Michigan  Tradesman.

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  30,  1885.

ABOLISH  YOUR  PASS  BOOKS.

GR0CEBS!

Start in the New Year by Introducing the

SUTLIFF

CUP0N

SYSTEM.

The  only  Complete  Coupon  System  in 
existence,  making  busine*ss  safe  both  for 
the merchant and his customers.

A  CARD.

In presenting to the trade my COUPON SYS­
TEM, which has been revised and  improved, I 
claim that I have the most complete, safe  and 
cheapest system  for  simplifying  business  on 
the  market.  Customers  can  6end  their ser­
vants with the Coupon Book  to the store  with 
no  danger  or  discrepancies, as  by the record 
which is kept on inside covers, amount of each 
sale  is  recorded.  All  books  are  numbered 
when 80’d, and when not paid for  in  advance, 
are secured by note, one of which  is  in  every 
book.  Every Coupon has engraved  signature 
of the merchant,  together with the card ;  cov­
ers have the merchant's advertisement on, and 
their  size makes them desirable to the custom­
er  as  well  as  the  cashier.  As  they are now 
made the smaller numbers below the five cent 
can be  detached, same as the larger ones, thus 
obviating the necessity of a punch and  stamp.
MERCHANTS  CONTEMPLATING CHANG­
ING  FROM  CREDIT TO  CASH, can  still  hold 
their  old  customers  by  introducing this  sys­
tem, which I Claim is  the  only  system  where 
both customers and merchants ai-e  absolutely 
protected against all loss.  Send for sample.

J. H. SUTLIFF, Proprietor

ALBANY,  N.  Y.

Broken Down Invalids.

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

Pure Apple Cider and White Wine Vinegars, 
full strength and  warranted  absolutely  pure. 
Send  for  samples  and prices.  Also dealer in 
Sauerkraut.  Arcade,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

JOUBER  OF

TO  THE  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,  School  and 
Township  Books,  Blanks,  Etc.,  which  will  be 
mailed on application.
Quotations on any article in our stock cheer­
fully furnished.  We  have  the Agency of the
REM INGTON  TY PE  W R IT E R

For Western  Michigan.

Baton & Lyon
20 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Cutlers’ Pocket Inhaler
And carbonate of Io­
dine  Inhalent.  A 
cure 
for  Catarrh, 
“"^Bronchitis,  Asthma 
and  all  diseases  of 
/  YmLJ  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
gist s for $1.  By mail, $1.25.

W.  II.  SMITH  &  CO.,  Proprietors, 

410  and  413  MICHIGAN ST., BUFFALO,  N. Y,

v

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

GREAT  WATCH  MAKER,

J E W E L E R

44 CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

-  MICHIGAN.

THE  POTATO  ROT.

Some  Facts  Recently  Given  Out  by  the 

State  Board of  Health.

The rot which has  this  season  destroyed 
nearly one-tliird of the potato crop in  Mich­
igan,  and a still  larger  proportion  in New 
York and  neighboring  States  is  indentical 
with that which caused the  great famine in 
Ireland in  1847.  Michigan annually  raises 
about  9,000,000  bushels  of  potatoes,  and 
though we are  in  no  danger  of  starvation 
should the entire  potato crop  be  destroyed 
for a series of years,  the loss of even a third 
or a quarter of the crop bears heavily on the 
prosperity of the farming community.  The 
importance,  then,  of  the  potato  crop,  and 
the  probability  of  the  return  of  the  rot 
next  year  with  increased  destructiveness, 
should the season be wet, makes it desirable 
to give the widest possible currency to sound 
knowledge of the nature of  the disease and 
the measures which can be used to check its 
spread.

NATURE  OF  THE  DISEASE.

The  potato  rot  is  a  contagious  disease 
which often spreads from plant to plant and 
field to field with great rapidity.  The disease 
attacks the tops as well as the tubers, and is 
due  solely,  or  primarily  at  least,  to  the 
presence of a minute parasitic  fungus, phy- 
tophthora  infestans.  The  life  history  of 
this  parasite  was  carefully  investigated 
many years since by De Bary and other bot­
anists,  and  is  now  well  known.  The de­
structive effects of the fungus  are generally 
first observed  upon  the  tubers  late  in  the 
fall,  but the disease is present much  earlier 
in the season,  and may be recognized on the 
tops  by  a  certain  characteristic  blotched, 
black  or  brown-spotted,  dead  appearance. 
A more  critical  inspection  of  the  diseased 
tops  would  show  numerous  small  white 
spots scattered over the  leaves  and  stems. 
When  highly  magnified  these  spots  are 
found to  be  miniature  forests  of  slender 
stems growing up out of the  surface of  the 
leaves  and stems of the potato.  These tiny 
stems  commonly  branch  and  swell  out  at 
the ends into ellipsoid or oval bodies, known 
as summer spores.  These  little  spores are 
produced by millions and are so small that a 
million could  easily  lie  side  by  side  on a 
square inch without crowding.  When  ripe 
they separate from the stem  by a  joint and 
fall.  Under the influence  of  water the liv­
ing,  jelly-like  contents of  the  spore  may 
push out  a  long,  slender  tube,  capable  of 
growing down directly  into  any part of the 
potato plant to begin a new cycle of growth; 
or may separate  into  several  distinct  por­
tions (swarm spores) which, being endowed 
witli life  and  motion,  burst  through  .the 
wall of the mother  spore,  swim  about  ac­
tively for a few  minutes,  and  then  either 
die or thrust out a slender tube,  capable, as 
in the  other  form,  of  becoming  a  mature 
plant inside of the  potato  plant.  All  this 
wonderful vital activity, so readily observed 
under  the  microscope,  takes  place,  as  we 
have seen,  in  bodies  small  enough  to  rest 
easily on the point of a pin and light enough 
to be readily blown from field to field.

The mature  fungus  lives  in  the  tops or 
tubers of the  potato,  and  is  also a  minute 
affair. 
Its  presence  can  only  be  detected 
by the  microscopist,  but  its  capacity  for 
mischief  bears  no  relation  to  its  size. 
It 
consists of very  numerous,  colorless,  irreg­
ularly-branching,  tube-like  threads.  These 
threads  grow  through  the  tissues  of  the 
potato  mpre or  less  rapidly,  appropriating 
to their own use  the  nutrient  juices of  the 
vegetable,  and  impoverishing  its  tissues so 
that they either break down  directly  or are 
invaded by bacteria and  other  low forms of 
life  which  induce  putrefactive  decomposi­
tion. 
It is this mature fungus  which sends 
to  the  surface  the  white  forests  of  tiny 
stalks'•bearing  the  summer  spores  already 
mentioned.  These spores live only  a short 
time, but the  mycelium  (the  internal tube­
like threads of the  fungus)  is  perenial  and 
hardy.  There is little,  if  any,  differentia­
tion of parts  or  distinction  of  function  in 
the internal portion of the  fungus,  and con­
sequently,  unlike  the  higher  plants,  a new 
plant may,  under favoring  conditions,  arise 
from  any least  portion of it. 
In fact,  any 
portion of  it is  a  complete  plant  in itself, 
being capable of  growth  and reproduction.
There appears to be some hope of success­
fully combatting  this  fungus  more  than in 
the case of almost any other  similiar  plant 
parasite which is equally wide spread.  The 
important facts to be considered  in devising 
preventive measures  are  (1):  The  fungus 
spreads from  one  plant  to  another  during 
the growing season by summer spores,  rain- 
washed or wind-blown; and  (2)  it depends, 
primarily, for its spread  the  following sea­
son upon  its  perenial  mycelium  (the  tube­
like threads) always  to be found in the dis­
eased tubers and tops. 
It may,  also,  possi­
bly grow from  resting  spores  found  in the 
same  situations,  although  the  existence of 
the latter is not settled beyond  dispute.

PREVENTIVE  MEASURES, 

t

1.  From what  has  been  said  it  follows 
tnat the parasite may often live  over winter 
in the  tops  of  decaying  tubers  left  in  the 
fields after harvest.  Prudence would, there­
fore,  dictate the  complete  removal  and de­
struction of such refuse. 
It should  be bur­
It  should  not  be  used for 
ied or  burned. 
compost.

2.  Store  the  harvested  crop  in  dry  cel­
lars,  and  sort  over  several  times,  at  short 
intervals, carefully  removing  from the bins 
every tuber which shows  the  least  sign  of 
decay.  Remove,  also,  to  a  separate  pile, 
those tubers  whicli  have been lying in con­
tact with  the  diseased  ones.  The  sorting 
will be facilitated and the decay hindered by 
storing  the tubers in casks,  barrels or small 
boxes.  Potatoes buried in quantity in fields 
will be likely to  rot in toto  during the com­
ing winter if, by chancq, any infected tubers 
were buried with the sound ones.

3.  Plant next  season  only  tubers  which 
are entirely sound, outside and inside.  The 
black spots contain the fungus.  Some tubers 
may appear sound on the surface and be dis­
eased within.  Determine the  soundness of 
the tubers by cutting at  planting time.  To 
plant diseased potatoes will insure a contin­
uation of the rot.

4.  Even if  direction  No.  1  has  been fol­
lowed,  more  or  less  of  the  potato  fungus 
will  probably  remain  over  winter  in  the 
fields ready to grow.if there  is an opportun­
ity.  Do not,  therefore,  plant  in  the  same 
fields as  last  year,  nor  in  adjoining  ones, 
nor near fields planted by neighbors, if some 
more remote locality can be found.

5.  Take advantage of  the  prevailing  di­
rection  of  the  wind.  Our  summer  and 
autumn winds  are  chiefly from  points  be­
tween  S.  and  W.  There  is,  therefore,  a 
chance of  escaping  wind-blown  spores  by 
planting to the S.  W.  of other  potato fields, 
or to the N. E.  of woodlands or  other large 
uncultivated tracts.

6.  The growtli of the  parasite  is favored 
by moisture  and  stopped by  drouth. 
It is 
rapid in rainy weather  and  when  there are 
heavy dews.  Usually the rot is much worse 
upon clay land or  other  soils  which  retain 
moisture.  Choose,  therefore,  a  light  and 
dry soil for planting.

It lias  been  shown  experimentally  that, 
with only moderate  watering,  the  summer 
spores  will  penetrate  the  soil  to. a  depth 
of several inches,  consequently “hilling-up” 
will not protect.  The probabilities  are,  al­
so,  that no  substances  can  be  dusted upon 
or otherwise applied to  the  growing plants 
with much benefit. 
If some varieties of the 
potato are  less  liable  to  rot  than others,  a 
thing not  improbable, the  present  state of 
our knowledge  does  not  enable  us  to  say 
positively which they are.

The Proportions Hadn’t Changed. 

From the Detroit Free Press.

“Got cider here?” he asked of a farmer on 

the market.

“Yes.”
“Fresh?”
“Just made yesterday.”
“I used to make cider, myself.”
“ Did you?”
“Thousands  of  barrels.  Ten  years  ago 
the proportion used to be six  gallons of wa­
ter to  every  barrel  of  eider. 
I  wanted  to 
ask you if there liad been any changes since 
then.”

“Guess  not—haven’t  heard  of any,” was 

the candid  answer.

Making Goods to Suit the Market.

The agent of a Buffalo  scale  works,  who 
has traveled  extensively  in the  West,  says 
that when he  gets  beyond  Chicago  he can 
count to a  certainty  on  something  like the 
following:

“ Yes,  I  want  a  pair  of  grocery  scales, 

but—ahem—but—”

“Oh,  the weights are all right.  We leave 
a hole in the bottom of each  one to be filled 
up with  lead.  No  pound  weight  will  go 
over fourteen ounces until filled up.”

“All,  I see.  Very well,  sir.  Your house 
evidently  understands  its  business.  Send 
me the scales.”

It Meant Nothing.
From the Commercial Reporter.

Lady  Customer—I’ve  been  buying  eggs 
from  you  over  a  month  now  and  they’re 
never the same; sometimes they’re good, and 
oftener they’re bad.

Egg Man—Yes, mum.
L.  C.  (indignantly)—I think you ought to 

take down that sign of “warranted.”

Egg Man—Oh,  that’s all  rigid, mum.
L.  C.—Indeed!  What are  they warranted 

Egg Man  (politely)—Just  what they turn 

to be?

out,  mum.

One of the serious faults  that ought to be 
overcome in  the  sei’oll  sawing  machine  is 
that edges  are  rough  and  uneven,  and  the 
lines  often  irregular  and ill-shapen.  This 
can be largely overcome by greater care and 
skill.  Among the requisites for smooth and 
uniform work are that  the  work should  be 
held so firmly that it cannot vibrate with the 
saw,  and  that  the  work  should  be  moved 
steadily, that  in  curved  work  the  blade is 
not twisted.  The hole the saw goes through 
should be twice the size of the saw.  When 
two pieces are to  be sawed,  they  should be 
nailed  tightly on  the  outer  edges  to  keep 
them from sliding, and do one inside sawing 
first.

John Koopman’s new  stone  flour  mill at 
Falmouth will be ready to start  up in about 
two weeks.  Mr.  Koopman will erect a saw­
mill in the spring  with a  daily  capacity  of 
twenty thousand feet

NO. 119.

The  Change  the  Drummer  Has  Brought 

About.

Before the introduction of  the  system of 
commercial  agents,  or  drummers,  as  they 
are popularly styled,  the business of replen­
ishing depleted stocks was a plain humdrum 
affair in which the mediums of pen  and ink 
were brought into  requisition  to  convey to 
the wholesale dealer the desires and require­
ments of the  customer.  Then  the  days of 
the storekeeper  were  passed  in  a  train of 
monotonous,  never-changing  duties,  with 
nothing to enliven them  except  the coming 
and going of  his  customers  and  a chance 
call from an out-of-town acquaintance.  Life 
was as  devoid  of  spirit  and  enjoyment  as 
the drudgery of business could make it. The 
oases  in this  desert were  the  semi-annual 
trips to the  city  from  which  he  drew  his 
supplies and whither  lie  went to  purchase 
his spring and fall stocks.

Now,  all this  is  changed.  From a small 
beginning  the  expansion  of ‘the  “drum­
ming”  system  has  been  so  rapid  that  its 
ramifications extend to all parts of the coun­
try and to every line and branch of business. 
The traveler is usually a jolly, good-natured 
young fellow  who,  in  addition  to his busi­
ness conquests, scores innumerable victories 
in the field  of  cupid  and  is  exceptionally 
popular among the gentler  sex.  His  volu­
bility is unexcelled  and  is equalled only by 
a  dexterously  mynipulated  phonograph. 
He bursts upon the tradesman like a cyclone 
and before the unlucky wight lias an oppor­
tunity to suggest that he is not at present in 
need of any additions  to his stock, has con­
gratulated him upon his handsome and pros­
perous  appearance;  inquired  feelingly as to 
the health of himself,  his family and all his 
relations; set  forth,  in  glowing  terms,  the 
excellencies of the goods  represented by his 
samples,  interjecting  amusing  incidents .of 
travel and anecdotes which he  has  gathered 
from  his brother nomads,  and detailed with 
great particularity the choicest gossip of the 
neighborhood in which he may chance to be. 
The onset is so  sudden,  so  vehement,  and 
withal so pleasing  an  innovation  upon  the 
previous  monotony that,  in  nine  cases out 
of ten,  the merchant is  taken by storm and, 
before  he  has  entirely  recovered  from the 
electric charge of the  “Knight of  the High­
way” he has discovered that he is very much 
in need of some of  the very  articles  which 
his new friend  has to offer  and has  given 
an order for a supply of them.  Occasional­
ly the merchant  is smitten with  remorse at 
his hasty action after the “tornado” has dis­
appeared and writes, or  telegraphs,  the firm 
to cancel the order, but  this  is only in rare 
instances;  the  large  majority  preferring to 
accept their discomfiture with Christian res­
ignation and trust in Providence for a favor­
able issue.  Sometimes  the  drummer meets 
with an obdurate individual  whose very ap­
pearance  sends  the  Arctic  chills coursing 
down his  spinal column  until he feels as if 
the very marrow was art  icicle,  and who re­
mains  deaf to all  entreaties and  insensible 
to  the  loquacious  blanishments  showered 
upon  him  by  his  Chesterfieldian  visitor. 
Again the unfortunate  waif  drifts into  the 
presence  of  a  boor  who  cannot  appreciate 
the trials and hardships to which the drurn- 
mes is  continually subjected, nor  the forti­
tude with which  lie  bears  them all,  main­
taining an unruffled exterior under the most 
trying  circumstances.  For  this reason this 
unappreciative cross  between  a  man  and a 
brute  heaps  indignities  upon  his  caller 
whose only offense* is  that  he  is  doing his 
utmost to serve  his  employer  and  earn  an 
honest living,  and at the same time give the 
merchant an  opportunity  of  comparing the 
stocks  of  different  firms  and  purchasing 
where he can secure  for  himself  the great­
est benefits.  The  victim  of  such  a  tirade 
must bear  it  without  a  murmur  for  if  he 
should resent the unwarranted oral  castiga­
tions  which  he  so  frequently  receives,  he 
would soon  become  unpopular  on liis route 
and would lose his  position.  His only  sol­
ace is the  knowledge  of  his  own  eminent 
superiority over anyone  who so far  forgets 
himself  as  to  indulge  in  such  volleys  of 
vituperation.

In his travels  the  drummer is  the  life of 
any gathering of which  he  may  be  a mem­
ber.  His blithe  and  cheerful  presence  re­
lieves the monotony  of a long  railway  ride 
or  a sojourn at a strange hotel.  He infuses 
new life into the  inhabitants of a town dur­
ing his stay and gives a  relish  to  the  most 
indifferent fare at a waysidftnn by his spicy 
and mirth provoking comments.  He is pro­
verbially generous,  and many a poor widow 
or friendless orphan has  been  substantially 
aided by the Tourists  of  Commerce  in  the 
most unostentatious  and  free-handed  man­
ner.

Sailing,  Hanson & Co., of Grayling,  have 
bought of  Frank  Fritzlaff,  of  Manistee,  a 
grove  of  pines  near  Ogema  Springs,  Oge­
maw  county,  estimate«!  to  cut  14,000,000 
feet,  at  a  consideration  of 
.$35,000.  Tho 
same purchasers  bought  15,000,000  feet of 
stumpage on the Au Lable, paying  therefor 
$32,000.  Sailing has sold 3,000,000  feet of 
stumpage on the headwaters of  the  Manis­
tee, to Englemann  &  Kitzingers,  for  $15,- 
000, or $5 a thousand.  The timber is large, 
cork pine, but must  be  put  in  over  a six- 
mile haul.

VOL. 3.
A WORD TO RETAIL (tROCERS
Ask your wholesale  grocer 
for Talmage Table Rice.  It is 
equal to the best Carolina and 
very much lower in price.

ALWAYS  PACKED  IN 
100 POUND POCKETS.
Dan  Talmap’s  Sons,  New  York.

A g e n ts   fo r   a   f u l l   l i n e   o f

S. I. V enal & Co.’s

PETERSBURG,  VA.,

FX.TTG  TOBACCOS,
NIMROD,
E.  C.,

BLUE  RETER,

SPREAD  EAGLE,

BIG FIVE CENTER.
PERKINS  &  MASON,

Insurance and Law Office,

SOLICITORS  OF PATENTS.

MONEY  TO  LOAN

ON  REAL  ESTATE. 

PEN SIO N ,  BOUNTY  AND  ALL 

W A R  CLAIMS  PROSECUTED. 

Correspondence Solicited.

75 Lyon St., Court Block, Grand Bapids, Mich.

Sweet 16
Laundry Soap

MANUFACTURED  BY

OSBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.

CHICAGO.  ILL.

ROCK  CANDY.

DRYDEN & PALMER’S 
Unquestionably the best in  the  market.  As 
clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond. 
Try a box.
J o l m   C a u l f l o l d . ,
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J O B B K B 8 O F

CHOICE  IMPORTED  AND 

DOMESTIC  CIGARS,

Plug, Fine Out and Smok­

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BASSWOOD  BOLTS  FOR  EXCELSIOR. 
ADDRESS  A.  DONKER,  383  BROAD­
WAY,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

HENRY  KRITZER,

PROPRIETOR

NEWAYGO

MANUFACTURER  OF  THE

“Crown  Prince”

BRAND.

ALWAYS  UNIFORM  IN  QUALITY. 
FINEST  GRADES  OF  WHEAT  AND 
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR  A SPECIALTY. 
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR,  ROLLER  PRO­
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The Tower of Strength.

Golden Seal Bitters,  a  perfect  renovator of 
the  system, carrying  away  all  poisonous  de­
posits,  Enriching,  Refreshing and  Invigorat­
ing both mind and body.  Easy of  administra­
tion, prompt in action, certain in results.  Safe 
and reliable in all forms of liver, stomach, kid­
ney and blood diseases.  It is not a vile,  fancy 
drink, but is entirely vegetable. This medicine 
has  a  magic  effect  in  Liver  Complaints and 
every form of disease-where the  stomach fails 
to do its work.  It is a tonic.  It will cure  dys­
pepsia.  it is an alterative and the best remedy 
known to our Materia Mediea  for  diseases  of 
the blood.  It will cure  Kidney  diseases,  Ner­
vousness,  Headache,  Sleeplessness  and  en­
feebled condition of the system.  The formula 
of Golden  Seal  Bitters  is  a prescription  of  a 
most successful German physician, and  thou­
sands  can  testify  to  their  curative  powers. 
Sold  by  Hazeltine,  Perkins  &  Co., wholesale 
druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
119
ALBERT COYE & SONS
AWXTXITGS, TEXTTS

---------MANUFACTURERS  OF---------

HORSE  AND  WAGON  COVERS.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

73  Canal Street, 

Oiled Clothing, Ducks, Stripes, Etc.
-  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
GXXTSEXTG ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros.,  Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.
W E   L E A  D—O T H E R S  F O L L O   W.
is  valuable.  The
G r a n d   R a p i d s  
Business College is 
practical  trainer 
and fits its pupils for the vocations of busi­
ness with all that the  term  implies.  Send 
for Journal.  Address C. G. SWENSBERG, 
Grand Rapids,  Mich.

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STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.

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

CHEMICALS.

Orders  by Mail and Express promptly at­

tended  to.
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Boots, Shoes and Slippers

Wholesale Manufacturers

DETROIT,  MICH.

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Company.,^!!!

Office  and  Factory—11,  13,  15  and  17 
Woodbrltbje street  West.  Da tiers cordially 
invited to call on us when in town.
LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,

(Successor to P. Spitz,)

SOLE  AGENT  OF

F e r m e n t u m ,

The  Only  Reliable  Compressed  Yeast. 
Manufactured by Riverdale Diet. 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.

No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.

-fm i:

It has been in constant use 
fo r  15  years,  with a  record 
equalled  by  none.  Wak- 
kanted  not  to  blow down 
unless the tow er  goes  with 
it; or against any wind th a t 
does not disable substantial 
farm buildings;  to be perfect;  to  outlast  and 
do b etter w ork  th an  any other mill  made.
Agents wanted.  Address Perkins Wind Mill 
& Ax Co., Mishawaka. Ind. Mention Tradesman.
W a rm  in 
W in te r, 
C o o l in  
Sum m er.
W e a r
' guaranteed

libiitoi Insole, Sit
Asbestos Shoes, • 4 ' 
sod  upwards.  Pre­
vent  Colds,  Croup, 
sod  kindred  Ills, in 
adult*  and children. 

LADIES

A N D

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

Send postal 
for circulars.
C.C.Co.
BOX  1* 82,
CINTL

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

71 CANAL STREET.

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

A JOURNAL DHVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and taîa ctu rin ?  Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30,1885.

Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized at Grand Rapid# October 8,1884.

President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard. 
Treasurer—Geo. B.  Dunton.
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.

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.______

BALANCE  TH E  BOOKS.

The beginning of  the  New Year  usually 
inaugurates a general  overhauling of  books 
and accounts,  with a view to collecting and 
paying all small bills, and arranging for the 
collection and  payment  of  the  large  ones. 
Included  in tile former  classification  are a 
thousand  or  more  accounts  due  The 
T radesman  on  subscription.  The  pub­
lishers seldom  refer  to  their  own business 
in this department of the paper, but the len­
iency with which they have treated those in 
arrears in the past  ought  to impel full pay­
ment  of  all  indebtedness  without  further 
solicitation.  The low subscription price of 
The Tradesman  barely covers  the cost of 
getting out the paper,  and  leaves no margin 
to pay collection  fees.  Let  there  be a full 
and free response to this reminder!

