with [. char­
coal* which is fired,  and  the  ovens  closely 
covered with a curiously constructed earthen 
ware, or rather dried clay cover, kept togeth- 
er, as in the case offthe furnaces or cupolas 
previously mentioned, with bands and straps 
of iron.  The process is so timed, that by the 
time the molds are at a  bright  red  heat, or 
almost white heat, the iron in  the  cupolaps 
melted, and  ready for  tapping; the  molten 
metal is then run out  into  ladles  made for 
the purpose, and  quickly  poured  into  the 
molds.  When these are all filled, the  cover 
of the oven is readjusted, and the whole left 
to anneal or cool gradually.

round  oven 

in  a  large 

The great secret about  this  process  ap­
pears to be the use of highly ^heatedjnolds, 
and pure iron smelted with charcoal.  When 
the ovens  and  their  contents  are  cooled 
down, which takes about  two  days, the lut­
ing attaching tire upper portion of  the mold 
to the lower is  carefully  removed, and  the 
molds being  separated, the  pan  can be ex­
tracted;’ when the operation hast been  sue- 
cessful, the  same  mold  can,  with a little 
touching up, be  used  several  times.  The 
pans now have each attached to the bottom a 
runner, or lump of  iron, of  greater  or less 
size, which, from  the  extreme  thinness of 
the pans, making them but little  less brittle 
than earthenware, requires the greatest care 
in its removal ;phese  runners  are  carefully 
sawn off, the use  of  the  more  expeditious 
cold chisel being more  likely to  cause frac­
ture than the slower  but  steadier  saw; the 
edges are smoothed  down,  and  the  pan  is 
ready for the export  market.  Handles  are 
attached to these pans by  the retail dealers, 
who bore holes near the rim and attach small 
ribbons of iron for  the  purpose of handles.

F a ilu re  o f A. T. L in d e rm a n , a t W h ite h a ll. 
From  th e W hitehall Forum .

A flurry of  excitement  was  caused Tues­
day night by  the  announcement  that A. T. 
Lindertnan,  one  of  Whitehall’s  foremost 
merchants  and  manufacturers,  had  suc­
cumbed to  the  hard  times, and made an as­
signment  to  Wm. F. Nufer.  Mr.  Linder- 
man  has been engaged  with  his various in­
ventions  this  winter,  and  the  expenses  of 
these, coupled with the stringent times, have 
driven  him  to  the  wall.  The  deed of as­
signment conveys to Mr. Nufer Linderman’s 
general stock of merchandise,  his factory on 
Lake street and a lot of land in this  county. 
The liabilities are estimated  at $25,000, and 
the assets will probably not fall far short of 
that  amount.  The  First  National Bank of 
Whitehall  is  one  of  the heaviest creditors, 
being  involved  in  some  $6,000, but having 
full  security  for  the  amount.  Outside  of 
Wilson & Hendrie, founders, who have some 
$400 involved, the local liabilities are small, 
tire balance being  distributed  among a num­
ber  of  outside  concerns. 
It is to be hoped 
Mr. Linderman will  be able to settle his af­
fairs and to resume business at an early day.

L in d e rm a n ’s  V ictim s.

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T h e  follow ing 

is  a  com plete  list  of the 
creditors—om side  o f  M uskegon county—in 
th e A .  T .  L in d erm an  m atter, a t W h iteh all: 
Buss M achine W orks, G rand R apids... 
174
115 20 
—
William Sears &  Co. 
75  34 
Curtiss, D unton & Co. 
—
52 23 
Jennings &  Sm ith 
----
150  20 
G rand  Kapids Packing Co. 
—
14  50 
—
E. A. Stowe &  Bro. 
63  75 
Valley City Milling Co. 
—
1,000 00 
—
Caroline S. Elliot 
193  57 
Brow nstein & Stanton,  D etro it..............
16  00 
..............
B anner Tobacco Co. 
“ 
35  25
H enry  Newland 
..............
“ 
8  46
B uhl Mfg. Co. 
.......
“ 
9 90 
D etroit Broom Co. 
..............
3.240  00
“ 
E. F. Slocum 
..............
508  75 
C. H. Fargo & Co.,  Chicago......................
276  25 
.......................
M arshall Field & Co.  “ 
10 95 
......................
Cooper, W ells & Co.  “ 
110  88 
.......................
“ 
Sherm an Bros. 
251  20
“ 
J. V. Farw ell &  Co. 
.......................
W. H, M cLaughlin 
“ 
.........'•...........
25  95
G utent 
“ 
......................
6  15 
Geo. B. C arp en ter & Co.“  ......................
35  60
Randall, H all & Co. 
“ 
.......................
3,478  98 
G ray, B u rt & K ingm an“ 
.....................
2  13
Link B elting M achine Co“ ......................
7  62
A m erian  H and,  Toledo..........................
Sewed Shoe Co., N orth  E a st.........  • ■•• •  527  00
Fields, T hayer & Co., Rochester, N.  Y ..  220  95 
A. J. Johnson & Co. 
• •  105 50
D unham , Backley & Co., New  Y o rk ....  790  19
“  . 
62  90 
Rom adka Bros., M ilw aukee.....................
2  77 
Taylor, 
----• - • • • • • •
82 20 
Wm. R ichardson & Co.,Holmesville.NA
672  00 
124  46 
W aukesha W oolen Mills, W aukesha—
494 05 
Morse, W ilson & Co., Boston,  M ass.......
123  00
„
Simmons 
, .......  
Excelsior Starch Co., E lkhart,  In d ....... 
4105
J. E. Doyle, K alam azoo.............................   H   ~0
Jackson Corset Co., Ja c k so n ................... 
11  39
W. E. Thorp,  H a rt......................................   oOO  00
C red ito rs  o f tlie  M uskegon C ar a n d   E n g in e  

__ 3,631

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Co.

