YOL.  4.

im :

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

The popularity ofLMuzzy’s  Com and Sun 
Gloss  Starch  is  proven  by  the  large  sale, 
aggregating  many  million  of  pounds  each 
year.

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

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

G I A N T

COOK  &  PRINZ,
Show  Oases,

Manufacturers of

Counters, Tables and Furniture of any 

Description,  as  well  as  Designs 

thereof,  made to order.  Write 

for Prices or call and see us 

when  in  the  City.

38 West Bridge St. Grand Rapids.

Telephone 374.

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lege Journal,  Address, C. G. SWENSBERG.

PLACE to secure a thorough
 and useful education is at the
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Busi- 
1  ness College,  write for Col­

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cfc  OO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Pull Line W inter Goods.

103  CANAL  STREET.

CHARLES  A.  COYE,
A. Coye & Son,

Successor to

DEALER  IN

AWNINGS 5 TENTS

Horse and W agon Covers/ 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

W ide Ducks, etc.

F lags & Banners made to order.

73 CANAL  ST.. 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

Use

Heckers’
Standard

M anufactures.

EDMUND  B.  OIKEMAN,

H U E

MONNICH & STONE, Flint,

M ANUFACTURERS  OF

Sen d  for Sam ple Order.

Importers and Jobbers of

DRY GOODS

Staple  and  Fancy.

Overalls, Pants, Etc^

OUR  OW N  M AKE.

A  Complete  Line  of

'Fancy CrocferyiFancy Wooflenwire

OUR  OW N  IM PORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

POTATOES.

Secures to out-of-town  customers  the most 
careful attention and guarantees perfect sat 
sfaction.  W  e are the

LARGEST HOUSE in the STATE

DEALING  EXCLUSIVELY  IN

¿I  W e give  prompt  personal  attention  to
_ T  “RT; *Y 7i7“ "FT! T   i T T !  " R   I the sale of p o t a t o e s ,a p p l e s ,b e a n s
and ONIONS in.car lots.  W e  offer  best
°  
!  facilities and watchful attentien.  Consign- 
i ments respectfully solicited. .  .Liberal cash 
'¡ advances on Car Lots when desired.

44  CANAL  STREET,

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GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

166 South W ater St., CHICAGO. 

With the splendid  Tailor-Made  Clothing 
we handle the lit is as perfect as in  the  fin­
est custom work.  Send in your order for a 
Spring Suit or Overcoat and  make a  saving 
of at least one-third.

- G IA N T -

The attention  of  dealers is called  to our 
JOBBING  DEPARTMENT.  We pay cash 
for our goods and make CASH PRICES.
With superior advantages and ready  cash 
we are enabled  not  only  to  meet  Chicago 
prices but offer you a most complete line  of

FURNISHING  GOODS.

Reference 

;

F e l s e n t h j M .,  Guofcs  &  Milde«, Bankers.

HEMLOCK  BARK!

WANTED.

11 J

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

The undersigned w ill  pay  the h igh ­
est  market  price  for  HEMLOCK 
BAR K   loaded  on  board  cars  at  Any 
| side track on the G^. R.  & L or  C, & W . 
M. Railroads.  Correspondence  solicit­
ed.

N .  B.  CLARK,

GIANT  CLOTHING  COMPANY
Cor. Canal & Lyon Sis., Grand Rapids

A.  MAY,  P r o p r i e t o r .

SEEDS

For tie Fieli and Garden.

71 Canal Street,

Offers for Sale all Kinds of Garden 

Seeds in Bulk.

Medium Clover, 

Mammoth  Clover,

Alsike Clover,

Alfalfa Clover,

*

W hite Dutch Clover, 

Timothy,

Red  Top,

Blue Grass,

Orchard Grass,

Hungarian Grass, 
Common Millet, 
German Millet, 

Flax Seed.

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101 Ottawa St., 

Grand Rapids

MUSCATINE

OATMEAL

20  and  22 

ionroe  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich,

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 to ship, or anything  in  the 
produce line, let us hear from you, and  we 
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., CoMissioi Merchants,

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  First  National  Bank.

T.  R. Ellis  & Co.,
Book Binders

PAPER  RULERS,

51, 53 and 55 Lypn St., 

G R A N D  R A P ID S , M ICH.

