The  Michigan  Tradesman.

V O L .  3.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  4.  1886.

Our  Special

Plug  Tobaccos.

CUSH M AN’S

MENTHOL INHALER

The Drummer.

BY  GEO RG E  S.  SANFORD.

Of all the professions e’re followed by man, 
From the raising of Cain where Adam began— 
For checkers and changes, anxiety and strife, 
There's nothing compares with  the  traveling 

man’s life.

ers’ eyes;

The modern drummer is readily known,
For he has a peculiar style of his own 
In presenting his card and dropping  his  grip, 
Unless, perchance, he is on his first trip.
The new drummer is very important and wise, 
And generally wears  glasses  for  his  custom­
He is out on trial for a one-trip term.
But considers himself the head of the firm.
But the drummer learns as he grows more old, 
That he doesn’t handle all the  »foods that are 
When fully convinced of this state  of  affairs, 
He increases his sa le ^ y  decreasing his airs.
There are many disappointments that come in 
Of the traveling man of the modern day.
And many insulting thrusts are made.
But he chokes them down for the  sake of his 

the way

sold;

trade.

If all the drummers should die in one night,
T’would leave this country in a terrible plight; 
Our passenger cars would rust on the rail. 
And note! business would be dead as a nail.
No  more  would  you  hear  the  sound  of  the 
And livery rigs would sell for a song;
The hinges of the theater doors would rust— 
The  street  cars  and  omnibuses  crumble  to 

gong,

dust.

hold!
rare,

hat,
that)—
dropped.

The blind beggar would get  few  dimes  in his 
The saloon houses—(well, I hardly know  as to 
The  practice  of  flirting  would  suddenly be 
And all other legitimate businesses stopped.
Then gather the grips of all sizes and styles, 
And empty them out in promiscuous piles. 
What a wonderful mixture the eye  would  be­
Boots  and  shoes  mixed up with fancy »foods 
Pig iron thrown down on crockery ware.
Fancy  candies  with  hardware  and  clothing 
And solids and fluids of every kind; 
Leather-cased flasks of late fancy style 
Would frequently be found in the curious pile.
Thus fancy might run and more things be said. 
But we’ve positive proof that  the  drummer’s 
In spending an hour in a customer’s store,
I was introduced to a dozen or more.
No, they are living and moving, I am happy to 
And jolly good fellows they are, by the way; 
Have a smile for ihe  boys  when  they  call at 
And »five them a kind greeting, if you do noth­

you’d find,

not dead;

say,

your store.
ing more.

Tilman Bludsoe. 

BY  BR ET  H A Y.

*

“Wot, stranger, haven’t you  heard  the  yarn?
Not know how I came to loose my leg,
An* took to stumpin’ on this consarn?
It isn’t purty, this hick’ry peg.
Ain’t lived in these diggin’s long I guess.
Wall, listen then, anT the yarn I’ll tell 
Of that hellish day in the Wilderness 
When we wrastfed with Rebel shot and shell.
“Our men was bein’ mowed  down  like  grass;
Our solid columns, they broke and reeled, 
When a child o’ two, a tiny lass 
I seen where the dead men strewed the field. 
Between the ranks o’ the blue and the gray 
She stood right up with a frightened cry 
An’ waved her hands in a scared-like way.
How did she come there?  God knows; not T.

“Well, Cap., I’m a rough an’ ready lot,
But I’m a father myself, ye see.
I swore ’twixt my teeth that baby’d  not 
Be mustered out with no help from me.
I paused where the soldiers fled like sheep, 
The gray-coats saw me an’ raised  their yell; 
An’ back I rushed through the dead knee-deep. 
Through whizzin’ showers o' grape an’ shell.

“I reached the baby an’ grasped her quick.
She put her soft little face to mine.
An’ back we rushed whar the shot  fell  thick;
Back through the volleys from line to line. 
The child never murmered or cried out,
As safely we flew and never stopped 
Till, jest as we got to our own redoubt,
I felt a bullet an’ down I dropped.

shout 1
line!

“But  the  babe  was saved!  With a deafenin’ 
What a cheer they gave from  the  shattered 

An’, after a month, 1 wuz mustered out 
Wall, that’s my story.  I don’t complain.
I tell ye I’d do the same again;

With a crutch an’ this timber leg o’ mine. 
But didn’t that little gal show pluck?
Another drink?  Wall, thanks!  Here’s luck.’’

“A valiant man,’’ I remarked to one 
Who stood apart with a smiling phiz;
“Not every soldier would thus have done 
A deed as noble and brave as his.”
“Now don’t you credit that chap at all,”
Said my companion, and tipped a wink;
“A buzz-saw cut off his leg last fall.
That yarn’s his scheme for getting a drink.”

Red Tape.

When  a  manufacturing  establishment 
which has been run  on  the  free  and  easy, 
go-as-you-please style of  keeping  track  of 
its business, adopts some definite system  of 
keeping account  of  everything  that  enters 
into the cost of  manufacture,  the  employes 
begin to cry  red  tape,  remarks  Wood  and 
Iron.  They  gather  into  knots  and  make 
remarks to the effect that red  tape  will  kill 
the establishment,  and  comment  upon  the 
fact that one man kept track  of  the  whole 
business before,  while now it  takes  two  or 
three extra  men,  and  demonstrate  conclu­
sively to  themselves  that  these  extra  men 
will absorb all the  profits  of  the  business. 
In the  great majority  of  cases  these  men 
who growl about red tape are the  very  ones 
who do not want it put down  in  black  and 
white just how  much  time  they  put  on  a 
certain job.  They are  afraid  that  if  some 
one else does  the  same  work  in  less  time 
they will be  confronted  with  the  fact,  and 
made to do as well  or be  paid  accordingly. 
It is within  the  knowledge  of  the  writer 
that  a  man  representing  himself  to  be  a 
first-class workman applied for  and  obtain­
ed a situation.  He was given a job as  near 
as could be like  that  some  other  man,  re­
ceiving the same pay,  had made a few  days 
before.  When the job was finished and  his 
time handed in, the foreman of  the  depart­
ment called him  into  the  office  and  asked 
him why it took him so  long.  He  insisted 
that he had done it  quickly,  and  intimated 
that he  did  not  believe  that  any  one  else
W'.:,  A/-  .

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.... 

could make it in less time.  A simple refer­
ence to the book  showed  him  that  several 
men had done the same thing  in  little  less 
than one-half the time.  Of  course  he  had 
to step down and out,  and seek a  job  some 
place where  they  kept  no  records.  With­
out some system of keeping  account  of  la­
bor preformed this man  would  have  stayed 
there indefinitely and have  been  considered 
a  valuable  man. 
It  does  not  take  the 
thoughtful manufacturer long to decide that 
half a dozen such men in a shop  will  waste 
more money than will pay his two  or  three 
extra accountants.

There is still another advantage  in  keep­
ing a  record  of  everything  done  or  made. 
It  frequently  happeris  that  a  customer 
“kicks” about his bill,  and insists that there 
could not have  been  that  amount  of  labor 
put upon his job. 
If no  record  is  kept  of 
the details of the  work,  the  man  who  did 
the job must be called  into  the  office,  that 
is if he still works there.  When asked how 
long it took him to do  that  particular  job, 
he don’t know,  can’t remember,  but  thinks 
about  four  or  five  hours,  and  he  thinks 
Bill did some work  on  it,  but  don’t  know 
how much.  The result is  that  nine  times 
out of  ten  the  customer  gets  a  reduction, 
and the firm has lost just  so  much  money. 
When a detailed record is kept it can be  re­
ferred to; the workman can swear to  it  be­
cause he put it down  at  the  time,  and  the 
man has to pay.

Ethics of Tobacco Smoking.

From the San Francisco Argonaut.

It is not  good for a  gentleman  to smoke 
in the public  streets. 
Jt  is inadmissable if 
he  is  walking  with  a  lady.  He  may  not 
smoke if he is  company with  his  wife, be­
cause the relation  is  known  to  the public, 
and in the act he shows his want of respect. 
After breakfast the  business man is permit­
ted,  upon the railroad, ferry boat, or avenue 
car to finish his after-breakfast cigar.  None 
but  Irish  laborers  or  English  gentlemen 
ever  smoke  briarwood  pipes  or  clay  du- 
deens, except  in  private.  The  smell  of  a 
cigarette  holder  is  inexpressibly nasty, and 
under  no  circumstances  will  a  gentleman 
ever smoke  cigarettes  in  a  mixed  society. 
The  cigarette  should  be  confined  to  the 
smoking  room or  smoking  car,  and  never, 
under  any  circumstances,  be  indulged  in 
when ladies are present.  As  an  after-din­
ner indulgence,  smoking is admissable after 
the ladies have  retired.  Cigarettes are use­
ful  because  they  kill  off  worthless  boys. 
The pipe is a  comfort to workingmen and a 
solace to old age.  Cigars should be regard­
ed  as  a  luxury» and  indulged  in  by  only 
those who can afford to purchase good ones. 
The man who will  smoke  a  bad  cigar in a 
public place, or where  its  fumes  are likely 
to reach  any other’s  nose  than  his own,  is 
no gentleman.

Inventive Faculty of Women.

Philip  Gilbert  Hamerton,  in  one  of  his 
charming essays, dwells  on the lack  of the 
inventive  faculty in  women.  This  is cur- 
ously  verified  by  the  roll  of  the  Patent 
Office.  Scarcely  one  per  cent,  of  all the 
hundreds of thousands of patents issued an­
nually in the  United States  are  granted to 
women.  There is not a single  model of  an 
important invention by a  woman on exhibi­
tion at the Patent Office.  Such as are there 
are very small and simply devices of no par­
ticular importance.  Of  the articles used by 
women,  such  as  corsets,  glove  fasteners, 
sewing  machines, washing  machines,  pins, 
needles, chums,  shoe  buttoners,  fans,  fruit 
jars,  button  fasteners,  pianos,  and  other 
musical  instruments,  music  holders,  pat­
terns,  and the thousand  and  one other arti­
cles for  the  fair  sex,  99  per  cent,  are  the 
inventions  of  men. 
I  asked  one  of  the 
Patent Office veterans the other day to show 
me some of  the  inventions  of  women,  and 
he was unable to point them  out; but a pat­
ent lawyer whom  I consulted  called my at­
tention to a few.  There was one coffee pot, 
a fire escape, an artificial fruit compound,  a 
method of cutting paper  patterns,  and  that 
was all that  could  be  found  among recent 
inventions accredited to the fair sex.

Mistakes  of Life.

Somebody has  condensed the  mistakes of 
life,  and arrived at the conclusion that there 
are fourteen  of  them.  Most  people would 
say,  if they told the truth, that there was no 
limit to the mistakes of life; that  they were 
like the drops in  the  ocean  or the sands of 
the shore in number,  but it  is well to be ac­
curate.  Here, then,  are fourteen great mis­
takes:  “It is a great mistake to set up  our 
own standard of right and wrong, and judge 
people accordingly; to  measure  the  enjoy­
ment  of others  by our  own; to  expect uni­
formity of opinion in this world; to look for 
judgment  and experience  in  youth;  to en­
deavor  to  mould  all  dispositions  alike; to 
yield to immaterial  trifles; to  look  for per­
fection in  our  own  actions; to  worry  our­
selves and others with what  cannot be rem­
edied; not to alleviate all that needs allevia­
tion as far as lies in our power; not to make 
allowances  for the  infirmities  of others; to 
consider everything impossible that we can­
not perform; to believe  only  what our finite 
minds can grasp; to expect to be able to un­
understand everything.

NO.  150.

How to Get a  Home.

A working man’s  first  aim  should be the 
complete  mastery  of  his  trade;  but  while 
doing this, a second  end,  scarcely  less  im­
portant,  may be  steadily followed,  namely, 
the securing of  a home.  Every man is bet­
ter  for  owning  a  piece  of  real  estate, no 
matter how small. 
If one has a roof  of his 
own overhead,  and is his  own larmlord, be­
sides all the comforts  of  it,  he has  a castle 
into which he may retreat in days of trouble.
The  ordinary  American  mechanic  earns 
enough money  to  place  himself  in a  good 
house, owned  in  fee  simple,  before  he is 
thirty  years old.  But  it  all  turns  on the 
point whether  he is willing to deny himself 
in the present  time and  take his  pay for it 
in the future.  When  a  man  is  young  his 
sources of  enjoyment  are  ample; less  than 
at any other  period of his  life does he need 
to employ money for the sake of  happiness. 
While young he  can  live closer  and be joy­
ous on a smaller  expenditure  than  ever af­
ter.  The old  rule  that  every  man  should 
live within his income  of  earnings,  is  very 
well; but he ought to live a good deal within 
them. 
It is surprising  to see  how  little is 
required to support a man.  Some  men live 
and thrive on what their  companions throw 
away.  A  young  man  who  has  only  his 
hands and  good character  has a  motive for 
rigid economy.  But men  imitate  each oth- 
er.  A journeyman is ashamed to live closer 
than the average of his  fellows.  He wants 
good  clothes,  good  board,  and  a  little  to 
spend  for  trifles.  These  tilings  have  at­
tractions  for  him  which  the  prospect of a 
good house  or farm,  20  years  distant, does 
not;  and so he lives for the present, not for 
the future.  He spells  as fast as  he earns; 
is always liable,  by sickness  or  accident,  to 
become poor  or  to  run  into  embarrassing 
debts.

Instead  of  such  a  life,  from  hand  to 
mouth,  without  plan  or  method,  suppose a 
young man is  determined  to  save one-half 
or  a fourth  of  his  wages,  no  matter  how 
small they may be,  and  live for the  present 
with an economy which  shall  comport with 
this design;  suppose,  as  soon  as a  little is 
collected,  that a piece of ground or house  is 
purchased,  a small  payment  made, and the 
rest arranged in easy quarterly installments, 
how soon will  he feel the  exciting and reg­
ulating  effect of  having before him  such a 
worthy object.

A man who is working  to secure  a small 
piece of property, substitutes a new and dis­
tinct ambition for a  remote  and vague one. 
Day dreams about large estates and princely 
incomes  may be very amusing  but they are 
not half so profitable as  the  vision  of a lot 
50x100,  with  a  snug  little  dwelling  house 
upon it.  With this before  him a man  will 
rise early and  retire  late,  turning  his hand 
cheerfully to any  and every  kind of  work. 
He will have a motive for rigorous economy 
which will make it a pleasure.  He will have 
visions of  the last payment before him  as a 
perpetual motive to moderation in passions, 
economy in  expenses,  abstinence  from  ex­
pensive pleasures  and from  expensive com­
panions.  Thus  it  will  come  to  pass that 
a judicious debt incurred  at  the  beginning 
of a journeyman’s  or  laborer’s  career,  will 
become his good genius,  watching over him, 
inciting him to all industry and  to self-gov­
ernment.  Every laboring man ought to own 
his own home.  The first duty of the work­
ingman should be  to  convert  his  earnings 
into real estate.—Henry Ward Beecher.
Chinese Treatment of Insolvent Merchants.
In China the merchants doing business on 
a particular street or immediate neighborhood 
are associated  together  for  immediate pro­
tection,  counsel,  etc.,  under  the  name  of 
“Kaifong.” 
In  Canton  there  are  several 
thousand of these small bodies.

These men,  in the  event of a  bankruptcy 
occurring among them,  mark the delinquent 
and watch,  lest  he should  ever return to da 
businsss in  their  quarter.  “Gone to Hong 
Kong” is as familiar a  phrase  applied to an 
absconding  debtor  in  Canton  as “Gone to 
Texas” was in bye gone  days to a Northern 
debtor on his  sudden  withdrawal from  his 
creditors.  On  the  shop  door  of  a  trader 
who has  thus  “vamosed”  is  posted  a  red 
paper,  an ordinary bill  made  out  in  usual 
form by some creditor,  and thus attached to 
the house as a formal demand for payment. 
This  is  followed  in  a  few  days  by  many 
others,  until  the  shop  door  and  windows 
completely glare with vermillion hue.  And 
there they  remain,  none  daring  to  remove 
them, continually publishing to  every pass­
erby the name and just  liabilities of the ab­
sconding debtor.  The law of the land gives 
to the creditor the right to  sell the wife and 
children of  a  debtor  into  slavery,  and not 
unfrequently recourse is had to this mode of 
reimbursement,  but  there  is  generally  a 
dread of having anything to do with Chinese 
offerings of justice.

A cement to fasten knife handles is made 
from  one  pound  of  colophony  and  eight 
ounces  of  sulphur,  melted  together  and 
powdered.  Two  parts  of  the  powder  Is 
then mixed  with  one  part  of  iron  filings, 
fine sand or  brick  dust,  and  the  cavity  in 
the handle  filled  with  this  mixture.  The 
tang of the knife or fork is then heated  and 
inserted into the cavity,  where  it  will  hold 
with great tenacity.

Ü.A.K&C0.
Merchants and manufacturers 
will find a complete line of
STATIONERY,
BLANK BOOKS
GEO. A. HALL & CO.’S

And SUPPLIES,

At lowest prices at

29  MONROE  ST.

TRY PS._____________________________ _

HEBPOliSHBr&ŒE. 

VOICT,

<&  CO.,

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.

EDMUND  D.  DKEMAN,

T H E —

—AND—

JEWELER

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

Albert Goye  &  Son,
AWNINCS,  TENTS,

D E A LER   IN

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

Send for Price-List.

7 8  Canal  St.
SHERIFF’S  SALE.

Notice is hereby »riven  that  by  virtue of a 
writ of  fleriflacias  issued  out of  the  Circuit 
Court for the County of Kent, State  of  Michi­
gan in favor of John N. Compton and  William 
R. Compton against the goods and chatties and 
real estate of Mrs. J. M. Lane, in said county, to 
me directed and delivered, I did on the 6th day 
of May, 1886, levy upon, and take all the right, 
title and interest or the said Mrs.  J.  M.  Lane 
in and to the following described  real  estate, 
that is to say:  The north-east quarter 04) 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  I 
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 of  said 
day.

Dated this 22nd day of June, A. D. 1886.

LYMAN  T.  KJNNEY, Sheriff.

FRANK A.  RODGER8,

By Henry Pul ver, Deputy Sheriff. 
160

Attorney for Plaintiff. 

BELKNAP

Wapn l i  Sleigli Co.
W A G O N S !

Spring, Freight, Express, 

Lumber and Farm

M AN UFACTURERS  O F

Logging Carts and Trucks, 

Mill  and  Dump  Carts, 

Lumbermen’s  and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of  material, and  hare every 
facility for making first-clans Wagons of all kind».
tW S p ec ia l  A tte n tio n   G iven  to   R e p a irin g , P a in tin g  
a n d  L e tte rin g .
Shops «a Frost S i, Grand Rapids, Mioh*

1 b u tt. 

S b u tts.

SPRING CHICKEN .38 
.36 
.35 
M0XIE 
.33
ECLIPSE 
.30. 
.30
Above brands for sale only by
Oln ey, S hields & Go.
FXXTGRXB dSM IT H
Boots, Shoes and Slippers

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Wholesale Manufacturers

DETROIT, MICH.

(¡¡^“Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber 

Company.  ,SFHi

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

FOX  &   BRADFORD,
S. V. Venal & Co.'s

Agents for a full line of

PETERSBURG,  VA,

FZ.XJG  TOBACCOS,
NIMROD,
E.  C.,

BLUE  RETER,

SPREAD  EAGLE,

BIG FIVE CENTER.

PLUC  TOBACCO.
TURKEY .39

Big 5 Cents, 
T S «  4 w  
J j e i n T y  

.35
I A  fine  revolver )  A 9
•
j With each butt. \ 
All above brands for sale only by

BOLIIET, LBION & HOOFS

WHOLESALE  GROCERS, 

GRAND  RAPID S, 

-  

MICH.

----ARE----

EATON  &  CHRISTENSON,
EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS
Amencan Cigar Co.’s
CIGARS,

In this State for the

COLDWATER,  MICH.

Having Handled the Goods for Fifteen 
Tears  with  Entire  Satisfaction  to 
Themselves and the Trade at Large. 
Dealers should remember that the
A m erioan Cigar Co.’s
Goods  can  be  obtained  only through 
the Authorized Factory Agents.

Eaton a Christeuson

77  CANAL  STREET.

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

PEOPLES

Mutual Accident Association

Insurance 

when they happen.  The BEST, 
most  T .T B E R A L .  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 8   F o u r t h   A v e . ,  

Pittsburgh, P a.

C a^rrhal Headache

Almost  Instantly  Relieved  by  Using 

Cushman’s Menthol Inhaler.

It  increases  the  watery  discharge  from 
the nose and relieves the pressure  from  the 
nerves.  A  few  inhalations  will  convince 
you of its efficiency.  Try  it  and  be  con­
vinced that it  will  do  even  more  than  is 
claimed for it.  Price 50 cents  and it is fast 
becoming a popular favorite.

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 CD.

71 CANAL STKEET.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.

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

CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mail and Express promptly at­

tended to.

O ver F o u rth  N a tio n a l B ank.  T elephone Í07. 

GUSTAVE  A.  WOLF,  Attorney.
COMMERCIAL  LAW  &  COLLECTIONS.
GXXTSSXTG BOOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids,Mich.

JUDD  eftx  OO.J

And Full Line Winter Goods.

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE
102 CANAL STREET._________
W H IP S  A  LA SH ES

AT  WHOLESALE  ONLY.

G oods a t  jo b b in g  p ric e s t o  a n y  d e a le r  w ho  com ee  to  

us o r  o rd e rs b y  m ail, fo r cash.

G ,   R O Y S  

t t o   O O . ,

M a n u fa c tu re rs’ a g e n ts,

2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

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

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

G-uarantee s

When our Pioneer Prepared P aint 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 m ay select.

Hazeltiiu; & Ferldns Ufm Co.

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

The Tower of Strength.

Golden Seal  Bitters, a  perfect renovator of 
the system,  carrying  away  all  poisonous de­
posits, enriching, refreshing and  invigorating 
both mind and body.  Easy of administration, 
prompt in action, certain in results.  Safe and 
reliable in all forms of liver,  stomach,  kidney 
and  blood  diseases. 
It  is  not  a  vile,  fancy 
drink, but  is  entirely  vegetable.  This medi­
cine has a magic effect in liver complaints and 
every form of disease where the stomach fails 
to do its work,  It is a tonic.  It will cure dys- 
epsia. It Is an alterative and the best remedy 
nown  to  our  Materia  Medioa  for  diseases 
of the blood.  It will cure kidney diseases, ner­
vousness,  headache,  sleeplessness  and  en­
feebled condition of the system.  The formu a 
of Golden Seal Bitters  is  a  prescription of a 
most suooessful German physician, and thous­
ands ean testify to their curative powers. Sold 
by the Hazeltlne  &  Perkins  Drug Go., Grand 
Rapids, Mich.

HARDWOOD LUMBER.

for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run___
Birch, log-run.............
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2___
Black Ash, log-run___
Cherry,  log-run..........
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2...
Cherry,  cull...............
Maple, log-run............
Maple, soft,  log-run... 
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.... 
Maple, clear, flooring. 
Maple, white, selected
Rea Oak, log-run.........
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.........
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank.
W alnut, log-run..................
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2..........
Walnuts,  culls...................
Grey Elm, log-run.............
White Ash, log-run............
Whitewood,  log-run..........

The furniture factories  here  pay as follows 
@13 00 
16 00@20 00 
@25 00 
@13 00 
25 00@30 00 
45 00@50 00 
@10 00
13 00@15 00 
12 00@14 00
@20 00 
@25 Oq 
@25 On 
@18 00 
@22 00 
@25 00 
@55 00 
@75 OO 
@25 00 
@13 00
14 00@16 00
@23 00
COAL AND  BUILDING MATERIALS. 
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

“ 

** 

Ohio White Lime, per bbl..................  
1 00
Ohio White Lime, car lots..................  
85
1 30
Louisville Cement, per bbl................ 
1 30
Akron Cement per  Dbl....................... 
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
2 50
Land plaster, car lots.......................... 
Fire brick, per  M............................... $25 @ $35
Fire clay, per bbl................................ 
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots. .$5 75@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots..  6 00@6 25
Cannell, car lots................................  @6 00
Ohio Lump, car lots..........................  3  10@3 25
Biossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00 
Portland  Cement..............................   3 50@4 00

COAL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Local  buyers  are  paying  $5 
for ail offerings of new bark.  The  demand  is 
not very active.
lb  for 
clean washed roots.

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.75 

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.

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.

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send  for .farmers  whose  crops  have  been 
destroyed  by drought.

The West Michigan  lumber Co.  is  taking 
choice logs from Meadville at  the rate of 20 
car loads a day,  and  dumping  them into its 
store  boom  at  North  Muskegon.  The 
amount to  be  thus  transported  during the 
season is 6,000,000 feet.

