Michigan  Tradesman.

VOL. 3.

GRAND  R A PID S.  M ICHIGAN,  W ED N ESD A Y ,  DECEM BER  9,  1885.

NO. 116.

f   LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,

(Successor to P. Spitz,)

SOLE  AGENT  OK

F e r m e n t u m ,
The Only  Reliable  Compressed  Yeast. 
Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co., 

ARCADE,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

Grocers  and  Bakers  who  wish  to  try 
“FERMENTUM” can get  samples and full 
directions by addressing  or  applying  to the 
above.

T H F   P E R K I N S W I N D   M I L L .

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iMWEMlíS'i'éS

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It lias been in constautuse 
for  15  years, with a  record 
equalled  by  none.  War- 
kantei)  not  to  blow down 
unless the tower  goes with 
it; or against any wind that 
does not disable substantial
farm  buildings;  to be perfect;  to  outlast and 
do better work  than any other mill  made.
Agents  wanted.  Address Perkins Wind Mill 
& Ax Co., Mishawaka, Ind. Mention Tradesman.

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Agents  for  a  full  line  of

S. ff. VenaWe & Co.’s

PETERSBURG,  V A ,

FIiTJG  TO BACCO S,
NIMROD,

E.  CM

BLUE  BETER,

SPREAD  EAGLE,

BIG FIVE CENTER.
DRYDEN & PALMER’S 

R O C K   CAXTBIT.

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

is  valuable.  The 
G r a n d   R a p i d s  
y w r ie A .
Business College is 
a  practical  trainer 
and fits its pupils for the vocations of busi­
ness with all that the  term  implies.  Send 
for Journal.  Address C. G. SWENSBERG, 
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 prom ptly a t­

tended  to.

PERKINS  &  MASON,

Insurance and Law Office,

SOLICITORS  OF PATENTS.

MONEY  TO  LOAN

ON  REAL  ESTATE. 

PEN SIO N ,  BOUNTY  AND  ALL 

W A R  CLAIMS  PROSECUTED. 

Correspondence Solicited.

LADIES

75 Lyon St., Court Block, Orand Rapids, Mich,
Asbestos laiols, $1,\  Warm in 
5 V  »II All III  1
Winter,  I 
Asbestos Shoes, $4. 
and  upwards.  Pre- 
Cool in 
vent  Colds,  Croup, 
Summer.
and  kindred  ills, in 
Wear
adult?  >.nd children.
guaranteed

AND

CHILDREN:
How  to  make  a 
light summer shoe 
“do” for winter.
Mothers, do  not 
fail to  investigate 
this.

Send postal 
for circulars.
e.c.co.
BOX 1282^
ASÍ

3 S T O T I O E   :

The  copartnership  existing between Al­
bert, Chas.  A. and Jas. A. Coye is this day 
dissolved by mutual  consent, Jas. A. Coye 
retiring.  The  business  will  be  continued 
at the old stand  by  the  undersigned,  who 
will receive and pay all  debts.

Albert Coye, 
Chas. A. Coye.

Nov.  16,  1885.

READ! READ! BEAD!

HAZELTINE,  PERKINS  &  CO.  have 

Sole Control of our Celebrated

The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE.

Read it.

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

Hazeltine, Perkins & Go.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

MICH

I  w ant to buy BEANS.  Parties hav­
ing any can find a quick sale and better 
prices by w riting us  than you can pos­
sibly get by shipping to other markets. 
Send in small sample by  mail  and  say 
how m any you  have.

Lj  A IW A ,,

71  Canal Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

H

We desire to call the attention of the Trade  to 

TO  T S E   T R A D E .
our unusually complete stock of
SCHOOL  BOOKS,

School  Supplies

And a G eneral Line of 51 heri luneous 

Hooks, Stationery, Paper, Etc.

We have greatly increased our  facilities  for 
doing  a  General  Jobbing  Business,  and  shall 
hereafter be able to fill all orders promptly.
We issue separate lists of Slates,  School  and 
Township  Books,  Blanks,  Etc.,  which  will  be 
mailed on application.
Quotations on any article in our stock cheer­
fully furnished.  We  have  the  Agency  of  the
REM INGTON  TY PE  W R IT E R

F or  W estern  M ichigan.

Eaton & Ly on

20 and 22 Monroe St., GLrand Rapids, Mich.

Laundry  Soap
OSBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.

MANUFACTUKED  BY

CHICAGO,  ILL.

PEIRCE & WHITE,

JO BBERS  OF

CHOICE  IMPORTED  AND 

DOMESTIC  CIGARS,

Plug, Fine Cut and Smok­

ing Tobaccos,

Specially Adapted to 

th.e Trade.

79  Canal  Street,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.
rf\

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

RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED  CO.
71  CANAL  STREET.

GRAND

THE  RICKARD  LADDER!
Two Ladders in one—step and extension. 
Easily adjusted to any hight.  Self-support­
ing.  No braces needed.  Send for illustrated 
price-list.

Positively  at  whole­
sale  only.  Orders  by 
mpil receive prompt at­
tention and liberal  dis­
count.

BICKARD  BEOS.,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.
A R T H U R  R . ROOD,

ATTORNEY,

43 PEARL STREET, ROOD BLOCK, 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH,

Collections  a  Specialty !

True  Heroism.
Let others write of battles fought 
On bloody, gastly fields 
Where honor greets the man who wins. 
And death the man who yields;
But I will write of him who fights 
And vanquishes his sins,
Who struggles on through weary years 
Against himself  and wins.

Ho is a hero staunch and brave.
And puts at last beneath his feet 
And stands erect in manhood’s might 
The bravest man that drew a sword 

Who fights an unseen foe,
His passions base and low;
Undaunted, undismayed—
In foray or in  raid.
It calls for something more than brawn 
Or muscle to o’ercome 
An enemy, who mareheth  not 
With banner, plume and drum—
A foe forever lurking nigh,
With silent, stealthy tread,
Forever near your board by day,
At night beside your bed.

All honor then to that brave heart, 
Who struggles with the baser part—
He may not wear a hero’s crown,
But truth will place his name among 

Though poor or rich he be,
Who conquers and is free;
Or fill a hero’s grave;
The bravest of the brave.

Is Boycotting a Crime?

Rough Diamond in the Indianapolis Grocer.

Boycotting, as  conducted  in  the  city  of 
Indianapolis,  is a crime.  This land is free 
and will remain free.  Our laws  permit  all 
alike—the high and  the  low,  the  rich  and 
the poor—to engage in any kind of employ­
ment they may choose.  Each and every man 
Is permitted to regulate his business  to  suit 
himself, only,  all alike  must obey the laws. 
There are no privileged  classes.  There  is 
no employment,  no business  in which some 
favored class can,  under tile law,  engage to 
the exclusion  of  all  others.  Whoever  at­
tempt to make  for  themselves such a privi­
lege,  by force or otherwise,  commit a crime, 
it matters not how great they may be or how 
weak.  Men earn wages according  to  their 
strength and their intelligence.  A strong,in­
telligent man will receive more than a weak 
simpleton.,  Some  men  live  inside  their 
means and save  money.  Others,  receiving 
better pay,  will spend all  and run into debt 
besides.  The one that saves finds  himself, 
after many years of patient labor and frugal 
living,  the  owner  of  a  home  and  often  a 
business besides.  The one that spends all, 
after long years of hard work,  finds himself 
impoverished.  It surprises him to see others 
who began life as poor as himself,  and who 
worked for less wages, in good circumstances 
and respected, while  he  has  nothing.  He 
gets it into his head that  in some way some 
undue  advantage  has  been  taken  of  him. 
He believes that just in proportion as others 
prosper lie is in some way wronged.  As the 
difference in the circumstances of those who 
accumulate and those  who  do not increases 
they drift apart  socially.  Those  who  are 
left at  the  bottom  socially  and  financially 
become soured,  and envious of those who by 
prudence and a correct  way  of  living  have 
risen above them.  Envy and  want  in time 
make them credulous.  They  are  ready  to 
listen to any scheme that tends to make life 
easier  for  them  by  making  it  harder  for 
those who are honestly entitled  to  all  they 
have.  They now easily  become  the  dupes 
of  scheming  shysters  and  tricksters,  who 
place  themselves  at  their  head  to  deceive 
them and lead them into mischief. 
Itisnot 
difficult to  make  these  deluded  people  be­
lieve that the avenues to success  have  been 
blocked against them by those who seem  to 
have everything  their own  way.  Cunning 
rascals suggest to them certain  measures  to 
compel one  class  of  men  to  conduct  their 
affairs in such a way as to give another class 
a chance to make money easily.

The  plausible  schemes  look  like  sound 
business  principles  to  men who never have 
sense or wit enough to save a dollar.  What 
they  have  failed  to  accomplish  under  the 
most favorable circumstances they  seem  to 
think others do  easily  and  with  but  little 
effort. 
Is it not the rule that if one  of this 
prodigal class by some lucky turn comes  in­
to possession of property lie soon squanders 
it and is left as poor as ever? 
If  by  some 
chance one is placed at the head  of  a  pros­
perous business does he not wreck it?  Yet, 
these are the men,  urged  on  by  a  few  de­
signing persons who know better,  who pro­
pose to dictate and have already had the  ig­
norant 
impudence  to  dictate  to  old  and 
successful  business  men  in 
this  city  the 
terms upon which they  shall  be  permitted 
to continue in trade.  The  great  harm  and 
the only harm these men do is to deceive the 
honest,  hard-working  poor  by  exciting  in 
them  vain  and  false  hopes.  Aside  from 
this  they  simply  make  of  themselves  the 
laughing stock of the town. 
It  requires  a 
few  object  lessons  to  show  what  foolish 
things these misguided  simpletons attempt. 
It is said  that  one  of  the  most  successful 
and prominent tea merchants in  Indianapo­
lis  was  once  a  factory  hand.  There  are 
men in this  city  who  worked  in  the  same 
factory w ith him when they were boys.  This 
merchant from  a  small  beginning  worked 
himself up little at a time and step  by  step 
until now  he  is  the  owner  of  four or live 
large stores.  Such  success  is  the result of 
hard,  patient labor  and  extraordinary busi­
ness talent.  Such  executive  ability is not 
possessed by one in ten thousand.  No com­
plaint was ever  known  to  be  made  of the 
quality of his goods or his  honesty.  There 
are grown Alien,  bom  in  Indianapolis, who 
can not remember when he commenced bus­
iness.  /And a lot of witless men took it into

is Dodged,

Little Jake. 

That was what lie was always called,  for, 

Then Little Jake would pipe up from  his 

I The Tax on Commercial  Men  and How it

It  was  in their  that ladies would look in and inquire: 

their heads to  boycott  this  man.  Men, not j 
one  of  whom  could  run  a  peanut  stand, 
undertook the job of toling away  his  custo- , although he* was  the  elevator  boy in a big  A Washington correspondent,  writing  to 
mers,  intending by so doing to ruin his bus- i dry goods  establishment,  he  was  so  small  the St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat  says*  Yes- 
iness and bankrupt  him. 
terday three commercial  traveled  were  be-*
“Where’s  the  man  that runs the  eleva-  fore the city court,  and were fined $200 each 
hearts to rob him of the fruits of a lifetime’s | 
honest work  and  turn  his  clerks  into  the  tor?”
for not having licenses.  A drummer, whose 
streets to remain idle.  This  was  all  to  be 
business  takes  him  into  all  parts  of  the 
done because the man would  not  let  others j  corner:  “Here I be.”
South,  says that there isn’t  a  city  or  town 
I do not know  anything  to compare  him 
lay down a rule in business by which he was 
from Washington  to  Mataiuoras  where  he 
to,  but a ray of sunshine  lighting up a dark 
to be governed.  They did him as little harm 
doesn’t find a  tax  laid  on  selling  by  sam­
place. 
lie was of  such  lowly  statute that 
as if they had butted their heads against the I 
ples.  At  some  points  it  is  a  State  law 
when he was  in  his corner there  seemed to
brick walls of his store buildings.  They also!
which  confronts  the  bagman;  at  others,  a 
undertook the job of  preventing  the  public j l,e n°hody there.  But  gradually the small, 
municipal  ordinance,  and  there  are points 
from trading at  a  large  clothing  establish-  earnest> cheerful  face  grew  visible,  and as 
where both a State and city  license  are  re­
ment in the city,  just  because  the  proprie- 1 you looke(l  it  brighted  into  such a happy 
quired.
to till the
tors persisted  in  conducting their  affairs  to
suit  themselves.  This  store  requires  im­
I wonder if the ladies  who  used  to give 
mense capital and  the  best  business  talent 
him a nod or a  word  as  they  went up and 
possible to insure success. 
It gives employ­
down absorbed in their  purchases will miss 
ment to  a  large  number  of  clerks,  to  say 
him now  and  speculate  as to what lias be-
nothing  of the numberless poor people  em-!
i 
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ployed in the East to manufacture the goods j coine of the Quaint  little  fellow who  was 
sold.  Claiming  to  act  in  the  interest  of I 
smiling,  helping, always doing his duty 
working men, these boycotters do their best 
to stop industries and throw out of  employ­
ment those who  so  sadly  need  their  liard-
earned wages,

smile that the little  man  seeinet 
whole elevator with sunlight.

He went home  sick one  night and  said 
“Good night” bravely,  swallowed a lump in 
his throat and  ran  off.  The  day after his 
father came in.

bravely?

----  ---  ■ ------

■* 

“But we don’t always  put  up,”  said  the 
traveling man witli a smiling candor.  “We 
look upon this tax upon  trading  as  an  im­
position,  and wherever we can dodge  it  we 
do so without any wear of conscience.  Here 
in Washington we are supposed to pay $100 
for a license which  is good for a month, but 
we don’t;  neither  do  those  who  are  up  to 
the tricks pay the  line.  There  are  parties 
here who make a regular business of  acting 
as go-betweens.  They pay a license  to  the 
District as commission men.  When I come 
in I go to one of  these  parties  and  say,  ‘I 
want to sell some carpets.’  He  says,  ‘All 
right; when  do  you  want  to go round?’ 
I 
name the  hour  and  we  start  out together, 
visiting the houses which  deals  in carpets. 
I do the trading just the same as if the com­
mission man wasn’t by, but  all transactions 
are understood to be through him.  When I 
get through I pay him one  per  cent.  011 the 
gross sales 1 have  made,  pack my cases and 
ship out, without having  contributed a dol­
lar to'the District treasury.”

“That  is  one  way,”  said  the  traveling 
man;  “butJWasliington  is  about  the  only 
place where it works.  The last time I was 
.in Charleston,  S.  C.,  before  I  had  been  in 
the city an hour a smart  chap tapped me on 
the shoulder and asked if I was  a  commer­
cial man. 
I said I didn’t think [it  was  any 
of liis business, 
lie  turned  back  his  coat 
and showed a badge  as municipal detective, 
and said there was a city  license  of  $10  to 
pay for soliciting trade. CI told  him  that  I 
didn’t know I was  going to do any business 
in Charleston; I was  there  to  see  the  city 
lie  went  off 
and some old acquaintances, 
not well satisfied,  as 1 could  see. 
I  knew 
he was watching me  and I gave him a good 
tramp; went down to the front  of  the  city, 
inspected the Calhoun (monument, [and  in­
cidentally dropped into  two  or  three  busi­
ness houses.  Toward  night [my acquaint­
ance  overhauled  me  again  and  suggested 
that it would  be  well  for  me  to  take  out 
that license. 
‘See here, I’m 
not going to drum  this  city,  but  there  are 
two or places where I can sell bills of goods, 
and then I’m going to get out.  These peo­
ple I deal with are old customers of our fac­
tory.  1  here  won’t  be  anything said about 
my business here.  You take this and  we’ll 
let that license]drop. ’ 
I  tucked  a  $5|bill
in his hand; he winked and went off.  Saved 
just half on the license there,  you see.” 

I said to him: 

“Now,  in  New  Orleans,”  he  continued, 
“we’ve still another scheme, audit’s good to 
save $50, which is the taxon soliciting trade 
I go to the hotel and have  my cases 
there. 
sent  to the room. 
In the course of the day 
I walk around and say,  ‘how are you’to my 
customers, chat about the exposition, and go 
out. 
Jusi  as  I  leave  the  customer says: 
‘When will you be in at your hotel?’  [I set 
the hour;  the  customer  comes  around  and 
sends up his card.  The boy is told  to show 
him up; the key is  turned  in  the  door  and 
we get down to  business.”

these rackets. 

“Of course,” continued  the  traveler,  “it 
takes discretion to wot
In 
Charleston,  two  days  after  I  left,  a  New 
Yorker  undertook  to  bluff  my  detective 
friend,  was  hauled  up  in  court  and  fined 
$150,  which shows that  something  besides 
cheek is requisite  to  be  a  successful  com­
mercial man down South.”

,.

A Confectioner’s Profitable  Scheme.
“Turn you  loose  inside for 25  cents,” is 
the  way  a  sign  in  front  of  an  attractive 
Massachusetts  avenue  candy  shop  reads. 
“I mean just what I say on that  sign,” said 
the proprietor to the reporter.  “Not eount- 
ing your hands and  pockets  you  can  have 
all you can carry away from here fora ouar- 
ter.  Some very  smart  people  come  in ex­
pecting to beat me  out  of  the  value  of a 
farm on the strength of that  invitation, but 
very few of them  eat  more  than  15  cents’ 
worth of candy.  One man  ate thirty cents’ 
worth, but he bad such  a good time that he 
sent all his friends here  for a treat, and not 
one of them ate 20  cents’  w orth,  so I made 
a handsome profit in the end.”

Possessed of Valued Associations. 

From the  New York Sun.

A tinware  peddler,  while  bartering with 
a woman,  noticed a gun hanging against the 
wall. 
1— ]
“I’d like to make  a  dicker for that gun,” 

he said.

“Nop,” the woman  answered,  “that  gun 
was the last  thing  my  poor husband had hi 
his hands when he  died.  He  was trying to 
blow a load of powder and shot through the 
breech. 
I need tinware bad  enough,  good­
ness  knows, but  I’ll  never  part  with that 
gun.”

,

then

er said.

! been the proprietor.

place kept for the boy.

A Confederate  Match Factory.

‘‘Mine leetle Jake,”  lie  began,  and 

“He  was petter, mooch  potter,” his fath­

Then liis  mother  came; they  wanted the 

But on the morrow  the  father  came into
and  swol-

“Oh,  so  sick.  He  is  too  much  sick 
here,” the mother  said,  laying  her hand on 
her  breast.

“Tell him to get  well  and he shall  have 
his place,” said his employer.  “To-morrow 
we shall come and see him.”

Y ears ago  a  poor  boy  was  employed  to 
wash bottles in  the  cellar  of  a  large  drug 
store in our  city.  He  was  honest,  steady 
and industrious.  To-day he owns  the  bus­
iness and is worth $1,500.  A  boycotter en­
tered this store to buy a cigar. 
It happened 
that a box without the union  label  was  set 
out to him.  He noticed the absence  of  the 
label,  grew  indignant  and  exclaimed:  “I 
will not  trade with  a  man  that  sells  scab 
goods,” then flouted himself out of filestore 
in a grandiloquent huff,  that  said  as  plain 1 x, 
as talking, 
I will nun your business,  sir.” | jen
Such silly things are the result of the teach- j 
mgs of bad men, who,  if  they  can not rule, j  broke down and said no more, 
are determined  to  ruin.  Such  men might j 
It went the rounds of the  store like wild- 
succeed in tearing down  the  fairest  temple j  fire the news that little Jake was  dead, and 
ever erected by man.  Out  of its ruins they j  you would have thought at least that he had 
could not construct a hut. 
The writer runs a small business.  When j  And lie was,  in a small way, proprietor of 
be was a young man he worked seven years ; the hearts of the  people he served;  of their 
by the month as a  farm  hand  and  at chop- j  esteem,  their good will—a dividend that will 
ping  cord  wood  and  making  rails.  All j serve him  better  than  money in the  land 
these years lie worked like  a  beast  of  bur-  where he is to-day. 
den,  and for wages that the average boycot-1  They sent, every one  of  them,  beautiful 
ter would scorn.  During the seven years lie j flowers to Little Jake’s funeral; he was cov- 
saved about $500.  He then served over three | ered with  the  last  offerings  of  good-will 
j eais in the Union army as a private.  When i from those he served, 
discharged from the army  lie  had  $1,000— j 
“ We wish we had  known  that lie was so 
not enough,  to be sure,  to  make  him  rich, j ill.  We might have ministered to Ins wants 
but enough to start him in a business of  his | or perhaps have saved him,”  his  employers 
own.  He  lias  worked  ail  his  life  like  a \ said with sad regrets, 
slave,  and he  thinks  lie  knows  something 
But  there  is  nothing  to  regret.  “It’s 
about the persistent industry  and  frugality  well ¡with  the  child.”  And it  is no longer 
required to succeed in any kind  of  employ-  “Guten nacht”  with  thee,  but  “Guten mor- 
lnent.  He is now free from debt and  owns j  gen,”  Little Jake, 
a few thousand  dollars’ worth  of  property; 
not much,  it is  true,  but  it  is vastly better
than nothing. 
In  his  present  business he 
employs several hands.  He  gives  current 
wages and pays liis men every night.  Now 
suppose lie should want to advertise liis bus­
iness.  Would  lie  not  naturally and sensi­
bly select for the purpose the paper that has 
the  largest  circulation  within his neighbor­
hood?  But  up  pop  certain  men  he never 
saw before in liis  life,  who  tell  him  if  he 
patronizes  that paper  they,  the boycotters, 
will publish him to  the  world  as  a  person 
who should not be permitted  to  carry  on  a 
business.  They lay down the law by which 
he shall be governed in liis affairs. 
If he re­
fuses to obey it they threaten him with ruin. 
Nor  will  they  hesitate  to  attempt  such  a 
tiling.  Little do they care for liis property, 
which by the sweat of his brow lie has been 
for over thirty years  saving.  No  heed  do 
they give to bis  family  depending  on  him 
for bread.  Nothing  do  they  care  for  the 
wants of his hired hands to whom he  gives 
employment.  The little business that lie has 
built up by his own exertions, and  unaided 
by others,  they propose  to  destroy,  and  to 
make of him a beggar if he  refuses  to obey 
the mandates of the boycotters.  No greater 
crime could be attempted.  Does any one for 
a moment imagine, does the  most  impover­
ished laboring man in Indianapolis for a mo­
ment believe, that the men at the head of this 
movement do not know  that  they  are com­
mitting a crime against  the  honest laboring 
classes by pursuing  such  a  course?  They 
do know better. 
It speaks well for the  in­
tegrity of the industrious  poor of Indianap­
olis that,  with all  their  discouraging  hard­
ships they  are  too  sensible,  too  good  citi­
zens,  to be  led  to any  extent  by  such un­
principled parasites.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
The first match factory in the Confederacy 
j  was in, or rather near, Atlanta.  The owner 
was an Atlanta man.  These  matches were 
sold from  Richmond  to  the  Gulf.  Unlike 
| some of our recent experiments in that line, 
there  was  no  trouble  about 
igniting  the 
matches.  A man did not have to strike one 
sixteen times, and finally hit it on  the head 
with a hammer,  or  light it by the fire.  His 
main trouble was  to  keep  the  thing  from 
going off prematurely,  and the only effectual 
safeguard was to keep it in a bottle of water.
They  were  the  most  utterly  too  previous 
matches ever seen in this or any other coun­
try.  The enterprise  was  never  profitable, 
because half the  stock  was  invariable  lost 
by spontaneous combustion.  Wagon  loads 
of matches on their way from the factory to 
the city would burst into ablaze half way on
the road,  scaring  the  driver  and  Ins mules  *  . „ 
out of their senses.  Several  Atlanta stores
handled these  useful  marvels of  home  en­
terprise,  but  customers  were  cautioned  to 
tread lightly for fear of jarring the matches 
into a conflagration,  and  clerks were detail­
ed to sit up every night to watch the  trouble­
some stock.  ■

The owner of this  match  factory  put up 
the stuff in which the matches were dipped, 
and sold it for rat poison. 
It certainly kill­
ed. the rats, but  the  hasty character  of  the 
stuff created  such  a panic  in  the  city that 
the industry had to be  squelched.  A White 
hall street merchant  bought a box of poison 
one  day, and, carrying it to his  store,  tried 
to spread a dab of it on a piece of  dry bread 
as a bait for the rats.  He gave it one spread, 
when there was  a  “wliish!” and  the  whole 
affair blazed up in his face,  singeing off  liis 
whiskers.  A few similar experiments  pre­
judiced the people  against the  new poison.
They said it was  too  rough  on the  rats to 
burn their stomach with such  an explosive.
A complete collection of Atlanta’s manufac­
tured  products  from  ’60  to ’65  would  be 
worth seeing.  As a museum  of  curiosities 
it would  draw  crowds  in any  part of the 
country.  But it is too late in the day to se­
cure such a collection.

“Hardly,” replied the other briefly.
“What’s wrong with it?”
“Why, there  isn’t a feather in any pillow 
in the house,  but every dish of chicken soup 
is chock full of feathers. 
If you  get  a  de- 
:ent pillow in that hotel,  you  have  to  call 
for chicken soup.”

“Is  the  Blank  House  a  good  hotel?” 

asked one drummer of another.

How to Get a Pillow. 

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“I was a drummer,” said the young man, 
“all through the  war.” 
“Is  that  so?”  re­
plied the old man;  “I didn’t think  you  had 
seen so much  service.  What  part  of  the 
country were you in?”  “New  York,  most­
ly.”  “New York?” 
“Yes;  I   represented 
a Baltimore tobacco firm.”

The average daily sale  of  eggs  in  Paris, 
France,  is  1,000,000.  Poultry  fanning  in 
that country is a  very  important  industry, 
and yields a handsome profit.  There  is  no 
branch  of  fanning  in  this  country  that, 
properly  conducted,  will  yield  better  re­
turns  for  the  small  amount  of capital  in­
vested.  The poultry-raiser is  not  required 
to wait long for dividends.
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H A W K IN S

WHOLESALE  G R O CERS
L U M B E R M A N ’S

And  Dealers in.

I im: p o r t e r s   o f *

JOBBERS  OF  SUGARS,  COFFEES,  SPICES,  ETC.  «
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Headquarters  for  New  Orleans  Sugars  and  Molasses. 

AND

We wish to caU particular attention to this, and invite the trade to call and  examine  our  large  stock  and  varied 
assortment of these goods or drop us a postal and we w ill gladly send you  samples  with  pnces.  Do  this  before  you
buy and we w ill save you money.

A N N

G O O D S

We carry a M l line and are agents for the celebrated Canned Goods packed by Curtice Bros., of Rochester.
We worid also call the attention  of  the  trade  to  our  QUAKER  CORN.  This  is  the  best  corn  packed  and  we 
solicit your order for a sample case.  We carry a full line of all kinds of Canned Goods and  should  be  pleased  at  any
time to furnish quotations to the trade.

Fine  Guts.

Sweet Tolu, dark. 
Pumpkin Pie.
Peek-a-boo.
Huckelberry.
Indian Queen.
Medalion.
May Blossom.
Mule Ear, light.
Mule Ear, dark.
Western Belle.
Dark Fast Mail.
And  all Factory  Brands.

T o b a c c o s  

Grayling.
Grayling, Black. 
Mackinaw.
Black Bear.
Black Bug.
Sweet Tolu.
Billy Goat.
Money, 2 cts. with  every 
Pistol, 1  Pistol worth  $5 

cut.
with each butt.

H. P. Plug.
B. & O.
King.
Acorn.
Big Ring.
Messmate.
Cherry Bounce.
And all  Factory Brands.

a n d   C i g a r s .

Smoking  Tobaccos,

Grayling.
Seal Skin.
Free Cob, Cob  Pipe with 

each i lb.

Knights of Labor.
Pickwick Club.
Holland Mixed.
Dime Durham.
Topsey.
*'■ Fireside.

Nigger Head.
Tom and  Jerry.
Peerless.
Honey Bee.
And  all Factory  Brands.

Guatamala.
New Orleans.
Yours Truly.
Our Boy.
Tip Toe.
Gold Dust.
Camp Fire.
La Petit Belle.
Henry Lee.
Wiseman’s Choice.
Little Brown Jug. 
Floridas.
Palermo -one set  of  Rogers  Bros.’ 
And many  other brands.

Silverware w ith each M.

Dealers w ill find it to their interest to look through our tobacco department.  Our 

“  ToTeOTO^er
to 46 cents, on Fine Cuts from 26 to 66 cents, Smokings from  14 to  40  cents,  and  cigars  from  $16.00  to  $60.00  per

th0  w fo ffer splendid inducements to parties buying new stocks, and anyone about to start in trade w ill  save  money

by calling on us before they purchase. 
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A. MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

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

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

Telephone No. 95.

LEntered  at  the  Postoffiee  at  Grand  Rapids  as 

Secomlrclass Matter.1

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 9,1885.

CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS

Of the Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand 

Rapids.

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE  1—NAME.

The  name  of  this  organization  shall  be 
the “Retail Grocers’  Association  of  Grand 
Rapids.”

ARTICLE  II—AIMS AND OBJECTS.

The aims and objects of this  Association 
shall be  the  business  and social  advance­
ment of its  members,  and  their  protection 
against  such  abuses  as  affect  their  trade. 
Among the advantages  sought to be obtain­
ed are the following:

Fostering a more social feeling among the 

members of the  trade.

The prevention of  wholesale  houses sell­

ing at retail to private families.

The keeping  of  a blacklist  of  beats who 
prey upon the  trade,  and  a  reliable  collec­
tion agency for bad debts,  etc.

Intelligence  bureau  where  members can 
procure reliable help and where a record can 
be kept of the same.

Headquarters for the  buying  and  selling 

of stores and other property.

Reforming the present system of  inspect­

ing and sealing of weights  and|measures.

Watching  local  and  State  legislation af­

fecting the trade.

Regulating the peddling nuisance.
Buying and selling vegetables  and  fruits 

by weight instead of by measure.

Protection against  unjust  laws  affecting 

the trade.

Protection against  adulteration of  goods, 

fictitious labels, etc.

Shortening the  hours  of  labor whenever 

practicable.

BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE  I.

Any firm, or  individual,  who  is  engaged 
in the business  of  buying  and  selling  gro­
ceries at retail,  in the city of Grand Rapids, 
may become a  member of  this  Association 
by paying to the Treasurer  the  sum  of one 
dollar, and agreeing to pay 25 cents quarterly 
dues  in  advance,  and  any  assesssments 
which  may  be  voted  by  the Association  to 
meet expenses.

ARTICLE  II.

Every person or firm becoming a  member 
of this Association shall be honorably bound 
to conform to the rules,  regulations and by­
laws.

ARTICLE 111.

Section 1.  Any member of  this Associa­
tion who shall neglect  or  refuse  to pay his 
dues,  or any assessment  ordered by the As­
sociation,  for three months  after  such  sum 
becomes due,  shall  thereby forfeit his mem­
bership.

Section 2. 

If any person  connected with 
this Association shall by any business irreg­
ularity or for any  cause  render  himself un­
lit to hold his  membership,  it  shall  be the | 
duty of  the  Complaint  Committee to inves­
tigate the facts and on the recommendation of 
a majority of said committee the Association 
may at any regular  meeting  thereafter,  ex­
pel such member by a two-thirds vote of the 
members  present. 

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ARTICLE  IV.

The officers of  the  Association shall con­
sist of a President,  Vice-President,  Second 
Vice-President,  Secretary,  Treasurer  and 
five Directors,  who  shall  constitute the Ex­
ecutive Committee.  These officers  shall be 
elected  annually by  ballot,  and  shall  hold 
their office until their successors are elected.

ARTICLE  V.

No  compensation  for  services  shall  be 

paid to any officer except the Secretary.

ARTICLE  VI.

The President  shall  preside  at  all  meet­
ings,  if  present; in  his absence,  the  Vice- 
President; he being absent, the Second Vice- 
President.

ARTICLE VII.

The Secretary shall  keep  a  record of all 
meetings, conduct all correspondence, under 
direction of the Executive Committee;  keep 
a list of the members in a book for that pur­
pose; notify all committees of their appoint­
ment,  and  if  requested,  furnish the  chair­
man of committees with  a copy of  the vote 
under which they were  elected, or  appoint­
ed,  and act as secretary for the same.

ARTICLE VIII.

The  Treasurer  shall  receive  and  have 
charge of all moneys of the Association, col­
lect all  assessments  and  annual  dues,  pay 
all  bills  when  approved  by  the  Finance 
Committee,  and  report  the condition of the 
treasury  whenever  required  by  such  com­
mittee,  and  shall  give bonds  for  faithful 
care andêceeping when required by a vote of 
the Association.

ARTICLE IN.

The  Executive  Committee  shall  provide 
rooms for  the  Association,  and  shall  have 
power to fill  all  vacancies in  the  Board  of 
Directors.

ARTICLE  X—ORDER OP  BUSINESS.

1.  Roll call of officers.
2.  Reading  Of  the  minutes  of  the  last 

meeting.

3.  Admission of members.

RETAIL  GROCERS!

Who wish to do  away  with  annoyance  of j 
book-keeping and  obtain  a  practical  sub- 1 
stitute  for  customers*  itemized  accounts j 

should tryCredit Coupons.

