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merit.  Every  family  should  have  it  in  the 
boua.  It is the comi—r family medicine.

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It was long known in his practice as Dr. Pete’s 
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the surest and the best.  No other Cough, Cold, 
and Consumption remedy is half its equal.  Wo 
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paid  1'oJ  it  if  a  beneficial effect is not exper­
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MICH.

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Dealers should remember that the

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KIOH.

seemed  to  say  lie  was  at  ease  with  the 
whole world,  and hoped everyone else was.
Pretty soon lie happened to catch sight of 
some fine brick buildings  through  the win­
dow,  and  looked  at  them  with  a  show of 
interest.  “May I ask you what those public 
buildings are?” he asked graciously. 

“ Certainly,” I  said.
“Well,” after a slight pause on both sides, 
What are they?”
“I do not  know.”  Profound  silence for 

at least fifteen minutes.

At length he brightened  up again and re­
marked that I was  rather  young to be trav­
eling alone. 
I answered  that  I  hoped  and 
believed that I was  old enough to take care 
of  myself,  without  assistance  from  -any­
body.

Ah!” he remarked  with  a  slight eleva­

tion of the eyebrows.

Then perhaps it  would be  well for you 
to be more  careful  with  your  pocket-book. 
You have  certainly heard  that  there  were 
such people as thieves.”  I  looked  down at 
my  pocket-book,  which  was  one  of  those 
handy  arrangements  fastened  to  a  chain 
over my arm,  and sure  enough there  it was 
wide open.  Several bills which I  had care­
lessly thrown  in the  bottom  were  in plain 
sight and in  imminent  danger  of  tumbling 
out. 
I thanked him as stiffly as I could un­
der the circumstances,  and  aga|n  addressed 
myself to my newspaper.

Then without any warning  he  broke  out 
again and began to tell some stories of  how 
young and green  he  had been  when he first 
started out in life and began to look around. 
How he was “taken in” time  and  again by 
thieves, and so could sympathize  with chil­
dren, or  something  to  that  effect; and this 
to me—who could boast of my 21 years.

I just sat there and  gritted  my  teeth  in 

silence. 

I had to. 

It was all I could do.

I was firmly convinced  by this  time that 
he merely took this course to punish me for 
snubbing him so unmercifully.

Finally he sweetly  inquired  where  I  at­
tended  school  and  whether  1  liked  my 
teacher.

This was  the  very  last  straw. 

It  was 
more than I could stand, and I promptly in­
formed him with the most  withering look I 
could assume, that it was  none of  his busi­
ness.

If I could only  have had  the  pleasure of 
seeing him  look  crest-fallen,  I would  have 
been quite happy,  but I was denied that sat­
isfaction.

He  began  to  whistle  softly  under  his 
breath,  and actually looked pleased.  I turn­
ed my back to him and looked industriously 
out of the window  at  the  telegraph  poles, 
ditches,  grazing cows  and  other  absorbing 
objects of interest.  We  finally,  after  what 
seemed ages to me, reached the city.  With 
sigh of relie|jl  arose to  escape.  He also 
grabbed his hat  and prepared to leave.  He 
courteously offered to help me with my bun­
dles and packages,  of  v^hieh  I  had a num­
ber. 
I  elevated  my  nose  in  the  air  and 
sailed out without  so  much  as  looking  at 
him.  Just as I  alighted  on  the  platform, 
some hurrying  passenger  knocked a  pack­
age from my hand,  down  between the steps 
directly under the car  wheels.  Would  you 
believe it that exasperating drummer  jump­
ed down and  got  it,  placed  it in  my hand 
with a mocking bow,  and walked off.

I would rather have  lost  the box  a dozen 
times than to  have  that  miserable  upstart 
rescue it, and I felt  a  strong  inclination  to 
throw it at him,  but desisted  upon  remem­
bering that it contained caromels.

Cousin Sadie was there  to  meet  me,  and 
as she lived in  the  city,  and  I  did  not,  I 
went home with her and stayed to dinner.

In the evening I drove  out  to  what was, 
at that  time,  my home, about  a  mile  from 
the city.  Sadie  did  not  come  in, but has­
tened back to attend a meeting of some kind.
I walked up  the  path,  and  as I did so, no­
ticed that the parlor blinds were up.

Mother came running out to meet me,  her 
face  all  aglow,  and  so  excited,  she  could 
hardly  talk. 
“Oh,  Gussie,”  she  panted, 
what do you think—your uncle  Elmer has 
come.”

Uncle  Elmer,  you  see,  was  mother’s 
youngest  brother  from  Texas.  He  was 
quite  a  small  boy  when  she  had  married 
and come North.

He had only visited  us  once, eight  years 
before, when I had been  away visiting  at s 
cousin’s.  “He is very anxious to see  you,’ 
said she;  “hurry up and  come  in.” 
I ilew 
up stairs three steps at a  time, straightened 
my  collar,  combed  down  my  bangs  and 
walked into the parlor.  Some one  was sit 
ting on the sofa, and turned around as I en 
tered,  when  lo  and  behold!  there  sat—my 
drummer. 
was  completely flustrated.

I  will  confess  that  for  once 

“Why!” I gasped,  utterly  at  a  loss  for 
words with  which  to  express  myself.  He 
stared at me a  little bit and  then burst into 
an uncontrollable fit of  laughter.

THAT DRUMMER.

You see I never was partial to drummers. 
They  are  an  important,  conceited  set, the 
whole of  them,  and  do  not  know  how  or 
when to take a hint.  And  even  while  you 
know they are  professional  “mashers,” and 
invariably  glory  in  their  conquests,  they 
are  generally so handsome  and  smart  that 
a  girl’s  heart  fails  her,  even  though  she 
knows they  deserve to  be  snubbed; unless, 
as  I  said  before,  one  happens  to  have  an 
especial dislike for them, as is the case with 
me.

The following narrative is confined strict­
ly to  facts  and  is  entirely  true,  excepting 
the proper  names and places,  which will be 
omitted. 
I dare  say  dozens  of  girls  have 
passed  through  just  such  an  experience, 
minus the  mortifying  conclusion  to  which 
mine comes.

You see,  I happened  to be  on a visit to a 
friend of  mire,  a  college  girl,  in  a  small 
town in this  State,  and  wTas  just returning 
home.  When I entered the car I found that 
the only empty seat was  beside a drummer.
I  was  sure  he  wras  a  drummer,  because— 
no  one  possibly  could  mistake  a drummer 
for any one else.

He was so nice-looking, and had the finest 
eyes,  which  seemed  to  fairly twinkle  with 
fun. 
I  saw  no  sample  cases,  but  I  sup 
posed  they  were  there,  somewhere, out  of 
sight.

Well,  he arose at once  and offered me his 
seat in  such a  polite  way that I accepted it 
and  thanked  him. 
I  then  proceeded  to 
make  myself  and  my belongings  comfort­
able,  supposing,  of  course,  that  he  would 
betake  himself  to  the  smoking-car; but he 
didn’t.  That  would  not  have  been  like a 
drummer.  He  just  waited  until I got  set 
tied  and  then  calmly sat  down  beside me 
I have very strict ideas, or rather my mother 
has,  in regard to talking to strangers, espec­
ially young men,  and I  knew by experience 
whafr  to  expect  from  drummers.  So I ex 
tracted  a paper  from  my  package  and  be­
gan to read. 
In the  mean  time this  young 
man sat there and  eyed  me quite  as  coolly 
as if I had been a piece of crockery or some 
other inanimate object.

“Now,” thinks  I,  “here’s  one  of  those 
abominable  drum-creatures  again.  Maybe 
he thinks he can make an impression on me,
If he does,  I’ll just give him to understand 
that I’m not to be impressed.”

His  impudence,  however,  did  not  tak 
that turn.  I folded up my newspaper pretty 
soon and began  to  gaze  around  the car,  in 
an abstracted sort of  way,  at the  other pas­
sengers.

He at once began to talk  in a kindly con­
descending fashion,  quite as  if  he were ad­
dressing a small child.

Now,  I  will  admit  that  I  have  an  ex­
tremely youthful look,  in spite of my twen­
ty-one years of  wisdom  and experience. 
I 
ave been reminded  of  it  more  than  once, 
am  also  the  unfortunate  possessor  of  a 
air of cheeks,  which  will  persist  in  being 
ed,  and on  this  particular  occasion,  I  had 
my  hair  braided  and  hanging  down  my 
back. 
I shall always bewail tlife fate which 
denied me the five feet six  inches of  height 
some  girls  possess.  A  small,  plump  girl 
stands no ohauce at all, so far as being made 
heroine is concerned.  A tall  girl  can  be 
graceful, queenly, dignified, or  imposing  at 
will,  while a small girl is always and invar­
iably spoken of as being bright,  or quiet,  or 
rather pretty,  if,  indeed  they are  spoken of 
at all,  in stories.  But  I  nearly  forgot. 
I 
started out to tell about this member of  the 
‘sample  case” profession.  Well, there  he 
sat and talked,  and  talked,  and I  assumed 
an air of  lofty  indifference,  which I main­
tained throughout the journey.

I wondered if the passengers were shock­
ed at his presumption,  but  they did  not ap­
pear to notice in the least.

But the very idea of being mistaken for a 
school girl—-I who had graduated four years 
ago with honors, and left  school for good 
it was very annoying.

He  went  on  in  this  amiable  strain  for 
some time, though I did not deign to take the 
least  notice of what he said.

He finally wound up by asking  whether

lived at J -----, the town we had  left.

I replied that I did not in tones calculated 
to freeze  to  marrow  in  any  man’s  bones, 
except a drummer’s, for it positively seemed 
to have a thawing effect on him.

He at once started off again, giving a run 
ning  commentary  on  the  different  states 
through w’hich he had traveled.  After sev 
eral ineffectual atttempts  to  draw  me into 
conversation,  he  inquired  “if  I  liked  to 
travel?”

An infant behind us  was  howling at  the 

top of its lungs; directly in front of us sat 
half drunken foreigner, who  sampled,  with 
evident  relish,  a  horrible  looking  liquid 
from  a  green  bottle,  every  few  moments, 
and  just  then, atjthat  instant,  a brakeman 
stuck his head in the door  to  yell the name 
of some station or  other,  and  then  banged 
the door  shut  again  with  force  enough  to 
give  any  human  being,  without  cast  iron 
nerves,  the headache for a week.

I just  glared  at  that  drummer a minute, 
and then ejaculated,  “No,” with an earnest­
ness calculated to  leave  no  doubt whatever 
on the subject.  He smiled  a  little,  a  com­
fortable, reconciled  sort  of  a smile,  which

NO.  155.

“are you not going to speak to your uncle?"
And  then  I  gathered  up  my courage  to 
walk over and kiss him—yes I did; I thought 
I ought to make some amends.

Well,  we  have  been  the  very  best  of 
friends ever since. 
I  never  heard  the  last 
of that drummer,  who, for a wonder,  wasn’t 
a  drummer  at  all,  but  a  mischief-loving 
young  merchant. 
I  do  not,  however, love 
the members of  the sample-case  profession 
one whit better than I  used to.

Sensitive Thermometers.

A French thermometer has  been devised, 
of such  sensitiveness  that  it  will even de­
note, by a  deflection of  the index needle of 
nearly two inches,  the entrance  of a person 
in the room  where it  is  placed,  and by put­
ting the  hand  near  the  bulb,  the  needle is 
deflected the full  extent  of  the  graduated 
arc.  The apparatus consists of a bent tube, 
carrying at one end a  bulb, which  is coated 
externally  with  lamp-black.  The  tube  is 
filled to a certain extent  with mercury, and 
is  supported  by  arms  pivoting  on  a steel 
knife blade.  Just  above  the  pivot is fixed 
an index needle which moves across a grad­
uated arc; and beneath a pivot  hangs a rod, 
to  which  is  attached  by  friction  a  small 
weight, that  serves  to  balance  the  needle 
so as to cause it to  point to zero on the arc. 
When the  temperature  rises,  be  it  ever so 
slightly,  the  heat, being  absorbed  by  the 
lampblack,  dilates the  air  in  the  bulb and 
drives the mercury forward.  The center of 
gravity  of  the  apparatus  being  displaced, 
the  needle  will  immediately  turn  toward 
the right:  and  when,  on  the  contrary,  the 
temperature decreases, the needle will point 
toward the left.

Cigars for  Effect.

From the Detroit Free Press.

Last time I was in  New  York  1  bought 
some  cigars  at  an  up-town  place.  There 
was a box of tin-foiled cigars labelled “fifty 
cents straight.”  I  said  to  the  dealer:  “I 
don’t suppose you sell many of these.”

“We sell more of those  fifty  cent  cigars 
than any other. 
I’ll tell you how it’s  done. 
Those are three for  a  quarter  cigars.  The 
foil wrapping doesn’t cost much,  and it  has 
a fine effect, as if each cigar was worth gold 
and had to be taken care  of.  Now  I  have 
an arrangement with a number of men about 
town who bring friends in here.  They  call 
for fifty cent cigars and I  hand  over  these. 
I charge ’em ten cents.”

“I suppose they come back here.and  you 

return the cash.”

“Oh, no.  They give  me  a .$5  bill  and I 
give them  the  change  in  their  hand  and 
they pocket it with a lordly air,  as if clnfnge 
were of no consequence to them.”

“I  suppose  such  customers  are  pretty 
much young fellows,  not  too  flush  of cash, 
who want to put on a good deal of style.” 

“Yes,  we have some of them,  but  mainly 
they are wholesale men  and  bring  in  their 
customers from the country.”

An  Attractive  Clerk.

From the Chicago Grocer.

Whatever may be the requisite of  a  good 
salesman,  there  is  nothing  that  makes  a 
greater  impression  upon  a  customer  than 
the neatness of a clerk. 
It  is  not  necessa­
ry to wear  handsome,  well-fitting  clothes, 
labórate neckties or gorgeous  jewelry. 
It 
is a very simple tiling to keep  one’s  clothes 
ee from stains and grease spots,  and  it  is 
by no  means  an  expensive  affair  to  wear 
lean linen.  A customer won’t crane his or 
her neck  over  a  counter  to  get 
look  at 
our foot-gear,  but if your shoes are  always 
polished,  and you make it a point to always 
ave on clean linen,  with your  clothes  free 
from dirt spots or stains, you will  have  the 
eputation  of  being  well  dressed.  Who 
wants to buy groceries  from  a  person  who 
looks as if he had spent half of his day in  a  
flour mill and the other  half  in  a  molasses? 
arrel?  Do not be afraid  of  washing  your 
hands too often—its healthy, to say nothing 
else about it.  To the clerk  who  has  never 
cultivated habits of neatness let us  say,  try 
it for a while,  it will grow on you  and  fas- 
inate you more and  more  every  day,  and 
the  habit  once  acquired  will  never  leave 
rou. 

_____  
Talking  About Kickers.

^

Train Talk in  Chicago  Herald.

“Talking about kickers,” said a  commer- 
ial traveler on  a  Rock  Island  train,  “the 
worst  kicker  I ever heard of was J im  Ely. 
Used to travel for Farwell, you know  J im’s 
not on the road now.  He couldn’t stand it. 
What was the trouble  with  him?  Nothing 
but his kicking.  He kicked at the railroads, 
at hotels, at  sleeping  car  porters,  at  hack 
drivers,  baggage  men— everybody.  And 
that wasn’t the worst of it.  Jim  had  false 
teeth, you see,  and  about  once  a  day  he 
kicked so hard as to  loosen  ’em,  and  they 
frequently  dropped  out  of  his  mouth  and 
were  spoiled.  He  figure«!  it  up  that  the 
last three  months  on  the  road  cost  him 
more for false teeth than his salary came to, 
and  then  he  quit  traveling.  Don’t  blame 
him, do you?”

I earnestly wished a cyclone or something 
would come  just  then and  give me  an ex 
cuse for  leaving. 
In  a  moment,  however, 
he  recovered  himself,  and  turning  to  my
mother,  said:  “Well,  well, Annie,  and 
this is Gussie!  Why,  she and I are enemies 
for life  already,” and  then  he  mournfully 
shook his head and sighed.

“No, but I know a worse kicker than Jim 
Ely ever was.  Jim was no more comparison 
to this man as a kicker than a jack rabbit is to 
a mule.  Kick, why man,  I’ll tell you  what 
he used to do.  He used to kick all  day  and 
then go to bed and dream  of  kicking  until
Gussie,” said  my mother  reproachfully, | he had kicked all of the casters off his bed.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  8.  1886.

Muzzy’s Cora Starch is prepared expressly 
for  food,  is  made  of  only  the best white 
corn,  and is guaranteed absolutely pure.

M

u

The popularity of Muzzy’s Cora  and  Sun 
Gloss Starch is proven by the large sale, ag­
gregating  many  millions  of  pounds  each

z

The State Assayer of Massachusetts  says 
Muzzy’s Corn Starch ^pr  table  use,  is  per­
fectly pure,  well prepared,  and of  excellent 
quality.

z

Muzzy’s  Starch,  both  for  laundry  and 
table use,  is the very best offered to the con­
sumer.  All  wholesale  and  retail  grocers 
sell it.

Y

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  GRAM  AND  SEED CD.

T1 CANAL STREET.

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

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

GHEilCALS.

&USTAVE  A.  WOLF,  Attorni.

Over Fourth N ational Bank.  Telephone 407. 

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Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

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

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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.  Golpen Seal Bitters  combines 
the be6t remedies of  the  vegetable  kingdom 
and  in  such  proportions  as  to  derive  their 
greatest  medicinal  effect  with  the  least dis­
turbance  to  the  whole  system,  In fact,  this 
preparation is so balanced in  its  action  upon 
the  alimentary  canal,  the  liver, the kidneys 
the stomrch, 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 That have  followed  its 
use.  Sold  by  Hazeltine  & Perkins Drug Co. 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
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M anufacturers’ agents,

OF

G et spot cash prices and h a re  the  profits.  Orders by 

moil prom ptly attended to.

C C T S H M A I T ’S

MENTHOL INHALER

3XTEXJJFL ALGIA 
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 in the nose  and 
head, and applied directly to the nerves, and 
so  rapidly  assimilated  that  quick relief' 
obtained. 
It will  last  six  months  to  one 
year, and the last grain is as  potent  as  the 
first inhalation.  You will find it  sails  rap­
idly.  Retail prio% 60s.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Vannfacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1886.

Associated Associations of Michigan.
F irst Meeting, At Grand Rapids, Tuesday, September 21. 
Those  intending  to  be  present  should  notify  The 
Michigan  Tradesman as soon as possible.
Merchant's Protective Ass’n of Big Rapids. 
President,  N.  H.  Beebe:  F irst  Vice-President,  W.  E. 
O verton;  Second Vice-President, C.  B.  Lovejoy;  Sec­
retary , A. 8. H obart;  Treasurer, J. F. Clark.

Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of  Che­

boygan.
bers;  Secretary, A. J. Paddock.

P resident. A. W.  W estgate;  Vice-President,  H.  Cham­

Merchant’s Union  of Nashville. 

President, H erbert M. Lee;  Vice-President, C. E.  Good­
win;  Treasurer, G. A. Trum an;  Secretary and A ttor­
ney, W alter W ebster.
W hite  Lake  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President, A. T. Linderm an,  W hitehall;  Secretary,  W. 
B.  Nicholson,  W hitehall;  Treasurer,  C.  L.  Streng, 
M ontague.
Business Men’s protective As’n of Kingsley. 
P resident.  Jas.  Broderick:  Vice-President,  A.  G.  Ed­
w ards;  Secretary, Geo. W. C haufty;  Treasurer, H. r 
W hipple.

Uuther Protective Association. 

President,  W.  B.  Pool:  Vice-President,  R.  M. Smith 

Secretary, Jas. M. V erity;  Treasurer, Geo. Osborne.

Uowell  Business  Men’s  Protective  Ass’n, 
President, N. B. Blaini  Vice-President, John Giles;  Sec­
retary , Frank T. King;  Treasurer, Chas. D. Pease.
Sturgis  Business Men’s  Association. 

President. Henry S. Church;  Vice-President, H.  L.  An 

thony;  Secretary and Treasurer,  Wm. Jom .

Traverse City  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President.  F rank  H am ilton;  Secretary,  C.  T.  Lock 

wood ;  Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.
Ionia  Business  Men’s Protective Ass’n. 
President, Wm. E. Kelsey;  Vice-President, H. M. Lewis: 
Secretary. Fred. Cutler, Jr.
Business Men’s Protective Ass’n o f Saranac, 
President,  Geo.  A.  P otts;  Secretary,  P.  T. Williams; 
Treasurer, S. M. Crawford.
Elk Rapids Business Men’s Protective As’n. 
President, J. J. McLaughlin;  Secretary,  C.  L.  Martin; 
Treasurer, A. B. Conklin.

Ovid  Business  Men’s Association. 
President, C. H. H unter;  Secretary, Lester Cooley.
Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association.
President,  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec­
retary  and T reasurer, Geo. H. Seymour;  Board of Di­
rectors, H. S. Robertson,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  J.  N.  Brad­
ford, 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.  M arket  days, 
every Monday afternoon a t 1 p. m.

Grand  Rapids  Butchers’  Union, 

President. John Katz;  Secretary, Chas. Velite; Treas­

urer, Joseph Schlaus.

^

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

A  DOOMED  PROJECT.

The organization of the White Lake Busi­
ness Men’s Association and the  publication 
of a delinquent list has  resulted  in a pecul­
iar  reaction  at  Whitehall  and  Montague. 
' The dead-heats at those  places  have held  a 
couple of meetings for the purpose of organ­
izing  a  co-operative  association,  in  order 
that those in arrears  at  the  regular  stores 
may have a place to obtain unlimited credit. 
A co-operative  store  composed  of  the ma­
terial indicated will  have  nothing  but  ab­
surdity to recommend it,  but  the  project  is 
probably  fathered  by  some  cunning dem­
agogue, who seeks  to  feather his own  nest 
by catering to  the  credulity of  an  ignorant 
.and vicious element in that community.

Since writing the above, T iie Tradesm an 
has received a copy of the Montague Boom­
er,  containing  an  account  of 
the  first 
meeting  of 
the  dissatisfied,  gentlemen 
evidently  contributed  by  some  interested 
person.  No  exceptions can be taken to the 
report with the exception of  the  statement 
that “Many  associations  of  this  kind  are 
running in various parts of  the  State  with 
satisfactory results,” which  statement  T he 
T radesm an  hereby  challenges.  Of  all 
the  co-operative  mercantile  establishments 
whia0 have have been launched in this State 
scarcely  half  a  dozen  have  weathered  the 
storms which  beset  such  ventures.  Those 
•which survive are  operated on  the one-man 
plan,  which  practically supercedes  the  co­
operative system.  A project like the White 
Lake scheme  will  fall  to  pieces  inside  of 
six  months  through  incongruity of  owner­
ship and internal friction.

In  making  the  above  remarks,  The 
T radesm an  has  no  desire  to  belittle  any 
honest attempt on  the part of consumers to 
lessen the burdens of  living  through co-op­
erative  measures.  Theoretically, co-opera­
tive distribution  would  seem  to  result  in 
great benefit  to the  consumer; but  practical 
•experience teaches that  the evils of co-oper­
ation are  greater  than its  advantages  and 
that the best results  can be  secured by pat­
ronizing the regular channels of trade.  The 
organization of mercantile  associations will 
invariably result  to  the  advantage  of  the 
honest  consumer,  as  they  tend  to  reduce 
the ratio of losses and thus enable the dealer 
to do business on smaller margins.  Instead 
of  antagonizing organized effort oh the part 
of the merchant, people who propose to pay 
their debts should  extend  it all the encour- 
«gemftit they can command,  and the simple 
fact that certain  men in  the locality  above 
referred to are endeavoring to cry down con­
certed action among  the  trade  is  sufficient 
grounds for  impunging  their  motives  and 
setting them down as dead-beats and frauds.

