The  Michigan  Tradesman.

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VOL. 2.

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  12,  1885.

NO. 99.

-M A NU FACTURERS  O F -

AWNINGS,  TENTS,

HORSE  AND  WAGON  COVERS. 

W H O LESA LE  D EA LER S  IN

Oiled  Clothing,  Ducks,  Stripes,  Etc. 

State Agents for the 

Watertown  Hammock  Support. 

SEND  FOR PRICES.

73  Canal Street, 

-  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

E S C O T T ’S

B e tte r 
E v e r.
Order  through  any  Jobber  in 
EM IT,  15  CAEL  ST.

the  City  or from

BEW ARE  OF  IM ITATIONS.

The Genuine says “ ESCOTT’S,” and is printed 

on fine white paper.

SHERW OOD  H A LL. 

M ARTIN  L .  SW EET.

ESTABLISHED  1865.

OF  E V ER T   DESCRIPTION.

We  Carry  a  Very  Complete  Line  of  Car 

riage,  Wagon  and  Sleigh  stock,  in 

Both  Wood  and  Iron.

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 Whiilietree Irons; and all  goods  per­
taining to a Wagon, Cart,  Buggy,  Carriage  or 
Sleigh.
GENUINE  FRAZIER’S  AXLE  GREASE  in 
wood boxes, 25 B> pails and barrels; Buyers  for 
general  stores,  Harness  and  Wagon  Makers 
will 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.

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

S. A. WELLING
m s  nmmrn goods

WHOLESALE

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FISHING  TACKLE

1ST O  T I P   1ST S !
PANTS,  OVERALLS,  JACKETS,  SHIRTS, 
LADIES’  AND GENTS’  HOSIERY,  UNDER­
WEAR,  MACKINAWS,  NECKWEAR,  SUS­
PENDERS,  STATIONERY,  POCKET  CUT- 
TLERY, THREAD, COMBS, BUTTONS, SMOK­
ERS’  SUNDRIES,  HARMONICAS,  VIOLIN 
STRINGS, ETC.

Particular  attention  given  to  orders  by 
mail.  Good shipped "promptly to any point.
I am represented on the road bv  the  fol­
lowing  well-known  travelers: 
John  D. 
Mangum, A. M. Sprague, John H. Eacker, 
L. R. Cesna and A. B. Handricks.

24  Pearl  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

&

Manufacturers  of

Fine Perfumes,

Colognes, Hair  Oils, 
Flavoring Extracts,
,  Baking Powders, 
Bluings, Etc., Et<

ALSO  PROPRIETORS  OF

Z E tiE M X I K n E S L ’i S

“Red Bark Bitters

77

---- AND----

iiM iit e lir i

78  West  Bridge  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

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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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GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED  CO.

71 CANAL STREET.

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

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R O C E   CAITDY.

M.  GILL. Box 695, HUNTINGTON,  IND.
DRYDEN &  PALMER’S 
Unr, uestionably the best in the  market.  As 
clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond. 
Try a box.
¿Fo>3ta.:o. Oaulflolcl,
Sole Agent for Grand Rapids-

GROCERY  STOCK  FOR  SALE!

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

R.  W.  BUTTERFIELD,

23 Monroe st., Grand Rapids, Mich.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.

STANLEY  N.  ALLEN,  Proprietor.
WE  DO ONLY  FIRST-CLASS  WORK  AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders  by Mail and Express promptly at­

tended  to.W. N.FULLER & GO

D ESIG N ERS  4 N D

E n g ra v e rs  o n   W ood,
Fine  Mechanical  and  Furniture Work, In­

cluding  Buildings, Etc.,

49 Lyon St., Opposite Arcade, 

GRAND  RAPIDS 

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MICH.

C I D E R  
VINEGAR!

Warranted to Keep Pieties.

Celebrated for its PURITY, STRENGTH 
and  FLAVOR.  The  superiority  of  this 
article is such  that  Grocers  who  handle  it 
find their sales of Vinegar increased.  Needs 
but a trial to insure  its  use  in  any  house­
hold.  PREMIUM  VINEGAR  WORKS, 
290  FIFTH  AV.,  CHICAGO.

Premium Vinegar can always be found at M. 

C. Russell’s, 48 Ottawa street.

Many a Good Business Ian

OR

Hardworking Traveling Man

IS  KEPT  BACK  BY A 

Sickly Wife or A iling Daughters.

To  such  men  the  book  on  “Woman’s  Na­
ture” pu blished by the Zoa-phora Medicine Co. 
would be  invaluable.

Price only 10c to cover postage.
Address

Zoa-phora Medicine Co., Kalamazoo, M 

Mention this paper.
O. H. RICHMOND & CO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

M ANUFACTURERS  OF

Richmond’s Family Medicines.

RICHMOND’S  LIVER  ELIXIR.

The  best selling liver  and  blood  medicine  in 

the  market,  50 cents.

Richm ond’s Cubeb Cream,
Richm ond’s Ague Cure,

Richm ond’s  Cough Cure, 
Richmond’s Easy 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.

C. (!. A. VOIGT & CO.
STAR  MILLS,

Proprietors  of the

Manufacturers  of the  following  pop­

ular brands  of Flour.

“ STAB,”

“ GOLDEN  SHEAF,” 

LADIES’  DELIGHT,” 
And “OUE PATENT.”

DEBTOR  AND  CREDITOR.

Two men met in New York.  They  were 

merchants.

“Wliat do you think of  Carlton’s  affairs, 

Mr. Elder?” asked one of them.

“I think we shall have  a  pretty fair  per­

centage.  Don’t you?”

»

“Yes,  if we wind him up.”
“That we shall do,  of  course.  Why let 
It will take  him two  or  three 

him go on? 
years to get through,  if at all.” 

“If he can get through  in  two  or  three 
years I shall certainly be in favor of  letting 
him go on.  Times  have  been  rather hard 
and  business  dull.  But  everything  looks 
encouraging now.”

“I don’t believe in extensions, Mr.  High­
land.  The surest way,  when a man gets in­
to difficulties,  js to wind him up and  secure 
what you can.  Ten chances to  one,  if  you 
let him go,  you lose every cent.”

‘ ‘I have granted extensions in  several in­
stances,  Mr. Elder,” replied his  companion, 
“and obtained,  eventually,  my whole claim, 
except in a single case.”

“It’s always a risk. 

I  go  by the motto, 
‘A bird in the  hand  is  worth  two  in  the 
bush,’”  returned  Elder.  “I  am  always 
ready to take what  I  can  get  to-day,  and 
never trust to the morrow.  That is my way 
of doing business.”

“But,  don’t you think the debtor  entitled 

to some consideration?”

“How?” with a look of surprise.
“He is a  man  of like  passions with our­

selves.”

“I don’t know that I  exactly  understand 

you,  Mr.  Highland.”

“Mr.  Carlton has domestic  relations  the 

same as you and I have. ”

“I never doubted it.  But  what of that?” 
“If we  break him  up in business the evil 
will not visit him alone.  Think of the  sad 
effect upon his family.”

“In trade we never consider a man’s rela­

tions.”

“But should we  not, Air.  Elder?  Should 

we not regard the debtor as a man?”

“As a man who owes us,  and is unable to 
pay us what is due; but in  no  other light,” 
returned Air.  Elder, with a slight curl of his 
under lip.

“There we differ widely.”
“And will continue to  differ,  I  imagine. 

Good morning Air.  Highland.”

The two men parted.
An  hour  previous,  Air.  Carlton,  about 
whom they had  been  conversing,  sat  with 
his family,  a wife  and  three  daughters, at 
the breakfast table.  He  tried  to  converse 
in his usual cheerful manner,  but  too heavy 
a weight was upon  his  heart.  There  had 
come a crisis in his affairs,  which lie  feared 
would not be passed  without  ruin  to  him­
self. 
If the effects of his misfortune would 
not reach  beyond  his  store  and  counting 
room; if upon his head alone  would fail the 
fragments of  a  broken  fortune,  lie  would 
not have murmured.  But the disaster could 
not stop there; it would extend  even  to the 
sanctuary of home.

On the day previous lie had  called upon a 
few of his creditors,  and asked  of  them an 
extension. 
If this were not given  it would 
be  impossible  for  him  to  keep  on longer 
than a few  weeks.  The  spirit  in  which 
most the creditors  had  received  the  unex­
pected announcement that he  was  in  diffi­
culties gave him  little  hope.  He  was  to 
have another  interview  with  them  during 
the day.  From that,  as it would exhibit the 
result of a night’s reflection on the minds of 
his creditors, he would be able to see clearly 
his chances of being sustained  in  business. 
He awaited the hour with nervous  anxiety. 
When it arrived,  and the few creditors  call­
ed in had assembled,  he saw  little in  their 
faces  to  give  him  hope.  The  first  who 
spoke out plainly was Air.  Elder.

“I,  gentlemen,” lie said  firmly,  “am  op­
posed to all  extensions. 
If  a  man  cannot 
pay as he goes,  I think  he  had  better wind 
up.”

“If all do not agree  in this  matter it will 
be of no use to attempt extending  Air.  Carl­
ton’s time,” remarked one of  the  creditors, 
who thought and felt as  did  Air.  Elder,  but 
was not willing to come out so plainly.

“That is very true,” said a third,  “a  par­

tial extension will be of no use.”

The  heart  of  poor  Air.  Carlton  almost 

ceased to beat.

“Have you any objections to  retiring  for 
a few moments?” said  Air.  Highland to the 
debtor.

“I will withdraw certainly,’’returned Mr. 

Carlton,  and left the room.

“Aly  own  view,  gentlemen,”  said  Air. 
Highland,  “is that we  ought  to  grant  all 
that  is  asked.  Air.  Carlton’s  business is 
good, and he will get  over His present diffi­
culties easily if we assist  him a little.  We 
should be  just, as  man  toward  man;  and 
this we should not be in this case unless we 
consider Air.  Carlton as  well  as  ourselves. 
He is an honest man,  and an  honest man in 
difficulties is always  entitled  to  considera­
tion.”

“This is all very  well;  but  when a  man 
gives his note payable on  a  certain day,  he 
ought  to  be  very sure that he will be able 
to take it up.  Creditors are entitled to some 
consideration as well  as  debtors.  The  cry 
of ‘p°or  debtor’  is  soon  raised,  but who,  I

wonder,  thinks of the poor creditor? 
one,  am not prepared to extend.”

“This was said by Elder.
‘ ‘As for me, ” spoke up another,  ‘ ‘I take but 
one view of matters like  this. 
If I think I 
can do better by renewing I am  ready to do 
so; if by winding up the  party  now,  I  can 
I have con­
do better,  I go for winding up. 
fidence in Carlton’s  integrity. 
I believe he 
means well.  But can he get through? That 
is the question.”

“I believe lie can,” said Air.  Highland.
“And I doubt it,” returned Mr. Elder.
The efforts of Air.  Elder to  efface the im­
pression  the  words  of  Air.  Highland  had 
made,  proved in vain. 
It  was  agreed  that 
the debtor should receive  the  extension he 
asked.  When  informed  of  this  decision, 
Carlton could not hide His emotions, though 
he strove hard to  do so.  His  grateful  ac­
knowledgment touched more than one heart 
that had been as cold as ice against him but 
a short  time  before.  How  different  were 
his feelings  when he  met  His  family that 
evening,  and silently thanked  heaven  that 
the  cloud  whieh  had  hovered  over  and 
threatened to break  in  desolating  tempest, 
had passed from the sky.

Long before the timl for which the exten­
sion had been granted,  Air. Carlton was able 
to pay off everything,  and look in the  face, 
without unpleasant emotions,  every man he 
met.

Strange tilings happen in  real  life.  Air. 
Elder was a shipper  and extensively engag­
ed in trade.  For a series  of  years  every­
thing went on prosperously with  him.  His 
ventures always found  a  good market,  and 
liis consignments safe and energetic factors. 
All this he attributed  to  his  own  business 
acumen.

“I never make had shipments,” he  would 
sometimes say.  “I never consign to doubt­
ful agents.”

A man like Mr. Elder is rarely permitted to 
go  through  life  without a practical convic­
tion that he is in the hands of one who gov­
erns all events. 
It is rarely that such a one 
does not become painfully  conscious,  in the 
end, that human prudence is as nothing.

The first tiling that occurred to  check the 
confident spirit of Air. Elder was the loss of 
a ship and cargo  under  circumstances  that 
gave tlie underwriters  a  fair  plea  for  not 
paying the rtsk.  He sued  and  was defeat­
ed.  The loss was 325,000.

A few weeks after news came that a ship­
ment to the South  American  coast  had re­
spited in a loss.  From that time everything 
seemed to go wrong.  His adventures found 
a glutted  market, and  His  return cargoes a 
depression in prices. 
If  lie  held  on  to a 
thing in hopes of better rates, prices  would 
go down,  until,  in  a  desperate  mood, he 
would sell; then they would go up  steadily. 
The time was when he could confine himself 
strictly to legitimate trade,  but a  mania for 
speculation now took hold of  him,  and urg­
ed him 011 to ruin.  He  even  ventured  into 
the bewildering precincts of the stock  mar­
ket,  lured  by  hopes  of  splendid  results. 
Here he stood upon ground that  soon crum­
bled beneath liis feet..  A loss of from twen­
ty to thirty thousand  dollars  cured  him of 
his folly,  and lie turned  with  a  sigli to liis 
counting room to digest with care  and  pru­
dent  forethought,  some  safe  operation  in 
his regular business.

The true balance  of  mind was lost.  He 
could not consider witli calmness  tlie  busi­
ness  in hand.  Loss,  instead  of profit, was 
tlie unfortunate result.

Seven years from tlie  day  Air.  Elder oi>- 
posed  an  arrangement  with  Air.  Carlton, 
whicli should regard  tlie  debtor  as well as 
the creditor,  lie himself found it  impossible 
to provide for all his heavy payments.  For 
some time he had kept his head above water 
by making a sacrifice,  but  the  end  of this 
came.

After a sleepless night the merchant start­
ed, one morning  for  liis  store,  oppressed 
with the sad conviction  that  before tlie day 
closed his fair fame would be tarnished.  As 
he walked along  Air.  Carlton  came  to liis 
side witli a cheerful  salutation.  Air.  Carl­
ton was now a  large  creditor  instead  of a 
debtor.  On that very day bills in his  favor 
had matured to the amount  of  35,000,  and 
these Elder could not pay.  The recollection 
of this made it almost impossible for him to 
reply to  the  pleasant  observations  of  his 
companion.  Vividly,  as  if  it had occurred 
yesterday,  came up before liis mind  the cir­
cumstances had transpired a few  years pre­
viously.  He  remembered  how  eagerly he 
had sought, really  from  the  merest  selfish 
motives, to  break  down  Air.  Carlton,  and 
throw him  helpless  upon  the  world,  and 
how near he was to accomplishing  the mer­
chant’s total overthrow.  Such recollections 
drove from his mind the hope that for a mo­
ment had  presented  of  enlisting Air.  Carl­
ton’s good feelings,  and  securing  him as a 
friend in tlie  trial  through  whicli  he was 
about to  pass.  Several  times  during  the 
walk he was 011  tlie  point of  breaking  tlie 
matter to Air.  Carlton,  but either  his  heart 
failed him, or his companion  made some re­
mark to which lie was compelled  to  reply. 
At length they  separated  without  any  al­
lusion by Air.  Elder to tlie  subject on which 
lie was so desirous of speaking.

He had not the courage to  utter  the  first 
word.  But this  was only  postponing for a

evil  day.  Several  remit- 
s were anxiously looked for that moni- 
He broke the sealing,  letter  after let­
ter,  with trembling anxiety.  Alas! the mail 
brought him no  aid.  His  last  hope  was 
gone.  Nothing now remained for  him  but 
to turn liis face bravely  to  the  threatening 
storm,  and bear up against its fury.

For a while he debated tlie  question as to 
what course was best for him to pursue.  At 
one time he thought of  giving  110  informa­
tion of his condition until the  notary’s pro­
test should startle  them  from  their  ignor­
ance.  Then  he thought it would  be best to 
notify the holders of paper due on that day, 
that it  would  not  be  taken  up.  Then it 
seemed to him best to give notice of liis con­
dition.  He prepared notes to all but to Air. 
Carlton first.  His heart failed him when he 
attempted to write  his  name.  Vividly,  as 
if it had  occurred  but  the  day  previous, 
came up before  his  mind  all  the  circum­
stances attending upon that gentleman’s ap­
peal to  tlie  creditors.  His  cheek  burned 
when he remembered  tlie  position  lie had 
assumed in that affair.  But,  even  though 
such were his  feelings,  when  lie  came  to 
dispatch the notes he had prepared lip could 
only find courage to send the one  written to 
Air.  Carlton.  The  other  creditors,  whose 
bills had matured that  day,  he  thought he 
would go and see,  but Half an  hour  passed 
without his acting  on  the  resolution to do 
so.  Most of the day was spent  in  walking 
uneasily the floor of liis  counting  room,  or 
in examining his bill book.  He was  bend­
ing,  all absorbed,  over a page of calculations 
at liis desk, when some one who  had  enter­
ed unperceived,  pronoiuiced his  name.  He 
turned quickly and looked Mr. Carlton in the 
face.  The color  mounted  instantly to the 
temples of Air.  Elder.  He  tried  to  speak, 
but could not.”

“Your note has taken  me  altogether  by 
surprise,”  said  Air.  Carlton,  but  I  hope 
things are not as bad as you suppose.”

Air.  Elder shook  his  head.  He  tried to 

speak, but could not.

“How much  have  you  to  pay to-day?” 

asked Air.  Carlton.

“Ten thousand dollars,” was tlie  reply in 

a husky voice.

“How much have you got toward it?” 
“Not 32,000.” .
“How much falls due to-morrow?”
“Four thousand.”
“How much in a month?”
“Fifty thousand.”
“What will be your available  resources?” 
“Not half the amount.”
“Haven’t you got good bills?”
“Yes; but not negotiable.”
Air.  Carlton mused  for  some  time.  At 

length he said:

“You must not lie over to-day?”
“I cannot help it.”
“If you will  transfer to me,  as  security 
in case  you have to stop payment,  tlie  bills 
of which you speak,  I  will  lend  you  tlie 
amount that you want to-day.”

The color retired from the cheeks  of  Mr. 
Elder,  and then  came  back  again  with  a 
quick flush.  He made no answer but, look­
ed steadily and doubtingly  into  Air.  Carl­
ton’s face.

“I have been in  difficulty  myself,  and  I 
know how to sympathize  witli others,” said 
tlie latter.  “We should aid,  if  we can,  but 
not break down a fellow  merchant when in 
trouble. 
Indorse bills to my order  for  the 
sum you want,  and I will fill up a check for 
tlie amount.”

Elder turned slowly to liis desk,  and took 
therefrom sundry notes of hand in liis favor, 
'at various dates from six to twelve  months, 
and indorsed them payable to  Carlton,  who 
immediately gave him  a check  for  38,000, 
and left tlie store.  A clerk was immediate­
ly dispatched to  the  bank,  and  then  Air. 
Elder sank into a chair,  half stupefied.  He 
could hardly believe  his  senses  until  tlie 
canceled  notes  were placed  in liis hands.

Tlie next morning Air. Elder went  to  liis 
place of business with feelings but little less 
troubled than they  had been  on the day be­
fore.  His payments  were  lighter,  but  liis 
means were for  the  first  time  exhausted. 
The best he could do would  be  to  borrow, 
but lie already  owed  heavily for  borrowed 
money, and was not certain  that  to go fur­
ther was practicable.  He  thought  of  Mr. 
Carlton,  but every feeling of liis  heart  for­
bade him to seek further aid from  him.

“I deserve no consideration  there  and I 
cannot ask it,” he murmured,  as he pursued 
his way toward  the  store.  The  first thing 
that caught his eye on entering liis comiting 
room was a pile of ship  letters.  There had 
been an arrival from Valparaiso.  He broke 
the  seal of  the first  one  with  eagerness. 
“Thank  Cod!” was  almost  liis  immediate 
It was from one of  his  cap­
exclamation. 
tains,  and contained drafts for  315,000. 
It 
also informed  him  that  the  ship  Sarah, 
commanded by said captain,  would  sail  for 
■home in a  week,  with  a  return  cargo  of 
hides  and  specie  amounting  to  330,000. 
Tlie voyage had been  profitable  beyond ex­
pectation.

Elder had just finished  reading  the letter 
when  Mr.  Carlton  came  in.  Seizing  tlie 
kind hearted merchant  by  the  hand,  and 
pressing it hard,  he said,  with emotion: 

“Carlton,  you have  saved  me.  Ah!  sir, 
this would be to me a  far  happier  moment

if,  seven years ago when you  were  in trou­
ble,  I had as generously aided you.”

“Let  tlie past  sleep in peace,”  returned 
Air.  Carlton.  “If fortune has smiled again, 
let me rejoice with  you,  as  I do  witli  all 
who are blessed  with  favoring  gales.  To 
meet with  difficulties is  of  use  to us. 
It 
gives us tlie power of sympathy with others, 
and that gift we should all desire,  for it is a 
good thing to lift the burden from shoulders 
bent down  witli  to  heavy a  weight,  and 
throw  sunshine  over  a  heart  shaded  by 
gloom.”

Air.  Elder  recovered  from  liis  crippled 

condition in tlie course of a few months.

He was never  again  known to oppress a 

suffering debtor.

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The Simplification of the Tariff.

The following is a full copy of  the  circu­
lar letter in reference  to  tlie  simplification 
of tlie tariff laws which the Secretary of tlie 
Treasury lias sent out to  manufacturers and 
others interested in industrial art:

Full 

investigations  of 

the  methods  of 
entry  and  appraisement  of  imported  mer­
chandise have shown that the tariff laws are 
largely evaded by  undervaluation  wherever 
tlie duties are levied ad valorem.  A remedy 
suggested for this  evil  is  the  adoption of 
specific duties.  With a  view of  obtaining 
information on tlie  subject,  which  may  be 
useful to Congress 
in  fiscal  legislation of 
the customs revenue  system,  it  is  deemed 
proper to ask tlie advice of those directly in­
terested in tlie various industrial  arts of tlie 
country whieh may be affected  by tariff leg­
islation and which  suffer  more  or  less by 
means of defective methods  of  administra­
tion.  You are,  therefore, requested to give 
your views as to tlie feasibility of  simplify­
ing tlie tariff and making  the  duty specific 
ajs far as  applicable  to  imported  articles, 
such as are made or produced in tlie United 
States,  in which you are  interested or with 
which you are familiar, with  as full  infor­
mation on tlie subject as you may be pleased 
to submit. 
It is desirable,  that  in  addition 
to a schedule showing  the  rate  of  specific 
duty which in your opinion should be levied 
upon tlie various kinds and qualities of mer­
chandise embraced therein,  the  information 
furnished may cover  tlie  following  points: 
First,  commercial  or  technical  designation 
of the article with sample or samples.  Sec­
ond,  cost of  production of  a given  unit of 
quantity by weight or measure with tlie fol­
lowing details as to each kind or quantity of 
article,  namely:  Cost of  materials,  charac­
ter of same, as,  for  example,  if  wool,  the 
kind of wool, whether of foreign or  domes­
tic origin,  if foreign what part  of tlie value 
represents duties paid thereon; cost of labor 
in detail,  giving each  item  specifically,  and 
tlie rates of wages paid,  etc.;  operating  ex­
penses and  how distributed; interest; other 
elements of cost not  covered  by the above. 
Third, description of buildings  and machin­
ery,  and amount of capital invested in each. 
Fourth,  if tlie foreign article of similar kind 
and quality is subject  to  ad  valorem  duty, 
state as nearly as possible tlie specific equiv­
alent per a given unit of weight or measure. 
Fifth, mention any  exceptional  element of 
advantage or disadvantage  in  manufactur­
ing,  such as location of the factory with ref­
erence to  market or  means  of  transporta­
tion,  accessibility of supplies, nature of  the 
power and kind of  machinery used,  charac­
ter of labor employed,  rate  of  wages  paid, 
amount of taxes  or. exemption  from  taxa­
tion,  etc.  You  are  also  requested  to  for­
ward such information  as  you may be  able 
to submit showing the relative cost of  man­
ufacture of tlie  same  article  in  tlie  United 
States and Europe, particularly with  regard 
to tlie cost of labor as affected by the rate of 
wages paid in the different countries.  State 
liow much the total cost  of  a  given  unit of 
production is increased in tlie United States 
over  European  countries  by  reason  of the 
difference in  wages paid  and the rate of in­
terest on  capital  employed.  State  also  to 
what extent, within your knowledge  of  tlie 
special trade with  which  your  business  is 
connected, the present laws  imposing taxes 
on tlie imported  article  have  been  evaded 
and how the same can be corrected, whether 
by specific duties or otherwise, iind to  what 
extent tlie home  industry  with  which  you 
are connected  has  suffered from this cause. 
It is not intended  that  your  reply ‘shall be 
confined to the form or scope  of the  inquir­
ies above suggested,  but you  are  invited to 
give tlie fullest expression of your views on 
the general subject indicated  in  such  man­
ner and form as you may deem  best.  Pub­
licity will not  be  given to  names,  location 
or facts relating to the  business  of  individ­
uals or corporations.  These will be  treated 
as private  if  so  desired,  Please  reply  at 
your  earliest  convenience. •  Yery  respect­
fully.

D aniel Mann ing,  Secretary.

Tlie coral trade at Naples is at  the lowest 
point it ever  reached,  owing  to  the  disuse 
of the article as a fashionable adornment.

An official at Washington, who is engaged 
in counting  or  weighing  the  money in the 
treasury  vaults,  estimates tlie  silver in the 
vaults to weigh 543,700 pounds.  The money 
is not counted dollar for  dollar,  but weigh­
ed on one of the most  perfect  scales  in the 
world.

A JO U R N A L DEVOTED TO TH E

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 12,1885.
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

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

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

Post A., 1.  C .T.  A.

