Tradesman

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  26,  1887.

T W O   A N D   T W O   A R E   F IV E .

H ow  T ailor B ugg Got H is P ay  from D im - 

'pledot.

I.

MIt.  JUMULE’S  FRIENDS.

Mr.  R.  Nesbit  Dimpledot  wears  yellow 
gloves  and  blue  gaiters  every  day  in  the 
year.  His tall beaver is so gently y.et  thor­
oughly brushed eacli  morning  by  his  valet 
that it would doubtless purr its thanks  if  a 
beaver  from  a  fashionable  hatter’s, were 
capable of  purring.  The  very  buttons  on 
his coat glisten with pride at being  in  such 
good company—for all the articles of manly 
attire which  adorn  Mr. Dimpledot’s  distin­
guished form are remarkably well made and 
handsome. 
In  this opinion,  1  am  glad  to 
say,  I  have  the  support  of  no less person 
than Timothy Bugg, Esq., the accomplished 
and amiable  tailor. 
If  Mr.  Bugg—who  is 
in all things  an  affable  and  engaging  gen­
tleman—should see fit on  reading  the  fore­
going  to  overlook  the  slight  balance  due 
him on my jlbcount,  that  graceful act would 
weld another  shining  link  in  the- chain  of 
my disinterested friendship.

Mr.  Bugg not long ago said to me:  “Jum­
ble—”  my  name  is  Alexander J. Jumble— 
“Jumble,  if Dimpledot would  only  pay his 
debts, by jingo,  sir, he’d be a  hoss  and  no 
mistake.  He’d be  a thoroughbred from the 
word go. 
If he wasn’t  that sort of a man I 
wouldn’t let him  run  up  such  big  bills. 
I 
like to dress him even if he does  chisel me. 
If lie would only  pay up  every ten  years or 
so I’d tog him  out  like  a  prince.  Even  as 
it is,  look what I’ve  done-  for  him.  Why, 
man,  lie’s as fine as  silk,  and  hang  me  if 
butter would melt in his mouth.”

I readily assented  to  Mr. Bugg’s  ingeni­
ous and able description of Dimpledot’s  pe­
culiarities. 
I also expressed  my regret  for 
his financial shortcomings  with  such  feel­
ing  that. Mr.  Bugg—-who  is, I  may truth­
fully say,  a  charming  and  delightful  gen­
tleman-agreed to give me thirty days long­
er in which to  settle  my own  little  matter.
It was only a day  or  two  after  this  con­
versation  that Mr. Bugg and Dimpledot had 
a painful misunderstanding,  which was due 
to the fact that the  former  insisted that his 
bill be paid at once.  He even went so far as 
to threaten Dimpledot with  the  law.  Nat­
urally they parted in discontent  and  anger.
That same  afternoon  Mr.  Bugg  had  the 
misfortune to fall down  stairs  and  fracture 
something  in  his  head.  He  was  carried 
home insensible.

“By Jove, Jumble,” said Dimpledot, when 
I told him of  the  accident,  “it’s  lucky this 
didn’t  happen  before  we  got  our  winter 
suits.  As it is, if old Bugg should shuffle off 
now, we would stand some  show of  getting 
a little  peace regarding  what we owe  him, 
eh?”

Not wishing to give  my assent  to any re­
mark which was calculated to  cause pain to 
so estimable a citizen as Mr. Aigg, if it should 
come to his ears,  I  changed  the  subject  by 
some remark about the  weather  which I do 
not now recall.

“Speaking of the  weather,” said Dimple­
dot,  “reminds of the ride  we  take  to-mor- 
row.  And that,  in  turn,  reminds  me  that 
Forrester, my roan, that I bought from Top­
per, threw himself in his stall and broke his 
leg yesterday.  He had to be shot.  The note 
I gave for him falls due next Thursday, but 
as I can’t pay it the time doesn’t much mat­
ter.” 

Dimpledot and I belong to the North Star 
Iiidiug club,  which, as  is  well  known, is a 
very exclusive organization.  We had arrang­
ed for a jog into  the  country  with  two  of 
the lady members.  Of this ride  Dimpledot 
has a story to tell and he  has  written it out 
at my request.

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II.

MR.  DIMPLEDOT’S STORY.

Debt!
That is what stared at me from all  sides, 
and made me as uncomfortable as the deuce. 
Under  such  circumstances  it  is scarcely to 
he wondered at that I was  pleased  to  hear 
of old  Bugg's  mishap,  occurring  as  it  did 
almost  immediately  after  his  unkind  talk 
about constables and writs.  Such a man as 
Bugg is liable to make a  gentleman  believe 
that it is a misfortune to wear good clothes. 
A man of iliat sort is  not  fit to live.  Then 
where is the harm in wishing that he would 
stop doing so?

Thoughts like these were  in  my mind all 
the  way home  that  night. 
I  went  to  bed 
still thinking that Bugg’s funeral would not 
be a particularly  mournful ceremony  to  his 
debtors.  Still, when  I  was  informed  that 
he  had  actually  died,  it  sent  a  cold  chill 
over me to think  that I had wished him the 
ill-luck which had  befallen  him. 
I readily 
comforted myself,  however, with the reflec­
tion that life could not possess  many pleas­
ures ior  a  man  like  Bugg,  who  spent  his 
time in making  stylish  garments  for  other 
people, while he could  not  wear  such  gar­
ments himself, owing to his shocking figure.
By the time our little riding  party was in 
the saddle the next afternoon  I  had forgot­
ten that such a person as Bugg ever existed. 
The new sorrel which I had purchased  that 
morning at  ninety days  and  the  conversa­
tion of  my lady companion  both  interested 
me deeply throughout the ride or rather until 
we were well on our way home again.

A mile or so above  the  toll-gate, through 
which we had to pass  on  returning  to  the 
city we rode  by a  graveyard  in  the  dusk. 
The sight of it made  me uncomfortable,  for 
some reason  which  I  could  not  have* ex­
plained.  Suddenly from  that  grim quarter 
there  came  to  my  ears  a  familiar  neigh. 
With a start  I  recognized  in  it  the  shrill 
greeting which Forrester was accustomed to 
give.  But  Forrester,  as  I  quickly remem­
bered,  was  dead.  Furthermore,  how  could 
Forrester,  even in life, find his way into that 
suburban graveyard?  Still,  what  Forrester 
could have done in life  was  not  a  question 
to the point. 
It  was  clear  that  Forrester 
alive could  not have  been  there.  But For­
rester was dead.  Under such circumstances 
might he  not  seek  out  this  graveyard  as 
well as  another,  supposing  that  he  had  a 
fondness for graveyards?

The same thrilling cry sounded again from 
amid the shadowy shafts of  marble  on  the 
neighboring hill,  i I knew  this  time  that I 
could not be  mistaken. 
It  was  Forrester’s 
neigh.

“Let us ride on faster,” I said, in agitated 
tones to Miss Piushton,  my companion.  “It 
is getting quite dark already.”

“You are not afraid of the dark are you?” 
laughingly asked Miss Piushton.  “Remem­
ber I am here and will protect you.”

“I remember that, and consequently have 
no fear,” l returned, making an effort toap- 
per light hearted.  At the  same  time,  how­
ever,  I urged our horses forward at  a  more 
rapid  pace,  and  glanced,  apprehensively, 
about me.

What did I  see?  Bounding  ligl^ly  over 
the tall,  picket fence,  which surrounded the 
graveyard,  came  Forrester,  or  more  prop­
erly,  the ghost of that  lamented  beast.  To 
add to my horror  there was  an  ungraceful, 
but  terribly  familiar  figure,  sitting  astride 
the phantom steed.  With difficulty I stifled 
a shriek,  for I saw at a  glance that  the un­
earthly horseman was  the  ghost  of  Bugg, 
the  tailor.  Almost  frantic  with  fear, 
lashed my horse into a run,  the animal  that 
bore Miss Piushton  increased  its  speed  to 
keep up with mine.

“Very well,  a race,  if you choose,”  cried 
Miss  Piushton, who  was  a  famous  horse 
woman.  “Let us see who can reach the toll 
gate first.”

I  glanced  behind  me.  There  was  the 
phantom  tailor  coming  hard  after.  The 
next instant something sped by me.  Then I 
saw Forrester and his rider in the road a few 
yards in front  of  my  plunging  horse.  At 
that sight I drew  rein  so  quickly  that  the 
sorrel fell  back  upon  its  haunches.  Miss 
Piushton and the late Mr. Bugg were nearly 
neck and  neck.  Presently they missed me, 
Both wheeled about  and came  riding  back 
though  each  appeared  unconscious  of  the 
other’s presence.  The  late  Mr.  Bugg drew 
rein  a  short  distance  from  me,  and-  then 
turned and rode on slowly.

J‘Why did you stop and  spoil  the  race?’ 

inquired Miss Piushton.

“It made my head ache to ride so fast,” 

responded feebly.

“Confess that  you were  afraid  of  being 

beaten,” said my companion archly.

I could not reply,  for I  was  trying  with 
all my might to think of some plan by which 
I might elude  the  specter  which  held  the 
road in front of me.  The only thing I could 
think of as likely to give me  relief  was the 
toll-gate. 
It was not to be supposed, I rea 
soned, that the late Mr. Bugg could have pro 
vided  himself with  money to  pay toll.  He 
would have to turn back when the gate-keep 
ermade his appearance.  With this in mind 
rode  on  more  hopefully  and  managed  to 
reply in some sort of fashion to Miss Plush 
ton’s  remarks.  Our  two companions  over 
took us and  we  proceeded  quite merrily  to 
the toll-gate.  The  others  appeared to take 
no notice of the weird traveler riding slowly 
in front of  us,  his  form  indistinctly visible 
through the growing darkness.  To  me the 
sight was  horrible. 
I was  amazed at Jum 
bie’s light spirits with that  gloomly shadow 
so near. 
I could  only account  for  this  by 
supposing that he  liad  not  recognized  in 
the late Mr.  Bugg.

We reached the  toll-gate. 

In  an  .Instant 

Forrester and his rider had turned and we: 
at my side.

“You must pay toll  for  me,  Dimpledot 
mumbled the late Mr. Bugg in hollow tones 
“I’ll let it count on what you owe me.” 

Though I  was  in  despair  I ^ nodded  my 

head,  for I was too frightened to speak 

“Much obliged,” said the  late  Mr. Bugg 
“I’ll meet  you  here  again  to-morrow  and 
the day after and the  day  after  that.  You 
can pay toll for  me  every day for  the  next 
sixty years or  so,  and  by  that  time  you 
have your bill nearly wiped out.  1 give you 
this  opportunity because  I’m  quite fond 
you.”

I shuddered at his dreadful words.
The toll-keeper  appeared. 

I handed him 
a dime.  “That  pays  for  all,” I falteringly 
said.

The gruff gateman ran  his  eye  over  our 

part}’.

“Two cents cornin’ to you,” he said as he 
felt in his pocket for  the  coins.  Then  for 
the first time it  flashed  into  my  mind  that 
Mr. Bugg was visible only to myself.

“Don’t  take  ’em,”  commanded  the  un

pleasant specter,  as  I  was  reaching for the 
extra cents.

“Change is just right,” I called out.
“Two  cents  a  head  for  hoss  and  lioss- 
man,” saidthe gateman,  “and  two and two 
are—”

“Five,” I exclaipied.
“All right, boss, if that’s what your ’rith- 
metic  says,” grumbled  the  gateman, as  he 
stood aside to let us pass.

“Good for you,  Dimpledot,”  said  the  de­
lighted ghost.  “I can appreciate the favor. 
Now I am going to take  tea  at the morgue, 
and I want you to go along.”

“No,  no,” I  shrieked.  But  the  late  Mr. 
Bugg clasped me in his arms, and  Forrester 
bore us both away like the wind in  spite  of 
my cries and struggles.

Then there was but one thing I could  do, 

and I did it.
I awoke.

HI.

MR.  HUGO’S  STATEMENT.

Odd man,  that  Dimpledot.  He  came  to 
see me yesterday, 
lie’s got such a stuck-up 
air  about  him  generally  that  I  never  ex­
pected him to do that.  But he was as meek 
as Moses when they showed Jhim in. 
I was 
sitting up and feeling pretty comfortable  in 
spite of the bad head  I  had  on  me.  What 
do you suppose he  did?  He  looked  white 
and  scared  and  the  first  words  he  spoke 
were:

“Don’t  die, Mr. Bugg, please  don’t. 
I’ll 
ike it as a personal favor if you’ll only get 
well.  You will now,  won’t you?”

“You bet I will,” says I.
“Thank you,  Mr.  Bugg,” says lie.
“And how about that little bill of yours?” 

says  I.

“I’ve raised the money to pay it,” says he, 
‘Here it is, Mr. Bugg. 
It  was  hard work, 
but I raised it.”

\nd there it  was,  for  a  fact. 

I  was  so 
surprised  that I  nearly  dropped out of  my 
chair. 

‘All right,  Dimpledot,” says I,  raking  in 

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the money.

N O .  175.

A  New Departure in Sugar-M aking.
The low price of sugar at present and  its 
effect upon the  planters  of  Louisiana  has 
started an agitation  which  is  likely  to  be 
far-reaching in results.  The competition of 
beet sugar has rendered cane sugar-growing 
so much less profitable that at a recent meet­
ing  of  the  sugar-growers  of  St.  Mary’s 
Parish,  La.,  some  interesting  figures  and 
facts were given out,  going to  show  that  a 
change  is  necessary,  and  pointing  to  the 
direction  in  which  the  change  could  be 
successfully made.  The  plan in brief  is  to 
divorce the growing of sugar-cane from  the 
manufacturing branch of the trade.  At pres­
ent the raising of sugar is  iu  the  hands  of 
large planters who grow the cane as well as 
possess machinery for grinding  and  boiling 
the product.  Small farmers are thus not able 
to share in the industry.  A central  factory 
system was proposed at the  meeting  which 
would provide for a general  handling  of all 
ane on a sort of co-operative principle.  The 
New Orleans Picayune,  in  commenting  on 
the plan, does not appear to  be  greatly im­
pressed. 
It  suggests  cold-storage  ware­
houses in which the cane could be deposited 
until  ready  for  working.  Warehouse  re­
ceipts could then be issued  which  could  be 
made  transferable  and  pass  at  their  face 
alue. 
In  addition  to  the  warehouse,  of 
course, the factory would contain  the latest 
improved machinery for converting the pro­
duct.  The result would be a  concentration 
of the industry accompanied by a  consider­
able  cheapening  of  the  finished  product. 
These are,  in  brief,  the  suggestions  made 
by the Picayune.  Some  figures  submitted 
of a central factory system show a consider­
able profit over  the  present  system,  which 
is  universally  admitted  to  be  no  longer 
possible with profit.  No  figures, of course, 
are  as  yet  available  as  to  the  cost  of the 
system  proposed  by  the  Picayune.  The 
probable effect upon  the  sugar  industry  as 
stated above no doubt would  be  very great.

Sayings of George Eliot.

We judge others according to results;  how 

“Thank you, Mr. Bugg,” says he.  “And 

else?

you’re sure to get well?”

“Sure,” says I.
“Good-day, Mr. Bugg,” says he.
“By-by, Dimpledot,” says I.

E ggs  by W eight.

From the American Agriculturalist.

Isn’t it strange that we buy and sell  eggs 
by number instead of  by  weight?  Number 
does  not  show  their  value;  weight  does 
Some eggs weigh twice as much  as  others 
What justice or  business  sagacity  is  there 
in paying the same price for one as  for  the 
other?  Is not the fanner who  sells a  large 
egg  for  the  same  price  that  his  neighbor 
sells a small one, cheated?  And is  not  the 
buyer of small the egg cheated?  Just as well 
might butter be sold  by the  roll,  the  small 
roll bringing as much as the large one.  We 
do not buj’ or sell butter  by the  number  of 
rolls,  the small roll bringing as much as the 
large one.  We do not buy or sell  butter by 
the number of rolls or meat  by the  number 
of pieces, or cheese by  number,  nor  should 
we sell eggs by number.

If eggs were bought and  sold  by weight 
the value of certain breeds  of  fowls  would 
be changed.  Now the breed that  furnishes 
the  greatest  number  of  eggs  is  the  most 
profitable,  then it would be  the  breed  that 
furnished the greatest weight.  Some breeds 
are  remarkable for  the  smallness  of  their 
egg; such breeds would suffer in popularity 
while the fowls that  lay large  eggs  would 
gain.  This  would work only justice, how 
ever, to the fowls,  as it would to their own 
ers and consumers.  Clearly eggs  should be 
sold by weight.  Then why does  not  ever, 
one insist upon it?
“ I  Cam e to You Because  You  are  Civil.

A merchant went into a bank  to  open an 
account.  He handed in  a  heavy certificate 
of deposit.

“You  may  like  to  know,  Mr.  President, 

why I open an account wtih your bank?

“I suppose you think  your money will be 

safe.”

“It was  safe  enough  in  the  other  bank 
with  which  I  have  been  dealing.  No;  I 
came here because  you  are  civil. 
I  went 
into  my old  bank  tins  morning  and  acci­
dentally laid my hat on the  cashier’s  desk. 
He looked at me  with  an  air  of  fifty mil­
lions,  and said,  ‘Take your hat off my desk, 
‘I  want  noth­
sir.  Now I will hear  you.’ 
ing to do with  you,’ ‘I  replied. 
I  went to 
the book-keeper and ordered  him  to  make 
up  my  account. 
I  will  never  cross  the 
threshold  of  that  institution  again  while 
that  impertinent  cashier  holds  his  posi­
tion.”

Sure Test for Oleomargarine.

John Ballord, the Davenport, Iowa, drug­
gist,  has  discovered  a  practical  test  for 
oleomargarine,  which is as follows:

Take the sample of supposed butter to be 
tested,  and if you find a red  hair as long as 
your  arm,  you  may  be  satisfied  that  a 
woman made it, and that it is genuine  but­
ter,  as oleomargarine  is  manufactured  ex­
clusively  by  short  haired  or  bald  headed 
men.

The Chicago Board of Trade  has  $39,916 
on hand above  all  liabilities.  The  assess­
ment for the n6w year was fixed at $60.

The new spring brings  no new shoots out 

on the withered  tree.

You must  remember  it  isn't  only laying 

holt of a rope—you must go on pulling.

It’s  no  use  filling  your  pocket  full  o’ 

money if you’ve got a hole in the comer.

There’s no work so tirin’ as danglin’ about 
an’  starin’  an’  not  rightly  knowin’  what 
you’re go in’ to do next.

The only failure a man  ought  to  fear  is 
failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to 
be best.

Play  not  with  paradoxes.  That  caustic 
which  you handle in order to scorch others, 
may happen to sear  your  own  fingers, and 
make them dead to the quality of  things.

Let  a  man  live  outside  his  income, or 
shirk the honest  work  that  brings  wages, 
and he will presently find himself dreaming 
of a possible benefactor,  a  possible  simple­
ton who may be cajoled  into  using  his  in­
terest,  a  possible  state  of  mind  in  some 
possible person not yet forthcoming.

You must be sure of two things;  you must 
love your work,  and not be  always  looking 
over  the  edge  of  it,  wantiug  your  play 
to begin.  And the other  is, you  must  not 
be  ashamed  of  your  work,  and  think  it 
would be more honorable to you to be doing 
something else.  You must have a  pride  in 
your own work,  and  in  learning  to  do  it 
well,  and not  be  always  saying,  “There’s 
this and there’s that—if I  had  this  or  that 
to do, I might make something of  it.”  No 
matter what a man is—I wouldn’t give two­
pence for him, whether  he  was  the  prime 
minister of the rick-thatcher,  if he didn’t do 
well  what he undertook to do.

R aisin-M aking in California. 
C orrespondence Cincinnati Commercial.

The making of raisins as a business  is  of 
recent origin in California. 
In  1849,  when 
the gold-hunters  invaded 'the  mountainous 
regions of the then Mexican State, they paid 
very little attention to its  agricultural char­
acteristics;  but after a few years,  when  the 
surface “nuggets”  had  been  gathered  up, 
and farmers began to think of  their  former 
means of making  a living,  they  found  the 
grape was cultivated for  making  wine  and 
brandy by the native  inhabitants,  and they 
to some extent fell into the  same line of in­
dustry.  They  soon  discovered  that  ripe 
grapes  when left hanging on the vines dried 
readily,  and were valuable  in the household 
economy.  At  first  the  only  ‘variety  of 
grapes  grown  were  such  as were  brought 
into the  country  by the  Catholic  mission­
aries  from  Spain,  who  came  to  these 
Pacific shores for the purpose  of  Christian­
izing  the  Indians,  and  were,  therefore, 
known as the mission  grapes.  They  were 
prolific, but not excellent in flavor, therefore 
those who engaged, in the business soon be­
gan importing better  varieties  from  Spain, 
France,  Germany, etc.  Among those tested 
were  the  white  muscats,  muscatels,  and 
Malagas,which proved to be very productive 
and excellent table grapes, but not so desir­
able for wine.  This induced those who had 
vineyards of varieties to experiment in mak­
ing  raisins.

The recepts of milk at New York average 

900,000 gallons a day.

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and ts guaranteed absolutely purè.

The popularity of  Muzzy’s  Com  and Sun 
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selections to get what you want 
before the stock is broken.
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M anufactures.

BEANS
WANTED.

Highest Market  Price Paid 
for BeanS, Picked or Unpicked.

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both for field and garden. 
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write to or see the
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71 CANAL s t r e e t .

Full  outfits  for  the  Collection  Depart­
ment of a Business Men’s Association, con­
taining all the late improvements, supplied 
to order for $ 13.  The outfit comprises: 
z,ooo “Blue Letter”  Notification  Sheets, 
for member’s use.
500 Copyrighted Record Blanks,
500 Association Notification  Sheets, and 
500  Envelopes.
Money can be sent by  draft,  postvoffice 
or express order.
Fuller & Stowe Company,

49 Lyon Street, 

-,  Grand Rapids, irfich.

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EDMUND  D.  DIKEMAN,

THE—

WATCH  IAIER,

JEW ELER.

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
Fermentum!

STATE  AGENT  FOR

The Only Reliable Compressed Teast.

Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co.

106 K ent Street, Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TELEPH O NE  56G.

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

ALBERT COVE & SON,
AWNINGS 3 TENTS
Horse and Wagon Covers, 

DEALERS IN

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Feed Bags,

Wide Ducks, etc.

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A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Mannfacturing Interests of the State.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY.  JANUARY  26,1887.

G rand R apids Traveling Men’s Association.
President,  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec­
retary and Treasurer, Geo. H. Seymour;  Board of Di­
rectors, H. 8. Robertson,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  J.  N.  Brad­
ford, A. B. Cole and Win. Logie.
t a r   Subscribers and others,  when writing 
to advertisers, will confer a favor on  the pub­
lishers by mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisement in the columns of  this paper.

The  Business  Men’s  Associations  of 
Pennsylvania met  at  Pittsburg  last  Tues­
day and organized a  strong  State  Associa­
tion,  per capita dues  being fixed at 50 cents 
per year.  Michigan  sends  greetings to her 
new co-worker and trusts that the organiza­
tion may prove to be source of as much pleas­
ure and profit  as  has  fallen  to  the  lot  of 
the  Wolverine  Association  and  its  twin 
sister of the Empire State.

The Michigan Business Men’s Association 
now lacks but seventeen  of  having an even 
thousand auxiliary members, the  Businesss 
Men’s  Protective  Union  of  Cheboygan 
County have re-enforced  the  number  with 
forty-one members since the last report.

“ Every dog has his day” and Ira O.  Green 
is inclined to think that his time  has  come. 
“ I have walked for  seventeen  years,” says 
the affable Ira,  “and I propose to ride now.” 
Mr. Green is right. 
It is  his  creditors who 
take a walk.

The interesting letter from Smith Barnes, 
published on another page, gives the readers 
of T h e T ra desm a n a glimpse of the tropics 
to which many would gladly hie themselves 
during this January weather.

The Inter-State Commerce  bill, to  which 
somewhat extended reference is made on an­
other  page, has passed both houses of  Con­
gress  and  requires only the approval of the 
President to become a  law.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

•  GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Frank  W.  Bunker  has  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  Casnovia.  Buckley, 
Lemon & Hoops, furnished  the stock.

E.  E.  Walker, the Monroe  street grocery- 
man,  will  establish  a  branch  store  at  669 
Wealthy avenue,  corner Henry street.

E.  II.  King, late of Mancelona, will  open 
a billiard room and  barber  shop in the new 
Cody block, on South Division street,

C.  C.  Lindsley has  engaged  in  the  gro­
cery business  at  Bumip’s  Comers.  Cody, 
Ball,  Barnhart & Co. furnished the stock.

Itoscoe  G.  Philbrick  has  purchased  the 
Dupee grocery stock and opened up for bus­
iness in his own building,  on  the  corner  of 
Davis and Fifth streets.

Augustus Bartholomew  has  retired  from 
the firm  of  O.  Emmons  &  Co.,  grocers  at 
196 East Bridge  street.  The business  will 
be continued by O.  Emmons.

W.  F. Gibson has  retired  from  the  firm 
of W.  F. Gibson  &  Co.,  produce  and  com­
mission  merchants  at  20  Ottawa  street. 
The business  will  be  continued  by E.  W. 
Bowker, 

________________

The T ra desm a n is not  authorized to do 
so,  but it has the best of reasons  for believ­
ing  that  Hamilton  B.  Carhart  will  again 
unite  his  fortunes  with  S.  A.  Welling, 
when the latter  removes  his  stock  to  De­
troit,  in  which  event  the  firm  name  will 
again become Welling & Carhart.

The Abraham Wilzinski  clothing stock is 
still in the hands of federal officers, tied  up 
by the two attachments issued by the United 
States Court.  Wilzinski  offers 40 per cent, 
cash in full settlement, providing all the un­
secured creditors will agree to  the  compro­
mise.  All but Hirsch, Elsou & Co.,  of Chi­
cago,  have come to the proffered  terms  and 
it is thought that  they  will  fall  into  line, 
when Wilzinski will resume business  in his 
own name.

Lester J.  Rindge and Clias.  Root, as trus­
tees for the creditors of tliS'Northern Manu­
facturing  Co.,  have  distributed  5234  per 
cent,  from the proceeds  of  the  estate  and 
have still on hand the saw  mill,  handle fac­
tory,  water  power and  thirty acres of  land 
belonging to the  estate,  which  they offer at 
the exceptionally low price of 82,500.  The 
matter has been handled with unusual fidel­
ity to the interests  of  the  creditors and the 
price put on  the  remaining  property ought 
to attract a purchaser.  The water power is 
one of the best in the State and the facilities 
for getting logs and other  timber are unsur­
passed  anywhere.

H. Andre & Son,  the Jenisonville general 
dealers, recently  executed  a  chattel  mort­
gage to Hawkins &  Perry  for  81,800,  but 
through some oversight  the  document  was 
not  put  on  record.  The  firm  then  gave 
another mortgage  to  a  son  of  the  senior 
partner, which was placed on record.  Last 
week an assignment was made to  a  gentle­
man named Bush,  whereupon  Hawkins  & 
Perry  took  possession  of  the  stock,  live 
stock  and  stove  wood  covered  by  their 
mortgage. 
II. Andre,  who was the respon­
sible member of the firm, has transferred his 
real estate to a son, but  it  is  thought  that 
he did so under the advice  of  an  attorney,

in order to protect  himself  until  he  meets 
all the obligations of the firm in full.