They make no mistakes,  give  customers j 
no chance  to  dispute  accounts,  and  mer­
chants  no  chance  to  commit  errors;  they I 
cause  no  delays  in  the  hurry  and  excite- | 
ment of business, save the expenss of book- ; 
keeping, do not require  pass  books  to sat- ( 
isfy  suspicious  customers,  and  create  a \ 
feeling of confidence between the merchant j 
and his patron.
They  are  in  $2,  $5,  $iov $ 2o  and  $50 j 
books.
1,000 Books of Coupons.......J...................$25.00
500 Books of Coupons......J ...................  14.00
100 Books of Coupons— / .......   ..........   3.00
50 Books of Coupons..........................   2.00 |
Send for trial order to,
E. A. STQWE & BRO.,  I
49 LYON STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH. I

PRICES:

Agent for Woonsocket, Wales-Goodyear, and Meyer Rubber Companies.

86  MONBOE ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

RAPIDS

X K T

CAR  LO A D S!

D. W. Archer’s Trophy Corn,
D. W. Archer's Moniins Glory Corn,
D. W. Archer’s Early Golden Prep Corn
The Archer  Packing  Co.

EVERY  CAN  BEARING  SIGNATURE  OF

OHILLICOTHE,  ILL.

APPLES!

W e have a large Western order trade for Apples in car lots, as well as a good local 
If you  have 
demand, and also handle both Evaporated and Sun-dried Apples largely. 
any of these goods to ship, or any Potatoes or Beans, let us hear from you, and we will 
keep  you  posted on market price and prospects.  Liberal cash advances made on dried 
fruit, also on apples in car lots.

EARL BROS., Commission Merchants,

Referenoe—First National Bank.

157  S.  WATER  ST.,  CHICAGO,  ILL

The Well-Known

J. S. Farren & Co.

O Y S T E R S

ARE  TH E  BEST  IN  MARKET.

PUTNAM  & BROOKS

WHOLESALE  AGENTS.

F.  J.  LAM B  &  GO.,

WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR  THE

D. D. Mallory & Co.

Diamond Brand Fresh Oysters

In Cans or Bulk.  W rite for Quotations.

8  and  10  South Ionia  Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
G.  R   MAYHEW,

mittees.

4.  Reports of special  and  standing  com 

5.  Reading of  correspondence.
6.  Unfinished business.
7.  New business.
8.  Election of officers and appointment of 

committees.

9.  Report of Treasurer.
10.  Adjournment.

ARTICLE XI.

The annual  meeting  of  the  Association 
shall beheld on the second Tuesday of each 
November.

ARTICLE  XII.

The regular meetings  of  the  Association 
shall be held on  the  first  and  third  Tues­
day of each month.  Special  meetings  may 
be called  by the  President  on the  writtten 
request of five  members.  Fifteen members 
shall constitute a  quorum  for  the  transac­
tion oi' business.

ARTICLE  XIII.

At  the  first meeting  of  the  fhembers  of 
the Board  of Directors  after  their election, 
the President shall, subject to their approval, 
appoint  the  following  Standing  Commit­
tees:

Section 1.  The  Finance Committee shall j 
consist of three members of the Board of Di­
rectors,  whose duty  shall  be  to  audit  all j 
bills, to examine the books and  accounts of 
the Secretary and  Treasurer,  and  to  make 
a semi-annual report  of the  financial eondi- j 
tion of the Association.

Section  2.  The  Committee  on  Rooms 
shall consist of three members of the Board j 
of Directors, and  shall  have  entire  control j 
of the rooms  and furniture belonging to the 
the  Association. 
It shall also make  all ar-1 
rangement s as to the proper premises where- J 
in to hold  meetings,  subject to the approval | 
of the Association.

Section  .9.  The  Arbitration  Committee j 
shall consist of  three  members  whose duty j 
it shall be to settle all differences arising be­
tween  members, and  also to have power to | 
settle,  in  behalf  of  the  Association,  any j 
questions  arising  between  members  and j 
those  not  members.  Their  decision as lie- j 
tween members shall be final.

Section  4.  The  Complaint  Committee 
shall consist of three members of  the Asso­
ciation, who shall investigate all complaints 
made by members,  and  report  their  action 
upon each complaint to the Association.

Section  5.  The  Law  Committee  shall 
consist of the first three  officers of  the As­
sociation.  They shall have charge of all le­
gal matters pertaining  to  the  Association, 
and also have supervision  of the  Collection 
Department of the Association.

ARTICLE  XIV.

This Constitution and By-laws may be al­
tered  of* amended  by  a  two-thirds  vote  of 
those present  at  any regular  meeting,  pro­
vided a written notice  of  such alteration or 
amendment has  been  presented at  the pre­
ceding regular meeting.

Broken Down Invalids.

Probably never in the history of Cough Med­
icines  lias  any  article. met  success  equal to 
that which has been showered upon Dr. Pete’s 
35  cent  Cough  Cure.  Thousands  of hopeless 
cases of Coughs, Colds and Consumption  have 
yielded  to  this  truly  miraculous  discovery. 
For this  reason,  we  feel warranted in risking 
our reputation and money on its merits.  Sold 
by Hazeltinc. Perkins &  Co.,  wholesale  drug­
gists, Graud  Rapids, Mich.

GI2TSE3STC HOOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Brand Kapids, Mi<
ALBERT COYE & SONS
A W 1THTGS, T E N T S

----------M AN UFA CTU RERS  O F----------

HORSE  AND  WAGON  COVERS.

W H O LESA LE  D EA LER S  IN  

Oiled Clothing, Ducks, Stripes, Etc.

73  Canal  Street, 

-  G rand  Rapids, Mich.

C L /M A X -

PLUG TOBACCO'',
%£DTINTAG.

HEMLOCK BARK.

The  Hemlock  Bark  m arket  is  6teady.  We j 
are taking all that arrives in good shape at the 
current price, |5  per cord delivered.

W ALLIN   LEATH ER  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

W ID E  BROW N COTTONS. 

CHECKS.

OSNABURG.

SILESIAS.

BLEACHED COTTONS.

1054
954
14
8
954
1054
8
754
11
744
654
9514 
■  754 
654 
1054 
1054

¡Park Mills, No. 90. 
¡Park Mills, No.  !Gfl
¡Prodigy, oz...........
¡Otis Apron...........
Otis  Furniture__
¡York,  1  oz.............
¡York. AA, extra oz

Androscoggin, 9-4.123 
jPepperell, 10-4. 
Androscoggin, 8-4.. 21  Pepperell, 11-4.
Pepperell,  7-4........16)4 Pequot,  7-4___
Pepperell,  8-4........20  Pequot, 8-4___
Pepperell,  9-4........22)41 Pequot, 9-4___
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, N o.80.. 13
Alabamabrown__ 7  ¡Alabama  plaid...
Jewell briwn......../  954 Augusta plaid___
Kentucky brown.. 1054 (Toledo plaid........
Lewiston  brow n...  9541 Manchester  plaid
Lane brown...........   954¡New  Tenn. plaid.
Louisiana  plaid—   7  ¡Utilityplaid 
Avondale,  36..........  854 Greene, G. 4-4
Art  cambrics, 36.. .U54|Hill, 4-4 
Androscoggin, 4-4..  854¡Hill, 7-8.. 
Androscoggin, 5-4.. 1254'Hope,  4-4
Ballou, 4-4.    ..........  654'King  Phillip  cam
Ballou, 5-4...............  6  I  brie, 4-4.......  . —
Boott, 0.4-4...........   854  Linwood,  4-4........
Boott,  E. 5-5...........   7  ¡Lonsdale,  4-4........
Boott, AGC, 4-4.......  954¡Lonsdale  cambric
Boott, K. 3-4..........  5)4 Langdon, GB, 4-4..
Blackstone, AA 4-4,  7  I Langdon. 45..........
Chapman, X ,4-4....  6  ¡Masonville,  4-4__
Conway,  4-4........... 7  Maxwell. 4-4...........
Cabot, 4-4................ 64£ New York Mill, 4-4
Cabot, 7-8................   6  New Jersey, 4-4...
Canoe,  3-4...............  4  Pocasset,  P. M. C.
Domestic,  36..........  754'Pride of the West.
Dwight Anchor, 4-4.  9  ¡Pocahontas,  4-4...
•Davol, 4-4...............  9  Slaterville, 7-8.......
Fruit of Loom, 4-4..  SJilVictoria, AA........
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  75* \ Woodbury, 4-4.......
Fruit of  the  Loom,  Whitinsville,  4-4..
cambric,  4-4........ 11  W hitinsville,7-8...
Gold Medal, 4-4..  ..  634  Wamsutta, 4-4.......
Gold Medal, 7-8.......6  Williamsville,  30..
Gilded Age............. 8541
Crown..................... 17
No.  10..................... 1251
Coin........................ 10
Anchor................... 15
Centennial.............
B lackburn.............   8
Davol.......................14
London................... 1251
Paconia..................12
...10
Social  Imperial.
..1 6
P R l
Albion, solid___ ...5)4
Albion,  grey— . . . 6
...5)4
Allen’s  checks..
...5)4
Aden’s  fancy...
...5)4
Allen’s pink.......
Allen’s purple...
American, fancy ...5)4
Arnold fancy— . ..6
Berlin solid........
. .   5
. ..5
Cocheco fancy..
...0)4
Cochecorobes...
Conestoga fancy . . . 6
E ddystone.......
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. .  .5
Eagle fancy.......
. .  .5H
Garner pink.......
F IN E BROW
Appleton  A, 4-4.
. .   6)4
Boott  M, 4-4.......
..  6$£
Boston  F, 4-4 — • •  *
Continental C, 4-3: 
Continental D, 40in 8%(Mass. BB, 4-4. 
Conestoga W, 4-4...
Conestoga  D, 7-8...
Conestoga  G, 30-in.
Dwight  X, 3-4........
Dwight Y, 7-8..........
Dwight Z, 4-4..........
Dwight Star, 4-4—   7 
EwightStar,40-in..  9 
Enterprise EE, 36..  5 
Great Falls E, 4-4...  7
Farmers’ A, 4-4.......6
Indian  Orchard  1-4
A m oskeag.............   754|Renfrew, dress styl 9
Amoskeag, Persian  854 Johnson  ManfgCo,
Bookfold..............1254
B ates.......................  754 Johnson  ManfgCo,
Berkshire.............   654  dress  styles.........1254
Glasgow checks....  7  Slaterville, 
dress
styles....................  754
Glasgow checks, f’y  754 
Glasgow 
Gloucester, 
P lunket..................   754 Gordon......................7
L ancaster................  8  Greylock, 
Langdale................   7341  s ty le s .......   .......-.1254
Androscoggin, 7-4..21  ¡Pepperell.  10-4....... 2754
Androscoggin, 8-4..23  Pepperell,  11-4....... 3254
Pepperell,  7-4........ 20  Pequot,  7-4.............. 21
Pepperell,  8-4.........2254 Pequot,  8-4..............24
Pepperell,  9-4........ 25  ¡Pequot,  9-4..............2754

Indian Orchard, 36.  754
. _ Laconia  B, 7-4........ 1654
654(Lyman B, 40-in.......1054
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4 Nashua  Ë ,40-in....  854
554 Nashua  R, 4-4........   754
6  Nashua 0,7-8..........654
554lNewmarket N.  __ 654
Pepperell E, 39-in..  7
634 Pepperell  R, 4-4__   754
Pepperell  0,7-8....  654
Pepperell  N, 3-4___ 6Î4
Pocasset  C, 4-4.......634
Saranac  R ...............  754
Saranac  E ...............  9

Masonville TS........   8
Masonville  S...........1054
Lonsdale.................. 954
Lonsdale A ............. 16
Nictory  O...............
Victory J ................
Victory  D ...............
Victory  K .................254
Phcenix A ............... 1954
Pbcenlx  B. 
1054
Phoenix XX
Gloucester.............ay*
Glou cestermoum ’g . 554

imac D.............554
¡heater............ 554
ital fancy....... 554
¡Oriental  robes........654
Pacific robes...........6
¡Richmond................6
Simpson’8 ................ 6
Washington fancy. .6 
¡Washington  blues.  7

royal  styles........   8 
stan d ard .............   754  E arlsto n ...,........   854

checks,  White Mfg Co, stap  7
| White Mfg Co, fane 8
¡White  Manf’g  Co,

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

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

dress

new 

54

HEAVY  BROWN  COTTONS.

TICKINGS.

Atlantic  A, 4-4.......7*4¡Lawrence XX, 4-4..  7
Atlantic  H ,4-4.........7 
|Lawrence  Y ,30....  7
Atlantic  D, 4-4 .......  6}£ Lawrence LL.4-4...  554
Atlantic P, 4-4........  554 ¡Newmarket N ........   654
Atlantic  LL, 4-4—   5  ¡Mystic River, 4-4...  554
Adriatic, 36.............  754 Pequot A, 4-4..........   754
Augusta, 4-4...........  654 Piedmont,  36..........   654
Boott  M, 4-4...........   634¡Stark AA, 4-4............ 754
Boott  FF, 4-4..........  734 Tremont CC, 4-4—   554
Graniteville, 4-4—   534 Utica,  4-4.............'..  9
Indian  H ead,4-4...  7  W achusett,  4-4.........754
Indiana Head 45-in.1254lWachusett,  30-in...  634 
Amoskeag, ACA...1254|Falls,XXXX.......... 1854
Amoskeag 
“ 4-4.. 19  Falls, XXX..............1554
Amoskeag,  A .......  12  Falls,  B B ..............1154
Amoskeag,  B ....... 1154 Falls,  BBC, 36.......... 1954
Amoskeag,  C....... 11  Falls,  awning..........19
Amoskeag,  D........10541 Hamilton,  BT.32..12
Amoskeag,  E ....... 10  ¡Hamilton,  D...........   954
AmoBkeag, F ..........  9)4jHamilton,  H ..........954
Premium  A ,4-4....17  Hamilton  fancy...10
Premium  B ..........16  Methuen AA............12
Extra4-4..................16  Methuen ASA..........1654
E x tra7-8..................14)*|Omega A, 7-8.......... 11
Gold Medal 4-4........15  ¡Omega A, 4-4.......... 13
CCA 7-8................... 1254 Omega ACA, 7-8.... 14
CT 44.......................14  Omega ACA, 44— 16
RC 7-8.......................14  Omega SE, 7-8.......... 24
BF 7-8...................... 16  Omega SE, 44.......... 27
A F44...................... 19  Omega M. 7-8.......... 22
Cordis AAA, 32.......14  ¡Omega M, 44........... 25
Cordis  ACA, 32...... 15  Shetucket SS&SSW 11)4
Cordis No. 1, 32...... 15  Shetucket, S & SW.12
Cordis  N o.2........... 14  Shetucket,  SFS  ...12
Cordis  No. 3........... 13  Stockbridge  A ....... 7
Cordis  No. 4........... 1154¡Stockbridge frncy.  8
G arner............. ....  5  1E m pire..............
Hookset........... ....  5  1W ashington.......
...  4*
Red Cross........ ....  5 Edwards............. . . .   5
1S. S. & Sons........ ..  5
Forest Grove...
American  A — ... 18  00| Old  Ironsides... . ..1 5
Stark A ............. ..  .22)41 W heatland........ ...2 1
....  634 Otis CC............... ...1 0 )4
Boston .............
Everett blue... ....1 3 ) 4 ¡Warren  AXA... ...1 2 )4
Everett brown. ....1 3 ) 4 ¡Warren  BB....... ...1 1 )4
Otis  AX A ........ — 12)4 ¡Warren CC........ ...1 0 )4
Otis BB............. ....1 1 ) 4 ¡York  fancy....... ...1 2 )4
|S. S. & Sons........ ...  6
Man ville........... ....  6
¡G arner............... ...  6
Masgnvillo....... ....  6
Red  Cross........ ....  7)4¡Thistle Mills.......
B erlin............... ....  7)4 Rose.................... ...  8
Garner ............. ....  7)4
Brooks.................... 50
Clark’s O. N. F .......55
J. & P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord.55 
Willimantic 3 cord.40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread............30

Eagle and  Phcenix 
|  Mills ball sewing.30 
Greeh  &  Daniels...25
M erricks.................40
Stafford.................. 25
Hall & Manning__ 25
¡Holyoke.................. 25

GLAZED CAMBRICS.

P A P E R   CAMBRICS.

SPO OL COTTON.

GRAIN  BAGS.

W IOANS.

DENIM S.

A rm ory..................
Androscoggin sa t..
Canoe River...........
Clarendon...............
Hallowell  Im p.......
Ind. Orch. Imp.
Laconia.................. 7)4lConegosat..........

CORSET JE A N S .
....  6V4|Kearsage.................. 7)4
7V4|Naumkeagsatteen.  7)4 
6  Pepperell  bleached  714
6)4 ¡Pepperell sa t..........8)4
O^IRockport.................. 8)4
6)4 ¡Lawrence sat

PORTABLE AND STATIONARY

E 2sr  C 3- I

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

s

W,  C ,   Denison,

88,90  and  92 South  Division  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

HENRY  KRITZER,

P R O P R IE T O R

NEWAYGO 

Roller Mills
“Crown  Prince”

MANUFACTURER  OF  THE

BRAND.

ALWAYS  UNIFORM  IN  QUALITY. 
FINEST  GRADES  OF  WHEAT  AND 
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR  A SPECIALTY. 
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR,  ROLLER  PRO­
CESS,  GUARANTEED  PURE.

TIM E TABLES.

Michigan  Central.

DEPA R T.

'D etroit Express...........................................   6:00 am
+Dav  Express..............................  
12:45 p m
'A tlanticE xpress................................... 10:40 p m
Way Freight....................  
 
6:50 am

A R R IV E .

♦Pacific  Express............................................. 6:00 am
+Mail......................................................... 3:50 p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express........................10:35 p m
Way Freight..................................................... 5:15 am

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'Daily.

+Daily except Sunday. 
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific
Express. 
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. m.,and  Boston 3:05  p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. dally except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at  10:35 p. m.

J.T. Schultz. Gen’l Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Eavon £   Milwaukee.

3:50 p m
10:45 pm

11:00 am

GOING EAST.Arrives. 

GOING W EST.

Leaves.
tSteamboat  Express.......... 
6:25 am
4Through  Mail..................... 10:40 a m  10:50 a m
•¡•Evening  Express................3:40 pm  
'Lim ited  Express................  8:30 pm  
tMixed, with  coach...........  
tMorning  Express..............  1:05 p m  
■(■Through  Mail....................  5:00 
tSteamboat Express...........10:40 p m
tM ixed............................................  
'N ight Express...................... 5:10 a m  
'Daily. 

tDaily, Sundays excepted. 
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New  York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
The  Night  Express  has  a  through  Wagner 
Car  and  local  Sleeping  Car  Detroit  to Grand 
Rapids. 

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D. P otter, City Pass. Agent. 
Geo. B. Reeve, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

1:10 p m
p m 5:10 pm
7:10 am

5:35 am

Chicago £  West Michigan.
Leaves.  Arrives,
4:30 p m
tM ail....................................9:00am  
tDay  Express..................... 12:35 p ip  9:25 p m
'N ight  Express.................... 10:46 p m  
Muskegon Express...............   4:20 p m 11:20 a in
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping  Cars  on  all  night  trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful  at­
tendants without  extra charge  to-C’hicago  on 
1:00 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.  m. and 
10:40 p. m. trains.

5:45 am

NEWAYGO  D IV IS IO N .’ ’

Leaves.  Arrives.

Express.................................... 4:20 p in 
E xpress..................................  8:00 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.

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7:30 pm
10:50 a m

J. H. Ca r p e n t e r ,  Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  M u l l ik k n ,  Generdl  Manager.
Lake Shore £  Michigan Southern.

train 

(KALAMAZOO  D IV IS IO N .)
Arrive.
Express...............................7:15 p m
Mall....................................... 9:50 a m
All trains daily except Sunday.
The 

Leave. 
7:30 a m 
4:00 p m
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, 
67 Monre street and depot.

J. W. M cK e n n e y , Gen’l Agent.

Grand  Rapids  £   Indiana.

GOING  NORTH. 

:

Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  9:20 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:30 am  
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac  Ex  4:10 p m 
G’d Rapids & Trav. City Ac.

GOING  SOUTH.

G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  E :05 p m 
Mackinac & Ft. W ayr e Ex.. 10:30 a m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac. 10:3fijp m 

All trains daily except Sunday.

Arrives.  Leaves.
11:30 a m 
5:05 p m  
7:00 a m
7:15 a m 
5:30 pm 
11:45 p m

SLEEPIN G   CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

COAL  AND  BUILDING  MATEKIAL8.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

North—Train  leaving  at 5:05  o’clock  p.  m. 
has  Sleeping  and  Chair  Cars  for  Petoskey 
and  Mackinac.  Train leaving at 11:30 a. m. has 
combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinaw 
City. 
South—Train leaving at 5:30 p. m. bas  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

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C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

1  00
Ohio White Lime, per  tebl.................... 
85
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
Louisville Cement,  per bbl.................. 
130
Akron Cement per  Dbl........................  
1  30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl......................  
1 30
..................... 1  05@1  10
Car lots 
Plastering hair, per bu ........................   25®  30
Stucco, per bbl.......................................  
175
Trains connect with G. R. & I.  trains  for St. 
Land plaster, per ton............................ 
J 50
Ign&ce, Marquette and Lake  Superior  Points, 
Land plaster, car lots..................... . 
2 50
leaving Grand Rapids a t 5:00 p. in., arriving at 
Fire bnck, per  M...................-.............. $25 @ $35
Marquette at 1:35p. m. and6:10p. in.  Returning 
Fire clay, per  bbl..................................  
3 00
leave  Marquette  at 7:30 a.  m.  and 2:00 p.  m„ 
arriving  at Grand  Rapids  at 10:30  a.  m.  Con-
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. $5 75@6 00
Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots..  6 00@6 25  nectlon made at Marquette with the Marquette,
Cannell,  car lots...................................  @6 00  Houghton  and  Ontonagon  Railroad  for  the
Ohio Lump, car lots............................  3  10@3 25 (  Iron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts.
B!o8Sburg or Cumberland, oar lots..  4 50@5 001 
E. W. ALLEN.
Portland  Cement.............................  8 50@4 001 Gen’l Pass. & Tkt. Agt., Marquette, Mich.

Detroit, Maokinao  £  Marquette.

COAL.

T H E   S A F E S T   A I T S   M Q S ' 
We herewith present a few illustrations of the best-selling articles in  SIL 
stock, with the largest variety of Rogers Bros.’  Spoons, Knives, Forks, etc., in 1 
from which we give a large discount, furnished on application.  S O I ®  A T  
name the largest discount on these goods given by any reliable maker.  The qualii 
in beauty their appearance as shown in  these  wood  cuts. 
‘W E   D E S IW B  
L A R G E S T   S T O C K .  W E   B O   T H E   L A R C E S T   BTTSXK

PIONEER IMPORTERS AND  JOBBERS OF  CROCKER 

THIS  PRICE-LIST  APPEARS  BUT  ONCE.  PLEASE  PRESERVE.

No. 810, Chased, 5 Bottle, $5.00.

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B » ? /-

No.  281, Plain, 6 bottle, $7.75. 
No. 281, Chased, 6  bottle,  8.25,

508, Double Plate,  chased, 5 bottle, $3.50.

HlijjmjHlttt.il :■

No.  1001 Plain  Cake Basket, $7 each.

iuunuit*

No. C, 2  Steel  Nut  Pick  and  Crack  $ 1.50 

per case—paper cases.

No. A-i  6 Picks  only........... 1.25 per case

“  C-i  6  “  and i  crack..2.00  “

No. A-2  6 Picks  only...............75 Per case

“  B-2  12  “ 
“  D-2  12  “ 
“  C-2  6  “ 

 

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1.50  “
and 2 cracks3.oo  “
1.50  “

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1  “ 
W alnut Cases.

No. 3002 Syrup Plain $4.50 each. 

“ 

“  Chased $5.50  “

No. 36, Cup, Gold Lined, $2 each,

No.  18, Cup, Gold Lined, $ 1.50 each,

No.  1005 Plain Cake Basket, $5 each.  Same Chased $5.50 each,

No.  1006, Cake Basket, plain, $5*75» each. 
chased, $6.25 each.

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No.  811, 5 bottles, plain, $4.75. 
chased, $3.25.

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No.  m i ,  Spoon Holder, Gold Lined, $5.50.

No.  m i

g f ||l $ p w g £

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No. 3232, Berry Dish, $6.50 each.

No.  2612, Spooner, plain satin, $3.50 each,

No. 2612 Sugar, plain satin, $4.50 each.

No. 2612, Tea Pot, plain satin, $7.25 each.

2612, Syrup, plain silver lined, $4.50.

No. 2612, Cream, Plain Si

ER  PLATE  PRICE-LIST.

IFTTL  H O L I D A Y   L U T E .
jATED  HOLLOW  WARE,  a very large assortment of which is  always  in 
tern Michigan.  The prices quoted are the genuine  manufacturers’  list  prices, 
bdBrTTCTA CTTTRERS’  F R I G E S .   The stock we carry enables us  to 
in every case TREBLE PLATE unless otherwise noted, and the goods will exceed 
q $ T R   P E R S O N A L   I N S P E C T I O N .   W E   C A R R Y   T H E  
IS .  W E   S E L L   A T   T H E   L O W E S T   P R I C E S .

rCY  CHINA,  GLASS,  LAMP,  AND  HOLIDAY  GOODS.

M o n r o e  S t.  G r a n d  IRa/picLs, IMEioli.

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No. 3522 Card  Receiver Chased Nielo Gilt, $7.50 each.

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No. 0.2001, Tilting  Set, complete, $22.50 each.

No.  316, Napkin Ring,  Chased Silver, $ 13.50 per dozen.

No.  96, Napkin Ring, chased, $ 1.35 each.

No. 380, Napkin  Ring,  Chased Gilt, $2 each.

2001, Ice Pitcher, plain satin, $ 12.

104, Chased, 5 bottle, $5.50.

No*  2146, Butter Dish, Chased, $4.

No.  m i ,  Cream,  Gold Lined, $5.50.

No. 2103 Butter Dish, Chased, $ 1.50.

No. 315, Napkin Ring, chased, $ 12.50 per doz

No. 381, Napkin Ring, Chased Gilt, $ 1.75 each.

No.  2118, Butter Dish, Chased, $4.50 each.

No.  322,  Napkin  Ring,  chased  $9 

per dozen.

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No. 127, Pickle Battle, Colored Glass, $3.25. 

OTHER  PICKLES.

No.  10, Similar to  102,  $8.50  per  doz.  net.
No.  107, Engraved Glass, list............... 3.00
No.  131,  Diamond  “ 
“ ............... 3.35
No.  143, Decorated Optic  Glass, list,. .5.00

No.  zoa  Pickle  Bottle,  Double 

Plate, $ 1.50.

No.  275,  Napkin  Ring,  chased, 

$2.75 per dozen.

No. 3104, Spoon Holder, double plate, gold 

lined, $ 1.

No. 21 ig)4, Butter Dish, Chased, $6.50.

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Wrltttefi Expressly for T h e  T r a d e s m a n  :

OUR  CLUB.

NO.  i.

One day last March I received the follow­

ing postal card:
D e a r Sir—You are requested to attend a 
meeting,  held for the purpose of  organizing 
a social club.  The  meeting  will be held at 
Snow’s Hall on Monday at 7:30  p. m.

Yours truly, 

Committee.

Now,  as I  am a very  social  man,  and as 
my better half  is very  fond of  amusement, 
especially  dancing,  when  Monday  night 
came 1 was present  at  the  meeting.  You 
see,  we  live in what is  called  the “Valley” 
j  and when I came to  Snow’s  Hall I was not 
at all surprised  to  find  gathered  there  the 
better class  of my  neighbors of  the  “Val­
ley.”  Pretty soon some one  spoke up,  say­
ing,  “Gentlemen  let us  come  to  order, I 
nominate  Mr.  Rund  as  chairman  of  this 
meeting.”  “I support  that  motion,” came 
in solemn  tones  from  the  throat  of  Mr. 
Snow,  who is a v e r y 'energetic though slight­
ly illiterate coal dealer of our  Valley.  The 
motion  being  put,  was  carried,  and  Mr. 
Rund  called  the  meeting  to  order.  Mr. 
Rund is a  small,  bright-eyed,  sharp-nosed 
specimen of Yankeedom,  and his chief  joy 
is to show his knowledge of Cushing’s Man­
ual.  Now,  I  want  you  all to  understand 
that although Mr.  Rund and I are neighbors, 
and our wives  exchange  soap  and  gossip 
over the back fence,  I  don’t  think  any  too 
much of him by any means.  Mr. Schamaur 
was elected  secretary  of  the  occasion  and 
business began.  Mr.  Rund  asked,  “Gen­
tlemen,  what is your pleasure?” when aiose 
my bosom friend William Merton  llostetter 
and spoke as follows:  “Mr.  Chairman, and 
the rest of you. 
In all the  rest of  this city 
of ours, clubs are being forced for the  pur­
pose of mutual  enjoyment.  Now  this here 
neighborhood of ours is composed of a good 
many young  married folks,  and  why can’t 
we form  a club to give  dances  and parties, 
§ay once in two weeks,  eh?”  and  William 
sat down in a perfect hurricane of applause. 
For the space of  two  or three  minutes you 
might have heard  a  pin  drop, had  any one 
ofj us  thought of trying 
the  experiment, 
when to his feet arose the  Duke of  Hadley 
street,  (so-called)  Mr.  Erasmus V.  Snow, 
Esq. 
Imagine, if you  please,  a short  pom­
pous  man,  never  able to  talk  ten  words 
without  puffing  and  gasping  for  breath; 
fairly well off, better able to  spend a dollar 
than the rest of us,  but grasping and stingy, 
the partner  of my  neighbor Rund;  you  all 
know them,  Snow & Rund,  85  Mind street, 
south,  coal dealers in the winter,  ice deal­
ers in the summer.  As I said, Mr. Erasmus 
V. Snow arose to his feet and pulled  out as 
follows:  “Well,  I don’t know—if  it don’t 
cost us too  much—of  course—fun  fsr ail 
elect  officers—president,  vice-president— 
secretary—of course  want a  treasurer  one 
we can trust—good  idea,”  and  sat  down. 
Now, I am  quite  well  known  among my 
neighbors as being a staid,  dignified sort of 
person, 
tall,  stoop  shouldered,  wear  eye 
glasses and am a book-keeper by profession, 
have  kept  books  for  Higgins  &  Moran, 
tallow chandlers,  for  nigh  ten  years, am 
very quiet and don’t like  to intrude  myself 
anywhere, but do  enjoy a dance,  so I arose 
to my  feet, made a  neat  gesture  with  my 
left hand,  my right being  in  the  breast of 
my coat and began:  “Hem,  if  you will al­
low  me, Mr.  Chairman  and  gentlemen,  I 
would suggest, merely suggest that we form 
club, elect officers as my dear friend Snow 
has said, and  appoint a committee  to form 
by-laws and constitution,  and I  would beg 
to move that the chair appoint a  committee 
of five to frame a constitution  and  by-laws 
and report  at  our  next meeting, which  we 
could hold next Monday.” my Motion being 
supported,  it was  put  and  carried  and the 
following  committee  appointed:  Mr. Era, 
Mr.  Snow,  Mr. llostetter, Mr. Schamourand 
Mr. Flint, and we adjourned  until the next 
Monday night at  the  same time and  place.

Coal  E r a .

The Tower of Strength.

Golden Seal Bitters,  a  perfect  renovator  of 
the  system, carrying  away  all  poisonous  de­
posits,  Enriching,  Refreshing  and  Invigorat­
ing both mind and body.  Easy of  administra­
tion, prompt in action, certain in results.  Safe 
and reliable in all forms of liver, stomach, kid­
ney and blood diseases.  It is not a vile,  fancy 
drink, but is entirely vegetable. This medicine 
has  a  magic  effect  in  Liver  Complaints and 
every form of disease where the  stomach tails 
to do its work.  It is a tonic.  It will cure  dys­
pepsia.  It is an alterative and the best remedy 
known to our Materia Medica  for  disoases  of 
the blood.  It will cure  Kidney  diseases,  Ner­
vousness,  Headache,  Sleeplessness  and  en­
feebled condition of the system.  The formula 
of Golden  Seal  Bitters  is  a prescription  of  a 
most successful German physician, and  thou­
sands  can  testify  to  their  curative  powers. 
Sold  by  Hazeltine,  Perkins  &  Co., wholesale 
druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.________ IU

JUDD  Ob  OO.,

And Full Line W inter Goods.

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 
lO*  CANAL  STREET.__________
Cutlers’ Pocket Inhaler

RjyPATT,  GROCERS’  ASSOCIATION 

OF  GRAND  RA PID S.

ORG A N IZED   NOVEM BER  10,  1885.