Organized at  Grand Rapids, June 28,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

President—Wm. Logie.
First Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.
Second Vice-President—Stephen A.  Sears.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Atkins.
Executive  Committee—President  and  Secre­
tary,  ex  officio;  Chas.  S.  Robinson,  Jas.  N. 
Bradford and W. G. Hawkins.
Election Committee—Geo.  H.  Seymour,  Wal­
lace  Franklin,  W.  H.  Downs,  Wm.  B.  Ed­
munds and D. S. Haugh.
Room  Committee—Stephen  A.  Sears,  Wm. 
Boughton, W. H. Jennings.
Regular Meetings—Last Saturday  evening in 
each month. 
Next  Meeting—Saturday  evening, August 39, 
at “The Tradesman” office.

_

Grand Rapids Post T. P. A.

Organized at Grand Rapids, April 11, 1885.
President—Geo. F. Owen.
Vice-President—Geo. W. McKay.
Secretary—Leo A. Caro.
Treasurer—James Fox.
Next Meeting—Subject to call  of  President.

PEOPLE  OR  MONOPLY?

The greatest of the issues involved in thi^ 
question still  press  for  settlement.  Some 
progress has been made in  studying the na­
ture of the question,  and the ground is thus 
better  prepared for  an  adjustment  of the 
balance  between  popular  and  corporate 
rights, when the time for it  shall  come—as 
come it certainly  will—yet,  practically,  the 
situation is little changed  from  that of  ten 
or even twenty  years  ago.  Meanwhile the 
enormous  increase of capital  available for 
corporate uses,  and  the  development  in  a 
corresponding ratio of  the  skill  and  power 
with which incorporated forces are wielded, 
make the pressure upon that side a growing 
rather than a diminishing one.

It is not necessary to illustrate this by any 
special examples.  Many  of  them will nat- 
urately occur to the reader.  And it is doubt­
ful if any  thoughtful  person,  whatever his 
relations may be to  the  great  corporations, 
and however much he may  be  concerned in 
them, can feel himself  satisfied  to  let  the 
drift of power and control  go  much farther 
in their direction.  This is not to be a coun­
try ruled by monopolies,  any more than it is 
one where the successors of George  III.  are 
to be the executive  element  in the  govern­
ment; indeed the  injury  to  be  done  by the 
latter would be less serious  than by the for­
mer.

What the pft&ise terms of the adjustment 
may be we do not undertake to foreshadow. 
It is enough  at  the  moment to indicate the 
gravity of the question,  and  to  remark  the 
increasing force  with  which  it  presses for 
attention.  The time must come to seriously 
consider  it,  and  attempt  its  settlement. 
And meantime every step towards increasing 
the control of great corporations,  and multi­
plying the  tendency to  monopoly  ought to 
be watched and checked.  The  decisions of 
the courts have settled some great principles 
in the interest of the people, and upon these 
and upon constitutional and legal provisions 
that protect the public  rights  a firm  stand 
should be made,  wherever a  conflict  threat­
ens.

Iowa has a prohibitory law  which forbids 
the manufacture  and  sale  of  intoxicants; 
yet in all the large centers of population the 
traffic proceeds vigorously  and  openly. 
In 
twenty-eight towns and cities the number of 
saloons has increased from 770 to 916, while 
the large sums formerly paid for license are 
added to the »profits of  the  saloon-keepers. 
Davenport  loses  $36,000  and  Burlington 
$27,000  in  this  way.  The  utmost  that  is 
claimed by the friends of prohibition is  that 
they have closed  the  saloons  in the  small 
towns and  country  districts,  and  even  for 
this result they give  not the  evidence of of­
ficial returns,  but vague  and  sweeping esti­
mates.  They  claim  that  3,000  saloons 
have been closed, and that 2,500 of these are 
kept  closed permanently.  But  the  official 
figures of the Internal Revenue  department 
show that Iowa has sixteen rectifiers of spir­
its,  and 4,327 dealers in  intoxicants,  so that 
the reduction of the number in the places out­
side the cities cannot have been great.  The 
total for the State would be less  than 2,000, 
if the estimates of  the  prohibitionists  were 
correct.  In Iowa as in Kansas and in Maine, 
prohibition has little efficacy in  large towns 
and the cities,  which suffer  the  most  from 
the evils of the  liquor  traffic.  And  in that 
State,  as elsewhere,  five  men  will  vote  for 
prohibition for one who  will  put  a  hand to 
its enforcement.  The  reduction  of  liquor 
saloons under a  high  license  law  in  Ne­
braska and Illinois, has been greater than in 
Iowa under prohibition.  At  the  same time

there has been no such stimulus  to  lawless­
ness in the enforcement of high license, and 
the assistance of the liquor dealers has been 
secured in its enforcement.

In  1224  the  Mongol  Tartars  conquered 
Russia,  and  imposed  a  poll-tax  upon  the 
whole Russian people.  This barberous  tax 
has been continued through  all  generations 
and all changes of government,  to  the pres­
ent  time. 
It  was  the means of enslaving 
great multitudes of peasants, who were sold 
to pay it. 
It gave others into the  power  of 
the  village  usurers,  worse  tormentors  of 
mankind than any natianal tyrant  could be. 
It  was  one  of  the  means which made the 
communism of the village  community more 
oppressive and depressing to  individual en­
ergy.  The community must pay the tax for 
all who could not pay it themselves.  After 
New Year’s Day,  this  abominable  and  de­
moralizing tax will cease.  Undoubtedly  a 
tax on property, personal and real, will take 
its place,  and the subjects of  the  Czar  will 
contribute to the support of his  government 
in something like the ratio  of  their  ability 
to bear taxation.  This will lighten even the 
burden of  land  communism,  but  that  is  a 
burden whose complete removal is  a  neces­
sary preliminary to  any  general 'prosperity 
of the peasantry.

The  American  Artisan  now  appears 
weekly,  instead  of  bi-monthly,  as  hereto­
fore.  The amount  of  work  such a change 
entails upon editor and publisher will never 
be appreciated by the trade at large.

AMONG  THE  TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

The Hunter drug stock inventoried $721.- 
17.  The mortgagee still holds the  fort,  the 
attaching  creditors  having  been  unable  as 
yet to get possession of the stock.

“Never better” is the way the Grand Rap­
ids correspondent of  the  United States To­
bacco Journal  refers  to  the  condition of 
the cigar business at this market.

N.  S. Loop,  the  Kent  City  groceryman, 
gave Fox,  Musselman & Loveridge a chattel 
mortgage for $900 one  day  last  week,  and 
on the following day the mortgage was fore­
closed.

The O. K.  Dust  Arrester  Co.  has  lately 
sold arresters to C. H. Haberkom & Co.,  at 
Detroit; Oriel Cabinet Co., at Grand Rapids; 
and the Kansas City, Fort  Scott and South­
ern Railway,  at Springfield, Mo.

“A year ago Brisbin failed  at  Berlin  for 
several thousand dollars,” said a  victimized 
jobber,  “and now he  claims to have  bought 
an $8,000 stock at Wacousta  for $6,000 and 
to owe only $700. 
I  leave  people  to  draw 
their own conclusions as to whether Brisbin 
beat his creditors when he failed.”

“I tell you there’s a big difference between 
this summer and last summer, ” said the book­
keeper of a leading  grocery  jobbing  house 
the other day. 
‘ ‘Last summer we sat around 
half the afternoon,  or put in the time at the 
base ball park.  This  year  business  keeps 
us on a keen jump all the  time,  and  we’re 
tired as thunder when night comes.”

The  Tradesm an  is  informed  that  a 
meeting  of  the  Western  Cracker  Bakers’ 
Association was held at Chicago last  week, 
and that  a  complete  re-organization  of the 
Association  was  effected,  the  rules  sus­
pended last March having  been  re-adopted. 
The  list of  December  15  was  re-affirmed, 
and will be rigidly lived  up  to.  This  will 
prevent the cutting  which  has  been  occas­
ionally indulged in by manufacturers during 
the past few months.

The action of the Michigan  Central  and 
Chicago and  West  Michigan  Railways in 
refusin to ship oil on any day but  Friday is 
productive of  much  adverse  criticism and 
seems to be the cause  of  general  complaint 
on the part of  the  retailer  and  jobber. 
If 
the companies were to restrict the shipment 
of oil to two  days in  the  week—say Tues-' 
days and Fridays—shippers  could easily ac­
commodate  themselves  to  the  restriction, 
but one day in seven seems to be insufficient 
to handle all the oil which has to be moved, 
even in the summer season.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

John W.  Rogers &  Son, druggists  at  De­

catur, have sold out.

H.  F. Murdick has engaged in the  manu­

facture of candy at  Cadillac.

Earl Bros., Bridgeton, have dissolved part­

nership, Earl & Co. succeeding.

Hansen &  Cichy,  grocers  at  Manistee, 

have dissolved,  Cichy succeeding.

Peter  Sibenaler  succeeds  Blom &  Siben- 
aler in  the  furniture  business  at  Menomi­
nee.

Richard  B.  Stephens  succeeds  Stephens 
& Quinn in the hardware  business at Harri­
son.

McMillan  &  Quinn  succeed  Nathaniel 
Dann in  the  hardware  business  at  Gage- 
town.

John Pessink  &  Bro.  succeed  John  Pes- 
sink in the bakery  and  confectionery  busi­
ness at Holland.

Ovid Union:  H. D. Treat has purchased 
the H.  B.  Whipple  stock  and  has  opened 
for business in the A. A. Jenks building.

II.  Barrow has removed his grocery stock 
from  Traverse  City  to  Cleon,  Wexford 
county, where he will continue the business 
under the designation of A.  C.  Barrow.

Wright,  Snyder & Stutts, who  operate an 
extensive general store  at  Alma,  are  erect­
ing a large  building  at  Shepard—formerly 
Salt River—and will engage in general trade 
there about Nov.  1.  A  large  grist  mill  is 
nearly ready to  begin  operations  at  Shep­
ard.

Wm. Brigham,  of  Plainwell,  has  bought 
the bakery business of I.  C.  Clapp,  at  Otse­
go.  The latter will continue in the station­
ery and tobacco  business  at  another  loca­
tion.

“Dr.” C.  Low Fastier,  who  has the repu­
tation of being able to store away more poor 
whisky than any other  man  in  the  State, 
has leased  a  store  at  Cheboygan  and will 
shortly engage in the drug business there.

East  Jordan  Enterprise:  H.  Wilensky, 
of Greenville,  who was here some time ago, 
since which  time he has  looked  over  the 
business prospects of  several  places in this 
region, has returned and rented A.  Heston’s 
building and  will  put  in  about  Sept.  1,  a 
large stock of dry goods,  boots,  shoes,  etc.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Filer & Sons will take one of the  circular 
saws out of their  mill at  Manistee  and put 
in a band saw.

Mr. Boring  has  finished  cutting  100,000 
feet of  lumber  for  Borst  &  Wamsley,  at 
Hinton Center.

Mr. Martin has  moved  his  sawmill  from 
to  Altona  and  contemplates 

Six  Lakes 
adding a planer in connection.

The specimens of  Michigan  timbers  that 
were exhibited at New Orleans will be plac­
ed in the museum of the  State  Agricultural 
College at  Lansing.

A.  C.  Buxton,  the  Nashville  machinist, 
has gotten out patterns for an improved up­
right engine, which he will make  3,  5,  10, 
20 and 25 horsepower.

The  Girard Lumber  Co.,  at  Menominee, 
has sold the season’s cut  of  its  mill  to Pal­
mer,  Fuller & Co.  Tl*e  mill is sawing 95,- 
000 feet of lumber a day.

A correspondent  of  the  Grand  Traverse 
Herald says that Weaver & Case’s sawmill, 
in Orange township,  Kalkaska  county,  will 
be removed to  a point  two  miles  south  of 
Lodi.

W. H. Ames, for several years past super­
intendent for the  Whitehall  Manufacturing 
Co.,  at Whitehall, has purchased  a  milling 
property at Chase,  and  will  remove to  the 
latter place.

The present length  of  Plummer’s logging 
railroad  at  Ogemaw  Springs,  is two and a 
half miles. 
It is being graded  for standard 
gauge,  so that the Michigan Central cars can 
be used on it.  The road will also be extend­
ed four miles.  A new locomotive has  been 
ordered for the standard gauge.

Louis Ward,  secretary  of  the  Pere Mar­
quette Boom Co.,  at Ludington,  states  that 
the quantity of  logs  that  will  be  brought 
down the Pere Marquette  river  this  season 
will not exceed 80,000,000 feet, against 130,- 
000,000 feet for  last  season.  The  curtail­
ment policy has evidently  been  made  prac­
tical on the Pere Marquette.

STRAY  FACTS.

George & Williams is the  naine of a new 

furniture firm in Stanton.

Field & Corlis, blacksmiths at Hart,  have, 

dissolved,  Field continuing.

A.  B.  Gould succeeds Gould  &  Baker  in 

the furniture business at Clio.

Geo. Troy succeeds  Troy  &  Dunham  in 

the livery business at Cadillac.

J.  Cutler succeeds  Cutler  &  Thornton  in 

the furniture business at Sturgis.

Effie Vincent succeeds Jennie Lake in the 

millinery business at Whitehall/

Robert Crawford  succeeds  John  Eyer in 

the furniture business at Boyne  City.

A. J. Godsmark succeeds  A.  G. Kennedy 
& Co.  in the commission business at  Battle 
Creeh,.

A. Mills & Bro.  succeed  Alfred  Mills  in 
the meat business at Houghton and Atlantic 
Mine.

John Snow, the Coral general dealer,  has 
satisfied all the mortgages held  against  his 
stock,  and is closing out the  same,  prepara­
tory to retiring from business.

Purely Personal.

Samuel Sears  put  in  a  couple of days at 

Chicago last week.

W.  H.  Williams, of the hardware firm  of 
Williams & Wheeler,  at Ludington, is dead.
D. M. Estey, president of the Estey Man­
ufacturing Co.,  of Owosso, was in the city a 
a couple of days last week.

Seymour E.  Smith, manager of the Wright 
House,  Alma,  was in town last week.  The 
“Wright” stands way up in the list of hotels.
Victor  H.  Middleton,  prescription  clerk 
for Peck Bros.,  has returned from Newburg, 
N. Y., where he put in several weeks.  His 
wife returned with  him.

The fever has spread to the book-keepers. 
Sebastian  Rademaker,  who  manipulates 
Fox,  Musselman & Loveridge’s  ledger,  now 
follows a fine pup to and from his home.

W. T.  Lamoreaux  now  holds  the  fort 
alone at 71 Canal  street,  having  purchased 
the  interest  of  his  former  partner  in  the 
wool and grain busmess,  Geo.  N.  Davis.

John Sherman,  for two years  check  clerk 
in  the  retail store of  Voigt,  Herpolsheimer 
& Co.,  has taken the  position of entry clerk 
in  the  wholesale  department  of  the  same 
house.

J.  A.  Henry,  of  the  Baltimore  packing 
firm of Wm.  L.  Ellis  &  Co.,  is  writing a 
play for  Minnie  Palmer.  His  comic opera 
will be brought out  at  New  York  City  the 
coming season.

Heman. Barlow has  procured  plans  and 
specifications  for  a  two-story  residence at 
289 Lyon  street,  which  he  hopes  to have 
ready  for  occupancy  by  December 1.  The 
jobbing trade may then expect an invitation 
to a house warming.

Alexander Keith,  shipping clerk for Haw­
kins & Perry for nearly eighteen years,  has 
gone to Elora,  Ont.,  on  his  bi-annual  visit 
to the home of his childhood.  He is accom­
panied by his two elder children, and will be 
absent about ten days.

R. B.  Jennings,  general  dealer  at  West 
Troy, has been in the city since last  Thurs­
day, the guest  of  his  brother,  C.  W.  Jen­
nings.  Mr.  Jennings  contemplates  a  trip 
through the South next month  in  search of 
health and recreation,  New  Carolina  being 
the objective point.

Cheboygan Tribune:  Miss  A Hie  Crook- 
ston,  of Grand Rapids, is visiting her friend, 
Edith  Ramsey,  for  a  few  weeks.  Miss 
Allie is the daughter  of  J.  A.  Crookston, 
formerly  engaged  in  the  drug business  in 
Cheboygan, but now of the  wholesale  drug I 
firm of Hazeltine,  Perkins  & Co.

John Read’s  boat,  the  “Water  Lily,”  is 
fourteen  feet  long  and  three  and a half 
feet  wide.  She  is  made  of  cedar  and 
weighs less than 100 pounds.  John intends 
transferring  her  to  Rice  Lake,  Newaygo 
county,  this fall,  where he and  his  friends 
expect to disport themselves to  their heart’s 
content. *

Wm.  F.  Nufer,  assignee  for  A.  T.  Lin- 
derman,  at Whitehall,  writes The Trades­
man that on Sept.  1 he will apply to  Judge 
Russell for an allowance  for  $500  for ser­
vices as assignee.  He will also ask  for the 
allowance of $S00 to meet the disbursements 
and expenses attending  the  winding up of 
the estate.

J.  Ely  Granger  went  North  Saturday 
night for a week’s tour  among  the  various 
resorts.  The  report  that  he  has  already 
captivated the heart of  a dusky maiden will 
find many believers here,  as  Ely’s  captivat­
ing ways are not a matter  of  mere  conjec­
ture.  Walter O’Brien occupies the shipper’s 
desk at Cody, Ball & Co.’s during Granger’s 
absence.

John Otis, the Mancelona iron  man,  was 
in town Saturday, and called at The T rades­
man  office.  He  expressed  the  belief  that 
iron had  touched  bottom,  but  is  not  pre­
pared for an  advance  in  price  until  confi­
dence is restored in  mercantile  and  manu­
facturing circles.  He  declares  that  Secre­
tary Manning’s circular to importers,  which 
The Tradesm an prints on  the  first  page 
of this issue,  is an  exhibition  of  weakness 
which every American should deplore,  as  it 
exhibits the writer in the light of an inquir­
er  after  facts  with  which  he  ought  to  be 
thoroughly acquainted.

The Gripsack Brigade.

R. J.  Pendergast  stalled  off  on  another 

Northern trip yesterday.

Geo.  P.  Cogswell is on the road again  for 

a Detroit boot and shoe house.

Geo. Magee sends  greeting  from  Rusli- 
ville,  Ind.,  announcing  the  advent of a fine . 
boy.

Dr. Josiah  B.  Evans  leaves  to-day  for | 
New York  State,  to  accompany  his  wife 
home.

A.  C. Antrim and wife left Monday for  a 
two weeks’ trip through New  York  and  to 
the sea shore.

Gus.  Sharp—he of the elegant  bouquet— 
put in Sunday at Macatawa,  where his fam­
ily is rusticating.

H.  B.  Carhartt,  representing  Hawley, 
Folsom & Martin,  of Boston, was in the city 
several days last week.

J.  W.  Palmer,  representing  the Central 
City Soap  Co., Jackson, was in the city last 
week and paid his respects to The Trad es­
m an.

Silas K.  Bolles  left  Monday  for  a  trip 
through the Saginaw Valley, after which he 
will “do,up”  Detroit,  Toledo  and  Cleve­
land.

Alby L.  Brasted says he is about ready to 
retire from the  dog  business,  as  his wife 
gives his  canines  away as  fast as  he can 
bring them Home.

S.  W. Bush, general traveling representa­
tive for Jas.  Craig,  the Detroit fish  and salt 
house, was in town last week on his way to 
a tour of the Northern  resorts.

B. E. Near, Western traveling representa­
tive for the H. W. Johns Manufacturing Co., 
of New York,  has removed to this  city  and 
is pleasanly located at 113 Court street.

O.  L. Palmer, for three years clerk for R. 
G. Mayhew,  is now on the road for the Pen­
insular  Novelty Co.,  of Boston,  a  corpora­
tion  composed  almost  entirely  of  Grand 
Rapids men.

A.  S. Doak and  wife  leave  to-day for a 
two weeks’ visit with friends  and  relatives 
at  Coaticoke,  Ont., 
to  be  gone  about  a 
month.  His trade will be looked after dur­
ing his absence by Geo.  R.  Perry.

Leo. A.  Caro has  been nursing a felon on 
the middle finger of his left hand for a week 
or ten days.  The report that  he  received a 
letter  of  sympathy  from  a  certain  hotel 
keeper  at  Ludington  is  probably  without 
foundation.

Will J. Price has  received  from the P. J. 
Sorg Tobacco Co.  a gentleman’s gold watch, 
a lady’s gold  watch  and a diamond  pin, as 
premiums for plug tobacco sold.  Mr.  Price 
is the only man in Michigan  who  has  re­
ceived all three premiums.

Harry McDowell  has  tied  up his  yacht 
“Daisy” at Spring  Lake,  and  repaired  to 
Howard City for a brief season,  after which 
he will start out on his autumn trip through 
the New England  States  in  the  interest of 
the Muskegon Valley Furniture Co.

G. H.  Burt,  Western  representative  for 
Kingsford’s starch, has been confined to  his 
home at Detroit for a month past by illness, 
which will account for his delay  in  visiting 
the Michigan trade.  Mr.  Burt  is  now rap­
idly improving and will  be on  the  warpath 
again shortly.

All communications relative  to  Michigan 
affairs of the T.  P. A.  should  be  addressed 
to Leo. A.  Caro,  Secretary of the  Michigan 
division,  137  Clancy  street,  Grand  Rapids. 
The State Convention  of  the T.  P. A.,  will 
be held at Lansing  the  latter  part  of next 
month, the date of which  will  soon  be des­

ignated by President C.  S.  Kelsey, of Battle 
Creek, and Secretary Caro.

The  Columbus,  Ohio,  Daily  Critic  re­
cently  referred  to  A.  C.  Antrim as  “ the 
‘man with the iron jaw,’ who is known from 
Maine to California and  from  the  lakes  to 
the Gulf, having spent  twenty-six  years  of 
his life on the road.  It is seldom one meets 
with a more  genial  gentleman,  possessing, 
as he does,  in a marked degree, the peculiar 
faculties  so  essential  to  the combining  of 
pleasure  and  sociability with  that  of busi­
ness.”

O.  S.  Musser,  who has  been  on  the  road 
for  nineteen  years,  severs  his  connection 
with the  Royal  Baking  Powder  Co.  this 
week to engage in  business  on  his own ac­
count at St.  Paul, Minn.  Mr.  Musser  has 
traveled for the Royal people ten years, and 
has made regular trips to  Grand  Rapids for 
about  seven  years.  He  has  formed a co­
partnership with Samuel Bliss,  and  the two 
will engage in the manufacture  and sale of 
syrups,  jellies,  fruit  butters,  etc.,  under the 
firm name of Samuel Bliss & Co.

The  Michigan  Journal  reproduces  Geo. 
Owen’s  recent  speech at  the  Spring Lake 
picnic,  from  The Tradesm an,  prefacing 
the same with the following explanatory re­
marks:  “Some evil-minded,  common drum­
mer who was probably  Owen  George  some 
old grudge prevented its  delivery,  however, 
by  representing to the  committee on  pro­
gramme that George  was  too  seriously in­
disposed and withal  too  bashful to face the 
multitude,  and consequently the  orator was 
left  off  the  bills.”  The  Journal  dubs 
George the  “Oratorical Drummer.”

John E.  Kenning was bom  at  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  in 1850.  He successfully weathered 
the various ills to which childhood is heir, and 
at the age of thirteen entered  the cigar  fac­
tory of his brother,  where he began learning 
the business at the lowest round of  the lad­
der—the stripping  bench.  Aside  from  oc­
casional breaks in the  programme—such as 
running away with  a  circus  and  studying 
medicine  with  a  quack  doctor—John pur­
sued the even tenor of his  way  for thirteen 
years,  at which time he was  considered one 
of the best cigar makers  in  Rochester. 
In 
1877,  he came to Grand Rapids and  entered 
the employ of Mohl  &  Schneider.  August 
7,  1878,  he  formed  a  co-partnership  with 
Edward E.  Mohl,  and  the  two  engaged  in 
the cigar and tobacco business  on their own 
account in the Porter  block  under  the firm 
name of Mohl & Kenning.  A year later the 
boys removed to 12 Canal street, where they 
remained  two  years,  when  they  took  up, 
their  abode  at  39  Pearl  street.  About a 
year ago they removed to their present loca­
tion,  98 and 100  Louis  street, where  they 
have  a  thoroughly  equipped  factory,  em­
ploying about forty  men, and  turning  out 
35,000  cigars a week.  Kenning  was  mar­
ried about six years ago, and is the father of 
two bright childred.  He  sees  all the avail­
able trade North,  East and  West of  Grand 
Rapids,  and shaks the hands of  his custom­
ers regularly every thirty days.
Milwaukee Matters.

. 

B.  J. Johnson  &  Co., 

the  well-known 
soap  manufacturers,  are  negotiating  for a 
large  building  in  the  suburbs of the city, 
better  adapted  for  soap  making  than  the 
present location of the house.

Cards bearing  the  welcome  intelligence 
that  “This  store  closes  at 2 p. m.  Satur­
days” are  becoming  quite  common  in busi­
ness quarters,  and every clerk and other em­
ployee is praying  that  they  may  become 
even more numerous.  The movement struck 
Milwaukee  direct  from  New  York,  and 
seems to  have been regarded with  favor by 
merchants from,  the  start,  the  latter  evi­
dently being of  the  opinion  that  fifty-six 
hours are enough  for  any  employee to de­
vote to his employer’s interests,  and  that as 
much effective service can  be  done  in  that 
that time as in four hours longer.

Every produce and commission  merchant 
is complaining of  the  sudden  scarcity  of 
cheese, the enormous stocks  which  burden­
ed the market earlier in the season having en­
tirely disappeared.  Competent  authorities 
claim that none of  the  Wisconsin  factories 
have any cheese on hand  more  than  three 
weeks old,  and jobbers declare that much of 
the goods they are  now  receiving  are only 
twelve or fifteen days old.  All  unite in de­
claring  that a considerable  improvement in 
efieese is inevitable,  and  that  prices  from 
this time on will be satisfactory  to  factory- 
men and their patrons.

Unmitigated Fraud.

