Michigan  Tradesman.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1885.

NO. 95.

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B A R G A IN   STO RES.

H o w   W in d o w   G lass  is  M ade.

W e carry a full  line of 
Seeds  of  every  variety, 
both for field and garden. 
Parties  in  want  should 
write to or see the

RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED  CO.
VI  CANAL STREET.

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C R E A M   T E S T E R !
W ith six glasses fo r testin g  six  cows’  m ilk  at 
sam e  tim e.  Price  $1;  large  size  glasses  $2, 
either free by mail.  A gents w anted. Circulars 
w ith  fu ll  particu lars  fo r  stam p.  WYMAN 
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IS  K EPT  BACK  BY  A 

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Address

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M ention this paper.

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NEW  GOODS.  New 
Prices down to th e w hale­
bone.  Goods always sale­
able, and always reliable. 
Buy close and  often.
orders!

P ro p rie to rs  of

CRESCENT
FLOURING  MILLS,

M a n u fa c tu re rs  o f  th e   F o llo w in g   P o p ­

u la r   B ra n d s  o f F lo u r:

C R E SC E N T ,”

CO N T R A CT S.

How to  Make Them  and  How  to  Break 

Them.

I dare say that by this time you have  met 
with  quite  a  number  of  those  individuals 
who  scorn to  ‘‘put a thing in w riting;” who 
feel insulted if  you ask them  to make  a lit­
tle memorandum of a  transaction  about  to 
be entered upon and have  both  parties sign 
it. 
“ Why,  sir,”  such an individual would 
exclaim,  “ I beg to inform you that my word 
is as good  as  my  bond!”  with  heavy  em­
phasis on  “ word”  and  “ bond.” N.  B .— This 
high and mighty individual never  tells  you, 
however,  what liis  “ bond”  is worth.

No honorable business man ever objects to 
“ putting a thing in writing,” if it is of suffi­
cient importance.  Voxcmissa volat.  How 
are you in Latin?  Well,  this  is  no doubt 
your busy day,  so let’s have no more joking. 
Now,  what is  a contract?

“ A   contract is a promise from  one to an­
other— either made or applied— to  do  or re­
frain from some lawful tiling.”

Ponder  that  well. 

Every  word  means 
something. 
If  a  contract  is  sealed,  it is 
called a  “ speciality,”  like a bond or  a deed, 
and  it hinds without consideration,  that  is, 
it always  ‘ ‘implies” a consideration.

But our courts do not have  tlie  same rev­
erence for  “ seals”  and the  “ fuss and feath­
ers”  of solemnity in executing contracts that 
they once had.  The cry nowadays i s :  Give 
us the facts  and we’ll give you the law .”

Now,  don’t interrupt me with  forty ques­
tions. 
A   contract  may  be  upon  several 
pieces of paper or  the  parties  may  simply 
make  a  “ mem”  in pencil or  with  chalk  on 
the w ill or on a d )  >r.

In olden times,  of course,  everything was 
oral.  Very  few people knew how to write 
anyway.  Even the pleadings in courts were 
oral,  and not  until  a  long  while  after  the 
Norman  Conquests  were  there  any  deeds. 
They had a ceremony called  livery of seizin, 
in  which  the  seller of tlie land delivered tlie 
purchaser a handful of the soil.

A  contract need not be correct and  gram­
matical to be valid. 
You may spell as bad­
ly as Josh.  Billings, and yet it will stick.  In 
signing,  you need not affix your  full nam e; 
your initials will  do,  or your mark ;  or  you 
may thrust your thumb in some  mud,  press 
it against tlie paper and  sa y : 
“ That’s my 
1 stand by that contract.”  Or you 
mark. 
leed not sign  it at  all,  if you  declare your­
self  satisfied  with  tlie  terms,  and  accept 
them by word of mouth.

If your man cannot  read,  or  is  deaf  and 
dumb or  blind,  he careful, be  more  particu­
lar ;  read everything over to him in the pres­
ence of witnesses,  and make him say that he 
understands and accepts the conditions.

Yon are not obliged to  sign at  the bottom 
or end.  Anywhere will do if it can be shown 
that you  set your hand to it.

Now,  let us see under  what  conditions  a 
1.  He must 
person may make a contract. 
he of sound mind and sober;  2, old enough ; 
3,  not under any legal  disabilities;  for  ex­
ample,  an alien cannot buy  or  sell  real  es­
tate,  and in some States married women are 
incapable of making certain contracts.

A  contract  to be valid* must  also  have  a 
consideration,  although  modern  courts  of 
law allow great latitude in this respect.  The 
consideration may be  “ natural love  and af­
fection”  or  a promise to do or not do a thing. 
But  courts always  allow  “ considerations” 
to be enquired into,  and  will  support  some 
contracts although  no  consideration  at  all 
may be  shown. 
For  instance,  if you con­
tract to keep  my  property  for  me  without 
charge,  you must take as  good care  of  it  as 
you do of your own or you will be liable for 
it if lost stolen or burned.

Pretty generally,  contracts  made on Sun­
day are  “ v o id a b le th a t  is,  they  may  be 
But  a  Sunday  con­
set aside by a court. 
tract  may be ratified  on  a  week  day. 
If 
you owe a man a debt and pay him  on Sun­
day you cannot get your money back.  Again, 
the law  forbids a grocer to sell you  sugar on 
Sunday,  and he could not collect for  it,  but 
if  you  come  to  my  house  on  Sunday— I 
not being a trader— and buy some  eggs  and 
flour and'sugar for your family or  to  enter­
tain  some  guests,  the  law  will  not  allow 
you to plead  any  Sunday  contract. 
Yon
will  have to  pay up and look pleasant.

There is a class of  contracts  to  which  I 
1  have  referred 
must  pall your attention. 
For instance,  if  a 
to  “ implied contracts.”  
man lives with a woman  and  holds  her  to 
the world as his wife,  tlie law  will  imply a 
“ marriage contract.”

If you order a coat or buy goods,  the  law 
w ill not allow you to say,  “ Oh, lie sent them 
to my house. 
I never  promised to pay for 
t h e m o r  if you hire a man or allow him to 
work for you,  a court would hold  that  you 
must p a y ;  or if you  neglect  to  clothe  your 
minor son,  and he buys clothes,  you  would 
be bound to  settle thathill.

Now  that  you  know  something  about 
making a contract,  let me  tell  you  how  to 
break one,  for it may often happen to  you to 
be deceived or wronged in business transac­
tions.

Fraud  always  destroys  contract. 

By 
fraud I mean  “ spoken or acted falsehood”—  
for  example,  should  you  be  decoyed  or 
cheated into  signing,  selling or  buying.  Of 
course,  the law allows a good bit of  “ honest 
lying”  in  trade,  such  as  puftling  goods  and

wares and  “ cracking up” the virtues of  your 
merchandise.  The law expects you to  keep 
your eyes open and  have  your  wits  about 
you. 
But  it  is  quite  another thing when 
the goods are  not visible;  then  they  must 
come up to representations  made. 
Again, 
you may break  a  contract  which  has  been 
forced upon you by threats,  physicial  force, 
imprisonment,  etc.  This  is what is called 
duress;  and it  knocks  a  contract  “ higher 
than Gilroy’s kite.” 
is  not  worth  the 
paper it is written  on or  the gose-quill used 
to  pen it,  or even the lampblack  in  which it 
is scrawled.

It 

Mutual  consent,  of  course,  will  always 
break a contract.  Or, 'what is known as  the 
“ Act  of  God”,  will  sometimes 
intervene 
and terminate a contract;  as,  for  instance, 
when you sign a lease and  the  house  burns 
down,  or you make a contract to  have  your 
child educated and he falls  sick,  etc. 
Bet­
ting and  gaining  are  illegal  contracts  and 
you may generally  recover back  the  money 
paid on a bet  ; but  my  advice  i s :  Never 
make a bet and shun the gaming-table  as you 
would the foulest  contagion.

IT sury— that is,  exacting  more  than  tlie 
legal  interest— w ill  in  some  States,  Michi­
gan,  for instance,  render the  transaction il­
legal and forfeit the whole debt. 
The  so- 
called Statute of Limitations  puts an end to 
certain contracts, such as bills,  notes,  drafts, 
purchases of  personal  property,  etc.,  after 
six  years;  that  is,  you  can  sue  for  the 
amount due after that term.

One word about tlie Statute of Frauds and 

I’m through for the present.

In  1G76— just  one  hundred  years  before 
our Declaration  of  Independence— England 
passed her celebrated Statute of Frauds, and 
I think that nearly all  our  States  have  en­
acted  its provisions. 
It  provides that cer­
tain contracts  or agreements,  to be binding, 
must be  in  writing.  Without  that  such 
contracts are absolutely worthless.  For ex­
ample,  to  guarantee the  debt of a third per­
son,  you must make a  “ mem.”  and  sign  it, 
to  sell or mortgage land,  you must do  it  in 
writing— that is,  by deed  or  mortgage. 
If 
you make an  agreement  that cannot be per­
formed within  one  year  from  the  date  of 
making it,  you must put  it  in  writing. 
If 
you are the executor of an estate,  your verb­
al promise  to  pay  any debt  of  that  estate 
will  not be binding on you.  And any agree­
ment in which marriage is to he  the consid­
eration must be  in  writing.  Such  are  the 
provisions  of  most  all Statutes  of Frauds.
Now generally,  in conclusion,  let  me  say 
that if you are a trustee,  executor,  etc.,  you 
cannot make a contract with yourself.

In almost all business matters you may au­
thorize an  agent to make a contract  in your 
name.  Corporations may make any contract 
allowed by their charters.  Partnership con­
tracts I have already explained to you.  The 
law which governs a contract is the  law  of 
the place where it was made and entered  in­
to,  no matter if it was in a foreign land.

This  is possibly too broad an  assertion,  for 
if a contract is made in one State  but  is  to 
be applied and enforced in another State, the 
laws of the latter State would apply.

Then  again,  Americans often execute con­
tracts  before  our  ministers  and  consuls 
abroad;  such contracts,  however, are consid­
ered to have been executed  at home.

Things W orth  Remembering.

That a bag of hot sand relieves neuralgia.
That warm  borax-water will  remove dan­

druff.

That salt should be eaten with nuts, to aid 

digestion.

That milk which  stands  too  long  makes 

bitter butter.

That a  hot,  strong lemonade taken at bed­

time will break up  a cold.

That  rusty  fiat  irons  should  be  rubbed 

over with beeswax  and lard.

That fried onions  should be boiled  first  in 

milk,  to be mild and odorless.

That a little soda-water,  will  relieve sick- 

headaelie caused  by indigestion.

That a cup  of  strong  coffee  will  remove 

the odor of onions from the breath.

That boiled cabbage it much sweeter when 

the water is changed in boiling.

That tough meat may be made  tender  by 

lying a few minutes  in vinegar-water.

That well-ventilated bed  rooms will  pre­

vent morning headaches  and lassitude.

That  a  cup  of  hot  water  drank  before 

meals  will relieve nausea and dyspepsia.

That a fever  patient  is  cooled  and  com­
forted by frequent  sponging  with soda wa­
ter.

That mustard-water is excellent for cleans­
ing the hands  after  handling  odorous  sub­
stances.

That consumptive  night-sweats  may  be 
arrested by  sponging  the  body  nightly  in 
salt water.

That one in a faint  should  be  laid flat on 
his back then  loosen his clothes  and let him 
alone.

That cold tea  should  be  saved  for  your 
It  sours  easily  and  gives 

vinegar-barrel. 
color and  flavor.

Not  a  Seminary.

“ What sort  of  an  establishment  is  that 

across the way?”

“ They teach  drawing,  music,  and  danc­

ing.”

“ A  young ladies’  seminary?”
“ No,  a dentist’s shop.”

W h e re   P eo p le  F o rg e t  E v e ry th in g   E lse 
T h e ir  E a g e rn e sss to  B u y   C heaply. 

From  th e Chicago News.

The bargain-store trade has  grown  to 
a distinctive feature of  retail  business.
lias 
its  peculiarities  not  only  in  what  is 
there for sale,  but  in the class of patrons.  It 
does not  even  cater  to  tlie  medium-priced 
trade,  hut to  a grade  beneath  it. 
There is 
never a day  in  the  week,  except  Sunday, 
when the bargain  stores  are  not  thronged 
with a miscellaneous crowd of jostling  peo­
ple or both  sexes.  These stores are crowd­
ed with  women of every known  type of fea­
ture and every manner of dress.  They push 
past each other so rudely that it is  a marvel 
any escape without  having  their  garments 
torn  from  their  bodies. 
Each  one  is  in 
search of something which  may be obtained 
for less than its  actual value. 
A s  the bar­
gain stores continue to thrive  and  the  pro­
prietors become rich,  it is  safe  to  conclude 
that at least a fair profit is realized from the 
sales,  and that few  of  the  customers  suc­
ceed in getting any goods for  less than they 
are worth.

“ Of course,  the bargain stores do not buy 
the best class  of goods to begin  with,”  said 
one of the merchants. 
‘ ‘Then  the  stocks
are bought in immense  quantities,  odds and 
ends are picked up,  auction  sales from fail­
ures are watched for,  and in this way we are 
enabled  to offer merchandise for a lower  fig­
ure than retail stores that carry  fine,  expen­
sive lines  and cater to the best  trade.  There 
is little  variation,  however,  in  the prices of 
staple  goods,  such  as  sheetings,  muslins, 
etc.  We make a run occasionally on some­
thing that we have picked up  cheap,  or  for 
advertising  purposes  sell  below  the  actual 
cost.  Do  we  lose  thereby?  Not  much. 
Such a sale  will  draw  a  crowd,  and  nine- 
tenths of the’number who  come  buy  some­
thing else. 
The  percentages of  profit  are 
not as high  as  they  were,  though,  in  this 
line  of business,  for margins  have been  cut 
down so low  by  the  other  grade  of  shops 
that,  in order to keep up the character  of  a 
bargain  store,  we  are  obliged  to  go  still 
lower.”

“ Do  women  who  come  here  lose  their 

purses or packages often?”

“ They  drop  small  packages  frequently, 
but  there  are  not  so  many  pocket-books 
missing as there was a while ago.  When  a 
pocket-book is lost  it  is  invariably  through 
the carelessness of  the  owner. 
There are 
few professional pickpockets  who  frequent 
the bargain stores  now,  for the surveillance 
lias  been  so  close  and  the  punishment  so 
rigid for the last two  years  that  they  have 
been  driven  out.  We  employ  tw'o  girls 
whose sole business  is to look out  for  pick­
pockets.  Women  from  the  country  lose 
their children more frequently than anything 
else. 
There  is  seldom  a  day when some 
woman  is  not  rushing  frantically  around 
seeking her child,  or  when  we  do  not  find 
some small specimen  of  humanity  wander­
ing around crying for its mamma.  The oili­
er  day a large woman  wearing  a heavy  red 
woolen shawl was raging around like  a  cy­
clone. 
Clutching her skirts and bellowing 
lustily were two  small  hoys  about  3  and  5 
years old.  The yougsters tripped and stum­
bled,  but never let go their  mother’s  skirts, 
while she gave no heed to them,  but caught 
hold of every one in her way and  screamed 
‘S-a-y— hev  you  seen  my baby?  hev  you? 
Eight  months  old  with  red  hair.  Good 
gracious,  where is my baby?’

■ “ Well,  we found the  baby.  She had laid 
it down beside a pile of dress  goods. 
It had 
gone to sleep,  and  either  she  or  some  one 
else had carelessly thrown a  piece  of  ging­
ham  over  it,  hiding  it  from  sight. 
The 
mother had forgotten  it and  walked away.” 
“ Are tlie wages of the clerks  less  in  bar­

gain stores than in  others?”

“ There is  little difference between the sal­
aries paid here and  in high priced  stores  in 
si m i lia r  capacities. 
The heads of  our  de­
partments get as good pay as they  could  in 
tlie same places anywhere else.  Tlie saler- 
ies of  the  girls  behind  our  glove  counter 
range from $7  to $16 per week.  The little 
cash-girls  get about the same pay that cash- 
boys  do  in other stores.  The lowest pay re­
ceived by  any  cash-girl  with  us  is  $3  per 
week.  The highest  is $4 per week. 
The 
work is harder here than in shops  of  differ­
ent type,  and the class of custom,  as  a rule, 
more difficult to  deal  with. 
Complaint  is 
often made that the clerks in  bargain stores 
are rude. 
You  can’t  expect  to  secure the 
services of many  refined young  ladies,  even 
at better compensation than they  could  get 
elsewhere. 
If  a  girl  is  a thorough  lady in 
her manner,  and is sub j ected to the rudeness 
shown so often  to  employes  by  many  cus­
tomers,  she soon forgets  that  sli e  may  en­
counter any other class.”

German 

journals  allude  to  the  efficacy 
of  “ benzol magnesia”  as  a  grease  eradicat- 
or. 
It  is  prepared by saturating  calcined 
magnesia with benzol.  A  little of this pow­
der rubbed on  a  greasy  stain  on  paper  or 
any  other  ^fabric  w ill  remove  it,  hut  old 
stains may require a repetition  of  the  pro­
cess. 
The  mixture  is  said to be excellent 
for cleaning windows.

Some men,  like pictures,  are  fitter  for  a 

corner than  a full light.

The workmen  were  engaged  in  making 
window glass,  and  proceeded  in a  way that 
seemed very simple.  A  young  man  would 
take one of  the  long  hollow  iron pipes we 
saw the gaunt  man  juggling with,  and ap­
proaching one of  the  mouths  of tlie  great 
furnace with the indifference of a  salaman­
der— first,  however,  protecting his face  with 
a leather screen— would proceed by a  series 
of wave-like movements of the pipe to gath­
er at the end a  ball  of  liquid  glass,  getting 
his supply from a clay pot.  These pots con­
tained a mixture  of  soda,  lime  and  sand, 
which had  been  reduced  by firing for two 
days.  After gathering  a  wad  the size of a 
cocoanut,  tlie young  man  would  turn  and 
cool  it upon an  iron  plate,  still  keeping up 
the  wave-like  rotary  motion.  Then  he 
would return to the  pot  and  begin 
fishing 
again,  then hack to the iron  plate  for cool­
ing,  and then  more  angling.  By  this time 
lie  lias  gathered a ball  of  about  sixteen 
pounds weight and  of  intense  beat.  Now 
cooling the pipe with  water,  he  carries  his 
burden over and deposits it on  a  larger iron 
plate— tins  one floating in a tub  of  water—  
gives the pipe  to a glass blower,  and  seizing 
another iron  goes  back  to  the  furnace to 
perform his part once  again.

The glass blower rolls tlie  hall  upon  the 
plate until lie lias made  the  glass  assume a 
pear shape,  when he applies the pipe  to his 
lips and blows till  his cheeks stand  out like 
red apples,  blows  till  he  is  red  behind tlie 
ears,  blows  until he becomes  of  a complee- 
tion  as  blooming  as  the  glass.  A ll  this 
while he imparts a rotary motion to the pipe, 
and does not cease either tlie blowing or the 
rotating until  tlie pear-shaped glass  has ex­
panded into tlie  rude  semblance  to  a bottle 
with no neck and  a very thick bottom.  Now 
over he goes to one  of  the  mouths  of  tlie 
side furnace,  into which lie thrusts  the pipe 
to warm the mean looking bottle at the end. 
A t his feet is the grave-like pit.

the  pit.  The  glass  begins 

Now watch him.  He takes tlie pipe from 
lets  it swing 
the furnace,  blows in  it,  and 
to 
before 
lengthen out,  stove-pipe  fashion; 
into  the 
furnace again,  now  out,  and  up  over  his 
head.  Agitate  tlie  pipe.  Blow.  Now  a 
big sweep from mid-air through  the  pit and 
up  again.  Blow.  Now  a  pendulum-like 
movement— up— down— way  across —hack! 
The glass  is  become  a  cylinder  four  feet 
long.  Heat  again  and  withdraw.  Blow. 
Rotate.  A  little more jugglery— here— there 
— right side—left— a beautiful  swing below! 
Tlie cylinder is over five feet long now!  Tlie 
work  is done!  These  cylinders  are  placed 
still  glowing  on  a  stand.  A   tap  with  a 
piece of steel releases  tlie  blow  pipe,  the 
blower makes a  measurement  with  a  stick, 
wraps a string of  hot glass about the cylin­
der,  the superfluous part falls off  as though 
cut with a diamond,  and  the  completed cyl­
inder— about  five  feet 
long  and  eighteen 
inches  in  diameter— is  carried  away  to  a 
place of safety.  To-morrow a hot  steel rod 
will cut each  of  the  cylinders  through one 
side,  thus leaving it  like  a  sheet  of  paper 
twisted  until  its  upper  and  lower  edges 
meet.  This roll will be subjected to another 
gentle baking,  when it  will  flatten  out into 
a large  sheet of glass.  This will be cut into 
sheets of the proper  size  and  the  work  is 
done.— C.  B.  Lewis.

T rib u te   to  th e   T rav eler.

From  th e Chicago C urrent.

No  man’s  command  more  than  theirs 
makes the world of trade go on.  When the 
art of distributing the products  of labor  has 
been learned,  nothing better  remains  to  be 
done.  Men by the  thousands can be set at 
work to m ake; hut  to get  one  brave worker 
out before the world— a Goliah  going down 
into the valley of Elah each day to  look  for 
an  enemy— that  is  a  very  difficult  thing. 
When a man can  “ place goods”  lie  lias  the 
world at his feet,  and he generally  exacts  a 
But his life is one of self- 
King’s ransom. 
denial. 
The wheels of  business  must  re­
volve,  therefore the w ife  and  the  children 
mourn  his  almost  constant  absence ;  Time, 
his hitter  enemy,  must  not  triumph,  there­
fore tlie traveler lays his head lightly, on the 
pillow of the inn,  and  starts  at the  puff  of 
every  passing  locomotive. 
The  Bund  of 
Merchant Travelers  in the United States is a 
powerful organization,  because it is  compos­
ed of self-reliant units. 
The  railroads not 
long ago,  laid a heavy  hand  on  this  guild, 
but a state o f. things  at  once  ensued  that 
caused the managers  of transportation more 
thought  than the  rupture  of  half  a  dozen 
It  was  found  that the commercial 
pools. 
agent  must  be  accomodated; 
that  trade 
would not be haltered and tied up  with  red 
tape.  So  the thousand-mile tickets were re­
stored arid a great trouble  (to the  railroads) 
was  ended.

A  dentist advised a man  to have  a  tooth 
taken out,  assuring him that  if  he  inhaled 
“ What  is  the 
gas he would feel no pain. 
effect of  the  gas?”  asked  the  man. 
“ It 
makes  you 
insensible,”  said  the  dentist, 
“ and you  don’t  know  anything  that  takes 
place.”  The man took out his money.  “ Oh, 
never mind the fee until afterward,” remark­
ed the dentist.  “ I  wasn’t thinking of that,” 
said the patient,  “ I  only  wanted to see how 
much money I had.”

VOL. 2.

UW ELLIN6 SBS

WHOLESALEw

FISHING  TACKLE
N O T I O N S !

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  P e a rl  S treet,  G ran d   R a p id s,  M id i.

C. G. A. VOIGT &

P r o p r ie t o r s   o f   t h e

M a n u fa c tu r e r s   o f   t li e   fo llo w in g  

STAR  MILLS
“STAR,"
“GOLDEN SHEAF,” 
LADIES’ DELIGHT,” 
And “OUR PATENT.”

u la r   b r a n d s   o f   F lo u r .

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 K ent Street.

A.  K.  A L L E N ,  PR O PRIETO R.

WE  DO OKU FIRST CLASS  1V0IÍK ASD  USE  NO

O rders  b y  M ail an d   E x p ress p ro m p tly  a t­

te n d e d   to.

ALLEN’S  ABRIDGED  SYSTEM
BOOK-KEEPING!

H.  J.  Carr,  book-keeper  fo r  II.  Leonard  & 
Sons, w rites:  “ For two  years  and  upw ards  I 
have been applying'  met hods  quite  sim ilar  to 
those shown in  your  recent  publication,  ‘An 
A bridged System  of  Book-keeping,’  and  have 
found  a  decided  saving  of  labor  and  m uch 
other sat isfaction therein.  H ence my belief in 
its  utility,  and  th a t  w hat  you have se t forth 
will, w hen rightly understood, m erit  attention 
and use.” 
...
Full  and com plete d rafts of rulings, etc., with 
illustrative entries and instructions in pam ph­
let form  mailed upon receipt o f $2.

