VOL.  3.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  15,  1886.

NO.  156.

HBRFOXiSSSXSfGEB. 

VOIGT,
A  CO.,

Im porters and Jobbers of
STAPLE and FANCY

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

JUDD  tìb  OO.,

OBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Winter Goods.

108  CANAI, STREET.

Albert  Coye  &  Sou,
AWNINGS,  TENTS,

DEALER  IN

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

Send for Price-List.

7 3  Canal  St.

BELKNAP

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Spring, Freight, Express, 

Lumber and Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging  Carts and Trucks, 

Mill  and  Dump  Carts, 

Lumbermen’s  and 

River Tools.

facility lo r m aking lirst-elass Wagons of all kinds.
and Lettering.

W e carry a  large stock of  m aterial, and  have  overy 
SSTSpeeial  A ttention  Given  to  Repairing, P ainting 
Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

EDMUND  D.  DIKEMAN,

JEWELER.

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,

STATIC  A G E N T   FOB

fd 
i o M e f l £ s! § D  y e a s t .

M'F'Th  BY T H E .

JlJUNKER GrN'Ac^

106 K ent Street, Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

TELEPHONE  566.

Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for 
th e ir town on this Y east by applying to above address. 
None genuine unless it bears above label.

G . A . E & C 0 .

Merchants and manufacturers 
w ill find a complete line of
STATIONERY,
BLANK BOOKS
GEO. A. BALL & CO.’S

And SUPPLIES,

At low est prices at

29  MONROE  ST.

TRY US.

O ur  S p ecia l

Plug  Tobaccos.

I butt. 

3 butte.

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

Olney, Shields & Go.

.36 
.33
.30

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

FX2TGB.2SE <& SMITH
Boots, Shoes and Slippers

Wholesale Manufacturers

DETROIT,  MICH.

05  £  «
H.  a»  7Z
►*  su  «9  >
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¡¡^"Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber 

Com pany.,^!

Office  and  Factory—11,  13,  15  and  17 
Wo<nlbridye street West.  Dealers cordially 
invited to call on ns when in  town.

FOX  &  BRADFORD,
S.». YenaUe & Co.’s

Agents  for a full  line of

PETERSBURG,  VA.,

PLUG  TOBACCOS,
NIMROD,
E.  C.,

BLUE  RETER,
‘ 

SPREAD  EAGLE,

BIG FIVE CENTER.

&  CHRIi

----ARE----

EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS
M e n  Cigar  Co.’s

In th is State for the

COLDWATEli,  MICH.

C I G A R S ,

H aving H andled th e Goods for Fifteen 
Years  w ith  E ntire  Satisfaction 
to 
Themselves and th e Trade a t Large. 
Dealers should remember th a t the
American Cigar Co.’s
Goods  can  be  obtained  only  through 
the Authorized Factory Agents.

77  CANAL  STREET.

Eaton & Christenson
PLUG  TOBACCO
TURKEY .39
.35
Big 5 Cents,
Dainty j  A  fine revolver I 
. 4 2
I with  each butt, j
All above brands for sale only by

BDI1LEY, LGION & HOOFS

WHOLESALE  GROCERS, 

GRAND  RAPID S, 

-  

MICH.

PIONEER 

PREPARED

PAINTS.

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

G-uarantee s

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

Hazelüne & Fertíns Drus Co.

GRAND .RAPIDS.  MICH.

The true remedy has at laSt been discovered, 
It is Golden Seal Bitters.  It  is hot, be found at 
your drug store.  It makes  wonddvful  cures 
Use  it  now. 
-t  is  the 
secret of health.  *

It  will  eure  you. 

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

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

71 CANAL STREET.

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

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

CHEMICALS.

tended to.

Orders by Mail and Express promptly at­

GUSTAVE  A.  WOLF,  Attorney.

Over Fourth N ational Bank.  Téléphoné 407. 

COMMERCIAL  LAW  &  COLLECTIONS.

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

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

J

A Million Dollars.

Millions of dollars would be  saved  annually 
by the invalids of,every community, if, instead 
of  calling  in  a  physician  for  every ailment, 
they were all wise enough to put their trust in 
Golden Seal Bitters, a certain cure for  all  dis­
eases  arising  from  an  impure  state  of  the 
Blood and Liver, such as Scrofula in its various 
forms. Rheumatism, Dyspepsia or Indigestion 
Female irregularities, Diseases of the Kidneys 
and  Bladder,  Exposure  and  Imprudence  of 
Life.  No person can take these Bitters accord­
ing to instructions,  and  remain  long  unwell, 
provided their bones are not destroyed by min­
eral poison or other means,  and  the  vital or­
gans wasted beyond the point of repair.  Gold- 
ed Seal Bitters numbers on its list of cures ac 
uired a great celebrity, being used as  a  f am 
y  medicine.  Sold  by  Hazeltine  & Perkins 
Drug Co. 
BUY  WHIPS  and  LASHES
O,  ROYS  C*3  CO.,

OF

159

M anufacturers’ agents,

2 Peaxl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Get spot cash prices and have the  profits.  Orders by 

m ail prom ptly attended to.

CTTSHMA1TS

MENTHOL INHALER

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

M

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

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

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

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

“W E ’VE GOT ’EM!”

How  Big  Rapids  Business  Men  Handle 

Dead-Beats.
From the Big Rapids Herald.

“How does your  new  organization  flour­
ish?” asked the Herald man  of  a  member 
of the Merchants’ Protective Association  of 
Big Rapids.

“First-rate,”  was  the  reply. 

“We’ve 
got ’em!  We’ve got  ’em  where  they  can’t 
bother us any more. 
If they do,  it will  be 
our own fault.”

“Got who?” was the  interrogation.
“The  dead-beats—the  very  leeches  of 
business houses.  We have an  organization 
of merchants and business men,  and  when 
we get a man on our  books  who  proves  to 
be a bad egg,  we pass him ’round as a dead­
beat.”

“How do you run the concern to  make  it 

successful?”

Well,  it’s easily explained. 

In the  first 
place we have for our  object this,  ‘to  pro­
tect merchants and business  men generally, 
doing a credit business  in  the  city  of  Big 
Rapids and vicinity, against  defaulting,  ir­
responsible and delinquent debtors,  and  to 
report to them the names  of  such  debtors, 
with their  address,  occupation,  amount  of 
delinquency,  etc., every member ofithe  As­
sociation  being  pledged 
to  not  extend 
another dollor of credit to one so reported.’ ” 

“Do you live up to your pledges?”
“I should smile!”  And here the  counte­
nance  of  the  business  man  lightened  up 
with an air of sweet revenge.

“How long have you been organized?” 
“Oh, not very long.”
“How strong is your membership?” 
“Strong enough to have already made  its 
influence felt, and save  each  of  us  lots  of 
dead-beats.  We have  now  some  sixty-five 
members—the cream of the retail merchants 
and buisness men—and quite a  list  of  new 
ones to be admitted at next meeting.”

Do you  admit  business  men  from  au- 

joining townships?”

“If in the county.  Paris,  Stan wood and 
Mecosta are already represented,  and others 
are coming  in.”

‘Will their admission  make  you  strong­

er?”

credit,  or may be  unable  to  pay,  although 
willing. 
If he is  of  the  dead-beat  class— 
got his turn served,  anti  then  tells  you  to 
whistle—he will of course pay no  attention 
to the “official” dun. 
It lias no  terrors  for 
him.  You use your own judgement.  When 
satisfied that your account is lost,  you  hand 
it in to our Secretary;  at  a  business  meet­
ing, the case is  talked  over,  and  then  the 
name placed  on  the  black  list—the  Dead- 
Beat  List.”

“What does your  Dead-Beat  List consist 

of?  Are all served alike?”

“Our list is divided into three classes:  In 
the first class, we enter  the  names of  those 
who are able  to pay,  but  are  slow, careless 
and indifferent,  but when  pressed shell out. 
In the second  class  we enter  the names of 
those  willing,  but  unable  through  misfor­
tune to pay. 
In  the  third  class  we  enter 
after the name dcad-l>cat.”

“Have  you  many  names  on  your  black 

“Have we?  Yes, about two hundred and 

list?”

lots to follow.”

“Does  your  plan  interfere  with  honest 

people getting credit at a store.”

“Not in  the least.  Just the opposite.  The 
list is corrected at each meeting,  new names 
added,  and  eacli  member  provided  witli  a 
copy  for  his  own  use.  A  man  goes  into 
Simpson’s,  asks for credit,  and if  worthy is 
given  it.  But  if  his  name is  among  the 
dead-beats,  lie is told point blank  lie cannot 
be accommodated.”

“What do the dead-beats think of  it?” 
“Don’t know,  nor  don’t  care  a brass far­
thing.  There are a class of  men,  and some 
of  them  wear  good  clothes,  too.  anti  hold 
their  heads  up,  who  are  confirmed  dead­
beats.  They will  by hook  or  by crook  get 
into  the  grocer,  butcher,  tailor, clothier, or 
anyone who will tmst them,  and never give 
a  thought  about  the  pay.  You  would  be 
surprised if  you  could  see their names. 
It 
is this class who get of  me all they can and 
then never darken my door again.  They go 
over  to  Brown’s  and  repeat  the  robbery. 
From  store  to store  they go—a  little  here 
and  a  little  there,  and  fairly  live  on  us. 
Now,  each  member  of  the  Association 
knows who they are, and refuses them cred­
it.  Thus we  learn the  dishonest  from the 
honest man.”
“Will  your Association  publish  a list of 
the more notorious dead-heats?”
“There, now you must not be too inquisi­
tive.  Why are you enquiring so closely into 
the affairs of  the  Merchant’s Protective As­
sociation?”

Section 2—The Secretary shall  receive all 
money due the Association from  any source 
and pay the  same  to  the Treasurer, taking 
his  receipt  therefor;  keep  a record  of  all 
meetings; conduct  all correspondence under 
direction of  the Executive Committee; keep 
a list of all members in a book  provided for 
the  purpose  and  notify  all  committees  of 
their appointment.

Section 3—The Treasurer shall receive all 
monies  from  the  Secretary, giving  Ms  re­
ceipt  therefor; pay all bills  when approved 
by the Executive Committee  and report the 
condition of the  treasury when  required by 
the Executive Committee.
Section 4—The Executive Committee shall 
have  charge  of  the  delinquent  lists; shall 
provide rooms for the Association; audit all 
bills; examine the books and accounts of the 
Secretary and  Treasurer and  make a semi­
annual report of  the financial  condition  of 
the Association.

Section 5—It shall be the duty of the Bus­
iness Committee  to  look  after  all  matters 
pertaining to  tire  growth and well-being of 
Manton; to use  all possible  inducements to 
secure the  location of  mills,  factories  and 
other improvements; and  to  endeavor to se­
cure any needed  concessions  in freight, ex­
press and insurance rates.

ARTICLE  VII— COMPENSATION.

No compensation for service shall be paid 

any officer, except the Secretary.

ARTIC LE  VIII— M E ETING S.

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

ARTICLE  IX— ORDER  OF  BUSINESS.

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

of committees.

ARTICLE  X— AMENDMENTS.

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

RULES  AND  REGULATIONS.

‘Yes,  sir; there’s a class of men who,  af­
ter they have heat  every  man  in  the  city, 
will remove to the towns around,  and  there 
heat them; also who come  in  from  outside 
and beat us.  We are extending our member- 
liip outside the city,  with the view to  head 
them off.”

How  many  similar  Associations  are 

there in the State?”

“Lots of them.  Don’t know  how  many; 
but they are quite plenty,  and  growing  all 
the  time.  Then  we  have  reliable  corres­
pondents  everywhere—in  all  parts  of  the 
United  States  and  Canada. 
In  Northern 
Michigan  many  similar  Associations  have 
been organized  within  a  few  weeks.  We 
shall soon have underway  a  State  Associa­
tion,  with proper officers.”

“What are your  methods?  How  do  you 

proceed?”

It  reads: 

“It is  very  simple.  Suppose  you  are  a 
member  of  the  Association.  We  furnisli 
you  with  printed  blanks.  You  have  on 
your hooks  charges  for  goods  against men 
who will not pay.  They have got into your 
debt, and you see them no more as customers 
You call on them,  send  them  dunning  let­
ters, threaten them with law and justice,  do 
all you can to have them pay you,  or  settle 
in some manner.  But  in  vain.  Well,  you 
are tired of that kind of work,  and  as  pre­
haps  the account has been standing months, 
may be years,  you don’t care a snap whether 
you offend or please  them.  You  take  one 
of  these  blanks,  which  is  headed  by  the 
name of our Association,  and fill it out with 
the name  of  the  debtor. 
‘You 
will please remit to or  call  upon  (yourself 
or anyone else to whom you  may  have  en­
trusted your accounts)  and  settle  your  bill 
at once.  You  are  hereby  granted  fifteen 
days from the date of this notice to pay  the 
said account,  or  arrange  for  its  payment. 
If you fail to do so,  you will he  reported as 
a delinquent, and  your  name  published  in 
the  Dead-Beat  List  of  the  Association. 
Every membeqpf this Association is pledged 
not to extend another dollar of credit to one 
so reported.  For the sake  of  your  reputa 
tion,  spare  us  the  necessity  of  reporting 
your  name,  and  the  unenviable  notoriety 
that goes with it.’  Then follows the amount 
of your bill, and the signature of  our  Asso­
ciation.  While you fill out the  blank  as 
matter of convenience to  you,  the  demand 
is  practically  from  our  Association.  Do 
you see?”

“Yes.  Well,  what follows?”
“Why,  if the debtor is an honest man,  he 
drops in, make his statement of  the  delay, 
and pays up,  or  promises  to  do  so.  You 
are governed by circumstances. 
If you have 
faith in him—and  often  times  men  are  so 
situated by circumstances that  they  cannot 
pay, although anxious  to  do so—you  make 
some  satisfactory  arrangement  with  him 
perhaps take his note for 30,  60,  90  days— 
six months: or he  says  he  will  bring  you 
some wood; any arrangement  that  is  satis 
factory. 
It is a settlement that you are  af 
ter*  He may have imposed upon you delib­
erately, designedly,  when  he  obtained  the

Dejected.

“Oh, nothing!”

MANTON IN  MOURNING.

The  Dead-Beats  of  that  Place  Sad  and 

In response to an invitation from the bus­
iness  men  of  Manton,  the  editor  of  T h e  
T r a d e s m a n   betook  himself  to  that  place 
ast Wednesday  evening for  the purpose of 
assisting  in  the  formation  of  a  business 
men’s  association.  The  subject  had  been 
thoroughly  canvassed  at  a  preliminary 
meeting of  tire  merchants  of  the  place, so 
that it required no extended argument to con­
vince those interested in the  matter that or­
ganization was for the mutual  advantage of 
everyone engaged in trade.

Rule 1.  The  special aim of this Associa­
tion is to facilitate  the  collection of  doubt­
ful  accounts  and  other  debts  by  fair  and 
honorable  methods,  and  to  guard  against 
the extending of  credit to  debtors found on 
investigation to be unworthy of it.
Rule  2.  The  Association  emphatically 
asserts that it  hopes to collect  all debts due 
the members  without publicity,  and  that it 
neither desires nor intends,  in any instance, 
to permit its  members  to  intentionally an­
noy or  to persecute  any person indebted to 
members of  the Association.
Rule 3.  That  no  injustice  may be done 
to, or  advantage  taken  of,  any  debtor, by 
any individual  member of  the Association, 
it shall be the duty of every member to send 
by mail a  sealed  circular  letter,  issued  by 
the Association, to  the debtor,  setting forth 
these facts,  to-wit:  That the person named 
in  said letter is  indebted to  the member or
the firm therein named in the sum of §-----,
that the debtor is granted twenty days from 
date entered on said  letter  in which to  pay 
The meeting was called to order by Frank 
the debt,  or to  satisfactorily arrange for  its 
A. Jenison, who was made temporary chair­
payment; that,  if after the expiration of the 
man,  and R.  Fuller was asked to officiate as 
twenty  days thus  granted, the  debtor shall 
secretary.  After a brief explanation by Mr.
have failed to pay or failed to have arranged
Stowe of the proper method to pursue to or-1 for payment the member shall report him to
the  executive  committee,  which  committee
ganize an association,  R.  Fuller  moved that 
shall  thereupon place  his name  on the de­
it be the sense of  the  meeting  that the  or­
linquent list; except disputed accounts which 
shall be referred to  the  Executive  Commit­
ganization be  proceeded  with  immediately. 
tee  for  investigation  and  report,  whieli re­
The motion was adopted, when another mo­
port  shall  he  acted  upon  by the Associa­
tion was made to adopt the constitution ami 
tion.
by-laws of the Saranac association in amend­
Rule 4.  The  circular  letter  sent  to  the 
debtor  shall  be enclosed  in  the  authorized 
ed form,  which was also adopted.  The con­
envelope of  the Association,  on which shall 
stitution as adopted,  is as follows:
be  printed, 
“If  not  called  for  in  ten 
days  return  to  Secretary  Manton  Business 
Men’s  Association,”  and  the  non-return of 
any  circular  letter  thus  mailed,  shall  be 
deemed sufficient evidence that  the said let­
ter was received by the debtor addressed.
Rule 5.  Any  member  trusting  a  man 
whose  name  appears  on  delinquent  list 
shall be fined $10.

We,  the  undersigned  business  men  of I 
Manton  and  vicinity,  recognizing  the  ne­
cessity  for  concerted  action,  hereby agree 
to associate ourselves together for  the  pur­
pose  of  fostering  a  more  social  feeling 
among the  members of  tiie trade;  keeping 
a blacklist of dead beats  who prey upon the 
trade,  and the  encouragement of  every un- j 
taking which tends to the material advance­
ment of the trade and the community.

CONSTITUTION.

* 

BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE  I— NAME.

The name  of  this  organization  shall  be 

the Manton Business Men’s Association.

ARTICLE  II— MEMBERSHIP.

Any firm or individual  doing a legitimate 
business  may  become  a  member  of  this 
Association  by paying to  the Secretary the 
sum of $1  membership fee  and  agreeing to 
pay 25 cents  quarterly dues  in advance and 
any assessments which may be voted by the 
Association to meet expenses.

ARTICLE  HI— OBLIGATION.

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

ARTICLE  IV— NON-PAYMENT OF  DUES.
Any  member  of  this  Association  who 
shall  neglect or  refuse  to pay his  dues,  or 
any assessment ordered  by the Association, 
for three  months  after  such  sum  becomes 
due, shall thereby forfeit his membership.

ARTICLE  V—OFFICERS.

The officers of this Association shall con­
sist  of  a  President, Vice-President. Secre­
tary and  Treasurer,  an  Executive  Commit­
tee of five members, of which the President, 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be  three, 
and a  Business  Committee  of  three  mem­
bers.  These  officers  shall  be  elected  an­
nually by ballot  and  shall hold  office until 
their successors are elected.

ARTICLE VI—DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

Section 1—The President shall  preside at 
all meetings,  if present;  in his  absence the 
! Vice-President

An opportunity was then given those pre­
sent to join  the  Association,  when  the fol­
lowing  names  were  handed  in:  Frank 
Weaver, Frank  A.  Jenison,  R.  Fuller, Jas. 
McMichael,  J.  C.  Bostick,  McFarlaue  & 
White, Frank  Rose, J.  C.  Hill,  C.  E.  Coop­
er,  A.  Woodward.  C.  B.  Bailey,  N.  F. 
Huntly and Strickland & Lee.

Election of  officers being  then  in  order,, 
the various positions  were filled  as follows:

President—Frank A. Jenison.
Wice-President—Jas. McMichael.
Secretary—R.  Fuller.
Treasurer—J.  C. Bostick.
Executive  Committee—President, Secre­
tary,  Treasurer,  M.  F.  White  and  C.  B. 
Bailey.
Business  Committee—II.  C.  McFarlane, 
Frank Weaver and A.  Woodward.

A notification blank was then adopted for 
use  in  the  collection  department  and  the 
Executive Committee was instructed to pro­
cure the necessary printing.

Frank A. Jenison, Jas. McMichael and A. 
Woodward  were  elected  delegates  to  the 
State Convention.

A vote of thanks was tendered Mr. Stowe 
for his assistahee in effecting  the  organiza­
tion, when the meeting  adjourned  for  one 
month.

Manton  business  men  now  present  a 
solid front to the dead-beat and there  is  no 
valid reason why the Business Men’s  Asso­
ciation of that  place  should  not  put  hun­
dreds of dollars  into  the  pocket  of  every 
member.

ficient merit  to commend itself  to the busi­
ness men of  the  State.  This  will  not  be 
done  if  the  distinctive feature  is  to extin­
guish  the  so-called  dead-beat. 
I  want’  to 
see the  abuse of  the  credit  system  extin­
guished along with him.  I do not want this 
convention  to  be  a  grocers’  association,  a 
druggists’ association or a  protective associ­
ation,  but  a  business  men's  association, 
which will include all local organizations of 
dry  goods,  grocery,  boot  and  shoe,  drug­
gists, merchants’union aud protective assso- 
ciations. 
I am in no way in sympathy with 
the element  which  preys  upon  every mer­
chant and  will  unite in  any good  plan  to 
diminish their  number; but  the  mercantile 
profession will never be exalted  by preying 
upon the dead-beat.
To me it seems that the following features 
ought to be made the most of:
1.  As a  social feature, our business men 
ought to come together once a year.
2.  As  an educational  feature,  questions 
concerning trade should  be  discussed annu­
ally.
3.  As a reform feature, the abuses of the 
trade should receive  deserved  attention, es­
pecially long hours in stores (and here let me 
say that in some  localities  this is  an abuse 
upon both employers and salesmen)  and this 
convention  ought  to  stamp  its  condem­
nation  upon 
the  method  of  “keeping 
open” fourteen hours  each  week day,  when 
in ten hours the  same  could be accomplish­
ed;  non-observance  of  national  holidays, 
etc.
4.  As  a  public  improvement  feature, 
when  the  combined  effort  of  the  business 
men  could  inaugurate  and  advance  enter­
prises for the public good.
5.  As  a  financial  feature,  the  establish­
ment of  a collection  department for the  re­
viewing of  old  accounts  and  the  listing of 
delinquents  as they move from  one locality 
to another.
Finally,  let us have a Michigan  Business 
Men’s Association and open tire doors wide 
enough  to  admit  any  reputable  business 
man.

Mr.  Hamilton’s  views  as  above  outlined 
are worthy the careful consideration of every 
person interested  in the subject of State or­
ganization,  as he has given the question con­
tinuous and conscientious study for months.

AFTER  TH E  EARTHQUAKE.

