Michigan  Tradesman.

GRAND  RARIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  20.  1886.

NO.  161.

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ANNUAL  ADDRESS

Of President Brown to the  Michigan State 

Pharmaceutical Association.

Fellow Members  of the  Michigan  State  Phar­
maceutical Association:
As  we  meet  here  to-day,  after  a  year’s 
separation  since  the  adjournment of  our 
third annual  meeting,  it  becomes my duty, 
and pleasure  as well, to  extend a most cor­
dial  greeting  to  each  and  every  member, 
and to express  the  hope  that  the  year has 
been  a  prosperous  and  profitable  one  in 
every  way. 
In the  profession of which we 
are members, there can be no dormant exist­
ence. 
In  these days of, sharp competition, 
when all men  (and not a few  women)  seem 
possessed with (I had almost said) an insane 
desire to become rich  in  a few  short  years, 
and when  the  growtli  and  rapid  develop­
ment of new  ideas  and  improved  methods 
of work in  every branch  of  industry seems 
to urge us on to greater  and ever increasing 
activity,  it  is  impossible  for  us  to  stand 
still.  We  must  advance  or  retreat.  We 
must wage An  aggressive  warfare on ignor­
ance,  incompetency  and  dishonesty,  and on 
every  form  of  fraud  and  quackery.  We 
must keep fully abreast of the latest thought 
and most progressive ideas of the day or we 
must fall  behind.  Each  one  must  realize 
that he has made  some  advancement in the 
year  that  has  passed,  or  he  must  confess 
that he has lost ground.  .
The  year  has  been  one  of  marked  im­
provement  in  many things  that  pertain to 
our calling. 
It would be imposing on  your 
good nature, and a waste  of  valuable  time, 
to  give even a brief review of  the improve­
ments that  have been made in the modes of 
preparing  and  dispensing  pharmaceutical 
preparations and  chemical  products; of  the 
new remedies  discovered,  and  the new uses 
to which older ones  have  been successfully 
applied. 
I realize  that  I  am  addressing a' 
body of intelligent and  active  pharmacists, 
a great  majority of  whom  have  kept well 
informed of ail the changes that have occur­
red. 
In this  connection I am  led naturally 
to refer to the subject of  the  small  number 
of Michigan pharmacists  who  are  members 
of the A.  P.  A. 
I am very sure  that if you 
knew the  benefit to be derived from a mem­
bership in that body, many more would join 
it; and as its next meeting is to be held quite 
near  us,  at  Cincinnati,  next  September,  1 
hope to see a  largely increased  membership 
from  this  State.  Of  the  three  thousand 
pharmacists  in  this  State,  only  thirty  are 
members  of  this  Association.  Although 
you may not be able to attend  its meetings, 
you  will  find  the  annual  report  of  great 
value.  The report on the Progress of Phar­
macy, prepared by that  indefatigable work­
er,  Prof.  (3.  Lewis Diehl,  is alone worth the 
amount of the  yearly contribution required. 
In it one gets in  condensed  form nearly all 
that is really valuable of  the  great  mass of 
matter given  us yearly in  the various phar­
maceutical journals.

TH E  CONDITION  OF  T H E   A SSOCIATION.
Among  the  duties  that  Article Y.  of the 
constitution  requires of  your  President,  is 
that of presenting a report of  the condition 
of  the  Association.  This  will  be  shown 
fully and satisfactorily by the reports of our 
Executive  Committee  and  Secretary  and 
Treasurer, and I shall therefore confine my­
self to a report of the few otticial acts which 
I have performed, and  to a few  recommen­
dations bearing upon the welfare of the As­
sociation.
First,  it seems to me that  there should be 
a change  in one  particular,  of  the  manner 
of conducting the affairs of the Association. 
Under the  present  arrangement  the  Presi­
dent is required  (Art.  V.,  Sec.  3,  of  the 
Constitution) to countersign all orders drawn 
upon the  Treasurer  by the  Secretary.  To 
this there would be no objection  were it not 
for the Tact that the  President or  Treasurer 
has no means of  knowing  whether  the or­
ders are for duly audited bills of  not. 
It is 
not probable that any serious harm will ever 
come to the Association, under this arrange­
ment,, unless we  should  be  so  unfortunate 
as to have a dishonest Secretary. 
It  would 
be easy for such an one to bankrupt the As­
sociation  in  short  order. 
I  recommend, 
therefore,  that the constitution be so amend­
ed as to cover this defect.  Perhaps the eas­
iest way to  accomplish  it  is  to  make  the 
President  and  Treasurer  members  of  the 
Executive Committee.  Then the bills would 
have to  pass through  their hands  and they 
would thus be able to know whether the or­
ders as drawn were correct.
Another  change  or  addition  which  it 
seems to me  ought to be made  in or to  our 
constitution,  is  one  whereby the  President 
would be  authorized  to  fill  any  vacancies 
that may occur during the  year  in  any list 
of delegates,  or  in  the  membership of  any 
committee. 
I  have  felt  the  need  of  such 
authority or privilege several times.  I think 
we might have  been  better  represented  at 
some of our  neighboring  State  association 
meetings,  and at the A.  P. A.  and N.  R. D. 
A.  if I had felt  that  I  had  the  right, and 
that  it  was  my duty to  fill  the  vacancies 
that occurred.
I now venture to suggest to  your  consid­
eration a subject  which  it seems to me may 
become  a  very important  one  in  the  near 
future,  viz., the relations  that  should exist 
between the members  of  our  profession on 
one hand, and the medical profession on the 
other.  Whether this  Association  can take 
any action  looking  towards,  and tending to 
bring about a more  cordial  and intimate re­
lation  between  these  two,  is  a  question 
which would seem  well worth our consider­
ation.  The interest of  the  two callings are 
so closely allied  that  there  ought  to  be 
more generous appreciation and  recognition 
by the physician of the  pharmacit’s rightful 
position,  and a  more  just  and  considerate 
treatment of physicians on the part of phar­
macists,  than  is  now  practiced  in  many 
places. 
I earnestly believe  that  the inaug­
uration of such a  course  on  our  part  will 
lead eventually to  most  pleasant  and  pro 
fitable results, and  enure  to  the  benefit of 
of the general  public.  Would  it not, then 
be expedient for us to  take the  initiative in 
such  a  movement  by  requesting  thé State 
Medical Society to  appoint or  elect  several 
delegates,  at  their  meeting  next  June,  to 
attend  our  next  meeting?  To  such  dele 
gates, I think this Association would gladly 
accord,the privileges of  the floor  in our dis 
eussions and  debates. 
I commend the sub 
ject to your careful consideration.
Expressly disclaiming,  now,, any  thought 
of  criticising  our  most faithful  Secretary 
I must  say that  I think  It  very  important 
that our proceedings  should  be  gotten  out

Interest in the appearance 
more promptly. 
of the volume has greatly diminished by the 
time it is issued. 
I know our Secretary did 
the best lie could and I  refer to  the  matter 
mainly that I  may  take occasion to suggest 
and recommend  that  some  way be  devised 
to relieve him  of  part  of  the  work. 
It is 
more than any one man ought to be expected 
to  do,  who  has  any  other  business.  We 
must,  Lthinlc,  appoint  a  publication  com­
mittee,  or  elect  an  assistant  Secretary, 
whose special duty it  shall  be  to  see  that 
the proceedings  are  promptly issued.  And 
right here I must express the  hope  that fu­
ture editious will not be marred with adver­
tisements. 
It would seem  that an Associa­
tion the size of this  ought  to  be able to do 
away  entirely  with  advertisements  in  its 
printed  proceedings.  They  are  a  blemish 
at  best,  and  I  notice  that  several  of  the 
other state  associations  have no  advertise­
ments in their  proceedings; and  while I am 
not willing to admit that any other volume of 
proceedings which I have  seen equals ours, 
in the  number,  and  valuable  character  of 
its papers and  reports,  I  am  forced  to  ac­
knowledge that some do surpass us in make­
up and beautiful appearance, especially that 
of the New York State Association.
Our Secretary has  caIl<H  my attention to 
the fact that the  by-law  requiring members 
to siffli the constitution, ought to be amend­
ed. 
It is impracticable  and  therefore inop­
erative.  The difficulty has  been effectually 
overcome this year,  so far  as our new mem­
bers  are  concerned,  by having  inserted  in 
the  blank  applications,  a  clause  by which 
the  applicant  authorizes  the  Secretary  to 
sign the  constitution for  him.  Perhaps  it 
would be the  easiest way to  amend the law 
by making it conform to this idea.
With some fear lest  a  chorus  of “chest­
nut bells” should sound upon my ear,  I take 
occasion to urge upon you the  formation of 
local societies. 
I can not  present this with 
the force that I think  the  subject demands, 
because of  a  consciousness of  having been 
derelict  in  this  matter  myself,  but  I  hear 
such  good  reports  from  the  various  local 
societies  in  the  State,  that  1  feel  assured 
that it would be a  wise plan for  them to be 
formed wherever  practicable; and  in  some 
instances I think  the  formation  of  county 
associations would  be very beneficial.  The 
plan  has  bee»  successfully  tried  in  other 
states and I can see no reason why it should 
not succeed in Michigan.
I have  been  requested to call  your atten­
tion to the matter of free samples of  patent 
It is "said  to  damage the sale of 
nostrums. 
the  larger  or  regular  sizes.  The  Grand 
Rapids and  Saginaw  societies have taken a 
stand  against  this  alleged  nuisance,  and 
have driven the free samples out of their re­
spective cities. 
I  doubt  whether  this  is  a 
question witli  which this  Association  cares 
to deal,  but I have  done  my duty by laying 
the matter before you, and I leave it for you 
to  take  action  or  not,  without  any recom­
mendation from  me.  To  me  it  seems  an 
open question  whether  it  would not  prove 
,1 blessing to our calling  if  free samples,  or 
something else, should not only damage, but 
ruin the sale  of  this  class  of  preparations 
entirely.
Doubtless  you  are  all  aware  of  the  in­
jury to  nearly  every retail  druggist  in  the 
State  that  is  brought  about  by  the  pub­
lication in the  Detroit  daily papers, of  the 
jobbing  prices  ot'  quinine,  morphine  and 
other staple  articles in the drug line.  Such 
quotations are of  no  special  benefit to any­
one. 
If they are furnished  to the  press by 
the Detroit jobbers, I thiuk this Association 
ought to request said jobbers  not to furnish 
them  in  the  future,  and  I  have  no  doubt 
they would gladly respect  such request. 
If 
you want to know the market on hops, bees­
wax,  oil of  peppermint, or any other article 
which a retailer  occasionally desires to pur­
chase of the producer  you  will look in vain 
in these same papers for quotations.
Since the meeting of the  A.  P. A., I have 
received  a  circular  calling  attention to the 
forthcoming  meeting  of  the  secretaries of 
of  the  various  state  associations, and  rec­
ommend that we accept the invitation.  The 
idea seems  to  me  to  be  a  good one,  and I 
hope,  therefore,  that  the  Association  will 
take the subject into consideration,  and that 
1 favorable action will be the result.  Surely 
it  will  be  money wisely  expended  to  pay 
the  traveling  expenses  of  our Secretary to 
such  a  conference,  if  it  will  in  any  way 
help to make his  work  more  easily and ef­
ficiently  performed. 
I  also  report  the re­
ceipt of  a  circular from  Powers & Weight- 
man relative to the use of their poison label. 
Any means that  will  aid  in  preventing the 
numerous  errors  which  occur from  time to 
time in  dispensing  and  administering  this 
most valuable but  greatly abused drug, will 
be hailed  with a  great  sense  of  relief and 
satisfaction  by both the pharmaceutical and 
I am aware that there 
medical professions. 
is not  perfect  unanimity of  opinion  in  re 
gard to this subject. 
It  has  been said,  and 
there is some force in  the  argument, that if 
red is  generally adopted as  tlie color for all 
labels and  wrappers for  poisonous  articles, 
it will lead people to  the  conclusion  (which 
is not  altogether  illogical)  that  a  label  of 
any other color  is a sure indication that  the 
contents of the package are Tiot  poisonous, 
and thus as many errors will  occur as under 
the present  system.  A  leading pharmacist 
of Illinois  characterizes  it as the “red label 
craze.”  It seems to me, however,  that many 
more reasons can be  given  why such a dis­
tinctive  label  should  be  used,  not  only for 
morphine but for all poisonous articles, than 
can possibly be adduced  against such a cus­
tom.  And I am  glad  to  see  that the com­
mittee appointed at  our  last  meeting to re­
port  upon  Mr.  Dunn’s  paper  on  antidotes 
for poisons, expresses the  opinion  that  “in 
general  the  practice  of  distinguishing  all 
poisonous  articles  with  red  labels  is  to be 
encouraged” and  that “if  it were  generally 
done its significance would soon become un­
iversally understood.  I recommend that the 
Association instruct its Committee on Legis 
lation  to  bring  the  matter  before the next 
Legislature,  and endeavor to  have a law en 
acted  similar  to  that  of  Georgia. 
In  my 
it  would  be  a  move  a  long 
judgment, 
ways  in  advance  if  the  committee  should 
be  asked 
to 
the  whole  subject 
of legislation bearing  on the  sale and regis­
tration  of  poisons  into  consideration,  and 
endeavor to have  the  present  law  repealed 
by the enactment  of  a  simpler  and  better 
one—one  with  which  an  ordinarily  busy 
pharmacist might reasonably be expected to 
comply. 
It is  an  “open  secret”  that  the 
present law  is  a  dead  letter.  Labels  for 
morphine  ought  certainly to  bear the word 
poison  plainly printed  upon  them,  and the

names  of  the  proper  antidotes. 
I  cannot 
understand why it is  that  during  all these 
years morphine has  been  sent  out  by  the 
manufacturers and usually sold by the  deal­
ers,  without a poison  label  being  attached, 
especially as it has so  often  and  witli such 
terrible results, been  mistaken for  quinine.
Some weeks since our local Secretary wrote 
me that he was receiving numerous applica­
tions from proprietors  of  patent medicines, 
for space  in  the  exhibit  rooms, 
lie  also 
stated that manufacturers of pharmaceutical 
preparations  objected to being  put side  by 
side with “patents,” ami further that it was 
the opinion of  the local  pharmacists that a 
line should be  drawn  excluding  the  objec­
tionable  goods.  He  asked  my opinion and 
raised the question whether  the Association 
would sanction  such  action. 
I replied that 
I favored excluding that class of goods,  and 
believed that  a  large  majority of the Asso­
ciation would  endorse  such a  course; and I 
recommend that in  the future  the  exhibits 
be restricted  to articles of a pharmaceutical 
nature. 
I  fancy that it  is not the desire  of 
this  body to have tlie exhibits  at its  annual 
meetings turned into a fair by the display of 
liquors, cigars  and  fancy  goods  generally, 
but that it  should  be  made  more  nearly a 
strictly scientific exhibition.
Two years ago,  President  Wells  recom­
mended the adoption  of  a  code  of  ethics. 
His recommendation was favorably reported 
by the committee  on  tlie  address;  adopted 
by the Association, and a committee was ap­
pointed to prepare a  code,  but  they  never 
reported one.  Connecticut has a  code,  and 
the president of*fche Massachusetts Associa­
tion at their last meeting  recommended  the 
adoption of a similar one there.  And while 
I am not prepared to advocate very  strongly 
the adoption of a code by  this  Association, 
there are some such good points in this Con­
necticut code that I  decided  to  incorporate 
it in this address,  in  order  that  you  may 
have more definite ideas  about  the  matter.
It is as follows:  First,  We accept the U. S. 
Pharmacopoeia as our standard and guide for 
all officinal  preparations,  and  recognize  a 
variance from its rules only  in  exceptional 
cases,  when sufficient authority  has  proved 
some process more liable to attain  the  end. 
We would,  however,  recognize the authority 
to dispense medicines when they are  espec­
ially ordered to be  compounded  in  accord­
ance with foreign pharmacopoeias.  Second. 
We discountenance all  secret  formulas  be­
tween physicians and pharmacists  and  con­
sider it our  duty  to  communicate  such  to 
each  other  when  requested,  unless  other­
wise directed by the physician  who  origin­
ated the  same.  Third,  We  distinctly  re­
pudiate the practice of  allowing  physicians 
a percentage in any form 011 their  prescrip­
tions! or patronage  as  being  derogatory  to 
both professions.  Fourth,  we will endeavor 
as far as possible to refrain from  comprom­
ising tlie professional reputation of any phy­
sician, and expect in return the same court- 
esey from him.  Fifth.  Believing  that tlie 
professional training of  a  pharmacist  does 
not include those branches which enable the 
physician to diagnose and treat  disease,  we 
should in all practical cases  decline  to  give 
medical advice  and  refer  the  applicant  to 
an educated  physician.  Sixth.  The grow­
ing demands of  the  age  require  that  those 
who  follow  the  profession  of  pharmacy 
should be educated up  to a higher standard; 
therefore we consider it  our duty to encour­
age the advancement  of  knowledge  in  our 
profession  generally,  and  more particularly 
by stimulating our assistants  in  every  way 
possible to become  proficient  in their  busi­
ness.  Seventh.  While  we  recognize  the 
value of  alcohol as a therapeutic agent, aud 
believe it proper  to be sold as such by phar­
macists,  we would  deplore  the  widespread 
evils resulting from its intemperate use, and 
we condemn any attempt to make it a prom­
inent feature of  our business  or its  sale in 
any form to  be  drunk  on  our  premises as 
unprofessional and contrary to public policy 
and good  morals.  Eighth.  Believing  that 
some means should  be  adopted  to  enforce 
the provisions  of  this  code a  member may 
report,  at any annual meeting of  this Asso 
ciation any member whom he finds violating 
tlie same,  at which time the accused  may be 
heard in  his  own defense,  and if  the mem­
ber accused  should be found guilty he  may 
be  expelled  by a vote  of  two-thirds  pre­
sent.  Could I be assured  that  tlie require­
ment of such a  code  as  this  would be com­
plied with  1  would  most  earnestly recom­
mend its adoption.
As this Association is supposed to be con­
ducted on  sound  financial principles,  I sug­
gest that it would  be  well for  the Commit 
tee on Entertainment  not  to furnish tickets 
to any who are  in  arrears  for  dues,  and  ] 
would  recommend in  this  connection,  that 
in future tills  Association  pay for  its  own 
entertainment.
I suppose that most of yon are aware that 
the A.  P.  A.  at  its  last  meeting was  prac 
tically reorganized,  and (I  quote  from  tlie 
last  number  of  tlie  Druggists'  Circular) 
“now recognizes the  necessity  of  devoting 
some  attention  to  each  aud  every  interest 
which  is  common  to  pharmacists  througl 
tlie country,  and  also  that  one  association 
can  serve  these  interests  better than  two. 
Therefore  tlie  N.  R.  D.  A.  is  already prac­
tically  merged  in  the  A.  P.  A.,  thougli  it 
will preserve its  separate  existence for  the 
coming year,  in order  that it may be able to 
act  upon  whatever  questions  may  arise, 
meantime to demand  action,  and  also  that 
it may see  proof  at  the Cincinnati meeting 
of the professions of  the  good  faith  on tlie 
part of the older organization.”
The A.  P. A.  adopted  the  following res­
olution,  “Resolved,  that  this  Association 
solicit the aid and co-operation ot the Amer­
ican Medical  Association  in  promoting the 
prescribing by physicians of  offiicinal medi­
cines only or  of  such  preparations  as hav6 
published formulas  in  preference to others, 
and that the several state pharmaceutical as­
sociations  make  similar  requests  of  their
respectative state  medical  associations.” 
I 
recommend that  we  take action to conform 
to the requirements of this resolution.  An­
other resolution was adopted relating to the 
unoffieional  formulary  as  follows:  “Re­
solved, that in addition to the  five members 
from New York  and  Brooklyn,  there shall 
be  appointed  one  person  from  each  state 
pharmaceutical  association,  all  of  whom 
shall constitute the committee on unofficion- 
al formula,  and  that  five  members  thereof 
shall be a quorum for the transaction of bus­
iness.”  In accordance with  this  resolution 
the  President of the  A.  P. A. has asked me 
to nominate one of  the most efficient  mem­
bers of  our Association as one of  this com­
mittee.  After some  consultation  I decided

take 

to  nominate  Mr.  A.  B.  Stevens,  which I 
trust will meet with your approval.
I notice that the Wisconsin Association at 
its late meeting appointed its representatives 
to serve on the committee for the revision of 
the U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia.  As this  commit­
tee will have  very  important  wor-k  to  per­
form,  requiring much  time  and  study,  per­
haps it would be  well  for  us to  follow the 
example of Wisconsin in this  matter.
I wish to renew the  recommendation that 
has been made by my predecessors,  namely, 
that a committee be appointed  to secure the 
incorporation of this Association at the next 
session of the  Legislature.
In conclusion,  my friends,  I wish  to ac­
knowledge so far as it is  possible  for me to 
do so in words,  my grateful  appreciation of 
the honor  you  have  conferred  upon me in 
electing me to the highest office within your 
gift.  The rememberance of this distinction 
will  ever be a  most  pleasant  one. 
I hope 
that the interest which I have ever felt,  and 
shall continue to take  in the  affairs of this, 
the leading Association of  the country,  will 
be evidence that  I appreciate the honor you 
have bestowed upon me.  That the past and 
present success of  this Association  may  be 
but an earnest of its future  growth and use­
fulness,  and that prosperity and  happiness, 
with length of days,  may be the lot of every 
member is the heartfelt  wish of  your retir­
ing President.

The Danger of  Indorsing.

From the Merchant.

Many a business man lias  suffered  severe 
losses,  and  many have  been  ruined,  by the 
habit of indorsing for friends.  It may seem 
hard to  refuse  to  endorse the note of  some 
old acquaintance, but strict business caution 
would justify such a refusal. 
In tlie agree­
ment o t most  partnership firms  now-a-days 
there is  a  clause  prohibiting  indorsements 
by the  members  of  the firm,  except  under 
certain  conditions.  The  prohibition  is  a 
wise one,  and gives  an  excellent excuse for 
not putting one’s self in another man’s place.
If it is a good business  rule  not to  allow 
partners  to  indorse,  it  will  also  be a good 
rule for the person  who  is  in business  for 
himself t,o follow; and  especially so for  the 
merchant young  in  business, for  there  is a 
class  of men who seem  to  be  possessed of 
means,  but are not,  who  make a practice of 
getting notes  indorsed,  and  then  kindly let 
the indorser  pay them.  There is also great 
risk in indorsing for men of known  respon­
sibility,  for a man who  is  solvent  one  day 
mpy be  bankrupt within a week. 
In  mod­
ern ways of doing business there is  nothing 
strange  about  this,  for  “speculating”  on 
change is a  rapid  way  to  hurry  one  into 
bankruptcy.

If you should indorse  for  others,  enter  it 
in your books as a  debt  of  your  own  con­
tracting.  Let it appear  in  black and white 
against you,  and when  three  or  four  sue li 
entries are down, it will make you pause.  We 
once knew an  accommodating  country mer­
chant who had a  large  farmers’ trade, and, 
of course when any ready cash was wanted, 
the merchant would indorse for them.  One 
day,  just as a matter of curiosity, tlie dealer 
figured up how  much paper  he was on,  and 
was astonishad to find that lie  had indorsed 
for  much  more  than  he  was  worth.  He 
realized the situation,  and  at once  began to 
curtail a practice  which might  have  ended 
in his financial ruin.