“ I see the Democrat is doiiig a good deal 
of  blowing  over  the  Lawrence  Townsley 
bonds,”  said  Wallace  Franklin  the  other 
day.  “ About fifteen years ago,  I  lived  at 
Cowlesville, Wyoming county, N.  Y.,  when 
a  reverend, gentleman who sailed under  the 
cognomen of Elder NobleS worked up a large 
sale of the very same bonds;  in fact, I think 
the rascal took fully $2,900 out of the place. 
He  represented  that  it  was  the  religious 
duty of everyone  to  take  advantage  of  an 
offer so fraught with  profit,  and  for  some 
time the purchasers of the  bonds were  wild 
with expectation.  Dr.  Wlieddon  was  sent 
over to England to bring back the dividends 
accruing to the holders of the bonds,  but  as 
he had to send for money to pay  his  return 
passage it is safe to say that the fortune ex­
ists  only  in  the  imaginative  mind  of the 
lawyer who is turning the  credulity  of  the 
people to his own profit.  If any more Grand 
Rapids  people  want  the  Townsley bonds, 
they  can  get  them  at  Cowlesville at  half 
price.”

Suits have been brought  against  several 
safe-makers in New York to enforce the or­
dinance which forbids  the  hoisting of safes 
outside of buildings.

Miscellaneous  Dairy Notes.

Hay water is  a  great  sweetener  of  tin, 
wooden and "iron  ware. 
In  Irish  dairies, 
everything  used  for  milk  is  scalded  with 
hay water.  Boil a handful of sweet  hay in 
water,  and put in the vessel when hot.

William Boyd,  who  has  been  conducting 
a  creamery  at Peccatonica,  111.,  has disap­
peared, owing the  farmers  in  that  section 
$5,000 for cream.  He came from  the  East 
a year ago, and his present whereabouts are 
unknown.

E.  W.  Pickett, 

the  Hilliards  cheese 
maker, was  in the city  Saturday.  He says 
that the demand for  his  product  is sharper 
than it has been  for  years,  and  that lie is 
sold closer than is  usually  the  case for this 
time of the  season.  He  predicts  that  the 
factories will  receive  10  cents a pound for 
their product before the season closes.

An old dairyman remarks:  “At one time 
cheese was not considered  palatable  unless 
from four to six months  old,  but  later,  es­
pecially in the  West,  they  are  taken  from 
the curing rooms at from  one  to two weeks 
old; and  even  our  English  friends,  who 
once wanted only old cured stock,  now lean 
toward the modern  American  idea of mild­
ness  being an important  factor;  but  this 
latter is not  sanctioned  by  the  hygienist, 
for, while the  fresh  mild  cheese is  hard to 
digest,  the old and cured  is  unquestionably 
an aid to digestion.  This, however, will all 
regulate itself.  Make cheese  from  honest 
milk as it comes from the  cow,  and  every 
man,  woman and child in  America  will eat 
his portion,  and the  demand  will  call for 
more cows  and more  cheese  making terri­
tory.”

And now,  in the far  west, butter is adul­
terated.  They grind  soapstone  to  a pow­
der, which is tasteless.  Then they buy but­
ter,  as  of  old.  The  ground  soapstone is 
then worked into the butter, in  the  propor­
tion of  about one pound  to  seven,  and the 
new compound becomes the  butter of  com­
merce. 
It  was  discovered  by  wholesale 
dealers  in  this  way:  The  old-fashioned 
fifty-pound tubs are found to weigh fifty-six 
pounds or over.  This was  only  the  case 
with  Western  butter.  Eastern  makers 
could only get fifty pounds into the tub,  but 
the Westerner managed to get fifty-six,  and 
into the same tub where heretofore he could 
only get fifty.  A little tour  westward  was 
made,  and the soapstone  industry  came to 
light.  All ground and ready for use it costs 
twenty  dollars a ton, or  a  cent  a  pound. 
The butter sells for over twenty cents.  It is 
therefore  a  paying  operation.—N.  E.  Gro­
cer.

Clover and  Timothy on a Boom.

I hereby notify the trade  that  Clover and 
Timothy seeds  have taken a sharp advance, 
and that the indications are that the price of 
both will go still higher.  The growing crop 
is looking well in some localities,  but is  al­
most  a  total  failure  in  others,  and  the 
amount of seed on hand is  not  equal  to the 
demand for fall seeding. 
I amjnow quoting 
Medium Clover,  choice re-cleaned,  at  $6.50 
per bushel and Timothy  at  $2,  but  do  not 
guarantee  these  prices  for  any  length  of 
time.  Those in need of  either  seed  would 
do well to  order  early,  as  the  price  will 
not go below present quotations  and is very 
likely to touch higher figures.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux,

71 Canal street,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

VISITING  BUYERS.

The following  retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
A.  & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
A. Engbei’ts, Zeeland.
H. H. Freedman, Reed City.
B. A. Jones, Leetsville.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Geo. Carrington,  Trent.
Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.
John Smith, Ada.
A. P. Hulbert, Lisbon.
Lansing Co-operative Co., North Lansing. 
Reynolds Bros., Eaton Rapids.
R. G. Smith, Waylaud.
Cole & Chaple, Ada.
Geo.S. Powell & Co., Sand Lake.
Moerdyk, DeKruif & Co., Zeeland.
Jos. H. Spires, Leroy.
S. Cooper, Corinth.
Mrs. Mary E. Snell, Way land.'
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
Wm. Yermeulen, Beaver Dam.
Henry Mishler, Lowell.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.
J. R. Trask, Grattan.
John Stephenfield, Middleville.
Mrs. J. Debri, Byron Center.
John W. Mead, Berlin.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
B. M. Denison, East  Paris.
John Snow,  Coral.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
L. T. Wilmarth & Co., Rodney.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
J. Barnes, Austerlitz.
W. S. Root, Tallmadg-e.
C. Bergin, Lowell.
M. B. Nash, Sparta.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
Smedley Bros.. Bauer.
A. D. Ayers, < >tia.
H. L. Moore, Middleville.
Frank E. Pickett, Hilliards.
Jas. Shavalier,  Muskegon.
John Otis, Mancelona.
G. F. Richardson, Jamestown.
J. C. Townsend, White Cloud.
M. A. Teachout, White Cloud.
Wm. Hugh, Jones & Hugh,  Morley.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
Chas. G. Johnson, Johnso*  &  Seibert,  Cale­
donia.
E. 
donia.
A. T. Kellogg, Kellogg & Wooden, Kalkaska. 
J. L. Norris, Norris & Son, Casnovia. 
Abraham Bergy, A. & E. Bergy,  Caledonia.
R. H. Topping, Casnovia.
R. B. Jennings, West Troy.
Nr. Frace, Frace & Huhn, Saranac.
C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
C. Stocking, Grattan.
Mr. Carrell, Carrell & Fisher, Dorr.
Frank Neuman, Dorr.
Michigan Buggy Co., Kalamazoo.
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia,
Sisson & Lilley Lumber Co., Lilley P. O. 
Armstrong & Ferguson, Middleville.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
C. W. Ives, Rockford.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.

A. Carpenter, Colborn & Carpenter,  Cale­

F U R N IT U R E   B U Y E R S .

ame City, Wyoming.

John W. Stryker, W. H. Holliday  & Co., Lar- 
Louis Hax, St. Joseph, Mo.
Conant Bros., Toledo.
J. Keenan, Kirchberg & Keenan, Detroit.
Mr. Kevill, Kevill & Wapples, Kansas City. 
Mr. Olderscblager, C. W. Fischer & Son,  Mil­

waukee.

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STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
One Year—Geo. M. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Two Years—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City. 
Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskeg-on.
Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Years—Ottmar Eberbaeh, Ann Arbor. 
President—Ottmar Eberbaeh.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next place of  meeting—At Detroit, November 

3,1885.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F F IC E R S .

amazoo.
sing.
Rapids.

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

Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

ORG A N IZED   OCTOBER 9,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

President—Frank J. Wurzburg.
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—H enry B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—John Peck,  Chas.  P.  Bige­
low, Jas. S. Cowin.
Board  of  Trustees—The  President,  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
Wm. L. White.
Committee on Pharmacy—Hugo Thum,  M.  B. 
Kimm, A. C. Bauer.
Committee on Legislation—Isaac Watts,  O.  H.
Richmond, Jas. S. Cowin.
Committee on Trade  Matters—H. B. Fairchild, 
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
each month.
Annual  Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
November,
Next  Meeting—Thursday evening, September 
6, at “‘The Tradesman” office.

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
At the regular monthly  meeting  of  the 
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical  Society,  held 
at The  Tradesm an  office  last  Thursday 
evening,  the following members were  pres­
ent:  President Wurzburg, Secretary Escott, 
John E.  Peck,  H.  E.  Locher,  Theo.  Kem- 
ink,  Wm.  L. White, Win.  E.  White,  Isaac 
Watts and D.  Kimm.

Will J.  Page was elected a member of the 

Society.

It was voted to  send a delegate to the an­
nual convention of the National Retail Drug 
Association, which is to be held at Pittsburg 
on  September  7  and  8, the  traveling  ex­
penses of the delegate to be  paid by the So­
ciety.  Various names  were  suggested  for 
the position,  when Isaac Watts  was  unani­
mously chosen.

President Wurzburg stated  that  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeu wen  had  called  his  attention to 
the peculiar bluish cast of certain  grades of 
sugar he had purchased for the  preparation 
of syrups, giving grounds for the belief that 
the sugar was  adulterated with  ultramarine 
blue.  The matter will be made the  subject 
of discussion  at  the  next  meeting,  which 
will be held on the evening of  September 3.

Manufacture of Chemicals.

A Philadelphia paper  remarks  that  there 
are about one hundred sulphuric-acid works 
in the United States, their respective capac­
ities ranging from burning one ton of  brim­
stone per day to plant having a  capacity  of 
20,000  tons  of  pyrites  per  annum. 
It  is 
computed that during the present year 395,- 
000 tons of acid will be  produced.  Glauber 
salts are made mostly in the vicinity of Bos­
ton.  The  quantity  produced  is  not  very 
large.  Very  little  bicarbonate  of  soda  is 
imported.  Formerly  all  the soda crystals 
wore imported.  Now a considerable  quan­
tity is made with imported soda.  Soda  ash 
is  mostly  imported,  although  at  a  print­
works on the Hudson river it has been made 
quite  recently  by  the  Le  Blanc  process. 
Two ammonia-soda works are  in  operation 
in New York state.  Tin crystals are mostly 
produced in the neighborhood of New York 
and  Boston.  Stannate  of  soda,  silcate  of 
soda,  and 
iron  salts  are  made  near 
New  York,  Boston  and  Philadelphia. 
A  good  deal  of 
im­
ported.  Bichromate  of  potash  is  prepar­
ed on an extensive scale at a works  in  Bal­
timore.  Acetic acid is  prepared  mostly  in 
New York and Philadelphia  from  the  dis­
tillation of wood.  Nitrate and muriatic acids 
are made principally in the New  York  and 
Boston districts; as are also mixed acids.

the  sodas  are 

Sage’s  Catarrh  Remedy—Pierce’s  Golden 

Medical Discovery.

Golden  Medical  Discovery,  one  of  Dr. 
Pierce’s remedies,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  consists, j 
according to Ilager,  of honey 15 grains,  ex­
tract of wild lettuce,  one grain,  tincture  of 
opium two grains.  Dissolve  in  100  grams 
of alcohol 64 per  cent,  (which  alcohol  has 
the odor of wood spirit  and  fusel  oil  com­
bined),  water 105 grams;  retail  price,  $1.

Dr.  Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, made  by  the 
same men, consists,  according  to  Scliadler, 
of one-half grain of carbolic  acid,  one-half 
grain of camphor, mixed with ten grains  of 
common table salt.  This is to be  dissolved 
in four-sevenths of a litre of water and used 
by being injected or drflfwn into the nostrils.

W hy He W as Discharged.

From the New York Sun.

“That boy of yours is not adapted for the 
undertaking business,” explained the under­
taker to the boy’s father, who inquired why 
he had been  discharged.

“What’s the trouble with him?”
“He hasn’t a realizing  sense  of  what is 
due  the  afflicted.  Day  before  yesterday 
Mrs.  B. buried her fourth  husband.  1 sent 
the boy up to learn at what hour she wished 
the ceremony to take  place,  and  he  asked 
her what her regular  time  of  day  was for 
burying husbands. 
I  expect  to?  lose  her 
trade entirely.”

EXAMINATION  QUESTIONS

Of  the  New  York  State  Board  of  Phar­

macy.

P H A R M A C Y .

1.  What  temperature  is  understood  by 

the term  “gentle heat?”

2. 

If we say a certain liquid has a sp. gr. 

of 1.2,  what is understood?

3.  When sp. gr. of any substance is given 
in  the  Pannacopceia  and  temperature  not 
mentioned,  what 
is  under­
stood?

temperature 

4.  What is the difference in fluid  ounces 

between an imperial and wine gallon?

5.  Express an avoirdupois pound in Troy 

weights?

6.  How many  minims,  and  about  how 
many drops in one fluid dram tincture of aco­
nite?

7.  How many days would be  required to 
take a  sixteen  ounce  prescription  if  taken 
according to the following directions:

Take  one  teaspoonful  at  a  time  three 
times a day, until 4% fluid ounces are used; 
then one  dessert  spoonful  twice  a  day for 
two  days;  then  one  tablespoonful  once a 
day.

8.  R

Morph, sulph................1.125 grams.
Sugar milk.................... 10.200  “

Mix, and divide into CXLIV. powders.
How many milligrams and  what  fraction 
of  a  grain  does  each  powder  contain  of 
morph,  sulph.?

9.  What is the U.  S. Pharm. strength of 

fluid extracts and abstracts?

10.  What is the difference between spirit 
of  ammonia  and  stronger  water  of  am­
monia?

11.  The U.  S.  Pharm. requires that tinc­
ture of nux vomica contain two per cent, by 
weight of the dry extract nux vomica.  Hav­
ing 
tincture  nux  vomica  of  unknown 
preparing decoctions and infusions? 
strength we  evaporate  100  minims  and ob­
tain a residue which  weighs  2  1-10  grains. 
How  much  menstruum must  be  added  to 
eighty fluid  ounces of  the  original  tincture 
to make the finished  product  equal two per 
cent.,  the sp gr.  of the original  tincture be­
ing .886 and the menstruum .858.  *

12.  How would  you  prepare  one  Troy 
ounce wine of ipecac  by the  following  for­
mula (state how many grains  fluid ext.  ipe­
cac and wine are required).

Fluid extract ipecac, 7 parts..........7
Stronger white wine, 93 parts.......93
To make 100 parts.........................100

Mix and filter through paper.
13.  Solution  of  iodine  compound  con­

tains:

Iodine 5 parts  .................................  5
Iodide of potassium, 10  parts.......10
Distilled water 85  parts................. 85
To make........................................... 100 parts
Give the  weight in grains  each  of  iodine 
and  iodide  of  potassium  required  for  one 
quart distilled water at 15.5 C.,  also weight 
of finished product.

14.

Rhubarb in fine  powder........... 19.50 gms.
Soap.................................................6.50  “

26.00

To make 100 pills.

How many milligrams  each  rhubarb  and 

15.  What is the common  name of carbo- 

soap in one pill?

ligni?

16.  What are the  general  directions for
17.  Before  compounding a prescription, 
what  important  points  should be consider­
ed?

18.  How much opium in one Troy ounce 

Dover’s powder?

19.  How much  strychnine  would be re­
quired to make  one  pint  elixir  strychnine, 
each fluid dram to contain 1-64 grain strych­
nine?

C H E M IS T R Y .
1.  What is an element?
2.  What are organic  and  inorganic  sub­

stances?  Give examples.

3.  What is  specific  gravity?  State  two 

ways of determining it for liquids.

The following names are used in prescrip­
tions  to  designate  calomel  and  corrosive 
sublimate:

Hydrargyri Chloridum,

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Percliloridum,
Subchloridum,
Chloridum Mite,
Chloridum Corros,
Bichloridum.

Specify in each ease which is calomel and 

which is corrosive sublimate.

5.  What acid and base are united in each 

of the following salts:

Sulphate of sodium,  sulphite  of  sodium, 

hyposulphite of sodium?

6.  Why is  solution  of  nitrate  of  silver 
milky when made with ordinary  water, and 
what kind of water will make  a clear  solu­
tion?

7.  When lime water is exposed to the air 
a thin white  film or  precipitate  separates. 
What is this,  and to what is it due?

8.  How should you prepare  the  follow­
ing  prescription,  and  what  change  takes 
place?
R
Potassas chioratis gr. xx.
Acid, hydrochloric gtt. xv.
Aquae 

Mix.
9.  What is the chemical name of the fol­
lowing:  Oil of vitriol,  green  vitriol,  white 
vitriol,  blue vitriol.

ad  fl  l iv.

10.  What is  the  composition  of  water? 
of air?  Are  they  chemical  compounds or 
mixtures?

11.  What is the difference between chlor­
ate  of  potassium  and  chloride  of  potas­
sium?

12.  Are sulphuret of potassium  and sul­
phide of potassium the  same  chemical com­
position or not?

13.  What is  the  difference  between sul­

phate of iron and sulphide of  iron?

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14.  How can you distinguish,  positively, 
between sulphate of morphine and sulphate 
of quinine; bromide of potassium and iodide 
of potassium; sulphate of  zinc and sulphate 
of magnesia?

15.  What change takes place  when  sul­
phuric acid is  poured  upon  marble dust,  or 
bicarbonate of sodium?  Write  the reaction 
in either case.

16.  How can  you  detect  copper  in  car­

bonic acid water?  Give two methods.

T O X IC O L O G Y .

1. 

In selling poisons like  strychnine,  ar­
senic,  etc.,  what record must be made in re­
gard to the sale?

2.  -  What is the antidote for  arsenic,  and 

how prepared?

3.  What antidote should be used in  case 
of poisoning by any of the  caustic  alkalies 
or alkaline carbonates?

4.  What antidote should be used  in case 
of poisoning by  any  of  the  mineral acids, 
like hydrochloric,  sulphuric,  etc. ?

5.  What is the antidote for poisoning by 

oxalic acid?

6.  What  would  you 

recommend  as 

prompt emetics to evacuate the stomach?

7.  For what  poison  is  common  salt  a 

specific antidote?

8.  What  is  the  antidote  for  opium  or 

morphine?

nux vomica?

9.  What is the antidote for strychnine or 

10.  Where the  nature  of  the  poison is 

unknown,  what should be given?

11. 

In case of poisoning by copper salts,

what should be given?

12.  What is the antidote for  phosphorus 

poisoning?

13.  What is the antidote for tobacco?
14.  Name  the  appropriate  antidote  in 

case of poisoning by antimonials?

15.  How  would  you  determine  that a 
dangerous quantity of hydrochloric  acid has 
been added to cider?

16.  Name an antidote in case of  poison­

ing by zinc solutions.

17.  Mention five  vegetable  drugs  that 
would come under the  head  of  narcotic ir­
ritants.

18.  Give an antidote in case of poisoning 

by narcotic irritants.

M A T E R IA   M E D IC A .

1.  What is menthol,  and how  obtained?
2.  From what is castor oil  obtained and 

how?  Give botanical name of plant.

3.  Name five  productions of  the  pinus 

tree and their uses.

4.  Name the principal  kinds of  aloes in 
market,  and what is their  relative  medicin­
al  value?

5.  What is asafoetida and how obtained? 

Give medicinal  properties and  dose.

6.  Give common name of the  following: 
Avenae sativa, asclepias tuberosa, anthemis, 
crocus, 
taraxacum,  cypripedium,  digitalis, 
Scutellaria,  calamas  apocynum.

7.  Which of the following are resins and 
which  are  gum  resins?  Ammoniac,  gam­
boge,  guaiac, myrrh.

8.  What is a cataplasm;  an enema?
9.  Ergot.  What care is necessary for its 
preservation,  and what is the limit  of  time 
it may be kept?

10.  From what is  hydrochlorate of coca­

ine obtained,  and what its principal use?

11. 

In the preparation of  vegetable tinc­
tures U.  S.  P., what  is meant by the  term j 
No.  40,  60 or 80 powder?

12.  What is the source of pepsin, of pan- 

ereatin and their dose?

13.  Hydrocyanic acid dilute; what care is 

necessary for its perservation?

14. 

Identification  of  crude  drugs. 

(16 

varieties.)

The  Decline  in  Patent  Medicine  Values.
“Within the past three  or  four  years the 
price of patent  medicines  has  steadily de­
clined,  and fortunes are not made so rapidly 
as formerly out of pills  and  bitters,” said a 
Philadelphia druggist last week.

“This cutting in rates began in  Philadel­
phia  and  has  gradually  extended  all  over 
the country.  On some  medicines  the  cut 
was as high as 50 per cent.,  and  the  reduc­
tion on  all  patent  medicines  will  average 
over 25 per cent.  Formerly  a  good  patent 
medicine that was properly handled and lib­
erally advertised would make a  fortune  for 
its  proprietor  in  a  few  years.  Remedies 
warranted to cure  all  the  ills  that flesh is 
heir to,  and  greedily  purchased by a credu­
lous public,  sold readily at retail at’81 a bot­
tle  and  cost  little to manufacture.  They 
can now be bought for 50 cents and the bot­
tom price has not yet been reached.

“There is no longer any  money  in patent 
medicines, either for us  or  the manufactur­
ers.  Prices have been cut  so  that the mar­
gin of  profit  hardly  pays  us  foi*  handling 
them,  and the proprietors  claim that the re­
duction  has  affected  their  business  also. 
They claim  that  their  medicines  cost  to 
manufacture and put  on  the  market nearly 
what  they are  obliged  to  sell  for  to  the. 
jobbers.  There has been a great revolution 
in the patent medicine business,  and no one 
can tell where it will end.

The Drug Market.

Business and collections  are  both  good. 
Quinine is weak and camphor steady.  Other 
articles are about steady.

A  committee  of  the  Illinois  Board  of 
Pharmacy report that  they  have  examined 
drugs put up and sold by the  retail trade in 
Chicago, and found that they generally come 
nearly up to the requirements of the United 
States Pharmacopoeia.  This was not  true, 
however, as to  crude  carbolic  acid,  which 
should contain 85 per cent,  of  carbolic acid. 
The specimens examined  generally contain­
ed but 5 to 8 per cent, of acid, the balance of 
the compound  being  made up by other in­
gredients.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Declined—Oil pennyroyal.

ACID S

Acetic, No.  8.................................... 
9  @  10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)........  30  @  35
Carbolic............................................  38  @  40
Citric.................................................  60 @  65
3  @ 
Muriatic 18  deg............................... 
5
11  @  12
Nitric 36 deg.................................... 
Oxalic...............................................   12  @  14
4
Sulphuric 66 deg.............................  
3  @ 
Tartaric  powdered........................   52  @  55
Benzoic,  English................... .$ oz 
18
Benzoic,  German............................  12  @  15
Tannic..............................................   12  @  15

AMMONIA.

Carbonate.................................$  ft  15  @  18
14
Muriate (Powd. 22c)......................... 
Aqua 16 deg or  3f............................ 
6
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................ 
7

5  @ 
6  @ 

BALSAMS.

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

B A R ES .

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

40@45
40
2 00
50

11
18
13
14
15
10
12
20
18
30
12

B E R R IE S .

Cubeb  prime (Powd 80c)............... 
@  75
7
Juniper............................................. 
Prickly Ash......................................  50  @  60

6  @ 

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............  
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 fl) doxes). 
Logwood, Is (25 ft»  boxes).... 
............... 
Lgowood, 54s 
do 
Logwood, 14s 
do 
............... 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
............... 
Fluid Extracts—25 $  cent, off list.

FLO W ERS.

12

27
3754
9
13
15
14

Arnica...............................................   10  @  11
Chamomile,  Roman....................... 
25
Chamomile,  German.....................  
25

GUMS.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................ 
60®  75
12
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c).................. 
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).......... 
50
28®  30
Ammoniac.......................................  
Arabic, powdered  select............... 
65
Arabic, 1st picked..........................  
60
Arabic,2d  picked............................ 
50
45
Arabic,  3d picked...,...................... 
35
Arabic, sifted sorts......................... 
25
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 
Benzoin............................................  
55®60
25®  27
Camphor..........................................  
Catechu. Is (54 14c, 54s  16c)............ 
13
35®  40
Euphorbium powdered.................. 
80
Galbanum strained......................... 
90®1  00
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
35
20
Kino [Powdered, 30cl.....................  
Mastic...............................................
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
3 60
Opium, pure (Powd 85.00)............... 
30
Shellac, Campbell’s......................... 
26
Shellac,  English.............................. 
Shellac, native................................. 
24
30
Shellac bleach ed.............................. 
Tragacanth .*...................................   30  ®1 00

H ERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

Hoarhound...................................................... 25
Lobelia...............................................................25
Peppermint.......................................................25
Rue..................................................................... 40
Spearmint............................................... .— 24
Sweet Majoram................................................35
Tanzy................................................................ 25
Thym e........... ...........................................•— 30
Wormwood...................................................... 25

IR O N .

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

LEA V ES.

6  40
20
7
80
65

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   13  ®  14
Sage, Italian, bulk (54s & 54s, 12c)... 
6
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18  ®  20
30
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
Senna,  powdered............................ 
22
Senna tinnivelli...............................  
16
10
Uva  Ursi........................................... 
Belledonna.............. 
35
Foxglove........................................... 
30
Henbane........................................... 
35
Rose, red.............  
2 35
 

 

 

LIQ U O R S.

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...............................................1  75  @6 50
Catawba  Wines................................ 1  25  @2 00
Port Wines.........................................1  35  ®2 50

M AGNESIA.

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

O ILS.

Almond, sweet.................................  45
Amber, rectified.............................
Anise.......................... ......................
Bay $   oz........................................
Bergamont.......................................
Castor...............................................   18
Croton...............................................
Cajeput............................................
Cassia...............................................
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c).......
Citronella.......................................
Cloves...............................................
Cod Liver, N. F ........ ...............$  gal
Cod Liver, best......................... 
I
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Cubebs, P. &  W...............................
Erigeron..........................................
Fireweed...........................................
Geranium  $   oz...............................
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood.................................
Juniper berries...............................
Lavender flowers, French.............
Lavender garden 
.............
Lavender spike 
.............
Lemon, new  crop............................
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................
Lemongrass.-....................................
Olive, Malaga....................
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  . 
__
Origanum, red flowers, French...
Origanum,  No. 1............................
Pennyroyal......................................
Peppermint,  white.........................
Rose  ^  oz.........................................
Rosemary, French  (FlowerB 81 50)
Salad.................................................  65
Savin.................................................
Sandal  Wood, German..................
Sandal Wood, W. I ..........................
Sassafras...........................................
Spearmint.......................................
Tansy............................................... 4 50
Tar (by gal 50c).................................  10
Wintergreen..’.............................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure 84.00).......
Wormseed............. ..........................

do 
do 

POTASSIUM .

