Michigan  Tradesman

«RAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY  3,  1886.

NO.  121.

HENRY  KRITZER,
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TH E  EIGHT  FORTY-FIVE  TRAIN
Everybody outside  the  office of Jonathan 
Greysark &  Co.,  South  Water  street  com­
mission  merchants,  knew  Mr.  Jonathan 
Greysark simply  as  a very well-to-do-bach­
elor  of  five-and-forty—fresh-faced,  well- 
dressed,  genial,  and affable  as a  man toler­
ably well fitted out  with the good things of 
this life,  and  unhampered  by  ties  and  en­
cumbrances  should  be.  But  Mr.  Philip 
Penn,  whose  days  were  passed  within the 
office,  regarded liis wealthy and popular em­
ployer from a  somewhat  different  point  of 
view.  Mr. Penn had  by his steadiness and 
business  knowledge  in  no  small  degree 
helped Jonathan  Greysark  to  his  enviable 
position  in  the  commercial  world;  he  had 
servred the  house  faithfully  for  upward  of 
twenty years, yet he was still simply a clerk, 
in which position,  despite  frequent prayers 
and petitions, Mr.  Greysark was apparently 
determined to keep him until the time came 
for  dispensing  entirely  with  his  services. 
Altogether,  poor  Penn’s  life  Yvas  by  no 
means a happy  one,  for,  in  addition to his 
commercial  troubles  I10  had  an  eternally 
grinning domestic skeleton in the shape of a 
blackguard  brother, who  had  stood  in  the 
felon’s  dock  011  a  charge  of  forgery,  had 
passed many years in prison,  and who  now 
could only be kept in the background by the 
allowance Yvliich the unfortunate Penn made 
him out of the exceedingly  moderate salary 
he drew  from  the  office.  Greysark  knew 
this and  was  also  aware  that  a  tarnished 
name Yvas an almost  insuperable  bar to his 
clerk’s advance in any other  line of  life; so 
lie meanly took  advantage  of  the  fact  by 
getting a most unfair  amount of  work  out 
of Penn, and paying  him  a miserably inad- 
quate salary for it.

Jonathan  Greysark lived  at  Hyde  Park, 
and came up to town  every morning by the 
8:45 express. 
In this  famous train  he had 
acquired  from  long  usage  a  prescriptive 
right to a particular seat in a particular part 
of  a  particular  coach,  and  the  brakeman 
suffered  a considerable  reduction  in his  in 
come  if lie  allowed  a  stranger to usurp his 
place.

of a courtier of the old school.  Being a man 
of business, Jonathan Greysark lost no time 
in beating  about  the  bush,  but  plunged at 
once  in mcdias res, described  the origin of 
his  acquaintance  Yvith  Phyllis,  expressed 
himself in  such  happy  language,  blew  liis 
own trumpet in  such  a pleasant, unassum­
ing manner,  declared  liis  devotion  in such 
fervid  phrases,  in  fact, put  matters  before 
the old lady in such an attractive light,  that 
she was completely won over.

“Of  course,  Mr.  Greysark,”  she  said  in 
reply,  “as I am only  the  girl’s aunt,  I have 
no direct authority  in  the  matter.  But,  if 
Phyllis regards your  suit  as favorably as  I 
do,  I could only recommend that you should 
address  a letter  to  her  father  in  Chicago, 
state the case  as  you  have  stated it  to me, 
and abide by his decision.”

“But it is an  extraordinary  phase  of our 
acquaintance,” said  the  merchant,  “that  I 
do not know your niece’s surname yet.” 

Perhaps the  old  lady  was  struck  by  the 
strangeness of  this  avowal,  but at any rate, 
she hesitated a moment, seemed a little con­
fused,  and  then  replied.  “Her  name  is 
Fleming,  Mr.  Greysark;  a letter  addressed 
to Mr.  Robert Fleming and given to me will 
insure its safe dispatch.”

“But, Yvould it not be better for me to call 
upon Mr. Fleming myself?”  said  Greysark 
“My business experience has taught me that 
one personal interview is Yvorth a dozen let­
ters.”

“So it is,  as a general rule, Mr. Greysark,” 
replied the old  lady.  “But  Mr.  Fleming’s 
movements  are  so  uncertain, his  business 
taking him so  frequently aYvay  from home, 
that the  course  I  have  suggested  would,  I 
think, be the better.”

And, after  a  little general  conversation, 
Mr.  Greysark  took  his  leave, resolved that 
he would Yvithout delay formally propose to 
Phyllis, and if her  answer  should be favor­
able,  as he had  not the  slightest  reason  to 
doubt it  would  be,  indite  liis  letter to Mr. 
Fleming.

resented 

But the old brakeman having been shunt­
ed  elsewhere,  and  a  strange  official,  who 
knew not Jonathan,  having  been  substitute 
ed,  it so happened  that  one  morning Grey­
sark,  his rug  on  his,  arm  and his  paper in 
his hand,  swaggered gravely  and  magister­
ially  up  the  coach  only  to  find  his  seat 
occupied.  Under  ordinary  circumstances 
lie  would  have 
this  unwar­
rantable intrusion in an unmistakable  man 
ner; but upon this occasion,  as the occupant 
was a pretty, modestly dressed girl of  eigh­
teen or thereabouts,  he  could  only  vent his 
feelings in  grunts  and  scowls  and  betake 
himself to another seat.  But when the next 
morning he found  liis  place similarly occu­
pied his position became  somewhat  embar­
rassing,  and only  the  girl’s  pleasant  face 
checked  audible  expression  of  his discon­
tent.  The same thing  occurred  the  morn­
ing after and the morning after that,  and the 
young 8:15 bucks,  who, of  course, regarded 
tiie affair  as a  capital  joke,  remarked  that 
the great man instead of  ramping  and rag­
ing away to another  coacli  not  only  con­
tentedly went into the same one, but passed 
a  much  greater  part  of  the  haft  hour’s 
journey  in  looking  at  the  girl  over  the 
top of his newspaper  than  in  studying  the 
uty  article. 
I11  a  fortnight’s  time  it  was 
observed  that  he  handed  her  out,  carried 
her little parcels and saw her  safely into an 
omnibus and in  three  weeks’  time  it  Yvas 
noted that he chatted as  easy and familiarly 
with her as if he had known  her for  years.
In short,  it became \rery  evident  that the 
Yvealthy bachelor of South Water street Yvas 
enamored of the young lady.  When  his at­
tentions first  became  marked  she  assumed 
the  proper  attitude  of  unprotected  virtue, 
and confined her ansYvers to rather curt mon- 
[ osyllables; but  when  her  feminine  perspi­
cuity assured her that  her  admirer’s behav­
ior was inspired  by  the  most  honorable  of 
intentions,  she unbent and told him that her 
name Yvas Phyllis, that she  was a student at 
a certain scool of  art,  and that she  resided 
at Hyde Park with her aunt.

“Miss Phyllis,” said Greysark,  one morn­
ing, as they walked along the platform,  “as 
some sort of assurance that I only entertain 
the most genuine feelings  of  respect  and— 
and  admiration  for  you. 
I  think  that  I 
should mention  that  my name is Greysark, 
that I am the  head  of  one  of  the most re­
spected  houses in  Chicago,  and  that I am 
quite aware that an acquaintance of this cas­
ual  nature  is  apt to  give  rise  to  erron­
eous impressions in the minds of people who 
only judge  by appearances,  with  your per­
mission  nothing  would  give  me  greater 
pleasure than to call upon  your aunt.”

At the mention of the name  Greysark the 
girl’s  color  deepened  somewhat,  and  she 
raised her eyes to his face for a few seconds. 
Then she said:

“I am  sure  that  my  aunt  would  be de­
lighted  to  make  your  acquaintance,  Mr. 
Greysark.”

Accordingly,  on  the  following  Sunday,
Mr.  Greysark betook himself  to  the  aunt’s 
house,  and was ushered into the presence of 
a smiling,  gray-hired  lady,  who might have 
stepped from an ancestral picture frame, and 
who received him with the  stately  urbanity

Accordingly,  the next  morning,  upon ar­
rival at Chicago,  instead of handing Phyllis 
into  an omnibus,  as usual, he  insisted that 
she should  walk  there with him.  And,  by 
the time  they came  to the place  of parting 
lie  had poured out  his  soul to  her, and re 
ceived her  ready  assent  to  his  proposal 
conditional upon the approval of her father 
One or two little circumstances connecte 
with liis visit to the aunt on the previous da 
struck Jonathan Greysark as  being curiou 
as he sat in  his  room  at  the office  playin 
listlessly with the heap of  unopened lette 
before him.  Of course, he had observed the 
old lady’s hesitation  in  giving  the name of 
Fleming; and her suggestion that  the letter 
should be forwarded  through her instead of 
to a direct address Yvas rather unusual.  Per 
baps Fleming Yvas a strange  sort  of  man 
under a  cloud—or  of  eccentric  habits.  At 
any  rate,  Phyllis  Yvas  a  lady,  as  was  her 
aunt; the surroundings of  the latter showe 
refinement,  if  not  opulence;  and althougl 
money with a wife was no object with him 
lie  preferred that the lady honored with hi 
choice should not be an utter stranger to th- 
style of life to which  as  ¡Mrs.  Greysark she 
would be introduced.  But his  ardent affec 
tion for the simple-minded, bright-faced 
overcame  whatever  little  shades  of  doubt 
or scruples the above  strange circumstances 
might have awakened within him, and, after 
having hurriedly  perused  liis  business  let 
ters, he  called Mr.  Penn  in,  gave  him in 
¡tractions  to  show  nobody into the private 
oom for an hour,  and settled himself down 
to indite the epistle to Mr.  Fleming.  After 
much destruction of best cream-laid note, he 
produced the following:

Dea r Sir—It is with  ;io  little  diffidence 
that I address one  who  is a complete stran­
ger to me upon a subject of such importance 
as that which  now  occupies  my  pen;  but J 
am sure  I judge you  rightly  when  I  think 
that you will pardon the liberty I am taking 
by the time you arrive at  the end of the let 
ter.
In short,  I wish to obtain your consent to 
my marriage with your charming  daughter, 
Phyllis.  . As this is to some extent a matter 
of business,  I may inform  you that I made 
the young lady’s  acquaintance  on the Hyde 
Park  train,  by which  we  have  been fellow 
passengers daily for  some  weeks past; that 
I then obtained not  only her  consent to my 
proposal,  but the  entire  approbation  of her 
aunt,  upon whom I had the pleasure of call­
ing,  with your daughter’s permission.
For your satisfaction I  may  add  that,  al­
though 1 am not a very young man,  I  am in 
the full vigor of health and  strength; that I 
am the sole and responsible  head of  one of 
the best-knoYvn and most respected business 
houses in Chicago  and that I  am  in a posl- 
tiod,  which you  may  verify,  if  you  please, 
by the most  minute  investigation,  to main­
tain your daughter  in a  fitting position as a 
lady.
The  entire  happiness  of  my  life,  and I 
dare add that of  your  daughter’s,  rest upon 
your decison  as  to  Yvhether  she  should  be 
my wife or not,  and I implore you not to tie 
influenced in your opinion  by the somewhat 
peculiar  circumstances  under  which  our 
meeting took place,  and consequent acquain­
tance and intimacy were  formed.
If you will kindly take a week to consider 
this,  to me,  vital  question,  I  shall be inex­
pressibly obliged; and,  thanking you hearti­
ly in advance for  the sanction  which  I feel 
certain you will accord,  I am, dear sir,  your 
very obedient servant,

Jonathan Greysark.

Having read this two or  three  times over 
to assure  himself  that  he had  not said too 
much or too little, Jonathan Greysark placed 
it in an envelope addressed to Robert Flem-

Penn.

the merchant.

Penn,”  replied

“If he  should  refuse  his  consent?” said 

ing and that again in an envelope  which lie  fer  me  aiYice  on  my  own  affairs.  But I 
purposed  to  hand  to  the  old lady at Hyde I will say novnore.”
*>arlc' 

i  The clerk lingered  on In  the  room,  as if
The Yveek seemed  interminable to the en-  in hopes that some straw might still  be left 
amored  Jonathan.  Men  remarked  that he  to  clutch  at.  Then  lie  said:  “Mr.  Grey- 
appeared  absent-minded  and  preoccupied,  sark,  you observed just now that the fact of 
but two or three of liis fellow passengers by  your marriage depends upon  the  consent of 
the 8:45,  who were in the same market,  told  the young lady’s father.”
the story of his capture by the pretty girl in 
“Those  were  my  w< 
the train, and so  accounted for liis peculiar­
ity.  He himself,  however,  was  in a  state 
of  anxiety  to  Yvhieh  he  had  long  been  a 
stranger.  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Thursday 
passed, and no answer from  the mysterious 
Mr. Fleming arrived.  Perhaps the old lady 
had forgotten to forward  his  missive.  Old 
ladies,  so strangely mindful of long-past oc­
currences,  Yvere,  he  knew,  often  oblivious 
about  matters  present.  Perhaps—but  lie 
shuddered  at the thought, and  cast  it from 
him—for Phyllis was  too  good, too honest, 
too much of a lady,  to be so base and cruel; 
on  the  other  hand,  possibly  Mr.  Fleming 
was  instituting  inquires. 
It  was  natural 
that an affectionate father should do so,  and 
every time Penn brought in a visitor’s name 
the merchant expected to  hear “Mr.  Robert 
Fleming” announced.  O11 Friday afternoon 
he called in Mr. Penn.

“Refuse,  Mr.  Penn!  Refuse!”  exclaimed 
Greysark.  “Such a thing is simply impossi­
ble, simply too ridiculous  to be  entertained 
for a moment.  The  head  of  the  house  of 
Jonathan Greysark & Co., I should imagine, 
was a fit match for any one.”

“Mr.  Penn,  you  are  insolvent,  sir!”  al­
most  roared  the  merchant,  rising  in  his 
chair,  and glaring at his  clerk with  furious 
eyes.

“So  you  may  think,  sir,”  said  Penn, 
quietly;  “but fathers sometimes hold strange 
opinions.”

Penn  fumbled  in  his  pockets,  and  con­
tinued,  still quietly,  “Well,  sir,  in this case 
the father’s  opinion  does  happen  to  differ 
from  yours,  and he  refuses his  sanction to 
his daughter’s  marriage.”

“Kindly shut the door,” he said;  “I have 
something  of  importance  to  speak  to  you 
about.”

Mr.  Penn obeyed, and anxiously inspected 

his employer’s  face.

“Mr. Penn,” began  the  merchant, witli a 
preliminary  clearing  of  the  throat,  “you 
have been in my service now for some years, 
and you have  given  me very  general satis­
faction in the performance  of  your duties.”
Penn’s face brightened.  Certainly a  rise 
in  salary  was  coming,  perhaps  something 
more  substantial.  But  all  was  dashed  to 
the ground witli the first word  of  the great 
man’s next sentence.

“But,” continued Greysark,  “I have been 
thinking  the  matter  over  very  seriously 
lately,  and  I  have  arrived  at  the painful 
conclusion that I  must  dispense  with  your 
services at the  expiration  of  a month from 
tliis date.”

The poor  clerk  gasped  and  clutched  the 
table for support, and  would  have  spoken, 
but for a magisterial wave of Mr. Greysark’s 
hand.

“It is very evident  to  me,” continued his 
employer,  “that some fresh blood  is needed 
in this business. 
In fact, I  propose to take 
a partner,  andjjby so acting to do aYvay witli 
the necessity of  paying  a  handsome salary 
to a head clerk.”

“Mr.  Greysark!”  almost  shrieked  poor 
I  have  helped  you 
Penn.  “Do hear  me. 
to make this business. 
I have  been  in this 
office  for  more  than  twenty  years.  You 
have ne\'er once hail cause to find fault Yvitl 
me,  ami  I  may  conscientiously  say  that I 
have never given you occasion to.  For more 
than  one  reason  I am precluded  from  the 
possibility of getting another situation.  My 
name,  as you know,  is against me,  and peo­
ple would object to me on the ground that I 
had a brother who had been in prison; more­
over, I am not fitted to occupy a clerk’s desk 
in  any  other  business.  Think,  sir,  I im­
plore you to think.  With one word you are 
turning an  honest  man  into  the  streets  to 
beg,  for no fault of liis own. 
I do not wish 
to push myself  forward  unduly,  Mr.  Grey­
sark, but at such a crisis as this I aui forced 
to remind  you  that  but  for  me  you might 
possibly  not  have  found  business  matters 
work so smoothly as they have. 
If you dis­
charge  me  with  the  notion  of  introducing 
new  blood  into  the  house  you  will  liaY’e 
to—”

“Mr.  Penn,”  interrupted  the  merchant, 
Yvith a wave of liis  hand,  “we must in  this 
world be men of  business  first and  human­
itarians afterward. I have given your case my 
fullest consideration,  and  in  acknowledge­
ment of your services,  as well as  by way of 
compensation, 
I  propose  to  make  you  a 
weekly  allowance  until  you  get  employ­
ment.  But that you must go  I have  made 
up my  mind.  You  will,  please,  make  no 
urther  observations  upon  the  decision  at 
which I have arrived, or  I  shall  be obliged 
to request you to leave my presence.  I think 
it but  fair  to  tell  you,  however,  that  the 
principal reason for my  deciding  to  take a 
partner is that I am going  to  be  married— 
that is when the consent of the young lady’s 
father lias been obtained.”

“Well, sir,” said the clerk, “of all periods 
in life, surely the eve of marriage should most 
aturally  inspire  kind  actions.  You  are 
about to make yourself as happy as a lurtiiaii 
being can possibly  be,  yet  you  wish to in- 
ugurate  that  period  by  reducing  to  want 
ind rain an old and tried  servant. 
I know 
ou too  well,  sir—or,  rather,  I  think  too 
toll of you—not to be sure that if you carry 
out  this  latter  intention  your  conscience 
must prick you in  after  life.”

“Mr. Penn,” said  Greysark  severely,  “I 
told you not to bandy words with me,  so let 
me hear 110 more. 
I am now going to Hyde 
ark.  Do not omit to forward all letters to 
my address there.  You  will  please be par­
I must  say,  Mr. Penn,  that 
ticular in this. 
am not a little astonished that, remember­
ing, as you must,  what I liaYtodone for you, 
and  how  with  your  tarnished  name  you 
might long ere this have been begging  your 
breUd but for me, you should presume to of-

Jonathan Greysark started from his chair, 
liis face perfectly livid, his eyes  and mouth 
Yvide  opened.  Penn  drew  forth  a  letter 
from his pocket,  unfolded  it,  and  as if ut­
terly unconscious of the  storm  he  had rais­
ed, resumed:

“You have  addressed  this  letter  to  Mr. 
Robert Fleming,  the  father  of  Phyllis,  the 
young lady to whom  you  have been paying 
your addresses. 
I, for family reasons,  Yvith 
Yvliich  your  are  quite  familiar,  prefer to be 
known in my circle of acquaintance as Rob­
ert Fleming.  Phyllis is my daughter,  and 1 
re—”

“No,  no! don’t go on!”  shouted Greysark 

in a voice of supplication.
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I11 the course of a few weeks Phyllis Penn 
became  Mrs.  Jonathan  Greysark,  and  the 
style of the  firm on South Water street was 
altered to Greysark, Penn & Co.

“ Two Dollars a Day and No Pie.”

A Yvell-ltnown hotel keeper  tells  the  fol- 
loYving  good  story  of  a  farmer who took 
breakfast at his house not long ago:

When  the  Yvaiter  handed  the rustic  the 
lie  glanced  over  it  and  re­

bill  of  fare, 
marked:

“Johnny, just bring ’em ail in. 

I’m gosh 

durned  hungry.”

The Yvaiter grinned,  and, after being gone 
for a feYv minutes, returned with dishes that 
made a great  semi-circle  around  the stran­
ger’s  plate.  He  counted  them  all  over, 
and then,  with a  doubtful  look,  remarked: 
“Looky here, waiter, I  don’t see any pie, 

and I’m mighty fond of pie, too.”

“Say,  mister,  we  don’t  set  110  pie  for 
breakfast at this hotel.  Only have  pie  for 
dinner.”

The country  gentleman,  with  a  look  of 
disgust,  turned to a  guest  at  another table 
and  said:

“Neighbor, this is a -----of  a hotel.”
“ Why?”
“Two dollars a day and no pie.”

The Peppermint King.

From the Buffalo Courier.

Hiram  G.  Hotchkiss,  of  Lyons,  Wayne 
county,  is the peppermint king of the  world, 
and liis name has been for many years  kept 
standing in the chief  market journals of all 
lands.  He is 75 years  old  and  a  native  of 
Oneida county.  About 1873 lie began  buying 
peppermint oil of the  farmers  about  Lyons 
and in 1841 lie abandoned a general store in, 
Phelps, Ontario county, which he  had been 
keeping,  and thenceforth devoted himself to 
the peppermint oil business.  There are two 
or  three  other  dealers  in  Wayne county, 
Yvhieh controls the market  in this specialty, 
but Mr.  Hotchkiss handles  the  bulk  of  the 
crop.  The mint  acreage  of  the  country  is 
about four thousand acres, and the total pro­
duct  last  year  was  Yvortii  about 8130. 000. 
But it was a bad season; in a fairly good one 
the  crop  is  worth  §350,000,  Yvliich  figure 
may perhaps be put down as the expense to 
the world of the colic.

A Hint to the Ladies.

From the Baltimorean.

Save the tea leaves for  a  fewr  days,  then 
steep them in a tin pail or  pan  for  half  an 
hour, strain through a sieve,  and use the tea 
for all  varnished  paint. 
It  requires  very 
little elbow polish, as the tea acts as a strong 
detergent, cleansing  the  paint  from  all  its 
impurities, and making the varnish equal to 
new. 
It cleans window sashes anti oilcloths 
—indeed, any varnished surface is improved 
by its application. 
It  washes  the  window 
panes and mirrors much better  than  water, 
and is excellent for cleansing  black  walnut 
picture  and  looking-glass  frames. 
It  will 
not do to wash unvarnished paint witli it.

In St.  Petersberg,  there are men yvIio take 
about  hot  tea  in  large  metal pots covered 
with  felt,  and  sell  it  to  hack drivers  and 
coachmen,  Yvho have to wait for  long  hours 
in the cold when there is a party.

Gypsum,  in paying quantities, and a ledge 
of slate fit for  roofing  purposes,  have  been 
found near Phoenix, A. T.

VOL. 3.

A R T H U R  R . ROOD,

A T T O m i B T ,

C O M M E R C IA I  L A W   and  L O A N S , 

43 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 

T e le p h o n e   c a ll  3 7 5 .

Refers by  permission  to  Foster,  Stevens  & 
Co.,  Peck 
Bros.,  Nat'l  City  Bank,  Morgan  &
Avery, E. A. Stowe.
Cutlers’ Pocket Inhaler
And carbonate of Io- 
A dine  Inlialent.  A 
for  Catarrh, 
"cure 
“A Bronchitis,  Asthma 
all  diseases  of 
/  W i?  the throat and lungs 
'  vaJf  —even consumption 
—if taken  in season. 
It will break up a Cold at once.  It is  the  king 
of  Cough  Medicines. 
It  has  cured  Catarrh 
when  all  other  remedies  had  failed.  Of the 
many who have tried it, there is  not  one  who 
has not been benefltted.  This  is  the  only  In­
haler approved by physicians of every school, 
and endorsed by the standard medical journals 
of the  world.  All  others  in  the  market are 
either worthless substitutes or fraudulent im­
itations.  Over  400,000  in  use.  Sold by drug­
gists for $1.  By mail, $1.35.

W.  H.  SMITH  &  CO.,  P r o p r i e t o r s ,

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Pure Apple Cider and White Wine Vinegars, 
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Send  for  samples  and prices.  Also dealer in 
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unless the tower  goes  with 
it; or against any wind that 
does not disable substantial 
farm buildings;  to be perfect;  to  outlast and 
do better work  than any other mill  made.
Agents  wanted.  Address Perkins Wind Mill 
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Do not delay in ordering 

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BAKING

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The best selling scheme on 
the  market.  A  large  fine 
dish or pitcher given away 
with  each  can. 
Price, 
$7.50 per case  of  3  dozen.

ARCTIC  MANUFACTURING  CO., 
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Sold by all Jobbers.

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

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Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the Slate.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY  3,1886.
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.
Organized at Grand Rajxids 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 llusiness Men’s Association.

President,  Frank  Hamilton;  Secretary,  C.  T. 

Lockwood;  Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.

Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of 

Cheboygan.

President,  A.  M.  Wosgate:  Vice-President, 

H. Chambers;  Secretary, A. J. Paddock.

p r   Subscribers  and others,  when writing 
to  advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub­
lisher by  mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisement in the columns of  this  paper.
NORTHERN

HARD-

MICHIGAN 
WOODS.

