VOL.  3.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  25.  1886.

NO.  153.

Tradesman.

GL A. H. & CO.

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

And SUPPLIES,

At lowest prices at

29  MONROE  ST.

TRY US.

Golden  Seal  Bitters  is  meeting with grand 
success wherever used.  It is an article of great 
merit.  Every  family  should  have  it  in the 
house.  It is the coming family medicine.

VOIGT, 

a g a p o i . S H i r . m a a  

St  c o . ,

Im porters and Jobbers of
STAPLE and FANCY

D ry   G ood s  '
OVERALLS, PANTS, Etc. 
our  own  make.  A  complete 
Line  of  TOYS,  FANCY 
CROCKERY,  and  FANCY 
WOODEN-WARE,  our  own 
importation.
Inspecion solicited 
prices guaranteed.

Chicago and Detroit

JUDD  cte  OO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDW ARE 

And Full Line Winter Goods.

102  CANAL STREET.

Albert Coye  & Son,
AWNINGS,  TENTS,

DEALER  IN

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

Send for Price-List.

7 3  Canal  St.

Money Rufunded.

The true remedy has a t  last been discovered 
It was long known in his practice as Ur. Pete’s 
Lung Food for Consumption.  It is now called 
Dr. Pete’s 35-cent Cough Cure.  It is the safest, 
the surest and the best.  No other Cough, Cold, 
and Consumption remedy is half its equal. We 
warrant it and will promptly refund the money 
paid  foa  it  if  a  beneficial effect is not exper­
ienced Dy the time two-thirds of  the  content» 
of the bottle is used.  Sold by the Hazeltine  & 
Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids. Mich.

BELKNAP
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MANUFACTURERS  OF

Spring, Freight, Express, 

Lumber and Farm

W A G O N S

Logging Carts and Trucks, 

Mill  and  Dump  Carts, 

Lumbermen’s  and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of  m aterial, find  have  overy 
tlTSpeeial  A ttention  Given  to  Repairing, F ainting 

facility for m aking first-class Wagons of all kindR.
and Lettering.

Shops on Front S t.,  Grand Rapids, Mich,

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

WATCH

JEW ELER.

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

F X X T G R S a  Si SM ITH
Boots, Shoes and Slippers

W holesale Manufacturers

DETROIT,  MICH.

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5  5

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¡[^“Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber 

Company.  £Ff

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

FOX &  BRADFORD,
S. ff. Venal 4 Co.’s

Agents for a full  line  of

PETERSBURG,  VA.,

PLUG  TOBACCOS,
NIMROD,
E.  C.,

BLUE  RETER,

SPREAD  EAGLE,

BIG FIVE CENTER.

&  CM !

----ARE-----

In this State for the

EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS
ican Cigar Co.
CIGARS,

COLDWATER,  MICH.

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

Eaton & Christenson

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

P E O P L E S

Mutuiti Accident Association

Insurance 

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

Our  Special

1 butt. 

3 butts.

P lu g   T o b a c c o s .
.36 
SPRING CHICKEN .38 
.33
.35 
MOXIE 
ECLIPSE 
.30. 
.30
Above brands for sale only by

Olney, Shields & Co.
PLUG TOBACCO.
TURKEY .39
.35
Big 6 Cents, 
A O  
■ n .  I  w   I  m  
1
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I A   fine  revolver 1 
 wi t h  each butt, j 
All above brands for sale only by

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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WHOLESALE  GROCERS, 

GRAND RAPID S, 

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MICtH.

ANTI-BOGUS  BUTTER.

Full Text of the Bill W hich is Now a Law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 
tepresentatives  of  the  United  States  of 
America  in Congress  assembled,  That  for 
purposes of this act the word  “butter” shall 
be  understood  to  mean  the  food  product 
usually known as butter, and which is made 
exclusively from  milk  or  cream,  or  both, 
with or  without common  salt, and  with or 
without additional coloring matter.

Sec.  2.  That for the  purposes of  this act 
certain  manufactured  substances,  certain 
extracts  and  certain  mixtures  and  com­
pounds,  including such  mixtures  and  com­
pounds  with  butter,  shall  be  known  and 
designated  as  “oleomargarine,”  namely: 
All  substances  heretofore  known  as  oleo­
margarine,  oleo,  oleomargarine  oil,  butter- 
ine,  larding,  suine  and  neutral;  all  mix­
tures  and  compounds  of  oleomargarine, 
oleo,  oleomargarine  oil,  butterine, lardine, 
suine and neutral;  all lard extracts  and tal­
low  extracts;  and  all  mixtures  and  cpm- 
pounds of  tallow,  beef,  fat,  suet, lard,  lard 
oil,  vegetable oil,  annotto  and  other  color­
ing matter,  intestinal fat and  offal fat made 
in  imitation  or  semblance  of  butter,  or 
when so made  calculated or  intended to be 
sold as butter or for butter.

Sec.  3.  That  special  taxes  are  imposed 

as follows:

Manufacturers of oleomargarine shall pay 
$600.  Every  person  who  manufactures 
oleomargarine  for  sale  shall  be  deemed  a 
manufacturer of oleomargarine.

Wholesale dealers  in  oleomargarine shall 
pay $480.  Every person who sells or offers 
for sale oleomargarine  in  the original man­
ufacturer’s  packages  shall  be  deemed  a 
wholesale  dealer  in  oleomargarine.  But 
any  manufacturer  of  oleomargarine  who 
has given  the  required  bond  and  paid the 
required  special  tax,  and  who  sells  only 
oleomagarine of  his  own production,  at the 
place of  manufacture  in the  original pack­
ages to which the  tax-paid stamps are affix 
ed,  shall  not be  required to pay the special 
tax of a wholesale  dealer in  oleomargarine 
on account of such sales.

Retail dealers in  oleomargarine shall pay 
$48.  Every person who sells oleomargarine 
in less  quantities  than  ten  pounds  at one 
time shall  be regarded  as a retail  dealer in 
oleomargarine,  And  sections  3,232, 3,233 
3,234,  3,235,  3,236,  3,237,  3,238,  3,239, 
3,240,  3,241 and 2,243 of  the  Revised Stat­
utes of the United States  are,  so far  as ap­
plicable, made to extend  to and include and 
apply to the special  taxes  imposed  by this 
section,  and to the persons upon whom they 
are imposed:  Provided,  That  in  case  any 
manufacturer of  oleomargarine  commence: 
business subsequent  to  the  thirtieth day of 
June in any  year,  the  special  tax  shall be 
reckoned from the  first day  of  July in that 
year and shall be five hundred dollars.

Sec. 4.  That every person who carries on 
the business of a  manufacturer of  oleomar­
garine without  having  paid the special tax 
therefor,  as  required  by law,  shall, besides 
being liable to  the  payment  of  the tax,  be 
fined not less than one  thousand  nor  more 
than five  thousand  dollars;  and  every per 
son who carrries on the business of a whole 
sale dealer in oleomargarine without having 
paid the special tax therefor,  as required by 
law,  shall, besides  being:; liable to  the pay 
ment of the  tax,  be fined not less  than fiv 
hundred nor more  than two  thousand  dol 
lars;  and  every person  who carries  on  the 
business of a retail  dealer in  oleomargarine 
without  having paid  the  special tax there 
for,  as required by law,  shall,  besides being 
liable to the  payment  of the  tax,  be  fined 
not less than  fifty nor  more than five  hun 
dred dollars for each and  every offense.

Sec.  5.  That every manufacturer of oleo­
margarine shall file with the collector of in 
ternal revenue of  the district  in  which his 
manufactory is  located sucli  notices,  inven 
tories and bonds,  shall keep such books and 
render such  returns  of  materials  and pro 
ducts,  shall put up such signs and affix such 
number to his  factory, and conduct his bus­
iness under such  surveilance  of officers and 
agents as the Commissioner of Internal Rev 
enue, with the approval of  the Secretary 
the  Treasury, may,  by regulation,  require 
But the bond required of such manufacturer 
shall be with sureties satisfactory to the col 
lector of  internal  revenue,  and  in  a  penal 
sum of not less  than five  thousand dollars 
and the sum of  said bond  may be increased 
from time to  time,  and  additional  suretie 
required at the discretion of the collector, 
under instructions  of  the  Commissioner 
Internal  Revenue.

Sec. 6.  That  all  oleomargarine  shall 

packed by the  manufacturer  thereof in  fir­
kins, tubs, or  other  wooden  packages  not 
before used for  that  purpose, each contain­
ing not less than  ten pounds, and  market! 
stamped,  and  branded as the Commissioner 
of Internal  Revenue,  with  the  approval 
the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  shall  pre­
scribe; and all sales made by manufacturers 
of oleomargarine  and  wholesale  dealers 
oleomargarine shall be  in  original  stamped 
packages.  Retail dealers in  oleomargarine 
must sell only from  original stamped pack­
ages in quantities not exceeding ten pounds, 
and shall  pack  the  oleamargarine  sold by 
them in suitable wooden or paper packages,

hich shall  be marked  and  branded as the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue with the 
approval of the  Secretary of  the  Treasury, 
all prescribe.  Every person  who  know- 
ngly sells or  offers  for sale, or  delivers or 
offers to deliver  any  oleomargaiine in  any 
other  form  than  in  new  wooden or paper 
packages as  above described, or who  packs 
any package  any  oleomargarine  in  any 
manner  contrary  to  law,  or  who  falsely 
brands any  package  or  affixes  a  stamp on 
any package denoting a  less  amount  of tax 
than that required by law,  shall be fined for 
each offensq  not  more  than  one  thousand 
dollars and  be  imprisoned  not  more  than 

70 years.
Sec.  7.  That every manufacturer of oleo­
margarine shall  securely  affix,  by  pasting, 
on each  package  containing  oleomargarine 
manufactured  by  him,  a  label  on  which 
shall he printed, besides the  number of  the 
manufactory and  the  district  and State  in 
hich it is situated, these words:  “Notice. 
The  manufacturer  of  the  oleomargarine 
herein contained has  complied with  all the 
quiremehts  of  the  law.  Every person is 
cautioned  not  to  use  either  this  package 
again or the stamp thereon again,  nor to re­
move the contents of  this package  without 
destroying  said  stamp, under  the  penalty 
provided  by  law  in  such  cases.”  Every 
manufacturer of oleomargarine who neglects 
to affix such label  to any  package  contain­
ing oleomargarine  made  by him or  sold or 
offered for sale by or for him, and every per­
son who removes  any  such label  so affixed 
from any such  package,  shall  be  fined $50 
for each package  in respect  to  which  such 
offense is committed.

Sec.  8.  That upon  oleomargarine  which 
shall be manufactured and sold,  or removed 
for consumption  or  use, there  shall  be as­
sessed  and  collected  a  tax  of  2  cents  per 
pound,  to  be  paid  by  the  manufacturer 
thereof, and any fractional  part of  a pound 
in a package  shall  be  taxed  as  a  pound. 
The tax  levied by this  section shall be rep­
resented by coupon stamps; and  the provis­
ions of existing laws  governing the engrav­
ing,  issue,  sale,  accountability,  effacement 
and destruction of stamps relating to tobac­
co and snuff,  as far  as  applicable,  are here­
by made to apply to stamps  provided for by 
this section.

Sec.  9.  That whenever any manufacturer 
of oleomargarine  sells, or  removes for  sale
or  consumption,  any  oleomargarine  upon
which  the  tax  is  required  to  be  paid  by 
stamps,  without  the  use  of  the  proper 
stamps,  it shall be the duty of  the Commis 
sioner of Internal  Revenue,  within a period 
of not more than two years  after such  sale 
or removal, upon  satisfactory proof,  to esti 
mate the  amount  of  tax  which  has  been 
omitted to be paid  and  to make an  assess 
ment therefor  and  certify the  same  to the 
collector.  The tax so  assessed  shall  be in 
addition to  the  penalties  imposed  by  law 
for sucli sale or removal.

Sec.  10.  That all oleomargarine imported 
from foreign  countries  shall,  in addition to 
any import  duty imposed  upon  the  same, 
pay an internal revenue  tax of  fifteen cents 
per pound,  such  tax  to  be  represented  by 
coupon stamps as in the case of oleomargar­
ine manufactured in the United States.  The 
stamps shall be affixed and cancelled by the 
owner or importer  of  the  oleomarine while 
it is in the  custody  of  the  proper  custom 
house officers; and  the  oleomargarine shall 
not pass  out of the custody of  said  officer 
until the  stamps  have  been  so  affixed and 
cancelled, but  shall be  put  up  in  wooden 
packages, each containing not  less than ten 
pounds,  as prescribed by  this  act  for  oleo 
margarine  manufactured 
in  the  United 
States, before  the  stamps  are  affixed; anti 
the owner or importer of such oleomargarine 
shall be liable to all the  penal provisions of 
this act prescribed for  the mai^facturers of 
oleomargarine manufactured in  the  United 
States.  Whenever  it is  necessary  to take 
any oleomargarine so imported to any place 
other than the public stores  of  the  United 
States for the purpose  of  affixing and  can 
celling  such  stamps,  the  collector  of  cus 
toms of the port  where such  oleomargarine 
is entered  shall  designate  a  bonded  ware 
house to which it  shall be  taken, under the 
control of  such  customs  officer as such col 
lector may direct;  and  every  officer of cus 
toms who  permits  any such  oleomargarine 
to pass out of his custody or control without 
compliance by the owner or  importer there­
of with the provisions of  this  section relat­
ing thereto,  shall be guilty of a misdemean­
or,  and  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  one 
thousand dollars nor more  than five  thous­
and  dollars,  and  imprisoned  not  less than 
six  months  ndr  more  than  three  years. 
Every person who  sells  or  offers  for  sale 
any imported oleomargarine, or oleomargar­
ine purporting or  claimed  to have been im­
ported, not put up in packages and stamped 
as provided by this  act,  shall  be  fined  not 
less than five hundred dollars nor more than 
five  thousand  dollars,  and  be  imprisoned 
not less than six months nor more than two 
years.

Sec. 11.  That  every  person  who  know­
ingly  purchases  or  receives  for  sale  any 
oleomargarine which  has  not been branded 
or stamped according  to law  shall be liable 
to a penalty of  fifty dollars  for  each  such 
offense.

Sec.  12.  That  every  person  who  know- 
igly  purchases  or  receives  for  sale  any 
oleomargarine  from  any manufacturer who 
as not paid the  special  tax shall  be liable 
for each  offense to  a  penalty of  $100,  and 
to a forfeiture of all articles so purchased or 
received, or of the full value thereof.

Sec.  13.  That  whenever  any  stamped 
package containing oleomargarine  is  empt- 
d,  it shall  be  the  duty  of  the  person in 
hose hands  the same is to  destroy utterly 
the  stamps  thereon, and  any  person  who 
illfully neglects or  refuses so  to do  shall 
for each such offense be fined not exceeding 
>0,  and imprisoned  not less  than ten days 
nor more than  six  months.  And  any per­
son  who  fraudulently  gives  away  or  ac- 
epts from  another, or  who  sells,  buys  or 
uses  for  packing  oleomargarine  any  such 
stamped packages,  shall for  each offense be 
tine«! not exceeding one hundred dollars, anil 
be imprisoned not more than one year.  Any 
revenue  oificer  may  destroy  any  emptied 
oleomargarine  package  upon  which 
the 
tax-paid stamp is found.
Sec.  14.  That there shall be in the office 
of the  Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue 
an  analytical  chemist  and  a microscopist, 
rho shall each be appointed  by  the  Secre­
tary of the Teasury,  and shall  each  receive 
salary of two thousand  five  hundred  dol­
lars per  annum;  and  the  Commissioner  of 
Internal  Revenue  may,  whenever  in  his 
judgment the necessities  of  the  service  so 
require,  employ  chemists  and  microsco- 
pists, to be  paid  such  compensation  as  he 
may deem proper,  not exceeding  in  the  ag­
gregate  any  appropriation  made  for  that 
purpose.  And such Commissioner is author­
ized  to  decide  what  substances,  extracts, 
mixtures or compounds  which  may be  sub­
mitted for  his  inspection in contested cases 
are to be taxed under the act;  and his decis­
ion  in  matters  of  taxation  under  this act 
shall be final.  The Commissioner may also 
decide whether any substance  made  in imi­
tation or semblance of butter, and  intended 
for human  comsumption,  contains  ingred­
ients deleterious to the public health;  but in 
case of doubt or contest his decisions in this 
class of cases  may  be  appealed  from  to  a 
board  hereby  constituted  for  the purpose, 
composed  of  the  Surgeon-General  of  the 
Army, the Surgeon-General of the Navy and 
the Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  and  the 
decision  of  this  board  shall  be  final in the 
premises.
Sec. 15.  That all packages of oleomarga- 
ine subject to tax under this act  that  shall 
be found without stamps or marks  as  here­
in provided, and all oleomargarine  intended 
for human consumption which  contains  in­
gredients  adjudged,  as  hereinbefore  pro- 
ided, to be deleterious to the public health, 
shall be forfeited to the United States.  Any 
person  who  shall  willfully  remove  or  de­
face  the  stamps,  marks,  or  brands  on  a 
package containing oleomargarine  taxed  as 
provided  herein  shall be guilty of a  misde­
meanor,  and shall be punished by a  fine  of 
not less than one hundred dollars  nor  more 
than two thousand dollars,  and  by  impris­
onment for  not  less  than  thirty  days  nor 
more than six months.
Sec.  16.  That oleomargarine may be  re­
moved from the  place  of  manufacture  for 
xport to a foreign country without payment 
of tax or affixing stamps thereto, under such 
filiations and the filing of such bonds and 
other security as  the  Commissioner  of  In­
ternal  Revenue,  with  the  approval of the 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury, may prescribe. 
Every person who shall export  oleomargar­
ine  shall  brand  upon  every  tub,  firkin  or 
other package  containing  such  article  the 
word  “oleomargarine” 
in  plain  Roman 
letters not less than one-half inch square.
Sec.  17.  That whenever any  person  en­
gaged in carrying on the business  of manu­
facturing  oleomargarine  defrauds,  or  at­
tempts to defraud, the United States of  the 
tax on the oleomargarine produced  by  him, 
or  any  part  thereof,  he  shall  forfeit  the 
factory and  manufacturing  apparatus  used 
by him and  all  oleomargarine  and  all  raw 
material for the production of oleomargarine 
found in the factory or on the factory prem­
ises,  and shall be  fined  not  less  than  five 
hundred dollars nor more than five thousand 
dollars,  and be imprisoned not less than six 
months nor more than three years.
Sec.  18.  That  if  any  manufacturer  of 
oleomargarine,  any  dealer  therein,  or  any 
importer or exporter thereof shall knowing-* 
ly or wilfully omit, neglect or refuse  to  do, 
or cause to be done,  any  of  the  things  re­
quired by law  in  the  carrying  on  or  con­
ducting of his business, or shall do anything 
by this act prohibited,  if there be no specefic 
penalty  or  punishment  imposed  by  any 
other section of this act for  the  neglecting, 
omitting or refusing to do, or for  the  doing 
or causing to be done,  the thing  required or 
prohibited,  he  shall  pay  a penalty of  one 
thousand dollars;  and  if  the  person  so  of­
fending be the manufacturer of or a  whole­
sale dealer in oleomargarine,  all  the  oleo­
margarine owned  by  him,  or  in  which  ho 
has any interest as owner,  shall be forfeited 
to the United States.
Sec.  19.  That  all  fines,  penalties,  anil 
forfeitures imposed by this  act  may  be  re­
covered in any court of  competent  jurisdic­
tion.
!  Sec. 20.  That the  Commissioner  of  In­
ternal  Revenue,  with  the  approval  of  the 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  may make  all 
needful regulations for the carrying into ef­
fect of this act.
Sec. 21.  That this act shall  go  into  ef­
fect on the ninetieth day after  its  passage; 
and all woollen packages containing  ten  or 
more pounds of oleomargarine found on the 
premises of any dealer on or after the  nine­
tieth day succeeding the day of  the passage 
of  this  act  shall  be  deemed to be taxable 
under section eight of this act,  and shall  be 
taxed,  and  shall  have  affixed 
thereto 
the  stamps,  marks  and  brands  required 
by  this  act,  or  by  regulations  made  pur­
suant  to  this  act;  and  for the purpose of 
securing the affixing of the  stamps,  marks, 
and brands required  by  this  act, the  oleo­
margarine shall be regarded as having  been 
manufactured  and  sold,  or  removed  from 
the manufactory for consumption or use, on 
or after the day  this  act  takes  effect;  and 
such stock on hand at the time of taking ef­
fect  of  this  act  may  be stamped,  marked 
and branded under special regulations of the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue  approv­
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury; and the 
Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue  may 
authorize  the  holder  of  such  packages  to 
mark and brand the same and to affix there­
to the proper tax-paid stamps.

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MENTHOL INHALER

MBUB AIiGIA
Quickly relieved  by  Cushman’s  Menthol 
Inhaler when all others  fail.  How  is  that 
possible?  Because by  inhalation  the  very 
volatile  remedy  is  carried  directly  to the 
delicate net work of nerves m the nose  and 
head,  and applied directly to the nerves, and 
so  rapidly  assimilated  that  quick relief is 
obtained. 
It will  last  six  months  to  one 
year,  and the last grain is as  potent  as  the 
first inhalation.  You will find it  sells  rap­
idly.  Retail price, 50c.

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

71 CANAL STREET.

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

STANLEY  N.  ALLEN,  Proprietor.
WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO 
Orders by Mail and Express promptly at­

CI1IICALS.

tended to.

GUSTAVE  A.  WOLF,  Attorney.

Over Fourth N ational Bank.  Telephone 407. 

COMMERCIAL  LAW  &  COLLECTIONS
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We pay the highest price for it.  Address
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Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

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W e give the  following

G-u.aran.te o :

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 may select.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drat Co.

GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

A Simple Cure for Dyspepsia.