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President—Erwin J. Herrick.
F irs t Vice-President—E. E. Walker.
S e c o n d   V i c e - P r e s id e n t —J a s .  A. Coye. 
S e c r e t a r y —C o r n e liu s  A. Johnson.
Treasurer—B. 8. Harris. 
• 
Board of  Directors—Eugene  Richmond,  w m. 
H. Sigel, A. J. Elliott, Henry A.  Hydorn  and
W. E. Knox. 
Finance  Committee—W. E.  Knox.  H.  A.  iiy- 
dorn and A. J. Elliott. 
Room Committee—A. J. Elliott,  Eugene  Kicn- 
mond and Wm. H. Sigel.
Arbitration Committee—Gernt H.  Deurar,  M.
J. Lewis and A.  ltasch. 
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Annual meetings—Second Tuesday in No\ em-
Reguiar  meetings—First  and  Third  Tuesday 
Evenings of each month.
Next  meeting—Tuesday  evening, December 
15. 
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MR.  MEIGS  STAYS

And Peace and Prosperity Reign Supreme.
At the regular  semi-monthly  meeting  of 
the  Retail  Grocers’  Association  of  Grand 
Rapids, held at The T radesman office last 
Tuesday  evening,  about  fifty  grocerymen 
were iu attendance.  Applications for mem­
bership were  received from  the  following 
gentlemen,  all of whom  were elected  mem­
bers of the Associat ion:  Eugene Richmond, 
Walter  R.  Meech,  Milo  G. Randall,  M. C. 
Sessions,  Cornelius  Rekkers  and  Joseph 
Glowczynski.

President  Herrick—The  reconsideration 
of the  election of Arthur  Meigs &  Co.  now 
comes before the meeting  and I  declare the 
whole subject  unconstitutional  and  out  of 
order.

Jas. A.  Coye—I appeal  from the decision 
of the chair,  on the  ground  that  if  we are 
here to enforce the  objects  set  forth in  our 
preamble, a vote by which a person becomes 
a  member  may  always  be  reconsidered.
This is an  organization  for  retail  grocers, 
and  any one  wrho carries on a jobbing busi­
ness ought not to be eligible to membership.
The Chair—In the  discussion of this sub­
ject,  I trust the members of the Association 
will remember that the  majority rules, that 
the majority  is always able to  protect itself 
against the minority,  and that  we  can  give 
membership to a  jobber and  yet  bring him 
to time by refusing to  buy goods  of him in 
case he does not conform to the rules of the 
Association.

Arthur Meigs—I  wish  to  state the  posi­
tion I occupy in the matter,  and as I do  not 
wise to embarrass anyone in  the expression 
of his opinion, I will make a statement and 
retire.

Mr.  Meigs then read a paper setting forth 
his side of the controversy, in which he took 
the ground that  the  action  of  the Associa­
tion  looking  toward  the  revocation  of his 
election to membership  wras both  unconsti­
tutional and  finheard-of.  He  said he went 
into the Association in good faith—that Ar­
thur Meigs as  a  retailer  wras  separate and 
distinct from Arthur Meigs as a jobber.  He 
the  personal 
deplored  the  existence  of 
feeling  which  prompted 
the  attack  up­
on  his  membership,  and  stated 
that 
he was perfectly willing  to  retire and abide 
by the will of the majority.

E.  A. Stowe—I would  like to  inquire  of 
Mr. Meigs if  he will  have a  representative 
here in his absence.

Arthus Meigs—No,  sir.
E. A.  Stowe—I then move that Mr. Meigs 
be requested to remain and defend  himself.
The motion was  seconded  by W.  C.  Har­

per and carried.

Jas. A. Coye—I  do  not  know  that I ex­
press the sentiments  of the other gentlemen 
who oppose Mr.  Meigs, but it  seems to me 
to be inconsistent for us to  allow him to re­
main as omi of ns. 
It may be necessaiy for 
us to take some  action  in  the future  which 
we wish to  keep  from  the  jobbing  trade. 
How can we do  so  when we  have a jobber 
among us?

Arthur Meigs—I fail to see where you are 
going to draw the line.  Our  retail  store is 
entirely distinct from our jobbing establish­
ment. 
I don’t think anyone will dispute the 
fact that we are retailers.

Jas. A.  Coye—We cau remedy the matter 

by changing the by-laws.

E.  A. Stowe—It is  not  necessaiy to  make 
any change  in  the  by-laws.  Mr.  Meigs is 
now a member in good standing and the on 
ly way to force him  out of  the  Associaiion 
is to prefer charges  against  him and  expell 
him,  in accordance with Section 2 of Article 
m . 
I take issue with  Mr.  Coye  regarding 
the possibility of our desiring  to antagonize 
the  jobbing  trade. 
In  the  organizations 
with which I  have  been  associated,  I  find 
the best results accrue  only  through the as­
sociation of both jobbers and retailers.  Peek 
Bros,  and  L.  D.  Putnam & Co.,  both  of 
whom do a Wholesale  and  retail  business, 
and Uazeltine,  Perkins & Co.,  who  are ex- 
clusively wholesalers,  are  all  members  of 
the local  druggists’  association,  and I  vio­
late no confidence in stating that the society | 
has accomplished more with them in than it 
would without.  Experience  has shown me 
that the jobber will  co-operate  with the re­
tailer every time,  and  that  it is not  wise to 
antagonize the wholesale trade.

vy.  Iia..u.u. 
Milo G.  Randall

are invariably attained  through the cultiva-
tion of a fraternal  feeling  with  the  jobber. 

And carbonate of Io­
dine  lnbalent.  A 
cure 
for  Catarrh, 
Bronchitis,  Asthma 
and  all  diseases  of 
the throat and lungs 
—even consumption 
if taken in season.
It will break up a Cold at once.  It is the  kin 
of  Cough  Medicines. 
It  lias  cured  Catarrh 
when  all  other  remedies  had  tailed.  Of  the 
many who have tried it, there is  not  one  who 
emm 
| has not been benefltted.  This is  the  only  In-
I think the  best results  ^nd enSoweiby thestandardmediealjournals 

itationg.  over  400,000  in  use.  Sold by drug- 

The question then recurring to Mr. Coyefs  gis^for ?L ^By mad, $1.25. 

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motion  appealing from  ^ e  demsion  of th 
chair,  the chair was sustained  almost unau- 
imously.

W.  E. Knox—I move the  appointment of 
three members to  prepare  a programme for 
the next meeting.  Carried.
The Chair—I appoint  as sucli  committee 
W. E. Knox,  W. C.  Harper  and  R. J.  El-
n°The meeting then adjourned until Decem­
ber 17.

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LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
Milwaukee  Star  Brand  Vineprs.

Pure Apple Cider and White Wine Vinegars, 
full strength and warranted  absolutely  pure. 
Send  for  samples  a n d  prices.  Also dealer in 
Sauerkraut.  A rcade,  G rand  Rapids,  nticn.

JO B B E R   O F

A.  J.  BROWN,

COMMISSION  MERCHANT,

w h o l e s a l e   d e a l e r   i n

V E G E T A B L E S ,  O Y S T E R S ,  B T C . 

Specialties:  Florida  Oranges,  Cranberries,  Sweet  Potatoes. 

18 North Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

No. 1 Egg Crates  tor Sale.  Stevens’ No. 1 patent Silers used.  50 cente e ac £

97  and 99 Canal Street. 

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Grand Rapids, M tc h .g a n

H E S T E R  

F O X ,

MANUFACTURERS  AGENTS  FOR

S A W   AXTD G E IS T  I d i l li  M A C S IO T S .Y ,
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Engines and Boilers In Stock 
for  immediate delivery. 

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Planers, M atchers, Moudlers and all kinds of W ood-W orking M achinery, 

Saws, Belting and Oils.

A n d   D o d g e ’s  Patent Wood Split Pnlley.  Large stock kept on  hand.  Send  for  sample  pulley 
And Dodge s 
W rite  for  Prices.

130  OAKES STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

anj  become convinced of their superionty.

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in. this issue and write for

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

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

PUTNAM & BROOKS
Wholesale lamfactarers of

PURE  CANDY [

A ND  D EALERS  IN

ORANGES,  LEMONS, 

BANANAS,  FIGS,  DATES,> 

U u -ts,  E t c .

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LI  c; Best 10c Cip ill H im
;t 5c Cigar in Udii

CLARK,  JEW ELL  &  CO.,

SOLE  AGENTS.

TP  F  A D A M S   Sc  O O.’S

DARK  AROMATIC

Fine Cnt Ö n in  Tolmo is the very best tari pods on the Market

G-rand. Rapid»

O. W .  BLAIN. & CO.,
Foresi  mû  Domestic  Fruits,SraUiern  Tecetaliles,Etc. stronsBsL  U M   (¡tapst,  M o is t,  Bust!

Manufactured'Expressly for the Michigan Trade.

-DEALERS  IN-

F IG . 3.

F IG .  1

THE  PHILLIPS  STEEL  POINT 

SN O W   SHOVEL  !

it,  Cleanest,  « « ,
Weight, three pounds, Oil finished.
FIG.  1,  BENT  BLADE,  STEEL  POINT.
FIG. 3, STRAIGHT  BLADE,  STEEL  POINT.
FIG. 3, STRAIGHT  BLADE,  IRON  POINT,  (not  o il e d .) 
BOY  SHOVELS,  (like fig. 3)  IRON  POINT,  (not  oit.ed.) 
CODY,  BALL  &  CO.,
ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  CO.,
CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO.,
JOHN  CAULFIELD,
SHIELDS,  BULKLEY  &  LEMON, 
HAWKINS  &  PERRY,
FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO.

FOR  SALE  BY

Wholesale Grocers,

a o e n t s   f o r

KNIGHT  OF  LABOR  PLUG,

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

Sample Butt.  See Q u o ta tio n s in Price-Current.

O Y S T E R S !

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When  in  want  of a  good  brand  of  OYSTERS, 
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don’t fail to  get  the  famous  PATAPSCO,  which  is 
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guaranteed both as to quality and price.  Sold only 
bv  W.  F.  GIBSON  «Sc  CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich., 
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GENERAL  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,  and 
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dealers in all kinds of PRODUCE,  JELLY,  MINCE 
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MEAT  and  PAPER  OYSTER  PAILS.___________
M  J e l l y , A diY ioe  M e a t   E t c .
RINDGKE, BERTSCH &  CO.,
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

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BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

AGENTS  FOR THE

We have a splendid line of  goods for  Fall  trade  and guar­
antee our prices on Rubbers.  The demand for our  own  make 
of Women’s,  Misses’  and Childs shoes  is  increasing,  hend m 
your orders and they will  he promptly attended to.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
WARREN’S GRIP.”

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This new brand of cigars (to retail at 5 cents)  we put  on  the  market  guaranteeing 
them to equal, if not excel, any cigar ever before offered for the price.  W e  furnish  500 
“Gutter Snipes” advertising the cigar, with every first order for 500 of them.  W e want 
one good agent in every town to whom we will give exclusive sale.

MANUFACTURED  BY

FLINT. MICH.

Geo. T. W a rre n  & Go
W M . SEA R S & OO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

A gents  fo r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

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

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From Puck.

Tick, 'nek.

Tick, tick, the town-clock runs,
Tick, tick, the brooklet flows.
Tick, tick, the telegraph works.
Tick, tick, the cricket goes.

Tick, tick, the rain comes down.
Tick, tick, the parson falls,

Tick, tick, cheap watches don’t,
Tick, tick, the  grocer won’t.

Holes in the Heels.
Bystander in Minneapolis Journal.

I happened into  a fashionable  shoe  store 
last week to buy a pair of shoes, and sitting 
facing the body  of  the  store  while waiting 
for  attention,  my  notice  was  drawn  to  a 
young lady opposite, whom  I  recognized as 
quite a belle and one with whom 1 had often 
spent a social  hour  in  converse  which  had 
left in my mind a high idea of my fair com­
panion’s true  womanly qualities.  She  was 
faultlessly dressed and  yet I saw  (and I am 
sorry that my eyes were forced to see it) one 
defect  which  in  a  moment  made  all  her 
handsome  toilet  seem  gaudy  and  sham— 
there was a hole in the heel of her stocking, 
not a little hole,  the accident  of  a  morning 
walk,  but a big, unsympathetic  hole  which 
had been allowed to  grow  from  day to day 
to its ungainly  unwholesomeness. 
In com­
mon charity  I  excused  the  wearer  of  that 
hole on the score  of  a mother’s  false pride 
in never teaching  her daughter the common 
art of darning. 
I  fancied  her a  disciple of 
Sheridan in his  heresy  that  a  darn  in pre­
I pleaded  for  her  that 
meditated poverty. 
she had been in too great haste in her toilet, 
and  had  not  noticed how  poorly  she  was 
heeled.  Then I  furtively asked my  friend, 
the  proprietor,  if  most  people  were  shod 
whole, who tnuled there.

“About half and half,” said he,  while the 
familiar syllables called  up  a  far-away ale- 
and-porter  look  in  his  eyes.  “As a  rule 
men’s hose are better  and  women’s cleaner. 
I mean  among  nice  people,  of  course. 
I 
suppose  it is because so many men have  no 
one  to  mend  their  socks,  and  so  throw 
them  away  when  they  are  holey,  while 
women  put them away against some leisure 
darning time  and forget  them  till  they are 
needed.” 

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The  electric  motor  experiments  now  in 
progress in this country and Europe seem to 
point to an early demonstration of the prac­
ticability  of  that  mode  of  locomotion  on 
short lines.  The experiments at  Baltimore 
have been so far  successful  that  two  more 
machines  have  been  ordered.  A  more ex­
tensive  and elaborate series  of experiments 
are in progress on the elevated road in New 
York with a new motor with  which greater 
economy  of power is  attained than  hereto­
fore by making a variation of internal resist­
ances proportional to the  power being used. 
The experiments have covered several  hun­
dred miles with trains of two and  four cars 
with track insulated only with wood treated 
with asphaltum and so  far seem to  be  emi­
nently successful.

Devices of Clever Clerks.

Clerks and others have a tidbit of  putting 
up admonitory signs in their places  of busi­
ness,  designed to prevent  visitors  from  in­
fringing  the unwritten laws of  business  or 
politeness.  Some of these in Chicago,  says 
the News,  are  original  and a  few  of  them 
clever.  Some printing firms issue cards bear­
ing  the  ethics  of  business  laid  down  in  a 
dozen rules and maxims more or less humor­
ous. 
In some of these, visitors are request* 
ed to spit in their hats as  cuspidores are  for 
ornament.  Many of these signs refer to the 
closing of outer doors.  Some are in doggerel 
calling  for  maledictions  on  the  heads  of 
those  who  close  the  door  in  summer  and 
leave it open in winter.  One store on North 
Clark street has this sign:

The Lord helps  him  who  helps 
himself;  but  the  Lord  help  the 
man caught helping himself nere.

A Wabash avenue  crockery  house  has  a 
silhouette  of  a  dude  on roller skates with 
the information beneath it that—:

This is the man who never spits 

on the floor.

Another house on the  same  street  has  a 
board sign hung on the  iron  railing outside 
with this inscription on it:

.  One more loafer wanted to sit on 

this railing. 

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Every Product of Cotton Utilized. 

From the New York Sun.

Now  that  cotton  is  coming  in, 

the  oil 
mills are busy.  Nothing about cotton  need 
be wasted.  The fiber having been  separat­
ed, the seeds are “tinted,”  all the cotton ad­
hering to them being  removed  and  sold  to 
the cotton  men.  Then  the  husks  are  re­
moved and used for fuel in the  furnaces  on 
the  premises.  After  the  seed  is  ground, 
cooked and pressed, the oil being extracted, 
the  refuse  forms  an  oil  cake,  which  is 
shipped in large quantities to Great  Britain 
for food for cattle.  Last  of  all,  the ashes 
have a virtue of their own,  and .are  sold  at 
a high price.  The oil  goes  to  Chicago  to 
make butter and lard; to  Cincinnati,  where 
an illuminating oil is made of it, and  to  an 
Eastern city to be made into a pure olive oil 
for salads. 
It  is  already taking the place 
of lard in cookery,  greatly  to the advantage 
of everybody. 
Inferior grades  serve  as the 
basis for the best soaps.

About two years  ago the Ferrysburg Iron 
Works could  not  have  been  purchased for 
§100,000.  Last week  the machinery of the 
entire  establishment  was  offered  for $10,- 
000 and  the  ground  and  buildings  for the 
taxes.  The offer was declined.  The parties 
who declined the $10,000  offer are the same 
who previously bid $100,000.

SPRING  &

COMPANY

W HOLESALE  D EALERS  IN

Staple and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS,
CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

OIL  CLOTHS

ETOm  esto.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand  Rapids,

Michigan.

Offered in this Market are  as follows:

THE  LEADING  BRANDS  OF
T  O B A C C O S
PLUG  TOBACCO-
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RED  F O X ......................................................48
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BIG DRIVE 
.50
......................................................40
PATROL 
JACK  RABBIT 
...........................................38
SILVER  C O I N ............................................. .46
P A N IC .................................................................40
BLACK PRINCE,  DARK 
.35
BIG  STUMP 
' ...................................38
APPLE J A C K ...............................................40
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2c less in orders for 10 0 pounds of any one brand.

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FINE  CUT-

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THE  MEIGS  FINE  CUT, DARK, Plug flavor 
.64
STUNNER,  D A R K .......................................38
RED  BIRD,  B R I G H T ...................................50
OPERA  QUEEN,  BRIGHT  - 
.40
FRUIT 
........................................................ .32
O  SO  S W E E T ............................................. .30
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ARTHUR’S  CHOICE, LONG  CUT,  BRIGHT 
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RED  FOX,  LONG  CUT,  FOIL 
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GIPSEY  QUEEN, GRANULATED 
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OLD  COMFORT,  IN  CLOTH 
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SEAL  OF  GRAND  RAPIDS,  IN  CLOTH 
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DIME  SMOKER,  IN  CLOTH  - 
2c less in  10 0 pound lots.

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

2c less in 6 pail lots.

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These brands are sold only by

Arthur Meigs & Co.

Wholesale Grocers,

Who warrant the same to be unequalled.  We guar­
antee  every  pound  to  be  perfect  and  all  right in 
every particular.  We cordially invite you, when  in 
the  city,  to  visit  our place of business,  77, 79 and 
71 South Division Street.  It may save you  money.

WEST  MICHIGAN

COMPANY,

SUCCESSORS  TO  STANDARD  OIL  CO.,

Hawkins Block, Comer Ionia and Fulton Streets, Grand Rapids, Mich,

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And Sole Agents for

CHESS-CARLEY  CO.’S TURPENTINE.

For Western DÆioliigan.

J.  H.  BONNELL,  Secy.

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bottles.

purchasing a GOOD  KNIFE at 65 cents, well worth the money.

Tobacco is packed in 30 pound butts, lumps 2x12,  Rough  and  Ready  Clubs,  16  oz., 
full weight.  A case of 30 knives packed  on  the  top  of  each  butt.  The  butt  of  Tobacco 
with case of Pocket Knives is branded “ Pen  Knives;”  the  one  with  Jacks,  Jack  Knife.” 
The consumer gets a 16  oz.  Plug  of  the  Finest  Tobacco  that  can  be  produced  by 

W.J. GOULD & 00., Detroit, lic k

Q C J.  H.  TH O M PSO N1  &   CO.

Big thing for the Consumer,  equally so for the Retailer.  Send us your order.

B E E   S P I C E   M I L L S ,

W H O L E S A L E   G R O C E R S   A N D   .lO R U E R S   O F

Teas, Coffees & Spices,

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BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts j 

of  Last Resort.

ADDITIONAL INSURANCE—NOTICE.

Under a policy of fire insurance which by 
its temi is to become void upon the procure­
ment of  additional  insurance  on the  same 
property without the knowledge or consent of 
thè company, notice of  additional insurance 
to  an agent of  the  company  authorized to 
survey risks,  take ami forward applications, 
deliver the  policy when  sent to  him and to 
collect the  premium,  is  not  notice  to  tlu* 
company  and  does  not  affect  it,  such  an 
agent having no  authority to do any act for 
the company after the delivery of the policy 
and the payment  of the premium.  So held 
by the Superior Court  of Kentucky.

IN S U R A N C E — M IS R E P R E S E N T A T IO N .

The Kentucky  Superior Court  held,  in a 
recent case, that under the  statutes of Ken­
tucky no statement or  description in an ap­
plication for  insurance  is  a  warranty,  that 
companies are restricted in their defenses to 
the ground of  intentional  fraud or  of  mis­
statements calculated to deceive, though not 
so intended,  and that it  is a sufficient reply 
to either of  these defenses  to  say  that the 
companies were not  misled  in  any  degree; 
that  the  facts,  as  they were,  were  fully 
known to their  agents,  and  that  the  com­
panies took the risk  upon  the  actual  facts 
and not on the erroneous  statement of them 
contained in the application.  The question; 
how the companies got their knowledge, the 
court said,  was immaterial.

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S H A K E S   IN   C O M M E R C IA L   EXCHANGES. 
According to the decision of  the Supreme 
(Court of Louisiana,  in the case of Sclireiber 
vs. The Board  of  Assessors,  the  shares of 
stock of the  New Orleans Cotton Exchange 
have a money  value  independent of  and in 
addition  to  the  privilege  of  membership 
which the ownership of them may secure to 
the holder.  They may  be  owned and held j 
by a person not a member of the Exchange, 
and when so held are  received as  collateral 
or pledges by banks and other  money-lend­
ing institutions.  They are bought  and sold 
as other stocks are,  and are therefore includ­
ed in the taxable property of the holder and 
owner of them as being  a  tiling  possessing 
money value.  Another decision by the same 
court is to the effect  that  the  shares  of the 
New  Orleans  Stock  Exchange  are  taxable 
against the individual holders thereof in the 
same manner  and for  the same  reasons  as 
those of the Cotton Exchange.

of Massachusetts  a  promissory note consti­
tutes  payment of  a  pre-existing  debt  for 
which it is given,  in absence of any stipula­
tion on the  subject.  The  plaintiff  did  not 
intend to extend  the  time for the  payment 
of the  account, and  did not  do  so  unless 
such extension resulted as the legal effect of 
•ceiving the notes and disposing of them in 
tl ie mat mer stated.  The court held that the 
notes were made and payable in New Hamp­
shire,  and that in determining their validity j 
and effect they  should be  regarded as New 
Hampshire contracts.

A M ethodical Traveler.

Train Talk in Chicago Herald.

“ Yes,”  said  an  elderly  and  sedate  pas­
senger,  “ 1  am  a  commercial  traveler,  but 
not one of the new school.  1  belong to the 
old regime.  My  tendency  is  toward  quiet 
modesty  and  slow-going.  Besides,  I  am 
very methodical. 
I  work  by  system.  My 
route is laid out  to  cover  just nine months 
of travel every year,  and year  after  year  it 
is  the  same.  My  sleeping-car  berths  are 
always  engaged  a  year  ahead. 
I  always 
have the same berth,  ride in the same hack, 
and have the same room in the same hotel as 
on the former trips.  This is all arranged in 
advance.  When I call upon a customer and 
get  his  order  I  tell  him  that  at the same 
hour exactly one year hence  I  will  be with 
him  again.  At  every  hotel  my  room  is 
ready for me, with a fire  in  the  grate,  my 
slippers before it,  my  dressing-gown  hang­
ing  in  the  wardrobe,  pictures  of my wife 
and family upon the Avails,  and  my  letters 
and telegrams upon the center-table.  This, 
too,  is all arranged months  ahead. 
I have 
four sets of slippers, gowns,  pictures,  etc., 
and as soon  as  I  leave  a  hotel  /these  are 
packed up and sent ahead of me by express, 
to be  arranged  previous  to  my  arrival  in 
another hotel. 
I  even  order  my  meals  a 
year in  advance,  and  by  reference  to  my
I schedule can tell you within a minute where
II will dine  and  what  I  will  eat any given 
I day months hence.  Of course I am called a
crank,  but I take delight in these things,  it 
costs but little and  makes  travel  for me  a 
constant pleasure.  The  greatest  satisfac­
tion I have in life  is  in  carrying  out  these 
precise methods.  Excuse me, but I  get  off 
I here,  and over there I see my hackman with 
the  seat  in  his  carriage  reserved  for  me 
i which  1 ordered exactly a year ago.”

A Stand  Off.

A robber  met  a  coal  dealer  on  a lonely 

I road and stopped him.

“Your money or your life,”  said the rob- 

be.

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And they were.

T H E   L A W   A S   T O   “ F U T U R E S .”

16  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

“Who are you,”  asked  the coal  dealer.
“I am a highwayman,”  replied  the man.
“Good enough,” continued  the  coal deal­
er,  “I'm a lo\v-wayman.  Shake.  We should 
be friends.”

Perfumers
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH
E  LEONARD & SONS.
H O LID A Y  GOODS

The following  statement  of  the  law re­
garding sales of property for future delivery 
was made by the  Louisiana  Supreme Court 
in the case of Conner et al. vs. Robertson: 1. 
Sales  of property for  future  delivery,  with 
the bona  fide  intention  and  obligation  to 
make actual  delivery,  are  lawful contracts; 
but, if under the form of such a contract the 
real intent be  merely to-  speculate upon the 
rise and fall of prices and the goods are not 
to be delivered, but  the  contract  to be  set­
tled on the basis of difference of prices,  the 
transaction is a wager and is non-action able.
2.  In order to affect the contract the alleged 
illegal intent  must  have  been  mutual, and 
such intent by one  party, not  concurred  in 
by the  other, will  not avail.  3.  The  law 
presumes  lawful purpose until  the contrary 
is proved,  and when one  party charges ille­
gal intent the  burden  of  proof  is  imposed 
upon him.  4.  The validity of  the  contract 
depends upon the state of things existing at 
its date,  and is  not  affected  by  subsequent j 
agreements under which  the parties  \olun- j 
tarily assent to a settlement  on  the basis of 
differences.  5.  The  mere  fact  that at  the 
date of his contract the vendor  had not  the 
goods and  had  made  no  arrangements for j 
obtaining them,  and had  no  expectation  of 
receiving  them  unless  by subsequent  pur- | 
chase, does not suffice to impair the contract. 
The  contrary doctrine  once  announced  is 
now  thoroughly  overruled.  6.  It  follows 
that the  failure  to  identify the  particular
o-oods  sold  does  not  affect  the m atter,  be- I  $20.00 or 60 per cent, on the case.  O u r  o p e n   s t o c k  assortment is in  greater 
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cause the sale is not of  ascertained  articles 
of a designated kind, quantity to be selected 
thereafter,  which is a  lawful contract when 
the obligations are  reciprocal.

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if unable to  select these  goods  in  person  from  our 
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Planing Mill  Machinery.

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Knife  H andles.

A  cork-screw

Progress  of File  Making.

from  the Mechanical  Engineer.

Hold  on to  Your T rade Paper, 

J. D: Foot in American Machinist.

India sheets beim 
' commerce.

C. R. Tompkins in the Journal of Progress.
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The inventive genius of man  so devised a 
mechanical contrivance that by use of chisel 
and cutting tool the large mass of metal was 
reduced to proper  shape by a  much less la­
borious system than  filing by hand,  so  that 
the present day  it is  a  rare  thing to  find a 
twenty-inch file in use,  and the bulk of files 
run in size from fifteen  inches down  to two 
inches in length.

Wilson Davis and William  Casey,  South- 
j  ington,  Conn., have introduced an improve- 
i me»t in the  manufacture  of  square-headed 
bolts from  round  rods. 
It  consist in  first 
enlarging the base of  that  portion which is 
to form the bolt head while  its upper end is 
of  the  size  of  the  original  rod,  and  then 
forming the head  in  a  suitable  matrix  by 
end-wire pressure upon the prepared rod.

Experience,  however,  has  gradually  cor­
rected these faults,  and  we  find  now  that 
most of the manufacturers  have adopted as 
the average size cylinder for a medium-sized 
machine,  one about seven inches  in  diame­
ter,  using  a  knife  from  three  and  three- 
quarters to four inches wide.  This we con­
sider the best and most convenient size, as it 
gives a good width of knife  and  clears  the 
bolt heads when placed in  the  best  cutting 
angle.  A cylinder of  this  size  should  run 
upon a cast-steel shaft not less than one and 
seventh-eighths inches in diameter,  in boxes 
from ten to twelve long in the  bearing,  and 
lined with the best anti-friction metal.  Such 
boxes, from the large amount of  measuring 
surface exposed,  if properly  taken  care  of, 
will last a long time before  they  require  to 
be renewed.

It is thought by some that  long  bearings 
require more power at a  given  speed,  than 
short ones; but this is an error which  many 
have entertained,but it has been demonstrat­
ed by the  laws  of  friction,  that  “in every 
case the amount of friction is  wholly  inde­
pendent of the extent of the surfaces in con­
tact,  so that the force with which  two  sur­
faces are pressed together  being  the  same,
| their friction is the same,  whatever may be 
the  extent  of  tneir  surraces  in  contract.” j 
This shows that if a  journal  one  inch  and 
seven-eighths  inch k diameter,  sustaining  a 
weight of one hundred pounds,  and running 
in a box six inches long, at a  given  rate  of 
speed,  requires a given  amount of power to 
overcome  this  friction,  no  more  power 
would be required at the  same  weight  and 
speed to overcome the friction,  if the length 
| of  tlie  hox  is  increased  to  ten  or  twelve 
inches,  for the weight being distributed over 
a greater amount of surface,  the  resistance 
on each  particular  part  is  diminished  just 
in proportion  as  the  surface  is  increased.
To  fulfill  these  conditions,  however,  we 
must assume that the  boxes are in line,  and 
that the journals are well lubricated with an 
oil which is from gum,  for if the  boxes  are 
never cleaned,  but allowed to gum up,  with 
poor  oil,  then  the  conditions  will  change 
and the more bearing  surface we  have,  the 
more surface we have to stick to.

“Did you ever wonder what knife handles 
I are made of?” asked a dealer in fancy woods, 
as he hauled out a shapeless block  from his 
store of spoils  from  many  tropical forests. 
“Outside  of  bone  and  tortoise-shell  and 
pearl,  so called, which  everyone recognizes, 
the majority of  knife handles  are made out 
of  a  close,  fine-grained  wood,  about  the 
name  and  pedigree  of  which 9,99!)  out of 
every ten thousand persons are  ignorant.  It 
is known to the trade as cocobolo wood, and 
it  comes  in  large  quantities,  millions  of 
pounds a year,  from Panama. 
It is of spec­
ial value for  knife  handles  because of  its 
close texture, freedom from knots and flaws, 
and consequent disclination to split.  Many 
well known kinds of wood require  varnish­
ing and polishing and filling  up of  crevices 
before they attain the beauty for which they 
j are famous.  Of course  that  sort  of  thing 
can’t be done in the ease  of  knife  handles,
' and something must be  used which  doesn’t 
require fixing up.  Cocobolo  is  rarely used 
for cabinet making,  because being a gummy 
wood,  it doesn’t glue well.  The same qual­
ities which make it of use  in the  manufac­
ture of knife handles  render it  valuable for 
the making  of  wind  instruments  like  the 
flute. 
It  comes  to  us  in  chunks,  not  in 
strips and planks like other  woods.  Some­
times these pieces  will  weigh  500  and 600 
pounds,  but generally  much  less than that.
It costs 2% cents a  pound  now, but  before 
freights went  down  and  the  Isthmus  was 
opened  up  so  thoroughly it  used  to  cost 
double that price.”

It  is a curious  fact,  which  is not  widely 
known,  that the heavy  copper  consumption 
In this country,  about  twenty  years ago, 
of India is due  largely  to a religious rite of 
the  old  process  of producing  the  teeth  of 
the natives.  At a certain season of the year 
files by means of a chisel and hammer in the 
small cups of sheet  copper about an inch  in 
hands  of  a  man,  was  supplemented  by *a 
diameter  and  an  inch and a half  deep are 
machine,  which,  though  crude,  gave  evi­
filled  with  rice  and  are 
thrown 
dence  that at  some  later  day the  machine | 
into 
rivers  as  an  offering  with 
would,  to  a  large  extent,  take the  place of
religious ceremonies.  The  quantity of cop
hand labor, and  the  present  day sees  this  per thus annually  consumed  is  very heavy,
accomplished.  There are 3,500 tons of steel 
an  important  article of
used  yearly  in  the  United  States,  in the 
manufacture of  files,  and  several  concerns 
have a capacity  of from 500  to  1,000 files a 
day,  making on the machine files with teeth 
so fine that the  magnifying  glass has  to be 
used to  discover  the  tooth,  and so  coarse 
that twelve teeth cover a square inch of sur­
face.