It is a very  common thing  to  find  in the 
columns  of  the  contemporary  press,  ex­
haustive  articles  deprecating 
the  rapid 
destruction of the pine  timber  in Northern 
Michigan,  accompanied  by  startling  statis­
tics showing that,  at the present rate of  de­
nudation, the supply of  pine will  be practi­
cally exhausted in  a  few  years.  While in 
many  instances  these  statistics  and  con­
clusions are very wide of the mark,  there is 
pith in  the main idea  underlying them, and 
ample material for reflection.  But the apos­
tles  of  forestry,  in  their  eagerness  to  in­
veigh against  the  wholesale  conversion  of 
pine forests into lumber,  too  often overlook 
a species of waste  which  is infinitely  more 
mischievous than the operations  of the pine 
industry, viz.,  the  waste  of  hardwoods  by 
the logging operations  of  settlers. 
If  this 
destruction were confined to legitimate lum­
bering  processes  the  case  would  at  least 
have mitigating  features.  But in many in­
stances  the  waste  is  purely  wanton;  and 
wanton waste is under  all  circumstances to 
be deplored.  The  soil  which  grows  hard­
wood timber is well known to be richer, and 
more  perfectly suited  for  agricultural  pur­
poses than that on which pine  is commonly 
found.  For this reason the hardwood lands 
suffer most severely from the axe of the set­
tler.  The  fact  that  the  ultimate  value  of 
Michigan  hardwoods  is  but  imperfectly, 
and  not generally,  understood, also  favors 
the destruction.  The average settler knows 
that the  immediate  revenue  to  be  derived 
from his hardwood  lands will  be greater if 
he brings them under cultivation than if  he 
leaves the  forests  inviolate;  lienee  lie pro­
ceeds to  get rid of the timber  as  quickly as 
possible,  by  gathering  into  log-heaps  and 
reducing it to ashes.

The exigencies of  agriculture,  of  course, 
are not to  be  ignored. 
It  is absolutely re­
quisite that a certain proportion  of the land 
shall be cleared  and  placed  under  cultiva 
tion.  But  American  fanners  too  often 
labor under the mistake that the measure of 
successful  husbandry is in the area  of land 
under tillage.  Many  of  them  have  yet to 
leam that a small farm well  cultivated may 
be made more  profitable than  a  large farm 
carelessly  cultivated; and that  it  would be 
true economy to  clear a  much  smaller pro­
portion of their hardwood lands than is cus­
tomary,  leaving the  timber  on the  remain­
der to increase in value, as it will inevitably 
do,  in the near future.

Northern Michigan possesses  magnificent 
possibilities (which  can  be  realized  if  she 
husbands  her  resources)  for  the  manufac­
ture of hardwood products.  Situated in the 
central portion  of  the  vast  Northwest, be­
tween two  great inland  seas  which  afford 
easy and cheap transportion  to the markets 
both of the East aud the West, her facilities 
for the profitable disposal  of her  wares are 
all that can be desired. 
Iler forests abound 
in an excellent variety of woods suitable for 
manufacture,  and  her  numerous  streams, 
flowing through the heart  of  the hardwood 
regions, afford  cheap and  abundant  power 
for manufacturing purposes. 
In  short,  the 
natural  advantages  of  Northern  Michigan 
for wood manufacture are unsurpassed,  and 
only await the enlistment of  extensive cap­
ital aud  enterprise  to  raise them to  an im­
portant position.  Already  the  good  work 
has  begun.  Handle  factories,  bowl  mills, 
spoke  and  hub  factories,  basket  factories, 
etc.,  have been established at various points, 
with  favorable  results.  But  the  develop­
ment of these  industries  is  yet in an incip­
ient stage.  For the  full  realization  of  the 
manufacturing  possibilities  of  Northern 
Michigan,  we must  look  to the  future.  A 
large proportion of the smaller class of arti­
cles  manufactured  from  hardwoods,  now 
comes from Maine and other  New England 
states.  There is  no  good  reason  why  the 
markets of the West and  Northwest should 
not be supplied from the vast reserve of raw 
materials lying at their very thresholds; and 
they certainly will  be so supplied in the not 
distant future,  if  the  settlers  of  Northern 
Michigan do not,  in  the  mean time,  render 
such a result  impracticable,  by the  wanton 
destruction of the vast tracts of forest wealth 
which  are  indispensable  to  the  establish­
ment of an extensive manufacturing  system 
in the line of hardwood products.

Rose  Bros,  have  purchased  the general 
stock of DeSpeider & Balkema, at Allendale.

Western Pennsylvania  is  having  a  taste 
of  the  quality of  Coolie  labor.  A  mining 
company in  that  region  having  ordered its 
agent in  New York  to  hire  Hungarians to 
take the place of striking miners, the  Hun­
garians thus secured are now in conflict with 
the owners of the mine and the local author­
ities at Scotdale,  the trouble growing out of 
strike between the  Coolies  and  their em­
ployers.  These  Hungarians  are  distinctly 
more unmanageable than American, German 
or Irish workmen, as was  seen  in the trou­
bles at  Cleveland,  aud  their  use  of  a lan­
guage  known  to  few  besides  themselves 
makes them at once more  clannish and sus­
picious, and  more  able to plot  without giv­
ing warning.

Jobbers and manufacturers who have Up­
per  Peninsula  shipments  and  travelers 
whose business calls them in  that direction 
will be pleased to  learn  that  the  report re­
cently circulated  relative  to  the  closing of 
the Straits is  without  foundation;  that the 
Algomah is making regular trips every day; 
and that the Detroit,  Mackinac &  Marquette 
Railway—contrary  to  the  custom  of  pre­
vious  winter  seasons—is  running  through 
passenger  trains  between  St.  Ignace  and 
Marquette,  in addition to the freight trains. 
Such  accommodations  involve  a  consider­
able extra expense,  but they are bound to be 
ppreciated at their full  worth  by the busi­
ness public.

The  New  York  Retail  Grocers’  Union, 
after a full and careful consideration of  the 
subject,  has decided  that  hereafter all veg­
etables forwarded by  producers  to the New 
York market  must  be  sold  by  weight, in­
stead of the present unsatisfactory  system, 
in which  there  is  no  uniformity.  This is 
an important step,  and speaks  well for  the 
future of the movement.

The bank clearings for  last  wreek  aggre­
gated  $434,619.04,  an  increase  of  22  per 
cent,  over the previous week.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

IN  THE  CITY.

Goossen & Daane succeed  T.  B. & M.  C. 
Goossen in the grocery business  on  Monroe 
street.

J. H.  Wheeler,^stationer at Sherman,  has 
added  a  line  of  drugs.  The  Hazeltine  & 
Perkins Drug Co.  furnished the stock.

S. Tyroller,  whose  fancy  goods  and toy 
stock was  recently  taken  on  chattel  mort­
gage,  is offering 25 per cent,  in  full  settle­
ment.

W.  H.  Smith  has  engaged  in  the  dry 
goods and grocery business  at Grand  Junc­
tion.  Arthur  Meigs  &  Co.  furnished  the 
grocery stock.

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

A grange store will soon be opened at Paw 

Paw.

sold out.

Michael Mauk,  grocer  at  Northville,  has 

Chas.  M.  Loomis,  hardware  dealer  at 

Niles,  has sold out.

Dr. O.  N.  Moon has  engaged  in the drug 

business at Fennville.

Keeler Bros.,  of  Middleville,  will  open a 

dry goods store at Hastings.

Jos.  C.  Paris, general dealer at Kent City, 
has been closed on chattel mortgage held by 
his wife.

D.  II. Palmer has purchased  a half inter­
est in  the  hardware  business  of  Jones  & 
Taylor at Marcellus.

The Michigan Drug Exchange reports the 
sale of the  drug  stock  of  E. _ McAllister  & 
Co.,  at Scottsville to Higgins & Allen.

A.  J.  Southard,  the Harbor Springs bank­
er, has purchased the dry goods and grocery 
stock of II. E.  Cole & Co.,  at that place.

Whitehall  Forum:  J.  D.  Sturtevant  is 
fitting up a store-room back of his residence 
and will stock it with groceries  for the gen­
eral trade.

Thieves broke into the Vulcan warehouse 
at  Newberry a few  nights ago  and  carried 
off considerable property.  A reward of $50 
is offered for their capture.

Dr.  O.  S.  Holland,  formerly  engaged  in 
the drug business  at  Rockford,  but  for the 
past  six  months  the  proprietor  of  a  drug 
store at Grant, died on the 25th ult.

Muskegon  Chronicle:  M. W.  Ferris has 
bought a half  interest  in the  general  store 
and business of  the Muskegon City Mills at 
Holton.  Hereafter the firm will be  known 
as Henry S.  Henderson &  Co.

A  meeting  of  the  creditors  of  Taleen, 
Jacliiin  &  Co.,  the  Ishpeming  hardware 
merchants,  who recently failed,  was held at 
Chicago  on  the  26tli.  A  representative of 
tlxe firm stated that the liabilities were $40,- 
000 and that the firm was willing to offer 30 
per cent,  in  full  settlement.  A committee 
of  four  was  appointed  to  investigate  the 
matter before  taking  action  on the  propo­
sition.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Henry Ebmyer now operates the  old Cas­

ter sawmill near Burnip’s Corners.

H.  W.  Harding succeeds J. A. Roberts  & 
Co.  in the manufacture of belt  fasteners  at 
Detroit.

Bellman & Francisco  succeed  Bellman & 
Handy  in  the  manufacture  of  cigars  at 
Three Rivers.

C. Colby &  Co., box  and  basket  manu­
facturers at Benton llorbor, and M. Hinckley 
& Son, manufacturers of  fmit  packages  at 
the same place, have consolidated under the 
style of C.  Colby & Co.

Hall & Buell are putting in a Wickes gang 
in the mill  at  Manistique,  recently  bought 
of the North  Shore  Lumber  Co.,  and have 
ordered  a  band  saw  which  will  be  put  in 
early in the spring.  The mill when complet­
ed  will  be  one  of  the  finest  in  Northern 
Michigan.

The firm of Atkinson  & Co., cigar manu­
facturers, located in the State House of Cor­
rection at  Ionia,  manufactured  during  the 
year ending  Dec.  31,  1885,  5,380,850 cigars 
and  sold  during  the  same  time  5,856,100, 
purchasing $17,672.25 worth of cigar stamps 
to stamp the same.  They had no  cigars on 
hand January 1.

The Jackson  Courier  says  it  is  under­
stood that at the expiration of their  present 
contract,  March  19,  Geo.  C.  Weatherbee & 
Co.,  proprietors  of  the  broom  contract  at 
the  prison, will  dispose  of  their  interest, 
and  that  E.  M.  Aldrich  and  Samuel  W. 
Phillips will continue the same.  Mr.  Phil­
ips  has  been  in  charge  of  the  business 
for  the  last  six  years  and  understands  it 
thoroughly.

C.  S.  Smith,  clothing  dealer  at  Dexter, 

M. Vosburg,  jeweler  at Union  City, has 

STRAY  FACTS.

failed.

at Holland.

has sold out.

lias assigned to Harris Ball.

in general trade at Kingsley.

C.  II.  Camp succeeds  Camp  & Broderick 

D.  M.  Coppoclc has opened a meat market 

G. W.  Smith succeeds  Homing  &  Smith 

Mrs.  Geo.  Howe,  milliner  at  St. Joseph, 

in the grocery business at Clare.

Davy & Co.  succeed  Howard  &  Davy in 

the dry goods business at Evart.

Geo.  Parker has bought the grocery stock 

of McWilliams & Co.,  at  Lowell.

Mrs.  Charlotte  Shepard,  milliner  at  Bay 

City,  had been closed on execution.

John 

llellesvig  has  purchased  Louis 

Nickle’s grocery stock at Manistee.

Dibble & Parsons will remove  their cloth­

ing stock from Corunna to Owosso.

F.  B. Peck,  the  “Co.” of  II. B.  Fargo & 

Co.,  grocers at Muskegon, is dead.

Douglass &  Douglass  succeed  Sickles  & 

Douglass in general trade at Ashley.

Haskins Bros.,  general  dealers  at  Imlay 

City, have dissolved, each continuing.

Frank McDerby has  bought  the  grocery 

stock of G. W.  Francis, at Nashville.

J.  H.  Boyland has retired  from  the  drug 

firm of Martin & Boyland,  at Jackson.

Neinhuis Bros,  succeed Posthumus & Co. 

in the grocery business at New Holland.

C. D. Pease & Co. succeed Howard, Pease 

& Co.  in the clothing business at Low;ill.

Wm.  Olin is putting up a portable sawmill 

near Millbrook.

Lyon,  has sold out.

Wm.  L.  Davis,  harness  dealer  at  South 

The brine taken from  the  well  at St.  Ig­

nace is 52 per cent,  pnre salt.

The new roller  mill at  Cheboygan  turns 

out one ton of feed every hour.

Cadillac is seeking an opportunity to talk 

with Grand Rapids by telephone.

Geo.  W.  Gill  succeeds  Thomas  Neat  in 

the lumber business at Ypsilanti.

Niver & Brown, meat  dealers at  Albion, 

have dissolved,  Brown continuing.

F.  Lucker succeeds Peterson & Lucker in 

the meat and fish business at St.  Joseph.

Mallett & Milton succeed F. A. Stebbins & 

Co.  in the hotel business at Mt.  Pleasant.

Morley is moving to secure telephone con­
nection with Grand Rapids and Big Bapids.
Geo.  N. Williams succeeds Williams Bros, 
in the ownership of  the  City  Hotel at Hol­
land.

Long  &  Gristwood  succeeds  Herrick  &

The snow is from three  to four feet deep 
in  places  on  the  Manistique,  and  loggers 
have  been obliged  in  many  camps to stop 
skidding.

George L. Burtiss, of Marquette,  has con­
tracted  to  saw  12,000,000  feet of  logs for 
Hall & Buell,  and is putting in  a band saw 
for cutting them.

A cedar tree,  standing  in  Middle  branch 
township,  Osceola county,  measures  13 feet 
10 inches in  circumference  3  feet  from the 
root,  and is sound as a nut.

Bird Brothers,  Menominee,  are buying all 
the railroad ties  they  can  get.  Cedar,  dry 
or green,  sell for 16  cents  each; green hem­
lock and tamarack,  14 cents.

A  portion  of  Lansing  business  men  do 
business on standard time, and a portion oi 
sun time.  The result in a  ridiculous  clasli 
of interests,  and  at  times a very  inconven­
ient one.

Powers Bros,  are making  preparations to 
build a roller grist mill in Ferry  the coming 
spring,  on the site of their present one.  The 
outlook,  they think, justifies them in under­
taking their new venture.

The Kelley Manufacturing Co., of Muske­
gon, will soon be in condition  to  make and 
ship 300 sideboards per week.  An order for 
600 refrigerator sideboards is now being fill­
ed for a Philadelphia firm.

A new banking house is being agitated at 
Buchanan and if the suggestion is acted upon 
the money that  is  now  deposited  in Niles, 
Chicago and old  stockings  would  be scrap­
ed Together  and  would  make  a  creditable 
showing.

Allegan Gazette:  We regret to learn that 
the firm of C. E.  Smith & Co., dealers in ag­
ricultural  implements,  harness,  etc.,  have 
been forced  to  suspend.  The  failure  is 
bad one involving  Messrs.  Smith & Mendel 
in a large amount.

It is  claimed  that  there  are  1,000  more 
men employed in  the camps on  Menominee 
waters this season than last  year,  and  that 
the  grand  total  is  5,000.  With  such 
favorable  winter,  this  large  force  means 
heavy input of logs.

The Gripsack Brigade.

J.  L.  Josephs and A. B. Smith are “doing 

up” the Northern trade this week.

W.  J. Price is laying off this week, taking 
the first vacation he  has  enjoyed  for  seven 
years.

Theo. B.  Goossen has engaged with Bulk 
ley, Lemon & Co.,  to  work the city trade of 
that  house.

B. J. Robertson,  the Breedsville druggist 
put in Sunday in this  market, the  guest  of 
his bfother,  “Hy.”

A.  E.  Brownell,  with the American Cigar 
Co.,  of Coldwater, put in Sunday and  Mon­
day at this market.

C.  E.  Bennett,  representing  the  Cibils 
Fluid  Beef  Extract  Co.,  is  in the city  for 
the purpose of introducing the goods  to  the 
trade.

Ed.  Frick has received a  handsome  solid 
gold watch from  E.  W.  Gillett,  in consider 
ation of his selling 600 packages of yeast  in 
1885.

A.  C. Benedict,  representing  the  Huyett 

& Smith  Manufacturing  Co.,  of  Detroit, 
in town  for  a  few  days,  interviewing  the 
m anuf acturers.

I.  W.  Yan Zandt  representing  Howard 
W.  Spurr  &  Co.,  of  Boston,  arrived  last 
Saturday and  has  spent  several  days with 
the trade here.

Henry Dawley,  who has  handled the city 
trade for Putnam &  Brooks  for  some  time 
past,  succeeds to the territory  formerly cov­
ered by Chas. P. Drew.

Jas.  A.  Crookston  now  makes 

reg­
ular trips through the  Upper  Peninsula for 
the Hazeltine  & Perkins  Drug  Co.,  seeing 
the trade every fourth week.

Dan.  Lynch,  of  Fred  D.  Yale &  Co.,  is 
headed toward  Detroit  on  the  I).,  L.  &-N. 
this  week.  J.  C.  Watson,  of  the  same 
house,  is skipping through Indiana.

J.  C.  Utman,  now  on  the  road  for the 
Grand Haven Broom Co., has  taken  a pos­
ition with Amos.  S.  Musselman & Co., cov­
ering  the  same  territory  relinquished  by 
Cass Bradford.

Herbert T.  Chase and four other traveling 
men took an  active  part  in  the sacred con­
cent at Powers’ opera  house  Sunday  even­
ing.  They divided  with  the  orchestra the 
attention of  the  audience.

T.  P.  S.  Hampson has  engaged  with  the 
Anti-Kalsomine Co.  for  another  year,  and 
reports the largest trade he ever had.  Geo. 
W. Gage and E. C.  Minor  are  also  on  the 
road for the same corporation.

Chas.  C.  Drew,  for  several  years  past

The Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics  in  New 

The  Grandine &  Hinman  drug  stock,  at 
Battle Creek, has  been  sold  under  chattel 
mortgage.

J.  Shean succeeds Messinger  &  Shean in 
the grocery  and  drug  business  at  Hickory 
Corners.

The merchants of Lapeer  have  agreed to 
York  makes a  report  on  the  collision  be-  close their stores at 8 o’clock  each evening, 
tween capital and  labor which is  enough to 
Catherine  Cronin  succeeds  Cornell  & 
justify the existence of such a body.  It has  Cronin in the boot and shoe business at Kal- 
been asking the representatives of the great  kaska.
labor organizations their views as to strikes, 
and it may surprise some persons to find that 
they are  invariably  opposed  to  and regard 
them as a  lamentable  necessity, for  which 
they  gladly  would  substitute  arbitration. 
The truth is that our industrial organization 
is still in that  rudimentary  state  in  which
differences must be  fought  out, because we I grocery house of J.  L.  Parkinson &  Co., 
have no more  peaceful'means  of  adjusting | Jackson.
them. 
In life at large we have set aside the 
duel as a  barbarous  mode  of  settling  such 
differences. 
In industry we  have  not even 
the social force at hand to compel any refer­
ence of such disputes to an impartial author­
ity. 
In more than one  case  within the last 
five years, the working  classes have offered 
to submit to  arbitration,  and  the  offer  has 
been refused  by  their  employers  and  pice 
versa.  We hope for the day  when no state 
will incorporate a company without making 
arbitration obligatory upon it in its relations 
to labor.

Rev. James  Armstrong  &  Son  have  en­
gaged in  the  grocery  business  at  Hopkins 
Station.

N.  E.  Yesner,  clothing  merchant  at  Un­
ion City, has been  closed  out  under chattel 
mortgage.

Geo.  H.  Scriver,  hardware  dealer  at  St. 
Louis,  has  been  closed  out  under  chattel 
mortgage.

A.  F.  Burch  succeeds  W.  W.  Bates  & 
Son in the grocery and  restaurant  business 
at Sturgis.

John  W.  Solomon  has  retired  from  the
at

Gristwood  in  the  milling business  at Fen­
wick.

J.  W.  Thomson,  Jr.,  succeeds  J.  W. 
Thomson & Son in the coal business at Port 
Huron.

It is estimated that the  value of  the fruit 
shipped from Saugatuck  in  1885  will reach 
$350,000.

Within  the  past  three  months  over  ten 
tons  of  poultry  have  been  shipped  from 
Marcellus.

Snow  Brothers,  of  Cadillac,  have  pur­
chased  the  flouring  null  of  J.  Spencer,  at 
Woodland.

Curtiss,  Wylie  &  Co.  succeed  Curtiss, 
Watchel &  Co.  in  the  banking  business at 
Petoskey.

A boom  company  is  to  be  organized  at 
Cheboygan.  Six mills are in operation there, 
or will be by spring.

Delbridge, Brooks &  Fisher,  planing mill 
operators  at  Detroit,  have  increased  their 
authorized capital to $30,000.

The Hamilton & Merriman Co.,  of  Men­
ominee,  is building docks to  dry the lumber 
at the mill  before  shipping  to  the Chicago 
yards.

traveling  representative  for  Putnam  & 
Brooks, has engaged to travel for the Michi­
gan Confectionery Co., of  Detroit,  and  will 
start out for the new house on the 8th.

John H.  Eacker  will  take  the  Northern 
territory formerly covered by John D.  Man- 
gum for S. A.  Walling.  L.  R.  Cessna  will 
succeed  to  Mr.  Eacker’s 
territory,  but 
Cessna’s successor has not been engaged. 

John D.  Mangum,  for  the  past five years 
aveling  representative  for S.  A. Welling, 
has engaged to travel  for  Brewster & Stan­
ton,  of Detroit.  His  territory  includes the 
Upper Peninsida  and  Northern  Wisconsin 
and  Minnesota.

President  Logie  instructs T he  T radks- 
an to call a meeting of Post  A, Michigan 
Commercial  Traveler’s  Association,  to  be 
held at  T he  Tradesm an  office  Saturday 
ening,  February  6.  All  members  of  the 
organization will please  govern  themselves 
accordingly.

VISITING  BUYERS 

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

| 

. 

TH E  LOUNGER.

I see  by  the  Petoskey  papers  that Cass 
Yan  Leuven  has  purchased  a  building  at 
that  place and will convert  the same into a 
first-class  hotel.  As  Cass  is  never  happy 
except when swindling somebody,  I am at a 
loss to account for  his  latest  movement on 
any other supposition than  that  he  intends 
making  it  decidedly  “interesting”  for  his 
uests.

* 

**

My friend Jim  Stewart, who  writes East 
aginaw with  “Limited”  before  it,  has in 
his  possession  a  telegram  from  Chas.  A. 
King,  of Toledo,  offering  $1.65 per  barrel 
for salt at Saginaw.  Stewart says the offer 
ras for 50,000 barrels,  from  which  I  infer 
that it might  have  been  intended  for—say 
10,000 barrels.  That was away back in 1873, 
since which  time  “Saginaw  Fine” has sold 
as low as 57  cents  per  barrel.  Just  now 
the Saginaw market is  considered  in a very 
atisfactory condition at 75 cents.

*  *  *

Speaking of salt,  reminds me that hereto­
fore everything written  on that  subject has 
been from the Saginaw standpoint. 
I don’t 
mean to insinuate that the Saginaw Valley ¡3 
) lose all its prestige, but the rapid increase 
in the capacity of the Manistee and Luding- 
ton wells would seem to  foreshadow a  por- 
tentious  change  in  the  saline  industry  of 
Michigan.  Just what the effect will be, and 
in what  shape  the  subject  will  ultimately 
resolve itself,  I  am  not  prophet  enough to 
foretell; but a man with half an eye can see 
that the Western  Michigan wells  will  play 
no inconsiderable part in the salt  market of 
the world.

*  *  *

The New Yorkers are  complaining of the 
street ear companies of that  city, which are 
said to  owe  the  city  some  $30,000,000  for 
the use  of the  streets,  and will  not pay it. 
Our neighbors might have done  better to do 
with these  companies  as  we  do in  Grand 
Rapids.  We gave them the use of the streets 
for nothing,  so that they  never can  default 
and be dishonest  in  their  treatment  of us. 
To be sure it was said  that  they would un- 
lertake to keep  the  tracks  clean  and  pre­
vent the accumulation of snow in the streets. 
This went far to  reconcile  us  to the  grant; 
but now we find this was all  a mistake,  and 
that  they have no  obligations  outside their 
tracks.  How much happier the New York­
ers would be if they  knew that  the surface 
roads neither did nor  could owe  them any­
thing.

