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a  Book  Account.

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W ho  Has  His  Own  Ideas  About 

T H E   M E R R Y  M E R C H A N T.

P ro p r ie to r s  o f

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“ R O Y A L   P A T E N T ,”  and 

“  A L L   W H E A T ,”  Flour.

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

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71  CANAL STREET.

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the  m ost  D elicious  Chew  on  the 

Market.

SOLD BY ALL JOBBERS.

C R E A M   T E S T E R !
With six glasses for testing six  cows’  milk  at 
same  time.  Price  81;  large  size  glasses $2, 
either free by mail.  Agents wanted. Circulars 
with  full  particulars  for  stamp.  WYMAN 
L.  EDSON,  Union  Center,  Broome  Co„ N. Y.

OR

Hardworking Traveling Ian

IS  KEPT  BACK  BY A 

Sickly W ife or A iling Daughters.

To  such  men  the  book  on  “Woman’s  Na­
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would be invaluable.

Price only 10c to cover postage.
Address

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The merchant closed liis desk with a bang 
and faced  an  angry-looking  customer  who 
had come with his book to  settle his provis­
ion  account.

“ Of  course,”  said the grocer,  “ you never 
had half the  stuff that’s  doWn  on the book.
If we start in  on  that  basis  we’ll  start  in 
right.  There’s  a ten  dollar  reward  offered 
for  a  man  who  can  settle  a  grocery  bill 
without  kicking  like  a  blind  mule 
in  a 
thistle patch.”

The customer was  armed  with  a  stubby 
pencil which looked terribly out of  place in 
a hand used only to  the  axe  and  crowbar, 
and he presented a  minority  report  on  the 
subject  matter  which  made  the  merchant 
feel like going to jail for assault with intent 
to  do  great  bodily  harm. 
It  was  badly 
written and badly spelled,  and  the columns 
of figures  were  as crooked  as  a  ward poli­
tician,  but the totals  were  so  fearfully and 
wonderfully small and out  of  proportion to 
the size of those in the merchant’s figures in 
the book that they  more  than  made up for 
all  other  deficiencies,  and  the  customer 
seemed to feel proud of them.

“ You ought to  get elected to the board of 
supervisors,”  said the merchant, placing  the 
opposing rows of figures  side  by side in or­
der that lie might  check  the  discrepancies. 
“ You  would  prove  a  bright  and  shining 
light and  an  ornament  to  the  supervisors’ 
committee that  kept the  board  in  session 
five days at an expense of a hundred dollars 
a day in order to cut seventy-five cents off a 
bill for spittoons for the  sheriff’s  office. 
I 
suppose,  now,  that  you’ve  put in the most 
of your time on this  statement  for  the past 
week?  Perhaps you’ve got the whole thing 
copied  into  a  blank  book  at  home?  Per­
haps you've got a ledger  account  with  this 
cake of yeast? 
I suppose you’ve been hang­
ing around  the  house  for  the  past  month 
running  the  sugar  department  of  custard 
pies and keeping tab on the butter box.”

The  customer  helped  himself  to  a  few 
crackers and about half a pound  of  cheese, 
and observed in effect that when any grocer 
did him up on a monthly settlement,  the at­
mosphere would be sufficiently  frigid to en­
able ice to form  in  the  family  heater  and 
snow  to  exist  in  the  immediate  vicinity of 
the family bed.

“ That’s  right,”  yelled 

the  merchant. 
“ You keep right on  officiating as  chief en­
gineer of the cook  stove.  Y ou ought to run 
a county jail  somewhere and  feast the  pris­
oners  on  grass  soup every  time  the  lawn 
was mown. 
I  suppose you  lose  half  your 
time seeing that your  wife  doesn’t put  too 
many eggs  in the cake.  Perhaps  you think 
the four pounds of sugar  your  wife took to 
the donation party got  lost  in  the  shuffle? 
Think I’m going to  stand the molasses your 
children took  to the candy pull? 
I suppose 
you  think  I  give  away  hams  as  a sort of 
chromo whenever a customer  stands  me off 
for a bar of soap?  A ny time your living ex­
penses are a little high,  just  get  out  your 
pencil and fix the grocery list to  agree with 
your ideas of economy.”

The customer stopped eating crackers and 
cheese long enough to  add the  articles men­
tioned to his list,  and made a mistake in  his 
own favor of a dollar  in re-adding  the  col­
umns  where  the  changes  had  been  made. 
The merchant spent half  an  hour  convinc­
ing him  that  the  footing  was  wrong,  and 
another half hour in vain endeavor  to  make 
him  understand  that  a  grocer  had  some 
rights in the matter of  fixing  prices  on  his 
goods,  a large number of items  having been 
reduced to about three-fourth's  the  original 
sum.

“ I ’m  not particular  about  a  little  matter 
like half a dollar on sack of flour,” observed 
the grocer,  re-instaling  in  the  minority re­
port a banished  half  dozen  of  eggs,  “ but 
when a customer trys to  buy  three  pounds 
of crackers for ten cents I rise to a  point of 
order.  Perhaps you had better come in here 
and run this store.  Yrou might  not make a 
bundle by selling at the prices you’ve allow­
ed,  but  you  might  get  a  monument  with 
three inch letters and a verse of poetry after 
you had been  sold  out  by  the  sheriff  and 
died  in  some  alms  house.  The  grocery 
trade is just languishing for a man who can 
sell goods for less than  cost and take  wood 
and farm  truck  in  payment.  Now,”  con­
tinued the merchant,  “ if  you’ll  close  that 
cheese box and pay this bill you can go over 
to the other store and open an account.  The 
proprietor beat me on a trade the other day, 
and I’d like to get even  with  him  by send­
ing him as  a  customer  a  confounded  idiot 
who wants to run both  sides of the business 
and pgy in trade,”  and the  grocer  balanced 
the  book  and  went  out  on  the  porch  to 
smoke,  leaving  the  customer  standing  by 
the counter  with  his  hands  in  his  pocket 
and looking as though  he  would  like to go 
out into the fresh,  green  fields  and  secrete 
himself in a rat hole.

“ Tim .”

SOM E  IN D U ST R IA L   FOO LS.

A  well-known traveling men tells the fol­

lowing story:

They said the train  was  an  hour  behind 
time,  and that information made us all  feel 
put out  and  annoyed.  Therefore,  when  a 
boy of about 14,  poorly dressed  and having 
a trampisli look,  came  along  the  platform 
asking for financial aid to get  him  down to
R----- on the train Ave  were  waiting for,  it
was but natural that one and all replied:

“ If you want to go  down  to  R-----  take
the dirt road!  You look  as  if yo.u were used 
to tramping!”

He had no  saucy  word  in  reply.  When 
he Avent and stood  in the  light of  the  win- 
doAAr,  and I  saAV how he shivered in the cold 
wind,  and  Iioav  Avorried  and  anxious  he 
seemed to be,  I greAV ashamed  of  my  gruff 
words. 
look him 
over as I had done,  and  I had no doubt that 
they felt as  I did. 
I  ought to have  Avalked 
up to the boy and  said:

I saAV tAvo of the  others 

“ Here,  my lad,  if you  really  want  to go
down to R-----,  I’m  Avilling  to  help  you.
Take this half-dollar.  Hoaat happens it that 
a lad of your age  is  cold,  ragged,  hungry, 
and away from home and friends?”

But  I  didn’t. 

I  edged  toward  him, 
ashamed,  and  yet  not  quite  ready to  ac- 
knoAvledge it to him,  and  all of a  sudden he 
disappeared. 
I reasoned that he  had  gone 
up the hill to the village,  and  that  his pre­
tending  to  want  to  go to R----- Avas  all  a
trick to beat honest  men.  When  you  rea­
son that Avay the heart  groAvs  hard  pretty 
fast,  and  you feel  a  bit  reA'engeful.  We 
talked the matter over—four or  five of us—  
and the conclusion Avas that  the boy  Avould 
die on the galloAvs.

Well,  the train came along  after a while, 
and it Avas moving aAvay after  a  brief stop, 
when a piercing shriek,  followed  by  shouts 
and calls,  brought us to a stop.

“ Somebody’s  been  run  over!”  called  a 
voice,  and  in  a  moment  the  coaches  Avere 
emptied.

Yes,  somebody  had been run over—had a 
leg cut off above  the  knee  by  one  of  the 
cruel  Avlieels.  Who  was  it?  How  did it 
happen? 
It Avas our boy—the lad who AAras 
to end his  days  on  trie  gallows.  He  had 
crept under the coach to  steal a  ride on the 
trucks.  There he  Avas,  having  only a feAV 
minutes  to  live—his  face  as  white  as  the 
snow-banks—his eyes  roving  from  face  to 
face—his lips quivering as twenty men bent 
down and spoke words of sympathy.

“ Who are you?” asked the conductor. 
“ Tim.”
“ You shouldn’t have tried it.”
“ But I Avanted to get to R----- so bad! 

I

Avas  up here to find work, but nobody would 
have me,  and yesterday I heard that mother 
Avas  dead!”

“ But anybody would have given you sixty 

cents to pay your fare.”

“ Oh,  no they wouldn’t! 

I asked  lots  of 
1 

men and they said I ought to be  in  jail. 
— I— wanted!'’

There Ave Avere—the half dozen of us who 
had  repelled  him  with 
insult—Avrung  his 
young heart still more—sent him to his hor­
rible  death  under  the  wheels!  We  dared 
not look  into  his  face—avc  even  shunned 
each  oilier.

If it could  only  come  to  pass  again—if 
Heaven would but send him  back  to  earth 
and let him stand before us  as  he  did  that 
winter’s night—but it Avas too  late!

An  Area of Peace,  Alliance  and  No  Com­

petition.

From the Detroit News.

Mr.  Stephenson  said  of  railroads  that 
Avliere combination Avas possible competition 
was  impossible.  This  law  of  trade  could 
hardly be  stated  better.  Modern  industry 
has  a  bugbear.  The  name  of  this  black 
beast is  over-production.  Modern industry 
has, 
therefore,  agreed  Avith  itself  to  cut 
down making and thereby keep  up the rates 
of selling. 
It makes no  difference that  the 
majority have never  yet  been  able  to  buy 
enough of anything;  the minority  have  too 
much of everything to  sell.  There is  hard­
ly a purchasable  article  in  common use the 
price of which is not fixed by a combination 
of the  manufacturers,  Avho  brand  any  de­
parture from the  established  rate  as 
‘ “dis­
honest”  competition.  Some  of  these com­
binations come prominently before  the pub- 
lie.  The railroad,  telegraph and  telephone 
pools are  belabored  daily  by  the  objurga­
tions of the anti-monopolists.  Few  people 
realize Iioav many unimportant  and  uncon- 
sidered trifles are held quite as  jealously in 
hand by the voluntary agreement of capital­
In  1875 
ists on a  larger  or  smaller  scale. 
the Pennsylvania Legislature took  in  hand 
an investigation of the coal combination, and 
among other  defendants  the  Reading  rail­
road Avas called upon for an  investigation of 
the part it had played in curing the  devast- 
ing plague of too  much  coal  by advancing 
rates and scaling down the quantity for sale. 
President GoAven  offered to  the  committee 
by Avay of defense,  a  list of trades in which 
the same tiling was systematically done.

“ Every pound of rope Ave buy forouiwes- 
sels,” he said,  “ or for  our  mines is  sold at 
a rate fixed by a committee of the rope man- 
ufacturere of the United States.  E\rery keg 
of nails,  every paper of tacks, all our screws 
and Avrenches and hinges,  the boiler fines of 
our locomotives are never  bought  except at 
the price fixed  by the  representatives of the 
mills  that  manufacture  them.  Fire-brick, 
gas-pipe,  terra-cotta pipe for drainage,  eA’ery 
keg of powder  to  blast coal  are  purchased 
under  the  same  arrangement.  Every pane 
of window glass in this house Avas bought at 
a scale of  prices established  in  exactly  the 
same way.”

If there be safety in  a  crowd.  President 
GoAven might have extended his list  indfin- 
itely,  while now,  after  ten  years of further 
organization  and  combination  it  would  be 
far easier to make out a list of  non-combin­
ing industries than of the monopolies.

That employers combine to  preA'ent a rise 
in  Avages  is a  Avell  understood  fact.  The 
combinatons  of laborers to enforce  their de­
mands have  necessitated  counter  organiza­
tions.  There  is no competition in the labor 
market.  Representatives  of  the  “ Amal­
gamated  Association” meet  delegates  from 
the  “ Manufacturers’  OffensiA'e  and  Defen­
sive Alliance,”  and  the  conference  results 
in  fixing a scale of Avages which every man­
ufacturer pays,  higher  than  Avhich  no  em­
ployer w ill go,  lower  than  Avhich  no  em­
ploye will work.  The lasters in the Cincin­
nati shoe factories are just uoav  threatening 
to strike for higher  pay.  The  manufactur­
ers haA'e given bonds to each  other  to keep 
the  agreement  to  offer  the  present  wages 
and no more.  Master and  man  no  longer 
deal with  each  other;  it is

The Man W ho Aspired.

“ You liaA’e  furnished  rooms,  I  observe,” 
he  said  as  the  landlady  opened  the  front 
door and sized him up.

t“ Y-e-s,  I think Ave might  possibly  spare 

you  a room.  Come in.”

“ Is it on the top story?”
“ Yes.”
“ Is  it large enough to  contain  my  trunk 
and a chair,  and the bed  at the same time?” 

“ Hardly.”
“ Is there a handle on the water pitcher?” 
“ I think not.”
“ Is the wash-stand minus one leg?”
“ I believe so.”
“Window looks down on the back yard, I 
presum e— three  old  asli-barrels,  SAvill-box, 
and a heap of cans and  bottles?”

“ Yes,- sir.”
“ Twenty-eight holes  in the carpet  on the 

floor?”

“ I have forgotten,  but  I  think  there are 

twenty-eight.”

“ Piece of yellow soap  in  th e  dish,  and a 

clean  toAvel twice a Aveek?”

“ Correct,  sir.”
“ Madam,  I am a  man  of  feAV  Avords. 

I 

don’t want the room.”

“ Exactly, sir. 

I am a woman  who  can’t 
afford to Avaste any time. 
It is evident that 
you have  struck  too  high  a  plane.  Good- 
day!”

And  she stood on the  steps  and  watched 
him until  he  had  turned  the  corner,  and 
then said to herself:

“ He forgot to ask me if  there  Avere  any 
drawers in the  bureau,  and I forgot to  tell 
him there  weren’t.  Never mind,  though—  
he is looking for a cheap place.”

Drinkers of imported Bavarian  beer  will 
be interested to know that the Repertoire de 
Pharmacia  pronounces 
it  to  be  colored 
with sulpliobenzazodine tbylamin.

Combinations to keep up the price of coal 
have made considerable  noise in  the  Avorld 
within the last ten years,  and  have  had the 
honor of  being  investigated by the Legisla- 
turer of New Y'ork and  other  states.  The 
Western Anthracite  Coal  Association  con­
trolled entirely by  the  roilroads  and  mine 
owners of  Pennsylvania,  is  at present  ma 
turing a plan to put  up  the  price of fuel  25 
cents a ton next month.  Dull  times  and 
run of Ioav  prices  in  every  line  of  goods 
make the  success  of  the  scheme  doubtful 
this time,  but  in  the  not  remote  past the 
combination has doubled the price of coal  in 
NeAV York.  The  NeAV  Y'ork  or  Brooklyn 
retailer has,  indeed,  little to  say about Avhat 
he shall charge,  or what his profits shall be. 
He is sinking into  the  position  of  a  mere 
agent of this combination,  with  little  more 
control of prices than  his  customers.  The 
means by which the control of the cool trade 
is maintained are  simple  enough.  A   good 
proportion of the coal  field  is owned by the 
coal  roads.  The companies mine their own 
coal,  carry  it  to  market,  and  sell it.  Pri­
vate  mine  operators,  not  burdened  with 
watered  railroad  stock,  would  sometimes 
sell cheaper if they could;  but if they refuse 
to enter the pool,  their  coal is left on  their 
hands; the coal roads  control  the  transpor­
tation,  and will not take it to market.  The 
great companies  are thus  left  free to  enter 
into  “ binding agreements for  the control  of 
the trade,”  decreeing just Iioav large the out­
put of each mine  shall  be  per  month  and 
Iioav many days’ work the miners  shall  get.
The  “ 830,000  steel combination” has been 
unable to keep up the  price of  rails— noth­
ing could do that with an almost  entire ces­
sation of railroad building— but it  has main­
tained it at a higher  rate  than  is known in 
It Avas  a  year  ago last 
any other country. 
January that the Age of Steel announced the 
incipient formation  of  “ a  monster pool”  to 
include all the pig iron manufacturers of the

then 

irregular 

country.  Quarterly cqnferanees were to set­
tle the amount  of iron that  could  be put up­
on  the  market  at  pool  rates; 
just 
enough  furnaces  Avere  to be  kept in blast  to 
supply the number of tons agreed upon,  the 
idle  corporations  to  share  equally  in  the 
profits.  The statement Avas  premature,  but 
the  writer  may  prove  to  be  a  bit  of  a 
prophet.  We are in the midst of the  build­
ing  season  and  carpenters  are  unusually 
busy in many sections.  Y et  the  nail mak­
ers  are quite sure  that  mechanics  have too 
many nails for their  oavu  good,  and propose 
to keep the works shut dOAvn  till  next fall. 
A t 
intervals  the  Western  nail 
manufacturers  sit in conference at Pittsburg, 
adopt schedules of* rates and  order  suspen­
sions  of the nail machines  to  suit  the  pro­
duction to 
□  The Master  Car Builders’ Association  lias 
just closed  its  sessions at  Old  Point  Com­
fort.  According  to  a  telegraphic  dispatch 
important  revisions  Avere  made 
in  the 
“ rules,” delegates having  A 'o te s   in  propor­
tion  to the business of  the  companies  they 
represented. ~ The prices of cars  Avere fixed, 
prices  of  Avheels  and  axles  reclassified,
prices for  labor and material in  bills for re­
pairs arranged.  Universal  sufferage  and a 
majority vote haA’e  replaced  competition in 
car building.

_______

The New England Manufacturers’  associ­
ation feels that it'has  a  mission  in  life to 
cure  the  crying  evil  of  too  much  cotton 
cloth.  Having  successfully  arranged  and 
carried out a  plan  for  partial  stoppage  of 
the mills during May and June,  Avithout ac­
complishing the  desired  end of  putting up 
prices,  it is continuing the  arrangement for 
for July and August.  Agreements to  such 
and  such  curtailments  of  production  have 
been circulated among the mill owners,  “ and 
very  generally  signed.”  Papermakers  are 
of much  the same opinion  as  cotton  manu­
facturers.  Paper 
is  too  plenty  and  too 
cheap;  moral,  enter  into  voluntary  agree­
ment to make less and  ask  more for it. 
It 
is the American Paper Association that aims 
to control the prices  and  production of  pa­
per for newspapers,  books and  for  Avriting. 
Its annual convention  closed  a  few weeks, 
ago,  and in obedience  to  its  behests  paper 
mills have been rapidly shutting down since. 
Wrapping paper is in the hands of  a  differ­
ent trade.  The  Western  Wrapping  Paper 
in  18S0,  has  been 
Association,  organized 
SAveeping back ever  since  the  deluge of too 
much  wrapping  paper  Avith  its  attendant 
curse of too  small  prices’. 
It  gave  up the 
task in despair awhile ago,  but Avas  at once 
reorganized on  a  firm  basis. 
It  has  since 
been alloAving  its  mills  to  turn  out  about 
half what they could produce,  on penalty of 
disfolloAVsliip with its  accompanying  evils.
The Western Lumbermen’s  Exchange,  by 
a successful stroke of  policy,  has raised the 
price  of  its  commodities  appreciably  this 
pring.  This association  requires  monthly 
reports  from  dealers  of  all  sales 
for  the 
more accurate regulation of stock and prices. 
It  is  dishonorable  for  any  dealer to  make 
lOAver prices than those  it publishes  for  his 
control,  and  few  venture  the  experiment. 
The list of  pools must come to an  end from 
sheer inability to touch upon a tithe of them; 
whisky,  beer,  malt,  school  books,  sewer 
pipe,  lamps,  pottery,  glass,  pins,  salt,  type, 
hardware,  barbed 
fence,  stoves,  coffins, 
rags,  drugs,  are managed on the  same prin­
ciple.  The list of  pools  is  almost  as  long 
as the list of trades.  The private wars that 
ravage at intervals  the  Avorld  of  trade,  ex­
haust the combatants so thoroughly that  af­
ter each conflict they take  refuge  in  closer 
treaties  of peace,  alliance  and  no  competi­
tion.

How Condensd  Milk  is  Made.

When the milk is taken to the  factory  it 
is  strained,  placed in cans  or  pails,  which 
are put in a tank of water kept hot by steam 
coils.  When hot,  itjis transferred to  larger, 
steam-heated,  open  vessels,  and  quickly 
brought to a boil.  This preliminary heating 
and boiling has for  its object  the  expulsion 
of the gasses of milk,  which would  cause it 
to foam in the  vacuum  pan,  and also to add 
to the keeping qualities of the  milk  by  de­
stroying the  mold germs.  A   second strain­
ing folloAvs,  after which  the  milk  is  trans­
ferred to a vacuum pan, where at a tempera­
ture below 190 °   Fahr.,  it boils  and is rapid­
ly concentrated to any degree desired.