T h e   follow ing 

is  a   com plete  list  of th e 
creditors of th e   M uskegon  Car  an d  E n g in e 
Co.,  outside of M uskegon county:
A nness Iro n  W orks, G rand Rapids —  $1,210  90 
175  08 
O sterhout & Fox L um ber Co.“
60  16 
S. P.  B ennett 
“
20 00 
Curtiss & D unton 
184  23
C. F- Nason
Charles  M erriam, Treas.,  B oston........ 48,830 00
26  18
D etroit Steel and Spring W orks,D etroit 
43  14 
O. M. ehipm an
60 36 
J . A. W right,  Bangor, Mich..................
391  75 
A.  French Spring Co., P ittsb u rg h , Pa. 
658  00 
N ational Tube W orks Co.,  Chicago—
46  13 
* “  —
A. Sturm  
35  25 
“  —
Railway Review 
324  28 
“  —
P ettibone & M ulliken 
2108  15 
“  —
Jones & L aughlin 
84  00 
“  —
M urphy & Co. 
127  95 
“  —
C. T. Reynolds & Co. 
2,8'. :3  75 
D. Okands & Brown 
“  —
25  63 
P. C. H anford Oil Co. 
“  —
6  77 
M arkley, Ailing  & Co. 
“  —
3  84 
“  —
H eath, Milligan & Co. 
4,600  00 
J . H. Bags
2,090  44 
W. A. M iddleton & Co. 
“  —
50  00 
N ational Car Builder, New  Y o rk .........
38  80 
At. Squier, Ashland,  M ich.....................
37  70 
Lake Erie Iron Co.,  Cleveland..............
18  00 
W inslow Car Roof Co. 
..............
5  60 
H erw in W illiams & Co. 
..............
31  03 
V alley Oil Co. 
..............
205  41
J. P. Nolan, New E ra,  M ich...................
Brass Foundry and M achine W orks,
2,591  32
F o rt W ayne, I n d .............................

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T oxic  A ctio n   o f C opper.

It seems to grow more and more  doubtful 
whether  copper can  be reckoned  among the 
poisonous metals.  Of course, in large quan­
tities it is noxious;  but this is true  of  alco­
hol, and many other compounds which  can­
not  be  fairly  considered  as poisons.  The 
latest experiments  tend  to  indicate  that, at 
any rate, copper is not a cumulative  poison, 
like lead.  MM. Houles and De Pietra Santa, 
in a recent communication  addressed  to the 
Academie des Sciences of  Paris, report that 
they have been unable to discover  any  inju­
rious action on the  health  of  the  workmen 
engaged in  the  copper  industry,  and  have 
come  to  the  conclusion  that  the so-called 
colique de cuivre, asserted in the eighteenth 
century  to  be  a  definite  disease, does not 
exist.

T o  G a lv a n iz e  C ast I r o n .

Cast iron can be covered with zinc  by the 
following  method:  First, thoroughly clean 
the pieces to be coated, then  heat moderate­
ly hot and plunge them in hydrochloric acid 
in which as much zinc  In  small  strips  has 
been placed as the  acid  will  take up. 
In 
this liquid, after the  addition  of  the  zinc, 
about one-tenth,  by weight,  of  sulphate  of 
ammonia should be dissolved.  The  casting 
should be dipped in this liquid  and  quickly 
removed, should have been heated sufficient­
ly so that they will  instantly dry.  As soon 
as dry, and while yet  hot,  plunge them in a 
bath of melted zinc, with a little sal ammon­
iac sprinkled over the top.

Statistics of the British Iron  Trade  Asso­
ciation show that the production of  pig iron 
throughout that country was  7,528,000  tons 
in 1884, being a decline of 961,000 tons, or 11 
per cent., on the  quantity  made  in  the pre­
ceding year.  This is the largest decline that 
has ever occurred in any one year in the his­
tory of the British iron trade.