Grand Traverse Herald:  Grand Traverse 
celery  is  on  the  market. 
If  Kalamazoo 
could see it and taste  it, that  renowned cel­
ery raising burg  would  shake  its fists  and 
howl about Grand Traverse  competing with 
the world in celery raising.

Four itinerant  grocery peddlers  were ar­
rested at Lapeer last week for  selling goods 
without a  license,  and  was  convicted  and 
fined  $10  each  and costs.  The  peddlers 
were  struck  dumb  at the  outcome, but re­
covered sufficiently to give notice of appeal.
Ovid  Union:  Vine  &  Burley  are  nego­
tiating for  the  purchase  of  the  vacant  lot 
between the Retan brick and the  meat mar­
ket of H. W.  Huntley,  now owned by J.  C. 
E.  Gumaer. 
If  they  make  the  purchase 
they will erect a brick  store on the  same at 
once and fit  up a first-class  bakery as  well 
as grocery and provision  store.

John R. Price, formerly  engaged  in  the 
jobbing trade at  Benton Harbor,  is  now lo­
cated  at  15  Michigan  avenue,  Chicago, 
where he is carrying  on a  general  jobbing 
business in groceries aud  tobaccoes.  S. M. 
Austin represents  him in  Northern  Michi­
gan and H. L.  Toles covers the  trade of the 
house in the Southern part of the State.

Kalamazoo Gazette:  Joseph Dunkley has 
gathered  his first  crop of  celery  from  ten 
acres.  He pulled the  first  June 28 and the 
last July 23.  He  had  30,000  stalks which 
he  sold  for  16  cents  a  dozen.  He  re­
ceived  $4,800, or  $480  an  acre.  He  will 
raise another  crop from the  same land this 
season.  The receipts of the express  offices 
for the shipment  of  celery this  month will 
be  about  twice  as  much  as  in  the  same 
month in  1885.

M.  E.  Hoag,  a  young  man  of  Parma 
township, Jackson county,  is turning scents 
into dollars  by means of a novel industry— 
skunk farming.  He catches  the animals in 
a steel trap,  conveys  them  in  a  box  to a 
building,  where he  feeds  and  tames them. 
He has some sixty now, and in  the fall will 
kill all except those he desires for  breeding 
purposes,  selling  the  oil  and  fur  at  high 
prices.  He is fencing in five  acres now for 
the  business,  is  thoroughly  posted  in  the 
art of tanning,  and expects to clear $2,000 a 
year at least.

Push your  trade  with  energy  and  spirit 

W,  O,  Denison,

^  90 and 92 Sou** Division Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

and by judicious advertising. 
-  MICHIGAN.
P E R K I N S   &  HE S S ,
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  182  and  134  LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A  STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

Legal Test Oils.  Manistee and Saginaw 
Salt.  Agricultural Salt.  W arsaw  Salt; pockets, all  sizes,  and 
barrels.  W est Michigan Agents for  Prussing’s Celebrated Vin­
egar  works.  W rite  for  quotations.

HOGLE  &  CO. Jobbers  Michigan  W ater  W hite  and 
Warehouse:  Lee’s  Ferry Dock, MUSKEGON, MICH.
FULLER  &  STOWE  COMPANY,

Designers

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

Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

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

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

HESTEIR.  &  FOX,

manufacturers’  agents  for

S A W  AXTD CRIST 2ÆXX.X.  M ACHINERY

9

ATLAS WORKS

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  S. A.

M A N U F A C T U R E R S   OF
ENGINES &

Engines and Boilers In Stock 
for  Immediate delivery.

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

Saws, Belting and Oils.

And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split  Pulley.  Large  stock  kept  on  hand.  Send  for  sample 
W rite for Prices. 

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

130  OAKES  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

A JOURNAL. DEVOTED TO TH E

■ercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  4,  1886.

Grand Rapids Traveling Men's Association.
President—L. M.  Mills.
Vice-President—S. A. Sears.
Secretary and Treasurer—Geo. H. Seymour. 
Board or Directors—H. 8.  Kobertson,  Geo.  P. 
Owen, J. N. Bradford,  A.  B.  Cole  and Wm. 
Logie.
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.

of Kingsley.

p. m.
Business Men’s Protective Association 
President,  Jas.  Broderick;  Vice-President, 
A. G. Edwards;  Secretary,  Geo.  W.  Chaufty; 
Treasurer, H. P.  Whipple.
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.
Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of 
President,  A. W. Westgate:  Vice-President. 

H. Chambers;  Secretary, A. J. Paddock.
Traverse City Business  Men’s Associa­
President.  Frank  Hamilton;  Secretary,  C. T. 

Cheboygan.

Lockwood;  Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.

tion.

Luther Protective Association. 

President, W. B. Pool;  Vice-President, R. M. 
Smith;  Secretary. Jas.  M.  Verity;  Treasurer, 
Geo. Osborne.____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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%  Protective  As- 
President, N. B. Blain;  Vice-President, John 
Giles;  Secretary,  Frank T. King;  Treasurer, 
Chas. D. Pease.
Sturgis Business Men’s Association. 
Temporary  officers:  Chairman,  Henry  S. 
Church;  Secretary, Wm. Jorn.

sociation.

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

Cooley.

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

‘‘CRIMINAL  CONSPIRACY.”

The boycotter  has  lately received a num­
ber of hard  knocks  at  the  hands  of State 
and federal courts, but  the ruling of  Judge 
Bond, of the  United  States  Court at Balti­
more, deals the boycotter the  most effectual 
blow yet  aimed  at  that  disreputable  indi­
vidual.  The  Associated  press  thus  notes 
Judge Bond’s position:

The  United  States  Marshal  of  this  dis­
trict  has  served  notice  on  the  officers 
of  the  Richmond  Typographical  Union 
and  the  editor  of  the  Labor  Herald  of 
this  city,  prohibiting  them  from  publish­
ing in  that  paper, or  elsewhere,  the names 
of persons  who are  patrons of  a boycotted 
firm in  this city which  employs  non-union 
printers.  Judge Bond, of the United States 
Court,  issued the order last night.  The or­
der prohibits the persons  enjoined from ad­
vising,  or  inducing,  publicly  or  privately, 
others  to  boycott  the  firm.  The  Lalxyr 
Herald,  which is  a  weekly paper now half 
printed for this week,  is virtually suppress­
ed  for  one  edition.  Having  matter  now 
printed which  would render  the  paper lia­
ble under the  injunction,  tlisre  is consider­
able excitement among  the  Knights of La­
bor, whose  organ is  the  Herald.  This or­
der of Judge Bond’s  is  the most  far-reach­
ing ever issued  in the  direction of prevent­
ing the boycott.

The language of the  injunction  not only 
recognizes in the clearest terms  the crimin­
ality of a  conspiracy to break  down a law­
ful business,* but it goes  much further  than 
the Connecticut Judge  went  in  his  charge 
to  the  jury,  upon  which  boycotters  were 
convicted  at  New  Haven.  Judge  Bond’s 
declarations readily appeal to  the candor of 
reasonable men anywhere. 
If it is criminal 
at all  to  conspire  for  the  purpose  of  de- 
stroj ing  the lawful  business of  another,  as 
all the courts  thus far  have  held that it is, 
the  conclusion  can  hardly be  avoided that 
the very essence of  the crime is the attempt 
to influence the action of other persons.  No 
one holds  that it is  an offense  for each in­
dividual to buy where  he pleases.  But the 
united effort  to influence  others in their ac­
tion appears to be held by Judge Bond, with 
reason, to be criminal interference with  the 
freedom of the person assailed.  And, since 
the fear of the  displeasure of  boycotters is 
the  motive by  which  they  expect to  exert 
most influence,  their  action  is  in  effect an 
interference  with  the  freedom  of  all  to 
whom they apply for aid.

ABOLISHING  TH E  SENATE.

At the recent convention of  the  Knights 
of Labor,  held  at  Cleveland,  a  legislative 
committee  was  appointed  to  remain 
in 
Washington during the  sitting of Congress, 
for the purpose of influencing certain  legis­
lation favored by the  Knights.  The  com­
mittee found it  comparatively  easy  to  ap­
proach members of the House,  who  treated 
the  representatives  of  labor  with  a  pro­
fusion of soft soap thatjmay atone  for  their 
omission to do anything on  the  side  of  the 
public.

Members of the Senate,  however, refused 
to regard the committee in  any  other  light 
than lobbyists and persistently snubbed them 
whenever  the  occasion  presented 
itself. 
Such contemptuous  treatment  was  sure  to

incur the wrath*of  the  committee  and  the 
order they purported  to  represent, and  the 
matter is rapidly assuming  the  form  of  an 
incipient boycott of the  Senate  as  a  body. 
From all over the country has come  an  un­
official declaration of the  Knights  that  the 
“American House of Lords” must go.

The movement to abolish the Senate seems 
to The T radesman to be the  most foolish 
of the many foolish ideas which  have  ema­
nated  from  the Knights  of Labor. 
If  the 
laboring men of the  country  wish  to  have 
the Senate represent the people,  they can do 
so by a little independence of political action. 
There can hardly be  much  doubt  that  cer­
tain  Senators  of  corporation  proclivities 
ought  to  be  retired  to  private  life.  The 
failure to do so must,  however,  be  charged 
to the people;  and when  it  is  remembered 
that many of them come from  states  where 
labor unions are the strongest,  it  is  a  live 
question whether the responsibility  for  the 
present constitution of the Senate  does  not 
rest  largely  with  the  workingmen  them­
selves.

The people can by the exercise of  intelli­
gence and activity in the way of politics see 
to it that  the  Senate  represents  them  and 
not corporate wealth.  As  long as they fail 
to do that through the  present  constitution 
of politics, there is no reason  to  hope  that 
they will do any better if the form  of  gov­
ernment were changed.

FORMING  A  STATE  LEAGUE.
Inasmuch as  there  are  now  over  thirty 
associations of  retail  dealers in  this State, 
the time seems to have arrived when a State 
League is necessary,  and T he Tradesman 
herewith  suggests  Tuesday,  September 21, 
as  a  desirable  date  for  the  meeting,  and 
Grand Rapids  as a suitable  place for  hold­
ing the  convention.  The  selection  of  the 
date  named  would  secure  one  advantage 
which will  readily  commend  itself  to  the 
favor of dealers  living  some  distance from 
the  city—it  comes  in “fair  week,” during 
which a half fare  rate  rules on all  the rail­
roads.  Merchants coming  to the  meetings 
as  delegates can  attend  the  convention on 
Tuesday, visit  the  West  Michigan  fair on 
Wednesday, and  then  get  home in time to 
see their local fairs,  in case such are held in 
their localities.  The  Retail  Grocers’ Asso­
ciation of Grand Rapids will  provide a suit­
able meeting  place  without  expense to the 
League, and its members will do all that lies 
in their  power to  render the  meeting  both 
pleasant and profitable.

T he T radesman would  be  glad to hear 
from the local associations  in  various parts 
of the State as to with what degree of favor 
the place and date  suggested  are regarded, 
in order that the  sentiment of  the  majority 
may be determined.  As the theory followed 
is the “greatest  good to  the greatest  num­
ber,” it is essential  that those  interested in 
the matter  make known  their wishes  with 
as little delay as possible.

The plan to consolidate  New  York, i. e., 
to gather under one  city government all the 
cities at the  mouth  of  the Hudson,  except 
those in New  Jersey, has  been  under  dis­
cussion again.  Tiie  T radesman does not 
see that much is to be gained by such a con­
solidation,  except  in  the  census  returns. 
The big unit would  be  probable worse gov­
erned than  its  several  parts now are. 
In­
stead of larger consolidation, more local gov­
ernment is needed in our larger cities.  The 
wards—each  a city  with 30,000  people  or 
more and with interests of their own—should 
be  to  some  extent  self-governing,  with  a 
local board of  health and  similar organs of 
collective efficiency.  There is nothing more 
un-American than  the  administration of an 
American city. 
It  is  a  bad  copy  from  a 
bad European model.  A better change than 
the consolidation  of  New  York  would  be 
the  organization  of  Long  Island  and  the 
lower counties into a  separate State.  That 
would  simplify  our  national  elections  by 
making  New  York  a  less  overwhelming 
factor in the final result, while it would give 
a deserved  increase  to  the  weight  of  the 
present State in the Senate.

Labrador lies in  the  same  latitude as the 
British Islands.  Yet  even  in July the  ice 
of last winter  had not broken on its coasts, 
and the  scanty population  has  been  dying 
by thousands of famine, for  want of oppor­
tunity to go a-fishing. 
In  Newfoundland a 
similar calamity has  overtaken  the  people 
through the failure  of  some  of  their  fish­
eries.  The  agricultural  resources  of  the 
island, although by no means first-class, are 
ample for the support of all the people. But 
they are neglected for  the fisheries,  and  no 
pains have  been taken to  develop manufac­
turing  industries.  As  a  consequence, the 
failure  of  the  harvest  at  sea  plunges the 
people into starvation.

The  editor  of  T he  Tradesman  holds 
himself in readiness  at all  times to respond 
to  invitations  from  merchants  in  towns 
within a day’s journey of  Grand  Rapids, to 
assist them in  the formation  of  local asso­
ciations.  The service rendered  in this way 
has thus far  been -given  without  compen­
sation  and the  writer  will be  glad to con­
tinue the work on the same terms.

Stimulated by the  success  attending  the 
Kalamazoo Retail  Grocers’ Association,  the 
boot  and  shoe  dealers  of  that  place  have 
formed an association  having  for its  main 
object protection against the dead-beat.

The  Commercial  Bulletin  is  the title of 
a  new  trade  journal  recently  launched  at 
Sioux City,  Iowa.  The  Bulletin  possesses 
elements of stability which  will undoubted­
ly place it at the front rank.

The  Workman  still  insists  that  boycot­
ting is not a crime, according to the laws of 
Michigan.  Two courts  have declared  it to 
be a crime  under  the  laws  of  the  United 
States, however. 
If this is any consolation 
the Workman is  entitled  to i t   Under the 
recent  decision  of  Judge Bond  the Work­
man is defying the  law  by publishing boy­
cotting notices in its columns.

The C. W. Allen Tobacco Co., of Chicago, 
was one of  the concerns  which  changed to 
an eight hour basis prior to May 1.  Unable 
to compete with  establishments running on 
the ten  hour  plan,  however, the  company 
has  been  forced  into  bankruptcy.  The 
eight hour business  seems to  ruin everyone 
who has anything to do with  it

Boycotting has been declared to be a crime 
in New  York,  Connecticut, Wisconsin  and 
California and men who set  the  laws at de­
fiance in those states are  now “doing time” 
in prison.  Should  the  opportunity present 
itself,  Michigan  will  undoubtedly  take  a 
place  beside  her  sister#states  in  this  're­
spect.

The  Grocers’  Protective  Association  of 
Pittsburg, which  numbers  595 members,  is 
preparing to give a  public demonstration of 
the retail grocery trade.  The  affair  prom­
ises to be  an  elaborate  one,  as  it  will em­
brace many features of  an  interesting char­
acter and conclude with social features.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

Jas. N. Hill,  who has lately sold his gro­
cery stock at Plainwell,  will  close  out  his 
dry goods stock and seek  his fortune in the 
West.

C.  F.  Williams,  late  of  Reed City,  has 
purchased  the  drug  stock of J.  M. Suther­
land,  at  Caledonia,  and  will  continue  the 
business.

C. F. Williams,  late  of  Reed  City,  has 
purchased the drug  stock  of  J.  M. Suther­
land, at  Caledonia,  and  will  continue  the 
business.

J. L.  Fuller, general dealer at Mancelona, 
suffered a broken  leg  last  week  by  being 
caught in  the  carriage  at  More  &  Stow’s 
sawmill.

Jerry Sproul is building  a new  hardware 
store  at  Cedar  Creek.  Dr.  Broughton, of 
Plainwell,  is putting in a new drug store at 
the same  place.

Kalamazoo boot and shoe dealers haye or­
ganized  a  Mutual  Protective  Association, 
with Frank Underwood as president and A. 
P.  Sprague as secretary.

F. R. Goodrich, formerly .engaged  in the 
boot  and shoe  business at Traverse City,  is 
now  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  at 
Frankfort under the firm name of Palmer & 
Goodrich.

Wm.  Crane,  who  recently  purchased the 
general 
stock  of  D.  E.  Hallenbeck  & 
Co.,  at  Hoytville,  has  been  attached  by 
Allen  Sheldon  &  Co.,  of  Detroit,  on  the 
ground  that  the  sale  was  fraudulent  and 
without proper consideration.

G R A N D   R A P ID S   G O S S IP .

J.  P.  Creque, retail furniture dealer at  61 
Canal  street,  has sold  out  to  Wm.  Wine- 
gar.

Frederick Hartmann  succeeds  Hartmann 
& Dietz in the machinist  business on South 
Front street.

II.  Rademaker & Sons  succeed H. Rade- 
maker & Co in the job and turning business 
on  Waterloo  street.

Maria Mangan has engaged in the grocery 
business  at  Grand  Haven.  John Caulfield 
furnished the stock.

Thos. F. Hurst  has  engaged  in  the dry 
goods business at Alanson.  Spring & Com­
pany furnished the stock.

B.  D.  Paine has  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at  Tustin.  Amos.  S.  Musselman 
& Co. furnished the stock.

Dr.  A.  B. Broughton  has  engaged in the 
drug  business at  Cedar Creek.  The  stock 
was  furnished  by the  Hazeltine & Perkins 
Drug Co.

Lewis  Goldzworth  has  engaged  in  the 
feed mill  business  on  East Leonard street. 
Hester & Fox  furnished  the  boiler and en-; 
gine.

The Grand Rapids Portable House Co. has 
lately shipped Densmore  patent  veneer cot­
tages to  R.  M. Wanzer,  Hamilton,  Ont; C. 
C.  Cook,  Los  Angeles;  and Dr.  W. H.  An­
drews,  San  Francisco.

Geo.  D.  Barden and  C.  D.  Cooley,  who 
recently sold  their drug  stock at Woodland 
to L.  E.  Benson & Co.  have  re-engaged  in 
the  drug  business  at  Rosina.  The  stock 
was  furnished  by the  Hazeltine & Perkins 
Drug Co.  _________________

Chas.  Wagner,  for ten  years  past  in the 
employ  of  C.  C.  Bailey,  at  Fife Lake,  has 
purchased J.  D. Williams’ furniture,  under­
taking  and  crockery  stock, at  that  place,, 
and was in town last week and purchased a 
grocery stock of Clark,  Jewell & Co.

S.  J.  Henry  &  Co.,  a  firm  supposedly 
consisting of S. J. Henry  and  R. J.  Rosen- 
berry,  who came to this city about six weeks 
ago  and  engaged  in  the  produce  com­
mission business at 16  Crescent avenue,  bid 
the city an affectionate  farewell  last Satur­
day evening  and  left  for  parts  unknown. 
The  parties  claimed  to  have  hailed  from 
Cedar Hill,  Ohio, but  the  mercantile agen­
cies failed to find  any trace  of them at that 
place, which was  regarded at the  time as a 
suspicious feature.  Henry,  if  such  a  man 
ever  existed,  spent his  time in  the  South, 
soliciting shipments of fruit and vegetables. 
Rosenberry also sent out liberal orders from 
this end of the route, and  succeeded in get­
ting many of thpm  filled.  The goods  were 
sold at cost,  and in many cases  much below 
cost,  which has  tended  to  demoralize  the 
market,  particularly  on  lemons,  bananas, 
potatoes  and  cabbage.  During  the  past 
week the firm sold several thousand head of 
cabbage  at  $2  per  hundred,  which  must 
have cost  at least a  half more than that,  to 
say nothing  about  the freight.  As soon as 
the  first  bills  began  to  come  due,  Rosen­
berry closed out  the stock  to  peddlers and 
dealers  at any  price  he  could get,  hastily 
collected the  amounts due  the firm  around 
town  and  skipped.  Opinions  differ  as  to 
the amount the firm is  ahead in the matter* 
but competent judges assert that the boys— 
if,  indeed,  there was more  than one person 
in  the  swindle—are  ahead from  $4,000 to 
$6,000.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

R. Wakeman,  general dealer at Fail grove 

is dead.

John McKinnon* Son, clothing dealers at 

Saline, have sold out.

I. Schweitzer,  dry  goods  dealer  at  Ros­

common,  is closing out.

W.  E.  Bass  succeeds  W.  W. Bass  in the 

hardware business at Lawrencfe.

Mrs.  J.  C.  Hawksworth,  fancy  goods 

dealer at Bay City, has sold out.

II. P. Dunning, the Allegan druggist, has 
bought  the  book  and  stationery  stock  of 
Miss,L.  M. Williams, at that place.

M A N U F A C T U R IN G   M A T T E R S .

The  Union  Door  Knob  Co., at Detroit, 
has changed  its name  to the  Union  Hard­
ware Manufacturing Co.

Quincy has entered  the  list  of road  cart 
manufactories,  James  Dona van  being  the 
patentee and manufacturer.

Muskegon’s thirty-five sawmills and eight 
shingle mills give employment to 3,500 men 
and nearly 1,000 others are employed on the 
booms.  The shingle cut this  year is put at 
375,000,000.

A company which will employ fifty work­
men is  arranging  to  move  to  Sturgis  and 
transform  the  furniture  factory  recently 
operated  by  Cutler,  Cromer  & Co.  into  a 
road cart and carriage works.

B. F.  Stockford,  of  Sturgis,  is drawing a 
royalty of  $5 a day from  the Jewell Manu­
facturing Co., of Toledo, on a wrench which 
he invented  and they are  making,  He is a 
poor man and  richly deserves his  good for­
tune. 

______

S T R A Y   F A C T S .

John  F.  Jones,  meat  dealer  at  South 

Haven, has sold out.

evaporator at Quincy.

Pessell & Lyon have started up their fruit 

I. W.  Mercer has re-engaged  in  the meat 

business at Stanwood.
•  Ghas, -M< Ellis  succeeds  Geo.  W.  Gill  in 
the  lumber business  at Ypsilanti.

Andrew  Mendriski, butcher  at Bay City, 

has been  closed under chattel mortgage.

The Pinconning  branch  of  the Michigan 
Central  Railway is to be  extended to Glad­
win.

Mann & Parsons  succeed  C. H. Mann in 
the agricultural  implement  business at Al­
bion.

Joseph Lederer, of the firm of Henry Led- 
erer & Sons, clothing merchants at Lansing, 
is dead.

C.  Roosenraad, of  the  firm of .C.  Roosen- 
raad & Bro.,  furniture  dealers  at  Zeeland, 
is dead.

R. LeRoy, proprietor of the  Bay City Art 
Store,  at Bay City,  has been closed on chat­
tel mortgage.

Frank Daniels has bought the confection-
ery,  fruit  and  restaurant  business of  Mrs. 
W.  Connie,  at Traverse City.

Extensive  additions  are  being  made  to 
Mitchell  Brothers  &  Murphy’s  mill  at 
Crooked Lake.

William  Peters,  of  Sheridan,  is  making 
arrangements  to put  in a  saw  and  shingle 
mill at Forest, north of Bay City.

Henry Kritzer & Son, the  Newaygo  mill­
ers,  have  purchased  the  grain  elevator  at 
Casnovia and will buy wheat there.

John  Bredow,  operating  in  Roger  town­
ship,  Presque  Isle  county,  has  since  last 
spring got out 16,000 pieces of cedar.

It is expected  that the  Detroit,  Bay City 
& Alpena Railway will be  completed  from 
Black river to Alpena within 30 days.

Wyman,  Itumsey & Conant,  of  Big  Rap­
ids,  are  surveying  lands  for  purchase  in 
Bell county,  Ky.,  and also in Tennessee.

Sanborne  &  Hill  have purchased 4,000,-
000 feet of  standing  pine on the Mackinaw 
division of the  Michigan  Central  Railway.
John Woodard and D. C.  Chappie,  of La­
peer,  have lately been looking over the lands 
of  Presque  Isle  county,  with  the  view of 
making extensive purchases.

A prominent  lumberman  estimates  that 
D.  A.  Blodgett has 300,000,000 feet of stand­
ing pine  in the  vicinity of  Cadillac, which 
will probably be manufactured at that place.
The  experiment  of  carrying  logs  in  a 
barge from  Georgian bay to  Tawas,  under­
taken by the Emery Lumber Co.,  is proving 
a success.  Several loads have  already been 
brought over.

Charles Bewick has  retired from  the Al­
pena firm of Bewick,  Comstock & Co., hav­
ing sold his  interest  in  the  bank, the lum­
bering business and pine lands in Michigan, 
Canada and Mississippi.

The  Herald,  of  Menominee,  says  that 
Muskegon,  Manistee  and  Saginaw lumber­
men are as thick at that  point as Green bay 
flies in their season.  They have all  got the 
fever for Green Bay chances.