* 

*•

I observe  that several  Michigan newspa­
pers are indulging in a considerable amount 
of maudlin sentiment  over  the  “early  and 
untimely” death  of Stewart Ives, charitably 
attributing  his  shattered  mind  and  conse­
quent death to the “terrible  strain  incident 
to over-work.” 
I have  no  desire to belittle 
the  work  actually  accomplished  by  Col. 
Ives, and I would not refer to the subject at 
this time were it not that I deem it my duty 
to correct a wrong impression which  would 
otherwise prevail  in the minds of those who 
are not acquainted with the facts in the mat­
ter.  Justice  to  the  living  as well  as  the 
dead impels the statement  that  fast  living, 
and not over-work, brought  on  the  malady 
which carried Col.  Ives  down  to the grave; 
and for the sake of  example  the  friends of 
the deceased ought not  to  attempt  to cover 
up the truth or offer other excuses in pallia­
tion.

I maintain—and I  have  only  to  point to 
hundreds of ready instances to prove the as­
sertion—that  where  hard  work  kills  one 
man,  debauchery  kills  a  thousand.  The 
number of  men  who  fall  out  of  the ranks 
through disregard of the commonest laws of 
decency and morality is out of all proportion 
to the number who are wrecked in the pros­
ecution of important business undertakings. 
Hard work is  to  a  certain  extent a  stimu­
lant, which,  in turn,  impels  to  still  further 
exertion.  There is such a thing as carrying 
hard work too far,  but  it  is  infinitely more 
honorable to die in the harness  than to rust 
out  through  sloth  or  to  wear  out  prema­
turely through  the  misuse  of one’s  mental 
and physical faculties.

The Barometer of Business.

The following table, comprising the daily 
reports of the Grand Rapids Clearing House, 
shows the gross exchanges and balances  for 
the dates named,  to which is  appended  the 
aggregate  figures  for  the  two  previous 
weeks:
Clearings.
Balances.
12,439.67
January  25 .....................  80,31)1.17
22,981.65
“ 
26  
88,564.03
7,233.69
“ 
27  
46,813.36
53,487.93
•• 
28.....................  88,'837.98
5,364.57
“ 
29 .....................  43,904.61
33,565.87
“ 
30  
86.107.S9'
$135,073.38
Total.........................$434,619.04
63.703.41
Week ending Jan. 23....  354,295.25 
127,747.2»
“  16....  455,351.29
43,170.74
Two days“ 
9 ....  167,186.96
“ 
Grand Total..........$1,411,452.54 
$369,694.82

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Nelson  Bros.  &  Co.  have  fitted  up  the 
Morton House reading room and barber shop 
in regal style.

kegon.

ville.

H. M. Harroun, McLain.
Jacob  May, Frankfort.
Fred Moore, Hare, 
lleubow & Phillips, Hastings.
Nicholas  Bouma, Fisher.
T. S. Jordan,  Elmira.
W. J. Woodruff & Co., Copley.
H. P. Whipple, Kingsley.
R. Gannon, White Cloud.
J. K. Thurkow, Morley.
J. F. Mann, Lisbon.
L. E. Paige, Sparta.
S. S. Hesseltine, Casnovia.
Fred R. Hayward, Casnovia.
J. H. Arnold & Son, Lyons.
John Wiereuga, Langejaud & Wierenga,Mus­
B. J. Robertson, Breedsville.
Jas, E. Bevins, Tustin.
D. Vinton, 1).  Vinton & Co.. Williamsburg. 
Mr.  DeVoist,  Watson  &  DeVoist,  Coopers-
M. P. Shields, Billiards.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
It. J. Dudley & Son, Alleyton.
Win. VerMeulen, Beaver Bam.
Mrs. Jacob Debri, Byron Center.
Myers & Benton, Alleyton.
R. D. McNaughton, Coopersville.
W. I. Woodruff,  Copley.
H. P. Whipple, Kingsley.
C. R. Smith, Cadillac.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
Mr. LaHuis,  Herder & LaHuis, Zeeland.
J. E. Thurkow, Morley.
Capt. Wm. Rosie, Bass River.
Thos. Cooley, Lisbon.
M. A. Potter, Oakfleld  Center.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
M. J. Howard, Euglishville.
Calvin Durkee, Altona.
C. H. Loomis, Sparta.
John Cole, Fremont.
A. & L. M. Wolf,  Hud8onville.
R. W. Hall, Horsey.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
C. O. Bostwick & Son. Cannousburg.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
L. Cook, Bauer.
S. Cooper, Corinth.
____qper,______
E. P. Barnard, buyer New  Era  Lumber Co.,
E. P. Bt 
New Era.
F. Goodman & Co.,  Burnip’s  Corners.
B. M. Denison. East Paris.
W, S. Root, Tallinadge.
Stanley Monroe, Berlin.
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
M. J. Goss, Prairieville.
Silas Lowe, Buruip's Corners.
W. N. Hutchinson, Ashland.
John Dunn, Traverse City.
E. P. Joyee, Cannonsburg.
S.  A.  Buck,  Hopkins  Spring Seat Co., Hop­
Wm. Borst, Vriesland.
F. W. Smith, Petoskey. 
erlin.
R. B. McCullock, Ber 
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia.
G. W. Bevins,  Leroy.
J. D. F. Pierson, Pierson.
Byron McNeal, Byron Center.
Hunt & Hunter, Lowell.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
Jacob Jesson, J. Jcsson & Co., Muskegon. 
Hutty & Dickenson, Grand Haven.
W. W. Peirce, Moling.
C. E. & S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
Bellows Bros. & Lockhart, Frankfort.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
E. B. Lapham, Rockford.
L. T. Wilmarth, Rodney.
W. H. Smith, Grand Junction.
Rose Bros., Allendale.
J. DeSpeider, DeSpeider  &  Balkema,  Grand 
Joshua Colby, Rockford.
H. B. Irish,  Lisbon.
C. H. Deming, Dutton.
John C. Scott, Lowell.
N. O. Ward, Stanwood.
T. J. Sheridan & Co., Woodville.
S. Biteley, Bitely Siding.
Geo. Carrington,  Trent.
Mr. Fisher, Carrel & Fisher. Dorr.
Hoag & Johnson, Cannonsburg.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
R. Gannon, White Cloud.
G. P. Stark,, Cascade.
L. B. Chapel, Ada.
B. Gilbert  & Co., Moline.

Rapids.

kins.

Furniture Facts.

Stenglein,  Auschutz  &  Co.,  furniture 
manufacturers at Saginaw,  has merged their 
business into a stock company.

D.  W.  Brady, who figured somewhat con­
spicuously at  Luther a couple  of  years ago 
as a dead-beat under the name of A.  Brady, 
is now  located  at  Morley,  where  he  is en­
gaged in the retail furniture business.  Man­
ufacturers and others would  do well to give 
Brady a wide berth.

John Bradfield, one  of  the  incorporators 
of the McCord  &  Bradfield  Furniture  Co., 
but for the  past  few  years  identified  with 
the  Champaigne  Furniture  Co., of  Chain- 
paigne,  Ills.,  has gone on  the  road  for  the 
Kent Furniture  Manufacturing  Co., taking 
the Northwest trade of the corporation.

The Luther & Sumner Manufacturing Co. 
is in process of dissolution,  the  stock  hold- 
ers  having concluded  that the  corporation 
may as well succumb  to the  inevitable first 
as last.  Several of the stockholders contem­
plate another organization, which  will  suc­
ceed to the business of the old company.

H e a v e n M  Bros.

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STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARM ACY.
One Year—Geo. M. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Two Years—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City. 
Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Years—Ottmar Eberbacb, Ann Arbor. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next  place  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 

March 2,1886.
Michigan  Siale  Pharmaceutical  Association.

officers.

_  

Grand Kapids. 

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—Win. Dupont, Detroit;.
Executive  Committee—Jacob  Jesson,  Geo. 
Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W.  R.  Perry  and 
John E. Peck. 
Local Secretary-Will L. White, Grand Rapids. 
Next  place  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 
____________
Grand Rapids Pharm aceutical Society.

Tuesday, October 12,1886. 

,  , 

_ 

_ 

.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER 9,1884.

OFFICERS.

. . .

_«  _ 

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. lairchild.
Board  of  Censors-President,  Vice-President 
and Secretary. 
  w™  u
Board  of  Trustees—The  President,  W m .H .
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White,
Wm. L. White. 
Committee on Pharmacy—M. B.  Kimm,  li.  L.
Locher and Wm. E. White.
Committee on Trade  Matters—John  E.  Peck, 
H. B. Fairchild and Wm. H. \  an Leeu  en. 
Committee  on  Legislation  Jas.  D.  Lacey, 
Isaac Watts and A. C.  Bauer.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in
Annua 1™Meetings—First  Thursday evening in
...__,
Next Meeting—Thursday evening, February 4, 
______

November. 
at  “The Tradesman” office. 

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D etroit Pharm 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. bait-
Anmial Meeting—First Wednesday in June. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Wednesday  in each 

month.
Jackson County Pharm aceutical Asso­

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. 

.  __ 

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month.

inaw  County  Pharm aceutical  So­

ciety.

TEMPORARY  OFFICERS.

rinan—Henry Melchers.
etary—D. E.  Prall. 

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Muskegon  D rug  Clerks’  Association.

OFFICERS.

President—I. F. Hopkins.
Vice-President—John Meyers.
Secretary and Treasurer—O. A. Lloyd.
Regular Meetings—Second and  fourth  Inday 
of each month.
Next Meeting—Friday evening, Feb. 12.

Chat With Secretary Jesson.

Jacob Jesson, of the State Boardfif Phar­
macy,  was in  town  last  week  for  the pur­
pose  of  securing  suitable Grooms  for  the 
forthcoming  session  of  the  Board  in  this 
city, 
lie made arrangements for the use of 
the  Supervisors  room  and  Circuit  Court 
room,  in Court block, on Lyon street, where 
the examination of  applicants for  registra­
tion will be held.  About thirty applications 
for  examination  have  been  received  up  to 
date, and the probability is that the number 
will be  considerably  augmented  during the 
ensuing  month.

Mr.  Jesson states that tlve  Pharmacy law 
seems to be giving the best  of  satisfaction, 
and that the time is  coming  when it cannot 
fail to have a moral effect  over  the trade at 
large.

ih e  questions  used  by  the  Board  in the 
examination  of  applicants  for  registration 
are not made public,  the Board having voted 
to so consider them.

Mr.  Jesson  states  that  lie  is  in  almost 
daily receipt of anonymous letter^complain­
ing of  the  incompetency  of  druggists  and 
clerks  holding  certificates  of  registration 
from the Board.  Such communications  are 
invariably submitted—to the  waste  basket.

Grand  Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
The  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the 
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society, to be 
held at T he  T radesm an  office  Thursday 
evening,  promises to be of unusual  interest. 
The subject for discussion is the “Explosive 
combinations met with by druggists,” which 
will undoubtedly bring  out  a  free  and full 
discussion.  The  trade  at  large  owe  it  to 
themselves  and  the  Society  to  attend  the 
meetings  more  universally.  So  long  as 
they share  the  benefits  resulting  from the 
organization,  they  ought  to  be  willing  to 
contribute an insignificant  portion  of  their 
time to its  maintenance.

A Cruel Doctor.

“Look here, doctor,  1 don’t want you to go 
to  my house and frighten  my wife again as 
you did this morning.”

“Frighten  her?  How  did  I  frighten 

her?”

“Didn’t she ask  you what  the symptoms 

of hydrophobia are?”

“Yes.”
“And didn’t you  tell  her  the  patient al­

ways has a strong aversion to water?”

“Certainly.”
“Yes,  well, the poor woman Is down sick 
with fright  She  thinks I’ve  got  the hydro­
phobia.”

Another Answer to Mr. Crandall’s Whole­

sale Arraignment.

Editor Michigan Tradesman:

Dea r  Sir—Your  cranky  and  unreason­
able correspondent,  J.  V.  Crandall,  in as­
suming  that, because  a  few  conscienceless 
druggists  sneak  behind  an  honorable  pro­
fession to avoid the State and local taxation, 
the entire body of Michigan pharmacists are 
necessarily  saloonists  in  disguise,  should 
have accompanied  his  charges with  the ad­
ditional  allegation  that  because  Benedict 
Arnold  was  an  apothecary,  all  American 
apothecaries  are  innolulated  with  treason. 
It would have been a fitting and appropriate 
addition to his remarkable logic.

While I hardly feel  justified  in  assisting 
my friend, Dr.  Locher, in  filling out a certi- 
cate of character for every individual whose 
name is recorded  on the  books of  the State 
Board of Pharmacy,  I  nevertheless  believe 
that no other trade  or  profession  in Michi­
gan will show a greater  proportion  of  hon­
orable,  law-abiding  and  intelligent  citizens 
than the druggists of the State.  That a few 
of them violate  the  liquor law  is  undoubt­
edly  true, | but  they  are  amenable  to  and 
should be  subjected  to  the same  pains and 
penalties as  other  transgressors. 
It  is the 
rankest  injustice  aud  grossest absurdity to 
ask  their  non-offending  business  contem­
poraries  to  help  bear  the  burden  of  their 
wrong  doing.

Your correspondent,  although  perhaps  a 
gentleman and an  estimable  citizen,  is evi­
dently riding a hobby,  and  hobby riders are 
never  critical  anaylsists.  Because  a  few 
noted divines appear to  have a very limited 
reverence for  a  very  important  command­
ment,  I  hardly  think  he  would  deem  it  a 
public duty to rush into print with a sweep­
ing allegation that every minister is an adul­
terer; or,  if  a medical  gentleman  occasion­
ally lends his assistance towards preventing 
an excess in the population  of  the country, 
it isn’t probable that  he  would  publicly ar­
raign the whole  profession  as  abortionists; 
but,  should he do  so,  he  would  be  just as 
logical, just as reasonable,  and just as  hon­
orable as he is in  asserting—in  substance— 
that every Michigan  druggist is  a disguised 
saloonist.

I am glad to notice that your local society 
is moving in  the  matter  of  the  removal of 
the drvggists’ liquor tax. 
Its collection un­
der present circumstances  is  a  gross injus­
tice and unwarranted  imposition.  The use 
of  spirits  is  an  absolute  necessity  of  the 
trade  and  when  properly  and  carefully 
handled their sale should be  made as legiti­
mate and untrammelled as that.of any other 
midicinal merchandise.  F.  II.  Spencer.

Saranac, Jan. 30,  1886.

Originality.

From the Michigan Manufactuier.

The  inventors  who  have  attained  the 
highest success  have  been,  with some  ex­
ceptions,  original thinkers, rather than skill­
ful copyists.  Nearly  all  the great modern 
inventions  which  have  revolutionized  in­
dustrial methods,  and which  may almost be 
said to have created a new civilization, have 
been wrought out by men who turned  aside 
from  the  beaten  paths  of  research,  dis­
carded old theories,  and  thought  for  them­
selves,  wringing  momentous  secrets  from 
nature by means  of  persistent  and patient 
investigation. 
It is not  expedient  that  an 
experimenter,  in  pursuing  a course of  ori­
ginal investigation,  should neglect  to profit 
by the experiences and discoveries of others 
in the same  field;  for  a  great discovery  is 
often the result of accumulated  knowledge. 
But the truly original investigator takes very 
little for granted.  He weighs  carefully the 
deductions  of  others,  and  ascertains  by 
actual tests,  whether they coincide with  his 
own conclusions.

Originality  is  one  of  the  highest attrib­
utes of the human intellect. 
It was former­
ly called genius, but that  definition  is  giv­
ing  place  to  the  more  sensible  modem 
synonym—hard work.  The idea that orig­
inality,  or genius,  is a  direct  gift from  the 
Creator,  is practically abandoned,  and  men 
have come to recognize  the  fact that  great 
results, whether in  literature,  science,  art, 
or mechanics,  can be  accomplished only  by 
close and intelligent  application.  To a cer­
tain extent,  every  man  holds  the  keys  of 
his own destiny,  and  his  success  in  life  is 
largely dependent upon his methods of using 
them.

Originality of  invention,  in  the strictest 
sense,  is much more rare  and  difficult  now 
than it was a few years ago.  So thorough­
ly have all known industrial  fields been ex­
plored,  so eager and alert  are the searchers 
after  something  novel,  that  only the dis­
coverer  of  a  new  force  or  principle can 
justly  lay  claim, 
in  the  broad sense,  to 
originality.  Nevertheless,  the possibilities 
of combination  are  almost  infinite,  and  a 
new  industry  is  often  founded through  a 
skillful combination of known  principles or 
processes. 

T heo.  M.  Carpenter.

A Prominent Business Man.

From the Wall Street News.

A  Cleveland  speculator  sent  his  son  to 
Wisconsin to buy hops telling him to keep his 
eye open for any speculation. Aftera few days 
a  dispatch  came,  saying:  “A  widow  has 
got a corner on the hop market of this State. 
Shall I marry her?”  “Certainly,”  was  the 
reply  sent  over  the  wires.  Twelve  hours 
later the  son  announced:  “Got  the  hops, 
the widow,  and  several  step-children,  and 
shall go to Chicago to-morrow to see about a 
di voice.”

The Drug Market.

Chicago  claims  to  have  six  chemical 
works, 
twelve  paint  factories,  two  white 
lead  corroders,  five  varnish  works,  seven 
linseed oil mills and five glue  works.

Business  is good and collections  are fair. 
Quinine and opium are dull and featureless. 
Other  articles  in  the  drug  line  are  about 
steady..

Too Much Style.

A prominent New York druggist is spend­
ing  the  winter  in  San  Antonio,  for  his 
health.

“What  snout  your  trade  be,  stranger?” 

asked the genial clerk of the  local hotel.

“I am a pharmacist.”
“A  what did yer  say?”
“A pharmacist,”
“Why  don’t  you  talk  English,  and  say 

you are a boss doctor.”

There are  immense  deposits  of  borax at 
Soda Springs,  Teals’ Marsh and other points 
along the line of the Northern Pacific Road, 
and  several  hundred  tops  are each  month 
shipped to San Francisco.  An effort is also 
being  made  to  produce  carbonate  of - soda 
from Owens’  Lake,  and it is  hoped  that it 
will become a thriving industry.  The mar­
ble quarries are also  attracting much  atten­
tion.

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

RETAIL DRUGGISTS

OF  THE  UNITED  STATES.

Gentlem en—The  constant  call  for  a 
good and low-priced COUGH  and  CROUP 
remedy has induced us to introduce our Lung 
Balsam  in  three-size  bottles: 
Price,  25 
Cents, 50 Cents and $1  per  bottle.  The  25- 
cent bottles are put up  for  thé  accommoda­
tion of all who desire simply  a  COUGH  or 
CROUP remedy.  Those desiring a remedy 
for  Consumption  or  any  Lung  Disease 
should secure the large $1 bottles.
May we ask you who are not familiar with 
the merits of Allen’s Lung Balsam to order 
from your wholesale  druggist  a  sample  lot 
of any of the sizes, and  you  will  find  it  to 
give satisfaction,  and that those  once  using 
it will call for it again.
It is for sale by all wholesale druggists at 
popular prices:  $1.75  per  dozen,  small  size; 
$3.50  per  dozen, medium  size;  and  $7  per 
dozen,  large size.
We hope you will consider your stock  in­
complete without  A LLE N ’S LUNG BAL- 
SOM on your shelves.
J. N. H A R R IS  & CO., Ltd., Props.,

CINCINNATI,  OHIO.

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY

Hazeltine & Perkins D ri Co.

An Enterprising Firm.

The  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co. can  al­
ways be relied upon not only to carry in  stock 
the best of drugs, but have secured the agency 
for Dr. Pete’s 35-cent Cough  Cure, which  they 
warrant.  It  will  cure  all  Throat,  Lung and 
Chest diseases, and has the reputation of being 
the best Cough cure ever  discovered  for Con­
sumption.

Ouslimanys

MENTHOL INHALER

\ 
y M P TO * !

,  GT" 

, j r

ESQ

A superior Remedy for the immediate relief 
of  Neuralgia,  Headache, Cararrh, Hay Fever, 
Asthma,  Bronchitus,  Sore  Throat,  Earache, 
Toothache,  aud  all diseases of the throat  and 
lungs.
The neatest and most efficient way  of  using 
menthol.

Try Them.  They Sell Readily.

For Sale by
Hazeltine, Perkins & Co., Grand Rapids. 
Farrand, Williams & Co., T 
Tas. E. Davis & Co., 
|  ^   . 
u
John J. Dodds & Co., 
1 Detroit,  Mich.
T. H. Hinchman & Co.,  J
time he calls.

Ask their traveler to show you one the  next 

•*. 

MICHIGAN  DRDG EXCHANGE,
Mills &  Goodman, Props.

357  SOUTH  UNION  ST., 

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
MICH.
w/ANTED—Small  stock  of  $1,000  to $2,000, 
QMALL stock in growing town on I)., G. H. & 
O   M.  K. R. cheap for cash only.  Doing good 
business.

near to or in Grand Rapids.

liberal discount for cash.

I  Stock  of  about  $1,500  can  be bought at 

Bi OOD  LOCATION  on  Grand  Trunk  R.  R.
STOCK of about $4,000  in  northern  town  on 

G. R. & I. It. It., doing a large business can 

be byught on easy terms.
A  NICE choice stock of about $1,600T.. A. A. 
i i .   & N. M. R. R. must be sold at once on easy 
terms.
Gj_OOD  location on the Lake Shore in lumber- 
'  
I> AliGAIN—Fine drug store in north-west« rn 
>  Michigan, on  railroad, in  growing  town. 
Building for sale or rent on easy  terms.  Fine 
chance  for  physician.  Stock  about  $2,000; 
buildings, $8,000.  Part on  time.

ing town.  Stock about $1,500.

on Lake Shore It. It.  Stock  about  $8,600, 
$1,000  cash,  balance  on  easy time if secured. 
Good paying store.  Good reason for selling.

IJRINCIPAL drug store in western Michigan 
IiVlNK  STOCK in western  Michigan  on  C.  & 
W. M. Railway.  Stock worth about $1,500. 

Good location.
Y I/E   HAVE  several  competent  registered 
Tt  pharmacists on our list and  can  supply 
druggists requiring assistants  with  well  rec- 
omended assistants on very short notice.

A Million Dollars.

Millions of dollars would bo  saved  annually 
by the invalids of every community, if, instead 
of  calling  in  a  physician  for  every ailment, 
they were all wise enough to put their trust in 
Golden Seal Bitters, a certain cure ter  all dis­
eases  arising  from  an  impure  state  of  the 
Blood and Liver, such as Scrofula in its various 
forms. Rheumatism, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, 
Female irregularities, Diseases of the Kidneys 
and  Bladder,  Exposure  and  Imprudence  of 
Life.  No person can take these Bitters accord­
ing to instructions,  and  remain  long  unwell, 
provided their bones are not destroyed by min­
eral poison or other means,  and  the  vital  or­
gans wasted beyond the point of repair.  Gold- 
ed Seal Bitters numbers on its list of cures  ac­
quired a great celebrity, being used as  a  fam­
ily  medicine.  Sold  by  Hazeltine, & Perkins 
Drug Co.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Advanced—Oil  cloves;  oil  lemon,  Sander­

son’s;  linseed oil:  turpentine, pink  root. 

ACIDS.
Acetic, No.  6.......................
....... 
9 © 10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.04Ô)__
.......  30 © 35
Carbolic............................
.......  34 © 36
Citric...............................
.......  65 © 70
Muriatic 18  deg............. .
....... 
3 © 5
Nitric 86 deg....................................  A ll
..  .  *11 © 12
Oxalic.............................................. W10
.......W10 © 12
© 4
Sulphuric 66 deg
.......  52 © 55
Tartaric  powdered.....................
18
Benzoic,  English....................f) oz
$  oz
.......  12 © 15
Bonzotc,  German............................
.......  12 © 15
Tannic...............................................  12
AMMONIA.
fib   15 © 18
Carbonate............. .................
14
Muriate (Powd. 22c)...............
3 © 5
  3
j* qua 16 deg or  3f............................. 
..... 
4 © 6
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............. , ............  
....... 
4
40©45
4U
1  75
60

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

BARKS.

Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20e)...........  
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....................................  

11
18
13
14
15
10
12
20
18
30
12

ANNOUNCEMENT.

Grand Rapids,  Mich., Jan. 28,  1886.

We beg leave  to  announce 
that  the  business  heretofore 
conducted  by Hazeltine, Per­
kins & Co. has been  transfer­
red to the
HAZELTINE  & PERKINS

DRUG COMPANY.

a duly incorporated Company 
under the laws of this  State.
All  indebtedness of Hazel­
tine, Perkins & Co. is  assum­
ed  and  will  be  paid  by  the 
Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug 
Co.;  and all debts  due Hazel­
tine, Perkins  &  Co.  must  be 
paid to  the  Hazeltine & Per­
kins Drug Co.

All members of the old firm 
are members of the new com­
pany,  and  the  management 
will remain unchanged.

With increased capital and 
improved  facilities  we  confi­
dently hope for a continuance 
of past friendly relations.
Very  Truly  Yours,
HAZELTINE & PERKINS

DRDG  COMPANY.

