ichigan  Tradesman.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN,  WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  27,  1886.

NO.  162.

deception you tried I Encouraging  Words  from  Vice-President

A Higher Salary.

From Goodall’s Chicago Sun.

“Mr. Brown.” said the clerk, with a bow, 
“I’ve Worked a long year for you now,

And sir, I desire 
A salary higher—

“I’ve got to exist, sir, somehow.”
“And why,” cried the merchant, amazed, 
“Should you have your salary raised?

I know you can live 
On the wages 1 give

And save something, too.  Are you crazed?”
“No, sir,” said the clerk, “but you know 
How families nowadays grow.

My reason in short.
Is I cannot support 

My family, sir, and not owe.”
“Ah! yes,” smiled the merchant, I see—
But what may your family be?”
“There’s five, sir.  My wife,
Whom I love as my life.
Two servants and Fido and me.”

TH E  INNOCENT  DRUMMER.
He bade his wife a tearful good-bye.
“My love,  my  only  one!  The  time  will 
soon  be  here  when I shall be in a position 
to snap my finger at fate and set  up  as  my 
own boss.  Then we shall have no  more  of 
these cruel partings.”

“And you will be true to me?”
“As I always am,” he responded.
“You did not forget to put that photo you 
had  especially  taken  for  me  in  my  ‘grip­
sack,’ did you?”

“Oh,  dear,  no.  Are  you  sure  you will 

look at it sometimes,  love?”

“You wicked doubter!  You know  that I 
should be wretched without at least  such  a 
semblance of my  pet  to  look  at  daily  and 
nightly.”

Draw the  veil  of  charity  over  his  grief 
and the treachery of  one  in  whom  he  had 
such unbounded confidence.

In brief,  she,  his  only  love,  his  pet,  his 
wife,  had  secretly  planned  to  make  him 
“wretched.”  She  had  taken  that  photo­
graph from his gripsack,  and  was  gloating 
over his  misery  when  he  Should  discover 
that only memory remained to  him  for  the 
time being of his darling's looks.

“The dear fellow,  how  he  will  scold  me 
for the trick,”  she  thought; but I will send 
him the photograth in the first letter I write 
to him.”

Thus appeasing her  conscience,  she wait- 

for his first letter.

It came from Chicago.
“My  heart’s  delight,”  it  began.  “Got 
here O.  K.  this a.  m.  Have been  wrestlin 
with the  trade all day, and a tough time I’ve 
had of it.  Weary and fagged I have retired 
*o my room,  shut out the gilded atmosphere 
of sin that envelops  this  terrible  city,  and 
taken from my  satchel  your  sweet  picture 
I  shall  kiss  it 
It is before me as  I  write. 
when I have said my  evening  prayers. 
It 
will rest under  my  pillow. 
It  is  my  one 
solace until 1 hold you,  my  sweet  wife,  in 
these faithful arms again.”

Thus far had she read,  then  she  toppled 

“Cau you explain the 

to practice upon  me?”

“Can you  obliterate  the  insult  put  upon | 
your husband in that unwomanly  dispatch? 
A woman  with  so  little  confidence  in  her 
husband  wouid  be  better  off  to live alone. 
For my part,  I  am  not  only  disgusted  but 
disenchanted.”

He  turned  sorrowfully away,  and bowed 
his face in his hands.  She  approached him 
and laid  the  letter  which  had  caused  her 
such grief under his eyes.

“Read that.  Knowing  you  had  no  pic­

ture of mine,  what was I to think?”

“What any intelligent,  right-minded wife 
would have thought; you would have said to 
yourself: 
‘He is incapable of deceit; he has 
my picture somenow.’”

“But you did not have have it.”
He looked at her with  sad,  resigned  sor­
row.  His  lips  quivered  as  he  sadly mur­
mured:

“Oh,  woman!  without  an atom of faith!” 
Then he put his hand  in  his  pocket  and 

produced her photograph.

“Oh,  darling,  forgive  me!  This  old 
thing, taken long before  we  were engaged! 
Why,I didn’t  know  you  ever  had  one  of 
these!”

The restored confidence made  her  pretty 
blue eyes swim in tearful joy.  She put her 
arms around him, asking his pardon,  caress­
ing even his coat collar.

“My dear,” said he,  looking into  her face 
with grave but loving reproach,  “let this  be 
a warning.  Never doubt me again, no mat­
ter what appearance  may be. 
I can always 
look you squarely in the eye  and say:  ‘I am 
innocent.’ ”

And she believed him.

Organization  of  a  Business  Men’s  Asso­

ciation at Greenville.

In response to  an  invitation the editor of 
The T radesman  met  about  thirty of  the 
business men of Greenville  last Wednesday 
evening  and  made  a  few  stereotyped  re­
marks relative to  the  benefits  derived from 
organization.  C. J.  Clark  was  selected  to 
act as chairman  of  the  meeting  and  E.  J 
Clark  as  secretary.  The  chairman  stated 
the objects of  the  meeting,  and  after a full 
discussion of  the  subject,  Leroy Van Wor- 
mer  moved  that  the  organization  of  the 
Greenville  Business  Men’s  Association  be 
immediately proceeded with.  L. W. Sprague 
moved that the constitution of the Ada Bus­
iness  Men’s  Association  be  adopted,  with 
the necessary changes,  which  was adopted. 
The  following  gentlemen  then  identified 
themselves  with  the Association:  Sprague 
Bros., J. L.  Litehtenauer,  W.  B.  Wells,  E. 
Mayo,  S.  C.  Vanderlip,  Stetson & Sprout,
D.  Horton,  A.  Masse, Johnson Bros., Clark 
Bros.,  S. V.  Carlin,  W.  S.  Demorest,  Roger 
Bros.,  Van  Wormer  Bros.,  Fowler  & Sat- 
terlee,  Jacobson  &  Netzorg,  Ganton  & 
Pasco,  C.  N.  Harriman,  H.  W.  Riley  & 
Co.,  H.  Seaman,  G. W.  Stevens  &  Son,  T.
J.  Phelps,  L.  Hamsen,  Greenville  Barrel 
Co.,  P.  Schrott,  Win.  Ockerman,  G.  G. 
Clark & Son.

over on the floor.

What  comfort she found  there  it is hard 
to say, but a great determination  rose  with 
the stricken wife,  who  went out an hour la 
ter and sought a telegraph  office.

Her husbund had been saying his  prayers 
abroad that evening,  and when he got to his 
hotel about midnight, his spiritual emotions 
received a rude  shock  by  a  telegram  from 
his “only love.”

It was elaborate for a dispatch, but under 
the circumstances one  could  not  expect  an 
outraged wife to transmit he feelings by the 
slow mail.  The dispatch read:.

“You are  no  longer  the  only  drummer 
who is not a liar,  as you have always claim­
ed.  Let  the  fraternity  make  you  their 
chief in the art.  Had you  taken  the  pains 
even to  look  for  the  photograph  you  say 
your prayers to,  you would have  discovered 
that I had—to  tease you—removed it.  My 
faith in you is dead!”

The husband clutched his hair.
“Why,  what did I write to her, anyway?’ 
After a while his face cleared.
“By Jove!  I must  have  been  piling  on 
the  taffy.  That’s  what a man gets for try 
ing his best to  make  a  woman  feel  good! 
Poor little dear,  what a fume  she  must  be 
in!  Lucky  for  me she gave her  grievance 
away.  What geese women are!  Bless  her 
little noddle,  her faith  shall  be  resurreect- 
ed.”

Forthwith  he  telegraphed  to  a knowing 

friend:

“Send me,  first mail,  photograph  of  my 
wife.  Beg, borrow,  steal  it,  get  it  some­
how.  Mum’s  the  word.  .Will  write  all 
particulars  soon.”

About a week later a drummer,  in  digni­
fied martydom,  stood  face  to  face  with  a 
stern, but very wept-out wife.

She expected  to  see  him meek and hum­
ble, but he gazed upon her with much scorn, 
and then passed on to his  room in  crushing 
silence.

She  was  amazed.  With  quick  impulse 
she followed, thanking heaven  he  had  not 
locked her out.

“Well!” she began,  with  wavering  cour­
age,  “whatliave you  got  to  say  for  your­
self,  now?”

Coldly, cruelly he looked at her.
“I?”  he  queried.  “Woman,  if  it  were 
not for the over-mastering  love  I  bear  for 
you, I should never look  upon  you again?” 
His face convulsed  with  tragic  suffering 
that was tyalm to her heart  to  witness,  but 
she ouly sneered:

Election of officers resulted as follows:
President—L.  W.  Sprague.
Vice-President—C. J.  Clark.
Secretary—E. J.  Clark.
Treasurer—J.  Netzorg.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
tary,  Treasurer,  Leroy  Van  Wormer  and 
A.  C.  Satterlee.

The election  of  the  Business  Committe« 

was postponed until the  next meeting.

It was resolved to request the newspaper 
to publish the  constitution  and by-laws,  to 
gether  with  such  remarks  relative  to  the 
aims and objects of the Asssociation as may 
seem to the  editors  to  be  pertinent  to  the 
subject.

A form of blank for notifying delinquents 
liquidate  was  adopted  and  ordered 

to 
printed.

Mr.  Sprague was then  called  to  the chair 
and thanked the  Association for  the  honor 
conferred  upon  him  in  a  neat  speach,  in 
which he asserted that half  his profits went 
into dead-beat accounts, which is a manifest 
injustice  to  prompt-paying  customers. 
If 
he  could  get  pay  for  everything  sold,  he 
could afford to sell goods at least 5 per cent, 
lower.  Mr. Sprague exhorted  the members 
to take  hold  of  the work properly,  push it 
wherever it ought  to  be  pushed,  make  out 
reports  carefully,  never  indulge  in  spit# 
work,  be honest witii each other and just to 
the  delinquent  and  the  Association  would 
increase in value and influence  as the  years 
go on.

Mr.  Stowe  explained  the  benefits  to  be 
derived from  connection  with the State As­
sociation, when  he  was  given  a  vote  of 
thanks for his assistance in forming the As­
sociation,  and  the  meeting  adjourned  for 
one week.

Grand  Haven  to  Organize  November  5.

G rand  Ha v e n,  Oct.  21,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear  Sir—In reply  to  yours  of  recent 
date,  I would say that I have  seen  most  of 
our  business  men,  and  they  think that if 
you can come on Friday, Nov. 5, that would 
be a good time  to  organize. 
If  anything 
should  happen  that  you  could  not  come, 
please let us know.
Please send us a complete outfit of a Bus­
iness  Men’s  Association,  as  much  as  we 
shall need to start with.  Yours truly,

D.  Ga l e.

Morgan.
Monroe,  Oct.  20,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dea r Sir—F irst of  all,  1  wish  to apolo-
gize for not writting before; but I have been 
part of  the  time  sick,  part  very busy  and 
part lazy; and  besides I have hoped to have 
been able to send  you a list of  all  business 
men of this  city,  so you  could  send them a 
copy of  your paper  containing the proceed­
ings of the State  Association,  which I trust 
will have the  effect  of  gaining  many  new 
members for you and waking up association 
work with us. 
I now  hope  that  when our 
election is over with we  will  be  able to in­
duce  a sufficient  number  to  start  an asso­
ciation and I assure you nothing would give 
me more pleasure  than  to  be  able  to  say, 
Brother  Stowe,  we  are  ready for  you  to 
come and drill  us.
Please send me several copies of  your pa­
per containing the report of the convention, 
as I used those I had sent  me amongst bus­
iness men here,  where I thought they would 
do the most good,  and I want some to send to 
my friends in  England,  to let my old  asso­
ciates there  see what  we are  doing here in 
the  way  of  good  to  ourselves  and  fellow 
men.
I do feel proud,  I  assure  you,  of  being  a 
member of the  Association  and I hope that 
I shall  soon  be  a  member  of  the  Monroe 
Business Men’s  Association; and if  we can­
not succeed here,  I shall  knock  at the door 
of our Detroit  friends  and  asked  to be ad­
mitted,  as I  am  determined to be  an  active 
member  of  one,  and  not  be  satisfied  with 
being an honorary member.
I hope the  offer  you  have  made  for  the 
best form for the collection of accounts  will 
bring out some good ones, as 1 feel  that too 
much care  on  this  point  cannot  be  given. 
For my part,  I  think the delinquent subject 
requires  the  most  thought  to  make  it  a 
successful  collecting  agency. 
I think that 
some  other  name,  such  as  Unsettled  Ac­
counts. or  Uncollected  Accounts,  with  re­
marks  as  to  the  reason  honest  and  true, 
without  any  feelings  on  the  part  of  the 
creditor,  as it seems to  me  that we have no 
right to come out and call a customer a dead­
beat who  you have let run by your own fol­
ly and who, perhaps, could and  would have 
paid if we had  only  done  half  as  much  as 
we are  now  doing  to  try  and  collect, but 
through  sickness,  death, or  reverse  of  cir- 
cumstaneess  is unable  to pay. 
It is unjust 
to class them as dead-beats,  but  those same 
parties  would have  no injustice  done  them 
by stating the facts, with the date of closing 
account,  etc.,  so  that  any one  can see how 
long it has been standing.
I would like, if I was nearer,  to meet your 
members  and  take  some  night  to  discuss 
this important  matter  alone,  as  I feel  that 
the most justice we can  do, not only to our­
selves,  but  to  those  who  have  been  our 
riends, as they were when we trusted them, 
the better it  will work  and  the  less  fault 
can be found.
I feel that the grocers  of  -Michigan ought 
to try and  patronize  our  worthy  Secretary 
and father of our State  Association,  and as 
regards The T radesman  I hope  ere  long 
that your list in  our city will  be as  numer­
ous as any town of its size in the State.
I would see  our  State  Association  adopt 
some suitable emblem,  so  that  its  members 
could use it in general  and  let others know 
they are members.
I must close, as the moreT write the more 
things come to the point of my pen to speak 
of.  Oh, would that I had the gift of speach 
or writting  as I have  of  thought! but  I am 
like the young man who  wrote his first love 
letter; Truly I cannot find  words to express 
my feelings.
I am  longing  to  hear  discussions  about 
tares,  tricks in trade and purity of goods.
Our trade keeps  good. 
I  have  just  fig­
ured up my  berry business  for the past sea­
son and find  it amounts  to a  very, respect­
able showing,  as follows:
quarts. 
....2,803 
Strawberries 
....1,646 
Raspberries. 
....  782
Blackberries
............................. 5,230
were  retailed out of 
my  store, not  shipped  away,  so  you see I 
have quite a small fruit trade.
I wish  to  extend  to  the  Association my 
sincere  thanks  for  the  courtesy  extended 
me by selecting me to act as First Vice-Pres­
ident, and I do sincelÿ hope and trust that I 
shall merit  the  confidence  placed in me,  by 
doing  my duty  and  I  trust  that  anything 
that  you  may wish  to  communicate  to,me 
as belonging  to  any member of Association 
you will not be  backward in doing.

Total..........................
All the  above berriei

Your faithful and ever willing worker, 
Pa u l P.  Morgan.

Municipal  Ordinance  Against  Peddling.
A town in  Indiana  passed  an  ordinance 
fining “every  person  who  peddles, hawks, 
sells or exhibits  for  sale  any goods,  wares, 
or  merchandise  not"  the  growth  of  Rush, 
county,  or  shall  take  orders  for  any such 
goods,  wares, or merchandise for immediate 
or future delivery  about the  streets,  alleys,, 
hotels, business  houses,  private  dwellings, 
or at  any public  or  private  place,” without 
having purchased a license.  The ordinance 
excepted  drummers  traveling for wholesale 
houses  and  selling  to  dealers.  An  agent 
who carried samples of shirts manufactured 
by a house  in  Indianapolis  and took orders 
from  individuals  and  business  houses  for 
goods to be delivered in the future, was con­
victed and fined under the provisions  of the 
ordinance  for  peddling  without  a  license. 
His conviction was set a«de by the Supreme 
Court  of  Indiana—the  court  holding  that 
although  a  city may pass  valid  ordinances 
against  hawking  and  peddling,  it  cannot 
deny to the citizens of  other cities and com­
munities privileges  and  immunities  which 
may be  enjoyed  by  its  own  citizens,  and 
cannot impose burdens  on the goods  manu­
factured outside of  a  given  district »which 
are not imposed on all  goods under like cir­
cumstances,  and that  the  legislature had no 
authority to  empower a city to pass such an 
ordinance as the  one in  question,  and  tiiat 
therefore it was void.

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S,

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

BELKNAP

ffafiOR and Sleifili Co.

MANUFACTURERS OF

Spring, Freight, Express, 

Lumber and Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging Carts and Trucks, 

Mill  and  Dump  Carts, 

Lumbermen’s  and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of  m aterial, and  have  overy 
UjrSpecial  A ttention  Given  to  Repairing, Painting 

facility for m aking first-class W agons of all kinds.
and Lettering.

Shops on Front St.,  Grand Rapids, Mioh.

Over Fonrth N ational Bank.  Telephone 107. 

COMMERCIAL  LAW  &  COLLECTIONS.

GUSTAVE  A.  WOLF,  Attorney.
S FOX  &  BRADFORD,
IS.  ff. V enal  & Co’s

Agents for a full line of

PETERSBU RG,  VA.,

FXiTTG  T O B A C C O S ,
NIMROD,
E.  C.,

BLUE  RETER,

SPREAD  EAGLE,

BIG FIVE CENTER.

M
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Muzzy’s Com Starch is prepared express! 
»
for  food,  is  made  of  only  the best whiti 
com,  and is guaranteed absolutely pure.

The popularity of Muzzy’s Com  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.

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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.

ZÆ OSSX.B7  B R O S .

-WHOIiESAUE-

Anri P r o d u c e .

26, 28, 30 and 32  OTTAWA  ST.,  G’D  RAPIDS.

EDMUND  B.  D1KEMAN,

JE W E L E R .

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

STEAM  LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street. 

STANLEY  N.  A LLEN ,  Proprietor.
WE  IK) OKI! FIRST-CLASS  WORK AND  USE  NO 

CIKJICALS.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express  Promptly  At-

tended  to.
BUY  WHIPS  and  LASHES
o o .,
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2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
Get spot cash prices and have the  profits.  Orders 

RO Y S  c*J
M anufacturers’ agents,

OF

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  &  EMERY,  Chicago  and  Boston. 
227 Jefferson Street, 

D  G.  KENYON, Traveling Salesman,

MANUFACTURED BY

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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JUST  STARTING

I!
M l M  everythin! they want
OFFICE  SUPPLIES,

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RIGHT  PRICES

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39  MONROE  ST.,  -   GRAND  RAPIDS.

Geo, A. Hall & Co.
STATIONERS,
PLDC  TOBACCO.
TURKEY .39

Big 5 Cents,
Dainty

j A  fine  revolver ! 
( with  eacli butt. )

.35
. 4 2

A  GOOD  PRODURTI

Business.  For 

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  run  Sept.  23d.  Building  new 
and in good  shape,  No  shoddy  stock  or 
building.  Good location.

G.  C.  WILLEY.
&  CHRIS

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EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS

In  this S tate for th e 

.

COLD WATER,  MICH.

CIGARS,

H aving H andled th e Goods for F ifteen ! 
Y ears  w ith  E ntire  Satisfaction  to . 
Themselves and the Trade a t Large. 
| 
Dealers should remember th a t the  * j
American Cigar Co.’s
Goods  can  be  obtained  only  through 
th e Authorized Factory Agents.

Eaton & Christenson

77  CANAL  STREET.

C U S H M A N ’S

MENTHOL  INHALER

KTEURAIiOIA
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 111 the nose  and 
head,  and applied directly to the nerves, and 
so  rapidly  assimilated  that  quick relief is 
obtained. 
It will  last  six  months  to  one 
year,  and the last grain is as  potent  as  the 
first inhalation.  You will fiud it  sells  rap­
idly.  Retail price,  50c.

All above brands for sale only by

BDLILET, LEKON & HOOPS

WHOLESALE  GROCERS, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH.

PIONEER 

PREPARED

PAINTS.

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.

ALBERT GOYE & SON,
AWNINGS 5 TENTS

DEALERS IN

Horse and Wagon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

Wide Ducks, etc.

Flags & Banners made to order.

- 

73 CANAL  sr„ 

GRAND  RAPIDS.
We have just purchased a 

large invoice of

“PLANK ROAD  PLUG”

Send us a Trial Order.

Spring  Chicken,  Moxie  and 

Eclipse always in stock.

Oln ey, Shields & Go.
LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

STATE  AGENT  FOR

/»r.  m’fYd BY t h e. c O (iF r^  

VEAST-

JL.JUNKER Gen’-Acu

106 K ent Street, Grand  Rapids, Mich.

T E L E P H O N E   «66.

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

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 =

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

Hazeltine & Perkins Drna Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

GXXTSSXTG R O O T .
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids,Mh

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
suit.  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 other unwholesome  con­
ditions.  Evils of a diseased nature find  a cer 
tain cure by the use of Golden 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 vitilizing principles 
embodied in Golden Seal Bitters will assuredly 
cure the broken down dyspeptic.  Sold by Haz­
eltine,  Perkins  &  Co.,  wholesale  druggists, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
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FXXTGRSB & SMITH
Boots, Shoes and Slippers

Wholesale Manufacturers

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Office  and  Factory—11,  13,  15  dnd  17 
Woodbridge street West.  Dealers cordially 
invited to caU on us when in town.  1

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Maiinfacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY.  OCTOBER  27,  1886.

Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association.
President,  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec­
retary  and T reasurer, Geo. H. Seymour;  Board of Di­
rectors, H. S. Robertson,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  J.  N.  Brad­
ford, A. B. Cole and Win. Logie.