Before another issue of T he Tradesm an 
reaches  its  readers, Manton  business  men 
will be arrayed on  the  side  of  self-protec­
tion and self-preservation.

The butchers of  Grand  Rapids  have  or­
ganized a union for protective purposes and 
the blacksmiths of the city contemplate  the 
same action.

E.  S.  Houghtaling.

ital stock to  $7,500.

HARDWARE  DISCOUNTS.

A stalwart  friend  of  T he  Tradesm an 
writes as follows relative  to  the preplexing 
situation he finds himself in:

Now,  this I do not understand. 

Some parts of my business here as general 
dealer are new to me, having been handling 
a straight line of groceries heretofore,  and I 
have to depend very much on  your valuable 
paper  to  help  me. 
I  hardly  know  how I 
could get along without  it;  but I do not get 
the help I  need  from the  hardware depart­
ment, because I  do  not  understand exactly 
how to get at the exact price of each article. 
For example:
Augurs and bits are quoted at  “disc 60&10”
Balances................................... “disc 40&10”
Bells................................... “disc 60&10&10”
Bolts,  stove................................“disc40&10”
If I had 
some  base  or  principal  to  discount  from, 
perhaps it might  seem  different; but  I  can 
see nothing to figure  from.  Now,  will you 
be so  kind as to  enlighten my dark  under­
standing on this,  so I can get the full bene­
fit of your  valuable  paper  in my  business. 
Perhaps a few lines of  explanation through 
the paper might be interesting to others be­
sides me, but I leave that to your judgment.
For the benefit of the‘writer of the above, 
as well as for  others who may be  similarly 
situated,  The Tradesm an would state that 
prices on hardware  are  largely made  up of 
lists and discounts.  The lists  are standard 
and  seldom  change.  The  discount  is  the 
only  thing  that  varies.  To  the  regular 
hardware dealer this is a great convenience, 
for,  instead of being compelled to remember 
the price on each individual article,  the dis­
count is all he has to  remember.  All regu­
lar dealers have catalogues and price lists to 
refer to, and  any general  dealer  can  get a 
list of any  or all  of  the  different  lines by 
asking for them of the house with which he 
trades.  The same is true of changes in lists, 
which are always furnished on  application.
Aside from the  curtailment of  labor inci­
dent to the list system,  which is necessarily 
a great saving,  the  list  method  affords the 
hardware dealer  greater  protection  in  the 
concealment of cost  values  than is the case 
in any other branch of trade.  Unless a man 
has a list at  his  disposal,  it  is  utterly  im­
possible for  him to  determine  the  cost  of 
any article through  a knowledge of the dis­
count allowed.

For months past, the English  have  been 
looking to America for the first  indications 
of a business revival,  and  have  been  con­
gratulating themselves on the fact  that  our 
exchanges and many of our  great  corpora­
tions were doing a crowded  business.  But 
one  of  the  first  effects  of  this  moderate 
American improvement has  been  anything 
but pleasant for England. 
It has  given  us 
power over her in that international  “battle 
for gold,” which her own monometallic pol­
icy inaugurated for the civilized world.  Her 
own gold supply is far from what  it  ought 
to be;  but under the operations of Sir  Rob­
ert Peel’s Bank Act it  holds  a  position  of 
exaggerated  importance  in  her  monetary 
economy.  The bank must hold a reserve of 
bullion  equal  to  the  whole volume of her 
paper issues except about $70,000,000 which 
are secured by the  deposits  of  government 
bonds.  When gold flows out freely the rate 
of discount must therefore be raised to check 
it,  and to raise the rate in the  present  con­
dition of English business isZsure  to  cause 
more than the usual amount  of  embarrass­
ments. 
It is no wonder that  the  men  put 
in charge with the administration  of such a 
system  are  very  generally  sick  of  mono­
metallism,  and that the  Bank  of  England,
unlike American banks  generally,  is  a 
bi-
metallist institution.

In various parts of the  South  there  is  a 
demand for the restoration of the system  of 
state-banks.  The Richmond Whig opposes 
the proposal  on  the  ground  that  no  state 
currency could be so good as that  furnished 
by the national banks.  But how long is  the 
national bank currency to continue available, 
when we are paying off the bonds which make 
it secure?  And as the bonds grow dearer as 
well as scarcer, what is to be done by grow­
ing communities, which want  an  extension 
of local currency,  and cannot  afford  to  pay 
thirty per cent, premium on bonds.  And is 
it not even true that our national  bank  cur­
rency is too good—too safe because too cost­
ly  in  its  safety—for  such  communities? 
While the restoration of the system  in  use 
before the war is to be deprecated,  it  would 
be quite easy to obtain  many  securities  for 
the notes of state banks, without demanding 
the deposit of national bonds  for  that  pur­
pose.

The  communication  from  Mr.  Morford, 
published  in  another  column,  contains  a 
point which merchants generally will appre­
ciate at its full worth.  Why Congress should 
prescribe a  penalty for  adulterating butter, 
but allow the adulteration of sugar, molasses, 
coffee  and spices to be carried on unmolest­
ed is  “one of the things  no fellow  can  find 
out.”

A new rule establishing another grade  of 
salt has gone into  effect  this  month.  The 
new brand will be known  as  “coarse  com­
mon,” an intermediate grade between “fine” 
and “packers.”

W e Await the Summons.

Hart,  Aug.  31,  1886. 

Mr. Tradesman Stowe:

Dea r Sir—Hold  yourself  in  readiness 
for a call from us in a short  time  to  assist' 
in organizing a “union.”  If  the  thing  can 
be made  to  work,  Pentwater,  Shelby  and 
this town will join hands and work  in  uni­
son, holding our meetings alternately in the 
different towns.  This 4s the great week  of 
the  G.  A.  R. 
reunion  at  Camp  Houk 
and,  of course,  we cannot  do  anything  un­
til that is over.

Yours very truly,

AMONG  THE TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Tully Smith has engaged  in  the  grocery 
business  at  Lakeview.  Cody,  Ball  &  Co. 
furnished the stock.

Geo.  F.  Whitfield  &  Co.  succeed  Mary 
A.  (Mrs. W.  H.) Ross in the  drug business 
at 40 West Fulton street.

C.  G.  Jones,  formerly  engaged  in  gen­
eral trade at Olive Center,  has  removed his 
stock to this city and  re-engaged in trade at 
669 Wealthy avenue, comer Henry street.

An unexpected drop in clover seed of over 
$1.25 per bushel within the space  of  a fort­
night has demoralized the market and caus 
ed bewailing and  gnashing of  teeth  among 
local dealers.

Laura B. Yan Leuven has sold her millin­
ery and fancy goods stock on Monroe street 
to  Jacob  Barth. 
It  is  reported  that  Mrs. 
Van Leuven  contemplates  engaging  in the 
boot and shoe business.

The fruit jar market continues fairly well 
supplied with Mason fruit jars,  several  car­
loads having been received  here to-day  and 
several more  are  due  within  a  few  days. 
The “Lightning” glass cover is giving  good 
satisfaction and can be retailed  at  25  cents 
per dozen over the porcelain cap.

Voigt, Herpolsheimer  &  Co. have  taken 
possession of the store  at  46  Ottawa street 
and thrown the same  into a double store by 
removing the  partition  between that build­
ing  and  the  next  store  to  the  east.  The 
firm  now  occupies  48,  50  and  52  Ottawa 
street with their wholesale department.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

S.  A.  Olney,  grocer at Hillsdale,  has sold

out.

W. Elovier succeeds A.  H.  Telfer in gen­

eral trade at Armada.

C. M.  Elliott succeeds H. C. Strong in the 

grocery business at Jackson.

Jno.  B. Wilson succeeds Wilson  Bros,  in 

the hardware business at Flint.

R.  A.  Smith,  druggist  at  Mayville,  has 

been closed on chattel mortgage.

W.  H. Russell  succeeds  O.  H.  Meyers  in 

the clothing business at Jackson.

Whitman & Hess, general dealers at Law­

rence,  have dissolved, each continuing.

Wm.  Clark,  grocer  and  meat  dealer  at 

East Saginaw,  has removed to Detroit.

Fisher & Engleliardt succeed Chas. Chris- 
sopher in the  grocery business  at  Lansing.
Croarkin & Porter succeed John Croarkfn 
& Son in the  dry goods  business  at  Jack- 
son.

Blackwood & Rogers succeed W.  H.  Ellis 
in  the  boot  and  shoe  business  at  South 
Lyon.

Peter  Zalsman,  general  dealer  at  New 
Era, has removed his  stock  to North  Mus­
kegon.

Fred. L.  Anderson, boot  and shoe  dealer 
at Saranac,  will  retire  from  business  and 
travel for a Detroit wholesale house.

A.  G.  Goodson has sold a half  interest in 
his drug and  grocery business at  Kalkaska 
to Wm. J. Getty.

L.  Perrigo has  retired  from  the  firm  of 
F.  Goodman & Co., general  dealers at  Bur- 
nip’s Comers.  The firm name  remains the 
same as  before.  Mr. Perrigo  continues  in 
the drug business.

Rose Bros.,  general dealers in Tallmadge 
township,  Ottawa  county,  whose  store 
building  and  stock  were  destroyed by fire 
on August 26,  will  rebuild and re-engage in 
trade.  The  firm  lost  $1,600,  with  no  in­
surance.

Detroit Free Press:  Some  of  the  mem­
bers of the old firms of Ducharme, Fletcher 
& Co., Black & Owen and Buhl & Ducharme 
talk of  organizing  a  new  wholesale  hard­
ware firm, which,  it is said,  will have suffi­
cient financial  backing to  be  a  formidable 
competitor.

Bale & Crandall are building  a  two-story 
frame building at Amble,  a  new  station on 
the line of the road  between  Lakeview and 
Howard  City,  and  will  shortly  engage  in 
general trade there.  The same firm is build­
ing a grain  elevator and  warehouse  by the 
side of the railway track.

A  Prairieville  correspondent  writes  as 
follows:  F.  J.  Moon,  of  Kalamazoo, has 
nearly  completed  arrangements  for  going 
into the mercantile  business  in our village. 
He will  occupy  the  building  now  used by 
Richard & Shedd for hardware.  Frank is a 
live business man,  and will receive a hearty 
welcome to Prairieville.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

The washing machine factory at Litchfield 

is running at its full capacity.

Rockford  Register:  A.  A.  Tower  has 
sold  a  one-half  interest  in  the  Rockford 
foundry "and  machine  shop to Mr. A. Kim­
ball, of Leroy.

Keene  &  Quigley  have  engaged  in  the 
the  manufacture  of  furniture  timber  at 
Shelby.  Their  line  comprises  dimension 
stock for tables,  chairs,  bedsteads,  etc.

Parker & Dutton,  sawmill  and  feedmill 
operators at Alpine,  are  putting  in  a  three 
press cider mill  at  that  place.  They  con­
template the addition of  machinery for  the 
manufacture of  jelly and  boiled cider  later 
in the season.

Whitehall Forum:  Moses  Freehling has 
gone to Chicago,  where  he  will  embark in 
the suspender manufacturing business.  His 
factory will he known as the Excelsior,  and 
he invites his Whitehall friends to give him 
a  call when in Chicago.

STRAY  FACTS.

The Holly creamery will  increase its cap­

J. W. Montague,  lumber dealer  at  Mar­

shall, has sold out.

Frost & Albright  succeed  Joel  Frost  in 

the saloon business at Jackson.

Lounsbury & Groff succeed Lader & Groff 

in the lumber business at Albion.

Hubbell & McDonnell, planing mill opera­

tors at Detroit, have been attached.

Sage raising is a  new  industry  at  Litch 

field.  P. Swan is doing well at it.

Childs Bros., dealers  in  agricultural  im 

plements at Detroit, have assigned.

Henry Hamlyn  succeeds  Hamlyn & Far 

lin in the meat business at Bellevue.

F.  G.  Kneeland  succeeds  Kneeland 

Smith in the banking business  at St.  Louis 
Jas.  Campbell,  the  Westwood  general 
dealer  and mill  operator,  will cut  over two 
million feet of lumber during 1886, all hard 
wood except about 150,000 feet of  hemlock, 
Van  Arman  &  Lampman,  of  Nashville, 
have  sold  their  livery  stable  to  Ward  & 
Bradley, and W. H. Tomlinson, of the same 
place, has sold his bakery to  Henry Clever, 
Nashville  News:  W.  H. Tomlinson  has 
sold  his  bakery  to  Henry  Clever,  living 
south of town,  who  will  hereafter  conduct 
affairs.  Mr.  Tomlinson is  as  yet undeter 
mined where he will locate.

Purely Personal.

Alfred J. Brovm  is  spending a couple of 

days at Cadillac.

T. L.  Brown is  himself  again.  His wife 

has returned from  Vermontville.

Geo. B. Dunton and  wife  have  returned 

from a three weeks’ pleasure trip.

Henry Spring left Saturday night for New 
York,  where he will  remain  three  or  four 
weeks.

E.  R. Thompson, book-keeper for Perkins 
& Hess,  lias returned from a week’s rustica 
tion in Cascade.

John Schmidt, of  the  Fulton  street  gro­
cery firm of  Schmidt  Bros.,  is  happy  over 
the advent of a twelve pound girl baby.

C.  H.  Cornell,  who  has  represented  O 
W.  Blain  &  Co., at  Petoskey, during  the 
summer months,  lias returned to the city.

Walter  McBrien  contemplates  retiring 
from  the  grocery  business  to  engage  in 
the manufacture of  his  patent  left-handed 
whetstone.

Sid.  F.  Stevens  has  goue  away,  but 
whither he goeth or  how  long  he  stayeth, 
no  one  around 
the  establishment  dare 
telleth. 

Its Sid’s way, you  know.

Thad. B. Preston,  of  the  firm  of  T.  B. 
Preston & Co., grocery and  tobacco jobbers 
at Ionia, was in town last  week,  a delegate 
to  the  Democratic  Congressional  conven­
tion.

Frank Hilbert, of  the  firm  of  Hilbert & 
Holly,  general  dealers  at Woodland,  spent 
Sunday in the  city,  the  guest  of  Dr.  J.  B. 
Evans.  He was  accompanied  by his  wife 
and son.

R. J. Haight,  superintendant  of agencies 
for  the  White  Bronze  Monument  Co.,  of 
Chicago,  is in town for a few days,  in  con­
sultation with the local agent of the  corpor­
ation,  Henry W.  Green.

Echoes from the  Saginaws.

Plumb, McCausland  &  Co.  shipped  com­
plete lumber outfits last week to Wm.  Hud­
son,  Remus; C. Merrill  & Co.;  Summit; and 
C.  H.  Plummer,  Summit.

F.  P.  Plumb,  the  elongated  end  of  the 
firm  of  Plumb,  McCausland  &  Co.,  drove 
down to Jackson with his  span  of  flyers a 
few days ago, as is his usual  custom during 
the summer months.  He is  expected  back 
the coming week.

Superintendent  Curtiss,  of  the Michigan 
Dairy  Salt  Co.,  states  that  the  output of 
dairy salt at his establishment will be about
60.000  barrels  this  year  and  that it is ex­
pected to  increase  the  product  to  an even
100.000 barrels during 1887.

J. T.  Bell, of the produce and commission 
house of J.  T.  Bell & Co., who was recently 
married  to  Mrs. May Noteman,  of  Toledo, 
is taking an extended wedding trip  through 
the East and will not  be  back to  report for 
business before September 10.

Charley Prindle, of the Wells-Stone  Mer­
cantile Co.,  returned  Saturday from  a four 
weeks’ yachting trip to £he Sault and a coast­
ing trip along the  shore  of  Lake  Superior. 
Ex-Governor  Jerome  was a member  of the 
same party.

Fred.  Stevens,  of the  grocery  brokerage 
firm  of  G. W.  Stevens & Co.,  will be mar­
ried on the 8th  to Miss  Sutton,  well known 
in society circles  here.  The  happy  couple 
will  take an  extended  wedding trip, which 
will include  visits*to  Sault  Ste  Marie  and 
Lake Superior  ports.

Newaygo.

For  a  number  of  years,  Newaygo  lias 
sighed for a new hardware store,  and has at 
last had her wish  fulfilled by  the  opening 
of the hardware store of Frank Foster.  The 
doors were thrown open at six  o’clock,  and 
the spacious  store  was  soon  an  animated 
scene,  while  the  band  volunteered  a very 
fine serenade in front of the building.
About three weeks ago a representative of 
a Detroit grocery house was stationed  here, 
soliciting  orders  of  consumers  for  goods. 
He  was  very  successful  and  a number  in 
town and nearly every farmer  within  a  ra­
dius of twenty miles around here  bought  a 
bill of from five to fifty dollars.  The goods 
were delivered last week  and  some  $2,000 
in cash was taken from the hands of honest 
merchants here,  and went to fill the  coffers 
of  Detroit  schemers. 
If  the  goods were 
honest,  they  can  not  be duplicated in De­
troit at wholesale prices by any of  our mer­
chants,  and  if  they  were dishonest,  those 
who were inveigled will soon find it  out  to 
their cost.  Anyhow, such proceedings have 
a tendency to make people dissatisfied with 
the prices of home dealers and  ought  to  be 
stopped.
The side walls of E.  L.  Gray’s  block  are 
completed,  and he will soon be the occupant 
of the finest office in Newaygo county.
The basement walls of  Wm.  Whiteman’s 
hotel block are fast nearing completion, and 
the work is being rushed as rapidly  as  pos­
sible.

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DAVE  SMITH’S  NEW  HOME. 

[W ITH  DAVE  IN  THE  FOREGROUND.]

The Gripsack Brigade.

Geo. P.  Gifford, Jr.,  is  on  a  trip  up the 

lake shore.

N.  Gotleib, representing E.  A.  Schoyer & 

Co., of Chicago, was in town Monday.

Fred. Selleck and wife—eleven pound boy 
—arrived August 29—father and child doing 
well.

Will.  C. Miner  is  now  on  the  road  for 
Wm.  Wilson,  manufacturer of cut soles and 
tops at Chicago.

Mrs.  Wm. B.  Collins  is  visiting  friends 
in New York City, where she will be joined 
in October by Wm. B. himself.

Davis Bros,  is the Chicago cigar manufac­
turing house which  Leo. A.  Caro will here­
after represent in this territory.

E.  C.  Livingston, representing the James­
town Worsted Mills, of  Jamestown,  N.  Y., 
was in town a couple of days last week.

Harry  Gilham,  general  traveling  repre­
sentative  for  Leggett  &  Meyers,  of  St. 
Louis,  is  out  with  Dr.  Josiali  Babcock 
Evans this week.

Dr. J. B. Evans is  speculating  in  apples 
this season.  Any merchant  having  apples 
on hand would do well to get an  offer from 
Dr. Evans before selling.

Dave Haugh  has  purchased the pleasant 
residence  at  205 Ransom  street,  formerly 
owned by the late Col. R. J.  David, and took 
possession of the same last Saturday.

C. M. Wheaton, formerly  shipping  clerk 
for  Symons,  Smart  &  Co.,  is  now  on  the 
road for J.  T.  Bell & Co., covering the trade 
tributary to this market  every three  weeks.
W.  D.  Downey, the  infantile  representa­
tive for  Reid, Murdock  &  Fischer,  of  Chi­
cago, was in  town  Monday.  He acts quite 
as sane as he did before  going  to  the  asy­
lum.

W.  J.  Richards, the  Union  Center  grip 
arrier,  is  drum-major  of  the  Union  City 
cornet  band and  has  lately received a rose­
wood baton,  surmounted by a German silver 
sphere

Frank Conlon,  formerly  traveling  repre­
sentative for  B.  Leidersdorf & Co.,  of  Mil­
waukee, but now  engaged  in  the  produce 
and commission business  on  Island  street, 
has been elected  captain  of  the  new  Irish 
military company,  the Sheridan Rifles.

The attention of  the proper authorities is 
hereby  called  to  the  fact  that  Frank  E. 
Chase is  practicing  medicine  without  first 
complying with  the  State  law requiring all 
practitioners to  be  possessed of  a  diploma 
and a certificate from the county clerk.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

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I ['OR SALE—One large ice box, one  new  de- 

livery wagon, one safe,  one  small  coffee 
mill (second hand), one  oil  tank  (self-measur­
ing), one broom rack and thirteen large  wood­
en tea chests.  All the above will be sold cheap 
on application to J. C. Shaw & Co., 79 Canal s t , 
Grand Rapids. 

155tf

TI7ANTED- 
M  work  j A man for  meat  cutter  and  to 
i  store.  Address,  with  refer- 
ences, West Michigan Lumber Co., Woodviile,
Mich.
155tf

I ['OK  SALE—Stock  of  good-paying  bakery, 

.  restaurant and grocery in  lively  town  in 
Michigan  of  over  3,000  population.  A  first- 
class  location  and  a first-class trade.  Rooms 
tor  family  adjoining  store.  Address  C.  L . 
care  T h e  T ra d esm a n. 

157*

Jr.XCHANGE—Saw  mill,  eighty  acre  farm 

-*  and  city  property  in  exchange  for dry 
goods, clothing, millinery or boots  and  shoes. 
J or particulars, address  P.  Medalie,  Cadillac. 
Mich. 

155*

IpOR  SALE—A small and well-selected  stock 

ot  groceries.  First-class  location  and  a 
first-class  trade  in  Grand  Rapids.  Lease  of 
store for five years.  Rooms for family adjoin­
ing  store.  Reason  for  selling,  poor  health, 
lo r  further  information,  address  ZZZ,  care 
T h e  T r a d esm a n, Grand Rapids, Mich.  153tf
PARTNER  WANTED—To buy  half  interest 
A 
in grocery business in  one  of  the  finest 
cities of 6,000population in Northern Michigan. 
One of the partners obliged to sell on  account 
ot 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
d ress L, care T h e  T ra d esm a n, Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 

i 57*

IpÒR  SALE—A hardware store with tin-shop, 

situated in best farming county in center 
ot State.  About $1,500 stock all new,  no com­
petition.  Address  G .  A.,  care  T h e   T r a d e s ­
m a n . 

IpOR  SALE—Small  stock  of  general  mer­

chandise in growing town, with  prospect 
dence, if desired.  Address  O.  W. Bailey, Kal- 
amo, Mich. 

ot railroad in the near future.  Also  fine  resi­

jgtj*

157*

IpOR  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  drug store.  Competition 
light.  Address “Sun,” care T h e  T r a d esm a n.

143tf

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 
Miscellaneous Column of T h e  T ra d esm a n.  A 
twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

T. P. A.  Notes.

The wife of A.  L.  Lay,  who  was  a  dele­
gate  from  Battle  Creek  to  the  Baltimore 
convention,  met  with a serious  accident on 
the  27th  ult.  While  gathering  pears  she 
fell out of a tree and  broke  her  right  hip. 
At last accounts,  she  was  doing as  well as 
circumstances would permit.

At a meeting of State Board of Directors, 
held  immediately after  the  convention  on 
August  28,  L.  J.  Koster  was  elected 
chairman of the Board.  A  resolution  was 
passed empowering the Secretary-Treasurer 
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to use $100 for immediate contingencies. 

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Cranberry Extract.

The American cranberry has  been  exam­
ined by Mr. Classen in  order  to  determine 
whether it contains either arbutin,  like  the 
allied cowberry, or kinic acid.  Mr. Classen 
reports that he failed to detect  arbutin,  but 
that all parts of the  plant  contain  a  bitter 
uncrystallizable  glucoside that he  proposes 
to name “oxycoccin.” 
It  is  descibed  as  a 
yellowish-brown extract, giving when  dried 
a very hygroscopic  powder,  readily soluble 
in water and alcohol and very  sparingly  so 
in ether and  chloroform. 
It  resembles  ar­
butin in its behavior towards some reagents, 
especially in giving a blue color with  phos- 
phoinolybdic acid and ammonia.

Worth Remembering.

Chas.  E.  Watson  and  Ed.  P.  Andrew, 
traveling ambassadors for  S. A.  Maxwell & 
Co., will be at Sweet’s  Hotel,  October  10th 
to 16th inclusive,  with the finest line of hol­
iday goods ever  shown  in this State.  This 
will be an excellent  opportunity for outside 
merchants to visit the  city and make  selec­
tions for the fall and winter trade.  Remem­
ber the date.

W hy the Monument is There.

“I  see the people of  New York say Gen. 

Grant has a monument in their hearts.” 

“Yes.”
“Such a  monument  cannot  he purchased 

with money.”

“No.  T.lat is the reason it is there.”

GRAND  RAPIDS

SEED  MERCHANTS,

Office and Warehouse:  71  Canal St.

Grand Rapids, Sept. 7,  1886.

Dear Sir—Owing to  the  rapid  decline in 
Seeds for the past few days, we are  unable 
to quote prices this week.  Parties wishing 
to buy will please send in  their orders, and 
we will fill them at lowest market  price, or 
will be pleased to quote prices on receipt of 
inquiries.

W. T. LAMOREAUX, Alt.

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,

»TATE  AGENT  FOR

J g Ê p |p i f c s jf r _

JUUNKER GnftÀcî

106 Kent Street, Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

T E L E P H O N E   S 0 6 .

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

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State  Board  of Pharmacy. 

One Y ear—F. H. J. V anEm ster. Bay City. 
Two Y ears—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Three Y ears—Jam es Y em or, Detroit.
Four Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Five Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Presidents-O ttm ar  Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next Meeting—At Lansing, November 2.

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n. 

President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
F irst Vice-President—Frank  J. W urzburg,  G d   Rapids. 
Second Vice-President—A. B. Stevens. Detroit.
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. 
Secretary—S. E. P arkell, Owosso.
Treasurer—Win. Dupont. Detroit.
Executive  Committee—Jacob  Jesson,  Geo.  Gundrum, 
Frank Wells, F. W. R. P erry and John E. Peck.
Local Secretary—W ill L. W hite, G rand Rapids.
Next Place of Meeting—At Grand Rapids,  Tuesday,  Oo- 

tober 12,188«.
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1884.

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President—F rank  J. W urzburg.
Vice-President—Wm. L. W hite.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry  B. Fairchild. 
Board of  Censors—President,  \  ice-President  and  Seo-
B oard^f Trustees—The President,  Wm.  H.  Van  Leeu- 
wen, Isaac W att«, Wm. E. W hite and Wm.  L.  W hite.
Com m ittee on Pharm acy—M. B.  Kimm,  H.  E.  Locher 
and Wm. E. W hite. 
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Comm ittee on Trade M atter?—-John E. Peck, H. B. Fair- 
child and Wm. H. Van Leeuwen.
Com m ittee on Legislation—Jas. D. Lacey,  Isaac W atts 
and A. C. Bauer. 
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R egular  Meetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in  each 
m onth. 
Annual Meeting—F irst Thursday evening in November.
NextMeeting—Thursday evening, Sept2, atTHE Trades­

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Detroit Pharmaceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
F irst Vice-President—Frank  Inglis.
Second V ice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen.
A ssistant Secretary and T reasurer—H. McRae. 
Annual Meeting—F irst Wednesday in June.
R egular Meetings—F irst WTednesday in each  m onth.
Jackson County  Pharmaceutical Ass’n.

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Haskins. 

P resident—R. F. Latim er.
Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.
Secretary—F.  A. King.
Treasurer—Chas. E. Hum phrey. 
Board of Censors—Z. W. W aldron, C. E- Foot  and C. H.
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Annual Meeting—F irst Thursday in November. 
R egular Meetings—First Thursday in each  m onth.
Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  Society.
President—Jay   Smith.
F irst Vice-President—W. H. Y arnall.
Second Vice-President—R. Bruske.
Secretary—D. E. PraiL 
Treasurer—H. Melchers.
Com m ittee on Trade M atters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Ham­
Regular  Meetings—Second  W ednesday  afternoon  in 

ilton  H. Melchers, W. H. Keeler and  R. J. Birney. 
each month.

Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association.

President—I. C.  Terry.
Vice-President—D. A. Schumacher.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover.
Regular  Meetings—Second  and  fourth  W ednesday  or 
Next Meeting—W eknesday evening, Sept. 8.

each m onth. 

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Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society.

President—F. W. Fincher.
Vice-President—F. W. VanWiekle.
Secretary—F rank Cadv.
Treasurer—E. A. W right. 

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MODERN  NERVINES.

Drugs  and  Poisons  Which  are  Used  to 

Brace up the Foolish.

From the Detroit Tribune.

“Two drams of morphine, please,” said a 
tall brunette to the Woodward avenue drug­
gist,  Mr. A.  Bassett.

“Who is it for—yourself?”
“No,  it’s for a lady friend who  is  at  our 

house on a visit.

“Always for  some  one  else,”  remarked 
Mr.  Bassett some moments  later  when  the 
young lady had  quitted  the  store.  “They 
never want it for  themselves.  Poor  fools, 
I wonder if they really  think  they  deceive 
anybody?”

“Is morphine used very much  as  a  bev­

erage,  so to speak?”

“It is not only used very largely,  but  its 
use is constantly  increasing.  When  I  am 
firmly convinced a person wishes  it  for  its 
intoxicating effect I always warn  him,  and 
hardly a day passes but that I refuse to  sell 
it; but it  never  does  any  good.  There  is 
some chance of a whisky drunkard  reform­
ing,  but a morphine  or  opium  sot,  never. 
One woman has bought opium of me for ten 
years.  She is  a perfect sot, worse than any 
liquor sot you ever saw. 
I have many  such 
customers. 
I sell it because they will  have 
it somehow.  One lady  of high social stand­
ing, who  died  recently,  used  to  take  120 
grains every twenty-four hours.  She trans­
mitted the habit to her two  daughters—ele­
gant young ladies—and  only  a  short  time 
ago one of them was picked up by the police 
from the  steps  of  a  synagogue,  a  total 
wreck in mind and body.  She was  sent  to 
the Pontiac insane asylum,  but  soon  after 
returned and she and sister kept going low­
er  until  they  were  the  vilest  drabs  that 
walked the streets.  Vast quantities of gum 
opium are used also. 
I find very  little  call 
for chloroform,  though  it  is  used  to  some 
extent; but laudanum  is  in  large  demand. 
The other nervines or opiates don’t  amount 
to much. 
I have been  in  business  twenty 
years and never had a regular  customer  for 
arsenic.  The stories about its habitual  use 
are chimerical,  or largely so.”

Mr.  Milburn,  of  Milbum  & Williamson, 
said:  “We don’t  have  any  regular  custo­
mers  for  arsenic,  and  in  the  twenty-six 
years I have been in business I  don’t  recall 
a single person  who  used  the  drug  habit­
ually.  But the use of morphine is  growing 
alarmingly.  City people  mostly  make  use 
of morphine, as it does not flavor the breath, 
while outsiders use the gum, which can eas­
ily be detected iu the breath.  Of  course  it 
is the upp^r class who use  morphine;  poor 
people cannot afford it. 
I have  seen  many 
sad sights from  its  use—in  fact  hardly  a 
day passes that  some  lamentable  spectacle 
is not presented.  The chloroform  habit  is 
growing also. 
It is  carried  in  a  bottle  in 
the pocket or in the handbag and taken  out 
from time to time and inhaled.  The use  of 
chloral hydrate  is  increasing  as  well;  but 
the most serious thing  is  cocaine. 
It  was 
introduced and prescribed by physicians  for 
catarrh,  which  is  largely  prevalent  in  all 
lake shore districts, and  from  that  its  use 
has been taken up as an intoxicant. 
It is  a 
terrible thing.  Morphine can be  taken  for 
thirty years without causing death,  but  the 
cocaine victim rarely lasts  beyond  a  year.”
The Central drug store at 133  Woodward 
avenue confirmed the above statements,  es­
pecially as to the rapid increase  in  the  use 
of chloroform.

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
At  the  regidar  monthly  meeting  of the 
Grand Rapids  Pharmaceutical Society, held 
at  The  Tradesm an  office  last  Thursday 
evening,  O. B. Dickinson  applied for mem­
bership  in  the  Society.  The  application 
was referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of 
Messrs.  White, Tibbs and Watts.

The special  Committee  on  Arrangements 
reported the completion of a programme for 
the coming State convention,  as given in an­
other column in this week’s paper.

On motion  of  Wm.  L.  White, the  Presi­
dent was  instructed to  appoint a committee 
on printing of  three  members  and a  com­
mittee on reception of  ten  members, to act 
with the committees  already  provided  for.
President Wurzburg  then  announced the 

following committees:

Finance—H.  B. Fairchild,  W.  H.  Tibbs, 
Geo.  G.  Steketee.
Entertainment—W.  L.  White,  O.  B. 
Dickinson,  J. E. Peck.
Printing—E. A.  Stowe,  F.  H.  Escott,  W. 
H.  Van Leeuwen.
Reception—J.  E.  Peck,  Isaac  Watts,  O. 
B. Dickinson, H. B.  Fairchild, R. Ado. Mc­
Williams,  J.  D.  Lacey,  W. E. Osbum,  W. 
E.  White,  Wm.  H. Tibbs, H. E. Locher.

The subject  for  discussion,  “New Phar­
maceutical Remedies,”  was  laid  over  until 
the next meeting.

After  a  satisfactory  discussion  of  the 
steps necessary to  be  taken  to  render  the 
coming  convention a  success,  the  meeting 
adjourned for one month.

The Drug Market.

Business is very good  and  collections are 
fair.  Quinine,  opium  and  morphine  are 
very dull.  Balsams copaiba, tolu  and  pern 
have advanced, owing to short supplies, and 
further advances are looked for.  Citric acid 
and oil lemon have declined.

Miclipi  Dp i  Eicto p
WANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 

Mills &  Goodman, Props.

pharmacists or assistants,who are sober, 
honest,  industrious  and  willing  to  work  on 
moderate salary.
TTIT ANTED—Partner with from $1,000 to $3,000 
TV 
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 6tore.

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dead stock.

of town, $1,300.

800 inhabitants.  Doing fine  business.

$2,000  in  town  of  1,100  inhabitants.  No 

igan.  Stock of about $3,500.  Population 

FOR SALE—Stock of about $1,700 in town of 
FOR SALE—Very desirable  stock  of  about 
I NOR  SALE—Finest chance in Western Mich- 
FOR SALE—Stock of about $2,500 in town of 
FOR  SALE—Neat and paying stock of about 
FOR  SALE—A  fresh, select  stock  of  drugs 

on  one  of  the  best  business  streets  of 
Grand Rapids.  Has the advantage  of  a  large 
school trade and doing a good business gener­
ally.  Just the place for alive  man.  Will  sell 
for $2,000 cash.  Reason for selling,  ill  health 
of senior partner.

1,300 inhabitants.  Can be  bought  at  lib­

$1,000 in town of 800 inhabitants.

eral discount.

ing fine business.

town in midst of fine farming region.  Do­

FOR  SALE—Stock of  about  $1,400  in  small 
I NOR  SALE—Very desirable  stock  of about 
’  $3,600 in town of 2,200.
F OR SALE—Stock of $1,500 in northern lum­
A ASO—Many  other  6tocks,  the particulars 
of which we will furnish  on  application.
o   DRUGGISTS—Wishing to  secure  clerks 
A  we will furnish the address and  full  par­
ticulars of those on our list free.

bering town of 600.

PIONEER

PREPARED

PAINTS.

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

Q - u a r a n t e e   s

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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A  prominent  physician  said  regarding 
poisons in general i  “Arsenic is taken by  a 
few misguided women to beautify  the  com­
plexion. 
It does clear  the  skin  somewhat 
for a few years,  seeming  to  neutralize  the 
oxidation of  the  blood.  The  red  coloring 
matter is thus  bleached,  and  the  complex- 
given  a  puffy,  waxy-white  appearance; 
but the  time  comes  when  the  toxic  effect 
fails and  then  unsightiy  blotches  appear, 
the skin turns yellow and  of  a  dirty  color 
and becomes  wrinkled  and  flabby.  Bellar 
dona is taken because  it  causes  relaxation 
of all the circular muscles.  The iris  of  the 
eye  is  a  circular  muscle,  and  belladona 
causes it to recede,  thus  exposing  more  of 
the  pupil  and  apparantly  brightening  the 
eye.

“Arsenic 

is  a  mechanical  poison. 

It 
burns through  the  stomach  like  hot  lead, 
producing convulsions  and  death.  Prussic 
acid (cyanide of potassium)  is a subtle  poi­
son,  going at once to the heart and  produc­
ing paralysis of that organ.  Other poisons, 
like opium, suspend  respiration  and  death 
ensuses  from  scepticemae  or  blood-poison­
ing.  Corsets retard the circulation, produc­
ing cold feet and  the  partial  death  of  the 
organs of the lower part of the body.  They 
also prevent full inhalation  of  air  into  the 
lungs; thus the blood is not  relieved  of  its 
impurities, and a  tight  laeer  always  has  a 
muddy, dirty look about the face  in  a  few 
years,  which  renders  powder  and  paint 
necessary.  The  corset  is  a  stimulent,  as 
much  so  as  whisky.  A  boy’s  first  drink 
strangles him; a girl’s  first  corset  smothers 
her.  After acquiring  the  habit  the  young 
man  feels  better  for  a  drink,  the  girl  is 
sprightlier when laced.  A  few  years  later 
the man cannot work without a drink, he is 
lost  and  confused;  the  woman  feels  as 
though she  was falling all  to  pieces  with­
out a corset. 
If the man be  spoken  to  he 
will say that he can quit whenever he likes, 
and the woman will deny that her  corset  is 
tight.  The  children  of  such  parents  are 
usually inferior  in  body  and  mind;  they 
cannot fight the battle of life,  and sink  into 
poverty,  crime,  or  insanity—all  because 
their parents used stimulants.”

Official Programme  of the  Coming  Phar­

maceutical Convention.

The Executive  Committee  of  the  Michi­
gan State  Pharmaceutical  Association  met 
the  Committee  of  Arrangements  of  the 
Grand Kapids Pharmaceutical Society at the 
Eagle Hotel last  Wednesday afternoon and 
arranged  the following  programme for  the 
fourth  annual  convention  of  the  State or­
ganization,  to  be  held in this  city October 
12,13 and 14:

Dikeman.

FIRST  DAY—FIRST  SESSION,  2 P.  M.
1.  Meeting called to  order  by President.
2.  Prayer by Rev.  Chas.  Fluhrer.
3.  Roll call.
4.  Address  of  welcome  by  Hon.  E.  B. 
5.  Response.
6.  Reading of minutes of last meeting.
7.  President’s address.
8.  Presentation  of  names  for  member­
9.  Report  of  Secretary  State  Board  of 

ship.
Pharmacy.

SECOND  SESSION,  7  P.  M.

ship.

1.  Report  on  applications  for  member­
2.  Opening of question box.
3.  Reading and discussion of  papers.
4.  Reception at Peninsular Club, tendered 
by the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co., at 
8:30 p. m.

SECOND  DAY— FIRST  SESSION,  9  A.  M.
1.  Unfinished business.
2.  Reports of Committees on  Legislation, 
Liquor  License,  Formulary,  and School  of 
Pharmacy.

3.  Reading of papers.

SECOND  SESSION,  2 P.  M.

1.  Opening of question box.
2.  Report  of  Committee on  Trade Inter- 
erests and discussion  on same.
3.  Reading of papers.
4.  Adjournment at 4 p. m. to exhibit hall.
In the evening  the  delegates  will attend
an  entertainment  at  Powers’ opera  house, 
tendered by the Grand Rapids  Pharmaceuti­
cal Society.

THIRD  DAY— FINA L  SESSION,  9  A.  M.
1.  Opening of question box.
2.  Unfinished business.
3.  Election of officers.
4.  Appointment of committees.
5.  Election of delegates.
6.  Adjournment.
It was resolved to extend  a  cordial  invi­
tation to the ladies of  the  members  of  the 
Association  to  attend  the  convention  and 
the Secretary was  instructed  to  adopt  any 
system,  which,  in his judgment, would tend 
to increase the already large membership of 
the Association.

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
Muskegon,  Sept. 4,1886. 

Editor Mic h ig a n T radesm an:

D e a r  S i r —The second  and  last  August 
meeting of  the M.  D. C. A.  was held at the 
Arlington  on  the  25th,  with  a  full  atten 
dance.  President  I.  C.  Terry  called  the 
meeting to order and appointed Geo.  L.  Le- 
Fevre  as  critic.  A  communication  from 
Chicago  was read,  stating that a movement 
was  on foot to organize  a Drug Clerks’ As­
sociation in that city, which promised  to be 
a  very  large  one,  if  successful.  A  paper 
bearing the subject  “Nux Vomica” was read 
by I. C.  Terry;  also  the  remainder  of  the 
paper  on  “Potassium”  was  read  by E. C 
Bond,  which  altogether  made  a very long 
and interesting  paper.  After  a  short  dis­
cussion of the papers  read,  Ex-President  I 
F.  Hopkins was elected  an  honorary mem­
ber of  the Association.  The  critic’s report 
was then read and  the  meeting  adjourned. 
The next meeting falls on September 8.

Yours respectfully,

L.  B.  Glover,  Sec’y.

Jacob Jesson, of  Muskegon,  S. E.  Park- 
ill,  of  Owosso,  and  Geo.  Gundrum,  of 
Ionia,  were  in the  city last s Wednesday in 
attendance on the meeting of  the Executive 
Committee of  the Michigan State  Pharma­
ceutical Association.

m iS A S A ffi-^S P E E D f

WHOLESALE  PBI0B  CURRENT,

Advanced—Balsam copaiba.
Declined— Citric acid, oil lemon.

ACIDS.

Acetic, No.  8.................................... 
9  @  10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)........   30  @  35
Carbolic............................................   35  @  38
Citric.................................................   70 @  75
Muriatic 18  deg...............................  
3  @ 
6
11  @  12
Nitric 36 deg.................................... 
Oxalic..................................•>..........   10  @  12
Sulphuric  66 deg.............................  
4
3  @ 
Tartaric  powdered.........................  50  @  53
Benzoic,  English....................y  oz 
18
Benzoic,  German..:.......................   12  @  15
Tannic..............................................   12  @  15

AMMONIA.

Carbonate................................ y  lb  12  @  14
Muriate (Powd. 22c)......................... 
14
5
A qua 16 deg or  3f............................ 
Aqua 18 deg or 4f............................ 
6

3  @ 
4  @ 

BALSAMS.

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

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

BERRIES.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 1  15c)............ 
Juniper............................................. 
Prickly Ash................... 

 

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 lb boxes, 25c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, pure.............  
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 fi> doxes). 
Logwood, Is (251b  boxes).... 
do 
Lgowood, )4s 
............... 
do 
Logwood, 34s 
............... 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
............... 
Fluid Extracts—25 y  cent, off list.

FLOWERS.

40@45
40
1 40
45

11
18
13.
14
15
10
12
20
18
30
12

@1  10
6  @ 
7
50  @  60

12

27
37)4
9
13
15
14

Arnica.................................................   12 @  15
Chamomile,  Roman....................... 
25
Chamomile,  German.....................  
30

g u m s.

Aloes,  Barbadoes............................ 
60®  75
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c).................. 
12
50
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).......... 
Ammoniac.......................................  
28®  30
Arabic, powdered  select............... 
90
90
Arabic, 1st  picked.........................: 
Arabic,2d  picked............................ 
85
Arabic,  3d picked............................ 
70
55
Arabic, Bifted sorts......................... 
15
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 28c)... 
Benzoin............................................  
50®55
25®  27
Camphor........................................... 
13
Catechu. Is ()4 14c, )4s  16c)............ 
35®  40
Euphorbium powdered.................. 
80
Galbanum strained......................... 
80®  90
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c).............  
35
20
Kino TPowdered, 30cl.....................  
Mastic.............................................. 
125
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
Opium, pure (Powd $4 40)............... 
3  10
25
Shellac, Campbell’s......................... 
22
Shellac,  English.............................. 
Shellac, native...............................  
20
30
Shellac bleached.............................. 
Tragacanth............  .......................   30  ®1  00

HERBS—IN  OUNCE  PACKAGES.

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

IRON.

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

LEAVES.

4 00
20
7
65

Buchu, short (Powd 25c).................  13  ®  14
Sage,Italian,bulk(34s*)4s,12c)... 
6
Senna,  Alex, natural.......................  33 ®  35
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
50
Senna,  powdered............................ 
25
30
Senna tinnivelli...............................  
Uva  Ur si.......................................... 
10
35
Belledonna........................................ 
Foxglove.........................................  
30
Henbane ................ 
35
Rose, red.................................. 
2 35
LIQUORS.

W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky.2 00  ®2 50
Druggists’ Favorite  Rye...............1 75  @2 00
Whisky, other brands....................1 10  @1 50
Gin, Old Tom.......................... 
135  @175
Gin,  Holland............. ......................2 00  @3 50
Brandy............................................. 1 75  @6 50
Catawba  Wines............................... 1 25  ®2 00
Port Wines........   ............................ 135  @250

 

 

MAGNESIA.

Carbonate, Patti6on’s, 2 oz...........  
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 2 oz.............  
Citrate, H., P. A Co.’s  solution.... 
Calcined........................................... 

OILS.

22
37
2 25
65

 

 

 

 
 

6 00

Almond, sweet................................  45  @  50
45
Amber, rectified........................ 
1  80
Anise.................................................  
Bay y   oz.........................................  
50
3 00
Bergamont.......................... r............ 
Castor................................................  1 42@1 60
Croton.........................   
1 75
C ajep u t...........................  
75
Cassia...............................................  
85
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)....... 
35
Cltronella.......................................  
75
1  75
Cloves................ 
 
 
Cod Liver, N. F........  
.........y  gal 
1 20
1  50
Cod Liver, best......................... 
Cod Liver, H„ P. & Co.’s,16 
Cubebs, P. &  W...............................  
8 50
Erigeron.............. 
1  60
2 00
Fireweed........................................... 
Geranium  y   oz...............................  
75
35
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
Juniper wood..................................  
50
2 00
Juniper berries...............................  
Lavender flowers, French.............  
2 01
Lavender garden 
.............  
100
.............  
90
Lavender spike 
Lemon, new crop............................ 
2 25
2  75
Lemon,  Sanderson’s.......................  
80
Lemongrass...................................... 
Olive,  Malaga..................................  
90® 1  00
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  ............... 
2 75
1 25
Origanum, red flowers, French... 
Origanum,  No. 1............................ 
50
Pennyroyal...................................... 
1  00
Peppermint,  white.........................  3 40@3  60
8  00
Rose y  oz......................................... 
65
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 60) 
2 75
Salad, y  gal...................................... 
Savm.................................................  
1 00
Sandal  Wood. German.................. 
4 50
Sandal Wood, W. 1..........................  
7 00
Sassafras........................................... 
45
Spearmint.  .  ................................. 
@7  60
Tansy..............................................4 00  @4 25
Tar (by gal 50c).................................  10  @  12
2  30
Wintergreen................................. 
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)....... 
3 50
Wormseed........................................ 
2 00

do 
do 

POTASSIUM.

Bicromate.................................y  D 
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............  
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 
Prussiate yellow.............................. 

12® 14
37@40
22
3 00
28

ROOTS.

Alkanet............................................  
20
25
Althea, out.......................................  
Arrow,  St. Vincent’s.....................  
17
33
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 348 and )4s__  
12
Blood (Powd 18c).............................. 
20
Calamus,  peeled.............................. 
35
Calamus, German  white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered..................  
20
10
Gentian (Powd  15c)......................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)............  11  @  12
17
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached............ 
Golden Seal (Powd 25c)..................  
20
Hellebore, white, powdered.......... 
20
Ipecac, Rio, powdered.................... 
1  20
30
Jalap,  powdered.............................. 
Licorice,  select (Powd 15).............  
18
Licorice, extra select.....................  
20
1 Pink, true......................................... 
80
Rhei, from select to  choice........1 00  @1 50
Rhei, powdered E. 1.......................1 10  @1 20
2 00
Rhei, choice cut  cubes.................. 
Rhei, choice out fingers................  
2  25
65
Serpentaria...................................... 
Seneka.............................................. 
60
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras................. 
43
Sarsaparilla,  Mexican.................... 
20

 

 

 

do 

6® 

6 @

do 
do 

SPONGES.

REEDS«

MISCELLANEOUS.

do 
do Scherin’s  do  ... 
do 

Mustard, white  Black Í0c). 
Quince........ •.........................
Worm, Levant.

Squills, white (Powd 35c)...............
Valerian, English (Powd 30c)........
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)....
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).  ............

Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.......................
Cardamon, Malabar........................
Celery...............................................
Coriander, Dest  English................
Fennel..............................................

15
25
20
17
5 @ 6
4 @ 4)4
15 @ 18
1 10
i 25
15
10
15
334®
4 @ 4)4
7 ® 8
4)4® 5)4
10
75
7
14
25 ©2 50
2 00
____ 
do 
Nassau 
do 
1 10
. . . .  
do 
Velvet Ext  do 
do 
ExtraYe  •  do 
85
.......  
66
do 
Grass 
........ 
do 
,for slate use................  
Hard 3 
75
l  40
................  
Yellow Reef. 
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.20) y gai.... 
2 30
1 50
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 
Anodyne Hoffman’s....................... 
60
27
Arsenic, Donovan's solution........  
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution............ 
12
Annatto 1 S> rolls............................ 
45
Alum.........................................  y  lb  2)4®  3)
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)............... 
3  @  4
Annatto, prime...............................  
45
4)4®  5
Antimony, powdered,  com’l........  
Arsenic, white, powdered.............  
6  @ 
7
Blue  Soluble.................................... 
50
2 75
Bay  Bum, imported, best.............  
2 00
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 
Balm Gilead  Buds..........................  
40
Beans,  Tonka..............................  
2 00
Beans, Vanilla...............................J  00 @12 00
Bismuth, sub  nitrate.....................  
2  15
50
Blue  Pill (Powd 70e).......................  
Blue V itriol....................................  
7
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, N o.40............................... 
400
Cassia Buds...................................  
14
Calomel.  American.......................j 
75
Chalk, prepared drop..................... 
5
12
Chalk, precipitate English............ 
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................  
8
Chalk, white lump..........................  
2
Chloroform,  Squibb’s................................. 125
60
Colocynth  apples............................ 
1  50
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts.. 
178
cryst... 
Chloral 
Chloral 
1  90
Chloral 
crusts.. 
1  75
@  40
Chloroform...................................... 
Cinchonidia, P. &  W................. "]  15  @  20
Clnchonidia, other brands.............  
9  @  14
Cloves (Powd 27c)............................  25  @  27
Cochineal......................................... 
40
Cocoa  Butter................................ 
40
Copperas (by bbl  le)..................... ’ 
2
70
Corrosive Sublimate....................... 
Corks. X and XX—40 off  list........
@  40
Cream Tartar, pure powdered....... 
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 lb box.. 
15
Creasote............................................ 
50
Cudbear,  prime............................... 
24
Cuttle Fisn Bone.............................. 
20
Dextrine........................................... 
12
Dover’s  Powders............................ 
1  10
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................  
50
Ergot  powdered.............................. 
65
Ether Squibb’s ................................. 
l  10
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............   - 
8
Epsom Salts (bbl. IX).....................  
2  @  3
50
Ergot, fresh...................................... 
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P ............... 
60
Flake white...................................... 
14
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,  caoinet..................................   12  @  17
Glue.wbite.......................................   16  @  28
Glycerine, pure...............................   16  @  20
Hops  Hs and 348 .............................. 
25®  40
Iodoform y   oz................................. 
40
Indigo...............................................   85  @1  00
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian...  35  @  40
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes 
@1 00
Iodine,  resublimed........................  
4 00
Isinglass,  American....................... 
1 50
Japonica........................................... 
7
London  Purple...............................  10  @  15
Lead, acetate.................................... 
15
Lime, chloride,(Mis 2s 10c A 34s 11c) 
8
Lupuline........................................... 
1  00
Lycopodium....................................  
50
Mace.................................................  
50
12)4®  13
Madder, best  Dutch.....................  
Manna, 8.  F...................................... 
1  00
Mercury............................................ 
60
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........ y  oz  2 15@2 35
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s ........ 
40
Moss, Iceland............................y  n> 
10
Moss,  Irish...................................... 
12
Mustard,  English............................ 
30
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 lb  cans........  
18
23
Nutgalls............................................ 
60
Nutmegs, N o .l................................. 
Nux  Vomica.................................... 
10
Ointment. Mercurial, 34d............... 
45
Paris Green.................................... 
18  @  26
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................  
18
2 50
Pepsin...............................................  
Pitch, True Burgundy.................... 
7
Quassia............................................  
7
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........... lb oz  65  @  70
Quinine,  German............................  60  @  65
Red Precipitate.......................yib  
85
Seldlitz  Mixture.............................  
28
Strychnia, cryst............................... 
1  to
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................  66  @  70
25
Saffron, American.  ....................... 
Sal  Glauber.....................................  
@  2
Sal Nitre, large cryst.....................  
10
9
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst............... 
33
Sal Rochelle...................................... 
Sal  Soda............................................ 
21
Salicin.............................................. 
2 15
Santonin..........................................  
6 to
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.......... 
35
4
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].....................  
50
Spermaceti.......................................  
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__  
4)4®  5
14
Soap, White Castile......................... 
Soap, Green  do 
......................... 
17
Soap, MottlCG do 
......................... 
9
Soap, 
do  do 
......................... 
11
Soap,  Mazzinl..................................  
14
Spirits Nitre, 3 F .............................   26  @  28
Spirits Nitre, 4 F.............................   30  @ 
to
Sugar Milk powdered.....................  
35
Sulphur, flour..................................   334®  4
Sulphur,  roll.................................... 
3®  3
Tartar Emetic..................................  
60
Tar, N. C. Pine, )4 gal. cans  y doz 
2 70
Tar, 
quarts in tin.......... 
140
85
pints in tin.............  
Tar, 
25
Turpentine,  Venice................y  lb 
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........  
to
7  @ 
Zinc,  Sulphate................................. 
8
Bbl  G
1
i

Whale, winter......................................  70
Lard, extra...........................................  55 
Lard, No.  1...........................................  45 
Linseed, pure  raw..............................  44
Linseed, boiled..................................   47
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........   70
Spirits Turpentine.............................   40
No. 1 Turp  Coach................................. 1 10@1 20
Extra  Turp........................................... 1  60@1  70
Coach Body............................................2 75@3 to
No. 1 Turp Furniture...........................1 00@1 10
Extra Turk  Damar.............................. 1  55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.....................   70®

VARNISHES.

6  @ 

do 
do 

2  @ 

OILS.

PAINTS

Bbl 
Red Venetian............................  134 
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........  134 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  134 
Putty, commercial..................  234 
Putty, strictly pure..................  2)4 
Vermilion, prime American.. 
Vermilion, English.................. 
Green, Peninsular.................... 
Lead, red strictly pure...........  
Lead, white, strictly pure....... 
Whiting, white Spanish.......... 
Whiting,  Gilders ...................... 
White, Paris American...........  
Whiting  Paris English cliff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  I aints......  
Swiss Villa Prepare#  Paints.. 

Lb
2® 3
2® 3
2® 3
2)4® 3
234® 3
13@16
63@65
16@17
7® 7)4
7®  7)4
@70
@90
110
140
1 20® l  40
1 00@1 20

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

LUBRICATING.

Water White...................................................  11M
Michigan  Test..................................................10M
Capitol Cylinder.............................................. 3034
Model  Cylinder................................................31)4
Shield Cylinder................................................28)4
Eldorado  Engine.............................................23
Peerless Machinery........................................20
Challenge Machinery...................................... 19
Paraffine  ..........................................................20)4
Black. Summer, West Virginia....................  8
Black. 26° to 30°............................................   9
Black, 15®  C.  T................................................10
Zero........................................... 
 

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91, 

93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS  AND JOBBERS  OF

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Elept  Pharmaceutical  Prepara­

tions,  Fluid  Extracts  aid 

Elixirs

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGNTS  FOR

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.

WE  ARE  SOLE  OWNERS  OF

Weatlerlj’s Micbipn 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.

Wine eû Liiinor Department

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

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

W e are also owners of the

D r ifts ’  Favorite  Rye,

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

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

such asPatent Medicines,
Hazeltine 

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special) 

& Perkins 

Drug Co*

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MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

K. A. STOWE  &  «KO., Proprietors.

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

Telephone No. 95.

I Entered  at  the  Poatofflce  at  Grand  Rapids  as 

Seeottd-class Matter.']

WEDNESDAY.  SEPTEMBER  8.  1886.

TH E COUNTRY  STORE.

How They Do Business Where They Have 

Time to Do It That Way.

From the Youths’ Companion. 

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An elderly woman,  with  keen  gray  eyes 
looking sharply through  steel-bowed  spec­
tacles, enters and casually exemines  several 
bolts of lawn lying on the  counter.

“ Ah, good day,  Mrs.  H-----says  the

proprietor, coming briskly  forward,  antici­
pating a sale.  “Looking for lawns?”

“No,  I dono as I was,” says  the  possible 
customer,  guardedly.  “I was just  noticing 
these.”

* ‘They’re pretty patterns. 

I j ust got them 

in.”

“They’re all so light.”
“ Light colors are all  the  rage  tilts  sum­
mer.  But here’s  a  black  and  white  piece 
that’s just the  thing  for  you.  Now,  isn’t 
that neat?”

“Yes ruther; but it ain’t just what I  like. 

How much Is  it?”

“Fifteen cents a yard.”
“Ain’t that dreadful high for lawns?”
Not for lawns of  that  quality.  Just  see 

how fine it is.”

“ Yes,  but  they’re  selling  lawns  ev’ry 
mite and grain as good as  that  in  the  city 
for eight and nine cents.”

“ Impossible,  Mrs. H.-----!”
“ Indeed they are!  And one of my neigh­

bors got a good piece for seven eentc.” 

“ They are not such goods as  this.”
“ It’s pretty nigh the very  same  tiling. 

I 
hadn’t calculated on giving  more  than  ten 
cents.”

“ Why,  Mrs. II——, this  cost  more  than 

that at wholesale!”

“Oh,  I guess not.  Anyhow  I can’t  give 

but ten cents a yard.”

“ I can’t take  it.”
“ I  won’t give any more.”
“ Well, just  examine  that  lawn  closely 

“ It looks well enough,  but  I  ain’t  at  all 

now.”
sure that it won’t  fade.”

“I’ll warrant it not to  fade. 

dard make and fast colors.”

It’s  a  stan­

“ Well, how many yards are  there  in  the 

piece?”

“ Thirteen; just a good full pattern.” 
“Eleven would be a great plenty for me.” 
“ Now,  I’ll tell you what  I’ll  do,  I’ll  let 
you have the piece for fourteen cents a yard, 
seeing as it’s all I’ve got left.”

“Can’t you say an even twelve cents to an 

'Old customer like me?”

“ No,  really,  I couldn’t.”
■“ Fourteen cents is too much for lawn that’s 

selling everywhere for ten cents.”
“Oh,  I think you’re  mistaken.”
“ Well, see here,  I’ll give you twelve  and 

one-half cents a yard for it.”

“No,I couldn’t  go  below  thirteen  cents, 
and wouldn’t let anybody but you have it for 
h a t”
“ Well,  I’ll  give  you  thirteen  cents  if 

you’ll call it twelve yards.”

“But there's  full  thirteen  yards  in  the 

piece.”

“ Well, eall it twelve and I’ll take  it.” 
“ Can’t do it.”
“ I reckon you’ll throw in thread and but­

tons and waistlinings?”

“ Couldn’t do it for that  money.”
“ Well,  say thread snd buttons,  then?” 
“ I’ll throw in a spool of thread.”
“ And a card of hooks and eyes?”
“ Well,  I don’t know—yes, I  will.”
“ Now,  why can’t you say  buttons,  too?” 
“ I really cannot; I’m losing money now.” 
“ And you can’t make it twelve  and  one- 

half cents a yard?”

“ No.”
“ Well,  I guess I  won’t  take  it. 

I  ain’t 
needing a  lawn  dress  this  summer,  any­
how.”

He W as More Than a Splinter.

The  presence  in  the  city  last  week  of 
Tim   Tarsney,  member  of  Congress  from 
the  Saginaw  district,  recalls  an  incident 
which  occurred  about  a  dozen  years ago, 
when Tim.  was ’Squire Tarsney.  Through 
an unfavorable decision in a dog  case, Tim. 
incurred the enmity of  a  fellow  who made 
dire threats against his personal safety.

“I’ll show him,” he said,  shaking  his fist 

and gritting his  teeth dangerously.

“Do  it,”  urged  his  partner,  “he  ain’t 

nothin’ but.a splinter,  nohow,”

“ You bet I will,” said the  fellow,  and he 

went off after Tim.

In  about  an  hour  he  returned,  looking 
as if he had been caught  in a threshing ma­
chine.

“ Hello, Bill,” said  his  friend,  “what the 

devil’s the  matter?”

“ Dum your fool soul,” he replied, “didn’t 
you tell me Tim Tarsney wan’t no more’n a 
splinter,  nohow?”

“Course I did; an’ he  ain’t.”
“Ain’t  he?”  said  the  other  man  scorn­
fully.  “Ain’t  he?  Well,  you  tackle  him 
once  an’ you’ll  fin’ out  mighty  dum  quick 
that he’s a  saw-log  with  the  bark on.  Go 
git the doctor.”

Green Grocer.

The green grocer in  London  is  one  who 
In this country  he  is  one 

sells vegetables. 
who trusts.

WHOLESALE

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

Sole Agents for Celebrated

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

tilla, Our Nickle,  The Rats, 

Fox’s Clipper.

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

Order Sam ple M by Ma il.

TIME  TABLES.

Chicago & West Miohigan.
Leaves.
fMail....................................... 9:00 a m
+Day Express......................12:50 p m
“Night  Express.......................... 11:00 pm
Muskegon Express............... 4:45 p m

Arrives, 
3:55 p m 
9:30 p m 
5:45 a m 
11:00 a m
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars  on  all  night trains. 
Through  parlor  car  in  charge  of  careful at­
tendants without extra charge to Chicago on 
12:50  p.  m.,  and through coach  on 9 a.  m. and 
11 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO DIVISION.

Arrives. 
Leaves.
4:50 p m 
Express.......  .........................3:45 p m
10:35 a m
Express.......................................... 8:00 am
All trains arrive and depart from Union De­
pot.
The Northern terminus of  this Division is at 
Baldwin, where close connection is made with 
F. &  P. M. trains to and  from  Ludington and 
Manistee.

W. A. G a v e t t . Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.  B.  M u l l i k e n ,  General  Manager.

Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana.

GOING  s o u t h .

GOING NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves. 
Traverse City and Mack. Ex.8:45 a, in  9:05 a m 
Traverse City and Mack.Ex. 
11:45 a m
Traverse City and Mack.Ex. 7:40 p m  11:10 p m
Cadillac Express..................3:40 p m  5:05 p m
8:05 a m and 11:45 a m trains have  chair cars 
for Mackinaw and Traverse City.
11:10 p m train has a  sleeping car  for  Trav­
erse City and Mackinaw.
Cincinnati  Express...........   5:40 a m
Fort Wayne  Express.........10:25 am
Cincinnati  Express...........   5:05 pm
Trav. City and Mack E x.. .10:40 p m 
cinnati.
cinnati.

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

C. L. L o c k w o o d , Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Detroit,  Maokinao  & Marquette.
Going East.
Going West.
a. m.
p. m.
a. m.
p. m.
6:50... .St. Ignace....... ...  8:30
10:30
6:00
9:40... . Seney............. ...  8:15
2:56
12:401 
9:30
7:00
12:50 f •..Marquette__ J  2:15 
'1  2:00
6:10
8:00
1:40... . Negaunee  __ ...  1:25
8:35
5:32
1:55... .Ishpeming  ... ...12:58
5:20
8:50
3,: 05... .Republic........ ...11:50
10:00
4:10
3:10... .Michigan) me.. ...11:50
4:10
10:00
4:10..... L’Anse  .......... ...10:40
5:30..... Houghton....... ...  9:20
5:60... . Hancock........ ...  9:01
6:35... .Calumet.......... ...  8:15

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

E. W. ALLEN,

(KALAMAZOO  DIVISION.)

Leave. 
.Arrive.
Ex. and  N. Y. 
N. Y.  N. Y.
Mail.  Mail. 
Mail,
Ex 
a. in. 
a. m.
p. m. 
p. m. 
7:45 Dp..Grand Rapids.. .Ar 9:07
5:00 
7:25 
9:02.......Allegan....................  7:55
6:10 
6:10 
10:05....... Kalamazoo...............  7:00
7:05 
5:00 
11:40.......White Pigeon..........  5:50
8:40 
3:25 
p. m. 
p. m.
a. m. 
a. m. 
5:10....... Toledo....................... 11:15
2:30 
10:40 
9:40....... Cleveland................  6:40
8:25 
6:30 
a. m.
a. m. 
p. m. 
p. m. 
3:30.......B uffalo.................... 11:55
2:45 
11:55 
p. m. 
p. m.
a. m. 
a. m. 
8:00........Chicago............Lv  11 30
5:40
8:50
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1 p. m., 
carrying passengers as far as Allegan.
All trains daily except Sunday.

J. W. McKenney, General Agent.

Detroit,  Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING EAST.

Arrives. 

GOING WEST.

Leaves.
tSteamboat  Express..........6:20 am   6:25 am
tThrough  Mail....................10:15am   10:50am
tEvening  Express.................3:15 p m  3:50 p m
♦Limited Express................  6:25 p m  6:30 p m
tMixed, with  coach........ .. 
11:00 a m
tMorning  Express...............  1:05 pm   1:10 pm
tThrough  Mail..................  5:00 pm   5:10 pm
tSteamboat Express............10:40 p m  10:45 p m
tMixed..................................  
7:45 am
♦NightExpress....................  5:10 am   5:35 am
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Dailv. 
Passengers  taking  the  6:25  a.  m.  Express 
make close connections at Owosso for Lansing 
and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 
10:00 a. m. the following morning.
The Night  Express  has  a through  Wagner 
Car and local  Sleeping  Car Detroit  to Grand 
Rapids.

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

Michigan  Central.

DEPART.

ARRIVE.

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

“J O L L Y   T A R ” P L U G

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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

IB.  IF1.  EMERY,

8 7  O A X A D  S T .  

NEAL’S  CARRIAGE  PAINTS,

M a n a g e r .

A Rapid Seller. 

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
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Saws, Belting and Oils.

And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley.  Large  stock  kept  on  hand.  Send  for  sample 
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Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

130  OAKES  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

OBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.,

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W e 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 
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pay all railroad and boat freights.  Our goods are not in Michigan Jobbing houses.

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

W rite m e for Prices.

F .  J .   L A M B   &   C O . ,
F ru its ,  V e g e ta b le s ,

WHOLESALE DEALERS  IN

B u t t e r ,   B g g s ,   O h e e s e ,   B t c .

Wholesale Agents for the Lima Egg Crates and Fillers.

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

T O B A C C O , L B V L K L E Y ,

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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IA Specialty.

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Wholesale Mannfactnrers of

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ORANGES,  LEMONS,

BANANAS,  FIGS,  DATES. 

I S T u - t s ,  E t o .

L,  M.  CARY.

CARY A LOVERIDGE,

L.  !..  LOVERIDGE.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

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Combination and Time Locks,
Grand Rapids,

11 Ionia Street, 

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E. BERTSCH <S C0„ 
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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AGENTS  FOR THE

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14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

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sufficiently.  Should  be  Thoroughly 
Warmed (notcooked) adding  piece  ot
Good Butter (size of hen's egg) aud gill 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None
genuine unless bearing the signature of

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The Grand River Navy.

John C. Pratt in Saranac Local.

In 1842 there was plying on Grand  river, 
between Lyons and Grand  Rapids,  a  scow 
covered with canvas  in  case  of  rain.  We 
do not recollect the name  of  the  craft. 
It 
was the property of  Daniel  Ball,  of Grand 
Rapids.

In 1843-44 the boat  South  Bend,  similar 
to the canal  boat  in  every  respect  except 
that there was a passage-way on  each  side 
of the boat for the men to travel from  stem 
to  stem,  and  vice  versa.  The  boat  was 
propelled (as were all boats  before  the  in­
troduction of steam)  by  setting  poles.  As 
the business of moving grain increased  and 
more  merchandise  was  required,  another 
boat,  the  Jessie,  was  put  on  the  river  in 
1845-46,  apd was run in connection with the 
South Bend.  At times when the river  was 
high,  the water too deep for using  the  set­
ting poles,  and the current strong, they were 
compelled to send a rope from point to point 
in a row-boat, fastening one end  to  a  tree, 
and then  “altogether; a long pull,  a  strong 
pnll,”  etc.  They  wonld  pull  to  a  point 
where they had tied,  then repeat the perfor­
mance.  This locomotion was  of  necessity 
very slow,  frequently  taking  from  six  to 
eight days to  get  from  Grand  Rapids  to 
Ionia, making freights very high.

Later,  in 1846,  the boat Fred H all was put 
on the line by Irish & Van Allen, of Lyons.
The same  year  the  Jonah,  another pole 
boat was put on by Wm.  Beach  &  Co.,  of 
Rochester,  X.  Y., who were  buying  wheat 
here to supply their mill at that place.

The next year,  1847,  the  steamer  Hum­
ming Bird commenced plying  on  the  line, 
commanded by Capt.  Robt.  S.  Parks,  for­
merly an  old ‘resident  of  this  county. 
It 
carried passengers and freight, and did some 
towing of other  boats  up  the  river.  This 
was a great convenience  to  people,  as  the 
boat would run  up  to  the  bank  anywhere 
and take on passengers  or  freight,  or  dis­
charge the same.  This boat made  the  trip 
from Ionia to Grand Rapids in one day  and 
and back the next,  thus  giving  the  inhabi­
tants some communication with  the  outside 
world.

We forgot to mention  another  pole  boat, 
or rather a  canoe,  which  was  called  the 
Marasuck. 
It was some sixty feet in length, 
made by the Indians out  of  a  large  white- 
wood tree,  and capable of carrying  twenty- 
five barrels of lime.  Chas.  L.  llecox,  then 
a resident of this village,  took  the  contract 
of furnishing the lime for the county  build­
ings or offices,  which  were  built  in  1844, 
and occupied until a year  or  two  ago.  He 
transported the lime in the above mentioned 
boat from Grand Rapids.

Later the side-wheel  steamer  J.  F.  Por­
ter was put on.  This boat had two locomo­
tive engines,  and  was  capable  of  running 
ten miles an  hour  against  a  stiff  current. 
This boat was a credit to the  company  who 
put it on the line, and our river banks  were 
always lined to  greet  the  traveling  public, 
as she  was  almost  invariably  loaded  with 
passengers both ways.

The succeeding  year,  or  in  1849,  Capt. 
Robt. S.  Parks drew off the Humming Bird, 
and had constructed  a  stern-wheel  steamer 
called the  Naultceh,  named  after  a  noted 
Indian chief.  Site was a staunch  and  good 
boat,  but did not make as rapid a traveler as 
the Porter. 
It was well fitted up for freight, 
and had good  accommodations  for  passen­
gers. 
It was on this new steamer  that  our 
friend and fellow-townsman,  Chas.  L.  Wil­
son, earned the first money, which lie  never 
got.  Perhaps  if  Charlie  had  possessed  a 
little of the cheek he has since acquired,  he 
might not have  been  so  badly  left  by  the 
doughty captain.

In 1850 a stock company from Grand Rap­
ids built and  put  on  this  line  the  steamer 
Forest Queen.  She was a magnificent boat, 
but was too large for  the  river  above  the 
Rapids.  Site was  not  completed  so  as  to 
start very early in the  spring,  and  as  the 
water was getting too low for her to run  on 
the intended route,  she was  drawn  off  and 
run  between  Grand  Rapids  and  Grand 
Haven.  She was a  failure  as  an  up-river 
boat on account of her size, and  made  only 
two or three trips,  not  getting  above  Sara­
nac.

The freight rates  those  early  days  were 
comparatively cheap; being only 44 cents per 
hundred from Chicago without classification. 
This rate was for goods  laid  on  the  bank, 
including  cartage  around  the  Rapids  to 
Saranac.

Capt.  R.  Simmons, a former old settler of 
Saranac and Boston,  was  for  a  time  pilot 
on the Humming  Bird,  Porter  and  Nau- 
beek,  and master of one or two of the  boats 
spoken  of.  Vine  Welch,  of  Keene,  since 
deceased, was an old  river  pilot  when  the 
first steamer came on  the  river.  The  rail­
road coming caused the river  transportation 
to be slow and the boats were  drawn off.

Origin of the Word Dun.

Some havederivd the word from the French 
word  donnez,  signifying  give,  implying  a 
demand of something  due; and  others from 
the  Saxon  durum,  to  clamor.  Botli  are 
wrong, ffie origin  of  the word is proved to 
be simply this; 
In the reign of Henry VII. 
a famous bailiff named Joe Dun lived in the 
towh  of  Lincoln.  This  man  was  so  ex­
tremely dextrous in his  rough business that 
it was usual when a  person  refused  to pay 
his  debts, to  say:  “Why  don’t  you  Dun 
him?” that is, why don’t  you  send  Dun to 
arrest  him?”  And  hence  the  custom  of 
calling a person who presses another for the 
payment of money a  dun. 
It  is  a custom 
which has been in  vogue  since  the  days of 
Henry VIL

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From 2 to 160 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft­
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Complete Outfits.

Sole  Agent for  H.  F. 
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Celebrated  Baltimore

In cans, kegs and bar­
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Prompt  Attention.

See Quotations in Another 

Column.

117  MONROE  ST.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

W,  C,  Denison,

88,90 and 92 South Division Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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Lamps  are filled  direct 
b y  THE  PUMP  without 
lifting the Can.  The F ill­
ing Tube adjusting to suit 
the h eighth  of any lamp. 
Any overflow or drippings 
are  returned  to  the  Can 
through an opening in the 
center of the  top.  When 
closed  the  F illin g  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 witli 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  !
W ith Cheap and  Worthless limitations.  Buy  the  Original, the  Genuine,  Old 

DON’T  BE!  HUMBUGGED 

Reliable  u 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,
Wholesale Crockery.
H. LEONARD  &  SONS, - 

- 

ORDER  A  SAMPLE  CASE

Family “1 Ml” Mm Powder,

Packed  2  doz.  1  lb.  cans  in  case 
w ith 2  doz.  10  inch  Oblong  Glass 
Dishes  Assorted  Colors  for  $8.40.

We Guarantee the above Baking Powder to give Entire Satisfaction.

Arctic Manufacturing Co.

OH.ANTD  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Iixrporters  einci

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS,
"W h o lesale  G ro ce rs.
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Celebrated Soaps. 
Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch. 
“Jolly  Tar”  Celebrated  P lug  Tobacco, 

Sole Agents for

dark and light.

Jolly  Tim e”  Celebrated  Fine  Cut  To­

Dwinell,  Hayward  &  Co.’s  Roasted 

bacco.

Coffees.

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Thomson  &  Taylor’s  Magnolia  Coffee. 
W arsaw Salt  Co.’s W arsaw Salt.
“ Benton ”  Tomatoes, Benton Harbor. 
Van  Camp”  Tomatoes,  Indianapolis. 
Acme ”  Sugar Corn, Best in the World.
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.

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

25,2? M 29 Ionia St. and 51,53,55,57 ant 59 Island Sts.,

G-rancl Rapids, Midi.

FULLEH & STOWE COMPANY,

Designers

Engravers and Printers

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.

J E N N I N G S ^

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

from the Fruit.

Are acknowledged the best, being pure and made 

F la v o rin g   E x tr a c ts
JENNINGS & SMITH, G’d'Rapids, Miclt.
THE  BEST  IN  THE  MARKE

Legal Test Oils.  Manistee and Saginaw 
Salt.  Agricultural Salt.  W arsaw  Salt; pockets, all  sizes,  and 
barrels.  W est Michigan Agents for  Prussing’s Celebrated Vin­
egar  works.  W rite  for  quotations.  lfl||O i/rnni| 
ill nil 
Warehouse:  Lee’s  Ferry Dock,  MUuIvLuUll j  mluHl

HOGLE & GO. Jobbers  Michigan  W ater  W hite  and 

Dr\>  (Boobs.

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.”

WIDE  BROWN COTTON'S.

Androscoggin, 9-4. .17  ¡Pepperell, 10-4....... 19
Androscoggin,7-4..13*4 Pepperell, 11-4....... 22
Pepperell,  7-4........13 
Pequot, 7 4 .............14)4
Peppered,  8-4........15 
iPequot, 84.............18
Pepperell,  94 ........17 
IPequot, 94.............18

I Park Mills, No. 100.15

Economy, oz.......... 
Park Mills, No. 50..10  Prodigy, oz.............. 8)4
Park Mills, No. 60.. 11  Otis Apron.............. 8)4
Park Mills, No. 70.. 12  Otis  Furniture......8*4
Park Mills, No.80.. 13  York,  1  oz................9)4
Park Mills, No. 90.. 14 
I York. AA, extra oz. 12)4

OSNABCRGS.

Plain. 

| 

Plaid.

Alabama................   6)4 Alabama...................634
Georgia..................  8)4 Augusta.................  634
Jewell  ........ ...........  8  Georgia.................... 6)4
Kentucky  .............   8)4 Louisiana...............  634
L ane.......................  8)4 Toledo......................6)4
Santee....................  7)41

BLEACHED COTTONS.

Avondale,  36..........  8)4
Art  cambrics, 36...  9)4 
Androscoggin, 44..  7)4 
Androscoggin, 54.. 12*4
Ballou, 44...............  5)4
Ballou, 54...............  6
Boott,  0 .4 4 ..............8)4
Boott,  E. 5-5...........   7
Boott, AGO, 44.........9)4
Boott, K. 34..........  5)4
Blackstone, AA 44.  6)4 
Chapman, X, 4-4....  5)4
Conway,  44..............6)4
Cabot, 44.................. 6)4
Cabot, 7-8................   6  I
Canoe,  34...............  4
Domestic,  36..........  7*4
Dwight Anchor, 44.  8)4
Davol, 44...............  8
Fruit of Loom, 44..  7541 
Fruit of Loom, 7-8..  634!
Fruit of  the Loom,
Gold Medal, 44..  ..  6)4 
Gold Medal, 7-8.........5)41

cambric,  4-4........11

Gilded Age............... 7)4
Greene, G  44.......... 5)4
Hill, 44....................  7)4
Hill, 7-8....................  6)4
Hope,  44................   6)4
King  Phillip  cam­
bric, 44.................. 9)4
Linwood,  44..........  7)4
Lonsdale,  44..........  734
Lonsdale  cambric. 10)4 
Langdon, GB, 44...  8)4
Langdon,  46........... 11
Masonville,  44.........7)4
New York Mill, 44.10)4
New Jersey,  44__ 8
Pocasset,  P. M. C..  7)4 
Pride of the West. .10)4 
Pocahontas,  44 ....  7)4
Slaterville, 7-8........  6)4
Woodbury, 44.......... 5)4
Whitinsville,  44...  634
WhitinsviUe, 7-8__ 6
Wamsutta, 44..........9)4
Williamsville, 36...  8)4

No.  10......................11
Coin...............
Anchor..........
Blackburn...
Davol........................14
London.................... 12
Paconia...................12
Bed  Cross__

i7)4:Masonville  S__ ...11
11 Lonsdale...............  9)4
10  !Lonsdale A.«...,....14
15 Victory  O........ ....  5)4
8 Victory J .......... —   634
i4  1Victory D........ ....  8)4
13)4 Victory K .............10)4
12 Phoenix A .............19)4
7)4' Phoenix  B............10)4
6  1Phoenix XX ...... .  ..  5

Albion, solid............5)4
Albion,  grey............6
Allen’s  checks.........5%
Ailen’s  fancy.......... 5)4
Allen’s pink..............f>)2
Allen’s purple.......... 5)4
American, fancy__5)4
Arnold fancy...........6
Berlin solid.............  5
Coeheeo  fancy........6
Cocheco robes.........6)4
Conestoga fancy.... 6
Eddystone..............6
Eagle fancy............ 5
Garner pink............ 5)4

¡Gloucester.............. 5)4
Gloucestermourn’g.6)4
Hamilton  fancy__ 5
Hartel fancy........... 5)4
Merrimao D.............6
Manchester.............6
Oriental fancy........5)4
I Oriental  robes.. ....6)4
¡Pacific  robes........... 6
I Richmond................5)4
Steel River...............5)4
Simpson’s ................ 6
Washington fancy. .5 
Washington  blues.  5

FINE BROWN  COTTONS. 

Appleton A, 44__
Boott  M, 44...........
Boston  F, 44..........
Continental C, 44.. 
Continental D, 40 in 
Conestoga W, 44... 
Conestoga  D, 7-8... 
Conestoga G, 30-in.
Dwight  X, 34........
Dwight Y, 7-8..........
Dwight Z, 44..........
Dwight Star, 44__
Dwight Star,40-in.. 
Enterprise EE, 36.. 
Great Falls E, 44... 
Farmers’ A, 4-4.......

6 ¡Indian Orchard, 40. 
7)4 Indian Orchard, 36.
8314 Laconia  B, 74........
6)4 Lyman B, 40-in......
724 Mass. BB, 44 ..........
6)4 Nashua  E, 40-in..., 
434 Nashua  B, 4-4........
5  Nashua 0 ,7-8..........
434 Newmarket N ........
5)4  Pepperell E, 40-in..
5) 4 Pepperell  B, 44__
6  Pepperell  O, 7-8....
7  Pepperell  N, 34__
434 Pocasset  C, 44.......
6) 4 Saranac  B..............
5)41 S aran ac  E .................

6
13
9
5)4
6)4
6
5)4
6*
«54

6) 4 6
7) 4

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

Amoskeag.............7
Amoskeag, Persian 9
styles....................
Bates....................... 6
Berkshire.............   6
Glasgow,  fancy__
Glasgow,  royal__ 6)4
Gloucester, 
new
standard.............   7)4
Plunket....................7)4
Lancaster...............7
Langdown............. 7
Renfrew,  dress__ 9

Johnson  ManfgCo,
Bookfold..............12)
Johnson  ManfgCo,
dress  styles....... .10!
Slaterville, 
dress
styles....................  6
White Mfg Co, stap  63 
White Mfg Co, fane 7) 
White  Manf’g  Co,
Earlston...............  7)
Gordon......................7
Greylock, 
dress 
I  styles  .............  
 

105

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

Androscoggin, 74. .15  ¡Pepperell.  104.......22
Androscoggin, 84.. 16 Pepperell,  114............21
Pepperell,  74.........15  Pequot, 74..............16
Pepperell,  84.........17  Pequot, 64..............18
Pepperell,  9-4.........19 
IPequot, 9-4............. 20

HEAVY  BROWN  COTTONS.

Atlantic  A, 44......
Atlantic  H, 44......
Atlantic  D, 44......
Atlantic P, 44........
Atlantic  LL, 44__
Adriatic, 36.............
Augusta, 44...........
Boott M, 44...........
Boott  FF, 44.........
Granite ville, 4-4__
Indian  Head, 44... 
Indiana Head 45-in.

6)4¡Lawrence XX, 44..  6*4
6) 4 ¡Lawrence XXX 40 .  734 
534 Lawrence LL, 44...  5
5  ¡Newmarket N ........5)4
434|Mystic River, 44...  5S£
7) 4 Pequot A, 44............634
6)41 Piedmont,  36..........6
6  ¡Stark AA, 44............6)4
6)4 Tremont CC, 44___ 434
534 j Utica,  44................ 10
634 Waehusett,  4-4.......6)4
lD4ÌWaehusett, 30-in...  534

Amoskeag,  ACA.. 
Amoskeag  “ 4-4..
Amoskeag,  A ........
Amoskeag,  B ........
Amoskeag,  C........
Amoskeag,  D........
Amoskeag,  E........
Amoskeag, F........ .
Premium  A, 44__
Premium  B ...........
Extra 44..................
Extra 7-8................ .
CCA 7-8...................
CT 44.......................
BC 7-8.....................
BF 7-8.....................
A F44..................... .
Cordis AAA, 32......
Cordis ACA, 32___
Cordis No. 1,32......
Cordis  No. 2...........
Cordis  No. 3...........
Cordis  No. 4...........
Falls, XXXX..........

17  [Falls, XXX..............15)4
12)4 Falls,  BB.................l l )4
11) 4 Falls,  BBC, 36.........19)4
11  Falls,  awning........ 19
10)4 Hamilton,  BT, 32..  9)4 
10  ¡Hamilton,  D..........9)4
9)4  Hamilton,  H..........8)4
9  Hamilton  fancy...  8)4
17  Methuen AA..........11)4
18  Methuen ASA........16)4
16  Omega A, 7-8..........10)4
14)4 Iomega A, 44.......... 12)4
12) 4 ¡Omega ACA, 7-8.... 13
14  Omega ACA, 44__ 15
14  Omega SE, 7-8........24
16  Omega SE, 44........ 27
19  Omega M. 7-8........ 22
14  Omega M, 44..........25
15  Shetucket SS&SS W 11)4 
15  Shetucket, S & 8W. 12 
14  Shetucket,  8FS  ... 12
.......13  Stockbridge  A ......... 7
.......11)4 Stoekbridge fancy.  8
.......18)4
SOFT CAMBRICS.

Washington...........   4)4|Royal  Globe..........  4)4
S. S. & Sons............  4)41 Crown......................  4)4

GRAIN BAGS.

DENIMS.

American  A ..........143!i I Amoskeag..................14 v
Stark A ................... 20)4 i

Boston....................  6)4lOtis CC....................9
Everett blue..........12  Warren  AXA.........11
Everett brown.......12  ¡Warren  BB.............10
Otis  AXA...............11  Warren CC................9
OtisBB.................... 10  ¡York,  blue..............12)4

PAPER CAMBRICS.

Manville........... 4)4@5 
|S. S. & Sons.......4)4@5)4
Masonville.......5}£@6J4 ¡Garner.............4%©5)4

Red  Cross..
Berlin........
Garner.......

WIGANS.
6)4 ¡Thistle Mills..............6
6  Bose........................   6)4

SPOOL COTTON.
...50 
Brooks...........
.. .55
Clark’s O. N. T
J. & P.  Coats.........55
Willimantic 6 cord.55 
Willimantie 3 cord. 40 
Charleston bali sew 
ing thread...........30

Eagle and  Phoenix 
Mills ball sewing.30 
Green  &  Daniels...25
Stafford.................. 35
Hall & Manning.,. .28
Holyoke.................. 25
Merrick...................55

CORSET JEANS.
Armory...........
...  7
Androscoggin  .
...  7)4
Canoe River__ ...  5)4
Clarendon........
.5@534
Hallowell  Imp.
...  5314
Ind. Orch. Imp.
...  5)4
Laconia ............
...  7

Kearsage................ 634
Naumkeagsatteen.  6314 
Pepperell  bleached  8)4 
Pepperell sat.......  8
Rocfcport.................. 6)4
Lawrence sat..........6

Groceries.

Beta.il Grocer’s  Ass’n  of Grand  Rapids. 

of each  month.

President—Erwin J. Herrick.
First Vice-President—E. E. Walker.
Second Vice-President—Jag. A. Coye.
Secretary—E. A. Stowe.
Treasurer—B. S. Harris.
Regular Meetings—First and  Third  Tuesday  evenings 
Next Meeting—Tuesday evening. Sept. 7.
Grocers’  Ass’n  of  the  City  of  Muskegon. 
President—H. B. Fargo.
First Vice-President—Wm. B. Keift.
Second Vice-President—A.  Towl.
Secretary—Wm. Peer.
Treasurer—John DeHass.
Regular Meetings—First  and  Third  Wednesday  even­
Next Meeting—Wednesday evening, Sept. 21.

ings of each month.

Kalamazoo  Retail Grocers’ Association. 

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

each month.

Do Not Trust Him, Gentle Lady. 

Hal Bert in Detroit Free Press.

“Do not trust him, gentle lady,” 
Some one whispered in her ear. 
She, surprised, could only answer, 
“I have trusted him a year.
“Came he to me ever faithful, 
Shall I then no longer trust him, 

Open-hearted day by day,
Would you have me tell him nay?’

“Do not trust him, gentle lady;
Don’t, I prithee, be so rash.
He is shaky;  do not trust him.
Tell him that your terms are cash.

Then outspoke the gentle lady, 
“He must pay cash down in future; 

Keeper of a grocery store,
I will trust him nevermore.”

Timely Words on the New Butter  Law.
B rutus,  Sept.  3,  1886. 

Editor M i c h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n :
Dear  Sir—Since  reading  the  “Bogus 
Butter Bill,” which has now become a  law, 
it has been quite doubtful to me if the act is 
right or just and whether  it  is  on  a  good 
basis.  Now,  Mr.  Editor,  I think that if the 
composite parts of oleo-butterine,  or  what­
ever name bogus butter is manufactured un­
der, are unfit for food that we have no right 
to license it or  allow  it  to  be  sold  at  all. 
And if it is an article which is not injurious 
to  health  and  composed  of  articles  which 
separate by  themselves  are  allowed  to  be 
sold  as  food  without  tax,  why  tax  them 
when  mixed  togeather. 
If  they  have  no 
right to  sell  butter,  lard,  suet,  etc.,  mix­
ed together for butter, then what right have 
we to sell a mixture of chicory, peas,  beans 
and a little coffee for coffee; or glucose, clay, 
etc.,  mixed  with 
sugar? 
Why have we not put a license tax on other 
adulterated  articles  of food  and  appointed 
inspectors to go around  among  the  dealers 
and see if they are properly branded; and,  if 
handled, collect the tax. 
It  does  not  look 
clear to me that if I want to retail butterine 
I must pay $48 per  year  for  the  privilege; 
but I can sell a dozen other articles of adul­
terated food,  if  I  wish  to,  free. 
I  would 
like to hear from others in regard to  it.

sugar 

for 

Truly yours, 

H.  W.  Morford.

The  Grocery  Market.

Business is better  than  could  reasonably 
be expected and collections  are  equally sat­
isfactory.  Sugars  have  taken a downward 
turn.  The com  syrup  manufacturers have 
formed a combination,  having for  its object 
the maintenance of uniform  prices.  Under 
the new arrangement, representatives of the 
factories are required to make sworn month­
ly reports of  their sales to the combination, 
which precludes any cutting in the iron-clad 
price established by the  compact.  One  re­
sult of the union is an advance of two cents 
per gallon, and those  who  are in a position 
to know whereof they speak claim  that fur­
ther advances are sure to come.  With these 
facts in view,  it would seem that the  sooner 
the merchant made his  purchases the better 
it would be for him.

Candy  is  steady.  Nuts  are  steady  and 
firm,  with the exception of  peanuts, which 
are a shade  lower.  Lemons  are scare  and 
high.

A Pertinent  Suggestion.

B ig RAriDS,  Sept.  1,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

D ear Sir—I see by your paper that there 
is to be a meeting to form a"  State  Associa­
tion, and,  as  I  do not  expect  to  be there, 
there is one thing that would help our trade 
a good deal that is,  if  the  railroads  would 
give our members the same rates  that  com­
mercial men  get,  say  two  cents  per  mile. 
That would be an inducement  for  them  to 
visit  the  markets  oftener,  and  some  one 
should see the  railroad  officials  before  the 
meeting and  have  tiiat  attended  to.  Say 
all members having cards from  their  Asso­
ciation should be entitled  to  reduced  rates 
and that would help bring in new members. 
What say you?  Yours truly,

F.  Dodge.

Petroleum as a Factor in Industrial Enter­

prises.
From the New York Sun.

We are apparently  just  beginning  to ap­
preciate what  a  potent  factor  petroleum is 
destined  to  be  in future  industrial  enter­
prises.  There are many who already assert 
that the reign of Coal is  passing  away,  and 
that Petroleum will be King. 
It is certain, 
at least,  that there  is  a great  future before 
crude petroleum as a fuel.  The question of 
its value for  this purpose  has  passed from 
the plane of  experiment  to that of  demon­
strated fact.

The Invitation is Accepted.

Mantón,  Sept.  2,  1886.

E. A. Stowe*Grand Rapids:
D ea r  Sir—Yours  of  28th  ult.  to  hand 
and noted. 
I have conferred  with  our bus­
iness men here  and if  you can  come Wed­
nesday,  September 8, we  will  be pleased to 
have you. 

Yours respectfully,

R.  Fuei.e e.

The late A. T.  Stewart found it to his ad­
vantage to give to  each  head  of  a  depart­
ment of  his  business  a  percentage  of  the 
profits in that department,  in addition  to  a 
guaranteed salary.  One year  the  head  of 
the  lace  department  earned  $27,000,  and 
the  head  of  another  department  $29,000, 
the percentage being about one per  cent,  of 
the net profits in the department.

A Grand Rapids Man in Canada.

Boston,  Aug. 24,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids;

Dea r Sir—A s the fates wiH have it,  you 
appear to me in paper form at all  my moor­
ings.  Since I saw you I have passed through 
Her  Majesty’s  frog  pond,  visited  some  of 
her large  cities  and  am  now  esconsed  for 
two  weeks’ work  here.  Queen  Yic.  gave 
us a  beautiful  lay out  of green  foliage  all 
along  the  line  to  the  quaint  old  city  of 
Quebec.  Abundance of rain and absence of 
frosts with excessive heat  for  that  region, 
has forced plant life far  beyond our  expec­
tations and beyond  what is usual for  them.
The far-reaching  Grand  Trunk  Railway 
passes  through  a  vertable  garden.  We of 
a  State unsurpassed  are apt to get the  idea 
that all north  and  in the  Dominion,  so far 
toward  Arctic snow,  is  void of  vegetation. 
Far  from  it.  Among  rocks  and  ledges, 
where it would bother his goatship to climb, 
you find rank  growth.  And  well  it  is so, 
as after three or four months—spring,  sum­
mer and fall—you drop into  an  everlasting 
winter  with  snows  covering  that  craig 
thirty  to  forty  feet  deep,  as  they  tell it. 
One not  only needs  the  rank  growth,  but 
with it all  they can  have  carted  to  them. 
Excessive heat  they complain  of.  We say 
excessive  cool.  We  were  obliged  to  don 
our flannels, and  poor I  had to invest  in a 
winter  suit.  Price  may  have  been  some 
temptation especially where we  can wear it 
across the line.  And speaking of prices,  if 
such is the result  of  free  trade,  our  boys 
don’t want it  I saw the pay roll for a shoe 
shop and  one only  carried  off  $8  for  his 
week’s work and the average was under $4. 
The force  of  one large  tannery  went  out 
with $4  and  under.  The  laborer  is lucky 
who gets a  job at 75 cents a day. 
Is living 
cheap?  Yes,  and  you  would  say  it  was 
cheap living,  if you had to come to it.  And 
yet  they are  strong  and  happy.  At  that 
small  wage,  the  Blessed  Virgin  comes  in 
for  a share.  The robed  priest and apostles 
put in an appearance on every side, with an 
outstretched  arm  for  pence.  There  is  a 
chance to donate  at every turn.  You’ve all 
heard this before, but  you have not all seen 
the quaint old city of Quebec, with its many 
attractions  and  peculiar  ways.  They  live 
on Southerners there, as Southerners live on 
Northerners.  The two extremes again,  and 
they meet.  Such expressions  as  these  are 
by  no  means  uncommon:  “That  man  is 
from  New York,  a  banker  there.”  “That 
place belongs to a once-bloated bond-holder. 
(He held some other fellow’s bonds too long 
you know.)”  They  are outlawed,  and  not, 
as I understand,  received  in  society as they 
would like to be, and as  their money would 
enable them to be in Grand Rapids.

I will not  for a long time  forget  our  old 
fellow townsman and  wife,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
W. H. Polly.  They gave  us a  hearty wel­
come and  did more  than  one could  ask to 
make our stay long and pleasant at Quebec. 
He  is  prospering  in  manufacturing  shoes, 
having two  shops,  and he  sends a greeting 
to you all,  and a welcome  if  you’ll come to 
him.

Leaving  the  Canadians  in  their  glory, 
which is in fast  driving  (the  only  thing  I 
could see  they were fast in) and  preparing 
for toboganing next October we proceeded to 
the Hub,  where we  find humanity moves in 
the same channel  as  before—each trying to 
get  away with  the  other  fellow’s  money. 
Some  have  accomplished  it,  too,  by  the 
way it is pointed out to us tourists.

Yours truly,  Wm.  T.  Hess.

“Wouldn’t Like It Now.”

The  young  man  who  was  courting  the 
girl of the house pushed back from the card 
table and casually enquired:

“Where is that bright red table cover you 

used to have?  I always liked that.”

“You  wouldn’t  like  it now,” interposed 

little Tommy.

“Tommy,”  said  his  sister  Clara,  “run 

away and play,  there’s a dear.”

“I won’t answered Tommy.  “Sister’s—” 
“Sh!  Tommy,  hush.”
“Won’t” answered  Tommy again.  And, 
as he was hustled from the room, he yelled: 
“Sister’s made  a  petticoat  outen that table 
cloth.”

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—No  market.  Good  shipping  stock 

is in poor demand at $1.25 $  bbl.

Beans—Dry, handpicked, $1.50 $  bu.
Beets—New, 45c ¥  bu.
Butter—Michigan  creamery is  in  good de­
mand  at  19@20e.  Dairy  is  in  fair demand at 
14@15c.

Cabbages—$3@$3.50 $  100, according to  size.
Carrots—20c <p  doz.
Celery—Grand Haven or Kalamazoo, 20@25c
doz.
Com—Green, 7c $  doz.
Cheese—The price  moves  steadily  upward, 
jobbers now holding Michigan  full  cream  at 
9*@10c.

Dried Apples—Quartered  and sliced, 3@4c.
Dried Peaches—Pared. 15c.
Eggs—Jobbers pay 11c and sell for 12c.
Grapes—Concords,  3*c  $lb.;  Wordens,  8c; 

Delawares, 10c.

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—75c $  doz.
Onions—Dry, 75c $   bu.
Pears—Bartlett,  $2  $  bu.;  Flemish  Beauty 

and  Carter’s, $1.75 $  bu.

Peaches—In bountiful  supply.  Fair to good 
are held at  $1.25  $   bu.;  Crawfords,  $2;  Bar­
nards,  $1.50.

Plums—Lombard, $2.50  $   bu.; Green  Gage, 

$2.25 $  bu.

Pop Corn—2c $  lb.
Potatoes—35c $  bu.
Peppers—Green, $2.25  bu.
Sweet  Potatoes—Baltimores,  $2.90  $   bbl. 

Jerseys, $4.25 $  bbl.

Squash—Summer, 2*c $  lb.
Tomatoes—25c $  bu.
Watermelon—Home-grown, $1  bu.
GRAINS AND HILLING PRODUCTS.

car lots.

Wheat—No change.  City millers pay 75 cents 
for Lancaster and 72  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
Com—Jobbing generally at 42@43c  in 100bu. 

lots and 35@38c in carlots.

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

Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour—Lower.  Patent,  $5.20 $  bbl.  in  sacks 
and  $5.40  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.20  $3  bbl.  in 
sacks and $4.40 in  wood.

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

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

CLAMS.

New  York  Counts..............................................38
.33
Selects
Standards......................................
Quohog, $  100................................
Little Neck, $  1U0....'...................
Cod  ...............................................
@10
@  7 
Haddock.........................................
Mackerel.................................................15
@20
Mackinaw Trout............................
®   5*
@  3
Perch..............................................
Smelts............................................ ........10 @ n
@ 6
Whitefish......................................

FRESH  FISH.

100
«o

FRESH  HEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the trade selling

prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides......................... ......  5 @  6 Vi
.  ..  7 @  7 *
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters..........
Dressed  Hogs............................... .........  6 @  6 *
Mutton,  carcasses........................
© 6
.......  7 @ 8
Spring Lamb..................................
........7 @ 8
Veal................................................
Pork Sausage.................................
@ 8
Bologna...........................................
®   6
Fowls...............................................
@11
@14
Spring  Chickens............................
Ducks  ............................................
@13
Turkeys

5 S

Ä

FRED. D. YALE.

SUCCESSORS  t o

DANIEL LYNCH.

. D. TALE & CO.
CHAS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Bating Powders, Extracts, Bluings,
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. 

- 

MICH.

Ably Conducted.
From the East Saginaw Courier.

E.  A.  Stowe,  of  Grand  Rapids, publisher 
of  Tiie  Michigan  Tradesm an,  is  in the 
city on  business  connected  with  his  ably 
conducted trade journal.  T he Tradesm an 
is an able exponent of the business interests 
of Michigan,  and receives its share of merit­
ed encouragement  from a majority of  mer­
chants in this vicinity.

^

' N

g p o W D ^ I

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

DEALERS IN

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

WE CARRY A  STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW  FOR MILL  USE.

OHJDEH.

Our Leader Smoking 

15c per pound.

Our Leader Fin e Cut 

33c per pound.

Our Leader Skcrts, 

Our Leader Cigars, 

16c per pound.

$30 per M.
Tli©  Best  in  tlie  W orld.

C la rk , J e w e ll  &   Co.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

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

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyer8,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

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

AXLE g r e a s e.

Challenge...............  80
Frazer’s................. 
90
Diamond  X ............  60
Modoc, 4  doz..........2 50
Acme, *  lb cans, 3 doz. case...............
44  ..........
44 
........

BAKING POWDER.
*  lb 
“  2  “
2 8)  “  1  “
B ulk................
Princess,  * s .................
* 8 .................
Is..................
bulk.............

Arctic, *  lb cans, 6 doz. case.............
.........

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

*  
*  
1 
5 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

4
2
2
1

44 
4

Victorian, 1 lb cans, (tall,) 2 doz.......

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

* 

....... 
85
.......1 60
.......3 00
....... 
25
.......  1  25
.......2 25
.......4 25
28
....... 
....... 
45
....... 
75
.......1  4C
.......a 4C
....•18 OC
.......2 00

BLUING.

 

“ 
“ 

CANNED FISH.

“ 
“ 
BROOMS.

25
Dry, No. 2........................................... doz. 
Dry, No. 3........................................... doz. 
45
doz. 35
Liquid, 4 oz,............................. 
Liquid, 8 oz.........................................doz. 
65
Arctic 4 oz.........................................$1  gross 3 50
Arctic 8  oz.......................................................  7 20
Arctic 16 oz....................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box.........................  
  2 00
Arctic No. 2 
3 00
 
Arctic No. 3 
4 00
 
No. 2 Hurl................ 2 00
Parlor  Gem............ 3 00
Common Whisk__   90
No. 1 Hurl................2 25
Fancy  Whisk.........1 00
No. 2Carpet.............2 50
No. 1 Carpet.............2 75
Mill................................3 75
Clams, 1 lb. Little Neck.....................
. ...1   65 
...2  20 
Clam Chowder,  31b............................
Cove Oysters, 1 lb  standards............
95@1  00 
Cove Oysters, 2 lb  standards............
. . .   1  75 
Lobsters, 1 lb picnic............................
. .. .1   75 
Lobsters, 2 lb, picnic..........................
....2   65 
....2  00 
Lobsters, 1 lb star...............................
....3  00 
Lobsters, 2 fi> star...............................
....1  20 
Mackerel, 1 tt>  fresh standards........
Mackerel, 5 lb fresh standards........
....4   75 
....3  00 
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 fi>.......
....3  00 
Mackerel, 3 lb in Mustard..................
Mackerel. 31b  soused.........................
....3   00 
Salmon, 1 lb Columbia river.............
....1   70 
....2  85 
Salmon, 2 fi> Columbia river.............
Sardines, domestic 14b.......................
....7@ 8 
Sardines,  domestic  * s .....................
... 
12 
Sardines,  Mustard  * 8 .......................
....  12 
Sardines,  imported  * s .....................
. . . .   14 
Trout. 3 lb  brook.................................
..  4 00
Apples, 3 ft standards.......................
. . . .   75 
....2 00 
Apples, gallons,  standards...............
....1 10 
Blackberries, standards....................
Cherries,  red  standard.....................
. . . .   95 
....1 00 
Damsons..............................................
Egg Plums, standard? 
....................
1  20@1  25 
Green  Gages, standards 2 lb.............
1  20(5*1  25 
Peaches, Extra Yellow.....................
....1   90 
Peaches, standards............................
....1   60 
Peaches,  seconds...............................
....1   25 
Pineapples, standards.......................
. ...1   50 
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced...........
....2   60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated........
Quinces...............................................
.1 25
Raspberries,  extra........................... 1  20® 1 30
Strawberries  .....................................1  1G®1 25
Asparagus, Oyster Bay...............................3 00
Beans, Lima,  standard.................................  80
Beans, Stringless, Erie.................................   95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked.....................1 65
Cora,  Archer’s Trophy...............................1 00
“  Morning  Glory.................................1 00
“  Acme...................................................1 00
“  Maple Leaf...........................................  90
“  Excelsior....................................
.1  00 
Peas, French.........................................
.1  60 
Peas, extra marrofat..........................
.1  20
Peas, standard......................................
Pumpkin, 3 lb Golden..........................
Succotash, standard............................
Squash...................................................
Tomatoes, standard brands...............

CANNED VEGETABLES.

.75®1  40 
...1  00 
...1  15

CANNED FRUITS.

CHEESE.

CHOCOLATE.

Michigan full  cream..........................
York  State, Acme..........................

9*@10

@10*4

Baker’s .................... 371 German Sweet...........23
Runkles’ ...................35|Vienna S w eet...........22

 

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.
 

Citron .............................. 
@  22
Currants..................................................  @ 7
Lemon Peel...............,...........................   @  14
Orange Peel. . ........................................   @  14
Prunes, French, 60s................................12*@
Prunes, French, 80s................................. 814®
Prunes, Turkey
414 
Raisins, Dehesia....; ........................
@3 OU 
Raisins, London Layers....................
@2 75 
Raisins, California  “ 
....................
@2 25 
Raisins, Loose Muscatels..................
@2 00 
Raisins, Ondaras,  28s.........................
@1214 
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..................... 1  75
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor..................... 2 25
Grand  Haven,  No. 7,  round.......................1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2.................................................100
Oshkosh, No.  8.................................................1 50
Swedish.............................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square.............................100
.............................150
Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 714, round...........................1 00
Riohardson’s No. 7 
............................ 150
Black Strap................................................... 15@17
Cuba Baking..................................................25@28
Porto  Rico.....................................................24@30
New  Orleans,  good......................................28@34
New Orleans, choice.....................................44@50
New Orleans,  fancy.....................................52@55

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

do 
do 

14 bbls. 2c extra 

OATMEAL.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Rolled Oats, bbl__ 5 75!Steel  cut,  bbl.........5 50
“  14  bbl...300

“  14 bbl.3 00  “ 
“  cases 3 25|
PICKLES.
Medium..................................
@6  00 
14 bbl.........................
@3 50 
Small,  bbl...............................
@7 00
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 25
Imported Clay. No. 216,214 groBS........   @1 85
American T.D.......................................   75@  90
Choice Carolina......614 ¡Java  ..................
Prime Carolina......614 P atna.........................514
Good Carolina....... 5  Rangoon............5*@5*
Good Louisiana......5  Broken............... 3*@3*
Table  .......................6  ¡Japan........................714
DeLand’s pure........5* ¡Dwight's....................514
Church’s  .................5* Sea  Foam..................514
Taylor’s G. M......... 514 ¡Cap Sheaf........
.0 1*

SALERATUS.

RICE.

14o less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

60 Pocket, F F   Dairy............................
28 Pocket.................................................
10031b pockets.......................................
Saginaw or  Manistee............................
Diamond C..............................................
Standard  Coarse....................................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags....
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........
American, dairy, 14 bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels........................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu.  bags.....................

2  15 
2 35 
90 
1  45 
1 25

28 
40 
20

SAUCES.

SOAPS.

Parisian, 14  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, 14 pints...... ..................  @2 20
Acorn......................3 851 Extra Chicago Fam-
M aster....................4 00 
ily .........................2 94
New Process, 1  lb..3 96lNapkin.................... 4  75
New Process, 3 lb..3 85iTowel......................4  75
Acme,  bars............3 56|White  Marseilles..5 50
Acme,  blocks.......  3 05lWhite Cotton  Oil..5 50
Best  American__ 2 93
Railroad..................3 50
Circus  .................... 3  70
U.  G..........................3 45
Big Five  Center...3 85
Mystic White...........4 65
Nickel......................3 45
Saxon  Blue.............2 60
Shamrock............... 3  15
Palmer’s, 100 bars..5 50
Blue Danube. . . » ...2  55
..4 25
London Family__ 2 30

75  “ 

“ 

Ground.

SPICES.

Whole.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

SYRUPS.

SUGARS.

STARCH.

lb..........................  

Pepper................ 16@25!Pepper......  @18
Allspice...............12@151 Allspice....   8@10
Cinnamon........... 18@30 Cassia........ 10@11
Cloves  ................ 15@25 Nutmegs,  No. 1..  @60
Ginger................ 16@20 Nutmegs,  No. 2..  @50
Mustard...............15@30 Cloves  ..................  @25
Cayenne.............25@35i
Electric  Lustre......................................  @3 20
Royal,  corn.......  ..................................   @ 6
gloss, 1  lb  packages................   @514
“  boxes..............................  @314
Niagara, laundry,  bbls...........  ............  @3%
boxes........................  @4
@ 5 *
eloss, 1 
corn..........................................   @  6
Quaker, laundry, 561b............................  @4 50
Cut  Loaf................................................  
  @  7
Powdered...............................................   @  7
Granulated.  Standard..........................  @  g%
Confectionery A ....................................   6*@ 6*4
Standard A ..............................................  6  @61*
No. 1, White Extra  C............................  5?4@  &%
No. 2, Extra C.........................................  514®  594
No. 3C..................  .................................  514@  594
No. 4 C......................................................  5  @ 514
Corn,  barrels  .......................................  
24@26
Cora, 14 bbls............................................ 
26@28
Corn, 10 gallon kegs...............................  
@20
@31
Corn, 5 gallon kegs................................. 
Pure Sugar, bbl...................................... 
23@26
Pure Sugar, 14 bbl................................... 
26@30
TOBACCO—FINE CUT-IN PAILS.
Five and  Seven.........45
CrossCut.................... 35
Magnet....................... 25
Old Jim....................... 35
Seal of Detroit...........60
Old Time....................35
Jim Dandy.................38
U nderwood’s Capper 35
Our  Bird.................... 28
Sweet  Rose............... 45
Brother  Jonathan.. .28
Meigs & Co.’s Stuuner35
Our Block...................60
Atlas...........................35
Jolly  Time.................40
Royal Game............... 38
Our  Leader.............. 33'Mule Ear....................65
Sweet  Rose.............. 32 Fountain....................74
.65 Old Congress................. 64
May  Queen__ . 
Dark AmericanEagle67
Good Luck.................52
The Meigs....................60
Blaze Away............... 35
Red  Bird......................50
Hair Lifter.................30
State  Seal.................... 60
Hiawatha...................65
Prairie Flow er...........65
G lobe......................... 65
Indian Queen..............60
Bull  Dog.................. *57
May Flower.................70
Crown  Leaf............... 66
Sweet  Pippin..............45
Our  Leader...............15iUnit  ............
...30 
Old V et.....................30 Eight  Hours
...24 
BigDeal.....................27 L ucky.........
...30 
Ruby, cut  plug.........35 Boss
.. .15
Mfttrr Plinninirfl 
Navy Clippings........26|Two  Nickel................ 24
Leader......................15 Duke’s  Durham.........40
Hard  Tack................32 Green Cora Cob Pipe 26
Dixie......................... 28 Owl............................... 16
Old Tar...................... 40j Rob Roy.......................26
Arthur’s  Choice......22‘Uncle  Sam..................28
Red Fox.....................26: Lumberman...............25
Gold Dust................. 26j Railroad Boy...............38
Gold Block................30! Mountain Rose............18
Seal of Grand Rapids 
¡Home Comfort..........25
(cloth)................. 25l01d Rip.........................60
Tramway, 3 oz..........40 Seal of North Caro-
lina, 2  oz................ 48
Miners andPuddlers.28 
Peerless  ....................24 Seal of North Caro-
lina, 4oz...................48
Standard ....................20 
Old Tom.....................18 Seal of North  Caro-
Tom & Jerry.............24| 
lina, 8oz...................45
Joker..........................25 Seal of North Caro-
Traveler  .. *.............. 35| 
lina, 16 oz boxes___ 42
Maiden...................... 25 King Bee, longcut..  .22
Pickwick Club.........40jSweet Lotus.................32
Nigger Head.............26 Grayling..................... 32
Holland.....................22¡Seal Skin..................... 30
German.....................15 Red Clover.................. 32
K. of  L................ 42@46 Good Luck.................26
Honey  Dew..............25|Queen  Bee..................22
Star 
...................39
Trade Union............*36
Old Solder...................37
Labor Union............*30
Clipper  ......................34
Splendid..................  38
Cornerstone..............34
Red F ox.....................42
Scalping  Knife.........34
Big  Drive...................42
Sam Boss..................  34
Patrol.........................40
N e x t...........................29
Jack Rabbit............... 35
Dainty........................44
Chocolate  Cream__ 39
Old  Honesty..............40
Nimrod......................35
Jolly Tar....................33
Big Five Center.........33
Jolly  Time.................32
Parrot........................42
Favorite.................... 42
B uster....................... 35
Black Bird.................32
Black Prince..............35
Live and Let Live.. .32
Black  Racer..............35
Quaker....................... 28
Climax  ......................42
Bull  Dog...................*38
Acorn  ....................... 39
Hiawatha...................42
Horse  Shoe............... 36
Big  Nig......................37
V inco......................... 34
Spear Head...............39
Merry War.................22
Whole Earth..............32
Ben  Franklin............32
Crazy  Quilt............... 32
Moxie.........................34
P.  V ............................40
Blackjack.................32
Spring Chicken.........38
Hiawatha...................42
Eclipse  ......................30
Musselman’s Corker. 30
Turkey........................39
•Delivered.
2c. less in three butt lots.

♦Delivered.

SMOKING

*>« Two

PLUG.

SHORTS.

Our  Header............... 16
Mayflower.................28
Globe! .........  
22
Mule Ear...................23

 

Hiawatha...................22
Old Congress........ .. .23
May  Leaf...................22
Dark.....................  
 

TEAS.

“

SNUFF.

VINEGAR.

Japan  ordinary........................
Japan fair to good.......................
Japan fine......................................
Japan dust....................................
Young Hyson...............................
GunPowder..................................
Oolong..........................................
Congo............................................
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.......
“  Maccoboy.............................
Gail & Ax’ 
“ 
Rappee..................................
Railroad  Mills Scotch.......................
...........................................................
L o tz b e c k  
30 gr.

do 
do  No. 2..................................

White Wine..................................   08
Cider ..............................................  08
York State Apple.........................
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported............................
American............................
Burners, No. 1 .......................................
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand__
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 lb cans.............
Candles, Star...........................................
Candles,  Hotel.....................................
Extract Coffee, V.  C......................j ’ ‘ ]
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.......................
Gum, Spruce.......................................
Hominy, #   bbl..................................... *
Jelly,in30lb  pails....'..................... .
Pearl Barley..........................................
Peas, Green  Bush.........................
Peas, Split  Prepared..................... ....
Powder, Keg...........................................
Powder, *   Keg...............................
Sage  ........................................................

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

do 

.... 18@20 
....25@30 
....35@45 
.... 15@20 
....30@50 
.... 35@50 
33@55@60 
. ..  .25@oO

@  55 
@  44 
@  35 
@  45 
@1 30
50 gr. 
10 
10 
16
90 
75 
1  00 
1  50 
7 70 
@25 
@11 
@12 
@80
@25 
@35 
30@35 
@8 i 
@  4 
@ 3*% 
@1 25 
@  2 Vi 
@4 00 
@2 25 
@  10

CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows :

 

 

 

 

 

 

in

do 
do 

FANCY—IN  BULK.

STICK.
............................‘ 9  <a
. . . .
MIXED

Standard, 25 lb boxes.............................   s*@  9
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
@10
_  
Royal, 25 lb  pails.
itôyâï; àio ib bbîi; : : ; 
® L
Extra, 25 lb  pails.......
@10 
Extra. 200 lb bbls
® 9*
French Cream, 25 lb pails.....................  @1
Cut loaf, 25 lb  cases........................ .. ‘ ‘
@12 
 
Broken,25 lb pails.................. 
@10*  
Broken,200lb  bbls.................. "!!!!.!.
@ 9*
FANCY—IN 5 lb BOXES.
Irfunon  Drops............................................  @13
Sour Drops......................................... 
@14
Peppermint  Drops........   ....... 
  @14
 
Chocolate Drops.................................*.*** 
15
H M Chocolate  Drops.................................... 18
Gum  D rops...................................  
 
jq
Licorice Drops.................................  
<w>
A B Licorice  Drops..................
Lozenges, plain........................ 
  *
Lozenges,  printed........................
Imperials........................................[
Mottoes................................. ;;;;;;;
Cream  Bar........................
Molasses Bar...................
Caramels................................’****"
Hand Made Creams..........18@19
Plain  Creams.................................... 
j7
Decorated  Creams................ 
on
String Rock. 
.............................. ..‘.V.V.ViaftM
Burnt Almonds................................. 
20@22
Wintergreen  Berries......................................15
Lozenges, plain in  pails.......................  @12
Lozenges, plain in  bbls................. 
  @jj
Lozenges, printed in pails....................  @i;{
Lozenges, printed in  bbls....................  @12
Chocolate Drops, in pails.....................   @12*
Gum  Drops  In palls................................. 6 @ 6*
Gum Drops, in bbls.............................  5  @
Moss Drops, In  pails..................... @10
Moss Drops, in bbls.................. 
@ 9
Sour Drops, in  pails................ @12
Imperials, In  pails..................... 
'  @12*
Imperials  in bb ls.........................   "  —
, 
Bananas  Aspinwall....................
Oranges, California, fancy...........
Oranges, California,  choice..........
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls..................
Oranges, Florida.............................
Oranges, Valencia, cases.........
Oranges, Messina............................
Oranges,  Naples.........................
Lemons,  choice.......................
Lemons, fancy................
Lemons, California........... .. .. . . *
Figs, layers, new,  $  lb................
Figs, Bags, 50 lb.....................................
Dates, frails do  .......................... 4*
Dates,** do  d o ................... 
Dates, skin.............................
D ates,*  skin........................ ’“ ***“ '*
Dates, Fard 10 lb box 
Dates, Fard 50 lb box 
Dates. Persian 50 lb box $3 lb__
Pine Apples, $  doz...................... "."
PEANUTS.
Prime Red,  raw  38  lb..........................  4  @ 4V4
d o .............  
Choice 
do  ...................................@ 5*
Fancy H.P. do 
Choice White, V a.do............................  @ 5*
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  ............................  @ 6*
H. P.Va..................................................   @ 6*
Almonds,  Tarragona............................  @16
Ivaca.....................................   @16
California.............
............. 15
@16 
Brazils........................
..  8
@ 8*
Chestnuts, per bu..................
Filberts, Sicily__
............. 11
@12 
Barcelona................
@10 
Walnuts,  Grenoble................ .............16
@16*
Marbo.....................
French...................
California...............
. . . 
--------------  @13
Missouri.................................8*©   »

Pecans,  Texas, H. P............... .............   9
Cocoanuts, $  100....................................

lb........@10
lb...............