Best in the world.  Made by new and im 
proved process of  kiln-drying  and  cutting 
All grocers keep it.  Put up in barrels,  half 
barrels and eases.

MUSCATINE 

ROLLED OATS

Made  by  entirely  new process,  and used 
by everybody’.  Put up in ban-els,  half  bai 
rels and cases.

SWEET Ifi

For Sale tiy all Michigan Jobbers.

- ^ S O A P ^ -   I  11 
lie Best Laundry Soap on the Market.

THY  IT  Z

FOR SALE BY ALL FIRST-CLASS GROCERS.
Oberne, Hosick &  Go.

MANUFACTURED  BY

O H I C A G O .

A ,  HUFFO RD, General  A gent,

B ox  14

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Grand R apids/S

When Mir. Stowe asked me to  respond to 
the above, he said,  “Make  your speech just 
as funny as possible.”  Now,  I have  heard 
of  horses being  taught  to  skate,  of  mon 
keys being educated to such  a  degree as to 
make creditable  waiters,  have  even  heard 
of  a retail merchant paying a jobber  a  bill 
five days before it became due, without ask­
ing the ten days’ discount.  All  these  and 
many other  absurdities  may  be  possible, 
but to undertake to evolve  anything  funny 
or  witty  out  of  my  mental  organization 
seems so preposterous that I  shall  not  at­
tempt  it.  The  jobbing  trade  has  some 
claim for consideration in  such  a gathering 
as tills—great in its very  conception,  grand 
in its development,  far-reaching  in  its  in­
fluence  and  benefits.  To  what  shall  we 
liken it,  in  its  magnificent  proportions,  as 
seen to-day ? 
In the forest  of  the mercan­
tile world,  it is the mighty giant  oak,  tow­
ering  proudly above  its  many  beautiful, 
symmetrical,  well-developed  companions, 
and without  whom  the  soil  that  gives  it 
nourishment would  soon  become  dry-  and 
hard and powerless to furnish  the  life that 
made it what it is. 
It was not  always this 
mighty  giant  of  to-day.  The  memory  of 
many of  you reaches back to the time when 
it was but a weak, puny  sapling,  and when 
many of  its branches would hang in shame, 
compared with some  of  its  feeders  of  to­
day.  Now, gentlemen,  what has  made the 
jobbing trade of  to-day what it  is ?  First, 
there was a place made for it by the eternal 
fitness of  things;  second  there  were  those 
who  lacked  neither  the  vision  nor  the 
courage  to  try  to  take possession of  the 
place.  All  retailers  do  not  acknowledge 
that it has its mission in the  world.  There 
are those who always want to buy goods  at 
jobbers’ prices,  and some  even  below  the 
cost to the importers.
There are  doubtless  many  of  you  who 
think that the jobber’s life is one  continual 
picnic.  Now,  we  admit  that  the  jobber 
must  occasionally dance  to  rather  lively 
music,  and,  to a casual  observer, he  would 
appear as if  in the ecstacy of  the  hilarious 
waltz,  but,  alas,  for  the  joy  in  his  heart.
It has turned to  wormwood  and  gall,  and, 
as he performs his  gyrations,  he  murmurs 
to himself,  “Skipped out—sold out—money

They  are  idols  of  hearts  and  of  households.
-they are angels of  God in disguise;
His sunlight still sleeps in their  tresses,
Hisi glory still gleams in  their eyes.
Gh, those truants from home and from heaven 
1 hey have made me more manly  and  m ild’ 
And 1 know how Jesus could  liken
The kingdom of  God to a child.
H.  A.  Hydorn  responded  for  “Grand 

Rapids” in the following manner:

It seems bad form for me to get up here, af 
ter all this eloquence we have heard, and» es­
pecially, after the touching speecli of the gen- 
al gentleman from Chicago.  But  we have 
something that,  as Grand Rapids people, we 
are a little proud of,  and that is  the  city in 
the valley of  Grand River,  witli  a  popula­
tion of  sixty thousand.  What  city  of  the 
same size iá known all over the  country  as 
the headquarters for furniture ? 
It  is  now 
looked up to as one of  the second  cities  in 
the Northwest.  We have within  our  bor­
ders men who  own  thousands  upon thous­
ands of  acres of  pine  land,  We  look with 
pride upon our churches and school  houses, 
our public buildings,  our manufactories and 
our  wholesale  and  retail  establishments, 
and, when these good men come here  from 
New  York,  Pennsylvania and  Chicago,  we 
think this really is the  city of conventions. 
We have here to-day three  district  conven­
tions assembled.  As a people we feel proud 
of  our city and  we  hope, at  some  future 
time, to have the same faces here once more 
with us.