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

The Newaygo M anufacturing  Co,  quote f. o. 

b. cars  as follows:
U ppers, 1 in c h ....................................per M $44 00
46  06 
U ppers, 114.154 and 2 in c h ........................
35  00 
Selects, 1 in ch ...............................................
38  00 
Selects, 1)4,154 and 2  in c h ........................
30  00 
Fine Common, 1 in c h .................................
20 00 
Shop, 1 in c h ..............................; • • ••  —
32  00
Fine, Common, 1)4,154 and 2 in ch ...........
15  00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet  ..
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 fe e t........................
17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 fe e t........................
15  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 f e e t....
16  00 
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 fe e t........................
17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 fe e t........................
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 f e e t.......
16  00 
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 fe e t..........................
17  00 
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 fe e t..........................
12  00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16  f e e t....
13  00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 f e e t........................
14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 fe e t................. —
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 fe e t.......   12  00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 fe e t..........................  13  00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 fe e t..........................  14  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16  fe e t.........  11  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 fe e t............................  12  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 fe e t..........................  13  00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls, ail
w idths and  le n g th s............................8 00®  9  00
33  00 
A and B Strips, 4 o r 6 i n .............................
27  00 
C Strips, 4 or 6 in ch ......................................
15  00 
No. 1 Fencing, all  len g th s..........................
12  00 
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  fe e t................
12  00 
No. 2 Fencing, 16 fe e t...................................
15 00 
No. 1 Fencing, 4  in c h ...................................
12  00 
No. 2 Fencing, 4  in c h ...................................
20  00
Norway C and b etter, 4 o r 6 in ch ..............
__________ ■  
1800
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B.
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C.................................  14  50
9 00
-  ~ 
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  C om m on....
20  00 
Bevel Siding,  6  inch,  Clear.......................
10  00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to 16 f t ............
$1 additional fo r each 2  fe e t above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B .....................  36  00
Di’essed F lo o rin g ,6 in.  C...V.....................  29  00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, com m on..  17  00 
Dressed Flooring 6in., No. 2 com m on....  14  00 
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  C lear..  35  00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C............................  26  00
Dressed Flooring, 4 o r 5 in., No. 1  com ’n  16  00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 o r 6 in., No. 2  com ’n  14  00 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1  00 additional.
( X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............. 
3  30
2  80
] X X X 16 in.................................................... 
No. 2 o r 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles----------  
2  00
No. 2 o r 5 in. C. B. 16  in ...............................  
160
L ath  ................................................................  
2 00

-  — 

-  - 

C o m p o site   M e ta ls.

Corinthian brass was said to be a  mixture 
of gold,  silver  and  copper,  formed  by  the 
running  together  of  statues  melted  in  the 
flames of the  city  of  Corinth  when  it  was 
burned by its Roman captors. 
It  brought a 
very high  price  for  generations  afterward. 
The  name  “brass”  was  commonly  applied 
among the ancients to what  is  now  known 
as  bell  or  gun  metal,  a  mixture of copper 
and tin.  The alloy  of  copper  and zinc was 
known and used ages before the  mixture of 
the latter  metal  was  discovered;  and  it  is 
even said that the use  of  brass  was discov­
ered before that of iron.  A mass of zinc ore, 
mingled  with  charcoal  and  plunged  into 
melted copper  will  yield  the  metal,  which 
will be at once dissolved by the copper. This 
was  the  ancient  process,  the  only one till 
1781, and is still in use.  Modern modes con­
sist in melting the  zinc  and adding the cop­
per in thin strips, or in a fused state;  or  in 
melting  copper  and  plunging  it into lumps 
of  zinc,  held  below  the  surface with iron 
tongs.  At  the  temperature  of  melted cop­
per, zinc is very  apt  to  evaporate,  and,  de­
spite layers of  fine charcoal  or glass  on top 
of the fluid metal,  so  much  zinc ’ passes  off 
that chemical analysis  alone  can  determine 
the proportion of  each metal in the product. 
The usual proportion is a pound of copper to 
eight ounces of  zinc,  “prince’s  metal,” a 
beautiful yellow combination, contains equal 
weights  of  each  ingredient.  “Muntz’s pat- 
.  ent sheeting,  or  yellow  metal,”  is made of 
about two pounds  zinc  to three pounds cop­
per.  Bath  metal,  pinclfi>eck, or Mannheim 
metal,  is  made  of  three  or  four  ounces of 
zinc to a pound of  copper.  The addition of 
zinc hardens and whitens the copper.  Oreide 
is also a combination  of  copper  and zinc in 
the ratio of 100 to 17.  Brass can be precipi­
tated from  a  solution  of  sulphurets  of the 
two ingredients  mixed  with  cyanide of  po­
tassium, by using  a  galvanic battery with a 
brass plate attached to the negative pole.

Insurance journals  are  finding  fault with 
hand-grenades.  A conveniently placed buck­
et of water is said to check fire quicker.

The royalty received  by the  inventor  of 
the barbs on fence wire is said to be $10,000 
a month, or $120,000.

L e a d   in   S p a in .

lead. 

Spain goes on  steadily  increasing  its out­
In  1881,  the  production was 
put  in 
110,875 metric  tons; 
in  1882, it went up to 
115,368 tons;  and  in  1883,  reached  the ag­
gregate of 126,889 tons.  Although  the pro­
portion of the lead refined  and  desilverized 
in Spain is steadily growing  in  importance, 
it is  certain  that  the  bulk  of it goes out in 
the form of base bullion, to be worked prin­
cipally  in  English  desilverizing  establish­
ments. 
It is  safe,  therefore,  to make a de­
duction of at least three per  cent,  from  the 
above totals  for  silver  contents  and loss in 
refining,  which  would  make  the  figures 
107,550  tons  in  1881,  and  111,900  tons for 
1882, and 123,000 for 1883 of refined lead.  So 
Spain is second  best,  after  all,  the  United 
States occupying  the  first  rank  in  the pro­
duction of  lead.