Pgntwater  Hews:  Hemlock  bark  has

1  been coming in town during  the past  three 
weeks at  the  rate  of  sixty-five  cords  per
I day.  The'bark  market  has  been  a  God

Wbeat 

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Contains the Germ and Gluten of 
Selected W inter W heat.
W ill cook in  FIVE  minutes  as 
thoroughly  as  Oat  Meal  will  in 
Two Hours.
IT  IS  NOURISHING.

IT  IS  HEALTHFUL.

FOR SALE BY

IT  IS  ECONOMICAL.
JOHN CAULFIELD
CODY, BALL & CO.

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The Drug Market.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Business  is  fairly  good  and  collections 
are without change.  Lupuline has advanced, 
on account of the short  crop and  high price 
of hops.  Vanilla beans have advanced over 
100  per  cent.,  on  account  of  short  crop. 
Other  articles  in  the  drug  line  are  about 
steady.

H.  P.  Whipple,  the  Kingsley  general 
dealer, purchased over 1,000  pounds of gin­
seng root last summer and expects to double 
that  amount  this  season. 
In  addition  to 
that which is  secured  in the  neighborhood 
of Kingsley, he has a  party of  Indians dig­
ging the root for him in the Houghton Lake 
country.  Mr.  Whipple  pays  30  cents  a 
pound for the green  root, of  which it takes 
four pounds to  make one  pound of the dry 
article.

According to  the American Druggist the 
senate of France offers a prize  of  from 25,- 
000 to 50,000 francs for the discovery of the 
best practical  method  for  ascertaining the 
toxic principles and  impurities to  be found 
in “vinic” alcohol.

To know whether  water  is  hard  or  soft 
dissolve a little white  soap  in  alcohol  and 
add a few drops  of  water  under  investiga­
tion. 
If the alcohol turns milky it is  hard; 
if either unaltered  or  simply  clouded  it  is 
soft.

The use of ergot  for  illicit  purposes  has 
increased so much in Rome that the Prefect 
has issued a circular to  the  syndics  of  the 
city and province, calling upon them  to  en­
force the regulations as  to  the  sale  of  the 
drug.

Toronto,  Canada,  has  recently  formed  a 
druggists’  association.  The  objects  are: 
The regulation of prices, protection of legit­
imate  trade,  and  shortening  the  hours  of 
labor.

The bone industry  of  the  country  is  an 
important one.  The four feet of an ox will 
make a pint of neat’s foot oil.  Not  a  bone 
of any animal is thrown away.

The  company  introducing  hopine  have 
brought action  against  a  Geneva  pharma­
ceutical journal to recover  damages  caused 
by adverse criticisms of  hopeine.

Good Words Unsolicited.

Dixi G. Hall, druggist, Ithaca:  “No fault to 

find.”

“Find it a good paper.”

W.  Fleurlling,  general  dealer,  Eau  Clare: 
W. C. Hewitt, dry goods, Barker Creek:  “Con­

sider your paper No. 1.”

J. M. Carr, general  dealer,  Chippewa  Lake: 

“I like your paper well.”
Palmer & Dickinson, general  dealers,  Three 
Rivers:  “Consider your paper a good one and 
well worth the  subscription  price.  We  wish 
you immense success.”
C. R. Paige,  boots  and  shoes  and  hemlock 
bark, Traverse City:  “There are many colum ns 
published in T h e   T r a d e s m a n   during  a  year 
which are worth a dollar apiece.”

f l i p   D ri  M ange.

Mills & Goodman, Props.

TXT ANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 
VV  pharmacists or assistants,who are sober, 
honest,  industrious  and  willing  to  work on 
moderate salary.
WANTED—Partner with from $1,000 to $3,000 
to  take  part  interest  in  fine  stock  in 
growing town of about 1,800 inhabitants.  Must 
be live business man and capable of taking en­
tire charge of store.

Reason for selling, other business.

small town.  Doing good paying business. 

about $4,000 in town of about  2,000 inhab­
itants.  Will sell on  easy  terms  or  exchange 
for good improved real estate.

FOR SALE—Stock of drugs and groceries of 
FOR  SALE—Neat  stock  of  about  $500 
FOR SALE—Fine stock of about $5,000,  well 
located in Grand Rapids.  Doing business 
of $15,000 per year.  Can be bought  at  liberal 
discount it taken before Oct. 1.
F i ______ _____
OR SALE—Stock of  $1,700 in good growing 
i of the  best 
~ town of 800 inhabitants.  One of the  best 
Will  sell on
locations  in  western  Michigan, 
very liberal terms.
FOR SALE—Stock of $1.800 in  town  of  1,000 

inhabitants, in midst of  line  farming re­
gion.  Average daily sales  not  less  than  $20. 
Will sell at liberal discount  or  will  exchange 
for good property.

1 

.  .

Fine  stock  of  about  $4,000  in 
„
>out 4,000 inhabit: 
town of about 4,000 inhabitants.  Will sell
either at inventory or estimate.

I ¡TOR  SALE  ___________  
■ ASO—Many  other  stocks,  the particulars 
of which we will furnish  on  application
o DRUGGISTS—Wishing to  secure  clerks 
JL  we will furnish the address and  full  par 
ticulars of those on our list free.
Never to our knowledge  has  any  medicine 
met with the success as  has  Golden  Seal Bit­
ters.  It  comprises  the best  remedies  of the 
vegetable kingdom so as to derive the greatest 
medicinal  effect,  and  is  making  wonderful 
cures. 

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Drugs & flftebidnes

STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
qq0 Yoftr“ F* H. J. VanEmster. Bay City. 
Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach. Ann Arbor. 
Five Years—Geo. McDonald. Kalamazoo. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—J acob Jesson.
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Treasurer—J as. Vernor. 
j^gxt meeting—At Xi&.nsinfir« November 2.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

O F F IC E R S .

President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
First  Vice-President-Frank  J.  Wurzburg,
8econd Vice-President—A. B. Stevens. Detroit. 
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. 
Seoretary-S. E. Parkell, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—Jacob  Jesson,  Geo. 
Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W.  R.  Perry and
L < 3  Srcretafe-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 9,1 8 8 4 . 

O F F IC E R S .

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President—Frank J . Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.
Board  of  Censors-President,  Vice-President 
and Secretary. 
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Board  of  Trustees-Tbe  president,  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeuwen, Isaac  Watts,  Wm.  B. White, 
tt  p,
Wm. L. White. 
Committee on Pharmacy—M. B.  Kimm,  H. R.
Locher and Wm. E. White. 
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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.  6,  at 
“The Tradesman” office.

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Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.

Organized October, 1883.

O FFIC ER S.

month. 

President-A. F. Parker.
First Vice-President-Frank Inglis.
Second Vice President—J • C. Miieller. 
Secretary and Treasurer-A. W. Allen. 
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H..McRae 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Wednesday in each 
____ ____________ _
Jackson County Pharmaceutical Asso­
ciation.
O F F IC E R S .
President-—R. T. Latimer.
Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.
Secretary—F. A.  King* 
Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey.
Board of Censors—Z.  W.  Waldron, C.  B. Foot 
, 
Annual Meeting- FirstThursday in November. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  of  each 
month. 
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Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  So­

and C. H. Haskins.  __ 

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ciety.

President—Jay Smith.
First Vice-President—W. H. Yarnall.
Second Vice-President—R. Bruske, 
Secretary—D. E. Prall.
Treasurer—H. Melchers. 
Committee on  Trade Matters—W. B. Moore, 
H. G.  Hamilton,  H.  Melchers,  W.  H.  Keeler
and K. J. Birney. 
J
Regular Meeting—Second  Wednesday after­
noon of each month.  ____ ____________  
,
Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association.

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O F FIC ER S .
President—Fred. Heath.
Vice-President-I. C. Terry.
Secretary and Treasurer-L. B. Glover. 
Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Wednes- 
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Next Meeting—Wednesday evening, July 14.
So-
Oceana  County  Pharmaceutical 

day of each month. 

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ciety.
President—F. W. Fincher. 
Vice-President—F. W. Van W ickle. 
Secretary—Frank Cady.
Treasurer—E. A. Wright.
Next Meeting—At Hart, August 10.

Do  Fluid  Extracts Deteriorate with Age

Fluid extracts  were first  introduced as  a 
separate and distinct  class  of  medicines in­
to the Pharmacopoeia in the revision of 1850. 
Prior to  that time fluid  extract of sarsapar­
illa w as the  only one  recognized  by  either 
our own or the British Pharmacopoeia.  The 
slow progress with which  this field was oc­
cupied was shown  in the fact that  the first 
decade thereafter, when the revision of 1860 
was made, twenty-four  fluid  extracts were 
named  as  officinal.  Such drugs  as buchu 
dandelion,  ergot,  gentian,  ginger,  serpen­
taria,  senna, etc.,  were  among  the number,
The  growth  of  this  valuable  remedial 
agent  during  the  next  twenty  years  has 
been neither slow nor circumscribed,  and the 
modest  claim  to  more  than four  hundred 
fluid  extracts is  now made by  enterprising 
manufacturers,  with  the  promises of  more 
to follow',  as the necessities of medicine, or, 
perhaps, more properly speaking,  the enter 
prise of the fluid extract  manufacturer may 
suggest.  Along side by side with the farail 
iar old ladies’ slipper  bottle  upon  the back 
shelf,  you  may  see  also  the  well  known 
fluid extract of  Judas tree,  hoangnan, thap 
sia garganica,  lippia  Mexicanna,  alligator 
pearseed, elephant’s  foot  and  hundreds  of 
others withw'hich we are just as familiar as 
we are with  these.  On, on,  to infinity the 
list continues,  until we are  lost in the laby 
rintli  of  technical  and  mystifying  names 
unknown to the  student of  chemistry,  bot­
any,  Greek,  Latin  or  ancient  mythology 
First we read and admire, then we purchase 
and then—we  swear.  But  the  question is 
not whether  there  is  enough;  we  must  do 
with what we have,  and  leave  the question 
of supply to the  manufacturer.

Fluid  extracts are  said  to be  concentra 
tions of the active principles of  crude drugs 
in liquid form.  A  fluid  ounce  of  finished 
extract representing one ounce of  the drug 
a pound  of  the  extract  one  pound  of the 
drug, etc.

While they are defined  as concentrations, 
and are so to some extent,  yet  they contain 
much that is inert, as no process with which 
I am  acquainted  purposes  to eliminate the 
foreign properties  which  they may contain 
To say that all fluid extracts lose their med 
icinal virtues after  standing  would evident­
ly be wide of  the truth;  again  we can  say 
with a good degree of  certainty that certain 
ones  become  worthless  after  one  or  two 
years, or even  shorter  time.  There  are so
*  Paper read by M. E. Shultz at the Nebraska 

State Pharm. Amo. meeting.

many various principles contained in drugs, 
necessitating a great variety in  methods  of 
manipulation,  that  an  absolute  rule  can-' 
not be laid down in this  regard.  Upon ex­
amining a sample of aloes I found one-third 
the bottle  precipitated,  which,  upon  being 
washed out and dried, redissolved gave none 
of the  physical  signs of  the  drags  except 
color.  Upon subjecting the same to a chem­
ical test found  only a trace  of  aloes.  The 
remaining  liquid,  however,  seemed  to  re­
tain in a weak way the virtues of  the drag, 
but  taken as  a whole  was very  much  im­
paired,  while  one-third  was  absolutely in­
ert.  Makers claim  that  fluid  extracts rep­
resent the drag  treated in  such a way,  and 
ith a men8trum,  as is  best  required to ex­
tract and  hold  in  solution  all  its  virtues, 
great  discrimination  and care  being neces­
sary  in  selecting  the  proper  menstram in 
each separate drug. 
It  is very evident that 
fluid extracts having for a menstrua ether or 
alcohol,  which  by  nature  of  their  crude 
drug w'ill not give up its active principles to 
less volatile liquid, must of necessity be less 
staple  than  one  that  has  for  its  body  a 
liquid slow to evaporate. 
If,  for  example, 
ginger, which  requires alcohol to extract, is 
left exposed, it will  soon  reduce by evapor­
ation the  quantity of  menstram  necessary 
to a perfect solution,  thereby rendering  the 
extract unequal in  its  parts  and  therefore 
unstable. 
In case  the  drag  is  in  perfect 
solution it will be stronger  in  proportion to 
the  loss  of  the  dissolving  agent  Again, 
drugs containing  volatile  oils are  liable to 
rapid change by evaporation,  if left unstop- 
pe(l _ such  as  cubebs,  peppermint, winter- 
green,  etc.  One of  the first  indications we 
see of change in fluid extracts is their liabil­
ity to precipitate, and with those containing 
gum or  resin  this  often  occurs,  rendering 
them  unsightly  and  at  least  raising  the 
question as to their trustworthiness.

Now this  subject of  precipitation  is one 
of  great  importance,  and  has  much  to do 
with the manner with which they are made. 
Mr.  Robbins,  of the Philadelphia College of 
Pharmacy,  made  several  tests  with  fluid 
extracts,  and  found  that  an  extract  of 
eucalyptus  globulous,  with  alcohol  for  a 
menstram, produced a fine extract, but upon 
standing one  year  precipitated a gelatinous 
mass filling  one-fourth the bottle,  while an­
other made with less alcohol formed at once 
precipitate, but upon  standing  two  years 
it was found to be a better  extract  than the 
one in which more alcohol was  used.  Oth­
er experiments demonstrated that the amount 
of precipitate varied in proportion as alcohol 
was contained  in the  menstram,  those hav­
ing more alcohol  being  more likely to gela- 
tize.

It must not  be  taken  as  an  evidence of 
bad  extract  that  a  preciptate  is  thrown 
down,  changes of  temperature  often  caus­
ing cloudiness  and  precipitating  the drug, 
which upon  a  rise of  temperature  will  be 
redissolved.  Rather must we conclude that 
the solution  was  well  saturated  with  the 
drag, and  upon  reducing  the  temperature 
could not be  sustained  in  solution.  Now, 
the truth  is,  as shown  by the  above exam­
ples,  that  many fluid extracts which under­
go a change do so  by virtue  of  their  mode 
of  preparation,  and,  while  they  may  be 
worthless, they are not so in the beginning. 
A  series  of  experiments  conducted  at  the 
Chicago College  of  Pharmacy a  few years 
ago demonstrated the fact that taking 100 as 
a standard of  fluid extracts,  six were below 
fifty,  seven  were  below  eighty-five,  wrhile 
but three approximated the standard.  Four 
were of  less strength  than  the  tincture of 
the  U. S. P.  The  probabilities  were  that 
some of these w'ould  never deteriorate more 
than twenty-five  per  cent.,  that  being  the 
amount of extractive matter found.

Though  the  use  of  glycerine  has  been 
largely  discarded  in  the  manufacture  of 
fluid  extracts  by  the  last  revision  of  the 
Pharmacopoeia, yet  it is  quite evident  that 
many extracts  contain  it  bountifully  as  a 
menstrum,  indicated  by  the  rich,  mellow 
appearance of the liquid,  and the absence of 
anything like precipitate. 
I have examined 
two  samples  of  Sanguinaria  Canadensic, 
and find while one  adhered to the side  and 
bottom of the bottle the other was very trans­
parent,  depositing  no  sediment,  and  by 
actual trial the  liquid  containing  the  sedi­
ment was the more active and the difference 
in effects easily noticed.  On  several  occa­
sions I have  found on  combining fluid  ex­
tract buchu with spiritous nitrous ether that 
an  explosion  took  place,  so  violent  as to 
discharge  the  cork;  this  also  was  notice 
with  one  or  two  other  extracts  which  I 
have  now forgotten.  Whether  the explos­
ion took place from the  glycerine contained 
in the fluid  extract or  from  other  causes I 
am unable to say.

Light and air will perhaps do more to im­
pair the virtues of  extracts  than  all  other 
elements  combined, though  heat  and  cold 
are  no  doubt  important  factors—a  mean 
temperature  being  necessary  to  preserve 
their virtues.  Most  extracts  if  unstopped 
will  lose  by  evaporation  until  a  radical 
change in the menstram takes place.  Again, 
the direct rays of the sun  will cause chemi­
cal changes  that  no  doubt  will eventually 
impair  if  not  destroy  their  active  princi­
pals.

The subject is too great in its proportions 
for  one  short  paper,  and  there  is  little 
known and much to learn concerning them. 
We  conclude, however, that  most  extracts 
which contain little or  no gum,  and reason­
ably free from volatile  oil,  if  kept at a me­
dium temperature, protected from light and 
air, will maintain their  strength for several 
years.

Willow Is  extensively  cultivated  in  this 

country for medicinal  purposes.

Advanced—Lupuline; vanilla beans. 
Declined—Nothing1.

ACID S.

Acetic, No.  8.................................   9  @  10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)........  30  ©  35
Carbolic.........................................  35  @  88
Citric..............................................  75  @  80
Muriatic 18 deg............................. 
3  @  5
Nitric 36 deg.................................  
11  @  13
Oxalic............................................  10  @  13
Sulphuric 66 deg...........................   3  @  4
Tartaric  powdered.......................  50  @  53
Benzoic,  English.................. $ oz 
18
Benzoic,  German..........................  13  ©  15
Tannic...........................................  12  @  15

AM MONIA.

Carbonate..............................¥  
12  @  14
Muriate (Powd. 22c)....................... 
14
Equals deg or  3f..........................  3  @  5
Aqua 18 deg or 4f.......................... 
4  ©  6

BALSAMS.

 

BA RK S.

Copaiba......................................... 
Fir.................................................. 
Peru............................................... 
Tolu...............................................  
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)........... 
Cinchona,  yellow....................  
Blm, select....................................  
Elm, ground, pure......................... 
Elm, powdered,  pure.................... 
Sassafras, of root.......................... 
Wild Cherry, select....................... 
Bayberry  powdered.....................  
Hemlock powdered....................... 
Wahoo........................................... 
Soap ground.................................. 

38©42
,  «
1 60
to
H
>s
13
14
15
10
12
20
18
30
12
@1 is 
Cubeb  prime (Powd# 20c).........
Juniper.......................................
7 
©  
©  60
Prickly Ash. L...............'................  50  @
Licorice GO and 25 lb boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure............
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 fl> doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 0) boxes)..............
do 
Lgowood, )4s 
..............
do 
Logwood, 54s 
..............
Logwood, ass’d  do 
..............
Fluid Extracts—25 ¥  cent..off list.

EXTRACTS.

B E R R IE S .

FLO W ERS.

Arnica............................................  13  @
Chamomile,  Roman.....................
Chamomile,  German....................

37)4

GUMS.

 

 

30
H ERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

60©  75
12
50
W
»0
°5
*6
55
15
„60@55
25©  27
13
35©  40
80
80©  90
*>
20
X 25
40
3  10
25
2030
©1 00

Aloes, Barbadoes.......................... 
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c)................. 
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).........  
Arabic, powdered  select.............. 
Arabic, 1st picked........................  
Arabic,2d picked.......................... 
Arabic,  3d picked.......................... 
Arabic, sifted sorts....................... 
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 28c)... 
Benzoin........................ 
Camphor.......................................  
Catechu. Is 04 14c, 54s 16c)........... 
Euphorbium powdered................. 
Gafbanum strained....................... 
Gamboge........................................ 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  46c)............  
Kino fPowdered, 30c].................... 
Mnstic 
«*.»«#••••••••••••••••••• 
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
Opium, pure (Powd $4 40).............. 
Shellac, Campbell’s....................... 
Shellac,  English...........................
Shellac, native..............................
Shellac bleached............................
Tragacanth............. 
Hoarhound...................................................25
Lobelia...........................................................
Peppermint................................ 
25
.................................................... ..
Spearmint.................................................... 24
Sweet Majoram.............................................«5
Tanzy............................................................25
Thyme......................................:..................“0
Wormwood...................................  ............ -5
Citrate and  Quinine.....................  
4 00
Solution mur., for tinctures........ 
20
Sulphate, pure  crystal................. 
7
Citrate..................
65
Phosphate............
Buchu, short (Powd 25©)............ .  13  ©  14
Sage,Italian,bulk(548*Hs,12c)... 
®
Senna,  Alex, natpral.....................   33 ©  3a
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
50
Senna,  powdered.......................... 
25
Senna tinnivelli............................. 
30
J#
Uva Ursi........................................ 
30
Foxglove........................................ 
Henbane........................................ 
35
Rose, red............   ......................... 
2 35
W., D. A Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  @2 50
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye..............1 75  ©2 00
Whisky, other brands....................110 ©1 50
Gin, Old Tom.................................135  @175
Gin,  Holland.................................2 00  @3 50
Brandy..........................................1 75  ©6 50
Catawba Wines............................1 25  ©2 00
Port Wines......................................135 @2 50

LIQ U O R S.

LEA VES.

IR O N .

 

M AGNESIA.

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

22
37
2 25
65

6 00

O IL S .

 

Almond, sweet..............................   45  ©  50
Amber, rectified...........................  
45
Anise.............................................  
1  80
Bay ¥  oz...................................... 
50
3 00
Bergamont....................................  
Castor............................................  1 42®1 60
Croton............................................ 
1  •»
Cajeput.................................... 
75
Cassia............................................ 
85
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)......  
35
75
Cltronella..................................... 
Cloves............................................ 
1 75
Cod Liver, N.F..................... ¥ g al 
120
1 50
Cod Liver, best....................... 
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’8,16 
Cubebs, P. & W............................. 
9 50
1 60
Erigeron........................................ 
2 00
Fireweed........................................ 
Geranium ¥  oz............................. 
75
35
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
50
Juniper wood................................  , 
Juniper berries............................. 
2 00
Lavender flowers, French............  
2 01
Lavender garden 
............  
1  00
Lavender spike 
90
............  
2 50
Lemon, new  crop.......................... 
3 00
Lemon, Sanderson’s.....................  
Lemongrass................................... 
80
Olive, Malaga................................ 
90@1  00
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  .............. 
2 75
Origanum, red flowers, French... 
Origanum,  No. 1................... 
^50
Pennyroyal
Peppermint,  white.......................  3 40@3 <50
Hose Jjji os......................................
8 00 
65
Rosemary, French (Mowers $1 50)
2 75 
Salad, ¥  gal...................................
1 00 
S a v i n ....................................................................
4 50 
Sandal  Wood, German.................
7 00
Sandal Wood, W. I ........................
45 
Sassafras.......................................
@7 50 
Spearmint.....................................
@4 25 
Tansy............................................4 00
©  12 
Tar (by gal 50c)..............................   10
Wintergreen..............................
2  10
3 50 
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)......
Wormseed....................................
2  00

do 
do 

 

1 25

POTASSIUM .

Bicromato.............................. ¥  
Bromide, oryst. and gran. bulk... 
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c)............  
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk......  
Prussiato yellow............................ 

12@14
37@40
22
3 00
28

ROOTS.

Alkanet......................................... 
20
25
Althea, cut....................................  
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s.................... 
17
33
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 14s and )4s.... 
12
Blood (Powd 18c)...........................  
Calamus,  peeled...........................  
20
35
Calamus, German white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered... /........... 
20
10
Gentian (Powd  15c)....................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)...........  11  ©  12
Ginger, Jamaioa  bleached........... 
17
20
Golden Seal (Powd 26c)................. 
20
Hellebore, white, powdered.........  
Ipecac, Rio, powdered..................  
1 20
Jalap, powdered...........................  
30
Licorice,  select (Powd 15)............  
18
Licorice, extra select.................... 
20
Pink, true...................................... 
80
Rhel, from select to  choice......... 100  @150
Rhei, powdered E. 1.......................110  @1 20
Rhei, choice out  cubes................. 
2 00
Rhei, choice out fingers...............  
2 2G
Serpentaria................................... 
68
6C
Seneka........................................... 
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras...............  
42
Sarsaparilla, Mexican..................  
2C

* 

u

 

 

 

 

50

60

40

do 

2 00

SEEDS.

14
75
5

SPONGES.

do 
do 

do 
do 
do 

1 76
1 75

do 
do 
do 
do 

M ISCELLANEOUS.