Bicromate.................................^ ft
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk.......
Prussiate yellow..............................

ROOTS.

Alkanet............................................
Althea, cut.......................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s .....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 54s and 54s__
Blood (Powd 18c).............................
Calamus,  peeled.............................
Calamus, German  white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered..................
Gentian (Powd  15c)........................
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)...........   11
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............
Golden Seal (Powd 25c)................ .
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap,  powdered.............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 15).............
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink, true.........................................
Rhei, from select to  choice..........1 00
Rhei, powdered E. 1........................110
Rhei, choice cut  cubes..................
Rhei, choice cut  fingers................

22 
37 
2 25 
65

®  50 
45
1  85 
50
2  00 @  1954
2 Ü0 
75 
1  00 
35 
75 
1 20 
1 20
1  50 
6 00 
7 50 
1 60
2  00
35 
50 
2 00 
2 01 
1  00 
90 
1  40
1 50 
80
@1  102 75
1 25 
50
1 60 
4 30 
8 50 
65 
@  67 
1  00 
4 50 
7 00 
55 
@7 75 
@5 00 @  12
2  10
3 50 
2  00

14 
40 
20 
3 00 
28

®

20
25 
17 
33 
12 
20 
35 
20 
10 
12 
17 
20 
20 
1 20 
30
15
18 
40 
@1 50 
®1 20 
2 00 
2 25

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

50
65
40
20
15

HAZELTINE,

y\°i

SEEDS.

@

®

do 

6  @

do 
do 

M ISCELLANEOUS.

254® 
3  ®
454® 
6  ©

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ...
do 

15
5 @ 6
4 © 454
15 @ 18
1 50
i 75
20
10
15
454
8
554
8

14
@2 50 
2  00 
1  10 
85 
65 
75
1  40
2 30 
1 25
50
12
45
354
4
45

2  00 
40 
2 00 
.7 00  ®9  75 
2 30 
50
6  @  7
10®  12 
2  00 
18 
22 
18 
4 00 
12

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, mixed in fl)  packages..........
Canary,  Smyrna.....................   .....
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.......................
Cardamon, Malabar........................
Celery...............................................
Coriander, Dest  English................
Fennel..............................................
Flax,  clean.......................................   334®
4  @
Flax, pure grd (bbl 354).................. 
Foenngreek, powdered.................. 
7  @
Hemp,  Russian............................... 
454®
Mustard, white  Black  10c)...........
Quince..............................................
Rape, English..................................
Worm,  Levant.................................
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......:
do 
Nassau 
........
do 
Velvet Extra do 
. . . .
do 
Extra Yellow do 
........
do 
do 
Grass 
do 
........
Hard head, for slate use................
Yellow-Reef, 
.................
Alcohol, grain (bbl 82.22) $  gal__
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s.......................
Arsenic, Donovan's solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto 1 fl) rolls............................
Alum........................................   $  fl>
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)...............
Annatto, prime...............................
Antimony, powdered,  com’l ........
Arsenic, white, powdered.............
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............
Bay Rum, domestic, H.,P. & Co.’s.
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................
Beans,  Tonka..................................
Beans, Vanilla..........
Bismuth, sub  nitrate
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).......................
Blue V itriol....................................
. 
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...........
12
8g
Chalk,  red fingers..........................
Chalk, white lump..........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ....................
1  60 
Colocynth  apples............................
60 
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
1  50 
1  78 
Chloral 
cryst...
Chloral 
1 90 
Chloral 
crusts..
1
Chloroform.....................................   77  @
80
Cinchonidia, P. &  W........ *............  23  @
28
Cinchonidia, other brands.............   23  @
28
Cloves (Powd 23c)............................  18  @
2040
Cochineal.........................................
Cocoa  Butter..................................
452
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
70
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
k  40 
Cream Tartar, pure powdered....... 
15 
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 fl) box..
Creasote............................................
50 
Cudbear, prime...............................
24 
Cuttle Fish Bone.............................
24 
Dextrine...........................................
12 
Dover’s  Powders..................
1  10 
Dragon’s Blood Mass...........
50 
Ergot  powdered....................
45 
Ether Squibb’s.......................
1  10 
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s ...
8
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1%)...........
Ergot, fresh......................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
Flake white......................................
Grains  Paradise.............................
Gelatine,  Cooper’s..........................
Gelatine, French  ............................  45  @
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60 off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
Glue,  caomet..............................  12  @
Glue,white...................................  16  @
Glycerine, pure..........................   16  @
Hops  54s and 54s.............................. 
25®
Iodoform ^  oz.................................
Indigo...........................................  85
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes
Iodine,  resublimed........................
Isiuglass,  American.......................
Japonica...........................................
London  Purple...............................
Lead, acetate....................................
Lime, chloride,(54s 2s 10c & )4s 11c)
Lupuline...........................................
Lycopodium....................................
Mace.................................................
Madder, best  Dutch.....................
Manna, S.  F ......................................
Mercury............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........$  oz
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s........
Moss, Iceland............................$  ft
Moss,  Irish.....................................
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........
Nutgalls...........................................
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
Ointment. Mercurial, J4d...............
Paris Green.................................... 
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
Pepsin...............................................  
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
Quassia.............................................  
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........... ft oz  72
Quinine,  German............................ 
Red Precipitate.......................^ ft
Seidlitz  Mixture.............................
Strychnia, cryst...............................
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................  74
Saffron, American..........................
Sal  Glauber.....................................
Sal Nitre, large cryst.....................
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst...............
Sal Rochelle.....................................
Sal  Soda............................................ 
Salicin...............................................
Santonin..........................................
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch..........
Soda Ash [by keg 3e].....................
Spermaceti.......................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__
Soap, White Castile........................
.........................
Soap, Green  do 
Soap, Mottled do 
...4 ..................
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, 54 gal. cans  $  doz
Tar, 
quarts in tin..........
Tar, 
pints in tin.............
Turpentine,  Venice................^ ft
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........
Zinc,  Sulphate.............................
.. 
Capitol  Cylinder..........................
Mo’del  Cylinder............................
Shield  Cylinder............................
Eldorado Engine..........................
Peerless  Machinery....................
Challenge Machinery..................
Backus Fine Engine'...................
Black Diamond Machinery........
Castor Machine  Oil.....................
Paraffine, 25  deg..........................
Paraffine, 28  deg..........................
Sperm, winter bleached.............
Bbl
Whale, winter............................... ....  70
Lard, extra............. ......................
Lard, No.  1....................................
Linseed, pure raw....................... ....  47
Linseed, boiled............................ ....  50
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained__ ....  70
Spirits Turpentine....................... ....  42
V A RN ISH ES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach....................
Extra  Turp.............................
Coach  Body.............................
No. 1 Turp Furniture.............
Extra Turp  Damar................
Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp.......

17 
28 
20 
40 
40
@1  no
35  @  40
@1  on
4 00
1 50
10  ®  15 
15 
8
1 OO 
45 
50
1254®  13 
75 
60
3 00@3 25 
40 
10 
12 
30
18 
23 
60 
10

10
9
33
254 
2 15 
6 50 
38
4 
35
5 
14 
17
9
11
14
28
32
35
4
354
60
70
40
85
25
55
7  @ 8

6  ®
1
2®  77 
83 
28 
1 60

17  @
|

354®
3®

OILS.

454®

do 
do 

@

®

®

2

Bbl
1M
124
134
254
254

PA IN TS.

Red Venetian..........................
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles.......
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda........
Putty, commercial................
Putty, strictly pure................
V ermilion, 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.

...60
...50
. .. oO
...30
...30
...30
.. .6C
.1554
.. .21
.1  40
Gal
75
60
55
50
53
90
46
.1 10@1 20 
.1 60@1 70 
.2 75@3 00 
.1 00@1 10 
.1 55@1 60 
.  70®  75
Lb 
2® 3 
2® 3 
2® 3 
254® 3 
254®  3 
13@16 
53@60 
16@17654
654 
®70 
@90 
1 10 
1 40 
1 20@1 40 
1 00@1 20

" W T g l o I o î s o JLo

Druggists !

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91,

93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

MANUFACTURERS  OF

FLUID  EXTRACTS  AND  ELIXIRS.

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR-

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

Manufacturers of Fine Paint and 

Varnish Brushes.

THE  CELEBRATED

Pioneer  Prepared  Paints.

—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 Brushes,  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  UNSURPASSED  FACILI­
TIES for meeting the wants of this class  of 
buyers  WITHOUT  DELAY  and  in  the 
most approved and acceptable manner known 
to  the  drug  trade.  Our special efforts  in 
this direction have received  from  hundreds 
of our customers the most satisfying recom­
mendations.

Wine and Liauor Dguartnienl

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

WITHERS  DADE  k  CO.’S

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

fims, Branflies & Fine Wines.

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

Mail orders always receive our special and 

personal attention.

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

NO.  2.  AND  3  CANS.

YOUNG,  TENDER  AND  SWEET,

NATURAL  FLAVOR  RETAINED. 

GUARANTEED  PURITY.

$1,000  IN  GOLD.

NOT SWEETENED WITH SUGAR. 

NO  CHEMICALS  USED.

NOT  BLEACHED  WHITE. 
NO  WATER  IN  CANS.

The Trade supplied by Wholesale Grocers Only.  Respectfully,

THE  ARCHER  PACKING  CO.,  Chillicothe, Ills.

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

Special  Prices  in  Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to male Bottom Prices 01 anythiipe handle.
A. B. KNOWXiSON,

3  Canal Street, Basement,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

At  M anufacturors’ P rices.

SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY.

HOUSE  &  STORE  SHADES  MADE  TO  ORDER.

68  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Nelson  Bros.  &  Co.
P aper Bag
Twine  Holder!

ANJD

(COMBINED.)

THE  LEADING  BRANDS  OF

Offered.in this Market are  as follows:

T   O B A O O O I
P L U G   T O B A C C O .
RED  F O X .............................................. .48
BIG  D R I V E .............................................. .50
PATROL 
JACK  RABBIT 
SILVER  C O I N ...................................... .46
PANIC  - 
- 
BLACK  PRINCE,  DARK 
BIG  STUMP 
APPLE  J A C K ........................................46

........................................................ .46
............................................ .38
.......................................46
-  - 

.35
.38

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

-  « 
F I N E   C U T .

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

-

-

-

-

-

- 
-

THE  MEIGS  FINE  CUT, DARK, Plug flavor 
STUNNER,  D A R K ...............................38
RED  BIRD,  B R I G H T ............................. .50
OPERA  QUEEN,  BRIGHT  - 
- 
FRUIT 
 
-
O  SO  S W E E T .......................................30

- 
-
-
S M O S H T G .
- 
- 
- 

ARTHUR’S  CHOICE,  LONG  CUT,  BRIGHT 
-  - 
RED  FOX,  LONG  OUT,  FOIL 
GIPSEY  QUEEN,  GRANULATED 
- 
OLD  COMFORT,  IN  CLOTH 
- 
- 
SEAT,  OF  GRAND  RAPIDS,  IN  CLOTH 
-  - 
DIME  SMOKER,  IN  CLOTH  - 
2c less in 100 pound lots.

2c less in 6 pail lots.

- 

.64

.40
.32

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

These brands are sold only by

Arthur Meigs & Co.

Wholesale Grocers,

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

SPRING  &

COMPANY

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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  be  adjusted  to  any  height of 
ceiling.  Is suspended  from ceiling 
directly  over  counter  within  easy 
distance of  salesman.  For  further 
Information address
GEO.  R.  BROWN,

PALMYRA, N. Y. 

i
r i i Iff

i l i l i ,

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

W ID E  BROW N COTTONS.

A MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

E. A.  STOWE  & BRO., Proprietors.

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

Telephone No. 95,

[Entered  at  the  Postofflce  at  Grand  Rapid#  a« 

Second-cla## Matter.1

WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 12,1885.

Business Enterprise.

After the discovery  of  gold  in California 
in 1848,  says the Overland,  and  before any 
communication was  had  with  American or 
European  commercial  points,  the  demand 
for supplies of almost  every  kind  became 
often oppressive.  There  were no railways, 
no telegraph, no steamships by which  com­
munication could  be  made;  no  intimation 
when any ship would  approach  the  coast. 
Yet it was of the  utmost  importance to the 
merchant that he obtain  the  earliest oppor­
tunity  to  board  an  incoming  vessel,  and 
make such purchases as would in a measure 
forestall the efforts of his rivals.

For this purpose each of  several  trading 
houses  kept  in  constant  readiness a good 
boat and a set  of  oarsmen,  with  which  to 
meet any craft that  came  into  the  harbor, 
and secure the first chance.

In  the  front  rank  of  these  competing 
houses were  those  of  C.  L.  Ross  and  of 
Howard & Melius.

One day a shout was heard:
“A brig is coming in!”
In a moment Howard had the rudder-lines 
of his boat,  and Ross those of his, and every 
oarsman sprung to his “ash” to the  utmost. 
It was about three miles to the brig, and the 
race was closely contested.  Ross  was only 
a hundred yards ahead when he grasped the 
ropes and sprang over the bulwarks.

The captain stood at the rail and Ross ac­
costed him in his peculiarly  rapid  manner:

“Got any red woolen shirts?”
.“Yes,”  Said  the  captain,  “a  hundred 

dozen.”

Without  asking  a  single  question as to 
the  further  contents  of  the  vessel,  Ross 
said:

“What will you take for your entire cargo 

—everything in the ship?”

“A hundred per cent, advance on the New 

York invoice.

“It is done,” said Ross,  as he handed the 
skipper a hundred dollars;  “and  this  binds 
the bargain.”

As the captain received  the  moneyJIow- 

ard reached the deck.

There were no  red  woolen  shirts in the 
country, and every miner  must have a pair, 
even if they cost him  a  hundred  dollars— 
and Ross knew it.

Newspaper  Wisdom.

Honesty pays. 

It is iiot every good thing 
that lias such a sordid  reason for practicing 
it; but it is a great  gain  to keep  sharp peo­
ple virtuous.—Philadelphia Record.

A full market report  has  its effect on the 
growth of large  cities,  for  produce  will  go 
where it can find a ready sale at established 
prices, and the owners follow  their produce 
and make  their  purchases  where they sell 
their crops.—Nashville American.

The technical press fills a very  creditable 
place in journalism and  represents no mean 
share of learning,  industry and ability.  The 
sensationalism  and  vulgarity  so  often con­
spicuous in  illustrated  weeklies,  and  from 
which great  dailies  are  not  always free,  is 
conspicuously absent from  trade  papers.— 
Philadelphia Bulletin.

A great  deal  of  unnecessary  friction is 
caused daring the pendency of many strikes 
by the importation  of  armed  men  from  a 
distance for the ostensible object of protect­
ing property.  The  practice  has  become so 
general that it might not be amiss for  states 
having a proper regard  for  their  own inde­
pendence and authority to take  some action 
concerning it.—Chicago  Herald.

Bad verdicts are the  natural  product  of 
the low moral tone of the community.  They 
plainly show that the  sympathies of  jurors 
are with the  wicked,  and  not  with  those 
who seek to  make  rascality  odious.  They 
also prove that our system of  justice is rot 
ten to the core; that it is so  hampered  with 
technicalities as to  promote  the  escape  of 
It is not only in San Francisco that 
rogues. 
the  tendency  exhibits  itself. 
In  all  the 
large cities of  tne  country  justice  is  con 
stantly  mocked.  Murderers  go  unhanged 
and thieves escape punishment.—San Fran­
cisco Chronicle.

Liable to Misconstruction.

From the New York Times.

Smith—Can you lend me $5,  Brown?
Brown  (handing  him  the  money)—Cer­

tainly; more if you want  it.

Smith—No; five is  enough.  By the way, 
Brown,  come up  and  take  dinner  with me 
to-night.

Brown—Sony,  but  I  have  another  en­
gagement  So I’ll  have  to  ask  you to ex­
cuse me this time.

Smith  (referring  to  the  loan)—Thanks, 

much obliged.  Good morning.

A Candid Confession.

A gentleman discovered his servant  help­

ing himself to the former’s cigars.

' “Sam,  I am surprised.”
“So is I, boss.  I ’lowed you had dun gone 

inter de country'.

Americans  now  eat  a  good  deal  more 
sugar than they did five years ago. 
In 1880 
the annual consumption  of  sugar was  41.2 
pounds. 
In 1884  it was 51.4 pounds.  The 
increase in growing  consumption  of  small 
fruits probably has  something  to  do  with 
the increase in the consumption  of sugar in 
this-country.

Androscoggin, 9-4. .23 
Androscoggin, 8-4. .21
Pepperell,  7-4......16%
Pepperell,  8-4......20
Pepperell,  9-4......22k
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 
Park Mills, No. 80. .13
A l a b a m a  brown—   7
Jewell briwn..........9k
Kentucky  brown.. 10^4 
Lewiston  brown...  9*4
Lane brown........... 954
Louisiana  plaid—

Ballou, 4-4 —  
Ballou, 5-4—  
Boott, 0.4-4.. 
Boott,  E. 5-5...........

Blackstone, AÀ 4-4. 
Chapman, X, ■' 
Conway,  4-4.

cambric,  4-4—  
Gold Medal, 4-4.. 
Gold Medal, 7-8... 
Gilded Age..........
Crown..................
No.  10..................

Centennial.

Paconia... 
Red  Cross.

CHECKS.

Pepperell, 10-4....... 25
Pepperell, 11-4....... 2714
Pequot,  7-4............ 18
Pequot,  8-4............ 21
Pequot,  9-4............ 24
Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz..............11
Otis Apron............10%
Otis Furniture.......1054
York, 1  oz............... 10
York. AA, extra oz. 14 
OSNABURG.Alabama  plaid.........7
Augusta plaid........   7
Toledo plaid...........   7
Manchester  plaid..  7 
New Tenn. plaid.. .11 
Utility plaid...........   654
3HED COTTONS.
8k!Greene, G,  44........ 554
.1154 Hill, 44.................... 7 k
854 Hill, 7-8.................... 6k
.1254 Hope,  44............... 6k
6k King  Phillip  cam
brie, 4-4............... 1154
6
.  854 Lin wood,  4-4........
7/4
73£
Lonsdale,  44........
.  954 Lonsdale  cambric. 1054
.  554 Langdon, GB, 44.. 9k
,  7 Langdon, 45.......... 14
.  6 Mason ville,  44— 8
.  7 Maxwell. 4-4.......... 9k
.  634 New York Mill, 4-4.1054
.  6 New Jersey,  4-4... 8
.  4 Pocasset,  P. M. C. 7k
Pride of the West. 11
.  9 Pocahontas,  44...
754
9 Slaterville, 7-8....... 6k
9
.  8k Victoria, AA........
•  7k Woodbury, 44....... 5k
i, Whitinsville,  44..
7V4
.11 Whitinsville, 7-8... 6k
.  634 Wamsutta, 44....... 1054
Williamsville,  36.. • 10k
.  834
SILESIAS.
.17 Mason ville TS.......
.1254 Masonville  S........ • 10k
.10 Lonsdale............... 9 Vi
.15 Lonsdale A ........... .16
Nictory  O.............
.  8 Victory J ...............
.14 Victory  D.............
,12k Victory  K............. 2k
.12 Phoenix A .........
• 19k
.10 Phoenix  B ............. 10k
.16 Phoenix X X .......
' PRINTS.
..5k Gloucester........... ..6
Gloucestermourn g .6
..5k Hamilton  fancy.. . .6
..5k Hartel fancy........ ..6
Merrimac D.......... ..6
..6k Manchester.......... ..6
-.554 Oriental fancy — ..6
..6 Oriental  robes__ . .6 %
.  554 Pacific  robes........ ..6
6 Richmond............. ..6
..654 Steel River........... . .5^4
..0 Simpson’s ............. ..6
..6 Washington fancy
Washington blues .  7k

F IN E  BROW N  COTTON

DOM ESTIC  GINGHAM S.

checks,
new

HEAVY  BROW N  COTTONS.

W ID E  BLEACHED COTTONS.

Indian Orchard, 40.  8
Indian Orchard, 36.  7k
Laconia  B, 7-4..
...16k
Lyman B, 40-in.
...10k
Mass. BB, 4-4...
...5 k
Nashua  E, 40-in ...  8k
Nashua  R, 44..
...  7k
Nashua 0 ,7-8... 
...  6k 
Newmarket N.
...6 k
Pepperell E, 39-in..  7
Pepperell  R, 44 ...  7k
Pepperell  O, 7-8 ...  6k
Pepperell N, 3-4 ...  6k
Pocasset  C, 44.
...  6k
Saranac  R........
...  7}4
...  9
Saranac  E........

Arnold fancy—
Berlin solid........
Cocheco fancy..
Cocheco robes...
Conestoga fancy
Eddystone.......
Eagle fancy.......
Garner pink............. 654
Appleton A, 4-4—   754
Boott  M, 4-4............. 6%
Boston F, 44..........754
Continental C, 4-3..  6% 
Continental D, 40 in 8k 
Conestoga W, 4-4...  654 
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  554 
Conestoga G, 30-in.  6
Dwight  X, 3-4........ 5k
Dwight Y, 7-8..........  5k
Dwight Z, 4-4............6^4
Dwight Star, 4-4 —   7 
EwightStar,40-in..  9 
Enterprise EE, 36..  5 
Great Falls E, 4-4...  7
F a r m e r s ’ A, 4-4.......6
Indian  Orchard  1-4 754
Renfrew, dress styl 754 
Amoskeag.............
t%
Johnson  Manfg Co,
Amoskeag, Persian
Bookfold..............1254
styles....................1054
Johnson Manfg Co,
Bates.......................754
dress  styles........1254
Berkshire.............   654
Slaterville, 
dress
Glasgow checks—   7 
styles....................  754
Glasgow cheeks, f’y 754 
White Mfg Co, stap  7% 
Glasgow 
White Mfg Co, fane  8 
royal  styles........  8
White  Manf’g  Co,
Gloucester, 
Earlston...............  8
standard.............  754
Gordon....................  754
Plunket..................  1%
dress 
Greylock, 
ancaster...............  8
styles  ...................1254
Langdale.................754
Androscoggin, 7-4. .21  Pepperell.  10-4
2754
Pepperell,  114.......3254
Androscoggin, 84. .23
Pequot,  7-4.............21
Pepperell,  7-4........20
Pequot,  84.............24
Pepperell,  84........2254
Pequot,  94.............2754
Pepperell,  9-4........25
Atlantic  A, 4-4.......  754|Lawrence XX, 44..  "k
Atlantic  II, 44.......7  Lawrence  Y, 30.... 
.
Atlantic  D, 4-4.......654  LawrenceLL,44...  ®54
Atlantic P, 44........   554 Newmarket N .........654
Atlantic LL, 4 4 ....  54Mystic River, 44...  554
Pequot A, 4-4..........  754
Adriatic, 36
Piedmont,  36..........  654
Augusta, 44 ...........   654
Stark AA, 4-4..........  754
Boott  M, 4-4...........   6%
Tremont CC, 44 —   554
Boott  FF, 44..........  7k
Utica,  4-4................   9
Graniteville, 44—   534 
Wachusett,  44.......  754
Indian  Head, 44...  7 
Wachusett, 30-in...  634
Indiana Head 45-in. 1254
Falls, XXXX.......... 1854
Amoskeag,  ACA... 14 
Falls, XXX.............1554
Amoskeag  “ 44.. 19
Falls,  BB................ 1154
Amoskeag,  A ........13
Falls,  BBC, 36........1954
Amoskeag,  B ........12
Falls,  awning........19
Amoskeag,  C........11
Hamilton,  BT, 32.. 12
Amoskeag,  D........ 1054
Hamilton,  D ..........  954
Amoskeag,  E ........10
Hamilton,  H ............954
Amoskeag, F..........  954
Hamilton  fancy... 10
Premium  A, 44— 17
Methuen A A .......... 1354
Premium  B ........... 16
Methuen ASA........18
Extra 4-4..................16
Omega A, 7-8.......... 11
Extra 7-8..................1454
Omega A, 4-4.......... 13
Gold Medal 44........15
Omega ACA, 7-8___14
CCA 7-8................... 1254
Omega ACA, 44— 16
CT 44 ...................... 14
Omega SE, 7-8.........24
RC 7-8...................... 14
Omega SE, 4-4.........27
BF 7-8...................... 16
Omega M. 7-8.........22
AF4-4......................19
Omega M, 44.......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32......14
ShetucketSS&SSW 1154 
Cordis ACA, 32......15
Shetucket, S & SW.12 
Cordis No. 1, 32......15
Shetucket,  SFS 
.. 12
Cordis  No. 2...........14
Siockbridge  A .........7
Cordis  No. 3...........13
Stockbridge frncy.  8
Cordis  No. 4...........1154
Empire
Garner......................o
Washington............  434
Hookset..................  5
Edwards..................  5
Red  Cross...............  5
S. S. & Sons............  5
Forest Grove
American  A ........ 18 001 Old  Ironsides.........15
Stark A ...................22541Wheatland...............21
Boston....................  634|Otis CC.. . . . . ...........1054
Everett blue.........1354 Warren  AXA.......... 1254
Everett brown......13k Warren  BB..............1154
Otis  AXA..............1254 Warren CC............... 1054
Otis BB.................. 11541 York  fancy..............1354
Man ville..................  6  IS. S. &Sons..............  6
Masgnville.............   6  |Garner....................   6
Red  Cross........ ....  7k Thistle Mills...........
Berlin............... ....  7k Rose......................... 8
Garner............. ....  7k
Brooks............. ....50 Eagle  and  Phœnix
Mills ball sewing.30
Clark’s O. N. F. __ 55
J. &P.  Coats... ....55 Greeh  &  Daniels.. 25
Willimantic 6 cord.55 Merricks............... 40
Willimantic 3 cord. 40 Stafford................ 25
Hall & Manning... 25
Charleston ball sew
ing thread— ....30 Holyoke................ 25
CORSET JE A N S .
....  7k Kearsage............... 8»
Armory..........
Androscoggin sat..  8k Naumkeag satteen 8k
....  6 Pepperell  bleached  8*4
Canoe River...
Clarendon. — ....  6k Pepperell sat........
9k
Hallowell  Imp ....  6k Rockport............... 7
Lawrence sat........
854
Ind. Orch. Imp
7
Conegosat.............
Laconia..........