BERRIES.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 1 05c)............ 
@1 00
Juniper................................................ 
6 ©
60
Prickly Ash......................................  50  ©

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 & boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............
Logwood, bulk (12 aud25 ft doxes).
Logwood, I s  (25 ft  boxes)...............
Lgowood,  )4 s 
...............
do 
...............
Logwood, )4 s 
do 
...............
Logwood, ass’d  do 
Fluid Extracts—25 $) cent, off list.

FLOWERS.

27
37!
9
12
13
15
14

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

12  ©  15
25
25

GUMS.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................ 
60©  75
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c).................. 
12
50
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).......... 
Ammoniac.......................................  
28©  30
90
Arabic, powdered  select............... 
Arabic, 1st  picked..........................  
90
80
Arabic,2d  picked............................ 
Arabic,  3d picked............................ 
75
55
Arabic, sifted sorts......................... 
25
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 
Benzoin............................................  
55©60
25©  27
Camphor..........................................  
Catechu. Is (H 14c, )4s 16c)............ 
13
35©  40
Euphorbium powdered.................. 
80
Gafbanum strained......................... 
80©  90
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
35
Kino fPowdered, 30cl.....................  
20
Mastic.............................................. 
1 25
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
Opium, pure (Po wd $5 25)............... 
3 50
30
Shellac, Campbell’s......................... 
26
Shellac,  English.............................. 
Shellac, native................................ 
24
30
Shellac bleached.............................. 
Tragacanth...........   .......................   30  ©1 00

HERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

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

IRO N.

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

LEAVES.

Buchu, short (Powd 25c)...............
Sage, Italian, bulk (J4s & )4s, 12c)..
Senna,  Alex, natural....................
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.

Uva  Ursi.........................................
Belledonna.....................................
Foxglove.........................................
Henbane.........................................
Hose, red.........................................

4 00
20
7
65

13 ©  14
6
18 ©  20
30
22
16
10
35
30
35
2 35

LIQUORS.

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

MAGNESIA.

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

37 
2 25 
65

Almond, sweet.................................  45  @  50
Amber, rectified.............................  
45
Anise:................................................ 
2  00
Bay $1  oz......................................... 
50
Bergamont.......................................  
2 25
Castor...............................................   17)4©  19
Croton...............................................  
2 00
Cajeput............................................
1  00 
35 
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c).......
75 
Citronella.......................................
1 25 
Cloves...............................................
Cod Liver, N. F....................... $  gal
1  20
1  50 
Cod Liver, best........................
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
6 00 
9 (» 
Cubebs. P. &  W...............................
1 60
Erigeron...........................................
Fireweed...........................................
2  00
Geranium  $) oz...............................
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood..................................
Juniper berries...............................
Lavender liowers, French.............
Lavender garden 
.............
Lavender spike 
.............
Lemon, new crop............................
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................
Lemongrass......................................
Olive, Malaga................  .
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  . 
___
Origanum, red  flowers, French...
Origanum,  No. 1............................
Pennyroyal......................................
Peppermint,  white.........................
Rose  $  oz............................. «,.........
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 50)
Salad, ¡p gal.....................................
Savin.................................................
Sandal  Wood. German..................
Sandal Wood, W. I ..........................
Sassafras...........................................
Spearmint.......................................
Tansy............................................... 4 00
Tar (by gal 50c).................................  10
Wintergreen.................................
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00).......
Wormseed.......................................

50 
2  00 
2  01 
1  00 
90
1  75
2 25 
80
@  90 
2 75 
1 25 
50
1  30 
4  25 
8  00
65
2 75 
1  00 
4  50 
7 00
@9 00 
©4 25 
©  12
2 35
3 50 
2 00

do 
do 

POTASSIUM.

Bicromato.................................$  lb
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. bulk...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 25c).............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk.......
Prussiate yellow..............................

ROOTS.

Alkanet............................................
Althea, cut.......................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s.....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in j£s and )4s__
Blood (Powd 18c).............................
Calamus,  peeled.............................
Calamus, German  white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered..................
Gentian (Powd  15c)........................
Ginger, African (Powd 14o)...........   11
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached...........
Golden Seal (Powd 25c)..................
Hellebore, white, powdered..........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered....................
Jalap,  powdered.............................
Licorice,  select (Powd 16).............
Licorice, extra select.....................
Pink, tyue.........................................
Rhei, from select to  choice..........1 00
Rhei, powdered E. I ........ ...............110
Rhei, choice out  cubes..................
Rhei, choice out fingers.................

12©14 
40@43 
23 
3 00 
28

©

20
17 
33 
12 
20 
36 
20 
10 
1217 
20 
20
1  20 
30
18 
20 
85
©1 60 
©1 20 
2  00 
2 26

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

SEEDS.

do 

do 
do 
do 

do 
do 

Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)...............
Bird, mixed in ft  packages..........
Canary,  Smyrna.....................  
...
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd  20c).
Cardamon,  Alep pee.......................
Cardamon, Malabar........................
Celery................................................
Coriander, nest  English................
Fennel..............................................
Flax, clean.......................................
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3J4)..................
Foenugreek, powdered..................
Hemp,  Russian...............................
Mustard, white  Black 10c)...........
Quince..............................................
Rape, English..................................
Worm,  Levant.................................
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage.......S
do 
Nassau 
........
do 
Velvet Extra do 
..
do 
Extra Yellow do 
do 
.......
do 
G rass 
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.........................................  $
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
Bismuth, sub  nitrate.....................
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)...................
Blue Vitriol  ....................................
Borax, refined (Powd  12c).......  ..”
Cantharides, Russian  powdered..
Capsicum  Pods, African...............
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d... 
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ...
Carmine,  No. 40...............................
Cassia  Buds................................ ’
Calomel.  American........................
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chalk, precipitate English...........
Chalk,  red  lingers..........................
Chalk, white lump..........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s....................
Colocynth  apples............................
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
Chloral 
cryst...
Chloral 
Scherin’s  do  ...
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform  ...‘.................................
Cinchonidia, P^fc  W........»............
Cinchonidia, olWer brands.............
Cloves (Powd  23c)............................
Cochineal.........................................
Cocoa  Uutter..................................
Copperas (by bbl  lc).......................
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box..
Creasote............................................
Cudbear,  prime...............................
Dextrine...........................................
Dover’s  Powders............................
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
Ergot  powdered..............................
Ether Squibb’s.................................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s.............
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1%).....................
Ergot, fresh.....................................
Ether, sulphuric, TJ. 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,  ea iinet..................................
Glue, white....................................
Glycerine,  pure...............................
Hops  54s and ü s ..............................
Iodoform $1  oz.................................
Indigo...............................................
Insect Powder, best  Dalmatian... 
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes
Iodine,  resublimed........................
Isinglass,  American.......................
Japónica..........................................
London  Purple...............................
Lead, acetate*....................................
Lime, chloride, ()4s 2s 10c & 
n C)
Lupuline..........................................
Lycopodium....................................
Mace................................................
Madder, best  Dutch.....................
Manna, S.  F.....................................
Mercury............................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........3a oz
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s ........
Moss, Iceland............................ft
Moss,  Irish.....................................
Mustard,  English............................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb  cans........
Nutgalls............................................
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
Nux  Vomica....................................
Ointment. Mercurial, >4d...............
Paris Green....................................
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
Pepsin...............................................
Pitch, True Burguudy....................
Quassia  ............................................
Qui nia, Sulph, P. & W........... ft oz
Quinine,  German............................
Red  Precipitate.......................fí lb
Seidlitz  Mixture.............................
Strychnia, cryst...............................
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................
Saffron, American.  .......................
Sal  Glauber.....................................
Sal Nitre, largo cryst.....................
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst...............
Sal Rochelle.....................................
Sal  Soda....................................  .....
Salicin...............................................
Santonin..........................................
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch..........
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................
Spermaceti.......................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s ....
Soap, White Castile................ .
........................
Soap, Green  do 
Soap, Mbttled do 
.........................
Soap, 
do  do 
........................
Soap, Mazzini..................................
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ...............................
Spirits Nitre, 4 F........................
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
Sulphur, flour..................................
Sulphur,  roll....................................
Tartar Emetic..................................
Tar, N. C. Piue, 54 gal. cans  ¡¡8 doz
Tar, 
quarts in tin..........
Tar, 
pints in tin...............
Turpentine,  Venice................ÿ  ft
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand............
Zinc,  Sulphate............................;..
Capitol  Cylinder...............................
Model  Cylinder.................................
Shield  Cylinder............................;..
Eldorado Engine...............................
Peerless  Machinery.........................
Challenge Machinery.......................
Backus Fine Engine.........................
Black Diamond Machinery.............
Castor Machine  Oil..........................
Paraffine, 25  dog...............................
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.............................
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Vermilion,  English.................
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Whiting, white  Spanish.......
Whiting,  Gilders  .
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SPRING  &

C O M P A N Y

A MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

E .  A .  S T O W E   &  U R O ., P r o p r ie t o r s .

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

Telephone No. 95.

[Entered  at (he  Postofflce  at  Grand  Rapid*  as 

Second-close Matter A

WEDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY  3,  1886.

BU SIN E SS LA W .

W HOLESALE  D EALERS  IN

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of  Last Resort.

RANK— CHECK— COLLECTION.

Where a bank received a check for collec­
tion and  forwarded  it  directly  to the bank 
on which  it  had  been  drawn  the Supreme 
Court  of  Pennsylvania  held  (Merchants’ 
National  Bank  of  Philadelphia  vs.  Good­
man)  that the proper  course to  pursue was 
to transmit the  check  to  some  party other 
than the one who was to make the payment, 
as no linn, bank,  corporation  or  individual 
could be deemed a suitable agent in contem­
plation of law to enforce for another a claim 
against itself.
CONSTITUTIONAL  LAW— STATUTE  OF LIMI­

TATIONS —MUNICIPAL  CORPORATIONS.
A provision in the charter of the city that 
all actions to  recover  from  the  city money 
improperly  collected  as  taxes  should  be 
brought within six  months, while  the gen­
eral law provided  a limitation  of five years 
as  to  actions  of  that  character,  was  held 
constitutional  by  the  Kentucky  Court  of 
Appeals.  The court pointed out that legis­
lation as to municipal corporations rests up­
on peculiar grounds, owing  to  the fact that 
they are agencies of the government.
INSURANCE POLICY— TRANSFER—FORFEIT­

Staple and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS
CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

URE. 

•

A clause in a policy of insurance provided 
as  follows:  “If  the  insured  property  be 
sold  or  transferred,  or  any  change  take 
place in  title or  possession,  except by suc­
cession by reason of the death  of the insur­
ed,  whether by legal  process or judicial de­
cree or voluntary transfer or conveyance,  or 
if the property shall hereafter be incumbered 
by judgment or  otherwise,  or if  this policy 
shall be assigned  before a loss  without the 
consent  of  the  company  indorsed  hereon, 
then,  and  in  every  such  case,  this  policy 
shall be void.” In the case of Griffey vs. New 
York Central Insurance Co., the New York 
Court of  Appeals  held  that  this  provision 
was insufficient  to include a  transfer of the 
policy by way of collateral security.

OIL.  CLOTHS

E S T O - ,   D E S T O .

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

G rand  R ap ids,

M ich igan .

KNIFE  TOBACCO.

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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.  Ping  of the  Finest  Tobacco  that  can  be  produced  by 

C/: > Cs>/c o y°

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

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

W. J. GOULD & GO., Detroit, Mich.
J.  H.  THOMPSON” &  CO. I g

BEE  SPICE  MILLS, 

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WHOLESALE  GROCERS AND JOBBERS  OF

Teas, Coffees & Spices,
H  c o The  Celebrated  Butterfly  Baking  Powder,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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D ea lers  in   T ob accos,  C igars,  Etc.,

59  JEFFERSON  AVENUE, 

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DETROIT,  MICH.

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F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,  Jobber  of  Oysters.
EVERY  DEALER ! RINDG-E, BER.TSCH &   CO.,

Should write for sample sheets and 

description of the

J
An  improved  CASH  AND  SALES  BOOK, 
which contains columns with printed headings, 
arranged  to  record the results  of  each  day s 
business, providing  also  for  weekly, monthly 
and yearly totals.  This book  will  show  at  all 
times exactly how the business Is running.

Over 35,000 Copies now in Use.

For all particulars, address

H. W.  PAMPHILON, Publisher,

30 B<md Street, New  York.

MANUFACTURERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

BOOTS  AND  SHO:

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

AGENTS FOR THE

W e have a splendid line of goods for Fall Trade and guarantee our prices  on Rub­
bers.  The demand for our own make of W om en’s,  M isses and Childs’ shoes is increas­
ing.  Send in your orders and they will be promptly attended to.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

EDMUND R.  DIKEMAN,

DRYDEN & PALMER’S | 
Unquestionably the best in  the  market.  As

PORTABLE AND  s t a t i o n a r y  
R O CK   C A N D Y .  A  E  3ST  G - 1  3ST E  S
clear as crystal and as transparent as diamond.  , From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, 
Try a box. 
| Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft-
JoH n O aum eld,  1 comSXtmlBoxe8’ Contnict8 made for

Sole Agent for Grand Rapids

MEANING  OF “ PRODUCE DEALER.”

The construction of the  word “produce,” 
as used in the license law  of  the District of 
Columbia, was  involved  in the  case  of the 
District of Columbia vs.  Oyster, decided  by 
Supreme Court of  the  District.  The ques­
tion was whether a vender of  eggs and but 
ter was a “produce dealer” within the terms 
of  a  statute  imposing  a  tax  on  “produce 
dealers.”  The court  held  that such  a ven­
der was a produce dealer  and was  liable to 
pay  the  tax.  Referring  to  the  argument 
that produce means only those things which 
are  the product .directly of the soil,  the court 
said:  “The common  parlance  of the coun 
try and the common  practice of the  country 
have  been  to  consider  all  those  things  as 
farming  products  or  agricultural  products 
which had the situs of their  production up 
on the farm,  and  which  were  brought  into 
condition for the uses of society by the labor 
of those engaged in agricultural pursuits, as 
contradistinguished  from  manufacturing or 
other industrial  pursuits.  The  product  of 
the dairy or the product of the poultry yard, 
while it does  not  come  directly  out of  the 
soil,  is necessarily  connected  with  the soil 
and with those who are  engaged in the culj 
ture of the soil. 
It is in every  sense of the 
word a part of  the  farm product. 
It is de­
pended upon and looked upon  as one of the 
results and one  of  the  means  of income of 
the farm,  and  in  a  just sense,  therefore,  it 
may  be  considered  produce.  The  word 
‘produce’ has no definite,  exact and  techni­
cal meaning. 
It  may  be  used  in  a  larger 
or more restricted sense.  But we must look 
to what the habits and usages of society are, 
and what has been the practice  with regard 
to it,  so as,to give  an  interpretation to this 
word which is not a technical one under the 
law.  And in that aspect of it the court is at 
no  difficulty  in  determining  that  in  their 
judgment  the  words  ‘produce  dealer,’  as 
used  in  the  license  law  of  the  District of 
Columbia,  which says that ‘produce  dealers 
shall  pay 825  annually,  and  every  person 
whose business it is to buy and sell produce, 
fish,  meats  and  fruits  from  wagons  and 
carts, shall be regarded as a produce dealer,’ 
apply to one who  brings  eggs and butter to 
vend in the market as  much  as to  one who 
brings only cereals  or  fruits, or what is or­
dinarily called “garden stuff.”

Timely Caution.

From the Grocer and Marketman.

We  caution  our  readers  against buying 
frozen oranges and lemons.  There  is little 
or  no  stock  of  these  fruits  In the country 
that have not been slightly touched. 
If you j 
are receiving any stock,  it would be  a  good 
thing to at once put them in a  barrel  or tub 
of water,  when the frost will come  out  and j 
cover the water with a film  of  ice.  Sell  as 
rapidly as possible after taking them out  of 
the bath, as they are liable to become soft.

Miniature  silver  barrels,  filled  with  the! 
best Minneapolis flour, are  the  gifts  which 
the Danish people of the Northwest send to 
their friends in Europe.

The Well-Known

J . S. F arren & Co.

O Y S T E R S

ARE  T H E   BEST  IN   MARKET.

PUTNAM  & BROOKS.

W H O LESA LE  AGENTS.

comme to grand rapids

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CAR  LOADS!

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

EVERY  CAN  BEARING  SIGNATURE  OF

The  Archer  Packing  Co.

J D W E L E H

4 4   C A N A L   S T R E E T ,

O H I I iI jIO O T H E I,  I L L .

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN,

DETROIT,  MICH.

W holesale Manufacturers

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Office  and  Factory—11,  13,  15  and  17 
Woodbrldge street West.  Dealers cordially 
invited to call on us when in town.

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■W.  C,  D enison,

88,90 and 92 South Division Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN*

Origin of the Lamp.

Lamp, derived  from  the  Latin,  lampus, 
has been defined  until  within a few  years, 
as a receptacle for oil with a wick for illum­
ination; but the inventions  of  the past gen­
eration  have  made  it  impossible  to distin­
guish  between  the  lamp  proper  and  any 
other artificial  means  of  giving  light.  As 
used  by  Egyptians,  Greeks  and  Hebrews, 
lamps were simple flat vessels,  round or ob­
long in shape,  at  one  end  of  which  was a 
small handle at the other a nozzle with a lar­
ger opening in the center into which oil was 
poured.  The oil commonly used  was  veg­
etable,  but,  according  to  Pliny,  sometimes 
of liquid bitumen.  These  lamps,  many  of 
very elegant form and ornamented with fan­
ciful designs, were hung by chains to bronze 
candelabra.  Tarentum and HSgina were es­
pecially famed for making them of great el­
egance.

Among  the  Canadian  French  the  same 
low  oval  metallic  vessels,  furnished  as  in 
olden days with  a  handle  at one end and a 
nozzle at the other,  may still be seen.  Some 
are made to be  carried  in  the  hand,  while 
others are suspended by  chains  in the mid-> 
die of the room.  The  Hebrews  kept  their 
lamps burning all  night,  and this custom is 
still in vogue in Aleppo and  Egypt.  From 
the earliest times until  within  about  a cen­
tury,  the  lamp  remained  much  the  same, 
consisting simply of oil  and  wick  in  some 
kind of a vessel.  A complete  revolution in 
artificial light was caused  by the  invention 
by Ami Argane,  in 1784, of a burner with a 
circular wick.  The flame was thus supplied 
with an outer and inner current of air.  Ar- 
gand was also the inventor of the glass chim­
ney as applied to his and other lamps.  The 
so-called astral  lamps  were  provided  with 
these circular  wicks,  the  reservoir  for  the 
oil being arranged in  the form  of  a hollow 
ring,  enveloping the central  stand that  sup­
ported the  burner. 
In  consequence of  the 
peculiar shape given  to  the  ring  the  lamp 
east  no shadow at a little distance off.  An 
ingenious piece of clockwork machinery was 
devised by Carcel in  1800,  for  pumping the 
oil from the reservoir at the foot of the lamp 
up to the burner,  and thus  supplying  it al­
ways from the same  point.  This lamp,  af­
terward slighly improved  by others,  was in 
many respects the most perfect of these con­
trivances,  but  its  great  cost  prevented  its 
general  adoption. 
It  was,  furthermore so 
large and heavy that it could be moved only 
with  difficulty,  and  the  very  complicated 
nature of its  mechanism  required access to 
skilled  workmen  to  keep  it in  repair.  A 
modification of  the  Carcel  lamp  known as 
the Diacon,  was  long popular in this  coun­
try.

In 1778 Peter Keir  made the great inven­
tion—since fully developed  by Aronson—of 
raising the supply of oils by means of anoth­
er fluid  with  specific  gravity  greater than 
oil.  This fluid was  generally a  mixture of 
salt and water.

The automaton invented by Porter in 1804 
was  very  ingenious.  The  lamp  was  sus­
pended  on  an  axis,  counterbalanced  by  a 
weight,  so  that it hung level when full,  but 
at an angle of forty-five degrees  when  emp­
ty,  thus  being  fed  evenly  by  the  gradual 
ascent of the burners.

In 1822  Samuel  Parker  made  an  impor­
tant  improvement;  the  fixing  of  French 
chimneys upon burners  by  means of  metal 
supports.

The difficulty  of  distinguishing  between 
the countless  inventions  relative  to  lamps 
and those referring to  general  illumination 
does not appear  great  prior  to  1805,  when 
the production  of petroleum  greatly stimu­
lated the study of practical methods  of gen­
erating  light

It is remarkable that the invention of Her 
of Alexandria,  in which the  oil was  raised 
by water,  involves  the  pressure  principle, 
since developed in nearly a hundred  forms. 
It  is adapted  to  any  kind  of  inflammable 
fluid,  and while  burning  may  be  colled on 
the ground,  upset, or reversed for any time 
without  danger. 
It  is  interesting  to  note 
that the  most  important  recent  inventions 
in lamps are chiefly American.  A  full  de­
scription of them all would occupy volumes; 
but it is safe to say that no other household 
article has undergone so many  and  marked 
changes in the past century as the lamp.
He  Promoted  Himself  to  the  Highest 

Rank.

A  well-known  furniture  traveler,  while 
opening up a new route  through  the  South 
last fall,  took pains to  let  everybody  know
that  he  was  “Major  -----His  little
scheme  worked  pretty  well  to secure  him 
the best room in several village  hotels,  and 
to  have  his  opinion  sought  for  on  the 
weather,  the European  situation,  etc.,  but 
there was a snag waiting for him.  He struck 
a hotel  where his room  was  in  the  garret, 
and his  bed  a  lonesome  object  to  behold. 
He held the  tallow  candle  above  his  head 
and made an examination  of  the  surround­
ings,  and then walked  down  stairs  and  in­
dignantly demanded of the landlord:

“Sir, do you suppose that I will accept of 

any such quarters as those?”

“Sorry,  Major,  very  sorry;  but  it’s  the 

very best I can  do.”

“But you must have better rooms?”
“Oh,  certainly;  but  I  go  according  to 
rank.  The Generals  get  the best, the Col­
onels  come  next,  and  I  stow  the  Majors 
way in the garret.  It’s ail your own fault,

xt  day  the  furniture  man  promoted 
to General,  and he  hung to the title 
left the State.

g the speed of a fan-blower doubles 
of air delivered.  The pressure 
fourfold, and the power required 
lower is eight times  as  great.

CLARK.

JE W E L L

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

&  CO.,
ELASTIC  STARCH I

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

It requires  no  cooking.  Makes  collars  and  cuffs 
stiff  and  nice  as  when  new.  One  pound  of this 
starch will go as far  as  a  pound  and  a  half of any 
other  starch  in  the  market, and  all  we  ask  is  an 
order for a trial box of

Elastic Starch.

We have in stock a  fine  line  of Foreign  and  Do­
mestic  Dried  Fruits,  Raisins,  Prunes,  Currants, 
Peaches,  Apples,  Plums,  Cherries,  Apricots,  Figs, 
Dates,  Etc.  We  are  sole  agents  for  “ COMMON 
SENSE ” Cigar, the best five cent cigar in Michigan, 
I. M. C., the best ten cent cigar in  Michigan.

CLARK,  JEWELL  &  CO.
F. d. LAMB & CO.,
F ruits,  "Vegetables,

WHOLESALE DEALERS  IN

Butter, Bssb, Clieosc, Etc.

3 and 10 Zonia St., G rand R apids, M ich..

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  FILLING  ORDERS.

Successors to Fox, Ita elm  & Loveridp,

W holesale  Grocers.
K n i g l i t   o f   L a b o r   P lu g .

AGENTS  FOR

The best and most attractive goods on the market.

Send  foii  Sample  B utt.  See  Quotations  in  P rice-List.

FULLER  & STOWE COMPANY,

Besisners

E n g rav ers an d  P rin ters

Engravings and Electrotypes of  Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits, 

Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading  Feature.

Address as above
49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich.

JENNINGS’

Flavoring*  E xtracts!
JEN N IN G S  &  SMITH,

MANUFACTURED  BY"

Props.  Arctic Manufacturing Co.,

CRA2TD  B.AFZDS,

M IC H .

*1

ARE  ANNUALLY

a   m il l io n

u D s ^  Â ^ p L Â l i  m

Our Seed Warehouses, the largest in l 
I New York, are fitted tip with every ap-\ 
plianco  for  the  prompt  and  careful' 
filling of orders.
Our  Catalogue  for 1886,  of 140  pages,  containing  colored  plates,  descriptions  and  illustrations 
of  the  NEWEST,  BEST  and  RAREST  SEEDS and  PLANTS, will  be  mailed  on  receipt  of 
*6  cts.  (in  stamps)  to  cover  postage.
PETER HENDERSON & CO. I  
st”

Our  Green-houso  Establishment at 
/Jersey  City  is  tho  most extensive  in 
/America.  Annual  Sales,  2>a  Million 
Plants.

I

GRANELLO,

MERCHANT

TAILOR,

LEDYARD  BLOCK,

107 Ottawa St.

Suitings for Manufacturers,

Suitings for Jobbers,

Suitings for Retailers,

Suitings for Traveling Men, 

Suitings for Clerks,

ANI>

Overcoats for Everyhody.