Irving  F.  Clapp  did  simple  justice  to 

“The Peddler” in the following manner:

Last evening, as I returned home, I found 
a letter from Mr.  Stowe,  requesting  me  to 
respond to this,  my favorite theme, the ped­
dler.  Mr.  Stowe,  as  well  as  my  other 
friends,  knows  that  the  peddler  is  my 
warmest—I might say  hottest  friend.  All 
persons in  trade  are  sufferers,  as  well  as 
myself,  at his expense.  When he takes up 
his pack and  leaves,  he  lets  us  pay  the 
taxes, rent and clerk hire  and  all  honest

Michigan  Tradesman

2-41

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  APRIL 20,  1887.

TALK  AND  TURKEY.

[C O N TIN U ED  FROM   EAST W E E K .]

Smith Barnes then responded to the toast, 

“Our Volunteer Guests.” as  follows:

When one  undertakes  to  follow  in  the 
wake  of  so  much  eloquence  as  has  been 
presented here this  evening,  it  is  a  very 
hard matter, but such as I have I give.
“Our Volunteer Guests”—Mr.  Dexter, of 
Albany;  Messrs.  Smith and Daub,  of  Pitts­
burg;  Mr. Floyd,  of Chicago—welcome aids 
in a good cause.  Like  old  “Dexter”  may 
Mr. Dexter ever take the lead—with  Smith 
second hi the heat—while  without  a  Daub 
and Floyd,  our own untrained  steeds would 
hardly come in at the tap of the judge’s bell. 
A cheer, gentleman,  for the Knickerbocker, 
the Keystone and Sucker  stables  and  their 
worthy representatives.

Three cheers and a tiger  was accordingly 

given with a vengeance.

Jas.  A.  Coye did  “The  Dead-Beat”  us- 

tice  in  the  following manner:

I had flattered myself  with  the idea that 
I knew  something  on  the  subject  of  the 
dead-beat,  but  after  listening  to  the  very 
valuable papers that have been  read,  show­
ing the amount of adulterations on the mar­
ket and learning that “XXXX Strictly Pure 
pepper” cannot be tasted when  mixed with 
an equal weight  of  sausage  meat. 
I  con­
fess that I have yet  much to  learn.  How­
ever,  this  I  have  discovered—that  while 
the  dead-beat’s  parentage  is  not  always 
known,  his Satanic Majesty, the Devil—the 
father  of  lies—always  stands his sponsor; 
and that that commercial  harlot, unlimited 
‘credit, is the dead-beat’s patron  saint.