The earthquake continues to be the  topic 
of general interest.  Charleston is  now  as­
certained  to  have  been  the  only  center  of 
population  at  which  great  injury  to  life, 
person  and  property  was  sustained.  But 
in this city of  50,000 people, some 5,000 are 
altogether homeless, while many others have 
only homes they fear to enter,  as  the  inju­
ries they they  have  sustained  make  them 
unsafe.  As  we  frequently  have  argued, 
there  should  have  been  funds  at  the  dis­
posal of  the  national  executive  to  relieve 
such a necessity as this.  But Congress will 
not vote money for such  a  purpose,  unless 
it occurs while it is in session;  and the  au­
thorities can do nothing but send  a very in­
adequate  supply of tents. 
It  is  said  that 
this is no  time  for  the  President  and  his 
Cabinet to be away from the seat of govern­
ment;  but what could" they do  if  they were 
there?  Their hands are tied by the  refusal 
to invest them with  any  discretion  for  the 
aid of such sufferings as this;  and it would 
be of no use to send messages of condolence. 
So the burden of relieving tins  and  similar 
iistresses is  thrown  upon  private  benevo­
lence,  and it comes just at a time when  the 
people most likely to give are  the  least  ac­
cessible.  But those who are on  hand  have 
shown  their  willingness  to  do  what  they 
can.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of tiie State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  15,  1886.

Associated Associations of Michigan.
F irst Meeting, At Grand Rapids, Tuesday, September 21. 
Those  intending  to   be  present  should  notify  Th e 
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. S. H obart;  Treasurer, J. F. Clark.
Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of  Che­
President. A. W.  West gate:  Vice-President,  H.  Cham­

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

South  A nn  and  Kast  Jordan  Business 

Men’s Association.

President, A. Ë. Pickard ;  Secretary, John  Lung; Treas­

urer, John Cham berlain.

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, 
Montague.
Business Men’s Protective As’n of Kingsley. 
President.  Jas.  Broderick;  Vice-President.  A.  G.  Ed­
wards;  Secretary, Geo. W. C haufty;  Treasurer, H. P. 
Whipple.

Luther Protei 
•tive  Association. 
President,  W.  B.  Pool; 
Vice-President,  R.  M. Smith 
Secretary. Jas. M.  Verit
y;  Treasurer. Geo. Osborne.
Lowell  Business  Men’s  Protective  Ass’n 
President. N. B. Blain;  Vice-President, John Giles;  Sec 
retary, Frank T. King;  Treasurer, CUns. 1). Pease.
Sturgis  Business  Men’s Association. 
President, Henry S. Church;  Vice-President, H.  L. 

thony;  Secretary and Treasurer,  Win. Jorn.

Traverse City  Business Men's  Association 
President.  F rank  H am ilton;  Secretary,  C.  T.  Locli 
wood;  Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.
Ionia  Business  Men’s Protective Ass’n. 
President, Wm. E. Kelsey;  Vice-President, H. M. Lewi; 
Secretary, Fred. Cutler, Jr.
Business Men’s Protective Ass’n of Saranac 
President,  Geo.  A.  P otts;  Secretary,  P.  T. W illiams 
Treasurer, S. M. Crawford.

Elk Rapids Rusiiiess Men’s Protective As’n 
President, J. J. McLaughlin;  Secretary,  C.  L.  Martin 
Treasurer, A. B. Conklin.
Man ton’s  Business  Men’s Association.
President. F.  A. Jenison;  Secretary, R. Fuller;  Trea 

urer, J. C. Bostick.

Ovid  Business Men’s Association. 
President, C. H. -Hunter;  Secretary, Lester Cooley.
Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association.
President.  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec 
retary  and Treasurer. 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  Hairy  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 X p. m.

ssident, John Katz;  Secretary, Chas. Velile; Treas- 

Grand  Rapids  Rutchers’ Union.
, Joseph Sehlaus.
tStT*  Subscribers and others,  when writing 
to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub­
lisher bv  mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisement in the columns of  this papei.

A  FOURTH  YEAR.

With this  issue, T he  Tradesman  com­
pletes its third year of  publication  and  en­
ters upon a fourth year  under  most  favor­
able auspices.  Although the recipient of an 
exceptional  subscription  patronage  a  year 
ago,  it  has  made  marked  advance  in  that 
direction during the past twelve-month, and 
it  is  the  ardent  hope  of  the  publishers 
that  The  T radesman  may  continue  to 
grow  in  the good  graces  of the retail trade 
of  Michigan.

Ward could equal  the  confusion  and  reck­
lessness with which the  finances of the dio­
cese were administered.  It broke the hearts 
of both the  well-meaning  but  incompetent 
priests when the results  of  their  financier­
ing were  brought  home  to  them,  and  the 
Archbishop resigned his diocese.  The lend­
ers,  of  course,  were  all  Catholics  who 
seemed to  have  thought the  Purcells could 
coin  money  to  meet  their  obligations  as 
some wise New Yorkers must have thought 
of Ferd.  Ward; aud  their  losses by the col­
lapse of the  operations / have  soured  them 
against the church itself.  At a recent meet­
ing they called  upon  the  assignees  of  the 
Purcell estate to collect from the new Arch­
bishop  rents for  the  use  of  the  cathedral 
and other churches  built  with their money; 
and they also demanded the entire exclusion 
of  bishops  and  priests  from  the  manage­
ment of secular  concerns  of  any kind. 
In 
view of this case and that of the  Augustine 
Fathers,  at  Lawrence,  Mass.,  it  certainly 
would  be  better  for  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church to forbid  its  priesthood to use their 
great influence  with the  laity  for  the pro­
motion of any financial enterprise.

Butter Inspector Howe, of Chicago, claims 
that he lias  at last  discovered a  process by 
which genuine  butter can be  distinguished 
from the spurious  article.  The  material to 
be experimented upon  is  placed  in a glass 
tube and submerged in water, which is then 
slowly heated to  a  temperature  of  105 de­
grees Fahrenheit.  This causes a separation, 
the heavier parts sinking to the bottom. 
In 
genuine butter  the  sediment is  white, con­
sisting of  salt, caseine  and  natural constit­
uents,  while tire oil on  top is perfectly clear 
and transparent. 
In  the  artificial,  the  oily 
substance is dense and opaque.

The  Tradesman and the Denver Retail 
Grocer are the  only  trade  journals  in  the 
West  pertaining  to  the  grocery  business 
which are not  “house organs”—that is, pub­
lications bound hand and foot to  some  job­
bing house,  which  dictates  their  opinions, 
revises their quotations  and  interprets  the 
state of the market in accordance  with  the 
requirements of  its  stock.  The  East  lias 
several notable exceptions to  this  rule, but 
the two journals above named are  the  only 
exponents  of  independence  west  of  the 
Ohio river.

Cole & Chapel,  the Ada  general  dealers, 
write Th e  T radesman that the merchants 
of that place contemplate  the  organization 
of an association. 
It is  to  be  hoped  that 
that  they  will  put  the  organization  into 
operation before the State convention.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Hobart Brink succeeds Clias.  F.  Heinzel- 

ntann in the manufacture of wagons.

John P.  Osting has sold his  grocery busi­
ness at 451 Jefferson avenue to Fred.  Leav­
enworth.

C. I.  Clapp  has  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at Otsego.  Cody,  Ball  &  Co.  fur­
nished the stock.

Peter S.  Haney  &  Co.  have  engaged  in 
the grocery business  at Hastings.  Hawkins 
&  Perry furnished the stock.

C. W. Caskey has engaged in the grocery 
business at Harbor Springs.  Bulkley, Lem­
on & Hoops furnished the stock.

John  J.  Saurs,  book-keeper  for  Cody, 
Ball & Co., and Ed. Winchester,  for several 
years  with  C. C.  Comstock,  have  formed a 
copartnership under the firm  name of Win­
chester & Saurs and purchased  the  grocery 
stock  of  Wagner  &  Clark,  corner  East 
Bridge and Lafayette streets.

D.  P. Clay  has  sold  his  handsome  resi­
dence  on  the  corner  of  Jefferson  avenue 
and Washington  street  to  the  Fourth  Na­
tional bank, the consideration being §62,000. 
The bank has turned  the  property  over  to 
D. A.  Blodgett for §60,000,  who  will  take 
possession  as  soon  as  Mr.  Clay  vacates. 
This sale, coupled with the disposal  of  his 
block for §40,000, enables him to extinguish 
§102,000 worth of  his  indebtedness,  which 
fact  will  be  hailed  with  pleasure  among 
business men everywhere.  Mr.  Clay’s next 
move will probably  be  to  effect  a  sale  of 
some  fifty  million  feet  of  standing  pine, 
which is estimated to be worth four  dollars 
a thousand,  and which,  in  the  event  of  a 
sale, will further reduce his liabilities to tiie 
extent  of §200,000.  Opinions as to whether 
he will be able to pull  through  his  present 
difficulties differ,  but  all  agre#  that  if  he 
can dispose of  his  property without  sacri­
fice,  he will be able to pay  every creditor in 
full and still have a handsome fortune  left.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Edward Carter, grocer  at  Whitewood,  is 

G.  W. Hatch,  general dealer at Morley,  is 

dead.

closing out.

Miss Emma Rood,  grocer aud  milliner  at 

Oakley,  has sold out.

Haven, has sold out.

Dennis  Lafergy, general  dealer  at  New 

Mrs. D.  H.  Francis,  dry goods  dealer at 

Kalamazoo,  has sold out.

A.  Hotchkiss & Co.,  crockery  dealers  at 

Kalamazoo,  have 3old out.

Chas.  W. Reed  succeeds  A.  Reed  in  the 

grocery business at Owosso.

R.  G.  Bruce,  general  dealer  at  Bellaire, 

has removed to East Jordan.

Eaton  Bros,  succeed  J. W.  Clark  in  the 

dry goods business at Detroit

Abram  Mapes  succeeds  F. S. Webber in 

the grocery business at Mendon.
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F. II. Mott succeeds  Mott & Fenn in  the 

grocery business at Battle Creek.

B.  O’Rork,  grocer  at  Battle Creek,  lias 

been closed on chattel  mortgage.

Shotwell Bros,  succeed  E.  A.  Young  in 

the drug business at Mt.  Clemens.

McLean & Long succeed A.  B.  Clough  in 

the grocery business  at Chesaning.

H.  W.  Holcomb  succeeds  Orrin  Wardell 

in tiie grocery business at Detroit.

W.  E.  West  succeeds  West &  West  in 

tiie grocery business at Grand Ledge.

D.  Stem & Co.  succeed  J.  B.  Lehman  in 

the boot and shoe business at Allegan.

L.  B. Roberts  succeeds  Roberts  &  Stew­

art in the grocery business at Decatur.

J.  C.  Bradley  succeeds  Myers  &  Co.  in 

the drug and grocery business at Camden.

F.  A.  Smiley,  hardware  dealer  at  Addi­

son, has been closed on chattel  mortgage.

J.  E.  Bergeron,  general  dealer  at  Nor­
way,  has removed his stock to  Iron  Moun­
tain.

A.  S.  Frye is the name  of  the  party who 
has purchased the Chris Pfeife general stock 
at Lake.

R. B. Jennings has sold his  general stock 
at New Troy  and  removed  to Ashvilie, N. 
C.,  where he is chiefly  employed in recruit­
ing his health.

D.  C.  lligley,  the  Kalamazoo  general 
dealer,  has purchased the  general  stock  of 
Clement  &  Palmer,  at Gobleville,  and will 
continue  the business.

Elliott  McMichael  has  retired  from  the 
firm of McMichael Bros.,  dealers  in  grocer­
ies and sawlogs  at  Manton.  The  business 
will be continued by Jas.  McMichael.

F.  L.  Auderson,  the  Saranac  boot  and 
shoe dealer,  writes  T he  T radesman  that 
the report  that  he  proposes  retiring  from 
business to accept a position on the  road  is 
without  foundation.

L. M.  Handy, whose drug stock  at  Man* 
celona was partially burned  during  the  re- 
recent conflagration at that place,  has  com­
missioned  the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug 
Co. to render the stock complete.

Wm.  Harris has-sold  his  store  building 
and residence at Chase to Maddon G. Smith, 
of Flint,  to give possession January 1,1887, 
and  he  is  closing  out  his  entire  stock  at 
cost,  when  he  expects  to  remove  from 
Chase.

Chas.  Stroebe,  the  Ferrysburg  general 
dealer,  who lias served Uncle Sam  as  post­
master  since  18(58,  will  shortly  turn  the 
office over to other hands.  This will  enable 
him  to  give  more  attention  to  his  patent 
fire escape.

T he  T radesman is authorized  to  state 
that tiie report recently circulated  to the ef 
feet that “C.  E.  Monroe succeeds Monroe & 
Ricketson in general  trade  at  Bonanza”  i 
without foundation.  The firm has not  dif 
solved  and  does  not  contemplate  such 
action.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Jos. A.  Grieshaber succeeds  B.  Griesha 
her  in  the  manufacturer  of  gold  pens  at 
Detroit.

John Major  succeeds  Major & Baxter  in 
the ownership of  the  Star Brass  Works at 
Detroit.

Mancelona Herald:  Mancelona  holds out 
great inducements to  any man  or  company 
who  will establish  manufactories  to  work 
up the vast  tracts of  hardwood  in its vicin 
ity.  Grounds wiil be  donated and  all pos 
sible assistance rendered.

STRAY  FACTS.

F.  H.  Calcott & Co.,  tailors  at  Marshall, 

have sold out.

Mary J.  Porter succeeds S.  Landon in the 

hotel business at  Edmore.

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A.  L.  Holt, Agt.,  furniture dealer at Port 

Huron, is about selling out.

N.  Slaght succeeds N.  Slaght & Co.  in the 

lumber business at Hobart. 

Henry Clever succeeds W.  II.  Tomlinson 

in the bakery business at Nashville.

W. E.  Godfrey succeeds  Geo.  F.  Rogers 

in the restaurant business at Jackson.

Robt. J.  Marsh  succeeds  Marsh  &  Rio- 

pelle in the bottling business at Detroit.

Chas. E.  Bell succeeds Bell  &  Blohm  in 

the tobacco and cigar business  at Evart.

Frank Landes  succeeds F.  A.  Griswold 
in the furniture business  at Brockway Cen­
ter.

The Porter Cole Co.,  at Jackson, lias fail­
ed.  The corporation had a  paid-in  capital 
of §25,000.

Cram  &  Whitford,  sawmill  operators  at 
Undine, recently suffered  partial  loss,  but 
were fullyinsured.

Fred  Branstedt  has  sold  the  Chicago 
Bakery, at Muskegon,  to  Geo.  Hirschman 
and Herman Stumff.

A.  D.  Paige, proprietor of the Acmo Bot­
tling  Works,  at  Battle  Creek,  has  been 
closed on chattel mortgage.

A.  L.  Stebbins  has  been  appointed  re­
ceiver in the matter of the Scranton & Wat­
son Lumber Co., at Detroit.

H.  L.  Chapman,  of  Marcelius,  will  com­
mence work on a foundry and machine shop 
at White Pigeon this week.

The  Louis  Reed  Cooperage  Co., at  De­
troit,  lias  filed  amended  articles, changing 
its name to the  Detroit Cooperage Co.

W.  N.  Camp  has  sold  his  yeamery  at 
Ionia to F.  Cutler & Son, who  took  posses­
sion  September  1.  The  price  paid  was 
§7,000.

Allegan Gazette:  The  millinery firm  of 
Church & Parsons is  dissolved  and  is  suc­
ceeded by Parsons & Heffron,  who  will add 
dressmaking to the former business.

H.  J.  Marsh,  postmaster  at  Marsh ville, 
has  been  robbed  a  second  time  in  six 
months,  and some people are  so  uncharita­
ble as to think that Mr. Marsh knows  more 
^han he ought to about both robberies.

NEIL'S  CARRIAGE PAINTS

A ¡Rapid Seller- 

Splendid Profit.

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

Acme White Lead a i Color Works,- Sole Manufacturers, Detroit.

POTATOES!

OAR  LOTS  A. “SPECIALTY.”

Lont

We offer Best Facilities, 
fully to Cars Consigned to us.
THOMPSON  ATTENDS  P E I i S i L Y ^ O M L U ^  
P K r c ^ c S TBEEraP E N i)E D :n p (V ?R w ? I nr.E5 ^  f’>Hy post.-.!. 
pr‘cesV e S ? s r n‘sSo,li',uJi
ket.

References given when requested.

Experience.  Watchful  Attention.  Attend  Faith- 

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166  SOUTH  W A TER  ST.,

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WM.  Hi THOMPSON &  GO., Comino Mer
<&  C O .,

CHICAGO,

Valley  Fruit  House
And  COMMISSION  MERCHANTS,
CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED.  tB S t B S g lM , M lCll.

Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits.
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Reference:  Banks of E ast Saginaw. 

O R D ER

Our Leader Smoking  Our Leader Fine Cut 

16c per pound. 

33c per pound.

Our Leader Skcrts,  Our Leader Cigars, 

16c per pound. 

$30 per M.
Tli©  B est  in   tli©  W o rld .

Clark, Jew ell  &  Co.,

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SOLE  AGENTS  FOR 

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

O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.”

P E R K I  NS  Sc  HESS,
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

NOS.  133  ami  134  LOUIS STREET. GRANO  RAPIOS. MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A  STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

E .  

F

ALLAS ,

Makes a Specialty of

Butter and Eggs, Lemons and Oranges,

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

No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale.  Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers use 

CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.

97

and 99 Canal Street,

50 cents each.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Order a sample case of

HONEY BEE COFFEE.

PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER,

Equal to the Best in the market.

Wholesale 

, 

Grocers,

59  Jefferson  ave., Detroit, Mich..

POTATOES.

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

Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker. 

EARL  BROS.,  Commission  M erchants.

157 S. W ater St-, ORicago, xnn
ice:  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK.

Reference:

.

OBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.,

120 M ichigan St., O lllcago, T i l  

W e m ake th e  follow ing brands:

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

Country  Talk, Mermaid» it w ill float, Silver Brick, Daisy, 

W hite Prussian; Glycerine Family, Napkin, Royal.

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

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

Write me for Prices. 

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The scientific  people  are  busying  them­
selves about  the matter by vamping  up  old 
theories  about  the  cause  of  earthquakes, 
and by asking very urgently for  exact  data 
as to the time  and  direction  of  the  shock. 
The former are threshed  straw  to  all  who 
have paid any attention  to  the  matter;  of 
what use the latter  will  be,  except  as  the 
material for a sort of scientific  coroner’s in­
quest,  we do not know.  The  most  signifi­
cant fact elicited thus far is that some  time 
after the shocks there was a shower of peb­
bles within the limits of  Charleston.  Does 
this mean that somewhere in that neighbor­
hood there was a  violent  ejection  of  such 
pebbles from a  fissure  made  by the  earth­
quake? 
It also was observed in  this  case, 
as in the much more stupendous earthquake 
in New Zealand  a  few  weeks  previously, 
that atmospneric  disturbance  preceded  the 
shocks. 
In  New  Zealand  they were  ac­
companied by the  most  violent  of  thunder, 
storms.

Tiie coming year promises  to  be  unusu­
ally  eventful  to  the  trade  of  this  State. 
The  organization  of  local  associations  is 
destined to work more or less  improvement 
in the present  methods  of  merchandizing, 
in  wliich  work  the  State  organization  is 
likely  to  play  no unimportant part.  Con­
scious that a higher degree of business integ­
rity and a reformation of trade abuses could 
only  be  brought  about  through  concerted 
action,  T he  T radesman  was  the  first 
trade  journal  in  the  West  to espouse  the 
cause of organization,  and the  result  of  its 
work in this direction is  manifested  in  the 
forty  associations  now  existing  in 
this 
State, and ihe prospective formation  of  the 
The first convention of Michigan business 
first  State  organization  yet  established  in 
men,  which  assembles  in  this  city  next 
this country.  With such a record to  which 
Tuesday,  promises to be  the  most  notable 
gathering  of  the  kind  ever  seen  in  this 
to refer,  and with a realizing sense  that  its 
State.  Composed  in  great  part  of  retail 
weekly visits are cordially welcomed in every 
merchants, and wholly of reputable business 
city,  town  and  hamlet  in  the  State,  T he 
men,  the convention  owes  it  to  itself  and 
T radesman  has  good  ground  for  the  be­
the important  branches  of  trade  it  repre­
lief that the future  is  pregnant  with  even 
sents to weigh  every  measure  brought  be-
fore it with candor and  discretion  and give
greater results than the  past,  and  that  th
time is not far distant when  it  can  extendiitS sanctiou  to  8uch  meth°ds  only as  will
tend to the advancement of the interests  of
its following to localities in which it is now 
In a  body make  up 
the trade as a whole. 
comparatively unknown.
so miscellaneously there will  necessarily be 
conflicting  opinions,  and  not  a  few  will 
come to  ride  their  hobbies,  but  the  good 
sense of the convention will undoubtedly be 
exercised in such a way as to  avoid  antago­
nisms  and  unite  upon  a  plan  of  action 
which cannot fail to exert  a beneficial influ­
ence over the  trade  and  all  who  come  in 
contact with the trade.

THE  COMING  CONVENTION.

OUTLINING  A PROGRAMME.

As  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Pro­
gramme for the coming State convention,  the 
editor of  T he  Tradesman  wrote  Frank 
Hamilton,  of Traverse City,  asking  him  to 
preside atthe opening session of the meeting. 
Mr. Hamilton was selected for the position for 
the reason that he was the first president of 
the  first  business  men’s  association  organ­
ized in  Michigan  and  was  also  the first to 
suggest a State  organization,  which sugges­
tion was made through the  columns of  this 
paper. 
In response  to the  invitation above 
referred to, Mr. Hamilton replied as follows, 
under date of September II:

Dear Sir—Yours of  the 9th  at hand. 
I 
will act as chairman for the  session named.
I hope to see the organization placed upon 
a good basis—a  broad  platform—with  suf-

A large body of  Roman Catholics  in Cin­
cinnati is agitated over the question whether 
they are ever to be repaid any of the moneys 
loaned the late Archbishop  Purcell, of  Cin­
cinnati, and  employed  by  him in  the erec­
tion of schools, churches and monasteries in 
that  diocese.  The  Archbishop  and  his 
brother,  who  managed the  business, do not 
seem to have  had  even an  elementary idea 
of the nature of such transactions.  Nothing 
in recent finance except the firm of  Grant &

2>ruo8 8L flftebicines

S ta le  B oard   o f  P h a rm a cy . 

One Year—F. H. J. VanEm ster, Bay City. 
Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Three Years—Jam es  Vernor, Detroit.
Four Years—O ttm ar Eberbaoli, Ann Arbor. 
Five Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
President—O ttm ar  Eberbaeh.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next Meeting—At Lansing, November 3.

M ich ig a n   State  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  A ss’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—F rank Xnglis, Detroit.
S e c re ta ry —S. K.  P a rk e ll, O wosbo.
T reasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. 
Executive  Comm ittee—Jacob  Jesson,  Geo.  Gundrum, 
r nnal Kecretarv—Will L. W hite, G rand Rapids.
Next Place of Meeting—At Grand Rapids,  Tuesday,  Oc­
tober 12,1886. 
______________________
G rand  R a p id s  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S ociety. 

F rank W ells, F. W. R. P erry and John E. Peck, 

.___

_ 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1881.

