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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  JULY  7,  1886. 

NO.  146.

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W e are HEADQUARTERS for New Teas, having* now in stock the Larg*est and 
% Finest Line of the New Season’s Chop ever shown  at this  market;  and  we  are  re­
ceiving* fresh accessions to  our line  daily.  Send  for  sample^  stating  quality  and 
price desired.  W e can please every  time,  as  our  stock  includes  every  grade  and 
•price known to the trade.

W e call ESPECIAL  ATTENTION  to our  line  of NEW   JAPAN  TEAS,  which 

are the FINEST  EVER SHOWN  IN  THE  STATE.

PROVISION  DEPARTMENT.

We make Provisions a Specialty and always carry  in  stock  a  full  line  of Pork,  Beef,  Hams,  Shoulders,  Bacon, 
Dried Beef, Dry Salt Meats, Boneless Hams, Sausage, Lard, Butterine,  Canned  Meats,  Etc.,  Etc.  We  guarantee  all 
our goods Strictly First-Class in every way and prices as low as the lowest.

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Our Syrup and Molasses Department includes a number of bargains in Pure Goods, to which we call the  especial 
5 attention of intending purchasers.  Our goods are all warranted to be pure, and we are selling them  lower  than  ever 

before, having purchased large lots at close figures for cash.

W E   L E A D   A N D   O T H E R S   F O L L O W .

«  We are originators in this city of the Following Celebrated  Brands:
“Our  Leader”  Shorts. 

“Our  Leader” Smoking. 

“Our  Leader”  Fine  Cut.

These goods are made on honor and sold strictly on their merits.  They are the biggest deals in Michigan.

“Our Leader”  Cigar. 

Common  Sense  Cigar.

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Sole Agents at this market for Elastic Starch, Firmenrich New Process  Starch,  Piel’s  Champion  Starch.

We are Sole Agents for the finest CHEESE in Michigan,  SPARTA  and  LENAWEE  COUNTY  make.

COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Apples—Southern, 50c $  box.
Beans—No market.
Beans—String, $1 $ bu.  Wax, $1  bu.
Beets—New, 25®30c $ doz. bunches.
Butter—Michigan  creamery  is  in poor de­
mand at 13@16c. Dairy is a drug on the market 
at 6®9c.
Cabbages—$1@$3 $  crate, according  to size.
Carrots—25c $  doz.
Cherries—$1@$2 $  bu.
Cucumbers—35c $  doz.
Cheese—May  and  June  stock  of  Michigan 
Dried Apples—Quartered  and sliced, 3@354c 

full cream is in fair demand at 8c.

Evaporated, 6H®7c, according to quality.

Dried Peaches—Pared. 15c.
Eggs—Somewhat  scarce. 

and sell for 12c.

Jobbers pay  11c 

Gooseberries—4c $  qt.
Honey—Easy at 12®13c.
Hay—Bailed is dull at $14 per ton  in two and 

five ton lots and $13 in oar lots.

Lettuce—5c $ lb.
Maple Sugar—Dull at 7®8c.
Onions—Green,  25®30c  $   doz.  bunches. 

Southern, $2 $ bbl.  Illinois, $1  bu.

Peas—About out of market.
Pop Corn—2c $  lb.
Potatoes—Southern command $2@$2.25 $1 bbl.
Poultry—In  fair  supply.  Fowls  sell  for 
10®10Kc; turkeys, 12c.  Ducks are out of mar­
ket.

Radishes—14c $  doz.
Raspberries—Black and  red are held  at  6® 

8c $  qt.

Squash—Crookneck, 75c $  box.
Tomatoes—Southern, 50c $  box.
Turnips—35c $  bu.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—No change.  The city millers pay as 
follows:  Lancaster,  78;  Fulse, 75c;  Clawson, 
75c.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 42®43c  in 100 bu. 
lots and 35®38c in carlots.

Oats—White, 40c in small lpts  and 34®35c  in 

car lots.

Rye—48®50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour—No  change.  Patent,  $5.20  $   bbl.  in 
sacks  and  $5.40  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.20  $ 
bbl. in sacks and $4.40 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $13  $ ton.  Bran, $12 
$  ton.  Ships, $13 $  ton.  Middlings, $13 $ ton. 
Corn and Oats, $17  5P ton.

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

Ohio White Lime, per bbl..................  
1 00
85
Ohio White Lime, car lots..................  
1 30
Louisville Cement,  per bbl................. 
Akron Cement per  Dbl....................... 
I 30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl.................... 
1 30
....................1 05@1 10
Carlots 
Plastering hair, per bu.......................  25®  30
Stucco, per bbl....................................  
1 75
Land plaster, per ton.......................... 
3 50
Land plaster, car lots.......................... 
2 50
Fire brick, per  M................................$25 @ $35
Fire clay, per bbl................................ 
3 00

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COAL.

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
BJossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50®5 00 
Portland  Cement..............................  3 50®4 00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
or  50  cents  for three woeks.  Advance  pay­
ment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage 
etc.
TXT ANTED—Situation in drug store by a reg- 
i8tered pharmacist of  extensive  exper-
W  
R.,  Box  35, 
ience.  References.  Address  E. 
148*
Climax, Mich.
TTS7ANTED—Salesmen.  One  for  Colorado. 
VV  Wyoming,  Utah,  etc.,  dry  goods  and 
hosiery.  One  for  Tennessee,  dry  goods  and 
hosiery.  One for Michigan, seamless  hosiery. 
Commission.  References  required.  Address 
“Daniels,” care T h e   T r a d e s m a n . 
"ITTANTED—Registered  drug  clerk,  single 
VV  man.  Give  reference  and  wages  ex­
pected, habits and experience in business.  Ap­
ply to J. F. Clark, Climax, Mich. 

IX)R  SALE OR  EXCHANGE—A  two-story 

store building. 22x50 foot, with lot, 26x115, 
in the village of Rockford, Kent County.  Will 
sell cheap for cash or will exchange for  small 
farm or house and lot in some good town.  Ad­
dress Lock Box 18, Clarksville, Mich. 

148*

148*

148*

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17011  SALE—One large ice hox, (lined inside.)

Eress and patent brush;  one safe; one second- 

one pair scales,  weigh  800  pounds,  (al­
most  new);  two  counter  scales;  twenty-one 
feet of shelving suitable  for grocery  or  drug 
store,  and other shelving;  One 254 foot show 
case;  one new delivery  wagon;  one  copying
and cheese  safe;  thirteen  new  wooden  tea 
chests (large).  Apply to J. C.  Shaw  &  Co.,  79 
Canal street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Portable steam saw-mill in  per-
T70R SALE 
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Capacity  35.000 feet
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per day. Will be'sold at a bargain or will trade 
for  real  estate.  Address  Lock  Box  289,  Big 
Rapids, Mich. 
W J  ANTED—Situation  as  book-keeper  or 
VV  cashier by a young lady of  experience. 
Have no  objection  to  going  out  of the  city. 
Best of references furnished.  Address  No. 5, 
care T h e  T r a d e s m a n . 

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A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

lercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWS,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY, JULY 7,1886.

Grand  Rapids  Dairy  Board  of  Trade
President—Aaron Clark.
Vice-President—F. E. Pickett.
Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe.
Market  days—Every Monday  afternoon  at  1 

Big Rapids.

p. m.
Merchants’  Protective  Association  of 
President—N.  H.  Beebe;  First  Vice-Presi­
dent, W. E. Overton;  Second  Vice-President, 
C. B. Lovejoy;  Secretary. A. S. Hobart; Treas­
urer, J. F. Clark.
Traverse City Business  Men’s Associa­

tion.

President.  Frank  Hamilton;  Secretary, C. T. 

Lockwood;  Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.
Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of 
President,  A.  M.  Wesgate;  Vice-President. 

Cheboygan.

H. Chambers;  Secretary, A. J. Paddock.
Luther Protective Association.

President, W. B. Pool:  Vice-President, R. M. 
Smith;  Secretary. J as.  M.  Verity; Treasurer, 
Geo. Osborne. 
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Ionia  Business  Men’s  Protective  As­
President, Wm. E.  Kelsey;*Vice-President, 

sociation.

H. M. Lewis;  Secretary, Fred Cutler, Jr.

Merchants’ Union of Nashville.

President, Herbert  M.  Lee;  Vice-President, 
C. E. Goodwin;  Treasurer, G. A. Truman; Sec­
retary and Attorney, Walter Webster.
Lowell Business Men’s  Protective  As­

sociation.

President, N. B.Blain;  Vice-President, John 
Giles;  Secretary,  Frank T. King;  Treasurer, 
Chas. D. Pease.

Ovid Business Men’s Association. 
President, C.  H.  Hunter:  Secretary,  Lester 

Cooley.

Sturgis Business Men’s Association. 
Temporary  officers:  Chairman,  Henry  S. 
Churcn;  Secretary, F. Jorn.

t W   Subscribers and others,  when writing 
o advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- 
sher by  mentioning that they saw the advert­
isement in the columns of  this paper.

The  Dry Goods Chroncle,  which  is  the 
best exponent of the  dry goods  interests in 
this country,  predicts  higher  prices for sta­
ple cotton and woolen goods  in the near fu­
ture.  The reasons given for the  prediction 
are as follows:
The supply of cotton goods between man­
ufacturer  and  consumer  has  not  been  so 
small as now in ten years.  The production 
of cotton  goods  lias  diminished  fully one- 
third for the  years 1884,  1885  and 1886, as 
compared with the product of the years from 
1881 to  1884,  inclusive.  Current  prices the 
past year for  brown and  bleached  cottons, 
brown drills  and colored  cottons,  including 
tickings, denims, checks,  stripes  and  plaid 
osnabjurgs, have  barely paid  cost of  manu­
facture.  Calico  printers  have  made  no 
money for a year or more.  Prints  and  do­
mestics  have  been  selling  at  prices lower 
than  ever  before  known. 
It  is  therefore 
both  reasonable and  natural to expect  that 
with a diminished supply and  an  increased 
demand that prices will advance.
The situation  of staple  woolens is some­
what  similar  to  that  of  cottons.  Higher 
prices  may be  expected  for  flannels, blan 
kets, w'ool dress goods, Kentucky jeans and 
doeskins.
In predicting this  advance  of  cotton and 
woolen goods, we  do not  advise  merchants 
to  speculate or  overtrade,  as  that policy is 
opposed to sound business principles.
We also  predict  the  largest  autumn dry 
goods trade since  the great  boom  of  1880 
The activity of  1879  and  1880  was largely 
speculative; the  increased  business for  the 
last six months of  1886 will be natural  and 
legitimate.  During  the  last four  years of 
liquidation,  the  weak spots have been elim 
mated from the dry goods  trade,  and it was 
never on a more substantial basis.  The dry 
goods interest is  well  equipped  and organ 
ized for the autumn season of 1886.

As T iie T radesman predicted last week 
the  attempted  celebration of  Independence 
Day in this city was a complete fizzle—a dis 
grace to every man instrumental in getting it 
up and a reflection on every man who lent his 
name to the occasion.  The T radesman is 
the only paper in the  city  which  uttered 
warning as to the  true nature  of  the “cele 
bration,” and it is  glad to  learn that  many 
of its  patrons  profited  by  the  warning by 
staying  away  from  the  city.  The  char­
acter  of  the  men  who  were  prominent  in 
the  undertaking  was sufficient  to condemn 
it  in  the  minds  of  all  decent  people, but 
the street  railway company seemed to  have 
caught  the  prevailing  spirit  of  deception 
and advertised certain  attractions  at Reed’s 
Lake  which  the  officers  made  no  attempt 
to carry out.  Altogether,  the  people  who 
came to the city on the strength of the state­
ments  made by the daily papers  have good 
grounds  for  entertaining  hard  feelings 
against Grand Rapids—a  feeling  of  resent­
ment  which  no  amount  of  atonement  can 
ever wholly  remove.

The  Cincinnati  Furniture Worker is one 
of the brightest of the trade journals devoted 
to the furniture  induftry. 
Its  Grand Rap­
ids  department,  however,  is  a  disgrace to 
the paper and—to a certain extent—a reflec­
tion on every furniture manufacturer at this 
market.  The  identity  of  the  Worker's 
Grand Rapids’ correspondent  is  not known 
to T he T radesean, but the class of matter 
he furnishes for publication and the manner 
in which he  misrepresents  the industry and 
those  who are connected  with it stamp him 
as an irresponsible,  if not  an absolutely im­
becile,  person.

gested the advisability of  such  action near­
ly three  years ago  and  is glad  to commend 
the organization to every traveling man who 
writes Grand Rapids after his name.  Mem­
bership  in  the  Association  is  extended to 
every Valley City grip  carrier,  without ref­
erence to race, color  or  previous  condition 
of servitude.

AMONG TH E TRADE.

IN   T H E   C ITY .

Chas. D. Fisher, confectioner  at  3 North 

Division street, has sold out.

S. Delovage has  engaged in  the clothing 
and  gents  furnishing  goods  business at 13 
South Division street.

S. Sheldon, boot and  shoe  dealer at Pier­
son, has added a line of  dry goods.  Spring 
& Company furnished the stock.

Gerret Berklioff  has  engaged  in  the gro­
cery business at the comer of West Leonard 
and  White  streets.  Cody, Ball &  Co.  fur­
nished the stock.

Wm.  J.  Grotemut  has  engaged  in  the 
grocery business  at 839  Lake  street, Kala­
mazoo.  The stock  was furnished by Bulk 
ley, Lemon & Hoops,  who  were  compelled 
to compete with  Chicago,  Ft.  Wayne, To 
ledo and Detroit.

AROU N D   T H E   STA TE.

O. E.  Jones succeeds  H. B. Bessae in the 

drug business at Milan.

Dirk DeVries succeeds D. & P. DeVries in 

general trade at Holland.

John Plautz,  dealer  in dry goods and no­

tions at Calumet, has assigned.

Collins & Harvey succeed J. F.  Collins in 

the drug dusiness at Bancroft.

Geo. E.  Bannister succeeds Halsey & Ban­

nister in general trade at Utica.

Phinney & Horr  succeeds  E.  S.  Lane  in 

the hardware business at Ithaca.

L.  V.  La  Clair,  grocer  at  Oscoda,  has 

been closed on chattel  morteage.

Wm. H. James succeed Aoseph H. Edge- 

comb in general trade at Grayling.

Newton & Hales  succeeds  II.  L. Newton 

in the grocery business at Hastings.

Hasty & Chapman succeed Geo. A.  Hasty 

& Co.  in the grocery business at Lansing.

J. C. Brooks & Co.,  clothiers  at  Alpena, 

have been closed under chattel mortgage.

B.  T.  Kent, late of Augusta,  has engaged 

in the hardware business at Howard City, 

Reeves & Allen,  of Ovid, have  sold  their 
book  and stationery  store to a Mr.  Hanley, 
of Hillsdale.

S. N.  Aldrich, grocer and agricultural im­
plement  dealer at  Fairgrove,  has  sold  his 
grocery stock to Hamilton & Bosworth.

Frank T. Roberts has traded  his  grocery 
stock  at  Rockford  for  J.  C.  Drew’s black 
smith shop at Sparta  and  will  resume  the 
smithy business.

H.  D.  Purdy,  formerly  of  the  firm  of 
Purdy & Hastings, druggists  at Sparta,  has 
purchased  W.  H. Andrews’  drug  stock  at 
Fennville and is already in possession.

Ionia Standard:  The  dissolution of  the 
firm of  W.  C.  Page  &  Co.  is  announced 
Jno.  W.  Baldie  and  H.  H.  King  retiring, 
Mr.  Baldie  will  go  west  in the  fall, prob 
ably to California.  Rumor  has  it  that the 
firm will  be  re-organized  as W.  C.  Page & 
Son. 

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M AN U FA CTU RIN G   M ATTERS.

A newr paving  block  mill has  been start 

ed at Harrisville.

J.  C.  Likin & Co.  have put in a stave and 

heading mill at Akron.

T. Van Landegend  succeeds  Van Lande 
gend & Kirkoff in the  plumbing business at 
Holland.

Wetmore & Campbell  succeeds  Wetmore 
& Pettit in the  planing mill business at Mt. 
Pleasant.

If Lansing capitalists will  put up 825,000 
an  Eastern firm  will  move  a  rolling  mill 
plant to that  city,  and  within 60 days be in 
running order.  The  mill  would  give  em­
ployment to 60 men at the start.

STRA Y   FA C T S.

Miss Cora Miller,  milliner at  Shelby,  will 

remove to Montague.

Jas.  Parron succeeds W. M. Taylor in the 

saloon business at Alpena.

The Barnum mine at Ishpeming  has clos­

ed,  owing to an over supply of ore.

The Detroit  Steam  Radiator  Co.  has in­

creased its authorized capital  to 8200,000.

Chas. Mahuke  succeeds  Maliuke  & Kue- 
bish in the shoemaking  business at Adrian.
A. W. Thyne  succeeds  Case & Thyne  in 
the merchant tailoring  business  at  Howell.
Newman,  Seal's  &  Co.  succeed  F.  A. 
Newman &  Co.  in  the  agricultural  imple­
ment business at East Saginaw.

Frederick  Rosenfield  has  purchased  the 
cigar factory of Kuttnauer & Co., at Detroit. 
The firm name  will  remain the same as be­
fore.

Douglass Payne has retired from  the firm 
of Mumford,  Foster & Co.,  wholesale leath­
er dealers  at  Detroit.  The  firm  name re­
mains the same as before.

Street,  Chatfield &  Keep  have  purchased 
50,000,000 feet  of  standing  pine, tributary 
to  the  Michigamme  river,  in  Marquette 
county,  that belonged to  the Lake Superior 
Ship Canal Railway & Iron Co.

after  his  fortune  has  been  dissipated,  he 
finds himself  without a home or family, the 
court having  granted  Mrs.  Robinson  a  di­
vorce.

An  offshoot  of  the  Mackinaw  Lumber 
Co., St.  Ignace,  operating  under  the  firm 
name of  Everitt, Connor  & Co., last winter 
got out 10,000 cedar telegraph poles, 215,000 
paving posts,  and 90,000  railroad ties,  315,- 
000 pieces in all.  The firm’s operations ex­
tended along the north coast  of Lake Mich­
igan 150 miles.

The foundations  are  nearly  laid for  the 
pulp mill being erected by Fletcher, Pack & 
Co., at  Alpena.  The building  will occupy 
several lots on Fletcher  street,  opposite the 
company’s  saw  mill.  There  will  be  four 
boilers for converting wood into pulp.  The 
four towers for making  sulphuric  acid will 
be 105 feet in height.

Purely Personal.

W. H.  Muir  has  taken  a  position  as as­
sistant book-keeper for the  Gunn Hardware 
Company.

W.  M. DeLamater,  Secretary  and  Treas­
urer of the  Central  City Soap Co., of Jack- 
son, is in town for a few days.

J.  Harvey  Mann,  billing  clerk,  for  the 
Gunn Hardware  Company, is  taking a two 
weeks’ vacation at St. Thomas,  Ont.

Miss  Fanny  Joseph  and  Miss  Hannah 
Joseph, sister and daughter of J. L. Joseph, 
of  Cincinnati, are  the  guests  of  Mrs. Jas. 
Fox.

W. H. Allen, book-keeper for S. A.  Wel­
ling, now does business behind the bars, hav­
ing enclosed his  working  space with a rail- 
iug.

Mrs. W.  S.  Barnett, and  daughter,  Ada, 
went to Traverse City Saturday,  where they 
joined W.  S. for a trip  around  the lakes as 
far as Detroit.

Miss Emily  Locke,  who  served  Foster, 
Stevens & Co. faithfully  as  cashier  in  the 
retail  department,  has  been  compelled  to 
abandon the position on account of ill health 
and will shortly go  to  Denver  in  hopes of 
regaining her health.

Capt. C. G. Perkins, of the Hazeltine& Per­
kins Drug Co., arrived in the city last even­
ing on a brief business visit.  He leaves this 
evening in  company with  Dr.  C.  S.  Hazel- 
tine, Col.  Geo.  C.  Briggs,  C.  S.  Bulkley 
and Dr.  J. B. Parker for Boston,  where the 
party go to attend  the  semi-annual meeting 
of the directors  of  the Peninsular  Novelty 
Co.

Ernest Stevens, book-keeper for Jennings 
& Smith,  arrived at  his  home  at Muir Sat­
urday in time  to  witness  the  apparent de­
feat of a Muir  nine in a ball  contest with a 
Pewamo  club.  Rushing  to  the  pitcher’s 
place,  he brought victory  out of  defeat,  for 
which event  his  name  will  go  thundering 
down the ages—in  the  minds of  Muir peo- 
ple_aiongside of Ceesar and Washington.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

City. 