I  hold,  gentlemen,  that  the  dead-beat 
consumer,  although  most  talked  about, 
is not the only dead-beat  we  have  to  look 
out f®r.  The jobber dead-beat  must take a 
front rank  for  general,  all-around  eussed- 
ness.  He it is who loads us  up  with  arti­
cles out of  style,  not salable,  and damaged; 
who foists upon us schemes  without  num­
ber,  who charges us the weight of the boxes 
as so much cheese,  raisins,  crackers,  etc., 
and  forgets  to  give  us a rebate  for  tare; 
who stuffs our orders, sends us a biM of new 
goods to be paid  for  when  sold  and  then 
draws  on  us  while  the  articles  are still 
aboard the car—and so on to the  end of the 
list.  Let me say right here,  however, tliat 
we  have  none  of  that  kind of jobbers  in 
Grand  Rapids.  That  pepper  story  is  all 
wrong.
^ Another class is the  political  dead-beat. 
You who have been  behind  the  scenes  in 
political  life  have  seen 
the  man  with 
“inflooence” in all his glory.  You have seen 
the candidates besieged on ail sidestby dead­
beats, high and low,  from the  independent, 
pure motive, widely-circulated sheet, whose 
editor will .give your candidate a  boom  for 
§1,000,  to the petty  gutter  snipe  who  can 
be bought for §2.50. 
I  remember tliat in a 
late  contest  for  congressional  honors  a 
member of a church society^u  this city of­
fered to sell and deliver 200  votes—that be­
ing the number of  males in.theehurck—for 
an equal  number  of  dollars,  cash  down. 
Another man sold the votes  of  forty  men, 
engaged on a job near by,  for §35.  Now, it 
is unnecessary to state that these men «were 
dead-beats; »that they could not  deliver  the 
votes sold; ¡that all the parties in  the  «ease 
are frauds;  'but these cases go to  show  .the 
condition of politics in this coua&try.
I need but mention  the  every-day  dead­
beat—he who lounges about the  store, eat­
ing apples,  sampling  crackers  and  cheese, 
tasting  strawberries  worth 
twenty-five 
cents a  quart,  cutting  a  piece  from  •your 
ifiiew brand of  plug tobacco  and  spitting ali 
over your floor, talking politics, prohibition, 
religion and scandal,  as  hedraws  his  clay 
pipe from his pocket and  helps  himself  to 
tobacco from your  shelf.  You  are  all fa­
miliar with him and welcome him as a bles­
sing in disguise, sent to teach you patience, 
forbearance and charity.

In conclusion,  I  can  only  say,  join  the 
association in your town, get  them  on  the 
list,  help your  neighbor  and  lie  will  help 
you, and the result will be  less  friction  in 
trade,  more honest methods, and  a gradual 
disappearance of  the dead-beat.

Amos  S.  Musselman responded to “The 

Jobbing Trade,  as follows:

in  his  pocket—chattel  mortgaged—mort­
gaged to his wife,  his cousin  or  his  aunt.” 
And then he sits down,  without a  cloud on 
his face,  all  calm  and  serene,  to  open  his 
mail, and  the  music  begins—“Those  new 
prunes you sent me are  old.  What shall  I 
do with  them ?  And  there  is  one can of 
tomatoes  rusty,  which  won’t  do  to  put 
®n  the  shelf.  Credit  me with ten cents.” 
“The  New  Orleans  molasses  is  full  of 
sugar. 
1  bought  molasses,  not  sugar.” 
“You  overcharged  me  on  that  lard.  C., 
B., B.  &  Co.  offer  it  to  me  at  U  cent 
less.  ^Please credit the difference.  And on 
those ten barrels of  salt—what do you take 
me for,  anyhow ?  B., L.  &  H.  offer  it at 
five  cents  less.  And  on  those  raisins—I 
bought first-class A  No.  1  Muscatels,  big 
as walnuts, for §1.56 per  box.  And  those 
you sent me are little ones.  Can’t use them, 
bubject to your order. And so on, ad infini­
tum.  And the happy,  good-natured jobber 
gives vent to his  feelings,  by  murmuring 
some classic song of  childhood,  or “ Would 
I Were a Child Again.”
Ah,  kind  friends,  you  little  know  how 
sorely you,  at  times,  tempt  the  jobber  to 
become proficient in the use of the gutterals 
of 
the  English  language.  Believe  me, 
when  I  say  that  the  jobbers,  as  a rule, 
deeply study your wants and spare no pains 
and expense to supply them.

One of  the hardest things to  understand, 
though,  is that the retailers should  be  con­
tinually  crying  out  against  adulterated 
goods, when  by their  persistent  efforts  to 
buy good goods for less than they are worth, 
they put a premium upon the inventive genius 
of  man to supply an article  that  will  take 
the place of  the genuine.  Of  course,  there 
are  jobbers  who  will  sell  only  first-class 
goods, if  they can help it,  as  there  are  re­
tail  dealers  who  ary  willing  to  pay  for 
good,  first-class goods.

In conclusion,  then,  let me  say, you  can 
no more get along without the  jobber  than 
the  jobber can get along without you.  The 
interests/ff  both are identical.  You cannot 
injure  tne  one  without  endangering 
the 
rights of  the other.  Let  us  hail  the  day 
approaching,  when the rights  of  both shall 
be more intelligently considered,  and  when 
the scheming,  unprincipled jobber  shall be 
as severely  anathematized  as  the  tricky, 
dishonest,  fourteen  ounce-for-a-pound  re­
tailer.