P resident—F rank J. W urzburg.
Vice-President—Wm. L. W lute.
Secretary—F rank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry  B. Fairchild.
^-President  and  Seo-
Board of  Censors—President,  \  ii
Board of Trustees—The President,  Wm.  H.  \  an  Leeu- 
wem l Jae^W atts,W m . E. W hite and Wm.  L.  W hite. 
Com m ittee on Pharm acy—M. B.  kim m ,  H.  E.  Locher
Comm ittee on^rade^M atters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair-
Com m ittee ^"L egislation—Jast 1). Lacey,  Isaac W atts
R egular  Meetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in  each
A ^ u a n ie e tin g —F irst Thursday evening in November. 
Next-Meeting—Thursday evening, Get. 7, a t T h e  Trades 
______ __

MAN office. 

D e tr o it  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S ociety. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
F irst V ice-President—F rank  inglis.
Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen.
A ssistant Secretary and T reasurer—H. McRae. 
Annual Meeting—F irst W ednesday in June.
R egular Meetings—F irst W ednesday in each  m onth.
J a c k so n   C ou n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  A ss’n.

President—R. F. Latim er.
Vice-President—C. 1>. Colwell.
Secretary—F.  A. King.
,  ~  _r
Ft*p?i«surer—C l a E .  H unipnrpy• 
Board of Censors—Z. W. W aldron, C. E' Foot  and C# H.
A m m ailleeting—F irst Thursday ^  November.
Regular Meetings—F irst Thursday in each  m onth.
S a g in a w   C ou n ty  P h a rm a ce u tic a l  S o ciety.
President—Jay   Smith.
F irst Vice-President—W. H. ^ arnall.
Second Vice-President—R. Brüske.
Secretary—D. E. Prall.
Treasurer—H. Melchers. 
Com m ittee on Trade M atters-W . B. Moore, H  O  H am­
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday  afternoon  in 
____

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

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M u sk egon   « r u g   C lerk s’  A sso cia tio n .

President—I. C.  Terry.
Vice-President—D. A. Schumacher.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. P. Glover. 
R egular Meetings—Second  and  fourth  Wednesday  of 
Next Meeting—W ekncsday evening. Sept. 22.

each m onth. 

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O cean a C ou n ty P h a rm a ce u tic a l S ociety.

President—F. W. F in ch e r...........
Vice-President—F. W. VanW lckle 
Secretary—F rank Cady. 
Treasurer—E. A. W right.

A  Self  Measuring  Bottle  for  Counting 

Drops.

All those who have had to make chemical 
analyses or prepare pharmaceutical products 
well know how difficult  it  is  to  accurately 
measure the number  of  drops  of  a  liquid 
that it is desired to add  to  another  one,  in 
small  quantity,  in  a  precise  and  definite 
proportion.  A  pharmacist  of  Chalon-sur- 
Saone, lias  devised  a  very  practical  drop­
counting bottle,  says La Nature.

The stopper has in its lower part two  op­
posite grooves, which  are  of  equal  dimen­
sions, and which widen slightly from top to 
bottom.  One of these  communicates  with 
an aperture,  in the neck of  the  bottle,  that 
is provided witli a metallic  nozzle,  and  the 
other witli  an  aperture  in  the  neck,  that 
should he at  least  4  mm.  in  diameter,  in 
order to make the operation  of  the  appaia- 
tus regular.

In order to use the bottle, the  grooves  in 
the stopper must  he  brought  opposite  the 
apertures in the neck; the bottle must be in­
verted in order to expel sucli air  bubbles  as 
may remain enclosedin the groove,  and  must 
then be held m a slanting position and so that 
the nozzle shall  be  beneath and  its extrem­
ity be horizontal. 
If the drop does not make 
its appearance at once  the  bottle  must  be 
gently shaken.

Che liquid,  finding  an  exit  through  the 
aperture in the nozzle,  falls  drop  by  drop 
by virtue of its own weight,  and  air  enters 
the bottle through the aperture,  in  measure 
as the dropping proceeds.

If we turn the stopper (which may be com­
pared  to  a  quarter-circle  cock-plug),  the 
grooves no longer being  in  communication 
witli the apertures, the bottle  will  be  her­
metically closed.  Attention is called to the 
form of the nozzle, which contains an  aper­
ture 6  mm.  in  length,  that  communicates 
with a very divergent cone. 
It  is  this  lat­
ter that constitutes the principal part  of  the 
instrument  since  it  lias  a  great  influence 
upon the regularity  with  which  the  liquid 
flows.

As the entire conical  surface  is  immedi­
ately wet, every drop lias the  same  weight 
as the first,  and the drops detach themselves 
better,  and  never  run  over  the  external 
edges,  as  they  do  in  most  of  the  drop- 
counters that have hitherto been constructed.
T h e nozzle may be changed,  as  there  are 
four different models  of  it  that  answer  to 
the  various  requirements  of  therapeutical 
preparations.  There  is  one  for  distilled 
water and aqueous solutions,  one for  lauda­
num, land one for tinctures or alcoholic  pre­
parations.

Testing American and Canadian Oils.
rom the Bradford Era.
Four lamps  and  one  candle,  all  lighted, 
ood in  a row,  last  evening,  on a  mantel 
ece in the Oil Exchange.  Each lamp was 
.id to contain a  different sample of refined 
1.  American  110  deg.,  ditto  headlight, 
ima  and  Canadian  being  the brands rep- 
sented.  Each  incomer  was  requested to 
>int out the  lamp in  whicli  Lima  oil  was 
iming,  and most of them failed, or hit up- 
i  it  by accident.  The  color  of  the  oils 
tried from water-white to deep amber,  but 
the casual observer there was no apparent 
igrees in the brightness  of  the  respective 
unes. 
It  was  an  interesting  but  hardly 
i exhaustive test
Ginger beer,  in some of  the stages of fer- 
entation,  is said to be  very unwholesome.

Official Programme  of the  Coming  Phar­

maceutical Convention.

Dikeman.

F IR S T   D A Y — F IR ST   SESSION,  2 P.  M.

1.  Meeting called to  order  by President.
2.  Prayer by Rev. Chas.  Fluhrer.
3.  Roll call.
47  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. in.

SECOND  D A Y — 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  I’.  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  nouse, 
tendered by the Grand Rapids  Pharmaceuti­
cal Society.

THIRD  D A Y — FIN A 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.

The Michigan Peppermint Crop. 

Albert M. Todd in Drug Reporter.

As great interest is attached at present to 
I 
the outlook  for  peppermint  production, 
would say that  the distillation  of  the  new 
crop of peppermint is delayed by rains. The 
old crop lias been  distilled,  having been the 
poorest  crop  on  record.  We  have  had  a 
number of rains during the past two weeks, 
which will improve the  new  crop  from the 
critical  position  in  which tlie  drought has 
placed it.  On  account  of  these  rains  the 
distillation of the new crop will  be delayed, 
in hopes of  an improvement  in its  growth.
I enclose  extracts  from  letters from  two 
well-known  farmers  of  Wayne county,  N. 
Y., just received.

Under date of August 24,  Mr. Henry Jen­
nings writes:  Reports from  the  north part 
of the county are  that mint is running poor, 
one  twelve  acre  piece  yielding  hut.  three 
pounds to the acre, and it seems to be talked 
around that mint hasn’t oiled as well as usual. 
What I have run (south of Lyons) however, 
lias done as well as last year.”

Under  date  of  August  26,  Mr.  Chas. E. 
Fellows  writes:  “The  territdrry  of  mint 
planted in our  immediate  vicinity,  I should 
say is 25  per  cent,  greater  than  last  year. 
The  yield south of  Lyons is  passably fair, 
north of Lyons  very  poor,  growing  poorer 
going toward the lake.  New  mint  light on 
the ground;  that  planted very  early,  good; 
that  planted  late,  very poor;  will  average 
light per  acre,  although  running  fair  from 
tubs.”
Owing to the recent  change in the weath­
er, distillation can hardly be completed until 
October,  although  it  may mostly be  accom­
plished by the last of September.

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
M u s k e g o n ,  Sept.  12,  1886. 

Editor Mic h ig a n Tradesm an :
D ear  Sir—The  regular  semi-monthly 
meeting  of  the  M.  D.  C. A.  was  held  on 
the 8th  inst.,  all the members being present 
excepting  two.  Owing  to  the  absence  of 
the  President,  Vice-President  Schumacher 
officiated and called the  meeting  to  order. 
Mr.  P.  VanDiense  was  appointed  critic. 
The minutes of the preceeding  meeting and 
a  few  communications  were  read.  There 
being no papers,  the balance of the  evening 
was passed in social  conversation,  and  dis­
cussions on  various  drugs  and  chemicals. 
A. E.  Gebhard,  a former drug clerk  of  this 
city,  and late  of  Salt Lake City, was  pres­
ent and took  a  lively interest  in  the  pro­
ceedings.  After  the  critic’s  report  was 
heard, the  meeting adjourned until the 22d.

L.  B.  G l o v e r ,  Secy.

Adulterated Powdered Ginger.

A  correspondent  writes 

the  Bottler's 
Gazette to ascertain  where  pure  powdered 
ginger can be obtained.  He  lias  found  all 
his purchases to be very  week  and  is  cur­
ious to know  the  cau#e.  The  Gazette  re­
plies as follows:

There is quite a demand for the  exhaust­
ed giuger as it comes from the hands of  ex­
tract  manufacturers.  A  leading  bottlers’ 
extract maker recently informed us that  he 
disposed of all  his  refuse  ginger  to  spice 
mills, who use it to adulterate  their  goods. 
This may account  for  our  friend’s  “ weak 
ginger.”  A first-class drug miller,  who has 
positive instructions to  fumish  a  pure  ar­
ticle, will do so.  The demand  for  adulter­
ated goods is so general that  it  lias  almost 
displaced the prime and unsophisticated  ar­
ticle; hence the  similarity  of  the  grade  of 
the purchases.

Obeying Instructions.

Doctor—Aii! looking badly y eti see.  You 
have  evidently  not  been  following  my in­
structions about taking exercise.

Patrick—Yes; I walked  Half  a  mile yes­

terday.

“Good.  You remember  I  told  you that 
you must always have some  object in  view 
when  you walk  so as  to  get your mind off 
your troubles. 
1 hope you made yesterday’s 
outing a matter of business  of  some kind.”
“Yis; I went and bought a cemetery lot.”

The Drug Market.

Opium is a little firmer abroad and is likely 
to advance in  this  country.  Other  staples 
are  steady.  Business  and  collections  are 
both fairly good.

Miscellaneous Drug Notes.

In Baltimore the drug stores are closed on 

Sundays.

An English  exchange  states  that  white 

shellac is best preserved in water.

A plea- is being made for an  international 

homoeopathic pharmacopoeia. *

English  pharmacists  are  discussing  the 
propriety of giving customers copies of pre­
scriptions.

Men sleeping in hams where hyoscyamus 
is mixed with the hay,  awake  usually  with 
violent headache,

Red ants will never be found in closets or 
drawers if a small bag  of  sulphur  be  kept 
in these  places.

Those  who  collect  white  hellebore  are 
sometimes caused  to  vomit  violently  from 
the emanations of the drug.

Rape oil does not effect brass; seal oil has 
the least and olive oil the most  effect, on  it 
when used as lubricants.

All animal and vegetable oils contain acid 
in a greater or less degree.  Sometimes  the 
acidity is derived from  the  materials  from 
which the oil is extracted.

The  American  Pharmacist says  that  a 
cheap and effective disinfectant can be made 
by dissolving a bushel of salt in a barrel  of 
water,  and witli this water slack a barrel  of 
iiine.  This forms a mixture of chlorides  of 
lime,  which may be used  freely  in  cellars, 
outhouses,  etc.

A writer in an exchange  states  that  cer­
tain odors have the property of making cag­
ed birds sing,  although these pets may have 
obstinately refused  to  previously  modulate 
a note. 
It is to be regretted that these won­
derful  perfumes  were  not  named  for  the 
benefit of its readers.

A New Discovery in  Making  Alcohol.
A correspondent of the Baltimore  Manu­
facturers’ Record  writes  as  follows  from 
Nashville,  Tenn.:

I wish to call your attention to a  remark­
able discovery 1 have  made  in  my  labora­
tory. 
I  have  succeeded  in  making  grain 
alcohol  out  of  the  volatile  hydrocarbon 
gases given  off  from  coke  ovens,  natural 
gas wells,  non-condensible gases from char­
coal ovens,  etc.,  as  well  as  out  of  liquid 
hydrocarbons, 
such  as 
turpentine,  etc. 
This is ail done without waste of  chemicals 
■—capable  of  operation 
in  a  commercial 
way. 
Its  ’effect  on  the  alcohol  industry 
will be incalculable.

Mills &  Goodman, Props.

Mm  Drug  E x to p .
WANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 
pharmacists or assistants,who are sober, 
honest,  industrious  and  willing  to  work  on 
moderate salary.
\JTT ANTED—Partner with from #1,000 to #3,000 
i i  
to  take  part  interest  in  line  stock  in 
growing town of about  1,800 inhabitants.  Must 
be live business man and capable of taking en­
tire charge of store.
[7>OR SALE—Stock of al»out #1.700 in town of 
U  800 inhabitants.  Doing tine  business.
i |H)R SALE—Very desirable  stock  of  about 
#2,000  in  town  of  1,100  inhabitants.  No 
dead stock.
IpOR  SALE—Finest chance in Western Mich- 
iiran.  Stock of about  #3,500.  Population 
’ 
of town, #1,300.
ITtOR SALE—Stock of about #2,500 in town of 
1  1,300 inhabitants.  Can be  bought  at  lib­
eral discount.
f70R  SALE—Neat and paying stock of about 
.  #1,000 In town of 800 inhabitants.
f jiOU  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 a live  man.  Will  sell 
lor #2,000 cash.  Reason for selling,  ill  health 
of senior partner.
FTVjR SALE—Stock of  about  #J.+00  in  small 
town in midst of fine farming region.  Do 
flue business.
IriOR  SALE—Very desirable  stock  of about 
1  #3,600 in town of 2,200.
I X)R SALE—Stock of #1,500 in northern lum­
■ ASO—Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 
of which we will furnish  on  application.
I’m  O DRUGGISTS—Wishing to  secure  clerks 
A  we will furnish the address and  full  par­
ticulars oLthose on our list  free.

bering town of 600.

An Enterprising House.

The  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug Co. can  al­
ways be relied upon not only to carry in  stock 
toe best of drugs, but have secured the agency 
for Dr. Pete's 3a-cent Cough  Cure, which  they 
warrant.  It  will  cure  all  Throat,  Lung  and 
Chest diseases, and lias the reputation of being 
the best Cough cure ever  discovered  for Con­
sumption.

GX2TS2XTG HOOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, (irand Rapids, Mich.

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WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

Acetic, No.  8.................................
9 © 10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)........ 30 © 35
35 © 38
Carbolic........................ "...............
70 © 75
Citric.............................................
3 © 5
Muriatic 18 deg.............................
11 © 12
Nitric 36 deg.................................
Oxalic............................................ 10 © 12
8 © 4
Sulphuric 66 deg...........................
Tartaric  powdered....................... 50 © 53
18
Benzoic,  English..................4? oz
12 © 15
Benzoic, German......... ................

AMMONIA.

BARKS.

BALSAMS.

Carbonate.............................. ¥
Muriate (Powd. 22c).......................
A qua 16 deg or  3f..........................
Aqua 18 deg or 4f..........................

12 © 14
14
3 © 5
4 © 6
40®45
Copaiba......................................... 
40
Fir.................................................. 
1 40
Peru............................................... 
Tolu............................................. •• 
45
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)........... 
11
18
Cinchona,  yellow........................  
Elm, select............................................ 
14
Elm, ground, pure........................  
15
Elm, powdered, pure.................... 
10
Sassafras, of root.......................... 
12
Wild Cherry, select....................... 
Bayberry  powdered.....................  
20
18
Hemlock powdered....................... 
30
Wahoo........................................... 
Soap  ground.................................  
12
Cubeb  prime (Powd 1 15c)........... 
©1  10
Juniper.........................................   6  ©  7
Prickly Ash...................................  50  ©  60

BERRIES.

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 25 ft boxes, 25c)... 
Licorice,  powdered, pure............  
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 ft doxes). 
Logwood, Is (25 ft  boxes).............. 
Lgowood, V4s 
do 
.............. 
Logwood, 
do 
.............. 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
.............. 
Fluid Extracts—25 $  cent, off list.

27
37V
9
12
13
15
14

FLOWERS.

GUMS.

©  15 
25 
30

Arnica..........................................
Chamomile,  Roman....................
Chamomile,  German..................
Aloes,  Barbadoes.......................... 
60©  75
Aloes, Cape (Powd  20c)................. 
13
50
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd  60c).........  
Ammoniac....................................  
28©  30
Arabic, powdered  select.............. 
90
Arabic, 1st picked........................  
90
Arabic,2d  picked.......................... 
85
70
Arabic,  3d picked.......................... 
Arabic, sifted sorts....................... 
56
15
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 28c)... 
Benzoin......................................... 
50@55
35©  27
Camphor.......................................  
Catechu. Is (V4 14c, J4s 16c)........... 
13
36©  40
Euphorbium powdered................. 
80
Galbanum strained....................... 
Gamboge.......................................  
80©  90
35
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45c)............  
Kino (Powdered, 30c).................... 
30
1 25
Mastic........................................... 
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... 
3  10
Opium, pure (Powd #4 40).............. 
25
Shellac, Campbell’s....................... 
Shellac,  English...........................  
22
Shellac, native..............................  
20
3d
Shellac bleached............................ 
Tragacanto...................................  30  @1 0(r

HERBS—IN   OUNCE  PACKAGES.

Hoarhound..................................
Peppermint................................
Rue...............................................
Spearmint...................................
Sweet Majoram...........................
Thyme.........................................
Wormwood.......................  ........

IRON.

LEAVES.

Citrate and  Quinine....................
Solution mur., for tinctures......
Sulphate, pure  crystal...............
Citrate.........................................
Phosphate...................................
Buehu, short (Powd 25c)..............
Sage, Italian, bulk ()4s at V4s, 12c)..
Senna,  Alex, natural..................
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.
Senna,  powdered........................
Senna tinnivelli...........................
Uva  Ursi......................................
Belledonna...................................
Foxglove......................................
Henbane......................................
Rose, red......................................

......25
...... 25
......40
......24
......35
......30
......25

4 00
20
7
65
13 ©  14
6
33 ©  35
50
25
30
10
35
30
35
2 35

LIQUORS.

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

MAGNESIA.

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

%

22
37
2 25
65

45 ©   50
45
1  80
50
3 00
1 42© 1 60

OILS.

Almond, sweet.............................
Amber, rectified..........................
Anise...........................................
Bay ^   oz......................................
Bergamont...................................
Castor..........................................
Croton............................................
Cajeput.........................................
Cassia............................................
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)......
Citronella....................................
Cloves............................................
Cod Liver, N. F ......................$1 gal
Cod Liver, best.......................
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 16
Cubebs, P. &  W.............................
Erigeron.......................................
Fireweed.......................................
Geranium  V oz.............................
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c)..
Juniper wood................................
Juniper berries.............................
Lavender flowers, French............
Lavender garden 
............
Lavender Bpike 
............
Lemon, new crop..........................
Lemon,  Sanderson's....................
Lemongrass................................
Olive,  Malaga............... ................
Olive, “Sublime  Italian  .............
Origanum, red flowers, French...
Origanum,  No. 1..........................
Pennyroyal...................................
Peppermint,  white.......................
Rose  $1 oz......................................
Rosemary, French (Flowers $1 50)
Salad, 
gal...................................
Savin.............................................
Sandal  Wood. German.................
Sandal Wood, W. I ........................
Sassafras.......................................
Spearmint....................................
Tansy............................................4 00
Tar (by gal 50c)..............................   10
Wintergreen..............................
Wormwood, No. l(Pure #4.00)......
Wormseed....................................

do 
do 

80
90©1 00 
2 75
1 25 
50
1  00 
<3 40©3 30 
8 00 
66
2 76 
1 00 
4 50 
7 00
45 
@7 50 
@4 25 
©  122 30
3 50 
2  00

POTASSIUM.

Bicromate..............................ft
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk...
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23e)............
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk......
Prussiate yellow

12©14 
37@40 
22 
3 00 
28

ROOTS.

Alkanet.........................................
Althea, out....................................
Arrow,  St. Vincent's....................
Arrow, Taylor’s, in )4s and Vis..,.
Blood (Powd 18c)...........................
Calamus,  peeled...........................
Calamus, German  white, peeled..
Elecampane, powdered.................
Gentian (Powd  16c).......................
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)...........  11  ©
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached........... 
Golden Seal (Powd 25c).................
Hellebore, white, powdered.........
Ipecac, Rio, powdered..................  
Jalap, powdered...........................
Licorice,  select (Powd 15)............
Licorice, extra select....................
Pink, true......................................
Rhei, from select to  ohoioe......... 1 00  ©1
Rhei, powdered E. 1.......................110  ©1
Rhei, choice cut  cubes................. 
2
Rhei, choice out fingers............... 
2
Serpentaria...................................
Seneka..........................................
Sarsaparilla,  Hondurus...............
Sarsaparilla, Mexican...................