„ 

. 

W . H. Allen,

With S. A. Welling, 2i Pearl St., Grand Rapids

Jl

M anufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 

Flavoring Extracts, 
Baking Powders, 

Bluings, Etc., Etc.

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF

Z S L S M I N K ’ S

7 7

“ Red Bark Bitters
lie Oriole M fflfactiii Co.

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78  W est  B rid g e   S treet,

G R A N D   RA PID S, 

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M ICH IGAN .

ALBERT  COYE  S
AWNINGS,  TENTS,

-------- m a x u f a c t c r e b s   or------

HORSE  AND  WAGON  COVERS.

W H O LESALE  D E A LE R S  IN

Oiled  Clothing,  D ucks,  Stripes,  E tc. 

“ W H IT E   RO SE,”

State Agents lor the 

Watertown  Hammock  Support.

SEND  FOR  PRICES.

73  C an al  S tre et, 

-  G ran d   R a p id s,  M ich. I

“  M ORNIN G  G LO R Y ,”

“ R O Y A L   P A T E N T ,”  and 

“  A L L   W H E A T ,”  Flour.

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LEADING  W HOLESALE  GROCERS.

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AM ONG  T H E   T R A D E .

IN   THE  CITY.

Mary  E.  Sinclair,  grocer  on  Plainfield 
avenue,  has been  closed  on  a  $500  chattel 
mortgage.

Geo.  A.  Wagar  has  engaged  in  general 
trade at Crystal Lake.  Arthur Meigs & Co. 
j furnished the grocery stock.

James  Allen,  has  engaged 

in  the  gro- 
! eery  business  at  Cedar  Springs.  Arthur 
Meigs & Co.  furnished the stock.

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

WEDNESDAY. JULY 15,1885.
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

President—L ester J . Rindge.
V ice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
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T reasu rer—Win. Sears. 
E xecutive  Com m ittee—President,  V lce-Pres- 
ident and T reasurer, ex-officio; O. A. Ball, one | 
year;  L. E. H aw kins and ft. D. Sw artout, tw o
A rbitration  Committee—I.  M.  Clark,  Ben  W. 
T ransportation  Com m ittee—Sam uel  Sears, 
Insurance Committe—Jo h n  G. Shields, A rth u r 
M anufacturing  Com m ittee—Wm.  C aitw rignt, 
A nnual Meeting—Second  W ednesday evening 
Regular  M eetings—Second  W ednesday  even­

P utnam , Joseph Housem an.
Geo. B. D unton. Amos. S. M usselman.
Meigs, Wm. T. L am oreaux.
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings.
of October. 
m  
ing of each m onth.

,

Michigan Dairymen’s Association.

Organized  at  Grand  Rapids,  February  2o,  1885.
President—Milan W iggins. Bloomingdale. 
V ice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capac;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P .  Foltz,  Davison 
Station;  F.  A.  Rockafellow,  Carson  City; 
W arren H aven, Bloom ingdale;  Chas.  E. Bel­
knap,  G rand  Rapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  P ortage; 
John Borst, V riesland;  R. C. Nash, H illiards; 
D.  M.  Adams,  A shland:  Jos.  Post,  Clarks-
Secretary and T reasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
N ext  M eeting—Third  Tuesday  in  February, 
M embership Fee—$1 per year.
Official Ora-an—T h e  M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .

Rapids. 
1886.

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

Orgdnized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

OFFICERS.

President—Wm. Logie.
F irst V ibe-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second  V ice-President—Stephen A.  Sears.
S ecretary and T reasurer—L. W. A tkins.
E xecutive  Committee—P resident  and  Secre­
tary,  ex  officio;  Chas.  S.  Robinson,  Jas.  N. 
B radford and W. G. H awkins.
E lection Com m ittee—Geo.  H.  Seym our.  Wal­
lace  Franklin,  W.  H.  Downs,  Wm.  B.  Ed­
m unds and D. S. Haugh.
Room  Com m ittee—Stephen  A.  Sears,  Wm. 
Boughton, W. H. Jennings.
Regular  M eetings—L ast  Saturday  evening  in 
each m onth.
N ext  Meeting—Saturday  evening,  A ugust 29, 
a t “The T radesm an” office.

(¡¡rand Rapids Post T.  P. A.

Organized at Grand Rapids, A pril 11, 1885.

President—Geo. F. Owen.
V ice-President—Geo. W. McKay.
Secretary—Leo A. Caro.
.
T reasurer—Jam es Fox. 
N e x t  M eeting—Subject to call  o f  P resident.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n  was represented on the 
press excursion last week  by  two  attaliccs, 
whose services have been of little avail since 
their return,  on account  of  the  exuberance 
of their joy  over  the  treatment  accorded 
them by their  hosts  at  Traverse  City  and 
elsewhere.  Hannah,  Lay  & Co.’s  ability 
to entertain their friends  in royal  fashion is 
no longer a matter  of  conjecture,  and  the 
happy manner in which they discharged that 
difficult task  speaks  well  for  the  comfort 
and enjoyment of those who  have  occasion 
to tarry at Traverse  City.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   is  again  vindicated,  j 
When it announced that  Stewart  Ives  was j 
insane,  most of  the  other  city  papers  pro­
nounced  the report  “ sensational”  and  de­
clared that  Mr.  Ives was only suffering from 
the result of over-work.  T h e T r a d e s m a n  
continued  to maintain that Ives was insane, 
and on Saturday he was taken to an  asylum 
Apropos  to  the  matter, 
for  treatment. 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   puts itself on record with 
the  statement  that  dissipation  kills  more 
people  than  hard  work,  and  that  no  one 
can long disregard the  laws of nature with­
out suffering the consequences.

B.  T.  Pierce  confectioner  at  147 Monroe 
street,  has had  his  stock  taken  on chattel 
mortgage by Putnam & Brooks.

Hester & Fox have sold a 100 horse power 
engine and pair of boilers,  Atlas  make,  to 
M.  J.  Murphy & Co.',  of Detroit.

Hazeltine,  Perkins &  Co.  have  purchased 
the  sole  right  to  manufacture  and  sell 
Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Remedy.

D.  Eldersvelt,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  on  Wealthy  avenue,  just 
beyond  the  city  limits,  has  re-engaged  in 
the same business.  John  Caulfield furnish­
ed the stock.

J.  H.  Parker,  State agent for  Chandler & 
Taylor,  of Indianapolis,  Ind.,  has  sold  an 
engine,  boiler and sawmill outfit to Mark S. 
Dilley,  who w ill engage in the  manufacture 
of pine and  hardwood  lumber  for  himself 
and  others  at  Fredericville,  Crawford 
county.

‘T shall not put  down  many  limed  eggs 
this season,” said an extensive<egg  packer.
I  “ Limed stock ruled from 6 to 13  cents low- 
| er than  fresh  eggs  last  winter,  while  ice 
|  house stock ranged 1 to 3 cents below fresh.
| This would seem to be an  unanswerable ar- 
I gument in favor of cold  storage  stock,  and 
j  hereafter all my energies will be directed to 
| that branch of the business.”

Geo.  W.  Alden,  for  several  years  past 
traveling agent for Foster,  Stevens  &  Co.,
! has purchased the Norton & Wolff hardware 
stock,  at Otsego,  and removed  the  same  to 
j this city.  He has also formed a copartner 
ship  with Chas.  M.  Alden,  for  ten  years 
past a member of the firm of  Whitworth  & 
Alden,  and the two will  engage  in business 
at 31  West Bridge  street  about  August  1,
I under the firm name of Alden Bros. 
Both 
possess the requisite  experience,  and  will 
| undoubtedly succeed in their new undertak­
ing.

Nelson Bros. & Co.  note the renewal of the 
American Wall Paper Pool for another year, 
and also  the  fact  that  they  are  the  only 
members of the Pool in  this  State,  outside 
of Detroit,  which has one  member. 
They 
state  that  dark  papers have had their day, 
and that medium or lighter colors  w ill  rule 
during the coming season.  They w ill have 
a representative among the  factories during 
August,  selecting the  most  available styles, 
and w ill start  their  men  out  on  the  road 
with the spring  styles  abot  the  middle  of 
September.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

E.  D.  Drew’, general dealer atFowlerville, 

is closing out.

T.  Gunnel & Co.  have started a meat mar­

ket at  Millbrook.

Neff Brothers,  lumbermen,  are  erecting a 

store  at McBrides.

Comfort & McRea is the  name  of  a  new’ 

drug firm at McBrides.

J. R.  Cameron,  grocer  at  Sherman  City, 

has added a  line of drugs.

Kennedy & Kapnick,  at  Cadillac,  are  suc­

ceeded by Wm.  Kennedy.

John G.  Brow'll succeeds  Brown  & Moore 

in the drug business at Albion.

T.  E.  Howell  succeeds  Howell  &  Blaek- 

mer in general trade at Kalamo.

C.  II.  Pease  succeeds  Sevald &  Pease  in 

!  general trade  at Sault St.  Marie, 
i  G.  W.  Emery succeeds  Mitchell  & Emery 
|  in the grocery business  at Hancock.

S.  J.  Sachen has bought the clothing stock 

C. A. Cory, notion dealer at Cedar Springs,  I 

Thos.  Garter,  formerly  of  the  firm  of 
j Phelps & Garter,  at Coopersville,  has  open­
ed a meat market  at Berlin.

E.  A.  Owen  has  closed  out  his  grocery 
to 

!  stock  at  Plainwell,  and  will  remove 
Canada.

Wm.  C.  Ashley  succeeds  Houghton  & 
i Ashley in the produce commission  business 
I  at Detroit.

Louis L.  Holmes  succeeds C.  G.  O’Bryon 
I in  the  dry  goods  and  grocery  business  at 
;  Belding.

The Grand Rapids manufacturers have an j 
organization which  has been  of incalculable j 
|  has been closed on chattel mortgage.
benefit to every member.  The jobbers  also 
| 
have an organization which is  sure to  make j 
| of Houseman,  May & Co.,  at Big  Rapids.
its influence felt.  The retail druggists have j 
a society which  has  already  put  money in j 
the pocket of  every  druggist  in  the  city. 
The retail grocer,  however, continues to “ go 
it alone,”  to the detriment  of  himself  and j 
all concerned.  No  class  of  business  men 
needs the benefits  accruing  from  organiza- 
tion so much  as  the grocer.  The easiest  of 
all businesses for the novice to engage in,  it 
is already  overcrowded  with  inexperienced ; 
men,  which lias  a  tendency  to  demoralize | 
values and credits,  and  renders  the  grocery 
business  the  most  undesirable  branch  of 
trade.  Most of all,  the  grocer  needs  pro­
tection from himself—protection from a dis­
position to  cut  prices— protection  from  a 
disposition to  extend  credits  beyond  their 
natural  latitude— protection  from  the  en­
croachments of the jobber  and  the  retailer 
in other lines of trade.  Already the grocers 
of New  England,  of  New  York  City,  of 
Brooklyn  and  Albany  and  several  other 
Eastern  cities  have  joined  hands 
in  the 
struggle for supremacy,  and the  results are 
claimed to have been far in excess of expec­
tation.  Michigan grocers should  not be be­
hind their Eastern brethren in  this  respect, 
and the most natural  place to start  the  ball 
rolling  is  here 
in  Grand  Rapids.  How’ 
many grocers will sign a call for a meeting? 
Let there be no further delay in a  matter so 
vitally affecting the interests of  the  grocer.

L.  Frensdorf,  who lias weighed out  sugar 
for  Hudson  housewives  for  tw’enty-seven 
years,  has concluded to retire from business.
J.  R.  Harrison and wife,  of Sparta,  have 
gone to St.  Louis for the latter’s health, and 
will  conduct  a  bazaar  during  their  stay 
there.

The J.  F.  Dodge grocery stock,  at Gowren, 
w hich w as seized by W. J.  Gould  & Co.,  of 
Detroit,  wras sold on the 9th to Rasmus Neil- 
son,  of Gowen.

Jas.  C.  Roberts has  sold  his  interest  in 
i the firm  of Jas.  C.  Roberts  &  Son,  black- 
I  smiths at Rockford,  to  W.  J.  Haskell,  of 
| Cedar Springs.

Mrs.  A.  M.  Hyde,  milliner  at  Bay  City, 
has made  an  assignment  to  Jos.  Norris. 
Liabilities,  $841;  assets,  $1,318.

Those merchants wrho  have  lots  of  wool 
on  hand  which  they  wish  to  dispose  of 
can  find a purchaser in Wm. T. Lamoreaux, 
the  heaviest  buyer  of the  staple in Michi­
gan.  Address him at 71  Canal  street,  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich.

B.  Gilbert  and  Wm.  Troutman  succeed 
the late firm of McLeod & Troutman  Bros.,
I general dealers at Moline. 
The  new  firm 
! name is B.  Gilbert & Co.

A  Hesperia correspondent  writes:  Robt. 
Wilson has sold his  stock  of  tinw’are  to J. 
W.  Dunning & Co.,  and has engaged to the 
l firm to do their work in that line.

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P aten ted   A p ril  2 9 th,  1 8 8 3 . 

CAPACITY  2,500  BAGS.

Saves  tim e,  bags  and  valuable 
counter  room. 
Is  neat  and  o rna­
m ental,  constructed  of  m alleable 
iron,  neatly  Japanned,  w ith  steel 
w ire needles, and will never get out 
of repair.  W eighs about 6 lbs. ar d 
occupies  18  inches square of space. 
Can  he  adjusted  to  any  height  of 
ceiling. 
Is suspended  from  ceiling 
directly  over  counter  w ithin  easy 
distance of  salesm an.  For  fu rth e r 
inform ation address

T r a m w a y   - 
H i m t e r ’s   C l i o i c e  
T o n e y ,  e ig lr t   o ix t s  
W o o d c o c k
MTCTSKEGOIT  S A W   ¿ N S   F I L E  W O R K S
FILES  AND  RASPS  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS,

M a n u fa c tu re rs  o f

And R enairers of Saws.  O ur long experience in both branches of  bui-iness  enables  us  to  do 
b etter w ork th an  any o th er firm in th e State.  All w ork done prom ptly ^ d  w arranted  to  g n  e 
sfaction.  W orks on F irst street, n ear Rodgers Iro n  M anufacturing Co. s Shops, M u sk eg o n .  , 
satisfaction.  W orks on F irst street, n ear Rodgers Iro n  M anufacturing Co. s Shops, M uske=t n.
Smitn  tb  H asiett, Proprietors.  I  | 
CH O IC E   B U T T E R   A   S P E C IA L T Y ! 
CALIFORNIA  AND  OTHER  FOREIGN  AND 
DOMESTIC  FRUITS  AND VEGETABLES.  Care­
ful Attention Paid to Filling  Orders.

M.  C.  RUSSELL, 48 Ottawa st.,  Grand Eapids.

The Rockford Register  publishes  the fol­
lowing:  Rumored  that  W ill  Hessler  is to 
start a drug  store  in  the  room  soon  to  be 
vacated by Mrs.  Dockeray’s millinery.

The Joint  Snow  grocery  and  dry  goods 
stock,  at Coral,  was  sold at sheriff’s  sale on 
the 10th for $375,  being  bid  in  at  the  in­
stance of J .  II.  Thompson & Co.,  of Detroit, 
who held a mortgage on the  goods.

M ANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

R.  Moore  succeeds  Moore & Hutchins  in 

the manufacture of cigar boxes at Adrian.

R.  S.  Flint has purchased  and  will  oper­
ate the sawmill at Roscommon,  a  long time 
idle.

The Eldred flouring mills at Jackson have 
been started with a capacity  of  300  barrels 
daily.

The new mill of the  Presque Isle Brick & 
Lumber Co.,  at Presque Isle, will soon be in 
operation.

The St.  Joseph knitting factory shut dow'n 
last week to give  its  300  employees  their 
annual vacation.

The Delta Lumber Co.,  at  Manistique  is 
extending  its  logging  railroad  about  one 
mile,  with new rail.

II.  B.  Severance’s new  stave mill at South 
Arm went into  operation on  the 13th.  The 
main building is 26x60.

The Jackson  Iron  Co.’s  furnace  at  Fay­
ette,  Delta  county,  libs  been  closed  and 
will remain so until a better demand for iron 
warrants resumption.

The  mill  property  at  Otsego  Lake  has 
been purchased by H.  Stephens & Co.,  of St. 
Helen’s.  They have  30,000,000 feet Of logs 
to furnish food for the  saws.

II.  M.  Harroun,  the  McLain  mill  opera­
tor,  has cut about 2,000,000 feet of timber  in 
the five months his  mill  has  been  running 
and lias  12,000,000 feet yet to cut.

Alpena  mill  men  are  sharpening  their 
saws for hopeful  anticipation of getting com 
tracts  for  sawing  the  pine  on  $135,000 
worth of  land  purchased  in  the  Georgian 
Bay region  by  C.  W .  Richardson,  Thos. 
Collins,  W.  H.  Johnson  and.  F.  W.  Gil­
christ.

STRAY  FACTS.

Farmers  are  delivering  poplar  at  West 
Branch,  Ogemaw county,  at $1.85  a cord.  It 
will be shipped by rail to paper  pulp  mills.
During June 384,343 barrels  of  salt  were 
inspected  in  Michigan. 
Saginaw  county 
took the lead with 130,578 barrels,  but  Bay 
comity was a  good second, with  118,02*  bar­
rels.

The Way land cheese factory averaged 10% 
pounds of milk to a pound of  cheese during 
May,  and declared a dividend  of  71%  cents 
per 100 pounds of milk taken in  during that 
month.

The first  saw mill erected in  Bay  county, 
was at Saginaw  City,  in  1832,  by  Ephriam 
Williams,  and  was  built for  the  accomoda­
tion of the settlers,  having  a  corn  mill  at­
tachment.

A new bank w ill begin business  at  Alma 
about August 1,  to be known as the  Gratiot 
County  Savings Bank.  The principal stock­
holders are Marcus Pollasky, of Alma, E.  J. 
Waldby,  of  Adrian,  and  Harry  Waldby of 
Chicago.

Harry Stone,  formerly a  dry  goods  clerk 
at  Howell,  recently  committed  suicide  at 
Chicago,  where he had taken  the  agency  of 
a sugar house. 
Ill luck in the new position, 
which made him despondent,  is supposed to 
be the cause of his suicide.

Wm.  F.  Nufer,  assignee  for  A.  T.  Lin- 
derman,  of Whitehall writes T h e   T r a d e s­
m a n  that forty creditors  representing $12,- 
939.64 of the indebtedness— have filed  their 
claims,  and that they  will  shortly receive a 
6 per cent,  dividend.

John J.  Hubbell,  of Benzonia, h^ ipvent- 
ed  and  patented  a  machine  for  pearling 
wheat,  claimed to be  the  only  one  of  the 
kind in America.  Mr.  Hubbell  has already 
received many  applications  from  millers to 
use the  machine on a royalty.
| The  Oval  Wood  Dish  Co.,  of  Delta, 
Ohio, 
State, 
has started a branch factory at  Essex C en ­
ter,  Ont. 
It is  said that last  year 8,000,000 
wooden dishes were imported  into  Canada, 
and this enterprise will  take  advantage  of 
this demand.

and  Mancelona, 

this 

SO LD   B Y

GEO.  R.  BROWN,

P A L M Y R A ,  N .  Y .

Franklin MacVeagh & Go., Chicago, 111.

Arthur Meigs & Co.. Grand Rapids, Mich.

AN DREW  fflEH EN B D

W IE R E N G O   B L O C K ,  P I N E   S T R E E T ,

M U S K E G O N ,  M IC H .

TO FRUIT GROWERS  •
Muskegon  Basket  Factory .

-T H E -

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

F R U I T   P A C K A G E S !

A t  B ottom   Prices,  d u a lity  G uaranteed.

W E   M A K E   A   S P E C IA L T Y   OF  PE A C H   A N D   G R A P E   B A SK E T S.

B ru g e & flfo e b ic in e s

S T A T E   B O A R D   OF  P H A R M A C Y .

One Y ear—Geo. M. McDonald. Kalamazoo. 
Two Y ears—F. H. J. V anEm ster, Bay City. 
T hree Y ears—Jacob Jesson,* Musteegon.
P o u r Y ears—Jam es Vernor,  Detroit.
Five Y e a r s — O ttipar Eberbach, A nn Arbor. 
P resid en t—O ttiuar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasu rer—Jas. Vernor.
N ext place o f  m eeting—A t D etroit, N ovem ber 
_________ _
BOB Slat«  Pharmaceutical  Association.

3,1885. 

O FFICE R S.

P resident—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
F irst V ice-President—Geo. M. McDonald,  Kal-
Sw ond V ice-President—B.  D.  N orthrup,  Lan-
Third V ice-President—F ran k   W urzburg,  G r’d 
Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. 
T reasurer—W m. D upont. D etroit.
E xecutive  Com m ittee—H . J .   Brown,  A.  B.
Stevens, Geo. G undrum , W . H. Keller,  F.  W.
N ext°pface  of  m eeting—At D etroit, Tuesday, 

Rapids. 

,

O ctober 13,1885.

Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

O RGANIZED  OCTOBER 9, 1884. 

O FFICE R S.

, 

P resident—F rank J . W urzburg. 
V ice-President—Wm. L. W hite.
S ecretary—F rank H. Escott.
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T reasurer—H enry B.F&irebild- 
Board o f Censors—Jo h n  P eck,  Chas.  P.  Bige 
low, Jas. S. Co win. 
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Board  of  T ru stees-T Jie  P resid en t  W m.  H. 
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  W atts,  Wm.  E.  \Xnite, 
W in. L. W hite. 
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Com m ittee on P harm acy—H ugo Thum ,  M.  B.
Kimmy A. C. B auer. 
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Com m ittee on Legislation—Isaac V atts,  O.  11.
Richm ond, Jas. S. Cowin. 
Com m ittee on T rade  M atters—H. B. F a n  child,
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen.
R egular  M eetings—F irst  T hursday evening m
A nnual  M eetings—F irst  T hursday evening in
NeiHV M eeting—Thursday  evening,  A ugust  6, 

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a t “The Tradesm an” office.

F U L L Y   O R G A N IZ E D .

T h e   B oard  of  P h a rm a c y   in  S h ap e  to   do 

E ffective  W o rk .

The first meeting of the  Michigan  Board 
of Pharmacy was held at Lansing last Tues­
day,  all the  members  being  in  attendance. 
A  set of by-laws was adopted  for  the guid­
ance of the Board,  when the  offices  provid­
ed for by the law were filled as  follows: 

President—Ottmar  Eberbach.
Secretary— Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer— James Vernor.

A  seal was adopted and  a  form for a cer­
tificate of registration  was  also  agreed up-

It was agreed that each member furnish  a 
list of  questions  suitable  for  examination 
purposes,  and  that  the  questions  used  foi 
such purpose be selected from among  those 
so furnished.

The following ruling was made:
Resolved— That  in  the  interim  between 
the making of the application  and  the date 
set by the Board for the  examination of the 
applicant,  the applicant may continue to act 
as  ail assistant pharmacist.

A   set of blanks was adopted  for  applica­
tion for registration  as  a  dispensing  drug­
gist,  as  a  registered  pharmacist,  an  assist­
ant registered  pharmacist  and  a  licentiate 
in pharmacy.

The new law  goes  into  effect on  Friday, 
September  18,  and all applications  for  reg­
istration— without  examination— must  be 
received  within  ninety  days  thereafter,  or 
prior to December 15.  The Board will bold 
a second  meeting  at  Detroit  on  Tuesday, 
November  3,  at which time all applications 
for  registration  and  examination  received 
up to date will  be acted  upon.