The Wm.  Eichelsdoerfer  hoot  and  shoe 
stock has been  sold  at  attachment  sale  to 
Lily  Eichelsdoerfer—wife  of  Wm.—who 
announces in the public prints that the busi­
ness is now on a basis “firmer than the rock 
of  ages.”  The  inventories  amounted  to 
815,100  and  817,000,  respectively,  while 
the  attachments  aggregated  only  about 
812,000.  A offer of  80  per  cent,  cash  in 
full  settlement  was  made;  but  refused, 
when  Eichelsdoerfer  offer  40  per cent, in 
paper,  endorsed  by  Joseph  Berles.  The 
Fourth National  Bank  offered  to  discount 
all the paper offered  with  Mr.  Berles’  en­
dorsement,  but  the  non-agreement of  one 
firm—Selz, Schwab & Co:, of Chicago—pre­
vented a settlement on  this  basis.  Unless 
Eichelsdoerfer choses to  make  another  of­
fer,  the  indications  are  that  none  of  the 
creditors will  receive a cent.

a r o u n d   t h e  s t a t e .

Bay City—L.  S. Coman, the veteran drug-' 

Caro—Holes & Fuller, dry  goods dealers, 

gist,  is dead.

have assigned.

Owosso—Otto L.  Sprague  is  closing  out 

his drug business.

Evart—David  Redmond  succeeds  Mark 

Ardis in general trade.

Fenton—W.  H.  Bilby,  grocer,  has  sold 

out to E.  N. Bennett.

the clothing business.

Bronson—C. J.  Keyes  has  retired  from 

Hudson—Albert  Halsted,  grocer,  is  suc­

ceeded by J. Y.  Halsted.

Mecosta—C. J. Rathvon,  miller,  has been 

closed on chattel mortgage.

Gaines—M.  Meyer  has  moved  his  drug 

stock here from Bannister.

Marshall—C.  B.  Webster, boot  and  shoe 

dealer,  has been attached.

Mason—A.  O.  Dubois,  hardware  dealer, 

is succeeded by Dubois & Earle.

Portland—Ellis & Hixson  succeed Griffin 

& Stevens in the meat business.

Coldwater—Fred. J.  Reed succeeds F.  J. 

Reed & Co. in the book business.

Ionia—Morris Friedman  is  succeeded  by 

H.  Silver in the clothing business.

Hancock—Thomas  Pellow,  grocer,  has 

been closed under chattel mortgage.

Dowagiac—E.  S.  Howard  succeeds  Han­

dy & Sanders in the meat business.

Detroit—Virgil  N.  Mack  succeeds  Mack 

& Van Loon In the grocery business.

Pontiac—W.  F.  Fisher  succeeds  Fred­

erick Walter in the grocery’  business.

St.  Louis—L.  A.  Drury  succeeds  D.  C. 

Drury & Son in the grocery business.

Ludington  -H. Gustaffson  succeeds  Gus- 

taffson Bros,  in  the grocery business.

Petoskey—Joseph Shearer, late of Indian­

apolis,  will shortly open a general store.

Flint—F. J. Ford -has  bought  out  J.  W. 

Thomas, dealer in caps and fancy goods.

Ludington—McLean & Simpson have  en­

gaged in the merchant tailoring business.

Memphis—Chas.  Lewis succeeds  the  es­
tate of Geo.  L.  Perkins in the drug business.
Mt.  Pleasant—E.  E.  Wood his discharged 
the chattel mortgage on his dry goods stock.
Man ton—Oscar Toms succeeds Frank Wil­
ley in the grocery and  restaurant  business.
Cheboygan—Mrs.  Annie  C.  Ross,  dealer 
in stationery,  has  sold  out  to C. M.  Rapin.
Alma—J. W.  McLeod,  who  was  closed 
on chattel  mortgage, has  opened up  again.
Portland—Frank Marple succeeds Marple 
Bros,  iu the  bakery and confectionery busi­
ness.
Mio—J.  &  E.  Randall  succeed  R.  M. 
Moore & Co.  in  the  dnig  and  book  busi­
ness.

Ann  Arbor—Geo.  Wahr  succeeds  Geo. 
Osins & Co. in the book and  stationery bus­
iness.

Fenuville—Dickinson  &  Raymond  are 
building  au  addition  to  their  hardware 
store.

Caro—A receiver has been  appointed  for 
Holmes & Fuller,  proprietors of  a  99  cent 
store.

Coldwater—T.  A.  Williams  succeeds  D.
G.  Williams  &  Co.  in  the  manufacture  of 
cigars.

Adrian—W.  T.  Lawrence  will  open  a 
confectionery and  tobacco  store  about Feb­
ruary 1.

Tecumseh—N.  M.  Sutton  &  Co.  succeed 
Sutton,  Fairfield  &  Co.  in  the  dry  goods 
business.

Colon—Olivers  &  Young  succeed  J. V. 
Akey in the drug,  jewelry  and  undertaking 
business.

Saranac—Schultz  &  Monroe  succeed
Frank Grommon in  the  cigar  and  tobacco 
business.

Owosso—Morris  Brown,  the  dry  goods 
merchant, died January 21, after a protract­
ed illness.

Owosso—L.  A.  Hamblin  has  purchased
H.  W.  Holman’s stationery and  confection­
ery stock.

Manistee—J.  F. Faeder,  late of East Sag­
inaw,  has engaged in the hide, pelt, fur and 
wool business.

Hudson—M.  H.  Perkins,  the  youngest 
merchant in the place,  dropped dead of par­
alysis on the 20th.

East Jordan—H.  L.  Page, hardware deal­
er, rejoices  over  the  advent  of  an  heir  of 
the male persuasion.

East Jordan—J.  C.  Glenn  has  purchased 
L.  Votruba’s  grocery stock  and  moved  the 
same to his own store.

Owossq—E.  Klickman,  of  Lansing,  has 
bought  Samuel  Amdursky’s  jewelry stock 
at chattel mortgage sale.

Casnovia—Frank  Bunker,  of  Bailey,  is 
preparing to engage in the grocery business, 
opening up in the Misner block.

Charlotte—Cole & Jones  have  closed  out 
their clothing stock  and  will  re-engage  in 
the same business at Wiehita, Kansas.

Ravena—Aaron Rogers  is  putting  up  a 
two-story  frame  building  near  the  depot, 
but whether he will occupy it  with his drug 
stock is not yet known.

Detroit—Jones  Bros.,  boot  and  shoe 
dealers  at  93  Michigan  avenue,  have
assigned  to  Wm.  Brown.  Liabilities, 
87,430.63; assets,  85,783.86.

Muskegon—The News says:  The  firm of 
Wm.  Henry  &  Sons  has  been  dissolved, 
Wm.  Henry,  Sr., James Henry and  Robert 
Henry continuing the business.

Elk Rapids—Beecher & Kymer  have sold 
their book  and  stationery stock  to  Dr.- A. 
Hanlon,  off  Middleville.  Cal.  L.  Martin 
corilinuqs  with  the  new  proprietor as man­
ager.

Fennville—O. N. Moon,  druggist,  and J. 
O.  Goodrich,  stationer  and  confectioner, 
have consolidated  their  stocks  and  joined 
hands  .under  the  firm  name  of  Moon  & 
Goodrich.

Petoskey—F. J. Belknap  has  sold his in­
terest in the hardware firm of Gould &  Bel­
knap to Ed. Peck and  Horace  Gould,  who 
will continue the  business, under  the  firm 
name of Gould & Co.

Kalamazoo—B.  Desenberg  &  Co.,  the 
grocery jobbers, have  moved into their new 
block.  They have  just  been  made defend­
ants  to  a suit for 85,000  damages, brought 
by the man who made the lowest bid for its 
construction but was not given the contract.
Casnovia—H.  E.  Hesseltme  has invented 
a new device  in  the  shape  of  an office file, 
for bills, letters  or  papers, and  has entered 
into an arrangement with Sidney F. Stevens, 
of  Grand  Rapids, by  which  he  acquires  a 
half  interest  in  the  profits.  A  patent  is 
now being secured.

Cheboygan—T h e  T ra d esm a n’s  repre­
sentative writes:  “I can get  but  little  re­
garding  the  Davis  failure.  He  made  ar­
rangements  to  pay off  the  attachment,  on 
which he was closed,  and  resume  business; 
but  the stock  was  immediately attached by 
another creditor.”

Fremont—John Cole,  for many years  en­
gaged  Ih  the  hardware  business,  has sold 
his  stock  to  J.  F.  A.  Raider  & Son, who 
will continue the business  at  the  old  loca- 
cation.  Besides  being  interested  in  the 
manufacture of brick at  Holton,  Mr.  Cole is 
the owner of a patent brick machine,  which 
he proposes to manufacture quite extensive­
ly, on which account he will  remove  either 
to Grand Rapids  or Chicago.

Ravenna—O.  F.  & W.  P.  Con klin and S. 
L.  Alberts & Co. have executed contracts to 
move their store buildings out  of  the “hol­
low”  at  Ravenna  to  more  desirable  loca­
tions  on  the  main  road,  about  100  rods 
west, and E.  Conklin,  Aaron  Rogers  and 
several  others  have  in  contemplation  the 
building of brick bloeks in the  same  vicini­
ty.  The change in location  will  afford the 
town more opportunity to expand,  and ena­
ble to present a better appearance.

West Chester—T h e  T ra d esm a n  is  in­
formed,  on  reliable  authority,  that  West 
Chester,  a new  station  on  the  line  of  the 
Muskegon,  Grand  Rapids & Indiana  Rail­
way, is a  désirable  location  for  a  general 
merchant.  The station is in the center of a 
rich  farming  community  and  is  evidently 
destined to give Ravenna—six miles distant 
—a lively race.  Henry Miller has put up an 
agricultural  implement  warehouse and will 
erect a store building and put in a hardware 
stock  in  the  spring.  Henderson  &  Vyne 
will put in a  grain  elevator  and  Oscar De 
Yale has begun the erection of a new hotel. 
A small roller  mill would  also  do  a  good 
business there.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

East Tawas—Wm.  Locke  is  building  a 

large hoop and stave mill.

Fremont—Wm.  Koyl  has  retired  from 

the sawmill firm of Pumfrey & Koyl.

Allendale—Jacob Phillips  succeeds  Phil­

lips & Babcock in the sawmill business.

Ow'osso—J.  M.  Belford,  of 

the  brick 
manufacturing firm of  Parker & Belford,  is 
dead.

Traverse City—J.  A.  Wilson,  Jr.,  suc­
ceeds Mr.  Russell as manager of the Wilson 
Manufacturing Co.

Jackson—Frank  Wood  succeeds  E.  D. 
Bliss & Co.  in  the  manufacture  of  harness 
pads,  harness,  etc.

Greenville—The  Greenville  Barrel  Co. 
will  remove  to  Chicago—not  St.  Louis,  as 
previously reported.

Detroit—Ryan  Bros.,  manufacturers  of 
knit  goods,  are  succeeded  by  the  Home 
Knitting Co.,  with a capital of 8100,000.

Bailey—D. Quay & Co.  succeed  D.  Quay 
in the manufacture of coopers’  stock.  The 
“Co.” is understood to  be  Spring  &  Lind- 
ley.

Fruitland—Chas.  Mears  has  leased  his 
Duck  Lake  sawmill  to  H.  Muldoon,  who 
will  stock  it  with  logs  from  arouncj  the 
lake.

St.  Joseph—The  United  Box  &  Basket 
Co.  succeeds H. C-  Higman in the manufac­
ture of boxes and Geo. E. Smith in the man­
ufacture of  baskets.

Negaunee—The Commercial  Iron Mining 
Co.  has  been  organized,  with  82,000,000 
capital.  The  principal  office  will  be  at 
Hancock.  The  company  owns  valuable 
lands  in  the  Gogebic  region,  on  which  a 
shaft has already been sunk.

Oscoda—J.  W.  Butt,  the  shingle  manu­
facturer, has the heart disease, and a day or 
two since he had a  spasm  in  a barber  shop 
which laid him out temporarily.  In falling, 
his head was badly cut through contact with 
a steam coil,  and the doctor said the flow of 
blood from  the  wound  was  the  only thing 
that saved  his  life.  That  ought  to  teach 
Butt to butt his head  until  it  bleeds  every 
time his heart  shows  signs of  going  back 
,
on him. 

-  Y."' 

t   . 

Purely Personal.

A. Broad,  formerly  engaged in  the meat i 
business at Ionia,  is in town for a few days.!
Amos  S.  Musselman  spent  Monday  at I 
Muskegon,  investigating the  Johnson Bros.! 
failure.

A. J. Elliott, for several years with Bemis 
Bros., now stands behind the counter for E. j 
E.  Walker.

A.  F.  Willey  writes  T h e  T ra desm a n 
that his pine timber in Tennessee is w'hite— 
not yellow,  as previously stated.

John  R.  Bennett,  formerly  engaged  in 
the drug business  at Muskegon,  has opened 
a new drug store at Menominee.

Smith Barnes is  home  from  his  trip  to 
In spite of a rough ocean voy­

the equator. 
age, he managed to enjoy himself hugely.

Chas.  F.  Nevin,-senior  proprietor  of  the 
firm of T.  H.  Nevin &  Co.,  was  in  town  a 
couple of days last week, on his regular an> 
nual visitation.

Fred.  I).  Hutty,  Secretary  of  the  Grand 
Haven Business  Men’s  Association,  was in  . 
town last  Thuriday evening  to  attend  the 
Owashtanong opening. 

<3» M. Delamater,  Secretary of the Central 
City Soap Co., of Jackson,  put  in  Monday 
among the jobbing trade of this  market and 
left in the evening for Muskegon.

Harry Montague,  manager of the  grocery 
department of the Hannah  &  Lay  Mercan­
tile Co.,  at Traverse City,  put in  Sunday at 
Grand Rapids and left  Monday for Detroit. 
He will return to  Grand  Rapids  Thursday 
for  a  visit of several days’ duration.

II.  B.  Fairchild  went  to  Lakeview  last 
Tuesday  and  bid 
in  the  John  E.  Hunter 
drug stock on  an  attachment  issued  at  the 
instance of  the  Ilazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug 
Co,  The  stock  has  been  shipped  to  this 
city.

Furniture Facts.

Menominee—M.  II.  Kean  succeeds  A. 

Simansky,  furniture dealer.

Coldwater—Harris  &  Harlow,  furniture 
manufacturers, have dissolved, Nathan Har­
low succeeding.

L.  H.  Wood,  general  dealer,  Suntleld:  “ I 

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like vour paper very much.”

OLD  BARRELS

Setting: about a «tore  are  unsightly,  besides  the  pro­
jecting nails on them are dangerous  to  clothing.  The 
enterprising grocer realizes the value 
convenient  fixtures,  and  to  meet 
Woolson  Spice  Co.,  of  Toledo, 
their

Of which  the  accompanying  cut  gives  but  a 
idea.  In this cabinet is packed 120 one-pound paesa^es 
of Lion  Coffee, and we  offer  the  goods  at  a  price 
enabling the grocer to  secure  these  cabinets  without 
cost to himself.  They are made air-tight, tongued and 
grooved, beautifully grained  and  varnished,  and  are 
put together in  the  best  possible  manner.  Complete 
set of casters, with screws,  inside  this  cabinet.  Their 
use in every grocery, after the coffee is sold out,  is  ap­
parent;  just the thing from  whieh  to  retail  oatmeal, 
rice, prunes, hominy, dried  fruits,  bread,  and  a  hun­
dred other articles.  Further,  they  take  up  no  more 
floor  room  than  a  barrel,  and  do  away  with  these 
unsightly  things  in  a  store.  For  price-list  of I.ion 
Coffee  in these cabinets, see price-current in  this pa­
per.  Read  below  what  we  say  as  to  the  quality of 
Lion  Coffee.

This Coffee Cabinet Given Away.

A  GOOD  BREAKFAST

Is  ALWAY S  possible when a good cup of cof­
fee  is  served.  The  grocer  who  sells  LION 
COFFEE  to  his 
invariably  se­
cure  this  result  to  them.  LION  COFFEE 
is always uniform;  contains strength, tlavor and 
true  merit; 
is  a  successful  blend  of  Mocha, 
Java and Rio.  Packed only  in  one-pound  air­
tight packages;  roasted,  but  not  ground;  full 
net weight,  and is never sold in bulk.

A Beautiful Picture Card
In every package.  We solicit  a  sample  order 
for a cabinet filled with  LION  COFFEE.

trade  can 

For sale  by  all  Wholesale  Grocers  every­

where, and by the 

Woolson Spice Co.

,

92 to  108  Oak St., Toledo, Ohio.

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Vi

STRAY  FACTS.

Cheboygan—Mattoon  &  Robinson  have 

sold their saw mill.

Manistee—The solid men of the  town are 

organizing a savings bank.

S t Joseph—Miss Jennie Clapp,  milliner, 

has been closed on chattel mortgage.

Inilay  City—D.  H.  Edwards succeeds  J. 

& D.  H.  Edwards in the marble business.

Adrian—T. J.  Goodsell succeeds  Austin, 
Goodsell & Rose in the planing mill business.
Lake  City—Malone  Bros,  succeed  Pat­
rick  Murphy  in  the  hotel  and  saloon busi­
ness.

Potterville—J.  C.  Potter & Co.  have  sold 
2,000 barrels of flour to be shipped  to  Scot­
land.

Mancelona—Rumored that Jas.  Campbell, 
late of Westwood,  will build  a  brick  hotel 
in the spring.

Nashville—Henry  Clever  has  sold  his 
bakery  business  to  L.  H.  &  H.  L.  Peck, 
late of Rochester,  N.  Y.

Grass  Lake—Henry  Yinkle,  dealer  in 
hardware, coal, agricultural implements and 
coffins, has been burned  out.

Sullivan--Three sawmills are now in suc­
cessful  operation  in  this  vicinity—D.  C, 
Spaulding’s, Klise Bros, and Judge Lovell’s.
Ludington—Pardee,  Cook & Co., of  Chi­
cago,  have  bought  out  the  G.  W.  Roby 
Lumber Co.,  dealers in general merchandise 
and lumber.

Three  Oaks—The  Warren  Featherbone 
Co. has purchased the corset  factory  of  A*. 
S. Gage & Co., at Chicago,  and  is removing 
the same to this place.

Manistee—The  Canfield  Lumber  &  Salt 
Co.  succeed  John  Canfield  in  the  lumber 
and salt business.  The  corporation  has  a 
paid-up capital of 81,500,000.

Hamlin—Pardee,  Cook  &  Co.  recently 
received the following  letter:  “When  you 
were keeping store  at  the  River  House,  I 
thought  you  beat  the  man I was  working 
for on logs scaled,  and for  revenge I stole a 
firkin of butter and gave it  to  him. 
I have 
now got religion  and  have  to  make  these 
I  ask  your  for­
things  right  before  God. 
giveness.  God bless  you and  good-bye. 
I 
think the butter was worth about 84.80,  but 
will enclose  85.”

East Saginaw—The Au Gres Lumber  Co. 
held its  annual  meeting  on  the  20th  and 
elected the following officers: President,  H. 
W.  Sibley,  of  New  York;  Yice-President, 
John C. Brown,  East  Saginaw;  Treasurer, 
Isaac  Bearinger,  East  Saginaw;  Secretary, 
W.  L.  Thompson,  East  Saginaw.  During 
the past season, the mill at East Tawas man­
ufactured 14,750,000 feet of pine lumber and 
2,350,000 pieces of lath.  The company  de­
clared a dividend of 40 per cent,  on the cap­
ital of  825,000.  The  four  persons  named 
above compose the company.

Big Rapids  Current:  One  of  the  many 
new enterprises talked  of  in  Big Rapids  is 
the establishment of a  creamery by a  stock 
company of  farmers, 85,000  of  the  neces­
sary capital  having  already been  promised.

POTATOES.

W e make the handling of POTATOES, 
APPLES and BEANS in car lots a special 
If you  have  any 
feature of our business. 
of these goods lb ship, or anything  in  the 
produce line, let us hear from you, and  wp 
will keep you posted on  market  price  and 
prospects.  Liberal  cash  advances  made 
on car lots when desired.
Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker.

Earl Bros., Coniissioii Merchants,

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  F ir s t   N a t io n a l  B a n k .

The CELEBRATED  EMBRY  S3  SHOE
HATCH  &  EMEKT,  Chicago  and  Boston. 

MANUFACTURED  BY

D.  G.  KENYON, Traveling Salesman,

227 Jefferson Street, 

- 

Grand Rapid«, Mich.

MISCELLANEOUS.

1 

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

which  unites  all  advantages,  one  mile 
from the  flourishing  village  of  Coopersville; 
good buildings: the very richest of soil; water­
ed  by  springy  of  living  water, and no  rough 
land—a perfect garden.  I will sell on terms to 
suit purchaser, or will exchange for first-class 
residence in Grand Rapids;  or will take  stock 
of goods for whole or part payment.  The farm 
is worth $6,000.  Should want goods  discounted 
to cash value.  O. F. Conklin, Coopersville. 175tf
YY7ANTED—1To  buy  the  business of  a  well- 
? ? 
established meat market, by young man 
with $600 capital.  Address Geo. S. Smith, Cas­
novia, Mich. 

177*

IT'OR  SALE—A thirty-year old grocery stand 
in Kalamazoo.  A two-story frame  store, 
with good tenement rooms  above, and  a  good 
tenem ent bouse on same lot. also barn.  Three 
blocks from  M.  C.  depot.  $3,500,  part  down, 
balance in easy payments.  Possession  given 
in May.  J. Van Zolenburg, Petoskey.  174tf
YT7 ANTED—Stock  in  Kent  County Savings 
Y ▼  Bank.  Address, stating term s demand­
ed, “Purchaser,” care “The Tradesman.”
"IT'OR  SALE—Two-story brick building, 24x60, 
r   with clean grocery and m eat  stock  (wood 
business in connection) on  principal  business 
street  of  thriving  Northern  town.  Terms, 
$5,000, half down, balance on tim e to  suit pur­
chaser.  Address “Bargain,” care “The Trades­
man.” 

FOR  SALE—A two-story store, 22k58,  almost 

new, second floor done off  and  tenanted. 
Sell goods in store if desired.  Good  place  for 
dry  goods  and  groceries. 
In a  good  farm ­
ing country.  For  particulars,  address  C.  E. 
Clapp, Martin, Allegan Co., Mich., where  store 
is  located. 

IT'OR  SALE—First-class  hand  laundry  at  a 
. 
bargain.  This is a rare chance.  Address 
Box 33,  Big Rapids, Mich. 
176*
SF YOU  WANT—To get Into business, to sell 
your business, to secure additional capital, 
to  get  a  situation,  If  you have anything for 
sale or want to buy anything, advertise in the 
Miscellaneous Column of The  Tradesman.  A 
twenty-five word  advertisement  costs  but 25 
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

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as to product and  price,  interest  on  invest- j 

Tie Mielan Traflesian.

TO  THE  TROPICS.

Interesting  Descriptive  Letter from 

Barnes.

S.nith

Steamer Bara Couta, Atlantic Ocean, 

250 Mh.es off Sandy Hook,

December 12,  1886.

Friend  Stowe—Concluding  that  you 
might care to have personal  notes  of  com­
parison between  the  condition of  tempera­
ture at your lively metropolis  and  my pres 
ent latitude,  I note the following:  Leaving 
your city with snow  five to  six inches  deep 
and mercury about 25°,  I find  at this writ­
ing a  temperature  of  about 65 °  to 70 ° , a 
soft,  balmy breeze, perfectly comfortable on 
the promenade deck  with no  overcoat on if 
walking,. or with  a  medium  weight  one if 
sitting  on  deck.  My  usual  good  fortune 
throws  me in  contact with  twenty gentle­
men,  companions  in  travel,  among  whom 
two are indexical characters.  One  of them 
is  a  S t  Croix  planter,  forty-two  years  a 
resident  of  the  island,  owning several fine 
estates, a  considerable  producer  of  sugar, 
some 800  hogsheads  this  year,  about  400 
ditto of molasses, and 200 puncheons of the 
celebrated “Santa  Cruse  Rum,”  which  he 
credibly  informs  me  is  the  best  in  the 
world.
The particulars of West India  life,  are to 
a novice like me, of  great interest  A fair, 
average  crop  of  sugar  is  considered  two 
hogsheads,  while  a  good  one  should  be 
three and  an extra  crop  four  hogsheads to 
the  acre.  The  product  of  early canes  re­
quires 8,000 gallons of juice to make a hogs­
head of  sugar,  while  the  matured  cane  re­
quires 2,000 gallons to a  hogshead.  A safe 
average is considered  one gallon of juice to 
a pound of sugar.  Molasses is neither more 
nor less than the drippings from wet sugar. 
The product of good  cane  is  from  10 to 12 
per cent saccharine matter.
With a force of  300  negroes, an estate of 
2,500  acres  to  be  kept up, quite  expensive 
machinery  and  plant,  chances to  be  taken 
ment etc., etc.,  a  return  of  only  $30  per 
hogshead,  f. o. b.  in  New York,  it does not 
look like a large paying business,  even with 
mm and molasses and “climate” to make up 
the deficit
The  laborers,  all  colored—whites  of  no 
sort of account—get about twenty-five cents 
per  day,  payable  weekly,  and  quarters  to 
live 
in,  besides  numerous  “privileges,” 
counting,  so said,  forty to  fifty cents  a  day 
for a good man—hardly a sum to retire upon. 
With 19,000  colored  and  only about  5,000 
whites,  tiie preponderance of physical force 
rests with the negroes, as  evidenced  by the 
insurrection  of  1878,  when,  by  a  foolish 
move  of  the  Danish  Governor,  in  making 
political  capital,  he  reduced  the  military 
force of  some  fifty to  seventy-five soldiery, 
and substituted an inefficient police force on 
less pay.  This resulted in the loss of num­
erous lives and millions of dollars  in  prop­
erty. My informant lostone son and $200,000 
in property.
The roads of St.  Croix are marvels of per­
fection.  No one walks among  the  whites, 
but either  rides on  horseback  or  in a  car­
riage,  as proof  of  which  on  coming  to the 
States,  it requires from  one  to two  months 
to become a fair walker.  The  general plan 
is to have one-third of an estate in  cuttings 
j(the three upper joints of freshly-cut cane), 
one-third in  rattoons  (one  year  old  rooted 
cane), and one-third either in fallow or mix­
ed cultivation. 
In preparing the ground for 
cuttings,  it  is  ridged  up  about  eighteen 
inches high and four feet wide,  the cuttings 
being  planted  in  the  valley  between  the 
ridges; and,  as  the cane  grows,  the  ridges 
are cultivated down  about  the  roots of  the 
cane,  so as to give it depth of root and mois­
ture.  The soil  is so fertile that sowed corn 
grows  six  feet  in  bight  in  six  or  eight 
weeks.
Water for domestic use  and  for  stock  is 
obtained  almost  solely  from  cisterns,  the 
rainfall being the  only fresh  water  supply 
to any extent at S t  Croix.  Each plantation 
bears an individual  name.  An  estate  pri­
marily consists of 150 acres.
Only  about  two-tliirds  of  the  negroes 
seem inclined to labor much of the time, the 
other  one-third  being  too  indolent  to  do 
only those things  necessary to  secure food, 
clothing being of secondary importance.
I learn that much of  the  labor performed 
is done to disadvantage,  the implements be 
mg - inadequate  for  the  purpose,  and  the 
management indifferent,  owing to the  little 
probability of a profitable outcome.
My second  traveling  companion is a gen­
tleman  of  large  practical  experience  and 
acute powers of  observation,  who has made 
three previous trips  to  the  islands, remain­
ing  in all some ten or twelve months in the 
tropics. 
I gather from him the result of his 
travel.  One of  the items  of  interest is his 
knowledge of  and  familiarity with  the  as- 
phaltum ‘supply, obtained  from  the “Pitch 
Lake”  in  Trinidad,  about  latitute  1 1° .
"  Here  his  company  is  mining—so  called— 
out of a lake of some  100  acres,  where  the 
asphalt  is  found  in a semi-compact  state. 
It is taken out with  picks,  in  chunks  from 
one to three feet in diameter, until a vessel’s 
hold  is  filled, after  which  the  excavation 
fills up to a  level again  within  a  week  or 
ten  days,  ready  for  the  next  cargo  to  be 
taken  out,  and  so  on  ad  infinitum. 
In 
some places the material is of a semi-plastic 
consistency,  giving  under  one’s feet.  This 
is,  so far as known,  the  largest  deposit  of 
pure asphaltum in the world.
In Grenada,  the  owners have adopted the 
plan of  sub-dividing  their  plantations, and 
either selling small parcels or renting to the 
negroes; which, with the  growing  of  diver­
sified  crops—spices,  cloves,  cocoa,  arrow- 
root, etc., and resulted most advantageously 
to the interests of both white and  black cit­
izens. 
I am told that this plan is beginning 
to be practiced in Trinidad.
The importation  of coolies from India by 
the governments meets  with  a fair  amount 
of patrons,  who are  obligated to  give  them 
employment  at  twenty-four  cents  per  day 
for the first five yeai> after they are brought 
out and  indentured,  the  coolies  agreeing to 
continue  work  for  some  of  the  planters 
another five years,  when they get  free  pas­
sage home to  India.
Dec. 20.—Off Martinique,  St.  Pierre,  the 
mercury  80  to 83 °  in the  shade, comforta­
ble with no coat on,  and no immediate indi­
cations of snow.  We found  St. Croix a de­
lightful little world,  with its planters large­
ly residents  of  the  island,  as  against  the 
owners of plantations on St.  Kitts  or; Mar­
tinique,  who,  in  too  many  cases—nearly 
all  preside  across  the  sea in England, Scot­
land or France.
The  wholesome,  comfortable  condition 
of  the  negroes  on  St.  Croix  pleased  me 
much.  Their  politeness  was  so  real  and 
their manners  were  so  gentle  that  it  im­
pressed me most agreeably,  when  set  over 
against the want of politeness and,  in many 
cases, civility in our own land.
The evidences of a good soil are  very ap-

 

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I o n ia, Jan. 22,  1887.