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

SUPERIOR  WORK  AND  THE  PROP­

ER  STYLE  FOR  THE WEARER.

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

kan Dairymen’s Association.

Organized at  Grand  Rapids,  February 25,  1885.
President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. 
Vice-Presidents—W.  H.  Howe,  Capac;  F.  C. 
Stone,  Saginaw  City;  A.  P.  Foltz,  Davison 
Station;  F.  A.  Rockafellow,  Carson  City; 
Warren Haven, Bloomingdale;  Chas.  E. Bel­
knap,  Grand  Rapids;  L.  F.  Cox,  Portage; 
John Horst, Vriesland;  R. C. Nash, Billiards; 
D.  M.  Adams,  Ashland:  Jos.  Post,  Clarks­
ville.
Secretary and Treasurer—E. A.  Stowe,  Grand 
Rapids.
Next Meeting—At Kalamazoo, February 16,  17 
and 18.
Membership Fee—f  1 per year.
Official Organ—T h e  Mic h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n .

TIME TABLES.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO  DIVISION.)
Arrive. 
Express...............................7:15pm 
Mail.......................................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 onehourfor dinner) with 
special New York Express on Main Line.
in  sleeping 
coaches can be secured at  Union Ticket office, 
67 Monre street and  depot.

Through  tickets  and  berths 

J. W. McK e n n e y , Gen’l Agent.

Chioago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
tMail.................................... 9:00 am
+Day  Express.....................12:35 p m
♦Night  Express...................10:40 p m
Muskegon Express............... 4:20 p m

Arrives, 
4:30 p rn 
9:25 p m 
5:45 a m 
11:20 a m
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night  trains. 
Through  parlor  ear  in  charge  of  careful  at­
tendants without  extra charge to Chicago ou 
1:00 p. m., and through coach  on 9:15 a.  m. and 
10:40 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO DIVISION.

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

J. H. C a r p e n t e r ,  Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  M c l l ik e n ,  General  Manager.
Detroit, Mackinac  & Marquette.

Trains connect with G. R. & I.  trains  for St. 
Ignace, Marquette and Lake  Superior  Points, 
leaving Grand Rapids at 5:00 p. in., arriving at 
Marquette at 2:05 p. m. aud|5:3u p. m.  Returning 
leave  Marquette  at 7:00 a.  iu.  and  1:40 p.  m., 
arriving  at Grand  Rapids  at 10:30 a.  m.  Con­
nection made at Marquette with the Marquette, 
Houghton  and  Ontonagon  Railroad  for  the 
Iron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts.
Gen’l Pass. & Tkt. Agt.,  Marquette, Mich.
Detroit, Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

E.  W.  ALLEN,

GOING EAST.

Arrives.

GOINO WEST.

Leaves.
tSteamboat  Express.  .
6:25 a m
^Through  Mail.............. ...10:40am 10:50 a m
tEvening  Express........ ...  3:40 p m 3:50 p m
♦Limited  Express.......... ...  8:30 p m 10:45 p m
tMixed, with  coach...........
11:00 a m
tMorning  Express........ ...  1:05 pm 1:10 p m
tThrough  Mail...............
..  5:00 pm 
6:10 p m
tSteamboat  Express__
__10:40 p m
tMixed............................
7:10 am
♦Night Express....................  5:10am
5:35 a m
tDaily. Sundays excepted.  ♦Daily.
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  m.  Express 
!  make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
j  and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. in. the following morning.
I  The  Night  Express  has  a  through  Wagner 
| Car  and  local  Sleeping  Car Detroit  to Grand 
i  Rapids.
D. Potter, City Pass. Agent.
I  Geo. B. Reeve, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

GOING NORTH.

GOING  SOUTH.

Arrives.  Leaves.
i  Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex  9:20 p tn 
j  Cincinnati &   Mackinac Ex.  9:30am  11:30am 
I  Ft. W ayne & Mackinac Ex  4:10 pm 
5:05 pm 
7:00 a m
| G’d Rapids &Trav. City Ac. 
!  G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 
7:15 am
|  Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex.  6:05 p in  5:30 p m 
:  Mackinac & Ft. W ay i e Ex.. 10:30 a in  11:45 p m 
I Cadillac & G’d  Rapids  Ac. 10:30 p in 
I  All trains daily except Sunday.
|  North—Train  leaving  at  5:05  o’clock  p.  in. 
j  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.

SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

C. L. Lockwood. Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Michigan  Central.

DEPART.

 

ARRIVE.

tDetroit Express...........................................   6:00 am
tDav  Express................... 
12:45 p m
♦Atlantic Express...................................10:40 p m
tw  ay Freight...........................................  6:50 a in
♦Pacific  Express...................................... 6:00 a m
tM ail..........................................................3:30 p m
tGrand  Rapids  Express....................... 10:35 p m
Way Freight.............................................. 5:15 p in
tDaily except Sunday.  *Daily.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific 
Express.
Direct  and  prompt  connection  made  with 
Great  Western,  Grand  Trunk  and  Canada 
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus 
avoiding transfers.
The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has 
Drawing  Room  and  Parlor  Car  for  Detroit, 
reaching that city at 11:45 a. m., New York 10:30 
a. in., and  Boston 3:05  p. in. next day.
A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except 
Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv­
ing at Grand Rapids at  10:36 p. m.

Chas. H. Norris,  Gen’l Agent

T

O

Offered in this Market are  as follows:

 3 3  . A .  C

THE  LEADING  BRANDS  OF
O
O
PLUG  TOBACCO.
RED  F O X ..........................................................48
BIG  D R I V E ............................................. .50
PATROL 
..........................................................46
JACK  RABBIT 
..............................................38
SILVER  C O I N ..................................................46
P A N IC ............................................................. .46
BLACK  PRINCE,  DARK 
.35
BIG  STUMP 
.38
APPLE  J A C K ................................................. .46

- 

- 

 

/ 

2c less in orders for  10 0  pounds of any one brand.

FINE  CUT.

THE  MEIGS  FINE  CUT, DARK, Plug flavor 
.64
STUNNER,  D A R K ..........................................38
RED  BIRD,  B R I G H T ..............................50
OPERA  QUEEN,  BRIGHT  - 
.40
FRUIT 
..............................................................32
O  SO  S W E E T ..................................................30

2c less in 6 pail lots.

SMOKING.

ARTHUR’S  CHOICE, LONG  CUT,  BRIGHT 
- 
RED  FOX,  LONG  OUT,  FOIL 
- 
GIPSEY  QUEEN,  GRANULATED 
- 
- 
- 
- 
OLD  COMFORT,  IN  CLOTH 
SEAL  OF  GRAND  RAPIDS,  IN  CLOTH 
DIME  SMOKER,  IN  CLOTH  - 
- 
- 
2c less in  10 0  pound lots.

- 
- 
- 

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

These brands are sold only by

A r t h u r   M e i g s   &   G o .

Wholesale Grocers,

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

PUTNAM & BROOKS
Wholesale M aifactms of

PURE  CANDY!

ORANGES,  LEMONS,

BANANAS,  FIGS,  DATES,

ISTmts,  E to .

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

Special  Prices  in  Car  Lots. 

3  Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anythin we handle.
A. B. K N O W LSO N ,
W M . SEA R S & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

A g e n t s   f o r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

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

Groceries.

Grocers’ Association of the City of Muskegon.

. 

„  „   „ 

President—H. B. Fargo.
First Vice-President—Wm. B. Keift.
Second Vice-President—A. Towl.
Recording Secretary—Wm. Peer.
Financial Secretary—John DeHaas.
Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. 1. McKen­
zie, H. B. Smith, Wm. B.Kelly, A.  Towl  and 
E.  Johnson. 
,
Finance Committee—Wm.  B. Kelly,  A.  Towl 
and K. Johnson. 
T  ™
Committee  on  Rooms  and  Library—p.  Lam­
bert, H. B. Smith and W. 1. McKenzie.
Arbitration  Committee—B.  Borgman.  Gamt 
Wagner and John DeHaas.
Complaint  Committee—W m.  B.  Keift,  D.  A. 
Boelkins, J. O. Jeanuot,  R.  S.  Miner  and L. 
Vincent. 
„   ....
Law Committee—H. B.  Fargo,  Wm.  B.  Keitt 
and A. Towl. 
Transportation Committee—Wm. B. Kent, An­
drew Wierengo and Win. Peer.
Re^ulfir meetings—iirst and third Wednesday 
evenings  of each month.
Next meeting—Wednesday evening, reb. a.
R E TA IL  GROCERS’  ASSOCIATION 

_  

_ 

.

OF  GRAND  RA PID S.
MtGANIZED  NOVEMBER  10,  1885.

„  „   _  

President—Erwin J. Herrick.
First Vice-President—E. E. Walker.
Second Vice-President—Jas. 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 
W. E. Knox. 
....
Finance  Committee—W. L.  Knox,  H.  A.  Hy­
dorn and A. J. Elliott.
Room Committee-A.J. Elliott,  Eugene  Rich­
mond and Wm. H. Sigel.
Arbitration  Committee—James  larnsworth, 
M. J. Lewis and A. Rasch.
Complaint  Committee—J.  George  Lehman, 
Martin C. DeJager and A. G. Wagner.
Annual meetings—Second Tuesday in Not em-
Regular  meetings—First  and  Third  Tuesday 
.
Next  meeting—Tuesday evening, reb. 16.

Evenings of each month. 

XT 

. 

Eggs

Great Britain  and  the  United 

States.

30,086,000 *42,000,000

 

The  census  of  Great  Britain, which  was 
taken last year,  offers some  interesting and 
suggestive statistics  when  contrasted  with 
the results of our own census of 1880.  The 
population  of  Great  Britain  was,  in 1881, 
thirty-five  millions.  That  of  the  United 
States was fifty millions.  Some  of  the  re­
turns of this census will  illustrate  the  vast 
difference between the two countries  in  the 
matter  of  live  stock.  The  figures  are as 
follows:
Cattle..................................10,859,000
1.999,000 
Horse.................
..  3,687.000 
Swine..................
Sheen 
Fowls (ail  kinds)..............29,940,009 
ranches and public lands.

Great Britain.  United States.
ar>,935,000 
10,357.000
47,682,000
125,507,000
* Including 7,000,000 lor estimated number on 
Of the “fowls” in the  above  table, Great 
Britain has a little  over  twenty  million  of 
the ordinary barn-yard fowl.  The remainder 
are ducks,  geese and turkeys. 
In  our  cen­
sus, one hundred  and  two  millions  are  of 
the barn-yard  kinds.  The  egg  product  of 
this  country  is  put  at  four  hundred  and 
fifty-seven million dozen, or forty-five  eggs 
for each fowl;  that of Great  Britain, at  the 
same  rate.  Would  be  seventy-five  million 
dozen. 
In  1883,  Great  Britain  imported 
seventy-one  million  dozen  eggs,  which,  at 
the same rate for 1885,  would  give  an  ag­
gregate of one  hundred  and  sixty-six  mil­
lion dozen for home production and import, 
or about four dozen  per head for  the  popu­
lation. 
In the last year for which we  have 
official returns,  the  import  of  eggs  to  the 
United  States  was  sixteen  million,  four 
hundred  and  eighty-seven  thousand,  two 
hundred and  four  dozens,  and  our  export 
was two hundred  and  ninety-five  thousand 
dozen.  The  consumption  of  eggs  in  the 
United  States,  adding  home-production  to 
the import, is about nine dozen  for  the  en­
tire population.  It is no wonder the country 
grows so fast and vigorous,  when  it  has  at 
hand such stores of nutritious food.

The  value  of  our  egg  import  is nearly 
three millions  of  dollars,  as  stated  in  the 
Customs returns, or about six cents a dozen. 
Happy is the consumer who  can  buy  them 
for twelve cents,  while he who eats  them at 
the  restaurant  pays  five  or  ten  cents  for 
each specimen that he takes upon his plate. 
It  is  a  curious  fact,  known  to those who 
take meals at our city restaurants,  that  the 
price of eggs  is  unvarying.  They  cost  as 
much there in January as in  June.  Of  the 
egg impost  into  the  United  States,  three- 
fourths  come  from  Canada,  mostly  from 
Quebec  and  Ontario.  One-fifth  comes  in 
via  Vermont,  and  another fifth at Buffalo, 
another at Niagara,  and  another  at  Boston 
and  Ogdensburg.  Nearly  one-hals of  the 
importation is into  New  England,  and  the 
remainder  arrives  at  New  York  and  at 
Niagara and Buffalo. 
It  is  a  curious  fact 
that  China  sends  us  two  hundred  and 
twenty thousand dozen  eggs,  worth  eleven 
thousand,  lour hundred  and  sixty-six  dol­
lars,  and that San Francisco  reports  an  im­
port of eggs to that amount  exactly.  John 
Chinaman clings closely to his  native  land, 
and to such delicacies as those eggs must be 
after traveling a fourth of the circuit  of the 
globe.  Our census  returns  show  that  the 
egg product—the average of the laying fowl 
—depends much  upon  the  accessibility  to 
good  markets,  and  to  the  exercise of care 
and the administration of good food.  Tlius 
the  New  England  States  average  about 
eighty eggs to the fowl.  New \o rk ,  Penn­
sylvania,  Illinois  and  Ohio  average  sixty, 
and  in  some  of  the  Southern  States  the 
average is as low as forty. 
In some  of  the 
States, poultry  is raised  more for the  table 
than for the egg product.

Wm. A.  Berkey has nearly completed  ar­
rangements for merging his  business  into a 
corporation. 
It will be known as  the  Wm. 
A.  Berkey  Furniture  Co., with  a paid-up 
capital  of  $80,000.  Mr.  Berkey  will  be 
President of the company, and  it  is  under­
stood that  Wm.  II. Jones will  write  Secre­
tary and Treasurer after his name.

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

The  Coming  Dairymen’s  Convention— 

Miscellaneous  Dairy Notes.

The present indications  are that  the  sec­
ond  annual  convention  of  the  Michigan 
Dairymen’s Association,  to be held at Kala­
mazoo on  the  16th,  17th  and  18th  of the 
present month,  will be a  large  and  repre­
sentative  gathering.  The  Secretary  is  in 
almost daily receipt of  letters  from leading 
exponents of the industry,  announcing their 
intention to be present and several have sent 
in the titles of  papers  they  have in  course 
of preparation, to be  presented  at  the con­
vention.  The  local  committee  write  that 
applications for space for  the  exhibition of 
dairy implements and appliances are coming 
in from all parts of the country, which gives 
good ground for the belief that  this depart­
ment of  the  convention  will be  of  excep­
tional excellence and value.

The Secretary has  secured  a reduction to 
one  and  one-third  fare  on  the  following 
railways:  Chicago  & West  Michigan; Chi 
cago &  Grand  Trunk;  Detroit,  Lansing it 
Northern; Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwau­
kee;  Detroit,  Mackinac & Marquette;  Flint 
& Pere Marquette; Grand Rapids & Indiana; 
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern; Michigan 
Central;  Michigan  Air  Line;  Michigan  & 
Ohio; Pontiac,  Oxford & Pt. Austin; Toledo, 
Ann Arbor & Northern  Michigan; Wabash, 
St.  Louis & Pacific.  Those wishing to avail 
themselves of this  concession  must  obtain 
certificates from  the  Secretary  previous to 
leaving home and secure the signature of the 
agent from whom  they purchase  their tick­
ets.

NEW  CREAMERY  AT  VICKSBURG.

W. T.  Long sends T he  Tradesm an the 
particulars surrounding the  organization  of 
a creamery company at Vicksburg:

The company has  not  been  incorporated 
as yet,  and the officers  will  not  be  elected 
until that event occurs.  The  eapital  stock 
of the company is $5,000,  all  of  which  has 
been subscribed by the following persons in 
the amounts named;
Davis & Rankin............................
D.  T.  Dell......................................
W. W.  Scott..................................
D. Clement....................................
Chas.  Clouse.................................
D. I. Fort.......................................
R.  Bishop......................................
It.  Baker.......................................
W. T. Long....................................
E. L. Page.....................................
Miss Nettie Fraser.......................
DAIRY  NOTES.

....$ 1,000 
..  . 
500
.... 
500
.... 
500
500
.... 
500
.... 
200 
... .  
200 
. . . .  
200 
. . . .  
.... 
500
.... 
400

A.  E.  Chapman has purchased the Spring- 

dale cheese factory,  near Ililliards.

W.T. Long writes from Vicksburg:  “Sev­
eral Vicksburg people propose to attend the 
dairy convention at  Kalamazoo.”

Frank E.  Picket  has  concluded not to re­
move his  cheese  factory  from  Ililliards to 
Moline, but has made arrangements to oper­
ate another season  at  his  present  location.
The Michigan  Dairy Supply Co. has been 
organized to  succeed to  the business of the 
Acme  Manufacturing  Co.,  at  Kalamazoo. 
The latter corporation  was  thrown into the 
hands of a receiver on  account  of  personal 
differences  between  the  members  of  the 
company.

The Grocery Market.

Dates are higher and  advancing.  Peanuts 
are still firm  and  a  little  higher.  Brazils 
are  a  little  lower.  Oranges  are  steady. 
Lemons are a shade lower.

Business  and  collections  are  both  satis­
factory.  Sugars are  down  from a sixpence 
to an  eighth  front  last  week’s  quotations, 
but whether the next turn of the wheel will 
send them up or down  no one  is  willing to 
prophesy.  English currants are a little firm­
er,  and some varieties of raisins are slightly 
weaker.  There is a small  decline  in  some 
of Kirk’s soaps.  Package coffes  are  down
Kc.

The Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co. has issued 
a circular to the wholesale trade stating that 
from and after February  1, the  privilege  of 
making a  reduction  of  X  cent  per  pound 
from card rates,  when  selling  coffee in lots 
of 300 pounds or over, is revoked.  The rea­
sons  given  for  the  action  are  that  some 
jobbers abuse the privilege in various ways; 
and that  many  retailers,  by  securing  such 
reduction, cut the retail price, to  the injury 
of  those  dealers  who  can  not  buy  in  the 
larger quantity.

The Grocers To-Night.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of  the 
Retail  Grocers’  Association,  which  will be 
held  this  (Tuesday)  evening  promises  to 
be one of the most interesting of the season. 
Mr.  Stowe has received  from  Smith Barnes 
a  supplemental  paper  to  his  article  on 
“Weight vs.  Count,”  which  will  be  intro 
duced under the head of special business,  at 
which time a discussion  of  the  subject will 
prevail. 
I.  W.  Van Zandt, of Boston, who 
addressed  the  Association  last  December, 
will be present and detail the points  he has 
picked  up during a trip among  tiie Eastern 
associations.

Hides, Pelts and Furs.

Hides are dull.  Pelts are dull.  Furs are 
active.  Tallow is lower  and  weak.  Wool 
is unchanged.

The Eastern trunk lines announce the fol­
lowing changes and additions to  the  classi­
fication of  west-bound  freight:  Plastering 
hair,  c 1 3 to c 1 4.;  Japanese  paper in  bun­
dles, or 1;  Iron boilers, bath or range,  orcl 
4;  Stamped ironware, nested solid, no other 
goods in same package,  4.

A pound of bananas is  said  to contain as 
much nutriment as  three  pounds  of  meat, 
and an acre of banana trees will  produce as 
much food as thirty-three acres  of wheat.

The true remedy has at last been discovered. 
It Is Golden Seal Bitters.  It  is to  be found at 
your drug store.  It  makes  wonderful  cures. 
Use  It  now. 
It  Is  the 
secret of health.

It  will  cure  you. 

.

. 

. 

__ 

~XlvertiBem ^^
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
or  50  cents  for  three weeks.  Advance  pay­
ment. 
Advertisements  directing  that  answers be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 26 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, 
etc.
"VJS7 ANT ED—To  buy  an  interest  in  a  good 
W  paving mercantile business.  Have some 
money to invest with services.  References ex­
changed.  Address E. M., care the T r a d e s m a n .
125*
I NOB  SALE—Desirable  store  building  and 

clean grocery stock, situated  in  growing 
railroad  town.  Present owner has  all  he  can 
do to attend to  other  business.  Anyone  with 
$3,000 can secure the opportunity of a lifetime. 
Address X. care The T r a d e s m a n . 

124*

’ 

store in some thriving town suitable for 
first-class drug store.  Address Lou  J. Shafer, 
]41 South Division St., Grand  Rapids.

■ ANTED TO  RENT—A  centrally  located 
SITUATION WANTED—By a man of long ex­
perience in mercantile business,  to  man­
age  a  general  store  or  lumber supply store. 
Can  furnish  unexceptional references,  Ad­
dress, XXX, care T h e T r a d e s m a n .____121tf
I NOR 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.  For further particulars, address Lock 
Box 116, Muskegon, Mich. 
T3ARTNER WANTED—A  general  merchant 
Jl 
doing a good business in a thriving lumber 
town desires a partner with two thousand dol­
lars  capital.  For  particulars  address,  “Part­
ner,” care the Tradesman.__________  H7tf
I NOR  SALE—The  font  of  brevier  type  for- 

1  merly used on T h e T r a d e s m a n .  The font 
comprises 222 pounds, with  italic,  and  can  be 
had for 30 cents a pound.  Apply  at the office.

________ 119tf

COOPERAGE 

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

at Grand  Rapids.
STAVES.
Red oak flour bbl. staves...
...
Elm 
White oak pork bbl.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Pork,
Basswood, kiln dried, set.
HOOPS
White oak and hickory tee, 8 f’t 
White oak and hickory  “  7^
Hickory  flour  bbl.................
“ .................
Ash, round  “ 
Ash, flat racked, 6% f’t ........
BARREL
White oak pork barrels, h’d 
White oak pork barrels, mac
White oak lard  tierces........
Beef and lard half barrels.. 
Custom barrels, one  head...
Flour  barrels........................
Produce  barrels.......  ..........

3t

M 6 00® 7 00
M 5 00@ 5 75
t M 20 00@23 00
M 18 50@20 00
15@ 16
12@ 13
4@ 4‘A
t. M 11 60®]3 00
t M 10 00® 11 00
M 50®
M 25@ 00
M 3 50® 4 00
d.M 1 00® 1 10
90® 1 00
ue..
1 20® 1 30
1 ¿0© 1 10

30®
23®

do 
do 

FANCY—IN   BULK.

FANCY—IN  5 ft  BOXES.

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:
STICK.
854®»
..........  
Standard, 25 ft boxes............................
9® 954
...........  
Twist, 
..........
..........1054@11
Cut Loaf 
. . .
MIXED
.............  @ 9
Royal, 251b  pails.........
...............   @854
Royal, 2001b bbls................
.............. 10@1054
Extra, 25 1b  palls................
...............9 @  954
Extra, 2001b bbls................
French Cream, 25 ft pails........................
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases.................................. 12Mi®
Broken, 25  ft pails....................................10@1054
Broken, ¿00 ft  bbls....................................9® 9*
........12®13
Lemon  Drops..
.................13® 14
Sour Drops.............................
.............. 14® 15
Peppermint  Drops...............
............... .....15
Chocolate Drops....................
....................... 20
H M Chocolate  Drops..........
....................... 10
Gum  Drops  ..........................
.......................20
Licorice Drops.......................
.......................12
A B  Licorice  Drops.............
.............. 
  J5
Lozenges, plain......................
........ »............. 16
Lozenges,  printed................
...................... 15
Imperials...............................
....................... 15
Mottoes..................................
.................13@14
Cream  Bar.............................
Molasses Bar..........................
..................... . . . . . 1 3
................ 18®20
Caramels..................•.............
Hand Made Creams.............
......................20
........................17
Plain  Creams—
Decorated Creams...........................................20
String Rock............................................... It® 15
Burnt Almonds................................................22
Wintergreeu  Berries...................................... 15
Lozenges, plain  in  pails.......................  @12
Lozenges, plain in  bbls................. — 10V4@11
Lozenges, printed in pails....................  @1244
Lozenges, printed in  bbls.................... 1144@12
Chocolate Drops, in palls.....................   @1244
Gum  Drops  iu pails.................................  @7
Gum Drops, in bbls...............................   @ 544
Moss Drops, in pails.............................   @10
Moss Drops, in bbls.........................................  9
Sour Drops, in  pails........................................12
Imperials, in  pails.................................  @1244
Imperials  in bbls.................................  @11
Bananas  Aspinwall.............................
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls.........................
Oranges, Florida................................... 3 75@4  50
Oranges, Valencia, cases.....................7 00@8  00
Oranges, Messina..................................   @4 00
Oranges,  Naples....................................
Lemons,  choice.....................................3 75@4  00
Lemons, fancy.......................................4 00@4  25
Figs, layers, new,  $  ft..........................14  @16
Dates, frails do  ....................................  @
Dates, 44 do  do  ....................................   @
Dates, skin..............................................
Dates, 44  ekiu.........................................
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft....................  @10
Dates, Fard 50 ft box fl ft.....................   @  9
Dates, Persian 50 ft box 
ft...............  744@  8
Pine Apples, $   doz.............................
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  5$  ft...........................   @4
Choice  do 
do  .............................  444® 5
Fancy 
do 
do  .............................  5  @  544
Choice White, Va.do  1..........................   @ 5
Fancy H P„  Va  do  ............................  @ 644
Almonds,  Tarragona............................  17@18
Ivaca......................................  16@17
Brazils..................................................    9V4@10
Chestnuts, per bu..................................
Filberts, Sicily.................., ...................1144@12
Barcelona........ :.....................  @10
Walnuts,  Grenoble...............................14  @1444
Marbo.....................................
French...................................   8  @11
California.............................   @12
Pecans, Texas, H. P ............................. 10  @13
.9 @ 10 @4 50
Missouri................
Cocoanuts, $  100...................