The vacuum'pan  employed is a colse  ves­
sel of  copper,  egg-shaped,  about  six  feet in 
diameter. 
It is  heated by steam coils  Avith- 
in,  and by  steam  jackets  without,  closing 
the lower portion. 
In one side of the dome 
is a  small window,  through  which  the  gas 
illuminates the interior,  while on the  oppo­
site  is  an eye-glass,  through which the  con­
dition of the contents is observed.  The pan 
is also  provided with  a vacuum  gauge  and 
test sticks.

Much of  the milk used in the cities is  sim­
ply  concentrated,  without  any addition  of 
sugar.  The process of concentration is con­
tinued  in  the  vacuum  until  one  gallon  of 
milk  has  been reduced  to less than a quart.
Condensed milk  intended  to  be  preserv­
ed for any length  of time has  an addition of 
pure cane sugar made to it during  the  boil­
ing,  and  is usually  put  up  in  sealed  cans.. 
This sugared or preserved  milk,  when  pre­
pared,  will keep for many  years.,

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WEDNESDAY. JULY 22,1885.

The  Delaware  County  Creamer  Co.,  of 
Benton  Harbor,  writes  The  Tradesman 
that the concern  will move  its  factory  and 
business to this city, providing sufficient en­
couragement  is  extended  the  enterprise. 
Any one interested in the matter is request­
ed to communicate with  the  editor of The 
T radesman.

The  Chicago  Herald  thus  voices  a  too 
prevalent sentiment regarding adulterations: 
“ If one man  is to be permitted to  manufac­
ture pretended butter,  another to make pre­
tended  cheese,  another  to  sell  pretended 
coffee  and  spices,  and  another  to  deal in 
pretended syrups or sugars,  then  let every­
body adopt the thief’s motto as  his own and 
swindle and steal  unreservedly.”

An old and esteemed  friend of  the editor 
of  The  Tradesman— himself  a  newspa­
per man,  thoroughly conversant with the ups 
and downs incident to an  active  journalistic 
career— sends  the 
following  congratula­
tory message;

I desire in a friendly way to  congratulate 
you  upon  the appearance  of  The Michigan 
Manufacturer.  The  Tradesman has al­
ready won a right to be claimed  as the lead­
ing trade journal of this State, and The Man­
ufacturer supplements  The  Tradesman 
most perfectly. 
Its  typographical appear­
ance is beyond criticism,  and I see you have 
wisely sandwiched among the dryer intellect­
ual food furnished  to the  trained  mechanic 
and business man  enough  of  the  spice  of 
journalistic life to season the  paper  for  all 
tastes.  Having  watched  with  a  friendly 
feeling your efforts to  win  a  place  in this 
bustling world or  ours,  and  realizing  from 
personal  experience  what  that 
struggle 
means,  I  have  been  inclined  to  write  you 
these words of encouragement.

Dr.  W alker’s  Cranberry  Marsh.

Dr.  W.  H.  Walker,  who has an  extensive 
cranberry  marsh  at Glen  Arbor,  Leelenaw 
county,  and also at Foil du  Lac, Wis., is un­
doubtedly the best posted cranberry  grower 
in  the  State.  With  a  view  to  learning 
something of his methods  of  culture,  a  le- 
porter of The Tradesman recently  visited 
the  Dr.  at  his  summer  residence at  Glen 
Arbor,  and made  a  personal  inspection  of 
the marsh,  which is now  in  blossom?  with 
every promise of a heavy yield.  Dr. V  alker 
first turned his attention to cranberry raising 
in a practical way in 1871,  in which year he 
planted several acres in both  marshes.  He 
has  now  twelve  acres under cultivation  at 
Fon du Lac,  and a similar area at  Glen  A r­
bor,  with the  opportunity of  increasing  the 
latter to about twenty-four acres.  He consid­
ers Michigan far ahead of Wisconsin for the 
successful  cultivation  of  the berry,  on  ac­
count of soil,  water and  climate,  especially 
in  the  greater  freedom  from frosts  at  the 
critical  period. 
The  vines  used,  too,  are 
superior.  He  uses  wild  vines,  procured j 
from  a  swamp  in Platte township,  Benzie 
county,  being attracted  thither  by  the  fine j 
fruit picked there  by  the Indians.  He  sets 
his  vines  anytime  he  can get them  in  the j 
ground,  but considers  J une,  September and  ; 
October the best months for that purpose.  He j 
sets them in thin brakes or grass, but prefers  , 
the  latter,  the main object being  to  get  the j 
berry  to ripen early,  in  order  to  avoid  the ; 
early frosts.

Dr.  Walker has proved to a certainty that 
the  cultivation  of  the  cranberry  can  be j 
in j 
carried on  successfully— and  profitably 
this State.  Fourteen  years’ experience has : 
convinced him  that Michigan  is  destined  to  , 
become  the  great  cranberry  State  of  the j 
West,  having more advantages  for  the  cul­
ture than any other.  His  crops  have  been 
as follows during the years named:  1S80, 00 
barrels;  1881, 384 barrels;  1883,140 barrels; 
1883,  30 barrels;  and 1S84,  74  barrels,  or  a 
yearly average  of  over  135  barrels,  which 
were  probably  sold  at  an  average price  of 
S10 per barrel,  or over S100 an  acre  yearly. 
Dr.  Walker has  consented to prepare  a  pa­
per on cranberry glowing for The Trades­
man,  detailing his  experience  in  the busi­
ness,  which will  appear  during  October,  at 
which time an effort will be made to present 
similar  papers  from  every  grower  in  the 
State.

Another marsh has.recently  been  started 
ten miles north  of  Glen  Arbor,  Leelenaw 
comity,  by Messrs.  W.  W. Barton and Louis 
Grubbins,  of Leland.  Three  or  four  acres 
are already under cultivation,  and  the  area 
is being considerably extended  each season.  i

Traverse City  Hospitality.

Referring to  the  reception  accorded  the 
press  gang  at  Traverse  City  a  recovered j 
member of The Tradesman  writes:

The people of Traverse  City,  led by  Hon. 
Perry Hannah,  met the train  ijt  the  depot,  j 
with  executed  deeds  transferring  the  per-1 
sonal property and  realty'  of  the  place,  in- 
eluding the hotels,  boarding  houses,  steam- j 
ship lines,  ’bus lines  and  livery stables,  to- j 
gether with the  hereditaments  and  appur- 
tenances thereunto belonging or in any wise 
appertaining,  to the  guests of  the  village,  j 
who entered into the enjoyment of their her- ' 
itage in a manner that evinced the fact  that j 
an editor does/  not  look a gift  horse in the  | 
mouth until  he  has  driven  him  to death,  j 
Tuesday  was  devoted principally to  an in- j 
vestigation  of  the  attractions  of  Traverse 
City,  the fariety and beauty  of  which need j 
no  recapitulation.

AM ON G  T H E   T R A D E .

IN  THE  CITY.

Veldman  &  Wierenga,  grocers,  have  dis­

solved,  H.  S.  Veldman succeeding.

Armstrong  &  Ferguson  have  engaged  in 
|  the drug business  at Middleville.  Hazeltine, 
i  Perkins & Co.  furnished the  stock.

Wm.  A.  Clark has sold his  beer  bottling 
establishment at 80 South Division  street to 
Theodore Clark  and  Julius  Peterson,  who 
j  will continue the business  at the  old  stand 
under the firm name  of  Clark  &  Peterson.
! Wm.  A.  will probably put in his  time  dur- 
!  ing the next few months on  the  erection of 
lot  at  91 
a two-story  brick  block  on  his 
South Division  street.

Assignee  Corbitt has  called a  meeting of 
j  the creditors of the Yalley City Manufactur- 
!  ing Co.,  to be held at  the  office of the com- 
! pany on August 5,  for the purpose of afford- 
i  ing all those interested in the  matter an op- 
j  portunity to examine the books and accounts 
j  of the concern,  with  a  view to determining 
the exact status  of  the  company’s  affairs, 
j i t  is  then expected that  the  creditors  will 
j  make a proposition  for settlement,  and  in 
j  case the offer does  not  exceed  85 per cent.,
|  it is reported that the officers will  accept it,
;  and resume business under the old corporate 
! name.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

!  Dr.  M.  Meyer,  druggist at  Sears,  will re­
move his stock to Bannister, 

Pierce & Freeman  succeed  A.  Pierce  in 

j 
j  the grocery business at Sears.
|  Charlie  Hammil  has  bought  Mr.  Eddy’s 
i  meat market business at  Petoskey. 
j  Ross &  McCandlish,  grocers  at  Alpena, 
have assigned.

Segal & Solomon,  cigar  manufacturers at 

i Benton Harbor,  have failed.

E.  Smith & Co.,  milliners at  Big Rapids, 

j have removed to  Carthage,  Mo.

Sarow  &  Babcock,  grocers  at  Mason, 

have sold out on chattel mortgage.-

McBride  Bros.,  druggist  at  Kalamazoo,

I have been closed on chattel mortgage.

Spitzer & Spencer succeed  O.  M.  Spitzer 

I  in the meat market business at Mason.

John McKee,  Sr.,  furniture dealer at Kal- 

L.  L.  Holmes  succeeds  C.  G.  O’Brien  in 

j  amazoo,  has assigned to Henry E.  Hoyt, 
j 
I the drug and grocery business at Belding.
|  Harner Bros,  have  removed  their  cloth- 
j  ing stock from Harbor Springs to Petoskey. 
j  Chamberlin  &  Crone  succeed  Crone  & 
j  Sible  in  general  trade  at  Berlin,  Ionia 
|county.

Downer & Odell  succeed  D.  A.  Downer 
in the hotel,  harness and lumber business at 
Morenci.

Wm.  Harman,  of Spring Lake, has rented 
II.  Griffin’s store  at  Grand  Haven and will 
engage in the  dry'  goods  and  notion  busi­
ness.

Frank Wilmarth has sold  his  interest  in 
the  meat  business  at  Petoskey  to  P.  H. 
Boyce,  and the firm name  will  hereafter be 
M.  Boyce & Son.

A.  C.  Boyres  has  purchased  his  father’s 
interest in the firm  of Boyes & Son,  general 
dealers at Dowling,  and  will  carry  on  the 
business in his  own name.

Currie & Van Arsdale,  grocers at  Mason, 
recently dissolved,  Van Arsdale continuing, 
i  The latter  then gave a chattel mortgage for 
|  8000 and assigned to M.  Ryan.

It.  G.  Beckwith,  formerly engaged in gen- 
j  eral  trade  at  Hopkins,  has  purchased  the 
i  drug stock  of  Lee  Deuel,  at  Bradley,  and j 
j  will  add a line of clothing.  Mr.  Deuel  will 
i continue in general trade.

A  Saugatuck correspondent writes:  Chas. 
Miller will  put a stock of general merchan- 
i dise into the  store  now  occupied by C.  E.  | 
i Wells,  as  soon  as  Mr.  Wells  goes  north, j 
which will be about August 1.

Plainwell  Independent:  A.  C.  Masson, 
now proprietor of the  Pacific  House at Al- 
leyton,  will  return  to  Plainwell,  his  old 
home,  and go into  business.  He  and J.  L. 
j  Godley w ill purchase  the  Parks &  Masson 
i  market business.

A   Lawton  correspondent  writes:  *The 
I  store of Buechner &  Sons  was  closed  last 
week  to  take  an  inventory  of  the  stock. 
The firm,  after one year’s experience  in the 
hardware business will  retire,  and  the  old 
sto ck  w ill be turned over  to  F.  B.  Adams 
and John  Ihling,  formerly  of  the  firm  of j 
Kinney,  Adams & Co.  Mr.  Buechner  will 
attend to his lumber  yard,  Henry will go to 
Kalamazoo to work for Ihling Bros., and we j 
hear that Albert will  try and  sell goods for 
the new  firm. 

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M AN U FACTU R IN G  m a t t e r s .

H.  W.  Williams  has  purchased  a  half 
in  the  basket  factory  at  South 

interest 
Haven.

A.  W.  Lobdell & Co.  are  cutting  150,000 
shingles per day at  their  shingle  mills  at 
Mecosta.

The old Whitmore mill,  at  Tawas,  is be­
ing  overhauled  and  repaired.  New  and 
modem machinery is being put in.

The Torrent & Am is Lumber  Co.  has re­
cently platted an addition to  North  Muske­
gon,  including  40  acres,  divided 
into  500 
lots.

The quantity of salt inspected at Manistee 
last  month  was  40,346  barrels.  The  five 
firms now manufacturing  turn  out 300 tons 
daily,  and other mills  are  soon to be put in 
operation.

Ralph E.  Stetson,  who has operated a saw 
mill at Oviatt during the past two  years,  is 
tearing  the  same  down,  preparatory to  its 
removal one and one-half miles  west  of  its 
j present location,  where Mr.  Stetson has 160 
acres of pine and hardwood timber.

The  latest  Muskegon  enterprise  is  the

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LEADING  W H O LESA LE  GROCERS.

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T r a m w a y  
H u n t e r ’s   O F i o i o ©  
T o n e y ,   e i g l r t   c u t s  
W o o d c o c k .

shipping  of  sawdust  to  the  Terra  Cotta 
Lumber  Co.,  of  Pullman.  The  sawdust  is 
mixed with  clay and  burned  in  kiln some 
thing like  brick.  When  this  process  has 
been finished,  the material  is  ready for use 
and is used in buildings in place of lath. 
It 
is  said to be fire  proof,  while  at  the  same 
time the building is rendered more  substan­
tial.  The Pullman Company have been ex­
perimenting with this terra cotta lumber for 
some time and it has proved a success.  The 
despised  sawdust  may,  therefore,  be put to 
a more valuable use than it has been hereto­
fore.

The  Origin  of Cheese Poisoning.

Lansing,  Mich.,  July  15,  18S5. 

E d i t o r  T h e   M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n :

Dear  Sir— Your  letter  of  July  13  is  at 
hand.  Dr.  Vaughan’s report was yesterday 
presented to the Board,  and also  your  tele­
gram.  Dr.  Vaughan will  immediately pre­
pare an abstract of the report,  and  when  I 
receive it I w ill send you a copy of it.  The 
report  itself  is  probably  longer  than  you 
would be willing to print.  The “ discovery,” 
as  it has been termed by the newspapers,  is 
not  accidental,  but  is the result of  long  and 
systematic search,  and this  is what was paid 
for rather than  the  “ discovery.”  The  in­
vestigation will be continued now  from this 
vantage ground.  Accept my thanks for the 
late mention of your paper,  referring to this 
subject.

Very respectfully,
- Henry B.  Baker,  Secretary.

M.  Jonkman has  sold his grocery stock at 

Holland to  II.  Werlcman.

Chas.  S.  Yale 

is  confined  to his  bed in 
consequence  of  a  billious  attack.  He  ex­
pects to be  around again in  about  a week. 
□ T h e  committee  on  entertainment  of  the 
coming picnic  will  hold a final  meeting at 
The Tradesman office  Saturday  evening.
is  back  from  the  East, 

A.  D.  Baker 

whistling the refrain of an old song:

“A day, a day, a day 

From the blue Al6atian Mountains.

H.  & P.  Van  Woerkum,  grocers at Grand 
Haven,  have  sold  out  to a  party who  held 
their paper.  The  stock  was  auctioned  off 
last Saturday.

The traveling men wish  it understood that 
none but traveling men and their  ladies are 
invited  to  attend  the  annual  picnic  at 
Spring Lake.

Mrs.  E.  P.  Andrew and  Mrs.  N.  Stewart 
McConnell have  gone  to  Ludiugton  from 
which place they will take a trip around the 
lake to Charlevoix and Petoskey.

Jas.  Fox,  who  has  traveled  almost  con­
tinuously  for  the  past  fifteen  years,  has 
practically retired from the road,  having de­
termined  to  confine  his  trips  to  Grand 
Haven in the future.  W.  S.  Horn succeeds 
to the  Holland  colony  territory  and  Cass 
Bradford takes the G.  R.  & I.,  north.

D.  S.  Hatfield,  Wife,  boy  and  two  dogs 

are rusticating at Macatawa.

“ A  Word for the Traveling  Man”  is  the 

title of a newly published  song.

It  was  Gus.  Sharp—not  Ad.,  as  stated 
last week— who was recipient  of  the onion 
bouquet during the parade on the Fourth.

J.  A.  Henry,  of the firm  of  Wm.  L.  Ellis 
&  Co.,  the  Baltimore  oyster  house  spent 
Sunday with  B.  F.  Emery.  They left Mon­
day for a trip north.

Gus.  Sharp  and  wife  are  spending  ten 
days with  friends  at Battle  Creek.  O.  A. 
Ball  is attending  to  the  wants  of  Sharp's 
trade in the latter’s absence.

W ill  Hoops,  Michigan  representative  of 
W.  J.  Quan  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  has  gone 
North for the purpose of seeking relief from 
a sudden and serious attack  of the  asthma.
D.  S.  Haugh  is  off  duty  for  a couple of 
weeks,  taking his  usual  summer  vacation. 
He will put in most  of  his time at  Johns­
town,  Barry  county,  visiting  his  parents. 
Walter O’Brien will call  on  Ilaugh’s  trade 
in the meantime.

Steve Sears carried a club  over  the  latter 
part of  his  route last week.  The  occasion 
of the shillaly was John McIntyre,  who pre­
ceded Steve over  a  portion  of  the 
latter’s 
territory with the story to the effect  that he 
had  fallen  under  a  cannon  on  the  Fourth 
and that the concussion had made him deaf, 
in consequence of which it would be  neces­
sary for his friends to  elevate  their  voices 
to a high pitch  to  make  him  hear.  McIn­
tyre played  the  same  joke  on  Cass  Brad­
ford the week before.

A ll  traveling  men  in  good  and  regular 
standing are cordially invited  to  attend the 
annual picnic of the Grand Rapids  grip car­
riers,  which  will be field at Spring  Lake on 
August  1.  A  special  train  will  start from 
the Union depot about  8  o’clock  a.  m.,  re­
turning  the  same  evening.  From  Grand 
Haven the party will  be  transferred  to and 
from  Spring  Lake  by  boat.  The  fare  for 
the round trip will be SI.  The  day w ill be 
given up to enjoyments  of  a  social  nature, 
including races,  games,  etc.  Arrangements 
will also be made for an  excursion to Fruit- 
port for all those  who  Wish to  see the iron 
works  at  that  place  and  enjoy a ride on 
Spring Lake.

Cranberry Growers in  Michigan.

The  Tradesman  herewith  presents  a 
in  this 
list  of  all  the  cranberry  growers 
State whose names it lias been able to ascer­
tain. 
Those  who  are  cognizant  of  others 
engaged in the same business are  requested 
to acquaint the paper with the fact:
Dr. A. M. Geroiv................................. Cheboygan
Wm.  Elliott.......................................................^an
Dr. W. H. Walker...............................Glen Arbor
W. W. Barton and Louis Gubbin............Leland
F.  G.  Mack............................................   Romulus
S. H.  Comings...............................• •-  St. **osJ?Pl1
D. C. Leach.....................................Traverse City
John Clark................................. W hite Fish Point
Alexander Barkley...................White Fish Point
Wm  HnwiHriR 
..................Whit© Fisli Point

TO FRUIT GROWERS
Factory
Muskegon  Basket 

-THE-

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M USKEGON,  MICH.

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DOMESTIC  FRUITS  AND VEGETABLES.  Care­
ful Attention Paid to Filling  Orders.

M.  C.  RUSSELL, 48 Ottawa st„  Grand Rapids,

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40
20
15
25
20

15
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4  @ 434
15  @ 18
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20
10
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HAZELTINE,
PERKINS

W liolesal©

Druggists I

42 and 44  Ottawa Street and  89,  91, 

g3  and  95  Louis Street.  .

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

O U T  ARO UN D.

News and  Gossip  Furnished  by  Our  Own 

Correspondents.

Charlevoix.

July 18—Perry Weed, a pharmacist  of  eight 
years’ experience at this place and Cheboygan, 
has purchased the O.  L\ Weed & Co. drug stock 
here and will continue the business  at the old 
stand.

The Improvement Association has in contem­
plation the establishment of a  new  grist  mill 
and  a  hoop  factory.  Both  industries would 
undoubtedly  prove  paying  investments,  as 
Charlevoix is able to present many advantages 
not shared by any other town.
G len   A rbor.

July 17—The  fishermen  in  this  vicinity  are 
taking out  more  white  fish  this  season than 
for many years past, and all reports from other 
fishing grounds along the lake are to the same 
effect.  Mr.  Fisher  took forty packages from 
two nets yesterday, and is unable to take care 
of the fish as fast as he can catch them.

L.  F.  Sheridan,  our  general  dealer,  is  the 
patentee of a fire escape and washing machine, 
both  of  which  are  said  to  be improvements 
over anything now in use.

G len   H a v en .

July 17—It is reported that Mr.  Chamberlain 
will  not  operate  the  saw  mill  on  Glen Lake 
longer than this season.  Some other party will 
undoubtedly take hold of it, however.

Fred Burke, manager for Butler & Co., leaves 
shortly  for  a  month’s  visit  with  friends in 
Iowa.

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.  The Quinine Outlook—Cinchona Prospects.
The following views in  regard to  the  fu­
ture of the bark market were written for the 
London Chemist and Dnaj'jist  by  an  emi­
nent authority.

The future of the quinine  industry lias of 
late given rise to a great deal  of  theoretical 
speculation,  but those who have  considered 
the question attentively in  ail  its  relations 
now believe  that  the  trade  in  quinine  and 
the cinchona alkaloids generally  is  about to 
take a new  and  vigorous  departuere  quite 
distinct in its aims  and  results from the path 
pursued in past times.  There are  and have 
been in operation for  some  time,  elements 
which have a most important bearing on the 
article,  and will  eventually  abolish the vio­
lent and constant  fluctuations  attending  its 
sale.