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F. Dodge, Big Rapids.
John Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey.
D. It. Crane. Fennville.
S. Sheldon, Pierson.
Will Heeler,  Rockford.
Geo. A. Scribner, Grandville.
C. S. Keifer, Dutton.
J. F. Hacker, Corinth.
Mr. Smith, Smith & Bristol. Ada.
C. F. Walden, LeRoy.
J no. Gunstra, Lamont.
W. F. Rice,  Alpine.
Mr. Williams, Barnes & Williams,  Otsego.
E. H. Foster, Fife Lake.
A. E. Landon, Nunica.
H. Colby & Co., Rockford.
Frank Rose, Manton.
N. O. Ward, Stanwood.
Silas Lowe, Burmp’s Corners.
C. H. Doming, Dutton.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
Alex.  Denton,  Denton  &  Lovely,  Howard 
,
Cnas. Skellonger, Rockford.
D. R. Crane, Fennville.
E. H. Foster, Fife Lake.
James Campbell, Westwood.
Ed. Keets, Lilley P. O.
E. Wilson, Hopkins.
E. S. Houghtaling, Hart.
Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.
O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna. 
G. W. Stevens, Austerlitz.
John Demstra, Forest Grove.
Mr. Den Herder, DenHerder & Tanis,  Vries- 
D. W. Shattuck, Wayland.
Wm. Johnson & Son, Big Rapids.
Goodrich & Quigley, Rodney.
J. H. Loucks, Sylvester. 
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J. O. Seibert, Johnson &  Seibert,  Caledonia.
Brown & Cairns, Prairieville.
F. P. Hopper, Fremont.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
Wm. Vermeulen Beaver Dam.
John Kamps, Zutphen. 
Farraway Bros., Allendale. 
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
H. M. Harroun, McLain. 
Sidney Stark, Allendale.
A. Purchase, So. Blendon.
L. F- Davoll, Boyne Falls. 
WesieyDunn,  W e s tm in s te r. 
J. M. Cook, Grand Haven.

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land.

The  Grocery  Market.

Business  has  been  only  fair  during the 
past  week.  Sugars  are  firmer  and  hard 
sugars  have  taken  a  slight  upward  turn. 
Other articles  in the grocery  line are about 
steady.

Confectionery is active.  Nuts are steady. 

Fruits are in good demand.

Pork is up 81 per  barrel,  hams 

and 

lard about Kc.

“Are Doing a Good Work.”

From the Nashville News.

T he Michigan Tradesman  is  a valua­
ble journal for business men.  E.  A.  Stowe 
& Bro.  are doing a  good  work for the trade 
of Michigan, and we are glad to learn of their 
well-merited success.

Miscellaneous Dairy Notes. 

Bronson will have no creamery this  year, 
The Presque Isle Brick and Lumber Co.’s 
certain necessary connections having failed. 
mill,  at Rogers City, has  received extensive 
Loyster & Son,  proprietors of the Hudson 
repairs, and lately started  up  for  the  sea-
son,  running night  and  day, cutting 70,000 I creamery, recently turned out  6,000 pounds 
feet in 24  hours.  The  logs  sawed  mostly | 0f butter in one week.
belong to Alpena  parties,  and  were  put in 
on Grand lake.

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of the finest fruit and farming counties in the 

Good  references  furnished. 
Falk, Big Rapids, Mich.

cist by a man  of  extended  experience,
Address  W.  B. 
146*

■ ANTED—Situation as registered pharma 
■OR  SALE—A  drug  store  situated  on  the 

Chicago & West Michigan Railway in one 
State.  Stock of $1,500  or  under.  Also  a fine 
practice to be disposed of at the same time, to 
a physician who wishes to  practice  medicine 
in  connection  with  drugstore.  Competition 
light.  Address “Sun,” care T h e   T r a d e s m a n .
TY7ANTED—To correspond with a good, live 
VV  man,  posted  in  the  grocery  business, 
with  a  view  to  partnership. 
I  have a good 
store building in a  village  needing  a  grocery 
badly.  Any grocer who has  a  small  stock of 
one or two thousand would do well  to  corres­
pond with Box 10, North Muskegon, Mich.l41tf

143tf

* ANTED—A position  as  book-keeper and 

general office  man  by  a  gentleman of 
large experience.  Would prefer a lumbering 
firm or large manufacturing concern.  Address 
and refer to Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops.  140tf
T70R  RENT—Desirable brick  store  building 
r  
in a thriving farming town, twenty miles 
from  Grand  Rapids.  Good  opening  for gro­
cery  or  general  stock.  Address  Store, care 
The Tradesman. 

I70R SALE—A drug store.  One of the hand- 

some8t drug stores in the  State, doing a 
splendid  business, in  a  town  of 12.000 inhabi­
tants.  Stock, etc., will inventory about $3,500 
Average cash sales, $25 a  day  and  increasing 
No  paint  and  oils  carried  in  stock.  Owner 
wisheB to go  into  manufacturing  business at 
once. Address, for full particulars, Aloes, care 
TRADeSMAN office. 
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\  GENTS WANTED—For an  article  used in 
A   every house.  I can give a live man a good 
paying job in every town in the United States. 
For particulars, address with stamp, A. Retan, 
Pewamo. Mich. 

138tf

140tf

148*

1 

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

BOOKS,

20  and  22  Monroe  Si.,  Grand  Basidi,  Mich

LUDWIG WINTERNITZ,
Ferm entum ,

STA TE  A G E N T   FOR

T H E   ONLY  R E L IA B L E

Compressed Yeast.

Man’f’d by Riverdale Dist. Co.

Order a  sample case of

HONEY BEE COFFEE.

PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER, *
Grocers, à 

Equal to the Best in the market.

Wholesale

,j 

59  Jefferson  ave.«  Detroit, Mich..

P O T A T O E S .

W e make the handling of POTATOES,  APPLES and BEANS 
in car lots a special feature of our business.  If you have any of 
these goods to ship, or anything in the produce line, let us  hear 
from you, and will keep you posted  on  m arket  price  and  pros­
pects.  Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired.

Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker.

EARL  BROS.,  Commission  Merchants.

1 5 7 S . W ater mt., Chicago, HI.

Reference:  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK.

BELL  <&  CO.,
Valley  Fruit House

And  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,

Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits.

Reference:  Banks of E ast Saginaw. 
CONSIGNMENTS  SOLICITED.

East Saginaw, Mich.

L. M.  CARY.

C A R Y  <& LOVERIDCE, *

L.  L.  LOVKRIDGK.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

F ire and Burglar Proof

!AFE£
Grand Rapids, Mich.

Combination and Time Locks,

•• 

11 Ionia Street, 

VOIGT,

HERFOL S HEZMER 

e f t   C O - ,

Im porters and Jobbers  of
STAPLE and FANCY

Dry  Goods !
OVERALLS, PANTS, Etc., 
our  own  make.  A  complete 
Line 
of  TOYS,  FANCY 
CROCKERY,  and  FANCY 
WOODEN-WARE,  our  own 
importation.
Inspecion solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

prices guaranteed.

m m

WHOLESALE

Full Line Key West Goods in Stock.
Full Line of all Staple Plugs Kept in Stock.

Sole Agents for Celebrated

L.  O.  B.,  American  Field,  Pan- 

tilla, Our Nickle,  The Rats, 

Fox’s Clipper.

76 South Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
E x c lu siv el y W h olesaI.e .

Order Sample M by  Mail.

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY
E N G I N E S
From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contracts  made  for 
Complete Outfits.

LWB

Charles Robinson was at one  time a lead- < 
The  organization  of  the  “Grand  Rapids 
ing and  prosperous  merchant  at Port  Hu- j 
Traveling  Men’s  Association,”  which was 
He made  money  rapidly and spent it j
accomplished  last  Saturday, is  a  move  in | ron
tile right direction.  The Tradesman sug- j freely,  acquired a taste for liquor,  and now,

H i *

Her Dainty Boot.
Her dainty boot,  her dainty boot;
It held a fascinating foot,
A pretty foot;  but, sad to tell,
It held an aching corn as well.
Ah 1  things are never wjiat  they seem, 
And life is a delusive dream.
In 1 lb., cans, 50,

106 Kent  Street, Grand  Rapids, Michigan, 

SF YOU WANT—To get into business, to soli 

your business, to secure additional capital,
! to  get  a  situation,  if  you have anything  for 
;  sale or Want to buy anything, advertise in  the 
j  Miscellaneous Column of The Tradesman.  A 
; twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 
I cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.
jn.a case, price 35c per lb. or  $17.50  per  case. 
tosaiûJEaMe ware.  Send for sample fase.

T E L E P H O N E   566.

Grocer«, bakers and others can secure the agency for 
th eir tow n on this Y east bjr applying to above address.

'W.  O,  D on ison ,

88,90 and 92 South Division  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.
With  every  case  we  give 

Lemon  & Hoops.

3Dru08 & flftebicines

STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
One Yeftr—F. H. J. VanEmstor. Bay Citj • 
Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Three Y e a r s —James Vernor. Detroit.
Four Y e a r s —Ottmar Eberbach. Ann Arbor. 
Five Y e a r s —Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F F IC E R S .

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Grand Rapids. 

President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
First  Vice-President—Frank  J.  Wurzburg,
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Second Vice-President—A. B. Stevens. Detroit, 
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. 
Secretary—S. E. Parkell,  Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—Jacob  Jesson,  Geo. 
Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W. R.  Perry and
Local1Secretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids 
Next  place  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 

Tuesday, October 13, 1886.
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

O R G A N IZED   OCTOBER 9,1884.

O F F IC E R S .

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President—Frank J. Wurzburg.
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
TtpjiRuppr-"tlGiiry d> Fairchild.
Board  of  C e n s o r - President,  Vice-President 
and Secretary. 
Board  of  Trustees—The  President, _W m.  H. 
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
Wm. L. White. 
Committee on Pharmacy—M. B.  Kimm,  H.  E. 
T a n d  Wm. E. White.
Committee on Trade  M atters-John  E.  Peck, 
H. B. Fairchild and Wm. H. Van Leeuwen.
Committee  on  Legislation—Jas.  D.  Lacey, 
Isaac Watts and A. C.  Bauer.
Regular Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
each month. 
Annual  Meetings—First  Thursday evening in 
. 
November, 
.
Next Meeting—Thursday  evening, Aug. 5,  at 
“The Tradesman” office. 
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Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.

Organized October, 1863.

O FFIC ER S.

•esident—A. F. Parker.
r s t  V ic e -P re s id e n t—F r a n k  In g lis .
cond Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
■cretary and Treasurer-A. W allen, 
ssistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae 
anual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. 
?gular  Meetings—First  Wednesday in  each 
month.
ickson County Pharmaceutical Asso­

ciation.
O F F IC E R S .
resident—R. F. Latimer.
Ice-President—C. D. Colwell.
ic re ta ry—F. A. King.
reafiurer—Chas. E. Hunipnr6y.
oard of Censors—Z.  W.  Waldron, C.  E.  Foot
and C. H. Haskins. 
nnual Meeting- FirstThursdav in November.
egular  Meetings—First  Thursday  of  each
month.
aginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  So­

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ciety.

President—Jay Smith.
First Vice-President—W. H. Yarnall.
Second Vice-President—R. Brüske. 
Secretary—D. E. Prall.
Treasurer—H. Melchers. 
Committee on Trade  Matters-W. B. Moore 
.  G.  Hamilton,  H.  Melchers,  YV.  H.  Keeler
id R. J. Birney. 
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Regular Meeting—Second  W ednesday after­
ion of each month.
[uskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association.

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ciety.

OFFICERS.
resident—Fred. Heath. 
ice-President—J. C. Terry, 
scretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover, 
egular Meetings—Second and fourth Wednes­
day of each month. 
,   ,
ext Meeting—Wednesday evening, July 14.
ceana  County  Pharmaceutical  So­
Temporary officers:  Chairman,  G.  W.  Fin- 
ler;  Secretary. G. F. Cady.______
ome  Experiments  W ith  Lycopodium. 
Lycopodium  is  a  fine powder,  the  seed,
• more correctly the spores, of a club moss, 
hese are members  of  a  curious  family  of 
yptogamons plants that, from the demand 
i commerce for the spores, have  a  certain 
aportance.  They form  the  living  repre- 
sntatives of a once numerous  and  import- 
it group of large trees,  now mostly extinct 
-the  lepidodendrous  and  sigillarias. 
In 
ie carboniferous ages these plants grew  to 
umense size,  and it is supposed that in the 
toist air laden with carbonic acid gas  their 
rowth  was  extremely rapid.  From  them 
ad their associates the beds of coal that we 
aw burn,  anthracite, bituminous,  and can- 
el,  were  formed.  To-day  this  mighty 
;ries  has dwindled into insignificance, the 
irvivors being little more than  herbaceous 
i  habit.  Long  strings  of  some  of  its 
irieties are sold for Christmas decorations, 
ie stems being tied together.
The sj>ore cases  are  comparatively large 
essels.  Exactly  how 
the  germination 
ikes place is unknown.  Each  spore  case 
rntains  a  quantity of  the  spores—micro- 
sopic bodies that, collected, form the finest 
mceivable  powder,  of  a  yellowish brown 
>lor.  So fine and smooth are  the  spores, 
lat a bottle half full acts almost as if filled 
ith  water.  The  lycopodium,  when  the 
ittle  is  inclined  and  slightly  jarred  or 
laken rapidly,  slides down  to  a  level,  or 
early level,  surface,  and,  on  more  active 
jitation, a species of waves or  ripples  can 
e produced on the surface.
On microscopic  examination,  each  grain 
found  to  approximate  to  a  spherical 
lape, with three faces meeting pyramidical- 
' on one  part  of  its  superficies.  Several 
;ry  interesting  experiments  can  be  per- 
irmed with this substance.
For a long time past it has  been  used  in 
leatres  for  the  production  of  flashes  of 
ght.  Owing to its  fine  state  of  division 
id its resinous nature,  it catches  fire  with 
reat readiness  when  disseminated  in  the 
r,  and produces much the same effect that 
sudden inflammation of  a  large  body  of 
is would exhibit.  Its fineness is such that, 
■actically speaking,  it dissimilates itself to 
ie gaseous state. 
If  a  small  quantity  is 
seed on a card and shaken out over a can- 
e flame, bright,  lightning-like flashes will 
ipear.  By proper  management, absolute- 
■ explosive mixtures of lycopodium and air 
m be produced. 
In these  respects  it  re­
folds us of the dust of coal mines and flour 
ills,  to  which  so  many  fatal  explosions 
ive been due.
By virtue,  probably,  of  its  resinous  nar

ture,  it  is  moistened  by  water  only  with 
considerable  difficulty.  Spread  over  the 
surface of  water,  it  forms  a  coating  that 
does not for  many hours  become  wet,  and 
that prevents other bodies  from  coming  in 
contact with the fluid. 
It does this,  not  by 
acting as a membrane, but  by  sub-dividing 
the surface of the water  so  as  to  magnify 
the effects of surface tension.  It also seems 
in a certain sense to increase the  coherency 
of the surface,  and to make it  tend to move 
all at once, if an effort is made to disturb it.
Having sprinkled some  over  the  surface 
of water in a  glass, the  experimenter  may 
immerse his finger in the fluid.  He will no­
tice no difference in the sensation, the water 
feels cold as  ever, but  will  observe that as 
his  finger  descends  it  carries  with  it  the 
coating  of  lycopodium  that  now,  like  a 
membrane, wraps itself  around  his  finger, 
and  adheres  to  it  under  the  water.  The 
effect produced is sometimes quite  peculiar, 
the finger appearing  enveloped  in  ice,  and 
magnified  by the  shape  of  the  glass.  On 
withdrawing  it, however,  it  will  be  found 
perfectly  dry.  The  adhering  powder  can 
be shaken off  on the  surface of  the water. 
As long as enough powder  is kept upon the 
surface of the water, the immension  can be 
repeated over  and  over  again.  The finger 
wiil  never  become  wet.  The  lycopodium 
divides the water into such small areas that, 
in virtue  of  its  surface  tension,  it  is held 
back and  away from  the  skin. 
If  all  the 
dust is drawn  down,  and  the  water comes 
in  contact  with  the  unprotected  finger, it 
will become wet above the  lycopodium.

One curious illustration  of  the efficacy of 
ths powder in preventing contact between a 
solid and liquid may be  obtained  by lower­
ing a coin  into the  water.  The  coin  may 
rest upon  a  bent  wire  or be  lowered by a 
thread.  The  coating  of  lycopodium  will 
close over and envelop it as it descends, and 
it can be lowered down to the bottom of the 
vessel and again extracted perfectly dry.  It 
is just as if it were inclosed in a sac of India 
rubber.

From a vessel of  clean  water, drops may 
be taken  and  allowed  to  fall  gently  on  a 
somewhat  thickly coated  surface of water. 
They immediately form  into  spheroids, not 
coming  in  contact  with  the  water  below. 
They can be rolled  about  and  against each 
other without coalescing or  sinking,  as cur­
iously enough, there is a  species  of  adher­
ence that! obtains  between  the  lycopodium 
and the  water,  so  that  the  drops  become 
coated with it. 
If a piece of glass is dusted 
over and a  drop: placed  on  it, the  rapidity 
with which the drop rolls about, as the glass 
plate  is  inclined,  is  quite  striking. 
In  a 
lantern this may be shown with good effect, 
the projected image of the drop flying across 
the field of view like a pistol ball.

The  experiment  of  the  floating  needles 
may  be  repeated  on  a  lycopodium-coated 
surface  with  magnified  effect.  Pieces  of 
wire of some  thickness,  steel  pens  and the 
like float  upon  the  surface, just  as they do 
on mercury.  Here  again  it may be noticed 
that the  actual  depression  is  quite  small. 
The  surface  is but slightly  effected  by the 
weight resting on it.

The  coated  surface  forms  an  admirable 
field  for  the  display  of  magnetic  figures. 
A tray of paper may be  used  to contain the 
water. 
It  must  be  made  water-proof  by 
treatment writh  shellac  or  melted paraffine. 
Paraffine from a candle melted over the sur­
face by the heat of an oven, or by being held 
in front of a fire, will suffice. A shallow layer 
of water is  placed  in  it,  and  the tray rests 
upon the poles of a powerful magnet. 
It is 
dusted with lycopodium, the excess is blown 
off, and iron  filings  dropped  on the surface 
from  a  considerable  height.  The  filings' 
may need a little  assistance  by jarring, but 
they  will  often  without  it,  arrange  them­
selves in the magnetic curves “as shown.  At 
the poles,  where the  attraction is strongest, 
and where most filings accumulate, the mag­
net draws them  down,  depressing  the  sur­
face  quite  curiously,  but  not  with  power 
enough, under ordinary conditions, to break 
through the film. 
It fe a case of two forces 
being insufficient  to  overcome  the  surface 
strength.  Here gravity and  magnetism co­
operate,  but cannot  break through.

“Its  Candor  Is  Appreciated.”

From the Freeport Herald.

T he Michigan Tradesman  warns peo­
ple  not to  expect  to see  an  old-fashioned 
Fourth  of July celebration in Grand Rapids 
this year; that the  idea of  celebrating  was 
not thought of,  until  an  Indian  show came 
along and  induced a few  individuals to ad­
vertise  a  celebration,  in  order  to  draw a 
crowd  to  the  show.  T he  Traeesman’s 
candor in this matter will be  appreciated by 
its numerous friends  in surrounding towns.
A student  in  the  Pharmacy  Department 
of the  Michigan University wrote to a Kan­
sas druggist about taking a place in his store 
as  prescription  clerk.  This  is  what  the 
druggist  wrote  back:  “Dea r  Sir  yours 
Reed in Reply i will  Give  you  a brief Dis- 
cription of our business Perhaps you under­
stand the nature of  a drug  store  in kansas 
we  Do  some  Liquor  business  in  a  Back 
Room.  By the Drink our prescription trade 
Runs from two  to  three  Thousand Pr year 
some clerks objects to the  back Room trade 
i Give you the facts in the  case so that You 
will not  be disappointed  your board By the 
week will cost  you from $3.50 to $5 a week 
now if you  accept this  position Answer by 
telegraph  At once  as  i kneed a  clerk very 
bad & must have  one  as  soon as possible.” 
The owner of a patent medicine,  living in 
New York,  has  recently  contracted  with  a 
printer  in  an  Eastern  city  for  supplying 
him with 40,000,000 pamphlets of thirty-two 
pages,  and  400,000,000  circulars  of  four 
pages each.  The price to be paid  is  $800,- 
000.

THE  OLD  RELIABLE

Perry  Davis  Pail  Killer,

Established 1840.

All Druggists Should Keep It.

PRICES  TO  THE  TRADE:

Small Size...,..........................  35 
Medium Size...........................  50 
Large size................................1 00 
Killer.  Get the Genuine.

Beware of Im itations.  There is b ut One Pain 

Per Bottle.  PerDoz.
180
3 60
7 30

J.  N.  Harris  & Co., Ltd., Cincinnati, O.

P roprietors for the Southern and W estern States.

For Sale by all Medicine Dealers.