•

1

2 15

 

2

6

©

©

©

do 

1  40

SEEDS.

do 
do 

do 
do 
do 

&u
2 00
40
 

334© 
4  © 
7  © 
4Vi©

2Vi© 
3  ©
4 Vi©
©

14
2 25  ©2 50 
2 00

15
25
20
17
5  © 6
4V4
4  ©
15  © 18
1 10
15
10
15

Squills, white (Powd 35c).............
Valerian, English (Powd 30c).......
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)...
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).............
Bird, mixed in ft  packages.........
Canary,  Smyrna...........................
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................
Cardamon, Malabar......................
Celery.................................
Coriander, Dest  English...............
Fennel................................
Flax, clean....................................
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3)4)......... .
Foenugreek, powdered.................
Hemp,  Russian............................
Mustard, white  Black 10c)...........
Quince..........................................
Rape, English................................ 
Worm,  Levant..............................
SPONGES.
Florida sheeos’ wool, carriage.
do 
do 
Nassau 
......
. . . .
do 
Velvet Ext  do 
do 
Extra Ye 
do 
......
dc 
.......
Grass 
do 
,for slate use...............
Hard ' 
...............
Yellow Reef. 
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alcohol, grain (bbl #2.20; $  gai__
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
13
Anodyne Hoffman’s.................
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution.........
Annatto 1 ft rolls..........................
Alum.................................... " y  ft
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c).............
Annatto, prime............................
Antimony, powdered,  com’i
.’
Arsenic, white, powdered............  6
Blue  Soluble.................................  
Bay  Rum, imported, best__2 75
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 
Balm Gilead Buds........................  
Beans,  Tonka................................. 
Beans, Vanilla.................. 7 00 @13 00
Bismuth, sub nitrate.......................... 
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)................. ..." 
50
Blue V itriol..............................   ‘ 
6©  7
9@10
Borax, refined (Powd  11c)....... " 
2 40
Cantharides. Russian  powdered. 
18
Capsicum  Pods, African.............. 
22
Capsicum Pods, African pow’d.. 
14
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ... 
Carmine, No. 40............................. 
400
Cassia Buds.................................." 
14
Calomel. American......................................75
Chalk, prepared drop...............ft
Chalk, precipitate English..........
12
Chalk,  red  fingers........................
Chalk, white lump..................." "
Chloroform,  Squibb’s..........
Colocynth apples.........................j
Chloral hydrate, German crusts . .
cryst...
Chloral 
Chloral 
Scherin’s  do  ...
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform..................................
Cinchonidia, P. & W....... 15
Clnchonidia, other brands......... 
9
Cloves (Powd 27o)..........................  25
Cochineal................................... "
Cocoa  Butter...........................
Copperas (by bbl  lc)..........
Corrosive Sublimate.................. ..
Corks. X and XX—40 off list........!
Cream Tartar, pure powdered......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 ft box..
Creasote........................................
Cudbear, prime...........................
Cuttle Fish Bone.......................... ’
Dextrine.......................................[
Dover’s  Powders..................... .
Dragon’s Blood Mass...................
Ergot  powdered...........................
Ether Squibb’s..............................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s........... 1
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1%).................... 
Ergot, fresh...................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S. P .............
Flake white...................................
Grains  Paradise...........................
Gelatine, Cooper’s........................
Gelatine. French..........................  45  ©
Glassware, flint, 70 & 10, by box 60 & 10 less
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis__
Glue,  cabinet.................................   12 @
17 
Glue, white......................................  16 @
28 
Glycerine, pure..............................   16 @
20 40 
Hops  V4s and 14s...........................  
25©
Iodoform $  oz..............................
40@i  no
Indigo.............................................   85
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......................................... 
8
Lime, chloride, (Vis 2s 10c & )4s 11c) 
Lupuline.......................................  
1 00
Lycopodium.:...................................... 
Mace..................................................... 
Madder, best  Dutch...................   12V4©  13
Manna, S.  F ................................... 
1 00
Mercury................................................  
Morphia, sulph., P. & W....... $  oz  2 15@2 35
Musk, Canton, H., P. &  Co.’s........ 
40
Moss, Iceland............................^  ft 
10
Moss,  Irish........................................... 
Mustard,  English.................................  
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 ft  cans........ 
Nutgalls................................................  
Nutmegs, No. 1...................................... 
Nux  Vomica......................................... 
Ointment. Mercurial, V4d.............
Paris Green.................................
Pepper, Black  Berry....................
Pepsin...........................................
Pitch, True Burgundy..................
Quassia  .........................................
Quinia. Sulph, P. & W............ ft oz
Quinine,  German..........................
Red  Precipitate..........................$) lb
Seidlitz  Mixture...........................
Strychnia, cryst.............................
Silver Nitrate, cryst.....................
Saffron, American........................
Sal  Glauber..................................
Sal Nitre, large cryst...................
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst.............
Sal Rochelle...................................
Sal Soda........................................
Salicin............................................
Santonin .......................................
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch.........
Soda Ash [by keg 3cl....................
Spermaceti....................................
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__
Soap, White Castile......................
Soap, Green  do 
......................
Soap, Mottled do 
.......................
Soap, 
do  do 
......................
Soap, Mazzini................................
Spirits Nitre, 3 F ...........................
Spirits Nitre, 4 F ...........................
Sugar Milk powdered....................
Sulphur, flour................................  3)4©
Sulphur,  roll.................................
Tartar Emetic...............................
Tar, N. C. Pine, V4 gal. cans  $  doz
Tar, 
quarts in tin.........
Tar, 
pints in tin..............
Turpentine,  Venice...............ft
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........
Zinc,  Sulphate..............................   7

66  © 70
25
© 2
10
9
33
2  © 3H2 15
6 50
35
4
50
4H© 5
14
17
9
11
14
26  © 28
30  © 32
35
3)4© 4
3© 3V4
602 70
1 40
25
55
7  © 8
OILS.
Bbl
Gal
75
.  70
Whale, winter..................
60
.  55
Lard, extra.......................................   55
55
.  45
Lard, No.  1.......................................   45
.  44
Linseed, pure  raw...........................   44
47
.  47
50
Linseed, boiled................................  47
90
.  70
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........  70
.  40
45
Spirits Turpentine...........................  40
No. 1 Turp Coach...............................1  10@1  20
Extra  Turp........................................1  60@1  70
Coach Body........................................ 2 75@3  00
No. 1 Turp Furniture.........................1 00@l  10
Extra Turk  Damar............................1  55@1  60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp....................  70©  75
Lb
2© 3
2© 3
2© 3
2)4© 3
244© 3
13@16
63@65
16@17
7© 7V4
7© 7V4
@70
@90
110
140
1 20@1  40
1 00@1  20

Bbl 
Red Venetian.........................   144 
Ochre, yellow Marseilles........  144 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........   144 
Putty, commercial.................  2)4 
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 a in ts __ 
Swiss Villa Prepare*  Paints.. 

VARNISHES.

PAINTS

do 
do 

18  ©

18

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

LUBRICATING.

Water White...............................................  11)4
Michigan  Test..............................................10)4
Capitol Cylinder...........................................36)4
Model  Cylinder............................................ 31)4
Shield  Cylinder................................1..........26)4
Eldorado  Engine......................................... 23
Peerless Machinery.....................................20
Challenge Machinery................................... 19
Paraffine  .....................................................20)4
Black. Summer, West Virginia...................  8
Black. 25® to 30°....................................... :  9
Black, 15® C.  T............................................ 10
Zero.............................................................. U

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Druggists!

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g3 and gs Louis Street. 

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

2 00

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Elept  Pharmaceutical  Prepara­

tions,  Fluid Extracts and 

Elixirs

GENERAL WHOLESALE  AGNTS FOR

W olf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

W hiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

WE ARE  SOLE  OWNERS  OF

Weatherly’s MicMgan Catarrh Care

Which is positively the best Remedy 

of the kind on the market.

15
W e  desire  particular  attention  of those 
about purchasing outfits for new  stores  to 
50
the fact of our  UNSURPASSED  FACIL­
50
ITIES for meeting the wants of  this  class 
of buyers WITHOUT  DELAY and in the 
60
most  approved  and  acceptable  manner 
known to the drug trade.  Our  special  ef­
forts in this  direction  have  received  from 
12
hundreds or our customers the  most satis­
30
fying recommendations.
23
60
10

Wine anil Uauor Department

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

WITHERS DADE&GO.’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour  Mash  and  Old^-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

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

W e are also owners of the

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

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

such asPatent  Medicines,
Hazeltine 

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

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A. MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

E .  A .  STO W E  &  U R O ., P ro p rieto rs.

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

Telephone No. 95,

[Entered  at  the  PosUifflce  at Grand Rapid#  as 

Second-class Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY.  SEPTEMBER  15,  1886.

BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of Last Resort.

PA Y M EN T  OF  D EB T  B E FO R E   D U E .

According to the decision of  the Supreme 
Court of Pennsylvania in the case of  Sayers 
vs.  Kent, no  presumption  of  intent to  de­
fraud  creditors  arises  for  paying  install­
ments of a debt before coming due, and tak­
ing a rebate of interest thereon.

BOGUS  CHECK.

Big  Rapid s,  Sept.  10,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—An individual who  calls him­
self a business  man  gave  me  a  check the 
other day for an  account  against  him, tak­
ing my receipt in full.  The bank refused to 
cash the check, on  the  groirnd that the per­
son giving it had no funds on deposit there, 
but the gentleman refuses to arrange for the 
payment of the  check  or return my receipt. 
Under the circumstances  it would  seem  as 
though I might proceed against him legally. 
Am I right in so thinking? 

Yours,

Merchant.

You  are  wrong. 

In  giving  the  person 
a receipt you did not  waive  your  claim  to 
any property,  as  you had the check to show 
for the same. 
If  the person  had  obtained 
goods or  money,  however,  by giving  you a 
bogus check, he would  have  been  liable to 
prosecution on  a charge of  obtaining goods 
under false pretenses.  As it is, he is guilty 
of  a  breach  of  business  decency,  which 
stamps him as a fraud.

SELLING  TIES  A  SECOND TIME.

Le e,  Sept.  10,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—I have a special  favor  to ask 
of  you, 
to-wit:  To  ascertain  if  it  is  a 
crime for a man  to  sell  a certain  piece  of 
property and  deliver  it  to  one man and re­
ceive pay for the same, then to sell the same 
piece of  property to  another  party and  ob­
tain pay for the  same again.  And how can 
the rascal be punished  for  committing such 
an outrage?
I will explain more fully.  A certain man 
delivered some ties  on  the line  of  the rail­
way here, sold them to Mr. A.  and  got  pay 
for them. 
lie then  went  to  another  town 
and sold the same ties to Mr.  B. and obtain­
ed pay a second  time. 
I have  written  the 
prosecuting attorney of  this  county and he 
says we cannot  prosecute  a man  in a crim­
inal  court for doing sucli a  thing. 
If it can 
or if  it cannot  be done,  I think it would be 
of service to  retail  grocerymen  (as they are 
interested in such affairs) to have your opin­
ion  appear in  T he T radesman  under the 
title of Business Law.

Yours truly, 

S.  D.  Ha le.

If  the person above  referred  to  made  a 
# valid sale of the ties  to the first  purchaser, 
he  rendered  himself  liable  to  a  criminal 
prosecution for obtaining money under false 
pretenses by selling them a second time.  It 
hardly seems possible  that  the Prosecuting 
Attorney of Allegan county would  construe 
the law as Mr.  Hale asserts.

a d m i s s ib i l i t y   o f  t im e -b o o k .

In the case of  Mayor  vs.  Second  avenue 
Railway Company,  the  New York  Court of 
Appeals  held,  that  in  order  to  prove  the 
number of days work performed upon a  job 
a time-book kept by a  time-keeper  was ad- 
missable  in  evidence,  it  having  been  first 
proved by the gang foreman that he correctly 
reported  each  day to  the  time-keeper  the 
number of men at work  upon  the  job,  and 
by  the  time-keeper  that  lie  had  correctly 
entered in the tipie-book  the  time  reported 
to  him  by the  gang  foreman.  The  court 
said:  We think  entries  so made, with  the 
evidence of the foremen that they made true 
reports,  and  of  the  person  who  made the 
entries  that he  correctly entered  them,  are 
admissible.  It is substantially by this meth­
od of accounts that the transactions  of  bus­
iness in numerous  cases are  authenticated, 
and business  could  not  be  carried  on and 
accounts kept in  many cases  without great 
inconvenience,  unless this  method of keep­
ing and proving  accounts is sanctioned. 
In 
a business where many laborers are employ­
ed  the  accounts  must,  in  most  cases,  of 
necessity be kept by a person not  cognizant 
of the facts,  and from reports made  by oth­
ers.  The person in charge  of  the  laborers 
knows the  fact,  hut  he  may not  have the 
skill, or for other  reasons  it  may be incon­
venient that he should keep the account.  It 
may be assumed  that a  system  of  accounts 
based upon  substantially the  same methods 
as the accounts in this case  is in accordance 
with the usage  of  business. 
In  admitting 
an account verified as was this account here, 
there is little danger of mistake, and the ad­
mission of such an account as legal evidence 
is often necessary to prevent a failure of jus­
tice.

FOI & BRADFORD,

WHOLESALE

Fall Line Key West Goods in Stock.
Fall 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.
Exclusively W holesale.

Order Sample M by Ma il.

* 

TIM E TABLES.
OMcago & West Michigan.
Leaves.

Arrives, 
3 :f>5 p m 
tMail............................................9:00 am
9:30 p m 
+Day Express........................... 12:50 pm
6:15 a m 
Night  Express........................ 11:00 pm
11:00 a m
Muskegon Express............  4:45 pm
♦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.

Leaves.  Arrives
Express.............................. 3:45 p m  4:50 p m
Express.............................. 8:00 am   10:35 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. Ga v ett, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

J.  B.  Mc l l ik e n ,  General  Manager.

,  ,

Grand  Rapids &  Indiana.

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GOING  SOUTH.

OOINO NORTH.Arrives.  Leaves 
Traverse City and Mack. Ex.8:45 a m  9:05 a ra 
11:45 a m
Traverse City and Mack.Ex. 
Traverse City and Mack.Ex. 7:40 p m  11:10 p in
Cadillac Express.................3:40 p m  5:05 p m
9:05 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 am   7:15 am
Fort Wayne  Express........10:25 am   11:45 am
Cincinnati Express..........   5:05 pm   5:30 pm
Trav. City and Mack Ex.. .10:40 p m 
7:15 a m train has parlor  chair  car  for  Cin 
cinnati.  ' 
■
5:30 p m train has Woodruff sleeper  tor Cin 
cinnati. 

C. L. L o c k w o o d , Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Detroit, Mackinac  & Marquette.
Going East
a. in 
p. m. 
....  8:30
6:00
___  8:15
j  2:15 
•■j  2:00
......  1:25
......12:58
___11:50
......11:50
___10:40
....  9:20 
......  9:01

Going West.
a. m.
]). m.
.St. Ignace...
6:50..
10:30
12:401 
7:00 
12:50 ( .M arquette..
8 :(H)
.Negauuee  ..
1:40.'.
8:35
.Ishpemiug  .
1:55..
8:50
. Republic__
3:05..
10:00
.Michigamme
3:10..
10:00
.L’Anse  ......
4:10..
.Houghton...
5:30..
.Hancock __
5:50..
.Calumet......
6:35..

Mixed train leaves  St. Ignace  at 7  a. rn.,  ai 
rives Marquette 5:30 p. 111.;  leaves  Marquette 
7 a. ni., arrives St. Ignace at 5:55 p. m.
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent, Marquette.
Lake Shore & Michigan Sonthern.

E. W. ALLEN,

, 

(KAI.AMAZOO  DIVISION.)

Leave.

Arrive.
N. Y. 
N. Y.
Ex. and  N. Y. 
Ex. 
Mail.  Mail. 
Mall,
p. m. 
a. m. 
a. m.
p. m. 
7:25 
7:45 Dp.. Grand Rapids... Ar 9:0'
5:00 
9:02......... Allegan.........
6;10 
6:10 
7:00 
5:00 
10:05.......Kalamazoo.......
7:05 
3:25 
5:50 
11:40.......White Pigeon..
8:40 
a. m. 
p. m.
p. in.
a. m. 
10:40 
......11:15
5:10.......Toledo...............
2:30 
6:30 
......6:40
9:40.......Cleveland.........
8:25 
p. m. 
a. m. 
a. m.
p. m. 
11:55 
....11:55 
3:30........Buffalo
2:45 
a. m. 
p. m
p. m.
a. m. 
8:50
,.™  8:00......Chicago..............Lv  11 30  ----
5:40
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids a tl p. m.t 
carrying passengers as far as Allegan.
All trains daily except Sunday.

J . W. McK enney, G eneral A gent.

Detroit, Grand  Haven &  Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

GOING EAST.Arrives. 
Leaves.
tSteamboat  Express.........6:20 am  
6:25 am
^Through  Mail.................. 10:15 am   10:50 am
tEvening  Express..............3:15 pm   3:50 pm
•Limited  Express............... 6:25 p m  6:30 p m
tMixed, with coach........... 
11:00 am
tMorning  Express.............  1:05 p m  1:10 p m
tThrougn  Mail..................   5:00 pm  5:10pm
tSteamboat Express.........10:40 p m  10:45pm
tMixed................................ 
7:45 a m
•NightExpress....................6:10 am   5:35 am

tDaily, Sundays excepted.  »Daily. 
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.

DEPART.

Michigan  Central.

One phase of  the  labor  question  was de- ] 
veloped by an official taking a school census i 
recently.  He was met at the door by a tired- 
Detroit Express...................................  6:15am
looking little woman.  “What  is  your hus­
Dav Express.......................................   1:10 p m
•Atlantic Express................................ 10:10 p m
band’s business, madam?”  “Oh,  he  has no j 
Mixed..................................................  6:50 am
business.” -  “What does he work at?”  “He 
c , 
„  »Pacific  Express................................. 6:00 a m
does  no  work,  he  is  a  labor 
reformer.” : Mail......... .............................................3:00 p m
“ I  take  in  washing  Grand  Rapids Express.......................10:15 pm
“What do you  do?” 
Z I Mixed  __ :..........................................6:15 pm
»Daily.  All  others  daily  except  Sunday.
That is the way a number of 
and ironing.” |
Sleeping cars run on  Atlantic  and Pacific Ex­
‘‘friends  of  the  laboring  man”  settle  the 
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor cars run  on Day Express  and Grand 
labor question; they let their wives do work 
Rapids Express to and from Detroit.
to support them,  while  they  are  reforming 
Direct connections made  at Detroit  with all 
through trains  East  over  M. C. B. R. (Canada 
the country and  putting  down  the  monop- 
Southern Div.)Cm as. H. Norris.  Gen’l Agent
alist

ARRIVE.

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WM. L. ELLIS  &  CO.

T

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, 
Glams, Shrimps, Lobsters and Celery.  All kinds of Salt Fish in 
packages.  All special orders w ill have prompt attention.
I shall still continue to handle the  New  York  Counts  and 
Selects.  For prices and terms address

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B.  F.  EMERY,

O 7 CANAL ST. 

BESTEB. 

M anager.
E OX,

SAW  AITS GRIST MTLI. MACHINERY,

manufacturers’  agents  for

Send for 
C atalogue 

ana 
Prices*

ATLAS S

INDIANAPOLIS*  IND.f  U.  S. A.
___________M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O P
STEAM EWeiMESa BOILEHS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

Planers, M atchers, M oulders and all kinds of W ood-W orking Machinery, 

Saws, Belting and Oils.

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

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

130  OAKES  ST..  GRAND  ItAPIDS,  MICH.

F. J. LAMB & CO.,
F ruits,  V egetables,

WHOLESALE DEALERS  IN

B u t t e r ,   B g g s ,   C h e e s e ,   E t c .  

W holesale Agents for the Lima Egg Crates and Fillers.

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

S1ÆOB3XTG  TOBACCO,

M anufactured by the

.ofL.

RA LEIG H ,  3XT.  O.

Arthur  Meigs  &  Go.

GRABS  RAPIDS, MICH.,

W holesale agents for the

STATE OF IhÆIOHIGkAJST.

This  is  the  only  authorized  K.  of  Xi. 
Smoking  Tobacco  on  the  market-  The 
stock  of  this  corporation  is all  owned by 
the K. of Xi.  Assem blies  in  the  TT. 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-  We w ill fill 
orders for any quantity at following prices, 
usual terms:

2  0Z.46;  4 OZ.44;  8 0Z .43;  16 OZ. 42.
ARTHUR MEIGS & CO.,
Wholesale  Brooars,
77,79,81 anil 83 Soitb Division St, Grand Rapids, Mich.

A T  THIS

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.,
BOOTS  A2TD  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and  16 Pearl Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

PUTNAM & BROOKS
Wholesale Manufacturers of

PURE  CANDY!

ORANGES,  LEMONS,

BANANAS,  FIGS,  DATES, 

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

: t
Buy your baskets where they grow.
We have just began to  pick  ours  and  the  crop 

T

is fine.

MARKET,  BUSHELS,  PEACH  and  GRAPE 

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

JOBBERS IN

D RY   GOODS,

J L N T D   N O T I O N ' S ,

8 3   M o n r o o   S t . ,

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

GRAND  RA PID S,  M ICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers  j  I  QiiPPliiltV 
( ** u|Juoiulij •
American and Stark A Bags 

#  . 

Stone the Woman.

Yes, stone the woman—let the man go  free! 
Draw back your skirts lest they perchance 
May touch her garments as she passes;
But to him put forth a willing hand 
To clasp with his that led her to  destruction 
And disgrace.  Shut up from her the sacred 
Ways of toil, that she no more may win  an 
Honest meal;  but ope to him all honorable 
Paths, where he may win distinction.
Give him fair, pressed-down measures of 
Life’s sweetest joys.  Pass her, O maiden. 
With a pure, proud face, if she puts out 
A poor, polluted palm, but lay thy hand  in 
His on bridal day, and swear to cling to  him 
With wifely love and tender reverence; 
Trust him who led a sister woman 
To a fearful  fate.
Yefe, stone the woman—let the man  go tree! 
Let one soul suffer for the guilt of two 
Is the doctrine of a hurried world.
Too out of breath for holding balances 
Where nice distinctions and injustices 
Are calmly weighted.  But, ah. how will it he 
On that 6trange day of final  fire  and  flame, 
When man shall stand before the one true 
Judge?  Shall 6ex make then a difference  in 
Sin?  Shall He, the Searcher of the hidden 
Heart, in his eternal and divine decree, 
Condemn the woman and forgive  the  man?

HURRAH FOR HONDURAS.

Best Place  in  the  World  to  Find  Fruits 

and Fortunes.

Col.  Pat Donan,  the extensive and tireless 
traveler,  was interviewed the  other  day  in 
an eastern city about Honduras,  whither  he 
is soon to return.

“Oranges,  bananas, 

lemons,  paw-paps 
and thousands of other  tropical  fruits,”  he 
said,  “grow wild in the forests of Honduras 
the  streets  of  cities  and 
and  even 
in 
the  highways. 
If  you  want  a  lemonade 
there, one of the pretty Spanish girls of  the 
family  you  are  boarding  with  will  step 
out into the yard and squeeze the juice  of  a 
lemon  into  a  glass  without  plucking  the 
fruit from the tree. 
It’s the same way with 
bananas.  The natives  split  the  ripe  fruit 
in the bunch and eat the luscious pulp with­
out removing the  outer  covering  from  the 
stalk. 
In  Honduras 
you never hear of  a  man  sitting  down  so 
hard as to rip his pantaloons because he lias 
stepped  on  a  banana  skin.  Then  the 
oranges!  Why, they’re so  large  and  juicy 
that they burst open  on  the  branches  like 
baked apples. 
In the forests  it  is  a  com­
mon  thing  to  find  the  ground  under  an 
orange tree as damp as though  it  had  been 
moistened  by  a  lawn-sprinkler,  just  from 
the juice that drops from the  bursted  fruit.
1 tell you that’s a great fruit country.

It’s a great  scheme. 

“Honduras  grows  more  oranges  wild
than are cultivated  in  the  groves  of  Cali­
fornia  and  Florida  combined,  and  other 
fruits in proportion.  When the  country  is 
fully settled,  there will be great money there 
for fruit  raisers  and  exporters.  Honduras 
is also rich in mines.  Many  of  them  have 
already been prospected,  showing  rich  de­
posits, but owing to the  unstable  condition 
of  affairs  few  have  yet  been  extensively 
worked. 
In a  few  years,  when  filibuster­
ing expeditions become impossible and enter­
prising Americans get down  there,  Central 
America is going to yield some  regular  old 
Argonaut-day fortunes.”

This Means You.

TO  THE BUSINESS MEN  OF  MICHIGAN.
Giiani) R a p i d s ,  Sept.  1,  1S86.

D eak Sib—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  reformation  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 
witl»>uch 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.  in.,
2 p.  m.  and " 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.  H a k i m s ,
Chas.  L.  L awton,
II.  A.  H vdoiin,
11.  F.  E meby,
A.  J.  E lliott,
E.  A.  Stowe,

Committee of Arrangements of the Retail 

Grocers’ Association.