The  Board  begins  the  discharge  of  its 
duties under  the  most  favorable  auspices, 
both as regards the practicability of the mem­
bers  composing the same and the adaptation 
of the officers for the  work  devolving upon 
them.  The  gentlemen  thoroughly  under­
stand  each  other,  and  are  determined  to 
avoid the disagreeable  features  which have 
rendered  the pharmacy laws of Illinois  and 
Ohiq obnoxious to most of  the  druggists of 
those States.  Every reputable  dealer  now 
in trade will  be given an  opportunity to con­
tinue 
in  business,  and  the  examinations 
will be of a practical nature,  long  removed 
from the ridiculous  quiries  propounded  by 
the Illinois Board.  The members hold that 
a knowledge of chemistry is not essential to 
the dispensing of medicines,  and  other dif­
ficult brandies of the  business  will  be sub­
ordinated to the main question at  issue— the 
practical and moral qualifications of  the ai 
plicant.  Tiiis determination will be  hailed 
with  relief by hundreds  of  clerks  who will 
be compelled to  undergo  an  examination, 
and will  meet the  approval  of  the  trade at 
large.

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A t  the  last  meeting  of  the  Minneapolis 
Retail  Grocers’  Association  thlie  first  busi­
ness was a report of the committee appoint 
ed  to  confer  with  the  commission  men 
with  regard  to  the  sale  of  goods  to  con­
sumers.  Mr.  Mosher,  as  Chairman  of  that 
committee,  said that after a long conference 
with a committee representing  the  Produce 
Exchange,  the commission men  had  agreed 
to sell no consumer whatever,  if the grocers 
would agree in return  not to accept any con­
signments  of  produce  from  country  mer­
chants.  Any contract  that  grocers  might 
have  with country merchants they would be 
at liberty to carry  out.  The  grocers  voted 
to carry out their part of this agreement  and 
selling  to  consumers  by  wholesalers 
thing of the past in  Minneapolis.

Some time ago John H.  Jenks sued James 
E.  Davis &  Co.,  of Detroit,  for  selling  Dr. 
Kermott’s pills  below a schedule price which 
the firm  agreed to  maintain. 
Judge Chip- 
man heard  a demurrer to the plaintiff’s claim 
last Saturday on the ground  that  an  agree­
ment to keep up the price  of  a  commodity 
w as  void or against  public  policy.  Decis­
ion was reserved.

A   New  Use for Vaseline.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Two  young  dudes  were  standing  on  a 
street corner,  and one of them  was instruct­
ing the other how to do up an  old  silk  hat 
to make it look like  new'. 
“ Get ten  cents 
worth of  vaseline  and  smear  a  little on  a 
silk handkerchief,”  said the speaker.  “ Then 
after rubbing the  handkerchief  together to 
spread the  vaseline,  smear  the  hat  gently 
and it brings out a polish  that  would make 
a bootblack  sick.”

“ Come across to the drugstore  until I get 
the  second  chap,  and  the 
lost  in  the 

some,”  said 
“ curled  darlings”  were  soon 
crowd.

The reporter who  chanced  to  hear  this 
conversation,  absorbed the information,  and 
immediately bethought himself of a discard­
ed  “ tile” which  had  done  duty  at  many a 
funeral,  and  had outlived its  usefulness for 
fashionable head-gear.  Armed with a small 
bottle of renovating elixir,  the scribe repair­
ed to liis room and exhumed  from  its box a 
“ beaver”  that  had  accumulated  varicose 
veins in its  numerous  battles  with  storm 
and wind,  until it bore more  resemblance to 
an accordéon  than a stylish  “ bell-top.” 
It 
was hoary with age,  and  in  its  general ap­
pearance of rakish disreputability,  it  looked 
only fit for service as  a  “ property”  hat  for 
an Irish comedian.  The  magic  elixir  was 
applied,  and the transformation  was  aston­
ishing.  The  gray  hairs  disappeared,  the 
veins w'ere straightened out,  the  hat  shone 
like a mirror,  and  the  reporter  is  now  the 
envy of all the journalistic craft, who, in their 
envy,  malignantly allege that  he  has  been 
“ ringing in”  a puff for a hatter.

S ecretary   Je sso n   on  th e   B oard  of  P h a r­

m acy .

Jacob Jesson was in  town  last  week  on 
his way home from the meeting of the Board 
of Pharmacy,  at Lansing,  and  pulled  T he 
T ra d esm an’s latch  string.  He  was well 
pleased w ith the result of the meeting,  and 
is confident the w ork of the Board will com­
mend itself to every  druggist  and  pharma­
cist in the State. 
‘ ‘ W e were somewhat con­
strained when we first  met,” said  Mr.  Jes­
son,  “ but wre  soon  became  thoroughly  ac­
quainted  with  each  other’s  ideas  on  each 
subject brought up for discussion,  and w'ere 
consequently  able  to  meet  oii  common 
ground and discuss each point involved with 
satisfactory results.  W e were unanimous in 
the opinion that examinations should not be 
severe,  at least during the  first  few years to 
come,  so no  fear need be  felt  by  any  well- 
posted  druggist as to tlie result  of an exam­
ination.  We  also resolved to issue certifi­
âtes to those holding the certificates of otli- 
r State Boards of-Pharmacy,  as  a matter of 
ourtesy,  and shall  expect  other  Boards  to 
follow the same course  with our graduates. 
If any of them  refuse,  we  can  easily retali­
ate.”

Mr. Jesson  said that  the  prospects  for  a 
arge meeting  of  the  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association at Detroit in October are exceed- 
]y  flattering.  Sixty-one  applications  for
membership  have  already  been  received, 
which  is  more  than  twice  the  number  re­
ceived up to  this time last year.  Every in­
dication  points toward  the  most  successful 
meeting the Association has ever held.

G rand  R a p id s P h a rm a c e u tic a l  S ociety.
A t an adjourned monthly meeting  of  the 
'¡rand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical Society,  held 
it  T he  T rad esm an  office  last  Thursday 
evening,  the following members  were in  at­
tendance: 
President  Wurzburg,  Secretary
Escott,  John E.  Peck, Jas.  D.  Lacey,  Albert 
F.  Hazeltine, Thoo. Keraink,  Dork S.  Kl:iim 
and R.  Bosehove.

J.  IV.  Hayward and  J.  E.  Hunter  were 

elected members of the Society.

An  application for  membership  was  re­

ceived from W ill J.  Page.

The  Committee on  Revision  of the Price 
List reported a list of articles  not  included 
in the present catalogue,  and  a  reduction in 
the price of several  articles,  which  was  or­
dered printed and bound in the  present list.
The meeting then  adjourned  to  meet  on 

Thursday evening.  August 6.

The  Drug Market.

The only feature of note  in the  drag mar­
ket is the rapid advance in camphor,  caused 
by short supplies of the crude article in Japan. 
Business  is good  and collections  very good.

Contracts have  been let for building forty- 
two miles of the Toledo,  Ann Arbor & North 
Michigan Railroad,  connecting  South Lyons 
with Owosso.  This will give the  company 
a completed  line from Toledo  to  St.  Louis, 
145 miles.  Contracts have  also  been made 
for constructing twenty miles  of  extension 
from  St.  Louis  to  Mount  Pleasant,  north­
ward.  When  this  is  completed  the  road 
will be 165  miles long,  and continuous from 
Toledo  to Mount Pleasant,  in Isabella coun­
ty,  thus tapping  the white pine lumber dis­
trict  in  that part of the  State.  This road  is 
pointing for  a  Lake  Michigan  termination 
in the Grand Traverse region, and will prob­
ably take Cadillac-on the route.

It is reported that Wells,  Stone &  Co.,  of 
Saginaw,  are about to take up their  logging 
railroad  from  Meredith  toward  Houghton 
lake,  Roscommon  county.  C.  B.  Fields, 
manager for  the  Roscommon  Lumber Co., 
will regrade  the road  to  connect  with  his 
line,  the  Flint & Pere  Marquette  Co.,  will 
iron it,  and through trains  will  soon be run­
ning to Houghton  lake. 
It  is  also  stated 
that  the  Michigan  Central  contemplates 
building a branch  road  across  Oscoda comi­
ty,  to Alpena,  which  will  tap  a  large  tract 
of pine owned by H.  W.  Sage & Co.,  which 
that firm desires to take to Bay  City by rail, 
recent fires having damaged it considerably, 
so that immediate cutting is necessary.

A dvanced—Gum  Camphor,  W hite  Lead, Oil 
Declined—Linseed oil, Gum Aloes Cape, Gum 

Berg-amont. Chlorate P otash. 
opium .

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ACID S

Acetic, No.  8......................................
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040).........
Carbolic...............................................
C itric....................................................
M uriatic 18  d e g .................................
N itric 36 deg........., ...........................
O xalic..................................................
Sulphuric 66 deg...............................
T artaric  pow dered................. .
Benzoic,  E n glish .....................v  oz
Benzoic,  G erm an.............................
T a n n ic .................................................

a m m o n i a .

9 
10
35
30 
40
38 
60
55 
5
3 
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12
11
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53  ©   55

C arbonate...................................$
M uriate (Powd. 33c)..........................
A qua 16 deg o r  3f 
A qua 18 d e r

15 
5
or  4 f.............................   ®

b a l s a m s .

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

b a r k s .

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

B ERRIES,

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

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, p u re ..........
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 ft doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 ft  boxes)................
................
Lgowood, Vis 
Logwood, 34s 
................
Logwood, ass’d 
...•••■• ■ • 
Fluid E x tracts—25 $  cent, off list.

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FLOW ERS.

A rn ica............................
Chamomile,  R om an.. 
Chamomile,  G erm an.

45©50
40
2  00 
50

11
18
13
14
15 
10 
12 
20 
18 
30 
13

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9
12
13 
15

1411

25
25

10  @

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Aloes,  B arbadoes.............................  
A loes,Cape (Powd  30c)...................
Aloes, Soeotrine (Powd  60c)...........
A m m oniac.......................................... 
A rabic, powdered  select................
A rabic, 1st  p icked............................
A rabic,2d  p ick ed ..............................
A rabic,  3d picked.............................
Arabic, sifted so rts...■■-••••••••••
Assafoentida, prim e (Powd 35c).
Benzoin...........................................
C am phor........................ • • -.........
Catechu. Is m  14c, 54s  16c).......
Euphorbium  pow dered..............
G albanum  strain ed .....................
G am boge...........— -•« •••..........
Guaiac, prim e (Powd  45c).........
Kino [“Pow dered, 30c].................
M astic........................... —  •,•••• •
M yrrh. T urkish (Powdered  47c)
Opium, pure (Powd $5.25)...........
Shellac, Campbell’s .....................
Shellac, -English..........................
Shellac,  n ativ e..............................
Shellac bleached..........................
Tragacantb  ...................................

30
HERBS— IN  OUNCE  PACKAGES.

55@60 
25©  27 
13
35©  40 
80
90@1  00 
35 
20
40 
3  65 
30 
26 
24 
30
@1  00

H oarhound  ........................................
L obelia.................................................
P ep p erm in t........................................
R u e........................................................
S p e a rm in t..........................................
Sweet M ajoram .................................
Tanzy  ..................................................
T h y m e .................................................
W orm w ood........................................

IRON.

C itrate and  Q uinine........................
Solution m ur„ for  tin c tu re s.........
Sulphate, p ure  c ry sta l...................
C itrate  .................................................
P hosphate  ..........................................

.25

6  40 
20 
7 
80 
65

l e a v e s .

Buchu, short (Powd 25c).................   13  ©
Sage, Italian, bulk (34s & 34s, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, n a tu ra l................ 
18  ©
Senna, Alex, sifted and  g arb led ..
Senna,  pow dered..............................
Senna tinnivelli.................................
U va  U rsi.............................................
Belledonna..........................................
Foxglove.............................................
H enbane  .............................................
Rose, re d .............................................

14
6
Í  20
30 
22 
16 
10 
35 
30 
35 
2  35

LIQUORS.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash W ki6ky.2  00
D ruggists’ F avorite  R y e..................... 1 75
W hisky, o ther  b ran d s.......... ...........1  10
Gin, Old T om ............................................1 «>
Gin,  H olland............................................? 00
B ran d y .................................. 
Catawba  W ines.......................................J g®
P o rt W ines............................................... 1 *»

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

m a g n e s i a .

Carbonate, P attiso n ’s, 2 o z ...........
Carbonate, Jen n in g ’s, 2 oz..............
C itrate, H., P. & Co.’s  so lution.... 
Calcined...........................................

O ILS.

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Almond, sw eet............................
Am ber,  rectified........................
A nise.............................................
Bay $   o z......................................
B ergam ont...................................
C a sto r...........................................
C roton..................................................
C a je p u t...............................................
C a ssia..................................................
Cedar, com m ercial  (Pure 75c).......
C itro n ella..........................................
C loves........................................••••••
Cod Liver, N. F ........................V  gal
Cod Liver, b e st.................  
Cod L iver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Cubebs, P. &  W .................................
E rig e ro n .............................................
F ire w eed.............................................
G eranium   $   oz.................................
Hemlock, com m ercial (Pure 75c)..
Ju n ip e r  w ood....................................
Ju n ip e r  b erries.................................
Lavender flowers, F re n ch ..............
Lavender garden 
..............
L avender spike 
..............
Lemon, new  c ro p .............................
Lemon,  Sanderson’s ........................
L em ongrass........................................
Olive, M alaga.....................
Olive, “ Sublim e  Italian   . 
—
O riganum , red  flowers, F re n ch ...
O riganum ,  No. 1..............................
P en n y ro y a l........................................
P epperm int,  w h ite..........................
Rose  $   o z................................. •• • • •
Rosem ary, French  (Flowers $1  50)
S a la d ....................................................  65
S avin....................................................
Sandal  W ood. G erm an...................
Sandal Wood, W. I ............................
S assafras.............................................
S p e a rm in t..........................................
T a n s y .................................................. 4  50
T ar (by gal 50c)................................... 
I®
W in terg ree n ...................................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00).......
W o rm seed ..........................................

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B icro m ate... ..............................¥  ft
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. b u lk ...
Chlorate, cry st (Powd 23c)..............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, b u lk .......
P russiate yellow...............................

ROOTS.

45  ©  50 
45
1  85 
50
2  00
2 00 
75 
35

18  ©  1934 

1  00 
751 20 
1  602 00 75 
1  00 

1  20
1  50 
6  00
7  00 

35 
50
2 00 
2  01 
90 
1  40
1  50 
80
@1  10
2 75 
1  25
50
1  75 
4  30
8  50 
65
@  67 
1  00 
4  50 
7  00 
55 
©7  75 
©5  00 
©  12
2  10
3 50 
2  00

14 
40 
20 
3  00 
28

20
25
17
33

1220

A lk a n e t...............................................
A lthea, c u t..........................................
A rrow,  St. V incent’s .......................
Arrow , T aylor’s, in 348 and 34s—
Blood (Powd 18c)...............................
Calamus,  peeled...............................
Calamus, G erm an  w hite, peeled..
Elecam pane, pow dered...................
G entian (Powd  15c)..........................
Ginger, A frican (Powd 14c)............
G inger, Jam aica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd 25c)...................
Hellebore, w hite, pow dered..........
Ipecac, Rio, pow dered.....................
Jalap,  pow dered...............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 15)..............
Licorice, ex tra  se le c t......................
P ink, tr u e ...........................................
Rhei, from  select to   choice...........1 00
Rhei, powdered E. 1..........................110
Rhei, choice c u t  cu b es...................
Rhei, choice c u t  fingers.................

35
20
10
11  ©  12
17 
20 
20
1  10 
30 
15
18 
35
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2  00 
2 25

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

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian  (Powd 20c)..............
Bird, mixed in ft  packages..........
Canary,  S m yrna......................   .....
Caraway, best D utch (Powd  20c).
Cardamon,  A leppee........................  
Cardamon, M alabar.......................... 
C elery................................................... 
Coriander,  nest E nglish................... 
F e n n e l................................................. 
Flax,  clean .........
Flax, pure grd (bbl 
................... 
Foenugreek, pow dered................... 
Hemp,  R ussian................................. 
M ustard, w hite  Black  10o)............
Q u in c e................................................
Rape, E nglish....................................  
Worm,  L ev an t...................................

SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriag e.......i
N assau 
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V elvet E x tra do 
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Grass 
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H ard head, fo r slate u se .................
Yellow Reef. 
.................

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Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.22/ $  g al__
Alcohol, wood, 95 p er cen t ex. ref.
Anodyne  H offm an’s ........................
Arsenic, D onovan’s so lution.........
A rsenic, Fow ler’s solu tio n............
A nnatto  1 ft ro lls..............................
A lum ...........................................   $ f t
Alum , ground  (Powd 9c)................ 
A nnatto,  p rim e.................................
A ntim ony, powdered,  com ’l .........
Arsenic, w hite, pow dered..............
Blue  Soluble......................................
Bay  Rum, im ported, b e st..............
Bay Rum , dom estic, H., P. & Co.’s .
Balm Gilead  B uds............................
Beans,  T onka....................................
Beans,  V anilla...................................
Bism uth, sub  n itra te .......................
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)...................;..
Blue V itr io l......................................
Borax, refined (Powd  12c)..............
Cantharides, Russian  pow dered..
Capsicum  Pods, A frica n ................
Capsicum Pods, A frican  pow’d ... 
Capsicum Pods,  Bom bay 
do  ... 
Carm ine,  No. 40 ................................. 
Cassia  B u d s ................................................ 
Calomel.  A m erican.............  
75
5
Chalk, prepared d ro p ....................... 
12
Chalk, precip itate E nglish............  
Chalk,  red  fingers............................  
8
2
Chalk, w hite lu m p ............................ 
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ..................... 
1  60
Colocynth  apples................  
1  50
Chloral hydrate, G erm an  c ru sts.. 
1  70
Chloral 
c ry st... 
190
Chloral 
Chloral 
1  75
c ru sts.. 
C hloroform ........................................  77  @  80
Cinchonidia, P. &  W .........4.............  23  ©   28
Cinchonidia, o ther b ran d s..............  23  ©   28
Cloves (Powd  23c)..............................  18  ©   20
C ochineal.................................. .... 
40
Cocoa  B u tte r........  ............. 
45
Copperas (by bbl  lc )........... 
Corrosive S ublim ate........... 
Corks, X  and X X —40 off  lis t.........
Cream T artar, p u re pow dered__
Cream  T artar, grocer’s, 10 ft b o x ..
Creasote...............................................
Cudbear,  p rim e.................................
C uttle Fish B one...............................
D e x trin e.......  ...................................
Dover’s  Pow ders..............................
D ragon’s Blood M ass.......................
E rgot  pow dered...............................
E th er Squibb’s.
Em ery, T urkish, all  No.’s ..............
Epsom  Salts (bbl.  1 %).......................... 
E rgot, fre sh ........................................
E ther, sulphuric, U. S.  P ................
Flake  w h ite........................................
G rains  P arad ise...............................
G elatine,  Cooper’s ............................
G elatine, French  ................................  45
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60off
Glassware, green, 60  and 10 d is__
Glue,  c a n n e t......................................   12
Glue, w h ite............................................  16
Glycerine,  p u re ...................................  16
Hops  34s and 34
Iodoform  $   oz...................................
In d ig o ..................................................
Insect Powder, best  D alm atian ...
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co., boxes
Iodine,  resublim ed.........................
Isinglass,  A m erican........................
Ja p o n ic a .............................................
London  P u rp le.................................
Lead, a c e ta te......................................
Lime, chloride,(34s 3s 10c & 34s 11c)
L u p u lin e.............................................
L ycopodium ......................................
M ace....................................................
Madder, best  D u tch ......................
M anna, S.  F ........................................
M ercury...............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W .........$  oz
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s .........
Moss, Iceland............................. $  ft
Moss,  Iris h ........................................
M ustard,  E nglish.............................
M ustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  can s.........
N utgalis...............................................
N utm egs, No. 1...................................
N ux  V om ica......................................
O intm ent. M ercurial, 34d................
P aris G reen...................................... '  17
Pepper, Black  B e rry .......................
P ep sin ..................................................
P itch, T rue B u rgundy.....................
Quassia  ............................................... 
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W ............ ft oz
Quinine,  G erm an..............................
Red  P re cip ita te........................ ^  ft
Seidlitz  M ixture...............................
Strychnia, c ry st.................................
Silver N itrate, c ry st........................
Saffron, A m erican.  ........................
Sal  G lauber........................................
Sal N itre, large  c ry st......................
Sal  N itre, m edium   c ry st................
Sal Rochelle........................................
Sal  Soda...............................................
Salicin..................................................
S a n to n in .............................................
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch...........
Soda Ash  [by keg 3c]...............
Sperm aceti..........................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s —
Soap, W hite C astile..........................
Soap, G reen  do
Soap, M ottled do 
.........................
Soap, 
do 
..........................
Soap,  M azzini....................................
Spirits N itre, 3 F ...............................   26  ©
Spirits N itre, 4 F ...............................   30  ©
Sugar Milk pow dered.......................
Sulphur, flour..................................... 
334®
Sulphur,  ro ll......................................  
3©
T artar E m etic....................................
Tar, N. C. Pine, 34 gal. cans  $  doz 
Tar, 
q u arts in t in ........... 
Tar, 
pin ts in tin ...............
T urpentine,  V enice................. $  ft
W ax, W hite, S. &  F. b ra n d ............
Zinc,  S ulphate................................... 
Capitol  Cylinder.....................................................75
Model  C ylinder...................................................... 60
Shield  Cylinder.......................................................50
Eldorado E ngine.....................................................3»
Peerless  M achinery..............................................30
Challenge M achinery............................................ 25
Backus F ine E n g in e..............................................30
Black Diam ond M achinery..................................30
Castor Machine  Oil.............................................. M
Paraffine, 25  deg ..................................  
lo34
P araffine,28  deg ..................................................-.21
Sperm, w inter  bleached...................................1  40
Bbl 
Gal
W hale, w in te r.......................................   70 
75
60
Lard, e x tra .............................................  55 
Lard, No.  1.............................................   45 
60
53
Linseed, p u re  ra w ...............................   50 
Linseed, b o ile d ...................................   *
ob
N eat’s Foot, w inter  strain ed ............   70 
90
Spirits T u rp en tin e...............................   42 
46
No. lT u r p   Coach.................................... 1  10®1  30
E x tra   T u rp ...............................................1  00@1
Coach  B ody..............................................2  75®3  00
No. 1 T urp F u rn itu re .............................1  00@1  10
E x tra T urp  D am ar.................................1 55@1  60
70©  75
Jap an  D ryer, No.  1 T u rp .......
Lb 
2®  3 
2®  3 
2©  3 
234®  3 
2314®  3 
13®16 
5 8® 60 
16@17 
634 
634 
@70 
@90 
1  10 
1  40 
1 20@1  40 
1 00@1 20

Bbl
Red Venetian..........................  134
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........  134
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........   1%
Putty, commercial.................  234
Putty, strictly pure.................  234
V ermilion, prime American..
Vermilion, English.................
Green, Peninsular..................
Lead, red strictly pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure......
Whiting, white Spanish......   .
Whiting,  Gilders....................
White, Paris American...........
W hiting  P aris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  Paints......
Swiss Villa P repared  P a in ts..

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9
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42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 8g,  gi, 

g3 and gs  Louis Street.

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

nenies, Chemical! 
Pants.  Oils. Vanishes,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

ELEGANT  PHARMACEUTICAL  PREPARATIONS, 

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

W olf, Patton &  Co.,  and John L.  W hiting, 

Manufacturers of Fine Paint and 

Varnish  Brushes.

—Also for the—

Grand Rapids Brush  Co., Manufacturers of 

Hair,  Shoe and  Horse Brushes.

D ru g g ists7  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 Brasiles,  French  and  Eng­
lish  Tooth  and  Nail  Brashes  at attractive 
prices.

W e  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing outfits  for  new  stores  to 
the fact of our  UN SURPASSED  F A C IL I­
TIE S for meeting the wants of this class  of 
buyers  W ITH OUT  D E L A Y   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.

W M U p r  Departa!

We  give  our  special  and personal  atten­
tion to  the  selection of choice goods for the 
DRUG  TRADE  ON LY, and trust we merit 
the  high  praise  accorded  us  for  so  satis­
factorily supplying the wants of our eustom- 
tomers with PU RE  GOODS in this  depart­
ment.  We CONTROL and are  the  O N LY 
AUTHORIZED AGENTS  for  the  sale  of 
the celebrated

WITHERS  DADE  &  CO.’S

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AND 
OLD  FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER   D ISTILLED   W H ISKYS.  W e  not 
only offer these goods to be excelled by  NO 
OTHER  KNOW N  BRAND  in the market, 
but superior  in all respects to most  that  are 
exposed for sale.  We  G U ARAN TEE  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

Glss. BraMies & Fine Wines.