Yours in the good work,

IONIA TO RE-ORGANIZE.

Fred Cutler, Jr.,  Sec’y.

The call to which  Mr.  Cutler refers  is  as 

Lethargy  to  be  Succeeded  by  Activity.

follows;
To  the Ionia Business Men’s Protective  Asso­

parent in St.  Croix,  while  the varied greens 
of corn field mid forest trees form  a  carpet 
of such a pattern that Lowell  could  hardly 
match  with its looms. 
Dec.  22.—In  the  little  world  .of - Barba- 
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids;
does,-  at  Bridgetown,  with  its  condensed 
D e a r Sir—You will  see  by the  paper  I 
population of 180,000 citizens,  white,  black 
send  that  we  here  in  Ionia  are  about to 
and colored, mercury 80 to 83 ®  in the shade. 
boom things again,  after  a stand-still.  The 
It is a thrifty-looking,  brisk town of  35,000 
Executive Board met pursuant to  call,  last, 
to 40,000,  narrow streets in  excellent condi­
night, and talked things  over generally and
tion,  and  unusually clean,  made  of  coral !
rock and qpment, houses of coral rock  or of  decided to ^organize the  whole  thing,  be-
gin anew  and  boom  things  generally. 
In 
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crin  ( m o w   a r m  
tm n e r e   o r o n o ra IIv  
brick,  covered with cement and washed with 
consideration  of  this,  I  was  instructed  to 
a  creamy-colored  whitewash. 
It  is  gov­
write you,  asking you to  be  present  at  the 
erned by a Governor sent out by the Queen, 
meeting  next  Friday evening,  to  aid  and 
receiving  a  salary  of  816,500,  and  is  an 
assist and  give  advice  in  the  matter. 
If 
island of only 164,000  square  miles.  Very 
possible for you to be with us on  the  even­
naturally, this leaves the island in debt $95,- 
ing named, please let me know at once.  We 
000 to the “ ’Ome” government,  while some 
are also desirou« n" joining the State organi­
eighty plantations are now in the  Chancery 
zation.  Much interest seems to be apparent 
Courts in the interest of the creditors.  Not­
here and we look forward to a very success­
withstanding  this,  the  blacks  look  much 
ful meeting,  at which we hope  you  can  be 
better,  healthier,  more |wholesome,  better 
present.
cared for,  and far happier  than  at  Martin­
ique.  The  stroets,  perforce,  swarm  with 
human beings, but the industry—sugar mak­
ing—is  literally  prostrated.  The  leading 
business men tell me that there  is  no  prer­
ent  value  for  property,  and  all  feel  very 
much  depressed  with  the  outlook.  The 
present saving clause is  the  .promise  of  an 
exceedingly large crop of cane  this  winter.
Common pine lumber retails  at from  $35 
to  $40  per  thousand,  undressed—large­
ly southern pine, apparently.
Many things of English  make  are  much 
lower than with us.  The bulk  of food pro­
ducts comes from “the States.”  Pork, meal, 
flour,  salt,  fish,  hams,  crackers,  canned 
goods, butter, lard, cheese,  etc., etc. 
If the 
commerce  was,  as  it  should be, carried on 
by American shipping,  it would furnish  no 
little revenue to our own government.
Extreme hospitality is  evident,  so  far  as 
we «an see,  on every hand,  and one is made 
to feel wonderfully  at  home.  To  be  “an 
American,” if creditably behaved, and reput­
ably introduced,  is tantamount to a passport 
to  Barbadoeian  civilities. 
It  has  proven 
especially  agreeable  after  eleven  days  on 
ship-board.
At St. Kitts,  we saw a Banyan tree cover­
ing 140x185 feet of ground.  Here  we  find 
none  as  yet  of  the  same  size,  but  large 
enough to  excite  wonder.
Our intended visit to the botanical garden 
at Martinique was frurtrated on  account  of 
a too rainy day. 
I/un told  that it is one of 
the very finest collections of tropical fauna 
and flora  to be  found  in the  West  Indies, 
and regret my inability to  gratify my desire 
to visit  it.
The patois of the negroes,  both  at  Mar­
tinique and here,  is  a  forcible  reminder  of 
the Babel of olden  times,  and  is  certainly 
beyond the writer’s faintest comprehension.
One thing is most  evident—the necessary 
precaution relative to the saving  and  keep­
ing  of  all  the  waterfall  in  the  island. 
Here,  as well as in St. Kitts and Martinique, 
at the road-side where  any declivity occurs, 
pits fire dug,  say five  by  eight,  and  six  or 
eight feet deep, into which the surface water 
is led by channels,  frequently made of stone 
or masonry,  and these  are  intended  to  be 
used in case of a “dry time.”  And so much 
importance is placed upon  its  saving,  that 
any depression on the plantation  has  chan­
nels leading to  stone  catch-basins,  to  hold 
the precious  fluid  against  a  time  of  great 
need.
Dec. 23.—To-day,  we saw the  first  plow 
as yet seen on the islands—four  of them,  in 
fact—drawn  through  the  tough,  clinging 
soil, by six yoke of oxen  about  as  big  as  a 
fair-sized two and one-half-year-old steer  of 
Michigan.  Previous  to this,  no inch of soil 
h^s been moved by other than  a. plantation 
hoe,  about  six  on  the  face  and  eight  in 
depth,  with  handles  made  from  bambo, 
say one and  one-half  by  six  and  one-half 
feet.  And when one considers  that  seven- 
eighths of them are handled by women  and 
girls,  you w’ill see how unlmmanizing is the 
result.
Comparatively  no  evidence  of  intemper­
ance has exhibited itself  to  us  so  far,  and 
the  use  of  tobacco,  in  the  main,  is  very 
limited among the blacks. 
The average negro cabin is,  say ffom  8x9 
to 12x14 feet,  and would be a poor place  at 
home in which to keep  an  animal  in  Sep­
tember, and utterly comfortless  and  value­
less for eight months of the year.  We  find 
really  very  comfortable  hotel  accommoda­
tions here,  kept by Boston people,  and,  like 
ourselves,  “Dealers in (nearly) everything.” 
And yet,  with all the sunshine  and tropical 
beauty,  our  own  country  holds  its  claims 
undiminished upon us.  ■

ciation.
Believing the necessity for the restraining 
influence of out Association  on  the  delin­
quent and dead-beat element in  our  city  is 
uow greater than it was when we  organized 
so auspiciously  nearly one year ago.  I have 
respectfully to request  the  presence  of  the 
Executive Board at the office of Mr.  Water- 
bury in  Insurance  block  Friday,  January 
21, in order to revise the first  and  only de­
linquent list issued,  which  owing to errors 
made therein was  not—nor was it just that 
it should be—enforced.
In my judgment  the  time  has  come  for 
our  business  men to assemble at a meeting 
that shall be open only to  members  of  the 
Association,  for  the  purpose  of  carefully 
examining  such  lists  as 
the  Executive 
Board shall submit for the  approval and in­
dorsement  of  the  Association.  There be­
ing other matters of importance  to  lay  be 
fore the members for  immediate  considera­
tion,  and having a desire to introduce  some 
new features of value to the intelligent  and 
progressive  merchant,  1  hereby  announce 
that,  after many  months,  a regular meeting 
will be held on Friday, January  28,  at  the 
City Hall at 8 o’clock p. m.  Gentlemen, this 
Association  has already  proved itself of in­
calculable value to our city—in this,  that by 
securing Grand Kapids  freight  rates  it has 
made for all principal  commodies a market 
second to no  other  in  the  State»  and  has 
been instrumental in turning the channel of 
local commerce to  it,  thereby  causing  the 
disbursment of thousands  of  dollars  to the 
farmer,  the stock raiser  and the fruit grow­
er, who have,  in turn, expended among  our 
merchants for dry goods,  clothing,  grocer­
ies, coal, etc.,  an  amount  which,  was  the 
aggregate actually known,  would  be  a  sur­
prise,  and a just reason for  pride and grati­
tude. 
In view of this  one  important  fact, 
has not this organization which has wrought 
this  great change and  which will make im­
provements still more  important  and tangi­
ble.  a claim on your cordial support; a claim1 
that can not rightly  be  denied,  that  ought 
not to be ignored?  If this be true, is  it  too 
much to ask of you  to  sacrifice  one  night 
every month only to  attend  a  meeting  de­
signed for the social and business  improve­
ment of every member?  Appealing earnest­
ly to your interest and wisdom,  and  asking 
your  needed  aid in fostering an instutition 
freighted with benefits so real, ,1  shall  con­
fidently expect to see you on the date and at 
the place indicated.

Ionia,  Jan.  17.
Prospects for Organization at Otsego.
Otsego,  Jan.  18,  1887.

D e a r Sir—Yours of the 7th at hand  and 
contents noted.  Thanks for lists sent.  As to 
our organizing an Association  here,  would 
say that two years ago we made  a  start  in 
that direction,  and it worked with  us  about 
as  it has in Hastings.  Our  firm  were  the 
instigators of the movement,  and we got the 
names of all the business men in  town;  but 
we had 6 Wolff in our ranks, and the plan he 
adopted was to say to our customers: * ‘Barnes 
& Williams  started  this  thing.  You  come 
and trade with us and we will trust you  for 
what you want.”  The  result  was  that  the 
thing went up and we lost trade  by  it  and 
nothing was accomplished; but I can see (or 
think I can) a better outlook now.  The on, 
ly thing that stands in the way  now  would 
be the attorney for the Norton & Wolff stock, 
and I don’t know but he could  be  made  all 
right. 
I shall be more than pleased  to  see 
you here,  and if you will set a day  or  even­
ing that you will visit us,  I will arrange  for 
a meeting. 
I fully intended  to  unite  with 
the State organization,  but  have  neglected 
to do it.  Please advise me  what  time  you 
could come. 
. 

T he  Grocer  a  H appy  Individual. 

From the Denver Retail Grocer.

W. E. K e l s e y , President.

Very respectfully yours,

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Very truly yours,

C. A.  B a r n e s.

S.  Ba r n e s.

Cordially,

* ’

What  a  pleasure  it  is  to  be  a  grocer! 
No hard  work,  large  profits,  ho  bad  bills 
and short hours,  make his life a  merry one. 
He, of all business men,  has the  most  time 
to devote to  his  family.  Some  merchants 
have to sell goods at a low  margin  to  suc­
cessfully  compete  with  their  rivals.  Not 
so  with  the  grocer,  as  there  is  but  little 
competition  in  that  line.  Where  can  you 
find one who will cut on  prices and endeav­
or to get another’s trade?  This  is  the  rea­
son  why  all  of  them look so cheefful,  and 
can afford to dress well.  At the end of  the 
month  are  his  happiest  moments,  for  he 
knows that in the morning his store will  be 
crowded with  customers  who  are  anxious 
to settle  their  bills.  Other  retailers  have 
to wait for their money.  Not  so  with  the 
grocer,  for every one is anxious to pay their 
grocery bill the first  thing.  As  for  losing 
an  account,  he  cannot  understand  how  it 
can  be  done.  Who  will have the audacity 
to dispute their bill with him?  Those  who 
do  not  pay  cash  have  pass-books,  and  a 
lady customer  never  forgets  to  bring  her 
pass-book when she visits the  store,  conse­
quently, at the end of the month the  happy 
grocer has no trouble whatever  in  checking 
up  these  pass-books, as they agree  exactly 
with  his  journal.  The  laws  of  the State 
protect  him in every way, if he  has  a  cus­
tomer who  is  unwilling  to  settle  up. 
In 
fact, the  majority  of  laws  are  so  framed 
as to be beneficial  to  the  retail  merchants. 
Therefore,  it is no wonder that  a  grocer  is 
a happy individual,  for his  path  is  strewn 
with roses.

Very Obliging.

After the clerk had  pulled  down  every­
thing  in  the  store  without  satisfying  his 
customer, a woman, she  asked if there was 
anything else he had not shown her.  ‘Wes, 
ma’am,”  he  said,  “the  cellar;  but  if  you 
wish It, I will  have  that  brought  up  and 
shown to  you»”

Owosso Starts on the Right Track.

Owosso, January 22)  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

D e a r   Sir—A   largely-attended  meeting 
of our business  men  was  held  on  Tuesday 
evening, when it was  decided  to proceed to 
organization  and  C.  S.  Williams,  J.  Ter- 
bush,  H. W.  Parker,  D.  R. Salisbury  aud 
S. E.  Parkill were  appointed to  draft  suit­
able  constitution  and  by-laws  and  be  pre­
pared  to  report  on  Friday  evening.  The 
latter  meeting was well attended,  when the 
report of  the  committee  was  adopted  and 
the  following  officers elected:

President—Jas.  Osburn.
Secretary—S. Lamfrom.
Treasurer—J. F. Laubengayer.
The  organization  will  be  further  com­

pleted at a meeting next Friday evening.
St a n l e y  E.  P a r k il l.

Yours truly,

Cheboygan  Joins the State Body.

Cheboygan, Jan.  20,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

D e a r   Sir—Your favor of recent  date  is 
duly  received  and  noted.  Enclosed  here­
with please find postal note for $4.10, bring 
the per capita dues  for  forty-one  members 
of the Business Men’s Protective  Union  of 
Cheboygan County in becoming auxiliary to 
the Michigan  Busihess  Men’s  Association. 
I trust that we may be mutually benefited in 
uniting our  efforts  and  working  together.

Yours respectfully,

G. H.  Dozer»  Sec’y.

Kent City Likely to  Organize.

K e n t Cit y , Jan. 24, 1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
De a r  Sir—I am in receipt of your blanks. 
I have been talking with  some  of  our busi­
ness men  and I think  we  will  be  able  to 
form  an  organization,  with  your  help. 
I 
will find  out and  let  you  know  in  a  few 
days. 

Yours truly,

A.  L.  P o w er.

EXPANSIVE BITS.

:  Claris, small, $18 00:  large, $26 00. 

dis 
Ives’, 1. $18 00;  2. $24 00;  3, $30 00.  dis

r i les—New List.

American File Association  List.......dis
Disston’s ............................................... ..
**  M  19 50022 00  New  AmericanV.'.'Y-..........................dls
.................................-
Nicholson’s .......................  
.......dis
Heller’s ........... ;................... .......V.Vdis
Heller’s  Horse Rasps..................'.".".".dis
Nos. 16 to 20,  22 and  24,  25 and 28,  27 
Lto* 
15 
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. 

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

,1 3  

,  T 

13 

20
25

60&1O 
60410 
60410 
60410 
55410 
504  5
28
18

Association Notes.

W.  W. Peck  &  Co.,  members  of  the  re­
cently-organized South Boardman  Business 
Men’s Association, write T h e T ra d esm a n 
as follows:  “ We can already see the effect 
of our organization in  making  collections.”
A  telegram  from  President  Hamilton, 
just  as  T iie   T ra d esm a n  goes  to  press, 
announces the fact that  Frankfort  has  suc­
cumbed 
inevitable,  as  follows: 
“Twenty  names  from  Frankfort  unite  in 
call at our convenience.”
President  Hamilton 

is  endeavoring  to 
awaken the business men of Frankfort  and 
Sherman to  the  necessity  for  organization 
and hopes to be able  to  swing  both  towns 
into line before the  March  meeting  of  the 
State Association. 

the 

to 

The first  delinquent  list  of  the  Oceana 
Business  Men’s  Association,  which  has 
been received by T h e T ra d esm a n through 
the  courtesy  of  the  Secretary,  bears  evi­
dence  of  careful,  compilation  and  is  v 
every way a model document.

»

A note  from  Emmet  Hagadom  convey 
the pleasing intelligence that  Fife  Lake  is 
ready to organize whenever the editor of T iie 
T ra d esm a n  can  spend  an  evening  with 
the business men of the place. 
It  is  to  be 
hoped that Elmira and Alba can arrange  to 
organize the same week.  Will not the latter 
towns carry out their part in the desired pro 
gramme?

Cadillac  Express:  The  Business  Men’s 
Association  is  making  fine  progress,  and 
their weekly meetings at the  council  room, 
on Wednesday evenings,  are well  attended. 
It is a good omen for  Cadillac when our ac­
tive business men meet together so harmon­
iously, to  promote  the  public  welfare,  as 
well as to regulate the  much-abused  credit 
system.

The Actuary of  the Retail Grocers’ Asso 
ciation  of  Grand  Rapids,  insists  upon  the 
observance of  the following  rules:  “Mem 
bers must have the full name and address of 
every delinquent  reported.  Members  must 
not write  delinquents  that  they will be put 
on a delinquent  list, dead-beat list  or black 
list,  as such threats break  the  force  of  the 
Actuary’s blank.  Besides,  persons can only 
be declared delinquent  on  the  vote  of  the 
Executive Committee.”

Mancelona Herald:  The  membership^of 
the Mancelona Business  Men’s  Association 
is steadily increasing.  Thé Association has 
devised  a  plan  for  thoroughly advertising 
the  advantages  which Mancelona  offers  to 
the  capitalist,  the  manufacturer  and to the 
man of limited means who desires  to secure 
a home for himself  and family.  The Asso­
ciation does not  embrace  a  single  member 
but  who is anxious  to do  all he can to pro­
mote the well-being of  his  town  and  com­
munity.
Re-organization  of  the  South  Arm  and 

East Jordan Association.

E a st J orda n, Jan.  19,  i887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

C O O PE R A G E.

D, Quay quotes as follows, f. o. b. at  Bailey 

STAVES.
“ 

•• 

“ 

“ 

HEADS.

** 
.............
_______ „ _ „___ _ 

•• 
“  . . . ; .....................  

Red oak flour bbl. staves.............M
©  6  00 
Elm 
© 5 25
White oak tee staves, s’d and j ’t.M
@2100
White oak pork bbl. 
Produce barrel staves..'...............M 
@ 4 « I 
Tight bbl. and h’ds to m atch.......M
©17  CO
Tierce, dowolled and circled, set__  
15©  10
•* 
Pork, 
13
12© 
.... 
“ 
Tierce  heads,  square...............$  M 23 0»@26 00
Pork bbl. ** 
...............$  M  19 00@21  00
Produce barrel, se t............................  @  4
Flour 
“ 
@  \yt
Cul)  wood  heading............................  34*©  3*4
White oak and hickory tee, 8 f’t.  M  11 00@12 50 
White oak and hickory  “  744f’t.M  10 00©(1 00
Hickory  flour  bbl..........................M  7 00© 8 25
Ash, round  “ 
“ ........................M   6 00©  6 75
Ash, flat racked, 644 f’t ..................M  3 75©  4 50
Coiled  elm ........................................  8 00©  7  CO
White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M  1 00©  1  10 
White oak pork barrels, machine.. 
85©  95
White oak lard  tierces.................... 
l  15© 1 25
75©  90
Beef and lard half barrels... ......... 
Custom barrels, one  head............... 
l 00© 1  10
Flour  barrels.................................... 
;«©  37
Produce  b a rre ls............................ 
25©  28

BARRELS.

HOOPS.

W OOOENW AKE.

 

Standard  Tubs, No. 1...........................................5 25
Standard  Tubs, No. 2.............................. ..".*4 25
Standard Tubs, No. 3.................................. !!3 25
Standard Pails, two hoop..................... .. ”  ”  1 25
Standard Pails, three hoop...........................    ,1 50
Pails, ground wood 
...........................IIII*4 00
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................ . !. !..2 00
Blitter  Pails, ash................................ . !. !.!. 2 50
Butter Ladles...................................... 
1 oo
Rolling Pins......................  
75
 
Potato Mashers...................................................50
Clothes Pounders.....................................!. "2  25
ClothesPins..................  ...................!..!!!!!  60
Mop Stocks........................................................ j   00
Washboards, single......................... .!!...!!..1   75
Washboards, double............................. .” .. "2 25
Diamond  M arket............................................   40
Bushel, narrow band........................................... 1 60
Bushel, wide band................................................ 1 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 1...........................................3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2.......................... . ! ! ! ! ! . 4 25
Clothes, splint.  No. 3................................... .'".'.'5 00
Clothes, willow  No. J.............................. "..".".".".".'.6 00
Clothes, willow  No. 2............................!..!!!7 00
Clothes, willow  No. 3........................... . .. .. .. S On
W ater  Tight, bu...................................... ! ! !Ü3 75

BASKETS.

h a lfb u .................................7.ÜÜ2 85

“ 
HARDW OOD  LUMBER.

“ 

The furniture factories  here  pay  as follows 
for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run...............................12 00@14 00
Birch, log-run.......................................15 00@18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and  2..............................  @35 00
Black Ash, log-run..............................  @13 00
Cherry,  log-run....................................25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2 ..........................45 00050 00
Cherry,  cull.........................................  @10 00
Maple,  log-run......................................12 00014 00
Maple, soft,  log-run............................11 00@13 00
@20 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
Maple, clear, flooring......................... 
@25 Oo
Maple, white, selected......................  
@25 oq
RedOak, log-run.................................  @13 00
@24  00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2......................... 
Red Oak, quarter  sawed........... ......26  00@30 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step plank............... 
©25 00
Walnut, log-run..................................  
@55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2..........................   @75 00
Walnuts,  culls....................................   @25 00
@13 00
Grey  Elm, log-run.............................. 
White Ash,  log-run............................14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run.........................*. 
@23 00
White Oak, log-run............................ 
@17  00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners all have  large  sup­

plies.  Dealers are paying $5 for good bark.

Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.50 

lb  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.

FIE L D   SEEDS.

Clover,  mammoth................................. 
Timothy, prim e...................................... 

4 85
“  medium....................................4  85®5 00
2 10

Ibarbware.

fort.

BOLTS.

BRACES.

F r e d .  K e r n .

Yours truly,

AUGERS AND BITS.

C.  W.  Sutton.

Yours sincerely,

BALANCES.
BARROWS.

The Gripsack Brigade.

F ra n k fo r t, Jan.  19,  1887.

These  prices  are  for cash  buyers,  who  pay 

Bros.,  of Detroit,  was in town Monday.

Will.  Atkins,  representing  Heavenrich 

Good Prospects for an Association at Frank­

D e a r  Sir—The  members  of  the  South 
Arm and East Jordan  Business  Men’s  As­
sociation met last evening, abolished the old 
constitution  and  adopted  the  one  used by 
Boyne City, aud elected  the  following offi­
cers:
President—D.  C.  Loveday.
, Vice-President—S.  G.  Isaman.
Secretary—C. W.  Sutton.
Treasurer—John Chamberlain.
We  also  adopted  the  collection  blanks 
used by the  Boyne  City  Association,  We 
propose  to  get  down  to  business  and do 
something. 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Ives’,  old style......................................... dis60410
N.  H. C. Co......................  
...dis60410
Douglass’................................................... dis60&10
Pierces’ ....................................... 
dis60&10
Snell’s ............................. 
dis60&10
Cook’s  .......................................................dis40410
Jennings’,  genuine.................................. dis 
25
Jennings’, imitation................................dis50410
Spring.........................................................dis 
40
R ailroad....................................................... $ 13 00
Garden....................................................... net 33 00
Hand
Cow....................................
__ dis
Call..................................
din
G ong......................................... __ dis
Door, Sargent........................ __ dis
Stove.........................................
Carriage  new  list....................
Plow  ....................................
m   ,  
..........................dis
W rought Barrel  Bolts....................... dis
Cast  Barrel Bolts................................dis
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs...................'dis
Cast Square Spring.............................dis
Cast Chain........................................... dis
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob........!.."!dis
Wrought Square.................................dis
Wrought Sunk Flush..........................dis
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
,  F lush..................................................dis
Ives  Door.............................................dis

Mr. aud Mrs.  H.  Downs,  of  Union  City, 
are  visiting  their  sons,  W.  H.  and  S.  F. 
Downs.

S, W.  Bush,  representing  John  A.  Tol- 
man  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  was  in  town  a 
couple of days last week. 

