Michigan  Tradesman

G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H IG A N ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  M AY  6,  1885.

NO . 85.

Y O L , 2.

Van’s  Magic  Oil,

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For Sale by F. Brundage  &  Co.,  Muskegon; 
Hazeltine,  Perkins  &  Co.,  Grand  Rapids;  H. 
Walsh & Son, Holland.  Manufactured  by 
N.  G.  VANDEKLINDE, M uskegon.

-MANUFACTUREES  OF-

*  AWNINGS,  TENTS,

.  HORSE  AND  WAGON  COVERS.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Oiled  Clothing,  Ducks,  Stripes,  Etc. 

4 ^  

State Agents for the

W atertow n  Hammock  Support.

SEND  FOR  PRICES.

Parties Having potatoes in car load lots 

can  find  a  quick sale for them 

by writing us.

*71 Canal St.,

[ H. DAVIS A CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

P roprietors  of

Crescent
FLOURING  MILLS,

M anufacturers  of the  Follow ing  P op­

u la r  B rands o f F lo u r:

73  Canal Street, 

-  G rand  Rapids, M idi.

“ CRESCENT,”

DUNHAM’S

c m W  ii
WBSTBBN  MEDICINE  CO.

THE  BEST  IN  THE  WORLD! 

PRICE  50  CENTS.

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

M anufacturers  of

* 

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils,

Flavoring Extracts, 
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

“ W H IT E   ROSE,”

“ MORNING  GLORY,”

“ ROYAL  PA TEN T,” and

“ ALL  W H E A T ,” Flour.

W. N. FULLER & GO

DESIGNERS  AND

Engravers on  Wood,
Fine  M echanical  and  F u rn itu re  W ork, In ­

cluding  B uildings, Etc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade, 

GRAND RAPIDS 

- 

MICH.

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

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED  CO.

71  CANAL  STREET.

P E T E K   3DOR-A.W,

Attorney-at-Law,

Fierce Block, Grand Kapids, Michigan, 

Practices  in State  and United  States  Courts 
Special attention given to

M ERCANTILE  COLLECTIONS.

EDMUND  B,  DIKEMAN,

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF

K.EMI3STK.’S

“Red Bark Bitters”

---- AND-----

78  W est  B ridge  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

«RETAILERS,
L A V IN E

If you are selling goods to make 

a profit, sell

J E W E L E R ,

41  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN.

McALPIN’S

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  he  the  best  Washing  Powder 
made and solicit a trial order.  See prices in 
price-list.

PLUG  TOBAGCG

*  HAWKINS & PERRY

STATE  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

JAMES C. AVERY. 

GEO. E. HUBBARD.

James G. Avery & Go

Grand  Haven,  Mich.

M anufacturers of the  following brands  of  Ci­
4   Great  Scott,  Demolai  No.  5, 

gars;

Eldorado,  Doncella, 

Avery’s Choice,

Etc«,  Etc.

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

M anufactured  Tobacco.

Is  the  most  Delicious  Chew  on  the 

Market.

SOLD  BY  ALL JOBBERS.

G. ROYS £  CO

No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.

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

AN  IRON  RAILING

And the Romance Surrounding  the  Same.
I  have  been  accustomed  to  walk  down 
Montgomery  street  every  morning  for  the 
last six years.  My attention had never been 
especially  attracted  by  any  person  in  the 
throng I met daily until one day  last  Octo­
ber.  Most of the people on the street  were 
looking at something in a shop  window. 
I 
was in a hurry  and  could  not  stop.  As  I 
passed the crowd I came face to  face with a 
girl  about  twenty,  whom  I  saw  was very 
beautiful. 
She  passed  me,  and  I  was 
tempted to turn my head and look after her, 
but politeness forbade.  The following  day 
I met the same young girl again.  Her beau­
ty impressed me more  than  on  the  former 
occasion.  That day I could think  of  noth­
ing but her lovely face. 
It  seemed  to  rise 
before  me  every  minute.  The  third  day 
I was on the lookout  for  her  and  was  not 
disappointed.  For a  week  I met her every 
morning,  by  which  time I had come to the 
conclusion that I must  know  her,  hut how 
such an end was to be accomplished  I could 
not tell.  Plan  after  plan  occurred  to  me, 
and finally I decided that I would watch and 
see  if  she  did  not bow  to some one of my 
acquaintances.  Often she bowed  to  ladies 
and  gentlemen  passing,  but  never  to  any 
one  I  knew.  For  three  weeks I followed 
this  plan.  Each  morning  brought  disap­
pointment,  and  at  last  in desperation I de­
termined , to  follow  her and find if possible 
where she lived.  The  first  morning  I  had 
time I carried out  my  plan;  as  soon as she 
passed me I turned and followed  her.  She 
walked very briskly,  and  I  was  obliged to 
hurry so as not to  lose  sight  of  lier  in the 
crowd.  She walked about six blocks toward 
the  residence  streets, 
then  turned  from 
Montgomery-  into  a  side  strreet,  then  into 
Concord  avenue,  a  fashionable  quarter of 
the  city,  where  she  went  into  No.  875,  a 
large brown stone house.  The  house had a 
very homely look, with its green  lawn  and 
trees. 
I feared,  as my unknown beauty en­
tered the gate,  she  did  not  live  there,  hut 
greatly to my peace  of  mind she took out a 
latch key,  and I was convinced this must be 
her  home.  Fortunately  there  was  a door­
plate,  hut from the sidewalk it  was  almost 
impossible to  distinguish  a  letter;  and as I 
did not  wish  to  attract  attention by stand­
ing still and staring at the house,  1  walked 
slowly from one end of the block to the oth­
er,  looking at each house as I passed.  After 
once passing I managed to  decipher a  “T;” 
of the rest I could make nothing. 
I had al­
most  given  up  in  despair,  for  one  dayr at 
least, when  some  one  going into the house 
opened the door  so  that  a  strong light fell 
on  the  plate  and  1  read “Towner.”  But 
Towner alone  was  not  very  definite,  and 
without initials  I  feared  I should again he 
obliged to give it up, when it occurred to me 
that  as I knew  the  name,  street and num­
ber,  I could follow down all the Towners in 
the  directory  till  I  reached  the  one who 
lived  at  No.  875  Concord  avenue.  With 
this thought uppermost,  I  walked  quickly 
back to the last drug store I had passed and 
asked  to  see  the  directory.  The  name 
Towner  seemed  very  common,  althofigli I 
was not  favored  with  the  acquaintance  of 
any.  By  following  down  the column I at 
last  found  “William S.  Towner, residence 
No. 875 Concord avenue.  Business,  Archi­
tectural  Iron-Work,  Towner,  Foot & Co., 
No. 3  Hancock  street.”  I  could  think  of 
no way to begin  their  acquaintance  except 
through  a  business  transaction,  and  what 
could I find to buy of  an  architectural  iroh 
dealer?  Suddenly  I  thought  of  two little 
houses I owned.  They had been left me by 
a cousin,  and had always  been  a  great bur­
den,  as I am not able to sell them,  and  had 
the trouble and worry of hearing complaints 
from tenants continually;  but now I  would 
make use of them. 
In front  of  the  houses 
were small grass-plats which  could  be  sur­
rounded  by  iron  railing,  and in that way I 
would become known to the firm, if not per­
sonally to Mr. Towner.

The  next  thing  was to see my agent and 
have  him  measure  the  number  of  feet re­
quired.  My agent  was  fortunately  in,  and 
I went directly  to  business.  He  promised 
to send his clerk to measure the ground that 
very  afternoon,  and  then  inquired  if  he 
might ask of what  firm  I  intended  buying 
the railing. 
I told him of “Towner, Foot & 
Co.”  He then asked if I  knew  any  mem­
ber of the firm,  for if I did not he should be 
very glad to introduce me to Mr. Towner, as 
lie had had a  good  many  business  transac­
tions and was well  acquainted with him. 
I 
tried to answer  in  my  usual voice, but felt 
so bubbling over with joy at the prospect of 
obtaining  an  introduction  to  Mr.  Towner 
that  I  feared  I  betrayed  some  of it in my 
voice,  and  could  liardiy  collect  myself 
enough to a^k him to make an  appointment 
for us to go together to the office of Towner, 
Foot  &  Co.  Ten  the  following  morning 
was fixed for the time. 
I felt I could not go 
earlier,  as I did not wisli to miss any chance 
of seeing my unknown beauty.  All day my 
spirits  were  very  high  at  the  thought  of 
really meeting Mr.  Towner,  though how an 
introduction  merely  for  business  purposes 
was to be the  foundation  of  a  friendship I 
did not know. 
I was not a bad looking fel­
low,  but  still  not  so attractive as to cause

then 

“Sir: 

turned 

From the New York Sun.

W hat Makes  the  Bad Times.

hut I paid the bill without demur.

by a respectable merchant of Kansas:

The iron railing cost  me  a pretty  penny, 

The subjoined  inquiry is  addressed to us 

I am engaged in business  and de- 
to ask your opinion  as to  the  cause of  the 
depression existing.

ward the door;  then he rose quickly and go­
ing forward took the girl’s hand and led her 
toward me, saying:  ‘ ‘Mr.  Smartehild, I take 
great  pleasure  in  introducing  you  to my 
wife.”

any one to fall in love with me at first sight;  not look up until he saw my eyes turned to- j has been a vast overproduction  of railroads.
There are  needless  lines  scattered  all  over 
still  I  was  hopeful.  Ten  the  following 
the country that have cost many hundreds of 
morning found us on our way to No. 3 Han­
millions of dollars,  all so much money wast­
cock street.  A very small clerk sat  behind 
ed,  and hound never to yield a return.  These 
the desk in the  outer  office.  We  asked  if 
lines can he found  everywhere,  East, West, 
Mr. Towner was in and if we could see him., 
North and South,  and it is not  necessary to 
The  clerk  went  to  inquire,  and in a few 
specify them.  While these  railroads  were 
minutes we were ushered into  the  presence 
in construction and the money for them was 
of Mr. Towner,  a  stout,  jolly  looking  old 
paid out among the community,  there was a 
gentleman  of  about  sixty.  His white hair 
great show of  prosperity.  Everybody  was 
stood up straight all over  His  head,  as if it 
kept busy,  and wages and hopes  were high. 
defied brush or comb.  His sharp, black eyes 
The iron workers were making rails and work 
twinkled  with  fun  and  shrewdness.  His 
ers of all  other  kinds were in full  employ­
watch-charm and studs  were  very massive, 
ment, providing for the immense and varied 
and, 
together  with  his  black  broad-cloth 
wants that were brought into action in  con­
clothes,  gave him a general air  of  affluence 
sequence of these great railroad enterprises. 
and comfort.  Mr.  Towner  rose  as  we en­
Under the stimulus of expected  profits,  the 
tered,  and  shook  hands  cordially with my 
stocks and bonds of these  concerns sold  at 
agent,  who 
to  me  and 
high prices,  and everything else  was  inflat­
said: 
‘ ‘Allow  me to introduce  to  you my 
ed in market  value  in  consequence.  But, 
friend, Mr. Smartehild.”  Mr. Towner smiled 
now that they are all finished, so far as their 
and said  he  was  happy to meet me. 
I felt 
projectors could get the  means,  the  whole 
rather embarrassed,  although neither of  my 
tiling has collapsed.  No more  rails  are re­
companions  thought  I  had  any object in 
quired; no new locomotives are ordered; and 
view except business. 
It  was  soon  settled 
the innumerable branches of  industry  that 
about my iron railing,  and,  as I  coxdd think 
of no excuse  for  staying  longer,  I was pre­
were stimulated during the flush times, have 
had to shut down.  The first result  is  seen 
paring to leave the room,  when Mr. Towner 
stopped to ask me if  I  had  not  some  rela­
in the stock market, where fancy prices  are 
tions in Machias,  Me. 
I replied that I had. 
no longer paid for the stocks  and  bonds of 
He  went  on  to  say  that  he  had  known a 
these kiting  undertakings,  and  where  the 
Frank Smartehild in  his  youth  who  after­
most solid  enterprises  have to suffer  with 
wards became  quite  a  prominent lawyer in 
them; hut the mischief  extends  into  every 
Portland, but for the last  ten  years  he hail 
sphere and department of life  and  activity.
not heard of or from  him.  He  finished  by 
Yet, while this great collapse is  indisput­
saying:  “Your  name is  so peculiar that I 
able and irresistible, we  may  well  be  con­
supposed lie was  some  relation  of  yours.”
tented over the fact that it is not so destruc­
I answered:  “He is my uncle,  and I  am his 
tive as it  might  be,  and  that  business  is 
namesake.”  Mr. Towner seemed  delighted 
quite as good and the situation of the  coun­
to hear this,  and kept  plying me with ques­
try  quite  as  encouraging  as  we  ought  to 
tions about my uncle.  After I had answered 
expect.  There are many workers out of em­
all Mr.  Towner’s  questions  concerning  my 
ployment,  and hardly any enterprise is mak­
uncle  I  started  again  to  leave  the  office. 
ing much money; yet most  people  are  get­
When Mr. Towner saw that I was really go­
ting enough to eat and enough to wear,  and 
ing he  said:  “This  must  not  be the end of 
are living along in  happiness  with  reason­
our  acquaintance  with  one  another.  You 
able  economy.  The  country  is  rich  and 
must come to the house to see us.  Suppose 
sound at the core; and when all  the inflated 
you come next  Sunday  to  dinner. 
I  shall 
and delusive  concerns  are  settled  up  and 
be  very  glad  to  have  my family know the 
cleared away, we shall find  that  we  are a 
nephew of such a good friend as your  uncle 
great deal better off  than  the  philosophers 
I accepted the  invitation with 
was to me.” 
of calamity and despair have  imagined.
warmth but calmness. 
It really seemed too 
W omen as Commercial Travelers.
good to be true.

How can the withdrawal of national bank 
notes,  that is to say,  a diminution of our cir­
culating  money,  have  anything  to do with 
producing the  present  depression  in  busi­
ness when the fact is evident  and  indisput­
able that there is niore money in  the  coun­
try 
the  country 
requires?  Never  was  it  possible  to  bor­
row money at so cheap  rates of  interest as 
now.  There are vast sums lying  idle in all 
the centers of trade and  vainly  seeking for 
employment even at two or  three  per  cent, 
a year.  Thus there is no  contraction of the 
currency at  all.  The  contraction is in the 
amount of business to  he  done,  and  not in 
the amount of  circulating  medium  to do it 
with.

“Has the withdrawal  of  some  twenty to 
twenty-five millions of national bank  notes 
and the piling up of large sums in the Unit­
ed States Treasury anything to  do  with it? 
If so, how is tiie  trouble  to  be  overcome? 
As nearly all the bonds  subject  to call  are 
owned by  the  banks,  the  contraction  will 
continue as fast as bonds are called; and, on 
the otherliand,  if bonds are not called,  is the 
contraction not the same  by the  money go­
ing into the Treasury and remaining  there? 
Was any’effort made by the last Congress to 
pass a law to replace the national bank notes 
as retired  by  full  legal  tender  Treasury 
notes?  Please answer in the  Sun and  ob­
lige yours truly.
“tOtawa,  March 29.” 

the  business  of 

“A. P. Eudkx.”

than 

As we walked  away  from  Mr.  Towner’s 
office my agent congratulated himself on be­
ing the means of bringing  Mr. Towner  and 
me together.  Little did lie know how I had 
schemed.and planned to become  acquainted 
with thc-Towner family.  Perhaps sometime 
I would tell him my story if  all  progressed 
as well as it now promised.

All day  my  thoughts were occupied with 
my prospective visit.  That evening  I went 
to take a short walk. 
I was  buried deep in 
thought,  and as some one in passing pushed 
me a little  I  came  hack to the present,  and 
on  looking  to  see  where  I  had wandered 
found  myself  in  Concord  avenue. 
I was 
convinced my thoughts must have been more 
occupied  with  my  lovely  unknown  friend 
than  I  had  supposed  if  unconsciously in 
walking I  had  strayed  to  where she lived. 
After this occurrence I did not allow myself 
to think of my visit,  except when I met the 
supposed  Miss  Towner  each  morning  on 
my  way down town.

She seemed to grow more  beautiful  each 
time I saw  hei;.  Saturday  morning,  as she 
passed  me,  a  handkerchief  fell  from  her 
jacket pocket.  She did not notice anything 
had dropped. 
I stooped and picked  up the 
handkerchief to return it to  its  owner.  As 
I handed  it  to  her  she raised her beautiful 
eyes and smiled with ineffable  sweetness as 
she said,  “Many  thanks.” 
In  a  moment 
it  was  over,  but  how  delightful  to  have 
heard her voice—it  certainly  did  justice to 
her face and figure.  Sunday  was  a  lovely 
autumn day. 
I  started  early  and  walked 
slowly toward Concord avenue.  As I walk­
ed up the steps  I  saw  Mr.  Towner  sitting 
reading  at  the  front  window,  hut  he 
did not see me. 
I rang the  ball.  A  white 
capped and aproned maid opened  the  door; 
she ushered me into the broad  hall,  taking 
my  hat  and  cane,  and  (having  asked  my 
name)  drew  back  the  heavy  red  portieres 
and  announced,  “Mr.  Smartehild.”  On 
hearing  my  name,  Mr. Towner looked up 
confusedly from his hook. 
In a  minute  he 
seemed  to  realize  who  I  was,  and stepped 
forward with a  pleasant  “Good-day.”  Af­
ter tills greeting I looked around  the  room, 
expecting  to  see  other  persons,  hut  Mr. 
Towner and I were the only occupants.  Mr. 
Towner said nothing about the family being 
absent, and I did not feel at liberty  to open 
the subject,  but sat down and  recommenced 
talking about my uncle. 
In  the  pauses  in 
the conversation  I  glanced at a clock I saw 
standing on the  mantel;  it  said  2:15.  Mr. 
Towner  had  invited  me  to dinner at 2, but 
he made no apology for  either being late or 
for  the  non-appearance of  the family.  Fi­
nally at 2:30 I heard several persons come up 
the front steps and enter the hall, and among 
them  I recognized the lovely girl I had  met 
so often.  None of them came into the  par­
lor, but started quickly upstairs. 
It seemed 
an endless time before I  again  heard  steps 
on the stairs;  then the  lovely  apparition of 
my  unknown  friend  appeared between the 
portieres.  She looked like an old picture in 
her light dress as she stood framed in by the 
dark red of the curtains.  Mr.  Towner  was 
so interested in our conversation that he did

Moreover,  whatever  depression  exists is 
not confined to this  country. 
It exists  all 
over the world,  and perhaps it is  even more 
severe  in  England,  France  and  Germany 
than the United States; and it is everywhere 
aceompainied by the same superabundance of 
money.  The rate of interest in all countries 
is low beyond precedent.

As for the causes of such a universal stag­
nation of business,  there  are  as  many an­
swers as there  are  theorists  and  writers. 
For instance, partisans of the  silver  dollar 
attribute it to the exclusive use of  gold as a 
measure of prices.  They  say  that  gold is 
continually increasing  in  value,  and  that 
consequently,  prices  measured  by  it are as 
continually diminishing.  This  discourages 
purchasers,  leads them to buy no more goods 
than they need from  day  to  day,  and  thus 
restricts bitsiness to the lowest  point  possi­
ble. 
It also checks the investment of  capi­
tal, because capitalists  see  that  by waiting 
they avoid losses,  and have a  better  chance 
of making profits.  This may or may not be 
the true explanation of the  trouble; but cer­
tainly it is not due to the contraction of  the 
currency or to a short  supply  of  money in 
the country,  as our correspondent supposes. 
Nor can it be attributed to  the  operation of 
any  special  economical  system. 
In  the 
United States, where manufacturers are pro­
tected against foreign  competition by a tar­
iff of duties upon imports,  and in  England, 
where free trade is the rule, the  situation is 
substantially the  same.  Equally  mistaken 
is the idea,  which is so often put forth,  that 
if vve had more foreign trade and sold  more 
goods abroad,  there would be no depression; 
for England has an immense foreign  export 
business, but it does not save  her  from the 
break-down of  business.

Neither  is  the  depression  in  American 
business due to anything in the condition of 
our shipping  and  ocean  transportation, for 
it exists in England, where there  is  an  un­
precedented extension of the merchant mar­
ine, just as severely,  or even  more  so,  than 
in this country,  where for  many  years  our 
merchant marine has been gradually declin­
ing.  Nor  yet  is  it  caused  by  failure  of 
the crops,  or by wars or famines in any part 
of the  world.  The  crops  have  generally 
been good for several years,  and  no wars or 
famines of any account have existed.

for  instance, 

Yet we may say in a general way that the 
depression is the  result of  overproduction, 
that is to say,  of spending money and  labor 
in ways that are not profitable and that give 
no return. 
In order to obtain a  clear  view 
of the whole subject,  we  should  doubtless 
have to go to each  country  and  inquire  in 
what the overproduction there consists. 
In 
England, 
there  has  been 
an 
enormous  overproduction  of  ocean 
seamships competing with each  other  and 
working at such rates  that  there  cannot be 
any profit for any of them.  Recently,  when 
an attempt was made to combine  this  great 
mass of shipping under a sort of  syndicate, 
so as to rim  only as  many  as  could  earn 
something and lay up the rest on allowance, 
it was found that there were so many thous­
ands of these superfluous  ships  that  it was 
impracticable to pay them  for  lying  still; 
and thus the scheme fell through.

In the United States it is plain  that there

A drummer stops long enough in his daily 
travels to jot down the following opinion on 
the elevation of women to the ranks of com­
mercial travelers:

“The suggestions  as  to  lady  travelers 
seem to have given rise to  some  little  fear 
as to whether such a  system  of  representa­
tion may not indeed become popular. To my 
mind this is a very premature apprehension.
I do not believe either  firms  or  customers 
are so U topian as to dream for a single  mo­
ment of such a piece  of  lunacy.  The  ful­
some nonsense  that is  preached  nowadays 
as to woman’s proper shere  of  activity  is 
bound  to  give  rise  among  right-thinking 
women to feelings akin to nausea.  The fe­
male  traveler  idea,  though,  seems  to  be 
about the acme of insult that could be offer­
ed to women.  The columns of a newspaper 
are not the medium  through  which  to dis­
cuss the  question of ‘women’s  rights,’ but 
what they do seem to he  open  to discuss  is 
this:  Are women  to  be  immersed  in  the 
worrying, miserable  disappointments  that 
bristle  around  a  traveler’s  existence. 
Is 
woman’s domesticity to be soured and petri­
fied  in  this  present  cut-throat  rush  with 
competition?  Are women to  he  harrassed, 
inconvenienced,  snubbed  and  insulted  by 
the conduct which so many tradesmen now­
adays are such adepts at causing  poor trav­
elers to feel?  And this  is  the  point  that 
struck me as I  read  the  previous  letters. 
Commercial travelers are now far too cheap. 
We all admit there are  too  many of  us. 
I 
will guarantee,  if the  real  feelings  of  five- 
sixths of the tradesmen  of  the  present day 
could he ascertained,  they  would be—that a 
commercial traveler is an  individual  who is 
on a kind of  begging  expedition,  and  that 
sharp language—and I  regret  to  say—very 
off-handed  and  ungentlemanly  treatment 
can be given to him with  impunity.  There 
seems to be a class 'of men  in  business who 
make a point of extending very  little  court­
esy  to the traveler. 
If they  have not  seen 
him before they refuse,  often  point-blank, 
to hear his remarks, or at least to  take  any 
notice of him; and many a poor  fellow with 
a good article to sell,  favorable  prices,  and 
a gentleman in himself,  is thus snapped  off 
and snubbed.  A  traveler’s  is  a very  hard 
life,  teeming with  disappointments  and an 
absence of encouragement  in  anything ap­
proaching tiie proportion of  his  labors; and 
I ask,  sir,  why  insult  gentle  woman  by 
pushing her into a  calling  that  might  well 
break the spirit of the strongest man?”

Prompt pay and  good  credit go  hand in 
hand.  Good  credit fills the  warerooms of 
the interior trade with  fresh, bright  goods, 
and prompt pay  repairs the  breaches made 
by the army of buyers in their inroad on the 
stores of the smiling  trader  who  counts in 
his capital the  indefeasible  advantages  of 
reputation for  prompt  pay. 
Its  influence 
extends beyond commercial  affairs to social 
life.  Socially 
the  merchant  who  pays 
promptly,  is a  warm-hearted,  genial gentle­
man,  whose trials are  few,  and  whose  re­
sponse is as quite,  peaceful  and  serene as 
summer skies in Utopia.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY.  MAY  6,  1885.
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

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President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
Treasurer—Wm. Sears. 
Executive  Committee—President,  Vlce-Pres- 
ident and Treasurer, ex-offlcio; O. A. Ball, one 
year;  L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two
Arbitration  Committee—I.  M.  Clark,  Ben  W. 
Transportation  Committee—Samuel  Sears, 
Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, A rthur 
M anufacturing Committee—Wm.  Cartwright, 
Annual Meeting—Second  Wednesday evening 
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday  even­

Putnam, Joseph Houseman.
Geo. B. Dunton, Amos. S. Musselman.
Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux.
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings.
of October. 
ing of each month.

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Michigan Dairymen’s  Association.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

Jas.  McConnell has engaged  in  the 

eery  business  at  Mitchell.  Cody, 
Co.  furnished the stock.

gro- 
Ball &

Mrs. L 
nery and 
Springs, 
market.

Dane  has engaged  in  the milli- 
fancy  goods  business  at Cedar 
The stock was  purchased at this

XVhite & Friant, of this city,  have  started 
camps on the  east  branch of the  Sturgeon, 
Upper Peninsula, and  will log all  summer, 
putting  in  5,000,000 feet.

The latter will engage  in  the  sewing  ma­
chine business.

The  Hart  Argus  is  authority  for  the 
statement that C.  Slaght will  close  out  his 
business at Mears and engage in the produce 
business at Hart.

W.  B.  Falk & Co.  succeed C. J.  Burch  in 
the drug  business  at  Howard  City.  The 
new firm is composed of W.  B.  Falk, of Big 
Rapids,  and H. R. Hawley, of Howard City.
H.  M. Gilman has retired from the whole­
sale fruit and oyster house of D. D.  Mallory 
&  Co.,  at  Detroit.  The  business  will  be 
continued by the remaining  partners  under 
the same firm name.

S. Bitely, 

O.  II. Richmond & Co.,  druggists  at  141 
South Division street,  are  re-arranging  the 
store  for  the  purpose  of  adding a line of 
staple and fancy groceries.

the  Pierson  lumberman  and 
general  dealer,  writes  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
that he  has  rented  the  Bloomer  block,  at 
Sparta,  and is having the  same  thoroughly 
renovated,  preparatory to engaging  in  gen- 
G. XV.  Brown,  druggist at Shiloh,  has ad- j eraj ^ra(je  afo0ut June 1.  He will  carry dry
and  groceries,  and
goods, boots and shoes 
announces that he will  “do a cash  business, 
believing it to be justice both  to  buyer  and 
seller.” 

ded lines of dry goods,  groceries and  crock 
ery.  Spring & Company furnished  the dry 
goods, Mr. Downs placing the order.