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

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

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The Gripsack Brigade.

Joe Reed will  make another speech  at the 

picnic.

Wm.  Logie will spend  next  Sunday  with 

his brother at Defiance,  Ohio.

Lee Lay,  of the  Michigan,  Buggy  Co.,  of 

Kalamazoo,  was in town  last Saturday.

Mrs.  W.  S.  Horn  has gone  to  Muskegon 
to spend a month with relatives and friends.
It  is claimed  that  North  Muskegon  pre­
sents  peculiar  attractions  for  Dick  Man­
gold  nowadays.

Fred.  W.  Smith, representing H.  E.  Mead 
&  Co.,  paper  manufacturers  of  Dayton, 
Ohio,  was in town last week.

Anthony J.  Quist, city salesman for John 
Caulfield,  has accepted  a  similiar  position 
with Kemink,  Jones &  Co.  He is  succeed­
ed with  John  Caulfield  by Jacob  Minder- 
hout.

John McIntyre  is  a  mighty  mean  man, 
but no one would suspect  him  to  be  guilty 
of stealing huckleberries  from a deaf squaw. 
For  further  particulars,  enquire  of  Cass 
Bradford.

E.  L.  Baldwin,  formerly  manager  of  M.
L.  Buttars’ drug establishment at  Tallman, 
has gone on the  road  for  Chas.  Wright & 
Co.,  of  Detroit,  having  been  assigned  to 
duty in Iowa.  He is meeting with excellent 
success.

Frank E.  Chase lias  returned  from  Cape 
Cod, full  of sea  bathing  and  clam  baking 
reminiscences.  He 
for 
a week’s  sport at  Mona  Lake.  He  is  ac­
companied by*Frank  Davis,  of  the  Grand 
Rapids National  Bank.

left  Saturday 

T h e  [Tr a d e s m a n   neglected  to  refer  to 
the elegant bouquet presented  to Ad.  Sharp 
during the parade on  the'  Fourth. 
It  was 
composed of onions,  lettuce,  skunk cabbage 
and  other  odoriferous  vegetables,  and fitly 
expressed the esteem in which Ad. was held 
by the  donor.
□M r.  and  Mrs.  A.  J.  Bradford,  Mrs.  C.jL. 
Bradford and Miss Addie Eecles,  of Muske­
gon,  and Mrs.  Selkirk,  of Ponka,  Neb.,  and 
Mrs.  Wm.  Rogers,  of  Ravenna,  have  been 
spending a week  with  I,.  C.  Bradford  and 
family.  Mrs.  L.  C.  left  Monday  for  Mus­
kegon,  where she  will  spend  two  months 
with relatives and friends.

The boys  have  concluded  to  make  their 
picnic a distinctively traveling  men’s  party, 
and will consequently not invite anyone out­
side of the  ranks  to  attend.  This  will  be 
somewhat of  a disappointment to those who 
would like to join  in  the  festivities of  the 
occasion,  but  it is but just that  the  boys be 
given one day in the year all to  themselves.
Walter E. Cummings writes T h e  T r a d e s­
m a n  that lie  was  prevented  from  walking 
in the procession  on  the  Fourth  by  the un­
expected and  serious  illness of his wife; that 
he bought a hat with  the expectation of  be­
ing able to use it,  and that he is  “ not one of 
the kind that fizzle  out  at  the 
last,  unless 
there  is  good  reason  for  it,  being  a  true 
Knight of the  Grip.”

A t the  meeting  of  the  traveling  men to 
perfect arrangement for the  coming  picnic, 
held  at  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   office  Saturday 
evening,  Captain Bradford presided and W. 
G.  Hawkins  acted  as  secretary.  Geo.  H. 
Seymour,  treasurer of the parade, made a re­
port regarding  receipts,  disbursements  and 
cash on hand,  which was  accepted. 
It was 
decided  to  hold  the  picnic  at  the  Spring 
Lake  House,  Spring  Lake,  on  Saturday, 
August  1.  The  party  will  go  by  special 
train over the C.  & W. M.  Railway to Grand 
Haven,  thence to destination  by boat.  The 
return at night will be  by boat  and  special 
train,  the fare for the  round  trip  being SI. 
L.  C.  Bradford was  made  chairman of  the 
ommittee  of  arrangements,  which  other­
wise consists of Chas. S. Yale, R. Yan Ness, 
D.  C.  Underwood,  and  W.  II.  Jennings. 
The  committee  was  authorized  to  secure 
suitable  music  and  arrange  a  programme 
for the entertainment of  those  who attend. 
Recurring  to  the  parade,  votes  of  thanks 
were tendered Groskopf  Bros.,  for the  dis­
play of  traveling  trunks;  to  Geo.  Kendall, 
for the use of his store;  to  R.  D.  Swartout, 
for assistance in procuring  the  banner; and 
to the St.  Johns band.

No  Money in Paper.

‘No,  the paper business hasn’t been  par­
ticularly  profitable  during  the  past  two 
years,” said Geo.  B.  Dunton,  of  the firm  of 
Curtiss,  Dunton  &  Co.,  the  other  day.
About  two  years  ago  there  were  eleven 
paper houses  in Chicago,  and  similiar estab­
lishments  at  Fort  Wayne,  Three  Rivers, 
Lansing,  East Saginaw,  Jackson  and  Alle­
gan.  To-day  there  are  only  four  regular 
paper  houses  at  Chicago,  the  other  seven 
having made disastrous failures.  The Alle­
gan mill was sold out  on  chattel mortgage, 
and the  present  owners  would  gladly dis­
pose  of it for less  than  it  cost  them.  The 
Jackson,  Lansing  and  East  Saginaw  ven­
tures have all  compromised with their cred­
itors,  the  Three  Rivers  mill  has  re-organ­
ized  under  another  name,  and  the  Fort 
Wayne house has failed  with  $6,000 assets 
and $34,000  liabilities.  Grand  Rapids  has 
also  seen  the  withdrawal  of  one  house—  
Ketehum & Stone— which bid  fair  to  make 
things  lively  at  one  time.  The  cause  for 
this condition of affairs  is the steady decline 
in  all kinds of paper stock,  especially wrap­
ping paper,  which  has  decreased  in  price 
from four cents to I K   cents during the past 
six years.”

John  Stefenfield,  an 

itinerant  two-cent 
dealer in tinware and  notions— now located 
for a time at Middleville— was recently sued 
for a $3 bar bill. 
Upon  judgment  being 
rendered against  him  for  that  amount,  he 
immediately  “ sold”  his  “ stock” to his wife, 
and the  “ business”  w ill  hereafter  be  con­
ducted in the name of E.  Stefenfield.

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Offered in this Market are  as follows:

PLUG  TOBACCO
RED  FOX 
-
BIG  D R I V E .........................................
PATROL 
.................................
JACK  RABBIT 
SILVER  COIN 
-
-
PANIC  -
-
-
BLACK  PRINCE,  DARK 
BIG  STUMP 
APPLE  JACK 

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- 

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- 

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2c less in  orders for  100 pounds  o f an y  one brand.

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FINE  CUT.

THE  MEIGS  FINE  CUT, DARK, Plug flavor
STUNNER,  D A R K .................................
RED  BIRD,  BRIGHT 
OPERA  QUEEN,  BRIGHT  - 
FRUIT 
O  SO  SWEET 

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- 

-

-

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2c less in  6 p ail lots.

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SMOKING
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ARTHUR’S  CHOICE,  LONG  CUT,  BRIGHT 
RED  FOX,  LONG  CUT,  FOIL 
GIPSEY  QUEEN,  GRANULATED 
OLD  COMFORT,  IN  CLOTH 
SEAL  OF  GRAND  RAPIDS,  IN  CLOTH 
DIME  SMOKER,  IN  CLOTH  - 
-

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2c less in  10 0  pound lots.

,48
.50
.46
.38
.46
.46
.35
.38
.46

.64
.38
.50
.40
.32
.30

.22
.26
.26
.27
.24
.24

These brands are sold only by

Arthur Meigs &  Co.

Wholesale Grocers,

Who warrant the same to be unequalled.  W e guar­
antee  every  pound  to  be  perfect  and  all  right  in 
every particular.  W e cordially invite you, when  in 
the  city,  to  visit  our  place  of business,  55  and  57 
Canal st.  IT  MAY  SAVE  YOU  MONEY.

instruments  at the stations. 
A ll  trains in 
the circuit,  if provided with  the  apparatus, 
receive the signals,  as do all stations within 
the same circuit. 
The  conductor  of  each 
train is thus enabled to ascertain just where 
I  every other train is at any  moment;  and  all 
! trains can communicate with one another, as 
well as with the  stations. 
It makes no dif- 
!  ference whether a train is moving or  stand- 
I  ing still— the communication is equally com- 
I  pi etc with every other train on the line.
! 
Such,  in  brief,  is  the  principle  of  Mr.
;  Phelps’  new induction telegraph. 
If  it ful- 
I  fills the sanguine expectations of the invent- 
I  or,  it will  in a  large degree revolutionize the 

J  present system of controlling the movements 

of railway trains by  means  of  the  electric 
telegraph.  The immense advantages of the 
new system must be apparent  to every  per 
son who gives the  matter  a  thought. 
To 
have every train upon a line in  direct  com­
munication with every  other train and with 
every station on the  line— this  will  indeed 
be a marvelous accomplishment, well worthy 
the progressive genius of the age.

Until the Phelps system has been subject­
ed to more thorough practical tests,  it is, per­
haps,  not well  to  place  two  much depend­
ence  upon the sanguine  hopes and claims  of 
the inventor. 
It  has been placed in opera­
tion  over some twelve  miles  of  the  Balti­
more and Ohio railway,  where  it  has  been 
tested,  it is claimed,  with the  most satisfac­
Its capabilities are  soon to be 
tory results. 
tested on a larger scale. 
If  it  stands  the 
test,  its universal adoption by  railway man­
agers cannot long be delayed.

Prison  Labor  in  Germany.

An agitation lias recently been organized in 
Germany against the production  of artificial 
flowers in  Prussian state  prisons.  The op­
ponents of the system have urged its  injus­
tice in their representations  to  the  govern­
ment,  but the official  replies bring  forward 
the fact that the varying population  of  the 
prisons must  be  occupied  in  work  which 
does  not require a long period of instruction, 
if their labor is to be at all  productive.  The 
argument  is likewise adduced  that  a  laige 
proportion of the flowers thus made are  ex­
ported,  and the national industry has not re­
ally suffered such a grievence  as  might  be 
assummed.

A  patent  has  been  secured  for  making 
imitation  maple  syrup.  Hickory  bark  is 
soaked in water and  an  extract  is  thus ob­
tained  which,  added  to  cane  or  glucose 
syrup,  gives it the jnaple taste and  smell.

Nearly 20,000,000 eggs are shipped across 
the Atlantic  to  this  country,  chiefly  from 
Antwerp and Hamburg,  during  the summer 
months of each year.

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

Are  Ton  Going  to 
Siielre a Store, Fai' 
try  or  Closet?

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

W E D N E S D A Y .

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

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

Telephone No. 95.

I Entered  at  the  Postofflce  at  Grand  Rapids  as 

Second-class Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15,1885.

An  Important  Invention.

From  the M ichigan M anufacturer.

One of the most notable of recent inventions 
is the Phelps induction telegraph, by means of 
which,  it is claimed,  the problem of a  prac­
tical system of communicating  with moving 
railway trains has been solved in  a  manner 
which  leaves  little  to  be  desired. 
The 
Phelps system,  so nearly as  can  be  judged 
from the somewhat incomplete  descriptions 
of  it which have  thus  far  been  published, 
appears to possess several points  of  superi­
ority  over  previous  inventions  having  the 
same object in view. 
The defects of other 
systems seem,  also,  to  have  been  avoided.
One of the chief  difficulties  in  the  way  of 
holding communication  with  moving  trains 
has been that of maintaining,  at  all  points 
along the route,  a perfect  contact  with  the 
electrical  conductor  connecting  with  the 
various stations. 
In some systems,  invent­
ors have used the rails  to  convey  the  cur­
rent,  avoiding the difficulties of contact,  on­
ly to encounter the more formidable ones  of 
insulation. 
It has been found to be not on­
ly difficult but wholly impracticable  to insu­
late the rails from each other and  from  the 
earth so as to render them a\ ailable for  con­
ducting the  electric  current  on  long  lines.
For this reason,  and for others,  no  satisfac­
tory system of communicating with  a  mov­
ing train  has  been  heretofore  devised,  al­
though it is generally  conceded that  such  a 
system would greatly facilitate the  complex 
operations of railways,  and by the avoidance 
of collisions and accidents,  save large  num­
bers of lives and vast sums of money.

In the new system,  insulation of  the rails 
is unnecessary;  in fact,  no actual  contact is 
maintained between the moving  train and  a 
stationary conductor.  The system is found­
ed upon the well-known principles  of  elec­
trical induction. 
If a wire forming part of 
a closed circuit be placed near to and  paral­
lel with another wire,  forming part of anoth­
er closed circuit,  a current of electricity sent 
through  one  of  the  circuits  produces 
: 
momentary current,  or electrical impulse,  ii 
the adjacent circuit. 
Tins  secondary  cur 
rent flows in a direction opposite  from  that 
of the exciting current. 
Though  not  con­
tinuous,  this  induced current  has the power 
to excite a magnet,  at the instant it is  pass­
ing over the wire,  in the same manner as the 
primary current,  though  with  less  power 
When the  primary current  ceases  to  flow, 
another electrical  impulse  passes  over  the 
secondary wire,  in  a  direction  contrary  to 
that of the first impulse.  These phenomem 
have 
long  been  known,  and  have  been 
utilized 
notably in the transmitting mechanism of the 
carbon telephone;  but it remained  for  Mi 
Phelps to employ them for transmitting tele 
graphic signals to and from  a railway train, 
moving at the rate of forty miles  per  hour. 
This he has done  in a manner at once ingen­
ious,  simple,  and  (if the report of the exper­
imental tests be true)  effective.

in  many  electrical 

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Midway between the rails is laid  a  wire, 
encased  in  a  wooden  conduit  resting  upon 
and fastened to the ties.  This wire  is thor­
oughly insulated  and  entirely  enclosed  in 
the wooden casing,  so that it  is  sufficiently 
protected from the weather.  A t the various 
stations this wire is carried under  the  rails 
into the operating rooms,  and  after passing 
through the telegraph  instruments,  returns 
to the trench between the rails. 
To an  or 
dinary express car is attached the apparatu: 
which completes the system.  A  small  iron 
tube encircles the car completely,  in a longi­
tudinal direction,  passing over the roof  and 
under the platforms at each end.  This tube 
passes down to within  seven  inches  of the 
wire between  the  rails,  then  extends ¡hori­
zontally,  parallel  with the rails,  to  the  op- 
posite end of  the  car. 
The  tube  incloses 
about half a mile of  insulated  wire,  which 
runs  lengthwise  through  it,  in  successive 
layers,  the terminals of the wire being inside 
the car,  where they pass through  a delicate­
ly adjusted  receiving  instrument,  or  relay, 
and to a key connecting with  a battery— the j 
key and batten'being  used  for transmitting 
signals to the stations along the  route.  The 
layers of wire within the tube  being earrh
along only seven and one-half  inches  above , 

I 

being acted  upon  inductively  by  a  current 
passing over the latter  wire. 
If  any  sta­
tion on the circuit  desires  to  communicate
with a moving train on the same circuit,  it i s . 
only necessary to manipulate  the key at the 
station  in  the  ordinary  manner. 
operation,  at ever}'  depression  of  the  key, 
thp circuit is  closed  and  a  strong  cunent  —
me CllCUil is  UUWX1 
passes over the line. 
inductive action  on  the  coils  or  layers  of j 
wire carried in the tube below the car, causes 
electrical  impulses  to  pass  through  those 
coils,  operating  the  delicate  instrument  in | 
the car.  This instrument is connected with 
an ordinary sounder  and  local  battery,  by j 
which the signals are intensified,  so as  to be I 
heard  distinctly above the roar of the  train.
tions along the route,  the current  from  the J 
In sending signals from  the  train  to  sta- j 

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MOSELEY * STODDARD  MANVF’G CO Poultney, Vt.
GRAND RAPIDS, I
P E T E R   D O R A N ,

,

Attorney-at-Law,
pierce Block’  Grand  Kapld8’ 

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B y  this I Practices  in  State  and United  States  Courts

r i i U / l l V C D   AAA  WVMWV 
—
Special a tten tio n  given to 

M E R C A N T IL E   COLLECTION'S.

This current,  by  its  SHIPI i n g

«.t i p p i n g   BASKETS 

AND  BOXES

M AN UFACTU RED  AT

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ST/JOSEPH,  MICH.,,,
SEHO FOR 1U.USTKATEP  PRICE,Mi

DRYDEN & PALMER’S 

R O C S   C A N D Y .

battery  on the  car  is  thrown  by  the  key j
,  Unquestionably the best in the  market.  As
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hrough the coils  of  wire  in  the  tube  be-  clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond.
n m i l f l e l c i
reath the car,  and  acts  by  induction  upon  a *LB “   ’ 
foe wire between the rails,  reproducing  th e :  J O J 3 . I l   « j a U L U - t e A t * ,  
Sole Agent for Grand Rapids
Morse telegraphic signals  by  means  of the | 

M A N U FA CTU RERS  O F

p e t e r s b u h g -,  v a .,

s .   w .   ‘V"E2sT-A.BI_jE  <Se  C O ,
N I M R O D
Plug Tobacco.

A N D   O T H E R   F A V O R IT E   B R A N D S  O F

N im ro d , 
15 
B ig   F iv e  C enter,  a   H u m m e r. 33

44 
40 

1 b u t t .  1 3   p o u n d s .

43 
38 

B lu e  P e te r,
S pread  Eagle,

1 b u tt.  73 pounds 

38 
38 

36
36

SPRING  &

COMPANY,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Staple  and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS,
CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

O I L   C L O T H S

At  M anufacturers’  Prices. 

E S T O - ,   E T C .

S A M P L E S   TO  T H E   T R A D E   O N LY.

HOUSE  &  STORE  SHADES  MADE  TO  ORDER.

68  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Nelson  Bros.  &  Co.

T O   T H E   TPLA -D E.

We w ish to  call th e  atten tio n  o f th e trad e to  th e fact th a t w e  ore  m o n u factu rin *   a  line  of

OVERALLS,  SACK  COATS,  JUMPERS,  ETO.

WMca we g u aran tee »  >—

¿ S S S S K

th a t no suspenders need be used to keep them  up in place.

OUR  SACK  COATS

A re cut full so as not to bind in any Pal't and l a v g ^

E V E R Y   G A R M EN T  IS  W A R R A N T E D   NOT 

ID   K ll .

If in any case th ey  should rip o r not give perfect satisfaction, give th e purchaser an o th er  pair
and charge to us. 

O U R D PR IC ES  A R E   LESS

A ll  dealers will find it to  th eir  in terest  to
send S a m p l e s  a n d m 'ices^ efo re placing th e ir orders elsewhere. 
Miclxigan O verall Oo., Io n ia, Mien,

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No conv-ict labor used in th e m an u factu re of o u r goods.

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where  in  this  issue  and  write  for

Special  Prices  in  Gar  Lots. 

We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle.
A. B. KNOWLSON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

TXX22 G33.AITD H A FLD S  H OLLEH   M IL L S

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M A N U F A C T U R E   A

T h e  F a v o rite   B ra n d s  a re

“SNOW-FLAKE,”  AND  “LILY WHITE  PATENT,”  AND 

FANCY  PATENT  “ ROLLER  CHAMPION.”
P rices are low .  Extra q u ality guaranteed.  W rite  for quotations.

VALLEY  CITY  MILLING  CO,

EAST  END  BRIDGE  ST.  BRIDGE,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand  Rapids,

Michigan.

• Oysters {!  J
and  Fislir  m   m o n r o e   s t .

P E R K I N S   <&  H E S S ,
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

d e a l e r s   i n

NOS.  133  a n d   134  LO U IS  S T R E E T ,  G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H IG A N .

Curtiss, Dunton & Co.,

PROPRIETORS

Grand  Rapids  Tank  Line.

W e receive Illuminating and Lubricating Oils  direct from the  Refineries  in  Tanks,

and barrel  it here.

OTTIFl  33IR.-A-IN"3DS.

Prime W hite,  Michigan  Test. 
Michigan  Test.

X-iTJIBZERIO-A-TIISr G

X X X   W ater W hite. 
Electroleum.

French Valve  Cylinder.
Dark Valve  Cylinder.
Eureka Engine.
No.  i  Golden.
No.  3 Golden.
15 o  chill Test W .  Va;
74 Gasoline.
Extra Globe Engine.
Lardoline.
Rubbing Oils.
Globe Axle Grease. 

King Cylinder. 
Globe  Cylinder.
25 0  Parafine.
No.  2  Golden.
Zero W .  Va. 
Summer W est Va. 
87  Gasoline.
Lard Engine. 
Castaroline.
Amber  Engine.

.

W e  guarantee best value for the price on all our  Lubricating  Oils.

CURTISS,  DUNTON  cte  CO

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in  Courts 

of  Last Resort.

PRISON  O F F IC IA L S   A S  GARNISHEES.
The warden of a  penitentiary  cannot  be 
made a garnishee  in  respect  to  money  be­
longing to a  prisoner, according  to  the  de­
cision of  the  Pennyslvania  Court  of  Com­
mon Pleas.

COUNTERFEITING----- INDICTMENT 

UNDER

STATE  l a w s .

Indictments are maintainable  in  the state 
courts for the  offense  against  the  state  of 
counterfeiting the coin or bills of  the  Unit­
ed States or  foreign  coin  made  current  by 
act of Congress,  while proceedings w ill  also 
lie  under United  States statutes  before  the 
national tribunals for doing the  same  thing 
as  an  offense  against  the  United  States. 
Martin vs.  The State,  decided by the  Texas 
Court of Appeals.

LIABILITY   OF 

RAILROAD 

COMPANY 

GRATUITOUS  TRANSPORTATION..

The Texas Supreme Court recently decid­
ed that,  though a passenger was being trans­
ported on a railroad  gratutiously,  yet where 
he was damaged by a  breach of  duty on the I 
part of  the railroad company such gratuitous  ’ 
transportation would  not  relieve  the  com- j 
pany from liability attaching in consequence 
of the  breach  of duty.

UUfl ouiimrmuu

OF  E V E R Y   D E S C R IP T IO N .

AVe  C a rry   a   V ery  C o m p lete  L in e  o f  C a r 

riag e,  W agon  a n d   Sleigli  stock,  in  

B o th   W ood  a n d   Iro n .

HARNESS  GOODS:  L um berm en’s  H eavy 
Case  Collars;  L um berm en’s  Bolt  H arness 
Sweat  Pads:  Collar  P ads;  Snaps  Bits;  W eb 
and  L eather  H alters:  Buggy  Tops  and  Sun 
Shades;  Cloth  Cushions,  in   stock  or made  to 
order,  to  fit,  on  sh o rt  notice;  Curry  Combs, 
H orse B rushes; W hips,Buck, Calf and L eather 
Lashes;  H orse  B lankets;  Compress  L eather 
Axle  W ashers;  H arness  Oils;  Hax-ness  Soap; 
V arnish for Buggy Tops. 
WAGON  GOODS:  Spokes;  H ubs;  Felloes; 
P aten t  W heels; A xles;  Logging B obB unners; 
Cast or Steel Shoes;  W agon and Plow Clevises; 
Wrought W hiffletreo Irons; and all  goods  per­
tain in g  to a Wagon, Cart,  Buggy,  Carriage  or
S GENUINE  FRAZIER’S  AXLE  GREASE  in
wood boxes, 25 lb pails and barrels; Buyers  fo r 
general  stores,  Hath a rn e ss  and  W agon  M akers 
will find it to th e ir i  iterest to call  on  u s when 
in  th e   city  or  w rite  fo r  prices, as we keep  a 
line of goods not fou ad elsewhere.

•

Nos.  20 and 22 Pearl st.,  Grand  Rapids.