Allen’s Lung Balsam

The Great Remedy for Oaring

C02TSTJMFTX02T,

Coughs, Colds, Croup,

And  Other  Throat  and  Lung  Affections.
S3TWe  call  your  attention  to  the  fact th a t the  old 
Standard  Remedy,  ALLEN’S  LUNG  BALSAM,  is  now 
put up in three sizes—25 cents, 50 cents and $1 per bottle.
Small.........................................$ 1 75 per dozen
Medium.....................................  3 50 
Large  .......................................   7 00 
J.  N.  Harris & Co., Ltd., Cincinnati, O.

“
“

PIONEER

PREPARED

PAINTS.

Order your stock now.  Having  a  large 
stock of the above celebrated brand MIXED 
PAINTS, we are prepared to fill all orders. 
W e give the following

Q-uarante ©   a

When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is put 
on any building, and if within  three years 
it should crack or peel off, and thus fa il  to 
give  the  fu ll  satisfaction  guaranteed,  we 
agree to repaint the building at our expense, 
with  the  best  White  Lead  or  such  other 
paint as the owner may select.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drni Co.

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

JUDD  cto  OO-,

And Full Line Winter Goods.
108  CANAL STREET. 

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

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

71 CANAL STREET.

A Warning.

Pain is given for the wise purpose of inform­
ing us of  the presence of danger and disease. 
Any little  excitement  of  an  unusual  nature 
disturbs  the  balance of  the  system, the  ner­
vous  energies  are  exhausted,  and  headache 
and a hundred other disturbances  are  the re­
sult.  Many  of  the  miseries  of  modern man 
and womanhood might be cured  and  prevent­
ed were their approach  heeded  and  resisted, 
having  their  origin  in  derangements  of the 
liver and blood, dyspepsia,  jaundice,  indiges­
tion, costiveness and other unwholesome  con­
ditions.  Evils of a diseased nature And a cer­
tain cure by the use of Golden Seal Bitters. In 
this  medicine, nature,  aided  by  art,  has  pro­
duced a rare combination  of  medicinal  prop­
erties, wisely adapted for the cure of  diseases 
common to mankind.  The virilizing principles 
embodied in Golden Seal Bitters will assuredly 
cure the broken down dyspeptic.  Sold by Haz­
eltine,  Perkins  &  Co.,  wholesale  druggists, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

147

MicMgan  Drug  Exchange.

Mills & Goodman, Props.

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GRAND  RAPIDS, 
MICH.
WANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 
pharmacists or assistants,who are sober, 
honest,  industrious  and  willing  to  work on 
moderate salary.
WANTED—To exchange house and lot (with 
barn) and physician’s practice in a town 
of 800 inhabitants for drug stock in some good 
location.  Real estate valued  at  $1,500.  Prac­
tice about $3,000 per year.

facilities.  Doing good business.

town of  800 inhabitants.  Good  railroad 

FOR SALE—Stock of about $1,700 in thriving 
FOR SALE—Stock of $3,000 in growing town 
of 1,000 inhabitants. Only two drug stores 
in town.  Will sell only with residence.
I ¡'OR  SALE—Stock of $1,300 in town of 700 in- 
’  habitants can be bought at large discount.
FOR SALE—A most  choice  stock  of  about 
$1,300 in town of  300  inhabitants.  Doing 
I ¡'OR  SALE—Finest  business  in  northern 

very nice business and expenses light.

'  Michigan.  General  stock  of  $15,000, of 
which drugs will inventory about $5,000.  Will 
sell any branch of  business  alone  but  would 
prefer to dispose of whole stock. Terms liberal.

bought at great sacrifice if taken at once.

town  of  about  350  inhabitants.  Can  be 

FOR  SALE—Stock  of  $1,500  in  lumbering 
f 'OR SALE—Small stock of  about  $500 with 
building and lot in  Grand  Rapids.  Good 
location for physician.
A LSO many other stocks, the  particulars of 
which we will furniBh free on application.
r p o   DRUGGISTS  desiring  to  secure  clerks 
L  we will send the addresses  and  full  par­
ticulars of those on record free ou application.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

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ACIDS.

Acetic, No.  8!:'..............................  9  ©  10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)........  30  ©  35
Carbolic.........................................  35  @  38
Citric.............................................   75  ©  80
Muriatic 18 deg.............................  3  @  5
Nitric 36 deg..............v.................  
11  @  12
Oxalic.......................git................  10  ©  13
Sulphuric 66 deg...........................   3  @  4
Tartaric  powdered.......................  50  ©  63
Benzoic,  English.................. g  oz 
18
Benzoic,  German.........   ..............  13  @  15
Tannic...........................................  13  ©  15

AMMONIA.

BALSAMS.

Carbonate..............................V 
13  @  14
Muriate (Powd. 33c)....................... 
14
¿qua 16 deg or  3f..........................  3  @  5
Aqua 18 deg or 4f.......................... 
4  ©  8
38@42
Copaiba......................................... 
40
Fir.................................................. 
Peru............................................... 
1 75
45
Tolu............................................... 
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 30c)........... 
11
Cinchona,  yellow........................ 
18
13
Elm, select....................................  
Elm, ground, pure........................  
14
15
Elm, powdered,  pure.................... 
Sassafras, of root.......................... 
10
13
Wild Cherry, select....................... 
Bayberry  powdered.....................  
30
Hemlock powdered....................... 
18
Wahoo..........................................  
30
13
Soap  ground.................................  

BARKS.

BERRIES.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 1 30c)........... 
©1 35
Juniper.........................................   6  ©  7
Pricklv Ash...................................  50  ©  60

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 35 lb boxes, 25c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, pure............  
Logwood,bulk (13 and25 tt> doxes). 
Logwood, Is (35 lb  boxes).............. 
Lgowood, 54s 
do 
..............  
Logwood, J48 
do 
............... 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
............... 
Fluid Extracts—25 $ cent, off list.

FLOWERS.

27
37V4
'■>
13
13
15
14

GUMS.

Arnica............................................  13  ©  15
Chamomile,  Roman.....................  
35
Chamomile,  German.................... 
30
60©  75

Aloes,  Barbadoes.......................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c)..............
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c)......
28©  30 
Ammoniac.................................
90 
Arabic, powdered  select...........
90 
Arabic, 1st picked.....................
85 
Arabic,2d picked.......................
70 
Arabic, 3d picked.......................
55
Arabic, sifted sorts....................
20
Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... 
Benzoin......................................... 
50@56
35©  27
Camphor.......................................  
Catechu. Is (54 14c, %s 15c)........... 
13
35©  40
Euphorbium powdered................. 
Galbanum strained....................... 
80
Gamboge.......................................  
80©  90
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c)............  
35
Kino fPowdered, 30c].................... 
20
1 25
Mastic 
■  •.••••••••••••••••••.. 
•  40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
Opium, pure (Powd $4 40).................... 
25
Shellac, Campbell’s....................... 
Shellac,  English...........................  
22
Shellac, native..............................  
30
Shellac bleached...........................  
30
Tragacanth...................................  30  ©1 00

HERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

Hoarhound............. 
25
Lobelia..........................................................25
Peppermint.................................................. 25
Rue................................................................40
Spearmint....................................................34
Sweet Majoram............................................ 35
Tanzy........................................................... 25
Thyme.......................................................... 30
Wormwood.................................................. 25
Citrate and  Quinine...........................  
Solution mur., for tinctures........ 
Sulphate, pure  crystal................. 
Citrate..........................................
Phosphate..................................... 

IRON.

3 10

4 00
20
7
65

LEAVES.

Buchu, short (Powd 35c)...............   13  ©  14
6
Sage, Italian, bulk (54s & 548,12c)... 
Senna, Alex, natural..................  33  ©  35
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
50
Senna,  powdered.......................... 
25
Senna tinni velll............................. 
25
10
Uva  Ursi........................................ 
Beliedonna....................................  
35
30
Foxglove........................................ 
Henbane.......................................  
35
Rose, red............... j......................  
2 35

LIQUORS.

W„ D. & Co.’S Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  ©2 50
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye............. 1 75  ©2 00
Whisky, other brands..................1 10  ©1 50
Gin, Old Tom.................................136  ©175
Gin,  Holland.................................2 00  ©3 50
Brandy..........................................1 75  ©6 50
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......................................  

22
37
2 25
65

OILS.

 

 

1 75

6 00

3 00

Almond, sweet..............................   45  ©  50
Amber, rectified...........................  
45
Anise.............................................  
1  80
Bay $   oz......................................  
50
Bergamont........................................... 
Castor............................................  1 42©1 60
Croton.............................. t...........  
1 75
Cajeput......................................... 
75
Cassia........................................ 
85
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)......  
35
75
Citronella..................................... 
Cloves.................................................. 
Cod Liver, N. F.....................V Ski 
1 20
160
Cod Liver, best..................... 
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16 
Cubebs. P. & W ............................. 
»50
Erigeron.......................................  
1 60
Firewedd.......................................  
2 00
Geranium 
oz............................. 
75
35
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
50
Juniper wood................................ 
2 00
Juniper berries............................. 
Lavender flowers, French............  
2 01
Lavender garden 
............  
1 00
............  
90
Lavender spike 
2 50
Lemon, new crop.......................... 
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.....................  
3 00
Lemongrass................................... 
80
Olive, Malaga...... 
90©1 00
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  .................... 
2 75
1 25
Origanum, red flowers, French... 
Origanum,  No. 1.......................... 
50
1 00
Pennyroyal......................................... 
Peppermint,  white.......................  3 o0©3 75
Robc $  oz............................................ 
8 00
Rosemary, French (Flowers $1 50) 
65
Salad, $) gal......................................... 
3 75
1 00
Savin!................................................... 
Sandal  Wood, German....................... 
4 50
Sandal Wood, W. 1............................... 
7 00
Sassafras........................................ 
45
@7 50
Spearmint..................... 
 
Tansy............................................4 00  ©4 25
Tar (by gal 50c)..............................   10  ©  12
Wintergreen......................................  
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)............  
Worm seed........................................ 
 

do 
do 

 

 

 

 

 

2 10
3 50
  2 00

HEEDS.

Squills, white (Powd 35c)............
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)......
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)...
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)............
Bird, mixed in B>  packages.........
Canary,  Smyrna.................... 
..
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee....................
Cardamon, Malabar.....................
Celery..........................................
Coriander, oest  English.............
Fennel.........................................
Flax, clean...................................
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3%)...............

8uinee .................................

Mustard, white  Black 10c)..
ape, English.......................
Worm,  Levant.....................
SPONGES.

. 

15
25
20
15
5  © 6
.  4  © 4%
15  © 18
1 10
i 35
15
10
15

.  344©
.  4  © 4%
.  7  © 8
■ 
4%© 5%
10
75
6  © 7
14
.2 25  ©2 50

©

©

00

do

1  40

©  70

do 
do 

do 
do 
do 
do 

MISCELLANEOUS.

2H© 
*   ©
4M©

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ...
do 

do
do
do
do
,forslate use...

50 
2 75 
2  00 
40 
2 00 
@9 75 
2 30 
50
6©  7
9®10 
2 25 
18

Nassau 
Velvet Ex’ 
Extra Ye 
Grass 
Hard
Yellow Reef.
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.21) $  gai__
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
Anodyne Hoffman’s.....................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
Annatto 1 lb rolls..........................
Alum......................................  fMb
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)..............  3
Annatto, prime........................
Antimony, powdered,  com’l........
Arsenic, white, powdered............   6
Blue  Soluble.................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best............
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s.
Balm Gilead Buds........................
Beans,  Tonka...........................   ..
Beans, Vanilla..............................
Bismuth, sub nitrate....................
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c).....................
Blue V itriol.................................
Borax, refined (Powd  11c)............
Cantharides,Russian  powdered..
Capsicum  Pods, African..............
Capsicum Pods, African pow’d...
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ...
Carmine, No. 40........................ .
Cassia Buds..................... .............
Calomel. American.......................
Chalk, prepared drop....................
Chalk, precipitate English...........
Chalk,  red  fingers........................
Chalk, white lump........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s..................
Colocynth apples..........................
Chloral hydrate, German crusts..
cryst...
Chloral 
Chloral 
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform...................................
Cinchonidia, P. & W........*...........   15
Cinchonidia, other brands.  .........   12
Cloves (Powd 27c)..........................  25
Cochineal......................................
Cocoa  Butter................................
Copperas (by bbl  lc)....................
Corrosive Sublimate.....................
Corks. X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 lb box..
Creasote.........................................
Cudbear, prime.............................
Cuttle Fish Bone...........................
Dextrine.......................................
Dover’s  Powders..........................
Dragon’s Blood Mass....................
Ergot  powdered...........................
Ether Squibb’s.........   ..................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s............
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1%)....................  2
Ergot, fresh...................................
Ether, sulphuric, TJ. S.  P ..............
Flake white...................................
Grains  Paradise...........................
Gelatine, Cooper’s........................
Gelatine. French  ............................  45
Glassware, flint, 70 & 10, by box 60 & 10 less 
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis....
Glue,  cajm et.................................   12 ©
Glue.white....................................   16  ©
Glycerine, pure..............................   16 ©
Hops  %s and %s...........................  
25©
Iodoform $ oz..............................
Indigo.............................................   85
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35 
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes
Iodine,  resublimed.......................
Isinglass,  American.....................
Japonica.......................................
London  Purple.............................
Lead, acetate.................................
Lime, chloride, (%s 2s 10c ft %s 11c)
Lupuline.......................................
Lycopodium.................................
Mace.............................................
Madder, best  Dutch....................  12%@
Manna, S.  F ...................................
Mercury.........................................
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........$ oz  2 25©
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s........
Moss, Iceland..........................$) lb
Moss, Irish...................................
Mustard,  English..........................
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb  cans........
Nut gal Is.........................................
Nutmegs, No. 1..............................
Nux  Vomica.................................
Ointment. Mercurial, )4d..............
Paris Green.................................   18
Pepper, Black  Berry....................
Pepsin........................................... 
;
Pitch, True Burgundy..................
Quassia...........................................   6 ©
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W...........lb oz  70  ©
Quinine,  German..........................  60  ©
Red  Precipitate..................... $ tt>
Seidlitz  Mixture...........................
Strychnia, cryst..............¿p...........
Silver Nitrate, cryst.....................   74  ©
Saffron, American.  .....................
Sal  Glauber................................... 
©
Sal Nitre, large cryst....................
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst..............
Sal Rochelle...................................
Sal Soda...........................................   2 ©
Salicin............................................ 
:
Santonin.......................................  
• 
i
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.........
Soda Ash [by keg 3c]....................
Spermaceti....................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s....
Soap, White Castile.......................
Soap, Green  do 
..............................  
Soap, Mottled do 
....................... 
Soap, 
do  do 
............................... 
Soap, Mazzini........................................ 
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ...........................   26  ©  28
Spirits Nitre, 4 F...........................   30  ©  32
Sugar Milk powdered...........................  
Sulphur, flour................................  3 M©  4
Sulphur,  roll.................................  
Tartar Emetic........................................ 
2 70
Tar, N. C. Pine, Y4 gal. cans  fl doz 
Tar, 
quarts in tin.........  
1 40
Tar, 
pints in tin.................... 
Turpentine,  Venice...............<g) lb 
25
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand........... 
55
Zinc,  Sulphate..............................   7  ©  8
Bbl  Gal
75
Whale, winter.....................................  70 
60
Lard, extra..........................................  55 
65
Lard, No.  1..........................................  45 
Linseed, pure raw.............................  37 
40
43
LinBeed, boiled..................................  40 
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........  70 
90
Spirits Turpentine.............................  38 
43
No. 1 Turp Coach............................... 1  10®l 20
Extra  Turp........................................ 1  60©1  70
Coach Body.........................................2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture.........................1  00@1 10
Extra Turk  Damar............................ 1  55© 1  60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.
PAINTS

17 
28 
20 
40 
40
©1 no
©  40 
©1 00 
4 00 
1 50

VARNISHES.

3©  314

OILS.
, 

4M©

10  ©

do 
do 

70©

10

©

9

Bbl
Red Venetian..........................  1H
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........  114
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........   114
Putty, commercial.................  2>4
Putty, strictly pure.................  2H
Vermilion, prime American..
Vermilion, English.................
Green, Peninsular..................
Lead, red strictly pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure......
Whiting, white Spanish.........
Whiting,  Gilders^...................
White, Paris American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  Taints......
Swiss Villa Prepare#  Paints..

Lb 
2® 3 
2© 3 
2© 3 
2Y4@ 3 
214® 3 
13®16 
58®60 
16®17 
7© 7V4 
7© 7H 
©70 
@90 
1 10 
1 40 
1 20© 1 40 
1 00©1 20

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

LUBRICATING.

Water White................................................1114
Michigan  Test.............................................10%
Capitol Cylinder..........................................36M
Model  Cylinder............................................31%
Shield Cylinder............................................ 26%
Eldorado  Engine........................................ 24%
Peerless Machinery....................................22%
Challenge Machinery.................................. 20%
Paraffine  ......................................................20%
Black. Summer, West Virginia...................10
Black. 25° to 30®......................................... 11
Black, 15® C.  T............................................ 11%
Z ero ...........................................................13

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44  Ottawa Street and 8g, gi,

93 and g5 Louis Street. 

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

Slept  Pharmaceutical  Prepara­

tions,  Fluid  Extracts  id  

Elixirs

G E N E R A L   W H O LESA LE  A G N TS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

W hiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manu­
facturers of Hair, Shoe snd 

Horse Brushes.

W E   A R E   SOLE  OW NERS  OF

Weatherly’s MicMp Catarrh Care

Which is positively the best Remedy 

of the kind on the market.

W e  desire  particular  attention  of those 
about purchasing outfits for new  stores  to 
the fact of our  UNSURPASSED  FACIL­
ITIES for meeting the wants of  this  class 
of buyers WITHOUT  DELAY and in the 
most  approved  and  acceptable  manner 
known to the drug trade.  Our  special  ef­
forts in this  direction  have  received  from 
hundreds or our customers the  most satis­
fying recommendations.

Wile aid L ip rD e p rW

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

WITHERS DADE &C0.’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour  Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 
17
11
14

Hand-Made, Copper- 

W H I S K Y S .

Distilled

35

W e not only offer these  goods  to  be ex­
60
celled by NO OTHER KNOWN BRAND 
in the market, but superior  in  all  respects 
85
to  most  that  are  exposed  to  sale.  W e 
GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis­
faction and where this brand of  goods  has 
been once introduced  the  future  trade  has 
been assured.

W e are also owners of the

Druggists;  Favorite  Rye,

Which continues to have so  many  favor­
ites among druggists who have  sold  these 
goods for a very long time.  Buy our

W e call your attention to  the  adjoining 
list of market quotations which we  aim  to 
make as complete and perfect  as  possible. 
For special  quantities  and  quotations  on 
such articles as do not appear  on  the  list, 

such asPatont  Medicines,
Hazeltine 

Etc., we invite your correspondence.
and personal attention.

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

& Perkins 

Drug Co.

CTJSSMAXTS

MENTHOL INHALER

POTASSIUM.

Bicromate.............................. $Mb 
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 
Chlorate, cryst (Powa 23o)............  
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk......  
Prussiate yellow...........................  

13@14
37©40
22
3 00
28

Alkanet.........................................
Althea, out....................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in ¿48 and Ms__
Blood (Powd 18c)...........................
Calamus,  peeled...........................
Calamus, German white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered............
Gentian (Powd  15c).......................
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)...........  11
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached...........
Golden Seal (Powd 25c).................
Hellebore, white, powdered.........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered..................
Jalap, powdered...........................
Licorice,  select (Powd 15)............
Licorice, extra select....................
Pink, true......................................
Rhei, from select to  choice......... 1 00
Rhei, powdered E. 1.......................1 10
Rhei, choice cut  cubes.................
Rhei, choice cut fingers...............
Serpentaria...................................
Seneka ..........................................
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras..............
Sarsaparilla,  Mexican..................

Cold in  tiie Head.

Strictly speaking, this ie acute C atarrh, and for w ant 
of effectual m eans of treatm en t little  attention is paid 
to it, and its annoying sym ptom s endured  for  several 
days develop into som ething  m ore  serious  by  the  in­
flam m ation  extending  from   the  nose  to  th e  th ro a t, 
lungs  o r  ears.  Cushm an’s  Menthol  Inhaler  acts 
prom ptly  and  as  by  magic,  relieving  the  itching, 
tingling and stuffed  feeling  in  th e  head.  At  first,  it 
increases the w atery discharge from  the  nose,  and  by 
its continued use reduces thelnflam m ation, and w ithin 
a few hours  the  w atery discharge  is  dim inished,  and 
th e  com plications  which  usually  follow  a   cold  are 
avoided.
All druggists should keep the  Menthol  Inhaler.  Re­
tail price  60c.

A. MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH

WEDNESDAY.

E.  A. STOW®  & BRO., Proprietor».

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

Telephone No. 95.

I Battered  at the  Postnfflee  at Grand Rapids  as 

Second-class Matter A

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  7,  1886.

Hand and Machine Cut Files.