The recent acquittal of the agent of an in­
stallment house in this  city,  on  a charge of 
peddling  without  a  license,  serves  to  call 
public attention to  the law  on  the  subject. 
Most cities and towns  have ordinances pro­
hibiting  hawkers and peddlers  from pursu­
ing their occupation without  a  license,  but 
the general  statutes  provide  that  any one 
selling goods by sample from an established 
store or place of  business  need  not procure 
a special permit.  The  courts  have  repeat­
edly held that a sewing  machine  agent,  for 
instance, need not indulge  in the  luxury of 
a license, and the  Supreme  Court  of  Iowa 
has  recenty  passed  on  two  cases  of  that 
kind, both  appealed  from  Cincinnati. 
In 
the case of men taking orders for furniture, 
pictures,  rugs,  or  anything  of  that  kind, 
where there is a general headquarters where 
the  goods  are  carried  in  stock,  the  same 
principle will hold good.

At  the  meeting  of  the  National  Labor 
Conferation,  which  was  held at  Washing­
ton recently,  it was declared that boycotting 
as a weapon had been  outrageously abused; 
that  wrong  and  reckless  uses  had  been 
made by this powerful weapon; that in some 
cases  dishonest  employers  had  instigated 
its use to the ruin of their rivals; that it was 
frequently  resorted 
insufficient 
grounds, and in so  many  cases as  to bring 
discredit to the cause  of  labor.  The meet­
ing  condemned  this  course,  and  declared 
that boycotting  ought to be confined  to the 
most extreme cases of necessity.

to  on 

Impartial  observers  at  Washington  say 
that less is to be expected of  this  Congress 
than any of its immediate predecessors.  Not 
only  is  the  new  and  untrained  material 
much in excess of  its usual  proportion,  but 
there are members on both  sides of a lower 
grade and less governed by principle.  What­
ever good comes out  of this  session may be 
set down  as  net  gain;  and  all  the  evil  it 
omits  to  do  is  to be  reckoned  among  the 
mercies of the year.

Purely Personal.

A. J. Brown spent Christmas with friends 

in Indianapolis.

M.  C.  Russell and  wife  spent  Christmas 

with relatives in Allegan county.

S.  A.  Welling and wife  are  spending the 
holidays at  Detroit,  visiting their daughter, 
Mrs.  Hamilton B. Carhartt.

C.  A. Warren,  the Orono miller  and mer­
chant,  is spending a couple of months in the 
West.  He is accompanied by his wife.

Jas.  Campbell,  the  Westwood  general 
dealer and  mill  operator,  spent  Sunday at 
this market, the guest of D. C.  Underwood.
Ludwig Winteniitz and wife went to Chi­
cago Thursday to spend  several  days  with 
relatives and fiends and  interview his bus­
iness connections in the Garden City.

W. II. Tuthill, who  has  been  at  Boyne 
Falls for the past nine  months  closing  out 
the assets of  the  Northern  Manufacturing 
Co.,  spent Christmas with his  family  here. 
He has disposed  of  everything  except  the 
sawmill,  and may not return to Boyne Falls 
again.

Miss  Alice  Crookston,  daughter  of  the 
well known  traveler,  and  Miss Edith Ram­
sey,  daughter of Editor Ramsey, of Cheboy­
gan,  left  Saturday  for  New  York,  where 
they will  spend  six  months  attending  the 
Academy  of  Design.  Mrs.  Crookston  ac­
companied the young ladies as  far as Roch­
ester,  where  she  w ill  spend  a  couple  of 
months with friends.

A  man  in  (Maud,  Cal.,  endeavored  to 
smoke  ninety  cigars  in  two  hours,  on  a 
wager.  He was taken sick on the  last  one 
and could not^nish it, thus  losing  his  bet

m m el 

)

AMONG TH E  TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

Gerritt F.  Korten  has  sold  his  grocery 

stock to Leendert Liukhart.

“Positively no goods sold at retail” is get­
ting to be a popular  placard  around  among 
the jobbing  establishments.

way has put in a  side  track  ten  miles east 
of Newberry for the  benefit of  Robert Dol­
lar, who will ship four million  feet  of logs 
from that point.

M.  H.  Higby,  a  well  known  lumberman 
of  Fairfield,  has  associated  himself  with 
Major Howell,  and the  two will erect a fine 
sawmill in Adrian, near 'the crossing of the 
Wabash  and  the  Lake  Shore roads,  where

Currie & Clarke have  engaged in the gro-  fre}ghtmg in and out will be convenient, 

The  Grand  Rapids  Refrigerator  Co.  has  the drill  stuck  in  the  bottom.

eery business at Upper Big  Rapids.  Cody, 
Ball & Co.  furnished the stock. 

issued a  twenty-four  page  catalogue, fully 
illustrated  with  the  Leonard  refrigerators 
and creamers.

Assignee Gallup  has  now  receipts  from 
all the creditors in  the  C.  G. McCulloch & 
Co. matter  for the  25  per cent, settlement, 
and will shortly ask to be  relieved from the 
assigneeship.  The  firm  assigned  in July,
1884.' 

________'________ _

Fred.  D.  Yale  &  Co.  succeed  Chas.  S. 
Yale & Bro.  in the extract  and baking pow­
der business.  The  exact  status of the new 
firm has  not yet been decided  upon, but the 
negotistions  now  pending  will probably be 
completed within the next  week.

The Phoenix Furniture  Co.’s  new branch 
store  at  Chicago  will  be  located  in  the 
Studebaker block,  on  Wabash  avenue,  and 
managed by W.  D.  Snyder,  who will be as­
sisted by Wm.  Martin,  formerly  with Mas- 
taska,  Craig  &  Co.  Contrary  to  previous 
announcement,  the new house  will look af­
ter the  jobbing trade only.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

D.  N.  Parks & Son,  grocers  at Clio, have 

Edelman Bros.,  grocers at  East Saginaw, 

sold ou^

have sold out.

L.  Cook succeeds Cook & Sweet in gener­

al  trade at Bauer.

Y.  Roussin has  bought  the drug stock of 

P. P.  Shorris at  Ludington.

Geo.  Fay will open a general store at Shaw 

P.  O.,  Presque Isle  county.

J.  H.  Creegan  &  Co.,  grocers  at *Chase, 

have assigned to T.  R. Welch.

O.  C.  Churchill  succeeds  John  Manning 

in the grocery business at Marcellus.

Krocher  Bros,  succeed W. A.  Palmer in 
the  grocery and  drug  business  at  Carson 
City.

Plain well Press:  A  member  of  the firm 
of  Keeler  Bros.,  of  Middleville,  was  in 
town recently and  made Jas.  N.  Hill an of­
fer  for  his  business,  which,  however,  was 
declined,  as being too low.

Carroll & Robertson are  closing  out their 
general  stock  aj;  Middleville,  and  the  firm 
will  retire  from  business  and  dissolve. 
Alex.  Robertson  will  return  to  Plainwell 
and engage in business there.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

The Pere Marquette Lumber Co.,  at Lud­
ington,  has begun the  manufacture of  salt.
Anthony Laffrey succeeds  Laffrey & Per­
rault in  the  planing  mill  business  at  De­
troit.

Mrs.  Clarissa Soule, salt and lumber man­
ufacturer  and general  dealer at Port  Cres­
cent,  has sold out.

Chas. J.  Robinson,  Ralph H.  Alward and 
John Kritzer have formed the  Dowel  Man­
ufacturing Co., at Battle Creek, for the man­
ufacture of dowel pins.

The  Hart  Argus  suggests  that  Hart 
would be a good location for a  manufactory 
of  rolling  pins  and  potato  mashers.  But 
the married  men  of the town  will probably 
oppose such a project to the bitter end.

STRAY  FACTS.

M.  D. Kirk,  coal  dealer  at  Sturgis,  has 

sold out.

assigned.

sold out.

The Holmes Lumber  Co., at Detroit,  has 

L.  W. Holmes,  jeweler at Imlay City,  has 

Henning Bros.,  restaurauters  at Coldwa- 

ter, have sold out.

Geo.  Cook has  sold  his  shingle  mill,  at 

Ensley,  to Isaac Stryker.

T. E.  Doughty  &  Co.,  jewelers  at  East 

Saginaw,  are selling out at auction.

The  Eldred  Lumber  Co.,  with  mills  at 

Stiles, has adopted the ten-hour system.

Wm.  Mears  has bought Thompson Bros.’ 
sawmill at Boyne Falls, and will operate the 
same.

Wm. H. Walsh  succeeds  Walsh Bros,  in 
the agricultural implement business at Ver- 
montville.

Northwestern  Lumberman:  The 
test 
j  w
e
l
l
  at  Frankfort  is  down  1,250  feet,  and
The  rock
there  resembles  Sturgeon  Bay  limestone, 
and is described by  Tom  Percy,  the  borer, 
as “cussedly mean.”  But Tom  is having a 
whip stock made,  and is  bound to have salt 
at Frankfort or “bust”  his reputation. 
lie 
is the man who struck salt at  Manistee and 
Ludington.

John Otis, of Mancelona,  was  in the city 
a couple of days last week,  making prelim­
inary arrangements for a change  in his iron 
business.  He wiil start up his furnace about 
January 15,  and  run  out 1,200  tons of  pig 
iron,  for which  he  has  ore*on  hand.  The 
run will require  about  a  month’s time,  and 
if at the end of  that  time  the  price  of pig 
iron  continues  to  incline  upward  he  will 
probably secure more ore and  keep the fur­
nace running indefinitely.

The Gripsack Brigade.

Chas.  S.  Willcox  put  in  Christmas with 

his parents at Richmond, Ind.

Jas.  Rooney is now pleasantly situated in 

his new home at 95 James street.

Alby L.  Braisted and  wife  are  spending 
the  holidays  with  the  latter’s  parents  at 
Ypsilanti.

Oliver C.  Shults has engaged to travel for 
for the Alabastine  Co.,  covering the Michi 
gan trade.  He begins next Monday.

Plainwell  Press:  F.  C.  Adams  has en­
gaged to travel for a Chicago boot and  shoe 
house, beginning early in the new year.

Gus Sharp has received a check for 875.3 
from  the  P.  J.  Sorg  Co.  in  return  for the 
sale  of  201  caddies  of  Spearhead  in  two 
months.

F.  L.  Dickinson  lias  closed  his cigar fac­
tory at Sand Lake and  gone on the road for 
E.  E.  Disbrow,  the  Plainwell  cigar  manu 
facturer.

E.  K.  Bennett,  of  Lansing,  has  engaged 
to travel for N.  G. Levinson & Co., of  Chi 
cago,  for  another  year,  covering  the same 
territory as formerly.

S.  W.  Bush,  representing  Jas.  Craig, of 
Detroit,  is putting in  the  holidays here and 
at  towns  roundabout.  A  case  of “girl  in 
every town,” you know.

Leo. A.  Caro has left the Enterprise Cigar 
Co.  and entered the employ of Brown Bros., 
manufacturers of cigars at Detroit.  He will 
cover the same territory as before.

All the papers published in the interest of 
the  traveling  fraternity  are  received  and 
kept on file at The Manufacturer  office, 
subject to the inspection of the gripsack bri­
gade at all times.

James Rooney,  State agent for the Button 
Fire* Engine Co.  and Gutta Percha and Rub­
ber Manufacturing  Co.,  left  Monday  for  a 
visit to Lansing, Port Huron and other East­
ern Michigan points.

Before  this  issue  of  The Tradesman 
reaches all its readers, the traveling  men of 
Grand  Rapids  will  have  scored their fifth 
success in the shape of  their  second annual 
social party,  and  the  indications  are that it 
will be the greatest success yet achieved.

Albert C.  Antrim  has  returned  from the 
South, where he has been for  the  past four 
months  in  the  interest of  the  Anti-Kalso- 
mine  Co.  He  brought  with  him,  among 
other things,  a  cane for  the  editor of  The 
Tradesman,  for  which  the  recipient  is 
truly thankful.

Senator Platt has introduced  a bill  in the 
United  States  Senate  making  it a  misde­
meanor for any officer of a state or municipal 
corporation to  interfere  in  anyway  with a 
commercial  traveler  selling  goods  in  any 
state of which  he or his  employer is  not a 
citizen.  This measure,  if it becomes a law, 
will put an end to the obnoxious  “drummer 
tax” levied  in some of the Southern State3.
Pursuant to the call of J. Free Smi^h,  the 
traveling men of Lansing met at the parlors 
of the Lansing House last Saturday evening 
and effected  the  preliminary  arrangements 
for a  permanent  organization.  Temporary 
officers were chosen and a committee on con­
stitution  and  by-laws  selected.  There  are 
about sixty traveling men  residing  in  Lan­
sing, and the prospects for an  active  organ­
ization are considered flattering.

Chas.  S. Shipman succeeds Kedzie & Ship- 
man in the agricultural  implement business
at White Pigeon.

Wm.  II.  Jones,  who has  represented the 
Phoenix Furniture Co.  in the  West for sev-
The  Jackson  Furniture  Co. has received j eral years,  unites his fortunes  with the new 
an order from Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  for a car-  Wm. A.  Berkey  Furniture  Co.  on  January
1.  »He will be succeeded  at  the Phoenix by 
load of furniture.
Robert Smith, who will  attend the wants of 
the Far  West  trade,  and  Frank L.  Moone, 
of Frankfort,  Ind., will take the  intermedi­
ate territory.  Mr. Moone  was  formerly on 
the road for  Monk & Roberts  and the Con- 
norsville Furniture Co., both of Connorsville, 
Ind.

V. O. Clinger,  a mile  and  a  half  east of 
Shelby, has a contract for  getting in 2,000,- 
000  feet  of  pine  logs  for  Muskegon  par­
ties.

Col.  T.  Bliss,  of  Saginaw,  has bought a 
one-lialf interest in 5,367 acres of  pine land 
on Sucker river,  at a  consideration of  $45,- 
000.

C. D.  Benjamin has retired from  the firm 
of JNevue & Benjamin,  flour  and  feed deal­
ers at Muskegon.  The business  will be con­
tinued by S. R. Navue.

McCracken & Hovey  have  built a branch 
railroad from their timber tract,  in  Mecosta 
county,  to Moore’s West  Branch & Moores- 
town road, and have begun putting logs over 
it.

The  Muskegon  Shingle  &  Lumber  Co. 
will put in 17,000,000 feet  of logs this win­
ter against 12,000,000 last  year.  The shin­
gle cut of the company this  year was  101,- 
000,000.

The Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Rail-

The Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’ As­
sociation held its annual meeting at Cleland 
Hall,  Detroit,  on  the  24th.  There  was  a 
large attendance.  The  constitution  was so 
amended as to admit salesmen in  wholesale 
stores to membership. 
It was  also decided 
to increase the reserve fund from $15,000 to 
$20,000.  The  election  of  officers  resulted 
as follows:  President, Edwin Mortlock, De­
troit; First Vice President, J.  H. Swan,  De­
troit;  Secretary  and Treasurer, J.  S.  Pierce; 
Board of Trustees, J. E. Langley and Thom­
as  McLeod;  Trustees Reserve Fund, A.  W. 
Culver and D. Morris.

Smith Barnes, the efficient general mana­
ger of the Hannah  &  Lay  Mercantile  Co.,

at  Traverse  City,  and  probably  the  best 
qualified of  any  one  in  the  State  to pass 
judgment  on the  traveling  fraternity, pays 
the following tribute to the  Wolverine  grip 
carriers:  “The invitation  to the  gathering 
and ball of traveling men was duly received 
with many  thanks.  Having  never danced, 
except in a  business way, I feel I would be 
a  discreditable  addition to  your  gathering. 
Nevertheless,  I  appreciate  the  courtesy. 
The traveling  men  of  Michigan  as a body 
are gentlemen whom I hold in high respect, 
and it is no little  pleasure  to know that the 
business interests  of  the  Peninsular  State 
are represented by  such a corps  of efficient 
and  thoroughly  gentlemanly  men.  Very 
much depends upon the  character and man­
hood  of  business  representatives,  and  I 
doubt if another State in the Union has men 
of  more  thorough  business  qualifications, 
cleaner  repute  and  honorable  intentions, 
than the  phalanx of hard  workers  who are 
known as  “the traveling men of Michigan.” 
Let me hope  that  the  gathering  will  be  a 
particularly happy one and may result most 
advantageously to  each  in  a  temporary re­
laxation from the  hard  knocks which  they 
receive from  day  to  day.  While I  cannot 
be present  in  person  I  shall  participate in 
spirit in the festivities  and pleasures which 
I trust the  evening  may  bring  to one  and 
all.”

Albert  C.  Antrim  proposes  to  introduce 
the  following  resolution  at  the  traveling 
men’s party and move its adoption: 
Resolved—That  it  is  the  sense  of  the 
traveling men of  Grand Rapids,  in conven­
tion  assembled,  that the Platt  bill now be­
fore the  Senute of  the  United  States, pro­
viding for the  abolition  of  the  “ drummer 
tax,” should become a law;  that we request 
Senators  Conger  and  Palmer  to 
sup­
port the same in  the  Senate;  that  we  also 
request  Congressman  Comstock to vote for 
thr same in the House;  and that we request 
President Cleveland to approve the measure 
should it pass both Houses.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

ingdale.

.

John Otis, Mancelona.
John Koopman, Falmouth.
Milan Wiggins, Warren Haven A Co., Bloom- 
Wm. Coach, Baraga.
R. Weertman, Zeeiand.
Calvin Durkee,  Lakeview.
E. C. Foote, West Carlyle.
A. B. Foote, Hilliards.
Fred F. Taylor,  W ood Lake.
Ed. Roys, Roys Bros., Cedar Springs.
C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
Hoag A Jud8on, Cannonsburg.
E. R. Conrad, Plainwell.
W. H. Hicks. Morley.
M. V. Wilson. Sand Lake.
Jno. H. Passage, Greenville.
C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
Dr. D. B. Kilpatrick, Woodland.
Dr. A. Hanlon, Middleville.
B. McNeal, Byron Center.
F. L. Blake, Irving.
Dr. H. S. Baron, Forest Grove.
J. C. Benbow,  Cannonsburg.
Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.
M. P. Shields, Hilliards.
S. S. Dryden A Sons. Allegan.
E. Vanderveen, Holland.
Wm. DePree A Bros., Zeeland.
Joshua Colby,  Rockford. 
* 
Mr. Wagar, Wagar A McBryer, Cedar Springs. 
W.  E. Overton, Big Rapids.
C. A. Pearson, Fremont.
S. S. Slater, Nuniea.
Jas. Campbell, Westwood.
H. M. Harroun, McLain.
I. J. Quick, Allendale.
H. A. Crawford, Cadillac.
Fred Morley, Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.
J. F. Hacker,  Corinth.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.  _
Mr. LaHuis, Herder A LaHuis, Zeeland.
Cole A Chaple, Ada.
H. W. Potter,  Jennisonville.
Mr. Andre. Andre A Son, Jennisonville.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
H. M. Freeman, Lisbon.
O. F. A W. P. Conklin, Ravenna.
Den Herder A Tanis,  Vriesland.
R. G. Smith, Wayland.
C. Deming, Dutton.
Geo. Carrington,  Trent.
G. S. Powell A Co., Sand Lake.
Notier A Lokker, Graafschaaps.
Kremer A Bangs, Holland.
Cole A Chappie, Ada.
John Smith, Ada.
O. D. Chapman, Stanwood.
J. H. Spires, Leroy.
Jno. Meijering, Nordeloos.
S. M. Geary, Maple Hill.
John Koopman, Falmouth.
Thos. Cooley, Lisbon.
L. B. Chaple, Ada.
B. M. Dennison, East Paris.
W. S. Root, Tallmadge.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
L. T. Wilwarth A Co., Rodney.
L. Cook. Bauer.
S. Cooper, Corinth.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
J. W. Closterhouse, Grandville.
Paine A Field, English ville.
Jos. Barnes, Austerlitz.
Frank Hayward, Moon.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
Stanley Monroe, Berlin.
Currie A Clarke, Upper Big Rapids.
L. B. Chapel, Ada.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
J. M. Reid, Grattan.
E. C. Whitney, Middleville.

News and Gossip  Furnished  by  Our  Own 

OUT  AROUND.

Correspondents.

Cadillac.

D. G. Kennedy,  a blacksmith of this city, 
has rentedUhe Shultz shop at Lake City and 
moved  his  tools  and  stock  to  that place. 
This gives Lake City two shops.
The butchers  at  Mitchells are  branching 
out, Jas. Chatfield having opened a  shop at 
Long  Lake  and  Alfred  Trembly  one  at 
Round Lake.
Joyce &  Hurst, the  new  boot  and  shoe 
firm, are having a good  trade.
In place of  gas  for  lighting  Sampson  & 
Drury’s  hardware  store,  Mayrose  electric 
lamps have been substituted and  are  giving 
better satisfaction.
W. II.  Crossley, of this  city,  and  Daniel 
Murry, formerly with  LaBar  &  Cornwell, 
at Mitchells, have  formed  a  copartnership 
and will open a  wholesale  meat  market  at 
Lake City, to supply the surrounding camps.
Contractor and builder  Jno.  C.  Born  has 
just  returned  from  the  Upper  Peninsula, 
where he has been working at his trade.
Two new box cars are now being built for 
the C.  & N.  E. Railway.

M an istee.

S.  Babcock & Co. will engage in the man­
ufacture of hoops next season.
C.  Michelson  has  opened  a  wholesale 
meat depot in the SRchelson block.
R.  G.  Peters has  contracted  with  J.  B. 
Long & Co.  to build two passenger  coaches 
for the former’s new railroad.  They  are to 
be fifty feet long and  eight  wide,  and  fin­
ished in good  style.  The  framing  will be 
done here  and  the  coaches  put together at 
Eastlake.
N.  W. Nelson has been appointed assignee 
of Wthkowsky & Jacobs, vice Solomon Roths­
child, resigned.  Witkowsky & Jacobs had 
another  stock  of  clothing  in  Kalamazoo, 
which they disposed of  previous  to  assign­
ing to  Rothschild.  Their  creditors  having 
made  application  to  have  the  Kalamazoo 
stock  included  in  their  assets,  Rothschild 
resigned because of the demand of his home 
business  upon  his  time.  Assignee Nelson 
the facts relative to the
t m n s I e S t K  
cobs. 

has been spending a  few  days here visiting 
friends.
Miss Grace  E.  Riblet,  an  efficient  sales­
woman  in  her  father’s  store,  spent a few 
days hi  Grand  Rapids  last week  on  busi­
ness.
The  work  on  the  bridge  is  going  along 
finely and should the good weather continue 
will  greatly  hasten  the completion.
D.  P.  Clay has been  drawing  logs  to  his 
mills from a few  miles south  of the village 
on  sleighs  up  to  the  recent  “break  up,” 
when he was  compelled  to  suspend  opera­
tions.
James Heath,  who nearly  accepted a pos­
ition in Grand  Rapids,  has received an off* r 
from the  Newaygo  Manufacturing  Co.  and 
will continue to reside here.
William  Graham,  who  is  over-seeing  an 
extensive lumber job at Chase, spent Christ­
mas with his family here.

Traverse  City.

Hannah, Lay & Co.  are  paying  80 cents 
for wheat.
After January 3 Hamilton & Mil liken will 
close their  store at 6  o’clock  each  evening 
except Saturday.
The railway company is putting in a new 
side track and switch t< > accommodate the un­
loading of square timber brought from May- 
field and Kingsley.
The Lou  A.  Cummings  was the last boat 
plying on the Bay.  She has gone into win­
ter quarters at Greilick’s  dock  and her cap­
tain,  Geo.  Robertson,  has  gone  home  to 
South Haven.
Antoine Richard has  opened  a  saloon in 
the  building  formerly  occupied  by  Chas. 
Cummings.

Dairy  Notes.

A creamery has been established at  Char­
lotte by a stock  company  composed  of  the 
following men:  F.  F.  Munson,  E.  Shep­
herd,  J.  Perkins and W. J.  Bonnett.  Cap­
ital stock $10,000.