In this connection  of indorsing,  an  anec­
dote is told of a poor,  but,  of course,  honest 
preacher,  who went to a bank and requested 
the  loan of  §50  from  the  cashier,  stating 
that he  would  “pay him  in ten days on the 
faith  of  Abraham.”  The  cashier  replied 
that the rules  of  the  bank  prohibited  any 
indorsement  by a  party not residing  in the 
proyince.
Ten  Commandments  for  the  Dispensing 

Druggist.

From the Pharmaceutical Record.

1.  Thou shalt  learn  to be  neat in all thy 

ways.

sing medicines.

2.  Thou shalt not converse when  dispen­

3.  Thou shalt have every tiling in its prop­

er place on the dispensing  counter.

4.  Thou shalt keep  thy  balance  accurate 
and clean.  Let nothing defile it; give every 
one his proper portion; no more,  110 less.

5.  Thou shalt learn to be  quick  and  ex­
pert; do thy work well;  but  never  let haste 
interefere with accuracy and good work.

6.  Thou shalt  never  dispense a prescrip­
tion of which thou are  not  absolutely  sure; 
better acknowledge ignorance than that any 
should suffer.

7.  Thou shalt  in  case  of  doubt,  consult 
the prescribes  if he be accessible; otherwise 
take no risk of life or reputation.
8.  Thou shalt never substitute.
9.  Thou shalt always verify thy  work  by 
calling it off and checking with a fellow dis­
penser; by two witnesses errors  are  lessen­
ed,  and facts established.

10.  Thou  shalt  when  handling  poisons 
always bear in mind the  importance  of  the 
work thou art doing; return  every  such  ar­
ticle at once to its  proper  place.  Careless­
ness  causes  *one-half 
the  errors,  undue 
haste the remainder.

Burr Oak About Ready to Organize* 
B urr Oak,  Oct.  12,1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r  Sir—Please  send  us  a  complete 
outfit  for  a  Business  Men’s  Association, 
such as you have in your city.  Also  please 
let us know when  it  would  be  convenient 
for you to come down here and  start us  go­
ing. 

Yours truly,

C.  B.  Galloway.

VOL.  4.
LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,

S TA TE  A G E N T  FOB

VEAST.
y?/r,i?'FYD BY THl f  &0 -^" 
D LStJgj

^A.JUNKER  Gen'-Ac^

106 K ent Street, Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TELEPHONE  566.

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

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

STANLEY  N.  A LLEN ,  Proprietor.
WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS  WORE AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express  Promptly At­

tended  to.
BUY  WHIPS  and  LASHES
Q-„  ROYS  cfc  OO-,

OF

M anufacturers’ agents,

2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Get spot cash prices and have th e  profits.  Orders by 

m ail prom ptly attended to.

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.

Only 35 Cents.

So confident are we that  Dr.  Pete’s  35 cent 
Cough Cure will not disappoint  the  most san­
guine expectations  of  a  single  broken-dawn 
consumptive invalid that we warrant it.  Had 
we not the most perfect confidence  in  its vir­
tues, we would not thiuk of  offering  it  as  we 
do.  Sold by Hazeltine, Perkins  &  Co.,  whole­
sale druggists. Grand Rapids, Mich.
The CELEBRATED  EMERY  $3  SHOE
HATCH  &  EMEKY,  Chicago  and  Boston. 
237 Jefferson Street, 

D.  G.  KENYON, Traveling Salesman.

MANUFACTURED  BY

G rand Rapids, Mich.

-  

JUST  STARTING

Will M  everything they want
OFFICE  SUPPLIES,

------AT------

----- AT------

.  RIGHT  PRICES
Geo. A. Hall & Co.
STATIONERS,
PLUG  TOBACCO.
TURKEY .39

29  MONROE  ST.,  -  GRAND  RAPIDS.

.35
.4 2

B ig  6 C ents, 
D a in ty  
All above brands for sale only by

BUULELEIOMOOPS

WHOLESALE  GROCERS, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  

MICH.

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

ALBEGT COYE & SON,
AWNINGS § TENTS

DEALERS IN

Horse and W agon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

-ARE-

EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS
M e n  Cigar Co.’s

In  th is S tate for the

COLDWATER.  MICH.

CIGARS,

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 th e
A m erica n  C igar Co.’s
Goods  can  be  obtained  only  through 
th e A uthorized Factory Agents.

Eaton & Christenson

77  CANAL  STREET.

C U S H M A N ’S

MENTHOL  INHALER

r

a

i a

e u

l g

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

PIONEER

PREPARED

PAINTS.

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

G uarantee s

When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is put 
on any building, and if within  three years 
it should crack or peel 0ff, and  thus fa il to 
give  the  fu ll  satisfaction guaranteed,  we 
agree to repaint the building at our expense, 
with  the  best  White  Lead  or  such  other 
paint as the owner may select.

Hazeltine & Pertins Drui Co.
GXXTSBXTG ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mil

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

A Warning.

Pain is given for the wise purpose of inform­
ing us  of the  presence  of danger and disease. 
Any little  excitement  of  an  unusual  nature 
disturbs  the  balance of  the  system, the ner­
vous  energies  are  exhausted,  and  headache 
and a hundred other disturbances  are  the  re­
sult.  Many  of  the  miseries  of  modern man 
and womanhood might be cured  and  prevent­
ed were their approach  heeded  and  resisted, 
having  their  origin  in  derangements  of the 
liver and blood, dyspepsia,  jaundice,  indiges­
tion, costiveness and oth^r unwholesome  con­
ditions.  Evils of a diseased nature find  a cer­
tain cure by the use of Colden Seal Bitters.  In 
this  medicine, nature,  aided  by  art,  has  pro­
duced a rare  combination  of  medicinal  prop­
erties, wisely adapted for the cure of  diseases 
common to mankind.  The vitillzing principles 
embodied in Golden Seal Bitters will assuredly 
cure the broken down dyspeptic.  Sold by Haz­
eltine,  Perkins  &  Co.,  wholesale  druggists, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
163
FXXTCRSB <& SM IT H
Boots, Shoes and Slippers

Wholesale Manufacturers

»ETROIT,  MICH.

S  Î2  -

B  Ö

/

W ide Ducks, etc.

Flags & Banners made to order.

73 CANAL ST., 

- 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

W e have just purchased a 

large invoice of

“PLANK ROAD PU T

Send us a Trial Order.

Spring  Chicken,  Moxie  and 

Eclipse alw ays in stock.

Olney, Shields & Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber 

Company., flFB

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

A  GOOD  PROPERTY

----- -AND-----

Business  For  Sale

At Summit City, Mich.,

Consisting of a well selected  stock  of  Gen­
eral Merchandise suited to the  trade  and  a 
new  two-run  Burr  Grist  Mill.  This  mill 
was put up  by  a  first-class  workman  and 
started  to  tun  Sept.  23d.  Building  new 
and in good  shape,  No  shoddy  stock  or 
building.  Good location.

G.  C.  WILLEY.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements of 26 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, 
or  50  cents  for  three weeks.  Advance  pay­
ment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, 
etc.

162*

162*

IX)R SALE—Good  assortment  of  millinery 

1  at half market value;  also building fitted 
expressly for business, with convenient living 
rooms  attached.  Great  bargain.  Address 
Lock Box 10, Lake view, Mich. 

Gokey, West  Olive; Mich., 

dress E. U., Box 35, Climax, Mich. 

registered pharmacist.  References.  Ad­

delivered in Grand Rapids for $ 1.45.  Geo. 

WANTED—Situation  in  a  drug  store  by a 
I^OR SALE—1,000cords seasoned beecn wood, 
» ANTED—By  young1  married  man, situa­
■ ANTED—Situation by registered pharma­
IF YOU  WANT—To get into business, to sell 

tion in retail grocery store.  Eigtit years’ 
experience.  Good references.  Address “Sales­
man." care The Tradesman. 

cist who has had  extensive  experience. 
Reference as to honesty and  ability.  Address 
J. M., Box 435, Reed City, Mich. 

your business, to secure additional capital, 
to  get  a  situation,  if  you have anything for 
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.

162*

164*

161*

A JOURNAL DB VOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Maimfacturinff Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

T *rmB $1 a year In advance, postage paid.
A  1 vertising rates made known on application.

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  20,  1886.

Orand 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,  3.  N.  Brad­
ford, A. B. Cole and tym . Logie.

Grand  Rapids  Butchers’  Union. 

President, John K ate;  Secretary, Chas. Vellte; Treas- 

lirer, Joseph Schlaus.

1ST  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.

T he T radesm an solicits the opinions of 
the friends  of  organization  as  to  the best 
methods  of  accomplishing the various alms 
and objects set forth  in  the  constitution of 
the Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association. 
The columns of The T radesm an  are open 
at all  times to a  discussion  of  any subject 
pertinent to  organization  and it is  the ear­
nest hope of the editor that the medium may 
be frequently used in this manner.

The  gentleman  whom  Governor  Alger 
promised to appoint to the  Board  of  Phar­
macy, but didn’t,  was elected to the highest 
position  within  the  gift  of  the  Michigan 
State Pharmaceutical Association last week. 
The gentleman whom the Governor appoint­
ed in his stead was an anxious  aspirant  for 
the same  office  and  received  exactly  eight 
votes!  The inference is obvious.

AMONG TH E  TRADE.

C. B. Johnson  suceeds  Noel  &  Johnson 

in the drug and grocery busiuess at Palo.

A. Lee Smith, dealer in  drugs  and  gro­
ceries at Crystal, has  sold  out  to Dr. S. A. 
(rates.

Teed Bros,  succeed J. H.  Waring  in  the 
grocery business at 79 Grand  River avenue, 
Detroit.

Henry  Kephart  succeeds  H.  &  W.  Kep- 
the  drug  business  at  Berrien 

hart 
in 
Springs.  •

Guilloz  Bros.,  dealers  in  hardware  and 
furnaces  at  Detroit,  have  sold  out  their 
hardware business.

Evart Review:  The Evart Hardware  Co. 
has opened a branch store  at Meredith,  and 
Frank McDougall has gone  up there to take 
charge of affairs.

H.  W.  Burkholder  has  sold  his  aocery 
stock,  at  Berlamont,  to  J.  H. Rippley & 
Son, and is closing out  his  dry  goods  and 
boot and shoe stock.

FOURTH  MEETING  OF  TH E  M.  S.

P.  A.

The fourth annual meeting of  the  Michi­
gan State Pharmaceutical Association, which 
convened in this city  last  Tuesday  and  ad­
journed  on  Thursday  following,  was  the 
most successful gathering of  the  kind  ever 
held in the State, both  in  point  of  outside 
attendance,  interest  in  the  meetings  and 
quantity of  exhibits.  The  argument  used 
to get the convention over  to  the  Western 
]K>rtion of the State—that it would  bring  in 
many new members—was fully  realized  by 
the enrollment of an even 100  new  names, 
which increases the present active  member­
ship of the Association to 790, making it the 
largest  State  Association  in  the  United 
States.

The  reports  of  the  various  officers and 
committees showed that  they  had  all  per­
formed the work assigned  them  faithfully, 
for which they are  entitled  to  credit.  Es­
pecially  is  this  the  case  with  Secretary 
Parkill, to whose aggressive attempt  to  en­
large the membership, and the active co-op­
eration of a certain jobbing house, are large­
ly due the many new members brought into 
the fold.

The election of Frank J. Wurzburg to the 
Presidency of the Association is particularly 
acceptable to The Tradesman,  as it  nom­
inated him for the position before obtaining 
the consent—almost in the face  of  his  ex­
plicit refusal to accept the nomination.  Mr. 
Wurzburg did no work for himself  in  such 
connection,  which partially accounts for his 
success over his scheming competitor.  That 
he will acquit himself honorably in the new 
position,  Th e-Tradesman  has  no  reason 
to  doubt

The  selection  of  Petoskey  as  the  next 
place of meeting was a happy one, as it will 
tend to arouse  the Northeni Michigan mem­
bers to active missionary work  and also en­
able the Upper Peninsula to be fully  repre­
sented.  While the exhibit  department will 
probably not be as complete as  has  hereto 
fore been the case, other features of a pleas 
urable nature will be likely to render the next 
convention as  much  ahead  of  the  present 
meeting as this meeting was  in  advance  of 
its predecessors.

WIVES  PARTY  TO  A  FRAUD.
The following enquiry explains itself:

B ig R a pids,  Oct.  11,  1886 

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear  Sir—The  question,  arises  in  our 
Business Men’s Association of giving credit 
to the wives of  parties  reported on class C 
For illustration, Mr. A. is reported on class C 
He places what property he has in his wife’! 
name.  She asks for credit,  but will not pay 
his back debts.
Again,  Mr. B. is  reported  in  class C. for 
a  debt  contracted  about  two  years  ago. 
Since that  time  his  wife  has  attended  to 
buying the provisions for the family.  Now 
that he is reported,  is she entitled to credit?
In short, do  you consider  the  wife  of  a 
man who is reported entitled to eredit under 
any circumstances?
I make a report to our Association on thi 
point on Tuesday evening and would conse­
quently be obliged for a prompt answer.

Yours truly.

F.  H.  Kierstead. 

Immediately upon the receipt of the above, 
it  was  forwarded  to  President  Hamilton 
who answered the enquiry as follows:

A woman who  would  shield her husband 
from paying  an honest  debt by accepting 
transfer of  his  property to  her,  would  not 
hesitate to contract a debt and avoid its pay 
ment.
To this opinion  T he  T radesm an  gives 
hearty assent.  Tiie fact that the wife agrees 
to the transfer of the property—virtually be 
coming  a  receiver  of  stolen  goods—makes 
her a party to  the fraud,  and as  such she 
unworthy of confidence.

This opinion is simply  the  ruling  of  the 
President  and  Secretary  of  the  Michigan 
Business  Men’s  Association  and is  subject 
to the  adoption or rejection of the organiza 
tion at its March meeting.

A  note  from  a  Greenville  merchant  in 

forms  The  Tradesman  that  fifty-five 
the business men  at  that place have agreed 
to identify themselves with an organization 
The  date  set for  the  inauguration  of  the 
movement is  this evening and  the editor 
The Tradesman gladly accepts  an invita­
tion to be present*on the occasion.

Query:  Should there be any limit of time, 
beyond which a man refusing to pay  an  ac 
count should not be classed as  a dead-beat? 
Second,  how old should an account be before 
the  collection  system  of  an  Association 
should be used?  Opinions which will throw 
any light on either of the aboye queries  are 
cordially invited.

The Lowell and Sturgis associations have 
affiliated  with  the  State'  organization  and 
the Sparta  association  has  voted  to do the 
(Mine.

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

J, YanderPutte succeeds John  S.  Key  in 

the saloon business.

J.  E.  Kennedy  is  moving  his  hardware 

stock from this city to Caledonia.

Wm.  E.  Cooper  succeeds  Cooper  & Bar­
ber in the collection business at 69 Waterloo
street. 

________________

Drake Bros,  will engage  in  the  laundry 
business at 37 North  Division  street  about 
October 25.

J. E.  Delzenne has engaged in the grocery 
business at Petoskey.  Arthur Meigs & Co. 
furnished the stock.

Patrick Kinney has  engaged  in  the  gro­
cery business at Morley.  Cody, Ball & Co. 
furnished the stock.

R. W. Kimball has  sold  his  musical  in­
strument  stock  on  Canal  street to W- W. 
Kimball  Co., of Chicago.

Buttars & Baldwin  have  engaged  in  the 
drag business  at Tallman.  The  stock was 
furnished by the  Hazeltine & Perkins Drug
Co. 

____________  

L.  G. Wooley has  secured  letters  patent 
on an electrical dynamo for sewing machines 
and is getting  out  100  dynamos  to put  on 
the market.

'

H. W.  Heath has engaged  in  the grocery 
business at the corner of  Eleventh and Tur­
ner streets.  Bulkley,  Lemon  & Hoops fur­
nished the stock.

Jas. DeKomer & Co. have  engaged in the 
grocery business at the corner of  Broadway 
and  Crosby  streets.  The  stock  was  pur­
chased at this market.

E.  W. Bowker has purchased the  interest 
Mrs. J. P.  Gibson  in  the  produce  and 
commission  firm  of  W.  F.  Gibson  &  Co. 
The  firm name  Trill remain  the same as be­
fore. 

_______________ _

Lindstrum & Lovene have engaged in gen­
eral trade at Tustin.  Arthur Meigs  &  Co. 
fnmished the groceries,  Spring  & Company 
the dry goods,  and  Foster,  Stevens  &  Co. 
the hardware.

The success  attending  the  collection  de­
partment of the Retail  Grocers’ Association 
has impelled a  number  of  overtures for ad­
mittance  from  business  men  outside  the 
grocery  trade, which  have  invariably  been 
refused.  Determined  to  put  themselves in 
position  to  enjoy  the  same  advantages, 
however, a dumber of merchants have form­
ed  a  Retail  Dealers’  Commercial  Agency 
and engaged  Collector  Cooper  to  serve  as 
Actuary.

AROU N D   T H E   ST A T E . 

'

A.  W. Roth,  druggist at Detroit,  has sold 

M A N U FA C TU R IN G   M A TTERS.

Jas. Norn’s sawmill,  at  Sterling, was  re­

cently destroyed by fire.

The Schilling Corset Co. succeeds the De­
troit Knitting  &  Corset  Works,  at Detroit.
Woodland business  men  contemplate or­
ganizing  a  stock  company  to  build,  equip 
and operate a roller mill.

Rhodes & Dean, the  Kalamazoo  machin­
ists,  report the following sales:  Four-horse 
engine and boiler t<xGeo. Billington, Seotts; 
four-horse engine  and  boiler to T.  C. Leep- 
er, East  Aurora,  N.  Y.;  six-horse  engine 
and boiler to Michigan city; ten horse engine 
to Frank Drake, Grand Rapids.

STRA Y   FA C T S.

Adam  Shaft, cooper  at  Pontiac,  is  dead. 
Saginaw City is trying to organize aboard 

of trade.

has sold out.

phone exchange.

Mrs. Sarah Crandall,  milliner  at  Otsego, 

Sault Ste.  Marie  is  about  to have a tele-, 

C. D.  Smiley, novelty  dealer  at  St. Jos­

eph, has moved to Fennville.

C. E.  Pickett succeeds Covert & Pickett in 

the lumber business at Leslie.

James B.  Hawey succeeds E. Gallagher in 

the hotel business at Cheboygan.

Romain  Putnam succeeds  S.JN.  Maulc & 

Son in the grain business at Clio.

Geo. M.  Gandy succeeds F. J. Best in the 

confectionery business at Ypsilanti.

Detroit bankers  are  thinking of refusing 

longer to take Canada money at par.

Batshelder & Read  succeed  Batstelder & 

Long in the stone business at Detroit.

E.  M. Johnson  succeeds  Cooley C.  Green 

in the furniture business at St.  Louis.

J.  C.  Freeman  succeeds  F.  A.  Stebbins 

in the jewelry business at Mt. Pleasant.

Holton  &  Weatherwax  succeed  Lusk  & 

Co.  in the foundry business at Jackson.

Geo. A.  Hiler  surceeds  Geo.  D.  Sanford 

in the notion business at  Grand Haven.

Babcock & Carpenter succeed Fred. Meyer 
in the sewing  machine business  at Alpena.
B. F. Brazee,  formerly  of  Big  Rapid3, is 
now “mine host” at the Metropolitan Hotel, 
at Manistee.

A. J. Bradford  succeeds  Bradford & Ec- 
cles  as proprietors of the  American House, 
at Muskegon.

The Alden fruit evaporator  at  Marcellus 
has  been  leased  by  Trescott & Magee,  and 
will be run to its fullest capacity.

The Dyer block, in Bellevue,  will be com­
pleted  by Dec. 1. 
It  will  be  occupied for 
hotel purposes  and  the  Bellevue bank,  and 
will cost 815,000.

The  assignee  of  the  defunct  Peabody 
Bank, at Albion, has paid the first dividend, 
amounting to the magnificent  sum of  eight 
cents on a dollar.

out.

assigned.

dissolved.

has assigned.

have sold out.

L. J.  Ford, bazaar  dealer  at  Mason,  has 

Stanley & Schieping, grocers at Clio,  have 

Chas.  C. Warner,  grocer  at  Ann  Arbor, 

Best  &  Landaal,  druggists  at  Holland, 

J.  W.  Thomas,  hat  and  cap  dealer  at 

Flint, has assigned.

general trade at Day.

A.  R.  Byrd  succeeds  Wm.  Lawson  in 

Pekownik  Bros.,  grocers  at  St.  Joseph, 

have moved to Chicago.

A.  E.  Shannon succeeds Shannon  &  Co. 

in general trade at Garland.

Stewart & Co. succeed S.  S. Waldo in the 

grocery business at Albion.

C. J.  Daly’s hardware stock, at Horton,  is 

in the hands of the sheriff.

John J.  Hickey succeeds Hickey & Co. in 

the drug business at Harrison.

Chas. A. Steele, jeweler  at  Jackson,  has 

given a bill of sale for 815,000.

C.  C. Warner,  grocer  at Ann  Arbor, has 

assigned to Nelson Sutherland.

Geo.  W.  Petrie,  grocer  at  Clifford, has 

been closed  on chattel mortgage.

A.  Kephart  &  Bro.,  general  dealers  at 

Berrien Springs,  are closing out.  v 

Jones & Crook succeed J. L. Jones in the 

grocery business at St.  Charles.

D. S. Rankin, general dealer at New Era, 

died last week of typhoid fever.

A.  F. Parrish  succeeds  O.  J.  Perkins  & 

Co.  in the drug business at Byron.

Zeigler & Snyder  succeed  John  McBride 

in the grocery business at Bay City.

Baker & Blackmore succeed  A. Baker  in 

the planing mill business at Leslie.

Boyle &  Baker  succeed  L.  R.  Boyle  in 

the dry goods business at Buchanan.

John W. Thomas,  hat  and  cap dealer  at 

Flint, has assigned  to W. W. Joiner.

Macomber & Bale succeed John T. Brown 

in the grocery business at Lakeview.

Emmett Coon  &  Co. succeed  Coon, Rus­

sell & Co. in general trade at Baldwin.

The Gripsack Brigade.

P. B.  Hill, with Judd  &  Co.,  is on a trip 

through Northern Michigan this  week.

D.  C.  Underwood requests The Trades­
man to say that “M. M.  Mallory  is  raising 
hell.”

Geo. Seymour  is  entertaining  his father- 
in-law and wife, Mr.  and Mrs.  E.  H. Porter, 
of Lansing, this week.

Chas.  E.  Watson  and  Ed.  P.  Andrew, 
who held forth at Sweet’s Hotel for the past 
two  weeks,  started  out  Monday  on  trips 
over their regular territory.

One of the traveling men  who  displayed 
his samples  at one of  the hotels  last week 
says that a certain customer bought a bill of 
goods of him and was  refunded his car fare 
—taking the full  fare  when  he came  in at 
the reduced rate; that  he  repeated  the pro 
cess with two ftther salesmen, thus realizing 
enough to net  him  five dollars  a day, trav 
eling expenses thrown in.
Quarterly  Report  of the  Secretary-Treas 

urer,  Mich. Div., T. P. A.