Probably never in the history of proprietary 
medicines has any article met success equal to 
that  which  has  been  showered upon Golden 
Seal Bitters.  Why, such has been the  success 
of this discovery that nearly  every  family in 
whole neighborhoods  have  been  taking it at 
the same time.  GoJpen Seal Bitters combines 
the best remedies of  the  vegetable  kingdom, 
and  in  such  proportions  as  to  derive  their
urtanco  to  the  whole system,  In fact, this 
preparation is so balanced in its  action  upon 
the  alimentary  canal,  the  liver, the kidneys, 
the stomreh, the bowels,  and  the  circulation 
of the blood, that it brings about a healthy ac­
tion  of  the  edtire  human organism that can 
hardly be credited by those who have not seen 
the remarkable results lhat have  followed its 
use.  Sold  by  Hazeltine  & Perkins Drug Co., 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

freatest  medicinal  effect  with  the  least dis- 

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BUY  WHIPS  and  LASHES
QK.  ROYS  db  OO-,
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M anufacturers’ ag en t.,

OF

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2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

G et spot cash price, and have th e  profits.  Orders by 

m all prom ptly attended to.

W M .   L .   T Ü T .T .T S   &   O O .  

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BRAND

On and after Sept. 1st, dealers can have  their  orders  filled 
promptly direct from Baltimore  or  from  Grand  Rapids  with 
this well-known and popular brand of Straight Baltimore Pack 
of Fresh Oysters.
I also handle a large variety of Fresh Sea  and  Lake  Fish 
Clams, Shrimps, Lobsters and Celery.  All kinds of Salt Fish in 
packages.  All special orders will have prompt attention. 
I shall still continue to handle the  New  York  Counts  and 
Selects.  For prices and terms address

gi 

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CANAL ST. 

B.  F.  EMERY,

Manager.

JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,

JLUTTD ISTOTIOHSTS,

80  Monroe  St.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

A Specialty.

HOGLE & CO.

Jobbers  Michigan  W ater  W hite  and 
Legal Test Oils.  Manistee and Saginaw 
Salt.
Agricultural Salt.  Warsaw  Salt) pockets, all  sizes,  and 
barrels.  W est Michigan Agents for  Prussing’s Celebrated Vin­
i i i a i i 
egar  works.  W rite  for#quotations,  i j n p i / r n n i l  
W arehouse:  Lee’s  Ferry Dock,  MUoIvtuUNi  IyIIu Hi

NEIL’S  CARRIAGE PAINTS,  ‘

A  Rapid S eller. 

Splendid Profit.

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.

Acie White Lead and Color Works,  Sole Maifactnrers, Detroit.
FULLER  & STOWE COMPANY,

Designers

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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.

M A N U FA CTU RIN G   M ATTERS.

Weed & Co. have completed a  new  plan­

your paper.”

Purely Personal.

John Shields and wife have returned from 

Cape May.

Ludwig Wintemitz, State agent for “Fer- 
mentum,” put  in  last  week at  Kalamazoo, 
East Saginaw and Bay City.

E.  E.  Whipple,  formerly of this  city,  but 
now engaged in the manufacture of his pat­
ent harrow at Eaton Rapids,  was  in  town j 
last Saturday.

Amos  S.  Musselman  spent  last  week 
among the trade of the Holland  colony,  re­
newing former  acquaintances  and  making 
many new acquaintances.

C.  E.  Olney  has  gone  to  Thompson, 
Conn.,  where  he  will  spend  two  or three 
weeks  with  his  family  and  parents.  He 
will return by way of New York and Wash­
ington.

Lester  J.  Rindge  has  gone  to  Ashbury 
Park, N. \ .,  where he  will  spend a couple 
of weeks.  He  is accompanied  by his wife. 
N.  Fred Avery and wife are  also visiting at 
the same  place.

I. L.  Tower,  a resident  of  Grand Rapids 
before the war, but now the owner of a farm, 
sawmill and  shingle mill  near Cato, Mont­
calm county,  put in a couple of  days at this 
market lost week.

H.  F.  Hastings has  returned  from Wau­
kesha,  Wis.,  where he  has been spending a 
week.  He  leaves  September  20  for  St. 
Louis, where he  will  spend a  week at  the 
Grand  Encampment  of  the  Knights Tem­
plar of the U.  S.

Walter  McBrien  is  the  latest  victim of 
Gus.  Sharp’s joking propensity.  Gus.  added 
to  one of his orders a request for a  “square 
post hole auger.”  The shipping clerk copied 
the  order  into  the  “pick  up  book,”  when 
Walter made  several  unsuccessful attempts 
to secure the desired  article,  greatly to  the 
merriment of his business  associates.

Good Words Unsolicited.

and spicy.”

Belcher Bros., grocers, Leslie:  “It  is  good
N. DeGraw,  grocer,  Cedar  Springs:  “Like 

J.  L.  Phillips,  general  dealer,  Lawrence: 
Like your paper.”

MISCELLANEOUS.

,  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. 
*  J
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
k  oc 
of this office must be accompanied
ete^ cen*s exfra» t° cover expense of postage.

T7XCHANGE—Saw  mill,  eighty  acre farm 
A-* , ana  city  property  in  exchange  for dry 
goods, clothing, millinery or boots  and  shoes. 
For particulars, address  P.  Medalie,  Cadillac,
Mich.
155*

I[>OR  SALE—A small and well-selected  stock i 

of groceries.  First-class  location and a i 
nrst-class  trade  in  Grand  Rapids.  Lease  of 
store for five years.  Rooms for family adjoin­
t s '  store.  Reason  for  selling,  poor  health, 
to r  further  information,  address ZZZ,  care 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n , Grand Rapids, Mich.  153tf

new); two  counter scales;  twenty-one feet of 

FOR SALE—One large ice box, (lined inside,) 

one pair scales, weigh »00 pounds, (almost 
shelving  suitable  for  grocery  or  drug store, 
and other shelving;  one  2*  foot  show  case; 
one new delivery  wagon;  one  copying  pi%ss 
and patent brush;  one safe;  one  second-nand 
cheese safe;  thirteen  new  wooden  tea chests 
(large).  Apply to J. C.  Shaw  &  Co.,  79  Canal 
street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

FOR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE-12*  acres 

fruit farm adjoining city  of  Grand  Rap­
general merchandise stock.  Address  Box 85, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 

ids, elegant buildings,  for  clean  hardware  or 

154*

154

cities of 6,000 population in Northern Michigan. 

BARTNER WANTED—To buy  half interest 

in grocery business in  one  of  the  finest 
One of the partners obliged to sell on  account 
of advanced age and very poor health.  Large 
trade  already  built  up,  and  can be doubled. 
Sales  for June,  *2,015  and  July,  *2.477.  Ad­
dress L , care T h e   T r a d e s m a n , Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 
\ \ f  ANTED—A  thoroughly  competent  man 
” T 
as salesman in a general store.  Must be 
sober and industrious.  Address, giving refer­
ences, West Michigan Lumber Co.,  Woodville, 
Mich. 

■OR  SALE—A hardware store with tin-shop, 

situated in best farming county in center 
petition.  Address  G.  A.,  care  T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n . 

of State.  About *1,500 stock all new,  no com­

152tf

157*

157*

B'J.RIST  MILL—For  sale  or  exchange  for 

*  other property.  Mill is situated  on  rail­
road thirty-six to eighty miles from competing 
mills in new and  rapidly  developing  farming 
country  near  lumbering  markets.  Present 
owner not a miller and  having other business. 
Address Geo. H. Smith, Gaylord, Mich. 
154*
TT'OR  SALE—Small  stock  of  general  mer- 
X1  chandise In growing town, with  prospect 
of railroad in the near future.  Also fine  resi­
dence, if desired.  Address  O.  W. Bailey, Kal- 
amo, Mich. 

15«*

Ij'OR  SALE—A  drug  store  situated  on the 

-  Chicago & 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 T h e   T r a d e s m a n . 
______________  

to  get  a  situation,  if  you have anything for 

IF YOU WANT—To get into business, to sell 

your business, to secure additional capital, 
sale or want to buy anything, advertise in the 
Miscellaneons Column of T h e   T r a d e s m a n .  A 
twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

143tf

in the book and stationery business at Jack- 
son.

Davenport & Jones succeed  Nelson  Has­
kins  in  the  dry  goods  business  at Imlay 
City.

Hartman  &  Green  succeed  Hartman  & 
Delong  in  the  grocery  business  at  Three 
Rivers.

Wm.  Renwick  succeeds  Renwick  & 
Foulks in the grocery and clothing business 
at Saranac.

C. E.  Blakeley,  the Coopersville druggist, 
is spending  a fortnight  at  Bay View.  He 
is accompanied by his wife.

C. Beach,  the  Galesburg  merchant,  was 
badly bruised by falling on the  track  while 
trying to board a moving train on  the  19th
Henry Dodge has retired from the firm of 
Davison  Bros.  &  Co.,  general  dealers  at 
Damon  and  Beaver  Lake.  The business 
will be continued by Davison Bros.

Vic Vollmer, formerly engaged in the gro­
cery business at Reed City,  is now  engaged 
in assisting his brother, A. Vollmer, the Bjg 
Rapids grocer.

S. J. Koon  has  purchased  the  interest of 
his  brother  in  the  firm  of  C. E.  &  S. J 
Koon, dealers in drugs and groceries at Lis­
bon,  and will continue the business.

J. W. Murray has retired from the firm of 
J. G. Johnson & Co., druggists at  Traverse 
City, to engage in  the  grocery  business  at 
Laingsburg.  The drug business at Traverse 
City will be continued by J. G. Johnson.

Mrs.  W.  R.  Stringham  writes  TnE 
T radesman as follows from Remus:  “The 
drug stock of Miss I.  M.  Pattison,  of  Me­
costa,  was removed to  Remus  last  March. 
It is still there under the control  and  man­
agement of the above mentioned—now Mrs. 
W. R.  Stringham.  There is no person bear­
ing tiie title of Dr.  I. M.  Pattison, but a Dr. 
J.  W. Pattison,  who  after  a  two  months’ 
residence here removed to his  old  home  at 
Millbrook.  He is  not  connected  with  the 
above drug business.”

ing mill at Bessemer.

The wood  pulp  mill,  near  Petoskey,  is 

nearly ready for operation.

S. D.  Barber  succeeds  S.  D.  Barber  & 

Son in the milling business at Nashville.

Larkin & Patrick,  manufacturers of  lum­
ber,  shingles and salt at  Midland, have dis­
solved, eacli continuing.

A.  Callard,  the  West  Haven  bedstead 
manufacturer,  has  put  in  a  new  shaper, 
made by Bailey & Co., of Owosso.

STRA Y   FA C T S.

Jas. Reynolds, hotel keeper at Hadley, has 

Mary L.  Meengs,  milliner at Holland,  has 

sold out.

sold out.

Wm.  Dieterle,  furniture  dealer  at  Man­

chester,  has sold.

Wm.  Anderson  &  Co.  have  engaged  in 

the meat business at Mecosta.

Muchler &  Allen, commission  merchants 

at East Saginaw, are out of business.

Stone & Hemingway succeed  J.  E.  Gard­

ner in the banking business at Sheridan.

T.  A.  Price succeeds Price &  Barnard  in 

the meat market business at Mancelona.

Wm.  Campbell, of  the  firm of  Campbell 
&  Witherspoon,  plumbers  at  Detroit,  is 
dead.

Jenter & Raushenberger succeed Wm.  G. 
Dieterle in the  furniture  business  at  Man­
chester.

E.  R. McCormick & Co. succeed Muchler 
& Allen in the produce and commission bus­
iness at East Saginaw.

V. M. Russell succeeds  E.  P.  Sparks  in 
the musical instrument and sewing machine 
business at Tecumseh.

The  Detroit  Lumber  Co.,  at |Detroit,  is 
succeeded by the Whyte  Debridge  Lumber 
Co., with a paid up capital of $11,600.

Goodnow &  Hinds  are  buying  hemlock 
bark in Mason  county  and  shipping  it  to 
Chicago at an expence of $1,623^  per  cord.
A large amount of cedar is being  market­
ed at Cheboygan.  Buyers have lately  paid 
30 cents for  ties  and  10  cents  for  paving 
posts.

The new steam barge H.  A . Boot, recent­
ly built at Saugatuck,  took her  first  jag  of 
lumber  from  Ludington  to  Michigan  City 
last week.

Geo.  B.  Martin,  formerly  with  the  Lan­
sing National Bank,  at Lansing,  will  open 
a private bank at  East  Jordan  about  Sep­
tember 1.

J. D.  Weston & Co.  is a new firm that has 
purchased a large area  of  pine  lands  adja­
cent to  Manistique  river.  The  logs  from 
the lands purchased will be  sawed  at  Man- 
istique.

Lee & Brown have merged their  banking { 
business at Saranac into a  stock  company, j 
to be known  as  the  Saranac  Bank.  The i 
concern will have a capital stock of $25,000,  | 
which can be increased to $50,000 whenever j 
the business warrants it.  A.  C.  Lee  will | 
be manager of the new  organization.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

lercantile and Manufacturina; Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY.  AUGUST  25,  1886.

Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association. 
President—L. M.  Mills.
Vice-President—S. A. Sears.
Secretary and Treasurer—Geo.  H. Seymour. 
Board of Directors—H. S.  Robertson,  Geo.  F. 
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 

p. m.

Associated  Associations  of  Michigan.
First Meeting—At Grand Rapids, Tuesday, Sep­
tember 21.
Those intending to  be  present  should  notify 
T h e   M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n  as soon  as pos­
sible.

association,  is first sent from  one  to  three 
communications, notifying  him  of  the  ac 
tion contemplated.  This  gives  him  ample 
opportunity to pay  the account,  or  arrange 
for its payment,  and in the  event  of  a  dis­
puted account action is stayed until  after  a 
thorough investigation has been made.  Such 
precaution  is  effectual  in  preventing  the 
wrongful black-listing of any person.  T he 
Tradesman is informed  that  the  real  es­
tate  dealers  of  Grand  Rapids  and  other 
towns in the State are also the compilers of 
“black-lists,” as they  term  them,  but  that 
persons so reported are never  given  an  op­
portunity  to  make  any  explanation in  the 
premises—in fact, have no  knowledge  that 
their names are used  in  the  manner  men­
tioned.  The  T radesman  considers  such 
a  practice 
thoroughly  disreputable  and 
doubts if any honest man will  countenance 
it.  The temptation it  affords unscrupulous 
agents—men of the Scribner  ilk—to  report 
men from personal grounds is  too  great  to 
be withstood in many cases and the result is 
a conspiracy which decent people will never 
condone.

Business Men's Protective Association 

of Kingsley.

President,  Jas.  Broderick;  Vice-President, 
A. G. Edwards;  Secretary,  Geo.  W.  Chaufty; 
Treasurer, H. P.  Whipple.
Merchants’  Protective  Association  of 

Big Rapids.

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.
W hite  Lake  Business  Men’s  Associa­

The Lumber Worker is the title of  a n§w 
monthly journal just launched at Cincinnati 
by Cohen & Co.  Like  its  predecessor,  the 
Furniture  Worker,  it  is  well  edited  and 
printed, but the representation of a sawmill 
on the title  page was  evidently constructed 
by  a  person  who was  never within a hun­
dred miles of a circular saw.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

tion.

President, A. T. Linderman, Whitehall;  Sec­
retary, W. B.Nicholson, Whitehall;  Treasurer, 
C. L. Streng, Montague.
Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of 

Cheboygan.

President,  A. W. Westgate;  Vice-President, 

H. Chambers;  Secretary, A. J. Paddock.
Traverse City Business  Men’s Associa­

tion.

President.  Frank  Hamilton;  Secretary, C. T. 

Lockwood; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.

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

sociation.

President,  Wm.  E.  Kelsey;  Vice-President, 

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

Business Men’s Protective Association 

of Saranac.

President, Geo. A. Potts;  Secretary,  P. T. Wil­

liams;  Treasurer, S. M. Crawford.

Elk Rapids Business Men’s  Protective 

Association.

President, J. J.  McLaughlin ;  Secretary, C.  L. 

Martin;  Treasurer, A. B. Conklin.

Merchants’ Union of Nashville. 

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

sociation.

President, N. B.Blain;  Vice-President, John 
Giles;  Secretary,  Frank T. King;  Treasurer, 
Chas. D. Pease.
Sturgis Business Men’s Association.
President, Henry S. Church; Vice-President 
H. L. Anthony;  Secretary and Treasurer, Wm 
Jorn.

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

Cooley.

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

COME  ONE,  COME  ALL!

I. J. Quick,  the Allendale general dealer, 
writes T he T radesman as follows relative 
to the coming State convention of Associated 
Associations:

I wish to inquire of you if  in  the  organ­
ization of your  State  Association  you pro­
pose to let us fellows in who are  doing bus­
iness in country towns too small to organize. 
If so,  I am with you;  if not,  I am out in the 
cold.

The  writer  of  the  above and every  one 
else  similarly  situated  is hereby informed 
that tlie first convention  of  the  Associated 
Associations will be  made  up  of  business 
men without regard to their connection with 
local associations.  That is, while every as­
sociation  in  the  State  is expected to send 
delegates to the  convention,  business  men 
from towns not yet organized will be just as 
cordially welcomed as regularly elected del­
egates.  Even when delegates  are  selected 
by an association to  attend  the convention, 
other business men in  the  same  town  will 
have  the  same  privilege. 
It  has  been 
thought best to throw the doors open in this 
manner at the first convention,  in order that 
full and free expression of opinions may  be 
obtained  from  everyone  interested  in  the 
subject  of  organization.  Subsequent  con­
ventions will in all probability be  made  up 
on a delegated  basis,  but  this  time  every 
one will be  welcomed  and  accorded  equal 
privileges.

Come one, come all!

TH E  OLEOMARGARINE  TAX.

T he  T radesman has no excuse  to offer 
for the  surrender  of  three  columns  of  its 
space to the entire presentation of  the  but- 
terine law.  Although the law  does  not  go 
into  effect  until  November  1,  it  behooves 
every merchant to post  himself  thoroughly 
on  all  the  provisions  of  the  measure,  in 
order that he avoid laying himself  liable  to 
prosecution and punishment.  The  revenue 
officers  will  probably  endeavor  to enforce 
the law with the same  degree  of  strictness 
observed in  dealing  with  the  whisky  and 
tobacco business,  in consequence  of  which 
merchants dealing in  bogus  butter  will  be 
frequently visited by minions of Uucle Sam’s 
Treasury department.

Every dead-beat whose name is placed on 
the  delinquent  sheet  of  a  business men’s

M

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G RA N D   R A PID S   G O SSIP.

Foster,  Stevens & Co. are shipping a com­
plete hardware  stock  to  Frank W.  Foster, 
at Newaygo,  this week.

John D,  Popp has engaged in the grocery 
business at 75 Clancy street.  Clark, Jewell 
& Co. furnished the stock.

M. Dykhuis  has  engaged  in the grocery 
business at Grand Haven.  Bulkley, Lemon 
& Hoops furnished the stock.

John Johnson & Co.  have  engaged in the 
grocery  business  at  Muskegon.  Bulkley, 
Lemon & Hoops furnished the stock.

The Buss  Machine  Works,  a  copartner­
ship  consisting  of  George F.,  Wendall  R. 
and Edward P. Buss, will be  merged into  a 
stock company this fall.

N.  W. Crook, who  recently  sold  his gro­
cery  stock  on  Shawmut  avenue  to  Theo. 
M.  Goossen,  will  shortly engage  in  the dry 
goods and notion business.

Janshefski Bros., grocers at 129 Jefferson 
street, will re-engage in business as soon as 
the insurance  companies  settle  with  them 
for the loss sustained through a  recent fire,
The Grand Rapids  School  Furniture Co. 
has lately received  orders  from  Frankfort, 
Traverse City and Summit City,  Mich.,  and 
Vera Cruz and Boyertown,  Pa.

C. Huyser,  late  of  Holland, Europe,  has 
purchased  the  grocery  stock  of  Mrs.  Q. 
Huyser,  at New  Groningen,  and  will  con­
tinue  the  business.  Mrs. Huyser  has  re 
moved to Holland, where she has re-engaged 
in the grocery  business,  Amos  S.  Mussel- 
man &  Co. furnishing the stock.

Clark, Jewell & Co. have  leased  the  en­
tire  first  floor  and  basement  of  the  new 
Houseman building, on the corner  of  Lyon 
and Ottawa streets,  and  expect  to  remove 
their stock to the  new  location  about  No­
vember 1.  Curtiss, Dunton & Co.  contem­
plate removing to the double store  now  oc­
cupied by Clark, Jewell  &  Co.  when  it  is 
vacated by that firm.

New developments  in  the S. J. Henry & 
Co.  matter  serve to  enlarge  the  swindling 
fund accumulated by that firm about $1,200. 
It  has  just  come  to  the  notice  of  The 
T radesman that the firm received 100 bags 
of  peanuts  from  Virginia  and  fifty  bags 
from New  York a day or two  before Rose- 
berry absconded and that the  entire lot was 
re-shipped  to Chicago  the  same  day  they 
were received.

E.  E.  Whipple,  formerly with the  Luther 
& Sumner  Manufacturing  Co.,  but  now  a 
resident of Eaton Rapids, has brought about 
the organization of a stock company at that 
place for the manufacture of his patent har­
row.  The corporation will be kdown as the 
Whipple  Harrow  Co.,  and  has  a  capital 
stock of $20,000.  The  officers have not yet 
been elected,  but the following  well-known 
business men comprise the board  of  direct­
ors:  E.  E.  Whipple,  A.  C. Shaw,  H.  P. 
Webster,  O. H. Springer and C. S.  Cobb.

A ROU N D   T H E   S T A T E .

D.  K. Boyer, grocer at  Petoskey,  has  as­

Jacob Welz, hardware dealer  at  Detroit, 

M.  P. Maxon,  grocer at  Unibu  City,  has 

signed.

is dead.

sold out.

L.  C.  Merritt & Son,  grocers  at*Vassar, 

have sold out.