6 4 »
POWDER

This  Baking  Pow der  m akes th e  WHITEST, 
LIGHTEST and m ost  H E a LTHFUL  Biscuits. 
Cakes, Bread, etc.  TRY  IT   and lie convinced. 
Prepared only by the
Arctic  Manufacturing  Co,,

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

N EW SPAPER   PUBLICATIONS-— -LIBEL. 
j
The case  of Crocker  vs.  Hadley,  decided j 
by the Indiana Supreme Court,  arose upon a j 

suit brought by the appellee to  recover dam- J 

ages from the appellant for  the  publication j 
by him of an alleged libel.  The libelous ar- j 
tide declared among  other  things  that  the i 
appellee was  “ a hoaiy-headed  filcher,"  and j 
that he  “ had sold himself  Judas-like  for  a ! 
few -pieces  of  silver  to  sell  his  neighbors j 
out.“ 
The  Supreme Court on appeal held i 
these charges libelous  and  said  that  it  was  j 

not necessary that a crime should be charged J 

in accurate or technical language in a written 
or printed publication in order to  constitute 
such publication a libel,  but  that  any  writ- j 
ten or printed publication which holds a per- | 
son up to  scorn or ridicule,  or  to a stronger j 
feeling of  contempt  or execration,  or which 
imputes or implies his commission of a crime 
not directly charged,  is  a  libelous  publica- j 
tion.

USE  OF  TRADE  NAM E— ST.  LOUIS  BEER.
In the ease of the Anheuser-Busch Brew­
ing Association vs. Pisa,  the  United  States 
Circuit Court  for  the  Southern  District  of 
New York held that the plaintiff,  a company 
of  St.  Louis,  making beer under the name of 
“ St.  Louis Beer,” might restrain the defend­
ant,  a  person doing  business in  New  York, 
from  the  use of  that  name  to 
its  injury. 
Wallace.  J.,  in deciding an injunction,  said: 
The defendant  “ alleges that the purchasers 
of beer at Panama  and  the  other  places  in 
question in South America do not  discrimi­
nate between  the complainant's  article  and 
other beer made  in  the  United  States,  but 
buy it simply because they suppose St.  Lou­
is lager beer is beer  produced in  the United I 
States as  distinguished  from  German  and 
English beer.  This may be true, but if it is, 
it does not seem  conclusive against the right J 
of the complainant to the  injunction  which | 
he seeks. 
As  the  goods of the parties go | 
to the same markets  it can happen  that the j 
complainant will lose sales,  and  the defend- j 
ants w ill  get  customers  in  consequence  of j 
the defendant's  acts. 
Although  the  com­
plainant cannot have an  exclusive  property 
in  the words  ‘St.  Louis'  as a trade mark,  or 
an exclusive right to designate  its  beer  by 
the name  ‘St.  Louis Lager Beer,’  yet as  its 
beer has always been made  at that  city,  its 
use of that designation  upon its labels  is en­
tirely legitimate,  and if the  defendant is di­
verting complainant's  trade by any practices 
designed  to mislead its customers,  whether 
these acts consist  in simulating  its labels or 
representing in any other way his products as 
those of the complainant,  the  latter  is  en­
titled to protection. 
It is no answer for the 
defendant,  when the  complainant  asks  for 
protection,  to say that  it  has  no  exclusive 
right to designate  its product in the manner, 
although this might very properly be assert­
ed by a competitor selling beer made  at  St. 
Louis,  or who by  reason of  any circumstan­
ces might be  entitled  to  represent  his  pro­
ducts as originating there.”

Chinese  Coal  Resources.

According  to  a  paper  read  before  the j 
Philosophical Society of Glasgow by Mr.  A. 
Williamson,  the total  area of the coal  fields 
of  China  proper  is  about *400,000  square 
miles. 
Both  the  Shansi and Ileenan coal 
fields are greater than  the aggregate  of  the | 
principal coal producing countries of Europe,  i 
and  in  other  districts  of  North  China  th e : 
coal fields are said to be  seven  times  larger 
than  all those of  Great Britain. 
The  coal j 
is of various descriptions,  and  it  is  said that 
iron  ores are found in all parts  in close prox- 
mity to the coal.

His  Scale of Prices.

A  lady in town  lately  went  to  a  colored 
white-washer to engage him to  whitewash  a 
room.  On  asking him what he would charge, 
lie said  sixty cents  for one coat.  He charg­
ed  that,  he  said,  because  it  was  so  much 
trouble to put on the  first  coat;  but  if  she 
would have two coats  put  on  the  room  he 
would  put  on  both  for  fifty  cents. 
That 
darky will  get rich  if he keeps on  doing two 
coat work.

I f  in  N eed o f A n y th in g   in  our  Line,  it 

w ill  p ay yo u  to  g e t our Prices.

PA TEN TEES  AND  SOLE  M ANU FACTU REES  OF

Barlow’s Patent
Manifold  Fining

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Send  for Samples and  Circular.

Barlow  Brothers,

P R O P K IE T O K S   OP  T H E

Arctic  Manufacturing“  Go,

¡20  Lyon  £St.,  Orand.  BLapidls.

A S K   Y O U R   J O B B E R   F O R

Jennings’  Flavoring  Extracts,

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

A L rotio  B aJs-in e:  P o w d e r .
O U R   E O O I s T O L A ' Y '   S E T -  -Almost  a  complete  Kitchen

Outfit to retail for $1,  Ten Pieces of patent Fire-Proof Bottom Tin-Ware.

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-AND-

No Orders ta k e n  l'or less th a n  “ Case Lots’’ of one dozen Sets.  A dvertising Card and Circulars in each case.
Sample o rders of “Case Lots” can  be retu rn ed , if not found as  represented.

Foster,  Stevens  &  Go.,

Tie LEADING HARDWARE 4 HOD W IPE R S’ EMPORIUM Ol WESTERN MICHIGAN

10  and  12  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

PURE  CANDY

A N D   D E A L E R S   IN

Oranges,  Lemons.
Bananas,  Figs,  Dates 

N U T S .

E T C .

West Michigan Oil Company,

(SUCCESSOKS  TO  STA N D A R D   O IL   CO.,)

63  Monroe Street,  Grand Eapids, Mich,

Jno.  C.  Bonneil,  Pres. 

J.  H.  Bonneil, Sec’y.

Illuminating  and  Lubricating

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IO. H. RICHMOND & CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

M ANUFACTURERS  OF

Richmond’s Family Medicines.

RICHMOND’S  LiVER  ELIXIR.

I The  best  selling  liver  and  blood  m edicine  in 

the  m arket,  50 cents.

R ichm ond’s  Cubeb  Cream ,
R ichm ond’s  A g u e   Cure,

R ichm ond's  Cough  Cure, 
R ichm ond’s E a sy  P ills,

Dr.  R ich ard s’  H ealth   Restorer.
Retailers,  please  order  of  y our  jobbers  in 
G rand Rapids, Chicago o r D etroit.  If your job­
ber does n o t handle our goods, we will fill your I 
orders.  Pills and H ealth  R estorer can be sent 
by m ail.  H I South D ivision st., Grand Rapids.

JOBBERS,  ATTENTION  !

T W E N T Y   D O L L A R S   S A V E D

IN V E S T I N G   T E N   D O L L A R S

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CoiMnation  Tai  ató  Envelope.

IT   SAVES  Postage,  Envelopes,  A ddressing 
L etters, Sticking Stam ps,  D elivery  to  Post- 
office.
IT   D E L IV E R S   Bill with Goods,  via  E xpress, 
one to th ree h ours earlier th a n  by Mail.
S en d   fo r   s a m p le s   a n d   p r ic e s   to

E .   A .   S t o w e   &   B r o . ,

M anufacturers’  A gen ts,

JSmAV AN 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
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sold the first  year. 
Over 800 N ationals 
now 
in  u s e   b y  
parties  who  have 
discarded the m ost 
popular  of  other- 
m akes.  The  N at­
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because it is  m ore 
com plete,  m o re  
durable  th an   any 
other Cabinet L et­
te r File ever made. 
I t is  the  cheapest,
because it has g reater capacity th a n  any other. 
Send for Illu strated  Catalogue.  M anufactured 
under O. C. M ackenzie’s p aten ts by 

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H A Z E L T IN E ,  PE R K IN S  &  CO.  have 

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Read it.

j  W hen our Pioneer P repared P ain t is  p u t  on 
any building, a u d it w ithin three years it should 
crack or peel off. and thus fail to give  th e  full 
satisfaction  guaranteed,  we  agree to  repaint 
the  building  a t  our  expense,  w ith  th e  best 
I  W hite Lead, or such other paint as  the  ow ner 
!  m ay select.  Should any case of dissatisfaction 
occur, a notice from  th e dealer will  com m and 
I o u r prom pt attention.  T.  H .  N E V IN   &  CO.
!  Send for sam ple cards  and  prices.  Address

¡to lls ,  Ferlins  & Co.

AAVVrita? 

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MICH.

G RA N D   R A P ID S ,

M IC H .

S M T T E C   ! c h a l l e n g e m a c h in e r y  ! 740  “ 

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CAPITOL  CYLINDER,
MODEL 
SHIELD 
BACKUS  FINE  ENGINE,
ELDORADO
PEERLESS  MACHINERY, 

PARAFINE, 250, 
SUMMER,  WEST  YA 
25°  to  30°
150 C. T.
ZERO,
¡630  DEO.  NAPTHA,
g a so l in e,

f | bl^qK DIAM0ND, 

t&&fAA* 

! 870 GASOLINE.

D. W. Archer’s Trophy Corn,
D, W, Archer’s Morning Glory Corn,
D. W. Archer’s Early Golden Drop Corn

NO.  2.  AND  3  CANS.

YOUNG,  TENDER  AND  SWEET,

NATURAL  FLAVOR  RETAINED. 

GUARANTEED  PURITY.

$1,000  IN  GOLD.

NOT SWEETENED WITH SUGAR. 

NO  CHEMICALS  USED.

NOT  BLEACHED  WHITE.
NO  WATER  IN  CANS.

T he Trade  supplied b y  W h olesale  G rocers  Only.  R espectfu lly,

THE  ARCHER  PACKING  CO.,  Chillicothe, Ills.

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E .   F A L L A S

Wholesale  4 C o iissm -B iir  4 Its a  Sjecialtr.

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

,

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

No. 1 Egg Crates  for Sale.  Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used.  50 cents each.

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

A  com panion  assortm ent  to  our
o ther set, su b stituting some cooking 
utensils th a t will be found  very  de­
sirable} in m any instances.
These  goods  are  superior  to  all 
others in quality, and every piece is 
guaranteed against leaking, and are 
specially needed in every kitchen.
We offer this assortm ent a t nearly 
50 PER  CENT less  th an  the regular 
price for the common Old Style Tin­
ware.
A trial order will convince you  of 
th e   m erit  of the Econom y Set, and 
advantages to be derived from   sell­
ing the best quality of goods a t such 
an  E X T R A O R D I N A R Y   LO W  
PRICE.

The Econom y Set Consists  of 
One 12-quart  P a te n t Bottom  Dish- 
Pan.  One  10-quart  P a te n t  Bottom  
Open Bucket.  One  2-quart  P aten t 
Bottom   Coffee  Pot.  One  2-quart 
Stam ped  Milk  P an.  One  2-quart 
P a te n t  Bottom   Covered  Bucket. 
()ne  1-quart  Cup  D ipper.  One  1- 
q u a rt Novelty M easure.  One  fi-pint 
P ress  Cup.  One  ll)4-inch  Wash 
Basin.  One L arge Potato  G rater, 
io Pieces.  Price  per  dozen Sets

•$9-

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(Broceries.

The Successful  Grocer.

From  the Indianapolis Grocer.

C H E E SE   POISON.

Its  Nature

Discovered 
Vaughan.

by  Professor

The following  dispatch was  sent through 

Bangor.

The most  successful  grocer  is  the  man 
who appreciates precisely his relation to his 
customers and accordingly acts.  He knows 
that they are  entirely  independent  of  him 
and are free to exercise their  daintiest tastes 
in deciding whom they  will patronize.  He 
knows that  they  will  notice  things  much 
more closely and be much  more  readily  in­
fluenced by them than if there  were no  oth­
er grocery stores to which th<?y may go.  He 
therefore devotes his attention  carefully  to 
the details of his  store.  He  knows  that 
cleanliness is not only  a  near  neighbor  to 
godliness,  but also of success.  He adjusts 
everything in a maimer pleasing to the nose, 
the eye and the ear.  He does not allow the 
coal oil to be splattered over the floor  or  to 
scent the entire room.  He realizes  that the 
smell of mackerel,  especially of that  whose 
chemical  state is uncertain,  is  not  ottar  of 
roses to all nostrils. 
If  lie  keeps bacon in 
the store he does not allow  its  rankness  to 
curdle the innocent air.  He  does  not per­
mit grease spots to remain on the counter or 
shelves to  attract green and shining aureoles 
of flies.  He  keeps  cheese  crumbs off the 
counter and flies away from the cheese.  The 
floor and  the  various  furnishings  are kept 
clean instead of being  beaded with drops of 
syrup or greased with butter or  lard.  The 
canned  goods  which  he  properly  keeps  to 
fill  up his shelves,  do not bear the brands of 
last  year’s  flies.  Whatever  may  be  the 
fact as to the age of his goods,  so  far as  ap­
pearance go,  they,  like the  average  female 
schoolmarm,  never  grow  old.  He  knows 
that people are willing to be  cheated a little 
if  they  are  cheated  by  cleanliness.  His 
store does not suggest a lumber yard,  a  cu­
riosity shop or a dissecting room,  but it is a 
pleasant resort,  delightful to the  eye  by  its 
order and cleanliness,  and the smell by  the 
fragrance of sound goods.  The  appearance 
of the  grocer,  himself,  does  not  suggest  a 
a train oiler. 
People  do  not fancy eating 
goods that have been handled by a dirty and 
greasy looking  dealer.

the Associated Press last Thursday:

A nn  A rbor,  July  8.— Dr.  Victor  C. 
Vaughan,  of this city, has just been awarded 
by the State Board of  Health  $100  for  his 
discovery of what he has  named  “ tyrotoxi- 
con,” being the poison arising from ferment 
ed cheese.  The poison has been  a puzzle to 
German chemists for over  a hundred years, 
they having  been unable to  separate it from 
the other substances in  the  cheese. 
This 
problem  solved by Dr. Vaughan after a year 
of research  explodes the theory  very gener 
ally entertained that the poison  arose  from 
some herb or plant eaten by the cows.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   immediately telegraph­
ed  Dr.  Vaughan  and  the  Secretary  of  the 
State Board of Health,  asking  for  full par­
ticulars  regarding  the  discovery,  with  the 
following result:

FROM  PROFESSOR  V A U G H A N .

A nn A rbor,  July 10,  ’85. 

E d ito r Mic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n :

D e a r  Sir —My report is  the  property of 
the State Board of  Health,  and I cannot give 
it for publication without the consent of the 
Board. 
I will  lay it before  the  Board next 
Tuesday,  after which  you  will  doubtlessly 
be furnished with a copy.

Yours truly,

V .  C.  V a u g h a n .

FROM  SE C R E T A R Y  B A K E R .

L a n s i n g ,  Midi.,  July 10,  1885. 

E d ito r Mic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n  :

D e a r   Sir— Your  telegram  of  this  date 
asking  for  a 
full  description  of  cheese 
poison,  to  be  sent  you  by  Sunday,  with 
bill,  has been received. 
Just  at  this time 
we are working at full capacity to  get ready 
for  our Board Meeting,  which  occurs  next 
week.  Dr.  Vaughan’s  report,  to which  I 
presume you refer,  is not in this  office,  and 
I think it is doubtful if Dr.  Vaughan would 
give out a partial report  in  advance  of 
its 
publication by this office. 
I will,  however, 
present your telegram to this Board  when it 
meets on Tuesday next.
Very respectfully,

H en ry  B.  B a k e r,  Secretary.

Cranberry  Growers in  Michigan.

V ISIT IN G   B U YE R S.

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

^

Cloud.

A aron and Moses Zunder, Zunder Bros. & Co., 
Jos. H. Spires, Leroy.  •
Jo h n  Smith,  Ada.
B. G ilbert & Co.. Moline.
Geo. S. Powell & Co., Sand Lake.
A. P. H ulbert, Lisbon.
R. G. Smith, W ayland.
D enH erder & Tanis, V riesland.
W. S. Littleton, Clayton.
H erder & L ahuis, Zeeland.
M oerdyk, D eK ruif & Co., Zeeland.
J. L. Handy, W oodstock.
E. B. Sunderlin, Palo.
O. F. & W. P. Conklin,  Ravenna.
F. B oonstra, D renthe.
Mrs. L. Dane, Cedar Springs.
Adam s & Benedict, Cedar Springs.
H. Morley, M orleyBros., Cedar Springs l 
E m m et H ogadorn, Fife Lake.
E. H. Foster, F ife Lake.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
G. B. N orton, Otsego. 
J . C. Townsend, Tow nsend &  G annon, W hite
Thos. H efferan,  Eastm anville.
Geo. A. Sage. Rockford.
S. C. Fell,  Petoskey. 
Mr. F urber, F u rb er & Kidder, Hopkins.
F.  H. Spencer, Saranac.
G. M. Harwood Petoskey.
J. B. W atson, Coopersville.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
Jesse M clntire, Frem ont.
R. B. McCulloch, Berlin.
M. V. W ilson, Sand Lake.
Jacob Jesson & Co., Muskegon.
Max H ipkins, Blanchard.
Fred. H ayw ard,  Moon.
T. J. Sheridan & Co. Lockwood.
Mrs. J. Debri, B yron Center.
G. H. W albrink, Allendale.
C. O. Bostwick, C. O.  Bostwick  &  Son.,  Can­
Thos. Smedley, Smedley Bros. Bauer.
Jo h n  W. Mead, Berlin.
C. B. Moon, Cedar Springs.
B aron &  Ten Hoor, F orest Grove.
Oliver Seam an, Big Rapids.
B. M. Dennison, E ast Paris.
Thos. Sourby, Rockford.
J. Barnes, A usterlitz.
Geo. C arrington. T rent.
N orm an H arris, Big Springs.
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
A. & L. M. Wolf. Hudsonville.
Jo h n  U ttm an,  T.  G uilliford Smith, H unger- 
H. M. H arroun, McLain.
M. H. A m phlett, Ionia.

ford.
•  A aron B. Gates, Rockford.

nonsburg. 

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FU RN ITU RE  BU Y E R S.
Mr. Rogers, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
H inkley Bros., M anchester,  Eng.
Mr.  B utler,  H artford  F u rn itu re   Co.,  H art­
G.  M. Mann, M ann Bros.,  Milwaukee.
F. Mohr, New York.

ford, Conn.

Further,  the successful  grocer  “ assumes 
prosperity if he has it not. ” People do not 1 ike 
to support a decaying  or  unprofitable  busi­
ness. 
Such  a business somewhat Suggests 
a decayed stock, worms in the peaches,  skip­
pers in the  cheese  and  general  rottenness. 
Nothing will  so  quickly  drive  trade  away. 
Then people are doing  a  grocer  a  favor  to 
trade with him. 
They  like  to  see that he 
appreciates it.  It is a part of wliat they pay 
their money for.  The grocer who inadvertant­
ly or  otherwise  makes  them  feel  that  he 
doesn’t care for them  or their trade will find 
they will reciprocate  the  feeling  in  a  way 
that will  shock him. 
It is not necessary to 
be  obsequious to  be  polite.  One extreme 
is as offensive as the other.  He  studies for 
the golden  mean.

Moral Aspect of Adulteration.

What 

is  my  opinion  of  adulteration? 
Nowadays we can scarcely  pick  up a paper 
that we do not see in it references  of  some 
kind,  to the adulteration  of  food,  of drink, 
of clothing,  of everything in fact  that  goes 
to complete the  comfort  of  the  external or 
the nourishment of  the  internal  man.  So 
prevalent has it become,  and  so hurtful  is it 
considered,  that  it  has  become  a matter of 
legislative interest,  and  laws are made seek­
ing to abolish,  or,  at 
least,  keep  it  within 
reasonable limit.  And what does  it  mean? 
Is it that we are merely eating bread poison­
ed  with  alum,  drinking  tea  colored  with 
deadly drugs,  or wearing  clothes made only 
to sell?  No,  it means much more.  It means 
that a man who adulterates  his  wares,  has 
first adulterated his own  moral  nature,  and 
whatever lack  of  purity may  charactize his 
goods,  the same lack in ten-fold  ratio  char­
acterizes the man.  An honest man will not 
knowingly  sell  dishonest  goods,  and  that 
millions  of  dollars’  worth  of  dishonest 
goods are knowingly  sold  every year,  is ir­
refutable evidence that all  men,  respectable 
men and  merchants,  I mean,  are not  honest 
men.  The love of money is  the root of  all 
evil,  and it  is  the 
love  of  money,  which 
means the hope  of  acquiring  it,  that  does 
the injury in  this  instance,  and  for  which 
there can be no cure  until  some  pathologic 
discover maps out a plan  whereby  the  hu­
man heart  may  be  taken  out  bodily,  and 
some other kind of an organ  be substituted. 
Men crave money.  And they find by getting 
four quarter prices for  three  quarter goods, 
that money can be made,  so  they  give the 
devil a quarter interest in themselves  for so 
much  money  and  flood  the  market  with 
adulterated'  goods  of  every  description. 
That is the  moral  aspect  of  the  question, 
and that is the one, I am sorry to say, which 
figures  least in its  consideration by those in- 
authority.

A   Narrow  Escape.

They  were  telling  some  pretty 
stories,  and  presently his turn came.

tough

“ Yes,”  he  began,  clearing  his  throat, 
“ people lose  their  lives  sometimes  in  the 
foolishest sort ’o way. 
I recollect  an Irish­
man,  poor fellow,  who  some  years  ago  sat 
down on  what he s’posed was a keg o’ black 
sand to  smoke his dundeen.  After finish in’ 
the fust pipe he got up an’  knocked  the live 
ashes right into the keg.”

“ Many  killed  besides  him?”  asked  a 

breathless listener.

“ Many what?”
“ Killed— blown up.”
“ Oh,  there  wasn’t  no  explosion,  nuthin’ 

explosive ’bout black  sand.”

“ What One Girl Did”  is the title of a new 
story.  She doubtless  did  the  same  as  all 
other  girls  do— jump  up  on  a  table  and 
frighten  a poor little mouse to  death.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   herewith  presents  a j 
list of all  the  cranberry  growers 
in  this  j 
State whose names  it has been able to ascer- | 
tain.  Those who  cognizant  of  others  en­
gaged in the same business are  requested to 
acquaint the paper with  the fact:
Dr. A. M.  G erow ................................ Cheboygan.
Wm.  E llio tt.........................................Cheboygan.
Dr. W.  H . W alker 
..................................Glen Arbor.
S. H. Com ings.....................................St.  Joseph.  :
D. C. L e a c h ............................. • • ■ .T raverse City.
Jo h n  Clark............................... W hite  Fish  Point,  j
D.  C.  Leach,  of Traverse  City,  who  has J 
an  extensive marsh  near  Walton  Junction,  I 
writes T h e   T r a d e s m a n   as follows:

WOOL!

I  w an t to b uy  a few  second-hand  lots 

o f W ool.  P arties  h a v in g  sam e for sale 
can find a purchaser b y  addressing

W. T.  Lamoreaux,

71   Canal  Street,  G rand  R apids,  M ich

W, N. FULLER & GO

I am glad you propose to collect  and pub­
lish what information you  can  in  regard to 
cranberry growing  in  Michigan. 
I  would j 
suggest,  however,  that you  defer  the collec- j 
tion of the information until  about  the first J 
of October,  so cultivators may have the ben- ; 
efit of this  year’s  experience. 
I am  confi­
dent I  can make a much  more  valuable re - j 
port in the fall than  now. 
I
You can add to your list of  Michigan cul- I 
tivators  of  cranberries  John  Clarke,  of j 
White Fish  Point,  and  S.  H.  Comings,  of j 
St.  Joseph.  Both,  judging  from  their cor­
respondence,  are intelligent  men,  and they 
have had more experience than any of us ex-  GRAND  RAPIDS 
MICH.
Dr.  Walker.  Mr.  Clark’s letters tome have |--------------------------------------------- — — —
been  particularly  interesting  and  valuable.