Lead is  found  in  this  country  all  along 
the Appalachian ranges from  New England 
to  Georgia,  in  the  Sierra  Nevada,  and at 
two points in the Mississippi Valley; but the
The changes in manner  of  production  of ! principal  development  of ^ lead  mining  is 
files have been many and varied.  Centuries j confined to the last named region and to the
ago the skins of fishes’ bellies were the most I last fifty years of our history, 
primitive files  used; as  time  went on  and ;  A lock invented  by  William  M. Morton, 
metals became better known  and more gen-! Minneapolis,  is  adapted  to  be  operated by 
erally used,  devices for filing had to be sub- j  a key on  one  side  and  a  cam  turned by a 
stituted in place of of the  skins of fish,  and i thumb-piece or knob on  the  other  side.  A 
the metallic files sprang into  existence,  but  guard  plate  for  covering  the  key hole  is 
in shape so  curious  that to-day,  except for j adapted to be moved by the cam to close the 
the teeth, the mechanic would not recognize j key-hole after the  bolt has been shot by the
them.  As the  mechanical arts  progressed, 
so advanced the  manufacture of files.  From
e 
----------  devised  by  Albert  Fried-
Switzerland came  ail  kinds  of  small  files,  maim, Milwaukee, consists of a handle loop
curious in shape and fine  in tooth,  designed 
ed  from  wire  and  a  double-wire-twisted 
for the making of parts  of  clocks,  watches,
stock  extending  below  the  handle.  One
jewelry,  etc.  From Germany and  England  end,of the  wire  is  continued  downward in 
came  the  files  for  use  on  machinery, the  a screw,  and the other  end  is wound, form- 
files varying in  length  from  three to thirty  ing a heading,  provided  on  its  under  side 
inches,  the  largest  being  made with a tang  with beards.
at each end and worked by two men,  one at 
each end of the file.

on the face of the knife.  These old timers 
required  an  immense  power  to  run  them,
w   i uu  in cm,
Probably there is  no  class  of  machinery  and at a feed of about  thirty to forty lineal 
which is subject to the same wear  and  tear i 
P®r ,n*nu^e’  they  did  very  fair  work; 
as that class which comes  under the head of  but tlie  “music” of those old machines could
be heard for a mile around.  The solid iron
Planing Mill Machinery".  When  we speak 
cylinder  was  afterwards  introduced,  and 
of planing mill machinery,  we may  include 
came into general use,  not only  on  account 
all machines for working wood,  as the  con­
of its being cheaper,  but because  it  proved 
ditions under which they all work  are  sub­
to be much better, and could be made small­
stantially the same.  The  planing machine 
er  in  diameter,  and  run  with  much  less 
being  (or  at  least  should  be)  the  largest 
power. 
Some manufacturers went  to  the 
and heaviest machine,  and required  to  per­
other  extreme,  by  making  their  cylinders 
form the heaviest work,  should be  made  of 
just as much too small as the old ones were 
a  weight,  and  possess  strength  in  all  its 
too large,  and just as  much  out  of propor­
parts,  in proportion to  the  labor  that  each 
tion.
part has to perform.  The frame,  which  is 
made of iron by all iirst-class makers,should 
be strong,  and of sufiicient  weight  to  sup­
port the working parts  without  any  vibra­
tion; but the most important parts of a first- 
class planing machine are those parts which 
perform the labor.  There  is no economy in 
putting a large amount of  iron in the frame 
and making the other parts light, especially 
those parts which have to perform the most 
work,  and  are  subjected  to  the  greatest 
strain.  A machine of this kind may  weigh 
5,000 or 6,000 pounds,  and  yet  not  be  any 
stronger,  or able to perform  as  much  good 
work as  one  with  a  lighter  frame,  whose 
working  parts  may  be,  all  through,  one- 
third heavier.  Such a machine may  weigh 
five or six hundred pounds  less,  and still be 
much the strongest  and  most  durable  ma­
chine.  The correct principle is to so appor­
tion the various parts as to get the  greatest 
amount of strength with the least  material.
The custom of purchasers inquiring of the 
manufacturer the weight of  their  machine, 
and comparing prices with the gross .weight, 
is a bad one,  as it has  led  some  makers  to 
put in  an  unnecessary  amount  of  iron  in 
the frames,  so as to give the impression that 
their machines are heavy and  strong,  when 
the fact is,  they are not as strong  and dura­
ble as one  of  another  manufacturer which 
weighs much less.  The  cost  of  a planing 
machine is more on the working  parts  than 
it is in the frame,and a few hundred pounds 
of iron in the frame,  more or less,  is a small 
item as compared with the other parts.  The 
feed works are another consideration.  They 
should be sufficiently strong to give a steady 
and  reliable  feed  on  all  kind  of  lumber, 
whether wet or dry,  thin  or  thick,  for  the 
quality of the work  depends  upon  it. 
If 
the feed is not strong  enough  to  carry  the 
lumber through steady,  but slips  and  feeds 
by jerks,  smooth work cannot  be  done,  no 
matter how perfect the rest of  the  machine 
may be,  for  whenever  the  board  which  is 
being planed stops,  a  small  corrugation  on 
the face is the result,  and if the operator has 
to push against the end to help it  along,  it 
only makes matters worse.  How often  do 
we find a planing  machine  with  cylinders, 
matchers and  other  working  parts,  gotten
I am sorry to say that no class of machin-
“ V  H ttO Q   H I  H l i l L I i l l l “
up ill good shape, and capable of doing good Lery that has come under  my  observation  is 
work,  but spoiled by having  only  one  pair [more neglected and less care taken  to  keen 
of feed rolls,  two or three inches  in  diame-  it clean than planin mill machinery;  while
ter,  andthe top one fluted at that,  and  held | no class of  machinery  is  more  exposed  te
down by rubber springs with scarcely power i dust, grit,  and  other  dirt,  hence  the  more
enough to feed  a three-eighths  pannel;  yet  necessity of keeping it clean.  If it is essen- 
such machines  are  expected to carry a two- r tial that the engine—which is usually parti- 
inch plank, two teed wide, through the  ma- 1 tioned off in a room where it is less exposed
nhinD  QB/1  folrn 
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vajjvjvu
chine,  and take off a heavy cut,  and  if  the | to  the  dust ¡than 1 tin 
planer—should  be 
feed will not do it,  the operator must  a p p l y  
wiped and cleaned up every  day,  to  insure 
his abdomen to make up the deficiency.  We 
its woiking well,  and preserve it from wear 
have  a  poor  opinion  of  that  style  of ma­
and tear,  why should not the planer,  which 
chine,  yet many will buy them because they 
is more exposed than the engine, require the 
are cheap; but the fact is,  such machines are
same care to preserve it from wear  and  in-
illrt  » 
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the dearest in the end.  A planing machine,  sure its well-working?  There are some ex-
to give a  good,  reliable  feed,  should  have 
ceptions,  but out of every  hundred  planing 
three pair of  feed  rolls  from  five  to seven 
mills which  I  have  visited,  I  find at  least 
inches diameter,  all  driven  by  some  good 
ninety of them that are  run  with  but little 
system of expansion gears and weighted,  so 
care in this  respect,  and  whether  the  ma­
as to give a uniform  pressure,  whether  the 
chines were running or standing,  they were 
lumber is thick or  thin;  two pair should be 
so covered with  dust,  gum,  shavings,  and 
placed in front of the cylinder,  as more fric­
other dirt,  that it would puzzle an expert to 
tion surface is required  to  feed  the  lumber 
tell what color they were painted, or whether 
in than to feed it out,  especially  when  it  is 
they were ever painted  at  all.  This  is  all 
damp or frosty; but after it has  passed  un­
wrong,  and there is no good reason why this 
der the cylinder,  and  is  planed  on  one  or 
class of machinery should not have the same 
both sides,  one pair of feed rolls,  if  proper­
care as any other.  A  machinist in any well- 
ly weighted,  is amply sufiicient  to  carry  it 
regulated shop,  who would run a  lathe,  or 
out.  We  abominate  fluted  rolls  and they 
an iron pliner for  weeks  together  without 
never should be  used on a  machine  that  is 
cleaning it up,  would  soon  hear  from  his 
expected to do smooth work.  Smooth rolls, 
foreman or proprietor,  and be informed that 
if of proper size,  and  sufficiently  weighted, 
if he could not keep his tools in better order 
will always give a steady,  reliable feed,  and 
he had better look for  another  job,  and  if 
one strong enough to carry anything through 
the foreman or proprietors of planing  mills 
the  machine  which  is  fit  to  go  through. 
would  require  their  operators  to  take  the 
While fluted  rolls,  with the same pressure, 
same care,  they  would find there would* be 
may give a stronger feed, the trouble is that 
less  bills to pay for repairs in the  course  of 
I vytli lumber that is soft, or damp,  the  pro- 
a  year
j  jecting points of a fluted roll press  into  the 
lumber,  bending the  grain  to  a  depth  just 
in proportion to the weight that  is  brought 
to bear upon it,  and  before  those  indenta­
tions have time to come  back  again  to  the 
surface,  it is planed over,  leaving the  grain 
in that position, and in a few days, or some­
times in a few hours,  when  exposed  to  the 
air,  the grain rises again to its  former  posi­
In the manufacture of  axes,  the material 
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tion,  and shows upon its surface  a series of 
j  passes through  twelve  different  operations 
corrugations, corresponding  to  each  one  in 
before it is  ready for  labeling  and boxing.
the roll.  For this  reason  no  machine,  no 
I At first  it  is a  rectangular  piece  of iron, 
matter how perfect it  may  be  in  all  other 
about  % inch  thick,  3% 
inches  wide  and 
parts, can do smooth work  under  all condi­
! about 6 inches long.  The bit is of steel,  and 
tions.  The cylinder should be large enough 
J in some instances is inserted in a slit made in  _  _ 
in diameter to give a fair width of knife and
j the iron,  and in  others it is  drawn over the | clear  the  boltlieads,  without*  having  ''too 
edge of the  iron.  There  is a  growing de-  much scrape
mand for axes made  entirely of steel.  The  Manufacturers,  within  the  last  twenty 
most important  part of the process of man-  years,  have gone from one  extreme  to  the 
utacture is the tempering.  The grinding and  I other,  in the  size  and  shape  of  cylinders 
polishing are the most laborious parts of the  The  old  “Lester”  machines,  which 
process. 
It is here that  the rough,  irregu-  made twenty-five and thirty years ago,  are 
l  semblance  of  an axe is  ground 
lar shaped  semh.ance  ot  a„ are is  ^
and polished until it is as bright as a mirror.
and polished until it is as brightas a mirror, 
And as the visitor,  silent  with  the  great 
It is said that  the  work  will  prove  fatal 
awe that falls  upon  common  ’jieople when I
within five years to any man who pursues it
they stand in the  presence  of  genius,  went | steadily.  The air is filled with  impercepti- 
softly out of the office,  he  saw a  carload of j ble dust from  the  stones,  and  many of the 
hoofs and  horns  unloading  at  the  doors of j workmen tie small sponges  saturated  with 
the jelly departmeijjt 

How do you read a  technical  paper?  By 
running down the column  to  see if  there is 
something  sensational to  “catch your  eye’’ 
or that specially interests you? 
If you pur­
sue this course you lose the money you paid 
for the  paper.  There  is nothing  in a well 
conducted  technical  paper  that  is  not  of 
value.  All  may  not  be equally  interested 
in  certain  topics  or  subjects,  but  there is 
something for  all,  and  “information” is a 
very elastic word. 
It covers all  things use­
ful;  and  to  keep  up  with  the  times,  one 
should read a paper  carefully.  A  properly 
edited technical paper is  v hand-book of the 
period in which  we live.  ,JIt  sets forth cur- j 
rent practice  in  certain  branches of  trade 
and mechanics,  and it is the only vehicle for 
containing  technical  knowledge in an easy, 
assimilable form.  There  are times in trade 
■when there is  next  to  nothing  doing,  and 
though the  publishers  scan the horizon and 
the  immediate  surroundings  closely,  little 
presents  itself  worthy  of  note.  Then the 
paper is dull, and the publishers are as well 
aware of it  as  the  readers  are;  but in the 
course of a year it must be either a poor pa­
per or a poor reader,  that  does  not  give or 
obtain the value of the  subscription.  Hold 
on to your trade  paper  if  you  would keep 
up with your trade.

The  extensive  outdoor  use  of  zinc  by 
builders at the  present time has directed at­
tention to the peculiar process  of  oxidation 
which this  metal  undergoes,  and  which is 
so important to  be  considered  in all  appli­
cations  involving  exposure.  The  rusted 
surface does not rub  off  or blow  away,  but 
forms a sort of  hard crust |or enamel  upon 
the surface of the metal,  and  when laid up­
on boarding which is or may become  damp, 
or exposed to  steam or condensation below, 
it rusts on both  sides.  The  thin zincs  first 
introduced in this way were rusted through, 
brittleness  ensuing  and  failure  being  the 
result.  But if the zinc be of sufficient thick­
ness,  after a certain  time  oxidation ceases, 
and the result is a body of solid,  sound met­
al, encased above and below by a solid coat­
ing, thoroughly impermeable to the accidents 
of weather  or  temperature,  and  which  re­
quires  no  painting.  The  various  ways of 
spreading zinc  consist,  mainly,  in laying it 
in a corrugated form  without  boarding,  the 
trusses of iron or wood of  the roof carrying 
the  weight,  or  in  rafters  about  one  foot 
more or  less  apart,  with  a  corrugation at 
each rafter only,  or upon a  general  surface
,

Business and  collections  have both ruled 
good during  the  past  week.  Thé  market 
lias been  devoid  of  any  unusual  features, 
although the  disposition  of  prices  in  even 
those lines which show the greatest quitude 
has  been  to  greater  firmness. 
In  several 
lines prices heretofore made have been with­
drawn,  and  in a few  lines  slight advances 
are asked lor future  deliveries.  Local job­
bers continue to quote nails at $2.75,  and as 
the demand is  gradually  decreasing no fur­
ther  improvement  in  juice  is  anticipated. 
The new list on files  and  rasps,  agreed up­
on by the manufacturers at their meeting on 
the 20th uit.,  has put in an appearance.  The 
advance  averages  about 7 per  cent.,  while 
the  discount  remains  the same  as  befoie. 
Oliver Ames & Sons,  of North Eaton, Mass­
achusetts,  have issued anew liston shovels, 
subject to a  discount of 20  per  cent,  with 
10 per cent, additional  on orders  of $500 or 
more.  The  American  Screw  Co.  has  ad­
vanced the price of its  wood screws to 82% 
per cent off.  Strap  and T.  hinges are look-
ing  up,  and  another  meeting  of  the tack
manufacturers will  be  held  ou the 10th,  at j  T
which time another advance Is looked ton 

“Oh, no, no,” replied the superintendent; 
“On the contrary,  we shall  have  to employ 
an additional force.  Years when  there is no 
fruit we turn yur  attention  almost  entirely 
to putting up jellies,  and  then,  a little later 
on,  if the  potato  crop  turns  out  as we ex­
pect,  we will can about three million pounds ! 
of pears.”

rT n n rtS n  
as  fourteen  inches  m  diameter—and  were  could be started. 
Ski*] etoil-sll fl np#l  AT  whaf urao Irnnnm n <■* 
skeleton-shaped,  or  what was known as the 
open cylinder,  usually  having  three  knives 
hung  inside  the  wings,  and  fastened  bj» 
countersunk-headed bolts with nuts screwed!

“Well,  the fruit  crop  might be set down 
as a total  failure,” said  the  superintendent 
of the  largest  fruit  canning  factory  in the 
State;  “a total failure,  you might call it.” 
“That will  almost  close  your  establish­

T 
Lester  machines,  which  were  a  dozen  marriage  proposals  a  day.  With 

“What did you stop the engine for?”
“Because my bearings were hot.”
“Well,  don’t you ever do it again without 

A valued  correspondent,  who  is  himself 
connected with one of  the leading  concerns 
„  
in New Haven,  Conn., writes me that anew 
partner in one  of  the  large  manufacturing j Hunt’s 
concerns there recently startled the office by | 
sending out for the  engineer,  who  came in 
and was asked:

Creditors of an insolvent  Enosburg,  Vt., 
man will have to be comforted  with  a divi­
dend of one cent on the  dollar.

the old  pl»„i„ B-mU1  mell.  The  cyflndnrs L m e r 

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manner of a lead flat

Must Get Permission  from the  Office.

A Slander on the Canning  Industry.

asking permission from the  office!”

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bo,ml"’g'  ■» 

ment then,” said the visitor.

j water over their nostrils.

E’rom the Norristown Herald.

The  Hardware  Market.

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The  Rusting of Zinc.

From the Brooklyn  Eagle.

From the  Ironmonger.

A  Business Wife.

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A  woman in Vineland,  N. J. lives on nine 
cents a day,  repairs her  own  house,  carries j 
the mortar used up the  ladder,  and skillful-
hr onniin» ¡i  iit„ 
iy applies it.  We suspect she receives about  Zinc, with brass bottom

.  ~  | Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.  .

O IL E R S.

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WHOLESALB  PRICE  CURRENT.

Price8  «re  for cash  Imyers,  who  pay 

...dislO&OO 
...dislO&ÖO 
...disl0&60 
...dislü&ÖO 
... dislü&SÜ 
— dis40&10
. ... . . . . dis50& 10
40

a u g e r s  a n d  b i t s .

promptly and buy in full  packages.
Ives’,  old  style.......
n .  h . c. c o ..............;;;;...........
Douglass'..................... ..............
Pierces’ ...............'
Sneii’s .............. ;;;;;;;;........
cook’s ............. !!.!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jennings’,  genuine........... . . . ............... dis
Jennings’, imitation............. . 
C 
Spring....................................................... .. 
„  
Garden............i  <»
Railroad.............  
»<
H an d .............
Cow............
C all................
G ong.............
Door, Sargent

• d is   f   60&10&10
eo&io
...dis 
30&15
■ • -«H* 
..dis 
«ó
6P&10
...dis 

BALANCES.

BARROW S.

BELLS.

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BOLTS.

Stove.................................
Carriage  new  list...... ..............
Plow  ............................... ...........
Sleigh Shoe.......  .......................
Wrought Barrel  Bolts!!.!
Cast  Barrel  Bolts...................
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.
Cast Square Spring........
Cast Chain............
Wrought Barrel, brass' knob. 
Wrought Square....
Wrought Sunk Flush.......
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated
F lush.............................
Ives’  Door........... !!!!!!!!!!!” *
Barber .......
Backus.......
Spofford__
Am. Ball__
Well, plain.....................
Well, swivel............. ... j

BUCKETS.

. BRACES.

BUTTS. CAST.

........ dis $
40
• dis 
80
• dis  30&1C
..........dis
MAIO
..........dis
MAIO
..........dis
...... dis
00
........ dis
60
..........dis
eo&io
..........dis
60&10
..........dis
60&10
........ dis
60
Knob
......... dis
60&10 
........ dis
60&10 ¡

........ dis $
........ dis
........ dis
........dis

3 50
4  00

 

Cast Loose Pin, figured....................   dis rotm
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed..........dis 70A10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis  60&10 
Wrought Narrow  brighl fast  joint..dis  60&10
Wrought Loose  Pin.................  
di8  »   n
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip ........ .. ’dis 6U&  5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned.............dis 60& ft
60& 5 
10&60 
10&60 
70&10 
so&io 
80&10 
70

tip p e d .........................
Wrought Table... 
Wrought  Inside  Blind  ’.
Wrought Brass...........
Blind, Clark’s ...........
Blind, Parker’s ........
Blind,  Shepard’s__

..... ..........dis
............... dis
............... dis
............... dis
............... dis
............... dis
■..............dis

Loose Pin, japanned, silver

CAPS.

Ely’s MO....................
Hick’s C. F __
G. D.....................
Musket..........

CATRIDGES.

gj™ î„’.re* VI' M-C. & Winchester  new  listftOAiO 
- disfto&io
Rim  Fire, United  States.................... 
Central  Fire
■ .dis40AH)

Socket Firmer 
Socket FramiLe ...
Socket  Corner.......
Socket Slicks.......
Butchers’ Tanged 
Bitrton’s Socket  I 
Cold...............

Curry,  Lawrence’s 
Hotchkiss  .............

Brass,  Racking’s ..
Bibb’s ....................
B eer.......................
Fenns'...........

CHISELS.

..........dis 10&75
........ dis 10&75
........ dis 10&75
Firmer........ ........dis
75
........ dis
40
irmers.......... ........ dis
20
........ net
COMBS.

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

COCKS.

60
60
40&I0
60

.P A T E N T   FLA N I8A ED  IRO N .

«.d.. 
B  Wood s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

patent planished. Nos. ¿4 to 27 10
0

Broken packs 4o # lb  extra.

RO OFING  PLA TES.

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........  
Charcoal  Tern©....... 
tv 
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne............

5 so
7 no
cb°i.ce  Charcoal Terne.............*I! 11 00
14 00

ROPES.

SQUARES.

Sisal, 4  In. and  larger 
Manilla.......................... ...............................
Steel and Iron.............................. 
dj_
Try and Bevels. 
...........................dia
Mitre
......................     dia
IHEET IKON.
Com. Smooth
..........................$4  20
.........................  4 20
.........................  4 20
.......................  4  20
.........................  4 40

70
50&10
20
Com. 
$3 00 
3 00 
3 00 
3  10 
3 10 
3 30
All sheets No. 18 and  lighter,’  over 30 inches 

Nos. 10 to  14.. 
Nos. 15 to  17.. 
Nos. 18 to 21.. 
Nos. 22 to 24.. 
Nos .25 to 2«.. 
No.
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SH EET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $1  lb...........
In smaller quansities, fi  ib!!!."!* 1 
«  
t i n n e r ’s  s o l d e r .
No. 1,  Refined........
Market  Half-and-haif..*...............
Strictly  Half-and-half.

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12 00 
14  50 
16

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T IN   PLA TES.

Cardsfor Charcoals, $6
Tri 
10x14, Charcoal..........
IC, 
6 00
10xl4,Charcoal................ j
IX, 
7 50 
12x12, Charcoal......
IC, 
.  6 60
12x12,  C harcoal.....
IX, 
8 SO
14x20, Charcoal........ .  "
IC, 
6 00
IX* 
14x20,  Charcoal..........  '
7 509 00 
IXX, 
14x20, Charcoal........
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool..........
11 00 
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal....!!!! V
13 00 
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal........
16 00
DC,  100 Plate Ch arcoal 
6 SO
DX,  100Plate Charcoal.........* ’ *
8 SO 
DXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.........."  ’
10 50 
12 50
^ d ip p e d   Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to 6 75

x x x .  100 Plate Charcoal__

TR A PS.

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Steel, Game..................
Onoida Communtity,* 'Newhouse’s.'.'.'.’  dis  as 
Hotchki88’nmUnity’ Haw,ey & Norton’s..60&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.' Co.’s.:. . . : .........................60410
....................60&10
Mouse,  choker....................
.............18c $  doz
Mouse,  delusion.............  '
........ $1  5010 doz
„  
W IR E .
Bright M arket.............
........ dis60&10&5
Annealed M arket..
..........dis 
70
Coppered Market.......
..........dis  55&10
Extra Bailing..........
...............  dis  55
Tinned  M arket.........!!.'!
.................dis  40
Tinned  Broom.............
............... Vrt>  09.
• .per  m $ 65 j Tinned Mattress........
............. V tt> 84
60 I Coppered  Spring  Steel....
• ...dis  40@40&10
Tinned SpringSteel..
............... dis 374
Plain Fence.......................
.....................3H
Barbed  Fence...........
Copper........................
-----new  list net
Brass..........
.......new Hst net
WIRE GOODS,
B right.............................
...dis  70&10&10 
Sere w Eyes...............................
...dis  70&10&10 
Hook’s ........................
...dis  70&10&10 
Gate Hooks and  Eyes. ’. ’. ] ’  . ’
...dis  70&10&10
WRENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled
Coe s Genuine........................  
dVR  en.&in
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 
75
Coe s Patent, malleable....................... dis  75&10
t> 
Pumps,  Cistern.................. 
dls  7nit,n
Screws, new  Hst.......... 
Casters,  Bed  and  P late.. .'.'.'.'.'.'.7.'.’ 'disSO&lO&IO 
Dampers, American........  
aiamwcii^ 10

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m i s c e l l a n e o u s .

40&10
25

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OAUGES.

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COPPER*
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.
14x52,14x56,14 x60...............

$.85
20&10
«AIO
20

60&10
60&10
60&10
80&10
30
30&10
°8
7g

Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal (HXaiO 
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D R IL LS
, ,  
Morse s Bit  Stock........
Taper and Straight Shank.
Morse’s Taper  Shank.............
ELBOW S.
Com. 4 piece, 6  in ...............
. doz net
Corrugated.....................
—  dis
A djustable..................
—  d is
Clar s, small, $18 00:  largre, $26 00. 
dis
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2. $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.  dis 
. 
dis
American File Association  List. 
" \lia
D lS S tO n  8 .............................  
I  New  American........  
diH
Heller’s ........................... .V.V.'.V.V.'.'.'."dl8
Heller’s  Horse Rasps.......................  dj8
g a l v a n i z e d   i r o n ,’
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22 and  24,  25 and 26.  27 
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 
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is 

Ä
u,in' co- <»>•>•«• ».
Uppers, 1 inch..................
..per M $44 00
Uppers, 14,1 4  and 2 inch
...........   46 00
Selects, 1 inch........................ ....................
............  35 00
Selects, 14*14 and 2  inch....
........   38 00
E ine Common, 1 inch........ 
..................
........   30 00
Shop, 1 inch................................................
20 00 
Fine, Common, 14, '14 and 2 inch 
.......
32 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 10  feet* ’
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet
16 Q0
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet.......  ...............
17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet  . ......................
17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 3.6 feet!
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in.,  18 feet...............
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet
17 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet.......
12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet..................
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet
14 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......
12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet 
....................
14 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16  feet!!"' * *
11  00 
No, 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet.
„  
12 00 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ...............dis 
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 fe e t........................
13 00
C oarse’Common  or  shipping’¿uns!  ail
Maydole & Co.’s ...............
.dis 
25
.........................8 °0@ 9 00
A 
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 i n ........ 
nn
Kip’s .............................
. dis 
25
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch................ * *  *>7  on
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s ..............
..dis  40&1C 
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.. . .  
.............   15 nn
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................   w  c ll8t
.30 c list 40
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet! !!!*!"**  12 m
Blacksmith’8 Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
No. 2 Eencing. 16 feet.................. 
"   *<> ¡C,
r. 
No. 1 Fencing. 4  inch.......... 
15 m
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  50&10
No. 2 Fencing!4  inch..............." ! ! ........... 
i.> JX
Champion,  anti-friction.....................  dis  tJO&lO
20 00
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.... 
4«
Kidder, wood  track...........................   di8 
ig m
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B........  
”  
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C....................... 
* *  14  Si
Clark’8’ l’2* 3................................dis 
60
Bevel Siding, 6 inch. No. 1  Common__  
9 00
Bevel Siding,  6 inch,  Clear.......... 
m  no
Screw Hook and Strap, to  ¿2’ in ^ ti^ H 101, ^ 50
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12.12 to 16 ft 
"  "  m on 
$1 additional for each 2 feet above io ft.  *
Screw Hook and Eye,  4   ........
104
.  . net 
Dressed E loonng, 6 in., A.  B....... 
36 no
Screw Hook and Eye %
"
84
... net 
Dressed E'looring, 6 in.  C........ !!!!!!!!!!!  29 00
Screw Hook and Eye  ^ ..
...n et 
74
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.. No. 1, common..  17 00 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %...
74
...n et 
Strap and  T .....................
DressedEloonng6in.,No. 2 com m on....  14 00 
.  disöO&LO&lü
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1  00  additilnal.
o... 
HOLLOW   W ARE
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..  35 00
Stamped Tin W are...............
30
........  
•>*  Dressed Elooring, 4 in., C..........................   «6 00
Japanned Tin  W are.................
Granite Iron  W are__
25  5 resse*| Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. i   com’n  16 Oft 
1 Dressed Elooring, 4 or 5 in.. No. 2  com’n  14 00 
„  
j  v y y  
3 10
i  Aa a  18 in.  Thin............... 
a .»
f X X X 16 in................ »  7?
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.......' 
No. 2or 5 in. C. B. 16  in ........   ................  
Lath

Veiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
,in’ Standard Shingles............. 

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

HAMMERS.

HANGERS.

KNOBS.

T 75

, m 

so

^  

J 4Q
1 75@ 2 00

. 

HOES.

.  
l ............................................... ..  00, dis 60
...............................................   11 50, dis 60
G rub3.................................................  12 00, dis 60
. 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings. .$2  70, d 66V&10 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings 3 50, d 66*i&10 
Door, porcelain, plated trim-
i",.......................... list,10  15, dis 66<4
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list,1155, dis 
55, dis
70
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain 
..dis
70
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s 
...  d
40
H em acite..................
. .dis
50
T> 
LOCKS— DOOR.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s  new listdis 
664&10
Mallory,  Wheelnr  &  Co.’s... 
dis
664&10
Branford’s ..................  
'rHa
664&10
Norwalk’s  ................ !. 
! ...! ...!.!dis
G64&IÜ
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ................
. .dls  70
M ILLS.
_  
Coffee,  Parkers 
Co.’s ..................  
di8 4o&in
C°-’8 Maileabies  dis 
60
r£ 2 eo’ ^ aiider8’.  Ferry & Clark’s ........dis 
60

LEV ELS.

_  

.  

.  .  
..................................... $16 00 dis 
Hunt Eye..................................... jjg   qq  dj8

MATTOCKS.

60
..................$18 50 dis 20 & 10
n a i l s .

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

........ ;............V keg $2  75
50
.......................... 

 

10dto  60d..................
8d and 9 d  adv.................................
6d and 7d  adv........ . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .
4d and 5d  adv.!!!!!!!!!"'
3d  advance................ .*!.'!.".............
3d fine advance........ .
Clinch nails,  adv.............
8d 
Finishing 
)  lOd 
6d  4
Size—inches  f  3 
24  2
Adv. |) keg 
$1 25  1  50  1  75  2 
Steel Njiils—Same price as  above.
Q. 
MOLLA88ES GATES.
Stebbin s Pattern  ..........................
Stebbin’s Genuine.................".*!!!.*!
Enterprise,  self-measuring.!..!
„  
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled..

MAULS.

,  „  

. . .  

„ 

...dis  70 
...dis  70 
...dis  25
..d is   50
—  dis55&10
..................... dis  50
..................... dis  50
..per gross, $12 net 
.....................  
50
................. J g   »

Brass or  Copper. 
-----------------
Reaper....
n e a p e r ..................................
............-I

PANS.
pass.

.................. J g   g
I Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s! 'wood.V.'.dis^&io
_ 
to-  * 
dis rrf)&in
Fry, Acme...................................... 
Common, polished..................... . 
//.V.diseo&io
Drippihg.................................................... 
l
_ 
Iron and Tinned...................... 
di8
Copper Rivets and  B urs.........., !. .. !dis 

R IV E TS.

60

A V O O D E N W A K E .

Standard  Tubs, No. 1...............
Standard  Tubs, No. 2..!!!!!!!!
Standard  Tubs, No. 3__   .!!..!
Standard Pails, two hoop. 
Standard Pails, three hoop..!!! 
White Cedar, three  hoop  ..
Dowell Pails....................
Dowell Tubs, No. 1__ ................
Dowell Tubs, No. 2....................
Dowell  Tubs,  No. 3.......
White Cedar, No. I __ _..............
White Cedar, No. 2................” ”
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes
Butter  Ladles.............................
Roiling Pins..............................
Potato Mashers..........!!!!!!!!.!
Clothes Pounders........!!.*.'!!."."!
Clothes Pins................... ” '"
Mop stocks......................!!!!!!!*
W ash boards, single........... . . "
Washboards, double.. . . . . . . . . . .

BASKETS.

Diamond  M arket.......................
Bushel, narrow  band................
Bushel, wide band.............
Clothes, splint,  No. 1.......!
Clothes, splint,  No.2......... !!.".!!
Clothes, splint.  No. 3__ ” ” ”
Clothes, willow, No. 1___'..!!" ''
Clothes, willow. No. 2.!!!!..........
Clothes, willow. No. 3. ................

....7 00 
....6  0ft 
....5 00 
....1 40 
. ...1  65 
....2  00 
....1 90 
....8 00 
....7 00 
....8 00 
...7 50 
. . . . 6   60 
. . . 2   00 
...1   25 
.  .1 00 
...  75 
...2  25 
...  65 
...1  25 
...1 75 
...2 25

...  40 
...1   60 
...1 75 
...3 50 
...3 75 
...4 00 
...5 00 
...6   00 
...7 00

HARDW OOD  LUMBER.

for dry’stock re factorie8  here  P“y  as  follows
I Basswood, log-run.............
@13 00
i  Birch, log-run..................!."
■ 16 0J@20 00
I Birch, Nos. 1 and  2...........
@25 00 
Black Ash, log-run..............
@13 00 
Cherry,  log-run...........   .  ”
.25 00@35 00 
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2...........
@55 00 
Cherry,  cull..........................
. 10 00@12 00 
Maple,  log-run....................
.12 0U@14  00 
Maple,soft,  log-run....'."!'*
.10 00@12 00 
Maple, Nos. la n d s ...............
@16 00 
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 
W ater Elm, log-run.............
@11 00
White Ash,  log-run....*  "’* 
.14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run.....!!.*
. 

■ 

@23 00

EXCLUSIVELY

" W   H   O L E S   -A-  I-«  E l ,

5  A N D  V  SO U TH   I03NTI-A-  S T R E E T .  «

P R I C E S   CUT  TO  THE  Q U I C K   !

Wg  are  Agents  for  Western  Michigan  for

F airb an k s’ S tan d ard  Scales and Coffee Mills; B olton C ast Steel;  Jefferson Steel 
Nails;  M allory, W heeler 
P e rk in s’  Specialties  in   B u rg la r P roof Locks;  G eneva  Tools, In clu d in g  Forks, 
Hoes, R akes, Snathes, Etc.;  B. O. E. Snow S hovel-B est on E arth; Eagle L ift L an­
terns;  T erry ’s,  K idders’  and  H am ilton’s  B arn   Door  H angers;  S tudebaker’s
Thim ble Skeins, Etc.,  Etc.