Wood &  Call  succeed  A.  Tillson  in  the 

grocery business at Charlotte.

Cook & Hogle succeed Preston & Cook in 

the grocery business at Hastings.

J. W. Bems & Co. succeed Berns& Rohde 

in the dry goods business at Detroit.

Aluin  Boesler  succeeds  L.  G.  Kohn  in 

the boot and shoe business at  Saginaw.

Carrel & Fisher,  general dealers  at Dorr, 

have dissolved,  L.  N.  Fisher succeeding.

E.  M. Esseltsyn succeeds  J.  Esseltsyn & | 

Son in the grocery business at Lansing.

T. H.  Potter,  a retired merchant of Niles, 
dropped dead of heart  disease  on  the 19th.
Geo. D. Brown succeeds «Brown & Pilcher

F.  J.  DETTENTHAl

A Voice from the Far West.

From the Denver Retail Grocer.

E.  A. Stowe,  editor  of  T he  Michigan 
Tradesman, was elected  secretary  of  the 
Grand Kapids Grocers’ Association  at  their j 
last meeting.  They could  not  have  chosen j 
a better man for the place.  He has  been  a j 
faithful worker for the organization  of  that I 
State,  and it is through  his  instrumentality j 
that the Association of that  city  may  now ; 
be looked upon as one of the  most  success-*-! 
ful in the country.  Nearly  every  town  of < 
any importance in that  State  has  its  mer­
chant’s protective association  and  the  ma-1 
jorityowe their origin to the  efforts  of  Mr.  : 
Stowe and his paper.

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In  1-4 lb. Cans, a  doz. Oase,  85c per doz. 
In 1-9 lb. Cana, f  doz. Oase, $1.60 per doz.

Sole  Agent  for  H.  F. 
Hemingway  &  Oo.’s 
Celebrated  Baltimore

Oysters
X<q1i¡]ülqxXi,i isfe  Hoops.

In cans, kegs and bar­
rels.
Mail  Orders  W ill  Receive 

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

See Quotations in Another 

Prompt  Attention.

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D r u g s  d O f t e b i c i n e s
STATE  BOARD  OF  PHARMACY.
One Year—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City. 
Two Y e a r s —Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach. Ann Arbor, 
pjyg Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. 
_
Next meeting—At Lansing, November 2.
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association.

Grand Rapids. 

President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
First  Vice-President—Frank  J.  Wurzburg,
_  .__..
Second Vice-President—A. B. Stevens, Detroit. 
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. 
Secretary—S. E. Parkell, Owo8so.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—Jacob  Jesson,  Geo. 
Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W. R.  Perry and 
John E. Peck. 
Local Secretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids 
Next  place  of  meeting—At  Grand  Rapids, 

Tuesday, October 13.1886.
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

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ORGANIZED  OCTOBER 9,1884.

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. 
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.  _

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and Secretary.  _  _  
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Board  of  Trustees—'The  President,  Wm.  H. 
Van Leeuwen, Isaac Watts,  Wm.  E.  White, 
„   „
Wm. L. White. 
Committee on Pharmacy—M. B.  Kimm,  H. is.
Locher and Wm. E. White. 
_ 
.
Committee on Trade  M a tt^ -Jo h n   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,  Sep. 2,  at 
•‘The Tradesman” office.

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Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.

Organized October, 1883.

President-A. F. Parker.
First Vice-President—Frank Inglis.
Second Vice-President—J. C. Mneller. 
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W allen. 
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer  H. McRae 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Wednesday in each 

month.

Jackson County Pharmaceutical Asso­

ciation.

President—R. F. Latimer.
Vice-President-C. D. Colwell.
Secretary—F. A. King.
Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey.
Board of Censors—Z.  W.  Waldron. C.  E. Foot 
Annual Meeting- First Thursday in November. 
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  of  each 
month
Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  So­

and C. H. Haskins. 

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ciety.

President—Jay Smith.
First Vice-President—W. H.  1 arnall.
Second Vice-President—R. Bruske* 
Secretary—D. E. Prall.
Treasurer—H. Melchers.
Committee on Trade Matters-TV. B. Moore 
H/G.  Hamilton,  H.  Melchers,  W.  H.  Keeler
alRegufarMeeting—Second  Wednesday a fter 
noon of each month
Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association,
President—Fred. Heath.
Vice-President—I. C. Terry.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover. 
Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Wednes 
Next Meeting—Wednesday evening, Aug. 3o.
Oceana  County  Pharmaceutical  So 

day of each month.

ciety.
President—F. W. Fincher.
Vice-President—F. W. Van Wickle.
Secretary—Frank Cady.
Treasurer—E. A. Wright. 

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The Peppermint Oil Controversy. 

Correspondence Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter 

NofTAWA,  Mich.,  Aug.  13,  1886.

Some erroneous  statements  having  been 
circulated as  to  the  harvesting  of  pepper 
mint, the relation  of  the  first  and  second 
crops, and the  probable  yield  per  acre, 
would respectfully lay before  your  readers 
some facts in  relation  thereto.  Living, of 
course,  in the center of the peppermint pro­
ducing region, and frequently meeting either 
personally or by correspondence,  nearly  all 
the  leading  distillers  of  the  country,  the 
statements which are made  are  upon  posi 
tive  information.  The  distillation  of  the 
old or second crop has  now  been  complet 
ed. 
It was begun this season,  not  “on  ac 
count of the large amount  to  be  distilled, 
but exactly for a  contrary  reason;  that  is 
because the severe drough  which  has  been 
experienced in the west,  had  stripped  this 
portion of the crop of nearly  all  its  leaves 
and in  order  to  save  what  few  remained 
from similar destruction,  we  were  obliged 
to distill the old crop earlier  than  ever  be­
fore.  Four-fifths of all the old  crop  of  oil 
of peppepmint of which I have been able  to 
gain information, has yielded  on  the  aver 
age less than four pounds  of  oil  per  acre, 
much of it not having been  distilled  at  all 
Of my own crop of  peppermint  which  was 
set last year,  less than half  was  not  worth 
cutting.  Another  of  our  distillers  with 
whom I was conversing yesterday,  obtained 
but twenty-six pounds of oil  of  peppermint 
from thirteen acres,  which he had  just  dis 
tilled,  or  just  two  pounds  per  acre.  A1 
though  the  acreage  both  of  old  and  new 
mint is larger than  last,  he  will  not  hav 
more than 35 or 40 per cent,  of  the  amount 
of oil in  the  aggregate  which  he  had  last 
year. 
I have seen one field of twenty acres 
of  new  peppermint  also  which  certainly 
cannot  produce  more  than  forty  or  fifty 
pounds of oil,  or  from  two  to  two  and 
half pounds per acre.

In  the  cultivation  of  peppermint, 

the 
plants which are used for  setting  are  those 
which spring from the settings  of  the  pro­
ceeding year; for instance,  those  which  are 
used in the spring of 1886  are  those  which 
are  multiplied  from  the  setting  of  1885 
The peppermint is set in the spring as early 
as the ground will permit, which is  usually 
in the month of April, sometimes extending 
into  the  month  of  May.  The  old  crop, 
which is the result of the  proceeding  year 
setting,  where  allowed  to  stand,  matures 
earlier than the  new  crop,  since  it  has 
much  earlier  start,  being  already  in  the 
ground and ready to send forth shoots  with 
the first growth of the spring.  This is usual 
ly cut the latter  part  of  August;  the  new

“Newspaper Prescriptions.”

From tue Chicago Tribune.

There was printed  yesterday  among  the 
news items a German remedy  for  diphther­
ia,  said to have been published in a  medical 
paper in  Leipsife.  The  remedy  used  was 
rectified oil of turpentine, a dose for a  child 
being one teaspoonful in  the  morning  and 
the same in the evening.  This  caught  the 
eye of a leading druggist,  who  stated to  a 
reporter that people  should  be  advised  to 
fight shy of this  remedy,  at  least  in  such 
doses. 
It is quite common  to  use  turpen­
tine for severe colds, but the dose is  only  a 
few drops. 
If  a  child  were  given  a  tea­
spoonful it might result fatally,  and  would 
certainly  cause  serious  kidney 
troubles. 
He said that he had already had that  morn­
ing one call for rectified  spirits  of  turpen­
tine  to  be  used  for  diphtheria,  and  was 
afraid that many other  people,  seeing  this 
its 
prescription,  would  be 
cheapness and  simplicity  to  use  it. 
It  is 
well for people to  consult  a  docter  before 
administering any  spirits  of  terpentine  to 
themselves or to their children.

tempted  by 

Miscellaneous Drug Notes.

An ordinary  yield  of  Turkish  opium  is 

said to be 160 pounds per acre.

“Sanding” sponges  is  practiced  by deal­
ers, now that they are  so  high  and  scarce.
The prospect on the Pacific  coast  for  the 

mustard-seed crop is very satisfactory.

Glycerin is said to be  better  than  oil  for 
It is  used  alone,  or  with  a 

whet-stones. 
fourth of its volume of alcohol.

The  fine  medical  college  for  women  at 
Engham, England, was built  and  endowed 
by a patent medicine manufacturer.

Probably the  largest  deposit  of  mineral 
paint  in  the  world  is  at  Clifton,  Tenn. 
It consists of several million tons.

A new use for carbolic acid has  been  dis­
covered by an Austrian  inventor,  who  pro­
poses its use for tanning  leather.

A  bale  of  galanga  root  was  opened  in 
New York City recently which contained  a 
colony of white rats.  These  animals  must 
have lived for some time without water.

Organization in the  West.

From the Denver Retail Grocer.

The members of the  Retail  Grocers’  and 
Butchers’ Protective Association have every­
thing to  be  proud  of,  with  a  showing  of 
between  two  and  three  hundred member­
ship in this  our  second  year  of  existence 
and  a  black  list  containing  nearly  three 
thousand names.  Nothing yet has been un­
dertaken by  the  Association  that  has  not 
been successfully carried out.

Muir Ready to Organize.

Muir,  Aug.  23,  1886 

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r   Siii—We have not  organized  here 
yet, but the matter has been talked of among 
us and everybody appears  to  be  willing  to 
join.  All it needs is some one to go ahead, 
We understand that  Lyons,  our  sister  vil 
lage, has organized. 

P r i n g l e  B r o s .

building.  Good location for physician.

Mills &  Goodman, Props.

Micftan  Drug  M anse
FOR  SALE—Small stock of $500 well located 
in Grand Rapids.  Will either sell or rent 
WANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 
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.

FOR SALE—Stock of drugs and groceries of 

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

I7»OR  SALE 
Neat  stock  of  about  $500 
' 
small town.  Doing good paying business
l.  Doing good payir 
Reason for selling, other business.
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 if taken before Oct. 1.
FOR SALE—Stock of $1.800 in  town  of  1,000 
inhabitants, in midst of  fine  farming re 
gion.  Average daily sales  not  less  than  $20, 
Will sell at liberal discount  or  will  exchange 
for good property.

bought on very liberal terms.

$1,200 in town of 700  inhabitants.  Cai 

■OR SALE—Neat and  clean  stock  of about 
■ ASO—Many  other  stocks,  the particulars 
■•O DRUGGISTS—Wishing to  secure  clerks 

we will furnish the address and  full  par 

of which we will furnish  on  application

ticulars of those on our list free.

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crop being delayed by the  changing  of  'the 
roots  and  setting,  is  usually  distilled  ¡in 
September,  maturing generally  about  thifee 
weeks later than  the  old  crop.  After  the 
roots are set,  if there is  a  vigorous  growth 
the first year and  the  new  crop  in  conse­
quence is good, the second year’s  crop  very 
rarely equals it in amount of  oil  produced.
however, the  new  crop  does  not  grow 
abundantly,  it often  happens  that  the  old 
crop succeeding it gives a better result,  but 
nine cases out  of  ten,  the  first  crop  is 
better than the second.  The setting  of  the 
new crop  this  year  is  undoubtedly  larger 
than that of last year,  yet  it  was  until  re­
cently in a very critical condition.  There have 
been rains during the last  ten  days,  which 
will improve it and on account of which  we 
shall not continue distillation  as  had  been 
intended, hoping that  it  may  yet  regain  a 
share of the leaves which it has lost.

I wish also to notice the statement  which 
was made that “owing to the heavy inroads 
made by the  Japanese  oil,  which  is  now 
selling,  particularly  in  London,  at  about 
two  dollars  per  pound, 
the  demand  for 
American oil of  peppermint  in  all  foreign 
markets is declining rather than increasing.” 
would say  that  my  own  experience  has 
been quite the contrary during the past year, 
as well as during the past few  months,  for 
never since the commencement of  my  busi­
ness have I experienced as large  a  demand 
for the American oil of  peppermint,  either 
in Europe  or  America,  my  sales  for  the 
past year having been much larger  than  in 
any former one.  There is certainly  quite  a 
quantity of the Japanese oil  (menthae  aven- 
sis)  sold in Europe and  in  this  country  as 
well, but at least 75 per cent,  of that  oil  is 
used  by  adulterators  in  mixing  with  the 
true oil of peppermint, a number of samples 
already having come under  my  observation 
for  analysis  which  were  so  adulterated. 
The Japanese oil of peppermint,  so  called, 
can  be  purchased  and  laid  down  in  this 
country duty paid  at  about  81.40  net  per 
I  have  seen  oil  of  peppermint 
pound. 
hich has been  quoted  as  “Michigan  oil” 
which was badly adulterated with  the  Jap­
anese oil, as well as with turpentine,  the oil 
containing absolutely no  Michigan  pepper­
mint whatever.

As a matter both of practical  and  scienti­
fic interest,  I  shall  if  time  will  possibly 
permit,  make an exhibit at the  forthcoming 
meeting of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  which exhibit will  include  liv 
ing plants of  the  “American  peppermint,” 
the Japanese,  so-called, the  white  mitcham 
and  the  “black  mitcham,”  together  with 
some other  specimens  of  mint  resembling 
the Japanese plant (mentha  arvensis)  very 
closely  (which  were  recently  sent  me), 
growing wild near the coast of Lake  Super­
ior; also some which  were  found  on  some 
swamp land of  my  own,  having  a  strong 
pennyroyal odor,  as  is  the  case  with  the 
mentha arvensis;  the  blossoms  being  dis 
tributed at the  axiles  of  the  plant  in  the 
same manner. 
It will be  remembered  that 
both  the  American  and  English  pepper­
mint blossoms only at the extremity  of  the 
stems, 
in  long  conical blossoms of a pur­
plish color.  The blossoms of the  Japanese 
plant are more cup-shaped, or semispherical, 
blossoming down the principal stems as far, 
in some instances, as the twelfth axial,  pre­
cisely as  pennyroyal  blossoms.  The  plant 
to which I alluded  as  most  closely  resem­
bling the  Japanese  plant,  which  I  found 
growing wild,  is  probably  “mentha  cana­
densis.”  The oil of pennyroyal  is  used  in 
the same manner for the adulteration  of  oil 
of peppermint,  some specimens having come 
under my notice which  are  sold  in  Europe 
and which are adulterated to  the  extent  of 
fifty per cent. 

Albert  M.  T odd.

Muskegon Drug Clerk’s Association.
Muskegon,  Aug. 22,  1886. 

Editor  M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n :
Dea r Sir—Owing to  the  absence of  the 
Secretary  the  reports  of  the  two previous 
meetings are somewhat delayed.
The second July meeting of  the M.  D.  C. 
A.  was held  the 28th ult,  all  the  members 
being present excepting three.  O. A.  Lloyd 
was appointed critic for the evening.  After 
the reading of a few communications, a well 
prepared paper on  “Aqua” was read by Mr. 
Van  Deinse.  The  subjects  “Inorganic 
Acids” and  “Alkaloids”  were  disposed  of 
until  some future  date.  After a  short dis­
cussion of the paper read, the President ap­
pointed O. A.  Lloyd to  prepare a  paper on 
any subject for  the next meeting.  Geo. Le 
Fevre and L.  B. Glover were also appointed 
to  prepare  papers, to  be  read four  weeks 
from date.  Before the  meeting  adjourned, 
President  Heath formally tendered  his  res­
ignation, to  the great  regret of  all; having 
purchased an  interest of  a former employer 
at  Hastings.  He  has  best  wishes  of  the 
Association,  who hope for him a prosperous 
future. 
The next regular  meeting  was held Aug. 
11.  All the members present.  T.  C.  Terry 
occupied  the  president’s  chair.  After call­
ing the  meeting  to  order,  he  appointed O. 
A.  Lloyd as critic.  The  resignation of  N. 
Miller as  member  of  the  Association  was 
read and  accepted,  by  which  the  Associa­
tion  loses  another  valuable  support,  Mr. 
Miller having  accepted a  permanent  situa­
tion  at  Fremont.  Mr.  Shumacher’s  appli­
cation for membership was read and accept­
ed.  A  paper  on “Digitalis”  was  read  by 
O. A.  Lloyd.  After  discussing  the  paper 
read, the office  of  Vice-President was  then 
ballotted for,  which  resulted in the election 
of Mr.  Shumacher.  The  meeting  then ad­
journed.  The  next  meeting  falls  on  the 
25tb.

L.  B.  Glover,  Secretary.

•

The Drug Market.

Business and  collections  are fairly good. 
Quinine is dull.  Morphine is also dull, and 
a  further  decline  is  looked  for.  Alcohol 
has advanced, the distilleries having formed 
a  new  pool.  Other  articles  are  about 
steady.

The production of mercury  at  Avela,  in 
Servia,  is said to be 250 to 300  tons  yearly.

IT IS A -S A F H -^F K D f

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

cohol.

Advanced—Linseed oil ;  oil wintergreen;  al­
Declined—N othing.

ACIDS.

Acetic, No.  8.................................
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040).......
Carbolic.........................................
Citric.............................................
Muriatic 18 deg.............................
Nitric 36 deg.................................
Oxalic............................................
Sulphuric 66 deg...........................
Tartaric  powdered.......................
Benzoic,  English.................. 9  oz
Benzojc,  German.......... ...............
Tannic...........................................

AMMONIA.

Carbonate.............................. *0 B>
Muriate (Powd. 32c).......................
Aqua 16 deg or  3f..........................
Aqua 18 deg or 4f..........................

BALSAMS.

BARKS.

Copaiba.........................................
Fir..................................................
Peru...............................................
Tolu...............................................
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 30c)...........
Cinchona,  yellow........................
Elm, select....................................
Elm, ground, pure........................
Elm, powdered, pure....................
Sassafras, of root..........................
Wild Cherry, select.......................
Bayberry  powdered.....................
Hemlock powdered.......................
Wahoo..........................................
Soap  ground.  .  ............................

•  BERRIES.

EXTRACTS. 

Cubeb  prime (Powd 1  15c)...........
Juniper............................. ...........
Prickly Ash...................................
Licorice GO and 35 fi> boxes, 25c)...
Licorice,  powdered, pure............
Logwood, bulk (12 ana 251h doxes).
Logwood, Is (25 lb  boxes)..............
Lgowood, Hs 
..............
do 
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Logwood, 14s 
do 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
..............
Fluid Extracts—25 
cent, oil list.

FLOWERS.

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

GUMS.

Aloes,  Barbadoes— ....................
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c).................
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).........
Ammoniac....................................
Arabic, powdered  select..............
Arabic, 1st picked........................
Arabic,2d  picked..........................
Arabic, 3d picked..........................
Arabic, sifted sorts.......................
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 38c)...
Benzoin.........................................
Camphor.......................................
Catechu, is 04 14c, 34s 16c)...........
Euphorbium powdered.................
Gatbanum strained.
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~ lib: 
Gamboge......................................
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c)...........
Kino fPowdered, 30c)..................
Mastic........................... ...............
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)..
Opium, pure (Powd $4 40)............
Shellac, Campbell’s.....................
Shellac,  English..........................
Shelf ac, native.............................
Shellac bleached..........................
Tragacanth .................................

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25
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30  ©100

HERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

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

 

IRON.

LEAVES.

4 00
Citrate and Quinine.....................  
20
Solution mur., for tinctures........ 
Sulphate, pure  crystal................. 
7
Citrate..........................................
Phosphate......... ...........................  
85
Buchu, short (Powd 25c)...............   13  ©  14
Sage, Italian, bulk 04s A Hs, 12c)... 
6
Senna,  Alex, natural....................  33  ©  35
50
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
Senna,  powdered.......................... 
25
Senna tinnivelli............................. 
30
Uva  Ursi...............................................  
Belledonna............................................ 
Foxglove........................................ 
30
Henbane...............................................  
Rose, red:...........  ......................... 
2 35
W., D. & 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..........................................175 
Catawba  Wines............................ 1 25  ©2 00
Port Wines....................................1 35  @3 50

LIQUORS.

MAGNESIA.

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

22
2 35

©6 50

OILS.

do 
do 

Almond, sweet..............................  45  ©  50
Amber, rectified...................................  
1 80
Anise.............................................. 
Bay ¡j)  oz..............................................  
300
Bergamont....................................  
Castor...........................................  1  42©1 60
Croton............................................ 
1 75
Cajeput................................................. 
Cassia.................................................... 
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 76c).............. 
Citronella............................................. 
Cloves............... .  ........................  
1 75
Cod Liver, N. F ....................gal 
1 20
150
Cod Liver, best....................... 
6 00
Cod Liver, H., P. & Oo.’s, 16 
8 50
Cubebs, P. &  W............................. 
Erigeron.......................................  
1 60
2 00
Fireweed........................................ 
75
Geranium <p oz............................. 
35
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
Juniper wood................................ 
50
2 00
Juniper berries............................. 
2 01
Lavender flowers, French............  
Lavender garden 
100
............  
90
Lavender spike 
..........  
2 50
Lemon, new crop.......................... 
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.....................  
3 00
_  80
Lemongrass................................... 
Olive, Malaga......  ....................... 
90©1 00
2 75
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  .............. 
125
Origanum, red flowers, French... 
Origanum,  No. 1........................'. 
50
Pennyroyal................................... 
1 00
Peppermint,  white.....................   3  40©3 30
8 00
Rose  V oz...................................... 
65
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 50) 
? 75
Salad, ¥   gal................................... 
Savin.............................................  
1 00
Sandal  Wood. German................. 
4 50
Sandal Wood, W. 1........................  
7 00
Sassafras.......................................  
45
Spearmint....................................  
@7 50
Tansy............................................4 00  @4 25
Tar (by gal 50c)..............................   10  ©  12
2 25
Wintergreen..............................  
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)......  
3 50
Worm6eed..................................... 
2 00
Bicromate.............................. ¥ $  
12@14
37@40
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c)............
3 00
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk......  
Prussiate yellow...........................  
28

POTASSIUM.