D r a w in g  I r o n  W ire .

Queen Elizabeth  formed a corporation, to 
which she granted various  exclusive  privil­
eges, for the purpose of encouraging  the art 
of mining  in  England.  She  also  invited 
many foreigners into England, offering them 
free permission to  dig  for  metallic  ores. 
Among these foreigners  was  one  Christo­
pher Shultz, a native of  Annaberg  in  Sax­
ony, who was particularly skilled in  finding, 
calamine and in making  brass.  In  1565, the 
seventh year  of  Elizabeth’s  rein,  he  intro­
duced the method of  drawing  iron  wire by 
engines, which before  that  time  had  been 
drawn “by the strengh of men in the forests 
of Dean.”  This wire  was  principally  used 
in making cards for combing wool.

Bronze may be restored  by washing  thor 
oughly to remove all  grease  and  dirt, and 
then rubbing thoroughly  with  a  mixture of 
one part muriatic acid and  two  parks water. 
The mixture should be  applied with a cloth, 
and when dry, polished with sweet oil.

To polish zinc,  take one  part  of  muriatic 
acid to two parts of  water, scour  the  zinc 
well with this mixture  and  fine  sand, then 
dry carefully and give a thin  coating of  oil.
Crude petroleum is now used in the Brook­
lyn fire department  engines,  and  the cost is 
said to be less than one-fifth  that  of  coal. 
There are also no sparks.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

P revailing  rates  a t  Chicago  are  as  follows: 

AUGERS AND BITS.

BELLS.

BALANCES.
BARROWS.

Ives’, old  sty le............................................. dis 
60
60
N. H. C. Co.................................................... dis 
60
D ouglass’ ......................................................dis 
60
P ierces’ ..........................................................dis 
60
Sneff’s .............................................................dis 
Cook’s  ......................................................... djs40&10
Jen n in g s’,  gen u in e.....................................dis 
25
Jen n in g s’,  im itation..................................dis40&10
Spring...........................................................d is 
25
R a ilro a d ..................................., ........... ........$  13 00
G arden.......................................................... n e t 33 00
H a n d ....................................................... dis  $ 60&10
60
C ow ...........................................................dis 
15
Call............................................................ dis 
G o n g .........................................................dis 
20
Door, S argent......................................... dis 
55
Stove......................................................... dis $ 
40
C arriage  new   list..................................dis 
75
Plow   ......................................................... dis  30&1C
7a
Sleigh Shoe..............................................dis 
Cast B arrel  B olts.................................. dis 
50
55
W rought B arrel B olts......................... dis 
50
Cast B arrel, brass  knobs.................... dis 
Cast Square S pring.............................. dis 
55
Cast  C hain.............................................. dis 
60
W rought Barrel, brass  k n o b ............ dis 
55&10
W rought S q u a re ...................................dis 
55&10
W rought Sunk F lu sh ...........................dis 
30
W rought  Bronze  and  P lated  Knob
F lu sh ......................................................  50&10&10
50&10
Ives’  D oor...............................................dis 
B a rb e r.................................................... d is$  
40
B ackus.....................................................dis 
50
50
Spofford...................................................dis 
Am. B all...................................................dis 
n et

BRACES.

BOLTS.

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST.

Well, p la in ......................................................$  4  00
Well, sw ivel....................................................  
4  50

Cast Loose P in, figured...................... dis 
60&10
Cast Loose P in, Berlin bronzed.........dis  60&10
Cast Loose Jo in t, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10
W rought N arrow , bright fa st  jo in t, .dis  50&10
60
W rounhtL oose  P in ............................d is 
W rought Loose P in, acorn tip ..........dis 
60&  5
60&  5
W roughtLoose P in, jap an n ed ..........dis 
W rought Loose P in, japanned, silver
tip p e d ................................................. dis 
60&  5
60
W rought T able......................................dis 
W rought Inside  B lind........................die 
60
W rought B rass..................................... dis 
65&10
Blind. Clark’s ........................................... dis  70&10
Blind, P ark er’s ........................   ............ dis  70&10
Blind,  Shepard’s .................................. dis 
70
Spring fo r Screen Doors 3x234; p er gross  15  00
Spring fo r Screen Doors 3x3__ p er gross  18 00

CAPS.

CATRIDGES.

CHISELS.

E ly’s 1-10.................................................p e r  m $ 65
60
H ick’s C. F ............................................... 
G. D ...........................................................  
.  35
M usket...................................................... 
60

50
Rim  Fire, U. M. C. & W inchester  new list 
Rim F ire, U nited  S tates..........................dis 
50
Central F ir e ................ ...........................d is  %

Socket F irm e r......................................... dis 
Socket F ram in g ......................................dis 
Socket C orner......................................... cfis 
Socket Slicks........................................... dis 

70
¿0
70
70

40
20

COCKS.