@11* 
00@3 30

@ 6V
tffi 5

“ 
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FRUITS

@9 00

NUTS.

@ 5

do 

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PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  Sc  Provision  Co. 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago packing, new..........................ll 25
Short Cut, new................................................ 12 75
Back, clear, short  cut.................................. .13 75
Extra family clear, short cut...................... J3 00
Clear,  A. Webster, n e w ............................. 13 75
Extra clear pig, short cut....................  .... 13  75
Extra clear, heavy..........................................14 00
Clear quill, short  cut..................................... 14 00
Boston clear, short cut.................................14 00
Clear back, short cut....................................14 00
Standard clear, short  cut. best..................14 25
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy................................. 
7*
7j£
medium............................. 
lig h t..................................
7*
Short Clears, heavy...............................
7*
medium............................
7*
light.................................... 

“ 
do. 
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  lbs...................................... 13
“ 
16  lbs...................................... 13
12 to 14 0)8.............................. 13
“  picnic  ...................................................  8*
“  boneless................................................10
“  best  boneless........................................n
Shoulders.........................................................  7*
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................  9
Dried Beef, extra.............................................10*
ham  prices................................. 13*
7«
7^
7*

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

LARD.

“ 
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LARD IN TIN PAILS.

20 0) Pails, 4 palls in  case....................... 
3 lb Pails, 20 m a case.............................. 
5 0) Pails, 12 In a case..............................  
10 0) Palls, 6 in a case.............................. 

7*
8*
8*4
8*4

BEEF IN  BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs............ - 8 00
Boneless,  extra............................................. 12 00

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
 

Pork  Sausage...................................................
Ham  Sausage....,.........................  
”
Tongue  Sausage...........................................
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................
Blood  Sausage.................................................
Bologna, straight........................................... ]
Bologna,  thick................................................ ’
Head Cheese................................................... \

PIGS’  FEET. 

f

In half barrels................................................  3 50
In quarter barrels.........................................

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

Green__ W lb  7@  7*
Part cured...  7J£@  8
Full cured__ 8*@  8*
Dry hides and 
kip s...........   8  @12

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

or cured__8  @10
piece......20  @50

SHEEP PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed (p lb........22  @27
Tallow......................................................  3  @ 3^

Fine washed ¥  lb 25@28|Coarse washed.. .20@24 
20
Medium  . , .........27@30| Unwashed............. 
2-8

WOOL.

@25
@28
@27
@2714
@2814
@2314
@24
@2414
@18
@16

12@15 
16 
17 
17 
24@26 
...24 
.. .25

COCOANUT.

148.

“ 
“ 
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“ 
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Schepps, Is.
Is and 
*s.
Is in tin  pails................
548 
................
Maltby’s,  Is....................................
Is and  14s......................
14s.................................
Manhattan,  pails..........................
Peerless  ..............................  ........

“ 

COFFEES.

Green.

R io......................9@12
Golden Rio..............12
Santos......................13
Maricabo.................13
J a v a ................. 20@25
O. G. Java............... 24
Mocha  .................... 25
COFFEES-

Roasted
R io..........•  ....
Golden Rio.......
Santos...............
Maricabo..........
Java..............
O. G. Java.......
Mocha.............
PACKAGE.

5
7

614

414

414
414

...149á

...16
...14

60fi>s 100 lbs 300 lbs
...149Í 14* 14*
Standard  .. 
14*
Dilworth’s , 
14% 14*
Lyon........
14*
14* 14*
14
German.......
13*
14* 14
Magnolia__
21
Silver King.
21
Royal.......................................
13* 12%
Eagle.......................................
14
14
CORDAGE.
60 foot Jute.......  1 00  150 foot Cotton 
1 60
72 foot J u te ....... 1 25  60 foot Cotton... .1  75
40FootCotton___1 50  172 foot Cotton 
2 00
CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GOODS.

X  XXX
5
5
5
5

814
814
1214
814

8
8
11149*4
1514
814

Kenosha Butter........................
Seymour Butter....................:. 
Butter......................................... 
Fancy  Butter............................ 
S.  Oyster....................................  
Picnic......................................... 
Fancy  Oyster............................ 
Fancy  Soda............................... 
City Soda....................................
Soda  ........................................... 
Milk............................................  
Boston.......................................
Graham......................................
Oat  Meal....................................
Pretzels, hand-made................
Pretzels......................................
Cracknels...............................
Lemon Cream.........................
Frosted Cream.......................
Ginger  Snaps............................ 
No. 1 Ginger Snaps.
Lemon  Snaps.............
Coffee  Cakes...............
Lemon Wafers............
1314
Jumbles.......................
1114
Extra Honey Jumbles 
1214
Frosted Honey  Cakes 
1314
Cream Gems
1314
Bagleys  Gems.
1314
Seed Cakes.......
1214
S. & M. Cakes.
814
Cod, whole................................ 
3!4@4!4
Cod, boneless..........  .....................................5@6!4
H alibut........................................................... 9@10
Herring, round.  14  bbl.........................2 00@2 25
Herring .round,  *   bbl.....................................1 25
Herring, Holland,  bbls................................... 11 00
Herring, Holland,  kegs..............................75@80
Herring, Scaled............................................  @20
Mackerel, shore, No. 1,14 bbls..................5 50
“ 
...........  70
“ 
...............   60
No. 3, H bbls...............................3 25

Shad, 14 b b l............................................ 2 25@2 50
Trout, 54  bbls.....................................................4 00
“  10 lb  kits............................................   70
White, No. 1.54 bbls....................................6 00
White, No. 1,12  lb kits.................................  90
White, No. 1,10 lb kits.................................  80
White, Family, 14 bbls......................................2 15
kits......................................  45

“ 
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12 lb kits 

r*
714
:*

FISH.

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FRUIT  JARS—MASON.

Suarts................................................. 

P in ts.....................................................  @ 950
@10 50
alf Gallons......................................'.  @13 50
Disk cap, quarts.................................  @11 00
14 gals.................................  @14 00
“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

“ 

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

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 40
“  4 oz............................ 1 60 
2 50
“  6 oz............................ 2 50 
4 00
“  8 oz............................ 3 50 
5 00
“  No. 2 Taper...............1 26 
1 50
“  No. 4  r‘ 
................ 1  75 
2 75
7 50
“  14 pint, round...........4 50 
9  00  15 00
“ 
“ 
“ 
165
“  No. 3 panel...............110 
“  No. 8 
“   
2  76 
4 25
“  No. 10  “   
4  25 
6 00

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OLNEY, SHIELDS  & CO,

z m f o e t z e s   o f   t z a s .

Our Stock is complete in all branches.  New, fresh and bought 
We have  specialties  in  TOBACCOS  and  CIGARS  possessed 

a t latest declines and for cash.
by no other jobbers in the city.

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

Mo-AlpirYs Peavey 3?lu.g.

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

ALSO  SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

vniW TWi.  <&  BROS.’  Celebrated  CIG AR S,

Finer quality and lower prices than any handled 

in the market.

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

5 and 7 Ionia Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

S.  HEYMAN  & SON,

SHOW  CASE

MANUFACTURERS.

4 8   C A N A L   S T R E E T ,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H .

Every style of Show Cases, in w alnut, cherry, m ahogany, oak or bird’s-eye m aple on hand or made to order 
est of w orkm anship and lowest prices.  Illustrated Catalogue and Price-List mailed on application.  Merchants

B e s ti__________  
-are invited to call and look over our line when iu the city.

.

where in this issue and w rite for

See  Our  W holesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in Oar  Lots. 
We are prepared to M e Bottom Prices on anything we handle.
A . B. K N O W L S O N ,

3 Canal Street, Basement,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

W M . S E A R S  &  CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

M. B. Nash. §parta.
R. A. Hasting, Sparta.
Nelson Pike, Morley.
E. B. Martin, Morris & Martin, Reed City. 
Chas. North, Trent.
O. F. Conklin, O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Bavenna. 
A. L. Power, Kent City.
Stephen Bitely, Liliey.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
D. B. Galentlne, Bailey.
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
T. H. Peacock, Reed City.
W. E. Watson,  Mancelona.
L. A. Paine, Sparta.
John A. Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey.
J. Colby, Rockford.
C. F. Sears, Rockford.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
C. B. Hirshflcld, Allegan.
O. B. Granger, Plainwell.
Adam Wagner, Eastmanville.
A. A. Weeks, Grattan.
J. A. Shattuek, Sand Lake.
Byron McNeal, Byron Center.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
Stanley Monroe, Berlin.
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
Dingman & Mitchell, McBrides.
John W. Mead, Berlin.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
Walter H. Struik, Forest Grove.
Jerome Dickinson, Belmont.
J. W. Closterhouse, Grand ville.
J. Omler, Wright.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
J. F. Hacker, Corinth.
Rose Bros., Allendale,
A. Patterson, Dorr.
Silas Lowe, Burnip’s Comers.
C. Robbert, Rockford.
A. & E. Bergy, Caledonia.
J. Halsted, Shelby.
M. Sherman. Eastmanville.
E. Bailey, Hart.
C, M. White, Courtland Center.
W. R. Henderson, Ravenna.
E. Stafford, Crook’s Corners.
E. Hamblin. Muskegon.
B. Kamps, Zeeland.
Wm. Courtwright, Newaygo.
E. Eisensimmer, Byron Center.
V. Chapman,  Sparta.
John DeLange, Sparta.
Jas. Campbell, Westwood.
John Smith, Ada.
Den Herder & Tanis,  Vriesland.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
W. W. Peirce, Moline.
M. M. Robson, Berlin.
J. Raymond. Berlin.
F. G. Thurston, Lisbon.
S. H. Ballard, Sparta.
D. W. Shattuek,  Wayland.
Cutler & Miller, Ionia.
Cutler & Lanster, Ionia.
L. N. Fisher, Dorr.
C. W. Armstrong, Bowen’s Mills.
Parkhurst Bros., Nunica.
Wm. Eistedt, Coopers ville.
Thad. B. Preston, T. B. Preston & Co., Ionia, 
Frank Hilbert, Hilbert & Holly, Woodland. 
O. Green. Martin.
A. E. McCulloek. representing R.  B.  McCul­
L. N. Fisher, Dorr.
Wm. VerMeulen, Beaver Dam.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
A. D. Martin, Otia.
H. W. Potter, Jennisonville.
H. Harding, Bridgeton.
Hewett &Tefft, Rockford.- 
Brusse Bros., Holland. 
"
H. Baker & Son, Drenthe.
L. Cook. Bauer.
T. J. Smedley, Lamont.
H.  F. Hamilton, Sand Lake.
Jas. P. Cordes, Alpine.
J. A. Shattuek, Sand Lake.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
F. G. Thurston, Lisbon.
Chas. Cole, Cole & Chapel, Ada.
S. H. Ballard, Sparta.
Gus. Begman, Bauer.
W. W. Forrester, Pierson.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
Jacob Liebler, Caledonia.
W. H. Hicks, Morley.
A. B. Foote, Hilliards.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
Beecher & Kymer, Elk Rapids.
S. J»Koon, Lisbon.
H. T. Johnson, Saranac.
C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
M. Heyboer* Bro., Drenthe.
A. L. Carpenter, Baldwin.
Jas. Broderick, Kingsley.
Gibbs  Bros.,  Mayfield.
Jno. Damstra, Forest Grove.
G. W. Stevens, Austerlitz.
S. L. Ware, Sand Lake.
Dell Wright, Berlin.
D. W. Shattuek, Wayland.
Chas. Morton, Sand Lake.
Goodrich & Quigley, Rodney.

lough. Berlin.

Agents  for

CRANBERRY  PROSPECTS.

AMBOY  CHEESE.

37,39 & 41 Kent  Street.  Grand  Rapid»,  Michigan.

MICHIGAN  OIGAE  00.

Manufacturers of the Celebrated

Ts/L.  C .   C .
V T J M   TTJ M,

Leading 10c Cigar; and

The best 5c Cigar in the Market.

BIG  RAPIDS. 

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NEW  PROCESS  STARCH.

MICH.
SWEET.
This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 

removed,

One-TtLird  L ess

Can be used than any other in the Market.
FIRMENICH  MNFG.  CO.

Manufactured by the

Factories:  Marshalltown,  Iowa;  Peoria,  Ills.

Offices  at Peoria,  Ills.

FOR  SALE  BY

Clark,  Jewell  &  Co.

SURE.

STRONG

Wall Paper I Window Shades

At Manufacturers’ Prices.

SAMPLES TO  THE  TRADE  ONLY.

House and Store Shades Made to Order.

68  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

N e ls o n   B ro s.  &   Co.

Responses Received to “The Tradesman’s” 
• 

Enquiries.
L E L A N D .
Leland,  Aug. 29,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :

Deak Sir—No crop this year or last.

Yours,

W. W. Barton aud L.  J.  Grobben.

ROMULUS.
Romulus,  Aug. 25,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—Our last year’s cranberry crop 
was  uine  barrels  and  two  bushels.  This 
year very light crop,  about one-ft»urth crop. 
Too  dry. 

Respectfully,

F.  Mack.

G LEN   ARBOR.

Glen Arbor,  Aug.  21,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—I expect about  300 barrels,  if 
frost or insects do no damage  to the berries 
before picking.  Last year’s crop was sixty- 
nine barrels.  Berries  are  ten  days later in 
growth than usual. 

Respectfully,
Wm.  H.  Walker.

O TTA W A   STA TIO N.

Ottawa Station,  Aug 31,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids :

Dear Sir—I have no berries this season, 
owing to frost or drought.  Last  year  I got 
but few,  as  most were  stolen,  but  perhaps 
fifty bushel were taken off the marsh, which 
is a natural bog. 

Yours truly,
F.  B.  Brewer,  Jr.

T H R E E   R IV E R S.

Three Rivers,  Aug. 26,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—The  cranberry marsh  attrib­
uted by your  paper  as  belonging  to  me is 
not my property and never was.  It belongs 
to the estate of Sidney Johnson.  Mr. John­
son was formerly my partner  in  the essen­
tial  oil  business,  which  fact  accounts,  I 
suppose,  for  the  mistake.  However,  I can 
post  you in  regard  to  the  Johnson marsh. 
It is  in fine condition and  promises to yield 
this year 1,000 bushels of berries,  about  the 
same,  or a trifle  less  than  last  year.  The 
berries are  beginning to ripen  and are very 
large. 

Henry Hall.

Yours, 

I’ll tell you how I got  on. 

It  wasn’t  by 
getting astride a stick and thinking it would 
turn into a horse,  if I sat on it long enough. 
I kept my eyes and ears  open,  sir,  and  I 
wasn’t too fond  of  my  own  back,  and  I 
made my master’s interest my own.

Association Work in Cleveland.

From the Cleveland Leader, 2nd.

There was an immense crowd of  commis­
sion men, hucksters, and grocerymen at  the 
City Solicitor’s office  yesterday.  An  effort 
was made to agree upon  an  ordinance  gov­
erning  the  peddling  of  produce  upon  the 
streets.  The grocers of the city have asked 
that  a  heavier  license  fee  be  required  of 
hucksters, aud an ordinance was  introduced 
in the council a  few weeks ago  to  that  ef­
fect.  The  new  measure  provides 
that 
street hucksters  must  pay  8100  per  year, 
and that not more than one wagon  be  oper­
ated under one license.  The hucksters con­
sidered this too great, and asked for  a  con­
ference.  Twenty or thirty other  hucksters 
were present,  and took an active interest  in 
the proceedings.  Mr. Port thought 835 was 
enough for the hucksters  to  pay.  He  did 
not believe licenses should be issued for less 
than a year.  Mr.  Bohn,  one of the grocery- 
men,  said  that  a  great  many  grocerymen 
paid that amount of rent every month.  Mr. 
McGinty, another groceryman, did not think 
the amount too high.  One of the hucksters 
asked why  it  was  that  farmers  were  not 
obliged  to  take  out  a  license.  Chairman 
Herman replied that the State law  prohib­
ited it.

There was a long discussion over the  sec­
tion,  fixing the fees for licenses of the third 
class,  The  present  fee  is  82  per  year. 
The new  ordinance  places  the  amount  at 
825.  Third-class licenses  permit  the  ped­
dling  of  dry  goods,  notions,  etc.  The 
clause in this section  permitting  the  May­
or to issue  free  licenses,  was  talked  over 
at  length.  Mr.  Burroughs,  a  commission 
merchant,  said that the mayor was thus left 
free to pay his politial debts.  There was  a 
unanimous  sentiment  against  free  peanut 
stands and  basket  banana  peddlers.  Mr. 
Burroughs believed that two  or  three  men, 
or six if necessary,  should  be  appointed  to 
look after licenses,  and  guard  the  citizens 
against  deadbeats.  This  gentleman  also 
thought something should  be  done  to  pro­
tect the people against the  frauds  that  are 
being perpetrated  upon  them  by  peddlers. 
He said that certain peddlers  would  buy  a 
few jars of oleomargarine,  tie  a  bundle  of 
hay on the back of the wagon to convey  the 
idea  that  the  rig  had  come  in  from  the 
country,  and sell the oleo  for  dairy  butter. 
This was only a sample of the way in which 
the people were being gulled.  Lots  of  old 
fruit and refuse produce was  being  worked 
off on the people in this  way,  and was  rep­
resented as  being  fresh  from  the. country. 
Another  matter  that  was  talked  over  at 
some length was the system of  shipping  of 
potatoes or fruit to the city  by  the  ship  or 
car load and selling without a  license.  Mr. 
Burroughs remarked that the tenants of the 
cars and ships expected police and  fire  pro­
tection, but w’ere unwilling to pay  anything 
in consideration  therefor. 
In  the  absence 
of City Solicitor Brinsmade,  no alternations 
were made in the ordinance.  Mr. Herman, 
who  is  president  of  the  Grocers’  Associa­
tion,  will call another meeting within a few 
days,  when an effort will be  made  to  agree 
upon an ordinance that will  be  satisfactory 
to all classes. 
It is probable that  one  sec­
tion will  be  added  requiring  banana  ped­
dlers to take out a 825 license,  and  another 
restricting the number of persons  to  whom 
free licenses can be issued.

When men want to  impress  us  with  the 
effect of a new and wonderfully vivid  light, 
do they not let it fall on  the  most  familiar 
objects, that we may  measure  its  intensity 
by remembering the former dimness?

 

 

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2 00

WOODEN WARE,
Standard  Tubs, No. 1.....................  
Standard  Tubs, No. 2........................................... 4 25
Standard  Tubs, No. 3...........................................3 25
Standard Pails, two hoop.....................................1 25
Standard Pails, three hoop................................. 1 50
Pails, grround wood 
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................ 
Butter  Pails, ash..................................................2 50
Butter Ladles........................................................ l 00
Rolling Plus......................................................  75
Potato Mashers...............................................   75
Clothes Pounders............................................2 25
Clothes Pins.................. 
65
Mop Stocks............................................................. 1 00
Washboards, single...............................................1 75
Washboards, double.............................................2 25
Diamond  Market............................................  40
Bushel, narrow band........................................... 1 60
Bushel, wide band................................................ 1 75
Clothes, splint.  No. 1...........................................3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2 ...:..................... ......... 3 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3......................................4 00
Clothes, willow  No. 1.....................................6 00
Clothes, willow  No. 2...........................................7 00
Clothes, willow  No. 3..............  
8 On
Water  Tight, bu................................................... 3 75
“  haifbu .,........................................2 85
HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

BASKETS.

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The furniture factories  here  pay  as follows 

for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run..............................  @13 00
Birch, log-run.......................................15 00@18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and  2.............................  
@25 00
Black Ash, log-run..............................  @13 00
Cherry,  log-run.................................. 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2........................... 45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull......................................... 
@10 00
Maple,  log-run.................  
13  00@15 00
Maple, soft,  log-run............................12 00@14 00
Maple, Nos. land2..............................  @20 00
Maple, clear, flooring.........................  @25 Oo
Maple, white, selected.......................  @25 0q
@18 00
Rea Oak, log-run................................. 
@24 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2......................... 
Red Oak, quarter  sawed.................. 
@35 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank............... 
@25 00
W alnut, log-run..................................  
@56 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2..........................   @75 00
Walnuts,  culls....................................  @25 00
Grey  Elm, log-run.............................  
@13 00
White Ash,  log-run............................. 14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run..........................   @23 00

 

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COAL AND  BUILDING MATERIALS.
A. B. Know Ison quotes as follows:

1  00
Ohio White Lime, per  bbl.................... 
85
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
Louisville Cement,  per bbl.................. 
130
Akron Cement per bbl......................... 
1 30
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl.....................  
l 30
Car lots 
..................... 1 05@1 10
Plastering hair, per bu.........................  25@  30
Stucco, per bbl.......................................  
l  75
Land plaster, per ton............................ 
s 50
2  50
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
Fire brick, per  M.................................. $25 @ $35
Fire clay, per bbl. .•*....................... 
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. $5 75@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 00@6 25
Canneli, car lots..................... :..........  @6 00
Ohio Lump, car lots........................ 
3 10@3 25
Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50@5 00 
Portland  Cement............. . 
3 50@4 00

COAL.

Ibarbwate.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full  packages.

AUGERS AND BITS.

 

BELLS.

BARROWS.

BALANCES.

Ives’,  old style..........................................dls60&10
N.  H.C. Co.............................................   .disOU&lO
Douglass’..................................................dis60.Sc 10
Pierces’ ..................................... 
dis60*10
Snell’s .........................................................dis60&10 I
Cook’s  .......................................................dis40&10
Jennings’, genuine..................................dis 
25 I
Jennings’, Imitation................................disóO&lO
Spring.........................................................dis 
40
Railroad....................................................... $ 13 00
Garden.......................................................net 33 00
H»n d ..............................................dis $ 60&10&10
Cow....................................................di» 
60&10
30*15
Call....................................................dis 
Gong................................................. dis 
25
Door, Sargent..................................dis 
60*10
Stove............... 
40
.................................. dis $ 
Carriage  new list.............................   dis 
75
Plo" 
.................................................dl8
Sleigh Shoe...........................................dis 
75
Wrought Barrel  Bolts.........................[dis  60*10
Cast  Barrel  Bolts. 
............................ dis  60*10
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs..................  dis 
60
Cast Square Spring.............................dis 
60
dis  60*10
Cast Chain .... 
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob...............dis  60*10
Wrought Square . 
dis  60*10
Wrought Sunk Flush.........................  dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
...................................................dis  60&10
Ives  Door.............................................dis  60*10

BOLTS.

 

 

BRACES.

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

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST.

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

tipped. 

CAPS.

G. D........................................................ 
Musket................................................... 

..................................... Per m * 65
35
60

CATRIDGES.

Rim Fire, IJ. M.C. & Winchester  new  list50&10
Rim  Fire,United  States.................... .,dis50&10
Central Fire........................................ J¡fGis30&10
Socket Firmer.........................................dis  75*10
Socket Framing...................................dis  75*10
Socket Corner......................................dis  75*10
Socket Slicks........................................dis 
75
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer................. dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers................... dis 
20
Cold........................................................net

CHISELS.

COMBS.

Curry,  Lawrence’s ............................. dis  40*10
Hotchkiss  ............................................ dis 
25
Brass,  Racking’s........................................ 
60
Bibb’s .........................................................  
60
  40*10
Beer 
le n n s .........................................................  
60

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

COCKS.

COPPER.

 

 

DRILLS

ELBOWS.

Planished, 14 oz cut to size.....................»lb  28
14x52,14x56,14 x60.........................................  31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60........  
22
Cold Rolled, 14x48................................................32
Morse’s Bit  Stock.............................. dis 
40
40
Taper and Straight Shank................. dis 
Morse’s Taper  Shank......................... dis 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doz net  $.85
Corrugated...........................................dis 
20*10
Adjustable...........................................dis  H&10
Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $26  00.  dis
20
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2. $24 00;  3, $30 00.  dis
American File Association  List.......dis  55*10
Disston’s ..............................................dis 
55&10
New  American.................................... dis 
55*10
55*10
Nicholson’s...........................................dis 
Heller’s ................................................ dis 
55*10
55*10
Heller’s  Horse Rasps.........................dis 
Nos. 16 to 20,  22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27 
28
List 
15 
18
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. 

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

FILES—New List.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

12 

13 
GAUGES.

HANGERS.

HAMMERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.

50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.............dis 
Maydole & Co.’s ................................... dis 
25
Kip’s .....................................................dis 
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s..............................dis 
40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel....................30 c  list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40*10
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 50*10
Champion,  anti-friction__ ...............dis 60*10
Kidder, wood  track............. ...............dis
40
HINGES.
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3............. ................dis
60
State.......................................
Screw Hook and Strap, to  1 
2  in.  4H  14
and  longer........................
Screw Hook and Eye,  H  • • ■............. net
Screw Hook and Eye %__ ............. net
Screw Hook and Eye  %....... .............net
Screw Hook and Eye,  %__ ............. net
Strap and  T .......................................dis
Stamped Tin Ware....................................
Japanned Tin  Ware...........
HOES.

3H
10H
8 H
7H
7K
65
30
25
25
Grub  1............................................... $11 00, dis 60
Grub  2...............................................   11 50, dis 60
Grub 3.................................................  12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..........dis
45
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings...........
45
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings.......
45
Door, porcelain, trimmings...................
45
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain........dis
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s .....................
40*10
Hemacite..........................   .................dis
45
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis
45
Mallory, Wheeler &  Co.’s....................dis
45
Branford’s ............. :.............................dis
45
Norwalk’s ............................................ dis
45
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s....................dis
70
Adze  Eye..................................... $16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye..................................... $15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................. dis  50 I
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s ............................dis  40*10
Coffee, P.S.&W.Mfg. Co.’sMalleables dis 40@10
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ........dis 40@10 1
Coffee,  Enterprise......................................dis  25 j
Stebbin’s Pattern  ......................................dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine...................................... dis  70 |
Enterprise,  self-measuring......................dis  25!

MOLASSES GATES.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

MAULS.

KNOBS.

MILLS.

NAILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

lOdto  60d............................................$  keg $2  10 I
8d and 9 d adv................................................ 
25 !
6d and 7d  adv................................................ 
50
4d and 5d  adv................................................ 
75 !
3d advance....................................................   1 50 i
3d fine  advance........ »................................  3 00
Clinch nails, adv...........................................  1 75
Finishing 
Size—inches  j  3 
Adv. » k eg  
Steel Nails—2 20.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.......................dis60&10 j
Zinc, with brass bottom.............................dis  50 !
Brass or  Copper..........................................dis  50
Reaper......................................per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s . 
............................................   50*10

j  lOd 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 

6d  4d
2 
IK

OILERS.

8d 
2H 

PLANES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................dis  15 j
Sciota Bench.................................................dis  25 ,
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy...................... dis  15 1
Bench, first quality.....................................dis  20 !
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__ disSO&lO 1
Fry, Acme................................ .........dis 50*10
Common, polished.............. .... .........dis60*l0
Dripping................................... ....... V*>
6
Iron and Tinned....................... ......dis
40
Copper Rivets and  Burs.......... ......dis
60

RIVETS.

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

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

Broken packs He V 1b extra.

ROPES.

TACKS.

s q u a r e s .

SHEET IRON.

TIN  PLATES.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

5«
6
60
60
80
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
12 50
16 00
17 50

Sisal, H In. and  larger..................................   9H
Manilla............................................................   13H
70
Steel and Iron.........................................dis 
Try and Bevels.......................................dis 
60
Mitre  .....................................................dis 
20
Com. Smooth.  Com.
$2 75
2 75
2 80
2 90
3 00
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over t   inches 

Nos. 10 to  14.....................................$4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17...................................   4 20 
Nos. 18 to 21...................................   4 20 
Nos.22to24 ..................................   4  20 
Nos .25 to 26...................................   4 40 
No. 27...............................................  4 60
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, ¥   lb............................ 
In smaller quansities, 19  lb..................... 
American, all  kinds...........................dis 
Steel, all kinds.......................................dis 
Swedes, all  kinds  ................................dis 
Gimp and  Lace..................................... dis 
Cigar Box  Nails....................................dis 
Finishing Nails.....................................dis 
Common and Patent  Brads................dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks .dis 
Trunk and Clout Nails..........................dis 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails........... dis 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks.....................dis 
No. 1,  Refined.............................................. 
Market  Half-and-half...............................  
Strictly  Half-and-half............................... 
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
__0 
10x14, Charcoal.................................  5  75
IC, 
10xl4,Charcoal...............................  7 25
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal.................................  6 25
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal..............................   7 75
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................  5  75
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal................................  7 25
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal................................   8  75
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool................................  10  77
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............................  12 55
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal.................................  15 50
100 Plate Charcoal............................  6 50
DC, 
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  8 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................... 
10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.........................  12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6 75 
Roofing, 14x20, IC.......................................   5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX.......................................   6 75
Roofing, 20x28, IC.........................................  11  00
Roofing,  20x28,  IX....................... !!...!.*!.*!  14 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.................5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............  7 00
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne................ 11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne........... 
li 00
Steel. Game.....................................................60*10
Oneida|Communtity,  Newhouse’s ........dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60*10
Hotchkiss’  .....................................................60*10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s...................................60*10
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c $1 doz
Mouse,  delusion................................. $1 50# doz
Bright Market.......................................   dis  67H
Annealed Market................................dis 
70
Coppered Market..................................... dis  62 H
Extra Bailing............................................  dis  55
Tinned  Market.........................................dis  62H
Tinned  Broom...................................... 09
Tinned Mattress................................./ __«  a> 8H
Coppered  Spring  Steel..................dis 40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel................................. dis  50
Plain Fence...............................................$  fi> 3H
Barbed Fence, galvanized............................... 4H
painted.................................... 3%
Copper................................................new  list net
Brass.................................................. .. 
list net
Bright...............................................dis  70*10*10
Screw Eyes.......................................dis  70*10*10
Hook’s ............................................. dis  70*10*10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes...................dis  70*10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine.......................................dis 
60
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis  75*10
Coe’s Patent, malleable...................................dis 75*10*10
Birdcages....................................... 
50
Pumps,  Cistern...................................dis  70&10
Screws,  new  list..............................  75@10
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate.............. dis50&10&10
  40*10
Dampers, American........................ 
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .60*10*5 
Copper  Bottoms.............................. 
22c

MISCELLANEOUS.

TIN—LEADED.

WIRE OOODS.

WRENCHES.

rates.

TRAPS.

WIRE.

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LUMBER, LATH  AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co.  quote f. o. 

b. cars  as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch.................................. per M $44 00
Uppers, 1 \, 1H and 2 Inch........................   46 00
Selects, 1 inch..............................................  35 qq
Selects, 1H, 1H and 2  inch...........   ".!!!.  38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch.................................  30 00
Shop, 1 inch.................................... 
.....  3000
Fine, Common, 1H, 1H and 2 inch. 
25 00
No. 1 Stocks,  12 in., 12,14 and 16  feet__   15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet........................   16 nO
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet..................  .. 
17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.........................  16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and 16 feet......  15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet..........................   16 00
•No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet..........................   17 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet........................   13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet........................   14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet.......  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet........................   13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.........................  14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........   11  00
No. 2 Stocks, Hin., 18feet..........................  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet.........................  13 00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls,  al
widths and  lengths..........................8 00 
9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 8 in ............................  33 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch....................................  27 00
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths........................   15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet...............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet.................................  12 On
No. 1 Fencing. 4  inch.................................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch.................................  12 nO
Norway C and better, 4 or 6 inch.............   20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and  B..................  18 00
Bevel Sidinir, 6 inch. C...............................  14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch. No. 1  Common__  
9 OO
Bevel Siding,  6 inch,  Clear.....................   20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12,12 to 16 ft............  11 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., A.  B....................  36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in.  C..........................   29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. 1, common..  17 00
Dressed Flooring 6 in.. No. 2 common__   14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00  additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..  35 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., C..........................   28 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n  16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n  14 00 
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
( X X X 18 in. Standard  Shingles.............  
3 10
< X X X 18 in.  Thin.....................................  
3 00
2 75
i XXX 16 in................................................. 
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles.............  
1  75
No.2or5in. C. B. 16 in.............................  
140
Lath  ....................................................   1  75@ 2 00

 

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1 
D. Quay quote  as follows, f.  o.  b.  at  Grand 

COOPERAGE.

STAVES.
•* 

Rapids:
Red oak flour bbl. staves............. M  6 00@  6 50
M 5 00@ 5 50
Elm 
White oak tee staves, s’d and j’t. M  22 00@2n 00
White oak pork bbl.  “ 
“  M  19 50@is 00
Produce barrel staves............. .......   4 2o@ 4 50
Tierce, dowelled and circled, set.... 
15@  16
*• 
Pork, 
•• 
.... 
12@  13
Tierce  heads,  square.............. $  M  23 09@26 00
...............$  M  19 00@21 00
Pork bbl. “ 
Basswood, kiln dried, set..................  4H©  4*4
Cull  wood  heading............................  3H@  35£
White oak and hickory tee, 8 f’t.  M  11 00@12 50 
White oak and hickory  “  7Hf’t. M  10 00@11 00
Hickory  flour  bbl..........................M  7 00@ 8 25
Ash, round  “ 
“ ......................... M  6 00@ 6 75
Ash, flat racked, 6H f’t ................. M  3 76@ 4 50
Coiled  elm.........................................  6 00® 7 10
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M  1 00@ 1  10
85®  95
White oak pork barrels, machine.. 
White oak lard  tierces....................  1  15@  1 25
Beef and lard half  barrels................. 
75@ 90
Custom barrels, one  head...............  1 00@  1  10
Flour  barrels.......................................   mo@ 37
Produce  barrels..................................  
25@ 28

BARRELS.

HOOPS.

M ISC E L L A N E O U S.

Hemlock Bark—Local  buyers  are  paying 
for all offerings of new bark.  The  demanc 
not very active.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1. 50  9  
clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoe»—Local jobbers  1 
authorized to offer standard goods at 16  an 
per cent, off, and second quality at 38,6 an< 
per cent off.

Largest Stock Fruit Jars, Preserve Jars, Tomato Jugs, Etc., Etc.

FRUIT  JARS.

PRESERVING  JARS.

Mascotte,  810.

Common Sense Fine StewPans

One Package Crystal Stand. Lamp.

No. 47 Assortment.
Vi doz. No. 810 A Stand  Lamps— @1 25

Fine Preserve Jar. 

Tin Covered  Stone Fruit Jar.

COVERED  PRESERVE  JARS.  Absolutely the smoothest and finest article ever made 
made for this purpose.  White and dark finish as shown in the cut.  Every  jar  per­
fect.  Every  cover  an  exact  fit. 
1  gallon,  $1.75.  2 gallon,  $3.50.  Best Sealing 
Walt 3 cents 7$ ft).

QUART  FRUIT  JARS—Same smooth, dark finish,  with tin cap for wax  sealing.  One 
of the best jars made for all kinds berries,  peaches,  tomatoes,  etc.  No  light  can 
penetrate it,  and fruit will keep as well on a shelf in a  light  cellar,  as  in  a  closed 
dark  place.  The  jar  is  absolutely  air-tight  when  the  top  is  covered with wax. 
Packed  2  doz.  either  size  in  box,  no  charge for box.  ^  doz., quart,  75 cents;  2 
quart,  $1.

COMMON  STONE  WARE  PRESERVE  JARS.  With  earthen  covers.  Per  doz.,  X  

gal., 75 cents;  1 gal., $1.40.

COMMON  SENSE  STEW  PAN.  2 quart,  with bail.  A favorite method of cooking  or 
stewing any article of food.  May be set anywhere on stove.  Smooth dark finish in­
side and  out....................................................................................................................1 50
Same, only containing four quarts......................................................................................3 00
STEW  PAN.  Two quarts.  Same style only White Lined.  A  beautiful  finish.  New

00

$8 19 
73
$7  46

No. 218 Hand Lamps...
N o.821 
...
No. 810 Footed Hand  Lamps. 
Tierce ..............................

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Less 10 per cent, on 7.39.. 
Total,

U Lu Lu.”

Q

In  Blue,  Amber  and  Green  Colors,  with 

One Package Colored Stand Lamps 
Groove for Drip.  Contents “LuLu.”

Vi doz. No. 85 A Stand., all colors__ 1  50
.2 00 
.2 50 
.3 00

*

Less 10 per cent, on 5 00 
Total,

$4  85

No.  50 Bronze  Stand  Lamps, 

fri 

Barrel Assortment.

As’d Hand Painted Bases.
doz. No. 5375...............................   .@4  00 
M doz. No. 5376.................................@4  00 
doz. No. 5377.................................@4  00 
\  doz. No.  5378.................................@4  00 
Lamps only per  doz....................... 
Seven Inch Shade and Illuminator
Trimmings for  above.............  
Lamps Complete per doz............... 

Barrel 35c. 

Box 25c. 

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4  00
3 50
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CUNCKiO- OITCOUAiL

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One Package Crystal Stand Lamps. 

NO. 211 ASSORTMENT.

Vi doz. 211A  Stand  Lamps__
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Less 10 per cent, on 5 69 
Total,

$5-48

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Pint Mason’s, per gross 
Quart 
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Masons Caps  and Rubbers, per gross 

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“  Rubbers only, 

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The Lightning Fruit Jar.

$  9.50
10.50
13.50 
5.50
.65

Owing to the price  of  the  Mason’s  Fruit  Jars  being  cut 
down to such a low price at retail, we would  advise  dealers  to 
buy the Lightning, as they can get 25c per dozen more for them 
every time.  We quote them:
Pint, Lightning, Glass Cover ,per gross, 
Quart, 
1-2 Gal. 

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10.50
13.50

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The Barrel Fruit Jars, with tin cover.

For  Sealing  with.  W ax.

The Cheapest Glass Fruit Jar in the Market.

Quarts, per  gross,
1-2 Gals,
W ax for same per pound,

detail  Grocers’ Association—Preparing for 

the Coming Convention.

The  special  meeting  of  the  Retail  Gro- 
:ers’ Association, which was held on August 
51,  was  fairly  well  attended. 
In  the  ab­
sence of  President  llerrick,  Vice-President 
iValker presided.

Applications  for  membership  were  re-1 
jeived  from  the  following  grocers,  all  of 
whom were elected to membership:  Telder 
Bros.,  101 Hilton street; J.  H.  Huntley, 304 
Henry  street;  A.  Lindermulder,  Logan] 
street;  Théo.  B.  Goossen,  comer  Winter 
street  and  Shawmut  avenue; Buys & Van- 
duner,  725 East  Fulton  street; L.  Drukker, 
comer  Henry and  Logan  streets; H.  Veld- 
man,  193  Henry  street;  Nick  Myer, corner 
Sherman and  East  streets; F. Dowska,  203 
Thomas street.

B.  S.  Harris,  chairman  of  the  special 
Committee on Arrangements for the coming 
State  convention,  reported  that  sufficient 
funds had  been  subscribed  to  warrant  the 
entertainment  it  was  proposed  to give the 
visiting delegates.  The report was accepted, 
the  Committee  thanked  and  instructed  to 
continue the work.

The  following  form  was  adopted for  a 
general invitation and the Secretary was in­
structed to issue the same without delay:
TO  THE  BUSINESS  MEN  OF  MICHIGAN.
Grand Rapids,  Sept.  1, 1886. 

Dear Sir—You  are respectfully  invited 
to attend a meeting of  the  business men of 
this State,  to  be  held  at  the  rooms of  the 
Retail  Grocers’  Association,  Pearl  street, 
Grand  Rapids, on  Tuesday,  September  21, 
for the purpose of forming a State organiza­
tion of retailers,  having  for  its  object  the 
curtailment of  the  operations  of  the dead­
beat  and  peddler  and  the  refomiation  of 
other abuses affecting the  trade.  All inter­
ested in the  subject  of  concerted  action in 
the direction indicated, whether members of 
local  associations  or  not,  are  requested to 
attend the meeting  and favor  those present 
with such suggestions as may seem to them 
to be pertinent  to  the  occasion.  Those  so 
inclined  are  requested  to  prepare  papers 
setting forth their  ideas on  the subjects se­
lected and ample  opportunity will  be given 
for the interchange  of  opinions  and  obser­
vations.  Sessions  will be  held at 10 a. m., 
2 p. m.  and 7 p. m.,  after  which  a  season 
of  social  enjoyment  will  be  tendered  the 
visiting delegates by the Retail Grocers’ As­
sociation.  Those  intending  to  be  present 
will please notify the Committee of Arrange­
ments as far  in  advance  as  practicable,  in 
order that  the proper  arrangements may be 
made for their entertainment.

B. S. Harris,
Chas.  L.  Lawton,
H.  A.  H ydorn,
B.  F.  Emery,
A. J.  Elliott,
E.  A.  Stowe,

Committee of Arrangements of the Retail 

Grocers’ Association.

Collector Cooper  reported  the  receipt of 
delinquent  lists from  the  Big  Rapids and 
Lowell  associations; also  the  collection  of 
$105.60 since the last meeting.  Mr. Cooper 
stated that  delinquent  sheets had been for­
warded  every association  in  the  State and

-  $ 6.00 
9.00 
.03

he did not  think  the  Retail Grocers’ Asso­
ciation was  being  fairly treated  in  not re­
ceiving more lists in return.

The Association  then  adjourned  for one 

week.

It  W as  an  Accommodation  Train. 

From the Chicago Herald.

It was on a  Chicago  &  West  Michigan 
accommodation train that a  passenger  got 
mad at the conductor for compelling him to 
pay his fare.  The passenger |was trying to 
ride on the strength of  his having  held  an 
annual pass the year  before,  but  the  con­
ductor scouted the idea and  said something 
about last year’s  birds’  nests.  As  the  of­
ficial was about to leave  the  car,  the  pas­
senger,  in the style of cowardly  men,  when 
the objects of their wrath are  out  of  hear­
ing,  muttered:

“If this wasn’t on  a  train  I’d  lick  that 

thieving rascal out of  his boots.”

It happened in  this  case  that  the  con­
ductor was  not  quite  out  of  hearing;  his 
quick ears  overheard  the  remark,  and  he 
turned with a savage:

“What’s that?”
“I say if we were not on board a train I'd 
make it hot  for  you.  I’d  ask  you  outside 
and do you up;”
“You would?”
“Yes,  I would.”
“How  long  would  it  take  you  to  get 

ready to do a job like that?”

“ About a minute.”
“Well, then,” replied the conductor,  pull­
ing off his coat and  giving  a  vicious  yank 
at the bell rope,  “peel off your duds,  there’s 
a nice bit of prairie  along  the  track  here, 
and I’ll give  you  all  the  satisfaction  you 
want.  This  is  an  accommodation  train, 
put on by the company on  purpose  to  suit 
the convenience  of passengers,  and  orders 
on the C.  & W.  M.  are to treat  all travelers 
with respect,  and pay attention  to all  their 
wants.  Are you ready?”

But the passenger concluded  he’d  rather 
h ave the train hurry on;  he was  afraid he’d 
miss his connection.

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.

“What have you got?” hurriedly inquired 
a traveling  man  at  a  railway  station.  A 
biil-of-fare  is  shown  him.  “Ah!”  as  he 
runs his eye down the  printed  slip,  “some 
hasty pudding,  please; I’m in the deuce of a 
hurry.”

Why is the Wayland  cheese  better  than 
any other?  Because the maker operates the 
factory on the sweet  curd  theory, and  does 
not allow the goodness In the cheese to burn 
up with the acids.

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STEW  PAN.  Four quarts. Same style White Lined....................................................... 3 25
X   GAL.  TOMATO  JUGS and Corks,  per doz.,...........................................................  90
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STONE  WARE  JARS  AND  COVERS.  From 1 to 6 gals,  sizes, per gal.................
COVERS to fit any  size, each............................................................................................
JUGS of all sizes for putting Wine or Fruit.  Per  doz.,  X  gal., 65c;  X  gal*»  1» 3,  and 3 

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gal.,  per gal.,  8c.

POTATOES!

CAR  LOTS  A  “ SPECIALTY.”

We offer Best Facilities.  Long Experience.  Watchful  Attention.  Attend  Faith­
fully to Cars Consigned to us.  Employ  Watchmen  to  see  to  Unloading.  OUR  MR. 
Issue  SPECIAL  POTA- 
THOMPSON  ATTENDS  PERSONALLY  TO  SELLING. 
TOE  MARKET  REPORTS.  KEEP  OUR  SHIPPERS  fully posted.  OUR  QUOTED 
PRICES  CAN  BE  DEPENDED  UPON.  WE  DO  NOT  quote irregular or anticipated 
prices.  Consignments Solicited.  Correspondence Invited from  Consignors  to  this  mar­
ket.  References given when requested.

166  SOUTH  WATER  ST.,

CHICAGO, IXjXj.

WM. H. THOMPSON & CO.
<&  CO.,
J.  T.
Saginaw  Valley  Fruit  House
And COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,
POTATOES.

Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits.

I ? n n +   C n m n Q T U   M ì o V l  
U d ^ l i l d W  y  I V l l U i l .

Reference:  Banks of East Saginaw. 
CONSIGNMENTS  SOLICITED. 

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

Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker.

EARL  BROS.,  Commission  Merchants.

X 3  “7  S. W ater St-, CtLicago, 1 1 1 -

R e fe re n c e :  F IR S T   N A T IO N A L   R A N K .

E.  FALLAS,

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.  50 cents each.

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

O. W. BLAIN & co., Proto
Fmw ail Dowtic M s, S oin   ïstatais, le.

We handle on Commission BERRIES, Eto.  All orders filled at lowest market Price«  Corres­
pondence solicited.  APPLES AND POTATOES in oar lots Specialties.  NO. 9 IONIA ST.

-DEALERS  IN-

Manufactured by the

SM OKING  TOBACCO,
National E. of L.
Arthur  Meigs  &  Go.,

HAXiHIGH,  3XT-  C.

CRAUTI  R A P ID S ,  M ICH.,

Wholesale agents for the

STATE OF JSÆIOIÎia-^^r.  (

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Tills  is  the  only  authorized  IS.  cf  Xa. 
Smoking  Tobacco  on  the  market.  The 
stock  of  this  corporation  is  all  owned  by 
the K  of  Xa.  Assemblies  in  the  U. S.,  and 
every member  w ill  not  only  buy  it  him* 
self, but do his utmost to  make  it  popular. 
Dealers w ill therefore see the advisability 
of putting it in stock  at  once.  W e  w ill fill 
orders for any quantity at following prices, 
usual  terms:
2 0Z.46;  4 OZ. 44;  80Z.43;  I60Z.42.
ARTHUR MEIGS & CO.,
Wholesale  Grocers,

11,1% 81 and 83 South BiTision St., Grand Rapids, Midi.