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Fred  XToorliorst  &  Co.  are  erecting  a 
store  building  and will engage  in  general 
trade  at  Overisel.  Xroigt,  Herpolsheimer 
& Co. furnished the dry goods  and the gro­
ceries will also be purchased here.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

A bucket  factory  is  being  talked  of  at 

Thos.  Featherstone  has  sold  his  shingle 

Stanton.

mill at XVhite Cloud.

Organized  at  Grand  Rapids,  February 25.  1885.
President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale.
Vice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capac;  F.  C ., 

In May, 1884, J. XV. Feams sold his  gen­
eral stock at Big  Rapids to  Henry  Flynn, 
who signed a contract agreeing to  keep  the j started up last week, 
slock up to a certain  amount  and  to allow
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison | the title to remain w ith Feam s until  all the
Station;  F.  A.  Rockafellow,  Carson  City;
payments were made.  There  was  nothing 
W arren Haven, Bloomingdale;  Chas.  E. Bel­
in the contract,  however, making the  claim j pickling and vinegar works.
knap,  Grand  Rapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  Portage;
John Borst. Vriesland;  R. C. Nash, Hilliards; » 
,,  —
D.  M.  Adams,  Ashland;  Jos.  Post,  Clarks- \ a lien on goods purchased subsequent to the
ville. 
Rapids. 
1886.

Secretary and Treasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand j 
Next  Meeting—Third  Tuesday  in  February, 
Membership Fee—$1 per year.
Official Ore-an—T h e M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .

the Manton brick yard.

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Mitchell  Bros.’  mill  at  Crooked  Lake

Frank Rose has purchased  an  interest  in 

Clio is hustling for the establishment of a

L.  XV.  Herrick,  of  Edmore,  has  been

p.  a .  Erickson contemplates the  erection 

execution of the  contract,  but  Feams  re- j granted a patent on a belt fastener, 
cently took advantage of Flynn’s  ignorance 
of this fact and  compelled  him  to turn  o u t; 0f a stave and heading mill at Big Rapids.
$900 worth of  new  stock  in  full  satisfac­
tion of his claim.  This proceeding  coming 
to the knowledge of some of the other cred­
itors, 
they  demanded  security  for  their 
claims.  XV. D.  Robinson & Co. took a cliat-
tel mortgage for $500.10, and Edson,  Moore | lighted by electricity.
& Co.  similar  security  for  $266.99.  John 
Caulfield also secured a mortgage for $486.14, 
but expresses confidence in  Flynn’s  ability 
to  extricate  himself  from  his  present  di­
lemma.

A.  A.  Tower will remove  the  machinery 
in his foundry and  machinery  at  Rockford 
to Mancelona.
□The two mills  of the  Ludington,  XVells & 
XranSchaick  Co.,  at  Menominee,  are  to be

Considerable  quantities of  seasoned lum­
ber are arriving at  Ludington,  from  XVing- 
leton,  for shipment to Chicago.

IL B.  Severance’s stave and  heading  fac­
tory at South Ami will be  24x60  feet in di­
mensions,  and two stories high.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Post A., M.  C. T.  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

OFFICERS.

President—Wm. Logie.
First Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second  Vice-President—Stephen A.  Sears.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Atkins.
Executive  Committee—President  and  Secre­
tary,  ex  offlcio;  Chas.  S.  Robinson,  Jas.  N. 
Bradford and W. G. Hawkins.
Election Committee—Geo.  H.  Seymour,  Wal­
lace  Franklin,  W.  H.  Downs,  Wm.  B.  Ed­
munds and D. S. Haugh.
Room  Committee—Stephen  A.  Sears,  Wm. 
Boughton, W. H. Jennings.
Regular  Meetings—La'st  Saturday evening  in 
each month.
Next  Meeting—Saturday  evening,  May  30, 
at “The Tradesman” office.

({rand Rapids Post T.  P. A.

Organized at Grand Rapids, April 11, 1885.
President—Geo. F. Owen.
Vice-President—Geo. W. McKay.
Secretary—Leo A. Caro.
Treasurer—Jam es Fox.
Next Meeting—Saturday  evening, May 16, at 
“The Tradesman” office.___________ _______
The  proposed  celebration  of July  4, be­
ginning  on  the  2nd  and ending three days 
thereafter,  is a project  which  every  dealer 
can well afford to encourage.  XVhile the in­
cessant din incident to so prolonged  a  cele­
bration is to be dreaded,  the  impetus  such 
an occasion gives to business  for  the  time 
being amply repays  the  inconvenience  ex­
perienced and the exertion necessary to carry 
it forward.

Since the last issue of T h e   T r a d e s m a n , 
Mayor Belknap's term of  office  as  head of 
the municipal government  has  expired and 
he has  turned  the place  over  to  his suc­
cessor.  That he has filled the position with 
satisfaction to himself and his  constituents, 
need not be repeated.  No  man  ever enter­
ed the office with more friends or with great­
er confidence in his ability to  discharge  the 
duties devolving upon him,  and no man ever 
passed through the trying ordeal with a lar­
ger increase in both friends and  public con­
fidence.  A business man in every  sense of 
thé word, Mr.  Belknap gave the city a prac­
tical, economical administration,  and retires 
with the satisfaction  of  knowing  that  he 
honored the city and  was  himself  honored 
as well.

Soliman Snooks’  effusions  on  the  local 
newspaper,  in this  issue  of  T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n ,  are not calculated to endear  that gen-; 
tlefhan to the  newspaper publishers  in  the 
vicinity of  Cant  Hook  Comers.  America 
is a free country  and  every  fool  has  the 
right to set  himself  up as a critic,  and  to 
this  latter fact is probably due  Mr.  Snooks’ 
attempt to figure in that role.  The fact that 
he can write passably well on subjects  akin 
to calico and  codfish  does  not  excuse  the 
attempt or palliate the offense, and it would 
not be surprising if the  newspaper  men  in 
his neighborhood gave  him  a  needed  “rak­
ing  down.” 
T r a d e s m a n   does 
not 
this 
week's  letter, and it gladly  accords  to the 
country newspaper  the  proud  position  it 
maintains at  the  present  day—that  of  a 
mighty vehicle in the  sweep  of  progress. 
Without the local paper,  life  would  be be­
reft of many pleasures,  and  many  thriving 
town would still  be backwoods settlements.

the  sentiments  expressed 

T h e  

in 

In the vocabulary of modem business  life 
there is no such word as rest.  All is  activ­
ity, push,  enterprise and  progression.  The 
man who imagines  that  he  can  establish a 
business  simply by  putting  out a  sign,  is 
very much mistaken.  He must reach out to 
get trade; he must advertise  his  wares  and 
continually keep his name before the public; 
to do less than this—save in a  few  isolated 
exceptions—is to  fail.  Onward,  ever  on­
ward is the motto of  the  business  men  of 
to-day.

Chas.  Germond has engaged  in  the  meat 

business at Rodney.

closed by creditors.

XV. II. Post, grocer at Alpena,  lias 

been

J.  R.  Odell, 

the  Fremont  druggist 

seeding his Dakota  farm.

R. Moses,  dealer in old clothes and ci 

at Bay City, has  assigned.

E.  H.  Fisher succeeds J. Erb in  the 

taurant business at Hastings.

M. Morrell succeeds  XVare  Bros,  in 

th

grocery business at Sherwood.

Julia Ramsey succeeds  Fred  Ramsey  in 

general trade at XVhite Cloud.

Jos. Erwin has removed his grocery stock 

from Fife Lake to Round Lake.

A.  A.  Pope has retired from  the  grocery 

finn of Pope & Keim at Sturgis.

XV.  II. Myers succeeds Myers & Brown in 

the harness business at Hastings.

Sickles & Chittenden succeed J. A. Sickles 

in the grocery business at Ashley.

G. J. Gilbert succeeds Chas.  Goodrow  in 

i  the grocery business at B u it   Oak.

Ilennan  Johnson  succeeds  J.  A.  Collier 

j in the restaurant business at Hart.

II. J. Brown succeeds II. J.  Brown & Co. 

j  in the drug business at Ann Arbor.

Hannan L.  Van Vranken  succeeds Chas.

I C. Adams in general trade at Alamo.

Henning Bros,  succeed  A.  Henning  in 

the restaurant business at Coldwater.

Thompson & Tyler succeed Kent & XVhit- 

mer in the lumber business at  Sturgis.

Sutherland & Forsyth  succeed L.  A.  Par- 

I cel in the drug business at Cheboygan.

C. D. Irwin succeeds Osbom  Bros,  in the 

book and stationery business at Owoso.

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J. L.  Alexander lias retired from the drug 

firm of Frank Utley & Co.,  at Hesperia.
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da, have been closed on chattel mortgage

Mever & Babcock, music dealers at  Osco- 

A.  M. Harrington succeeds J. II.  Harring­
ton & Son  in the drug business at Freeport.
Lewis Winans  succeeds Reed &  Winans 
in the drug and grocery business at Chelsea.
Uriah Potter succeeds Ed.  Talbot  in the 
grocery and crockery  business  at  Hudson.
E.  R.  Moore & Co.  succeed L.  J.  Culver 
in the ding  and grocery  business at  Cold- 
water.

Geo.  II.  Rowell succeeds  G. XV. Nichols, 

Agt.,  in  the  grocery  business 
Creek.

D.  Barrows,  formerly engaged in trade in 
Wisconsin,  has  opened  a  general  store at 
Bravo.

Isaac  Netzorg,  the  Mecosta  dry  goods 
merchant,  will  establish  a  branch  store  at 
Millbrook.

XV.  H.  Burleson  succeeds  XV.  II.  Burle­
son & Co.  in the  confectionery  business at 
Ann Arbor.

C.  Schnoor,  Jr.,  general  dealer  at  New 
Baltimore, has sold his drug stock  to  Fred- 
rich Schnoor.

XVilhelin, Bartak &Co. are building an ad­
dition to their store at Traverse  City, 22x40 
feet in dimensions.

Kellicutt & Montgomery,  dealers in cloth­
ing and groceries at Horton,  have dissolved, 
Kellicutt  continuing.

Jas.  Seed & Co.  succeed  Bassett,  Seed & 
Co.  in the wholesale  and  retail  dry goods 
business at Bay City.

Plainwell Independent:  The Bush Man-
ufacturing Co., of Vicksburg, will move here 
if our citizens will give them slight  encour­
agement.

Gebhart &  Estabrook  expect  to  have a 
new planing mill in  operation  within  sixty 
days, on their saw mill premises at the south 
end of East Saginaw.

Nester  &  Co.  have  banked  150,000  of i 
board pineat Grand Marais,  as an incident in 
their other logging  operations.  Board pme 
appears  to  be a growing item in the upper 
peninsula.

Some  of the  mills that  have  started  at 
Bay City are paying last year’s wages.  One 
firm  has cut  wages  50  cents a day  on  all 
hands receiving over $2,  and 25 cents on all i 
receiving less than $2.

P.  and B.  Middleditch,  of  Detroit,  have 
located in Petoskey and are building a foun­
dry and machine shop.  They will do a gen­
eral machine  business,  making  a  specialty 
of mill machinery and marine engines.

The Greenville barrel works have received 
from Chicago an order for 3,000 barrels, and 
have lately sold  3,000  tierces in the general 
market.  These  works  have  branches at 
Coral, Vestaburg,  Saranac and Millbrook.

Bridger,  Snell & Co.  have cut all the pine 
owned by  them  near  Lumberton  and  are 
{ preparing to  remove  their  mill to Mason- 
j ville,  Delta county.  They will ship the ma­
chinery to Grand Haven by rail,  and  thence 
| by boat.
j  Evart  Review:  The  firm  of  Metcalf  &
I Knowles,  shingle  manufacturers  of  Rose 
! Lake township,  has dissolved,  Mr. Knowles 
retiring,  and his late  partner  will  continue 
1 the  business  at  the  old stand.  Mr.  Hugh 
Knowles,  who  is well known  in  Evart, has
I bought  a  mill  near  Hungerford,  Newaygo
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| county,  and has already taken possession of
same.

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STRAY  FACTS.

Z.  T.  Merrill, lumber dealer at Coldwater, 

has sold out.

XVexford is to have a  new  harness  shop, 

run by Benzoni^ parties.

Anthony Russma  succeeds  D.  Kennedy 

in theblacksmithing business at Portland.

The  Ludington 

lumber  shovers  have 
agreed to 35 cents  an  hour  for  loading and 

O. F.  Conklin has retired from  the  bank­
ing firm of Conklin &  XVatson,  at  Coopers- 
ville.  The business  will be  continued  by 
XV.  G.  XVatson.

XV.  XV.  Dennis,  for the past year with the 
Holmes  Lumber  Co.,  at  Big Rapids,  will 
open  a  wholesale  lumber  yard  at Detroit 
and a retail yard at Ovid.,

Mecosta Sentinel: 

It is rumored that an­
other store will be  started  in  town  at  an 
early day, and that the new  firm  will carry 
a full line of general merchandise.

Along  the line  of the  Detroit,  Mackinac 
& Marquette Railway,  log  drivers this year 
get only $1.25 to $1.50  a day,  as  compared 
to $4 a day a few years ago.

C. N.  Shaw,  of Petoskey,  has  patented  a 
“refrigerator” by which he can  hold a tem­
perature of 32 degress  when  the  thermom­
eter  stands  at 70 to 80  outside,  and  can 
freeze meat solid by  the  use  of  salt.  He 
has built one in his  market  that  will  hold 
4yt  tons of meat.

Holland City News:  Our merchants  and 
business  men  generally  are  in  excellent 
spirits,  yea,  almost  jubilant at  trade  pros­
pects.  Already  a  great  improvement  is 
manifest and the sales are largely in  excess 
of those of last spring dining the past month 
and money is more plenty.

at  Battle I unloading.

D. P.  Clay’s Michigan  Dairy  Farm  near 

Traverse City Herald:  P.  F.  Lardie has 
sold his stock of groceries on the south  side 
and moved back to Mapleton.
■ The Jos. Mabley clothing  stock at  Jack-
Grant Station has about 500 acres  of winter | son has become the property of Mrs. Mabley.
wheat and rye and nearly 500 more  of com, 
oats,  potatoes,  millet  and peas.  Among 
the live stock is 730 cattle and 424  sheep.

Jas. Kirkbride succeeds  J.  H.  Steenburg 
in the restaurant  business  at  Big  Rapids.

Joseph will manage the business for her.

The Female Traveler.
I know a maiden with a bag.
She carries samples in a  drag,

Take care!
Beware!  beware!
O Dealer fond,
She is fooling thee!
She has the true commercial style,
To which she addeth woman’s  guile) 

Take care!
Beware!  beware!
O Grocer goose,
She is plucking th ee!
And she has quite a flood of talk,
She sells us cheese th at’s only chalk, 

Take care!
Beware!  beware!
O Dealer daft,
She’s deceiving thee!
Her eyes are really wondrous  black, 
They make a shiver run down your back, 

Take care!
Beware! beware!
O Shopman soft,
She is ogling th ee !
She sells you silk of “ perfect wear,” 
A t it your customers will swear,
T rrst her not,

Take care!
Beware!  beware!
This Traveling She!

The Gripsack Brigade.

Howard  Peck,  representing  Tenney  & 
Reese,  of Chicago,  spent  Sunday  in  this 
city.

Two more traveling men will shortly take 
up their residence at  Plainwell,  making six 
in all.

II.  Cushman,  traveling  representative for 
C. M.  Henderson & Co.,  of Chicago, has re­
moved from Traverse City to Chicago.

Mr.  Meinken,  representing H.  XVilkens & 
Co.,  smoking tobacco manufacturers of Bal­
timore,  spent Sunday at this market.

Dick XVamer and Dick Blumrieh  and Ar­
thur T.  Reed,  of Muskegon,  went fishing at 
Byers last Friday and  met  unusually good 
luck.

D.  G.  Kenyon,  II.  S.  Robinson & Burten- 
shaws’ new representative in this  territory, 
is  located  at  226  Jefferson  street,  Grand 
Rapids.

XVm. A.  Clough,  Ilazeltine,  Perkins  & 
Co.’s new sundry  salesman,  started out  on 
his initial trip Tuesday.  He will take in the 
upper lake shore country.

Harry McDowell, traveling representative 
for the Muskegon Yalley Furniture Co., left 
Monday for a four  weeks’  trip  to  Boston 
and through the New England states.

Albert C. Antrim returned last week from 
a three months’ Eastern trip in  the  interest 
of the Anti-Kalsomine Co.  He  left  Monday 
for an extended trip through the west.

L.  L.  Loomis,  late  with  Rice  &  Moore, 
succeeds Ben.  F.  Parmenter on the  road for 
Shields,  Bulkley & Lemon.  Mr. Parmenter 
will hereafter attend to the duties  of  house 
salesman.

XV.  P.  Townsend,  who  has  traveled for 
Geo.  Hanselman,  of  Kalamazoo,  for  the 
past three years, has  engaged  to represent 
Eaton & Christenson,  the engagement to be­
gin May  18.

Manley  D. Jones,  for  three  years  past 
traveling agent  for  John  Caulfield,  lias en­
gaged with Mold & Kenning,  and will carry 
the samples of that house through Southern 
Michigan and Northern  Indiana  and  Ohio.
Chas. J.  Hall,  general  XVestern  traveling 
agent  for  the  Northampton  Emery XVheel 
Co., of  Leeds, Mass.,  was in town Monday, 
on his way to Muskegon.  He reports a bet­
ter  trade  in  Michigan  than  in  any  other 
State in his territory.

XV.  S. Barnett,  XVestern  traveling  agent 
for the  Peninsular  Stove  Co.,  of  Detroit, 
j  came home last Friday after a tour  through 
I Iowa and Nebraska.  He will renew his ac­
quaintance with  his  wife  this  week,  and 
take the road again sometime next week.

Geo.  S.  Megee,  Michigan  representative 
for the National Tobacco  XVorks,  of  Louis­
ville,  was called to his  home at  Rusliville, 
j Ind.,  last week by the serious  illness of his 
sister.  Mrs.  Megee, who  has  been  with 
I him in this State since January, accompani­
ed him home.

Mr.  Morrison,  one  of  the Standard  Oil 
Co.’s right hand men,  and  who is thorough­
ly posted on the subject  of  lubricating oils, 
has been  engaged by  the  XVest  Michigan 
Oil Co. to push the sale  of  Standard lubri­
cating oils  in  this  district.  He  has  al­
ready entered upon his new  duties.

Referring to the lost  diamond  mentioned 
in last week’s T r a d e s m a n ,  the Middleville 
Republican  remarks: 
“XVill  Hoops,  of 
Grand Rapids,  traveling  agent  for  XV. J. 
Quan & Co., of Chicago,  lost  a diamond set 
from his ring while in the village  Saturday, 
which he claimed was worth $250.”

Frank  Conlon, 

formerly  with  C.  E. 
Andrews & Co., of  Milwaukee,  but  for the 
past  few  months with  the  Grand  Rapids 
Packing and Provision Co.,  has engaged to 
travel for B.  Leidersdorf & Co.,  of Milwau­
kee.  He is succeeded  at the  Packing Co. 
by Valda Johnston,  who has  filled the posi­
tion of shipping clerk for some time past.

The Cadillac Times thus refers to the ele­
phantine proportions of one of Grand Rapids’ 
heavy-weight  travelers:  Gid  Kellogg,  of 
Grand Rapids,  one of the  jolly  commercial 
corps,  lost his rubbers on the train the other 
day,  and had to  “ give away” the size of his 
feet to recover them.  The rubbers were too 
large for Quimby, who was supposed to have 
the largest foot in the  State.

Leonard Allister Caro was bom  at Mem­
phis,  Tenn.,  June 10,  1860,  and three  years 
later removed with his parents to St.  Louis. 
In 1870, he  accompanied  them  to  Kansas 
City and two years later to Ellsworth,  Kan­
sas, where they remained until  the destruc­
tion of the town by fire in 1875.  They then 
returned to Kansas  City,  and Leo.  entered 
Columbia  College,  at  Columbia, Mo. 
In 
1879,  he  went on  the road  for  Steifel  & 
Ney, wholesale  tobacco  dealers  of Kansas 
City,  with  whom  he remained one  year. 
August 11,  1880,  he was  married to  Miss 
Lona  Jackman,  of  XVaterloo, Ind.,  after

which he  completed his  education  at Col­
umbia College. 
In 1881 he was engaged by 
Franklin MacYeagh &  Co.,  of  Chicago, to 
sell the tobacco  line of  that house in  Ohio 
and  Indiana. 
In the  spring of  1882,  he 
came to Grand Rapids to take  charge of the 
wholesale  department  of Thos.  Martin  & 
Co.’s grocery establishment,  and  remained 
in that position exactly  five days.  He then 
found employment  in the shipping  depart­
ment of  the  Berkey & Gay  Furniture Co. 
until Jan.  1,  1883,  when  he took the  road 
for the  Enterprise  Cigar Co.,  with  which 
house he is still identified, covering all avail­
able territory from Mackinaw City to  Ken- 
dallville,  Ind.  He  is  President  of  the 
Neighborhood Social  Club,  an  active mem­
ber of the T.  P.  A.  and Secretary of  Grand 
Rapids Post, a member of the  Masonic fra­
ternity and  also of the  Knights of  Honor. 
Himself and family are  comfortably situat­
ed in their own  home at 137  Clancy street, 
and although  a  hard worker  on the road, 
nothing pleases  Leo.  better  than to seek re­
laxation in the vicinity of his  own vine and 
fig  tree.

Grand Rapids Post, T. P. A.

The  second  meeting of  Grand  Rapids 
Post,  T .  P. A.  was  held  at T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n  office last  Saturday  evening, 
the fol­
lowing representatives of  the traveling fra­
ternity  being  in  attendance: 
I).  II.  Mc­
Carthy,  J.  B.  Tanner, XV.  S.  Horn,  Leo.  A. 
Caro, Jos.  Steinberger,  XVm.  N.  Rowe,  L. 
R.  Cesna,  Geo.  McKay,  Allen  Ililborn, 
Geo.  F.  Owen,  XV.  II.  Downs,  XVm. B. Ed­
munds,  XVm.  II.  Jennings,  XVm. B.  Collins 
and Howard Peck,  of Chicago.

Various matters of trade interest were in­

troduced and discussed.

Messrs.  Caro and Horn,  of the Committee 
on Constitution  and  By-Laws,  reported  a 
draft  for the same,  which was  read,  dis­
cussed and  nearly  all adopted.  The  re­
mainder of the report will be adopted at the 
next regular meeting of the Post, which will 
be held at  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   office Satur­
day evening,  May 16.

Purely Personal.

XV.  II.  Shelby  is  spending a  couple  of 

weeks on his extensive Dakota  farm.

Nelson Culver, the Bailey hardware  mer­
chant, recently received  $960  back  pension 
for the loss of a finger in the late war.

M.  G.  XVoodward,  formerly  engaged  in 
the drug business at Lake City, has  resum­
ed his former  position  with F.  O.  Yander- 
sluis,  of Big Rapids.

Gains  XV.  Perkins  and  wife, who  have 
been spending  about  two  months  in  the 
South,  five weeks of the  time at Pensacola, 
Fla., have turned their faces homeward.

XV.  R.  Harmount,  of the Huyett &  Smith 
Manufacturing Co.,  Detroit,  spent last  Sat­
urday at this market interviewing the  man­
ufactories.  He  made  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  a 
pleasant call.

Traverse City Herald:  John Fowle, Jr., 
foreman of the hardware department  of the 
Hannah & Lay Merc.  Co.,  left Friday morn­
ing for Grand Rapids.  He will return about 
the middle of next week.

Henry S.  Church, the Sturgis  goceryman, 
pulled T h e   T r a d e s m a n ’s  latch-string last 
Saturday.  He is  interested in the  price  of 
plaster the  coming  season,  as  he  handles 
large quantities of the staple,  anil  naturally 
came to the greatest  plaster  center  in  the 
world to obtain the  necessarv  information.

Speculating on Grant’s Death.

A grim exhibition of speculative zeal over­
reaching  itself,  is  afforded  in Washington. 
In anticipation of Gen.  Grant’s  death  and 
large  orders  for  drapery  for  the  capital 
buildings, Washington dry goods men form­
ed a  coalition  and  bought  until  they  had 
“cornered” the black goods  market.  Then 
they applied at  the  departments  for  con­
tracts to  drape  the  buildings  when  Gen. 
Grant should die.  But the department  offi­
cers,  who were not  wholly  bereft  of  good 
taste and decency,  replied,  “It will be  time 
enough to make contracts when  Gen.  Grant 
shall have  really  died.”  Now  Gen.  Grant 
respectfully but firmly declines  to  die;  and 
the XVasliington  haberdashers  have “large 
lines of black goods for  sale at  much  less 
than cost,” but they find no buyers.

Fully one-third of the old rags  consumed 
in this country in the manufacture of  paper 
come from abroad.  Enough old rags  cannot 
be collected in this  country to meet  the de­
mand.  More paper is used  here  per capita 
than in any  other  nation.  England  ranks 
next.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements  of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
each and every insertion.  One  cent  for  each 
additional word.  Advance payment.
TUTANTED—A  situation  by  a  young-  man. 
Ty  Can  write  short-hand,  and  use  type­
writer;  also has  knowledge  of  book-keeping. 
Address G, this office.

FOR  SALE—At  a  bargain,  my  two-story 

fram e house, store 24x45,5 rooms, kitchen, 
cellar, good well  water, cistern and woodshed, 
good  location  for  any  kind  of  business,  ex­
pressly clothing store, as there  is  none  other 
in town.  Address A. Theile,  Rockford,  Mich. 

tools and patterns.  Will sell cheap, on ac­
Andress 

-______________________  
I?OR  SALE—A  complete  stock of  tinshop 
WANTED—By  a  gentleman  well qualified 

count  of  not being a tinner  myself. 
G. Gringhaus, Lamont, Mich.

for position as book-keeper or traveling 
salesman, situation with some  lumber or mer­
cantile firm in Western Michigan.  Best of ref­
erences  from  present  employers.  Address, 
“Book-keeper,” care T hk  T radesm an. 

89*

85*

85

. 

I TOR SALE—Hotel in one of the finest towns 

of southern Michigan.  Any one  wishing 
to engage in a well-established business can do 
so with a small amount of  capital, as the own­
er is going west.  For full  particulars address 
“Hotel,” care 36  West  Leonard  street,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich. 

89*

82tf.

C. Blom, Holland, Mich. 

patent ice-box.  As good as new.  Address, 

lumber, including maple, beech, etc.  Will 
sell cheap to any one who will take it all.  Nich­
ols & Higgins, Morley Mich. 