D IU I.LS

33)4
25

C O PPER .

dis
B utchers’ Tanged  F irm er..................dis
dis
.dis
B arton’s Socket  F irm ers............... 
.net
Cold...........  ............................
COMBS.
dis
Curry, Law rence’s .......  .......................dis
.dis
H otchkiss  ...............................................dis
Brass,  R acking’s ..........................................  40&10
B ibb’s .............................................................  49&10
B e e r ................................................................   40&10
Fenns’............................................................. 
60
Planished, 14 oz cu t to size.......................ft  34

EX PA N SIV E B ITS.

14x52,14x56,14 x60...........................................   37
35
M orse’s B it  Stock.................................... dis 
T aper and S traight S hank...................... dis 
20
Morse’s T aper  So5nk...............................dis 
30
Com. 4 piece, 6  iq ............................. doz n et $1  00
C orrugated.................................................dis  20&10
A d ju stab le................................................. dis  %&10
dis
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26  00. 
20
Ives’, 1, $18 00;  2, $24 00;  3, $30 00. 
dis
A m erican File A ssociation  L ist......... dis
D isston’s ..............................................    .dis
New  A m erican.........................................dis
Nicholson’8............................................... dis
H eller’s  .....................................................dis
H eller’s H orse R asps.............................dis
Nos. 16 to  20, 
L ist 

GA LV ANIZED IR O N ,
14 

22 and  24,  25 and 26, 

60
60
60
60
30
33%
28
18

D iscount, Ju n ia ta  45@10, Charcoal 50@10. 

ELBOW S.

F IL E S .

27
15

12 

13 
GAUGES.

H IN G ES.

HA NG ERS.

HAMMERS.

HOLLOW   W ARE.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ............. dis 
50
Maydole & Co.’s ..................................... dis 
20
K ip’s ........................................................ dis 
25
Y erkes&   P lum b’s ................................dis 
40
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel.....................30  c list 40
Blacksm ith’s Solid Cast Steel, H and. .30 c 40&10 
B arn Door K idder Mfg. Co., Wood track  dis  50
Champion, an ti-frictio n......................dis 
60
40
Kidder, wood  tr a .k ..............................dis 
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3.............................. dis 
60
S tate...............................................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4)4  14
and  longer.................................................
354
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ................... n et
1054
8/2
Screw Hook and E ye  %......................net
Screw Hook and Eye  %..................... n et
754
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.................... n et
754
60&10
Strap and  T ..................................'..........dis
Stam ped Tin W are......................................   60&10
Japanned  Tin  W are...................................  20&10
G ranite  Iro n   W are..................................... 
25
G rub  1.................................................. $11 60» dis 40
G rub  2 
...................................*___  11  50, dis 40
G rub 3.’.’.'....................................... . 
12 00, dis 40
Door, m ineral, jap. trim m ings —  $2  70, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m in g s..  3 50, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, plated trim ­
m ings ........................................list,10  15, dis 66%
Door, porcelain, trim m ings  list,1155, dis 
70
D raw er and  S hutter,  porcelain.......... dis 
70
P icture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s .....................d 
40
H em a c ite.................................................. dis 
50
66%
Russell & Irw in Mfg. Co.’s new list..,d is
66%
Mallory, W heelnr  &  Co.’s .......................dis
66%
B ranford’s ...................................................d)8
66%
Norw alk’s .................................................... dis
65
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .....................dis
40
Coffee, P ark ers  Co.’s ....................................dis
40
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s M alleables dis
40
Coffee, Landers, F erry & Clark’s ............... dis
25
Coffee,  E n te rp rise.........................................dis
Adze  E v e........................................$16  00dis40&10
H unt  E y e. . . . . ! ............................. $15 00 dis 40&10
H u n t’s ........................................... $18  50 dis 20 & 10

LOCKS—DOOR.

m a tto ck s.

LEV ELS.

KNOBS.

M ILLS.

HO ES.

N A ILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

2)4 

MAULS.

O IL E R S .

.dis
.dis
.dis

8d  6d 
2 

lOdto  60d.................................... .........$  keg $2  35
8 d a n d 9 d a d v ..................................................
6 d and7d  ad v .................................................  
50
4d and 6d  ad v .........................  .......................
3d fine  advance.............................................  
«  00
Clinch nails,  ad v .............................................   1  *5
Finishing 
4d
)  lOd 
Size—inches  )  3 
134
Adv. $  keg 
$1  25  1  50  1  75  2  00 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
M OLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’sPattei*n  ......................................
Stebbin’s G enuine.........  ..........................
E nterprise,  self-m easuring.....................
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................
i5inc o r tin, Chase’s P a te n t.......................
Zinc, w ith brass b o tto m ............................
Brass o r  Copper..........................................
R eaper............................... *• ■ ..p e r  gross,
Olm stead’s ..................................................
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ...............................
Sciota B ench...............................................
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fan cy ...................
Bench, first q u ality ...................................
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 
PANS.
.dis 
F ry, A cm e..........................
, .disCO»
Common, polished............
6@7
D ripping.....................................................$  
Iro n  and  T inned.....................................dis 
40
Copper R ivets and B u rs.......................dis  oO&l 0
“A ” Wood’s p a te n t planished, Nos. 24 to  27  10)4 
“ B” Wood’s p at. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

50
.dis  55 
. dis  50 
.dis  40 
$12 n et 
50

PA TEN T FLA N ISA ED  IR O N .