Jas.  E.  Day,  Michigan representative  for 
the Musselman Tobacco Co., put in a couple 
of days at this market last week.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r  Sir —I have  been  from  the  first a 
strong advocate  and friend of  the  Business 
Men’s  Associations, and feel  pleased  to re­
port  most flattering  prospects  for  a  strong 
Association  here  at  an  early  day.  Mr. E. 
Woodward, of the firm of Woodward Bros., 
is canvassing at present and is meeting with 
almost universal  encouragement. 
I predict 
a sucessful and praiseworthy future for this 
Association.  Go on in the good work,  and 
may  you  be  equally successful,  financially.

.dis  $ 60410410 
60410 
30415
60410 
Í 
40
30410
70410
60410
60410
60
60
60410
60410
60410
60
60410
60410
B arb er...................................................dis$ 
40
Backus................................................... dis  50410
Spofford................................................dis 
50
Am. Ball............................... .................dis 
net
Well, plain  ................................................. $  350
Well, swivel.................................................  
4  oq
Cast Loose Pin, figured........................dis
70410 
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed........ dis
70410 
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed, .dis 
60410 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis
60410 
Wrought  Loose  Pin.............................dis
60410 
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip ............dis
604 5 
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned............ dis
604 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tip p e d ..................................................dig
604 5 
Wrought Table...................................... dis
10460 
Wrought  Inside Blind......................... dis
10460
Wrought Brass...................................... dis
Blind, Clark’s......................................... dis
80
8Q
Blind, Parker’s...................................... dis
Blind,  Shepard’s................................... dis
70
Ely’s 1-10................................ 
per m $ 65
Hick’s C. F ............................................  
60
35
G. D........................................................ 
Musket................................................... 
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. 4  W inchester  new  list50410
Rim  Fire, United  States......................... dis50410
Central Fire.............................................. dis30410
Socket Firm er.........................................dis 
75
Socket Fram ing......................................dis 
75
75
Socket Corner.........................................dis 
Socket Slicks........ ................................dis 
75
Butchers’Tanged Firm er..................dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firm ers....................die 
20
Cold......................................................... net
Curry,  Lawrence’s................................dis
40410
Hotchkiss  .............................................dis
25
60
Brass,  Racking’s..................... »...............  
Bibb’s ............................*........................... 
60
B e e r.......................... . ................................   40410
Fenns’.......................................................... 
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size..................... $)9>  28
31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.........................  23
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................   23
“Hullo, Mike,  I  hear  yer  on  a  strike.”
Morse’s Bit  S tock............................... dis 
40
“So I am.  I struck for fewer hours.”
Taper and Straight Shank.................... dis 
40
Morse’sT aper  Shank........ ................. dis 
40
“Did you  succeed?”
“Indeed,  I  did.  I ’m not working at all  Com.4piece,6  to,................. ....doznet  $.85
'A djustable....................................dis  M&10

A.  A.  Howard,  the  Coldwater  traveler, 
writes  T h e   T ra d esm a n  as  follows  from 
Otter Lake:  At the Bancroft House,  at Im- 
lay City, on the  18th, Bro. W. -T. Richards, 
of Union City, purchased  a  copy of “Great 
Expectations,”  and  Bro.  W. S. Wilson,  of 
Flint, purchased a  copy  of “Reveries  of  a 
Bachelor.” 
The  articles  purchased  are 
bottles, with  a  covering  in  imitation  of  a 
book.  They  seemed  to  anticipate  lots  of 
fun  with  them.  Wilsoq  remarked  that 
tfyere was a  Methodist  minister  coming  to 
his house every few days and  he was going 

Valda Johnson,  formerly with the  Grand 
Rapids  Packing  &  Provision Co., has  en­
gaged to travel for Gray,  Kingman  &  Col­
lins, taking all the territory in  Western and 
Central Michigan  not  covered  by Chas. M. 
Falls.

to show it to him. 

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

Successful Strike.

BUTTS. CAST.

CATRIDGES.

BUCKETS.

CHISELS.

ELBOWS.

COPPER.

DRILLS

COMBS.

COCKS.

CAPS.

*

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. 

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t  

^  

HOES.

HINGES.

HANGER8.

GAUGES.
50
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .............dis 
HAMMERS.
„  
Maydole 4  Co.’s .....................  
dis 
‘>5
25
Kip’s ..............................................] 
dis 
Yerkes  4   Plum b's.......................'." ‘.’.dis  40410
Mason s Solid Cast  Steel..'....... 
30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40410 
_ 
Bam  Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track
50410
Champion,  anti-friction...........  
dis
60410
Kidder, wood  track........ ........... ......d is
40
• 
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3..............................dis 
w
60
State. ...........................................per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  444  14
and  longer.................................
344
* * * ¿¿t
Screw Hook and Eye,  44  .. 
1054
Screw Hook and Eye 94............... 
net
8*
Screw Hook and Eye  X ...........  
net
7*
Screw Hook and Eye,  X..........net
744
Strap and  T .........................dig
65
HOLLOW  WARE.
Stamped Tin Ware..............................
30
Japanned Tin  W are............. . !..............
25
Granite Iron  Ware................... .!." .!." !
25
_ 
£™ b  J .............................................$11 00, dis 60
XruP .?...............................................   1150, dis 60
Grub 3.................................................   12 00, dis 60
_ 
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings..........dis
45
Door, porcelain, jap,  t rimming« 
45
Door, porcelain, plated  trim m ings....
45
Door, porcelain, trim m ings....................
45
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain....  dis
70
Picture, H. L. Judd 4  Co.’s.............
40410
H em acite.......................... ................*. .’¿jg
45
Russell 4  Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis
45
Mallory, Wheeler 4  Co.’s.................... dis
45
Branford’s ..............................  
  dis
45
Norwalk’s ............................. ..!.'!!." ! ! dis
45
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ................... dis
70
60
Adze  Eye......................................$16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye......................................$15 00  dis 
Hunt s........................................$18 50 dis 20 410
Sperry 4  Co.’f, Post,  handled................   dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .................................. dis 40
Coffee, P. S. 4  W.Mfg. Co.’s Malléables !!."dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry 4  Clark’s .............  dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise..................................... dis  25
Stebbin’s Pattern  ....................
Stebbin’s Genuine....................
Enterprise,  self-measuring__
NAILS—TRON.

LEVELS.
MATTOCKS.

.......dis  70
.......dis  70
.......dis  25

MOLASSES GATES.

MAULS.
MILLS.

LOCKS—DOOR.

KNOBS.

”  

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Common. Bra  and Fencing.

™  to  to d ..................  .................•>.$» keg $2 50
8d and 9 d adv............................................... 
25
6d and 7d  adv.
50
4d and 5d  adv. 
................................
3d  advance..................................!!!!!!.!!!!  1  50
3d fine  advance..................................".!!."."  3 00
Clinch nails, adv..............................!. ! !  . 
1  75
Finishing 
Size—inches  |  3 
Adv. 
Steel Nails—2  65.
Zinc or tin. Chase’s Patent.....................dis60410
Zinc, with brass bottom ........................... dis  50
Brass or  Copper........................................dis  60
Reaper..................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead s ...............................................   50410

1  lOd  8d 
2;4 
$1 25  1 50  1  75  2 00 

6d  4d
144
2 

OILERS.

keg 

PLANES.

ROPES.

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

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__ dis20410
Fry, Acm e. 
........................................ dis 50410
Common, polished...................................dis60410
6
Dripping...............................................9  n> 
Dron and Tinned................................... dis 
40
Copper Rivets and  B urs.....................dis 
60
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished. Nos. 25  to 27 
9

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

RIVETS.

PANS.

Broken packs He $  lb extra.

SQUARES.

SHEET IRON. 

Sisal, y» in. and  larger..................................   1044
Manilla.............................................................  1344
Steel and Iron........... ...........................dis 
70
Try and Bevels..........f . ........................dis 
60
Mitre  ......................  
 
..dis 
20
«
Com. Smooth.  Com.
$2 90
2 90
3 00
3 05
3 15
3 25
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 3  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14.....................................$4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17....................................  4 20 
Nos. 18 to 21...................................   4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ..................................   4 20 
Nos .25 to 26...................................   4 40 
No. 27..............................................  4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 3>s, 9   lb............................ 
In smaller quansities, 9   ©..................... 
American, all  kinds........................... dis 
Steel, all kinds....................................... dis 
Swedes, all  kinds.................................. dis 
Gimp and  Lace......................................dis 
Cigar Box  Nails..................................dis 
Finishing Nails......................................dis 
Common and Patent  Brads................ dis 
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis 
Trunk and Clout Nails..........................dis 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails............dis 
Leathered Carpet  Tacks..................... dis 
No. 1,  Refined........................................... 
Market  Half-and-half............................ 
Strictly  Half-and-half...............................  

534
6
60
60
60
80
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
12 60
16 00
17 50

TINNER’S SOLDER.

TACKS.

TIN  PLATES.

 

TIN—LEADED.

Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
10x14, Charcoal.............................   5  75
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal................................  7 25
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal...............................  6 25
IC, 
12x12, C harcoal..............................   7 75
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal..............................   5 75
IC, 
14x20,  Charcoal..............................   7 25
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal..............................  8  75
IXX, 
  10  77
IXXX,  14x20, Charcool.................. 
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal.............................  12 55
20x28, Charcoal..............................  15 50
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal............................  6 50
100 Plate Charcoal............................  8 50
DX, 
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.............................  10 60
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal........,..............   12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to 6 75
Roofing, 14x20,  IC........................................  5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX .......................................  6 75
Roofing, 20x28,  IC.......................................   11  00
Roofing,  20x28,  IX .......................................  14  00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne.................5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne...............  7 00
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne................ 11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne............  14 00
Steel.Game.....................................................60410
OuoidajCommuntity,  Newhouse’s ..........dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley 4  Norton’s. .60410
Hotchkiss’  .....................................................60410
S, P. 4  W.  Mfg.  Co.’s ...................................60410
Mouse, choker....................................... 18c 9  doz
Mouse,  delusion................ ............... $1  50 ¥  doz
Bright M arket.................................................  dis 6744
Annealed M arket.................. .............. dis 
70
Coppered Market.............................................. dis 6244
Extra Bailing.............................................  dis  55
Tinned  M arket..................................................dis 6244
Tinned  Broom.............................................,..9 ® 09
Tinned Mattress........................................ $  n> 8J4
Coppered  Spring  Steel..................dis 40040410
Tinned Spring Steel..................................dis  60
Plain Fence........... .................................... $  fi> 344
Barbed Fence, galvanized...............................   4
painted.....................................3J4
Copper............................................... new  list net
Brass.................................................. new list net

TRAPS.

WIRE.

“ 

WIRE GOODS.

 

B right......., ........ 
...dis  70410410
Screw Eyes........................................dis  70410410
Hook’s ..................................  
 
dis  70410410
Gate Hooks and  Eyes....................dis  70410410
WRENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled...............
Coe’s Genuine...................................... dis 
60
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w rought, dis  75410
Coe’s Patent, malleable..................dis 75410410
50
B irdcages......................................... 
Pumps,  Cistern...................................dis 
75
Screws, new  list.............................. 
Casters, Bed  and  Plate..............dis50410410
Dampers, A m erican.......................  4*410
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. .*6041045 
Copper  Bottoms......................................

MISCELLANEOUS.

70

A.  MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH

WEDNESDAY.

E.  A.  STOWE  Sc  BBO., Proprietors.

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

Telephone No. 95,

[Entered,  at  the  Postuffiee  at  Grand  Rapids  as 

Second-cbctss Matter.1

WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY  26,1887.

M ichigan  B usiness  Men's  A ssociation. 

President—Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.
First Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. Herrick, Grand Rapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. 
■
Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo.
Executive Committee—President, First Vice-President, 
Secretary, N. B. Plain and W. E. Kelsey.
Committee on Trade Interests—Smith Barnes, Traverse 
City;  P. Ranney, Kalamazoo;  A.  W.  Westgate,  Che­
boygan.
Committee on Legislation—W. E.  Kelsey,  Iònia;  J.  V.
Crandall, Sand Lake;  J. F. Clark, Big Rapids. 
Committee on Membership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis;  B. 
F. Emery, Grand Rapids;  the Secretary.

A d a  B u sin ess  M en's  A sso c ia tio n .# 
President, D. F. Watson;  Secretary, Elmer Clihpel.
A llegan  B usiness  M en’s  Association. 

President, Irving F. Clapp; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

B elial re  B usiness  M en’s  Association. 
President, John Rodgers;  Secretary, G. J. Noteware.
M erchant’s P rotective A ss’n o f B ig   Rapids. 
President, N. H. Beebe;  Secretary, A. S. Hobart.

B oylie  City  B usiness Men’s A ssociation. 

President, R. R. Perkins;  Secretary, F. M. Chase.

| 

Burr  Oak  B usiness  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

President, C. B. Galloway;  Secretary, H. M. Lee.
Cadillac  B usiness  Men’s  A s’n. 

 

:------------------- »—

President, A. W. Newark;  Secretary, J. C. McAdam.
Casnovia,  B ailey  and  Trent  B .  At.  A. 
President, H. E. Hesseltine;  Secretary, E. Farnhffin.
----------------------------—  
Cedar  Springs  B usiness M en’s  A ssociation. 
President, T. W. Provin;  Secretary, L. H. Chapman.
C harlevoix  B usiness  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

boygan.

President, John Nichols;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.
lousiness  Aten’s  Protective  U nion  o f  Che­
President, J. H. Tuttle ;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
C oopersville  B usiness  Aten’s  Association. 
President, E. N. Parker;  Secretary, R. I). McNaughton.
R etail Grocers’Trade Union A s’n o f Detroit. 
President, John Blessed;  Secretary, H. Kundinger.
Dorr  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, L. N. Fisher;  Secretary, E. S. Botsford.

Past port  B usiness  Aten’s  Association. 

President.  F.  H.  Thurston,  Central  Lake;  Secretary, 

Geo. L. Thurston, Central Lake.

E lk  R apids Business Men’s .Protective A’s’n, 
President, J. J. McLaughlin;  Secretary, C. L. Martin.
P reeport  B usiness  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

President, Foster Sisson;  Sec’y, Arthur Cheseborough.
Grand  H aven  B usiness  Aten’s  A ssociation. 
President, Fred. D. Voss;  Secretary, Fred A. Hutty.

R etail  Grocers’  A ss’n  o f Grand  Rapids. 

President, Jas. A. Coye;  Secretary, E. A. Stowe.

G reenville  B usiness  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

President, L. W. Sprague;  Secretary, E. J. Clark.

H astings  Business  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

President, L. E. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J.  A.  VanArman.

H olland  B usiness  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

President, Jacob Van Putten;  Secretary, A. Van Duren.
Ion ia  B usiness  Aten’s  Protective  A ss’n. 
President, Wm. E.  Kelsey;  Secretary,  Fred. Cutler, Jr.
K alam azoo  R etail Grocers’ A ssociation. 

President, P. Ranney;  Secretary, M. S. Seoville.

K alkaska  B usiness  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

President, A. E. Palmer;  Secretary, C. E. Ramsey.
B usiness Men’s Protective A s’n o f K ingsley. 
President, Jas. Broderick;  Secretary, Geo. W. Chaufty.

Leslie  Business  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

President, Wm. Hutchings;  Secretary, M. L. Campbell.
L ow ell  Business  Aten’s  P rotective  Ass’n. 
President, N. B. Blain;  Secretary, Frank T. King.

L uther  Protective  A s’n.

President, W. B. Pool ;  Secretary, Jas. M. Verity._____

Lyons  Business  M en’s  A s’n.

President, A. K. Roof;  Secretary, D. A. Reynolds.

Ala m elon a  Business  Alen’s  A ssociation. 

President, W. E. Watson;  Secretary, C. L. Bailey.

Alanistique  Business Alen’s Association. 

President, F. H. Thompson;  Secretary, E. N. Orr.

Atanton’s  B usiness  Alen’s  Association. 

President, F. A. Jenison;  Secretary, R. Fuller.

M uir  B usiness  Alen’s  A ssociation. 

President, L. Town;  Secretary, Elmer Ely.
Grocers’  Ass’n  o f  the  City  o f  M uskegon. 
President. H. B. Fargo;  Secretary, Wm. Peer.

M erchant’s  Union  o f N ashville. 

President, Herbert M. Lee;  Secretary, Walter Webster.

Oceana  Business  Alen’s  A s’n. 

President, W. E. Thorp ;  Secretary, E. S. Houghtaling.

Ovid  B usiness  Men’s  A s’h.

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

P etoskey  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, Jas. Buckley;  Secretary, A. C. Bowman.

P lain w ell  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 

President. M. Bailey;  Secretary, J. A. Sidle.

R eed  C ity B usin ess  Alen’s  A ssociation. 

President, C. J. Fleischauer; Secretary, H. W. Hawkins.

Rockford  B usiness  Alen’s  A ssociation. 

President, Geo. A. Sage;  Secretary, J. M. Spore.
St. Joh n s M erchants’ Protect ive A ssociation. 
President, H. L. Kendrick;  Secretary, C. M. Merrill.
B usiness Men’s Protective Ass’n o f Saranac. 
President,  Geo. A. Potts;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.

South  Boardman  Business  Men’s  A ss’n. 

President, H. E. Hogan;  Secretary, 8. E. Niehardt.
.Sparta  Business  Alen’s  A ssociation. 

President, J. R. Harrison;  Secretary, M. B. Nash.
So. Arm  and K. Jordan B usiness M en’s A s’n. 
President, A. E. Pickard;  Secretary, John Leng.

Sturgis  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President, Henry S. Church;  Secretary, Wm. Jom.
Traverse  City  B usiness  Alen’s  A ssociation. 
President, Geo. E. Steele ;  Secretary, C. T. Lockwood.
Tustin  B usiness  Alen’s  A ssociation. 
President, G. A. Estes;  Secretary, Geo. W. Bevins.

W aylam l  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President. E. W.  Pickett;  Secretary, H. J. Turner.
W hite  Lake  B usiness  Men’s A s’n.

P re sid e n t, A. T-Linderman, Whitehall;  Secretary,  W. 

B. Nicholson, Whitehall.
W oodland  B usiness  Aten’s  A ssociation. 

President, John Velte;  Secretary, I. N. Harter.

Grand  R apids  B utchers’  Union. 

President, John Katz;  Secretary, Chas. Velite,

Over  150  new  railway  enterprises  have 
been  undertaken  in  the  Southern  Statai 
during the past twelve months.

The short cut to fortune  proves the ready 

road to  ruin.

QUERIES.

To be Reported  at  the  March  Convention 

of the M. B. M. A.

1.  Are the insurance  rates  on store prop­
erty too high?  Accepted by Frank Hibbard, 
Evart

2.  Are female  clerks to  be  preferred  to 
male  assistants  under  any circumstances? 
Accepted by Frank Hibbard,  Evart.

3.  *  Should outlawed  accounts be consider­

ed by our local associations?

4.  How old should  an  account be  before 
the  collection  system  of  an  association 
should be used?

5.  Is a  wife  entitled  to  credit  who  be­
comes  the custodian of  her husband’s prop­
erty, in order to allow him to evade the pay­
ment of his debts?

6.  Ought  the  daily  papers  to  publish 

wholesale quotations?

7.  Is it feasible and desirable to quote the 
wholesale price  of  merchandise—hardware 
and drugs accepted—by means of characters 
not understood by the public at large?

8.  Is  it  possible  to  wholly  abolish  the 

credit system?

tailed?

7.  How can the credit system best be cur­

10.  Is cutting in prices ever justifiable?
11.  Should an attorney—a member  of  an 
association,  but not the appointed actuary— 
be  allowed to  use our system of blanks for 
collecting  other  than  his own  personal ac­
counts?

12.  Does  an accepted note imply a settle­
ment of  account and thus  debar  one  from 
using  our  system  to .collect  the  overdue 
note?  Should opr  system  for collecting be 
limited, to open accounts?”

Anyone who will volunteer to answer any 
of the above queries, or anyone who has ad­
ditional queries  to  suggest, is  requested to 
communicate  with 
the  editor  of  T iie 
T ra d esm a n as soon as convenient.

Casnovia, Bailey and Trent  United  Under 

One  Banner.

Agreeable to invitation, the editor of T h e 
T ra desm a n met the business men  of  Cas- 
hovia,  Bailey  and  Trent  last  Wednesday 
evening and explained the  aims and objects 
of organized effort on the part  of  the  busi­
ness public. 
II.  E.  Hesseltine was selected 
to serve as chairman  and  Ed. Farnham  as 
secretary pro  tern.  After  a  thorough  dis­
cussion  of  the  subject  from  all  possible 
sides,  it was voted  to proceed to the organi­
zation of the “Casnovia,  Bailey  and  Trent 
Business  Men’s  Association,”  and the con­
stitution of  the  Plainwell  Association  was 
adopted,  with the  necessary changes.  The 
following  gentlemen then  handed  in  their 
names for charter membership:  A.  L.  Wil­
liams,  W.  II. Benedict, R. K.  Hessletine  & 
Son, Ed.  Farnham,  A.  W.  Fenton  &  Co., 
Dr.  Y. Sinz, W.  F. Houghton,  C.  E.  Koon, 
Spring & Bindley,  D. B.  Salentine and  Dr. 
J.  S.  Ingram.

Three officers were elected,  as follows:  .
President—H.  E.  Hesseltine.
Secretary—E.  Farnham.
Treasurer—A.  W.  Fenton.
The remaining officers  and  committees— 
including  a  Business  Committee  for  eacli 
town  represented—will  be  elected  at  the 
next meeting', by which time  it  is  expected 
that every business man in the three  towns 
and the single merchant at  Canada  Corners 
will have joined the organization.

A set of blanks for the collection  depart­
ment was adopted and ordered printed,  and 
the meeting  adjourned.
Gratifying  Results  in  Oceana  County—A 

“Smart Aleck.”

H a r t,  Jan.  18,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
De a r  Sir —I should have written you be­
fore, but have  been so busy that I could not 
get our Delinquent List out until now and I 
wanted to send you one.
Our regular monthly meeting was  held at 
this place on the 14th.  We should have had 
a fine turn out but  for a severe  storm.  All 
present expressed  themselves as well pleas­
ed with  the  workings  of  the  Association, 
and reported  results quite  gratifying.  De­
linquents are really finding  it  inconvenient 
to  have  their  names “on  the  list,” conse­
quently are  circulating  a  paper  to  boycott 
all firms belonging to the Association. This, 
of course, gives a new man who has appear­
ed among us quite a run, who tells  custom­
ers they may “pound him on the  head with 
a club” when he is  found  attached  to  any 
such organization.  But you know “De day 
of retribution am a’ comm.”

Yours truly,

E.  S.  H o u g h ta lin g,  Sec’y.

The total debt of France is now about $7,-

200, 000, 000.

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,
SMURI k Sii»,

20  and 22 

lo o m  S i ,   Grand  Rapids,  Miolu

Our Leader Sm oking 

15c per pound.

Our Leader Tine Out 

33c per pound.

Our Leader Skcrts, 

Our Leader  Cigars, 

16c per pound.

$30 per M.
Til©  B est  In  th.©  W orld.

Clark, Jew ell &,  Co.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

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

O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.”

PURE.

NEW  PROCESS  STARCH.

SWEET.
This Starch having th e  light  Starch  and  Gluten 

removed,

O n e - T liir c a .  L e s s

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

M anufactured by  th e

FIRMENICH  MNFG.  CO.

F actories:  M arshalltow n,  Iow a;  Peoria,  Ills.

' Offices  at  Peoria,  Ills.

FOR  SALE  BY

STRONG. I  Clark,  Jewell  &  Co. 
!~ SURE.
Cline’s  Portable  Heaters.

We wish to  call  your  attention  to  CLINE’S  PORTABLE  FOOT  HEATERS  and 
AROMATIC,  CARBONIC,  COMPOSITION  FUEL,  especially adopted for Street  Cars, 
Carriages,  Cabs,  Sleighs,  Baggies,  Wagons,  Offices and individual use in and  out  doors; 
being something entirely new to the public!  But in the short time  of  three  months  last 
fall,  there were made about twenty-five thousand,  all of which were sold and  gave  entire 
satisfaction.  The cost of the stove is veiy  low,  ranging  from  $1.50  to  $5,  being  made 
from Tin and Galvanized Iron.  We also make a Register Heater,  to  take  the  place  of  a 
Furnace in  Heating Small Rooms, especially Bed-Rooms, can also  be  used  in  the  finest 
Carriages with perfect Safety and in the summer the same can be used as a  ventilator by 
removing the fire pan.  Our Aromatic,  Carbonic Composition Fuel  is  so  cheap,  within 
the reach of everyone,  in boxes containing 25 and 50 days’ supply, just think of it, to keep 
your feet and body warn all day at 2c,  without any additional fuel to be put in the  stove, 
when once started requiring no  attention for 10 or 15 hours!  so simple,  so cheap and used 
without  Danger!  No  oil%  no  smoke,  no  blaze,  no  offensive  odor  and  has  been 
thoroughly tested and patented in the United States, England and Canada, Under the fol­
lowing dates:  November 10,  1885,  March 31,  1S86,  April 10,  1886, June  15,  1886.

No. 1, 6x8, Office Heater

lerk’s,  Book-keepers,  Salesladies  ami  for one and all 
isli to keep sole and hotly warm.
................................................................... 
.SI.75 each
lized Iron........................................................... 2.25  “

No. 2, 6x10,

For Wagons,  Cabs, Sleighs and Carriage  Drivers, will 
keep your feet, warm all day for 2 cents.
Tin  ................................................................. $2.00 each
Galvanized  Iron............................................  8.00  “

}, Round Cabinet Heater,
sed iu parlors, with perfect  safety  and  will
..  ..................................................$1.50 each
.......................................................  2.00. “

No. 4, Carriage Heater,

Can be used for warming four persons at one 
time;  placing the feet on the incline top,  so 
as  to  ride  with  perfect  ease  and  safety. 
Made from the very best galvanized iron. 
Price............................  ...............$5.00  each

TXRF.RAT,  d isc o u n t  a t  t h e  t r a d e.

Ge n t l e m e n :

After using your Heaters and Fuel in our carriages last winter,  we cheerfully  say  the 
same.gave our patrons such good satisfaction that they all compared  the  carriage  with  a 
comfortable room, and still more can be said as the heat was of great benefit to the carriage, 
keeping the same always dry and free from dampness.  Therefore, we  shall continue  the 
use of your Heaters ami Fuel in the future.  Respectfully yours,

P. P.  D em a h is,  2,971 State St.,
B.  McN e il ,  2,911 State St.,
C. G.  H ohm an & Co.,  2,449, 2,451 and 2,453 State St.,
D.  B.  Qu in l a n , Undertaker and Livery 3,li9 State St.,
Jos.  Ciia l if o u x ,  Undertaker and Livery,  25 Blue Island Ave. 

' 
CHICAGO,  ILL.

10 and 12 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

GENERAL  AGENTS,

WM.L. ELLIS & GO.

BEANE

Baltimore Oysters.
Sea  and  Lake  Fish

And Canned Goods.
B. F. EMERY.

Prices on Application.