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

4 9   L yo n  St.,  O pposite A rcade,

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

D E S IG N E R S   A N D

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The  W ool  Season  About  Over— Some 

Figures.

It  is  estimated  by  competent  authorities 
that nine-tenths of the  Michigan  wool  clip 
has already been marketed.  The quality of 
the staple has never been  so fine as  it is this 
season,  the average weight of a fleece  being 
only about  five pounds,  or about  one  pound 
lighter  than 
last  year.  This  result  was 
brought about by the cold  winter  and  cool, 
dry spring,  which  tended to make the  wool 
fine and clean.  Grand Rapids dealers  have 
handled more wool  this  year  than  ever be- j 
fore,  W.  T.  Lamoreaux  alone  .  having! 
handled 840,000  pounds  up  to  date,  all  of 
which has been  shipped to  Boston. 
lie  ex­
pects to buy and  ship about  100,000  pounds 
more before the close of the season'.  Perkins 
& Hess have bought about 100,000 pounds  at 
this  market,  and  160,000  pounds  more  at 
Battle  Creek,  Nashville,  Greenville  and 
Belding,  making  an  even  million  pounds 
handled by two houses.  Other local dealers 
have bought about 100,000 pounds altogether.
Adrian  dealers  have  purchased  290,000 
pounds  of  wool,  against  about  300,000 
pounds  last year.

A   Lapeer  wool  buyer  found  something 
strange in the sheep’s clothing he purchased 
last week,  and  it wasn’t  a  wolf  either. 
It 
was a five pound chunk of lead.

G. S. YALE & BR0„

^—M anufacturers  ol-

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G RAN D   RAPID S, 

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M ICHIGAN.

J.  E.  McCollum,  clothing  dealer  at  Clin­
ton,  who made an  assignment May  27,  has 
settled with his creditors and will  again re­
sume business in his  own  name. 
The as 
signment was so fair that  the settlement was 
easily accomplished.  The assignee has been 
discharged.

late 

A  tract of 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 feet of pine, 
owned byR. A. Moore, of Big Rapids, which 
lie did not intend  to  log  before next winter, 
was  so  much  damaged  by 
forest 
fires that he has been compelled  to put in  a 
camp for the purpose of logging it this  sum­
mer.

T. R. Reader and W.  H.  Reader have pun 
chased the interest of W.  A.  Bailey  in  the 
firm  of Bailey & Reader,  bowl  manufactur 
ers and general dealers at Scottville, and the 
firm  name  will  hereafter  be  Reader  Bros. 
This accession  increases tlie  capital  of  the 
concern.

A  good  test of suspected butter is to drop 
it into a well  heated  frying  pan. 
If it be 
genuine butter  it  will  melt  and  bubble or 
boil,  but not sputter;  if  it be  oleomargarine 
it will  sputter until melted.

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JTJX>I>  tfc  o o . ,

JOBBERS of SA D D L E R Y   H A R D W A R E  

A nd F ull Line Sum m er Goods.

102  CAN AL  STR EE T.

M ISCE LLA N E O U S.

94tf

Advertisements* of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in th is colum n a t th e rate of 25 cents per week, 
each and every insertion.  One  cen t  fo r  each 
additional word.  Advance paym ent.
I PARTNER  WANTED—A  well-established 
m an u factu re r  of  p ro prietary  rem edies, 
having1 now on  th e  m ark et  a  line  of popular 
patents, wishes a p artn er,  w ith  some  capital, 
to push the sale of sam e.  A ddress,  “P aten t,” 
care “The T radesm an.” 
SITUATION  WANTED—A  young  m an,  22 
years of age, w ith  5M  years’  experience, 
wishes  em ploym ent  in  a  d rug  store.  R efer­
ences from  em ployers.  A ddress Lock Box 323, 
Ludington, Mich.
IT'OR  SALE—F. J.  Lamb &  Co.  have  fo r  sale 
a  com plete  outfit  fo r  m aking cream ery 
4 
bu tter, consisting of  boiler  and  engine,  milk 
cans, cream  cans, churns, v a t  and  everything 
else included in  a  first-class  cream ery.  F.  J. 
Lamb & Co., G rand Rapids, Mich. 
96
I?O R  SALE—The b revier type form erly used 
o n  T h e  T r a d e s m a n .  The fo n t com prises 
222 pounds, including italic,  and is well-assort­
ed  and very little worn.  A ddress  this office.

1 

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

13

do 
do 

FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
@9
...............................   9M@10
.......................1014@11
MIXED.

P utnam  & Brooks quote as fo llo w s:
Straight, 25 ft  boxes.............................  
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
Royal, 25 ft  p ails........................................  @  914
Royal, 200 ft bbls..........................................814@9
E xtra, 25 ft  p ails..........................................  @1014
E xtra. 200 ft bbls..........................................9  @  9M
French Cream, 25 ft p ails....................... 1214@I3
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases..................................... 1-M@13
B roken, 25  ft  pails.......................................101''@11
B roken, 200 ft  bbls......................................10@iUM
Lem on  D rops...................................................... 13
Sour D rops........................................................... 14
P epperm int  D rops............................................15
Chocolate D rops.................................................16
H M Chocolate  D rops.......................................20
Gum  D rops  ........................................................ 10
Licorice D rops.................................................... 20
A B   Licorice  D rops..........................................12
Lozenges, p la in ...................................................J5
Lozenges,  p rin te d ..............................................16
Im p e ria ls.............................................................15
M o tto es................................................................ 15
Cream  B a r........................................................... 14
Molasses B a r..................................................... 
Caram els...............................................................20
H and Made C ream s............................................20
Plain  Cream s...................................................... 17
D ecorated  Cream s..............................................20
S tring R ock..........................................................15
B u rn t A lm onds................................................   22
W intergreen  B erries.........................................15
Lozenges, plain  in  pails........................   @12M
Lozenges, plain in  b b ls..........................  @1154
Lozenges, printed in p ails..................... 13M@14
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..................... 12J4@13
Chocolate D rops, in p ails.......................  @13
Gum  D rops  in pails................................. 7  @754
6M
Gum Drops, in bbls..................................... 
Moss Drops, in  p ails................................10M@11M
Moss Drops, in b b ls...........................................   9
Sour Drops, in  p ails.......................................... 12
Im perials, in  pails.................................. 13®  14
Im perials  in bbls....................................   @12
Bananas,  A spinw all...............................2 00@3  00
O ranges, Messina and  P alerm o.......... 4  00@4  50
Oranges, C alifornia..........
@3  50 
Lemons,  choice...............................
.  @5  00
Lemons, fa n c y .................................
5  50
.. 
Figs,  layers new,  $  f t...................
@11 
D ates, frails 
do  ...................
©   4 
Dates, 34 do 
do  ...................
@6 
Dates, sk in ......................................
®   4M 
Dates, Vi  sk in ...................................
@ 5 
Dates, F ard 10 ft box $   f t ............
..  8M @ 9 
Dates, Fard 50 ft box ^  f t..............
@ 7
Dates. P ersian 50 ft box $  f t.........
.  6  @  6M 
Pine Apples, fl  doz........................
.2  25@2  50
PEANUTS.
f t.....................
Prim e  Red,  raw  
4M
Choice 
d o .....................
@ 5
Fancy 
do  .....................
..  5M@  5M 
Choice W hite, Va.do  .....................
5@  5M 
Fancy H P,.  V a  do  .....................
...  6  @  6M
NUTS.
Almonds,  Terragona, $  f t............
...  18@18M 
d o .............
Brazils, 
...  8®   8M
Peeons, 
do  ............
... 
9@12
do ............
Filberts, Sicily 
...12M@14 
W alnuts, G renobles  d o .............
...12M@15 
W alnuts, French 
“  .............
...11M@12M
PRO V ISIO N S.

FRUITS.

do 
do 

do. 
do. 

The  G rand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

SMOKED MEATS— CANVASSED  OR  P LA IN .

quote  as  follows:
Mess, Chicago  packing...................... ...........11  25
Clear, Chicago pack in g ...............................1 2   25
E x tra Fam ily Clear............................. ........... 12 25
Clear, A. W ebster  p ack er............................. 12  50
E x tra  Clear,  h eavy............................. .......... 13 OO
Boston C lear..................................................... 13  25
A. W ebster, packer, short  c u t......... .......... 12.75
Clear back, short c u t......................... .......... 13i50
Standard Clear, the  b e st................... .......... 14  00
D R Y  SALT  MEATS— IN  BOXES.
Short Clears, h eavy................................... 
6M
m edium ...............................  
6M
lig h t......................................  
6M
7
Long Clear Backs, 500  ft  cases.............. 
Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.............. 
754
754
Long Clear Backs, 300  ft  cases.............. 
Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.............. 
754
6M
Bellies, ex tra quality, 500 ft cases......... 
Bellies, ex tra quality, 300 ft cases......... 
654
Bellies, ex tra quality, 200 ft cases......... 
7
Boneless  H am s..................................................  8M
Boneless Shoulders...........................................   6M
B reakfast  B acon...............................................  8M
D ried Beef, ex tra  q u ality ................................11M
Dried Beef, H am  pieces................................... 13M
Shoulders cured  in sw eet pickle.................... '6
Tierces  ........................ •.............................  
754
30 and 50 ft T u b s ........................................ 
7?»
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases......................  
754
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft  rack s................... 
7M
3 ft Pails, 20 in a  case...............................  
8M
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case.......................................  
10 ft Pails. 6 in a c a s e ...............................  
754
E x tra Mess Beef, w arranted 200 fts............10 50
Boneless,  e x tra ................................................ 14  50
SAUSAGE— FRESH AND SMOKED.
P ork  Sausage............................................. 
H am   Sausage...................................................... 19
Tongue  Sausage...............................................   10
F ra n k fo rt  Sausage............................................10
Blood  Sausage.................................................... £654
Bologna, stra ig h t...............................................  654
Bologna,  th ic k ......................................................654
6?,
H ead  Cheese.
In  h alf barrels.
In  q u arter barrels.

LARD IN  TIN  P A IL S .

BEEF IN BAR R E LS.

PIGS  FEET.

LARD .

 

OYSTERS  A N D   F IS H .

F. J. D ettenthaler quotes as follow s: 

OYSTERS.

FRESH  FISH.

F. J. D. Selects.............................................
Standards  ....................................................
M ackinaw T ro u t.........................................
W hitefish  .....................................................
Black B ass....................................................
R un  F ish .......................................................
Rock B ass.....................................................
P erch  ............................................................
D uck Bill P ik e .............................................
W all-eyed  P ik e ...........................................
Smoked W hite F ish ...................................
Smoked T ro u t..............................................
Smoked S turgeon........................................

COUNTRY  PR O D U C E.

A pples—New fru it com m ands 40@50c  $   box 

or $2.50@$3 ft bbl.

Beans—Choice picked are  dull a t $1.35@$1.4Q 

$  bu.

B lueberries— $2.75@$2.85 ^  bu.
B u tter—Michigan  cream ery  Is  in  moderate- 
dem and a t 16c.  D airy is  slow  sale  a t 12M@14e 
fo r tu b s and 10®12Mc fo r  jars.

Cabbages—New stock is in fa ir dem and  a t  60 

@75e $  doz.

Cheese—Somewhat firmer,  although  abund­

a n t a t 7@8c for full  cream .

q uarters, 3M@4c.

Cucum bers—30c i? doz.
D ried  Apples—E vaporated,  7@8c;  common 
@ 44
Eggs—In  m oderate supply  a t  12@12Mc.
G reen Onions—20®25c $  doz. bunches.
Green  B eans—50@75c 

bu.  W ax  beans*

  @1 30

8

‘7.

@1 00 
@1  00 

@1  35 
@1  30 
@3  50 
@2  20
@4  60 
@3  35

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT. 

----------------:----------—
prom ptly and buy in full packages. 

Catsup, Tomato,  p ints..
Catsup, Tom ato,  q u arts
i  H orseradish,  M p in ts...
These  prices  sxe^ to r  ccusfi  tyiiycvs,  who  p&y j  jforser&dish, p in ts.........
|  H alford Sauce, pints
H alford Sauce,  Vi p in ts..........................
D etroit Soap Co.’s Queen A n n e..........
“  M on d ay ...................

A dvanced—K erosene;  cheese;  Climax plu 
loose M uscatels, cove oysters.
Declined—P eerless smoking.
AXI.E  GREASE.

SOAP.

SPICES.

“ 

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“

* 
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45
65

BLUING.

CANNED FISH.

BAKING  POWDER.

....  2 00

No.  2  H u rl............
Fancy  W hisk.......
C om m onW hisk...

ross  4  00
.......  8  00
....  12  00
.......3  00
...  .  4  50
.175
.100

F razer’s .................   2 801 P aragon  ...................1  80
D iam ond...................1 75 P arag an  25 ft pails ,1  20
Modoc........................1  65|
A rctic M lb can s__   45! A rctic  1 fl>  cans —  2  40
A rctic J4 ft can s__   75 A rctic 5 ft c an s.... 12  00
A rctic M ft cans.  .  1  40[
Dry, No. 2............................................. doz.
.......doz.
Dry, No. J ........ ..................
___ doz.
Liquid, 4 oz,........................
.......doz.
Liquid, 8 oz.........................
A rctic 4 oz..........................
A rctic 8  oz.............. ; .........
A rctic 16 oz..........................
A rctic No. 1 pepper b o x ..
A rctic No. 2 
• •
A rctic No. 3 
BROOMS
No. 1 C arpet........... .2  50
No. 2 C arpet........... .2  25
No. 1  P arlo r Gem. .2  75
No. 1 H u rl.............. .2  00
, 1 ft  sta n d ard s...........................................1 40
Clams 
,2 f t  sta n d ard s.......................................... 2 65
Clams 
w __ Chowder,  3 f t ..................................... ...~ 2 0
Clam Chowder,
Cove Oysters,  1  ft  stan d ard s.............................1 10
CoVe O ysters, 2  ft  stan d ard s..........................  2 00
Cove O ysters, 1 ft  slack  filled.....................  75
Cove O ysters, 2 ft slack filled...................... 1  0d
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic........................................}  To
Lobsters, 1 »  s ta r........................................... *  00
Lobsters, 2 ft s ta r .............,.•••...................... 3  00
M ackerel, l f t   fresh   stan d ard s....................1  00
M ackerel, 5 ft fresh   sta n d ard s....................6  o0
M ackerel in Tom ato Sauce, 3  f t..................3 2a
M ackerel,3 ft in M ustard.............................. 3  2a
M ackerel, 3 ft broiled.....................................J  •**
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia riv e r.........................1  50
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia riv e r.........................2  w
Salmon, l f t   S acram ento.............................. 1  25
Sardines, dom estic & s...................................
Sardines,  dom estic  Vis...............................  
]}
Sardines,  M ustard  Ms................................... 
|0
Sardines,  im ported  34s . . .......•'....................
T rout. 3 ft  brook............................................  2 i5
CANNED FRUITS.
.......  90
Apples, 3 ft sta n d a rd s...................
.......2 40
Apples, gallons,  standards, Erie.
.......1  05
Blackberries, sta n d ard s................
.......  80
Cherries,  red  stan d ard ..................
.......1  00
D am sons...........................................
.......1  40
Egg Plum s, standards 
................
.......1  40
G reen  Gages, standards 2 f t.........
........ 2  40
Peaches, E x tra Y ellow .................
.  75@1  95 
Peaches,  sta n d ard s........................
........ 1  50
Peaches,  seconds............................
Pineapples,  E rie.............................
. . . . A   70
Pineapples, sta n d ard s...................
........ 1  45
Q u in ces.......................................................
........ 1  80
R aspberries,  Black, H am b u rg..............
CANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA.
A pricots, L usk’s
Egg P lu m s.........
G ra p e s...............
G reen Gages —
A sparagus, O yster B ay............................
Beans, Lima,  sta n d ard .............................
Beans, Stringle§s,  E rie ...........................
Beans, Lewis’  Boston B aked.................
Com.  T rophy..............................................
Peas, F re n c h .............................................
Peas, M arrofat, sta n d ard ........................
Peas, B eaver...............................................
Peas, early sm all, sifted...................—
Pum pkin, 3 ft G olden. . . , ........................
Succotash, sta n d ard .................................
Tom atoes, T rophy....................................
B o sto n ....................... 36|  Germ an  Sweet
Baker’s ......................38!  V ienna Sweet  ........... 23
R unkles’ ....................35|
| Roasted  M ar... 17@18
Green  R io. . . . . .   9@13 
G reen J a v a .........17@27 iRoasted Mocha. 2S@30
! Roasted M ex... 17@20 
G reen Moch a ... 23@25 
Roasted R io .... 10@15  G round  R io ....  9@16 
Roasted Ja v a   . .23@30 
[Package  Goods  @12: 
72 foot J u t e ........   1  25 172 foot C otton— 2  25
60 foot  J u te ........   1  00 60 foot Cotton —  2  00
40 Foot C otton___ 1  50 |50 foot C otton— 1  75
Bloaters, Smoked Y arm outh ................ ........   75
Cod,  w h o le ....................................................... ........ 4M@5
Cod, Boneless................................................... ........ 6©7
Cod, pickled, M  bb ls................................... ........ 3  50
........   12
H a lib u t..................................................
H erring M  bbls............................................. .......2  50
H erring,  Scaled...................................... .......18@20
H erring,  H olland................................... .......  55
Mackerel, No. 1, M b b ls........................ .......5  00
Mackerel, No. 1,12  ft  k its ................... ........ 1  00
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  M  b b ls.......... ___ 6  25
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  k its .................. ........ 1  90
........2 50
Shad, M b b l ...................................................
T rout, No.  1,  54  bbls................ :  .............. ........ 3  35
T rout, No. 1,10  ft  k its .......... .................... ........   70
........ 5  75
W hite, No. 1, M b b ls .................................
........   90
W hite, No. 1,12  ft k its.............................
........   80
W hite, No. 1,10 ft k its ..............................
........2  50
W hite, Fam ily, 54 b b ls.............................
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

.2  40|Pears.............. .........3 00
.........3  00
2  50 P eaches  .......
,2  50!

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CHOCOLATE.

CORDAGE.

COFFEE.

FISH

Jen n in g s’2 oz...................................$   doz.l 00 

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SUGARS.

SYRUPS.

STARCH.

Ground. 

@5
@  ”>%

@6M @8 
@8 Yi @8 

TOBACCO—FINE C U T -IN  PAILS.

@19 
8@10 
@10
.......60@65
.......  @18

Whole.
P e p p e r.................16@25 ¡P epper.............
A llspice............... 12@15 A llspice............
C innam on............18@30 C assia............
Cloves  ................. 15@25|Nutmegs  ...
G in g e r................. 16@20 Cloves  ...............
M ustard...............15@30
C a y e n n e............. 25@35|
K ingsford’s, 1 ft pkgs., p u re ....................
3 ft pkgs.,  p u re ....................
l f t  pkgs.,  Silver  Gloss__
6 ft pkgs., 
“  —
l f t  pkgs.,  Corn S tarch____
(Bulk)  O n tario...................
Cut  L o af....................................................
Cubes  .........................................................
P ow d ered ..................................................
G ranulated,  S tan d ard ............................
G ranulated,  off........................................
Confectionery A ......................................
Standard A ................................................
E x tra C, W hite.........................................
E x tra C.......................................................
Fine  C.........................................................
Yellow C.......: ........  .................................
D ark C ........................................................  £
30@32 
Corn,  B arrels..........................................-
32@34 
Corn, V% bbls...............................................
35
Corn,  10 gallon kegs
Corn, 5 gallon k eg s...................................  @1  75
Com, 4M gallon k eg s...............................   @1  60
P u re  S u g ar......................................... bbl  23@  35
P u re Sugar D rips..........................Vi  bbl  30@  38
P u re Sugar  D rips................. 5 gal kegs  @1  96
P u re Loaf Sugar D rips................Vi bbl  @  85
P u re  Loaf S u g ar...................5 sral kegs  @1  85
Ja p an   o rd in ary ............................................... 22@25
Ja p an  fa ir to good.......................................... 30@35
J  apan fine..........................................................40@50
Ja p a n  d u st........................................................ 15@20
Y oung H yson...................................................30@50
G unP ow der.................................. ...................35@5U
O o long........................................................33@55@60
C ongo.................................................................25@30
D ark AmericanEagle67 Sweet  R ose.............    45
Meigs & Co.’s Stunner38
The M eigs....................64
A tla s............................ 35
Red  B ird ..................... 50
Royal G am e................ 38
State  S eal....................60
Mule E a r......................65
P rairie F lo w e r.........65
F o u n tain ......................74
C lim ber....................... 62
Old Congress...............64
Indian Q ueen.............60
Good L u ck ..................52
Bull  D og..................... 60
__ 66; Blaze A w ay.................35
Crown  L eaf.. 
.......65 H air L ifte r...................30
M atchless__
.......67 G o v e rn o r.......
H ia w a th a . 
Globe
May F low er.......
H e r o ...................
Old  A be. 
...  ..
N im rod.......................................................   @44
E. C...............................................................  @40
Blue  P e te r...................................4...........  @88
Spread E ag le.............................................   @38
Big Five C enter........................................  @35
Red  F o x ......................................................  @48
Big D rive....................................................  @50
Seal of G rand R apids.............................   @46
D u rh a m ........................................... '.........   @46
P a tr o l.........................................................   @48
Ja ck   R abbit................. 
@46
Snow flake..................................................   @46
Chocolate Cream ......................................   @46
Woodcock  .................................................  @46
K n ig n tso f  L abor....................................   @46
R ailroad......................................................  @46
Big  B u g ......................................................  @32
A rab, 2x12 and 4x12.................................  @46
Black B e ar.................................................  @37
K ing 
@46
Old Five Cent T im es...............................   @38
P ru n e N uggett, 12 f t...............................   @62
P arro t  ........................................................  @46
Old T im e............... 
@38
T ram w ay....................................................  @48
Glory  .........................................................   @46
Silver  Coin.................................................  @50
B uster  [D ark]..............................  
 
  @36
Black Prince [D ark]...............................   @36
Black R acer  [D ark]............................. 
 
  @36
Leggett & M yers’  S ta r............................  @46
C lim ax........................................................  @46
H o ld 'F a st..................................................   @46
McAlpin’s Gold Shield...........................  @46
Niekle N uggets 6 and 12 ft  cads.  .......   @51
Cock of the W alk  6s................................  @37
Nobby T w ist.............................................   @46
A c o rn .........................................................   @46
C re sc e n t....................................................   @44
Black  X ......................................................  @35
Black  B ass.................................................  @40
Spring.........................................................   @46
G ra y lin g ....................................................  @46
M ackinaw ..................................................   @45
H orseS hoe................................................   @44
I  H air L ifte r.................................................  @36
D. and D., black ........................................   @36
McAlpin’s Green  Shield........................   @46
Ace  High, b lack ......................................   @35
Sailors’  Solace........................................'.  @46

...........70 Fox’s Choice.............
... 70 M edallion...................
.. .45 Sweet Ow en...............
...49|

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

SMOKING

Old T a r........................40i  C o n q u ero r.................. 23
A rth u r’s  Choice...... 22| G ray lin g .......................32
Red F o x ......................26  Seal S kin..................... 30
I  F lirt.............................28  Rob R oy....................... 26
Gold  D ust.................. 26  Uncle  Sam ..................28
Gold  Block................ 30  L u m b e rm an ...............25
Seal of G rand Rapids  Railroad B oy.............38
(cloth).................. 25  M ountain Rose........... 18
Tram w ay, 3  oz......... 40 Home C om fort.............25
Ruby, cu t Cavendish 35 Old R ip.........................55
Boss  ............................15|Seal of N orth Caro-
P eck’s S un................ 18|  Lina, 2  oz..................48
M iners and Puddlers.28jSeal of N orth  Caro-
M orning  Dew........... 25 
lina. 4oz..................... 46
C hain............................22 Seal of N orth  Caro-
Peerless  ..................... 24 
lina,-8oz....................41
S tan d ard .....................22 Seal of N orth  Caro-
Old T om ..................... 21 
lina, 16 oz boxes___40
Tom &  J e rry ..............24 Big D eal....................
Jo k e r............ ............... 25 A pple Ja c k .................24
K ing Bee, lo n g c u t.. .8
T ra v e le r.....................35
M ilwaukee  P riz e___24
M aiden........................ 25
R a ttle r.........................28
Pickw ick  Club.......... 40
W indsor cu t p lu g ___25
N igger  H ead..............26
Zero  ............................ 16
H o llan d .......................22
H olland M ixed........... 16
G erm an ...................... 16
Golden  Age 
Solid C om fort__ ___ 30
Mail  Pouch
Red Clover................. 32
K nights of L ai o r___30
Long Tom ...................30
F ree Cob P ip e__
N a tio n a l.....................26
T im e ........................... 26
Globe'...........................21|H iaw atha.....................22
Mule E a r.....................23| Old C ongress............... 23

SHORTS.