Grand  Rapids  Butchers’  Union, 

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

urer, Joseph Schlaus.

e r   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.

SHOULD  BRING  CANADA  TO  HER 

SENSES.

That the  foreign  policy of this Adminis­
tration is not to  be  absolutely  spiritless  is 
shown by Mr.  Cleveland's  proclamation,  in 
which he withdraws the commercial conces­
sions made in 1884 to the  Spanish West In­
dies in the matter  of  exempting  their prod­
ucts  from  discriminating  duties.  The 
course pursued  by  the  Spanish  officials  in 
Cuba and Porto Iiico always  has been as of­
fensive  as  possible,  and  the  terms  of the 
agreement have not been observed, especial­
ly of late.  So  these  islands  for the future 
come  under  our  general  regulation  as  re­
gards their  exports  to  the  United  States, 
and  thus  pay  the  price  of  their  want  of 
faith  and  courtesy.  As  America  is their 
largest customer  for  all  kinds of their pro­
duce,  this  will  put  them at a serious disad­
vantage,  and  perhaps  it  will  enable  the 
British West Indies to acquire a part of the 
commerce they lose.  As between  slave  la­
bor and free, there is no  doubt  of  our  pre­
ference for the British  islands.

This act receives  the  hearty  approval  of 
Americans generally, and especially of those 
who have had  much  experience  of how we 
have been  treated  in  the  Spanish  islands. 
But  the  President  would  have  given  the 
country much greater  gratification if he had 
used the power Congress put into his hands 
in the matter  of  the  interruption  of  com­
merce with Canada,  until the authorities  of 
that colony had come to  their  senses  as  re­
gards  the  treatment  of  our 
fishermen. 
Whatever may  be the technical right pf the 
Canadian claims,  there can be  no  doubt  of 
the offensiveness of  enforcing  obsolete  and 
oppressive custom-house  regulations,  with­
out previous notice.  And  on  no  coast  but 
that of Canada would an American  ship  be 
compelled under penalty of a  heavy  fine  to 
report to the custom-house  nearest,  because 
tiie stress of bad weather had compelled  her 
to seek the shelter  of  the  headland.  And 
under no  administration  of  the  State  De­
partment  but  that  of  Secretary  Bayard 
would such an outrage  upon comity be per­
mitted.

The  merchant  is  playing  -an  important 
part in the political  affairs  of  Kent county 
tins  fall.  The  Democrats  have nominated 
Geo.  P.  Stark,  the  Cascade  general dealer, 
for State Senator,  and the Republicans have 
put in nomination for  Representatives Neal 
McMillan,  the  Rockford  druggist,  and Jas. 
A.  Coye, the well-known grocer of this city. 
All the gentlemen  named are  well qualified 
to discharge the  duties  devolving  upon the 
positions for which they are candidates.  On 
the  score  of  old  friendship,  the  editor  of 
T he Tradesm an  would  like  to say some- 
tiling  pleasant of Mr.  Coye, but  as his elec­
tion is  a  foregone  conclusion,  extended re­
marks at this time are  superfluous.  As the 
foremost representative of the labor interests 
of the city,  his yoice has always been lifted in 
favor of moderation and manufacturers, mer­
chants and  workingmen  unite in  according 
him no small credit for  the  influence he ex­
erted  to  avert  a  general  strike  here  last 
May.  The  retail  trade  of  Grand  Rapids 
feels the necessity for proper representation 
at  Lansing  and  unless  T he  T radesman 
mistakes the sentiment of the business pub­
lic,  its ballot will be  cast  almost solidly for 
the man  who  stands  for  the  principles it 
advocates.

The Minister  of  Finance  in  the  French 
administration  has  resigned.  This  is  not 
wonderful,  as  the  condition  of  the French 
revenue is alarming,  and it is characteristic 
of French opinion to fix on the  minister  as 
responsible  for  the  great  falling  off of re­
ceipts which the budget shows.  So  Necker 
and Turgot were  sacrificed  for  the  sins  of 
other men.  But it is rather the Minister  of 
War who  should resign,  for it is the quixot­
ic campaign of the  French  army,  and  the 
needlessly vast expenditures  upon  military 
preparations,  whicli  threaten  to  bankrupt 
the public.  And  it  is  not  impossible that, 
as in  1789, national bankruptcy may lead to 
a  revolution  in  the  government.  France 
will  remember  that  whatever  faults  the 
Orleans princes had,  they were  good  at  fi­
nance.

Howard City offers  about  as promising a 
field for a business organization as any town 
in the State.  Every merchant in  the  place 
is  heartily  in  favor  of  organizing,  except 
one, and he  would  favor  the  project  if  he 
took T he Tradesm an  and  saw  the  good 
tl*e  merchants  were  accomplishing by con­
certed action.

The time is rapidly approaching when the 
town without an association  will be regard­
ed by business men as  several  years behind 
the times.

While  Bulgaria  declines  to  be  scared, 
Turkey  evidently  is  so.  Under threats of 
an advance upon  Constantinople  along  the 
Southern shore of the Black Sea, the Sultan 
has thrown all  his  weight  in  Bulgaria  on 
the Russian side,  and  has  ordered  the pro­
visional government to come  to  terms  with 
the Czar.  Either  the  government  is  very 
audacious,  or it has  strong  pledges  of sup­
port  from  other  quarters;  for  it  snaps  its 
fingers at*both the Sultan and the Czar.

The  work  of  organization  goes  bravely 
forward.  As will  be  seen  by reports else­
where in this issue, Greenville, Holland and 
Coopersville  have  settled  the  question  of 
local  organization,  each  association  having 
been launched with considerable enthusiasm 
uuder unusually favorable conditions.  Burr 
Oak succumbs to  the  inevitable  this week, 
and next  week  Wayland, Muir  and Grand 
Haven follow suit.

The Big Rapids  and Elk Rapids Associa­
tions,  have identified  themselves  with  the 
Michigan Business Men’s Association during 
the past week and the Coopersville Associa­
tion has  voted  to  become  auxiliary-to  the 
State organization.  ________

Hollands exhibits many evidences of  pro­
gression and properity.  Eighty new  build­
ings were  erected  during  thé  season  now 
drawing  to a close  and fully as many more 
new structures will be undertaken next sum­
mer.

A leading merchant of Rockford promises 
T he Tradesm an that his  place will swing 
into  line  on  the  organization  question  as 
soon as election is over.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

GRAND  rapids  gossip.

N.  P.  Winchell  succeeds  Winchell 

Huntley in the restaurant business.

Raniville  &  Lyon  succeed  F.  Raniville 
in  the  leather  belting  business  on  Pearl
street. 

_________________

Peter Brantigan has engaged  in  the  gro­
cery  business  at  New  Salem.  Cody, Ball 
& Co.  furnished the  stock.

Hiram Geerds has  engaged in the grocery 
business three  miles from Fremont.  Cody, 
Ball <fc Co. furnished the stock.

Wolf & Co.  have  engaged  in  the manu­
facture of sausage  at  127  Jefferson  street. 
Hester & Fox  furnish  a  four  horse  power 
engine and boiler for tire new concern.

Ludwig Winternitz has started a free em­
ployment  agency  for  supplying  grocers’ 
clerks  and  bakers’  assistants  with  situa­
tions and grocers  and  bakers  with  reliable
help. 

_________________

The Grand  Rapids  School  Furniture  Co. 
has increased its  capacity fully 25 per  cent, 
by an addition  to  its foundry,  20x30 feet in 
dimensions.  Its present output is 171 school 
desks and seats daily.

Walter  F.  Cummings and W.  S. Graham 
have formed a copartnership  under the firm 
name of Cummings & Graham  and  will en­
gage in the crockery and glassware business 
in 
the  new  Cody 
block.  The  stock  is  now  on the way and 
the firm expects to begin business about No­
vember 10.

the  corner  store  of 

All the stock of  the  Grand Rapids Loan, 
Building  and  Homestead  Association  has 
been placed and as high as  20 per cent, pre­
mium has been  offered on the  amount  paid 
in.  So successful has been  the Association 
that the formation of another similar organ­
ization has been decided upon.

L.  D.  Harris, of the firm of Harris & Mar­
vin, paper jobbers at Detroit,  was in town a 
couple of days last week, arranging thé pre­
liminaries attending  the  advent of  the new 
firm to this market.  The  East  store in the 
Barnhart block has  been  leased  for a long 
term of years,  and it  is now  expected  that 
the new  concern  will  be in readiness to be­
gin business by November 10..

The business men  between Grand Rapids 
and Owosso are petitioning the “powers that 
be” on  the  D.,  G.  II.  & M.  Railway to  run 
a  morning  train  from  Owosso  into  Grand 
Rapids,  leaving Owosso about 7 a. m.  The 
work  has  been  taken  up  by nearly all  the 
Associations along, the line  and is being re­
inforced  by a  lengthy  petition to  the* same 
purpose,  signed by all the jobbers and man­
ufacturers at  this  market.  The  D.,  G.  H. 
& M.  has nearly always  treated Grand Rap­
ids  fairly  and  there  is  every  reason  for 
thinking that  the  management  will  devise 
some way to meet the request.

around  the  state.

Joseph Kitchen, dry goods dealer at Ypsil- 

anti,  is dead.

F.  A.  Cook  &  Co.,  hardware  dealers  at 

Bellaire,  have sold out.

F.  W.  Littlefield, grocer  and  feed  dealer 

at Boyne City, has sold out.

R.  Garrison,  grocer at  Munson,  has. been 

closed under chattel  mortgage.

Henry Radford  succeeds  F. E.  Abram in 

the grocery business at Albion.

E.  F. Colwell  succeeds  Colwell & Co.  in 

the hardware business at Sebewa.

Henry Koch  succeeds  Richard  Ferris  in 

the grocery business at Bay City.

Fuller «fc Calkins  succeed  Chas.  P.  Hunt 

in the grocery business at Jackson.

E.  C.  Partlow  succeeds  Frain  & Wert in 

in the drug business at Laingsburgh.

Geo.  H.  Thoma succeeds  Thoma Bros,  in 

the jewelry business at Three Rivers.

Leach & King,  grocers  at  Howard  City, 

have dissolved,  Mr. King succeeding.

J. C. Smith succeeds Manee & Smith in the 

meat market business at Eaton  Rapids.

E.  Heuningway  succeeds  Henningway 

Bros,  in the harness business at Hartford.

Mr.  Wiggins,  with  A.  F.  Barrows,  the 

Lawrence druggist, was in town Monday,

Brisbin <fc Cooley, general  dealers at Wa- 
cousta, have  removed their  stock to Ithaca.
Oscar Benedict succeeds  J.  A.  Beebe  in 
the grocery and crockery  business at Owos­
so.

Sarah A.  Ferguson succeeds Peter Fergu­
son & Co.  in  the  carpet  business  at  Jack- 
son.

T.  J. Anspoker  succeeds  Collins  &  An- 
spoker  in  the  furniture  business  at  Reed 
City.

C.  Fairbanks  boot  and  shoe  dealer  at 
Niles, has been  closed, under  chattel  mort­
gage.

Harry R.  Reynolds  succeeds  Reynolds & 
Reynolds in the  grocery  business  at  Man­
istee.

Dr.  O.  O. Osborn  succeeds  Glass  &  Os­
born in the  drug  and  grocery  business  at 
Elm Hall.

A.  S.  Goodson «&  Co.,  grocers  at Kalkas­
ka, have sold out to Wm.  G. Getty, the “Co.” 
of the old firm.

C. E.  Osborne succeeds  Osborne Bros,  in 
the dry goods, boot and shoe and brick bus­
iness at Hartford.

C.  R.  Smith has sold his grocery business, 
at Cadillac,  to  Diggins  Bros.,  who  are al­
ready in possession.

Fred.  Ilelfrich has engaged in the grocery 
business  at  Boyne  City.  Bulkley,  Lemon 
& Hoops furnished the stock.

Teacliout  &  Moore  have  purchased  the 
general  stock  of  T.  Gulliford  Smith,  at 
Ilungerford,  and will continue the business.
The assignee of  John  W.  Thomas,  who 
failed at  Flint  recently,  reports  $1,882.95 
assets  with  which  to  pay $3,624.90  liabil­
ities.

Buttars «& Peters,  who  contemplated  en­
gaging  in  the  drug  business  at  Tallman, 
has  concluded  to  locate  at  Ludington in­
stead.

James Campbell has sold his general stock 
and sawmill,  at  Westwood,  to  H.  B.  Haw­
ley «S Son,  late of  Leslie,  and  will  come to 
Grand Rapids to reside.

M.  S.  Emmons has sold  his  drug stock at 
Sherman, to B.  H.  Rose, who  will continue 
Jhe business at  the same  location,  with Dr. 
F.  W.  Corbin in charge. 
f
A  Muir  correspondent  writes:  Henry 
Arbour is packing his goods,  preparatory to 
moving to Branch county,  his father having 
offered  him  inducements  that were for  his 
advantage to accept.

Brewster & Stanton,  the  Detroit  furnish­
ing goods jobbers,  will shortly remove from 
their present  quarters  at  139  Jefferson av­
enue to  more  commodious  quarters  at  220 
and 222 Jefferson avenue.

Paton <fc Andrus,  the Shelby general deal­
ers,  have purchased  1,480  acres  of  land  in 
Otto township,  Oceana county,  and will cut 
the eight million feet of pine,  hemlock  and 
oak  on  the  tract  at  their  New  Era  mill. 
The hemlock on the tract will furnish about 
3,000 cords of bark.

Herman Meyer,  a  merchant  at  Bandola, 
Wexford  county,  at  one  time  a member of 
the Board of  Supervisors,  has  been missing 
from home for weeks,  and foul  play is sus­
pected.  On  the  day  of  his  disappearance 
Meyer received a check for $1,900 back pen­
sion,  and started  for  Grand Rapids to have 
it cashed.  Nothing has been heard  of  him 
since.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Ball Brothers will  remove  their  foundry 
and machine  shop  from  Madison, Wis., to 
Battle Creek.  They will employ about fifty 
men.

The stack at the Armada grist mill, which 
blew off in the  storm  of  the 14th,  has  been 
replaced.  This  is  the  third  time  it  has 
blown over within a year.

II.  Perkins  «fc  Son  raised  the  frame  of 
their new mill at Armada last week.  They 
are putting  in  a  larger  boiler  and  engine 
and will  combine  stave  cutting  with  their 
former heading turning machinery.

W. E.  Eaton,  of  Buchanan,  inventor  of 
an  improved  folding  bed,  has  associated 
with him  Mr.  Churchill,  who  carries  on  a 
toy factory,  and  East  Saginaw  parties  are 
offering inducements for  them  to leave Bu­
chanan and locate a factory there.  V

STRAY  FACTS.

A. N.  Kingare succeeds  Joues «fc Osborne 

in the meat business at Homer.

E.  Frogel  succeeds  Frogel  «fc  Mehan  in 

the restaurant business at Mason.

John Mills succeeds Bowie «fc Mills in the 

machinist business at  Reed City.

H.  Watkins succeeds Watkins  «& Fortune 

in the milling business at Lapeer.

John Rowe succeeds W.  A.  Macdonald in 

the clothing business at  Battle  Creek.

Frank  Hawk  has  engaged in the bakery 

and confectionery business at Stanton.
‘  Jas.  Moore succeeds L. R. Crandall in the 
agricultural  implement  business  at Ithaca.
John  H.  Halliday  succeeds  G.  H. McEl- 
henny in the harness  business  at Augusta.
H.  T.  Williams succeeds  Penoyer «fc Wil­
liams ir the  furniture  business  at  Harbor 
Springs.

Jacob  Osman  has  purchased  the  livery 
business  of  Van  Nocker  <&  Harkness,  at 
Nashville.

H.  M.  Fuller  «fc  Co.  succeed  Palmer, 
Nichols  «fc  Co.  in  the  logging  business  at 
Greenville.

The Moore Lumber  Co.,  operating on Au 
Sable river, will put  in  21,000,000  feet  of 
logs this season.

W.  N.  Camp, who recently sold his cream­
ery at Ionia, has purchased  the creamery at 
Milbank,  Dakota,  and will  remove  to that 
place.

Traverse City Journal:  Miss  Ruth  Bar-®
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low is now sole owner of the Home Bakery. 
She has bought out Nellie Hill,  her partner, 
and will hereafter conduct the business.

The Beaver  Island  Fish  Co.,  which  has 
had its three tugs laid  up  all  summer,  ow­
ing  to  the  poor  catch of  fish,  will  place 
them at once  in  commission,  prospects  be­
ing so much better.

Gaylord  «fc  Pipp’s  new  opera  house,  at 
Howard City,  isgiOxlOO  feet in dimensions, 
with a stage  20x60,  and  a seating capacity 
of  500.  -It  will  be  opened  to  the  pubiic 
about November 15.

R. E.  Werkman  has  begun  the  erection 
of a new factory building at Holland, 50x100 
feet in dimensions and three stories high. Jas. 
Huntley is  preparing  to put up a two-story 
building at that place,  40x80 feet in size.

The Benton Harbor  Pickle  and  Vinegar 
Co.  has  put  up  during  the  past  season 
about 4,000 barrels of  pickles, 4,000  barrels 
of kraut and 1,000 packages  of  chow chow, 
and is turning  out  cider  and vinegar at the 
rate of 50 barrels per day.

The  receiver  of  the  Scranton  & Watson 
Lumber Co.,  at Detroit,  has  filed his inven­
tory  and  appraisal,  as  follows:  Assets 
$81,346 09, not including  $33,618 25 of bad 
and doubtful  accounts;  libilities,  $133,315- 
66,  including  $2,110  46  due  labor  at  the 
East Jordan mill.

MISCELLANEOUS.

117 Monroe  St.,  Grand. Rapids.
JOBBER  OF

F.  J.  DETTENTHALER,
OYSTERS,
GAME.

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.

See Quotations in Another Column.

Also Grand Rapids A p t for Cleveland Baking: Co.’s

Crackers and Cookies,

Full Stock on Hand at all Times.

Order a sample case of

•  HONEY BEE COFFEE.
PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER,

Equal to the Best in the market.

Wholesale 
, 

Grocers,

Advertisements of 25 words or  less  inserted 
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, i 
or  50  cents  for  three weeks.  Advance  pay­
ment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied I 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, I 
etc.
■ ANTED—Situation as a salesman in a gen­
eral or grocery store,  by  a young man. 
Two  years’  experience.  Good  recommenda­
tions.  A. Littlefellow,  Martin,  Mich. 
161*
¥  OST—At meeting of M. S. P. A.,  Thursday, 
-i-J  Oct. 14, silk umbralla with  wlrite  handle, 
and letter “F” engraved under ribbon.  Proper 
reward paid for its return  to  Dr.  Locher,  168 
Ellsworth avenue. 
162*
■ r ANTED—A good  milliner and dress-mak­
er—one  who  thoroughly  understands 
the business.  Good references required.  Ad­
dress L, Lock box 56, Vicksburg, Mich.  163*
IpOR  SALE—One  half  interest  in  stock  of 
groceries,  crockery,  drugs  and  jewelry. 
Price $1,500, $500 down, balance on time.  Rea­
son for selling, poor health.  Have good trade. 
167*
C. A. Stebbins, Lawrence, Mich. 
SpOR SALE—Good  assortment  of  millinery i 
at half market value;  also building fitted 
expressly for business, with convenient living 
rooms  attached.  Great  bargain.  Address 
'
162* 
Lock Box 10, Lakeview, Mich. 
K ANTED—Situation  in  a  drug  store  by a 
registered pharmacist.  References.  Ad­
162*
dress E. K.. Box 35, Climax, Mich. 
IT'OR SALE—1,000 cords seasoned beecn wood, 
delivered in Grand Rapids for $1.45.  Geo. 
Gokey, West  Olive, Mich. 
WBk
162*
S ANTED—Situation by registered pharma­
cist who has bad  extensive  experience. 
Reference as to honesty and  ability.  Address 
164*
J. M., Box 435, Reed City, Mich. 
IF  YOU  WANT—To get into business, to sell 

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

to  get  a  situation,  if  you have anything  for 

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"CANDEE”
B u b i .BOOTSWITH

DOUBLE  THICK

BALL.

Ordinary Rubber Boots 
always wear out first on 
the ball.  The CANDEE 
Boots  are  double  thick 
on  the  ball,  and  give
DOUBLE  WEAR.
Most economical Rnbber 
Boot 
in  the  market. 
Lasts  longer  than  any 
other boot and the
PRICE NO HIGHER. 
Call  and  ex­
amine  the 
goods.

FOR  SALE BY

13. G. STTJDLEY & CO., Grand Rapids.
Will remove to No.  4  Monroe  Street,  to 
the store now occupied by Houseman,  Don- 
nally «& Jones,  Nov.  15th.
Will open with the largest and finest stock 
of Rubber  Goods,  Mill  Supplies,  Fire  De­
partment Supplies, Fire  Department  Sup­
plies and Sporting Goods in the State.

COOPERAGE.

“ 

“ 

“ 

HEADS.

STAVES.
“ 

D. Quay quotes as follows, f. o. b 
Red oak flour bbl. staves.............M
............. M
Elm 
White oak tee staves, s’d and j’t.M 
White oak pork bbi.  “ 
“  M
Produce barrel staves..................M
Tight bbl. and h’ds to match...... M
Tierce, dowelled and circled, set__
*• 
Pork, 
“ 
....
Tierce  heads,  square.............. f  M
“ 
Pork bbl. “ 
...............$  M
Produce barrel, set............................
Flour 
“ 
**  ............................
Cull  wood  heading............................
White oak and hickory tee, 8 f’t.  M 
White oak and hickory  “  754f’t. M
Hickory  flour  bbl......................... M
Ash, round “ 
“  ..........................M
Ash, flat racked, 654 f’t .................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..............................