37 Canal S t, Grand Rapids.

“ c a n d e e
R u b i
BOOTS
DOUBLE THICK

WITH

Ordinary Rubber Boots 
always wear oat first on 
the ball.  The CANDEE 
Boots  are  double  thick 
on  the  ball,  and  give

Most economical Robber 
Boot 
the  market. 
Lasts  longer  than  any 
other hoot and the

in 

FOR  SA L E  BY

E.  G.  STUDLEY  &  CO.,

No. 4 Monroe S t, Grand Rapids.

Largest and finest stock in the State of 

Rubber Goods,  Mill Supplies, Fire Depart­

ment Supplies and Sporting Goods.

S ole Agents for

Importers  and

BULKLEY, LEMON & H OOK
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 a i 29 Ionia St. anil 51, 53, 55,57 and 59 Island Sts.,
FULLER  &  STOWE  COMPANY,

Grand EapidLs, Micli.

Engravers and Printers

D esigners

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.
CARY <& LOVER1DCE,

L.  L.  LO VL IlIDGE.

L.  M.  CAKY.

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

¿spa®

Combination  and Time  Locks,

11 Ionia Street, 

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Grand Bapids, Mich.

HARRIS 

AMARVHT,

W h o lcsa lc D ealers in

33  NORTH  IONIA  STREET,

GUASTO  R A P ID S , 

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M ICH .

ABSOLUTE  SPICES
Absolute Baking Powder.

And.

100 per cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

ED.  TELFER,  Grand  Rapids.

POTATOES!

GAR LOTS A  “ SPECIALTY.”

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

WM. H. THOMPSON & CO., Common Merchants,

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The  accompanying  illustrations  reprents  the
Boss Tobacco  Pail  Cover.
It will fit any pail, and keep  the  Tobacco moist 
It will pay for itself in a short time.
You cannot afford to do without it.
For particulars, write  to

and fresh until entirely used.

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  00.

W holesale Grocers,

SOlo  Agents,

77 to  83 SOUTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

A T   T H IS

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

MY  ENTIRE  STOCK  OF

Notions,  Hosiery,  Furnishing 
Goods, Lumbermen's Sup­
plies, Pants,  Overalls,

E T C .

Is For Sale,

R egardless  of Cost,

To Save Expense of Moving.
S.  A.  W E L L I N G ,

24 PEARL  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

T h e  S t a n d a r d  o f  E x c e lle n c e
KINGSFORDS

The Mielan Tradesman.

BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of  Last Resort.

CONSPIRACY— B L A C K L IS T IN E M PI.O Y E E S.
In  the  City  Court  of  New  Haven  two 
railroad officials were convicted of conspira­
cy  upon the charge of blacklisting  a  work­
man.  The judge said that  he  was  clearly 
of  opinion  that  conspiracies  designed  to 
hinder any man from  putting  his  labor  on 
the market when,  were  and  for such com­
pensation as he may  agree for,  was equally 
criminal  with  any  conspiracy  designed  to 
hinder the sale of  the  merchandise  of  any 
producer  or  dealer.  The  judgment,  how­
ever,  is to be appealed from.

DELIVERY  OF  TELEGRAPH  MESSAGES.
A telegraph company  cannot be required 
to communicate a message which is to furn­
ish the means of carrying on an illegal busi­
ness,  whatever  its  motive  in  refusing  to 
communicate the message,  according  to  the 
decision of the Kentucky  Court  of Appeals 
in the  case  of  Smith  vs.  Western  Union 
Telegraph Co. 
In this case the court refus­
ed to  require  the  appellee  to  continue  to 
furnish  the  appellant,  the  keeper  of  a 
“bucket  shop,”  with  the  market  quota­
tions,  the  court  taking  the  view  that  the 
“bucket shop”  dealings  were  a  species  of 
gambling,  and therefore illegal  and  contra­
ry to public policy.
REPRESENTATIONS  BY  MERCANTILE AGEN­

CIES.

In the case of Raymond vs. Russell et  al., 
decided recently by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Massachusetts, the  plaintiff  sought to have 
the defendants,  the  proprietors  of  a  mer­
cantile  agency,,  restrained  by  injunction 
from  publishing  a  rating  of the plaintiff’s 
business 
standing.  The  court  decided 
against  the plaintiff,  saying: It is not with­
in the jurisdiction of a court of equity to re­
strain  by  injunction  representations  as to 
the character and standing  to  the  plaintiff 
or as  to  his  property,  although  such  rep­
resentations  may  be  false,  if  there  is  no 
breach of trust or of  contract  involved. 
It 
the plaintiff has any remedy,  which  we  do 
not wish to intimate,  it  is  by  an  action  at 
law.
EFFECT  OF  REPRESENTATIONS  BY  INSUR­

ANCE  COMPANY.

In the case of the Southern  Mutual  Life 
Insurance Co.  vs. Montague,  the Kentucky 
Court of Appeals  held  that where an insur­
ance company, through its chief officers,  is­
sued a pamphlet making  representations as 
to the plans upon which it insured, and sent 
this out by its soliciting agents, it was to  be 
regarded as part of  a  contract of insurance 
entered into upon the  faith of the represen­
tations  contained  therein,  and  was  to  be 
considered in connection with the  policy  in 
determining  what  the  contract  was. 
In 
this case  the  court  held  that  the  insured 
was entitled  to  a  paid-up policy,  although 
his original policy did not  provide therefor, 
as a pamphlet,  issued by  the  company and 
exhibited  by  the  soliciting  agent  for  the 
purpose of inducing the insured to  take  in­
surance, 
represented  that  the  company 
would,  upon certain  conditions,  issue such 
a policy.
LIABILITY  OF  SLEEPING-CAR  COMPANIES.
An important  decision  was  rendered  by 
the  Massachusetts  Supreme  Court  in  the 
case of Lewis et al.  vs.  New York Sleeping 
Car Co.  The  plaintiffs,  who  had  bought 
sleeping-car  tickets  of  the defendant com­
pany,  were  robbed on  the cars and brought 
suit against the company  to  recover dama­
ges.  They succeeded in recovering, and the 
verdicts  were  sustained  by  the  Supreme 
•Court,  which  overruled 
the  exceptions 
taken  by  the  defendant.  The  cojurt said: 
When a person buys  the  right to the use of 
a berth in a sleeping car,  it is entirely  clear 
that  the  ticket  which  he  receives  is  not 
limited  to  and  does  not  express  all  the 
terms of the contract into which  he  enters. 
Such ticket,  like the ordinary  railroad tick­
et,  is little more than a symbol  intended  to 
show to the agents  in  charge  that the pas­
senger has entered into a contract  with  the 
company runuiilg the  cars  by  which  he  is 
entitled to passage in the car named  on  the 
ticket.  A  sleeping-car  company  holds  it­
self out  to  protect  passengers  during  the 
night,  when a passenger is powerless,  from 
the nature of things,  to  protect his proper­
ty.  When  property  such  as  a  man  may 
reasonably carry is stolen,  the  company  is 
liable for  it.  Such  a  rule  is  required  by 
public policy and  by  the  true  interests  of 
both the  passenger  and  the  company.  A 
decision  upon a similar point was  rendered 
by the Circuit Court  in  St.  Louis in a suit 
against the  Baltimore & Ohio Railway. 
In 
this case the court held that although sleep­
ing-car  companies  are not to be held liable 
as inn-keepers for baggage or other valuables 
lost by their patrons,  they are bound to ex­
ercise  ordinary  care  and  watchfulness 
over the effects  of  their  passengers  while 
they are  asleep  and  unable  to  watch  for 
themselves.

BANKER’S  LIABILITY  FOR  THEFT.

The case of Prather et al.  vs. Kean et al., 
•decided recently by  Judge  Gresham,  of the 
United  States  Circuit  Court,  involved  a 
question of interest to bankers.  The plain­
tiffs brought  suit  to  recover  the  value  of j 
$12,000 worth of bonds which  had been de- j 
posited  with  them,  and  which  had  been j 
stolen by the defaulting cashier of the  firm, 
Ker  (whose  case  was  lately  before  the 
Supreme Court of the  United  States),  and

had been used by him in speculations  upon* 
thé board  of  trade.  Judge  Gresham  held 
the defendants liable for  the  value  of  the 
stolen bonds.  He said that  it  was  imma­
terial wheather the defendants were  bailees 
with or without reward,  as  in  either  çase 
they were liable for the value of the  bonds, 
the loss  having  resulted  from  their  gross 
negligence.  He  added:  The  defendants 
knew that Ker had  been  engaged  in  busi­
ness  which  was  hazardous,  and  that  his 
means  were  scant.  The  demoralizing  ef­
fect of  speculating  in  stocks  and  grain— 
more properly  speaking,  gambling  on  the 
rise  and  fall  of  the  price  of  stocks , and 
grain—is seen in the numerous speculations, 
embezzlements, forgeries and thefts  plainly 
traceable to that cause.  Ker  had  free  ac­
cess  to  valuable  securities,  which  were 
transferable by  delivery,  easily  abstracted 
and  converted,  and  yet he was allowed to 
retain his position without any effort to  see 
that he had not converted  to  his  own  use 
the property of  others,  or  that  his  state­
ments  were  correct.  An  immediate  ex­
amination would have doubtless shown that 
even  then  some  of  the  plaintiffs’  bonds 
had been exchanged  for  others,'  if  indeed 
they had  not  been  stolen.  Ker’s  position 
was one of trust and  great  importance;  his 
own  admission  showed  that  lie  was  not 
trustworthy for  such  employment,  and  it 
was gross negligence in the defendants  not 
to  discharge  him,  or  place  him  in  some 
position of less responsibility.
Made in Chicago.

From the Omaha  World.

Omaha Clothing  Dealer—I  have  no  use 
for this sort of  stock;  we don’t sell flatiron 
holders.

Chicago Drummer.—Flatiron holders? 
“Yes, that’s what these are,  ain’t  they?” 
“No,  they’re  ear-muffs.”'

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY

E N G I N E 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 enison,

88,90 and 92 South Division Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH.

TIME  TABLES.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves. 
tMuil..................................................  9:10 a ni 
tDay  Express....................................19:30 pm 
•Night Express..................................11:00 p m 
Muskegon Express.............................5:00 pm  

Arrives.
3:55 p m
9:45 pm
5:45 a m
11:00 am
•Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night  trains.  Through 
parlor ear in charge of careful attendants  without  ex­
tra charge to Chicago on 12:50 p. m., and through coach 
on 9 a. m. and 11 p. m. trains.

N ew aygo  D ivision.

Leaves. 
Express.............................................  3:45 p in 
Express..............................................  8:00 am  

Arrives.
4:50 p m
10:30 a in
All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot.
The Northern terminus of this division is at Baldwin, 
where close connection is made  with  F. & P. M. trains 
to and from Ludington and Manistcy.

W. A. Gavktt, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J. B. Mullikkn,  General  Manager.

 

 

 

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Grand Rapids & Indiana.
. QOINO  NORTH. Arrives. 
Traverse City Express...................  
Traverse City- and Mackinaw Ex..  9:20 am  
Cincinnati  Express..........................7:30 pm
Petoskey and Mackinaw Express..  3:40 p m 
Saginaw Express.............................11:25 a m 
....10:30 am. 

Leaves.
7:00 am
11:30 am
5:05 p m
7;20 a m
4:10 pm
Saginaw express runs through solid.
7am  train lias chair car for Traverse  City.  11:30 a 
m train has chair car for Petoskey and Mackinaw City. 
5:05 p m train has sleeping and chair cars  for Petoskey 
and Mackinaw.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express..,................... .. 
. 
Fort Wayne Express...................... 10:30 a m 
Cincinnati  Express.......................... 4:40 pm 
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .11:00 p m 
5:00 p in train has Woodrutf sleeper for Cincinnati.
M u sk eg o n ,  G rand  R a p id s  &   In d ia n a . 
Leave. 
Arrive.
7:25 am ................................................................  9:15 a in
1:00 pin........................................... ....................   1:00 pm
5:20 pm ...............................................................  7:10 pm
Leaving time at  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later.
C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

7:15am
11:45 a m
5:00 pm
7:15 a m train  has  parlor  chair  car  for  Cincinnati. 

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Arrive.

K a la m a zo o   D iv isio n .

Leave. 

N. Y. Mail.  N. Y. Ex.
Ex. & Mail.  N. Y. Mall. 
9:45 a m  6:10 pm
4:35 pm ? :45 a m. .Grand Rapids. 
5:00 am
5:55 pm 9':02 a in..Allegan...............8:28 am  
7:30 am   4:oOpm
7:05 pin 10:06 a m. .Kalamazoo... 
5:55 a m  2:20 pm
8:30 pm 11:35 a 111. .White Pigeon. 
5:05 p in. .Toledo............ 11:00 pm   9:45 am
2:30 a m 
9:40 p in. .Cleveland.........6:40 pm  5:35 am
8:30 am  
2:50 pm 
3:30 a m. .Buffalo......,..11:55 am   11:10 pm
6:40 a ni 
0:50 p m. .Chicago...........11:30 pm  6:50 am
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1  p  m,  carry­
ing passengers as far as  Allegan.  All  trains  dally ex­
cept Sunday. 

J. W. McKennky, General Agent.

Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

0OING  EAST. Arrives.
Leaves. 
6:25 a m
tThrough  Mail.............................
.10:40 a m 10:60 a m
tEveriing Express........................
.  3:15 p m
3:50 p m
•Limited Express......................... .  9:20 p m 10:55 p m
tMixed, with  coach......................
11:00 a m
GOING  WESl 
t Morning  Express........................ .  1:05 p m
1:10 p m
tThrough  Mail.............................. .  6:00 p 111
5:05 p m
tSteamboat Express.....................
.10:40 p 111
tMixed.................................. ..........
7:45 a m
•Night Express.............................
.  5:10 a m
5:35 a m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *DaBy-
Passengers taking the 6:25  a in  Express  make  close 
connection at Owosso for Lansing,  and  at  Detroit for 
New  York,  arriving  there  at  10:30  a m the following 
morning.  The Night Express has a through Wagner car 
and local sleeping-car from Detroit to Grand  Rapids.
D. Potter, City Passenger Agent. 

Geo. B. Reeve, Traffic Manager Chicago.

Michigan Central.

DEPART.

ARRIVE.

Detroit Express............................................................   6:15 am
Day  Express.................................................................   1:10 pm
•Atlantic Express.................................................. 10:10 p m
Mixed.....................................................................  6:50 a in
•Pacific  Express...........................................................  6:00 am
Mall........................................................................  3:00 p m
Grand Rapids  Express......................... 
10:15 pm
Mixed.......................................................................5:15 p m
•Daily.  All other daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from 
Detroit.  Parlor ears run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand 
Rapids Express to and  from  Detroit.  Direct  connec­
tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Dlv.) 

D. W. Johnston, Mich. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.
O. W. Ruggles, Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago.

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Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette.

(loin g: East

G•oing West.

5:55 P m
:I5 pm 12:35 P m
ra i 
mjI Meirquette «.Ï I :15
7:00 a m
:00

7:00 a ra 6:50 a m. .St. Ignace... ..  8:30 pin
12:20 Pm 9:40 a m. .Seitiey.........
6:30 P m 12:40 p 
pra
12:50 p
pin
1:40 p m. '.Ntigaunee... ..  1:25 p m
1:56 p ID. ,1s!lipemlng....1« :58pm
6:30 p m. .Helugli ton .. ..  9:20 a m
6:50 p m. .Hancock  ... ..  9;01 a m
6:35 p m. .Caluinet.... ..  8:16 a m

Mixed train leaves St. Ignace a t  7 a mi  arrives Mar­

quette 6:80 p m. 
Gen. Pass, and Ticket  Agent, Marquette. 

E. W. Allen,

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JO BBER S  OF

OYSTERS

And Manufacturers of

CANDY.

BAKING  P0WDEBS

W ith Presents.

FAMILY, 1 lb. cans, 2 doz. cases, at $4.50

With each Can a piece of Decorated China 

all large pieces, and of same value.

FAMILY,  1 lb. cans, 2 doz. cases at $4.25

With each can a half-gallon Glass Pitchers.

FAMILY, 1 lb. cans, 2 doz. cases at $4.00

Dish.  Assorted Colors.

With each can a Hob  Nail  Oblong  Berry 
SILVER SPOON, 3-4 lb. can, .4 doz. 

cases at 
With each can, a piece  colored  glass  Tea 
Set. 

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-  $2.50

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Arctic Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids.

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Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

T H E   P E R F E C T I O N   03?  Q U A L I T Y .

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIM E!

A LW A Y S  ASK  YOUR  GROCER  FOR  T H E S E   GOODS.

F. J. LAMB & CO.

STATE  AGENTS FOR 

♦

D. D. Mallory & Oo.’s

DIAMOND  DRAND  OYSTERS
Also  Fruits  and  Country  Produce.
OBERNE,  HOSICK  &  CO.,

Marntfactars Bf FINE  LAUNDRY aid TOILET  SOAPS,

1 2 0  MloDigan St., Oliicago, 1 1 1 .

W e make the following brands:

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

Country  Talk, Mermaid, it will float, Silver Brick, Daisy,
*  W hite Prussian, Glycerine Family, Napkin, Royal.
Our  HARD  WATER  Soap can be  used  in  either  hard  or  soft  water,  and  will go 
one quarter farther than any  other  Soap  made. 
(Trade  mark,  girl  at  pump.)  We  are 
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. HUFFORD, General Agent, Box 14,  GRAND  RARIDS,  MICH. 

W rite   m e  fo r P rie e a .

16.15
21.63

T he Figures in the Johnson B ros.’ Failure, 

a t  M uskegon.

 

T he assignee in the  Johnson  Bros.’ m at­
ter,  at  Lakeside,  has  completed  an  inven­
tory of the stock and accounts of the estate, 
from which  it appears that  the  total  assets 
are $3,297.07,  distributed as follows:
Book  accounts.........................................
Groceries................................................... 
Dry goods and notions................  
 
Flour and feed......................................... 
Horses, wagon, e tc .................................. 

982.41
607.25
117.16
418.00
The  liabilities  aggregate  $4,922.80,  dis­
tributed  among  thirty-six  creditors  in  the 
following amounts:
Amos S. Musselman & Co., G. R...........$1,552.55
 
•“   
179.40
Wm. Bears & Co.. 
“ 
Valley City Milling Co., 
............  
88.96
“   
 
28.88
Putnam  & Brooks, 
16.20
“  .... 
. 
E . 
Fallas. 
R. P. Misner. 
M uskegon.... 
500.00
.... 
“ 
F. Jiroch, 
49.28
“ 
....  145.05
Muskegon City Milling Co 
“ 
S. S. Morris & Bro., 
....  104.67
“  —   362.69
Leahy  & Co., 
86.57
.... 
** • 
F. H.Holbrook. 
“  —  
J. Taugher, 
5.80
.... 
“ 
H. N. Powell & Co., 
30.46
“  —   200.00
Chas. Donaldson, 
“ 
Alonzo Becker, / 
....  100.00
Chas. Vanderlinde, 
“  —  - 144.47
D. B. Squibb & Co., 
“ 
....  409.97
Walsh, Deroo & Co.,  Holland................ 
72.63
Jew ett & Sherman Co., Chicago.......... 
15.80
“ 
18.55
 
J. D.  McNabb & Co., 
“ 
88.57
 
E. B. Miller & Co., 
“ 
36.45
 
Oberne, Hoosick «& Co., 
“ 
Mendel & Wolf, 
 
174.76
“ 
I. D. Gould & Co., 
 
46.93
C. E. Andrews  & Co.,  Milwaukee........  
33.45
28.80
 
“ 
B. Leidersdorf & Co., 
 
F. J. Blair & Andree Co.,  “ 
43.31
........ t 
32.74
Paul Bechner Co.. 
“ 
........ ' 
D. B. Deland & Co., Fairport, N.  Y....... 
8.75.
11.50
Com’l Soap Co., Parkersburg, W. V.  .. 
115.60
Watson & DeVoist Coopersviile............ 
John J. Bagiev &  Co., Detroit............... 
24.00
Starrett & Mcvittie, 
............... 
33.24
Pelgrim & Son, Kalamazoo.......................  
90.00
Peter Mulder &Co., Graafschap...........  
Berliner Steam, New York.......................  

 
 
 
 
 

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As the’  M isner  claim  is a  mortgage,  and 
each partner is  entitled  to  $250 exemption, 
it will be  seen  that  the  n et  assets are only 
$2,297.07—about 47 per  cent,  of  the liabili- 
ities.  Considering  that  the  stock  is  badly 
broken and that  many of  the  accounts can­
not be realized on by the assigeee as well as 
by  Johnson  Bros.,  T h e  T ra d esm a n  con­
sider the offer  of  25  per  cent,  cash  in  full 
settlement,  made by Johnson  Bros,  through 
D.  B.  Squibb,  to be all  the  creditors  could 
reasonably expect  and  more  than they will 
receive,  if the stock  is  closed  out  at a sac­
rifice.
T he  Figures  in  the  W estgate  Failure,  at 

Cheboygan.

 

 

 
 

 
 
 

The  assignee  of  the  A.  W.  W estgate & 
Sons’  boot and  shoe  stock,  at  Cheboygan, 
has compieteti his  inventory,  from  which it 
appears  that  the  liabilities  are  $7,488.85, 
distributed  among  twenty-five  creditors  in 
the following amounts:
A. C. McGraw & Co., D etroit.................$3,600 00
53 63
Werthimer Bros., 
“ 
 
47  79
 
Mumford, Foster & Co.,  “ 
Williams & Hoyt, Rochester, N. Y ....... 
146  75
150 35
S. V. Pryor & Co., 
“ 
....... 
64  00
Parks & Haggard, Jamestown, N. Y ... 
J. H. Lee & Co.,  Boston....................... 
774 03
 
“ 
lied path  Bros., 
107  78
 
A. W. Clapp & Co.,  “ 
181  75
Denham & Howland 
273 80
.................  
244  80
 
Hawksworth & Co.,  “ 
Am. Copper Toe Boot and Shoe Co.,
Stoneham,  Mass.................................. 
283 20
142 00
Gibbs & Allen, Grafton, Mass............... 
356  00
M. L. Geteled & Co., Monmouth, Me... 
J. & L. Cousins, New York.................... 
985 25
Selz, Schwab  &  Co., Chicago.............  
452 67
C. M. Henderson*Co.  “ 
 
27  30
Burk & Packard, Urookston, Mass....... 
133 25
96 25
Fuller. Childs & Co., Toledo.................. 
L. W. Philbrick & Co., Racine,  Wis__  
198  15
S. B. Wilkins &  Co.,  Rockford.............  
25 00
63 63
Geo. W. Cady & Co., Cleveland............. 
22 00
Pontiac Knit Boot Co., Pontiac............ 
J. H. Patman, Minneapolis.................... 
£8  50
Rockford Woolen Mills, Rockford, 111.. 
31  17
The  assets  comprise  $316.69  worth  of 
book  accounts  and  $8,217  worth  of  stock. 
Regarding the apprisal T h e  T ra desm a n’s 
inform ant  writes: 
inventory  was 
taken  at the same price  as the  goods  were 
billed  to  A.  W.  W estgate  &  Sons  and  is 
pronounced  altogether  too  high.  A   fair 
valuation  would  be  about  $6,000.  The 
$316.69 book accounts is  50  per cent,  of the 
total accounts and  is  about  right.  T he lia­
bilities  given  do  not  include  indebtedness 
to  Cheboygan  parties,  which  I  am  told  is 
small.  No decision has been reached yet as 
to w hat will be done  w ith  the  stpck.  The 
firm  is not likely to  resume the business.”

“ The 

 

T he  Grocery  M arket.

Canneti goods continue to  stiffen,  notably 
corn  and  tomatoes,  neither  of  which  can 
now be afforded at less than $1.15 for stand­
ard brands.  Every indication points to still 
higher prices  in the immediate future.  Both 
sea and lake fish are  about  as  high  as  the 
consumer will  stand,  but  the  advent of the 
lenten  season  will  undoubtedly  send  all 
grades several  notches  higher. 
In view of 
this fact,  tho§e who are lo\y  on fish  cannot 
«fail to make money by buying  now.  Pack­
age coffees have taken two  %c drops during 
the  past week,  being now quotable at 19%c. 
Other articles in the grocery line  are  w ith­
out change,  although the tendency is toward 
a greater degree of  firmness.

Oranges are plenty,  good and very cheap, 
and with mild w eather they will sell freely. 
Lemons are improving in quality and prices 
are  decidedly  higher.  Almonds  and  fil­
berts show a decline.  Other nuts,  including 
peanuts,  are  unchanged.  Figs  and. dates 
are  w ithout  m aterial  change, 
though  re­
m arkably cheap,  and quality  good.

N ew  Jobbing  H ouse a t Detroit.

T h e  T ra desm a n  has it on excellent au­
thority th at John Evans  has  purchased  the 
interest  of  his  partner  in 
the  wholesale 
spice establishm ent of Evans & W alker,  and 
that  he  will  contribute  stock  and  cash  to 
the am ount  of  $50,000  on  a  new  deal,  in 
which  Sam.  B.  Sinclair,  Cliff  E lliott  and 
Mrs.  B.  F.  Farrington  are  also  associated. 
Sinclair will contribute $30,000 to the  com­
mon capital and each of  the  other  partners 
will furnish $ 10,000,  m aking the total  capi­
tal $100,000.  A  firm name has not yet been 
decided upon,  b at  the  business  will  be the 
jobbing  of groceries.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

Haven.

kegon.

ford.