CIGARS.

M ichigan  C hief......................................... 
R om a.........9................................................  
A m erican  ............................................. 
La  In d u stria .......................................... 
P a r k e r ....................................................' 
P ro m e n a d e ................................................ 
Old  Ju d g e.........................., ................... 
P a m in a ..................................................  
C om forter...................................................  

@60 00
@60 00

@57  00
@50  00
@50 00
@35 00
@25  00

@35 00

@20 00

SNUFF.

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Lorillard’s A m erican G entlem en.......  @  75
M accoboy..................................   @ 55
Gail & A x’ 
R appee.......................................   @ 35
Railroad  Mills  Scotch................................  @ 45
Lotzbeek  .........................................  

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Lemon Vanilla.
1  40
4 oz.............................................. 1  50  2  50
6 oz............................................... 2  50  4  00
8oz........................................ 3  50 
5  00
1  50
No. 2 T ap er........................ 1  25 
........................ 1  75  3 00
No.  4  •  “ 
M p in t  ro u n d ..................... 4  50 
7  50
......................... S  00  15  00
“ 
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No.  8.................................. 3 00 
4  25
No. 1 0 .................................. 4  25  6  00

FRUITS

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Apples, M ichigan................ ...................   414 @5
A pples, Dried, evap., b b ls..................... 
®7M
Apples, Dried, evap., b o x ......................  
@8
@16
Cherries, dried,  p itte d .............., ........... 
C itro n .........................................................  
28@30
C u rra n ts....................................................  
42£@5
Peaches, dried  ........................................  
12@13
Pineapples,  sta n d ard s..........................   @1  70
P runes, T urkey, n ew ..............................  42£@5
10@13
P runes, French, 50 ft  boxes.................  
Raisins, V alencias.................................  
9@9M
Raisins,  L ayer V alencias...............  
@1214
Raisins,  O ndaras....................................   @13
Raisins,  S ultanas....................................   7fs@  814
Raisins, Loose |M uscatels.....................  @2  SO
Raisins, London L ay ers........................   @3  30
Raisins, D ehesias....................................   @4 25
Raisins, California  L ay ers...................   @2  60

KEROSENE  OIL.

,  MATCHES.

W ater W hite........ 10%  | Legal  T est............... 914
G rand  H aven,  No.  9, sq u a re..........................1  50
G rand  H aven,  No.  8, sq u a re..........................1  50
G rand  H aven,  No.  200,  p arlo r.......................2  25
G rand  H aven,  No.  3oO, p a rlo r.......................3  50
G rand  H aven,  No.  7,  ro u n d ..........................2  25
Oshkosh, No.  2.....................................................1  10
Oshkosh, No.  8.....................................................1  60
Sw edish................................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 2  sq u a re............................. 2  70
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
............................. 2  70
do 
Richardson’s No. 8 
.............................. 170
............................. 2  55
Richardson’s No. 9 
do 
............................ 175
R ichardson’s No. 19,  do 
Black  S tra p ............................................... 14@16@1S
Porto  Rico........................................................28@30
New  Orleans,  good........................................ 38@42
New Orleans, choice.......................................48@50
New  Orleans,  fa n c y .......................................52@55

MOLASSES.

14  bbls. 3c ex tra.

OATMEAL.

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PICKLES.

Steel  c u t................. 5  25|Quaker, 48  fts.........2  35
Steel Cut, Vi b b ls.. .2 90 Q uaker, 60  fts........2  50
Rolled  O ats............3  60¡Quaker bbls............ 6  00
Choicein barrels m ed..............................4  l)0@4  50
Choice in 54 
..............................2  50@2  75
PIPES.
Im ported Clay 3 gross............................2 25@3 00
Im ported Clay, No. 216,3 g rass............   @2  25
Im ported Clay, No. 216,214 gross.........  @1  85
A m erican  T. D..........................................  @  90
Good  C aro lin a........6 
¡ J a v a ................... 634@624
P rim e C arolina....... 614 P a t n a .........................6
Choice Carolina...... 7  R an g o o n .............5M@634
Good L ouisiana...... 5941Broken.........................354
D eLand’s p u re ........514 ¡Dwight’s ..................... 514
C hurch’s  ................. 514  Sea  F oam ...................514
Taylor’s  G.  M ......... 514¡Cap  Sheaf....................514

SALERATUS.

RICE.

SALT.

60 Pocket, F  F   D airy.............................. 
28 P o ck et.................................................... 
1003 ft  pockets.......................................... 
Saginaw F in e ...........................................  
Diamond  C................................................  
Standard  C oarse......................................  
A shton, English, dairy, bu. b ag s......... 
A shton, English, dairy, 4 bu. b ag s—  
H iggins’ English dairy bu.  b ag s......... 
A m erican, dairy*14 bu. b ag s................ 
Rock, bushels...........................................  

3  25
3  20
3  45
80
1  60
1  55
80
2  80
80
25
38

SAUCES.

P arisian, %  p in ts....................................   @2  00
P ep p er Sauce, red  sm all......................   @  75
P ep p er Sauce, g r e e n ..............................  @  90
P ep p er Sauce, red  large rin g ..............  @1  35
P ep p er Sauce, green, large rin g .........  @1  70

P u re  Cider.......... 8@12 W hite W ine...........   8@12

sam e price.

VINEGAR.

MISCELLANEOUS.

50

do 

do 

Bath Brick im p o rte d .............................. 
95
A m erican.............................. 
90
B arley.............................................................. 
@3
B urners, No. 1 .............................................  
1 
No.  2.............................................  
1 
8  00
Condensed Milk, Eagle  b ran d ........
Cream T artar 5 and 10 ft can s.........__   15@25
@13M
Candles, S ta r........................................
Candles,  H otel....................................__   @14
E x tract Coffee, V.  C........................ __   @80
F e lix .....................
@30
Gum, R ubber 100 lum ps.................
..............__   @40
Gum, R ubber 200 lu m p s. 
Gum, Spruce...................................... __   m@ 35
Hom iny, $   b b l..
Jelly, in 30  ft  p ails__
Peas, G reen B ush.......
Peas, Split p re p a re d ..
Pow der, K eg................
Pow der,  M K eg...........

@  4M 
@1  35 
@  334 
@3  5'J 
@1  93

1  25

do 

F R E S H   M EATS.

John  M ohrhard  quotes*  th e  trad e  selling 

prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides.....................................  6  @7M
Fresh  Beef, hind  q u a rte rs...................   8M@  9
Dressed  H ogs............................................  5M@  6
M utton,  carcasses...................................  6  @  6M
V eal..............................................................   7  @8
P ork  Sausage.............................................  8  @  9
Bologna........................................................  9  @10
C hickens......................................................14  @15
T urkeys  ....................................................  @15

00

Wild Goose stock, in 24 q u a rt cases, $2.50.

G reen P eas—50c ]9 bu.
H oney—Choicenew  in comb is firm atl3@14c.
H ay—Bailed, $15@$16 $  ton.
Onions—Southern,  $3 
bbl.
Plum s—$1 fo r 54 bu box fo r Tennessee stock.. 
Pop Corn—Choice com m ands 4c $  ft.
Potatoes—New potatoes are  q u ite  p lentiful 
a t $2 $  bbl. fo r Tennessee Rose.
P o u ltry —V ery scarce.  Fowls, 9@10c.  Chick­
ens, 12@13e.  T urkeys, 14c.
Radishes—20@25c 5$ doz.  bunches.
R aspberries—Red,  $1.75 
Black, $1.75 ^  16 q u a rt eases.
Straw berries—A bout played out..
Tom atoes—$1 p er 54 bu box.
W aterm elons—$3 p er  doz fo r choice Georgia 

24  pint  eases..

stock.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

W heat—2c  lower.  The  city m illers  pay  a s 
follows:  Lancaster,  92;  Fulse,  90c;  Clawson 
90c.
Corn—Jobbing generally a t 55c in 100 bu. lota 
and 52c in carlots.
Oats—W hite, 43c in small lots  and  38c@40  in. 
carlots.
Rye—56c 
B arley—Brew ers pay $1.25 $   cwt.
Flour—No change.  Fancy P aten t, $6.25 ^ b b K  
in  sacks  and $6.50 in wood.  Straight,  $5.25  $  
bbl. in sacks and $5.50 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 #  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15  $  ton.  Bran, $14. 
ton. 

ton.  Middlings, $16 

5j8 ton.  Ships, $15 
Corn aHd Oats, $22 $  ton.

bu.

Owners  of Red  Fox  and  Big  Drive  Flugs»

Tbarbware.

A   New  Application of Iron.

Cold.

According to the San Francisco C/mm tele, 
an inventor in Stockton,  in  that  State,  has 
•discovered a new process  of preparing non, 
which is said to make  a  metal  tougher and 
more elastic than  steel.  The  material is to 
be known  as  cast  wrought-iron.  It  is  a 
composition  of  which  seventy  per  cent, 
iron  most  of  the  carbon  being 
is  cast 
taken  out. 
Its  manufacture  costs  from 
6e.  to  ~c.  a  pound,  and  the  iron  can 
be  made  in  any  ordinary 
iron  foundry. 
It is said to be the strongest ever made,  100 
pounds of it giving three times  the strength 
of 150 pounds  of  cast-steel. 
It  is  claimed 
that  besides  being  tougher,  stronger  and 
more elastic than cast-steel,  the  new  metal 
can be  easily forged  without  the  slightest 
danger of chipping  off.  Under  the  lathe 
the metal  gives a shaving similiar to  that of 
wrought iron and presents  a  smooth,  close- 
grained surface.  The  peculiar  qualities of 
the new substance,  it  is asserted,  make it su­
perior for machinery, as it can be made light­
er and yet possesses  the  required  strength. 
The inventor,  a young  mechanic of  Stock- 
ton,  has  already  begun  to  make  castings 
from it.

Personality  in  Tools.

An experienced foreman who  has  an eye 
for  philosophy  says  that  tools  apparently' 
p artite  of  the  temper  of  those  who  use 
them.  A  short  grained  man  generally has 
nicked bits;  the impetuous man broken ones; 
the lazy man  dull  ones;  the  careless  man 
badly dressed ones;  the man of one idea one 
dress for all kinds  or  work;  the  soft  man 
•can rarely7 keep the edge  of  his  tool  from 
turning,  while  the  good  natured  and  even 
tempered man always  lias the best  tools in 
the shop,  and  is  pesterid  continually by  ill 
tempered  workmen  who  come  to  borrow 
from him whenever  they7 have a  particular 
piece of work to do. 
It  is  quite  interesting 
to note the similarity in  the  temper of  the 
workmen and their tools.

A   Lady  Machinist.

From  th e Boston Journal.

A  young lady’ ‘studying at one of our large 
co-educational Oinstitutions  is  pursuing  a 
course of  study  that  half  a  century  ago 
would have marked her as  an extraordinary 
example of independence.  She has  chosen 
the course of mechanic arts,  and takes shop 
practice,  studies  machinery and  its  neces­
sary accompaniments of science  and mathe­
matics,  and  in all branches  acquits  herself 
to the satisfaction of her  teacher. 
Iler ob­
ject in pursuing a calling considered usually 
tit only7 for the  masculine  intellect  is to en­
able her  to  assist  her  father  in  his 
large 
manufactory at  Rochester.  A t  graduation 
she will  be  an  accomplished  machinist,  as 
well as  a valuable member of the firm.

A  practical machinist says  he  has  found 
the following mixture very effectual in  pre­
venting  machinery  from  gathering  rust: 
Melt together one pound of lard and an ounce 
of gum camphor. 
Skim  the mixture care­
fully,  and  stir in a sufficient quantity of fine 
black lead to give it a color like iron.  After 
cleaning the  machinery  thoroughly,  smear 
It with this mixture,  and allow  it to  remain 
thus for twenty-four hours. 
Then go over 
it with a  soft cloth,  rubbing  it clean.  Treat­
ed thus,  machinery often retains  its  bright­
ness for several months.

A   new 

industry in  Portland,  Oregon,  is 
the making of cigar boxes from Oregon lum­
ber,  instead  of the imported  Spanish cellar.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

P revailing  rates  a t  Chicago  are  as  follows: 

AUGERS AND B ITS.

Iv es’, old  sty le— .....................................dis 
60
N. H .C . Co.................................................. dis 
60
60
Douglass’ ....................................................dis 
P ierces’ ....................................................... dis 
60
60
Snell’s ...........................................................dis 
Cook’s  ..........................................................dis40&10
Je n n in g s’,  gen u in e...................................dis 
25
Jennings’,  im itation................................ dis40&10
Spring...........................................................dis 
25
R a ilro a d .........................................................?  ™ 99
G arden......................................................... n et 33 00

BALANCES.

BARROW S.

B ELLS.

H a n d ............................. ........................ dis  $  60&10
60
C o w ............................................................. dis 
15
Call...............................................................dis 
G o n g ........................................................... dis 
20
Door, S argent............................................dis 
55

BOLTS.

S tove........................................................dis  $ 
40
Carriage  new   list.................................... dis 
75
Plow  ..........................................................dis  30&1I
75
Sleigh Shoe................................................ dis 
Cast Barrel  B olts.....................................dis 
50
W rought B arrel B olts............................ dis 
55
Cast Barrel, brass  k n o b s.......................dis 
50
Cast Square S pring..................................dis 
55
Cast  C hain................. 
dis 
60
W rought B arrel, brass  k n o b............... dis  55&10
W rought S q u a re ......................................dis  55&10
W rought Sunk F lush.............................. dis 
30
W rought  Bronze  and  P lated  Knob
.  F lu sh .....................................................   50&10&10
Ives’  D oor................................................ dis  50&10
B a rb e r.................................................... dis $ 
40
50
B ackus........................................................dis 
Spofford......................................................dis 
50
Am. Ball..................................................... dis 
n et

BRACES.

 

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

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured.......... <...........dis  60&10
Cast Loose P in, Berlin  bronzed.........dis  60&10
Cast Loose Jo int, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10
W rought N arrow , brighi fast  jo in t..d is  50&10
W rounht Loose  P in ................................dis 
60
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip ..............dis  60&  5
W roughtLoose Pin, ja p an n ed ..............dis  60&  5
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tip p e d ......................................................dis  60&  5
W rought T able.......................................... dis 
60
W rought Inside  B lind............................ dis 
60
W rought B rass......................................... dis  65&10
Blind. C lark’s .............................................dis  70&10
Blind, P a rk e r’s ........................................dis  70&10
Blind,  Shepard’s .....................................dis 
70
Spring for Screen Doors 3x2%, per gross  15 00 
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3.... per gross  18 00 

CAPS.

CATKIDGES.

E ly’s 1-10.................................................... per m  $ 65
60
H ick’s C. F ............................................... 
G. D ................ .......................................... 
35
M usket..........; .......................................... 
60
60
R.m Fire, U. M. C. ¿{ W inchester  new list 
Rim Fire, United  S tates............................ dis 
60
Centrai F ire .................. 
40
dis 
7o
S o ck etF irm er............................................dis 
Socket F ra m in g ..,..... ............................dis 
75
Socket Corner . .......... .'........................... dis 
75
Socket Slicks............................................. dis 
75

CH ISELS.

 

.dis
.dis 
. .net

.dis
.dis

40
20

33%
25

COCKS.

13 

12 

F ILE S.

D R ILLS

COPPER.

ELBOWS.

EX PANSIVE BITS.

GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

C o rrugated...........................................
A d ju sta b le...........................................
Clar’s, small, $16 u0;  large, $26  00. 
Ives’. 1, $18  00 ;  2. $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.

D isston’s .............................................
New  A m erican...................................
Nicholson’s ..........................................
H eller’s ...............................................
H eller’s H orse R asps.......................
G A LVA N IZED  IRON, 
Nos. 16 to  20, 
22 and  24,  25 and
14
L ist 
D iscount, Ju n ia ta  45@10, Chare 

Brass,  Racking’s ........................
Bibb’s ...................................... .........  
Fenns’...........................................
Planished, 14 oz c u t to siz e....
14x512,14x56,14 x60..................
M orse’s B it  Stock.....................
T aper and S traight S hank.......
Morse’s T aper  So5nk... i .........

50
50
jnc.m
40&10
60
30
........  36
35
.dis
20
.dis
30
.dis
oz net $l 00
. .dis 20&1Ü
. .dis %&10
20
dis
25
dis
60
..dis
60
..dis
60
. .dis
60
.. dis
30
, .dis
33%
. .dis
6,  27 
28
>al 50© 10.
50
. .dis
Maydole & Co.’s ......................................dis 
29
K ip’s .........................................................dis 
25
Y erkes &  P lum b’s .................................dis 
40
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel......................30 c list 40
Blacksm ith’s Solid Cast Steel, H and. .30 c 40&10 
HANGERS.
B arn Door K idder Mfg. Co., Wood track  dis  50
60
Champion, an ti-frictio n __
40
Kidder, wood  trae  :..............
HINGES.
60
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3.............
2  50
S tate..........................................
Screw Hook and Sirap, to  12  in
and  longer.................
J0 %
Screw H e°k am!  Eye,  :
8%
Screw Hum. and Eye  %
* 72
Screw Hook and Eye  3a 
rlV»
Screw Hook and Eye,  _
Strap and  T .............................................dis  60&10
Stam ped Tin W are......................................   60&10
Japanned  Tin  W are...................................  20&10
G ranite  Iron  W are....................................  
25
G rub  1  ................................................ $11  00, dis 40
G rub  2..................................................   11  50, dis 40
G rub 3....................................................  12  00, dis 40
Door, m ineral, jap. trim m ings— $2  70, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, jap. trim m in g s..  3  50, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, plated trim ­
m ings........................................ list,10  15, dis 66%
70
Door, porcelain, trim m ings  list,1155, dis 
Draw er and  Shutter,  porcelain.......... dis 
70
P icture, H. L. Judd &  Co.'s.....................d 
40
H em a c ite.................................................. dis 
50
Russell & Irw in Mfg. Co.’s new lis t.. .dis 
66%
Mallory, W heelnr  &  Co.’s ...................... dis  66%
B ranford’s .................................................. dis  66%
Norw alk’s ....................................................dis  66%
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .....................dis  65
Coffee,  P arkers  Co.’s .............................. dis  40&10
Coffee, P. S.&W .Mfg. Co.’s Malleables dis  40&10
Coffee, Landers, F erry & Clark’s .........dis  40&10
Coffee,  E n terp rise........................................dis  25
Adze  E y e.................................... ..$16  00 dis 40&10
H unt  E ye........................................$15 00 dis 40&10
H u n t’s ........................................... $18  50 dis 20 & 10

............ dis
.p er doz, net, 
in.  4%  14
............ net
............ net
............ net
............ net

LEVELS.
MILLS.

HOLLOW  WARE.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

............ dis

KNOBS.

HOES.

NAILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

MAULS.

4d 
VA 
2  00

6d 
1  75

8d
2%
1  50

t  lOd 
$1  25 

lOdto  60d........................
8d and 9 d  adv................
6d and 7d  ad v ................
4d and 5d  ad v ................
3d  advance.....................
3d fine  advance............
Clinch nails,  ad v .........
Finishing 
Size—inches  f  3 
Adv. $  keg 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
MOLLASSES GATES.
70
Stebbin’s P attern   ............................. .........dis
.........dis
70
Stebbin’s G enuine.............................
.........dis
25
E nterprise,  self-m easuring............
.......  dis 50
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.........
Zinc or tin, Chase’s P a te n t.......................... dis  55
Zinc, w ith brass b o tto m ............................... dis  50
Brass o r  Copper.............................................dis  40
R eaper........................................per  gross, $12 n et
Olm stead’s .................................................... 
50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................dis  15
Sciota B ench.................................................... dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fan cy ...........?..........dis  15
Bench, flrstq u ality ........................................dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 
Fry, A cm e..................................................dis# 
50
Common, polished.................................... dis60&10
D ripping.....................................................$   B>  6@7
Iro n  and  T inned...................................................dis 40
Copper Rivets and B u rs................................... .dis 50&I0
“A” Wood’s p aten t planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10'A 
“ B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to  27 

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

PLANES.

RIVETS.

O ILERS.

PANS.

9

Broken packs 'Ac $  B> extra.

ROOFING PLATES.

ROPES.

SQUARES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  T erne...................  5 75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  T ern e.................7  75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal T ern e................. 12 00
IX , 20x28, choice Charcoal  T ern e..............  16  90
Sisal, lA In. and  larg er.......................................  8
M anilla..................................................................  15
.dis
Steel and  Iro n ........................................dis
..dis 50&10
Try and B evels........................................dis
20
M itre  ..........................................
SHEET IRON.
Smooth. Com.
Com
$2  80
..  $4 20
Nos. 10 to  14......................................$4  20
3  80
..  4 20
Nos. 15 to  17....................................   4
..  4 20
2  80
Nos. 18 to  21........................
..  4 20
2  80
Nos. 22 to  24 ....................................   4  20
...  4 40
3  DO
Nos .25 to  26...................................    4  40
3  00
..  4 60
No. 27 .................................................  4  60
,  over  30 inches
All sheets No, 18 and  light« 
wide not less th an  2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In  casks of 600 lbs, 
fl>.............................  
In  sm aller quansities, $   tt>......................  
No. 1,  Refined............................................. 
M arket  H alf-and-half.............................  
Strictly  H alf-and-half.............................  

6
6%
13  00
15  00
16

t i n n e r ’ s   s o l d e r .

TIN  PLATES.

Cards fo r  Charcoals, $6  75.

 

10x14, C harcoal.................................  6  50
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal..................................  8  50
IX , 
12x12, Charcoal.................................   6  50
IC, 
12x12,  Charcoal  ............  
8  50
IX , 
14x20, C harcoal.................................  6  50
IC, 
IX , 
14x20,  Charcoal................................  8  50
IX X , 
14x20, Charcoal................................   10  50
IX X X ,  14x20, C hareool.................................  12  50
IX X X X , 14x20,  C harcoal.............................   14  50
20x28, Charcoal.................................  18  00
IX , 
DC, 
6  50
100 Plate C harcoal............................ 
DX, 
100 P late C harcoal.............................   8  50
DXX,  100 P late C harcoal.............................   10  50
DXXX,  100 P late C harcoal..........................  12  50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1  50  to  6  75

rates.

TRAPS.

Steel,  G am e.........................................................
Onaida C om m untity,  Newhouse’s .......... dis  35
Oneida Com m unity, Hawley & N orton’s __   60
H otchkiss’ ...........................................................   60
S, P. & W. Mfg.  Oo.’s ........................................  60
Mouse,  choker..................................................20c $  doz
Mouse,  delusion.............., .................. $1  26 
doz

WIRE.

 

B right  M arket......................................   dis  60&10
A nnealed M ark et....................................dis 
70
Coppered M arket..................... 
dis  55&10
E x tra B ailing...............................................   diS  55
Tinned  M arket.............................................dis  40
Tinned  B room ..............................................$fl>  09
Tinned M attress.................................................$  ft 8%
Coppered  Spring  S teel...................dis  40@40&10
Tinned Spring S teel..................................... dis 37%
P lain F ence..........................................................$  tt> 3%
Barbed  F ence......................................................
Copper.................................................. new  list net
B rass.....................................................new  list net
B rig h t......................................................... dis  70&10
Screw Eyes.................................................dis  70& 10
Hook’s ...................................................    dis  70&10
G ate Hooks and  E yes............................ dis  70&10
B axter’s A djustable,  nickeled................
Coe’s G enuine...........................................dis  50&10
Coe’s P aten t A gricultural, w rought, dis 
65
Coe’s P aten t,  m alleable........................ dis 
70
Pum ps,  C istern....................................... dis 
70
Screws, new  list.......................................... 
jg
Casters, Bed  and  P la te ............................dis50&10
33%
Dam pers, A m erican................................... 