Much discussion has  been  indulged  in of 
late concerning the  relative  merits of  hand 
and machine cut files, especially in England, 
and  the  advocates  of  each  are “on  their 
metal.”  A challenge  has  been  given  and 
accepted  for a  careful  and efficient  test to 
be  applied  on  the  basis  of  quality alone. 
The conditions of  the  experiment are,  says 
the  London  Ironmonger,  all  that  can  be 
desired to obtain bona-fide results.  The ad­
vocate of the hand-cutting  system is to pro­
vide a dozen  blanks  and  cut  them  on one 
side himself, the  reverse  side  to be  cut by 
machinery. His opponent is to furnish anoth­
er dozen  to be cut in the same way,  various 
styles of  cutting  to  be  illustrated  in each 
case.  The blanks are to be well-forged and 
ground,  and both  parties  are  to  be  repre­
sented during the  cutting  process.  A con­
sulting engineer  in whom  both sides  have 
confidence has undertaken  to  send the files 
to eight engineering firms out  of  Sheffield, 
he to receive back  the  files  and  reports of 
the results, the  parcels  and  reports  to  be 
opened  in  the  presence  of  the  interested 
parties.  A supplementary test  is to  be ap­
plied by one of the parties forging four files 
out of a bar of steel  supplied by the  other, 
two of the files being  cut by the former and 
two by the latter.  The two parties are then 
to meet and enter into  a  filing contest with 
w'rought iron, cast iron and steel for the ma­
terials work on.  The  files  which  take off 
the  heaviest  amount  of  metal  in  a  given 
number of  strokes  will  be  deemed the su­
perior article,  the  materials  to  be weighed 
after  every  fifty  strokes.  The  contest  is 
being looked forward to with great interest, 
and if it should be  carried  through without 
misunderstanding or dispute, the result will 
doubtless be regarded as final, both the par­
ties selected being  experts in  the two  sys­
tems.

W hen a Drummer Understands H is Busi- 

. 

ness.

* ‘When a drummer  understands  his busi­
ness  he can  be  very  useful,”  remarked  a 
representative  of a  New  York house  to  a 
New York  exchange,  “but  his  business is 
not primarily to push sales, but  to keep the 
house  acquainted  with  its  customers,  and 
the customers with the house.  Why,  I was 
on the road myself  for  six  weeks  last fall 
without selling  a  thing,  and  yet  it  was a 
successful trip. 
I did  not  try to  sell  any­
thing,  but  I  did  try  to  learn  everything 
about possible customers,  and  give them all 
the information  in  my  power for the  sake 
of future orders. 
It is the ‘pushing’ fellows 
who wear  customers  out  in their efforts to 
sell, and who give the profession such a bad 
reputation.  And,  mind  you,  whenever  a 
man  makes  himself  disagreeable  he  hurts 
his own house.  People judge  of  a concern 
by  its  representatives,  and  if  these  men 
seem  only  anxious  to  sell  a  big  bill  of 
goods, without caring whether the customer 
is pleased or not,  the  latter  will think  the 
house must be just like its drummers.

“I am not  posted  about  matters  on  the 
Continent,  but  in  England  they  are  man­
aged  with  more  system  than  in  America. 
There is more  care  taken  that a man shall 
thoroughly understand a particular business 
before he goes on  the  road.  They  do  not 
send mere  boys  out  so  much,  and  they do 
not  judge  a  man  solely  by  the  sales  he 
makes.  A  drummer  there  is  something 
more than a mere roadster.  American trav­
elers certainly have push.  When  they lose 
a job they will  often  be  selling an  entirely 
different line of goods  within a week.  But 
it  is a sheer  waste  of money to send  out a 
man  who  does  not thoroughly  understand 
the business he represents.”

Moving  in  the  Matter  of  Freight Rates. 
From tbe Ionia Mail, June 38.

in 

A committee consisting of  Hon.  Geo.  W. 
Webber, Dr.  W.  R.  Cutler,  T.  S. Barringer, 
Q.  F.  Phelps,  B.  B.  Babcock,  Philo  T. 
Bates,  W. E.  Kelsey  and Tliad  B. Preston, 
went to Detroit  this  morning  in  behalf  of 
the I.  B.  M.  P. A.,  to wait  upon the  mana­
gers  of  the  railroads,  and  talk  over  the 
question  of  discrimination 
freights. 
Whether  their  object—securing  to  Ionia a 
freight  rate  as  low  as  that  at  Lansing, 
Owosso and other points  along the  roads— 
will  be  accomplished  or  not,  it  certainly 
shows a commendable  public  spirit,  which 
for  some  reason  has  been  sadly  lacking 
among our  business  men  for  the past few 
years.  It is a special object of the Business 
Men’s  Association,  not  only  to  protect 
themselves  from  dead-beats,  but  also  to 
look  into  Ionia's  business  interests  in  all 
departments,  and as  such  should  have the 
hearty  support  of  all  business  men,  and 
every citizen who is at all  interested  in the 
progress of  Ionia.

Cobbs &  Mitchell  have  purchased  three 
quarter-sections of pine in the  Cadillac dis­
trict,  of D.  A.  Blodgett and will  proceed to 
log it off. 
It is estimated that the purchase 
includes 20,000,000 feet.  The  firm will  re­
build its Cadillac mill,  putting in  a combin­
ed band and  circular.  The  price  paid  for 
the pine was about 8100,000.

BINDERS’  TWINE.

We Bave a basement  full.
Curtiss, Dunton & Co.

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

SEALERS IN

NOS.  122 and  124  LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

E.  F A L L A S ,

Butter and Eggs, Lemons and Oranges,

Cold Storage in Connection.  All Orders  receive Prompt and Careful Attention. 

Makes a Specialty of

CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.

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

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

* 

- 

Grand Rapids, Michigan

where in this issue and write for

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in  Car  Lots. 
We are prepare! to male Bottom Prices on anything we handle.
A. B. KNOWLSON,
CO.,
RINDGE, BERTSCH 
BOOTS  AXYD  SH O ES.

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS IN

AGENTS  FOR THE

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.
F. J. LAMB &  CO.,
Fruits,  Vegetables,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Butter, 

C lieese, Etc.

W holesale Agents for the Lima Egg Crates and Fillers.

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

OBDEH.

Our Leader Sm oking 

15c per pound.

Our Leader F in e Cut 

33c per pound.

Our Leader Skcrts, 

Our Leader Cigars, 

10c per pound.

$30 per M.
The  B est  In  th e  W o rld .

Clark, Jewell & Co.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

Albert  Coye  &  Son,
AWNINGS,  TENTS,

DEALER  IN

Horse,  W agon  and  Stack 
Covers, Hammocks and Spread­
ers,  Hammock  Supports  and 
Chairs, Buggy  Seat  Tops, Etc.

Send for Price-List.

73  C anal  St.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

JEWELER

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

O ur  S p ecia l

Plug  Tobaccos.

1 butt. 

3 butts.

.36 
.33
.30

SPRING CHICKEN .38 
.35 
MOXIE 
ECLIPSE 
.30. 
Above brands for sale only by

Olney, Shields & Go.
FOX  &   BRADFORD,
S. V. ta b le A Co.’s

Agents  for a fall line of

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

PETERSBURG,  VA.,

FXiTJG  TOBACCOS,
NIMROD,
E.  C.,

BLUE  RETER,

SPREAD  EAGLE,

BIG FIVE CENTER.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.

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

CHEMICALS.

Order» by Mail and  Express promptly at­

tended  to.

BUY

Fresh Roasted Coffees

AND  INCREASE YOTJE.  TRADE.

Carracas,

We have the following varieties in stock from which to select:
Javas, 
Mochas,  Ndla.ra,oa.iloos,
Ceylons,  Costa Ftioeis,
Guatemalas,Santos, 
Adexioan-s,  an.cL Rios.
All bought for their fine roasting and drinking qualities.

Give me a trial order.

ED.  TELFER,

4 6   OTTAW A  ST.

Importers  and.

absolute-- spiced.
BULKLEY.LEMON t HOOPS
)
W holesale  Grocers.
“Jolly Tar” Plug Tobacco.
Daniel Scotten & Co.’s “ HIAWATHA” 
Plug Tobacco.
Lautz. Bros. & Co.’s SOAPS.
Niagara STARCH.
Dwinell, Howard & Co.’s ^ ° yaJ Mocha and Java.
Thompson & Taylor Spice  Co.’s  “Mag­

Royal Java.
Golden  Santos.

S o le  A gents fo r

nolia ” Package Coffee.
SOLE  PROPRIETORS

“JOLLY  TlhAE”  Fine  Chat,

Dark and sweet, w ith plug flavor, the best goods 

on the market.

In addition to a full line  of staple groceries, we are the 
only house in Michigan which carries a complete assortment 
of fancy groceries and table delicacies.

Mail orders  are  especially  solicited, which  invariably 
secure the lowest prices and prompt shipment.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.

25,2? and 29 Ionia St. an! 51,53,55,51 an! 59 Man! Sts.,

OrandL R a p id s, M ich.

PUTNAM & BROOKS
Wholesale Mannfactnrers of

PURE  CANDY!

ORANGES,  LEMONS,

BANANAS,  FIGS,  DATES,

2ST u.ts,  E t o .

NEALS  CARRIAGE  PAINTS,

Seven beautiful shades.  Just the  thing  for  repainting  old 
buggies.  Varnishing not  necessary.  One  coat  for  old  work. 
Dries w ith a beautiful gloss.  An old buggy can be repainted at 
a cost not to exceed one dollar.  A rapid seller.  Packed  in  as­
sorted cases.  Every case has accompanying  it ample advertis­
ing m atter.

Acme White Lead & Color Works,

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS.  D etroit, M loll.

Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee.

WATER ■

Warmed (not cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size of hen’, egg) and gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of

O*

CHILUCOTHE
A T   THIS

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper w ith 

signature and stam p on each can.

For m it Ironing use  “ Electric Lustre’’I 
Starch,  ft is all prepared for immediate I 
use In On* P o u n d  P ack ajrea, which r 
go as far as two pounds of any other Starch. |
Ask your Grocer for it. 
The Electric Lnstre Starch Co.
204 Franklin 8 t .,  New York.

JOHN CAUXTOJiP 

Wholesale Agent,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

mBáV
Imk

MOULTON & REMPIS,
SETTEES, ROOF CRESTING

Manufacturers of

SPRING  &

LAWN"  VASES,

And Jobbers in Gray Iron Castings.

W R ITE  FO R   PR ICE-LIST.

54 and 56 North Front Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

G. A.H .& 00.

Merchants and manufacturers 
will find a complete line of
STATIONERY,
BLANK BOOKS

And SUPPLIES,

TRY US.

At lowest prices at

29  MONROE  ST.

. A. HALL & CO.’S CAEPETS,
PLUG  TOBACCO.
TURKEY .39
.35
Big 5 Cents, 
( A  fine  revolver I  A f t
C f t l R t y  
\ With each butt, f  ■

Jt M  

COMPANY,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Staple and  Fancy

DRY  GOODS,

MATTINGS,

O I L .  C L O T H S

ESTO -,  DESTO.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

Grand Rapids,

M ichigan.

JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,

AJKHD usroTionsrs,

83  M onroe  St„

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers  j  A  QtjOP]iiltlT 
American and Stark A Bags 
< ** 0 |lu u lu llj.

Manufactured by the

SM O im TC  TOBACCO,
National K. of L. Co-operative Tobacco Co.,
Arthur  Meigs  &  Go.,

RALEIGH,  1ST.  O.

GRAND  R A PID S,  MICH.,

Wholesale agents for the

S T A T E   O F   M I C H I G A N .

T h is  is  the  only  authorized  XX.  cf  Xi. 
Sm oking  Tobacco  on  the  m arket.  The 
stock  of  th is  corporation  is  a ll  owned  by 
the ZX. of  Xi.  A ssem blies  in   the  U . S.,  and 
every m em ber  w ill  not  only  buy  it  him ­
self, but do h is utm ost to  m ake  it  popular. 
D ealers w ill therefore see the advisability 
of putting it in  stock  at  once.  W e w ill fill 
orders for any quantity at follow ing prices, 
u su al term s:

2 OZ. 46;  4 OZ. 44;  80Z .43;  16 OZ. 42.
ARTHUR M i  & CO.,
Wholesale  Grocers,
11,79,81 and 83 South Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

GO  TO

F01Ì

Fig-s, Dates,

ETC.

The Labor Advocate.

He lectured on unions and labor.
And wildly he brandished his fist:
He told them to take «run and saber.
And go for the capitalist.

He told them he never need ’cumber 
Their thoughts with respect  for the law: 
He said he was one of their number—
But all that he worked was his jaw!

Maxims for Merchants.

From the Dry Goods Chronicle.

A merchant who  intends  to make money 
must understand the  true  principles  of his 
business.

A merchant  to be  successful is obliged to 
keep his word, to preform his promises and 
to execute his contracts.

As a man rises in the scale of  civilization 
his wants are increased and diversified.  He 
labors more, produces  more  and  exchanges 
far more.

The  practical  choice  of  the  mercantile 
class  of the  future  lies  not  between  large 
and small  percentages  on  their  sales, but 
between small ones and none.

A man has the right and  it is his  duty to 
get all the money he can consistently with a 
due  obedience to the  laws of the  land,  the 
moral laws and the laws of honor.

The  aggregate  exchanges  of  property  is 
probably  now  expanding  at  the rate of  10 
per cent, per  annum,  while the  annual  in­
crease in population  is  less  than  three  per 
cent.

The merchant of the next  age  must  be a 
genius;  a financier, a man  bom to be an ef­
ficient  and  beneficient  distributor  of  the 
bounties of  nature  and  of  the  products  of 
*huinan  labor.

A law that  is generally broken or evaded 
is worse than no law, and a  moral rule that 
is impracticable weakens the sense of moral 
obligation and leads  to a  disregard of other 
rules of vital importance.

Every  year  the  construction  of  canals, 
railroads,  harbors,  steamships  and  other 
facilities for transportatation and traffic im­
pels still greater production with still larger 
extension of commercial exchanges.

The  number  of  good,  practical  business 
men who  have failed  within  the last  fifty 
years is sufficient  to  show  that  the science 
or principles of business have  not  received 
the  study  and  attention  which  they  de­
serve.

A  merchant  violates  the  laws  of  honor 
when he uses information  confidentially in­
trusted  to  him,  or  when  he  takes  the ad­
vantage of another’s unskillfulness or  inex­
perience,  or the technicalities  of  the law to 
impose upon him.

A reserve capital should  always be easily 
convertible into money,  as the:exigencies of 
trade may  require,  and  hence  it should al­
ways  be  invested  in  those  commodities 
which constitute the  floating capital of  the 
country,  such as stocks,,merchandise, notes, 
bills of exchange,  etc.

A counting-house education  is of  advan­
tage to every man,  no  matter  what  his oc­
cupation is or may be.

Good  address is the  leading  requisite  in 
all trading pursuits,  and is the basis of  sue-' 
cessful storekeeping.

Every seller of goods is a buyer of money, 
and  the goods  he offers for  sale  constitute 
his demands for money.

Fair competition is the life of trade.  Ap­
parent  opposition,  yet  secret  partnership, 
has frequently made fortunes for both.

A  dealer  whose  liabilities  are  already 
three times the amount of his capital should 
be extremely cautious in  extending his pur­
chases.

It  will  astonish  any  merchant  who  has 
never  examined  the  subject,  how  small 
profits on short  credits  will  accumulate in 
comparison with large  profits  on long cred­
its.

Is lying necessary in buying  and selling? 
No,  because many of the falsehoods In trade 
are about  irrelevent  matters  not  pertinent 
to the bargain.  Cost is a matter never  per­
tinent to a sale.

Good  customers  make  their  purchases 
It  is a great 
where the leading stores  are. 
mistake to choose a location  in a city where 
there are none others of the same line in the 
immediate neighborhood.

The proper time  or  age  for  commencing 
business on one’s own  account is a  mooted 
question, but it is  imprudent  in  anyone to 
embark in business  without  that  moderate 
capital ordinarily required in  the  business.
A good salesman  has a  perfect command 
of his  business.  Knowing  that  the  goods 
have  been  purchased  with  care,  he has no 
hesitation in fairly recommending the goods 
or in  warranting  them  when  requested  to 
do  so.

A dealer has  a right to risk  his  own cap­
ital,  but lie has no. right to risk the property 
of others without their consent,  and  he can 
only  honestly  extend  his  business  at  any 
time,  so that he will be still; able to.pay his 
debts.

There are  two  rules of  dailyJand  hourly 
application  to  business  lift.  The  first  is 
that the seller is bound in conscience to dis­
close the faults of what he has to sell.  The 
second rule is, that the price which the sell­
er asks  or  charges  for  his  merchandise is 
implicitly the market price.

Buttermilk  mixed  with  fine  sand,  and 
applied to new woodwork outside will stand 
for many  years  and  gives  the  most  com­
plete imitation of stone it is  possible to get, 
and with it absolute  perservation of timber.
Berlin has  abolished  the  old  custom  of 
holding  market 
in  squares  and  public 
places,  and has  recently opened a  series of 
grand colossal market halls in various parts 
of  the city.

All above brands for sale only by

BDLELBT, LBMON & HOOFS

WHOLESALE  GROCER'S, 

GRAND  RAPID S, 

-  

MICH.

No one can tell how or when— 
accidents  by  railroad,  steam­
boat, horse  or  carriage  travel 
and a thousand  various  ways.
The only safe way is to be in­

sured in the

PEO PLES

Mutual Acculent Association

Insurance 

when they happen.  The BEST, 
most  LIBERAL  and  CHEAP­
EST  Accident 
is 
granted by the Peoples  Mutual 
Accident  Association, of Pitts­
burg,  Pa.  Features  new  and 
original  not  to  be  secured  in 
any  other  company.  Address

9 6   F o u r t h ,   A t ô . ,  

Pittsburgh, P a.

OLD  COUNTRY

SOAP.

As  good  a  ONE  POUND  BAR  of 
LAUNDRY  SOAP  for  all  household 
purposes as made.  Steam pressed and 
always hard.  Show  Card  and  Adver­
tising Tablets furnished  to  give  it  an 
introduction to your trade.  Packed 80 
1  lb.  bars  in  a  box at 4 3-8c per bar, 
$3.50  per  box.  5  box  lots  at  4  1-4, 
$3.40 per box, delivered at any railroad 
station FREE OF FREIGHT.

Any Wholesale Grocer in  the  State, 
or his agent, will take your order.  Al­
ways kept  in  stock  by  CODY,  BALL 
& CO., Grand Rapids, Mich.

UNOvoval cake, highly perfumed and 
elegant, stock  packed.  100  12  oz.  in 
box. 3.75 per box.

CITY,'100  12 oz. in box, a first-class 

5c soap, $3.15 per box.

Manufactured by

T H E   BEST  IN  T H E   M A R K E T.

A llen  B. W r lsle y

CHICAGO,  ILL.

GX2TS2C2TG ROOT.
We pay the h ¡ghost price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Only 35  Cents.

So confident are we that  Dr.  Pete’s  35 cent 
Cough Cure will not disappoint  the  most san­
guine expectations  of  a  single  broken-dawn 
consumptive invalid that we warrant it.  Had 
we not the most perfect confidence  in  its vir­
tues, we would not thiuk of  offering  it as we 
do.  Sold by Hazeltlne, Perkins &  Co.,  whole­
sale druggists. Grand Bapids, Mich.

a a . 8 4 ,8 b  & Öfc SÜUYAWATL8. STREET,UH1QA5CL

Order  a  case from your Jobber.  See Quotations in Price-Current.

M t  m m t.

(groceries.

ids.

Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand Rap­

President—Erwin J. Herrick.
First Vice-President—E. E. Walker.
Second Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye. 
Secretary—Cornelius A. Johnson.
Treasurer—B. S. Harris. 
„
Regular  meetings—First  and  Third  Tuesday 
Next meeting—Tuesday evening, July 30.
Grocers’  Association  of the  City  of  Mus­

Evenings of each month.

kegon.

President—H. B. Fargo.
First Vice-President—Win. B. Keift.
Second Vice-President—A. Towl.
Secretary—Wm. Peer.
Treasurer—John DeHaas. 
Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday 
evenings  of each month.
Next meeting—Wednesday evening, July 7.
Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association.

.  . _   .

President—P.  Ranney.
First Vice-President—O. K. Buckhout.
Second Vice-President—Hugh Beggs. 
Secretary—M. S. Scoville.
Treasurer—Julius Schuster.
Regular  Meetings—Second  and  fourth Tues­

days of each month.

Valuable  Information  for  Business  Men. 
From the Dry Goods Chronicle.

NOTES.

Demand notes are  payable  on  presenta­
tion, without grace, and bear  legal  interest 
after  a  demand  has  been  made, if not  so 
written.  An endorser on a demand  note is 
holden only for a*limited  time,  variable  in 
different States.

A negotiable note must be  made  payable 
either to bearer, or be properly endorsed  by 
the person to whose order it is made.  If the 
endorser wishes to  avoid  responsibility,  he 
can endorse “without recourse.”

A joint note is one signed by two or more 
persons, who «an each become liable for the 
whole amount.