GLAZED CAMBRICS. 

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

SPO OL COTTON.

G R A IN  BAGS.

T IC K IN G S.

W IG AN S.

DENIM S.

“ 

COAL  ANI>  BUILDING  MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

Ohio White Lime, per  bbl...................  
1  00
85
Ohio White Lime, car lots...................  
Louisville Cement,  per bbl.................. 
1 30
Akron Cement per bbl........................  
1  30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl......................  
130
..................... 1  0f>@l 10
Car lots  “ 
Plastering hair, per bu........................   25@  30
Stucco, per bbl....................................... 
175
Land plaster, per ton............................ 
3 50
2 50
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
Fire brick, per  M..................................$26 @ $35
Fire clay, per bbl..................................  
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. $6 00@6 25 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 25@6 50
Cannell,  car lots..................................   @6 CO
Ohio Lump, car lots............................  3 10@3 25
BJossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00 
Portland  Cement................ ................  3 50@4 00

COAX..

n

Staple and  Fancy

SOLD  BY
Franklin MacVeagh & Co., Chicago, 111.

A rthur Meigs & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Curtiss, Dunton  &  Go.,
G rand  Rapids  Tank  Line.

PROPB.I3E3TORS

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

and barrel it here. 

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OTJ3R.  BPLAJSTiDS.

Prime White, Michigan  Test. 
Michigan Test.

X_.TTBP?.IOJk.TI2SrO-.

XXX  Water White. 
Electroleum.

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

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

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

C U R T I S S ,   D U 3 S T O N

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DRY  GOODS
CARPETS.

MATTINGS.

OIL  CLOTHS

E S T O - ,   E T C .

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand  Rapids,

Michigan.

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

TIME  TABLES.

DEPA R T.

♦Detroit  Express....................................  6:00 am
+Day  Express..........................................12:45 p m
♦Atlantic Express.................................... 9:30 pm
Way Freight...................................................   6:50 am
♦Pacific  Express...........................................   6:00 am
+Mail......................................................... 3:50 p m
+Grand  Itapids  Express.......................10:50pm
Way Freight............................................5:15 a m

A R R IV E.

tDailv except Sunday.  »Daily.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific 
Express.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  G . and  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The 1 »etroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at H:45a.m.,NewYorkl0:30 
a. m., and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day.
A tra :n leaves Dei roit at 4 p. m. daily except 
S u n d a y   with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:50 p. m.

J i  T .  S c h u l t z , Gen’l Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.

Leaves.  Arrives,
tMail......................................9:15 am   4:35 pm
tDay  Ejypress.....................13:35 p m  10:45 p m
♦Night  Express................. 8:35 p m  4:45 a m

♦Daily.  -rDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping  Cars  on  ail  night trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful at­
tendants ’without extra charge to Chicago on 
13:35 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.m. and 
9:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO D IV I8 IO N .

Leaves.  Arrives.
Express...................  ..........4:15 pm   4:05 p m
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. FT. C a r p e n t e r ,  Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  M u l l i k e n ,  General  Manager.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
Arrive. 
Express...............................7:15 pm  
Mail...................................... 9:50 am  

Leave
7:30 a m
4:00 pm

train 

All trains daily except Sunday.
The 

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 
special New York Express on Main Line.
Through  tickets  and  berths  in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket office, 
67iMonre street and depot.

J. W. McK bnney, Gen’l Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING  EAST.

BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of  Last Resort.

A T T A C H M E N T — M O R T G A G E — P R E F E R E N C E .
According to the decision of the  Supreme 
Court of Louisiana, a creditor who  sues out 
an attachment solely on the  ground that his 
debtor had  given  a  mortgage  to  another 
creditor, and who is found to  have  asked a 
mortgage for himself  before  the  mortgage 
complained of was  given, cannot  complain 
of an unfair  preference  and  justify an  at­
tachment on that ground.”

A S S IG N M E N T   F O R   B E N E F I T   O F   C R E D IT O R S .
A debtor who makes  a  voluntary assign­
ment of all his  property  for  the  benefit of 
his creditors is a competent witness  on  the 
trial of an interpleader interposed by his as­
signee in an  attachment  suit  against  him 
and another,  to show  that  he  alone owned 
the  property 
therefore 
that it  belonged  to  the  assignee, and  was 
not subject to attachment.  So  held  by  the 
Supreme Court of  Illinois.

attached,  and 

R E C E IV E R   O F  IN S O L V E N T   D E B T O R — R IG H T  

T O   F A T E N T .

Under the public statutes of Rhode Island 
the receiver of an insolvent debtor is requir­
ed to  “take possession  of  all the  property, 
evidences of property, books, papers,  debts, 
choses  in  action,  and estate  of  every kind 
of the  debtor  *  *  *  excepting so much 
of said estate  and  property other than bills 
of exchange and negotiable promisory  notes 
as is or shall be exempted  from  attachment 
by law.”  Under  this  provision,  according 
to the decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Rhode Island,  the  receiver  is  entitled  to a 
patent right belonging to the debtor.

M E A N IN G   O F   T E R M  

“ M A N U F A C T U R E R .”
One who  slaughters  hogs  and  converts 
them into bacon,  lard  and  cured  meats is a 
“manufacturer,” according  to  the  decision 
of the Ohio  Supreme  Court  Commission in 
the case of Engle vs.  Sohn.  “One who pro­
duces such results,”  said  the  court,  “may

B A N D .

idays excepted.  »Daily.

W IF E   A S   C R E D IT O R — P R E F E R E N C E   B Y   H U S ­

of whom have been held  to  be  manufactur­
ers and taxed as such under the internal rev­
enue laws of the United States.

Leaves. 
Arrives. 
+st<aamboat  Express..
6:25 a m
.......  6:17 a m
+Tbrough  Mail........... .......10:10 am 10:20 am
3:35 p m
+Ev'ening  Express...... ___3:20 p m
♦Liioiited  Express........ .. .*.  6:27 p m 6:30 p m
he who  buys  lumber  and  planes,  tongues, 
10:30 a m
+Mixed, with coach__
1 W EST.
GOINC
grooves,  or  otherwise  dresses  the  same, or I +M 
__   1:05 p m 1:10 p m
irning  Express.......
+M<
+Tbirough  Mail.................  5:10 pm 5:15 p m
as he who by a simple process makes sheets 
tS tisamboat Express.. ...... 10:40 p m 10:45 p m
of batting from cotton,  or  as  he  who  buys
7:10 a m
+Mixed..........................
♦Night Express........... .‘.7 .7   5:10 a m 5:30 a m
Passenge;rs  taking  the  6:25  a.  m.  Express
lections at 0nvosso for Lansing
make close
and at Detroit fe>r New York:, arriving there at
10:00 a. m. the feblowing mo
ars  oil  Mail  Trailis,  both  East  and
Parlor C 
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 Graud Rapids.
D. P o t t e r ,  City Pass. Agent. 
G e o . B. R e e v e , Traffic Manager, Chicago.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of 
Kansas is to the effect that  a  wife who is a 
bona fide creditor of the husband  is entitled 
to security or payment out of her  husband’s 
estate the same  as  any  other  creditor, and 
GOING  NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves.
that although the husband is in  failing  cir­
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  8:45 p m 
cumstances he may in good faith  prefer her 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  7:00 a m  10:35 a m 
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac Ex  3:55 p m  5:00 p m
to the exclusion of other creditors  by trans­
7:10 a m
G’d Rapids  & Cadillac  Ac. 
ferring real estate or other  property  to  her
7:15 a m 
at a fair price in payment of her debt against j ^ '^ ^ a c  & Cincinnati Ex '
:50 p m
6:00 p m 
him, though as the relationship  existing be-
11:45 p m
Mackinac & Ft. W ay i e Ex.. 10:25 am  
tween such  persons  affords  opportunity  to | C A üïaffifdail^excIp^Suntoy.“
commit  fraud, their  action  in  mal
,.  . 
,  North—Train  leaving  at 5:00  o’clock  p.  m.
transfer should be closely scrutinized  to see | has  Woodruff  Sleeping Cars for  Petoskey  and
Mackinac City.  Train leaving at 10:35 a. m. has 
that it is honest and that  the  consideration 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Traverse 
is adequate and is  paid  out  of  the  wife’s 
Citr.
South—Train leaving at 4:35p. m. has  Wood­
separate estate.  The court held  also that a I 
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.
bona fide  indebtedness  may  be  paid  by a J 
husband to his wife, although the statute of 
limitations may have  run  against it that he 
is not compelled to  resort  to  this  defense 
and that his other creditors cannot interfere 
and insist upon it for him.

Detroit,  Mackinac  & Marquette.

C. L . L o c k w o o d , Gcn’l Pass. Agent.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

s l e e p i n g   c a r   a r r a n g e m e n t s .

GOING  s o u t h .

the i

, ,  , 

,  . 

Trains connect with G. R. & I.  trains  for St. 
Ignace, Marquette and Lake  Superior  Points, 
leaving Grand Rapids at 11:30 a. m. and 11:00 p. 
m., arriving at Marquette at 1:45 p. in.  Return­
ing leave Marquette at  3:00  p.  in., arriving  at 
Grand Rapids at 6:30 a. m. and 5:45 p. in.  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.

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, 

. 

, 

Goodrich Steamers.

Leave  Grand Haven Tuesday, Thursday  and 
Sunday evenings, connecting with train on I)., 
G. H. & M. Ry.  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.

G.  S. YALE & BRO.

-Manufacturers  o t—

BAKING  POWDERS,

iOUTTIlWG-®,  ETC.,

40  and  42  South  Division,  St. 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

C A T E R E R — D U T Y   TO   S U P P L Y   W H O L E S O M E  

FO O D .

According to the decision of the  Supreme 
Court  of  Massachusetts,  in  the  case  of 
Bishop vs.  Weber,  a  public  caterer  owes a 
duty to one lawfully attending an entertain­
ment to supply him  with  wholesome  food, 
and is liable in negligence  for  an injury re- 
sultingfrom taking deleterious food furnished 
by him.  The court said: 
If one holds him­
self out to the public as a  caterer,  skilled in 
providing and preparing food for  entertain­
ments,  and is employed  as  such  by  those 
who  arrange  for  an  entertainment, to fur­
nish food and drink for all  who may attend 
it, and if he undertakes to perform  the ser­
vices accordingly,  he stands  in  such a rela­
tion of duty toward a  person  who  lawfully 
attends the entertainment,  and  partakes of 
the food furnished by him,  as to be liable in 
an action of tort  for negligence in  furnish­
ing unwholesome food whereby such person 
is injured.  The liability does not rest so much 
upon an implied  contract  as  upon a viola­
tion or neglect of a duty  voluntarily assum­
ed. 
Indeed,  where the guests are entertain­
ed without pay,  it would  be hard  to  estab­
lish an implied contract with  each  individ­
ual.  The  duty,  however,  arises  from  the 
relation of the  caterer to  the  guests.  The 
latter have the right to assume that  he will 
furnish  for  their  consumption  provisions 
which are not unwholesome  and  injurious 
through any neglect  on  his part.  The fur­
nishing  of  provisions  which  endanger 
human life  or  health,  stands  clearly upon 
the same  ground  as  the  administering of 
improper medicines,  from which  a  liability 
springs irrespective  of  any  privity of con­
tract between the parties.

Symptoms of Fever.

A rural gentleman standing  over a1 regis­
ter in a city store,  attracted  some attention 
to himself by observing to bis wife:  “Mar- 
iar,  I  guess I’m  going  to  have  a fever; I 
feel such hot airs a running up my legs.”

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From 3 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts  made for 
Complete Outfits.

HAZELTINE,  PERKINS  &  CO.  have 

Sole Control of our Celebrated

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The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE.

Read it.

When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is  put on 
any building, and if within three years it should 
crack or peel off, and thus fail to give  the full 
satisfaction  guaranteed,  wo  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.  NFVIN  &  CO.
Send for sample cards  and  prices.  Address

Hazeltii, Perkins & Go.

W .  O,  D enison,

88,90 and 93 South Division  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Wholesale laifactirers of

PURE  CANDY!

AND  DEALERS  IN

Oranges,  Lemons,
Bananas,  Figs,  Dates, 

N U T S ,

E   T   O .

EDMUND  B.  D1KEMAN. W M .   S E A R S   &   C O
Cracker  Manufacturers.

Agents  fo r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37, 39 & 41  Kent  Street,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

JEWELER,

44  CANAL  STREET,

S.  W. 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

&c  CO,

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AND  OTHER  FAVORITE  BRANDS  OF

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NIMROD  ..........
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BLUE  PETER..

...44  SPREAD EAGLE...............................................38
...40  BIG  FIVE  CENTER........................................ 35
.. .38 | In lots of 73 pounds or over two cents less
C H O IC E   B U T T E S .  A   S P E C IA L T Y ! 
CALIFORNIA  AND  OTHER  FOREIGN  AND 
DOMESTIC  FRUITS  AND VEGETABLES.  Care­
ful Attention Paid to Filling  Orders.

M.  C.  R U S S E L L , 48  Ottawa st.,  Grand Rapids.

If in Need of Anything  in  our  Line,  it 

will pay you to get our Prices.

p a t e n t e e s   a n d   s o l e   m a n u f a c t u r e r s   o f

Barlow’s Patent

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Send for Samples and Circular.

Barlow 

Brothers,

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

G.
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No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Itapids.

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YOIGT  ILLING
C R E SC E N T
FLOURING  MILLS

Proprietors  of

USE

D’OLIVEIRA’S
Parisian Sauce

Send  for  new 
for 

Price - List 
Fall Trade.
ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED

Manufacturers  of the  Following  Pop­

ular  Iirands  of Flour:

CRESCENT,”

“ W HITE  ROSE,”

“ MORNING  GLORY,”

“ ROYAL  PATENT,” and 

“ ALL W HEAT,” Flour.

C L IM A X -

PLUG TOBACCO^
PED TIN TAG.

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Over  12,000  flle3 
sold the first  year. 
Over 800 Nationals 
now 
in  u se  by 
parties  who  have 
discarded the most 
popular  of  other 
makes.  The  Nat­
ional  is  the  best, 
because it Is  more 
complete,  more 
durable  than  any

because it has greater 
Send for Illustrated Catalogue", 
under O. C. Mackenzie’s patents by 

It is  the cheapest, 
ipacity than any other.
M anufaetured

National  Cabinet  Letter File Company, 

186  and  188  Fifth  Ave.,  Chic igo.

¿ T T T I O I O  

c t e   O C X ,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Summer Goods.

103  C A N A L   ST R E ET .

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R u b b e r
B O O T S
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Ordinary Rubber Boots 
always wear out first on 
the ball.  The (’A.Ni)kK 
Boots are double thick 
on  the  ball,  and  give
DOUBLE WEAR*
UTost economical rub­
ber Boot in the market. 
Lasts  longer than  any 
other  boot,  and  the
PRICE  NO HIGHER. 
Call  and  ex­
amine  the 
goods.

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E. G. Studiey & Co.,

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Manufacturers  of LEATHER  AND  RUBBER 
BELTING, and all kinds of RUBBER  GOODS, 
Fire Department and mill supplies.' Jobbers of 
“Candee”  Rubber  Boots,  Shoes  and  Arctics, 
Heavy and Light Rubber Clothing.  Salesroom 
No. 13 Canal street.  Factory, 26  and  28  Pearl 
St., GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

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

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

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The Great Stump and Rock

Strongest and Safest Explosive Known 

to the Arts,

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

GUNS,  AMMUNITION  k FISHING  TACKLE,

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UNAUTH O RIZED.

A Call W hich W as Not Issued from  Head­

quarters.

ri5<.

About half the newspapers  of  the  State 
have given place to the following “call” dur­
ing the past week:

The  State  Dairymen’s  Convention  has 
been called to  meet  at  Kalamazoo in  De­
cember next  The session of the  body will 
be held in the Farmers’ block on East  Main 
street!  The entire second  Story of the block 
occupied  by the  Acme  Creamery  Co.,  as a 
show and salesroom will  be  cleared and fit­
ted as a place in which to hold the meetings 
of the convention.  Between two  and three 
hundred dairymen will attend and they will 
probably  continue  in  session  two or three 
day. 

as the  editor  of  T he Tradesm an hap­
pens to occupy the positiion of  Secretary of 
the  Michigan  Dairymen’s  Association,  it 
struck him as  somewhat  singular  that  he 
should not be consulted in  the  matter of is­
suing a call for an annual  convention;  and 
as the by-laws of  the  Association  provide 
that the meeting shall  convene  on the third 
Tuesday of each February,  it seemed to be a 
little irregular  to  call  the  Association to­
gether in December.  With a view of ascer­
taining whether anyone  connected with  the 
Association was instrumental in issuing the 
“call,” inquiries  were  dispatched to  Presi­
dent  Wiggins,  Vice-President  Howe  and 
other leading spirits of the  last  convention. 
Mr. Wiggins replied that the intimation of a 
meeting was  “news” to him, and  the others 
answered  to  the  same effect.  Careful sur­
vey of all the facts in  the  matter  leads to 
the conclusion  that the “call”  was  issued 
without the sanction of a  single  member of 
the Association,  but the real motive for  the 
act has not yet been made apparent.

No place has  yet  been designated for the 
next meeting of the  Association,  nor  will 
there be such  designation  until  there is a 
meeting of the officers  of  the  Association. 
Neither will the meeting be held at any oth­
er time than  that  provided  for  by the by­
laws. 
In due time and in  the  proper man­
ner dairymen will be apprised  of  the place 
of  meeting, and all  other  information per­
taining thereto.  Until such time,  it will be 
well to look upon all  unauthorized  and un­
signed calls with deserved distrust.

Copra.

One of the leading staples of the Polynes­
ian  Islands  is  copra,  a name  with  which 
few of our readers are  acquainted,  perhaps, 
but it will be recognized when  it  is  known 
that copra is nothing but the dried  meat  of 
the cocoannt.  This article of  commerce  is 
imported in sacks and the contents resemble 
dried leaves more than anything  else.  The 
natives  of  the  Pacific  isles  prepare  it  by 
breaking the fruit into small pieces  and  al­
low them to dry in  the  sun  until  the  meat 
becomes perfectly hardened. After the cocoa- 
nut is thus prepared  it  becomes  of  a  dark 
brown color.

There is not  an  island  in Oceanica,  per­
haps, where copra is not prepared to a greater 
or less extent. 
It is said  that  the  natives 
manufacture a cocoanut oil out of this article 
and also a marine soap which lathers with the 
sea water.  The larger part of the  staple  is 
shipped  to  the  United  States and Europe 
where it is largely used in the  manufacture 
of candies. 
It is also used in  pomades  and 
furnishes a volatile oil which  is  often  used 
in perfumery.  A large  trade  is  being  de­
veloped with the United States.

The  Grocery  Market.

Considering the season, business is  satis­
factory in all branches of the  grocery trade, 
the volume being  considerably  greater than 
at the corresponding period last year.  Granu­
lated and standard sugars are up a sixpence, 
but the othe grades are unchanged.  Pickles 
are climbing up the scale, and both Saginaw 
and Manistee salt are now  quoted at S I   per 
barrel,  in  consequence  of  an  agreement 
which has  been  effected  between  the  two 
Valleys.

Candy is steady.  Nuts are firm,  almonds, 
Brazils,  filberts and  peanuts  being  on  the 
advance.  Fruits are steady,  with the excep­
tion of lemons, which  are  off  a little from 
last week’s quotations.  Whether there will 
be a further  decline, depends altogether up­
on the state of the weather.

H ow to Treat  Canned  Meats.

The Armour Canning Co.,  in  view of the 
recent cases of poisoning from  eating  can­
ned meats,  has issued a circular giving some 
excellent  directions  to  consumers  of  tliat 
kind  of  food.  “In  warm  weather,” says 
the circular,  ‘ ‘it is advisable after opening a 
can of corned beef or other canned meat,  to 
remove the contents  from  the  can,  and,  if 
not all consumed at one meal, not to replace 
the meat in the can,  but to place it in the ice 
box, or at least take  as  much  care of it as 
of fresh or cooked butcher’s  meat.  So long 
as the can is air tight it matters not whether 
it be left at the poles or the tropics, but after 
the contents are once exposed to the air they 
must not be treated with any less care  than 
would be bestowed on ordinary meat.”

Some years ago the soft clam of  the east­
ern coast  was  introduced  into the  bay of 
San Francisco where  it  throve  and  multi­
plied.  The Pacific coast  has  returned the 
compliment  by  sending  its  little  round 
clams,  which  are  much  like  our  “little 
necks,” to be planted in the  Atlantic.  The 
United  States  Fish  Commission  Agents 
stalled in their car from  Puget  Sound with 
5,000 packed in  wet sand;  ond  after  much 
difficulty succeeded in saving 800, which are 
planted  in 
the  beach  at  Wood’s  Hole, 
Mass.

Sampling  the  Produce.

From the Phila. Times.

“That’s eight this morning.”
The  speaker  was  a  wholesale  produce 
merchant at the  Dock  street  market.  He 
held a  little girl tightly  by  the  wrist,  and 
in the little girl’s  hand  was a large  potato.
“Come put it back,”  continued  the  mer­
chant;  “don’t  you  know  I could  send  you 
up for  stealing?”  When  he  had  allowed 
the child to run away,  he went on:  “Many 
of ’em?  why,  I tell you that’s eight or  ten 
to-day.  Some  days 
It 
ain’t as I’d care about their  havin’ a potato, 
but I don’t see  as  they  have  any  right to 
steal ’em.”

there’s  more. 

“The big show ones are on top,  eh?” 
“Well, maybe there’s  somethin’ in  that,” 
he laughed.  “But  after  all,  to  come  to 
sense,  if  everybody  as  passed  by  helped 
themselves to one  potato  don’t  you  think 
we’d suffer? 
I assure you  there’s  a  crowd 
of little boys and girls as  is sent  out reg’lar 
every day to get what  they  can  and take it 
home.  Some of em’s got baskets.  Besides 
them there’s the market samplers.”

“Market samplers?  What  are they?” 
“They are women—1 suppose  they’d like 
to be  called  ladies—who  come  down  one 
day to one market and one  day to  another. 
They never buy anything, but just go around 
from stall to stall  and  sample  the  truck. 
They get a potato  from one  place  and  an­
other,  an onion  from  here  and  yonder,  a 
carrot or two in the  same  way,  ’an,  p’raps 
manage to pick  up a cabbage  if  they  ain’t 
watched.  Them’s market samplers ’an a big 
nuisance they are.”

“Do you mean to say they make a regular 

living in that way?”

“Of course  I  do.  Look  now—you  see 
this respectably dressed  lady cornin’ along? 
See if she don’t sample some ’o my  goods.” 
A tall,  well-looking lady came up bearing 
a small market basket on one arm  and with 
an apparently well-filled  purse in  her hand. 
She put some of  the  usual  questions to the 
dealer,  who informed her that  he  only sold 
wholesale.  She  said  she  thought  of pur­
chasing a barrel of  potatoes  and  proceeded 
to examine some  of  the  goods.  The  calm 
manner in which she  spent a  minute  over 
one barrel and a minute over  another,  pick­
ing out a potato and  transferring  it  to  the 
hand which  held the  purse,  until  she  had 
selected some six of the tubers, was refresh­
ing to behold.  Then turning  to  the  mer­
chant she said she would take them home to 
try and let him  know  the result.  He was 
speechless at her coolness, and said nothing 
as she walked quietly away.

“There!  What  do  you  think  o’  that? 
There’s  no stopping  that, you  know,  but I 
can and will stop them  yoimgsters  stealin’. 
There’s one on ’em now!  The  eleventh to­
day!” and he rushed  off  after  an  embryo 
sneak-thief.

W ild W estern Journalism.

The  following  choice  sentiments  from 
the Red  Gulch  Ripsnorter  are  given  as a 
sample of  the  way  they  do  things  out 
West:

Any galoot that wants the Ripsiwrtcr for 
a year can  have it left  at  his  bar-room on 
payment of  three  red  chips  in  advance. 
Now’s  your time to  chip  in.  Boys, she’s a 
dandy.

Advertisements will be  stuck in at liberal 
terms,  and  dust  and  mules  taken  in ex­
change.

You ducks who haven’t paid up your sub­
scriptions  want to hustle.  We  warn  you 
that we know who  you  are,  and we  are go­
ing out  collecting  in  a  day  or two with a 
new brace of  Colts’ ready  for all  slow cus­
tomers.  We mean business.

Funeral notices must  be  accompanied by 
the address of the corpse,  not  for  publica­
tion,  but as a guarantee of prompt payment.

“Domestic Sardines.”

From the  Portland, Me., Argus.

A sardine factory  employing  seventy-five 
hands uses about eight hogsheads of herring 
per day.

The celery fields in and about  Kalamazoo 
seem never to have looked better than now. 
The  first  crop  is  in  the  best form,  and the 
second is coming on finely.  The shipments 
are also exceeding those of  last year at this 
time.

“You are a great smoker,  I believe,” said 
a Brooklyn grocer  to  a  customer  who  had 
owed him a bill for  a  long  time.  “Yes,  I 
am; but how  do  you  know?”  “Oh,  I’ve 
heard that the use of tobacco  makes a  man 
forgetful.”—New York Journal.

“The  city of  San  Francisco,”  says  the 
Commercial  Herald of that  place,  “is cer­
tainly  growing  with  wonderful  rapidity. 
From a  real estate  summary  presented for 
the past six months,  we find that the aggre­
gate  value  of  building 
improvements 
amounts  to  $4,456,559  against  $3,197,670 
for the same period in 1884,  which  shows a 
gain for this year’s operations of $1,361,889, 
and be it remembered the bulk of  these im­
provements  consisted  of  small  dwelling 
houses.”