Prof.  Victor  C.  Vaughan,  Professor  of 
Chemistry at the State University will deliv­
er another address on  “ Cheese Poisoning ”
I at the  coming  convention  of  the  Michigan

& Ja- j Dairymen’s Association at Kalamazoo,

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An  organization  to  be  known  as  the
I Queen  City  creamery  company  has  been
fonnet
Wm.  I).  Carey^who*^downed ” his cred-j formed  at  Ypsilanti  by  Messrs.  Samuel 
Ainsworth  ami  James E. 
Barnard,  O.  A.
£ on the buildings  will be- 
Lawrence.  Wor 
About $10,000 will be in-
gin immediately, 
vested.

itors while  carrying  on a  commission busi­
ness  here  about  a  month  ago,  and  who 
skipped town to avoid arrest on several crimi­
nal  charges,  is now reported to be acting as 
cashier  of a railway  in  Kansas,  having his 
headquarters at Winfield.
W.  J.  Kinney,  formerly  of  the  Simmons 
& Kinney  Manufacturing  Co.,  has conclud­
ed to establish a  stave  factory  at  Fremont, 
and is now in the  East  for  the  purpose  of  Secretary 
purchasing the necessary machinery. 
grocery firm of Robertson &_Co.  The busi-1 nmry 
ness will  be 
son.

Milan Wiggins, President of the Michigan 
Dairymen’s Association, was in the city last 
week  for  the  purpose  of  consulting  with 
Stowe  relative  to  the next meet-
It  was decided  to
Alexander  Coutts  has  retired  from  the  jU)|,i the  convention  at  Kalamazoo  on Feb- 
1? and 18  Further particulars are
call  published  in  another co

continued  by  Thomas Robert-

ing of  the  Association. 

Newaygo.

The holiday trade has not been as good as j 
some years formerly  and  good many of our j 
citizens took advantage of  the  rates on the 
railroad and did their trading in the city.
George Saeger,  of  Big Rapids,  a tinsmith 
in the employ of the Wilcox  Hardware Co.,

Since the siege of Paris  in  1870,  the con­
sumption  of  horseflesh  has  gradually  in­
creased there.

The Missouri  Cremation  Society  has 400 
members, twenty-five of  whom are women.

given in thi 
umu.

MICHIGAN  DAIRYMEN’S  ASSOCIATION.

18.

Call for Second Annual Convention, to be held at Kalamazoo, February  16,  17  ai
Gk.vnd  R apids,  Dec. 26,  1885.

D ear  Sir—You are hereby informed that the second annual convention of the Mich­
igan Dairymen’s Association will be held at the  warerooms  of  the  Acme  Manufacturing 
Co., at Kalamazoo,  on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, February 16,  17 and  18,  con­
vening at 2 o’clock on the afternoon of the day first named.  All those who are interested 
in the  subject  of  dairying,  either  as  dairymen,  farmers, stock  raisers, or  manufacturers 
and  dealers  in  dairy  appliances,  are  cordially  invited  to attend the meeting and favor 
those present with such suggestions as may  seem to them to be pertinent to the occasion. 
Those so inclined are requested to prepare papers on dairy subjects, and ample opportun­
ity will be given for discussions,  and the interchange of  opinions  and  observations.  Re­
duced rates have been obtained at the hotels,  and every effort will be made  to  render  the 
convention a pleasant and profitable one.

An important feature of the meeting will be the exhibit of dairy appliances.  Ample 
space and power have been secured in the exhibition hall, for which there will be no charge. 
Exhibitors are urgently invited to avail themselves of this opportunity, as the convention 
will bring together the largest gathering of dairymen ever held in the State.

Those intending to be present will  please  notify  L.  F.  Cox,  Chairman  of  the  Com­
mittee on Arrangements, Kalamazoo,  as soon as convenient,  in order that  the  necessary 
arrangements may be made for their entertainment.

Those  who  will  favor  the  Association with papers or lead discussions on subjects 
akin to dairying and kindred interests will please notify  the  Secretary  immediately,  in 
order that the programme may be arranged previous to the meeting.

The Association is now on a firm footing and it is the  earnest  hope  of  the  officers 

that the second convention may be even more of a success than the first.

Come one, come all!

Milan  Wiggins,  President, 

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

E.  A.  Stowe,  Sec’y,

Bloomingdale,  Mich.APPLES

He W as Disgusted.

From Texas Siftings.

There are some people  who will  grumble 
when  they get  to  heaven.  Mose  Schaum 
burg is  one  of  them.  “What  for  has you 
such a disgoosted expression your face on?” 
said Sam Levy to Mose Schaumburg.  “Pe- 
cause I vasli  disgoosted.  Choost  as  I was 
walkin’ dot Austin  avenue  down I found a 
kwavter  of  a  tollar.”  replied  Mose.  “A 
kwavter  of  a  tollar!  Mine  Gott,  vy  vash 
you  disgoosted?”  “Because  it  vash not a 
whole tollar.”

W e have a large Western 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 in car lots.

EARL BROS., Commission Merchants,

Reference—First National Bank.

157  S.  WATER  ST.,  CHICAGO,  ILL.

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STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
One Year—Geo. M. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Two Years—F. H. J. VanEmster. Hay City. 
Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next  place  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 
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March 2,1886. 
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

OFFICERS.

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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. W hite. Grand Rapids. 
Next  plaoe  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 

Tuesday, October 12, 1886.
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

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ORGANIZED  OCTOBER 9,1884.

OFFICERS.

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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. 
Board  of  Trustees—The  President,  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
Wm. L. White.
Committee on Pharmacy—M. B.  Kimm,  H.  E. 
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.

D etroit P harm aceutical Society.

Organized October, 1883.

OFFICERS.

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. Salt­
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Wednesday  in  each 

ier. 

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month.

Jackson  C ounty P harm aceutical  A sso ­

ciation.
OFFICERS.
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 
Annual Meeting— First Thursday in November. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  of  each 

and C. H. Haskins.

month.

Sagin aw   C ounty  P harm aceutical  S o ­

ciety.

TEMPORARY  OFFICERS.

Chairman—Henry Melchers.
Secretary—D. E.  Prall.
Next Meeting—Wednesday, January 13,2 p. m.
M uskegon  D rug  Clerks’  A ssociation.

OFFICERS.

President—I. F. Hopkins.
Vice-President—John Meyers.
Secretary and Treasurer—O. A. Lloyd.
Regular Meetings—Second and  fourth  Friday 
Next  Meeting—Tuesday  evening, January 15.

of each month.

Items of General Interest.

It is stated on good authority that the dis­
tillation of 100  gallons  of  crude  petroleum 
will yield 76 gallons  of  illuminating oil,  12 
gallons of gasoline,  benzine,  or  naphtha,  3 
gallons of lubricating  oil,  and  9 gallons  of 
residuum.

There are said  to 5,000  patent  medicines 
of American concoction now on the market, 
and the  trade  amounts  to  822,000,000  per 
annum.  Of this,  810,000,000  are expended 
in advertising,  and  the  net  profits  are  set 
down at 85,000,000.

In a report presented by the British Phar­
macopoeia Committee to  the  Medical Coun­
cil at its recent  meeting  it was  stated  that 
out of 20,000  copies  of  the  new  edition of 
the  pharmacopoeia  th^;  had  been  printed 
12,875  copies  had  been  disposed  of  up to 
Saturday,  November  14.

A woman ate a cake  of  glycerine soap to 
cure a cough,  thinking  it  a  new  mixture. 
When she returned  the  remaining  cakes to 
the druggist she amazed the clerk by saying 
that she took one of these  things.  “It was 
awful to swallow, but it  cured  the  cough.”
Glycerine should  not  not  be  used  in its 
pure state on  chapped  hands  or  lips,  as it 
has great avidity for  moisture and abstracts 
this from the epidermn 1 tissues, thereby ren­
dering the skin dry and cracking it.  When 
properly diluted with water  it  is one of the 
most valuable substances  to  keep  the  skin 
soft and pliable.

A bill is being prepared by the New York 
Medical  Society  asking  the  State  Legisla­
ture to include cocaine in  the  list  of  drugs 
forbidden  to  be  sold  excepting  on  physi­
cians’ prescriptions. 
It is said that in New 
York many drug stores sell a paste made up 
of coca leaves and  lime forming a cud  sim­
ilar to that used by tlm Peruvians as a stim­
ulant.  These preparations  are in  great de­
mand.

A family medicine chest is  not altogether 
a desirable thing.  A  report  from  Vincen­
nes,  Ind.,  says:  The  Adams  family,  con­
sisting of father, mother,  and  five children, 
were accidentally  poisoned  by  taking mor­
phine  for quinine.  Mr.  J.  C.  Adams  has 
been afflicted with neuralgic  pains,  and had 
provided  a  medicine  chest.  He  requested 
one of his daughters,  ten years old, to bring 
some  quinine  capsules,  of  which  they all 
partook.  After  retiring,  Mr.  Adams  and 
his family  became  deathly  sick,  and  at  4 
o’clock  the  following  morning  neighbors 
heard screaming and crying from  within the 
house.  The  mother,  father,  and  a  three- 
year-old  girl  are  dangerously  ill,  and  it is 
not believed that Mr. Adams will recover.

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

CHOOSE  YOUR  QUERY.

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A Lengthy List from Which to Select.
The Committee on Pharmacy and Queries 
of the  Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical As­
sociation  has  issued  the  following  list of 
queries,  which  members  of the Association 
are  asked  to  answer.  Those  accepting 
queries are requested to notify the chairman 
of the Committee,  Prof.  Prescott, Ann Ar­
bor: 

1.  Does the  present  pharmacopceial  for­
mula for syrups of the  phosphates  of iron, 
quinine and strychnine  yield a  satisfactory 
product?

2.  What are the  best  materials  and pro­
portions for gelatine  suppositories and pen­
cils?

3.  Is the  use  of  coloring  in  elixirs  and 

medicinal syrups a defensible  practice?

4.  What articles and  mixtures  are  liable 
to cause explosions in dispensing pharmacy?
5.  What is the best solvent for iodoform?
6.  What  strengths  of  tincture  of  opium 

are furnished in pharmacy in this  State?

7.  What are the  causes of the  variations 

in color of tincture of opium?

8.  Of what  strength  of  morphine  is  the 
camphorated tincture of opium dispensed in 
this State?

9.  How does  the  spirit  of  camphor used 
in filling physicians’  prescriptions  compare 
in strength with the present pharmacopceial 
requirements?

10.  Should the use  of  powdered extracts 
in place  of  ordinary  solid  extracts  be  en­
couraged?

11.  To what extent is the  practice of pre­
paring tinctures from  fluid  extracts  objec­
tionable?

12.  What are the uses  of  petrolatum and 
liniments,  , 

of  paraffin  oil  in  ointments, 
etc?

13.  An examination of the granular effer­

vescent salts of the market is desired.

14.  What is  the  quality  of  the  pressed 
herbs,  more especially those  of  narcotic ef­
fect,  as found in drug  stores in this  State?
15.  What drugs should be  employed only 

in the green state?

ions” of the market?

16.  What  merits  have  the  “concentrat­

17.  What nomenclature is most  desirable

for the “concentrations” and “resinoids?”

18.  An  investigation  of  the  alleged  in­
compatibility of chloral  hydrate  and potas­
sium bromide with alcohol is desired.

19.  What  quality  of  cream  of  tartar  is 

sold by the druggists of Michigan?

20.  Can  the  formula  of  the  U.  S.  Ph., 
1880,  for fluid extract of ipecacuanha be im­
proved?

21.  What  preparations,  of  those  com­
monly purchased  ready-made,  can be most 
profitably made  by the  dispensing pharma­
cist?

22.  What co-operative  measures  may the 
druggists of our State adopt  by which their 
business interests may be advanced?

23.  What disinfectant and  antiseptic pre­
parations  can  the  dispensing  pharmacist 
make with advantage?

24.  A report is desired upon the measures 
of weight and volume,  absolute  and propor­
tional,  to  be  recommended  for  the  next 
pharmacopoeia.

25.  To  what  extent  is  it  preferable  to 
weigh  liquids,  (1)  in  making preparations, 
(2)  in dispensing?

26.  What  instruments  and  methods  of 
taking  specific  gravities  are  most  service­
able to the pharmacist?

27.  A report is requested upon the means 
of increasing the efficiency  of  pharmaceuti­
cal  employes,  and  their  skill  in  applied 
pharmacy.

28.  What course  of  reading  and plan of 
study are advisory for the assistant in phar­
macy?

29.  Solid extracts vary greatly in strength. 
What are the  causes of the  variations  and 
how can uniformity be secured?

30.  What  proportion  of  solid  extract 
should be yielded  by  various  drugs?  Is it 
practicable to standardize  these  extracts so 
that one part of the  extract  shall represent 
five parts of the drug?

31.  Alkaloidal valuations of fluid  extract 

of veratrum veride are desired.

32.  For what preparations of the pharma­
copoeia is  an  alkaloidal  standard  te be ad­
vised,  and  on  what  principle  in  general 
should the proposed standard be fixed?

33.  Is the U.  S.  Ph.  process  for  extract 
of physpstigma the best  one?  Do  the pre­
parations in the  market  agree in  character 
with the official product?

34.  Alkaloidal valuations of fluid extracts 
of aconite and nux vomica are desired.  Ac­
cepted by A.  B.  Stevens, Detroit.

35.  Alkaloidal valuations of fluid extracts 
of belladonna and  hyoscyamus are desired.
36.  What is the character of  the powder­
ed extracts of cannabis indica offered at pres­
ent?

37.  What is the active principle of phyto-

lacca root?

38.  What  is  the  poisonous  principle  of 
loco-weed.  Accepted by A. B. Stevens, De­
troit.

39.  Researches upon indigenous drugs are 

desired.

40.  Is an  apprentice  in  a  drug  store en­
titled  to  receive  instruction  in  practical 
pharmacy from his  employer,  and  to  wliat 
extent is the latter  held  to  grant  a reason­
able time for daily study?

41.  By  what  means  can  those  entering 
upon the practice of  pharmacy  in the State 
be ensured to liave a close acquaintance with 
the United States Pharmacopoeia?

42.  It is desired to have a series of  exper­
iments on the solubility  of  hydrated  oxide 
of iron in citric acid,  with respect to temper­
ature.

43.  What are the uses of benzine in phar­

macy?

44.  What  is  the  strength  of  pepsins of 
the market, and  what  improvement  can be 
made in the assay of pepsins?  Accepted by 
N.  Van den Belt,  Detroit.

45.  What  improvement,  if  any,  can  be
made in the present pharmacopceial  prepar­
ation of fluid extract of ergot?

46.  Gelsemium:*  is there  any foundation 
for the preference given by some physicians 
to  preparations made from  the green drug?
47.  What is the poisonous  constituent of 

nutmeg, and its power?

48.  What  are  the  active  principles  of

rhamnus purshianus?

49.  Does the compound spirit of ether us­
ually dispensed  fulfill  the  requirements of 
the pharmacopoeia of 1880?

50.  What is the strength and purity of the 

spirit of nitrous ether of the drug trade?

51.  What is  the  quality  of  the  menthol 

cones now furnished?

52.  What is the strength and purity of the 
acetic acid of pharmacy in  this State?  Ac­
cepted by Geo.  Gundrum,  Ionia.

53.  What is the  character of the  concen­

tration,  euonymin, as furnished?

54.  What is  the  proportion  of  oxidized 

mercury in mercury with chalk?

55.  What is  the  quantity  of  unoxidized 
phosphorus  in  the  pills of  phosphorus ob­
tained?

56.  Wliat is the  chemical  composition of 
the ar ticles named arsenite of  bromine,  and 
Clemen’s solution of arsenic?

57.  To what extent is the  metric  system 
now used  by  physicians?  Accepted  by C. 
G.  Stone, Detroit.

Italian  Cheese.

Of all the industries  of  Sicily  the  manu­
facture of cheese is perhaps the one that has 
received the  least  attention.  The  cheese 
sent to the Paris exhibition  of 1878 was the 
laughing  stock  of 
the  Commissioners. 
Nothing whatever  has  been  done  towards 
its  improvement. 
It  is  calculated  that on 
the 147  square  kilometers  that  constitute 
the district of Palermo there  are 6805 cowrs, 
5882  she-goats,  and  2698  ewes,  being 
respectively 47, 40 and 18  per  square  kilo­
meters.  This is important to bear in mind, 
when  it  is  known  that  on  an  average 
the province of Lombardy has only 15  cows 
per square kilometer,  Venice  12,  Piedmont 
11, Tuscany 7,  Sardinia 3,  and Sicily only 2. 
There are  many  little  farms  round  about 
Palermo  in  which  butter  and  cheese  are 
made, but  there  is  nothing  like  a  proper 
dairy,  although  there  is  room for three or 
four.  Two pamphlets  worthy of  attention 
have been published  on  the  subject,  but, 
as  has  already  been  observed, 
the  ad­
vantages of association have  not  yet dawn­
ed upon the mind of the  Sicilians,  who pre­
fer  working  separately,  according  to  the 
good old  times,  when  refinement  was  yet 
unknown and machinery unthought of.

The Drug Market.

Business  is  all  that  could  be  expected, 
considering the  season, and  collections are
fully up to the  jobbers’ expectations, which 
is saying a good deal.  Gum arabic, sperrna- 
cetti, cubebs and oil cubebs  have  sustained 
further  advances,  and  opium,  chloroform, 
balsam peru, oil sassafras and oil tanzy have 
declined.  P.  &  W.  quinine  has  also  de­
clined 5 cents an ounce.

The editor  of  The  Tradesm an  hereby 
expresses his thanks to the unknown friend 
who  sent  him  a  pocketbook  bearing  the 
inscription  “ The  Druggists  of  Michigan 
cannot forget the editor  of  T he  Trades­
man.  One of them.”  The poiketbook will 
be carried until worn out, but the sentiment 
accompanying the same will be remembered 
forever.

The Tradesman is in receipt of a hand­
some  invitation  to  attend  the first annual 
holiday ball of the Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’ 
Association,  to be held at  the  Clay avenue 
rink this  evening.  The  editor  regrets that 
he is unable to participate in the pleasure of 
the occasion.

A gentleman engaged  very extenstvely in 
the grain  business  says  of  the  remarkable 
heavy com crop  of  the  country  this  year, 
that if it were  all  loaded  on  cars  of 500 
bushels  capacity  each  (10  or  12  cars  to a 
train besides  engine  and  tender)  the  com­
bined length  would  be  sufficient to  extend 
around the world.

M.  S.  GOODMAN.

L.  M.  MILLS. 

MICHIGAN

DRUG

EXCHANGE,
Mills & Goodman, Props.
To the Drug Trade.

We hereby announce to the tiade that we 
have established  a  reliable  bureau  for the 
dissemination of information relating to the 
purchase and  sale  of drug  stocks, as  well 
as  an  employment  bureau  for  clerks  and 
employers  desiring  the  services  of  exper­
ienced pharmacists.

Our  facilities  are  unsurpassed  and  our 
terms are as reasonable as could be expect­
ed,  considering  the  advantages  we  offer. 
For circulars and full particulars, address

MICHIGAN  DRUG EXCHANGE,

357  SOUTH  UNION  ST., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Advanced—Cubebs, oil  cubebs, gum  arable, 
Df^linod—Opium, chloroform,  balsam Peru, 

spermaceti.
oil sassulrus, oil tansy, P. & W. quinine.

ACIDS.

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

AMMONIA.

Carbonate.................................IP ®>
Muriate (Powd. 22c).'.......................
£ qua 16 deg or  3f............................
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................

BALSAMS.

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

BARKS.

Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)...........
Cinchona,  yellow..........................
Elm,  select.......................................
Elm, ground, pure..........................
Elm, powdered,  pure.....................
Sassafras, of root............................
Wild Cherry, select........................
Bay berry  powdered.......................
Hemlock powdered.........................
W ahoo..............................................
Soap  ground....................................

BERRIES.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 1 06c)............
Juniper.............................................
Prickly Ash........ .............................

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 lb boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............
Logwood, bulk (12 and25 ft doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 lb  boxes)...............
...............
Lgowood, %b 
do 
Logwood, ÜB 
do 
........
Logwood, ass’d  do 
...............
Fluid Extracts—25 $  cent, off list.

9
30
34
60
3
11
10
3
52
12
12

® 10
® 35
® 36
@ 65
® 5
@ 12
® 12
® 4
® 55
18
® 15
® 15
15  @  18 
14
3  ©  5
4  @  6

40@45 
40 
1 75 
50

11
18
13
14
15 
10 
12 
20 
18 
30 
12
© 1  oo
6  @  7
50  @  60
2737H
9
12
13 
15
14

FLOWERS.

Arnica.......................................... 
Chamomile,  Roman....................... 
Chamomile,  German.....................  

GUMS.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c)..................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)..........
Ammoniac.......................................
Arabic, powdered  select...............
Arabic, 1st  picked..........................
Arabic,2d  picked............................
Arabic,  3d picked............................
Arabic, sifted sorts.........................
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 35c)...
Benzoin............................................
Camphor..........................................
Catechu. Is (X 14c, )4S  16c)............
Euphorbium powdered..................
Galbanum strained.........................
Gamboge...........................................
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c)— ■.......
Kino TPowdered, 30cl.....................
Mastic..............................................
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)...
Opium, pure (Powd $5 25)...............
Shellac, Campbell’s ..........................
Shellac,  English..............................
Shellac, native.................................
Shellac bleached.............................
Tragacanth ......................................

10  @  11
25
25

60®  75 
12 
50
28®  30 
90 
90 
80 
76 
55
25 
55®60
25®  27 
13
35®  40 
80
80®  90 
35 
20 
1  25 
40 
3 50 
30
26 
24 
30
30  @1 00

HERBS—IN  OUNCE  PACKAGES.

Hoarhound  ..........................
Lobelia..................................
Peppermint..........................
Rue.........................................
Spearmint............................
Sweet Majoram....................
Tanzy ....................................
Thyme..................................
Wormwood.........................
IRON.

.........................25
.........................25
.........................25
.........................40
.........................24
.........................35
.........................25
•••••••••••••••*30
.........................25

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

4 00
20
7
65

 

LEAVES.

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

liquors.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  ®2 50
Druggists* Favorite  Rye...............1 76  @2 00
Whisky, other brands....................1  10  ®1 50
Gin, Old Tom....................................135  @1 76
Gin,  Holland................................... 2  00  @3 50
Brandy.............................................1  75  ®6 50
Catawba  Wines.............................. 1  25  @2 00
Port Wines.......................................1  35  ®2 50

MAGNESIA. 

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

OILS.

do 
do 

Almond, sweet.................................  45  ®  50
Amber,  rectified.............................. 
45
Anise.................................................  
2  00
Bay $   oz......................................... 
50
2 25
Bergamont.......................................  
Castor...............................................   17H®  19
Croton...............................................  
2 00
Cajeput............................................  
75
Cassia...............................................  
1  00
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)....... 
35
Citronella........................................ 
75
Cloves...............................................   ' 
1 20
Cod Liver, N. F ....................... #  gal 
1 20
1  50
Cod Liver, best......................... 
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
9 00
Cubebs, P. &  W............................... 
Erigeron.......................................... 
1 60
Fireweed........................................... 
2 00
Geranium 
oz...............................  
75
35
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
Juniper wood..................................  
50
2 00
Juniper berries............................... 
Lavender flowers, French.............  
2 01
Lavender garden 
1  00
.............  
Lavender spike 
.............  
90
Lemon, new crop............................ 
1  75
Lemon,  Sanderson’s....................... 
2 00
80
Ijemongrass...................................... 
Olive, Malaga.................... 
®  90
2 76
Olive,“Sublime  Italian  . 
.... 
1 25
Origanum, rod flowers, French... 
Origanum,  No. 1............................ 
50
Pennyroyal...................................... 
1  30
Peppermint,  white......................... 
4  25
Rose $1  oz......................................... 
8  00
65
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $ 1 50) 
2 75
Salad, $   gal...................................... 
Savin.................................................  
1 00
4  50
Sandal  Wood, German.................. 
Sandal Wood, W. 1..........................  
7 00
Sassafras........................................... 
55
Spearmint.......................................  
@7 00
Tansy.............................................. 4  00  @4 25
Tar (by gal 50c).................................  10  @  12
2 35
Wintergreen................................. 
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)....... 
3 50
2 00
Wormseed.......................................  
12@14
Bicromate.................................$  ft 
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. bulk... 
40@43
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 27c).............  
25
3 00
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 
28
Prussiate yellow.............................. 
Alkanet............................................  
20
Althea, cut........ '.............................. 
25
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s.....................  
17
Arrow, Taylor’s, In 54s and H8__  
33
Blood (Powd 18c).............................. 
12
Calamus,  peeled................ 
20
35
Calamus, German  white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered..................  
20
10
Gentian (Powd  15e)......................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 14o)............  11  ©  12
17
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............ 
Golden Seal (Powd 25c).................. 
20
Hellebore, white, powdered.......... 
20
1  20
Ipecac, Rio, powdered.................... 
Jalap, powdered............................. 
30
Licorice,  select (Powd 15).............  
18
Licorice, extra select...................... 
26
Pink, true.......................................  
60
Rhel, from select to  choice..........1 00  ®1 60
Rhei, powdered E. I ........................110  @1 20
Rhel, choice out  cubes................. 
2 00
Rhei,choice out fingers........ 
2 25

POTASSIUM.