A s long as  manufacturers  were  depend- 
ent on  South America for  their  supplies  of 
bark,  a large field was left open to  specula- 
tion. 
The  principal  cause  of  upward 
movements was the  unsteady  political con­
dition  of  the  South  American  Republics, 
which  furnished  the  supplies. 
rlh e   high 
price of labor and the great difficulty and de- 
lay attending transportation  in  those  coun- 
.  tries,  also played their part.  Against these, 
operating for a  decline,  was  the  discovery 
of new  forests ;  for instance,  those  of  is ew 
Granada,  which  in  eight  years  supplied  a 
total of  100,000 bales  of  cinchona,  most  of 
which was rich in alkaloids. 
A t  first  this 
bark arrived  in quantity,  but  gradually  de­
clined,  and by the end of 1879 ceased entire­
In  the  beginning  of  1880  the cuprea 
ly. 
bark first  appeared  in  the  market,  and  in 
three  years  yielded  200,000  bales. 
ib is 
jtate of affairs  is  now  changed,  the  South 
American barks being nearly  altogether  re­
placed by the East Indian  kinds,  which ar­
rive in such large quantities that  they alone 
would nearly  supply the  total  world's  con­
sumption. 
Their arrivals are regularly  on 
the  increase,  and  if  the  supply  from  this 
source should  not  be  sufficient  to  cover re­
quirements,  the  old  stock  remaining  of 
South  American  can  be  utilized,  and  will 
certainly be more than sufficient to meet any 
deficiency that  may arise  for  several  years 
to come, or,  in fact,  till  the  arrivals of East 
Indian barks alone will  unquestionably suf­
fice to meet all demands. 
It  has constantly 
been asserted that the shipments  of  Celyon 
bark will  decrease,  and  the  cultivation  in 
most  districts  was  not  found  profitable. 
The best answer to this is found  in  a  con­
stant increase of arrivals,  these showing  an 
advance  of about 50 per cent,  since  October 
1,  1884,  to the present,  compared  with  the 
same period in previous year.  There is anoth­
er important point to be noted in connection 
with  this bark,  and one generally overlook­
ed. 
The percentage of quinine in the bark 
has  been  steadily  increasing  each  year. 
There is,  therefore,  not  only  a  larger  and 
steady supply of bark  available,  but the ac­
tual  yield of  alkaloids  from it is constantly 
improving,  while the expense of  cultivation 
remains the same,  for  the  plantation  costs 
just as  much to work,  whether  the  bark  is 
rich in quinine or not. 
In the East labor is 
very cheap,  and  cost  of  transportation,  es­
pecially in the case of  Ceylon,  trifling;  ev­
erything,  therefore,  seems favorable  for the 
cheap  production  of  quinine  producing 
barks. 
It has not transpired  what the ac­
tual cost juice of  Ceylon  cinchona  bark  is, 
but  there  is  one  consideration  which  may 
throw  some  light  on  it. 
The  twig  bark, 
per  fin,  arrived in a quantity  twice as great 
since October last as  in the same  period  of 
which is  sold  in London at  from  lj^dto 2d 
the years 18S3- 84. 
It may  be  believed that 
at the price named,  this,  so to speak, by-pro­
duct of the plantations,  pays its owii expen­
ses  of  cultivation,  collection,  freight,  etc. 
for  if  it  did not  pay its  own expenses and 
cost of cultivating it would  probably  cease 
to  come  forward. 
This  leaves  the  stem 
bark,  which averages 2,per cent, of quinine, 
and is  worth 4d per  unit,  or  about  8d  per 
ft».,  to cost about the same as  the twigs.  In 
any case a handsome  margin  of profit must 
be  left,  even  after a  liberal  deduction  for 
general  expenses,  interest  on capital,  etc.,
1  Looking at the result of the  last  few years, 
there  is  every  reason  to  suppose  that  the 
production will continue to increase.

 

It has been  suggested that South America 
may again  come  to  the  front  in  supplying 
the world. 
It  is,  however,  highly improb­
able that  new  forests,  easy  of  access,  and 
I  admitting of being worked  cheaply,  will be 
discovered;  while  the  new  plantations  in 
Bolivia are yet in their infancy,  and the cul­
tivation was not carried out in a proper man­
ner at first,  and in any case it will  be  more 
expensive and cost much more for transpor­
tation  than the Eastern  barks.

* 

| 

The price  will  no  doubt  be  regulated  in 
future by  the  East Indian supplies.  These 
are now  looked upon  as  staple  products  of 
the countries where  the  plantations are sit­
uated ;  it is natural to suppose that improve­
ments will continue to take place in the cul­
tivation,  and eventually a regular  crop may 
be expected with  certainty— of  course,  sub- 
ject  to  slight  annual  variations  as  other 
crops are. 
This  will  insure a steady mar­
ket  for  the  bark,  and,  as  a  consequence, 
quinine makers will  have to be content with 
a narrow but steady rate of profit,  such as  is 
yielded by  other  manufacturing  industries. 
The  consumption  will  increase  with  low 
I*  prices,  but the increase in richness  of  the 
■  bark will probably more than counterbalance 

this.

The Petoskey Democrat says: 

“ Soliman 
Snooks  is  giving  the  druggists  and  saloon 
keepers of Grand  Rapids  a  going  over in 
T h e   M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n . ”

WHOLESALE  FRIGE  CURRENT.

□ Advanced—German quinine, oil cubebs, pink 
root, ipecac root powdered.

Declined—Gum opium.

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

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

a m m o n ia .

Carbonate................................ V
Muriate (Powd. 22c).........................
Aqua 16 deg or  3f............................
Aqua 18 deg or  4f............................

balsam s.

BARKS.

Copaiba............................................
Fir......................................................
Peru...................................................
Tolu.......................................... y  • •
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c) ........
Cinchona,  yellow..........................
Elm,  select.......................................
Elm, ground, pure..........................
Elm, powdered,  pure.....................
Sassafras, of root...........................
Wild Cherry, select........................
Bayberry  powdered.......................
Hemlock powdered........................
W ahoo..............................................
Soap  ground....................................

BERRIES.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 80c)...............
Juniper.............................................
Prickly Ash — '...............................

EXTRACTS.

Licorice A0 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............
Logwood, bulk (12 and25 lb doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 B>  boxes)...............
...............
Lgowood, 34s 
do 
Logwood, 3is 
do 
...............
Logwood, ass’d  do 
...............
Fluid Extracts—25 ¥  cent, off list.

FLOWERS.

Arnica....................................  ........
Chamomile,  Homan.......................
Chamomile,  German.....................

GUMS.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c)..................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)..........
Ammoniac.......................................
Arabic, powdered  select..........
Arabic, 1st picked..........................
Arabic,2d  picked............................
Arabic,  3d picked............................
Arabic, sifted sorts........................
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)...
Benzoin............................................
Camphor..........................................
Catechu. Is (34 14c, 14s  16c)............
Euphorbium powdered........ '.........
Galbanum strained.........................
Gamboge..........................................
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c) —
Kino TPowdered, 30cj............. •' —
Mastic..............................................
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)...
Opium, pure (Powd §5.25)...............
Shellac, Campbell’s................ .—
Shellac,  English.............................
Shellac, native.................................
Shellac bleached.............................
Tragacanth.....................................

9 @ 10
30 @ 85
38 @ 40
@ 60
3 @ 5
11 @ 12
1434® 15
3 @ 4
52 @ 55
18
12 @ 15
12 @ 15

15 © 18
14
5 © 6
'6 @ 7

45® 50
402 00
50

6  @  7
50  @  60

60®

28®

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

30
HERBS— IN  OUNCE  PACKAGES.

Hoarhound...................................................... 25
Lobelia...............................................................25
Peppermint.......................................................25
Hue..................................................................... 40
Spearmint........................................................ 24
Sweet Majoram................................................ 35
Tanzy.................................................................25
Thym e...........................  
30
Wormwood.......................................................*•«>

 

IRON.

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

6  40
20
7
80
65

 

LEAVES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   13  ®  14
Sage, Italian, bulk 04s & 14s, 12c)... 
6
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18  @  20
30
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
Senna,  powdered............................ 
22
18
Senna tinnivelli...............................  
10
Uva  Ursi........................................... 
Belledonna.......................................  
35
Foxglove........................................... 
30
Henbane........................................... 
3j>
3 35
Rose, red........................................... 

LIQUORS.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  @2 25
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye...............1 75  ®2 00
Whisky, other brands....................1  10  ®1 50
Gin, Old Tom....................................1 35  ®1 75
Gin,  Holland....................................2 00  ®3 50
Brandy..............................................175  @6 50
Catawba  Wines...............................1 25  @2 00
Port Wines....................................... 1 35  @2 50

MAGNESIA.

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

22
37
2 25
65

OILS.

Almond, sweet.................................  45  ®  50
45
Amber,  rectified.............................. 
Anise.................................................  
1  85
Bay $   oz......................................... 
50
Bergamont.......................................  
2 00
Castor...............................................   18  @  1934
2 00
Croton.................................. .-........... 
Cajeput............................................  
75
1 00
Cassia...............................................  
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)....... 
35
Citronella.......................................  
75
Cloves...............................................  
1 20
Cod Liver, N. F ........................#  gal 
1 20
150
Cod Liver, best......................... 
6 00
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
Cubebs. P. & W ............................... 
7  50
1 60
Erigeron........................................... 
2 00
Fireweed........................................... 
Geranium 
oz...............................  
75
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
35
Juniper wood..................................  
50
Juniper berries............................... 
2 00
2 01
Lavender flowers, French.............  
Lavender garden 
1 00
.............  
Lavender spike 
............. 
90
1  40
Lemon, new crop............................ 
1  50
Lemon,  Sanderson’s ....................... 
Lemongrass...................................... 
80
Olive, Malaga.................... 
@1  10
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  .  —  
2 75
1 25
Origanum, red flowers, French... 
Origanum,  No. 1............................ 
50
1  75
Pennyroyal...................................... 
4  30
Peppermint,  white......................... 
Rose 
oz......................................... 
8  50
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 50) 
65
Salad.................................................  65  @  67
Savin.................................................  
1 00
Sandal  Wood. German.................. 
4 50
700
Sandal Wood, W. 1..........................  
Sassafras........................................... 
55
Spearmint.......................................  
@7  75
Tansy............................................... 4 50  ®5 00
Tar (by gal 50c).................................  10  @  12
Wintergreen................................. 
2  10
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)....... 
3 50
2 00
 
Wormseed.............. 

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do 

 

 

POTASSIUM.

Bicromate.................................3$ B> 
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. bulk... 
Ch lorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............  
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 
Prussiate yellow.............................. 

ROOTS.

14
40
20
3 00
28

Alkanet............................................  
20
25
Althea, cut........................................ 
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s.....................  
17
33
Arrow, Taylor’s, in J4s and 14s__  
12
Blood (Powd 18c).............................. 
20
Calamus,  peeled.............................. 
35
Calamus, German  white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered..................  
20
10
Gentian (Powd  15c)......................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)............  11  ®  12
17
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............ 
Golden Seal (Powd 25c).................. 
20
Hellebore, white, powdered.......... 
20
Ipecac, Rio, powdered.................... 
1  20
Jalap,  powdered.............................. 
30
Licorice,  select (Powd 15).............  
15
Licorice, extra select...................... 
18
Pink, true..................  
40
Rhei, from select to  choice...........1 00  @1 50
Rhei, powdered E. 1......................... 110  @1 20
Rhei, choice cut  cubes.................. 
2 00
Rhei, choice cut lingers................. 
2 25

 

 

SEEDS.

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, mixed in B>  packages...........
Canary,  Smyrna.....................   .....
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.......................
Cardamon, Malabar........................
Celery................................................
Coriander, nest  English........ f___
Fennel..............................................
Flax, clean.......................................
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3)4)..................
Foenugreek, powdered.................
Hemp,  Russian...............................
Mustard, white  Black 10c)...........
Quince.............................................
Rape, English..................................
Worm,  Levant.................................
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......
Nassau 
do 
do 
........
Velvet Extra do 
. . . .
do 
Extra Yellow do 
.......
do 
do 
Grass 
........
do 
Hard head, for slate use................
Yellow Reef, 
.................

do 

MISCELLANEOUS.

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2

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do 

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do Scherin’s  do  ...
do 

Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.22) $  gal__  
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s .......................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto  1 lb rolls............................
Alum.........................................  $  B>  234®
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)............... 
3  ®
Annatto,  prime...............................
Antimony, powdered,  com’l ........
414®
Arsenic, white, powdered.............
6  @
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s .
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................
Beans,  Tonka..................................
Beans,  Vanilla................................ 7 00
Bismuth, sub  nitrate.....................•
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).......................
Blue Vitriol  ....................................
Borax, refined (Powd  12c).............
Cantharides,Russian  powdered..
Capsicum  Pods, African...............
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ... 
Capsicum Pods, .Bombay  do  ...
Carmine,  No. 40...............................
Cassia  Buds......................................
Calomel. American........................
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chalk, precipitate English...........
Chalk,  red  Angers..........................
Chalk, white lump__ *....................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ....................
Coloeynth  apples............................
Chloral hydrate, German crusts..
Chloral 
cryst...
Chloral 
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform......................................  77
Cinchonidia, P. &  W........*............  23
Cinchonidia, other brands.............   23
Cloves (Powd 23c)............................  18
Cochineal .........................................
Cocoa  Butter........  .......................
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 B> box..
Creasote............................................
Cudbear,  prime...............................
Cuttle Fish Bone.............................
Dextrine...........................................
Dover’s  Powders............................
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
Ergot  powdered..............................
Ether Squibb’s.................................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s.............
Epsom Salts (bbl.  1 %).....................  
Ergot, fresh......................................
Etner, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
Flake  white......................................
Grains  Paradise..............................
Gelatine,  Cooper’s..........................
Gelatine. French  ............................  45
Glassware, flint, 7') off,by box 60off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
Glue,  cannet..................................  12
Glue,white....................................  .  16
Glycerine,  pure...............................   16
Hops  34s and }£s..................... .
Iodoform ft  oz.........................
Indigo...............................................   85
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35 
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes
Iodine,  resublimed.........................
Isinglass,  American.......................
Japonica...........................................
London  Purple...............................
Lead, acetate....................................
Lime, chloride, (i4s 2s 10c & 14s ilc)
Lupuline...........................................
Lycopodium....................................
Mace.................................................
Madder, best  Dutch.....................
Manna, S.  F ......................................
Mercury............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........f) oz
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s........
Moss, Iceland............................f) a
Moss,  Irish.....................................
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb  cans........
Nutgalls............................................
Nutmegs,-No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
Ointment. Mercurial, 34d...............
Paris Green....................................  
Pepper, Black  B eiw .....................
Pepsin..................... : .......................
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
Quassia  ............................................
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W............ft oz
Quinine,  German............................
Red  Precipitate....................... $  lb
Seidlitz  Mixture.............................
Strychnia, cryst...............................
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................
Saffron, American..........................
Sal  Glauber..............................,...
Sal Nitre, large  cryst.....................
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst...............
Sal Rochelle......................................
Sal  Soda............................................
Saliein...............................................
Santonin...........................................
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch..........
Soda Ash [by keg 3cj.....................
Spermaceti.......................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__
Soap, White Castile........................
.........................
Soap, Green  do 
Soap, Mottled do 
........................
Soap, 
do  do 
.........................
Soap,  Mazzini..................................
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ..............................
Spirits Nitre, 4 F .............................
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
Sulphur, flour..................................
Sulphur,  roll....................................
Tartar Emetic..................................
Tar, N. C. Pine, 34 gal. cans  $  doz
Tar, 
quarts in tin..........
Tar, 
pints in tin.............
Turpentine,  Venice................ f) lb
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........

do 
do 

74

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10

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@70®

28 20 

17 

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®
©25®
40 
40 
@1  00 
®  40 
@1  00 
4 00 
1 50

1234®  13 
75 
60
3 00@3 25 
40

17  @

18 
2 50

@  2

2 15
6 50
38
4
35
434® 5
14
17
9
11
14
26  @ 28
30  @ 32
35
334® 4
3® 334
602 70
1 40
85
25
o5
8

7  @

OILS.

VARNISHES.

Capitol  Cylinder..................................................75
Model  Cylinder................................................... 60
Shield  Cylinder....................................................50
Eldorado Engine..................................................35
Peerless  Machinery........................................... 30
Challenge Machinery..........................................25
Backus Fine Engine........................................... 30
Black Diamond Machinery................................30
Castor Machine  Oil.............................................6C
Paraffine, 25  deg.............................................. 1534
Paraffine, 28  deg..................................................21
Sperm, winter bleached.................................1 40
Bbl  Gal
Whale, winter........................................  70 
75
60
Lard, extra.............................................  55 
55
Lard, No.  1.............................................  45 
53
Linseed, pure  raw................................  50 
Linseed, boiled....................................   53 
56
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........   70 
90
Spirits Turpentine................................  42 
46
No. 1 Turp  Coach.................................. 1 10@1 20
Extra  Turp............................................1  60@1  70
Coach  Body........................................... .2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture............................1  00@110
Extra Turp  Damar...............................1  55®1 60
Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp.....................   70®  75
Lb 
2@3 
2@*3 
2® 3 
234® 3 
294® 3 
13@16 
5S®60 
16@17 
6Î4 
634 @70 
@90 
1  10 
1 40 
1 20@1 40 
1  00@1 20

Bbl
Red Venetian............................  19l£
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........   194
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  194
Putty, commercial..................   234
Putty, strictly pure — ............  234
Vermilion,prime American..
Vermilion,  English..................
Green, Peninsular....................
Lead, red strictly pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white Spanish..........
Whiting,  Gilders  ..
White, Paris American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  Paints.......
Swiss Villa Prepared  Paints..

PAINTS.

all  persons  who  patronize  dealers  handling 
such goods on and  after  August  15.  Dealers 
are thus given about a month’s  notice  to  dis­
pose of what non-union cigars they  may  have 
on hand.

Phillip  Billadeau  has  engaged  in  the fruit 

business in the new Torrent block.

W.  H.  Coggeshall,  who  has  carried on  the 
hat  business  here  since  last  February,  was 
closed on chattel mortgage last  Friday,  at  the 
instance  of  P.  A.  Ducey.  When  Coggeshall 
started into business, he got W. S. Wood, L.  O. 
Beerman,  W.  H.  Fletcher  and  R.  J. Goulds- 
borough to go his security on  a note  for  $500 
for  90  days. 
In  May,  in  order  to  get more 
money,  he  borrowed  $180  from  P. A. Ducey, 
giving six notes of $80  each secured  by mort­
gage.  His sureties on the 8500  note  were  not 
notified  of  this  transaction  with  Mr.  Ducey 
and they did not learn of it until early last week, 
when they succeeded in get!ing a second mort­
gage for the amount of their claim.  The  first 
three  Ducey  notes  were  paid.  The  fourth 
came due Friday, and not being paid the stock 
was attached.  The $500 note  for  90  days was 
renewed  when  it  came  due for 90 days more. 
It wilt be payable August 1.  An inventory of 
the stock is now being taken,  and  the  proba­
bilities are that it will  not  reach  the  amount 
of  the  first  mortgage.  Coggeshall  has  left 
town, and the supposition is  that  he  will  not 
return.  His failure is due  entirely to his own 
recklessness  and  excesses,  which  have been 
the talk of the town for some time.

Louis Sehimmel, the  rascally  old  scoundrel 
who has defeated the ends of  justice  for  sev­
eral months past, has  been  deposed  frem  the 
assigneeship of the L. W. Sehimmel & Co. mat­
ter,  and  he  and  his  soliciter have been fined 
$100 each for misconduct.  The judge held the 
assignment  to  be  fraudulent,  and  directed 
Sehimmel  to  turn  over  to the receiver,  John 
Tate,  the  books and  papers  belonging to  the 
estate.  That Sehimmel has laid  himself open 
to  a  prosecution  for  fraudulent  acts is  now 
apparent,  and  there  is  reason  for  thinking 
that some of the defrauded creditors will  take 
advantage of the situation, and give  the  per­
petrator of the crime an opportunity of  play­
s' checkers with his nose behind the  bars  at 

Jackson.

F ife   L ak e.

July 18—An improvement is about to be made 
at Fife Lake that will be highly appreciated by 
traveling men who make that  point.  Hereto­
fore they have frequently  been  compelled to 
“tote”  their  grips  half  a  mile  up  and down 
sand hills from the depot to the  business  part 
of the place, the ’bus service  being  of  a  very 
uncertain nature.  The railroad  company  has 
made  a  proposition  to  build  a  depot  at the 
north  town,  if  the  citizens  will  secure  are- 
lease from John L. Shaw, who now  keeps it at 
the base of the sand hill under a cast iron con­
tract, made by the company to secure  a  right 
of way through his lauds  when  the  road  was 
built.  E.  H.  Foster  aud  Emmet  Hagadorn, 
merchants at Fife Lake, were in Grand Rapids 
last  week,  endeavoring  to  secure  a  release 
from Shaw, who finally offered to  accept  $600, 
which amount will undoubtedly be raised with­
out difficulty.

Purely Personal.

A.  C.  King,  representing  Carter,  Hawley 
&  Co.,  ten importers of New York and Chi­
cago,  was in town last week.

A.  E.  Brooks,  of  the  firm  of  Putnam & 
Brooks,  left yesterday for a six weeks’ visit 
with friends  in  Massachusetts.  He  is  ac­
companied by his family.

Richard J.  Prendergast, for the past three 
years book-keeper for John  Caulfield— and, 
by the way,  one of  the  best  boys who ever 
slung a quill— left Monday for a two weeks’ 
trip through  Northern  Michigan  in the in­
terest of his house.