Three days grace are allowed on all  time 
notes, after the  time  for  payment  expires; 
if then not paid, the endorser, if any, should 
be legally notified, to be holden.

Notes  falling  due  on  Sunday,  or  on  a 
legal holiday,  must  be  paid  the  day previ­
ous.

Notes dated Sunday are  void.
Altering  a  note  in  any  maimer,  by  the 

holder, makes it void.

Notes given by minors are void.
The maker  of a note that is lost or stolen 
is not released from payment if  the  amount 
and consideration can be  proven.

Notes obtained by fraud,  or  given  by  in­

toxicated persons, cannot be collected.

An endorser has a right of action  against 
all whose names were previously on  a  note 
endorsed by him.

B IL L S  OF  EX C H A N G E,  D R A FT S,  A CCEPT­

A NCES.

A bill of exchange  or  draft  is  an  order 
drawn by one person or  firm upon  another, 
payable either at sight or at a  stated  future 
time.

It  becomes  an  “acceptance”  when  the 
party upon whom it it drawn  writes  across 
the  face  “Accepted”  and  signs  his  name 
thereto;  and is negotiable  and bankable the 
same as a note, and is  subject  to  the  same 
laws.

In many States both sight and time drafts 
are entitled to three days’ grace, the same as 
notes;  but  if  made in the form  of  a  bank 
check,  “pay *to,”  without  the  words  “at 
sight,” it is payable on  presentation,  with­
out  grace.

Check  Your  Bills.

From the American  Grocer.

It is  almost  amusing  to  note  the  blind 
confidence many retailers have in the accur­
acy of the bills rendered  them  by  jobbers. 
They seem imbued with the  idea  that  pro­
fessional bookkeepers  are infallible.  They 
never  think  of  examining  extensions  or 
footings, nor will they take  the  trouble  to 
check  off  the  goods  received  to  see  how 
weights  and  tares  correspond  with  those 
charged.  As  every  one  is  liable  to  mis­
takes,  it is best to err on  the  side  of  over­
carefulness and examine  everything. 
It  is 
very easy to lose ten dollars  through  a  bill 
clerk’s habit of making his  sevens  so  long 
tailed  that  they extend to  the  line  below 
and unwittingly add ten to the dollars there 
noted.

A grocer,  in examining a bill, noticed that 
the tare allowed on a  tub of  lard  had  been 
added  to  instead  of  subtracted  from  the 
gross weight.  He took the bill,  which read 
53—9—61 pounds at 1)4  cents,  for  correc­
tion.  The  bookkeeper  acknowledged  the 
mistake, deducted 9 pounds from 61 pounds 
and thus managed to  scoop  6734  cents  out 
of the complacent grocer,  who  failed to  no­
tice the little.trick.

Be sure you receive all the goods charged. 
Where purchases are frequent and  heavy  it 
is very easy to have a chest of tea, a bag  of 
coffee, or  barrel  of  sugar, go astray either 
in transit or during  delivery.  Such  a  loss 
would demolish the net  profits  for  several 
days,  Acquire the habit of  checking every 
item  fvvice.  Run  over  the  footing  twice, 
once up and once down  the  column. 
It  is 
well to follow the above  rules  in  all  tran­
sactions  over  the  counter. 
It  is  through 
neglect  to  check  bills  and  accounts  that 
profits are dissipated to the astonishment of 
the merchant
One Result of the Retail Grocers* Associa­

tion.

Lisbon Correspondence Sparta Sentinel.

Our merchant, A.  P. Hurlbut, has  pulled 
up  stakes  and  moved  to  Grand  Rapids, 
where he will  engage  in business.  Mr. H. 
has  been  quite  successful  here,  but  since 
they raised the license iu the city to $50 per 
year it shut him off from  the  means of dis­
posing of produce,  so  it  became  necessary 
for him to get  into the  city  where  he  can 
make  daily trips  instead of  weekly, as be­
fore.

Points for Retailers.

From the Dry Goods Chronicle. 

_

The chief qualification of a  good®uyer is 
'a  judgment  bf  goods;  of  a  salesman,  a 
judgment of men.

The art of living easily as to  money  is to 
pitch the scale of  living  one  degree  below 
your means.

A  man who  intends  to  make money,  not 
merely to try his chances,  must look first to 
the safety of his business.

“ Men are usually tempted  by  the  devil,” 
runs  a Spanish  proverb,  “ but  an  idle  man 
positively tempts the devil.”

Elevate  your  business.  Remember  that 
the  more  elevated  the  business  character 
the more easy it will be to get money.

A load of  old  debts  is  more  than  poor 
human  nature  can  bear,  but  a  legal  dis­
charge, that is not a moral  one,  is  a  mere 
fiction.

In the dry goods business,  a  retail  store 
is a  better  school to attain a knowledge  of 
the value of goods than a  wholesale  house.
Frown down all  tricks,  all  cunning,  all 
those winding and crooked courses  in  busi­
ness.  Take an honorable stand and  boldly 
maintain it.

Every  business that is  worthy  the  name 
has  two departments—its  science to be un­
derstood by study and its art to be  acquired 
by practice.

If you intend to rely upon a guarantee, do 
not be satisfied with  anything  less  than  a 
positive promise of guarantee,  which should 
be in writing.

An  expert  salesman  has  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  human  nature,  courteous 
manner,  and a ready tact in adapting  him­
self to the various humors of buyers.

Politeness has been defined  to  be  the  art 
of showing men, by  external  signs,  the  in­
ternal regard we have for them.  Politeness 
is never a trifle, and  there  are  no  trifles  in 
business.

The only rule that can be given  in  regard 
to capital is, that  it  should  be  adequate  to 
the business—that it should  be increased  in 
proportion to  the business,  or  the  business 
kept down to a level with the capital.

The leading causes of failure are  founded 
on a desire to get forward  too  fast—an  am­
bition on the one  hand  to  get  rich  without 
labor, and on the other,  an impatient  desire 
to enjoy the luxuries of life before  we  have 
earned them.

One of  the  most  important  objects  to  be 
acquired by any young  merchant  is  a  judg­
ment of the value  of goods.  He  must  pos­
sess this knowledge to do justice to his  cus­
tomers and to  himself,  and  to  avoid  cheat­
ing and being cheated.

In  the  event  of  failure  the  debtor  is  al­
ways bound to examine  his  conscience  and 
see whether  he  has acted with  fraud,  mis­
representation, carelessness or extravagance; 
and if so,  he is moraly bound,  when able,  to 
pay to the uttermost farthing.

Whoever opens a shop  or  in  any manner 
exposes his goods to public sale, virtualy en­
gages to deal with his  customers  at  a  mar­
ket price, because  it  is  upon  the  faith  and 
opinion  of  such  an  engagement  that  any 
one comes within his shop doors or offers  to 
trade with him.

Not Following Their Platform.

From the Shoe and Leather Review.

The Knights of Labor are now discussing 
the question of “taking  action  against per­
sons who  express  any unfavorable  opinion 
of the order.”  This would  be  an  interest­
ing state  of  affairs  in  a free  country,  and 
just what  action  these  people  would take 
against free  speech  and  action  in this en­
lightened  country cannot  yet be  clear. 
If 
the Knights of Labor make it their business 
to boycott everybody not  in  sympathy with 
them, they will be  apt  to  encounter  many 
obstacles.  The  “principles  of  the  order” 
hardly accord  with  the  obnoxious  and de­
testable  boycott  now  being  pushed  in  so 
many cases.

New  York  Dairy Market.

Continued heavy supplies of  butter, com­
bined  with  poor  demand,  both  from  the 
home  and export trade,  has further depress­
ed  prices,  and  the  lowest  quotations  have 
been recorded since  1879.  There is a plen­
tiful supply of  all grades,  which make buy­
ers  quite  independent.  Choice  to  fancy 
crenmery is quoted at 15@17J4c.

The export  demand  for  cheese  has been 
rather lighter than  usual  at  this  season  of 
the  year,  fancy  being  freely  quotable  at 
734@7%c._____________________________

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock  Bark—Local  tanners  are  taking 
all offerings of new bark on the basis of $5 per 
cord, delivered, cash.  The market is  general­
ly firmer.

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.75  »  lb  for 

clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers are 
authorized to offer standard goods at 35  and 5 
per cent, off, and second quality at 35, 5 and 10 
per cent off.

COOPERAGE.

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

at Grand Rapids.
Red oak flour bbl. staves........... M  6 50® 7 00
........... M  6 50® 6 00
Elm 
White oak tee staves, s’d and j’t.M 30 00®23 00 
White oak pork bbl. 
“  M 18 50020 00

STAVES.
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Tierce, dowelled and circled, set....  15®  16
*• 
Pork, 
....  13®  13
** 
Tierce  heads, square............. ¥  M 33 09026 90
..............»  M  18 00030 00
Pork bbl. “ 
Basswood, kiln dried, set................. 
4®  4LA

“ 

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HEADS.

HOOPS.

White oak and hickory tee, 8 f t .  M 11 00®12 60 
White oak and hickory  “  7V4f’t. M 10 00®11  00
Hickory flour  bbl............... 
  M  7 00® 8 35
Ash, round “ 
“ ........................ M  6 35® 7 00
Ash, flat racked, 64 f’t .................M  3 50® 4 35
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d. M  1 00® 1 10 
86®  95
White oak pork barrels, machine.. 
White oak lard  tierces..................   1  15® 1 35
Beef and lard half barrels............  
75®  90
Custom barrels, one head..............  1 00® 110
Flour  barrels............... .................  
30®  37
Produce  barrels............................ 
33®  35
. 

BARBELS.

i  I 

.

SUCCESSORS  TO

FRED. D. VALE. 

DANIEL LYNCH.

FEED. D. YALE & CO.
OH AS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Bating Powders, Extracts, Bliings,
GROCERS’  SUNDRIES.
All orders addressed to the new  firm will re­

W H O LESA LE  M AN U FA CTU RERS  OF

A N D   JO B B E R S  OF

ceive prompt attention.

40 and 42 South Division St.,

GRAND RAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

COFFEE

Guaranteed  absolutely  P uke,  H ighest 
Grade,  Cultivated coffee,  and free from 
any mixture with the rank acid coffees grown 
on uncultivated  lands,  which  cause  dizzi­
ness,  indigestion,  sleeplessness,  etc.

Sold  in  1  lb  pink  paper bags,  1  lb  foil 
lined cartoons,  and 2  lb  tins by  all  leading 
Retail Geocers.

H O W A R D   W .  S P U R R   &  CO., 

Importers, Roasters and Packers,

BOSTON.

Granello,
MERCHANT
TAILOR,

LE D YA R D   BLOCK,

107 O ttaw a St.

Suitings for Manufacturers,

Suitings for Jobbers,

Suitings for Retailers,

Suitings for Traveling Men, 

Suitings for Clerks,

A N D

Overcoats for Everybody.

FOREIGN  AND  DOMESTIC  WOOL­
ENS  a n d   W o r s t e d s,  t h e   b e s t
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.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

A X L E   G R E A S E .

Challenge..............  80
Frazer’s...............   90
Diamond  X..........   60
Modoc, 4  doz.........2 50

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

Paragon  ............... 3 10
Paragon 25 lb pails.  90 
Fraziers, 35 ft palls. 1  25

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BAKING  POWDER.

“ 
“ 
“ 
*: 
“ 
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Princess,  %s................................................  1
148.................................................  2
Is................................................... 4
bulk............................................
Arctic, 4  ft cans, 6 doz. case.....................

* 
“  2 “ 
“  2 “ 
“  1 

............................  1
............................2
“ 
12
Victorian. 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz.................2
Diamond,  “bulk,” ........................   ...........

 

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4  
1 
5 

•• 

BLUING.

 

35
Dry, No. 2........................ 
doz. 
45
Dry, No. 3.........................................doz. 
Liquid, 4 oz,.....................................doz. 
35
65
Liquid, 8 oz.......................................doz. 
Arctic 4 oz......................................VP  gross 3 50
Arctic 8  oz.....................................................  7 
Arctic 16 oz................................................   13 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box................................  2 
Arctic No. 2 
Arctic No. 3 
No. SHurl.............2 OOiParlor  Gem........... 3 00
No. 1 Hurl.............2 25 Common Whisk 
  90
No. 2Carpet..........2 50 Fancy  Whisk........ 1 00
No. 1 Carpet..........2;75|Mill.........................3  75

“ 
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CANNED FISH.

Clams, 1 1b, Little Neck............................ 1 35
Clams, 2 1b. Little Neck.............................2 00
Clam Chowder,  3 1b...................................2 15
Cove Oysters, i 1b  standards..............95@1 00
Cove Oysters, 2 ft  standards..................  1 75
Lobsters, 11b picnic...................................1 75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic.................................2 50
Lobsters, 11b star..................................... 2 00
Lobsters, 2 1b star..................................... 300
Mackerel,lib fresh standards................ 1  10
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards................ 4 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft...............300
Mackerel, 3 ft in Mustard......................... 3 00
Mackerel, 3 ft  soused............................... 3 00
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river...............1 45® 1 50
Salmon, 2 1b Columbia river.....................2 35
Sardines, domestic %s..............................7®8
Sardines,  domestic  4 s .............................  12
Sardines,  Mustard  Vis..............................   12
Sardines,  imported  %s................ 
14
Trout, 31b  brook....................................   4 00

 

CANNED FRUITS.

Apples, 3 1b standards..............................   75
Apples, gallons, standards......................2 00
Blackberries, standards...........................1 10
Cherries,  red standard.............................  95
Damsons...................................................1 00
Egg Plums, standards 
..................... 1 20®1 25
Green Gages, standards 21b...............1 20®1 25
Peaches, Extra Yellow............................ 1 90
Peaches, standards.................................. 1 60
Peaches,  seconds..................................... 1 25
Pineapples, standards..............................1 50
Pineapples, Johnson's sliced................... 2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated................3 75
Quinces.................................................... 1 35
Raspberries,  extra..........................1 20@1 30
Strawberries  ...................................1 1C®1 25

CANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA.

DRIED FRUITS—DOMESTIC.

@
©
@
@
@

...»...............  

DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN.

Apricots, 25 ft boxes.
Cherries, pitted, 501b  boxes__
Egg plums, 25 ft  boxes
Pears, 251b boxes.....................
Peaches,  Delaware, 501b boxes
Peaches, Michigan..............................   @12Vi
Raspberries, 50 1b boxes.....................   @  23
Citron................ ;...............................   @  22
Currants.............................................   © 7
Lemon Peel.........................................  @  14
Orange Peel.........................................  @  14
Prunes, French, 60s............................ 12Vi@
Prunes, French, 80s........................   ..  8Vi@
Prunes, Turkey...................................  @4%
Raisins, Dehesia.................................   @3 50
Raisins, London Layers.....................   @3 00
Raisins,California  “ 
02 50
Raisins, Loose Muscatels...................   @2 00
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s..........................  @13Vi
Raisins,  Sultanas................................  @ 9Vi
Raisins, Valencia................................  @104
Raisins,  Imperials..............................   @3 25
Grand Haven,  No. 8, square....................... 1  00
Grand Ha/en, No 9, square, 3 gro................1  20
Grand Haven, No. 200,  parlor....................1  75
Grand Haven,  No. 300, parlor....................2 25
Grand Haven, No. 7,  round.......................1  50
Oshkosh, No. 2..............................................1 00
Oshkosh, No. 8..............................................1 50
Swedish........................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square.......................... 100
Richardson’s No. 9 
.......................... 150
Richardson’s No. 7V4, round........................ 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
.......................... 150
Black Strap............................................... 15017
Cuba Baking..............................................25028
Porto  Rico.................................................24030
New  Orleans, good...................................28034
New Orleans, choice..................................44@50
New Orleans, fancy..................................52055

20
00
3 00
4 00

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

do 
do 

Vi bbls. 2c extra.

OATMEAL.

PICKLES.

Steel  cut.............. 5 001Rolled Oats, Acme.5 75
Steel Cut, Vi bbl__ 2 75! Rolled Oats, Acme.3 00
Rolled  Oats.......... 5 75
Quaker, 48 lbs........z za
Rolled Oats, V4bbl..3 00 
Quaker, 60 lbs........2 85
Rolled  Oats, cases.3 25 
Quaker bbls........... 6 25
RolledOats,Shields’3 25
Medium...............................................4 50@4 75
A barrels_____________
Small...............................................
@3 00
Imported Clay 3 gross....................
2503 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross......
Imported Clay, No. 216,24 gross...
@1 85 
American T.D....................................   75®
90
Choice Carolina......6Vi|Java  ................
Prime Carolina......5% P atn a.......................5V4
Good C arolina.......5  Rangoon...........5%@54
Good Louisiana......5  ¡Broken..............3%@34
DeLand’s pure.......5% 'Dwight’s ..................5%
Church’s  ...............5% Sea  Foam................5V4
Taylor’s G. M.........5Vi Cap Sheaf.................5%

SALERATUS.

PIPES.

5002 

RICE.

Vic less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy..........................
28 Pocket.............................................
1003 ft pockets....................................
Saginaw or Manistee..........................
Diamond C..........................................
Standard Coarse.................................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. hags........
Ashton. English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........
American, dairy, Vi bu. bags..............
Rock, bushels......................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags....................

Vi

SAUCES.

2 25 
2 15 
2 35 
90 
1 45 
1 25

70

Lusk’s.  Mariposa.
2  00
2  00
1  80
2  00
2  20
2  25

Apricots.................................. 2 25 
Egg Plums............................... 2 10 
Grapes..................................... 2 10 
Green Gages............................ 2  10 
Pears...  ......... 
2 50 
Quinces........................................2 50
Peaches....................................2 35 
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.....................
Beans, Lima,  standard.....................
Beans, Stringless, Erie.....................
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked............
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy.....................
**  Morning  Glory.......................
“  Acme.......................................
“  Maple Leaf..............................
“  Excelsior.................................
Peas, French......................................
Peas, Marrofat, standard, Erie.........
Peas  ..................................................
Pumpkin, 3 1b Golden...............
Succotash, standard.................
Squash......................................
Tomatoes, standard brands__
Michigan  full  cream...............
CHOCOLATE.

CHEESE.

SOAPS.

Parisian, Vi  pints........................... . 
@2 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small....................  @  70
Pepper Sauce, green  ..........................  @  80
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring............  @1 25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring.......   @1 50
Catsup, Tomato,  pints........................   @  80
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ....................  @1 20
Halford Sauce, pints..........................  @3 50
.3 00 
Halford Sadce, Vi pints.......................  @2 20
.  80 
.  95 
New Process, 1 1b. .3 96|Extra Chicago Fain-
.1 65 
New Process, 3 1b. .3 85| 
ily .......................2 94
.1  00 
Acme,  bars...........3 751 Napkin................... 4  75
.1  00 
Acme,  blocks......  3 22 Towel.................... 4  75
.1  00
Best  American__3 08|White  Marseilles..5 60
Circus  ..............
. .3 75 White Cotton  Oil ..5 60
. ‘” !l 00
Big Five  Center ..3 90, Shamrock........... ..3 30
Nickel...............
..3 45 Blue Danube...... ..2 95
...... 1 50
......  70 Gem..................
. .3 35 London  Family.. ..2 60
Ground.

..7501 40 Pepper............. .16025 Pepper............... ©18
Allspice............ .12015 Allspice............. 8010
......1 00
1 1501  20 Cinnamon......... .18030 Cassia................. 10011
Cloves  ............. .15025 Nutmegs,  No. 1.. @60
Ginger ............. .16020 Nutmegs,  No. 2.. 050
Mustard......... .. .15030 Cloves  ............... 16018
Cayenne  ........... .¿5(^35
Electric  Lustre...................................
Royal,  corn.........................................
gloss, 1  1b  packages...............
“  boxes...........................
Niagara, laundry, bbls.......................

STARCH.

Whole.

SPICES.

0  8
Baker’s .................37V4!German Sweet..........23
Runkles’ .................. 35|Vienna Sweet  ..........22

COCOANUT.

COFFEES.

Schepps, cake box..............................   @27 Vi
“ 
Vis.........................................  @28
Maltby’s i 1b  round.............................  @26
“ 
assort  ...................................  @27
“  Vis.........................................   @28
Manhattan,  pails................................  @20

Green.

Rio.................... 9@12
Golden Rio.............12
Santos.................... 13
Maricabo................13
J a v a ................20025
O. G. Java..............24
Mocha  ...................25

Roasted.

Rio.................... 7@15
Golden Rio.............16
Santos.................... 17
Maricabo................17
Java................. 24@26
O. G. Java..............24
Mocba.................... 25

COFFEES—PACKAGE.

 

5
7

rvi

4%

60 lbs 100 lbs 300 lbs
X X X X ..........................................13%  13%;  13 Vi
13 Vi
Standard  ...................................... 
13% 
Dllworth’s ....................................  
13%
13VÍ 
Lion  ..............................................  
13Vi
13 % 
Arbuckle’s  ..................................13%  13%
13 
134
G erm an.................. 
13 
Magnolia.......................................13%  13 Vs
Silver  King..................................  
21
21
M exican.......................................16
12%
Royal.............................................. 
12%
60 foot  Ju te .......  1  00  150 foot Cotton___ 1 60
72 foot J u t e .......  1  25  60 foot Cotton____1  75
40FootCotton__ 1  50  |72foot Cotton___ 2 00

CORDAGE.

CRACKERS  AND  SWEET GOODS.

4 Vi
4%

$  1b 
«Vi

X  XXX
5
5
5
5

8
8
11V4 
»Vi 
15 Vi
8VÍ

7Vi 
8Vi
74  8V4
7Vi
12 Vi
8Vi

Kenosha B utter........................
Seymour B utter.......................  
B utter......................................... 
Fancy  B utter............................ 
S.  Oyster....................................  
Picnlo............. : .........................  
Fancy  Oyster............................ 
Fancy  Soda............................... 
City Soda....................................
Soda  ........................................... 
M ilk............................................  
B oston.......................................
G raham ......................................
Oat  Meal....................................
Pretzels, hand-made................
Pretzels......................................
Cracknels..................................
Lemon Cream............................ 
Frosted Cream..........................
Ginger  Snaps............................ 
No. 1 Ginger  Snaps.................. 
Lemon  Snaps............................ 
Coffee  Cakes.............................  
13Vi
Lemon W afers..........................
11 Vi
Jum bles......................................
12 Vi
E xtra Honey Jum bles.............
13 Vi 
Frosted Honey  Cakes.............
13 Vi 
Cream  Gems.............................
13VÍ 
Bagievs  Gems........................
12 Vi 
Seed-Cakes.................................
8V4
S. & M. Cakes............................
Bloaters, Smoked Y ar mouth....................
@60
Cod, whole................................................. 3Vi@4Vi
Cod,Boneless..................................................5@6V4
H alib u t........................................................... 9®10
Herring, round.  Vi  bbl.........................2 0002 25
Herring .round,  %  bbl............................. 1  10
Herring, Holland,  bbls............................. 11  00
Herring, Holland,  kegs........ .....................80095
Herring, Scaled.............................................20@22
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, Vi bbls..................5 25
“ 
...........  SO
“ 
................  60
No. 3. Vi bbls...............................3 25
“
121b  kits............................  60
...........................  50
“  10 

“  121b kits 
“  10 

Shad, Vi bbl  ............................................ 2 25@2 50
Trout, Vi  bbls.........................................2 7503 00
 
White, No. 1, Vi b b ls....................................5 50
White, No. 1,12  1b kits.................................  75
White, No. 1,10 ft k its.................................  70
White, Family, Vi bbls.................................2 15

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Lemon.  Yanilla.
1  40

Jennings’ D.C.,2 oz...............1« doz.  1 00 
“  4 oz..............................1  50 
“  6 oz..............................2 50 
“  8 oz..............................3 50 
“  No.  2 Taper............... 1 25 
“ 
“  No.  4 
1 75 
“  Vi 
pint, round.4 50 
“ 
“
“ 
“  No. 3  panel...............110 
“ 
“  No.  8 
.2 76 
“  No.  10 
4 25 
“ 

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“ 
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“ 
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1 

 
 

 

..........9 00  15 00
166
 

2 50
4 00
6 00
1 50
2 75
7 50

4 26
6 00

“ 

SUGARS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

@3 20 
@  6 
@ 5 Vi 
@ 3 Vi 
@ 3%
boxes....................  @3%
arloss, 1  1b...........................   @5%
corn......................................  @  6
Quaker, laundry, 561b..........................  @4 50
Cut  Loaf.............................................   @ 7%
Powdered............................................  @ 7%
Granulated,  Standard........................6 69© 6%
Confectionery A..................... ........... 6 18® 6%
Standard A..........................................   @ 6
No. 1, White Extra  C..........................  5%@  6
No. 2, Extra C......................................  5%@  5%
No.3 C..................................................  5%@  54
No. 4 C................................................   5%@  5%
No. 5 C....................................................4%@  5
Corn,  barrels  ....................................  
22026
24027
Corn, Vi bbls......................................... 
@29
Corn, 10 gallon kegs............................. 
Corn, 5 gallon kegs..............................  
1 35
Pure Sugar, bbl................................... 
22026
Pure Sugar, Vi bbl................................ 
24028
Pure Sugar 5 gal kegs........................  @1 50

SYRUPS.

TOBACCO—FINE CUT-IN PAILS.

smoking

Our  Leader............. 33iO!d Time...................35
Our Block.................60
U nderwood’s Capper 35
Yum  Yum................25
Sweet  Rose..............45
Sweet  Rose..............32
Meigs & Co.’s Stuuner35
May  Queen..............65
Atlas.........................35
Royal Game..............38
Jolly Time................40
Dark AmericanEagle67
Mule Ear...................65
Fountain...................74
The Meigs.................60
Red  Bird...................50
Old Congress.............64
State Seal.................60
Good Luck................52
Prairie Flow er........651 Blaze Away...............35
Indian Queen.......... 60 Hair Lifter.................30
Bull  Dog................*57|Jim Dandy................38
Crown Leaf........... 66iOur  Bird.................... 28
Hiawatha................ 62 Brother  Jonathan...28
Globe...................... 65|8weet  Pippin............45
May Flower............. 70|
»Delivered.
Unit  .........................30
Our  Leader.............15
Eight  Hours.............24
Old Vet.................... 30
Lucky  ......................30
Big Deal...................27
Boss  .........................15
Ruby, cut  plug.......35
Two  Nickel..............24
Navy Clippings.......26
Duke’s  Durham.......40
Leader.................... 15
Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
Hard  Tack.............. 32
Owl............................16
Dixie....................... 28
Rob Hoy....................26
Old Tar.................... 40
Arthur’s  Choice..... 22jUncle  Sam..
...28 
Red Fox...................26¡Lumberman
...25
Gold Dust.................26 Railroad Boy.............38
Goid Block...............30 Mountain Rose..........18
iHome Comfort.........25
Seal of Grand Rapids 
(cloth)............  ..25
Old Rip......................60
Seal of North Caro­
Tramway, 3 oz..........40
lina, 2  oz................48
Miners and Puddlers. 28
Seal of North Caro­
Peerless  ...................24
lina, 4oz................. 48
Standard...................20
Seal of North  Caro­
Old Tom.................... 18
lina, 8oz.................45
Tom & Jerry.............24
Seal of North Caro­
Joker.........................25
lina, 16 oz boxes__42
Traveler...................35
King Bee, longcut.. .22
Maiden......................25
Sweet Lotus..............32
Pickwick Club......... 40
Grayling...................32
Nigger Head.............26
Seal Skin...................30
Holland.................... 22
Red Clover................32
German.................... 15
Good Luck................26
K. of L................42046
Honey  Dew..............25
Trade Union........... *36
Quaker......................28
Labor Union........... *30
Bull  Dog..................*38
Splendid.................  38
Hiawatha................. 42
Old Solder................. 40
Jolly Tar...................32
Red Fox.................... 42
Jolly Time................32
Big Drive................. 42
Favorite...................42
(| Patrol....................... 40
Black  Bird................3!
Live and Let Live.. .321 Jack Rabbit............. 35
Punch...................... 36|Chocolate  Cream....39
Big  Nig................... 37 Nimrod.....................36
Spear Head............. 39 E. C............................ 38
Old  Honesty............40 Spread  Eagle............38
Whole Earth............32! Big Five Center.........33
.32|Parrot..................... 42
Crazy  Quilt. 
.40| B uster......................35
P.  V.
Black Prince.............35
Spring Chicken........38
Black  Racer.............35
Eclipse  .................... 30
S tar.......................... 39
Moxie....................... 34
Climax  .................... 42
Blackjack................32
Acorn  ......................39
Hiawatha.................42
Horse  Shoe..............36
Musselman’s Corker. 30 
Dainty......................44
Turkey......................39
2c. less in three butt lots.
•Delivered.

PLUG

70

* SHORTS.

“ 

TEAS.

SNUFF.

VINEGAR.

Our  Leader............. 161 Hiawatha__
Mayflower...............23 Old Congress.
Globe........................22lMay  Leaf__
Mule Ear..................23|Dark.............
Japan ordinary.................................
Japan fair to good..............................
Japan fine............................................
Japan dust..........................................
Young Hyson......................................
GunPowder.........................................
Oolong................................................
Congo..................................................
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen......
“  Maccoboy...........................
Gall & Ax’ 
........................
“ 
Rappee............................
Railroad  Mills Scotch........................
Lotzbeck  ............................................
30 gr,
White Wine................................  08
Cider..........................................   08
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported..........................
do 
American..................
Burners, No. 1 .................................
do  No. 2...........................
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand__
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 1b cans............
Candles, Star.................................... .
Candles,  Hotel............................. ,. |"
Extract Coffee, V. C......................   ”  *
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.....................
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps...............   ‘  *
Gum, Spruce...................................
Hominy, »  bbl...............................   *.
Jolly,in301b  pails.....................
Pearl Barley....................................*.*
Peas, Green  Bush..................
Peas, Split  Prepared.................
Powder, Keg.................................
Powder, %  Keg.....................
Sage  ...........................................*’

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

do 

.23
............20
..,.18020
--- 25030
.... 35045 
....15020 
....30050 
— 35050 
3305506C 
— 25030

0  
44
0  
00   45 
@1 30
50 gr. 
10 
10

95
75
1  00 
1 50
15025 
@124 @14 
080 
1 25 
025 
035 
30035 
03 50 
0  4 Vi 
2%@ 3 
@1 25 
0  3 
@3 00 
@1 90 
0   18

CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS. 

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do 
do

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

8Vi<a 9
0 1 0
a

_   FANCY—IN  5 lb BOXES. 

STICK.
_ 
, 
Standard, 25 ft boxes................. 
..............»  @ov
Twis_t, 
Cut Loaf 
MIXED
Royal, 251b palls................. 
Royal, 2001b bbls............  
a  stx
............  
Extra, 25 ft pails............... 
...........
Extra. 2001b bbls................................  
91/
French Cream, 251b pails....... ‘.‘. ’.‘.'.'.‘. '.IS  @12%
Cut loaf, 251b  cases.........  
¡»12V4
Broken, 25 1b pails............... ..............in ’’aiovS
Broken,200ft  bbls..............I.“ “ ” *.!.  @ 9%
,  
Sour Drops.............................' ..............  ¡an
Peppermint  Drops.......... .....................
 
jc
Chocolate Drops..........................  
H M Chocolate  Drops__. ! . . . . ............ 
1»
Gum  Drops  ........................... 
...........
22
Licorice Drops..................i.!.!.!.".! 
AB Licorice  Drops.. 
................. 
10
Lozenges, plain............ 
 
 
15
Lozenges,  printed............1..’................
Imperials.......................... 
 
15
Mottoes.............................  
.-
iiau .
Cream  Bar........................ 
 
Molasses Bar..................  
m u
18
Caramels....................................... 
Hand Made Creams..............! ............ 18010
Plain  Creams.............................  
17
Decorated Creams......... 
 
20
String Rock........................."  
j.
Burnt Almonds...................................... 20@‘>”
Wintergreen  Berries...... .i...!  ”  ...!  ^ 1 5
FANCY—IN  BULK............
Lozenges, plain In  pails.............. 
12  @12V4
Lozenges, plain in bbls.............. 
n
Lozenges, printed In palls..........   .. “   @1,3
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..................   @12
Chocolate Drops, in pails.............  
124013
Gum Drops  in pails........................... 6  © 6Vi
Gum Drops, in bbls................. 
- 
-  -  -
0  5 Vi 
Moss Drops, in pails............
@10 
Moss Drops, in bbls...............*'
0  »Vi 
Sour Drops, in  pails......
@12
Imperials, in  pails...........
..12VÍ013 
Imperials  In bbls..........
.  11)4012
_  
Bananas  Aspinwall................
Oranges, California, fancy....’.
Oranges, California,  choice....
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls........
Oranges, Florida..............
Oranges, Valencia, cases........
Oranges, Messina.....................
Oranges,  Naples............ I'..’.'.
Lemons, choice...............!.!.!!
Lemons, fancy............
Lemons, California.... " .........
Figs, layers, new,  » 1b.
Figs, Bags, 50 ft...........
Dates, frails do  .........
Dates, % do  d o ........
Dates, skin..................
Dates, Vi  skin......................................
Dates, Fard 101b box »  ft.. 
’
Dates, Fard 501b box » lb ...........*.......  8V4@  9
Dates, Persian 501b box » f t.............  @ »
Pine Apples, »  doz........................ . ’  2 2502 50
PEANUTS.
Prime Red, raw »   ft.......................  4  0  4V4
Choice 
d o ............ 
0  5
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ...............@  5V6
Choice White, V a.do....................... 
@ 51c
”  @ y
Fancy H P,. Va  do  ................. 
H. P. Va............................................;;  7  ¡g 7*
, 
Almonds,  Tarragona........................   15  @ia
?▼«<».................................  @15
California.......................  14  @15

..................12VÍ016
.................  @ 6 Vi
..................  @ 44

... .2 0003 50 
... .5 0005 50

Brazils............................................. .
Chestnuts, per bu...........................
Filberts, Sicily.......................*...***’.’nvi@12
010
Walnuts,  Grenoble............................. 14Vi@15

“  Barcelona..............................  
Marbo.................. ...............
** 
“ 
French...........................
California...........................  
“ 
  012
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...........................   9  @13
Missouri........................ Y'.'sV4@  »
“ 
Cocoanuts, »  100.............................  4  75© 5

07 50

FRUITS

NUTS.

do 

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PROVISIONS.

PORK  IN   BARRELS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing St Provision Co. 

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago packing, new...................... li 50
Clear,  S. P. Booth......................................12 50
Short Cut, new.............................................12 50
Back, clear, short  cut................................ 14  00
Extra family clear, short cut.....................13 50
Clear,  A. Webster, n ew ........................ ” 14  00
Extra clear pig, short cut...........................14 2»
Extra clear, heavy....................................... 14 25
Clear quill, short cut................................."14 50
Boston clear, short cut..........................!.! 14 50
Clear back, short cut..............................| j 14 50
Standard clear, short  cut, best............ !..14  75
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy..............................  
6%
medium............................  
6%
" 
6%
“ 
lig h t................................. 
Short Clears, heavy..............................
do.  medium............................  
«J
light.................................. 
do. 
e%
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
Hams, heavy.................................................10%
“  medium.........................................  n%
light................................................." n *
“ 
“  picnic  .................................................  8
“  boneleg8..........................................  
10
“  best boneless......................................11
Shoulders, sweet pickle..............................   1
boneless......................................
Breakfast  Bacon........................................

Dried Beef, extra...........................

Tierces  .....................................
30 and 50 ft Tubs...................
501b Round Tins, 100 cases.................

boneless.

“  clear................................   854
ham  prices...................... ......11V6
.  134
7
7%
z s

BEEF IN BARRELS.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.
3 1b Pails, 20 in a case.................
5 1b Pails, 12 in a case......................
101b Pails, 6 in a case...........................
7V4
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs__
Boneless, extra__T.............................. ....  8 50 
....13 OO
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
Pork Sausage...............................................
Ham  Sausage...............................................
Tongue  Sausage.......................................
Frankfort  Sausage......................................
Blood  Sausage..............................................
Bologna, straight.........................................
Bologna, thick.......................................... .
Head Cheese................................................
In half barrels............................................  3 50
In quarter barrels......................................

PIGS’ FEET.

LARD.

“ 

“ 

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OY STERS.

FR ESH   F IS H .

New  York  Counts.......................................... 40
Cod  ...................   ..............................   @10
Haddock..............................................  @ 7
Mackerel................................................. 15  @20
Mackinaw Trout.................................  @  414
Perch.................................................  @4
Smelts............................................... 10  @11
W hiteflsh................................................  @ 8

(¡^ “Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber 

For though stern business  often  doth  call us 

BELKNAP

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Spring, Freight, Express, 

Lumber and Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging  Carts and Trucks, 

Mill  and  Dump  Carts, 

Lumbermen’s  and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of  m aterial, and  have  overy 
H nspecial  A ttention  Given  to  Repairing, Painting 

facility for m aking first-class W agons of all 
and Lettering.

_

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mieh.
GUSTAVE  A. WOLF,
Over Fourth National Bank.  Telephone 407.

Attorney,

COLLECTIONS

Promptly attended to throughout the State. 

son. Enterprise Ciyar Co.

References:  Hart & Amboy,  Eaton & Christen- 
pm C R SSS A SM ITH
Boots, Shoes and Slippers

W holesale Manufacturers

DETROIT, MICH.

/

C om pany.^!!

Office  and  Factory—11,  13,  15  and  17 
Woodbrldge street West.  Dealers cordially 
invited to call on us when in town.
W H IPS A L A S SE S

AT  WHOLESALE  ONLY.

Goods a t jobbing prices to any dealer  who  comes  to 
G r m  ROYS  cfc  OO.,

us o r orders by m ail, for cash.

M anufacturers’ agents,

2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Having been witnesses of the truly  miracu­
lous cures made by Golden Seal Bitters, we do 
not hesitate to say that there is no other  rem­
edy for blood, liver, stomach, and  kidney dis­
eases, half its equal. 
_____

SHERIFF’S  SALE.

Notice is hereby given  that  by  virtue of a 
writ  of  flerifiacias  issued  out of  the  Circuit 
Court for the County of Kent, State  of  Michi­
gan in favor of John N. Compton and  William 
it. Compton against the goods and chatties and 
real estate of Mrs. J. M. Lane, in said courUy, to 
me directed and delivered, I did on the 6th day 
of May, 1886, levy upon, and take all the  right, 
title and interest of the said  Mrs.  J.  M.  Lane 
in and to the following described  real  estate, 
that is to say:  The north-east quarter (14) and 
the north-east quarter 04)  of  the  north-west 
quarter 04) of section twenty-five (25) town five 
(5) north of range twelve west, all of  which  1 
shall expose for sale at public auction  or ven­
due to  the  highest  bidder at the south  front 
door of the court  block  (so called) that  being 
the place of holding the  circuit  court of said 
county of Kent, on the 14th day of  August, A. 
D.  1886,  at  10 o’clock in the  forenoon ot  said
diDated this 22nd day of June, A. D. 1886.

LYMAN  T.  KINNEY, Sheriff.

FRANK  A.  RODGERS.

By Henry Pulver, Deputy Sheriff. 
Attorney for Plaintiff. 
150
H E S T E R   A   E O S ,

M anufacturers’  Agents for

Saw and Grist Mill  Machinery,
Planers,  Matchers,  Moulders  and  all 

kinds of W ood-W orking Machin­

ery, Saws, Belting and Oils.

Depot fo r  Independence  Wood  Split  Pulley,  barge 
stock kept on hand.  Send  for  sample  pulley  and  be­
come convinced of tlielr superiority.  W rite for prices.
Grand Rapids, Mich
130 Oakes St.,

FRESH  MEATS.

 

 

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows: 
_
Fresh  Beef, sides.......................  
§ 
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters.................  »  @
Dressed Hogs......................................*$®  ®
Mutton,  carcasses.............................. £)»«?  o
Spring Lamb.......................................   J
Veal.....................................................  7  @8
Pork Sausage......................................  ®$® J
Fowls.....................................................11 to*2
Ducks  ................................................  
.
Turkeys  ..............................................12  ®14

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

 

The furniture factories here pay  as follows 

1® 00@20
®fg

for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run...........................
Birch, log-run............... 
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2...........................  
Black Ash, log-run...........................
Cherry,  log-run...............................25 00@J0 <»
Cherry, Nos. 1  and i ....................... 45  00@50 00
Cherry,  cull......................................  @1® ®®
Maple, log-run.................................jjj 
®9
Maple, soft,  log-run....................... U  00® 14 W)
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2...........................   @2® 00
Maple, clear, flooring....................... 
«0
Maple, white, selected.....................   @25 On
Red Oak, log-run............... 
®“j ®®
 
® « ®®
Red Oak. Nos. 1 and 2.............. 
.... 
Red Oak, No.  1, step  plank.............. 
00
Walnut, log-run..............................  
®3
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2........................   @7» ®®
Walnuts,  culls.................................   @"5 00
White Ash,  log-run..........................M 00@16 (W
®o
‘Whitewood,  log-run......................... 

 

Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association.
President—L. M. Mills.
Vtae-President—S. A. Scurs.
Secretary and Treasi^er - G ^ H .  Seymour. 
Board or Directors—H. S.  Robertson,  Qeo.Jf'. 
Owen, J. N. Bradford,  A.  B.  Cole  and Win. 
Logie. 
.
A  PLEA  FOR  TH E  TRAVELER.

b y   l .  m . m i l l s .

ly lake to-day,

They’ve called a drummers’ pionic by this love­
And to the call  responding, we’ve come  from 
Casting, for a time, aside all thought  of  busi­

Our grips and trunks are all forgot,  and all of 

The price of “Lawrence L. L.s,” of  “Standard 

Of “Curacoa’s, Calfs or  Kips,”  of  samples in 

Of Pills or Quinine, Beef or  Hams,  of  Hinges 
All through the  year so  rack  the  brain  that 

or of Nails,
reason almost fails.

As down life’s toilsome way with hurrying feet 

we tread,

hands and head

And planning,  scheming,  rushing,  tiil weary 

Seem to revolt, and call a halt for time to think 

A pause for recreation in our restless race for 

many a way,
ness worry.
travel’s hurry.

C’s” or “A’s,”
our trays,

of self,

pelf.

than I

While there be many  others  more  gifted far 

jo  wreathe poetic laurels, still by your lief 1 11 

To cite in rustic measures, or, if you please, in 
Some things that may not be amiss at this par­

try
rhyme,
ticular time.

Our dear ones, wives and babies,  or,  if  none, 
To the pleasures  of  this  day,  we  gladly  wel­

sweethearts true,

come you,

far from  home,

roam.

love;
paths you rove

We know you feel ’tis duty, not our  desire to 

Not for our own enjoyment, but  for  the ones 

Not  from  selfish  motives,  but  to  cheer  the 

With needful, thoughtful offerings, our happy 

We  brave  the  trav’lers  dangers,  and  pass 

homes to deck,
through storm and wreck.

And  often  when  we’re  downcast  with trade 

that's dull, or care,

When customers are surly, or not  found any' 

Then homeward fly  our  wand’ring  thoughts 

where,
for comfort and for rest,

And  like  a  glimpse  of heaven, it cheers  the 

weary breast.

own dear home,

The dream of loved ones happy,  there  in our 

Doth give new life and vigor for  triais  still to 
Battling long and earnestly, for orders and for 
From early dawn of morning,  till  far into the 

come,
right.
night.

The  epithet,  A  Traveling  Man, has oft been 

used in scorn,

But brighter days are  dawning,  of  which w 
And those  who know us best  know  there  are 
Beneath a drummer’s  cutaway, as  a  soldier’s 

see the  morn,
hearts as true,

coat of blue.

man’s heart,

And none who prize more highly a modest wo­

Or  none  that  act  more  truly a gentlemanly 

More generous or willing to relieve distress or 

To lighten others burdens as through the world 

part,

woe,

we go.

A 6uff’riug comrade, wife or child, never plead 

But  promptly  forth  the  willing  hand,  filled 

in vain,
with our honest gain

3oes silently, but surely, to  banish  want  and
'rom  homes  to where  some  traveling  man 

pain
doth ne’er return again.

We’re charged with being  mashers,  with  jilt­

ing fairest hearts,

Of  being  men  with  many  wives  anjj  acting 
But if ’tis true in any case,  and  “pity ’tis,  ’tis 

many parts.

[’ll prove it’s the exception and  not  the  rule 

true,”
to you.

And now my brother travelers, a closing word 
Remember all our promises and may  we  keep 

to you:
them true

To wife, to child, or mother dear,  and  still to 

«And always keep this fact in mind that God  is 

lover, too. 
watching you.

at home.

We know our truest allies are our darling ones 

And while upon the sea of  life  we  still  do go 

Their  thoughts  and  prayers  are  for  us,  all 

and come,
through the livelong days

To guard and  keep  us  safely  through  many 

dangerous ways

strong and hard,

Intemperance, our greatest foe, we’re battling 

For down our memory’s highway  the  view  is 
With wrecks of noblest manhood, the brightest 

sadly marred

Slain bvthe great destroyer of  happiness  and 

and the best,

rest.
® ®$
lies,
we must rise,
know we surely can,

Debauohery  nor  gambling,  profanity  nor 

Are  not  essentials  to  our trade, above these 

And  soon  we  hope  to show the world, as  we 
That for honor, virtue, truth and  right  is the 

so-called traveling man.

Short is our creed,  our  precepts  few,  but he 
Methinks,  will  find  in  Heaven's retreat,  for 

who tries the heart,  „

And when life’s trip sheet has been filled,  and 

traveling men some part.
our ledger balanced stands,

May an interest in the  house be  given,  “The 

House not made with hands.”

The Art I nterchange.  A  Household  jour­
nal.  New York:  William Whitlock, 37 West 
22d street.
This  periodical is one of the very best art 
journals of the  country and  richly deserves 
the splendid patronage it receives. 
It is in­
variably bright and original and the illustra­
tions possess  mere  real  merit  and  are far 
more  suggestive  than  is usually  the  case 
with publications of that nature.

A Letter From Home.

The hotel ’bus from the midnight train 

Brought  one  lone  passenger  through  tne 

.
A commercial tourist, weary and sad,

For trade had been poor and collections bad.

rain, 

. 

With a careless hand, he wrote his name 
On the page of a book unknown to fame; 
The drowsy night-clerk the signature scanned, 
And a letter placed in the  drummer s  hand.

See what a look of great delight 
Comes over his face at the welcome  sight.
And eargerly scanning the well-known hanu 
Of the loving missive from his homebana.

Open the envelope is quickly torn 
And over his face so weary and worn
Now flit, like the sunbeams after a storm, 
Smiles of joy as the message takes torm.

So  wives,  sisters,  sweethearts,  brothers  or 
« 
If you know where we’ll be where next Sun- 
. 
Draw on us at sight and we  will  remit—( 

Just drop us a letter if time will permit,

chums, 
day comes.

-Our

,  ~

thanks.

The Drummer’s Visit.

From the Washington Post.

Welcome. Travelers Commercial!
Fellows that have come so far shall 
Have a greeting quite impartial.
How d’you like our streets pictorial,
Drives romantic, parks arboreal.
Buildings huge, and spots memorial t
How do you like the House and Senate 
And Rotunda?  Pause a minute 
And observe the pictures in it.
How do you like the man (in clover)
Who the Nation bosses over 
And the girl that bosses Grover.
Welcome, boys 1  The Prince and Plumber. 
Bridal couple, Duke and Drummer, 
Always come to us in summer.

The Gripsack Brigade.

An notion  trip—The  commercial  travel­

er’s tour with samples of small wares.

Leo. A.  Caro and  wife  are  still in Balti­
more, being  detained by the  serious  illness 
of the latter.

F.  H.  Blount,  representing  Schnull  & 
Krag,  of  Indianapolis,  is  in  the city,  intro­
ducing “Standard” package coffee.

A.  D. Baker and wife have returned from 
their wedding trip, which included a visit to 
Niagara Falls and several New York towns, 
and  are  now  pleasantly  located  at  Park 
Place. Mr. Baker will take to the road again 
next  week.

Herbert A.  Filler, Michigan traveling rep­
resentative for the P. J. Sorg Co. of Middle- 
town, Ohio, was in town over Sunday.  Mr. 
Filler now calls  Chicago  his  home, but has 
about  decided  to  change  his  residence  to 
Grand Iiapids.

Geo. F.  Owen  lias  returned  from  Balti­
more, whither he went  as a  delegate to the 
national convention of theT.  P.  A.  He re­
ports having a  splendid  time and  returned 
by way of Washington,  where  lie  was pre­
sented to the President.  George says he as­
sured  Grover  that  he  was  entitled  to  the 
full trade discount.

Chas. E.  Morgan,  the  versatile  salesman 
for Jennings  &  Smith,  took  supper  at the 
Eagle Hotel the  last time  he  was  in town j 
and attempted  to play a trick  on one of the 
dining room  girls.  The  young  lady bided 
her time,  and  on the  plea  that she was go­
ing to hug him  stuffed both  liis ears full of 
fough.  Charley says  she  will never  get a 
chance to dough it to him again.

Dave Holmes,  who  gets  extra  pay  from 
the West Michigan  Lumber Co.  on  account 
of his  ability to  outlie  any  traveling  man 
except Dave Smith, took in a  portion of the 
hoys’ picnic Saturday and then slid down to 
the O-wasli-ta-nong  club  for a  drink of ice 
water.  The next seen of him he was floun­
dering  in  the  lake, having  gone  out  in  a 
single scull  uuder  the  impression that half 
a day’s practice  would  enable  him to  take I 
the sweepstakes at the coming regetta.

Downs,  Daniel  Lynch  and  Adelbert  L. 
Livingston.  Mr.  Falls’  side was composed 
of Joe. Reed,  Dave  Kenyon, Manley Jones, 
W.  G.  Hawkins,  Cass.  Bradford,  Geo. 
Owen,  Hy.  Robertson,  R.  Yaness,  Steve 
Sears and L. M. Mills.  At  the  conclusion 
of the game, the  crowd  moved to the north 
end  of  the  pavilion  grounds,  which  had 
been set apart for the  traveling  men hy the 
management of the street railway company. 
The  mob followed, however, crowding  out 
many who  were entitled to the privileges of 
the occasion.  Geo. Owen  acted  as  master 
of ceremonies,  introducing a  quartette com­
posed of  Ad.  and  Sam.  Morrison,  L.  M. 
Mills and Geo.  C. Potter, who  rendered the 
national hymn  very effectively.  Max Mills 
then read an original poem entitled “A Plea 
for the Traveler,” which  is  given  in full in 
another  part  of  this  week’s paper.  Chas. 
M.  Falls also read  an original  poem—orig­
inal with  somebody else—which is publish­
ed elsewhere.  The quartette then rendered 
another  selection,  when  Geo. Owen  enter­
tained the audience with a  narration of  his 
recent  trip  to,  Baltimore  and  his introduc­
tion to the President and  Belva  Lockwood 
at  Washington.  Several  short  addresses 
were made by representatives  of the frater­
nity—including  Gideon  Bludgeon Kellogg, 
Ned.  H.  Knight  and  Herbert  A.  Filler— 
when  the quartette  rung down  the curtain 
with  the  Doxology.  The  fat  men’s  race, 
which was then  called,  was  won  by Chas. 
M. Falls  and a test  of  fleetness among the 
lean men resulted  in the  victory of Geo.  C. 
Potter.  Eacli  gentleman  received  as  a 
premium a box  of  cigars,  witli  the compli 
ments  of  The  Tradesman.  The  ladies 
then  set about preparing-the evening meal, 
while the boys  proceeded  to the  formation 
of the “Grand  Rapids  Traveling Men’s As­
sociation.”  Hy.  Robertson was made chair­
man, but soon gave way  to Max Mills, who 
was  elected  president  of  the  Association 
Steve Sears was  elected  vice-president and 
Geo.  H.  Seymour  secretary  and  treasurer 
A hoard of  directors  was elected, composed 
of  Hy.  Robertson,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  A.  B 
Cole, J. N.  Bradford  and  Win.  Logie.  E. 
A.  Stowe was elected an  honorary member 
The meeting  then adjourned  until Monday 
when  the  hoys  met  at  The
evening
Tradesman office and perfected the organ­
ization.

Hides, Pelts and Wool.

Hides are firm.  Pelts  are  firm.  Tallow 
is a trifle weaker.  Wool is firmer and tend­
ing higher. 
_____

TIME TABLES.
Chicago & West Michigan.

Leaves,  Arrives,
tMail...................................9:00 am   4:00 pm
♦Day E g re ss......................12:50pm  8:5apm
♦Night  Express.................. ll:(Opm  5:4.)am
Muskegon Express............   4 45pm  11:00 am
♦Daily.  +Daily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping  Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful at­
tendants without extra charge to Chicago .on 
1:00 p. m., and through coach  on9:15a. m.and 
10:40 pTm. trains.

NEWAYGO  DIVISION.

Leave. 

(KALAMAZOO  DIVISION.)

Leaves.  Arrives.
Express...............................  3:50 p m  5:20 p m
E xpress............................   8:00am  10:50am
A ll trains arrive and depart from Union  De-
PThe Northern terminus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made  with 
F. & P. M. trains to and  from JLudiugton and
MAnl6tC6i  s X
j . H .  C a r p e n t e r ,  Gen’l Pass. Agent. 
J.  B.  M u l l i k e n ,  General  Manager.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
„  Arrive.
N.Y.  N.Y.
Ex. and  N. Y. 
Mail.  Ex-
Mail.  Mail. 
p. m. 
a. in. 
a.m.
p. m. 
7:15 
7:50 Dp..Grand Rapids...A r 9:o0
4:40 
5:58 
9:07......Allegan.................  8:32
5:58 
5:00 
10:05......Kalamazoo............  7:30
6:55 
3:30 
11:40.......White Pigeon.........  5:50
9:50 
a. m. 
p. m. 
P- m.
a. m. 
10:40 
5:10.......Toledo.....................11:1ft
4:15 
6:30 
6:40 
9:30.......Cleveland
8:20 
p. m. 
a. m. 
p. m.
a. m.
11:55 
.... 11:55 
3:30.......Buffalo  ..
:40 
a. ra. 
p. m.
p. m.
a. m.
8:50
. ..Lv 11 30
8:00....... Chicago
:40
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1 p. m.. 
All trains daily except Sunday.

carrying passengers as far as Allegan.

.
.

GOING  SOUTH.

.  _  . 
_  ■  _ 

Ç. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

J. W. McKenney, General A *  ant.
Grand  Rapids  à  Indiana.

GOING NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves.
Traverse City and Mack. Ex.8:45 a in  9:05 a in 
Traverse City and Mack.Ex. 
11:45 a m
Traverse City and Mack.Ex. 7:40 p in  11 :lü p m
Cadillac Express................ 3:40 pm   5:05 p m
9:05 a m and 11:45 a in trains have chair cars 
for Mackinaw and Traverse City.
11:10 p m train has a  sleeping car  for  Trav­
erse City and Mackinaw.
Cincinnati  Express..........   5:40 am   7:15 am
Fort Wayne  Express........10:25 a ra  11:45 a m
Cincinnati  Express...........  5:05 pm   5:30 pm
Trav. City and Mack Ex.. .10:40 p m 
7:15 a m train has parlor  chair  car  for  Cin­
cinnati. 
5:30 p m train has Woodruff sleeper tor Ciu- 
ciunati. 

The  Tradesman  acknowledges  the re­
ceipt of a handsome oleograph reproduction 
of A.  M. Williard’s  famous  painting,  “The 
Drummer)!  Latest  Yarn.”  The  subject is 
decidedly “taking” and the  artist  has  suc­
ceeded in presenting it  with  wonderful ef­
fect.  The reproduction  is  published by J. 
F.  Ryder, 239  Superior  street,  Cleveland, 
and  any traveling  man  wishing  a  picture 
typical of  his  business  could  not do better 
than to  send S3 to  the  address  given  and 
obtain one  of  the  greatest  successes  ever 
achieved with the paint brush.
|
[  Majenta Headed Dave Smith promised by 
all that was  holy that he  would  be present 
at the  traveling  men’s  picnic,  but  just  as 
he was boarding the train for  Grand Rapids 
he received a telegram from Chicago stating 
that the house he is building there had been 
attached  by the  carpenters  for wages.  He 
stated to a friend  that it  would  be an easy 
task for him to satisfy the workmen without 
recourse  to liis  pocket  book—that  the per 
suasive  eloquence  for  whicli  he  is  noted 
would  be  amply sufficient.  Tiie Trades­
man 
learns  from  reliable  sources  that 
Smith’s house is not much of a shebang,  be­
ing nothing more or less than tar paper fas­
tened  to  cull  lumber.  The  interior is not 
even plastered  and  the  exterior  is  painted 
witli yellow  ochre  and  fish oil.  Dave has 
lately  gone  into  the  navigation  business, 
having  purchased  a  quantity  of  Indian
canoes ot a 1 etoskey grocer ior i  e p  pu 
of influencing trade. 
The  third  Annual  picnic  ot  the  Grand \ 
Kapida traveling fraternity, which was held j  Rapids. 
at Reed’s Lake last Saturday, was a success 
in every  respect,  although  the  pleasure  of j 
the occasion  was  somewhat  marred by the J 
too ardent attention bestowed on the gather-1 Detroit Express...................................6:15 a m
ing by strangers and curiosity seekers.  The [
attendance was  fair,  probably reaching  100 j  ..........................................................6:50 am
representative salesmen, nearly all of whom J  * p a c l f l c   Express.. .AR.R1'7 ^ ............................6:00 a m
were  accompanied  by their  families.  The : Mail.............. ...................................,3;®0 P “
programme was begun by a base ball match,  j ^¡xed 
.............................. iq<.............6:15 p m
Rides being chosen by A .  B.  Cole  and Chas.  I  »Daily.  All  others  daily  excmit  Sunday. 
Sides Deing cuuscu  J 
,! sleeping cars run on  Atlantic  ana Pacific Ex-
M.  Falls.
Parlor cars run  on Day Express  and Grand 
game of four innings, the  score  stood 33 to | 
Direct connections made-at  Detroit  with all 
28 in favor  of  Cole’s  side,  which  included i
r   w  Ta/vv.tve  i through trains  East  over  M. C. H. R. (Canada 
Fred. Powers, Henry Dawley,  G.  H. Jacobs,  ^
Fred.  Matthews,  Jas.  N.  Bradford,  W.  H. 

Leaves.
♦Steamboat  Express.........6:20 am   6:25 am
tTbrough  Mail.................. 10:15 am   10:50 am
♦Evening  Express............ 3:15 pm   3:50 pm
♦Limited Express..............  6:25 pm   6:30 pm
tMixed, with coach........... 
11:00 a m
♦Morning Express............  1:05 p m  1:10 p m
♦Through  Mail.................  5:00 pm   6:10 pm
♦Steamboat Express......... 10:40 p m  10:45 p m
♦Mixed................................
resa..................   5:10 am   5:36 am
♦NightExpr— ......—
♦Daily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily. 
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  m.  Express
„  Patfioirav' p-roeer for the Duroose i make close connections at Owosso for Lansing
ftnd at Detroit for New York, arriving there at
10:00 a. m. the following morning.

S S S S S u 'S S S i
D  p arr„ ,  a ty  PM8  Agent,
qbQ  b  keeve, Traffic Manager, Chicago, 

After  a  desperately  contested | pre88 trains to and from Detroit.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven à  Milwaukee.

Rapids Express to and from Detroit.

Chas. H. Norris.  Gen 1 Agent

GOING EAST.Arrives. 

Mmiugan ^Central.

th»rn Dlv.)

GOING WEST.

t v ,. 

.  ~ 

-T 

0 

-

Com. Smooth.  Com.

_

80

dis 20

$2 75
2 75
2 80
2 90
3 OO

Ibarbware.

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 
9

Broken packs %e ¥  ® extra.

BELLS.

AUGERS AND BITS.

These  prioes  are  for cash buyer»,  who  pay 

BALANCES.
BARROWS. 

promptly and buy In full packages.
Ives’, old style...................................... dis60&10
N.  H. C. Co............................................ dis60&10
Douglass’............................................... dis60&10
Pierces’  .................................................dis60&10
Snell’s ....................................................dis60&10
Cook’s  .................................................. dis40&10
Jennings’, genuine.............................dis 
25
Jennings’, imitation............................. dis50*10
Spring................................................. dis 
40
„  ^
Railroad..................................................$ 13 00
Garden................................................ net oo 00
H and...........................................dis  f  60&10&10
60 A10
Cow...............................................dis 
Call................................................ dis 
30&15
Gong..............................................dis 
25
60&10
Door, Sargent............................... dis 
Stove...................................................dis $ 
40
Carriage  new list.............................. dis 
80
P lo w ...... :......................................... 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.

ROPES.

 

SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON. 

Sisal, H In. and  larger................................
Manilla....................-..................................
,,
Steel and Iron.....................................dis
Try and Bevels................................... dis 
Mitre  .............................  
, 
Nos. 10 to 14..................................$4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17................................   4 20 
Nos. 18 to 21.................................  4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ................................  4 20- 
Nos .25 to 26................................   4 40 
No. 27...........................................  4 60
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET.ZINC.
..........................
In casks of 600 lbs, ¥  
In smaller quansities, ¥   lb.................... 
American, all  kinds........................... dis 
Steel, all kinds................................... dis
Swedes, all kin d s..............................dis
Gimp and  Lace...................................dis 
Cigar Box  Nalls.................................dis 
Finishing Nails.  ...............................dis 
Common and Patent Brads...............dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis 
Trunk and Clout Nails........................dis 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails.......... dis 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks...................dis 
No. 1,  Refined.......................................  
Market  Half-and-half.......................... 
Strictly  Half-and-half.......................... 

TINNER’S SOLDER.

TIN  PLATES.

Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.

All sheets No, 18 and lighter,  over 30 inches 

®
60

60
50
50
50
50
50
4o
35
L  50
J» ®®
1® 50

BRACES.

BUCKETS.

BUTTS. CAST.

Barber.............................................. d isf 
40
Backus......... .>....................................dis  50&10
Spofford.............................................dis 
50
Am. Ball............................................dis 
net
Well, plain...............................................?  3 50
Well, swivel.............................................  
4 00
70&10 
70&10 
60*10 
60*10 
60*10 
60* 5 
60& 5
60&  5 
10*60 
10*60
80*10
80*10
70

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

CAPS.