ROOTS.

 

 

22
37
2 25
65

6 00

HAZELTINE, 
PERKINS 
&  CO.,
Wholesale

Druggists,

OFFER  TO  THE  TRADE  THEIR  EN­

TIRE  STOCK OF

C O S T I

Until January  1,1886.

THE  LINE  INCLUDES

Brash  and  Comh  Sets 
in  Celluloid 
Diatite,

Florence,

Odor Cases,

Collar and Cuff Boxes, 

Gents1 Dressing  Cases, 

Cut Glass  Bottles, 

Fancy Perfumes, 

Manicure Sets, 

Jewel Oases, 

Infant Sets, 

Work Boxes,

Game Boxes.

AT COST ! AT COST !

Until January  1st.

6

®

do 

SEEDS.

6  ®

2  ®

do 
do 
do 

do 
do 

17 
28 
20 40 

50
60
40
20
15
25
20

2  ® 
6  ® 
6  ® 
25®

334® 
4  ® 
7  © 
4H©

2J4@ 
3  ®
4H® 
6  ®

15
5 ® 6
4 ® 4*
15 @ 18
1 50
i 75
15
10
15
4*8
5H
10

14
®2 50 
2 00 
1  10 
85 
65 
75
1  40
2 31 
1 50
50
12
45
3X
4 
45
5
50 
2 75 
2 00 
40 
2 GO 
@9 75 
2 30 
50 
®  7
10®  12 
2 50 
18 
22 
18 
4 00 
12

128
1 60 
60 
1  50 
1 78 
1 90 
1  75 
63  ®  65 
20  @  25 
18  @  23 
18  ®  20 
40 
45
70
40 
15 
50 
24 
20 
12 
1  10 
50 
45 
1  10 8 
3 
50 
60
14
15 no
45  ®  70

Serpentaria....................................
Seneka ............................................
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras...............
Sarsaparilla,  Mexican..................
Squills, white (Powd 35c).............
Valerian, English (Powd 30c).......
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)...
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).............
Bird, mixed in ft  packages..........
Canary,  Smyrna.....................   ...
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................
Cardamon, Malabar.......................
Celery..............................................
Coriander, Dest English...............
Fennel............................................
Flax, clean.....................................
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3)4).................
Foenugreek, powdered................
Hemp,  Russian.............................
Mustard, white  Black 10c)..........
Quince............................................
Rape, English.................................
Worm, Levant...............................
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......2 26
do 
Nassau 
do 
........
. . . .
Velvet Extra do 
do 
Extra Yellow do 
do 
.......
do 
Grass 
........
do 
Hard head, for slate use................
Yellow Reef. 
................
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.21; $  gal__
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s.......................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto 1 lb rolls............................
Alum.........................................  $  ft
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)...............
Annatto,  prime...............................
Antimony, powdered,  com’l ........
Arsenic, white, powdered.............
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s.
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................
Beans,  Tonka..................................
Beans,  Vanilla.................................7 00
Bismuth, sub nitrate.....................
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).......................
Blue V itriol.................................... 
Borax, refined (Powd  12c).............
Cantharides, Russian  powdered..
Capsicum  Pods. African...............
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ... 
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ...
Carmine, No. 40...............................
Cassia  Buds......................................
Calomel.  American........................
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chalk, precipitate English...........
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................
Chalk, white lump..........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ....................
Colocynth  apples............................
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
Chloral 
cryst...
Chloral 
Scherin’s  do  ...
Chloral 
crusts..
ChloEoform......................................
Cinchonidia, P. & W........ *............
Cinchonidia, other brands.............
Cloves (Powd 23c)............................
Cochineal.........................................
Cocoa  Butter..................................
Copperas (by bbl  1c).......................
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box..
Creasote............................................
Cudbear,  prime...............................
Cuttle Fisn Bouc.............................
Dextrine...........................................
Dover’s  Powders............................
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
Ergot  powdered..............................
Ether Squibb’s.................................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1%).....................
Ergot, fresb......................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ...............
Flake white.....................................
Grains  Paradise..............................
Gelatine, Cooper’s ..........................
Gelatine, French  ...........................
Glassware, flint, 70 off,by box 60off 
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis....
Glue,  cannet..................................
Glue, white.......................................
Glycerine, pure
Hops  Hs and )4s.........................
Iodoform fl  oz.................................
Indigo...............................................   85
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35 
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes
Iodine,  resublimed........... ............
Isinglass,  American.......................
Japonica...........................................
London  Purple...............................   10
Lead, acetate....................................
Lime, chloride,(Hs 2s 10c & )4s lie)
Lupuline...........................................
Lycopodium....................................
Mace.................................................
Madder, best  Dutch.....................  
Manna, S.  F ......................................
Mercury............................................
60
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........$  oz  2 95®3 20
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s........  
40
Moss, Iceland............................$  lb
10
Moss,  Irish......................................
12
Mustard,  English............................
30
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........
18
Nutgalls............................................
23
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
60
Nux  Vomica....................................
10
Ointment. Mercurial, 34d...............
45
Paris Green.................................... 
1  25 
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
18
Pepsin...............................................
2 50 
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
7 
Quassia.......................... ................. 
6  ®
7
Quinia, Sulph, P. & W........... ft oz  80  @
85 
Quinine,  German
80 
75®
Red  Precipitate.......................ft
85 
Seidlitz  Mixture..............................
28
Strychnia, cryst...............................
1 60 
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................  74
®  78 
Saffron, American.  .......................
35
®  2
Sal  Glauber.....................................  
Sal Nitre, large cryst.....................
10 9 
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst...............
33
Sal Rochelle.....................................
Sal  Soda............................................
ax
2 15 
Salicin...............................................
6 50 
Santonin...........................................
38 
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch..........
4 
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................
48
Spermaceti.......................................
4tf®  5 
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s....
14 
Soap, White Castile........................
17 
.........................
Soap, Green  do 
9 
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
Soap, 
do  do 
.........................
11 14 
Soap,  Mazzini..................................
28 
Spirits Nitre, 3 F .............................   26
32 
Spirits Nitre, 4 F..............................  30
35 
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
4
Sulphur, flour................................... 
3X 
Sulphur,  roll....................................
60 
Tartar Emetic..................................
a 70 
Tar, N. C. Pine, X gal. cans  #  doz
1 40 
Tar, 
quarts In tin..........
85 
Tar, 
pints in tin.............
25 
Turpentine,  Venice................ $) 1b
55
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........
7  ©  8
Zine,  Sulphate...............................
...............75
...............60
...............50
...............35
...............30
...............30
...............30
...............ec
............15X
...............21
........... 1 40
Bbl  Gal
75
70 
60
55 
55
45 
46
43 
49
46 
70 
90
40 
45
..1  10@1 20
..1 60®1 70 
..2 75@3 00
..1 00@1  10
..1 55®1 60
..  70®  75
Lb
2® 3
2® 3
2® 3
ax® 3
3
Î3@ltt
53®60
16®17
6X® 7
6H@ 7
@70
@90
1 10
1 40
1 20@1 40
1 00@1 20

Capitol  Cylinder.......................
Model  Cylinder.........................
Shield  Cylinder.........................
Eldorado Engine.......................
Peerless  Machinery................
Challenge Machinery...............
BackusY'ine Engine’................
Black Diamond Machinery__
Castor Machine  Oil..................
Paraffine, 25  deg.......................
Paraffine, 28  deg.......................
Sperm, winter bleached..........
Whale, winter............................
Lard, extra.................................
Lard, No.  1.................................
Linseed, pure raw....................
Linseed, boiled.........................
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained..
Spirits Turpentine....................
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach.....................
Extra  Turp...............................
Coach  Body...............................
No. 1 Turp Furniture...............
Extra Turp  Damar..................
Japan Dryer, No.  1 Turp........

Bbl
Red Venetian............................ Hi
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........ Uf
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........
1«
Putty, commercial..................
ax
Putty, strictly pure.................. ax
Vermilion,prime  American..
Vermilion, English..................
Green, Peninsular....................
Lead, red strictly pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whiting, white Spanish.......  .
Whiting,  Gilders  .....................
White. Par's American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  Taints......
Swiss Villa Prepare«  Paints..

4 00 
1 50
7
®  15 
15
8
1 00
45

40@1  no®  40 ®1 00 

3)4®
3®

12*4®

PAINTS

2  ®

do 
do 

OILS.

17

Offered in this Market are  as follows:

PLUG  TOBACCO.
RED  F O X .................................................
BIG  D R I V E .................................
PATROL 
JACK  RABBIT 
SILVER  COIN 
P A N IC .................................................-
BLACK  PRINCE,  DARK 
BIG  STUMP 
APPLE  J A C K ..........................................

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

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

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

- 

-

-

-

PUTS  CUT.

THE  MEIGS  FINE  CUT, DARK, Plug flavor 
STUNNER,  D A R K ............................... -3
RED  BIRD,  B R I G H T ..................................   -50
OPERA  QUEEN,  BRIGHT  - 
-40
......................................................... -32
FRUIT 
O  SO  SWEET 
-30

.6

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 
2c less in 6 pail lots.

- 

S M O z n r c .

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

- 
- 
- 

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

These brands are sold only by

A rthur M eigs & Co.

Wholesale  Grocers,

Who 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,  to  visit  our  place  of business,  77,  79 and 
81  South Division Street.  It may save you  money.

OYSTERS. 
Eabm  &  Christenson

Are now in the market vtuth 

their Famous

BIG  GUN
OYSTERS,

CANNED XXT BALTIMORE BY

W .  R . BARITES  <&  CO.
RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.

MANUFACTURERS  AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS IN

AND

AGENTS FOR THE

WHOLESALE  GROCERS AND JOBBERS  OP

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

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Sealers in. Tobaccos, Cigars, Etc.,

Qj  o o  
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59  JEFFERSON  AVENUE, 

- 

DETROIT,  MICH.

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

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

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Price-List of all their standard Soaps furnished on application.
Lots of 5 boxes and upwards delivered free to all railroad points.
Orders respectfully solicited.
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DEALERS  IN

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WE CARRY  A  STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW  FOR MILL  USE.

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WEDNESDAY.

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Second-class Matter.1

WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER  30,  1885.

O U R   C L U B .

NO.  III.

The  election  of  officers  resulted  as  fol­
lows:  President,  J.  N.  Ruud;  Secretary, 
Coal Era;  Directors,  J.  W.  Scliamour,  E. 
Flint, F. Dutch,  A.  C. Farmer and  Residue 
Johnson.  Considerable stir  was created by 
the discovery that there were four more bal- 
lots than voters.  After  a  few moments re­
cess the new president took the chair, yours 
truly grasped the  pen,  and the first  regular 
meeting of the club  began.  The  following 
applicants  were  elected  to  membership: 
Elkian Jonesberry,  Peter  Smythe,  Wilkes 
Booth  Jonson  and  Robido  Kethish.  The 
new  board 
themselves 
ready to report  a  programme  for  this  and 
the next meeting:  “At  this  meeting a lec­
ture on  “Boycotting” by Prof. Elkiah Jones­
berry; at the  next  meeting,  a  dance.  The 
report was received  with  applause  and the 
•committee  retired  to  their  seats,  covered 
'with noise and  glory:  The  Professor  was 
.  then introduced ahd said:

then  announced 

My beloved—In the  Valley  of  Oknakas, 
there dwelled in  peace the  Sage  Nankipoo 
and many wise laws did he enact for his fel­
low  men.  On  one  day as the men of  the 
tribe were hastening home from their labor, 
they were hailed by a stanger of the tribe of 
Baduns,  who spoke thus:  “Men  of  Okna­
kas,  for  many  years  ye  have  labored  and 
toiled, verily  by  the  persperation  of  your 
frontal elevations have  ye earned the baked 
wheathen loaves of the land  and  what have 
ye?  Nothing but a small pair and the bosses 
hold an  ace  high  flush. 
Is  this  just?  Is 
this on the square?  No, fellow  dying  sin­
ners, echo answers  no  with  a  big  N.  Ye 
have  labored  eleven  times  sixty  minutes 
every day.  Others  liaye  only  labored  ten. 
Go to your masters  and  say unto  them  ‘we 
will only labor ten hours, but we must have 
eleven hours recompensation.’  Do this and 
:ye  will  live  on  quail  and  champagne  and 
when ye open the jack pot,  it will be with a 
full hand, instead of a small pair, and when 
ye play the ace ye w ill also catch the pedro. 
Therefore,  say I unto you, do  these  tilings 
and be wise and then this  Badmi disappear­
ed and many were  the  discussions  held  by 
Abe men of this tribe  and long  and loud did 
the windy  ones howl. 
‘Boycott  them’  was 
then the battle  cry, and  it  came to  pass as 
the days went on and summer was made in­
to winter that they  chose  a time when bus­
iness was dull  and  work  was  slack  to cry 
iftito their task masters ‘do these  tilings for 
us or  we  strike.’  And  their  masters  who 
had of  the  Early  Rose  and  Pennsylvania 
diamond a store on hand, laughed and  said, 
■‘goto, we care  not, we have a plenty,  strike 
and starve.’  And the  foolish  ones struck. 
And when winter  had  passed  by and sum­
mer come  again  many  had  lost  their  all, 
families  had  perished  from  want,  and to 
add to  their  misery the  storekeeper had al­
so struck and had said: 
‘From now on,  we 
will only  furnish  half  as  much  flour  in a 
barrel as  before,  but ye must  pay the same 
juice as of yore’ and when  the task masters 
called for laborers they  were glad  to  come 
and had  learned  much  in  wisdom.  Thus 
sayetli  Nankipoo.”  Sic  scraper  McGinnis. 
Amen.

After a vote  of  thanks  to  the  Professor

the meeting  adjourned. 

Coal Era.

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He  Drew on the  Czar.

H. H.  Honoré,  Col. Fred  Grant’s  father- 
in-law,  who was very rich before the Cliica 
go fire,  lost  most  of  his  property  thereby, 
and for a time had difficulty in  meeting  his 
ordinary  expenses.  Having,  according  to 
report, overdrawn his account $2,500 at one 
of the banks, the cashier asked him, toward 
the close of the year, to make it good.  The 
ex-millionaire vow'ed  he  could not.  “Give 
a cheek on anybody.”  Said the officer:  We 
want it mainly for the  benefit of the  book­
keeper, so that he can balance.”  “I’lldraw 
on the Czar of Russia,  if you like,” remark­
ed Honoré,  “though neither he nor anybody 
else wTho  is  worth  anything  is  indebted to 
me.”  “He’ll  do;  it's  only  for  the  form’s 
sake,  you  know',”  The  draft  was  made 
and  happened  to  go  through  the  regular 
course of collection.  When  it  reached  St. 
Petersburg 
it  was  nearly  covered  with 
stamps,  indorsements  and  seals,  and  was 
finally presented to  the  Emperor.  He  de­
clared that he had  no  recollection of H. H. 
Honoré; but then, as  he  was an American, 
he presumed  it must be all right,  and order­
ed it paid.

The  Same  Pig.

A newly married lady,  who recently grad­
uated  from  Yassar  College,  is  not  well 
posted about household  matters.  She  said 
to her grocer not long since:

“I bought three or  four  hams here a cou­
ple of months ago,  and they were very fine. 
Have you any more of them?”

Grocer—Yes,  ma’am, 

there  are  ten  of 

those hams hanging up there.

“Are  you  sure  they  are  off  the  same 

pig?”

“Yes, ma’am.”
“Then I’ll take three of ttyem.”

Money  Easily  Earned.

“I can afford to spend  this  money,” said 
a man  in  a  saloon,  “for  it  cost  neither a 
physical  nor  intellectual  effort,  especially 
intellectual.”

“How did you get it?” some one asked.
“Served on a  jury  and  got  it in the way 

of fees.”

Rarely Realized.

“What to  your  idea  of  love,  Mr.  Sin- 

nick?”

•“Three mealsaday and well cooked.”

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Has  been  Greatly I mproved  during  the  past 
six months and  is  now  THE  BEST  EVENING 
PAPER published in this State.

IT  IS  THE  ONLY  AFTERNOON  PAPER 
IN  MICHIGAN  THAT RECEIVES  AND 

PUBLISHES  THE  FULL  DAY

d i s p a t c h e s .

anil  Farmers of Michigan to consider.)

THE  EVENING  JOURNAL
Receives  a  greater  number  of  TELEGRAMS 
FROM  THE  STATE  than  any other paper in 
Detroit.
THE  EVENING  JOURNAL’S
Reports  of  the  Detroit.  Toledo,  Chicago  and 
New  York  GRAIN  AND  STOCK  MARKETS 
are more complete and cover up to a later hour 
than those of its contemporary.
(This is an important item for the Business Men 
THE  EVENING  JOURNAL’S
LOCAL  NEWS  is  Bright  and  Accurate:  its 
EDITORI ALS are  Independent,  Comprehen­
sive and  Pointed.
THE  EVENING  JOURNAL
INTEREST  TO  LADIES.
JETTTE EVENING JOURNAL  is  delivered 
BTCakkiER  at  l b   C ents  per  W eek ,  or  sent 
BT m a il at  the rate of  « 5 .0 0   p er  Y ear,  post­
age prepaid.

Is CL'” VN a,7id possesses  Features of SPECIAL 

TIME TABLES,

Detroit,  Grand  Haven A  Milwaukee.

GOING EAST.

Arrives.

GoiNu w e s ì .

Leaves. 
tSteamboat  Express.  .
6:25 a m
tThrough  Mail.............. ...10:40 a m 10:50 a m
tEvening  E xpress...... ...  3:40 p m 3:50 p m
♦Limited  Express.......... ...  8:30 p m 10:45 p m
fMixed, with coach.......
11:00 a m
tMorning  Express.............  1:05 pm i:10 p nl
tThrough  Mail...............
5:00 pm 6:10 p m
tSteamboat Express__
fMixed............................
7 :i0 a m
♦Night Express............... ...  5:10 a m 5:35 a in
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  ♦Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. in. the following morning.
The  Night  Express  has  a  through  Wagner 
Car  and  local  Sleeping  Car  Detroit  to Grand 
Rapids.

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

.  .10:40 pm

Chicago A West Michigan.

Leaves.  Arrives,
tMail..................................... 9:00 a m  4:30pm
tDay  Express.....................12:35 p m  9:25 p m
♦Night  Express........ v........10:40 pm   5:45 am
Muskegon Express....’.......4:20 p in  11:20 a m
♦Daily.  + Daily 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  on9:15a.  in. and 
10:40 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO  DIVISION.

Leaves.  Arrives.
Express.................................4:20 p m  7:30 p m
Express.................................8:00a 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. C a r p e n t e r .  Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  M u l l i k e n ,  General  Manager.
Lake Shore A Michigan Southern.

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

Leave.
7:30 a m
4:00 pm

All trains daily except Sunday.
The  train 

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 Now York Express on Main Line.
in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket office, 
67 Moure street and depot.

Through  tickets  and  berths 

J. W. McKenney, Gen’l Agent.

Grand  Rapids  A  Indiana.

GOING NORTH.

GOING  SOUTH.

Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  9:20 p m 
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex.  9:30 a in 
Ft. Wayne & Mackinac  Ex  4:10pm 
G’d Rapids & Trav. City Ac.
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex.
Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  5:05 p m 
Mackinac & Ft. Way i e Ex. .10:30 a m 
Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac. 10:30 p m 

Arrives.  Leaves.
11:30 a  m 
5:06 pm 
7:00a m
7:15 am  
5:30 p m 
11:45 p m

SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

All trains daily except Sunday.
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.

Michigan  Central.

DEPART.

♦Detroit Express..............................................6:00 am
tDav  Express..........................................12:46 p m
press...................................10:40 p m
\\ ay Freight............................................  6:60 a m
♦Pacific  Express............................................. 6:00 am
tM ail..........................................................3:60 p m
tGrand  Rapids Express............................... 10:35 pm
Way Freight......................................................5:15 am

ARRIVE.

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 11:46 a. m*, New York 10:30 
a. in.,and  Boston 8:06 p. m. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily exoept 
Sunday with drawing room oar attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:36 p. m.

Ch a s. H. N o r r is .  Gen’l Agent.

Uncertainties  Attending  a  Texas  Break­

fast.

A drummer landed at a wayside tavern in 
Texas early one  morning  and  after  sitting 
around  without  dsicoverhig  any  signs  of 
breakfast until an  appetite  like  a  mustard 
plaster was gnawing at his  vitals,  he walk­
ed up to the landlord,  who  was  behind the 
counter b. ut nearly  double  over a  newspa­
per,  in which he was  tracing the  lines of a 
thrilling romance  with his  fore-finger as he 
pulfed away at an old cobb pipe.

“What time do you have breakfast?” said 1 

the stranger.

The  landlord  groaned,  but  did  not  look j 
up.  The traveler  raised his  voice  a notch 
or two and repeated:

“When do you have breakfast?”
The  man  behind  the  bar  never  moved. 
The traveler thumped  on  the counter  with 
his knuckltes to attract  attention,  and again | 
said much louder than before:

“When do you have breakfast?”
“Hey?” said  the,landlord  with  his face 

still buried in the newspaper.

“When do you have breakfast?”
“Most every day.”
“Is this one of the lucky days?”
“Heh?”
“Are  you  going  to  have  breakfast  to­

day?”

ready?”

“I reckon more'll likely we will.”
“How  soon  do  you  suppose  it  will  be 

“I don’t s’pose nothin’  about it.”
“What’s the reason you don’t?”
“’Coz I don’t know.”
“When do you generally have it?”
“When the coffee biles.”
“Has the fire been started yet?”
“I don’t know nothin’ about it.”
“What’s the reason you don’t?”
“’Coz I don’t care a cuss.”
“See here,  old man,  ain’t  you  the  land­

lord?”

“I reckon mebbe  I am.”
“Well,  then,  I’d  like for  you  to  tell me 

who’s running this tavern?”

The old  man raised his head at last,  gave 
the stranger a look that made his flesh creep, 
and said:

“Well,  sometimes  the  niggers  run  it; 
sometimes the old woman  gives it a  whirl; 
sometimes the cussed  thing  sorter  wobbles 
along for itself,  and  then  agin  sometime I 
give it a  lust  myself,  and  every  once in a 
while some lantern-jawed knock-kneed son- 
of-a-tiger like you comes along and wants to 
try his hand  at  making' it  spin; but  about 
the time he  gits to  shootiu’  his  mouth too 
free he takes a notion to go to the lioss-trough 
and soak his  head,  and  after  that lie’s  al­
ius meek enough to  mind  his own business 
for  a  spell.  What  in  the  name  of  Tom 
Scott  do  you  want,  anyhow?  Can’t  you 
keep your coat on till I strike the end of this 
yere piece? 
I  want  to  find  out  what  the 
blazes they’re goin’ to do with that lousy old 
pirate I've  been worryin’ about  for the last 
two months,  now that  they’ve  ketched him 
at last.  You’re not ridin’ on the keers now, 
so what’s the use o’ bein’ a sweat?”

Just then a  darky stepped  into  the back 
yard and  began  pounding a joint  of  stove­
pipe with a broken broom handle.

“Does that mean breakfast?” inquired the 

stranger in a humbled  voice.

“I shouldn’t wonder  a  »lurn bit,” return­
ed the landlord,  as he again plunged into his 
newspaper.

Keeping Boilers Free From  Scale.

M.  liummel,  of  Cleveland,  writes  to the 
Iron Trade Review on a subject  which may 
interest many  readers:

“During the fall and  winter of ’82 I  was 
employed by the firm of Layman & Son, bar­
rel manufacturers, of Defiance,  Ohio,  to run 
a portable engine of 85 horse power.  The en­
gine was situated  in  the  woods  about nine 
miles from Defiance, and  supplied the pow­
er for sawing  oak  barrel staves. 
I  had no 
boiler coinjjound  with me,  but  remembered 
being told by an old and  experienced  engi­
neer at one time,  that he had taken oak logs 
and fastened them to the  tubes of  the boil­
er he used,  so they were in constant contact 
with the water.  He said they kept his boil­
er perfectly clean.