 

* 

ROOTS.

Alkanet................................. .
Althea, cut....................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in )4s and )4s—
Blood (Powd 18c)...........................
Calamus,  peeled...........................
Calamus, German white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered.................
Gentian (Powd  15c).......................
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)...........  11  ©  12
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached........... 
17
30
Golden Seal (Powd 25c)................. 
20
Hellebore, white, powdered.........  
Ipecac, Rio, powdered..................  
1 20
30
Jalap, powdered...........................  
Licorice,  select (Powd 15)............  
18
Licorice, extra select.................... 
30
Pink,true...................................... 
80
Rhei, from select to  choice......... 1 00  ©1 50
Rhei, pondered E. 1......................110  ©1 20
Rhei, choice cut  cubes................. 
2 00
2 25
Rhei, choice cut fingers...............  
Serpentaria................................... 
85
Seneka.....................................  
80
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras...............  
43
Sarsaparilla, Mexican...... ............ 
20

 

 

 

8

8

60

1 40

do 

4 00

SEEDS.

1 50
1 79

 
40
70

do 
do 
do 

do 
do 

SPONGES.

©  40
15

MISCELLANEOUS.

50
24
20
12
110
50

do 
do 
do 
do 
...................... 

........ 
. . . .  
......  
....... 
,for slate use...............  

15
Squills, white (Powd 35c).............. 
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)........ 
25
20
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c).... 
17
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).............. 
Bird, mixed in lb packages...........  5  ©  6
...  4  ©  4)4
Canary,  Smyrna.................... 
Caraway, besUDutch (Powd 20c).  15  ©  18
Cardamon,  Aleppee...........................  
1 
i 
Cardamon, Malabar............................. 
Celery...........................................  
15
Coriander, oest English...............  
10
Fennel........................................... 
15
Flax, clean....................................   834©
Flax, pure grd <t>bl 3)4).................  4  ©  4)4
Foenugreek, powdered.................  7  ©  8
4)4©  5)4
Hemp,  Russian............. 
Mustard, white  Black 10c)........... 
10
75
“mince..........................................  
ape, English................................ 
6  ©  7
Worm, Levant..............................  
14
Florida sheens' wool, carriage..... 2 25  ©2 50
2 00
Nassau 
do 
1 10
Velvet Ext  do 
ExtraYe  *  do 
85
Grass 
do 
65
Hard! 
75
Yellow Reef. 
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.30) y  gal__  
2 30
1 50
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 
50
Anodyne Hoffman's.....................  
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........ 
27
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution........... 
12
Annatto 1 tt> rolls.......................... 
45
Alum......................................  VB>  2)4©  3)4
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c).............. 
3  ©  4
Annatto, prime............................. 
45
Antimony, powdered,  com’l........  4)4©  5
Arsenic, white, powdered............  
6  ©  7
50
Blue Soluble.................................. 
Bay  Rum, imported, best..................  
2 75
2 00
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 
Balm Gilead Buds........................  
40
Beans,  Tonka...................................... 
2 00
Beans, Vanilla.............................. 7 00 @13 00
Bismuth, sub nitrate.......................... 
2 15
60
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)............ 
 
 
6©  7
Blue V itriol.................................. 
Borax, refined (Powd  lie)............  
9@10
2 40
Cantharides, Russian  powdered.. 
Capsicum  Pods, African.............. 
18
Capsicum Pods, African pow’d... 
22
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay 
do ... 
14
Carmine, No.40 ................................... 
14
Cassia Buds.................................. 
Calomel. American...........  
75
Chalk, prepared drop.................... 
5
12
Chalk, precipitate English........... 
Chalk,  red fingers.............  
Chalk, white lump........................  
2
Chloroform,  Squlbb’s..................  
1 25
Colocynth  apples............... 
Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. 
cryst... 
Chloral 
190
Chloral 
Scherin’s  ao ... 
Chloral 
J  75
crusts.. 
@  40
Chloroform................................... 
Cinchonidia, P. & W........*...........  15  ©  20
Cinchonidia, other brands............  
9  ©  14
Cloves (Powd 27c)..........................  25  @  27
40
Cochineal.................  
Cocoa  Butter....................  
Copperas (by bbl  lc)......... ...........  
2
Corrosive Sublimate.......... 
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered......  
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 B> box.. 
Creasote.............................  
Cudbear, prime................. 
Cuttle Fisn Bone...............  
Dextrine............................ 
Dover’s  Powders.............. 
Dragon’s Blood Mass........ 
Ergot jjowdered...........................  
65
Ether Sauibb’s.........   ................... 
110
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s. 
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1%)....................  2  ©  3
50
Ergot, fresh................................... 
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P .............. 
60
14
Flake white................................... 
Grains  Paradise...........................  
15
Gelatine, Cooper’s........................  
90
Gelatine. French  ..........................  45  ©  70
Glassware, flint, 70 & 10, by box 60 &10 less 
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis....
Glue,  cannet................................  12  ©  17
Glue.wbite....................................   16  ©  28
Glycerine, pure.............................  16  ©  20
Hops  Hs and )4s...........................  
25©  40
Iodoform $   oz..............................  
40
Indigo............................................  85  ©1 00
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35  ©  40
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co,, boxes 
@1 00
4 00
Iodine,  resublimed....................... 
Isinglass,  American.....................  
1 50
Japonica.......................................  
7
London  Purple.............................  10  ©  15
15
Lead, acetate.................................  
Lime, chloride, ()4s 2s 10c & !%s He) 
8
Lupuline.......................................  
1 00
Lycopodium.................................  
50
Mace.............................................  
50
12)4©  13
Madder, best  Dutch.................... 
Manna, S.  F ................................... 
75
60
Mercury......................................... 
10
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........fi oz  2 15@2 35
35
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s........ 
40
Moss, Iceland..........................$ lb 
10
35
Moss, Irish................................... 
12
30
Mustard,  English.......................... 
18
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb  cans........ 
23
Nutgalls......................................... 
Nutmegs, No. 1..............................  
60
Nux  Vomica.7..............................  
10
45
Ointment. Mercurial, )4d.............. 
Paris Green..................................  18 
© 26
Pepper, Black  Berry.................... 
18
2 50
Pepsin............................................ 
Pitch, True Burgundy............. 
 
7
7
Quassia......................................1.. 
6 @ 
60 ©  70
’ uinia, Sulph, P. & W...........lboz 
luinine, German..........................  60 
© 85
37
ied Precipitate.......................yib 
85
Seidlitz  Mixture...........................  
28
65
Strychnia, cryst............................. 
1 60
Silver Nitrate, cryst.....................   66 
© 70
Saffron, American........................  
25
@  2
Sal  Glauber................................... 
45
10
Sal Nitre, large cryst.................... 
Sal  Nitre, medium cryst.............. 
9
50
33
Sal Rochelle................................... 
Sal Soda.........................................  2 
© 2!
Salicin............................................ 
2 15
Santonin....................................... 
6 50
75
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.........  
35
85
Soda Ash [by keg 3cl.................... 
4
35
50
Spermaceti....................................  
75
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__   4)4©  5
14
Soap, White Castile............... 
Soap, Green  do 
....................... 
17
Soap, Mottled do 
....................... 
9
....................... 
Soap, 
do  do 
U
14
Soap, Mazzinl................................ 
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ...........................   28 
@ 28
Spirits Nitre, 4 F ............................  30 
© 32
Sugar Milk powdered.................... 
35
Sulphur, flour................................  3M@  4
Sulphur,  roll.................................  
3©  3
Tartar Emetic................................ 
60
Tar, N. C. Pine, )4 gal. cans  V doz 
2 70 
140
Tar, 
quarts in tin ...;... 
85
Tar, 
pints in tin ..............
25
Turpentine,  Venice................<pib
56
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........
7  © 8
Bbl
Gal
70
55
45
, pure raw...........................   44
Linseed, boiled................................  47
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........  70
Spirits Turpentine...........................   38
No. 1 Turp Coach............................... 1 10@1
Extra  Turp........................................ 1 60@1
Coach Body........................................ 2 75@3
No. 1 Turp Furniture.........................1 00@1
Extra Turk  Darnar............................1 55@1
70©
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.
PAINTS

VARNISHES.

OILS.

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& PERKINS

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 8g, 91,

93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS  OF

truss, Medicines, GbBmicals, 
Pamts.Oils.VarnisIies, 
and Druggist’s 

Sundries.

M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

lep t  Fhamacentical  Prepara­
tions,  Fluid  Extracts  and 

Elixirs

G E N E R A L   W H O LESA LE  A GN TS  FO B

Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

Whiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

W E   A R E   SOLE  OW NERS  OF

Weatherly’s MicMpn Catarrh Care

Which is positively the best Remedy 

of the kind on the market.

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

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&CO.’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  haa 
been once introduced  the  future  trade  has 
been assured.

W e are also owners of the

Druggists’  Favorite  Rye,

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

Bbl
Red Venetian..........................  Hi
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........  154
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........   154
Putty, commercial.................  2)4
Putty, strictly pure.................  2)4
Vermilion, prime American..
Vermilion,  English...:...........
Green, Peninsular..................
Lead, tad strictly pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure......
Whiting, white Spanish.........
Whiting,  Gilders'....................
White, Paris American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  T aints......
Swiss Villa Prepare*  Paints..

Lb 

2© 
2© 
2© 
2)4© 
244© 
13©16 
58©60 
16©17 
7®
7© 7)4 
@r~ @90 
1  I  
1
1 20® l 
1 00@1

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

LUBRICATING.

Water White................................................  U
Michigan  Test..............................................10
Capitol Cylinder...........................................36)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......................................  

 

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  ^pt, 

such asPatent Medicines,
Hazeltine

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special

& Perkins 

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A. M ERCA NTILE  JO U RN A L, PU B L ISH ED  EA C H  

W EDN ESD AY .

E. A. STOWE &  r.HO., Proprietors.

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon S t., 3d Floor. 

Telephone No. 95,

t Entered  at the  PostoMce  at  Grand Rapid#  at 

Second-clast Matter.!

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25,1886.

CONCERNING  NAMES.

Sensible Advice  to  Young  Business  Men. 
Prom the Country Merchant.

You ask me liow a  man  should  sign  his 
name in the transaction of his business.  The 
law  takes  no  note  of “middle  name,” so- 
called. 
It  only  exacts  the  Christian and 
family name,  “Richard Roe,” for  instance. 
For a business man to write  “Henry  Rich­
ard Roe” or “H.  Richard Roe”  is  proof  of 
“weakness of intellect.”  If a man  chooses 
to be called “Cecil Gordon Penrose Jenks,” 
it is all very well.  There is no law against 
it; but if he goes into business let  him  sup­
press all save  “Cecil Jenks.”  It often hap­
pens that “Richard Roe” upon  moving into 
a new town, and  setting  up  business,  dis­
covers that another “Richard Roe” has  pre- 
ceeded him,  and has become  established  in 
business and well-known in the county.  In 
■such a case, the ethics  of  trade  would  re­
quire  the  new-comer  to  insert  a  middle 
letter, and  thus  prevent  confusion.  As  a 
general proposition it may be  asserted  that 
a man is entitled to  the  lawful  use  of  his 
own name, but equity draws  very  fine  dis­
tinctions.  For instance,  if  your  name  be 
John Doe and you move to some  large  city 
in which a firm of clothiers,  “Doe  &  Co.” 
have by long years of application to business 
gained a reputation, far and near, for the ex­
cellence and reliability  of  their  goods,  the 
courts would not allow you to  take  a  part­
ner,  go into the same business and hang out 
a  sign  with  “Doe  &  Co.”  upon it.  This 
would be manifestly unjust to the old house. 
The law would require you to append  some 
distinguishing particle,  such as  “J.  Doe  &
Co.,” or “Doe & Roe.”

When a man having several sons dies and 
leaves his business—say that of soap maker 
—to his eldest son exclusively, the law  will 
not interfere with the younger  sons  in  the 
manufacture of soaps,  provided  they do not 
appropriate the firm-name of  the old house.
In fact, they could go so far  as to announce 
that the  soap made  by their house  was the 
“only genuine Washwell Soap.”

But equity  will not  allow any fraudulent 
use of names.  For  example,  Gillott’s  pens 
are  known throughout  the civilized  world, 
and it would be  actionable for  a  manufac­
turer of pens to make and  sell pens bearing 
the name of “Gillotte.”

Under certain circumstances,  too, the law 
allows a man to make quite free with anoth­
er man’s  name.  For  instance, Tom  Snips 
has been ten years with “Stitchem & Press- 
em,  merchant tailors,” as  their head cutter; 
but one fine  day Tom  sets  up  for  himself. 
He would then have the right  to place after 
his  name,  in  smaller  letters,  “Late  with 
Stitchem  &  Pressem.”  This  seems  quite 
equitable  when  we  call  to  mind  the fact 
that  “Stitchem  &  Pressem,”  througli  all 
these long  .years  have  built  up their fame 
on Tom’s skill as a  cutter.

Of course, occasions  arise  when it would 
be utterly impossible  for a court  of  justice 
to decide as to  who was  the rightful user of 
a name.  For instance,  take  the  half  hun­
dred firms by the name of Farina in the city 
of  Cologne, each  claiming  to be  the “only 
original manufacturer; ’  or  the very numer­
ous firms of  the  name of  Jacobs, each pro­
testing that he is tiie “only original Jacobs.’»
Much doubt seems to exist in the mind of 
some women on the subject of  names,  and 
I have often met  with deeds, bonds, checks, 
etc.,  signed by  “Mrs. John  Doe.”  This,  I 
need hardly tell you,  is not the way a married 
woman  should  sign.  She  should  set  her 
baptismal  name along  with  her  husband’s 
down in all humility,  “Jane Doe;” or if she 
insists upon giving her family  a representar 
iton,  “Jane  Jones  Doe.”  Some  of  the 
strong-minded  ladies when  executing legal 
documents have  absolutely refused  to  sign 
otherwise than by their  maiden names,  and 
their husbands have been put  to the trouble I 
of giving a bond to cover up  the deficiency.
I must admit that  my sympathies  are with 
these  brave  ladies  who  refuse  to  merge 
their existence in their husbands.’  I see no 
reason why it  should  be  done. 
It  is only 
necessary in the body of the deed to describe 
the  wife  as  “Jane  Jones,  wife  of  John 
Doe,” and then let  her  sign her  own name | 
to  her  heart’s  content. 
In  some  parts  of 
the old world  it is  customary for  the  lady 
to join her  name  to  that of  her  husband, 
which seems more  just,  for instance,  “Jane 
Doe-Jones”  and  the  son  becomes  “Henry 
Doe  and Jones.”
•How  the  question  arises  how  a  person 
should  sign  his  name—that  is,  by  wfeat 
medium.  The  world  over,  ink  of  course, 
is most commonly used,  and  courts of  jus­
tice look witli suspicion  upon  signatures or 
writings in pencil, on  account of its quality 
of  being so  easily erased. 
In the  absence 
of  any express  statute,  I  am  inclined  to 
think that a court would  accept a will,  note 
or bond,  written  and signed  in pencil, pro­
vided no fraud  was shown.  Or  in  the ab­
sence of ink it might  be signed  with a pen 
dipped in a drop of blood or  any dye, paint 
or coloring matter.  The pen,  too,  might be 
held between the teeth,  between  the toes or 
between  the  hand  and  the  cheek,  or  not 1 
held at all, provided  the  person  wishing to I

Wal Paper i Window Shales

At Manufacturers’ Prices.

SAM PLES  TO  TH E  TRAD E  ONLY.

House and Store Shades Made to Order.

68  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Nelson  Bros.  &  Co.
F. J. LAMB & CO.,
Fruits,  Vegetables,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Butter, Bsss, Cheese, Etc. 

Wholesale Agents for the Lima Egg Crates and Fillers.

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

L. M.  CARY.

C A R ? <& LOVERIDGE,
Fire and Burglar Proof

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

L.  L.  LOYEKIDGE.

Combination and Time Locks,

11  Ionia Street, 

•• 

Grand Rapids, Micl.

PUTNAM & BROOKS
Wholesale Manufacturers of

PURE  CANDY Î

ORANGES,  LEMONS,

BANANAS,  FIGS,  DATES,

USTu-ts,  Eto.

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS,
W holesale  Grocers.

Importers  and

Sole Agents for

“Jolly Tar” Plug Tobacco.
Daniel Scotten &  Co.’s “HIAWATHA” 
Plug Tobacco.
Lautz. Bros. & Co.’s SOAPS.
Niagara STARCH.
Dwinell, Howard & Co.’s 5°^ Mocha and Java.
Thompson & Taylor Spice  Co.’s “ Mag­

Royal Java.
Golden  Santos.

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nolia ” Package Coffee.
SOLE  PROPRIETORS

“JOLLY  TIAdLE”  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.,

Orand Rapids, Micli.

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execute the  document laid  his finger on the 
pen while  the signature  was being  traced. 
Generally speaking,  legal documents are in­
tended to be  signed “at  the  end  thereof,” 
but courts will  always  exercise  a wise dis­
cretion in  such matters  and  accept a paper 
even when  signed at the  top or on the side 
or on the back,  provided  always that  it can 
be proved  that the person  intended  to exe­
cute the  instrument  and  understood  what 
he was  doing,  and  equity will go  so far as 
to consider  a deed signed  when a man,  for 
instance, promises to  give  another  a house 
and lot and permits him to take possession of 
it, but dies before the deed can be prepared.
Now,  as  to  changing  your  name.  The 
law is quite  indifferent  as to  your mode of 
spelling your  name,  provided  the sound be 
substantially  retained.  For  example,  you 
may spell  Wyndham,  Windom;  Boughton, 
Bouton;  Schwarz,  Swords,  etc.  Or  you 
may drop an  O’, or a Mac,  or a Fitz;  but in 
order to be  able legally to  make a complete 
change  in  your  name  it  is  customary,  al­
though not always so,  to apply to the courts 
in some  States,  and  to  the  Legislature in 
others, for  permission to  make the  change 
which for any  reasonable  cause  is  usually 
granted.  But  unless some  fraud  could be 
shown,  I see no reason why John Doe should 
not,  if the whim takes him, change his name 
to Eliplialet Brandscombe.  The only  ques­
tion would be, how would his friends take it, 
and would they humor him  and  accept  the 
amendment?  Certainly  the  census-taker 
would put it down as he gave  it,  so  wpuld 
the town-clerk, tax-collector, minister of the 
gospel, and it would not be many years  be­
fore the old John Doe  would  be  quite  for­
gotten and the new  Eliphalet  Brandscombe 
fill his place completely.

You ask me whether a man  is  bound  to 
pay any attention to a summons  in  a  law­
suit  in  case  the  attorney  gets  his  name 
wrong;  for  instance,  styling  John  Doe 
“James Doe.”  I reply that it is always bad 
policy to treat such a matter  with  indiffer­
ence. 
If the papers show on their face that 
there is no substantial  error,  that  you  are 
the person intended to  be  summoned,  that 
the plaintiff is  known  to  you  and  has  or 
thinks he has  a  genuine  cause  of  action 
against you, don’t neglect it simply  because 
he commits the slight  error  of  calling  you 
James instead of  John.  Appear  in  court, 
state your name correctly,  ask  to  have  the 
record made right,  answer  the  charge  and 
watch every step taken  by  your  opponent. 
It pays better to do this  than  to  fight  him 
I on technical errors or mere oversights.

I have one more word  to  say  upon  this 
subject and that is:  Write your name  legi­
bly  in  all  business  transactions. 
It  did 
very well in the  olden  time to scrawl a few 
spider-legs and call it a  signature,  for  the 
writer  usually  affixed  his  seal,  on  which 
his name was plainly graven,  but  in  these 
days of push and rush in business affairs  it 
is simply cruel to  write  a  letter  to  a  man 
and then sign it so illegibly that  the  collec­
tive  wisdom  of  the  establishment  cannot 
decipher it.

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Fresh Roasted Coffees

AND  INCREASE  YOUH  TRADE.

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We have the following varieties in stock from which to select:
J avas, 
Oarracas,
2 s £ e i r e i o a , i T o o s ,  
Oeylons,  Costa IFtioeis,
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All bought for their fine roasting and drinking qualities. 

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ABSOLUTE- SPICES.

VON B E H R E N  & SH A FFER ,
W HITE  A S H   OARS.

Manufacturers of Every Style of

STRYKER, OHIO,

Spoon  Oars made of Best Spruce Timber.

ROWING SPOON OARS  FOR  BOAT CLUBS MADE TO ORDER.

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Packed  2  doz.  1  lb.  cans  in  case 
with 2  doz.  10  inch  Oblong  Glass 
Dishes  Assorted  Colors  for  $8.40.
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Flavoring’  Extracts
JENNINGS & SMITH, G’d Rapids, Mich.

Are acknowledged the best, being pure and made 

from the Fruit.

WHOLESALE

Full Line of all Staple Plugs Kept in Stock. 

Sole Agents for Celebrated

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

tilla, Our Nickle,  The Rats, 

Fox’s Clipper.

76 South Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
E xclusively W holesale.

Order Sample M by Ma il.