2 25
18
22
14
4 00

15
Squills, white (Powd 35c).............. 
25
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)........ 
20
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)... 
15
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).............. 
Bird, mixed in fi> packages..........  
5  @  6
Canary,  Smyrna...........................   4  ©  4)4
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).  15  ©  18
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................  
1  10
1 25
Cardamon, Malabar....................... 
15
Celery............................................ 
Coriander, Dest English...............  
10
Fennel........................................... 
15
Max, clean....................................   354©
Flax, pure grd (bbl 354).................  4  ©  4)4
Foenugreek,powdered................  7  ©  8
Hemp,  Russian............................  4)4©  5)4
Mustard, white  Black 10c)........... 
10
Quince..........................................  
75
Rape, English................................  6  ©  7
Worm,  Levant..............................  
14
Morida sheens’ wool, carriage......2 25  ©2 50
Nassau 
do 
........ 
2 00
. . . .  
1 10
Velvet Ext  do 
..... 
86
Extra Ye  ' d o  
Grass 
do 
65
........ 
,for slate use............... 
Hard! 
75
Yellow Reef. 
...............  
1  40
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.15) ¥  gai__  
2 25
1 50
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 
Anodyne Hoffman’s.....................  
60
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........ 
27
12
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution........... 
Annatto 12» rolls.......................... 
45
Alum.............................. .......fMb  2)4© 
3)4
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)..............  3  @  4
Annatto, prime............... 
45
Antimony, powdered,  eom’l........  4)4©  5
Arsenic, white, powdered............   6  ©  7
Blue  Soluble....................... 
Bay  Rum, imported, best............  
2 75
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 
Balm Gilead Buds.............. 
2 00
Beans,  Tonka................................ 
Beans, Vanilla.............................. 7 00 @12 00
2 30
Bismuth, sub nitrate.................... 
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)......... 
50
Blue V itriol.................................  
6©  7
Borax, refined (Powd  11c). 
9@10
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.........  
12
8
Chalk,  red  fingers........................  
Chalk, white lump........................  
2
1 25
Chloroform,  Squibh’s..................  
Colocynth  apples............... 
1 50
Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. 
cryst... 
Chloral 
190
Chloral 
Scherin’s  do  ... 
Chloral 
crusts.. 
©  40
Chloroform................................... 
Cinchonidia, P. A W....... *...........   15  @  20
Cinchonidia, other brands............   12  ©  15
Cloves (Powd 27c)..........................  25  ©  27
40
Cochineal...................................... 
40
Cocoa  Butter.... .*........................  
Copperas (by bbl  lo).....................  
2
70
Corrosive Sublimate.....................  
Corks. X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered......  
©  40
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 lb box.. 
15
50
Creasoto......................................... 
Cudbear, prime............................. 
24
20
Cuttle Fish Bone...........................  
12
Dextrine........................................ 
1  10
Dover’s  Powders.......................... 
Dragon’s Blood Mass.................... 
50
Ergot  powdered...........................  
65
Ether Squibb’s.........................  
1  10
8
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s............ 
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1)6)......................   2 ©  3
Ergot, fresh...."........................ 
50
60
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P .............. 
Flake white................................... 
14
Grains  Paradise...........................  
io
Gelatine, Cooper’s........................  
90
Gelatine. French  ..........................  45  ©  70
Glassware, flint, 70 & 10, by box 60 &10 less
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
Glue,  caim et.................................   12 ©  17
Glue, white....................................   16  @  28
Glycerine, pure..............................   16 @  20
Hops  )4s and 54s...........................  
25©  40
Iodoform ¥  oz..............................  
40
Indigo............................................  85  @1  00
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35  @  40
@1 00
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes 
Iodine,  resublimed......... ............  
4 00
Isinglass,  American.....................  
1 50
Japónica.......................................  
7
London  Purple..............................   10 ©  15
Lead, acetate.................................  
15
Lime, chloride, (54s 2s 10o & 54s 11c) 
8
Lupuline.......................................  
1 00
Lycopodium.................................  
50
50
Mace.............................................. 
Madder, best  Dutch....................  12)4©  13
Manna, 8.  F ................................... 
75
60
Mercury......................................... 
Morphia, sulph., P. & W....... ¥ oz  2 25@2 50
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s........ 
40
Moss, Iceland..........................¥ 
10
Moss, Irish................................... 
12
30
Mustard,  English.......................... 
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb  cans........ 
18
23
Nutgalls......................................... 
60
Nutmegs, No. 1..............................  
Nux  Vomica.............................  
10
Ointment. Mercurial, )6d.............. 
45
Paris Green.................................   18  ©  26
18
Pepper, Black  Berry.................... 
Pepsin.................. ......................... 
2 50
Pitch, True Burgundy..................  
7
Quassia..........................................   6  ©  7
Quinia, Sulph, P, A W.......... lb oz  65  @  70
Quinine,  German..........................  60  ©  65
Red Precipitate.....................¥ 
85
Seidlitz  Mixture...........................  
28
Strychnia, cryst............................. 
1 60
Silver Nitrate, cryst.................. .  74  @  78
25
Saffron, American........................  
©  2
Sal  Glauber................................... 
10
Sal Nitre, large cryst.................... 
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst.............. 
9
Sal Rochelle................................... 
33
Sal Soda.........................................  2  ©  21
Salicin............................................ 
2 15
6 50
Santonin.......................................  
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.........  
35
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].................... 
4
Spermaceti....................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s....
Soap, White Castile.......................
Soap, Green  do 
.......................
Soap, Mottled do 
.......................
Soap, 
.......................
do  do 
Soap, Mazzini................................
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ...........................
Spirits Nitre, 4 F ...........................
Sugar Milk powdered....................
Sulphur, flour................................
Sulphur,  roll.................................
Tartar Emetic................................
Tar, N. C. Pine, 14 gal. cans  ¥  doz 
Tar, 
quarts in tin.........
Tar, 
pints in tin..................
Turpentine,  Venice...............¥  H>
Wax, White, S. A  F. brand...........
Zinc,  Suiphato..............................   7  ©
Bbl
Whale, winter...................................  70
Lard, extra.......................................   55
Lard, No.  1.......................................   45
Linseed, pure raw...........................   42
Linseed, boiled................................  45
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........  70
Spirits Turpentine...........................   38
No. 1 Turp Coach...............................1 10@1  20
Extra  Turp........................................1 60@1  70
Coach Body........................................ 2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture.........................1 00@110
E^traTurk  Damar............................1 55© 1  60
70©  75
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.
PA IN TS
Lb 
2© 3 
2© 3 
2© 3 
2)4© 3 
254@3 
13©16 
5S@60 
16© 17 
7© 7)4 
7© 7H 
@70 
@90 
1  10 
1 40 
1 20@1 40 
1 00@1 20

Bbl
Red Venetian....:..................   154
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........  15l£
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........   154
Putty, commercial.................  254
Putty, strictly pure.................  2)4
Vermilion,prime American..
Vermilion, English.................
Green, Peninsular..................
Lead, red strictly pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure......
Whiting, white Spanish.........
Whiting,  Gliders^....................
White, Paris American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  fain ts......
Swiss Villa Prepare*  Paints..

314©3©
!

V A RN ISH ES.

4)4©

do 
do 

O IL S.

 

OILS.

ILLU M IN A TIN G .

LU B R IC A T IN G .

Water White................................................. 1194
Michigan  Test..............................................10H
Capitol Cylinder...........................................38)4
Model  Cylinder............................................ 31)4
Shield Cylinder............................................ 26)4
Eldorado  Engine....,..................................23
Peerless Machinery.....................................20
Challenge Machinery...................................19
Paraffine  ..................................................... 20)4
Black. Summer, West Virginia...................  8
Black. 25® to 30®.........................................  »
Black, 15® C.  T.......................................... 10
Zero................ 
....11

 

& PERKINS

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91,

93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS  OF

M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O F

a p t   Pharmaceutical  Prepara­

tions,  Fluid  Extracts  and 

Eliiirs

G E N E R A L   W H O L E S A L E   A G N T S   F O R

Wolf, Patton & Go. and John L. 

Whiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
.  THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

W E   A R E   S O L E   O W N E R S   O F

Weatherly’s Michigan 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 W ITHOUT  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.

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.  W e CONTROL and are the ONLY 
AUTHORIZED  AGENTS for the  sale  of 
the celebrated

WITHERS DADE & G0.’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

WHISKYS.
W e not only offer these  goods  to  be ex­
celled by NO OTHER KNOWN BRAND 
in the market, but superior  in  all  respects 
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 £0 have so  many  favor­
ites among druggists who have  sold  these 
goods for a very long time.  Buy our

Gins, Brandies & Fine Wines.

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 asPatent  Medicines,
Hazeltine 

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

A Perkins 

Drag Co.

A.  M E R C A N T IL E   JO U R N A L , P U B L IS H E D   E A C H  

W E D N E S D A Y .

E .  A .  STO W E  &  B K O ., P ro p rieto rs.

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

Telephone No. 95.

[Entered  at the  PostoMee  at Grand Rapide  as 

Secondrctas8 Matter .1

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4,1886.

Sealed Orders.
And over the harbor bar,
She faded from sight afar.
By the twinkling evening star.

Out she swung from her moorings,
As the moon was slowly rising 
And we traced her gleaming canvas 

None knew the port she sailed for,
Nor whither her cruise would be,
Her future course was  shrouded 
In 6ilence and mystery;
She was sailing beneath “sealed orders,' 
To be opened out at sea.

Some souls, cut off from moorings,
Darkness before and around them,
They are acting beneath “sealed orders,' 

Go drifting into the night,
With scarce a glimmer of light;
And sailing by faith, not sight.

Keeping the line of duty 
They shall ride the storms out safely,
Forjthe ship that carries God’s orders 

Through good and evil report.
Be the voyage long or short,
Shall anchor at last in port.
BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of  Last Resort.

U S U B Y — C O M M ISSIO N — IN T E R E S T .

\  In the case of  Landis vs. Saxton,  decided 
recently,  the  Supreme  Court  of  Missouri 
nield that it was  not usury for an  agent for 
loaning money to take a reasonable commis­
sion from the borrower even with the knowl­
edge of  the lender, and  although  the inter­
est reserved to the  lender  amounted to full 
lawful  interest.

C R O P S — L A N D   R E N T E D   O N   S H A R E S .

Where land is  rented  on  shares the ten­
ant is the exclusive owner of the entire crop 
while  growing,  and  the  landlord’s share of 
the crops reserved  as  rent  cannot be levied 
upon by  attachment  until  the  same  is set 
apart  to  him.  So,* held  by  the  Supreme 
Court of Iowa.

C O N C E A L M E N T   O F   D E B T O R .

In the case  of  Engel vs.  Fischer, decided 
recently by the New York Court of Appeals, 
it appeared that  the  defendant, who was a 
resident of  Austria,  there accepted in May, 
1873,  a  bill  of  exchange  payable  three 
months after date.  Soon after he absconded 
and came to New  York, where he has since 
resided.  For  the  purpose  of  evading  his 
creditors  he  concealed  himself  and  lived 
under  a  changed  name. 
In  1883  he  was 
discovered  by the  plaintiff,  who  demanded 
payment of  the  draft, and,  upon  being  re­
fused, brought suit  against  the  defendant. 
The defendant set  up the  statute of limita­
tions,  and his defense was  sustained by the 
court,  which  held  that  though  the  defen­
dant had  hidden  himself  under  a fictitious 
name,  since  he  was  physically  within  the 
state at all times, he could not be held to be 
‘•without the state” so as to defeat the oper­
ation of  the  statute, under  the  exceptions 
contained in  section 701 of  the code.  The 
court said:  “A debtor  who  has  always re­
sided  within  the  state  may  abscond  from 
his home  and  conceal  himself  within  the 
state from his creditors,  and yet no one will 
claim  that such  debtors are to be  regarded 
as without  the state,  or that  such  conceal­
ment will  defeat  the  running  of  the stat­
ute.”

D IS C R IM IN A T IO N   IN   B A T E S .

A common carrier  may make  discrimina­
tion,  in rates  based upon  the quantities of 
goods  sent  by  different  shippers,  but  he 
cannot charge a higher rate to shippers who 
refuse to patronize him exclusively,  accord­
ing to the decision of the United States Cir­
cuit Court for the Southern District of  New 
York,  in  the  case  of  Menacho  vs.  Ward. 
The Court said:  “The  proposition is spec­
iously put  that the  carrier  may reasonably 
discriminate  between  two  classes  of ship­
pers,  the  regular  and  the  casual,  and that 
such is the  only discrimination  here.  Un­
doubtedly the carrier may adopt a commuta­
tive  system,  whereby  those  who  furnish 
him  a  regular  traffic  may  obtain  reduced 
rates, just as  he may  properly regulate his 
charges  upon  the  basis  of  the quantity of 
traffic  which  he  receives  from  different 
classes  of  shippers.  But  this  is  not  the 
proposition  to  be  discussed.  The  defen­
dants  assume  to  discriminate  against  the 
complainants, not  because  they do not fur­
nish  them  a  regular  business, or  a  given 
number of  shipments,  or  a certain quantity 
of merchandise  to  carry,  but  because they 
refuse  to  patronize  the  defendants  exclu­
sively.  The  question  is  whether  the  de­
fendants refuse to  carry for  the  complain­
ants on reasonable terms.  The defendants, 
to maintain the affirmative, assert that their 
charges  are fair  because  they do  not have 
the  whole  of  the  complainants’  carrying 
business.  But  it can  never be  material to 
consider whether the  carrier is permitted to 
enjoy  a monopoly of  the transportation for 
a  particular individual, or  class of  individ­
uals,  in  ascertaining  what  is  reasonable 
compensation for the  services  actually ren­
dered to him  or  them.  Such  a  considera­
tion might be influential in inducing  parties 
to contract in  advance;  but it has no legiti­
mate  bearing  upon  the  value  o r  services 
rendered  without  a  special  contract,  or 
which are rendered because the law requires 
them to be  rendered  for  a  fair .remunera­
tion.”

D IR E C T IO N S  

W e have cooked the com  in this can 
•ulhciently. 
Should  be.  Thoroughly
Warmed (hot cooked) adding  piece ot 
Good Butter (size o f hen’s egg) and gill 
of fresh  m ilk  (preferable  to  water.)
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of

o *

CHILUCOTHE

£/v AT  THIS ■eH®*

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

WHOLESALE

Fall Line Key West Goods in Stock.
Fall Line of all Staple Flags Kept in Stock.

Sole Agents for Celebrated

L.  0.  B.,  American Field,  Pan- 

tilla, Our Nickle,  The Rats, 

Fox’s Clipper.

76 South Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Exclusively W holesale.

Order Sample M by Ma il.

TIME TABLES.
Chicago A West Michigan.
Leaves.
tMail.... ................................9:00 a m
+Day Express........................ 12:50 p m
3rese.................11:00 p m
♦Night  Expr 
Muskegon Express................   4:45 p m

Arrives, 
3:55 p m 
9:30 p m 
5:45 a m 
11:00 a m
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful at­
tendants without extra charge to Chicago on 
12:56  p.  m.,  and through coach  on 9 a. m. and 
11 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO D IV IS IO N .

Leaves.  Arrives.
Express.............................. 3:45 pm   5:10 pm
Express.............................. 8:00 am   10:50 a m
All trains arrive and depart from Union De­
pot.
The Northern terminus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made with 
F. & P. M. trains to and from Ludington and 
Manistee.

W. A. Ga v ett, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  Mu ll ik en,  General  Manager.

JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,

jkJSHD TsTOTIOHSTS,

88  Monroe  St.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feather 
American tend Stark A Bags

äatheis  IA Specialty.

m  
I S —

f e u

Grand  Rapids A  Indiana.

GO ING NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves. 
Traverse City and Mack. Ex.8:45 a m  9:05 a m 
Traverse City and Mack.Ex. 
11:45 a in
Traverse City and Mack.Ex. 7:40 p m  11:10 p m
Cadillac Express..................3:40 pm  
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..........   5:40am
Fort Wayne  Express........10:25 am
Cincinnati Express...........  5:05 pm
Trav. City and Mack Ex.. .10:40 p m 
cinnati.
cinnati.

7:15 a m 
11:45 a m 
5:30 p m
7:15 a m train has parlor  chair  car  for  Cin­
5:30 p m train lias Woodruff sleeper for Cin­

C. L. Lockw ood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

G O IN G   SO U TH .

5:05 pm

Lake Shore A Michigan Southern.

(KALAM AZOO  D IV IS IO N .)

Leave.

Arrive.
Mail, 
Mail, 
a. m. 
a. m. 
7:45 Dp. .Grand Rapids.
..Ar 9:07
9:02...... .Allegan......... ......7:55
10:05...... .Kalamazoo__ ......7:00
11:40...... .White Pigeon. ......5:50
p. m. 
p. in. 
5:10...... .Toledo............
......11:15
9:40...... .Cleveland...... ......6:40
a. m. 
a. m. 
3:30...... .Buffalo.........
....11:55
p. m. 
p. m. 
8:00...... .Chicago.........
.Lv 11 30

N. Y.  N. Y. 
Ex.and  N. Y. 
Ex. 
Mail, 
p. m. 
p. m.
7:25 
5:00 
6:10 
6:10 
5:00 
7:05 
3:25 
8:40 
a. m. 
a. m.
2:30 
10:40 
6:80 
8:25 
p. m. 
p. m.
2:45 
11:65 
a. m. 
a. m.
8:50
5:40
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1 p. m., 
carrying passengers as far as Allegan.
All trains daily except Sunday.

J . W. McKenney, G eneral A gent.

Detroit, Grand  Haven A   Milwaukee.

G O ING W EST.

GO ING EA ST.Arrives. 

Leaves.
^Steamboat  Express.........6:20 am   6:25 am
tThrough  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
tMorning  Express............  1:05 p m  1:10 p m
^Through  Mail..............¿.  5:00 pm  5:10 pm
tSteamboat Express.........10:40 p m  10:45 p m
tMixed................................ 
7:45 a m
♦Night Express..................   5:10 am   5:35 am
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Dailv. 
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
The Night  Express  has  a through Wagner 
Car and  local  Sleeping  Car Detroit  to Grand 
Rapids.

D. P otter, City Pass. Agent. 
Geo. B. Re e v e, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Michigan  Central.

D E PA R T.

A R R IV E .

Detroit Express............................................6:15 am
Dav Express...............................................  1:10 pm
♦Atlantic Express................................ 10:10 p m
Mixed...........................................................6:50 am
♦Pacific  Express..........................................6:00 am
Mail.......................................................3:00 p m
Grand Rapids Express....................... 10:15 p m
Mixed 
.................................................. 6:15 pm
♦Daily.  All  others  daily  except  Sunday. 
Sleeping cars run on  Atlantic and Pacific Ex­
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor cars run  on Day Express  and Grand 
Rapids Express to and from Detroit.
Direct connections made at Detroit  with all 
through trains  East  over  M. C. R. R. (Canada 
Southern Div.)

Chas. H. No r r is,  Gen’l Agent

VON BEHREN & SHAFFER,
W HITE  ASH   O ABS.

Manufacturers of Every Style of

STRYKER, OHIO,

Spoon Oars made of Best Spruce Timber.

R0WIN6 SPOON OARS  FOR  BOAT CLUBS  MADE TO ORDER.

BINDERS’  TWINE.

We have  a basement full.

Curtiss.  Dunton  &  Co.
 Nail” B a li Pmfler,
Family “1

ORDER  A  SAMPLE  CASE

Packed  2  doz.  1  lb.  cans  in  case 
with 2 doz.  10  inch  Oblong  Glass 
Dishes  Assorted  Colors  for  $8.40.
Arctic Manufacturing Co.

We Guarantee the above Baking Powder to give Entire Satisfaction.

rrn atvtp  r a p id s ,  MIOH.

Detroit, M&okinae  A Marquette.
Going West.
Going East.
a. m.
p. m.
p. m.
a. m.
6:50... .St. Ignace...... ...  8:30
10:30
6:00
2:56
9:40... .Seney ............ ...  8:15
12:40 1 
7:00
9:30
.M arquette__ (  2:15 
8:00
12:50f 
6:10
•)  2:00
1:40...
8:35
5:32
.Negaunee  __ ...  1:25
8:50
1:55... .Ishpeming  ... ...12:58
5:20
3:05... .Republic........ ...11:50
10:00
4:10
3:10... .Michigamme.. ...11:50
10:00
4:10
4:10... . L’Anse  ......... ...10:40
5:30... .Houghton...... ...  9:20
5:50...
...  9:01 
6:35...
...  8:15

.Hancock........
.Calumet.........

Mixed train leaves St. Ignace at 7  a. in.,  ar­
rives Marquette 5:30 p. m.;  leaves  Marquette 
7 a. m., arrives St. Ignace at 5:55 p. m.
Gen. Pass, and Ticket Agent, Marquette.

E. W. ALLEN,

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Flavoring  E x tracts
JBMRISS  6 SMIDI. 6*. RuMs. lid .

Are acknowledged the best, being pure and made 

from the Fruit.

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NEAL’S  CARRIAGE  PAINTS,

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Seven beautiful shades.  Just the thing  for  repainting  old  ~ 

buggies.  Varnishing not  necessary.  One  coat  for  old  work. 
Dries with 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 matter.

SOLE  MANUFACTURERS.  I > o t X * O i t .   Midi.

Acme White Lead & Color Works,4
F. J. LAMB & CO.,
Fruits,  V egetables,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Butter, 

Cheese, Btc.

Wholesale Agents for the Lima Egg Crates and Fillers.

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

Importers  an.d

BDLKLEY, LEMON & 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 Boyal Mocha and Java.
Thompson & Taylor Spice  Co.’s “Mag­

Sole Agents for

Royal Java.
Golden  Santos.

nolia ” Package Coffee.
SOLE  PROPRIETORS

“JOLLY  TTAEE”  Fin©  Cut

Dark and sweet, with 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.

25,27 anil 29 Ionia St. and 51,53,55,57 and 59 Island Sts.,

Qrand Rapids, Miob.

PUTNAM & BROOKS
Wholesale Manufacturers of

PURE CANDY!

ORANGES,  LEMONS, 

BANANAS,  FIGS,  DATES, 

2STu_ts.  E tc .

L.  M .  C A R Y .

<& LOVERIDCE,  J

£.  L.  LOVKKIDGE.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

F ire and Burglar Proof

Combination and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, le i.

FR E D .  D.  YALE.

D A N IE L  LY NCH .

S U C C E SSO R S  TO

FID. D. YALE & CO.
CHAS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Batins Powders, Extracts, Blninss,
GROCERS’  SUNDRIES.
All ordere addressed to the new  firm will re­

W H O L E S A L E   M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O F

A N D   JO R B E R S   O F

ceive prompt attention.

40 and 42 South Division St., 

GRAND RAPIDS, 

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MICH.

SUPERFINE

QUALITY.

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Celebrated Package Costa Rica Coffee,

A  COMBINATION  OF  THE

Finest Mexican and  Rio  Coffees.

This Coffee is especially adapted  to the 
Michigan trade.  We guarantee this  Cof­
fee  to  be  superior  in  quality  to  many 
brands sold for higher prices.

For a limited time, there will be packed 
in each  100  pound  case  25  Fancy  Fans 
for distribution among customers.  Prices: 
100 lb.  Cases  Costa  Rica,  13 3-8c per lb.
60 lb.  Cases  Costa  Rica,  13  l-2clper lb.
36 lb.  Cases  Costa  Rica,  13 5-8c per lb.
Terms, 60 days.
W. J. QUAN  & CO.
CHICAGO, ILLS
RIND6E. BERTSCH 4  CO,
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Br\! (Boobs.

The following' quotations are given  to show 
relative values, but they maybe considered, to 
some extent, “outside prices,’’ and are  not as 
low as buyers of reasonable  quantities can, in 
most  instances, obcain  them  at.  It  will pay 
every  merchant  to  make  frequent  visits  to 
market, not only in  respect  to  prices,  but to 
keep posted on  the  ever-changing  styles and 
fashions, many of which are never shown  “on 
the  road.”
Androscoggin, 94 .. 17  1 Pepperell, 104... ...19
Androscoggin, 74 ..1 3 )4   Pepperell, 114...
22
Pepperell,  74__ .1 3   ¡Pequot,  7-4........ ...14)4
iPequot,  84....... ...16
Pepperell,  8 4 ___ ..1 5  
Pepperell,  94__ ..17  ¡Pequot,  9-4........ ...18
Economy, oz.........
Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz..............8)4
Park Mills, No. 50.. 10 
Otis Apron...........,  8)4
Park Mills, No. 60.. 11 
Otis  Furniture...... 8)4
Park Mills, No. 70.. 12 
Park Mills, No. 80.. 13 
York, 1  oz............... 9)4
Park Mills, No. 90. .14
York. AA, extra oz. 12)4 

W ID E BROW N COTTONS.

CHECKS.

Plain.

OSNABURGS.

Plaid.

7)4!

P R IN T S .

SIL E S IA S .