The editor of The  Tradesman was one 
of a party of five— the other  members being 
Harry  McDowell,  Lloyd  Max  Mills,  M.  S. 
Goodman and Dr.  L.  A.  Rogers— who start­
ed from Petoskey early  in  the  week  for a 
trip to  Macatawa on the yacht  “ Daisy.”  A  
day of enforced idleness,  in  consequence of 
a scarcity of wind,  and another  day of  en­
forced inaction,  on account  of  a high  gale, 
necessitated a change in the programme and 
compelled three of the party to abandon the 
latter part of the cruise.  Messrs. McDowell 
and Rogers reached Grand Rapids  Monday.

Good W ords Unsolicited.

N. P. Blakeslee, druggist,  Central Lake:  “I 

like it.”

O.  D.  Chapman,  general  dealer, Stanwood: 
“I like your paper.  It seems to me what every 
tradesman needs.

C.  C.  Bonstel,  grocer,  Eckford:  “You sent 
me a sample copy some time  in  January,  and 
I  think  it  the  very  best  paper of the kind  I 
ever looked at.”

M ISCELLA N EO U S.

94tf

PARTNER  WANTED—A  well-established 
manufacturer  of  proprietary  remedies, 
having now on  the market  a  line  of popular 
patents, wishes a partner,  with  some  capital, 
to push the sale of same.  Address,  “Patent,” 
care “The Tradesman.” 
SITUATION  WANTED—A  young  man,  22- 
IO  years of age, with  534  years’  experience, 
wishes  employment  in  a  drug  store.  Refer­
ences from employers.  Address Lock Box 323. 
Ludington, Mich. 
96*
IT'OR  SALE—F. J.  Lamb &  Co.  have  for sale* 
1  a  complete  outfit  for  making creamery 
butter, consisting of  boiler  and  engine,  milk 
cans, cream cans, churns, vat  and  everything 
else included in  a  first-class  creamery.  F.  J.. 
Lamb & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 
96
FOR  SALE—The brevier type formerly used 
on The Tradesm vn.  The font comprises 
222 pounds, including italic,  and is well-assort­
ed  and very little worn.  Address  this office.
BEAD!  BEAD!  BEAD!

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

Sole  Control of our Celebrated

Read it.

The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE.
When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is  put on 
any building, and if within three years it should 
crack or peel off. and thus fail to give  the  full 
satisfaction  guaranteed,  we  agree to repaint 
the  building  at  our  expense,  with  the  best 
White Lead, or such other paint as  the  owner 
may select.  Should any case of dissatisfaction 
occur, a notice from the dealer will  command 
our prompt attention.  T.  H.  NEV1N  &  CO.
Send for sample cards  and  prices.  Address

M u .  Perils  k Co.

'i

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

I,  WllMj

an!  Druggist’s 

Ha

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.

Druggists’ Sundries

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

We  desire  particular  attention  of  those 
about purchasing outfits  for  new  stores  to 
the fact of our  UN SURPASSED  FA C IL I­
TIES for meeting the wants of this class  of 
buyers  W ITH OU T  D E L A Y   and 
in  the 
most approved and acceptable manner known 
to  the  drug  trade.  Our special efforts  in 
this direction have received  from  hundreds 
of our customers the most satisfying recom­
mendations.

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

WITHERS  DADE  &  CO.’S

Henderson  Co.,  Ky.,  SOUR  MASH  AN D 
OLD  FASHIONED  HAND  MADE,  COP­
PER   D ISTILLED   W H ISKYS.  We  not 
only offer these goods to be excelled by  NO 
OTHER  KNOW N  BRAN D  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 lias 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

Gius, Branflies & File Wiles.

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.

H o lla n d . 

,

June 20—Never before in the  history of Hol­
land has there been so much building in prog­
ress as this season.  Actual count  reveals the 
fact that over fifty buildings are  now  in  pro­
cess of construction,  and  the  indications  are 
that several additional structures  will  be  be- 
begun before snow flies.

Henry Post’s two-story double brick building 
on the corner of River and  Eight  streets  will 
be occupied by Yates & Kane and Peter Steke- 
tee & Co.

E. VanderVeen’s brick building,  on  the  op-' 
posite side of the  street,  will  be  occupied  by 
Daniel Bertsch, with his dry goods stock.

T. Keppel’s double brick building on the cor­
ner of Eight and Cedar streets  is  nearly  com­
pleted.

The Cappon & Bertsch Leather Co. is prepar­
ing to erect a five-story building, 40x40 feet in 
dimensions, near the corporation’s sole leather 
tannery bn the North side.

Hope College will receive an accession in the 
shape  of  a  $20,000  building  during  the next 
year.  Five  thousand  dollars  of  the  amount 
has already been subscribed.

Among the fine residences in process of con­
struction are those of  A.  M.  Kanters,  on the 
corner of Twelfth and Maple streets, and L. T. 
Kanters, on Eleventh street.  H.  Walsh,  who 
has  purchased  the  Dr.  Gee  residence,  is re­
modeling  the  same  and  adding  a  two-story 
building in the rear.

Walsh,  DeRoo  &  Co.,  who  claim  that their 
mill was the  first  complete  roller  mill in the 
State, are running day and night and  turning 
out  250  barrels  of  flour  every  twenty-four 
hours.

H. Walsh & Son  will shortly occupy the  sec­
ond floor of their drug building  as  a  packing 
and shipping room for their  proprietary  med­
icine  business.  They recently  ordered  three 
car-loads of bottles.

The newly-discovered stone quarry  will un­
doubtedly  prove  the  largest  industry of the 
town, with the possible  exception  of  the  tan­
neries.  The strata consists of alternate layers 
of grindstone, whetstone and sandstone, in the 
orde|’ named, which exists in sufficient quanti­
ties to keep 100 men  constantly  employed for 
200 years.

Luther.

July 20—J. Bell has  moved  his  barber  shop 
into the building lately vacated by Waterman 
Bros.

The  brick  work  on  Scholl’s  new  hotel  is 
nearly finished, and the building will be ready 
for us soon.

Huckleberries  and  raspberries  are  very 
plenty  in  town  now  and  are  selling for 4@5 
cents a quart.
.Wilson, Luther & Wilson discharged  a num­
ber of men Monday.

Fifteen hundred  dollars  is  being  expended 
on three streets in Luther this  year.  O’Brien 
Bros, have  the job of doing the work.

B ig  R ap id s.

July 20—“No Big Rapids merchant is at pres­
ent making any money,” said one of our  lead­
ing hardware dealers recently.  The  great de­
pression in trade of all branches is  evident to 
all,  yet  it  is  not  true that all our merchants 
are either maintaining with  difficulty  the  po­
sition  attained  in  more  prosperous times  or 
retrograding from it.  Màny are  doing a pros­
perous business, and all look for a fair fall and 
winter trade.  A proof of this  is  the  absence 
of failures and few business changes.

The sale of the  drug  stock  of  James  Hull- 
inger to Ward V. Falk, of Howard City, is  not 
yet made public, but will be  announced short­
ly,  Mr.  Hullinger,  whose  ill  health  necessi­
tated the sale, will give possession  on  August 
1.

Dr.  A.  P.  Keam  contemplates  opening 

drug store soon on Michigan avenue.

Nearly ail the Big Rapids  manufacturing es­
tablishments  are  running  with  full  sets  of 
hands, and certain ones  are  unable  to  fill  all 
orders for goods.

The new flouring mill of Darrah Bros.  &  Co. 
was set in motion  for the first time last Satur­
day.

Bridges, Snell & Co., who lately moved  their 
saw mill from Lumberton to a  point  near  Es- 
canaba, are now cutting 45,000 feet  of  lumber 
daily.  They have about  four  million  feet of 
logs ready for the fall  cut.

Last week your  correspondent  intended to 
announce the marriage of our popular  young 
townsman, Joe Barton, but through haste left 
the  sentence  incomplete.  Mr.  Barton  aud 
bride returned from the  East Saturday  night, 
when  they  were  received  at their new home 
by about 100 old friends and acquaintances.

Hartford.

July  20—J.  L.  Lindsley,  proprietor  of  the 
lumber yard on Main street, has sold out to  J. 
W. Travis, a former partner.

The store vacated by S. F. Warner will be oc­
cupied for one week by an  auction  firm  from 
Grand Rapids.

It  is  rumored  strongly  that  a  large  brick 
block  is  soon  to  be  erected on the corner of 
Main and Maple streets, the  upper  portion to 
be finished for an opera house.

R. J. Ferris has returned from Grand Rapids, 

having sold his barber shop there.

HAZEflffiPBBinmCO

Muskegon.

July 20—Muskegon is “in  for  it”  now.  The 
ten labor unions here have  decided  to boyeot 
all dealers handling  noD-union  cigars  and  all

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Office in Eagle Building, 40 Lyon St., 3d Floor. 

¿Telephone No. 95,

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Second-class  Matter.I 

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Caledonia, XX, oz.. 11 
Caledonia,  X, oz.. .10
Economy,  oz..........10
Park Mills, No. 50. .10 
Park Mills, No. 60. .11 
Park Mills, No. 70..12

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

WIDE  BROWN COTTONS. 

Androscoggin, 94. .23 
Androscoggin, 84. .21  ¡Pepperell, 114.

iPepperell, 104... 

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CHECKS
Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz.............11
Otis Apron............ 10k
Otis Furniture......1014
York, 1  oz. 
.10
, oz
York. AA,
Alabama plaid....
Augusta plaid.......
Toledo plaid..........
.10
__ Manchester  plaid.
.  9^41 New Tenn.plaid..
.  7  I Utility plaid..........
3HED  COTTONS.
.  SkIGreene, G,  44.......
,11k Hill, 44..................
.  8k Hill, 7-8..................
.12% Hope,  44...............
.  6k King  Phillip  can
.  6  I  brie, 4-4...............
.  814 Linwood,  44........
.  7  ¡Lonsdale,  44— ..
.  914 Lonsdale  cambrie 

il4

SILESIAS.

f i n e  b r o w n   c o t t o n s .

domestic ginghams.
Persian 

.1114 
.  714
.1014
14 Langdon, GB, 4-4...  914

iMasonville Tb.........  8
Lonsdale
Lonsdale A ............. 16
Nictory  O...............
Victory J ................
Victory D ...............
Victory  K.................2k
Phcenix A ............... 1914
¡Phoenix B ............... 1014
I Phcenix X X ............ 5
NTS.Gloucester............... 6
Gloucestermourn’g . 6 
Hamilton  fan cy....6
Hartel fancy............ 6
Merrimac D..............6
Manchester..............6
Oriental fancy....... 6
Oriental  robes....... 614
Pacific robes............6
Richmond.................6
Steel River..............514
Simpson’s .................6
Washington fancy.. 
Washington blues.  714

Avor 
Art  < 
Andi 
Audi 
Balle 
,5-4...............
Balle 
0.4-4...........
Boot 
t, E. 5-5...........
Boe
Boott, AGC, 44.......
Boott, R. 3 4 ...... -
Langdon, 45........... 14
Blackstone, AA 44. 
Masonville,  44.......8
Chapman, X, 44—
Maxwell. 4-4...........   914
Conway,  4-4............
New York Mill, 4-4.1014
Cabot, 4-4................ 6k
C abot  7-8  !!!” __ 6  New Jersey,  4 4 ....  8
Canoe’  34 
..........  4  Pocasset,  P. M. C..  ¿k
Domestic? 36......... 7 k ¡Pride of the West.. 11
Dwight Anchor, 44.  9  Pocahontas^ 4-4....  ¿14 
Davol, 44...............  9  Slaterville, ¿-8........   6k
Victoria, AA..........9
Fruit of Loom, 44..  834 
Woodbury, 4-4........5k
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  7 k  
Whitinsville,  4 4 ...  714 
Fruit of  the  Loom,
Whitinsville, 7-8—   614
cambric,  4-4....... H
W amsutta, 44........1014
Gold Medal, 4-4..  ..  644
Williamsville, 36.. .1014
Gold Medal, 7-8.......6
Gilded Age.............
.......17 
rvnwn 
No°  1A - ..." ......... 1214 Masonville  S............1014
Coin......................... I?
Anchor.................... 1°
Centennial.............
Blackburn.............   °
Davol.......................
London....................
Paconia...................1"
Red  Cross....... .•  ••1«
Social  Imperial— 16 PRl
Albion, solid............514!
Albion,  grey............£
Allen’s  checks.........514
Aden’s  fancy...........514
Allen’s pink..............ok
Allen’s purple.......... £k
American, fancy— 514
Arnold fancy...........6
Berlin solid............... 514
Cocheco  fancy....... »
Cocheco robes.........ok
Conestoga fancy.... 6
Eddystone..............o
Eagle fancy............»
Garner pink............ok
Appleton A, 4 4 ....  7k|IndianOrchard, 40.  8
Boott  M, 4-4............6k  Indian Orchard, 36 
.k
Boston F, 4 4 .......  7k |Laconia  B, e4 .......16k
Continental C, 4-3..  6k|Lyman B, 40-in...... 10k
ContinentalD, 40m 8k Mass. BB, 4 4 .... •••  5/i 
Conestoga W, 4-4...  6k Nashua  E.dM n....  8k 
Conestoga  D,7-8...  §k Nashua  R, 44........   -k
Nashua 0,7-8..........6k
Conestoga  G, 30-m.  6
Newmarket N ........   6k
Dwight  X, 34........ 5k
PepperellE,39-in..  7 
Dwight Y, 7-8..........  5k
Pepperell  R, 44—   7k 
Dwight Z, 44..........6k
Pepperell  O, 7-8—   6k 
Dwight Star, 4 4 ....  t 
Pepperell N, 3-4—   6 k
Ewight Star, 40-m..  9 
Pocasset  C, 44.......6k
Enterprise EE, 36..  5 
Saranac  R...............  7k
Great Falls E, 4-4...  7 
Saranac  E ...............9
Farmers’ A, 4 4 .....  6 
Indian  Orchard  L4
.  7k I Renfrew, dress styl 
Amoskeag
|Johnson Manfg Co,
.12k
Ast?lesea8’ ‘ T.TTTlOkr  Bookfold 
...  7klJohnson Manfg Co,
RfltJs 
Berkshire 
__ 6k  dress  styles.......... 12k
dress 
Glasgow checks—   7  Slaterville, 
Glasgow checks, f’y 7k | „styles. „ ..._ .......  ¿k
I White Mfg Co, stap 
checks
Glass
White Mfg Co, fane  8 
ruy tti  c ¿yles..........
White  Manf’g  Co,
new
Gloucester, 
Earl8ton...............  8
standard  .............
Gordon....................  7k
Plunket..................
dress 
Greylock, 
Lancaster...............
styles  ...................12k
Langdale..............
WIDE B1 
,EACHED COTTONS.
.21  IPepperell.  104.......27k
Androscoggin, 7-4. 
23  Pepperell,  114.......32k
Androscoggin, 84.
‘.20  Pequot,  74..............21
Pepperell,  7-4-----
,22k Pequot,  84..............24
Pepperell,  84-----
.25  ¡Pequot,  9 4 ............. 27k
Pepperell,  94 —  
brown  cottons. ?
HEAVY 
7k Lawrence XX, 44..  7k 
Atlantic  A, 4-4... 
.  7  I Lawrence  Y ,30....  7 
Atlantic  H, 44... 
.  6k I Lawrence LL, 4 4 ...  5k
Atlantic  D, 4-4... 
.  5kiNewmarket N ........  6k
Atlantic P, 44—  
.  5k Mystic River, 4-4...  5k
Atlantic LL, 44..
.  7kiPequot A, 44..........  7k
Adriatic, 36..........
.  6k! Piedmont,  36............6k
Augusta, 44........
.  6 k Stark A A, 4-4..........  7k
Boott M, 44........
.  7klTreniont CC, 4-4—   5k
Boott FF, 4-4.......
..  5k ¡Utica,  44 ................   9
Graniteville, 44.. 
..  7  IWachusett,  44.......7k
Indian  Head, 4-4. 
i.l2klWaehusett, 30-in...  6k
Indiana Head45-ii
iFalls, x x x x ....... .i8k
Falls, XXX..........
• 15k
Falls, BB............... • Ilk
Falls, BBC, 36....
.19k
Falls awning— .19
k Ham Hon,  BT, 32 .12
.  9k
¡Ham lton,  D.......
k|Ham lton,  H — .  9k
.10
Hamilton  fancy.
.13k
Methuen AA.......
IMethuenASA— ..18
.11
tkiOmefra A, 7-8.......
.13
¡Omeira A, 44 ......
■   a ACA, 7-8.... 14
■  
";; '.U * ¡Omega ACA, 44... .16
...14  Omega SE, 7-8.........24
..16  Omega SE, 44.........27
19  OmegaM. 7-8.........22
! __ 14  Omega M, 4-4...........25
Cordis AAA, 3 
5  ....15  Shetucket SS&SSW Ilk  
Cordis  ACA, 3 
... 15  Shetucket, S & SW. 12 
3 
Cordis No. 1,3 
.’....14  Shetucket,  SFS 
..12
Cordis  No. 2.. 
.13  Stockbridge  A .......7
Cordis No. 3.. 
!.......Ilk  ¡Stockbridge  frncy.  8
Cordis  No. 4..
GLAZED  CAMBRICS.
........ 5 
Garner..........
Hookset........
Red  Cross.... 
Forest Grove.
American  A. 
Stark A ..........
Boston..........
Everett blue. 
Everett brow 
Otis  A X A ... 
OtisBB— ..
Manville —  
Masgnville.
Red  Cross..
Berlin.......
Garner__
3POC
Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s O. N. F .......55
J. &P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord. 55 
Willimantic 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew
ing thread........... 30

5  Washington...........   4k
5  Edwards..................   5
........  
|S. S. &Sons............  5
GRAIN  BAGS.
.......18 00|Old  Ironsides..........lo
,22klWheatland..............21
.
DENIMS.
.......6k|Otis CC...................... 10k
........ 13k Warren  AXA......... 12k
a.......13k Warren  BB.............Ilk
........12k Warren CC.............. 10k
........UklYork  fancy.............13k
PAPER  CAMBRICS.
........  6  IS. S. & Sons.............   6
........ 6  ¡Garner......................  6
........ 7klThistleMill8..............

1TTON.
Eagle  and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sewing.30 
Greeh  &  Daniels...25
Mer ricks................40
Stafford................. 25
Hall & Manning—  
Holyoke__ ;...........25

WIGANS.
7k Rose.........................  8
ikl

| Empire......................

;kings.

144.

losk

¿«4 

CORSET JEANS.

Armory ..................   7 k  iKearsage
8k
Androscoggin sat..  8k|Naumkeag^satteen 
___r-i........................   Pepperell bleached 8k
Canoe Ri ver............  6
6k Pepperell sat.......... 9k
CtoendoiL* 
Hallowell  Imp........6kiRockport...............  <
Ind.Orch. Imp........7  Lawrencesat...........  8k
Laconia....................  7klConegosat.............   7

“ 

“ 

COAL AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:
1  00 
Ohio White Lime, per bbl..................
85 
Ohio White Lime, car lots..................
1 30 
Louisville Cement,  per bbl...............
1  30 
Akron Cement per  obi......................
1 30 
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl...................
1 05@1  10 
Car lots 
..................
25®  30 
Plastering hair, per bu......................
1 75 
Stucco, per bbl....................................
3 50
Land plaster, per ton.........................
2 50
......................... ........ 
Land plaster, car lots
Fire brick, per  M..................................$25 @ $35
Fire clay, per bbl................................... 
0 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. f 6 00@6 «a 
Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots..  6 25@6 50
Cannell, car lots......................................  ,
Ohio Lump, car lots................. . 
3 10@3 Æ
Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00 
Portland  Cement.................................3 
00

COAL.

WEDNESDAY. JULY 22,1885.

Cable

18S5.

W ID O W   SPRIGGS.

Dream  Relative  to  the 

Railway.

She  Has

Cant Hook Corners, July  IS

Mr. Editor Tradesman:

D ear Sir—I had a dream the other night 
which I think will bear repeating.  I dreamt 
that I awoke from a deep sleep,  and  on go- 
idg out into the street  found  myself in  the 
heart of a vast city.  The buildings were all 
very high,  from  twenty to  thirty stories,  in 
fact,  built of stone  and  marble,  and beauti­
fully  ornamented.  There  were  no  street 
cars that I could see only elevated  railroads
__no horses,  no buggies,  only carriages that
were run by some hidden motive power. ^  It 
seemed  to  me  that  no  one  was  walking, 
there were no  sidewalks  to walk  on,  but in 
the air were many people who wore on theii 
shoulders a sort of balloon which held them 
up and by which they propelled  themselves 
along.  There were  no  telegraph  poles,  no 
wires,  but  every  once  in  a  while I  would 
step on an iron cover which  had on it these 
mysterious  letters,  “ West.  Un.  Tel.  Co., 
from which I gathered that  the  wires  were 
under ground.  After walking about awhile, 
I saw a little boy on  the  street,  and  stop­
Y
ping him,  asked  “ what city is this. 
this  is Grand  Rapids,  the  capital 
United States,”  he  answered  with 
prised look on his face.  To say 
thunderstruck is a mild  way  of

of  the 
a  sur- 
that I was 
putting  it.