Sc Co.’s Locks and Knobs;  N orw ich  Screw less Knobs, 

THE  GUNN  HARDWARE  COMPANY.

He meet factory prices on any of the folloiii pels, of iliicli we  carry M and complete lines:

Wheelet, m- ah-,'  &  Clempson's  and  Atkins'  Thin  Back  Cross-Cut  Saws;  Nicholson  Piles  and  Easps;  Francis', 
Michigan  Axe and Tool Co.’s, New  London  Scythe  Co.’s  and  Powell  Tool  Co.’s  Axes;  Perkins’  and  Burden s  Horse 
Shoes;  Putnam, Northwestern, Globe and Au Sable  Chasm  Horse  Nails;  Sweet’s,  Dewick’s  and  Perkins’  Toe  Calks; 
American  Bar, Band  and Hoop Iron;  Norway Iron, all shapes and sizes;  Sheet  Iron;  Wood’s  Patent  Planished  Iron; 
Morehead’s Galvanized Sheet Iron;  Tin Plates, all the  best  brands;  Peter  Wright’s  Anvils,  Trenton  Vises,  Bullock’s 
Bellows, and all kinds of Blacksmiths’ Tools  and  Supplies;  Hussey, Binns &? Co.’s Shovels, Spades  and  Scoops,  Chis­
holm’s Scoops, the Sterling Cast Steel Shovel, warranted; the Standard  M a k e s   o f  Tools, including May doles Hammers, 
Disstons  Saws, Coe’s  Wrenches, Standley Rule  and Level  Co.’s  Planes,  Rules  and  Levels,  Etc.,  Granite  Iron  Ware; 
Pressed and Pieced Tinware; Japanned and Coppered Ware ,Rope,  Barbed  Wire,  Glass,  Sash,  Doors  and  Blinds,  and
any quantity of Other Goods, Too Numerous to  Mention.

WITH ODE FACILITIES FOB EECEfVING AND  SHIPPING, WE ABE ENABLED TO COME INTO THE MAEKET WITH FEICES AS LOW 
AS CAN BE  SECUEED ANYWHEBE,  AND TBDOT THAT BY  LIBEEAL DEALING AND  BOTTOM PBICES,  WE  MAY  BE  ABLE  TO SECUBE 
YOUR PATRONAGE.  OUR  REPRESENTATIVES  WILL  SOON  CALL  ON YOU.

extend to yon a cordial invition to visit our XTew Store at a n y tim e w h en  in tine city.

(Broceriee.

Grocers’ Association of the City of Äuskegon.

O f f i c e r s .

President— H. B. Fargo.
First Vice-President—Wm. B. Keift.
Second Vice-President—A. Towl.
Recording Secretary—Wm. Peer.
Financial Secretary—John DeHaas.
Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. 1. McKen­
zie, H. B. Smith, Wm. B.Kelly, A.  Towl  and 
E.  Johnson.
Finance Committee—Wm.  B. Kelly,  A.  Towl 
and E. Johnson.
Committee  on  Rooms  and  Library—O.  Lam­
bert, H. B. Smith and W. 1. McKenzie.
Arbitration  Committee—B.  Borgman.  Garrit 
Wagner and John DeHaas.
Complaint  Committee—Wm.  B.  Keift,  D.  A. 
Boelkins, J. O. Jeannot,  R.  S.  Miner  and L. 
Vincent.
Law Committee—H. B.  Fargo,  Wm.  B.  Keitt 
and A. Towl.
Transportation Committee—Wm. B, Keift, An­
drew Wierengo and W at Peer.
Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday 
evenings  of each month.
Next meeting—Wednesday evening, Dec.  16.

Michigan  Dairymen’s  Association.

Organized at  Grand  Rapids,  February 25,  1885
President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. 
Vice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capae;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison 
Station;  F.  A.  Rockafellow,  Carson  City; 
Warren Haven, Bloomingdale;  Chas.  E. Bel­
knap,  Grand  Rapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  Portage; 
John Borst, Vries land;  R. C. Nash, Hilliards; 
D.  M.  Adams,  Ashland;  Jos.  Post,  Clarks­
ville. 
Secretary and Treasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
Rapids. 
Next  Meeting—Third  Tuesday  in  February, 
1886.
Membership Fee—$1 per year.
Official Organ—The Michigan T radesman.

'  *

_   .

T he “ Red Streak ”  in L ate Rose  Potatoes.
T r a v e r se  Cit y ,  Mich., Dec. 5,  1885. 

Editor Michigan  Tradesman:

D e a r Sir—What is this hullabaloo about 
“red streaks” in Late ltose potatoes?  They 
have been handled in this  section  for years 
and have always shown them. 
If  they are 
more than  usually  marked,  it  may  be at­
tributable to the wet season. 
It is no detri­
ment to the potatoes,  and before  the season 
rolls around a good many  who now pretend 
to turn up their  noses  at  the  red  streaks 
will be glad to have  them  and make no ob­
jection on that score. 
Isn’t there a “nigger 
in the  woodpile”  somewhere  to cause  this 
question to come  up  just  now?  We have 
the potatoes, and there is no rot among them; 
and having  no  rot  they  must  have  some­
thing, and it’s  “red  streaks.”  We  are  on 
the top. 
I guess it is only  a  “bear” on the 
market.  Yours truly,

I saac  G.  W in n ie.

T he T radesman  has made  a  thorough 
investigation  of  the  “red  streak”  in  the 
Rose potato,  and is able  to  assert  that the 
injury is something  more  than  imaginary. 
As Mr.  Winnie declares,  the  potato  has al­
ways shown light red streaks near the outer 
edge, but this  year  the  streaks  are  more 
marked, being deeper in color, and frequent­
ly covering the entire  potato.  Several per­
sons who have experimented with the potato 
assert that the places marked  with red turn 
black when boiled  or  fried,  and  that  the 
flavor of  the  potato 
is  seriously  affected. 
This serves to contradict Mr.  Winnie's state­
ment that the streaks  are  “no detriment to 
the quality  of  the  potato.”  Mr.  Winnie’s 
idea that the peculiar  condition  is  brought 
about by the wet season has  some  support­
ers in this vicinity,  while  others assert that 
the potato was somewhat stunted during the 
prevalence  of  dry  weather,  and  that  the 
late rains induced a second  growth  corres­
ponding to the white rim outside the streaks. 
Those who claim to  speak  with  authority, 
however, declare that the  planting  and  re­
planting of  the same  seed  over  and  over 
again has brought about a decline which  in­
dicates that the variety has about  “run out.” 
Whatever are the  facts  in  the matter,  it  is 
nevertheless true that the  prejudice against 
the Late Rose is now  so  strong  that it will 
not be planted next year to any great extent, 
and that its place will be taken by Burbanks, 
White Rose and Early Ohio.
Meeting of the Grocers’ Association of  the 

City  of  Muskegon.

Muskegon,  Dec.  4,  1885.

The meeting was called to  order by Pres­
ident Fargo.  The roll call of officers show­
ed all  present but Towl  and Wagner.  The 
minutes of the two previous meetings  were 
read and approved.

Mr. Keift,* As  one  of  the  Transportation 
Committee,  made  some  remarks  in  regard 
to the advantages to be gained  by the trade 
in general, by having one or more  railways 
coming into the  city and  spoke of  the  ad­
visability of  procuring  from  the  different 
dealers in tlje city of Muskegon and vicinity 
an estimate of the  amount  of  freight  paid 
for one year,  and to induce by all means the 
extension of our railway facilities.

The  Secretary  was  instructed  to  send  a 
postal card  to  the  different  dealers  in  the 
city asking them to furnish the  Association 
an estimate of freight paid and also to prom­
ise our united  support to  any  new  railway 
coming  into  the  city  independent  of  the 
C. & W.  M.  Railway.

It was moved and  carried  that the Secre­
tary  be  instructed  to  procure  500  blank 
forms,  the same  as  in  use  in  the  city of 
Grand  Rapids,  for  the  collection  of  ac­
counts.

The meeting  then  adjourned  until  Dec. 

16. 

Wm.  P eer,  Secretary.
New Orleans Sugars and M olasses.

Buyers of  New  Orleans  sugars and  mo­
lasses will do well to read the advertisement 
of Hawkins & Perry on another page.

Mr.  Hawkins has just  returned  from the 
South,  where  he  lias  been  attending  the 
auction sales of these goods.  By being  on 
the spot,  he was unabled to  secure some big 
bargains, and the trade will  do  well to  get 
samples and prices  from  H avttns & Perry 
before buying.

A  FORTUNE  GONE

In  the  Recent  Improvements at  the Star 

Mills.

While sauntering around  the  West  Side, 
a day or two ago,  a  reporter  was attracted 
to the Star Mills by the sound of  something 
besides the  echo  of  the  millwright’s ham­
mer—the 
reverberation  of  machinery.
Knowing that the mill had been undergoing 
a thorough  overhauling,  and  that the  new 
sounds  which  greeted  the  ear  meant  that 
the work was  completed  and  that the  mill 
was in operation again,  T h e T ra d esm a n’s 
ambassador ventured to call at the office and 
ask that he be shown through the establish­
ment.  His  request  was  promptly  granted 
by  “Dick”  Mangold,  who  has  about  as 
large an acquaintance  with  the retail trade J 
as any boy on the road,  and who  graciously 
accompanied  the  reporter  to every portion 
of the building,  and  explained  the  use  of 
every one of the myriad machines necessary 
to the reduction of wheat by  the roller  pro­
cess.

The change  from  stone  to roller  process 
involved a change in  every  part of the mill 
except the outer walls and floors,  all the old 
machinery being shipped away and replaced 
by new.  As soon as the  betterments  were 
definitely  determined  upon,  specifications 
and bids were solicited from the largest mill 
machinery  men  of  the  country,  and  after 
due consideration the contract  for the work 
was let to the celebrated firm of  Stillwell & 
Beiice, of Dayton,  Ohio,  and  the arrange­
ments of the machinery in  the building was 
the work of J.  W. McKeen, one of the most 
experienced  millwrights  in  the employ  of 
that  firm.  The  actual  supervision  of  the 
work  fell 
into  the  hands  of  Mr.  €.  II. 
Pavey,  another of the  trusted  employes  of j 
the contractors.  The manner in which they I 
have  done  their  work  speaks volumes  for 
the thoroughness of  the  house,  and the su­
periority of their machinery.

caustic potash,  castor  oil,  chalk,  slippery 
elm  park,  caul,  oil  of sesame, oil of  sun­
flower  seeds,  olive  oil, 
turnip  seed  oil, 
broma chloralum,  chlorate of pdtash,  oil  of 
sweet almonds, oil of  peanuts,  perflkide  of 
manganese,  stomach  of  pigs,  sheep or calf, 
nitrate of soda, mustard seed oil, nitric acid, 
dry blood albumen,  sugar, butyric  acid,  bi­
carbonate of potash,  and caustic  soda.

Mr. Van  Valkenburgh  said  that  while 
three-fourths  of  the  grocers  were  honest 
men,  they were  being  injured by dishonest 
grocers who sold oleo for butter.

Mr.  Hahn said that  he  had  tried to  sell 
oleo  for  what  it  was,  and couldn’t while 
other grocers sold  butterine  for butter  and 
cleared ten  cents  a  pound.  He offered  a 
resolution  to  discourage  the  sale  of oleo­
margarine as now retailed.

The subject was  laid  on  the  table until 
the  next  meeting  of  the  Retail  Grocers’ 
Union.

W.  H.  Sharpley,  Secretary of  the Denver 
Retail Grocers’ Association,  thus announces 
the receipt of blanks used by the Law Com­
mittee of the Retail Grocers’  Association of 
Grand  Rapids;  “Circulars  received.  Ac­
cept  thanks.  We  are  going  to  adopt 
similar measures  for  our delinquents here. 
Will send you our paper, which is published 
by  our  Association.  The  grocers’  move­
ment is extending all over the  country  and 
I know it will be of vast benefit to all of us. 
Let me hear from  you  at  any time,  for  we 
are all interested in this movement.”

Order a sample package of Bethesda Min­
eral Spring  Water from  your  grocery  job­
ber.  See quotations in another column.

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:

P O R K   IN   BA RR ELS.

Mess, Chicago packing, new.............................. 11 00
Mess, Chicago packing......................................10 OO
Clear, short pork, Chicago  packing.......... 12 00
Back, clear shortcut, Chicago  packing.. .12 50
E xtra family clear, short cu t..................... 11  50
Clear. A. Webster  packer, new ................. 12
A. Webster packer, short cu t...........................12 50
E xtra pig, short c u t...................................   .12  00
E xtra  clear, heavy.............................................12 50
Clear back, short cu t......................................... 13 50

the  basement 

The  motive  power  is  furnished  by  four 
turbine wheels, one “American,’! two “Lef- 
fels”  and  a  “Victor,” and  is  brought  into 
the  building  on 
floor, 
whence it is  carried  by  an  18  inch double 
leather belt,  154  feet  long, 
to  the  upper 
floor,  all  the  work  being  done  wherever 
practicable  by  means  of pulleys and belts, 
thus  doing  away  with  much  of  the  din 
caused by the  old  fashioned  gearings. 
In 
the  basement  are  located  two  separators, 
one brush machine,  one cockle machine and 
two  smutters,  and  here  all  the  grain  is 
cleaned  before  being  elevated  to  the  bins 
which feed the rolls.

On  the main  floor  are located  thirty-two 
sets of Odell rolls,  three  flour  packers,  one 
bran  packer,  elevators  and the warehouse.
On  the  second  floor  are  located  a  new 
dust  collector,  four  centrifugal  reels  and 
several double aspirators,  which  purify the 
coarse middlings.

On the third  floor  are  the  new improved 
automatic  scales  which  will  weigh all  the
grain  before  it  goes  to  the rolls, thus  en 
abling the firm to know  exactly  how  much 
wheat is used each day.  Here  also  are  lo­
cated “scalpers”  and  bolting reels and  ten 
Geo. T.  Smith middlings purifiers.

On  the  top  floor  are  located five No.  5 
dust collectors,  two  bran  dusters,  and  two 
more sets of automatic scales,  one  to weigh 
the bran and the  other  middlings;  thus  the 
grain is  weighed  before  going  to  the  roll, 
the flour at the packers, and  the  middlings 
and  bran  as  produced.  Thus  the  exact 
amount of wastage can be determined.

Messrs.  Voigt &  Co.  manufacture  at  this 
mill  four  braids  of  patent  flour,  “Our 
Patent,” “Star,”  “CallaLily,” and “Golden 
Sheaf,”  the  first  named  being  their  best. 
These brands have been before the trade for 
several years,  and are known  to retail deal­
ers everywhere as the best selling  goods  on 
the market.  Such a reputation for superior 
flour is largely due to the  care  used  in  the 
manufacture of  the  goods,  but  it is also  a 
fact that the  Ann  buys  none  but  the  very 
best grades of wheat,  and mixes them in the 
way that long  experience  has  taught them 
to bring out the best  results.
Bogus  B utter  Before 
Grocers.

the  New  York 

From the New York Sun, 4th.

“Imitation butter,  whether it ought to  be 
sold and how  it  should  be  sold,” was  dis­
cussed last  evening  by  the  Retail  Grocers’ 
Union.  The meeting was  open to anybody 
interested.  Chas.  F.  Bussing  presided. 
Grocer J.  F. Luth said that the  oleomargar-' 
ine in market now tempted the dealer to sell 
it for butter.

Fred Lochinann said:  “Let  us sell oleo­
margarine in prints only.  Then it will stand 
the test of its merit.”

N.  Waterbary submitted a communication 
upholding oleomargarine. 
It  was  as  pure 
as real butter,  lie said,  and  grocers ought to 
give it fair  treatment.

“Oleomargarine,”  spoke  up  Editor  Wil­
liam  Person  of  the  Produce  Exchmuje 
Bulletin,  “is  made  out  of  pure leaf  lard, 
oil and milk,  and no acids  are used.”

James II.  Seymour said that  lie had been j 
with others making  inquiries,  and  handed 
up a letter from Mr. Van Valkenburgh, As- j 
sistant Dairy  Commissioner,  giving  a  list 
of “sixty different  articles named by seven­
teen patentees in  their  patents  as  used  in 
the manufacture  of  oleomargarine,  butter­
ine, etc.”  Three of the  “sixty  different ar­
ticles” were saltpetre,  nitre,  and  nitrate  of 
potash,  which are one and the  same article, 
and there were  four  or  five  sets  of dupli­
cates.  Among  the  different  articles were:
Sugar of lead,  bisulphate of  lime,  borax, 
salicylic acid, benzoic  acid,  orris  root, cot­
ton seed oil, bicarbonate of  soda, glycerine, 
capsylic acid, alum, cApsic acid,  sulphite  of 
soda, cow’s udders,  sulphuric  acid, pepsin, 
tallow, lard, salt, com starch, butyric ether,

DRV  SALT  MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy................................. 
medium............................... 
lig h t.................................... 
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
medium............................... 
light..................................... 

.• 
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do. 
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN .

6
6
6
654
654
6*4

 

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Hams, heavy.....................................................10
medium................................................10*4
lig h t..................................................... 1054
Boneless  Hams................................ 
10
Boneless Shoulders.................  
6
 
Breakfast  Bacon............................................  754
Dried Beef, extra quality..............................  9
Dried Beet, Ham pieces........
Shoulders cured  in sweet pickle..
Tierces  ............................................
30 and 50 ft T u b s.............................
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.............
LARD IN  T IN   PA IL S .
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.....................
B E EF IN  BA RR ELS.

754
754
• a
Extra Mess Beef, w arranted 200 fts...........   9 38
Boneless,  ex tra..............................................13 50

LARD.

64£

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND SMOKED.
Pork  Sausage.......................... . 
Ham  Sausage........................................>  f
Tongue  Sausage...........................................
Frankfort  Sausage.....................................
Blood  Sausage..............................................
Bologna, straight.................................. .
Bologna,  thick..................... ..........................
Head  Cheese............................................ ......

. ?  30

P IG S ’  FEET.

In hall'barrels...............................................   375
In quarter barrels.......................... .

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides..................................   5  @654
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters..................  8  @ 654
Dressed  Hogs.........................................   414®  5
Mutton,  carcasses..................................  454®  5
V eal............. . ........................................   8  @9
Pork  Sausage.........................................   @  7
Bologna...................................................  7  @«
Fowls........................................................  654® 7
Spring Chickens....................................  7  @ 8
Ducks  .....................................................  @13
Turkeys  .................................................   @ u

HID ES, PELTS  AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

G reen__ $  ft
Part cured...  854@ 854
Full cured__   @ 954
Dry hides and . 

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

H ID ES.

@  7  Calf skins, green

Deacon skins,

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

Old wool, estimated washed 5» ft........
Tallow......................................................

SH E E P PELTS.

W OOL.

Fine washed f? ft 24@27|Unwashed.... 
Coarse washed... 18@22| 
FU RS.
Bear....................................
F is h e r...............................
Red Fox.............................
Grey Fox............................
M artin ...............................
M inx..................................
Muskrat, winter ta n ........
kits  ..................
O tter..................................
Raccoon.............................
Skunk.................................
Beaver,  79  ft.....................
Deer, $   ft..........................

“ 

@25 
@ 454

2-3

.. .2 00@6  00 

*
..1  00@12 00 
...  25@1 00 
...  25@1  00 
...  25@1 00 
...  05®  50 
...  05@  06 
@  2 
...4 00@5 00 
5@  75
... 
...  10@1  00 
...l  50@2 50 
...  10@  30

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock B ark- The local  tanners  are  offer­
ing $5 per cord delivered, cash.
Ginseng—Local  dealers pay  $1.59@1.60  $   ft 
for clean washed roots.
Rubber Goods—Local jobbers are authorized 
to offer 40 and 5 per cent, off on standard goods 
and 40,10 and 5 percent,  off on second quality.

BETHESDA  M INERAL  W ATER.

H. F. Hastings quotes as follows;

Barrel,  42 gallons...........................................8.50
Half barrel, 20 gallons.......................... .“  Xoo
Cans,  10 gallons.......................................... ‘ ‘ [‘¿,50
Carbonated, cases  50  quarts...............7.00
100  pints....................[.".8 50
This water will be  supplied  to  the  trade  by 
any wholesale drug or grocery house in Grand 
Rapids.

“ 

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COOPERAGE.

“ 

H O O PS .

STAVES.

................... * 

Quay, Killen &  Co.  quote  as  follows, f. o. b. 

........................set  12® 

at  Grand  Rapids.
Red oak flour bbl. staves........ ... M  6 00@  7  00
Elm 
............. M  5 00® 5 76
White oak tee staves, s’d and j ’t.M  20 00@23 00 
White oak pork bbl. 
“  M  18 50@20  00
Tierce heads, dowelled and cir’l’d  set  15®  16
Pork bbl. “ 
13
White oak and hickory tee, 8 f’t.  M  12 00@14 00 
White oak and hickory  “  754f’t. M  10 00@11 00
Hickory  flour  bbl.......................... M  6 50®  7 50
Ash, round  “ 
“  ......................... m  6 25®  7 00
Ash, flat racked, 6J4 f’t ..................M  3 50® 4 00
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M  1  10®  1 30 
95® 1 05
White oak pork barrels, m achine., 
White oak lard  tierces....................  1 20® 1 30
75®  90
Beef and lard half barrels.............  
Custom barrels, one  head..............  1 oo@ 1 26
Flour  barrels....................................  
31®  88
Produce  b a rre ls............................. 
28®  26

BA RR ELS.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Ad vanced—Sugars, Y alencia Raisins, Citron, 

Trout, Whiteflsh.

Declined—Corn Syrups.

AX LE  GREASE.

BA KING  PO W D ER.

•  These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 
promptly and buy in full packages.
Frazer’s ................  
901 P a ra g o n .................1 80
Diamond  X ...........   80 Paragau251b pails.1  20
Modoc, 4  doz..........2 50|Fraziers,25 lb pails. 1 25
Thompson’s  Butterfly, bulk........................   25
6 or 10 lb cans........   27
14,4 doz. in  case...  95
“ 
54,2  “ 
...195
J. H. Thompson & Co.’s  Princess, 14s..........1  25
14s..........2 25
“ 
Is.... 
...4 25 
bulk.
...  28 
...  45 
...  75 
...1 40 
...2 40 
.  12  00 
...7 50

Arctic, 54 lb cans......

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BLUING.

CANNED F IS H .

“ 
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BROOMS.

...  12 00 

Silver Spoon, 3  doz..................................
Dry, No. 2........................................... doz.
25
Dry, No. 3...........................................doz.
45
Liquid, 4 oz,....................................... doz.
35
Liquid, 8 oz.........................................doz.
65
Arctic 4 oz.........................................79  gross  4  00
Arctic 8  oz..
* 
....  8 00
Arctic 16 oz.......................................
Arctic No. 1 pepper box................
...  2 00 
Arctic No. 2 
.................
...  3 00 
Arctic No. 3 
.................
.  .  4 00
No. 1 Carpet.......... .2 50 No.  2  H url..........
..175
No. 2 Carpet.......... .2 25 Fancy  Whisk__ ..100
No. 1  Parlor Gem. .2 75 CommonWhisk.. .  75
No. lH u rl............. .2 00
Clams, 1 ft  standards.................................. I  15
Clams, 2 lb  standards.................................. 1 75
Clam Chowder,  3 ft..................................... 2 00
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards.....................l  15
Cove Oysters, 2  1b  standards....................  1  90
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic......................................1  75
Lobsters, 1 ft sta r.........................................2 OO
Lobsters, 2 1b sta r.........................................2 90
Mackerel, l f t   fresh  standards..................1  10
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards..................3 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft................ 5.25
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard............................5 25
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled.................................. 3 25
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.......................1 55
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river.......................2 30
Salmon. 1 ft  Sacramento............................1  45
Sardines, domestic 54s .................................8@9
Sardines,  domestic  54s ..............................  15@16
Sardines,  Mustard  54s................
10 
Sardines,  imported  548...............
14 
Trout. 3ft  brook..........................
4  50
CANNED F R U lT S .
Apples, 3 ft standards.................................  90
Apples, gallons,  standards..............................2 40
Blackberries, standards..............................  95
Cherries,  red  standard...............................   80
Damsons............................................................. 1 00
Egg Plums, standards 
..............................1  40
Green  Gages, standards 2 ft.............................1 40
Peaches, Extra Yellow.................................... 2 40
Peaches, standards............................1  75© l  95
Peaches,  seconds.............................................. 1 50
Pineapples,  Erie................................................I 75
Pineapples, standards...................................... 1 50
Q uinces.............................................................. 1 45
Raspberries,  extra........................................... 1 10
Lusk's. Mariposa.
A pricots..................
2  00
Egg Plum s...............
1  85
G rapes.....................
1  85
Green Gages...........
1  85
2 25
Pears.........................
Quinces....................
2 25
Peaches....................
2 20
CANNED
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................................... 3 25
Beans, Lima,  standard........................1  00@1  10
Beans, Stringless, Erie...............................   80
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked...........................1 65
Corn,  Trophy.....................................................1 05
“  Red Seal..............................................  90
“  Excelsior..................................................1 00
Peas, French.......................................................1 75
Peas, Marrofat, standard................................. 1 60
Peas, Beaver................. 
70
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden..................................   85
Succotash, standard....................................   90
Tomatoes, Trophy..............................7.1  05@1  10
Tomatoes,  Hillsdale..........................................1 05
Tomatoes,  Adrian......................................  1  05
Tomatoes. Three Rivers...................................1 05
Michigan  full  cream ............................11  @12
............
Half skim ......................... 
@1054 
S kim ...................................................
@  6
B oston............ ........ .36 German  Sweet..........25
Baker’s .......... ..........38 Viehna Sweet  ..........23
Ruukles’ ........ ..........35
Green  Rio....... .  9@13 Boasted  Mar.,.17@18
G reenJava__ . 17©27 Roasted Mocha.28@30
Green Mocha.
./S3@25 Roasted Mex...  @16
Roasted Rio..
. 10@15 Ground  Rio__ 9@16
Roasted Java
,23@30

...............2  2t>
...............2 10
...............2  10
...............2  10
...............2 65
...............2  75
............. .2 55
V EG ETA BLES.

CANNED  F R U IT S —CA LI FO R N IA

CHOCOLATE.

CH EESE.

CO FFEE.

 

 

CO FFERS— PA CKA GE.

100 fts.  60 fts.

Arbuckle’s  .
McLaughlin’s

............. 1354 
............. 1354 
54 cent less in 300 ft lots.

CORDAGE.

. .  1 25

72 foot Jute ..
72 foot Cotton__ 2 25
60 foot  J u te ... ..  1  00 60 foot Cotton__ 2 00
40 Foot Cotton. ...1  50 50 foot Cotton__ 1  75
X .....................

CR ACKERS.

1396
13%

.................................. 5 l/i

5 per cent, off in 10 barrel lots.

F IS H .

 

Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth..................... 85@90
Cod, whole....................................................   @5
Cod, Boneless............................................. 554@654
H alib u t................................................ 
11@1$
Herring 54  bbls............................................2  75
Herring, Holland, domestic........................85@95
Herring,  Scaled.............................................18@22
Mackerel, Penny bbls.................................4 75@5
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, 54  bbls...................5 00
..........   80
 
No. 3,54 bbls...............................3 50
121b kits.........................   62
...............   55
................ 2  50
.................4 00
70
White, No. 1,54 b b ls.................. ................6 06
White, No. 1,12 ft kits................................ 1  00
White, No. 1,10 ft kits................ ...............  85
White, Family, 54 bbls................................2 25

........
Shad, 54 b b l..................................
Trout, 54  bbls...............................
»  12 ft  kits.......................... .
............................
“  10 

“ 
“ 
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“  10 

“  12 ft kits 

“  10  “ 

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FLA VO RING EXTRACTS.

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Lemon.
Vanilla. 
Jennings’ 2 oz................
. .$!  doz.l 00  140
4 oz.................
..............1  50
2 50
6 oz.................
............2 50
4 00
..............3 50
5 00 
80Z.................
No. 2 T aper..
..............1  25
1 50
No.  4 
..
..............1  75
3 00 
54 pint  round..................... 4 50
7 50
......................9 OO
1 
15 00
No.  8.....................................3 00
4 25
No. 10................................... 4 25
6 00
Apricots, 251b boxes.............................   @  25
Cnerries, pitted, 501b  boxes................   @  15
Egg plums, 25 ft  boxes.........................  @  20
Pears, 25 ft  boxes..................................   @  25
Peaches,  Delaware. 50 ft boxes..........  @  28
Peaches, Michigan.................................  @1254
Raspberries, 50 1b boxes.......................  @  25

FR U IT S— DOM ESTIC.

FR U IT S—F O R EIG N .

“ 
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K E R O S EN E  O IL .

Citron.....................................................  @  32
Currants,  new.......................................   @  or,
Prunes, French, 60s...............................  @  15
Prunes, French, 80s...............................  @  10
Prunes, Turkey......................................  @  05
Raisins, Dehesia....................................  @4  00
Ha isms, London Layers.......................  @3  25
Raisms, California  “ 
.......................  @2 75
Raisins, Loose Muscatels, new...........   @2  70
Raisins, 
old.............   @2 26
“ 
Raisins, Ondaras, 14s....................•.......  @1254
28s............................  @  12
Raisins, 
Raisins, Sultanas,  new........................   ©  10
Raisins,  Valencia.................................. 
  @1054
W ater White........ 12%  | Legal Test................11*4
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square........................1  00
Grand  Haven,  No. 200.  parlor........  
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor...............’. ” 2 25
Grand  Haven, No.  7,  round........................1  50
Oshkosh, No.  2............................ 
.......1  m
Oshkosh, No.  8..................................... 
150
 
Swedish................................................................ 75
Richardson’s No. 8  square........... !" !" !!!!l 00
...............i.......... 1 50
Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 754, round........ " . "  
1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
..................1 50
Black Strap.................................................. 15® 19
Porto  Rico....................................................
New  Orleans,  good.............................. ."..’"38@42
New Orleans, onoice.....................................48@60
New Orleans, fancy................................... !o2@55

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

do 
do 

1

* 

54 bbls. 3c extra.

OATMEAL.

Steel out...............5 00
Steel Cut, K bbl».. .3 00 
Boiled  Oats. . . . . . . . 3  00

>uaker, 48 lbs....... 2 35
luaker, 60 fts....... 2 60
Juakerbbls....... ...6 00

q

Hominy, 79 bbl..........................................  @4 no
Jelly, In 30 lb  pails.................................  454® 5
Pearl Barley..........................................   gag@ 3
Peas, Green  Bush................................  
'  @1  35
® 35a
Peas, Split  Prepared........................  
Powder, Keg..........................................   @3 00
Powder, 54  K eg.........................................  @1 75
Sftgo  ...................................................... 
0 * 
jg
Sauerkraut, bbls............... 
®g 00
H  bbls..............................'  @2 75

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS.
Putnam  & Brooks quote as follows :

STICK .

Standard, 25 ft boxes. 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 

do 
do

M IXED

................. 
854@9
.................. 
9® »54
...................1054ÎU1

@ 

Royal, 25 ft  pails...................................  
Royal, 200 ft bbls............................@854
Extra, 251b  pails...................  
.......I0©lovi
Extra. 200 ft bbis......................." " " I   '  9  @ 9$
French Cream, 251b pails...................
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases........•......................’ ’ 1254®
Broken, 25  ft  pails.................. 
 
Broken, 200 ft  bbls.......................9® 95*
FANCY— IN   5 ft BOXES.

lOtâùnu

 

Lemon  Drops.....................  
12@13
...........................................13@1<U
Sour Drops. 
Peppermint  Drops............................... 
14© 15V
Chocolate  Drops................................ 
15
H M Chocolate  Drops................................... *go
Gum  Drops
.10
Licorice Drops.............
............. 20
A B  Licorice  Drops..
............ 12
Lozonges, plain...........
.............15
Lozenges,  printed.......
............16
Im perials.....................
........... 15
............15
Cream  Bar.....................................
----13@14
Molasses Bar................ . . . . . . . . . . .
........... 13
Caramels............................
__ 18@20
Hand Made Creams...................."
............ 20
Plain  Creams.......................... ”
........... 17
Decorated Creams...............
........... 20
String Rock.................................
__ 14© 15
Burnt Almonds..................
W intergreen  Berries........
" " ’..15

.4 00@3 75 
@5 00
@4 50
1454@17 
© 4 
©  5

@1254
@11
..  ©1254
..1154@12 
.. 1254@13 
— 7  @754 
....  6©  654 
.10  ©1054
...........   9
.............12
. 1254@13 
.  11  @12

FANCY— IN   BULK.
Lozenges, plain  in  pails...............
Lozenges, plain in  bbls................
Lozenges, printed in pails...........
Lozenges, printed in  bbls...........
Chocolate Drops, in pails.............
Gum  Drops  in pails................
Gum Drops, in bbis............. . . . . . .
Moss Drops, in  pails..................* ."
Moss Drops, in bbls.................."
Sour Drops, in  pails........
Imperials, in  pails........... !.!. "!!
Imperials  in  bbls..................
FRUITS
Bananas  Aspinwall.....................
Oranges, Jamaica, bbis.. . .
Oranges, Florida............................
Oranges, Rodi  Messina.............
Oranges,  Naples....................... " '
Lemons,  choice................ ...!.
Lemons, fancy................ ’' *’*.......
Figs, layers, new,  V 9>.... J.
Dates, frails  do  ............................
Dates, 54 do  do  ..................
Dates, skin.......................... * ” ” * *
Dates, 54  skin....................
Dates, Fard 101b box $   lb.....
Dates, Fard 501b box $  1b........
Dates, Persian 50 ft box 79 ft 
Pine Apples, 79  doz.............
PEANUTS.
Red,  raw  79  ft..........................  4  @ 41,
do
do  ............................  @554
5® 554
554® 6
...18  @19 
...17  @18 
...  954© 10 
@2 75 
..12  @1254 
...1 1   @12 

Prime
Choice
Fancy 
Choice White, Ya.do  ............................ 
Fancy H P ..  Va  do  ..
NUTS.
Almonds,  Tarragona........
Ivaca...................
B razils..................................
Chestnuts, per bu ............'
Filberts, Sicily.....................
Barcelona.............
Walnuts,  Grenoble.............
Marbo...................
French................
California............
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...........
Missouri..,
Cocoanuts, ^  100..i l! ! ! " " " " ." .! " ” ;  @4 50

@1454@12 @13 

................ 454® 5

@11 
@10 
854©  9

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OYSTERS AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

O Y S T E R S .

........... 33
........... 30
........... 27
........1 9
---------17
........   16
........   15
........   13
........ 1  65
1  00© l  10 
........ I 25
"".*."i'40

New  York  Counts....................
F. J. D. Selects............. 1  ............
Selects ..........................
f . j . d ................................
Standards  .......  ..................
F avorites............................
Mediums  ...............................
Prim es..................................
Selects, by bulk.......................
Standards, by  bulk.....................
Shrewsbury shells, 
100........'.
Princess  Bay  Clams, 
100........
New  York  Counts, 79  100...........
©32
Mackinaw Trout............................... 
7
W hiteflsh..........................  
.............   7
c o d ...............................................::: : :: ; :: : ;" i 2
Sun  Fish.............................................................5
Rock Bass............... 
<;
Perch  ..................................................................4
Duck Bill Pike
6
Wall-eyed  Pike.......
Smoked White Fish.
Smoked T rout..........
Smoked Sturgeon...

FR ESH   F IS H .

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COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Local  shippers  are  offering  $1.25 $  
bbl.  for  fruit  alone,  although  some  outside 
buyers are paying $1.50.  Dealers hold fall fruit 
at  about  $1.50  71  bbl.  and  winter at $1.90@2, 
I while some fancy varieties command $2.50.

Beans—Local buyers pay 90c@$1.25 $  bu. for 
unpicked and hold city picked at  $1.60@1.80 79 
bu., and couutry picked at $1.40@$1.60.

B utter—Michigan creamery is firm at 22@25c. 
Sweet dairy is  very  scarce and is  in active de­
mand at 16@18, while old packed  readily  com­
mands 5@8.

Butterine—Creamery packed commands 20c. 
Dairy rolls are held at 14© 15c and solid packed 
at 12@14c.

Cabbages—In fair demand  at $8©$8 $  100.
Cheese—About *>4 cent weaker in most other 
markets. East and  West.  Local  jobbers  con­
tinue quoting September, October and Novem­
ber at  ll@ 12e.

Cider—10c 79 gal. and $1 for bbl.
Celery—22@25c 79 doz.  bunches  for  Kalama­

zoo or Grand Haven.

Cranberries—The  m arket, is  well  supplied 
with  both  cultivated  and  wild  Michigan and 
New Jersey  berries,  which  command  $2.25® 
2.50  $   bu.  for choice.  Cape  Cod are held at 
$7.50 79 bbl.

Eggs—Fresh are worth 20c,  and  pickled  are 

moving freely at  18@19c.

Grapes—Malaga, $6@$7  79 bbl.
Honey—Choice new  in  comb  is firm  at  14® 

Hay—Bailed, $15 in small lots and $13  in  car 

1454c.

lots.

Hops—Brewers pay 8@10c 79  ft.
Onions—Home-grown. 70c 79 bu. or $2 79 bbl.
Pears—Santa Clara, $3.50 79 box.
Pop Corn—Choice commands $1 $   bu.
Potatoes—Burbanks  command  40c.  Late 
Rose are not merchantable,  on account of the 
“red streaks.”
Poultry—Fairly  well  supplied.  Fowls  sell 
for  6*4@7c;  chickens,  7@8c;  ducks,  13c;  and 
turkeys, lie.
Squash—Hubbard, quoted nominally at lc 79 
ft, although very little is moving.
Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys command $3.50 and 
Baltimores $2.50.
Turnips—35c 79 bu.

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

Wheat—No change.  The city millers pay  as 
follows:  Lancaster,  90;  Fulse, 87e;  Clawson, 
87c,
Corn—Jobbing generally at 54@55e  in 100 bu. 
lots and 48@50o in carlots.
Oats—White, 33c In small lots  and  28@30c  in 
car lots.
Rye—48@50o 79 bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 79 owt.
Flour—No change. Fancy Patent, $5.75 79 bbl. 
in  sacks  and  $6  In  wood.  Straight,  $4.75  79 
bbl. in sacks and $5 in wood.
Meal—Bolted, $2.75 79 bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 79 ton.  Bran, $13 
fto n .  Ships, $14 V ton.  Middlings, $17 79 ton. 
Corn and Oat», $90 79 ton.

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P IP E S .

PIC K L E S .

„  
Medium...................................................  @6  00
54 b arrels.................................  @3 38
Small........................................................  @7 oo
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross............  ©S 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,2*4 gross........   @1  85
American  T .D .......................................   @  90
Choice Carolina......6*41 Java  ..
Prime Carolina......5*4  Patna .
Good Carolina 
Good Louisiana.......5 Rangoon. 
¡ Broken.
DeLand’s pure........554 ! Dwight’s ...
_____ 5*4:_________
m 
Church’s  ................ 5*4 Sea  Foam..
Taylor’s G. M......... 5*4 ¡Cap Sheaf.
54o less in 5 box lots.

...  @6
............. 6
..  5*4@5r* 
... 3J4@3 54

SALERA TUS.

R IC E .

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Dairy.

60 Pocket, F F
28 Pocket......... ................................
10031b  pockets..................I!!!!!!.."!!!
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, 54 bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels.........................................

SA UCES.

Parisian, 54  pints.................................
Pepper Sauce, red  sihall............... ”  *
Pepper Sauce, green  .....................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.
[
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ................ .
Halford Sauce, pints............................’
Halford Sauce, 54 pints.................

2 30
2 50 
»5 
1  60
1  55 
80
2 80 
80 
25 
28

@2  00 
@  75 
@  90 
@1  35 
@1 70 
@1  00 
@1 30
@3 ?*9  Mottoes
@2  20

SPIC E S.

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PLU G .

SUGARS.

STA RCH.

two 
flve 

Ground. 

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

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

..  @19 
.  8®10 
.10@U 
. ,60@65 
. 16@18

@ 754 
@ 754 © 7-6 
@ 7 
@  6=4 
@6 56 
65s© 654 
6  @ 65s 
574@ 6 
554© 534 
554© 5?s

Whole.
P epper................ 10@25'Pepper..............
Allspice...............12@15 Allspice..........
Cinnamon........... 18@30|Cassia
Cloves  ................ 15@25INu t megs  l.!!'..
G inger............... 16@20 Cloves  ...............
M ustard..............15@30|
C ayenne............ 25@35|
Elastic, 64 packages, per  box................
Cubes  ...............................................
Powdered...............................................
G ranulated.  Standard
Granulated,  off.............................
Confectionery A ...................................
Standard A ....................
No. 1, White Extra  C 
No. 2, Extra C...........
No. 3 C..........
No. 4 C.................................
No. s c .....................
„  
SY RUI
Corn,  barrels.....................
26@28 
Corn, 54 bbls.......................
27@ 29 
Corn,  10 gallon kegs..........
28®  30 
Corn, 5 gallon kegs...........
30@32 
Corn, 454 gallon kegs........
32@34 
Pure  Sugar, bbl.................
23@28 
Pure Sugar, 54 bbl.............
26@30 
Pure Sugar  5 gal kegs__
@ 1  65
,  
TEAS
Japan ordinary................
....................15@20
Japan fair to good...........
....................25©30
Japan fine..........................
....................3a@4a
Japan dust.........................
....................15@20
Young Hyson....................
....................30@50
GunPowder.......................
....................35©50
Oolong...............................
.............33@55@6C
Congo..............................
....................25©: 10
Fisher’s Brunette__ 35
U nderwood’s Capper 35
Dark AmerieanEagle67
Sweet  Rose............... 45
The Meigs.................. 64
Meigs & Co.’s Stunner38
Red  Bird.................... 50
A tlas...........................35
State  Seal...................60
Royal Game............... 38
Prairie F low er.........65
Mule E ar.................... 65
Indian Queen............60
Fountain.................... 74
Bull  Dog.................... 60
Old Congress..............64
Crown  Leaf............... 66
Good Luck.................52
M atchless...................65
Blaze Away............... 35
H iaw atha................. 65j  Hair L ifter.................30
G lobe........................70  G overnor.................  60
May Flower..............70  Fox’s Choice...........   63
H e ro ..........................45|Medallion.. ..
.......35
Old  Abe. 
............. ,491 Sweet Owen..
.......66
Knife, single  b u tt.................................
@50
lots.......................
@49
**  .............................
@48
Rum .................................
@40
Money.............................................................@48
Red  Fox......................................................  @48
Big Drive.................................................
Seal of Grand Rapids...........................  
D urham ............. T..................................
P a tro l— ...................................................   @48
Jack Rabbit................................................  @43
Snowflake......................................................@45
Chocolate Cream............................... ’' 
@46
gim rod........................................................  @44
L .  C . . .  
@ 40
Spread Eagle..............................................  @38
Big liv e  Center.........................................   @35
Woodcock  .................................................   @48
K nigntsof  Labor...............................  '  @43
Railroad......................................................  @46
Big  Bug.......................................... 
Arab, 2x12 and 4x12..................................   @43
Black Bear............................................ 
King 
Old Five Cent Times.................................  @33
Prune N uggett, 121b.................................  @02
P ff™4  ........................................................  @46
Tramway........................................................@46
...................................................  @46
Glory 
@43
Silver  Coin............................................... 
Buster  [DarkL.............................................@35
Black Prince I Dark]................................ 
@35
Black Racer  [Dark].................................   @|»
Leggett & Myers’  Star..............................  @46
Clim ax........................................................  @46
-
Hold F a s t...................................... 
@46
McAlpin’s Gold Shield................
@46
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads.
@51
Cock of the Walk  6s....................
@37
Nobby Twist............................... .
@46
Acorn ............................................
@46
Crescent............................
©44
Black  X ....................................... .
70
@35
Black  Bass................................ **
©40
Spring........................................ *
©46
C rayling..............................
@46
Mackinaw
@45
Horse Shoe............................. ................  @44
Hair Lifter............................................
©36
D. and D., black.......................
@36
McAlpin’s Green  Shield.....................
©46
Ace  High, black..................................
©35
Sailors’  Solace.................................. ,*
@46
2c. less in four butt lots. 
Old T ar...................... 40:  Sweet Lotus.
A rthur’s  Choice......22 Conqueror ..
Red Fox.....................26  Grayling....
F lirt............................28 ~ 
Seal Skin..
Gold  Dust...................26
Rob Roy................ .
Gold  Block.................30
Uncle  Sam.............
Seal of Grand Rapids
Lum berm an..........
(cloth)...................25
Railroad Boy..........
Tramway, 3  oz..........40
Mountain Rose........
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35
Home Comfort.......
B068  ...........................15
Old Rip....................
Peck’s Sun.................18
Seal or North Caro- 
Miners and Puddlers.28
Morning Dew........... 25'Seal of North  Caro-
Chain............. ............22| 
lina, 4oz.......
Peerless  ....................24 Seal of North  Caro-
lina. 8oz.......
Standard...................22: 
Old Tom.................... 21 Seal of North  Caro-
Tom &  Jerry ............ 24
lina, 16oz boxes.
Joker......................... 25
T raveler...................35
Maiden......................25
Pickwick Club.........40
Nigger  Head............ 26
Holland.....................22
Germ an.....................16
Solid Comfort...........30
Red Clover................32
Long Tom................. 30
N ational...................26
T im e..........................26
Mayflower
Globe........
Mule E ar..
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.......  @  75
Maccoboy............................  ©  65
Gail & Ax’ 
..........................   @  44
_  
, Rappee.................................  @  35
Railroad  Mills  Scotch..........................   @  45
Lotzbeok  ...............................................   @1  30

Big Deal......................27
A pplejack.................24
King Bee, longeut...22
Milwaukee  Prize__ 24
R attler....................... 28
Windsor cut plug__ 25
Zero  ...........................16
Holland Mixed.......... 16
Golden Age............... 75
Mail  Pouch............... 25
Knights of Labor__ 30
Free Cob Pipe............27

SHORTS.
.. .231 Hiawatha.......
.. .22 Old Congress..

.............................................................@46

*ina, 2  oz..

SMOKING

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Star brand,  pure  cider..................................   8© 12
Star brand, white wine..................................   8© 12

VINEGAR.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

Bath Brick im ported............................ 
95
do 
American.............................  
75
100
Burners, No. 1 .......................................  
do  No. 2.......................................  
1  go
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand.............  
7  80
Cream Tartar 5 and 101b cans.............   15@25
Candles, Star................ :........................  @1254
Candles,  Hotel.......................................   ©14
Extract Coffee. V.  C..............................  @80
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................  @25
Gum, Rubber 200 lump».......................   @35
Gum, Spruoe.........................  
30@35

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

1 25

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In addition to our usual line, we have put in a

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Which we are sure  w ill  supply  a  long-felt  want.  Below 
is a partial list of the goods carried in stock:
Cross & Blackwell’s Pickles & Sauces, 
Jams, Marmalades, Etc.,
Worcester Table  Sauce,
Piccadilli
Halford
Durkee’s Salad Dressing,

Tomatoes in quart Mason Jars,
Fruits
Erench Peas and Mushroons in Glass 

Finest Brands of Jellies and Preserves,
Atmore’s Mince Meat and Plum Pud­

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Olives, in Glass and in Bulk,
Olive Oil, quarts, pints and half pints, 
Domestic Pickles, all styles and sizes,

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French Prunes, 
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ID tu g s  &  flfte b ic m e s

STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARM ACY.
One Year—Geo. M. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Two Years—F. H. J. VanEmster.  Bay City. 
Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Y e a r s —Ottrnar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next  pls&ce  ot*  meeting—At  Grand  itapids, 

March 3,188(5.
Michigan  Slate  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F F IC E R S .

Grand Rapids. 

President—H. J.  Brown, Ann Arbor.
First  Vice-President—Frank  J.  Wurzburg, 
Second Vice-President—A. B. Stevens, Detroit, 
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. 
SecMitary—S. E. Parkell,  Owosso.
TreBsurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Exécutive  Committee—Jacob  Jesson,  Geo. 
•iundrum, Frank Wells, F. W.  R.  Perry  and 
Jbhn E. Peek. 
Local Secretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids. 
Next  place  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 

_  .

„

Tuesday, October 13, 1886.

Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society.

O R G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9, 1884.

O F F IC E R S .

_  

___ 

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Win. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Board  of  Censors-President,  Vice-President 
and Secretary. 
T,
Board  of  Trustees-T he  President,  Wm.  H. 
Van  Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  W m.  E.  White, 
vf
Wm. L. White. 
Committee on Pharmacy—Hugo Thum,  M.  B.
Kitnrn, A. C. Bauer. 
_  „
Committee on Legislation—Isaac Watts,  O.  H.
Richmond, Jas. S. Cowin.
Committee on Trade  Matters—H. B. 1? airehild, 
John Peck. Wm. H. VanLeeuwen.
Uegular  Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
, 
each month. 
Annual  Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
, 
November, 
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening, December 
10, at  “The Tradesman” office.

„  

_ 

.. 

.

.

Jackson County P liarm aceutical  Asso­

ciation.
O F F IC E R S .
President-li. F. Latimer.
Viee-President-C. D. Colwell.
Secretary-F. A.  King.  *
Treasurer—Chas. E.  Humphrey.
Board of Censors—Z.  W.  Waldron. C.  E.  lo o t 

and C. H. Haskins.

Muskegon Drug  Clerks’  Association.

O F FIC E R S .

‘resident—I. F. Hopkins. 
rtee-President—John Meyers.
Secretary and Treasurer—O. A. Lloyd, 
tegular Meetings—Second and  fourth  Friday 
of each month.
text  Meeting—Friday  evening,  December 11.

sends T he  T radesman  the  following  ac­
count of a meeting  of  the  druggists of  the 
two cities for the purpose of  forming an or­
ganization:

Pursuant to a call issued to the  druggists 
of the  city, sixteen  druggists,  representing 
fifteen of the eighteen  drug  stores  in  East 
Saginaw and one from Saginaw city,  met at 
the Bancroft house for the purpose of form­
ing a Pliarmaceutical  Society.

Reports were received from the three East 
Saginaw stores  not  represented,  signifying 
their willingness to abide by the acts of  the 
meeting.  The meeting organized by calling 
Henry Melchers to  pfeside,  D. E.  Prail act­
ing as Secretary.  The  druggists  expressed 
themselves as  unanimously  in  favor  of  an 
organization for the promotion  of  good fel­
lowship.  the advancement  of  pharmaceuti­
cal science and the protection of trade inter­
ests.

The following committees were appointed, 

to report Friday, December 16:

Qn  Constitution  and  By-Daws—D.  E. 

Prail, W.  B. Moore, H.  Heine.

On  Trade  Matters—11.  Melcliers,  Tlieo. 

Myers, II. G.  Hamilton.

Committee to call  upon  the  druggists  of 
Saginaw  City  and  solicit  their  co-opera­
tion—It.  Bruske,  W.  II. Yarnali, A. Moel­
ler.
N ot  a  Pharm acist’s  M istake  T his  Tim e. 
From the Chemist and Druggist.

A young physician of  Nimes,  M.  P.,  was 
lately consulted  by a  female  patient in re­
gard  to  some  trifling  ailment.  He  took 
from  a  glass  case  a  box  containing  some 
white powder,  and  gave  it  to  her with di­
rections for use.  The patient  took a small 
pinch of the  powder,  and,  finding  it  very 
bitter, expressed some  doubts to the doctor. 
He, to quiet  her fears,  swallowed  a  good- 
sized dflse of  the  powder  in her  presence, 
and  dismissed  her.  Shortly  after,  before 
reaching her  house,  she fell in a faint,  and 
was carried  home by  neighbors  who called 
another doctor.  Emetics were administered, 
and she was soon  out of  danger,  when  she 
related  what  had  occurred  at  the  doctor’s 
office.  The physician at once rushed to the 
house of his brother  practitioner,  but found 
him lying  on  the  floor  dead.  The  white 
powder was strychnine.  This  painful acci­
dent shows  once  more the  wisdom of  the 
French pharmacy laws,  which forbid physi­
cians to dispense their own  medicines,  and 
direct pharmacists  to  keep  all  poisons  by 
themselves  in  a  locked  closet,  the key  of 
which must never leave the dispenser’s pos­
session.
Jackson  County  Pharm aceutical  A ssocia­

tion.

Such is  the  title  of  a new  organization 
just completed by the druggists  of  Jackson 
county.  The Association is officered as fol­
lows:

President—R.  F.  Latimer.
Vice-President—C.  D.  Colwell.
Secretary—F.  A.  King.
Treasurer—C. E.  Humphrey.
Board of Censors—Z. W.  Waldron, C. E. 

Foote and C. H.  Haskins.

'he regular monthly meeting of the Grand 
fids  Phannaceutical  Association,  which 
j to have been held at The  Tradesman 
se last Thursday evening, was adjourned 
one week, on account  of  the uumber of 
nter attractions.

Organization  of the  Saginaw  Druggists.

D. 

E.  Prail,  the East Saginaw pharmacist, 

Dangers  Attending  the  Use  of Cocaine.
Like chloral and  other  of  its  celebrated, 
but less brilliant predecessors, cocaine must 
suffer the result of abuses which are the nat­
ural sequence  of  its  wonderful  popularity 
and the praises which have been heaped up­
on it on every hand.  Coming suddenly into 
prominence and being generally recommend­
ed for the relief  of  pain,  many  people in­
spired  by glowing  accounts  in  the  local 
press,  have  made  free  use of it. 
It  is not 
surprising,  therefore,  that some  have  used 
too  much and  that,  among  the  thousands 
who have enjoyed the relief  afforded by the 
“angel  of  anaesthesia,”  some  ill  effects 
should be reported.  These  reports,  as pre­
sented by the daily papers,  must cause a re­
action of popular,  if not  professional, senti­
ment in regard to the drug, and cocaine may 
naturally sink far too low in  public estima­
tion before rising to its permanent level.

At a meeting of the Medico-Legal Society 
November  18.  Prof.  R.  Ogden  Doremus 
told about a case of fatal poisoning from the 
application of  cocaine  to an  aching  tooth. 
Dr. F.  M. Thomas,  a  graduate of  Bellevue 
Hospital,  wrote to him  about the case from 
Kansas City and  wanted an  opinion  from 
the society.  On  Nov.  3,  Dr.  Thomas  was 
called to attend the woman referred to.  He 
found her dying and quite unconscious.  The 
doctor made  inquiries  and  was  convinced 
that it was a case of cocaine poisoning.  He 
sent what was left  of the  medicine she liad 
been using  for  her  tootli  to Dr.  Doremus. 
The professor recognized it as hydrochloride 
of cocaine,  4 per cent,  solution.

After  listening  to the  facts  as cited by 
Prof.  Doremus,  and  to his  explanation  of 
the properties and  effects  of  the  drug,  the 
meeting agreed with one  exception,  that  it 
was a case of cocaine  poisoning.  Dr.  Hoi- 
court said that cocaine should be labeled  in 
drug stores as a poison.  Another physician 
said that he had given  a  large dose to a cat 
and it died  of  convulsions  in  13  minutes.  I 
Experiments upon  animals  produced  sub­
stantially the same  symptoms  as had  been 
mentioned  in  the  case  of the  Kansas  City 
woman. 
It was  suggested  that in  view of 
the cocaine spray used in Gen. Grant’s case, 
it would be interesting at some future meet­
ing to hear  something  from  the  general’s 
physicians on the effects of  the drug.

The Daily Alta Californian characterizes 
cocaine in display head-lines:  “The Devil’s 
Own Drug;”  “Medicine that Changes a Saint 
into a  Scoundrel;” “A  Drug  which  lias its 
Uses as á Local  Anaesthetic,  but  withal,  is 
an Extremely  dongerous  tiling.”  Follow­
ing appears an interview with an old physi­
cian,  taken from the St.  Louis Republican, 
in which the  medical  man reports  the  case 
of a patient whose depressed spirits seemed 
to be tending  to  mental  disease.  He  had 
used cocaine  hypodermically  with  magical 
results; the  treatment continued successful 
for  some  time,  but  later  the  melancholy! 
returned worse  than  before. 
It  was  then 
discovered that  the  patient  liad formed the j 
“cocaine Habit.” and was  using the drug liy- 
podermically to her great injury.  The physi­
cian thinks there is great  danger that  users 
of cocaine will form an awful habit.

The reporter remarked “I thought that Dr. 
Bauduy liad discovered the drug  had  won­
derful effets in cases of insanity.”  To which 
the doctor replied:

“It has.  Cocaine is valuable.  But if you 
will read what Dr.  Bauduy writes in the last 
number of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Record 
you will discover  that  there  is  nothing too 
strong for him to say  in  reprobation of  the 
abuse of the drug.  He describes its  effects 
as a base enslavement of the mind.  He de­
scribes the phenomena as tending to selfish­
ness and morbid criminality. 
Indeed he ad­
vises that in cases where  it  is  necsssary  to 
administer cocaine the patient  should never 
be permitted to find  out  what has been giv­
en,  for lie describes the cocaine habit as one 
easy to form, awful in effect,  and difficult to 
cure.”

Frontier Pharm acy.

A druggist,  in  business  at Fort McLeod, 
in the Northwest,  writes  as  follows  to the 
Canadian  Pharmacy  Journal:  “When  1 
first ‘hung out my shingle’ in the West I was 
a thorough  ‘tenderfoot.’  A  cowboy named 
—from  His  gambling  proclivities—‘Seven- 
up-Davis,’ alias ‘Four-Jack  Bob,’ wearing a 
buckskin  shirt  and a pair of ‘chaps’, (leath­
er overalls) with His sombrero on the back of 
his head,  walked into our dispensary.  After 
eyeing the rows of, to him, mysterious look­
ing  bottles  and  then  me,  lie  said: 
‘Say, 
young man, are you the doc,  that  runs this 
pisin’  slinging outfit?’  I replied that I act­
‘Well,  then,’  said  lie, 
ed in that capacity. 
‘can you save it to-day?’ 
I  acquainted him 
with the fact that I did not understand what 
lie meant. 
‘Look here,  none of  your josh­
ing; can’t you save a life?’  I answered that 
I  would  endeavor  to  do  my  utmost,  but 
desired  to  know  who  was  dying.  His 
huge  frame  shook  with  laughter  at  my 
ignorance of Hesperian vernacular,  and then 
said: 
‘What!  no  Rocky  Mountain  Dew, 
no  Old Alky,  or to give you the straight tip, 
seeing  you’r  a  pilgrim,  none  of  the  Old 
Creatur, eli?’  *  *  I returned shortly with 
a tonic potion which as suddenly disappear­
ed as if he had run the  ‘joker’ up liis sleeve. 
After thanking  me in  his  rougli  manner he 
threw  a  bill on  the  prescription  desk  and 
was making his exit when I called him back 
for  his  change,  remarking  that  half  of  it 
was  more  than  sufficient.  Remonstrance 
was in vaih,  for  his  reply  as  he closed the 
door was: 
‘Corral  your  dust,  young man, 
four bits [50c.] ain’t enough for  such a way 
up lay-out”

Order a sample package of Bethesda Min­
eral Spring Water  from  Hazeltine,  Perkins 
A Co.  See  quotations  in/ another  column.

7

/

Combination of the Paris  Green Manufac­

turers.

The manufacturers  of  Paris  green  have 
pooled  issues  and formulated a compact by 
agreeing to sell at tlie following prices:

Less than 500 pounds, 18c.
500 pounds to 1,000 pounds,  17c.
1,000 pounds to 1 ton,  16)4c.
1 ton  to 5 tons, 16c.
5 tons and over,  1534c.
All bills are payable July 1,1886.  A dis­
count at the rate  of 7 per  cent,  per annum 
will be allowed for unexpired time.

Where  the  customer’s  purchases  during 
the season amount to over 5 tons, the rebate 
If  over  1 ton  and 
will be 34c.  per  pound. 
less than 5  tons, 
per  pound,  provided 
the  prices  and  terms  of  the  Association 
made from time to  time  have  been  strictly 
maintained.  The rebates will be paid Sept. 
1,  1886.

T he D rug M arket.

Business lias  been  very  fair  during tlie 
past week,  ancl  collections have been fairly 
good.  Morphia  lias  advanced  10  cents an 
ounce,  consequent on tlie advance in opium. 
Gum Arabic has taken another upward turn, 
and still higher prices are probable.  Brom­
ide of potasli and all  preparations of  brom-v 
ine have  advanced  in  sympathy  with  tha 
article.  Quinine  is  weak,  and a decline is 
probable in  the near future.  Other  articles 
in the drug ltne are about steady.
T hey Kept  Everything.

From the Boston Courier.

A  “young man from tlie country” entered 
one of the large variety stores in  this city a 
few days ago and wandered  around looking 
at everything with admiring eyes.  The var­
iety of goods and the rich coloring fairly be­
wildered him.  He passed  from  department 
to department, His wonder  increasing more, 
and  at  last  lie  said  to  himself,  but  loud 
enough to be overheard by people in  his  vi­
cinity:

“There  ain’t  nothin’  under  the sun that 

they don’t keep here.”

Just then  a baby  carried  by some mother 
on a shopping tour set  up  a  loud  yell  in a 
distant part of the store.  The  rustic’s eyes 
opened to their widest extent and lie added:
“And I’ll be gol  durned if they don't sell 

babies here,  too!”

Ireland is having something new in a fight 
against ether,  so much so that it is said that 
one of tlie  members of  the  diocesan  synod 
of Armagh,  at its recent  meeting,  made ref­
erence in discussing tlie report submitted on 
temperance, to  a  practice  which  exists  in 
various parts of tlie north of  Ireland, name­
ly  tlie  consumption  of  ether  instead  of 
whisky.  A  lai'ge  traffic  exists  in  ether, 
more especially as it is a cheaper  intoxicant 
than whisky.  Several cases of insanity are 
stated to have  occurred  from the  excessive 
use of ether,  some  at  present  being  in the 
Omagh and other lunatic asylums.  Tlie fol­
lowing resolution was adopted by tlie synod: 
“That tlie temperance committee be request­
ed  to endeavor  to  obtain  legislation  which 
will prevent the unrestricted  traffic in ether 
and other  noxious  drugs,  prevalent in  cer­
tain parts of the diocese.”

According to tlie latest  official  statement 
published by the authorities of Russia, there 
are in that  country  not  less  than  14,000 
square miles of  oil-producing  land,  but  of 
this vast territory the  field  of  Baku  is the 
only one worked,  and even this  covers only 
tlie limited space of some three and one-half 
square miles.  The output is enormous, and 
tlie fact is stated by one  who witnessed the 
opening of a well in that  locality that a col­
umn of oil spurted to the height of 100 feet, 
carrying great  stones with it, the flow  con­
tinuing until a large lake of  petroleum  was 
formed.  The product is refined on the spot, 
the residue being used  as  fuel for steamers 
and railways.

Chester T.  Milligan,  tlie  New York  city 
druggist under indictment for manslaughter, 
was acquitted on Nov. 30.  Mrs. Mary Mad­
den testified that she applied to Milligan for 
a cough medicine for her babe,'and that Mil­
ligan gave her a package containing Dover’s 
powders,  which were intended for somebody 
else.  The  child  died  after 
the 
opium.  Milligan testified that Mrs. Madden 
asked for Dover’s powders,  and  the jury ac­
quitted him,  as above stated.

taking 

Not content with cornering  the  provision 
market, we may shortly expect to hear  that 
Armour & Co.  have  gotten up a  corner  on 
glue. 
It was  probably  with  this  end  in 
view that he purchased tlie Wahl Bros.’ glue 
works at Chicago.  Tlie works are the larg­
est in tlie United  States  and the considera­
tion was SI,350,000.

Sixty tons of almonds were gathered from 
sixtj-uve  acres  on  the  Oakshade  farm,  in 
Yolo county,  Cal.,  the present  season.

SOMETH!X2TG N E W

Ousliman’s

MENTHOL INHALER

Designed Expressly for Inhaling Menthol,
A superior Remedy for the immediate relief 
of  Neuralgia,  Headache, Cararrh, Hay Fever, 
Asthma,  Broncbitus,  Bore  Throat,  Earache, 
Toothache,  and  all diseases of the throat  and 
lungs.
Affords quick relief  and  effects  permanent 
cure by continued use.  Every druggist should 
order some in the next order to HAZJELTINE, 
PER K IN S  &  CO.,  W holesale  D ruggists, 
G rand  Rapids,  Mich.
Ask their traveler to show you one the  next 
time he calls.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

arabic,  spermaciti.

Advanced—Morphia,  bromide  potash, gum
Declined—Nothing.

ACID S.

9 @ 10
Acetic, No.  8.......................■............
30 @ 85
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)........
34 @ 36
Carbolic............................................
C itric................................................. 60 @ 65
3 @ 5
Muriatic 18  deg...............................
11 @ 12
Nitric 36 deg...................................
J2 @ 14
Oxalic...............................................
3 © 4
Sulphuric  66 deg.............................
52 @ 55
Tartaric  powdered........................
18
Benzoic,  English....................$1 oz
12 @ 15
Benzojc,  German............................
12 © 15
T annic..............................................
15 @ 18
14
3 © 5
4 © 6
40@45
00
50

Carbonate.................................¥  lb
Muriate (Powd. 22c).........................
£ qua 16 deg or  3f............................
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................

Copaiba............................................
Fir.
P eru..................................................
T olu...................................................

AMMONIA.

BALSAMS.

BARKS.

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

B E R R IE S.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 95c).
Juniper..............................
Prickly Ash.......................

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 35 lb boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 fi> doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 tt>  boxes)...............
do 
Lgowood, 34s 
...............
do 
Logwood, 54s 
...............
...............
Logwood, ass’d  do 
Fluid Extracts—25 
cent, off list.
Arnica...............................................
Chamomile,  Roman.......................
Chamomile,  Germ an.....................

FLO W ERS.

11
18
13
14
15 
10 
12 
20 
18 
30 
12

@  90 
6  @  7
50  @  60

3734
9
12
13 
15
14

10  @  11 
25 
25

60®

28®

Aloes,  Barbadoes..........................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c)................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)........
Ammoniac......................................
Arabic, powdered  select.............
Arabic, 1st  picked.........................
Arabic,2d  picked..........................
Arabic,  3d picked..........................
55
Arabic, sifted sorts......................... 
25
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 
Benzoin............................................  
55®60
25®  27
Camphor..........................................  
Catechu, is (34 14c, 348 16c)............ 
13
35®  40
Euphorbium powdered.................. 
80
Galbanum strained......................... 
»0®  90
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
35
Kino [Powdered, 30c].....................  
20
Mastic..............................................
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered  47c)... 
Opium, pure (Powd 85 25)............... 
3 65
Shellac,»Campbell’s .........................
26
Shellac,  English.............................. 
Shellac, native................................. 
24
Shellac bleached.............................. 
30
T ragacanth......................................  30  @1 00

HERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES

H oarhound.................................
Lobelia.........................................
Pepperm int.................................
Rue...............................................
S pearm int..................................
Sweet Majoram..........................
Tanzy ...........................................
T hym e.........................................
W ormwood.............................

IR O N .

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

LEA VES.

.40
.24
.35
.25
.30

4 00 
20

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)................   13
Sage, Italian, bulk (34s & Vis, 12c)...
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   18
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered............................
Senna tinnivelli...............................
Uva  Ursi...........................................
Belledonna.......................................
Foxglove.........................................
Henbane ...........................................
Rose, red...........................................

LIQ U O R S.

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

M AGNESIA.

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

@  14 
6
®  20 
30 
22 
16 
10 
35 
30 
35 
2 35

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

37 
2 25 
65

O IL S .

Almond, sweet.................................
Amber, rectified..............................
Anise.................................................
Bay $   oz.........................................
Bergamont.......................................
Castor...............................................
Croton...............................................
C ajeput........................................i.
Cassia...............................................
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c).......
Citronella.......................................
Cioves...............................................
Cod Liver, N. F ........................¥  gal
Cod Liver, best.........................
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Cubebs, P. &  W ...............................
E rigeron...........................................
Fireweed...........................................
Geranium  $   oz...............................
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood..................................
Juniper berries...............................
Lavender flowers, French.............
Lavender garden 
.............
Lavender spike 
.............
Lemon, new crop............................
Lemon,  Sanderson’s .......................
Lemon grass......................................
Olive, Malaga....................
Olive, “Sublime  I ta lia n ...............
Origanum, red  flowers, French...
Origanum,  No. 1............................
Pennyroyal......................................
Peppermint,  white.........................
Rose Ip  oz.........................................
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 50)
Salad, $3  gal......................................
Savin.................................................
Sandal  Wood. German..................
Sandal Wood, W. I ..........................
Sassafras...........................................
Spearm int.......................................
T an sy ............................................... 4
Tar (by gal 50c).................................
W intergreen.................................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure f4.00).......
W ormseed.......................................

do 
do 

POTASSIUM .

Bicromate.................................$Mb
Bromide, cryst. and gran. b u lk ...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 27c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk.......
Prussiate yellow.............................

45  ®  50 
45 
2  00 
50 
2 25 
17Vi®  19 
2 00 
75 
1 00 
35 
75 
1 20 
1 20
1  50 
6  00 
9 00 
1 60
2 00 
75 
35 
50
2 00 
2  01 
1  00 
90
1  75
2 00 
80
®  90 
2 75 
1 25 
50
1 30 
4 25 
8  00
65
2 75 
1 00 
4 50 
7 00
60 
@7 00 
50  ®5 00 
10  ®  12
2 35
3 50 
2  00

14
40@13 
25 
3 00 
.  28

 

20
A lkanet....................................... 
Althea, c u t.......................................  
25
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s .....................  
17
33
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 34s and Vis.... 
12
Blood (Powd 18c).............................. 
20
Calamus,  peeled.............................. 
35
Calamus, German  white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered..................  
20
10
Gentian (Powd  15c)......................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 14o)............  11  ®  12
17
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............ 
Golden Seal (Powd 25c).................. 
20
Hellebore, white, powdered....... 
20
1 20
lap, powdered.............................. 
SO
Licorice,  select (Powd 15).............  
18
Licorice, extra select.....................  
26
Pink, tru e ......................................... 
38
Rhei, from select to  choice..........1 00  ®1 60
Rhei, powdered E. 1.........................110  Q1 20
Rhei, choice out  cubes.................. 
2 00
Rhei, choice out fingers................. 
2 25

Secac, Rio, powdered..................'. 

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

SEEDS.

n>

do 

do 
do 

SPONGES.

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ..
do 

Anise, Italiau (Powd 20c).............
Bird, mixed in H>  packages.........
Canary,  Smyrna............................
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd  20o).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................
Cardamon, Malabar.......................
Celery....................................   .......
Coriander, Dest  English...............
F ennel............................................
Flax,  clean.....................................
Flax, pure grd (bbl 334)................
Foenugreek, powdered................
Hemp,  Russian.............................
Mustard, white  Black  10c)..........
Q uince............................................
Rape, English................................
Worm,  Levant...............................
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage__
do  ___
Nassau 
do 
do 
Velvet Extra do 
. . .
Extra Yellow do 
do
Grass 
do 
dc 
....
Hard head, for slate use..............
Yellow Reef, 
...............
M ISCELLAN EOUS. 
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.17; $  gal... 
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref
Anodyne  Hoffman’s .....................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution.......
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution..........
Annatto  1 lb rolls..........................
Alum ......................................... 
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c).............
Annatto,  prim e.............................
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  Vitriol  ..................................
Borax, refined (Powd  12c)...........
Cantbarides, Russian  powdered.
Capsicum  Pods, African.............
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d .. 
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ..
Carmine,  No. 40.............................
Cassia  Buds....................................
Calomel.  American.......................
Chalk, prepared drop....................
Chalk, precipitate English..........
Chalk,  red  fingers.........................
Chalk, white lum p........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ..................
Colocynth  apples..........................
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts.
Chloral 
cryst..
Chloral 
Chloral 
crusts.
Chloroform....................................
Cinchonidia, P. &  W........*...........
Ciuchonidia, other brands...........
Cloves (Powd 23c)..........................
Cochineal.......................................
Cocoa  B utter.......................   .......
Copperas (by bbl  lc).....................
Corrosive Sublimate.....................
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list.......
Cream Tartar, pure powdered__
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 fi> box.
Creasote..........................................
Cudbear,  prim e..............................
Cuttle Fish Bone............................
D extrine.........................................
Dover’s  Powders..........................
Dragon’s Blood Mass....................
Ergot  powdered............................
Ether Squibb’s ...............................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s ...........
Epsom Salts (bbl. \%)....................
Ergot, fresh....................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P .............
Flake  white....................................
Grains  Paradise............................
Gelatine, Cooper’s .........................
Gelatine. French  ............................
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60off 
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dls...
Glue,  c a n n e t........ ........................
Glue, white.....................................
Glycerine, pure............................1
Hops  Vis and 34s ............................
Iodoform $   oz...............................
Indigo............................................ .
Insect Powder, best  Dalmatian. 
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes 
Iodine,  resublimed.
Isinglass,  American
Japonica__
London  Purple
Lead, acetate__
Lime, chloride,(Vis 2s 10c & 34s lie)
Lupuline__
Lycopodium 
Mace
Madder, best  D utch............. .
Manna, S.  F ............................
Mercury..................................
Morphia, sulph., P.& W........ w oz
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s ........
Moss, Iceland............................d>
Moss,  Irish......................................
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb  cans........
Nutgalls............................................
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
Ointment. Mercurial, 34 d ...............
Paris Green....................................
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
Pepsin...............................................
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
Q uassia............................................
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W ........... lb oz
Quinine,  German............................
Red  Precipitate.......................$  B>
Seidlitz  M ixture.............................
Strychnia, cryst...............................
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................
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 3c].....................
Spermaceti.......................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__
Soap, White Castile.........................
.........................
Soap, Green  do 
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
Soap, 
do 
.........................
Soap, Mazzini..................................
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ..............................
Spirits Nitre, 4 F .............................
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
Sulphur, flour..................................
Sulphur,  roll....................................
Tartar Emetic..................................
Tar, N. C. Pine, Vi gal. cans  $  doz
Tar, 
quarts in tin ..........
Tar, 
pints in tin .............
Turpentine,  Venice................ $1 lb
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........
Zinc,  Sulphate.................................

do 
do 

do 

50
60
40
2015QKÄO

20

15
5  @ 6
4  @ 434
15  @ 18
1  50 
i  76 
15 
10 
15
434
8
5V4
10

4  ® 
7  ® 
434®

6 @

14
25  @2 50 
2  00 
1  10 
85 
65 
75
1 40
2 27
1  50 
50 
27 
12 
45
334®  3 Vi
3  ©  4
45
4 Vi®  5
6  ®  7
50
2 75 
2 00
40 
2 00 
00  @9 75 
2 30 
50
6  ®  7
10®  12 
2 50 
18 
22 
18 
4 00 
12

8a
1 60 
60 
1  50 
1  78 
1 90 
1  75 
77  @  80 
20  ®  25 
18  ®  23 
18  ®  20 
40 
45
70
®  40 
15 
50 
24 
20 
12 
1  10 
50 
45 
1  10 
8
2  ®  3
50 
60
14
15 
90 
70

45  ®

13  ®  17 
16  ®  28 
16  ®  20 
25®  40 
40
85  @1 00 
35  @  40 
®1 00 
4 00 
1 50
10  ®  15 

15 8

17

1  OO 
45 
50
12 Vi®  13 
75 
60
2 95®3 20 
40 
10 
12 
30 
18 
23 
60 
10 
45 
25 
18
2 50
7
6  @  7
95  @1 00 
92®  97 
85 
28 
1 60 
74  ®  78 
35
2 
10 
9 
2 @
33 
2 Vi 
2  15 
6 50 
38
4 
48
5 
14 
17
9
11
14
26  @  28 
30  ®  32
35 
4
334®
3®
3V4 
60 
2  70 
1  40 
85 
25 
55
7  ®  8

4 Vi®

® 

O IL S.

V A RN ISH ES.

Capitol  Cylinder..................................................75
Model  Cylinder................................................... 60
Shield  Cylinder................................................... 60
Eldorado Engine................................................. 35
Peerless  Machinery........... .............................. 30
Challenge Machinery......................................... 25
Backus Fine Engine........................................... 30
Black Diamond Machinery................................30
Castor Machine  Oil.............................................6C
Paraffine, 25  deg.............................................. 1534
Paraffine, 28  deg..................................................21
Sperm, winter bleached................................1 40
Bbl
Gal
Whale, w inter.....................................  70
76
Lard, extra...........................................  55
60
55
Lard, No.  1...........................................  45
46
Linseed, pure raw ..............................  43
49
Linseed, boiled..................................   46
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained............  70
90
Spirits Turpentine.............................   40
45
No. lT u rp  Coach..................................1  10@1  20
E xtra  T urp............................................1  60® 1  70
Coach  Body...........................................2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture........................... 1 00® 1 10
E xtra Turp  Dam ar...............................1 55® 1  60
Japan Dryer, No.  1 T urp........ ............  70®  75
Lb 
2® 3 
2® 3 
2® 3 
3V4® 3 
23i® 3 
13®16 
53@60 
16@17 
6V4©7 
634® 7 
@70 
@90 110 
1 40 
1 00@1 20
1 20@1 40 

Bbl
Red Venetian............................  134
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........   Hi
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  Hi
Putty, com m ercial..................  234
Putty, strictly pure..................   234
Vermilion,prime  American..
Vermilion,  English..................
Green, Peninsular....................
Lead, red strictly pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white Spanish..........
Whiting,  G ilders\....................
White, Paris American............
Whiting  Parts English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  T aints.......
Swiss Villa Preparti  Paints..

PA IN TS

HAZELTINE,
PERKINS
&  CO..
Wholesale
Druggists,

OFFEll  TO  THE  TRADE  TIIEIR  EN­

TIRE  STOCK OF

—AT-

C O S T !

Until January  1,1886.

THE  LINE  INCLUDES

Brush  and  Comb  Sets

in

Diatite,

Odor Cases,

Collar and Cuff Boxes, 

Gents’  Dressing  Cases, 

Cut Glass  Bottles, 

Fancy Perfumes, 

Manicure Sets, 

Jewel Cases, 

Infant Sets, 

Work Boxes,

Game Boxes.

AT COST! AT COST!

Until January  1st.

HO.

E.  W. Buck & Co.,  of  this city,  have put 

OUT  AROUND.

News and Gossip  Furnished  by  Our  Own 

Correspondents.

Cadillac.

Gleason Bros.  &  Garvin  are  building  an 
office in the front of their meat market.
Last  winter  William  Cassler,  the  ice 
dealer,  put up 4,000 tons of  ice and he now 
has 2,500 tons left for next season.  He will 
probably cut none this winter.
Geo. Deitz,  druggist,  has  returned  from 
a  six  weeks’  trip 
through  Wisconsin, 
Minnesota and Dakota.  The Gopher State 
suits him best.
Contractor Geo.  Hoeg  started  last even­
ing for  the Eastern extremity of the North­
ern Peninsula to work  on  a  mill  which  is 
being erected there.
down about fifty tubular  wells  this season, 
averaging from eighty-five to  ninety feet in 
depth.  Owing  to  the  sandy  soil,  it  has 
heretofore been  impossible  to  get  a  good 
well and very few of  any  kind  were  to  be 
found  in  the  city.  Now  there  are  three 
on  the business streets and the  water  is  of 
excellent quality.  The  firm  is  getting  all 
the work it can attend to.
It isn’t necessary any longer to  talk  rail­
road in order to  produce  an  alligator  smile 
on the face of a  Cadillac  merchant.  The 
boom in business  causes  him  to  wear  one 
every day.
Fred  S.  Kieldsen  will  not  build  a  new 
flouring mill here,  but  there  is  talk of  his 
buying La Bar & Cornwell’s  mill  and  gro­
cery stock.

E lm ira.

Business is  booming in  this  vicinity this 
winter, and the prospects are  that our busi­
ness men will have the most profitable win­
ter season the village has ever seen.

M ontague.

Thompson  &  Co.,  who  have  operated 
hardware stores at Whitehall and Montague 
for about a year past,  have closed their store 
at that place  and  added  the  stock  to  the 
Whitehall establishment.
All the dry goods and  grocery  merchants 
have  signed  an  agreement  to  close  their 
stores at 7 p. in.  during the winter months.

Newaygo.

Will A.  Shaw,  formerly  junior editor  of 
the Republican,  has taken  a  position  with 
the Big Rapids  Pioneer.
Fred Jacobi,  Sr.,  is  closing  out  his stock 
of general merchandise,  ami  will  hereafter 
deal exclusively in boots and shoes.
Daniel E.  Soper has received his new out­
fit for the postoffice. 
It  is  made of  black 
walnut and  metal,  and cost $500.  We  are 
proud of possessing the finest interior of any 
postoffice in the State.
The  “Red  Mill” has  shut  down  for  the 
winter,  and  the  “Little  Mill”  lias  begun 
operations.  Lumber  will  now  fiy for  the 
next five or six months.
Seney.

A new lumbering  firm,  Meehan &  Sulli­
van,  have  just  commenced  operations near 
Seney,  running  two  camps.  The  senior 
member  of  the  firm  is J.  Meehan, Jr.,  of 
Stevens Point,  Wis.
Lumbering Co.,  is now  buying  and  selling 
pine and hardwood lands.  He makes Seney 
his headquarters.
A.  C.  Hubble,  manager  of  the  North 
Shore Lumber Co.,  says his  corporation ex­
pects to get out 12,000,000  feet of  logs  the 
preseut winter.  Fonr camps are being run, 
and 400 men are employed.
II.  Lamoine’s shoe factory is pushed to its 
utmost capacity.
Louis  Danto  is  manager  of  the  branch 
clothing store of Win.  Saulson,  St.  Ignace.
John Conway  has  lately  opened  a  new 
boarding house.
The pay of the men in camps in this vicin­
ity this year averages $23 i*er month.  Last 
winter the average was about $18.

F. 

W hite Cloud.

The prospects of an active building  boom 
next  season are  exceedingly  flattering,  as 
several of our best citizens propose  erecting 
fine structures.
J.  C. Townsend has  added a  line  of  dry 
goods and  boots  and  shoes  to  his  grocery 
stock.
Wyman & Beckwith’s planing mill is run­
ning from sixteen to eighteen  hours  a  day.
Mrs. Julia Ramsey has closed  out  nearly 
her entire stock.
Henry Eastman  has  purchased the Ram­
sey sawmill and will operate the same to its 
fullest capacity.

Mr.  Leach in  a  D ual  Role.

From the Grand Traverse Herald.

Hon.  D.  C. Leach has made himself  very 
popular among the young people at Walton. 
His cranberry marsh, when  flooded, makes, 
they all say, one of  the finest skating parks 
in the  State,  and  the  season  has  already 
opened there.  Mr.  Leach  thought  perhaps 
he wouldn’t flood it this year,  but  it seems 
he couldn’t  withstand  the  persuasive  elo­
quence of  the young lads and fair  lasses of 
Walton.  Be that as it  may,  the marsh was 
flooded, and they are  all happy.

Cedar W oodenw are.

Messrs. Curtiss, Dunton & Co.  have put in 
a full  line of the  celebrated  cedar  wooden- 
ware,  quotations on which will be found  un­
der the appropriate head  in this  week’s  pa­
per.  Send for sample lot of pails and tubs.
J.  C.  Ayer & Co. have offered  $25,000  to 
the Canadian  Government,  which  recently 
seized $108,000 worth of  their patent medi­
cines under plea that the firm had defrauded 
the revenue of $154,000 duty in three years. 
The offer has been refused  by  the Minister 
of  Customs,  who,  one  would  think,  has 
enough Cherry Pectoral  and  Sanative Pills 
to physic the Canucks for a century.

Wonderful Progress.

From Cabinet Making and Upholstery.

The  furniture  manufactured  at  Grand 
Rapids twenty years ago  was made by four 
firms whose sales were about $140,000 year­
ly.  Now  the  figure  has  mounted  up  to 
$5,000,000, and the  number  of manufactur­
ers is  forty-three.  No  other  place  of  its 
size in the country  can  present  such an ex­
hibit. 

_______ 

_____

H.  M. Whelpley,  Pu.  G.,  editor-in-chief 
of the National  Druggist,  and  lecturer  in 
the St.  Louis College of Pharmacy,  is a na­
tive of Michigan, having made his first start 
in the drug business at Otsego.  Mr.  Whelp­
ley requests T h e  T ra desm a n to remember 
him to his  many  friends  in  the Wolverine 
State.

M ISC EL L A N E O U S.

Advertisements of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
or  50  cents  for  three weeks.  Advance  pay­
ment. 

I^OR  SALE—Bakery in a city of 12,000 inhab- 

itants  with  only  two competitors.  Best 
location  in  town.  Will  sell  partly  on time. 
Address Stephen Sears, care Wm.  Sears & Co., 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

______ •

117

1 

I70R   SALE—Or  exchange  for stock of mer- 

. 
wagons, sleighs, cash or something else, a two- 

chandise, groceries, dry goods,  or horses, 
story frame double store.  Can  be  rebuilt  for 
hotel.  Situated in a  fast-growing  village.  A 
good chance for some one.  Address “Z.” care 
The  T radesman. 

118*

IT'OR  SALE—136 acres of timber land, mostly 

;  maple and beech, within 1% miles  of Kal­
kaska.  Will exchange for stock  of  boots  and 
shoes, dry goods and groceries.  The  land lies 
nearly level, and is traversed on the  back  end 
by a brook trout  stream.  Steam  mill  within 
*4 mile, and good roads in every direction.  Ad­
dress, “Kalkasku,” care T h e T r a d esm a n.”  12tf

IpOR  SALE—The  font  of  brevier  type  for- 

merly used on T he T radesman.  Thefont 
comprises 222 pounds, with  italic,  and  can  be 
had for 30 cents a pound.  Apply  at the office.
Never  to  our  knowledge  has any medicine 
met with the success as  has  Golden  Seal  Bit­
ters. 
It  combines  the  best  remedies  of  the 
vegetable kingdom so as to derive the greatest 
medicinal  effect,  and  is  making  wonderful 
cures.

W-A-IfcTTEID.

TO  CONTRACT  FOR  200  CORDS  OF 
BASSWOOD  BOLTS  FOR  EXCELSIOR. 
ADDRESS  A.  DONKER,  383  BROAD­
WAY,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

GRANELIO,
MERCHANT

TAILOR,

LEDYARD  BLOCK,

107 Ottawa St.

Suitings for M anufacturers,

Suitings for Jobbers,

Suitings for Retailers,

Suitings for Traveling Men, 

Suitings for Clerks,

AND

Overcoats for EveryMy.

FOREIGN  AND  DOMESTIC  WOOL­
ENS  AND  WORSTEDS,  THE  BEST 
MANUFACTURED.  FINE  AND  SER­
VICEABLE  TRIMMINGS.

SUPERIOR  WORK  AND  THE  PROP­

ER  STYLE  FOR  THE WEARER.

ALL  AT  PRICES  THAT  WILL  IN­
DUCE YOU TO LEAVE  YOUR ORDER.

BROWN, HALL & CO.,

20  AND  22  PEARL  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Fur  Robes.

W e  have the largest and  m ost  com plete 

stock of these goods in the state.
5  00
Japanese Goat  Robes, Felt L in e d .. 
Japanese  Gray Goat, P lush L ined.. 
7  50
Japanese E xtra F ur, F ancy L in e d .. .$   8  50
W h ite Japanese F u r  R obes............... $  5  00
Dyed Black  (im itation of bear)  Felt
Dyed Black,  Plush Lined, or Black

L in e d .................................................... $  9  00
Beaver Cloth L ined............................$12  00

E xtra  Large,  E xtra  Fine  F ur,  Jet 
Black, F ancy Lined, this is  a very
fine  R obe...............................................$15  00

Black Center, W h ite Border, or W h ite 
Center and  Black  Border,  Fancy 

L in e d .....................................................$15  °°

Horse Blankets.

Cheap  Shaped  Blankets,  60c,  75c, §pc, $ 1, 

$ 1.25, $ 1.50, $ 1.75, $ 2,  each.

Cheap Square, 90c, $ 1, $ 1.25,  $ 1.40, $ 1.50, 

$ 1.65, $ 1.75, $ 2, each.

Square  W ool  Blankets,  $ 2,  $ 2.50,  $ 2.75, 
$3-5°-  Sizes  70x78,  76x80,

$3. 
84x90.

Fine All W ool  Blankets,  $ 3.50,  $ 3.75, $4» 
$4.50,  $ 5,  $ 5.50,  $ 6,  $ 7, $ 8,  $10  each. 
Sixes,  76x80, 84x90,  90x96.
Discount to Dealers.  Mail orders will receive 

prom pt attention.

Binnie,  formerly with the North Shore 

TH E  LOUNGER.

“I see Late Rose potatoes  have been on a 
jamboree and painted themselves red,”  said 
the practical  joker;  and  out  of  respect for 
the feelings  of  those  who  are  “long”  on 
that variety Of  vegetables I withhold further 
comment.

*   *   *

“You can say that dry maple lumber will 
be in even more active demand before spring 
than it is at present,” said  Elias Matter the 
other day.  “Nearly every yard with which 
I am familiar will be practically bare of dry 
maple before snow is  off  the  ground,  and I 
should  not  be  surprised  if  prices were  in­
flated somewhat in sympathy.”

*  *  *

I was in a certain  jobbing  establishment 
the  other  day,  when  the  astute manager 
handed me a communication  from a North­
ern customer.  The letter read somewhat as 
follows:  “For  God’s  sake,  don’t send  me 
any more copies of your cartage  agreement. 
I’ve only received six from  your house  and 
about the same number from the dozen other 
houses I trade with,  and  enough  is as good 
as a feast.  Charge cartage,  if you want to,
but let up on the other thing.”

* 

#*

“I  am  glad  your  Grocers’  Association 
takes  the  stand  it  does  regarding jobbers 
selling the consumer,” said a representative 
wholesale  grocer  the  other  day.  “ It  is 
right and just that the  retail  grocer  should 
insist on such a  concession,  and 1  shall  be 
the last man to cast a stone in the way. 
It 
did me good to  have  to  refuse  a  couple  of 
our customers—friends of  my partner, who j 
have followed us up  since  our retail days— I 
and I was glad the retailers  gave me an ex­
cuse  for  refusing  them.  The consumers’ 
trade is always a nuisance to the jobber, and 
the sooner it is stopped the  better it will be 
for all concerned.”

A  Voice  From  Sand  Lake.

Sa n d L a k e,  Dec.  5,  1885. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman:

D e a d  Sib —We  wish  to  add  our protest 
against  the  cartage  scheme  now  in force 
among the wholesale  dealers  of  your  city. 
It would seem to a  sane man that the hard­
ships and hard times of the past few months 
—not to mention the almost impossibility of 
making  collections  of  our customers 
the 
stagnation in  trade,  the  unfavorable  com­
parison between  the  wholesale  dealer  and 
retailer as to  which  side  of  the ledger  the 
profits show,  ought to be taken into account 
before the wholesaler adds one more burden 
to our already  over-burdened  business. 
It 
might be considered an act of over-consider­
ation on their part  to  do  so, yet it may  be 
well to remember the  old  saw to the effect 
that the “last straw broke the camel’s back.” 
We  submit  without  a  murmur  to  pay 
salaries and  bills—cigars  and  billiards  ex­
cepted—of their  “road  agents,”  known  in 
milder phraseology as drummers.  We sub­
mit when T h e  T ra desm a n  quotes us  su­
gar 6(5/GKc to always pay the GKc;  in fact, 
the last figure in every  quotation, without a 
murmur.  We take it for granted when  we 
go to your city for goods that the  suave  re­
ply to our inquiries of “How are sugars and 
teas to-day?” which is invariably “Oh, they 
are firm at  yesterday’s  advance,” is  all  O. 
K.;  and our only regret  is  that  we are  the 
unfortunates who always go  to market just 
after goods are on  a  rise.  Of  course this 
is all  our  own  fault,  as  perhaps  are  also 
broken packages,  strong  cheese, weak  pep­
per,  Indian  meal  in  mustard,  sour canned 
fruit and  strong  male  pork.  All  this we 
can  endure  and  tolerate,  but  we  will  be 
blamed if we submit without  a  struggle  to 
this last effort  of  the  wholesale dealers  to 
ring the last dime from our  pockets.

Yours truly,

J. V. Cr a n d a l l & Son.

A communication  relative  to  the cartage 
uestion  has  been  received from Ada,  but 
,s the name of  the  writer  does  not accom- 
iany the  letter,  it  rests  peacefully  in  the 
paste basket.  When will people learn that 
11 well regulated  newspapers  require  the 
lame of  every  contributor, not  necessarily 
or publication,  but as  a  guaranty  of  good
aith? 

______

Purely Personal.

Geo. Wright, who was  killed-while coup- 
ing cars at Morley on  the  29th ult.,  was  a 
lerk for Lon Pelton.
Geo. T.  Loker,  general  manager  of  the 
Drummond  Tobacco Co., of  St.  Louis,  was 
n town Monday for  the  purpose of  renew- 
ng his acquaintance with the jobbing trade, 
le left Tuesday for Saginaw and Bay City, 
,nd will  “take in” Detroit  before  returning
lome. 
John Caulfield’s new house begins to loom
ip.  The report that  the  genial owner will 
.peak only to his most intimate friends after 
aking possession of the  premises is  indig­
ently denied by that  gentleman.  He  will 
rive a house-warming to his  friends  of the 
obbing trade on the completion of the man-

,

Open  Letter  to  the  Trade.

So much  having  been  said  regarding the 
etail  Department  recently  added  to  our 
isiness,  we  think  best  to  refer to it  and 
ive the trade a clear understanding.
Our  Retail  Department  is  run  entirely 
sparate  from  the  Wholesale,  and  is  as 
luch a  distinct  business  as  if  run in an 
;her town.
Our Wholesale  Department  does  not un- 
>r any' circumstances sell goods to consum- 
■«.
All who  have  examined  our  manner of 
indling  this  immense  business  express 
lemselves well satisfied.
We cordially invite investigation. 

Respectfully,

Arthur  Meigs  &  Co,

The Gripsack Brigade.
John  Burrows  ' is  spending 

the  week 
among the  northern patrons  of  M. C. Rus­
sell.

B. J.  Reynolds,  Michigan  representative 
for the Drummond Tobacco Co. of St. Louis, 
put in Monday and Tuesday  at  this market 
this week.

Joe  Reed  wants  to  know  whether  it  is 
customary for the other  boys to pay for the 
use of a sample room at the Manning House, 
at Kalkaska.

II. P.  Colegrove, representing E.  R.  Dur- 
kee & Co.,  of  New York, was in town over 
Sunday.  His Grand Rapids girl has moved 
from South Division street to  Paris avenue.
Dick Mangold,  who has  watched the im­
provements at the Star mill most of the time 
for the past month,  started out  Monday for 
an extended trip  among  the  Northern pat­
rons of C. G. A. Voigt & Co.

Capt.  J.  N.  Bradford  made  a  trip  to 
Webb  Center 
last  week.  Steve  Sears, 
“Hub.” Baker,  Dave Haugh,  Alby Braisted 
and Valda Johnston all  have  chances-  in  a 
raffle which is expected  to turn  in their fa­
vor.
A traveling salesman  for  a manufacturer 
in the  undertaking  trade  writes  encourag­
ingly from  the  Southwestern  border  that 
Texas is a  good  coffin  State.  We  should 
judge so from  the  familiarity of  the  seven 
shooter, which some  Texans  have  recently 
shown in their visits  north.

The  Cadillac  Times  thus  refers  to  some 
Valley City grip carrier:  City Clerk Hutch­
inson  received the  thanks  of  a Grand Rap- 
Ids travelin  man  Wednesday  evening,  to 
whom  he  returned  an  indorsed  draft  for 
which he found  on the  street.  Hon­
esty,  like virtue,  is its own reward; at least, 
our informant said that was all the  plunder 
Hutchinson became possessor of.

A  grapevine  dispatch  from  Montague— 
“grapevine” has no  reference  to Gus Sharp 
in  this  connection—states  that  John  Mc­
Intyre attended  a  party  at a roller rink  at 
that place several weeks ago, and that while 
he was taking a nap during the  progress  of 
the exercises some of the  boys  ornamented 
his nasal appendage with  white chalk.  The 
reason given for such a proceeding was that 
it would be  too  difficult  for  John  to  sleep 
the sleep of the just  with  such  a headlight 
unextinguished. 

_______
V IS IT IN G   B U Y ER S.

Creek.

The following  retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
Den Herder•& Tanis,  Vriesland.
Herder & Lahuis,  Zeeland.
O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Havena.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Miss L. Dane, Cedar Springs.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
C. H. Milner, Big Rapids.
S. L. Davis, Cadillac.
Lee Deuel, Bradley.
R. G. Beckwith, Bradley. 
Beecher A if yraer, Elk Rapids. 
___________Monterey -
F. W. Watkins Monterey.
C. E. & S. J. Coon, Lisbon.
J. R. O’dell, Fremont Center.
Parkhurst & Clark,  Middleville.
K. H. Foster,  Fife Lake.
Dr. J. W. Kirtland,  Lakeview.
C. W. Ives, Rockford.
Neal McMillan,  Rockford.
C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
E. R. Sexton,  Lakeview.
E. J. Roys, Cedar Springs.
J. M. Spore, Rockford.
Byron McNeal. Byron  Center.
Geo. F. Richardson, Jamestown.
Adam Wagner, Eastmanville.
L. K. Gibbs, Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.
T. H. Peacock, Reed  City.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
T. J. Quick, Allendale.
J. H. Cobb, Baldwin,
W.  Thomas,  Richmond  &  Thomas.  Harris 
Jas. Campbell, Westwood.
J. L.  Handy, Woodstock.
F. B. Watkins, Monterey.
J. L. Farnham, Mancelona.
H. Freeman. Mancelona.
John Otis, Mancelona.
Williams & Kerry, Reed City.
B. Wynhoff, Holland.
W. W. Hatch, Morley.
Chas. Nicholson, Hartford.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
J. E. Thurkow. Morley.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
H. Andre & Son,  Jennisonville.
F. L. Blake. Irving.
H.  DeKline, Jamestown.
Leach & Forrester, Pierson.
Jos. Newman, Dorr.
Geo. Carrington, Taent.
Johnson & Seibert,  Caledonia.
John Smith, Ada.
Geo. S. Powell & Co., Sand Lake.
Cole & Chaple, Ada.
8. Walcott, Shelbyville.
F. Boonstra, Drenthe.
O. D. Chapman, Stanwood.
Mrs. E.  Deacon, Cedar Springs.
Stanley Monroe,  Berlin.
Thos. J, Smedley, Lamont.
John W. Mead, Berlin.
C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg.
J. C. Benbow. Cannonsburg.
E. P. Barnard,  buyer  New Era  Lumber Co., 
W alter H. Struik, Forest Grove.
M. J. Howard, Englisbville.
Norman Harris, Big  Springs.
Cook & Sweet, Bauer.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
C. Clever, Middleville.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
C. G. Jones, Olive Center.
M. B. Nash, Sparta.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
Mr. Levett, Levett & Dunn, Dorr.
L. B. Chaple, Ada.

New Era.

T h e 1 Grocery M arket.

Business has  been  good  and collections j 
fair during  the  past  week.  Sugars  are  a 
trifle higher than  last  week,  and  currants, 
raisins and citron are a little  higher,  on ac­
count of  a prospective  activity in the  holi­
day  demand.  Whitefish  and 
trout  are 
slightly higher  and herring are firmer.

Candy is  active  and  steady.  Nuts  and 

fruits are steady.

Oysters are without  change  in  price,  al­
though the  favorable  weather  of  the  past 
few  days  has  greatly,  augmented  the de- j
mand. 

_______

W ouldn’t Be Dictated To.

“Before I can engage you  as  correspond­
ing clerk,” said a business man to an  appli­
cant for a clerical position,  “allow me to in­
quire why you write  across  the  ruled  lines 
instead of with them?”

“Native  and characteristic independence, 

sir.”

‘ ‘Independence?”
“Yes, sir.  You  don’t  suppose  I am  go­
ing  to  allow  any  obscure  paper-maker  to 
dictate to me how I shall m ite.

1. LEONARD & SONS,
H O LID A Y  GOODS 

16  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Of Every Description. 

Assorted Case Children’s Tin Toys Nof 3.

No.  138  H orse and  W agon.

“ 

“ 

“ 

W arranted all of the best manufacture, bright  colors, and good sellers at the  prices  named. 
VVhol. Price Retail Price.
•Total.
60
1  20
60
1 00
1 20
1  50
60
1  50
50
60
1  OO
I  00
1 00
1 00
1  00
1 OO
25
50
1  00
60 
$17  65

A  small  assortment  at low prices, showing FIFTY PER CENT clear profit.
Total.
32
45
38
”5
70
“.  No.  138........ ............. .....................  1 00
40
I  19
30
35
64
59
67
73
67
75
16
30
60
35
$11  30

1 doz. Assorted Animals on Wheels, No. 39.......................... .....................  
1  “ Horses  and  Riders, No. 10............................................ ............. m r.. 
a   “ Assorted Animals  on Wheels, No. 38........................ ..................... 
H  *• Revolving Groups, No.  32........................................... .....................  
1  •* Assorted Wagons, with  Horse, No. 134..................... .....................  
a   *•
%  “ Animals and Children  on Wheels, No. 41.................. .....................  
% “ City Street Cars with two Horses, No. 241................ .....................  
1-«“ Hook and Ladder Machines, No.  43............................ .....................  
1  “ Assorted Horse and Cart, No.  133J4............................ ..................... 
1-6“
Iroquison  Wheels,  No. 40512....................................... .....................  
«   “ Large Animals  Assorted, No.  404............................... .....................  
H  “ Butterfly and Bell, No. 119............................................ .....................  
1-6“ Bell Toys* No. 405........................................................... ...................... 
............  ....... 
H  “ Locomotives,  No. 401....................................................
.....................  
1-12“
Mechanical Locomotives. No.  500...............................
1-12“ Kitchens, complete. No.  50.......................................... .....................  
1-6 “ Stoves, with Furniture, No. 3....................................... .................... 
1-fl “
No.  1  ...................................... .....................  
1  “ Toy Pails and Cover, No. 1............................................ .....................  

Each.
05
10
10
25
10
25
15
50
25
05
50
25
25
50
25

25
50
05

“ 

“ 

“ 

No charge for case.

OYSTERS. 
Eaton  &  Christenson

Are now in the market with 

their Famous

B IG

OYSTERS,

CJ5JNT1TED  X2T  B A L T IM O R E   B Y

W.  R. BARNES  <&  CO.
ELASTIC  STARCH!

IT  REQUIRES  NO  COOKING.

CLARK, JEWELL & CO.,

S O L E   A G E N T S ,

VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMEP & CO

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  2Tanoy

D R 7   G O O D S !

OVERALLS, PANTS, ETC., our own make.  A  complete 
Line of TOYS, FANCY  CROCKERY, and  FANCY WOOD­
ENWARE, onr own importation, for holiday trade.
Inspection solicited.  Chicago  and Detroit prices  guaranteed.

G R A N D   R A P ID S,

M ICH .

A.  L.  TUCKER,

Commission  Merchant,

107 South W ater St., CHICAGO.

WE  HAVE  STANDING  ORDERS  FOR  LARGE  AND  SMALL  LOTS  OF  AP­
PLES  AND  POTATOES,  AND  CAN  PLACE  SAME  AT  ALL  TIMES  TO  THE 
ADVANTAGE  OF  CONSIGNORS.  WE  ALSO  MAKE A SPECIALTY OF BEANS, 
DRIED  FRUITS  AND  CRANBERRIES,  AND  ARE  IN  A  POSITION  TO  COM­
MAND  THE  HIGHEST  MARKET  PRICE  ON  SUCH  ARTICLES.

A JO C H S  A b  DEVOTED TO TH E

Mercantile and Manufacturing interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

Terms ?!  a year in advance, postage paid. 
Advert ¡^ing rates made known on application.

WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  9,  1885.
Merchants and Manufacturers' Exchange.
Organized, at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard. 
Treasurer—W m. Sears.
Executive  Committee—President,  Vice-Pres­
ident and Treasurer, ez-offlein; O. A. Ball, one 
year;  L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two 
years. 
_
Arbitration  Committee—I.  M.  Clark,  Ben  w.
Putnam, Joseph Houseman.
Transportation  Committee—Samuel  Sears, 
Geo. B. Dunton, Amos. S. Musselman. 
Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, A rthur 
Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux.
M anufacturing Committee—Wm.  Cartwright, 
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings.
Annual Meeting—Second  Wednesday evening 
of October.
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday  even­
ing of each month.

Traverse City Business Men’s Association.

President,  Frank  Hamilton;  Secretary,  C. T. 

Lockwood;  Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.
%ar~  Subscribers and others,  when  writing 
to  advertisers, will confer a favor on  the pub­
lisher by  mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisem ent in the columns of  this  paper.______

SIXTEEN  PAGES.

Tiie Tradesman appears this week as a 
sixteen-page  paper,  making  the  largest 
commercial journal ever issued in Michigan. 
The  extra  labor  and  expense  involved  in 
such an  undertaking  is  fully  compensated 
for by the advertisements of the several job­
bing houses  whose  names  and  specialties 
stand forth with prominence.  Besides the 
general information  contained  in the extra 
advertising pages,  and the  use they possess 
as a source of frequent  reference, this issue 
of  The  Tradesman  contains  a  larger 
amount of  interesting  reading  matter  than 
usual, which fact is  sure  to  be appreciated 
at its full worth by the patrons of the paper. 
When it is remembered  that The Tj A  des­
man started less than  three years ago  as  a 
four-page paper,  the present  issue serves to 
emphasize  the  phenomlnal  success  which 
has attended  the  venture  from  the  begin­
ning.  The  organ  of  no jobbing  house  or 
faction,  but  solely  representative  of  the 
best  interests  of 
the  retail  trade,  The 
T ra d esm a n  has  increased the number; .of 
its  friends  with  unwonted  rapidity,  and 
there is every reason to  believe that  the fu­
ture will be fully as pregnant with results as 
the past has been.

TH E  MEANING  OF  IT.

A friend of The Tradesman,  who is not 
engaged in trade but who  has  watched the 
progress of  the grocer movement  with con­
siderable interest,  writes for information re­
garding the causes  which  tended  to  bring 
about such unanimity of  interests,  and con­
cludes with the suggestive  inquiry,  “What 
does it mean?”

in 
the  subject. 

The grocer  movement  means  more than 
a  necessarily  brief 
can  be  told 
reference 
Principally, 
to 
it means that the days of  the  dead-beat  are 
numbered;  that  the  delinquent  who  has 
gone from grocer  to  grocer,  changing trad­
ing places as often as he is able to victimize 
a dealer,  and who removes to another  town 
as soon as lie has gone the  rounds,  is to be 
hunted down and  summarily dealt with.

Secondly,  it means that the  liuxter  must 
be put on the same plane as  the tax-paying 
dealer;  that he must contribute his quota to 
the expense of  maintaining  municipal gov­
ernment and improvements  in both city and 
village.

Thirdly,  it means that the  jobber is to be 
given a good excuse  for  refusing  to sell to 
the consumer—a refusal which he is usually 
glad to  make—which  serves  to  keep  the 
most profitable part of  the  dealer’s trade in 
its legitimate channels.

Fourthly,  it means the  creation  of  a bet­
ter feeling and a more  perfect  understand­
ing among the  individual  members  of  the 
trade;  a fraternal sentiment  which tends to 
soften the  asperities  engendered  by active 
and merciless competition;  an  era  of  good 
sense which suggests that cutting and slash­
ing are not conducive  to  business  success, 
and that  dealers  should  aspire  to  higher 
things than cutting each other’s throats.

Incidentally,  the grocer  movement means 
tiie correction of  other abuses  and  the pro­
curement of  other advantages;  but the four 
points above  stated are  sufficient  to repay 
any one for the labor  and  loss  of  time  in­
volved  in  bringing about  such needed  re­
forms.

“Every dog has his day,” and the grocer’s 

day is coming.

The  manufacturers  of  compressed  yeast 
met in secret session at Chicago one day last 
week and agreed to instruct  their agents  to 
hold their product at  the  following  prices: 
To the trade who receive  the  yeast  by  ex­
press, 20 cents per pound  and  10 cents  per 
dozen;  to the trade to whom the yeast isde- 
livered,  25 cents per pound and 15 cents per 
dozen.  The  agreement  took  immediate 
effect

The  prospects' qre.  that  another  deter­
mined effort will be made  this winter to se­
cure the passage 'of a national bankrupt law.

The harm which the ad valorem duties do 
is shown  by the  sufferings  of  the  cutlery 
manufacturers.  At this moment the Amer­
ican market is flooded with “cheap and nasty” 
pocket cutlery  from  Germany,  which  sells 
at tempting  prices  and  keeps  the  better 
American article from selling as freely as it 
ought.  These German  knives are made by 
men w ho earn two  marks  (48 cents)  a day. 
The blades are of cast iron,  and the handles 
of  cheap  and  worthless  materials.  The 
wholesale  cost  of  the  poorest  of these is 
much less than  two cents a  knife,  and  the 
producers can pay any ad valorem duty  we 
choose to impose,  and sell  them at a  price 
which leaves a large profit  to those who re­
tail them.  This is why the cutlery business 
has been excessively depressed,  and  several 
Eastern firms have failed,  and the represen­
tatives of the industry have been meeting in 
convention  to  protest  against  undervalua­
tions in the Custom House.  No doubt there 
have been such undervaluations.  They have 
been proved  to  exist  both  in  Philadelphia 
and in New York.  But  the  greater part of 
the mischief has been done independently of 
them, and they will  continue  until  specific 
duties have made  the  business  of  evading 
the  tariff  impossible  or  unprofitable.  A 
specific  duty  on  pocket  knives,  charging 
them a fixed sum on each dozen, would keep 
out this German rubbish,  discourage the im­
portation of the  medium  grades  which  we 
make, and fall least heavily on the very fine 
and  costly grades,  in which  we as  yet at­
tempt no competition with Sheffield.

The article on  “Boycotting,” on the  first 
page of this  week’s  paper,  is  worthy  the 
careful consideration of every  dealer  in  the 
country.  Although  written  by a merchant 
who thinks he  has  reason  to condemn  the 
system,  the article is pertinent with sugges­
tiveness and sounds a warning note to every 
one in trade to so shape their business  as to 
be able  to  meet the  boycotter  on  common 
ground or submit  to his  demands.  Many 
merchants have already settled the question 
by actual conflict,  and the  probabilities  are 
that many more will have  to meet the same 
experience  during  the  next  few  months. 
The question of  the  right  of  one class  of 
men to boycott another class  does not enter 
into the matter.  The  boycott  is here,  and 
whether the power is  wielded  justly or un­
justly, the best policy for business men gen­
erally to pursue is to  “stand from under.”

Muskegon adopted  the  collection  system 
devised by the Grand Iiapids Grocers’ Asso­
ciation, at the  last  meeting,  and  Traverse 
City will shortly follow  suit.  Rightly con­
ducted and rigidly adhered  to  by  the mem­
bers of an organization,  the system is calcu­
lated to result in great  good  to the trade at 
large; but when poorly managed and accord­
ed  only  a  half-hearted  support  by  those 
whom it is intended to benefit,  any plan will 
be piactically inoperative.  The main draw­
back in getting the-system  into  full  opera­
tion in this city seems  to  be the disposition 
of the members of  the  Association  to  hold 
off and “see how the thing will  work.” 
In 
the mean time,  much valuable time is wast­
ed  and  many  bad  debts  are  made  which 
could just as well be avoided.

As a suitable subject for discussion before 
the retail grocers’  associations  of  this  and 
other  towns,  The  Tradesman  suggests 
the question of  “scheme  goods;” and  The 
Tradesman will present a  diamond pin to 
the dealer who will name  any article in the 
grocery line  which  was  introduced by  the 
gift method a year ago and is still in  active 
demand. 
It appears  to  be  a  peculiarity of 
the scheme system that the sale of the goods 
drops as soon as the  giving of gifts is aban­
doned.

Judging by the reports The Tradesman 
has received from  its  regular  and  special 
correspondents in various parts of the State, 
it estimates that the  loss  to  raisers,  ship­
pers and dealers incident to the “red streak” 
in the Late Rose potato  will  reach $50,000. 
The  Tradesman has sent  out inquiries to 
prominent  growers  and  handlers  all  over 
the  State,  and  will  shortly be prepared  to 
make an authoritative statement on the sub­
ject.

Not a week passes that The Tradesman 
does not  have  occasion  to  refer to the for­
mation of some  combination on the part  of 
manufacturers to hold prices up to  a  living 
basis.  Such  compacts  are  legitimate  so 
long as they do not  operate in the nature of 
a monopoly,  and the more  thoroughly com­
peting manufacturers understand each other 
the better it is for all concerned.

The  oleomargarine  law  enacted  by  the 
Pennsylvania  Legislature  having  been  de­
clared constitutional by  a  county  judge  at 
Harrisburg,  the bogus  butter manufacturers 
have raised a purse to  can y  the  matter  to 
the Supreme  Court.  Missouri is  the  only 
State in the Union in which the ariti-butter- 
ine law has been sustained by  a  state court.

It is neither  funny  nor  wise  to  cut  and 
slash.  Any  fool  can  do that. 
It  takes  a 
mighty  good  man  to  get  decent  profits in 
these times,  and the dealer who sells  goods 
at a living profit  is sure  to  succeed,  while 
his slashing  competitor  is destined to  split 
kindlings at the poorhouse.

In response to the request of  a considera­
ble number of  its  patrons,  The  Trades­
man presents a list of Cooperage quotations 
this week.

T.  B.  Snyder,  formerly engaged in gener­
al trade at Ayr, has purchased a store build­
ing at Alanson and will shortly re-engage in 
trade at that place.

AMONG  TH E TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

P.  Dykema  &  Son have leased B. Gilbert 
& Co.’s wheat elevator,  at  Moline,  for  one 
year. 

________________

M.  L.  Pray  succeeds  Geo. W.  Toms  in 
the confectionery business  on  South  Divis­
ion street.

Chas.  Nash  has  engaged  in  the grocery 
business  at  Bravo.  Arthur  Meigs <&  Co. 
furnished the stock.

Thos.  Hanlon has engaged  in the grocery 
business on  the  comer  of  South  Division 
street and  Wenham  avenue.  Fox,  Mussel- 
man & Loveridge furnishing the stock.

Fox,  Musselman <& Loveridge  have taken 
possession  of  the  general  stock  of John 
Dursema,  at Fremont,  by reason of  a chat­
tel1 mortgage  for  $1,300. 
It  is  stated that 
the firm’s claim amounts to $975.

Wm.  II. Andrews  has  sold  his  grocery 
business at  119  Plainfield  avenue  and his 
real estate interets to Rev. Lafayette Dodds. 
Mr. Andrew will make  a  tour of the West­
ern states during the winter,  with a view to 
determining on a permanent location.

Local woodenware jobbers  have  received 
authentic information that the pool wooden- 
ware  manufacturers  met  at Chicago  last 
Wednesday  and 
adjourned 
without action,  to  meet  in New  York City 
as soon as the  principal  Eastern  manufac­
turers can be brought  into  the  pooling  ar­
rangement.

immediately 

A.  Donker  and A.  Quist,  who  bought 
the  Dishman 
excelsior  factory  several 
months  ago, have  removed  the  machinery 
into new buildings  erected for the  purpose 
at 29, 31 and  33  Elizabeth  street,  and  as 
soon as an  engine and  boiler  can be  put in 
place they will  engage in  the  manufacture 
of excelsior.  The factory will have a capac­
ity of five tons per day.

The Grand  Rapids  Refrigerator  Co.  has 
begun the manufacture of a line of creamers 
in three sizes,  which will be  known  as  the 
“Leonard  Creamer.” 
It  is  the  patent  of 
Chas. H.  Leonard,  who  claims  for  his  in­
vention a  larger  cooling  surface  than  any 
other creamer on the market.  It will b« con­
structed entirely  of  ash,  and  made  as at­
tractive in  design  and  appearance  as  the 
celebrated Leonard refrigerator.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

II. Cameron, general dealer at Judd’s Cor­

ners,  is about selling out.

Herman Hoeft succeeds  Robt. J.  Horn in 

general trade at Rogers City.

N.  Denny, jewelry  and  notion  dealer at 

Remus,  has removed to  Eagle.

C. F.  Powers,  druggist at Portland, is suc­

ceeded by C.  F.  Powers &*Co.

J. M. Irwin succeeds R. J. Loundsbury in 

the grocery business at Jackson.

R. A.  Everett  has  purchased the  Smith, 

Updyke & Co.  drug stock at Hillsdale.

Wm.  B.  Church succeeds Olds  & Church 

in tiie dry goods business at St. Joseph.

Cady & Adams have bought the drug stock 

of C. H.  Whittington  & Co. at  Hart.

Dr.  A.  H.  Scott  succeeds  Webster  & 

Scott in the drug business at St.  Joseph.

Chas.  Brown «fe Co.  succeed  Floyd  East­

man in tiie hardware business at Midland.

Will Hoffman,  formerly  of  Monroe,  has 

opened a hardware store at  Ogden,  U tali.

A.  M.  Lyon  &  Co.,  general  dealers  at 
Grand Marais, have  discontinued  business.
Wm.  W.  Wade succeeds Wade «fe Howlett 
iu the boot and shoe business at  Jonesville.
Jas.  Deegan & Co.,  dry goods  and  boot 
and shoe dealers at Pewamo,  have sold out.
L.  II.  Towne,  Agt.,  general  dealer  at 
Breckenridge,  has  been  closed  on  bill  of 
sale.

W.  M.  Venables  succeeds  Venables  & 
Ogilvie in the boot and shoe business at De­
troit.

Weeks & Freckleton  succeed  Baldwin  & 
Thompson in the grocery  business  at  West 
Branch.

E.  P.  Smith,  hardware  dealer  at  Ben- 
zonia,  has given a  bill  of  sale  to  Standart 
Bros.,  Detroit.

Baron  &  Tan  Hoor,  general  dealers  at 
Forest Grove, have dissolved.  The former 
takes  the  stock  and  the  latter tiie  store 
building.

A.  C.  Barkley  has  sold his grocery stock 
at Reed City  to  John  J.  Culver,  who will 
continue  the  business.  Mr.  Barkley  has 
bought the grocery  stock of  C.  H.  Smith at 
Crosby.

A  Stanwood  correspondent  writes:  A 
general store,  we  hear,  is  contemplated  in 
connection  with  N.  O.  Ward’s  hardware 
srore;  the  present  proprietor  to  take  iu  a 
partner in the general store  business.

A  Lamont  correspondent  writes:  We 
have a new firm fit Lamont.  John  Gunstra 
and Benj.  Rankans  have  rented  the  main 
store in the Combs  building.  Their  stock 
consists  of  hardware,  dry  goods  and 
groceries.

H.  II.  Moore, 

tiie  Lakeview  general 
dealer,  has  sold  his  grocery  stock  and 
rented one-half of his  double  store to Fred. 
A.  Gansen,  late of  Luinbertou.  Mr. Moore 
continues the dry goods  and  clothing  trade 
in tiie same building.

Plainwell Independent:  Neither the fail­
ures of Norton <fc Wolff  or G.  W.  Pursel in­
dicate a falling off in business in Plainwell. 
Norton & Wolff  have  done a good business 
since opening  here,  and  the cause  of  their 
failure  was  lack  of  capital.  Mr.  Pursel’s 
failure was wholly owing  to  his manner of 
conducting his business,  and was not neces­
sitated by a  lack of  business.  The volume 
gf business,  in  almost  every  line,  done  in 
Piainwell to-day,  is larger than  at any time 
Lin the history of the town.

STRAY  FACTS.

Pool &  Frayer now  own  the  sawmill  at 

The  Bay  City  íce  Co.  is  succeeded  by 

Alanson.

Young Bros.

Louis Wiltke,  tailor at  Manistee,  has  as­

signed to Max Bauman.

F. T.  Albright,  cigar  and  tobacco dealer 

at Mason, has sold out.

Long «fe  Kreger  succeed  M.  A.  Coan  in 

the harness at Wyandotte.

Jas. A.  Travis has bought the bakery bus­

iness of R.  Robinson at Ovid.

A.  C.  Masson  succeeds  Masson <& Godlpy 

is the meat business at Plainwell.

Geo.  B.  Kellogg  has  removed  his cloth­

ing stock from Sturgis to Allegan.

Shaw & Blanot have moved  their harness 

stock from Middleville to Hastings.

W. Baughman,  music and  news dealer at 

Remus,  has sold out and left town.

Farrell & Brenner succeed  Brenner Bros, 

in the livery business at Manchester.

A.  B. Martin  succeeds  Geo.  W.  Fisher & 

Co.  in the  grocery business at Ithaca.

A.  S.  Packard succeeds Packard & Co.  in 

the lumber and mill business at Covert.

Chris.  F.  Hankey  succeeds  Hankey  & 
Rigg in the grist mill  business at Petoskey.
A Trent correspondent  writes:  Miller  «fe 
Fletcher are  doing a lively  business  in  the 
mill.

Blanchard &  Goss  succeed  Blanchard  «fe 
Morehouse in the furniture business at Port­
land.

Two passenger cars are being constructed 
for Peters’ new logging railroad in Manistee 
county.

Geo.  Olfiser succeeds  N.  H.  Rowlingsou 
in the stationery and news business at Lud- 
ington.

Steve Butters,  of Ludington,  has  gone to 
Odell,  Neb.,  where  he  will  engage  in  the 
lumber trade.

Samuel Soloman  succeeds  Rosenbaum  «& 
Soloman in the manufacture  of  overalls  at 
Kalamazoo.

,

W.  E.  Nelson has purchased a half  inter­
est in J.  C.  Haire’s  marble  and  monument
business at Lowell. 

Thompson Smith’s Sons, of Duncan City, 
have put in nine camps  and  expect to bank 
50,000,000 feet of logs this winter.

E.  G.  Carrier’s  interest  in  the  mill  and 
pine lands of  Carrier,  Heath «fe Co.,  Essex- 
ville, has been transferred to E. J. Williams, 
of Bay City.

J.  T.  Phillips lias been  admitted  to part­
nership in the firm of Miller «& Wood,  lamp 
jobbers at Detroit.  The firm style is Miller, 
Wood & Co.

J.  L.  Wilcox, of Flint,  has  manufactured 
4,000  gallons  of  apple  jelly,  made  9,000 
pounds of evaporated fruit and 1,000 gallons 
of sorghum syrup this season.

Ionia Standard:  The  final  dividend  of 
the insolvent firm  of  Crookshank  Brothers 
was 8.76 per cent.,  making  18.76  percent, 
in all paid by the assignee,  J.  H.  Tubbs.

Rockford  Register:  E.  C.  Whitney  & 
Co.  advertise  for  100,000  white  oak  hoop 
poles,  to  be  delivered  at  Rockford.  The 
company have leased  the  Taber & Hopkins 
warehouse, and  will  employ  about  twenty 
men  in  the  manufacture  of  hand-shaved 
hoops.

M.  D.  Lockwood,  hardware  merchant at 
Holly, lias made an assignment tohisbroth- 
er-in-law,  George Lewis,  of  Clyde.  Liabil­
ities,  $10,000; assets,  unknown.  The  prin­
cipal creditors are  Morley Bros.,  East  Sag­
inaw; Peninsular Stove Works, Detroit, and 
Beckwitli Stove Works.

Mattoon «& Robinson,  at Cheboygan,  have 
purchased  a  new  mill  site,  including  ten 
acres of ground,  of  W.  S.  Humphrey,  and 
will remove their mill.  A new dock will al­
so be built.  W.  S.  Smith lias  also removed 
his mill,  at that point, to a new site, and re­
erected it.  Both  mills  are  within  the  city 
limits of Cheboygan,  but  the  new locations 
are considered more  advantageous  than the 
former ones.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Sinclair *fc Daudridge  will  engage in  the 
manufacture of coffins and  caskets  at  Cad­
illac.

R.  S.  Black,  of the firm  of C. S.  Black  «fe 
Son,  furniture manufacturers of  Buchanan, 
with his  family,  has  gone to Tulare,  Cal., 
where he will make his  future home.

I).  Thompson  «fe  Co.,  agricultural imple­
ment  manufacturers  of  Owosso,  have  dis­
solved partnership,  A.  M.  Bentley  continu­
ing.  The works will be known as tiie Owosso 
Tool Co.

The mill,  machinery  and  other  property 
of  tiie  Oakwood  Manufacturing  Co.,  at 
Traverse City,  has passed  into tiie hands of 
T.  R.  Bentley,  who  proposes  to  push  the 
business for all it is worth.

The  Jackson  Foundry  and  Machine  Co. 
has  finished  a  barrel  machine  on  a  new 
patent for  J.  A.  Waterman,  of  Reading, 
which will cut  a  continuous  stave  from  a 
log which has been thoroughly steamed, and 
also do the chiming and bending,  thus leav­
ing the barrel ready for the hoops and heads 
all in one piece.

Back From  the  East.

Christian Bertsch, of the firm  of Rindge, 
Bertsch «& Co., has returned  from his semi­
annual tour  through  the  shoe  manufactur­
ing districts of the East.  He says that the 
prevailing  styles  for  the  coming  summer 
season will not differ  materially from those 
of the past year,  although the  new finish  is 
likely to supercede the French kid  to a con­
siderable  extent.  Most  of  the  Massachu­
setts manufacturers  are  feeling  somewhat 
blue over the  prevailing  strikes,  and  con­
templated strikes, among operatives, as they 
prevent  their  getting  their  goods  out  in 
time to  meet  their  orders,  and thus  incon­
venience the jobber by rendering him unable 
to  fill  orders  for  goods  already  sold  by 
sample.

DEALERS  DIRAI F IS  AND DEER SDNS.

SEND  FOR PRICE-LIST TO

Nos.  122 and 124 Louis St., Corner Fulton,

j  G rana Rapids, Mieli.

F.  J.  LAMB  <&  CO.,_
F ruits,  V egetables,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Butter, Rgss, Oliooso, Sto.

8 and IO Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  FILLING  ORDERS.

NELSON,

MATTER

&  CO.

OTTE*.

SPEC IA L  SA LE

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FURNITURE

fill Eclipse Anything Heretofore OifleM ei.
Prices  that will it oily astonish Dot 
please aR who are ii need  of Fnmitnre.

Curtiss, Dunton & Co.,
WOODENWARE!

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

A  LINE  OF

W H IT E   C E D A R   T U B S   AITE  P A IL S ,

THE  BEST  GOODS  IN  THE  MARKET.

THE  ELKHART  PAPER  PAIL,

THE  BEST  PAPER  PAIL  MADE.

O IL   T A N K S ,

1,  2  AND  3  BARRELS.

DIAMOND  and  KING  Oil  Cans.  “GOOD-ENOUGH  OIL

Cans, all Sizes.

51 and 53 Lyon St., Grand Rapids.

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

DEALERS  IN

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HEADQUARTERS

FOR
OUR  N E W   COUNTER

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ALL

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O U R L E - A D E R

5 0 0   Pieces

FIREPROOF 
PATENT BOTTOM 
TM ARE.

Warranted Not to Leak.

RETAIL  AT THE ASTONISHING LOW 

PRICE  OF  5  CENTS  EACH  AND 

GIVING  YOU  A  PROFIT  OF 

25  PER  CENT.

LEAD  OFF  WITH  LOW PRICES AND 

INCREASE  YOUR  TRADE.

12 8-quart Dish Pans,

36 10-inch Deep Pie Plates,

24 1-quart'Sauce Pans,

36*Large  Graters,

36 Mugs,  Metal Handles,
12 1-quart Coffee Pots,

32 Gem Plates,

Pans,
24 1-quart Tall Buckets,
24 1-quart Cups, R. H.,

36 1-pint Stamped Cups,

24 2-quart Handled Pans,

24 S}4 Covers, 2-quart pans,

24 2-quart Milk Pans,

24 8-inch  Jelly,

24 Stamped Wash Bowls,

24 1 quart  Stamped-Sauce 

36 4-cup Muffin Pans on sheet 

24 3-pint Milk Pans,
24 pint Dippers.
500 PIECES

Of  Our  Patent  Fire-Proof  Tin-Ware  for

$ 20.00.

When sold at the remarka­
ble low price of  5  cents  each 
will pay 25 per cent, profit on 
the  investment. 
If  sold  in 
the  regular  way,  will  bring 
$41.80,  leaving  a  net  profit 
of $21.80 on the  investment. 
Remember  we  lead 
in  low 
prices  and  special 
induce­
ments.

TRY  ONE  CASE.

CONVINCE  YOURSELVES  OF  THE 

GREATEST B A R G A IN   YOU 

H A V E   E V E R   SEEN.

Send for Circulars.

J U M B O
324  PIEGES

PATENT  FIRE  PROOF  BOTTOM

TINWARE

3?:rr±oe  $ 2 0   a   C a s e .
THESE  GOODS  WILL  PAY  YOU  A  PROFIT  OF  50 
PER  CENT.  ON  YOUR  INVESTMENT  AND  WILL  AD­
VERTISE  YOUR  BUSINESS  AND  INCREASE  YOUR 
SALES.

READ  WHAT  THE  CASE  CONTAINS.

“

“ 
“

[t.  Coffee Pots,
[t. 
It. 
it. Covered Buckets,
[t.
•mb and Brush Cases,
A Wash  Bowls,  - 
it.  Dippers, stamped, 
suntain Cake Pans, 
jt Graduated Measures,

“ 

24  Shallow Sauce Pans.
12  Flaring Kettles,
24  i-gallon Milk Pans,
24  3-qt. 
“
12  Cuspadors, fancy colors,
12  Dust Pans, Japanned.
24  i-qt.  Drinking Cups,
12  Fancy Tea Pots.
24  Fluted Cake Moulds, tubed, 
12  Britannia  Shape  Dippers, 

Enameled Handles.

H I

324  PIECES  $ 2 0 .0 0

Look well  to  your  interest  and  order  a  Sample  Case. 
This  is  the  only  case  packed  that  has  a  Fancy  Tea  Pot 
and Painted or Japanned  Ware, making it  a  safe  invest­
ment to all  dealers.

Every  Piece  Warranted.

FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO

G K R -A -IS T ID  

I R ^ I P I I D S ,

M ich ig a n .

318  PIECES  OF

PATENT  BOTTOM

Fire-Proof Tin  fare,

TO  RETAIL  AT

lO Ots. Eaoli.

WILL  ASTONISH  YOUR  CUSTOMERS 

AND  INCREASE YOUR SALES 

WONDERFULLY.

LEAD   OFF  IN   LOW  PRICES  AND 

AD VERTISE  YOUR  BUS­

INESS.

Read What tie Case Contains.

6  10-quart Dish  Pans,

18 1%-gallon Stamped Pans,

18 5-quart Dish Kettles,

24 3-quart Dinner Buckets,

24 2-quart Dinner Buckets,

24 2-quart Coffee Pots,

24  Graduating  Measures,  new 

style,

12 2-quart  Drinking Cups, 

6 1-gallon Strainer Buckets,

24 1-gallon Dairy Pans,

24 No. 51 Dippers,  Britannia Shape,

24 1114 Wash Bowls,  Stamped,

24 O-inch Mountain Cake Pans,
24 1-quart  Dippers,  Stamped,

24 6-cup Muffin Pans,

12  2-quart  Oil  Cans,  screw 

top with bail,

6  2-quart  Sauce  Pans, 

iron handles.

318 Pieces for  $ 25.
Will retail if sold in regular 
way  $45.90.  Giving  you  a 
net  profit  of  $20.90  on  the 
Case,  or $6.18  clear at 10 cts. 
each.  Order  one  case  and 
convince yourself of the Great 
Bargains  this  case  contains. 
Let your motto be quick sales 
and small profits.

Try It Once.

Foster, Stevens i  Co., 10 and 12 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich