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NUTS.

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WOODENWARE.

Standard  Tubs, No. 1............................
Standard  Tubs, No. 2............................
Standard  Tubs, No. 3........w..................
Standard Pails, two hoop.....................
Standard Pails, three hoop..................
White Cedar, three hoop  ....................
Dowell Pails............................................
Dowell Tubs, No. 1.................................
Dowell Tubs, No. 2................   .............
Dowell Tubs,  No. 3...............................
White Cedar, No. 1.................................
White Cedar, No. 2.................................
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes.................
Butter Ladles.........................................
Rolling Pins............................................
Potato  Mashers......................................
Clothes Pounders..................................
ClothesPins............................................
Mop Stocks..............................................
Washboards, single...............................
Washboards, double.............................
BASKETS.
Diamond  Market................
Bushe 
Bushel
Clothe-, __________________  
Clothes, splint,  No. 2 ......................................3  <5
Clothes, splint,  No. 3...........................................4 00
Clothes, willow, No. 1...........................................5 00
Clothes, willow. No. 2...........................................6 00
Clothes, willow, No. 3...........................................7 Oo

 
Bi’  S r i .................................... 5 

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FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides..................................   444@  »44
FreBh  Beef, hind  quarters..................   6  @  744
Dressed  Hogs.........................................   43£@ ®
Mutton,  carcasses.................................  444@ 544
Veal..........................................................  8  @9
Pork Sausage.................................... . 
644®  7
Bologna...................................................  «H®  7
Fowls.................................................... .  8  ®
Spring Chickens....................................®  @  954
Ducks  ................................................. 
Turkeys  .....................................  

 
 

 

 

ihel, narrow band.................................... 1 60  Grand  Haven,  «o.  „j’pl 
  @
SSSSr& 'i............... » * ,» .* * ...............................................................................................................................................................  ®

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Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square.........................1  00

MISCELLANEOUS.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AXLE  GREASE.

BAKING  POWDER.

Frazer’s ................  
90|Paragon..........••••180
Diamond  X ...........   60 Paragan25ft palls.1  20
Modoc, 4 doz.........2  501 Fraziers,25lb pails. 1  35
Thompson’s  Butterfly, bulk...................  25
6 or 10 ft  cans....  2.
n , 4 doz.  in case... 
“ ...195
H  2  “ 
X s.......
/4s.......
Is........
bulk...

J. H. Thompson & Co.’s Princess,

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Arctic, % ft cans........

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CANNED  FISH .

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BROOMS.

...... doz.
.......doz.
.... doz. 
.......doz.

■18 gross 4 00 
8  00
12 00 
2  003 00
4 00
..200
..100

Silver Spoon, 3  doz.
Dry, No. 2.......
Dry, No. 3.......
Liquid,4 oz,...
Liquid, 8 oz. ..
Arctic 4 oz......
Arctic 8  oz....................................................
Arctic 16 oz.................................. ..................
Arctic No. 1 pepper box.............................
Arctic No. 2 
..............................
Arctic No. 3 
............................
No. 1 Carpet...........2 751 No.  2 H url.........
No.2Carpet...........2 50 Fancy  W hisk....
No. 1  Parlor Gem..2 90 CommonWhisk..
No. 1 Hurl.............. 2 25|
Clams, 1 ft  standards..................................
ClaniB, 2 ft  standards..................................
Clam Chowder,  3 ft......................................
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards.....................
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards....................
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic......................................
Lobsters, 1 ft star.........................................
Lobsters, 2 ft star.........................................
Mackerel, 1 ft  fresh  standards..................
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards..................
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft................
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard............................
Mackerel, 3 ft broiled..................................
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river.......................
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river.......................
Salmon. 1 ft  Sacramento............................
Sardines, domestic J4s.................................
SardineB,  domestic  54s..............................
Sardines,  Mustard  54s.................................
Sardines,  imported  Vis...............................
Trout. 31b  brook.......................................
Apples. 3 ft standarus.................................
Apples, gallons,  standards.........................2 30
Blackberr
Cherries,  red  standard................
............85®  l   00
Damsons.........................................
............1  00
Egg Plums, standard? 
...............
................1  40
Green Gages, standards 2 ft........
................1  40 
Peaches, Extra Yellow................
................2  40
Peaches, standards.......................
. .  1  75@1  95
Peaches,  seconds..........................
................1  50
..........I  75
Pineapples,  Erie............................
Pineapples, standards..................
................1  50
Quinces..........................................
................1  45
.................... 1  10
Raspberries,  extra.......
CALIFO RNIA.
CANNED  FRITTTS

ies. standards

CANNED FR U ITS.

'

Lusk’s.  Mariposa.

Apricots.....................................3
Egg Plums...................................... 2 10
Grapes.............................................3 10
Green Gages...................................3 10
Pears................................................3 85
Quinces...........................................3 7o
2  20
Peaches...........................................3 50
CANNED VEGETABLES.
,.:..3 25
Asparagus, Oyster Bay....................
.  90@1  10
Beans, Lima,  standanl....................
......   80
Beans, Stringless, Erie....................
.......1 65
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked..........
...... 105
Corn,  Trophy....................................
.......  90
“  Red Seal..................................
.......1  00
“  Excelsior.................................
......1 75
Peas, French.....................................
Peas, Marrofat, standard............................1  60
Peas, Beaver.................................................  ¿0
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden..................................   85
Succotash, standard.............................••■•90
Tomatoes, Trophy................................1 05@1  10
Tomatoes.  Hillsdale..................
Tomatoes,  Adrian.....................
Tomatoes, Three Rivers...........
Michigan  full  cream................
Half skim........................  
• ■ ■
Skim ........
Boston__
Baker’s  ... 
R unkleB ’ ..
Green Rio.......... 9@13
G reen J ava.......17©27
Green Mocha.. .23@25
Roasted Rio___10@15
Roasted Java ,.23@30
COFFEES

I Roasted  Mar... 17@18 
Roasted Mocha.28@30 
Roasted Mex...  @16
9@16
Ground  Rio.

..........36!German Sweet.
..........38 Vienna Sweet  .
..........35Ì

100 ftS.  60 ftS.
12
.........................1254 
McLaughlin’s 
.........................1274 
I3
Arbuckle’s  . -.
CORDAGE.
1 25  172 foot Cotton__ 2 25
72 foot Jute ... 
1  00  60 foot Cotton__ 2 00
60 foot Jute...
40 Foot Cotton.... 1  50  [50 foot Cotton.  .. 1  75 
X .........................................................................6
X X X .................................................................. 5

@12 
@104 
@  6

CHOCOLATE.

CRACKERS.

PACKAGE.

CHEESE.

COFFEE.

FISH .

5 per cent, off in 10 barrel lots.
........75@S0
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth..
........ @5
Cod, whole.................................
__ 544@644
Cod, Boneless.............................
.......11@12
Halibut  ......................................
Herring 44  bbls........................
.".85@95 
Herring, Holland, domestic...
,18@22
Herring,  Scaled.........................
Mackerel, Penny bbls........... ....................4  <¡»@5
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, 44  bbls..................5 00
“ 
...........  80
“ 
................  70
No. 3.44 bbls...............................3 50
12 ft  kits...........................  62
“ 
..........................   55
“  10  “ 
Shad, 44 b b l.................................................. 2 5«
Trout, 44  bbls............................................... 4 e0
12 lb  kits............................................  <9
............................................ „ 65
White, No. 1,44 bb ls....................................8 80
White, No. 1,12 1b kits.................................1 00
White, No. 1,101b kits.................................  90
White, Family, 44 bbls................................ 2 lo

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Jennings’ 2 oz............................$   doz.l 00 

Lemon.  Vanilla,
1  40
4 oz.......................................... 1 50  2  50
6 oz.......................................... 2 50  4  00
8 oz.......................................... 3 50  5  00
No. 2 Taper............................1 25  1 50
No.  4 
1 75  3 00
44 pint round......................... 4 50  7 50
1 
..................... 9 00  15 00
No.  8.......................................3 00  4 25
No. 10 
4 25  6 00
Apricots, 251b boxes.............................   @  25
Cherries, pitted, 501b  boxes................   @  15
Egg plums, 25 ft  boxes.........................  @  20
Pears, 25 ft boxes........... ......................  @  ~5
Peaches,  Delaware. 501b b o x e s.......  @  28
Peaches, Michigan.................................  @i354
.Raspberries, 50 lb boxes.......................  @

 
FRUITS—DOMESTIC.

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Citron ......................................................   ®  80
Currants,  new.......................................   @  744
Prunes, French, 60s...............................  @  J5
Prunes, French, 80s...............................   @  1»
Prunes, Turkey.....................................   454®  xil
Raisins, Dehesia....................................  @4 00
Raisins, London Layers.......................  @3
Raisins, California  “ 
.......................   @2 60
Raisins, Loose Muscatels, new...........   @2 75
Raisins, Muscatels, 10 ft boxes...........   @  »0
Raisins, Ondaras, 14s...........................   @  1»
Raisins, 
28s— .....................   @’~74
Raisins, Sultanas,  new.........................
Raisins, Valencia........  .......................  @107*
Raisins, Imperials, 10 ft  boxes...........   @100

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Water White........1276  I Legal  Test..............1144

KEROSENE  O IL.

MATCHES.

Medium
Small.

K barrels

American  T.D...

PII»ES.

@5 50 
@3 25
.................................  @7 00
.. .2 25©3 00
•088. .
..  @2 25
. 216, 3 gross.......
@1  85
. 216, 2V4 gross__
@ 90
. ,6HjJava  ........ .......  @6
■ -5VÏIP atna....... ...............6
..5 Rangoon.. .......5J4@f>Hi
. .5 Broken.
SALERATUS.

RICE.

Good Carolina....

.....
DeLand’spure........ 5V4|I>w1ght’s ..........
JSea  Foam........
Church’s 
.554 [Cap Sheaf........
Taylor’s G. M

54c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................
28 Pocket.................................................
100 31b  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, 44 bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels.........................................

2 30

SAUCES.

@2  00 
@  75 
@1 00 
@1 35 
@1 70 
@1  00 
@1  .01 @3 50 
@2 20

Parisian, 44  pints..................................
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................
Pepper Sauce, green  ............................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................
Halford Sauce, pints............................
Halford Sauce, 44 pints.........................
Whole.
Pepper................ 16@25 ¡Pepper.............
Allspice...............12@15  Allspice...........
Cinnamon........... 18@30 Cassia...............
Cloves  .................15@25 Nutmegs
Ginger................16@20  Cloves  ..
Mustard...............15@30
Cayenne.............25(5)351
Elastic, 64 packages, per  box....................  5 35

@19
....... 8@10
.......10@11
.......C0@65
.......16@18

Ground. 

STARCH.

SPICES.

SUGARS.  *

SYRUPS.

Cubes  .  ...................................................  @ 744
Powdered...............................................   @ 744
Granulated,  Standard..........................  ©  874
Confectionery A....................................   @  6%
Standard A ..............................................  @644
No. 1, White Extra  C............................  644®  6J4
No. 2, Extra C.........................................  6  @  646
No. 3 C......................................................  5%@  576
No. 4 C....................................................   5?6@ 544
No. 5 C......................................................  546@ 544
New Orleans Yellows............................  554@ 5M
Corn,  barrels  .......................................  
24@2S
Corn, 44 bbls............................................ 
26@30
Corn,  10 gallon kegs...............................  
@30
30@31
Corn, 5 gallon kegs................................. 
30@31
Corn, 444 gallon kegs.............................  
Pure  Sugar, bbl...................................... 
23@28
Pure Sugar, 44 bbl..................................  
25@30
Pure Sugar  5 gal kegs..........................  @1 50
.................... 15@20
Japan ordinary.....................
....................25@30
Japan fair to good................
..................    35@45
Japan tine...............................
.................... 15@20
Japan dust.............................
......................30©50
Young Hyson.........................
...... ..............35@5U
GunPowder............................
33@55@6C
Oolong....................................
...................  25©30
Congo.....................................
-IN  PA IL S.
TOBACCO— FINE CUT-

TEAS.

Dark AmericanEagle67| Underwood’s Capper 35
. 64! Sweet  Rose............... 45
The Meigs...
........ 501 Meigs & Co.’s Stunner38
Red  Bird........
........601 Atlas........................... 35
State  Seal.......
........ 651 Royal Game................38
Prairie Flower 
........60 Mule Ear.....................65
Indian Queen.
...........60 Fountain.................... 74
Bull  Dog........
........661 Old Congress.............. 64
Crown  Leaf...
........651 Good Luck..................52
Hiawatha.......
.......... 70| Blaze Away................35
G lobe.............
........70 Hair Lifter..................30
May Flower...
........ 45 Governor...................60
H ero...............
........ 66 Fox’s Choice............   63
Sweet Owen... 
........ 491 Medallion...................35
Old  Abe. 
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PLUG.

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five 

Knife, single  butt.................................
lots.....................
“  ..........................
Rum.........................................................
Money’......................................................
Red  Fox...................................................
Big Drive.................................................
Seal of Grand Rapids............................
Durham...................................................
Patrol......................................................
Jack  Rabbit............................................
Snowflake...............................................
Chocolate Cream....................................
Nimrod....................................................
Spread Eagle...........................................
Big Five Center......................................
Woodcock  ..............................................
Knigntsof  Labor..................................
Railroad...................................................
Big  Bug...................................................
Arab, 2x12 and 4x12...............................
Black Bear..............................................
King 
.....................................................
Old Five Cent Times.............................
Prune Nuggett, 12 ft.............................
Parrot  ....................................................
Old Time.................................................
Tramway.................................................
Glory  ......................................................
Silver Coin.............................................
Buster  [Dark].......................................
Black Prince (Dark].............................
Black Racer  [Dark].............................
Leggett & Myers’  Star..........................
Climax....................................................
Hold F ast...............................................
MeAlpin’s Gold Shield..........................
Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 ft  cads.  .......
Cock of the Walk  6s ..............................
Nobby Twist...........................................
Acorn................................................'....
Crescent.................................................
Black  X __ :...........................................
Black  Bass..............................................
Spring......................................................
Grayling.................................................
Mackinaw...............................................
HorseShoe..............................................
Hair Lifter..............................................
£>. and D., black......................................
MeAlpin’s Green  Shield.......................
Ace  High, black....................................
Sailors’  Solace.......................................

2c. less in four butt lots.

@50
@49
@48
@40
@18
@48
@50
@46
@46
@48
@46
@46
@46
@44
@4(1
@38
@35
@46
@46
@46
@32
@46
@37
@46
@38
@62
@46
@38
@46
@46
@46
@35
@35
@35
@46
@46
@46
@46
@51
@37
@46
@46
@44
@35
@40
@46
@46
@45
@44
@36
@36
@46
@35
@46

SMOKING

...... 26
D ixie..........................28,Good Luck.......
Old Tar...................... 40 Sweet Lotus___
Arthur’s  Choice...... 22 Conqueror........
.33 
.32
Red Fox.....................26 Grayling
Seal Skiu....................30
Flirt.......................... 28
Rob Roy......................26
Gold Dust................. 26
Uncle  Sam.................28
Gold  Block................30
Lumberman..............25
Seal of Grand Rapids
Railroad Boy..............38
(cloth)................. 25
Mountain Rose.......... 18
Tramway, 3 oz......... 40
Home Comfort.......... 25
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35
Old Rip....................... 55
Boss  .......................... 15
Seal of North Caro-
Pecjt’s Sun................18
lina, 2  oz................ 48
Miners and Puddlers.28j 
Morning  Dew...........25|Sealof North  Caro-
lina, 4oz....................46
Chain......................... 22 
Peerless  ....................24! Seal of North  Caro-
Standard...................20 
lina. 8oz....................41
Old Tom.................... 18,Seal of North  Caro-
Tom & Jerry............ 24 
lina, 16oz boxes«...40
[  Joker......................... 25 Big Deal
Traveler...................35 Apple Jack.................. 24
Maiden......................25!King Bee, longeut...2
Pickwick  Club.........40'Milwaukee  Prize— 24
i  Nigger Head............ 26IRattler.........................28
K  Holland.................... 22jWindsor cut plug....25
German.................... lOiZero  .............................16
Solid Comfort.......... ¡»¡Holland Mixed............ 16
Red Clover............... 32 Golden  Age.................75
Long Tom.................30 Mail  Pouch.................25
National.................. 28 Knights of Labor— !»
Tim e.........................26| Free Cob Pipe..............27
M ayflow er............231 Hiawatha.................... 22
Globe.........................22 Old Congress............... 23
Mule Ear.................. 22|May  Leaf.................... 22
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen 

SHORTS.

SNUFF.

..........................
Rappee...............................
......................1 60  Railroad  Mills  Scotch...........................

„ M

....................................100 

Ornnrl  Haven.  No.  7.  round..........................1  501  Gail & Ax  _  
Grand  Haven,’ No.  7,  round........................ 1 501  Gail & Ax
Oshkosh  No  2 
n f h S ’ Nn  A 
Oshkosh, No.  8
Swedish.............................................................,
Richardson’s No. 8  square............................. J 00
............................150
Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 7V4. round............................1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
............................150
Black Strap...................................................I*»®1®
Porto  Rico.....................................................S8©88
New  Orleans,  good......................................
New Orleans, choice.....................................48@50
New Orleans,  fancy.....................................o2@5o

MOLASSES.

do 
do 

% bbls. 3c extra.

OATMEAL.

Steel  cut.................5 25
Steel Cut, M b b l . .3 00
Rolled  Oats........... 5 50
Rolled Oats, V4bbl..3 (X
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Rolled  Oats, cases.3 50
iuaker, 48 lbs.........8 25
luaker, 60 9>b..............2 50
juaker bbls............0 00

VINEGAR.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Lotzbeok  ...............................................   @1
Star brand,  pure  cider...............................  8@J2
Star brand, white wine...............................  8@12
Bath Brick Imported................................. 
96
American................................. 
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do 
Burners, No. 1 .......................................  
*00
do  No.  2.......................................  
J 50
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand.............  
7  80
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............   15@25
Candles, Star...........................................  ©«H
Candles.  Hotel.......................................   @J4
Extract Coffee, V.  C..............................  ®?°ob
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps......................  @26
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.......................  
.©>»
Gum, Spruce...........................................  30@86

bbl.......................................   @4 00

Hominy, 
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails.................................  444® 5
Pearl  Barley..........................................22£@ 3
Peas,Green  B u sh ..............................   @1 35
Peas, Split  Prepared............................  @ 344
Powder, Keg..........................................   @3 00
Powder, 44  Keg......................................  @1 90
Sage  .......................:...............................  @  18
Sauerkraut, bbls....................................  @4  75
44  bbls...............................  @2 75

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PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

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

6
6
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DRY  SALT  MEATS— IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy................................. 
medium..............................  
“ 
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Short Clears, heavy................................. 
do.  medium..............................  
light..................................... 
do, 
SMOKED  MEATS— CANVASSED  OK  PLAIN.
Hams, heavy....................................................   9J4
“  medium.................................................  944
ligh t......................................................  9»£
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Boneless  Hams................................................ 10
Boneless Shoulders.........................................  644
Breakfast  Bacon............................................  774
Dried Beef, extra quality..............................  9
Dried Beef, Ham pieces..................................1044
Shoulders cured  in sweet pickle..................  6

LARD.

Tierces  ..................................................... 
30 and 50 ft Tubs.....................................  
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.....................  
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in  case....................... 
3 ft Pails, 20 in a ease.............................. 
ft Pails, 12 in a case..............................  
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case.............................  

LARD  IN  TIN  PAILS.

674
676
676
7
744
776
744

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

SAUSAGE—FRESH  AND SMOKED.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs............  9 25
Boneless,  extra................................................... 13 50
Pork  Sausage...................................................
Ham  Sausage...................................................
Tongue  Sausage...........................................
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................
Blood  Sausage.................................................
Bologna, straight............................................
Bologna,  thick....................................  ..........
Head  Cheese....................................................
In half barrels...............................................   3 75
In quarter barrels.........................................

p ig s ’  f e e t.

HIDES, PELTS  AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

Green__ ft  @7  I Calf skins, green
Part cured...  8  ©  844  or cured__   ©10
Fullcured 
  874@  9  Deacon skins.
Dry hides and 
^1 piece.......20  ©50

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

2-3

FURS.

WOOL.

SHEEP  PELTS.
Old wool, estimated washed 
ft........   @25
Tallow......................................................  @ 4
Fine washed $  1b 34@27iUnwashed...........  
Coarse washed... 18@22j
Bear..............................
...1  00@12 00
F isher......................... ..................................2 00@6 00
Red Fox....................... ..................................1  00@1 25
Grey Fox..................... ..................................1  00@1 20
Martin......................... ..................................  25@1 00
Mink............................ .............................   05® 60
Muskrat,  winter__ .......................................10@ 12
full.......... .................................. 
8
..................................  @ 2
k its ........
.. .4 00@5 i»
Otter..........................
..................................   10© l 00
Raccoon.....................
Skunk........................... ..................................  10@1 20
..................................1  50®3 50
Beaver, 
ft...........
.................................   10® 30
Deer, $   ft...............

“ 
“ 

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OYSTEIÌS AN D  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

OYSTERS.

.30
F. J. D. Selects........
.26
Selects.......................
.18
F. J.  D........................
Standards  ...............
.16
15
Favorites.................
Mediums  .................
14
13
Primes.......................
. . . 1 60
Selects, by bulk....
Standards, by  bulk ...................... ...........1  0 0 ©  1 10
Shrewsbury shells. $   100....................................1 40
Princess  Bay  Clams, $   100............................. .80
New  York  Counts, $1  m o....................................1 40

FRESI1  FISII.

Cod  .....................................
Haddock...............................
Mackerel.............................
Mackinaw Trout................
Perch,  dressed....................
Smelts  .................................
Whiteflsh........  
...............

@12
@ 8
!l2 @14
@  7
@ 6
...j o @11
© 9

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Choice  winter  fruit is  dull  at  $1.75 

©$1.90.

Beans—Local buyers pay 50c@$90 

bu.  for
unpicked  and  hold  ordinary  hand-picked  for 
$1.10@$1.30.

Butter—Michigan creamery is easy at 2a@28. 
Sweet dairy is  in sharp  demand and Arm at 16, 
while old is dull at 5@8c.

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

Cabbages—In fair demand  at $S@$10 fl 100.
Cheese—The  best  grades  of  October  and 

November make are  selling  at 11@125£.

Cider—10c %) gal; and $1 for bbl.
Celery—20@22c  doz.  bunches  for  Kalama­

zoo or Grand Haven.

Cranberries—Cultivated  and  wild  Michigan 
command  $1.75@$2  ($)  bu.  for  choice.  New 
Jersey $2.251* bu. box.

Eggs—Fresh  are 

in  fair  demand  at  18c, 

and pickled are moving slowly at 13@14c.

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

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

Hops—Brewers pay 8@10c $   ft.
Lettuce—25c $  ft.
Onions—Home-grown, 75c %) bu. or $2.25  bbl.
Pop Corn—Choice new commands  2V4c  $   ft 

and old 3c $  ft.

Potatoes—Burbanks  command  50c.  Late 

Rose are fair demand at  40c.

Poultry—Fairly  well  supplied.  Fowls  sell 
for  10@llc; chickens,  ll@12c;  ducks,  13c: and 
turkeys, lie.

Squash—Hubbard, quoted nominally at lc $  

ft, although very little is moving.

Sweet  Potatoes—Jerseys  command  $4.50. 
There are few Jerseys in market and no  Balti- 
mores.

Turnips—25c $  bu.

G RAINS  AND  MILLING  PRODUCTS.

Wheat—Lower.  The  city  millers  pay  as 
follows:  Lancaster,  85;  Fulse, 82c;  Clawson, 
82c.

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

lots and 38®40c in carlots.

Oats—White, 38c in small lots  and 33@34c  in 

car lots.

Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour—No change.  Fancy Patent, $5.50 $  bbl. 
in  sacks and  $5.76 In  wood.  Straight, $4.60  %l 
bbl. in sacks and $4.80 in  wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 <p bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Brai 
^ ton.  Ships, $15 $  ton.  Middlings, $16j 
Corn and Oats, $20 V ton.

Money 

Well Spent 

Try it.

Twenty-flve cents will J 
tie of Allen’s Lung Bale; 
and sure remedy  for 
croup.  Those desirln 
for consumption or » 
ease should try the  ' 
tie.  (It contains no 
form.)  Price 25c, 6Q 
t tie at druggists.

m

OUT  AROUND.

News and Gossip  Furnished  by  Our  Own 

Correspondents.

B e a r   L a k e .

The aggregate shipments from Bear Lake 

the past season were as follows:
Hardwood, feet.......................................   5,600,000
(JJJMWO
Pine, feet................................................. 
Shingles, pc  ..  .........................................
ii>,uw
Cordwood, cords.......................................  
Hemlock bark, cords............................... 
2,0*0
Cedar posts, pcs  ...................................... 
».000
Telegraph  poles.......................................  
2,000
Potatoes,  bushels...................................   10,985
The  annual  report  of the  Bear Lake  &
Pierpont  Railway  makes as  exceptionally
good showing,  as follows:
Gross earnings.........................   ...........$13,497.67
Operating expenses and repairs..........  5,02SÌ.S3
...  $8,467.85

Net earnings................

B ig  R a p id s .

A.  J.  Jakeway,  for  the  last  live  years 
with the Ives Lumber  Co.,  at  Ilungerford, 
has  purchased  the  store  building of  T.  N. 
Colvin and occupied  by Mrs.  Mulberry with 
a stock of drugs.  Mr. Jakeway will use the 
first story for  a saloon.  Mrs.  Mulberry has 
rented  one  of  Mr.  Morrisey’s  new  store 
rooms,  where  she  will  remove  her  drug 
stock.
J.  G.  McElwee & Co. is shipping shavings 
from this place and Reed City to New Bruns­
wick,  New Jersey.  The freight  is  $80  per 
car.
W. D.  Robinson, of  Detroit,  who holds a 
mortgage on II.  Flynn’s  stock  of merchan­
dise,  has placed a  receiver in the  store  and 
is trying to satisfy his claim.  J.  W.  Fearns, 
who held the stock on a  contract,  concludes 
there is not enough left to bother  with,  and 
for his claim of some  $800  will look to Mr. 
Flynn to pay when better able.
Mr.  Faulk  lias  removed  his  drug  stock 
from  the  Ilarwood  block  to  the  building 
lately vacated  by the  Big  Rapids  National 
Bank.
F.  Fairman, banker here  and manager of 
the tub  and  pail  factory,  has just  sold all 
the goods manufactured after the expiration 
of their contract with  the  Association,  and 
declares a net profit  of  over  50 per cent, on 
the capital stock.  The factory will be clos­
ed for two  months  for  repairs.  Mr.  Fair- 
man will leave  this  week  for  an extended 
trip South,  with a view  to a  apst from busi­
ness.
Will  Harman  advertises  his  entire  dry 
goods stock for sale.  He says he is going to 
get out of Big Rapids.
C.  A. Verity has purchased his  partner's 
interest in the grocery.

Bonanza.

The quietude of our  town  was broken by 
the dissolution of the firm of  Clark,  Russell 
& Co., Mr.  Russell retiring from  the  busi­
ness.  F.  W.  Clark  & Co.  succeed  to the 
business.

Other firms are moving along as usual.
We are  having  a  fine  run  of  sleighing. 
The snow is from 15 to 18 inches deep.

H.  F.  M in e r .

C a d illa c .

Hurst  &  Joyce,  boot  and  shoe dealers, 
have  dissolved  partnership.  Geo. 
llurst 
continues  the  business  with  Joyce  in  his 
employ.
Frank B.  Kelly, of the clothing firm of W. 
It.  Dennis & Co., has in use about the store 
a liandsled which he has owned  over  thirty 
years,  it being a relic of his  youthful  days. 
It appears  to  be  as strong  and durable  as 
ever.
C.  II.  Drury, of Sampson &  Drury,  is  on 
a business trip to Chicago this week.
S.  W.  Kramer has returned from the East, 
where he purchased a new stock  to  re-open 
his clothing store here March 1.
Indications point unmistakably to an  im­
mense building boom at this place  the com­
ing season.  Several large residences are al­
ready planned and some new business blocks 
are in contemplation.  Already the city real 
estate exchanges are more active, with an up­
ward tendency of prices.  This improvement 
is joyfully welcomed by  our carpenters  and 
tradesmen, who have made little or nothing 
from their  labor  over  necessary  living  ex­
penses  for  the  last  two  years.  No more 
moss will be allowed to accumulate for some 
time to come.
J.  W.  Cummer,  the  hardware  merchant, 
has invented an improved heating apparatus, 
consisting  of  a  hot  air  drum and cold  air 
pipes,  which is giving satisfaction.  He has 
already  put  up  a  number in this and  sur­
rounding  places.  A  patent  has  been  ap­
plied for.

C a sn o v ia .

Isaac  C.  Neff’s new  hotel  is up  and en­
closed,  and  the  doors  and  windows  have 
been put in place.  The  structure  is 40x50 
feet in  dimensions  and  three  stories high. 
It  is  expected  that  everything  will  be  in 
readiness to begin business  about May 1.
Mr.  Neff  also  contemplates  the  erection 
of a roller grist mill,  with  a  capacity of 100 
barrels of flour per day.

H e r s e y .

Those burned out in  the  late fire are get­
ting  well  established  again.  Neville  & 
Beardsley have  fitted  up  a  building across 
the street,  have bought  the  Collar  stock of 
drugs and fixtures  at  Reed  City  and are in 
running order again/  Mr.  Diggins  is reno­
vating  another  old  stand  which  formerly 
was his place of  business,  and  soon will bt 
again.  John Sweet has fixed up an old store 
house on Front  street for  his saloon.  The 
postmaster and lawyers are  still  wandering 
up an down in a dazed sort of a way.
John  Sweet  has  purchased  the  shingle 
mill  machinery  and  part  of  a  section  of 
shingle  timlier  south  of  Hersey,  and  has 
rented power of  Gloss Bros.’ mill to cut the 
timber into shingles.

H o u g h to n .

W.  B.  Anderson, teller of  the  First  Na­
tional  Bank,  has  accepted  the  position  of 
cashier of the First  National  Bank  at  Red 
Jacket, which is soon to  be  organized  with 
a capital stock of .$100,000.

S t.  J o s e p h .

We have formed  an  organization  among 
our business men styled the  St. Joseph Im­
provement Association,  for  the  purpose  of 
looking after the interest of  our town,  with 
the following officers:

President—A.  W.  Wells.
Viee-President—Montgomery Shepard.
Treasurer—H.  M.  Zekind.
Secretary—James R.  Clark.
Executive  Committee^-A.  II.  Morrison, 
Warren Chapman,  C.  C.  Sweet,  L.  S.  Will- 
son,  M.  C.  Barnes,  A.  II.  Scott, A.  Kane, 
L. I.  McLin.

T m e m   C ity.

L.  F.  Perkett has  been  in  Summit  City 
the past week buying potatoes.
Our streets have presented  a  most  lively 
appearance  during  the  past  few  days. 
Farmers  from  all  directions  have  been

i

bringing  in  cord  wood,  lumber,  logs  and 
square timber in immense  quantities.
D. M.‘Clark has  bought  the  C. A.  New­
ton meat market,  at Elk Rapids, for  $1,200 
cash.  Mr. Clark was robbed at  Manistee  a 
few  weeks  ago, just  after  disposing  of  a 
large quantity of cattle.

M a n c e lo n a .

The Grand Rapids Chair Co. 

trip 

with  headquarters  at  Mancelona,  buying 
maple logs.  The logs are shipped by rail to 
Grand Rapids.
W.  H.  Thompson,  manager  of  the  Man­
celona Handle Co., has returned from a bus­
to  Philadelphia  and  other 
iness 
Eastern  cities.  The  factory  is  running to 
its full capacity.
The Oval Wood Dish Co. is running every 
day buying large quantities  of  logs  for the 
season’s  run.
S.  M.  Beane is running his  sawmill eight 
hours a day.
The law firm of Hudson &  Bailey is  dis­
solved, each lawyer  operating separately.
The Grand Rapids  Furniture  Co.  is  put­
ting in  2,000,000  feet  of  maple  logs at its 
saw mill,  one mile south of Mancelona.
Geo.  H.  Raymond controls a portable saw­
mill located four miles west  of  Mancelona. 
The lumber will be shipped from this place.

An Ode to a Stove Pipe.

From the American Artisan.

Few states in the Union are more fruitful 
than is the State of Michigan,  either  in  the 
products of nature or in the  works wrought 
by the skillful hand of man.  That it is not 
lacking in  literary  genius  is  evidenced  by 
the following, on an all too familiar subject, 
which is sent to the Artisan from  the Pen­
insular State:
Infernal stuff!  Your nature well I know:
So when I took you down six months ago 
Each piece I numbered so that 1 might tell 
Exactly how you’d go together well.
And now the time for chilly days draws nigh, 
To put you up again I madly try.
But all in vain.  The joints that here did fit 
Now do not come within an inch of it.
I get you two-thirds put in place, and  then— 
Crash you go, tumbling to the floor again.
Once more 1 try.  You are rather full  of soot, 
And I am getting daubed from head to foot.
I jam my thumb, but still I persevere.
One piece goes down  again and  rakes my ear. 
I grab to catch the piece, and another goes. 
And, of course, 6crapes the hide all off my nose.
And another piece falls with a slam,
And the rests goes down and I say d---- n.
And then my blood gets boiling and I say,
“By all that’s blue, I’ll flx  you. anyway.”
Once more I go to work, and by patience great, 
I get all but a single section straight,
And that I am about to place, when, oh!
The chair I stand on tips and flat I go.
I land upon my neck in fright and pain,
And mutter dreadful language once again,
As over and around me with a horrid crash, 
The whole comes down in one grand smash.
And then my wife remarks, “I never saw 
Such  an  awkward,  clumsy  man.”  I  say, 
And for a tinner send, while I retire 
To wash myself and swear to vent my ire.

“Hold your jaw.”

Purely Personal.

Jas.  E.  Granger,  the  more or  less elabor­
ate shipping  clerk  for  Cody,  Ball & Co., is 
rapidly accumulating an art collection in his 
department.  His taste runs  to the  nude in 
art.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux leaves next Monday for 
New Orleans,  where he  will ¡spend  a week 
or  ten  days  in  search  of  recreation  and 
pleasure.  He will  be  accompanied^ by  his 
wife.

Thos. S. Freeman may be addressed in care 
the  Avery  House,  at  Mt.  Clemens, during 
the next two or three weeks.  The  absence 
is rendered necessary  by  an  attack  of  the 
old trouble,  inflammatory rheumatism.

M.  C.  Russell,  who  has  carried  on  the 
produce and commission business in this city 
for the  past  four  years,  has  concluded to 
close out the same,  and  accept  a  flattering 
offer tendered  him  by the Michigan Buggy 
Co.,  at Kalamazoo.  The acceptance  of  the 
position necessitates  his  removal  to  Kala­
mazoo,  which will  be a  source  of  genuine 
regret among his friends  and business asso­
ciates.

Good Words Unsolicited.

M. J. Young, hardware, Ionia:  “ it  is  a good 

C. L. Hasbrouck, druggist, Mendon:  “Good 

paper.”

paper.”

Forman & Aldrich, meat market, Lowell: “It 

is a good paper.”

is a good paper.”

Chas. S. Bulkley, general  dealer,  Ovid:  “It 

Mrs.  John  Helm,  general  dealer,  Burdick 

ville:  “I think your paper a  good one.”

Blodgett  &  Byrne,  lumbermen, Muskegon 

“It is well worth a great, big silver dollar.”

E. A. F. Little,druggist, Spencer Creek:  “It 
must  be  had, if  it  takes  the  last shot in  the 
locker.”

The Hardware Market.

Business  and  collections  are  both  fully 
satisfactory.  Augers and  bits  are  steadier 
and some makers  are  asking higher  prices 
for cast  butts.  Chain  is  stronger  and ad­
vances are anticipated.  Barbed  wire is im­
proving so far as  demand  goes,  and  prices 
are firm.  The  wire market is  firm  at  the 
revisions made in Price Current.

A Chippewa  Lake  correspondent writes: 
J. J.  Wright, the  defaulting  agent  for  the 
Detroit,  Lansing &  Northern  Railway,  has 
returned and paid over  to  the  company the 
sum  of  $400  in  cash  to  settle  the  recent 
discovery of over  charges  while  in  the ein 
ploy of the company.  He is taking steps to 
move his  family and  effects to  some  other 
place and commence over again.

The  people  of  Ottawa,  Kan.,  issued  re­
cently a circular and  scattered  it  in  all  lo­
calities within fifty miles of thatjown to the 
effect that all tramps  coming  there  will  be 
given ten days on the city.rock  pile.  They 
have not been troubled with  tramps  to  any 
great extent since then.

Detroit News:  A  Detroit  produce  mer 
chant,  just  in  from  a  jaunt  through  the 
country,  reports seeing  large  quantities  of 
potatoes selling in wholesale lots at 55 cents 
per  bushel.  The  prevailing  sentiment  is 
that they will be at high figures by  planting 
time.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AUGERS AND BITS.

dis 

BELLS.

BALANCES.
BARROWS.

Ives’,  old  style......................................... dis60&10
N.  H. C. Co................................................disflO&lO
Douglass’................................................... dis60&l0
Pierces’  .....................................................disSO&lO
Snell’s ........................................................dis60&10
Cook’s  ...................................................... dis40&10
Jennings’, genuine........................................... dis 25
Jennings', imitation................................disSO&lO
Spring.................................................. 
40
Railroad.......................................................$  13 00
Garden...................................................... net 33 00
Hand..............................................dis  $ 60&10&10
60&10
Cow.....................................................dis 
Call.................................................... dis 
30&15
Gong................  
dis 
25
Door, Sargent.................................. dis 
60&10
40
Stove......................................................dis $ 
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 
60
Cast Square Spring............................. dis 
60
Cast Chain........ ................................... dis  60&10
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob............ dis  60&10
Wrought Square................................. dis  60&10
Wrought Sunk Flush..........................dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush..................................................dis  60&10
Ives’  Door.............................................dis  60&10

BOLTS.

 

BRACES.

Barber.................................................. d isf 
40
Backus.................................................. dis  50&10
Spofford.................................................dis 
50
Am. Ball................................................dis 
net
Well, plain................................................... $  3 50
Well, swivel.................................................  
4 00

BUCKETS.

BUTTS. CART.

Cast Loose Pin, figured......................dis  70&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........dis  70&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis  60&10 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis  60&10
Wrought Loose  Pin...........................dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip.......... dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned.......... dis  603$J>
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver 
tipped................................................dis  60& 5
Wrought Table.................................... dis  10&60
Wrought  Inside  Blind....................... dis 
10&60
Wrought Brass.................................... dis  70&10
80&10
Blind, Clark’s....................................... dis 
Blind, Parker’s.................................... dis 
80&10
Blind,  Shepard’s..................................dis 
70

^

CAPS.

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

CATRIDGES.

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new  list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States........................5dis50&10
Central Fire.............................................. dis40&10

CHISELS.
Socket Firmer............................
........ dis 75&10
Socket Framing.....................
........ dis 75&IÜ
Socket Corner............................. ........ dis 75&10
Socket Slicks............................... ........ dis
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer........ ........ dis
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers..........
.......dis
20
Cold..............................................
........ net

Curry,  Lawrence’s ................ .... ........ dis 40&10
Hotchkiss  .................................. .........dis
25

COMBS.

COCKS.

Brass,  Racking’s........................................ 
60
Bibb’s .........................................................  
60
B eer.............................................................  40&10
Fenns’.......................................................... 
60

COPPER.

DRILLS

ELBOWS.

Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... ¡»ft  26
14x52,14x56,14 x60.........................................  31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................   19
Cold Rolled, 14x48.............................................18J4
40
Taper and Straight Shank............ ...dis
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank..................... ...dis
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................ doz net $.85
Corrugated......................................
...dis 20&10
Adjustable....................................... ...dis 54&10
Claris, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00.
20
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2, $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.
25
f i l e s —New List.
American File Association List..
...dis 60&10
Disston’s .........................................
. ..dis 6G&10
New  American................................. ...dis 60&10
Nicholson’s ....................................
...dis 60&10
Heller’s ............................................ .. .dis
30
Heller’s  Horse Rasps..................... .. .dis 30&10
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 

22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27
16
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. 

GALVANIZED  IRON,
14 

EXPANSIVE BITS.

dis
dis

12 

13 
GAUGES.

50

HINGES.

HANGERS.

HAMMERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............dis 
Maydole & Co.’s ....................................dis
Kip’s .................................................... dis 
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s ..............................dis  40&1(
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 
60&10
Kidder, wood  track............................dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, l, 2, 3............................dis 
60
State............................................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4*4  14
and  longer.............................................. 
3%
Screw Hook and Eye,  54  .................. net 
1054
Screw Hook and Eye %.....................net 
854
Screw Hook and Eye  5£ .....................net 
754
Screw Hook and Eye,  %................... net 
754
65
Strap and  T ........................................dis 
Stamped Tin Ware....................................  
30
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......... dis 
50
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings...........  
50
50
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings....... 
Door, porcelain, trimmings.................... 
50
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain........dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s .....................   40&10
Hemacite..............................................dis 
60
50
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. dis 
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s................... dis 
60
Branford’s ............................................dis 
50
Norwalk’s ............................................dis 
50
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 
60
Hunt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

KNOBS.

MILLS.

HOES.

NAILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

MAULS.

MOLASSES GATES.

6d  4d
2 
114

I  lOd  8d 
214 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 

lOdto  60d............................................$  keg $2 50
8d and 9 d adv...............................................  
25
6d and 7d  adv......................................... 
50
4d and 5d  adv........................................  
75
3d  advance......................................................   1 50
3d fine  advance.............................................. 
3 00
Clinch nails, adv............................................   1 75
Finishing 
Size—inches  )  3 
Adv.  keg 
Steel Nails—2 65.
Stebbin’s Pattern  ............................ ........ dis 70
Stebbin’s Genuine............................ ..... .dis 70
Enterprise,  self-measuring........... ........dis 25
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled........ .......  dis 50
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.....................dis60&10
Zinc, with brass bottom........................... dis  50
Brass or  Copper........................................dis  50
Reaper..................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ...............................................  60&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy....................... .......dis  15
Seiota 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.............................. .. .disOO&lU
Dripping..............................................
6
Iron and Tinned................................. .dis 
40
Copper Rivets and  Burs.................. .dis 
60

RIVETS.

PLANES.

OILERS.

PANS.

ft 

GUNN  HARDWARE

COMPANY,

E xclusively W holesale,

Present to the Trade the

OF

Shelf  and  Heavy  Hardware

Our Stock Comprises Everything

Included In a First-Glass

HARDWARE  STOCK

Dealers visiting the  City  are  Cordi­
ally  Invited  to  Call  and  Inspect  our 
Establishment.

DRY  GOODS  PRICE  CURRENT.

WIDlB  BROWN COTTONS.

The following quotations are given  to show 
relative values, but they may be considered, to 
some extent, “outside prices," and  are  not as 
low as buyers of reasonable  quantities can, in 
most  instances, obtain  them  at.  It  will  pay 
every  merchant  to  make  frequent  visits  to 
market, not only in  respect  to  prices,  but to 
keep posted on  the  ever-changing  styles  and 
fashions, many of which are never shown  “on 
the  road.”
Androscoggin, 9 4 . .  17 
1 Pepperell, 104... ...1 9
Androscoggin, 7-4 . .  1354 Pepperell, 1 1 4 . ..
Pepperell,  74...___13  IPequot,  74......... ...145<
Pepperell,  84...__15 
j Pequot,  84......... ...1 6
Pepperell,  9 4 . . .__17 
iPequot,  9 4 ............. ...1 8
Caledonia, XX,oz,.10  (Park Mills, No. 90.. 
Caledonia,  X, oz...  9  Park  Mills, No.  100.
Economy,  oz.......... 
¡Prodigy, oz.............
Park Mills, No. 50..10  Otis Apron.............
Park Mills, No. 60. .11  Otis  Furniture.......
Park Mills, No. 70:. 12  York, 1  oz...............
Park Mills, No. 80.. 13 
| York. AA, extra oz.

CHECKS.

OSNABURGS.

5

Plain.

brie, 4-4...

73*1
3ILKSIAS.

BLEACHED COTTONS

FINE  BROWN  COTTONS.

854|Greene, G  4-4
9*41 Hill, 4-4............
854!Hill, 7-8...........

cam brie,  4-4...... 11  1 Whitinsville, 7-8... 6

Pluid.
Alabama.......... __   654'Alabama............
..  63£
Georgia........... __ 8% ¡Augusta..............
..  634
Jewell  ............. ....  8  ¡ Georgia.............
..  654
..  034
Kentucky  ....... ....  854  Louisiana..........
L ane................ __   854 Tennessee........
..10
Santee............. ....  754¡Toled o...............
..  654
555
Avondale,  36........
Art  cambrics, 36.. 
Androscoggin, 4-4..
....... 654
Androscoggin, 5-4.. 1254 Hope,  4-4................ 654
Ballou, 4-4...............  5541 King  Phillip  cam-
Ballou, 5-4...............  6
Boott,  0.4-4.......
854 |Linwood,  4-4..........
Booti,  E. 5-f
Lonsdale,  4-4..........
Boott, AGO, 4-4.......  954 ¡ Lonsdale  cambric.1054
Boott, R. 3-4__
5541 Langdon, GB, 4-4...  854
654 Langdon,  46........... 11
Blackstone, AA 4-4 
Chapman, X, 4-4....
554 Mason ville,  44.......  754
Conway,  4-4...........
654 Maxwell. 4-4...........   8
654 New York Mill, 4-4.10 
Cabot, 4-4................
6  I New Jersey,  4 4 ....  8 
Cabot, 7-8................
IPocasset,  P. M. C..  754
Canoe,  3-4...............
Domestic,  36........
754¡Pride of the West. 1054
Dwight Anchor, 4-4 8  ! Pocahontas,  44...
754
Davol, 44............... 8  ¡Slaterville, 7-8....... 654
9
Fruit of Loom, 44. 754  Victoria, AA........
Fruitof Loom, 7-8. 6% ¡Woodbury, 44....... 554
Fruit of  the  Loom
¡Whitinsville,  44..
634
Gold Medal, 44..  . 654  Wamsutta, 4-4....... 934
Gobi Medal, 7-8.... 5541 Williams ville,  36.. 854
Gilded  Age...........
¡Masonville TS....... 8
Crown.................... 17 
No.  10.................... 11  ¡Masonville  S........ 1054
| Lonsdale............... 954
Coin....................... 10 
Anchor.................. 15  ¡Lonsdale A ........... 14
¡Victory  O.............
Centennial............
554
Blackburn ............ 8  ¡Victory J ............... 654
Davol..................... 14  ¡Victory  D.............
854
London.................. 12541 Victory  K............. 1054
Puconia................ 12  ¡Phoenix A ............. 1954
Red  Cross.............
754¡Phoenix  B............. 1054
Social  Imperial... 16  ¡PhoenixXX..........
P R IN T S .
.554 Gloucester...........
Albion,  solid........
.554
Albion,  grey........
.6  Glou cestermourn’g. 554
.6
Allen’s  checks__ .554 Hamilton  fancy..
Aden's  fancy.......
.554|Hartel fancy........
.554
.6
Allen’s pink.......... . .5V* Merrimac D..........
.554 ¡Manchester..........
.6
Allen’s purple.......
American, fancy..
. 554 ¡Oriental  fancy__ ..554
Arnold fancy........ ..6  ¡Oriental  robes__ .654
Berlinsolid.............  5  I Pacific  robes............6
Cocheeo  fancy....... 6 
¡Richmond.................654
Cocheco robes.........654 ' Steel  River................4 34
Conestoga fancy__6 
¡Simpson’s .................6
Eddystoue..............6  Washington fancy..6
Eagle  fancy............ 5  Washington  blues.  6
Garner pink............5541
Appleton  A, 44__
ndian Orehard, 40.  7 
Indian Orchard, 36.  654
Boott  M. 44....
Boston  F, 4-4..........  6%  Laconia  B, 74........ 13
Continental C, 4-3..  654lLyman B, 40-in.......9
Continental D, 40in 754 Mass. BB, 4 4 ..........  554
Conestoga W, 4-4...  534[Nashua  E, 40-in__ 754
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  4% Nashua  R, 44........6
Conestoga  G, 30-in.  5  ¡Nashua 0.7-8..........534
Dwight  X ,34........ 4941NewmarketN.  ....  554
Dwight Y, 7-8..........55»  Pepperell E, 39-in..  654
534 Pepperell  R, 44....  534
Dwight Z, 44. 
Dwight Star, 44. 
6 Pepperell  O, 7-8....  554 
Ewight Star, 40-in..
¡Pepperell  N, 34__ 6
Enterprise ËE, 36..  43í Pocasset  C, 44.......  534
Great FallsE,44...  654 Saranac R...............  6
Farmers’ A, 4-4.......  5541 Saranac  E...............754
I Johnson  Marxfg Co,
Amoskeag 
Amoskeag, Persian 9
Bookfold.............1254
Johnson  ManfgCo,
styles....................
Bates.......................6
. . 6  dress  styles................1054
.  6  Slaterville,  dress
Berkshire.............   6
.. 
styles..................   6
Glasgow,  fancy 
Glasgow,  royal 
.. 4554  White Mfg Co, stap 634 
new
Gloucester, 
I White Mfg Co, fano 754 
standard  .............
Plunket..................
Lancaster...............
Langdown.............
Renfrew,  dress__
Androscoggi n, 7-4. .15  ¡Pepperell.  104...... 22
Androscoggin, 8-4. .16  Pepperell,  114...... 24
Pepperell,  7-4....... .15  Pequot,  74..............16
Pepperell,  8-4....... .17  Pequot,  84..............18
Pepperell,  9-4....... .19  ¡Pequot,  94..............20
Atlantic  A, 4-4__ .  6541 Lawrence XX, 44...  6*4
Atlantic  H, 4-4__ .  654 Lawrence XXX 40■  734
Atlantic  D, 4-4__ .  5% ¡Lawrence LL, 44..,.  5
Atlantic P, 4-4....... .  5  Newmarket N.........  654
Atlantic  LL, 4-4... .  454 Mystic River, 44..,.  534
Adriatic, 36........... .  754¡Pequot A, 44..........  634
Augusta, 4-4.......... .  654 Piedmont,  36..........  6
Boott  M, 4-4.......... .  6  Stark AA, 44........ ..  654
Boott  FF, 4-4........ .  634 Tremont CC,44...,.  434
Graniteville, 4-4... .  534 Utica,  4-4................
.10
.  634 Wachusett,  44___
Indian  Head, 4-4..
.  654
Indiana Head 45-in.115Ì|Wachusett, 30-in..,■  534
TICKINGS.
Amoskeag,  ACA... 1254|Falls,XXXX. 
1854 
Amoskeag  “ 4-4. .1554¡Falls, X X X ..
1554
Amoskeag,  A .........11
Falls,  BB.................1154
Falls,  BBC, 36.........1954
Amoskeag,  B .........10
Falls,  awning........19
Amoskeag,  C.........10
Amoskeag,  D........   9
Hamilton,  BT, 32..  954 
Amoskeag,  E........  854 ¡Hamilton,  D
854
Amoskeag, F..........  8
Hamilton,  H............854
Premium  A, 44___17
Hamilton  fancy...  854
Methuen AA...........1154
Premium  B............16
Methuen ASA.........1654
Extra 44.................. 16
Extra 7-8..
.......1454 ¡Omega A, 7-8.......... 1054
Gold Medal 44.
lOmega A, 44.......... 12 54
.......15 
CCA  7-8...........
.......1254 lOmega ACA, 7-8.... 13
.14 ¡Omega ACA, 44__.15
CT 44...............
.14 ¡Omega SE, 7-8........ 24
RC 7-8...............
.16 ¡Omega SE, 44.........27
BF 7-8...............
.19 ¡Omega M. 7-8.........22
AF 44..............
.14 ¡Omega M, 44......... .25
.15 Shetucket SS&S3W 1154
.15 ¡Shetucket, S & SW.12
.,.12
.14 ¡Shetucket,  SFS 
.13 1 Stockbridge  A ___.  7
. IlV2 [Stockbridge fancy
.  8
5ED CAMBRICS.
.  5 [Empire..................
.  5  1¡Washington.......... •  434
Edwards................
.  5 
•  5 
¡S. S. & Sons............
5
RAIN
1  BAGS.
.17 Old  Ironsides.........15
.20
.2154: Wheatland............
DENIMS.
.  654 Otis CC.................. .  9
.1154.Warren  AXA.........11
.1154¡Warren  BB............10
.11 ¡Warren CC........... . 9
10 ¡York,  blue............. 1254

Cordis No. 1,32..
Cordis  No. 2.......
Cordis  No. 3.......
Cordis  No. 4.......
Ol
Garner...............
Hookset.............
Red  Cross..........
Forest Grove__

7541 White  Manf’g  Co,
754  Earlston.............. 754
7  Gordon......................7
7  Greylock, 
9  I  styles  .....................1054

WIDE  BLEACHED COTTONS.

HEAVY BROWN  COTTONS.

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

dress

Otis  A X A .
Otis BB.
Man ville........
| Masonville...
Red  Cross"....
| Berlin...........
Garner..........
Brooks....................50
Clark’s O. N. T.......55
J. & P.  Coats..........55
Willimantic 6 cord.55 
Willimantie 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew 
ing thread........... 30

PAPER  CAMBRICS.
..43i@5  IS. S. & Sons......43£@5
. .434@5  ¡Garner............ 4%@5
........  654 ¡Thistle Mills............  6
........ 6  J Rose...........................  654

w i o a n s .

SPOOL COTTON.

¡Eagle  and  Phoenix 
\  Mills ball sewing.30 
Green  &  Daniels...25
Stafford................. 25
Hall & Manning__ 28
Holyoke..................25

LUMBER, LATH  AND  SHINGLES. 

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co,  quote f. o. 
b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M $44 00
Uppers, 154,154 and 2 inch........................   46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 00
Selects, 154,154 and 2  inch........................   38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch.................................  30 00
Shop, 1 inch.................................................  20 00
Fine, Common, 154> 154 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 nO
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.........................  17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet........  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet..........................   17  00
No. 2 Stoeks, 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 Stoeks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet.........................  13 00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls,  all
widths and  lengths.......................... 8 00® 9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in ....
33 00 
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch..................................
27 90 
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.......................
15 00 
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet.............
12 00 
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet...............................
12 00
No. 1 Fencing, 4  Inch...............................
15 00 
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch...............................
12 QO 
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 16 ft..........
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........................
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common. 
17 00 
Dressed Flooring 6in., No. 2 common... 
14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal. 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear.
35 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C.........................
26 00
16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  eom’n 
14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 4 Inch, $1  00 additional.
1 XXX 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............
•< XX X 18 in.  Thin......................................
( XXX 16 in.................................................
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16  in.............................
Lath  ............................................

1  75®

HARDWOOD  LUMRER.

The furniture factories  here  pay  as  follows 
for dry  stock:
Basswood, log-run.............................   @13 00
Birch, log-run.......................................16  OJ@20 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and  2..............................  @25 00
Black Ash, log-run.............................   @13 00
Cherry,  log-run................................... 25 
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2..........................   @55 00
Cherry,  cull..........................................10 
Maple,  log-run..................................... 14 
Maple, so ft,  log-run............................12 
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................   @18 00
Maple, clear, flooring.........................  @25 00
Maple, white, selected.......................  @25  00
RedOak, log-run.................................  @15 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2............... 
  @20 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step  plank...............  @25 00
Walnut, log-run..................................  
@55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2“..........................  @75 00
Walnuts,  culls....................................  @25 00
Grey  Elm, log-run................... 
@13 00
White Ash,  log-run............................. 14 
00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run..........................   @23 00

00@35 00
00@12 00
00@16 00
00@14 00

 

 

PATENT  ELANISAED  I RON.

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

Broken packs 14c $  ft extra.

10

ROPES.

6 25

rates.

SQUARES.

TIN  PLATES.

12 50
15 00
16 50

TIN NER’S SOLDER.

All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 30 

70&10
50X10
20
Com. 
$2 30
2 40 
2 60 
2  80
3 00 
3 30
inches

Sisal, 14 In. and  larger...............................
Manilla.........................................................
Steel and Iron.......................................dis
Try and Bevels.....................................dis
Mitre  .................................................... dis
SH EETIRO N.Com. Smooth.
I......................$4 20
.....................  4 20
.....................  4 20
....................  4 20
......................  4 40
......................  460

Nos. 10 to  14... 
Nos. 15 to 17... 
Nos. 18 to 21... 
Nos. 22 to 24... 
Nos .25 to 26... 
No. 27
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, $   tt>............................
In smaller quansities, $   lb.....................
No. 1,  Refined...........................................
Market  Half-and-half............................
Strictly  Half-and-half............................
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
10x14, Charcoal..........................
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal...........................
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal..........................
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal.........................
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal..........................
IC, 
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal..........................
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal..........................
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool..........................
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.......................
20x28, Charcoal..........................
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal.......................
DX., 
100 Plate Charcoal.......................
DXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.......................
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal....................
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to 6 75 j 
Rooting, 14x20, IC.........................................  5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX.......................................   6  75 \
Roofing, 20x28, IO.........................................  11  00
Roofing,  20x28,  IX.......................................   14 00 |
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne.................  5 60 |
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............  7 00 i
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne................ 11 00 j
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne............  14 00
Steel.Game..................................................60&10
OneidaSCommuntity,  Newhouse’s ...........dis  35 !
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10 I
Hotchkiss’  .....................................................6U&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s................................ 60&10  I
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18e $  doz !
Mouse,  delusion.................................$1  50 & doz
Bright Market.......................................   dis  6754  j
Annealed Market.................................dis 
70 1
Coppered Market.....................................dis  6254 I
Extra Bailing............................................   dis  56 I
Tinned  Market................................................. dis 6254
Tinned  Broom;..........................................$  lb  09 j
Tinned Mattress........................................$  ft  854
Coppered  Spring  Steel..................dis  40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel.................................. dis  50 I
Plain Fence....................................................lb  354 j
Barbed  Fence...................................................
Copper...............................................new  list net
Brass..................................................new  list net I
Bright............................................... dis  70&10&10 :
Screw Eyes....................................... dis  70&10&1U
Hook’s ..............................................dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes................... dis  70&10&10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine....................................... dis 
60 !
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis  75&10
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................dis 75&10&.10

T IN —LEADED.

WIRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

TRAPS.

W IRE.

MISCELLANEOUS.

50
BirdCages................................................... 
Pumps,  Cistern....................................dis  70&10 !
Screws,  new  list.......................................  
83%  i
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate....................dis50&10&10 j
Dampers, American.................................  40&10 I
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .60&10&5 
Copper Bottoms.......  .............................. 
19o i

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark— The local  tanners  are offer­

ing $5 per cord delivered, cash.

Ginseng—Local  dealers pay  $1.59@1.60  $   lb 

for clean washed roots.

Rubber Goods—Local jobbers are authorized l 
to offer 40 and 5 per cent, off on standard goods 
and 40,10 and 5 percent,  off on secopd quality. I

“

“ 

C O A L   A N D   B U IL D I N G   M A T E R IA ]
A. B. Know Ison quotes as follows:

Ohio White Lime, per  bbl..
Ohio White Lime, ear lots..
Louisville Cemeui,  per bbl.
Akron Cement per  bbl.......
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl__
Car lots 
Plastering hair, per bu.......
Stucco, per bbl.....................
Laud plaster, per ton..........
2 50
Laud plaster, car lots............................ 
Fire brick, per  M.................................. $25 @ $35
Fire clay, per  bbl..................................  
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 00@6 25
Cannell,  car lots..................................   @6 00
Ohio Lump, car lots............................  3  10@3 25
Blossburg or Cumberland, ear lots..  4 50@5 00 
Portland  Cement..................... ...........  3 50@4 00

COAL.

CORSET JEA N S.

Armory..............6@6}£  iKearsage.................  65*
Androscoggin__ .. 654 Naumkeagsatteen.  65*
Canoe Ri ver...........   5  Pepperell  bleached  83<
Clarendon...........5@5J4 Pepperell sat..'.......... 85!
Hallowell  Imp.......534 Rockport..................   6
lud. Orch. Imp.......5541 Lawrence sat............  6
Laconia..............G@6Jí  ¡ConegdSat...............  53*

C H A R C O A L   P IG   I R O N .

John Otis, Mancelona, quotes as  follows,  f o 
b, at  Chicago:
No. 1 Lake Superior......................................23 00
......................................23 00
No. 2 
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No. 354  " 
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No. 6 
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No. 6 
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detection of what is  false  directs us toward 
what is true every trial exhausts some tempt­
ing form'of error.  Not only so; but scarcely 
any attempt is entirely a failure.

There  is  an  old,  worn-out  bald-headed 
and toothless saying to  the effect  that com­
petition is the life of trade,  but nothing will 
make a merchant’s under lip hang down like 
the tail-board to an exp;ess wagon than right 
lively competition in his peculiar line.

A Conundrum.

Father—Well, wife,  I  do  not  care  what 
ou  say, I’m  always, for  the  under-dog  in 
the  fight.
Little Boy (who has been silently listening 
to the  argument)—Well,  father,  suppose  it 
was two cats?”

ABOLISH  YOUR  PASS  BOOHS.

Start in the New Year by Introducing the

GROCERS!
GUPON 

SUTLIFF

SYSTEM.

The  only  Complete  Coupon  System  in 
existence,  making  business  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 l have the most complete, safe  and 
cheapest system  for  simplifying  business  on 
the  market.  Customers  can  send  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 so'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 htfve 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 largerones, thus 
obviating the necessity of a punch and  stamp.
MEUCHANTS  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 are  absolutely 
protected against all loss.  Send for sample.

J. H. SUTLIFF, Proprietor

ALBANY,  N.  Y.

H  E  S  T  E  IR. 

F O X ,

S A W   A ITS C R IS T  M ILL M A C H IN E R Y ,

MANUFACTURERS  AGENTS  FOR

Engines and Boilers in Stock 
tor  immediate  delivery.

gjpo

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

Saws, Belting and Oils.

H. LEONARD & SDRS

GrPand.  napidLs^  Mieli.
T H E   I_i .A. T E S T

And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pnlley.  Large stock kept on  hand.  Send  for  sample  pulley 

and become convinced of their superiority.

Write  for Prices. 

130  OAKES  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

CUKTISS.DUNTON & CO.
WOODENWARE

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

A  LINE  OF

W H IT E   C E S A R   TTJBS  AXTB  P A IL S ,

THE  BEST  GOODS  IN  THE  MARKET.

THE  ELKHART  PAPER  PAIL,

THE  BEST  PAPER  PAIL  MADE.

O IL   T A N K S ,

1,  2  AND  3  BARRELS.

DIAMOND  and  KING  Oil  Cans.  “GOOD-ENOUGH  OIL

Cans, all Sizes.

51 and 53 Lyon St., Grand Rapids.

CHOICE  B U T T E R .  A   SP E C IA L T Y ! 
CALIFORNIA  AND  OTHER  FOREIGN  AND 
DOMESTIC  FRUITS  AND VEGETABLES.  Care­
ful Attention Paid to Filling Orders.

M.  C.  R U SSELL, 48 Ottawa st., Grand Raimis.

El  IF1  X-j I_j mA m S
& Goimission-Bntter  & Eggsa Specialty.

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

CORRESPONDENCE  SOLICITED.

No. 1 Egg CratoB  for Sale.  Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used.  50 cents each.

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

“ W A R R E N ’S  GRIP.”

W 4 i
T T T t T i ï f S
mussar

B U R N S  PL

36
50
60

A   BIG  D E A L   HT  C H O CK EEY .

7 in., .96;  1  doz. 8 in.,  1.40
60c;  1  doz. 24, 75 

5.40 per doz.
No. 2 Two Cone Burner 
6.30 per doz.
No. 2 Three Cone Burner 
_ rosted Chim. for 2 or 3 cone burner  1.50 per doz. 
Plain Chim. for 2 or 3 cone burner 
1.25 per doz.
sorted Crate KNOWLES,TAYLOR & KNOWLES, Tiiirfe, Diamond K.
3.24
9 doz. 5 inch Plates
10.00
20 doz. 7 inch Plates
3.60
6 doz. 8 inch Plates
3 doz. Bakers,  1  doz. 6 in., .75;  1  doz.
3.11
3 doz. Bowls,  1  doz. 36, 50;  1  doz. 30,
1.85
•4.00
1  doz. Covered Chambers, 9 
1.50
1-2 doz. Open Chambers, 9 
1.50 
6 doz. Fruit Saucers, 4 in.
1.60
1-2 doz. Covered Butters, 5 in.
1-2 doz. Covered Dishes,  1-4 doz. 7 in.,
1.70
6.60
1-3 doz. Ewers and Basins, 9
2.20
4 doz. Scollop Nappies, 1 doz. 5 in., 60 ¿1 doz
3.76
6, 76;  1  doz. 7, 1.00; 1 doz. 8 1.40 
1  doz. Platters 1-4 9,  1; 1-4 10,  1.60;
1.90
1-4 11,2.14; 1-4 12,2.84 
8.16
24 Sets Hand St. Dennis Teas 
6.24
14 Sets Unhandled St. Dennis Teas 
2.00
$56.36

3.20;  1-4 8 in., 3.60 

3.00
.25
3.20

Package,

.34
.26 

A Ml line of Bargain Cantor Goods.  Send for Illustrated

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

PERKINS

Something About Leather Belting.

A  well-known  manufacturer  of  leather 
belting  says:  Having been  engaged in the 
manufacture  of  oak  leather belting for  the 
past fifteen years,  I would  respectfully  call 
attention to the essential points necessary to 
the manufacture of good belting, the first of 
which is the selection of the  leather,  which 
should be oak tanned,  it being more  pliable 
than any other, and as durability is required, 
it  should  be  thoroughly  tanned  and  made 
from young hides, they having more strength 
than the  hides  from  old  animals.  Leather 
chosen, though it may be ever so good,  may 
be spoiled in currying, and as this is  an im­
portant part, it is conducted  under  my own 
supervision,  where I have the shoulders cut 
from the hides, and nothing but four feet in 
length of the choice butts, curried for belting 
purposes, as the shoulder nat urally stretching 
in a different direction from the butts  causes 
that  great  annoyance  in  factories  of  belts 
running crooked.  The putting  on  of  belts 
should be done by persons  acquainted  with 
the use of  belting,  and  too  much j udgment 
cannot be exercised  in  this  respect,  as  the 
wear  of  the  belt  depends  considerably  on 
the manner in which it is put  on,  therefore 
the following suggestions,  if practiced,  will 
be of much  service  to  persons  employed in 
this capacity.  The butts to be joined togeth­
er should be  cut  perfectly  square  with the 
belt,  in order that one side of  the band may 
not be drawn  tighter  than  the  other.  For 
the  joining  of  belts  good  lace  leather,  if 
properly used,  being  soft  and  pliable,  will 
always give better satisfaction than any pat­
ent  fastening or hooks which have yet been 
invented.

the 

the  more 

lacing,  and 

Where  belts  run  vertically,  they  should 
always  be  drawn  moderately  tight, or the 
weight of the  belt  will  not  allow  it  to ad­
here  closely to the lower  pulley,  but  in all 
other cases they  should  be  slack.  In many 
instances  the  tearing  out  of  lace  holes  is 
often  unjustly  attributed 
to  poor  belting 
when in reality the fault  lies in having  the 
belt too short,  and trying  to force it togeth- 
by 
leather 
has been stretched while  being manufactur 
ed,  the more liable it is to be complained of 
All  leather  belting  should  occasionally be 
greased  with  the  following  mixture  or it 
will become dry and  will  not  adhere to the 
pulleys: one gallon neat’s-foot oil or tanner’s 
oil,  one gallon tallow,  twelve  ounces resin, 
dissolved by heat and  well  mixed together 
to be used  cold, the  belt  having  been  pre­
viously dampened with warm water, except 
where  it  is  spliced  together.  During  the 
winter  season,  an  extra  quantity  of  oil 
should be added to the mixture.  To  obtain 
the greatest amount of power from belts, the 
pulleys should be covered with leather,  thi 
will allow' the  belts  to  run  very slack,  and 
give 25 per cent,  more wear.’  I drive a large 
circular saw, requiring 15-horsepower, with 
a very slack belt,  the pulleys being  covered 
with leather.  For heavy counter belts,  not 
intended to  be used  on cone  pulleys, or at 
half  cross,  I  recommended  double  belts, 
made from shoulders only,  which  I furbish 
at the  price  of  single  belting;  and  as the 
stretch is taken out from the shoulders after 
they are cut from  the side,  they are guaran­
teed to give better  satisfaction as  a counter 
belt than a single belt will.

More power can  be  obtained  from using 
the grain side of  a  belt  to  the  pulley than 
from the flesh side,  as the belt adheres more 
closely to the pulley; but there is this  about 
it,  the  belt  will  not  last  half  so long,  for 
when the grain, which  is very thin,  is worn 
off, the substance of the belt is  gone, and it 
then quickly gives out;  so  that I would ad­
vise the more saving plan of obtaining pow­
er by driving with wider belts, and covering 
the pulleys with  leather.  Where  belts are 
to run in  very  damp  places, or  exposed to 
the  weather,  I would  recommend  the  use 
of  rubber  belting;  but  for  ordinary  use  it 
will  not  give  the  satisfaction  which  is  so 
generally  obtained  from  using  oak leather 
belting,  as it cannot be run  on cone pulleys 
through forks or at half-cross, and with fair 
usage would  be  worn  out,  while  a leather 
belt was regularly  performing the  work al- 
•  lotted to it, for when the edge becomes worn, 

the belt soon  gives out.

Points for Retailers.

A man who  minds his own  business  has 

steady employment.

Beware  of  little  expenses;  a  small  leak 

will sink a great ship.

The man who attends to his own business 

has his hands full.

It  is  said  that  clothes  do  not  make the 
man.  Still,  your garments  show  what you 
wear.

If the best  man’s  faults were  written on 
his  forehead,  it  would  make  him  pull  his 
hat over his eyes.

Possibly  truthful  sign  on a  cheap  store: 
“Don’t go anywhere else to be  robbed; step 
right in here.”

Energy  and  enterprise  climb  the  steep 
stairs to the pinnacle of  success, while luck 
goes up in an elevator.

The failure of one man is the opportunity 
of another—to get ten qents on the  dollar if 
he moves quickly enough.

It is said  “Fortune knocks at every man’s 
In most cases it must have knocked 

door.” 
when the man w'as out.

A new  way  to  pay  old  debts  is  to pay 
them,  but  it  has  not  been  very  generally 
adopted,  and probably never will be.

“It is not necessary  for a man to be poor 
to be honest.”  Certainly not.  But it seems 
sort of half-way  necessary  for a  man to be 
poor if he is honest

Every failure is a  step  to  success;  every

S a k i m 6
POWDER

This Baking Powder makes  the  WHITEST, 
LIGHTEST and  most  HEALTHFUL  Biscuits, 
Cakes, Bread, etc.  TRY  IT  and be convinced. 
Prepared only by the

Arctic Manufacturing Co.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

FRED. D.  YALE.

DANIEL LYNCH.

SUCCESSORS  TO

F B I. D. YALE A CO.
CHAS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Baling Powders, Extracts, Bluings,
GROCERS’  SUNDRIES.
All orders addressed to the new  firm will re­

WHOLESALE  MANUFACTURERS  OF

ANI)  JOBBERS  OF

ceive prompt attention.

40 and 42 South Division St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH.

B E TH ESD A   M IN E R A L   W A T E R .

H. F. Hastings quotes as follows:

Barrel,  42 gallons.................................. 
8.50
Half barrel, 20 gallons.....................................5.00
Cans,  10 gallons........... ..............................  2.50
Carbonated, cases  50 quarts......................... 7.00
100  pints.......................... 8.50
This water will be supplied to  the  trade by 
any wholesale drug or grocery house in Grand 
Rapids. 

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MANUFACTURED  BY

Geo. T. W arren  & Co

FLINT.  MICH.

im

JOBBERS  IN

D RY   GOODS,

8  3   Monro©  St.,

AND  10,  12,  14,  16  AND  18  FOUNTAIN  STREET, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Qeese Feathers a Specialty.

APPLES!

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,

157  S.  WATER  ST.,  CHICAGp,  ILL,

Rtfennoe—First National Bank.

SEND  FOR PRICE-LIST TO

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

G-ranci n a p ic is, Micli

WHOLESALE  DEALER  IN

Butter, Eggs, Pop  Corn,

Green and Dried Fruits,

Write me for prices. 

POP  CORN A  SPEC R IL T i .

W .  T.  LONG,  V IC K SB U R G ,  M IC K .

G.  R.  M A Y H EW ,

JOBBER  OF

ALASKA  WITH  CRESCENT  HEEL  PLATE.

Wears three times as long ant keeps from slipping.

The Trade Supplied with Arctics, Alaskas and Sandals with 

the Crescent Heel Plates.

Agent for Woonsocket, Wales-Goody ear and Meyer 

Rubber Companies.

8 6   M onroe  S t.,  G rand  R ap id s,  Mich..

o. w. b l a in  &   co., Proto Coma
Foreip ait Domestic Fruits, Solera Veptais, Etc..

-DEALERS  IN-

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

pondence solicited.  APPLES  AND  POTATOES  in car lots  Specialties. 

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

DEALERS IN

N O S .  1 2 2   a n d   1 2 4   L O U IS   S T R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P I D S .  M I C H I G A N .

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CJKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