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

¡Whitinsvilie,7-8__ 6

6)4 Alabama.................634
Alabama.
Georgia.................  8)4 A ugusta............... 634
Georgia.................  6)4
Jewell
Kentucky  ............   8)4 Louisiana..............  634
L ane..................... 8)4 Toledo.................... 6)4
Santee
Avondale,  36........  8)4|Gilded Age............ 7)4
Art cambrics, 36...  9)4 Greene, G  4-4 
.  ..  534
Hill, 44.................... 7)4
Androscoggin, 4-4.. 
Hill, 7-8..................   6)4
Androscoggin, 54. .12)4
Hope,  44.................6)4
Ballou, 44..............  5)4
King  Phillip  cam­
Ballou, 54..............  6
bric, 44.................9)4
Boott, 0 .4 4 ..........   8)4
Linwood,  44.........   7)4
Boott, E. 5-5..........   7
Lonsdale,  44.........   7314
Boott, AGC, 44........9)4
Boott, R. 34.........  5)4 Lonsdale  cambric. 10)4
Blackstone,AA44.  6)4 Langdon,GB,44...  8)4
Chapman,X,44....  534|Langdon, 46...........11
Conway,  44.......... 6)4 Masonville,  44..........7)4
Cabot, 44...............6)4 New York Milt, 4-4.10)4
Cabot, 7-8...............  6  New Jersey,  44__ 8
Canoe,  34.............   4  Pocasset,  P. M. C..  7)4
Domestic,  36.........  7 341 Pride of the West.. 10)4
Dwight Anchor, 44.  8)4 ¡Pocahontas,  44___ 7)4
Davol, 44..............  8  Slaterville, 7-8..........6)4
Fruit of Loom, 44..  7314 I Woodbury, 44......... 6)4
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  6314; Whitinsvilie,  44...  6314
Fruit of  the Loom, 
cambric,  4-4.........11  ¡Wamsutta, 44..........9)4
Gold Medal, 44..  ..  OiijWilliamsville, 36...  8)4
Gold Medal, 7-8......5)4 i
Crown....................17)4¡Masonville  S..........11
No.  10..................... H  ¡Lonsdale................  9)4
Coin...................... 10  iLonsdaleA.............14
Anchor..................15 
¡Victory  0 ............... 5)4
Blackburn.............  8  ! Victory J ..................6)4
Davol.....................14 
¡Victory  D..............  8)4
London..................12)4  Victory  K...............10)4
Paconia................ 12 
| Phoenix A..............19)4
Red  Cross..............  7)4 Phoenix  B............. 10)4
MasonvilleTS.......8  ¡PhoenixXX.............5
Albion, solid.......... 5)4 [Gloucester............5)4
Albion,  grey........... 6  Gloucestermoum’g.6)4
Allen’s  checks....... 5)4 Hamilton  fancy__ 5
Ailen’s  fancy.........5)4 H artel fancy...........5)4
Allen’spink............5)% Mqrrimac D.............6
Allen’s purple.........5)4 Manchester.............6
American, fancy__5)4 Oriental fancy........ 5)4
Arnoldfancy..........6  ¡Oriental  robes........ 6)4
Berlinsolid............. 5  ¡Pacific  robes........... 6
Cocheco fancy.......6  Richmond/..............5)4
Cochecorobes.........6)4 Steel River..............5)4
Conestoga fancy__6  Simpson’s ................6
Washington fancy..5
Eddystone............. 6
Washington blues.  5
Eagle fancy............ 5
Garner pink............5)4
Appleton A, 4-4__6  ¡Indian Orchard, 40.  7
Boott  M, 44...........7)4¡Indian Orchard, 36.  6
Boston  F, 44......... 644¡Laconia B, 74......... 13
Continental C, 44..  6)4 Lyman B, 40-in......9
Continental D, 40in 73!£lMa88. BB, 44.........5)4
Conestoga W, 44...  6)4jNashua  E, 40-in....  <34
Conestoga  D, 7-8...  4% Nashua  R, 44........  834
Conestoga G, 30-in.  5  ¡Nashua0,7-8.........6
Dwight  X, 34........  434 j Newmarket N........544
Dwight Y,7-8......... 5)4! Pepperell E, 40-in..  634
Dwight Z, 44.........5)4jPepperell  R, 44....  634
Dwight Star, 44__6  Pepperell  0,7-8....  534
Dwight Star, 40-in..  7  Pepperell N, 34....  6)4
Enterpnse EE, 36..  4\   Pocasset  C, 44......6)4
Great Falls E,44...  6)4jSaranac  R........... 6
Farmers' A, 44......5)4¡Saranac  E........... 734
Amoskeag............7
Amoskeag, Persian 9
styles..................
Bates..................... 6
Berkshire............   6
Glasgow, fancy—
Glasgow,  royal—   6)4 
Gloucester, 
new
standard............  7)4
Plunket.................  7)4
Lancaster..............7  ¡Gordon.
Langdown............ 7  Greyiock, 
Renfrew,  dress__9 
Androscoggin, 74.. 15  1 Pepperel 1.  104......22
Pepperell,  114......24
A ndroscoggi n, 84.. 16
Pequot,  74........... 18
Pepperell,  74........15
Pequot,  84........... 18
Pepperell,  84........ 17
I Pequot, 94............20
Pepperell,  94........19
Atlantic  A, 44......6)4 Lawrence XX, 44..  6>4
Atlantic  H, 44......634 Lawrence XXX 40.  734
Atlantic  D,44......  534;LawrenceLL,44... 5
Atlantic P, 44........5  ¡Newmarket N..........6)4
Atlantic LL, 44__434¡Mystic River, 44...  634
Adriatic, 36.............7)4 Pequot A, 44...........634
Augusta, 44...........  6)4iPiedmont, 36.........6
Boott  M, 44...........  6  Stark AA, 44......... 6)4
Boott  FF, 44.........   63< Tremont CC,44.... 434
Graniteville,44....  534¡Utica,  44...............10
Indian  Head, 44...  634 Wacbusett,  44......6)4
Indiana Head 45-in. 11)41 Wach^sett, 30-in...  534 

Johnson  ManfgCo,
Johnson  ManfgCo,
Slaterville, 
dress
White Mfg Co, stap 634 
White Mfg Co, fane 7)4 
[White  Manf’g  Co, 
Earlston............... 7)4

Bookfold.............1334
dress  styles....... 10)4
styles..................  6

|  styles  ................... 10)4

W ID E  BLEACHED COTTONS.

HEAVY  BROW N  COTTONS.

F IN E  BROW N  COTTONS.

DOM ESTIC GINOHAM S.

dress

T IC K IN G S.

... 18)41
OFT  CAM BRICS.

Falls, XXX............15)4
Amoskeag,  ACA... 17 
Falls,  BB...............11)4
Amoskeag  “ 44.. 12)4
Falls,  BBC, 36....... 19)4
Amoskeag,  A..... 11)4
Falls,  awning.......19
Amoskeag,  B..... 11
Hamilton,  BT.32..  9)4
Amoskeag,  C..... 10)4
Hamilton,  D...........9)4
Amoskeag,  D..... 10
Hamilton,  H...........8)4
Amoskeag,  E ........  9)4
Hamilton  fancy...  8)4
Amoskeag, F .........9
Methuen AA..........11)4
Premium  A, 44— 17
Methuen ASA........ 16)4
Premium  B.......... 16
Omega A, 7-8..........10)4
Extra 44................18
Omega A, 44..........12)4
Extra 7-8................14)4
Omega ACA, 7-8... .13 
CCA 7-8..................12)4
Omega ACA, 44... .15
CT 44.....................14
Omega SE, 7-8........24
RC 7-8.................... 14
Omega SE, 44........27
BF 7-8.................... 16
Omega M. 7-8........ 22
AF44.................... 19
Omega M, 44......... 25
Cordis AAA, 32......14
Shetucket SS&SSW 11)4 
Cordis ACA, 32..... 15
Shetucket, S & SW.12 
Cordis No. 1,32......15
¡Shetucket,  SFS  ...12 
Cordis No. 2..........14
Stockbridge  A.
Cordis No. 3..........13
Cordis No. 4.......... 11)4 Stockbridge fancy.  8
Falls, XXXX...
Washington....' ...  434  Royal  Globe__ . . .   4
S. S. & Sons...... ...  434iCrown............... ...  4
G R A IN   BAGS.
... 143^1 Amoskeag........ ...143
American  A...
Stark A............ ..  .30)41
...  6)4¡Otis CC.............. ...  9
Boston...........
l Warren  AXA... ...11
Everett blue... __12 
Everett brown. __12  ¡Warren  BB....... ...10
Otis  AXA........ __11 
j Warren CC........ ...  9
Otis DM............ __10  ¡York,  blue........ ...12
Manville..........434@5  jS. S. & Sons...... 43l£@5)4
Masonville......5)4@8)4 ¡Garner............ 43k@5)4
Red  Cross............. 6)4 ¡Thistle Mills............   6
Berlin....................  6  Rose.......................  6)4
Garner.................. 7  I
Brooks.................. 50  ¡Eagle and  Phoenix
Clark’s O. N. T......55  Mills ball sewing.30
J. & P.  Coats.........55  Green  &  Daniels.. .25
Willimantic6cord.55  Stafford.................25
Willimantic3cord.40  ¡Hall & Manning....28
Holyoke........____ :25
Charleston ball sew
ing thread__ ....30  !Merrick................. 55
7  IKcarsage............... 63k
Armory...........
Androscoggin  .....  7)4 Naumkeag satteen. 644
Canoe River__ ....  5)41Pepperell bleached 8)4
Clarendon........ ..5@534|Pepperell sat......... 8
Hallo we 11  Imp. ....  53k Rock port............... 8)4
tnd. Orch. Imp.
6
Laoonia ...........

P A P E R   CAM BRICS.

SPO OL COTTON.

CORSET JE A N S .

W IGANS.

DENIM S.

7  11

Trade  Links.
To get a stock and sell it well,
To pick out what is sure to sell,
Is what each merchant, truth to tell.
But there is many a little link 
Within the chain that makes the “chmk, 
That goes to what outsiders think 

Is always trying.

Judicious buying.

Perhaps the public’s fancies change,
Or fasnion takes a wider range,
Folks call for lines more new and strange 
They leave you with your shelves all stocked, 
Your future lines of credit blocked,
Your hopes of profit downward knocked.

Than you are buying.

It’s no use  crying.

Now if you in the world are wise.
Dash in at once and advertise^
“Goods at alarming sacrifice!"
Sell out and buy what people want,
And never mind a rival’s  taunt.
Don’t stand around and say you can t: 

There’s nothing like it.

Yoil’re sure to strike it.

What you want is the ready cash,
Or else there’s bound to be a smash,
You needn’t think it will be rash,
Then, when your shop-worn stock is gone, 
And vour success is fairly won,
You’ll find that A. A. No. 1 

You’ll find it better.

Will be your letter.

KINGSLEY  IN  LINE.

Organization  of  the  Retail  Trade  of  that 

Town.

In response to an invitation from the bus­
iness men  of  Kingsley, the  editor of  The 
Tradesman  visited  that  place  last Tues­
day evening  and assisted  in  the formation 
of an association  for  protective and  defen­
sive purposes.  A  preliminary meeting had 
been held a week previously and the subject 
of an organization thoroughly discussed in all 
its bearings,  so  that  it required  very little 
argument on the  part of  the  writer to con­
vince  those  present at  the  second meeting 
that  an  organization  was  desirable.  The 
meeting was attended  by nearly every busi­
ness man  in the  place,  and  after  deciding 
upon the  best course  to pursue in  forming 
an  association  the  following  gentlemen 
stepped  forward and  signified their  inten­
tion  of  identifying  themselves  with  the 
movement:  Geo.  W.  Chaufty,  Jas.  Brod­
erick,  A.  G.  Edwards,  H.  P.  Whipple,  C. 
Camp,  F.  B.  Munsliaw,  E.  Moses,  M.  S. 
Brownson, Ezra Armstrong  and C.  Ilitzler.
then 
adopted  article  by  article  and  then  as  a 
whole:

The  following  constitution  was 

A R T IC L E   I.

We,  the  undersigned  business  men  of 
Kingsley and  vicinity,  recognizing  the nec­
essity of concerted  action  in  dealing  with 
the dead-beat and other abuses affecting our 
trade,  hereby  agree  to  organize  ourselves 
for protective and defensive purposes under 
the name of  the Business  Men’s Protective 
Association of Kingsley.

A R T IC L E   I I — M E M B E R S H IP .

Any legitimate  business  man who does a 
credit  business  may  become  a  member of 
this  Association  on  receiving a two-thirds 
vote of the members  present  at any regular 
meeting and  paying the  initiation  fee  and 
quarterly dues.

A R T IC L E   I I I — M E M B E R S H IP   F E E .

The  initiation fee  shall  be  50  cents and 
the quarterly dues shall be 25 cents, payable 
in advance.

A R T IC L E   I V — O F F IC E R S .

The officers of  this Association shall be a 
President,  a  Vice-President,  a  Secretary 
and a Treasurer, all of whom shall be elect­
ed semi-annually  by  ballot  and  shall  per­
form  the  duties  usually  devolving  upon 
those officers, according  to  Cushing’s Man­
ual.
The  President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
shall  constitute  an  Executive  Committee, 
which  shall  have  exclusive  control of  the 
compilation  and  publication  of  the  delin­
quent  lists.

A R T IC L E   V — M E E T IN G S .

The semi-annual  meetings of  this  Asso­
ciation shall be held on the fourth  Tuesday 
evening of each January and July.
The regular meetings of  this  Association 
shall be  held  the  first  Tuesday evening in 
each month.

A R T IC L E   V I— A M E N D M E N T S .

Alterations or amendments to this consti­
tution may be  made on  the two-thirds  vote 
of  the  members  present  at  any  regular 
meeting,  lyoviding  notice  of  the  same be 
given at the preceding regular meeting.
The  Association  then  proceeded  to  the 
election  of the  officers  for the  ensuing six 
months,  which resulted as follows: 
President—Jas. Broderick. 
Vice-President—A.  G.  Edwards.
Secretary—Geo.  W.  Chaufty.
Treasurer—H.  P.  Whipple.
The Association  then  voted  to purchase 
the  necessary blanks  and envelopes for the 
purpose of annilatiug  the dead-beat.

H.  P.  Whipple moved  that  any  member 
trusting  a person  whose  name  appears on 
the dead-beat  list  be  fined  $5,  which was 
carried.

H. P.  Whipple and Ezra Armstrong were 
appointed a committee  to  look up available 
meeting places  for  the  Association and re­
po* at the next meeting.

After extending a  vote  of  thanks to Mr. 
Stowe for his assistance  in effecting the or­
ganization,  the  meeting  adjourned  for one 
week.

The Association  starts  out  under  favor­
able  auspices and  will undoubtedly accom­
plish  much good  for the  members and the 
trade at large.  Efforts  will  be made to se­
cure the  co-operation  of  the  merchants at 
Summit City,  Mayfield and  other  neighbor­
ing towns.

Rates of Travel per Hour.

Man swims.................
Slow river  flows.......
Rapid river flows......
Moderate wind blows.
Vessel  sails...............
Man  walks.................
Man  runs.................
Horse trots.................
Man skates.................
Man  tricyles.............
Steamboat runs.........
Horse runs...............
Man bicycles..............
Storm  moves............
Locomotive  runs......
Hurricane moves......
Sound travels,...........
Rifle ball travels......
Light travels..........
Electricity travels...,

8n
12
16
18
18
2030K
36«8
80
743
1,000
102,000
286,000

For easy  Ironing nse  M Electric Lustre1’’j 
Starch, 
it Is  all prepared for Immediate f 
nee In O n « P o u n d  P a c lu u r e s , which 
goat far as two pounds of any other Starch. |
Ask your Grocer for it.
The Electric Lustre Starci Co.

2 0 4  F ranklin 8 t./N e w  Y ork. I

J O H N   C A U L F IE L D  

Wholesale Agent,

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,

B T T T T

Fresh Roasted  Coffees

A2TD  IN CREA SE YOUR.  T R A PS.

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Order a sample case of

HONEY BEE COFFEE.

We have the following varieties in stock from which to select:
Oarracas,
Javas, 
Mioolias, 
iMaraoetibos,
Oeylons,  Costa Ricas,
Guatemalas,Santos, 
Mexicans,  and Rios.
All bought for their fine roasting and drinking qualities.

Give me a trial order.

Equal to the Best in the market.

ED.  TELPER,

PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER,
J. H. T lM p I CÏ.
ABSOLUTE  SPICES.
THE  BEST  IN  THE  MARKET.

59  Jefferson,  eve.,  Detroit, 2Æich..

4 6   OTTAW A  ST.

8 a .8 4 .8 b  .& 8 ft 8QUTWWATOB, gTOEEX.PHmiO.

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

Broken Down Invalids.

Probably never in the history of Cough Med­
icines has any article met success equal to that 
which has been showered upon  Dr.  Pete’s 35- 
cent Cough Cure.  Thousands of hopeless cases 
of Coughs, Colds and Consumption have yield­
ed  to  this  truly  miraculous  discovery.  For 
this reason, we feel warranted  in  risking our 
reputation and money on its  merits.  Sold by 
the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Gfand Rap­
ids, Mich.

(Groceries.

ids.

Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand Rap­

President—Erwin J. Herrick.
First Vice-President—E. E. Walker.
Seoond Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye. 
Secretary—Cornelius A. Johnson.
Treasurer—B. 8. Harris.
Regular  meetings—First  and  Third  Tuesday 
Next meeting—Tuesday evening, Aug. 17.
Grocers’  Association  of the  City  of Mus­

Evenings of each month.

kegon.

President—H. B. Fargo.
First Vice-President—Wm. 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, Aug. 4.
Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association.

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

days of each month.

1856 and  1886.

Smith  Barnes,  general  manager  of  the 
Hannah & Lay Mercantile  Co.,  at Traverse 
City, has  compiled a  comparative table set­
ting forth the relative  purchasing power  of 
produce and labor  thirty years  ago and the 
present.  T he T radesman  regrets  that it 
has not the space to reproduce the work en­
tire,  as it bears evidence of careful and con­
scientious  research, but  must content itself 
with a summarization  of  the  principal fea­
tures set forth in  the work.  As  compared 
with 1856, the prices now paid for farm pro­
duce and labor show the following  increase 
in aggregate percentages:
Buying price of butter.....................
eggs........................
potatoes.................
straw per load.......
four foot wood......
oats........................
corn .......................
Farm labor  per month.....................
day.......................
Women's labor per week..................
Women’s sewing per dav.................
Carpenters per day...........................

......108%
......83%
...........28
......... 100
.........233
.......... 41
...........55
...........20
...........52
.......... 43
......... 216
......... 144
.......... 63
While everything enumerated in the above 
table has  sustained  an  enormous  advance, 
the selling price of dry goods, groceries and 
manufactured articles  lias  taken  the oppo­
site course,  in  the following  decreased per­
centages:

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Dry goods, 12% to 44 per cent.
Clothing,  18 to 63 per cent.
Boots and shoes, 29  to 71 per cent.
Hardware and  tinware, 26 to 60 per cent.
Groceries and provisions, 7 to 54 per cent.
Furniture  and  carpets,  22 to 60 per  cent.
Wagons and harnesses,  14 to 38  per cent.
The above showing  ought to be  sufficient 
to put at rest forever  any yearings for a re­
turn of the “good old times before the war.” 
It will also be  useful  as  a remindei*to  the 
present  generation  that  the  past  did  not 
possess a tithe of the advantages  which are 
now enjoyed by people in common and that 
the opportunities  for  accumulation  on  the 
part of the producer were  never better than 
at present.

Inklings from  Ithaca.

The Steele & Webster  block is completed 
and  is  an  ornament  to  the  city.  O.  H. 
Heath  &  Son,  late  of  Carson  City,  have 
opened a hardware store in the block.
J. M.  Flanagan,  of  Lowell,  has  moved 
his stock of clothing  and gents’  furnishing 
goods  here  and  opened  up  in  the  .same 
block.
F. A. Rockafellow & Co., of Carson, have 
bought  the  Fisher & Co.  grocery stock and 
added a line  of  dry goods.  They will con­
tinue in the old stand.
Frank P. Merrell,  of  Vanderbilt, has op­
ened a  drug store in the  building lately oc­
cupied by S. E.  Parish.
S.  E.  Parish has  moved his stock of  gro­
ceries  into one  of  the  new  stores  in  the 
Steele & Webster block.
W. C. Russ has moved  his  stock  of  dry 
goods, clothing and  boots and  shoes to Da­
kota, where  he  hopes to  secure  immunity 
from the hay fever.
Todd, the  baker,  has  sold  out  the  Hop­
kins & Sell, who  will  continue  at  the old 
stand.
Westfall & Co.,  have  gone  out  of  bus­
iness and  boxed  up  their  drug  stock  and 
stored it.
Peets  &  Peets  have  leased  the  Central 
House and  will  attend to  the  wants of the 
traveling public.
A.  Loygie  has  moved  his  stock of  groj 
ceries to the  building  formerly occupied by 
Traver Bros.  Traver  Bros.’s  have  moved 
their bazaar to the express office.
F. P. Merrell  has  bought  Mrs.  J.  Craw­
ford’s news depot  and will  run the same in 
connection with his drug business.
J. B. Crawford  succeeds  Crawford & De- 
May in the drug  business.  Dr.  DeMay has 
bought the building occupied by Crawford’s 
drug store  and  has  fitted it up  and  added 
thirty feet to the rear.
Swartzmiller &  May  have  opened  a  sa­
loon in the  building  formerly  occupied  by 
Westfall & Co.
Ed. Edwards has also  opened  a saloon in 
the Howard building.
S. E.  Parrish has  opened  a  branch  drug 
and grocery  store at  Pompeii,  with  E.  W. 
Swan in charge.
Pinney & Horr succeed E. L.  Lane in the 
hardware  business.  Mr. Horr  is  a  son of 
Hon.  R. G. Horr  and has  recently been en­
gaged in business at Summit.

The  Grocery  Market.

Business and  collections  are  fairly good. 
Contrary to  expectation, sugars have taken 
another  downward  turn,  granulated  being 
now quotable at 6.44.  This turn in the mar­
ket  is  undoubtedly  brought  about  by the 
prospect  of  enormous  crops  of  both  cane 
and beet  sugar.  Cheese  continues  to grow 
firmer, oatmeal  has  sustained  another  ad­
vance  and  salmon  are  marching on  in the 
same direction.

Candy is steady.  Nuts are  about steady. 
Fruits  are  about  stationery,  with  the  ex­
ception of  lemons which are a little higher.
One  great  disadvantage  of  direct  ship­
ment  from  manufacturers  is,  that  when 
trade is brisk,  such  orders  are  sure  not  to 
receive attention till  the  ready-money  cus­
tomers are served.  They will fall  back  on 
such orders when trade is dull.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Red Aatricans, $1.25@$2 (P  bbl., ac­

cording to quality.

Beans—Dry, $1.40 $ bu.
Beets—New, 80c $ bu.
Blackberries—Cultivated,  75c®$1.25  $1  case. 

$  doz.

Wild, 3@6c V Qt.
Butter—Michigan  creamery  is in better de­
mand  at  17@18c.  Dairy  is  looking  up  some­
what, being more firmly held at 12@13c.

Cabbages—$2@$5 $  100, according to size.
Carrots—20c $  doz.
Celery—Grand Haven or Kalamazoo. 20@25o 
Cherries—About out of market.
Corn—Green, 12c $  doz.
Cucumbers—25c $  doz.
Cheese—June  and July  stock  of  Michigan 
Dried Apples—Quartered  and sliced, 3@4c.
Dried Peaches—Pared. 15c.
Eggs—More  plenty.  Jobbers  pay  10c  and 

full cream is in active demand at 8@8%c.

sell for lie.

Grapes—$2.25 $  %  orate.
Honey—Easy at 12@13c.
Hay—Bailed is dull at $14 per ton  in two and 

five ton lots and $13 in car lots.
Maple Sugar—None moving.
Mu6kmelons—$1 $  doz.
Onions—Green,  25@30e  $  doz.  buncheB. 

Southern, $2.50 $ bbl.  Illinois, $1 $ bu.
box.

Pears—California Bartletts, $3 
Peaches—Home grown, $2 $  bu.
Plums—California, $2 $  box.  ,
Pop Corn—2c 11 B>.
Potatoes—Home grown, 50c fl bu.  Southern, 

$2 $  bbl.

Radishes—About out of market.
Raspberries—Out of market.
Squash—Crookneck, 40c  box.
Tomatoes—Acme, 60c $ % bu. box.
Turnips—New, 50c $  bu.
Watermelons—Georgia, 16@17c apiece.
Whortleberries—$2.76@$3 $  bu.

car lots.

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

Wheat—No change.  City millers pay 73 cents 
for Lancaster and 70  for  Fulse  and  Clawson. 
New  wheat  is  being  marketed freely on the 
basis  of  2  cents  per  bu. below prices for old 
grain.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 42@43c  inlOObu. 
lots and 35@38c in carlots.

Oats—White, 40c in small lots  and 34@35c  In 

Rye-48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour—No  change.  Patent,  $5.30  $   bbl.  in 
sacks  and  $5.50  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.30  11 
bbl. in sacks and $4.50 in wood.

Meal-Bolted, $2.75 V bbl.
Mill Feed-Screenings, $13  $ ton.  Bran, $12 
$  ton.  Ships, $13 $  ton.  Middlings, $14 $ ton. 
Corn and Oats, $17 $  ton.

The Gripsack Brigade.

Gus.  Sharp and wife are spending a week 

at Ryder’s Hotel,  Macatawa.