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D I R E C T I O N S  

We have cooked the com in this can 
•ulflciently.  Should  be  Thoroughly
Warmed (not cooked) adding  piece of
Good Butter (size of hen’s egg) and gill 
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of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.)
Season to suit when on the table. None
genuine unless bearing the signature of

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From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working-  Machinery,  Shaft­
ing,  Pulleys  and Boxes.  Contracts  made for 
Complete Outfits.

j can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

Buy your baskets where they grow.
W e have ju st began to  pick  ours  and  the  crop 

is fine.

MARKET,  BUSHELS,  PEACH  and  GRAPE 

Baskets at very low* prices.
CURTISS, DUNTON& CO.

88,90 and 92 South Division Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

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ZS  THE  BEST  NICHEL  BAR 

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W ith all attachm ents, gratis, and m ake a 
profit th a t will pay yon  better  than  any 
other Soap in the M arket.

S ole  A g e n ts  for  G-reuncL  IRs/picLs.

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MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS IN

Order a sample case of

HONEY BEE COFFEE.

PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER,

.Equal to the Best in the market.

Wholesale
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59  Jefferson  aye.»  Detroit, Mich..

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THE  BEST  IN  THE  MARKE!

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

Grocers,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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AGENTS FOR THE

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WIDE  BROWN COTTONS. 

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irk Mills 
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irk Mills

The following quotations are given  to show 
relative values, but they may be considered, to 
some extent, “outside prices,” and are  not as 
low as buyers of reasonable  quantities can, in 
most  instances, obtain  them  at.  It  will pay 
every  merchant  to  make  frequent  visits  to 
market, not only in  respect  to  prices,  but to 
keep posted on  the  ever-changing  styles and 
fashions, many of which are never shown “on 
the road.”
Apdroscoggin,
Androscoggin,
Pepperell,  74.
Pepperell,  8-4.
Pepperell,  9-4.

4 ..]17  ¡Pepperell, 104... ...19
23
4..]1344 ¡Pepperell, 114...
....]13  Pequot,  74....... ...1444
....]15  ¡Pequot,  84....... ...16
....]17  1 Pequot.  9-4........ ...18
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CHECK
IÏ
Prodigy, oz............   8J4
Otis Apron............  8J4
Otis Furniture......854
York, 1  oz............... 954
York. AA, extra oz. 1254
URGS.
Alabama............... 6%
Alabama...............
Georgia................. 8*4!A ugusta............... 05«
Jewell  .................. 8  !Georgia................. «4
Kentucky  ............ 854 Louisiana............. 69£
854iToledo.................. 6*/*
Santee..................
7 Vil
HEDCOTTONS.
BLEAC
Gilded Age..........
Avondale,  36.......
754
Art cambrics, 36... 954 Greene, G  44 
.  ..
Hill, 44.................. m
Androscoggin, 44..
Androscoggin, 54.. 1254 Hill, 7-8.................. 654
0*4
«Ballou, 4-4............. 5*4 Hope,  4-4.............
Ballou, 54.............. 6 King  Phillip  cam 
brie, 44.............
Boott, 0 .4 4 .......... 8*4
954
Boott,  E. 5-5.......... 7 Linwood,  4-4......... 754
Boott, AGC, 44...... 9*4 Lonsdale,  44.......
7*
Boott, It. 34......... 5 Viz Lonsdale  cambric 10*4
Blackstone, AA 44 654 Langdon, GB, 4-4.. 854
Chapman, X, 4-4__ 554 Langdon,  46......... 11
Conway,  44........... 6*4 Masonville,  44__ 754
Cabot, 44...............
New York Mili, 4-4.1054
Cabot, 7-8............... 6 New Jersey,  4-4... 8
Canoe,  34............. 4 Pocasset,  P. M. C. 
754
Domestic,  36......... 7*4
Pride of the West.
1054
Dwight Anchor, 44 8*4 Pocahontas,  44... 754
8 Slaterville, 7-8...... 654
Fruit of Loom, 44. 754 Woodbury, 44......
5*4
Fruit of Loom, 7-8. 654 Whitinsville,  44.. 654
W hitinsville, 7-8... 6
Fruit of  the Loom
cambric,  4-4....... 11 Wamsutta, 44...... 954
Gold Medal, 44..  .. 65* Williams ville, 36.. 854
Gold Medal, 7-8.... 5Vi
Crown................... 1754 Masonville  S....... 11
No.  10.................... 11 Lonsdale.............
954
Coin..................... 10 Lonsdale A........... .14
15 Victory  O............ 554
Blackburn ........... 8 Victory J .............
654
Davol  .................. 14 Victory D............
Loudon................. 1254 Victory  K............ .1054
Paeon ia ............... 12 Phoenix A............ .1914
Red  cross............ 754iPhœnix B............ 1054
Musonville T3...... H Phoenix XX.........
5
.554 ¡Gloucester.......... ..554
Albion, solid.......
.6 Gloucestermourn’g. 6 Hi
Albion,  grey.......
Allen’s  checks__ .554¡Hamilton  fancy.. . .5
•51/* Hartel fancy........ ..554
Aden’s  fancy......
.hVfc¡Merriraac D......... ..6
Allen’s pink.........
Allen’s purple.........5*4 Manchester.............6
American, fancy— 554 Oriental fancy....... 5*4
Arnoldfancy..........0 
|Oriental  robes.........654
Berlinsolid............5  ¡Pacific robes............ 6
Coeheco fancy.......6  Richmond................ 554
Cocheco robes........ 614 Steel River...............554
Conestoga fancy__6  Simpson’s ................ 6
Eddy stone............ 6  W asnington fancy.. 5
Eagle fancy...........5  Washington  blues.  5
Gamer pink...........5141
Appleton A, 44__ 6  ¡Indian Orchard, 40. 7
Boott  M, 44.......... 7J4|Indian Orchard, 36. 6
Roston  F, 4-4......... 69£  Laconia  B, 74....... 13
Continental C, 4-4.. 654 Lyman B, 40-in...... 9
Continental D, 40 in 794 Mass. BB, 4-4......... 554
Conestoga W, 4-4... 654 Nashua  E, 40-in__.  754
Conestoga  D, 7-8... 454 Nashua  R, 44....... 654
Conestoga  G, 30-in. 5  ¡Nashua 0,7-8..........  6
Dwight  X, 34........ 494 ¡Newmarket N___ .  554
Dwight Y, 7-8......... 55-4! Pepperell E, 40-in.. 654
Dwight Z, 44......... 554 Pepperell  R, 44__ 654
Dwight Star, 44__ 6  1 Pepperell  O, 7-8__ 594
Dwight Star, 40-in.. 7  ¡Pepperell N, 34__.  554
Enterprise EE, 36.. 4541 Pocasset  C, 44___■  654
Great’Falls E, 4-4... 654¡Saranac  K............. 6
Farmers’ A, 44...... 554¡Saranac E............ .•  754
Amoskeag............. 7
Bookfold............12*4
Amoskeag, Persian 9
dress  styles........1054
Bates.......................6
Berkshire............   6
sty les.................6
Glasgow, fancy
Glasgow,  royal__654  White Ml'g Co, stap 694
Gloucester, 
| White Mfg Co, fane 754
Plunket.................  754  Earlston................754
Lancaster............... 7 
¡Gordon...................7
Langdown.............7  Greylock, 
Renfrew,  dress__  9 
|  styles  ................. 1054
Androscoggin,7-4. .15 
¡Pepperell.  10-4..... 22
Androscoggin, 8-4.. 16  Pepperell,  11-4...... 24
Pepperell,  7-4........15  Pequot,  7-4............ 16
Pepperell,  8-4........ 17  Pequot,  8-4............ 18
Pepperell,  9-4........19 
¡Pequot, 94............20
Atlantic  A, 4-4......  654 Lawrence XX, 4-4..  6*4
Atlantic  H, 4-4......654 Lawrence XXX 40 .  754
Atlantic  D, 4-4......554 Lawrence LL,4-4...  5
Atlantic P, 4-4........  5  Newmarket N........554
Atlantic LL, 4-4__  454 Mystic River, 4-4...  554
Adriatic, 36............  754'Pequot A, 44.........   654
Augusta, 4-4..........   654 Piedmont,  36......... 6
Boott M, 4-4...........  6  ¡Stark AA, 4-4........... 654
Boott  FF, 4-4.........   654 Tremont CC, 4-4___454
Graniteville, 4-4__  554 Utica,  4-4............... 10
Indian  Head,4-4...  6*4 Wachusett,  4-4......654
Indiana Head 45-in.ll*4|Wachusett, 30-in...  554
Amoskeag, AC A... 17  ¡Falls,XXX............1544
Amoskeag  “ 4-4.. 1244 Falls,  BB................1144
Amoskeag,  A...... 1144¡Falls,  BBC, 36.......... 1944
Amoskeag,  B.......11  Falls,  awning.........19
Amoskeag,  C.......1044 Hamilton,  BT, 32..  944
Amoskeag,  D.......10 
iHamilton,  D............ 944
Amoskeag,  E ........  944¡Hamilton,  H .......  844
Hamilton  fancy...  844
Amoskeag, F ...........9
Premium  A, 4-4__ 17
Methuen AA..........1144
Methuen ASA........1644
Premium  B...........16
Extra 4-4.................16
Omega A, 7-8..........1044
Extra 7-8................ 1454 ¡Omega A, 4-4..........1244
CCA 7-8..................1244 ¡Omega ACA, 7-8.... 13
CT4-4..................... 14  Omega ACA, 4-4__ 15
RC 7-8.....................14  Omega SE, 7-8........ 24
BF7-8.....................16  Omega SE, 4-4........ 27
AF4-4.....................19  Omega M. 7-8........ 22
Cordis AAA, 32......14  Omega M, 4-4..........25
Cordis ACA, 32.......15  Shetucket SS&SSW 1144
Cordis No. 1,32......15  Shetucket, S & SW.12
Cordis No. 2.......... 14  Shetucket,  SFS  ...12
Cordis No. 3.......... 13  Stoekbridge  A........7
Cordis No. 4.......... 1144 Stoekbridge fancy.  8
Falls, XXXX.........1844i
Washington. 
S. S. & Sons..
American 
Stark A...
Boston ...................  644¡Otis CC.................. 9
Everett blue.........12  ¡Warren  AXA........ 11
Everett brown......12  ¡Warren  BB........... 10
Otis  AXA...............11  Warren CC..............9
OtisBB................... 10  ¡York,  blue............. 1244

OFT  CAMBRICS.
__  444 Royal  Globe.........   444
..  4441 Crown....................  444
GRAIN  BAGS.
.. .14541 Amoskeag.............1454
1.  .20441

DOMESTIC OINOHAMS.
....__ 7  iJohnson  ManfgCo,
Johnson Manfg Co,
dress
Slaterville, 

standard............  7*41 White  Manf’g  Co,

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

HEAVY  BROWN  COTTONS.

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

FINE BROWN  COTTONS.

TICKINGS.

DENIMS.

dress

new 

PAPER  CAMBRICS.

WIGANS.

SPOOL COTTON.

Manville............444@5  IS. S. a Sons.......494@554
Mason ville.544'@6 44 ¡Garner ........ *45l4^o44
Red  Cross....... ----   6541Thistle Mills........... 6
Berlin............. ....  6 Rose....................... 6*
G arner............. • • •.  7
Brooks............ ....50  1Eagle  and  Phoenix
Clark’s O. N. T. .... 55 Mills ball sewing.30
J. * P.  Coats.......55 Green  & Daniels...25
Willlmantic 6 cord.55 Stafford................. 25
Willi mantic 3 cord. 40 Hall & Manning.... 28
Holyoke................. 25
Charleston ball sew
ing thread....___30  1¡Merrick.................55
7  !¡Kearsage............... 6*
Armory..........
Androscoggin  ......  754| Nau m keag sat tee n. 6X
Canoe River__—   554 Pepperell  bleached  8Vi
Clarendon........,..5®554 Pepperell sat......... 8
Hallow ell  Imp. "...  554¡ Rockport............... 654
Ind. Orch. Imp.......554 ¡Lawrence sat......... 6
Laconia .......... ......  7 1

CORSET JEANS.

There are very large  stocks of  lumber on 
hand at New Orleans,  and one  dealer to get 
rid of a surplus is filling a vessel for Buenos 
Ayres to send  out  on  a  venture.  The im­
mense pine timber region  along the Gulf or 
thereabouts  has  not  been  largely  drawn 
upon, and the supply is as  yet comparative­
ly inexhaustible.

Jobbers never have any  of  the  Wayland 

cheese come back on their hands.  ■

J O X X 3T ' C A T T L F Ï E I i D  

Wholesale Agent,

G HAND  ItA I’ID S,

FRED. D. YALE.

DANIEL LYNCH.

SUCCESSORS  TO

FRED, a  YALE & CO.
CHAS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Mm Powders, Extracts, Mm,
GROCERS'  SUNDRIES.
All orders addressed to the new  firm will re­

W H O LESA LE  M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

A N D   JO B B E R S  OF

ceive prompt attention.

40 and 42 South Division St., 

GRAND RAPIDS, 

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MICH.

Peculiarities of Stingy People.

A party of  merchants  were  speaking  of 
stingy people. 
‘‘Old Peleg Gregg  was  the 
stingiest man  I  ever  knew,” said Abe Pat­
terson,  “Tell  you  what’s a fact.  He was 
sick one  time,  just on the  caving  bank of 
death.  Some  member  of  the  family  sent 
for a physician and when the doctor arrived 
Peleg asked:

“ ‘Whut do yer ax fur yer medicine,  doc­

tor—how much a dosef?’

“ ‘Let me see,  about fifty cents.’
“How many do  you  think it  will take to 

cure me?’

“ ‘Two, I think.’
“ ‘Fifty  cents  apiece  ’bout  as  cheap as 

you can sell em?’

“ ‘Yes.’
“ ‘Tell yer what’ll  do:  I’ll gin  yer  sixty 

cents fur dose an’ a ha’f.’
“ ‘Won’t sell that way.’
“ ‘Wall, then,  good day.’ ”
“He was  surely a  very close  man.” said 
Kufe  Potter,  “a very careful  man,  but you 
never heard of  Sack  Scollop,  did you?  He 
lived down on Longmetre Bayou.  One day 
he was  out  in  the  woods  and  a  tree  fell 
across him and mashed him into the ground. 
He  yelled  and  yelled  and  finally a fellow 
came along and asked what was up.

“ ‘Nothin’ up” growled Sack:  ‘I’m down, 
I want  you to  chop this 

that the  trouble. 
here log in two and roll it often me.’

“ ‘What’ll yer gimme?’
“  ‘What do yer ax?’
“ ‘Do it for  twenty-five cents.’
“  ‘Great  Scott!  do  yer  think  I’m  made 

out of money?’ 
□  “ ‘All right, won’t do it for llfes.’ 

„¿o 
«  ‘Wall, how  much’ll  yer  charge  ter go 

home and tell my son to come out here?’

^

“  ‘Ten cents.’
“ ‘Whut, jes fur  walkin  that  little  dis­
tance?  Yer must  take  me fur  a fool.  Go 
on,  I don’t want nothin’ to do with yer’.” 

“Well, he  was  prudent,”  said  Billings, 
“almost  morbidly so.  He  reminds  me  in 
point of economy, of  an  old  fellow named 
Jerry Finch.  One day he went  into a store 
and wanted to  buy six  feet  of  rope.  The 
dealer,  knowing  Jerry’s  peculiar  love  of 
money, told him that he might have the rope 
for ten  cents.

“ ‘I’ll give you five.’
“ ‘I can’t  sell  it  for  that.  Why,  man, 
you’ve got  plenty money and  ought  not to 
grumble.’

“  ‘Yes,  but  times  are  powerful  hard. 
Can’t stand that price.’  He went away and 
after staying  about  two  hours, came  back 
and asked:

“  ‘That rope fell any?’
“ ‘No,  sir.’
“  ‘Good-bye.’
“  ‘So long.’
“  ‘The next day he entered  the store and 
remarked:  ‘I  hear  that  rope  is  failin’ all 
over  the country.’

“  ‘That  so?’
“  ‘Yas.  Hear  that  over  hear  at Cotton 

Town yer ken git ten feet fur a nickel.’

“ ‘Why don’t you go over there?’
“ ‘Don’t  want  to  wear  out  my  shoes. 

Say, lias it fell any here?’

“  ‘Not a  bit.’
“  ‘Wall,  good-bye.’
“ ‘So long.’
“Two  days  later he  came  back. 

‘Say,’ 
said  he,  ‘hain’t you got  some old  rope that 
you ken sell cheap?’

“  ‘Jio old rope.’
“ ‘New rope hain’t fell none yit?’
“  ‘Confound  the  luck,  take it along for a 
nickel.’  The old fellow carefully measured 
the rope,  and with a  disappointed air,  said: 
‘Say,  it’s three inches short; can’t you knock 
off something?”

“  ‘Yes,  give me four cents.’
“ ‘Say three.’
“  ‘Well,  three.’
“He gave him a  postage  stamp  and hur­
ried  away.  That  evening  he  was  found 
hanging from a rafter in his  barn.  He left 
a few lines of  writing, congratulating  him­
self on the fact that the rope  with which he 
hanged himself  was so  cheap.  There  may 
be closer men,  but I have  never  met them.

Don’t Ask Too Much of the Memory.
“I always  carry a good deal  of  my busi­
ness in my head, and avoid the use of books 
as much as possible,” said a  prominent bus­
iness man to an acquaintance the other day. 
“ Then let me  tell  you it is  a bad habit re­
plied  the  other.  “ You  had  better  take 
warning by the condition  of  the old gentle­
man who once  had the  largest  news depot 
in the city  and  carried  ins  business  in his 
head  as  you  say.  To-day he  is in  the in­
sane asylum  as  the  result  of  too  great a 
strain upon his mental energies.  This prac­
tice may do  while  you are  young,  healthy 
and full of intellectual vigor, but nature will 
demand big interest on the investment when 
you have advanced in years.

Scene at a Méat Market.

Two old gossips  met  at  a  meat market, 

when one of them remarked:

“You  know,  I  always  like  to  get  my 
money’s  worth;  so  when  the  steak  isn’t 
good I go for the butcher.”
“And when it  is good?”
“Oh! then I go for the steak.”

The chimney and pressed  glass  factories 
at Pittsburg,  which have been  closed  down 
since July 1 for the  usual  summer  suspen­
sion, have resumed  operations.  The  pros­
pects are unusually bright, and it is predicted 
that the output of the  coming  year  will  be 

the largest in the history of the trade. Order a case from your Jobber.  See Quotations in Price-Current

Retail Grocers' Association Of Grand Rap­

ids.

Owing to  the  absence  o f. President Her­
rick,  H.  A. Hydom  was  called to the chair 
at the  last  regular  meeting  of  the  Retail 
Grocers’ Association, held on August 17.

Secretary Stowe reported the  receipt of a 
communication from Smith Barnes, of Trav­
erse City, stating  that  he  would  endeavor 
to be present  at  the  meeting  of  the  Asso­
ciated  Associations  on  September  21  and 
asking  to  be  informed  of  the  subject  he 
would  be  expected  to  follow.  The Secre­
tary was  instructed to  inform him that  he 
would be allowed  to chose  his own subject.
The  Secretary  also  read  the  following 
communication from Robert M. Floyd, which 
was accepted:

Dea r Sir—I  have to  acknowledge  your 
favor,  and thank you for the compliment of 
the  invitation  to  address  the  Associated 
Associations September  21.  You  may rest 
assured that  anything  I  can  do 0  say in 
favor  of the retail dealers  of  your State or 
of any state will be done.
You are  probably  well  aware  that from 
my earliest  business  experience  up  to  the 
present time  I  have  been  associated  with 
the  retail  grocery trade. 
I fully appreciate 
the necessity of having the associations and 
the  benefits which  can be  derived from or­
ganized effort in many ways.

Yours very truly,

Robt.  M.  F loyd.

Mr.  Lawton,  of the  special Committee on 
Arrangements, reported that enough pledges 
had already been received from  the  jobbing 
trade to warrant the Association in  extend­
ing the  visiting  delegates  a  cordial recep­
tion, concluding with a spread at one of the 
hotels.

Mr. Stowe was added  to  the  Committee 
on Arrangements, which  was  instructed  to 
issue  invitations  to  the  various  organiza­
tions  included  in  the  jurisdiction  without 
delay.

The meeting then  adjourned  until  Tues­

day evening, Aug.  21. 

•

Elk Rapids Organized.

Elk  Rapids, Aug.  18,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—Thanks for blanks and copies 
of by-laws, etc.  Nine business men  of our 
town met last night,  adopted a  constitution 
and by-laws, and  formed  the  Elk  Rapids 
Business Men’s Protective Association, with 
officers as follows:

President—J. J. McLaughlin.
Secretary—C.  L.  Martin.
Treasurer—A.  B.  Conklin.
We expect to  secure  fully  fifteen  mem­

bers by our next meeting.
Yours truly,

C.  L.  M a r t i n ,  Sec’y.

• COUNTRY p r o d u c e;

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qt.

$1.50 $  bbl.

Apples—Choice  shipping  stock  is  held  at 
Beans—Dry, handpicked, $L40 $ bu. 
Beets—New, 75c $  bu.
Blackberries—Wild, 4Ac ¥  Qt., Lawton, 8c 
Butter—Michigan  creamery  is in better de­
mand  at  18@19c.  Dairy  is  looking  up  some­
what, being more firmly held at 13@14c.

Cabbages—$3@$5 $ 100, according to size.
Carrots—15c $  doz.
Celery—Grand Haven or Kalamazoo, 30@25c
doz.
Corn—Green, 8c $  doz.
Cucumbers—Scarce.
Cheese—The  market  is  improving  almost 
daily, the factories now holding the full cream 
product at 8A@8Ac. Jobbers are quoting same 
at 9c and say they expect cheese  to  touch 10c 
within the next two weeks.

Dried Apples—Quartered  and sliced, 3@4c.
Dried Peaches—Pared, 15c.
Eggs—Jobbers pay 10c and sell for lie.
Grapes—Ives and Concords, 6c ¥  lb.
Honey—Easy at 12@13c.
Hay—Bailed  is  moderately  active  at  $15 
per ton in two and five ton lots and  $14 in car 
lots.

Muskmelons—$1 $1 doz.
Onions—Dry, $2.50 V bbl.
Pears—California Harrietts, $4  box.  Home 

grown, $7 ¥  bbl.

Peaches—Home grown, $2@2.50 $  bu.
Plums — California,  $1.75  $  box.  Home 

grown, $2 $  bu.

Pop Corn—2c $  lb.
Potatoes—Home grown, 60c <¡8 bu.
Squash—Crookneck, 3c $ lb.
Tomatoes—Acme, $1.50 $  bu.
Watermelons—Georgia, 16@17c apiece.
Whortleberries—Scarce, choice stock readily 

commands $2.50 $  bu.

grains and milling products.

Wheat—2c higher.  City millers pay 75 oents 
for Lancaster and 72  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 42@43c  in 100bu. 

lots and 35@38c in carlots.

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

car lots.

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  $ 
bbl. in sacks and $4.50 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 V bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $13 
V ton.  Ships, $14 $1 ton.  Middlings, $15 $ top. 
Corn and Oats, $17  $  ton.

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
New York  Counts............... ................
.38
Selects.............................................................33
FRESH FISH.
Cod  ..................  
..............................   @10
Haddock..............................................  @ 7
Mackerel.............................................15  @20
Mackinaw Trout.................................   @ 5A
Perch....................................................  @ 3
Smelts................................................. 10  @11
Whiteflsh  ............................................   @6

PURE.

NEW  PROCESS  STARCH.

SWEET.
This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 
One-TtLircl  Less

removed,

Can be used than any other in the Market.

M anufactured by the

FIRMENICH  MNFG. CO.

Factories:  Marshalltown, Iowa;  Peoria, Ills.

Offices at Peoria,  Ills.

FOR SALE  BY

str o n g.!  Clark,  J bw bII  &  Co.
OLNEY, SHIELDS  &  CO

SURE.

( G r o c e r ie s .

ids.

Evenings of each month.

Retail Grocers' Association of Grand Rap­
President—Erwin J. Herrick.
First Vice-President—E. E. Walker.
Second Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe.
Treasurer—B. 8. Harris.
Regular  meetings—First  and  Third  Tuesday 
Next meeting—Tuesday evening. Sept. 7.
Grocers'  Association  of the  City  of Mus­
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. 15.
Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association.

kegon.

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

days of each month.

How  They  Feel  at  Whitehall  and  Mon­

tague.

Whitehall,  Aug.  18,  1886 

Mr. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—Thinking perhaps  you would 
be pleased to know the results of your labor 
here,  I embrace this  opportunity to  inform 
you that we now  have a thorough organiza­
tion  of* fifty odd  members.  Last  evening 
was  our  fourth  meeting.  Montague  and 
Whitehall are  united and  our  meetings are 
to be alternate.  The highest degree  of sat 
isfaction and enthusiasm  prevals.  Our cir­
cular  letter  to  our  debtors  is  backed  by 
every member of  the Association.  We  an­
ticipate grand results in due time.

H.  A.  Spink.

Very truly, 
A N O TH ER  R EPO RT.
Whitehall,  Aug.  18,  1886.

E. A. Stowes Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—At our  meeting  last evening 
we  found  fifty-one  individuals  and  firms 
signed to our constitution and by-laws, with 
all membership fees and  one quarter’s  dues 
paid.  Less than half  a dozen  more would 
get all the “legitimate retail  dealers”  to be 
found on both  sides of  the  Lake.  So you 
see  we wax  enthusiastic, and  undoubtedly 
by the nexting we  shall  have  every dealer 
in the  two  towns  enrolled  with us.  Last 
night lists  of  those  eligible  for  the  black 
list were presented  by different  dealers and 
their reading was rare sport  to all—except, 
perhaps, to  the  creditor  to  whom  the list 
belonged.  Our success  is assured now and 
the circular letters  will be ready for  distri­
bution  to-morrow  or  next  day,  when  real 
“biz.” will begin in earnest.
The next meeting will be  held  at Monta­
gue the first Tuesday in September.

Very truly, 
T H E   O FF IC IA L   R EPO RT.

Geo.  W.  Frost.

Whitehall,  Aug.  18,1886. 

Editor Tradesman, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—I believe  the  last  notice you 
had  of  our  united  association  we  had  a 
membership  of  twenty-two.  Our  associa­
tion now numbers sixty members. 
I should 
like to hear from any town with sixty mem­
bers  out  of  sixty-three  business  places. 
Everything  is  running  smoothly.  Collec­
tions are  coming in  freely and  everyone is 
pleased with the result,  so far.
The last meeting  was  called  to  order by 
President Linderman.  After the usual pre­
liminaries had been disposed of, several lists 
of  dead beats  were  read in  open  meeting. 
For a time,  merriment  ran  high and plenty 
of jokes were indulged in at  the expense of 
both sides of the question.
Geo. J. Moog moved  that where  a  name 
appears  on four  different  lists it should be 
drawn  as  a  delegate  for  the  black  list 
After a  lively discussion  of  the  subject,  it 
was  finally decided to  treat the  matter ac­
cording to the constitution and by-laws.
It was moved  and carried  that  5,000 cir­
cular letters and the same number of  envel­
opes should  be  printed  according to  rules 
3 and 4.
Mr.  Glazier  read  a  short  article  on  the 
dead beat question,  which  was  heartily  in 
dorsed.
It was moved  and carried  that a suitable 
notice of the aims and objects of this Asso­
ciation  be published in  both the  Whitehall 
and Montague papers.
Questions  considering the  advisability of 
appointing  a purchasing committee  was ar­
gued  at  considerable  length,  but  for  the 
present  there  will  be  ho  action  taken on 
that point.
The meeting adjourned  to  meet  in Mon­
tague the first Tuesday in September.

Secretary  White  Lake  Business  Men’s 

W.  B.  Nicholson,

Association.

Reduced  Rates  for  the  State  Convention 
Round trip  tickets  to  the  convention  of 

the Associated Associations  of  Michigan 
to be held at  Grand  Rapids,  Tuesday,  Sep­
tember 21—may be obtained for the price of 
a single fare over the following lines of rail 
way:

Grand Rapids & Indiana,
Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee, 
Detroit, Lansing & Northern,
Chicago & West Michigan,
Flint  &  Pere  Marquette, 
(to  junction 
Lake Shore & Michigan  Southern,  (Kala­
Michigan Central,  (Grand  River  Valley 

points.)
mazoo division.)
division.)

The  Grocery  Market.

The volume of  business  is fully as  large 
as can  reasonably be  expected  at  this  sea­
son of the year.  Many lines  of  goods con­
tinue to  move  upward,  notably pickles  and 
Columbia river  salmon,  which  are  sure to 
rule  still  higher.  Sugar  is  apparently sta­
tionary.  Canned goods  are  notably firmer. 
Cheese is  improving  in  price  and is bound 
to go higher.  Other articles in  the grocery 
line are about steady.

Candy is active and steady in price.  Nuts 
are  quiet  and  firm.  Virginia  peanuts  are 
lower.  Tennessees  are  without  change. 
Oranges  are  high  and  scarce.  The  new 
crop  of  lemons  is  now  coming  in,  and 
prices  hold firm as  yet.  Bananas  are  un­
usually fine and in  good supply.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

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

axle grease.

promptly and buy in full packages.
Challenge..............  80
Frazer’s...............   90
Diamond  X...........  60
Modoc, 4 doz.........2 50
Acme, A lb cans, 3 doz. case...............
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BAKING  POWDER.
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Princess,  Its......................... 

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2 lb 

85 
1 60 
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CANNED F ISH .

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BROOMS.

**  A 
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a s..................................................... 2 25
Is.....................................................  4 25
bulk............................................ 
Arctic, A lb cans, 6 doz. case.....................  

28
45
75
1 40
2 40
12 00
Victorian, 1 lb cans, (tall,) 2 doz.................2 00
Diamond,  “bulk,” ...................................... 
15
doz. 25
Dry. No. 2................................ 
Dry, No. 3........................................doz. 
45
Liquid, 4 oz,....................................doz. 
35
Liquid, 8 oz..................................... doz. 
65
Arctic 4 oz......................................^  gross 3 50
Arctic 8  oz......................................................   7 20
12 00
Arcticl6oz..................................... 
Arctic No. 1 pepper box................................... 2 00
3 00
Arctic No. 2 
 
Arctic No. 3 
4 00
No. 2Hurl.............2 OOlParlor  Gem............ 3 00
No. 1 Hurl.............2 25 Common Whisk 
  90
No. 2Carpet..........2 50 Fancy  Whisk......... 1 00
No.ICarpet..........2 75|Mill..........................3 r
Glams, 1 ft, Little Neck..............................1 65
Clam Chowder,  31b.............................. 
2 20
Cove Oysters, 1 1b standards..............95@1 00
Cove Oysters, 2 1b  standards..................   1 75
Lobsters, 11b picnic...................................1 75
Lobsters, 2 1b, picnic................................. 2 65
Lobsters, 1 1b star......................................2 00
Lobsters, 2 1b star......................................3 00
Mackerel,lib fresh standards..................1 20
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards..................4 75
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft................ 3 00
Mackerel,3 1b in Mustard..........................3 00
Mackerel, 3 ft  soused.................................3 00
Salmon, 1 1b Columbia river.......................1 65
Salmon. 2 1b Columbia river...................... 2 85
Sardines, domestic As...............................7@8
Sardines,  domestic  14s.............................  12
Sardines,  Mustard  As..............................   13
Sardines,  imported  As.............................  14
Trout. 31b  brook.....................................  4 00
Apples, 3 1b standards..............................   75
Apples, gallons, standards.......................2 00
Blackberries, standards............................1 10
Cherries,  red  standard.............................  95
Damsons.................................................. l 00
Egg Plums, standards 
..................... 1 20@1 25
Green Gages, standards 21b...............1 20@1 35
Peaches, Extra Yellow..................................l 90
Peaches, standards........................................1 60
Peaches,  seconds...........................................1 35
Pineapples, standards................................... 1 50
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced.........................2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated..................... 2 75
Quinces..........................................................l 25
Raspberries,  extra..........................1 20@1 30
Strawberries  ...................................1 1G@1 35
Asparagus, Oyster Bay..................................3 00
Beans, Lima,  standard.............................  80
Beaus, Striugless, Erie.............................  95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked.........................1 65
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy..............................1 00
“  Morning  Glory................................1 00
“  Acme................................................l 00
“  Maple Leaf......................................  90
“  Excelsior..........................................l 00
Peas, French.............................................. l 60
Peas, extra marrofat.................................1 20
Peas, standard...........................................  75
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden..............................  
75
Succotash, standard....................................75@1 40
Squash............................................................1 00
Tomatoes, standard brands...........................1 15

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CANNED FRUITS.

CHEESE.

Michigan full  cream..........................  9  @ 9)4
York  State, Acme..................... . 
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CHOCOLATE.

COCOANUT.

Baker’s ....................37lGerman Sweet..........33
. .32
Runkles’..................351 Vienna Sw eet___
Schepps, Is........................
@25 
Is and  As..........
@36 
As......................
@27 
Is in tin  pails__
@27A 
‘As 
....
@28A 
Maltby’s,  Is......................
@23 A 
Is and  As.........
@34 
‘As.....................
@24A @18
Manhattan,  pails..............
COFFEE

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MATCHES.

Citron..................................................  @  23
Currants.............................................   @  7
Lemon Peel.........................................  @  14
Orange Peel.........................................  @  14
Prunes, French, 60s............................12A@
Prunes, French, 80s............................ 8A@
Prunes, Turkey...................................  @ 4A
Raisins, Dehesia.................................   @3 00
Raisins, London Layers.....................   @2 75
Raisins, California  “ 
.....................   @3 ¿5
Raisins, Loose Muscatels....................  @3 00
Raisins, Ondaras, 38s..........................  @12A
Raisins,  Sultanas................................  @ 9
Raisins, Valencia................................
Raisins,  Imperials..............................   @2 85
Grand Haven, No. 8, square.......................1  00
Grand Ha/en, No 9, square, 3 gro............... 1 20
Grand Haven,  No. 200,  parlor................... l  75
Grand  Haven,  No. 300, parlor................... 2 25
Grand Haven,  No. 7,  round..................., , j  50
Oshkosh, No. 2.......................................  ‘  \ 00
Oshkosh, No.  8............................................t  50
Swedish........................................................... 75
Richardson’s No. 8  square...........****** H ill 00
..................!!."!l60
Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 7A, round..............!!!!!!l 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
.....................!!!l50
Black Strap................................... 
lsaiT-
Cuba Baking........................................ .! ,25@28
Porto  Rico.................................................24@30
New  Orleans, good............................!!!"28@34
New Orleans,choice........................!!!!.  44@50
New Orleans,  fancy...............................!!o2@65

MOLASSES.

do 
do 

A bbls. 2c extra 

OATMEAL.

Rolled Oats,bbl__5 75|Steel  cut,  bbl... 

5 50
“  A bbl.3 00  "  *  “  A  bbi.. .3 00 
“  cases 3 251

PICKLES.

PIPES.

......................................  @6 00
Medium 
n  * bbI......................................  @3 50
a 
Imported Clay 3 gross.....................2 
00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........  @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,2A gross........  @1 85
American T.D....................................  75®  90
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Choice Carolina..... 6 A Java  .
Prime Carolina......5A P atn a.......!!" !.......5A
Good Carolina........5 
Rangoon......... 5A@6A
Good Louisiana......5  I Broken.
..3A@3A

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RICE.

SALSRATUS.

DeLand’s pure.......5 A ¡Dwight’s .................5A
Church’s  ............ . .5)4 Sea  Foam............... 5A
Taylor's G. M.........5AiCap Sheaf................5)4

Ac less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy.......................... 
2 25
28 Pocket..................... 
................... 
2  15
1003ft pockets............... .............!... 
235
Saginaw or Manistee 
......... ........ 
90
Diamond C............ .............................  
145
Standard Coarse.............................  . 
1 25
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........ 
75
Ashton. English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__ 
2 75
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........ 
70
American, dairy, A bu. bags.............. 
25
Rock, bushels..........................^.......... 
28
Warsaw,Dairy,bu. bags............... !" 
40
.................... 
20
Parisian, A  pints..................................  
@2 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small....................  @  70
Pepper Sauce, green...........................   @  80
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring................  @1 25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........  @1 50
Catsup, Tomato,  pints........................   @  80
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ....................  @1 20
Halford Sauce, pints....................... 
@3 50
Halford Sauce, A pints............... . 
@3 20

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SAUCES.

“ 

SOAPS.

Acorn.................... 3 85! Extra Chicago Fam-
M aster...................4 001 
ily ..................  
2 94
New Process, 1  1b..3 96|Napkin.............. 
4  75
New Process, 3 1b. .3 85 Towel.................... 4  75
Acme,  bars...........3 551 White  Marseilles..5 50
Acme,  blocks......  3 05 White Cotton  Oil..5 50
Best  American....2 93 Shamrock.............. 3  15
Circus  ...................3 70: Blue Danube......... 2 55
Big Five  Center...3 85iLondon Family....2 30 
Nickel.................... 3 45|

Ground. 

SPICES.

Whole.

Pepper............... 16@25|Pepper................  @18
Allspice..............13@15 Allspice..............   8@10
Cinnamon...........18@30;Cassia..................10@11
Cloves  ...............15@25jNutmegs,  No. 1..  @60
Ginger............... 16@20 Nutmegs,  No. 2..  @50
Mustard..............15@30 Cloves  ................ 23@25
Cayenne............ 25@35l

STARCH.

Electric  Lustre...................................  @3 20
Royal,  corn.........................................   @ 5
gloss, 1  ft  packages......... " "   @ 5a
boxes...........................   @ 3A
Niagara, laundry,  bbls.......................  @ 3
boxes......................  @ 4
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gloss, 1 1b......................  @ 5;
corn.......................................  @ 6
Quaker, laundry, 561b..........................  @4 50

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Green.

Rio.................... 9@12
Golden Rio.............13
Santos.................... 13
Maricabo................13
J a v a ................30@25
O. G. Java..............34
Mocha  ...................25
COFFEES

Roasted.

Rio.................... 7@15
Golden Rio.............16
Santos.................... 17
Maricabo................17
Java.................24@26
O. G. Java.............. 24
Mocha.................... 25
PACKAGE.
60 lbs 100 lbs 300 lbs
13%
14 A 14A14
13%
14 A 14
14A 14A 14A
14
13 A
14A 14
13A
21
21
16
13A 12%
14
14

Standard  ................................
Dilworth’s ..............................
Lyon......................................
Arbuckle’s  .............................
German...............   ............... .
Magnolia.................................
Silver King.............................
Mexican.............................. .
Royal......................................
Eagle.......................................
CORDAGE.

14
60 foot Jute......   1 00  150 foot Cotton__ 1 60
72 foot J u te ....... 1 25  60 foot Cotton__ 1  75
40FootCotton__150 
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$ 1b
6A

8A

X  XXX
5
5
5
5

8A
7A  8A
12A
8A

Kenosha Butter.......................
Seymour Butter.....................  
Butter........................ 
Fancy  Butter..........................  4A
S. Oyster.................................  
Picnic............................ 
 
 
Fancy  Oyster..........................  4 A
Fancy  Soda............................. 
4 A
City Soda.................................
Soda  .......................................  
Milk......................................... 
Boston....................................
Graham............... ...................
Oat  Meal.................................
Pretzels, hand-made...............
Pretzels...................................
Cracknels................................
Lemon Cream..........................  7A 
Frosted Cream........................
Ginger  Snaps.......................... 
No. 1 Ginger Snaps.................  7A
Lemon  Snaps..........................
Coffee Cakes...........................
Lemon Wafers........................
Jumbles...................................
Extra Honey Jumbles............
Frosted Honey  Cakes............
Cream Gems
Bagievs  Gems.
Seed Cakes......
S. & M. Cakes.

13A
HA
12A
13A
13A
13A
12A
8A
Cod, whole.............................................3A@4A
Cod, boneless............................................. 5@6 A
H alibut.....................................................   9@10
Herring, round,  A  bbl.......................2 00@2 25
Herring .round,  A  bbl........................... l 25
Herring, Holland,  bbls...........................11  00
Herring, Holland,  kegs........................... 75@80
Herring, Scaled.........................................  @20
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, A bbls.................5 50
“ 
..........   70
...............  60
“ 
No. 3, A bbls............................ 3 25
Shad, A b b l.........................................2 25@2 50
Trout, A  bbls......................................3 50@3 75
“  10ft  kits...........................................  70
White, No. 1, A bbls................................. 5 75
•White, No. 1,12 1b kits................................  90
White, No. 1,10 ft kits................................   80
White, Family, A bbls.............................. 2 15
kits...................................  45
P in ts................................................   @950
Q uarts.............................................   @10 50
Half Gallons....................................   @13 50
Disk cap, quarts..............................  
@11 00
“  A  gals..............................   @14 00
• 

“  121b kits 
“  10  “ 

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

FRUIT  JARS—MASON.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Jennings' D. C.,2 oz..............doz.  1 00 

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 40

“ 
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 
" 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  4 oz.......................... 1  50 
6 oz.......................... 2  50 
“
“  8 oz.......................... 3  50 
“  No, 2 Taper............... 1 25 
“  No. 4 
...........   .1  75 
“  A pint, round......... 4 50 
9 00 
“
**  No. 8 panel................1 10 
“ 
2 75 
“ 
4 25 

“ 
No. 8 ** 
No. 10 “ 

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2 50
4 00
6 00
1 50
2 75
7 50
15 00
1 65
4 26

,6  00

SUGARS.

Cut  Loaf.............................................   @  7ll
Powdered............................................  @  7^
Granulated.  Standard........................ 6 44© 6A
Confectionery A.................................   6  @ 6 A
Standard A..........................................   @  5%
No. 1, White Extra  C..........................  5%@  5%
No. 2, Extra C......................................  5%@  5A
No-3C..................................................  5  @  ffA
No. 4 C..................................................  4%@ 43

SYRUPS.

Corn,  barrels  ....................................  
23@26
24@27
Corn, A bbls......................................... 
Corn, 10 gallon kegs............................. 
@39
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.'............................. 
1 35
  22@26
Pure Sugar, bbl.................................. 
Pure Sugar, A bbl................................ 
24@28
Pure Sugar  5 gal kegs........................  @1 50

TOBACCO—FINE C U T -IN  PAILS.

SMOKING

Jim Dandy...............38|01d Time................... 35
Our  Bird..................28 Underwood’s Capper ¿5
Brother  Jonathan...28lSweet  Rose..............45
Our Block................ 60|Meigs&Co.’sStunner35
JollyTim e...............40| Atlas..........................35
Our  Leader.............. 33
Royal Game..............38
Sweet  Rose..............32
Mule Ear...................65
May  Queen..............65
Fountain...................74
Dark AmericanEagle67
Old Congress.............64
The Meigs................. 60
Good Luck................52
Red  Bird...................50
Blaze Away..............35
State Seal.................60
Hair Lifter................30
Prairie Flow er........ 65
Hiawatha.................65
Indian Queen........... 60
Globe....................... 65
Bull  Dog.................*57
May Flower.............. 70
Crown Leaf..............66
Sweet  Pippin........... 45
♦Delivered.
Our  Leader...
Unit  — ...................30
Old Vet..........
Eight  Hours.............24
Big Deal.........
Lucky  ......................30
Ruby, cut  plug........35
Boss  .........................15
Navy Clippings........ 26
Two  Nickel..............24
Leader......................15
Duke’s  Durham......40
Hard  Tack................32
Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
Dixie.........................28
Owl...........................16
Old Tar......................40
Rob Roy....................26
Arthur’s  Choice.......22
Unde  Sam................28
Red Fox...................26 Lumberman..............26
Gold Dust................26¡RailroadBoy..............38
Gold Block..............30 Mountain Rose...........18
| Home Comfort.........25
Seal of Grand Rapids 
(cloth)................25|Oid Rip.......................60
Tramway, 3 oz........ 40 Seal or North Caro
lina, 2  oz...............48
Miners and Puddlere.28 
Peerless  .................. 24 Seal of North Caro-
Standard................. 20! 
lina, 4oz...................48
Old Tom...................18! Seal of North Caro
lina, 8oz.................. 45
Tom & Jerry........... 24 
Joker....................... 25 Seal of North  Caro
Traveler................. 35 
lina, 16 oz boxes.... 42
Maiden.................... 25 King Bee, longcut.. .22
Pickwick Club........ 40¡SweetLotus............... 32
Nigger Head........... 26|Grayling....................32
Holland...................221 Seal Skin....................30
German...................15  Red Clover................32
K. of L............... 42@46 Good Luck................26
Honey  Dew.............25|

PLUG.