Grand  Rapids,  Oct. 5,  1886. 

r e c e i p t s .

Cash on hand at last report........ 8  70 55
Received  from  National  Secre- 

ta ry ........................................  100 00 $170 55

_

DISBURSEMENTS.

Fuller & Stowe  Company...........   51 76
Leo. A.  Caro,  Expense  to  Kala­
725
mazoo  ...................................... 
34*
Postage........................................... 
Sundries......................................... 
40 
Balance on hand............................

LIA BILITIES.

65 85
107 70

Due Delegates to  Baltimore.......  320 05
Due  Leo. A. Caro..........................   100 00  420 05

MISCELLANEOUS.
Due Division from National  Sec­
No. members in State Division.. 
No.whonavepaid dues............... 

retary .......................................   221 00
1230
346

Leo. A.  Caro,  Sec’y-Treas.
The Oyster Market.

The cool  weather  is  both  favorable  for 
shipping and for the demand and orders are 
coming  in  freely.  The  stock  is  running 
fine and the trade  is  generally well pleased 
with the goods.  Prices steady.

Order a sample case of

HONEY BEE COFFEE.

PRINCESS  BARING  POWDER,

Equal to the Best in the market.

W holesale 
, 

Grocers,

8 9   Jefferson ,  aw e.,  D etroit, M ich..

NEW  PROCESS  STARCH.

SWEET.
This Starch having th e  light  Starch  and  Gluten 

removed,

One-Third Less

Can be used than any other in th e M arket.

Manufactured by the

Offices  at  Peoria,  Ills.

Factories:  Marshalltown,  Iowa;  Peoria,  Ills.

STRONG. Glcirk,  Jewell  &  Go. 

FIRMENICH  MNFG.  CO.
!  s u r e .
P O T A T O E S .

FOR  SALE  BY

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

Reference:  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK.

Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker.

157 S. W a ter St., Chicago, 111.

EARL  BROS.,  Commission  Merchants.
Wall Paper § Window Shades

At  M anufacturers’ P rices.

SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY.

House and Store Shades Made to Order. 
Nelson  Bros.  &  Co.

68  MONROE  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

ID.  FALLAS,

Makes a Specialty of

Butter  and  Eggs,  Fruits  and  Oysters.

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

We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.

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

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, M ichigan

M
u

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Y

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

MOSI<X<2<7  saos.

------WHOLESALE------

,,  I r t e l i ,   V/AWAAJX^I

A-nfW P roduce.

26, 28, 30 and 33  OTTAWA  ST.,  G’D  KAPIDS.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEMAN,

THE-

GREAT  WATCH  MAKER

-AND—

JEWELER

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH

FRED. D.  YALE.

DANIEL LYNCH.

SUCCESSORS  TO

. D. YALE & CO.
CHAS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Batin Powders, Extracts, Blainp,
GROCERS’  SUNDRIES.
All orders addressed to the new  firm will re­

w h o l e s a l e   m a n u f a c t u r e r s   o f

A N D   JO B B E R S  OF

ceive prompt attention.  .

40 and 42 South Division St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS. 

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MICH.

GUSTAVE  A.  WOLF,  Attorney.

Over F ourth N ational Bank.  Telephone 407. 

COMMERCIAL  LAW  A  COLLECTIONS.

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 for making first-class Wagons of all kinds.
and Lettering.

We carry a large stock of  material, and  have overy 
QTSpeclal  Attention  Given  to  Repairing, Painting 
Shops on Front St., Grind Rapid», Mich.

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

Sole Agents for Celebrated

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

tilla, Our Nickle,  The Rats, 

Fox’s Clipper.

76 South Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Exclusively W holesale.

Or d e r'Sample M by Ma il.

The CONGRESS

THE  BEST  OIL  CAN  IN  USE.

------FOR  SALE  BY------

C u rtiss, D u aton  <& Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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COOPERAGE.

 

 

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“ 

HEADS.

STAVES.

D. Quay quotes as follows, f. o. b.
Red oak flour bbl. staves..............M
Elm 
M
...................  
White oak tee staves, s’d and j’t.M 
White oak pork bbl. 
“  M
Produce barrel staves...................M
Tight bbl. and h’ds to match.......M
4 
Tierce, dowelled and circled, set—  
“ 
Pork, 
••••
Tierce  heads,  square...............$  M
“ 
Pork bbl. “ 
VM
Produce barrel, set...........................
Flour 
“ 
“  ............................
Cull  wood  heading..........................
White oak and hickory tee, 8f’t.  M 
White oak and hickory  “  7Hf’t. M
Hickory  flour  bbl......................... M
Ash, round  “ 
“  ......................... M
Ash, flat racked, 6J4 f ’t .. j............M
Coiled  elm.........................................
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M 
White oak pork barrels,machine..
White oak lard  tierces.............
Beef and lard half barrels.............
Custom barrels, one  head...............
Flour  barrels....................................
Produce  barrels.......  ...................
MISCELLANEOUS.

BARRELS.

HOOPS.

MICH.

at  Bailey:
© 6  00 
@  5 25 
@ 2 1  00 
19 50@22 00 
@ 4 75 
©17 00
15®  16
12©  13
21 09@26 OO 
19 00@21 00 
©  4 
@  4 Vi 
3V4
11 00® 12 50 
10 00© 11 00 
7  00© 8 25 
6 00© 6 75 
3 75© 4 50 
S 00© 7 CO
1 00© 1 10 
85®  95
1  15© 1 25 
75©  90
1 00© 1 10 
30©  37
25©  28

Hemlock Bark—Local buyers are paying $5.50 
for  offerings  of  new bark.  The  demand  is 
not very active.

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.50  $   B>  for 

clean washed roots.

Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local  jobbers  are 
authorized to offer standard goods at 35  and 5 
per cent, off, and second quality at 85,5 and 10 
per cent off.

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W M . SEARS & CO
Cracker  Manufacturers,

Agents  fo r

AMBOY  CHEESE 

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

FULLER  &  STOWE  COMPANY,

D esigners

and

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

S.  HETMAN  &  SON,

SHOW  CASE

MANUFACTURERS.

48  CANAL  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

ADA  AkOUSED.

Her  Business  Men  United  for  Protection 

and Profit.

Pursuant to invitation, the editor of  The 
Tradesman met  the  business men of  Ada 
last Thursday evening and assisted them  in 
the  formation  of  an  association.  L.  B. 
Chapel was selected to act  as  chairman and 
D.  F. Watson  as  secretary.  The chairman 
stated the objects of the  meeting and called 
upon the writer to explain the system of or­
ganization used  in  this  State.  At the con­
clusion of  the explanation,  L.  Burns moved 
that the organization  of  an  association  be 
proceeded with,  which was adopted.

John B. Bradfield  moved  the adoption of 
the following  constitution,  which  was  car­
ried:

PREAMBLE.

Whereas,  comparison  of 

ideas  and 
methods  and  concert  of  action  are  nec­
essary to  the  well-being  of  any  commun­
ity; and
Whereas.  We  believe  that  a  Business 
Men’s Association will accomplish these ob­
jects; therefore
Resolved—That we,  business men of Ada 
and  vicinity,  duly  assembled  on  October 
14,  1886, do  hereby, organize  ourselves  in­
to such an  Association  and  adopt  the con­
stitution and by-laws following:
CONSTITUTION.
A R T IC L E   I— N A M E.

The name of this organization shall be the 

Ada  Business Men’s Association.
A R T IC L E   II— O BJECTS.

The objects of  this  Association  shall be 
to unite merchants and other reputable bus­
iness  men  for  reform,  development  of  in­
dustries and work for the general good,  and 
to promote  by all  legitimate  means  the so­
cial,  moral  and  business  interests  of  its 
members.  Among the special objects sought 
to be obtained are the following:

, 

.  

c  

s  i„ w alnut  cherry, m ahogany, oak or bird’s-eye m aple on hand or made to order. 

R IM E, BERTSCH & CO.

1.  Promoting kinder feelings toward hon­
orable  competitors and removing the inclin­
ation  to berate and  criminate  neighbors  in 
trade.
2.  Greater  care  to  secure  good  helpers 
and make and  keep  them worthy by a live­
lier interest in their efforts, habits and com­
forts.
3.  Inspiring confidence between buyer and
B esfo ^ w o rk ^ an sW p ^ id îo w èst'i^ k is.  Illustrated Catalogue and Price-List mailed on application.  M erchants | seller by doing bUSineSSS Oil legitimate prin-
ciplcs.
are invited to  call and look over our line when iu the city.
4.  Shorter  hours  for  doing  business  in, 
and an honest endeavor to educate the buyer 
to make his  purchases  between 7 a.  m.  and 
6 p. m.,  six days a week.
5.  Tiie proper  observance of  all national 
holidays  and  more  frequent  intervals  for 
rest and recreation.
6.  Abolishing the  tendency to  indiscrim­
inate credit and  stimulating  the  selling of 
merchandise for ready pay
7.  Protection  against  inferior  and  adul­
terated  goods,  short  weights,  counts  and 
measures,  fictitious  brands  aud labels,  and 
misrepresentation in public and private,
8.  Maintaining  a  collection  department, 
for the collection  of  doubtful  accounts; for 
receiving  and  imparting  prompt  informa 
tion  as  to  the  standing  of  persons asking 
credit; and  the  black-listing  of  dead-beats 
who prey upon the trade,
9.  Protection  against  unjust  laws affect­
ing business men and  a careful  scruteny of 
all legislation relating to the  same.
10.  To stimulate  a  determination to ren­
der  the  title  “Business  Man”  a «synonym 
for  honor,  firmness,  probity,  justice  and 
high morals.

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

OBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.,

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

I r a ttn r e  of FIRE  L i l l i  ail TOILET  SOAPS,

MANUFACTURERS AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

A N D

AGENTS FOR THE

1 20 M iobisan St., Oliicago, Xll.

W e m ake th e following brands:

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

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

W hite Prussian, Glycerine Family, Napkin, Royal.

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

A. HTJFFORD, General A gent, Box 14,  GRAND  R A R ID S,  M ICH.

W rite me for Prices. 

,

where in this issue and w rite for

See  Our  W holesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anythiniwe handle.
A. B. KNOW LSON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

MICHIGAN  CIGAE  00.
.

M anufacturers of th e Celebrated

T s /L. C J .   C
r u M ,

Leading 10c Cigar; and

The best 5c Cigar in the Market.

Bid-  RAPIDS. 

- 

MIOH,

o u d h r

Our Zie&der S m ok in g 

15c per pound.

Our Zieader Sh.crtsf 

16c per pound. 

Our Zieader T in e  Cut 

33c per pound.

Our Zieader C igars, 

$30 per M.

The  B est  In

Clark, Jew ell & Co.,

tlie  W o rld .  *

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

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

O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Oigjr.”

A R T IC L E   III— M EM BERSHIP,

Any firm or individual doing an honorable 
business  may  become  a  member  of  this 
Association  on  the  two-thirds vote  of  the 
members  present  at  any  regular  meet 
ing  by  paying  to  the  Secretary  the  sum 
of  $1  membership  fee  and  agreeing  to 
pay 25 cents  quarterly dues rin advance and 
any assessments which may be voted by the 
Association to meet expenses.

A R T IC L E   IV — O BLIG A TIO N .

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

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

A R TIC LE  V I— O FFIC ER S.

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.

A R T IC L E   V II— D U T IE S   OF  O FFIC ER S.
Section 1—The President shall  preside at 
all meetings,  if present;  in his  absence the 
Vice-President.
■Section 2—The Secretary shall  receive all 
money due the Association from any source 
and pay the  same  to  the Treasurer, taking 
his  receipt  therefor;  keep  a record  of  all 
meetings; conduct  all correspondence under 
direction of  the Executive Committee; keep 
a list of all members in a book  provided for 
the  purpose  and  notify  all  committees  of 
their appointment.

Section 3—The Treasurer shall receive all 
monies  from  the  Secretary, giving  his  re­
ceipt  therefor; pay all bills  when approved 
by the Executive Committee  and report the 
condition of the  treasury when  required by 
the Executive Committee.

Section 4—The Executive Committee shall 
have  charge  of  the  delinquent  lists; shall 
provide rooms for the Association; audit all 
bills; examine the books and accounts of the 
Secretary and  Treasurer and  make a semi 
annual report of  the financial  condition  of 
the Association.
Section 5—It shall be the duty of the Bus 
iness Committee  to  look  after  all  matters 
pertaining to  the  growth and well-being of 
Ada;  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.

A R T IC L E   V III— COM PENSATION.

No compensation for service shall be paid 

any officer, except the Secretary.

A R T IC L E   IX — M EETIN G S.

Section 1—The annual meeting of the As 
sociation shall be held the  second Thursday 
of each October.
Section 2—The regular meetings of the As­
sociation shall be held on the second Thurs­
day of  each month.  Special meetings shall 
be  called  by  the  President  on  the  writ­
ten request of five members.

ARTICLE X—ORDER  OF BUSINE8S.

,

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

of committees.

A R T IC L E   X I— A M END M EN TS.

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

A R T IC L E  X II— B Y -LA W S.

By-laws not in conflict with this constitu­
tion may be established for the  government 
of the Association  on the two-thirds vote of 
the members present at any session.

BY-LAWS.

A R T IC L E   I— QUORUM.

Five members  shall  constitute a  quorum 

for the transaction of business.

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

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, 
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  ten days  from 
date entered on said  letter  in which to  pay 
the debt,  or to  satisfactorily arrange for  its 
payment; that,  if after the expiration of the 
twenty  days thus  granted, the  debtor shall 
have failed to pay or failed to have arranged 
for payment the member shall report him to 
the Executive Committee,  which Committee 
shall also  mail  to  the  person  so  reported 
another circular letter, setting forth the fact 
that he is  indebted  to  the  member  named 
and that unless he pays, or arranges to pay, 
the  amount  within fifteen  days he  will be 
placed upon the delinquent list.
Rule 4.  The  second  circular  letter  sent 
to  the  debtor  shall  be  enclosed  in  the 
authorized  envelope  of  the  Association, on 
which  shall be printed,  “If  not called for 
fifteen  days  return  to  Ada  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.

The following gentlemen identified them 
selves  with  the  Association:  L.  Bums 
John  R. Bradfield,  L.  B.  Chapel,  Cole  & 
Chapel,  D. F. Watson  and  Duff & McMur- 
ray.

Election of officers resulted as follows: 
President—D. F.  Watson.
Yice-President—L.  B.  Chapel.
Secretary—Elmer Chapel.
Treasurer—Wm. McMurray.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary,  Treasurer,  L.  Burns  and  John  R, 
Bradfield.
Business  Committee—Charles  Cole,  L, 
Burns, John Bradfield.

\  system of  notification  blanks was then 
adopted, when  the  meeting  adjourned  for 
two weeks.

Sparta Business Men  Alive  to  Their  Best 

Interests.
Sparta,  Oct.  15,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—We had  a  very good meeting 
ast night and several new  members  joined 
our Association.  We are now anxious about 
Rockford  and  Cedar  Springs,  as  we  all 
reach over a large portion of the same terri 
tory..  Are  they organized  or not?  We de 
cided last night to  give an invitation to Lis 
bon to join our Association.

Respectfully, 

J.  R. Harrison,

President Sparta B.  M. A

A N O TH ER   ACCOUNT.

Sparta,  Oct.  15,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sib—The  Sparta  Business  Men’ 
Association held  a  very  enthusiastic  and 
profitable meeting last night.  Six new mem 
bers—G.  W.  French,  jeweler:  S.  D.  Hin 
man,  M. D.; F.  G.  Richards,  grocer;  Dar­
ling  &  Roberts,  general  dealers;  Willis 
Buck, tobacco and  cigars; N.  C. Kingsbury, 
blacksmith—were admitted to  membership, 
It was  decided  by  unanimous  vote to  join 
the State Association  after the  next  meet 
ing.  We expect to  enroll at least  ten more 
members  next  Friday night, to which time 
the meeting  was  adjourned.  Our business 
men are a unit  in  tliê  matter  of  organiza 
tion,  and our Association  will  be a prosper­
ous one. 
E. Clifton Fisk, 
Secretary pro tern

Yours, 

Muir  About  Ready  to  Put  Herself 

Record.

Muir,  Oct.  13,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—Your favor  of  the 9th receiv­
ed and  contents  noted.  Would  say  that I 
have bien all around and had a talk with all 
of the business  men in  the place,  and  they 
all  feel  ready  and willing.  Come  on any 
time and  we  will  heartily welcome  you to 
our town and try and effect an organization.

Yours respectfully,

Pringle Bros.

Miscellaneous Dairy Notes.

Brooks & Smith,  proprietors of the Nash­
ville  creamery,  are  building  a  large brick 
warehouse for cold storage.

Marshall Statesman:  A young gentleman 
of Boston, Mass., is  desirous  of  engaging 
in the creamery business  in  Marshall,  if he 
can be assured of securing the cream of  not 
less than 1,000 cows  within  a  radius of 10 
miles of the city,  He  will  invest $5,000 in 
the  business, erect  his  own  buildings, put- 
in the necessary machinery and  conduct the 
business himself.  He  will  have  men with 
teams to call at  the farmers’  homes for  the 
cream, for which he will pay cash.

Purely Personal.

S. A. Welling  is  visiting  friends  in  De­

troit.

Herman Spitz, of  Chicago,  spent  Sunday 

with his brother,  Ludwig Wintemitz.

Jas. McSkimin is  now  located  at  Lafay­
ette,  Ind.,  as  a  full-fledged  merchandise 
broker.

W. O.  Gorman,  with the  West  Michigan 
Lumber Co., at Diamond Lake, was in town 
last Friday.

E.  A. Bradford,  the White  Cloud  grocer, 
spent Sunday in Grand Rapids,  the guest of 
his  brother,  Cass.

Geo. Carrington, the Trent general dealer, 
passed through  the  city last  Thursday, on 
his  way  to Rochester,  N. Y..  where he has 
an even fifty female cousins.

H.  P.  Hansen,  late  of  Greenville,  suc­
ceeds  M.  W.  Fisher  as  billing  clerk  for 
Spring  &  Company.  Mr.  Fisher  has  re­
turned to Ills home at Rome City, Ind.

Chas. E. Olney,  Harvey  J.  Hollister  and 
Lew. Withey, who has been inspecting their 
mining  properties  at Park  City, Utah,  for 
about a fortnight, returned home to-day.

Smith  Banies,  general  manager  of  the 
Hannah  &  Lay  Mercantile  Co., left  Trav­
erse City on  October 6  for  a  visit  to Mil­
waukee,  Madison,  St.  Paul  and  Minneapo­
lis. 
If the weather  continues  pleasant,  he 
will  probably extend  his  trip to Fargo and 
Bismarck.

J.  H.  Dean,  of  the  firm  of  Rhodes  & 
Dean, Kalamazoo, is  in town  for  the  pur­
pose  of  assisting  L.  G.  Wooley in  the per­
fection of a number of electrical inventions. 
Mr. Dean is also arranging to  engage in the 
manufacture of  his patent  electric  railway 
for cash exchanges in stores.

W. J.  Smith,  the St. Johns  harness  deal­
er, recently sent E.  E. Judd a claim  against
certain  barber  here  for  collection, which 
Mr. Judd  finally succeeded  in realizing  on. 
The commission  charged  was  a cigar,  and 
Mr.  Smith  was  so  pleased  with  the work 
that  he  sent  Mr. Judd  a  cigar  something 
like a foot long.  *

Jas. Broderick,  President of the Kingsley 
Business  Men’s  Association,  was  in  town 
Saturday.  Mr. Broderick  reports  good  re­
sults from their  organization,  which has re­
ceived accessions from  Wexford  and  Bart­
lett.  All the members  are  realizing on ac­
counts considered  worthless  before  the or­
ganization was effected.

HIDES. PELTS AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows: 

h i d e s .

Green__ $1 lb  7®  7l4|Calf skins, green
Part cured...  8  @ 814  or cured__ 7  @ 9
Full cured__   854® 9  Deacon skins.
Dry hides and 
$  piece.......20  @50

k ip s............  8  @12 

|

SHEEP PELTS.
Old wool, estimated washed <p 
Tallow.....................................................  3  @ 354

........25  @28

Fine washed $  lb 25@28jCoarse washed.. .20@24 
Medium  ............. 27@30|Unwashed............ 
2-3

WOOL.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full  packages.

AUGERS AND BITS.

 

 

BELLS.

BARROWS.

BALANCES.

Ives’,  old style.......................... 
dis60&10
N.  H. C. Co................................................dis60&10
Douglass’................................................... dis60&10
Pierces’ .....................................................dis60&10
Snell’s ........................................................ dis60&10
Cook’s  .............................  
dis40&10
Jennings’,  genuine..................................dis 
25
Jennings’, imitation................................dis50&10
Spring.........................................................dis 
40
Railroad........................................  
$  13 00
Garden.......................................................net 33 00
Hand..............................................dis  $ 60&10&10
Cow...........................................  
  dis 
60&10
30&15
Call....................................................dis 
Gong................................................dis
60&10
Door. Sargent... 1........................... dis 
Stove......................................................dis $ 
40
Carriage  new  list................................dis
Plow  ......................................................dis 30&10
Sleigh Shoe...........................................dis
Wrought Barrel  Bolts........................dis
Cast  Barrel  Bolts................................dis
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs................... dis
Cast Square Spring.............................. dis
Cast Chain.............................................dis
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob..............dis
Wrought Square.............................  
Wrought Sunk Flush...........................dis
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush................................................... dis
Ives’. Door.......................................  

60&10
60&I0
60
60
60&10
60&10
dis
60&10
60
60&10
dis
60&10

BOLTS.

BRACES.

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

BUCKETS.

BUTTS. CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured.........................dis  70&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...........dis  70&10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis  60&10
Wrought Loose  Pin..............................dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip............. dis  60&
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned.............dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
Wrought Table....................................... dis  10&60
Wrought Inside Blind.......................... dis  10&60
Wrought Brass...................................... dis
Blind, Clark’s..........................................dis
Blind, Parker’s...................................... dis
Blind,  Shepard’s...................................dis
9

tipped........................................  

Ely’s 1-10.................................................per m $ 66
Hick’s C. F............................................  
60
G. D...............................  ....................... 
35
Musket..................................................  
60

dis  60&

CAPS. 

c a t r id o e s .

COMBS.

CHISELS.

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States....................... disSO&lO
Central lir e ....................................... 
  dis30&10
Socket Firmer........................................dis
Socket Framing.....................................dis
Socket Corner........................................dls
Socket Slicks^........................................dis
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer...................dis
Barton’s Socket Firmers.................... dis
Cold....................................................... net
Curry, Lawrence’s........................... 
Hotchkiss  ........................................ 
.Brass, Racking’s.......................................
Bibb’s .........................................................
B eer.............................................................  40&10
Fenns’...................................................... ,. 
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to Bize..................... $  lb
31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................   22
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................   22
Morse’s Bit  Stock....................1......... dis*
Taper and Straight Shank...................dis
Morse’s Taper  Shank...........................dls
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doz net  $.85
Corrugated.....................................  
Adjustable............................................ dis  K&10

14x52,14x66,14 x60...................  

BLBOWS.

COPPER.