D.T. Hersey, Wayland.
A. L. Power, Kent City.
W. R. Stansil, Langston.
W. P. Dockeray, Rockford.
John R.Twedale, J. R. Twedale &  Co.,  Mus­
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
J. Raymond, Berlin.
Jas. E. Bevins, Tustin.
Jas. E. Bingham, Watkins & Bingham, Roek- 
G. P. Stark,  Cascade.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
H. W. Potter, Jenisonville.
C. H. Demina",  Dutton.
L. A. Scoville, Clarksville.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
J. C. Benbow,  Cannonsburg.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
Velzy Bros., Lamont.
L. A. Paine, Englishville.
John Smith. Ada.
D. Cleland,. Coopersviile.
I. J. Quick. Allendale.
C. S. Comstock, Pierson.
S. Cooper, Jamestown.
E. W. Pickett, Wayland.
L. Cook, Bauer.
C.  K. Bunker, Bailey.
O. F. & W. P.Conkin, Ravenna.
D. H. Dekker, Zeeland.
A. Steketee, Holland.
M. Minderhout, Hanley.
S. M. Geary, Maple Hill.
J. F. Hacker, Corinth. •
L. N. Fisher, Dorr Center.
T. J. Sheridan *  Co., Woodville.
Fred A. Hutty, of Hutty & Dickenson, Grand 
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
C. F.  Braden, Lake View.
S. J. Koon, Lisbon.
Watson & DeVoist, Coopersviile.
Hewett & Tefft, Rockford.
C. F. Sears. Rockford.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
A. & L. M. Wolff. Hudsonville.
Hansen Bros.. Morley.
F. A. Jenison, Manton.
N. Bouma,. Fisher.
Gus Begman,  Bauer.
S. T. Colson, Alaska.
Geo. A. Sage, Rockford.
A. C. Barkley, Crosby.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale.
G. TenHoor, Forest Grove.
Smith & Bristol, Ada.
B. Burlington, Bradley.
John F. Gauweiler, Croton.
Mr. Fenton, Fenton & Forman, Fremont.
S. Cooper,  Jamestown.
John W. Mead, Berlin.
H. D. Purdy, Fennville.
C. F. Williams, Caledonia.
J. B. Watson. Coopersviile.
R. B. McCullock, Berlin.
Geo. Reed, Reed & Barnard. Stanwood.
L. A. Scoville, Clarksville.
Dell Wright, Berlin.
w. H. Bartholomew, Wayland.
Mr. Gregory, buyer for  B.  C.  Bonnell,  Fife 
H. Thompson, Canada Corners.
C. C. Linsley. Burnip’s Corners.
H. Andre & Son, Jennisouville.
F. Boonstra, Drenthe.
J. Tiesenga,  Forest Grove.
S. J. Martin, Sullivan.
W. R. Stansel,  Langston.
John Cole, Fremont.
C. H. Loomis, Sparta.
E. .B.  Wright,  West  Michigan  Lumber Co., 
Eli Runnels, Corning.
H. W.  Potter,  Jennisonville.
R. S. Haney &  Co., Hastings.
W. S. Clark & Co.. Holton.
A. D.  Martin, Otia.
Walling Bros., Lamont.
F. R. Phetteplace, Kalamazoo.
O. D. Chapman, Stanwood.
Roys Bros.. Cedar Springs.
R. B. McCullough, Berlin.
Geo. Scribner, Grandville.
C. Stocking. Grattan,
Levett & Dann, Dorr.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
John Neuman,  Dorr.
H. Green, Petoskey.
C- C. Tuxbury, Sullivan.
D. Vinton. Williamsburg.
Nelson DeGraw, Cedar Springs.
Ed. King, Mancelona.
R. E. Werkman, Werkman Lumber Co.. Alba. 
C. P. Evans, Cummer & Son. Crdillac.
F. Booustra. Drentha.  ‘
Harm Geerts. Fremont Center.
C. S. Comstock, Pierson.
R. H. Topping, Casnovia.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
Johnson &  Seibert, Caledonia.
H. B. Wagar, Cedar Springs.
J. C. Scott, Lowell.
F. C. Boyce, Nashville.
S. Walling, Lamont.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
M. H. McCoy, Grandville.
F. W. Bunker,  Casnovia.

Lake.

Woodville.

New Deal in the Seed Business.

A.  J.  Brown,  the  well-known  commis­
sion merchant of this city, has  added a new 
feature to his business.  He is putting  in  a 
complete stock of garden  and  house  seeds 
and garden implements, representing James 
Vick,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.  Vick’s  seeds 
are  always  reliable  and  very  popular, 
especially  among  the  market  gardners  of 
this city.  Anyone wishing  seeds  in  large 
or small quantities will do well to sead their 
order to him,  as lie is enabled througn  buy­
ing in  large quantities  to  supply  the  trade 
much  cheaper  than  they  can  be  bought 
direet.  Send ten cents in stamps for Vick’s 
beautiful Floral Guide,  which  amount  will 
be deducted from the first order.

The Status of the Grocery Peddler.

Maul  Bros.,  the  Muskegon  grocers,  em­
ploy  Geo.  B.  Owen,  of  Grand  Rapids,  to 
solicit  retail  orders  in  the  grocery  line. 
While in Edmore  recently,  he  was arrested 
by Constable  Drake  at  the  instance  of T. 
Regis,  on  a  charge  of  peddling  without a 
license.  The charge \9as not sustained and 
both Regis and Drake were thereupon made 
defendants 
in  suits  for  $100  damages, 
brought by the  house  and  its  agent.  The 
local justice rendered a verdict for $100 and 
costs in each instance  and  there the matter 
rests  for  the  present.  T h e  T ra desm a n 
hopes to see the matter  carried  to the court 
of last resort,  in order  that  the  legal status 
of the  grocery peddler  may  be  established.

“They Should Be Fired.”

From the Big Rapids Pioneer.

It now approaches the  season of the year 
in which the traveling grocerymen annually 
make their raid through  the  State,  taking 
away  with  them  hundreds  of  dollars  in 
trade  from  home  merchants,  and  dealing 
out to their innocent customers  the  poorest 
grade of goods at  the  highest  retail  price. 
They should  be  given  the  cold  shoulder, 
and fired from every dooryard in  the  coun­
try.

Hides, Pelts and Furs.

Hides are dull.  Pelts are quiet.  Tallow 
is in fair  demand.  Furs  are unsalable and 
present quotations  are made  subject to the 
Lampson sales at London on  the 26th,  27th 
and 28th. 
Jas. Tawle, lumber, lath and shingles, Green­
ville :  “I do not use taffy in  my business, but 
m ust praise  The  Tradesman  and  its  mana- 
ger.”

r

•

COUNTRY  PRODUCE. 

.

Apples—The best w inter varieties are scarce 

at $2.75©$3 ^  bbl.
’ Beans—Country hand-picked command $L15 
<ft bu., and city picked  $1.40.

Beets—40c $1 bu.
Buckwheat—2%c $  9>.
B utter—Michigan  creamery  is  in  good de­
mand  at 28@30c.  Dairy  is  in  fair  demand at 
20c.

Cabbages—$4@$5 $  100, according to  size.
Carrots—30c $   bu.«
Celery—Grand  Haven  or  Kalamazoo,  25c 

Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan full cream is 

*P doz. 

firm at 13%@14o.

Cider-«12%c $  gal.
Cranberries—Choice  Bell  and  Bugle  and 
Cape Cod %re  scarce a t $9@$9.50  $   bbl.  Je r­
seys, $3@3.25 $  bu.

Dried  Apples—Evaporated, 

quartered and sliced, 6@6%c $  lb.

ll@12c  $   ft»; 

Dried Peache#—Pared, 15C.
Eggs—Scarce  and  high.  Strictly fresh  are 
hard to get,  readily  commanding  24@26c  and 
pickled  and cold storage stock are in good  de­
mand  at 20c.

Honey—Dull a t 9@13c
Hay—Bailed  is  moderately  active  at  $15 
per ton in two and five ton lots and  $14 in  car 
lots.

Onions—Good  stock  readily commands $2.75 

Potatoes—Buyers are paying 35c a t this mar­
ket and towns within convenient shipping dis­
tance of this m arket.
Pop Corn—2%c 19 lb.
Squash—Hubbard, 2c $1 lb.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—No change.  City millers pay 78 cents 
for Lancaster and 75  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing generally at 48@47c  inlOObu. 

* 

lots and 42@43c in carlots.

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

$  bbl.

car lots.

Rye—48®50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour-rLower.  Patent,  $5  19  bbl.  in  sacks 
and  $5.20  in  wood.  Straight,  $4  $   bbl.  in 
sacks and $4.20 in  wood.

Meal-Bolted, $2.75 #  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $13  19 ton.  Bran, $13 
$  ton.  Ships, $14 $1 ton.  Middlings, $15 $  ton. 
Corn and Oats, $18  (P ton.

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

Mess, Chicago  packing.................................12 00
Mess, new............................
..13 00 
..13 00 
Short Cut, new ..................
..13  00 
S. P. Booth, clear.............
..13 75 
Clear,  A. Webster, new  .
E xtra clear pig, short cut
..14 00 
..14 00 
Extra clear, neavy............
..14 00 
Clear quill, short  c u t.......
..14  25 
Boston clear, short c u t...
Clear back, short cu t.......
..14 25 
Standard clear, short  cut, b est...
..14 60
6%
6*

Long Clears, heavy................
medium..............
“  
lig h t....................
“ 
Short Clears, heavy................
do.  medium...............
do. 
light.....................
SMOKED MEATS—CANVA88ED OR  PLAIN

DRY  SALT MEATS—IN  BOXE

“ 

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LARD.

Hams, average 20. Ibs..................
“ 
ltFTbs..................
12 to-14 lbs..........
“ 
“   picnic  ...............................
•*  boneless............................
“  best  boneless....................
Shoulders.....................................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless........
Dried Beef, ex tra.........................
ham  prices.............
Tierces  .........................................
30 and 50 lb T u b s..........................
LARD IN TIN PAILS
3 fi> Pails, 20 in a case.............
5 fi> Pails, 12 in a case..............
10 ft Pails. 6 in a case.............
20 lb Pails, 4 pails in case.......
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs
Boneless,  ex tra.................................
Pork  Sausage.................................  ...
Ham  Sausage.......................................
Tongue  Sausage..................................
Frankfort  Sausage..............................
Blood  Sausage......................................
Bologna, straight.................................
Bologna,  thick..................... .............
Head Cheese.........................................
In half barrels......................................
In quarter barrels...............................

BEEF IN BARRELS.

PIGS’ FEET.

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND 8MOKED

....11% 
__ 12
*.  9
....10
....  7
....  8%
__ 9
....12

6%
6%

6%

.12 00

.  6 
.  6 
.  6 
.  6
3 50 
1 85

HID ES. PELTS  AND  PURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

G reen__ $1 lb 5%@  6
Part cured...  7  @  7%
Full cured....  7%@  8 
Dry hides and
k ip s ............  8  @12

Calf skins, green
Deacon skins,

or cured__ 7  @ 9
*P piece.......20  @50

SHEEP PELTS.

  4 

FURS.

WOOL.

Old wool, estimated washed $  fl>........25
@ 3%
Tallow......................................................  3
Fine washed (p lb 25@28jCoarse washed.. .20@24
Medium  ............. 27@30| Unwashed............ 
2-3
Bear  .....................................................10 00@16 00
B eaver...............................................  
B adger.................................................  
75®  1 00
W ildcat...............................................  
50®  75
10®  20
House Cat............................................  
Fox, red................................................  1  00®  1  40
“  cross................................ 
 
 
3 
“  g ra y ............................................   1 00® 1 25
F isher...................................................  4 00® 8 00
Linx......................................................   3 00® 8 00
M ink....................................................  
30®  70
Martin ..................................................1 00®  1 50
O tte r............................. ......................  5 00®  8 00
Coon...................................................... 
4(®  1 00
Skunk...................................................  1  00® 1  10
W olf...................................................  2 00® 3 00
12®  14
Muskrat,  w inter................................. 
06®  08
fall......................................... 
Deer,  $  lb................................................ 
5® 25

These prices are for prime skins only.
COAL AND  BUILDING  MATERIALS. 
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

“ 

“ 

“ 

Ohio White Lime, per bbl......................  
l  00
85
Ohio White Lime, car lots.................... 
Louisville Cement,  per bbl.................. 
130
1 30
Akron Cement per  Dbl......................... 
Buffalo Cement,  per bbl....................... 
1 30
Carlots 
.................... 1 05®1  10
Plastering hair, per bu.........................  25®  30
Stucco, per bbl.......................................  
175
Land plaster, per ton............................ 
3 50
Land plaster, car lots............................ 
2 50
Fire brick, per  M.................................. $25 ® $35
Fire clay, per bbl................................... 
3 00
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75®6 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, ear lots..  6 00@6 25
Cannell, car lots................................... 
®6 CO
Ohio Lump, car lots............................  3 10@3 25
Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 50©5 00 
Portland  Cement................................  3 50®4 00

COAL.

FRESH   MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  B eef,sides..................................454®  6%
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters..................  6  @ 7
Dressed Hogs.......................................  6%@ 6
Mutton,  carcasses............................... .  6  ® 6%
Spring L am b ........................................  6*4® 7
V eal..........................................................  8  ® 9
Pork Sausage........................................   *  @  7%
Bologna.................. ................................   ® 6
fow ls.......................................................9  @10
Spring Chickens.................................... 10  @11
Ducks  .....................................................  @11
Turkeys  .................................................   @11

The A rt Interchange  is  a  semi-monthly 
magazine, published by Wm.  Whitlock,  37 
and  39  West  Twenty-second  street,  New 
York. 
It is full  of  suggestions  to  artists 
and lovers of the beautfful in home  decora­
tion, and every lady who  values  a  help  of 
this nature should subscribe for i t

©toceries.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AXLE OREASE.

Crown  ...............
Frazer’s .............
Diamond  X ...,. 
Modoc, 4  doz__

P a ra g o n ................ 2  10
Paragon 25 lb pails.  90 
Fraziers, 25 lb pails. 1 25

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“ 
“ 

BAKINO  POWDER.
•* 2  “ 
“ 1  “ 

Acme, % lb cans, 3 doz. case........................  

“  % lb 
2 lb 
“ 
“ 
B u lk ................................................... 

Princess,  54s........................................................  1 25
* 8 ............................... 
Is..........................................................  4 25
bulk...............................................  
Arctic, % lb cans, 6 doz. case....................... 

85
.........................   160
..: .....................  3 00
25
. . . . . 2  25
28
45
75
1  40
2 40
12  00
Victorian. 1 lb cans, (tail,) 2 doz..................2 00
15
Diamond,  “bulk.” ..................... 

“ 
54 
“  % 
“ 
1 
5 
“ 

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“ 
“ 
“ 

I 
2 
% 
1 

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“ 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

BLUINO

D ry ,N o .2 .„.....................................doz. 
25
45
Dry, No. 3...........................................doz. 
Liquid, 4 oz,.......................................doz.  '  35
Liquid, 8 o z .......................................doz. 
65
A rctio 4 o z...................................... V  gross 3 50
Arctic 8  oz...........................................................   7 20
Arctic 16 oz....................................................   12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box.........................  
  2  00
...............................   3 00
Arctic No. 2 
Arctic No. 3 
............................... 4 00

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BROOMS.

N o.2H url............. ,1  75 Common W hisk....  90
No. 1 H url... .2 00®2 25 Fancy  W hisk........ 1  00
N o.2Carpet. .. .....2  25 Mill........... ..............3 75
Np. 1 Carpet........... 2 50 Warehouse  ............2 76
Parlor Gem;........ 3 00

CANNED FISH.

Clams, 1 lb. Little Neck...............................1  10
Clam Chowder,  31b................................ ...2  15
Cove Oysters, 1 lb  standards.............. 90@1 00
Cove Oysters, 2  lb  standards....................  1 75
Lobsters, 1 lb picnic......................................1 75
Lobsters, 2 lb, picnic..........................   .......2 65
Lobsters, 1 lb sta r.........................................2 00
Lobsters. 2 lb sta r.........................................3 00
Mackerel, 1B>  fresh  standards................ ,1  50
"Mackerel, 5 B> fresh standards..................5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 lb................ 3 50
Mackerel,3 lb in M ustard............................3 50
Mackerel, 3 ib  soused................................. 3 50
Salmon, 1 lb Columbih river........................1  60
Salmon, 2 9> Columbia river........................2 30
Sardines, domestic %s................................. 6@7
Sardines,  domestic  Vis..............................  10@12
Sardines,  Mustard  vis..................................10® 12
Sardines,  imported  Ms................................12@16
Trout. 3 lb  brook.......................................   4 00

CANNED FRUITS.

“ 

.3 25 
.  90 
.1  10 
.1  00 
.1 25 
96@1 00 
.1 25 
.2 00 
.1 60 
.1 45 
.1  20 
.1 40 
.2 60 
.2 75 
.1 15 
.1 25 
.1 35 
.1 25 
.  90

Ap
Blackberries, standards
Cherries,  red  sta n d ard ................
Damsons...........................................
Egg Plums, standards 
.................
Gooseberries....................................
Green Gages, standards 2 lb..........
Peaches. Extra Yellow..................
Peaches, standards.........................
Peaches,  seconds............................
Peaches, pie....................... ..............
Pineapples, standards....................
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced........
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated__
Q uinces..................... •......................
Raspberries,  extra.........................
re d ............................
Strawberries  ...................................
W hortleberries...............................
CANNED VEOETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.....................
.8  00 
.  75 
Beans, Lima,  standard.....................
.  90
Beans, Stringless,  Erie.....................
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy........
..................... 1 15
“  Morning  Glory..........
......................Î  10
“  Acme............................
..................... r i5
..................... 1  00
“  Maple'Leaf..................
“  Onondaga.................... ..................... 1  35
“  D arby.......................... ......................1 50
“  Osborn ......................... ..................... 1 00
“  New  Process............... ..................... 1 00
“  B a rtle tt....................... ......................1  10
Peas, French..........................
......................1  50
...............1 20@1  40
Peas, extra m arrofat__ ___
Peas,  soaked.......................... .....................  75
“  Early June, stand.................. .. .1 50@1 75
sifted............................. 2 00
“ 
“  French, extra fine...............................20 00
Mushrooms, extra  fine.................... 
........ 20 00
Pumpkin, 3 lb Golden..................................1  CO
Succotash, standard.......................................85@1 10
Squash............................................................1  00
Tomatoes, standard brands........................1  15

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Michigan full  cream ............................13%@14
York  State, Acme.................................  @14

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

CHEESE.

CHOCOLATE.

COCOANUT.

“ 
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*• 
**  V4s 
“ 
**■ 

Schepps, Is..........................
Is and  V4s __ ....
% S ........................
Is in tin  pails___
Maltby’s,  Is.........................
Is and  V4s ..........
Vis.......................
Manhattan,  pails...............
Peerless  ..............................
COFFEES

“

@26 
@27 
@27% 
@28 V4 
@23 V4 
@24 
@24 Vi 
©30 
@18

Green.

R io ................. 16*4@17
Golden Rio... 17  @19
Santos........... 15  @17
Marlcabo................. 16
J a v a ................. 23@25
O. G. Ja v a ....20  @22
Mocha  .................... 23
COFFEES

Roasted.

R io............... .16 @18
Golden Rio.. .18 @20
Santos..........
...20
Maricabo__ .. 18@20
.25® 26
Java.............
O. G. Java... 23 @25
Mocha.......... 27 @28
PACKAGE,

60 lbs 100 lbs 300 lbs
19%
19%

00® 5 00

X X X X ...........................................19%
Arbuckle’s  ...................................19%
Dilworth’s ......................«.............
Standard  ......................................
German........................... •.......
L ion................................................
Lion,  in  cabinets.....................
Magnolia........................................
18?
Royal.
Eagle................. ............................19%  19% 19
M exican..........
18

19%
1934
19%
19V4
19%
19V*
20)4
19Vi
18%

CORDAOE.

60 foot Ju te __ .1   00  150 foot Cotton.... 1 60
72 foot J u t e __ . 1 25 
|60 foot Cotton__ 1  75
40 Foot Cotton.. ..150 
|72foot Cotton__ 2 00

CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  OOODS.

4%

7
7
7
7

5%
7

4%
5

X  XXX
5
5
5
5

7
8
8
livi 
9Vi 
15 Vi

Kenosha B utter.......
Seymour  B utter.............
B utter...............................
Fancy  B utter..................
S.  Oyster..........................
Picnic...............................
Fancy  Oyster..................
City Soda.............
S o d a ...................
M ilk.....................
B oston................
G raham ...............
Oat  Meal....................................
Pretzels, hand-made.................
Pretzels......................................
Cracknels..................................
Lemon Cream............................ 
Sugar Cream.............................. 
Frosted Cream..........................
Ginger  Snaps............................ 
No. 1 Ginger  Snaps..................  
Lemon  Snaps............................
Coffee  Cakes..............................
Lemon W afers.................. ;....
13Vi
Jum bles....................................
11 Vi 
E xtra Honey Jum bles.................
12Vi 
Frosted Honey  Cakes..............
13Vi 
Cream  Gems..............................
13 Vi 
Bagleys  Gems..........................
13Vi
Seed
12 Vi 
8Vi
S. *   M. Cakes.
DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.
Citron........... ......................................... 22
@  25 
C urrants............................................ .
@  8 Vi 
Lemon Peel............................................
@  14 
Orange Peel............................................
@  14 
Prunes, French, 60s........4 ...................
@ 9 Vi 
@ 9 
Prunes, French, 80s...............................
Prunes, Turkey, new.
6Vi@  6%
old............. ........... 
5Vi@ 6
Raisins, Dehesia....................................3 50@5 00
Raisins, London Layers...............1....  @2 60
Raisins, California  “ 
....................... 1 50@2 00
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.................... 1  ~0®1  90
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s............................9  @ »Vi
Raisins.  S u lta n a s..............................  @ 8%
Raisins,  V alencia,new .,............. . . . . 7   @  7%
Raisins, Im perials.................. 
@3 00

‘ Cakes.

12Vi
8Vi

00@  6 00

lb 
b u lk . 
lb crates, 6 lb boxes..  @  6%

%c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

“ 

70
28
40
20

SAUCES.

“  Vi  “ 

2  10
1  95
2 35
1  45 
1 25

60 Pocket, F F   Dairy............................
28 Pocket................ ................................
100 3 lb  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.....................
......................
Parisian, Vi  pints..................................
Pepper Sauce, red  small.....................
Pepper Sauce, green..............................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring.............
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........
Catsup, Tomato,  pints..........................
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .....................
Halford Sauce, pints............................
Halford Sauce, Vi pints.........................
A corn......................3 85, E xtra Chicago Fam-
M aster....................4  001 
ily ......................... 2  94
New Process, 1  lb..3 85|Napkin.................... 4  75
New Process, 3 lb..3 96iTowel......................4  75
Acme,  bars........... 3 55|White  Marseilles..5 50
Acme,  blocks.......  3 05i White Cotton  Oil..5  50
Best  American__ 2 93| R ailroad..................3 50
Cirees  .................... 3 70 U.  G ....:.................3  45
Big Five  C enter...3  85 Mystic White..........4 «5
Nickel......................3 45ISaxon  Blue........... 2 60
Shamrock............... 3  15|Palmer’s, 100 bars..5 50
Blue Danube..........2 55 
..4 25
London  Family__ 2 30IStar.........................3 75

@2 00 
@  70 
@  80 
@1  25 
@1 50 
@  90 
@1  20 
@3 50 
@2 20

SOAPS.

75  “ 

“ 

Ground.

SPICES.

Whole.

“ 

8TARCH.
“  31b 

16@25|Pepper.................  @20
12@151 Allspice...............  8® 10
18@30|Ca88ia..................10@11
15@25: Nutmegs,  No. 1..  @60 
16@20iNutmegs,  No. 2..  @50
la@30 Cloves  .................  @28
25@35l

Pepper 
Allspice... 
Cinnamon. 
Cloves
Ginger __
Mustard... 
Cayenne  ..
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 lb boxes, 1  lb  pkgs...  @ 5%
...  @5Vi
- 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“  Corn, 40 lb boxes, 1 lb pkgs___  ® 6
“ 
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 lb pkgs__   @7

....  @  6%
“ 
6 lb boxes...  @  7Vi
“  b u lk ............  @ 6%
Pure, 1 lb pkgs...................  @  5Vi
Corn, 1  lb pkgs...................  @ 7
Royal, Gloss, 1 lb packages..................  @  5%
b u lk ...,........... ......... 
“ 
@4
C o rn .............................   @ 6

“  48“ 
“ 
40 
72 
“ 
“ 
20lb 

Firmenich, new process,gloss, lib __   @5%
“ 
31b....  @ 5Vi
“ 
6 lb__    @ 6%
“ bulk, boxes or bbls  @ 4 
“  corn. 1 lb...............  @ 6

**  1 lb  “ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

** 

“ 

SUGARS.

SYRUPS.

7% Swf*i*t  Rosp  ..

Cut  Loaf................................................  @  6%
C ubes......................................................   @  6%
Powdered................................................  @  6%
Granulated,  Standard..........................   @  6%
Confectionery A ....................................   @5 81
Standard A..............................................  @5 69
No. 1, White Extra  C............................  @5%
No. 2, E xtra C.........................................  5  @ 5V6
No.3C........ .............................................  @4%
No.4 C.....................................................  @  4Vi
New Orleans, in  hds................................4%@  4%
25@27
Corn,  barrels  ........................................ 
Corn, Vi bbls...................................  
27®29
 
Corn,  10 gallon kegs...............................  
@30
Corn, 5 gallon kegs........ ........................ 
@32
Pure  Sugar, bbl...................................... 
23@35
Pure Sugar, Vi bbl................................... 
25@37
TOBACCO—FINE CUT-IN PAILS.
C h erry .................... 60
CrossCut.................... 35
6% Five and  Seven__ . .45
Old Jim ....................... 35
.20
Magnet....................
Old Time....................30
Seal of Detroit....... ..60
U nderwood’s Capper 35
Jim  Dandy............. ..38
Sweet  Rose............... 45
Our  Bird................ ..25
Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35
Brother  Jonathan. 27
A tlas...........................35
.06
Jolly  Time.............
Royal Game............... 38
Our  Leader........... ..33
Mule E ar.................... 65
32
Fountain.................... 74
May  Queen..........
.65
OldCongress..............64
Good Luck.................52
Dark AmericanEagle67
The Meigs............... ..60
Blaze Away............... 35
50
Red  Bird................
Hair L ifter..........  .. .30
State  Seal..................60 Hiawatha . .. : ............65
Prairie F lo w er........ 65 G lobe..........................65
Indian Queen........... 60 Bull Dog................... *57
May Flower.............70 Crown  Leaf............... 66
Sweet  Pippin__ ^... 451 H ustler.......................22
Unit  .............. 
30
Our  Leader............... 15
Old Vet........................30
Eight  Hours..............24
BigDeal......................27
Lucky  ....................... 30
Navy Clippings.........26
Two  Nickel............... 24
L eader........................15
Duke’s  Durham.......40
Hard  Tack.................32
Green CornCob Pipe 28
Owl.............................. 16
D ixie...........................28
Rob Hoy......................26
Old T ar....................... 40
Uncle  Sam.................28
A rthur’s  Choice....... 22
Lum berm an..............25
Red Fox......................26
Railroad Boy..............38
Gold D ust...................26
Mountain Rose...........18
Gold  Block:............... 30
Home Comfort.......... 25
Seal of Grand Rapids
Old Rip....................... 60
(cloth)...................25
Tramway, 3 oz.......... 40
Seal 01 North Caro­
lina, 2  oz.................48
Miners and Puddlers. 28
Seal of North Caro­
Peerless  .................... 24
lina, 4oz...................48
Standard.................... 20
Seal of North  Caro­
Old Tom................. ...20
lina, 8oz.................. 45
Tom & Jerry..............24
Seal of North  Caro­
Jo k er.......................... 25
lina, 16oz boxes. ...42 
T raveler.................... 35
King Bee, longcut.. .22
Maiden....................... 25
Sweet Lotus............... 32
Pickwick  Club.......... 40
G rayling.................... 32
Nigger Head..............28
Sealskin.......... .........30
H olland......................22
Red Clover.  ..............32
Germ an......................15
Good  Lu  k .................26
K. of  L ............... 42®46
Queen  Bee.................22
Honey  Dew............... 25
Colonel’s Choioe....... 15

8MOKINO

8Vi

nsH .