Dainty.....................44iTrade Union........... *36
Old  Honesty............40lLabor Union............*30
Jolly Tar..................32  Splendid.................  38
Jolly Time...............32  0ldSolder................. 40
Favorite..................42lRedFox..................... 42
Black  Bird........•.......32 Big Drive.................42
Live and Let  Live.. .32 Patrol...................... 40
Quaker.....................28|Jack Rabbit...............35
Bull  Dog.................*36jChocolate  Cream__ 39
Hiawatha................42  Nimrod.................... 36
Big  Nig................... 37  E.C............................38
Spear Head.............39  Spread  Eagle........... 36
Whole Earth............32  Big Five Center........ 33
Crazy  Quilt............. 32  P arro t......................42
P.  V.........................40  B uster......................36
Spring Chicken....... 38 Black Prince............. 35
Eclipse  ....................30 Black  Racer.............35
Moxie...................... 34  S tar........................   39
Blackjack...............32  Climax  .................... 42
Hiawatha................ 42  Acorn  ......................39
Musselman’s Corker.30 Horse  Shoe.............. 36
Turkey.....................39|
♦Delivered. 
2c. less in three butt lots.
SHORTS,
Our  Leader.............16
Mayflower................23
Globe....,..................22
Mule Ear...................S3

Hiawatha................ 22
Old Congress.............23
May  L eaf...............22
D ark.........................20

TEAS.

Japan ordinary......................................  18@20
Japan fair to good...............................    !25@30
Japan fine.................................................. 36@45
Japan dust.................................................15@20
Young Hyson........................................... 30@50
GunPowder................................
Oolong............. .............................;; ;33@55@«c
Congo....................................................... ..
,  
Lorillard s American Gentlemen...... 
Gail & Ax’ 
Rappee..............****........
Railroad  Mills Scotch..........
Lotzbeck  .............................. ..!!!!!!!
VINEGAR.

“  Maccoboy.................
“ 

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

SNUFF.

“ 

*08 r

.  _  
do 
do 

m is c e l l a n e o u s .

White Wine. ................  
cider.............................. ;;;;;;;;  ^
_  
Bath Brick imported.......................... 
90
American.........!!!............. 
75
Burners, No. 1 ......... 1 
■
.........  
{ 5X
no.  2........................... 
 
7 70
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand !! " !" ! ' 
<a25
Cream Tartar 5 and 101b cans 
Candles, Star...............  
«rji
V11
Pomllna 
Candles,  Hotel.............
@12
Extract Coffee. V.  C.. !
@80
,,  ,
do 
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps..................... 
<»25
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps...........
Gum, Spruce.................................. .“   304*35
Hominy, 

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

bbl....................

 

72
@  55 
@  44 
@  35 
@  45 
@1 30
50 gr. 
10 
10

Peas, Green  Bush................. 
a i  2s
Peas, Split  Prepared............ X]........   @244
Powder, A  Keg...........................   “ I 
$1 90
Sa*e  ...................................................   @ 1 0

......  

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,  ___  

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows :

CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS. 
. 

stick.
, 
Standard, 25 1b boxes........
8A@ 9 
........
Twist, 
9  @ 9A 
Cut Loaf 
@10
MIXED
_  
Royal, 251b paiis......
......   @ 9
Royal, 200 ft  bbls...... ...”
......   @  8A
Extra, 251b  pails.
......  @10
Extra. 2001b bbls
......   @ 9 A
French Cream, 261b palls!. ! 
......   @12
Cut loaf, 251b cases.
Broken, 25  1b p a i l s T ! ............in  @1044
Broken. 2001b  bbls........"  .1" " .  
@ »w
1

FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXES, 

 

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

Sour Drops............................................
Peppermint  Drops.......... .....................  ¡an
Chocolate Drops?!!........... 
........
is
H M Chocolate  Drops....'.” " ...............  
Gum  Drop8 ...................... ...................
5*
Licorice Drops.........   .. .!!!!!!!!!.!."" 
A B Licorice  Drops.. 
....................... 
p»
 
Lozenges, jfa in ................... 
 
tZ
Lozenges,  printed..............  ...........
Imperials.....................  
•...............  
ir
Mottoes....................!!!!!!!!................. 
is
Cream  Bar.............................................  m
Molasses Bar.......... !!!!!!!....................
Caramels....................,.!!!!!!!."!*......... 
i«
Hand Made Creams...!!!!!.................... ih@io
Plain  Creams..............!."..................... 18®f2
Decorated Creams......... 
in
v.................. :::::::::::::.13@14
Burnt Almonds..
Wintergreen  Berries.................. ^ 1 5
FANCY—IN  BULK............
Lozenges, plain in pails.................
@12
Lozenges, plain in bbls............... .......
@11
Lozenges, printed in pails......!..........
@13
Lozenges, printed in  bbls......... !!!"'
@12
Chocolate Drops, in pails............
@12A
Gum Drops  in pails...........  ..............  g
® 6A
Gum Drops, in bbls........ 
............... s
@ 5 A
Moss Drops, in  pails.............. 
<aio
......  
Moss Drops, in b b ls........... 
.........  
<£*9
Sour Drops, in  pails..........................   @12
Imperials, in  pails.................  ...........  @1‘»V4
Imperials  in bbls.................. !!!!!"!!'  @11A
FRUITS
Bananas  Aspinwall........................... 2 00@3 50
Oranges, California, fancy
Oranges, California,  choice...............
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls....
Oranges, Florida..................... !.! .! ..
Oranges, Valencia, cases.
Oranges, Messina..............
Oranges,  Naples...........
Lemons,  choice.................!!!!!!!!!!! !s 00@8 50
Lemons, fancy.....................
Lemons, California ....'!.*....................
Figs, layers, new,  » ft........  ’!.........  
Figs, Bags, 50 ft........................... @ 6A
Dates, frails do  ................. 
Dates, Ado  d o ................................. 
...............
Dates, skin....................... 
Dates, A  skin.......... . . . " ...................
Dates, Fard 10 lb box ^   ib.
.
Dates, Fard 50 ft box V 1b............
Dates. Persian 501b box # 1b....  !......
Pine Apples, $ doz.................. !.!!!!
Prime  Red, raw ^   ft.........................   4  @414
Choice 
5
Fancy H.P. do 
<a  514
Choice White, Va.do 
s   _ / f
PVl A llU l  W  L  IAa   T7^  
@ 5A 
Fancy H P„  Va  do 
@ 7 
H .P. Va..................
@ 7
Almonds,  Tarragona..........................  @16
.............................  @16
California..........................15  @ie

PEANUTS,
do  ......... 
d o ..............**.. ‘  V 

............  @10

Brazils.....................................” .......9
Chestnuts, per bu..........!!!!!!!!!.......
Filberts, Sicily........................ 
11
Barcelona.....................!!"!
Walnuts,  Grenoble............................ 16
Marbo.............................. .
French................................
California........................ .
@13
Missouri........!.!!!!!!!!!!!!.'8a@  9
100....................................   @ 5

Pecans, Texas, H. P ..........................!  9
Cocoanuts, 

® 8A
@12
@10
@16A

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PROVISIONS.

 

PORK  IN   BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. 

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago packing, new............................10 75
Short Cut, new.................................................jg 35
Back, clear, short  cut.................!!!!!!!!!! 13 75
Extra family clear, short cut........... !!!!."j3 00
Clear,  A. Webster, n e w ............................... !l3 75
Extra clear pig, short cut................ !!!!! !l3 75
Extra clear, heavy................................ 
14 00
Clear quill, short cut.......................!!..!!! 14 00
Boston clear, short cut........................ !!!! 14 00
Clear back, short cut..............................     !i4 00
Standard clear, short  cut. best...... !!!!!! .14 25
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy..............................  
6A
medium...........................  
6A
6A
lig h t.................................... 
- 
Short Clears, heavy..............................  
7
medium........................... 
7
light.................................  
7

do, 
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  PLAIN.

“ 
“ 

Hams, average 20  fts................................... 13
16  fts.......................... !.!.!!ia
12 to 14 fts.....................  
!!i3
Picnic  ...............................................  8A
boneless............................................ 10
best boneless............................!.!!"ll
Shoulders.................................................... ” ” ! 714
Breakfast Bacon, boneless........... ..!!!!!!!!  9
Dried Beef, extra.....................................'!.'! 10A
ham  prices......................... !!!!l3A
7^
7A
7A

Tierces  ........................  
30 and 501b Tubs..................!.!!!!!!!!! 
501b Round Tins, 100 cases...........!.!!!! 
201b Pails, 4 pails in  case.....................  
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case...........................  
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case........................... 
101b Pails, 6 in a case.......................   ! 

LARD IN  TIN PAILS.

794
8A
g
7^

LARD.

BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts...........  8 50
Boneless,  extra..........................................13 gq

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

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

In half barrels............................................  3 50
In quarter barrels.............................!■! !!!!

PIGS’  FEET.

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

Green .... fi ft  7@ 7A Calf skins, green
Part cured...  7A@ 8
Full cured__  8A@ 8 A
Dry hides and 

or cured....  8  @10 
piece...... 20  @50

Deacon skins,

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

SHEEP PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed ¥  ft.......22
Tallow.................................................  3

Fine washed V 1b 2o@28iCoarse washed
Medium  ............ 27@30|Unwashed........ .

WOOL.

@27 
@ 3 A
. .20@24

And  IM PORTEES  OF  TEA S.

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

We have  specialties .in  TOBACCOS  and  CIGARS  possessed 

at latest declines and for cash.
by no other jobbers in rne city.
M o A lp in ’s   P e a v e y   3Pl-u_g.

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

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

ALSO  SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

MZNBXL  <&  BEO S/  Celebrated  OICUUEIS,

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.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

5 and 7 Ionia Street,

VKHEÄi

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.

AND

Pure Apple Cider Vinegar.

Amos S.  Musselman & Co.  have  received 
a carload of genuine York State apple cider 
vinegar, two years old.  Any grocer needing 
pickling vinegar would  do  well  to  sample 
these goods before purchasing  elsewhere.

SELECTED

WINTER WHEAT.
ROUIR PROCESS.  k

E.  F A L L A S ,

Makes a Specialty'of

Butter and Eggs, Lemons and Oranges,

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

CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.

No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale.  Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used.  60 cents eacb.

©7  and 99 Canal Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, Michigan

o. w. b l a in  & co., Proto Commission Merchants,
mm a i  Domestic  M s , Soutira  Végétais, Etc.

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

pondence solicited.  APPLES AND  POTATOES In car lots  Specialties. 

-DEALERS  IN-

3? E  HR. K  I IN" S   <&  H E S S ,
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  1*2  and  124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  DSE.

m   f a m i l y

Lamps  are fitted  direct 
by  THE  rCMP  w ithout 
lifting the Can.  The F ill­
ing Tube adjusting to suit 
th e heighth  of any lamp. 
Any overflow or drippings 
are  returned  to  th e  Can 
through an opening in the 
center of th e  top.  When 
closed  th e  Filling  Tube 
enters this opening,  pre­
venting evaporation from 
EITH ER  PUMP OR CAN.

OIL AND GASOLINE CAN!

Every Live Dealer Should Sell Them.

This is the Most Practical, Large-Sized Family Can in the Market. 

It should be  an 
object with dealers, when possible,  to do away with the annoyance and frequent filling of 
small cans.  A little effort and a slight difference in the price of oil in  quantities will in­
sure you a good trade in these cans,  and guarantee your customers  Absolute Safety  and 
the Greatest Possible Convenience.

NEEDED  IN   EVERY  FAMILY  W HERE  OIL  IS  USED.

OVER  200,000  IN  ACTUAL  USE  !

DON’T • BE  HUMBUGGED 

W ith Cheap and  Worthless ‘Imitations.  Buy  the  Original, the  Genuine,  Old 

Reliable  “ GOOD  ENOUGH.”

WINFIELD  MAN’F ’G  CO.,  WARREN, OHIO.

SEND  FOR  COMPLETE  CIRCULARS  AND  PRICE-LIST.

M A N U FA C TU R ED   BY

FOR SALE IN GRAND  RAPIDS  BY

CURTISS, DUNTON & CO., Wholesale Paper & Woodenware, 
FOSTER,  STEVENS  &  CO., 
-  Wholesale Hardware,
H. LEONARD  &  SONS, - 
Wholesale Crockery

- 

J.  T.  BELL  A  CO.,
Saginaw  Valley  Fruit  House
And  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,

Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits.

Reference:  Banks of East Saginaw. 

P n a +   U  Q 0*111 G U I  A /I ìp V l 
CONSIGNMENTS  SOLICITED.  " d » L   Ö d g l l l d W  ,   I v i l u i l i

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SAW AITS GRIST MILL MACHHTEIVY,
Send  for 
C atalo gu e 

M A N U FA CTU RERS’  a g e n t s   f o r

ATLAS

WORKS

and 
P rices

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  8.
!..  U.  8.
«

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

n ^ t W r ä K s i  boilers:

»Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

(cr  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.

S.  HEYMAN & SON, SHOW  CASE

48  CANAL  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

MANUFACTURERS.

Every'style of Show Cases, in w alnut, cherry, m ahogany, oak or bird’s-eye m aple on hand or made to order. 
Best of w orkm anship and lowest prices.  Illustrated Catalogue and Price-List mailed on application.  M erchants 
a re  invited to call and look over our line when iu the city.

OBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.,

Maifactirars of FINE  LAUNDRY and TOILET  SOAPS

120 Miolilsan St-, Olilcago, 111.

We make the following brands:

HARD WATER, Linen, German Family, Sweet 16, W hite Satin, 

Country  Talk, Mermaid, it will float, Silver Brick, Daisy, 

W hite Prussian, Glycerine Family, Napkin, Royal.

Our  HARD  WATER  Soap can be  used  in  either  hard  or  soft  water,  and  will go 
one quarter farther than any  other  Soap  made. 
(Trade  mark,  girl  at  pump.)  We  are 
getting orders for it now from all parts  of  the  country.  Send  for  a  sample  order.  We 
pay all railroad and boat freights.  Qur goods are not in Michigan Jobbing houses.

A. HUFFORD, General Agent, Box 14,  GRAND  RARIDS,  MICH.

W rite  m e  for P rices.

SARANAC  SURRENDERS.

The Merchants There Succumb to the Pre­

vailing Disease.

Pursuant to call,  about  twenty represen­
tatives of the  retail  trade  of  Saranac  met 
last Monday evening for  the  purpose of ef­
fecting an organization.  Geo.  A. Potts was 
made  chairman  of  the  meeting  and P. T. 
Williams  officiated  as  secretary.  Editor 
Stowe,  of  T he T radesman,  was  present 
by invitation and  explained  the system un­
der which most of  the  organizations in this 
State are now  operating, after  which J.  D. 
Sackett  moved that  the  business  men pro­
ceed to the  organization  of  an  association. 
The motion was unanimously adopted, when 
the  following  constitution,  by-laws  and 
rules were adopted:

constitution.

We,  the  undersigned  business  men  of 
Saranac  and  vicinity, recognizing  the  nec­
essity  for  concerted  action,  hereby  agree 
to associate ourselves together for  the  pur­
pose  of  fostering  a  more  social  feeling 
among the  members of  the trade;  keeping 
a blacklist of dead beats  who prey upon the 
trade; regulating the  peddling nuisauce and 
the reformation of other abuses affecting the 
trade.

by-laws.

A R T IC L E   I— N A M E.

The name  of  this  organization  shall  be 
the Business  Men’s  Protective  Association 
of Saranac.

A R T IC L E   II— M EM BERSH IP.

Any firm or individual  doing a legitimate 
retail business may become a member of this 
Association  by paying to  the Secretary the 
sum of SI  membership fee  and  agreeing to 
pay 25 cents  quarterly dues  in advance and 
any assessments which may be voted by the 
Association to meet expenses.

A R T IC L E   I I I — O BLIG A TIO N .

Every person  or firm becoming a member 
of this Association shall be honorably bound 
to conform  to the rules, regulations and by­
laws.

A R T IC L E   IV — N O N -PA Y M EN T  O F  D U E S.
Any  member  of  this  Association  who 
shall  neglect or  refuse  to pay his  dues,  or 
any assessment ordered  by the Association 
for three  months  after  such  sum  becomes 
due,  shall thereby forfeit his membership.

A R TIC LE  V— O FFIC ER S.

The officers of this Association shall con 
sist  of  a  President, Vice-President, Secre­
tary and Treasurer,  and  an Executive Com 
mittee of five members, of  which the Presi 
dent,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be 
three.  These officers  shall  be  elected  an 
nually by ballot  and  shall hold  office until 
their successors are elected.

A R T IC L E   V I— D U T IE S   O F  O FFICERS.

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Section 1—The President shall  preside at 
all meetings, if present;  in his  absence the 
Vice-President. 
Section 2—The Secretary shall  receive all 
money due the Association from any source 
and pay the  same  to  the Treasurer, taking 
his  receipt  therefor;  keep  a record  of  all 
meetings; conduct  all correspondence under 
direction of  the Executive Committee; keep 
a list of all members in a book  provided for 
the  purpose  and  notify  all  committees  of 
their appointment. 
Section 3—The Treasurer shall receive all 
monies  from  the  Secretary, giving  his  re 
ceipt  therefor; pay all bills  when approved 
by the Executive Committee  and report the 
condition of the  treasury when  required by 
the Executive Committee.
Section 4—The Executive Committee shall 
have  charge  of  the  delinquent  lists; shall 
provide rooms for the Association; audit all 
bills; examine the books and accounts of the 
Secretary and  Treasurer and  make a semi 
annual report of  the financial  condition  of 
the Association.

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A R T IC L E   V II— COM PENSATION.

No compensation for service shall be paid 

any officer, except the Secretary.

A R T IC L E   V III— M EETIN G S.

Section 1—The annual meeting of the As 
sociation  shall  be  held  the  third  Monday 
of each August.
Section 2—The regular meetings of the As 
sociation shall be  held on the first and third 
Monday of  each  month.  Special  meetings 
shall be called by the President on the writ­
ten request of five members.  Five members 
shall constitute  a quorum  for  the  transac 
tion of business.

A R TIC LE  IX — O RDER  OF  B U SIN ESS.

1.  Beading minutes of the last meeting.
2.  Admission of members.
3.  Reports of committees.
4.  Beading of correspondence.
5.  Unfinished business.
6.  New business.
7.  Election  of  officers  and  appointment 
8.  Report of Treasurer.
9.  Adjournment.

of committees.

A R TIC LE  X— A M END M EN TS.

This Constitution and By-laws may be al­
tered or  amended  by a  two-thirds  vote  of 
those  present at  any regular  meeting,  pro­
vided a written notice  of  such Alteration or 
amendment has been presented  at  the pre­
ceding regular meeting.

RU LES  A N D   REG U LA TIO N S.

Buie 1.  The  special aim of this Associa­
tion is to facilitate  the  collection of  doubt­
ful  accounts  and  other  debts  by  fair  and 
honorable  methods,  and  to  guard  against 
the extending of  credit to  debtors found on 
investigation to be unworthy of it.
Rule  2.  The  Association  emphatically 
asserts that it  hopes to collect  all debts due 
the members  without publicity,  and  that it 
neither desires nor intends, in any instance, 
to permit its  members  to  intentionally an­
noy or  to persecute  any person indebted to 
members of  the Association.
Rule 3.  That  no  injustice  may be done 
to,  or  advantage  taken  of,  any  debtor, by 
any individual  member of  the Association, 
it shall be the duty of every member to send 
by mail a  sealed  circular  letter,  issued  by 
the Association, to  the debtor,  setting forth 
these facts,  to-wit:  That the person namfed 
in  said letter is  indebted to  the member or
the firm therein named in the sum of $-----,
that  the debtor is granted  fifteen days from 
date entered on said  letter  in which to  pay 
the debt,  or to  satisfactorily arrange for  its 
payment; that, if after the expiration of the 
fifteen  days thus  granted,  the  debtor shall 
have failed to pay or failed to have arranged 
for payment the member shall report him to 
the  executive  committee,  which  committee 
shall  thereupon place  his name  on the de­
linquent list; except disputed accounts which 
shall be referred to  the  Executive  Commit­
tee  for  investigation  and  report, which re­
port  shall  be  acted  upon  by the Associa­
tion.
Buie 4.  The circular  letter  sent  to  the 
debtor  shall  be enclosed  In  the  authorized 
envelope of  the Association, on which shall

be  printed, 
“If  not  called  for  in  ten 
days  return  to  Secretary  Business  Men’s 
Protective Association of Saranac,” and  the 
non-return of any circular letter thus mailed, 
shall be  deemed sufficient evidence that  the 
said letter was received by  the  debtor  ad­
dressed.
Buie 5.  Any  member  trusting  a  man 
whose  name  appears  on  delinquent  list 
shall be fined $10.

Election of officers  being  then  in  order, 
the various positions prescribed  by  the  by­
laws were filled as follows:
President—Geo. A.  Potts.
Vice-President—D.  G.  Huhn.
Secretary—P. T. Williams.
Treasurer—S. M.  Crawford.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary, Treasurer, F.  H.  Spencer  and  J.  D. 
Sackett.

The  meeting  then  adjourned  for  two 

weeks.

The Gripsack Brigade.

Geo. F.  Owen is  in  Detroit  looking over 

his line.

A. J.  Little representing  the  Art  Album 
Co., of Battle Creek,  was in  town Monday.
Geo. W. McKay is arranging  to  send his 
wife to Denver,  in  hopes of  benefiting her 
health.

Chas.  C. Drew has severed his connection 
with  the  Michigan  Confectionery  Co.,  of 
Detroit.

Alby L.  Braisted put  in  several  days  at 
Chicago  last  week  in  the  interest  of  the 
Voigt Milling Co.

John H. Burrows,  formerly  with  W.  F. 
Gibson & Co.,  is now working the city trade 
for F. J.  Lamb & Co.

Wm.  R. White, representing thg Thomson 
&  Taylor  Spice  Co.,  of  Chicago,  put  in 
Sunday at this market.

J. T.  Green,  for  several  years city sales­
man for  Jennings  &  Smith,  has  taken the 
same position with Ed.  Telfer.

W. F. Blake,  representing C.  A.  Morrill 
&  Co.,  tea  importers  of  Chicago,  was in 
town a couple of days last week.

J. W.  Palmer,  representing  the  Central 
City Soap Co., of  Jackson,  put  in  several 
days at this market last week.

The Merchant  Tmvcler  is  authority  for 
the statement that Leo A.  Caro,  late  with 
Brown  Bros.,  of  Detroit,  has  engaged to 
travel for a Chicago house.

W.  E.  McCormick, general  agent for  the 
Grand Rapids School Furniture Co ,  has re­
turned  from  a  successful  business  trip 
through Illinois and Indiana.

C.  S.  Kelsey,  of Battle Creek,  is  a  dele­
gate to  the  Republican  State  Convention 
which meets here to-day.  Mr. Kelsey stands 
for Luce first,  last and all the time.

Elliott G. Brown, formerly engaged in the 
grocery brokerage business  at this  market, 
is now’ on  the  road for  Gray,  Kingman  & 
Collins,  of Chicago, handling specialties.

About the time Christ  was  born,  Roman 
manufacturers and  jobbers  employed circi- 
tores—who were the prototypes of the mod 
em commercial traveler—to  travel  through 
the  empire  and  dispose  of  their  goods 
Surely there is nothing new under the  sun
When  The  T radesman  printed  Max 
Mills’ poem on “The  Traveling  Man”  sev 
eral weeks ago,  it  pronounced  the  produc­
tion the finest tiling of the kind ever penned 
by  a  commercial  tourist.  T he  T rade 
man’s opinion is  heartily  concurred  in  by 
President-  Kelsey,  who  says  he  has never 
been alfte to read it to the end  without deep 
emotioh.  He  requests  The Tradesman 
to extend an invitation to Mr. Mills to recite 
his  poem  before  the annual  convention  of 
the State Division,  T.  P. A.,  to  be  held  at 
Kalamazoo on Saturday.

Few of the boys are aware of the fact that 
Dave  Smith  has  a  surgical education,  but 
such is ii  fact.  For three years previous  to 
his immigration to this country, Dave held 
responsible position in  a  Dublin  slaughter 
house—he  held  the  hogs  while  another 
workman applied  the  knife.  The  know! 
edge thus obtained has served  him  to  good 
purpose since coming to America  and  he  is 
ever on the alert to exercise it.  He can tell 
the exact weight of a hog at a  glance,  both 
on foot and dressed,  and  lie  can cut an ani 
mal in such a way as to secure frorii  four to 
ten hams from each carcass.

Dave - Smith  acted  as  chaperon  to  Fink 
I the hotel directory man,  during a recent trip 
through the Grand  Traverse  region,  and 
is freely asserted that if the victim  had not 
escaped the dutches of  his  tormentor  just 
as he did, he would now  be  making  direc 
tories either in the  realms  of  Pluto  or  the 
abode of the blessed.  Fink,  it appears, was 
troubled with severe pains in the abdominal 
region,  when  Dave  suggested  a  mustard 
plaster, and forthwith prepared an  applica­
tion without properly diluting the  mixture, 
The result was a complete loss of epidermis, 
which left the victim as sore as a felon.  On 
the next return of the trouble, Dave  wound 
the man with a wet  cloth,  and  proceeded to 
apply a hot flat-iron to the seat of pain.  The 
result  of  this  treatment  was that the man 
was thoroughly  cooked  to  the  depth  of 
couple of inches,  and those  who  have  seen 
His injuries say that the chances  of  his  re- 
corery are next to nothing.

President Kelsey,  of the Michigan  Divis­
ion, T.  P.  A., bears a striking  resemblance 
in form,  feature and dress to the fusion can 
didate for Governor and while in  town dur­
ing the two State conventions  last week  he 
was frequently mistaken for  Mr.  Yaple  by 
enthusiastic  admirers  of  that  gentleman 
For a time,  he was particular  to  set  aright 
those who insisted on  shaking  hands  with 
him througli mistaken motives, but he  soon 
found that he  saved  much  disappointment 
by allowing the deception to pass unnoticed, 
and  the  scenes  which  followed  proved 
source  of  great  amusement  to his friends, 
Several  dozen  delegates  assured  him that 
they would stump their localities in  his be­
half at their own  expense  and  many  were

the personal pledges he received for vigorous 
work  during  the  campaign.  Mr.  Kelsey 
thanked them all for their interest in his be­
half and freely promised them any favor he 
would have at his disposal  in  the  event  of 
his election.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

Rapids.

wood.

Cloud.

Rapids.

Hugh Johnston, Shelby.
Daniel W. Root. Cross village.
E. E. Whipple,  Whipple  Harrow  Co.,  Eaton 
I. L. Tower, Cato.
C. B. Fenton, Mackinac.
A. T. Lindennan, Whitehall.
L. R. Rogers, Eastport.
Henry DeKline, Jamestown.
J. Frank Clark, Big Rapids.
Mr. Haney, Haney & Darling, Big Rapids. 
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
Reed & Barnard, Stanwood.
R. D. McNaughton, Coopersville.
Jas. Ward, Greenville.
Mnl VanOcker,  Harris  &  VanOcker,  Stan­
Ell Nichols, Orangeville.
Jos. P. Cordes, Alpine.
Jas. Colby, Rockford.
Hoag A Judson, Cannonsburg.
F. Boonstra, Drentbe.
B. Gilbert A Co., Moline.
B. McNeal, Byron Center.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
J. Scholten, Overisei.
Cole & Chaple, Ada.
John W. Mead, Berlin.
Herder A LaHuis, Zeeland.
G. TenHoor, Forest Grove.
DenHerder A Tanis, Vriesland,
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.
O. D. Chapman, Stanwood.
J. A. Shattuck, Wayland.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
L. R. Rogers, Eastport.
S. A. Brown. Okemos.
F. D. Briggs, Langston.
J. D. Champion, J. D. Champion A Co., White 
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
Paine A Field, Englishville.
D. T. Huston, Ludington.
W. H. Pipp, Pipp Bros., Kalkaska.
H. B. Irish, Lisbon.
Stickney A Co., Paris.
Will Wise, Wise A Co., Manoelona.
Harry  Whipple,  with  W.  E.  Overton,  Big 
Cbas. Loomis, Sparta Center.
Jas. Henry, Bowne.
Will Pipp, Gaylord A Pipp, Howard City.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
M. Minderhout, Hanley.
Mr. Darling, Darling A Roberts, Sparta.
J. B. Perham, Spring Lake.
J. VanPutten, J. VanPutten A Sons, Holland. 
John Gunstra, Lamont.
B. Burlington, Bradley.
A. B. Foote. Hilliards.
Narragang A Sou, Byron Center.
M. Marcus. Charlotte.
A. W. Blain,  Dutton. 
J. W. Rebinson,  Stetson.
Sisson A Lilley Lumber Co.. Sisson’s Mill. 
Nagler A Beeler, Caledonia.
W. H. Goodyear, Hastings.
Neal McMillan. Rockford.
Conrad Bros., Otsego.
John Shean, Hickory Corners.
Geo. D. Barden, Fremont.
J. R. Odell, Fremont.
G. W Snyder, Sebewa.
J. B. Watson,  Coopersville.
Dr. W. Ryno, Coloma.
W. N. Hutchinson, Grant.
N. K. Jepson, Clarksville.
Dr. G. B, Nichols, Martin.
L. Perlgo A Co., Burnip’s Corners.
R. D. McNaughton, Coopersville.
O. F. A W. P. Conklin, Ravenna.
J. Raymond,  Berlin.
Wm. VerMeulen, Beaver Dam.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
D. R. Crane, Fennville.
G. C. Baker, Labarge.
C. H. Bolinger A Bro., Berrien Springs.
M. M. Robson, Berlin.
H. DeKline. Jamestown.
M. P. Shields, Hilliards.
F. E. Deming, Freeport.
P. DeKrakcr, Holland.
J. V. Crandall A Son, Sand  Lake.
L. N. Fisher. Dorr.
H. Andre & Son, Jennisonville.
J. W. Closterhouse, Grandville.
Farkhurst Bros.,  Nunica.
Mrs. J. Debri, Byron Center,
S. Sheldon. Pierson.
A. L. Power, Kent City.
J. R. Campbell, Big Rapids.
G. W. Stevens, Austerlitz.
J. A. Neff, Casnovia.
J. A. Shattuck, Sand Lake.
N. Houma, Fisher.
P. J. Cook, Reynolds.
A. J. Ut derhill. Pentwater.
Jas. Colby, Rockford.
Mr. Watson, Watson A  Lilley,  Coopersville, 
F. B. Watkins, Hopkins.
Mr. K.eney, Bode A Keeney, Ferry.
John Damstra. Forest Grove.
Lawrence Ware, Sand Lake.
Mr. Cairns, Brown A Cairns, Prairieville.

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Miscellaneous Dairy Notes.

Martin is moving in the matter of a cheese 

factory.

The  project  of  starting  a  creamery  at 

Grandville is being revived.

New  creameries  are  being  agitated  at 

Eaton Rapids and Lakeview.

Cal.  Whitney  contemplates  engaging  in 

the creamery business at Laingsburg.

Sutliff Bros, have engaged in the creamery 
business at St.  Louis.  The outfit  was  fur­
nished by R.  Lespinasse,  of Chicago.

The  Michigan  Condensed  Milk  Co.,  at 
Lansing,  has turned  out  40,000  pounds  of 
condensed milk  iu the past  forty-five  days.
H.  F.  Harris,  of  the  firm of  Potter  & 
Harris,  proprietors  of  the  Maple  River 
Creamery at Ovid, has compiled an ingenious 
ready reckoner for creamerymen.

C. B.  Lambert,  State  agent  fdr  Davis & 
Rankin,  makes  Grand  Rapids  his  head­
quarters,  while  pursuing  a  vigorous  cam­
paign through Western Michigan.

Edward Marsh has closed his creamery at 
North  Farmington,  iu  order  to  throw  all 
the  milk in that  vicinity into the  hands of 
the Armstrong & Marsh creamery.

The  Grand  Rapids  Refrigerator  Co.,  in 
addition to the manufacture  of their cream­
eries,  will  shortly engage  in  the  manufac­
ture of  a  line  of  miscellaneous  dairy sup­
plies.

C. B.  Lambert has invented an  ingenious 
device by which the Fairlamb butter worker, 
heretofore capable of  running  only  in one 
direction,  can be reversed  at the will of the 
operator and at the same time give an equal­
ized pressure on all points.
Belsay,  a railway station four  and  a  half 
miles east of Flint,  is to have a creamery in 
operation this fall, the guarantee being that 
the milk from 1,000 cows will be  furnished 
by the opening of next season.  The cream­
ery  will  be  built  by an incorporated com­
pany,  having  a  capital  stock  of  $5,000. 
Judge  Wm.  Newton  and Dan.  H.  Church 
are among the incorporators.

Association Work at Lowell.

Lowell, Ang.  17,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—I notice with pleasure the in­
terest manifested in the call for a State con­
vention and Will  guarantee  a  large delega­
tion from, our organization. 
I have  just in­
closed a copy of  our  constitution  to  A.  B. 
Cheney, of  Sparta,  and  asked  him  to  be

sure  and  organize  immediately,  that  they 
may be represented at  that  meeting.  Had 
written our Saranac friends in regard to the 
matter and  see by T he  T radesman  that 
they have completed their organization.  We 
have been at work  nearly four  months and 
the results have exceeded  the  expectations 
of the most sanguine.  I think there are but 
one or two  merchants in  town who are not 
members of  the  Association,  and  I  think 
they will find it  to their  advantage to  join 
us.  We are ready and  anxious to do  what 
we can for the success of a State association 
and have  no fears but  that it will be an in­
stitution of which we  may all be proud and 
from which great good will come.

Respectfully Yours,

N.  B.  Bi.ain.

President Lowell  Business  Men’s Protec­
tive Association.
P.  S.—Am glad  to  see  you  are  pushing 
the  matter  of  organizing  and  think  that 
towns that do  not follow  suit  will  find  to 
their  sorrow  that  they  have  made  a  mis­
take.

SPURflS

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COFFEE

Guaranteed  absolutely  P ure,  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  tt>  pink  paper bags,  1  ft) foil 
lined cartoons, and 2 tt> tins by  all  leading 
Retail Geoeers.

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

Importers, Roasters and Packers,

BOSTON.

LUDWIG  WINTEUNITZ,

STATE  A G E N T   FOR

J t liL

JUNKER Gero

106 Kent Street, Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TELEPHONE  566.

Grocers, bakers anil others can secure the agency for 
th eir town on this Yeast by applying to above address. 
None genuine unless it bears above label.

ORDER  OF  PUBLICATION.

STATE  OF MICHIGAN,

THE SUPERIOR  COURT  OF GRAND RAPIDS: 

IN CHANCERY,

VICTORY CODY, Complainant, 1
ANDREW  CODY, Defendant. 
)
Suit pending in the Superior Court of Grand 
Rapids, at the  City  of  Grand  Rapids,  in  said 
County, on the seventh  day  of  August, A.  D. 
1886.
In this cause, it appearing from  affidavit on 
file, that the defendant, Andrew  Cody, is resi­
dent of this State, and that process for his ap­
pearance has been duly  issued,  and  that tne 
same could not be served for  the  reason  that 
he is concealed within this  State.  On  motion 
of Frank A, Rodgers, Complainant’s  Solicitor, 
it is ordered that the  appearance  of  said  de­
fendant,  Andrew  Cody,  be  entered  herein 
within three mouths from the date of  this or­
der, and in case of his appearance in this cause, 
his answer to the Bill of Complaint to be filed, 
and a copy thereof to be  served  on  the  Com­
plainants Solicitor, within twenty  days  after 
service on him of a copy of said Bill and a  no­
tice of this order: and in default thereof,  said 
Bill will be taken as confessed by said Andrew 
Cody, Defendant:  And it is  further  ordered, 
that  within  twenty  days  the  Complaintant 
cause a notice of this order to be published  in 
the Michigan Tradesman, a newspaper printed, 
published and circulated  in  said  County,  and 
that  said  publication  be  continued  therein 
once in each week for six weeks in succession, 
or that he cause a copy of this order to be per­
sonally  served  on  said  Defendant  at  least 
twenty days before the time prescribed for his 
appearance.
Judge of the Superior Court of Grand Rapids, 
■  Examined, countersigned and entered by me, 
FRANK A.  RODGERS, 
Register.

CHAS.  P.  RATHBUN,

ISAAC H.  PARRISH,

Complainant’s Solicitor.

A true copy. Attest,

CHA8.  P.  RATHBUN, 
Register.

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His Pretty Book-Keeper.
Wm. H. Maher in  American Grocer.

Ten years ago my friend Boone had about 
everything that a  man  needed  to  have  to 
make him contented  and  happy.  He  had 
a wife whom he loved,  and who  loved  him; 
heftiad two  young  children  whose  praises 
he  was  always  sounding;  he  had  a  good 
business,  the  profits  of  which  more  than 
paid all his living expenses,  and  what  was 
still greater,  he  had  his  home  in  Boston! 
In my occasional visits to the  East  I  made 
it a point to spend a night with my  friends, 
and if I could have  envied  anyone I  would 
have envied Boone’s satisfaction  with  him­
self and his surroundings.

His store was in the suburbs of  the  city, 
and  his  business—dealing  in  provisions. 
His customers were mostly  the  families  of 
rich Boston men,  and  I  remembered  being 
awe-struck when lie told me that the easiest 
way to lose their trade  was  to  sell  things 
too cheap. 
It struck me that if there was a 
place in the wide world where I  would  like 
to be this was the spot.

Boone’s manner with these merchant prin­
ces was a happy medium  between  servility 
and being too independent 
I used  to  feel 
myself growing rich  as  he  told  me  about 
them.  “That was  Dana,”  said  he,  “he’s 
Treasurer of the Salem Mills;  has  a  salary 
of ten thousand a year; wants the very  best 
of everything; buys things ouly while they’re 
rare; when  they  get  cheap  he  don’t  want 
them.  That is  Somers.  You  have  heard 
of the big bankers? Well, that’s one of them; 
nicest man  to  trade  with  you  ever  saw. 
That’s  Webster, 
the  great  lawyer;  that’s 
Brown,  of  Brown  Brothers;”  and  so  on, 
while all the  while  he  was  taking  orders 
for spring lamb at 60 cents per pound; spring 
chickens at 81 per pair; steak  at  35  cents, 
and watermelons at 81  each.

I almost  suggested  that  he  take  me  in 
partnership, but I was hardly up to the cus­
tomers, or the business.

When I again saw him there was a  cloud 
in  his  horizon  about  the  size  of  a  man’s 
hand; one of his men had left him and open­
ed in similar business  in  the  same  street. 
The man had formerly run  one  of  Boone’s 
order wagons, so  he  had  a  large  acquain­
tance  with  the  cooks  and  house-keepers 
who made  out  the  orders,  and  I  guessed 
that  he  was  cutting  into  Boone’s  trade 
more than my friend  would  care  to  say. 
But as an offset to this Boone had secured a 
book-keeper who was a jewel.

“My  business,”  he  said,  “is  all  credit; 
these people don’t want to be bothered with 
bills oftener than once a month.  The  man 
at the books takes the order-book and  calls 
out to us; we get each  item  so  called,  and 
he checks it; then the owner’s  name  is  put 
on the basket and it  is  ready  for  delivery. 
But my men have always played  the  deuce 
with mistakes; goods  have  gone  to  wrong 
people; have been posted wrong; mid lots of

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things sent out without being charged.  But 
I’ve got a book-keeper  now  that  takes  all 
the worry off my shoulders.”
“Where did you get him?”
“It isn’t a  ‘him’ at  all,  it’s  a  her.’  My 
book-keeper  is  a  woman,  and  a  mighty 
smart one. 
I pay her less than I had to pay 
the others,  and she does twice the work. 
I 
tell you, M.,  business men don’t avail them­
selves of the help of women  as  they  ought 
to do.  Women will work  for  less  wages; 
they’re neater; they’re more accurate, they’re 
honester. 
I’ll tell you another  thing,  they 
put the boys and men on their  good  behav­
ior.  A girl in a store gives an  entirely  dif­
ferent air to it,  and I am surprised that more 
of them are not at work.”

I was interested *in  all  this,  and  rather 
curious to see this paragon of a book-keeper. 
She was a very business-like looking  body, 
and seemed to be a  valuable  acquisition  to 
my friend’s establishment. 
I saw that they 
understood each other perfectly. 
I was  in­
troduced  to  Miss  Taleott  and  shown  her 
books.  She might well  be  proud f of them, 
as she undoubtedly was. 
I  said  to  Boone 
that he was lucky in having so good  an  as­
sistant, and the last words I heard him  say 
as I bade him “good-bye” were that she was 
a jewel.

Before another year  rolled  round  I  was 
amazed in looking over Dun’s  weekly  sheet 
of business  changes,  to  see  the  name  of 
Boone with the ominous words:

“If interested,  inquire at our office.”
I surely was interested,  not in dollars and 
cents,  but in many years of friendship,  and 
I called  at  Dun’s  for  further  light.  The 
young man found B and then  found Boone, 
and read to me as follows:

E.  K. Boone, provisions, Boston:—Boston 
creditors have attached his  stock  and  also 
his horses,  wagons  and  accounts.  Boone 
has disappeared.  His family  says  that  he 
took nothing with him,  but it is the  general 
opinion that his lady book-keeper is  in  his 
company,  as  she  also  disappeared  at  the 
same time.

I dropped a few lines to Mrs.  Boone, feel­
ing that then was the time,  if ever,  to show 
oneself friendly. 
In  her  reply,  she  says: 
“Ed. was doing well up to the time that  he 
took Miss Taleott into the  store.  She  was 
a  good  book-keeper,  but  she  was  a  bad 
woman,  and has brought ruin on our house, 
hftjd. 
I am, with my children,  living  with 
my father and mother,  and hope  that  some 
day my husband will  4come to himself’  and 
come back to us.  He may write to you, and 
whenever he does,  tell him to come back  to 
me and the children.”

He has never written,  nor have he  or  his 

book-keeper ever been heard from.

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

where in this issue and write for

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in  Car  Lot^ 
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POTATOES.

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We make the handling of POTATOES,  APPLES and BEANS 
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Agents for Walkers Patent Butter Worker.

157S. W ater St., Chicago, m .

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

Manufactured by the

SMOKING  TOBACCO,
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Arthur  Meigs  &  Go.,

RALEIGH:,  X. O.

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Wholesale agents for the

STA TE OF lÆIOHIGkAJST

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Sm oking  Tobacco  on  the  m arket.  The 
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16 OZ. 4 2 .
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77, 79,81 and 83 South Division St, Grand Rapids, Mich

Why is the  Way land  cheese  better  than 
any other?  Because the maker does not use 
a whey tank,  but a cistern.

“Silver King” coffee is all the rage.  One 
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