DRILLS

COCKS.

dis 40&10
  dis  25

 

 

dis 20&10

V 7

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

XX PASSIVE BITS.

Clar’s, small, $18 00;  large, $28 00.  dis 
Ives’. 1, SIS 00:  2, $24 00;  3, $30 00.  dls 

20 
25 

f i l e s —New List.

American File Association List........dis  56&10
Disston’s ................................................dis  55&10
New  American...................................... dis  55&10
Nichoison’s ........   ................................. dis  55&10
Heller’s ................................................ dis 
55&10
Heller’s  Horse Rasps.............................dis 56&10
28
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 
IS

GALVANIZED  IRON,
22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27 
14 
15 
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. 

12 

,

h o e s .

h m io e s . 

HANGERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ............ dis 
50
Maydole & Co.’s...................................dis 
25
Kip’s .....................................................dis 
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb's.................................dis  40&lt
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel..................... 30 c list 50
Blacksmith's Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  50&10
Champion,  anti-friction....................dis 
60&10
Kidder, wood  track............................dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3. .7.......................dis 
60
State............................................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4*4  14
3H
and  longer.............................................. 
Screw Hook and Eye,  H  .................. net 
10H
Screw Hook and Eye %........................net 
8^4
7H
Screw Hook and Eye  3£.....................net 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %................... net 
714
65
Strap and  T ........................................dis 
Stamped Tin W are....................................  
30
Japanned Tin  Ware................................. 
25
Granite Iron  Ware................................... 
25
Grub  1  ..............................................$11 00, dis 60
Grub  2...............................................   11  50, dis 60
Grub 3 .................................................  12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings............dis 
45
Door, porcelain, Jap.  trimmings...........  
45
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings....... 
45
Door, porcelain, trimmings.................... 
45
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain.......... dis 
70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s .....................   40&10
Humacite..........................  
45
dis 
45
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis 
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s......................dis 
45
Branford’s ..............................................dis 
45
Norwalk’s ..............................................dis 
45
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .................... dis  70
Adze  Eye..................................... $16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye..................................... $15 00 dis 
60
Hunt’s.........................................$18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................   dis  50
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s............................dis 40&10
Coffee, P.S.&W.Mfg. Co.’sMaileables dis 40@10
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........dis  40@10
Coffee,  Enterprise......................................dis  25
Stebbin’s Pattern  ...................................... dis  70
Stebbin’s Genuine................................. 
dis 70
Enterprise,  self-measuring......................dis  25

MOLASSES OATES.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

MAULS.

KNOBS.

MILLS.

 

NAILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

. $  keg $2 20
............ 
25
50
....... 
150
......... 
3 00
..........  1  75

lOdto  60d..
8d and 9 d adv.............................
6d and 7d  a d v ...,.......................
4d and 5d  adv.............................
3d advance..................................
3d fine  advance..........................
Clinch nails, adv...-....................
inishing 
Size—inches  |  3 
Adv. % keg 
Steel Nails—2 30.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.....................dis60&i0
Zinc, with brass bottom..............................dis  50
Brass or  Copper...........................................dis  50
Reaper..................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’B ...............................................  50&10

1  lOd 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 

8d  6d  4d
154

OILERS.

254 

2 

PLANES.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.................................dis  15
Sciota Bench................................................. dis  25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.....  ..............dis  15
Bench, first quality..................................... dis  20
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__ dis20&10
Fry, Acme............................................... dis 50&10
Common, polished................................... dis60&10
Dripping...............................................$1 
6
40
Iron and Tinned................................. dis 
Copper Rivets and  Burs...................dis 
60
‘A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 
‘B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 
9

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

RIVETS.

PANS.

lb 

Broken packs 54c ty lb extra.

ROPES.

SQUARES.

Sisal, 54 in- and  larger...................................  954
Manilla.............................................................  1354
Steel and Iron...................................... dis 
70
Try and Bevels.....................................dis 
60
Mitre  .................................................... dis 
20
SHEET IRON.Com. Smooth.  Com.
$2 75
2 75
2 80
2 90
3 00
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 3  inches

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

5*
6
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
12 50
16 00
17 50

TINNER’S SOLDER.

TACKS.

TIN  PLATES.

TIN—LEADED.

Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
10x14, Charcoal.................................  5 75
10x14,Charcoal.................................  7 25
12x12, Charcoal.................................  8 25
12x12, Charcoal.........•.....................   7 75
14x20, Charcoal.................................  5 75
14x20,  Charcoal.................................  7 25
14x20, Charcoal.................................  8 75
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool...............................  10 77
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.............................  12 55
20x28, Charcoal...............................   15 50
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  8 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  8 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal............................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal........................   12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to 6 75
Roofing, 14x20, IC.........................................  5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ............................*.........   6 75
Roofing, 20x28, IC..........................................  11 00
Roofing, 20x28, IX ............................................   14 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........................5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.....................  7 00
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne......................11 00
LX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne............   14 00
Steel, Game.....................................................60&10
OneidaJComrauntity,  Newhouse’s ............dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
Hotchkiss’  .....................................................60&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s...................................60&1O
Mouse,  choker........................................ 18c V doz
Mouse,  delusion...............................$1 50  doz
Bright Market.......:........................................   dis 6714
70
Annealed Market................................ dis 
Coppered Market.............................................. dis 6214
Extra Bailing............................................   dis  55
Tinned  Market..................................................dis 62J4
Tinned  Broom......................................................V 09
Tinned Mattress........................................*p lb 8V4
Coppered Spring  Steel..................dis 40@40&10
Tinned SpringSteel..................... 
dis  50
Plain Fence.............................................  .$• fi> 314
Barbed Fence, galvanized................................414
painted.....................................3%
Copper................................................ new  list net
Brass................................................... new list net

TRAPS.

WIRE.

“ 

 

WIRB GOODS.

WRENCHES.

Bright................................................dis  70&10&10
8crew Eyes........................................dis  70&10&10
Hook’s .............................................. dis  70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes....................dis  70&10&10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine....................................... dls 
60
Coe’sPatentAgricultural, wrought, dls  75&10
Coe’s Patent, malleable..................dis 75&10&10
BirdCages................................................... 
50
Pumps,  Cistern....................................dis  70&10
Screws, new  list........................................  75@10
Casters,  Bed  and Plate.................... disSO&lO&lO
Dampers, American.................................   40&10
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .80&10&5 
Copper  Bottoms........................................ 
22c

MISCELLANEOUS.

L. E. Paige,  Sparta;  Fred J. Todd, Detroit;
E. M. Dunham,  Grand Rapids.

Frank Wells said  that  these 85 additions 
to the membership, added  to  the 688 active 
members on the roll at the beginning of  the 
meeting,  swells the total  enrollment to 773, 
makiifg the Association the largest State or­
ganization in the JJnion.  The  next largest 
Association is the  New York,  which boasts 
735 members.

Secretary  Jesson, of  the  State  Board  of 
Pharmacy, presented the annual report of the 
Board including a presentation of the by-laws 
and rulings of the Board, which have already 
been published in  T he Tradesm an.  The 
total number of persons  now  registered un­
der the law is »3,015.  The  receipts  of  the 
Board have  §6,087  and  the  disbursements 
§2,818.77, leaving  a  balance  of  §3,268.23. 
Of this amount,  §2,500 has been turned over 
to the.  State  Treasurer,  leaving  a  balance 
on hand  of  §768.23.  The  report  was  ac­
cepted.

After a short  recess,  several  interesting 
papers  were  read  aud  discussed. 
Prof. 
Prescott read a paper on  Caffenine  in  Cof­
fee,” by  E.  D.  Smith.  The  paper  showed 
much  research,  giving  the  proportions  of 
caffeine in the different commercial  coffees. 
Prof.  A.  B.  Stevens read, a paper on “Plants 
Indigenous to Ann Arbor,  showing  a  large 
collection of specimens  mounted  on  cards, 
which  were  placed  at  the  disposal of the 
convention.  Tliis was followed  by  a  gen­
eral discussion on  “Weights  and  Measures 
in Pharmacy.”  The discussion centered up­
on  the  metric  system  in  weights,  during 
which opportunity was given  the  members 
to express their opinions on the matter.

Frank  Wells  thought  the metric system 

was not growing in popularity. ~

A.  Bassett  said  the  system  was  falling 
out of use among the physicians of  Detroit.
F.  W.  R. Perry thought that not to exceed 
one physician in twenty-five  uses  the  sys- 
tern in Detroit.  Those who do use  it  were 
educated in Germany.

Frank J. Wurzburg  said  only  two  phy­
sicians used the  system  in  Grand  Rapids, 
one of whom is a German. .Its popularity is 
certainly not growing.

A. B.  Stevens  thought  one  reason  why 
physicians do not  like  it  is  because  drug­
gists seldom have proper scales.

A.  M.  Todd said  he  invariably  used  the 
metric system,  although  he  found  it  quite 
liable to  make  mistakes  when  computing 
from it.  He saw no reason  why  it  should 
not become general,  except the  prejudice in 
favor of the system  everyone  has  been  ac­
customed to use.

Prof. Prescott said the metric system was 
taught in analytical  chemical  work  in  the 
School of Pharmacy. 
In answer to the  as­
sertion that the Pharmacopoeia is  in  accord 
with the metric system,  Prof.  Prescott  as­
serted  that  the  Pharmacopoeia  has  been 
made responsible for that which it is not re 
sponsible for,  as it does  not  establish  any 
system.

Geo.  Gundrum  said  he  does  not  meet 
nearly so many prescriptions  written in the 
metric system as he did five years ago.

Prof. A.  B.  Lyons  thought  the  system 
was not likely to become  general  until  es­
tablished by  law.  Foreign  educated  phy­
sicians are very enthusiastic  over  the  sys­
tem at first, but soon fall into the  old  way 
as everything seems to be  against the intro 
duction of the system.

O. Eberbach said that he had  adopted the 

metric system and liked it.

Prof.  Lyons said that he recently had  oc 
casion to test two  two-pint  graduates.  One 
over-ran two ounces, and the other fell short 
the same quantity.

Frank  Hibbard  said  that  the Wisconsin 
Pharmaceutical Association,  whose meetin 
he recently attended unqualifiedly condemn­
ed the system.

Cal.  L.  Martin said he had  seen  but  ten 
prescriptions written  in the  metric  system 
in six years.

President Brown said that before the new 
system  was  generally adopted, both  physi 
cians and druggists  would  be  compelled to 
unlearn the old system.

A.  Bassett said that  he  had a  pliarmaco 
poeia  for  sale  very  cheap.  Whenever  he 
made  any  preparations  he  took  down the 
dispensatory,  and  used 
the  system  of 
weights  which  is  a  part  of  every  Ameri 
can’s  education.  The  system  used  by the 
writers  in  the  pharmacopoeia  sometimes 
varied  6 per  cent., which sometimes  meant 
a man’s life,  and he  hoped  the  convention 
would sit down on such a system.

A. B.  Stevens  defied  the  convention  to 
find a chemist who  would  give  the  system 
up after a six  months’ trial  in  making pre 
parations.

•  

EVENING  SESSION.

▲  M ERCANTI I .E  JOU RN AL, PU B L ISH ED   EA CH  

W EDN ESD AY .

K.  A .  STOWE  & BRO., Proprietor#.

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., Sd Floor. 

t  Entered  at the  Poxtnfflee  at Grand  Rapida  a# 

Secondrcla88 Matter.1

Telephone No. 95.

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  20,  1886.

Fourth  Annual  Convention  of 

the M. S. P. A.

The  fourth  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan State Pharmaceutical  Association 
convened at Royal Arcanum Hall  on  Tues­
day afternoon,  October 12, about  100  mem­
bers being in attendance.  President Brown 
opened the session  with  a  brief address,  in 
the course of which he said:

It is needless for me to express  the satis­
faction I feel in seeing so many here at this 
early hour.  1 hope  that  the  deliberations 
of  this  assembly  will  be  harmonious  and 
that  the  days  spent  here  will  be  benefi­
cial  to  you  all  in  your  work  the  coming 
year.

Rev.  F.  A. DeRosset  then  offered  a  fer­
vent  prayer  in  behalf  of  the  Association 
and its  work.

In the absence of Mayor  Dikeman  Presi­
dent  Hayward  was  called upon for an ad­
dress of welcome.  He  said: 

.

The people of Grand  Rapids always take 
great pride  in  welcoming  business  people 
especially to their city,  and we now heartily 
welcome  you  within  our  gates.  We  are 
very  proud  ot our city. 
In it you will find 
everything  from  a  small  box  of pills to a 
barrel of pork;  from a medicine  dropper  to 
a bottle  of  Cod  Liver  oil.  We are not go­
ing to be overdone by Detroit,  and after this 
evening we  would  like  you  to  judge  for 
yourself of our hospitality.

A.  Bassett,  of  Detroit,  responded  in be­
half  of  the Association, concluding  his  re­
marks as follows:

We take great pleasure in holding our de­
liberations in this city,  for  your  people  are 
holding us up in the work we are  doing  for 
pharmacy.  We are  here to exchange  ideas 
and to teach each other what we have learned 
in our common calling.  Pharmacy is a pro­
gressive  profession.  You  now  take  your 
quinine  in  capsules,  and  your castor oil in 
elixir, and we hope  in  time  to  give  medi­
cine in your  regular  food.  We are glad  to 
have been here, and we  thank  the  citizens 
of this city for their hearty  welcome.

To this  pleasantry,  Alderman  Hayward 

responded as follow's:

I heartily welcome you all to Grand  Rap­
ids, and in the name of  the  citizens  I  give 
you  the  freedom  of  the  city  during  your 
stay.

On motion of Frank Wells,  the reading of 
the minutes and the  calling of the roll were 
dispensed with.

President Brown then read his annual ad­
dress,  whicli  is  given  in  full  on  the first 
page of this issue.

Prof. A. B. Prescott presented the  report 
of the Committee on Pharmacy and Queries, 
including  a  number  of  recommendations, 
all of which were adopted.

President Brown announced the following 
Committee  on  President’s  Address:  Geo. 
W.  Crouter,  Chas.  Wright and E.  T.  Webb.
The  following  applications  for  member­
ship were  received  and  all  the  applicants 
elected:  E.  J.  Andrus,  Utica;  Morrison 
Bailey, Plainwell;  Wm.  J.  Barker,  Hart; 
Nathan P.  Blakeslee,  Elmira; John F.  Con­
rad,  Otsego;  Geo.  W.  Crane,  Cheboygan; 
R.  W.  Culver,  Battle  Creek;  John Crispe, 
Plainwell;  Robert  P.  Davie,  Flushing; H. 
B.  Fairchild,  Grand Rapids;  Albert R.  Fos­
ter,  Otsego;  Charles  E.  Foote,  Jackson; 
John Ii. Fox, Cedar Springs; A. W.  Fenton, 
Bailey;, B.  E.  Terrill,  Muir;  II. G.  Thomp­
son,  Menominee;  W.  J.  Tillotsou,  Laings- 
burg; W.  S. Tucker, Stanwood; Alfred Tull- 
gren,  Iron  Mountain;  Robert  Turner,  Flat 
Rock;  ,J.  II.  Toiler,  Evart;  N.  A.  Vyne, 
Fremont;  Adam  Wagner,  Eastmanville; 
Walter A. Ward,  Eau  Clair; Ezra  Weaver, 
Reading;  Byron  S.  Webb,  Alma;  G.  F. 
Whitfield,  Grand  Rapids;  R.  S.  Wolford, 
Mecosta;  C.  M.  Waite,  Homer;  W.  E. 
White,  Grand  Rapids;  S.  M.  Geary,  Maple 
Hill;  P.  E.  Ilackett,  Wolverine;  Frank 
Hogerman,  Birmingham,  A.  L.  Haight, 
Woodland;  Edward  A.  Hamilton,  White 
Pigeon; D.  O.  Haynes,  Detroit; E. J. Hinds, 
Midland;  Fred  A.  Hutty,  Grand  Haven; 
Theo.  A.  Jamison,  So.  Boardman;  T.  B. 
Kennedy,  Commerce; W. S. Kinsel, Detroit; 
Derk Kimm  and  M.  B. Kimm,  Grand Rap­
ids; N.  P.  Leland,  Gaines;  Geo.  L.  Lusk, 
Owosso;  L.  M. Mills,  Grand  Rapids;  Geo. 
A. McHenry,  Chippewa  Lake;  N.  Miller, 
Fremont; C.  H.  Milner,  Big Rapids; Byron 
McNeal,  Byron  Center;  Kirk  W.  Noyes, 
Paw' Paw;  A.  C.  Warne,  East  Jordan; E. 
W.  Orr,  Manistique;  O.  J. Parker,  Howell; 
John  H.  Passage,  Greenville;  L.  Perrigo, 
Bumip’s  Corners; J.  W.  Runner,  Shelby; 
L.  Rogers,  Eastport;  A.  E.  Rudolph,  Do- 
wagiac; John Rundel,  Holton; W.  W. Slaw- 
son,  Greenville; A.  Lee  Smith,  Crystal;  A. 
W.  Stevenson,  Muskegon;  Thos.  P. Stiles, 
Chester;  H.  E.  Stover,  Kalkaska;  Bruce 
Suffield, Charlevoix; W.  H.  Spoyde, Bloom- 
ingdale.  W.  H.  Tibbs,  Grand  Rapids: Isaac 
Amberg, Battle Creek; A. F.  Hazeltine  and 
Jas.  A.  Crookston,  Grand  Rapids;  A.  F. 
Kellogg,  Cedar  Lake;  Fred  Brundage, 
Muskegon;  Geo.  W.  Beaman,  East Jordan; 
Mrs.  Della  Mandigo,  Sherwood;  W.  H. 
Owen,  Maple Rapids; John D.  Muir,  Grand 
Rapids; L.  D.  Chappie,  Wayland;  T.  W. 
Preston,  Millbroek;  Spencer  H.  Warner, 
Marlette;  Q.  O.  Wells,  Brockway  Center;

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Our Oysters are packed only at Packing House.  W e do not cater for Slack Filled 
or cheap Bulk Trade, better known as Fresh  Water  Snaps;  but  handle  nothing  but 
choice Salt Sea Stock.  A Trial will Convince You.  Prices from  Baltimore  or  Grand 
Rapids  furnished  on  application.

Wc carry a large stock of

Consignments of Game Solicited.

Sea  and Xiake Fish, in Packages.
B.  IT.  EMERY,

3 7 OAMAL ST. 

M anager.

At  the  opening  of  the  evening session. 

President  Brown  called  upon  Dr.  W. 
Shorts, of  Ludington, for  a  few  remarks, 
Dr.  Shorts was a member of the Legislature 
at the time of  the  passage of the pharmacy 
law,  and rendered the  measure efficient ser­
vice.  Dr.  Shorts  commended the  Associa 
tion and its  work  in  the  highest terms, as 
he looked upon pharmacy as a profession 
its truest  sense.  The  physician  and phar­
macist should go  hand  in  hand,  and  it 
the duty of  every  citizen  to use all  honor­
able endeavors to further  their  interests so 
cially, professionally or materially,

The  following  gentlemen  were  elected 
members of the  Asoociation: 
I.  N.  Roden 
baugh,  Mancelona;  Joseph  Lonsbury,  Reed 
City; L.  P.  Orth,  Traverse  City;  Ernest C 
Federer, Frank J.  Hunt  and George Boehn 
lein, Detroit.

IContinued on page 7.]

Wood  pulp  pails  §4  a  dozen.  Curtiss, 

Dunton & Co.

D IR E C T IO N S  

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

CHILLICOTHE  111.
A T   TH IS et»0.

Every, can wrapped in colored tissue paper w ith 

signature and stam p on each can.

JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,

. A j s n o   n s r o T i o i s r s ,

83  M onroe  Stt..

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

, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers  j  A  ^TlPPiflltY 
American and Stark A Bags 
< ** OjJDUlullj ■

L. M. CART.

CART <& LOVERIDGE,

L. !..  LOVERIDGE.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

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11 Ionia Street, 

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Grand Rapids, Mich,

Combination and Time Locks,

H E S T E R   <&  FOX,

SAW  AND CRXST MILL MACHINERY,

M A N U FA CTU K EIiS’  A G E N T S  FOB

Send for 
Catalogue 

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Prices

ATLAS S

IN D IA N A P O L IS *  IN D .,  U .  S.  A
__________ M A N U F A C T U R E R S   O P
STEAM EH61NES& BOILERS,
Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock 

for  ¡«mediate  delivery.

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

Saws, Belting and Oils.

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

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

130  OAKES  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

ORDER  A  SAMPLE  CASE

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Packed  2  doz.  1  lb.  cans  in  case 
w ith  2  doz.  10  inch  Oblong  Glass 
Dishes  Assorted  Colors  for  $8.40.
O Y S T E R  S ,/  Arctic Manufacturing Co.

We Guarantee the above Baking Powder to give Entire Satisfaction.

JOBBERS  OF

And Manufacturers of

CANDY.

GHARTD  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

JENNINGS’

Flavoring  E x tracts
JENNINGS  &   SMITH, G’d Rapids,  Mich.

Are acknowledged the best, being pure and made 

from the Fruit.

G E T   T H E   B E S T ,
WM. L. ELLIS  &  CO.
BRAND

SMOKING  TOBACCO.

Manufactured by the

R A X i B I O B C ,   3XT.  O .

Arthur  Meigs  &  Go.,

GBAXTD  XtAFXDS, MICH.,

Wholesale agents for the

STATE OF nvÆIOHEIO^lSr.

This  is  the  only  authorized  H.  of  Xa. 
Smoking  Tobacco  on  the  market.^  The 
stock  of  this  corporation, is all  owned by 
the K  of X«.  Assem blies  in  the  <U>. S.,  and 
every member w ill  not  only  buy  it  him­
self, but do his utmost to  make  it  popular. 
Dealers w ill therefore see the advisability 
of putting it in stock  at once.  W e  w ill fill 
orders for any quantity at following prices, 
usual terms:
2  0Z.46;  4 0 Z.44;  8 OZ. 43;  16  0Z.42.
ARTHUR MEWS A GO.,
Wholesale  Grocers,

77,79, 81 aid 83 Sontb Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 

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Advice to a Young  Drummer  by a Retired 

Knight  of the Sample Case.

Prom the Merchant Traveler.

“You say,  my son,  that you have a situa­
tion offered you in the city,  and that you are 
going to leave the  old  farm and be a drum­
mer?”

“Yes,  father,  I have just received a letter 
from Overall & Chinchilla,  saying that they 
will give me a place in their house,  and in a 
few months  put  me  on the road.”

“Well,  my  sou,  if  you  have  made  up 
your mind to lay  aside  the  bull-tongue  for 
the sample case,  come with  me  behind  the 
barn where the sun  shines  warm. 
I  want 
to talk with you  and  give  you a pointer  or 
so that  won’t  be  amiss  when  you  get  to 
monkeying witli excess  baggage  and wood­
en toothpicks.  Take a seat right there, and 
listen to your father’s  druminerical  racket.
“I sometimes think,  my  son,  that  drum­
mers will go to heaven,  even if they are not 
Christians, but this is not safe belief,  and  I 
would not advise  you  to  adopt  it. 
I  was 
probably  influenced  into  this  belief  by  a 
dream I had just before I quit the  road. 
I 
remember very well that I had not sold a bill 
for a week,  and had traveled all day through 
the wind and rain and had  stopped  for  the 
night with an old farmer. 
I was hungry and 
tired,  and after partaking of a good country 
supper,  I retired early,  and was  soon in the 
land of dreams.