BARBKL&.

HOOPS.

* 

. at  Bailey:
@ 6 00 
@ 5 25 
@21  00 
19 50@22 00 
@ 4 75 
@17 00
15®  16
12@  13
23 09@26 00 
19 00@21 00 
@  4 
@  454 
354®  -354
11 00@12 50 
10 00@ll 00 
7  00®  8 25 
6 00®  6 75 
3 75® 4 50 
3 00®  7  CO
1 00@ 1  10 
85®  95
1  15®  1 25 
75®  90
1  00®  1  10 
30®  37
25©  28

.  

OILS.

 

 

ILLUMINATING.
 
LUBRICATING.

WaterWhite......... 
II54
Michigan  Test.................................................1054
Capitol Cylinder....................................... 
3654
Model  Cylinder...............................7.*...........3154
Shield  Cylinder............................................... 2654
Eldoratlo  Engine........ ................................«. 23
Peerless  Machinery... f............................... 20
Challenge Machinery........%.......................... lq
Paraffine  ........ :...............................................2n54
Black.Summer, West Virginia...  ........ . 
o
Black, 25° to 30®............................................  °
Black, lfi® C.  T............. >................................1*
Zero...................................................................10

PURE.

I

59  Jefferson  ave., Detroit, Mich..

NEW  PROCESS  STARCH. 

[s w e e t .
This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 
O n e - T l i i r c i   L e s s

removed,

Can be used than any other in the M arket.

Manufactured by the

FIRMENICH  MNFG.  CO.

Factories:  Marshalltown,  Iowa;  Peoria,  Ills.

Offices  at  Peoria,  Ills.

STRONG. !  Clark,  Jewell  &  Co.

FOR  SALE  BY

SURE.

POTATOES.

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

Reference:  FIRST  NATIONAL'.RANK.

*  Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker.

1 5 7  S. W a te r  St., C liicago, t il.

EARL  BROS.,  Commission  Merchants.
POTATOES!

CAR  LOTS  A  “SPECIALTY.”

166  SOUTH  W A TER  ST.,

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

OECICAGO, ILL.

WM.  H.  THOMPSON & GO..  Commao:
F. J. LAMB & CO.
DIAMOND BRAND OYSTERS
Also  Fruits  and  Country  Produce.

D. D. Mallory & Co.’s

STATE  AGENTS FOR

I  .

DEALERS IN

WE  CARRY A  STOCK  OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE.

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

P E R K I N S   &   H E S S ,
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,  +
H06LE  &  CO. Jobbers  Michigan  Water  White  and 

Legal Test Oils.  Manistee and Saginaw 
Salt.  Agricultural Salt.  Warsaw  Salt; pockets, all  sizes,  and 
barrels.  West Michigan Agents for  Prussing’s Celebrated Vin­
egar  works.  Write  for  quotations.  i|||O I/rO fH I 
iim il 
Warehouse:  Lee’s  Ferry Dock,  M U vnL uU li|  M luH l

afte.

O Y STERS!

VISITING  BUYERS.

The following retail  dealers  have  visited 
j  the market during the past week and placed 
j  orders, with the various houses:
|  J. L. Handy, Boyne City.
I  Hugh Johnston, Shelby.

We  commenced  handling  Mills  & 
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,

GRAND  RAPIDS;

MICH.

ORDER  A  SAMPLE  CASE

H

11

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

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

Arctic Manufacturing Co.

G K ANC  ItA P ID p .  MIOH.

JEXTXTXtTGS’

Are acknowledged the best, being pure and made 

Flavoring  Extracts
JENNINGS  &  SMITH, G'd Rapids,  Mich.
MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.

from the Fruit.

M anufacturers of the Celebrated

:m

.   g

.   c
• Leading 10c. Cigar; and

.

T   TJ  M  

Y   TJ  M ,

The best 5c Cigar in the Market. 

BIGr  R A P ID S .

M ICH.

.

J. W. Closterhouse, Grandville.
H. W. Potter, JenisonviUe.
J. Raymond, Berlin.
G. H. Walbrink; Allendale.
D. B. Galentine, Bailey.
Hoag & Judson, Hudsonville.
M. D. Myers, Bradford. Ohio.
|   '  ■ 
"  
H .
John Demstra, Forest GH 
J. Coon, Rockford. 
V  
R. R. Perkins & Co., Boyne City,
A. Rower, Hastings.
G. H. Walbrink. Allendale.
G. Ten Hoor, Forest Grove.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
T. J. Sheridan &Co., Woodyilte.
W. S. Root, Tallmadge.
W^n. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
AVJ. White, Bass River.
N. F. Miller, Lisbon. 
H. M. Freeman. Lisbon.
Paine & Field, Englishville.
Velzey Bros., Lamont.
B. M. Denison,  East Paris.
M. W. Crocker, Byron Center.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
Henry Henkel, Howard City.
C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
Geo. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
Mr. Levitt, Levitt & Dann, Dotr.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Geo. Scribner,  Grandville.
Lindstrum & Lovene, Tustin.
C. A. Robinson, Rothbury.
A. B. Foote, Hilliards.
Mrs. G. Mueller, Ryerson.
F. B. Watkins, Hopkins.
John J. Ely,  Rockford.
Jorgensen & Hemingsen,  Grant.
Chas. Brott, Cndada Corners.
Smith & Bristol, Ada.
C. W. Caskey, Harbor Springs.
H. Baker, Drenthe.
Geo. W. Chaufty, Kingsley.
Myers & Burton, White Cloud.
John A. Wagner,  Eastmanville.
A. Purchase, South Blendon,
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.
John Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey.
N. DeVries, Jamestown.
Farrowe Bros., Allendale.
Sidney Stark,  Allendale.
B. W. Ellison, Alma.
F. Shellman. Lakeview.
James Smart, East Saginaw.
E. F. Brewer, Ithach.
W. W. Wood hams,  Plainwell.
E. M. Reed. Coopersville.
E. A. Chilson, Wayland.
D. J. Sluyter,  Holland,  t 
Geo. T. Avery, Three Rivers.
J. Marlatt, Berlin.
E. E. Chase, Lowell.
O.  P. DeWitt, St.Johns.
J. Riley, Dorr.
A. Mapes,  Mendon.  ■
T. W. Provin, Cedar Springs.
C. Bergin, Lowell.
M. Heyboer &  Hro.,  Drenthe.
N. Harris, Big Springs.
L. Cook,  Bauer.
P. J. Welch, Shayiown.
D. P. Hopkins, Plainwell.
Adam Newell. Tustin.
G. Begman,  Bauer.
L. A.  Bentley, Eaton Rapids.
Den Herder & Tanis, Vriesland.
A. Wooley, Hastings.
D. W. C. Shattuck, Wayland.
M, M. Robson, Berlin.
C. S. Comstock, Pierson.
P. Dyk, Spring Lake.
J. Gun8tra, Lamont.
John Smith,  Ada. 
L. N. Fisher, Dorr.
M. Heyboer & Bro.. Drenthe.
W. J. Carpenter & Son, Hungerford.
Peter Wingarden, Vriesland.
Mrs. Hunsicl^er, Woodland.
P. T. Cook, Reynolds.
Gibbs Bros., Mayfield.
N. Bouma, Fisher.
Ninehuis Bros., Holland.
C. W. Skellinger, Rockford.
Dave Holmes,  West  Michigan  Lumber Co 
T
_  _ 
Thos. Crebbin, Wilson, Luther *  ™ilson, Lu 
A. J. Provin, Cedar Springs.
Will C. Otto, Otto Bros., Middlevllle.
Chas. Drury, Sampson* Drury, Cadillac
N. O. Ward, Stanwood.
C. Deming, Dutton.
C. S. Comstock,  Pierson.
C. L. Glasgow, Nashville.
M. M. Robson, Berlin.
W. N. Hutchinson, Grant.
P. B. Newton, Advance.
A. & E. Bergy, Caledonia,.
Arthur Zwistler,  Coldwater.
Elmer Heath, Ithaca.
Perkins & Co.. Boyne City.
James Riley. Dorr.
F. W. Foster, Newaygo.
Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.
Johnson *  Seibert,  Caledonia.
Moerdyk, DeKruis & Co., Zeeland.
W. R. Stansell, Langston,
J. W. Mead, Berlin.
John  Gunstra, Lamont.
A. A. Eddy, Augusta.
H. B. Holly & Son,  Westwood.
J. Q. Look, Lowell.
J. N. Wait, Iftidsonville.
.  J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
Hunt & Hunter, Lowell.
IT. DeVries. Jamestown.
E. T. VanOstrand, Allegan. 
J. F. A.  Haider, Newaygo.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta..
O.  W. Messenger, Spring Lake.
A. E. Smith, Cadillac.

Woodville. 
ther.

„  „  ‘ 

#

«

, 

The Gripsack Brigade.

Dick Warner hails  the  advent  of  a  thir­

teen pound 4>oy.

Aaron  Huiford,  Michigan  representative 
for Qbems,  Hosick  &  Co.,  lias  gone  East 
on a vacation.

M.  H. Goodspeed,  representing the Wool- 
son Spice Co., of Toledo,  was in  town  last 
week,  interviewing the jobbing trade.

W. H.  Downs lias returned from Hodunk, 
where he attended  the  nuptials of his sister 
Miss Cynthia Downs and  Wm.  Hallenbeck, 
of Girard.

Leo. A.  Caro was taken for a  Bohemiam 
oat swindler last week by an  outraged mer­
chant, but he was saved a thrashing though 
the intercessions of Wm. B.  Edmunds.

Jas. McSkimin has abandoned the idea of 
establishing  himself  in the  brokerage busi­
ness at Lafayette, Ind., and has  engaged to 
travel for  Clark, Jewell  &  Co., taking  the 
Saginaw Valley as his territory.

The traveling fraternity know  a good ho­
tel by instinct,  which  accounts  for the gen­
erous  patronage  accorded 
the  Maxfield 
House,  at  Coopersville.  O.  G.  sthd  wife 
may  not  know  all  that  pertains  to  hotel 
keeping, but they know  how  to make their 
guests  comfortable  every  time,  which  is 
more than can be said of half the hotels.

A   Montague 

correspondent  of  T he 
Tradesm an  writes  as  follows: 
“Dick 
Mangold  Sundayed  over  at  the  Franklin 
House,  Oct. 10, to the great chagrin of John 
P.  Oggle,  who  has  heretofore  considered 
himself the  only one  favored  with  any in­
ducement.  Dick  has  friends  in town who 
will hold his  silk hat and break the news to 
his  Grand  Rapids  friends  after  the  boys’ 
first meeting.

When C. B.  Lamb  severed  his  relations 
as traveling salesman  for  C. M. Henderson 
& Co.,  of Chicago, the firm refused to reim­
burse him for expenses incurred while stop­
ping in Chicago  awaiting  the  firm’s  pleas­
ure.  Mr.  Lamb argued that  he charged the 
house  nothing  for  expenses  while  at  his 
home  in  Plainwell, and  that  the  firm  was 
bound to pay his expenses while in  Chicago 
the same as  when on  the road.  Not  being 
ible to  adjust the  matter  in  the  ordinary 
course of business,  Mr.  Lamb  sued the firm 
for the amount claimed.  Thè suit was stub 
bornly  contested,  but  Mr.  Lamb  gained  a 
victory in the Allegan Circuit Court and the 
Supreme Court has  just affirmed  the decis­
ion.  The litigation  was  in  the nature of a 
test case,  and  its  outcome  is  a  matter  of 
great interest to  both  emyloyers and  sales­
men.
Coopersville and Neighboring Towns U nit­

ed for Self Protection.

Nearly all the  business  men of  Coopers­
ville and Berlin met at the former place last 
Friday evening for the  purpose of  forming 
an association.  The  meeting  was called to 
order  by  It.  D. McNaughton,  when  O. F. 
Conklin was chosen chairman and  Mr.  Mc­
Naughton  secretary.  Mr.  Conklin  stated 
the objects of the meeting  and  called  upon 
I the editor  of  T re  T radesm an,  who  was 
present by invitation,  to explain the  system 
in use by the other associations in the State. 
At the conclusion of  his remarks, it was re­
solved  to  proceed  to  organize,  which  was 
done  by  the  adoption  of  the  constitution 
and by-laws of the  Ada  Association.  The 
following  gentlemen, identified  themselves 
with  the  organization:  C.  E.  Blakeley, 
Watrous  & Lillie,  Tuxbury & Vanallsburg, 
Peck Bros.,  E.  N.  Parker, M.  R.  Griffin, D. 
Cleland,  C.  Ives & Son,  M. J. Hoppock, B. 
H.  Rolph,  W.  R.  Boynton,  E.  M.  Reed, 
Wm.  Eistedt, Ellis  &  Knapp,  Volney Van 
Arman,  Lillie & McNaughton,  Rice  &  Lil­
lie,  J.  B. Watson,  O.  G.  Maxfield,  L.  P. 
Ernst, Warren Lillie, R. D. McNaughton and 
F.  D.  Smith,  all  of  Coopersville;  Dell 
Wright,  M.  M.  Robson, Jay Marlatt, Joseph 
Raymond, J.  W.  Mead  and  R.  lì. McCul- 
lock,  all of  Berlin;  0. F.  & W. P.  Conklin, 
Ravenna; I. J.  Quick,  Allendale.

Election of officers resulted as follows: 
President—E. N. Parker.
Vice-President—Geo. T. Peck.
Secretary—R.  D.  McNaughton. 
Treasurer—G. W.  Watrous.
Secre- 
Executive  Committee—President, 
M.  R.
tary,  Treasurer,  Dell  Wright  and 
Griffin.
Business  Committee  for  Coopersville— 
Chas.  Lillie,  E.  J.  McNaughton  and  D. 
Cleland.
Business  Committee  for  Berilli  M.  M. 
Robson, Jay Marlatt and Dell Wright.

The Treasurer was instructed to  forward 
the necessary per capita tax to the State As­
sociation.

A set of blanks  was  adopted  for  use  in 

the collection  department.

It was voted to  publish  the  constitution 
in the local  paper,  when  the  meeting  ad­
journed for two weeks.

Michigan’s Influence in  Iowa.

Sioux City,  Iowa,  Oct. 22, 1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—Y our suggestion to me to work 
up organization among the retail trade is, in 
I have been watch­
my opinion,  a good one. 
ing your work for some time past, with much 
interest,  and must congratulate you and your 
paper on your success.

Yours fraternally,

Ch a s.  A.  Robertson.

Editor Commercial Bulletin.

Can Be W ith You November 4.

W a y l a n d,  Oct.  21,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—A  majority  of  the  business 
men of this town  are anxious  to organize a 
Business  Men’s  Association  here.  Mr. 
Mosher says you will  come  and  assist  us. 
We will meet next Tuesday evening, if con­
venient for you. 
If not,  please let us know 
when you can come  and  we  will be ready. 
I think we will have no trouble to organize. 

Respectfully yours,

E.  W.  P ickett.

There are 65 copper  mining companies in 

the U. P.

*  EXPANSIVE BITS.

Claris, small. $18 00;  large, $26 00.  dis 
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ;  2. $24 00;  3, $30 00.  dis 

20 
25 

files—New List.

12 

1 00

HINGES.

HANGERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

American File Association  List........dis  55*10-
Disston’s .........................................— dis  55*10
New  American...................................... dis  55*10
Nicholson’s................................ 
dis  55*10
Heller’s .................................................dis  55*10
Heller’s Horse Rasps...........................dis  55*10
28
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 
18

GALVANIZED  IKON,
22 and  24,  25 and 26,  27 
14 
15 
Discount, Juniata 50@1G, Charcoal 60. 
50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.............dis 
Maydolc & Co.’s................................... dis 
25
Kip’s ..........................................., ......... dis 
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s............................. dis 
40&1G
Mason’s Solid Cflst  Steel..................... 30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel. Hand. .30 c 40*10
Barn Door Kidder Mt'g. Co..  Wood track  50*10
Champion,  anti-friction....................dis 
60*10
40
Kidder, wood  track..................... . 
dis 
Gate, Clark’s, l, 2, 3............................ dis 
60
State..... ...................................... per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4*4  14
3*4
and  longer.............................................. 
Screw Hook and Eye,  *4  .................. net 
10*4
8*4
Screw Hook and Eye %.....................net 
7*4
........... -........ net 
Screw Hook and Eye 
Screw Hook and Eye,  %...................net 
7*4
65
Strap and  T ........................................dis 
Stamped Tin Ware....................................  
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
8 On
45
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.. . . . . .dis 
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings...........  
45
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings....... 
45
Door, porcelain, trimmings.................... 
45
70
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain..........dis 
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.....................   40*10
45
Homacite............................. 
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.’s MaUeables 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 GATES.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS.

MAULS.

KNOBS.

MILLS.

HOES.

NAILS.

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

lOd to  60d............................................#  keg $2 20
8d and 9 d adv...............................................  
25
6d and 7d  adv................................................ 
50
4d and 5d  adv...............................................  
75
3d advance....................................................   1 50
3d fine  advance........................................... 
3 00
Clinch nails, adv...........................................  175
Finishing 
Size—inches  J  3 
Adv. »  keg 
Steel Nails—2 30.
Zinc or tin, Chase’sPatent......................dis60*10
Zinc, with brass bottom...........................  dis  50
Brass or  Copper..........................................dis  50
Reaper..................................... per gross, $12 net
AlntaiAO^'a 
50*10
Olmstead’s

I  lOd  8d 
2*4 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 

6d  4d
2

OILERS.

PLANES.

Good Words Unsolicited.

A.  J.  White,  general  dealer,  Bass  River: 

“Got to have it,”

“Long  John,”  harness  dealer,  Middleville: 

“Am pleased with the paper.”

Horace McNitt. general  dealer.  Haring:  ‘T 

highly appreciate your paper.”

Lindblom Bros., grocers, Big  Rapids:  “It is 

worth the price ten times over.”

W. H. Benedict, grocer, Vermontville: “With 
much pleasure we enclose a dollar to continue 
T h e  T r a d e s m a n .  Can’t  keep  house  without 
it.”

WOODEN WARE.

Standard  Tubs, No. 1........................................... 5 25
Standard  Tubs, No. 2— ................................4  »>
Standard  Tubs, No. 3...........................................3 25
Standard Pails, two hoop.....................................1 2o
Standard Pails, three hoop................... ........1 50
Pails, ground wood 
..................................  4 00
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes...........................2  00
Butter  Pails, ash.............................................2  50
Butter Ladles.................................  
Rolling Pins......................................................  m
Potato Mashers...............................................   50
Clothes Pounders..................... — ...............2 25
Clothes Pins.................. 
00
Mop Stocks.......................................................J 00
Washboards, single.........................................1  75
Washboards, double.......................................2  25
Diamond  Market.......................... 
40
Bushel, narrow band........................................... 1 60
Bushel, wide band................................................ I 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 1........................................... 3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2........................................... 3 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 3........................................... 4 00
Clothes, willow  No. 1...........................................6 00
Clothes, willow  No. 2...........................................7 00
Clothes, willow  No. 3..........................  
Water  Tight, bu............ 

.......................... 3 75
“  haifbu.....................................2 85
HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

b a s k e t s .

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The furniture factories  here pay  as follows 
for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run.............................   @13 00
Birch, log-run..................................... 15  00@18 00
Birch,'Nos. 1 and  2.................................. 
®25 00
Black Ash, log-run.................................. 
©13 00
Cherry,  log-run..................................25  00@3o 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2..........................45  00@50 00
Cherry,  cull.....................................—  
Maple,  log-run................................... 13  00@15 00
Maple, soft,  log-run..........................12  00@14 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................  @20 00
@25 Oo
Maple, ejear, flooring....................... t. 
Maple, white, selected...........................   @25 On
Red Oak, log-run................................. 
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2............... 
@24 00
.... 
Red Oak, quarter  sawed......................   @35 0o
Red Oak, No.  1, step  plank...................   @25 00
Walnut, log-run....................................... 
@55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2;.............................  
@75 00
Walnuts,  culls........................................   @25 00
Grey  Elm, log-run.................................. 
@13 00
White Ash,  log-run...........................14  00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run...............................  @23 00

.  @18 00

@10 00

MISCELLANEOUS.

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  ^  ft  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 35, 5 and 10 
per cent off.

HIDES, PELTS AND  FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

Green .... ¡S ft  7@ 7*4|Calf skins, green
- 
1 ----- 1 
Part cured...  8  @ 8*4
Full cured 
Dry hides and 

~  @ 9
or cured...
Deacon skins,
$  piece.......20  @50
i

  8*4@ 9
k ip s...........   8  @12 

---- J 

.

SHEEP PELTS.

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

WOOL.

@23
@ 3«

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
ry, Acme............................................... dis 50*10
Common, polished.............................   . .dis60&10
Dripping...............................~.................¥  ft 
6
ron and Tinned................................. ..dis 
40
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

p a t e n t   f l a n is a e d   ir o n .

r i v e t s .

PANS.

Broken packs He ^ ft extra.

ROPES.

Sisal, *4 in. and  larger.......:.........................   9*4
Manilla.............................................................  13*4
70
Steel and Iron.........................................dis 
Try aud Bevels....................................... dis 
60
Mitre  .....................................................dis 
20
s h e e t  i r o n .Com. Smooth.  Com.

QUARKS.

TACKS.