“ What day is this?”  I next asked.
“ Feb.  31,” he said.
“ What year?” I cried out.
•“Twenty-two hundred and eighty-five.”
I  went 
I had  slept  four  hundred  years, 
used  to 
down  to  where  Campau  Place 
wide  river  run- 
be,  and  lo!  there  was 
and  miles,  it  seem-
ning  along  for  miles
ed,  and an  enormous  dock  and a  forest of 
masts from  the  shipping  which  lay there. 
On inquiring I discovered that the Michigan 
Ship  Canal  had  been  built  two  hundred 
years ago,  and  that  vessels  could  come di­
rect from London,  Liverpool or Bremen,  to 
Grand Rapids.  A t length  it  seemed that I 
walked to a street where  there  were' many 
fine residences and this street  seemed to  be 
the foot of quite an incline. 
In the  middle
of the road was  an old gray-haired man,  dig 
ging with shovel  and  pick.  I  stepped up to 
him and asked,  “ Old sir,  what  are  you do 
ing?”  Without looking up  from  his  work 
lie answered in a sad tone of voice,  “ Do not 
interupt me. 
I am  working on  a contract. 
I am  digging  the  foundation  for  the  H ill
cable road.”

Yours prophetically,

H e r i t a b l e   Spriggs,  F.  M.

Fast Black.
From the Journal of Fabrics.

Fast black dye for  any  but  the  most ex­
pensive goods, is practically a recent  a very 
recent— invention.  Those  who  remember 
the ceaseless annoyances  occasioned by  the 
prints, 
lawns,  muslins,  cambrics,  twills, 
linens,  not one of  which  would  wash;  the 
vain attempts to  set  the  fugitive  dye with 
gall,  with salt  and  various  chemicals,  the 
many ways tried to coax  the  dirt  out with 
out  disturbing  the  color,  may  think  tlia 
women should rest  satisfied  with  the great 
improvements already made.

There is,  however,  one  department, 

and
that a most important  one,  in  which no  ad­
vance  has  been  made.  Black  hosiery  is 
worn not only by those in mourning,  but by 
alf—young and old,  grave and gay,  rich and 
p oor-yet none  of 
it  can  1#  warranted to 
wash. 
Indeed,  it  is  not  too  much  to  say 
that the whole of it can be warranted not to 
wash. 
It is  shocking fact,  but it is a fact, 
that  in  shoe-linings  all  white  fabrics  that 
touch the hose and  the  surface  of the foot, 
universal  grimness  reigns,  except  where, 
here and there,  a fastidious and painstaking 
wearer interposes a white  stocking between 
the objectionable  black  one  and  the  foot. 
Bottles  of  chemical  preparations  are  sold 
especially to remove the stain from the skin, 
but as the case is as  bad  a  case  as  soon as 
the stocking is put on again,  one  is remind­
ed of the  small  boy’s  remonstrace  against 
the washing of his face for Sunday:  “ When 
you know very well as  you’ve  alwaj s seen, 
’twill  be  dirty again  on  Monday.”  These 
things  ought  not  so to be.  This paper has 
chronicled with pleasure  the  improvements 
in  other  black  goods,  the 
linings  proof 
against sun and soap,  against even the most 
severe  hodmg,  perspiration,  acids  and 
chemicals  generally.  It will,  with the great­
er satisfaction,  publish  the  advent  of  the 
black  stocking— black not only on the coun­

ter but in the street in  summer,  in the  boil- J 

er,  and even in the rag-bag.  The  maker of 
such  hosiery will  find  a  large  sale  for his 
goods,  and we will have any sent to us test­
ed and report the  result  for  the  benefit of 
our readers.

Losing  Time.

“ My friend,” said  a  clerical-looking gen­
tleman op the front  platform  to the driver, 
“ if you  must  use  the  word,  why  not  say 
‘sheol’?”

“ I tried that word on the  down trip,”  re­
plied the driver,  “ and  I  was  ten  minutes 
late at City Hall.”

gess^ sB ji

THE  LEADIN G  BR AN D S  OF

O B - A - O O O
PLT7C   T O B A C C O .
' 

Offered in tins Market are  as follows:

RED  F O X .................................• 
A8
BIG  D R I V E .....................................................-5°
.........................................................-4®
PATROL 
JACK  RABBIT 
.................................33
-
 
SILVER  COIN 
A t
P A N IC .................................................................
.3c
-
BLACK  PRINCE,  DARK 
 
BIG  STUMP 
.................................
APPLE  J A C K .................................................. 4e

-
-

- 

- 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2c less in orders for  100 pounds of any one brand.

FINE  CUT.

THE  MEIGS  FINE  CUT, DARK, Plug flavor 
STUNNER,  D A R K .................................
RED  BIRD,  B R I G H T .................................
OPERA  QUEEN,  BRIGHT  -

.6<

-3(

O  SO  SWEET 

2c less in  6 pail lots.

SMOKING.
ARTHUR’S  CHOICE,  LONG  CUT,  BRIGHT 
- 
RED  FOX,  LONG  OUT,  FOIL 
GIPSEY  QUEEN,  GRANULATED 
OLD  COMFORT,  IN  CLOTH 
- 
h e a t.  QF  GRAND  RAPIDS,  IN  CLOTH 
DIME  SMOKER,  IN  CLOTH  - 
- 
2c less in  100 pound lots.

- 
- 

- 

- 

- 

.2! 
-  -21
-2
-  .  .2
.2 
-  -2

These brands are sold only by

A rthur M eigs  &  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.  WTe cordially invite you, when  in 
the  city,  to  visit  our  place  of  business,  55  and  57 
Canal st.  IT  MAY  SAVE  YOU  MONEY.

T O   T H E   T R A D E .

We wish to call the attention ot the trade to the faot that we  are  manufacturing  a  line  ot
OVERALLS,  SACK  COATS,  JUMPERS,  ETC.

Which we guarantee to be superior in make, fit and quality to be any in the market.

OUR  OVERALLS  AND  SACK  COATS

that no suspenders need he used to keep them up m place.

OUR  SACK  COATS

EVERY  GARMENT  IS  WARRANTED  NOT  TO  RIP.

Are cut full so as not to bind in any part and iarge enough f°r an;yman.
If in any case they should rip or not give perfect satisfaction, give the purchaser another pair 
and charge to us. 
than  any  other 
send for samples and prices before placing
MicUigan O verall Oo.,
No convict labor used in the manufacture of our goods.

t0
Io n ia, Mieli,

OURDPRICES  ARE  LESS

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where  in this  issue  and  write  for

Special  Prices  in  Car  Lots. 

We are prepared to make Bottom Prices  01 anjtliipe handle.
A. B. K N O W LSO N ,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

B R OW N ’S

Paper Bag
Twine  Holder!

AND

(COMBINED.)

Patented  April  29th,  1883. 

CAPACITY  2,500  BAGS.

Saves  time,  bags  and  valuable 
counter  room. 
Is  neat  and  orna­
mental,  constructed  of  malleable 
iron,  neatly  Japanned,  with  steel 
wire needles, and will never get out 
of repair.  Weighs about 6 lbs. and 
occupies  18  inches square of space. 
Can  he  adjusted  to  any height of 
ceiling.  Is suspended  from ceiling 
directly  over  counter  within  easy 
distance of  salesman.  For  further 
information address

SOLD  BY

GEO.  R.  BROWN,

PA L M Y R A , N . Y.

h   w,

Franklin MacVeagh & Co., Chicago, 111.

Arthur Meigs &  Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.

s. w . 

■ VENTJABLjE   <&
PBTBHSBURGr,  VA.,

C O - ,

•m a n u f a c t u r e r s   o f

I v i

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

Plug Tobacco.

NIMROD  ......................................................... 44 I SPREAD EAGLE................................................
E    .....................................................................40  BIG  FIVE  CENTER.........................................
BLUE  PETER.!'"...........................................38 | In lots of 72 pounds or over two cents less.

SPRING

COMPANY,

W H O L E S A L E   D E A L E R S   IN

Staple  and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS,-

C A R P E T S:

MATTINGS:

O I E   c l o t h s

ESTO-,  BTC.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand  ¡Rapids,

Michigan.  m

O ysters p  J 
and  Fish  ' 117  MONROE  ST.

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

DEALERS  IN

NOS.  122  and  12 
WE  CARRY

¡4  L O U IS  ST R E E T ,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H IG A N ., 
A  STOCK  OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE.

Curtiss, Clinton & Co.,.

PR O PR IE TO R S

Grand  Rapids  Tank  Line.

W e receive Illuminating and Lubricating Oils direct from th 

Refineries  in  Tanks,

and barrel it here.

O X J E .   B P L A - I s n O S .

X X X   W ater W hite. 
Electroleum. 

Prime W hite,  Michigan  Test.
Michigan  Test.

X j U T B E - I O - A - T I I S r  G

.

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.

OtTRTISS,  DDHTTONT  cfc  OO

s

s

u

D’OLIVEIRA’S
Parisian Sauce

po

1885

Rase Leaf, Fine Cut, 
Navy Clippings 
and Snuffs

O. H. RICHMOND & CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

MANUFACTURERS  OF

^

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'  Meflicines. 

RICHMOND’S  LIVER  ELIXIR.

The  best  selling liver  and  blood  medicine  in 

the  market,  50 cents.

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

Richm ond’s  Cough Cure, 
Richm ond’s E asy Pills,

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

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

JUDD  cfc  CO., 

And Full Line Summer Goods.

102  CANAL  STREET.

b u s i n e s s   l a w .

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of  Last Resort.

s u b s c r i b e r ’ s  l i a b i l i t y — b u i l d i n g  r a i l ­

r o a d s .

A  subscriber to a fund  raised to  induce a 
railroad to build  its  line,  erect  its  depots, 
etc.,  in a certain  manner or  direction,  or at 
a certain place,  who does  not  withdraw his 
promise to pay until the agreement has been 
accepted,  is liable thereon  to  the  company 
upon its fulfilling  its  agreement.  So  held 
by the Supreme Court of  Texas  in the  case 
of the Gulf,  Colorado  & Santa  Fe Railway 
Co.  vs.  Neeley.

JUDGM ENT  A G A IN ST   PA RTN ER S— R ECEIV­

ER.

The recovery of a judgment against  part­
ners after the appointment  of  a  receiver to 
take charge of the firm assets  for  the bene­
fit of the firm creditors generally,  creates no 
lien against  any  property  or  funds  in  the 
hands of the receiver,  and such  property or 
funds cannot be levied  on  by an  execution 
or  reached  by  garnishment  for  the  reason 
that it is  in the custody  of  the  law.  Jack- 
son et  al.  vs.  Laliee,  Receiver,  decided  by 
Supreme Court of  Illinois.

the goods tallied with the yard pattern  was 
not conclusive of the  case,  for  the  reason 
that there was no usual method of  testing a 
sample which would  disclose  the  defect of 
“ slipping;”  that  goods  could  have  been 
made under the contract without that defect, 
and that the goods were unmerchantable and 
worthless.  The court found that  the goods 
were  defective  and  unmerchantable  as 
worsted coatings,  and held that the sale was 
a sale by sample  as  to  weight  and  “ qual­
ity,” but that,  although  the  latter  word as 
used in the trade included such attributes as 
the quality of  the  fiber  or  yarn,  the  “ han­
dle” or even the, strength in the sense of that 
word as opposed t  > rottenness, yet it did not 
include what the court termed  the  stability 
of the cloth,  which,  as the  defect of  “ slip­
ping”  showed,  the cloth lacked.  The  court 
declared that where there  is  an  agreement 
to make a certain article it is  implied that it 
shall be merchantable,  and  that  where  the 
sale is  by sample  this  understanding  still 
applies if the defect is one not eiscernible in 
the sample by tests  in ordinary use.

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

M i c h i g a n  (T b n t r a l

W AREH OUSM AN’ S 

L IA B IL IT Y — D E L IV E R Y   j 

OF  GRAIN.

Where the consignee of a car  load of oats 
had the same  sent to the  defendant's  eleva- j 
tor  for storage after having made'a contract  j 
for the sale of the same for cash,  and  upon j 
receiving a check for the price,  which prov- 
ed worthless,  gave  the purchaser  the  sam- j 
pier’s ticket of the  number  of bushels,  the j 
grade,  etc.,  with the price indorsed thereon,  ! 
the custom being to give  in addition thereto j 
a written or verbal order on  the warehouse- ■ 
man for the delivery of grain so stored when j 
sold,  the Supreme Court of Illinois held that j 
the defendant was not authorized  to deliver I 
the grain to the holder of such a  ticket,  and ! 
a warehouse slip,  not a receipt.

L IA B IL IT Y   OF 

B A N K   AS  COLLECTING 
AG E N T.

The  owner  of  an  endorsed  promissory 
note left it for collection with  the First Na­
tional  Bank of Gallipolis, Ohio,  at where the 
note  was dated, though no place  of payment 
was named  in it. 
The  note  was note paid 
when due,  and was  put  into  the  hands of a 
notary for protest.  The  notary  failed  to
make demand  but  protested  the  note  and 
gave notice.  The owner paid the bank the 
amount of the notary’s fee,  and  then  sued 
the endorser,  who was adjudged  not  liable 
on account  of the notary’s  negligence. 
It 
appeared that the bank  had  no  agreement 
for  compensation  as  eollectitg  agent,  nor 
any  expectation thereof other than the inci­
dental advantage pertaining to such service, 
and in an action against the bank  (Bank vs. 
Butler)  the Ohio Supreme  Court  held  that 
the notary was the sub-agent  of  the  owner 
and was not liable  for the failure  of the no- 
tary to present the note for payment, wlierq- 
bv the  indorser was released from  liability.

L IF E   INS5 FR A N C E   POLICY— STIPULATIONS 

— IN SAN ITY.

The Niagara  Fails (Route.

DEPART.

♦Detroit Express............................................  6:00 am
+Day  Express..........................................12:45 p m
♦Atlantic Express............................................ 9:20 pm
Way Freight............................................  6:50am
♦Pacific  Express......................  
6:00 am
tM ail.......................... 
 
3:50 pm
tGrand  Rapids  Express................................10:50 pm
Way Freight......................................................5:15 am

ARRIVE.

 

+Daily except Sunday.  ♦Daily.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific 
Express.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. m., and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:50 p. in.

J. T. Sc h u l tz. Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
tMail........................................9:15 am
tDay  Express......................12:35 p m
♦Night  Express..................   8:35 pm

Arrives, 
4:25 p m 
10:45 p m 
4:45 a m
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night  trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at­
tendants without  extra charge  to Chicago  on 
12:25 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m. and 
9:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO  DIVISION.

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

J. H. C a r p e n t e r ,  Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  Mu l l ik e n ,  General  Manager.
Lake Shore &  Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO  DIVISION.)
Arrive. 
Express........... .................. 7:15 pm  
Mail...................................... 9:50 am  

All trains daily except Sunday.
The  train 

Leave.
7:30 a m
4:00 pm

leaving  at 4 p. m. connects at 
White Pigeon with  Atlantic  Express  on  Main 
Line, which has Palace Drawing  Room  Sleep­
ing Coaches  from  Chicago  to  New  York  and 
Boston without change.
The  train  leaving  at  7:30 a. m. connects at 
White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with
in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket office, 
67 Moure street and  depot.

Where a policy of life insurance  provided 
that in case the assured should die by his own 
hand the policy should be  void,  except  that j  special New York Express on Main Line.
in case be should die by his own hand while 
insane,  the amount to be  paid  by the  com- j 
pany should  be the  sum  of  the  premiums | 
actually  paid  thereon,  with 
interest,  the I 
United States Circuit Court for  the Eastern 
District of Wisconsin held that it was  com­
petent for the company to limit  by contract  j 
the extent of its liability  upon  the  happen­
ing of the contingency named,  and  also that 
there was 110 repugnancy between the differ-  j 

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

Through  tickets  and  berths 

J. W. McKenney, Gen’l Agent.

GOING  WEST.

GOING EAST.

ent clauses of  the  policy declaratory of lia- i 
premiums paid  by the insured with interest,  j 

bility,  and  that upon proof that the  insured 1 
committed suicide  while 
insane  the  com­
pany was only liable for the amount  of  the 

Arrives. 
__ 6:17 a m

Leaves. 
6:25 a m
tSteamboat  Express__
+Th rough  Mail............. __ 10:10 a m 10:20 a m
+Evening  Express........ ...  3:20 p m 3:35 p m
♦Limited  Express.......... ...  6:27 p m 6:30 p m
tMixed, with  coach.......
10:30 a m
♦Morning  Express........ ...  1:05 p m 1:10 p m
tThrough  Mail............... ..  5:10 pm 5:15 p m
♦Steamboat Express__ ...10:40 p m 10:45 p m
7:10 a m
tMixed............................
♦Night Express...............__ 5:10 a m
5:20 a m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Dailv.
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
Parlor Cars on  Mail  Trains,  both  East  and 
West.
Train leaving  at  10:45  p.  m.  will make  con­
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except 
Sunday.
The mail has  a  Parlor  Car to  Detroit.  The 
Night  Express has a through Wagner Car and 
local  Sleeping Car Detroit to Grand Rapids.
D. P o t t e r , C ity Pass. A gen t.
Ge o . B. R e e v e , Traffic Manager, Chicago.

In another policy  involved in the suit it was 
stipulated that  in  case  the  insured  should 
die by his own  hand  the  policy  should  be 
void,  but that if  the insured  at the time  of 
taking  his  life  was 
insane,  the  company 
would pay the sum  insured,  or  refund  the 
premiums  actually  received  with  interest, 
according to its judgment of  the equities of 
the  case,  which  option  was  declared  to be 
distinctly  reserved  by  the  company  and 
made part of the contract.  The  court  held 
in this case also that  it  was  competent  for 
tlie parties so to contract,  and  that the stip­
ulation was valid.

Grand  Rapids  &   Indiana.

GOING  SOUTH.

Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  8:45 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  7:00 a m 
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac  Ex  3:55 p m 
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac.
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  8:c0 p m 
Mackinac & Ft. Way r e Ex.. 10:25 a m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac.  7:40 p m

GOINQ NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves.
10:25 a m 
5:00 p m 
7:10 a m
7:15 a m 
6:00 p m 
11:45 p m

SLEEPING  CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

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

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

Detroit, Mackinac  &   Marquette.

Trains connect with G. R. & I.  trains  for St. 
Ignace, Marquette and Lake  Superior  Points, 
leavingGrand Rapids at 10:25 a. m. and 11:00 p. 
m., arriving at Marquette at 3:30 p. m.  Return­
ing leave Marquette at 2:20 p.  m.,  arriving  at 
Grand Rapids at 12:25 a.m and 3:50  p. m.  Con­
nection made at Marquette with the Marquette, 
Houghton  and  Ontonagon  Railroad  for  the 
Iron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts.

Gen’l Frt. & Pass. Agt.,  Marquette, Mich.

F.  MILLIGAN,

S A L E   B Y   SAM PLES— AVORSTED  COATINGS.
The case of Drummond et al.  vs.  Van  In­
gen et  al.,  decided  by  Justice  Day  in  the 
Queen's bench  division of the High Court of 
Justice,  involved questions of much  interest 
to  woolen  manufacturers. 
It  appeared  in 
this case that in 1883 the defendants,  a  firm 
carrying on their  principal  business  in  the 
United  States,  ordered  of  the  plaintiffs—  
Avoolen manufacturers at Bradford— a  large 
quantity  of  worsted  coatings,  known  as 
“ corkscrew”  twills.  The  plaintiffs  made 
yard  patterns  and  submitted  them  to  the 
defendants, who approved of them. 
It was 
understood that the cloth ordered  was to be 
cloth of the same weight and quality  as the 
yard patterns.  When the goods  were ship­
ped to America and made up  into  garments 
they developed  a  certain  defect  known  as 
“ slipping,” which caused  the  garments  to 
brust asunder at the seams on a slight  strain. 
It appeared on  the  trial,  however  that the 
bulk of the goods corresponded with the sam­
ple.  The defendants contended the fact that

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

A  companion  assortment  to our 
other set, substituting some cooking 
utensils that will be found very  de­
sirable in many 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 assortment at nearly 
50 PER  CENT less  than the regular 
price for the common Old Style Tin­
ware.
A trial order will convince you  of 
the  merit  of the Economy Set, and 
advantages to be derived from  sell­
ing the best quality of goods at such 
an  E X T R A O R D IN A R Y  LOW 
PRICE.

The Economy Set Consists  of 
One 12-quart  Patent Bottom Dish- 
Pan.  One  10-quart  Patent  Bottom 
Open Bucket.  One  2-quart  Patent 
Bottom  Coffee  Pot.  One  2-quart 
Stamped  Milk  Pan.  One  2-quart 
Patent  Bottom  Covered  Bucket. 
One  1-quart  Cup  Dipper.  One  1- 
quart Novelty Measure.  One !4-pint 
Press  Cup.  One  1114-inch  Wash 
Basin.  One Large Potato Grater, 
io Pieces.  Price  per  dozen Sets 

$9.

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Sample orders of “Case Lots” can be returned, if not found as represented.
If you have not been dealing with us, send reference or draft with order.
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D. W. Archer’s Early Golden Drop Corn

West Michigan Oil  Company,

(SUCCESSORS  TO  STANDARD  OIL  CO.,)

63 Monroe Street,  Grand Eapids, Mich,

Jno.  O.  Bonnell,  Pres.

J.  H.  Bonnell, Sec’y.

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.

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Leave  Grand Haven Tuesday, Thursday and 
Sunday evenings, connecting with train on D., 
G. H. & M. lty.  Returning, leave Chicago Mon­
day,  Wednesday  and  Friday  evenings,  at 7 
o’clock, arriving at Grand  Haven  in  time for 
morning train east.

Grand River Steamer.

The  Steamer  Barrett  leaves  her  dock  for 
Grand Haven, Mondays, Wednesdays  and Fri­
days, returning on alternate days.

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

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Grand Rapids, M ichigan

(Bvoceries.
Michigan Dairymen’s Association.