“I dreamed that I died and went to heaven 
(don’t laugh,  my  son,  tills  is  serious). 
I 
dreamt I died and went to heaven,  and was 
met at the gate by St.  Peter, who  said  in  a 
very official voice,  ‘Who  comes there?’ 
‘A 
man from the earth,’ I answered, bracing up 
and trying to look meek and lowly. 
‘What 
might  be  your  name?’  he  asked,  as  the 
Great Gate stood  ajar  and I made a beauti­
ful slide for the interior. 
I handed him my 
card,  and  he  excused  himself  for  a  few 
minutes and left me. 
It  was  not  long  ere 
he returned,  looking sad  and  gloomy,  and 
as soon as I cast  my  eyes  on  him  I  knew 
your poor pa would  have  to get out of hea­
ven.

“Tears .stood in his eyes as large as agate 
marbles, and he told me in a  sobbing  voice 
that I had been a sinner on earth and that 1 
would  have  to  go  to  hell. 
I  hated to go, 
and  Peter  regretted  very  much  to see me 
leave. 
It was real touching to see  us  part. 
I had to go, though,  so packed up my valise 
* and started, but just as I gotclear of the gates 
of the golden city he called to me,  and  ask­
ed me what was  my  occupation  on  earth. 
I  told him I was  a  drummer. 
‘How  long 
were you on the  road?’ he inquired eagerly. 
‘About five years,’  I  replied,  looking  back 
at the beautiful  grounds. 
‘That  alters  the 
ease  materially,’ he said,  as he  threw  open 
the gate. 
‘A man  who  has  drummed  five 
years has had hell enough.  Enter the gates 
of the New Jerusalem,  weary  knight of the 
sample case,  and  forever  enjoy  the  bless­
ings of heaven.’  He then  called  a  beauti­
ful angel and told her to get me about a 
crown  and  one  of  tiiose  sweetest  toned 
harps.”

“Father,  were you a Christian  when  you 
were a drummer?  Were  those  gray  hairs 
caused by early piety?”

“ My son,  your pa is  not  on  the  witness 
stand.  However,  I  don’t  mind  answering 
the  latter  question.  No,  my  hair  is  riot 
gray from early piety—it was caused by this 
tarnation  hotel pie.  You will stop at some 
good hotels,  my  son,  and you will be com­
pelled to stop at some that don’t  know how 
to  boil  water.  Don’t  kick  at  everything 
you see, but when you do kick,  kick gently, 
but firmly; and when a hotel  or  livery man 
tells you  that  your  bill  is  so  and  so,  and 
that  your  house  pays  your  expenses,  and 
that it does  not  come  out  of  your  pocket, 
«hoot him on the  spot,  and  if  he  happens 
not to have any spot,  shoot  him  where  the 
spot ought to be,  and as  you  bend  over  his 
mutilated  anatomy,  whisper  gently  to his 
departing  soul  that you are not on the road 
for the purpose of robbing your  house,  but, 
on the contrary,  you are out trying to  make 
some money for them.

“Don’t  be  eternally  trying  to  make  a 
- mash on every  girl  you  see—for  this  is  a 
serious  fault  with  a  great  many traveling 
men,  but a more serious  one  with  the  girls 
who  give 
them  encouragement.  Never 
show your order book or boast of your sales, 
for if you sell any goods your house will  be 
apt to find it out. 
If you have schoolmates, 
particular friends  or  relatives  in  business, 
•don’t flatter your self that you can sell them. 
Never  mind  why;  you  will  find  out  soon 
enough.  Be honest,  be energetic,  be  truth­
ful, and if you have  any  respect  for  your 
■aged  father,  or  any  love  for  your  good 
old mother, never say when you  happen  to 
strike a slow railroad,  that you have plenty 
•of time to  get  out  and  pick  black-berries. 
This  was  a  favorite  joke  of  Christopher 
■Columbus’, and it is considered in bad  taste 
to use it now.”

FOX  &   BRADFORD,
i l  V e il & Co.’s

Agents for a full line of

PETERSBURG,  VA.,

3PZ.TJG  TOBACCOS,
NIMROD,
E.  C.,

BLUE  RETER,

SPREAD  EAGLE,

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

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GRAND  RAPIDS, 
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HOGLE  &   CO.
Legal Test Oils.  Manistee and Saginaw 
Sait.  Agricultural Salt.  Warsaw  Salt; pockets, all  sizes,  and 
I|jp  barrels.  W est Michigan Agents for  Prussing’s Celebrated Vin- 
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Hemingway  &  Co.’s 
Celebrated  Baltimore

Oysters

In cans, kegs and bar­
rels.
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Discount—On lots of 25 boxes or more, 50 cents per box.

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JUDD  db  OO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE

And Full Line Winter Goods.

103  CANAL STREET.

O Y S T E R S !

We.  commenced  handling  M ills  & 
Robinson’s  Oysters  on  October  1st. 
The goods w ill be canned in Baltimore, 
and we  think  them  superior  to  goods 
canned in Detroit or  Grand  Rapids,  as 
they are canned the same day they  are 
shucked,  and  not  laid  around  exposed 
to the air for days before they are  can­
ned.

Eaton &  Christenson,
RETAIL  GROCERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

Do you w ant to buy good, reliable SOAPS for your fall and 
winter  trade?  If  so,  read  the  following  low  prices,  on  my 
LEADING BRANDS  OF  SOAPS, which are  guaranteed  equal 
to SIMILAR brands of any soap maker,  for they are  time-tried 
and fire-tested.

LAXJ2TDRTT  SOAPS.

“LATHER,” 1 lb. and 3 lb. bars, 60 lbs in box.  Similar to
Acme. 
“OLD  COUNTRY,” “improved,” 801 lb. bars in box.  Sim­
ilar to Americaii Family. 
Same.  5 to  10 boxes.  Ditto. 
“UNO,” 100 12 oz. oval bars in box.  Similar to Lenox. 
“CITY,” 100 12 oz. bars in box.  Similar to Town Talk. 
“W HITE  SWAN,”  100  12  oz.  bars in  box.  A  elegant
Floating Soap, similar to Ivory.  - 
“QUICK  WORK,”  100  12  oz.  bars in box.  A splendid 
Labor Saving Soap, similar to Frank Siddell’s or New 
French Process. 
4.75
“IMPERIAL  LAUNDRY,” 100 11 oz. bars in box.  Similar
to Mono, but not colored green. 
2.50
No new patent, quick, cold-made process used in their  making,  such  Soaps  have 

Per box.
$3.00
3.50
3.40
3.75 
3.15 
6.00

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proved  N. G.TOILET  SOAPS.

Yosemite  Bouquet, W hite  Clover, Honey, Clipper, Glycer­
ine, etc., over 50 different varieties to choose  from, making  the 
most complete line of FINE  MILLED Toilet Soaps on this Con­
tinent.

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  handle these Soaps and always find  them  exactly  as 
represented.  QUICK  SALE  and  not  to  be  excelled  by any other make of Soaps in 
price, quality, style, or stock.
Terms, 60 days or 2 per cent, off for cash in  10 days, 5 box. lots or  upwards  deliv­
ered free of freight.  Special prices on 10 to 20 or 25 box lots.
Manufactured only by

ADDDKT  B.  WBISLBY,

H. X>. H alb State Agent,

Office 141 Bates St., Detroit, Mich.

479, 4 8 1 ,4 8 3  Fifth Ave., Chicago.

BIG FIVE CENTER.

DON’T  BE  A  CLAM, but give us a Sample Order.  “Then you will smile.”

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

Soliman Snooks, Cant Hook Corners.
* E. Conklin, Ravenna.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
John Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey.
' G. Van Putten & Sons, Holland.
W.‘0. Gorman, with West  Michigan Lumber 
Co., Diamond Lake.
S. S. Dryden, Allegan.
John Koopman, Falmouth.
Wm. Wise, Wise & Co., Mancelona.
Wm. DePree, Zeeland.
Wm. E. Bass, Lawrence.
F. W. Foster, Newaygo.
A. E. Landon, Nunica.
Byron McNeal, Byron Center.
Frank MoWain, Big Rapids.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
Adam Wagner, Eastmanville.
C. H. Deming, Dutton.
J. Gunstra, Lamont.
D. W. Shattuck, Wayland.
M. Heyboer & Bro., Drenthe.
A. Rower, Hastings.
J. Raymond, Berlin.
Hoag & Judson. Cannonsburg.
James Henry, Bowne.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hadsonville.
F. H. Shepherd & Bro., Martin.
W. C. Murray, Lowell.
Stauffer & Crawley, Hastings.
DenHerder & Tanis, Vriesland.
G. Begman, Bauer.
E. W. Pickett, Wayland.
D. Cleland, Coopersville.
F. E. Campau, Alaska.
P. Van den Bosch, Zeeland.
L. Mauer, Fisher’s Station.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
Eddy & Emmons,  Grattan.
N. DeVries, Jamestown.
O. Christenson, Ryerson.
H. DeKline,  Jamestown.
John Smith, Ada.
J. P. Cordes, Alpine.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
Mrs. Eliza Hoyle, Grove.
F. L. Blake, Irving.
N. F. Miller. Lisbon.
R. S. Wolford, Mecosta.
F. W. VanWickle, Shelby.
M. J. Cunningham, Vermontvrille.
Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
A. J. White, Bass River.
W. 8. Root, Tallmadge.
L. Cook, Bauer.
S. J. Koon, Lisbon. 
,
Jos. Ornler, W right.
A. C. Barclay, Crosby.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
Geo. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
G. TenHoor, Forest Grove.
Stanley Monroe, Berlin.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
Mrs. Jacob Debri, Byron Center.
John W. Mead, Berlin.
N. W. Crocker, Byron Center.
H. Rice, Alpine.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
S. Cooper, Jamestown.
C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg.
H. Austin,  Walker.
J. W. Closterhouse, Grandville.
Mr. Paton, Paton & Andrus. Shelby.
F. P. Hopper, Fremont.
Wheeler & Holbrook,  Hubbardston.
J. A. Sheffield & Son, Vestaburg.
Geo. D. Lunn, Vestaburg.
C. F. Williams, Caledonia.
A. W. Fenton & Co., Bailey.
E. A. Parkinson, Traverse City.
Jas. G. Johnson, Traverse City.
Jas. Veraor,  Detroit.
E. T. Webb, Jackson.
H. W. Cleveland, Nunica.
A. Norris & Son, Casnovia.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
J. B. Watson, Coopersville.
C. Stocking, Grattan.
J. Q. Look, Lowell. 
Mr.  Hutty,  Hutty & DicjBSon, Grand Hav­
John H. Passage, Greenville.
A. W. Stevenson, Muskegon.
Joseph  Lousburg,  P.  M.  Lonsbury  &  Co., 
A. B. Sohumaker, Grand Ledge.
G. C. Baker, Lebarge.
F. W. Fincher,  Pentwater.
A. Shook, Coral.
A. E. Smith, Cadillac.
W. R. Mandigo, Sherwood.
L. Perrigo & Co., Burnip’s Corners.
Henry Baar. Grand Haven.
Peck & C6., Walton. 
_
Mr. Cameron, Hannah, Lay & Co., Walton.
E. L. Halliday, Hoytville.
Narragang & Son, Byron Center.
Wilcox & Tolies, Eaton Rapids.
R, B. McCullock, Berlin.
C. H. Adams, Otsego.
W. J. Roche, Lake City.
T. W. Preston. Millbrook.
H. Carbine & Co.; Hesperia.
B. O. Gladding, Constantine.
A. L. Haight, L. E. Benson & Co., Wood.
H. G. Hale, Nashville.
Severence & Rich, Mindleville.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
W. H. Goodyear & Co., Hastings.
J. F. Barrows, Lawrence.
Geo. W. Beamer, East Jordan.
M. Fordham,  Elmira.
Isaac  Amberg,  Amberg  &  Murphy,  Battle 
Jacob Jesson, J. Jesson & Co., Muskegon. 
Frank Wells, Lansing.
Henry Harwood, Ishpeming.
Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
G. M. Harwood, Petoskey.
M. Bailey,  PlainwelL
A. Bassett. Detroit.
Frank Inglis, Detroit.
Mr. Baldwin. Buttars & Baldwin, Tallman. 
M. Minderhout, Hanley.
B. Burlington, Bradley.
A. W. Blain, Dutton.
Sidney Stark,  Allendale.
Mr. Owen, Owen & Bullis, Maple  Rapids. 
Nicholas Bouma, Fisher.
Huizenga & Son, Eastmanville.
Jas. Broderick. Kingsley.  -
C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
Adam Newell, Dighton.
C. Stocking, Grattan.
Henry Henkel, Howard City.
0 . N. Reynolds, Belmont.
M. V. Wilson, Sand Lake.
Arthur H. Webber, Big Rapids.
Mr. Kane, Yates & Kane, Holland. 
McDonald & Travis, St. Johns.
A. H. A. Eckerman, Muskegon.
Childs & Carper. Child’s Mills.
C. L. Martin, Elk Rapids.
Kremer & Bangs, Holland.
H. E. Stover, Kalkaska.
John Canfield, Hobart.
H. D. Purdy, Fennville.
John Crispe, Plainwell.
Conrad Bros., Otsego.
Bird & Co., Douglass.
C. H. Milner, Big Rapids.

Reed City.

Greek*

en.

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Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President—F rank H am ilton, Traverse City.
F irst Vice-President—Paul P. M organ, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. H errick, Grand Kapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
Treasurer—Julius Schuster, K alainaioo.
Executive Comm ittee—President, i  irst Vice-President, 
Secretary, N. B. Blain and W. E. Kelsey.
Comm ittee on Trade In terests-S m ith  Barnes, Traverse 
City;  P. Ranney, Kalamazoo;  A.  W.  W estgate,  Cne-
Cmmmittee on Legislation—W. E.  Kelsey,  Ionia;  J.  V.
Com m ittee on M embership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis»  B. 

Crandall, Sand Lake;  J. F. Clark, Big Rapids. 
F. Emery, G rand Kapids;  the Secretary.
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.
South  Arm  and  East  Jordan  Business 

- 

Men’s As’n.

President, A. E. Pickard;  Secretary, John  Leng; Treas­

urer, John Cham berlain.
Business  Men’s  Protective  Union  of  Che­
President, A. W.  W estgate;  Vice-President,  H.  Cham­

boygan.

bers;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.

Merchant’s  Union  of Nashville. 

President, H erbert M. Lee;  Vice-President, C. E.  Good­
w in;  Treasurer, G. A. Trum an;  Secretary and A ttor­
ney, W alter W ebster.

W hite  Pake  Business  Men's As’n. 

President, A. T. Linderm an,  W hitehall;  Secretary,  W. 
B.  Nicholson,  W hitehall;  Treasurer,  C.  L.  Streng, 
Montague.

Business MeVs Protective As’n of Kingsley. 
President.  Jas.  Broderick;  Vice-President,  A.  G.  Ed­
wards;  Secretary, Geo. W. C haufty;  Treasurer, H. P. 
W hipple.
Kalamazoo  Retail Grocers’ Association. 
President. P. Ranney:  F irst Vice-President, O. K. Buck-
ville;  Treasurer,  Julius
hout;  Secretary,  M.  S.  Sc< 
Schuster.

Lyons  Business  Men’s  As’n. 

President.  A. K. Roof;  Vice-President,  B.  M.  Hutohin-
Treasurer,  John  Mc-

son:  secretary, D. A. Reynolds 
Quillan.
Retail Grocers’  Ass’n  of Grand  Rapids. 
President, Erwin J. H errick:  F irst V icoPresident, E. E.
Secretary,  E.  A.  Stowe;  Treasurer,  B.  S.
W alker;
H arris.
Grocers’  Ass’n  of  the  City  of  Muskegon, 
President. H. B. Fargo;  F irst  Vice-President.  Wm.  B 
K eift;  Secretary, Wm. Peer; Treasurer, John DeHass,
Retail Grocers’Trade Union As’n of Detroit. 
President. John Blessed; Vice-President. Robert Barrie 
Secretary, H. K undinger;  Treasurer, Henry Nebe.

Luther Protective As’n.

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

Secretary, Jas. M. V erity;  Treasurer, Geo. Osborne.
Lowell  Business  Men’s  Protective  Ass’n. 
President. N. B. Blain:  Vice-President. John Giles;  Sec­

retary, F rank T. King;  Treasurer, Chas. D. Pease.

Cadillac  Business Men’s As’n. 

President, A. W. Newark ;  Vice-President.  F.  B.  Kelly 

Secretary, J. C. McAdnm;  Treasurer, P. Medalie.

Sturgis  Business  Men’s  Association. 

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

thonyt  Secretary and Treasurer,  Wm. Jom .

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

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

Oceaua  Business Men's As’n. 

President—W. E. Thorp ;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtaling 

Treasurer, H. H. Bunyea.
Manton’s  Business  Men’s Association. 
President, F. A. Jenison;  Secretary, R. Fuller;  Treas­

urer, J. C. Bostick.

Hastings Business Men’s Association. 
President. L. E. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J.  A.  VanArman

Ada Business Men’s Association. 
President, D. F. W atson;  Secretary, Elm er Chapel.

Ovid  Business  Men’s As’n. 

President, C. H. H unter;  Secretary, Lester Cooley.

The  Grocery  Market.

Business  and  collections  are  both good 
Sugars  are  firm,  but  without  quotable 
change.  Mackeral  and  trout  continue  to 
advance.  Valencia raisins are lower.  Other 
articles in the  grocery line  are  without im 
portant change.

Candy is  steady  and the demand  is unus 
ually brisk.  Large orders  should be placed 
a little ahead of the wants of the trade. _ Or­
anges are lower  and  the quality is  good for 
this season of the  year.  Lemons are  more 
plenty and lower in  price.  New figs are in 
market at reasonable .figures.  Chestnuts are 
now  coming  forward  in  larger  lots  and 
prices are again  lower.  Nuts  are firm and 
steady, with good  demand.  Peanuts are in 
fair  request  at  present  low  prices.  The 
market steady.
Pleasant Words from Vice-President Mor 

gan.

Monroe,  Oct.  15,  1886 

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D ear  Sir—I heartily agree  with  Presi 
dent Hamilton that it is  an  excellent  plan 
to have copies of The T radesm an  sent  to 
every member of each local association,  and 
to all tradesmen where there is  not yet  any 
organization,  with  the  full  account  of  the 
meeting held in your city on the 21st ult; as 
1 am sure the working of such an  organ  as 
T he  T radesm an  is such as no good, hon 
est business man can value to the full extent 
of its worth to him;  and it  is  also  due  the 
city where it is published  for  the  courtesy 
which your home  Association  extended  to 
all delegates and  friends  of  the  Michigan 
Business Men’s  Association;  and  last,  but 
not least, to the editor of The T radesm an 
as to him alone very  much  is  due  for  the 
success the Association arrived at.

Yours faithfully,

P a ul  P.  Morgan.

Holland Considering the Subject of Organ­

ization.

Holland,  O ct^l3,1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sie—If  you  would  please send us 
blanks and such  instructions  as  you think 
necessary,  we would try and see what could 
be done  towards  forming a Business Men’s 
Association  here.  By lending  us  what as­
sistance you can you would oblige.
Yours respectfully,

Y ates & Ka n e.

A  Spoke in  the Wheel.

From the Hastings Banner.
E.  A. Stowe, of  Grand  Rapids,  editor of 
T he Michigan Tradesm an, was a Banner 
caller Wednesday of last week.  He was In 
the city for the purpose  of  assisting in  the 
organizing of  the  Hastings Business Men’s 
Association. 
It  is  largely  through the  ef­
forts of Mr. Stowe  and  The  Tradesman 
that the business  men of  Michigan  are be­
coming thoroughly organized.

DRIED  FRUITS

 

¡C itron ........................................... 
  @  24
1  Currants.............  
6%@  634
Lemon Peel............................................ '  @  14
Orange Peel.............................................  @  14
Prunes, French, 60s..'»...........................12%@
!  Prunes, French, 80s................................. 8V4@
Prunes, Turkey.....................................   @ 4Vi
!  Raisins, Dehesia...................................  @3 50
Raisins, London Layers.......................  @3 00
!  Raisins, California  “ 
.......................   @2 10
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.....................   @2 50
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s............................  @10V4
Raisins.  Sultanas..................................   @7%
Raisins,  Valencia, new  .......................  8V4@  8%
Raisins,  Im perials..............................   @3 20
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square..........................1 00
Grand Ha/en, No 9, square, 3 gro..................1 20
Grand  Haven,  No. 200,  parlor.......................1 75
Grand  Haven,  No.  360, parlor...................... 2 25
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round..........................1 50
Oshkosh, No.  2.......................... ...................... 1 00
Oshkosh, No.  8..................................................1 50
Swedish ........................................................... .  75
Richardson's No. 8  square.............................100
Richardson’s No. 9 
............................ 150
Richardson’s No. 7V4, round...........................1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
............................ 150
Black Strap................................................... 15@17
Cuba Baking..................................................25@28
Porto  Rico.....................................................24@30
New  Orleans,  good......................................28@34
N ew Orleans, choice....................................44@50
New Orleans,  fancy.....................................52@55

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

do 
do 

Vi bbls. 2c extra

*• 
“ 

“  Vi bbl.3'00 
“  cases 3 251

Rolled Oats, bbl__ 5 75ISteel  cut, bbl..........5 50
“  Vi bbl...3 00

OATMEAL.
“ 
PICKLES.
Medium.................................
@6 00 
@3 50 
“  Vi bbl........................
@7 00
Small,  bbl...............................
PIPES.
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,2Vi gross........   @1 86
American  T.D.......................................  75@  90
Choice Carolina......6Vi | Java  ..................
Prime Carolina......5Vi P atna.........................5Vi
Good Carolina....... 5  Rangoon............5V4@5?i
Good Louisiana......5  Broken............... 3V£@3Vi
Tablo  .......................6  ¡Japan........................7V4
DeLand’s pure........SVijDwight’s ...................5V4
Church’s  ................ 5V4¡Sea  Foam.................5Vi
•5Vi
Taylor’s G. M_____5V4lCap Sheaf.
&c less In 5 box lots.

SALERATUS.

RICE.

SALT.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy............................
28 Pocket.................................................
100 3 ft  pockets.......................................
Saginaw or  Manistee............................
Diamond C .............................................
Standard Coarse....................................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........
Ashtou. English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........
American, dairy, Vi bu. bags...............
Rock, bushels.........................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu.  bags.....................

2 so 
2 15 
2 35 

88 

1 45 
1 25

28
40
20

SAUCES.

“ 

75  “ 

..2 94

Wholo.

SOAPS.
ily

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

Parisian, Vi  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, Vi pints.........................
Acorn.....................3 85 Extra Chicago Fam
M aster................... 4  P0
New Process, 1  ft..3 85!Napkin....................4
New Process, 3 ft..3 96;Towel..................... 4
55 White  Marseilles..5 50 
Acme, .bars 
Acme,  blocks 
3 05;White Cotton  Oil..5 50 
Best  American__
93 Railroad................ 3 50
Circus  ....................3 70 U.  G .* ....................3 45
Big Five  Center...3 86i Mystic White......... 4 65
Saxon  B lu e....__ 2 60
Nickel__
15 Palmer’s, 100 bar«..5 50 
Shamrock............
55 
. .4 25
Blue Danube.......
London  Family..
2 301 
SPICES.
Ground.