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

.. per  m $ 65 
60
35
.. 
60

Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester  new list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States....................... dis50&10
Central Fire...........................................dis30&10
Socket Firmer...................................dis  75*10
Socket Framing................................dis  75&10
Socket Corner...................................dis  75*10
Socket Slicks...... ............................... dis 
75
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer................ dis 
40
Barton’s Socket  Firmers..................dis 
20
Cold................................................... net

CHISELS.

COMBS.

12 

dis
dis

COCKS.

COPPER.

h a n g e r s .

EXPANSIVE BITS.

......dis
......dis
........ d is

f i l e s —New List.

14x52,14x56,14 x60...

Curry, Lawrence’s......  ......   ...........dis  40*10
25
Hotchkiss  .........................................dis 
Brass,  Racking’s....................................  
60
•  60
Bibb’s ..................................................... 
Beer........................................................  40*10
Fenns’.....................................................
®0 
Planished, 14 oz cut to size....................ç  lb
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60
Cold Rolled, 14x48................
DRILLS
Morse’s Bit  Stock..............
Taper and Straight Shank..,
Morse's Taper  Shank.........
ELBOWS.
Com. 4 piece, 6  in..........................doz net  f.85
Corrugated........................................ dis  20&10
Adjustable.........................................dis  %&10
Claris, small, ?18 00;  large, »26 00.
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2, $24 00;  3, $30 00 
American File Association List........dis  55&10
Bisston’8 ...........................................dis  55&10
New American..................................dis  55&10
Nicholson’s........................................dis  55&10
Heller’s .............................................dis  55&10
Heller’s Horse Hasps....................... dis  55&10
28
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 
18

13 
GAUGES.
h a m m e r s .

GALVANIZED IRON.
22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27 
14 
15 
Discount, Juniata 50®10, Charcoal 60. 
50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............dis 
Maydole & Co.’s................................ dis 
25
25
Kip’s .................................................dis 
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s...........................dis 
40&10
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&I0
Kidder, wood track..........................dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3..........................dis 
60
State.........................................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4)4  14
and  longer..................
3)4
__ net
Screw Hook and Eye,  H 
10)4
__net
Screw Hook and Eye %.
8)4
__net
Screw Hook and Eye  3I£...................net
7)4
__net
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.
7)4
65
__dis
Strap and  T .................................... dis
HOLLOW  WARE.
30
Stamped Tin Ware....................
Japanned Tin  Ware.................
Granite Iron  Ware..................
HOES.
....... $11 00, dis 60
Grub  1..............................
........  11 50, dis 60
Grub  2..............................
........  12 00, dis 60
Grub 3................................
KNOBS.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.........dis 
45
45
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings..........  
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...... 
45
Door, porcelain, trimmings.................. 
45
70
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain.......dis 
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s....................  40&10
Homacite........................ ................. dis 
45
45
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list.. dis 
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s................. dis 
45
Branford’s ....................................... dis 
45
Norwalk’s ........................................difl 
45
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..................dis  70
Adze  Eye...................................$16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye.................................. $15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s......................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled...................dis  50
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
Stebbin’s Pattern  ............... ■...................dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine.................................... dis  70
Enterprise,  self-measuring..................... dis  25

MAULS.
MILLS.

MOLASSES OATES.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

HINGES.

LEVELS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

NAILS.

TIN—LEADED.

IC, 
10x14, Charcoal..............................  »  *5
IX, 
10x14,Charcoal..............................   7 ~5
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal..............................   ® 25
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal  ............................  *75
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal..............................   » 75
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal.............................   7 25
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal...............................,8
IXXX,  14x20. Charcool...............................10 77
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal..........................  }2 55
20x28, Charcoal.............................  15 50
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal........................  ® 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal..........................  »50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal..........................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal......................   12 oO
Redlpped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6  »5
Roofing, 14x20, IC......................................  5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX.....................................  ® 75
Roofing, 20x28, IC..........................................   11 00
Roofing, 20x28, IX.........................................  I | 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne......................5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne..................   7 00
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne....................11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne.................  14 00
Steel. Game...............................  
.G0&10
OneidaiCommuntity,  Newhonse’s..........dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60*10
Hotchkiss’ .................................................®®&1®
S, P. & W. Mfg. Co.’s................................ 60&10
Mouse, choker.................................... 18o ¥  doz
Mouse,  delusion.............................. $1 50 v doz
Bright Market....................................   dis  67)4
Annealed Market.............................. dis 
70
Coppered Market...................................dis  62)4
Extra Bailing.........................................  dis  55
Tinned  Market......................................dis  62)4
Tinned  Broom.................................................®®
8)4
Tinned Mattress....................................$  
Coppered  Spring  Steel............... dis  40@40*10
Tinned Spring Steel.............................. dis 
50
Plain Fence...........................................¥  D>  3)4
Barbed Fence, galvanized............................ 4%
painted................................. 39»
Copper........................................... new  list net
Brass..............................................new  list net
Bright........................................... dis  70&10&10
Screw Eyes....................................dis  70&10&10
Hook’s ..........................................dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes............... dis  70&10&10

WIRE GOODS.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

“ 

WRENCHES.

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

MISCELLANEOUS.

BirdCages............................................... 
50
Pumps,  Cistern.................................dis  70*10
Screws,  new  list....................................   75® 10
Casters, Bed  and  Plate...................dis50&10&10
Dampers, American..............................   40&10
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .60&10&5 
Copper Bottoms....................................  
“lc

LUMBER. LATH  AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co. quote f. o. 
b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch................................per M $44 00
Uppers, 1)4,1)4 and 2 inch......................   46 00
Selects, 1 inch..........................................   35 00
Selects, 1)4,1)4 and 3  inch......................   38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch..............................  30 00
Shop, 1 inch.............................................   20 00
Fine, Common, 1)4,1)4 and 2 inch...........  25 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet—   15 OQ
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 18 feet......   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.......................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.......................  17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet........  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet........................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet........................   17 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet......  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.......................  13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.......................  14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet......   12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.......................  13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.......................  14  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........  11  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet........................   12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet.......................  13 00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls,  al
widths and lengths........................ 8 00  9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 8 in ..........................  33 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch.................................   27 00
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.......................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet..............................   12 Oo
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch..............................   15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch..............................   12 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 f t...........  11 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B..................  36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C........................   29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common..  17 00 
Dressed Flooring 6 in., No. 2 common—   14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..  35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C........................   26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n  18 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  oom’n  14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
( XXX18 in. Standard Shingles............ 
3 10
< XXX18 in.  Thin...................................  3 00
( XXX16 in............................................   2  i5
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles............   1 75
No. 2or 5 in. C. B. 16 in...........................  
140
Lath  ................................................   1 75® 2 00

WOODENWARE.

Standard  Tubs, No. 1...................................5 50
Standard  Tubs, No. 2........................... . 
.4 50
Standard Tubs, No. 3................................... 3 50
Standard Pails, two hoop............................. 1 25
Standard Pails, three hoop..........................1 50
MaulkBowls, assorted sizes....................    .2 00
B ut®   Pails, ash......................................... 2 50
Butter Ladles....................................................1 00
Rolling Pins.......................................................1 00
Potato Mashers............................................  *5
Clothes Pounders..............................................2 25
ClothesPins..................................................  «5
Mop Stocks........................................................ j 2“
Washboards, single...........................................1 75
Washboards, double......................................... 2 25

OILERS.

BASKETS.

6d  4d
1)4
2 

)  lOd  8d 
2)4 
$1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

Diamond  Market.........................................  40
Bustfel, narrow band........................................1 60
Bushel, wide band.............................................1 »5
Clothes, splint,  No. 1........................................3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2........................................3 75
Clothes, splint.  No. 3........................................4 00
Clothes, willow  No. 1........................................6 00
Clothes, willow  No. 2........................................7 00
Clothes, willow  No. 3........................................8 Oo

lOdto  60d.........................................¥ keg $2  10
25
8d and 9 d adv............................................ 
6d and 7d  adv.........   ................................ 
50
4d and 5d  adv............................................ 
<•>
3d advance................................................  J 5®
3d fine advance..
Clinch nails, adv.................................—   1  m
Finishing 
Size—inches  )  3 
Adv. ¥  keg 
Steel Nails—2 30.
Zino or tin, Chase’s Patent....................dis60&l0
Zinc, with brass bottom......................... dis  60
Brass or  Copper.................................... dis  50
Reaper...................................per gross, $121 net
^lmstead’s ....................................   .....  50&10
15
__dis
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.....................
....dis  251
Sciota Bench....................................
__ dis  15
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy............
....dis  20 
Bench, first quality..........................
..dis20&10
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood
Stanley
PANS.
... dis 50&10 | Old wool, estimated washed $  tt>.......22  @27
Fry, Acme..........................
..dis60&10 j Tallow......... ................. ......... 
Common, polished............
 
Dripping..............................  
RIVETS.
Iron and Tinned...................................dis
Copper Rivets and  Burs...................dis

Green .... 
Part cured...  7)4® 8  I  or cured—   8  @10 
Full cured....  8)4® 9)4 Deacon skins,
piece...... 20  @50
Dry hides and 

Fine washed $  lb 25@28|Coarse washed...20®24 
Medium  ............27@30¡Unwashed........... 
8-3

HIDES. PELTS AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

fi>  6@ 6)4 (Calf skins, green

kips...........  6  @8  I

SHEEP PELTS.

3  ® 3)4

PLANES.

HIDES.

WOOL.

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PRICE  LIST.  HOUSEHOLD  DEPARTMENT.  PART  lO.

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Terms Cash.  Sixty days or 2 per cent, discount for Cash in ten days, on Crockery and Glassware.  We present a few Specialties in Plain  and  Colored 
Glassware  from  leading Factories.  Merchants will do well to carry a line of goods on this order, as the people constantly demand more and more; need not 
keep very much, because we carry so many patterns in open stock, and are glad to keep up the assortment for you, and sell in any quantities.

95  an d  96

9*7

98

58  and. 6 0

No. 100 Lace Canary, 
Amber, Blue or Crystal, 

4 piece set, 80c fi set open,  i 9 03 $ doz. by bbl. 

“ 

65c 

“ 

“ 

17.25 

" 

“

Rose  Pattern  Crystal 

Glass Sets, 4 pieces.

3734c $ set open.
$4 $) doz.

Empire % gal. Pitcher, Crystal Glass.

$2.25 $ doz. open.  $1.90 by the barrel.  1% doz. 

in barrel.

No. 86 Assorted Color Sets.
Open.  Bbl.
Amber, $ set........  6254  6 75
.........62*4  6 75
Blue, 
“ 
Canary,  “ 
..........6234  6 75

12 sets in. barrel.

No. 110  Basket. Pattern,  Ass’d  Color, 4 piece  sets.

r

35c $  set open.
$3.75 $ doz. by the barrel. 
18 sets in barrel.

Floral Crystal  4 piece set. 

$3.60 fi doz. sets.  12 sets in barrel.

X  Pint  Rosette  Tum- j 

bier.

6 doz. in  a  box.  By  box 
only  $2  25.  No  extra 
charge for box.

Floral 4 in. Footed Comport.

25c $  doz. open.  £2.75 $  gross.  1 gross in box.

No. 

101  Hobnail 

Assorted  Color 

Tumblers.

A gents  fo r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

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

1 lb. cans, tall, packed 4 doz.  case  with  4 
doz.  10  in.  oblong  Glass  Dishes,  assorted 
colors

FOR  $1 6 .0 0 .

NORMANDY  Assorted Package Crystal Glass Ware.

4 >4 gal. Pitchers,
4 10 inch  Salvers,
4 8 inch High Foot Covorcd Bowls.
12 articles for $3.50.
Barrel 
.35.
$3.85.

r

No. 439.

Cate.

Huber.

Plain.

TUMBLBHS.

34 pint Star.......................................................................... per box
34 
34 
34 
No. 439  Plain.............................................................................. per doz
Medicine glass, graduated, only 46o  doz.

“  Plain........................................................................ 
“  Cato.........................................................................  
“  H uber..................................................................... 
“  Engraved............................................................  

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90

A  BIG  D R IV E   ON  TUMBLERS.

T H E   M IK A D O   A S S O R T M E N T .  P u t  u p  in  b b l» .c o n ta ln in g '1 8 ;d o z .

4 doz. *4 pint Star,
4 doz. >3 pint Plain,
4 doz. 34 pint Cate star bottom,
3 doz. *3 pint Barney,
3 doz. 34 pint Short Flute,
18 doz. at only 26c 33 doz............$4 68
Barrel..........................................   35
5 03

No. 40 Crystal__45c $  doz. open.
No. 236 Blue__100 
**  Amber. 1 00 
“  Canary  1 00 
“  Rose... 150 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“
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“
“

'5 $  box.

Sold by the barrel only.

NO. 336.

The following BAKING POWDERS 
have  no  LOTTERY  SCHEME  CON­
NECTIONS:

Each can has a present of equal value.

fid

10 oz. cans, tall, packed 4 doz. in case, with 

1 doz. sets Colored Glass, 4 piece each

FOR  $1 0 .0 0 .
Powder to give entire satisfaction.

We guarantee the  above  brands  Baking 

GRAND  R A PID S,  MICH.

Arctic  Manufacturing Go
OLNEY, SHIELDS  &  GO.

And IM PORTERS  OF  TEA S.

Our Stock is complete in all branches.  New, fresh and bought 

a t latest declines and for cash.

by no other jobbers in the city.

W e  have  specialties  in  TOBACCOS  and  CIGARS  possessed 

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

IMIc-AJ.p)iiL’s Peavey FTu.g.

The P. V. is the Finest Tobacco on the market.

ALSO  SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

MSlTDSXa  <&  BROS.’  Celebrated  CIGARS,

Finer quality and lower prices than any handled 

in the market.

VISJTING  BUYERS  ARE  CORDIALLY  INVITED  TO ’CALL  AND  EXAM­
INE  OUR  STOCK,  AND  MAIL  ORDERS  WILL  RECEIVE PROMPT AND CARE­
FUL  ATTENTION.

5 and 7 Ionia Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

Box contains 
18 Amber Color,
18 Blue 
18 Canary 
18 Crystal 

“
“

Sold by the box only 
box.  No 
for 

charge 

for $4.25 
extra 
package.

Floral 4 in.  Nappie.
#

Same as above cut, only round.

20c $  doz. open.  $2 $  gross.  1  gross  in  box.

WM. SEARS & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

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n o  

Jobbers  Michigan  W ater  W hite  and 
y n n i   r  
n U U L L   w   U U l   Legal Test Oils.  Manistee and Saginaw 
Salt.  Agricultural Salt.  W arsaw   Salt; pockets, all  sizdfe,  and 
barrels.  W est Michigan Agents for  Prussing’s Celebrated Vin­
egar  works.  W rite  for  quotations.  lfl||0 |/rp n u   UIPU 
Warehouse:  Lee’s  Ferry Dock,  MUuMluUIiI 111 lull i
VON B E H R E N  & SH A FFER ,
WHITE  ASH  OARS.

STRYKER, OHIO,

M a n u fa c tu re rs  o f E v e ry   S ty le   o f

m

Spoon Oars m ade o f Best Spruce Tim ber.

ROWING SPOON  OARS  FOR  BOAT CLUBS  MADE TO  ORDER.

FULLER  &   STOWE  COMPANY,

Engravers and Printers

D esig n ers

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.

EMPIRE  CRYSTAL  GLASS  SET.

A  GKEAT  BARGAIN.
18c $ set open.
16c  “  by the barrel, 
m  doz. in a barrel.

“Well  Pleased  and  Greatly  Benefitted.”

Ionia, June 29,  1886. 

Editor M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n :

Dear Sir—I send  you  to-day a  copy of 
the Ionia Evening Mail,  containing several 
items  of  interest  pertaining  to  the  Ionia 
Business  Men’s  Protective  Association. 
You will at once see  that  we  are  still  up 
and  doing.  We  are  about  to  issue  delin­
quent list No.  2, which  we  are  glad to say 
will be much smaller than No.  1.  The dead­
beats here begin to realize that the Associa­
tion means business and  has come  to stay, 
and they are beginning  to  act  accordingly, 
much  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  business 
It is  also  a  demonstrated  fact that 
men. 
the  credit  trade 
in  general—good,  bad 
and  indifferent—is  much  more  prompt  in 
paying than ever  heretofore.  For  this the 
merchants are not sorry.  Another good re­
sult experienced  is  that  not  near  as many 
ask for  credit  as formerly,  many  knowing 
beforehand  that a polite “No” awaits  their 
request.  Others,  for manifold reasons,  pre­
fer to pay cash,  which the  business  men do 
not refuse.  Altogether,  after a six months’ 
trial, the business  men of  Ionia  find them­
selves well pleased and greatly benefited by 
“that  terror  to  some  people,”  the  Ionia 
Business Men’s Protective Association.

Yours Respectfully,

F red  Cutler J r.,

Secretary  and  Treasurer I.  B.  M.  P. A.

Kalamazoo  Retail  Grocers’  Association.

Kalamazoo, June 28,  1886.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of  the 
Kalamazoo Retail  Grocers’ Association  was 
held  Tuesday  evening  June  22,¡President 
Ranney in the  chair.  The  first and second 
vice-presidents were  absent.

W.  L.  Brownnell  presented  a  petition 
signed  by  thirty-nine  grocery  clerks,  re­
questing their employers  to  close  their re­
spective places of business Monday, July 5.
Julius  Schuster  moved  that  the  petition 
be accepted. The motion was supported and 
carried.  Mr.  Schuster then made a motion, 
which was supported  and’tarried, that  the 
secretary  publish  such notice  through  the 
daily and weekly papers.

The committee on peddling nuisance were 

granted further time for action.

The  meeting  then  adjourned  until  the 

second Tuesday in July.

M.  S.  Scov ille,  Sec’y.

A  Bit  of Experience. 

Communicated.

Merchant—Mr. Dead Beat we have a small 

account against you for collection.

Dead Beat—Is that so?  Who is  it  from 

and what is  it for?

“It is  from  Mr.  Pillbox,  your  druggist, 

for medicines furnished.”

“Yes.  Well,  if Pillbox had not  acted  so
d-----d mean about it,  I would have  paid  it
loqg ago.  He can wait  now  until  I  get  a 
d—— good ready.”

“I am surprised.  Pillbox  is well spoken 
of by most of his  patrons.  Didn’t  he  fur­
nish you the medicine a year ago last winter 
when  your  wife  was  sick  and  you  were 
away in the woods?”

“Yes.”
“Did  he  neglect  to  supply  everything 

called for or ordered by your physician?” 

“No.”
“Did you offer to pay him when you came 

out of the woods?”

“No.”
“Did you adjust the matter with  him  be­

fore leaving town?”

“No.”
“How did  he  act  mean  with  you  about 

i t ”

“He  sent  me  several  statements  of  ac­

count and duns through the  post office.” 

“Did you answer the first one?”
“No.”
“Did you answer any of them?”
“No. 
“Then he began to be mean  when  he  be­

I got hot at receiving so many.” 

gan to want his pay?”

“That’s about the size of  it. 

I don’t like 
to be dunned every month through the  post 
office.”

“Well,  Mr.  Dead  Beat,  I  confess  that 
Mr. Pillbox does not have  much  sympathy 
for the class of customers to which  you  be­
long,  although  he  never  has  any  trouble 
with honest men  or  those  who  try half  so 
hard to pay an account as they do  to  a # d  
paying  it. 
If  other  merchants  had  the 
sand to show you up, you  would  soon  have 
to  pay  or  go  hungry;  but  they  seem  to 
be afraid it will hurt their  trade.  Your  in­
fluence, you know, among men of your class, 
will continue to support  you  without  pay. 
Just call on Pillbox and he will  give  you  a 
receipt  in  full  of  account.  You  made  a 
good cash customer as long as  you  did  not 
ask for credit, but as soon as  you  once  got 
your name on his books, he  lost  both  your 
custom  and  the  account.  Your  name  is 
legion.  You are met with  in  all  kinds  of 
trade  every  day  of  the  week.  But  your 
days  are  growing  shorter.  Brother Stowe 
is after you with his protective  agencies  all 
over the State.  May  the  day  come  when 
your name will appear in a long list in T he 
T radesman. 

F.  H ibbard.

Smoke the celebrated  “American  Field.” 

Fox & Bradford, sole agents. 

148

F.  A.  Lawrence,  of  Boston,  has  bought 
the clothing stock of Kloch, Donnelly & Co., 
at Alpena,  and  will  continue  the business.
Grocers wanting cheese warranted to give 
satisfaction should sell the Way land cheese, 
I. B.  Smith,  proprietor.

“Silver King” coffee is all the rage.  One 
silver  present  given  with  every  1  pound 
package.

L.  Wintemitz sells the  best and cheapest 

vinegar ever handled at this market 

*

Address as above
49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich.
O. W. BLAIN & CO., Proto
Fonio  ail  Domestic  M s , S itlm   installas, Be.

We handle on Commission BERRIES, Etc.  All orders filled at lowest market price.  Corres­
NO. 0  IONIA ST.

pondence solicited.  APPLES AND  POTATOES in ear lots Specialties. 

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