Organized  at  Grand  Rapids,  Feljrua> y  25.  1885.
President—Milan Wiggins. Bloomingdale. 
Vice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capac;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison 
Station;  F.  A.  Rockafellow,  Carson  City; 
Warren Haven, Bloomingdale;  Chas.  E. Bel­
knap,  Grand  Rapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  Portage; 
John Boi*st, Vriesland;  R. C. Nash, Hilliard6; 
D.  M.  Adams,  Ashland;  Jos.  Post.  Clarks­
ville. 
.
Secretary and Treasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
Rapids. 
Next  Meeting—Third  Tuesday  in  February, 
1886.
Membership Fee—SI per year.
Official O rgan —T h e  M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n .

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T YR O T O X IC A N — CH E E SE   POISON.

Prof. Vaughan’s Report to the State Board 

of Health.

is  jnade  and  eaten, 

A  German author says: 

It is well known that cases of  severe  ill­
ness  follow  the  eating  of  some  cheese. 
Such  instances  are  of  frequent  occurrence 
in  North  German  countries  and 
in  the 
United  States. 
In  England  they  are  less 
frequently observed; while in France, where 
much  cheese 
these 
cases are said to occur  very  rarely.  A  few 
years ago,  the reputation of a  large  cheese 
factory in Northern Ohio was  destroyed by 
the great  number  of  cases  of alarming ill­
ness arising from eating its  cheese.  Dairy 
men know this cheese as  “ sick"’ cheese.
KINDS  OF  CIIEESE  TH A T  A R E   POISONOUS.
“ The  numerous 
kinds of soft cheese,  prepared in small fam­
ilies,  or on small  farms,  are  generally the 
cause of the symptoms;  while it is quite ex­
ceptional  to hear of  symptoms arising from 
the use of cheese prepared  in  large  quanti­
ties.”  Some two years ago a  family in A l­
pena  w as  poisoned  by  eating  of  cottage 
cheese;  but the  cheese  which  poisoned  so 
many in this State last  year  was  made  at 
one of the largest factories in the State,  and 
by a thoroughly experienced  cheese-maker. 
The old foul smelling cheese,  such  as  Lim- 
burger  and  Schweitzer,  has  never  been 
known to be poisonous.

smallest  visible 
fragment  of  a  crystal) 
placed upon the end of the tongue  causes  a 
sharp,  stinging pain at the point  of applica­
tion,  and in a few minutes dryness and con­
striction  of  the  throat.  A  slightly larger 
amount  produces  nausea,  vomiting  and 
diarrhea.  The poison is volatile at the tern- J 
perature of boiling water  and  for  this  rea­
son  even  poisonous  cheese  may  be  eaten 
with  impunity  after  being  cooked.  The 
substance has also a marked,  pungent odor, 
and  through  the  nose  one  can obtain suf­
ficient of the volatile poison to produce dry­
ness of the throat.  This is  true,  however, 
only in the isolated poison. 
In  the  cheese 
the taste and  odor  of  the  poison  are  both 
modified  to  such an extent that  they  would 
not be recognized, as has already been stated.
T h e ; final  step  in  the  study  of  cheese 
poisoning has now  been  taken,  by  finding 
out  what  the  poison  is.  Efforts  will  be 
made to ascertain the means for  preventing 
its formation.

W anted to Do Better.

From the Wall Street News.

Nothing  proves  the  general  desire  for 
outside  speculation  among  business  men 
who are doing fairly well in their legitimate 
line more  clearly  than  a*  recent  failure  in 
Connecticut.  It was a druggist who went by 
the board.  One of liis creditors was a little 
curious to  know  how  it  happened,  and  he 
asked:

“ Didn't you have a fair trade?”
“I did.”
“ Good credit and money in the bank?” 
“ Yes.”
“ And the outlook satisfactory?”
“ Yes,  sir.”
“Nowt,  didn’t  you  make  about  200  per 

cent,  profit on all your goods?”

“ Indeed,  I made about 300 per  cent. 
“ Then how on earth could you fail?” 
“ W hy,” calmly replied  the  druggist, 
wanted  to make  600  per  cent.,  and  I 
$12,000 into glucose stock.”

put

The  Grocery  Market.

Business has  been  good  and  collections 
fair during  the  %>ast  week.  Sugars  are a 
trifle  easier and whitefish  have declined, 
in 
anticipation of a heavy catch.  Oatmeal and 
loose Muscatels have taken an upward turn.

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WOODEN WARE.
Standard  Tubs, No. 1.....................
Standard  Tubs, No. 2......................

•

Soda water as dispensed in San Francisco 
has been the subject of investigation  by the
News Letter of that city.  That journal had j  ¡tandard 
samples,  obtained  in  the  ordinary  way ot  standard Pails, three hoop... 
Dowell Pails
trade from  five  stores,  analyzed.  The an­
Dowell Tubs, No. 1..................
Dowell Tubs, No. 2.'..............
alyst,  Prof.  Thos,  Price,  reports that  every 
Dowell  Tubs,  No. 3................
sample of the water contained copper.  The 
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes..
Butter Ladles..........................
News Letter  proposes  in  time  to  examine 
Boling Pins............................
Potato  Mashers....................
and report upon  the  soda  water  of  every 
Clothes Pounders...................
store in the city.  The inquiry was  suggest­
ClothesPins............................
Mop Stocks..............................
ed by the serious illness of a gentleman and 
Washboards, single...............
lady,  ascribed to  “ soda”  obtained in a drug 
Washboards, double..............
BA SK ETS.
store.
Diamond  Market..................
Bushel, narrow  band...........
Bushel, wide band.................
Clothes, splint.  No. 1...........
Clothes, splint,  No. 2...........
Clotnes, splint,  N6..3...........
Clothes, willow, No. 1...........
Clothes, willow, No. 2...........
Clothes, willow, No. 3...........

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

V ISIT IN G   B U YE R S.

..2  00 
..1 25 
.1 00

E FFEC TS  OF  THE  CHEESE.

The symptoms produced by “ sick” cheese, 
as reported by German and American physi­
cians,  agree  quite  closely  and  are  as  fol­
lows:  Drynesss- of  the  mouth  and  throat 
with a sense of constriction,  nausea,  vomit­
ing,  diarrhea,  head  ache,  sometimes double 
vision,  and marked nervous prostration.  In 
rare instances the  sufferer  dies  of collapse.
A s a rule recovery occurs  in  a few hours,  or 
at most after a  few  days.  The  symptoms 
of  cheese-poisoning  and  those  of  sausage, 
canned-meats  and  fish  poisoning  are  very 
similar,  though  death  results  more  fre­
quently  from  the  others  mentioned  than 
from cheese poisoning.

A P P E A R A N C E   OF  TH E  CHEESE.

The samples of cheese  examined  had  no 
peculiarities of appearance, odor or taste,  by 
which it could be  distinguished  from  good 
cheese. 
It  is  true  that  if  two  pieces  of 
cheese— one poisoned and the  other  whole­
some— were  offered  to  a  dog  or  a cat,  the 
animal w ould select the  good  cheese.  But 
this was probably  due  to  an  acuteness  of 
the sense of smell possessed  by  the  animal 
and not belonging to man.  Indeed if a person 
tasted a cheese knowing that it was  poison­
ous,  he might detect  a  sharpness  of  taste I 
which would not ordinarily be noticed. 
h a v e   w e   a n y   r e a d y   m e a n s   o f   r e c o g - |

NIZING  POISONOUS  CH EESE?

There is no  certain  means  aside  from  a 
chemical  examination,  by which  a  poison­
ous  cheese  can  be  distinguished  from  a 
wholesome  one.  The  most  reliable  ready 
method is  probably  that  proposed  by Dr. 
Vaughan a  year  ago  and  it  is  as  follows: 
Press  a  small  strip  of  blue 
litmus  paper 
(which can be obtained at  any  drug  store) 
against a freshly cut surface of  the  cheese,
If the paper  is  reddened  instantly  and  in­
tensely  the  cheese  may 
safely  be  re­
suspicion.  When  treated  in 
garcled with 
green cheese  will  redden  the 
this way any 
hut ordinarily the  reddening 
litmus paper,.
w-ill be produced slowly and  will  be  slight. 
If the piece  of  cheese  be  dry,  a  small  bit 
should be rubbed up with a volume of water, 
and the paper should  then  b&  dipped in the 
water.  Dr.  Vaughan  does  not  regard the j 
above  test  as  free  from  error,  but  as  the 
most  reliable "ready  means  now  known. 
Every groceryman should  ayply this test to 
each fresh cheese which he cuts.  The depth 
of the reddening of  the  paper  may be comg 
pared with that  produced  by  cheese which 
is known to  be wholesome.

E FFEC TS  ON  THE  DOWER ANIM ALS.

Dogs and cats,  at  least,  are  not  affected  ! 
by eating poisonous cheese.  This is probably | 
due to the fact that they do not  get  enough) 
of the  poison  from  the  amount  of  cheese 
which they eat  The pure  isolated  poison 
in sufficient  doses  would  undoubtedly pro­
duce upon the lower  animals effects similar 
to those produced on  man.

N A TU R E  OF  THE  POISON.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

Advanced—Loose Muscatels, oatmeal. 
Declined—Sugars,  whiteflsh.
a x l e   g r e a s e .

.1 80 I 
.1  20

BLUING .

45
35
65

box.......

CANNED  F IS H .

CANNED F R U IT S .

b a k i n g   p o w d e r .

Frazer’s .................. 2  801 Paragon  ...............
Diamond................1  75 Paragan 25 ft pails
Modoc.....................I  65|
Arctic 54 ft cans__   45| Arct ic 1 ft cans.... 2 40
Arctic 54 ft cans__   T5 Arctic 5 ft cans— 12 00
Arctic 54 ft cans.  .  1 40[
, ..doz.
Dry, No. 2............
........ doz. 
Dry, No. 3...........
.......doz. 
Liquid, 4  OZ,........
........ doz. 
Liquid, 8 oz.........
........(S  gross  4 09
Arctic 4 oz..........
.....................   8 00
Arctic 8  oz..........
......................12 00
Arctic 16 oz..........
.................. .  2 00
Arctic No. 1 pepp 
.....................   3 00
Arctic No. 2 
44
.  4 50
Arctic No. 3 
44
No. 1 Carpet...........2 50INo.  2 Hurl................17c
No. 2Carpet...........2 25 Fancy  Whisk...........KX
No. 1  Parlor Gem..2  15 CommonWhisk....  7i
No. 1 Hurl...............2 00i
Clams, I ft  standards................................... \  40
Clams, 2ft  standards.................................,-2 6o
Clam Chowder,  3 ft.......................................2 20
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards.......................1 10
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards.1...................  2 00
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  slack  filled......................  75
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack filled — ...............1 05
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.......................................1 Jo
Lobsters, 1 ft star.......................................... 2 00
Lobsters, 2 ft star..........................................3 00
Mackerel, 1 ft  fresh  standards...................1 00
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards..................... 6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3  ft....................3 25
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard............................... 3 25
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled. ..................................3 ~a
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.......................... 1 oO
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river.......................2 60
Salmon, lf t   Sacramento........................... 125
Sardines, domestic Vis................................. 
6
Sardines,  domestic  Vis................................  
11
Sardines,  Mustard  Vis................................. 
)0
Sardines,  imported  54s.................................   13
Trout. 3ft  brook.......................................   *  ‘5
Apples, 3 ft standards.................................  90
Apples, gallons,  standards, Erie..................2 40
Blackberries, standards.................................1 05
Cherries,  red  standard...............................   80
Damsons...........................................................J 9S
Egg Plums, standard? 
.............................. 1 40
Green Gages, standards 2 ft..........................1 40
Peaches, Extra Yellow...........................; -2  40
Peaches, standards............................1  7a@l 95
Peaches,  seconds.......................................... 1
Pineapples, Erie............................................. ~ 20
Pineapples, standards....................................1 <0
Quinces............................................................J ™
Raspberries,  Black, Hamburg.....................1 80
Apricots, Lusk’s ...2  401 Pears.......................3 CO
Egg Plums.............. 2 50!Quinees.................. 2  90
Grapes.....................2 50|Peaches  .................3 00
Green Gages...........2 50|
Asparagus, Oyster Bay..................................3 25
Beans, Lima,  standard...............................   75
Beans, Stringless, Erie...............................   95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked........................1 60
Corn.  Trophy.................................................. 1 05
Peas, French....................................................1 75
Peas, Marrofat, standard...............................1 70
Peas, Beaver.................................................   90
Peas, early small, sifted................................ 1 80
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden.................................  85©95
Succotash, standard....................................   90
Tomatoes, Trophy..........................................1 Ou
CHOCOLATE.
........36iGerman  Sweet..........25
Boston ... 
........38| Vienna Sweet  ..........23
Baker’s  .. 
Runkles’ .
CO FFEE.Roasted  Mar.. ,17@18 
Green Rio........  9@13
Roasted Mocha.28®30 
Green J ava...... 17@27
Roasted M ex.. .17@20 
Green Mocha.. .23@2a
Ground  R io....  9@16
Roasted Rio__ 10@15
¡Package  Goods  @12?
Roasted Java . ,23®30
72 foot J u te .......  1 25  172 foot Cotton.... 2  25
60 foot Jute.......  1  00  60 foot Cotton —  3  00
40Foot Cotton__ 1  50  150 foot Cotton— 1  75
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.......................   75
¡Cod, whole.......................................................@4)4
Cod, Boneless................................................ 6@7
Cod, pickled, 54  bbls................................... 3 50
H alibut............................................................  12
Herring 54  bbls........................................... 3  50
Herring,  Scaled........................................... 18©20
Herring',  Holland..............................  
 
Mackerel, No. 1,54 bbls............................... 5 00
Mackerel, No. 1.12  ft  kits.......................... 1 00
Mackerel, No. l,shoi*e,  54  bbls.................6 25
Mackerel, No. 1, shore,  kits......................1  90
Shad, V4 b b l................................................. 2 50
Trout, No.  1,54  bbls...................................3 50
Trout, No. 1,10  ft  kits...................................  60
White, No. 1,54 bbls...................................5 25
White. No. 1,12 ft kits.........................  
 
White, No. 1.10 ft kits........................... 
 
White, Family, V4 bbls.......................... .... .2 50

CANNED  FRITTTS— C A L IF O R N IA .

CANNED  V EG ETA BLES.

CORDAGE.

F IS H .

 
 

 

FLA VO RING EXTRACTS.

1 

« 
“ 

FR U ITS

Jennings’ 2 oz............................1?  doz.l 00 

Lemon.  Vanilla. 
1 40
9  fin 
50  4 00
50  5 00
25  1  50
75  3 00
50  7  50
OO  15 00 
00  4
25  6 00
4 ?4 @5
m v. 
@8 
@16 
28@30 
4% 
12@13 
@1 
@454 
10@13 
9@9V4 
@1254 
@13
@3 00 
@3 30 
@4 25 
@2 60
.  .  9%
...1 50 
...1  50
'. '. '.3 50
:::! To 
...1 60

4 oz..
6 o z ............................
8 oz.............................
No. 2 Taper...............
...............
No.  4  “ 
54 pint  round...........
...........
1 
44 
No.  8..........................
No. 10.........................
Apples, Michigan.......................
|  Apples, Dried, evap., bbls........
Apples, Dried, evap., box..........
Cherries, dried,  pitted...............
Citron................ ..........................
Currants.................................................
Peaches, dried  ......................................
Pineapples,  standards........................
Prunes, Turkey, new............................
Prunes, French, 50 ft  boxes................
Raisins, Valencias.................................
Raisins,  Layer Valencias...............
Raisins,  Ondaras..................................
l Raisins,  Sultanas..................................
Raisins, Loose  Muscatels....................
Raisins, London Layers.......................
Raisins, Dehesias..................................
Raisins, California  Layers..................
Water White........10% | Legal  Test...
I Grand  Haven,  No.  9, square...............
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square...............
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor...........
Grand Haven,  No.  300, parlor...........
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round...............
| Oshkosh, No.  2..........................-.............
Oshkosh, No.  8.......................................
Swedish..................................................
Richardson’s No. 2  square...... ...........
..................
do 
Richardson’s No. 6 
..................
Richardson’s No. 8 
do 
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
..................
Richardson’s No. 19,  do 
................
Black  Strap.................................
Porto  Rico..................................
New  Orleans, good....................
New Orleans, choice..................
New  Orleans,  fancy..................
54 Bbls. 3c extra 

...........14@16
........... 28@30
........... 38@42
........... 48@50
........... 52@55

K E R O S E N E   O IL .

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

Catsup, Tomato,  pints.................
I  Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ............
\  Horseradish,  Vi pints..................
Horseradish, pints.......................
Halford Sauce, pints....................
Halford Sauce, Vi pints...............
Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen Anne.

SOAP.

Ground.

Whole.

.16@25|Peppei*. 
.12@15 Allspice 
,18@30 Cassia... 
,15®25 Nutmegs

@1 00 
©3 50 @2 20

©1 35 
@1  00 
@1 30 

.  @19 
.  8®10 
.  ©10 
,60@65 
.  ©18

Ki 

f
“
“
«4

STA
•d’s, 1 ft pkgs.

RCH.
pure................
@65
3 ft pkgs. pure................
@65
1 ft pkgs. Silver Gloss... @8
@85
6 ft pkgs.,
1 ft pkgs. Corn  Starch...
©8
(Bulk)  Ontario.................. @5

BUG ARS.

. 

66

PLU G.

SY RUPS.

__ 50 Atlas..............
___60 Royal Game.........
___65 Mule Ear..............
__ 62 Fountain..............
___60 Old Congress.......
...... 60 Good Luck..........
__ 661 Blaze A w ay..__
...... 65 Hair Lifter...........
...... 70 Fox’s Choice............
...... 70 Medallion.................
...... 45 Sweet Owen..............
...... 49|

30@32 
32@34 
@  35 
@1 75 
@1 60 
23©  35 
30©  38 
@1 96 
®  85 
@1 85
......................22@25
......................3U©35
......................40@50
...................... 15@20
..................... 30© 50
......................35@50
............... 33@55@60
......................25@30
-IN   P A IL S .
Sweet  Rose............... 45
Meigs & Co.’s Stunner38

Cut  Loaf.................................................
Cubes  ......................................................
Powdered........................ •......................
Granulated,  Standard..........................
Granulated,  off......................................
Confectionery A....................................
Standard A ..............................................
Extra C, White.......................................
Extra C...................................................
Fine  C......................................................
Yellow C...................................................
DarkC......................................................
Corn,  Barrels.........................................
Corn, 54 bbls............................................
Corn,  10 gallon kegs...............................
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.................................
Corn, 454 gallon kegs.............................
Pure  Sugar....................................... bbl
Pure Sugar Drips........................54  bbl
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips..............54 bbl
Pure Loaf Sugar...............  .5 sral kegs
TEA S.
Japan ordinary......................................
Japan fair to good.............
Japan fine............................
Japan dust..........................
Young Hyson.....................
GunPowder.........................
Oolong.................................
Congo..................................
TOBACCO—F IN E  CUT
Dark AmericanEagle6'
The Meigs..........
Red  Bird...........
State  Seal..........
Prairie Flower  .
Climber.............
Indian Queen...
Bull  Dog...........
Crown  Leaf.......
Matchless
Hiawatha..................67 Governor
Globe
May Flower__
H ero................
Old  Abe.  ....  .
Nimrod..  ..  .........................................
Biue  Peter............................................
Spread Eagle.........................................
Big Five Center....................................
Red  Fox.................................................
Big Drive...............................................
Seal of Grand Rapids..........................
Durham.................................................
Patrol...................................................
Jack Rabbit..........................................
Snowflake..............................................
Chocolate Cream..................................
Woodcock  ............................................
Knigntsof  Labor...............................
Railroad.................................................
Big  Bug.................................................
Arab, 2x12 and 4x12.............................
Black Bear............................................
King 
....................................................
Old Five Cent Times..........................
Prune Nuggett, 12 ft..........................
Parrot  ..................................................
Old Tim e..............................................
Tramway.............................................
Glory  ..............................-...................
Silver  Coin...........................................
Buster  [Dark]...................................
Black Prince [Dark] — V..................
Black Racer  [Dark]..........................
Leggett & Myers’  Star.......................
Climax.................................................
Hold F ast............................................
McAlpin’s Gold Shield.......................
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads.  ...
Cock of the Walk  6s..........................
Nobby Twist.................................... .
Acorn...................................................
Crescent..............................................
Black  X ................................................
Black  Bass..........................................
Spring...................................................
Crayling..............................................
Mackinaw............................................
HorseShoe...........................................
Hair Lifter...........................................
85
D. and Df, black..................................
75
McAlpin’s Green  Shield....................
Ace  High, black.............................
Sailors’  Solace....................................
2c. less in four butt lots.
Old Tar....................... 401 Conqueror .
Arthur’s  Choice....... 22 Grayling ...
Red Fox......................26 Seal Skin...
Rob Roy......................2(5
Flirt............................ 28
Uncle  Sam.................28
Gold Dust...................26
Lumberman..............25
Gold Block.................30
Railroad Boy..............38
Seal of Grand Rapids
Mountain Rose...........18
(cloth)...................25
Home Comfort.......... 25
Tramway, 3 oz.......... 40
Old Rip....................... 55
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35
Seal of North Caro­
Boss  ...........................15
lina, 2  oz.................48
Peck’s Sun................. 18
Seal of North Caro­
Miners and Puddlers.28
lina. 4oz...................46
Morning Dew............25
2! Seal of North  Caro-
Chain..........
lina, 8oz...................41
__ 24 
Peerless  ...
Standard....................22 Seal of North  Caro-
Old Tom......................21 
lina! 16 oz boxes___40
Tom & Jerry....................................... 24 Big Deal.27
Joker. 1............................................ 25 Apple Jack.24
Traveler.................... 35 King Bee, longeut.. .22
Maiden....................... 25 Milwaukee  Prize 
24
Pickwick  Club......................................40 Rattler.28
Nigger Head..............26 Windsor cut plug— 25
Holland.....................................................22 Zero  .16
German......................16 Holland Mixed 
16
Solid Comfort............................... 30 Golden Age.75
Red Clover....................................32 Mail  Pouch.25
Long Tom...................30 Knights of Lator... .30
National.................... 26 Free Cob Pipe 
27
Tim e..................
Globe..................
Mule Ear...........
Michigan  Chief..................................
Roma....................................................
American  ...........................................
La  Industria.......................................
Parker .................................................
Promenade.........................................
Old Judge............................................
Parnina  ...............................................
Comforter............................................