“Sugar at a cent a  pound,”  is  the  motto 
of some of the men who  are enthusiastic in 
their assertions that sorghum sugar will yet 
be produced at that rate.  Much  encourage­
ment is found by advocates of sorghum cul­
ture in the  report  of  Clinton  Bozarth,  an 
Iowa farmer,  to  the  Agricultural  Depart­
ment.  Mr.  Bozarth rented 85 acres at Cedar 
Falls,  Black  Hawk  county,  at  $3.50  an 
acre.  He reports the expense to have  been 
$1,289. The yield  of syrup from the 85 acres 
was 9,860 gallons, which he sold for 50 cents 
a gallon,  or $4,930.  For 15 barrels of vine­
gar he got $90.  The total value af the crop 
was $5,020, and the net value was $3,731.

“A bushel of com  when  compacted  into 
lard,  or cheese  or  butter,”  says  the  New 
Orleans Times-Democrat,  “can find its mar­
ket anywhere in the  world  where  the  cost 
of  sending  the  com  itself  would  make a 
market for it  impossible.  Besides  this,  in 
the making of the lard or butter a  manurial 
residue is left on  the  land,  instead of being 
carried away to fertilize foreign fields.  This 
is  the  kernel  of  the  argument  for  mixed 
fanning stead of grain  farming.”

M ISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
each and every insertion.  One  cent  for  each 
additional word.  Advance payment.
W ANTED—Situation  by  an  experienced 
drug clerk.  Address D,  Box  1632,  Mus­
kegon, Mich. 
101*
DRUGGIST —Young-  man,  experienced, 
wants a situation in drug  store.  No  ob­
jections to small cities.  Good references.  Ad­
101*
dress “P,” care T h e  T r a d e s m a n . 
WANTED—To  exchange  for  general  mer­

chandise, 2,000 acres of  timbered  lands. 
The timber on said lands is hemlock, beech and 
maple,  oak  and  yellow  birch,  1 Vt  miles from 
Flint & Pere  Marquette  R. R.  in  Osceola  Co., 
Mich.  There is a lumber  and  shingle  mill on 
saidlands.  Address“B.” careTHET r a d e s m a n , 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

FOR SALE—Or  exchange,  a  fine  improved 

farm  in  Pulaski  county,  Ind., and  some 
choice western land cheap  for  cash  or  in  ex­
change for stock of goods.  Address, T. J. Cairns 
& Co., Janesville, Wis. 

WANTED—Change of situation at any time, 

by a Holland young  man,  more  or less 
acquainted with different languages and about 
three years’ experience in drug business.  Ad­
dress A .  B., T r a d e s m a n  office.

109*

101

. 

99

in the place.  Will sell or trade  for  land.  Ad­

Northern Michigan town.  The only hotel 

'  good run of custom.  Best of reasons for 
selling.  C. H. Adams, Otsego. Mich. 
97tf

$1,200  stock  of  groceries  or  drugs  or a
house and lot.  Address F. P. C.,  box  80,  Wood- 
stock, Mich. 

IT'OR  SALE—Drug  stock  and  fixtures,  with 
IT'OR  SALE—Farm  near  Grand  Rapids  for 
HOTEL FOR  SALE—New hotel in a thriving 
SITUATION  WANTED—As  traveling  sales­
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.” 

man for a wholesale house.  Good security 

dress “E,” care T h e  T r a d e s m a n . 

man, care T h e   T r a d e s m a n . 

and references  can be given.  Address  Sales­

100*

94tf

99

IT'OR  SALE—The brevier type formerly used 

'  on T h e  T r a d e s m a n .  The font comprises 
222 pounds, including italic, and  is well-assort­

ed and very little worn.  Address this office.

WOODENWAEE.

Standard  Tubs, No. 1......................................7
Standard  Tubs, No. 2...................................... 6
Standard  Tubs, No. 3............................. 
5
Standard Pails, two hoop................................1
Standard Pails, three hoop............................ 1
Dowell Pails...................................................... 2
Dowell Tubs, No. 1........................................... 8
Dowell Tubs, No. 2...........................................7
Dowell  Tubs,  No. 3......................................... 6
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes...........................2
Butter Ladles................................................... 1
Rolling Pins...................................................... 1
Potato Mashers...............................................
Clothes Pounders...............’............................2
ClothesPins......................................................
Mop Stocks........................................................ 1
Washboards, single......................................... 1
Washboards, double........................................2
Diamond  Market............................................
Bushel, narrow band..................................... 1
Bushel, wide band.......................................,.:;1
Clothes, splint,  No. 1...................................... 3
Clothes, splint,  No. 2...................................... 3
Clothes, splint,  No. 3............. 
4
Clothes, willow, No. 1...................................... 5
Clothes, willow, No. 2...................................... 6
Clothes, willow, No. 3...................................... 7

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HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess quote as foLows:

65

Green__ $  a   6  @ 6Vt
Part cured...  7  @  714
Full cured 
8%@ 8Vt
Dry hides and

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

H ID ES.Calf skins, green

Deacon skins,

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

SH E E P PEL TS.

Shearlings............................................... 10  @20
Lambskins..................... ;.......................15  @25
Old wool, estimated washed $  ft........  @20
Tallow......................................................  4V£@ 4%
Fine washed $  ft 20@25|Unwashed...........  
2-3
Coarse washed...16@18|

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LUMBER, LATH  AND  SHINGLES. 
The Newaygo Manufacturing Co.  quote f. 
b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M $44
Uppers, 1%, 154 and 2 inch.........................  46
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35
Selects, 1%, 154 and 2  inch.........................  38
Fine Common, 1 inch.................................  30
Shop, 1 inch....................................  
20
Fine, Common, 114» 1/4 and 2 inch...........   32
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet__   15
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................  16
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................  17
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  15
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  16
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  17
No. 1 Stofeks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet........   15
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   16
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet..........................   17
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.........................  13
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................  14
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  13
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  14
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........  11
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   12
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet.........................  13
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls,  all
widths and lengths.......................... 8 00@ 9
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in ............................  33
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch............. ......................   27
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.........................  15
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............  12
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet.................................  12
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  15
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  12
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.............   20
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B..................  18
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C...............................   14
Bevel Siding, 6 inch. No. 1  Common__  
9
Bevel Siding,  6 inch,  Clean.....................   20
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to 16 ft............  10
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B ....................  36
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C..........................   29
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common..  17
Dressed Flooring 6 in., No. 2 common__   14
Beaded Ceiling, 6. in. $1 00  additiinal. 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..  35
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C..........................   26
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n  16 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n  14 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............  
3
X X X 18 in.  Thin...................................... 
3
  3
XXX 16 in............................................... 
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............  
1
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in.............................. 
1
Lath  ....................................................   l 75@ 2

,
F.  J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS AND  FISH. 

F.  J. D. Selects.................................................. 35
Standards  ...........................................................

OYSTERS.

FR ESH   F IS H .

Mackinaw Trout.......................  ....................6
Whiteflsh  .........................................................   6
Black Bass........................................................  8
Cod  ....................................................................12
Sun  Fish...............'..........................................   5
Rock Bass.........................................................  5
P erch................................................................  4
Duck Bill Pike.................................................   5
Wall-eyed  Pike...............................................   6
Smoked White Fish......................................... 10
Smoked Trout............................. 
10
Smoked Sturgeon............................................   854

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

promptly and buy in full packages.
les; sugars.

These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 
Advanced—Saginaw and Manistee salt; pick­
Declined—Nothing.

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CANNED F R U IT S .

BA K IN G   PO W D ER.

1 ft cans.
..2 40
5ft cans.. .12  00

1 40
2 65 
2 20 
1  10 
2 00
75 
1 05
1  75
2  00
3 00 
1  00 
6 50 
3 25 
3 25 
3 25
1 40
2 60 
1 25
6
11
10
13

Frazer’s................   2 801 Paragon  .................1 80
Diamond................1 75 Paragan 25 ft pails.1 20
Modoc.....................1 65]
Arctic 54 ft cans__   451 Arcl
Arctic Vi ft cans__   75 Arcl
Arctic Vt ft cans.  .. 1 40|
BLU IN G .
.......doz.
Dry, No. 2...........................................doz.
25
Dry, No. 3.....................
45
.......doz.
35
Liquid, 4 oz,......................................doz
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Liquid, 8 oz. ■................
.......doz.
65
__ $   gross 4  00
Arctic 4 oz....................
Arctic 8  oz...........................................................  8 00
Arctic 16 oz....................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box....................................  2 00
3 00
Arctic No. 2 
 
Arctic No. 3 
 
4 50
BROOMS.
No.  2 Hurl............... 175
No. 1 Carpet.............2 50
Fancy  Whisk...........100
No. 2 Carpet.............2 25
CommonWhisk__   75
No. 1  Parlor Gem..2  75
No. 1 Hurl................ 2 00
Clams, 1 ft  standards.......................
Clams, 2ft  standards.......................
Clam Chowder,  3 ft..........................
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards..........
Cove Oysters, 2 ft  standards........
Cove Oysters, 1 ft  slack filled........
Cove Oysters, 2 ft slack filled..........
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic..........................
Lobsters, 1 ft star.............................
Lobsters, 2 ft star.............................
Mackerel, lf t   fresh standards.......
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards.......
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft__
Mackerel, 3 ft in Mustard.................
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled.......................
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river............
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river............
Salmon, lf t   Sacramento................
Sardines, domestic Via.....................
Sardines,  domestic  VS»s....................
Sardines,  Mustard  Vis.....................
Sardines,  imported  Vis....................
Trout, 3 ft  brook...............................
Apples, 3 ft standards.....................
Apples, gallons,  standards.............
Blackberries, standards..................
Cherries,  red  standard....................
Damsons............................................
Egg Plums, standards 
..................
Green Gages, standards 2 ft...........
Peaches, Extra Yellow....................
Peaches, standards..........................
Peaches,  seconds..............................
Pineapples, Erie..............................
Pineapples, standards.....................
Quinces..............................................
Raspberries,  Black, Hamburg.......
CANNED F R U IT S — C A LIFO R N
Apricots, Lusk’s.. .2 401 Pears........
Egg Plums..............2 50 Quinces...
Grapes.................... 2 50 Peaches  ..
Green Gages..........2 50|
•  CANNED V EG ETA BLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay....................
.o   za 
Beans, Lima,  standard....................
.  75 
Beans, Stringless, Erie....................
.  95 
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked..........
.1 60 
Cora,  Trophy.......................... .........
.1 05 
.1  75 
Peas, French......................................
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  00
Boston....................................361 German Sweet
Baker’s ......................38 Vienna Sweet
Runkles’ .................... 351
Green Rio........  9@13
Green Java.......17@27
GreenMocha.. ,23@25
Roasted Rio__ 10@15
Roasted Java ..23@30
72 foot J u te ........  1  25  172 foot Cotton.
60 foot Jute.......  1  00 
40 Foot Cotton___1  50  150 foot Cotton.
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth........
Cod, whole.......................................
Cod,Boneless....................................
H alibut............................................
Herring Vi  bbls...............................
Herring,  Scaled...............................
Herring,  Holland............................
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, Vi  bbls__
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10  “ 
No. 3, Vi bbls..................
12 ft  kits..............
" 
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“ 
10  “ 
Shad, Vi b b l......................................
Trout, Vi  bbls..................................
12 ft  kits...............................
...............................
10  “ 
White, No. 1, Vi bbls.......................
White, No. 1,12  ft kits....................
White, No. 1,10 ft kits....................
White, Family, Vi bbls....................
FLA VO RING EXTRACTS

-.1
..  65 
..4@5 
. .5@6 
..  11 
..2 50 
.. 16@20
5  00 
80 
70 
3 50 
.  62 
55
2 50
3 75 
65 
58

....  90 
....2  40 
....1  05 
....  80 
. . . . 1   00 
....1  40 
....1  40 
....2  40 
75@1 95 
....1 50 
. . . . 2   20 
....1  70
__ 1 45
....1   70
A.

Roasted  Mar...l7@18 
Roasted Mocha. 28@30 
Roasted Mex.. .17@20
Ground  Rio__ 9@16
Package  Goods  @12%

60 foot Cotton.

.3 CO 
.2 90 
.3 00

CHOCOLATE.

CORDAGE.

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Lemon.  Vanilla. 
—  $  doz.l 00  140
2 50
6oz..................... ................ 2 50
4 00
8 oz..................... .................3 50
5 00
No. 2 Taper.......
................ 1 25
1 50
.......
3 00
V2 pint  round.. 
................ 4 50
7 50
................ 9 00 15 00
1
No.  8.................. ................ 3 00
4 25
No. 10...............
................ 4 25
6  00

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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..................................
Raisins,  Sultanas..................................
Raisins, Loose  Muscatels....................
Raisins, London Layers.......................
Raisins, Dehesias..................................
Raisins, California Layers..................
Water White........ 10V4  I Legal  Test...
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 
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Richardson’s No. 8 
do 
do 
Richardson’s No. 9 
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Richardson’s No. 19,  do 
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Black Strap.
Porto  Rico..
New  Orleans,  good.......................
New Orleans, choice.......  ............
New Orleans,  fancy.......................
V2 bbls. 3c extra. 

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

OATM EAL.

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SALERATUS.

Steel  cut................ 5 50IQuaker, 48  fts.
Steel Cut, Vi bbls.. .3 00 Quaker, 60 fts.
Rolled  Oats........... 3 60|Quakerbbls...
Choice in barrels rried...........................
Choice in 54 
............................
P IP E S .
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2
In  »orted Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........
Imported Clay, No. 216, 2V4 gross........
American  T. D.......................................
Good Carolina........6
Java  ...............
Prime Carolina.......6V4
P atna.............
Choice Carolina.......7
Rangoon........
Good Louisiana.......5%
Broken.............
DeLand’s pure........ 5V4|Dwight’s .........
Church’s  ...............5% Sea  Foam........
Taylor’s G. M..........5 Vi I Cap Sheaf.......
60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................
28 Pocket........................... .....................
100 3 ft  pockets.......................................
Saginaw or  Manistee...........................
Diamond  C..............................................
Standard  Coarse....................................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........
American, dairy, Vi bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels.........................................
Parisian, Vi  pints..................................
Pepper Sauce, red  small........:...........
Pepper Sauce, green  ............................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........

SAUCES.

SALT.

454@5 
©7 Vi 
@8 
@16 
28@33 
6@5% 
12@13 
@1 70 
@4*4 
10@13 
9@9*4 
@1214 
@13 
'Vé@  854 
@3 00 
@3 30 
@4 25 
@3 00
..  .  9

.1 50 
.1  50
...3 50
.1  10
.1 60
..2 70 
..2 70 
..1  70

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

....2  50 
___ 6  00
@4  75 
@3 15
25@3 00 
@2 25 
@1  85 
@  90
6%@ 6%
........6
5>i@6% 
.......3%
—  5%  — 5Vi 
. . ..5Vi
2 25 
2  20 
2 45 

1  00 
1 60
1  55 
80
2 80 
80 
25 
28

@2  00 
@  75 
@  90 
®1 35 
@1 70

Catsup, Tomato,  pints
@ 1  00
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................   @1 35
Horseradish,  Vi pints......
@1  00 
Horseradish, pints.......................
@1 30 
Halford Sauce, pints....................
@3 50 
Halford Sauce, Vi pints...............
@2 20
Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen Anne. 
@4  60 
“  Monday........
@3 35

SOAP.

“ 

“ 

SPIC E S.

“ 

“ 
“ 

TEA S.

PLU G .

STARCH.

Whole.

. . .¡X»
...30 
...60 
..  63 
... 35 
...6 6

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

Ground.
Pepper.............
Allspice............
Cinnamon........
Cloves  .............
Ginger .............
Mustard............
Cayenne  ..........
Kingsford’s, 1 ft pkgs.,  pure...........
Sftpkgs.,  pure...........
lf t  pkgs., Silver  Gloss 
6 ft pkgs., 
“
lf t  pkgs., Corn  Starch
(Bulk)  Ontario.............

@6 Vi 
@6 Vi 
@ 8 
@854 
@ 8 
@5
@   7%  @  7 Vi 
®   7 Vi 
@6 81 
@   6% 
@6  44 
@6 44 
@   6 
@   b% 
@   5Vi 
@   5V4 
5  @   5 Va
80@32 
32@34 
@  35 
@1 75 
@1 60 
23@  35 
30@  38 
@1  96 
@  85 
@1 85
..22@25 
..3G@35 
..40@50 
. .15@20 
..30@50 
..35@50 
.-33@55@60 
'5@30

TOBACCO—F IN E  C U T - IN  P A IL S  
Sweet  Rose... 
Meigs & Co.’s S1 
Atlas 
Royal Game... 
Mule Ear
Fountain........
Old Congress..
Good Luck__
Blaze Away...
Hair Lifter__
Governor.......
Fox’s Choice..
Medallion.......
Sweet Owen...

SUGARS.
Cut  Loaf..............................
Cubes  ....................................
Powdered.............................
Granulated.  Standard........
Granulated,  off....................
Confectionery A ..................
Standard A ............................
Extra C, White.....................
Extra C..................................
Fine  C....................................
Yellow C.................................
DarkC....................................
SYRUPS.
Corn,  Barrels.......................
Cora, Vi bbls..........................
Corn, 10 gallon kegs.............
Corn, 5 gallon kegs...............
Corn, 4V6 gallonkegs...........
Pure Sugar.......................................bbl
Pure Sugar Drips........................54 bbl
Pure Sugar  Drips................ 5 gal kegs
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips.............. Vi bbl
Pure Loaf Sugar..................5 gal kegs
Japan ordinary.................................
Japan fair to good............................
Japan fine...........................................
Japan dust.........................................
Young Hyson....................................
GunPowder.......................................
Oolong..............................................
Congo.................................................
Dark AmerieanEagle67
The Meigs.................. 64
Red  Bird.................... 50
State  Seal.................. 60
Prairie Flow er........ 65
Climber......................62
Indian Queen............60
Bull  Dog....................60
Crown  Leaf............... 66
Matchless...................65
Hiawatha...................67
Globe  ......................... 70
May Flower............... 70
H ero...........................45
Old Abe.  ...................49
Nimrod...............................................
E. C......................................................
Blue  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 Time............................................
Tramway............................................
Glory  ............................................
Silver  Coin.........................................
Buster  [Dark]..................................
Black Prince [Dark].........................
Black Racer  [Dark].........................
Leggett & Myers’  Star.....................
Climax...............................................
Hold F ast..........................................
McAlpin’s Gold Shield.....................
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads__
Cock of the Walk  6s.........................
Nobby Twist......................................
Acqrn.................................................
Crescent............................................
Black  X ..............................................
Black  Bass.........................................
Spring.......................... ......................
Grayling............................................
Mackinaw...........................................
Horse Shoe........................................
Hair Lifter.........................................
D. 
and D., black.............................
McAlpin’s Green  Shield..................
Ace  High, black...............................
Sailors’  Solace..................................
2c. less in four butt lots 
Old Tar....................... 49
Conqueror 
....23 
Arthur’s  Choice.......22
Grayling..
....32 
Red Fox......................26
Seal Skin..
....30 
Flirt............................ 28
Rob Roy...
....26 
Gold Dust.................. 26
Uncle  Sam 
....28 
Gold Block.................30
Lumberman .
....25 
Seal of Grand Rapids
Railroad Boy.
38
(cloth)...................25
Mountain Rose...........18
Tramway, 3 oz.......... 40
Home Comfort.......... 25
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35
Old Rip....................... 55
B oss............................15
Seal of North Caro­
Beck’s Sun.................18
lina, 2  oz.................48
Miners and Puddlers. 28
Seal of North Caro­
Morning Dew............ 25
lina, 4oz...................46
Chain...........................22
Seal of North  Caro­
Peerless  .................... 24
lina, 8oz.................. 41
22
Standard .............
Seal of North  Caro­
Old Tom...............
lina, 16 oz boxes___40
...21
Tom & Jerry.......
...24,
Big Deal......................27
Apple Jack.................24
Traveler.............
...35
King Bee, longcut.. .22
Maiden................
...25
Milwaukee  Prize___24
Pickwick Club...
...40
R attler......................28
Nigger  Head.......
...26
Windsor cut plug__ 25
Holland...............
Zero  ...........................16
...16
German...............
Holland Mixed.......... 16
Solid Comfort__ ...30
Golden  Age............... 75
Red Clover..........
.. .32
Mail  Pouch............... 25
Long Tom..................30jKnights of Labor___30
National....................26 Free Cob Pipe.............27
Tim e.......................... 261
Globe..........................21j Hiawatha................... 22
Mule Ear....................23|01d Congress..............23
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.......  @  75
Maccoboy............................  @  55
Gail & Ax’ 
@  44
Rappee.................................  @  35
Railroad  Mills  Scotch..........................  @  45
Lotzbeek  .....................................
@1 30

@44
@40
@38
@38
@35
@48
@50
@46
@46
@48
@46
@46
@46
@46
@46
@46
@32
@46
@37
@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

SMOKING

SHORTS.

SN U FF.

“ 
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VIN EGA R.

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

8@12

do 

MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported...................
American..................
@3
Barley..............................................
1  00
Burners, No. 1 .......................... .. ....... 
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand__ ....... 
8 00
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans__ .......  15@25
Candles, Star.................................. .......  @13V4
Candles,  Hotel............................... .......  @14
Extract Coffee, V.  C..................... .......  ©80
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps............... .......  @30
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps............... .......  @40
Gum, Spruce.................................. .......  30@35
Hominy, $  bbl............................... .......  @4  00
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails........................
.......  @ U/s
Peas, Green Bush.......................... .......  @1  35
Peas, Split prepared..................... .......  @3%
Powder, Keg.................................. .......  @3 50
Powder,  % Keg............................. .......  @1 93

F elix................

....... 

1  25

do 

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here  pay  as  follows 
for dry stock:
@13 00
Basswood, log-run.........................
Birch, log-run................................. . ..16 0J@20 00
@25 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2........................
@14 00
Black Ash, log-run........................
Cherry,  log-run............................. ... 25 00@35 00
@55 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2.....................
Cherry,  cull.................................... ...10 00@12 00
Maple,  log-run............................... .. .13 00@15 00
Maple, soft,  log-run..................... .. .11 00@14 00
@16  00
Maple, Nos. lan d 2.........................
Maple, clear, flooring....................
@25 00
Maple, white, selected..................
@25 00
Red Oak, log-run............................
@15 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2....................
@20 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step  plank..........
@25 00
W alnut, log-run.............................
@55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2.....................
@75 00
Walnuts,  culls...............................
@25 00
Water Elm, log-run.......................
@1100
White Ash,  log-run. ..................... ...14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run.....................
@23 00

 

 

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

do 
do 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
.............................   9@ 9 V4
MIXED

Straight, 25 ft  boxes............................  8Vi@9
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
10Vi@ll
Royal, 25 ft  pails............................................   9@ 9V4
Royal, 200 ft bbls.......................................   @8V4
Extra, 25 ft  pails........................................10@10V4
Extra» 200 ft bbls...................................... 9 @  954
French Cream, 25 ft pails......................12V4@13
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases...................................12H@
Broken, 25  ft  pails.....................................10@iOVS
Broken, 2001b  bbls...........................................  9® 9j£
Lemon Drops.......................................  
12@13
Sour Drops................................................13@14
Peppermint  Drops...................................14@15
Chocolate Drops................................... ’ 
15
H M Chocolate  Drops........... ........................20
Gum  D rops....................................................!l0
Licorice Drops................... .' ” ” ” ..........2 0
A B   Licorice  Drops.. 
............. u>
Lozenges, plain.......................1..”...  J5
Lozenges,  printed..........................................jg
Imperials........................................................45
Mottoes..................................  
..................25
Cream  Bar.................................. .\\W ” .'i3@14
Molasses Bar............................................ 
45
Caramels......'...........................................is@20
Hand Made Creams.........................................20
Plain  Creams................................................... 17
Decorated  Creams...........................  
30
String Rock........................................... .'."i4@15
Burnt Almonds............................... . _ 
99.
Wintergreen  Berries................  ..
.15
FANQY—IN  BULK.
Lozenges, plain in  pails.......................  @12V4
Lozenges, plain in  bbls........................11  @11 vj
Lozenges, printed in pails....................  @12V4
Lozenges, printed in  bbls....................11V4@12
Chocolate Drops, in pails......................1254@13
Gum  Drops  in pails................................7  @7U.
Gum Drops, in bbls................................. 
Moss Drops, in pails............................. 10  @1054
Moss Drops, in bbls.........................................  9
Sour Drops, in  pails.................. 
43
Imperials, in  pails.................. 
i2y@13
Imperials  in bbls............................." ‘44  @43
_ 
Bananas, Aspinwall.............................3 00@3 50
Oranges, Rodi  Messina............." ” " .5 00@5 50
Oranges,  Naples....................................4 50@4  75
Lemons,  choice.................................. s oo@  8 50
Lemons, fancy....................................
Figs,  layers new,  ]9 ft......................... 10  @11
Dates, frails 
do  ........ 
4
do  ............. ............  ®  «
Dates, % do 
Dates, skin............. .............................\"  @ 414.
Dates, Vi  skin...........................  
@5
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft....................
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  ft..........
Dates. Persian 50 ft box ¡8 ft........ 
Pine Apples, $  doz...............................
PEANUTS.
Prime Red,  raw  $   ft.................. 
4%@ 5
d o .................... 
Choice 
5  @ 5%
Fancy 
do  ............................  @514
Choice White, Va.do .......................... 
s@ 5%
Fancy H P,.  Ya  do  !...................... .”  5J4@  6^*
NUTS.
Walnuts, Grenobles, 
44  @44y
do  ..................” 17  @43
Almonds 
do  ......................  
Brazils, 
fe@ 854
do  ...................  
Pecons, 
9@12
Filberts, Sicily 
do  .......................  @12V£
Walnuts, French 
do  ......................

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

6  @  6V4

FRUITS.

6@ 654

........  

do 
do 

 

 

PROVISIONS.

do. 
do. 

6 VS 
6V2 
6%

PORK  IN BARRELS.

The  Grand Rapids Packing &  Provision  Co. 