$2 75
2 75
2 80
^ 90
3 00
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 2  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 fts, $   ft............................
In smaller quansities, $   ft..................... 
American, all  kinds................ 
dis 
Steel, all kinds.......................................dis 
Swedes, all  kinds.................................. dis 
Gimp and  Lace..................................... dis 
Cigar Box  Nails......................  
dis 
Finishing Nails..................................... djs 
Common and Patent  Brads................dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis 
Trunk and Clout Nails...
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails..........dis
Leathered Carpet  Tacks................... dis
No. 1,  Refined...........................................
Market  Half-and-half............................
Strictly  Half-and-half............................
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.

6
60
60
60
60
¿0
50
50
50

12 50 
16 00 
17  50

TINNER’S SOLDER.

TIN  PLATES.

 

rates.

TIN—LEADED.

10x11, Charcoal.............................
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal..............................
IX, 
6 25
12x12, Charcoal..............................
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal..............................   7 75
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal.................................  »  75
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal................................  7 25
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal.................................  8  75
IXXX, 14x20, Charcool................................   10  77
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............................  12 5a
20x28, Charcoal.................................  15 50
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  6 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  8 50
DXX,  100 Plate Charcoal............................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal........................  12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to  6 75 
Roofing, 14x20, IC.........................................  » 2a
Roofing, 14x20,  IX .......................................   ”  to
Hoofing, 20x28, IC.........................................  J]
Roofing, 20x28,  IX .......................................   14  00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne.................5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terue...............  7 00
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne................ 11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne............  14 OO
Steel, Game.....................................................B0&T0
OneidajCommuntity,  Newhouse’s..........dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60*10
Hotchkiss’  .....................................................60*10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Co.’s ...................................60*10
Mouse, choker...................................i
OZ
Mouse,  delusion................................ $1 50 v  doz
Bright Market....................................... dis  67*4
A  Market.................................dis 
70
Anneale
3d Market.................................... dis  62*4
Coppere
Extra Bailing...........................................• .dis  55
Tinned  Market...................................... dis  62*4
Tinned  Broom............................................v ®   to
Tinned Mattress.............................................■® 8*4
Coppered  Spring  Steel................ dis  40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel.....................................dis  50
Plain Fence.............................................$  
3*4
Barbed Fence, galvanized...............................4*4
painted.................. .................0%
Copper...............................................new  list net
Brass..................................................new  list net

TRAPS.

WIRE.

“ 

j

WIRE GOODS.'

WRENCHES.  •

Bright.............................................dis 
70*10*10
Screw Eyes.....................................dis  70*10*10
Hook’s  . ...........................................dis  70*10*10
Gate Hooks and  Eyes............... dis 
70*10*10
Baxter's Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine....................................... dis 
60
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis  7a&10 
Coe’s Patent, malleable................dis 75*10*10
BlrdCages............................................... 
  „„„to
Pumps,  Cistern............•-......................dis  70*10
Screws, new  list........................................  75@10
Casters, Bed  and  Plate.................... dis50*10&10
Dampers, American.................................  40*10
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .60*10*5 
Copper  Bottoms.......................................  
22c

MISCELLAN EOUS.

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AUOER8 AND BITS.

BELLS.

BALANCES.

Ives’,  old style.........................................
N.  H.C. Co............. .................................
Douglass’...................................................d]6™?lx
Pierces’  ....................................................dteflOM®
Snell’s .......................................................dls®0&10
Cook’s  ......................................*•............. dis40*10
Jennings’,  genuine..................... ...........di*
Jennings’, imitation...............................disaü*iu
Spring..’. ......................................  .......... dis 
40
Railroad...................................................$  *3 to
Garden....................................................net  ** to
Hand.................. ...........................dis  $ 60*10*10
60*10
Cow.................................................... dis 
30&1Í
Call.................................................... dis 
Gong................................................. dis 
2i
Door, Sargent..................................dis 
60*10
Stove.......................................................dis $ 
40
Carriage  new-list.................................dis
Plow  ......................................................dis  30*10
Sleigh Shoe............................................dis
60*10
Wrought Barrel  Bolts........................dis
60*10
Cast  Barrel  Bolts................................ dis
60
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs....................dis
61
Cast Square Spring............................. dis
60*10
Cast Chain............................................dis
60*10
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob............ dis
60*10
Wrought Square................................. dis
60
Wrought Sunk Flush..........................dis
Wrought  Bronze  aud  Plated  Knob
60*10
Flush..................................................dis
60*10
Ives’ Door............................. *..............dis

b o l t s .

BRACES.

40

3 50
4 00

BUCKETS.

BUTTS. CAST.

Barber...................................................dis$ 
Backus...................................................dis 50*10
Spofford................................................. dis
Am. Ball.................................................dis
Well, plain.................................................. $
Well, swivel.................................................
Cast Loose Pin, figured...................... dis
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed........ dis
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed, .dis 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis
Wrought Loose  Pin...........................dis
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip.......... dis
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned.......... dis
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tipped .................................................dis
W rought 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 

70*10 
70*10 
60*10 
60*10 
60*10 
60* 5 
60*  5
60* 5

75
80
80
70

CAPS.

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

 

CATRIDGES.

COMBS.

CHISELS.

Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester  new list50&10
Rim Fire, United  States.......................dis50&10
Central Fire.............................................. dis30*10
Socket Firmer..................... t................dis 
75
1»
Socket Framing........ ........................... dis 
>5
Socket Corner.......................................dis 
Socket Slicks........................................ dis 
10
Butchers’Tanged  Firmer..................dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers....................dis 
20
Cold........................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s..............................dis  40*10
Hotchkiss  ............................................ dis 
25
 
Brass, Backing’s....................................... 
to
Bibb’s .........................................................
B eer................. 
to&10
Fenns’.........................................................  
w
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... lift  28
31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................   22
Morse’s Bit  Stock.......................... .  dis 
40
Taper and Straight Shank..................dis 
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank......................... dia 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................doz net  $.85
Corrugated...........................................dia  40*10
Adjustable............................................dia  *4 *10

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

ELBOWS.

COPPER.

DRILLS

COCKS.

 

 

 

 

Our lioader Smoking I Our Loader Fine Cut

O R D E R

15c per pound.

Our Leader Slicrts, 

16c per pound. 

33c per pound.

Our Leader Cigars, 

$30 per M.
tlie   W/ o r ld .

Til©  B e st  in

Clark, Jewell &

SOLE  AGENTS  FOB

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

O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.”

WM. SEARS & CD.
■  Cracker  Manufacturers,

A g en ts  fo r

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

AMBOY  CH EESE
FULLER  &  STOWE  COMPANY,

D e sig n e r s

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

Honorary Membership in  the  State  Asso­

ciation.

W est Ol iv e,  Oct.  23,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dear Sir—Am I to understand  that any 
business man  can  secure the benefits of  the 
Notification  System  of  the  Michigan Busi­
ness  Men’s  Association  by  qualifying  for 
honorary membership?
There are not enough  business  men here 
to form a local  organization, but I am  anx­
ious  to  secure  some  immunity  from  the 
dead-beat class.
The State  Association  will  undoubtedly 
work a revolution in present business meth­
ods,  and have a  tendency to  cause  individ­
uals to  be  careful  about  making  promises 
which they quickly break.

Yours truly, 

O.  T rumble.

[Mr. Trumble can obtain  the Notification 
Sheets of the  Michigan  Business Men’s As­
sociation  by qualifying  for -honorary mem­
bership. 
Inasmuch  as  connection  with  a 
local association  will  do  him  much  more 
good,  however,  T he  T radesm an  would 
suggest that it  would  be  advantageous for 
him to identify himself with either the Hol­
land and Grand Haven Associations, or both.]

Purely Personal.

J.  E. Brewster,  of  the  firm  of  Brewster 
&  Stanton,  of  Detroit,  was  in  town  Mon- 
i day.
C. S. Kahn,  of the produce  and  commis- 
I  sion firm of  Kahn,  Lostro  &  Co.,  went  to 
Cincinnati Monday*
S.  M.  Austin, Vice-President  of  the Ben- 
I ton Harbor Pickle and  Vinegar Co.,  was in 
town a couple of days last week.

John C.  Christenson recently had the mis­
fortune to  get  his  right  hand  caught  in a 
a cracker machine at Eaton & Christenson’s 
bakery, badly mangling  the  member. 
It is 
as  yet uncertain whether the hand will die.
A.  J.  Webster, ot Vallejo,  Cal.,  has  been 
in town  several  days,  the  guest of his cou­
sin,  Dave  Haugh.  He  was  in  attendance 
on the Knight Templar conclave at St. Louis 
and could not forbear the temptation to visit 
Michigan before returning  home.

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

a t   t h i s

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

Sole Agents for Celebrated

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

tilla, Our Nickle,  The Rats, 

Fox’s Clipper.

JOBBERS IN

DRY  GOODS,

• A . U I D   I s T O T I O H S T S ,

8 3  M o n ro e  St.,

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

GRAND  R A PID S,  M ICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers  (  k  QflPPlflltli 
American and Stark A Bags 
( ** OjJuuluiljf.

76 South Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

E xclusively W holesale.

Order Sample M by Ma il.

JTJDD  tfc  OO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line W inter Goods.

10%  CANAL STREET.

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HAV%A-B0TrL£-0p

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A  ME «CANTILE  JOURNAL,, PUBLISHED  EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

K.  A.  STOWE  &  HKO., Proprietors.

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

Telephone No. 95,

\ ~ >itered  at  thè  Postofflce  at  Grand  Rapide  as 

Second-class Mattar.']

WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  27,  1886.

Snooks' Experience at the Pharmacy Con­

vention.

Cant Hook Corners,  Oct.  20,  1886. 

Editor  M ic h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n :

Dear Sib —1  am  home  again  after  my 
pleasant  trip  to  your  city  to  attend  the 
State  pharmacy  meetipg.  We  had  a  big 
time and enjoyed  ourselves  hugely. 
I  6ay 
“ we” because Mehitable was with me.  She 
w’ould  go  along,  as  she  said,  to  keep  me 
straight.  She said:  “No  getting  out with 
the boys to paint the  town this time and at­
tending  varieties  and  other  questionable 
places.  You are a married man now.”

So she went  along and  looked at  all the 
fashions and  bought  enough  dry  goods to 
load a cart.  We  saw lots  of  pretty things 
in the  dry goods  line.  We  was going  up 
Munroe street on the second  day of  the ex­
hibition when my wife said: 
>  “Look there,  Sol,  isn’t that pretty?”

“Yes,  by  Jupiter,  ’tis,”  said  I,  “what 
pretty  red  cheeks  and  black  hair she has 
got.”

“Oh  pshawr!” cried  my wife  “I  did  not 
I  mean  that  wrap 

mean  her  face  paint. 
she has on.  I must have  one like it.”
That’s always the way, Bro. Stowe,
The men see the faces and tresses,
The women the hats and the dresses,

,

w’hich is poetry.

But I got out with the boys just the same, 
cause I was  invited  to  a  reception  at the 
Peninsular Club, given  by the  Hazeltine & 
Perkins  Drug  Co. 
I  mean  the  reception 
was given,  not the club.  We  had  a  bang- 
up time and  no  mistake. 
I  looked in vain 
for the traditional  long,  slim,  hatchet-faced 
pharmacist, lie was not there.  Instead, I saw 
a crowd of  as  w’ell-fed, jolly-looking  chaps 
as I ever met.  The  music furnished by the 
string  band  in  the  billiard  room,  was 
superb,  I  could  hardly keep  my  feet  still. 
At about  9:30  p.  m.  we  began  to  eat  in 
platoons.  The square  table  was  tastefully, 
arranged, and we arranged ourselves around 
the outside next  to the wall.  There  was a 
large lot  of  green  things in  the  middle, a 
pig with an onion  in his  mouth at each cor­
ner and the bowls of  “pate de  feiv  graw,” 
oyster chowder, tliing-em-bob salad, deviled 
turkey,  fruits, etc.,  presented  a toot ensem­
ble  highly  creditable  to  the  gentlemanly 
hosts of the occasion.

I  went in with  the first  platoon and  got 
through the  first three courses  as far as the 
iced  claret,  w’hen  along  came  my  friend 
Crookston,  with  the  second  platoon.  Out 
of  respect  to  him  I  had  to  stay  and  go 
through it all again.

When  Mehitable  reads  this,  she  will 
know  why I  snored  so that  night,  so that 
the clerk sent the bell boy up to know what 
had happened,  I  spose  he  thought  it  was 
another earthquake.

After  supper wre  all  smoked  twTo  cigars 
apiece.  That is  what  made  my  mouth so 
dry next morning.  Then  we went  into the 
reading room  and  I studied  about an hour 
over an  inscription  over the  fire place. 
It 
was a mixed  up thing and I asked  Crooks­
ton  and  Harrison  and  Mills  and  Bassett 
what  it  meant,  but  none  of  ’em knew’.  1 
got it  before  I  quit  though. 
In plain  En­
glish it was  “Good  fire, good  friends, good 
cheer.”  Good  thunder!  w’ho  would  have 
thunk it from the way it was inscribed.

Then we went for  our  hats.  The  labels 
had got  mixed  so  that  the  committee  on 
hats could  not  tell  tother  from  which. 
I 
wras a little fearful that some one w ould ap­
propriate my hat. 
It is a nice fall style hat 
—fall of 1882—and 1  have  become attached 
to it.  Like an old pair of  shoes  a man be­
comes attached to his  old  hat.  But no one 
took mine. 
I waited till  all  the others had 
got tlieim and  then  went  and found  mine 
all safe in the center of the floor.

The next day wre took a trip to  the aunty 
kalsomiue  worts  and  in  the  evening  we 
w’eut  to  see  the  “Two  Kids”  at  Powers’ 
opera house, all the visitors being furnished 
with tickets for  himself  and  wife,  by  the 
kindness of our entertainers.

But I must leave the rest for my next let­
ter,  when I will tell about the exhibits also.

Yours truly,

Solimax  Snooks.

Registered Pharmacist.

M anufactured by the

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

R A L E IG H ,  3NT.  O.

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.,

W holesale agent3 for th e  k

s t Á t e  o f1 isÆiOHiia-^isr.

This  is  the  only  authorized  ZI.  of  Xa. 
Smoking  Tobacco  on  the  market.  The 
stock  of  this  corporation is all  owned by 
the EL of Xi.  Assemblies  in  the  TJ. S-,  and 
every member  w ill  not  only  buy  it  him­
self, but do his utmost to  make  it  popular. 
Dealers w ill therefore see the advisability 
of putting it in stock  at once.  We w ill fill 
orders for any quantity at following prices, 
usual terms:
2  0Z.46;  4 OZ. 4 4 ;  8  0Z.43;  16  0Z.42.

ARTHUR MEIGS & CO.,
Wholesale  Grocers,
S.  HETMAN  &  SON. SHOW  CASE

77, 79, 81  and 83 Sonth Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich.  ’

MANUFACTURERS.

48  CANAL  STREET,  GUANI)  RAIMOS,  MICH.

Best of w orkm anship and lowest prices. 
are invited to call and look over our line when iu the city.

Every style of Show Cases, in w alnut, cherry, m ahogany, oak o r bird’s-eye m aple on hand or made to order. 
Illustrated Catalogue and Price-List m ailed on application.  Merchants 

RINDGE, BERTSCH & GO.
BOOTS  AND  SHOES,

MANUFACTURERS AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

L. M.  CARY.

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.
<& LOVERXDCE,

L.  L.  LO V E RIDGE.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

hT

Combination and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street, 

- 

Grid Rapids, Micl.

H E S T E R   Sc  F O X ,

MANUFACTUREKS’  AGENTS  FOB

anti 

SAW  AITS CRIST S43XZ. MACHINERY,
Send  fo r  ___
Catalogue  j#*®’ 
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> 2 ¡£í ± _ h E 1 _

.
WORKS jr y à = =
IND IAN APO LIS.  INO.,  U.  S. A.
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OF— .
STUM ENGINES & M I l H B J g g g f P
Ccrry Engines and Boilers in Stock 

&  ENGÌNE 

-

for  immediate delivery.

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

Saws, Belting and Oils.

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

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

W rite for Prices. 

130  OAKES  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

GRAND  RAPIDS

Office and Warehouse:  71  Canal St.

SEED  MERCHANTS,

GRAIN A i SEED CO.
W. T. LAHOREAUI, A p t
CLOVER

-AND-

TIMOTHY

A SPECIALTY.

JOBBERS  OF

OYSTERS

And Manufacturers of

CANDY.

OBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.,

MaMactras of FINE  LAUNDRY and TOILET  SOAPS,

1 2 0  M ioliigan  St., C h icago, 111.

W e m ake th e following brands:

HARD WATER, Linen, German Family, Sweet 16, White Satin, 

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

White Prussian, Glycerine Family, Napkin, Royal.

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

A. HT7FFORD, General A gent, Box  14,  GRAND  RA R ID S,  M ICH.

Write m e for Prices.

where in this issue and write for

See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in  Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything ve handle.
A. B. KNOWLSON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Business Enterprise.  ~

A merchant cannot be successful who has 
no  “business  enterprise.”  Although  we 
may differ witli this  one, or  that  one,  as to 
what is  “business enterprise,” or may differ 
witli the German  grocer  whose  opinion  of 
“enterprise”  is  stated  below,  we  cannot 
doubt that Haus had  something  in his head 
besides beer:

“What is  the  price  of  sausages?” asked 

“Dwenty  cents  a  pound,”  was  the  an­

a customer.

swer.

“You asked twenty-five this  morning.”
“Yah; dot vas  veil  I  had  some.  Now I 
ain’t got none, Psells him fordwendy cends. 
Dot makes me a reputation for selling cheab 
und I don’d lose noddings.”

Wood  pulp  palls  $4  a  dozen. 

Dunton & Co.

Curtiss,

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY

E IT C3-13ST H5 S

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

W ,  O,  D e n iso n ,
GRAND  RAPIDS, 
-  MICHIGAN.

88,90 and 92 South Division Street, 

O . w .  B L A I N   &   c o . ,  M ic e  Commission Merchants,
Putin  ri Basil F A , Smite! jftplais, Etc.

-DEALERS  IN-

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

pondence solicited.  APPLES AND POTATOES in car lots  Specialties. 

Lamps  are  filled  direct 
by  THE  PUMP  without 
lifting the Can.  The F ill­
ing Tube adjusting to suit 
the h eighth  of any lamp. 
Any overflow or drippings 
arc  returned  to  the  Can 
through an .opening in the 
center of the  top.  W hen 
closed  the  F illin g  Tube 
enters this  opening,  pre­
venting evaporation from 
EITH ER PUMP OR CAN.

Gil AND GASOLINE GAN

Every Live Dealer Should Sell Them.

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

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

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

OVER  200,000  IN  ACTUAL  USE!

DO N ’T  b e :  h u m b u g g e d

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

Reliable  “ GOOD  ENOUGH.”

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

SEND  FOR  COMPLETE  CIRCULARS  AND  PRICE-LIST.

MANUFACTURED  BY

FOR SALE IN  GRAND  RAPIt>S  BY

- 

S o le  A g en ts fo r

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

I m p o r t e r s   a n d .

BULKLEY, LEMON £ HOOPS,
W holesale  Grocers.
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Celebrated Soaps. 
Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch. 
“Jolly  Tar”  Celebrated  Plug  Tobacco, 
Jolly  Time”  Celebrated  Fine  Cut  To­
Dwinell,  Hayward  &  Co.’s  Roasted 
Thomson  &  Taylor’s  Magnolia  Coffee. 
Warsaw Salt  Co.’s Warsaw Salt.
“ Benton” Tomatoes, Benton Harbor.
“ Van  Camp ”  Tomatoes,  Indianapolis. 
“Acme ”  Sugar Corn, Best in the World.
In addition to a full line  of staple groceries,  we are the 
only house in Michigan which carries a complete assortment 
of fancy groceries and table delicacies.

dark and light.
bacco.
Coffees.

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

25,27 asi 29 Ionia St. ami 51,53,55,' 57 and. 59 Island Sts.,

O rand. RapldLs, M id i.

Retail Grocers’ Association'of Grand Rap>

ids.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of  the 
Retail Grocers’ Association,  which was held 
on October 19, was  called  to order by Vice- 
President Coye.  The following applications 
were received  and  the  applicants  elected: 
A.  D. Esler,  108 Monroe street; John Greig, 
16 Plainfield avenue; T.  H.  Ilart,  254 South 
Division street.

The Arbitration Committee was instructed 
to be prepared to make  a full  report on the 
Van  Wyck-Moelker  matter  at  the  next 
meeting.

The following resolution, presented at the 
previous meeting,  was taken from  the table 
and  adopted,  and also ordered  published in 
T h e T r a d e s m a n :
Resolved—That we congratulate the busi­
ness men of  Michigan  on the successful or­
ganization of a State Association;
Resolved—That we bespeak for the Mich­
igan Business Men’s  Association the hearty 
co-operation  of  every one  interested in the 
unification of  business  men and  the eleva­
tion of business methods;
Resolved—That we congratulate ourselves 
that this Association  took an active  part in 
the inauguration of a State union;
Resolved—That  we  learn  with  pleasure 
that the State Association  intends  meeting 
in convention  with  us  again  next  March, 
and that we  hereby agree  to do all that lies 
in our power to render  the  second  conven­
tion even more of  a  success  than  the  first 
meeting.

Treasurer Harris  reported  disbursements 
amounting to $37.25  since  the last  meeting 
and a balance on hand of $15.85.  Accepted.
Collector  Cooper  reported  the  collection 
of $655.10  since  March  15 and  secured ac­
counts and good notes amounting to $191.12, 
making a  total  of  $846.22.  Of  this  sum, 
$425, or  about 65 per  cent.,  was  worthless 
accounts.