@44
@40
@88
@38
@35
@48
@50
@46
@46
@48
@46
@46
@46
@46
@46
@46
@32
@46
@87
@46
@38
@62
@46
@38
@48
@46
@50
@36
@36
@36
@46
@46
@46
@46
@51
@37
@46
@46
@44
©35
©40
@46
@46
©45
@44
@36
@36
@46
@35
@46

...... 261
.......211 Hiawatha.................
.......23|01d Congress............

.23
@60 00 
@60 00 
@57 00 
@50 00 
@50 00 
@35 00 
@35 00 
@25 00 
@20  00

SMOKING

SHORTS.

CIG A RS.

55

s n u f f .

“ 
44 

Lorillard’s American Gentlemen —
Maccoboy........................
Gail & Ax’ 
Rappee.............................
Railroad  Mills  Scotch........................
Lotzbeck  ..............................................

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

44 

V IN EGA R.

Pure  Cider..........8@12 White Wine.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

do 

American........................

Bath Brick imported..........................
Barley....................................................
Burners, No. 1 ......................................
do  No.  2.....................................
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand...........
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans............
Candles, Star................*........................
Candles,  Hotel.....................................
Extract Cqffee, V.  C.......................... .
F elix ........................
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps....................
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps....................
Gum, Spruce.......j...............................
Hominy, $  bbl.................................. .
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails.............................
Peas, Green Bush...............................
Peas, Split prepared..........................
Powder, Keg.......................................
Powder,  54 Keg...................................

do 

©  44 
©  35 
@  45 
@1 30

..  8@12

95 
90 
@3 
1 00 
1 50 
8  00 
15@25 
@1354 
@14 
@80 
@30 
@40 
u0@35 
@4 00 
@ 454 
@1  35 
@ 354 
@3 5« 
@1  93

1  25 

FRESH  MEATS, 

John  Mohrhard 

quotes  the trade  selling
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides....................................  9 @75
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters..................  854@  9
Dressed  Hogs.........................................   554®  0
Mutton,  carcasses.................................  554©  6
Veal..........................................................  854@9
Pork Sausage..........................................   8 @ 9
Bologna....................................................   9 @10
Chickens...................................................14 @lo
Turkeys  ................................................  @1°

CANDY,  FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: 

STICK .

do
do

M IX ED .

@9 
©  9 Vi 
10 Vi® 11

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

Straight, 25 ft  boxes............................
Twist, 
Cut Loaf
Royal, 25 ft  pails......................................  © 9V4
Royal, 200 ft bbls.................. ....................854@9
Extra, 25 ft  pails.......................................   @1054
Extra, 200 ft bbls....................................... 9 ©  954
French Cream, 25 ft pails.....................1254© 13
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases.................................. 12 54® 13
Broken, 25 ft pails....................................10V- @11
Broken, 200 ft  bbls................................... 10@lu5i
Lemon  Drops................................................... 13
Sour Drops........................................................ 14
Peppermint  Drops..........................................la
I Chocolate  Drops...............................................16
H M Chocolate  Drops.....................................20
Gum  Drops  ..................................................... 10
Licorice Drops..................................................20
I A B  Licorice  Drops........................................12
Lozenges, plain................................................ 15
Lozenges,  printed........................................... 16
Imperials..........................................................15
Mottoes.............................................................15
Cream  Bar........................................................ 14
Molasses Bar.....................................................1;;
Caramels............................................................20
Hand Made Creams................ .
.20
Plain  Creams.................................
Decorated  Creams..........  ............
String Rock....................................
Burnt Almonds..............................
Wintergreen  Berries....................
FANCY—IN  BULK.
Lozenges, plain in  pails...............
@1254 
Lozenges, plain in bbls.................
@1154 
Lozenges, printed in pails............
12V4@1354
Lozenges, printed in  bbls................... 11  ©1154
Chocolate Drops, in pails.....................1254©13
Gum  Drops  in pails.................................7  @754
Gum Drops, in bbls..................................   6©  654
Moss Drops, in pails.............................1054@11
Moss Drops, in bbls
.....................9
Sour Drops, in  pails................
..................12:
Imperials, in  pails....................
........13®  14
Imperials  in bbls.....................
....... 
@13
F R U ITS.
Bananas,  Aspinwall................
........2 00@3 50
Oranges, Rodi  Messina.......
........5 00@5 5(1
Oranges,  Naples.......................
........  @4 50
Lemons,  choice........................
.......  @5 50
Lemons, fancy..........................
Figs,  layers new, 
ft.............
.......10 @11 
Dates, frails 
do  .............
© 4 
Dates, 54 do 
do  .............
@  6 
Dates, skin.................................
@ 454 
Dates, 54  skiu............................
© 5 
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   1b.......
54@ 9 
Dates, Fard 50 ft box % ft........
@ 7 
Dates, Persian 50 ft box $  ft...
® 654
Pine Apples, $   doz..................
PEA NU TS.
Prime  Red,  raw  $   ft...............
Choice 
do  ...............
Fancy 
do  ...............
Choice White, Va.do  ...............
Fancy H F,.  Va  do  ...............
Almonds,  Terragona, $  ft....................  18@1854
Brazils, 
fc@  854
Pecons, 
9@12
Filberts, Sicily 
@1254
Walnuts, Grenobles  do  ................... 14  @1454
Walnuts, French 

d o .......   .......... 
do  .................... 
do   
“  ....................

@ 5
554©  554 
5@ 554 
554© 6

do 
do 

NUTS.

 

PROVISIONS.

do. 
do. 

P O R K   IN   BA RR ELS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN .

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago  packing................................. 11  5(1
Clear, Chicago packing................................. 12  25
Extra Family Clear........................................12  25
Clear, A. Webster  packer............................12  50
Extra Clear,  heavy........................................13  OO
Boston Clear................................................... 13  25
A. Webster, packer, short  cut....................12  75
Clear back, short cut.................................... 13  50
Standard Clear, the  best..............................14  OO
DRY  SALT  MEATS—IN   BOXES.
754
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
medium.............................  
754
light.................................... 
75a
Long Clear Backs, 500  ft  cases.............  
754
Short Clear Backs, 600 ft  cases.............  
7%
Long Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.............  
7%
Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  eases.............  
854
754
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases........ 
Bellies, extra quality, 300 ft cases........ 
7?4
Bellies, extra quality, 200 ft cases........ 
754.
Boneless  Hams...............................................   954.
Boneless Shoulders.........................................   7
Breakfast  Bacon............................................   854
Dried Beef, extra quality..............................11
Dried Beef, Ham pieces................................. 1354
Shoulders cured in sweet pickle..................6
Tierces  ....................................................  
30 and 50 ft Tubs...................................... 
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.....................  
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft racks..
3 ft Pails, 20 in a ease.............
854
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case................................ 
854
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case.............................. 
8
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts........... 10 50
Boneless,  extra..............................................14 50
Pork  Sausage.................................................. 7
Ham  Sausage................................................... 1954
Tongue  Sausage...........................................  10
Frankfort  Sausage........................................ 10
Blood  Sausage.................................................   6%
Bologna, st might............................................   654
Bologna,  thick.................................................   654
Head  Cheese....................................................   654
In half barrels...............................................   3 2a
In quarter barrels.........................................

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND  SMOKED.

LARD IN  T IN  P A IL S .

B E EF IN  BA RR ELS.

p i g s ’  f e e t .

7?4
754
754

LARD.

OYSTERS.

OYSTERS  AND  FISH. 
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follow!
F. J. D. Selects......................................
Standards  ............................................
FR ESH   F IS H .
..................6
Mackinaw Trout.......................
W hiteflsh.................................... ....................6
Black Bass.................................. ....................«
..  5
Sun  Fish......................................
ñ
Rock Bass....................................
4-
P erch.................................. .......
ñ
Duck Bill Pike............................
Wall-eyed  Pike.......................... ....................6
Smoked White Fish.................... ....................10
Smoked Trout.............................
.................. 10
Smoked Sturgeon....................... ....................  8

COUNTRY  P R O D U C E .

Apples—New fruit commands 40@50e  $   box 

or §2.50@$3 ft bbl.

Beans—Choice picked are  dull at S1.35@S1.40- 

$  bu.

Blueberries—$2  $   bu.  for  choice, dry,  full 
baskets,  and  $1.75  for  damp,  mussy or  slack, 
filled.

same price.

quarters, 354@4c.
presses it, at 11540-

Butter—Michigan  creamery  is  in  moderate 
demand at 16e.  Daix*y is  slow  sale  at 1254@14c 
for tubs and 10@1254c for jars.
Cabbages—New stock is in fair demand  at 60' 
@75c $  doz.
Cheese—Somewhat firmer,  although  abund­
ant at 7@854c for full cream.
Cherries—$2.75@$3 $1 bu.
Currants—$2.50 $  bu.
Cucumbers—30c $  doz.
Dried  Apples—Evaporated,  7@8c;  commotr 
Eggs—“Dull  as  blazes,”  as  one  dealer  ex­
Green Onions—25@30c  doz  bunches.
Green  Beans—50@75e  $   bu.  Wax  beans, 
Green Peas—45c $  bu.
Honey—Choice  old  in comb is flrmatl3@14c 
New is in limited supply at 15c.
Hay—Bailed, $15®$ 16 $  ton.
Onions—Southern, $3 fJ bbl. of $1.15  bu. 
Plums—90c for 54 bu box for Tennessee stock. 
Pop Corn—Choice commands 4c $  ft. 
Potatoes—New potatoes are  quite  plentiful 
Poultry—Very scarce.  Fowls, 9@10c.  Chick­
Radishes—20@25c $1 doz.  bunches. 
Raspberries—Red,  $1.25  %}  24  pint  cases. 
Tomatoes—50e per >4 bu box. 
Watermelon^-$3per  doz for choice Georgia 

at $1.25 $  bbl. for Tennessee Rose.
ens, 12@13c.  Turkeys, 14c.

Wild Goose stock is out of market.

Black, $1.50 ^ 16 quart cases.

stock.

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

Wheat—2c  lower.  The  city millers  pay  as 
follows:  Lancaster,  92;  Fulse,  90c;  Clawson 
90c.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 55c in 100bu. lots 
and 52c in carlots.
Oats—White, 43e in small lots  and  33c@40  in 
carlots.
Rye—56c 13 bu.
Barley«-Brewers pay $1.25 $   cwt.
Flour—No  change.  Fancy  Patent,  $6^ bbl. 
in  sacks  and  $6.25  in  wood.  Straight,  $5  f! 
bbl. in sacks and $5.25 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 (g bbl.
ton.  Bran, $13
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 
ton.  Ships, $14 <¡8 ton.  Middlings, $16 $  ton. 

Corn aad Oats, $22 $  ton.

HIDES, PELTS  AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess quote as 1'oLows: 

Green__ $  ft
Part  cured... 
Full cured —  
Dry hides and 
kip s...........

H ID ES.

© 654 ¡Calf skins, green
@  7541-  ot cured... 
©  8V4|Deacon skins 
$  piece—
@12
SH EEP  PELTS.

20

Shearlings...........................................
Lam bskins...........................................
Old wool, estimated washed ^ ft...
Tallow.................................................
Fine washed 
ft 20©25jUnwashed. 
Coarse washed... 16®18|

W OOL.

LUMBER.

Th

,154,15

AND  SHINGLE 
icturing Co.  quob
..................per M I

454<i

2-3

12,14 and 16  feet

s, 12 ii1., 18 feet
.8, 12 iia., 20 feel
s, 10 ii1., 12,14 1
s, 10 ii1., 18 feet
s, 10 iia., 20 feel
s, 8 in., 12,  14 a 
., 18 feet. 
., 20 feet.
;s| 13 iia., 12,14!
s, 12 iia., 18 feel
;s, 12 iia., 20 feel
:s, 10 in., 12,14 i
is, 10 iin., 18 fee
:s, 10 iia., 20 feei
;s, 8 in ., 12,14 a
:s, 8 in ., 18 feet

id 16

d 16 f (

¡16 feet.

id It

id 16 feet.

•New Era.

B. M. Denison, East Paris.
B. Gilbert & Co., Moline.
C.  O.  and  C.  L. Bostwick, C. O. Bostwick  & 
Son. Cannonsburg.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
C. Bergin, Lowell.
E. I. Hewes, Newaygo.
J. H. Moores, Moorestown.
W. S. Root, Tallmadge.
M. J. Howard. Englishville.
E .  P. Barnard, buyer New  Era  Lumber  Co., 
J. Omler, Wright.
J. Barnes, Austeriitz.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
M. B. Nash, Sparta.
H. M. Freeman, Lisbon.
J. C. Benbow. Cannonsburg.
Mr. Lillie, Watrous & Lillie, Coopersville.
Mr. Bitely. Bitely & Cane,  Sparta.
Morrison Bros., W est Troy.
Thos. Smedley, Smedley Bros., Bauer.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
Miss K. L. Kinney, Maple Hill.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
H. P. Wyman, Chippewa  Lumber  Co.,  Chip-1 
pewa Lake.
Mr. Hewitt, Hewitt & Teft, Rockford.
R. B. McCulloek, Berlin.
Walter H. Struik, Forest  Grove.
Geo. Roys, Roys Bros., Cedar Springs.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna.
F. G. Thurston, Lisbon.
Henry Henkel, Howard City.
Mr. Fisher, Carrell & Fisher, Dorr.
H. T. Johnson, Saranac.
G. N. Beynolds, Belmont.
Henry DeKline, Jamestown.
H. W. Potter, Jennisonville.
Louis Kolkema, Holland.
G. Gringhuis, Lamont.
J. J. Quick, Allendale.
F. DenUyl,  Holland.
Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.
Mrs. Jacob Debri, Byron Center.
Mr. Spring, Spring & Lindley,  Bailey.
G. F. Gretzinger, East Saugatuck.
Stephen Bitely, Bitely’s Siding.
Thos. Cooley, Lisbon.
A. P. Hulbert, Lisbon.
C. G. Stone & Son, Lowell.
H. T. M. Treglown, Lowell.
G. VanPutten & Sons, Holland.
Den Herder & Tannis, Vriesland.
R. G. Smith, Wayland.
A. DeGroat. Vriesland.
M. A. Knox, Tustin.
N. DeVries, Jamestown.
C. S. Comstock, Pierson.
Mrs. G. Miller, Ryerson.
Frank Narregang, Byron Center.;
Byron McNeal, Byron  Center.
Nelson Pike,  Morley.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
J. B. Watson, Coopersville.
Paige & Anderson, Sparta.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
C. H. Adams, Otsego.
G. P. Stark, Cascade.
J. W. Kirtland, Lakeview.
C. M. Woodard, Ashland.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
C. Cole, Cole & Chaple, Ada.
Chas. H. Detning, Dutton.
C. W. Ives, Rockford.
D. O. Watson,  Watson  &  DeVoist,  Coopers-

PIC K L E S.

OATM EAL.

No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet.....
culls,  all
Coarse  Common  or  shippin
.......8 00@  9 00
widths and  lengths.............
.............   33 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 i n ............................
.............   27 90
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................
.............   15 00
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.........................
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............
...............   1200
..........   12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet.................................
...............  15 00
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch.................................
..........   12 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.............
20  00 
18 00 
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B ..................
14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C...............................
9 00 
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No. 1  Common —
Bevel Siding,  6  inch,  Clear.....................
20  00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12.12 to 16 ft— ....
10  00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B....................
Steel  cut................ 5 75!Quaker, 48  fts.........2  35
29 00 , ________
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C..........................
17 00 | Steel Cut, 54 bbls.. .3 00 Quaker, 60  fts........2 50
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common.. 
14 00  Rolled  Oats........... 3 60¡Quaker bbls............ 6 00
Dressed Flooring 6 in., No. 2 common—  
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal.
Choice in barrels mod......................... .4 U0@4 50
35 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..
Choice in 54 
............................2 50@2  75
26 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4in., C...........................
16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n 
P IP E S .
14 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n 
.2 25@3 00
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................
@2 25
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, i l  00 additional.
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross.......
i X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............  
Imported Clay, No. 216,254 gross.... ..  @1 85
3  10
3 00
X X X 18 in.  Thin...................................... 
@  90
American  T. D....................................
X X X 16 in........  ...................................... 
2  75
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............  
1
Good Carolina........6  Ijava  ...........
.. .6}4®6%
Prime Carolina.......654 P atna......... ............. 6
1  40
j No.2or'5in. C. B. 16  in.............................. 
Choice Carolina.......7  j Rangoon ... __ 5y4@6%
Lath  .....................................................  1 75@ 2 00
Good Louisiana.......5%|Broken.......
.......,..3%
DeLand’s pure........554 [Dwight’s ... ..................5%
Church’s  ................ 554|Sea  Foam.. ............. 5/4
Taylor’s  G. M.. v .. .554¡Cap Sheaf............... 5^4.
2 25
60 Pocket, F F  Dairy.........................
2 20
28 Pocket.............................., ..............
2 45
80
Saginaw F ine......................................
1  60
Diamond  C...........................................
1 55
Standard  Coarse.................................
80
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags —
2 80
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. hags. 
80
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags —
American, dairy, 54 bu. bags........... .. 
25
28
Rock, bushels......................................
Parisian, 54  pints..............................
Pepper Sauce, red  small................
Pepper Sauce, green  .......................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring........
Pepper Sauce, green, Targe ring...

@13 00 
...16 0J@20 00 
@25 00 
@14 00 
...25 00@35 00 
@55 00
i l l ....................................... 10 00@12 00
--run  ...............  .................13 00@15 00
@16 00 
@25 00 
@25 00 
@15 00 
@20  00 
@25 00 
@55 00 
@75 00 
@25 00 
@11  00 
@16 00 
@23 00

Maple, Nos. land2.........................
Maple, clear, flooring....................
Maple, white, selected..................
Rea Oak, log-run............................
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2....................
Red Oak, No.  1, step  plank.........
Walnut, log-run.............................
! Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2.....................
Walnuts,  culls...............................
Water Elm, log-run.......................
: White Ash,  log-run.".....................
i  Whitewood,  log-nin.....................

100 3 ft pockets....................................

ry stock: 
wood, log-run.
t, log-run........
l, Nos. 1 and  2. 
i Ash, log-run. 
ry,  log-run—  
ry, Nos. 1  and

h a r d w o o d   l u m b e r .

@2 00
@ 75
@ 90
@1 35
@1  70

SALERATUS.

SAUCES.

R IC E .

SALT.

do 

Dr.  Vaughan  has  succeeded  in  isolatin- 
the poison,  to which he has  given the name
tyrotoxicon  (from two  Greek  words  which 
mean cheese and poison).  It is a product of  ville.
Slight putrefaction in  the cheese which prob­
ably occurs in the vat,  as the curd  has  been 
known to poison a  person.  B y  this  slight 
putrefaction,  or  excessive  fermentation,  as 
it may be called,  a large amount  of  butyric 
acid is formed,  and this in  the  pi^sence  of j 
the caseine of the cheese  is  capable  of  de­
veloping  a  poison.  Different  samples  of )  M.  GILL,  Box 695, HUNTINGTON,  IND. 
poisonous cheese contain  different amounts 
of the poison.  The same weight  of  cheese 
from  one  cake  furnished  three  times  as 
much  poison  aS  that  from  another  cake.
The  poison  was  obtained  in  long needle- 
shaped crystals which are  freely  soluble  in
water,  ehlorofdrm,  alcohol and  ether.  The  23 Monroe st.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich

Milkstrainer  with Support.
Pat. Dec. 30,1884.  The fastest  selling house-!
hold article ever invent­
ed.  Give it  a  trial  and 
judge  for  y o u r s e lf . 
Strainers for sale  by  P. 
McCa r t n e y   &  so n. 
Territory for  sale  by J.

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

GROCERY  STOCK  FOR  SALE!

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

Arthur  Meigs 

& Co.,  Sole  Owners  of Red  Fos  and  Big  Drive  Plugs

/

TIN-WARE

FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  GO.

.i & J F U E S   H E A D Q I T . A  TFK °T"TFT»t p i   «

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

Patent  Bottom  Fire-Proof  Tin-Ware.

31
318  Pieces  o f

TO  RETAIL  AT  10  CENTS  EACH

P O R T A B L E  AN D ST A T IO N A R Y

33 1ST GIN E5S

From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills. 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts  made  for 
Complete Outfits.

O ,  

D e n i s o n ,

88, 90 and  92  South  Division  Street, 

GRAN D  R APID S, 

- 

M ICHIGAN.

W, N.FULLER & CO

D E SIG N E E S  A N D

Engravers on Wood,

F in e   M ech a n ica l  and  F u r n itu r e  W ork , I n ­

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

ASTONISH YOUR CUSTOMERS & INCREASE YOUR SALES WONDERFULLY. | GRAND RAPIDS  *  ^  

- 

MICH.