A Voice from  Sand Lake.

Sand L ake,  August 8,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Deak Sib—I  see  by  your  issue  of  this 
week that all  whom are  interested in retail 
trade in  Michigan are  invite«! to  attend the 
coming  convention  at  Grand  Rapids  on 
September  21. 
I shall  be  pleased to avail 
myself of  your kindly invitation  to be pre­
sent,  hoping  to  gain  thereby  information 
valuable to our  business.  Our  list of dead­
beats is too long for profit, as we  have  over 
thirty of them whom  to  know is  enough to 
satisfy one that their acquaintance is not de­
sirable at least.
We have no organization here,  but believe 
the time is near  when  every section will be 
joined in mutual protection.

Yours truly,

J.  V.  Cn a n d  a l l   & Son.

B rie   <3o o 08.

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.”a

WIDE  BROWN COTTONS.

Androscoggin, 9-4. .17  ¡Peppered, 104....... 19
Androscoggin, 7-4. .13* Peppered, 114.......
Pepperell,  74.......13 
iPequot,  74............ 14*
Pepperell,  84.......15  Pequot,  8 4 ....,___16
Pepperell,  94.......17 
¡Pequot,  94............ 18

Economy, oz.........
Park Mills, No. 50.. 10 
Park Mills, No. CO.. 11 
Park Mills, No. 70.. 12 
Park Mills, No. 80. .13 
Park Mills, No. 90.. 14

¡Park Mills, No. 100.15
Prodigy, oz..............8*
¡Otis Apron............   8*
Otis  Furniture...... 814
York, 1  oz.............   9J4
l York, AA, extra oz. 12*

. 

Plain.

OSNABCHGS.
^ 

I 

Plaid.

Alabama...............6*  Alabama......... . 
6*
Georgia ...*............  8*4 A ugusta...............   6*
Jewell  ..................   8  Ge'orgia...................0*
Kentucky  ............  814 Louisiana..............  654
L ane.....................   814 Toledo..................   64
Santee..................   7 4 1

BLEACHED COTTONS.

Avondale,  36.........
Gilded Age...  __
Art  cambrics, 36... 
Greene, G  44........
Androscoggin, 44.. 
Hill, 44..................
Androscoggin, 54..
Hill, 7-8..................
Ballou, 4-4.............
Hope,  44...............
Ballou, 54..............
King  Phillip  cam­
Boott, 0 .4 4 ..........
bric, 44...............
Boott, E. 5-5...........
Lin wood,  44.........
Boott, AGC, 44......
Lonsdale,  44.........
Boott, K. 34.........
Lonsdale  cambric.! 
Blackstone, AA 44. 
Langdon, GB, 44...
Chapman, X, 44....
Langdon, 46.......... ]
Conway,  44..........
Masonville,  44......
Cabot, 44...............
New York Mill, 44.1
Cabot, 7-8...............
6  I New Jersey,  44__
Canoe,  34..............
4 
, Pocasset,  P. M. C.. 
Domestic,  36.........
744 Pride of the West..]
Dwight Anchor, 44.
8*  Pocahontas,  44__
Davol, 44.............
8  Slaterville, 7-8........
Fruit of Loom, 44.. 
724 Woodbury, 44........
Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 
6*!Whitinsvide,  4 4 ...
Fruit of  the Loom,
I Whitinsvide,7-8....
, 
cambric,  44.......
11  Wamsutta,44........
Gold Medal, 44..  .. 
6Î4 Williams ville, 36...
Gold Medal. 7-8......
5*1
SILESIAS.

C rown___
No.  10....

Blackburn
London.. 
Paconia.

— 17* Masonville  S..»., ...11
—  1L  [Lonsdale......... ....  9*
__10  ¡Lonsdale A....... ....14
__15  ¡Victory  O........ __5*
....  8 
| Victory J ......
....  6*
....14  ¡Victory D....... ....  8*
....12*]Victory  K.......
10*
__12  ¡Phoenix A ........ ....19*
__ 7*| Phoenix B......... ....10*
—   8  ¡Phoenix XX.......  ..  5

Albion, solid...........5*
Albion,  grey........... 6
Allen’s  checks........5*
Aden’s  fancy..........5*
Aden’spink........... 5*
Aden’s purple........ 5*
American, fancy__5*
Arnold fancy..........6
Berlin solid............  5
Cocheco fancy........ 6
Coeheco robes......... 6*
Conestoga fancy__6
Eddystone.............6
Eagle fancy........... 5
Garner pink........... 5*

Gloucester.............
Gloucestermourn’g. 
Hamilton  fancy....
Hartel fancy...........
Merrimac D............
Manchester............
Oriental fancy........
Oriental  robes........
Pacific  robes...........
Richmond...............
Steel Hiver.............
Simpson’s ...............
Washington fancy.., 
Washington blues.  ,

..13

FINE BROWN COTTONS.

Appleton A, 44__
Boott  M, 44..........
Boston F, 44.........
Continental C, 4-4.. 
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, 44......

6  (Indian Orchard, 40 
7*¡Indian Orchard, 36 
6% Laconia  B, 74..
6*! Lyman B, 40-in....
7% Mass. BB, 44........
6*  Nashua  E,40-in... 
4k Nashua  It, 4-4......
5  ¡Nashua 0,7-8........
4* Newmarket N......
5*1 Peppered E, 40-in. 
5* Peppered  K, 44...
6  Peppered O, 7-8...
7  Peppered N, 34...
4* Pocasset  C, 44__
6* Saranac  K............
5*¡Saranac E............

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

Amoskeag............
Ainoskeag, Persian
styles..................
Bates.....................
Berkshire............
Glasgow, fancy__
Glasgow,  royal....  I 
new
Gloucester, 
standard ............
Plunket.................
Lancaster.............
Langdown............ 1
Renfrew,  dress 
  1

¡Johnson Manfg Co,
Bookfold.............12*
Johnson Manfg Co,
dress  styles....... 10*
Slaterville, 
dress
styles.................   6
White Mfg Co, stap  6* 
| White Mfg Co, fane 7* 
[White  Manf’g  Co,
Earlston..............  7*
Gordon.................... 7
Greylock, 
dress 
1  styles  ................. 10*

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS,

Androscoggin, 74. .15  ¡Peppered.  104......22
Androscoggin, 84.. 16 Peppered,  114...........24
Peppered,  74........15  Pequot,  74............16
Peppered,  84........17  Pequot,  84............18
Peppered,  94........19 
¡Pequot,  94............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.........
Graniteville, 44__
Indian  Head,44... 
Indiana Head 45-in.

¡Lawrence XX, 44. 
j Lawrence XXX 4C 
: Lawrence LL, 44..
¡Newmarket N......
¡Mystic River, 44..
{Pequot A, 44.......
Piedmont,  36.......
¡Stark AA, 44.......
Tremont CC, 44...
Utica,  44.............
jWaehusett,  44__
IWachusett, 30-in..

Amoskeag,  ACA.. 
Amoskeag  “ 44.
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....................
RC 7-8....................
BF 7-8....................
AF44....................
Cordis AAA, 32__
Cordis ACA, 32__
Cordis No. 1,32__
Cordis No. 2.........
Cordis No. 3.........
Cordis No. 4.........
Fads, XXXX........

17 ¡Falls, XXX.......... ..15*
12* ¡Falls,  BB............. .11*
11* ¡Falls,  BBC, 36...... .19*
11 Fulls,  awning...... .19
10* Hamilton,  BT, 33. .  9*
10 ¡Hamilton,  D....... .  9*
9* Hamilton,  H____ .  8*
9 Hamilton  fancy.. .  8*
17 Methuen A A........ .11*
16 Methuen ASA...... .16*
16 Omega A, 7-8....... .10*
14* ¡Omega A, 44....... .13*
12* ¡Omega ACA, 7-8...
.13
14 ¡Omega ACA, 44... .15
14 Omega SE, 7-8...... .24
19  Omega M. 7-8........!
14  Omega M, 44......... ‘
15  Shetucket SS&SSW ] 
15  Shetucket, S & S'W. ] 
14  Shetucket,  8FS 
..]
13  Stockbridge  A......
11* Stockbridge fancy. 
18*|

SOFT  CAMBRICS
...  4*| Royal  Globe.... 
..  4*¡Crown............... ...  4* 
...  4*
GRAIN BAGS.
.. .14* ¡Amoskeag........
.  .20*1

...14*

American  A. 
Stark A.........

DENIMS.

...  6*[Otis CC...
9
...12  ¡Warren  AXA... ...1 1
...12  ¡Warren  BB...... ...1 0
...11  ¡Warren CC....... ..  9
...10  ¡York,  blue........ ...13*
— 4*@5  IS. S. A Sons__ 4*@5*
__5*@6* ¡Garner............. 4*@5*

PAPER  CAMBRICS.

WIGAN8.
..  6*{ThistleMills...........  6
..  6  Rose.......................  6*

ORDER  A  SAMPLE  CASE

il

Packed  2  doz.  1  lb.  cans  in  case 
with 2 doz.  10  inch  Oblong1  Glass 
Dishes  Assorted  Colors  for  $8.40.

W e Guarantee the above Baking Powder to give E ntire Satisfaction.

Arctic Manufacturing Oo.

ORAKTID  R A PID S,  MICH.

JE N N IN G S ’

Are acknowledged the best, being pure and made 

F l a v o r i n g   E x t r a c t s
JENNINGS  &  SMITH, G’d Rapids,  Mich.

from the Fruit.

4 M K

Lamps  are filled  direct 
by  THE  PUMP  without 
lifting; the Gan.  The Fill­
ing: Tube adjustingto 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  tho  Filling  Tube 
enters this opening,  pre­
venting evaporation from 
EITHER PUMP OR CAN.

OIL  AND GASOLINE CAN!

Every Live Dealer Should Sell Them.

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

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

N EED ED   IN   EV ER Y   FA M ILY   W H E R E   OIL  IS  USED.

OVER  200,000  IN  ACTUAL  USE !

DON’T  3333  HUMBUGGED 

W ith Cheap and  W orthless  Im itations.  Buy  th e  Original, th e  Genuine,  Old 

Reliable  “ GOOD  ENOUGH.”

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOFS,

Importers  axocL

S o le  A gents fo r

dark and light.
bacco.
Coffees.

" W h o l e s a l e   G r o c e r s .
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Celebrated Soaps. 
Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch. 
“Jolly  Tar”  Celebrated  Plug  Tobacco, 
Jolly  Time”  Celebrated  Fine  Cut  To­
Dwinell,  Hayward  &  Co.’s  Roasted 
Thomson  &  Taylor’s  Magnolia Coffee. 
Warsaw Salt Co.’s Warsaw 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.

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

G rand Ftapicis, M icli.

25,27 and 29 Ionia Si. and 51,53,55,57 aid 59 Island Sts.,
HOGLE  &  Gl

Jobbers  Michigan  W ater  W hite  and 
a  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.  ||||O I /r o n il 
II in  11 
Warehouse:  Lee’s  Ferry Dock,  m U u l \ t u U N |  ItIIu Hi

FULLER  &  STOWE  COMPANY,

D esig n ers

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

MANUFACTURED  b y

SEND  FOR  COMPLETE  CIRCULARS  AND  PRICE-LIST.

FOR SALE IN GRAND  RAPIDS  RY

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

- 

THE  BEST

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

Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

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

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

THE  MARKET.

ftft.84r.8b  it ft ft SQUIAWATIA aTREET.PHffMnn-

F M I   y f c ig r o k

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

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY

From 2 to 150 Horse-Power,  Boilers, Saw  Mills, I 
Grist Mills, Wood Working  Machinery,  Shaft-1 
ing,  Pulleys  and  Boxes.  Contract«  made  for 
Complete Outfits.

Pure Apple Cider Vinegar.

Amos S.  Musselmau & 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.

Every grocer and cheese buyer is cordially 
invited  to  visit  the  Wayland  factory  and 
inspect the system and  cleanliness observed 
in every detail.

Powdered camphor added to oil or turpen­
tine varnish will  allow  it  to  spread  more 
easily.

W  „  O,  D en iso n ,

88,90 and 92 South Division Street, 

^sRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICHIGAN.

T-Wm^

^   Sole  Agent  for  H.  F.
Hemingway  &  Co.’s 
51  Celebrated  Baltimore

Oysters

Otis  AXA.. 
Otis BB......
Manvdle__
Masonville.
Red  Cross__
Berlin...........
Garner.........

___  In cans, kegs and bar

r e ^s -
Mail  Orders  W ill  Receive 

Prom pt  A ttention.

See Quotations in Another 

Column.

117  MONROE ST.,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

SPOOL COTTON.

Brooks...................50
Clark’s O. N. T......55
J. & P.  Coats.........55
Widimantic 6 cord.55 
W idiinantic 3 cord. 40 
Charleston ball sew
ing thread.......... 30

¡Eagle and  Phoenix 
Mills bad sewing.30 
Green  & Daniels...25
Stafford.................25
Had & Manning. ...28
Holyoke.................25
Merrick.................55

CORSET JEANS.

Armory..........
..  7
Androscoggin  . ...  7*
Canoe River__ ...  5*
Clarendon........ • 5@5*
Hallowed  Imp.
...  5*
Ind. Orch. Imp.
...  5*
Laconia...........
...  7

Koarsage............... 6*
Naumkeagsatteen.  6* 
Peppered bleached 8*
Peppered sat.........8
Rookport.................6*
Lawrence sat.........   6

(Sroce rie s.

R etail  Grocer’s  A ss’n  o f G rand  Rapids. 

of each  month.

President—Erwin J. H errick.
F irst Vice-President—E. E. W alker.
Second Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye.
Secretary—E. A. Stowe.
Treasurer—B. S. H arris.
R egular Meetings—F irst and  Third  Tuesday  evenings 
Next Meeting—Tuesday evening, Sept. 14.
G rocers’  A ss’n  o f  the  C ity  o f  M uskegon. 
President—H. B. Fargo.
F irst Vice-President—Wm. B.  Keift.
Second Vice-President—A.  Towl.
Secretary—Wm. Peer.
Treasurer—John DeHass.
Regular Meetings—F irst  and  Third  W ednesday  even­
Next Meeting—W ednesday evening, Sept. 21.

ings of each month.

Kalam azoo  R etail Grocers’ Association.

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

each month.
Retail  Grocers’  Association—Preparing 

for  the  State Convention.

There was a good attendence at the  regu­
lar  semi-monthly*  meeting  of  the  Retail 
Grocers’  Association,  which  was  held  on 
the 7th.  Peter Kruse applied  for  member­
ship in the Association and was accepted.

A. J,  Elliott,  of  the  Committee  on Ar­
rangements  for  the  State  Convention,  re­
ported that  Redmond’s  opera  house  could 
be secured for the  morning  and  afternoon 
sessions,  providing  the  regular  meeting 
place proved insufficient.

Collector  Cooper  reported  the  collection 

of $32.85 during the preceeding week.

Secretary  Stowe  read  a  letter  from  the 
Secretary of the Merchants’ Union of Nash­
ville,  stating  that  Walter  Webster  would 
represent the Union at the State Convention* 
also  a  letter  from  Paul  P.  Morgan,  of 
Monroe, which is given  in  full  in  another 
column.

On motion of II.  A.  Hydom,  the  Presi­
dent was instructed to appoint  a  Reception 
Committee  of  twelve  members  and  each 
wholesale house was invited to  designate  a 
person from their  establishment to act with 
the Committee.

Ludwig  Wintemitz  was  accorded  the 
privilege of supplying the badges  necessary 
for the occasion.

On motion of E.  A.  Stowe,  the President 
a  Committee 

was  instructed  to  appoint 
on Programme of three members.

On motion of Frank  Emery,  the  Execu­
tive Committee  was  instructed  to  furnish 
each partner whose house contributed to the 
entertainment fund a free ticket to the ban­
quet; also a free ticket  to  each  one  of  the 
four daily papers; also a free ticket to  each 
visiting delegate.  B. S. Harris was instruct­
ed to write his name  on  the  back  of  each 
ticket, no ticket  to be  honored which is  not 
thus ornamented.

On motion of A. J.  Elliott,  all  traveling 
men were invited to attend the  banquet  on 
the same condition  as members  of the local 
association—the payment of  $1  per  ticket.
The question of procuring  a  banner  was 
referred to the Executive  Committee,  with 
power to act.

President  Herrick  then  announced  the 

following committees:

On Entertainment—II.  A.  Hydorn, Frank 
Emery, W. C. Harper, T.  B.  Martin,  M.  C. 
Goossen,  P.  Wendover,  Cornelius  J.  Van 
Halteren, Geo.  Dunaven,  G.  S.  Clark,  John 
P.  Thompson,  Clias.  Peterisch  and  the 
President.

On  Programme—E.  A.  Stowe,  A.  J. 

Elliott, Thos.  Keating.

W. C.  Harper  moved  that  the  meeting 
adjourn until Friday evening, September 17, 
place of  meeting  to  be  announced  in  the 
daily  papers,  which  was  adopted.  The 
meeting then adjourned.

Convention Notes.

Rinaldo Fuller, Secretary  of  the  Manton 
Business Men’s Association,  was in the city 
Thursday on his way to  Onondaga, his  old 
stamping ground.

Geo.  A.  Potts  and  Hiram  T.  Johnson 
will come to the State  convention  as  dele­
gates  from  the  Saranac  Business  Men’s 
Protective Association.

Herbert M.  Lee, president  of  the  Nash­
ville Merchant’s  Union,  was  in  town  last 
week.  He is enthusiastic on  the subject of 
a State  Association and  will  surely  be on 
hand on the 21st.

The Traverse  City Business  Men’s Asso­
ciation has  elected  the following  delegates 
to the State  convention:  Frank  Hamilton, 
T.  R.  Bentley,  Harry  Montague,  C.  A. 
Hammond and S.  E.  Wait.
H  Robert M.  Floyd was asked to respond to 
the toast “Buckwheat” at the  banquet,  but 
requested  that  the  subject  be  changed  to 
“The  Ladies,”  which  was granted.  The 
T r a d e s m a n   is  well  acquainted  with  Mr. 
Floyd and assures those who attend the ban­
quet that a rare treat is in  store  for  them, 
for what Mr. Floyd doesn’t know  about his 
chosen subject is not worth knowing.

Smith Barnes  writes  T he  Tradesman 
as follows:  “As  matters  now  stand, 
it 
looks as if there was a reasonable  probabil­
ity of in y being present at  the  annual  con­
vention and,  if not, that I shall  be  able  to 
send  a  little  article  as  a  representative. 
But should I personally  attend,  I  deem  it 
advisable to inform you that when  it  comes 
to responding to toasts I am  not  a  profes­
sional after-dinner speach-maker.”

Smith  Barnes,  of  Traverse  City, 

lias 
agreed to respond to the  toast,  “The  Busi­
ness Men of Michigan.”  As the manager of 
the extensive mercantile  interests  o f’Han­
nah,  Lay  &  Co.  since  1859,  previous  to 
which 
carried  on  a  small 
business  in a  small  town in Oakland coun­
ty,  Mr.  Barnes  is  well  qualified  to  do 
the  suject  justice—a  subject  which  com­
paratively few men in Michigan are capable 
of thoroughly comprehending.

time  he 

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Good  shipping  stock is in  fair de­

mand at $1.25 $  l)bi.

Beans—Dry, handpicked, $1.50  bu.
Beets—New, 45c $  bu.
Butter—Michigan  creamery  is  in  good de­
mand  at  19@20c.  Dairy  is  in  fair demand at 
14® 15c.
Cabbages—$3@$3.50 $ 100, according to size.
Carrots—20c $  doz.
Celery—Grand Haven  or Kalamazoo, 20@25c 
$  doz.
Cheese—The price  moves  steadily  upward, 
jobbers now holding Michigan  full  cream  at 
8K@10Kc.

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

ft.;  Wordens,  7c;

Delawares. 9c.

Muskmelons—75c ¥  doz.
Onions—Dry, 75c 
bu.
Peaches—Supply fully equal to demand, but 
not  likely  to  remain  so  much  longer.  Fair 
stock  is  held  at  $1.25  $  bu., Crawfords at $2 
and Hill’s at $1.50@$2.

Pears—Bartlett,  $2  $  bu.;  Flemish  Beauty 

and Carter’s, $1.75 $  bu.

Plums—Lombard, $2.50  11  bu.; Green  Gage, 

$2.25 $  bu.

Pop Corn—2c ^  ft.
Potatoes—40c $  bu.
Peppers—Green, $2 $  bu.
Sweet  Potatoes—Baltimores,  $2.75  fl  bbl. 

Jerseys, $4 $  bbl.

Squash—Summer, 2%c $ ft.
Tomatoes—40c 11 bu.
Watermelon—Home-grown, $1@$2^ doz. 

g r a i n s   a n d   m i l l i n g  p r o d u c t s .

Wheat—No change.  City millers pay 75 cents 
for Lancaster and 72  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 46@47c  in 100bu. 

lots and 42@43e in carlots.

Oats—White, 38c in small lots  and 32@33c  in 

car lots.

.

Rye—48@50c $ bu. 
Barley—Brewers pay $1.2511 ewt.
Flour—Lower.  Patent,  $5.2011 bbl.  in sacks 
and  $5.40  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.20  $   bbl.  in 
sacks and $4.40 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $ ton.  Bran, $12 
$  ton.  Ships, $14 $  ton.  Middlings, $15 $ ton. 
Corn aRd Oats, $18 11 ton.

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

Cl a m s .

New  York  Counts...........................................38
Selects............................................................. 33
Anchors  .......................................................... 25
100
Quohog, $100...................................... 
Little Neck, $  100................................ 
8o
FRESH  FISH.
Cod  ..................  
..............................   @10
Haddock..............................................  @ 7
Mackerel............................................. 15  @20
Mackinaw Trout.................................   @  7
Perch...................................................   @ 3
Smelts  ................................................ 10  @11
@7%
Whiteflsh........ 

 

 

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling
...........  5 @  6 .K
...............  7 @  7K
...........  6 @  6>i
©   6
. . .   7 @  8
7 @   8
@  8
@  6
@11
@14
@13

prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides..................
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters...
Dressed  Hogs........................
Mutton,  carcasses.................
Spring Lamb..........................
Veal........................................
Pork Sausage........................
Bologna..................................
Fowls......................................
Spring Chickens....................
Ducks  ...................................
Turkeys  ................................

WOODENWARE.

Standard  Tubs, JNo. 1............
Standard  Tubs, No. 2............
Standard Tubs, No. 3............
Standard Pails, two hoop......
Standard Pails, three hoop...
Pails, ground wood 
.........
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes..
Butter  Pails, ash..................
Butter Ladles........................
Rolling Pins...........................
Potato^ Mashers.....................
Clothes Pounders..................
Clothes Pins................   ........
Mop Stocks.............................
Washboards, single...............
Washboards, double..............
BASKETS.
Bushel, narrow band............
Bushel, w id e  b a n d ...
Clothes, splint.  No. 1............
Clothes, splint,  No. 2 ................
Clothes, splint,  No. 3 ................
Clothes, willow  No. 1............
Clothes, willow  No. 2 ................
Clothes, willow  No. 3 ................
Water  Tight, bu...............  ..
h a lf  b u ................

“  

“  

... 5 25
...4 25
...3 25
...1 25
...1 50
...4 00
...2 00
...2 50
...1 00
75
...2 25
...  65
...1  00
. . . 2   25

...1  60
..  1  75
...3   50
.. . 3   75
...4   00
. . . 6   00
...7   00
. . . 8   on
...3   75

•

FRED. D.  YALE.

DANIEL LYNCH.

SUCCESSORS  TO

. D. YALE & CO.
CHAS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Bakina Poi dm, Extracts, Blninp,
GROCERS’  SUNDRIES.
All orders addressed to the new  firm will re­
iron
lb ;and 42 South Division St., 

WHOLESALE  m a n u f a c t u r e r s   o f

ceive prompt attention.

A N D   JO B B E R S  OF

GRAND RAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

Southern Michigan Heard From.

Monroe,  Sept. 6,1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—I  should have answered your 
kind invitation to us  outsiders  to  the  priv­
ilege of being present  at  your  first meeting 
of the Associated  Associations  of Michigan 
ere this,  were it  not for the  assurance that 
you would upon that occasion have sufficient 
boils without  my bringing  mine; but  being 
freed of them,  1 now  wish to  say that it is 
my hope and desire  to  be  present.  There­
fore will  you kindly send  me  such  invita­
tion as will enable me  to  procure my ticket 
and take advantage of  the arrangement you 
have  made  with 
the  railroads.  Also 
will you kindly let me know when the meet­
ings are  to  be  held,|with  full  particulars, 
and if any arrangements are  made with any 
of the hotels, in  case of  my arriving  Mon­
day evening. 
I certainly think all outsiders 
who possibly can should avail themselves of 
the great privilege of coming  to hear and to 
see what a body of  grocers  look like  away 
from their tea chests.
Wishing with all  my  heart  that  the con­
vention way be a grand success,  I shall also 
be proud  to  see  the  motive  force  of  your 
esteemed paper  and of  spending a few mo­
ments witli you and your  staff,  as I want to 
see you and learn all I can in my flying visit 
to your city. 

Yours truly,

P aul, P. Morgan.
Failure  of  J.  F.  Hacker,  at  Corinth.
J.  F.  Hacker,  the Corinth  general dealer, 
made an assignment on the 7th to Dr.  P. B. 
Wright, of Corinth, who will proceed to close 
out the stock  for the  benefit  of  the  credit­
ors.  Two  mortgages  were  placed  on  the 
stock last July—one for $500 to Dr.  Wright 
and  one  for  $30(4 to  a  Mr.  Cook—but  the 
creditors  were  not  made  acquainted  with 
the  facts  in  the  matter  until  after  the  as­
signment  was  recorded.  The  assets  com­
prise stock and book  accounts, estimated at 
about $3,000, and the  liabilities  will  reach 
the same  amount.  The  following  are  the 
creditors so far as learned by T he T rades­
man:
DA P. B. Wright,  (mortgage)......................$500 00
------ Cook...........  
300 00
Hawkins & Perry.........................................  700 00
liindge, Bertsch &  Co............................  576 00
S. A. Welling................................................   197 51
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.....................   283 00
Spring &  Company......................................  150 00
Putnam &  Brooks.......................................  
7 87
Eaton & Lyon...............................................  15 00
Foster, Stevens & Co...................................  82 00
Peck Bros.....................................................  25 00
W. J. Quan & Co.,  Chicago..........................  100 00
Kalamazoo Harrow Co................................  50 00

“ 

 

 

An Apt Answer.

From the Saranac Local.

There appears to be a feeling  among  the 
laboring men of this village that  the  Busi­
ness Men’s Protective Association was form­
ed for the express purpose of injuring them. 
Such is not the case.  The honest working­
man will be the gainer instead of  the  loser 
by the movement. 
It is a fact which every­
body must know, that business men who are 
doing a credit business have to make  a cer­
tain allowance for losses from bad debts, or 
go under.  The men who pay have to make 
these losses good.  Suppose there  were  no 
such losses, merchants  could  afford  to  sell 
their goods at a smaller  margin  than  they 
dow  do.  This  would  be favorable to  the 
paying classes, while the professional dead­
beat  is  certainly  not entitled to credit  and 
should not be carried by the honest men.
South  Arm  and  East  Jordan  Organized.

South Arm,  Sept.  9,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—At an adjourned  meeting  of 
the South Arm  and  East  Jordan  Bankers 
and Business  Men’s  Association,  held  on 
the 7th iust.,  the committee  apointed  at  a 
previous meeting to draft a constitution and 
by-laws  presented  the  same,  which  were 
adopted.  The following oflicers  were  elec­
ted for the ensuing year;

President—A. E.  Pickard.
Vice President—H.  L.  Page.
Treasurer—John Chamberlin.
Secretary—John Leng.
The Secretary was  instructed  to  procure 
the  necessary  blanks,  when  the  meeting 
adjourned. 

J ohn Leng,  Sec’y

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars  are  somewhat  firmer  than  they 
were a week ago and  a  trifle higher.  Corn 
and  cane  syrups  are  also  firmer.  Canned 
goods,  especially  tomatoes,  are  notably 
firmer.  Cheese  continues  to  advance  and 
pickels exhibit  a  disposition  to  go  higher. 
Mackerel are bound to rule hig^ on account 
of a tremendous shortage in  the  Laberador 
catch.  Other  articles  in  the  grocery  line 
are about steady.

Candy is active  and  firm.  Lemons are a 

shade lower.  Nuts are steady.

An  Iowa  Opinion.

From the Sioux City Commercial  Bulletin.

T he  Michigan  T radesman,  published 
at Grand Rapids* is an excellent representa­
tive of the  commercial  and  manufacturing 
interests  of  its  beautiful  and  flourishing 
city.  Messrs. Stowe  &  Bro.  are  deserving 
of a large share of praise from  the  country 
merchants throughout the State,  in  largely 
aiding them in their localforganizations and 
otherwise helping them to establish a credit 
system that will avert  many  losses  from  a 
worthless class of customers.  Let the good 
work go on.

A well-established retail grocery business, 
situated on a main street in this city,  is  of­
fered for sale by present proprietor, who in­
tends to engage in  wholesale  trade.  Busi­
ness  is  well  established and has paid well 
every year.  For full particulars  inquire  at 
The  Tradesman office.

T he  Tradesman  office  acknowledges 
the receipt of a  box  of  Hecker’s  prepared 
foods  through  the  courtesy  of  Robert  M. 
Floyd, the general Western manager of  the 
house.  As a result of the presentation, the 
average weight of  the  office  force  has  in­
creased to such an extent that the tailor has 
received several new' commissions.

o .  w . bl a in  &  c o ., Proto Comission Merchants,

-DEALERS  IN-

F o r e i p   n

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

pondence solicited.  APPLES AND POTATOES In oar lots  Specialties. 

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WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers, who  pay 

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

Citron..................................................  @
Currants.............................................  
6@
Lemon Peel....... ................................   @

85 
1   60 
3  00

80 Paragon  ...............2 10
Paragon 26 lb pails.  90 
Fraziers,2iMb pails. 1  25

AXLE  GREASE.

promptly and buy in full packages.
Challenge.
Frazer’s...............   90
Diamond  X ...........  60
Modoc, 4 doz.........2 50
BAKING  POWDER
Acme, }£ ft cans, 3 doz. case......
-   2  “ 
“  ......
“  Kft 
“ 
“  ......
1  “ 
“  B ulk..............................

21b  “ 

Princess,  %s......

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

4 
2 
2 
1 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

BLUING.

“ 
*• 
BROOMS.

“  K 
“  K 
1 
“ 
** 
5 

K8...................................... .......   2 25
Is........................................ ........4 25
28
bulk...................................
Arctic, K ft cans, 6 doz. case............ ........  45
............ ........  75
’ 
............ ........1 40
............ ........2 40
............ ......  12 00
.......   2 00
15

................ 1 65
________2 20
.........95@1 00
..............   1 75
............... 1  75
............... 2 65
................. 2 00
................ 3 00

Victorian, 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz......
Diamond,  “bulk,” ............................. ........ 
Dry, No. 2........................................doz.
45 
Dry, No. 3........................................doz.
35 
Liquid, 4 oz,.................................... doz.
65
Liquid, 8 oz......................................doz.
gross 3 50
Arctic 4 oz........................
.........  7 20
Arctic 8  oz.......................
Arctic 16 oz........................
..........12  00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box..
...........2 00
Arctic No. 2 
..............................3 00
..............................4 Q0
Arctic No. 3 
No. 2Hurl............. 2  00|Parlor Gem............ 3 00
No. 1 Hurl............. 2 25 Common Whisk__   90
No. 2Carpet..........2 50|Faney  Whisk..........1 00
No.lCarpet.......... 2  75|Mill.......................... 3 75
CANNED FISH
Clams, 1 lb. Little Neck..........
Clam Chowder,  3 fl)................
Cove Oysters, 1 ft standards.
Cove Oysters, 2 ft  standards.,
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic................
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic...............
Lobsters, 1 ft star...................
Lobsters, 2 ft star...................
Mackerel, lf t fresh  standards......................1 20
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards......................4 75
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft.................... 3 00
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard...............................3 00
Mackerel. 3 ft  soused.....................................3 00
Salmon, 1 ft Columbia river...........................1 70
Salmon, 2 1b Columbia river..........................2 85
Sardines, domestic %s...............................7@8
Sardines,  domestic  %s...........................  
12
Sardines,  Mustard  Ks..............................   12
Sardines,  imported  %s.............................  14
Trout. 3 ft  brook...................................  
Apples. 3 ft standards..............................   75
Apples, gallons,  standards............................3 00
Blackberries, standards.................................1 10
Cherries,  red  standard.............................  95
Damsons.........................................................1 00
Egg Plums, standards 
..................... 1 20@1 35
Green Gages, standards 2 ft............... 1 20@1 25
Peaches, Extra Yellow...........
.1  90 
.1 60 
Peaches, standards.................
Peaches,  seconds....................
.1 25 
Pineapples, standards............
.1 50 
.2 60 
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced..
.2 75 
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated
.1 25
Quinces ...................................
Raspberries,  extra......................... 1 20@1 30
Strawberries  .................................. 1  10@1 25
...3 00 
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.........
Beans, Lima,  standard.........
...  80 
...  95 
Beaus, Stringless, Erie.........
...1 65 
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked.
Coro,  Archer’s Trophy.........
...1   00 
“  Morning  Glory...........
...1   00 
“  Acme............ :.............
...1  00 
...  90 
“  Maple Leaf..................
“  Excelsior.....................
...1  00 
...1  60 
Peas, French..........................
Peas.^xtra marrofat............
...1  20
Peas, standard.......................
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden............
Succotash, standard..............
Squash...................................
Tomatoes, standard brands..

__ 75@1  40
........ 1  00
........1  15

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CANNED FRUITS.

  4 00

* 

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

.10  @io% 

@11

COCO AN UT.

Schepps,Is

Baker’s ...................37IGerman Sweet..........23
Runkles’ ................. 35|Yienna Sweet  ..........22
Is................................. ........  @25
Is and  Ks.................... ........  @26
Ks................................ ........  ©27
Is in tin  pails............. ........  @27K
.............. ........  @28%
y28 
,  is..............:... 
........ ........  @23K
Is and  y^s..................
......  @24
Ks.............................. ........  @24 K
in,  pails.-..................... ........  @18
........  @16

Peerless

“ 

COFFEE

Green.

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

Roasted.

Rio............
. 12@15
......16
Golden Rio.
Santos........
......17
Maricabo...
......17
Java...........
.24328
O. G. Java..
Mocha....................25
PACKAGE.

60fts 100 fts 300 lbs
15
15

..........................15%  15
..........................15?«  15

XXJCX............
Arbuekle’s  __
Dilworth’s ......
Standard  ........ .......................... 
14%
German........... ...  .................... 
14%
Lion................. .......................... 
14%
Magnolia......... .......................... 
14%
13% 13-
Royal............... .......................... 
Eagle............... ..........................14K  14% 14!
Silver  King__ .......................... 
21
21
Mexican......... ......... ................ 
16
60 foot Jute__ .  1 00  150 foot Cotton__1 60
72 foot J u te __ .1 25  160 foot Cotton__1 75
40 Foot Cotton.. . .1 50  172foot Cotton... .2 00

CORDAGE.

CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GOODS.

X  XXX  $1 ft
6%

7K
7*
7%

8*
8%
12%
8*

8
8
11K 
.  9% 
*15%
8%

Kenosha Butter......................
Seymour Butter.....................
Butter......................................
Fancy  Butter............................   4%
S.  Oyster.................................
Picnic......................................
Fancy ,Oyster............................   4%
Fancy  Soda............................. 
4 %
City Soda.................................
Soda  .......................................
Milk.........................................
Boston....................................
G raham ...................................
Oat  Meal......... .......................
Pretzels, hand-made...............
Pretzels...................................
Cracknels................................
Lemon Cream............................  
Frosted Cream.....................
Ginger  Snaps.......................
No. 1 Ginger Snaps..............
Lemon  Snaps.......................
Coffee Cakes........................
Lemon Wafers............... .
13%
Jumbles................................
u n
Extra Honey Jumbles.........
12K
Frosted Honey  Cakes.........
13K
Cream Gems
13K
Bagleys  Gems. 
13K
Seed Cakes 
12K
8. &  M. Cakes.........
8K
Cod, whole............................................. 3%@4%
Cod. boneless............................................. 5@6 %
H alibut.....................................................  9@10
Herring, round,  H  bbl.......................2 00@3 25
Herring .round,  %  bbl..................................1 25
Herring, Holland,  bbls.................................11 00
Herring, Holland,  kegs........................... 75@80
Herring, Scaled.........................................  @20
Mackerel* shore, No. 1, K bbls................ 6 00
“ 
........ .  75
“ 
..............   65
No. 3. K bbls............................ 3 25
Shad, K b b l........................................ 2 25@2 50
Trout, K  bbls................................................. 4 00
“  10 ft  kits.........................................  70
White, No. 1, K bbls................................. 6 00
White, No. 1,12 ft kits..............................   90
White, No. 1,10 ft kits..............................   80
White, Family, K bbls................................... 2 15
45

“  12 ft kits 
“  10  ■ “ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

FISH.

kits.

Ca'

FRUIT  JARS—MASON.

Pints
Quarts
Gallons.................................
Half
Disk cap, quarts'...........................
“  K  gals...........................
“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

@ 9 50 
@10 50 
@13 50 
@11  00 
@14 00

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 40
Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz..............$  doz.  1 00 
“  4 oz........................... 1 50 
2 50
“  6 oz........................... 3 50 
4*00
“  8 oz........................... 3 50 
5 00
“  No. 2 Taper..............125 
150
..............1  75  2  75
“  No. 4  “ 
“ K pint, round................4 50  7 60
** 
......... 9 00  15 00
“
165
**  No. 3  panel.............. 110 
“  No. 8  “ 
..............2  75  4 25
“  No. 10  ** 
...............4  25 
6 00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
•* 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

1 

2 25
2 15
2 35
90
l 45
1 25
75
2 75
70
25
28
40

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

MATCHES.

@4%
@2 75
@2 75
@2 10
@2 00
@12%
@ 9

Prunes, Turkey..............................
Raisins, Dehesia.............................
Raisins, London Layers................
Raisins, California  “ 
.................
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.............
Raisins, Ondaras,  28s...................
Raisins, Sultanas..........................
R%isins, Valencia..........................
Raisins,  Imperials........................
Grand Haven, No.  8, square.......
............ 1  00
Grand Ila/en, No 9, square, 3 gro.
............ 1  20
Grand  Haven,  No. 20(5,  parlor__ ............1 76
Grand  Haven,  No. 300, parlor__
Grand Haven,  No. 7,  round.......
............1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2..............................
............1 00
Oshkosh<>No.  8........•..................
............ 1 60
Swedish.......................................
Richardson’s No. 8  square..........
............1 00
Richardson’s No. 9 
..........
............1 50
Richardson’s No. 7%, round.........
............ 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
......
............1 50
Black Strap...................................
.........15@17
Cuba Baking.................................
.........25@2S
Porto  Rico....................................
.........24 @30
New  Orleans, good......................
.........28@34
New Orleans, choice.....................
.........44@50
New Orleans,  fancy.....................

MOLASSES.

do 
do 

% bbls. 2c extra

OATMEAL.

“ 
“ 

Rolled Oats, bbl__5  75! Steel  cut, bbl....... 5 50
K  bbl...3 00

“  % bbl.3 00!  “
“  cases  0 25j
PICKLES.

PIPES.

Medium.........................................
@6 00
“  % 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. 216,2% gross..
@1 85
American  T.D..............................
...  75@  90
Choice Carolina...... 6% ¡Java.......
Prime Carolina......5% ¡Patna__ ..............5%
Good Carolina....... 5  ¡Rangoon .
Good Louisiana......5  1 Broken.
|Japan.... ...............7K
Table  ..................... 6 
DeLand’s pure....... 6% | Dwight’s .
..............5%
Church’s  ......• ___5%;Sea  Foam ............... 5%
Taylor’s G. M.........5%ICap Sheaf ..............5 h

SALEKATUS.

RICE.

SALT.

he less in 5 box lots.
60 Pocket, F   F  Dairy....................
28 Pocket.......................................
100 3 ft 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. % bu. bags........
Rock, bushels................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags.............

Whole.

Ground. 

SAUCES.

Parisian, %  pints..........................
Pepper Sauce, red  small.............
Pepper Sauce, green  .....................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring........
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...
Catsup, Tomato,  pints...................
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ...............
Halford Sauce, pints.....................
Halford Sauce, K pints..................
Acorn.:......
M aster.................. 4 001
New Process, 1  ft..3 96;Napkin.. 
New Process, 3 ft.
Acme,  bars.........
Acme,  blocks......
Best  American...
Circus  .................
Big Five  Ceuter..
Nickel..................
Shamrock............
Blue Danube........
London Family...

.3 851 Extra ChicagoFam- 
i 

94
__ 4 75
Towel....................4  75
3 55 White  Marseilles. .5 50 
3 051 White Cotton  Oil..5 50
2 931 Railroad................3 50
3 70 IT.  G....................... 3 45
3 85 Mystic White.........4 65
3 45 Saxon  Blue...........2 60
3 15 Palmer’s, 100 bars..5 50 
2 55 
..4 25
2 301
SPICES.

lOAPS.
ily

75  “ 

“ 

** 

STARCH.

@3 20 
@  6 
© 5K 
© 3K 
@ 3% 
@ 4 
@ 5% 
@  6 @4 50

Pepper.............. 16@25|Pepper.................  @18
Allspice.............12@15 Allspice...............  8@10
Cinnamon...
18@30; Cassia.................10@U
Cloves  .......
No. 1..  @60 
Ginger .......
No. 2..  @50 
Mustard......
.........   @25
Cayenne  __
Electric  Lustre.......................
Royal,  corn......   ....................

. .15@25 Nufeme 
. .16@20;Nutme 
..15@30| Cloves 
. ,25@35t 

res......

*Delivered.

“  gloss, 1  ft packa
“ 
“ 
“ 
•* 

“  boxes ...........
Niagara, laundry,  bbls......
boxes  ...
gloss, 1  ft............
corn.....................
Quaker, laundry, 561b.........
SUGARS.
Cut  Loaf.............................
Powdered...........................
...............   @ 7
Granulated,  Standard.......
...............   ©6 44
Confectionery A.................
...............   @ 6?„
Standard A..........................
...............   @6
No. 1, White Extra  C.........
...............   @  57s
No. 2, Extra C.....................
...............   @  5%
No. 3 C.................  ..............
...............   5%@ 5%
No.4 C.................................
..............  5  @ 5K
SYRUPS.
Corn,  barrels  ....................................  
24@26
26@28
Corn, K bbls......................................... 
Corn, 10 gallon kegs............................. 
@20
@31
Corn, 5 gallon kegs..............................  
Pure Sugar, bbl................................... 
23@26
26@30
Pure Sugar, K bbl................................ 
TOBACCO— FINE C U T -IN   PAILS.
Five and  Seven......45|Cross Cut.....................35
Magnet....................25 Old Jim ....................... 35
Seal of Detroit........60 Old Time.................... 35
Jim Dandy..............38 Underwood’s Capper 35
Our  Bird.................28 Sweet  Rose................45
Brother  Jonathan.. .28 Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35
Our Block...............60 Atlas...........................35
Jolly Time..............40|Royal Game................38
Our  Leader... 
.33jMule Ear...................65
Sweet  Rose... 
.32 Fountain...................74
May  Queen.
.651 Old Congress.............64
Dark A mericanEagle67 j Good Luck................52
The Meigs................601Blaze Away....... .. 
.35
Red  Bird..................50 HairLiftor.................30
Stato Seal................60 Hiawatha.................. 65
Prairie Flow er.......65(Globe........................ 65
Indian Queen..........60 Bull  Dog.................. *57
May Flower.............70 Crown  Leaf............... 66
Sweet  Pippin.......... 45| 
SMOKING
....151 Unit  .........................30
Our  Leader......
Old Vet.............
__ 30 Eight  Hours.............24
__27 Lucky  ...................... 30
Big Deal............
....35 Boss  .........................15
Ruby, cut  plug. 
Navy Clippings.
__ 26 Two  Nickel............. 24
Leader ..............
__ 15 Duke’s  Durham....... 40
Hard  Tack...
__ 32 Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
Dixie........................28 Owl.............................16
Old Tar.....................40! Rob Roy..................... 26
Arthur’s  Choice......22iUncle  Sam................28
Red Fox................... 26 Lumberman..............25
Gold Dust................28! Railroad Boy..............38
Gold  Block............. .-30 Mountain Rose...........18
Seal of Grand Rapids  Home Comfort..........25
(cloth)................25i01d Rip.......................60
Tramway, 3 oz.... 40 Seal of North Caro-
’ina, 2  oz................48
MinersandPuddlers.23 
Peerless  ...................24; Seal of North Caro-
Standard .................. 20j 
lina, 4oz..................48
Old Tom...............18; Seal of North  Caro-
Tom & Jerry........... 24 
iina,8oz.................45
Joker....................25; Seal of North Caro-
Traveler..................35 
lina, 16 oz boxes___42
Maiden.................... 251King Bee, longcut.. .22
Pickwick Club.......... 40! Sweet 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 Uniou.............*36
O Id Solder.................37 Labor Union...........*30
Clipper  ....................34 Splendid.................  38
Corner Stone................ 34 Red Fox................ 42
Scalping  Knife.......34iBig  Drive.................. 42
Sam Boss.......................  34 Patrol.................40
N ex t......................... 29 Jack Rabbit............. 35
.Dainty.....................44|Chocoiate  Cream___39
Old  Honesty........... 40!Nimrod 
............ 35
Jolly Tar................. 32|Uig Five Center......... 33
Jolly Time....................32 P arro t_t............... 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...................... *36 Acorn  .................39
Hiawatha..................42 Horse  Shoe............. 88
Big  Nig......................... 37 Vinco..................34
Spear Head.............39!Merry War.................22
Whole E arth..........32 Ron  Franklin............32
Crazy  Quilt................... 32| Moxie..................34
P.  V........................... 40 Blackjack.............. 32
Spring Chicken..........38 Hiawatha...............42
Eclipse  ....................30; Musselman’s Corker. 30
Turkey...... ............. 381
2c. less in three butt lots.
♦Delivered. 
SHORTS.

Our  Leader................16| Hiawatha............... 22
Mayflower............... 23 Old Congress.............23
Globe.......................... 22 May  Leaf............... 22
Mule E ar.......... ;...23|Dark ............ 
20

PLUG.

Japan ordinary..........................
Japan fair to good.....................
Japan fine............... *..................
Japan dust.................................
Young Hyson.............................
Gun Powder................................
Oolong.......................................
Congo.........................................
Lorillard’s American Gentlemei
Maccoboy................
Gail & Ax’
Rappee.....................
Railroad  Mills  Scotch...............
Lotzbeck  ...................................

SNUFF.

“ 
“ 

VINEGAR.

White Wine...............................
Cider....................................... ’’
York State Apple....................
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported.................
do 
American.................
Burners, No. 1 ...........................
do  No. 2...........................
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand. . . 
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans...
Candles, Star..............................
Candles,  Hotel..................... .*.*
Extract Coffee, V.  C................”
Felix...............
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps............
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps............
Gum, Spruce..............................
Hominy, $ bbl.......................... ’
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails....................
Pearl Barley...............;.............
Peas, Green  Bush.................... .
Peas, Split  Prepared.................
Powder, Keg..............................
Powder, K  Keg..........................
Sage  ........................

do 

............18@20
.............25@30
............35@45
.............15@20
.............30@50
.............. 35@50
......33@55@6C
.............25@30

30 gr. 
08 
08

@  55 
@  44 
@  35 
@  45 
@1 30
50 gr. 
10 
10 
18
90 
75 
1  00 
1 50 
7 70 
@25 
@11 
@12 @80
@25
@35
30@85
@3.
@ 4 
@ 3% 
@1 25 
@ 2K 
@4 00 
@2 25 
@  10

CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

----  

do 
do 

FANCY—IN  BULK.

STICK.
Standard, 25 ft boxes........................... 8K@ 9
........................ 
-
Twist, 
© 9* 
Cut Loaf 
!
@10
MIXED
Royal, 25 ft pails............................  
9
@ 8V
Royal, 200 ft bbls....................... 
Extra, 25 ft  palls...................... ..* 
<ai0
Extra, 200 ft bbls...............................   @ 91,
French Cream, 25 ft pails.........!!!..!.  @12
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases......................... ”  @12
Broken,25 ft pails.............................10  @10
Broken, 200 ft  bbls........................
"   @9>
FANCY—IN  5 ft  BOXES
Lemon  Drops...............................
@13 
Sour Drops.........................
@14 
Peppermint  Drops......
@14 
Chocolato Drops......................‘ ‘ ’
15 
H M Chocolate  Drops.......
18 
Gum  Drops  ..............................”
10
Licorice Drops................ .
A B Licorice  Drops..
12
Lozenges, plain..................
15
Lozenges,  printed................
16 
Imperials....................................’
15
Mottoes............................. 
"  ”
15
Cream  Bar..........................
13
Molasses Bar..............................."  |
13
Caramels........................
___ 
18
Hand Made Creams............
__ 18® 19
Plain  Creams........................ . 
.
17
Decorated Creams................ . * *"
--  20
String Rock..............................
.... 13@14 
Burnt Almonds.....................
>  ..  20@22 
Wintergreen  Berries.......... ! . ! . . .
15
Lozenges, plain in  pails..................
@12 
Lozenges, plain in  bbls.........
@11 
Lozenges, printed in pails............. !
...  @13
Lozenges, printed in  bbls.......... ] .
@12 
Chocolate Drops, in pails.................
@ 12; 
Gum  Drops  in pails...............
6  @ 0 
Gum Drops, in bbls..................
...  5  @ 51 
Moss Drops, in  pails...............
. . .   @10 
Moss Drops, in b b ls..............
@9 
Sour Drops, in  pails...............
@12
Imperials, in  pails...  .........
...  @12! 
Imperials  in bbls.........................
@ 11!
FRUITS
Bananas  Aspinwall............
...1 50@2 1
Oranges, California, fancy..
Oranges, California,  choice...............
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls.......................
Oranges, Florida.......................
Oranges, Valencia, cases.........
Oranges, Messina...............
Oranges,  Naples........................
Lemons, choice..................... . 
Lemons, fancy................... 1
Lemons, California.................
Figs, layers, new,  sg} ft
h igs, Rags, 50 f t ............
......  @6'
Dates, frails do  ...............
Dates, J4 do  d o ..................
#  5
...... 
Dates,, skin........................
Dates, %  skiu......................
Dates, Fard 10 ft box $   ft.......... ......  @10
Dates,, Fard 50 ft box § ft..........
Dates,, Persian 50 ft box $ ft...
Pine i\.pples, 
doz.....................
PEANUTS
Prime  Red,  raw  59 
$  ft.........................  4  @4%
Choice  do
do  ............. ............4%@ 5
Fancy H.P. do 
do  .........................   5J4@ 5^4
Choice White, Va.do 
i.d o ............ ............  @5%
Fancy H P„
do  ............ .............  9K@ 6%
H. P.V a....
............  @ 6%
Almonds,  Tarragona.......................  @
Ivaca..................................  @
California............................ 15  @
Brazils................................................ 8K@
Chestnuts, per bu................................
Filberts, Sicily...................................... 11 ©
Barcelona.............................  @
Walnuts,  Grenoble...............................16 @

“ 
“  Marbo...................................
“ 
French..................................
“ 
California.............................
“  Missouri............................. 8K@

Pecans, Texas, H. P .............................. 9 @
Cocoanuts, $1160.................................

.7 75@!
1

NUTS.

“ 
“ 

9iO% CO.

...11 75 
....1 3  00 
...13 75
___13  00
...13 75 
,...1 3   75 
....14 OO 
....1 4   00 
...14  00 
...14 00 
___14  25
7%
7K
7%
7%
7%
7%

P R O V ISIO N S.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provi 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago packing, new.................
Short Cut, new......................................
Back, clear, short cut..........................
Extra family clear, short cut.............
Clear,  A. Webster, new  .....................
Extra clear pig, short cut..................
Extra clear, neavy................................
Clear quill, short  cut...........................
Boston clear, short cut........................
Clear back, short cut...........................
Standard clear, short  cut, best..........
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy..................

medium.......................
light...........................
Short Clears, heavy.........................
medium......................
light.............................

“ 
“ 
do. 
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  fts...................... ..  ......13
“ 
16  fts...................... .......... 13
12 to 14 fts............... ...........13
“  picnic  ................................... ..........   8%
“  boneless................................ ...........10

“ 
“ 

Shoulders........................................ ...........  7K
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............. ...........9
Dried Beef, extra............................ .......... 10%
ham  prices.................. ...........13%

“ 

LARD.

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

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts......
Boneless,  extra.....................................
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
Pork Sausage.............................. ..........
Ham  Sausage........................................
Tongue  Sausage....................................
Frankfort  Sausage..............................
Blood  Sausage.......................................
Bologna, straight................................. .
Bologna, thick.......................................
Head  Cheese.........................................

8
SK
8%
8M
..  8 00 
..12 00

PIGS’  FEET.

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

HIDES. FELTS AND FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

Green__S ft  7@ 7K|Calf skins, green
Part cured...  7%@ 8 
Full cured 
Dry hides and 

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

  8K@ 8% Deacon skins,

kips...........  8  @12  I

S H E E P  PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed V ft........22  @27
Tallow.................................................  3  @
Fine washed $  ft 25@28!Coarse washed.. .20@24 
Medium  ........... 27@30i Unwashed............ 
2-3

WOOL.

S.  HEYMAN  &  SON, SHOW  CASE

48  CANAL  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

MANUFACTUREES.

11

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

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­

where in this issue and write for

Special  Prices  in  Car  Lots, 
f  e are prepared to male Bottom Prices on anything we handle.
A. B. K N O W LSO N ,
W M . SEA R S & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

3 Canal Street, Basement,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

A gents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE-

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

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.

M anufacturers of the Celebrated

3V E .  C .   C .

Leading 10c Cigar; and

V U M   Y U M ,
POBEl  NEW  PROCESS  STARCH. 

The best 5c Cigar in the Market.

BIG-  R A PID S,

MICH,

lSWEBr-

removed,

This Starch having th e  light  Starch  and  Gluten 
One-Third Less

Can be used than any other in the M arket.

M anufactured by the

FIRMENICH  MNFG. CO.

Factories:  Marshalltown,  Iowa;  Peoria,  Ills.

Oitices  at Peoria, Ills.

FOR  SALE  BY

Clark,  Jewell  &  Co.

STRONG.!
SURE.
L.  M. CARY.
C A R Y  <& LOVERIDGE.
Fire and Burglar Proof

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

L.  L.  LOVERIDGE.

w

Combination and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street

OLNEY, SHIELDS  £  CO,

And  IMPORTEES  OF  TEAS.

Our Stock is complete in all branches.  New, fresh and bought 
latest declines and for cash.
fWe  have  specialties  in  TOBACCOS  and  CIGARS  possessed 
fy  no other jobbers in the city.
AIo.A-l;pi:n.’s Peavey iPluLg.

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

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

The Gripsack Brigade.

Chas. E.  Morgan  came  in  last  Saturday 

from an extended trip through Ohio.

W. H. Goodspeed, representing the Wool 
son Spice Co.,  of Toledo,  was  iu  town last 
week.

Jno. J. Dooley,  representing II. E.  Buck 
len  &  Co., of  Chicago, was  in  town  over 
Sunday.

R.  L.  Hall,  state  agent  for  Allen  B 
Wrisley,  the  Chicago  soap  manufacturer 
was in the city a couple of days  last  week,
Cass Bradford lias  lately acquired  a taste 
for glycerine, which  he  assimulates for the 
avowed purpose of counteracting the effects 
of a cold.

W.  R.  McEIroy,  representing  C.  E.  An 
drews & Co., of  Milwaukee,  is  in  the  city 
for  a  couple  of  weeks  in  the  interest  of 
“Pearl” baking  powder.

“Dr.”  Frank  E.  Chase  has  decided  to 
the  McKinnon 
bring  an  action  against 
House,  at Cadillac,  for certain discourtesies 
received at the hands of the clerk.

Owing to the  continued  illness  of  E.  W 
Holton,  O.  M. Benedict, of  Ionia, has  been 
engaged  by  Wm.  P.  Roome & Co.,  of New 
York,  to represent them in this territory.

Walter  E.  Cummings,  general  traveling 
representative for Geo.  F.  Bassett & Co.,  of 
New York,  entertained the city and country 
trade with a fine  line of  imported  goods at 
the Eagle Hotel sample rooms last week.

M.  C.  Russell,  formerly  engaged  in. the 
produce and commission  business  here, but 
now occupying a responsible  position  with 
the  Michigan  Buggy  Co.,  at  Kalamazoo, 
was in town several days last  week  renew­
ing  old  acquaintances.  He  was  accom­
panied by his  wife.

D.  E.  Stearns, general  Western  manager 
for the Broadhead Worsted Mills, of James 
town,  N.  Y.,  superintends the operations of 
the following trunk manipulators:  Edward 
Parkhurst,  Illinois;  J.  W.  Laing,  Missouri, 
Tennessee  and  Texas;  II.  G.  Phelps,  Kan­
sas; F.  P.  Pranger, Nebraska; E. E. Burrell, 
California  and  the  Pacific  Slope;  J.  W. 
Mills, Michigan.

“Traveling Men’s Room” at the  U.  B.  A 

Home.

On the completion of the new home of the 
Union  Benevolent  Association  about  six 
months ago,  Wm.  Logie conceived the  idet 
that it would be a fitting tiling for  tfce trav­
eling men to take advantage  of  the  oppor­
tunity which then presented itself to furnish 
a room on the second iioor of the new build­
ing for the use of  any  traveling  man  who 
might  be  laid  up  by  illness or injury and 
who had no other convenient place to go to, 
Acting under that suggestion,  he  headed  a 
subscription  paper  and  started  it  on  the 
rounds  of  the  fraternity.  Enough  funds 
were  pledged  within  a  month  to warrant 
the undertaking,  when the necessary  furni­
ture and furnishings were purchasedjand put 
in  place.  The  amounts  subscribed  were 
then called in,  and on Saturday the last dol­
lar  was  paid  and  the  bills  incurred were 
liquidated.  The  articles  purchased  com­
prise  a  mahogany  bed room suite,  springs 
and mattress,  table,  rocking  chair  and  two 
arm chairs,  procured at  a  total  expense  of 
$59.50;  carpet, rugs,  blankets,  comforters, 
sheets,  pillows,  towels and curtains,  which 
cost $61.25;  and a chamber set, spittoon and 
vase, which amounted  to  $8.25.  The  cost 
of furnishing the room is thus shown  to  be 
$129, of which $127 was  contributed  in  $1 
subscriptions and $2 taken from  tiie  enter­
tainment fund of the local association.  Mr. 
Logie was assisted in the  work  of  solicita­
tion  and  collection  by  Geo.  Seymour  and 
Charley  Robinson,  as  well  as  others who 
did  effective  volunteer  work.  The names 
of the contributors of the fund, as furnished 
The  T radesman by Mr.  Logie,  are as fol­
low's:

Wm.  Logie,  F.  Parmenter,  C.  II.  Bailey, 
C.  S.  Robinson,  F.  W.  Powers, D.  G.  Ken­
yon, J.  B.  Evans.  Geo.  H.  Seymour,  Jos. 
F.  Reed,  W.  A.  Rindge,  L. M. Mills,  A.  B. 
Smith,  D.  S.  Ilaugh, W.  G.  Hawkins,  Geo. 
F.  Owen,  E.  Fitzgerald,  II.  Baker,  Chas. 
Livingstone,  A.  L.  Braisted,  Geo.  McKay, 
A.  II.  Dane,  E. A. McAuley, D. J. Buckley, 
M.  Hester,  L.  Dykeina,  John McIntyre,  O. 
Elliott,  S.  A.  Sears,  A.  Seymour,  F.  W. 
Goodspeed,  II.  Robertson,  W.  E.  Cooper, 
V.  A. Johnston, J.  B.  Tanner,  J.  B.  Read, 
A.  C.  Sharp,  E.  Shattnck,  J.  C. Utman, 
Chas.  R.  Remington,  J.  N.  Bradford,  Ed. 
Frick,  Jas.  A.  Morrison,  Wm.  II.  Hoops, 
A.  E.  White,  L.  C.  Bradford,  W.  S.  Horn, 
Wm. J. Worden,  Sam’l Newman,  A.  Kup- 
penheimer,  Jos.  Levy,  H.  Hake,  H.  A. 
Hudson,  Geo.  li.  Perry,  Chas.  O.  Skinner, 
Sam’l Sears,  E.  F. Coveil, Geo. Heinzelman,
John  B.  --------,  W.  B.  Edmonds,  D.  C.
Underwood,  W.  li.  Keasey,  Wm.  Bough- 
ton,  A.  M.  Amberg,  L.  L.  Loomis,  A.  S. 
Doak,  J.  T.  Avery,  Harry Gilliam,  J.  L. 
Manning, »J.  II.  McKelvey, A.  A.  Hovey, 
C.  E.  Watson,  W.  II.  Downs,  H.  P.  Good­
rich,  W.  A.  Beneke,  F.  J.  Greulich,  It. 
Warner,  J.  A.  Bassett,  C. J.  Peek,  W.  B. 
Collins,  E.  A. Stowe, S. A.  Walling,  C.  C. 
Harley, Jos.  Barton,  G.  C.  Bunnell,  P.  J. 
Coppins.  li.  B.  Sheran,  H.  W.  Beecher, 
Albert E.  Cartwight,  Leo.  A.  Caro,  F.  E. 
Chase,  Gid.  Kellogg,  R. J.  Coppes,  C.  M. 
Falls, J.  Leo Kymer,  J.  C.  Watson,  R.  B. 
Heymab,  J.  J.  Blickle,  Sam B. Morrison, 
E.  E.  Woolley,  F.  H.  White,  W.  H.  H. 
Smith, jr., R.  B.  Orr,  Ed.  Goodrich,  J.  H. 
Barrows, J.  H.  Eacker,  L.  R. Cessna, P. II. 
Carroll,  W.  II.  Jennings,  D.  B.  Jerrue, 
Harry C.  Kendrick,  Thos.  Furgeson,  F.  W. 
Parsons,  Herbert  Filler,  J.  B.  Saeger,  J. 
E.  Kenning,  C.  S.  Wilcox,  A.  D.  Baker, 
John  Geo.  Gute,  M.  M.  Mallory,  Chas. 
Drueke, Fred Ball, Frank Jewell, Rhine Van 
der Werp,  Jas. G.  Cloyes,  Peter Lankester, 
Wm.  Drueke and Alexander Kennedy.

Mark the Date.

Ohas.  E.  Watson  and  Ed.  P.  Andrew 
will be at Sweet’s Hotel during the week of 
the  State  Pin rinaceutical  Association con­
vention,  October  11-16,  which  will  enable 
the drug trade to select full lines of  holiday 
goods without  making a special  trip to the 
city. 

\

c,,.,,. :  -i  -

Purely Personal.

W.  II. Hicks,  the  Morley  druggist,  put 
m last week at Chicago  and  spent  Sunday 
in Grand Rapids.

S. A.  Welling spent  several  days at  De­
troit last week, the guest  of  his  daughter, 
Mrs. Hamilton B.  Carlmrtt.

E.  E.  Brewer,  book-keeper  for  Fred.  D. 
Yale &  Co.,  is  “setting  ’em  up”  over  the 
advent of a ten pound daughter.

A.  D.  Plumb has engaged in» the  grocery 
brokerage business and will  hereafter  be  a 
regular visitor at the various wholesale gro­
cery  houses.

W.  H.  Patterson, of the  Brooks  Oil Co., 
of Cleveland, has been in town several days, 
considering  the  project  of  establishing  a 
branch depot at this  market.

Malcolm Winnie,  the  Traverse  City gro­
cer, was in town Saturday on his way home 
from Chicago,  where  he  spent  a  week  in 
pursuit of business and pleasure.

Parker McAuley,  formerly  with  Eaton & 
Chistenson,  but for the past  few  months in 
the employ of Fox & Bradford,  has engaged 
as book-keeper for W.  T.  Lamoreaux.

Dan.  Lynch recently had a narrow escape 
from instant death  or  serious  injury while 
trying to board a moving train  at Portland. 
He hung to the train until his arms gave out 
and then  dropped  off,  his  legs  striking on 
the track,  but  by raising  them up he  man­
aged to avoid serious consequences. 
It was 
a narrow escape,  and  Dan.  has  made  a sol­
emn resolution never to try to  board a mov­
ing train  again.

Sayings of George Eliot.

,

To be right in great  memorable  moments 
is prehaps the  thing  we  need  most  desire 
for ourselves. 

When the towers fall you  know  it  is  an 

ill business for the small nest  builders.

If I  march  abreast  with  obstinate  men 
who will rush on guns  and  pikes,  I  must 
share the consequences.

When there*s water enough Arno  will  be 

full, and that will not be till  the  torrent 
ready.

Why,  if I’ve only got  some  orange  flowj 
ers to candy,  I shouldn’t like to die til] I see 
them all right.

’Tis difficult enough to  see  pur  way  and 
keep our torch steady in this dim  labyrinth; 
to whirl the torcli and dazzle the eyes of our 
fellow seekers is  a  poor  daring,  and, may 
end in total  darkness. 

If I got places,  sir,  it was because I made 
myself fit for ’em. 
If you want to slip  into 
a round hole,  you must make a ball of your­
self—that’s where it is.
There’s  reasons  in  tilings  as  nobody 
knows on—that’s  pretty  much  what  I’ve 
made out through some folks  are  so  wise, 
they’ll find you  fifty  reasons  straight  off, 
and though  all the  while  the  real  reason’s
winking
they  never
see’t.

at ’em  in  the  corner, 

•

Good Words Unsolicited.

G. S. Baron, general dealer, Leighton, Iowa: 
‘A very good paper.”
H. Ingalls,  druggist,  Newberry:  “I  cannot 

get along without it.”

Chas. Glasgow, general  dealer.  South  Cass: 
'Your paper is a good country merchant’s pa­
per.”

W.  H.  Wood,  druggist,  Sheridan;  “I  like 
The  Tradesman  very  much,  especially the 
drug page.”

Shurtleffi Bros.,  general  dealers,  Cross Vil­
lage:  “We greet T h e  T r a d e s m a n  a s friendly 
as  we  would  a  good  paying  customer  with 
twenty-two children.”

L.  A.  Howe,  druggist and  general  dealer. 
Lake City:  “It is the  most  reliable  paper of 
the kind that I have ever seen.”

C.  Stroebe,  general  .  dealer,  Ferrysburg: 
What a splendid  and  instructive  paper you 
are publishing now.  It is worth a dozen other 
commercial papers and I  would  not  think  of 
doing business without it.  You have had great 
success in wiping out the dead-beat and I hope 
soon to try conclusions with the scores  of de­
linquents  which  line  our  lake shore.  I wish 
rou all the prosperity you so  richly  deserve.”
Saranac  Local:  The  Saranac  Savings 
Bank is now fully organized  with  Matthew 
Brown  as  President, Amaziah  B.  Pardee, 
Vice-President  and  Elmer E.  Lee,  Cashier. 
We understand that the stock is being taken 
rapidly.
MOSEUT?  BROS.

Seeäs, Fruits, Oysters

AndL P rod u ce.

-WHOLESALE------

GRAND  RAPIDS

s

SEED  MERCHANTS,
Office and Warehouse:  71  Canal St.

G r a n d   R a p i d s , Sept. 14, 1886.

Dea r  Sir s—Below  we  hand  you  jobbing 

prices for to-day:
Clover, Prime...........................60 fl> bu. 

“  Mammoth Prime........ 
“  White..............20c ^  tt> 
M  Alsyke............ 
“ 
“  Alfalfa or Lucerne“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Timothy,  Prime........................45 fi> bu. 
Red  Top................................... 14 lb bu. 
Blue Grass................................ 
Orchard Grass.......................... 

“  Fair to good (if instock)  “ 
“ 
“ 

Prices on Rape, Canary and all  other  Seeds 

on application.

The above prices are free  on  board  cars in 
lots of five or more bags at a time.  Cartage on 
smaller quantities.

All Seeds are spot Cash on receipt of  goods.
W.T. LAMOREAUX, Alt.

5 25
9 00

5 25
9 00
9 00

2 20
2 10
90
2 00
2 00

•Si

ME2TDEL 

A BROS.’  Celebrated  CIGARS,

ALSO  SOLE  AGENTS  FOIi

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, 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mioh.

MISCELLANEOUS.

°r
cents per week,
or  50  cents  for  three weeks.  Advance  pay­
ment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, 
etc.

1C

158

157*

155tf

to honesty and  ability. 
Climax, Mich.

I  \ \ T  ANTED—Situation by a registered pliarm- 
I  » t 
acist, who has bad extensive experience.
Reference 
Address 
i  E.  K.,  Box
U'OR SALE—Stock of drugs and groceries in 
I  Carson City.  Will be sold at a  great  bar­
gain and on very desirable terms.  Address for 
information, Arthur Meigs & Co.,  Grand  Rap­
ids, Mich. 
________ ———
i pOR  SALE—My store is20x56 feet, 18 ft. post, 
with hall overhead.  House  new, 18x28,11 
I xl6  ft.  L,  main  part  18  ft. post, L 12 ft. post; 
good cellar.  Barn  20x30, with  shed  attached, 
30x32, all 18 ft. post.  Splendid  well,  good  cis­
tern;  a little over 1*4 acres of land, situated in 
center of town.  The best location in the town­
ship.  $2,000, half down  and  balance  on  easy 
terms.  Sold  $7,000  worth  of  goods  the past 
year.  Reason for selling—other business.  Will 
I sell stock with or without place.  Stock will in- 
| voice about $2,200.  For  further  information, 
I write me.  Chas. Glasgow,  South  Cass,  Ionia 
county,  Mich. 
159*
IJ'OR SALE—One large Ice box, one  new  de­
livery wagon, one safe,  one  small  coffee 
I mill (second hand), one  oil  tank  (self-measur­
ing), one broom rack and thirteen large  wood- 
I en tea chests.  AH the above will be sold cheap 
on application to J. C. Shaw & Co., 79 Canal st., 
Grand Rapids. 

wrANTED—Situation by a 

young  man in a 
ars’  experience. 
3S  G.  E.  Taylor, 

grocery  store,  six  yt 
Best  of  references.  Addre 
Vicksburg, Mich.
Y7S7ANTED—A man for  meat  cutter  and  to 
* »  work  in  store.  Address,  with  refer-
WK----- ,  -----  -----
> 
, 
** est Michigan Lumber Co., Woodville,
Mich. 
155tf
i^Olt  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 
for  family  adjoining  store.  Address  C.  L., 
care The T radesman. 
157*
t vOR SALE—A small and well-selected  stock 
of groceries.  First-class  location  and  a 
1 first-class  trade  in  Grand  Rapids.  Lease of 
store lor five years.  Rooms for family adjoin­
ing  store.  Reason  for  selling,  poor  health. 
For  further  information,  address ZZZ,  care 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n , Grand Rapids, Mich.  153tf
OARTNER WANTED—To buy  half interest 
x 
in grocery business in  one  of  the  finest 
cities of 6,000 popu lation in Northern Michigan. 
One of the partners obliged to sell on  account 
of advanced age and very poor health.  Large 
trade  already  built  up,  and  can be doubled. 
Sales  for June,  $2,015  and  July,  $2.477.  Ad­
dress L, c&re T h e   T r a d e s m a n , Grand  Rapids. 
Mich. 
157*
■pOR  SALE—A hardware store witlitin-shop.
situated in best farming county gpeenter 
of State.  About $1,500 stock all new, mo com­
petition.  Address  G.  A.,  care  T h e   T r a d e s ­
157*
m a n . 
I ^OR  SALE—Small  stock  of  general  mer­
chandise in growing town, with  prospect 
of railroad in the near future.  Also fine  resi­
dence. if desired.  Address  O.  W. Builey, Kal- 
159*
amo, Mich. 
TT'OR  SALE—A  drug  store  situated  on the 
-L  Chicago & West Michigan Railway in  one 
of the finest fruit and farming counties in  the 
State.  Stock of $1,500  or  uiMer,  Also a fine 
practice to be disposed of at the same time, to 
a physician who wishes  to  practice  medicine 
in  connection  with  drugstore.  Competition 
light.  Address “Sun,” care T h e   T r a d e s m a n . 
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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 r a d e s m a n .  A 
twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

LUMBER. LATH  AND SHINGLES.

VISITING  BUYERS.

The following  retail  dealers  have  visited

tlw market during the past week and placed | 
orderswithtlie various houses:

Ashland.

•

Mrs. Anna Mulder, Spring Lake.
D. H. Decker, Zeeland.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
H. Andre & Son, Jenisonville.
Mrs. Van Hysel, Holland.
John Van Enenan, Zeeland.
U. DeVries, Jamestown.
H. M. Lee, Nashville.
Jas. Ryan,  Sturgis. 
A. Norris. A. Norris & Son,  Casnovia.
Robert Neuman, Neuman & Esbaugh,  Dorr.
R. Fuller, Manton.
Mr.  Jorgensen,  Jorgensen  &  Hemingsen,
S. L. Davis, Cadillac. *
Norman Harris,  Big Springs.
W. F. Rice, Alpine.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
W. 8. Root, Tallmadge.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
W m. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
J. W. Closternouse, Graudville.
H. B. Irish, Lisbon.
B. M. Denison, East  Paris.
A. C. Barklay, Crosby.
Stanley Monroe. Berlin.
G. TenHoor. Forest Grove.
A. J. White, Bass River.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
John Smith, Ada.
A. & L. M. Wolfe, Hudsonville.
White & Molyneaux, Bass  River.
Den Herder & Tanis,  Vriesland.
M. P. Shields, Hilliards.
•C. H. Deming, Dutton.
L. Maier, Fisher’s Station.
Wm. VerMeulen, Beaver Dam.
Geo. F. Cook, Grove P. O.
Paine & Field. Englishville.
F.  Boonstra, Drenthe.
M. M. Robson, Berlin.
M. Heyboer & Bro., Drenthe.
D. W. Shattuck, Wifyland.
O. Stoekinir, Grattan.
Geo  N. Reynolds, Belmont.
H. DeKline, Jamestown. 
Mr. Griswold. Cornell & Griswold,  Griswold 
Wm. B. Wilson, Muskegon. 
W. H. Hicks,  Morley.
Malcohn  Winnie, Traverse City.
J. P. Huling, Big Rapids.
N. O. Ward,  Stanwood.
A. W.  Biain,  Dutton.
J. C. Scott, Lowell. •
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Alton S. Frey, Lake P. O.
Wag.ir & McBryer, Cedar Springs.
J. F. Clark,  Big Rapids.
H.  1).  Purdy. Fennvilie.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
E. li. Benedict, Cedar Springs.
Byron McNeal, Byron Center.
S. H. Ballard, Sparta.
Wm. Hears, Boyne Fails.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
Aaron B. Gates, Rockford.
D. B. Galentine, Bailey.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
A. A. Weeks, Grattan.
E. A. Carpenter, Colborn &  Carpenter,  Cale­
O.  F.  Conklin,  O.  F.  &  W.  P. Conklin, Ra­
Adam Wagner, Eastmanville.
C. S. Roberts, Darling & Roberts,  Sparta. 
Howard Money, Morley Bros., Cedar Springs. 
E. B. Ltipham, Rockford.
M. F. Walling, Walling Bros., Lamont.
J. A. McManus, Traverse City.
E. W. Pickett, VVayland. 
W. L.  Heaziet,  Wayland.
E. S. Fitch, VVayland.
L. F. Wallbrecht, Wayland.
S. T. Colson, Alaska.
Fred C. Beard, Morley.
W. H. Severance, Severance & Rich,  Middle- 
R. E. Werkman,  Holland.
F. G. Cornell, Lyons.
W. T. Baker, Grand Haven.
S. Sheldon. Pierson.
Peter S. Haney & Co., Hastings.
H. W. Potter.  Jenisonville.
Eli Runnels, Corning.
F. W. Farrin, South Boardman.
C. W. Armstrong,  Bowen’s Mills.
Gus. Beginan, Bauer.
John Gunstra. Lamont.
N. Bouma, Fisher.
O. W. Biain, Dutton.
Jas. Colby,  Rockford.
G. H. Remington,  Bangor.
F. B. Watkins, Hopkins.
J. R. Trask,  Grattan.
G. H. Gilbert, Reed City.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
Eddy & Emmons, Grattan.
M. Van den Bosch,  Zeeland.
D. Weaver & Co., Hesperia.
M. E. Campbell, Hesperia.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
Sidney Stark, Allendale.
Sisson & Lilley Lumber Co., Sisson’s Mill. 
Childs & Career, Childs’ Mill.
G. N. Wait.  Hudsonville.
Dr. John Graves, Wayland.
A  W. Fenton & Co., Bailey.
R. G. Beckwith, Bradley.
O. W. Messenger, Spring Lake.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
C. F. Williams, Caledonia.
S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
A. B. Foote, Hilliards.
Jos. Raymond, Berlin.
L. B. Lull, Sparta.
Mr. Smith, Smith & Bristol, Ada.
John  Giles, Lowell.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
James Riley, Dorr.
J. F. Barnes,  St. Louis.
Geo. Hoffstetter, St. Louis.
Fred. Stover, Grand Haven.
Robt. Theilman, Grand Haven.
F. P. Grommon, Saranac.
B. W. Ellison,  Alma.

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donia.
venna.

ville.

An Explanation.

From  Puck^a  *

Mr.  Noitall  (explaining)—You  see,  they 
build a fire  underneath  the floor of  the en­
gine, and when it gets  hot enough they put 
the boiler on  and  open  the  cylinder  door, 
and that lets the steam get  into the wheels, 
and away we go.

Ladies—Oh, thank you!  We  often won­

dered how it was done.

COOPERAGE.
D, Quay quote  as follows, f 

Co. quote f. o.

The Newaygo Manufacturin 
b. cars as follows:
Uppers, 1 inch.........................
..perM $44 00
Uppers, H4, 1*4 and 2 inch......
...........  46 00
........  35 00
Selects, 1 inch.........................................
Selects, 1J4, 134 and 2  inch.......................
........  38 00
Fine Common, 1 inch..............................
........  30 00
Shop,1 inch.............................................
20 00 
Fine, Common, 1J4,134 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., 20 feet.......................
17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12,14 and 16 feet......
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.......................
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.......................
17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12,  14 and Iff feet........
15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 In., 18 feet........................
16 00 
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet........................
17 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12,14 and 16 feet......
12 0013 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet......................
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet............:........
14 00 
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet......
12  00 
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet.......................  _
13 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet.......................  14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12,14 and 16 feet........  11  00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet........................  12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in.,  20 feet.......................  13 00
Coarse  Common  or  shipping  culls,  al
widths and  lengths........................8 00  9 00
A and B Strips, 4 or 6 in ..........................  33 00
C Strips, 4 or 6 inch.................................   27 90
No. 1 Fencing, all  lengths.......................  15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12,14 and 18  feet..............  12 00
No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet.............................   12 00
No. 1 Fencing, 4  inch..............................   15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 4  inch..........  .................   12 nO
Norway C and better. 4 or 6 i neh............   20 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, A and B.................  18 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C.............................  14  50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch. No.  1 Common__  
9 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch,  Clear....................  20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12.12 to 16 ft........... 
il 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 6in.,No. 2common.... 
14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinai.
Dressed Flooring, 4 in., A. B and  Clear..
35 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 in.. C........................
26 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 1  com’n 
16 00 
Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5 in., No. 2  com’n 
14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.
3 10 
M  18 50@22 00  J XXX 18 in.  Thin................................
3 00
_____ ____
No. 2 or 6 in. C. B 18 in.  Shingles............  
1  75
No. 2 or 5 in. C. B. 16 in........................... 
140
Lath  ................................................   1  75® 2 00

4 25® 4 501  |x X X  16 in. 

b.  at Grand

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HOOPS.

BARRELS.

HEADS.

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows 

STAVES.
“ 

6  00®  6  50  j 
5  00®  5  50  !

Rapids:
Red oak flour bhl. staves............M
Elm 
............ M
White oak tee staves, s’d and j’t.M  22 00@25 00 I  ( XXX 18 in. Standard  Shingles..  .
W uite oak pork bbl.
Produce barrel staves............ >.
Tierce, dowelled and circled, set__  15®  16
Pork, 
“  __   12®  13
“ 
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Tierce  heads,  square............. $  M  23 09@26 90
Pork bbl. “ 
..............$  M 19 00@21 00
Basswood, kiln dried, set.................  434®  4?4
Cull  wood  heading.........................  334®  3%
White oak and hickory tee, 8 f’t.  M  11 00®12 50 
White oak and hickory  **  734f’t. M  10 00®11 00
Hickory  flour  bbl........................ M  7 C0@  8 25
Ash, round  “ 
“  ....................... M  6 00® 6 75
Ash, fiat racked, 634  f’t .............. M  3 75® 4 50
Coiled  elm......................................  8 00® 7 CO
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M 
1 00®  1 10 
White oak pork barrels,machine..
85®  95
White oak lard  tierces..................   1  15® 1 25
75®  90
Beef and lard half barrels............ 
Custom barrels, one  head..............  1 00® 1 10
Flour  barrels....... ......................... 
30®  37
Produce  barrels............................. 
25®  28
«COAL AND  BUILDING MATERIALS. 
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

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

Ohio White Lime, per  bbl
1 00 
85 
Ohio White Lime, car lots.. 
Louisville Cemeni, per bbl.
1 30 
Akron Cement per  Dbl......
1 30 
Buffalo Cement, per bbl__
1 30 
Car lots
1 05© 1 10
Plastering hair, per bu...... ................  25®  30
Stucco, per bbl....................................  
175
>  paying
Land plaster, per ton.......................... 
3 60
2 50
Land plaster, car lots.......................... 
demand is
Fire brick, per  M................................$25 ® $35
Fire clay, per bbl...... ......................... 
3 00
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.50  $   lb  for 
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and nut, ear lots..  6 00@6 26
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local  jobbers are 
Ohio1 Lump,rtor*lots.!..’ * .* .*!! .*." .* .* .* .* 3  10®3 25 | authorized to otiGr standard goods at  35  and 5
per cent, off, and second quality at 35,5 and 10 
Blossburg or Cumberland, ear lots..  4 
Portland  Gement........................... .  3 <
per cent off.

for all offerings of new bark, 
not very active.

MISCELLANEOUS.

clean washed roots.

@13 00
.15 00@18 00
@25 00
@13 00
25 00@35 00
.45 00@50 00
@10 00
.13 00@15 00
12 00® 14 OO
@20 00

@24 00
@35 00
@25 00
@55 00
@75 00
@25 00
@13 00
14 00®16 00
@23 00

@25 00@25 oq@18 00

COAL.

THIS  AJD’VTBHTISELÆEITT  WILL  APPEAR  BUT  OIsTCE

Open Stock Glass Stand Lamps.

Open Stock Glass Hand Lamps.

No. 2-2 Cone Burner.

Burners.

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$  doz.
No. 2-2 Clone Burner.................................... 5 04
............... .................... 6 30
“  2-3  “ 
“ 1-3  “ 
Takes No. 2 Sun chim.5 04
“  0 Sun, Dauntless or Fireside.................  43
“ 1  44 
.................  48
.................  70
“ 2  “ 
....................:.............  50
“ 0  “  Standard 
“ 1  “ 
......................................  55

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No.  I O T .

NO. 222.

No.  217.

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“ 1 Leader (takes No. 2 wick)...................1 50
....................2 50
“ 2 
 
“ 2 Arctic 
160
Grand 
....................2 50
Argand  ........................................................1  75
Leader  Argand...........................................9 00
Unique Slip................................................. 1  75
Moehring...................................................   6 00
Harvard  .................I ..........................*.......7 00
Nutmeg  ......... .............................................1 00
No. 0 or 1 Tubular..................... .................   90
No. 10 Tubular.............................................   90
Large Buckeye Lantern Burner................ 1  50
Small 
.................1 50
Flat Lard Oil  Tubes....................................   25
Little Giant, (Rich  Gold)  ........................... 2 50
“  with  Extinguisher.................3 55

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No. 191 A Assorted Colors Standard  Lamps............
No. 191 B
No. 191 C
No. 191 D
No. 222 A Crystal 
No. 222 B
No. 222 C
No. 222 D
No. 217 A
No. 217 B
No. 217 C
NO. 217 D

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1 40
2 00 
2 50 
1  10
1 49
2  00 
2 50 
1  10
1 40
2 00 
2 50

No. 709.

No. 702.

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No. 218.  Crystal Hand Lamp, $ doz........
No. 221. 
........
No. 702. 
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No. 709.  Ass’d Colors Hand Lamp, $  doz 
No. 223.  Crystal 
No. 704. 
No. 707.

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90 
1 00 
l 25 
.1 50

Genuine Lift Wire  Tubu­

lar  Lantern.
No Charge for Box.

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Meyro  e,  “ 
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$ doz.
Genuine No. 0 Lift Wire, No Guards.........8 00
......... 8 2>>
........  6 50
......... 6 75
......... 6 00
......... 7 00
........  6€0
......... 8 50
..........................8 50
U. S. 
Tin....................................... 4 00
Police Lanterns, Bull’e Eyes.......................5 50

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Owl. 
Eagle, 
Brilliant, 
No. 39 Kail Road, 

With  “ 
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Red, Blue & White Light 2 CO

A   CARD.

Presenting a few additional 
staple articles  in  Lamps  and 
Lamp  Goods,  H.  Leonard  & 
Sons  announce 
that  next 
week’s  full  page  advertise­
ment  will  complete 
their 
Price-List of  this  line, show­
ing  an  ENORMOUS  AS­
SORTMENT  at  greatly  re­
duced  prices—prices  which 
will allow any live merchant 
to make the  best  profits  pos­
sible  in  any  department  of 
merchandise.  The  following 
two  weeks  will  be  occupied 
by  them  in  removing  into 
their LARGE NEW BLOCK, 
Numbers  136,  138,  140  and 
142  Fulton  St.,  two  blocks 
from Union Depot, and no ad­
vertisement will be presented. 
Cut this out for  future  refer­
ence.

No. 500.

No. 5772)^.

No. 0543 or 0544.

No. 651.

Bronzed Iron Chandeliers.

No. 5400.

No. 5402.
Lamps only.............................................................................per doz.
Trimmed complete, with 7 inch Illuminators.....................  

No. 5401.

44

No. 0316. 

No. 0318. 

No. 0319.

No.0316.  Lamps only  .........................................................perdoz 
No.9318. 
No.0319. 

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

Sewing Lamps.
....................................... ..................  

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44 
44

7 50 
11  00

4 50
3 75

The following Chandeliers have  Ring  Attachment  for  holding 
Shades, Patent Star Fount,  and  are  trimmed  with  No.  2  Hinge 
Burner and Chimney and 10 inch White Shades.
No. 633 2 Light, Fr. Bronze, Extension ............................................
............................................
............................................
..............  ...........................
............................................

44 
Ebony & Gold  44 
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44 

601 8 
618 2 
619 3 
619 4 

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4 65 
4 65 
6  00 
10 75 
12 65

5 65 
5 65 
7 00 
12 26 
14 65

No. 0500 2 Light Fr. Bronze, Non Extension.

44 
44 

44 
44 

44 
44 

34 in.  Spread.
38 
Extension........
Extension.........
Non-Extension . 

44

0543 2 
0544 2 
551  2 
576 2
5772*4 2 
€772*4  2 
559 2 
622 2 
651 3 
651 3 
651 3 
651 4 
651 4 
651 4 
586 3 
599 3 
594 3 
615 3 
615 3 
624 3 
654 3 
0518*4  4 
810 4 
586 4 
615 4 
615 4 
624 4 
579 6

Ebony and gold,  44 
Fr. Bronze, Extension.........
44  Non-Extension  ..
44 
Extension  ...........
Ebony and gold,44 
...........
Fr. Bronze.  Non-Extension.
Extension......

44 

Ebony and Gold,'
Verde,
Silver and blue,
Fr. Bronze,
Ebony and gold,

Fr. Bronze.  Non Extension.

Verde, 
Fr. Bronze, 
Ebony and Gold, 

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44

Trim’d
Elect.
Brass
Founts
Ch.
3 15 
3 70 
3 96 
5 85 
s. 5 85 
'  500 
5 50 
'  5 85 
7 50

and

Frames,
Founts,
No. 2 111. 
Trim’gs 
Compt.
1  55
2  10
2 35 
4 25 
4 25
3 40
3 90
4 25
5 90
6 15
8 25
9 65 
8  00
10 50 
12 25
7 50 
9 00
8 85
9 15
10 75 
12  00 
10  00
5 75 
7 65 
9 25
11 00 
12 75 
14 45 
16 00

Frames
only.
Each.
65 
1  20
1 45 
3 35 
3 35
2 50
3 00
3 33
5 00
4 65
6 75 
8 15 
6  00
8 30 
10 25
6 00
7 50 
7 36
7 65
9 25 
10 50
8 50 
3 75
5 65 
7 25
,  9 00
10 75
12  75
13 00

No. 446 Bracket.

Bronze Iron Brackets—Complete.

All Prices Complete with Fount,  No.  2 Sun Burner and Chimney.

No. 4C4 Pin B. Ring, F. B. with 6 inch Glass Reflector, see cut....................... 

7 
7 
8 

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404 
421 
421 
1145 Thumb Screw, B. Cup, F. B., 
1145 
1145 
1145 
446 
44 6 
446 
446 

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with 7 in. Glass Reflector............  

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44 
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Per doz.
5 20
5 65
6 25
6 75
7 50
8 00
8 00
8 50
7 ¡5
8 25
8 50
9 00

See cut of No. 446 above.

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44 

44 

44

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B. Cup,

100 Pin B. Ring, Fr. Bronze, with 7 inch Glass Reflector.......................... 
100  44 
.......................... 
118 Thumb Screw, B. Ring, Fr. Bronze, with 7 in. Glass Reflector..........  
........... 
118 
........... 
125
........... 
125
........... 
125
........... 
125 
........... 
131 
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131 
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131 
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131

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B. Cup, Fr. Bronze,

8
7 
8
7
8
8
9 
8
9

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4 
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Eb. and gold.

Eb. and gold,

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44

44

44

6 50
7 00
7  75
8 25
8 75
9 25
9 75
10 25
10 50
11 00
11 50
12 50

Bronzed Iron Brackets Only.

No. 100.  F. B. 12 inch spread.  B. Ring.  Pin................................................. 

 

 

 

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B 
14 
0118 
B Cup, 
0125 
11 
B  44 
0125 E. &G. 11 
B  44 
131  F. B.  14 
B  44 
131  E.&G. 14 
A. Ring.  Pin............  
404  F. B.  5 
B.  44 
6 
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404 
B.  “ 
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421 
12 
B. Cup.  T. S........................................  
446  44 
1244 
B  “ 
446  E.&G. 1244 
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F. B.  12 
1145 
B  44 
1145  E.&G. 12 
1144  F. B. Double Swing.  B  44 

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Per doz.
1 50
3 00
4 50
  5 50
5 50
6 50
50
90
150
  3 00
3 75
2 75
8 25
9 00

 