MISCELLANEOUS.

WIRE GOODS.

WrENCHES.

,  O U T  AROUND.

News  and  Gossip  Furnished  by  Our 

Own

Correspondents.

H a rtfo rd .

Ju n e  10—R. J. F erris, of the firm of R. J. F erris 
&  Co., has gone to Grand Rapids to tak e charge 
of the Eagle H otel barber shop, sold som e tim e 
ago  to Silvers & W orden,  who  failed  to  m eet 
the  m ortgage given  on stock, in  consequence 
of which it was foreclosed.

S aranac.

Ju ly   10—The  brick  work  on  O.  J.  B retz  & 
Co.’s  new  fu rn itu re store is nearly com pleted.
A. E. W ilkinson has  purchased  th e  harness 
stock  of  C.  A.  Brown  and  will continue  the 
business.

Nash & B arkdull, of this  place,  will  shortly 

engage in the fu rn itu re  business here.

L u tlie r.

Ju ly  11—The ta r and gravel roof  on  Schall’s 
Hotel  has proved defective, a fte r a few w eeks’ 
w ear, and is being replaced by a tin  roof.

J. P eters has m oved into his new  shoe  shop, 
b uilt in place of the one burned  in the w inter.
W aterm an Bros, will  soon  move  th eir  tem ­
perance  saloon  into  the  vacant  building  in 
the P eters’ block.

S treeter & Peck  will  open  another  tem per­
ance saloon soon in the building now occupied 
by W aterm an  Bros., as soon as they vacate  it.
H uckleberries  will  soon  be  very  plenty  at 
L uther, as au unlim ited qu an tity  grows on the 
“ plains” w est of  L uther.

T rav erse  C ity.

Ju ly  10—The organization of  the  m erchants 
|  here under the nam e of the T raverse City Bus- 
!  iness  Men’s  Association  has been productive 
!  of much good to all concerned, and  th e   union 
of interests cannot fail to resu lt in fu tu re  ben- 
I  efit.  One result of the organization was a very 
I  successful  celebration  hero  on  the  F ourth, 
j  Those who have w itnessed other trade displays 
|  declavc  th a t  the  business  procession  was as 
fine  as  anything  before  attem pted  in  this 
State.

I»lg R apids.

July 13—A nother  change  has been  m ade in 
the clothing firm of A. Sachen & Sons,  agents, 
whereby  S. J. Sachen  assum es  entire  charge 
of the business.

B erry, Lane & Co.,  the  steam   laundry firm, 
contem plate  a  dissolution  of  partnership, in 
which case Mr.  Lane  will  continue  th e  busi­
ness.

Crocker & Ilu d n u tt already have large quan­
tities of building-m aterial  on the court  house 
site, and the process of erection will soon com­
mence.

F. W. Joslin, T. C. G ardner  and G. W. G reen 
left W ednesday for N orth Carolina andTenne- 
see.  Mr. Joslin  goes  with  a view to  locating 
South, while Mr. G reen will look over a tra c to f 
black w alnut tim ber in which  he  and another 
Big Rapids p arty m ay become interested.  He 
says “T here’s millions in it.”

The F urniture M anufacturing  Co.  has  shut 

down for repairs.

A. S. H obart  and  G.  F.  Stearns,  w ith  their 
fam ilies, are enjoying  a  rest  a t H arbor P oint 
and vicinity.  Mr. Stearns has a fine cottage a t 
H arbor Point, w here he stays a few weeks each 
sum m er.

Joseph Barton,  proprietor of the Big Rapids 
om nibus line, has  gone  E ast  and  will  retu rn  
w ith one of Big Rapids’ m ost estim able young 
ladies. 

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Purely Personal.

A.  <J.  Brown  left Saturday  for  Richmond 

and Indianapolis on business.

Les.  Freeman,  with  Hawkins  &  Perry, 
lias  gone  to  Freeman,  Canada,  for  a  few 
weeks’ rest and recreation.

Felix Raniville  and family have returned 
from  St.  Paul,  where  they  have  been  so­
journing for a couple  of weeks.

G.  E.  Mayhew  lias  gone  East  with  his 
family for a month’s  visit  among  the  shoe 
manufacturing centers and watering places.
Fred Kleindienst,  who is  connected  with 
the New York branch of the Phoenix  Furni­
ture Co.,  is severly ill  at  His  home  in  this 
city.

Edwin 

II.  Morgan,  who 

is  pursuing 
studies at Valparaiso College,  in  Indiana,  is 
spending a portion of his  summer  vacation 
with  His cousin,  John  Caulfield.

J.  C.  Uttman,  buyer for the Ives  Lumber 
Company,  at Hungerford,  was  in  the  city 
Saturday on his way to his home in Coopers- 
ville,  where lie spent the Sabbath.

Martin N.  Moyer, traveling representative 
for  the Berkey  &  Gay  Furniture  Co.,  who 
lias  been  dangerously  ill  at  St.  Paul  of 
typho-malarial fever,  is  recovering.

Mr.  and Mrs.  J.  II.  Parker,  Mr.  and Mrs. 
D.  L.  Campau,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Powell, 
and Miss Della Stanley leave to-morrow  for 
Petoskey,  where they will spend three,weeks 
in search of  health  and recreation'.

Jas.  F.  Nelson,'of the firm of Nelson Bros. 
&  Co.,  has returned  from  the  East,  where 
he left His family among  the  Catskills  for 
the summer.  Geo.  K.  Nelson,  of the same 
firm,  lias also returned from the East.

E.  H.  Cannon,  of  the  former  firm  of 
Wentworth & Cannon,  lias arranged  with a 
New  York  tea,  coffee  and  spice  house to 
represent them at this market in a brokerage 
capacity.  He will work the retail  trade.

Aaron  and Moses  Zunder,  of  the  firm  of 
Zander Bro§. & Co.,  general  dealers  at  Ban­
gor, were in the city last week on their way to 
Jackson and Detroit, at which places they are 
spending a week or ten  days,  visiting  rela­
tives and friends.

John  York,  of  the  firm  of  York  Bros., 
dealers in boots and  shoes  and  groceries  at 
Bellevue,  spent  Sunday  with  Win.  Logie, 
and left Monday for Topinabee,  Cheboygan 
county,  where he  will  put  in  a  couple of 
months  recuperating.

W ill  Young,  of  the  firm  of  A.  Young 
&  Sons,  general  dealers 
at  Orange, 
was married on the 5th to a most  estimable 
young lady. 
The happy  couple were sere­
naded by a band,  and  shown other evidences 
of the  appreciation in which  they  are  held 
by the people of Orange.

The contract for building that  portion  of 
the St.  Joseph Valley Railroad between Bu­
chanan  and South Bend,  Ind.,  fifteen miles, 
and  between  Berrien  Springs  to  Benton 
Harbor,  has been let to  Samuel R.  Mink,  of 
Baltimore,  who is to begin work at once.

TIN-WARE

FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  GO.

ARB  HEADQUARTERS.

As the demand for low-priced TINWARE seems to be on the increase, we  are gradu­
ally  adding a full  line to our stock,  and will  soon  issue  a  Catalogue  giving  lower  prices 
than has yet been quoted by any other dealers.  We have now in stock some CASE  TIN­
WARE which is meeting with great success everywhere,  and we think it is to the interest 
of all  Hardware Dealers to try a case of each.  The following are our specialties.

OUR  LEADER.

Patent  Bottom  Fire-Proof  Tin-Ware.

3X0  Pieces  o f

TO  RETAIL  AT  10  CENTS  EACH

WILL ASTONISH Y0UE CUSTOMERS & INCREASE YOUR SALES WONDERFULLY.

PY eaci  "W lxs/t  t ir e   O a s e   C o n t a i n s :

G  io-quart Dish  Pans, 

24  3-quart Dinner Buckets, 

18  1J2-gallon Stamped  Pans, 

24 2-quart Dinner  Buckets, 

18  5-quart  Dish  Kettles,

24  2-quart  Coffee  Pots,

24 Graduating  Measures,  new style, 

12  2-quart  Drinking  Cups, 

24  1-gallon  Dairy  Pans, 

24  9-inch  Mountain  Cake  Pans, 

24  No.  51  Dippers,  Britannia Shape. 

24  1-quart Dippers,  stamped, 

6  i-gallon  Strainer Buckets,

24 n } 4  W ash Bowls, stamped.

24  6-cup Muffin Pans,

12  2-quart Oil  Cans,  screw  top  with  bail,  6  2-quart Sauce  Pans,  iron  handles.

3X8 Fieoes lo r $25.

W ill  retail  if sold in regular way,  $45.90,  giving you a  net profit of $20.90 on the case  or $6.18  clear  at  10  cents  each.  Ordei 

one  Case  and  convince yourself of the  Great  Bargains  this  case  contains.  Try it once.

OUR  H E W   COUUTER.

Fire-Proof  Patent  Bottom  Tin-Ware.

«300  Pieces

RETAIL  AT  THE  ASTONISHINGLY  LOW  PRICE  OF  5  CENTS  EACH 

And  Giving'  Ton  a  Profit  of  25  per  cent.

12  8-quart Dish  Pans, 
36  Large  Graters, 

36  10-inch  Pie Plates, 

36  Mugs,  metal  handles, 

24  1-quart Sauce Pans,

12  1-quart  Coffee Pots,

32  Gem  Plates, 

24  1-quart Tall  Buckets, 

24 2-quart  Handled  Pans, 

24  8-inch Jelly, 

24 Stamped W ash Bowls, 

24  1-quart  Cups,  R.  H., 

24  8%  Covers,  2-quart pans, 

36 4-cup Muffin Pans on sheet, 

24  1-quart Stamped  Sauce  Pans,

36  1-Pint Stamped Cups,
24  2-quart Milk Pans,

24  3-pint Milk  Pans,

24  pint  Dippers.

Five Hundred  Pieces of Our Patent Fire-Proof Tinware for $20.

W hen sold  at the  remarkable low price of 5  cents,  will  pay 25 per cent,  profit on the  investment.  Ifs  old  in  the  regular  way, 
will bring $41.80,  leaving a  net  profit of $21.80 on the  investment.  Try one case.  Convince yourselves of the  greatest bargain you 
have ever seen.

FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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C O N T A IN IN G

lady said,  “ The latest thing out is  the  man 
that  goes  down  to  Big  Rapids  to  attend 
lodge.” 
I  would not wonder much if she is 
right.

It is hotter than blue blades to-day and the 
persperation is running down  the back-bone 
and running into the eyes of 

.

Your valued  correspondent,

So e im a n   Sn o o k s,

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

The Cattle Gad-Fly— CEstrus  Bovis.
The Warble Fly  (CEstrus bovis)  is a  two- 
winged  fly,  upwards  of  half  an 
inch  in 
length,  not unlike a humble  bee.  The face 
is yellowish; the body  between  the  wings, 
yellowish before,  black behind,  and  the ab­
domen whitish at the base,  black in the mid­
dle and orange at the tip.  The head is large, 
the  wings  brown,  and  the 
legs  black  or 
pitchy,  with lighter feet.

The female lias a  long  ovipositor  or egg- 
laying tube,  but whether  the  egg is  laid on 
the  skin or  placed  in  its  substance is  not 
plain.

The egg is oval and  white,  with  a  small 
brownish lump  at  one end.  The maggot is 
oval,  legless  and  headless.  A t  first  it  is 
smooth and  is  supposed  to  lie in the hide 
without doing harm.  A t  its  first  moult  it 
changes its skin for one which is rough with 
bands  or patches of minute prickles.  These 
produce irritation,  and an ulcerated swelling 
forms,  which is known as a  “ warble.”  The 
tall end of the grub  pierces'the  thin  upper 
part of the boil-like  swelling,  and  thence­
forward the maggot lies  with  its  black-tip­
ped tail at the opening in the  hair,  and  its 
head down  in  the  sore.  This  position is 
necessary,  for its breathing pores are in two 
semi-circular  spots at the end  of the tail and 
if these  “ spiracles” are  choked the  maggot 
dies.  The perpetual irritation  kept  up  by 
the prickles causes a  flow of  pus,  on which 
the maggot feeds.  This  sore  gradually ad­
vances before the mouth end  of the maggot, 
till  when it is full sized  (in  the spring  after 
it is hatched)  it may be  found  lying  some­
what bent,  in a cell more than an  inch  long, 
which,  when the  hide  is  taken  off,  may be 
seen protruding from the back.

When the maggot  is full grown it is about 
an  inch  long and dark gray;  it presses  itself 
out of the opening  tail  foremost,  and  falls 
to the ground,  where  it  finds  some shelter, 
either in the ground  or  under  a  stone or 
clod,  where it changes to a  chrysalis.  The 
chrysalis is dark brown or  black,  much  like 
the maggot in  shape,  only  flatter on  one 
ide,  and from this brown husk the  Warble 
?ly comes out in about three or four weeks, 
liis fly  is  pravalent  all  over  the  United 
States,  but it is much worse in the  less  set­
tled portions,  especially in the  timbered re­
gions.

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Celebrated for its P U R IT Y , ST R E N G T H  
and  F L A V O R .  The  superiority  of  this 
article is such  that  Grocers  who  handle  it 
find their sales of Vinegar increased.  Needs 
but a trial to insure  its  use  in  any  house­
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SO

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SO LIM AN   SNOOKS.

Terrifying  the  Drug  Clerks 

-Back-Door

Saloons.

Ca n t   H o o k  Co r n e r s,  July 11,  1885. 

E ditor T r a d e s m a n  :

D e a r  S ir — A ll the druggists up this way 
are excited over the letter I wrote two weeks 
ago on  the new  pharmacy  law,  Mr.  Strik­
er  was 
in  our  place  yesterday,  ordering 
cant hooks for next  winter’s  trade,  and  be 
says he had rather gin 75  cents  than to had 
that 
list  of  questions  published.  Two 
young clerks he had learning  the drug busi­
ness  (for nothing)  who had got so far along 
that they was allowed to wash bottles,  open 
cases,  and  sweep  the  entire  store,  without 
the supervision  of  a graduated pharmacist, 
both jumped the job last  week,  as  soon  as 
they read  T ii e   T r a d e s m a n .  One  of  the 
boys got a  job  as  assistant  engineer  to a 
drive-well sticker,  and  the  other is turning 
his chemical knowledge to account in a bak­
ery.  The oldest boy said he had confidence 
enough in his own abilities to tackle  Latin, 
Hebrew,  Holland  Dutch,  or  Sanscrit,  but 
when it came to learning  to  read  such pre­
scriptions as those in T ii e   T r a d e s m a n ,  he 
beged leave to pass and let  somebody  make 
it who had more trumps.

It  reads, 

“ I done my best to  explain  to  the  boys 
that it would  all  come  easy after  awhile,” 
said Mr.  Striker,  “ and I said, see here,  how 
easy it is to read ’em.  Take No.  13,  for in­
stance,  why it’s  as  plain  as  the  nose on a 
man’s face. 
‘Take  camphorated 
tincture of opium,  25 grams;  compound syr. 
of squills,  35 grams; tincture of aconite,  one 
and  a  quarter  grams;  water,  a  sufficient 
quantity to make 125 grams— mix and  label 
it Teaspoonfal  every hour.  Don’t  you see 
how easy it is?  But it was of  no use,  Mr. 
Snooks,  no  use  whatever.  The  more  I 
translated it to em, the more they got mixed 
up and they said  they’d  be  dumed if  they 
could see any such  thing 
in  it  as  I  read. 
Confound it all,  Snooks,  you have given the 
snap plum away  and  discouraged the  boys 
all  over the country.”

I declare,  I am  sorry I  did,  but my  inten­

tions was good anyhow.

I understand from the drummers that you 
had  a  red-hot  time  down  there  the  4th. 
When I  was young,  the 4th  only come once 
a year,  but I see you fellows had  it twice in 
a year. 
I am told that the first  day’s  cele­
bration  was to  enable the poor downtrodden 
saloon keepers to get in a little work accord­
ing to law. 
It was a good scheme,  as  they 
furnished a considerable  proportion of  the 
funds.  The next day they had  to keep clos­
ed up according  to law. 
I  understand that 
they did close their doors  tight up— that is, 
their cellar doors,  except  when  they had to 
go down to  tap  fifteen  or twenty new kegs 
of lager,  or to see that the beer pvmp work­
ed good,  or to bring  up  another  keg of gin, 
or a new barrel  of old  rye,  or  some 
little 
thing of that  kind.

There is no  difficulty in  getting rid of  the 
maggots when  full  grown,  as  they  can be 
•eadily  squeezed  out,  the  operator  having 
slightly enlarged the opening,  when  neces­
sary with a very  sharp  knife. 
It has been 
¡commended by  some to pierce the  grub in 
the warble,  or touch  it with a little  mercur­
ial ointment; but this should never be  done, 
as the dead maggot would decay  and  make 
a much worse sore than  if  allowed to  live. 
When numerous,  the pests  are  very annoy­
ing to the cattle,  and are  a great drain upon 
the system.  B y far the best  way is to pre­
vent the laying of the  eggs  in  summer and 
autumn— from  June  to  September.  This 
can be done by  smearing  the  backs of  the 
animals with  a mixture of one  quart of cur­
riers’ oil,  one quart  of  grease  from  frying 
meat,  one quart of pine tar,  and half a pound 
of sulphur,  all  melted and  mixed  together 
and allowed to cool. 
If the stock have been 
neglected,  and the eggs have been  laid they 
can be killed in the  early  fall  by  applying 
an ointment made of one  quart  of pork fat, 
well salted,  one pint of kerosene,  one  quart 
of coal tar,  and  one-fourth  of  a  pound  of 
mercurial ointment.  This  should be applied 
and  rubbed  into  the  animal’s  back,  and 
at that time the maggots will  be  so small as 
to be  readily  absorbed  without  making a 
sore.

Pointers  for  Advertisers.

Don’t  expect  an  advertisement  to  bear 

fruit in one night.'

You can’t eat enough in a week to last you 
a year,  and you can’t advertise on that plan, 
either.

The enterprising advertiser proves that he 
understands how to buy,  because  in  adver­
tising he knows how  to sell.

People who advertise only once 

in  three 
months, 
folks  cannot 
remember anything longer than about thirty 
days.

that  most 

forget 

If you can arouse  curiosity by  an  adver­
tisement,  it is a  great  point  gained. 
The 
fair sex doesn’t hold all the curiosity  in  the 
world.

Quitting advertising in dull times  is  like 
tearing out a dam because the  water is low. 
Either plan w ill  prevent  good  times  from 
ever coming.

Trying to do business without advertising 
is like winking at  a  pretty  girl  through  a 
pair  of  green  goggles. 
You  may  know 
what you are doing,  but nobody else does.

Enterprising 

traders  are  beginning  to 
learn  the  value  of  advertising  the  year 
round. 
The  persistency of  those who are 
not intimidated by the cry of dull  times, but 
keep  their  names  ever  before  the  public, 
will surely place them on the  right  side  in 
the end.

GROCERY  STOCK  FOR  SALE!

The stock of Groceries, etc.,  at  28  South Di­
vision St., this city, formerly owned by  Went­
worth  &  Cannon,  with  fixtures  and lease of 
store.  Enquire of

R.  W .  B U T T E R F IE LD , 

23 Monroe st.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

One drummer said: 

“ B y  gee crip,  if it 
hadent have been so a fellow could get hold 
of a glass of cool lager once in a while  dur­
ing the  day,  by  gee  crip,  the  boys  would 
have went under before night sure.”  I guess 
he was  about  right. 
I  am  a  temperance 
mail myself,  but I must say that I think the 
sooner we have a law obliging saloon  keep­
ers,  under  a  heavy  penalty,  to  keep  the 
front doors wide  open nights,  holidays and 
Sundays,  the better we  will  be  off. 
You 
see it works like  this:  A  man goes into an 
open saloon,  takes a  drink  of  beer,  wipes 
off his mouth,  and walks  out,  because  anj 
one is liable to drop  in  and  see  him  there, 
and  he  don’t  want  to  be  seen  hanging 
around a  saloon on  Sunday. 
But  when  a 
man finds a saloon  all  closed  up  in  front 
curtains  drawn  down,  a  peaceful aspect 
beaming  over all  and  a  tinkling  jingle  of 
glasses and laughter comes welling out from 
some region back,  he goes down  into a hole 
under the side walk,  passes  a  door  which 
will only open in case the visitor  is  O.  K., 
passes a policeman that  is  just  handing  a 
large glass back to the landlord  and saying, 
“ A  glass of ice  water  does  a  fellow  good 
such a day as this,” goes along a  hall  back 
thirty feet to  the  left,  goes  up  a  pair  of 
stairs,  gives his name at a hole in  the  door 
and  is  admitted  to  the  “ Gilded  Halls  of 
Vice.”  Someway the G.  II.  of Y . seem more 
enticing  than  they  otherwise  would  and 
he feels as  if he was protected  from outside 
gaze by the stern aegis  of the  law  and  the 
profits  and he stays in the G.  H.  of V .  even 
unto the going down of the  sun,  yea,  even 
until low twelve  is heard onga  distant  bell 
and makes him  think  of  the  time  he  lay 
dead once.  And he drinks,  and has a game 
of pokerwith the boys  “ just for the drinks;” 
and  he plays pool for the beer and  seven up 
for  the  cigars  and  various  other  sinful 
amusements that men  are  wont  to  indulge 
in  “ behind the door.”

I told Sister Biglow  how  I  looked  at  it 
and she says  she will bring  the  matter  be­
fore the W.  C.  T.  U.  at  the  next  meeting, 
and she hopes they will go in  for such a law 
next time the Legislature meets.

Next week we are  going to  have  a  Sun­
day  school picnic over to  Mud  Lake,  and I 
guess I  will  take the Widder  and  go  over. 
Bilson says he will go and  take  Miss  Spil- 
kins.  We was thinking of getting married 
on the 4th,  but on thinking it  over,  we con­
cluded  it  was  terrible hot weather  now  to 
go to  housekeeping.

Sister Spriggs is  more beautiful than ever, 
since she dresses in  the  latest  Paris  fash­
ions. 
She  went  over to Paris herself last 
w eek so  to seethe very latest things  in hats. 
She  asked a prominent milliner  lady in Par- 
what was the latest thing out there.  The

RINDGE, BERTSOH  &  CO,
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

AGENTS  FOR  THE

W e  have  a  splendid  line  of  goods  for  F all  trade  and  guar­
antee  our  prices  on  Rubbers.  The  demand for  our  own  make 
of  Women’s,  Misses’  and  Childs  shoes  is  increasing.  Send  in 
your  orders  and  they  will  be  promptly  attended  to.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wholesale Grocers,

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W H O L E S A L E

Groceries  and  Provisions

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SOLE AGENTS  FOR  MICHIGAN.

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Cracker  Manufacturers,

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and 
Prices*

M A N U F A C T U R E R S  A G E N TS  FO R

ATLAS Ss

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

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  S.
STEAM ENGIHES&BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock j 
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for  immediate delivery. 

S A W   A N D   C R IS T  

TOT M A C H IN E R Y ,

Planers, M atchers, M oulders  and  all kin d s o f W ood -W orkin g M achinery, 

Saw s, B e ltin g  and Oils.

W rite  for  P r ic e s. 

1 3 0   O A K E S  ST R E E T ,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H .

T h e y  are a n o v elty  in  th e  C igar line.  E v e ry  one  o f them  is n atu rally speck­
led.  T he  greatest sellers  ever p u t on th e m arket.  W e  solicit a tria l order from 
e very first-class  dealer in th e  State.  F u lly  guaranteed.

F O R   SA L E   B Y

Kemink, J ones & Co.

G RAN D   R A PID S,  M ICH.

F   IF1.  .A.  H)  -A. IMI  S   Sz,  O   O . ’S

Fine'Cit t a i l  TohacGO  is the very best M  pods on the Market.

DARK  AROMATIC
Eaton & M e m  Ms.,

G-ranci R a p id s,

Mieli.