Ibaröware.

Economy of the Gas Engine.

From the Michigan Manufacturer.

light  power 

The  gas  engine,  when  available,  is  un­
questionably one of the most  desirable  mo­
tors known. 
Its  chief  advantages  are, 
cleanliness,  absence  of  danger,  both  from 
fire and explosion,  small cost of  attendance, 
and the ease  and  readiness  with  which  it 
can be stopped and  started.  To cases where 
only intermittent or occasional power is  re­
quired, the gas engine is peculiarly adapted, 
as  it develops  its  full  power  immediately, 
upon  the  mere  application  of  a 
lighted 
m atch;  and  when the  power  is  no  longer 
required,  all waste is instantly stopped upon 
the turning off of the gas.  It is also cheaper 
than steam,  when  only  a 
is 
needed,  owing,  in  part,  to the fact  that  the 
service^  of  an  engineer  are  not  required. 
The total cost of operating a gas engine rated 
at two horsepower, but developing about one 
and one-half horse  power,  ought not to  ex­
ceed ten cents per hour. 
This estimate in­
cludes the following items :  For interest at 
5 per cent,  on  first  cost  of  engine  (about 
■ •$500),  0.80 cent  per hour, running ten  hours 
daily; for oil,  0.40 cent per hour; for repairs 
and  depreciation,  5  per  cent,  per  annum 
on  first cost,  or 0.80 cent per hour,  and  for 
gas,  8 cents per hour.  Thus,  it will be seen, 
the entire  expenses  of  such  a  gas  engine 
will be about 6.7 cents per actual horsepow­
e r  per hour. 
The  cost  of gas  is consider­
ably greater than would be the cost  of  coal 
for a steam engine  of  like  power;  but  the 
difference is more  than  counterbalanced  by 
the saving in  the  cost  of  attendance,  and 
■ other incidentals.

It  is  asserted  by  a  German 

industrial 
journal that a good lubricant for shafts may 
be made by the  following  process : 
Take 
the finest graphite powder and  mix  it  with 
the whites of eggs,  in  such quantities as  are 
necessary to form a firm dough. 
The mass 
is to be kept in boiling  water  Several  min­
utes,  until the albumen of the  egg  is  thor­
oughly coagulated. 
It is then dried and re­
duced to powder.  The use of graphite  as  a 
lubricant is not altogether n ew ;  but its util­
ity has not yet  been  so  completely  demon­
strated that it has  come into general  use for 
that  purpose. 
The  employment  of  the 
whites of eggs as  a lubricant  is  an  innova 
tion,  the value of which will have to be thor­
oughly proved before it can be  appreciated.
In laying foundations for buildings,  it not 
infrequently happens  that  a  bed  of  quick­
sand  is encountered,  which causes no end  of 
trouble and expense;  and  the  builder is for­
tunate  if,  vexations  and  delays  aside,  he 
eventually succeeds  in getting a stable foun­
dation. 
An  ingenious  engineer  suggests 
that,  by the use of certain  liquid  chemicals, 
■ quicksand might be converted into  artificial 
stone,  without removing it,  thus  furnishing 
a foundation secure enough  for  the  largest 
structures.  The idea  is well worthy  the at­
tention of scientific men and practical build­
ers.

A new process for  galvanizing  wire  has 
been introduced by a New England  firm.  It 
is claimed that by this new method  a  thor­
ough union of the coating with the  body  of 
the wire is secured,  and  that in  every  case 
a smooth,  firm surface results.  Great soft­
ness,  tensile  strength  and  uniformity  of 
temper are also said  to  be  obtained  in  the 
wire,  while the coating itself remains intact 
after the  wire  has  been  tested  by  severe 
wisting.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

40
20

COMBS.

Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer...........
... dis
Barton’s Socket Firmers.............
.. .dis
Cold................................................... __ net
Curry, Lawrence’s.........................
.. .dis
Hotchkiss  ......................................
. . .dis
Brass,  Racking’s............................
Bibb’s ..............................................
B eer.................................................
Feuns’..............................................
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........... ........58 ft  30

COPPER.

COCKS.

14x52,14x56,14 x6d.......................

50 i
50
40&10 1
60 !

33%
25

DRILLS

ELBOWS.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

Morse’s Bit  Stock.......................... ... dis
35 !
Taper and Straight Shank............. ...dis
20  '
Morse’s Taper  Soonk..................... .. .dis
30 '
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................ doz net $1 00  '
Corrugated......................................
...dis 20&10  !
Adjustable....................................... ...dis %&10  ;
Claris, small, $18 00:  large, $26 00.
dis
20  j
Ives’, i. $18 00;  2, $24 00;  3, $30 00.
dis
25
American Fiie Association List... .. .dis
60
Disston's......................................
. ..dis
60
New  American................................. ... dis
60
Nicholson’s........................
.. .dis
60
Heller’s .......................................
.. dis
30 
Heller’s Horse Rasps.....................
33% j
. .dis
GA LV ANIZED IR O N ,
28
22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27 
Nos. 16 to 20, 
14 
List 
15 
18

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

FILES.

12 

13 
GAUGES.

’ 

' " 

and

n  INGES.

HANGERS.

HAMMERS.

HOLLOW   W ARE.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ............. dis 
50
Maydole & Co.’s .................................... dis 
20
Kip’s ...................................................... dis 
25
1 erkes &  Plumb’s ............................... dis 
40
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel......................30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction......................dis 
60
40
Kidder, wood track..............................dis 
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3.............................. dis 
60
State............................................per doz, net,
Screw”  
.  —  -  m m
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  .................. net
Screw Hooi; and Lye %.......................net
Screw Hook and Eye  %.......................net
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.....................net 
7% j
Strap and(  T...........................................dis  60&10 !
Stamped Tin Ware....................................  60&10 i
Japanned  Tin  Ware.................................  20&10 !
Granite Iron  Ware..................................  
25 !
Grub  1............................................... I ll 00, dis 40 ;
Grub  2................ :.............................  11 50, dis 40 i
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 40 .
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings__ |2  70, dis 66% ;
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings..  3 50, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, plated trim­
mings.....................................list,10  15, dis 66%
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list,1155, dis 
70
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain........dis
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s ..................d
Hemacite..................;.........   ............. dis
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. .dis
Mallory, Wheelnr &  Co.’s.....................dis
Branford’s ................................................ dis
Norwalk’s............................................. ...dis
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ................... dis
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s............................dis  40&10
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg. Co.’sMalleables dis 40&10
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ........dis 40&10
Coffee,  Enterprise......................................dis  25
Adze  Eye......................................116 00 dis 40&10
Hunt Eye......................................115 00 dis 40&10
Hunt’s.........................................118 50 dis 20 & 10

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEV ELS.

KNOBS.

M ILLS.

HO ES.

. 

|

N A IL S. 

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

 

MAULS.
OILERS.

lOd to  60d............................................ s§ Jjeir 12  40
8d and 9 d adv...............................................  
25
50 i
6d and 7d  adv...................................  
4dand5d  adv.......................................................75
3d advance....................................... 
1  50 l
3d fine advance...........................................  3  00
Clinch nails, adv................................." ’ ‘ ‘ 
1  75
Finishing 
1  lOd  8d 
6d  4d
Size—inches  j  3 
2 
1%
2% 
Adv. $  keg 
|1  25  1 50  1  75  2 00 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
MOLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattern  ...................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine....................................... dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring................ . ..dis  25
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled....................dis  50
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.........................dis  55 j
Zinc, with brass bottom.............................dis
50
Brass or  Copper..................................!... dis
40
Reaper......................................per gross, $12
net
Olmstead’s .................................................
50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................dis
15
Sciota Bench................................................ dis
25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy..............!!!dis
15
Bench, first quality.....................................dis
20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s,  wood  and 
Fry, Acme..............................................dis
Common, polished...................................dis60&10
Dripping.................................. ..............spa  6@7
Iron and Tinned...................................dis 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs..................... dis  50&1U
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10% 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

PLANES.

RIVETS.

PANS.

9

Broken packs %c $  a  extra.

ROOFING PLATES.

„ 

BELLS.

ROPES.

BARROWS.

BALANCES.

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

SQUARES.

SHEET IRON.

AUGERS AND BITS.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.................  5  75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............7  75
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne................ 12 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne.............   16 90
Sisal, % In. and  larger..................................   8
Manilla....................................•.......................   15
Steel and  Iron.....................................dis
Try and Bevels..................................... dis  50&10
Mitre  .................................................... dis 
20!
Com. Smooth.  Com.  !
$2 80 !
2 80 !
2 80
2 80
3 00
3 00
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30 inches ! 

Prevailing  rates  at Chicago  are  as  follows: 
Ives’, old  style........................................dis 
60
60
N. H. C. Co...............................................dis 
Douglass’ ................................................ dis 
60
60
Pierces’ ....................................................dis 
60
Snell’s .......................................................dis 
Cook’s  ......................................................dis40&10
Jennings’,  genuine................................dis 
25
Jennings’,  imitation...............................dis40&10
25
Spring.......................................................dis 
Railroad...................................................$ 
13 00
■Garden..............................  
net 33 00
Hand....................................................dis  f  60&10
«0
Cow......................................................... dis 
Call...........................................................dis 
15
Gong 
dis 
20
Door, Sargent.........................................dis 
55
-Stove.....................................................dis $ 
40
Carriage  new  list..................................dis 
75
ql2Wi. a i...................................................dis 30&1C
Sleigh Shoe.......
..dis 
75 
10x14, Charcoal.................................  6  50 1
IC, 
•Cast Barrel  Bolts....................
...dis 
10x14,Charcoal...............................:  8 50 |
IX, 
Wrought Barrel Bolts...........
...dis 
12x12, Charcoal.................................  6  50 I
IC, 
-Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.......
. . .dis 
50
12x12,  Charcoal  ..............................   8  50 j
IX, 
■Cast Square Spring................
. . .dis 
55
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................  6  50
•Cast Chain...............................
.. .dis 
60
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal................................  8  50 I
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob............. .....
...dis
55&10
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal................................  10  50
Wrought Square................................... dis
55&10
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool................................  12  50 '
Wrought Sunk Flush.........................’.dis
30
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.................................  14 50
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
20x28, Charcoal................................  18  00
IX, 
_  Flush..................................................   50&10&10
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................*  
  6 50
Ives  Door...........................................................dis 50&10
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  g 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.................................  10 50
Harber.................................................. dis«
12 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoai.................... 
Backus................................................... dis
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to  6 75 I 
Spofford..................................... 
dis
Am. Ball............................................ ..dis
Well, plain...................................................g
Well, swivel............................................

Nos. 10 to  14....................................$4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17..................................   4 20 
Nos. 18 to 21..................................   4 20 
Nos. 22 to  24 ..................................   4 20 
Nos .25 to  26..................................   4 40 
No. 27.............................................   4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $   ft............................ 
1 In smaller quansities, $   ft....................’ 
No. 1,  Refined............................;............. 
Market  Half-and-half....................  .... 
Strictly  Half-and-half............................ 

Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.

6
3%  j
13 00
15 00
10

tinner’s solder.

tin  plates.

TRAPS.

rates.

BRACES.

BOLTS.

* 

 

 

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST.

40
50
50
net
4 00 
4 50
Cast Loose Pin, figured.........................dis  60&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed.......... dis  60&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis  60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint, .dis  50&10
Wrounht Loose  Pin..............................dis 
60
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip. 1..........dis  60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............. dis  60&  5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped...................................................dis  C0& 5
W rought Table........................ 
dis 
60
Wrought Inside  Blind...........................dis 
60
Wrought Brass........................................dis  65&10
Blind. Clark’s...........................................dis  70&10
Blind, Parker’s.................  
..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
Ely’s 1-10..................................... per m I 65
f t  I? 
X V
Hick’s C. F ..
G. D ...............
Musket........
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Tinned  Broom.................................................!^l ft 09
Tinned Mattress........................................® ft  8%
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24 3_cluart Dinner Buckets, 

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Sunday  School  Picnic— A   Fairy  Tale  All 

W ill  Appreciate.

Ca s t   H o o k  Co r n e r s,  July 18,  1885. 

Editor T r a d e s m a n  :

D e a r  Sir—We had  a  boss  time  at our 
Sunday school picnic.  Pretty near the hull 
town  turned  out  and  the  Sunday  schools 
from  Grumbleton,  Pine  Hollar,  Jewburg, 
Rocky Ford and  Hemlock  Springs  joined 
us.  T h is  is the first picnic I ever  attainted 
that it did not rain so to  spoil  all  the  cus­
tard pies and  sandwitches  and all the nice 
muslin  dresses  of  all  the  pretty  school 
ma’rns  and  make  the  ground  so  wet  and 
cold that a fellow could not set down  to eat 
his dinner,  or spark his  girl without making 
the appendix of his pants  set  all the rest of 
the day like a porus plaster.

The  day was  fine  and  the  smell  of  the 
pine woods was a treat  to  us  fellow s  that 
have  been  smelling  fire  crackers,  codfish, 
tobacco and such truck for a few  weeks. 
I 
speak of fire crackers,  because  Bilson and I 
got stuck with about ten boxes'of’em which 
we have been selling out since  the  4tli  at 2 
cents a bunch,  so  the boys have  been clack­
ing and banging ever since the 4th.

Parson  Mugger  attended  the  picnic  and 
after dinner gave us a few brief  remarks in 
the shape of a sermon  on  “ Covetousness,” 
and he showed how  the  hull  world  was a 
“ striving after wind”  or  striving  to  “ raise 
the  wind,”  which  the  apostle  evidently 
meant in the text  (new  version)  which he 
had selected.

It  was  an  edifying  sermon,  and  Bilson 
and I shook hands  over  it  and  resoved to 
not strive too much after this worlds’ goods. 
Hub.  Baker,  the  only  religious  drummer 
who travels out of Grand Rapids, was there, 
and he said he wished  some  Grand  Rapids 
men he knew of could hear  that sermon— it 
might do !em some good.

Then they all wanted me to tell 'em a fairy 
tale.  So I gathered the  children  all  about 
me and told ’em I  knew  a  story  that  was 
very appropo to  the  sermon  we  had  just 
heard. 

It is  called.
THE  T E L E   B EIX ER PIIO X E.

Once  on a  time,  when  pigs  was  swine, 
there lived  in  a  certain  country,  away off 
beyond the relms of time  and  space,  wher­
ever that may be,  a certain good king named 
Samm.  This good king was  so  kind to  all 
his subjects that he was  called  “ uncle”  by 
all the people.  He tried his best to govern all 
of ’em in a kind manner,  but,  he being a lit 
tie green  at making laws,  some of his  smart 
subjects took advantage of the old  man and 
his laws  in such a manner  as  to oppress the 
people.

Now,  dear  children,  this  Uncle  Samm 
had a law made that when any chap ini ented 
any new thing he could patent  it  and  keep 
other persons  from  making  the  same;  but 
the good king forgot  to  add  a clause to the 
law to the  effect  that  said  inventor  must 
make and sell  the  article  at  a  reasonable 
price  of,  say  seven  or  eight  hundred  per 
cent,  profit or forfeit his patent.  And right 
there,  my little  dears,  is  where  the  good 
king got beautifully left as  you  will  see as 
I go on.

In this country was a  great  and  wicked 
city where all sorts of schemes  were cooked 
up to fleece the  innocent  public,  and  there 
lived one Prof.  Tell.

No,  my son,  this man  was  no relation to 
Bill Tell,  who shot the  fruit  off  the  boy’s 
head.

Well,  this Tell  invented  a  little  instru­
ment that he named the “ TellBellerplione,” 
because all you had to do  was  to  stick  one 
end  down  into  the  ground  and  “ beller” 
through  it  loud enough,  and you could make
a person hear you in any part of  the  state.
Here children I have a picture of it mark­

ed on this paper.

And the good king squirmed on his throne, 
for he had to pay the  same  high  protective 
tariff  even  for  instruments  for  his  own 
use.

And the people  said  “ Verrily,  we  hope 
some wise man  will  invent a thing  to take1! 
the place of this.”

And several wise men  did  so  and under­
took to supply  the  great  demand  and  the 
people rejoiced much thereat.  But they did 
not know whom they had to deal with.  One 
man got  up  a  bellerphone  and  called it a 
“ Talkerphone,”  and  it  was  shaped  like  a 
goose egg and it was painted red  instead of 
j  black  and it was to be  fastened to a tree in- 
| stead  of the ground.  But  the  Tell  Beller­
phone Company had great  rolls  of  wealth 
and they sued  this  Talkerphone  chap  and 
they warped it  to  him  on  every  side,  and 
they lawd it and lawd  it and  the courts  and 
Judges even up to the Lord Chief Justice of 
the King’s Bench  could  none  of  them  de­
cide except in favor of Tell.  The  good de­
fendant said  “ See your honors,  I  beg. your 
most august highnesses to observe,  that  my 
machine is shaped  like  an egg  and  is even 
painted another color.”

But the  plaintiff  proved  that  the  paint 
was made with the same kind of linseed  oil 
and that the shape of the machine  was  lon­
ger one way than the other,  which  was  the 
case with his instrument.  So the judges all 
decided against the defendant, for the wick­
ed Tell knew how to put his  immense wads 
of money where they  would  do  the  most 
good.

Then every one in  the  kingdom  had  to 
quit using any kind of talking machines,  on 
account  of the injunctions  that  were flying 
around in all directions and liable to  fall on 
to any body at any time.

And  the  wicked  conspirators  did  even 
consider the plan of making everyone pay a 
royal ity,  who ventured to  talk  through any 
kind of a knot hole,  key hole or  anthing of 
the kind,  but on mature  thought,  they gave 
up the idea,

Well,  my little dears,  this  thing  went on 
for a number of years,  then the people kick­
ed up a bobbery and  got  a  law  passed  to 
prohibit ever after,  any such  monopoly and 
the  angry  people  caught  the  wicked  men 
and fastened drive well points and  pressure 
bars to them,  with miles and  miles of  barb 
wires and  then  sank  them  in  the  raging 
Maine.

When this fairy  tale  was  ended,  Deaken 
Skinner,  who happened  to  be awake,  went 
around and waked up the  children  and  the 
old folks and we all went home.

Mr.  Editor,  I have  been  sick  ever  since 
the picnic,  and  chuck  full  of  malaria and 
microbes  and microspores and  several other 
new-fangled inventions by the doctors,  that 
we are free to  have,  because  they  are  not 
patented.

Yours  Malarially,

S o l i m a n   S n o o k s ,

G.  D.,  J.  P.  and P.  M.
P R I M E R I E S
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GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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SH ERW OO D  H A LL.

MARTIN  L.  SWEET.

E S T A B L IS H E D   1861

It was a mighty  handy  little  instrument 
and all you had to  do  was  to  take  it out, 
stick it into the earth at  the  sharp end and 
yell  “ Hello!”  four or  five  times  and  there 
you were,  right  by  it.  The  young  men of 
the kingdom thought it would be so  nice to 
talk through with their girls.  Farmers said 
the old lady could call  them  from the  field 
so nicely in case Hannah Jane  fell  into  the 
fire,  or anything of that  kind happened sud­
denly. 
In fact,  the  good  people  congratu­
lated themselves mightily on  the  great  use 
this instrument would be  to  them,  and  all 
the innocent editors of all the  papers puffed 
the invention sky high,  free of  all expense 
to the cunning Tell.

You,  who live in this  good country where 
no  such  outrage  would  be  allowed,  can 
hardly believe what I am about  to  tell  you 
about this wicked man  Tell.

He went to making  his  instruments it is 
•  true,  but not a solitary  one  would  he  sell 
for love  nor  money.  No  matter  if  a man 
was just dying to have  one  to  speak to his 
mother-in-law,  so to  save her coming  to his 
house,  it was all the same,  this  Tell would 
not sell his  one.  But  he  would  rent  him 
one,  at a price per year that was  fiv e thous­
and per cent,  interest on his money invested 
in the  instrument,  this  Tell  would.  That 
was the kind of an electric hair  pin he was. 
And this Tell waxed rich and he kept  wax­
ing  and waxing and his  stock  went way up 
above Par,  and  Mar,  and  Aunt  Salina,  and 
the hired girl and kept going up,  until  even 
a rich man named Bandervilt,  or such a man 
as Gay Jould could not buy it.

J O B B E R S   O F

OF  E V E R Y   DESCRIPTION.

W e  C arry  a  V ery  C o m p lete  L in e   o f   C ar 

ria g e,  W agon   an d   S le ig h   sto ck ,  in  

B o th   W ood   an d   Iro n .

HARNESS  GOODS:  Lumbermen's  Heavy 
Case  Collars;  Lumbermen’s  Bolt  Harness 
Sweat  Pads:  Collar  Pads;  Snaps  Bits;  Web 
and  Leather  Halters:  Buggy  Tops  and  Sun 
Shades;  Cloth  Cushions,  in  stock  or made  to 
order,  to  fit,  on  short  notice;  Curry  Combs, 
Horse Brushes; Whips, Buck, Calf and Leather 
Lashes;  Horse  Blankets;  Compress  Leather 
Axle  Washers;  Harness  Oils;  Harness  Soap; 
Varnish for Buggy Tops.
WAGON  GOODS:  Spokes;  Hubs;  Felloes, 
Patent Wheels; Axles;  Logging Bob Runners; 
Cast or Steel Shoes;  Wagon and Plow Clevises, 
Wrought Whiffletree Irons; and all  goods  per- 
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wood boxes, 25 ft pails and barrels; buyers  for 
general  stores,  Harness  and  Wagon  Makers 
w ill find it to their interest to call  on  us when 
in  the  city  or  write  for prices, as we keep  a 
line of goods not found elsewhere.

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