.dis
.dis
.dis
.dis

PLA NES.

R IV E TS.

9

B roken packs )4c $  ft extra.

R O PES.

SQUARES.

s h e e t  ir o n .

RO O FIN G  PLA TES. 

,
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  T ern e..................  o  75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  T ern e............   .  7  75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal T ern e................. 12 00
IX , 20x28, choice Charcoal  T ern e................16  90
Sisal, 34 In. and  la rg e r....................................   8
M anilla................................................................   14)4
Steel and  Iro n .........................................dis  50&10
Trv and Be vels........................................ dis  50&10
M itre  ........................................................ dis 
20
Com. Sm ooth.  Com.
$3 00
3 00
3 00
3 00
3 20
3 40
All sheets No, 18 and. lighter,  over  30  inches 

Nos. 10 to   14...................................... $4 20 
Nos. 15 to   17 ....................................   4 20 
Nos. 18 to  21....................................   4  20 
Nos. 22 to  24....................................   4 20 
Nos .25 to  26....................................   4  40 
No. 27 .................................................  4  60 
wide n o t less th an  2-10 extra.
SH EET ZINC.
In casks of 600 fts, ¡p  f t.............................  
In  sm aller quansities, ^   f t......................  
No. 1,  Refined.............................................  
M arket  H alf-and-half.............................  
S trictly  H alf-and-half.............................. 

T IN N E R ’S SO LDER.

T IN   PLA TES.

Cards fo r  Charcoals, $6  75.
10x14, C harcoal.................................  6 50
IC,
10x14, C harcoal.................................  8  50
IX ,
12x12, Charcoal.................................  6  50
IC,
12x12,  C h a rc o a l...............................   8  50
IX ,
14x20, C harcoal.................................  6  50
IC,
14x20,  Charcoal.................................  8  50
IX,
___ 
14x20, C harcoal................................      10  50
IX X ,
IX X X ,  14x20, C harcool.................................  13  50
IX X X X , 14x20,  Charcoal...................................  14 50
20x28, Charcoal...................................  18  00
IX , 
DC, 
100 P late C harcoal...................................  6 50
DX, 
100 P late C harcoal...................................  8 50
DXX,  100 Plate.C barcoal...................................  10 50
DXXX,  100 P late Charcoal...............................  13 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  P late add 1  50  to  6 75 

rates.

  dis 55&10

TR A PS.

 

 

 

W IR E .

Steel,  G am e..................................................... • ••
Onaida Com m untity,  N ew house’s ............ dis  35
Oneida Com m unity, Hawley & N orton’s —   60
H otchkiss’ ...........................................................  60
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’s ........................................  60
Mouse,  choker.......................................... 20c 3$ doz
Mouse,  delusion................................... $1  26 §) doz
B right  M arket........................................  dis  60&1C
A nnealed M arket................................... dis 
70
Coppered M arket............................  
dis  55
E x tra B ailing................................  
Tinned  M arket............ ...............  
dis  40
Tinned  Broom ...............................................<pft  09
Tinned M attress................................................ft 834
Coppered  Spring  S teel...................dis  40@40&10
Tinned Spring S teel.......................................dis 37)4
P lain F en ce...................... 
$  ft  334
Barbed  F ence......................................................
Copper..............................................  
new list net
B rass......................................................new   list net
70&10
70&10
70&10
70&10

B rig h t...................................... 
dis
Screw E yes............................. 
dis
Hook’s .......................................................dis
Gate Hooks and  E y es...........................dis
B axter’s A djustable,  nickeled................
Coe’s G enuine.......................................... dis
Coe’s P a te n t A gricultural, w rought, dis 
Coe’s P aten t,  m alleable....................... dis
Pum ps,  C istern...................... 
Screw s,new   list......................................... 
Casters, Bed and  P la te .............. .............dis 
Dam pers, A m erican................................... 

50M0
65
70
dis  60&20
80
50
33)4

M ISCELLANEOU S.

W IR E  aOODS.

W rE N C H ES.

 

 

Foster,  Stevens  &  Co.,  Agts. 

The Hubert Patent

iii

Foster,

S te ve n s  
&   Co.

-AGENTS

10 and 12 Monroe St.,  Grand Rapids.

Send fo r Circulars and Prices.

* A k i N G
P O W D ER

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

GRAND  RABIDS,  MICH.

storm had settled  on  the  store  windows. 
Mr. Cott thought it was a  shame  that  biz­
ness should be so prostituted.