B. F. Emery «sked  whether  he  had any 
remedy  against  debtors  living  in  towns 
w'here there  are  Associations  and  was  as­
sured  by  State  Secretary  Stowe  that  he 
could refer the  accounts to the  local organ­
ization and  in case the  debtors failed to pay 
they would  be  put on  the  delinquent  list, 
the same  as  if  the  debts  were  contracted 
there.

The meeting then adjourned.

Beware of Shoals and Rocks.

Referring  to the  admittance  to member­
ship in one  of  the  local  associations of  an 
improper person, President*IIamilton writes 
T h e  T r a d e s m a n as follows:

The Secretary of  a  neighboring  Associa­
tion  was in to see  me a day or two ago and 
said that a number of  delinquents had been 
to him and  cursed  him  over  and  again for 
putting  them on  the delinquent  list,  while 
their Association  recognized  as  a  member
such a notorious dead-beat as-----------------,
who had outraged  the class  which was suf­
fering from  their combined action;  in all of 
which there was  so  much  truth  that  they 
are very seriously thinking  of  doing  as the, 
■darkey minister  said  his  congregation  did 
to him,  “handed him his resignation.”
To me, the question  seems  to  be  a  very 
simple  one.  We must  do as we  would be 
done by.  We demand  honor  and fair deal­
ing,  prompt pay and  justice, and should we 
not demand  it, by  compulsion  even,  from 
our members, as well as from outsiders?
One man of  bad  character  will  curse an 
association unless  he  is  cut off.  Now that 
business men  are  striving  to  adopt  article 
11 of the State constitution, they can show it 
in no better way than by ostracising the dead­
beats In their  own  ranks,  Hence  the cau­
tion  necessary at  first  to  so guard  tiie en­
trance to local associations  that  the  lowest 
grade  member  cannot  use the  Association 
for his illegitimate  ends, bringing  the  best 
men to the lowest level.
Let us,  if we  can,  stimulate a high  stan­
dard  of  honor.  Let  associations  not  be 
afraid to  expel  a  member,  if  it  be  neces­
sary for the  Association’s  good.  The man 
who  is  aiming  to  defraud  his  creditors, 
large or  small, should  be  summarily  dealt 
with,  in  order  that  the  Associations  may 
stand out in their  proper  light as practicing 
what they preach—as  being as  much in the 
interest of  public  good  as  private  protec­
tion. 

______
A Happy Thought.

Meuier,  the French chocolate  maker,  was 
a man of  no  manners,  no  education,  but of 
indomitable  energy  and  activity,  and  pos­
sessing a mind fertile  in resources.  At one 
time, when  already prosperous,  he  had car­
ried  on  his  operations  witli  so  much  zeal 
that his unsold stock had accumulated.  His 
foreman  suddenly informed  him  that  over 
•200,000  pounds  of  chocolate  were  lying 
in his store rooms undisposed of and rapidly 
mildewing, being  already discolored.  This 
meant ruin.  Menier  bethought  himself for 
a  moment,  and  within  forty-eight  hours 
every available  wall or  boarding  in all the 
towns, villages and  hamlets of France Were 
covered with huge  posters  bearing  in flam­
ing  capitals  “Chocolate  Menier,  the  only 
one that  gets  white  as  it  gets  old.”  The 
stock  was  sold  with  astonishing  prompti­
tude,  and not  only was  the  impending dis­
aster staved off,  but from that dSy dated the 
phenomenal  prosperity  achieved  by  the 
chocolate maker.

*  A Valuable Hand Book

T h e T r a d e s m a n  acknowledges  the  re­
ceipt from the  Northwestern  Lumljerman, 
Chicago,  of  a  copy  of  their  “Beautiful 
. Homes and How to  Build  Them.” 
It  con­
tains a series of very  tasteful,  conveniently 
arranged  and  practical  plans  for  modern 
brick  or  frame  dwellings.  The  publisher 
guarantees  to  furnish  detailed  plans  and 
specifications at a further cost of not exceed­
ing $3.  The price of the  book  is  50  cents 
postpaid.  Those who are thinking of build­
ing would do well to  send  for a copy of the 
little book.

It  is  estimated  that  the  prune  crop  of 
Santa Clara county,  California,  this season 
will be worth $1,200,000.

Wood  pulp  pails  $4  a  dozen.  Curtiss, 

.Dunton & Co.

THE  BEST  OIL  CAN  IN  USE.

• 

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

Curtiss, Dunton. <&,Co.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

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

HECZERS’  SEZiF-HAXSXXTG  BUCKWHEAT.

Boxes holding 20  5  pound packages, 

“ 
« 

“ 
“ 

40  21-2  “ 
“ 
32  3 

“ 
“ 

$4.50 
$4.50
$4.30

Discount--On lots of 25 boxes or more, 50 cents per box.

GET THE BEST.

WM. L. ELLIS  &  CO.

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 
Racids  furnished  on  application.

We carry a large stock of

S ea  and  liaise  Fish,  in  Packages.

SUCCESSORS  TO

FRED. D.  YALE.

DANIEL LYNCH.

FEED. D. YALE & CO.

WHOLESALE  MANUFACTURERS  OF

OH AS. S. YALE & BRO.,
Baling Powders, Extracts, Blninp,
GROCERS’  SUNDRIES.
A ll orders addressed to the new   firm  w ill re­

AND  JOBBERS  OF

ceive prom pt attention.

40 and 42 South Division St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

MICH.

Consignments of Game Solicited.

3 7 CANAL ST. 

M anager.

33.  F .   E L A E 3R .Y ",

The  CONGRESS

T H E BEST  IN  THE  MARKET.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

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

Beans—Dry, handpicked, $ 1.50@$1.60  bu.
Beets—45c $  bu.
Buckwheat—3@3V4c f! ib.
Butter—Michigan  creamery  is  in  good de­
mand  at 24@26e.  D airy is in active demand at 
18@20e.

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

(Srocevies.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

I  These prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 
promptly and buy in full packages.

AXLE OHEASE.

.........  80
Crown  ..........•.
Frazer’s ................  
90
Diamond  X ...........   60
Modoc, 4  doz..........2 50

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

BAKING  POWDER.
Acme, Vi ft cans, 3 doz. case.......
'*  2  “ 
.......
2 ft  “  1  “ 
.......
Bulk.................................

“  V4 ft 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Cheese—The price continues to move upward, 

$  doz.
jobbers now holding  Michigan  full  cream  at | prjncees,  14s. 
12V4@13c.  The factories demand  ll!i@r~’c  for 
September and October make.
*  Cider—10c 

gal.

“ 
“ 

Holland  Presents  a  Solid  Front  to  the 

• 

Dead-Beat.

In accordance with an invitation from the 
business men of Holland, the editor of T he 
T r a d esm a n  repaired  to  that  place  last 
Thursday evening  and  assisted  in the  for­
mation of  the  Holland  Business Men’s As­
sociation.  The meeting was called to order 
by Jacob Van Pntten,  who  was  selected  to 
act  as  chairman.  Mr. Van  Putten  stated 
the objects of  the  meeting,  after which the 
writer  explained  the  system  in  use by the 
various  associations  throughout  the  State. 
A  motion  to  proceed  to  organization  was 
then adopted,  after which  the  constitution 
of the Ada Association was adopted.

The following  men "and  firms  identified 
themselves  with  the  Association:  G. Van 
Putten & Sons, D. DeVries, Boot & Kramer, 
R. Kanters  &  Sons, E.  Haroid,  Kremer  & 
Bangs, Van Duren  Bros., H. Walsh & Son, 
Yates & Kane, J.  Pessink  &  Bro.,  S. Den 
Uyl, Steketee&Bros., D. Bertsch, S. Spriets- 
ma, Brusse  Bros.,  A.  C. Van Raalte,  R. E. 
Werkman,  A.  Steketee,  R.  D. Morrell, J. 
W.  Bosman.

Election of officers resulted as follows:
President—Jacob Van Putten.
Vice-President—John Kromer.
Secretary—A. Van Duren.
Treasurer—E.  Harold.
Executive  Committee—President,  Secre­
Business  Committee—H.  Walsh,  R.  E. 

tary, Treasurer, Peter  Kane, D.  DeVries.
Werkman,  R. Kanters.

A system  of  blanks  was  then  adopted, 
and the Executive Committee was instructed 
to procure the  printing  of  the  same.  The 
meeting then adjourned for  two weeks.

The  meeting was  marked  with  a  great 
deal of  enthusiasm, and  several  merchants 
who were unable to be present at  the meet­
ing joined the day following.  The prospects 
for effective work  by the  Holland Business 
Men’s Association are excellent.

Each  Organization  Independent—A  Can­

vassingTraud.
Ch a r l ev o ix,  Oct.  21,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r  Sir —What  about  the  Business 
Men’s Association?  Is it a State institution, 
with a common head, or is each Association* 
entirely independent  of  all  the  rest?  We 
have a man here trying to organize branches 
of a National  Association.  a)o  you  know 
anything about that?  Any information will 
be appreciated. 

Respectfully,

Ca r pe n t e r,  B artholom ew & Co.

[Every  local association  thus  far  organ­
ized in this  State  is  independent  in  itself. 
If the members so desire,  their organization 
can become auxiliary  to  ths  Michigan Bus­
iness Men’s Association  on  the payment of 
an annual per capita tax of  ten cents.  The 
years are probably not far  distant when the 
State organizations will form a National As­
sociation on a  representative basis,  but  any 
man who pretends to  represent  such an  or­
ganization  at this time is a fraud.]

A recent  decision  in  the  Maine  supreme 
judicial court was to the  effect that it is not 
necessary that logs sold should be scaled by 
a sworn surveyor to Suable the vendor to re­
cover  the  price. 
In  such  an  action  the 
quantity  may  be  shown  by a witness  who 
actually scaled the logs by agreement of the 
parties, though not a sworn surveyor.

M ic h ig a n   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n .  ' 

President—F rank Ham ilton. Traverse City.
F irst Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. H etrick, Grand ltapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand ltapids.
Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo. 
Executive Committee—President, F irst V ice-President, 
Secretary, N. B. Biain and W. E. Kelsey.
Comm ittee on Trade In terests-S m ith  Barnes. Traverse 
C ity;  P. Ranney, K alam azoo;  A. 
.  v\ estgaxe,  ^ne-
CominHtee on Legislation—W. E.  Kelsey,  Ionia;  J.  V.
B.
Comm ittee on Membership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis 

Crandall, Sand Lake;  3. F. Clark, Big Rapids. 
F. Em ery, Grand Rapids;  the Secretary.

,

M e rc h a n t’» P ro te c tiv e  A ss’n o f B ig   R apids. 
President,  N.  H.  Beebe;  F irst  Vice-President,  W.  E. 
Overton;  Second Vice-President, C.  B.  Lovejoy;  Sec­
retary, A. 8. H obart;  Treasurer, J. F. Clark.

S o u th   A n n   a n d   B ast  J o r d a n   B usiness 

M en’s  A s’n.

President. A. E.’Piekard;  Secretary, John  Long; Treas-

ureraJolm  Cham berlain.

B u sin ess  M en’s  P ro tectiv e 

hoygan.

President, A. W.  W estgate;  Vice-Pï 

bers;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.

U nion' o f  Ohe- 

ident,  H.  Cham-

M e rc h a n t’s  U nion  o f N ash v ille.

President. H erbert M. Lee;  Vice-President, C. E.  Good- 
—  *  —  --------   Secretary and Attor-

win;  Treasurer. G. A. Trum an; 
ney, W alter W ebster.

W h ite   I.a k e   B usiness  M en’s A s’n. 

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

B.  Nicholson, 
Montague.

B u siness M en’s P ro te c tiv e  A s’n o f K in g sley . 
President,  Jas.  Broderick;  Vice-President,  A.  G.  Ed­
w ards:  Secretary, Geo. W. C haufty;  Treasurer, H. P. 
W hipple. 
_________
K alam azo o   R e ta il G rocers’ A ssociation. 
President, P. Ranney;  F irst Vice-President, O. K. Buck-
Scoville;  Treasurer,  Julius

hout;  Secretary,  M.  S. 
Schuster.

L yons  B usiness  M en’s  A s’n. 

President,  A. K. Roof;  Vice-President,  B.  M.  H ntehtn 
son:  Secretary, D. A. Reynolds;  Treasurer,  John  Mc­
Quillan. 
R e ta il  G rocers’  Ass’n  o f G ran d   R ap id s. 

President, Erw in J. H errick;  F irst Vice-President, E. E. 
W alker;  Secretary,  E.  A.  Stowe;  Treasurer,  B.  S. 
H arris.

•

G rocers’  A ss’n  o f  th e   C ity  o f  M uskegon.
President. H. B.  Fargo;  F irst  Vice-President,  Wm.  B. 
K eift;  Secretary, W in.Peer; Treasurer,JohnD eH ass,

R e ta il G rocers' T rad e U nion A s’n o f D etro it.
President, John Blessed: Vice-President. Robert B arrie; 

Secretary, H. Kundinger;  Treasurer, H enry Nebe.

L u th e r  P ro te c tiv e   A s’n.

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

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

L o w ell  B u siness  M en's  P ro te c tiv e   A ss’n.
President  N. B. Biain;  Vice-President, John Giles;  Sec­

retary. Frank T. King;  Treasurer, Chas, D. Pease.

C ad illac  B usiness  M en’s  A s’n. 

President. A. W. Newark;  Vice-President.  F.  B.  K 
Secretary. J. C. MeAdam ;  Treasurer, P. Medalie.

S tu rg is  B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation. 

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

thony;  Secretary and Treasurer,  Wm. Jorn.

T rav erse  C ity  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 
President.  F rank  H am ilton:  Secretary,  C.  T.  Lock- 

wood:  Treasurer, J. T. Beadle.
Io n ia   B u sin ess  M en's  P ro te c tiv e   A ss’n. 

President, Wm. E. Kelsey;  Vice-President, H. M. Lewis; 

Secretary, Fred. C utler, Jr.

B u siness M en’s P ro te c tiv e  Ass’n o f S aranac. 
President.  Geo.  A.  P otts;  Secretary,  P.  T. W illiams;

Treasurer, S. M. Crawford.

E lk  R a p id s B usiness M en’s P ro te c tiv e  A s’n. 
PreSident. J. J. McLaughlin;  Secretary,  C.  L.  M artin; 

Treasurer, A. B. Conklin.

O ceana  B u siness  M en’s  A s’n. 

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

Treasurer, H. H. Bunyea,

M an to n ’s  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 
President, F. A. Jenison;  Secretary, R. Fuller;  Treas­

urer, J. C. Bostick.

H a s t in g s   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia t io n . 

President, L. E. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J-  A.  VanArman.
C o o p e r s v illo   B u s in e s s   M e n 's   A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, E. N. P arker;  Secretary, R. D. McNaughton.

H o lla n d   B u s in e s s   M e n ’ s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President. Jacob Van Putten ;  Secretary, A. Van Duren.
G re en v ille  B u sin ess  M en’s  A sso ciatio n . 

President, L. W. Sprague;  Secretary, E. J. Clark.
A d a  B u sin ess M en’s  A sso ciatio n . 
President, D. F. W atson;  Secretary, Elm er Chapel.

Cranberries—Choice Cape  Cod  command  $8 
$   bbl.  Jerseys,  $2.50  $   bu.  Home  grown,
$1.75@3 $  bu.

Dried Apples—Evaporated, 8Vic  H  ft;  quar­

tered and sliced, 3@$Vic $'ft.
Dried Peaches—Pared. 15c.
Eggs—Scarce.  Jobbers  pay 16c  and sell for 

18c.
Grapes—Concords, 3@5c ’¡j) f t .; Catawbas com­
mand 6c; Niagaras, lie;  Malagas, $4.50 ^9 keg.

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 are firm at $2 $   bbl.
Potatoes—Dealers  are  offering  25@30c,  the 
foreign demand not warranting higher prices 
at present.

Pop Corn—3Vic ^ ft.
Peppers—Green,75c  $  bu.
Sweet Potatoes—Baltimores, $3 $   bbl.;  Jer­

seys, $2.50 $  bbl.

Squash—Hubbard, 2c $  ft.
Tomatoes—40@50c $  bu.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.  •

Wheat—2c higher.  City millers  pay 73 cents 
for Lancaster and 70  for  Pulse  and  Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 46@47c  in 100bu. 

lots and 42@43c in carlots.

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

car lots.

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

Meal—Bolted, $3.75 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $  ton.  Bran, $12 
sgton.  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..................
Selects..............................................
Anchors  ................ .........................
standard 
.........................................

CLAMS.

Quohog, V|9 100..................................
Little Neck, $  100............................

FRESH  FISII.

Cod  ............................. * .................
Haddock...........................................
Mackerel..........................................
Mackinaw Trout.............................
Smelts  ..............................................
Whitefish.........................................

.................33
........... to
...............125
.................20
................ 18

1  00 
80

@10 
@7 
...15  @20 
@  7 
@ 3
...10  @11 
@  7Vi

FRESH  MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides..................................   @  6
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters............. • ••»., 
i
Dressed  Hogs.........................................   5%®  ®
Mutton,  carcasses................................ »  @  ®‘/*
Spring Lamb...........................................  6  ©  ®Vi
Veal.........................................................   ‘'*@8
Pork Sausage........................................  @8
Bologna.................................... ■................... @ ”
Fowls................................................. —   @ 9
Spring  Chickens....................................
Ducks  .....................................................
Turkeys  ............................................

O vid  B u sin ess  M en’s  A s’n. 

President, C. H, H unter;  Secretary, L ester Cooley.

The  Grocery  Market.

Business  and  collections  are  both  good. 
Sugar is firm,  but  without  marked change. 
Valencia raisins continue to decline.  Pack­
age  coffees  have advanced  %  cent.  Other 
articles in the grocery line are about steady.
Candy is in active demand  and prices are 
steady.  Nuts are in good  demand and firm 
in price.  Cocoanuts  are  in  a  little  better 
supply  and  lower.  Peanuts  are  a  shade 
lower.  Jamaica oranges  are  the only fruit 
in  the  market.  The  quality  is  good  and 
prices are low.  Lemons are  good  for  this 
season  of  the  year  and  the  Malagas  are 
cheap.  The best grades of figs are fair, but 
the cheaper makes,  as  usual,  are  only fair. 
The supply is  yet limited and prices remain 
firm.  The crop is reported  large and lower 
prices are looked for later.

Oysters  are  fine  in  quality,  and  as  the 
weather gets  cooler  the  demand  improves.

Otsego Merchants, Beware!

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

E a st m a n v il le,  Oct. 23,  1886.

Dear Sir—I take the liberty and without 
any  organized  authority  to  inform you as 
general secretary of  the grocers’ association 
in  regard  to  a  dead-beat  who  recently re­
moved from Eastmanville to Otsego.  He is 
one of the worse dead-beat tramps who ever 
entered this peaceful  village.  He  owes me 
about 817. 
I do  not  squeal  on that,  when 
he owes others  considerable  more,  even for 
house rent. 
I do this  that  you  may notify 
the organization in  the  place  where he has 
gone to give its members  timely warning of 
this beat.  His name  is  George  W.  Grace 
and he is a married man.

Respectfully yours,

A.  W agner.

You  Can Come In Any Tim e.

H a s t i n g s ,  Oct. 21,  1886.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D ear Sir—At a meeting of the Hastings 
Business Men’s  Association,  held last even­
ing,  it  was  voted  to  join  ourselves  to the 
State Association. 
I  take  it  from  the by­
laws that we cannot  be  accepted  members 
now until January 1.

Please inform me if I am correct.

Yours respectfully,
J. A.  V a n A rman,  Sec’y.

Obeme, Hosick & Co.,  the  Chicago  soap 
manufacturers,  will be able to fill all orderss 
again  in  about  four  weeks,. as  they  will 
have  fully  recovered  from  the  effects  of 
their recent fire by that time.

RETAIL  6R0CERS.

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

and fire-tested.LAUNDRV SOAPS.

Acme. 
ilar to American Family. 

“LATHER,” 1 lb. and 3 lb. fcars, 60 lbs in box.  Similar to
- 
“OLD  COUNTRY,” “improved,” 801 lb. bars in box.  Sim­
- 
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. 
“WHITE  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 
4.7&
French Process. 
“IMPERIAL  LAUNDRY,” 100 11 oz. bars in box.  Similar 
2.50
to Mono, but not colored green. 
N o 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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TOILET SOAPS.

proved  N . G.

Yosemite  Bouquet, White  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.

W H O L E SA L E   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, 6o days or 2 per cent, off for cash in  io days,  5 box. lots or  upwards  deliv­
ered free of freight.  Special prices on  10 to 20 or 25 box lots. 

^

Manufactured only by

A L L E N   B .
R .   X j .   B a l l ,   State A g e n t,.

W R IS L E Y ,

479, 481, 483 Fifth Ave., Chicago.

Office  141  Bates S t, Detroit, Mich.

DO N ’T   B E   A  CLAM, but give us a Sample Order.  “Then you will yn ile.”

E.  F A L L A S ,

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 oents each.

97  and 99 Canal Street, 

,  

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Grand Rapid», Michigan

% 

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DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

,  MATCHES.

...12Vi@
..  8Vi@ 

Citron......................................................  @  24
Currants............. — .............................  6V4@
Lemon  Peel.  .........................................  @  14
Orange Peel.......................... .................  @  14
Prunes, French,60s__
Prunes, French, 80s.-........................
@ 4Vi 
Prunes, Turkey__ :............................
@3 60 
Raisins, Dehesia.................................
@3 00 
Raisins, London Layers....................
@2 10 
Raisins, California  “ 
....................
@2 50 
Raisins, Loose Muscatels..................
@10Vi 
Raisins, Ondaras,  28s........................
@ 754 
Raisins.  Sultanas..............................
...  8Vi@  8 Vi 
Raisins,  Valencia, new  ....................
... 
.@320
Raisins,  Imperials.............................
............. 1  00
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square...........
.............1 20
GrandHa;ea, N o9, square, 3 gro...
..............1  75
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor........
. .2 25 
Grand  Haven,  No.  3si0, parlor........
..1  50 
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round...........
..1 00 
Oshkosh, No. 2....................................
..1 56
Oshkosh, No.  8....................................
Swedish.................................................. *........  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square...... .....................1 00
............................150
Richardson’s No. 9 
Richardson’s No. 7Vi, round.......................... 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
............................150
Black  Strap..................................'............... 15@17
Cuba Baking................................................ 25@28
Porto  Rico........................ ................. .........24@30
New  Orleans,  good......................................28@34
New Orleans, choice.................................... 44@50
New Orleans,  fancy.................................... 52@55

MOLASSES.

do 
do 

Vi bbls. 2c extra

Rolled Oats, bbl 

“ 
“ 

“  Vi bbl.3 00  “ 
“  cases 3 25|
PICKLES.

OATMEAL.
5 75¡Steel  cut,  bbl...
“  Vi  bbl

..5 50 
..3 00

RICE.

PIPES.

@6 00 
Medium..................................................
@3 50 
“  Vi bbl.........................................
@7 00
Small,  bbl...............................................
Imported Clay 3 gross.......................... 2 25@3 00
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross...........   @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216,2Vi gross........  @1 85
American  T.D.......................................   75@  90
Choice Carolina...... 6 Vi ¡Java  ..................
Prime Carolina......5Vi P atna.........................5Vi
Good Carolina....... 5  Rangoon............5Vi@5>i
Good Louisiana......5  Broken...............3Vi@3Vi
Table  .......................6  ¡Japan........................ 7V4
DeLand’s pure....... 6Vi l Dwight’s ....................5Vi
Church’s  ................ 5Vi|Sea  Foam..................5Vi
Taylor’s G. M.........5ViiCap  Sheaf..................5V4
*
2 15 
2 35 
88 
1  45 
1 25

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

Vic less in 5 box lots.

SALERATUS.

SALT. 

70

SAUCES.

“ 

SOAPS.

75  “ 

70 U.  G.

2 931 Railroad 

aster....................4  00 

Parisian, Vi  pints..................................   @2 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................  @  70
Pepper Sauce, green  ...........................  @  80
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............   @1 25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........  @1 50
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................   @  80
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................   @1 30
Halford Sauce, pints............................  @3 50
Halford Sauce, Vt pints.........................  @2 20
Acorn......................3 85 Extra Chicago Fam-
ily .........................2 94
New Process, 1  lb..3 85;Napkin....................4  75
New Process, 3 ft..3 96 Towel......................4  75
Acme,  bars........... 3 55jWhite  Marseilles..5 50
Acme,  blocks.......  3 05. White Cotton  Oil..5 50
3 50
Best  American 
3 45
Circus
4 65
Big Five  Center...3 85|MysticWhite.......
..3 451 Saxon  Blue........... 2 60
Nickel...............
...3 15 Palmer’s, 100 bars..5 50 
Shamrock........
...2 55 
..4 25
Blue Danube...
London  Family
...2 301
Ground.
Pepper.............
Allspice__
Cinnamon..
Cloves  .......
Ginger .......
Mustard....
Cayenne  ...
Muzzy, Gloss, 1 ft  packages..

. 16@251 Pepper.................  @18
,...12@151 Allspice..............   8@10
__ 18@30 Cassia..................10@11
__ 15@25INutmegs,  No. 1..  @60
__ 16@20’Nutmegs,  No. 2..  @50
.... 15@30 Cloves  .................  @25
__ 25@35i

............... 
Corn, 1 1b packages................. 

.......  @ 54i
@ 5V4
3ft 
bulk.......................... ..  @  4
@ 6
Firmenich, new process, gloss, lft —   @5
3 ft__   @5
6 ft....  @ 6*£
bulk, boxes or bblS  @  4Vi
corn, l f t .. .: ........   @ 0
Electric  Lustre......................................  @3 20
Royal,  corn.  .........................................  @ 6
.  @ 5V4
“  boxes..............................  @ 3V4
Niagara, laundry,  bbls........................   @31»
boxes.....................   @4
gloss, 1  ft.............................  
@  5
corn.........................................  @ 6

gloss, 1  ft  packages................  

Whole.

STARCH.

SPICES.

“ 
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“
“ 

“ 

“ 

SUGARS.

Quaker, laundry, 56ft............................  @4 50
Cut  Loaf.................................  ............  „  @ 62i
Cubes.......‘..............................................  6?»@  6-Si
Powdered...............................................   6J»@  6^»
Granulated.  Standard..........................   @  6(4
Confectionery A..................................  @514
Standard A........... %...............................   @ 5%
No. 1, White Extra  C............................  @ 5V4
No. 2, Extra C.........................................  5Vi@ 5?4
No. 3 C............................................ :........  @5
No.4 C........ ...........................................  @ 4Vi

TOBACCO—FINE C U T -IN   PAILS.

I 

Our  Leader........... . ,16| Hiawatha..................28
Mayflower............... .23]Old Congress.. ..........23
. .22|May  Leaf........
Globe...................
.......2 0
Mule Ear................ ..231 Dark...............
SYRUPS.
24@26
Corn,  barrels 
. . . .
26@28
Corn, Vi bbls...........
@20
Corn,  10 gallon kegs
@31
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.
23@26
’Pure  Sugar, bbl —
26® 30
Pure Sugar, Vi bbl..
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.
Maccoboy.......................
Gail & Ax’ 
......................
Rappee.......................... .
Railroad  Mills  Scotch.....................
Lotzbeck  .........................................
Japan ordinary...............................
Japan fair to good..........................
Japan dust.......................................
Young Hyson..................................
GunPjiwder......................................
Oolong..............................................

....  &  55 
@  44 
—   @ 3 5  
....  @  45 
@1 30
............18@20
............25@30
............15@20
............30@50
........... 35® 50

TEAS.

SNUFF.

“ 
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VINEGAR.

30 gr. 

50 gr.
White Wine..................................   08 
10
10
Cider........... ..................................   08 
York State Apple........................ 
16
MISCELLANEOUS.
90 
Bath Brick imported...........................
75 
American.............................
do 
1 OO 
Burners, No. 1 ........................................
1  50
do  No. 2..............................■........
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand.............
@25
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.............
Candles, Star.........................................
@11
Candles.  Hotel........................................
@12
@35
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.......................
@80
Extract Coffee, V.  C..............................
Felix  .........................
@25
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.......................
@35
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps......................
Gum, Spruce...........................................  30@to
Hominy,  bbl.......................................   @3«
4
Jelly,in30ft  pails...
Pearl Barley.................
Peas, Green  B ush...,. 
Peas, Split  Prepared..
Powder, Keg................
Powder, Vi  Keg...........
Sage  .............................
Sauerkraut  ..................

@ 3 Vi 
@1 26 
© 2 VS 
@4 00 
@2 25 
@  10 
@5 00

do 

CANDY. FRUITS AND  NUTS, 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

do 
do 

STICK.
Standard, 25 ft boxes................
....................
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
.................
MIXED
Royal, 25 ft  pails............................
Royal, 200 ft bbls............................
Extra, 25.ft  pails............................
Extra. 200 lb bbls............................
French Cream, 261b pails............
Cut loaf, 251b  cases................ .....
Broken,25  1b  pails................
Broken, 2001b  bbls.........................
FANCY—IN  5 ft BOXE
Lemon  Drops.................................
Sour Drops.....................................
Peppermint  Drops.......................
Chocolate Drops............................
H M Chocolate  Drops..................
Gum  Drops  ..................................
Licorice Drops...............................
A B  Licorice  Drops.....................
Lozenges, plain.............................
Lozenges,  printed........................
Imperials.......................................
Mottoes.........................................
Cream  Bar......................., ___
Molasses Bar..................................
Caramels.........................................
Hand Made Creams.....................
Plain  Creams...............................
Decorated  Creams.......................
String Rock.......v .........................
Burnt Almonds.:.........................
Wintergreen  Berries................*
FANCY—IN  BULK.
Lozenges, plain  in  pails.............
Lozenges, plain in  bbls...............
Lozenges, printed in pails..........
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..........
Chocolate Drops, in pails...........
Gum  Drops  in palls....................
Gum Drops, In bbls.....................
Moss Drops, in  pails
Moss Drops, in b b ls....................
Sour Drops, in  pails....................
Imperials, in  pails.... ..................
Imperials  in bbls.........................

FRUITS

8Vt@  9
9  @ 9 VS 
@10
@ 9 
@ 8 VS 
@10 
@ 9 VS 
@12 
@12
10  @10VS 
@ 9V»
@13
@14
@14
15
1810
2212
15
16 
la 
15 
13 
13 
18
18@19
1720
13@14
20®23
Id

@12 
@11 
@13 
@12 
@12 VS 
@ 6 VS 
@ 5 VS 
@10
.......  © 9
.......  @12
.......  @12 Vi
@11 Vi

8 G0@8 59

.......1 00@2 50

Bananas  Aspinwall....................
Oranges, California, fancy........
Oranges, California,  choice.......
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls...............
Oranges, Florida..........................
Oranges, Valencia, cases............
Oranges, Messina........................
Oranges,  Naples..........................
Lemons,  choice............................
.4 00@4 50
Lemons, fancy..................... ........ ........ 5 75@8 00
Lemons, California........................
Figs, layers, new,  ¥  ®>..................
15® 13 
Figs, Bags, 50 ft...............................
@  6
Dates, frails do  ............................
Dates, )4 do  d o ............................
Dates, skin......................................
Dates, VS  skin.................................
1b............
Dates, Fard 501b box $  1b.............
Dates, Persian 50 ft box #  1b........
Pine Apples, 19  doz.............................

Dates, Fard 10 ft box 

@10 
@ 9 
@  8

do 

PEANUTS.
Prime  Red, raw  19  ®...........................   4  @ 4VS
Choice 
do  .............................4%@ 5
Fancy H.P. do 
do  .............................  5V4@  5VS
Choice White, Va.do  ............................  @ 5VS
Fancy H P,. Va  do  ............................  6VS@ 6%
H. P.’Va......................................... ........  @ 6  '
Almonds,  Tarragona.................. ........  @16
........  @16
Ivaca..........................
California.................. ........15  @16

NUTS.

85 
1 60 3 no
1  25
2 25 
4 25
28
45
.  1  40 
.  2 40 
•12 00 
.  2 00 
15

* 
“ 
“ 

* 
2 
2 
1 

“ 
“ 
« 
“ 

;; 
“ 
“ 
" 

*  
V4 
1 
5 

Is..'........................ •'...........
bulk....................................
Arctic, Vi ft cans, 6 doz. case...........
.............
.............
...........
..........
Victorian, 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 doz.......
Diamond,  “bulk,”..............................
BLUING.
Dry, No. 2............................................doz. 
Dry, No. 3................................ 
Liquid, 4 oz,....................................... doz. 
Liquid, 8 oz........................................doz. 
Arctic 4 oz.........................................$   gross 3 oO
...................  7 20
Arctic 8  oz.
..  12 00 
Arctic 16 pz............................
...  2 00 
Arctic No. 1 pepper box—
...  3 00 
“ 
Arctic No. 2 
-----
.  .  4 00
-----
Arctic No. 3 
** 
BROOMS.
Parlor  Gem............3 00
Common Whisk__   90
Fancy  Whisk.........1 00
Mill............................... 3 75

No. 2 Hurl............... 2  00
No. 1 H u r l........... 2  25
No. 2Carpet............2  50
No. 1 Carpet............2  75

doz. 45

25
35
65

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CANNED FISH .

Clams, 1 1b, Little Neck...............................1 65
Clam Chowder,  3 ft...............................   • 
«0
Cove Oysters, 1  lb  standards..............9o@l 00
Cove Oysters, 2  1b  standards....................  1 75
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic............................... ......1  75
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic.................................... 2 6a
Lobsters, 1 ft star.........................................2 00
Lobsters. 2 ft star.........................................3 00
Mackerel, lf t   fresh  standards..................1  40
Mackerel, 5 lb fresh standards..................5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 f t .................300
Mackerel,3 1b in Mustard............................3 00
Mackerel, 3 1b  soused.................................. 3 00
Salmon. 1 1b Columbia river.......................1  *0
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river.......................2 85
Sardines, domestic Vis..............................• -7@8
Sardines,  domestic  Vis..............................  10® 12
Sardines,  Mustard  Vis.................................  13
Sardines,  imported  Vis...............................   14
Trout. 3 lb  brook.............................  
•  4 00

CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, 3 ft standards.................
.......... 2  00
Apples, gallons,  standards........
..........1  10
Blackberries, standards.............
.........   95
Cherries,  red  standard...............
..........1  00
Damsons.....................................
...1 20@1 2 
Egg Plums, standards 
.............
..  1 20@1
Green  Gages, standards 2 1b.......
Peaches, Extra Yellow.....................................1 90
Peaches, standards..............................*— 1 60
Peaches,  seconds.............................................. 1 25
Pineapples, standards.......................................1 50
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced...........................3 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated....................... 2 75
Quinces...................................................• ,  ™
Raspberries,  extra............................1  20@1 30
Strawberries  ..................................... 1  1G@1 25

CANNED VEGETABLES.

agi

Beans, Lima,  standard..........
Beans, Stringless, Erie..........
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked.
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy..........
“  Morning  Glory...........
“  Acme.............................
.Maple Leaf....................
“ 
“  Excelsior.......................
Peas^French............................
Peas, extra marrofat.............
Peas, standard.........................
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden.............
Succotash, standard...............
Squash......................................
Tomatoes, standard brands..
CHEESE.
Michigan full  cream.............
York  State, Acme..................
CHOCOLATE

..3 00 
...  80 
...  95 
...1 65 
...1  00 
...i  00 
...1  00 
...  90 
...1  00 
...1 60 
...1  20

.. ..90@1 00
__75@1 40
.......1 00
.......1  15

__ 12V4@13
. 
.  @13

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

COCOANUT.

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Schepps,Is............. . 

...............
Is and  Vis...............................
»»••••.......•:....... ..................
Is in tin  pails........................
V4s 
.........................
Maltby’s,  Is...............
Is and  Vis.
Vis.............
Manhattan,  pails—  
Peerless  ....................

“ 

@25 
@26 
@27 
@27 Vi 
@28 Vi 
@23 Vi 
@24 
@24 
@20 
@16

Roasted.

Java.............

Rio....
Santos........
Maricabo...
Java..........
O. G. Java.. 
Mocha  .......

... 12® 16
.11 Vi @13 |RiO
........... 15 iGolden Rio.....16@18
..14  @15 ISantos.......... ..........18
........... 13 iMaricabo.... ..........18
,24@28
__ 20@25
‘22 O. G. Java... ..........26
22 1 Mocha.......... ..........26
60 f ts  100 fts 300 Ibi
I6V4  1« V;
...........’...16?«
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Standard  .......
German.................................. 
 
Lion..................................................... 
Magnolia............................................. 

COFFEES-—PACKAGE.

21 21
Silver  King........................................ 
M exican............................................. 
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60 foot Jute.......1  00  ¡50 foot Cotton.  . .1 60
72 foot J u te ....... 1 35  60 foot Cotton... .1  75
40 Foot Cotton... .1 50 
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Kenosha Butter........................  
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Seymour  Butter......................  
Butter......................................... 
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Fancy  Butter............................ 
S.  Oyster........ ..................................  
Picnic.................................... 
 
Fancy  Oyster.........................  . 
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Fancy  Soda....................^------- 
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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........ ,...................  
13VS 
Lemon Wafers..........................
11VS 
Jumbles....................’ ...............
12VS 
Extra Honey Jumbles.............
13VS 
Frosted Honey  Cakes.............
13 VS 
Cream Gems
13VS 
Bagievs  Gems..
12 VS 
Seed Cakes........
8VS
S. &  M. Cakes.  .
Cod, whole..................................................3VS@4VS
Cod,boneloss..........  ....................................5 ^  VS
H alibut......................................................... 9@10
Herring, round.  VS  bbl........................2 75@3 00
Herring .round,  Vi  bbl........................1 50@1  75
Herring, Holland,  bbls.............................
Herring, Holland,  kegs................................5@to
Herring, Scaled..................... 
  @20
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, VS  bbls.................... f t  oO

 
............1  25
...............1 05
No. 3, VS bbls..........  ..................3 25

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Shad, VS bbl  ..N..................... .................. 2 25@2 50
Trout, VS  bbls.....................................................5 50
White, No. 1, VS bb ls........... ....................... 6 00
White, No. 1,12 1b kits.................................  90
White, No. 1,101b kits...................................... _ 80
White, Family, VS bbls......................................2 15

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

kits......................................  45
Lemon.  Vanilla.
Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz...............$  doz.  1 00 
1 40
“  4oz.....................  
2 50
1 50 
“  6oz.............................. 2 50 
4 00
5 00
“  8 oz.............................. 3 50 
160
“  No. 2 Taper............. 125 
“  No. 4  K 
................ 1  76  2  75
“  VS pint, round.............4 50 
7 50
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“ No. 8 
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Five and  Seven....... 45|Cros8 Cut....................35
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Magnet...................... 25 Old Jim........................ 35
Seal of Detroit.........60 Old  Time..................... 35
Jim Dandy................38(Uiulerwood’s Capper to
Our  Bird...................28|Sweet  Rose.................45
Brother  Jonathan.. .28 Meigs & Co.’s Stunnerto
Our Block.................60 Atlas............................ 35
Barcelona.
Jolly  Time............... 40|RoyalGame.................38
Our  Leader...............33;Mule Ear.................... 65  Walnuts,  Grenoble.
Marbo..
Sweet  Rose..............32 Fountain.....................74
French....................................
May  Queen..............65¡01d Congress..............64
California.............................
Dark AmericanEagle67iGood Luck., .............52
. .35 
The Meigs........
.30 
Red  Bird.........
.&5
State  Seal.......
Prairie Flower
Indian Queen........... 60|Buii  Dog............
May Flower...............70|Crown  Leaf................66
Sweet  Pippin...
5 *
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..60 Blaze Away.
. .50 Ilair Lifter..
..60 Hiawatha...
«5¡Globo  .......
60 Bull  Dog__
..70 Crown  Leaf
..45! Hustler__
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“  Missouri.......................................8Vt@ 9
Cocoanuts, ^ 100....................................  6Vi@ T

Brazils........................................... ........   © 8 Vi
Chestnuts, per bu........................ _____  @4 5o
Filberts, Sicily............................. ........ 11  @12
@10
17@13

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as follows:

PROVISIONS.

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

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Our  Leader.............. lolUnit  ............................30
Old Vet...................... 30 Eight  Hours.............. 24
Big Deal.  .................. 27 Lucky  ........................to
Ruby, cut  plug........tojBoss  ............................15
Nayy Clippings__ ^.26jTwo  Nickel................24
Leader.......................15 Duke’s  Durham........ 40
Hard  Tack................32 G reen Corn Cob Pipe 26
D ixie..........! ..............28 Owl
Old Tar....................... 40|Rob Roy......................26
Arthur’s  Choice.......22jUncle  Sam................. 28
Red Fox......................26!Lumberman..............25
Gold Dust..................26 Railroad Boy..............38
Gold  Block................30IMountalnRose...........18
Seal of Grand Rapids 
¡Home Comfort..........25
(cloth)..................25 Old Rip........................60
Tramway, 3 oz..........40|Seal of North Caro-
MinersandPuddlers.28f  lina, 2  o5s................ 48
Peerless  ....................24! Seal of North Caro-
Standard ............*... .201 
lina, 4oz................... 48
Old Tom.....................18| Seal of North  Caro-
Tom & Jerry.............24| 
lina, 8oz................... 45
joker..........................25iSeal of North Caro-
Traveler................... to| 
lina, 16 oz boxes— 42
Maiden...................... 25iKing Bee, longeut..  .22
Pickwick Club.........40|SweetLotus................ 32
Nigger Head............ 26 Grayling..................... 32
Holland.....................22 Seal Skin..................... to
Gerihan.....................15 Red Clover.................. 32
K. of  L  ............. 42@46 Good Luck..................26
Honey  Dew..............25|Queen  Bee.................. 22
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Trade Union............*36
Star 
Labor Union............ *30
Old Solder...................37
Splendid..................  38
Clipper  ......................34
Red Fox......................42
Cornerstone..............34
Big  Drive...................42
Scalping  Knife.........34
Patrol.........................40
Sam Boss..
34
Jack Rabbit............... 35
...29
N e x t...............
Chocolate  Cream....39
Dainty.............
...44
Nimrod......................36
Old  Honesty...
...40
Big Five Center........ 33
Jolly Tar..........
...32
...32|Parrot........................42
Jolly  Time.......
.. ,42j Buster...............7-----35
Favorite..........
.32 Black Prince..............35
Black  Bird............
.32 Black  Racer..............35
Live and Let  Live 
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42
Quaker
£iuli  Dog.........................*36 Acorn  ...............39
Hiatfatha.................... 42 Horse  Shoe....... M .M
Big  Nig............................ 37 Vinoo............^..34
Spear Head..................39 Merry War.............. 22
Whole Earth..............32 Ben  Franklin............32
Moxie.................*.....34
Crazy  Quilt............... 32
BlackJaok.................32
p,  V ................... 
40
Hiawatha...................42
Spring Chioken........38
Musselman’s Corker.30
Ellipse  ......................30
Turkey........................39
2c. less in three butt lots.
•Delivered.