“ I dammed  up  a  small  creek to  form a 
sufficient  body  of  water,  cut  down  some 
oaks and  threw them  into  it.  As  soon  as 
we had commenced  sawing I used to throw 
all the oak sawdust into the water also,  and 
dug a narrow trench from it  to a big  barrel 
I  sunk into  the  ground  at a  short distance 
from it.  From  the  barrel I  pumped direct 
to the boiler and  continued using  this kind 
of water the whole six  months I was there.
“The water was very muddy all the time, 
as teams were  always  disturbing the  small 
streams  which  supplied  the  reservoir  or 
pond.  Yet at the end of  the time mention­
ed, on blowing  out  the  boiler I found it as 
bright and clean as when perfectly new.” 

“Query’:  Can not sawdust be  used to ad­

vantage generally?”

Upward  of  1,000,000  carbon  points  are 
consumed every week in the  United States, 
and the  manufacturers  are  endeavoring  to 
combine  to  prevent  ruinous  competition. 
Carbon points are the sticks of  carbon used 
in the arc electric lamps.  They are about 6 
inches long and %  inch in diameter.  They 
are  made  of  compressed  coke  which has 
been  pulverized  and  mixed  with  molasses 
and other  substances.  When  these  carbon 
points first became an  article  of  commerce 
they were sold by the  manufacturers at 865 
a thousand,  and  as late  as  two  years ago 
they sold at 855.  Since then, however, the 
large profits in the business have resulted in 
the establishment  of  at  least  a dozen  fac­
tories,  and the price has dropped  from  855 
to 815.

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RETAIL  GROCERS’  ASSOCIATION 

OF  GRAND  RAPIDS.

ORGANIZED  NOVEMBER  10,  1885.

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President—Erwin J. Herrick.
First Vice-President—E. E. Walker.
Second Vice-President—Jhs. A. Coye. 
Secretary— Cornelius A. Johnson.
Treasurer—B. S. Harris.
Board of  Directors—Eugene  Richmond,  Wm. 
H. Sigel, A. J. Elliott, Henry A. Hydorn  and
tr  a  Uv
W. E. Knox. 
Finance  Committee—W. E.  Knox,  H.  A.  Hy- 
dorn and A. J. Elliott.
Room Committee—A. J. Elliott,  Eugene  Rich­
mond and Wm. H. Sigel. 
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Arbitration Committee—Gemt H.  DeGraf,  M. 
J. Lewis and A. Rasch.
Annual m eetings—Second Tuesday in Novem-
Regular  meetings—First  and  Third  Tuesday 
Evenings of each month.
Next  meeting—Tuesday evening, Jan. 5.__
Grocers’ Association of the City of Muskegon.

OFFICERS.

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President—H. B. Fargo. 
First Vice-President—Win. B. Keift.
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. 
lowi 
Finance Committee—Wm.  B.Kelly,  A. 
and E. Johnson. 
,  _r»  t q«.
Committee  on  Rooms  and  Library —u.  tarn- 
bert, H. B. Smith and W. 1. McKenzie. 
Arbitration  Committee—B.  Borgman.  Garrit 
Wagner and John DeHaas.
Complaint  Committee—Wm.  B.  Keift,  D.  A. 
Boelkins, J. O. Jeannot,  R.  S.  Miner  and L, 
Vincent. 
Law Committee—H. B.  Fargo,  Wm.  B.  Keift 
and A. Towl. 
Transportation Committee—Wm. B, Keift, An­
drew Wierengo and Wm. Peer.
Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday
evenings  of each month. 
Next meeting—Wednesday evening, Jan, 6.

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The Question of Lady Travelers. 

Correspondence Fancy Goods  Record.

The question of lady drummers displacing 
those of  the  sterner  sex  is  being  agitated 
and some investigations as to the success of 
the  venture  in  England  have  been  made. 
The result of the  inquiry  was to the  effect 
that the plan  had been a  decided Hit  as far 
as it had been tried,  the fair solicitors meet­
ing with very flattering receptions and good
sales in all cases. 
In  an  article comparing 
the trade and  the  probable  saleswomen of 
the two countries—England and the United 
States—a recent writer  states  that  in Eng­
land there are vastly more female shopkeep­
ers than there are in  this  country and  that 
the sex there are more robust and can stand 
the fatigue  of  the  journeys  and  hardships 
attendant upon the roving life of a drummer 
far better than  our  frail  American  women 
could.  While  there is  truth  in  this state­
ment,  it should  also be  borne in  mind that 
the journeys here  would be  very much lon­
ger, and the inconveniencies  and hardships 
ten-fold  greater  than those  encountered by 
the English  drummers,  and the  dangers of 
insult, and all  manner  of  outrages,  is nat­
urally  very  much greater  in a new country, 
and among a mixed  and  largely irresponsi­
ble population, such  as ours is in  many lo­
calities,  than  it  would  be  in  an  old  and 
thickly settled country like  England.  The 
writer above referral to  also  comments up­
on  the  tendency  among  American  young 
women to flirt,  as a serious drawback to the 
introduction of the  female  drummer in this 
country and I am  inclined to  think that he 
puts the point very mildly. 
It is a  lament­
able fact that the class of women who would 
accept such positions on this side of the At­
lantic are,  in nineteen  cases  out of twenty, 
only too willing,  and’in  many cases exceed­
ingly anxious to flirt with men. 
In fact the 
habit lias extended to  most  alarming limits 
and  would  be  a  serious  annoyance  in the 
case of this class of  employees.  We would 
find the woman who was making a long and 
tedious journey  would become  so inured to 
contact with men that she  would as readily 
accept the advances  of a  man  in  the  same 
line of business as  brother drummers do to­
day, and  we  all  know  what  the  result of 
that would be.

Then we would find  that  the  lady drum­
mer would  go  to  dangerous  lengths  to se­
cure an order,  if  she  saw  that it was prob­
ably  within  her  reach  without  seriously 
compromising  herself.  One  tiling  would 
lead to another and the competition between 
female drummers would  be  much  stronger 
and more spirited  than  it  is between  men, 
because a woman’s  desire  to conquer is not 
so well  balanced  by  judgment  as that of a 
man.  Were  I  a  “brother  of  the cloth,” I 
would welcome the fair  aspirants  for posi 
tions in the corps as a very pleasing innova­
tion for  the  entertainment  of the boys, but 
by no means a profitable venture for the em­
ployer.  Of  course  there  would  be  excep­
tions,  but only enough to prove the rule, and 
the rumored  “orgies” of  the  “Knights  of 
the Valise”  would pale  into  insignificance 
when  compared  to  the  reputation  which 
would attach to  their  competitors  in  petti­
coats after a six  months’  trial of  the plan. 
I am not  alarmed by  the  prospect  of  lady 
drummers becoming  “prevalent.”

The Grocery Market.

Business  and  collections  are  both fairly 
good.  None of the staples  have  sustained 
much of a fluctuation in price, although cur­
rants have advanced another 

cent.

Secretary I^amar has  decided  that until a 
patent is delivered into the possession of the 
patentees it is not beyond recall by the Com­
missioner of  Patents.  The  question  came 
up when the patent had been  signed by the 
Commissioner  and  Secretary,  but  was  re­
called before it  wàs  delivered, but  the pat­
entee claimed  that  within  the  meaning  of 
the law the patent was issued and could not 
be recalled.

Order a sample package of Bethesda Min­
eral Spring  Water from  your  grocery  job­
ber.  See quotations in another column.
"  “Lug” tobacco  is  being  cornered in the 
Louisville, Ky., market.

Arbitration Instead of Starvation.

A  Shrewd Salesman’s Trick

From the Albany Journal.

From the Age of Steel.

Dr. Watt,  in his  book,  “Work and Pay,” 
has made a calculation showing how a strik­
er,  if successful, must work at the advanced 
wages to recover  the  sum  lost  while idle. 
Suppose he strikes  for 5 per  cent,  increase. 
Assuming  the  weekly  wages  to  be  2  per 
cent,  of that of a  working year,  it will take 
one and three-fifths year to make up for one 
month’s wages lost; four and one-fifth years 
for three months’ lost, and so on.

I fell in with two  veteran  Fulton  county 
glove men on a Central-Hudson train.  One 
of the gentlemen was a manufacturer.  The 
other was a drummer.  They  joked and re­
lated anecdotes about the glove trade.  “You 
remember Dwight Thomas,” said the manu­
facturer.  “Yes, well;  I  first  met  Dwight 
when I was  clerking  in  a country  grocery 
store forty-five  years ago.  Dwight had the 
reputation at one time 6f selling more goods 
than any other man who went out of Fulton 
Then the loss  to  employer  remains  to be 
county.  Many  years  ago  he  used  to  go 
considered.  This  may  be  great  or  small, 
around the  country  with a  wagon.  When 
according to the nature and condition of the 
he found that  some  style  of  glove or  mitt 
business, the capital  invested,  and so forth. 
was going slow,  he woidd  put thirteen pair 
Generally, however, it is large enough to be 
in  a regular  dozen  box,  and  plump  in  a 
felt—sometimes it may occasion serious em­
country store with  the box  under  his arm. 
barrassment;  and  not  infrequently,  as lias 
He would put up the list price of  the goods 
been proved,  it  may bring  down ruin upon 
from $2 to $3. 
‘It’s the last  dozen I have,’ 
vast related interests.  The deplorable strike 
he  would  say.  The  ever-cautious  store­
among  the  miners  of  the  Hocking  valley 
keeper would carefully  count  over the thir­
may be cited as an example of what has hap­
teen pair in the dozen box, and,  thinking he 
pened before and  as  an  intimation of what 
had a bargain, would  tumble  into Dwight’s 
may happen again in making the settlement 
trap and buy them.  To the  next  customer 
of wages disputes  dependent  upon physical 
Dwight would say in disposing of the eleven 
endurance on  the  one  side as  against fail­
pair at an increase  of  $2  on the list  price: 
ing revenue on  the other.  The  losses sus­
‘The proprietor  of  such  and  such  a  hotel
tained by the  strike  in  that  region, begin-
nins June 37,1884,  were  tigured  up at one  bought a pa.r  of  those  gloves  last  season, 
time as follows:  Loss of trade to the mem-  He was so pleased  with the:  good quality of 
hers  of  the board  of  trade  and  eoal  com-  the glove that he made me  break thus dozen 
Dwight
panies, $1,630,000; loss to business men out-1 when I  stopped  over  last  night.
must have been seventy  years  old  when he 
side the board,  $350,000;  loss  of  freight to 
died  at  Gloversville  three  or  four  years 
railroads centering at Columbus, $1,100,000; 
ago.” 
loss to furnaces in the Valley,  $225,000, be­
sides losses in other ways  of  corresponding j 
magnitude.  The direct losses to the city of | 
Columbus is estimated  to  have been  in ex- j 
cess $3,500,000.
Ill view  of  such  astonishing,  not to say 
appalling,  showings as these the intelligence \ 
which directs aiid  controls  the relations be­
tween capital and labor  can not,  consistent- j 
ly, be said to be  of  a  very High order. 
In­
dustrially  uncivilized  is a  term  which,  if 
used in this connection,  would not he far out 
of the way.

In  India  itinerant  eye  doctors  go  from 
town to town crying their profession,  wliicn 
they practice right in the open square.  Opera­
tions for cataract they perform  with the ut­
most  celerity,  using  a  penknife,  and  very 
generally  with excellent success.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

_

There is  a remedy  for  this  unfortunate 
state of affairs,  as might be  made generally 
known  if  bigotry  and  incredulity  did not 
stand in the way.  We  refer  to arbitration, 
either under forms of law or  under associa­
tion auspices.

In every contest between capital and labor,
right and wrong are  involved. 
In all  such 
cases it may be  assumed  that  disinterested 
parties with special  qualifications  are more 
likely to discover what is right than the par­
ties  to  the  contest.  Arbitration  proceeds 
upon  this  broad  assumption,  and  for this 
reason commends itself to every right think­
ing man.

More about the “ Red Streak.”

Henry B.  Baker,  Secretary  State  Board 
of Health.  Lansing—I  send  you a  copy of 
the last Michigan  Crop  Report,  which con­
tains a discussion  of  the Potato Rot. 
It is 
a contagious disease, but there  is no known 
connection between it and diphtheria, which 
is a contagious disease of human beings.

Jos. R. & J.  S.  Dixon,  Charlevoix—Your 
card of Dec.  10,  addressed  to  Dr.  Geo. W. 
Crouter, has been handed  to  us  for  reply. 
The red streak affects  in  this county  quite 
extensively the Early Rose  potato.  We do 
not yet raise,  except to  a  very  limited ex­
tent, the Late Rose.  We  judge'about one- 
fourth to one-third of  the  crop of the Early 
Rose has been so much affected this year by 
a discoloration,  called “red streak,” as to be 
noticed after the potato  has  been boiled for 
the  table.  We  first  met  this  objection  to 
the sale of  this  variety  last  August.  We 
were  obliged  to  substitute  the  Beauty  of 
Hebron  for  the  Early  Rose.  This  change 
gave  our  customers  entire  satisfaction. 
Hereafter we intend to raise some other var­
iety in  place  of  either  the  Early  or  Late 
Rose.  For-an  early  variety  we  are  well 
pleased with the Chicago Market;  for a late 
variety the Beauty of Hebron; and for a late 
variety we propose to try the  Empire State, 
introduced last spring  by W. A.  Durpee, of 
Philadelphia,  Pa.

Advertisements of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
or  50  cents  for  three weeks.  Advance  pay­
m ent_______ ______________________ 
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I PHYSICIAN WANTED—A good regular phy- 
scian, who can  come  recommended,  can 
hoar of a good  good  location, pay, little  oppo­
sition  in  splendid  farming  and fruit growing 
section which can be obtained by renting prop­
erty of retiring physician.  Address,  W. Ryno, 
M. D., 251 Gold St., Grand Rapids, Mich.  121
TTiOR  SALE  OR  RENT—Store in  the  livliest 
1 ’  manufacturing  town  of 2,000 population 
in the State.  Splendid  opening  for  grocery, 
drug or clothing business.  Possession  given 
March 1.  F or further particulars, address Lock 
Box 116, Muskegon,  Mich. 
1\7ANTED—A situation in retail  drug store. 
VV  Nine years’  experience.  Best of  refer-
P. O. Drawer 14, How- 
en ces giv en .  A ddress, 
119
a rd  City, Mich.
TJARTNER WANTED—A  general  merchant 
A  doing a good business in a thriving lumber
town desires a partner with two thousand dol­
lars  capital.  For  particulars  address,  “Part­
lITtf
ner,” care the Tradesman.
i70R   SALE—The  font  of  brevier  type  for- 
_  merly used on T h e T r a d esm a n.  The font 
comprises 222 pounds, with  italic,  and  can  be 
had for 30 cents a pound.  Apply  at the office.

119tf

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.
Mess, Chicago packing, new..........................J1 00
Mess. Chicago packing.............. 
10 O)
Clear, short pork, Chicago  packing........... 12 00
Back, clear short cut, Chicago  packing... 12 50
Extra family clear, shbrt cut.......................11 50
Clear. A. Webster  packer, new...................12 2->
A. Webster packer, short cut.......................12 00
Extra pig, short cut.......................................12 00
Extra  clear, heavy........................................“
Clear back, short cut.....................................13 oo

 

 

5%
6%
6%

DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy.................................
medium..............................
“ 
lig h t..................................  
“  | 
Short Clears, heavy................................. 
do.  medium..............................
do. 
light.................................... 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
Haras, heavy................................................. 
“  medium.................................................
“ 

lig h t...........................................  "•••■in
Boneless  Hams................................................ ^
Breakfast  Bacon............................................  1
Dried Beef, extra quality.............................   -
Dried Beef, Ham pieces.................................ll
Shoulders cured  in sweet pickle....................6
64
6'

Tierces  ...................................................
30 and 50 ft Tubs....................................
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases....................

LARD.

LARD IN TIN  PAILS.

20 ft Pails, 4 pails in  case.....................
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case............................
5 1b Pails, 12 in a case.............................
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case............................

BEEF IN BARRELS.

71

Lost  His  Grip.
From the Atlanta Constitution.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts...........   9 25
Boneless,  extra..............................................13

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

Pork Sausage.................................  ...............
Ham  Sausage...................................................
Tongue  Sausage...........................................
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................
Blood  Sausage.................................................
Bologna, straight............................................
Bologna,  thick.................................................
Head  Cheese....................................................

Jas.  Campbell, Westwood—Since  writing 
you last week,  I have  made a  thorough in­
vestigation of the subject, and find occasion­
al evidences of the “red streak” in the Rose 
potatoes raised in this locality.  The potatoes 
are  not  sufficiently  marked,  however,  to 
render  them  unmarketable. 
I  think  T he 
Tradesm an is right  in  asserting  that far­
mers ought to  cease planting the Rose pota-
to,  and  supplant  them  with  Burbanks  or I j{J qSwiSrTSlmis’.’.
Beauty of  Hebron,  and I consider the paper 
is  doing  good  service  to  the  farmers  and 
shippers of the State,  in giving so  much at- j 
tention to the  subject.

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FRESH  MEATS.

PIGS  FEET.

*

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides..................................   4)4©  6)4
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters..................  6  @  6)4
Dressed  Hogs..........................................4i%@  5
Mutton,  carcasses.................................  @4
Veal..........................................................  8  @9
Pork Sausage.........................................   6)40 7
Bologna.....................................................6%@  7
Fowls............................................... . 
6  @  t
Spring Chickens....................................  <  @  8
Ducks  ....................................................   @1“
Turkeys  .................................................   ©H

HIDES.

Dry hides and 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS. 

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

The  man who  has  lost his grip  deserves 
more attention than he usually receives.  He 
is  an  old  friend.  Everybody  knows  him.
He is a man who lives, not from choice, but 
from necessity, on  a diet of  cold  shoulder.
It seems impossible for a man who has com­
pletely lost his  grip to  regain  it.  He may 
be a steam engine in  breeches,  and a model j  green ^ ^  lb  g^@ 7^ 
of good  conduct  and  integrity,  but  his en- j  Full cured.!!.’  @ 9)4
It is
ergy and  ability will go  for  nothing, 
kip s............  8  @li
useless for him to  assert  himself and make 
a decided stand.  The  tide  is against  him, 
and he  cannot  successfully  breast  it.  The 
fact that our unfortunate  acquaintance once 
had a grip  indicates  that  he at one time in 
his career possessed  some of  the  essentials j
.................................................1  00012 00
belonging  to  the  make-up  of  a  successful j pigher  .  ...!......................................2 0008 00
The explanation  of  his hopeless and j 
i@ i oo
man.
helpless “flop”  involves  the analysis of the 
Martin     ................................................   2501 00
Mink................................ 
06@  50
leading condition of success and failure.
Muskrat,  winter....................................  06@  06
kits............... 
©  “
Otter.. v..................................................4 0005 00
Raocoon..................................................  J©
Skunk......................................................  10@1 00
Beaver,  9 t)...................................... 1 60@2 60
Deer,,9  
10©  30

Fine washed ip ft 24@27 ¡Unwashed...........  
Coarse washed... 18@22|
Bear 

A bottle of pepper  sauce  is Mentioned as 
one of  the  wedding  presents  of  an  Iowa 
bride.

Old wool, estimated washed ip ft........  @25
Tallow............................................... .. .. 4   @4)4

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

SHEEP PELTS.

WOOL.

FURS.

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WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

AXLE  GREASE.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyer«,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Frazer’s ................  
90IParagon.................1  80
Diamond  X ...........   60 Paragan 25 ft pails. 1 20
Modoc, 4  doz..........2 50|Fraziers,25lb pails. 1 25
Thompson’s  Butterfly, bulk........................   £
6 or 10 lb cans........  2
4 doz. in  case...  95
14)2  “ 
...195
J. H. Thompson A Co.’s Princess, 54s..........1 35
Hs..........  2 25
•* 
Is............ 4 25
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bulk.......  28
Arctic, % lb cans........ ....................................   ©

BAKING  POWDER.

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Silver Spoon, 3  doz...........
b l u in g
Dry, No. 2............................
Dry, No. 3............................
Liquid, 4 oz,.........................

... doz. 
.. .doz. 
.. doz. 
,. .doz.

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CANNED FISH.

Arctic 8  oz................................................. JS
Arctic 16 oz....................................................   "
Arctic No. 1 pepper box...............................  " w
3 00
Arctic No. 2 
4 00
Arctic No. 3 
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“ 
No.  2  Hurl..............175
No. 1 Carpet............ 2 50
Fancy  Whisk.........100
No. 2 Carpet............ 2 25
Common Whisk—   75
No. 1  Parlor Gem.. 2 75
No. 1 Hurl................2 00
Clams, 1 ft  standards...................................J  H
Clams, 2 ft  standards...................................f
Clam Chowder,  8 ft......................................" V-
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards.................... 1  15
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards....................  1 90
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic......................................J
Lobsters, 1 »  star......................................... * ™
Lobsters, 2 ft star........... • • • • ......................"90
Mackerel, lft  fresh  standards..................1  io
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards..................3 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft......................5 2o
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard................................. 5 "5
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled..................................
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.............................l 55
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river....................... ¿30
Salmon. 1 ft  Sacramento..................................1 4a
Sardines, domestic 548.................................  ®
*5
Sardines,  domestic  )4s.............................. 
Sardines,  Mustard  )4s................................. 
io
Sardines,  imported  548...............................  
j4
Trout. 3 1b  brook...................................... 
 
4 00
Apples, 3 ft standards.................................  90
Apples, gallons,  standards..............................* *>o
Blackberries, standards..............................  9j>
Cherries,  red  standard...............................   ™
Damsons............................................................. 4 “2
Egg Plums, standards 
.............................. J ™
Green Gages, standards 2 ft....................... ¿40
Peaches. Extra Yellow..................... . •••••« 40
Peaches, standards............................<■  7o@l 9a
Peaches,  seconds...............................................j 50
Pineapples,  Erie................................................ j j“
Pineapples, standards.......................................* “y
Quinces....................................................■'■•{*!
Raspberries,  extra........................................... i *u
Lusk’s.  Mariposa.
2 00
1 85
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CANNED  FRUITS—CALIFORNIA.

CANNED FRUITS.

2 20
....3  25 
90© 1  10 
....  80 
....1  65 
....1  05 
....  90 
....1 00 
....1   75
__ 1  60
....  70 
....  85 
....  90 
1  0501  10 
....1  05 
...  1 05 
....1   05

Apricots......................................3 25 
Egg Plums.................................. 3 10 
Grapes ........................................j  % 
Green Gages.............................." j,jj
Quinces......................................3 75
caches...................................... "55
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay....................
Beans, Lima,  standard...................
Beans, Stringless, Erie..  ...............
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked........
Corn,  Trophy..................................
Red Seal..................... ............
Excelsior................................
Peas, French.....................................
Peas, Marrofat, standard...............
PeaB, Beaver....................................
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden.....................
Succotash, standard........................
'omatoes, Trophy...........................
omatoes.  Hillsdale.......................
Tomatoes,  Adrian..........................
imatoes, Three Rivers................
ichigan  full  cream.....................
Half skim.........................................
Skim ......
Boston .. 
Baker’s  . 
Runkle8’

CHEESE.

@12 
@10)4 @ 6
CHOCOLATE.
..........36jGerman Sweet...........25
........38 Vienna Sweet  ...........23
..........35[

COFFEE.

reen Rio........  9@13  I Roasted  Mar... 17@18
reenJava...... 17@27  I Roasted Mocha.2^030
GreenMocha..  23@25  Roasted H ex...  @10 
Roasted Rio.... 10@15  Ground  Rio....  9016 
Roasted Java  . .23030  I
COFFEES—PACKAGE.100 fts.  60 fts.

McLaughlin’s  .......  ....................1®H 
Arbuckle’s  ...................:• -AAAVi1?*
cent less in 300 ft lots.

13%

172foot Cotton.. 
60 foot Cotton.. 
50 foot Cotton.

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CORDAGE.

2 foot J u te .......1  25
60 foot Jute.......1  00
40 Foot Cotton— 1 50
X ....................................................
X X X .................... 
5 per cent, off in 10 barrel lots
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth—  
lod, whole.................................. .

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FISH.

CRACKERS.

  ®

............. 85090
.............  @5
. 5!4@«)4

)4 barrels

American  T.D.

Medium. 
Small.