No. 1. 
No. 2,

“  31b 
“ 

@  6 

.  @18 
.  8@10 
.10© 11 
.  @60 
.  @50 
.  @25

Pepper................ 16@25jPepper..
Allspice...............12@15 Allspice.
Cinnamon........... 18@30|Cassia...
Cloves  ................ 15@25i Nutmegs,
Ginger................ 16@20: Nutmegs
Mustard...............15@30|Cloves...........
Cayenne.............25@35i
Muzzy, Gloss, 1 1b  packages.................
@ 5% 
...............
@ 5% 
@ 4 
bulk...............................
Corn, 1 ft packages.................
@   6 
® 5 
Firmenich, new process, gloss, 1ft__
31b....
@ 5 
61b....
©   6% 
bulk;, boxes or bbls
@ 4% 
corn.1ft...............
@3 20 
Electric  Lustre......................................
@  6 
Royal,  corn.  .........................................
gloss, 1  ft  packages................
@ 5% 
“  boxes..............................
@ 3% 
@ 3% 
Niagara, laundry,  bbls........................
©  4 
boxes  ....................
arloss, 1  ft.............................
@ 5% 
corn.........................................
@   6 
@4 50
Quaker, laundry, 661b............................
Cut  Loaf.................................  ............
@   6%
Cubes......................................................  6%@ 6%
Powdered...............................................   6%@ 6%
Granulated,  Standard..........................   @6%
Confectionery A ..........:........................  @  5%
Standard A ..............................................  @ 5%
No. 1, White Extra  C............................  @ 5%
No. 2, Extra C.........................................  5%@ 5%
No. 3 C......................................................  5  @5%
No. 4 C......................................................  4Vt@ 4%

STARCH.

s u g a r s.

“ 

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TOBACCO—FINE C U T -IN   PAILS.

Cross Cut....................35
Five and  Seven.........45
Old Jim....................... 35
Magnet....................... 25
Old Time....................35
Seal of Detroit...........60
U nderwood’s Capper 35
Jim Dandy.................38
Sweet  Rose............... 45
Our  Bird....................28
Meigs &Co.’sStunner35
Brother  Jonathan.. .28
Atlas...........................35
Our Block.................. 60
Royal Game............... 38
Jolly  Time.................40
Our  Leader...............33;Mule Ear.....................65
Sweet  Rose...............32 Fountain.....................74
May  Queen...............65!Old Congress.............. 64
Dark AmericanEagle67|Good Luck................ 52
The Meigs..................601Blaze Away................35
Red  Bird................... 501 Hair Lifter..................30
State  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 Hustler.......................22

♦Delivered.

SMOKING

 

Our  Leader.............. 15|Unit  ............................30
Eight  Hours..............24
Old Vet....................... 30
Lucky  ....................... 30
Big Deal......................27
Boss  ...........................15
Ruby, cut  plug.........35
Two  Nickel............... 24
Navy Clippings.........26
Duke’s  Durham....... 40
Leader........................15
Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
Hard  Tack.................32
D ixie...........................28
Owl................... 
16
Rob Roy......................28
Old Tar....................... 40
Arthur’s  Choice...... 22;Uncle  Sam..................28
*>S
T T n n ln   S a m  
Red Fox.....................26 Lumberman...............25
Gold Dust..................26¡RailroadBoy...............38
Gold Block................30 Mountain Rose........... 18
Seal of Grand Rapids 
¡Home Comfort..........25
(cloth)..................25|01d Rip.........................60
Tramway, 3 oz..........40 Seal of North Caro
lina, 2  oz................ 48
MinersandPuddlers.28 
Peerless  ....................24 Seal of North Caro-
lina, 4oz...................48
Standard ....................20 
Old Tom..................... 18, Seal of North  Caro-
lina, 8oz....................45
Tom & Jerry............ 24 
Joker............. ............26! Seal of North Caro-
Traveler....................35 
lina, 16oz boxes... .42
Maiden.......................25 King Bee, longcut.. .2!
Pickwick Club.........40 j Sweet Lotus.................32
Nigger Head............26 Grayling......................32
Holland.................... 221 Seal Skin......................30
German.................... 16 Red Clover...................32
K. of  L................ 42@46 Good Luck.................26
Honey  Dew..............25|Queen  Bee...................22
PLUG.Trade Union............*36
Star 
.................39
Labor Union............*30
Old Solder..................37
Splendid..................  38
Clipper  ..................... 34
Red Fox..................... 4!
Corner Stone.............34
Big  Drive............ •...4!
Scalping  Knife........34
Patrol.........................40
Sam Boss..................   34
Jack Rabbit............... 35
N e x t..........................29
Chocolate  Cream__ 39
Dainty...................... 44
Nimrod......................35
Old  Honesty.............40
Jolly Tar...................32jBig Five Center..........33
Jolly Time................32 Parrot.........................42
Favorite...................42 Buster.........................35
Black Bird................32, Black Prince...............35
Live and Let Live.. .32 Black  Racer............. 35
Quaker.......................28Climax  ...................... 4!
Acorn  ....................... 39
Bull  Dog..................*38
Horse  Shoe............... 36
Hiawatha...................42
V inco.........................34
Big  Nig......................37
Merry War.................22
Spear Head............... 39
Ben  Franklin............32
Whole Earth..............32
Moxle......................... 34
Chazy  Quilt............... 32
P.  V » .........................40
Blackjack.................32
Hiawatha...................42
Spring Chicken.........38
Musselman’s Corker. 30
Bolipse  ......................30
Turkey....................... 39
2c. less in three butt lots.
♦Delivered.

SHORTS.

** 
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SNUFF.

SYRUPS.

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

Our  Leader__ ...... 10]Hiawatha....................23
Mayflower .................23 Old Congress..............23
Globe......................... 22 May  Leaf....................22
Mule Ear............. ......21 Dark........................... 20
24@26
Corn,  barrels 
26@28
Com, Vi bbls.......................................
Corn, (0 gallon kegs..........................
@20
@31
Corn, 5 gallon kegs............................
23@26
Pure  Sugar, bbl.................................
26@30
Pure Sugar, Vi bbl.............................
78
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen..
55
Maccoboy.......................
@
Gail & Ax’ 
@
.......................
44 35
Rappee..................•.........
@
45
Railroad  Mills  Scotch.....................
@
Lotzbeck  ..........................................
@1  90
Japan ordinary.............................................18@20
Japan fair to good...................................... 25@30
Japan fine.......................... 
35@45
Japan dust..................................................... 15@20
Young Hyson.........................:.....................3Q@50
Gun Powder................................................... 35@50
Oolong.....................................................33@65@6C
25@30
Congo.................................. 
VINEGAR.
50 gr.
10
10
16

30 gr.
08
08

TEAS.

“ 

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 1b cans...
Candles, Star.................................
Candles. Hotel..............................
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.............
Extract Coffee, V.  C....................
F elix.................
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.............
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.............
Gum, Spruce.................................
Hominy, $   bbl.............................
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails.......................
Pearl Barley.
Peas, Green  Busb__
Peas, Split  Prepared.
Powder, Keg...............
Powder, Vi  Keg..........
Sage  ........ ..................
Sauerkraut  ................

do 

90
75
1 00
1 50
7 35 
@25
@n
@12
@35
@80
@25
@35
30@35
@3.
@ 4
@ 3V4 
@1 25 
© 2 Vi 
@4 00 
@2 25 
@  10 
@5 00

CANDY.  FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: 

STICK.

do
do

MIXED

FANCY—IN  5 ft  BOXES.

Standard, 25 ft boxes 
8Vi@ 9 
Twist, 
9  @ 9V4 
Cut Loaf 
@10
Royal, 251b  pails....................................  @ 9
Royal, 200 ft bbls....................................   @ 8%
Extra, 25 ft  pails....................................  @10
Extra, 200 ft bbls....................................  @ 9%
French Cream, 25 ft pails.....................   @12
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases...............................  @12
Broken, 25 ft pails........... ....................10  @10%
Broken,200ft  bbls.................................  @9%
Lemon  Drops............................................   @12
Sour Drops.
@14 
Peppermint  Drops........
@14 
Chocolate 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..................................   .  30@22
15
Wintergreen  Berries.......................... . 

. 

FANCY—IN   BULK.

Lozenges, plain in  pails................... !.  @12
Lozenges, plain in  bbls.................. 
@ll
Lozenges, printed in pails....................  @13
Lozenges, printed in  bbls...................  @12
Chocolate Drops, in pails.....................   @12%
Gum  Drops  in pails..............................6  @6%
Gum Drops, in bbls............................... 5  @5%
Moss Drops, in  pails..............................  @10
Moss Drops, in bbls..............................   @ 9
Sour Drops, in  pails..............................  @12
Imperials, in  pails.................................  @12%
Imperials  in bbls.................................  @11%

f r u it s

........... 8 2o@8 50

Bananas  Aspinwall............................. l 50@3 CO
Oranges, California, fancy..................
Oranges, California,  choice................
Oranges, Jamaica, bbis...
Oranges, Florida...............
Oranges, Valencia, cases.
Oranges, Messina.............
Oranges,  Naples...............
Lemons,  choice.................
Lemons, fancy..................
Lemons, California...............................
ft..........'..............   16@18
Figs, layers, new, 
7igs, Bags, 501b......................................  @ g
Dates, frails do  ....................................   4%@ 5
Dates, % do  d o ....................................   @ 5
Dates, skin..............................................
Dates, %  skin.........................................
Dates, Fard 101b box $1  ft....................  @10
Dates, Fard 50 lb box V lb.....................   @ 9
Dates, Persian 50 lb box $llb............... 
@ 8
Pine Apples, 
doz.............................

@4 50 
....5  75@6 00

 

do 

NUTS.

p e a n u t s .
d o .............................4%@ 5

Prime Red,  raw  $   1b............................  4  @4%
Choice 
Fancy H.P. do  do  ................... ......... 5%@ 5%
Choice White, Va.do  ............................  @5%
Fancy H P.. Va  do  ............................  6%@ 6%
H. P .V a ....................................  
@6
Almonds,  Tarragona............................  @16
Ivaca......................................  @16
California............................15  @16
Brazils...................................................8%@ 9
Chestnuts, per bu.................................. 5 50@6 00
Filberts, Sicily....................................... il  @13
Barcelona...............................   @10
Walnuts,  Grenoble__ .*........................  17@13
Marbo....................................
French...................................
California..............................
Pecans,  Texas, H. P ..............................  9  @13
Missouri................................ 8%@  9
Cocoanuts, 
7

100....................................  

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

Mess, Chicago packing, new.............................. 10 25
Short Cut, new.....................................................13 00
Back, clear, short  cut........................................13 75
Extra family clear, short cut...........................J3 00
Clear,  A. Webster, n e w ..............................14 00
Extra clear pig, short cut............................
Extra clear,heavy.........................................14  00
Clear quill, short  cut....................................
Boston clear, short cut.................................14 50
Clear back, short cut..........................................14 60
Standard clear, short  out, best.................. 14 75

DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy.................................
medium...............................
** 
lig h t...................................
“ 
Short Clears, heavy.................................
do.  medium...............................
do. 
light....................................
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  fts...................................... 11%
16  lbs...................................... 12
“ 
12 to 14 fts.............................. 12%
“ 
“  picnic  ...................................................7%
•*  boneless........................................  ....10
“  best boneless........................................ll
Shoulders.................  
7
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................  9%
Dried Beef, extra.............................................. 9
ham  prices................................. 12
6%6%
654

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

LARD.

“ 
“ 

“ 

 

 

LARD IN  TIN PAILS.

20 lb Pails, 4 pails in case......................
3 lb Pails, 20 in a ease............................
5 lb Pails, 12 in a ease..............................  
10 lb Pails. 6 in a ease.............................. 

6%
7%
7

BEEF IN  DARRELS.

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts............  8 00
Boneless,  extra.............................................l l  50>
Pork Sausage..................................................
Ham  Sausage.................................................
Tongue  Sausage.........................................
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................
Blood  Sausage.................................................
Bologna, straight.......................................
Bologna, thick.................................................
Head  Cheese.....................................................
In half barrels.................. ............................   350
I In quarter barrels.................................. .

PIGS’  FEET.

COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Apples—Good  shipping stock of eating var­
ieties Is in  fair demand  at  $1.50@$ 1.75 ^   bbl. 
Cooking apples command $1.25.

Beans—Dry, handpicked, $1.50@$1.60  bu.
Beets—45c $  bu.
Buckwheat—3c ¥  ft*
Butter—Michigan  creamery  is  in  good  de­
mand  at22@24c.  D a iry  is in active demand at 
16@18c.

Cabbages—$3@$3.50 $  100, according to  size.
Carrots—45c 
Celery—Grand Haven or Kalamazoo, 15@20c 

bu.

gal.

$  doz.
Cheese—The price continues to move upward, 
jobbers now holding Michigan  full  cream  at 
12%@13c.  The factories demand  ll%@12c  for 
September and October make.

Cider—10c 
Cranberries—Choice Cape  Cod  command  $8 
$   bbl.  Jerseys,  $2.50  $   bu.  Home  grown, 
$2.25 $  bu.

Dried Apples—Evaporated, 8%c $   lb;  quar­

tered and sliced, 3@3%c $  fi>.
Dried Peaches—Pared. 15c.
Eggs—Scarce.  Jobbers  pay 16c  and sell for 

18c.
Grapes—Conbords, 3@5c  $   lb.;  Wordens,6c; 
Delawares, scarce at 9c.  Catawbas  command 
6c and Niagaras 11c.

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.

Onions—Dry, $2 $  bbl.
Potatoes—Dealers  are  offering  2o@30c,  the 
foreign demand not warranting higher prioes 
at present.

Pop Corn—2%o $  lb.
Peppers—Green,75c  $bu.
Sweet  Potatoes—Baltimores,  $2.25 

bbl. 

Jerseys, $2.50@$2.75 $  bbl.
Squash—H ubbard, 2c $  lb.
Tomatoes—10@50c 33 bu.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—2c  lower.  City millers  pay  71 cents 
for Lancaster and 68  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
C o rn —Jobbing generally at 46@47c  in 100 bu. 

lots and 42@43c in carlots.

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

car lots.

Rye—48@50c 33 bu.
Barley—Brew ers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour—Lower.  Patent,  $5  33  bbl.  in  sacks 
and  $5.20  in  wood.  Straight,  $4  33  bbl.  in 
sacks and $4.20 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $12 
$  ton.  Ships, $13 $  ton.  Middlings, $15 $  ton. 
Corn and Oats, $18  $  ton.

OYSTERS AND  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

New York  Counts.................
H. F. H. & Co.’s Selects........
Anchors  .................................
standard  ...............................
CLAMS.
Quohog, $  100.........................
Little Neck, $  100..................
FRESH  FISH.
Cod  ....................
Haddock.............
Mackerel.............
Mackinaw Trout.
Perch....................
Smelts  ................
Whitefl8h........

.................35
................ 33
;...............20
................ 18
1 00 
80
@10 
@ 7 
@20 
@  7 
@ 3 
@11 
@ TV

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 

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

5  @ 6 
5  @  7 
5%@ 6 
@5% 
_  T  
7%@ 8 
@ 8 
@  6 
@ 9 
@11 @13

G r o c e r ie s .

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AXLE  GREASE.

“ 
** 

Paragon................ 2 10
Crown  ......................  80
Paragon 25 Jb pails.  90 
90
Frazer’s...................  
Fraziers, 25 lb pails. 1  25
Diamond  X ............  60
Modoc, 4  doz..........2 50

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  %ft 
“ 
•• 

“  % 
“  % 
“ 
1 
•• 
5 

BAKING  POWDER.
Acme, % 1b cans, 3 doz. case............
•*  2  “ 
............
2 »   “  1  “ 
............
B ulk......................................
Princess,  54s..................... ...............
“  %s......................................
Is........................................
“  ~ 
bulk.................................
•* 
Arctic, % lb cans, 6 doz. case..........
..........
...........
...........
. . . . . .

85 
1 60
3 00 
25
1 25
2 25
4 25 
28 
45 
75
1 40
2 40 
.•12  00
Victorian, 1 lb cans, (tall,) 2 doz..................2 00
Diamond,  “bulk,”......................................... 
15
Dry, No. 2...........................................doz. 
25
45
Dry, No. 3...........................................doz. 
Liquid, 4 oz,....................................... doz. 
35
65
Liquid, 8 oz........................................ doz. 
Arctic 4 oz.........................................33  gross 3 50
7 20
Arctic 8  oz—
Arctic 16oz................................ 
12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box................................  2 00
Arctic No. 2 
..................’............  3 00
Arctic No. 3 
............................... 4 00

4 
2 
2 
1 

BLUING.

“ 
-  
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

 

“ 
“ 
BROOMS.

No.2Hurl.............. 2  00
No. 1 Hurl..............2  25
No. 2Carpet...........2 50
No. 1 Carpet...........2  75

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

CANNED FISH .

Clams, 1 ft, Little Neck.....................................1 65
Clam Chowder,  31b...............................   ...2 20
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards...............95@1 00
Cove Oysters, 2  1b  standards.........................  1 75
Lobsters, 1 1b picnic...........................................1 75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic......................................... 2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star.............................................. 2 00
Lobsters. 2 1b star.............................................. 3 00
Mackerel,lib  fresh standards........................1 40
Mackerel, 5 1b fresh standards....................... 5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Saucé, 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 ft Columbia river............................ 2 85
Sardines, domestic %s.. . . .............. 
7@8
Sardines,  domestic  %s.............................. 
12
Sardines,  Mustard  %s.................................  12
Sardines,  imported  %s..............................  14
Trout. 3ft  brook.......................................   4 00

 

CANNED FRUITS.

Apples. 3 ft standards.................................  75
Apples, gallons,  standards..............................2 00
Blackberries, standards...................................1 10
Cherries,  red  standard...............................   05
Damsons.........................1.............................1  00
Egg Plums, standard? 
.......................1 20@1 25
Green  Gages, standards 21b................1 20@1 25
Peaches, Extra Yellow.................................... 1 90
Peaches, standards......................................1 60
Peaches,  seconds.............................................. 1 25
Pineapples, standards...................................... 1 50
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced...........................2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated....................... 2 75
Quinces...................................  
1 25
Raspberries,  extra........................... 1 20@1 30
Strawberries  .....................................1  1C@1 25

 

CANNED VEGETABLES.

Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................................... 3 00
Beans, Lima,  standard............................. 
  80
Beans, Stringless, Erie..  ..........................   95
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked...........................1 65
Coru,  Archer’s Trophy.....................................1 00
“  Morning  Glory.......................................î 00
“  Acme........................................................ 1 00
“  Maple Leaf.........................................  90
“  Excelsior..................................................1 00
Peas, French.......................................................1 60
Peas, extra marrofat........................................1 20
Peas, standard..............................................  75
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden...............................90@1 00
Succotash, standard................................ 75@1 40
Squash.................................................................1 00
Tomatoes, standard brands.............................1 15

CHEESE.

Michigan full  cream........................*..12%©13
York  State, Acme......................  .. 
.  @13

CHOCOLATE.

Baker's.....................37|German Sweet.......... 23
Runkles’ ................... 35|Vienna Sweet  .......... 22

COCOANUT.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Schepps, Is....................................
Is and  V is...................
Is in tin  pails...............
Vis 
...............
Maltby’s,  is...................................
Is and  Vis....................
Vis.................................
Manhattan,  pails.........................
Peerless  .......................................

“ 

COFFEES.

@26 
@27 
@27Vi 
@28 Vi 
@23 Vi 
@24 
@24 Vi 
@30 
@16

Green.

Rio................. llVi@13
Golden Rio..............15
Santos........... 14  @15
Maricabo.................13
J a v a .................20@25
O. G. Java............... 22
Mocha  .................... 22
COFFEES

Roasted.

R io..................   12@16
Golden Rio....... 18@18
Santos......................18
Maricabo.................18
Java...................24@28
O. G. Java............... 26
Mocba..................... 26
PACKAGE.

60 fts 100 fts 300 fts

X X XX..........................................16%  16 
16
Arbuekle’s  ..................................16 %  16 
18
Dilworth’s .........................................  
15%
Standard  ...................................... 
16
German..............................................  
15%
Lion..................................................... 
15%
Magnolia..................................................15%
15% 15%
Royal.................................................. 
Eagle.............................................15%  15%  15%
Silver King........................................ 
21 21
16
M exican............................................. 
60 foot Jute.......  1 00  150 foot Cotton 
1 60
72 foot J u te ....... 1 25  60 foot Cotton 
1  75
40FootCotton__ 1 50  !72foot Cotton— 2 00
CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GOODS.

CORDAGE.

 

X  XXX  $  ft
_ 6%

5
7

4%.

7%

5
5
5
5

4%
4%

7
8
8
11%
9%
15%
8%

Kenosha Butter................................ 
Seymour  Butter....................... 
Butter.................................... 
Fancy  Butter............................ 
S.  Oyster....................................  
Picnic......................................... 
Fancy  Oyster........................... 
Fancy  Soda............................... 
City Soda.................................... 
Soda  ..........................................  
Milk............................................  
Boston.......................................  
Graham...................................... 
Oat  Meal.................................... 
Pretzels, hand-made................  
Pretzels...................................... 
Cracknels..................................  
Lemon Cream............................ 
Frosted Cream..........................  
Ginger  Snaps............................ 
No..1 Ginger  Snaps.................. 
Lemon  Snaps............................ 
Coffee  Cakes.............................. 
Lemon Wafers..........................  
13%
H%
Jumbles...................................... 
Extra Honey Jumbles.............  
12%
Frosted Honey  Cakes.............  
13%
13%
Cream Gems.............................. 
Bagleys  Gems..........................  
13%
Seed Cakes................................ 
12%
S. &  M. Cakes............................ 
8%
Cod, whole............ ....................................3%@4%
Cod, boneless................................................. 5@6%
H alibut................................................ 
«@10
Herring, round.  %  bbl......................2 76@3  00
Herring .round,  V4  bbl......................1 50@1  76
Herring, Holland,  bbls................................... 11 00
Herring, Holland,  kegs..............................75@80
Herring, Scaled............................................  @20
Mackerel, Bhore, No. 1, % bbls..................7 50
..........1 25
...............105
No. 3, % bbls............................... 3 26

7%  8%
7%  8%
7%
12%
8%

“ 
“  10  “ 

12 ft kits 

Shad, % b b l.................................. 7........2 25@2 50
Trout, %  bbls.....................................................5 50
“  101b kits............................................   90
White, No. 1, % bbls . ...................................6 00
White, No. 1,12 1b kits.................................  90
White, No. 1,101b kits.................................  80
White, Family, % bbls......................................2 15
kits.....................................  45

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

FISH .