The Commity on Trade  Matters, reported 
that a complaint had  been  entered  against 
John Johnson, of  Johnstown,  for  mixing 
burnt peas, old rye and ratzberrys  with  Rio 
coffy and selling the product  for  “best Old 
Government Java.”  After all the testimony 
was in on both sides, the  Association  con­
victed Mr. Johnson of adultery  in  the  first 
degree, with fine  and  costs  amounting  to 
$7.92, and voted as a further  punishment he 
must drink a cup of  his  own  coffy  every 
morning for 2 weeks.  He remarked, on the 
sentence being read, that he  diddent  care a 
darn for the  $7.92, but that last  part was a 
leetle too much.

We are bound to purify the trade up  this 
way if it can be done.  We have  116  dead 
beats recorded in our D. B. book  and  more 
returns coming in all  the  time. 
It is * get­
ting so  that  collections  are  much  better. 
I have got a blank printed, as  follers, that I 
fill out and mail to fellers that  is owin  me: 
Ca n t  H ook C o r n e r s,  March 25,1885.

Mr. J. Jeffery:

D e a r  Sir —Below find  statement of your 
acct, which is past due.  Please give it your 
immediate attention, as on  the  last  day of
the month L make my report to the D. B. de­
partment of the  Dealers  Association  and I 
should feel pained to  file  your  name  and 
items of acct.

1384.

Feb. 16, 

“ 
“  

May  20, 
Ju n e  2, 
“ 

“ 

To 1 Bot. Cubeb M ixture 
“   I  v e st pocket Com panion
“  1 Bot. Bose M ixture
“  1  “  Sars. Comp.
“  1  “  S. S. S.
“  1  Stick  lu n ar caustic

Total  . 

Yours «fee.

$4.35

So l im a n  S nook s.

This most always fetches  em  to time, but 
when it dont we send  in  the  name to  the 
dead beat book.

1 just saw a drummer, Dave  Haugh, who 
travels for Cody, Ball & Co., and he told me 
that the ball went off in splendid style  and 
that the boys  enjoyed  themselves  hugely. 
He also said that Johnny Mangum  was not 
thar with any  girl, or  without  one.  So it 
looks as if that  Miss Trom  was a givin me 
taffy when she said  Johny coaxed her to go 
with him.  Perhaps, tho, she gave up  going 
when she found I was not  going to be thar. 
Dave says the grip sack boys was all enquir- 
in about “Sol” and wishing  he  was thar. 
I 
tell you, Uncle Sol. apreciates  all  these lit­
tle kind remembrances of the  travelin  men, 
to the full extent of the law and the proffits.
I am sorry 1 was not well enuff  to attend 
this time, but I mean to go to the  next one, 
especially if it should be a  maskerade.  We 
are parshall to that kind, and I think I sliood 
come and bring the widder  and  perhaps A1 
gernon and maybe Wilkins, too, if  the  boys 
had one.

I sent Miss Trom’s letter to you to publish 
as it contains items of interest (10 per cent.) 
to the public.

Did you receive it?

Yours progressively,

So lim a n  Sn o o k s,

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

If she thinks 

p. S.—3 days later. 

I did not send off my 
letter to you tother day, so I will add a post­
script 
I just  received {mother  letter from 
that Miss Kitty Gee, of Casanova.  She sent 
her picture to me this time. 
am going to be took  in  with  any  such  old 
back number picture as that she is mistaken 
1 haint any such an old hair  pin.  Why she 
has got on the style of corset and mutton leg 
sleeves and big hoops they wore 15 year ago 
No, my dear Miss  Kitty, give  us  sumthin 
little more modern. 
If that is your  picture 
I take back what I said  about  Gen.  IY-1 
You are safe from that.

S.  S

Are Yog Going to 
Mve a Store, Pan- 
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I f  so,  send for 
prices  and  fur­
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C a n t  H ook Co r n e r s, March 29, 1885. 

Mister E diter o f Traidsm an:

D e a r  Sir —More snow.  This is splendid 
maple sugar wether about here now and the 
maple sugar  would  just be rusliin, in  this 
county, if it was not for one little thing that 
stands in the way.  That is the fact  that all 
the timber is pine.  This makes me pine for 
the old maple woods  of  my boyhood  days.
I have been told, tho, that the  Grand  Rap- 
pids  sugar  bushes  are  more  independent 
and don’t care for timber at all, being  locat- ] 
ed in basements on Canal street.  That must 
be handy and saves all the  trouble of  slop- 
ping around threw the woods in  the  spring, 
hauling sap in barrells, and  havin it slop up 
your sieve and getting  smoke in your  eyes 
while bilein sap.  Some  city  folks  has an 
idea that maple molasses  runs  right  plum 
out of a maple tree when  you bore a hole in 
it  This is a mistake.  Neither does  small 
cakes of maple sugar grow on the  branches 
of maple trees, as some city people  think.

I was readin a neat little  discription of a 
visit to  a  sugar  camp  by  a  Boston  young 
lady in “Scribner” a while ago, and she says 
with the utmost innocence and vivacity:

I have been thar. 