@5 75 
@3 2 5 
@7 00
.2 25@3 00
@2 25 
i, 3 gross.......
@1 85 
i, 2)4 gross—
@ 90
ICE.
4'Java  .......... ....  @6
4  Patna ........ ............. 6
1 Rangoon... . . .  .5)405^4
Good Carolina........5
1 Broken.  .  . __ 334@3)4
Good Louisiana...... 5
DeLand’s pure........5)4|Dwight’8 ................... 5)4
Church’s  ................ 5)4 Sea  Foam..................5)4
Taylor’s G. M..........514 ¡Cap Sheaf..................514

SALERATUS.

14c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

2 30
3 25
2 50

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................ 
28 Pocket................................................. 
100 3 ft  pockets.......................................  
Saginaw or  Manistee............................
Diamond C.............................................. 
Standard  Coarse.................................... 
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........  
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........ 
American, dairy, )4 bu. bags............... 
Rock, bushels......................................... 
Parisian, )4  pints..................................  @3 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................   @  75
Pepper Sauce, green  ............................  @  90
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............   @1 35
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........  @1 70
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................   @1 00
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts.....................   @1  30
Halford Sauce, pints............................  @3 50
Halford Sauce, % pints.........................  ©2 20

160
1 55
80
2 80
80
25
38

SAUCES.

Ground* 

SPICES.

Whole.

SUGARS.

STARCH.

.16@20iCloves 
.15030
........ 25@3.:

Pepper.................16@25]Pepper.................  @19
Allspice...............12015!Allspice...............  8@10
Cinnamon........... 18@30iCassia................... 10@1l
Cloves  ................ 15@2» Nutmegs  .............60065
.. 16@18
Ginger  .......
Mustard__
Cayenne  ...
Elastic, 64 packages, per b ox....
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.............................................
New Orleans Yellows...................
Corn,  barrels  .............................
Com, 14 bbls..................................
Corn,  10 gallon kegs.....................
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.......................
Corn, 
gallon kegs....................
Pure Sugar, bbl............................
Pure Sugar, V4 bbl...............».......
Pure Sugar  5 gal kegs................
Japan ordinary........... ................
Japan fair to good.......................
Japan tine......................................
Japan dust....................................
Young Hyson........................ —
GunPowder..................................
Oolong..........................................
Congo............................................

...........   @7*4
............  @7-69
............  ©7-18
............  @654
...........   @ 6 'J4
...........   @ 6)4
...........   5J4@ 6
...........   554@ 574
..........  5%@ 5)4
...........   5)4© 5)4
...........   576® 554
24@28
............. 
26@30
............. 
............. 
@30
............. 
30@3l
............. 
30@31
............. 
23@28
............. 
25@30
.............  @1 50
.................... 15020
....................25@30
............:___35@45
.....................15@30
....................30050
....................35050
...........   3305506C
..................  25@>‘i0
IN  PAILS.

TOBACCO—FINE CUT

SY RUPS.

TEAS.

. ..64 Meigs&Co.

Fisher’s Brunette 
35|Underwood’s Capper 3;:
Dark AmericanEagle67 Sweet  Rose...............4E
The Meigs........
.35 
Red  Bird..........
State  Seal........
Prairie Flower 
Indian Queen..
Bull  Dog..........
Crown  Leaf__
Matchless........
Hiawatha........
Globe  ............. .
May Flower__
Hero................
Old  Abe.

.......501 Atlas..............
.......60 Royal Game..
.......65 Mule Ear.......
......... 60 Fountain.......
........C0|Old Congress.
........661 Good Luck...
........65 Blaze Away..
........65: Hair Lifter...
........70 Governor___
........70lFox’s Choice.
.........45l Medallion__
........49! Sweet Owen..

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Knife, single  butt.................................  @50
lots..........................  @49
“  ..........................   @48
Rum......................................................  •  @40
Money......................................................  @48
Red  Fox...................................................  @48
Big Drive.................................................   @50
Seal of Grand Rapids............................  @46
Durham...................................................  @46
Patrol...................................................   ■  @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 Five Cent Times.............................   @¡18
Prune Nuggett, 12 ft.............................   @62
Parrot  ....................................................   @46
Old Time.................................................   @38
Tramway.................................................  @46
Glory  ......................................................  @46
Silver  Coin........................... 
@46
Buster  [Dark]........................................  @35
Black Prince I Dark].............................   @35
Black Racer  [Dark]..............................  @35
Leggett & Myers’  Star..........................   @46
Climax.....................................................  @46
Hold F ast...............................................   @46
MeAlpin’s Gold Shield..........................   @46
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads..........  @51
Cock of the Walk  6s..............................  @37
Nobby Twist...........................................  @46
Acorn......................................................  ©46
Crescent.................................................   @44
Black  X ..................................................   @35
Black  Bass..............................................  @40
Spring......................................................  @46
Crayiing.................................................  @46
Mackinaw...............................................   @45
HorseShoe..............................................  @44
Hair Lifter..............................................  @36
D. and D .,black...,...............................   @36
MeAlpin’s Green  Shield.......................  @46
Ace  High, black...:..............................  @35
Sailors’  Solace.......................................   @46

 

2c. less in four butt lots.

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............85095
........... 18022
..........4 75@5
.............5  00
..........  80
............  70
........... 3 50

Herring )4  bbls................ .
Herring. Holland, domestic...
Herring,  Scaled........................
Mackerel, Penny bbls...... .... •
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, )4  bbls...........
12 ft kits
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No. 3. V4 bbls........................
“ 
121b  kits...................
“  10  “ 
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Shad, )4 b b l...........................................
Trout, Yt  bbls....................................... .
“  13 ft  kits....................................
................................
“  10  ** 
White, No. 1, V4 bbls............................
White, No. 1,12 ft kits.........................
Whitfe, No. 1,10 ft kits.........................
White, Family, )4 bbls.........................
Vanilla.
Lemon.
1 40
«   doz.l 00
2 50
.........1 50
2 50
4 00
5 00
3 50
1 50
..........1 25
3 00
..........1 75
7 50
.......4 50
..........9 00 15 00
4 25
..........3 00
6 00
........... 4 25

Jennings’ 2 oz.....................
4oz..............
6 OZ.......................
8 oz.......................
No. 2 Taper.......
No.  4 
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Y% pint  round...
i
No.  8...........
No. 10.........

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

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FRUITS—DOMESTIC.

Apricots, 25 ft boxes..........................
Cherries, pitted, 50 ft  boxes.............
Egg plums, 25 ft  boxes.....................
Pears, 25 ft boxes...............................
Peaches,  Delaware, 60 ft boxes......
Peaches. Michigan.............................
Raspberries, 50 ft boxes...................

FRUITS—FOREIGN.

©12)4 
@  25

Citron..................................................
Currants,  new..................................
Prunes, French,60s..........................
Prunes, French, 80s.......................... .
Prunes, Turkey.................................
Raisins, Dehesia...............................
Raisins, London Layers..................
Raisins, California  * 
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Raisins, Loose Muscatels, new.......
Raisins,  “ 
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Raisins, Ondaras, 14s.......................
Raisins, 
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Raisins, Sultanas,  new........... '.......
Raisins, Valencia........   ..................

@  32 
@  1)4 
@  15 @  10 
@  05 
@4 00 
@3 
@2
02 70
03 25 @12)4 
oltl................
©  12 
28s................
@ 10)4 
@1034

KEROSENE  OIL.

MATCHES.

Water White............................. 12%  I Legal Test.11)4
Grand Haven,  No.  8, square.......................1 00
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor....................1 ¿o
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor.................... 3 ¿5
....1 50 
Grand Haven,  No.  7,  round......
. . . . 1   00 
Oshkosh, No. 2...............................
....1  50 
Oshkosh, No.  8...............................
....  75 
Swedish..........................................
. . . . 1   00 
Richardson’s No. 8  square..........
....1  50 
..........
Richardson’s No. 9 
....1  00 
Richardson’s No. 7)4, round........
....1  50
Richardson’s No. 7 
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Black Strap...................................................JSjs&X
New  Orleans,  good......................................38043
New Orleans, choice................... 
48050
New Orleans,  fancy.................................... &3@55
% bbls. 3c extra.

MOLASSES.

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OATMEAL.

Steel  out.................5 OOlQuaker, 48 fts........*85
Steel Cut, H bbls.. .8 OO Quaker, OO fts....... 2 50
O ats....*.,.* OOlQuaker bbls..........6  oo

SMOKING

Old Tar......................40i Sweet Lotus................ 32
Arthur’s  Choice......22 Conqueror.................. 23
Red Fox.....................26 Grayling..................... 32
Flirt.......................... 28lSeal Skin......................30
Gold Dust.................26|Rob Roy.......................26
Gold  Block............... 30 Uncle  Sam.................. 28
Seal of Grand Rapids  Lumberman.............26
(cloth).................25 Rail road Boy............... 38
Tramwav, 3 oz.........40 Mountain Rose............ 18
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35 Home Comfort.......... 25
Boss  ..........................15|Oid Rip........................55
Peck’s Sun................ 18 Seal of North Caro-
Miner8andPuddlers.28|  !.ina, 2  oz................48
Morning  Dew........... 25 Seal of North Caro-
Chain.............................. 22 
lina, 4oz...............46
Peerless  ....................24 Seal of North  Caro-
Standard........................20 
lina, 8oz...............41
Old Tom.....................21 Seal of North  Caro-
Tom & J erry.............24 
lina, 16 oz boxes— 40
Joker....................................................25 Big Deal.27
Traveler.........................................35 Apple Jack.24
Maiden....................... 25 King Bee, longeut.. .22
Pickwick  Club..........40iMilwaukee  Prize— 24
Nigger  Head.........................................26 Rattler.28
Holland......................22 Windsor cut plug... .25
German...............— 16 Zei’o  ............................16
Solid Comfort_____ 30 Holland Mixed............16
Red Clover....................................32 Golden  Age.75
Long Torn......................................30 Mail  Pouch.25
National....................26 Knights of Labor— 30
Tim e...........................261 Free Cob Pipe............27

SHORTS.

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SNUFF.

VINEGAR.

Mayflower....................231 Hiawatha....
Globe.......................... 22 Old Congress..
Mule Ear......................22|
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.......
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Gail & Ax’ 
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45
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Railroad  Mills  Scotch..........................
@1 30
Lotzbeck  ...............................................
...  8012 
Star brand,  pure  cider..........................
...  8012
Star brand, white wine..........................
95 
Bath Brick imported............................
75 1 00 
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American..............................
Burners, No. 1 .......................................
1 50rr  uà
do  No.  2.......................................
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand.............
15025
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............
@12)4
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Candles, Star..........................................  
Candles,  Hotel— .................................  ©J*
Extract Coffee, V.  C..............................  ©8®
1 »
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................  @28
...................  ©£»
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. 
Gum, S
.........  30©8S

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

MISCELLANEOUS.

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Hominy, $  bbl.......................................
Jelly, in 301b  pails.................................  4H@ 5
Pearl  Barley..........................................   2%@ 3
Peas, Green  Bush..........................—  
.  @1;*>
Peas, Split  Prepared............................  @
•Powder, Keg...........................................  @3 00
Powder, )4  Keg......................................  @1  ]5
Sage  .......................................................   ©  48
Sauerkraut, bbls....................................  @5 00
%  bbls...............................  @3 75

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CANDY.  FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows :

Standard, 25 1b boxes. 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 

do 
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MIXED

8)409
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.10!/,© 11

Royal, 251b  palls.....................................   @ 9
Royal, 200 ft bbls.......................................   @8%
Extra, 25 ft  pails........................................10@)OH
Extra. 200 ft bbls....................................... 9 @ 9)4
French Cream, 25 ft pails........................   @12)4
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases...................................12)4®
Broken, 25  ft  pails.....................................10010)4
Broken, 200 ft  bbls....................................  90 9)*

FANCY—IN  5 ft  BOXES.

Lemon  Drops.............................................12013
Sour Drops..................................................13014
Peppermint  Drops...................................14015
Chocolate Drops.............................................. 15
H M Chocolate  Drops.................................... 20
Gum  Drops  ......................................................10
Licorice Drops................................................. 30
A B  Licorice  Drops........................................12
Lozenges, plain................................................ 15
Lozenges,  printed........................................... 16
Imperials..........................................................18
Mottoes.............................................................15
Cream  Bar..................................................13014
Molasses Bar.....................................................13
Caramels........... ........................................ 18020
Hand Made Creams......................................... 20
Plain  Creams................................................... 17
Decorated  Creams...........................................20
String Rock................................................14015
Burnt Almonds............................................  22
Wintergreen  Berries...................... 
..15

 

 

 

FANCY—IN  BULK.
Lozenges, plain  in  pails...........
Lozenges, plain in  bbls...........
Lozenges, printed in pails...... .
Lozenges, printed in  bbls........
Chocolate Drops, in pails........
Gum  Drops  in pails................
Gum Drops, in bbls..................
Moss Drops, in  palls................
Moss Drops, in b b ls................
Sour Drops, in  pails................
Imperials, in  pails....................
Imperials  in  bbls.....................
Bananas  Aspinwall................
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls...........
Oranges,  Florida.  ...................
Oranges, Kodi  Messina...........
Oranges,  Naples.......................
Lemons,  choice........................
Lemons, fancy..........................
Figs, layers, new.  Ip ft.............
Dates, trails  do  .......................
Dates, J4 do  d o .......................
Dates, skin.................................
Dates, Yt  skin............................
Dates, Fard 10 ft box f*  ft......
Dates, Fard 50 ft box 
ft........
Dates. Persian 50 ft box 19 ft...
Pine Apples, 19  doz..................

FRUITS

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.. 12)4013 
....7  @7)4
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..............9
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@17
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PEANUTS.
Prime  Red, raw  $   ft..............
Choice 
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Fancy 
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Choice White, Va.do  ..............
Stunner®  Fancy H P,.  Va  do  ..............
Almonds,  Tarragona..............
Ivaca........................
Brazils..... 
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Chestnuts, per bu................... .
Filberts, Sicily........................................12  @12)4
Walnuts,  Grenoble...............................  @14)4

4  ©4)4 
4?4@ 5
@  5)4 
4)4@ 5
5  @ 5)4

Barcelona........................  

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NUTS.

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French..................................
California.............................   @12
Pecans,  Texas, H. P.............................. 11  @13
Missouri..................................9  ©  10
Cocoanuts, 9  100....................................  @1 50

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OYSTERS  AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

New  York  Counts..............................................33
F. J. D. Selects.....................................................30
Selects..................................................................27
F. J. D................................................................... 19
Standards.......  ............................................  ... 17
Favorites..........  ............................................   16
Mediums  .........................................................  15
Primes..............................................................  13
Selects, by bulk.................................................1 60
Standards, by  bulk................................1  0001  10
Shrewsbury shells, 
100................................. 1 25
Princess  Bay  Clams, 9  100................................75
New  York  Counts, 'p 100..................................1 40
Dod  ........................................................   @12
Mackerel................................................ 12  @14
Mackinaw Trout....................................  ©  7
Perch,  dressed.................... ..................  @6
Smelts  ....................................................10  @11
Whiteflsh............................
................   @7

FRESH  FISH.

M ISC ELLA X EOUS.

Hemlock Bark - The local  tanners  are  offer­
ing $5 per cord delivered, cash.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.5001.60  Ip  ft 
for clean washed roots.
Rubber Goods—Local jobbers are authorized 
to offer 40 ajid 5 per cent, off on standard goods 
and 40,10 and 5 percent,  off on second quality.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

mand at $l.T5@$l.90.

Apples—Choice  winter  fruit  is  in  good de­
Beaus—Local buyers pay 50e@$1.10 9 bu. for 
unpicked and hold city picked at  $1.4001.60  *P 
bu., and country picked at $1.20@$1.40.

Butter—Michigan creamery is easy at 25@28. 
Sweet  dairy  is  very plenty and easy at  151916, 
while old is dull at 5@8c.

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

Cabbages—In fair demand  at $8@$S 19 100. 
Cheese—The  best  grades  of September, Oo- 
tober and November make are  selling  at 11)4. 

Cider—10c 19 gal. and $1 for bbl.
Celery—20022c ]8 doz.  bunches  for  Kalama­

zoo or Grand Haven.

Cranberries—The  market  is  well  supplied 
with  both  cultivated  and  wild  Michigan and 
New  Jersey  berries,  which  command  $2@ 
2.25  Ip  bu.  for choice.  Cape  Cod arc held at 
$7.50 Ip bbl.

Eggs—Fresh are worth  lfc@19c,  and  pickled 

are moving slowly at 16@18c.

Honey—Choice new  in comb  is  Arm  at  14c. 
Hay—Bailed is active and firm at $16 per ton 

In two and live ton lots and $14 In car lots.
Hops—Brewers pay 8@10c ]9  ft.
Onions—Home-grown. 70c $  bu. or $2 9 bbl. 
Pop Corn—Choice new commands  2)4e  11  ft 

and old 3c $1 ft.

Potatoes—Burbanks  command  40c.  Late 
Rose are in only occasional demand at 10c less, 
on account of the “red  streaks.”

Poultry—Fairly  well  supplied.  Fowls  sell 
for  6)4@7c;  chickens,  7@8c;  ducks,  13c;  and 
turkeys, lie.
Squash—Hubbard, quoted nominally at lc 9 
Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys command $3.75 and 

ft, although very little is moving.

Baltimores $3.

Turnips—25c ip bu.
Advanced—Currants.
Declined—Nothing.

GRAINS AND MILLING  PRODUCTS. 

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

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

lots and 38@40c in carlots.

oar lots.

Oats—White, 38c in small lots  and  33@34c  in 
Ryq—4S@50c *P bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 *p cwt.
Flour—No change.  Fancy Patent, $5.75 $  bbl. 
in  sacks  and  $6  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.75  9 
bbl. in sacks and $5 in  wood.
Meal—Bolted, $2.75 9 bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  9 ton.  Bran, $13 
«ton .  Ships, $14 9 ton.  Middlings, $17 V ton. 
Corn and Oats, $20 9 ton.

Cranks, and Cranks.

WHOLESALE  PRIGS  CURRENT.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full  packages.  ,

AUGERS AND BITS.

 

BELLS.

BA GANCES.
BABKOWS.

Ives’,  old  style.........................................disflO&lO
N.  H. C. Co...............................................dis60&10
Douglass’.................................................. dis60&10
Pierces’ .................................... 
dis60&10
SneU’s .......................................................dis60&10
Cook’s  ...................................................... disfO&lO
Jennings’,  genuine.................................dis_  25
Jennings’, imitation...............................disoO&lO
Spring....................................................... dis 
40
Railroad......................................................if  13 00
Garden..................................................... net 33 00
Hand............................................. dis  $ 60&10&10
Cow.................................................dis 
60&10
Call................................................ dis 
30&15
Gong.......................................... 
dis 
26
ft &10
Door, Sargent.................................dis 
Stove..................................................... dis $ 
40
Carriage  new list..................................dis 
80
Plow  ...................................................... dis  30&1C
Sleigh Shoe.............................................. dis 
75
Wrought Barrel  Bolts...........................dis  60&10
Cast  Barrel  Bolts...................................dis  60&10
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs..........  .-... .dis 
00
Cast Square Spring................................dis 
60
Cast Chain........ ....................................dis  60&10
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob...............dis  00&10
Wrought Square....................................dis  00&10
Wrought Sunk Flush.............................dis 
00
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
.dis
60&10
Ives’ Door.,
.dis
60&10

Flush

BOLTS.

Barber .......
40
... dis $ 
Backus.......
...dis  50&10 
Spofford__
...dis 
50 
Am. Ball...
net
... dis 
Well, plain.................................................. $
Well, swivel.................................................

BUTTS. CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured........................dis
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed.........dis
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed, .dis 
Wrought Narrow, bright last  joint..dis
Wrought  Loose  Pin.............................dis
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............dis
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned...........dis
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
.. dis 
Wrought Table__ -........................
. .dis 
Wrought  Inside  Blind..................
..dis
Wrought Brass...............................
Blind, Clark’s..................................
..dis 
Blind, Parker’s ...............................
.. .dis 
Blind,  Shepard’s............................
... dis

tipped ...

70&10
70&10
eo&io
60&1Ü 
60&10 
HÜ&  5 
60& 5
60& 5 
10&60 
10&60 
70&10 
80&10 
8Ü&10 
70

CAPS.

Ely’s 1-10.........................................
Hick’s C. F......................................
G. D.................................................
Musket............................................

CATRIDGE8.

Kim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester
Kim  Fire, United  States.............
Central Fire..................................

CHISELS.

Socket Firmer...............................
Socket Framing............................
Socket Corner...............................
Socket Slicks.................................
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer...........
Barton’s Socket Firmers.............
Cold.................................................

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

COMBS.

COCKS.

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

COPPER.

. Der  m $ 65 
60 
35 
60

new  list50&10
........dis50&10
........dis40&10

75&10
75&1U
75&10

60
60
40&10
60

DRILLS

ELBOWS.

Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... $  ft
14x52,14x56,14 x60.........................................
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................]
Morse’s Bit  Stock............................... dis
Taper and Straight Shank.................. dis
Morse’s Taper  Shank..........................dis
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doz net  3
CoiTUgated........................................... dis
Adjustable, ............. ............................dis
Clar’s, small, $18 00:  large, $26 00.  dis
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2. $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.  dis
American File Association  List....... dis
Disston’s ....................................:........ dis
New  American.....................................dis
Nicholson’s........................................... dis
Heller’s .................................................dis
Heller’s  Horse Rasps......................... dis
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
15

files—New List.

expansive bits.

•Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60@10 

12 

$.85
20&10
M&10

oo&io
66&10
60&10
60&10
30
30&10

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

I b a r b w a r e .

The Nailers’  Strike.

From the Industrial World.

There is a good deal of boomerang  in hu- j 
man affairs.  Actions are continually grow­
ing into results  never  intended  in their in­
ception and frequently  in  direct opposition 
to the purposes of  the  actors.  As early as 
last  spring  trouble  began  to  brew  in  the 
nail-making  world.  The  nailers  opposed 
the more pacific councils of the Amalgamat­
ed  Association and  set up an  independent 
union of their  own, controlled  by the more 
turbulent of their  number.  The  next  step 
was a demand from the manufacturers for a 
continuance of the  wages of  188-1  or Of the 
21-cent card.  This was  refused  and an 18- 
cent card  offered  instead.  Under  the  old 
card,  moreover,  the wages paid increased or 
decreased  one  cent  with  each  increase  or 
decrease of three cents in the price of nails, 
while the manufacturers were willing to pay 
but an increase or  decrease  of }4  cent  for 
each increase or decrease of 1 cent in an 18- 
centcard.  Overtures  were  made  on  both 
sides, but an agreement could [not be reach­
ed, and on the 1st of  June a  strike was de­
clared which  continues  to  “drag  its  slow 
length along,”  and  which  has  been  rather 
interesting in several of its  aspects.  There 
are two sides to every question,  although  it 
is quite possible  that  one  side  may  be ex­
tremely foolish  in a practical  way and as a 
matter of policy.  The right on  onejsidejo 
pay as much or  little  as is  seen fit_and_on 
the other to work or quit  as  may seem pro­
per, provided no one else is interferred with, 
is unquestionable.

$2.10 per day  or  $8.40 per  day to the  four 
feeders,  leaving a net of $8.40 to the nailer, 
wages which nine-tenths of mankind would 
jump at. 
It is true that  work is not steady 
the  year  around,  but  the  same  is  true of 
masons, bricklayers and  many other  trades 
whose followers  do not get  half  the above 
wages.  The  reduction  under  the  18-cent 
card would be one-seventh, leaving the nail­
er still more  than $7 per day.  The strkers 
ave also demanded the summary discharge 
of all feeders who are  now  acting are nail- 
.  The strike has  cost  the  nailers fully 
ten  millions of  dollars  in  wages and  has 
aken  from  the  feeders  three-fourths  as 
much more. 
Indeed,  the  common estimate 
is nearly double the  figures given.  Does it 
>ay?  There is no principle  at stake. 
It is 
purely a matter of dollars and cents.

The Vanderbilt Way.

A Connecticut tin peddler called “Honest 
Charley” was  missed  from  his  route for a 
couple of months last summer, and when he 
reappeared explained that he had been down 
to New  Haven  to get  some  railroad  exper­
ience.

“Are you going to railroading?”
“Of course not,  but I’m going  to  pool in 
with four other  peddlers,  and  I  wanted to 
learn the railroad way of letting them do all 
the work while I scoop the profits.  I’ll  own 
wagons,  horses,  drivers  and all  before an­
other spring.”

The Pennsylvania Way.

From the Pittsburg Chronicle.