Silas  K.  Bolles  and  wife  are  spending 

their fourth season at Macatawa Park.

L.  M.  Mills spent  Sunday with  his  wife 

at Detroit, the guest of L.  W.  Atkins.

A.  Friend, late with Fox & Bradford, has 
engaged  to travel for  Landman & Co. cigar 
manufacturers at Toledo.

Buck & Kyselka,  the  Traverse  City  gro­
cers,  have  secured  a  life-like  portrait  of 
Dave Smith,  which they  contemplate  plac­
ing on exhibition in the  rogues’  gallery,  at 
this place.

W.  C. Brightwell, formerly salesman  for 
Spring & Company,  has  engaged  to  travel 
for  Claftin,  Larabee &  Co.,  wholesale  dry 
goods dealers of Boston,  covering the Mich­
igan trade.

The annual meeting of the State Division, 
T.  P.  A., will be held at Kalamazoo,  Satur­
day,  August  28.  Special  rates  have  been 
obtained on the  railways  and at  the hotels 
and a large attendance is looked for.

Jas.  Fox and Cass Bradford spent Sunday 
with their wives at  Macatawa  Park.  Cass 
has always had a reputation  for having  lots 
of “sand,” but it is not generally known that 
he carries it about in his hip pocket.

Red Headed Dave Smith purchased a car­
load of Indian  baskets  and  canoes  on  the 
occasion of his recent trip to Petoskey,  giv­
ing Mr. McOmber groceries in exchange  for 
the same.  The truck was shipped to Dave’s 
brother,  who  is  a  fakir  on  some  Western 
railroad,  and will have no difficulty  in  dis­
posing  of  the  stuff at a handsome advance 
on the cost.

A report came to the  city from Macatawa 
Park Sunday morning to the effect that Gid. 
Kellogg  had  been  severely  burned from a 
gasoline  stove.  The  report  spread  like 
wild fire and was everywhere  received with 
rapturous applause.  Joy turned  to sorrow, 
however, when  it was  learned a little later 
that it was  Mrs. Kellogg—not  the elephan­
tine Gideon—who was suffering.

J. A.  Henry, of the  well-known  firm  of 
Wm.  L.  Ellis & Co., oyster  and fruit pack­
ers at  Baltimore,  is  in  the  city  for a few 
days,  the guest of  his friend  and represen­
tative,  B.  Frank  Emery.  Mr.  Henry  re­
ports the outlook for  a  good  oyster crop as 
very favorable,  and the  same to  be  true of 
fruits, with the  exception of  peaches.  He 
will address the Retail  Grocers’ Association 
to-night, but is  as  yet  undecided  whether 
to go home  by  way of  Chicago  or  make a 
tour of the Northern resorts.

A Marquette correspondent  writes as fol­
lows:  For unadulterated gall,  100 per cent, 
srrong,  I  commend  the  recent  actions  of 
Dave Smith  and  Herbert  A.  Filler in  this 
city.  The boys were guests at the Mesnard 
House a few days ago  and  managed  to ob­
tain the  confidence  of  the  cook  in  such a 
way as to  secure  a  plate  of  speckled trout 
which were  intended for  the men who  had 
spent several hours in whipping  the stream 
for them.  The next morning they repeated 
the  operation,  magnanimously  sharing  a 
portion of the contents of  their fish  platter 
with the other guests at  the hotel.  Just as 
the rightful owners of the speckled beauties 
sauntered into  the  dining  room,  Smith and 
Filler sneaked  out a side  door and boarded 
a passing freight train, to escape  the wrath 
of  the  men  they had  so  cruelly  wronged. 
They did  not deem  it  expedieut  to  return 
for  their baggage  for  three or  four  days, 
when  they were  assured  by  the  landlord 
that for two days  after the theft he lived in 
momentary  expectation  of  dying  at  the 
hands of the men who had been  the victims 
of  the worst  practical  joke  ever played in 
the Lake Superior district.

Cornelius Crawford first saw the  light  of 
this world at Nepoli,  Cataragus  county,  N. 
Y., on  September  8,  1852.  Twelve  years 
later,  he accompanied his parents to  Michi­
gan, where they settled on a farm near Kal­
amazoo.  Here the youthful pill peddlar at­
tended school winters and followed the plow 
and reaper summers.  Several  years  later, 
the  family  removed  to  a  farm at Yankee 
Springs, near Middleville, and in the spring 
of  1872  Cornelius  entered  the  employ  of 
Hunt & Hunter,  who were at that time run­
ning  a  branch  drug  store  at  Middleville. 
The next year he went to Lowell,  where  he 
remained in the employ of Hunt ,& -Hunter 
a couple of years and  also  spent  a  similar 
period behind the boxes of the Lowell post- 
office. 
In  the  fall  of  1877 he bought  the 
drug stock of George Barber,  at  Caledonia, 
continuing the  business  until  April,  1884, 
when he sold out to  Nagler  &  Beeler,  and 
went  on 
the  road  for  A.  N.  Wright, 
of Syracuse,  New  York.  He  traveled  all 
over the State for two seasons,  and  on  No­
vember 1,  1885, entered  the  employ  of  the 
Hazeltine & Perkins  Drug  Co.  His  terri­
tory includes the towns on the  D., G.  H.  & 
M.,  east  and  west  of  Grand  Rapids, the 
Greenville  branch  of the D., L.  & N., part 
of the Michigan Central,  the  C.  &  W.  M. 
from Grand Haven to St.  Joseph and the G. 
R. & I.  as far south as LaGrange,  Ind.  Mr. 
Crawford is a “hustler,” in the  full  signifi­
cance of the term,  and is bound to make his 
mark  on  the  road—a  mark  many men of 
heavier  avoirdupois  will  have  difficulty  in 
matching.

Revolution in the Pail Business.

S P U R IK

r<4/VDARD  4 ^

C O F F E E

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 ft) foil 
lined cartoons, and 2 ft> tins by  all  leading 
Retail Geoeers.

HOW ARD  W.  SPU R R   &  CO.,

Importers, Boasters and Packers,

BOSTON.

We shall  soon be  in  the  market  with a 
new wooden  pail. 
It  is  of  ground  wood 
pulp, pressed into shape and beats anything 
we have seen for beauty; and it looks as if it 
would be very durable.

Our agents will carry samples of them one 

trip over the road.

It is strictly a new thing and will be a big 

seller.

Curtiss,  Deaf ton & Co.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers, who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

A X LE  GREASE.

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

Paragon............... 2 10
Paragon 25 fi> pails.  90 
Fraziers, 25 lb pails. 1 25

B A K IN G   PO W D ER.

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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

4 
2 “ 
2 “ 
1 

“  % 
“  % 
“ 
1 
5 
“ 

Princess,  %s.................................................  1
%s.................................................  2
Is.............................................. 
  4
bulk.............. ............................
Arctic, % fi> cans, 6 doz. case...... ..............
“ 
.....................
............................1
............................  2
“ 
Victorian. 1ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz.................2
Diamond,  “bulk,” ......................................
Dry, No. 2....................................... doz. 
25
Dry, No. 3....................................... doz. 
45
Liquid, 4 oz,........................ *.........doz. 
Liquid, 8 oz.....................................doz. 
65
Arctic 4 oz......................................$ gross 3 50
Arctic 8  oz.....................................................  7 20
Arctic 16 oz................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box.................................2 00
Arctic No. 2 
Arctic No. 3 

BLU IN G .

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BROOMS.

No. 2Hurl...............2 00
No. 1 Hurl...............2 26
No. 2 Carpet............2 50
No. 1 Carpet............2 75

Parlor Gem............3 00
Common Whisk....  90
Fancy  Whisk.........1 00
Mill......................... 3 75

O AN N ED  F IS H .

Clams, 1 ft, Little Neck..................................1 35
Clams, 2 lb. Little Neck..................................2 00
Clam Chowder,  3 lb...................................2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 ft standards..............95@1 00
Cove Oysters, 2 lb standards..................   1 75
Lobsters, 1 lb picnic...................................1 75
Lobsters, 2 lb, picnic................................. 2 50
Lobsters, 1 lb star......................................2 00
Lobsters, 2 lb star......................................3 00
Mackerel,lib fresh standards.................1 20
Mackerel, 5 lb fresh standards.................4 00
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 31b............... 300
Mackerel,3 lb in Mustard......................... 3 00
Mackerel, 3 lb soused................................3 00
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river..................... 1 60
Salmon, 2 lb Columbia river......................2 40
Sardines, domestic %s...............................7@8
Sardines,  domestic  %s.............................  12
Sardines,  Mustard  %s..............................   12
Sardines,  imported  %s.............................  14
Trout. 3 lb  brook.............................. ......  4 00

CANNED F R U IT S .

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Apples, 3 lb standards..............................   75
___2 00
Apples, gallons,  standards...............
Blaakberries, standards....................
___1 10
___  95
Cherries,  red standard.....................
___1 00
Damsons............................................
Egg Plums, standards 
1 20@1 25 
....................
1 2001 25
Green Gages, standards 2ft..............
___1 90
Peaches, Extra Yellow.....................
___1 60
Peaches, standards...........................
Peaches,  seconds..............................
___1 25
......1 50
Pineapples, standards.......................
___2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced............
....2 75
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated........
___125
Quinces .............................................
20@1 30 
Raspberries,  extra......................... 1
Strawberries  .................................. 1
10O1 25

CANNED FRUTTS—CALIFORNIA.

 

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.

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

Asparagus, Oyster Bay............................. 3 00
Beans, Lima,  standard.............................  80
Beans, Stringless, Erie.............................  95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked.................... 1 65
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy............................1  00
“  Morning  Glory............................. 1  00
“  Acme..............................................1  00
“  Maple Leaf......................................  90
“  Excelsior........................................1  00
Peas, French............................................ 1  65
Peas, Marrofat, standard, Erie................1  50
Peas  ..........................................................  70
Peas, Fink, Dwyer & Co..........................  75
Pumpkin, 3 1b Golden................................  75
Succotash, standard......... .....................75@1 40
Squash.......................................................1 00
Tomatoes, standard brands............... 1 1501 20
Michigan  full  cream..........................  80 8Vx

CHEESE.

CHOCOLATE.

COCOANUT.

Baker’s ................37)4 ¡German Sweet.......... 23
Runkles’ .................. 35|Vienna Sw eet.......,.22

Schepps, cake box..............................  
Maltby’s 1 ft round........................ 

027)4
“  %s.........................................  @28
@26
“ 
assort  ...................................  @27
“  %s..........................................   @28
Manhattan,  pails................................  @20

COFFEES.

Green.

Roasted.

7%

4%
4%

$ ft
6)4

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

Rio.................... 7015
Golden Rio.............16
Santos.................... 17
Maricabo................17
Java................. 24@26
O. G. Java.............. 24
Mocha.................... 25
CO FFEES—PA CKA GE.60fts 100 lbs 300 lbs
XXXX.......................................14%
13)4
Standard 
.............................
13%
Dilworth’s .................................
Lyon..........................................
14
Arbuckle’s  ................................14%
13%
German......................................
13%
Magnolia....................................13%
Silver King................................
21
Mexican....................................16
Royal..........................................
60 foot Jute.......  1 00  150 foot Cotton 
1 60
72 foot J u te ......  1 25  60 foot Cotton 
1 75
40FootCotton__1 50  172foot Cotton....2 00
CRA C K ER S  AND  SW EET  GOODS.

14
13%
13%
13%
14
13%
13%
21
12%  12%

CORDAGE.

X  XXX
5
5
5

8%
8%
12%
8%

8
8
11%9%
15%
8%

Kenosha Butter.......................
Seymour Butter.....................  
Butter...................................... 
Fancy  Butter..........................  4%
S. Oyster.................................
Picnic.................................
Fancy  Oyster..........................
Fancy  Soda.............................
City Soda.................................
Soda  .......................................
Milk.........................................
Boston....................................
Graham...................................
Oat Meal.................................
Pretzels, hand-made...............
Pretzels......... .........................
Cracknels................................
7%
Lemon Cream..........................
Frosted Cream........................
Ginger  Snaps..........................
r%
No. 1 Ginger Snaps.................  7%
Lemon  Snaps..........................
Coffee Cakes...........................
13%
Lemon Wafers........................
Jumbles................................. .
11%
Extra Honey Jumbles............
12%13%
Frosted Honey  Cakes............
13%
Cream Gems
13%
Bagievs  Gems. 
Seed Cakes.
12%
8. &  M. Cakes..................
8%
F IS H .
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth....................  @60
Cod, whole............................................. 3%@4%
Cod, Boneless.............................................5@6 %
H alibut.......................................................9@10
Herring,round.  %  bbl...v.................2 00@2 25
Herring .round,  %  bbl...........................1 25
Herring, Holland,  bbls..........................11 00
Herring, Holland,  kegs............................70@8O
Herring, Scaled......................................... 20@25
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, % bbls.................5 25
“ 
..........   80
“ 
...............  60
No. 3.% bbls.........   .................3 25
“
121b  kits..........................  60
.........................  50
“  10  “ 

“  121b kits 
“  10  “ 

Shad, % b b l.........................................2 25@2 50
Trout, %  bbls......................................3 50@3 75
“  101b kits.........................................  70
White, No. 1, % bbls.................................5 76
White, No. 1,12 1b kits...............................  90
White, No. 1,101b kits......... :...................   80
White, Family, % bbls.............................. 2 15
FLA V O RIN G  EXTRACTSLemon.  Vanilla.
1 40
2 50
4 00
5 00
1 50
2  75
7 50
15 00
1 65
4 25
600

,2 oz............ % doz. 1 00
...1 50
4 oz.............
...3 50
6 oz............
...3 50
8 oz..............
...1 25
No. 2 Taper
...1 75
r‘
No. 4 
...4 50
% pint, round...
...9 00
“
1 
“ 
...1 10
No. 3 panel.
No. 8 
“ 
....2 75
.
...4 25
.
No. 10  “ 

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D R IE D   FR U ITS— DOM ESTIC.
Apricots, 251b boxes..........................
@  25 
Cherries, pitted, 50 ft boxes..............
@   12 
Egg plums, 251b  boxes.....................
@   20 
Pears, 251b boxes..............................
@  15 
Peaches,  Delaware, 501b boxes........
@  28 
Peaches, Michigan.............................
@ 12% @  23
Raspberries, 50 1b boxes....................
D R IE D   FR U IT S— FO R EIG N .
Citron................................................
@   22
Currants............................................
Lemon Peel.......................................
@
Orange Peel.......................................
@
Prunes, French, 60s............................ 12%@
Prunes, French, 80s............................ 8%@
Prunes, Turkey...................................  @4%
Raisins, Dehesia.................................   @3 60
Raisins, London Layers.....................   @2 75
Raisins, California  “ 
.....................   @2 25
Raisins, Loose Muscatels....................  @2 00
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s..........................  @12%
12
Raisins, Sultanas................................  @ 9
Raisins, Valencia................................
Raisins,  Imperials..............................   @2 85
Grand Haven, No.  8, square..................... 1 00
GrandHaren, 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. 7%, round.........................1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
.......................... 150
Black Strap............................................... 15@17
Cuba Baking..............................................25@28
Porto  Rico.................................................24@30
New  Orleans, good................................... 28@34
New Orleans, choice..................................44@50
New Orleans,  fancy..................................52@55

MOLASSES.

do 
do 

MATCHES.

3 00
4 00

% bbls. 2c extra.

OATM EAL.

P IC K LES.

Steel  cut...............5 501Rolled Oats, Acme. 5 75
Steel Cut, % bbl__ 3 001 Rolled Oats, Acme.3 00
Rolled  Oats.......... 5 75
Quaker, 48 fts........2 25
Rolled Oats, %bbl..3 00 
Quaker, 60 fts........2 85
Rolled  Oats, cases.3 25 
Quaker bbls........... 6 25
RolledOats.Shields’S 25
Medium.............................................. 4 75@5 06
“  % barrels..............................2 75@3 00
Imported Clay 3 gross........................ 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........  @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,2% gross........  @1 85
American T.D....................................   75@  90
Choice Carolina......6%
Java  ...............
Prime Carolina......6%
P atn a......................6%
Good Carolina....... 5
Rangoon..........5%@5%
Good Louisiana......5
Broken.............3%@3%
DeLand’s pure....... 5% ¡Dwight’s ..................5%
Church’s  ............... 5% Sea Foam......  .........5%
Taylor’s G. M.........5%!Cap Sheaf.................5%

SALERATUS.

P IP E S .

RIC E .

%c 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, daily, bu. bags........
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........
American, dairy, % bu. bags..............
Rock, bushels......................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags.... ...............

SA UCES.

Parisian, %  pints........................
Pepper Sauce, red  small............
Pepper Sauce, green....................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.... 
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring.
Catsup, Tomato,  pints.................
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ............
Halford Sauce, pints....................
Halford Sauce, % pints....  ........

2 25 
2 15 
235 
90 
1 45 
1 25

70
25
28
45

@2  00 
®  70 
@  80 
@1 25 
@1 50 
@  80 
@1  20 
@3 50 
@2 20

SO APS.

New Process,! ft..3 96| Extra Chicago Fam-
New Process, 3 ft..3 8i
Acme,  bars...........3 75
Acme,  blocks...... 3 22
Best  American__3 08
Circus  .................. 3 75
Big Five  Center.. .3 90
Nickel...........;.......3 45
Gem....................... 3 35

ily .......................2 94
Napkin...................4 75
Towel.................... 4  75
White  Marseilles..5 60 
White Cotton  Oil..5 60
Shamrock..............3 30
Blue Danube.........2 95
London Family__2 60

Ground. 

SPICES.

Whole.

“ 

SUGARS.

SYRUPS.

STARCH.

“ 
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Pepper.............. 16@25|Pepper.................  @18
Allspice.............12@15 Allspice...............  8@10
Cinnamon..........18@30iCassia...................10@11
Cloves  ... .^.......15@25 Nutmegs,  No. 1..  @60
G inger....*.......16@20 Nutmegs,  No. 2..  @50
Mustard.............15@30 Cloves  .................23@25
Cayenne........... 25@35l
Electric  Lustre.............................
Royal,  corn...................................
gloss, 1  1b packages.........
“  boxes.....................
Niagara, laundry, bbls.................

@3 20 
@  6 
@ 5% 
@ 3% 
@ 3%
boxes....................  @3%
gloss, 1  1b...........................   @5%
com ......................................  @ »
Quaker, laundry, 561b..........................  @4 50
Cut  Loaf.............................................   @7%
Powdered............................................  @7%
Granulated, Standard........................ 6 44© 6%
Confectionery A.................................   6  @6%
Standard A.......................................... 5%@ 8
No. 1, White Extra  C..........................  5%@ 5%
No. 2, Extra C......................................  5%@ 5%
No. 3 C..................................................  5  @5%
No.4 C............................................. f..  4%@ 4%
Com,  barrels  ....................................  
22@26
24@27
Corn, % bbls......................................... 
@29
Corn, 10 gallon kegs............................. 
Com, 5 gallon kegs..............................  
1 35
Pure Sugar, bbl................................... 
22@26
Pure Sugar, % bbl................................ 
24@28
Pure Sugar 5 gal kegs........................  @1 50
TOBACCO—FINE CUT-IN PA1L8.
Our  Leader..............33] Old  Time
...35
Our Block.................60
Underwood's Capper 35
Yum  Yum................25
Sweet  Rose.............. 45
Sweet  Rose..............32
Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35
Atlas........................35
May  Queen..............65
Jolly Time................40
Royal Game..............38
Dark AmericanEagle6r
Mule Ear...................66
The Meigs................. 60
Fountain...................74
Red Bird...................50
Old Congress.............64
State Seal.................60
Good Luck................52
Prairie Flow er........65¡Blaze Away.
....35 
Indian Queen...........60 Hair Lifter
...30
Bull  Dog......... ...... *57!Jim Dandy................38
Crown Leaf............. 66jOur  Bird................... 28
Hiawatha.................65 Brother  Jonathan...28
Globe.......................65 Sweet  Pippin........... 45
May Flower..............70|
♦Delivered.
Our  Leader..
......15|Unit  ......................... 30
Old Vet.........
......30| Eight  Hours.............24
Lucky  ......................30
Big Deal........
l5
Boss  ....... 
Ruby, cut  plug........35
Two  Nickel..............24
Navy Clippings........26
Leader......................15
Duke’s  Durham.......40
Hard  Tack................32
Green CornCob Pipe 26
Owl............................16
Dixie.........................28
Rob Roy....................26
Old Tar......................40
Arthur’s  Choice......22|Unclo  Sam.................28
Red Fox...................26  Lumberman............ 25
Gold Dust................26  Railroad Boy............ 38
Gold Block.............. 30 Mountain Rose...........18
Seal of Grand Rapids  I Home Comfort........25
(cloth)................25
Old Rip..................... 60
Tramway, 3 oz........ 40
Seal of North Caro-
Miners and Puddlers .28
Lina, 2  oz................48
Peerless  ...................24
Seal of North Caro­
Standard...................20
lina, 4oz................. 48
Old Tom.................... 18
Seal of North Caro­
Tom & Jerry.............24
lina, 8 oz.................45
Joker
Seal of North Caro­
Traveler...................35
lina, 16 oz boxes.... 42 
King Bee, longcut...22
Maiden
Pickwick Club..........40
Sweet Lotus..............32
Nigger Head.............26
Grayling...................32
Seal Skin...................30
Holland.................... 22
German.................... 15
Red Clover................32
K. of  L............... 42@46
Good Luck................26
Honey Dew..............25
Quaker......................28
Bull  Dog................. *36
Hiawatha...... .......... 42
Jolly Tar...................32
Jolly Time................32
Favorite...................42
Black Bird................32
Live and Let Live.. .32
Punch.......................36
Big  Nig.................... 37
Spear Head............. 39
Spe
Old  Honesty
Honesty............40
Whole Earth.............32
Crazy  Quilt..............32
P. V ..........................40
Spring Chicken........38
Eclipse  .................... 30
Moxle....................... 34
Blackjack................32
Hiawatha.................42
Musselman’s Corker. 30 
Turkey......................39
•Delivered.

Trade Union...........*36
Labor Union........... *30
Splendid.................  38
Old Solder................. 40
Red Fox.................... 42
Big Drive................. 42
Patrol....................... 40
jack Rabbit..............35
Chocolate  Cream__39
Nimrod.................... 36
E.C............................38
Spread  Eagle...........36
Big Five Center........33
P arro t......................42
B uster......................35
Black Prince.............35
Black  Racer.............35
  39
S tar.................. 
Climax  .................... 42
Acorn  ....... 
39
Horse  Shoe.............. 36
Dainty......................44
2c. less in three butt lots.

SMOKING

PLU G .

 

SHORTS.

“ 

TEA S.

SN U FF.

VIN EGA R.

Our  Leader............. 16| Hiawatha__
Mayflower...............23 Old Congress.
Globo........................22  May  Leaf....
Mule Ear.................. 23] D ark............
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
Bath Brick imported..........................
American...........................
do 
Burners, No. 1 ....................................
do  No. 2....................................
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand............
Cream Tartar 5 and 101b cans............
Candles, Star.......................................
Candles,  Hotel....................................
Extract Coffee, V.  C...........................
Felix.........................
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.....................
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.....................
Gum, Spruce.......................................
Hominy, V bbl....................................
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails..............................
Pearl Barley.......................................
Peas, Green  Bush..............................
Peas, Spilt  Prepared..........................
Powder, Keg.......................................
Powder, %  Keg.............................. ...
Sage............................................

M ISCELLANEOUS.

do 

.23
.20
.... 18@20 
....25@30 
....35@45
__ 15@20
....30@50
__35@50
33@55@6C 
__25@30

@  55 
@  44 
@  35 
©  45 
@1 30
50 gr. 
10 
10
95 
75 
1  00 
1 50 
7 75 
15®% 
@ 12% 
©14 
©80 
@25 
@35 
30@35 
@3 50 
© 4 
2%@ 3 
@1 25 
© 3 
@3 00 
@1 90 
©  13

1 25 

1420@2215

CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

do 
do 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows :

12  @12% 
11  ©11% 

FANCY—IN  BULK.

8%@   9
9  @ 9% 
@10
@ 9 
©   8% 
@10 
© 9% 
2  @12% 
@ 12%
10  @ 10% 
© 9%
@13
@14
@14
15
18
10
22
12
15
16 
15 
15
13@14
13@14
18
18®19
17
20

STICK.
Standard, 25 ft boxes.....................
Twist, 
.................. ...
Cut Loaf 
..............|
M IXED
Royal, 251b  pails........................
Royal, 2001b bbls.........................
Extra, 25 ft pails............................’
Extra, 2001b bbls............................j
French Cream, 25 lb pails......... ." .
Cut loaf, 25 ft cases........................
Broken,25 lb pails....................."
Broken,2001b  bbls..................... .
FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.
Lemon Drops.................................
Sour Drops................................  
'
Peppermint  Drops........  .............
Chocolate Drops........................
H M Chocolate  Drops................. "  ’
Gum  D rops.................................. ’
Licorice Drops..............................|
AB Licorice  Drops..................
Lozenges, plain..............................
Lozenges,  printed........................
Imperials.......................................
Mottoes...................................... .*]
Cream  Bar................................     ‘
Molasses Bar...........................
Caramels.................................... .
Hand Made Creams.................
Plain  Creams.................................‘
Decorated Creams.....................
String Rock..................................*]
Burnt Almonds......................    ” . ]
Wintergreen  Berries.'..........
Lozenges, plain in  palls................
Lozenges, plain in  bbls..................
Lozenges, printed in pails.............‘
Lozenges, printed in  bbls.............
Chocolate Drops, in pails...............
Gum  Drops  in pails.
Gum Drops, in bbls.................
Moss Drops, in pails...............
Moss Drops, in bbls...............
Sour Drops, in  pails..............
Imperials, in  pails................."
Imperials  in bbls...  ...... ...."
Bananas  Aspinwall...............
Oranges, California, fancy__
Oranges, California,  choice...
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls..........
Oranges, Florida.....................
Oranges, Valencia, cases........
Oranges, Messina....................
Oranges,  Naples.....................
Lemons,  choice......................i
Lemons, fancy....................
Lemons, California...............
Figs, layers, new,  (p ft............
Figs, Bags, 501b.......................
Dates, frails do  .....................
Dates, % do  d o .....................
Dates, skin.......................... .."
Dates, %  skiu.........................]
Dates, Fard 101b box #  1b......
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $ ft........
Dates. Persian 50 ft box $  ft...
Pine Apples, W doz.................
PEA NU TS.
Prime Red,  raw  $1  1b..............
© 4% 
Choice 
d o ..............
@ 5
Fancy H.P. do 
do  .................  
  @5%
Choice White, V a d o ..........................  @ 5%
Fancy H P„  Va  d o ..........................  @7%
H. P.Va...............................................  @ 7
Almonds,  Tarragona..........................  @16
Ivaca...................................  @16
California............................ 15  @16

@13 
@12 
12%@13 
6  @  6% 
5  @ 5% 
@10 
© 9% 
@12 
12%@13 
11%@12

@7 00 
@7 50
12%@16 
@  6% © 4%

Brazils....................................................8 © 8%
Chestnuts, per bu................................
Filberts, Sicily..................................... ill @12
Barcelona.............................  @10
Walnuts,  Grenoble.............................  @18

“ 
“  Marbo...................................
French.............................
“ 
California...........................   @12
Pecans, Texas, H. P ............................   9 @13
“  Missouri................................8%@  9
Cocoanuts, ¥  100.................................   @ 5

8%@ 9 
© 8

00@3 50

FR U ITS

NUTS.

do 

** 
“ 

PROVISIONS.

P O R K   IN   BA RR ELS.

The  Grand Rapids Packing & Provision  Co. 

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago packing, new...................... 10 75
Short Cut, new........................................... 12 25
Back, clear, short cut............................... 13 75
Extra family clear, short cut................... 13 00
Clear,  A. Webster, new  ........................... 13 75
Extra clear pig, short cut..................   ... i 13  75
Clear quill, short  cut................................]l4 00
Boston clear, short cut.............................. 14 00
Clear back, short cut................................. 14 00
Standard clear, short  cut, best.................14 25
DRY  SALT  MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy..............................  
6%
medium...........................  
6%
6%
lig h t................................ 
Short Clears, heavy..............................  
7
medium...........................  
7
light................................. 
7
Hams, heavy................................................ 12

“ 
do. 
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OH  P L A IN .
“  medium..............................................12%
“ 
12%
“  picnic  ...............................................  8%
“  bonelegs..................................... ,....1 0
“  best boneless.....................................11
Shoulders, sweet pickle................................ 8
boneless......................................
Breakfast  Bacon.........................................
 

8%
“  boneless..........................  9
Dried Beef, extra......................................... 10%
ham  prices...............................13%

light........................................ 

clear.............. 

“ 

“ 

“ 

 

 

 

B E E F  IN  B A RR ELS.

LARD IN  T IN  P A IL S .

Tierces  ................................................. 
7
7%
30 and 50 ft Tubs................................... 
7%
501b Round Tins, 100 cases.................... 
20 SfcPails, 4 pails in case.....................  
7%
31b Pails, 20 in a case...........................  
7^
5 1b Pails, 12 in a case............................ 
7%
10 ft Pails, 6 in a case...........................  
7%
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts...........  8 50
Boneless, extra.......................................... 13 00
Pork  Sausage...............................................
Ham  Sausage...............................................
Tongue  Sausage....................................... "
Frankfort  Sausage......................................
Blood  Sausage........................... .................
Bologna, straight.........................................
Bologna, thick.............................................
Head Cheese................................................
In half barrels............................................  350
In quarter barrels......................................

8AU8AGE— FRESH AND SMOKED.

P IG S ’  FEET.

LARD.

O Y STERS  A N D   F IS H .

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OY STERS.

FR ESH   F IS H .

New  York  Counts................................. ;.......40
Cod  .....................................................  @io
Haddock..............................................  @ 7
Mackerel.............................................15  @20
Mackinaw Trout.................................   @ 6%
Perch....................................................  © 3
Smelts.............................................. 10  ©li
..............................   @6
Whiteflsh ...... 

TO THE  GROCERS:

B I E C H E 3 L E S

LAUREL  SOAP!

ZS  THE  BEST  2TXCHEL  BAR  

EVER OFFERED  IN MICHIGAN FOR  THE PRICE.

It  gives  you  the  Best  Scheme  Ever 
Offered.  Every Grocer should avail  him­
self of this chance to get an excellent
SINGER  MODEL  SEWING  MACHINE,

W ith all attachments, gratis, and make a 
profit that will pay you  better  than  any 
other Soap in the Market.

B D LK LE Y ,  LEM O N   &  HOOPS

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

& Co.. Rosina.

t

C. Pfeifle, Lake P. O.
G. D. Barden and C. D. Cooley,  G. D. Barden 
Chas. Wagner, Fife Lake.
W. V. Heidt, Detroit.
G. Cambell, Hubbardston. 
Geo. Carrington. Trent.
Wesley Hanna, Casnovia.
J. C. Westover, Nunica.
Ed. Hickey, Detroit.
A. E. Wilkinson, Saranac.
D. B. Moore. Ionia.
S. J. North, Pontiac.
J. VanGelderen, Zeeland.
Chas. Blomstrom, Lisbon.
J. Dempsey,  Watervliet.
O. F. & w. P. Conklin,  Ravenna.
E. W. Pickett, Wayland.
L. W. Shattuck, Wayland.
Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.
H. DeKline, Jamestown.
Emmet Hagadorn, Fife Lake.
J. Tiesenga, Forest Grove.
S. JuiBtema, Grand Haven.
N. DeVries, Jamestown.
Geo. Hewett, Coloma.
Cummer Lumber Co.. Cadillac.
John Smith. Ada.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
John W. Mead, Berlin.
Stanley Monroe, Berlin.
Dan Lynch, Blanchard.
John Gunstra. Lamont.
C. K. Hoyt. Hudsonville.
Calvin Durkee, Altona.
McDonnell Bros., Ravenna.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
W. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
G. TenHoor, Forest Grove.
W. S. Root, Talmadge.
C. O. Smedley, Byron Center.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
B. D. Paine. Tustin.
Sisson & Lilley Lumber Co., Sisson’s Mill.
L. E. Paige, Sparta Center.
Dr. H. M. Reed. Woodville.
Bert Tinkler, Hastings.
T. W. Bartlett, Ashland Center.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
S. C. Butler, Moutelth.
Cole & Chapel, Ada.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
J. F. Hacker, Corinth.
Mr. Lahuis. Herder & Lnhuis, Zeeland.
Mr. Tefft, Hewett & Tefft,  Rockford.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
G. C. Messinger, Tustin.
Peter Wyugardeu. Vriesland.
Wm. Mines, Nunica.
I. J. Quick, Allendale.
R. J. Side, Kent City.
E. A. Bowen, Kent City.
John Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey.
M. V. Crocker,  Byron Center.
M. P. Shields. Hilliards.
J. M. Kantps, Zutphen.
Mr. Den Herder, DenHerder &  Tunis.  Vries­
land.
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
.  John Otis & Co., Mancelona.
C. Ives, Coopersville.
F. B. Watkins, Hopkins.
H. Baker & Sons, Drenthe.
L. Cook, Bauer.
A. & L. M. Wolf. Hudsonville.
A. Steketee, Holland.
Henry DeKline, Jamestown.
Jos. P. Cordes,  Alpine.
Geo. N. Reynolds, Belm mt.
Ben W. Chambers, Wayland.
G. W. Stevens, Austeriltz.
D. W. Shattuck, Wayland.
Jas. Broderick, Kingsley.
Nicholas Bouma, Fisher.
L. Kolkema, Holland.
Geo. Dewey, Rankin & Dewey, Shelby.
Smith  Bros.. Alba.
C. Morton, Sand Lake.
O. E. & S. J. Koou, Lisbou.
It. G. Beckwith, Bradley'.
Conrad Bros., Otsego.
Cutler & Wright, Morley.
A. A. Weeks, Grattan.
Ben E. West & Co., Lowell.
. J. N. Waite, Hudsonvihe.
Gordon Sinclair, Bangor, 
i Uilke DeVries, Jamestown.
eflpath & Murray. Martin.
W. H. Hicks, Morley.

f K, A- B.'Broughton, Cedar Creek.

Purely Personal.

Geo.  R.  Mayhew lias returned from a four 

weeks’ visit through the East.

John G.  Shields  and  wife  have  gone  to 
Cape  May,  where  they will  remain during 
the heated term.

C.  Dosker,  with  P.  Steketee 

Sons,  is 
taking  a  fortnight’s  vacation  among  the 
Northern resorts.

M.  W.  Fisher, billing  clerk for  Spring & 
Company,  has  returned  from  a fortnight’s 
vacation at Rome City,  Ind.

Harry Fairchild,  Secretary and  Treasurer 
of the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., put in 
several days  at  the  Macatawa  resorts last 
week.

Edwin Densmore left Monday for Hamil­
ton,  Ont.,  where he will spend several  days 
in the interest of the Grand Rapids Portable 
House Co.

J.  W. Bragin ton,  of  the  former  firm  of 
Braginton &  Sigel, grocers  on West  Leon­
ard street,  is now  engaged in  general trade 
at Manson,  Iowa.

Jas.  F.  Grady,  assistant  book-keepar for 
Spring & Company, is spending his summer 
vacation  with  friends  at  Benona,  Benzie 
county.  He is accompanied by his wife.

Chas.  II. Leonard and  family  are  pleas­
antly situated in their  cottage on the banks 
of Black  Lake.  Mr.  Leonard  has  become 
an expert sailor  and frequently lends  assis­
tance to shipwrecked mariners.

Miscellaneous Dairy Notes.

The cheese factory at Shelby ville has been 
merged  into a  stock  company.  D.  R.  De­
lano is president,  F.  D.  Harding  secretary 
and  treasurer  and  Wm. F.  Harden,  sales­
man.

A Tecum8eh correspondent sends  the fol­
lowing additional  particulars  regarding the 
new ereamery at that place:  “Work on the 
new creamery was  begun  on  July  29  and 
the contractors  agree to  have  the  building 
completed  and  the  machinery  in  working 
order by August 10.  The stockholders com­
prise the  following gentlemen:  E.  C. Wil­
liamson,  Ezra  Coryell,  R.  B. House,  E.  G. 
Cook,  L.  Lilley, A.  L.  Brewer, Jas.  Lowry, 
Henry  McClure,  Henry  Smith  and  M. J. 
Tremain.

Divide your risks  as 4the  insurance  peo­
ple do,  so that in  case  of  failure  you  will 
not be much hurt.

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides................................  5  @694
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters.................  794® 8
Dressed Hogs.......................................  6 @ 694
Mutton,  carcasses................................. 6 @ 69*
Spring Lamb........................................   9 @10
veal......................................................   7 @ 8
Pork Sausage........................... ..........  @ 8
Bologna................................................   6 @ 694
Fowls................................... 
Spring Chickens.................................  @18
Ducks  ............... v..........................
Turkeys  .............A...............................

 

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dls 

BELLS.

BARROW S.

BALANCES.

AUGERS AND B IT S.

These  prices  are  for cash buyer»,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Ives’,  old style......................................dis60&10
N.  H.C. Co............................................disCO&lO
Douglass’...............................................dis60&10
Pierces’ ................................. .............. dis60&l0
Snell’s ................................................... d i860Alt)
Cook’s  ..................................................dis40&10
Jennings’, genuine..................... 
25
Jennings’, imitation.............................disoO&lO
Spring...................................................dis 
40
Railroad...........................................  
$ 13 00
Garden..................................................net  33 00
H and...........................................dis $ 80&10&10
Cow................................................ dis 
60&10
30&15
Call................................................ dis 
Gong............ 
dis 
25
Door. Sargent................................dis 
60&10
Stove................................................. dis $ 
40
Carriage  new  list................................dis 
80
Plow 
dl8  30&lt
Sleigh Shoe.......................................... dis 
75
Wrought Barrel  Bolts........................ dis  60&10
Cast  Barrel  Bolts................................dis  60&10
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs.....................dis 
60
Cast Square Spring............................. dis 
60
Cast Chain...........................................dis  60&10
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob..............dis  60&10
Wrought Square................................. dis  60&10
Wrought Sunk Flush.......................... dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
„ Flush................................................ dis  60&10
Ives’ Door............................................dis  60&10

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

BOLTS.

 

BRACES.

Barber.................................................dis 
$ 40
Backus.................................................dis  50&10
Spotford............................................... dis 
50
Am. Ball...............................................¿is 
net
Well, plain............................................... $  350
Well, swivel.............................................  
4 00

BUCKETS.

BU TTS, CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured.......................dis  70&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed..........dis  70&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis  60&10
Wrought  Loose  Pin........................... dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............dis  60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped...............................................dis  60& 5
Wrought Table.................................... dis  10&60
Wrought  Inside  Blind........................dis  10&60
Wrought Brass....................................dis 
75
Blind, Clark’s.......................................dis  80&10
Blind, Parker’s....................................dis  80&10
Blind,  Shepard’s..................................dis 
70

CAPS.

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

CATKIDOES.

Kim Fire, U. M. C. Sc Winchester  new UstSO&lO
Rim  Fire, United  States......................disSO&lO
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

C H IS ELS.

COMBS. 

•

D R IL LS

14x52,14x56,14 x60..............  ............... 

Curry,  Lawrence’s......  ......   ...........dis  40&10
Hotchkiss  .........................................dis 
25
COCKS.
Brass,  Racking’s.
................................ 
60
Bibb’s .................
60
................................ 
B eer....................
................................  40&10
Fenns’.................
................................ 
60
C O PPER .
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.................  ag n>  28
31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60......
Cold Rolled, 14x48...................... 19
Morse’s Bit  Stock........................... dis 
40
40
Taper and Straight Shank............ .  dis 
Morse’s Taper  Shank...................... dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in..........................doznet  $.85
Corrugated.......................................dis 
20&10
Adjustable.......................................dis 
3$&10
20
Claris, small, $18 00;  large, $26  00.  dis 
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2. $24 00;  3, $30 00.  dis 
25
American File Association List....... dis  55&10
Disston’s ..........................................¿is 
55&10
New American.................................dis 
55&10
55&10
Nicholson’s.......................................dis 
Heller s 
.............................. dis  56&10
Heller s  Horse Rasps...................... dls 
56&10
28
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 
18

GA LVANIZED  IRO N ,
22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27 
14 
15 
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. 

files—New List.

EX PA N SIV E B ITS.

ELBOW S. 

........ 

12 

*

13 
GAUOES.

HOES.

H IN G ES.

HANGERS.

HAMMERS.

HOLLOW   W ARE.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...........dis 
50
25
Maydole & Co. ’s................................dis 
Kip’s ................................................ dis 
25
\erkes  &  Plumb’s...........................dis 
40&1C
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel....................30 c list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction..................dis 
60&10
40
Kidder, wood track..........................dis 
Gate, Hariris, l, 2, 3..........................dis 
60
State.........................................perdoz, net, 2 50
Screw Hpok and Strap, to  12  in.  494  14
and  longer..........................................  
34
Screw Hook and Eye,  4   .................net 
1034
Screw Hook and Eye 94...................net 
84
74
Screw Hook and Eye  %,...................net 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %..................net 
734
Strap and  T .................................... dis 
65
Stamped Tin Ware.................................  
30
Japanned Tin  Ware..............................  
25
Granite Iron  Ware................................ 
25
Grub  1...........................................$1100,  dis 60
Grub  2............................................  11 50, dis 60
Grub 3............................................   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........dis 
45
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings........... 
45
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings...... 
45
Door, porcelain, trimmings..................  
45
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain......dis 
70
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 ........................................dis 
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 Maileables  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

MOLASSES GATES.

LOCKS— DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEV ELS.

MAULS.

KNOBS.

M ILLS.

N A ILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

lOdto  60d.........................................$ keg $2  10
8d and 9 d adv... *....................................... 
25
6d and 7d  adv............................................ 
50
4d and 5d  adv............................................ 
75
3d advance................................................   1 50
3d fine advance........................................ 
3 00
Clinch nails, adv.......................................   1 75
Finishing 
Size—inches  j  3 
Adv. » k eg  
Steel Nails—2 30.
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent............... .  die60&l0
Zinc, with brass bottom......................... dis  50
Brass or  Copper.....................................dis  50
Reaper...................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ............................................. ' 50&10

I  lOd 
$1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

8d  6d  4d
134

O IL E R S.

234 

2 

PLA N ES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy............................dis  15
Sciota Bench........................................... dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy...................dis  15
Bench, first quality................................ dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__dls20&10
Fry, Acme...........................................dis 50&10
Common, polished........................   ... ,dis60&10
11  @12
Dripping............................................. $  lb 
6
40
Iron and Tinned..................... ;........ dis 
Copper Rivets and  Burs..................dis 
60

RIV B TS.

PANS.

PA TEN T FLA N ISA ED  IRO N .

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

Broken packs 34c »  lb extra.

RO PES.

Sisal, 34 In. and  larger................................  834
Manilla........................................................  13J4
Steel and Iron...................................... dis 
70
Try and Bevels.....................................dis 
60
Mitre  .................. 
dls 
20
SH EET IR O N .Com. Smooth.  Com.

SQUARES.

 

All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 3  inches 

TACKS.

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.
SH EET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, »   lb.......................... 
lit smaller qmuisities, »  lb...................  
American, all  kinds............................dis 
Steel, all kinds.....................................dis 
Swedps, all  kinds  ............................. dis 
Glmjrand  Lace................................... dis 
Cigar Box  Nails..................................dis 
Finishing Nails...................................dis 
Common and Patent Brads............... dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis 
Trunk and Clout Nails........................ dls 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nalls...........dis 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks....................dis 
No. 1,  Refined...........  .......................... 
Market  Half-and-half.......................... 
Strictly  Half-and-half.......................... 

T IN N E R ’S SOLDER.

*2 75
2 75
2 80
2 90
3 00

534
6
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
12 50
15 00
16 50

T IN   PLA TES.

Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.

TR A PS.

rates.

T IN —LEA D ED .

10x14, Charcoal................................  5 75
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal.............................   7 25
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal...............................   6 25
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal.............................   7 75
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal................................  5 75
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal...............................  7 25
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal...............................   8 75
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool.......................*....  10 77
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal..........................  12 55
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal...............................  15 50
DC,  100 Plate Charcoal..........................   6 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal..........................  8 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal..........................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.......................  12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6 75 
Roofing, 14x20, IC.......................................   5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX......................................   6 75
Roofing, 20x28, IC.......................................  11 00
Roofing, 20x28,  IX...................................... 14 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne............... 5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne..............  7 00
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne............... 11 09
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne............  14 00
Steel, Game................................................60&10
OneidaA Communtity,  Newhouse’s........ dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley Sc Norton’s. .60&10
Hotchkiss’  ................................................ 60&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s................................60&10
Mouse, choker.................................... 18c »  doz
Mouse,  delusion.............................. $1 50 » doz
Bright Market....................................   dis  6734
Annealed Market.............................. dls 
70
Coppered Market.................................dis  6234
Extra Bailing.........................................  dls  55
Tinned  Market....................................dls  6234
Tinned  Broom.......................................»1b  09
Tinned Mattress....................................»lb 834
Coppered  Spring  Steel................ dis 40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel...............................dis  50
Plain Fence........................................... »  fl> 334
Barbed Fence, galvanized.............................4?g
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
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled..............
Coe’s Genuine............... .................... dis 
60
Coe’sPatent Agricultural, wrought, dis  75&10 
Coe’s Patent, malleable................ dis 75&10&10
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....................................  
21c

M ISCELLANEOUS.

W IR E GOODS.

W RENCHES.

W IR E.

“ 

LUMBER. LATH  AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co,  quote f. 0. 
b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch................................per M $44 00
Uppers, 134,134 and 2 inch.......................  46 00
Selects, 1 inch..........................................   36 00
Selects, 134, 134 and 2 inch......................  38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch..............................   30 00
Shop, 1 inch.............................................   20 00
Fine, Common, 134, 134 and ¿inch...........  25 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 In., 12,14 and 16  feet....  15 0Q
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet......................   16 nO
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet.......................  17  00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet......   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.......................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.......................  17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet.......   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet........................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet........................   17 00
No. 2 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 6 in ..........................  33 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch.................................  27 90
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.......................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet..............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet..............................   12 On
No. 1 Fencing. 4  inch..............................   15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.............................*  12 n0
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch............   20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 Inch, A and  B.................  18 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C.............................  14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch. No. 1  Common__ 
9 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch,  Clear....................  20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to 16 ft.........■. 
11  00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 m., A.  B..................   36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C........................   29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 In., No. 1, common..  17 00
Dressed Flooring 6in., No. 2 common__   14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..  85 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C........................   26 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n  16 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in.. No. 2  com’n  14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
( XXX 18 in. Standard Shingles............ 
3  10
■< XXX18 in.  Thin...................................  3 00
I XXX 16 in.............................................   2  75
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles............  
1  76
No. 2or 5 in. C. B. 16 In...........................  
140
Lath  ................................................   1 75® 2 00

WOODENWARE.

 

Standard  Tubs, No. 1....................................5 25
Standard  Tubs, No. 2....................................4 25
Standard Tubs, No. 3....................................3 25
Standard Pails, two hoop.............................. 1 25
Standard Pails, three hoop........................... 1 50
Pails, ground wood 
................................ 4  00
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes......................... 2 00
Butter  Pails, ash.......................................... 2 50
Butter Ladles................................................l 00
Rolling Pins................................... 
75
Potato Mashers.............................‘.............  75
Clothes Pounders..........................................2 25
ClothesPlns................... 
65
Mop Stocks.....................................................1 25
Washboards, single.......................................1 75
Washboards, double..................................... 2 25
Diamond  Market.........................................  40
Bushel, narrow band.................................... 1 60
Bushel, wide band.........................................1 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 1.................................. 3  60
Clothes, splint.  No. 2.................................. 3  75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3.................................. 4  00
Clothes,willow  No. 1..................................600
Clothes, willow  No. 2..................................7  00
Clothes, willow  No. 3............   ............ .......8 00

BA SKETS.

 

 

H ID E S , P E L T S  A N D   P U R S.

Perkins Sc Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

G reen....»Ib  7® 734iCalf skins, green
Part cured...  8  @ 836  or cured__ 8  @10
Full cured—   834® 9  Deacon skins,
» piece...... 20  @50
I Dry hides and 
j  kips...........  6  @ 8 

|

SHEEP PELTS.

f Old wool, estimated washed »  a ....... 22  @27
I Tallow..................................................  3  @ 33*

Fine washed »  lb 25@28|Coarse washed.. .30®24 
I Medium   
2-3

......27@30|Unwashed...........  

W OOL.

Sole  Agents  for  Grand  Fta/pids.
MISCELLANEOUS.

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.

pondence

Grand Rapids, Michigan

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

-D E A L E R S   IN -

o. w . b l a in  & co., Produce Commissi!
Foreip  a i   Domestic  Fruits, Soutira  M etals, Etc.

We handle on Commission BERRIES, Etc.  All orders filled at lowest market price.  Çorres- 
idence solicited.  APPLES AND  POTATOES  in car lots  Specialties.  NO. »  IONIA ST.

J.  T.  BELL  <&  CO.,

Saginaw  Valley  Fruit  House
And  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,

Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits.

Reference:  Banks of East Saginaw.
CONSIGNMENTS  SOLICITED.