“ 
“ 

•* 

 

Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 40
2 50
4 00
’  5 00

Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz...............$  doz.  1 00 
“  4 oz.............................1 60 
»  6 oz.............................2 50 
“  8 oz.............................3 50 
“  No. 2 Taper.............. 1 25 
“  No. 4 
................1 75 
**  % pint, round...........4 50 
..........9 00 
“ 
“  l 
“ 
“  No. 3 panel...............110 
“ 
“  No. 8 
...............2 75 
“  No. 10 
...............4 25 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
** 
“ 
“ 
•« 
“ 

r‘ 

7 60
15 00
165

1 50
2 75

4 25
6 00

GRAND  RAPIDS

I

SEED  MERCHANTS,
Office and Warehouse:  71  Canal St.

if. T. LilOBEADI, A tilt
CLOVER

-AND-

TIMOTHY

SPECIALTY.

Note from Treasurer Schuster.

Kalamazoo,  Oct  14,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dea r S ir—Though not  yet  officially, or 
even  formally,  notified,  I  learn  from  the 
columns  of  The Michigan  T radesm an, 
your  valuable  paper,  of  my  election  as 
Treasurer of the State organization.  Though 
unsought and unexpected,  and  while appre­
ciating  the  distinction  personally,  I  know 
full well that the honor  bestowed is intend­
ed as a compliment  to  our Association,  and 
I take it  upon myself  to  return  its thanks 
to  the convention and to  you  especially, as 
you undoubtedly used  your  influence in our 
behalf. If you will kindly see that I am sup­
plied with any necessary blanks instructions, 
etc.,  for  my guidance I  will  take  pleasure 
in discharging  the  duties  incumbent  upon 
me.
Please mail me  about  twenty-five  copies 
of  Th e  Tradesm an  containing  the  pro­
ceedings  of  the  convention,  if  on  hand, 
which I desire to  send  to  business  friends 
on the line  of  the  Michigan  Central  Rail­
way,  by which 1  hope  to  stimulate a desire 
for local  organizations  in  localities  where, 
it appears, the business men know but little 
of the new innovation.

Yours very truly,

J ulius Schuster,

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

Anyone wanting any pointers  on the  cor­
ner  in  canned  pumpkin  will  be  supplied 
with  all  necessary information  by applying 
to Sam. Lemon.

20  and  88 Monroe St.,  Grand Bando,  Mich.

!

I D r u g s  &  f l O e b i c i n e s

State  Board of Pharmacy.

O ne Year—F. H. J. V anEm ster. Bay City.
Two Years—Jacob Jeswon, Muskegon.
T hree Years—Jam es  Vernor, Detroit.
F our Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
F ire Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
President—O ttm ar  Eberbach.
S ecretary—Jacob Jesson. 
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next Meeting—At Lansing, November 8.

r

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n.

P r e s i d e n t —F rank J. W urzburg. Grand Rapids.
F irst Vice-President—Mrs. C. w . Taylor, Loomis. 
Second Vice-President—H enry Harwood, Ishpeming. 
T hird Vice-President—F rank Inglis, Detroit. 
Secretary—8. E. P arkill, Owosso.
T reasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. 
Executive Com m ittee—Geo. W. Crouter, J. G. Johnson, 
Local Secretary—Guy M. Harwood, Petoskey.
Next Place of Meeting—At  Petoskey, July 12,13 and 14.

,   „   ,   .
F rank W ells, Geo. G undrnm and Jacob Jesson.

Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1884.

P resident—F rank  J. W urzburg.
Vice-President—Wm. L. W hite.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchila.
Board of  Censors—President ,  % ice-Prcsident  and  Sec-
Board*of Trustees—The President.  Wm.  H.  Van  Leeu- 
wen  Isaac W atts, Wm. E. W hite and Wm.  L.  White.
Com m ittee on Pharm acy—M. B.  Kimm,  H.  E.  Locher 
,   . 
and Wm. E. W hite. 
‘Comm ittee on Trade Matter?—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair- 
child and Wm. H. Van Leeuwen.
C om m ittee on Legislation—Jas. D. Lacey,  Isaac W atts 
and A. C. Bauer. 
.
R egular  Meetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in  each
A n n u a l  Meeting—F irst  Thursday evening in N ovember.
N ext M e e t i n g —Thursday evening, Nov.4, a t The Trades­

,  „   „   _   ,

_ 

, 

, 

m a n  office.

Detroit  Pharmaceutical  Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER,  1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
F irst Vice-President—F rank  Inglis.
Second V ice-President—J. C. Mueller.
S ecretary 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  month.
Jackson County Pharmaceutical  Ass’n.

.

„

. 

_ 

,  „  

Haskins. 

President—R. F. Latim er.
Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.
Secretary—F.  A. King.
T reasurer—Chas. E. H umphrey. 
Board of Censors—Z. W. W aldron, C. E- Foot  and C. H.
Annual Meeting—F irst Thursday in November. 
R egular Meetings—F irst Thursday in each  m onth.
Saginaw  County  Pharmaceutical  Society.
President—Jay  Smith.
F irst Vice-President—W. H. Y arns 11.
Second Vice-President—R. Bruske.
Secretary—D. E. P rall.
T reasurer—H. Melchers. 
C om m ittee on Trade M atters—W. B. Moore, H. G. H am ­
R egular  Meetings—Second  W ednesday  afternoon  in 

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

__  _  

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association.

President—I. C.  Terry.
Vice-President—D. A. Schumacher.
Secretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover.
R egular  Meetings—Second  and  fo u rth   W ednesday  of 
N ext Meeting—W ednesday evening, Oet. 21.

each m onth.

Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society.  ,

President—F. W. Fincher.
Vice-President'—F. W. VanWickle.
S ecretary—F rank Cady.
T reasurer—E. A. W right.

IB. GREATEST  SUCCESS.

[Continued  from page 4]

The question  box was  then  opened. 

In 
answer to the  enquiry as to whether a prac­
ticing  physician 
can  own  and  oper­
ate  a  drug  store  without  registration,  O. 
Eberbach stated  tliat  a  physician  can  dis­
pense  Ills  own  medicine  for  his  own  pa­
tients, but  cannot dispense for  others with­
out taking out a  license.

In  reply  to  another  enquiry,  Mr.  Eber­
bach stated that an  apprentice is allowed to 
put up  prescriptions  under  the supervision 
of  a  registered  pharmacist,  but  not  under 
the  supervision  of  a  registered  assistant 
pharmacist.

H.  W.  Snow read an essay on the “Alka- 
loidal value of fluid extracts of veratrum vir- 
ide.”  This  was followed  by a paper by O. 
Sherer, entitled  “What is the quality of the 
citrate of caffiene generally sold in the  mar­
ket,” read by Prof.  A. B.  Stevens.  Prof.  A. 
B. Prescott, of Ann Arbor,  read  an  answer 
to tiie  query,  “What  course of reading and 
plan of study are advisory for  the  assistant 
in pharmacy.”  The paper was handled very 
ably by the professor and much interest was 
evinced in the discussion and the paper was 
■ordered printed in the proceedings  and  also 
in  pamphlet  form  for  distribution  among 
the drug clerks of the State.

The President  announced  the  invitation 
of  the  Alabastine  Co.,  and  the  Anti-Kal- 
soinine  Co.  to  visit  the  plaster  quarries, 
which was formally accepted.

The meeting  then  adjourned to  the Pen­
insular Club House, where a pleasant recep­
tion  was  given  the  Association  by  the 
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug  Co.  Choice mu­
sic was discoursed from the billiard room on 
the second floor, while toothsome viands and 
•delicious punch were the order of the day in 
the dining room on  the  first floor.  The oc­
casion was a success in every particular and 
reflects  great  credit  on  the  house  which 
planned and executed it.

W ED N ESD A Y   MORNING.

The convention  was  called  to  order  by 
President  Brown  at  9  o’clock,  when  the 
chair  announced  the  following  Committee 
•on Exiiibits:  A.  W.  Allen,  J.  W.  Caldwell, 
•Oecf.  W.  Beaman,  Henry  Harwood  and S. 
M.  Snow.

Prof. Prescott presented the  report of the 
Committee  on  Formulary,  which  was  ac­
cepted and  adopted.

E.  F.  Phillips presented the report of  the 
Committee on  Legislation,  which congratu­
lated the Association on the enactment of the 
pharmacy law and  recoimnended.no  amend­
ment to the saipe  at  this  time.  The Com­
mittee recommended that measures be taken 
to secure the  enactment  of the Georgia poi­
son label law in this State.  The report was 
accepted and  adopted.

Prof. A.  B.  Lyon  presented  the report of 
the Committee  on  the  Michigan  School of 
Pharmacy, which wa#hccepted and adopted.
Jacob Jesson, of the Committee on Liquor 
License, said  the Committee  had no  report 
to make, as the  general  opinion  of  legisla­
tors seemed to be that  the  measure  sought 
could not be gotten through Congress.  The 
report was accepted.

Secretary  Parkhill  presented  his  report, 
showing the total  receipts up to the present 
meeting to be  $892, and  the  disbursements 
$853.67.  The publishing of the proceedings 
involved an expense  of  $319.70,  while $175 
was  obtained from  advertisements,  making 
the  net cost  only  $144.70.  The  member­

ship at the  close  of  the  last  meeting  was 
691.  Since that time  there  have been  one 
death  and  two  withdrawals,  making  the 
active  membership at  the beginning of  the 
present  convention  of  688.  The  ninety- 
three new  members  elected  at  the present 
convention swells  the  total  membership to 
781.  The  report was accepted and referred 
to the Executive  Committee.

Treasurer Dupont reported the receipts of 
his  office  as  $1,372.05,  and  the  disburse­
ments  $853.67,  leaving  a  balance  in  the 
treasury of  $518.38.  This  report  took the 
same course as the Secretary’s.

Frank Wells presented his report as dele­
gate to the  National Wholesale  Drug Asso­
ciation,  wliioh was accepted.

The  following  gentlemen  were  elected 
members  of  the  Association:  Henry  J. 
Mesick,  Plainwell;  Oliver  A.  Halladay, 
Hoytvilie; Chas. B.  Colwell, Jackson.

Frank  Hibbard  presented  his  report  as 
delegate to  the  Wisconsin  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  which was accepted.

Jacob  Jesson  said  that  the  Wisconsin 
druggists  seemed  to  be  completely carried 
away on the question  of  reducing  the  tax 
on  alcohol.  He  was  of  the  opinion  that
such reduction  would  not  benefit the retail 
drug trade,  but  would  operate  in the same 
way as the abolition  of  the  tax  on  patent 
medicines.

Frank  Weils 

thought  every  druggist 
ought  to  use  ills  best  endeavors  to remove 
the  stigma  cast  on  his  business  by being 
classed as a liquor dealer.

M. V. Gundrum  thought that  any action 
looking toward the  reduction of  the  liquor 
tax  should  come  from  the  consumer,  but 
that druggists ought to  leave  no '‘stone un­
turned to secure the  removal of  the present 
license required of druggists.

A.  H. Lyman presented his  report as del­
egate to  the  Illinois  Pharmaceutical  Asso­
ciation,  which was  accepted.

Jacob Jesson presented  the  report of  the 
Executive Committee, which  complimented 
the Association on  being  the  largest in the 
United States,  and  recommended  the  pay­
ment of  $200 • to  the  Secretary for  his ser­
vices.  The report was accepted and adopted.
A.  Bassett  presented  the  report  of  the 
Committee on Trade Interests, which called 
the attention of  the Association to  the pub­
lication  of  the  wholesale  prices  of  staple 
drugs by the Detroit daily papers and recom­
mended  that  the  Association  request  the 
wholesale drug trade of Detroit not  to  fur­
nish such quotations.  The  Committee also 
discouraged the distribution  of  sample bot­
tles and ten cent bottles of proprietary rem­
edies; condemned the practice of some drug­
gists of  selling  adulterated  white  lead for, 
strictly pure lead,  and  in  competition  with 
dealers who sell the pure article; recommed- 
ed the formation of local societies; discussed 
the subject of  a mutual  insurance company 
for  druggists; condemned  the sale of  holi­
day  goods  at  retail  by wholesale  houses; 
recommended that steps be taken to remove 
the internal  revenue  tax  required of  drug­
gists.  The  report  was  accepted  and,  on 
motion of A.  W. Allen  was  taken  up  item 
by item.

The first subject taken up was the  sale of 
adulterated 
lead,  complaints  concerning 
which  came  from  Jackson.  Mr.  Bassett 
said that  genuine  lead  was invariably war­
ranted,  while the  spurious article  bears the 
following  warranty:  “The  White  lead  in 
thin package is warranted strictly pure.”

Prof. A.  B.  Lyons moved  that a standing 
Committee on Adulterations be appointed to 
look into complaints  of  this  nature and re­
port on same.

A. Bassett seconded the motion and moved 
as an amendment that Prof.  Lyons be made 
chairman of the Committee.

Prof.  Prescott  commended  thek project 
and Mr.  Eberbach  stated  that  such a  Com­
mittee would  be a very essential  support to 
the State  Board  of  Pharmacy,  as  it  would 
enable the latter  to  refer  all  complaints to 
the Committee  to  establish  proofs  in  sup­
port  of  suspicions,  when  the  Board  could 
proceed to prosecute.

Frank  Wells  nominated  A.  Bassett  for 
one member of the Committee and Jas. Yer- 
nor  nominated  A. B.  Stevens  for  another 
member.  The motion and amendment were 
then adopted and the  gentlemen  nominated 
confirmed members of the Committee.

Regarding the publication  of  drug quota­
tions  in the  Detroit  daily papers,  O.  Eber­
bach moved  that  the  drug  jobbers  be  re­
quested  not  to  furnish  quotations  to  any 
but trade journals,  which was adopted.

The next  recommendation  related  to the 
sample bottle and  ten cent  bottle nuisance. 
Frank Wurzburg stated that the Grand Rap­
ids Pharmaceutical  Society  had  put an end 
to  the  sale  of  such  goods  in  this  city by 
means of concerted  action.

Jas. Yeraor asked how the  Grand Rapids 
Society stood on ounce bottles  of Murdock’s 
Liquid Food,  and created a laugh by stating 
that that size is all  that  ever  ought  to  be 
sold. 

After considerable  discussion,  it was  de­
cided that the subject  was a local issue  and 
should be settled by eacli locality.

t

Regarding the loss in weight in five ounce 
cans  of  quinine,  Frank  Wells  created  a 
laugh by moving  that the  Association  stop 
it at once.  The subject  was  then dropped.
The subject of manufacturers and jobbers 
selling to physicians  was  then  considered, 
and M. V. Gundrum  moved  that  any drug­
gist who is aware  of  unjust  discrimination 
in this way report  the  matter  to  the  Com­
mittee on Trade Interests,  for  investigation 
and report  Adopted.

Regarding the  subject  of  local organiza­
tion, A.  H.  Lyman  moved  that  the  Presi­
dent appoint a committee  of  one from each 
county to agitate the subject  Adopted.

The question  of  a«nutual insurance com-

pany for drug stores  was  dropped  with the 
suggestion of Wm. H. Yan Leeuwen that the 
Committee on  Trade  Matters  watch the ac­
tions of the  National  Wholesale  Drug  As­
sociation on that subject.

Frank Hibbard  suggested  that a compar­
ison  of  prices  charged  for  prescriptions 
would be desirable,  and  Miss  Locher  creat­
ed a  laugh  by stating  that  she  invariably 
“sized ’em up” before  giving  her  patrons  a 
price on prescriptions.

The  following  gentlemen  were  elected 
members  of  the  Association:  A.  Parker, 
Balch;  E.  S.  Botsford,  Dorr;  James  L. 
Norris,  Casnovia;  M.  Y.  Wilson,  Sand 
Lake.

The convention then  adjourned,  reassem­
bling-at  Exhibit  Hall  in  the  afternoon  to 
accept  the  invitation  of  Manager  Church 
for a trip  to  the  Anti-Kalsomine  ami  Ala- 
bastine  Works.  The  trip  was  made  by 
special train,  both  works  being  thoroughly 
inspected  by  the  entire  party.  At  the 
quarry  of  the  Alabastine  Co.  a  blast was 
exploded,  throwing several  tons of  rock in­
to the  air  and  breaking  up  many tons  of 
plaster.  As soon  as  the  smoke  and  dust 
cleared  away,  the  scene  of  the  explosion
was visited  by many of  the spectators,  who 
clambered over the  rocks in search of desir­
able specimens.  The return to the city was 
made' in short  order, giving  ample time  to 
rest  up  before  going to the  entertainment 
tendered  by  the  local  society  at  Powers’ 
Opera House,  which was  participated in  by 
307 guests.

[T he T radesm an regrets that the crowd­
ed condition  of  its  columns  precludes  the 
publication of  the  proceedings of Thursday 
morning’s session  until next  week.  Petos­
key was selected as  the  next place of meet­
ing and  July 12,  13 and  14  selected  as  the 
dates  for  holding  same.  Frank  J.  Wurz­
burg was  elected  President  on  the first in­
formal ballot—Mr. Wurzburg received forty- 
seven votes and Jacob Jesson eight—and  S. 
E.  Parkill  Secretary  under  very  flatter­
ing  circumstances.  Geo.  W.  Crouter,  J, 
G. Johnson,  Frank  Wells,  M. Y.  Gundrum 
and  Jacob  Jesson  were  elected  to  act  as 
Executive  Committee.]

N OTES  OF  T H E   CO NV EN TIO N .

Ex-President  Brown  presided  witli  dig­
nity  and  discretion  and  made  many  new 
friends by his  course.  The  only act which, 
laid him  open to criticism  was an unparlia­
mentary attempt to wheedle  the convention 
into voting  tor  his  candidate for  a certain 
office, which was in exceedingly bad taste,  to 
say the least.

Will.  L.  White succeeded  in  making the 
exhibit  department  of  the  convention  the 
finest ever  seen in the  State,  and was  par­
tially rewarded for liis efforts by being voted 
$50 by the Association and  being  presented 
by the exhibitors  with  an upholstered chair 
and center table  and  his  wife  with an up­
holstered rocker.

AMONG  T H E   EX H IB ITO R S.

The Acme White Lead and  Color Works, 
of  Detroit,  which  was  represented  by Mr. 
G.  H.  Hart,  displayed  a  complete  line  of 
the celebrated  Neal  carriage  paints, which 
have been received  with favor  wherever in­
troduced  and  are  now  a  staple  article  in 
every portion  of  the  civilized  world.  Mr. 
Hart also showed samples of  the house and 
sash paints made by the Acme Works, which 
have been  on  the  market  long  enough  to 
win the wide-spread recognition of the trade 
everywhere.  The Acme Works are prepar­
ing to  engage  in  the  manufacture  of  dry 
colors,  which will  make  them  the  pioneer 
iiouse in this line in the State.

the  State. 

J. L.  Strelitsky, State agent for the Roper 
& Baxter Cigar Co.,  of  Chicago,  exhibited 
as fine a line of  cigars  as  was  ever shown 
in 
It  comprised  some  sixty 
brands, handsomely arranged in two ten-foot 
show  cases, which  were  surmounted  with 
banners and lithographs.  Aecompaning the 
exhibit was a fine  display of Cuban leaf  to­
bacco,  of  which  the  Roper & Baxter Cigar 
Co.  are  the  only  importers  in  the  West. 
Their “Lucy Star” brand is  sold  in  nearly 
every State in the Union and the dealer who 
is able to get an immediate shipment of  the 
brand is a lucky man.

An  enterprising  shopkeeper‘at  Detroit 
displays  a  sign,  “For sale—Goods Broken 
by the Wind.”

Wm  D u   Exciam

Mills &  Goodman, Props.

357 South Union St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

TTTANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 
W   pharmacists or assistants,who are sober, 
honest,  industrious  and  ■willing  to  work on 
moderate salary.

B"»OK  SALE—Neat  little  stoqk  of  about  800 
in small town in Indiana, in midst  of fine 
farming region.
FOR  SALE—Stock of about $1,6<X) in town of 
800 inhabitants in Ohio.  Doing good  pay­
ing business.
FOR  SALE—Stock of $1,500 in Northern town 
of about 350  inhabitants.  Can  be bought 
at liberal discount.
TpOR SALE—Stock of about  $1,200  in  south­
's?  western part of State,  in  town  of  about 
300 inhabitants.  Reason for selling, other bus­
iness.
TJ10R  SALE—Finest business chance north of 
Grand Rapids,  Stock  of  about  $5,000  in 
town  of  5,000  inhabitants.  Doing  very  fine 
business.
FOR  SALE—Very desirable stock of $3,000 in 
in midst of  peach  region.  Will  sell only 
with residence.
FOR  SALE—Several  well  located  stocks  in 
this city of about $2,000, $4,000 and  $6,000, 
can be bought on very reasonable terms.
■ LSO—Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 
of which we will furnish  on  application.
mO  DRUGGI8T3—Wishing to  secure  clerks 
A  we will furnish the  address  and  full par­
ticulars of those on our list free.

WH0LS8ALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

ACIDS.

Acetic, No.  8.................................... 
9  @  10
Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav.  1.040)........   30  ®  35
Carbolic............................................   90  ®  36
Citric...........................................  
  70  ®  75
3  ®  5
Muriatic 18  deg...............................  
Nitric 36 deg.................................... 
11  @  12
Oxalic............................................. 
  10  @  12
Sulphuric 66 deg.............................. 
3  ®  4
-Tartaric  powdered.........................  50  ®  53
Benzoic,  English....................$  oz 
18
Benzojc,  German........................ 
  12  @  15
Tannic..............................................   12  ®  15

AMMONIA.

Carbonate..................... .......... lb  12  ®  14
Muriate (Powd. 22c) — .'................. 
£ qua 16 deg or  3f............................ 
Aqua 18 deg or 4f.........................  

14
3  @  5
  4  ®  6

BALSAMS.

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

 

45@50
40
1 5ft
45

BARKS.

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

 

 

11
18
13
14
15
10
12
20
18
30
12

 

 

 

 

 

BERRIES.

Cubeb  prime (Powd 1  15c)............ 
®1  10
7
Juniper........................ 
Prickly Ash......................................  50  ©  60

6  ® 

 

EXTRACTS.

Licorice (10 and 26 lb boxes, 25c).
Licorice,  powdered, pure......... 
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 lb doxes). 
Logwood, Is (25 lb  boxes)............... 
Lgowood, yts 
................ 
do 
Logwood, Ha 
do 
................ 
Logwood, ass’d  do 
............... 
Fluid Extracts—25 $  cent, off list.

2

7

* 

37)4
9
12
13
15
14

FLOWERS.

GUMS.

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

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
Arabic,  3d picked............................ 
70
55
Arabic, sifted sorts......................... 
15
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 28c)... 
Benzoin............................................  
50@55
25®  27
Camphor..........................................  
13
Catechu. Is ()4 14c, )£s  16c)............ 
35®  40
Eupborbium powdered.................. 
80
Galbanum strained......................... 
80®  90
Gamboge........................................... 
Guaiac, prime (Powd  45o).............  
35
20
Kino [Powdered, 30c]................ . 
1 25
Mastic.............................................. 
40
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered  47c)... 
3 00
Opium, pure (Powd $4 40)............... 
Shellac, Campbell’s .....  ................. 
25
22
Shellac,  English.............................. 
Shellac, native................................. 
20
30
Shellac bleached..............................  . 
Tragacanth.......................................  30 ®1  00

HERBS—IN  OUNCE  PACKAGES.

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

 

IRON.

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

LEAVES.