“I made a dollar awful slick to-day,” said 

There  was  a  long-haired  man  in  the 
smoking-car,  and  some  of  the  passengers 
were  making  sport  of  him.  They  called 
him a crank.

“Tut, tut, boys” said an elderly passenger, 
“don’t call him a  crank  simply  because  he 
has long hair.  Let me tell you  a  story. 
I 
owned a farm many  years  ago  down  East. 
One day I noticed a  long-haired  man  walk­
ing about my place in a very  quiet  way.  1 
asked him what he was  doing, and  he  said 
he was just looking about  a  little.  But  he 
was there the next day and the next.  Finally 
I insisted on telling his  me what he wanted 
and he said:

“ ‘Well,  farmer,  there’s  buried  treasure 
under your farm, and I've been trying to  lo­
cate the best place to dig for it. 
I’ve found 
the  place, and  now  I  will make a bargain 
with you.  You do the digging, and we will 
divide the treasure equally between us.’

“I agreed, and went to digging  where  he 
told me to. 
I spent all the money I had on 
earth putting the hole  down,  notwithstand­
ing that the neighbors all laughed at me, and 
called the man a long-haired crank.”

“You were a bigger fool than  I  took  you 

for,” laughed one of the passengers.

“There you go again,” said the  old  man. 
“You youngsters judge by appearances, and 
think you know all.  You—”

“But you never found any buried treasure, 

did you?”

“Yes,  I  did;  hundreds  of  thousands  of 

dollars’ worth.”
“What kind?”
“Coal.  The long-haired man was % geol­

“How’d  you  do  it?” 

inquired  Smith, 

ogist.”

Jones.

eagerly.

A traveling man who was not keeping up 
very well in his business came home one day 
with his valise in his  hand,  and his  bright 
little daughter  met  him at  the  gate.  “O, 
papa,” she cried,  “where  did  you  find it?” 
“Find what,  Bessie?”  “Your gripsack,  of 
course.”  “It  wasn’t lost,  dear.”  “Yes it 
was, for I heard Mrs. Jones tell Mrs. Brown 
you had  lost  your  grip  and  she  was  real 
sorry.”

The London Standard  says that the pop­
ulation of Paris is decidedly decreasing. Last 
autumn there were  nearly 115,000 fewer in­
habitants of the  French  capital  than  four 
years ago,  and this  diminution  bears  heav­
ily on the cab and omnibus companies.  Ap­
parently the chief absentees are  the foreign 
residents and the poorer working class,  who 
can get food  and  house  room  cheaper out­
side the city.

Frobacli has discovered a method of mak­
ing sugar without  crushing  or  pressing the 
canes.  The cane is  cut  into  strips and the 
water is extracted by alcoholic vapor,  which 
leaves the  saccharine  to  be  dissolved  into 
liquid.  The alcohol  and  sugar  are filtered 
out by means of lime and chalk.  It is claim­
ed that this process  of  manufacture will add 
one-third to the  production over  and above 
any process now in use.

“Greased it,” retorted Jones.
The business of painting  the  huge  signs 
upon fences and bams which assault the eye 
in all parts of the country is in the hands of 
a  few  contractors  in  New  York and Chi­
cago.  One firm in New York  spends  from 
$10,000 to $20,000 a year in this  way,  pay­
ing from one and  one-half  to  two  cents  a 
square foot for  the  work.  The  bigger  the 
sign the better.  Many can be found  reach­
ing 300 feet in  length,  and  the  biggest  of 
all  (at Newark,  Ohio)  is more  than 800 feet 
long,  and contains only one word.

Without discussing the wisdom or justice 
of the strike some of the conditions prevail­
ing  and  resulting  are^worth  mentioning, 
When the strike  began" the"*nail “trade was 
seriously  depressed,  prices  had  fallen to |] 
point where  production  was  claimed,  with 
every appearance of truth, to be unprofitable 
or even to entail  actual loss.  There was no 
confidence in trade or values.  Nails sold at 
SI.80  per keg,  and  went  a-begging.  The 
strike threw nearly  three  thousand  of  the 
thirty-three  hundred  machines west  of the 
Allegheny mountains out of  work,  blotting 
out  a  very  large  output  of  the  country. 
When  the  production  was  thus  stopped 
there were no surplus  stocks on  hand,  and 
it was the activebuilding season when nails 
are  most  in  demand.  The  supply  of  the 
country became  dependent  upon  the  East­
ern mills,  and their  capacity  was  taxed to 
meet the requirements,  although  at no time 
was  there  any great  nail  famine.  Prices 
went up until nails sold in Chicago at $3.25 
per keg,  but  no  compromise  was ^reached. 
The  strikers  pointed  to  the  advance  in 
prices and asserted that the  mills could pay 
the  21-cent  card.  The  mills,  recognizing 
that prices had been pushed up by the strike 
and that, owing  to  the  excessive  capacity 
of the mills of the  country,  they  would re­
act  as  soon  as  all  the  machines  were 
started, were averse to doing otherwise than 
standing  by  their  proposal  of  an  18-cent 
rate.  The strike affected  the  nailers only. 
It is their duty to look after the knives only, 
keeping the machines in order  and superin­
tending the work  generally.  The  feeders, 
or men who  feed  the  iron  and  steel  from 
which the  nails  are  made  did  not  strike. 
Since th e. strike  began  an  effort has  been 
made to run the  machines  with the feeders 
in charge and  with  some  success.  A few 
nailers  have  also  deserted  the [union,  and 
the number of  machines at work  has grad­
ually increased until it  is now nearly if not 
quite seven hundred.  This  gradual  increase 
has strengthened the1 manufacturers in their 
position,  and,  having  passed  through  the 
busy season,  they are  farther  strengthened 
by the fact that we are not at the beginning 
of that quarter of the  year when  few nails 
are wanted.  The correctness of  their posi­
tion is also in  a  measure  shown  hy the re­
action  in  prices,  which  have  dropped  to 
$2.60, or less,  under the decreasing demand 
and increasing output.  The fact is that the 
Western mills have been paying much high­
er wages than those at the East,  and the re­
duction  made  is  solely  for  a  purpose  of 
equalizing;  such  an  equalization, 
is 
claimed,  being  necessary 
to  successful 
competition.  The assertion is made that by 
spring  enough  feeders  will  have  become 
competent to enable the  running  of all ma­
The largest vine in the world is said to be 
chines  which  it  may  be  desirable  to run. 
one  growing  at  Oys,  Portugal,  which  has 
Thus it will be seen that  the  results of the 
been  bearing  since  1802. 
Its  maximum 
strike have been  a  transfer of the  summer 
yield was in 1864, in which year it produced 
and fall trade from the Western to the East­
a sufficient quantity of grapes  to  make  165
ern mills and an increase of the work given
to the Eastern nailers, against whose cheap- I gallons of wine;  in 1874,  146% gallons, and 
er  work  the  strikers  are  competing;  the  in 1884 only 79% gallons. 
It covers an area 
training of a new set of  nailers to  take the | of 5,315 square feet, and the stem at the base 
place,  in part at least,  of  the  strikers, and  measures 6% feet in circumference, 
an  advance  in  the  market  price  of  nails, 
The latest door-knob  device  is  one oper- 
The first two of these results are temporary. J ated by pressing on a button in the center of 
The last  two  will  be  more  permanent  in ] the  knob,  similar  to  the  ordinary  electric 
button, but the kndb itself  remains station 
their  effects. 
In  a  word,  the  nailers,  by 
ary.
their  unwillingness  to bear  their  share of
W.  F.  Cornell,  representing  Barnhart 
competition, have  played into the  hands of 
Bros.  & Spindler,  of Chicago,  is  in the city
their competitors.  All  these  results  have
been brought about with an immense amount  to attend the traveling men’s  party.  He is
of suffering and at  a great cost to  the nail­
ers.

It is claimed by some shippers that Mich­
igan potatoes are  fast  losing  their  grip on 
the markets of the South.  Kentucky tubers 
are fast coming to the front, and some grown 
in Utah by Norwegians  are superior to any 
now on the market. 
It is certain that large 
quantities of potatoes have  been brought to 
some  markets  this  fall  in  bad  condition, 
small and half frozen ones going in with the 
good.

During the last thirty years  the consump­
tion of malt liquor,  which had been very in­
considerable and confined to a few localities, 
has greatly increased  in Ireland.  Brewing 
in the last century wras in some  parts a very 
•flourishing industry, but when the duties on 
a barrel of corn brewed into ale became near­
ly double the  duties  on  the  same quantity 
distilled into  whisky the  latter became the 
popular tipple.

aceompained by his wife.

it 

In tliis  connection it  may be  interesting 
to inquire what wages the nailers were able 
to  make  before  the  strike and  what  they 
could earn at the wages offered by the mills. 
As above stated,  each  nailer is supposed to 
attend to four  machines,  and  the  capacity 
of each machine is put  at 20 kegs  per day, 
making a total of eighty  kegs,  which,  at 21 
cents per keg,  makes $16.80 per day,  out of 
whicli he liad to  pay his four fjeeders.  The 
wage  of the feeder was amatter of arrange­
ment, but was usually half  of »what his ma­
chine earned, or,  under the  above estimate,

The  proprietor  of  the  Pacific  House,  at 
Kansas City,  is  possessor  of  a  mad-stone, 
which is claimed to have worked wonders.

Snow banks fully 100 feet high, that have 
lain there for  many years,  are to be  found 
in the Upper Sierras.

By a decree of the Khedive of Egypt,  gold 
has become the  sole  monetary  standard  of 
that country.

By  the  Illinois  law,  all  soaked  canned 
goods have to be  branded  Soaks,  after Jan. 
1st, 1886.

The druggists of  Lawrence,  Kan.,  made 

1,752 liquor sales last month.

Peat  Fuel.

For some years  past  considerable  atten­
tion has been  paid  to  peat  fuel in  Russia, 
and the industry appears  now  to have thor­
oughly  established  itself.  The  Northern 
Railway locomotives  are  being adapted for 
peat burning,  and the directors  estimate the 
saving at fully 50 per cent.  There  are ma-* 
chines made at Moscow for cutting the peat, 
which turn out  30,000  or  40,000 bricks dai­
ly.  The only  drawback to this  machine is 
the  cost,  which  is  about  $3,880  in  our 
money,  far too  expensive  for the  peasants 
to buy.  There is great demand for a mach­
ine  which  could  be  wrorked  by  a team of 
horses.  The peat deposits  of  Russia cover 
an  enormous  area,  are  generally  of  a  re­
markable thickness,  and the fuel  is already 
sufficiently in use to afford  reasonable pros­
pects of a large development of the industry 
in the immediate  future.  Of  late the Rus­
sian Government  has  manifested  great  in­
terest in  its  extension,  and  sanctioned the 
use of the peat fuel  in  the naval  establish­
ments.

Too Big an Undertaking.

From the Manistee Times.

It is reported  that  parties  are  endeavor­
ing  to  purchase  all  the  cedar in  Northern 
Michigan,  and  then  “corner  the  product,” 
In this way the  cheap  paving  material and 
fence posts with  which  the  country is now 
so well supplied, will  be  under  the control 
of a Syndicate who will  reap  a golden  har­
vest out of the people. 
It is  thought,  how­
ever, that the cedar lands of this State would 
prove a rather heavy load  to  carry,  and the 
taxes would certainly be levied against them 
with an unsparing hand.  There is about as 
fine an  opportunity  to “drop  a  bundle” in 
the cedar business as in any we know of.

Failures in the United Kingdom.

According to Kemp's Mercantile Gazette, 
the  number  of  failures  in  England  and 
Wales for the week ending December 5 was 
87.  The number  for  the  same  week  last 
year  was  93.  Scotland  had  26  against 21 
the same week last year.  The number pub­
lished in  Ireland  for  the  same week was 2 
against 1 last year.  Tne total for the Unit- 
ed Kingdom being  115  against 115 and  264 
for 1884 and 1883 respectively.

The Cooperage Market.

Red oak flour staves  and basswood  heads 
are in better demand and  prices  are  firmer. 
No.  1  heads  are  stiff  at  4%@4%c  per  set, 
and sales of red oak staves have  been made 
to Eastern parties at an advance over quota 
tions for choice stock.

The Hardware Market.

Business  and  collections  are  both  good. 
Nails are steady  at  last  week’s  quotations 
and there are  no  changes of  importance in 
the market.

We have shipped hog products  to foreign 
the  English—very 
markets—principally 
largely during the year. 
Indeed our foreign 
shipments  have  been  nearly  double  what 
they  were  in  1884.  But  prices have ruled 
from 35 to 40 per  cent,  below  those  of  the 
latter year.  Pork  is  now  as  cheap  in  the 
English market as it is here, and it must  be 
tantalizing to the people of France and Ger­
many to see this cheap meat  almost at their 
door, and yet be unable  to  obtain  it,  owing 
to their prohibitory tariffs.

Some  years  ago  a  hardware  dealer  sold 
machine-cut  files  with  a  label  reading, 
“These  goods  are  strictly  hand-cut.”  A 
few years later,  when  cheap labor was pro­
ducing hand-cut files at a price which allow­
ed them to compete  with  those  cut by ma­
chinery,  his labels  on  hand-cut  work  read 
“Warranted to be  machine-cut.”  With the 
great progress  that  has  been  made  in ma­
chinery and  machine-made goods,  the  pre­
judice  against  machinery  gradually  sub­
sides.

It is estimated that  Connecticut  will  pay 
more revenue tax on cider brandy  this  year 
than upon all the tobacco, industries.

1

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

PATENT PLANISAEI)  IRON.

“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

Broken packs He »  ft extra.

9 

j

W ID E BROWN COTTONS.

6

ROPES.

CHECKS.

SQUARES.

SHEET IRON.

TIN  PLATES.

ROOFING  PLATES.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

6
6H
12 00 
14 50 
16

Com. 
$3 00 i 
3 00 
3 00 
3  10 
3  10 
3 30
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terno.............
IX., 14x20, choice Charcoal  T erne..........
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne.............
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne...........
Sisal, H In. and  larger...............................
Manilla.........................................................
Steel and Iron........................................dis
Try and Bevels......................................dis
Mitre  .....................................................dis
Com. Smooth.

.  6 50 Androscoggin, 9-4. .23  1Pepperell, 10-4........,25
Androscoggin, 8-4...21  1Pepperell, 11-4........ 37%
.  7 00 1Pepperell,  7-4...... .16%!Pequot,  7-4............. 18
.11 ÖG j Pepperell,  8-4...... ..20 
iPeu not,  8-1..............21
14 00 i Popperei],  9-4...... ..i&HIPequot,  9-4.............
24
.  8% j Caledonia, XX. oz ..u  
j¡Park Mills, No. 90.,.14
Calcili mia,  X, ca., .10 
'Park Mills, No.  100.15
Economy,  oz..........10 Prodigy, oz........... .n
50&10 1Park Mil is. No. 50..10 ¡Otis Apron........... .10%
¡Otis  Furniture__ .10%
Park Mills, No. 60.11
Park Mills, No. 70..12 [York,  1  oz............. .10
Park Mills, No. 80.. 13
¡York. AA,extra oz.14 
OS!
\BUKG.
Nos. 10 to  14.................................. $4 20
'Alabama  plaid.......7
Alabama brown...
Nos. 15 to  17..................................   4 20
4. Augusta plaid........  7
Jewell briwn..........  9%;
Nos. 18 to 21..................................   4 20
4 Toledo plaid...........   7
Kentucky  brown.. 10H 1 
Nos. 22 to 24 ..................................  4 20
Lewiston  brown...  9Vi,
4,Manchester  plaid..  7 
Nos .25 to 26 ..................................  4 40
4 New  Tenn. plaid...11 
Lane brown...........   9Hj
No. 27 ..............................................  4 60
I Utility plaid...........   6V
Louisiana  plaid—   7
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
Avondale,  36........  8% Greene. G  4-4
SHEET ZINC.
Art  cambrics, 36.. . 11%  Hill, 
44......
In casks of 600 lbs, »   lb............................ 
Androscoggin, 4-4..  8% Hill, 7-8...........
In smaller quansities, $   lb..................... 
Androscoggin, 54.. 12%: Hope,  4-4.
King  Phillip  cam­
Ballou, 4-4...............6H
No. 1,  Refined.......................................
bric, 44................
Ballou, 5-4...............  6
Market  Half-and-half.........................
44..........
Boott, 0.4-4...........   8%|Linwood.
Strictly  Half-and-half.........................
7  1 Lonsdale,  44..........
Boott,  E .5-5...
.  9V41Lonsdale  cambric. 
Boott, AGC, 44
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
5V4 jLaugdon, G B, 44.
Boott, K. 34..........
10x14, Charcoal.........................
IC, 
7  ¡Langdon,45...........
Blackstone, AA 4-4 
10xl4,Charcoal.......................
IX, 
6  Mason ville,  44.......
Chapman, X, 44...
12x12, Charcoal.........................
IC, 
7  Maxwell. 4-4...........
Conway,  44.
12x12, Charcoal  ...............................  7  75
IX, 
6%£|New York Mill, 44.
Cabot, 44 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................  5 75
New Jersey,  44..
Cabot, 7-8
6
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal................................  7 25
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  7H 
Canoe,  34...............  4
1XX,  14x20, Charcoal.................................  8  75
Pride of the West. .11 
Domestic,  36..........  74_
1XXX.  14x20, Charcool...............................  10  75
*4....  7%
Dwight Anchor,44.  9  ¡Pocahontas
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............................  12  75
Davol, 44...............  9  Slaterville, 7-8.....   6%
20x28, Charcoal.................  
IX, 
15  50
Fruit of Loom, 44..  8%| Victoria, AA..........9
100 Plate Charcoal..........................   6 50
DC, 
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  7%> Woodbury, 4-4.....   5M
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  8 50
Fruit of  the Loom,  Whitinsville,  44...  7%
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal............................  10 50
cambric,  44........11  Whitinsville,7-8—   6H
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.........................  12 50
Gold Medal, 44..  ..  6%  Wamsuttu, 44.........10H
Kedipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to 6 75 
Gold Medal, 7-8.......6  Williamsville, 36...10H
Gilded Age..............8*1
Roofing, 14x20, IC.........................................  5 25
S IL E S IA S .
Roofing, 14x20,  IX .......................................   6  75
iMasonvilleTS.........  8
..17 
Crown................
Roofing, 20x28, IC.........................................  11  00
. .12H ! Mason ville  S.......10%
No.  10................
Roofing,  20x28,  IX .......................................   14  00
..10  Lonsdale.............. 9%
Coin....................
.. 15  Lonsdale A............. 16
Anchor...............
Steel, Game......................................................
Nictory  O...............
Centennial........
Onoida Communtity,  Newhouse’s...........dis  35
..  8  Victory J ..............
Blackburn ........
Oueida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
..14  Victory  D.............
Davol..................
Hotchkiss’ ....................................................G0&10
. .12% Victory  K...............  2%
London...............
8, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s..................................60&10
..12  Phoenix A .............. 19%
Paconia.............
Mouse, choker...............................................18c <¡¡1 doz
..10  Phœuix  B............   10%
Red  Cross..........
Mouse,  delusion.................................$1 50 »  doz
..16  IPhcenix X X .............5
Social  Imperial.
Bright Market....................................   dis60&10&5
Albion,  solid..........5% ¡Gloucester.................5%
Annealed Market.................................dis 
70
Albion,  grey..........6  Gloucestermourn’g.5%
Coppered Market.................................dis  55&10
Allen’s  checks.......5%  Hamilton  fancy— 5%
Extra Bailing.............................................   dis  55
.5%
Ailen’s  fancy..........5% Hartel fancy.......
Tinned  Market...........................................dis  40
Allen’s pink.............5% Merrimac D.............. 05%
Tinned  Brooni................................................. »  fit 09
Allen’s purple..........5% Manchester.............. 5%
Tinned Mattress..............................................»  fl> 8H
American, fancy__5% ¡Oriental  fancy......... 5%
Coppered  Spring  Steel..................dis 40@40&10
Aruoldfaney...........6  ¡Oriental  robes..........6%
Tinned Spring Steel.
..........dis37H
Berlin solid.............  5 
.Pacific  robes............6
Plain Fence...............................
........ »  ft 3H
Cocbeco  fancy........5  ¡Richmond..................6
Barbed  Fence...........................
Cocheco robes......... 6% Steel  River................5%
Copper.......................................
. new  list net 
Conestoga fancy —  6  Simpson’s ................. 6
Brass...........................................
.new  list net
Eddystone...............6  Washington fancy. .6
wiï-me-in I  Eagle fancy........... 5  Washington  blues.  7
W IR E OOOD8.
Bright.......................................
TO&lK  Garner pink...........5%l
Screw Eyes...............................
m n n u r t  
Hook’s .....................................
-Mk îükîi.l !  Appleton A, 44 ....  6%¡Indian Orchard,40.  8
Gate Hooks and  Eyes...........
lO&lUcLlU ! 
WRENCHES.
. 
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled.............
Coe’s Genuine.......................................dis
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis
Coe’s  Patent, malleable..................dis 75&10&10

yi, 4-4...........   6%  Indian Orchard, 36.  7%
Boston  F, 44..........  7% , Laconia  B, 74.........18%
Continental C, 4-3..  6%|Lyman B, 40-in.... 10%

6u  Continental D, 40in 
5&10 I  Conestoga W, 44... 

FINE BROWN  COTTONS.

PRINTS.

rates.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

 

 

8514 i Mass. BB, 44.5%

6% Nashua  E, 40-in....  8%

Mis c e l l a n e o u s.

Bird Cages.....................
Pumps,  Cistern...........
Screws, new  list..........
Casters,  Bod  and  Plate 
Dampers,  American...

4O&10 
.dis
7U&10
80
....... 
.dis50&10&10 
....... 
33%

LUMBER, LATH  AND  SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co,  quote f. o. 

b. cars as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M $44 00
Uppers, 1%,1% and 2 inch........................   46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 00
Selects, 1%, 1% and 2  inch........................   38 00
Fine Common, l inch.................................  30 00
Shop, 1 inch.................................................  20 00
Fine. Common, 1%, 1% and 2 inch...........   32 00
No.  1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet  ...  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet........................   16 n0
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., 20feet..........................  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 fedt..........................  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 (X)
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................  27 00
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths........................   15 00 |
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet.................................  12 Oo
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  12 oO
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
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
36 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 jn., A.  B....................
29 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C..........................
17 00 
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common..
14 00
Dressed Flooring 6 in.. No. 2 common__
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 In., A. B and  Clear..
35 00 
26 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C..........................
16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n 
14 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in.. No. 2  com’n 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
( XXX 18 in. Standard  Shingles............. 
3  10
3 00
■( XXX 18 in.  Thin.....................................  
2  15
f XXX 16 in................................................. 
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............  
1  75
140
No. 2 or 5 In. C. B. 16  }n.............................  
Lath  ....................................................   1 75® 2 00

WOODENWARE.

j 

“  M  ‘  H 

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
 
2 00
White Cedar, three  hoop
................1  90
Dowell Pails.............................
..... 8 00
Dowell Tubs, No. 5..................
...............7 00
Dowell Tubs, No. 2................
.............. 6 00
Dowell Tubs,  No. 3................
1..............7 50
White Cedar, No. 1..................
...............6 50
White Cedar, No. 2..................
...............2 00
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes..
...............1 25
|  Butter Ladles..........................
.............. 1 00
Rolling Pins............................
..............   76
Potato  Mashers.....................
...............2 25
Clothes Pounders...................
Clothes Pi ns.............................
Mop Stocks...............................
Washboards, single...............,
Washboards, double...............
b a s k e t s.
.  40 
Diamond  Market..................
.1 60
Bushel, narrow  band........... .
Bushel, wide band..................
50
Clothes, splint,  No. 1..
...........................3 75
Clothes, splint.  No. 3....................................... 4 00
"Hi 
I Clothes, willow. No. 1.......................................5 00
Clothes, willow, No. 2.......................................6 00
Clothes, willow, No. 3.......................................7 00

1 503 00 I Clothes, splint,  No.
1 
,1~*  “ 1

50  Birch, log-run........................ 

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay  as  follows 

for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run.............................   @13 00
16 0J®20 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
Maple,  log-run..................................... 14 00@16 00
Maple, soft,  log-run............................12 00@14 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and2............. ...............   @18 00
D25 00 i 
Maple, clear, flooring........................
@25 00 I 
Maple, "white, selected.......................
@15 00 
Red Oak, log-run.................................
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2...............  —
@20 00 
@25 00 
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank...............
@55 00 
W alnut, log-run.................................
@75 00 
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2 .................
@25 00 
Walnuts,  culls...................................
@13 00 
Grey  Elm, log-run  ............................
White Ash,  log-run............................
  00@18  00 
@23 00
Whitewood,  log-run............