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago  packing...................................... 44 00
Clear, Chicago packing.................................12 00
Extra Family Clear..................................... ! 12 00
Clear, A. Webster  packer...........................12  50
Extra Clear,  heavy.................................. ” .12 75
Boston Clear.................................
A. Webster, packer, short cut.. .. .. . . . . . ..12 50
Clear back, short cut......................................... 13 50
Standard Clear, the  best..............................14 00
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.
Short Clears, heavy.................................
medium.........................."
light....................................
Long Clear Backs, 500  ft  cases.............
Short Clear Backs, 500 ft  cases.............
Long Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.............
Short Clear Backs, 300 ft  cases.............
t Vs 
Bellies, extra quality, 500 ft cases........
6V4 
Bellies, extra quality, 300 ft cases........
6%
Bellies, extra quality, 200 ft cases........ 
7
Boneless  Hams...............................................1054
Boneless Shoulders................................ 
6V4
Breakfast  Bacon.................................. . 
8
Dried Beef, extra quality.........................."  9%.
Dried Beef, Ham pieces.............................
Shoulders cured  in sweet pickle...
Tierces  ..............................................
30 and 50 ft Tubs........................" "
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases...............
LARD IN TIN PAILS.
20 ft Round Tins, 80 ft racks...........
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case.......................
5 ft Pails, 6 in a case.........................
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case.......................
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts
Boneless,  extra.................................
Pork  Sausage.......................................
Ham  Sausage..................................... .
12 Vi 
Tongue  Sausage..................................
10 
Frankfort  Sausage.............................
10 
Blood  Sausage........ !...........................
6Vi 
Bologna, straight........................"........
6%  
Bologna,  thick.....................................
6%  
Head  Cheese.........................................
6%
In half barrels...............................................   32a
In quarter barrels.....................................

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED

BEEF IN BARRELS.

...10 50 
...14 50

PIGS’ FEET.

LARD.

6V4

m

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides.................................   6  @  7Vi
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters..................  8V4@ 9
Dressed Hogs.................................. ......5V6@ 6
Mutton,  carcasses.................................5Vi® 6
Veal.........................................................   8Vi@9
Pork Sausage..........................................   8 @ 9
Bologna..............................  
9  @10
Fowls......................................................... 14 @15
Spring Chickens....................................  @20
Turkeys  .................................................  @15

 

 

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—New fruit commands 40@5Cc 

box

or $3@$4 ft bbl.

$  bu.

Beans—Choice picked are  dull at $1.35@$1.40 

Blueberries—$2.50 ]9 bu. for choice, dry,  full 
baskets,  and  $1.75@$2  for  damp,  mussy  or 
slack filled.

Butter—Michigan  creamery  is  in  moderate 
demand at 18@20e.  Dairy is  in active demand 
at 13@15c.

Cabbages—New stock is in fair demand  at 60 

@75c <8? doz.
. Cheese—Considerably  higher,  full  cream 
readily commanding  7Vi@8V4c.

I? bu., and scarce.

quarters, 3Vi@lc.
readily commanding llV4c.

Clover Seed—Medium, choice recleaned, $6.50 
Corn—Green, 10c ]9 doz.
Cherries—Out of market.
Currants—Out of market.
Cucumbers—25@30e  doz.
Dried  Apples—Evaporated,  7@8c;  common 
Eggs—In a little better demand,  fresh  stock 
Green Onions—25@30c $  doz  bunches.
Green Peas—Out of market.
Honey—Choice  old  in comb is firm atl3@14c 
New is in limited supply at 15c.
Hay—Bailed, $15@$16 $  ton.
Musk Mellons—$1@$1.50 $  doz.
Onions—Southern, $2.75 $  bbl. or $1 f? bu.
Plums—California, $1.75 ^  case.
Peaches—Michigan clingstone, 2.75@$3 $  bu.
Pears—California, $3.50@$5 $  case.
Pop Corn—Choice commands 4c 
Potatoes—New potatoes are  quite  plentiful 
at $1.25  bbl. for home grown Rose.
Poultry—Very scarce.  Fowls, 9@10c.  Chick­
ens, 12@13c.  Turkeys, 14c.
Squash—Summer, 3c $  ft.
Tomatoes—Firm at 60c per % bu box.
Timothy—$2 $  bu. and scarce.
Watermelons—$2.50@$3.50 $   doz.  for  choice 

ft.

Georgia stock.

G R A IN S  AND  M IL L IN G   PRODU CTS.

Wheat—3c  lower.  The  city millers  pay  as 
follows:  Lancaster,  87;  Fulse,  85c;  Clawson, 
85c.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 55c in 100 bu. lots 
and 52c in carlots.
Oats—White, 43c in small lots  and  3Sc@40  in 
carlots.
Rye—56c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 
Flour—No  change.  Fancy  Patent,  $6 $  bbl. 

in  sacks  and  $6.25  in  wood.  Straight,  $5 
bbl. in sacks and $5.25 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $15  $  ton.  Bran, $13 
(8 ton.  Ships, $14 ^ ton.  Middlings, $16 ® ton. 
Corn and Oats, $22 $  ton.

cwt.

Ifoarbware.

The Cross-Cut Saw.

From the Journal of Progress.

The  following  remarks  on  the  cross-cut 
saw,  our  indispensable  implement  in  the 
woods,  although given in an  amusing form, 
nevertheless have the right ring about them: 
The cross-cut saw is at the same time one 
of  the  most  primitive and one of the  most 
.generally used implements. 
It is one of the 
advance couriers of  civilization,  and  it  re­
mains a useful member of society despite its 
crudeness. 
It is its very simplicity that has 
caused it to be so tenacious  of  its  position 
among needful implements. 
It requires  no 
foundations, no motor,  no  special  prepara­
tion.  Where the axe leaves the  tree,  there 
the cross-cut takes it; and from  the  newly- 
fallen log to  the  shipyard  the  cross-cut  is 
never hung up.  Yet it  is  an  aggravating, 
fatiguing,  slow-working aifair.

In the first place it requires great muscular 
exertion from  the  weakest  muscles  of  the 
body. 
In the second,  it not  only  develops 
one side of the body at  the  expense  of  the 
other,  but  by  unnecessarily  fatiguing  one 
side,  without giving it any reserve member, 
it  lessens  the  capacity  of  the  operator, 
already  working  at  a  disadvantage,  with 
weak  muscles  to  do  heavy  work. 
In  the 
third place, in most positions  where the log 
lies  upon  the  ground,  the  position  of  the 
sawyer  is  uncomfortable,  unhealthy,  and 
still  lessens  his  capacity  for work.  There 
have,  however,  been  many  improvements 
made  in  the  cross-cut,  as  in  other  saws. 
The heavy bow frame strung in  an  arc  has 
been abandoned.  The  curved  edge  of  the 
blade has been brought from the  top  to  the 
bottom or cutting edge,  in  order that as the 
saw wears away in the  middle  (as  all  saws 
do), the wear of the blade  may be taken up 
and still leave  it a capable tool.  The shape 
of  the  teeth  also  has  been very  carefully 
chosen  to  suit  the  varied  requirements. 
Cross-cutting  has  become  a  real  cutting, 
and not a mere abrasion.  The M  tooth has 
been employed to give the best cutting edge 
with the best facility for  sharpening.  Per­
forations  have  been  introduced  along  the 
line of the gullets to lessen the time,  labor, 
and  expense  of filing  while  it  insures  the 
teeth remaining at the proper  distance  and 
size.  The gullets  are  made  deeper  at  the 
center  than at  the  ends  for  the  same  pur­
pose  that  the  cutting  edge  itself  has  been 
made  convex.  The  handle  has  become  a 
convenient aifair, by which the tool may  be 
firmly  grasped  and  guided,  and  modifi­
cations have been introduced  by  which  one 
man  may  do  very  heavy  cross-cutting. 
But with all these improvements,  the cross­
cut wears a man out, makes  him  lop-sided, 
and brings into use only the muscles  of  his 
arms and shoulders.

Hard to Satisfy.

About a month since the wife of a certain 
editor  and  mother  of  an inquistive  young 
gentleman had a queer attack of a complaint 
that is becoming chronic in certain families, 
which left her with  another  daughter,  and 
affected the editor in precisely the same way, 
and when their youthful knowledge glutton 
come home from school he was considerably 
surprised.

“ Where did you get it ? ”  he inquired.
“ The doctor brought it to us,”  the editor 

incautiously replied.
“ In his  pocket ? ”
“ Yes,” the editor assented.
“ His vest pocket ? ”  asked the boy. 
“ Yes.”
“ Wrapped up in a piece of paper ? ” 
“ Yes.”
“ With its name printed on it ? ”
“ Yes.”
“ What is its name ? ”
“ Why—son,  it is—that  is,  we  have  not 
named it yet,” the editor  inconsistently  ex­
claimed,  in the dire moment of his surprise.
“ Where do the doctors get the babies for 

people ? ”

“ Oh, they find them.”
“ Who loses them,  pa ? ”
“ Oh,  God  lets  them  drop  down  from 

heaven and the doctors pick them up.”

“ It’s awful high up  to  heaven,  ain’t  it, 

p a?”

“ Thousands of miles.”
“ And if anybody  would  fall  down  from 

there,  it would kill him, wouldn’t  it ? ”
“ I should think it would, my  son.”
“ Then why don’t it kill the babies ? ” 
“ Why, because—oh,  blank i t !”
“ Do they fall in a blanket,  pa ? ”
“ Yes, that’s what keeps them from being 

killed.”

“ Who holds the blanket ? ”
“ Why,  the  people  close  by  see a baby 
falling  when  it  is  away  up,  and  they  run 
out and hold the blanket.”

“ And catch it ? ”
“ Yes.”
“ And find it ? ”
“ Certainly.”
“ Then how does the doctor find it  if  the 

people that held the blanket found it ? ”

“ Oh, you bother me.”
“ Pa, do all liars go to hell ? ”
“ Of course they do.”
“ Where is hell, pa ? ”
“ Why, down under the earth.”
“ Pa, how are you going  to get there and 
•when will you start ? ”  Grand tableau con- j 
sisting of an editor,  a boy and a shingle.

The  widespread  belief  that  ivy  trained 
against  the  walls  of  a  dwelling house  is 
productive of dampness is a fallacy.

Mercantile houses  are  estimated at 960,- 
000 in Japan,  but the actual number may be 
far short of the estimate,  inasmuch as farm­
ers engage in  trade in many instances*  and 
several trades are  often  carried on  in  one 
house.

To Glue Leather to Iron.

From the Machinery Market.

To glue leather to iron, paint the iron with 
some kind of lead color,  say white  lead and 
lampblack.  When dry, cover with a cement 
made as follows:  Take the best glue,  soak 
in cold water till soft,  then dissolve in vine­
gar with  a  moderate heat,  then  add  one- 
third of its bulk of white  pine  turpentine, 
thoroughly mix,  and  by means  of the vine­
gar make it of the proper  consistency  to be 
spread with a brush,  and apply it while hot; 
draw tiie leather  on  quickly  and  press  it 
tightly in  place. 
If  a  pulley,  draw  the 
leather around  tightly as  possible,  lap  and 
clamp.

Scene in a Machine Shop.
From the  Stevens Institute Indicator.

M. L.—“Hey,  there; what are you moving 
that  lathe with  that  crowbar  for?  Don’t 
you see that you are  getting  it out  of  line 
with the main  shaft?”

F reshman—“You told me to do  it,  sir.”
M.  L.—“I told you to do it!  What  did I 

say?”

Freshman—“You said to  set  my  lathe 
over so as to turn a taper,  and  I’m  adoing 
it.”

It is said that  a  piece  of  zinc  placed  on
the coals of a hot stove  will  clean  out  the 
stovepipe.  The vapor produced  carries  off 
the soot by chemical decomposition.

When it is not convenient to  take  a  lock 
apart to fit a new key,  the key blank should 
be smoked over a  candle,  inserted  into  the 
hole and pressed firmly against the opposing 
wards of the lock.  The indentations in the 
smoked  portions  made  by  the wards  will 
show where to file.

The interest factor is one of the  most po­
tent features  in  all  business  transactions. 
Money will double itself  at  ten per cent,  in 
about seven years,  at nine per cent, in eight 
years,  at eight  per  cent,  in  nine  years,  at 
seven per cent,  in ten  and  a half  years,  at 
six per cent,  in  twelve  years,  at  five  per 
cent in fourteen  years,  at  four  and a half 
per cent,  in sixteen years,  and  at  four per­
cent in eighteen years.

Crude petroleum is becoming very popular 
as a scale preyenter.  The secret of its action 
has not been investigated,  but it  appears  to 
be  due  to  its  penetrating  in all directions 
and forming on the  heated  iron,  under  the 
scale,  a varnish which  at  once  loosens  the 
old scale and prevents that  which is formed 
afterward  from  adhering  closely.  Petro­
leum  appears  to  be  able  to go through  a 
smaller hole,  to  climb  higher  by  capillary 
attraction,  and to be more  “all  persuasive” 
than  any  other  liquid  known. 
Its  use is 
recommended  to  the  extent  of  about one 
ounce per day with a sixty inch  boiler,  six­
teen feet long;  larger and smalled boilers in 
proportion.  How it will act in places where 
the scale is carbonate of lime is  not  clearly 
stated,  as  most  of  the  experiments  have 
been made in water in which  large  propor­
tions of other impurities have been  present. 
—Industrial America.

Granite is a very poor  stone  for  fire  con-
straction,  as its  intermolecular  spaces  con­
tain water, which, on  being  heated,  vapor­
izes  into  steam,  causing  the  disintegration 
of the stone.  Marble is also a poor material 
to use, as on becoming heated  it  is  decom­
posed, carbonic acid and  burnt  lime  being 
formed.  For this reason,  lintels  over doors
and windows should never be made  of mar­
ble, granite or poor sandstone.  Preferably, 
a brick arch should be sprung.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

AUGERS AND B ITS.

Prevailing  rates  at  Chicago  are  as  follows:
Ives’, old  style......................................... dis 
60
60
N. H. C. Co................................................dis 
60
Douglass’ ..................................................dis 
60
Pierces’ .....................................................dis 
60
Snell’s ........................................................dis 
Cook’s  ...................................................... dis40&10
Jennings’, genuine................................. dis 
25
dis40&10
Jennings’, imitation................. 
Spring...................................................... dis 
25
Railroad......................................................$  13 00
Garden...................................................... net 33 00

BALANCES.

BARROW S.

 

BELLS.

BOLTS.

Hand.................................................... dis  $ 60&10
60
Cow........................................................ dis 
15
Call..........................................................dis 
Gong...................................................... dis 
20
Door, Sargent........................................dis 
55
Stove.................................................. 
dis  $ 40
75
Carriage  new list.................................dis 
Plow  ...................................................... dis  30&1C
Sleigh Shoe............................................ dis 
75
Cast Barrel  Bolts................................. dis 
50
Wrought Barrel Bolts......................... dis 
55
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.....................dis 
50
Cast Square Spring.............................. dis 
55
Cast Chain.............................................dis 
60
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob............. dis  55&10
Wrought Square.................................. dis  55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush...........................dis 
30
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush...................................................  50&10&10
Ives’ Door..............................................dis  50&10
Barber................................................... dis $ 
40
Backus....................................................dis 
50
Spofford..................................................dis 
50
Am. Ball................................................. dis 
net
Well, plain.....................................................$ 4  00
Well, swivel.................................................  
4 50

BUCKETS.

BRACES.

BUTTS,  CAST.

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............dis  60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped................................................. dis  60& 5
WroughtTable...................................... dis 
60
Wrought Inside  Blind......................... dis 
60
Wrought Brass.............................  
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 $ 65
60
Hick’s C. F............................................  
G.  D.....................................................  
35
Musket................................................... 
60

CAPS.

 

CA TRIDG ES.

R.m Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list 
60
Rim Fire, United  States.......................... dis 
60
Central Fire................................................dis  40

C H IS ELS.

Socket Firmer........................................dis 
Socket Framing.......................... „•.......dis- 
Socket Corner........................................dis 
Socket Slicks......................................... dis 

75
75
75
75

.  

33 %
25

40
20

COMBS.

D R IL L S

CO PPER .

cocks.

Butchers’Tanged Firmer................... dis 
Barton’s Socket Firmers.....................dis 
Cold.........................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s................................ dis 
Hotchkiss  .............................................dis 
Brass,  Backing’s.......................................  
50
Bibb’s .........................................................  
50
B eer.............................................................  40&10
Fenns’.........................................................  
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... ^ fi>  30
14x52,14x56,14 x60.........................................  36
35
Morse’s Bit  Stock.................................dis 
20
Taper and Straight Shank....................dis 
30
Morse’s Taper  So5nk............................dis 
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doz net $1 00
Corrugated.............................................dis  20&10
Adjustable............................................. dis  %&10
20
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.  dis 
25
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ;  2, $24 00;  3, $30 00.  dis 
American Fil e Association List........ dis 
60
60
Disston’s ..............................................dis 
New American........... .......................... dis 
60
60
Nicholson’s...........................................dis 
Heller’s ................................................ dis 
30
33%
Heller’s Horse Hasps......................... dis 
28
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 
18

GA LVANIZED  IR O N ,
22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27 
14 
15 

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

EX PA N SIV E B ITS.

ELBOW S.

P IL E S .

12 

13 
GAUGES.

H IN G ES.

HANGERS.

HAMMERS.

HOLLOW   W ARE.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............ dis 
50
Maydole & Co.’s ................................... dis 
20
Kip’s ..................................................... dis 
25
Yerkes &  Plumb’s .............................. dis 
40
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....................30  c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis  50
Champion, anti-friction.....................dis 
60
40
Kidder, wood track.............................dis 
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3............................. dis 
60
State............................................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4%  14
3%
and  longer.............................................. 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ...................net 
10%
8%
Screw Hook and Eye %....................... net 
Screw Hook and Eye 
......................net 
7%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %......................net 
7%
Strap and  T...........................................dis  60&10
Stamped Tin Ware..........t ........................  60&1Ü
Japanned Tin  Ware.................................  20&10
Granite Iron  Ware..................................  
25
Grub  1............................................... $11*00, dis 40
Grub  2...............................................   11  50, dis 40
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 40
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings__ $2 70, dis 66%
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings..  3 50, dis 66% 
Door, porcelain, plated trim­
mings..................................... list,10  15, dis 66%
70
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list,1155, dis 
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain..........dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s ................... d 
40
Hemacite.............................. 
dis 
50
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. .dis  66%
Mallory, Wheelnr &  Co.’s..................... dis  66%
Branford’s ............................................... dis  66%
Norwalk’s............................... ................. dis  66%
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ...................dis  65
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s............................ dis 40&10
Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malléables dis 40&10
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........ dis  40&10
Coffee,  Enterprise.....................................dis  25
Adze  Eye..................................... $16 00dis40&10
Hunt Eye.....................................$15 00dis40&10
Hunt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEV ELS.

KNOBS.

M ILLS.

HO ES.

 

N A ILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

 

MAULS.

lOdto  60d............................................$  keg $2  40
25
Sd and 9 d adv................................................ 
6dand7d  adv................................ 
50
 
75
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
3d advance....................................................   1 50
3d fine  advance........................................... 
3 00
Clinch nails, adv...........................................  1 75
6d  4d
i  lOd  8d 
Finishing 
Size—inches  j  3 
1%
2 
2% 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 
Adv. $  keg 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
M OLLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattern  ...................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine....................................... dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring....................... dis  25
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled....................dis  50
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.........................dis  55
Zinc, with brass bottom.......................... ; dis  50
Brass or  Copper...........................................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 
50
Common, polished...................................dis60&10
Dripping................................................. $  ft  6<§>7
Iron and  Tinned.................................. dis 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.....................dis  50&10
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10% 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

PA TENT FLA N ISA ED  IR O N .

PLA N ES.

O IL E R S .

R IV E TS.

PA N S.

9

Broken packs %c $  ft extra.

RO O FIN G  PLA TES.

R O PES.

SQUARES.

SHEET. IR O N .

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

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.
SH EET ZINC.
In casks of 600 fts, $   ft............................ 
In smaller quansities, $   ft..................... 
No. 1,  Refined..........................................  
Market  Half-and-half............................ 
Strictly  Half-and-half............................ 

6
6%
13 00
15 00
16

t i n n e r ’s  s o l d e r .

rates.

T IN   PLA TES.

Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
10x14, Charcoal.................................   6 50
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal...............................  8  50
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal......................................   6 50
IC, 
12x12,  Charcoal  ...............................  8 50
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................   6 50
IC, 
14x20,  Charcoal................................   8 50
IX, 
10 50
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal...............  
 
12  50
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool.............. 
 
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.................  
14 50
20x28, Charcoal.................................  18  00
IX, 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  6 50
DC, 
DX; 
100 Plate Charcoal.................................  8 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................................. *10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.............................   12 50
UoflinnAd  flVmunrvnl  f 1^4n  Dlnt/i nJ/l 1  RA  O WE
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6 75

 
 
 

TRAPS.

WIRE.

Steel, Game......................................................
Onoida Communtity,  Newhouse’s ...........dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s__   60
Hotchkiss’ ........................................................  60
8, P. & W. Mfg.  Co.’s......................................  60
Mouse,  choker....................................... 20c $  doz
Mouse,  delusion................................. $1 26 fi doz
Bright  Market.....................................   dis  60&1C
Annealed Market..................................dis 
70
Coppered Market.................................. dis  55&10
Extra Bailing............................................   dis  65
Tinned  Market............................................dis  40
Tinned  Broom..........  ............................. $  ft  09
Tinned Mattress........ * ............................$  ft 8%
Coppered Spring  Steel..................dis  40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel..................................dis 37%
Plain Fence............................................... $  ft 3%
Barbed Fence...................................................
Copper....................................................... new  list net
Brass..........................................................new list net
Bright..................................................... dis  70&10
Screw Eyes.............................................dis  70&10
Hook’s ....................................................dis  70&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes..........................dis  70&10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine........................................dis  50&10
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 
65
Coe’s Patent, malleable...................... dis 
70
Pumps,  Cistern.................................... dis 
70
Screws, new  list.................................. 
g
Casters, Bed  and  Plate...........................dis50&10
Dampers,  American................................. 
33%

MISCELLANEOUS.

WIRE GOODS.

WrENCHES.

 

dis 65&10

OUT  AROUND.

News and Gossip  Furnished  by  Our  Own 

Correspondents.

Mancelona.

Aug. 10—John Otis started  up  his  iron fur­
nace  to-day,  for  a  sixty or seventy day run. 
He does this to run out the stock  he  has  now 
on hand.

East  Saginaw.

Aug. 8—Owing to the strike, which curtailed 
production,  and  the increasing  demand,  the 
price of salt has been  advanced  twenty  cents 
per barrel, and is now quoted at  eighty  cents. 
Under this arrangement, the Salt  Association 
will lay down salt at Grand Rapids for 94 cents.

Coopersville.

Aug. 10—The Coopersville cheese factory was 
started  the  first  of  May.  When  it started  it 
took  in  1,327  pounds  of  milk  daily. 
It now 
takes 4,700 pounds, an increase of 3,373 pounds. 
The  first  week  it  made  about 135 pounds  of 
cheese per day.  It now makes 470  pounds per 
day,  an  increase  of  335  pounds.  The  May 
cheese sold for 9c per pound, and the first half 
of the June cheese for 8c.  They now  have  on 
hand  309  cheese.  Under  the  supervision of 
Mr.  W.  Dorgan,  we  are  in hopes the factory 
will take rank  with  the  first  factories  of the 
State.

Spring Grove.

Aug. 8—A terrible hail storm swept over the 
southern and northern portions of  the  town­
ships  of Ganges and Casco, in the  south-west­
ern portion of Allegan county, on the night of 
the 3d, doing terrible destruction to corn, oats, 
buckwheat,  potatoes  and  fruit,  riddling the 
windows on the north sides of buildings.  Many 
in this vicinity estimate their losses  from  $25 
to  $2,000.  No  buildings  were  torn  down  or 
lives lost.  Hail stones fell measuring one and 
one-quarter 
in  diameter  in  many 
places,  and  after  the  storm  bushels  of  hail 
stones  could  have  been  shoveled  up.  The 
farmers are feeling down.  I never saw a finer 
prospect for crops than this country presented 
just before we were hit with the storm.

inches 

J. S. M a r r .

Vanderbilt.

Aug.  10—Dr.  S.  Woodruff,  who disposed of 
his  drug  store  here  last  spring  to  Frank P. 
Merrill, has returned to his old  home  in Ohio, 
and will resume the practice of medicine.

Chas.  Jeffery  has  opened  a  harness  shop 

here.

Obeer  &  Co.  have  moved their shingle mill 
from Wolverine to  this  place,  and  expect  to 
open up in fall blast in about three weeks.

G.  G. Williams’ bowl factory has  shut  down 

for several weeks, on account of the  slow  sale 
of bowls.

The steam mill owned and  run by McGx-egor 
&  Smith,  has  changed  hands,  French  Bros, 
having purchased the same and will use it this 
winter to cut hardwood lumber.

Muskegon.

Aug.  10—Jas.  Shavalier  has  returned from 
Indianapolis,  where  he  completed  arrange­
ments for the shipment of  the  boiler,  engine 
and  band  saw  recently  purchased  of  G.  H. 
Zschech & Co.,  machinery  manufacturers  of 
that place.  His mill is now ready for the  ma­
chinery, the finishing touches being now near­
ly completed.  The main building is 24x100 feet 
in dimensions, two stories,  with  a  boiler and 
engine room, 30x32 feet in  dimensions.  He  is 
also arranging for the construction of  a  shin­
gle mill 24x80 feet in  dimensions,  two  stories 
high, in which he will place a Perkins’, double 
machinè  and  a  hand  machine.  The  sawmill 
will have a capacity of 40,000 feet per day,  and 
it is expected that everything  will be in readi­
ness to begin operations by Sept. 1.

Luther.

Aug. 10—The G. R. & I. depot was  robbed  of 
$140 last week.  The agent had gone to dinner, 
leaving  the  money  in  an  envelope  on  the 
table, and some person broke in  the  door  and 
took the amount.  The money belonged to the 
G. R. & I. Railway.

John Chalender has been engaged by a num­
ber of our merchants as a special night watch.
A neat porch and veranda is  being  built on 
the  front  of  J.  M.  Verity  &  Co.’s  furniture 
store.

A  change  in  the  mail  arrangements  took 
place Saturday, by which the mail leaves twice 
a day  instead  of  once, as heretofore.  It  will 
be of great benefit to the  merchants.