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“  12 lb kits
“  10 

Cod, w h o le.......................................
Cod,boneless..........................................
H alib u t...................................................
Herring, round,  Vi  bbl.........................
Herring .round,  %  bbl.........................
Herring, Holland,  bbls........................
Herring, Holland,  kegs.......................
Herring, Scaled. >..................................
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, Vi  bbls..........t
“ 
.........
“ 
No. 3, Vi bbls........................
Sardines,  spiced, Vis.............................
Trout, Vi  bbls.........................................
“  10 lb  k its.....................................
White, No. 1, Vi b b ls.............................
White, No. 1,12  lb kits..........................
White, No. 1,10 lb k its .........................
White, Family, Vi bbls..........................
kits...............................
Lemon.
Jennings’ D.C.,2 oz...............$  doz.  1
“  4 oz.............................. 1
“  6 oz.............................. 2
“  8 oz...............................3
“  No. 2 T aper................1
“  No. 4 
................1
“ Vi pint, round..........4
“  l 
“ 
8
“  No. 3 panel.................1
“  No. 8 
............... 2
“  No. 10 
............... 4

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“  
“ 
** 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
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..4  @4% 
. ...5@6Vi 
...  9@1C 
@2 50 
....  135 
...11 00 
....  @75 
@20 
00® 10 U0 
...  1 50 
....1  25
__ .7  75
__ 1C® 12
....5  00 
....1   00
__ 6  75
....1 00 
....  90 
....3  50

Vanilla.
1 40
2 50
4 00
5 00
1 50
2  75 
7 50
15 00 
1  65 
4 25
6 no

MATCHES.

Grand  Haven, No. 8, square.............................. 1 00
Grand H a/en, No 9, square, 3 g ro.................1  20
Grand  Haven,  No. 200,  parlor...........................1 75
Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor................ 
2 25
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round..............................1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2.......................................................1 00
Oshkosh, No.  8...........................................       .1  50
Swedish.............................................  
75
Richardson’s No. 8  square............................1 00
Richardson’s No. 9 
.............................150
Richardson’s No. 7Vi, round................................1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
.............................150
Woodbine, 300.............................................90@110
Black Strap................................................... 16@18
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 

 

 

Rolled Oats, bbl__ 5 50|Steel  cut,  bbl.......... 5 50
“  Vi  bbl...3 00

Vi bbls. 2c extra 

OATMEAL.
“  Vi bbl.3  001  " 
“  cases 3 25|
PICKLES.

*• 
** 

PIPES.

M edium .................................................. 4  50@4 75
“  Vi bbl.........................................  @3  00
Small,  bbl...............................................5  50@5  75
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. 1).......................................   75®  90
Choice Carolina...... 6% ¡Ja v a ............'... 
6
Prime Carolina......5Vi P a tn a ......... ..............5Vi
Good Carolina........4Vi  Rangoon......................... @5%
Good Louisiana......5  Broken...............3Vi@3Vi
Table  .......................6  |Ja p a n ........................ 7
DeLand’sp u re ........6% ¡Dwight’s ...................5
Church’s  ................ 5  Sea  Foam.................. 5%
iCap Sheaf..................5
Taylor’s G. M......... 5 

SALERATUS.

RICE.

PLUG.

Star 
...................39 Splendid...............
.  38 
Old Solder..................37  Red Fox.................
..40 
Clipper  ......................34 Big  Drive.............
..40 
..40 
Cornerstone.  ...........34 Chocolate  Cream.
Scalping  K nife........ !U  Nimrod  .................
..35 
..33 
Sam Boss..................  34 Big Five C enter...
N e x t..........................29  P a rro t..................
..42 
Jolly T ar................... 32  B u ste r..................
. .35 
Jolly  Time................32 Black Prince.........
. .35 
F av o rite................... 42 Black  Racer.........
. .35 
Black  Bird................ 32 Climax  .................
..42 
Live and Let  Live
.32| Acorn  ..................
..39 
Quaker.................
.28 Horse  Shoe..........
..36 
H iaw atha..................42i Vinco
..34 
Big  N ig ....:............. 3«:Merry W ar...
..26 
Spear  H ead.............. 39 Ben  Franklin
..32 
P.  V............................40 Moxie............
..34 
Spring Chicken........38 Black Jack ...
..32 
Eclipse  ..................... 30! H iaw atha....
.42
Turkey....................... 39! Musselman’s Corker. 30
Our  Leader.............. 1«;Hiawatha....................22
Mayflower................ 23 Old Congress.............. 23
Globe..........................22 May  L eaf................... 22
Mule E ar....................23! D a rk ............................20

SHORTS.

SNUFF.

“ 
“ 

Lori Hard’s American Gentlemen__
Maccoboy................."........
Gail & Ax’ 
........   ...............
Rappee...............................
Railroad  Mills  Scotch...  ..................
Lotzbeck  ..............................................

“ 

.  @  55
@  44 
.  @  35
.  @  45
.  '  @1 30

TEAS.

Japan ordinary.......................... .
Japan fair to good.....................
Japan fine.................................... .
Japan dust....................................
Young Hyson...............................
GunPowder.................................
Oolong..........................................
Congo............................................

VINEGAR.

White W ine..................................
C ider..............................................
York State Apple........................
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick im ported........ ........
American...................
do 
Burners, No. 1 .............................
do  No. 2........ ....................
Condensed Milk, EaglV brand... 
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 lb cans...
Candles, Star............................... .
Candles.  Hotel.............................
Camphor, oz., 2 lb boxes.............
Extract Coffee, V.  C.................. .
F elix ............... .
Gum, Rubber  100 lumps........... .
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.............
Gum, Spruce................................
Hominy, V bbl............................
Jelly, in 30 lb  pails.....................
Pearl Barley............................... .
Peas, Green  Bush......................
Peas, Split  Prepared................ .
Powder, Keg...............................
Powder, V4  Keg.......................... .
Sage  ............................................
Sauerkraut  ..................................

do 

....18@20
.......25@30
.......35@45
.......15@20
.......30@50
.......35® 50
33@55@6C 
.......25@30
50 gr. 
•  10 
10 
16

30 gr. 
08 
08

. 
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. 

90
100
1 so
7 «T5
@25 
@ 11 
©12 
.  @35
@80 
@1  20 
@25 
@35 
.  30@35 
@3 00 
4® 4 Vo
. 
.  2%@ 3 
@1  15 
@ 3 
@4 00 
•  @2 25
@  15 
.4  00@4 50

22

13

CANDY. FRUITS  AND  NUTS.

do 
do 

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follow s:

STICK.
Standard, 25 lb boxes............................. 8V4@ 9
..............................  @ 9
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
.....................   ®io
MIXED
Royal, 25 lb  pails....................................  @ 9
Royal, 200 lb bbls....................................   @  8
Extra, 25 lb  pails....................................  @10
Extra, 200 lb bbls....................................   @ 9
French Cream, 25 lb palls.....................   @11 y2
Cut loaf, 25 lb  cases...............................  @10
Broken, 25 lb pails.................................  @10
Broken, 2001b  bbls..................... ..........   @ 9

FANCY—IN  5 ft» BOXES.

Lemon  Drops............................ 
............  @12
Sour Drops.................................................  @13
Peppermint  Drops..................................   @13
Chocolate Drops........................................... 
H M Chocolate  Drops.................................  
Gum  Drops  .................................................. 
Licorice Drops..................................... 
 
A B  Licorice  Drops....................................  
Lozenges, plain............................................. 
Lozenges,  printed........................................ 
Im perials......................................................  
M ottoes.......................................................... 
Cream  Bar..................................................... 
Molasses B ar.................................................  
Caramels....................................................  
Hand Made Creams...................................... 
Plain  Creams................................................ 
Decorated  Creams........................................ 
String Rock...................................  
 
Burnt Almonds........................................... 
Wintergreen  Berries........................   ... 

14

is

14
18
10
 
12
14
15
14
15
12
12
18
ja
20
 
22

FANCY—IN  BULK.

@ 4

f r u it s

Lozenges, plain in  pails.......................  @11V4
Lozenges, plain in  bbls.................  ....  @10V4
Lozenges, printed in pails.......................   @12%
Lozenges, printed in bbls.....................  @11V*
Chocolate Drops, in pails.........................  @12%
Gum  Drops  in pails..............................  @ 6%
Gum Difcps, in bbls...................................  @ 5%
Moss Drops, In pails............................. 9  @10
Moss Drops, in bbls  ..............................  ©  9
Sour Drops, in  pails.............................   @12
Imperials, In  pails....................................   @12%
Imperials  in bbls.......................... .  ..  @11%
Bananas  Aspinwall..............................
Oranges, California, fancy..................
Oranges, California,  choice.................
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls.....................
Oranges, Florida.................................... 2 75@3 75
Oranges, Valencia, cases......................5 75@8 00
Oranges, Messina...................................2 50@2 75
Oranges,  Naples.......................... .........
Lemons,  choice...................................... 3 00@3 75
Lemons, fancy........................................4  (jo©4 50
Lemons, California...............................
Figs, layers, new,  (p lb.......................... 11%@15
Figs, Bags, 501b......................................  @  6
Dates, frails  do  ....................................   © 5%
Dates, % do  d o ....................................   @ 6%
Dates, skin..............................................
Dates, %  skin................ .......................
Dates, Fard 10 lb box $   lb....................  @10
Dates, Fard 50 lb box v  lb.....................   @ 8%
Dates, Persian 50 lb box *p lb...............  7%@ 8
Pine Apples, 
Almonds,  Tarragona.............................18
Ivaca...................................... 18
C alifornia............................
B razils........................................................
Chestnuts, per bu ..................................
Filberts, Sicily........................................
Barcelona...............................
Walnuts,  G renoble...............................15
Marbo...................................
French..................................
California.............................. 12
Pecans,  Texas, H. P .............................. 10
Missouri.................................
Cocoanuts, ¥  100....................................

@18%
@18%
@18
@12
@11 
@ » 
@17 
12%
@16 
@14 
@  9 
@5  50

doz.............................

“ 
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NUTS.

“ 
** 

PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  (p  lb............................
Choice 
do  ............................
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ............................
Choice White, Va.do  ............................
Fancy H P ,.  Va  do  ............................
H. P. Va...................................................  5

do 

@ 4 
@ 4% 
@  4% 
@ 5% ® 6 
%@  6

OYSTERS AND  FISH .

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: 

OYSTERS.

 

New  York  Counts...............................................35
H. F. H. & Co.’s Selects...................................... 28
Selects................  
28
Anchors  ...............................................................19
Standard  ............................................................. 17
Favorite................................................................ 14
P rim e....................................................................13
Selects, bulk, Ç  gal.........................................j  00
Standards, bulk, #  gal.................................... 1  10
New York Counts, ÿ  100.................................l  25
shell, V  100....................... 1  40
Clams, shell, ip  100...........................................  80
FRESH  FISH.
Cod  .................... 
.................................   @10
Haddock..................................................  @  7
Mackerel................................................. 15  @20
Mackinaw T rout....................................   @  8
Perch........................................................  @ 3
Smelts.................................... .................10  @11
W hiteflsh........... ................ ...................  @ 9

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OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

LUBRICATING.

W ater W hite...........................................  ....  u%
Michigan  Test..................................................10%.
Gasoline............................................................. q
Capitol Cylinder...............................................36%
Model  Cylinder................................................ 31%.
Shield  Cylinder.................................................28%
Eldorado  Engine.............................................23
Peerless Machinery................................ .....30
Challenge Machinery...................................... 19
 
Paraffine  ..................................... 
 
Black. Summer, West Virginia...............  
9
Black. 25® to 3 0°............................ ..  . 
in
Black, 15« C .T ................................  
‘ ‘ n
 
12%,
z e ro ................. . •....................... t ......... 

 

20%

SDmflg & flbebicines

State  B oard  of Pharm acy. 

One Year—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Two Years—James Vemor, Detroit.
Three Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Four Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Five Years—Stanley E. Parkell, Owosso. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vemor.
Next Meeting—At Grand Rapids, March 1 and 8.

M ichigan  State  P harm aceutical  Ass’n. 

President—Frank J. Wurzburg. Grand Rapids.
First Vice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor, Loomis. 
Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, Ishpeming. 
Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. 
Secretary—S. E. Parkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—Geo. W. Crouter, J. G. Johnson, 
Local Secretary—Guy M. Harwood, Petoskey.
Next Place of Meeting—At  Petoskey, July 12,13 and 14.

Frank Wells, Geo. Gundrum and Jacob Jesson.

G rand  R apids  P harm aceutical  Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  #, 1884.

President—Geo. G. Stekettee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locher.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.
Treasurer—Henry  B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—President,  Vice-President  and  Sec­
retary.
Board of Trustees—The President,  John E. Peck,  M.  B. 
Kiium, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen and O. H. Richmond, 
wen, Isaac Watts. Wm. E. White and Wm.  L.  White.
Committee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair- 
child and Hugo Thum.
Committee  on  Legislation—R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo. 
Kemink and W. H. Tibbs.
Committee on Pharmacy—W. L. White, A. C. Bauer and
Regular  Meetings—First  Thursday  evening  in  each 
Annual Meeting—First Thursday evening in November.
N ext Meeting—Thursday evening, Feb. 3, a t The Trades­

month.

man office.

Saginaw  County  P harm aceutical  Society.,
President—Jay Smith.
First Vice-President—W. H. Yarnall.
Second Vice-President—R. Bruske.
Secretary—D. E. Prall.
Treasurer—H. Melchers.
Committee on Trade Matters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Ham­
Regular  Meetings—Second  Wednesday  afternoon  in 

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

D etroit Pharm aceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
First Vice-President—Frank Inglis.
Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae. 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.
Jackson  County  P harm aceutical  Ass’n. 

Haskins.

President—R. F. Latimer.
Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.
Secretary—F.  A. King.
Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey.
Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, C. E- Foot and C. H. 
Annual Meeting—First Thursday in November. • 
Regular Meetings—First Thursday in each month.
M uskegon  D rug Clerks’  Association. 
j  ,

President—I. C. Terry.
Vice-President—P. VanDiense. 
Secretary and Treasurer—Geo. L. LeFevre.
Regular Meetings—Second  and  fourth  Wednesday of 

each month.
Oceana County P harm aceutical Society. 

President—F. W. Fincher.
Vice-President—F. W. VanWickle.
Secretary—Frank Cady.
Treasurer—E. A. Wright.

Mason  County  P harm aceutical  Society, 

President—F. N. Lat imer.
Secretary—Wm. Hey sett.
Treasurer—W. H. Taylor.
Meetings—Second Wednesday of each month.

The Lay of the Last Druggist.

From the Chemist and Druggist.

The day was long, the night was cold,
T h e d ru g g ist w as in firm  an d  old;
His seedy boots and suit of gray 
Seemed to have known a better day;
He could not all his time employ.
And only kept one errand boy:
The last of  all the race was he 
Who lived to practice pharmacy.
No longer, now, with business  pressed,
A smile and word for every guest,
He poured from  bottles bright and gay 
His varied mixtures day by day.
The times were changed, his trade was gone 
4‘The stores” had  all his custom  won;
His rivals in the race for gain 
Had left him distanced in the plain.
A careworn druggist, old and poor.
He stood before his open door;
His heart nigh crushed with grief and fear, 
He could not check the rising tear.

The Drug Market.

Quinine German is  very  firm  at  the  ad­
vance.  American  manufacturers have not, 
as yet,  marked  up  tlieir  prices.  Opium is 
quiet but firm  in  price.  Citric  acid  tends 
higher.  Carbolic  acid  is  very  strong  and 
very high prices  are  probable in the spring. 
Borax  is  advancing.  Cubeb  berries  have 
again  advanced,  this  time  25  cents  per 
pound.  Powdered  is  cheaper  than  the 
whole berry,  for the reason  that  the  stock 
of  powdered  is  large.  Gum  Arabic  has 
again advanced in Europe  and  further  ad­
vance  is  probable  here  shortly.  Buehu 
leaves are in small stock  and  concentrated. 
The principle holder has  doubled the price. 
Ipecac root, which has ruled  too  low  for a 
long time,  has been advanced  25  per  cent. 
Insect powder is very firm at present  prices 
and another advance is probable as  soon as 
the spring demand commences.  Oils lemon, 
anise,  cassia,  cloves,  cubebs and  sassafras 
are advancing.  Oils croton and wintergreen 
are  weak  and  declined.  The  advance  of 
4 cents in  linseed  oil  was  not  maintained 
and a re-action of 2 cents followed.

Josh Billings on Doctors.

Doktors are not  all  quaks;  you  hav  got 
wrong noshuns  about  this.  Doktors,  law- 
lers, and ministers hav a hard row to ho; and 
hav to deal with the kredulity, knavery, and 
fears ov the people—three ov the most diffi­
cult traits in human natur tew handle. 
If i 
was a dokter and understood mi  bizzinesee, 
i should dokter mi pashunts, and let the dis­
ease  take  care  ov  itself.  More  folks  are 
kured this  way  than  enny  other. 
It  ain’t 
much trouble tew doktor sick folks?, but tew 
doktor the well ones is bothersum.

Slightly Mixed.

A druggist received the following note: 
Mr.  II-----, please send by bearer  a  nurs­
ing bottle for a baby with a  long  tube,  and 
oblige, 
M ecosta  C ounty  D ruggists  to  Organize. 
From the Big Rapids Herald.

Mrs.  A----- .

A meeting  of  Big  Rapids  and  Mecosta 
county druggists will  be  held m the-Coun- 
cil Chamber  next  Tuesday  afternoon  at  2 
o’clock,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a 
•county association of pharmacists.  All  in­
terested are invited to attend.

Convenient Shelf Cans.

M. W. Woodruff, of Knoxville, la., writes 

to the Druggists’ Circular as follows:

On my shelves I have an  arrangement  of 
my own invention for keeping roots,  herbs, 
seeds,  and barks,  that is of so much  practi­
cal  utility  to  .hundreds  of  pharmacists 
through the country  that  I  deem it worthy 
of more than a passing notice.

It is a common,  square tin can.  The can 
is six and one-half  inches  by  four  inches, 
and nine inches high,  holding  five  pounds; 
also a ten pound  dan  made  in  proportion. 
These  cans  m ay. be  bought  at  ten  and 
fifteen cents each. 
I make  a  lacquer  with 
shellac,  gamboge,  and  alkanet  root,  with 
which I give them  a  coat,  using a fine one 
and one-half inch camel-hair  brush,  taking 
care to have the-cln  slightly  warm  while 
applying this lacquer.  1  then have a tinner 
solder  on  a  common  tea-pot  knob  about 
one-third the distance  from  the  bottom  of 
the can.  This enables one to  pull  the  can 
from the shelf with ease,  as  the  weight  of 
the contents being at  the  bottom,  the knob 
placed in that  position  will  answer  better 
than when higher up.  After this is  done  I 
hjpve a good sign writer  come  to  the  store 
and letter the cans as I  may  direct.  Many 
pharmacists  have  not  room  for  drawers 
sufficient to hold all these articles they wish 
to keep from  mice,  dust,  etc.,  but  in this 
way they  can  keep  their  drugs  in  better 
shape, and move their stock  when  necessa­
ry, while their store will  always  look  tidy 
and  attractive. 
I  have  some  220 or these 
cans,  and find it a great  pleasure  to  go  to 
them and feel that the  drug  has  lost  none 
of its properties, that it is clean,  and  I  can 
fill my shelf bottles from them  without  the 
strength of the drug  being  in  the least im­
paired,  as it would be if left in paper  pack­
ages  or  thrown  into  a  drawer,  where  it 
catches more or less dust.

I think this square can  far • ahead  of  the 
round, and much better than  the  root  and 
herb cases put on the  market. 
If  any  one 
has a  better  way  of  keeping  his  surplus 
drugs, I would like to hear from him.

Unjust  Discrimination  in  Favor of Medi­

cal  Graduates.

The  fifth  annual  report  of  the  Illinois 
Board of  Pharmacy  contains  a  savage  at­
tack on the provision  of. the  pharmacy  law 
that admits  graduates  iu  medicine to regis­
tration  as  pharmacists.  During  the  term 
beginning July 1,  1885, there have been 858 
original registrations granted.  Of this num­
ber eighty-six were licentiates in pharmacy, 
ninety-four graduates in pharmacy,  and 170 
graduates in  medicine.  This  has  resulted, 
in the opinion  of  the  Board,  in  the  estab­
lishment  of  a  privileged  class,  with  no 
knowledge  whatever of  a  most'  important 
profession—one which requires, in the high­
est  degree,  skill,  accuracy,  and  careful 
training—yet  given  all  its  advantages  on 
the mere production of a  medical  diploma. 
It is claimed by the Board  that pharmacy is 
not taught, except  in  the  most  superficial 
manner, in  any college  of  medicine  in  the 
United  States;  that  in  but  few  instances 
have the graduates of  such  institutions had 
any experience whatever in the manufacture, ; 
preparation, and combination  of  drugs and 
medicines used in  the  diseases  incident  to 
the human family, and that it is the grossest 
assumption for any man to presume to seek 
admission to such a profession with little or 
no preparation for  its duties  and  responsi­
bilities.

The  saddest  effect  pointed  out  by  the 
Board is the difficulty of bringing to justice 
men who violate the law, and who are with­
out  even  a  legal  qualification,  where  they 
secure  the  registration  of  a  neighboring 
physician, and, hanging the certificate iu the 
store,  practically defy the law.  The increase 
in the number of  registered  pharmacists  in 
Illinois,  due  largely  to  this  provision,  is 
pronounced by the Board erroneous, and dis­
couraging.  Chicago  furnished  745  of  the 
3,209  registered  since  July  1,  1885.  The 
Board claims to be doing the  best  it  can  to 
bring violators of  the  pharmacy  act  to  jus­
tice,  but  complains  that  the  expenses  of 
prosecutions exceed the  receipts  from  pen­
alties collected, and admits that it will prob­
ably always be so.

Adulteration of Drugs.

Governor Hill, of New  York,  has  taken 
up the subject  of  adulteration,  and  in  his 
annual message issued last week says:

Our statute books  for  many  years  have 
borne laws designed to  prevent  the  manu­
facture  and  sale  of  adulterated  food  and 
drugs.  Within a few  years  particular  at­
tention  has  been  directed 
to  specific 
branches  of  the  subject,  and  enactments 
have been made in relation  thereto.  Those 
laws should be  enlarged  so  as  to  include 
numerous  other  articles  of  consumption. 
The prevention of the  sale  of  impure  and 
fraudulent articles is of the greatest  impor­
tance not only to the  health  of  all  but  as 
well  to  the  commercial prosperity  of  the 
farmers  and  merchants  of  our  State. 
Every person is a consumer and so interest­
ed on the score of health  or  economy,  and 
on 
the  Jatter  account  particularly  those 
wage earners the larger part of whose limit­
ed  income  is  necessarily  spent  for  food. 
The thousands of honest produfeers and dis­
tributors are also concerned,  or  should  be, 
on  the  score  of  legitimate  protection  to 
trade. 
In  carry ing  out  such  laws  as  we 
have upon this subject good  work  is  done 
by various departments of the State govern­
ment and by the local  boards  of  health  iu 
several of our cities,  but some  enlargement 
in the scope  and effectiveness of these laws 
can  well  be  made.  Othei;  countries  have 
brief  and simple  enactments, which are be­
lieved to afford tlieir people  protection  in  a 
great measure from injurious ingredients iu 
food,  or  at  least  to  afford  purchasers 
knowledge,  by means  of  proper  labels  or 
conspfcious notices,  of the composition  and 
quality of the  goods  purchased. 
I  recom­
mend that such laws as we have  relating to 
the adulteration of food and drugs  shall  be 
amended where necessary,  and  be  brought 
together in  one  general  statute,  and  that 
power to  enforce  such  a  statute  shall  be 
vested in the State  board  of  health,  or  in 
such siugle  official  as  may  be  substituted 
for  it,  and  I  especially  recommend  that 
there be incorporated therein  some plan for 
the effective enforcement of such  a  law  by 
the  combined  action  of  local  boards  of 
health throughout the  State.

The Nomenclature of New Drngs. 

From the Brit. Med. Journal.

A  tendency has  recently  become  evident 
to name  new  drugs,  especially  those  of  a 
chemical origin,  rather  in  accordance  with 
their supposed  therapeutic  effect than  with 
their chemical constitution.  The names an­
tipyrine, antifebrine,  and  hypnone.are  ex­
amples of a practice  which  cannot but lead 
to much confusion. 
If tfie drug which low­
ers the temperature  in fever  is  to  be called 
antifever,  then we shall  have others known 
as pain-killers,  or diarrhoea producers.  Fur­
ther,  a drug, originally introduced as a local 
anæsthetic—aconite,  for example—may sub­
sequently  be  applied  to  totally  different 
uses.  Such a practice,  moreover, by stamp­
ing a drug with the mark of one description 
of physiological action  would tend to divert 
the  attention  from  other  and  possibly not 
less important attributes. 
It  would  be  go­
ing back to the Mistura tussis  or  the  Bolus 
purgans of our ancestors.  The only rational 
plan to follow in such cases  is  to  give  the 
newly-discovered compound a name  in con­
formity  with,  or  bearing  some  relation  to 
its  chemical  constitution,  as  was  done  in 
the  case  of  chloroform  and  chloral.  The 
trifling  discrepances  which  may now  and 
again arise in  consequence  of  some  change 
in our views as to a  particular  rational  for­
mula,  would  not  then  be  attended  with a 
corresponding  inconvenience  from a  thera­
peutical point of view.

A  Drug  Clerk  W ho  Knew  W hat  to  Do.
Rolla Fitzgerald  went  into  Scott’s  drug 
store,  at  Howard  City, one  day last  week, 
and  said  he  wanted  five  cents’  worth  of 
strychine to poison mice  with.  As soon as 
it was  handed him lie put  it into his mouth 
and  said  “Good  bye,”  whereupon  S»  V. 
Bullock,  the  clerk, with  unusual  presence 
of mind aud agility,  sprang  over  the  coun­
ter,  threw  the  would-be  suicide  upon  the 
floor and ciioked him  so  he  could not swal­
low until the doctor  arrived.  With the ex­
ception  of  a  black  and  blue  spot  or  two 
from Bullock’s vigorous  fingers,  the patient 
suffered no inconvenience from  the transac­
tion.

A Chameleon Flower.

A  newly  discovered  Mexican  flower  is 
quite a wonder,  if report be true.  It is said 
to be white in the morning,  red at nooti, and 
blue at night; and is  further  credited  with 
emitting perfume only at the  middle  of  the 
day. 
It grows on a tree on the  Isthmus  of 
Tehauntepec.

APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. 

Ouslim an’s

In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

MENTHOL  INHALER
Neuralgia, Hay Fever, Asthma, Bron­
chitis,  Sore  Throat  and  Severe 

Colds, stands without an equal.

Air M entholized by passing through the Inhaler- 
tube, in which the P u re  C rystals of M enthol are 
held“ thoroughly .applies this  valuable  remedy  in the 
most  efficient  way,  to  the  parts affected.  I t  sells 
readily.  Always keep an open Inhaler in your store, 
and let your customers try it.  A few  inhalations  wiU 
not hurt the Inhaler, and will do more  to demonstrate 
its efficiency than a half hour’s talk.  R etail price- 
50 cents.  For Circulars and  Testim onials address 
-  Trade supplied by
H azeltine & P erkins D rag  Co., G’d Rapids, 
And Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chicago.

H. D. Cushm an,  T hree Rivers,  Mich.

GXXTS&2TC ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
'Peck Bros.,  Druggists, Orand Rapids, Mich.

Mills &  Goodman, Props.

375 South Union St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
IpOR  SALE—Stock of about 500  in  Northern 

town.  No  other  drug  store  within  live 

miles.  Good reason for selling.
CM>R  SALE—Stock of $1,700 in town of 800 in- 
1 

habitants.  Doing good business.

excellent location.

ventory or estimate.

town in midst of fine farm ing region.  An 

1  4,000 inhabitants.  Will  sett  either  at  in­

1,000 inhabitants in eastern part of  State. 
Will  give  liberal  discount  for  cash  or make 
good terms.

IT'OR SALE—Stock of about $1,800 in town of 
IT'OR SALE—Stock of about $4,000 in town of 
ÎpOR  SALE—Stock  of  $2,000  in  an  inland 
iLSO—Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 

of which we will  furnish  on  application.
W 7E   HAVE also secured  the  agency  for J. 
i *   H. Vail & Co.’s medical publications and 
can  furnish  any  medical  or  pharmaceutical 
works a t publisners’ rates.
THO  DRUGGISTS—Wishing to  secure clerks 
X   we will furnish the  address  aud full  p a r­
ticulars of those on our list free.

Michigan Drag Exchange,

867 Sooth Union St., 

* 

* Grand Rapids.

A gitating Organization in Cheboygan.
Cheboygan, Jan.  22,  1887.

E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids:
D e a r Sir—I have just sent out letters to 
all  the  druggists  of  Cheboygan  county,  as 
a “feeler” regarding  a  county pharmaceuti­
cal society. 

Yours truly,

C.  A.  B u g b e e.

Geo.  McDonald  is  working  up  a  local 
pharmaceutical  organization  at Kalamazoo.

A four-year-old child in  Chicago was suf­
fering  from  bronchitis,  and  was  given  by 
its mother a patent medicine labeled “Syrup 
of  Tar  and  Wild  Cherry.”  To  insure  a 
speedy cure,  the mother gave two teaspoon­
fuls instead of  one-sixth  of  that  quantity, " 
as directed by the  label for  a  child of  that 
age.  The  “syrup”  contained  laudanum, 
thirty drops to the half  ounce,  which killed 
the child.

8® 10
80@1 00

man quinine, cubeb berries, oil lemon. 

Advanced—Ipecac, po.,  buchu  leaves,  Ger­
Declined—Oil croton, linseed oil.

AOIDUM.

A ceticum ..................................................  
Benzoicufii, German............................  
 
 
Carbolicum...................................  
C itricum ____-....................................... 
  70® 75
H ydroehlor............................................... 
3®  5
N itrocum .................................................  10® 12
Oxalieum .................................................     10® 12
Salley Ileum ........................................... 1  85®2  10
Tannicum.............................................. 1  40@1  60
Tafrtarieum.................................... .......  50® 53
Aqua, 16 deg..................................
3® 5
18  deg..................................
4® 6
Carbonas............. ........................... ........  12® 14
Chloridum..................................... .......  12® 14
Cubebae (po.  1 75.............'........... .......1  75@2 00
Juniperus  ...............; ...: ..................... 
6®
X authoxylum .......................................   25®
Copaiba............................................ . 
45®
50
Peru.
®1  50 
Terabin,, Canada. 
38®  40 
Tolutatf...............
45®  50

BALSAMUM.

AMMONIA.

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

BACCA!.

“ 

20
12
12
10
12
10
.  24® 25
.  83® 35
8® 9
. 
.  @ 12
® 13
.  @ 15
© 15
©3 50
80
@ 50
_
@ 15
•  154® 2
.  @ 7
®1 00
® 90
.  @ 80
65
.  75@l  00
.  50® 60
.  @ 12
.  @ 50
.  25® 30
.  © 15
.  50® 55
.  24@ 27
@ 13
.  35® 10
@ 80
.  75® 80
.  @ 35
.  @ 20
@1 2o
@ 40
@3 50
.  18® 25
.  25® 30
.  30® 75
25
20

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian..................... .
Cassiae  .......................................
Cinchona Flava...........................
Eaonymus  atropurp................
Myrica  Cerifera, po..................
Prunus  Virgini....................... .
Quillaia,  grd...............................
Sassfras  ....................................
Ulmus.......t ................................. .
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)...............
KXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhlza Glabra....................
po......... .................
Hacmatox, 151> boxes...............
'Is ..............................
548 ...........................
548 .......................
FERRUM.
Carbonate Precip.......................
Citrate and Quinia.....................
Citrate Soluble............................
Ferrocyanidum Sol....................
Solut  Chloride............................ 
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 75)................ 1)4®

“ 
“ 
11 
11 

“ 

pure.................

‘ 
“ 
“ 

GUMMI.
Acacia,  1st  picked.................... .
' 2nd 
..................... .
“ 
3rd 
.....................
“ 
Sifted  sorts..................
“ 
*‘ 
p o ....................................
Aloe, Barb,  (po, 60).....................
“  Cape, (po. 20).......................
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60).............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“ 

60

30

55®
20®

OLEUM.

m a g n e sia.

Ammoniae  ............................................   25®
Assafoetida,  (po. 25)..........................
Benzoinum»........................................
Cam phorac...............................
Catechu, Is,  (54s,  14;  548, 16).............
Euphorbium, po....................................  35®
Galbanum............. '.......................
Gamboge, po............................... .
Guaiacum, (po. 45)..................... .
Kino,  (po.25)................   . . . . .  
Mastic............................................
Myrrh, (po.45)..............................
Opii, (po. 4  75)...............................
Shellac..........................................
bleached.........................
T fagaeanth.......................... %...............  30®
herba—In ounce packages
Absinthium  ...........................................
Eupatorium  ..........................................
Lobelia  ..................................................
Majorum  ...............................................
Mentha Piperita....................................
“  V ir............................................
R u e .........................................................
Tanacetum,  V .......................................
Thymus. V ..............................................
Calcined,  P a t.........................................
Carbonate,  P a t......................................
Carbonate,  K. & M...............................  21
Carbonate,  Jennings............................  35®  36
Absinthium ...........................................3 50@4  00
Amygdalae, Dulc__ '............................  45®  50
Amydalae, A m atae.............  
7 00@7 50
Anisi  ..................................... 
2 00®2  10
®2  50
Auranti  Cortex........................ 
Bergamil.................................................. 2 00@2 75
Cajiputi  ............................................  
.  @  75
Caryophylli............................................   @2  15
Cedar.......................................................   35@  66
Chenopedii...... .....................................  @1  50
Cinnam onii............................................   @  75
Citronella  ..............................................   @  75
Conium  Mac...........................................  35®  65
Copaiba...................................................  @  80
C ubebae...............................................12  00@13 00
Exeehthitos............................................   90® 1  00
E rigeron.................................................. 1 20@1 30
Gaultheriai ....... .......................................2 30@2 40
Geranium ,?.......: ..................................  @  75
Gos8ipii, Sem .gal..................................   E5@  75
Hcdeoma......................... 
90@l  00
Juniperi................ .................................  50®,2 00
Lavendula .............................................   90@2 00
Lim onis....................................................2 25@2 35
Lini, gal...................................................  42®  45
Mentha Piper..........................................3 00®3  75
Mentha-Verid.......................................... 6 00®7 00
Morrhuae,  gal.......................................   80@1  00
Myrcia,  ?.................................................   @  50
O live......................................................... I 00@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal.  50).............. 
10@  12
R icini....................................................... 1 42@1 60
Rosm orini..............■..............................   75@1  00
Rosae,  5...................................................  ®8 00
Succini  ................................................... 
40@f5
Sabina......................................................  90@i  00
Santal....................................................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras.................................................   45®  50
Sinapis, ess, ?...............................  
  @  65
T iglii........................................................  @1  50
T hym e....................................................   40®  50
“ 
opt...............................................   @  60
Theobromas............................................   15®  20
~  ■ 
Bichromate ............................................   72®  14
B rom ide............................; . ..................  36®  40
Chlorate, (Po. 22)....................................  20®  22
Iodide....................................................... 3 <K’@3 25
P ru ssiate .............................  
25®  28
RADIX.
A lth ae ...........................................  
25®  30
A nchusa.................................................  15®  20
Arum,  po.............. 
@  25
Calamus...................................................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15)..................................   10®  12
Glychrrhiza,  (pv. 15)..............................  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,  (po. 35)................   ®  30
Hellebore,  Alba,  po..............................  15®  20
Inula,  p o ........................... 
15®  20
Ipecac, po................................................. l  30® l 40
Jalapa,  p r...............................................   25®  30
Maranta,  54s ..............................  
....  ®  35
Podophyllum,  po..................................   15®  18
Rhei  ........................................................   75@1  00
*’ •  c u t...................................................  @1  75
“  p v ...................................................  75® 1  35
Spigelia  .................................................  60®  65
Sanguinaria, (po. 15).......*».........  
  @  10
Serpentaria............................................  45®  50
Senega........................... 
 
50®  60
Smilax, Officinalis, H .........................  .  ®  40
Mex.......................  @  20
Scillae,  (po. 35).......................................   10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus, po...............  @  25
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30)................ 
jo !
Ani8Um, (po.20)............. 
®  17
Apium  (graveolens)...........................   12®  15
Bird, Is.....................................................  4@  6
Carui,  (po.20).........................................  12®  15
Cardomom................................................... l 00®1 25
Coriandruin............................................  10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa....................................  354® 
4 j
Cydonium...............................................   75® l  00 1
Ciienopodium  .......................................   10®  121
Dipterix  Odorate....................................1 75@1 85 j
Foeniculum............................................  ®  15 i
Foenugreek, po.............. 
6® 
8 1
Lini...........................................................  354® 
4 !
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)....................................  354® 
4 i
Phalaris  Canarian.................................4  @  454 1
R a p a ............. ..............j.......................... 
5®  6
Sinapis,  Albu................... . ................... 
8®  9
8®  9|
Frumenti,  W„  D. & Co.........................2 00@2 50
Frumenti, D. F. R................   .....”. .......1 75@2 00 I
Frum enti  ................................................ 1 10@1 50 j
Juniperis Co.  O. T .................................1  76® 1 75
Juniperis  Co................................................l  75@3 50
Saacnarum  N. E __ .-....................../....1   75@2 00 j
Spt. Vini  Galli...............................->__ 1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto............................................. 1 25@2 00 '
Vini  AJba................................................ l  25@2 00 j
Florida sheens’wool, carriage...... 2 25  ®2 50
Nassau 
do 
2 00 
1  10
Velvet Ext  do 
Extra Ye  *  do 
85 
65
Grass 
do 
Hard 5 
75
Yellow Reef. 
1  40
ASther, Spts N ltro s.S F ....... .. .. .. .. .   26®  28
.  30®  32
.
ASther, Spts. Nitros, I F
Alumen ..................................................254® 854 j
)
Alumen,  ground, (PO. 7
.
3®  4 j 
Ann^tfq  , ^ ; a X v V f e ,. 
55®  60

do 
........  
d o ..............  
do 
........  
do 
,for slate use................  
................. 

  @
Germ an...............................  15®

MISCELLANEOUS.
.

Nigra................  

POTASSIUM.

SPIRITUS.

SPONGES.

SEMEN.

do* 

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40® 45

Antimoni,  po....................................
4® 5
. 
Antimon! et Potass  T art................
.  56® 60
Argenti  Nitras,  5.. ..........................
.  @ 68
Arsenicum.........................................
5® 7
Balm Gilead  Bud.............................
.  38® 40
Bismuth  8.  N ....................................
.2 15@2 20
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, (54s, 11;  Hs, 12).
@ 9
Cantharides  Russian, po................
@2 25
Capsici  Fructus, a f..........................
.  @ 15
Capsici Fructus, po..........................
•  @ 16
Capsici Fructus, B, po.....................
'  @ 14
. 
Caryopbyllu8,  (po.  35).....................
.  30® 33
Carmine, No. 40.................................
@3 75
C< ra Alba, S. &  F .............................
50® 55
Cera Flava.........................................
.  2s@ 30
Coccus  ...............................................
.  @ 40
Cassia Fructus..................................
.  @ 15
C entraria................................................
.  @ 10
Cetaceum .......  ......................................  @
.  @ 50
Chloroform............................................   38®
38® 40
Chloroform,  Squibbs............................
@1  00
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst........................ 1 60@1  75
.1 60@1 75
C hondrus................................................  10®
.  10® 12
Cinchonidine, P, & W............................  13®
.  13® 15
p®
Cinchonidine,  Germ an......................... 
P® 14
Corks, see list, discount,  per cent__
40
Creasotum ...............................
.  @ 50
Creta, (bbl. 75)..........................
.  @ 2
Creta  p re p .............................
5® 6
. 
Creta, precip............................
. 
2® 10
Creta Rubra..............................
© 8
C rocus..................................................    25®
.  25® 30
Cudbear........................... 
 
@
@ 24
Cupri Sulph............................................  
e@
D extrine..................................
...  10® 12
Ether Suiph.............................
...  68® 76
Emery, all  num bers...............
@ l
Emery, po.................................
...  @ 6
Ergota. (po. 60).........................
...  50® 60
Flake  W hite..........:................
...  12® 15
G alla.........................................
@ 23
G am bier..................................
7® 8
Gelatin, Coopor.......................
@ 15
Gelatin, French.......................
...  40® 66
Glassware Hint, 70&10 by box.
10, less.
Glue,  Brown............................
9® 15
... 
Glue, W hite... . .......................
...  13® 25
G lyeerina.................................
30
Grana  Paradisi.......................
...  @ 15
H u m u lu s.................................
...  25® 40
Hydrarg Chlor. Mite...............
@ 75
Hydrarg  Chlor.  Cor...............
...  © 65
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum ........
...  © 85
Hydrarg  Ammoniati..............
@1  00
Hydrarg Unguentum.............
@ 40
H ydrargyrum ..........................
...  © 65
...1 25@1  50 
...  75@1 00 
Iodine,  Resubl................................
...4 00@4  10
Iodoform .........................................
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg lod.......
...  ® 27
Liquor Potass  Arsinitis................
...  10® 12
Lupuline  ........................................
Lycopodium....................................
...  55® 60
...  60® 65
Magnesi t. Sulph, (bbl. 154)__
... 
2© 3
Männin, S. F.............................
...  90@1  00
Morphia,  S, P. & W.................
...2 35@2 60
Moeehns Canton..........  .......................  @  40
Myristica. No. 1......................................  @  60
Nux  ' tunica,  (po. 20)............................  @  10
Os.  Sepia.................................................   18®  20
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co..................  @2 00
Picis Liq,  N. C.. 54  galls, doz...............  @2 70
Picis Liq.,  q uarts..'...............................  @1  40
80  Picis Liq., pints.....................................   ®  85
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80).............................   @  50
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)  ............................  @  18
Piper  Alba, (po. 35).......  
@  35
Pix  Burgun............................................  @  7
Plumbi  A cet...........................................  14®  15
Potassa, Bitart, pure..............._...........   @  40
Potassa,  Bitart, com............................  @  15
Potass  Nitras, opt................................. 
8®  10
Potass  N itras......................................... 
7®  9
Pulvis Ipecac  e to p ii............................1  io@l  20
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P. D.Co., doz.  @1 00
Pyrethrum .pv.......................................   38®  40
Quassiae.....................  
8®  10
Quinia, S, P. &  W...........................  
  65®  70
Quinia, 8, Germ an.................................  60®  70
RubiafClnctorum..................................   12®
SaccoRrum  Lactis, pv............................  @  35
Salaein .....................................................2 15@2 25
Sanguis Draconis..................................   40®  50
Santonine...............................................   @4 50
Sapo,  W ...................................................... 12®  14
Sapo,  M....................................................  
8®  10
Sapo. G....................................................   @  15
Seidlitz  M ixture................................ 
 
  @  28
Sinapis.................................................... 
  @  18
Sinapis,  opt............................................  @  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  Do.  Voes................   @  35
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. Voes.......................  @  35
Soda Boras, (po.  10)............................... 
8®  10
Soda et Potoss T art...............................  33®  35
8oda  Carb....................................... *.__  
2® 254
Soda,  Bi-Carb..........  ............................ 
4®  5
Soda,  Ash...............................................♦  3®  4
Soda  Sulphas............................................   @ 2
Spts. Ether  Co......................  
50®  55
Spts.  Myrcia  Dom....................................   @2 00
Spts. Myrcia  Im p......................................  @2 50
Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl.  2 25).......................   @2 35
Strychnia, Crystal.................................  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl.........................................  254®  354
Sulphur,  Roll.........................................  254® 3
Tam arinds........... .................................  
8®  10
Terebenth  Venice.................................  28®  30
Tbeobrom ae..........................................   @  40
Vanilla  ................................................. 9 0C®16 00
7®  8
Ziuci  Sulph............................................ 
Bbl  Gal
75
60
55
43
46
80
50
Bbl
Lb 
Red  Venetian.... .......................  134
2® 3 
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles........  134
2®  3 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda..........  13£
2®  3 
Putty, commercial
254®  3 
Putty, strictly pure...............
214® 3 
Vermilion, prime  American
]3®i6 
Vermilion,  English...............
58®60 
Green, Peninsular................
16®17 
Lead, red  strictly  pure.......
7® 754 
Lead, white, strictly pure__
7® 754 
Whiting, white  Spanish.......
@70 
Whiting,  Gilders’..................
@90 
White, P&ris American.........
1  10 
Whitinir  Pav-’s E nglish cliff  .
1  40 
Pioneer Prepared  l aints  ...
1  20@1  40 
Swiss Villa Preparer  Paints.
1  00@1  20
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach....................................1  10@1 20
Extra  Turp..............................................1  60@1 70
Coach Body................ 
2  75@3  00
No. 1 Turp Furniture........................    1  00@1  10
Extra Turk  Damar.................................1  55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1  T urp.....................   70®  75

Whale, winter..................j.................   70 
Lard, extra..........................................  55 
Lard.No.  1...........................................  45 
Linseed, pure  raw .............................   40 
Linseed, boiled..................................   43 
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained...........   50 
Spirits Turpentine.............................   44 

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to  most  that  are  exposed  to  sale.  We 
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

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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.
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Mail  orders  always  receive  our special 

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afford will do well to write or wire us for prices before consign­
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SNOW-SHOVELS,
SLEDS.
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We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.

No  l*Egg Crates  for Sale;  Stevens’ No. 1 patent filiere used.  BO cents each.

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TH E  CULLOM-REAGAN  BILL.
The Cullom-Reagau  bill  is being debated | 
in the Senate with  great  of  ability,  espec- j 
ially  by  the  representatives  of  the  rail- j 
road  interests.  Senator  Stanford, of  Cali­
fornia,  himself  a railroad  king, was  heard 
with  as  much  interest  as  his  inadequate 
voice  allowed; and Mr.  Platt spoke  on  the 
. same  side,  attacking  the  provision  against 
pooling with  especial  force.  There  can  be 
no doubt  that  pooling  is  an  abatement  of 
that  reckless  competition  for  one  class  of 
freights, which is the excuse for  unfair and 
oppressive charges  on freights  of  quite an­
other class,  and that to prohibit the practice 
is to increase  rather than diminish the tnir-1 
dens  borne  by the  public. 
It  is  exces^ve | 
charges for short hauls, and rebates to large 
customers which do  the  most harm.  Pool- 
ing.has a bad look, but  if  the Senators will 
read the  testimony of  Joseph  T.  Harris, of 
the  Lehigh  Navigation  Company, they will 
see the look is the worst thing about  it. 
It 
has not interfered  with  the  steady increase 
in the quantity of anthracite  coal  which  is 
mined, nor  the  equally steady  fall  in  the 
price got  by the  miners  and  the  railroads.
It merely has prevented a  sort  of  headlong 
competition  between  the  railroads  which 
must  be  ruinous  to  them,  and  helpful,  in 
the long run, to nobody else.  His own com­
pany,  which has a steady market for  all the 
coal it can  take  to  the  iron  works  in  the 
Lehigh Valley, gets fifteen cents a  ton  pro­
fit, and this he believes  to be a steadier and 
higher profit tlian is made by any other com­
pany.  And much the same is true of  pools 
to  control  rates  on  hauls  to  “competitive 
points.”  These  are  simply  arrangements 
to lighten  the  taxes  on  short  hauls, which 
are so oppressive to the people at large.
The  conference  report  on  the  bill  must | 
be adopted or rejected as a whole.  Yet Mr. j 
McPherson proposes an  amendment  to  the | 
section which forbids  pooling:  “Provided, 
however, that if after full investigation, the 
Commission, or a  majority  thereof,  are  of 
opinion that the interests  of  both  shippers 
and  carriers  will  be  best  promoted  by an 
equitable  division  of  the  tariff,  or  of  the 
proceeds thereof, between  the  carriers,  the 
provisions of  this  section  may not  be  en­
forced prior to January 1,  1888,  and  it shall 
be  the  duty of  the  Commission  to  report 
their  action, with  the  reasons  thereof,  to 
Congress  in  December  next.”  Should  the 
Senate entertain this,  it would  send the bill 
back' to the Committee of Conference.  But 
this delay would be better  than to  pass  the 
bill as it stands.

While the railroad men in  the  Senate  do 
not offer amendments to the clauses against 
rebates  and  disproportionate  charges  for 
short hours,  they do complain of these very 
bitterly.  These clauses are aimed at abuses 
which have  become  so  ingrained  into  the 
transportation  business,  that  they  are  re­
garded  as  a  sort  of  law  of  nature.  The 
railroad man naturally thinks of his road as 
a piece of  private  property,  which  he is  to 
manage  with  an  eye  simply  to  the  divi­
dends.  He forgets that  his  road  owes  its 
existence to the soverign power of the State, 
and was created at  great inconvenience and j 
hardship  to  individuals,  in  order  that  the 
public might be  benefitted. 
It  is  just for 
this reason that  it  is  not  to  be  allowed  to j 
follow those commercial  practices  as to  re- j 
duced  charges for  large  transactions which 
are  legitimate  enough  in  other  lines  of 
trade.  He  is  not  required  to  carry small 
quantities or for short hauls,  without  mak­
ing a  fair  charge for  the  exact  amount of 
increased  trouble  he  has  to take.  But be­
yond this  he  cannot  go  one  step  without 
doing an  injustice  which  it  is the  duty of 
the  State  to  remedy.  'Let  the  friends  of 
this  bill  make  it  an  effective  remedy  fof 
these  two  abuses,  as  far  as  the  national 
authority  can  reach,  and  they  will  have 
earned the  gratitude  of  the  country.  But 
they will only risk its success  by loading  it 
with  such questionable  provisions  as  that 
against pooling.
The  New  York  Tribune  argues  that  as j 
more  than six-sevenths of  the  freight  car- j 
ried by the New York Central is way freight, j 
and  less than a seventh  is  through freight, 
it cannot be that the  railroads  sacrifice  the . 
greater to the lesser interests.  But the six- 
sevenths consists of  freight the road is sure 
to get,  whatever it charges.  The  last  sev­
enth  is  what  it  must  get  by  competition 
with other roads.  And as a  matter  of  fact 
every railroad in America squeezes  the  six- 
sevenths  to  the  utmost  of  endurance,  in 
order to add that one-seventh,  which  other-1 
wise will be taken  by  other  roads.  Take, 
for instance, the anthracite  coal  tiade  with 
New England and  with  Philadelphia.  To 
meet the competition of  railroads which are 
trying for the New England  trade,  the peo­
ple  of  Philadelphia  pay  fifty-one  cents  a 
ton for their coal more  than  is  charged  for 
coal sent outside the capes of the Delaware. 
This was brought  out  in  the  testimony of 
John H. Jones, thestatistican of the anthra­
cite coal trade, in his testimony in,  the  suit 
brought  against  the  pooling  lines  by  the 
State  of  Pennsylvania.  When  the  infer­
ence from  his  figures  was  pointed  out, he 
replied,  “We do not admit  that.”  But it is 
admitted privately by railroad  men, and de­
fended on the ground that it is  just this ex­
tra charge which enables them  to  send coal 
to New England.

* 

L.  Wintemitz,

GERMAN 
I MUSTARD.
LiosBXsnr  s ito s .

Grand Rapids, Mich.

106 K e n t S t. 

---- WHOtiESALE-

1  * « « * * * M

And P roduce.

26,28.30 and 32  OTTAWA  ST.,  G’D  RAPIDS.

Dissolution  of  Copartnership.

The firm of Curtiss, Dunton  &  Co.,  has  this 
day been dissolved  by  m utual  consent, Kli *. 
Harrington retiring froiri said firm.  The busi- 
iness of the above firm  will  he  continued  by 
John L. Curtiss and  George  B. Dunton  under 
the style of Curtiss & Dunton, who  assume all 
the liabilities of  said firm, and to whom all ac­
counts are to be 

Dunton & Co.

G rand Rapids, January 8, 1887.

Stop That  Book-oeepiiit
The «successful merchant ot  (o-day  is  alwa\ s 
on the atert for the latest designs to 
p. .  •
s to ^   tn at 
rons.  So  we  say 
to  ^ c h a n t s  
Book-Keeping,  and  use  the  T A L L IA riiK isu
C° U?V i have'no  idea  how  it  will  revolutionize 
vour business; customers are delighted with l hem. 
and when once used by the merchant,  they  ¿»ever 
return to the old thread-worn pass book  to  V®ve 
to their patrons that they are dishonest.  Invest  <*. 
few dollars  in Coupon  Credit Books,  fnve  hem 
a fair trial, you can easily return to the old method, 
faithful  of  errors,  discontent  and  expense.

Sample copy xo cts. in postage  stamps. 

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Address

J .  T A L L IA F E R R O ,

X933  McGee  Street. 

K a nsa s  City,  Mo.

BAXTER'S  CELEBRATED

This  fam ous  brand  is  now  handled  by th e leading 
In  towns w here 

druggists  and  grocers  of  Michigan. 
the cigar is not handled, I am  prepared to  give  the 
elusive agency to good parties, druggists preferred.

H I R T H  

“LUCKY  STAS"  C M

Manufactured by

ROPER  &  BAXTER  CIGAR  CO.,

51 and 53 W abash Ave., C hicago*

J. L. STRELITSKY,

ST A T E   A G E N T ,

128 Canal Street, 

-  Grand Rapids.

F.  J.  DETTENTHAltR

117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.

JOBBER  OF31
FISH.

GAME.

Mail Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention 

See Quotations in Another Column.

Smoke the “L:-C.B.”*& “Foi” Ciiar

EXCLUSIVELY

FOX  &  BRADFORD
WHOLESALE
CIGARS

W rite  for P rices. 

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LARGEST  XGLiUSIVELY

W H O LESA LE  GROCERY  HOUSE
, 

and Louis Sts., Grand,

UT  MIOHIQAH.

C a r . 

It is stated that  the  Standard  Oil  Com­
pany has received from railroad  companies 
during the past eighteen  months  the  enor­
mous sum of »10,000,000  in the form of re­
bates.

-76  South Division S t,

Grand Eapids, 

-  Mich