4 00
20
7
65

Buehu. Short (Powd 25c).................   13 ®  14
Sage, Italian, bulk 04s & Vis, 12c)... 
6
Senna,  Alex, natural.....................   33  ®  35
50
Senna, Alex, sifted and  garbled.. 
25
Setma,  powdered........... ................ 
30
Senna tinni velll...............................  
10
Uva  Ursi........................................... 
Belledonna.......................................  
35
Foxglove........................................... 
30
Henbane................ 
35
2 35
Rose, red........................................... 

 

 
LIQUORS.

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

MAGNESIA.

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

OILS.

22
37
2  25
65

 

 

Almond, sweet..................................  45 @  50
45
Amber, rectified.............................. 
Anise.................................................  
2 00
Bay $   oz......................................... 
50
Bergamont.......................................  
3 00
Castor...............................................   1 42@1  60
Croton...............................................  
1 75
Cajeput............................................ 
75
Cassia..............................  
85
35
Cedar, commercial  (Pure 75c)....... 
Cifronella................................ .■*... 
75
1 75
Cloves..............................................  
Cod Liver, N. F..... 
1  20
.........$  gal 
Cod Liver, best......................... 
150
Cod Liver, H., P. & Co.’s, 18 
6  (X)
Cubebs, P. &  W............................... 
-  850
I 60
Erigeron........................................... 
Fireweed........... .............................. 
2 00
Geranium  ]jl  oz...............................  
75
,35
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 
Juniper word.,...............................  
50
Juniper berries............................... 
2 00
Lavender flowers, French.............  
2 01
Ijavender garden 
...........................100
90
Lavender spike 
.............  
2 25
Lemon, new  crop...........................  
Lemon,  Sanderson’s....................... 
2 75
80
Lemongrass...................................... 
Olive,  Malaga..................................  
90@1  00
Olive, “Sublime  Italian 
............. 
2 75
1 25
Origanum, red  flowers, French... 
Origanum,  No. 1............................ 
50
Pennyroyal.....................................  
1  00
Peppermint,  white........................   3 00@3 25
8 00
Rose 
oz......................................... 
65
Rosemary, French  (Flowers $1 50) 
2 75
Salad, $   gal.....................................  
Savin................................................. 
1 00
Sandal  Wood. German.................. 
4 50
Sandal Wood, W. 1..........................  
7 00
Sassafras...-...................................... 
45
Spearmint.......................................  
@7  50
Tansy.............................................. 4 00  @4 25
Tar (by gal 50c).................................  10  @  12
Wintergreen...............•................. 
2 40
Wormwood, No. 1 (Pure $4.00)....... 
3 50
Worm seed................................ 
2 00
 
POTASSIUM.

do 
do 

 

Bicromate................................ V lb 
Bromide, cryst. and  gran. bulk... 
Chlorate, cryst (Powd 23c).............  
Iodide, cryst. and  gran, bulk....... 
Prujssiate yellow.............................. 

12@14
36@38
22
2  50
28

ROOTS.

 

 

, 

20
Alkanot..................... 
v. 
Althea, cut.............. 
26
17
Arro%  St. Vincent’s .....................  
40
Arrow, Taylor’s, in )4s and )4s__  
Blood (Powd 18c).........................  
12
20
Calamus,  peeled....................1 ...... 
36
Calamus, German white, peeled.. 
Elecampane, powdered.................. 
20
10
Gentian (Powd  15c)......................... 
Ginger, African (Powd 14c)...........   11  ®  12
Ginger, Jamaica  bleached...........  
17
20
Golden Seal (Powd 25c).................. 
Hellebore, white, powdered.......... 
20
1 20
Ipecac, Rio, powdered.................... 
Jalap, powdered.............................. 
80
Licorice,  select (Powd 15)........ 
.. 
18
Licorice, extra select.....................  
20
Pink, true......................................... 
80
Rhei, from select to  choice.........1 00  @1 50
Rhei, powdered E. 1........................110  @1 20
Rhel, choice cut  oubes................ 
2 00
2  25
Rhei, ohoice out fingers................  
Serpentaria................. 
65
 
Seneka.......... ................. 
60
Sarsaparilla,  Honduras............. 
40
20
Sarsaparilla,  Mexloan.................... 

 
 

 

®

®

do 

SEEDS.

do 
do 

3)4®
3  @
4)4®

12
8
1  25 
60 
1 50 
1  78 
1 90 
1 75
40
20
14
40
402
70
40
15 
50 
24 
20 
12
1  10 
50 
65 
1  10 
8 
3 
50 
60
14
15 
90 
70

Squills, white (Powd 35o)........ .
15
Valerian, English (Powd 30c).......
35
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28c)...
20
Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).............
17
Bird, mixed in 8>  packages..........
5  ® 6
4
Canary,  Sm yrna..................  
... 
4  ® 4)4
Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c).
15  ® 18
Cardamon,  Aleppee.....................
1 10
Cardamon, Malabar.......................
i 25
Celery..............................................
15
Coriander, Dest English...............
10
Fennel............................................
15
3%®
Flax, clean.......................................  
314®
. 
Flax, pure grd (bbl 3)4).................. 
4
4  ® 4)4
7  ® 8
Foenugreek, powdered.................. 
7  „
4)4®
Hemp,  Russian............................... 
4)4® 5)4
Mustard, white  Black  10c)............
10
Quince..............................................
Rape, English..................................  
6
6  ® 7
Worm, Levant.......................
14
SPONGES.
.2 25  @2 50
Florida sheens’wool, carriage...... 2 25  @2 50
do 
Nassau 
do 
.......
00 
. . .
do 
Velvet Ext  do 
1  10 
ExtraYe  *  do 
.......
do 
85 
Grass 
.......
do 
do 
65 
,for slate use..................
Hard ’ 
75 
................
Yellow Reef. 
1  40
MISCELLANEOUS.
Aicohol, grain (bbl $2.25/  gai....
2 35 
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref.
1 60 
Anodyne Hoffman’s.......................
50 
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution........
27 
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution...........
12 
Annatto 1 Jt> rolls............................
45 
Alum.........................................  $  lb
3)4
Alum, ground  (Powd 9c)............... 
4
Annatto, prime...............................
45
Antimony, powdered,  eom’l ........
5 
Arsenic, white, powdered.............
7
50 
Blue  Soluble....................................
Bay  Rum, imported, best.............
2 75 
Bay Rum, domest ie, H., P. & Co.’s.
2  00 
Balm Gilead  Buds...'...................
40 
Beans,  Tonka........
00
Beans,  Vanilla.................................7  00 @12 00
Bismuth, sub  nitrate.
2  15 
50
Blue  Pill (Powd 70c)................ .
Blue Vitriol  ....................................
6®  7
Borax, refined (Powd  lie).............
9®  10 
Cantharides. Russian  powdered..
2 40 
Capsicum  Pods, Airman...............
18
Capsicum Pods, African  pow’d ... 
Capsicum Pods,  Bombay  do  ...
14 
Carmine,  No. 40...............................
4 00 
Cassia  Buds..................................
14
Calomel. American..................... . j
Chalk, prepared drop.....................
Chalk, precipitate English............
Chalk,  red  fingers..........................
Chalk, white lump........................
Chloroform,  Squibb’s ................”
Colocynth  a p p le s ..................................
Chloral hydrate, German  crusts..
Chloral 
cryst... 
d o
Chloral 
Schcrln’s  do  ... 
do 
Chloral 
crusts..
Chloroform  ..
Cinchouidia, P. &  W.......
Cinchoaidia, other brands.............
Cloves (Powd 27c)........................ .
Cochineal  .........................................
Cocoa  Butter.......................  ........
Copperas (by bbl  lc)................ .
Corrosive Sublimate.......................
Corks, X and XX—40 off  list........
Cream Tartar, pure powdered.......
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 lb box..
Creasote............................................
Cudbear,  prime............................. .
Dextrine....................................  ]..
Dover’s  Powders............................
Dragon’s Blood Mass.....................
Ergot  powdered.............................
Ether Squibb’s ................................
Emery, Turkish, all  No.’s .............
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1?*).....................
Ergot, fresh....................................
Ether, sulphuric, U. S.  P......... ..
Flake white......................................
Grains  Paradise.............................
Gelatine, Cooper’s..........................
Gelatine. French».-,.........................  45  @
Glassware, flint, 7$ & 10, by box 60 <& 10 less 
Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis....
Glue,  ca nnet..................................   12  @
17 
Glue.white.......................................   16  @
28 
23 
Glycerine, pure...............................  17  @
Hops  )4s and )4s.............................. 
25®
40 
Iodoform $   oz.................................
40 
@1 00 
Indigo...............................................   85
Insect Powder, best  Dalmatian...  35 
@  40 
@1 00 
InBect Powder, H., P. & Co„ boxes
Iodine,  resublimed.........................
3 60 
Isinglass,  American.......................
1 50
Japonica...........................................
7
London  Purple...............................
@  15 
Lead, acetate....................................
15
Lime, chloride,()4s 2s 10c & )4s lie)
8
1 00 
Lupuline............. ............................
Lycopodium....................................
60 
Mace.................................................
50
12)4®  13
Madder, best  Dutch..................... 
Manna. S.  F...................................... 
1  00
65
Mercury............................................ 
Morphia, sulph., P. & W........$8 oz  2 15@2 35
Musk, Canton, H„ P. &  Co.’s ........
40
Moss, Iceland............................$  lb
10
Moss,  Irish.....................................
12
Mustard,  English............................
30
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 B>  cans........
18
Nutgalls............................................
33
Nutmegs, No. 1.................................
60
Nux  Vomica....................................
10
Ointment. Mercurial, )4d...............
45
18  @
Paris Green.................................... 
26
Pepper, Black  Berry.....................
18
;
Pepsin..............................................  
50
Pitch, True Burgundy....................
7
Quassia.................................. 
6  @
 
7
Quiuia, Sulph, P, & W........... lb oz  65  @
70
Quinine,  German............................  50  @
60
Hed  Precipitate.......................Bn
Seidlitz  Mixture................ ;...........
28 
Strychnia, cryst...............................
1  60
Silver Nitrate, cryst.......................
66  ® 70
Saffron, American..........................
25
Sal  Glauber............ .....................
Sal Nitre, large cryst.....................
10
Sal  Nitre, medium  cryst...............
9
Sal Rochelle.....................................
33
Sal  Soda....................................  .....
2  ® 2)4
Salicin...............................................
2 15
Santonin ..........................................
6 50 
Snuffs, Macooboy or Scotch..........
35 
Soda Ash [by keg 3c]...................
4
Spermaceti.......................................
50
Soda, Bi-Carbonate,  DeLand’s__
4)4® 5
Soap, White Castile........................
14
Soap, Green  do 
........................
17
Soap, Mottled do 
.........................
9
........................
Soap, 
do  do 
11
Soap,  Mazzini..................................
14
Spirits Nitre, 3 F..............................
26  ® 28
Spirits Nitre, 4 F..............................
30  ® 32
Sugar Milk powdered.....................
2)4®
Sulphur, Hour. .*..................... .........  
2)4® 3)4
Sulphur,  roll....................................
2)4® 3
Tartar Emetic..................................
60
2 70
Tar, N. C. Pine, )4 gal. cans  $  doz
Tar, 
quarts in tin..........
1  40 
Tar, 
pints in tin........... s
85 
Turpentine,  Venice................¡8 lb
28 
Wax, White, S. &  F. brand...........
55
Zinc,  Sulphate...............................
7  ® 8
Bbl
Gal
70
Whale, winter............................
75
Lard, extra...........................................  55
60
.  55
55
.  45
Lard, No.  1................................
43
Linseed, pure  raw.......................... . 
45
.  43
Linseed, boiled..................................   45
45
48
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained..
70
90
Spirits Turpentine.............................   42
43
47
No. 1 Turp  Coach.................................. 1 10@1  20
Extra  Turp............................................1  60®l  70
Coach Body............................................ 2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture............................1 00@1  10
Extra Turk  Damar...............................1  55@1  60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.....................   70®  75
Lb
2® 3
2® 3
2® 3
2)4® 3
23£@ 3
]3®I6
65®70
I6®i7
7® 7)4
7®  7)4
@70
®90
1  10
1  40
1 20®1  40
1 00®1  20

Bbl 
Red  Venetiau............................  Hi 
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........  Hi 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  Ili 
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 aints  .... 
Swiss Villa Prepare*  Paints.. 

VARNISHES.

PAINTS

do 
do 

OILS.

@

10

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

LUBRICATING.

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

20)4

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 8g, gi,

93 and gs Louis Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

Elegant  Piannaceitical  Prepara­

tions,  fluiti  Extracts  ani 

Elixirs

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

Wolf, Patton & Co: and John L. 

W hiting, Manufacturers  of 

Pine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

W E  A R E   SOLE  OW NERS  OF

Which is positively the best Remedy 

of the kind on the market.

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

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

WITHERS DADE &G  0’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.

We are also owners of the

D n S ts’  Favorite  Rye,

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

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

such asPatent  Medicines,
Hazeltine 

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

& Perkins 

Drug Co.

IMPORTERS  OF

HOLIDAY  GOODS.

' 

------  

H. LEONARD  &  SCONS Foreiscn  and  Domestic  Toys.

JOBBERS  OP

niMfc 

h 

Nos.  134,136,138 and  140  Fulton  St,  Comer  Spring  S t,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.

NEW  BLOCK  WAGONS.

A Few  Line.  W heels  detachable.  Can  be  packed 

in one square, neat package, and put up 

w ithout the least trouble.

No. r.8,7fcx5x2&, contains 28  blocks...................................................................^
No. 57,9?4x6Hx3, 

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

40 

“ 

“ 

4 00

Per Doz.

QUiP 

S slIosvooscl 

0 £fic®>
Two Blocks from Union Depot.

TO  THE  TRADE:

W e respectfully call  your  attention  to  the  removal  of our  busi­
ness headquarters to the new block as shown above, where  you  will 
find a finer a n d   larger assortment of Holiday  Goods  in  all  the  best
selling branches than has ever been shown in the State.
Our new salesrooms have been prepared with special reference to 
our constantly increasing trade, requiring larger facilities  for  receiv­
ing, packing and shipping goods, and we are able to  present  a  com­
plete stock of

I China Decorated Tea Sets.

China Holiday Goods. 
Patent and W ashable Dolls and  China  Decorated  Cups  and 
\ 
Heads. 
Bisque  and  China  Dolls  and!Rich Bohemian Vases.
Bargains in Toys for Five,Ten &-
Heads. 
Wood, Tin & Mechanical Toys. |  Twenty-Five Cent Counters.
All pods Implied by is Especially for our net and Exclnsive Wholesale Stores.

Saucers.

Child's Ash  Chairs.......doz  4 75
Folding Child’s Chairs..  “  2 0»

Per doz.
No. 13 Ash Child’s Bureaus $4 0() 
2 00
No. 14  “ 
“ 
No. 11 Mahogany  C.  ** 
6 0ft

“ 

Assorted Desks—Varnished Enameled 
Cloth Top.  No. 8..............per doz  f  9

See

Our Complete Line of 

Toy Furniture.

Best Line Tool Chests.

Chestnut  Boxes,  Black 

Walnut  Trimmings.

No. 245, 9 Tool: 
No. 2t!0.  30  *• 
No. 280,  15  “ 
No. 
Ni  “ 
No. 2700,  22  “ 
No. 2725,22  “ 
No, 2 00,35  "

Per doz.
5...........   $2 00
..............   3 75
...............  5 50
extra__  7 25
....  8 50
....10 00
...... each 240

•* 
“ 

No. 70.

Bureaus
All sizes in stock.

.per doz.  $9  75 |

Family Book Rack
jfo. 222...........per doz.  $5  00

All sizes In stock.

Wood and Metal Covered Drums.  All sizes.

Largest Line Toys for Boys and Girls.

Drums.

BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of Last Resort.

KETUKN  OF  GOODS.

Where there is a warranty, express or im­
plied, in the sale of goods, the  vendee need 
not return or offer to return the goods in or­
der to establish his right to recoup the dam­
ages sustained by the breach of warranty.

F A IL U R E   TO  TR A N SIT  M ESSA G E.

In the case  of  Western Union Telegraph 
Compay  vs.  Brown  the  Supreme  Court of 
Indiana held that  in  an  action  to  recover 
a penalty for failing to transmit a telegraph 
message it was necessary for the plaintiff to 
show affirmatively that  he  was  the  sender 
of  the message.
G RA N T OF  W A TER-PO W ER— RESER V A TIO N .
A  grant of  a right to  build  a mill and a 
privilege to draw and  use  the water from a 
mill-pond, the  grantor  reserving  the  right 
“to the  use  of  sufficient  water  from  said 
pond to carry a fulling mill and three breast 
wheels,”  was  construed  as  not  restricting 
the grantor to the use of  breast wheels, but 
as limiting  him  to  the  quantity  of  water 
sufficient to carry three  breat  wheels.  De­
cided  by  the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  of 
Massachusettas.

HOM ESTEAD   EM PTIO N .

In Kentucky, according to the decision of 
the Court of  Appeals  of  that State,  the re­
lease or waiver of the homestead exemption, 
in order to be valid as  against  a mechanic’s 
lien  for  additional  improvements, must be 
in writing subscribed  by the  defendent and 
his  wife,  and  acknowledged  and  recorded 
in  the same  manner as  conveyances of real 
estate, otherwise  the  lien of  the mechanic 
is subordinate to the right of homestead.

A SSIG NM EN T  FO R  CREDITORS.

The  Kentucky  Court  of  Appeals,  while 
holding that one  who  had  made an assign­
ment for the  benefit of  his  creditors  could 
not be allowed to  buy up his own indebted 
ness at a discount, or  take  it up  dollar for 
dollar,  and then have it  allowed to him and 
pro-rata with his  other creditors  out of  the 
estate he had assigned  to them for  the pay 
ment  of  h is‘indebtedness,  yet  ruled  that 
where  certain  creditors  of  an  assignor  re 
leased to his son their  claims in  considera­
tion of  his  securing  to  them  a certain per 
cent, thereof, and it did not^appear that the 
assignor  was  in  any way  connected  with 
the  purchase  of  the  claims,  there was no 
reason  why they should  not  be allowed to 
his son.
TRADE-MAHK-

REPHESENTA

-PlfTORIAI 

TION.

• A manufacturer of  blacklead  in England 
put up his  blacklead  in  a dome  shape and 
had registered  as  his  trade-mark a picture

or representation of  the  peculiar  shape  in 
which the  blacklead  was  put  up for  sale. 
In  an action in which he sought  an injunc­
tion against an  infringement  of  the  trade­
mark  Mr. Justice  Pearson  decided  that  a 
picture  of  the  object  sold  could  not be a 
trade-mark.  This  decision  has  just  been 
overruled  by  the English Court of  Appeal, 
which has  held  that  the  plaintiff  was en­
titled to have the shape of a dome registered 
as  his  trade-mark  in  whatever  shape  he 
might make  up  his  blacklead.  The  court 
held that such a picture  was a  “mark,” and 
was  “distinctive”  within  the  meaning  of 
the  act  of  1883.  The  plaintiff,  the  court 
said, could have  no  monopoly in the actual 
shape of his blacklead,  but  the mark select­
ed by him was none  tjie  less a “distinctive 
mark,” because the  article was  sold in  the 
shape  of  the  mark  itself,  and  it  might 
equally be used for articles sold in any other 
shape.

Giving Away Prices.

One of  the  strange habits  among buyers, 
and one  that  is  the  most  injurious,  is the 
giving away of a price to a competing house. 
There  are  buyers  who  make  this a habit, 
and to such men the giving p f a special rate 
or a concession of any kind, is simply to ad­
vertise the fact to a competitor.

There are buyers who are known never to 
divulge anything in the way of  a price,  and 
to such it  is  a guarantee  they will get  the 
lowest rates, and  sometimes  a  material ad- 
antage.
When there was a combination of rates by 
the railroads,  it was  always  suspected that 
better  prices  were  given  to  some  parties, 
and such was  the  case; but  if  there was a 
suspicion that the party was not one to hold 
his tongue  he  never  got  a  benefit of  this 
kind. 
It seems  strange  that a habit where 
the disadvantage is so great, and the benefit 
so small,  should be  continued, but there are 
buyers with  whom  it  is  chronic,  and they 
pay for  the weakness.

Coopersville  Merchants to Organize  Octo­

ber  22.

Coopersville,  Oct.  11,  1886.

E. A. Stowo, Grand Rapids:
Dea r Sir—The  business  men  here  are 
desirous of  organizing a protective  associa­
tion and would like to have  you  come  and 
assist  them  in  getting  started  whenever 
most  convenient  for you to attend.  Please 
advise us and oblige.  Yours respectfully,
R.  D.  McN augiiton.
Coopersville,  Oct.  14,1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D ear Sib—Your  received,  and  contents 
noted*  We  have  decided  that  one  week 
from Friday night will be the  best  time  for 
you to come. 

Yours truly,

R.  D.  McN aughton.

Wood  pulp  pails  94  a  dozen. 

Dunton & Co.

Curtiss,

T h e   m

¡TRIA

iJa n iti?

Lamps  aro  filled  direct 
lsy  THE  PUMP  without 
lifting tho Can.  The F ill­
ing Tube adjusting to suit 
the heighth  of any lamp. 
Any overflow or drippings 
aro  returned  to  tho  Can 
through an opening in the 
center of th e  top.  W hen 
closed  the  F illin g  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  quantiries wiU m- 
sure you a good trade in these cans,  and guarantee your  customers  Absolute Safety  ana 
the Greatest Possible Convenience.

NEEDED  IN   EVERY  FAMILY  W HERE  OIL  IS  USED.

OVER  200,OQO  IN  ACTUAL  USE  !

D O N ' T   B E   H U M p U G r Q - E D  

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

Reliable  “ GOOD  ENOUGH.”

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

SEND  FOR  COMPLETE  CIRCULARS  AND  PRICE-LIST.

M A N U FA C TU R ED   BY

FOR SALE  IN  GRAND  RAPIDS  BY

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

- 

P O T A T O E S I

OAR  LOTS  A  “SPECIALTY.”

Issue 

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

WM,  H. THOMPSON &  CO., c o in »
CHICAGO, ILL.
166  SOUTH  WATER  ST.,
P E R K I N S  
HESS,
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

„ 

NOS.  132  and  12* LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

WE  CARRY A  STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

“Indian Chief,’ 
I  “King Philiy,”

Boy’s Gun,  (see cut)

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS,
W holesale  Grocers.

Importers  and.

Solo A sents fo r

Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Celebrated Soaps. 
Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch. 
“Jolly  Tar”  Celebrated  P lug  Tobacco, 

dark and light.

Jolly  Tim e”  Celebrated  Fine  Cut  To­

bacco.

Coffees.

Dwinell,  Hayward  &  Co.’s  Roasted 

Thomson  &  Taylor’s  Magnolia  Coffee. 
W arsaw  Salt  Co.’s W arsaw Salt. 

B enton”  Tomatoes, Benton Harbor. 
Van  Camp”  Tomatoes,  Indianapolis. 
Acme ”  Sugar Com, 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. n a p id s, Micli.

25,2? and 29 Ionia St. and 51,53,55,57 and 59 Island Sts.,
F. J. LAMB So CO
D. D. Mallory & Co.’s
DIAMOND BRAND OYSTERS
Also  Fruits  and  Country  Pruducu.

STATE  AGENTS FOR