“One of the gentlemen that run the camp, 
kindly went to a tree where the amber  fluid 
was dripping slowly into a pail  and brought 
us a small dipper full of  the  rich  syrup to 
eat on the bread we had brought for lunch.”
This is “rich,” to a feller  that  has poked 
the fire and dodged  smoke  and  swore, two 
days to get that  “amber  fluid,”  sap,  biled 
down thick enuff so he cood tell it from wa­
ter. 
In fact, 1 was  born 
in a maple grove, and rocked in a  sap  tioff 
before I was a week  old.  So I  have  been 
told. 
I don’t remember much  about it my­
self.  But 1 can remember when I was older 
of “tending bush,” and how I and  the hired 
man used to broil ham for  dinner  and boil 
eggs in the kettle  of  sap  and  we  diddent 
used to stop to wash the eggs,  I  remember, 
but just put em right in the  dipper and held' 
em in the hot  sap. 
I used to  bring 4 eggs 
from the house and the hired  man  used to 
bring 8 from the  barn,  and  my  dear  old 
grandmother used to wonder “why them hens 
diddent lay better.”

Well, well, I must  not  indulge too much 
in the fond memories of early days, but cum 
down to the stearn and  unbending  realities 
of bizness.  We had a m6etin of  the North­
ern Dealers Protective Association this week 
and transacted a lot of bizness.  We had Bil- 
son up before the commity of the hole, for a 
violation of the compact.  I entered  the com­
plaint  myself. 
It  was  like this:  Bilson 
stuck up a big cloth sign on  his  store, read­
ing thus 

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Soon after, people  begin to  come in  and 
alk about it, and they all  said  that  Bilson 
lid really give 25 cents off  on  every dollar, 
rhis made me mad, and 1 will leave it to any 
Mie if I did not have a right to get mad.

Well, as I said before, we  had  Bilson up, 
and how do you spose  he  got  out  of  it? 
Why, the skeezix claimed that he  was  get­
ting enuff more for his  goods  to pay for the 
painting of his sign.  He explained  that he 
simply marked everything up  35 per  cent 
or so and then give % off.  A committy was 
sent to his store  (the meetin was  held  this 
time in the  Corners)  and  sure  enuff, they 
found that he had been and got  some  slips 
printed with big plain figgers and  stuck em 
onto his patent medicines.  He had  25 cent 
goods marked to 35, 50 cent  goods up to 70 
and dollar medicines up to $1.35, and he had 
the cheek to tell his customers that the price 
had been “advanced by the  manufacturers.” 
The rest of his  stock  he  had  marked 
to 
match.

As it was, we cood not  fine  him, but  the 
Committy on Trade Matters  offered a resol­
ution to the effect that  such  methods  was 
reprehensible and  unbusiness  like,  unless 
perhaps it was in a slop shop clothing store, 
or a notion tin shop and bazar, such  as they 
have over in Cross  Cut  Comers  whar  the 
chareman, Mr. A. T. Quartz, keeps store.

Our secretary,  Mr. S. Cott,  of  Jewburg, 
reported that his town was noted  for  such
things, that nearly every store thar  was ad­
vertising “Selling at Cost,”  “Closing  Out, 
off,” “Bankrupt Sale,” and  such  snaps, 
until the streets looked as if  a  heavy  snow

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IMPORTERS
Wholesale  Grocers.
BLANCHARD BROS. & CO
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H. LEONARD & SONS,
Crockery, Glassware & Lamps

Importers  and J ©Tabers  of

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

Good Goods and Low Prices.  W e*invite Correspondence.

Co r n e r  W in t e r  a n d  W e s t B r id g e  S ts., 

-MANUFACTURERS  OF-

Gr a n d   R a p id s ,  Mic h .

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16 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

AGENTS  FOR

M a s ,  Taylor  S  how to’  AmtriM  f .  G.  Warn
Wedgewood  &  Co/s  English  Ware.

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

2OTBKBGOXT  B U S IN E S S   D IR E C T O R ? .

S.  $. MORRIS 4   BRO.
Jobbers  of  Provisions,

PACBLBH.S

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CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

Choice  Smoked  Meats  a  Specialty.

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

ORCUTT  <&  COMPANY,

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Consignments  Solicited. 

Butter, Eggs, Cleese, Fruit, Grain, Hay, Beet, Perl, Prelace.
A. W . M OSHER <& CO.,

MUSKEGON, MICH.

[Wholesale  and Commission Dealers in

CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

P in o   S tr e e t  -  M usK egon,  M ieli.

APPLES!

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

EARL  BROS.,

*  R EFE R E N C E   FIR ST   N A T IO N A L   B A N K .

169  S.  W a te r   St.,  C liicago,

111.
CLARK,  JEW ELL  &  CO.,
Groceries  and  Provisions,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

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W M .   S E A R S   &   C
Cracker  Manufacturers

Agents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41 Kent  Street.  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.
RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.,
b o o t s   a it s   s h o e s .

MANUFACTURERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

AGENTS  FOR  THE

Our sprino' samples are now ready for inspection at pi ices as 
low as the lowest.  We make a Gent’s Shoe to retail  for $3 m 
Congress, Button and Bals that can t he heat.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Choice Butter a Specialty!

Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Cranber­

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

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

P E R K I N S   &o  H E S S ,
Hides, Purs, Wool & Tallow,

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NOS.  133  and  1»4  LOUISSTREET, G R AND  R A P ID S,  M ICHIGAN.