IT'OR SALE—Our entire mill cut of hardwood 
FOR  SALE—Two pool tables and  a  Stevens’ 
IT'OR  SALE—Our  stock  of  drugs, boots  and 

shoes, dry goods, groceries and hardware. 
Also  brick  store  building,  23x75,  warehouse, 
dwelling,  stable,  good  well  and  cistern  and 
one  acre  of  land.  Will  sell the buildings  for 
$2,500 and the stock at cost.  A.  Young & Sons, 
Orange, Mich. 

81tf

90*

IT'OR SALE—Cheap for  cash,*  a  small  stock 

of  drugs  and  medicines  in  suburbs  of
Apply to H. B. Fairchild, 

Grand Rapids, Mich. 
City.

76tf

The Seegmiller grocery stock, comprising 
staple and  fancy  goods,  show-cases,  can- 
nisters, scales, trucks,  and  everything  in­
cluded in a  first-class  grocery  stock,  will 
be sold at sheriffs sale at the front entrance 
of the Grand Rapids  Manufacturing  Co.’s 
stores, on Lyon street, May 19, sale begin­
ning at xo o’clock a. m.  Full  inventory of 
the  stock  can  be  seen  at County Clerk’s 
office, filed with the  attachment  papers  in 
case of Canadian  Bank  of  Commerce  vs. 
Seegmiller.

Terms of Sale—Cash.

Lyman T. Kinney,  Sheriff.
THE  AMERICAN

1AEKETMAN,

Published  E very  Tuesday  by

J.  W.  L Y N CH,  Editor and Proprietor.

D e v o te d   to   th e   G e n e ra l 

Packing, Canning, Market, Provision, Pro­

duce and Grocery Trades.

$2  P E R   ANNUM.

195  and  197  Washington  Street,  Chicago,  111.

Is our Agent in Grand Rapids 

JOHN  CAULFIELD
Galvanic  Soap

for onr Famous

THE  BEST

EASY  WASHER

MAN UFACTURED.

Furniture Facts.

E.  F.  Rowe succeeds  C.  L.  Tripp  in  the 

furniture business at Ludington.

Wesley J. Austin succeeds II.  B.  Sturte- 
vant in the furniture  business  at  Sherman.
Campbell & XVolford, furniture dealers at 
Manton,  ask  for  the  appointment  of  a  re­
ceiver.

R.  S.  English has rented the  Sparta  Fur­
niture Co.’s saw  mill,  at  Sparta,  and  will 
start it up immediately.

The attention  of  grocerymen  and  those 
contemplating the purchase of goods of that 
description is directed, to the fact that the sale 
of  the  Seegmiller  stock,  full  particulars of 
which are given in  an  advertisement in an­
other  column  of  this  week’s  issue,  has 
been  adjourned  to  Tuesday, May  19.  The 
stock is complete in every  respect, compris­
ing a full line of staple and fancy groceries, 
as well as showcases,  tracks and  other nec­
essary  equipments.  As the  sale is forced, 
buyers are likely to get exceptional bargains, 
and dealers who are on the look-out for such 
occasions would do well to be present at the 
sale. 

_______

Mosley Bros,  have  removed  from  their 
former location on Monroe street to  No. 28, 
30 and 32 Ottawa street,  Gilbert  block.

The richest man in Oregon began by buy­
tanning  it,  and 

ing  a  calfskin  on  credit, 
selling it for $10.

Nearly  $2,000,000  worth of printing  ink 

is used in the United States every year.

MILWAUKEE.

To  a  P urchaser  w ho  w ill  take our entire 

cut,  we  oft'er an  exceptional bargain.

Nichols  &  Higgins,

MORLEY,  MICH.

ORDER  A  SAMPLE  BUTT  OF

McALPIN’S

PLUG.

A  RICH  NUTTY CHEW.Hist

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, mixed in ft  packages...........
Canary,  Smyrna........... ......... 
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Caraway, best Dutch (Powd  20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.......................
Cardamon, Malabar........................
Celery................................................
Coriander,  oest  English................
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Foenugreek, powdered........
Hemp,  Russian.....................
Mustard, white  Black 10c)..
Q uince....................................
Rape, English........................
Worm,  Levant.......................
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Velvet Extra do 
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E xtra Yellow do 
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Grass 
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Hard head, for slate use................  
Yellow Reef, 
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Druggists!

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Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

OFFICERS.

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amazoo. 
sing*.
Rapids. 

President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
First Vice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,  Kal­
Second Vice-President—B.  D.  Northrup,  Lan­
Third Vice-President—Frank  Wurzburg-,  Gr’d 
.  '
Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. 
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—H.  J.  Brown,  A.  B. 
Stevens, Geo. Gundrum, W. H. Keller,  1.  W. 
Fincher. 
Next  place  of  meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday, 
October 13,1885.

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Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER 9,1884.

_  

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—John Peck,  Chas.  1.  Bige­
low, Jas. S. Cowin. 
_,
Board  of  Trustees—The  President,  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeu wen, Isaac-W atts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
..  „
Wm. L. White. 
Comniittee on Pharm acy—Hugo Thum,  M.  o.
Kimm, A. C. Bauer. 
...  TJ
Committee on Legislation—Isaac V atts,  O.  H.
Richmond, Jas. S. Cowin. 
,  ...
Committee on Trade  Matters—H. B. I  airehild, 
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
.
each month. 
Annual  Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
November. 
„
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening.  May  7, 
at “The Tradesman” office.

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™  

Vaseline—Petreoline—Neutraline.

From La Nature.

Vaseline, petreoline,  anti  neutraline  are 
unctuous or oily bodies* that are  fatty to the 
touch.  They are odorless and tasteless, and 
have the appearance of fats  or oils, but  do 
not saponify or become  rancid.  They  ate, 
as  the  Americans,  their  discoverers,  call 
them,  ungents or  petroleum  jellies, 
lliey 
have  very remarkable  properties,  and  aie 
applied to a large number of uses, which we 
shall enumerate after  giving  the  origin of 
their production.

As  is well  known,  crude petroleum  oils, 
just as they come from the well,  are  highly 
colored and quite  mobile liquids.  They are 
greenish black  with  slightly  iridescent  re­
flections,  and it is through  distillation  that 
are obtained such  substances  as  etliei s, es­
sences, and the oils used for  lighting.  The 
first- products  of  the  distillation  of  crude 
^  petroleum are very  volatile  and  of  slight
In measure as the heat  exerts its 
*  density. 
action, the  condensed  liquids  become  less 
and less  volatile  and  denser  and  denser. 
Between the ether  of  petroleum,  and  the 
heavy oils,  there  are  intermediate  liquids 
that serve for lighting.  In the bottom of the 
retorts in which the distilling is  done  there 
remains a thick residuum of a brownish color 
and very strong  odor.  This  is  petroleum 
tar.  As may be conceived, by reason of the 
large production of kerosene,  this  tar  m as 
at first an incumbrance  in  distilleries.  An 
endeavor was made to utilize it by distilling 
it a second time,  in order  to  extract a little
^   more oil from it to obtain  coke  as  a  final 
It has also beeir proposed  to  mix 
™ product. 
it  with  coal  and  sawdust  for  the  pur­
pose of making fuel; but these  uses did not 
give the product much value.

This petroleum  tar,  at  first  troublesome 
and worthless,  has now become valuable and 
utilizable,  for from it are  obtained  the  new 
mineral fats.  The process is as follows:

The tar is first  heated  in  large  pans  ar­
ranged in  the  center  of  sand-baths  whose 
temperature  is  gradually  raised  to  150  or 
1G0 deg.  When the action of  the  heat  has 
been prolonged for  some  time, the  product 
is deodorized,  and it  only  remains  to  filter 
it through animal  charcoal  in  order  to  re- 
™  move its color.  This  operation  is  effected 
in large  metallic  funnels  filled  with  bone- 
black and provided with a cock.  The charcoal 
and  substance to be filtered must remain  in 
contact for about  twenty-four  hours.  The 
funnels are placed over drains that carry the 
clarified  products  to  collecting  reservoirs. 
^H'flie filtering is done in a room  whose  tem­
perature must be  kept  at  about  45 deg.  C. 
In this way there is  obtained  a  quantity of 
vaseline equal  to  about  8 per  cent,  of  the 
proportion of tar employed.

Such is the process which was at first em­
ployed in the  United  States  for  producing 
petroleum  fats.  Having  been  introduced 
into France several  years  ago,  the  process 
has been  submitted  to  important  improve­
ments that have,  afterta manner,  transform­
ed it.  The operations of deodorization  and 
clarification are better  performed,  the  idea 
has occurred to purify  the  products  of  the 
w  manufacture, and it has  been  found  possi-
*  ble to manufacture much purer and  cheaper 
products, which aid now found in commerce 
under the names of vaseline, petreoline, and 
neutraline.

Petreoline is a soft,  unctuous  paraffine of 
great purity, and  of  a  consistency a  little 
greater  than  that  of  vaseline.  Neutraline 
A  is  a  liquid,  oily,  colorless,  odorless  and 
™  tasteless substance. 
It is as  limped as wa­
ter,  and is made from the  heavy  petroleum 
oils that were formerly used only  for  lubri­
cating machinery.  The properties and uses 
of these different products are analogous.

We shall speak  of  petreoline,  which  we 
i  shall take as a typer  This substance, white 
™  or yellow,  according to its degree  of  purifi­
cation, has the appearance  of  a  homogene­
ous, mucilaginous paste. 
It is fusible at 35 
deg.,  boils at 300 deg.,  and  distills  without 
residue. 
It must  be  kept  from  the  light, 
since the prolonged action of  the sun’s rays 
develops in it a  slight  («lor  of  petroleum. 
It is insoluble in water and alcohol,  but dis­
solves in  all  proportions  in  fatty  bin lies, 
essences,  sulphide  of  carbon,  and  chloro­
form.

It dissolves bromine and iodine in consid­
erable proportions, even when cold, and also 
small quantities of phosphorus and sulphur, 
as well as a good ¿aumber  of  alkaloids. 
It

can neither become rancid nor be saponified, 
so it advantageously replaces all fatty bodies 
in the dressing of wounds  and  in  pharma­
ceutical preparations.

In perfumery,  vaseline and  petreoline are 
employed in the treatment of flowers.  These 
petroleum  jellies  permit  of  obtaining  po­
mades that  possess  perfect  keeping  quali­
ties and that have the  advantage  of  being 
odorless and never disguising the  true  odor 
of the flowers.  At  present,  perfumers  are 
preparing with petreoline infusions  of  van­
illa,  musk,  civet,  Tonka  bean,  orris,  and 
benzoin that have a stronger  and  finer  per­
fume than any that could  heretofore  be ob­
tained,  and that have the further  advantage 
that they can be used  forty-eight  hours af­
ter their preparation with  as  much  success 
as those that were  formerly  prepared  with 
fatty bodies could be after two months.

Vaseline and  petreoline,  which  are  ex­
ceedingly  unctuous, have  the  property  of 
lubricating  and  softening  organic  tissues 
better than  oils,  grease,  or  glycerine.  By 
penetrating the pores of the skin they soften 
it,  and are very useful in a large  number of 
cutaneous diseases.  They are very valuable 
pharmaceutical agents and used with advan­
tage in the preparation of  all  medicaments 
that have fatty bodies as a base.  At present 
considerable  quantities'  of  vaseline  with 
camphor,  tar, chloroform,  etc.,  are  prepar­
ed.  The medicinal oils also may be replaced 
by medicinal petreolines,  that keep  without 
alteration.

Neutraline is also very much used now in 
pharmacy.  Vaseline  and  its  homologues 
have still other uses; they are  very valuable 
for greasing arms and  instruments  of  iron, 
which they preserve from rust for an  indef­
inite period; they are  employed  for  soften­
ing leather and  rendering  it  impermeable, 
and they are  used  in  the  manufacture  of 
pastry and candy.

The Hygienic Council  of  the  department 
the Seine has recently  learned  that  pastry 
cooks are substituting  vaseline  and  petreo­
line for fat and butter in  their  cakes,  in or­
der that the latter may keep without getting 
rancid.  Petroleum  jellies do  not  possess 
any of the nutritive qualities of  butter,  and 
as their action upon the system is not as yet 
known,  the Council has given it as its opin­
ion that there is reason  for  forbidding  the 
use of this or any  similar  product  in  the 
manufacture of cake  and  other  food  sub­
stances.

Our neighbors across  the  channel  do not 
share these scruples, and are recommending 
vaseline  for  internal  use.  Some  English 
physicians assert  that petroleum  jelly may 
be very successfully used in colds,  diphther­
ia,  and  affections  of  the  lungs.  Vaseline 
candies have met with some success in Eng­
land,  but we believe that it would be difficult 
to introduce such products  into our country, 
where the taste is more delicate.

EXTRACTING  ALUMINIUM.

New and Effective Process for  Reducing a 

Valuable Metal.

Important facts bearing on the  extraction 
of aluminium from  clay  on  a  commercial 
basis have been developed in Cleveland dur­
ing the past  few ¡weeks.  Aluminium  has 
long been known as  the  basis of  clay, bid 
its nature is such that heretofore  its elimin­
ation has been attended  with  difficulty and 
expense.  Within the  past few  years,  how­
ever,  French and English inventors have ob­
tained results  more  or  less  important,  so 
that the’present’importing price  of* alumin­
ium in this  country is $14.25  a  pound.  A 
Philadelphia  chemist, named  Friesmuth, a 
year ago discovered a cheap  method,  but it 
has remained for Cleveland parties to  bring 
the desired  end  near  accomplishment.  F. 
J.  Seymour,  a well-known  practical  metal­
lurgist,  late of  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  has suc­
ceeded in producing aluminium at a low fig­
ure of cost,  and by the  aid  of a novel  fur­
nace,  just designed,  asserts  that  he can ex­
tract the metal on a  commercial  basis  and 
in large'quantities.  He uses a  peculiar fur­
nace or series of furnaces,[which are heated 
to  2,500  degrees.  Properly  handled,  one 
furnace should make  two  charges in  24 to 
30 hours.  Four men  can  operate  fifty re­
torts.  The number  of  retorts  can  be  in­
creased several hundred in a single  system. 
Capitalists have  already manifested an  in­
terest in this new process, and the prospects 
are that operations  on  an  extensive  scale 
will  soon  follow. 
Independent  investiga­
tions in the same  line in  New  York  city 
have resulted in the recent  incorporation of 
a company,  with ample capital,  for  the  ex­
traction of aluminium by means of  electric­
ity.  Thus far the secret of the process  has 
been strictly guarded, and nothing can there­
fore be given as to its details.

The Drug Market.

Business and collections  are  fair.  Alco­
hol has advanced 4 cents  per  gallon,  on ac­
count of the  advance in  corn.  Other  arti­
cles in the drug line are about steady.

T.  II.  Nevin &  Co.,  proprietors  of  the 
Pioneer  Paint  Works,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  and 
manufacturers of  the  celebrated  “Pioneer 
Prepared Paints,” favor  T h e  T ra d esm a n 
witli a copy of their almanac  for  1885,  con­
taining a large amount of useful information 
for business men,  together  with  many use­
ful hints to painters and paint dealers.  The 
pamphlet  also  contains  fidl  instructions 
for the use of the popular “Pioneer  Prepar­
ed Paint.”  It will  be  sen^to  any  address 
on  application, 
llazeltine,  Perkins &  Co. 
are the manufacturers’ agents  for the  paint 
in this territory,  and dealers may obtain the 
goods of that  house  at  the  regular  factory 
prices.

A New Hampshire patent  medicine  firm 
lias this season put out 13,000,000 circulars.

donia.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

Newaygo. 

~

Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.
J. E. Mailhot, West Troy.
J. G. Lamoreaux, Fennville.
Adam Wagner, Eastmanyille.
L. K. Gibbs, Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.
W. A. Palmer, Carson City.
John D. Woodbury, Portland.
Frank E. Jones, Burrows & Jones, Montague. 
Geo. F. Richardson, Jamestown.
T. C. Gardner,  Big  Rapids.
Warren Lisk, Howard City.
F. C. Williams, Ada.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
J. M. Spore, Rockford.
E.  B. Martin, Morris & Martin, Reed City.
E. A. Carpenter, Colborn &  Carpenter,  Cale­
Henry S. Church, Sturgis.
D. Barrows,  Bravo.
D. Munger, Hawkhead.
S. T. Colson, Alaska.
S. Wolcott. Shelbyville.
A.  DeGroat, Vriesiand.
Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.
J. E. Thurkow, Morley.
Miss Emma English, Ashland P. O. 
DenHerder & Tannis, Vriesiand.
John Scholten, Overisel.
Jas. Riley, Dorr.
McLeod & Trautman Bros.,  Moline.
M. VanderBosch,  Zeeland.
Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.
Mrs. S. A. Colby, Rockford.
Fred Voorhorst & Co., Overisel.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
A. P. Hulbert, Lisbon.
C. S. Comstock, Pierson.
Mrs. G. Miller, Ryerson.
Mrs. L. Dane, Cedar Springs.
J. W. Mead, Berlin.
Geo. F. Cook, Grove P. O.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
Mrs. J. DeBri, Byron Center.
S. H. Ballard, Sparta.
H. M. Freeman, Lisbon.
Henry Jacobs, buyer for Ryerson  Hill & Co., 
Thos. Smedley, Smedley Bros., Bauer.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
W. S. Root, Tallmadge.
C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg.
O. Green, Martin.
C. B. Moon, Cedar Springs.
B. M. Denison, East Paris.
J. Barnes, Austerlitz.
Baron & TenHoor, Forest Grove.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
W. H. Struik. Forest Grove.
T. J. Quick. Allendale.
H. M. Harroun, McLain.
John Glupker, Zutphen.
T. W. Preston, Millbrook.
Thos. Starrat, Holton.
G. J. Shackelton, Lisbon.
Chas. Cole, Cole & Chapin, Ada.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
S. T. McLellan, Denison.
C. H. Deming, Dutton. 
JohnD anaher,  Baldwin.
H. Henkel, Howard City.
L. R. Burch, Edgerton.
Eli Runnels, Corning.
John Cole, Frem ont Center.
J. S. Barker, Sand Lake.
J. H. Edwards, Newaygo.
Chas. Loomis, Sparta Center.
M. M. Robson, Berlin.
Joshua Colby, Colby & Co., Rockford.
A. Patterson, Martin.
Wm. DePree, DePree & Bro., Zeeland.
F. K. Swain, Bangor.
Mr. Bergy, A. & E. Bergy, Caledonia.
Nelson Culver, Bailey.
Mr. Hessletine, Hessletine &  Son,  Casnovia. 
Geo. Carrington,  Trent.
O. Narregang, Byron Center.
C. Stocking, Grattan.
F. G. Thurston, Lisbon.
Henry C. Ward,  Kalkaska.
H. Andre &  Son, Jennisonville.
Howard Morley, Morley Bros., Cedar Springs. 
Henry DeKline, Jamestown.
W. J. Arnett, Morley.
H. W. Potter, Jennisonville.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
G.  B. Chambers,  Wayland.
Mr. AVelle, W agner & Wells, Eastmanville. 
Mr. Zunder, Zunder Bros. & Co.,  Bangor.
L. A.  Stauffer,  Stauffer  &  Salisburry,  Has­
J. L. Graham, Wayland.
J. D. F. Pierson, Pierson.
Dr. John Graves, Wayland.
Purdy & Hastings, Sparta.
Thys Stadt, Spring Lake.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
Mr. Osborn, Osborn & Hammond, Luther. 
Henry Arbour, Muir.
R. B. McCulloch, Berlin.
D.  O.  Watson,  Watson  & DeVoist, Coopers- 
C. W. Ives, Rockford.
E. T. VanOstrand. Allegan.
O. W. Messenger, Spring Lake.
A. W. Fenton & Co., Bailey.
J . W. Kirtland, Lakeview.
J. Rogers, Toronto.

FURNITURE  BUYERS.

,

tings.

ville.

The  Supreme  Courts  of  New  York anil 
Massachusetts have settled the  matter as to 
who owns a medical prescription.  The sub­
stance of the  decisions is,  that  the  physi­
cian,  in  prescribing, gives  the  patient  a 
written order for drugs,  and  their  delivery 
terminates  the  operation.  The  druggist 
may,  on his own  responsibility,  renew  the 
drugs,  for he is a merchant and has  a  right 
to sell drugs in any shape.  He is not bound 
to give a copy of the prescription,  nor  even 
to keep it,  though he usually retains  it as a 
protection in case of  error . .on', the . part of 
doctors or patients.

Palm  oil  and  palm  seeds  are  imported 
solely from Africa, says a London exchange. 
The trade is in the hands of native brokers, 
who buy the oil  from  the  negroes  in  ex­
change for gold dust,  strips  of  iron,  brass, 
copper  wire,  and  the  like.  The  center of 
the palm oil district consists of  the villages 
Talifer,  Fishtown,  Snaketown  and  Bonny, 
the latter village being the  most  important, 
the business done there from oil  and  seeds 
amounting to several thousand tons a week.
“Pa,  what do people mean when they say 
anything is a  drug  in  the  market?”  asked 
young Johnny of his pa.  “They mean,  my 
son,  that the articles are plentiful  anil  can 
be bought  cheap.”  “But  drugs  can’t  be 
bought cheap,”  persisted the boy.  “That’s 
so,” said the father, tapping  his  boy on the 
shoulder,  “a wonderful future is before you. 
I should not be surprised  if  you  became a 
newspaper paragraphist. ”

!  BEAD!
P inw   Prepared 

HAZELTINE,  PERKINS  &  CO.  have 

Sole Control of our Celebrated

Paint!

The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE.

Read it.

When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is  put on 
any building, and if within three years it should 
crack or peel off, and thus fail to give  the  full 
satisfaction  guaranteed,  we  agree to  repaint 
the  building  at  our  expense,  with  the  best 
White Lead, or such other paint as  the  owner 
may select.  Should any case of dissatisfaction 
occur, a notice from the dealer will  command 
our prompt attention.  T.  H.  NEVIN  &  CO.
Send for sample cards  and  prices.  Address

Em it. Pertdns k Co.

'I
GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Alcohol.

Acetic, No.  8..........................
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)
Carbolic....................................
Citric .......................................
Muriatic 18  deg.....................
Nitric 36 deg............................
Oxalic......................................
Sulphuric  66 deg....................
Tartaric  powdered...............
Benzoic,  English.................... $  oz
Benzoic,  German..................
T annic................. ...................
AMMOXIA.

9 ® 10
30 © 35
OÖ © 40
60 © 65
3 ® 5
11 © 12
14)4® 15
3 ® 4
@ 55
18
12 @ 15
12 © 1Ò

Carbonate............................... $  ft 15 © 18
14
Muriate (Powd. 22c)...............
5 @ 6
Aqua 16 deg or  3f..................
6 ®
Aqua 18 deg or  4f..................
BALSAMS.
Copaiba..................................
F ir............................................
P eru.........................................
.................
T olu.................... 
BARKS.

50® 55
4U
2 0Q
50

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

b e r r i e s .

H
1°

 

10
l-
-0
18
"0
1-

Cubeb  prime (Powd 80c)............... 
@  ”5
Ju n ip e r.............................................  ®  ®  7
Pricklv A sh......................................  50  @  60

EXTRACTS.

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

FLOWERS.

Arnica...............................................  
Chamomile,  Roman.......................
Chamomile,  Germ an.....................  

GUMS.

27
9
L
13
"J
14

-5

®

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................ 
60®  75
|7
Aloes, Cape (Powd  24c).................. 
Aloes, Soeotrine (Powd  60c).......... 
»0
28®  30
Ammoniac........................................ 
Arabic, powdered  select............... 
°o
Arabic, 1st  picked..........................  
W
go
Arabic,2d  picked............................ 
Arabic,  3d picked............................ 
45
3o
Arabic, sifted sorts..............._........  
-o
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 
nJg@i?0
Benzoin............................................  
¿6®  ^
Camphor........................................... 
Catechu. Is ()4 14c, 14s 16c)............ 
13
35®  40
Euphorbium powdered.................. 
°0
Galbanum strained......................... 
90®1 00
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
35
>-0
Kino [“Powdered, 30c]...................... 
Mastic.............................................
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
Opium, pure (Powd $5.40)............... 
3 90
g0
Shellac, Campbell’s ......................... 
“g
Shellac,  English.............................. 
Shellac, native................................. 
g4
„  30
Shellac bleached.............................. 
T ragacanth......................................  30  @1 00

..30

6

HERBS—IN  OUNCE  PACKAGES.

H oarhound..........
Lobelia..................
Pepperm int...............
R ue..........................
Spearm int.............
Sweet Majoram----
Tanzy .....................
T hym e....................
Wormwood...........

IRON.

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

LEAVES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   13  ®
Sage, Italian, bulk 04s &)4s, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18  @
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered............................
Senna tinnivelli...............................
Uva  U rsi....................................... .
Belledonna........................................
Foxglove..........................................
H enbane...........................................
Rose, red........................................... 

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LIQUORS.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye............... 1 75
Whisky, other brands.................... 1  10
Gin, Old Tom..................... 
1 35
Gin,  Holland.................................... 2 00
B randy.............................................. 1 75
Catawba  Wines................................1 25
Port Wines....................................... 1  35

 

MAGNESIA.

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

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

22
37
2 25
65

 

OILS.

6 00

Almond, sweet.................................  45  ©  50
Amber,  rectified.............................. 
45
Anise.................................................  
1  35
Bay $   oz.........................................  
50
Bergamont.................................... -• 
l  ™
Castor...............................................   18  @  19)<
2 00
Croton...............................................  
C ajeput............................................  
75
1  00
C assia...............................................  
35
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)....... 
Citronella........................................ 
75
Cloves...............................................  
1  20
Cod Liver,  filtered.................¥  gal 
1  50
3  50
Cod Liver, best......................... 
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
Cubebs, P. &  W ...............................  
7 00
1  60
E rigeron........................................... 
2 00
Fireweed........................................... 
Geranium  $   oz...............................  
75
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
35
Juniper wood..................................  
60
2  00
Juniper berries...............................  
Lavender flowers, French.............  
2  01
1  00
.............  
Lavender garden 
Lavender spike 
90
.............  
Lemon, new  crop............................ 
140
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................  
1  50
Lemongrass...................................... 
80
Olive, Malaga.................... 
®1  10
Olive, “ Sublime  I ta l i a n ............... 
2 75
Origanum, red  flowers, French... 
1 25
50
Origanum,  No. 1 .......................... 
1  75
Pennyroyal...................................... 
4  75
Peppermint,  w hite......................... 
Rose  $   oz......................................... 
8  50
Rosemary, French (Flowers $1 50) 
65
S alad.................................................  65  ®  67
Savm.........................  
1  00
 
Sandal  Wood. German.................. 
4  50
7 00
Sandal Wood, W. 1..........................  
Sassafras........................................... 
55
Spearm int................................ 
@7  00
T an sy ............................................. ..4  50  @5 00
Tar (by gal 50c).................................  10  @  12
W intergreen................................. 
2  10
Wormwood, N o. 1 (Pure $5.00)....... 
4  00
W orm seed.......................................  
2 00

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POTASSIUM.

Bicromate.................................$  ft
Bromide, cryst. and gran. b u lk ...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk.......
Prussiate yellow..............................

ROOTS.

A lkanet............................................
Althea, cu t.......................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s .....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in )4s and )4s—
Blood (Powd 18c)..............................
Calamus,  peeled..............................
Calamus, German white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered..................
Gentian (Powd  15c).........................
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)...........  11
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd 30c)..................
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap, powdered.............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 12)4)........
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink, tru e .........................................
Rhei, from select to  choice..........1 00
Rhei, powdered E. 1........................110
Rhei, choice cut  cubes.............
Rhei, choice cut fingers................

1  10 
30 
12 
15 
35 
®1 50 
®1 20 
2 00 
2 25

 

2

6

1

12)4®

do 
do 

17 
28 
20 
40 
40 
@1 00 
®  40 
4  00 
1 50

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.26) $  gal__  
2 36
1 25
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 
Anodyne Hoffman’s.......................  
50
27
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........  
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution............ 
12
Annatto  1 ft rolls............................ 
45
Alum .........................................  $  ft  2)4®  3)
3  @  4
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)............... 
Annatto,  prim e...............................  
45
Antimony, powdered,  com’l ........ 
4)4®  5
Arsenic, white, powdered.............  
6  ®  7
Blue  Soluble....................................  
50
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............
a  75 
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s .
2  00 
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................
40
Beans,  Tonka..................................
1 35 
Beans, Vanilla.................................7 00
@9 75
Bismuth, sub  nitrate....................
2 30 
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).......................
50
Blue Vitriol  ....................................  
@  7
Borax, refined (Powd  13c).............
12 
Cantharides,Russian  powdered..
2 25 
Capsicum  Pods, A frican...............
18
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ...
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ...
Carmine, No. 40..............................
Cassia Buds......................................
Calomel.  Am erican........................
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chalk, precipitate English...........
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................
Chalk, white lum p..........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ....................
Colocynth  apples............................
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
Chloral do 
cryst...
Chloral 
do  Scherin’s  do  ...
Chloral do 
crusts..
Chloroform ......................................  85
Cinchonidia, P. &  W ........*............  40
Cinchonidia, other brands.............   40
Cloves (Powd 23c)............................  18
Cochineal.........................................
Cocoa  B utter..................................
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box..
Creasote............................................
Cudbear,  prim e...............................
Cuttle Fish Bone..............................
D extrine..........................................
Dover’s  Powders............................
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
Ergot  powdered..............................
Ether Squibb’s .................................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............
Epsom Salts........................ 
 
Ergot, fresh......................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
Flake  white......................................
Grains  Paradise..............................
Gelatine, Cooper’s ..........................
Gelatine. French  ..............................  45
Glassware, flint, 79 off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
@
Glue,  ca n net....................................   12
Glue,white.........................................   16 @
Glycerine, p ure.................................  16 ®
Hops  )4s and )4s.............................. 
25®
Iodoform $   oz.................................
Indigo..................... '.........................  85
Insect Powder, best Dalm atian...  35
Iodine,  resublimed........................
Isinglass,  American.......................
Japonica...........................................
London  Purple...............................  10  @
Lead, acetate....................................
Lime, chloride,()4s 2s 10c & )4s 11c)
Lupuline........................................... 
Lycopodium....................................
Madder, best  D utch.....................  
Manna, S.  F ......................................
Mercury............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........ <(£ oz  3 00@3
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s ........
Moss, Iceland............................ft ft
Moss,  Irish......................................
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........
Nutgalls............................................
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
Ointment. Mercurial, )4d...............
Paris Green....................................  
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
Pepsin...............................................  
Pitch, True Burgundy...................
® 7
Q uassia............................................
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W ........... ft oz
® 95
® 90
Quinine,  German............................
85
Red  Precipitate...................... ^  ft
28
Seidlitz  M ixture..............................
Strychnia, cryst...............................
1 60
® 80
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................
Saffron, American..........................
35
@ 2
Sal  Glauber......................................
Sal Nitre, large  cryst.....................
10
9
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst...............
33
Sal Rochelle....................................
Sal  Soda............................................
2 15
Salicin...............................................  
6 50
Santonin........................................... 
38
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.......... 
4
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................  
Spermaceti................................  
35
 
4)4®  5
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s _ 
14
Soap, White Castile......................... 
17
......................... 
Soap, Green  do 
Soap, Mottled do 
9
...r..................  
Soap, 
do  do 
11
......................... 
14
Soap,  Mazzini.................................. 
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ..............................  26  @ > 28
Spirits Nitre, 4 F ..............................  30  ®  32
Sugar Milk powdered.....................  
35
Sulphur, flour..................................  
3)4®  4
Sulphur,  roll.................................... 
Tartar Emetic........................................... 
Tar, N. C. Pine, )4 gal. cans  $  doz 
Tar, 
quarts in tin .......... 
Tar, 
pints in tin .............  
Turpentine,  Venice................ ft 
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........  
Zinc,  Sulphate................................. 
Capitol  Cylinder..................................................75
Model  Cylinder................................................... 60
Shields  Cylinder..................................................50
Eldorado Engine..................................................45
Peerless  Machinery........................................... 35
Challenge Machinery.................................   
  25
Backus Fine Engine...........................................30
Black Diamond Machinery................................30
Castor Machine  Oil.............................................6C
Paraffine, 25  deg..................................................22
Paraffine, 28  deg.............. 
21
Sperm, winter bleached................................ 1 40
Bbl  Gal
Whale, w inter......................................  70 
75
70
Lard, extra...........................................  60 
Lard, No.  1.".........................................   50 
60
53
Linseed, pure  raw ..............................  50 
Linseed, boiled..................................   53 
56
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained............  70 
90
Spirits Turpentine................ *...........  36 
40
No. 1 Turp  Coach.................................. 1 10@1  20
E xtra  T urp............................................1 60@1  70
Coach  Body............................................2  75@3  00
No. 1 Turp Furniture............................1  00@110
E xtra Turp  Damar...............................1 55@1  60
Japan Dryer, No.  1 T urp............. ........  70®  75
Lb
2® 3
2® 3
2® 3
2)4® 3
234® 3
13®16
60@65
16®17
534
”
®70
110
1 40
1 20@1 40
1 00® 1 20

Bbl 
Red  Venetian.......................... 
134 
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........   134 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  1% 
Putty, com m ercial....................  2)4 
Putty, strictly pure..................  2)4 
V ermilion, prime  Am erican.. 
Vermilion, English.................. 
Green, Peninsular.................... 
Lead, red strictly  p u re .. . . . . .  
Lead, white, strictly p u re .. 
Whiting, white  Spanish.......... 
Whiting,  Gildersf........
White, Paris American............ 
Whiting  Paris English cliff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  P aints......  
Swiss Villa Prepared  Paints.. 

2 70
140
85
25
55
7  @  8

17  @
S

VARNISHES.

3®  3)4

@ 2)4

PAINTS.

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OILS.

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IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS,

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co., and John L. Whiting,, 

Manufacturers of Fine Paint and 
_ 

Varnish Brushes.

—Also for the—

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manufacturers of 

Hair, Shoe and Horse Brushes.

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 Brashes,  French  and  Eng­
lish  Tooth  and  Nail  Brushes at attractive 
prices.

We  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing outfits  for  new  stores  to 
the fact of our  UNSUPvPASSED  FACILI­
TIES for meeting the wants of this class  of 
buyers  WITHOUT  DELAY  and  in  the 
most approved and acceptable manner known 
to  the  drag  trade.  Our special efforts  in 
this direction have received  from  hundreds 
of our customers the most satisfying recom­
mendations.

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  satis­
factorily supplying the wants of our eustom- 
tomers with PURE  GOODS in this  depart­
ment.  We CONTROL and are  the  ONLY 
AUTHORIZED AGENTS  for  the  sale  of 
the celebrated

WithersDade&Co’s

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD  FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER  DISTILLED  WHISKYS.  We  not 
60
only offer these goods to be excelled by  NO 
OTHER  KNOWN  BRAND  in the market, 
but superior in all respects to most  that  are 
exposed for sale.  We  GUARANTEE  per­
fect  and  complete  satisfaction  and where 
this brand of goods has been once introduced 
the future trade has been assured.

W e are also owners of the

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

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

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

WIDE  BROWN COTTONS.

 

SILESIAS.

CHECKS.

OSNABURG.

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

BLEACHED COTTONS.

FINE BROWN  COTTONS

Masonville TS........   8
Masonville  S...........1014
Lonsdale.................914
Lonsdale A ............. 16
Nictory  O...............
Victory J .................
Victory D ...............
Victory  K ............... 214
Phoenix A ............... 1914
Phoenix B ............... 1014
Phoenix X X ............ 5
G loucester.............. 6
Glou cestermourn’g . 6 
Hamilton  fancy— 6
Hartel fancy...........6
Merrimac D.............6
M anchester............ 6
Oriental fancy....... 6
Oriental  robes....... 654
Pacific  robes...........6
Richmond................6
Steel R iver..............554
Simpson’s ................6
Washington fancy.. 
W ashington blues.  754

lUtilityplaid...........   614
Greene, G.  4-4........   514
Hill, 4-4....................  714
Hill, 7-8....................  624
Hope,  4-4.................  624
King  Phillip  cam­
1114
Linwood,  4-4..........  714
Lonsdale,  4-4............724
Lonsdale  cambric. 1014 
Langdon, GB, 4-4...  914
Langdon,  45...........14
Masonville,  4-4......8
Maxwell. 4-4............  914
New York Mill, 4-4.1014 
New Jersey,  4-4—   8 
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  714 
Pride of the West. .11
Pocahontas,  4-4___ 754
Slaterville, 7-8.......... 614
Victoria, AA..........9
Woodbury, 4-4.......... 524
Whitinsville,  4-4...  714
Whitinsville, 7-8___ 614
W amsutta, 4-4.........1014
Williamsville,  36.. .1014

Pepperell, 10-4.........25
Androscoggin, 9-4. .23 
Pepperell, 11-4............27 54
Androscoggin, 8-4. .21
Pequot,  7-4..............18
Pepperell,  7-4....... 1654
Pequot,  8-4..............21
Pepperell,  8-4....... 20
Pequot,  9-4..............24
Pepperell,  9-4....... 2254
Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
Caledonia, XX, oz.. 11 
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Caledonia,  X, oz.,.10
Prodigy, oz........... 11
Economy,  oz..........10
Otis A pron........... 1054
Park Mills, No. 50. .10 
Otis F urniture.....1054
Park Mills, No. 60. .11 
York,  1  oz.............10
Park Mills, No. 70.. 12 
York. AA, extra oz. 14
Park Mills, No. 80. .13
Alabama brow n....  7  I Alabama  plaid.......  7
Jewell briw u..........9% Augusta plaid..........   7
Kentucky  brown.. 10 He Toledo plaid............  7
Lewiston  brow n...  914 Manchester  plaid..  7
Lane brown...........   914 New  Tenn. plaid... 11
Louisiana  plaid—   7 
Avondale,  36..........  854
Art  cambrics, 36. ..1114 
Androscoggin, 4-4..  814 
Androscoggin, 5-4. .1214
Ballou, 4-4...............  614
Ballou, 5-4...............  6
Boott,  0.4-4............  814
Boott, E. 5-5........ *. •  7
Boott, AGC, 4-4.........914
Boott, R. 3-4..........  514
Blackstone, AA4-4.  7 
Chapman, X, 4-4—   6
Conway,  4-4..............7
Cabot, 4-4.................. 624
Cabot, 7-8................   6
Canoe,  3-4...............  4
Domestic,  36..........  714
Dwight Anchor, 4-4.  9
Davol, 4-4...............  9
Fruit of Loom, 4-4..  814 
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  714 
Fruit of  the Loom,
cambric,  4-4.........11
Gold Medal, 4-4..  ..  8%
Gold Medal, 7-8.........6
Gilded  Age............... 8%
Crown......................17
No.  10......................1214
Coin......................... 10
Anchor.................... 15
Centennial.............
B lackburn.............   8
Davol........................It
London.................... 1214
P aconia...................12
Red  Cross............... 10
Social  Im perial— 16
Albion,  solid............554
Albion,  grey............ 6
Allen’s  checks.........554
Aden’s  fancy.......... 524
Allen’s pink..............6y*
Allen’s purple.......... 654
American, fancy... .554
Arnold fancy............ 6
Berlin solid............... 554
Cocheco fancy.........6
Cocheco robes.......... 6%
Conestoga fancy— 6
E ddystone............... 6
Eagle fancy..............5
Garner pink..............654
Appleton  A, 4-4—   754
Boott  M, 4-4............  624
Boston F, 4-4............754
Continental C, 4-3..  654 
Continental D, 40in 824 
Conestoga W, 4-4...  654 
Conestoga  D ,7-8...  554 
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  6
Dwight  X, 3-4........ 554
Dwight Y, 7-8..........  524
Dwight Z, 4-4............624
Dwight Star, 4-4—   7 
EwightStar,40-in..  9 
Enterprise EE, 36..  5 
Great Falls E, 4-4...  7
Farmers’ A, 4-4.......6
Indian  Orchard  1-4
A m oskeag.............  7541 Renfrew, dress styl  754
Amoskeag, Persian 
Johnson  Manfg Co,
styles................... 1054  Bookfold..............1254
B ates.......................  754iJohnson Manfg Co,
dress  styles........ 1254
B erkshire...............  654
Slaterville, 
dress
Glasgow checks—   7 
styles....................  754
Glasgow cheeks, f’y 754 
White Mfg Co, stap  724 
Glasgow 
White Mfg Co, fane  8 
White  Manf’g  Co,
Gloucester, 
Earlston...............8
.  754 ¡Gordon......................754
P lu n k et...
.  8  Grey lock, 
dress
L ancaster.
.  724!  styles  ....... 
1254
Langdale..
jEACHED c o t t o n s.
.21 
iPepperell.  104.......2754
,7-4
Andro scog 
.23  Pepperell,  11-4....... 3254
,8-4
Androscog 
.20  Pequot,  74..............21
7-4... 
Pepperell, 
.2254 Pequot,  84..............24
84... 
Pepperell, 
.25  ¡Pequot,  9-4..............2754
9-4... 
Pepperell,
BROWN  COTTONS.
HEAV 
.  rtilLawrence XX, 4-4..  754 
Atlantic  A, 4-4.. 
.  7  ¡Lawrence  Y, 30....  7 
Atlantic  H, 4-4.. 
.  654¡LawrenceLL,4-4...  554
Atlantic  D, 4-4.. 
.  554 Newmarket N ........   654
Atlantic P, 44... 
.  554|Mystic River, 4-4...  554
Atlantic LL, 4-4.
.  754 Pequot A, 44..........  754
Adriatic, 36........
.  654¡Piedmont,  36..........  6J4
Augusta, 44.......
.  624lStark AA, 4-4..........  754
Boott M, 4-4.......
nt CC, 4 4 ....  554
Boott  FF, 4-4—  
Si Utica ,  4-4............... 9
,4-4....
Granitevilk 
Wael lusett,  4-4__ r< Vi
d, 4-4..
Indian  Hea 
id 45-in 12^¡W achusett,  30-in.. 624
Indiana He:
ACA.. 14 1 Falls x x x x ........ 1854
Amoskeag,  .
“ 4-4. 19 Falls X X X .......... 1554
Amoskeag
A ....... 13 Falls BB............... 1154
Amoskeag,
B ....... 12 Falls BBC, 36....... 1954
Amoskeag,
C....... 11 Falls awning*....... 19
Amoskeag,
D ....... 1054 ite m ill on,  BT, 32. 12
Amoskeag,
E ....... 10 Ham ilton,  D........
954
Amoskeag,
/2Dam ilton,  H ........
954.
Amoskeag, 1
,4-4... 17 Ham ilton  fancy.. 10
Premium  A
16 ¡Methuen AA........ 1354
Premium  B
16 ¡Methuen ASA....... 18
Extra 44__
ra A, 7-8........ 11
14
E xtra 7-8__
t-4....... 15 l Ome*?a A, 4-4........ 13
Gold Medal 4
12/4:Ome{?a ACA, 7-8... 14
CCA  7-8.......
14 Ome;?a AC A, 4-4... 16
CT 4-4..........
14 Ome,?a SE, 7-8....... 24
RC 7-8..........
16 Ome;*a SE, 4-4....... 27
BF 7-8..........
19 Ome;?a M. 7-8....... 22
A F 44..........
14 Omega M, 4-4........ 25
Cordis AAA 
15 iShetiicketSS&SSW 1154
Cordis ACA 
15 ¡Shetiicket, S & SW 12
Cordis No. 1, 
14 Shetiacket,  SFS 
. 12
Cordis  No. 2 
13 ¡Stockbridge  A __ 7
Cordis  No. 3 
..... 1154|Stockbridge frney 8
Cordis  No. 4
G arner.
Red  Cross.

Indian Orchard, 40.  8 
Indian Orchard, 36.  754
Laconia  B, 7-4.........1654
Lyman B, 40-in....... 1054
Mass. BB, 4-4..........  524
Nashua  E, 40-in__ 854
Nashua  R, 4-4........   754
Nashua 0,7-8..........624
Newmarket N ........   6 54
Pepperell E, 39-in..  7
Pepperell  R, 4-4___ 754
Pepperell  0,7-8___ 654
Pepperell  N, 3-4___ 654
Pocasset  C, 4-4.........624
Saranac  R ...............  754
Saranac E ...............  9

rnnpi
Wash inirton..........
424
5
5 ¡Edwards................
IS. S. fc Sons............ 5
American  A ........ 18 00|Old  Ironsides.........15
Stark A ................... 2254lWheatland.............. 21
B oston....................  694 ¡Otis CC.................... 1054
Everett  blue..........1354 Warren  AXA......... 1254
Everett  brown...... 1354 Warren  BB............. 1154
Otis  AXA...............1254 Warren CC...............1054
OtisBB................... 11541 York  fancy.............1354
Manville..................  6 
|S. S. &Sons.............   6
Masgnville.............   6  ¡G arner....................  6
Red  Cross...............  754 ¡Thistle Mills...........
B erlin.....................   754 Rose.......................  
G arn er....................  7541
Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s O. N. F ....... 55
J. & P.  Coats.......... 55
Wil liman tie 6 cord. 55 
Willimàntic 3 cord .40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread............30

royal  styles........   8
stan d ard .............   754

GLAZED CAMBIÎ ICS.

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

checks,
new

PAPER  CAMBRICS.

SPOOL COTTON.

GRAIN BAGS.

WIGANS.

KINGS.

• 7ft

e ........

DENIMS.

  8

Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sewing.30 
Greeh  &  D aniels...25
M erricks.................40
Stafford...................25
Hall & Manning__ 25
Holyoke...................25
K earsage...............85#
Naumkeagsatteen.  8J4 
Pepperell bleached  854
Pepperell sa t..........954
Rockport................   7
Lawrence sa t..........854
Conegosat...............  7

CORSET JEANS.

A rm ory..................  754
Androscoggin sat..  854
Canoe River...........   6
Clarendon.................654
Hallowell  Im p.......624
Ind. Orch. I m p 7 
Laconia..................   754

 

A. MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

E.  A.  STOWE  &  BRO., P roprietors.

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. 

Telephone No. 95.

[Entered  at  the  Postoffice  at  Grand  Rapids  as j 

Second-class Matter.1

WEDNESDAY.  MAY  6,  1885.

BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of Last Resort.

ATTACHMENT— EXEMPTION—PENSION MON­

EY.

According to the decision of the Kentucky 
Superior Court,  pension  money  from  the 
United States  government  is only  exempt 
from attachment so long as it remains in the 
Pension  Office or with any  officer or  agent 
thereof, or is in course  of  transmission  to 
the pensioner entitled thereto.

INSURANCE— TITLE— EXECUTION.

The levy of  an  execution  upon  personal 
property is not such a change in the  title or 
possession as  will  render  void  a  policy  of 
insurance upon the property which provides 
that “if the property be sold  or  transferred 
or any change takes place in  title  and  pos­
session” the policy shall be void.  The  pos­
session of the sheriff under the levy is but a 
qualified possession,  and in no way opposed 
to a possession  by the  execution  debtor  so 
far as  necessary  to  preserve  the  property 
from spoliation or destruction.  So  held by 
the Kentucky Superior Court.

ACCOUNT— RECEIPT— MISTAKE.

Where there has been no mutual  examin­
ation of an account consisting of many items 
and the creditor  notifies  the  debtor  of  a 
round sum being due thereon, which, by the 
mistake  of . the  creditor,  is  much  smaller 
than the actual balance due,  and the  debtor 
gives his note for such balance and receives 
in return a receipt in full, the  creditor  may 
bring his action upon  the  original  account, 
and if the debtor as a  defense  answers  and 
attempts to prove an account stated and set­
tled, the creditor  may show  under a  reply 
containing a general denial that  there  has 
been no  adjudgment  or settlement  of  the 
items of the account between  him and  the 
debtor; that  the receipt  was  given  by him 
to the debtor through mistake,  and that  the 
debtor is  only  entitled  to  credit  for  the 
amount of the note  given  by him.  So held 
by the Supreme Court of Kansas.

STATUTE  OF  FRAUDS— AGREEMENTS.
In the case of  Stuart  vs.  Stuart, decided 
by the New York Court  of  Appeals,  it  ap­
peared that the plaintiff was the lessee  of a 
store for a term of five years,  at  an  annual 
rent,  payable quarterly,  and  that  lie owned 
or controlled a one-lialf interest in the stock 
of goods in the store.  The defendant at the 
same time was the owner of a paper  mill in 
the same city,  and it  was  agreed  that  the 
defendent seould  sell  to  the  plaintiff  the 
mill and its machinery,  and  receive in  pay­
ment therefor certain notes  and  mortgages, 
the half interest in the stock of  goods,  and, 
as the plaintiffs testimony tended to  show, 
the possession of the store for the unexpired 
tenn  (then about fourteen months),  and the 
defendant  on  his  part  agreed  to  pay the 
rent to the lessors for that term; though this 
part of the agreement was denied by the de­
fendant. 
It  was,  however,  uncontroverted 
that the defendant,  on  the  same  day, was 
placed in possession of the store  and  goods 
by the plaintiff,  that he carried  on  business 
there until the  25th of  May  following,  and 
paid the lessor’s rent up to that  time,  when 
he sold out.  Having made  no  further pay­
ment,  action was  brought  to  recover  the 
sums unpaid.  The Court  of  Appeals  held 
that the agreement was not within  the stat­
ute of frauds and that the  plaintiff  was  en­
titled to recover.  The court said that it was 
apparent that there was a complete perform­
ance by the plaintiff and acceptance of  that 
performance by the defendant.  The  plain­
tiff received from  the  defendant  the  mill 
property,  and turned over to him  the  mort­
gages, notes and money,  stock of goods and 
possession of the store,  and these things the 
defendant received and  retained  according 
to  his  pleasure.  Everything  had  been 
performed except  his  promise  to pay  the 
rent in question.  The judgment in the case 
called for nothing more, and justice  requir­
ed that it should be  paid. 
It  would  be  a 
perversion of the tme purpose of the statute 
to give it such a construction as would  pro­
tect the  defendant in the  enjoyment of  ad 
vantages obtained from the plaintiff in  reli 
ance upon an oral agreement  on  which  the 
latter acted.  The court concluded by declar­
ing that the case was within the established 
rule  that a  parol  agreement  in  part  per­
formed is not within  the  provisions of the 
statute of frauds.

The custom of throwing old shoes  after a 
newly married couple is handed down to  us 
from  Central  Asia. 
It  was  formerly the 
fashion there for the gallants  to  steal  their 
brides,  and when such a theft  was  commit­
ted the  bride’s  friends  defended  her  with I 
their shoes,  or  any other missile that came 
handy.  When the stealing of brides became 
a mere  formality,  the  custom  changed  to 
throwing  the  sandles.  They were lighter j 
and mere easily removed.

Commercial stagnation  prevails  in  Ven- 
zuela,  Guatemala  and  San  Salvador,  and 
trade continues  lifeless  in  Jamaica, Barba- 
does and St.  Kitts.

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

Special  Prices  in  Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to make Bottom Prices 01 anything we handle.
A. B.K N O W LSO N ,

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Wholesale Grocers,

Sole  Owners  of

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Prices.

Staple and  Fancy

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DRY  GOODS,

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will pay you to get our Prices.

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Barlow’s Patent

1

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I I   BOOKS.
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Mìe a Store, Pan- 
17 or  Closet?

If so,  send for 
prices  and  fur­
ther  information.

PATENT

Eggleston  & Patton1
AM aüle Ratchet Bar
Bracket Shelving Irons
Creates  a N ew E ra 
in  Store  F urnish­
ing.  In entirely su­
persedes 
the  old 
style  wherever  in­
troduced.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

All

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infringe-
mentspro-
secuted.
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had  from
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D e a le r,
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IN  THE  WORLD.
Patented Feb. 13,  1883.  Re-issue Ai

28,  1883.

FISHING SURE GATCH  DAY  OR NI

HARD  AND  SOFT  RUBBER  MINNOWS. 
No. 7, 70c each;  No. 8, 80c each; No. 9,90e each.
FLYING  HELGRAMITES.  No.  0,  80c  each; 
No. 1, 85c each;  No. 2, 90c each;  No. 3,  $1 each.
Samples of above Baits  sent post paid on re­
ceipt  of price,  or any three for $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, 60c each. 
AKRON  TROLLING  SPOON,  Triple  Hook 
Feathered, No. 1, 50c  each;  No.  2,  55c  each; 
No. 3 ,60c each;  No. 4,65c  each.
Send for descriptive circulars and testimonials. 
Liberal discount to the  Trade.

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

CA RPETS

MATTING-S,

OIL  CLOTHS

3STO.,  ETC.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand  Rapids,

Michigan.

The Old Reliable

IST  I   IMI  IR, O   ID

PLUG  TOBACCO

Zs  for  Sals  by  all  Grand  Rapids  Jobbers.

SAMPLES  FURNISHED  ON  APPLICATION.

S.  W.  Venable  &  Go.,  Petersburg,  Va.
O ysters 
and  Fish 117  MONROE  ST.

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

DEALERS  IN

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COAL  AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS.
A. B. Know Ison quotes as follows:
1  U0 
Ohio White Lime, per  bbl...................
85 
Ohio White Lime, car lots...................
1  30 
Louisville Cement,  per bbl................
1  30 
Akron Cement per  bbl.......................
1  30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl......................
Car lots 
..................... 1  05@1 10
Plastering hair, per bu .........................  2o@  30
Stucco, per bbl....................................... 
1
8 50
Land plaster, per to n ............................ 
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
2 50
Fire brick, per  M...................................¥25 @ $35
Fire clay, per  bbl................................... 
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots. .$6 00@6 25 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 25@0 50
Cannell,  car lots................................... 
@6 00
Ohio Lump, car lots............................3  J0@3 25
Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4  50@5 00 
Portland  Cement.................................  3 50@4 00

COAL

P O W D ER

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

F R E E — A   H A L L   T Y F E - W R I T E R  !i 

t i m e j t a b l e s .

pr ice  $40. 

.Mic h i can C entral

Enclose stamp  (two cent)  for  partic­

ulars  to

J.D.Bmr.GtüLAît

Grand Rapids, Mich.

N.  B.—This offer good  for  one m onth. 

Enclose  this  advertisem ent.

The Niagara  Falls (Route.

DEPART.
»Detroit Express........................
.  6:00 am  
+Day  Express..........................
.12:45 p m 
t  Atlantic Express.......................
.  9:20 p m
a r r iv e.
»Pacific  Express....................................   6:00 a m
+Mail ...     
.................................... 3:20p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express.......................10:25 p m
tDmly except Sunday.  »Daily.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific 
Express.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 3:05  p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at  10:25 p. m.

J. T. Schultz, Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan,

tDaily except Sunday.

Leaves.  Arrives,
! tM ail.  .................................   9:15 a m  4:05 p m
| +Day  Express.....................12:25 p m  11:15 p m
i  Night  Express............... 
9:35pm   6:00am
r  »Daily. 
Pullman Sleeping  Cars  on  all  night trains, 
i Through  parlor  ear  in  charge  of  careful  at- 
I  tendants without  extra charge  to  Chicago  on 
| 12:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m. and 
' 9:35 p. m. trains.
_  
Leaves.  Arrives.
| Express.................................4:15 p m 
4:05 p m
[E xpress................................  8:05 a m   11:15 a m
All trains arrive and depart from Union De­
pot.
The Northern term inus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made  with 
F. &  P. M.  trains  to  and  from  Ludington and 
Manistee.

NEWAYGO  D IV IS IO N .

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

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO  DIVISION.)
Leave.
I  _  
Arrive. 
I  Express...............................7:00 p m  
7:35 a m
4:00pm
|  Mail.......................................9:35 a m  
[  All trains daily except Sunday, 
leaving  at 4  p. m. connects  at 
i  The  ntrain 
White Pigeon with  Atlantic  Express  on  Main 
Line, which has Palace-Drawing  Room  Sleep- 
i  ing Coaches from  Chicago  to  New  York  and 
j  Boston without change.
I  The  train  leaving  at  7:35  a. m. connects  at 
.  White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with 
special New York Express on Main Line.
I  Through  tickets  and  berths  in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket office, 
I  67 Monre street and  depot.

J. W. McK en n ey, Gen’l A gent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING e a s t .

Arrives. 

GOING WEST.

Leaves.
■(•Steamboat Express.......... 
6:20am
|  -(Through  Mail....................10:10 a m   10:20 am
|  tEvening  Express............. 3:20 p m  3:35 p m
i  »Atlantic Express...............  9:45 p m  1Q:45 p m
■(•Mixed, with  coach...........  
10:30 a m
tMorning  Express.............12:40 p m  12:55 p m
•(■Through  Mail..................  5:10 p m   5:15 p m
j tSteamboat Express..........10:40p m
•(•Mixed..................................  
7:10 am
»NightExpress....................  5:10 a m  5:30 a m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:20  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit lor New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. in. the following morning.
|  Parlor Cars  on  Mail  Trains,  both  East  and 
[ West.
Train leaving  at  5:15  p.  m.  will  make  con­
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except 
Sunday.
The mail has  a  Parlor  Car to  Detroit.  The 
Night  Express has a through Wagner Car and 
local  Sleeping Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.
D. P o tter, City Pass. Agent.
Geo. B. Re e v e, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand  Eapids  &  Indiana.

GOING NORTH.

GOING  SOUTH. 

Arrives.  Leaves.
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  8:45 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  7:00 a m  10:25 a m 
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac  Ex  3:55 p m  
5:00 pm  
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac. 
7:10 a m
,
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 
7:00 am
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  4:05 p m  6:15 p m 
Mackinac & Ft. Wayr e E x.. 10:25 a m  11:45 p m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m

SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

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

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’ 1 Pass. Agent.

Detroit,  Mackinac  £ Marquette. 

GOING
EAST
Ac. I Ex.

STATIONS.

Isbpeming 
. Negaunee. 
.  Marquette 
.  eedsboro 

Ac. I  Ex.
|PM .|
4  50 Ar.
Dep.  1  30 
;  PM .  4  40!...
........j  1  40
6 50j  3 30i...
!"!!!  4 Ï9 
3 08|  1  27  ...
112 00, A 
d !  5 45
|  1  10 12 16 D
5 30
11  25 11  021...........   N ew bury............
6 38
;  7 30jAM. I
I  8 30|Dep....... St. Ignace___Ar.
□9 00 
I  7 00 Ar.  Mackinaw City  Dep.
9 30
PM.
00
9 OO Dep.  Grand Rapids  Ar.
AM.
1  9 351...............D etroit................I  3 30

Seney

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

Connections  made at  Marquette  and Negau- 
nee with the M. H. & O. R. R. for the iron, gold 
silver and copper districts; at Reedsboro  with 
a daily stage  line  for  Manistique;  at  Seney 
with tri-weekly stage for Grand  Marais; at St. 
Ignace with the M. C. and G. R.  & I.  Railways 
for all points east and south; also  daily  stage 
line to Sault St. Marie.
______________ F. Mil l ig a n , G. F. & P. A.

ajflKGrind »our®wn B#iw»

f i i l l L I w l lliu   M eal.  O yster  Shells, 
HiMlWffl'lCr^lllOKAHA.M  F lour  and  Cora 
TOBMBM&I »iglnthe S S  H A N D  M T I J i 
(F.  Wilson’s  Patent). 
lOO  p er 
cent, more made in keeping poul­
try*  •  Also  P O W E R   M IL L S  and  FA R M  
FEED  M ILLS.  Circulars  and Testimonials sent 
on application.  W ILSON BROS.. Easton. P a .

~ 

PORTABLE AND STATIONARY
E N G I N E S

From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mill6, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts made for 
Complete Outfits.
W-.  C,  Denison,
-  MICHIGAN.
GRAND  RAPIDS, 

88,90  and 92 South  Division  Street, 

Tis lie fe n  Tradesman.

Men of Parctical  Ideas.

No business can be  successfully  conduct­
ed unless it has at its head a brain of  sound 
practical ideas.  In some pursuits—the learn­
ed and highly cultured for  instance—strong 
practicality does  not  seem  to  be  so  much 
looked for; although if ministers  and  other 
public teachers had more of  it  they  would 
command vastly more respect from the hard 
headed,  matter-of-fact  men  who  come into 
daily contact with the realities of this world. 
But in all callings that require ability to un­
dertake,  to organize and to carry out, down­
right practical men must be had,  and  where 
men of any other kind fill their  places fail­
ure is the result.

Almost every one has seen  the  spectacle j 
of a perhaps worthy person called  to a pos- j 
tion for which  he  was  not  qualified,  for ! 
want of practical knowledge  of  the  busi-: 
ness.  With the best of intentions such men 
never make a success and after a while  res-: 
ignation is a relief to  themselves  and to all 
who have come in contact with them. There j 
is an innate difference  between  the  practi- j 
cal  and  the  unpractical.  The  thoroughly j 
practical man sees at  a  glance  whether the ; 
thing is feasible or not.  Often he  seems to ! 
have  an  instinct  in  such  matters  which ■ 
serves instead of reasons why.  He  not on- ! 
ly knows whether a thing  can  be done,  but j 
how it can be done and the  best  and  short- ■■ 
est way of doing it.  Such  men  do  things j 
while  others  are  thinking about  them.

A good deal of this  valuable  commodity 
of sound business  common  sense  seems to 
come  naturally, but  on  the  other  hand, 
much if it is acquired.  Make an exotic of a ; 
man,  shut up in  colleges,  surrounded  with 
books,  and though he may be  minutely  ac- j 
quainted with the history of Greece and Home ! 
it is hardly likely that he  will  have  much 
practical knowledge of the  age  he  lives in. 
Again,  a poor lad will  often  work  his way j 
up and  become  a  thorough  and  sucessful 
business man without  receiving  any educa­
tion but such as he has  “picked  up.”  And | 
the latter training is  undoubtedly  the  best.  | 
Battling with the world,  contact  with  men 
and things,  observation of all  that  goes on 
around is an unequalled  discipline  for  the 
mind and a  training  that  nothing  else  can j 
supply.  No lessons are learned so thorough­
ly as those of actual  experience,  and  hence 
it is that the men who have built  their  own 
fortunes show a sharpness of wit and a clear­
ness of faculty perhaps beyond all others.

Nothing makes a  man  more  practical  or 
thorough in the conduct  of a  business  than 
experience gained by working up through all 
its grades to the top.  Men  who  have done 
this know the  value  of  everything; know 
just how much to expect from every depart­
ment and from  every  employee, and  they 
know in a moment  when  any  part of  the 
machine is out of order and  what is the de­
fect. 
It is  impossible  to  cheat  or to blind 
them, and as others are  aware of  this,  they 
are  seldom 
imposed  upon.  When  we 
see a man of what we call unpractical mind, 
who has  “crotchets”  and  “notions,”  and 
does not show a  good  working  knowledge, 
it is generally because he has  not  this close 
acquaintance with the business; and the way 
to strengthen the judgment  in  all  matters, 
to get prudence,  to  get  wisdom, to  under­
stand how to manage  things  properly,  is to 
go down to the foundation  and  study every 
detail.

A great deal of  this  thorough,  practical 
knowledge is  required  in  the  business  of 
selling goods—knowledge that  nothing will 
supply but actual experience.  The best gro­
cer will be the young  man  who  has  been 
brought iq» to the business,  who likes it and 
sticks to it.  A thorough,  practical,  capable 
merchant cannot be turned out from a  busi­
ness college,  though  a  very  useful  part  of 
education is to be got there; the special edu­
cation must come by years of  study and ob- 
servation.  Be thorough; learn  everything.  I 
A man has not proper control of his business 
who could not,  if need be, take up instantly 
and operate any part of it.  Don’t skim over 
the top and leave  the  bottom to irresponsi­
ble persons.

A man ought to  know  thoroughly all the 
goods he sells.  The more he knows of their 
production and mode of preparation the bet­
ter, but what he must know is whether they 
will  suit  his  customers.  Practical 
test, 
handling,  tasting,  trying,  cooking,  use,  are 
the only processes that will give this knowl­
edge,  and are indispensable  to  a  thorough 
grocer. 
It will make a man  a  good  judge 
of goods and aid him  in  buying as  well as 
selling.

A man must also  know  Ins customers,  in 
order to suit them; and make himself practi­
cally acquainted with their likes and dislikes. 
One of the most sensible things to do in deal­
ing with mankind is to “put yourself in their 
place” and view matters  from  their  stand­
point.  A man who habitually does this will 
succeed with people far better  than  though 
he looked only from the inner  side  of  the 
i counter.

We are convinced that the chief difference 
between  practical  men as a class—the  suc­
cessful engineers of all manner of undertak­
ings—and those who are weak  and  uncer­
tain in thought and action lies  in  the  fact 
that the former have that intimate  acquain­
tance with all  that  they  undertake,  which 
the others do not possess. 
It  is not  inspir­
ation from above or  mother-wit,  but  down­
right acquaintance  with  facts, gathered  by 
study and  observation,  and  handling,  as it 
were.  The mind has  been  accustomed  to | 
weigh and measure,  and has a just estimate j 
of things.  The judgment is sound the ideas j 
are not flighty,  and so such men  undertake | 
nothing without  knowing  their  ability to | 
perform it,  and prosper where others are in­
apt  and unsuccessful.

The editor of a Buffalo newspaper recent­
ly asked the  subscribers  to  name  the  ten 
most important inventions.  More  than 800 
answers were received  and the  ten  inven­
tions receiving the most  votes  were:  The 
telegraph, printing press,  steam engine, cot­
ton gin,  telephone,  mariner’s compass,  gun­
powder,  sewing machine, telescope and pho­
tography.  Twenty-one votes were  in favor 
of the steamboat,  six  for  paper,  two  for 
timepieces and only one  for the  ocean  ca­
ble.

The following notice  appears  in a  Geor­
gian paper:  “I wish to inform  the  people 
that I will close out my  bar  by the  last of 
April, and now is the time to have your jugs 
filled to use for snake bites.  Come at once. 
A good lot of whisky on hand.”

THE  COOLEY  CAN,

Improved by the Lockwood Patent.

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

«FODE3EKT  BOTD,

Sole M anufacturer, 199 LAKE  ST.,  CHICAGO.

SALT.

ONONDAGA F. F. SALT

Sole Manufacturers.

AMERICAN  DAIRY  SALT  CO.

(Limited.)  Chemically purified and Warra n t­
ed pure as any in the market.  Used by a great 
majority of the Dairymen of the country.  Un­
excelled for Butter, Cheese, the Table  and  all 
Culinary  purposes.  Got medal at Centennial 
“for  purity  and  high  degree of  excellence.” 
Dairy goods salted with it took first  premiums 
at New Orleans  World’s  Fair,  N.  Y.  Interna­
tional Fair, Milwaukee Exposition, and always 
wins  when  there  is  fair  competition. 
It  is 
Amei’iean, and ch ea per  and b etter than any 
foreign salt.  Try it.  Address
J. W. Barker, See’y, Syracuse, N. Y.
CR EAM   T E S T E R !
With six glasses for testing six  cows’  milk  at 
same  time.  Price  $1;  large  size  glasses  $2, 
either free by mail.  Agents wanted. Circulars 
with  full  particulars  for  stamp.  WYMAN 
L.  EDSON,  Union  Center,  Broome  Co., N. Y.

W I L S O N ’S

Cabinet Creamery anil Barrel Cimra

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

To  first pur­
chaser  in  new 
locality,we will 
give  s p e c ia l 
terms.
The woman’s 
friend. It saves 
three-l’o u r th s  
of the  labor  in 
b u tte r-m a k - op- 
M l
b u t t e r - m i  
m j ||I i   »   uig;  easily  < 
o r a t e d ;   y
H U  
ou
raise 
s<w e e t 
cream  f r o m  
s w e e t   m ilk:
you have sweet milk to feed  which  trebles  its 
value.  Send  for  circular.  Agents  wanted. 
Address,  FLINT  CABINET  CREAMERY 
CO.,  FLINT,  MICH.

 

C. S. YALE & BRO.,
FLAVORING  EITEACTS  !

—M anufacturers  ot —

BAKING  POW DERS,

BZjUIXOS,  e t c .,

40  and  42  South  D ivision,  St.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

JUDD  cfc  OO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY  HARDW ARE

And Full Line Summer Goods.

102  CANAL  STREET.

Wholesale Manufacturers of

PURE  CANDY!

AND  DEALERS  IN

O ranges,  Lemons,
Bananas,  Figs,  Bates, 

NUTS,

r r" !

E

DETROIT  SOAP  CO.’S

QUEEN  ANNE

S O A P
-------IS  NOT-------

is not

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

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

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

to handle it.CODY,  BALL  &  CO.,

Wholesale Agents for “Queen Anne” and all 

of Detroit Soap Co.’s Standard Brands. 

I 
f

Grand Rapids.

HERCULES !

The Great Stump and Rock

A n n i h i l a t o r   !

Strongest and Safest Explosive Known 

to the Arts, 

<

Farmers, practice  economy  and  clear your 
land  of  stumps  and  boulders.  Main  Office, 
Hercules  Powder  Company,  No.  40  Prospect 
Street, Cleveland, Ohio.
L.  S. HILL & COi, AGTS. 

GUNS,  AMMUNITION k FISHING  TACKLE,

GRAND  RA PID S,  MICH.

Are Yon  Going In 
SnelTe a Store, Pan­
try ou Closet ?

PATENS'

If so,  rend for 
prices  and  fur­
ther  information.
Eggleston  & Patton’;
AûjustaDle  RatcìetPa
Bracket Shelving Irons
Creates  a  N ew E ra 
in  Store  F urnish- 
^   ing.  It  entirely su­
persedes 
the  old 
style  w herever  in­
troduced.

Torrance, Merriam & Co.,

Manufacturers 

- 

TROY, N.Y.

STEAM LAONDRT

43 and 45 Kent Street.

A.  K.  ALLEN,  PROPRIETOR.

WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders  by Mail and Express promptly at­

tended  to.

Saudis’  Patent Triple Motion

WHITE  MOUNTAIN 

ICE  CREAM 

FREEZER

The  only  Freezer  ever  made  having  three  distinct 
motions, 
thereby  producing  finer,  sm oother  Cream  
than  any  o ther 'F reezer  on  th e  m arket.  Acknowl­
edged  by  every  one  to  be the best in the world.  Over 
300,000  in  use  To-day.  Outside Irons Galvanized, but 
all inside the  can  coated  w ith  P u re   Block  Tin.  Tubs 
water-proof;  easily  adjusted  and  operated.  We  also 
carry  large  stock  of  Packing  Tubs, Packing  Cans,  Ice 
Crushers, etc.  Send for Price List and  Trade  Discounts.
Address

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Foster. S tew  & Co.
GRAND  RAPIDS  M’F’G  CO.,

Agents for Western Michigan.

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

FARMING  TOOLS  OF  AT,T,  DESCRIPTIONS  !

Dairy  Implements  a  Specialty.

Factory—Corner Front and Earl streets.  Office and Sales­

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

V 

(Btoceries.

More Competition in the Oil Business.
The  establishment  of a tank  line  from 
Cleveland to this city by the Globe  Oil Co., 
in direct competition with the  line operated 
by the  Standard  Oil Co.,  is  causing  con­
siderable concern  among  the  jobbing trade 
as to the outcome of the  matter.  The new 
aspirant for public patronage has completed 
the erection of suitable buildings and is now 
in a position to'handle 100 barrels of illumi­
nating oil per day, while the  storage capac­
ity is about five times as  great.  The  Stan­
dard Oil Co., which does business  hei'e un­
der the name of the West Michigan Oil Co., 
has a storage capacity  of  about  1,500 bar­
rels,  and is able to handle  500  baiTels  per 
day,  although the  demand  for oil  has  not 
yet reached that amount.  Mr. Bonnell,  the 
manager of the Standard  for  this  district, 
has done much effective work in systematiz­
ing the business and has been able to satisfy 
the exacting deinands of the  jobbing trade, 
except in a few instances.  He has  endeav­
ored to  prevent  the cutting  and  slashing 
which is as much a curse  of the  jobbing as 
the retail trade,  and has partially succeeded 
in accomplishing that object.  He  has also 
adjusted all claims for  shortage  and  leak­
age promptly and cheerfully.

The representative of the Globe  company 
states that an attempt will be  made  to dis­
pose of  their oil to the  jobbing trade,  and 
that in case of their failure  to  do so,  they 
will sell to the retail trade direct,  giving  it 
the benefit  of  the  jobbers’  profit.  This 
declaration is interesting  to  the jobber,  as 
the inauguration  of  such a  policy  would 
tend to  demoralize the  market, and  place 
oil on the same  plane as  sugar—as  one of 
the articles on  which there  is  little  or no 
profit.  Whether  such  a  consummation 
would be a  benefit to  the retail  trade,  re­
mains to be  seen. 
In  buying  direct, the 
dealer would probably be compelled  to take 
from five  to 25 barrels  at a time,  and  the 
loss from  leakage  and shortage would un­
doubtedly exceed the jobbers’ profit. 
In the 
light  of  these  facts, 
the  possibility  of 
“cheap oil” is not as attractive to the retail­
er as would ordinarily be the case.

“We sell 1,200 barrels of oil a year,” said 
a leading jobber,  “and if the  new  company 
will give us  any kind of  a  show  we  will 
handle their goods exclusively.  The Stand­
ard people  have  allowed Saginaw, Jackson 
and Kalamazoo to  undersell  us,  and  even 
then does not keep us  fully supplied  at all 
times.”

“The  Standard  has  always  done  the 
square thing by the jobbing trade,” said an­
other authority,  “and we do  not  propose to 
go back  on our  friends—not  at  least,  until 
we are satisfied that the  new  company  can 
do  better  by  us,  which  we  very  much 
doubt.”

M ercantile  Econom y.

Two or three years ago  a  Detroit  whole­
sale house worked up a customer  in  the in­
terior of the State who  was  known  to  be a 
cash down man,  but who  was  at  the  same 
time rather queei',  as they  soon  discovered. 
In filling his first order he claimed  a  short­
age of six clothes-pins on a shipment of one 
hundred dozen,  and the next he found a bar­
rel of sugar three-quarters of  a  pound  less 
than stated in the  bill.  This  gave the firm 
a cue for future dealing with him, and every 
order  was  ii 1 lied  with  the  utmost  care. 
Everything was all right for a few  months, 
but then a slip gave him a  chance  to  growl 
over a shortage of six  ounces  on  the  gross 
weight of a chest of tea,  and from that time 
on he has  had a complaint  ready  whenever 
an  order  has  been  filled.  At  length,  the 
other day, he walked  into  the  store in per­
son, his face wearing a look of  stem  deter­
mination,  and after the  usual  compliments, 
he began:

“I called in  to say  that I  shall  deal no 

more with this house.”

“Is  that  so?  Haven’t  we  always  used 

“No,  sir,  you haven't.  There’s too much 

you well?”

shortage.”

“The Tradesman’s” New Dress.

Grand  Itapids  Post:  T h e  Mic h ig a n 
T ra d esm a n appears in  a  new  dress  this 
It has been a success from the start.
week. 
Holland  City  News:  T iie   Mic h ig a n 
T ra desm a n has  donned a new  dress  and 
appears brighter and more entertaining than 
ever.

Saranac Local:  T iie  Mic h ig a n T r a d e s­
m an came out  rigged in  a  new  dress  this 
week.  T iie  T ra desm a n  is one of the very 
few papers in Grand Rapids  that is  paying 
property.

Rockford  Register:  The  Mic h ig a n 
T ra d esm a n  comes  out  this  week  with  a 
new  dress.  T h e  T ra d esm a n  is  not  ex­
celled,  and we congratulate Bro. Stowe upon 
his prosperity.

Grand  Rapids  W orkm an:  T h e  Mic h i­
g a n  T ra d esm a n—Mr.  E.  A.  Stowe’s 
bright and successful  organ of  the  mercan­
tile and manufacturing interests of the State 
—has a new dress this week.

Grand  Rapids  Telegram:  The  excellent 
trade journal, T h e Mic h ig a n T ra d esm a n, 
comes  out  this  week  in  a  handsome  new 
dress  of  type,  which  renders  it  a  perfect 
specimen of typographical neatness.

Charlevoix Journal:  T h e  T ra d esm a n 
is out with a new dress of type. 
It  has  all 
along been one of the  cleanest, most  busi­
ness-like papers in the State, and indications 
now are that it means to stay at  the  front.
Fremont  Indicator:  A  busy  building 
season is promised  for  Grand  Rapids  this 
spring and  summer. 
It is  an  awful  poor 
year  for  business  when  that  town  don’t 
boom right along the best of anyplace in the 
state.

Sparta  Sentinel:  Another  change in the 
village meat market.  Mr. Barton will leave 
the film and go to Sand Lake.  His interest 
has been purchased by  Mr.  B.  Gallaway, of 
Grandville.  Mr.  Snyder will retain  his in­
terest.

Saranac Local:  T h e Mich ig a n T r a d e s­
m an,  that  live  mercantile journal publish­
ed at Grand Rapids by E.  A.  Stowe & Bro., 
appears this week with an entire  new dress 
of type. 
It is very  neat,  but  it  can’t  add 
much to its great popularity.

Plainwell Independent:  T iie Mic h ig a n 
T ra d esm a n,  a first class trade journal pub­
lished at Grand Rapids by E.  A.  Stowe, has 
put on a new dress as its  share of  the  gen­
eral spring renovating.  The  reading  mat­
ter of T h e T ra desm a n  is always  new and 
fresh.

Muskegon  News: 

T h e  Mic h ig a n 
T r a d em a n has donned a new dress and ap­
pears brighter and cleaner and  more  enter­
taining than of  yore. 
I t is a  very readable 
and a rem arkably  successful  trade  journal, 
and its enterprising editor deserves  the suc­
cess he lias attained.

Grand  Rapids  Eagle:  T h e  Mic h ig a n 
T ra desm a n,  a paper devoted to the jobbing 
trade,  appears this  week  in  a  new  dress. 
Under their management the paper has been 
a success from the start,  and its  proprietors 
are just the right men to keep it in the front 
rank of trade papers.

Grand  Rapids  Times:  T h e  Mic h ig a n 
T ra d esm a n is a marked example  of  phe­
nomenal prosperity.  Mr. E.  A.  Stowe, the 
editor,  formerly did more or  less',  work on 
the Times,  and we take pleasure in  remem­
bering that he is one of the several  success­
ful journalists who have graduated from this 
office.

Petoskey  Democrat: 

T h e  Mich ig a n 
T it a desm a n  greets  its  readers  this week 
with a new dress of type, which will brighten 
the  appearance  of  the  paper  and make it 
more attractive than before.  A better qual­
ity of paper will also be used from this time 
on.  T h e  T ra d esm a n  is  a  wide-awake 
journal and deserves a hearty support.

Grand  Rapids  Democrat:  T h e  Mic h i­
g an  T ra d esm a n  appears  this  week  re­
splendent in a new dress throughout,  and is 
now typographically and generally the mod­
el of a first-class  trade  journal.  The  suc­
cess of Mr.  E.  A.  Stowe,  its  proprietor  and 
editor,  has been truly remarkable. 
It is one 
of the  most  successful  journalistic  enter­
prises ever started in this section.

“But we have always allowed it.”
“Yes, but it is a great  deal of  bother to 

have to keep track of it and write you.”
“Anything short in that last order?”
“Yes.  The  cinnamon  was  short, 

the 
handle of one bfoom  was  broken,  and  one 
of the pails had an ear knocked off.”

“Well,  we’ll allow  fifty  cents  on  that. 

We’ll always d6 the square thing.”

“Say sixty cents.”
“Well,  make it sixty.  Any  other  com­

plaint?”

“N-o,  I guess not; but I want to  tell you, 
fair and square,  that the very next time you 
send me another barrel  of  molasses  which 
is short a whole pint,  I’m  going  to transfer 
my  custom  to  a  firm  which  gives  dead 
weight and  full  measure.  Have  you  got 
any coffee which is  put  up  in  sacks  that 
will make a bed quilt good enough for  chil­
dren?”

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The  Grocery  Market.

Business has been fairly good  during  the 
past  week,  and  collections  are  fully up  to 
the average.  Sugars,  pearl barley and  oat­
meal have  advanced,  and  Ondara  raisins, 
package coffees  and  packet  salt  have  de­
clined.  Other articles  in  the  grocery line 
are about steady.

Candy is steady.  Fruits  are  firm  and  a 
little higher.  Nuts are steady,  with the ex­
ception of  almonds,  which  have  advanced 
s lig h tly .__________________

A  Bangor,  Me.,  “business  bureau” has 
sent out circulars assuring recipients  that it 
has influence with  the  President,  and  that 
all applications intended for  official  eoftsid- 
eration  should  be  sent  through  the  “bur­
eau,” accompained by $5 retainers.

A produce  dealer  in  Pittsburg  says  the 
anti-bogus-butter bill will be defeated in the 
Pennsylvania  legislature,  as  there is a vast 
amount of money floating  around  and  sup­
plied by the counterfeiters.  He also  states 
that a record will be kept of  the  actions  of 
the  Allegheny  county  members, and  they 
will be treated to a slice of the day of  judg­
ment if  they vote to  kill  the  bill,  unless 
they have got all they want  politically; and 
he thinks,  as none of this  class ever  resign, 
there will be a chance to crack  their gourds 
for them in the next campaign.

A Detroit gentleman has a small boy who 
imitates  George  W.  When  a  gentleman 
called recently the father said to him polite­
ly:  “I wish I  had  another  cigar  to  offer 
you,” looking with regret at the one he was 
smoking.  Now was the small  boy’s oppor­
tunity.  “I know where  they  are,  pa,” he 
said,  dragging  open  a  small  drawer  and 
bringing out a box of a choice brand.

Oatmeal,  long considered a good article of 
diet in dyspepsia,  is believed by  many phy­
sicians to be  a prolific cause  of that  affec­
tion.  Dr.  Bartholow says that  Carlyle suf­
fered  greatly 
from  dyspeptic  symptoms 
which were invariably aggravated  after eat­
ing oatmeal.

There is little or no  demand  now-a-days 
It was 
for the famous  Sea  Island  cotton. 
formerly used to adulterate silk. 
Improved 
machinery,  by  which  ordinary cotton  may 
be used for thread  and  other  purposes,  ef­
fected the change.

English people  are  drinking  more  beer 
and less  spirit.  The  revenue  is  less  this 
year by $1,300,000.  Beer  pays a  light  tax 
as compared with liquor.

Miscellaneous Dairy Notes.

WHOLESALE  FEICE  CURRENT.

E.  J.  Savage,  the  Coopersville  cheese 
maker,  has engaged the  milk  of  350  cows 
and expects to begin operations May 11.

The Cadillac Times facetiously refers to a 
dairy want as  follows:  Sherman  wants  a 
cheese factory.  That’s the whey of it.”

Brant  dairymen  have organized a cheese 
association  for  the  manufacture  of  that 
staple.  The  capital  stock  is  $1,000,  one- 
half paid in.

Clyde Williams,  of Hudsonville,  has leas­
ed  the  I.  B.  Smith  cheese  factory,  near 
Wayland,  and  will  operate  the  same  the 
present season.

“No,  sir,” yelled the grocer,  as  he  shook 
his fist at a retreating  customer,  “he  can’t 
bulldoze me. 
I won’t have it.  No one ever 
called me a coward.”  “That’s so,” remark­
ed a friend admiringly, * ‘everybody says you 
have lots of sand.”

Good W ords Unsolicited.

J.  Hoare,  grocer,  Pentw ater: 

“I  like  the 

paper first rate.”

H. F.  Campbell,  druggist,  Sherman : 

‘‘T ue 
T radesman  is  a'welcome  visitor  to  nearly 
every business place in our village.  We find it 
indispensible.”

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Dull and in poor demand on account 
of  large  consignments  of Russets, which  are 
quoted at $2@$2.50 $  bbl.

Beans—Unpicked  command  75@90c,  and 
choice  picked  find  good  shipping  demand at 
$1.25@$1.35.

B utter—Dairy is easy  and  not  in  great  de­
mand.  Solid  packed  commands  15@16e,  and 
fresh  rolls  I6@17c.  Michigan  creamery  finds 
moderate sale at 20@22c.

Butterine—Compelled to take a back seat, on 
account of the great am ount  of  grass  butter 
now in market.  Small amounts of  solid  pack­
ed dairy are still sold at 14@16c.

Clover  Seed—Good  local  shipping demand. 

Dealers quote prime at $5.75.

Cabbages—$4@$5  100.
Cheese—Dull  and  somewhat  lower,  on  ac­
count of the holders of considerable stocks  of 
last year’s goods rushing them  off  before  the 
advent of new cheese.  Michigan full cream is 
offered at ll@12e.

Cider—12c  gal. for  common  sweet  and 15c 

for sand refined.

and $3 $  crate.

quarters, 4@4)4c.

Cranberries—Bell and bugle firm at $1419 bbl. 

Dried  Apples—Evaporated,  7@8c;  common 

Eggs—Market not so well supplied and price 
somewhat higher, as dealers have  already  be­
gun pickling.  Jobbers are  holding their pres­
ent stocks at 12c.

Green Onions—25c <gl/loz. bunches.
Honey—Choice new in comb is firm atl3@14c.
Hay—Bailed, $13@$14.
Lettuce—16c <p ft.
Onions—$3.25@3.50 $  bbl. for  yellow  or  red. 

Bermudas command $3.50 ^  crate.

ft.

Parsnips—30c $  bu.
Pieplant—7c 
Pop Corn—Choice commands 4c ^  ft.
Potatoes—Still on a downward  tendency,  as 
the Eastern and Southern m arkets seem to be 
well supplied, in consequence of which the de­
mand  here  has  largely  diminished.  Car lots 
on track are quoted a t 35@38e $  bu. but dealers 
refuse  to  offer  more  than  30c  and  are  not 
anxious to handle them-at th at figure.

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

ens, 12@13c.  Turkeys, 14c.

Radishes—10c $  doz.  bunches.
Spinach—$1 $  bu.
Turnips—25c $  bu.
Timothy—Good  shipping  demand,  dealers 

holding  at $1.80 for choice.

Vegetable Oysters—35c  doz. bunches.
GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—4c  higher.  The  city  millers  pay as 
follows:  Lancaster,  1.02; Fulse, 1.00;  Clawson, 
99c.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 55c in 100 bu. lots 

and 52c in carlots.

Oats—White, 45c in small lots and 41c  in  car- 

lots.

Rye—58c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $   cwt.
Flour—Higher.  Fancy Patent,  $6.50  $   bbl. 
in  sacks and $6.75 in wood.  Straight,  $5.50  $  
bbl. in sacks and $5.75 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15  $  ton.  Bran, $16 
$  ton.  Ships, $17 $  ton.  Middlings, $18 $  ton. 
Corn aad Oats, $22 $  ton.

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BLUING.

CANNED FISH.

a x l e  g r e a s e .

CANNED FRUITS.

BAKING  POWDER.

  45| Arctic  1ft cans 

Advanced—Sugars; pearl barley; oat meal. 
Declined—Package coffees;  Ondara  raisins; 
These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

pocket salt.
promptly and buy in full packages.
Frazer’s ..................... 80|Paragon....................60
Diamon 
Paragon, 25 ft pails 1 20
Modoc.........................55|
Arctic Vs ft cans 
2  40
Arctic 34 ft cans_  75 Arctic 5 ft cans_____12  00
Arctic % ft cans. .. 1 40|
25
Dry, No. 2...........................................doz. 
45
Dry, No. 3...........................................doz. 
Liquid, 4 oz,......................................doz. 
35
Liquid, 8 oz........................................ doz. 
65
Arctic 4 oz.........................................$   gross  4 00
..................  8 00
Arctic 8  oz.
.................  12 00
Arctic 16 oz.........................
..................  2 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box.. 
..................  3  00
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Arctic No. 2 
.................... 4 50
Arctic No. 3 
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BROOMS.
No.’2 H u rl...
..175
No. 1 Carpet............2 50
Fancy  Whisk..........100
No. 2 Carpet.................2 25
CommonWhisk__   75
No. 1  Parlor Gem..2  75
No. 1 H url.................... 2 00
Clams, 1 ft  standards.................................I 40
Clams, 2 ft  standards.......................... .‘ — 2 65
Clam Chowder,  3 ft..................................... 2  20
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  standards.....................1  10
Cove Oysters, 2 ft  standards....................  1 90
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  slack  filled....................  75
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack filled.....................1  05
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic..................................... 1  75
Lobsters, 1 ft sta r.........................................2  25
Lobsters, 2 ft sta r.........................................3  10
Mackerel, l f t   fresh  standards................. 1  00
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  Standards................. 6  50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft................3  25
Mackerel,3 ft in M ustard........................... 3  25
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled..................................3  25
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river..............  
  1  55
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river...................... 2  60
Salmon, l f t   Sacramento........................... 1  35
Sardines, domestic 34s.................................
1334
Sardines,  domestic  )4s.............................. 
Sardines,  Mustard  )4s.................................  12
Sardines,  imported  34s...............................   1434
Sardines, imported 34s.................................  20
Sardines, imported 34s, boneless...............  32
Trout. 3 ft  brook.......................................   2 75
Apples. 3 ft standards.................................  90
Apples, gallons,  standards, E rie............... 2 50
Blackberries, standards.............................. 1 05
Blackberries.  E rie........................................1 45.
Blackberries, H am burg.............................. 1 55
Cherries, Erie, red........................................ 1  00
Cherries, Erie, white w ax.............................1  70
Cherries,  red  standard................................1 00
Damsons........................................................ 1 00
Egg Plums, standards 
.............................. 1 40
Green  Gages, standards 2 ft........................1 40
Green Gages, E rie........ .............................. 1 50
Peaches, E xtra Yellow........................... ...2 40
Peaches, standards............................1  75@1 95
Peaches,  seconds..........................................1 50
Pineapples,  Erie........................................... 2 20
Pineapples, standards..................................1  70
Q uinces..........................................................1 45
Raspberries, Black,  E rie............................. 1 45
Raspberries,  Black, Ham burg................... 1 80
Raspberries, Red,  E rie................................1  35
Strawberries,  E rie........................................ 1 30
Apricots, Lusk’s .. .2 40 P ears.......................3 CO
Egg Plum s.............2 50 Quinces...................2  90
G rapes................... 2 50 Peaches  .................3 00
Green Gages..........2  50
Asparagus, Oyster Bay................................3 25
Beans, Lima,  E rie.........................................1 20
Beans, String, E rie ........ .............................1  05
Beans, Lima,  standard...............................   75
Beans, Stringless, E rie...............................   95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked......................1 60
Corn, E rie.....................................................  1  15
Corn, Red  Seal..............................................   95
Corn,  Acme..........................   .  .  ...............1  10
Corn, Revere..................................................1  10
Corn, Camden................................................ 1  00
Mushrooms, French,  100 in  case..............22 00
Peas, French, 100 in c a s e ...........................23 00
Peas, Marrofat, standard.............................1  70
Peas, Beaver.................................................   90
Peas, early small, sifted.............................. 1_80
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden...................................£5©95
Squash, E rie ..................................................1  10
Succotash, E rie............................................. 1 20
Succotash, standard....................................   90
Tomatoes, Red Seal....................................   1  00
B oston...................... 36|German Sweet............25
Baker’s .....................38 Vienna Sweet  ............23
RUnkles’ ...................35|
Roasted Mex... 17@20
Green Rio.......... 9@13
Ground  Rio__ 9@16
Green Ja v a....... 17@27
Arbuckle’s .......  @14
GreenM ocha.. ,23@25
X X X X .............   @14
Roasted Rio___10@15
Dilworth’s .......  @14
Roasted Java  ,.23®30 
Roasted  M ar... 17@18 
Levering’s .......  @14
RoastedMocha. 28@30
Magnolia..........  @14
72 foot Cotton___ 2 25
72 foot J u t e .......1  25
¡60 foot Cotton___ 2 00
60 foot Ju te .......1  00
¡50 foot Cotton___ 1 75
40 Foot Cotton__ 1 50
Bloaters, Smoked Yarm outh. <..................   75
Cod, whole.................................................... 4)4@5
Cod, Boneless.................................................6©7
Cod, pickled, )4  bbls....................................3  50
Halibut  ..  .................-.........................  .......  12
Herring )4  bbls............................................2 50
Herring,  Scaled.............................................18@20
Herring,  Holland.........................................  75
Mackerel, No. 1, )4 bbls............................... 5 50
Mackerel, No. 1.12  ft k its..........................1 00
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  )4  bbls.................6 25
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  k its...................... 1 00
Shad, Vi b b l.................................................. 2 50
Trout, No.  1, Vi  bbls....................................4 40
Trout, No. 1,12  ft  k its.................................  90
White, No. 1, Vi b b ls ................................... 7 00
White, Family, Vi bbls................................ 2  50
White, No. 1,10 ft k its.................................  90
White, No. 1,12  ft k its................................ 1  05

CANNED FRITTTS—CALIFORNIA.

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CHOCOLATE.

CORDAGE.

COFFEE.

FISH.

OYSTERS  AND  FISH .

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

FRESH  FISH.

F. J. D. Selects  ...................................................35
Codfish.................................................................9
Haddock...........................................................   7
Smelts.................................................................10
Mackinaw T rout....................................... 
8
Mackerel............................................................12
W hiteflsh............................................................9
Grand Rapids Grain & Seed Co

S E E D   M E R C H A N T S .
o f f ic e :

w arehouses :

71  Canal  St.,  and  Cor.
Ionia and  Williams 

Streets.

71  CAN AL  ST.
Grand R a pid s, May 4,1885. 

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60 ft bu

. 14 ft bu

D ear  Sir s—Below 

prices for to-day:
Clover, Prim e...........

............48 ft bu
........... 60 ft bu
........... 56 ft bu

,25c $  ft 
25c ¡gì  ft 
e 25c ^  ft 
............. 45 ft bu
V.7. .’.7.7.48 ft bu

hand  you  jobbing 
5 75
5 50
No,
6 25 
“  Mammoth Prim 
White.
12  00 
“  Alsyke 
12  00 
15 00
•*  Alfalfa or Luce
1  80 
Timothy,  Choice........
1  75 
Prime  . . . ___
“ 
1 00 
Hungarian Grass.......
Millet, common..........
1  00
1  25 
“  G erm an..........
80
Red Top.......................
Blue Grass..................
2  00 
2 50 
Orchard Grass...........
Buckwheat..................
1  00 
1 25
Peas, White Field.......
85 
Rye, W inter.................
1  00 
“  Spring................
1 25 
Wheat, Spring........ .
80 
Barley, Spring...........
60 
Oats, White R ussian..
1 25 
Corn, Yellow Yankee.
1 25 
“  Red Blazed........
1  25 
“  Pony D ent........
80 
Potatoes, White  Star 
60 
Onion Seed,  Yellow Globe Danver $  ft 
60
“  Large Red Wetherfleld fi ft
Onions, Sets  Yellow  ...................................  5 00
English  Multipliers.....................   4  50
Mangel Wurtzel, Long Red........... ft 
30
30
Ruta Bage, Im p’d Purple Top or
30
Turnip, Purple Top Strap leaved.. 
30 
Prices on Rape, Canary,  Hemp and all other 
seeds on  application.
The above prices are  free  on  board  cars in 
lots  of  5  or  more  bags  a t  a  time.  Cartage 
oh smaller quantities.
All Field Seeds  are  spot  Cash on  receipt of 
goods.
SPECIAL  NOTICE—To  avoid  disappoint­
ment, please  note  that  above  prices  are  for 
to-day  only;  subject  m arket  fluctuations. 
Orders will be  filled low as m arket on  arrival. 
Will make firm offers by wire when  requested.

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“  Yellow.................. f f t  
Y ellow S weed............................. ft ft 
ft 

.......48 ft  bu
........32 ft bu
........ 56 ft bu

.60 ft bu

W.  T.  LAMOREAUX,  Agt.

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Lemon.  Vanilla. 
__ 18  doz.l 00  140
Jennings’ 2 oz__ *...............
.................1 50
2 50
4 0Z...T...............
6 oz..................... .................2 50
4 00
8 0Z..................... .................3 50
5 00
No. 2 Taper....... ................ 1 25
1 50
.......
3 00
No.  4 
.................4 50
Vi pint  round..
7  50
.................9 OO 15 00
1 
No.  8.................. ................ 3 00
4 25
6 00
No. 10...............
................ 4 25

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FRUITS

@9)4

@4)4
12@13

Apples, Michigan...................................  4)4@5
©7)4
Apples, Dried, evap., bbls.................... 
Apples, Dried, evap., box.....................  
@8)4
@16
Cherries, dried,  pitted..........................  
C itron......................................................  @25
C urrants. . ................................................... 
Peaches, dried  .......................................... 
Pineapples,  standards.........................  @1 70
Prunes, Turkey, new............................   5)4@5)4
Prunes, French, 50 ft  boxes................. 
10@13
Raisins, Valencias.....................................  
Raisins,  Ondaras..................................   @12
Raisins,  Sultanas..................................   8  @10
Raisins, Loose  Muscatels....................  @2 50
Raisins, London Layers.......................  @3 20
Raisins, Dehesias..................................   @4 25
Raisins, California  Layers.................  @2 40
Raisins, California Muscatels__ ____  @2 25
W ater W hite........ 12% | Legal  Test..............10)4
Grand Haven,  No.  9, square........................1  75
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square........................1  50
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor...........................2 25
Grand Haven,  No.  300, parlor...........................3 50
Grand Haven,  No.  7,  round......................... 2 25
Oshkosh, No. 2.......................................................1 10
Oshkosh, No.  8.......................................................1 60
Swedish.............................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 2  square................................. 2 70
.............................2 70
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
.............................170
Richardson’s No. 8 
do 
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
.............................2 55
Richardson’s No. 19,  do 
...........................1  75
Black Strap.............................................14@16@18
Porto  Rico.....................................................28@30
New  Orleans,  good...................................... 38@42
New Orleans, choice.....................................48@50
New  Orleans,  fancyr...................................52@55

KEROSENE  OIL.

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

Vi bbls. 3c extra.

OATMEAL.

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PICKLES.

Steel  c u t................ 6 00|Quaker, 48  fts.........2 35
Steel Cut, Vt bbls.. .3 25 Quaker, 60  fts.........2 50
Rolled  Oats........... 3 60! Quaker bbls.............6 50
Choice in barrels med......................................4  50
Choice in )4 
...................................... 2  75
PIPES.
Imported Clay 3 gross......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,2)4 gross........  @1  85
American  T. D.......................................   @  90
Good Carolina....... 6  ¡Java  .................. 6J4@6%
Prime Carolina......6)4 P a tn a .........................6
Choice Carolina......7  Rangoon............5yi@6%
Good Louisiana......5% I Broken....................... 3%
DeLand’s pure....... 5)4 ¡Dwight’s ................... 5%
Church’s  ................ 5% Sea  Foam . . . ............ 5)4
Taylor’s 6 . U ..n ,. .6%|Cap Sheaf................ 5%

8ALERATU8.

RICE.

SALT.

“ 
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SAUCES.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy..........................
28 Pocket...............................................
100 3 ft pockets......................................
Saginaw F in e .......................................
Diamond C............................................
Standard  Coarse.................................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags......
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags...
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags......
American, dairy, 34 bu. bags.. .*___
Rock, bushels.......................................
Parisian, 34  pints.................................
Pepper Sauce, red  small...................
Pepper Sauce, green...........................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring...........
Pepper Sauce,-green, large ring......
Catsup, Tomato,  pints........................
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ...................
Horseradish,  34 pints..........................
Horseradish, pints...............................
Halford Sauce, pints..........................
Halford Sauce, 34 pints.......................
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s,
arge..........
Salad Dressing, Durkee’s,
small........
S O A P .
Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen A nne..........
“ 
“  Cameo......................
“ 
“ • M onday...................
“ 
“  M ascot.....................
“ 
“  Superior, 60 lft bars
Kirk’s American  F am ily..................
do. 
In d ia .........................................
do.  Savon .......................................
do.  S atin et......................................
do.  R evenue..................................
do.  White Russian........................
Proctor & Gamble’s Iv o ry .................
Japan  O live.........
Town Talk.............
Golden B ar.............
Arab........................
Amber.....................
Mottled  German..
Procter & Gamble’s Velvet..................
Procter & Gamble’s Good Luck..........
Procter & Gamble’s Wash  Well..........
Badger............................................ 60 fts
G alvanic.................................................
Gowan & Stover’s New Process 3 ft br
Tip Top....................................... 3ft bar
Ward’s White Lily.................................
Handkerchief.........................................
Babbitt’s ................................................
Dish R a g ................................................
Bluing......................................................
Magnetic.................................................
New  French  Process............................
Spoon ......................................................
Anti-Washboard....................................
V aterland...............................................
Magic........................................................
Pittsbur h .. 

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

2  20 
2 45 
98 
1 60
1  55 
78
2  80

28

@2  00 
@  75 
@  90 
@1  35 
@1  70 
@1  00 
@1  35 
@1 00 
@1  30 
©3 50 
@2 20 
@4  85 
@2 90
@4  85 
@3 30 
©3 45 
@3 45 
@3 60 
3 60 
3 30 
3 15 
3 30
3  15
4  85 

6  75
2 80
3 60
4 10 
3 35 
3 60
3 60 
@3 15 
@3 20 
@3 00 
© 614 
@4 05 
@18% 
@  16 
@6 75 
@4 20
5 25
4 00
5 00 
4  10
4 50
5 00 
5  00
3 25
4 00 
4 00

Ground.

Whole.

“ 

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TEAS,

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

SYRUPS.

SUGARS.

STARCH.

__ 16@20
__ 15@30
... .25@35

....  @19
....  8@10
....  @10
....  @18

Pepper.......... __ 16@25 Pepper........
Allspice........ __ 12@15 Allspice.......
Cinnamon__ __ 18@30 Cassia..........
Cloves  .......... .  . .15@25 Nutmegs  ...
Ginger ..........
C loves........
M ustard........
Cayenne  .......
Kingsford’s, 1 ft pkgs.,  pure.............
©6V4
3 ft pkgs.,  p u re .............
@6)4
@8
l f t  pkgs., Silver  Gloss. 
6 ft pkgs., 
.
©S)4
©8
1 ft pkgs., Corn  Starch.
@5
(Bulk)  Ontario...............
@6
Muzzy Gloss 1 ft boxes.......................
“ 
“ 
3  ft boxes.......................
@5%
“ 
6 ft boxes.......................
“ 
@6)4
“  b u lk .................................
“ 
©4)4
“  Corn, 20 ft..................................
@6)4
“ 
“  40  ft....................................
@6)4
@5%
Gilbert’s Gloss, 1  f t.............................
©6
“ 
“  6 f t ..............................
Linen Gloss, 3  ft...................
“ 
@5%
“ 
Crystal  “  bulk..................
@4
@6
“ 
Corn, 1 $ ...............................
Cut  Loaf............................................ .
@  7 
Cubes  ....................................................
© 6% 
Pow dered..............................................
@  6% 
@6 44
Granulated,  Standard.........................
© 6)jj 
Confectionery A ...................................
Standard A .
@ 6 
@ 5% 
Extra C, W hite........
Extra C.....................
© 5% 
@ 5)4 
Fine  C.......................
Yellow C....................
® 4/8
Corn,  Barrels......................................... 
26
Corn, V2 bbls............................................  
28
Corn,  10 gallon kegs...............................   @  32
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................  @1 60
Corn, 4)4 gallon kegs.............................   @1 45
Pure  Sugar....................................... bbl  23©  35
Pure Sugar Drips.........................Vi  bbl  30©  38
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs  @1  96
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips...............)4 bbl  @  85
Pure  Loaf Sugar..................5 gal kegs  @1  85
Japan ordinary.............................................22@25
Japan fair to good........................................30@35
J  apan fine.......................................................40@50
Japan dust.....................................................15@20
Young Hyson................................................30@50
Gun Powder................................................... 35©50
O olong.....................................................33@55@60
Congo............................................................. 25@30
State  Seal................. 60|Atlas........................   .35
Prairie Flower.........65 Royal Game.................38
Clim ber.....................62 Mule E ar......................65
Indian Queen...........60 Fountain......................74
Bull  Dog...................60|Old Congress............... 64
Crown  L eaf..............66|GoodLuck...................52
M atchless................. 651 Blaze Away.................35
H iaw atha................. 67 i Hair L ifter.................. 30
Globe  .........................70 ¡Governor....................60
May Flower..............TOIFox’s Choice.............   63
.45 Medallion..................35
Hero
. 49 ¡ Sweet Owen.............. 66
Old  Abe.  .  . 
PLUG.
Piper  Heidseick...................................
P unch.....................................................
Chocolate Cream. . ...............................
Woodcock  ............................................
K nigntsof  Labor.................................
Arab, 2x12 and 4x12.............................
Black Bear............................................
King 
.........................................   ........
Old Five Cent Times............................
Prune Nuggett, 12 ft............................
Parrot  ...................................................
Old Tim e...............................................
Tramway................................................
Glory  .....................................................
Durham'.................................................
Silver  Coin............................................
Buster  [Dark]......................................
Black Prince [Dark]............................
Black Racer  [Dark]............................
Leggett & Myers’  Star........................
Clim ax...................................................
Hold F a s t..............................................
McAlpin’s Gold Shield.........................
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads------
Cock of the Walk  6s............................
Nobby Twist.........................................
Nimrod...................................................
Acorn .....................................................
Crescent ................................................
Black  X .................................................
Black  Bass............................................
Spring....................................................
Cray lin g ...............................................
Mackinaw..............................................
HorseShoe............................................
Hair L ifter............................................
D. and D., black....................................
McAlpin’s Green  Shield....................
Ace  High, black.................................
Sailors’  Solace....................................
2c. less in four butt lots.

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

TOBACCO—FINE C U T -IN  PAILS.

.........

SMOKING

Uncle  Sam.................28
Tramway, 3  oz..........40
Lum berm an..............25
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35
Railroad Boy..............38
Boss  ...........................15
Mountain Rose.......... 18
Peck’s Sun................. 18
Home Comfort.......... 25
Miners and Puddlers.28
Old Rip........................55
Morning  Dew........... 26
Seal of North Caro­
Chain......................... 22
lina, 2  oz.................48
Peerless
Seal of North Caro­
Standard.................... 22
lina, 4 oz.................46
Old Tom......................21
Tom & Je rry .............24 Seal of North  Caro-
Joker..........................25| 
lina, 8oz................... 41
T rav eler................... 35 Seal of North  Caro-
.40
lina, 16 oz boxes..
...25
Maiden ........
.27
...40 Big Deal..................
Pickwick Club......... 40
.24
...26 A ppleJack.............
Nigger Head.............26
.. .22 King Bee, longeut.
H olland.......
.24
16 Milwaukee  Prize..
G erm an.....................16
.28
...30 R attler....................
Solid Comfort.
.25
32 Windsor cut plug..
Red Clover................32
.16
...30 Zero  .......................
Long Tom................. 30
...26 Holland Mixed....... ..16
N ational................... 26
...26 Golden Age........... ..75
T im e..........................26
.25
....23 Mail  Pouch............
Conqueror................23
...32 Knights of Lai o r....30
G rayling........
Free Cob Pipe........ ¿27
....30
Seal Skin........
....26
Rob Roy..........
SH ORTS.
Globe......................... 21|Hiawatha.................... 22
Mule E ar...................23| Old Congress............... 23
©60 00 
Michigan  Chief.
@60 00 
Roma..................
@57  00 
American  ........
@50 00 
La  Industria__
@50 00 
Parker ...............
@35 00 
Prom enade.......
@35 00 
Old Judge..........
@25 00 
P a m in a .............
@20 0«
Comforter..........

CIGA RS

SNUFF.

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VINEGAR.

WASHING POWDERS.

Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.
Maccoboy..................).
Gail & Ax’ 
.....................
Rappee..........................
Railroad  Mills  Scotch....................
Lotzbeck  .........................................
Pure  Cider..........8@12 White W ine...
Boraxine  ................................................
1776 $  f t ...................................................
Gillett’s $  f t ...........................................
Pearline $  box.......................................
Lavine, single boxes, 481 ft papers... 
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 481 ft pap’rs 
Lavine, single  boxes, 100 6 oz papers. 
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 100 6  oz  pap 
Lavine, single boxes, 80 )4 ft papers.. 
Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 54 ft paprs
Soapine, No. 1............. ...........................
Soapine, No. 2.........................................
Soapine, No. 3.........................................
YEAST.
Twin Bros..........1 65 
| W ilsons.............
Magic.................1  75  ¡National...........
Bath Brick im ported...........................
American.............................
Barley......................................................
Burners, No. 1 .......................................
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand.............
Cream T artar 5 and 10 ft cans.............
Candles, Star...........................................
Candles,  Hotel..................................... •
Extract Coffee, V.  C...............................
F e lix ....................... .
Gum, Rubber 100 lum ps.......................
Gum, Rubber 200 lum ps.......................
Gum, Spruce...........................................
Hominy, $  bbl.......................................
Jelly, in 30 ft  paiis.................................
Peas, Green Bush..................................
Peas, Split prepared..............................
Powder, Keg...........................................
Powder,  l/2 Keg......................................

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MISCELLANEOUS. 

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,

@  55 
@  44 
©  35 
©  45 
©1 30
...  8© 13
@3 75 
©IOV2 
©  734 
@4 50 
@4 50 
@4 25 
@4 50 
@4 25 
@4  15 
@4 00 
@3 60 
@3 84- 
@4 20.

..  1  65 
.. 1  65
95 
60 
@3 
1 00 
1 50 
8 00 
15@25 
©1314 
©14 
@80 
@30 
@40 
30@35 
@4 00 
@ 5 
@1 35 
@ 3%
. @3 5o 
@1 9a

1 25 

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follows :

 

 

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fancy—in   b u lk.

STICK.
Straight, 25 ft  boxes.............................   9  @  914-
Twist, 
.............................   9)4@10
Cut Loaf 
.  .....................   @12
MIXED.
Royal, 25 ft  pails.....................................9)4@10
Royal, 200 ft bbls.....................................  @ 9
Extra, 25 ft  pails.......................................11@11)4
Extra, 200 ft bbls.......................................10@10)4
French Cream, 25 ft pails............................... 13
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases......................................... 13
Broken, 25  ft  pails.....................................11@11)4
Broken, 200 ft bbls............................. 
10
FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.
Lemon Drops............................ 
14
 
Sour Drops........................................................ 15
Peppermint  Drops............................. 
15.
Chocolate Drops.............................................. 16
H M Chocolate  Drops.....................................20
Gum  D ro p s..................................................... 10
Licorice Drops................................................. 20
A B   Licorice  Drops........................................12
Lozenges, plain................................................J5
| Lozenges,  printed..............................  
16
Im perials..........................................................15
M ottoes.............................................................15
Cream  B ar.......................... _*...........................i i
Molasses B ar.....................................................13
Caramels........................................................... 20
Hand Made Creams......................................... 20
Plain  Creams................................................... 17
I Decorated  Creams.....................................    .22
String Rock.......................................................15
Burnt Almonds............................................   22
W intergreen  Berries.......................... 
15-
Lozenges, plain in  pails....................... 12)4@13
Lozenges, plain in  bbls.................. 
11)4@12
Lozenges, printed in pails.................... 13%@14
Lozenges, printed in  bbls....................12)4@13
Chocolate Drops, in pails..................... 13  @14
Gum  Drops  in pails................................. 7)4@8
Gum Drops, in bbls..................................  
6)4
Moss Drops, in  paiis..............................10)4@11)4.
Moss Drops, in bbls.........................................  9
Sour Drops, in  pails........................................12
Imperials, in  pails.................................13©  14
Imperials  in bbls..................................   @12
Bananas,  Aspinwall............................. 2 50@4 00
Oranges, Messina and  Palerm o..........3 50@4 00
Oranges, California...............................
Lemons,  choice....................................  3 75@4 25
Lemons, fancy.......................................4 25@4 50
Figs,  layers new,  <t£ ft..........................  @12
Figs, baskets 40 ft  $  ft.........................  @ 8
Dates, frails 
do  ............................  @ 4
Dates, % do 
d o ............................  @ 6
Dates, skin..............................................  @ 4
Dates, V2  skiu.........................................  @ 5
Dates, Fard 10 ft box 
ft....................  8%@  9
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft.....................   @ 7
Dates. Persian 50 ft box 
@  6)4
Pine Apples, $   doz............................  .2 50@3 00
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  ¡p  ft...........................  
4%.
Choice 
do  ............................  @ 5
Fancy 
do  ...........................  5%@  5)4
Choice White, Va.do  ............................ 
5@ 5%
Fancy H P..  Va  do  ............................  6  @ 6)4
Almonds,  Terragona, <p ft....................  17@18)4
Brazils, 
fe@ 8)4
Pecons, 
9@12
do ....................12%@14
Filberts, Sicily 
Walnuts, Grenobles  d o ..................... 12)4@15
“  .....................11)4@12)4.
Walnuts, French 

NUTS.
d o ..................... 
do  ..................... 

ft............... 

FRUITS.

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HID ES. PELTS AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess quote as foLows:

HIDES.

G reen.... $  ft  6 
P art cu red ...  7
Full cured__   8
Dry hides and 
k ip s............  8

@ 6% 
@ 7% 
@ 8%
@12
SHEEP PELTS.
Shearlings or Sum- 

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

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

WOOL.

ft 20@22| Unwashed...........  

¡Fall pelts............. 30@50
mer skins $  pcelO@20|Winter  pelts... 60@i 25 
Fine washed 
2-3
Coarse washed... 16@18jTallow............. 
5%
Bear.............   @12 JOlMuskrat....... 
2@  10
Fisher  ........ 2 00@  4 00 O tter............1  00© 4  00
Fox, red.......  25®  1 00 Raccoon........ 
5@  75
Fox,  gray...  15@  1 00 Skunk  .........   15©  75
M artin ........   25©  1 00 Beaver, ^  ft.l 00@  2 25
M in k .......... 
10@  30

5@  40|Deer,  $ f t... 

SKINS.

FRESH   MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  sellini
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides........................ ........   6 @  8
7 @  8)4
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters........
Dressed  Hogs...............................
7 @ 7)4
Mutton,  carcasses.......................
Veal................................................
7 @ 8
Pork Sausage............................... ........ 8 @  9
Bologna.........................................
..  9 @10
Chickens.......-............................... .........14 @15
@15-

PROVISIONS.

 

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PORK  IN  BARRELS.

The  Grand Rapids Packing  &  Provision  Co.. 

quote  as  follows:
A. Webster, packer, short c u t.....................13 25
Clear back, snort cu t..................................... 15 50
E xtra Family Clear.........................................13 50
Clear, A. Webster  packer............................. 14 50
Standard Clear, the  best.................  
15  75
E xtra Clear,  heavy.........................................15 00
Boston Clear............................................ — 15  25
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
7%
7)4
medium.......................... ..' 
light................................  
7)4
Extra Long Clear Backs, 600  ft  cases.. 
8
8%
Extra Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.. 
E xtra Long Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
8)4
8%
Extra Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.. 
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases........  
7)4
Bellies, extra quality, 300 ft cases........  
8
Bellies, extra quality, 200 ft cases...... 
7
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN. 
Boneless  Ham s.............................................10
Boneless Shoulders............................... ........   7)4
Breakfast  Bacon................................... ........ 9
Dried Beef, extra  quality.................... ........ 11
Dried Beef, Ham pieces....................... .........12)4
Shoulders cured in sweet pickle...... 1.......6)4
7%.
Tierces  ................................................... . 
8
30 and 50 ft T u b s....................................
8
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases....................
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  racks................
8)4
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case............................
8%
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case.............................. . 
8%
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case............................
8)4
.11  25 
E xtra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts__
.15 00
Boneless,  ex tra.......................................
SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND SMOKED.
Pork  Sausage...................................................  7
Ham  Sapsage............................................ — 10)4
Tongue  Sausage...........................................  10
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................10
Blood  Sausage.................................................   614-
Bologna,  ring...................................................  6)4
Bologna, straight............................................   6)4
Bologna,  thick....................................  
6%
Head  Cheese.....................................................  6)4 ,
In half barrels................................................  3  25
In quarter barrels............. •............. . 
1 78

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

B E E F  IN  BA RR ELS.

P IG S ’  FEET.

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Ibaròware.

W hat Will Burst a Gun.
From the M anufacturer and Builder.

In bravado a young man placed  tlie  muz­
zle of his fowling-piece under the water and 
fired the charge.  The result was  the burst­
ing of the barrel near  the  breech,  and  the 
mutilation  of  his  hand.  Another  placed 
and  held  the  muzzle  of  his  gun  square 
against a piece of plate  window  glass, and 
fired the charge—powder  and  bullet.  The 
glass was shattered,  so was  the  gun-barrel. 
Another instance was that of an experimen­
ter who had heard  that a  candle  could  be 
fired from the barrel  of  a  gun  through  an 
Inch-board.  He  drove  a  candle  into  the 
muzzle of the gun,  fired,  and  the  explosion 
split the barrel almost its entire length,  and 
did not even drive  the candle from the muz­
zle.  Still another buret of a gun-barrel was 
caused by the use of wet  grass  for a  wad, 
well rammed  down  over a  charge  of  shot. 
But, perhaps, one of the  most  singular  ex­
hibitions of this line was  a  Colt’s  navy  re­
volver which some years ago was sent to the 
factory in Hartford,  Conn.  This  was  be­
fore the adaption of these pistols to the met­
allic  cartridges,  and  it is probable [ that  in 
loading with  open  powder  and  ball  only a 
small amount of powder got into the  cham­
bers,  and the bullet was not  propelled  with 
sufficient force to drive it from J he  muzzle; 
at least the bullet did not go out but lodged. 
As the shooter did  not  know  whether  the 
bullet escaped or not,  but kept on  firing un­
til the barrel burst or bulged.  When it  was 
sawed  in  two  longitudinally  there  were 
found fourteen bullets wedged one  into  the 
■other,  and so much  “upset” by the hammer­
ing of the successive explosions of the pow­
der-charges that some of them were not less 
than one  inch  in  diameter,  flattened  discs 
instead of conical bullets.

How the Mill Men are Swindled.

From the Northwestern Lumberman.

The Michigan hardwood  saw  mill  man 
came in and said it was not generally known 
how certain manufacturers  who  use  hard­
wood lumber swindle the mill men of whom 
it is purchased.  “Some of them who stand 
very high in  business  circles,” he  went  on 
“are ready to cheat  the  lumberman out  of 
his eye teeth if they can only get the chance. 
I can cite a marked case here in  Cliioago in 
connection with  a  big  establishment  that 
turns out  wire  mattresses, and  that  uses 
considerable maple,  much of which must be 
cut  2x3)4  inches,  in different  lengths.  A 
neighbor of mine took  a  contract  for  a  lot 
of this stuff at §18 a thousand. 
It  was not 
enough for it to begin with,  but  how  much 
do you suppose  it  brought  him?  Exactly 
§9,  and not a  cent  more.  You  know it is 
very difficult  to  manufacture  maple  into 
such dimensions, and have it come  out per­
fect. 
It will spring slightly; the  saw  will 
go a little astray—everything  of  this  kind 
was taken advantage of by the mattress con­
cern,  and half of my neighbors’ product was 
thrown Into the  cull  pile.  Cut  into  such 
sizes,  of  course  nobody  else  wanted  it; 
therefore,  it was a dead loss to him.  Well, 
tlie other  day I  was  up  to  this  mattress 
house to look  after  a  contract  myself,  and 
got to talking  to  the  manager  about  this 
same  kind  of  maple. 
I  had  just  been 
through the factory and saw what they were 
working.  The  manager  explained  to  me 
what constituted culls. 
‘Yes’ I  said,  but I 
notice you  are  using  just  such  culls!’  He 
hawked and hemmed,  and was forced to ad­
mit that they were.  You see,  in  my neigh­
bor’s lot of maple there  probably  was  not 
one stick that this concern did not  use,  and 
without  any  trouble,  either. 
I  don't  care 
how much goodness such men  lay claim  to, 
but in my opinion,  tlie ordinary sneak  thief 
is an angel as compared with them.”

Steel  Nails  from  an  Eastern  Standpoint. 
From the New York Bulletin.

When the steel nail  was  first introduced, 
it  appeared  that  it  would,  on  account  of 
its  many  valuable  qualities,  make  serious 
inroads on the trade for iron  nails.  As the 
makers ’of  the  steel  nail  claimed Jtliat  it 
could’ or wouldlnV short-time, by improve­
ments in procesess,  be  manufactured  more 
cheaply  than  the  iron  nail,  it  appeared  to 
have  excellent  prospects.  The  steel  nail 
has now been on the market  for  five  years, 
and while there has been a  fair  demand for 
it,  the demand for iron nails  has  not  been 
so seriously interfered with on this  account 
as to hamper any mill.  The New  England 
mills, which were manufacturing  iron nails 
when  the furor in regard to  the  Bessemer 
steel nail began,  are  still  making  as  much 
iron nails,  leaving out of  consideration,  the 
trade depression,  as  heretofore.  The  steel 
nail does not appear to have hurt their trade 
to any particular extent.  The moral of this 
is that Americans are too quick to  hail new 
inventions,  or  the  products  of  new  inven­
tions,  before  their  merits  are  fully  under­
stood,  as  the  article  which  is  to  drive  all 
competing articles out of  the market.

Costly Fancies in Whips.

“What is the latest thing in whips?” ask­
ed a reporter of the New York  Tribune  re­
cently,  as he  entered  the  office  of ¡[a well- 
known manufacturer  in  West  Thirty-third 
street.

“Well,  English holly holds its own  yet,” 
replied  the  maker  of  scourges.  “English 
holly or yew, with a light ash.  For gentle­
man’s whip to go  with a dog  cart,  this  is a 
very neat thing,” holding up a  whip  whose 
stock was of native wholebone, polished and 
mottled with  an  ebony  handle,  with  gold 
mountings.  “That will cost you about §35. 
Here’s a neat one for about twice the money. 
Not so much gold on it, but the  handle is a 
species of basket  work,  formed  of  whale­
bone interwoven.  The highest priced whips 
ran up to §100 and §125.  They  are  sticks 
which nature has shaped to the  hand,  crab- 
bit sticks,  as they are  called  by  the  trade. 
This is a four-in-hand  whip,  a holly  stick, 
with a 16-foot lash of horse hide.”

“Isn’t that what the novelist  would  call 
the irony of fate,  to whip an  animal  with a 
lash made from the skin of  his  own  spec­
ies?” asked the reporter.

Loss of Power.

A firm  w hich  makes  a  specialty  of  the 
erection of shafting,  states  that  its experi­
ence  teaches  that  the  loss of powrer due to 
improper  conditions  in  the  line  shafting 
amounts to 50 per cent,  of the engine pow'er 
employed,  and that  the  defects  most  com­
monly  found  are  as  follows:  Shafting too 
light for the  duty,  crooked  shafting, hang­
ers too far apart,  hanger bearings too  short, 
pulleys too heavy and not properly balanced, 
hangers which  are  not  adjustable  and  not 
self-adjusting,. and  sometimes  filled  witli 
spurious  babbitt  metal,  and  improper pro­
portion between  two  pulleys  connected by 
the same belt.

Tlie w hite brick now made in France from 
the immense accumulations of waste sand at 
glass factories is  likely to  prove a  valuable 
industry.  The process  of  production  con­
sists in subjecting the sand to  an  immense 
hydraulic pressure and  then  baking  in fur­
naces at a  high  temperature, so  as to  pro­
duce blocks of  various  forms  and  dimen­
sions,  of a uniform white  color,  and  of  al­
most pure silex.  The product is  unaffected 
by the heaviest frosts or by the  sun or rain.
Pure paint,  it is alleged,  of  tlie  colors of 
red, white, blue and yellow,  has been found 
on a farm near Cairo,  III.,  which  is  ready 
for use when mixed with oil.

Three firms in New York  City  have  re­
cently  sent to  Central  America  more  than 
500,000 cartridges.

A New Match Machine.

Two Troy men have  invented a  machine 
which,  it is claimed,  will practically revolu­
tionize match-making. 
It has  been operat­
ed  to make  24,000  perfect  matches  in a 
minute,  and its capacity is expected to reach 
15,000,000 in ten minutes.  The  veneer of 
pine wood is fed upon a small platform and 
passes between rollers,  which  partly cut it 
crosswise,  the width of a match.  From the 
roller’s the  veneer  passes  over the  abrupt 
edge of a  concave,  where the  splints  are 
caught by a rubber roller,  separated  by the 
action of the roller and  rubbed  along  over 
the concave,  so that  all  the  adhering fiber 
is removed.  Then the  splints are "carried 
by a chain, from which they are  forced into 
a dipping web or sfrip of paper. 
The w eb 
containing the splints is  then conveyed into 
a trough,  wherein, by the action of a revolv­
ing w heel,  paraffin is put on the end of ea'ch 
of the splints.  When tlie paraffin  is dry by 
passing through a heated  chamber,  another 
wheel,  revolving in a  phosphorous  compo­
sition,  applies the  composition 
to the ends 
of the splints, and the  webs  pass  to reels, 
where they remain until dry.

Just Getting Ready.

From the Wall Street  News.

A Newr Yorker  who  wras  prospecting in 
Michigan last fall came across  tlie manager 
of a saw-mill  and  bowl  factory combined, 
and naturally asked him how  business was.

“Well,  pretty fairish,” was the reply.
“In debt any?”
“Well,  there’s a  mortgage  on  the  saw- 

mill.”

“Yes.”
“And we had to mortgage the  bowl  fac­

tory to pay the interest on the other.”

“I see.”
“And I believe there’s a lien of some sort 

on the dam.”

“Ah!”
“And the man who built the mill-race has 

a jud gment of §600 against us.”

“Anything more?”
“Well the  sheriff levied  on  all  our  saw- 

logs yesterday.”

“And then  you  are  pretty near  wound 

up?”

“Wound  up!  Why, my  dear  man,  you 
don’t know us Michigan people!  That’s the 
way we always get ready to begin solid bus­
iness!”

“Whither Are  W e Drifting?”

From the Columbia, S. C., Register.

What is to become of  us?  With  the mor­
phine habit making a host of liars;  the  qui­
nine  habit  a ghostly  band  of  nerveless, 
would-be suicides; tlie tobacco  habit giving 
us a tendency to cancer  and  what  not;  the 
whisky  habit  taking  people  by  crooked 
ways to early graves;  the  money  habit fill­
ing the country with avaricious  speculators, 
thieves and bank robbers; the  office-seeking 
Habit  turning  honest  people  away  from 
honest work to  getting  an  office, 
it  does 
seem we are generally in a bad w ay.

A patent has been granted in England for 
a method of riveting boilers,  tanks and sim­
ilar articles of light metal. 
Instead  of  riv­
eting in the ordinary way,  a strip  of  asbes­
tos cloth or other  non-combustible  material 
is introduced between the sheets to be rivet­
ed at the  seam, thus  insuring,  it is  said,  a 
perfectly tight  joint.  The  method  is  fur­
ther applicable in the use of  rivets  for  cor­
ners which are slightly  countersunk  at  the 
neck, a washer of  asbestos  being  placed in 
the groove.  The inventors  also  state  that 
the articles in  which  the  asbestos  strip is 
used may be afterwards galvanized  or simi­
larly treated so as to  be  rendered  non-cor­
rosive.  This  system  of  using  asbestos  in 
the joints of riveted articles  has  long  been 
employed in this  country,  but  we  are  un­
aware that galvanizing has eyer  been  used 
in connection  with  it  to  render  the  joints 
non-corrosive.

 

 

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20

C O PPER .

C H IS ELS.

...........  

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list
Rim Fire, United  States............... ........ dis
Centrai Fire.................................
........ dis
Socket Firm er............................... ...... dis
Socket Fram ing............................ ...... dis
Socket Corner....................................... dis
Socket Slicks............................
...... dis
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er.......... __ dis
Barton’s Socket Firm ers............. __ dis
Cold...........................................
.......net
COMBS.
Curry, Lawrence’s ......................... __ dis
33%
Hotchkiss  .............................
25
__ dis
Brass,  Racking’s. 
50
............ 
Bibb’s
50
_  
B e e r.............................................................  40&10
Fenns
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... $  ft  30
14x52,14x56,14 x60.................  .....................   36
Morse’s Bit  Stock................................dis 
35
Taper and Straight Shank...................dis 
20
Morse’s TAper  So5nk...........................dis 
30
Com. 4 piece, 6  in ............................doz net §1 00
Corrugated............................................ dis  20&10
A djustable.............................................dis  %&10
dis 
Claris, small, §18 00;  large, $26 00. 
20
dis 
Ives’, 1, $18 00;  2, $24 00 ;  3, $30 00. 
American File Association  List........ dis
Disston’s ................................................ dig
New  American............................... "  "  dis
Nicholson’s .........................................’ .’dis
Heller’s .............................................d is
Heller’s Horse Rasps........................... dis
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
15

GA LV ANIZED IR O N ,
14 

60 
60 
60 
60 
30 
33 &
28
18

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

EX PA N SIV E B IT S.

ELBOW S.

D R IL L S

F IL E S .

12 

13 
GAUGES.

.

H IN G ES.

HAMMERS.

H A NG ERS. 

HO LLO W   W ARE.

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

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.............. dis 
50
Maydole & Co.’s ........v......................  dis 
20
Kip’s ........................................... 
dis 25
Yerkes &  Plumb’s ................................ dis 
40
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel.......................30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction.......................dis 
60
40
Kidder, w o ad  track...............................dis 
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3...............................dis 
60
......................................per doz, net, 2 50
State. 
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4%  14
314
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ............. ’.’.’.net 
10%
Screw Hook and Eye %....................... net 
8%
Screw Hook and Eye  %......................net 
714
Screw Hook and Eye,  %......................net 
7%
Strap and  T ............................................dis  60&10
Stamped Tin W are................................. 
60&10
Japanned  Tin  W are.................................  20&10
Granite Iron  W are.............................[. 
25
Grub  1................................................$11 00, dis 40
Grub  2................................................  11  50, dis 40
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 40
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings.... $2 70, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m ings..  3 50, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, plated trim-
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list,1155, dis
70
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain.........dis
70
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s ...................d
40
H em acite...........................  
dig
50
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. .dis
66%
Mallory, Wheelnr &  Co.’s ......................dis
66%
Branford’s ................................................ dis
66%
Norwalk’s.................................................'dis
66%
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ....................dis
65
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s ............................dis 40&10
Coffee, P. S. &W. Mfg. Co.’sMalleables dis 40&10
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ........ dis  40&10
Coffee,  Enterprise......................................dis  25
Adze  Eye......................................$16 00 dis 40&10
Hunt  Eye......................................$15 00 dis 40&I0
H unt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEV ELS.

KNOBS.

M ILLS.

HOES.

Common. Bra  and Fencing.

N A IL S .

2 

2% 

m a u l s .  '

8d  6d  4d

1  lOd 
1%
$1 25  1  50  1  75  2 00 

........................................$  keg $2  35
8d and 9 d  adv................................................ 
25
6d and 7d  adv..........................................  
 
50
4d and 5d  adv.......................................................75
3d advance............................................ . ”  "   1  50
3d fine advance.........................................3 00
Clinch nails,  adv........................................... 
j  75
Finishing 
Size—inches  j  3 
Adv. f  keg 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
M OLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattern  ...................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine...................................... dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring......................dis  25
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled..................  dis  50
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent........................dis  55
Zinc, with brass bottom .............................dis  50
Brass or  Copper..........................................dig  40
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s .................................................. 
60
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................ dis  15
Sciota Bench.................................................dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy...................... dis  15
Bench, flrstquality.....................................dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 
Fry, Acme............................................... dis 
50
Common, polished...............,..................dis60&10
Dripping.................................................. $  ft  6@7
Iron and  Tinned................................................ dis 40
Copper Rivets and B urs...................................dis 50&10
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10% 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

PA TEN T FLA N ISA E D  IR O N .

PLA N ES .

R IV E T S .

O IL E R S .

PA N S.

9

Broken packs %o $  ft extra.

LUMBER 
The Newayg

LATH  AND  SHINGLES, 
i M anufacturin0- Co.  quote i

b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................
per M $44 00
Uppers, 1%, 1% and 2 inch.............
..........  46 00
Selects, 1 inch..................................
..........  35 00
Selects, 1%, 1% and 2  inch...........
........   38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch....................
........   30 00 I
Shop, 1 inch....................................
.......  20  00 I
Fine, Common, 1%, 1% and 2inch.
32 00
15 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  t'ee
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 fe et.................
16 pO
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet.................
17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet
15  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 fe et................
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 fe et................
17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 fe e t.
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..................
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet..................
17 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet
12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 fe et.................
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet................
14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet
12  00 I
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet................
14 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet................
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.
11  001 
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 fe et..................
12 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 fe et..................
13 00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culli
i, all 
widths and  lengths.........................
8 00@  9 00 I 
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 i n .....................
. . .   33 00 
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................
. . .   27 90 
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.........................
....  15 00 
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............
....  12 00 
No. 2 Fencing, 16 feet.................................
....  12 00 
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch.................................
....  15 00 I 
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................
....  12 00 
....  20 00 
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.............
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B..................
....  18 00 
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C...............................
....  14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  Common__
9 00
Bevel Siding,  6  inch,  Clear.....................
10 00 
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to 16 f t ............
0 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
36 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B ....................
Dressed Flooi’ing, 6 in.  C..........................
29 00 
Dressed Flooring,*6 in., No. 1, comm on..
17 00 
Dressed Flooring 6 in., No. 2 common__
14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..
35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C..........................   26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n  16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n  14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles............
3 30 
X X X 18 in.  Thin....................................
3 20 
X X X 16 in...............................................
2 80 
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles...........
2  00
IN Uj|  i
No*2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in ............................
....... 
1  60
Lath
1 75®  2 00

HARDW OOD  LUMBER.

Patchin & Abbott quote car lots as follows.

White Ash, Log-run, dry............................. $13 00
Black Ash,  Log-run,  dry.............................. 12 00
Maple, Log-run, dry.......................................13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2, dry, clear.......................18 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2, clear,  flooring.............23 00
Maple, Surface, dry, clear, flooring.............30 00
Red Oak, Log-run, dry....................................17 00
Red Oak, No. 1  and 2, dry, clear........  
......23 00
Red Oak, No. 1 and 2, clear, flooring........... 23 00
Red Oak, surface, dry, clear,  flooring........30 00
Red Oak, No. 1, dry, clear, step  plank........25 00
Birch,  log-run,  dry.........................................22 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2,  dry,  clear..................... 30 00
Basswood, log-run.......................................... 12 00
Cherry,  log-run............................................... 25 00
Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2, dry, clear.....................55 00
Cherry, cull,  dry..............................................15 00
W ater Elm. log-run, dry.................................10 00
California Redwood, No. 1, dry, clear..........60 00
California Redwood, shingles, day, clear 

one  bunch  covers,  26  sq.  ft. 
laid 5 in. to the  w eather........... bu  95

C. (Í. A. VOMIT &  CO.
STAR  MILLS,

P roprietors  of the

M anufacturers  of the  follow ing  pop­

u l a r   b r a n d s   o f   F l o u r ,

“ STAR,”

“ GOLDEN  SHEAF,”

“ LADIES’  DELIGHT,” 
And “OUR PATENT.”

Foster,

Stevens 
&  Co.

--------- AGENTS---------

10 and 12 Monroe St.,  Grand Rapids.

Send for Circulars and Prices.

WHOLESALEMil

FISHING  TACKLE
NOTIONS!

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

Particular  attention  given  to  orders  by 

mail.  Goods shipped promptly to any point.

I am represented on the road bv  the  fol­
lowing  well-known  travelers: 
John  D. 
Mangum, A. M. Sprague, John H. Eacker, 
L.  R.  Cesna and A. B.  Handricks.

24 Pearl Street

Mich.

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BOLTS.

ROPES.

B A L A N C E S .

BARROW S.

SQUARES.

SHEETIRON.

TIN  PLATES.

AUGERS AND B IT S .

Com. Smooth.

ROOFING PLATES.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

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13 00
15  00
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WHOLESALE  FRIGE  CURRENT.

Prevailing  rates  at  Chicago  are  as  follows:

Com. 
$2 80 
2 80 
2  80 
2  80 
3 00 
3 00
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

„   _ 
Nos. 10 to  14.................................. $4 20
Nos. 15 to  17..................................   420
Nos. 18 to 21................................ .  420
Nos. 22 to  24...............................  
4 20
Nos .25 to 26.....................  
440
No. 27......................................... 
4 60
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 Bis, ig  ft............................ 
In smaller quansities, $   ft....................’ 
No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
Market  Half-and-half............................ 
Strictly  Half-and-half............................ 

__ 
1C, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.................5 75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............7  75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne............. ' .12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne...............16 90
Ives’, old  style................................................... dis 60
Sisal, yt In. and  larger................................. 
7%
N. H. C. Co..........................................................dis 60
Manilla.............................................................  44^
Douglass’ ............................................................dis 60
Pierces’ ...............................................................dis 60
_ 
Snell’s .................................................................. dis 60
Steel and  Iron...............................  
60
dis 
Cook’s  ..................................................... dis40&10
Try and Bevels...................................’.‘.’.dis  50&10
Jennings’,  genuine..................... 
25
Mitre  .....................................................dis 
20
Jennings’,  im itation...............................distO&lO
Spring..................................................................dis 25
R ailroad.......................................................$  13 00
Garden.......................................................net 33 00
BELLS.
H and.......................................
..dis  $ 60&1Ü 
Cow........................................................ dis
6-) 
Call.......................................................... dis
15 
G ong.......................................................dis
20 
Door, Sargent........................................dis
55
Stove..................................................... dis $
40
Carriage  new list...................................dis 
75
Plow  .......................................................dis  30&1C
75
Sleigh Shoe.............................................. dis 
50
Cast Barrel  Bolts........................ 
dis 
Wrought Barrel Bolts........................... dis 
55
50
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.......................dis 
Cast Square Spring..............................dis
Cast Chain.............................................dis
60
W rought Barrel, brass  knob............dis
55&10
Wrought S quare.................................dis
55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush......................... dis
30
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush...................................................  50&10&10
Ives’  Door..............................................dis  50&10
B arb er.................................................. dis $
40
Backus........ ......................................... dis
50
Spofford...............................................   dis
50
Am. Ball................................................dis
net
Well, plain...................................................$
4 00 
Well, swivel...........................................
4 50
Cast Loose Pin, figured........................dis
60&10 
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed.........dis
60&10 
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 
60&10 
W rought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis
50&10 
Wrounht Loose  P in ...................  
  dis
60 
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip ............ dis
60& 5 
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............dis
60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tip p e d ..................................................dig
60& 5 
W rought Table...................................... dis
60 
Wrought Inside  Blind......................... dis
60 
Wrought Brass...................................... dis
65&10 
Blind. Clark’s ..........................................dis
70&10 
Blind, Parker’s ................................. 
dig
70&10 
Blind,  Shepard’s................................... dis
70 
Spring for Screen Doors 3x214, per gross
15  00 
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3__ per gross
18 00

10x14, Charcoal.................................  6 50
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal..................................  8  50
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal.................................   6  50
IC, 
12x12,  Charcoal  ...............................  8 50
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................  6 50
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal........  .....................   8 50
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal................................   10  50
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool................................  12 50
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal..........................]  14 50
20x28, Charcoal...............................   18 00
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal................................     6 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  8 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal..................... 
  10 50 I
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal...........  
12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to  6  75 

Cards for  Charcoals, $6  75.

Steel,  Game......................................................
Onoida Communtity,  Newhouse’s . . . . . . .dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s ....  60
Hotchkiss’ ................................................ 
60
S, P. &W. Mfg.  Co.’s ..................... 
60
Mouse,  choker............................................... 20c ^  doz
Mouse,  delusion.................................$1 26 $  doz
Bright  M arket.....................................   dis  60&10
Annealed M arket...................................dis 
70
Coppered M arket...................................dis  55&10
Extra Bailing.............................................   dis  65
Tinned  M arket...........................................dis  40
Tinned  Broom............................................$ f t   09
Tinned M attress........................................ $  h>  8%
Coppered  Spring  Steel................ dis  40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel....................................dis 37%
Plain Fence.......................................................aa a  3%
Barbed  Fence...................................................
Copper...............................................new  list net
Brass..................................................new  list net
Bright..................................................... dis
Screw Eyes.............................................dis
Hook’s ....................................................dis
Gate Hooks and  Eyes......................... dis
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine................. 
dis
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis
Coe’s Patent,  malleable......................dis
Pumps,  Cistern.....................................dis
Screws, new  list........................................
Casters, Bed  and  Plate.......................... dis50&io
33%
Dampers, American................................ 

Ely’s 1-10.......................................
Hick’s C. F ......................................
G. D..............................................
Musket.........................................

__ per  m $ 65
60
60

MISCELLANEOUS.

WIRE GOODS.

WrENCHES.

BUTTS,  CAST.

CA TRIDG ES.

TRAPS.

BUCKETS.

WIRE.

BRACES.

rates.

50
50
%

CAPS.

 

 

211

MUSKEGON  MATTERS.

Facts and Fancies Picked up at that  Busy 

Place.

The price of contract  sawing  at the Mus­
kegon mills this year will probably be §1.50 
a thousand.

Henderson & Peterson have  lately added 
several break rolls and  a  brush  machine to 
their flouring mills.

Hugh Leonard  and  Frank ■ II.  Johnson 
celebrate the advent of good times by a com­
plete  overhauling  and  renovating  of  their 
respective stores.

L.  Phelps,  of Hartford,  is to  superintend 
tlie manufacture of his patent grain  cleaner 
and duster,  for  which  purpose  a  company 
has lately been organized.

Thos. Robertson  lias  engaged in the gro­
cery and provision  business  at  the  store 
building on Lake  street,  about  midway be­
tween Muskegon and Lakeside.

The report that  Frank  H. Johnson  had 
retired  from  the  firm  of C.  C.  Moulton & 
Co.  was somewhat  mixed,  as  Mr. Johnson 
is not a partner in that establishment.

Frank  L.  Orcutt  lias  retired  from  the 
wholesale produce and  commission  firm  of 
Orcutt &  Co.  The business will be contin­
ued under  the  same  firm  name  by S.  It. 
King.

Barcus Bros, have  lately fitted  out  com­
plete circular saw outfits for mills at Duluth, 
Woodville,  Whitehall,  Cadillac,  Masonville 
and  Dubois,  Ga.  They  have  lately added 
a power machine of large capacity.

S.  R.  King lias  devised,  and  will  apply 
for a copyright on an  ingeniously  arranged 
perpetual calendar,  by means  of  which the 
day of the week on  which  any  important 
event occurred can be easily determined.

Henry Prineipaal, whose  ambition to fig­
ure as a grocer is only excelled by his  abili­
ty to fail within  a  month  after  beginning 
business, states that he will put  in  another 
grocery stock within the next two weeks.

It is Walter Botzen—not  Thos.  Morin— 
who has engaged in the grocery business on 
Catherine street.  Mr. Morin  has  engaged 
in trade on the corner of Hudson and Wash- 
ton avenues.  Andrew Wierengo  furnished 
both stocks.

Tlie Wood Package  and  Basket Co.  has 
received intelligence from Fennville that all 
reports of a short peach crop in  that vicini- 
are groundless; 
that  the  prospects  at the 
present  time  are  very  flattering;  and that 
the yield is likely to be much larger  than it 
was last season.

of tl 
Î.47. 
¡mee7

sets §112
¡00,  b

Assignee Fellows has  completed  his  re­
port in tlie Carey matter and  kindly  favors 
Tiie T radesman with an  “advance  copy” 
of  the  same.  The  total  amount  realized 
from the assets was  §627.91  while  the  ex- 
pe;
attending  the  assignment  and  the
e  property  were  §355.14,  leaving 
Out of this  sum  is  t<J  come 
the 
3 claim for services,  §150,  and  the 
>urt fees,  §10,  m aking  the  net as- 
47.  The total liabilities are  about 
it  only  fourteen  of  the  creditors, 
representing §1,126.82 of  the  indebtedness, 
filed their  claims,  and  consequently  about 
half the  creditors,  in  amount,  will  partici­
pate in the 8 per cent,  dividend.  The  cred­
itors who preferred  a  small  percentage  to 
nothing are as follows:
Lumberman’s National Bank, Muskegon$302.07
J. Ludington & Co.,  Baltimore................   77.66
D. Cleland,  Coopersville............................  24.46
Herder & Lahuis.  Zeeland..............  
65.50
85.86
AlbertO.  VanDyk 
 
K. VanDyk, New  Holland........................  32.34
C. S.  Inman,  Shelby................................... 
9.83
C. L. King & Co.,  Montague.....................   21.23
M. E. Chadwick,  Lawrence.......................  138.65
Clark & Sample, Lowell..............................  55.23
Alex. Fisk & Co., Chicago..........................   46.83
A. E.  Morley 
..........................   84.84
Frederick C. Page,  E lkhart.....................   157.32
R. G. Dun & Co.,  Grand  Rapids...............  25.00

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The Bell Telephone in Ohio.

The committee of three appointed, by  the 
Ohio Legislature to investigate the telephone 
companies in Ohio have prepared a report in 
which they say that  there  are about  12,000 
complete sets of instruments  in  use  in  the 
State,  all  owned  and  controlled  by  the 
American Bell Telephone Company, of Bos­
ton.  These instruments  are  leased to  the 
local companies at an  annual  rental  of §20 
for each set,  making the annual tribute paid 
by  these  local  companies  ofer  §200,000. 
The cost of each set of instruments did not ex­
ceed §3.35.  On instruments which did  not 
cost the  Bell  company  over  §40,000,  it re­
ceives over  §200,000  annually.  The  Bell 
company,  before granting  a  franchise  to a 
local  company,  exacts  from  30  to  35  per 
cent,  of tlie stock of the local  company and 
from 20 to 25 per cent,  of tlie gross earnings 
of all toll  lines.  The  committee  declares 
that in its judgment the Bell  company is an 
imperious and unconscionable monoply, and 
should be restricted by legislation, or at least 
be taxed upon the  commercial  value of its 
instruments, and that it should  be  required 
to pay,  in addition to the taxes  upon its  in­
struments,  a tax upon gross receipts.
The Shoemakers Profit  by It.

“There is one thing about  roller  skating 
that lias never been in  the  papers,”  said a 
shoemaker the other day.

“What is it?”  inquired the reporter.  “I 
thought  roller  skating  had  been  written 
about from above,  below and all around.”

“Simply that it  is a mighty  good  thing 
for  the  shoemakers.  A skater  wants  as 
nice a looking shoe as  possible,  and  one as 
small as he  can  wear.  The  smaller  the 
§lioe, the sooner  it wears  out,  and  skates 
are hard on shoes,  anyhow.  So you see we 
have been doing a  thriving  business on ac­
count of the craze.  Many young  men have 
bought fashionable cut shoes to wear  at the 
rink,  who  otherwise would  have  gone on 
purchasing the common,  factory  made arti­
cle.  We  are  now having shoes  specially 
made for skaters.  They are  strongly  built 
up around the heel and  have  a broad  band 
of leather going over the instep.”

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W im

y

SOLIMAN  SNOOKS.

Criticising  the  Country  Press—Effect  of 

W ar News  on  Flour.

Ca n t H ook Corners,  May 2,  18S5. 

Mister Editor of Traidesman.

D f a r  Sir—Did you ever happen to notice 
the interesting reading in the  average coun­
try weekly? 
It is A 1, and dont you forget 
it.  You see the editor  writes  most  of  his 
matter with the shears,  so the result  is that 
when you set down to read the paper, about 
every article greets you  as  an  old  friend. 
But when  you  come  to  the  locals, there is 
where the editor gets  his  work  in.  There 
is where he slings himself,  so to speak,  and 
wrestles with Uncle Sam’s  English.  To il­
lustrate this matter, let  us  take a  specimin 
Horn the

ROCKY  RUN  RIPPER.

Published  weakly—Entered  as  second 

class matter.

Editors and Proprietors 

SHEARS, PAISTPOT & BRUSH.

#  LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Looks like rain to-day!
Bring in that wood!!
Samule  Buggins,  Esq.,  has  just 
completed his elegant new wood-shead.  He 
contemplates building  a  smoke  house  this 
summer.

jg p   Now  is  the  time  to  subscribe  for 

the “Ripper"’—Only 81.50, remember. 

jg§p  Smith keeps the best Japan tea! 
fplp  Miss Sally X.  Trom, of Grand Rap­
ids,  is visiting  friends in  this  village,-the 
guest of Mr. and Mrs.  Dr. Killemquick.

¡p§p  Snookerfrix  keeps the  best  5  cen­
ters in town.  .Try  him  when  you  want  a 
good smoke.

I® “  Sam Baker left  for  Kalamazoo  to­
day. 
lie lias accepted the position of blow­
er in Lilienfehl’s snuff factory.  There is no 
Bladderdash about Sam,  lie means  business 
every time.

¡pip  Subscribe for the “Ripper” now. 
p g r  Hide & Taller have  been  retained 
in the great law case pending before  Squa’r 
Snooks, Bilson  vs.  Slamerhack.

Ur.  C. Minor Kobb,  of  Cant  Hook 
Comers, was in town Monday.  He  attend­
ed Mrs. John Johnson.  Boy.

Codfish at Sfcovenslaekers.

23P  The editor of  the  Grabbag  has a 
new pair of pants.  We would like to know 
where he got trusted

C.  Rutkoskie,  Esq.’,  of Benton Har­
bor, spent last Sabbath in town, the guest of 
Rev. Castile Soapkie.

Miss Mary Dinglebender has  open­
ed  a  dress  making  establishment  in  the 
Skooter block, just north of  the  post  office 

I  on Main st.

(¡¡^“  That dog fight at  the  corner of 1st 
and Maple  st’s  yesterday, was  disgraceful, 
alike  to  spectators  and  instigators.  We 
counted  over thirty  men  and, boys  in  the 
croud.

Have you seen the new hoop skirts 
at Madam O’Flanigan’s French milinery par­
lors?

¡PIP  John  W.  Peters,  Esq.,  led  Miss 
Samantha J. Wiggins to the alter  last  Sun- | 
day  evening.  Rev.  G.  Tuthill  officiated. 
We wish the young folks  many  happy  re­
turns.
That hole in the side walk has been J 
¡pip  Remember the social at Mrs. Thock- 

fixed.  Keep up the good work.

morton’s Friday eve.

P T   Messrs. Joseph  Maize  and  James 
Baker,  of Irwin, made pleasant  calls  at our 
sanctum last  week.  Joe says  the  trouble 
with  strikers at Robinson's  brick  yard  is 
over for the present.

p p   Miss  Kittie  Gee,  of  Casnovia,  is 
having trouble with the school board in that 
enlightened town. Miss Gee formerly  resid­
ed in this village.

p p   Wood and potatoes  taken  on  sub­

scription at this office.

p?p  Soliman  Snooks,  of  Cant  Hook 
Comers, the enterprising detective,  arrested 
a chap named  Jack Whiting  yesterday  for 
passing a lead nickel.

j£|p  Mrs.  Mehedable  Spriggs,  of  Pine 
Holler, has  returned  from  Indiana, where 
she has been visiting friends. 

H P   That lot of loafers  that  congregate 
in front of the  barber  shop,  ought  to  be 
abolished.  Where is  the village  marshall?
r | p   Boy wanted—At city drug store, to 
stick flies on to  sticky fly  paper,  for  ,show 
window.

I I P   Jack Skinner,  of Hay Seed Center, 
laid a large egg on our  sanctum  table  yes- 
day—Circumferanee  9  inches.  Who  can

•

it?

¡¡Tip  Fresh lot of salt Ash at Smith’s.

2®”  Hon.  L. M.  Sellers,  of the Clipper, 
has a new chip hat.  He  must  have  made 
money at Lansing.

JSF  Mr.  Chas.  P.  Markle has got a new 

gate in front of his residence.

H P   Maple sugar taken on subscription.
The next original  matter  you  notice is a 
gentle hint from the editor  for  subscribers 
to pay up.  Then comes a  long  and  inter­
esting article headed “Wonderful Electrical 
Disturbance.”  You  start in  on it,  but  as 
you read you grow suspicious and  chills be­
gin to creep up  your  back.  At  the  tenth 
line you drop your eye down  to  the  bottom 
and hunt out the  fatal  words,  “For sale by 
all druggists.”  That  fixes  it—down  goes 
the paper with an emphatic expression.

The rest of  the  paper  is  advertisements, 
and in fact the  entire  paper  except  about 
half a column is paid  for  by  the  line  or 
square,  and yet, the editors have a hard row 
to hoe to make both ends meet.

This description does not apply to  all vil­
lage weeklies, Sol is happy to acknowledge. 
Some editors make  the  most  out  of  what 
does happen in  their  town  and  I  know  of 
one that during an extra dull time, got up a 
fight himself and wrote  up  half  a  column 
about it,  from his  home in  the  jail.  The 
country editor’s life is not a bed of  roses by 
about 17 kilometers.

I have heard the editor of the Grumbleton 
Grabbag remark  that  he  often  wished  his 
folks had made him learn the blacksmith or 
shoe-making  bizness,  instead  of  allowing 
him to turn  the  ink  crank  in  a  printing 
offiss.

I see that protective associations are start­
ing up  all  about  the  country.  They  have 
started one about twenty miles north of  the 
Comers, with all the modem improvements. 
We are to have a meeting of our association 
next week for the  discussion of  matters of 
interest to the trade.

Rumors of war continue to ruminate threw 
the country and the uncertainty tends to un­
settle prices.  Every time  the  news  has  a 
war  look, flour pops up  at  the  Cant  Hook 
mills, but when it looks like peace the  mil­
ler don’t  hear  of  it  for  several  weeks,  so 
flour don’t settle back any.

The ice is nearly all gone from in front of 
my store and trade is  getting  more  copius. 
Money is not so allfired tight as it was.  The 
gentle granger  does not have to hunt all his 
pockets over  and  eventually  comer  a  lone 
nickel in the  southeast  corner  of  his  west 
pants  pocket  to  buy  a  plug  of  tobacker 
with.

“Hail, gentle spring!” but forpitty’s sake 

dont snow any more.

Yours critonically,

So lim an Snooks.

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

Smoked  W hite  Fish.

We are now  prepared  to  furnish  dealers 
with Fresh  Smoked  White  Fish.  We  are 
smoking about  one  ton  a  week.  We  also 
handle Boneless Cod  and  Smoked  Halibut 
in 40 pound boxes.  Any order for anything 
special in our  line of  fish  and  oysters will 
receive prompt attention.

Cole  & E m ery,

Baltimore Fish and Oyster Market,

37 Canal street,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

Try the Crescent Mills “All Wheat” flour, 
made  by  an  entirely  new  process.  Voigt 
Milling Co.,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Dealers wishing seeds of any kind are re­
ferred  to  the  advertisement  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Seed  Store,  in  another  column of 
this issue.

mm

TR A D E  MARK.

O. H. RICHMOND & CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

M AN UFACTURERS  O F

Riclioiti’s Family Medicines.

RICHMOND’S  LIVER  ELIXIR.

the  market,  50 cents.

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

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

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

SHRIVER, WEATHERLY  & CO.,

Grand Rapids, Mich., 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL

IRON  PIPE,

Brass Goods, Iron  and  Brass  Fittings, 

Mantels,  Grates, Gas  Fixtures, 

Plumbers, Steam Fitters,
—A nd  M an u factu rers  o f—

I Galvanized  Iron  Cornice*

MTTSK2CGOXT  B U S IN E S S   DXB.3BCTOB.7.

A. VT. M O SH ER & C O .,

Wholesale  and Commission Dealers in

\ miiiiiüHJ  
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.

U   h l i V J i   J  

.• —■  r~ _  ^ t

M an u factu rers  o f

Pine  Street.  -  MusKegon,  Mieli,
MTTag E CON  S A W   AXTB B IL E  W O R K S
FILES  AND  RASPS  OP  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS,
And Repairers of Saws.  Our long- experience in both branches of  business  enables  us  to  do 
better work than any other firm in the State.  All work done promptly and warranted  to  give 
satisfaction.  Works on First street, near Rodgers Iron M anufacturing Co. s Shops, Muskegon.

sm itn  cfc  Hazlett, P roprietors.

ANDREW WIERERBO

F U L L   L I N E   O F   S H O W   C A S E S   K E P T   I N   S T O C K .

WIERENGO  BLOCK,  PINE  STREET, 

- 

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

TO F R U IT  G R O W ER S
Factory
Muskegon  Basket 

-T H E -

Having resumed operations for the season is prepared to supply all kinds of

FRUIT  PACKAGES!

At Bottom Prices.  Quality Guaranteed.

W E   MAKE  A  SPECIALTY  OF  PEACH  AND  GRAPE  BASKETS.

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

PAOBLEKiS

---- A N D - -

CANNED  MEATS  AND  BUTTERS.

CHOICE  SMOKED  MEATS  A  SPECIALTY.

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

E.  FALLAS,
&  Coffliission—Butter  &  lm  a

Choice B utter always on hand.  All Orders  receive Prom pt and Careful Attention. 

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

[- 

Grand|Rapids, Michigan

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.

Choice  Butter a Specialty!
O rips, Lemons, B a n s, Alias, M erries, (Mer, Etc.
M.C. Russell, 48 Ottawa St., G’d Rapids.
RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.,

Careful  Attention  Paid  to  Filling  Orders.

MANUFACTURERS  AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS IN

A N D

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.
O u r  sp rin g   sam ples  are  now   ready for  inspection a,t prices 

low   as tlie low est.  W e m ake  a  G ent’s  Shoe to   retail  for  $3  m  
Congress,  B u tto n   and  B als th a t can’t  he heat.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

W M . SEA R S & CC
Cracker  Manufacturers,

B. LEONARD 8 SONS

16 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

T H E   C E L E B R A T E D

Mason  Fruit  Jar.

YOU  A LL  K N O W   IT.

Prices  GS-uaranteed.  !

CARTAGE  FREE  ON  FRUIT  JARS.

Order of us while  stock  is  plenty  and 

prices remain  at the bottom, 

R E F R I G E R A T O R S .
THE  LEONARD

G E T   T H E   B E S T

Cleanatlo, with Movable Flues, 
Carved Panels, Hardwood, war­
ranted First-Class, Elegant and 
Durable.  We  challenge  the 
world to produce its  Equal,  in 
Merit or in Price.

REFRIGERATORS 
ICE  BOXES

W E   A R E   T H E   M A N U F A C T U R E R S  O F  T H E  

Easiest  Selling  Refrigerator 

in 

the  Market,  because 

IS  THE  BEST.
Glsihe  Stoves—Four  Hole Top. 

Notice our new GROCER’S  ICE  BOX.

W e  gladly  furnish  catalogue  and  discount  on  application. 

“ Monitor”  Oil  Stoves—Absolute Safety.

it

SOLD  AT  MANUFACTURERS  PRICES.

These are becoming necessary in every household  and  by 
buying of us you will be trying no experiments.  Our goods 
are  standard  and  guaranteed  in  every  respect.  Write for 

our Price  List.Jewett’s  Bird  Cages.

We regret to say that  we  sell  Bird  Cages  at  cost.  This 
must be satisfactory to the buyer.  Our  assortment  is very 
large and we would call your especial attention to our care­
fully made up assorted  cases.  Price List with discount fur­
nished on application.
which we are very anxious to show you. 
with  net prices and see what is revolutionizing the trade for nice table glassware.

W e  have  colored  lithographs  of  the  new  goods in COLORED  GLASSW ARE 
If not already received, writh to  us  for  a  set 
Above all make a note to visit our store the next time you are in  the  city, and  ask 
for our wholesale sample room.  WE  HAVE  BARGAINS  IN  QUICK  SELLING  GOODS«

H. LEONARD & SONS,

16  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.
BLANCHARD BROS. & CO
M O D E L   M IL L S .
Gilt  MB  Pstat  a i  W it  Loaf  Brails  tl  Flour.

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Good Goods and Low Prices.  We invite Correspondence.

THnii  R oller  Process.

Corner W inter and W est Bridge Streets, 

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Grand Rapids, Much.

CLARK,  JE W E L L   &  CO.,
Groceries  and  Provisions,

8:1,8a and 87  PEARL STREET anil 111, 116,118 and 120 OTTAWA STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
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F  IT.  _A. 3D -A. IME S  <&  O O.’S

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G-rand. Rapids,

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AMBOY  CHEESE.

37,30 & 41  K ent  Street.  Grand Rapids,  Michigan

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Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, 

Saws, Belding and Oils.

Write  for Prices. 

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