Some of our merchants mourn the departure 
of S. Roce, who left last week for Benton Har­
bor, leaving said  merchants  with  unpaid  ac­
counts.

Big Itapids.,

Aug. 10—D. F. Comstock has merged his lum­
bering  interests  at  Merrill,  Wis., into a stock 
company, with D. F. and C. D. Comstock, Lafora 
S.  Baker,  Johny  Martz  and  C.  W.  Cunning­
ham as stockholders.  The latter is  to  be  sec­
retary of the corporation.

W.  H.  Merrill,  of  New  York,  has a double 
store nearly completed on  east  Maple  street, 
near G. R. & I. lower depot.  His brother, also 
of  New  York,  will  occupy  one  of the stores 
with a general stock.

P. A. Erickson is enclosing a double store of 
three stories at the upper depot, which will be 
for rent when completed.

M. Morrissey will soon  commence  the  erec­
tion of a fine brick store on Michigan  avenue, 
just south of the old Canada house.

Pierce & Keam have received their new stock 

The  Colvin  boot  and  shoe  sale (or failure) 
proves to be a serious one to  many  creditors, 
whose  claims  aggregate  over  $4,000, with no 
visible assets.  Colvin is still in Missouri  in the 
patent gravel roofing business.

The  new  courthouse  is  fast assuming pro­
portions.  The committee express  themselves 
as well pleased with the work and  have order­
ed $4,000 paid on same.

J. W. Fearns is in the west prospecting.

of drugs.

Tribute to the House Fly.

From the Evansville Argus.

We never  saw such  a  season  for  flies. 
They seem to be  thicker  (slap) 
than they 
ever  (d—n) were  before.  We  can  hardly 
(slap)  write with an  (shoo)  degree of pleas­
ure.  They  (confound  it)  light  right  on a 
(bang) man’s  paper and get in  the  way of 
his pencil.  They (wish)  light  on his  bald 
head  and  (bang) tickle  him  till  he  gets 
(shoo)  wild.  We are  going  to  stop  this 
(whish)  article  till  they  get  better.  We 
shall leave the  paper on thé desk,  so  that 
we won’t forget to  (slap)  finish it.  This is 
the way  we  found it when  we  came back 
after supper:
(.  < 
J 
>.
•  *9  ‘~9 9 
( 9  9 "9*" j  t (M i •»'<•  *(*<*«  ( '
(The flies evidently  tried to  finish the ar­
ticle,  but they don’t  write  as  well as they 
punctuate.)

l  .)  .9 .O  

J  »  i  J 

. .   (  .. 

THE  LOUNGER.

A  gentleman  largely  interested  in  the 
electric light and in constructing  machinery 
for electrical purposes,  infonned  the  writer 
that electricians found great difficulty in ob­
taining  workmen  to  put  their  ideas  into 
practical  shape.  The  mechanism  required 
is different from  almost  any  other  kind— 
much of  it  has  to  be  invented  as it is re­
quired—and very few  workmen  have  suffi­
cient knowledge of the science of electricity 
to enable them to  work  intelligently on the 
apparatus required.

"   *

The business depression  that  has formed 
such a general subject of  complaint  for the 
past two years,  has not, by any means,  been 
confined to this country.  On  the  contrary, 
the times have been equally hard in Europe, 
and,  as a consequence,  greater suffering has 
resulted.  Here, 
if  a  man  cannot  obtain 
work at his special trade,  he  can  almost al­
ways,  if so inclined, find something to do to 
prevent his starving,  but in European coun­
tries,  where  the  population  is  so  dense, 
every calling is overcrowded,  and  there are 
no openings for surplus labor.  Our foreign 
exchanges contain  pitiful  accounts of  the 
sufferings,  verging  upon  starvation,  among 
the workmen who  have  been thrown out of 
employment by reason of the closing of fac­
tories  and  manufacturing  establishments. 
The workingmen of this  country have been 
subjected to hardships  because  of  the stag­
nation that has prevaded  manufacturing in­
dustries, but comparatively few have of nec­
essity become objects  of  charity.  The  op­
portunities for  labor are so  numerous here 
that if a man cannot  find  employment of a 
kind he has been  trained to  do he  can,  at 
least,  find work enough of some kind to sup­
ply him with food.

*

“ I’ll  never  invest  another  dollar  in  any 
business outside of my own,” said a leading 
merchant the other day.  He went on to ex­
plain that at various times  he  had  been  in­
duced  by  over-sanguine  friends  to  put  a 
little money  into  outside  enterprises,  and, 
in every instance,  he had not only not made 
anything,  but in most of them had  lost  the 
capital invested.  He had been pursuaded to 
put a little money in mining,  had bought an 
interest in an electrical invention, had taken 
“ a flyer ” in the stock market,  had  backed 
a man who had a patent chicken  coop  with 
an incubator attachment and a spring chicken 
broiler annex,  had put a little  money out to 
help a friend,  but in no  single  instance  did 
he get a dollar in return.  He  wffs  through 
with outside speculations,  and  full of virtu­
ous determination to devote his  entire ener­
gies  in  the  future  to  building up his own 
legitimate industry.  Sensible conclusion to 
come to.  The man who  keeps  his  capital 
under his immediate eye,  and  subject  only 
to his manipulations,  is more likely to  suc­
ceed than the one who trusts his interests to 
another or invests in speculative enterprises. 
The man who has received  special  training 
in a particular line of  business  and  under­
stands that business well,  ought  to  be  able 
himself to employ to advantage all the  cap­
ital he can command. 
If he, with his train­
ing and opportunities,  cannot make it repro­
ductive,  he ought not  to  expect  another  to 
make a profit for him.

*  *  *

A manufacturer recently  said  to  us  that 
he had kept his factory running  all through 
the dull times,  and that his sales would com­
pare favorably with  those  of  the  last two 
years.  When asked  how  he  contrived to 
keep running when  pretty much  everybody 
else  was complaining  of  dull  times,  he re­
plied that they had made additional efforts to 
sell their goods.  The firm has kept  its full 
number of travelers  on  the  road,  and has 
filled each one with an ambition to  keep up 
his average of sales.  Thus inspired the trav­
elers have been diligent in  hunting  up new 
customers; when they lost  patronage  from 
an old one they  would  feel  that  they were 
bound to make this good,  and so would stop 
at towns they were not in the habit of visit­
ing and push  for  a  new  customer.  This 
gentleman said that the firm made it  an ob­
ject for the best travelers in the  business to 
work for them by  paying  them  liberally; 
every one they had out  they  had  unlimited 
confidence in,  and each took as  much inter­
est in the business as the partners  do;  they 
are thorough-going business men full  of re­
sources and expedients,  and  take  pride  in 
keeping  good 
their  average  of  sales. 
Through the energy  and  enterprise  of  the 
travelers the firm  has  been  able to keep its 
full force of men employed at  the  factory. 
It pays to  keep  your  employees  interested 
in the business;  it  also  pays  employees  to 
take such interest, whether they have a share 
in the profits or not,  for it insures them em­
ployment when the dull times come.

* 

**

Some recent decisions by the Patent Office 
at Washington indicate that the granting of 
a patent to an inventor confers upon him no 
rights  whatever; a patent  indicates  simply 
that he claims to  have  invented  something 
of value,  but if somebody else sets up a sim­
ilar claim  to  the  same  thing,  the  patent 
authorities are powerless to decide  between 
them. 
In short, the obtaining of a patent is 
an invitation to pirates to come and plunder 
you; it is an  announcement  that  you  have 
got a good thing,  something  worth stealing, 
and the whole gang of pirates stands  ready 
to swoop down  upon you. 
If  you  object 
the  matter  goes into the  courts,  where the 
law’s delays are  pretty sure to  tire out the 
aggrieved party before a decision is reached. 
There  are  a  good  many  patent  pirates in 
every  trade  who  do not hesitate to  appro­
priate whatever they choose of  their neigh­
bor’s designs and inventions; to  sue them is 
to become involved in an  interminable law­

suit,  with all its  long  array  of  fees  and 
costs,  with no prospect  of  reaching a decis­
ion before the  patent  becomes  valueless by 
the lapse of time.  Our patent laws need an 
overhauling and to be made so stringent that 
when a man pays his money for a patent he 
will  have  something  of  value to him. 
It 
ought to be feasible for the  owner of a pat­
ent to go into  any United  States Court and 
obtain an  injunction  against  an  infringer, 
restraining  him  from  the  production  of 
goods covered by  the'  patent,  and  to force 
him to an accounting for whatever goods he 
may have made.  All that should be requir­
ed to obtain  such  injunction  should be the 
production of the patent and proof of the in­
fringement.  Then if the infringer wants to 
test the validity of the patent let him do so, 
but let the injunction  hold  good  till he has 
established his  right  to  make  the  goods. 
Under such restrictions the  patent  pirates 
could not live.

Recuperation on Tap.

the 

Lake Superior is one of the largest aggrega­
tions of fresh wetness in the world, if not the 
largest.  When I stop  to think that some day 
all this cold, cold water will have to be absorb­
ed by mankind,  it gives  me  a  cramp in the 
geographical center.

trout  bones  will 

The streams that run  into  Lake Superior 
are alive with trout, and next summer I pro­
pose to go up there and  rest  until I have so 
thoroughly saturated my system  with  trout 
that 
stick  out 
through my clothes in  every  direction,  and 
people will regardjme  as  a  beautiful tooth­
pick holder.
jStill there will be a few left for those who 
think of going  up  there.  All  I  will  need 
will be barely enough to  feed  Albert Victor 
and myself from day  to  day.  People  who 
have never seen a crown head with a peeled 
nose on it are cordially invited to come over 
and see us during  office  hours.  Albert  is 
not at all haughty,  and I  intend  to  throw 
aside my usual reserve  this  summer  also— 
for the time.  P. Wales’  son  and I will be 
far from the cares  that  crowd so  thick and 
fast on greatness.  People who  come to ce­
dar bark wigwam to show us their  moisqui- 
to bites  will  be  received  as  cordially  as 
though no great  social  chasm  yawned be­
tween us.

Many will meet us in  the  depths  of  the 
forest,  and  go  away  thinking  that  we  are 
just common plugs, of whom the world wots 
not; but there is where they will fool  them 
selves.

Then,  when  the  season  is  over  we  will 
come back,  into the great  maelstrom  of life 
—he to wait  for  his  grandmother’s  over­
shoes,  and I to thrill waiting  millions  from 
the rostrum with  my  “Tale  of  the  Broneo 
Cow.”  And so it goes with us all.  Adown 
life’s rugged pathway some  toil  on as from 
daylight to  dark  to  earn  their  meager  pit- 
taEfe as kings,  while  others  are  bom  to 
wear a swallow-tail coat every evening,  and 
wring tears of  genuine  anguish  from  their 
audiences.

They  tell  me  some  rather  wide  stories 
about people who  have  gone up  there total 
physical  wrecks  and  returned  strong  and 
well.  One man said he knew  a  young col­
lege student,  who  was  all  run  down  and 
weak, go up there on the Brule and eat trout 
and  fight  mosquitoes  a  few  months,  and 
when he  returned to  his  Boston home  he 
was so stout and  well  and  tanned  up  that 
his parents didn’t know him.  There  was a 
man on our car who weighed three  hundred 
pounds.  He  seemed 
to  be  boiling  out 
through his clothes everywhere.  He was the 
happiest man I  ever  saw.  All  he  seemed 
to do in this  life  was  to  sit  all  day  and 
whistle and langh  and  trot  his  stomach— 
first an one knee and then on the other.

He said that he went up into the pine for­
ests of the Great Lake region a broken down 
hypochondriac and  confirmed  consumptive. 
He had  been measured  for  a  funeral  ser­
mon three  times,  he  said,  and  had  never 
used either one of them.  He knew a clergy­
man named Braley who  went  up into  that 
region with  Bright’s  justly  celebrated  dis­
ease.  He was so emaciated that he couldn’t 
carry a watch.  The  ticking  of  the  watch 
rattled his bones so that  it  made  him  ner­
vous,  and at night they had to pack  him up 
in cotton so that he wouldn’t break off a leg 
when he turned over.  He  got  to  sleeping 
out nights on  a  bed  of  balsam and  spruce 
boughs and eating vension and  trout.

When he came down in the spring he pass­
ed through a car full of lumbermen, and one 
of them put a warm wet  quid  of  tobacco in 
his plug hat for a joke.  There were a hun­
dred of those lumbermen when the preacher 
began,  and when the train got into  Cadillac 
there were only three of  them  well  enough 
to go around to  the  office  and  draw  their 
pay.

This is just as the story was given to me, 
and I repeat it to show how  bracing the cli­
mate near Superior  is.  Remember,  if  you 
please,  that I don’t want the story  to  be re­
peated as coming from me, for I have  noth­
ing left now but may  reputation  for  verac­
ity,  and that had a very hard winter of it.
B ill  N y e .

A swindler is practicing a very  old  game 
in a new guise, on the f aimers in the eastern 
part of Michigan.  He offers a fanner a hay 
pitching machine w’hich  he  sells for §25, to 
put up and use for caiivassing purposes, and 
will give §5 for each machine he sells.  The 
agent then gets the farmer to give his  name 
and address for  the  agent’s  convenience  in 
correspondence  with  him. 
In  a few  days 
the farmer is surprised  to  get  a bill  of fif­
teen machines he has  ordered  at  §20  each, 
amounting  to  §300.  This  snap  has  been 
worked so many times that it is a surprise to 
find it yet making victims.

SOLIMAN  SNOOKS.

Tribute  to  the  House  Fly—Accused  of 

“Offensive Partisanship.”

Cant  Hook  Corners,  Aug 8,  1885. 

Editor T r a d e s m a n  :

D e a r  S ir—“Nothing is  made  in  vain,” 
says some old gag I have  seen  somewhere; 
but it does seem  sometimes  as  if it would 
take a  Philadelphia  lawyer  to  study  out 
what the use is of some things.

Now, as a sample,  take ilies,  the common 
(all-fired common,  too)  house  fly. 
I  am 
free to  admit that he  is of some  benefit to 
the men that  make  sticky and  poison  fly 
paper and that lie brings in a certain amount 
of profit to dealers who sell the  same,  but I 
think that if a  correct  balance  sheet  was 
made out between man and fly the  Dr.  side 
would  greatly overbalance  the  Cr.  This 
year the gentle  insect  seems to  defy every­
thing and get into everything.  At the place 
where I board they are  thicker than huckle 
berries in July.  They get  stuck in the but­
ter, they swim in the tea, fill  up  the  sugar 
bowl, crawl under the  pie  crust and every­
where,  although  Mrs.  Simmons  has  wire 
screens  in the windows and  doors all over 
the house.  But the worst  nuisance of  the 
little pests is that they get  up so all-killing 
early in the morning. 
If I  could  get  hold 
of a hired man that would be up and  doing 
at  early daylight  equal  to  a  fly,  I  would 
hang on to that  man,  even  if he  struck for 
§14 a month.

You would hardly think  it,  but old  Potts 
is still on deck and trying his best to get the 
post office away  from  me.  He has filed an 
affidavit at Washington  to the  effect  that I 
am an  “offensive partisan.”  Did  you ever 
hear the like? 
I never, did.  Why, the  old 
rooster don’t know to-day,  what  my politi­
cal politicks is, and  I’ll  be  blamed if  I do 
myself,  to  come right  down to facts.  But 
never mind.  The old  man  made  one  big 
mistake to begin on and it cooked his goose 
so tender that  spring  chicken is  a  rubber 
boot compared  to  it.  His  mistake  was in 
getting our congressman  to  endorse his ap­
plication and recommend  him very  highly. 
I did think,  at first, that  I  would  get  the
Congress!anal
recommendation  to  stay  in
myself,  biit I think  that  If  I  had I would
have been boun<?ed  before  now so  sudden
that the g 
ouid have all tumbled out of 
the ger.cnil deli
veiy.

I have 1îad five  or  six  letters  of  advice
lately, tel! 
e to  “take  good  care of the 
Widder.” The
friends writing the same are
hereby,  and  herein, and  hereon  informed, 
that Sister Spriggs is fully capable of taking 
good care of herself and that  she  knows a 
spade from a pitchfork every time.

The weather has at last filled a  “long-felt 
want” by giving us a  good  old  prehistoric 
thunder shower and the air is so cool to-day 
that us men folks at the Corners have  been 
able to put on our vests,  coats, collars, neck- 
ti  s,  etc.,  once  more. 
I  had  to  hunt two 
hours to find mine,  it had been so long since 
I had seen ’em.

S o l im a n   S n o o k s,
G.  D., J.  P. and P.  Mf

Shallow Berry Boxes.

Considerable  complaint  has  been  made 
this season of frauds in  the  fruit  trade,— 
we mean the retail trade.  The quart boxes, 
it is said no longer hold  a  quart, and  little 
deceptions are practiced in  many ways.

“The bottoms  of  the  boxes  are  getting 
nearer the top every day,”  said  the  news­
paper  man  the  other  day, thinking it  no 
harm to pass off an old chestnut on the berry 
vender.

“That’s so!” replied the b.  v. with a sober 

face.

The manner of the dealer in  berries caus­
ed the newspaper  man  to  become  serious, 
too.  “What,” said he,  “are there any boxes 
in the market,  that  do  not  hold a  quart?” 
“Are there any  that  don’t  hold  a  quart?” 
echoed the shopman:  “are there any that do 
hold a quart? you’d better ask.”

“Then ’ there  are  some  bogus  boxes 

around?”

“Well,  I should say so.  Look here!” and 
the berry man  produced  two  boxes, one of 
them Half an  inch  deeper  than the  other. 
“This,” he said,  holding up the larger  box, 
“holds a quart,  and this,” indicating its fel­
low,  “will Hold just two-thirds of a  quart.”
“But you get the  same  price  for  both?” 

suggested the journalist.

“Yes; and the buyer gets swindled.”
“And that troubles you?”  said  the news­

paper man, with a faint show of surprise.

“Yes,  it  does  trouble  me,”  replied  the 
berry man with emphasis.  “I tried  to  get 
honest boxes to replace  these  swindles,”— 
and he looked at the shallow receptacle with 
aversion,  as though it were an unclean thing 
—“and  I’ve  been  all  over  the  city,  and I 
can’t find in  any of  the stores a  quart box 
that’ll hold a quart.  They  aren’t to be had 
for love or  money.  Why,  I  burned  about 
fifty of these shallow ones  last  year  to get 
rid of ’em—we got  them  in  exchange  for 
ours,  you know; a box is a box,  and when a 
customer returns one we can’t kick if it isn’t 
the  same  one  he  took  away;—yes,  sir,  I 
burned fifty of ’em last year; and look there” 
—pointing to a pile  of  boxes—“I’ve  got as 
many more.  Fact is,  honest  boxes  aren’t 
wanted.  The  berry  pickers  don’t  take  to 
’em,—doesn’t take so long to fiil one of these 
narrow guage things,  you know,—and when 
they  come  across  an  old-fashioned  box, 
they  smash  it—accidentally of  course! 
I 
want to give full  measure,  but  a  box  is  a 
box, and I can’t get any  more  for a  quart 
than a fellow next  door  can  get  for  a pint 
and a half. 
It's a  blanked  swindle; that’s 
what I call it,  a blanked swindle!’*

“H’m!”  ejaculated  the  newspaper  man, 

thoughtfully.

“Yes,” continued the shopkeeper,  “it’s a 
swindle cean  through.  Why, 
look  here; 
these fruit baskets are  straight  now—Lord 
knows how long they will  remain  so!—and 
two of  them  will fill three of these  boxes. 
Let me show  you.”  And  the  dealer  pro­
ceeded to give practical proof  that he knew 
what he was talking about.  “There, young 
man,  he continued,  “when  you  buy berries 
buy ’em by the quart basket,  and not by the 
quart  box. 
It’s a  big,  blarsted  swindle,” 
remarked the berry  man  as  he re-emptied 
the boxes into  the  baskets  and  threw the 
former. receptacles  across  the  shop  like 
things accursed.

“But what are you going to  do about it?” 

asked the newspaper man.

“That’s what I would like to know,” said 
the berry vendor.  “There ought to be a law 
compelling  manufacturers  to  make  their 
boxes regulation  sizes,  quarts  and  pints, 
and every box should  be  sealed  just as our 
weights and measures are. 
I tell you,  it’s a 
big  fraud  on  the  public,  and  the  public 
ought to be told of it.”

And the newspaper man thought the mat­
ter over and came  to  the  same  conclusion 
as the berry vendor; hence this article.

How to Dun Debtors.

The following  suggestions  will be of in­
terest to those who have to urge  payments:
It  doesn’t  make  much  difference  what 
form of words you use.  The main  thing is 
to let him know that  you want  the  money. 
There are certainly mistakes that  many fall 
into,  however,  in  making  a  dun. 
It is a 
purely business like operation. 
I have  had 
a good deal of experience, and  if  you  will 
take pains to  write  them  down,  I  think I 
can give you several plain rules that will  be 
of benefit to anp man that follows them:

1.  Never give the  idea  that  you  called 
because you happened to be in the neighbor­
hood.

2.  Never plead that you  are  in  absolute 

need of the money.

3.  Never  explain  why  you  want  the 
money further than by some general phrase, 
as to meet outstanding bills.  The debtor is 
usually an expert in showing a man  how he 
can  get  along  without  money.  He  will 
worst you in argument,  and if you lose your 
temper it is an excuse for him why he should 
not pay.

4.  Always  be  civil,  however  business­
like and importunate you may deem  it  nec­
essary to be.

5.  Never think you have done wrong be­
cause a debtor gets angry.  His anger under 
civil treatment shows that  he  does  not  in­
tend to pay.  This yon might as well  know 
early as late.

10. 

6.  Show quite as firm a resolution to get 
the money on your tenth call as on any pre­
vious one, or else it would have been  better 
is you had not made it.

7.  Never leave a debtor without  his set­
ting a time when he thinks he can pay,  and 
never fail to be on hand at the time set.

8.  As between yourself and an employe, 
let the most business like  of  the  two make 
the dun.

9.  Suggest 

installments.  Shame 

the 
debtor  into  an  arrangement  to  pay some­
If  not  §10, 
thing every  week  or  month. 
then §5, or S3, or §1. 
It will  convince him 
that you have set to work in  earnest  to  get 
the  money.

If a debtor gets angry,  or  has  worn 
out your patience,  a threat to attach his sal­
ary may be effective, not so  much that he is 
likely to fear that you will  get  the  money 
that way,  as that he will be anxious that the 
affair shall  not  come  to the  knowledge of 
his employer.

11.  A similar effect may be  produced by 
saying you intend  to  place  the  bills in the 
hands of a lawyer, particularly if you  men­
tion a lawyer whom  he  hates  or who has a 
reputation for  harrassing  debtors.  Profes­
sional  debtors,  however,  become  careless 
about legal processes.

12.  Drop into a debtor’s savorite haunts. 
It will make him uneasy,  especially  if  you 
don’t  hesitate  to  ask  him  politely,  but 
plumly,  for your money ont occasion.  This 
may often happen after  he  has displayed a 
roll of bills.

His Wife  Saved Him.

From the Boston  Herald.

“You see,” he was  explaining in answer 
to the inquiry of what the prospects in Wis­
consin were,  “our folks are  about  discour­
aged.”

“What’s the trouble?”
“Cholera.”
“Why,  the  cholera  hasn’t  reached  us 

yet?”

“I know,  but  everybody’s  talking.  We 
can’t raise  cucumbers  on  account  of  the 
scare,  and we dasn’t go  into  onions on ac­
count of the  bad  weather.  We shall  shell 
out a few ’taters, a little  corn,  and  more or 
less wheat, but I tell  you,  stranger,  if  my 
wife didn’t earn a dollar a  day  dress-mak­
ing,  I’d be ready to give  up the battle.”

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Oysters 
and FishF.  J.  DettenMer

117  MONROE  ST.

F> E !R. K  I  IST S  <&  HES S,
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

DEALERS  IN

NOS.  132  and  124  LOUIS  STREET.  GRAND  RAPIDS. MICHIGAN.

WE  CARRY  A STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR  MILL USE.

M U SK E G O N   BtTSXITESS  DIRECTOR'S*.

ANDREW WIE RE NFO

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

WIERENGO  BLOCK,  PINE  STREET, 

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MUSKEGON,  MICH.

TO FRUIT GROWERS
Muskegon  Basket  Factory

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

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F R U I T   P A CK AG E S  !

At Bottom Prices.  Quality Guaranteed.

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Five  Cent  Glassware.

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Assorted Package containing 20 doz­
en of the above assortments, best selec­
tion of staple articles.  W ill match our 
ten cent glassware package.
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Price per dozen 37  l-2c 
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DARK  AROMATIC
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Fine Cut ChewiuE Tobacco is the yery bes! barb pods os ilo Market.

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JE N N IN G S  &  S M IT H ,
A rctic  M anufacturing'  Go.,

PROPRIETORS  OF  THE

20  Lyon  St-,  C»-:r*o,:r?Lca.  2F3.Ea,;E>icl.ist-

ASK  YOUR  JOBBER  FOR

Jennings’  Flavoring  Extracts,

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I P c r w c I e r .
T H E  G R A N D  R A P ID S   R O L L S t   MELDS

MANUFACTURE  A

T h e  F a v o r ite   B ran ds  are

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

FANCY  PATENT  “ ROLLER  CHAMPION.”
Prices are low.  Extra quality guaranteed.  Write for quotations.

V A L L E Y   C IT Y   M IL L IN G   C O ,

EAST  END  BRIDGE  ST.  BRIDGE,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
H E S T E R   <Sc  FOX,

Send  for 
Catalogue 

and 
Prices

MANUFACTURERS  AGENTS  FOR

ATLAS S

INDIANAPOLIS.  INO.,  U.  S.
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STEAM  ENGINES & BOILERS.
Carry En g in e s  and  Boilers in Sto ck 

fo r 

im m ediate  delivery.

S A W   iLXTD  G R IS T  M 2X L M A G H m E R Y ,

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

Saws, Belting and Oils.

W E  MAKE  A  SPECIALTY  OF  PEACH  AND  GRAPE  BASKETS.

Write  for Prices.

130  OAKES  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