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Short Cut, new......................................................13 OO
Back, clear, short cut........................................13 75
Extra family clear, short cut........................... 13 OO
Clear,  A. Webster, new  ..............................14 OO
Extra clear, heavy...............................................14 OO
Clear quill, short  cut....................................
Boston clear, short cut.................................14 50 
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Clear back, short cut..................... .............. 14 50
Standard clear, short  cut, best........... ....14 75

 

 

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DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy................................. 
medium...........................  
lig h t................ 
 
Short Clears, heavy.................................
medium........... .................
light.......................... .........

Hams, average 20  fts........................... 

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16  fts...................................... 12
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12 to 14 fts..............................12 Vi j:
“.  picnic  ...................................................  7V4
“  boneless................................................10
“  best boneless........................................11
Shoulders.........................................................  7
Breakfast Bacon, boneless........................... 9(4
Dried Beef, extra............................................   9
ham  prices................................. 12

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Tierces  ..................................................... 
30 and 50 ft Tuba...................................... 
50 ft Round Tins, 100 cases.............. 

LARD IN  TIN PAILS.

201b Pails, 4 pails in case.......................  
3 ft Pails, 20 m a case.............................. 
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case..............................  
101b Pails. 6 in a case....................\ ....... 

 

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SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 fts............  8 OO
Boneless,  extra..............................................12 Oil
Pork Sausage...................................................
Ham  Sausage...................................................
Tongue  Sausage...........................................
Frankfort  Sausage.........................................
Blood  Sausage.................................................
Bologna, straight.......................................
Bologna, thick........................................../...
Heau  Cheese..................................................... 
In half barrels..............................................   3 50
In quarter barrels.............................. .........

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S tate  B o ard   o f  P h a rm a c y . 

O ne Y ear—F. H. J. V anEm ster, Bay City. 
Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
T hree Years—Jam es  Vernor, Detroit.
Four Y ears-^O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Five Years—Geo. McDonald. Kalamazoo. 
President—O ttm ar  Eberbach.
S ecretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Veifcor.
Next M eeting—At Lansing, November 2.

M ichigan  S tate  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  A ss’n. 

P resident—F rank J. W urzburg, (irand Rapids.
F irst V ice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor, Loomis. 
Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, Ishpeming. 
T hird Vice-President—F rank lnglis, Detroit. 
Secretary—S. E. P arkill, Owosso.
T reasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit- 
Executive Comm ittee—Geo.  W. Crouter, J. G. Johnson, 
Local Secretary—Guy M. Harwood, Petoskey.
Next Place of Meeting—At  Petoskey, July 12,13 and H.

F rank Wells, Geo. Gundrnm and Jacob Jesson.

G ran d   R a p id s  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9,  1884.

President—F rank  J. W urzburg.
Vice-President.—Wm. L. W hite.
Secretary—F rank H. F.scott.
T reasu rer—H enry  B. Fairchild.
Board of  C e n s o r s —President,  Vice-President  and  See-
Boardoif Trustees—The President,  Wm.  H.  Van  Leeu- 
w en, Isaac W atts, Wm. E. W hite and Wm.  L.  W hite.
•C om m ittee on Pharm acy—M. B.  Kimm,  H.  E.  Locher 
and Wm. E. W hite.
C om m ittee on Trade M atters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair- 
child and Wm. H. Van Leeuwen.  •
■Committee on Legislation—Jas. D. Lacey,  Isaac W atts 
and A. C. Bauer.
R egular  Meetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  In  each 
m onth. 
Annual Meeting—F irst  Thursday evening in November.
N ext Meeting—Thursday evening, Nov.4, a t The Trades­

,  „

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man office.

D e tro it  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society*. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER,  1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
F irst Vice-President—F rank  lnglis.
•Second Viee-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and T reasurer—A. W. Allen.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae. 
Annual Meeting—F irst W ednesday in June.
R egular Meetings—F irst W ednesday in each  m onth.
J a c k so n   C o u n ty   P h a rm a c e u tic a l  A ss’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 Meeting*—F irst Thursday in each  m onth.
S aginaw   C ounty  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  Society.
President—Jay  Smith.
F irst Vice-President—W. H. Y arnall.
Second Vice-President—R. Bruske.
S ecretary—D. E. Prall.
T reasu rer—H. Melehers.
C om m ittee on Trade M atters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Ham­
R egular  Meetings—Second  W ednesday  afternoon  in 

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

M uskegon  D ru g   C lerk s’  A ssociation.

President—I. C.  Terry.
Vice-President—D. A. Schumacher.
S ecretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover.
R egular  Meetings—Second  and  fourth  W ednesday  of 
Next Meeting—W ednesday evening, Oct. 27.

each m onth.

O ceana C ounty P h a rm a c e u tic a l Society.

President—F. W. Fincher.
Vice-President—F. W. VanWiekle.
S ecretary—F rank Cady. 
T reasurer—E. A. W right.

(

Concluding Proceedings  of the 

M. S. P. A. Convention.

TH U R SD A Y   MORNING.

- 

The first business on  Hand was the  open­
ing of the question  box. 
In response to an 
inquiry  as  to  the  best  drug  mill,  several 
ipembers  said  they  considered  the  Swift 
mill  best,  while  others  recommended  the 
Enterprise mill.

In response to an inquiry as  to the advis­
ability of changing the  present tests of ker­
osene  oil,  Frank  Wells  said he  considered 
it unwise to lower the  standard at  the pre­
sent time.  '

Fred.  E.  Kelsey,  of  Ionia,  was  elected  a 

member of  the Asssociation.

•

Dr.  A.  B.  Lyons  presented,  by  title,  a 
paper  on  Query  No.  33,  which  was  ac­
cepted.

H.  W.  Snow  presented,  by  title,  an  an­
swer to Query »No.  39, which  was  accepted.
O.  C.  Johnson,  through  Prof.  Prescott, 
presented an answer to Query No.  54,  which 
was  accepted. 

J.  It.  Conrads  presented,  through  Prof. 
Prescott,  an  answer  to Query No.  5,  which 
was accepted. 

The  result  of  an  examination  of  eight 
samples  of  commercial  salycilic  acid  was 
presented  by Prof.  Prescott.  Accepted.

E.  C.  Federer  presented,  through  Ottmar 
Eberbach,  a paper discussing the possibility 
of improvement  in the  present  preparation 
of fluid extract of of ergot.  Accepted.

President  Brown  called  Frank J.  Wurz­
burg to the the  chair  and  nominated  S.  II. 
Douglass,  of Ann Arbor, for honorary mem­
bership in the Association.  The nomination 
was  seconded  by  Prof.  Prescott,  and  Dr. 
Douglass was  unanimously elected.

t

A.  W. Allen presented  the report  of  the 
•Committee on Exhibits,  which  compliment­
ed the Association on  having the  finest ex­
hibit ever  made  in  the  State,  and  recom­
mended that Local Secretary White be voted 
$50.  Adopted.

A. B.  Lyons moved  that  all  papers pre­
sented at the annual meetings  of  the Asso­
ciation  be  considered  as  belonging  to  the 
Association.  Adopted.

Frank Wells a»ked permission  to address 
the meeting.  He  said there  was once in his 
employ a young man, quite young, who give 
fair  promises  of  becoming  a  full-fledged 
pharmacist.  He was handy at washing bot­
tles,  cleaning  graduates,  etc.,  but,  fortu­
nately or unfortunately,  he  fell  from  grace 
and subsequently became  a  member  of  the 
Legislature.  While a member of  this body 
he proved himself true to his  earlier  educa­
tion and manifested his friendship for Mich­
igan druggists  und  pharmacists by strongly 
advocating  and  championing  the pharmacy 
bill. 
In  conclusion  Mr.  Wells  said,  “that 
young man is present» and I  ask  the  privil- 
ege of introducing him  to the  Asssociation. 
•Gentlemen,  I  take  pleasure  in  introducing 
Hon.  Melbourne  II.  Ford,  candidftte  for! 
•Congress from  the  Fifth  district  of Mich­
igan.

Mr.  Ford said:  “Gentlemen of the Asso-1 
nation—I  should  like  to  address  you  at 
length upon this occasion; my heart is  with 
you ip  your work,  but I  am  suffering from 
severe  hoarseness,  brought  about  I  shall 
not say how. 
I am  surprised  and  pleased 
At the magnitude  of  your  Association; sur­

prised to learn  that  the  Michigan  Associa­
tion  is the  largest State organization of the 
kind. 
I am  glad  to  see  the  interest  and 
enthusiasm  shown  by this  gathering; glad 
to see  that the  honored  professors  of  the 
Michigan  University are pleased to  interest 
themselves  in  your  meetings. 
It  is  one 
thing to belong to an  organization  and pay 
the regular dues, and quite  another thing to 
take a hearty and  active  interest  in the an­
nual  meetings.  When  a  member  of  the 
Legislature I  participated  somewhat in the 
agitation  of  the  pharmacy  bill.  We were 
informed  by some  that  the  bill  was  class 
legislation.  At  first  1  took  it  as  a  joke 
that  members  of  the  Legislature  should 
claim that  legislative  action  to  pass  a bill 
to protect human lifq should be  ‘class legis­
lation.’  The pliarmacy hill  was  legislation 
in the interests of every citizen of Michigan 
and I have  not  regretted  anything  I  may 
have said  to  secure  its  passage. 
I  thank 
you,  gentlemen,  for your attention.”  Presi­
dent  Brown  arose  and  said  he  wished  to 
bear personal  testimony to Mr. Ford’s earn­
est advocacy of the pharmacy bill.

Dr.  Crouter  presented  the  report  of  the 
Committee  on  President’s  Address,  which 
was treated  as follows:  The  recommenda­
tion  that  the  President  and  Secretary  be 
added  to  the  Executive  Committee  was 
adopted.  The  recommendation  that  the 
State Medical  Society tie  requested  to  elect 
delegates  t® the  next meeting  of  the M.  S. 
P. A. was adopted. •  The  election of  an as­
sistant Secretary was  considered  not neces­
sary, which was  adopted.  The  recommen­
dation that the Secretary be requested to at-, 
tend the  meeting of  State  Secretaries  was 
adopted.  Recommendations  relative  to the 
scarlet label, organization  of  local societies 
and  furnishing  wholesale  quotations  for 
daily papers  were  passed,  as  the questions 
had  already  been  acted  upon  by the  con­
vention. 

The seleetidh of  the next  place of  meet­
ing being  then in  order, A.. Bassett invited 
the Association  to hold  its next meeting  at 
Detroit, on the ground  that  Detroit was the 
only place  iu the State  where  the members 
could be properly entertained.  Considering 
the endeavors  Grand  Rapids  had  made  to 
render  the  occasion  pleasant,  this  remark 
had somewhat the same  effect on the Grand 
Rapids druggists as a dash  of  cold water in 
the face. 

Secretary Parkill stated that an invitation 
had  been  received  from  the  druggists  of 
Peloskey,  inviting  the  Association  to, hold 
its next meeting at that place.

Frank Wells  moved  that the  next meet­

ing of the Association be held at Detroit.

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Dr.  G.  W.  Crouter. presented  the  claims 
of Petoskey,  promising the members  all the 
entertainment  they  could wish and a  sight 
of  the  grandest  body  of  water  they ever 
looked upon.

A.  Bassett  asserted*that  the  Association 
was  not  looking  for  Putertalmnent,  but 
should  hereafter  confine  its  meetings  to 
“strictly business.”

Dr.  Crouter asserted  with  a  good deal of 
the  entertainment 
the  Association 

feeling  that  whenever 
feature  was  eliminated, 
would go down.

S.  E.  Parkill, A. W. Allen, A. B. Stevens, 
M.  Y.  Gundruni,  O.  Eberbach,  A.  B.  Lyons 
and  Fred  M.  Alsdorf  declared i hem selves 
in favor of having  the  next  meeting at Pe­
toskey and the  convention  s‘o  voted.  The 
date of the  meeting  was  changed  to  July 
13,  13 and 14.

Nelson Pike, of Morley, and Richard Van 
Boschove, of  Grand  Rapids,  were  elected 
members of the Association.

Frank Hibbard suggested  that each mem­
ber present solicit the attendance of brother 
druggists in his town to the convention.

Geo.  Gundrum  moved  that  a  committee 
of  two  on 
transportation  be  appointed, 
which was  adopted,  and  President  Brown 
appointed  as  such  committee  Jas.  Yemor 
and Jno.  E.  Peck.

Geo.  McDonald  presented  his  report  as 
delegate  to  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association  at  Providence* which  was  ac­
cepted.

Election of  officers being  then  in  order, 
President Browii  appointed Geo. McDonald 
and Wm.  Dupont  as  tellers,  and on motion 
of Jas. VemoY the  meeting proceeded to an 
informal ballot for  President,  which result­
ed as follows:
Whole number of  votes caBt............................ 75
Number necessary to choice...; ......................38
Frank J. Wurzburg................ 
47
Jacob Jesson..............................................4.......   8
Scattering:.............................................................20
The informal vote  was  made  formal and 
Mr.  Wurzburg was  declared  the unanimous 
choice of  the  convention.  He thanked the 
Association  for  the  honor  conferred  upon 
him and expressed  the  hope that  everyone 
present  would meet  him  at  Petoskey next 
July.

The remaining elective offices  were  filled 

as follows:

Loomis.
Ishpeming.
troit.

First Vice-President—Mrs.  C. W. Taylor, 
Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, 
Third  Vice-President—Frank  lnglis,  De­
Secretary—S.  E.  Parkill, Owosso..
Local  Secretary—Guy  M.  Harwood,  Pe­
Treasurer—Wm.  Dupont,  Detroit.
Executive  Committee—Geo.  W.  Crouter, 
J.  G.  Johnson,  Frank  Wells,  M.  V.  Gun- 
drum and Jacob Jesson.,

toskey.

President Brown  appointed the following 

committees:

On  Trade  Interests—A.  Bassett,  H.  B. 
On  Pharmacy  and  Queries—A.  B.  Pres­
On  Legislation—John  E.  Peck,  Frank 
On  School  of  Pharmacy—A.  S.  Parker, 

Fairchild and Geo.  W.  Crouter.
cott,  A. B.  Lyons and O.  Eberbach.
Wells and Jacob Jesson. 
Fred.  Alsdorf and E. J.  Rodgers.

John L.  Strong, of Bessmer, was elected a 
member of  the  Association,  the last man to

•

enjoy that distinction at  the  fourth  annual 
convention.

On motion  of  E.  J.  Rodgers,  Secretary 
Parkili’s  salary was  fixed  at  $300 for  the 
coming  jrear,  and  Prof.  A.  B-.  Lyons  was 
appointed  to  take  charge,  in  conjunction 
witli the Secretary,  of the publication of the 
proceedings.

On motion  of  Dr.  Crouter,  the  thanks of 
the  Association  were  tendered  the  daily 
press of the city for the  attention  given the 
meetings  of  the  Association,  to the  Hazel- 
tine &  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  the  Anti-Kalso- 
rnine  and  Alabastiue  Co.’s  and  the  local 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  for  courtesies 
extended.

The convention then adjourned.

An  Interview  with a Drummer.

From the Nashville American.

“What do you think of  a drummer’s life, 
anyway?”  was  the  question  asked  of  a 
Nashville traveling man.

“Wouldn’t  trade  with  anybody unless it 
was one  of  the firm.  We  have  too  much 
fun—that is,  the  boys who  don’t  leave the 
railroads.  The  poor  fellows  who  take  to 
wagons  and  perambulate  to  towns  where 
there ain’t six  stores,  lead  a  dog’s life,  but 
the men who head  the profesh’ and stick to 
the locomotive lines have  a  pretty fair slice 
of the good  things  of  life. 
It’s the excite­
ment tha$ catches us.  We work,  of Course; 
if we didn’t we  couldn’t  hold  our  jobs, but 
legitimately a deal of fun and sensation can 
be sandwiched  in.  We  absorb  the  bright 
things that float  on the tojFwave of human­
ity.  We  see  their  follies  and  play  upon 
them;  we study  their weaknesses, and  in  a 
mild way,  take  advantage of them;  we hu­
mor their hobbies and are ridden thereby in­
to favor; we  search  out  their needs and try 
to supply them.  Life  becomes  a  ceaseless 
round of events.  We have to  he on the go, 
and when  we get hack  to  town are as rest­
less  as  a  country bumpkin  in  a  swallow­
tail.  Get  into  scrapes?  Of  course we do, 
but we skip from place to  place so fast that 
we escape the penalty of  our wrong doings. 
Many  of  the  boys  have  to  ‘jump’  towns 
where they have gotten  into  trouble.  The 
‘house’ doesn’t find it out; they merely think 
we couldn’t  sell  goods  there.  Yes, we see 
a deal of  human nature.”

“What do you think of men, anyhow?”  '
“They’re a pretty good sort.”
“And of women?”
“They’re  the  daisies—that  is,  most  of 

“What’s  the  best  way to  sell  a  bill  of 

them are.”

goods?”

“That depends. 

In  the  first  place  you 
can’t sell a man unless he needs your goods, 
or fancies  he  does.  When  the  first condi­
tion exists all is plain  sailing.  A drummer 
has to get  in  his  work  on  the  class  who 
don’t think they need anything.  You  must 
get a  man  in  good  humor  before  you can 
reason with him.  Mellow  him up and then 
you can mould him. A good joke,  well told, 
is excellent  axle  grease, hut  a .‘chestnut’ is 
a wet blanket.  Suit your joke to your man, 
don’t he vulgar before a Christian,  and  don’t 
he  modest  with  a  roue. 
If  possible,  get 
some pointer on your man  before  you enter 
his store; but  if  you  happen  blindly upon 
him,  exercise  your  wits  to size him up and 
then work  him  according to what you* have 
found  out. 
In  a  general  way  you  must 
know a  man’s  nature  before  you  can  sell 
him.  No man can be a drummer who is not 
a good judge of men.”

“Wliat  is  an  average  salary for a Nash­

ville drummer?”

“Al^mt $1,300, though some run down to 
half of that,  and  a  few  others  make  over 
twice that amount.”

“How many drummers are there in Nash­

ville?” "

“I  should  say  300.  But,  say,  see  that 
girl over yonder sitting by herself? 
I’m go­
ing over and work  the  window  racket,  and 
see if I can’t  get  up a  mild  flirtation.  See 
you directly.”

*  Drug Quotations in Latin.

The  Tradesman  presents  a  novel  fea­
ture this week in  the  shape  of  drug quota­
tions  in  Latin,  which  is  undoubtedly  the 
first time such a combination  has*ever been 
used  by any  trade  paper  in  this  country. 
The new arrangement  has not been adopted 
permanently,  but  will  be  considered as  an 
experiment until The Tradesman is satis­
fied it better serves  the  pleasure of  its pat­
rons. 
In case  a  majority desire a return to 
the old way,  the present method will be dis­
continued.

The Tradesman  solicits  a  full  expres­
sion of opinion  from  its  subscribers on this 
point.

The Drug Market.

Glycerine has sustained another  advance; 
on account of scarcity of the crude material. 
Balsam copaiba and tolutau are very firm  at 
the advance.  Uubeb berries are higher.  Mor­
phia  and  gum opii are very  dull.  Foreign 
brands of quinine are firm, on account of an 
advance in the price of bark.

COAL  A N D   B U IL D IN G   M A TER IA LS. 
A. B. Know Ison quotes as follows:

l  00
Ohio White Lime, per  bbl.................... 
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
85
1  30
Louisville Cement,  per bbl.................. 
Akron Cement per  bbl........................  
l  30
130
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl...................... 
Car lots 
..................... 1  05@1  10
25®  80
Plastering hair, per bu.................... 
Stucco, per bbl............. '.................. . 
1 75
3 50
Land plaster, per ton..................... . 
2 50
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
Fire brick, per  M.................................$25 @ $35
3 00
Fire clay, per bbl............. ................. . 

“ 

“ 

COAL.

Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. $5  75@6 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 00@6 25
Canned,  oar lots.................................  
@8 CO
Ohio Lump, car lots.,.........................  3 10@3 26
Blossburgor Cumberland, car lots.. 4 50@6 00 
Portland  Cement........................... .  3 50@4 00

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Advanced—Glycerins.

ACIDUM.

BACCAE.

Aceticum..................... ............
Benzöicum,  German...............
Carbolicum...............................
Citricuin..................... .............
Hydrochlor...............................
Nitrocum.......................,
.......
Oxalicum ...................................
Salicylicum...............................
Tannicum..................................
Tartaricum...............................
0 
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 10 deg.............................
*• 
18  deg.............................
Carbonas....................................
Chloridum.................................
Cubebae (po.  1 10.....................
Juniperus  .................................
Xanthoxylum..........................
BALSAMUM.
Copaiba......................................
Peru............................................
Terabiu,  Canada.......................
Tolutan......................................
Abies,  Canadian.......................
Cassiae  ..........v.........................
Cinchona Flava........................
Ejonymus  atropurp...............
Myrica  Cerifera, po................
Prunus  Virgini.........................
Quillaia,  grd.............................
Sassfras  .....................................
Ulmus...........................................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)...............
EXTRA CTUM.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra....................
po..............................
Haematox, 15 lb boxes...............
Is..............................
4 s  ..........................
348’ ............................
Carbonate Precip.......................
Citrate and Quinia.....................
Citrate Soluble............................
Ferroeyaniduui Sol....................
Solut  Chloride............................
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 75)..........

FERRUM.

CORTEX.

“ 
“ 
“ 

. 
8® 10
.  80®1 00
.  30® 35
.  70® 75
3® 5
. 
.  10® 12
.  10® 12
.1  85®2 10
. 1  40®1 60
.  50® 53
8@ 5
. 
4® 6
.  1:@ 14
.  12® 14
.1  10@1 20
6® 7
.  26® 30
.  43® 50
®1 50
.  38® 4M
.  50® OO
18
11
18
30
20
12
12
10
12
10
*5
.  24® 
85
.  83®
8® 9
.  @ 12
® 13
@ 15
© 15
®3 50
@ 80
® 50
® 15
2

.  134® 
.  @

“ 

“ 

V ’

' OLEUM.

® 93
.  © bti
.  © 70
@ 40
© 90
.  50© 60
.  © 12
@ 50
.  25® 30
,  @ 15
.  50® 55
.  24©
13
.  *35(£$ 10
80
.  75@ 80
.  © 85
© 20
®i 25
•A)
®3 00
.  18® 25
.  25® 30
.  30© Î5
25
20
28
23
30
25
60
.  20®
•  30© 2o
.  35® 36

pure..................... .
GUMMI.
Acacia,  1st  picked.....................
2nd  “ 
.....................
“ 
.....................
3rd 
“ 
“ 
Sifted sorts..................
“ 
“ 
p o..................................
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)..................
“  Cape, (po. 20).....................
“  Socotrine,'  (po. 00)...........
Ammoniac  .................................
Assafoetida,  (po. 25)..................
lienzoinum.................................
Camphorao...............................
Catefehu, Is,  (34s,  14; 34s, 16)__
Euphorbium,  po.........................
Galbanum....................................
Gamboge, po...............................
Guaiacum,  <po. 45).....................
Kino,  (po. 25)...............................
Mastic..........................................
Myrrh, (po.45).............................
Opii, (po. 4  50)..............................
Shellac.........................................
bleached........................
Tragacanth .................................
herba—In ounce pac
Absinthium  ..................... .........
Eupatorium  ............................  .
Lobelia  .......................................
Majorum  ....................................
Mentha Piperita........................
“  V ir.............................
H ue........... ..................................
Tanacetum,  V ............................
Thymus. V ..................................
MAGNESIA.
Calcined,  P a t...................   .....
Carbonate,  Pat..........................
Carbonate,  K. & M...................
Carbonate,  Jennings................
Absinthium................................
Amygdalae, Dulc.......................
Amydalae, Amarae...................
Anisi  ............. *..........................
Auranti  Cortex..........................
Bergamii......................................
Cajiputi  ......................................
Caryophylli.................................
Cedar............................................
Chenopodii...............................•.
Cinnauiouii.................................
Citronella  .................................
Conium  Mae...............................
Copaiba.......................................
Cubebae ......................................
Execlithitos............................
Krigeron.............  .....................
Gaultheria..................................
Geranium,:.................................
Gossipii, Sein, gal.......................
Hedeoina.....................................
Juniperi.......................................
Lave ml uk.  ..................................
Limonis  ......................................
Mentha Piper..................* ........
Mekitha Verid.........................................6 00®.
Morrhuae,  gal.......................................    80®l
Myrcia,  5.................................................  ®
O live.........................  
I 00©2
Picis Liquida, (gal.  5o)..........................   10®
Ricini..................).................................. 1 42@1
Rosmarini..............................................  65@1
Kosae,  5................................................... 
®8
Succini  ................................................... 
40®
Sabina......................................................  90@i
Santal........................................................ 3 50® 7
Sassafras.................................................   45®
Sinapis,  ess, :...........  
@
Tiglii.........................................•.............   ® 1
Thym e.....................................................  40®
  @
Theobromas............................................  15®
Bichromate.............................................  72®
Bromide........... .....................................   30®
Chlorate, (Po. 22)....................................  20®
Iodide................................................................ 2 50@2
Prussiate.......................  
25®
Althae  ....................................................   25®
Anchusa..................................................’  16®
Arum,  po.......................................... 
  ®
Calamus.................................................  20®
Gentiana,  (po. 15)..................................   10®
Giycbrrhiza,  (pv. 15)..............................  Iti®
Hydrastis  Canaden,  (po. 25)... ............  © 20
Hellebore,  Alba,  po................ ............  15© 2t)
Inula,  po.................................... ............  15© 20
Jpecac, po.................................. ........... 1  00@l 10
Jalapa,  pr.................................. ...........   25® 30
Maranta,  ?4s............................. ..........m  © 35
Podophyllum,  po..................... ..........”  15® 18
Khei  . .. ..........T.......................................  75<gl On

.  45© 50
.7 00© 7 50
2 00®2 10
@2 76
.2 25  3 00
©1 75
35© 65
©1 50
® 75
© 75
.  35® 65
© 80
.8 25@8 50
.  90® I 00
,1 20© 1 30
.2 3U®2 40
© 75
.  55© ?5
.  90® l 0G 
.  50@2 00 
.  90®2 00 
.2 2>®2 75 
.  42®  45 
.3 00@3 75

opt............................................. 

POTASSIUM.

“  cut......................................................  ®1
“  p v ........ .........................................   75® l

Spigelia  .................................................  6o@  6i
Sanguinaria, (po. 15).............................  
•  ®  It
Serpentaria............................................  45®  50
Senega....................................................   50®
.  50®
Smiiax, Officinalis, H ...
© 40
Mex
©
Scillae,  (po.35).......................................  
.  10© 12
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus, po.
®
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30)..

RADIX.

“ 

•* 

“ 

li

 

 

 

 

 

Antimon! et Potass  Tart.:........ .
..  55© 60
Argent!  Nitras,  j .............................
@ 68
Arsenicum.........................................
5© 7
.. 
Balm Gilead  Bud.............................
..  38® 40
Bismuth  S.  N ....................................
..2 15®2 20
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, (4s, 11;  4 s ,12).
© 9
Cantharides  Russian, po................
©2 2o
Capsici  Fructus, af..........................
© 15
Capsici Fructus, po..........................
@ 10
Capsici Fructus, u, po.....................
© 14
Caryophyllus,  (po.  30).......!.............
..  26@ 28
Carmine, No. 40.................................
Ctra Alba, S. &  F .............................
..  50© 55
Cera Flava.........................................
30
Coccus  ...............................................
© 40
Cassia Fructus..................................
@ 15
Centraria...........................................
© 10
Cetaceum.......  .................................
© 50
Chloioform.......................................
..  38® 40
Chloroform,  Squibbs.......................
©1 00
..1  60® l 75
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst...............«..
ChondruS  ...........................................
..  10® 12
Cinehonidine, P. & W.......................
..  13® 15
Ciuchonidine,  German....................
!© 14
.. 
Corks, see list, discount,  per eent.
40
Creasotum........................ ................
© 50
Creta, (bbl. 75)....................................
© 2
Creta  prep.........................................
5® 6
.. 
Creta, precip..........................................   S(?
8® 10
.. 
Creta Rubra
@ 8
Crocus  ......
..  25® 30
Cudbear__
® 24
Cupri Sulph
6® 7
Dextrine... 
...................... ............
.  1C® 12
Ether Sulph............................................  68®
..  68® 70
Emery, all  numbers
..  © 8
Emery, po................
© 6
Ergota. (po. 60)........
.  50® 60
Flake  White...........
..  12© 15
Galla........................
..  © 23
Gambier..........  .....
.. 
7© 8
Gelatin, Cooper.......
® 15
Gelatin, French.......
..  40® 60
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box.  Ö0&10, less. 
1, less.
Glue,  Brown 
9® 15
Glue, White.
..  13® 25
Glyeerina...............................................   15®
..  15® 23
Grana  Farad isi.......................
© 15
H um ulus.................................
..  25® 40
Hydrarg Chlor.Mite...............
© 75
Hydrarg  Chlor.  Cor...............
..  @ 65
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum........
@ 85
Hydrarg Ammoniati.'.............
@1 00
Hydrarg Unguentum.............
© 40
@ 65
Hydrargyrum........................
..1  25© I m
Ichthyoeolla, Am  ..................
Tndigo.......................................
.  75® l 00
Iodine,  Rrsnbl........................
@3 60
Iodoform,  r.............................
© 50
Liquor Aisen et Hydrarg lod
@ 27
Liquor Potass  Arsinitis........
..  10© 12
Lupuline  ................................
..  85® 1 00
Lycopodium............................
55(tty 60
Macis.........................................
.  50® 55
Magnesia. Sulph, (bbl. 134)__
. 
2© 3
..  90© l 00
Mannia. 8. K. i................   .......
Morphia,  8, P. S W................
..2  10©2 35
Moschus Canton.....................
© 40
Myristiea, No. 1.......................
@ 60
Nux  ' otnicu,  (po. 20).............
© 10
Os.  Sepia..................................
18®  20 
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co...
@2  00
Picis Liq,  N. C.. 4   galls, doz.
Picis Liq.,  quarts...................
Picis Liq., pints.......................
Pit Hydrarg,  (po. 80)...............
Piper Nigra,  (po. 22)  .............
Piper  Alba, (po. 35)................
Fix  Rurguu.............................
Plumoi  Acet............................
Potassa, Bitart, pure.............
Potassa.  Bitart.com.............
Potass  Nitras, opt..................
Potass  Nitras..........................
Put vis Ipecac qjt opii.............
1  10® 1  20
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. &P.D.Co., doz.
@ 1 00 
Pyrethrum, pv..................................*..
33®  35
85
Quassiae................................................... 
Quinia, S, P. &  VV....................................   65(»
Quinia. S, German.................................  SOtf
ltubia Tinctoru m....................................  12®
Saceharum  Lactis, pv................
Salacin..........................................
Sanguis Draco inis........................
Salitoti ine.....................................
Sapo,  W........... ............................
Sapo,  M.........................................
Sapo. G..........................................
Seidtitz  Mixture..........................
Sinapis...........................................
Sinapis,  opt..................:..............
Snuff,  Maceaboy,  Do. Voes.......
Snuff. Scotch,  Do. Voes.............
Soda Boras, (po.  It).....................
Soda et PotossTart.....................
Soda Carb.....................................
Soda,  Bi-Carb...............................
Soda,  Ash.....................................
Soda  Sulphas...............................
Spts. Ether Co.............................
Spts.  Myrcia I)om.............;........
Spts. Myrcia Imp........................
Spts. Vini Heet, (bbl.  2 25)..........
Strychnia, Crystal.......................
Sulphur, Subì...............................
Sulphur,  Roll...............................
Tamarinds....................................
Terebenth  Venice.......................
Theobromao.................................
V a n illa
Zinoi  Sulph...............................

@  35 
15® 2 25 
40®  50 
@4 50

Bbl
1X
\%

24

OILS.

Whale, winter............................
Lard, extra...............................
Lard, No.  1...............................
Linseed, pure  raw........... ........
Linseed, boiled........................
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained.
Spirits Tumentine....................

PAINTS

Red  Venetian...........................
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........
Putty, commercial..................
Putty, strictly pure................
Vermilion,  prime  American..
Vermilion, English..................
Green, Peninsular..................
Lead, m l strictly  pure...........
Lead, white, strictly pure.......
Whitlngi white Spanish..........
Whiting,  Gilders’.....................
White, Paris American...........
Whitinv  Paris English cliff  .
Pioneer Prepared  I aints  __
Swiss Villa Preparf 1  Paints..
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach.....................
Extra  Turp...............................
Coach Bodv...............................
No.  1 Turp Furniture..............
Extra Turk  Damar..................
Japan Dryen No. 1  Turp........

© 15
© 28
© 18
© 30
© 35
© 35
8© 10
35[Li
2©
4© 5
3©
4
©
55
>0©
@2
00
©2 50
©2 35
@1 30
34® 334 
34® 3 
8®  10 
®  50 
@  40 
9 0C® 16 00
.. 
7® 
8
.
Bbl  Gal 
75
70 
55 
60
45 
55
42 
45
48
45 
70 
90
47
42 
Lb
2® 3

33i@  3
13® 16 
65®70
t0@17
7© 74
7® 74
@70
@30
1  10
1  40
1  20® 1.40
1  00@1  20

.. 1  10@1  20
..1  60@1  70
.2  75@3 00
.  1  00@1  10
..]  55®1  60
..  70®  75

CXBTSaiTC H O O T.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
v j Peck Bros,,  Druggists, Grand Hapids, Mic

M ien   Drag  Exclange.

Mills &  Goodman, Props.

357 South Union St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

20

“ 

Anisum, (po. 20)........
Apium  (graveolens). 
Bird,Is.......................

@
.  12® 15
4© «
.  12® 15
.1 06® l 25
Coriandrum............................
8® i0
. 
.  34® 4
Cannabis  Sativa....................
Cydonium...............................
.  75© l 00
.  1C© 12
Chenopodium  .......................
.1  90®2 0O
Dipterix  Odorate..................
© 15
Foeniculum..........................
. 
6© 8
Foenugreek, po.....................
Lini..........................................
.  3!4@ 4
Lini, grd, (bbl,  3)...................
.  34® 4
Phalaris  Canarian................
.  .  5(§)
Rapa.......................................
6
Sinapis,  Albu........................
8® 9
8© 0
N igra.....................
. 
•  SP1H1TUS.
50
Frumenti,  W„  D. &Co........
....2  00® 
Frumenti, D. F. R..................
....1  75®2 00 
Frumenti...............................
....1 10@1 50 
....1  76® 1 75 
Juniperis Co.  O. T................
....1   75®3 60 
Junlperls  Co....................»...
Saaciiarum  N. E....................
....1   75@2 00 
....l 75@6 50 
Spt. Vini  Galli.......................
__ 1 26®2 00
w
vini Oporto.............................................. 
Vini  Alba...............................................l'25®2 00
Florida sheens’ wool, carriage......2 25
®2  50 
3 00 
Nassau 
do 
Velvet Ext  do 
1  10 
•85 
Extra Ye  •  do 
65
Grass 
do 
Hal'd ’ 
1  40
Yellow Reef, 
JEther, Spts Nitros, 3 F ........................   26®  28
.¿Ether, Spts. Nitros, IF ......................  30®  32
Alum en................................ 
334®  334
Alumen,  ground, (po. 7)...... 
 
3®  4
Annotto  .......................... 
 
55®  6Q
 
Antimoni,  po............................. 
4®  5

SPONGES.
do 
.......
. . .
do 
do 
......
.......
do 
,for slate use................
................

?!W[TTANTED—Registered  drug  clerks,  either 
» »  pharmacists or assistants,who are sober,
honest,  industrious  and  willing  to  work  on 
moderate salary.
FiOlt  SALE—Neat  little  stock  of  about  800 
lu small town in Indiana, in midst  of  line 
farming region. •
FOR  SALE—Stock of about $1,60) in town  of 
800 inhabitants iu Ohio.  Doing good pay­
ing business.
TftOR  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- 
*   western part of State,  in  town  of  about 
300 inhabitants.  Reason for selling, other bus­
iness.
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THOR SALE —Finest business chance north’of 
—  Grand Rapids,  Stook  of  about  $5,000  In 
town  of  5,000  inhabitants.  Doing  very  line 
business.
SOU  SALE—Very desirable stock of $3,000 in 
iq midst of  peach  region.  Will  sell only 
with residence.  •
■OR  SALE—Several  well  located  stocks  in 
this city of about $3,000, $4,000 and  $6,000, 
can be bought on very reasonable terms.
■ LSO—Many  other  stooks,  the  particulars 
of which we will furnish  on  application.
SO  DRUGGISTS—Wishing to  secure  clerks 
we will furnish the  address  and  full par­
ticulars of those on our list free.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 83, 91,

93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS OF

M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

rant  Pharmaceutical  Prepara­
tions,  M   Extracts  ani

tirs

.G E N E R A L   W H O LESA LE  AG NTS  FOR

Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

Whiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

W E  A R E   SOLE  OW NERS  OF

Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Cnre

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.

WiiaMLiprDepartifiBt

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

WITHERS DADE&G0.’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

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

W e are also owners of the

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,

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

Hazeltine 

& Perkins

Drug Co.

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IMPORTERS  OF

HOLIDAY  GOODS.

H. LEONARD  &

  SONS Foreign  and  Domestic  Toys.

Nos. 134,136,138 and 140 Fulton St„ Comer Spring 81,  Grand Rapids, Mich. 

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NOTE  CAREFULLY a few specialties 
taken at random  from  our  sample  room, 
from which, however, you can get but  the 
slightest ideaof the staple every day sellers 
we carry constantly in stock which will well 
repay the slight expense incurred in  visit- 
ing this city and making a personal  exam- 
amination and selection from  our immense 
assortment,  gathered  from  the  leading 
European and American  Manufactories.

OUR  LINE  INCLUDES

At this season of the year, we take  es­
pecial pride in  exhibiting  a  complete  and 
carefully selected stock  of  profitable  and 
desirable  Holiday  Goods.  Goods  which 
find ready sale, make an attractive display, 
and are used in  every  home  in  the  land. 
The items displayed on  our  sample  tables 
are actually too numerous to mention.  We 
can  only  ask  you  to  call,  examine  our 
goods, and  compare  our  prices  with  any 
House, East or West.

OUR  LEADERS  ARE

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English Printed, 56 piece Tea Sets.
American Decorated Handsome Tea Sets.
German  and  French  and  English  China  Tea

Sets.

English Printed, 102 piece Dinner Sets all Styles. 
English Moss Rose Gold Band Dinner Sets.
Fine Pink and Gray Flower Dinner Sets, American 
Special Importation of  English  Decorated  Toilet 
Elegant  New  Styles  American  Toilet Sets, well- 

Decoration.

Sets.
covered, decoration.

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neys. 

Taylor & Knowles’ White Granite.

T. & R. Bootes’ Fine English Semi-Porcelain. 
Wedgwood & Co.’s, Johnson  Bros.’,  and Knowles, 
The Famous “Pearl Top” Flint Glass Lamp Chim-
The Cheapest “Lift ’Wire” Lantern on  the Market. 
The  Meteor  and  Brilliant  Kitchen  and  Factory 
World-Renowned “Rochester” Fouiits  and Lamps. 
The “Impervious” Red Family Oil  Can,  all  wood. 
Tin,  Jappanned  and  Brass  Trays,  all  at  new

Side Lamps.

prices.

Rogers Bros.’s 1847 Knives, Spoons and Forks.  . 
Wm. Rogers’ No. 12 Knives, Spoons and  Forks. 
The Beautiful and New  “Agata”  Art  Glass,  Dew 
Drop,  Pine  Apple,  Amberina,  and  Pomona  Table 
Glassware, in all the new colors.
Sixty-Five-Count them-Sixty-Five Varieties Rich 
Gold, will not tarnish, Library Lamps and Pendants, 
with and without Prisms.

Our 2Tew Salesroom and Office:

Two Blocks from XJnion Depot.

TO  THE  TRADE:

We respectfully cull  your  attention  to the  removal  of our busi­
ness headquarters to the new block as shown above, where  you  will 
find a finer and 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

China Holiday Goods. 
I China Decorated Tea Sets.
Patent and Washable Dolls and  China  Decorated  Cups  and 
i 
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 Imported bi is Especially for oir new and Exclusive Wholesale Stores.

Saucers.

Fancy Tinted Vases in all new  and  novel  shapes.
|  Fancy Hand Painted Vases and Rich  Glass  Oma- 
I ments.
Low Priced Glass, China and Silver Vases in great- 

est variety.
| beautifhl English tinted glass.

Novelties in Moss Covered Flower  Decorated  and 

i $1 Counters.

Plush and Hand Painted  Mirrors  for 25c, 50c and 
Ladies’  and  Gentlemen’s  Decorated  Cups  and 

: Saucers.
1  China Figures, Toys, Mugs, Pitchers, Etc.

China Plate Sets, Bread and Milk  Sets  and  Fruit 

j Plates.
German Lava  Tobacco  Boxes  Cigar  Stands  and 
Fancy  Ornaments.
The Absolutely Non-Breakable Iron Toys, such  as 
| Iron Trains, Butcher Carts, Coal Carts, Donkey Carts, 
and Two-Horse Surreys.
Iron Money Banks and Safes to retail  at all prices. 
Tin  Locomotives,  Trains,  Animals,  Stoves,  Kit­
chens, Musical Toys, Swords, Guns, Tops, Pails,  and 
Rattles to please the boys.
Decorated  Tea  and  Dinner  Sets  in  fine  display 
boxes, Dolls in all the forms, shapes,  styles  and  va­
rieties of. doll life to please the girls.
Dominoes, Guns, Chairs, Tables, Games, Etc.

Wood Tool Chests,  Horses,  Furniture,  Checkers, 

McLoughlin Bros.’s A. B. C. and  Children’s  Books 
for 2c, 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c, and $1 Counter. 

«Hill's Celebrated Blocks, all sizes and prices.

AMOS S. MUSSELMAN & CO.

Little Lowe» than the Lowest.

Our Stock is Pull and Complete,  and  Our Prices a 
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No R etañer can afford to be w ithout our 

If you have it not in stock,  don’t  delay  ordering,  if 
you would see your Customers smile, and receive their 
thanks.  Single pail 35c;  six pails, 33c; ten pails, 32c/1

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DILWORTH’S PACKAGE COFFEE Is the best offer-* 
ed to the public, and never fails to give satisfaction.
44, 48,48 South Division  Street,  Grand  Rapids, Mich:

