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I

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  W EDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  16,  1885.

A  FRESH  ARRIVAL.

The Initiatory Services. Which Were Held
Over a Tenderfoot in a Lumber Camp. 

From the Michigan Manufacturer.

His white collar and fancy tie would have 
placed him under the ban of suspicion.  His 
plug hat and artistically looped watch chain 
marked him as  a  person  to  be actually  in­
vestigated.  So the boys gathered about the 
corner of the logging shanty  where he  was 
engaged in rolling  a  cigarette,  and  a  com­
mittee of one proceeded to  open the inquiry 
by  carelessly  sitting  down  on  the  glossy 
plug which had been  left  in a chair to dry.
The  fresh  arrival  remonstrated,  but  the 
committee wasn’t ready to rise until a report 
had been prepared. 
It  threw  one  brawny 
arm languidly  across  the back of the  fresh 
arrival’s chair  and  invited  him to “chaw.” 
The  fresh  arrival  didn’t  chew.  He  had 
promised  his  mother-in-law  he  wouldn’t. 
The'boys looked atone another and grinned. 
It had been a long time  between tenderfeet 
in .that lumber  camp,  and  the  grins meant 
that they were bound to  raise  the very Old 
Nick with this one.  The  fresh  arrival  lit 
his  cigarette  with  a  match  taken from  a 
fancy match  safe  and  gazed  dreamily  into 
the fire.

“Reckon you’ve never been in  the  woods 
a-fore,  partner?” suggested  the  committee.
No;  the fresh  arrival  never  had,  and  he 
It  was  “awfully  beastly, 

was glad of  it. 
yer know.”

“Ever run a cross-cut?”
The  fresh  arrival  glanced  down  at  his 
white  and  shapely  hands  and  shook  his 
head.

“Ever chop?”
Another shake of the head.
“Drive a pair of  seventeen-kick  mules?”
The fresh arrival loaded another square of 
rice paper with  perfumed  tobacco  and  ad­
mitted that he never had  so  risked his life.
The committee  made  a  partial report  to 
the effect that  the  subject  of  investigation 
was a blaukety blanked  nice  galoot to  hire 
out  in  a  lumber  camp,  and  incidentally 
brought a pair of boots large  enough  to  ac­
count for the upward tendency in the leather 
market  into  prominence  by  hoisting  them 
into a comfortable position on  the fresh  ar­
rival’s lap.

The fresh arrival lit his fresh cigarette by 
striking a match on the broad surface of one 
boot bottom  and  kept  his  dreamy-looking 
eyes fixed on the fire.

“It might be,  partner,”  observed  a  sub­
committee at the back of  the fresh arrival’s 
chair,  “that  you’ve  come  out  to this camp 
to commune with Natur’  and  write a book? 
Ef you have,  you’ve  filled  the  fust  draw. 
Here you see Natur’ as she are.  Come to us 
for the only, oldest and originalest trackless 
wilds.  All  others  are  blank  blank  imita­
tions,  an’ I can  eat  the  ears off  the chump 
what disputes it.”

The fresh arrival didn’t  seem  inclined  to 
dispute it,  and the sub-committee contented 
itself with taking the  freshly-lighted cigar­
ette from between his taper fingers and con­
suming it at one luxurious  draw.

“Yer off,  pard,” interposed  the  commit­
tee, crowding about a yard of tobacco smoke 
into the six inches of space  immediately  in 
front of  the  fresh arrival’s face;  “this  gay 
young lallah conies from  the  e-feet  palaces 
of the East to ripen up on bacon and tangle­
foot.  He’ll weigh a ton  in  less’n a  month, 
eh, pardner?”

The fresh arrival  took  the  playful  blow 
on the back  without  squirming,  and  went 
on rolling a cigarette,  paying no attention to 
the boys  wrho  were  testing  the  quality  of 
his clothes by pinches calculated to part the 
combined locks of a wooden Indian.  Before 
the cigarette was finished three of  the lum­
bermen had ascertained that the  shiny  sur­
face  of  his  stand-up  collar  wasn’t  a  pro­
duct of nature by rubbing it with dampened 
thumbs,  and  one  of  them,  after  carefully 
measuring one of  his  ears  with a four-foot 
rule,  expressed the liberal opinion  that  any 
one  who  could  guess  what  it  was  might 
have it.

At this  point a sawyer with a fierce black 
mustache and a facial expression that would 
have scared a hungry bear out of a hog pen, 
announced that he had been  through all the 
pockets in the fresh  arrival’s  overcoat  and 
was ready to report.  The committee  took 
its feet off the lap of the subject undergoing 
investigation,  the  sub-committee  removed 
an elbow  from  the  vicinity  of  his  spinal 
column,  and all arose to  receive  the report.
“I  find,”  began  the  report,  “that  it  is 
’Cause why:  a bottle is a necessity 
busted. 
in this rare-ified  atmosphere. 
It  has none; 
therefore,  it had no money to buy one.  Con­
sequently,  busted. 
’Cause 
why:  its got kid gloves  an’ had  a plug hat. 
Put two and two together,  and  you have  it. 
A busted dood  come  here  to compete  with 
honest labor.  Will some gentleman tell us j 
what we can do with it?”
The boys laughed so hilariously  over  the ( 
report that one of  them  who  was drinking j 
frojr. a dipper of water spilled the most of it j 
down the fresh arrival’s back.
(> “ We  might  let  it  stay  here,” suggested 
¿the original  committee,  “an’ grow  up  with 
the country,  only such  fellers  seem  to  for- 
git their friends after they make  their  pile.
I s’pose you remember  how  Vanderbilt an’ 
Jay Gould used to pull a saw  and  swear  at

It  is  a  dood. 

the gettin’-up  bell  over  in  number  three? 
Now they’ve gone  dead  back  on  the boys. 
Queer boy, that Tandy.  One  day  he  said 
to me’n Jay,  ‘boys’ ”—

“Oh,  dry  up,” yelled  the  committee  on 
overcoats.  “I  go  in  for  nail’n it up  to  a 
tree for the purpose of vindicatin’ the sweat 
of  a  honest  man’s  brow.  Who’s  in  for 
that?”

The proposition was carried  by  majority 
large enough to do  away with  all necessity 
for  visiting  statesmen,  and  the  chairman 
proceeded to elevate the fresh arrival by the 
ears while one of the men kicked  away  his 
chair and  let  him  down  in a pan of  snow 
It was just too funny for anything, 
water. 
and  the  boys  laughed  until 
the  shanty 
wasn’t  big  enough  to  hold  the  ones  who 
could express their merriment only  by roll­
ing on the floor.

When the fresh arrival  assumed the  per­
pendicular again the dreamy  look  had  in  a 
measure faded from  his eyes. 
In fact,  he 
acted like one who had taken  a  sudden  in­
terest in life.  While he was  getting off his 
coat and vest he  said  he  thought  he knew 
of a use  they  could  put  it to.  Several  of 
the men remembered that  the horses hadn’t 
been fed when lie began to turn up his cuffs, 
and those  that  stayed  to  see  it  out never 
could explain how it  all  happened.  When 
the  foreman  got  down  to  the  shanty the 
fresh arrival  was  dealing  out  arnica  and 
court plaster to a group of men who  looked 
as though they had been  attending a Texan 
society event.  Then  the  foreman  doubled 
up and smiled as audibly that lie could have 
been heard half a mile.

“Tried  to  initiate  him,  did  you?”  he 
.roared, holding on to  both  sides.  “You’re 
a nice lot.  That’s  the  prize  fighter  that’s 
been doing up all the professionals, and he’s 
run up here to see life  in  the woods.  And 
you chaps  tried  to  grind  him through  the 
mill,  eh!”

And  the  foreman  anti  the  fresh arrival 
went out together, leaving the boys wonder­
ing if they would be well  enougli to go into 
the woods in the morning.

A l f r e d   B.  T ozeij.

Industrial Economics.
From the Michigan Manufacturer.

Thirty years ago there were large areas of 
land in Indiana and Ohio covered with black 
walnut  timber,  which,  if  standing  to-day, 
would be a  mine  of  wealth  to  the owners. 
Tfie settlers,  in  dealing  the  lands,  burned 
up hundreds  of  acres  of  tills valuable tim­
ber.  The use of walnut in the manufacture 
of furniture was not then so general as now, 
and the ultimate value of these great forests 
was not suspected.  There are many fanners 
yet  living  who,  after  years  of  severe  toil 
and privation,  find themselves  possessed  of 
farms worth for agricultural  purposes,  per­
haps,  one  hundred  dollars  per  acre.  The 
same lands,  had the walnut  timber  been al­
lowed to stand,  would be worth to-day, more 
than ten times that amount.

These  facts  bear 

their  own  lesson. 
Wanton waste is,  under  all  circumstances, 
to  be  deprecated.  Economic  questions, 
whatever may be their bearing,  are  always 
worthy of careful study.  There should  be 
no consumption without the rendering  of  a 
useful equivalent, either in  heat, energy,  or 
products.  To waste anything for the  mere 
sake of getting it out of the way,  is wanton 
and  unjustifiable.  The  study  should  be, 
rather, to find some  method  of  converting 
the waste matter into a useful or merchanta­
ble product, or at least of  utilizing it in the 
manufacture of such products.  There have 
been many instances  where  important  and 
profitable industries  have  been built up  by 
the ingenious utilization  of  waste  products 
in various brandies of manufacture.  Much 
remains to be  done  in  this  field before  the 
conditions contemplated by  the  ideal econ­
omist can be realized.

Waste,  more or less serious,  is a constant 
attendant  upon  many  manufacturing  pro­
cesses. 
In  some  cases  the  loss  is incon­
siderable,  while in  others  it  would  be  suf­
ficient to yield,  if stopped,  a large  profit  on 
the entire business.  The close competitions 
of  modern  industries  have  forced  many 
manufacturers  into  the  adoption  of  less 
■wasteful  methods,  until  the  study  of  the 
economics of manufacture has attained great 
importance.  The  field  is  a  fruitful one. 
With the growth  of  civilization,  industrial 
and economic problems  necessarily  become 
more  complex.  With  this  complexity  the 
field  of  application  also widens.  New  in­
dustries are developed,  new.  materials  and 
combinations are discovered,  and  a  market 
is formed for new  products. 
In  industrial 
evolution, as in physical  evolution,  the fit­
test survive  while  the  weakest  are  swept 
aside.  The manufacturer who produces the 
most  witli  the  least  expenditure  lias  the 
surest foundation for survival,  and is there­
fore the fittest to survive.

And so all the  great  questions  of indus­
trial economics resolve  themselves  finally, 
into the trite but sterling maxim, “Economy 
is  wealth.”
A Drummer’s Telegraphic Correspondence.
Dispatch from the house to salesman—“If 

you cannot make expenses, come home.”

Reply of the salesman—“Can easily make 
expenses, »but  find  sales  very  difficult  to 
make.”

Our Patent System.
From the Michigan Manufacturer.

In many respects the  patent  laws  of  the 
United States are to be  commended.  They 
are based on the theory that the widest pos­
sible latitude should be allowed to the claims 
of inventors,  and the  fullest  protection  ac­
corded to  such  claims,  when  covered  by  a 
patent.  This is a  beautiful  theory,  and  it 
worked very well in practice for half  a cen­
tury or more, while the inventive spirit was 
in an embryotic stage  of  development,  and 
the number of patents taken  out  each  year 
was  comparatively  small.  During  this 
period,  invention was fostered  anil  encour­
aged as it had never  been  before,  perhaps, 
in  any  other  nation.  New  discoveries  in 
science,  and  new  applications  of  natural 
forces,  were  of  frequent  occurrence;  and 
under  this  stimulus  the  industries  of  the 
country were  pushed  to  unprecedented  ac­
tivity.  Fortunes were often made  in a few 
years  (and sometimes in a few  months),  by 
manufacturers and inventors.  The natural 
outcome of  this  state  of  affairs  was  that 
many persons turned  inventors  who  never 
had an original thought in  their  lives,  and 
who therefore, to secure patents, based their 
claims upon  borrowed  ideas.  The  patent 
office,  in its desire to be as  liberal as possi­
ble witli all applicants,  granted  many  pat­
ents which it should not have  granted.  The 
ease witli which patents  could  be  obtained 
—the lack  of  searching  scrutiny  as  to  the 
merits and novelty of anjin vent ion—bore its 
fruit in the form of an  ever-increasing  host 
of applicants for patents on all  sorts of  de­
vices, from spinning  tops  to  steam  cranes. 
As  the  number  of  patents  increased,  the 
difficulties environing the  patent examiners 
multiplied rapidly. 
It  often happened that 
the task of deciding whether an  article pre­
sented for patent  was  an  infringement  on 
some claim  or  claims  previously  granted, 
was one  requiring  extensive  research,  anil 
the highest judicial talent.  These were not 
to be had  (and why not?)  in  the  patent  of­
fice.  Besieged by an army of  eager  appli­
cants,  often confused by an  apparent clash­
ing of claims,  and beset  by  technical  com­
plexities innumerable,  the  patent  office,  as 
constituted under existing  laws,  was forced 
to abandon all pretense of  rendering  decis­
ions  which  should  be 
final  and  valid. 
Through  the  parsimony  of  the legislative 
branch of the Government, which invariably 
failed to provide  for  the employment  of  a 
sufficient  number of  clerks,  examiners  and 
assistants, the patent  office  was never able 
to discharge  its  duties  promptly  and  effi­
ciently.  The best,  perhaps,  that could  be 
done under these  circumstances,  was done. 
Doubtful claims were rushed  through witti- 
out  exhaustive  consideration,  and  all  the 
knotty  questions  were  relegated  to  the 
courts.
Thus, out of a system  plausible in theory 
and practical  in  its  inception,  have  grown 
a  multitude  of  evils.  The  existing laws 
governing the methods of  the  patent office, 
would  perhaps  be  entirely  adequate  in  a 
primitive  community  of  small  population; 
but experience lias shown them to be inade­
quate and impracticable in their application 
to the requirements of a  populous anil  pro­
gressive nation.  The necessity for a change 
is very great and very pressing.  Under the 
present regime anybody can get a patent for 
anything.  To be patentable, an article need 
not  possess  either  novelty  or  utility. 
It 
may be plainly an infringement  on  another 
patent, and yet  secure  the  nominal protec­
tion of the Government—which  is also sup­
posed  to  protect  the  persons  representing 
the infringed right.  That this protection is 
purely mythical,  lias  been  demonstrated  in 
numberless  cases  where  patents 
issued 
regularly, under the  seal  of  the  Commis­
sioner of Patents,  have  been overthrown  in 
the  courts. 
In  thus  granting  conflicting 
claims, the Government  places  itself in  an 
anomalous  position. 
In  guaranteeing  to 
protect  both  parties,  it  guarantees  an  im­
possibility anil breaks faith  with  both. 
In 
this matter the Government is  in a position 
very  much  like  that  of  a sportsman who 
equips  a  pair  of  game-cocks  with  steel 
spurs anil casts them into a pit,  prepared to 
battle to the death,  while  he  looks  calmly 
on as the  tragedy  proceeds.  When  one  of 
the combatants has fallen, it not unfrequent- 
ly happens that this  humane  sportsman  at 
once equips another  enemy  and  casts  him 
into the pit,  fresli anil “eager for the fray,” 
to do battle with the exhausted victim. 
In 
common,  every-day life,  such  practices  are 
not only vulgar, but criminal;  yet  the prin­
ciple  involved  is  almost  identical  in  both 
cases, and  the  battles  whicli  rage  in  the 
cock-pits of the courts,  under judicial sanc­
tion,  differ  little,  in  a  moral sense,  from 
those which are fought in barn lofts at mid­
night,  under the dim light  of  lanterns,  and 
before audiences of applauding  roughs.

A patent, if it be for an  invention  of any 
value, is not worth the paper on which it  is 
written,  until it lias been contested and sus­
tained in the courts;  and any  patent  which 
is likely to prove valuable,  is almost certain 
to be  contested. 
In  the  intricate juggling 
with the equities,  common to courts of law, 
the ends of simple justice are  too often  de­
feated.  The  contest  resolves  itself into  a 
question of  money.  Able lawyers are  em­
ployed, who distort the facts and pervert the 
testimony,  until  the  main  issues  are  lost

NO. 117.

sight of. 
In such a contest a poor man  has 
no  chance  to  secure  justice,  and  is often 
despoiled in the very temples where  lie  has 
a right to expect protection.

The term  “patent  right”  has  fallen  into 
disrepute—has  grown  to  be  almost  a  by­
word anil a jest.  This is  owing  largely  to 
the fact that so many worthless patents have 
been granted,  and  also  to  the  further fact 
that so many patents have been declared in­
valid by the courts.  The worthless patents 
have been  hawked  about  the  country  and 
used as a bait to entrap  the  unwary,  while 
many of those annulled  by  judicial decrees 
have subjected their owners  to  great finan­
cial loss.  Capital  is  very  timid  about  in­
vesting in patent rights,  because of  the  un­
certainty  attending  such  investments.  A 
valuable  patent  must  be  defended  in  the 
courts, and often  a  fortune  is  required  for 
its  defense.  .  To  the  non-judicial  mind, 
which is  apt  to  view  things  in  a  common 
sense light,  this  sort  of  thing  seems  to be 
altogether wrong. 
If the Government takes 
an  inventor’s  money  it  ought  to  give  him 
something more in return  than  a worthless 
bit of paper.  A patent right should possess 
some  solid  value  as  a  guaranty  from  the 
Government to the holder that his patent  is 
not an infringement on the rights of others, 
anil that no rights which  infringe  upon  his 
own will be granted  to  others.  When  the 
Government, by  letters  patent,  grants  cer­
tain exclusive privileges to an applicant, and 
sets its  seal  upon  the (grant,  the  decision 
ought to be final.  We are tolil that the pat­
ent  office  has  no  right  to  assume  judicial 
powers  by  determining  the  many  delicate 
and intricate questions  which  are constant­
ly coming before  it  in  the  form of applica­
tions for new patents,{anil of improvements 
on  existing  devices.  But  if  the patent 
bureau lacks this power,  why not confer the 
power upon it? 
If  it  lacks  the high  legal 
ability  to  decide,  intelligently,  the  ques­
tions presented,  why  not  give it the ability 
also, by creating a court of  reference, com­
posed of the most experienced,  high-minded 
anil  well-informed  judges,‘4whose  duty  it 
shall be to examine  into  and  pass upon  all 
difficult questions,  anil whose decision shall 
be irrevocable by any  other  court?  A  pat­
ten granted  under  the  sanction  of  such  a 
tribunal would have some  significance,  and 
would protect its holder from the  harassing 
litigation which isjnow almost  certain to be 
i forced upon the owner of a valuable patent. 
Of  course,  the most scrupulous  care should 
be exercised—as it would be under the  plan 
above suggested—and  all  claims  which  in­
fringed upon existing patents should be rig­
idly rejected.  The question of infringement 
would then'be examined  on  its merits,  anil 
by a  competent  tribunal  before  the  patent 
was  granted.  This  would  be  eminently 
proper;  for the applicant’s  device,  if  an  in­
fringement,  should not  be  granted the  pro­
tection of letters  patent;  and  if  not  an  in­
fringement,  it would be entitled to such pro­
tection.  ‘The  question  as  to  the value,  or 
the practical utility, of  an invention, would 
not enter into the case.  The only questions 
whicli would come  before  the  court of  ref­
erence would be these: 
Is the device an in­
fringement?  Does it possess novelty?

The object has been, in the present article, 
rather to point out a few of  the evils grow­
ing out of our patent system than to suggest, 
in detail, the remedies  needed.  That some 
radical changes are imperatively demanded, 
few who have given  thought  to the subject 
will deny.  And  it  is  to be hoped that  the 
National Legislature,  whenever it can spare 
time from its squabbles over petty appropri­
ation  bills  anil  federal  appointments,  will 
devote  a  little  attention  to  this  subject, 
which is certainly entitled to rank as one of 
the most important questions of the hour.
T jiko.  M.  Ca r pe n t e r.

Of the 300,000,000 eggs annually  used  in- 
Paris every one is inspected  by  being  held 
before a candle.  Rotten  ones  are  thrown 
into a vat,  which is emptied  daily.  Those 
“spotted”  and  unfit  for  food  are  sold  to 
manufacturers,  who  extract  their  albumen 
and other chemical ingredients.  The  price 
of eggs is rising in Paris,  owing  to  the  in­
creased demand  of  other  countries  and  to 
onerous customs duties  on  those  imported.
A new alloy  consisting  of 33  to 36 parts 
tin, one-half  to 8  parts of  antimony,  50 to 
70 of lead and one-fourth  part  bismuth,  has 
been recently patented.  This coating is ab­
solutely  non-crystalline  and  will  not  tar­
It combines witli the iron sufficiently 
nish. 
to  prevent  the  possibility  of  scaling. 
If 
these claims and specifications are correct it 
will be a very valuable substitute for the or­
dinary galvanizing process.

He was a fool who said,  “What I  do not 
know about keeping a country store, I don’t 
want a trade journal to teach me.  What  I 
do  know  about  buying  anil  selling  and 
prices I do know,  anil what I don’t know,  I 
don’t want  to  know(”  Six  months  after­
wards he was an  insolvent debtor,  trying to 
persuade his creditors  to  accept  fifty  cents 
on the dollar,  at  six,  twelve  anil eighteen 
months.  Fact!

The army  of  artificial  flower  makers  in 
Paris is said to number not  less than 30,000 
souls.  No country equals France in this art, 
and  expert  artificers—generally  girls—can 
always find work at good  wages.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

lercantil« and lannfactin ing Interests of the Siate.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 16,1885.

Merchants anil Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized at Grand Rapids October 8,1884.

President—Lester J. Rlndge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard. 
Treasurer—Geo. B.  Duntou.
Annual Meeting—Second  Wednesday evening 
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday even­

of October.
ing of each month.

Traverse City Business Men’s Association.

President,  Frank  Hamilton;  Secretary,  C. T. 

Lockwood ; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.
m r   Subscribers and others,  when writing 
to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub­
lisher by  mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisement in the columns of  this paper.

Prof.  Kedzie,  of  the  State Agricultural 
College, who has  analyzed  and tested most 
of the hand  grenades  now  on  the market, 
states that  the  component  parts  of one  of 
the most popular extinguishers is a solution 
of common salt,  acetate  of  soda  and  sul­
phate of lime,  the salt predominating.  Fre­
quent  experiments  demonstrated  the  fact 
that a bottle containing  the  above  solution 
when broken upon burning kerosene, instant­
ly extinguished the flames.  A vapor arising 
from the solution spread all  over  the flame 
and shut out  the  fire  wherever  it touched. 
Mr. Kedzie suggests that any one can make 
effective  grenades  at  comparatively  small 
expense by using  ordinary  flat  bottles  and 
binding two together  with  wire.  The  lat­
ter  provision  ensures  their  being  broken 
when thrown into the flames. 
If sufficient 
salt is used  in  the  solution,  the brine will 
not  freeze  enough  to  burst  the  bottles. 
There is no one too poor  to provide himself 
with fire extinguishers on this  plan.

Yielding to the pressure  brought  to  bear 
upon T he  T radesman  on  the  part  of its 
patrons in all parts of the State,  it has been 
deemed advisable to resume the  publication 
of a “Delinquent  Debtors’  List.”  The  de­
partment will be open  to  any patron of the 
paper,  the  only  requirement exacted  being 
the  name  or  names  of  the  contributor  or 
contributors,  the name of the person report­
ed, the  amount he owes,  and  the name  of 
the place where he resides at the  time he is 
reported.  Such publications resulted in con­
siderable good to the trade at large a couple 
of years  ago,  and  there  is  no  reason why 
they  should  not  be even  more  efficient at 
the present  time, as  there  is  now  a deter­
mination to defeat  the  delinquent all along 
the line.  Never has the dead-beat met with 
such concerted opposition as at present.

The indications are that the  present com­
pact between the Manistee salt  manufactur­
ers and the Michigan  Salt  Association,  by 
which the former allow the latter  to control 
the  output  at  Manistee  and regulate  the 
price, will not be renewed  on  March  1. 
If 
the Manistee salt continues to  grow in pub­
lic estimation as fast in the  future as it has 
in the past,  the  probability  is  that  before 
another year  has  rolled  around a  compact 
can  be.entered  into  with  the  Ludington 
manufacturers, by which these two markets 
will  be  able  to  dictate  the price at which 
their product  shall  be  sold  in the Western 
markets. 

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Torrance, Merriam & Co.,  manufacturers 
of  patent  iron  shelving  at  Troy,  N.  Y., 
write T he T radesman  as  follows:  “We 
have advertised our patent shelving irons in 
Philadelphia  and  Eastern  papers; but have 
had better results from our advertisement in 
your  paper 
than  in  any  other.”  Such 
an unsolicitated testimonial of the merits of 
T he T r a d e s m a n   as an advertising medium 
is appreciated by the puolishers, and  serves 
as a hint to advertisers  who  desire to place 
their  favors  where  they  will  secure  the 
greatest returns.

STRAY  FACTS.

discontinued business.

struck salt at a depth of 580 feet.

Carl Grube, wagon maker at Sturgis,  has 

The S t  lgnace  Manufacturing  Co.  has 

With a view to  determining  how  exten­
sively the “red streak” is  found in the Late 
Rose  potato,  T he  T radesman  recently 
sent out a  couple  of  hundred  enquiries  to 
representative growers and shippers  in var­
Charters were recently made to carry slabs
ious parts of the State.  A considerable num-
ber of replies have already been received and  from Muskegon to Chicago  at  81.75 a cord, 
the subject will be made the  leading  feature j  Ackerson  &  Hayes,  the  Hastings  egg 
j  handlers, expect to pickle 70,000 dozen next
of next week’s paper. 
i season.
I  H. G. Cobum  succeeds  H.  G.  Coburn &
j  Son  in  the  hotel  and  saloon  business  at
i  Howard City.
S. Scott, has engaged in the hardware bus- i  p>. Cutler,  of the  Cutler &  Savidge Lum- 
iness at Keeler.  Foster,  Stevens & Co. fur-  ber Co., Grand Haven,  is building a 817,000
nished the stock.

residence opposite his hotel.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE. 

in  the  city. 

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Alger,  Smith & Co.  rafted  the past  sea­
son from Black River, to  lower  lake ports, 
80,000,000 feet of pine logs.

Frank Greulich invested one dollar to find 
out  where  the  fourth  ball  went  to at the 
Northern Hotel last Thursday.

C. B. Fenton,  the  fancy  goods  dealer at 
Mackinac  Island,  is  spending  a  month  at 
Cross Village, buying Indian quill work for 
next season’s use  at the Island.

John Crispe, who held the first  mortgage 
on the G. W.  Purcel  drug  stock,  at  Plain- 
well, bid it hi at chattel  mortgage  sale last 
week, and is now in possession.

Frank Broscli has  sold  his  meat  market 
business at Traverse  City  to  E.  R.  Knee- 
land, late of  Freedom,  Ohio.  The  market 
is the oldest in  Northern  Michigan,  having 
been established about twenty years ago.

Cornwell’s new  pulp mill,  one  mile west 
of Ann Arbor,  will  soon  begin  operations. 
The mill,  dam and machinery cost  821,000, 
and it will employ  ten  hands.  This  is the 
seventh mill the  Cornwells  have erected on 
the Huron  river.

Secretary  Granger  states  that  the  Mer­
chants, Manufacturers and Citizens’ Mutual 
Fire Insurance Co. is prospering beyond ex­
pectation,  which is  probably due to the Di­
rectors’ caution in taking only the best risks. 
No local agents are employed, but three sal­
aried inspectors are kept on  the road  rating 
risks and looking up new business.

E.  E.  Disbrow,  the Plainwell  cigar  man­
ufacturer,  recently  caused the arrest  of his 
partner,  Jos.  B.  Atwater  on  a  charge  of 
embezzling  6,000  cigars.  The  matter  was 
settled,  however,  before coming to trial, and 
Disbrow succeeds to the business of the late 
firm.

F. C.  Selby, whose sawmill at Volney was 
burned about a year  ago,  has  concluded  to 
rebuild.  The building will be 24x60 feet  in 
dimensions.  Chandler  &  Taylor  will  fur­
nish a thirty-horse power engine  and  boiler 
and a sawmill with a daily capacity of 20,000 
feet.

Whitehall Forum:  The new firm of Lin- 
derman & Co., of  which  he  is  the  general 
manager, having bought out Jas. H. Maples, 
the friends and customers of  A.  T.  Linder- 
man will be pleased to  see him back  again 
behind the counter of his old stand.

Canadians are  again  scouring the  woods 
of Northern Michigan for rock elm ship tim­
ber  for  export.  They  pay  from  81.25 to 
81.50 for  each  tree  standing.  The  sticks 
are hewed in the  woods.  Last season,  it is 
estimated,  there was  5,000,000 feet  of rock 
elm timber shipped out of Michigan.

Packard Brothers have  started a camp on 
Bois Blanc Island, near Mackinaw,  in Lake 
Huron,  and  expect to put in  1,000,000 feet 
of pine.  This is the  island that  was lately 
discovered to be  open to  settlement by pre­
emption,  when a grand  rush of settlers was 
made for its lands.  The name is pronounc­
ed  “Boblow.”

In order to keep  Alpena’s  mills  running 
next season it will be  necessary to put in at 
least  150,000,000  feet of  logs  this  winter. 
The amount of old logs  held  over  is small, 
and some mills have no logs  left.  The river 
is well cleared,  and not a log is left on what 
is termed the rapids—the first time in many 
years.  A good logging winter is, therefore, 
a  necessity  at  Alpena,  in  order  to  make 
brisk times next summer.

Samuel C.  Darrow has engaged in the gro­
cery business at Traverse  City.  The  stock 
was purchased here.

C. H. Tyler has  engaged  in  the grocery 
business  at  Lumberton.  Arthur Meigs  & 
Co. furnished the  stock.

J.  H.  Cobb has engaged  in  the  hardware 
business at  Baldwin.  The  stock  was fur­
nished by the Gunn Hardware Company.

Jas.  Smith has  engaged  in  the  hardware 
and grocery business at Big Rapids.  Shields, 
Bulkley  &  Lemon  furnished  the  grocery 
stock.

T.  B. Martin  &  Co.,  grocers,  are remov­
ing from 258  South  Division  street  to  445 
South  Division  street,  corner  of  Third
a v e n u e . _________

The O. K.  Dust  Arrester  Co.  has  lately 
sold arresters to the Michigan Car  Co.,  De­
troit,  and  the  Armstrong  Furniture  Co., 
Evansville,  Ind.

A Dodds has received an offer  of  88,000 
for  the  right  to  make  his  tail  stock for 
lathes in Canada,  and has  about  concluded 
to accept the  offer. 

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Telfer & Brooks have  engaged  John Mc­
Intyre to look  after the  Northern  trade of 
the house,  and Jas. M.  Chaplin to attend to 
the wants of the city trade.

W. T.  Lamoreaux has put in an automatic 
bean picker,  which  is  operated  by motive 
power and separates the  unpicked into four 
different qualities.  The capacity of the ma­
chine is forty bushels per hour.

Geo. E.  Pantlind  has  formed  a  co-part­
nership  with John  A.  Mead, foster  son of 
Major A. B. Watson,  and  the two have en­
gaged in the  purchase  and  sale  of  lumber 
and shingles  under the  firm  name of  Geo. 
E. Pantlind & Co.

Dr.  G. W. Fisher,  of  Lake  City, was  in | 
town last week for the purpose of  purchas-1 
ing a complete drug stock for his brother-in- 
law, Elmer Des Voignes,  who  will  engage 
in the drug trade at  Lake City.  Hazeltine, 
Perkins & Co. filled the  order.

A.  Dodds has recently sold his patent sus­
pended carving machines  to  J. W. Kilgour 
& Bro., Beauharnois,  Quebec;  T. T.  Green- 
man, East Templeton, Mass.;  andDeGraaf, 
Yrieliug  &  Co.,  of Grand  Rapids.  The 
latter  firm  has  put  in  one  of  his  patent 
combination saw benches,  and  D-  W.  Wil­
liamson,  of  Indianapolis,  has  put  in  an 
emery grinder and wood lathe.

J.  H.  Parker  has  purchased*a  mill  site 
at Alpine  Station,  six  miles  north of  the 
city, and lias already begun the  erection  of 
buildings  suitable  for  saw  and  grist  mill 
purposes.  The sawmill will  be 24x100 feet 
in dimensions,  and two stories high, the up­
per story to be occupied with machinery for 
the  manufacture  of  table  legs, dimension 
stock,  etc.  The whole will be driven  by  a 
113^x16 engine, which will be  fed  by an 85 
horse power boiler.  The grist mill  will  be 
30x45 feet in dimensions  and  three  stories 
high,  and will be  supplied  with  both  rolls 
and burrs, the motive power being furnished 
by a 12x14 engine.  The sawmill will be in 
operation  within  six  weeks  and  the grist 
mill will be completed  by  spring.  The  in­
dustry will be an important one  for Alpine, 
and will doubtless be appreciated at  its  full 
worth by the people in that vicinity.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

B.  H.  Sternberg,  clothing  merchant  at 

Gaylord,  has assigned.

K.  S.  Buck,  jeweler at Crystal Falls, lias 

The  meanest  man  in  Michigan  lives  at 
Moline and his name is W.  W.  Pierce.  He 
sent  to  a  store  at  that  place  for  liquor 
for a dyingson, and was furnished the same 
under protest.  Then he turned  around and 
brought an action  against  the firm for  vio­
lation of the  liquor law  and  succeeded  in 
mulcting them to the tune of  837.50.  Such 
a man should be  treated  with a coat  of tar 
and feathers  by  the  decent  citizens of  the 
town which he  disgraces with his presence.

The  action  taken  by the  Grand Rapids 
Pharmaceutical Society,  at  its last meeting, 
relative to the giving  out of sample  bottles 
of proprietary  remedies,  strikes a  blow  at 
an abuse which the drug trade  lias suffered 
from  for  many  years.  The  practice  lias 
grown  to  be  an  intolerable  nuisance,  and 
the Grand  Rapids  druggists  are  to be con­
gratulated on  the  movement  they  have in­
augurated to put an end to the system.

The merchants of Berlin would do well to 
avoid credit  transactions  with Rhinard Ma- 
bee,  who has victimized several members of 
the  Retail  Grocers’  Association  of  Grand 
Rapids,  and  whose  career  for  a half dozen 
years past has been  marked  with deception 
and dishonesty.

T he  T radesman  welcomes  to  its  ex­
change list  the  Denver  Retail Grocer,  the 
official organ of the Denver  Retail  Grocers’ 
Association, and  a  bright exponent  of the 
interests it purports to represent

removed to Iron Mountain.

Lyman  Arms  has  engaged  in tlie hard­

ware business at North  Muskegon.

F. J.  Rossman,  formerly of  Stanton,  lias 
engaged  in  the  hardware  business  at  Me­
costa.

The grocery firm of  Oakley  &  Beach, of j 
Galesburg,  have dissolved, Beach remaining | 
proprietor.

W.  A. Beebee& Co., fish dealers at South 
Bay City, will open a  branch establishment 
at Marquette.

B. F. Parsons succeeds Parsons & Snyder 
in  the  agricultural  implement  business  at 
Edwardsburg.

Thos.  M.  Wood, successor to Robt.  Kew, 
has  moved  his  boot  and  shoe  stock  from 
Flint to Vicksburg.

Jas. A. Weaver,  furniture  and boot  and 
shoe  dealer at East  Saginaw,  has  sold  his 
boot and shoe stock.

H. O.  Hobart has retired from the firm of 
A.  S.  Hobart & Co.,  crockery  and  station­
ery  dealers  at  Big  Rapids.  The  business 
will be continued by A.  S.  Hobart under the 
old firm name.

A.  B. Steele,  of  Advance,  write#  as  fol­
lows:  My former  partner,  “Windy” New­
ton, has  moved  out of  my  building  and I 
have put in a complete new stock purchased 
of Arthur Meigs & Co.  and Spring  & Com­
pany.  My stock,  when complete, will con­
sist of dry goods, groceries, provisions, feed, 
notions and stationery.

The Gripsack Brigade.

Another  red  letter  occasion—Tuesday 

evening, December 29.

Louis  J.  Koster,  representing  Edson, 
Moore  & Co., of  Detroit,  was in  town Sat­
urday on his way home.

A.  Leitelt,  Jr.,  made  a  business  trip to 
Ludington,  Manistee  and  other lake  shore 
towns last week.

Geo.  Engelhardt,  with Herman Segnitz & 
Co., of  Milwaukee,  smiled on  the jobbing 
trade at this market on Monday.

All the papers published in the interest of 
the  traveling  fraternity  are  received  and 
kept on file at T he T radesman office,  sub- 
lect  to the  inspection  of  the  gripsack  bri­
gade at all times.

Plainwell Independent:  A  wicked trav­
eling man makes  affidavit  that there are at 
Otsego 26 widows,  14 grass  widows,  10 old 
maids, 22  widowers,  11  grass  widowers, 9 
old bachelors,  and  innumerable  fascinating I 
young  ladies.
A. F.  Peake, representing  II. A.  & L. J. 
DeLand  &  Co.,  Fairport,  N.  Y.;  C.  W. 
Gregg, with the BortreeManufacturing Co., 
Jackson;  and  A.  A.  Howard  representing 
the Merrick Thread Co.,  Chicago, ail raided 
T he Tradesman office  Monday.  Strange 
to say,  the editor still survives.

L. W. Rayne,  who has represented W. F. 
McLaughlin & Co. among the jobbing trade 
for several  years past,  has  resigned  to en­
gage in the brokerage  business at this mar­
ket.  Messrs.  McLaughlin  &  Co.  have  is 
sued  a circular, announcing  his  retirement 
from their  employ,  and  wishing  him  “all 
the success that a worthy and honorable man 
deserves.”

W. N. Ford, Michigan  and  Northern In­
diana representative  for W.  c . Hamilton & 
Co.,  of Covington,  TSfr.,  put in Sunday and

Monday at this market and left Tuesday for 
a visit with his  house.  He  engaged  Chas. 
W.  Holden  to  work  the  retail  trade  of 
Northern Michigan before leaving.

The T. P. A. boys living  in  Jackson  or­
ganized a local post  last  Saturday evening, 
electing the  following  officers:  President, 
C.  W.  Gregg;  Treasurer,  Edwy  Knight; 
Secretary, J.  C.  Reid;  Advisory  Board,  J. 
H. McDonald,  A. W.  Still,  Chris. McGuire, j 
Geo.  C.  Pratt,  A.  F.  Peake  and  Lash j 
Brook.
The following hardware  men have put in J 
an  appearance  at  this  market  duripg  the j 
past week:  Sam  Winchester,  representing j 
Pratt & Co., Buffalo;  W.  H. Fox,  with Sar- j 
gent &  Co.,  New  York;  G.  D.  Hamilton, 
Russell  &  Erwin,  New  York;  and  Orton 
Hill,  representing  Reading  Hardware Co., 
Reading,  Pa.  Mr.  Hill  resides  at  Lowell, 
this State.

Leo. A.  Caro,  Secretary  of the  Michigan 
Division,  T.  P.  A.,  sends  T he  T rades- j 
man the  following:  Please  say  in  your j 
Gripsack column that the Flint & Pere Mar­
quette and the Grand Rapids & Indiana Rail­
ways have  decided  to  grant  the T.  P. A. 
the  same  privileges  they  have  extended 
to other associations.  Also,  if  you  will,  a 
“hint” to the  effect  that the alleged  official 
bulletin of the T.  P. A. is causing great dis­
satisfaction  in  Michigan  by advertising as 
first-class  hotels, houses  that  are under in­
vestigation, for cause,  by the  Michigan Di­
vision, and that the whole affair is a money­
making scheme to extort  money from  hotel 
men.  You can say,  if  you wish,  that  you 
have received  your  information  from good 
authority—myself.

The Traveling Men’s Party.

The  second  meeting  for  the  purpose  of 
completing arrangements for the second an­
nual social party of the Grand  Rapids trav­
eling men  was  held  at  T he T radesman 
office last Saturday evening.

Geo. F.  Owen,  of the Committee  on Hall 
and Music,  reported  that  the  Ionia Street 
Armory had been engaged  for  the  party—
■which will be held on Tuesday evening, De­
cember 29—and that Squires’ band had been 
secured to furnish the  music.  The  report 
was accepted and adopted,  and  the commit­
tee authorized to complete arrangements for 
the supper.

The  following  wrere  constituted  a Com­
mittee on  Decoration,  which  will  meet  at 
Hugo,  Schneider & Co.’s on the  evening  of 
the 28tli for  the  purpose  of  assigning  the 
duties of each member:  Geo. F. Owen, Geo. 
Seymour, A.  D. Baker, Valda Johnston, A. 
B. Smith,  W.  H.  Downs,  J.  H.  Parker,  D. 
G.  Kenyon and Gus Sharp.

The  meeting then adjourned,  to  meet  at 
The  T radesman  office Saturday evening,  I 
December 26.

Later—Arrangements have been made for j 
supper at  the  Morton  House,  to  be served j 
from 10 j).  m.  to 1 a. m., at 75 cents a plate.

Purely Personal.

Dick Sheeran, manager of the Gunn Hard-j 
ware Company,  took  a  run  up  the  Grand 
Rapids  &  Indiana  as  far  as  Cadillac  last 
week.

R.  B. Reynolds the Inland general dealer,  \ 
was in town last wTeek, being in  attendance j 
on lire State Grange as a delegate. 
accompanied by his wife.

lie was J 

A.  S. Goodman,  formerly bookkeeper for j 
Spring & Company,  but  for  the  past  few i 
months  with  Hall,  Goodman  &  Co.,  has j 
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his interest  in the book and stationery firm.
Cadillac  News:  Wm.  N.  Rowe,  con­
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Grand Rapids, was in the city the latter part 
of the week,  looking  over  the  ground  for 
the erection of  an  elevator.  The  company 
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D r u g s  & f l f t e b i c i n e s
STATE  B O A B b  OF  PHARM ACY.

One Year—Geo. M. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Two Years—F. H. J. VanEmster. Bay City. 
Three Years—Jacob Jesnon, Muskegon.
Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Y e a rs —Ottmar Eberbach, Ann A rbor., 
Presidentr-Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—J as. Vernor.
Next  place  of  meeting:—At  Grand  Kapids, 

March 2, 1886.
Michigan  State  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. 
Secretary—S. E. Parkell, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—Jacob  Jesson,  Geo. 
Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W.  R.  Perry  and 
John E. Peck.
Local Secretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids. 
Next  place  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 
Tuesday, October 12, 1886.

Grand Rapids Pharm aceutical Society.

OR G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9, 1884. 

O F F IC E R S .

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President—Frank J. Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. 
Board  of  Censors-President,  Vice-President 
and Secretary. 
IT
, „ 
Board  of  Trustees-Tbe  President,  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeu wen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
„   _
Wm. L. White. 
Committee on Pharmacy—M. B.  Kimm,  n . JS.
Locher and Wm. E. White. 
.
Committee on Trade  Matters—John  E.  Peck, 
H. B. Fairchild and Wm. H. Van Leeu^en. 
Committee  on  Legislation—Jas.  D.  Lacey, 
Isaac Watts and A. C.  Bauer.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
.
each month. 
Annual  Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
November. 
_
Next Meeting—Thursday evening, January  7, 
at “The Tradesman” office.

T,  _ 

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D etroit Pharmaceutical Society.

Organized October, 1863.

President—Wm. Dupont.
First Vice-President—Frank Inglis.
Second Vice President—J. W. Caldwell. 
Secretary and Treasurer—F. W. R. Perry. 
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer  A. B. bait
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. 
Regular  Meetings—First  W ednesday  in each 

month.

Jackson County Pharmaceutical  A sso­

ciation.
O F F IC E R S .
President—R. F. Latimer.
Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.
Secretary—F. A.  King.
Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey. 
.
Board of Censors—Z.  W.  Waldron. C.  E.  Foot 

_ 

and C. H. Haskins.

Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  So­

ciety.

TEM PO RA RY  O FFIC ERS. 

Chairman—Henry Melchers.
m
Secretary—D. E.  Prall. 
Next Meeting—Wednesday, January id, zp. m,
M uskegon  Drug  Clerk’s  Association.

OFFICERS.

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President—I. F. Hopkins.
Vice-President—John Meyers.
Secretary and Treasurer—O. A. Lloyd.
Regular Meetings—Second and  fourth  I nday 
_ 
Next  Meeting—Tuesday  evening,  December 

of each month. 
29.
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
The  adjourned  monthly  meeting  of  the 
Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society  was 
held at T iif. T radesman office  last Thurs­
day evening.

Applications for membership were receiv­
ed  from  Dr. Emery J.  Bean and Dr.  Bhebe 
A.  French,  and referred to a committee con­
sisting of II.  B.  Fairchild, II. E. Locher and 
Wm.  H. Van Leeu wen.

Wm.  II. Tibbs  was  elected a  member  of 

the Society.

President  Wurzburg  announced  the  fol­

lowing standing committees:

On Pharmacy—M.  II.  Kimm,  II. E. Loch­

er and W.  E.  White.

On Trade  Matters—John  E.  Peck,  II.  B. 

Fairchild and  Wm.  H.  VanLeeuwen.

On  Legislation—Jas.  D.  Lacey,  Isaac 

Watts and A. C.  Bauer.

Two amendments to the constitution were 
adopted—one  providing for the payment of 
the dues annually instead  of  quarterly  and 
one  providing for the  election  of  honorary 
members.

President  Wurzburg  then  announced  as 
the subject for discussion,  “To what extent 
is the  druggist  justified  in  using  fluid ex­
tracts in the preparation of tinctures, syrups 
and infusions?”

II.  B.  Fairchild—It is a question between 
the druggist and his pocket book as to which 
course he pursues in the preparation of tinc­
tures.

President—There is no doubt in my mind 
that tinctures ought  to  be  made  in  the old 
way.

H.  B.  Fairchild—They  cannot  be  made 
from fluid extracts at the price they are sold 
for.

John E.  Peck—I have always experienced 
ipecac 
It  lias  been impos­

difficulty  in  making  a  syrup  of 
from the fluid extract. 
sible to keep it from souring.

President—I  have  met  the  same  exper­
ience,  and  I  have  tried  Parke,  Davis  & 
Co.’s,  Chapman,  Green  &  Co.’s,  Squibbs’ 
and  Burrows’  fluid  extracts. 
I  have  also 
found it equally difficult  to  make  syrup  of 
wild cherry from the fluid extract without a 
deposit, although it invariably remains clear 
when  made by the  U. S. P. method.

John  E.  Peck—We  invariably  use  the 
Pharmacopeia  method,  except  in the  case 
of ipecac and wild cherry.

H.  B.  Fairchild—I know of forty country 
druggists who are disgusted witli the Pharm­
acopoeia and would dispose of their volumes 
for $1.50. 
It Is too  much  trouble for them 
to figure out the “parts,” as directed.

John E. Peck—I think  the  main  trouble 
is due to the fact  that  most  druggists  use 
avoirdupois  instead  of  Troy weight  in the 
preparation of tinctures.

Frank  H.  Escott—I  think  the  principal 
reason why druggists  prefer  to make  their 
tinctures from fluid extracts is because such

President—Yes,  that  is  the  reason  why 
most  druggists  prefer  to  make  their  tinc­
tures  in  that  way.  So  far as  strength is 
concerned, however,  the  relative  weakness 
of  such  preparations  is  usually  shown  by 
their  color.

Wm.  L.  White—Especially  is  this  the 
case with gentian  and  cinchona.  So far as 
I am concerned, 
I consider  manufacturing 
the pleasantest part of the business.

Wm.  H.  Van  Leeuwen—I heartily  agree 

with Mr.  White in that statement.

John  E.  Peck—It  seems  to  me that  the 
fluid extracts are  driving out the  tinctures. 
Not  one-fifth  the  tinctures  are  used  now 
that there were twenty years ago.

President—And yet we have  several phy­
sicians who prefer the tinctures made by the 
old method.

II.  B.  Fairchild—I  think,  however, that 
the average druggist will  get better  results 
from making  arnica  from the  extract than 
from the crude drug.  Did any one here ever 
knowr of a person being poisoned by arnica?
President—Yes,  a lady patron of our store 
cannot  use  arnica  without  being  attacked 
with a sort of erysipelas.

H.  B.  Fairchild—A gentleman in Roches­
ter used a pint bottle on a  lame leg and the 
limb swelled up to an enormous size.  While 
he  wras  considering  the  idea  of  suing the 
dmggist who  sold  him  the  arnica,  on the 
claim that something else was  sold instead, 
he received a second  poisoning from  arnica 
sold by another  druggist.  Considering  the 
great  amount of arnica sold, it is to be won­
dered at  that  more  cases  of  poisoning  do 
not occur.

President—One of  our  patrons says that 
arnica acts as on “anecdote” in his case.  Be­
fore we pass this order of business,  I would 
like to make some remarks regarding “sam­
ple  bottles.”  I  know  of  several  families 
who have sent all their children to our store 
for sample bottles of  King’s Discovery,  and 
when their children were  exhausted borrow 
their neighbors’.

Wm. L.  White—I know  of  families who 
have secured  eight  and  ten  sample bottles 
by such means. 
I don’t  think sample  bot­
tles  are  any  particular  good.  At  least, 
goods introduced in that wray  never seem to 
sell better than those introduced in the ordi­
nary mariner.

John E.  Peck—The  whole  thing is a big 
nuisance.  “Something  for  nothing” is the j 
idea,  and  I think  we  ought  to  discourage 
the practice.

II. B.  Fairchild—I  move that  the  Score- j 
tary be  instructed  to  correspond  with  the 
local societies of Detroit,  East Saginaw and 
Jackson,  asking  them  to  unite  with  us in 
throwing out sample bottles and asking man­
ufacturers not to advertise  the  same  in this 
State.  Carried.

H.  E.  Locher—I  move  that E.  A.  Stowe 
be elected a honorary member of this Socie­
ty.  Carried.

The  Society  then  adjourned,  to  meet at 
the same place on  Thursday  evening, Jan-

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
Muskegon,  Dec.  13,  1885.

Fred.  Heath 

The  regular  meeting  of  the  Muskegon 
Drug Clerks’ Association  was  held  on  the 
11th. 
read  a  paper  on 
“Weights and  Measures.”  Orion  nopper- 
stead  and  Jos.  Baker  were  admitted  to 
membership.  The  Association  now  has 
fourteen members. 
It was  decided  to  give 
a ball on the 30th of this month for the bene­
fit  of  the  Association  in  purchasing  a li­
brary.  Proper committees  were  appointed 
to make preparations for  the  same.  Peter 
Van Diense wras appointed to  prepare a pa­
per on  “Qunine,”  to  be  read  at the second 
meeting following this,  and  Fred.  Heath to 
further discuss the subject of “Weights and 
Measures”  at  the  next  meeting.  As  the 
next regular meeting falls  on  Christmas,  it 
was postponed until  Tuesday,  Dec. 29.

O. A.  Lloyd,  Secretary.

W hy the  Law  W as Enacted.

From the Muskegon  News.

Had  “Jockey” Brown,  of  Grand Rapids, 
passed an examination  before the  Board of 
Pharmacy,  he  would  be  several  thousand 
dollars better off,  and  a  lady  of  that  city, 
who obtained judgment for  heavy  damages 
against him, would be in health instead of a 
permanent invalid,  the  result  of  ignorance 
in putting  up a  prescription. 
It  is to pro­
hibit the  “Jockey”  Browns  of  every  com­
munity from becoming  possessed of a stock 
of drugs and ladling  them out  indiscrimin­
ately to the  public  that  the  Pharmacy law 
was enacted.

The Saginaw Society.

From the East Saginaw Courier, 12th.

A postponed meeting of  the  druggists  of 
Saginaw City and East Saginaw’ was held at 
the Bancroft House  last  evening. 
It  was 
oted  to  organize  under  the  name  of  the 
Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
After adopting a  constitution  and  by-laws 
the Secretary was instructed to  engross  the 
same and secure the signatures of  the drug­
gists thereto.  Adjournment was had to the 
Second Wednesday in  January  at  2  p.  m., 
when the officers will be elected.
The Drug Market.

Business  and  collections  are both  good. 
Gum arabic has sustained  another  advance. 
Quinine is dull  and  featureless,  and  a de­
cline  of  10  cents  is  announced,  with  still 
lower prices in prospect.
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A recent case is  cited  in  Jeannerette, La.,  cure by continued use.  Every druggist should 
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a course  renders  it  unnecessary  to  keep a  Van Leuven an Unlucky Name for Credit-
large stock of alcohol on hand.

ors.

The  Van  Leuvens  seem  to  be  a  “hard 
crowd,” as  the  expression  goes.  The  dis­
astrous  failure—“disastrous”  applies  only 
to the creditors  iu  this  case—of J. J.  Van 
Leuven is still fresh in  the  minds  of busi­
ness men;  and profiting by the  example  set 
by his more or less  illustrious  relative,  M. 
J.  Van Leuven,  the Petoskey dry goods and 
fancy  goods  dealer,  has  failed  in  a way 
which will not assist5 his present  poor repu­
tation for honesty.  As T he  T radesman 
is informed,  Van  Leuven  gave  Mrs.  J.  J. 
Van Leuven a $2,000 mortgage on his stock. 
This is the same person who  held a $10,000 
mortgage on J. J.’s  stock  when  he  failed. 
Then the Petoskey branch of  the  Van Leu­
ven family gave his clerk—a young lady, by 
the way—another mortgage for $500.  These 
mortgages  were  executed  some  time  ago, 
but were not placed on  record  until  it  was 
convenient  for  him  to  fail.  When  every 
precaution had been satisfactorily arranged, 
he gave Edson, Moore & Co.  a  third  mort­
gage for about  $4,000,  but  as  the stock  is 
worth only about $2,500,  it is  probable that 
the Detroit firm  will  realize  very , little  on 
their  security.  Van  Leuven  owes  Gage 
Bros.,  of Chicago,  about $2,000,  and his en­
tire liabilities—included the two  mortgages 
first issued—amount to about $10,000.  The 
universal sentiment iu  commercial circles is 
that the failure is on a par with his relatives’ 
fiasco—a deliberate steal.

A  popular  physician  was  much  pleased 
with a certain aerated water,  and by his as­
siduous recommendations, procured for  it a 
celebrity  it  justly  deserved.  The  doctor 
acted  solely in  the  interests of  humanity 
generally and  expected  no  return.  To his 
surprise,  there came  one  morning an effus­
ive letter from the company stating that his 
recommendations  had  done  them so  much 
go6d that they ventured  to send him a hun­
dred-----.”  Here the page came  to an end.
“ This  will never do,” said  the doctor. 
“ It 
is very kind,  but  I could not think of accept­
ing  anything.”  Here  he  turned  the  page 
and found the sentence  ran— “ of our circu­
lars for distribution.”

Frank 

Inglis  entertained  the  Detroit 
Pharmaceutical Society at his  residence,  2S 
Erskine street, on  the  evening  of  the 4th. 
Twenty guests were present,  and a very en­
joyable evening was  spent.  The following 
were  present:  Messrs.  Cooper,  Cadwell, 
Strenger, McFarland,  Champny,  Fred Stev­
ens,  James  Vernor,  McKimmie,  Fulton, 
Kohnert,  Crowley,  Parker,  Allen,  Crowley, 
Banks,  Swift.

East Saginaw Courier:  The  Michigan 
T radesman, published  in  Grand  Rapids, 
issued a doutye number,  sixteen pages,  this 
week,  making the largest commercial  jour­
nal ever issued in the  State.  Editor  E.  A. 
Stowe is to be congratulated on  the success 
of  his  enterprise.  The  T radesman  is 
found in the office of  every  wholesale mer­
chant in the Saginaws.

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

Cutlers’ Pocket Inhaler
And carbonate of Io- 
iine  Inhalent.  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 king 
of  Cough  Medicines. 
It  has  cured  Catarrh 
when  all  other  remedies  had failed.  Of the 
many who have tried it, there is  not  one  who 
has not been benefltted.  This is  the  only In­
haler approved by physicians of every school, 
and endorsed by the standard medical journals 
of the  world.  All  others  in  the  market are 
either worthless substitutes or fraudulent im­
itations.  Over  400,000  in  use.  Sold by drug­
gists for $1.  By mail, $1.25.

W.  H.  SMITH  &  CO.,  P roprietors,

410 and 412 MICHIGAN ST.. BUFFALO,  N. Y,

“It Is not what we  pay for  a  thing,  but 
what  we  realize from  it,  that  determines 
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Advanced—Alcohol, gum  arable. 
Declined—Oxalic acid, quinine.

Acetic, No.  8........................
9 © 10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)
30 @ 35
Carbolic........................
34 @ 36
Citric........................
60 © 65
Muriatic 18  deg....................
3 © 5
Nitric 36 deg..........................
11 © 12
Oxalic...................................
10 © 12
Sulphuric 66 deg....................
3 @ 4
Tartaric, powdered..............
52 © 55
Benzoic,  English.................. 9 oz
18
Benzoic,  German..................
12 © 15
Tannic...................................
12 © 15
AMMONIA.
Carbonate.............................. 9  » 15 © 18
Muriate (Powd. 22c)...............
14
3 © 5
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Aqua 18 deg or 4f..................
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Copaiba.................................
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Tolu.......................................
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Elm, ground, pure........................
Elm, powdered,  pure...................
Sassafras, of root..........................
Wild Cherry, select......................
Bayberry  powdered.....................
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e x t r a c t s .

Licorice (10 and 25 lb boxes, 25c)...
Lioorice,  powdered, pure............
Logwood, bulk (12 ana 25 lb doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 lb  boxes)..............
do 
Lgowood, )4s 
..............
do 
Logwood, (¿8 
..............
Logwood, ass’d  do 
..............
Fluid Extracts—25 9  cent, off list.

FLOWERS.

Arnica............................................  10  ©
Chamomile,  Roman.....................
Chamomile,  German....................

GUMS.

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..........................
Arabic, sifted sorts.......................
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 35c)...
55©60 
Benzoin.........................................
25©  27
Camphor.......................................
Catechu. Is (H 14c, 148  16c)...........
ao©  4U
Euphorbium powdered................. 
80
Galbanum strained....................... 
Gamboge....................................... 
80©  90
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c)............  
35
Kino iPowdered, 30c].................... 
20
Mastic...........................................
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
3 65
Opium, pure (Powd $5 25).............. 
30
Shellac, Campbell’s....................... 
Shellac,  English...........................  
26
Shellac, native................................... 
24
30
Shellac bleached...........................  
Tragacanth...................................  30  ©1 00

HERBS—IN  OUNCE  PACKAGES.

Hoarhound.................................................. 25
Lobelia..........................................................25
Peppermint.................................................. 25
Rue................................................................40
Spearmint....................................................24
Sweet Majoram............................................ 35
Tanzy........................................................... 25
Thyme..........................................................30
Wormwood.....................................  
26

IRON.

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

4 00 
20

65

LEAVES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)...............  13
Sage, Italian, bulk 04s & Ms, 12c)...
Senna, Alex, natural....................  18
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled..
Senna,  powdered..........................
Senna tinnivelli.............................
Uva  Ursi.......................................
Belledonna....................................
Foxglove.......................................
Henbane.......................................
Rose, red.......................................

LIQUORS.

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

©2 60 
@2 00 
©1 50 
©1 75 
©3 50 
©6 50 
©2 00 
©2 50

MAGNESIA.

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

OILS.

©

Almond, sweet..............................   45
Amber, rectified...........................
Anise.............................................  
!
Bay 9  oz......................................
Bergamont....................................  
!
Castor..............* ...........................  17(4®
Croton............................................ 
:
Cajeput.............................. .'........
Cassia............................................
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)......
Citronella....................................
Cloves............................................
Cod Liver, N. F ......................9 gal
Cod Liver, best.......................
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Cubebs, P. &  W.............................
Erigeron.......................................
Fire weed.......................................
Geranium  9 oz.............................
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood................................
Juniper berries.............................
Lavender flowers, French............
Lavender garden 
............
Lavender spike 
............
Lemon, new crop..........................
Lemon.  Sanderson’s.....................
Lemongrass...................................
Olive, Malaga..................
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  . 
__
Origanum, red  flowers, French...
Origanum,  No. 1..........................
Pennyroyal...................................
Peppermint,  white.......................
Rose 9  oz......................................
Rosemary, French  (Flowers Si 50)
Salad, 9 gal...................................
Savin.............................................
Sandal  Wood, German.................
Sandal Wood, W. 1........................
Sassafras.......................................
Spearmint....................................
Tansy............................................4 50
Tar (by gal 50c)..............................   10
W intergreen..............................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)......
Wormseed....................................

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 0065
2 75 
1 00 
4 50 
7 00
60 
@7 00 
©5 00 
©  12
2 35
3 50 
2 00

do 
do 

POTASSIUM.

Bicromate.............................. 9 lb
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. bulk...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 27c)............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk......
Prussiate yellow...........................

12@14
400)43
3  00 
28

a)

ROOTS.

Alkanet.........................................
Althea, cut....................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in J4s and )4s__
Blood (Powd 18o)...........................
Calamus,  peeled...........................
Calamus, German  white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered.................
Gentian (Powd  15e).......................
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)...........  11  ©
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached...........
Golden Seal (Powd 25c).................
Hellebore, white, powdered.........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered..................  
Jalap, powdered...........................
Licorice,  select (Powd 15)............
Licorice, extra select....................
Pink, true......................................
Rhei, from select to  choice...... .1 00  ©1
Rhei, powdered E. 1.......................110  ©1
Rhei, choice out  cubes................. 
2
Rhei, choice out fingers...............  
2

1

HAZELTINE, 
PERKINS 
i   C O .,
Wholesale

OFFER  TO  THE  TRADE  THEIR  EN­

TIRE  STOCK OF

— A T —

C O S T !

go

45

go
14

Until January  1,1886.

THE  LIN E  IN CLUDES

Brush  aid  Comb  Sets 
ii  Celloid

40

7
ig

go
7g

12
Odor Cases,
30
23
60
45
18
7

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.

I 

.

20

©

do 

. . .

SEEDS.

do 
do 

SPONGES.

do 
do 
do 

©2 50 
2 00 
1  10 
85 
65
1  40

Serpent aria...................................
Seneka..........................................
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras...............
Sarsaparilla, Mexican.................
Squills, white (Powd 35c).............  
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)........
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)...
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).............
5  ©
Bird, mixed in S> packages...... .. 
Canary,  Smyrna...........................   4  @
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c). 
15  @
Cardamon,  Aleppee............... 
1
Cardamon, Malabar................  
.
Celery............................................
Coriander, nest  English.......!!!'.
Fennel..........................................
Flax, clean..................... 3K@
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3)4).................  4  ©
[ Foenugreek, powdered................  
7  ©
Hemp,  Russian............................   4!a©
Mustard, white  Black  10c).........
Quince..........................................
Rape, English............................  ”   6
Worm, Levant..............................
Florida sheeps' wool, carriage...... 2 25
do 
do 
Nassau 
do
Velvet Extra do 
do
Extra Yellow do 
do 
Grass 
do 
......
.
Hard head, for slate use......... 
Yellow Reef. 
...............
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.19) 9 gal....
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s.....................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto 1 lb rolls..........................
Alum...................................   9 jg
2)4©
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c).!..........  3  ©
Annatto,  prime............................
Antimony, powdered,  com’l..............
4 (4 ®©
Arsenic, white, powdered............  6
Blue  Soluble.................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best...!!!..!
Bay Rum, domestic, H.,P. & Co.’s.
Balm Gilead Buds........................
Beans,  Tonka..................... !.!!”!!
Beans,  Vanilla.................. ..1 00
Bismuth, sub nitrate.................!
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)..................
Blue V itriol.................................   6
Borax, refined (Powd  12c)..!!!”!.'! 
Cantharides, Russian  powdered..
Capsicum  Pods. African...........
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d... 
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ...
Carmine, No. 40.............................
Cassia Buds........................!!!!!!!!
Calomel. American...............!!!!!!
Chalk, prepared drop...............
Chalk, precipitate English..........
Chalk,  red  fingers........................
Chalk, white lump..................   .!!
Chloroform,  Squibb’s....... !!!!!!.
Colocyuth  apples.........................!
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
Chloral 
cryst...
Chloral 
Scherin’s  do  ...
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform.................................
77 © 80
Cincbonidia, P. &  W....... *!!!!!!!!
20 © 25
Cinchonidia, other brands......... !!
18 © 23
18 © 20
Cochineal..............................
40
Cocoa  Butter....................!’. ’
45
Copperas (by bbl  lc)..............
2
Corrosive Sublimate...........
70
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list!......
©  40
Cream Tartar, pure powdered...... 
15
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ib box.. 
Creasote................................................  
24
Cudbear,  prime...................!!!!!.".! 
Cuttle Fish Bone....... ............!!!!! 
20
jg
Dextrine....................................   ! 
Dover’s  Powders............... !!!.!!! 
1  10
Dragon’s Blood Mass.................  ! 
50
Ergot  powdered................................... 
1  10
Ether Squibb’s........................  
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s..........!!! 
8
2  ©  3
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1%).................... 
Ergot, fresh..........................................  
60
Ether, sulphuric, U. 8.  P __ !!!!!! 
Flake white........................................... 
Grains  Paradise................. !!!!...! 
15
Gelatine, Cooper’s.........................! 
90
Gelatine. F rench........................."   4g  q   70
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60off
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
Glue,  cannet................................  12  ©  17
Glue,white....................................   10  ©  28
Glycerine, pure..........................     16  ©  20
Hops  )4s and &s...........................  
25©  40
Iodoform 9 oz............ .....................  
inffifiro....................................!.!!!!!  85  @1  no
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35  @  40
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co., boxe^,  @1 00
Iodine,  resublimed..................... ^  
4 00
Isinglass,  American.................  
1 go
Japonica................................................ 
London  Purple....................... . . . "   10  ©  15
Lead, acetate......................................... 
Lime, chloride,()is 2s 10c & (49 iic) 
8
Lupuline.......................................  
j 00
Lycopodium...............................„’! 
45
Mace.....................................................  
Madder, best  Dutch..................   \' 12K©  13
Manna, S.  F ..........................................  
Mercury........................................................ ¿0
Morphia, sulph., P. & W....... $ oz  2 95@3 20
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s........ 
40
Moss, Iceland............................ 9 a  
10
Moss,  Irish...........................................  
Mustard,  English.................................  
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb cans.......! 
Nutgalls................................................  
Nutmegs, No. 1...................................... 
Nux  Vomica............................. .. "  
Ointment. Mercurial, (4d.....................  
Paris Green.................................  
Pepper, Black  Berry...........................  
Pepsin............................................ 
Pitch, True Burgundy........................... 
Quassia......................................... 
a  ©
Quiniu, Sulph, P. & W...........fi> oz
85  © 90
Quinine,  German..........................
85© 90
Red  Precipitate......... ...........n>
85
Seidlitz  Mixture...........................
28
Strychnia, cryst............................
11 60
Silver Nitrate, cryst.....................
74  © 78
Saffron, American........................
35
Sal  Glauber...................................
© 2
Sal Nitre, large cryst....................
109
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst.............
Sal Rochelle...................................
33
Sal Soda.........................................
2  © 2)4
Salicin............................................
Santonin.......................................  
6 50
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.........  
38
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].................... 
4
Spermaceti....................................  
43
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’B__  4)4©  5
Soap, White Castile....................... 
14
Soap, Green  do 
...................... 
17
Soap, Mottled do 
....................... 
9
Soap, 
do  do 
....................... 
11
Soap, Mazzini................................ 
14
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ...........................   26  ©  28
Spirits Nitre, 4 F...........................   30  ©  32
Sugar Milk powdered.................... 
33
Sulphur, flour..................................  3 u©  4
Sulphur,  roll.................................  
3©  3,4
60
Tartar Emetic................................ 
2 70
Tar, N. C. Pine, )4 gal. cans  9 doz 
Tar, 
quarts in tin......... 
140
Tar, 
pintsintln............  
85
Turpentine,  Venice...............9 lb 
25
Wax, White, S. &  F. b
55 
n
Zinc, Sulphate.................................  7 ©  8
Capitol  Cylinder..............................................7g
Shield  Cylinder............................................... go
Eldorado Engine..............................................35
Peerless  Machinery........................................30
Challenge Machinery...................................... 25
Backus Fine Engine........................................30
Black Diamond Machinery............................. 30
Castor Machine  Oil......................................... 6C
Paraffine, 25  deg...........................................ig)4
Paraffine, 28  deg..............................................21
Sperm, winter bleached..............................1 40
Bbl  Gal
Whale, winter.......... a .....................  70 
75
60
Lard, extra.......................................   55 
Lard, No.  1.......................................   45 
55
46
Linseed, pure raw...........................   43 
49
Linseed, boiled................................  46 
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........  70 
90
Spirits Turpentine...........................   40 
45
VARNISHES.
No. lTurp Coach..................
....... 1  100)1  20
.........1 60@l 70
Extra  Turp...........................
Coach  Body...........................
.........2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture............
.......... 1 00©1  10
Extra Turp  Damar...............
..........1 55© 1  60
Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp......
.........  70©  75
Bbl 
Lb
2© 3
144 
2© 3
144 
2© 3
144 
2(4© 3
214 
2*@ 3
2(4 
13®16 
53©60 
160)17 
6(4© 7 
6(4®  7 
@70 
©90 
1  10 
1 40 
1 20@1 40 
1 00© 1 20

Red Venetian........................
Ochre, yellow Marseilles......
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda........
Putty, commercial...............
Putty, strictly pure...............
Vermilion, prime American.
Vermilion, English...............
Green, Peninsular.................
Lead, red strictly pure.........
Lead, white, strictly pure__
Whiting, white Spanish......
Whiting,  Gilders ..................
White, Paris American.........
Whiting  Faria English cliff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  faints  ... 
Swiss Villa Prepare«  Paints.

10
17  @ 25
2 50

PAINTS

do 
do 

OILS.

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GRANELLO,
MERCHANT 
TAILOR,

LEDYARD  BLOCK,

1 0 7   O ttaw a St.

Suitings for Manufacturers,

Suitings for Jobbers,

Suitings for Retailers,

Suitings for Traveling Men, 

Suitings for Clerks,

A N D

Overcoats for Everybody.

J.  H.  THOMPSON  A   CO.

BEE  SPICE  M ILLS,

W H O LESA LE  G ltO CEIlS  A N D   JO BBERS  OF

Teas, Coffees & Spices,
The  Celebrated  Butterfly  Baking  Powder,

M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

D ealers  in   Tobaccos,  Cigars,  Etc.,

59  JEFFERSON  AVENUE, 

- 

DETROIT,  MICH.

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.

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,  Jobbar of  Oysters.
KNIFE  TOBACCO
pAJ %ci sk 

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KHtr ¿ „ i .  y *  m s   I

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r J v f f .

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Never  to  our  knowledge  lias 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.

HALL & CO.,

20  AND  22  PEARL  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Fur  Robes.

W e have the largest and most  complete 
stock of these goods in the state.
Japanese Goat Robes, Felt Lined.. .$  5  00 
Japanese Gray Goat, Plush Lined.. .$  7  50 
Japanese Extra Fur, Fancy Lined.. .$  8  50
White Japanese Fur  Robes............. $  5  00
Dyed Black  (imitation of bear)  Felt
L ined.............................................. $  9  00
Dyed Black, Plush Lined, or Black
Beaver Cloth Lined.........................$12  co
Extra  Large,  Extra  Fine  Fur,  Jet 
Black, Fancy Lined, this is  a very
fine  Robe.........................................$15  00

Black Center, White Border, or White 
Center and  Black  Border,  Fancy 

L ined...............................................$15  00

Horse Blankets.

Cheap Shaped  Blankets,  60c, 75c, 90c, $ 1, 
$ 1.25, $ 1.50, $ 1.75, $2, each.
Cheap Square, goc, $ 1, $ 1.25,  $ 1.40, $ 1.50, 
$ 1.65, $ 1.75, $2, each.
Square  Wool  Blankets,  $2,  $2.50,  $2.75, 
$3»  $3-25*  $3-5°*  Sizes  70x78,  76x80, 
84x90.
Fine All Wool  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 
prompt attention.
THE  N Ef-V S liK  TRIBUNE
An Aggressive  Republican Paper fct 
toe Whole Country and All the People
T H E   T R IB U N E  re p iv aen ts  m ore ac cu rate ly  aiv 
com pletely th a n  an y  o th e r p ap e r th e  asp iratio n s am 
principles  of  th e   R epublican  p a rty   of  th e   U n it»  
S tates.
T H E   T R IB U N E   w ill be  good  read in g   a fte r Cor 
press  m eets,  w hen  K v arts,  S herm an,  Logan,  am 
ot h er b rillia n t lead ers begin to  a s k  qu estio n s h a rd  t 
answ er.
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i 
unexcelled.  T ry  it fo r one y ear, and see.
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HvoTarifT,  and itse lf  pays  th e   highe s t price s  to  it 
>wn m en of an y  office m  N ew  Y ork city.

A Series  of  War  Stories.

THE TRIBUNE  offers A   PRIZE OF $250 it: 
a s h  for th e  b est sto ry  of th e  lute W ar, w ritte n  by j 
iriv a te  soldier o r sailor of th e   I. nion forces, or bv at 
»nicer u n d e r  th e   ra n k  of  Colonel  o r  N av y  C aptain 
ibout 5 ,0 0 0   w ords  in   le n g th ,  re la tin g   a   thrillinc 
ncid en t,  raid,  tig h t,  escape,  a d v e n tu re,  o r  ex p ert 
nice, of w hich  lie liiinself  w as  a  p a r t o r  an eve-wit- 
iess.  A  P R IZ E   O F  $ 1 0 0   w ill  be  given  for  the 
rc o n d   b est  sto ry .  T w enty-five  o r  m ore  of  these 
stories  w ill  be  p ublished  d u rin g   1880.  E v e ry  one 
iccepted will  be paid  for w h e th e r  i t  w ins  a   prize ci 
lot.  T h e  b e s t tw o  w ill receive th e  prizes.  Publieu- 
io n  begins J a n u a ry  Oth.

Agents Wanted  Everywhere.

T he D ailv, 75 ce n ts a  m o n th ;  ( 3 .0 0  a  vear.  S unday 
Tribune, alone, (1-59.  Sem i-W eekly, ('3.00 in club ».
eckly, §1.00 in   clubs.  S am ples  an d  ag e n ts’ outlR  
reo. THE TRI3UNE,  New-Ycrk.
DRYDEN & PALMER’S 
Unquestionably the best in the market.  As 
clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond. 
Try a box.
JoH n C au lfield ,
Sole Agent for Grand Rapids

HOCK  CANDY.

A

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WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

WIDE  BROWN COTTONS. 

i  pia

PRINTS.

CHECKS.

OSNABUKG.

.10%
.  9%
.16

BLEACHED COTTONS.

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

FINE  BROWN  COTTONS.

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

¡Park Mills, No. 90.. 1 
Park Mills, No. 100.1

.  6%
..  6% j Wamsutta, 44__ .10%
.10%

Androscoggin, 9-4. .23  ¡Pepperell, 10-4. 
Androscoggin, 8-4.. 21  Pepperell, 11-4.
Pepperell,  7-4.......16% Pequot,  7-4....
Pepperell,  84.......20  Pequot,  84 —
Pepperell,  94.......22% ¡Pequot,  94__
Caledonia, XX, oz. .11 
Caledonia,  X, oz.. .10
Economy, oz.........10  ¡Prodigy, oz.
Park Mills,No. 50..10  ¡Otis Apron.
Park Mills, No. 60.. 11  Otis  Furniture......
Park Mills, No. 70. .13  York, 1  oz.............
| York. AA,extra oz. 
Park Mills, No. 80.. 13 
¡Alabama  plaid.
Alabama brown.
Jewell briwn.........  9%¡Augusta plaid........7
Kentucky brown.. 10% ¡Toledo plaid...........  7
Lewiston  brown...  9% Manchester  plaid..  7
Lane brown.......... 9% New Tenn. plaid... 11
Louisiana  plaid—   7  ¡Utility plaid...........6%
Avondale,  36........  8% I Greene, G.  44  ..  ..  5%
Art  cambrics, 36. ..11% Hill, 44.................. 7%
Androscoggin, 44..  8% Hill, 7-8.................. 6%
Androscoggin,54.. 12% Hope,  44...............6%
Ballou, 44..............  6% King  Phillip  cam-
brie, 44................11%
Ballou, 54..............  6 
Boott,  0 .4 4 ...........8% Linwood,  4-4...........  7%
Boott,  E. 5-5..........   7  Lonsdale,  44...........7%
Boott, AGC, 44......9% Lonsdale  cambric.10%
Boott, It. 34.........   5% Langdon, GB, 44...  9%
Blackstono, AA 44.  7  I Langdon, 45..........14
|Musonville,  44......8
Chapman, X, 44—   6 
Maxwell. 44..........   9%
Conway,  44.
6%¡New York Mill, 4-4.10%
Cabot, 44......
6  New Jersey,  44__8
Cabot, 7-8......
4  ¡Pocasset,  P. M. C..  7% 
Canoe,  34__
7% Pride of the West. .11
Domestic,  36
Dwight Anchor, 44.  9  ¡Pocahontas,  44...
Davol, 44..............  9  Slaterville, 7-8........
F r u i t  of Loom, 44..  8%|Victoria, AA.........
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  7% ¡Woodbury, 44........
Fruit of  the Loom, 
¡Whitinsville,  44...
cambric,  44— ..11  ¡Whitinsville, 7-8..
Gold Medal. 44..
Gold Medal, 7-8... ..  6  Williamsville, 36.
Gilded Age......... ..  8%|
Crown................ ..17  ¡MasonvilleTS__ .  8
No.  10................. ..12%lMasonville S......
Coin.................... ..10  ¡Lonsdale............
Anchor............... ..15  ¡LonsdaleA.........
Nictory  O...........
Centennial.........
Blackburn ......... ..  8  ¡Victory J ............
Davol.................. ..14  ¡Victory  D...........
London............... . .12% j Victory  K..........
•  2*4
.19%
Paeon ia .............. ..12  ¡Phoenix A..........
Red Cross........... ..10  Phoenix  B........... .10%
. .5
Social  Imperial.. ..16  IPhœnix X X ......
Albion, solid...... .. .5% ¡Gloucester......... ...5%
Albion,  grey...... .. .6  Gloueestermourn
Allen’s checks... . ..5% I Hamilton  fancy. ...5%
J ___ __________________ ______ 5%
Allen’s pink............5% Merrimac D............. 5%
Allen’spurple.........5% Manchester.............5%
American, fancy— 5% Oriental fancy.......5%
Arnold fancy.......... 6  ¡Oriental  robes.........6%
Berlinsolid............  5  ¡Pacific  robes........... 6
Cocheco fancy........5 
| Richmond................ 6
Cocheco robes.........6% Steel River...............5%
Conestoga fancy— 6  ¡Simpson’s ...............6
Eddystone............. 6  ¡Washington fancy. .6
Eagle fancy............5  Washington blues.  7
Garner pink............5% I
Appleton  A, 44__6%¡Indian Orchard, 40.  8
Boott  M, 4-4...........  62£ Indian Orchard, 36.  7%
Boston  F, 44......... 7% Laconia  B, 74..........16%
Continental C, 4-3..  6% Lyman B, 40-in.......10%
Continental D, 40in 8& Mass. BB, 4 4 ........   6%
Conestoga W ,44_6% Nashua  E,40-in....  8%
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  5%|Nashua  K, 44...... 7%
Conestoga G, 30-in.  6  ¡Nashua 0,7-8.........6%
Dwight  X, 34........5% ! Newmarket N.  ....  6%
Dwight Y, 7-8.........  5% ! Pepperell E, 39-in..  7
Dwight Z, 44.........  6% Pepperell R, 44—   7%
Dwight Star, 4-4__7  ¡Pepperell  O, 7-8____ 6%
Ml-   °  ¡Pepperell  N, 34___ 6%
Ewight Stal*, 40-in..
Pocasset  C, 4-4......8%
Enterprise EE, 36..  5 
Saranac R.............   7%
Great Falls E ,44...  7
Saranac  E..............  9
Farmers’ A, 44......6
Indian  Orchard  14 7%I
Amoskeag............  7%| Kenfrew, dress styl 9
Amoskeag, Persian 8% Johnson  Manfg Co,
|  Bookfold............ 12%
Bates..................... 7%| Johnson  Manfg Co,
dress  styles.......12%
Berkshire............   6%'  J  M
dress
Slaterville, 
Glasgow checks__7
styles..................  7%
Glasgow checks, f’y 7%
White Mfg Co, stap 7 
checks,
Glasgow 
White Mfg Co, fane 8 
royal  styles.......   8
White  Manf’g  Co,
Gloucester, 
new
standard............  7%  Earlston..
8%
Plunket.................  7% Gordon.....................
Lancaster.............   8  Greylock, 
dress
Langdale............... 75» I  styles  ........ 
12%
WIDE  BLEACHED COTTONS.
Androscoggin, 74. .21  ¡Pepperell.  104......27%
Androscoggin, 84. .23  Pepperell,  114......32%
Pepperell,  74....... 20  ¡Pequot,  74.
.22%¡Pequot,  84........... .24
Pepperell,  84.......Ä"
.25  ¡Pequot,  9-4........... .27%
Pepperell,  94.......2E
BROWN  COTTONS.
HEAVY 
.  7% ¡Lawrence XX, 44. 
Atlantic  A ,44...
.  7  ¡Lawrence  Y, 30...
Atlantic  H, 44...
.  6%¡Lawrence LL, 44.. .  5%
Atlantic  D, 4-4...
.  5% ¡Newmarket N...... •  6%
Atlantic P, 44__
.  5  Mystic River, 4-4.. •  5%
Atlantic LL, 44..
.  7% Pequot A, 44....... •  7%
Adriatic, 36.........
..  6% Piedmont,  36....... .  6%
Augusta, 44........
.  6% ¡Stark AA, 4-4....... •  7%
Boott  M, 44........
.  7%¡Tremont CC, 44... .  5%
Boott  FF, 44......
.  9
,.  5%¡Utica,  44..............
Graniteville, 44..
..  7  Waehusett,  44__
.  7%
Indian  Head, 44.
L. 12% 1Waehusett, 30-in.. ■  6ÜÍ
Indiana Head 45-in
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag,  ACA. ..12%iFalls. XXXX...
Amoskeag  “ 44.. 19  Falls, XXX.......
Amoskeag,  A......12 
Falls,  BB..........
Amoskeag,  B.......11%  Falls,  BBC, 36..
Amoskeag,  C.......11  Falls,  awning.
Amoskeag,  D....... 10%¡Hamilton,  BT, 32. .1
.10  Hamilton,  D.
Amoskeag,  E ...
.  9% Hamilton,  H.........
Amoskeag, F __
.17  Hamilton  fancy...
Premium  A, 44.
.16  Methuen AA.........
Premium  B......
.16  ¡Methuen ASA.......
Extra 44............
.14% Omega A, 7-8.........
Extra 7-8............  
Gold Medal 4-4.......15  ¡Omega A, 44.
CCA 7-8................. 12% Omega ACA, 7-8— 14
CT44.................... 14  Omega ACA, 44.... 16
RC 7-8.................... 14  Omega SE, 7-8..........24
BF7-8.................... 16  Omega SE, 44..........27
AF44....................19  ¡Omega M. 7-8......... 22
Cordis AAA, 32.....14  Omega M, 44........... 25
Cordis ACA, 32...... 15  Shetueket SS&SSW 11%
Cordis No. 1,32.....15  Shetueket, S &  SW.12
Shetueket,  SFS 
..12
Stockbridge  A...... 7
Cordis No. 3.........
Cordis No. 4......... . 11 % 1 Stockbridge  frncy. 8
Garner.................
Ilookset............... .  5 Washington........... 4%
Red Cross............ .  5 Edwards................. 5
S. S. & Sons........... 5
Forest Grove........
GRAIN BAGS.
American  A....... 18 00 Old  Ironsides....... 15
.22% Wheatland............ 21
Stark A...............
Boston................. •  6MOtis CC.................. 10%
12%
Everett blue........ .13% Warren  AXA.......
Everett  brown__ .13% Warren  BB........... 11%
Otis  AXA............ .12% Warren CC............ 10%
Otis BB................. .11%¡York  fancy......... 12%
•  6 S. S. & Sons.......... A
Man ville.............
.  6 G arner.................
Masgnville.........
6
WIGAN8.
Red  Cross............ .  7% Thistle Mills.........
.  7%¡Rose.....................
Berlin.................
G arner................. •  7%
Brooks................. 50 Eagle  and  Phoenix
Clark’s O. N. F__ .55 Mills ball sewing 30
.55 Greeh  &  Daniels.. 25
J. & P.  Coats......
Willimantic 6 cord.56 Merricks.............. 40
Willimantic 3 cort .40 Stafford............... 25
Charleston ball sew
Hall & Manning... 25
.30 Holyoke............... 25
ingthread........
Armory..............
.  6% H o a r s a g o .............
7%
Androscoggin sat .  7% Naumkeag satteen 7%
.  6 Pepperell  bleached 7%
Canoe Ri ver........
.  6% Pepperell sat........ 8%
Clarendon...........
.  6% Rockport.............
6%
Hallowell  lmp...
.  6% Lawrence sat........ 7%
Ind. Orch. Im p...
.  7% Conegosat............
Laconia ..............
6%
COAL  AND  BI II.DING  MATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:
Ohio White Lime, per  bbl..................
1  00
Ohio White Lime, ear lots..................
85
Louisville Cement,  per bbl.................
1 30
Akron Cement per  bb
1 30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl.....................
1 30
“
Car lots 
....................1 05@1  10
Plastering hair, per bu .......................  25®  30
Stucco, per bbl...
1 75
Land plaster, per ton..
3 50
Land plaster, ear ots..
2 50
Fire brick, per  M
.......................925 @935
Fire clay, per bbl
300
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. 
95 75@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots.
6 00@6 25 
Canneti, car lots..............................
@6 00 
Ohio Lump, ear lots........................ .
3 10@3 25 
Biossburg or Cumberland, oar lots. 
,  4 50@5 00 
Portland  Cement.............................
.  3 50@4 00

Empire  ...............

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WEDNESDAY. DEOEMBEB16,1885.

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OUR  CLUB.

n o .  ll.

The kerosene lamps had been newly filled 
and trimmed.  The benches around the hall 
had an extra  wiping  off.  Fresh  sawdust 
had been put in the  wooden  spittoons  and 
the little desk moved into the middle of the 
hall.  At 7:30 sharp,  Mr. lluncl  called us to 
order and the club opened its second sitting. 
The minutes of the last meeting  were  read 
and approved, and the next  order  of  busi­
ness was the  report  of  the  Committee  on 
Constitution and By-Laws.  Mr. Snow, who 
shone forth on  this  auspicious  occasion  in 
fresh shave,  a white tie and a  cutaway coat 
as chairman of the Committee,  read the fol­
lowing:  “Mr.  Chairman  and  gentlemen: 
Your Committee,’’and here he gazed around 
to see that  proper appreciation  of  the  fact 
that  he  was  chairman  of  that Committee 
was  observed,  “have  prepared—for  you 
these rules or—laws—or what your’e a mind 
to call ’em.  Of course,  we didn’t  expect to 
suit  all  of  you—and  any  one who thinks 
these rules are not up to Hoyle is invited to 
speak his piece.”  This was said  in  a  kind 
of but-we’re-the-boss-and-don’t-you-forget-it 
tone of voice:  ■
W herea s—We  have  lived in  this  Val­
ley,  for a number of years and  have had no 
club,  and all around  us  clubs  have  sprang 
up  like  mushrooms in  a  forest; therefore, 
recognizing the fact that a club is necessary 
for our mutual enjoyment,  be it
Resolved—That  we,  the  undersigned, be 
the  charter  members of a  club  formed for 
mutual entertainment and sociability.

This club shall be called “the Valley Mu­

tual  Club.”

ARTICLE L

ARTICLE IL

Any male  white  man,  over  25  years of 

age,  shall be eligible for membership.

article  III.

The  initiation fee  to  this  club  shall be 
$10,  payable by a three  year note with per­
sonal security.

ARTICLE  IV.

Section 1—The officers  of this  club  shall 
consist of a President, Secretary, Treasurer, 
and a board of five directors.

Section 2—These officers  shall  be  elected 

semi-annually once a year by ballot.

ARTICLE V.

It shall be  the  duty  of  these  officers  to 
make  all  preparations  for  entertainments, 
and pay all bills whether there be money in 
the Treasury or not.

ARTICLE VI.

Cushing’s Manual shall govern all business 

and debates of the club.

ARTICLE VII.

The dues of this club shall be 50 cents per 
month or  $6.25  per  year,  payable  in  ad­
vance, and no deviation from this rule.

ARTICLE VIII.

This club  shall  assess  each  member  50 
cents  a  month  if  he  does  not  attend  all 
meetings.  The money raised in this manner 
to go into a reserve fund.

ARTICLE IX.

The order of business shall  be:  Heading 
of minutes,  reading  applications,  balloting, 
unfinished business,  new business  and clos­
ing exercises.

Mr. Snow finished  reading, laid  the bun­
dle of  papers carefully  on Mr.  Scliamour’s 
desk,  and  picking at  his  collar  sat  down, 
his face red with the combined effects of the 
effort of reading  and the pride of being able 
to lay such  an  able  amount of  law before 
us.

Mr. Rocks  moved the  acceptance of  this 
constitution and  by-laws.  This  being sup­
ported,  it was put  and  carried,  upon which 
Mr.  Rund said:  “Brothers,  as we now  have 
a set of laws,  such  of  you  as desire  to be­
come members of this  club will  please step 
forward and  sign  the  constitution  and by­
laws and then we will elect officers.”

A recess of five minutes was declared and 
the  following  names  were  signed  to  the 
laws:  J. N.  Rund,  C.  V.  Snow,  C.  Era,  J. 
W .  Schamour,  Residue  Johnson,  W.  M. 
llostetter,  Elihu  Flint,  Jerry Mia,  Abel De 
Bottam,  Fred.  Dutch  and Chris.  Farmer. 
Mr.  Rund then announced that  it  would be 
in order for us  to  nominate  candidates  for 
the various  offices,  and  elect  them at our 
next regular meeting.  At  this  point a tre­
mendous amount  of  confusion  was  caused 
by  one  of  the  w'ooden  benches  breaking 
down  and spilling Mr.  Snow,  Mr. Flint and 
Mr. Mia on the  floor.  No  one  being  hurt 
order was soon restored and Mr.  Flint nom­
inated  Mr.  Rund for  President, which was 
seconded  by W.  M.  Schamour.  Mr.  Far­
mer nominated Mr.  Snow, who was support­
ed by Mr. De Bottom.  Mr.  llostetter nom­
inated his friend,  Mr.  Era, for Secretary and 
Treasurer  which  was  seconded  by  two or 
three at once, and'as I arose to my feet to de­
cline the  office,  Mr.  Snow  interrupted  me 
by  pompously  nominating  the  present  in­
cumbrance, Mr. Schamour,  which  was also 
supported.  Now,  I  didn’t  want  an office, 
am too bashful  and all  that kind  of thing, 
you know; but  last winter Mr.  Snow,  with 
malice  aforethought  bought his wife a pair 
of diamond earrings and  it had  bred  same 
disturbance in my domicile,  because  I could 
not get  the  head of  the house  a seal  skin 
cloak as an offset; so when Snow  nominated 
Schamour I concluded  to run  for  the office.

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IT  WAS  NOT  DEAR  JAMES.

Distressing  Experience  of  a 

Traveler.

Seductive

“Yes,  I owe him a grudge,  and it  would 
afford me the  most  unbounded  pleasure  to 
get even with him for a little trick he played 
on me  the  other  day,”  said  a  well-known 
traveling man,  in referring to a brother grip 
carrier.  “ You see,  I was going to Kalama­
zoo the other day,  and the lirst fellow I saw 
on the  train  was  Billy. 
‘You’re  just  the 
fellow I was looking for,’ said he.  ‘There’s 
a pretty girl  in  the  front  car,  and  I think 
you  can  get  acquainted  if  you  work  the 
thing right. 
I've  tried  it  myself,  but  I 
didn’t seem to catch on.’

“I’ve got  quite  a  reputation  among  the 
boys in this direction,  so I easily swallowed 
all Billy  said,  and  followed  him into  the 
smoker. 
I thought  it  mighty  strange that 
a girl should  be  in  the  smoker,  but there 
she was, sine enough,  and  you  can bet she 
was a daisy.  She  was  seated  by  herself 
when  I  entered,  near  two  gentlemen. 
I 
thought they eyed me rather more than was 
necessary.  However,  I  didn’t  say a word, 
but quietly seated myself opposite the dame 
and commenced tactics.

“After I had looked at her  once  or twice 
she began to smile. 
‘Great Scott!’ said I to 
myself,  ‘this is easier than  I  thought.’  So 
I smiled back.  This was all the girl  want­
ed.  She  began  to  move  nearer  to  me. 
Then she nodded her head and smiled seve­
ral times. 
In all my experience I never hail 
a girl act that way toward me in such  short 
time,  and I saw there was something wrrong, 
although for the life of  me I couldn’t imag­
ine what it was. 
I wasn’t  going  to  back 
out,  however, so I smiled at her  again,  and 
this time she came over and sat down beside 
me.  Then  she  called  me  her dear James, 
and threw her arms  around my neck.

“At this juncture one of  the gentlemen  I 
had noticed came up and explained, 
lie was 
an officer from one of  the northern counties, 
and was taking the girl, who had gone crazy 
over a love affair, to  the  asylum.  She  im­
agined every fellow who took  any notice of 
her to be her dear James.

“This was all I wanted  to  know,  and  I 
started for the door,  but it  w asn’t  any use. 
The girl  hung  on,  and  got  more  excited 
every minute.

“In the meantime one or two of  the boys 
had gone through  the train,  and when they 
came back they  brought with  them quite  a 
number  of 
interested  spectators.  The 
keeper advised me to humor her,  and I  did. 
I humored her  all  1  could.  Every  time  I 
tried to get away she would get violent, and 
I didn’t like to excite her more than I could 
help,  as I saw I was  making  my  audience 
uncomfortable.  Such remarks as ‘Juliet has 
found her Romeo’  and  the  like  were  fre­
quently passed around, and I was beginning 
to think it would be a great relief to meet a 
train going the other way on the same track, 
when we drew up  at Kalamazoo.

“Then a genuine scene ensued.  The girl 
clung to me with the  desperation of  one  in 
her condition,  and when the  officer  and by­
standers  finally  tore  us  apart she sobbed, 
‘Come back to me,  dear  James!’  Maybe  I 
haven’t  heard  that  sentence  from  every 
traveling man  on the road !  But  every dog 
has  his day,  and my day is coming.”

Put Your House in Order.

From the Michigan Manufactu-ier.

loss  upon  the  owner. 

Even  dull  times  are  not  without  some 
compensations.  When  business  grows 
slack, 
the  manufacturer  should  take  ad­
vantage of the  lull  to  make such improve­
ments about his shop  as  experience  or  ne- I 
cessity  may  suggest.  When  business  is 1 
brisk,  of course, the stoppage of  operations 
in a shop,  or  in  any  department of  it,  en­
tails  financial 
In 
such cases,  though  repairs  may be greatly 
needed,  they are  generally  put  off as  long 
as possible, for the reason çiven.  If repairs 
or improvements  are  made  at  such  a  time 
the work is too often performed hastily and 
imperfectly.  Haste  is  one  of  the  worst 
enemies  of  the careful  workman.  As  the 
old adage runs,  “That which is worth doing 
at all,  is worth doing well.”  Therefore, the 
careful proprietor  will  so  order  the  affairs 
of his establishment that when  repairs  and 
improvements are made the  workmen shall 
have plenty of time in which to  accomplish 
the necessary changes.  When business  is 
active there is little  time  to  make  any  im­
provements except those which a 
impera­
tively  necessary.  The  attention  of  the 
manufacturer  is  then  directed  chiefly  to 
meeting the demands of  current  trade—the 
procuring of new  orders  and  the  filling  of 
those  already  on  hand. 
If  the  shop  be 
properly put in order during the intervals of 
comparative  dullness  which  all  manufac­
turers experience now  and  then,  the estab­
lishment will be prepared  to  turn out work 
when the rush comes,  with the  least incon­
venience.  And  in  many  cases this  extra 
precaution will result in a  large  saving  on 
the  cost  of  manufacture,  through  the  im­
proved methods thereby put  into operation, 
and the more perfect system which will pre­
vail throughout the establishment.

An Expert Opinion.

Robinson—You area good  judge of  a ci­

gar,  aren’t you,  Dumley?

Durnley—What I don’t know about a cigar 

ain’t worth knowing.

Robinson—Try this and tell  me what you 
think of it.  I bought a few of them for gen­
uine Cob Rage Le Avest

Dumley 

(smoking)—Delicious 
Robinson.  Delightful  (puff)  flavor.

(puff)

Robinson—Cab Bage  Le A im .  Spanish 
for cabbage leaves.  They, cost four  for ten 
■ cents.

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TIME  TABLES.

Michigan  Central.

D EPA R T.

A R R IV E .

♦Detroit Express................................... 6:00 a m
+Dav Express.......................................12:45 p m
press................................ 10:40 p m
w ay rreight.........................................  6:50 a m
♦Pacific  Express................................... 6:00 am
tM ail..................................................... 3:50 p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express.............................10:35 pm
W ay Freight...........................................5:15 a m
tDaily except Sunday.  *Daily.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific 
Express.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. in.,and  Boston 3:05 p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at  10:35 p. m.

Ch a s . H .  N o r r i s .  G e n ’l A g e n t.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING  EAST.

Arrives.

Leaves. 
6:25 a m
tSteamboat  Express.  ...
tThrough  Mail................ .10:40 a m 10:50 a m
+Evening  Express.......... .  3:40 p m 3:50 p m
♦Limited  Express.......... .  8:30 p m 10:45 p m
11:00 a m
tMixed, with  coach.........
EST.
GOINO  W 
.  1:05 p m 1:10 p m
f Morning:  Express...........
•(•Through  Mail................. 5:00 p m 5:10 p m
.10:40 p m
tSteamboat Express........
7:10 a m
tMixed............................
.  5:10 a m 5:35 a m
♦Nieht Express...............
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Dailv
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  in.  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  tc Grand 
Rapids.

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

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.  Arrives,
rMail................................... 9:00am 
4:30pm
tDay Express....................12:35 p m  9:25 p m
♦Night  Express................ 10:40 p m  5:45 a m
Muskegon Express............  4:20 pm   11:20 am
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful at­
tendants without  extra charge to Chicago on 
1:00 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.  m. and 
10:40 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO  D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  Arrives.
Express.............................. 4:20 pm  
7:30 pm
Express..............................  8:00 a m  10:50 a m
All trains arrive and depart from Union  De­
pot.The Northern terminus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made  with 
F. & P. M. trains  to  and  from Ludington and 
Manistee.

J. H. Carpenter, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  Md iu k e s,  General  Manager.
Lake Shore <fc Miohigan Southern.

train 

(KALAMAZOO  DIVISION.;
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. McKenney, Gen’l Agent.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

going north.

Arrives.  Leaves.
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  9:20 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:30 a m  11:30 a m 
6:05 pm  
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac Ex  4:10 pm  
G’d Rapids&Trav. City Ac. 
7:00am

GOING  SOUTH.

G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 
7:15 am
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  5:05 pm   5:30 pm 
Mackinac & Ft. Wayi e Ex.. 10:30 a m  11:45 p m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids Ac. 10:30 p m 

All trains daily except Sunday.

SLE EPIN G  CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

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. has  Wood­
ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.

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

Detroit,  Maekiuao  & Marquette.

Trains connect with G. R. & I.  trains  for St. 
Ignace, Marquette and Lake  Superior  Points, 
leaving Grand Rapids at 5:00 p. m., arriving at 
Marquette at 1:35 p. m. and 6:10 p.m.  Returning 
leave  Marquette  at 7.30 a.  in.  and 2:00 p.  m., 
arriving  at Grand  Rapids  at 10:30 a.  m.  Con­
nection made at Marquette withtheMarquette, 
Houghton  and  Ontonagon  Railroad  for  the 
Iron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts.
Gen’l Pass. & Tkt.,Agt.,  Marquette, Mich.

E.  W. ALLEN,

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

86  MONROE ST., GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Grand Rapids,

G r o c e r i e s .

R ET A IL   GROCERS’  ASSOCIATION 

OF  G R A ND   R A PID S.

ORGANIZED  NOVEMBER  10,  1885.

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President—Erwin J. Herrick.
First Vice-President—B. B. Walker.
Second Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye. 
Secretary—Cornelius A. Johnson.
Treasurer—B. 8. Harris.
Board of  Directors—Eugene  Richmond,  Wm. 
H. Sigel, A. J. Elliott, Henry A. Hydorn  and 
....
W. E. Kndx. 
Finance  Committee—W. E.  Knox,  H.  A.  Hj- 
dorn and A. J. Elliott. 
,
Room Committee—A. J. Elliott, Eugene  Rich­
mond and Wm. H. Sigel. 
Arbitration Committee—Gerrit H. DeGral,  M.
J. Lewis and A. Rasch. 
Annual meetings—Second Tuesday in Novcrn-
Regular  meetings—First  and  Third  Tuesday 
Next  meeting-Tuesday  evening, Decembei 

Evenings of each month.
15.
Grocers’ Association of the City of Muskegon.

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President-H. B. Fargo.
First Vice-President—Wm. B. Keiit.
Second Vice-President—A. Towl.
Recording Secretary—Wm. Peer.
Financial Secretary—John DeHaas.
Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. L McKen­
zie, H. B. Smith, Wm. B.Kelly, A.  Towl  and 
E. Johnson. 
Finance Committee—Wm.  B. Kelly,  A. 
lowi 
and E. Johnson. 
...
Committee  on  Rooms  and  Jjinriiry  o.  Liam- 
bert, H. B. Smith and W. 1. McKenzie.
Arbitration  Committee—B.  Borginan.  Garrtt 
Wagner and John DeHaas.
Complaint  Committee—Wm.  it  Kent,  ».  A. 
Boelkins, J. O. Jeannot,  R.  S.  Miner  and L. 
T,
Vincent. 
Law Committee—H. B.  Fargo,  Wm.  B.  Keift 
and A. Towl. 
Tr  ««■»  a „
Transportation Committee—Wm. li. Kent, An­
drew Wierengo and Wm. Peer.
Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday 
evenings  of each month.
Next meeting—Wednesday evening, Dec. 16.

_  _ 

Michigan Dairymen’s Association.

Orf/anizcd at  Grand Rapids,  February 25, 1885.
President—Milan Wiggins. Bloomingdale. 
Vice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capac;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison 
Station;  F.  A.  Rockafellow,  Carson  City; 
Warren Haven, Bloomingdale;  Chas.  B. Bel­
knap,  Grand  Rapids;  L.  F.„Cox,  Portage; 
John Borst, Vriesland;  R. C. Nash, Hilliard«, 
D.  M.  Adams,  Ashland;  Jos.  Post,  Clarks-
Secretary and Treasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
Next  M e e tin g —Third Tuesday  in   February, 
Membership Fee—$1 per year.
Official O rg a n —T h e  M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n .

Rapids. 
1886.

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. 

TURNING  THE  TABLES.

A Jobber Answers Some of the Complaints 

Made by the Retail Trade.

Grand Rapids,  Dec.  12,  1885. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman:

Dea r  Sir—In reply to Messrs.  Crandall 
A Son’s  letter  in the  last  week’s  issue of 
T he  T radesman,  and  in  defense of this 
“bloodthirsty”  cartage  business,  1  would 
say a few  words.  A  person  unacquainted 
with the facts of the case would judge from 
the tone of their  letter,  and  several  others 
which you  have  published  lately,  that  the 
city jobbers were  a  set of  robbers, bent on 
the enforcement of an outrage beside which 
the  tax  on  tea  proposed  by  that  fine  old 
English gentleman, George the Third,  some 
time  since  deceased,  pales  into  insignifi­
cance.  Now,  we think  this is not the case. 
We have tried to be  modest in our demands 
and we know  that the  rates proposed by us 
are  insignificant, compared  with  what  we 
ourselves  have  to  pay  in  Chicago,  New 
York, Boston, or  any other  market  where 
we buy goods. 
It is,  and always  has been, 
customary to charge cartage  in all the trade 
centers,  Grand  Rapids  being  an  exception 
the last few  years,  it being  an  experiment 
that has been  demonstrated  to be .a failure. 
It seems to me  to be  just  as  reasonable to 
ask us to pay  freight  on  your  goods  as to 
pay cartage on them. 
If we are expected to 
deliver them part way, why not all the way, 
and the burden  on the  retailer  would be so 
much the  lighter?  Why  draw  the  line  at 
cartage?

The  point  is  right  here:  Mr.  Crandall 
buys a bill of goods of a jobber and pays for 
them and they are his goods; but they are no 
use  to  him  until  in  his  store.  Now,  he 
is supposed  to pay  freight  on  them  to get 
them, but does  he  does so?  No, he  wants 
the jobber to  stand  part  of  it  and  put his 
goods in the depot for him.  And why not— 
because  it is right?  No  retailer  has made 
any such claim, but simply because, in their 
own word» it is burdensome to them, and as 
we have been kind enough to do it for them 
for a year or two they show  their  apprecia­
tion of it by asking us to continue it indefin­
itely.

Now,  if it is so burdensome to the retailer 
to pay a few  dollars  per year  cartage, how 
does it  set on the  jobber’s thin pocket book 
to stand the entire shot in  one volume?

Now,  in regard to the travelers’ expenses, 
we deny that the retailer pays them directly 
or  indirectly.  They  have  grown  to  be  a 
necessity and while  they are a heavy tax on 
the  jobber,  they  are  certainly  a  great  ac- 
'commodation to the retailer,  and  were they 
withdrawn the item  of  cartage  would look 
so extremely small,  compared  to  the  other 
expenses  that  their  retirement  would  en­
tail on him, that it  would take one  of Sain 
Weller’s “patent double magnifying glasses 
of hextra power” to discover it.

And as to the hard times:  Are they  any 
harder on  the retailer  than on  the jobber? 
On the contrary,  is  not the  jobber expected 
to carry his retail friend through the “valley 
of the shadow” of a  dull  season.  But who 
is to  carry  the  jobber?  His  bills  must be 
met promptly  at  maturity.  He can  get no 
accommodation. 
It is a bloton his credit to 
ask it.

Finally,  in regard  to  weak  pepper,  rank 
pork,  swelled canned  goods,  etc., our  ex­
perience has been  that  the retailer is not at 
all backward about making claims  for such 
itenu» and enforcing them, sometimes pretty 
gauzy  ones,  too.

Now, I do not write this In a complaining

Medium 
Small...
Imported Clay 3 gross.............
Imported Clay, No. 21«, 3 gross 
Imported Clay, No. 216,2V* g> ' >s
American T. I>..........................

*4 barrels..............................   @3 2
................................. .............  @7 00
J5@3 00 
@2 25 
@1 85 
@  90

PIPES.

Hominy, V bbl.
©5 75 | Jelly, in 30 lb  pails—
Pearl Barley..............
Peas, Green  Bush__
Peas. Split  Prepared
Powder, Keg.............
Powder, Vi  Keg.........
Sage  ..........................
Sauerkraut, bbls.......
Vi  bbls...

©4 00 

4*4@ 5 
2&@ 3 

©1 35 
© 3*4 
©3 00 
©1 75 
©  18 
©5 OO 
©2 75

a x l e   g r e a s e .
......  ®®lEartt.Kan 55 i* PHiJB-l  ¿0 Choice Carolina....... 6*41 Java
......2 60| Fraziers, 2o lb pails.1  25) 
b a k in g   p o w d e r .

._.......... 1 80

RICK.

prime Carolina.5 Vi  Put »a

..  @6
...........6
Rangoon.........5*4@5>4
. .3/4 ©3 Vi

“ 
CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows ;

Good Oarollna......
Good Louisiana......5  I Broken.
DeLand’s pure........6Vi| Dwight’s .
Church’s  ................5*4 Sea  Foam.
Taylor’s G. M...
lio less in 5 box lots.

8ALEHATU9.

,.5*4iCap Sheaf............... 5*4  Cut Loaf

. .51

SALT.

95

2 3
3 2
2 5
1 60
1 55
80
2 80
80
25
28

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy.......................... 
28 Pocket.............................................  
10031b  pockets.................................... 
Saginaw or  Manistee..............................  
Diamond C..........................................  
Standard Coarse.................................  
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags.......  
ABhton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__ 
Higgins’English dairy bu.  bags.......  
American, dairy, *4 bu. bags.............  
Rock, bushels...................................... 
Parisian, *4  pints................................  ©2 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.
©
©  90 
Pepper Sauce, green  ...............
@1 35 
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.. 
@1 70 
Pepper Sauce, green, large rinj
@1 00 
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..............
@1 30 
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .........
@3 50 
Halford Sauce, pints.................
Halford 8auce, 54 pints............
@2 20

SAUCES.

Ground.

SPICES.

Whole.

SUOARS.

STARCH. 

16@25 (Pepper.

@19
8@10
....... 18@30 Cassia..................10@11
....... 15@25 Nutmegs  ............60@65
........16@20 Cloves  ................ 16@18

.. 15©39 
.. ,25©35;

Pepper
Allspice............. 12@151 Allspice__
Cinnamon.. 
Cloves  ....
Ginger __
Mustard... 
Cayenne  ..
Elastic, 64 packages, per box.
Cubes  ......................................
Powdered................................
Granulated.  Standard............
Confectionery A.....................
Standard A..............................
No. 1, White Extra  C.............
No. 2, Extra C..........................
No. 3C......................................
No.4 C......................................
No. 5 C......................................
Corn,  barrels  ........................
Corn, 54 bbls.............................
Corn, to gallon kegs.................
Corn, 5 gallon kegs..................
Corn, 454 gallon kegs...............
Pure Sugar, bbl......................
Pure Sugar, 54 bbl...................
Pure Sugar  6 gal kegs............
Japan ordinary.........  ...........
Japan fair to good..................
Japan fine................................
Japan dust..............................
Young Hyson..........................
GunPowder............................
Oolong....................................
Congo......................................

........  5 35
............  @ 7«
............  @7-69
............   ©7-31
............  @ 6*S
............  @694
............  654® 6*4
............  6  ©  654
............  534© 6
...........  554© 5%
............  554© 594
24@28
...  ...... 
26©30
............ 
............ 
@30
............  
30@31
............ 
30@31
............  
23@28
............  
25@30
............  @1 50
...................15@20
.... j...........25@30
...................35@45
...................15®20
...................30@50
...................35@5Q
.............33@55@6C
.................  25@30
IN  PAILS.

TOBACCO—FINE CUT

8VRUPS.

Fisher’s Brunette__35jUnderwood's Capper 35
Dark AmericanEagle«” Sweet  Rose..............45
The Meigs................ 64  Meigs & Co.’s Stunner38
Red  Bird..................50  Atlas.........................35
State  Seal................ H0| Royal Game..............38
Prairie Flower........65 Mule Ear................... 65
Indian Queen.......... 60 Fountain................... 74
Bull  Dog..................60|Old Congress............. 64
Crown  Leaf.............66!Good Luck................ 52
Matchless................65! Blaze Away..............35
Hiawatha................ 65  Hair Lifter................30
Globe...................... 70  Governor................. 60
May Flower.............70  Fox’s Choice...........  63
H ero........................45  Medallion.................35
Old  Abe. 
, ......49lSweetOwen...............66

TEAS.

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two 
five 

Knife, single  butt..............................   ©50
lots........................  @49
“  ........................  ©48
Rum.....................................................  @40
Money..................................................  @48
Red  Fox...............................................  @48
Big Drive................... 
@50
Seal of Grand Rapids..........................  @46
Durham...............................................  @46
P atrol..................................................  @48
Jack Rabbit.........................................  @46
Snowflake............................................  @46
Chocolate Cream.................................   @46
Nimrod................................................   @44
E. C......................................................   @40
Spread Eagle.......................................   @38
Big Five Center...................................  @35
Woodcock  ..........................................   @46
Knigntsof  Labor................................  @46
Railroad...............................  
  @46
Big  Bug.............................................. 
  ©32
Arab, 2x12 and 4x12.............................  ©46
Black Bear..........................................   ©37
King 
..................................................  @46
Old Fivo CentTimes...........................   @38
Prune Nuggett, 12 to...........................   @62
Parrot  ................................................   @46
Old Time.............................................   @38
Tramway.............................................   @46
Glory  ..................................................  @46
Silver Coin..........................................   @46
Buster  [Dark]....................................   @35
Black Prince [Dark]...........................   @35
Black Racer  [Dark]...........................   @35
Leggett & Myers’ Star........................   @46
Climax.................................................  @46
Hold F ast............................................  @46
McAlpln’s Gold Shield........................   @46
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 to cads.........   @51
Cock of the Walk  6s...........................   @37
Nobby Twist.......................................   @48
Acorn..................................................  @46
Crescent.............................................   @44
Black  X...............................................  @36
Black  Bass..........................................   @40
Spring..................................................  @48
Grayling.............................................   @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

65

2c. less In four butt lots.

SMOKING

Old Tar.................... 4©i Sweet Lotus............... 32
Arthur’s  Choice......22 Conqueror................ 23
Red Fox...................26 Grayling....................32
Flirt  .......................28 Seal Skin.................... 30
Gold Dust................26 Rob Roy..................... 26
Gold  Block..............30 Uncle  Sam.................28
Seal of Grand Rapids  Lumberman............25
(cloth)................25 Railroad Boy..............38
Tramway, 3 oz........40 Mountain Rose...........18
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35 Home Comfort......... 25
Boss  ........................ 15 Old Rip...................... 55
Peck’s Sun...............18 Seal of North Caro-
Minersand Puddlers.2S(  Lina, 2  oz...............48
Morning Dew  .........25jSeal of North Caro-
lina, 4oz...................46
Chain.......................22 
Peerless  .................. 24 Seal of North  Caro-
Standard ..................22 
lina, 8oz................. 41
Old Tom....................21|Seal of North Caro-
Tom & Jerry........... 24 
lina, 16 oz boxes___ 40
Joker....................... 25 Big Deal..................... 27
Traveler  ./.............. 35( Apple Jack.................24
Maiden....................25 King Bee, longcut.. .22
Pickwick Club........40 Milwaukee  Prize___ 24
Nigger Head...........26|Rattler.......................28
Holland.................. 22| Windsor cut plug___ 25
Solid Comfort......... 30;Holland Mixed........... 16
Red Clover..............32 Golden  Age................76
Long Tom........... ....30;Mail  Pouch
.26 Knights of Lator__¡10
National 
......26¡Free Cob Pipe............27
Time .
Mayflower 
............231 Hiawatha..................22
Globe....................... 22 Old Congress..............23
Mule Ear................. 22|
Lorillard’s American Geutlemen......  @  75
Maecoboy.........................   @  55
Gall & Ax’ 
........................   @  44
Rappee..............................   @  35
Railroad  Mills Scotch....................
@1 30
Lotzbeok  .......................................
.  8® 12 
Star brand,  pure  cider....................
Star brand, white wine....................
.  8®12

VINEGAR.

SHORTS.

SNUFF.

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MISCKLLA N EO ITS.

Bath Brick imported.......................... 
95
American..........................  
do 
75
Burners, No. 1 ....................................  
100
do  No. 2....................................  
1 50
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand............ 
7 80
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 to cans............   15@25
Candles, Star.......................................   @12(4
Candles.  Hotel....................................   @14
Extract Coffee, V.  C....................  
  @80
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.....................   @25
Gum, RubbeY 200 lumps. 
.................   ©35
Gum, Spruoe........................................  30@35

Felix........................  

do 

1  25

 

MIXED

do 
do 

FANCY—IN  5 to BOXES.

...........................  9@ 9 *4

Standard, 25 1b boxes..........................  S*4@9
Twist, 
....................10*4@11
Royal, 25 to pails...................................  @ 9
Royal, 200 to bbls....................................  @814
Ex£ra, 25 to pails....................................10@10*4
Extra. 200 to bbls....................................9 @ 9*4
French Cream, 25 to pails......................   @1254
Cut loaf, 25 to  cases............................... 12*4©
Broken, 25 to pails................................. 10@10*4
Broken. 200 to  bbls................................. 9@ 95%
Lemon  Drops..........................................12@13
Sour Drops..............................................13@14
Peppermint  Drops............................... 14© 15
Chocolate Drops...........................................15
H M Chocolate  Drops..................................20
Gum  Drops 
................................................10
Licorice Drops..............................................20
AB  Licorice  Drops.....................................12
Lozenges, plain.............................................15
Lozenges,  printed........................  
16
Imperials..................................................... 16
Mottoes.........................................................15
Cream  Bar.............................................13© 14
Molasses Bar.................................................13
Caramels......
,.1S®20
Hand Made Creams.....................
........20
Plain  Creams..............................
....... 17
Decorated Creams.......................
........ 20
String Rock.......................•..........
.. I t® 15
Burnt Almonds...........................
W intergreen  Berries..................
" ...1 5
FANCY—IN  BULK.
Lozenges, plain in  pails..............
@1254
Lozenges, plain in  bbls...............
@ 11
Lozenges, printed in pails..........
..  @1254
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..........
..115i@12 
Chocolate Drops, in pails............
• •12 54 @13 
Gum  Drops  in pails....................
—  7  @754 
Gum Drops, in bbls.....................
....  6® 654 
Moss Drops, in pails.
.10  @1054
Moss Drops, in b b ls....................................   9
Sour Drops, in  pails.
.........12
Imperials, in  pails...............
• 12*@13 
Imperials  in  bbls..............
11  @12
FRUITS
Bananas  Aspinwall............
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls.......
Oranges, Florida..................
Oranges, Rodi  Messina........
Oranges,  Naples..................
Lemons,  choice....................
Lemons, fancy.....................
Figs, layers, new, 
to.........
Dates, frails do  ..................
Dates, *4 do  d o ..................
Dates, skin...........................
Dates, 4  skin.......................
Dates, Fard 10 to box ]S  to...
Dates, Fard 50 to box "p to__
Dates. Persian 50 to box 19 to.
Pine Apples, 19 doz.............
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red, raw  $1 to..........
do  ..........
Choice 
Fancy 
do  ..........
Choice White, Va.do  ..........
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  ..........
NUTS.
Almonds,  Tarragona..........
Ivaca...................
Brazils.................................
Chestnuts, per bu................
Filberts, Sicily.....................
Barcelona.............
Walnuts,  Grenoble.............
Marbo..................
F’rench.................
California............
@12 
Pecans, Texas, H. P ............
@13 
Missouri.
@  10
Cocoanuts, $  100.................................  @4 50

..  5*4® 6
..18  @19 
..17  @18 
..  9H@I0 
@2 00 
.12  @12*/, 
.1 1  @ 12 
©14*4

.  4  © 454 
..  4*4© 5 
© 5& 
5© 5*4 

.3 25@3 75 
.  @5 00

@4 50 
@17 
@ 4

@11 
9H@10 
8*4© 9

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OYSTERS AN»  FISH.

F. J. Dettent haler quotes as follows : 

OYSTERS.

New York  Counts...........................................33
F. J. D. Selects..........................................j.. ] ’39
Selects......................................... 
27
f . j . d ......................................................
Standards  .......................................................17
Favorites....................................... ..  !... ”  ’ 16
Mediums  .....................................!.!...!!!.!  15
Primes....................................   '..I.'.!'..".!'..".  13
Selects, by bu 1 k...........................1 65
Shrewsbury shells, $  100.......
Princess  Bay  Clams, ]8 100
New York  Counts, "p  100......................
C o d .................................
Haddock...................
Mackerel.................
Mackinaw Trout...
Perch,  dressed........................
Smelts........................
Whiteflsh........................................
COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

....... 1 25
............1  40
@12
@ 8
.12  @14
@  7
© 6
.10  @11
@ 7

FRESH  FISH.

Applet—Local  shippers are offering $1.25

Beans—Local buyers pay 90c@$1.25 fl bu. for 

bbl.  for  fruit  alone,  although  some  outside 
buyers are paying $1.50. Dealers hold fall fruit 
at  about  $1.50  f)  bbl.  and  winter at $1.90@2, 
while some fancy varieties command $2.50.
unpicked and hold city picked at  $1.60@1.80 $  > 
bu., and country picked at $1.40@$1.60.
Butter—Michigan creamery is Arm at22@25c. 
Sweet dairy is  very  scarce and Is in active de­
mand at 1G@18, while old packed  readily com­
mands 5@8.

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

Cabbages—In fairdemand  at $6@$S $ 100.
Cheese—About 54 cent weaker in most other 
markets. East and  West.  Local  jobbers  con­
tinue quoting September, October and Novem­
ber at  ll@12c.

Cider—10c ]9 gal. and $1 for bbl.
Celery—22@25c *p doz.  bunches  for  Kalama­

zoo or Grand Haven.

Cranberries—The  market  is  well  supplied 
with  both  cifltivatcd  and  wild  Michigan and 
New Jersey  berries,  which  command  $2.25® 
2.50  $   bu.  for choice.  Cape  Cod are held at 
$7.50 $  bbl.
Eggs—Fresh are worth 20c,  and  pickled are 
moving freely at 18@19c.

in two and five ton lots and $14 in car lots.

Honey—Choice new  in comb  is firm  at  14c.
Hay—Bailed is active and Arm at $16 per ton 
Hops—Brewers pay 8@10c <S?  to.
Onions—Home-grown. 70c  bu. or $2 %) bbl.
Pop Corn—Choice new commands  254c  f)  to 
Potatoes—Burbanks  command  40c.  Late 
Rose are not merchantable,  on account of the 
“red streaks.”

and old 3c 

Poultry—Fairly  well  supplied.  Fowls  sell 
for  6‘/*@7b;  chickens,  T@8e;  ducks,  13c;  and 
turkeys, lie.

Squash—Hubbard, quoted nominally at le $ 

to.

to, although very little is moving.

Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys command $3.50 and 

Baltimores $2.50.

GRAINS AND MILLINO PRODUCTS.

Turnips—25c $ bu.
Wheat—No change.  The city millers pay as 
follows:  Lancaster,  90;  Fulse, 87c;  Clawson, 
87 c.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 44@45c  in 100bu. 

lots and 38@40c in carlots.
car lots.

Oats—White, 38c in small lots  and 33@34c  in 
Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 
Flour—No change.  Fancy Patent, $5.75 $bbl. 
In  sacks  and  $6  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.75  $) 
bbl. in sacks and $5 in wood.
Meal—Bolted, $2.75 V bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  V ton.  Bran, $13 
V ton.  Ships, $14 $) ton.  Middlings, $17 V ton. 
Corn and Oats, $20 $1 ton.

cwt.

4

spirit,  but merely to try and show Mr.  Cran- 
dalLandhis  brother  retailers  that  they are 
not—as they Imagine—the only ones who have 
corns;  that  there are two sides to this ques­
tion,  like all  others,  and  that  the  jobber’s 
pathway has  an  occasional  thorn  in  it as 
well  as their own.  I could enumerate a long 
list of abuses to which  the jobber is subject­
ed by the retailer,  sometimes thoughtlessly, 
and I am  sorry to say sometimes apparently 
through  “ pure cussedness,”  but  such  is not 
my  intention or purpose at  this time.

All we ask,  gentlemen,  is  a  fair,  candid 
consideration of the case and we are sure you 
will not think us so very unreasonable after 
all. 

F air P lay.

ZEELAND HEARD FROM.

Zeeland,  Dec.  12,  1S85.

Editor Michigan Tradesman:

D ear Sin—In your paper,  No. 114,  there 
are four kickers who  kick against  cartage. 
You can add my  name  to the list  of  those 
who will pay no cartage. 
I saw  in a paper 
something  about a  kicking  horse.  Please 
try and buy that horse and get  him down to 
Grand Rapids  to kick all  this  cartage  sys­
tem out of the city. 
SUGGESTS ORGANIZATION—GIFT SCHEMES.

A.  E n g bek is.

without subjecting himself to  a  special tax 
as a peddler of tobacco.  The  law  requires 
that not  only the i>erson  who  sells,  but  the 
person who  ‘offers to sell  and deliver manu­
factured  tobacco,  snuff  or cigars,  traveling 
from place to place,  in  the  town  or through 
the country,  shall be  regarded  as  a peddler 
of  tobacco.’ ”

Always to the Front.

j

On  and  after  December  15th,  and  until j 
January 1,  188«,  prices on Red Fox  will  be 
as follows:

Ten butts or more, 40 cents per pound. 
Less quantity,  42 cents per pound.
We do this in order to prevent our friends 
from being imposed upon  and  trapped  into 
buying unknown  and  worthless  brands  of 
plug tobaccos now flooding the  country,  of­
fering various schemes pretending to enrich 
the purchaser, but which can  only  end in  a 
loss to him.

Your tobacco trade is the best paying part 

of your business.  Don’t trifle with it.

Respectfully,

v 

A rthur Meigs & Co.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

77,  79 and 81 South Division-St.
The Grocery Market.

Editor Michigan Tradesman.

St.  I gnace,  Dec.  12,  1885. 

Candy,  nuts  and  fruits  are  active  and 

Business is good and  collections are com­
paratively so.  Hard  sugars  have advanced 
Dear Sir—If  all your  big  jobbers  hold 
about Ji'c,  probably owing to the fact that a 
on to their  cartage  combination,  we  small 
large number of the Eastern  refineries have 
fry have  got to submit,  notwithstanding we 
shut  down to take  stock  and  clean  up the 
poor  grocerymen  have  to  deliver  free  a 
year’s business.  Some, however, assert that 
pound of sugar  or  one-fourth pound of tea,
the upward movement  is due to a  shortage
no matter if the cost of delivery exceeds the j 0f (jie beet crop  in Europe,  in  consequence 
price  of  the  goods  delivered.  What  we j 0f which the export demand from tins coun
ought to do is to  combine, also,  and  what 
try is largely increased. 
If the latter theory 
ever wc agree to  ask  touching this delivery j 
is correct,  present  prices  will  probably  be 
question,  we can get.  I am glad to see your | 
maintained for  some time.  There is  a  de­
Grocers’ and other  associations  and I hope 
cided firmness  in most  of the  staples,  and 
to see one establish«! here, so that we could ] 
an  advancing  market  in  most  articles  is 
buy in car lots,  and distribute  as per orders j 
looked for.
given and buy  at jobbers’  rates  and do our j 
own  middleman’s  business.  That  would j 
put an end to local  cartage  and  greatly re-1 
duce expen

Order a sample package of Bethesda Min- 
I was*glad to  see the big  advertisements I eral Spring  Water from  your  grocery  job- 
he last issue of T he T radesman; but I  ber.  See quotations in another column.

in the
Grand  Rapids  grocers  should  not  forget
wish your  jobbers  would  suggest a way by 
which we retailers  can get  rid of  the odds  the regular meeting  of  the Retail  Grocers
Association,  to be heldatTiiE T radesman 
and ends left  over  from the  numerous gift 
office this evening.
schemes which we have  attempted to work. 
Our stock keeps  on  increasing,  and how to j 
get rid of them without giving them away is j 
a conundrum not easily answered.  We have | 
been giving away all kinds  of  things  with j 
coffee, tea,  baking  powder,  soap,  etc.,  for 
the last few months. 
I  have  been  putting 
up packages of staple  articles in  attractive 
form with a ticket calling for  some  beauti­
ful present and  have  thus  got rid of a few 
stickers,  with  a  sigh  of  relief;  and I long 
for the time when  gift  schemes  shall be  a 
thing of the past. 

Mess, Chicago packing, new........................11 00
Mess, Chicago packing............................... 10 00
Clear, short pork, Chicago  packing..........12 00
Back, clear snort cut, Chicago  packing.. .12 50
Extra family clear, short cut.....................11 50
Clear. A. Webster  packer, new..................12 25
A. Webster packer, short cut.....................12 00
Extra pig, short cut....................................12 00
Extra  clear, heavy..................................... 12 75
Clear back, short cut.................................. 13 00

The Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as follows:

PROVISIONS.

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

Geo.  Cooke.

firm.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Advanced—Sugar, Currants.
Declined—Nothing.
These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Frazer’s...............   90! Paragon 
Diamond  X.
Modoc, 4  doz
Thompson’s  Butterfly, bulk....................
6 or 10 lb cans—
*4, 4 doz. in  case.
i*,2  **
J. H. Thompson & Co.’s Princess, *48......
Is......
bulk..

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Arctic, *4 lb cans.

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CANNED FISH .

Silver Spoon, 3  doz............
BLUING.
25
... doz. 
Dry, No. 2.............................
45
...doz. 
Dry, No. 3.............................
.. doz. 
35
Liquid, 4 oz,........................
65
... doz. 
Liquid, 8 oz..........................
..IS  gross 4 00
Arctic 4 oz...........................
...........   8 00
Arctic 8  oz..........................
................12 00
Arctic 16 oz..........................
Arctic No. 1 pepper box —
..................2  00
...............   3 00
Arctic No. 2 
“  —
................. 4 00
Arctic No. 3 
“  —
BROOMS.
No. 1 Carpet..........2 50|No.  2  Hurl...............175
No. 2Carpet..........2 25 Fancy  Whisk..........100
No. 1  Parlor Gem.. 2 75 CommonWhisk—   75
No. 1 Hurl..............2 00|
Clams, 1 lb  standards...............................J  1»
Clams, 2 lb  standards...............................¿  *j>
Clam Chowder,  3 lb..................................2 00
Cove Oysters, 1 lb standards...................1 15
Cove Oysters, 2 lb  standards..................  1 90
Lobsters, 1 lb picnic..................................1 75
Lobsters, 1 lb star.....................................- 00
Lobsters, 2 lb star....................................." 90
Mackerel, 1 to  fresh standards................1  10
Mackerel, 5 to fresh standards................3 50
Mackerel In Tomato Sauce, 31b.............. 525
Mackerel,3 to in Mustard.........................5 25
Mackerel, 3 to broiled...............................3 25
Salmon, 1 to Columbia river.................. . .1 55
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river.................... 2 30
Salmon, lib  Sacramento.........................145
Sardines, domestic 54»............................. ®@9
Sardines,  domestic  *48...........................   15©16
Sardines,  Mustard  *4s..............................   J®
Sardines,  imported  148.  ............................  14
Trout. 3 to  brook....................................   4 50
Apples. 3 to standares..............................   90
Apples, gallons,  standards......................2 40
Blackberries, standards...........................   95
Cherries,  red  standard.............................  80
Damsons...................................................J ®®
Egg Plums, standards 
........................... 1 40
Green  Gages, standards 2 to.................... 1 40
Peaches, Extra Yellow............................2 40
Peaches, standards..........................1  75@1 95
Peaches,  seconds.....................................1 50
Pineapples, Erie...................................... J 75
Pineapples, standards............................. 1 50
Quinces....................................................1 45
Raspberries,  extra..................................1  *0

CANNED FRUITS.

CANNED  FRUIT8—CALIFORNIA.

Lusk’s.  Mariposa.
2 00
185
1 8o
1
225
2 2n
220

Apricots...................................2 25 
Egg Plums................................8  10 
Grapes......................................2 10 
Green Gages............................ 3  10 
Pears.........................................266 
Quinces....................................2 75 
Peaches....................................256 
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.........................• -j*
Beans, Lima,  standard........................ 1  UW®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, B eaver............................................  70
Pumpkin, 3 to Golden................................  85
Succotash, standard..................................  90
Tomatoes, Trophy................................1 
Tomatoes.  Hillsdale................................1 05
Tomatoes,  Adrian...................................  1 06
Tomatoes. Three Rivers..........................1 05
Michigan  full  cream........................... 11 @12
Half skim...............................................9 @10*(
Skim 
.............................................   5  @6
Boston.....................36|German Sweet.......... 2i
Baker’s ................... 38 Vienna Sw eet.......... 2,
Runkles’ ..................351

CHOCOLATE.

05@1 10

CHEESE.

The Grocer is Laying Himself Liable.
Grand Rapids,  Dec.  14,  1885. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman:

Dea r  Sir—I am  a  retail  grocer,  doing 
business on one of our principal streets, and 
have two delivery wagons.  My  drivers  go 
around  among  my  customers  during  the 
forenoon,  and take orders for the next days’ 
delivery.  They frequently  bring  in orders 
for chewing and  smoking  tobacco,  and  oc­
casionally for cigars.  A friend of mine was 
in the store the other day  when  one  of  my 
drivers  brought  in  an  order, among  other 
goods,  for half a pound of chewing tobacco. 
He said he thought it  was  contrary  to  law 
to take orders in that  way,  and  that I  was 
exposing myself to penalty every  time I al­
lowed any of my men to do so.  We agreed 
to  leave  it  to  T iie  T radesman,  and  I 
if  you 
would  be  under  obligations  to 
will set me aright  in  the  matter. 
I  don’t 
want to break any of Uncle Sam’s laws, and 
if I have subjected myself to prosecution  in 
this matter,  a dozen  competitors  are  in  the 
same boat. 

Retail Grocer.

DRV  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy..............................  
medium............................  
.• 
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Short Clears, heavy......................., —  
do.  medium............................  
light.................................. 
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  PLAIN.

6
6
6
6*4
6*4
  6*4

Hams, heavy.......................................   ...... 914

“ 

medium......................................
lig h t.................................... ..
Boneless  Hams......................................
Boneless Shoulders................................
Breakfast  Bacon..................................
Dried Beef, extra quality.....................
Dried Beef, Ham pieces........................
Shoulders cured  in sweet pickle..........
Tierces  ................................................
30 and 50 lb Tubs...................................
50 lb Round Tins, 100 cases...................

LARD.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

20 lb Pails, 4 pails in case.....................
3 lb Pails, 20 m a case...........................
5 lb Pails, 12 in a case............................
10 lb Pails. 6 in a case...........................

BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs__
Boneless, extra....................................
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
Pork Sausage.......................................
Ham Sausage.......................................
Tongue  Sausage.......................................
Frankfort  Sausage........  ...........................
Blood  Sausage.............................................
Bologna, straight.........................................
Bologna,  thick.............................................
Head Cheese................................................

I In half barrels..........................................   3 75
In quarter barrels......................................

PIGS’  FEET.

FRESH  MEATS, 

John  Mohrhard 
quotes  the trade  selling
prices as follows;
Fresh  Beef, sides................................  5  © 654
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters.................  6  @  654
Dressed  Hogs......................................  454© 5
Mutton,  carcasses..............................   © 4
Veal...... :.............................................  8  @9
Pork Sausage......................................654© 7
Bologna...............................................   654© 7
Fowls...................................................   6  @  7
Spring Chickens.................................   7  @8
Ducks  ................................................   @13
Turkeys  .............................................   @11

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.Calf skins, green

Deacon skins,

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

Old wool, estimated washed $  to.......
Tallow..................................................  4

SHEEP PELTS.

WOOL.

FURS.

Fine washed $  to 21@271 Unwashed........... 
Coarse washed... 18@22|
Bear................................................... 1 00@12 00
Fisher  .................................................2 00@6 00
Red Fox................................................   25@1 00
Grey Fox...............................................   25@1 00
M artin..................................................  25© 
Minx ..  .................................................  05© 50
..................   05©  06
..................   ©  2
4 00@5 00
O tter.................................... 
Raccoon.................................................   5@ 75
Skunk....................................................  10@1 00
Beaver, 
Deer, $   to..............................................  10@ 30

to............................................. 1 5U@2 50

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark- The local  tanners  are offer­
ing $5 per cord delivered, cash.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.59@1.60  $  to 
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  MINERAL  WATER.

H. F. Hastings quotes as follows;

Barrel,  42 gallons......................................... 8.50
Half barrel, 20 gallons..................................5.0**
Cans,  10 gallons................ 
2.50
Carbonated, cases  60 quarts.......................7.00
100  pints........................ 8.50
This water will babsupplied to  the  trade by 
any wholesale drug or grocery house in Grand 
Rapids.

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COFFEE.

HI4 Green  Rio.......   9@13 Roasted  Mar.. 17@18
.10 Green Java......17@27 Roasted Mocha.2S@30
Green Mocha.. .23@25 Roasted Mex...  @18
Ground  Rio... .  9@16
Boasted Ilio__10@15
..  7*4
Roasted Java ,.23®30
..  9
.11
..  6

COFFEES—PACKAGE.

100 tos. 60 tos.

McLaughlin’s  ............

............13*4
6* Arbuckle’s  ................. ..............13*4
*4 cent less in 300 to lots.
1
72 foot Cotton. ...2 25
72 foot J u te ......1  25
60 foot Jute......  1  00 60 foot Cotton. ...2 00
50 foot Cotton.
7*4 40 Foot Cotton__1 50
..175
7*4
........5
794 X .................................
....... 5Va
7Ü XXX...........................

CRACKERS.

5 per cent, off in 10 barrel lots.

CORDAGE.

1394
1394

FISH.

 

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

“  12 to kits 
“  10  “ 

Jennings’ 2 oz...............
4oz..............
“ 
“ 
6 oz................
“ 
8oz..............
“  No. 2 Taper..
“  No. 4  **
“ 
54 pint  rounc
“ 
1
**  No.  8............
•*  No. 10..........

.  9 38 Bloaters. Smoked Yarmouth.............
...85®90
...  @5
.13 50 Cod, whole..................
.5yi&.yt
Cod, Boneless...............
...ll@12
.....................
Halibut 
.. .2 75
bbls..........
Hurrinur 
Herring, Holland, domestic......................85@9I
Herring,  Scaled......................................... 18@2
Mackerel, Penny bbls............................. 4 75@5
Mackerel, shore, No. 2,54  bbls  ............... 5 00
...........  80
“ 
“ 
...............  70
No. 3, 54 bbls............................3 50
“ 12 to  kits.............................  62
“  10 
........................   55
Shad, 54 b b l...............................................2 50
Trout, 54  bbls.............................................4 10
••  12 to  kits.........................................  70
 
“  10  “ 
White, No. 1,54 bbls................................. 6 06
White, No. 1,12  to kits.............................. 1 00
White, No. 1,10 to kits..............................   85
White, Family, 54  bbls............................. 2 25
Lemon.  Vanilla.
. .y  doz.i 00 1  4(1
............ 1  50
2 50
4 (X)
5 (XI
............ 3 50
l 5(1
............1 25
............1 75
3 (X
............4 50
7 50
............ 9 00 15 OO
............ 3 00
4 25
6 (X)
............ 4 25
© 25
Apricots, 25 to boxes..........................
© 15
Cherries, pitted, 50 to  boxes..............
© 20
Egg plums, 25 to  boxes.....................
© 25
Pears, 25 to boxes....... ......................
© 28
Peaches,  Delaware, 50 to boxes........
@12*4
Peaches, Michigan............................
© 25
Raspberries, 50 to boxes....................
© 32
Citron................................................
@ 5*4
Currants,  new...................................
© 15
Prunes, French, 60s..........................
@ 10
Prunes, French, 80s...........................
@ 05
Prunes, Turkey.................................
@4 00
Raisins, Dehesia...............................
@3 25
Raisins, London Layers....................
@2 75
....................
Raisins, California  “ 
@2 70
Raisins, Loose Muscatels, new.
“ 
Raisins, 
old........
1  00
Raisins, Oudaras, 14s........................
@1254@ 12
Raisins, 
28s.............
@10*4
Raisins, Sultanas,  new.....................
©1094
Raisins,  Valencia..............................
Water White........V2%  1 Legal Test..
.11*4
Grand  Haven, No. 8, square......................1  00
Grand  Haven,  No. 200,  parlor...................1 75
Grand  Haven,  No. 3**0, parlor...................2 25
Grand  Haven,  No. 7,  round......................1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2.............................................1 00
Oshkosh, No. 8.............................................1 50
Swedish........................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square....................... 1 00
Rich&rdson’s No. 9 
..........................150
Richardson’s No. 754, round....................... 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
..........................150
Black  Strap.............................................. 15@19
Porto  Rico................................................28@30
New  Orleans, good..................................38@42
New Orleans, choice.................................48©50
New Orleans,  fancy.................................o2@55

@ 45
2-3

FRUITS—FOREIGN.

KEROSENE  O IL.

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

“ 
“ 

do 
do 

54 bbls. 3c extra.

OATMEAL.

Steel  cut............... 5 OOlQuaker, 48 tos.......2 35
Steel Cut, 54 bbls.. .3 00 Quaker,0) tos.......2 60
Rolled  Oats...........3 OOlQuaker.bbls..........6 00

The friend  is  correct.  The  payment  of j 
$2.40 for a retail  dealers’  license  does  r.ot 
permit the merchant  to  sell any goods  out­
side his own store. 
If he  does,  as  “Retail 
Grocer”  says  he  is  doing—taking  orders 
from his customers for tobacco by  wagon— 
he becomes  in  the  eyes of  the law a  ‘ped­
dler of tobacco,”  and must take out  an  ad­
ditional license.  This license is  $7.20 for a’ 
man driving a one-horse wagon and $15  for 
one driving  two  horses.  Besides  the  pay­
ment of the prescribed fee,  the person  must 
give acceptable bonds in the sum  of $2,000.
If the license is  made  out  in  the name  of 
the firm, any member of the  firm may oper­
ate under it;  but if men are  hired  to do the 
soliciting,  a  separate  license must  be  pro­
cured for each person  so  employed.  More­
over, the possession  of  a  license enables  a 
person to sell tobacco only  in full packages 
—that is,  a full pail of  chewing  tobacco,  a 
box of cigars or  any  package  containing  a 
stamp.  This provision of  the  revenue  law 
is probably not thoroughly understood among 
merchants  generally, 
in  consequence  of 
which many of them  are  unknowingly sub­
jecting themselves  to  tlie  penalty attached I Muskrat, winter tan 
for violation.

kips...........  8  @12

Green__#  to  @7
Part cured...  854© 894
Full cured__  @ 954
Dry hides and

In  order  that  no one may question  T he 
T radesman’s authority for the above state­
ments,  it has been  thought  best  to accom­
pany the above  explanation  with  the  cor­
respondence in a case in  point.  A  general 
dealer at  Glenn,  Allegan  county,  wrote  to 
the Revenue Collector here for a  license,  as 
“ I  am  going  to  put a wagon  on 
follows: 
the road to sell dry goods and groceries. 
I 
shall take orders for  tobacco,  but sha© car­
ry none,  nor sell any off the  wagon.  That 
is,  what is  ordered  I  will  deliver,  but  not 
carry any  to  sell.”  This  letter  was  for­
warded  to  Acting  Commissioner  Rogers, 
who replied as follows:  “Will  you  please 
Inform  the  writer  that  he cannot  do  this

OUT  AROUND.

N ew s and Gossip  Furnished  by  Our  Own 

Correspondents.

B is Rapids.

James Smith; with S.  S.  Wilcox & Co. for 
the past five  years,  will  this week  open  a 
hardware store in  the  Merrill  building,  on 
East  Maple  street.  Mr.  Smith  is a good 
salesman and an honorable young man.
Dr.  A.  P.  Keam will locate  in  St.  Paul,
Minn., about Feb. 1.
George Ayers,  proprietor  of  the old  City 
Bakery,  is having a  little  financial trouble.
The Big ltapids National Bank moved into 
their new  and  elegant  office  on  Saturday 
last, old Pacific House  corner.  They  now 
have tire finest office in the city.
It. A. Moon & Sons will open a wholesale 
grocery house about January  1,  unless they 
change their mind before  that  time.  They 
have not settled on a location  yet,  but have 
three buildings in  view, Comstocks’, wagon 
works  and M. Morrissey's new brick double 
stores and  basement.
N.  II.  Vincent  has  returned  from  Cali­
fornia,  where  he  had  been  to settle  up  an 
estate in which he held an interest.
Dell  Lovejoy,  with  the  West Michigan 
Lumber Co., at Woodville,  came  up  Satur­
day night.  He likes his new  situation  and 
is looking  much  better  than  when  he left 
the clothing business.
lludnutt,  who  has  operated  a 
foundry and machine  shop here for the past 
twelve years,  has been granted  the right  to 
light the city by electricity  and  has a  gang 
of workmen  putting  up  poles  in the alley 
north of Michigan avenue.

C.  G. 

B urnip’s  Corners.

Trade is very good.
Dibble Bros,  have  bought  the John  \\ . 
Span  furniture  stock and  added a line  or 
harnesses,  horse  blankets,  etc.  The  firm 
recently bought 1,600 pounds of live poultry 
from the farmers in this vicinity in one day.

Cadillac.

The Cadillac Veneer & Panel  Co.  is man­
ufacturing can jackets for Eastern firms. ^
It.  G. Applebee has removed his tailoring 
establishment into  more  commodious quar-
Druggist O. L.  Davis and Miss  Mate Bal­
lou were married Tuesday evening.
The  lumber  trade  is  improving  and our 
mill men report more numerous orders than 
for  some  time  heretofore.  The  effect  al­
ready reaches all branches of local trade and 
the  better  times  resulting  remind  one  of 
those experienced a few years ago.  All the 
Cadillac mills  will probably run  throughout 
the winter, thus furnishing labor for men and 
business for merchants.
J.  II.  Hixson's new barrel hoop factory is 
completed  and  in  operation,  turning  out 
from 8,000 to 10,000 hoops per day.
Loggers in this vicinity seem  more active 
than usual and wages are much higher than 
they  were  last  season.  A  feeling of  con­
tentment  and  hopefulness  seems  to  have 
fully supplanted that feeling of  discourage­
ment and that  habit  of disparaging  our re­
sources  and  possibilities  which  pre\ ailed 
here so largely but a short time ago.
Merchant P.  Medalie  has gone to Chicago 
to attend the double wedding  of his brother 
and sister.

Coloma,

It is reported that  E.  A.  Hill  will re-en­
gage in the hardware busines.
A railway from Benton  Harbor  to  South 
Haven,  taking in Coloma,  is now being agi­
tated along the line of the proposed route.

Hastings.

Some one, whose identity your informant 
has been  unable  to  establish,  is  fitting up 
the vacant store in the Central  House block 
and  report  says  he  will  put  in  a stock of 
groceries.

Muskegon.

Fred.  Vanderwerp has sold  his  stock of 
musical  instruments  and  merchandise  to 
Waller & Wolff.  Mr.  Waller  has  been  in 
Mr.  Vanderwerp’s  employ  for  five years, 
and Mr.  Wolff  has  lately  come from  New 
York.
The Heap Dry Earth  Closet  Co.  has  be­
gun the erection  of  a  factory opposite  the 
electric light  works.  The  main  building 
will be 40x74  feet  in  dimensions,  and  two 
stories high,  and the  engine  room  will  be 
*20x40  feet.  The  company  expects  to  be 
able  to  start  its  machinery  about  Febru­
ary 1.
N.  Clough  and  J.  Waits  have  opened a 
feed store in the old  iron  clad building, op- 
posite the Arlington.
Dr.  Zerah  Mi/.ner  has  moved  his  drug 
store from Terrace street  to  Mrs.  Brasted’s 
block on Jefferson street.
The project to  remove  the  machinery  of 
the Muskegon  Wood  Package  and  Basket 
Co. to  Fremont  has  fallen  through,  and a 
location for the same has not yet been defin­
itely determined.

Nunica.

Brown’s flouring pnj.1 is now composed to 
run 18  hours a day,  in  order  to  keep  pace 
with the orders.

Owosso.

King,  Brackney  &  King  have  broken 
ground at  Owosso  Junction and  are eaect- 
ing a factory for the manufacture of picture 
backing,  for  which there  is  always a good 
demand.  The firm  consists of L.  L.  King, 
late of the firm of J.  G.  MeElwee & Co.,  at 
Big Rapids, M.  M. Brackney, shipping clerk 
for the same firm, and J.  T.  King,  foreman 
in the firm’s factory.

St. Iguace.

Our city  is  growing  slowly.  Three fine 
brick  stores  have  been  built  by  Mulrone 
Bros.  Two are occupied by C. Farrel & Co. 
The double store  is  fitted with  a  stock  of 
hardware and the single store is occupied by 
Hulett & Miner as a grocery and  drugstore. 
We think more beautiful  brick  blocks  will 
be built another season.  Our  big  saw mill 
is shut down, but the  planing and  bending 
mill is still running and the  same  company 
is boring into the  bowels  of the  earth  and 
lias struck salt  water,  for  I  have seen and 
tasted it.  This  much  does not  satisfy our 
ambitious lumber  company,  for it  proposes 
to keep on boring.  It looks  as if it intended 
to keep on all winter,  for the machinery has 
been inclosed so as to  make it  comfortable 
to work the boring machines.  We wish we 
had more  manufacturing  industries  in  and 
around  this  city  so as to  give  work to the 
laborer  nearer  home.  As  it is, the  bread 
winners are  mostly all in the cedar swamps 
and lumber woods and  the  families have to 
economize,  feel  lonely  and  buy on orders 
given to  stores  that  are  able  to carry  the 
cedar lumber operators and speculators.

Wood v il le .

The  West  Michigan  Lumber  Co.  has 
shut  down  its  mill  here  for  the  winter, 
and housed its  skidder, which  has  proven 
very  satisfactory.  A  large  delegation  of

Michigan lumbermen  spent  one day of this 
week here and as a result  more steam skid- 
ders will soon be put in operation.

Newaygo.

Gotleip Kimball,  an old mechanic, has in­
vented  a  wagon  with  a  contrivance  for 
It  is  worked  by 
dumping sand or  gravel. 
the driver,  who sits on  the  seat  and  oper­
ates it by means of a lever.  The  box is  so 
fixed that the sand is dumped from the rear 
and the center at the same time.
Judging from the number of Fremont peo­
ple who daily  drive  over  here  to catch  the 
morning train for Grand  Rapids,  we should 
think a railway  connecting  the  two  places 
would not be a bad  idea.
James Heath,  who  has  been  clerking  in 
the Newaygo Manufacturing Co.’s store, ex­
pects to enter a store in Grand Rapids.
Several  of  our  business  men  were  last 
week trying the merits of Dr. Eldridge’s new 
machine for cutting off stumps.
Business just now is  booming  and every­
one  is  accordingly  happy.  Several  quite 
large logging jobs  have  been let near here, 
and they will  naturally  require lots of pro­
visions.

V i c k s b u r g .

The merchants here  have not  yet  called 
a meeting  to  talk  over  the  advisability of 
organization,  but they expect to soon.

VISITING   BUYERS.

ter.

The following  retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
C. P. Sweet, Kalkaska.
0. W. Messenger, Spring Lake.
Avery * Son, Greenville.
Frank Utley, Hesperia.
P. M. Lonsbury, Heed City.
C.  fe>. & S. J. Koon,  Lisbon.
Li. A. Hastings, Sparta.
Noali K. Jepson, Clarksville.
J. C. Benbow, Canuonsburg.
E. G. Botsiord, Dorr.
Fred Hotchkiss, Hastings.
A. VV. Fenton & Co., Bailey.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
C. H. Milner, Big Rapids.
L. E. Paige, Sparta.
Paine & Co., Greenville.
Mr. Jae<i aes, McNeal & Jacques, Byron Cen­
By Dickenson, Hasting.
E. C. Brower. Fife Lake.
J. Moerdyk, Zeeland.
C. H. Dealing, Dutton.
G. S. Putnam, Fruitport.
C. Cole, Cole & Chapm, Ada.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
John Danaher, Baldwin.
John Graham. Wayland.
Mr. DeLano, DeLauo & Co.,  Allegan.
Eli Runnels, Corning.
M. A. Knox, Tustin.
C. E. Clapp, Martin.
1. J. Quick, Allendale.
H. H. Moore, Lakeview.
M. P. Reynolds & Son, Remus.
Myers & Burton, Alleyton.
Jas. Smith, Big Rapids.
F. C. Selby, Volney.
Bert Tinkler, Hastings.
S. DenUyl, Holland.
G. H. Remington, Bangor.
Geo. Wilson, Wilson & Eldred, Dowling.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
C. H. Tyler, Lumberton.
Robt. Carlyle.  Rockford.
Samuel C. Darrow, Traverse City.
8. J. Koon, C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
Dr. G. W. Fisher, with  Elmer  Des  \ oignes, 
R. B. Reynolds. Inland.
W. N. Hutchinson, Grant.
J. H. Cobb, Baldwin.
Mr.  DeVoist,  Watson  &  DeVoist,  Coopers-
'   chas. Munroe. Osterhout & Fox Lumber Co., 
Deer Lake.

Lake City.

mond  Lake.

A. C. Barkley, Crosby.
John Cole, Fremont.
S. S. Dryden & Sons, Allegan.
Mr. Daniels, with M. J. Bond, Wood Lake. 
Jas. Darling, Darling & Smit h, Fremont.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
Hoag & Judson, Canuonsburg.
A. Norris, A. Norris * Son,  Casnovia.
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
H. W. Potter. Jennisonville.
L. H. Chapman, Cedar Springs.
Henry DeKline, Jamestown.
Walter H. Struik. Forest Grove.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannousburg.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
Wm.  Jeannot,  buyer  for P.  Jeannot,  Dia­
B. Gilbert & Co., Moline.
Corneil * Griswold. Griswo’d.
C. S. Comstock, Pierson.
John W. Mead. Berlin.
Sisson Bros., Freeport.
O.  F.  Conklin,  O.  F.  *  W.  P.  Conklin,  Ra­
„  ,
Wm. McMullen, Wood Lake.
B. M. Denison, East Paris.
W. S. Root, Tallmadge.
J. H. Anderson,  Edgerton.
O. Green, Martin.
WTalter McConnell, Cedar Springs.
Jos. H. Spires, Leroy.
G. H. Walbrink. Allendale.
Cook & Sweet,  Bauer.
J. Barnes, Austerlitz.
Jos.Omler, Wright.
A. L. Dennis, New Era.

venna. 

The Hay Market.

“The hay business gives promise of being 
better than for several  years,” said  a  lead­
ing dealer the  other  day.  “We  have  sold 
three times as much  this  season  as we  did 
up to this time last year, and I think that pro­
portion will hold good all  through  the sea­
son.  The Wisconsin crop was so light that 
little  hay  from  that  State  will come into 
Michigan this winter, and I am of the opinion 
that the same will be the case with Indiana.
1 notice that  when we have a big crop in one 
State,  we have a light  yield  in another,  so 
that the average is about the same from year 
to year.  We are finding a market for all we 
can procure at $16 a ton in two  and five ton 
lots, and $14 in cartels,  but I think the price 
will touch $18 and $16  before  February  1. 
I base my predictions on the  present  active 
demand and the great amount of  lumbering 
operations now Arried on throughout North­
ern Michigan.”

The Hardware Market.

Business  and collections  are  both  fairly 
satisfactory.  Nails have declined  to $2.50, 
where they  are  likely to  remain  for  some 
time to  come.  Aside  from  nails,  goods in 
the hardware line are  generally  advancing. 
Maydole has gotten out a uew list on black­
smith  and  engineers’  hammers, but  makes 
no change on  carpenter hammers.
M ISCELLANEOUS.

K ANTED—A situation in retail drug store.
Nine years’  experience.  Best or  refer­
ences given.  Address,  P. O. Drawer 14, How- 
ard City, M ich.__________________________
I>ARTNER WANTED—A  general  merchant 
doing a good business in a thriving lumber 
town desires a partner with two thousand dol­
lars  capital.  For particulars  address,  “Part­
ner,” care the Tradesman.______________ _

IX)R SALE—Bakery in a city of 12,000 iuhab- 

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

I NOR SALE—Or  exchange  for stock of mer- 

’  chandise, groceries, dry goods, or horses, 
wagons, sleighs, cash or something else, a two- 
story frame double stone.  Can  be rebuilt for 
hotel.  Situated In a  fast-growing  village.  A 
apod chance for somtf one.  Address “Z.  care 
The Tradesman. 

118*

117

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1 

, 

W holesale Manufacturers

Boots, Shoes and Slippers

DETROIT,  MICH.

¡S  o  e  u 
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C$  «  «
¡¡^ “Michigan Agents W oonsocket Rubber 

/

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Com pany.JgJ

Office  and  Factory—11,  13,  15  and  17 
Woodbridge street West.  Dm lers cord tally 
invited to call on us when in town.

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,

(Successor to P. Spitz,)

SO LE  AGENT  OF

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.

The advertisement for basswood bolts, on 
another page,  should read  2,000  cords,  in­
stead of 200 cords.

TO  T S S   TRADE.
We desire to call the attention of the Trade to 

our unusually complete stock of
SCHOOL  BOOKS,

School  Supplies »

And a General Line of Miscellaneous 

Books, 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.  Schooj  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
R E M IN G T O N   T Y P E   W R IT E R

F or  W estern  M ichigan.

E aton & L yon

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

Petoskey  Democrat:  T he  Michigan 
T radesman  came out this  week  twice its 
usual size.  T he T radesman is a good pa­
per and deserves its liberal support.

A. J. BROWN,

COMMISSION  MERCHANT,

WHOLESALE  DEALER  IK

VEGETABLES,  OYSTERS,  ETC. 

Specialties:  Florida  Oranges,  Cranberries,  Sweet  potatoes. 

18 North Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
LAMB  &   CO m9

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

F ruits,  V egetables,

B utter, B s s s , C h eese, Etc.

8 and 10 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich..

SPECLVL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  FILLING  ORDERS.

NELSON,

MATTER

&IGQ

OTTIR.

SPECIA L  SA LE

O

F

FURNITURE

Will Eclisse M i n  Heretofore M enata.

Prices that w ill not only astonish hut 

please all who are need of Furniture.

NELSON, MATTER & 00.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

dis 

BOLTS.

BARROW S.

BALANCES.

AUGERS AND H ITS.

BELLS.
 

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Ives’,  old style...................................... disflO&lO
N.  H.C. Co.......................................     disfiO&lO
Douglass’............................................... disOO&lO
Pierces’ .................................................dis<50*10
Snell’s ....................................................disfiO&lO
Cook’s  .................................................. dis40&10
Jennings’, genuine........................................dis 25
Jennings’, imitation............................. dis50&10
Spring.......................................  
40
 
Railroad...........................................  
$  13 00
Garden.................................................. net 33 00
Hand.............................. , ..........dis  $ 60*10*10
60&10
Cow.......................... 
dis 
Call................................................ dis 
30*15
ong..............................................dis 
25
6C&10
Door, Sargent................................dis 
Stove..................................................dis $
40 
Carriage  new  list...............................dis
80 
Plow  .................................................. dis
30*11
Sleigh Shoe......................................... dis
Wrought Barrel  Bolts.......................dis
60*10 
Cast  Barrel  Bolts...............................dis
Wh* 10 
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs...................dis
60 
Cast Square Spring............................dis
60
Cast Chain......................................... dis
60&10 
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob.............dis
so.* in 
Wrought Square................................ dis
60&10 
Wrough t. Su it k Flush.........................dis
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush.. 
60*10 
__dis
Ives’ Door.
60A lu
__dis
BRACES.
Barber ...................................
..dis 9 
40
Backus...................................
..dis  50*10 
Spofford.................................
50 
dis 
Am. Ball..............................................dis
net
Well,plain.......................................... .9  3 50
Well, swivel.............................................  
4 00
Cast Loose Pin, figured.......................dis  70*10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed..........dis  70*10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed, .dis  60*10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis  60*10
I  Wrought Loose  Pin........................... dis  60*10
| Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............dis  W)& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned...........dis  60* 5
I  Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped.............................................dis  60* 5
I 
Wrought Table....................................dis  10*80
I  Wrought  Inside Blind........................dis  10*60
Wrought Brass....................................dis  70*10
Blind, Clark’s.......................................dis  80*10
Blind, Parker’s....................................dis  80*10
Blind, Shepard's................................. dis 
70

BUTTS. CAST.

BUCKETS.

CAPS.

Ely’s 1-10.............................................per m $ 65
60
Hick’s C. F......................................... 
G. D...................................................  
35
Musket............................................... 
60

CATRIDGES.

Rim Fire, IT. M. C. & Winchester  new  list50*10
Rim  Fire, United  States....................... dis50*10
Central  Fire...........................................dis40*10
| Socket Firmer................................
Socket  Framing.............................
Socket Corner................................
Socket Slicks.................................
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............
Barton’s Socket Firmers..............
Cold.............................................   .
j Curry,  Lawrence’s........................
|  Hotchkiss  ....................................

... dis  75*10 
...dis  75*10 
...dis  75*10 
75 
..dis 
..dis 
40 
. .dis 
20 
... net
..dis  40*10 
. .dis 
25

COMBS.

PA TEN T  FLA NISAED  IRON .

HO PES.

to 27 

SQUARES.

TIN  PLATES.

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 
“B” Wood's pat. planished. Nos. 
0
HOOPING  PLA TES.

Broken packs M»c $  ® extra.

6V4
12 (JO
14 50
16

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne...............   5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne............. 7 00
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne...............11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne...........  14 00
Sisal, V4 In. and  larger................................  8)4
Manilla........................................................  15
70*10
Steel and Iron.....................................dis
50*10
Try and Bevels...................................dis
Mitre  .................................................dis
20
SH EET IRO N .Com. Smooth.
Com. 
93 00 
Nos. 10 to 14................................f4 20
3 00 
Nos. 15 to 17...............................   4 20
3 00 
Nos. 18 to 21........................... ’...  4 20
3 10 
Nos. 22 to 24 ...............................   4 20
3 10 
Nos .25 to 26 ...............................   4 40
3 30
No. 27 ..........................................   4 60
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30 inches 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SH EET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $)  lb.............
In sgialler quansities, $   lb......
t i n n e r ’s s o l d e r
No. 1, Refined.......................................
Market  Half-and-half..........................
Strictly  Half-and-half.........................
Cards for Charcoals, 96 75.
.  5  75
lOx 14, Charcoal..........................
1C,
.  7 25
10x14, Charcoal..........................
LX,
12x12, Charcoal.......................... ..  6 25
1C,
.  7 75
12x12, Charcoal  ........................
IX,
.  5 75
14x20, Ch arcoal..........................
IC,
.  7 25
14x20,  Charcoal.........................
IX,
.  S 75
IXX,
14x20, Charcoal..........................
.  10 75
IXXX,  14x20, Chareool..........................
.  12 75
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.......................
.  15 50
20x28, Charcoal..........................
IX,
6 50
100 Plate Charcoal......................
DC,
.  8 50
DX,
100 Plate Charcoal......................
.  10 50
DXX, 100 Plate Cbareoal.......................
.  12 50
DXX.t,  100 Plate Charcoal...................
Redinped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6 75-
rates.
.  5 25
Roofing, 14x20, IC...................................
.  6 75
; Roofing, 14x20,  IX.................................
! Booling, 20x28,  IC................................... ..  11  00
Booting, 20x28,  IX...........................   ... ..  14 00
1 Steel, Game...........................................
Onoida Communtity,  Newhouse’s...........dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley .& Norton’s. .60*10
Hotchkiss’ ................................................60*10
S, P. & W. Mfg. Co.’s............................... 60*10
Mouse, choker....................................18c $ doz
Mouse,  delusiou........................... .91 501) doz
Bright Market..................................   dis60*lf &5
Annealed Market.............................. dis 
70
Coppered Market.............................. dis  55*10
Extra Bailing.................................. 
dis  65
Tinned  Market.........................................dis  40
Tinned  Broom.........................................1)®  09
Tinned Mattress.....................................1) B> 8l/s
Coppered  Spring  Steel................dis 40©40&10
Tinned SpringSteel........................... dis 37 VS
Plain Fence............................................ 1) H> 3)4
Barbed  Fence...............................................
Copper........................................... new  list net
Brass..............................................new list net
Bright............................................dis  70*10*10
Screw Eyes.................................... dis  70*10*10
Hook’s ............. 
..dis  70*10*10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes..................dis  70*10*10
Baxter's Adjustable,  nickeled.............
60
Coe’s Genuine...............   .................. dis 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis  75*10
Coe’s Patent, malleable............... dis 75*10*10
BirdCages....................................  40*10
Pumps,  Cistern.................................dis  70*10
Screws, new  list.........................  
60
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate........dis50&10&10
Dampers, Americau...................  
33)4

M ISCELLANEOUS.

w i r e   g o o d s .

W REN CH ES.

TKAPS.

w i r e .

 

LUMBER.  LATH  AND SHINGLES.

_

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co, quote f. o. 

b. cars as follows:
per M $44 00 
Uppers, 1 inch......................
..........  46 00
Uppers, 1)4,1)4 and 2 inch—  
Selects, 1 inch..........................................   35 00
Selects, 1)4,1V4 and 2 inch......................   38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch..............................   30 00
Shop, 1 inch.............................................  20 00
Fine, Common, 1)4,1)4 and 2 inch..........   32 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet  ...  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 iu., 18 feet......................   18 On
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet......................   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 16 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
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet......................   13 00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls,  all
widths and  lengths........................8 00@9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in ..........................  33 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch.................................  27 90
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths......................   15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet.............   12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet..............................   12 On
No. 1 Fencing. 4  inch..............................   15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch..............................   12 o0
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch............   20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B.................  18 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C.............................  14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch. No. 1  Common—  
9 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch.  Clear....................  20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to 16ft...........  10 00
91 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B..................   36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in,  C........................   29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common..  17 00 
Dressed Flooring 6 in., No. 2 common—   14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. 91 00 additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..  35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4in., C.................. 
28 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  cofn’n  16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in.. No. 2  com’n  14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 Inch, 91 00 additional.
( XXX18 in. Standard  Shingles............  3 10
■{XXX 18 in.  Thin........................ .........   3 00
I XXX 16 in............................................  2 T5
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles............  
1  75
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in...........................  
1 40
Lath  ................................................   1 75® 2 00

WOODEN WARE.

COCKS.

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

COPPER.

DRILLS

ELBOWS.

I  Planished, 14 oz cut to size..........
14x52, 14x56.14x60.......................
! Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.........
j Cold Rolled, 14x48..........................
i  Morse’s Bit  Stock........................
1 Taper and Straight Shank............
i Morse’s Taper  Shank....................
Com. 4 piece, 6  in..........................
|  Corrugated...................................
Adjustable....................................
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.
| IveS’, 1, 918 00;  2. $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.
f i l e s —New List.
American File Association  List.
Disston’s ....................................
New American...........................
Nicholson’s.................................
Heller’s .......................................
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................
g a l v a n iz e d  i r o n ,
Nos. 16 to 20, 
14 
I List 

12 

60
........ 
60
........ 
.......   40*10
...... 
60
......Ç tt  28
............  31
.............   19
............. 18V*
.. dis 
40 
40 
..dis 
...dis 
40
doz net  $.85 
... dis  20*10 
...dis  Và&10
20 
25
60*10
66*10
60*10
60*10
30
30*10

dis 
dis 

22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27
15

Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60@10 

13 
GAUGES.

HOES.

H IN G ES.

HANGERS.

HAMMERS.

HOLLOW   W ARE.

I Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............dis
50
| Maydole * Co.’s..................................dis 
25
Kip’s ...................................................ills 
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s.............................dis  40* It
Mason’s Solid Ca3t Steel..................  30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40*10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg'. Co., Wood track  50*10
Champion,  anti-friction....................dis  60*10
Kidder, wood track........................... dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3............................dis 
60
State.........................................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4Vi  14
and  longer..........................................  
3)4
Screw Hook and Eye,  V4  ..............  • net 
I0V4
Screw Hook and Eye %.................... net 
8)4
Screw Hook and Eye  X.................. net 
7)4
Screw Hook and Eye,  %...................net 
7V4
Strap and  T .................................... dis60*10*l0
30
I Stamped Tin Ware.................................  
Japanned Tin  Ware..............................  
25
Granite Iron  Ware................................ 
25
Grub  1  ..........................................911 00, dis 60
Grub  2.............................................  1150,  dis 60
Grub 3.............................................   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings. .92 70, d 66% *10 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings 3 50, d 66% *10 
I Door, porcelain, plated trim­
mings...................................list,10  15, dis 66%
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list, 1155, dis 
70
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain....... dis 
70
l Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s...............d 
40
•Hemacite..........................................dis 
50
I 
LOCKS—DOOR.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s  new listdis  66%&10
Mallory,  Wheelnr *  Co.’s......
66%*10 
66% *10 
Branford’s ..............................
Norwalk’s  ..............................
66%&10
.dis  70
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..
.dis 40*10 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s.............
60
Coffee, P. S. & W. M t'g. Co.’s Malleabies  dis
60
Coffee, Landers, Ferry &  Clark’s....... dis
Coffee,  Enterprise...................................dis
Adze  Eye................................... 916 00 dis
Hunt Eye................................. ^915 00 dis
Hunt’s.................................... 

MATTOCKS.

LEV ELS.

KNOBS.

~ 
Common, Bra  and Fencing.

n a i l s .

M ILLS.

Standard  Tubs, No. 1........................................7 00
Standard  Tubs, No. 2....................................... 6 00
Standard Tubs, No. 3........................................5 00
Standard Pails, two hoop.................  
1 40
Standard Pails, three hoop...............................1 65
White Cedar, three  hoop  ............................2 00
Dowell Pails.......................................................1 90
Dowell Tubs, No. 1............................................8 00
Dowell Tubs, No. 2............................................7 00
Dowell Tubs,  No. 3...........................................6 00
White Cedar, No. 1............................................ 7 50
White Cedar, No. 2............................................6 50
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes............................. 2 00
Butter  Ladles..................................... -  —  1 25
Rolling Pins.......................................................1 00
Potato Mashers...........................................   75
Clothes Pounders............................................. 2 25
ClothesPins....... „ . . . . ...............................   65
Mop Stocks........................................................ 1 25
$18 50 dis 20 * 10 I Washboards, single...........................................1 75
Washboards, double......................................... 8 25

"  ”  ~

MAULS.

I  lOd  8d 
2V4 
91 25  l 50  1  75  2 00 

lOdto  60d..................... .*..................V keg 92  75
8d and 9 d adv............................................ 
25
6d and 7d  adv.........   ................................ 
50
4d and 5d  adv............................................ 
75
3d advance.................................................   1 50
3d fine advance........................................   3 00
Clinch nails, adv........................................   1 75
Finishing 
6d  4d
Size—inches  J  3 
2 
1V4
Adv.  keg 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above.
m o l l a s s e s  g a t e s .
Stebbin’s Pattern  ................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine.....................................dis 70
Enterprise,  self-measuring......................dis 25
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  bandied...............  dis  50
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.................... dit60*i0
Zinc, with brass bottom............................dis 50
Brassor  Copper........................................dis 50
Reaper...................................per gross, 912 net
Olmstead’s ..............................................  60&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...............................dis  15
Sciota Bench..............................................dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy..................... dis  15
Bench, first quality...................................dis 20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood— dls20&10 
Fry, Acme..,................................. 
dis 50*10
Common, polished................................ disOO&IO
Dripping........................................    
Iron and Tinned...................................dis
Copper Rivets and  Burs.................... dis

rivets.

PLA N ES.

o i l e r s .

PA NS.

V ®

BA SKETS.

Diamond  Market........................................   40
Bushel, narrow band...................................1  60
Bushel, wide band........................................1  75
Clothes, splint.  No. 1...................................3  50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2...................................3  75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3...................................4  00
Clothes, willow. No. 1...................................5  00
Clothes, willow. No. 2...................................6  00
Clothes, willow. No. 3................................ 
7 00

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows 

for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run...........................   @13 00
Birch, log-run........................................16 0J@3P 00
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
14 00@16 00 
Maple, log-run........................
12 00@14 00 
Maple, soft,  log-run...............
@18 00 
Maple, Nos. lan d 2..................
@25 00 
Maple, dear, flooring..............
@25 00 
Maple, white, selected............
@15 00 
Rea Oak, log-run.....................
lied Oak, Nos. 1 and 2...............
@20 00 
@25 00 
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank—
@55 00 
Walnut, log-run.......................
@75 00 
Walnut, Nos. 1 end 2...............
@25 00 
Walnuts,  culls..........................
@18 00
Grey  Elm, log-run....................
White Ash,  log-run............................14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run........................  @23 00

BU SIN ESS  L A W .

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of  Last Resort.

D E F E C T IV E   M ERCH A N D ISE  DECISION.
A  shoe  manufacturer  purchased  a  lot of 
leather in  which  there was  a  latent  defect 
not disclosed to him.  A  part of it was  manu­
factured into shoes  and  put  to  the  test  of 
actual wear.  The Supreme Court ot  Maine 
held that the  manufacturer  could  then  re­
turn  so much of the  leather  as was unman­
ufactured and have  credit  for the same,  es­
pecially as  it  had  been  customary between 
the  parties  for  him  to  receive  credit  for 
leather returned at  various  times  that  was 
not suitable for  use.

M U N IC IPA L  BONDS—CORPORATE  PU R PO SE.
Where bonds of a city  were issued  under 
an ordinance submitted to a vote of the peo 
pie and adopted  thereby,  which  authorized 
the mayor to borrow  in the name of the city 
the  sum of $60,000  “ for the use of said city, 
to be  expended  in  developing  the  natural 
advantages  of  the  city  for  manufacturin 
purposes,”  and  provided  for  the 
issue of 
bonds therefor,  and the  bonds, when  issued, 
were given to an agent of a private corpoia- 
tion to be by him expended in  the improve 
ment of the water power upon certain  rivei 
within the city,  and he  negotiated the same 
to a person  then  residing  in  oie city,  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Illinois  held  that  the 
bonds  so issued were void  for  want  of pow­
er in  the  corporate  authorities  to  issue the 
same.

M INNESOTA

IN SO LV EN T  LA W  

-PREFEPv-

EN CES.

warehouse  to  secure  its  payment.  The 
Court of Appeals  held  that  this  mortgage 
operated as an assignment forjthe benefitjof 
all the mortgagors’  creditors,  but  said  that 
had the tobacco  been  actually  delivered to 
Hoffman  as a  factor  before  other  equities 
intervened the case would  be different,  pro­
vided the money  had been  invested  in  the 
tobacco.

IN FU IN G E M E N T  OF  P A T E N T — C ELLU LO ID   j 

COMBS.

The case of The Celluloid  Manufacturing 
Co.,  et al.  vs.  Noyes  et al.  was a suit for an 
infringement of 
letters  patent  granted  in 
1880 to one  Booth  for  an  improvement  in 
the  manufacture of  combs  from  celluloid | 
and analogous  material.  The  device  con­
sisted in  the application of  a  stream  or  jet 
of water  to or near the  saw while  the teeth 
of the comb  were  being  cut.  The  United 
States  Circuit  Court  for  the  District  of 
Massachusetts dismissed the bill for want of 
novelty.  Colt J  .,  said:  The  use of  water 
upon a saw  or  cutting-tool  to  lubricate it, 
iliminishing friction and consequent heat,  is 
old. 
It has  been  used  in  making  combs, 
rings,  piano-keys and  numerous  other arti- j 
cles out  of 
ivory,  mother-of-pearl,  rubber 
and other materials;  and it also appears that 
it  has  been  previously  applied  to  sawing 
knife handles of  celluloid. 
In  view of the I 
well-known  and  common  use  of  water j 
upon a cutting-tool,  we must  hold this  pat- I 
ent void for want of  invention. 
In dealing 
with a material of  the character of celluloid 
the use of water upon  the saw  would seem | 
to suggest  itself  to  the  most  ordinary me­
chanic.

According to the decision of the  Supreme 
Court of Minnesota in the matter of the  peti­
tion  of  Lindeke  et al.  in  re  Kollman,  the 
words  “ when  any debtor  being  insolvent 
shall  do  any  act  whereby  any  one  of his 
creditors shall obtain a preference over  any 
other of his creditors,” found  in the  Minne­
sota insolvent law' includes any act or action 
on the  part or  behalf,  or  with the co-opera­
tion of  the  insolvent  debtor,  the  purpose, 
natural tendency and effect of which will be 
to give one of his creditors a preference over 
others. 
It  is  not  necessary  that the act or 
action should  have gone  so far  as  actually 
to give and consummate the preference,  but 
it is enough if such  is its  purpose  and nat­
ural tendency and w ill be its effects.

A SSIG N M EN T— N OTE— R E L E A S E

The  assignee  of  a  note,  after  lie  had 
brought suit against  the maker,  and had at 
taclicd ample  property  to pay the debt,  en 
tered  into a contract  with  the maker,  with­
out the knowledge or  consent of the assign 
or,  whereby,  in  consideration  of part  pay 
ment,  lie not  only  agreed to dismiss the ac­
tion,  but bound himself  that  no suit should 
be brought  on  the  assigned  claim  for  two 
months from that  date,  and  that  he would 
make 110  further  claim  against  the  maker 
until all of the maker’s  other  creditors  had 
been  paid a certain  per cent, of their claims. 
The Kentucky Court  of  Appeals  held  that 
this was a new and distinct  contract,  which 
released the assignor,  and  that the note hav­
ing been assigned  in payment  for a tract of 
land purchased by  the assignor from the as­
signee,  the  lien  retained  by  the  assignee, 
the vendor,  was lost.

D E L IV E R Y   BY  C A R R IER — D E L A Y .

The measure of damages against a carrier 
when  he fails to deliver  goods in a  reason­
able time,  in the absence of special contract, 
is the difference between  the  market  value 
of those goods when  actually delivered and 
their value if delivered in a reasonable time. 
So held by the  Supreme  Court  of  Georgia. 
The court held  in this case that the question 
whether goods shipped  are  delivered by the 
carrier  within a reasonable  time is  a ques­
tion of fact for the jury,  and depends on the 
facts of each  case,  including  the time ordi­
narily required for carriage between the two 
points,  the preparations made by the carrier, 
whether ample or not,  the effort  at dispatch, 
the information given  to the shipper  of pe­
culiar reasons for speedy  transit  and deliv­
ery,  the character  of  the freight,  and  kin­
dred  circumstances.

jIX Y   OF  B A N K — D E P O S IT — CONVER­

SION.

The owner of money  intrusted  the  same 
to his employer to deposit for him in a bank 
at interest,  and the  employer  made the de­
posit  in his own  name,  the  bank  knowing 
whose money it  was at  the time.  The  em­
ployer afterward  endorsed  the certificate to 
the  owner,  who  deposited  the  same  in a 
safe to  which his  employer had access,  but 
gave no notice  to  the  hank  until  after his 
employer had taken the same and had drawn 
the money thereon  and  had  it placed to his 
individual  account.  He did then inform the 
bank of his rights,  but afterwards lie treated 
the transaction as  a loan to his employer for 
over three  years,  expecting  him to  secure 
the  same,  during  wiiicli  time lie  made no 
claim on the bank.  The  Supreme  Court of 
Illinois held that under  the facts  the owner 
of the money so deposited  could not  main­
tain an action of trover against the hank for 
a conversion of the  money,  for  the  reason 
that he had by his  acts clothed his employer 
with  an apparent  ownership or  control  of 
the money,  and had  acqiuesced in  the pay-1 
ment of the money to him for so long a time 
and treated the  transaction  as a loan to his 
principal.

¡Perfumes!
Special Odors.

Finit Is,

Sane AiloMtt, 
V it Rost,

U n i ï l i i ,

F IR E — L IA B IL IT Y   FO R R EN T.

the 

Under a  lease  which  provided for a sus­
pension of rent  until  any  damage  by  fire 
which  might occur  should  be  repaired,  the 
lessor and  lessee  agreed,  as to a fire  which 
took place near the end of the term,  that the 
former  should  contribute 
insurance 
money toward  rebuilding,  provided the lat­
ter made  beneficial  alterations in  the  new 
erection.  The Supreme  Court of  Pennsyl 
vania held  that  this  agreement  was  suffi­
cient to enable the lessortto  exact rent from 
the time the place was again put into work 
ing order,  although  part  of  the  premises 
were not  restored;  and,  further,  that  the 
tennant by  holding  over,  as  lie  did,  for a 
period of several  years  after the end of  the 
term,  became  ipso  faao   bound to pay the 
rent  provided  by the 
lease  in  such  case, 
without regard to the  unrepaired  condition 
of the  premises or the  effect of  the  agree­
ment as to  rebuilding.

M ORTGAGE— A SSIG NM EN T  FO R  CRED ITO RS.
•In thecase of Hoffman vs.  Brungs et  al., 
decided by the Kentucky Court of  Appeals, 
it  appeared  that Hoffman advanced  money 
to Brungs’  firm,  with which to  purchase to­
bacco,  under  an  agreement  that  all the to­
bacco purchased by the firm during the year 
should be shipped  to the tobacco warehouse 
of Hoffman,  for sale on  commission,  and to 
Indemnify him.  After advances, amounting 
to  a  large  sum,  had  been  made,  Brungs’ 
firm,  having  become  insolvent,  executed to 
Hoffman  their note for the  full amount,  and 
also a mortgage  on all  the  tobacco in their

ALSO  A

F T J I-iI-j  L I N E
Regular  Odors!

OF THE

PUT UP  IN

i,  1, 2  and 4 oz., * pound and 

pound glass stopped 

bottles.

Perfumers,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH

See  Our  W holesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

Special  P rices  in  Car  Lots. 

We are prepared to male Bottom Prices on anything we handle.
A. B. K N O W LSO N ,

3 Canal Street, Basement,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

LAM B

W H OLESALE  AGEN TS  FOR  THE

D. D. M allory  & Co.

Diamond Brand Fresh Oysters

In Cans or Bulk.  W rite for Quotations.

8  and  10  South  Ionia  Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
o. w. b l a i n  &   co., Prodnce Commission
Fornii ni ninni Fris, Muri Mitais, Etc.
IN RAW FDRS AND DEER SKINS.

We handle on Commission BERRIES, Etc.  All orders filled at lowest market, Price.  Corres­
NO.  9  IONIA ST.

pondence solicited.  APPLES AND  POTATOES in car lots  Specialties. 

-DEALERS  IN-

SEND  FOR PRICE-LIST TO

nrjr| 
MW,  Grraxia R a p id s , M id i.

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

r u n  s

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Wholesale Grocers,

AG-RNTS  F O R

KNIGHT  OF  LABOR  PLUG,

T h e B e st and  M ost A ttra c tiv e   Goods on  th e M arket. 

Send for 

Sam ple B u tt.  See Q uotations in  Price-Current.

O Y S T E R S !

When  in  want  of a  good  brand  of  OYSTERS, 
don’t fail to  get  the  famous  PATAPSC0,  which  is 
guaranteed both as to quality and price.  Sold only 
by  W.  F.  GIBSON  &  CO.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich., 
GENERAL  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,  and 
dealers in all kinds of PRODUCE,  JELLY,  MINCE 
MEAT  and  PAPER  OYSTER  PAILS.
Jelly, M ince  M eatE tc.

P)

APPLES!

W e have a large W estern order trade for Apples  in car lots,  as well as a good local 
demand, and also handle both Evaporated and  Sun-dried Apples largely. 
If  you  have 
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 ifi car lots.

EARL  BROS., Commission Merchants,

I Reference—First National Bank.

157  S.  W A TER   ST.,  CHICAGO,  IL L

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99

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.

M AN UFACTURED  B Y

F L IN T .  M io n .

Geo. T. W arren  & Co
W M . SEA R S & CO
;  Cracker  Manufacturers,

A s e n t s  

f o r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

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

H. LEONARD & SONS
H OLID AY  GOODS 

16  MONROE  STREET,  GRANDfRAPIDS,  MICH.

>

Of Every  Description, 

Assorted Case Children's Tin Toys No. 3.

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E X P R E S S

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No.  138  Horse and  W agon.

Warranted all of the best manufacture, bright  colors, and good sell 
A  small  assortment  at low prices, showing FIFTY PER CENT clear

ers at the 
profit, 
hoi. Prior 
Total.

prices  named.
.  Retail Price. 
Each. 
Total.

“ 

1 doz. Assorted Animals on Wheels, No. 39..
I  "  Horses and Riders, No. 10..................
Vi  “  Assorted Animals  on Wheels, No. 38.
Revolving Groups, No.  32..................-
Assorted Wagons, with  Horse, No. 134
.......................   No.  133.
Animals and Children on Wheels, No. 41.
City Street. Cars with two Horses, No. 241 
Hook and Ladder Machines, No.  43..
Assorted Horse and Cart, No.  133V4..
Iroquis on  Wheels,  No. 403 2..........
Large Animals Assorted, No.  404....
Butterfly and Bell, No. H9...............
Bell Toys,  No. 405.............................
Locomotives,  No. 401......................
Mechanical Locomotives. No.  500...
Kitchens, complete, No.  50..............
Stoves, with Furniture, No. 3..........
No.  1..........
Toy Pails and Cover, No. 1... ’. .........

l-6‘

“ 

“ 

“ 

No charge for case.

1  00 
1  00

$11  30

SIT 65

A.  L.  TUCKER,

C om m ission  M erchant,

167 South W ater St., CHICAGO.

W E  H A V E   STANDIN G  ORDERS  FOR  LARGE  A N D   SM ALL  LOTS  OF  A P ­
PLES  AN D  POTATOES,  AND  CAN  PLA CE   SAME  A T   A L L   TIM ES  TO  THE 
A D V A N TA G E   OF  CONSIGNORS.  W E  ALSO  M AKE A   SPE CIA LTY  OF BEANS, 
DRIED  FRU ITS  AN D  CRANBERRIES,  AN D  A RE  IN  A   POSITION  TO  COM­
MAND  TH E  HIGHEST  M ARKET  PRICE  ON  SUCH  ARTICLES.

T

B

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Offered in this Market are  as follows:

THE  LEADING  BRANDS  OF
O
FLTTC  TOBACCO.
RED  F O X .................................................
BIG  D R I V E .................................................
PATROL 
.................................................
JACK  RABBIT 
.........................................
SILVER  C O I N .........................................
P A N IC .................................................................
BLACK  PRINCE,  DARK 
BIG  STUMP 
................................
APPLE  J A C K ..........................................

- 

-

-

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

FIN E  COT.

'-

- 

- 

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

.................................................
SMOKXtTC.
- 
- 
- 

ARTHUR’S  CHOICE, LONG  CUT,  BRIGHT 
- 
R E D   FOX,  LONG  CUT,  FOIL 
- 
GIPSEY  QUEEN,  GRANULATED 
- 
- 
- 
OLD  COMFORT,  IN  CLOTH 
s-b-.at.  OF  GRAND  RAPIDS,  IN  CLOTH 
DIME  SMOKER,  IN  CLOTH  - 
- 
- 

2c  less  in  6 p ail lots.

- 

-

2c  less in  100 pound lots.

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

These brands are sold only by

A rth u r M eigs & Co.

Wholesale  Grocers,

W’ho w arrant the same to be unequalled.  W^e guar­
antee  every  pound  to  be  perfect  and  all  right  in 
every particular.  W e cordially invite you, when  in 
the  city,  tb  visit  our  place  of business,  77, 79 and 
71  South Division Street.  It may save you, money.

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