East Saginaw, Mich.
OLNEY, SHIELDS  Í  CO,

And IM PORTERS  OF  TRAS.

Advertisements of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
or  50  cents  for three weeks.  Advance  pay­
ment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers he 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, 
etc.

1  dies for cutting name plates  for marking 
grain bags, etc.  Good cbance to make money. 
Box 254, Elsie, Mich. 

IT'OR  SALE—Complete  set  of  stencil  plate 
IpOR  SALE—Small clean stock  of  hardware 

’  with  tin  shop.  No competition.  Cause 
for  selling,  failing  health.  For  particulars, 
write  Foster,  Stevens  &  Co.,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 

150*

152

DRUG STORE in growing village, establish­

ed trade, will  be  sold  on  very  desirable 
terms if applied  for  soon.  Opening  for  phy­
sician  also.  Address  Chloral,  care  T he 
T radesman. 

150*

IX)R SALE—Saloon doing good  business on 

'  good business street.’ Rent, $30 per mouth. 
8tock and license will inventory $050.  Address 

149tf

Wine, care Th e T radesman. 
SALESMEN  WANTED—One  for  Colorado, 
O   Wyoming, Utah, etc., dress goods and hos­
iery.  One  for  Tennessee,  dress  goods  and 
hosiery.  Commission.  References required. 
Address “Daniels,” care T h e  T radesman.  149
PHYSICIAN  WANTED—A No. 1 chance  for 
A 
a good physician, with a practice of $2,500 
to  $3,000  per  year  at  Scottsville,  Mich.  Ad­
dress Higgins & Allen, Scottsville, Mich.  149tf
WANTED—By a young man a position  in  a 
store.  Has had business experience, or 
to trav el for some light  manufacturing estab­
lishment, can  give  good  reference.  Address 
150*
L, care T h e T radesman. 

FOR  SALE—A small and well-selected stock 

of  groceries.  First-class  location  and  a 
first-class  trade  in  Grand  Rapids.  Lease  of 
store for five years.  Rooms for family adjoin­
ing  store.  Reason  for  selling,  poor  health. 
For  further  information,  address  ZZZ,  care 
Th e  T radesman. Grand Rapids, Mich.  147tf

IpOR  SALE:—A  drug  store  situated  on  the 

Chicago Sc West Michigan Railway in one 
of the finest fruit and farming counties in the 
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 Th e  T radesm an.

IF YOU  WANT—To get into business, to sell 
to  get  a  situation,  if  you have anything for 

your business, to secure additional capital, 
sale or want to buy anything, advertise in  the 
Miscellaneous Column of T he  T radesman,  a 
twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

143tf

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

a t latest declines and for cash.

toy no other jobbers in the city.

We have  specialties  in  TOBACCOS  and  CIGARS  possessed 

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

IfcAo-A-lpin’s Peavey Flu-g.

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

ALSO  SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

MEITDEZi  <&  BROS:  Celebrated  CIGARS,

Finer quality and lower prices than any handled 

in the market.

VISITING  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,

V¡Grand Rapids, Mich.

COOPERAGE.

“ 

“ 

HEADS.

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

STAVES.
..................     
“ 

at Grand Rapids.
Red oak Hour bbl. staves..................M  6  00®. 6 50 !
Elm 
M  5 00® 5 50
White oak toe staves, s’d and j ’t.M 22 00@25 00
White oak pork bbl. 
“  M 19 50®22  00
Produce barrel staves............ .......  4 25® 4 50
Tierce, dowelled and circled, set....  15®  16 |
Pork, 
....  12®  181
“ 
“ 
Tierce  heads,  square......... ...»  M 23 09®28 90
Pork bbl. “ 
..............» M  19 00®21 00
Basswood, kiln dried, set;...............   43^@  4%  |
Cull  wood  heading......... ...............  394©  3%  I
White oak and hickory toe, 8 f’t.  M 11 00@12 50 
White oak and hickory  “  734f’t. M 10 00@11 00 j
Hickory flour  bbl.........................M  7 00® 8 25 I
Ash, round “ 
“  ....................... M  6 00® 6 75 |
Ash, flat racked, 634 f’t .............M  3 75® 4 60
Coiled  elm......................................  8 00® 7 00
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M  1 00® 110 
White oak pork barrels, machine.. 
85®  95
White oak laW  tierces..................   1  15® 1 25
Beef and lard half barrels............  
75®  90
Custom barrels, one head............  1 00® 110
Flour  barrels............... ................ 
30®  37
Produce  b arrels......................... 
25®  28

b a rr els.

H O O PS .

iE H. LEONARD & SONS,

PRICE  LIST.  CROCKERY  DEPARTMENT.  PART  1 2 .

Terms 60 days;  2 per cent, discount for cash in ten days on approved credit.  To enable our customers to depend on our stock of English W hite Granite  Ware,  we  print  for  this  week 
the assortment of crates which we carry in stock and can ship on receipt of order.  Prices in first column are for Wedgwood or Johnson Bros.’ best W hite Granite in  Original  Orates,  and  in 
the second column for Wedgwood & Co.’s same grade repacked to order in any quantities.  Mail orders solicited and given prompt personal attention.

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List of Assorted Crates in

Wedgwood & Co.’s W hite 

Granite W are.

Assortment No. 220.

28 doz. Plates, 6, 5; 3,6;  14,7; 3,8flat; 2,7deep. 
6  “  4 inch Bound Fruit Saucers.
10 Dishes, 4,4:  4,12:  2,14, square.
18 Bakers, 3,5; 6,6;  6,7;  3, 8,  square.
30 Scollops, 6,5;  6, 6;  12,7; 6, 8 square.
4  Covered Dishes, 2,7;  2, 8.
2 Sauce Boats.
3 Pickles,
6  Sugars.
18 Bowls. 3, 24;  12, 30;  3, 36.
36 Sets Teas, 18 handled;  18 unhandled.
3  “  handled Coffees.
18 Pitchers, 6,12; 3,23;  9, 36.
3 Pairs 9 Ewers and Basins.
6 Covered Chambers.
6 Mugs 36.

£13.0.0
For prices original crates see 1st column.
Assortment No. 65  Oval.
deep.

26 doz. Plates,  5, 4;  4,6;  12,7;  3, 8, flat;  2,7, 

5 70
6 41
3 80
5 70

Wedgwood  &  Co.’s 

Square Pattern.
Assortment No.  305.

“ 

20 doz. Plates, 5,5; 2, 6;  12,7:  1, 8.
6  “  4 in. Fruit Saucers.
3  “  square Individual Saucers.
21 Platters, 3, 8;  3, 9;  6,10;  6,11;  6,12.
18 Bakers, 3,6;  6, 7;  6, 8;  3,9.
48 Scollops, 12,3;  6,5;  6, 6;  12, 7;  12,  8,  square.
4 Covered Dishes, 2, 7;  2,8.
2 
Butters, 5 inch.
2 Sauce Boats.
3 Pickles.
2 Tea  Pots.
4 Sugars 24.
4 Casseroles, 2, 7; 2,8.
24 Pitchers, 3, 6;  6.12;  3,24;  6,30;  6,36.
33 sets St. Denis Teas, 18 handled;  15  unhand. 
9  *•  Minton Hand Teas.
24 Bowls, 6,24;  12,80;  6,36.
6 Mugs 36.
24 Oyster Bowls, 30.
12 Chambers, 6 open;  6 covered, No. 9.
6 pairs No. 9 Ewers and Basins.

For prices Original Crates  see  first  column.

6  “  Fruit Saucers 4 inch.
24 sets Teas, 9 handled, 15 uneandled.
3  “  Handled Coffees.
15 Dishes, 3. 8;  3,9;  3,10;  3,11:  3,12.
20  Bakers, 6,6;  4, 7;  6, 8;  4,9.
24 Scollops, 6,5;  6, 6; 6, 7;  6, 8.
1 Sauce Tureen Complete.
6 Covered Dishes, 3, 7;  3, 8
2 Sauce Boats.
2 Pickles.
4 Cov’d Butters.
3 Tea Pots.
6 Sugars.
6 Creams, 24.
24 Bowls, 6, 24;  12, 30;  4, 24;  6, 30;  6. 36.
24 Pitchers, 4, 6;  4,12;  4. 24;  6, 30;  6, 36.
6 Pairs 9 Ewers and Basins.
6 Covered Chambers, 9s.
6 Soap Slabs.
6 Mugs 30

£14.11.0
For prices original crates see 1st column.
Assortment No.  139.

24 Pairs No. 9 Ewers and Basins.
18 Covered Chambers 9.
18 Uncovered Chambers 9.
54 Bowls, 15,24;  30,30;  12, 36.
25 doz. Plates, 5,5;  20, 7.
36 Sets Teas, 9 handled;  27 unhandled.

£ 1 4 - 1 3 - 7
For prices original crates see 1st column.

ASSORTMENT  NO.  275. 

Wedgwood & Co.

30 doz. Plates, 6,6;  20. 7;  4,8.
24 Bakers, 6,6;  12,7; 6,8.
30 Bowls, 6.24;  12, 30;  12,36.
17 Chambers, 12 open;  6 covered,  No. 9.
36 Scollops, 12,6;  12, 7;  12, 8, square.
6 doz. 4 inch Fruit Saucers.
45 sets Teas, 21 unhandled;  24 handled.
24 Oyster Bowls, 30 
6 pairs 9 Ewers and Basins.
18 Platters, 6. 9;  6,10;  6,11.
3 doz. Individual Butters.

£14.19.10

For prices Original Crates see 1st column.
ASSORTMENT  NO.  262. 

W edgwood & Co.

60 pairs 9 Ewers and  Basins.
45'sets Handled Teas, St. Denis  or  Minton.

For prices Original Crates see  first  column.

£14.0.0

W  edgwood & Go.’s W hite 

Granite W are.

Assortment No.  144.

23 doz. Plates, 5,5;  2,6:  12,7;  2,8flat;  2,7deep. 
6  “  4 inch Fruit Saucers.
2  **  Ind. Butters.
23 Platters, 3, 8;  3,9;  6,10;  6,11;  3,12;  2,14.
18 Bakers, 3, 6;  6, 7;  6, 8; 3,9.
51 Scollops, 12,3;  6,5;  6, 6;  12, 7;  12, 8;  3, 9.
4  Covered Dishes, 2, 7;  2, 8.
2 Sauce Boats.
3 Pickles.
2  Covered B  tt  rs, 5 inch.
4 Casseroles, 2,7;  2 ,8 .
2  Tea Pots, 24.
4  Sugars, 24.
24 Pitchers, 3, 6;  6,12;  3,24 6,30 ;  6, 36.
42 sets, 12 hand;  30 unhand.
38 Bowls. 6, 24;  20,30;  12,36.
6 Mugs, 30.
6 pairs 9 Ewers and Basins.
18 Chambers, 6 covered;  12 open.

For prices Original Crates see first column.

£16.1.2

70 doz. Square Scollops, 20,5;  15,6;  15, 7;  15, 8; 

Assortment No.  229.
£i5-5-o
Assortment No.  266.
15, 9.
£ 20.0.0
Assortment No. 264.
£15.0.0
Assortment No. 263.

180 sets Unhand. Teas, St. Denis.

14 doz. No. 9 Covered Chambers.
45 sets Handled Minton Teas.

£17.2.0
Assortment No. 265.
15 doz. No. 9 Open Chambers.
45  “  doz. Unhandled St. Denis Teas.

£ i 3 - 7 - o

Assortment No. 260.

75 doz. 4 inch Square Fruit Saucers.
50  “  Square Ind. Butters.
50  •*  3 inch Square Bakers.
50  “  3  “ 
“  Dishes.
3 
18 sets Hd. St. Denis Coffees.
18  “ 

“  5  “  Covered Butters.

“  Minton 

“

£ 3 1 -5 -6

Johnson  Bros.’  English 

W hite Granite W are.
Diamond E Assortment.

30 doz. Plates, 6. 5;  20,7; 4, 8.
24 Bakers, 6,6;  12. 7:  6,8.
30 Bowls, 6,24;  12,30:  12,36, St. Dennis.
18 Chambers, 12 open;  6 covered, 9.
36 Scollops. 12,6;  12, 7;  12, 8, square.
6 doz. 4 in. Squaae Fruit Saucers.
34 sets Teas, 24 hand, 21 unhand.;  H St. Dennis 
and ¡4 Minton.
24 Oyster Bowls, 30.
6 pairs 9 Ewer and Basins.
3  doz. Ind, Butters.
18 Platters, 6,9;  6,10:  6,11.
Johnson  Bros.’  W hite 

£ i 4.xg.io

Granite  W are.

Diamond I Assortment.

“ 

“ 

“ 

8,  square.

Ind.  Butters.

3, 6;  6, 7;  6,8;  3, 9.

21 doz. Plates, 5,5; 2,6;  12,8;  2,8.
6  **  Square 4 inch Fruit S a u c e J S .
3  *• 
21 Platters, 3, 8; 3,9: .6,10;  6,11;  12.
18 
18 Scollops, 12,3; 5,6;  6,6;  12, 7 
4 Covered Dishes. 2, 7;  2,8.
2 
Butters, 5 inch.
2 Sauce Boats.
3 Pickles.
2 Tea Pots,
4 Sugars. 24.
4  Casseroles, 2, 7;  2,8.
24 Pitchers, 3, 6;  6,12;  3, 24;  6.30;  6,36.
33sets  Teas,  18  handled;  15  Unhandled,  St. 
9  “  Handled Teas, Minton.
24 Bowls, 6,24;  12,30;  6,36.
6 Mugs, 36.
24 Oyster Bowls, 30.
12 Chambers, 6 covered;  6 open, 9.
6 Pairs 9 Ewers and Basins.
Johnson  Bros.’  W hite 

Dennis.

£15.8.6

Granite  W are.

Diamond A Assortment.

42 doz. Plates, 9,5; 3,5;  30, 7.
6  “  4 in. Fruit Saucers,  square.
36 Bowls, 12,24;  12,30;  12, 36.
60 sets Teas, i f  handled,30 unhandled.
48 Scollops. 6,5;  12,6; 12,7;  12,8;  6,9,  square. 
15 Pitchers, 3.12;  6,30;  3,36.
6 pairs 9 Ewers and Basins.
12 Chambers, 6 covered, 6 open, 9s.

£16.12.10

Ass’d Crate Burgess & Goddard 

Diamond X English W hite 

Granite Ware.
22  doz. Plates, 4.5;  4,6;  11, 7;  3, 8.
1 doz. Soup Plates, 7 inch.
6  “  4 inch Fruit Saucers.
24 sets Teas, 6 hand., 18 unhandled.
15 Dishes, 1, 7;  2, 8;  3, 91  3,10;  3,11; 3,12.
16 Bakers, 4,5;  4, 6;  4, 7;  4, 8.
24 Scollops, 6, 5; 6. 6;  6, 7;  6, 8.
4  Covered Dishes, 2, 7;  2,8.
1 Sauce Boat.
2 Pickles.
4  Covered Butters, 5 in.
2 Tea Pots.
6 Sugars.
6 Creams, 24.
15 Bowls, 3, 24;  6,30;  6, 36.
24 Pitchers, 4, 6;  6,12;  4,24;  4,30;  4. 36.
4  Pairs No. 9 Ewers and Basins.
6 Covered Chambers, 9.
6 Soap Slabs.
6 Mugs, 30.

£ 11.12.0

For prices Original Crates,  see  first  column.
Ass’d  Package  Diamond  K 

Thirds, W hite  Granite 

Ware.
9 doz. 5 inch  Plates.............

00

Bakers.

No. 36 Bowls.............
..............
No. 30  “ 
No. 24  *• 
..............
No. 9 Covered Chambers 

“  Open 

“

••

“ 
“ 

4 in. Fruit  Saucers...
5 in. Covered  Butters...
7 in. 
Dishes
8 in. 
pairs No. 9 Ewers and Basir
5 in. Scolloped  Nappies
6 in. 
7 in. 
1 “  8 in. 
H  
h
a
h  
24 sets Handled St.  Denis  Teas. 
18  “  Unhandled  ** 

'“  9 in. Platters
“  10 in. 
“  11  in. 
'“  12 in. 

“
Package..................

“ 
“ 
“

“
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“

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Sold by the package oqly.

$54 80

£15-5-9

100 doz. 7 in. Flat Plates.

6

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Net Price List

Bakers, 5  inch................................ 

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6 
7 
8 

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83 

ing 

Orig-  Pepack- 
inal 
Crates.  Prices. 
$  doz.  $ doz.
95
1 06 1 19
1 38 1 43
1 91 2 14

 
 
 

•* 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

8  “ 

79
95
1 19
24
4 28

Bowls, No. 36,  1 pint....................... 

71 
“  No. 30, %  “ 
.......................  85 
“  No. 24,  quart.......................  1 06 
Butters, Individual........................   21 
“  5 in.  Covered......................  3 83 
Cassaroles, 7 inch...........................   5 10 
............................  5 74 
Chambers, 9 open...........................   3 40 
9 covered.......................  5 10 
Coffees,  handled.............................  99 
85 

unhandled....................... 

“ 
9  “ 
“  10  “ 
“  12  “ 

1  11
95
Covered Dishes, 7............................   4 46  4 99
8............................   5 10  5 70
Dishes, 8 inch..................................   1 06  1 19
.................................   1 28 
I 43
.................................   1 91  2 14
.................................   3 10  3 56
Ewers and  Basin, 9..........................  8 08  9 03
Fruit Saucers, 4 in..........................  32 
36
1  19
Scollops, Nappies,  6.......................1 06 
1 43
7.......................  1 28 
8............ , ........ 1 91 
2 14
1  19
Pitchers,  No. 36..............................   1 06 
1 43
No. 30............... ...............  1 28 
No. 24..............................   1 48 
1 66
No. 12 ..............................  2 55 
2 85
No.  6  ...........................   383 
428
Plates, 5 in. or Pie..........................  48 
53
65
“  6  "  Tea..........................  58 
“  7  “  Breakfast..............  69 
77
89
80 
“  8 
95
Teas, handled, any  size.................  85 
71 
79

•*  Dinner.................... 

“  unhandled,  “ 

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Over the Counter.

She stood behind the clouds of lace,
A slender form, a pallid face,
While on the counter’6 farther side,
A child of fashion and of pride,
Tossed the dream-like patterns too and fro, 
And heaped them up, like banks of snow: 
Then asked for added beauties rare.
And toyed with time, and lingered there, 
Whilst the nerve-wrought tension set.
Upon the work-worn brow, grew deeper vet, 
Ere the idling hour of the idling belle 
Had taxed all the toiler’s art to sell—
Leaving naught behind, but a  wearied  look— 
A fruitless effort and a checkless book!
O women who buy, consider, we  pray,
The vexations, trials that make up the day,
Of women who struggle, their bread to win, 
Midst bustle and noise, and tumult and din! 
When resting at home, in comfort and ease, 
Give  thoughts  to  those,  who  unceasingly 
Serving not only the public at large,
But burthened  with  whims,  their duties dis­
Till over-taxed feet, and over-taxed brain, 
Throb in vain protest, and clamor in pain. 
When tempted at times to trifling delay.
And you know you have bought all you’ll  buy 
Then turn to the toiler, and look in her face, 
And  thoughtfully  put  yourself  “just in her 

on that day.

charge.

please,

place.”

Secret of Success.

The great and shining example of success 
as a working  man,  Benjamin Franklin, has 
left to the workingman  of  the present day, 
in  the  following  valuable  sentiment,  the 
key to the secret of his advancement in life: 
“If any  one tells  you that a  workman can 
become  rich  otherwise  than  by  labor  and 
saving do not listen to  him, he  is a  poison­
er.” 
In  the  first  place  it  is  necessary  to 
labor with judgment,  intelligence, patience, 
perseverance and constancy. 
In the second 
place it is  necessary  to  save.  Save  what? 
To save  both  time  and  money.  Franklin 
saved the wages of  his toil  and  purchased 
books; made  good  use  of  his  leisure time, 
studied those books and mastered their con­
tents.  Thus by simply persevering, strictly 
and firmly,  in  this, the  guiding rule  of his 
life, he became ricli in purse and eminent in 
knowledge.  By  industry  and  frugality  at 
all times and in all things, he became a mas­
ter  workman,  a  philosopher,  a  statesman, 
and  a  sage,  and  beloved  and  respected by 
all men within the bounds of civilization.

The course  pursued  by Franklin is  open 
to every  workman  in  America; the  key to 
success  is in  every workman’s hand. 
If it 
fails to admit  him  to  the  enjoyment of at 
least a reasonable competency, it  is because 
it is rusted in the lock for want of use.

Mankind’s Mistakes.

It is a  mistake  to labor wiien you are not 

in a fit condition to do so.

To think that  the  more a person eats the 

healthier and stronger he will become.

To go to bed at midnight, and rise at day­
break and imagine  that  every  hour  taken 
from sleep is an hour gained.

To imagine that  if a  little  work or exer­
cise is  good,  violent  or  prolonged  exercise 
is better.

To conclude that the smallest room in the 

house is large enough to sleep in.

To eat as if you only had a minute to fin-

ish the meal in,  or  to eat  without an  appe­
tite,  or to  continue after  it  has  been satis­
fied, merely to satisfy the taste.

To believe that  children  can  do as much 
work as grown  people, and  that  the  more 
hours they study the more they learn.

To imagine that whatever  remedy  causes 
one to feel  immediately better (as  alcoholic 
stimulants)  is good for the  system,  without 
regard to the after effects.

To take off proper clothing out of season, 

simply because you have become heated.

To sleep  exposed to  a  direct  draught in 

any season.

To think that any nostrum or patent med­
icine is a specific for all the diseases flesh is 
heir to.

Care for Your Eyes.

Keep a shade on your lamp or gas burner.
Avoid all sudden  changes  between  light 

and darkness.

Never begin to read,  write or sew for sev­
eral minutes after coming from  darkness to 
a bright light.

Never  read  by twilight, or moonlight,  or 

on cloudy days.

Never read or sew directly in front of  the 

light, window or door.

It is best  to let the  light fall from  above 

obliquely over the left shoulder.

Never sleep so  that, on  first  awakening, 
the eyes shall  open  on  the light  of a  win­
dow.

Do not use the eyesight  by light  so scant 

that it requires an effort to discriminate.

The moment you are instinctively prompt­
ed to mb your eyes, that moment stop using 
theih.

If the eyelids are glued  together on  wak­
ing up, do not  forcibly open  them,  but  ap­
ply saliva with the  finger—it is  the  speed­
iest dilutant in the  world; then  wash  your 
eyes and face in warm water.

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Our Loader Sm oking I Our Leader F in e Cut 

15c per pound. 

33c per pound.

Our Leader Shorts,  Our Leader Cigars, 

16c per pound. 

$30 per M.
Tli©  Best  In  tine  "World-

Clark, Jew ell &  Co.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

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

where in this issue and write for

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to lake Bottom Prices on anything ve handle.
A. B. KNOW LSON,
POTATOES.

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

We 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  market price and pros­
pects.  Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired.

The World Must Move.

In 1877,  electric lighting by the incandes­
cent  system  was  declared  by  many  to  be 
contrary to scientific  principles.  The same 
was said  of  the  use  of  iron,  and  later of 
steel,  in bridge  building.  The  Suez  canal 
was once  denounced  as a  wild  and foolish 
scheme.  Less than 50  years  ago  educated 
mechanics  asserted  that  steamships  could 
never  carry  enough  coal  for a  long ocean 
voyage.  Leading ship builders  told us that 
iron ships could not swim,  and when one or 
two floated it was  said that  they would not 
hold together permanently.  Rolls for  flour 
making were once hooted and derided.  The 
world will not stand still for anyone.

Grocers wanting cheese warranted to give 
satisfaction should sell the Wayland cheese, 
L B. Smith,  proprietor.

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

Agents for Walker's Patent Butter Worker.

Reference:  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK.

157 S. Water St., Clilcago, xn_

EARL  BROS.,  Commission  Merchants.
W M . SEA RS & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

Agents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE]:

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

M i l

Manufactured by the

SMOKING  TOBACCO,
National K. of L. Co-operative ToIiaBGO Co.,
Arthur  Meigs  &  Go.,

RALEIGH,  X.  C.

GRAND  R A PID S,  MICH.,

Wholesale agents for the

STATE OF JMUCHIG’Ji.lSr.

T h is  is   the  only  authorized  X£.  cf  L. 
Sm okin g  Tobacco  on  the  m arket.  The 
stock  of  th is  corporation  is a ll  owned  by 
the K  of L.  A ssem blies  in   the  V . 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 an y quantity at follow ing prices, 
u su al term s:

2 0Z.46;  4 OZ. 44;  80Z.43;  I60Z.42.
ARTHUR MEI6S t  CO,
Wholesale  Grocers,

77, 79, 81 and 83 Sontli Division St., Grand Rapids, Hicb.