H

j 

TICKINGS.

checks,
new

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

HEAVY BROWN  COTTONS.

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

Conestoga  D, 7-8... 5% Nashua  R, 44........... 7%
Conestoga  G, 30-in. 6  Nashua0,7-8.............6514
Dwight  X, 34........  5t4¡Newmarket N........ 6%
Dwight Y,7-8..........  5% | Pepperell E, 39-in..
Dwight Z,4-4..........  6% Pepperell  R ,4-4....  7%
Dwight Star, 4-4—   7  IPepperell  0,7-8—   6% 
EwightStar,40-in..  9  Pepperell  N ,3-4—   6%
Enterprise EE, 36..  5  Pocasset  C, 4-4.......8%
Great Falls E, 4-4...  7  Saranac  R...............  7%
Farmers’ A, 4-4.......6  Saranac  E.................  9
Indian  Orchard  1-4 7%1
Anioskeag.............  7%| Renfrew, dress styl 9
Amoskeag, Persian 8% Johnson  ManfgCo,
Bookfold..............12%
styles.
%|Johnson  ManfgCo,
Bates...
|  dross  styles........12%
Berkshire.............   6%
Slaterville, 
dress
Glasgow checks....  7 
I 
styles.....................7%
Glasgow cheeks, f’y 7% 
! White Mfg Co, stap 7 
Glasgow 
¡White Mfg Co, fane 8 
royal  styles.........  8
| White  Manfg  Co,
Gloucester. 
standard  ........... .  7%  Earlston...............  8%
Plunket................ .  7% Gordon..................
Lancaster............. .  8  G rey lock, 
dress
Langdale............... .  7%|  sty le s................ .12%
Androscoggin, 7-4. .21  ¡Pepperell.  10-4___.27%
Androscoggin, 8-4. .23  Pepperell,  114-----• 32%
Pepperell,  7-4....... .20  ¡Pequot,  74........... .21
Pepperell,  84....... .22% Pequot,  84............ .24
Pepperell,  9-4....... .25  ¡Pequot,  9-4............ .27%
Atlantic  A, 4-4— .  7% ¡Lawrence XX, 44. .  7
Atlantic  H, 44— .  7  Lawrence  Y ,30... .  7
Atlantic  D, 4-4— .  6%  Lawrence LL, 44.. .  5%
Atlantic P, 4-4....... .  5% ¡Newmarket N....... ■  6%
Atlantic  LL, 4-4... .  5  Mystic River, 44.. •  5%
Adriatic, 36........... .  7% Pequot A, 44........ •  7%
Augusta, 4-4.......... .  6% Piedmont,  36........ •  6 %
Boott M, 4-4.......... .  6% j Stark AA, 4-4........ .  7%
Boott  FF, 4-4........ .  7%¡Tremont CC, 44... .  5%
Graniteville, 44... .  5% i Utica,  44 .............. .  9
Indian  Head, 4-4.. .  7  ¡Wachusett,  44__ .  7%
Indiana Head 45-in.12%|Wachu8ett, 30-in.. 6%
Amoskeag, ACA..■ 12%|Falls, XXXX.......... 18%
Amoskeag  “ 44. .19 Falls, XXX............. 16%
Amoskeag,  A ....... 12  !Falls,  BB................ 11%
Amoskeag,  B ...... .11%¡Falls,  BBC, 36........ 19%
Amoskeag,  C....... .11 Falls,  awning’........ 19
Amoskeag,  D....... .10% Hamilton,  BT, 32.. 12
Amoskeag,  E ....... .10 Hamilton,  D...........  9%
Amoskeag, F........ .  9% Hamilton,  H........ ..  9%
Premium  A ,44... .17 Hamilton  fancy....10
Premium  B .......... .16 Methuen AA.......... 12
Extra44................ .16 Methuen ASA.........16%
Extra 7-8................ . 14% Omega A, 7-8........ ..11
Gold Medal 44...... .15  ¡Omega  A, 4-4..........13
CCA 7-8.................. .12% ¡Omega ACA, 7-8__.14
CT 4-4..................... .14 Omega ACA, 44__
.16
Omega SE, 7-8........
24
RC 7-8..................... .14
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 Shetucket SS&SSW 11%
Cordis No. 1,32— .15 Shetucket, S & SW.12
.. 12
Cordis  No. 2.......... .14 Shetucket,  SFS 
Cordis No. 3.......... .13  1 Stockbridge  A___,  7
Cordis  No. 4.......... . 11% ¡Stockbridge frncy .  8
Garner.................. .  5  1Empire..................
Hookset................ .  5  jWashington...........
'  4%
Red Cross............. .  5 Edwards............. .
S. S. & Sons............ &
Forest Grove........
American  A ........ 18 00 Old  Ironsides....... .15
21
Stark A ................
Boston.... ............. .  «%,Otis CC.................. .10%
Everett blue........ .13% Warren  AXA....... .12%
Everett brown— .13% Warren  BB.......... 11%
Otis  AX A............. .12%¡Warren CC........... .10%
Otis BB.................. .11%¡York  fancy.......... .12%
Manville................ .  6 IS. 8. & Sons........... .  6
.  6
Masgn ville........... .  6  (Garner..................
Red  Cross............. .  7%[Thistle Mills..........
Berlin....................
Garner ..................
Brooks.................. .50 Eagle  and  Phoenix
Clark’s O. N. F__ .55 Mills ball sewing.30
J. & P.  Coats........ .55 Greeh  &  Daniels.. .25
Willimantic 6 cord.55 Stafford................ > 25
Willimantic 3 cord .40 Hall & Manning... .25
Hoiyoke................. .25
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread........... 30

.22% ¡Wheatland............
DENIM S.

WIG ANS.
.  7% 
.  7%

¡Rose....................... .  8

GLAZED CAMBRICS.

PAPER  CAMBRICS.

ORAIN BAGS.

SPOOL COTTON.

CORSET JEANS.

7%
Armory..................  6%|Koarsage—
Androscoggin sat..  7% Naumkeagsatteen.  7%
Pepperell bleached 7%
Canoe River............6
6% ¡Pepperell sat..........8%
Clarendon.  ... 
6%  Rockport................ 6%
Hallowell  Imp
Ind. Orch. Imp.......6% Lawrence sat............  7%
Laconia..................7%|Conegosat.................  6%
COAL AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS. 
Â. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

Ohio White Lime, per  bbl.......... ........  
I  00
Ohio White Lime, car lots.......... ........ 
85
Louisville Cement,  per bbl........ ........ 
1  30
1 30
Akron Cement per  Lbl............... ........  
........  
1 30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl.............
....*..I  05@1 10
Car lots 
............
Plastering hair, per bu............... ........   25®  30
1 75
Stucco, per bbl...................... — ........  
Land plaster, per ton.................. ........  
d 50
Land plaster, car lots.................. ........  
2 50
Fire brick, per  M........................ ........$25 @$35
Fire clay, per  bbl........................ ........  
3 OO
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots. .$5 76@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 0Q@6 25
Canned,  ear lots........ .........................  @6 00
Ohio Lump, car lots............................3 10@3 26
Blossburgor Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00 
Portland  C em ent.............................  3 50@4 00

•COAL.

“ 

“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.............dis
50
25
Maydole & Co.’s ....................................dis 
Kip’s ..................................................... dis 
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s ..............................dis  40&1C
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel....................30  c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction.................... dis  60X10
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.  4%  14
and  longer.................................
3%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %  ..........
10%
.net
Screw Hook and Eye %.............
.net
8%
Screw Hook and Eye  514.............
.net
7%
Screw Hook and Eye,  %...........
.net
7%
65
dis
Strap and  T ..............*.................
HOLLOW  WARE.
30
Stamped Tin Ware................ ......
25
Japanned Tin  Ware....................
Granite Iron  Ware.....................
25
Grub  1................................................$11 00, dis 60
Grub  2...............................................   11 50, dis 60
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings. .$2  70, d 66%&10 
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings 3 50, d 66%&10 
Door, porcelain, plated trim­
mings..................................... list,10  15, dis 66%
Door, porcelain, trimmings  list, 1155, dis 
70
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain..........dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd &  Co.’s....................d 
40
Hemacite............................. 
dis 
50
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s  now listdis  66%&10
Mallory,  Wheelnr &  Co.’s ...............................dis 66%&10
Branford’s ......................................................... dis 66%&10
Norwalk’s  ......................................... dis  68%&10
Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s...................dis  70
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s............................dis 40&10
Coffee, P.S.&W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables  dis 
60
Coffee, Landers, Ferry &  Clark’s ........dis 
60
Coffee,  Enterprise.....................................dis  25
Adze  Eye.................................... $16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye.................................... .$15 00  dis
.$18 50 dis 20 & 10
Hunt’s.

LEVELS.
MILLS.

locks—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

knobs.

HOES.

NAILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

2 

2% 

.»  keg $2

lOd to  60d
8d and 9 d adv..................................
6d and 7d  adv..........  .....................
4d and 5d  adv..................................
3d advance.......................................
3d fine advance...............................
Clinch nails, adv.............................
)  lOd 
Finishing 
8d  6d  4
Size—inches  J  3 
]
Adv. » k e g  
$1  25  1 50  1  75  2 
Steel Nails—Same price as  above 
MOLLASSES GATES.
.dis
Stebbin’s Pattern  ..........................
Stebbin’s Genuine......................................dis
Enterprise,  self-measuring......................dis
MAULS.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled..................  dis
OILERS.
............dU60&10
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.   
Zinc, with brass bottom.............................dis  50
Brass or  Copper......................................... dis  50
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’B...............................................   50&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__ dis20&10
Fry, Acme............................................... dis 50&10
Common, polished.............................  . ,dis60&10
6
Dripping..................... —  ....................» lb  
Iron and Tinned..................................dis 
40
Copper Rivets and  Burs................... dis 
60

PLANES.

RIVETS.

PANS.

and adequate  justice  to  the  injured party, 
will intervene  by  injunction  to prevent the 
threatened injury and wrong,  and it is not a 
prerequisite  on  such  a  state  of  facts  that 
plaintiffs  first  establish  their  rights  by an 
action at law.  7th.  When a  railroad com­
pany is a corporation consolidated under the 
statutes  of  several  states,  and  its  road 
reaches into several states, its illegal acts of 
injurious  discrimination 
committed  or 
threatened in Ohio to the business of others, 
either there or along the line of said railroad 
in Ohio or elsewhere,  may be ignored by the 
courts of that state.

A  co-operative  organization  has  been 
formed in  Paterson,  N.  J.,  for  the  estab­
lishment of a grocery store to be  conducted 
in the interest of the working people.  For­
mer efforts  of  this  kind  have  proven  fail­
ures,  but the present movement is represent­
ed to be in good hands.

Kendall W.  Hess,  son  of  Wm.  T.  Hess, 
who is pursuing the mechanical  and  engin- 
sering course at the State University7 at Ann 
Arbor, has been  appointed instructor in the 
mechanical  laboratoxy.  This is  considered 
high honor,  aixd  indicates the  possession 
of  unusual  ability  ixx  the  recipient of  the 
same.

BETHESDA  MINERAL  WATER.

H. F. Hastings quotes as follows;

Barrel,  42  gallons.............................................8.80
Half  barrel, 20 gallons.................................... fj-W
Cans.  10 gallons...............................................
Carbonated, cases  50 quarts......................... *.00
100  pints.......................... 8-50
This water will be  supplied  to  the  trade  by 
any wholesale drug or grocery house iu Gi-and 
Rapids.

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COOPERAGE.

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H E A PS.

Quay, Killen &  Co.  quote  as  follow 

STAVES.
“ 

at  Grand  ltapids.
Red oak Hour bbl. 6taves.............M  6
Elm 
.............®  5
White oak tee staves, s’d and j’t.M  20 
White oak pork bbl.  “ 
“  M  18
Tierce, dowelled and circled, set... 
t’oi-k, 
“  —
Basswood, kiln dried, set..................
White oak and hickory tee, 8 f’t.  M  12 
White oak and hickory7 “  IHf t.M 10
Hickory'  Hour  bbl......................... M
Asli, round  “ 
“  ..........................M
Ash, flat racked, 6Vt f t .................M
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M 
White oak pork barrels,machine..
White oak lard  tierces....................
Beef and lard half barrels.............
Custom barrels, one  head...............
Flour  barrels....................................
Produce  bari-els..........................

BAIUXEI.S.

H O O PS.

s, f. o. b.

00® 7 00 
00® 5 75 
00@2<  00 
50® 20 00
15®  16
12®  13
4 ®   4 a
00@14 00 
00@11  00 
50® 7 50 
25®  7 00 
; 50® 4 00
10®  1 30 
05® 1  05 
20® 1  30 
75®  00
. 00®  1 25 
31®  38
23®  25

Michigan Dairymen’s  Association.

Otyanized  at  Grand  Rapids,  Februaiy 25,  1885.
President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. 
Vice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe.  Capac;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison 
Station;  F.  A.  ltockafellow,  Carson  City; 
Warren Haven, Bloomingdale;  Chas.  E. Bel­
knap,  Grand  Kapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  Portage; 
John Borst, Vriesland;  R. C. Nash, Hilliards; 
D.  M.  Adams.  Ashland;  Jos.  Post,  Clarks­
ville.
Secretary and Treasurei’—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
Rapids.
Next Meeting—At Kalamazoo, February 10,  17 
and 18.
Membership Fee—£1  per year.
Official Organ—1T h is  M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n .

JEU  
Perfumes!
Special Odors.

BRflffH, HALL 4 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  L in ed .. 
5  00
Japanese  Gray  Goat, Plush Lined. . .  $   7  50 
Japanese Extra Fur, Fancy L in ed .. .$   8  50
W hite Japanese  Fur  Robes..............$   5  00
Dyed  Black  (imitation of bear)  Felt

L in e d ................................................ $   9  00

Dyed  Black,  Plush Lined,  or Black

Beaver Cloth Lined..........................$ 1 2   00

Extra  Large,  Extra  Fine  Fur,  Jet 
Black,  Fancy Lined,  this  is  a  very
fine  Robe...........................................$ 1 5   00

Black Center, W hite Border, or W hite 
Center and  Black  Border,  Fancy 

L in e d .................................................$ 1 5   00

Horse Blankets.

Cheap  Shaped  Blankets,  60c,  75c,  90c,  $ 1 , 

$ 1.2 5 , $1.5 0 , $1.7 5 ,  $2 ,  each.

Cheap Square,  90c,  $ 1 ,  $ 1.2 5 ,  $1.40 ,  $1.50 , 

$1.6 5,  $ 1.7 5 ,  $2,  each.

Square  W ool  Blankets,  $2 ,  $2.50,  $2.75, 
$ 3 ,  $3.25,  $3.50.  Sizes  70x78,  76x80, 
84x90.

Fine  All  W ool  Blankets,  $ 3-5° .  $ 3-75.  $ 4. 
$4-5°,  $ 5 ,  §5-50,  $6,  $ 7 ,  $8,  $ 10   each. 
Sixes,  76x80,  84x90,  90x96.
Discount to Dealers.  Mail orders will receive 

prompt attention.

GRANELLO,
MERCHANT
TAIL0K,

LEDYARD  BLOCK,

1 0 7  Ottawa St.

Suitings  for  Manufacturers,

Suitings for Jobbers,

Suitings for Retailers,

Suitings for Traveling  Men, 

Suitings for  Clerks,

AND

Overcoats for Everyliotly.

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 Y'OU TO LEAVE YT)UR ORDER.

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR  THE

3 Canal Street, Basement,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

D. D. Mallory & Go.

Special  Prices  in  Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to male Bottom Prices on anythin we handle.
A. B. KNOW LSON,
F.  J.  LAMB  &  CO.,
Diamond Brand Fresh Oysters
8  and  10  South  Ionia  Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
o. w . b l a i n   & co., Produce Commi
Foreign  aid  Domestic  Fruits, Soataa  VeptaWes, Etc.
DEALERS IN RAW F IS  Affi REER SONS.
PERKINS

We handle on Commission BERRIES, Etc.  All orders filled at lowest market Prije.  Corres­
NO.  J  IONIA s i,

| 
),  G-rana Rapid.», Midi.

In Cans or Bulk.  Write for Quotations.

pondence solicited.  APPLES  AND  POTATOES  in car lots  Specialties. 

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

SEND  FOR PRICE-LIST TO

-DEALERS  IN-

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.
J elly , M in ce  IsAestt  Eto.

m

AGENTS  FOB.

Sample Butt.  Soe Quotations in Price-Current.

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The Best and Most Attractive Goods on the Market.  Send for 

Wholesale Grocers,
KNIGHT  OF  LABOR  PLUG
OYSTERS.
Canned in Baltimore.
without Notice:
0 »  Prions M a y .
E. & C. Selects 
E. & C. Standards 
No. 2  Standards 
Standard Bulks

Eaton & Christenson,

MICH.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

CURTISS,DUNT0N & CO.
WOODENWARE!

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

A  LINE  OF

W H ITE  CEDAR  TU BS  A SH   FA ILS,

THE  BEST  GOODS  IN  THE  MARKET.

THE  ELKHART  PAPER  PAIL,

THE  BEST  PAPER  PAIL  MADE.

O I L   T A  IT K  S,

1,  2  AND  3  BARRELS.

DIAMOND  and  KING  Oil  Cans.  “GOOD-ENOUGH  OIL

Cans,  all Sizes.

51  and 53 Lyon St., Grand Rapids.

CHOICE  BUTTER  A   SPECIALTY! 
CALIFORNIA  AND  OTHER  FOREIGN  AND 
DOMESTIC  FRUITS  AND VEGETABLES.  Care­
ful Attention Paid to Filling  Orders.

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

BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in  Courts 

of  Last  Resort.

CARRIERS’  REGULATIONS—  PROHIBITING 

“ DRUMMING.”

A regulation  by a  railway  company pro­
hibiting  passengers  from  “drumming”  for 
custom on  its  trains  is  reasonable,  accord­
ing to the  decision  of  the  Texas  Court  of 
Appeals in the  case  of  the  Texas Railway 
Co. vs.  Pearle.

CORPORATION  CIIA RTER8.

Under a law requiring that the charter of 
a corporation should declare  “the time when 
and  the  manner  in  which  payments  on 
stock  subscribed  shall  be  made,”  the  Su­
preme Court  of  Louisiana  held  that  a de­
claration in a  charter “that the  stock shall 
be  paid  in  cash  at  such  times  and  such 
amounts and  with  such  notices to the sub­
scribers as the managers and  directors shall 
deem best for all  parties in interest,” was a 
substantial compliance with the law.
LIMITATION  OF  ACTIONS—SUIT  AGAINST 

ATTORNEY.

The cause of  action  against  an  attorney 
for failing to  sue  on  a  claim  placed in his 
hands for collection arises when he  violates 
his contract,  which  is  to  proceed  within a 
reasonable time to the collection of the debt 
The cause of action  rests on  the  breach of 
contract, and  not  on  the  consequences  of 
that breach,  as where the claim is barred by 
limitation by reason of the failure of the at­
torney to  sue.  So  held  by  the  Kentucky 
Superior  Court.
BILL  OF  EXCHANGE— PREMATURE  1’1!<> 

TEST.

A bill of exchange,  dated  March  4,  pay 
able in London sixty'days after sight,  drawn 
in Illinois on a person in Liverpool, and ac 
cep ted by him,  “due  May 21-,” without  any 
date of acceptance, was  protested  for  non 
payment on May 21. 
In a  suit against  the 
drawer on the bill  it was  not  shown  what 
was the date  of  acceptance.  The Supreme 
Court of the United States held that the bill 
ivas prematurely protested,  it not appearing 
that  days  of  grace  were  allowed.  The 
Court,  Blatcliford, J.,  said:  The  principle 
deducible from  all  the  authorities is, that 
as to every bill not payable on  demand, the 
day on which payment is to be made to pre 
vent dishonor is to be determined by' adding 
three days of grace, where the bill itself doe 
not otherwise  provide,  to  the time of  pay 
ment as fixed by the  bill.  *  *  *  In the 
present case,  the time named  in the accept 
ance after the  word  “due”  can be regarded 
only as  the  time  of  payment  fixed  by the 
bill,  to which days of grace are to be added 
and not as  a  date  which  includes  days of 
grace.  This view  goes  to  the  foundation 
of the action,  and  makes  it unnecessary to 
examine any other question.

DISCRIMINATIONS IN RAILROAD RATES.
The general subject  of  the  right  of rail­
roads to make discriminations  among  ship­
pers  was  discussed  in  the  recent  case  of 
Schofield et al.  vs.  Lake Shore  &  Michigan 
Southern Railroad,  decided  by the Supreme 
Court of Ohio.  The following is a syllabus 
of the points  decided  in the case:  1st.  A 
railroad company  chartered  under the stat­
utes of Ohio is a common carrier of  freights 
intrusted  to  it  for  transportation,  and  is 
vested by its charter with the right of emin­
ent domain and other  franchises of a public 
nature,  and exercises public duties and those 
of a quasi public  office,  and  is  subject  to 
judicial control to  prevent an  abuse  of the 
privileges  and  powers  so  granted.  2d. 
Whether a common caarier, at common law, 
in the ordinary  case,  whex'e  no  facts  exist 
making  a  discrimination  among  shippers, 
injurious or ruinous to some of them,  is only 
bound to transport  freight at a  reassonable 
rate,  and not  necessarily at  a  rate equal to 
all, or not,  yet when the lower rate is either 
inteixded to give, or has the necessary effect 
of giving,  axi exclusive  monopoly  affecting 
the  business  aixd  destroying  the  trade  of 
other shippers,  the  latter  have  the right to 
require an equal rate for  all  under like cir- 
. cumstaxxces.  3d.  Where  such  a  corpoi'a- 
tion as a common carrier of  freights in coxx- 
sideration of the fact that a shipper furnish­
ed a greater quantity of  freight  than  other 
shippers during a given term agrees to nxake 
a  rebate  on  the  published  tariff  on  such 
freight  to the prejudice of other shippers of 
like freights under the same  circumstances, 
such a contract  is an  unlawful  discrimina­
tion in favor of the  larger  shipper, tending 
to create monopoly, destroy competition,  in­
jure, if not destroy,  the  business of smaller 
operators,  contrary  to  public  policy,  and 
will be declared void at the  instance of par­
ties injured thereby.  4th.  Such a contx-act 
of discrimination cannot  be  upheld  simply 
because the favored  shippers  may  furnish 
for  shipment  during  the  year  a  larger 
freightage in the  aggregate than  any other 
shipper, or greater than all others combined; 
a discrimination resting exclusively on such 
a  basis  will  not  be  sustained.  5th.  Al­
though a court  will  ordinarily  look  to the 
interest of  the  common  carrier  as an ele­
ment in the case,  the validity of sixch a con­
tract will not be sustained by the courts sim­
ply because  the  business  done  under  it is 
“largely  profitable” to  him.  6th.  Where 
it appears  that  the  plaintiff’s  business  is 
such as to make him a frequent shipper, and 
a continuous series  of  shipments  is  neces- 
’  sary in conducting  his  business,  and to se­
cure a  remedy would lean to a  multiplicity 
of actions  at  law,  the  courts, In  order to 
save a multiplicity  of  suits, mid to do  full

At  Manufacturers’  Prices.

SAMPLES  TO  THE  TRADE  ONLY.

HOUSE  &  STORE  SHADES  MADE  TO  ORDER 

68  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Nelson  Bros.  &  Co.

L.  A.  TUCKER,

Commission  M erchant,

Ytog Ylaag,

Jockey Gl,

ALSO  A

OF THE

F T J I _ .I _ i  I _ iI 2S T E
Regular  Odors!
1,  2 and 4 oz„ h pound and 

PUT  UP  IN

pound glass stopped 

bottles.

167 South W ater St., CHICAGO.

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

W M . SEA RS & CO.
Cracker Manufacturers,

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97  and 09 Canal Street, 

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

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

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

Mali k  g o u b s m - B I k   k  E eis’a
F. J. LAMB & CO.,
Fruits,  V egetables,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

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A s e n t a  

f o r

B u t t e r ,   B s s s ,   O l i e e s e ,   E t o .

A M BO Y   C H EESE.

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

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH

37, 3© & 41 Kent Street.  Grand Rapidri, Michigan.

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  FILLING  ORDERS.

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