Robert M.  Floyd  spoke  for  “The  Chil­

dren, a« follows:

I  must  thank  the  Toastmaster  for  the 
kindly manner in which he  introduced  me, 
and forgiving me the chance to  follow  the 
speeches of  so many literary gentlemen.
I can tell you from my heart, that I do love 
little children.  There  is  nothing  in  .this 
world that makes a man so happy  as  asso­
ciation with the dear little ones that we call 
our  children.  [Applause].  They  may  not 
be our individual ones;  we  may  not  claim 
them as our own children,  but,  if  we  are! 
permitted to be in the  society of  these dear 
little creatures, our hearts are made lighter, 
and we are made the more  manly  by  their 
innocence.  Children are to  the  people  of 
the world what the dew is to  the  flowers— 
we are strengthened and beautified  by their 
presence.  And, gentlemen,  let me implore 
you liever.to tell a  lie  to  a  child. 
If you 
do,  he will remenlber it  always. 
I  am  as' 
prompt to keep it,  when I give  my word  to,' 
any of  my little friends, as when I give my 
word or make an appointment with  a  busi-‘ 
ness man.  But now let me tell  you  that if 
you have been called  up anywhere  from 11 
to 3 o’clock in  the  morning  by  your  wife 
saying,  “the baby has  the  colic,”  and  hot 
water must be had and the water  is  at  the 
pump in the yard and the snow is four  feet 
deep,  then  you  vviii  know  it is a  serious 
subject.  That reminds  me  of  a  man  who 
was  called up at night by his wife,  to carry 
the  baby to stop it  from  crying.  He  said 
the  next morning that  he  thanked  God  it 
was not a twin.
When the lessons and tasks are  all ended. 

And school for the day is  dismissed,
ones gather around  me, 
Í . 
rtu °*i 
good ni^ht and be kissed— 
un, the little white arms that  encircle 
My neck in a tender embrace,
^ ^ s m i l e s  that are halos o f  heaven, 
bhedding sunshine of love on  my face*
And. when they are gone. I sit  dreaming 

love that my heart will remember,

Uf  my childhood too lovely to last, 
When it wakes to the pulse of  the past; 
is er the world and its wickedness  made me 
A partner o f sorrow and sin;
™ 
And the glory of gladness within.

the glory of  God was about me.

claims, and all debts that he can avoid  pay- 
toff»  you can rest assured he will leave.

’

Our partner in business.
Our senior in trade, 
Who fairly divides
All the profits we’ve made.
But when the day’s over,
By m utual  consent.
He pockets his share 
And let’s us pay  the rent.
The taxes, the clerks, the fuel, and lights, 
“Because,” claims our partner,
“The law says its right.
Our folks up in  Lansing,
That’s higher than  we,
Has rit in the books 
Of  the State—can’t you see ?
That whereas, we, as farmers 
Can raise our own stuff.
We can sell without  license.
Although it seems tough,
Provided, we  sell
To the merchant, they say—
The stuff  we can’t peddle out 
During the day.”
But one consolation 
We have—it is sure—
Which helps us the better our lot to endure; 
’Tis this—that the peddler,
Like all other men,
Is allowed only to live
His three score years and ten.
If, by reason of  strength,
Four score year? are given.
His sales without  license,
Admit him to Heaven;
And we, if we’re faithful,
Deal honest and fair.
Will meet our old partner 
In that home over there.
II.  H.  Pope  spoke  for  “Michigan,  My 

Michigan,” as follows:

Some  of  you  gentlemen  have  remarked 
that two days ago you received a notice f roi 
Mr.  Stowe,  asking  you  to  Tespond  to 
toast. 
I suppose it  was  from  his  deter 
mination that he would  give  the  devil 
rest
“Michigan,  My  Michigan.”  Bless  God 
we have been favored by nature,  ami  upon 
her bosom her  children  in  the  past  hav 
rested secure  and  happy. 
In  the  future 
they have granted to them health  and hap 
piness,  by  reason  of  your  assurance  that 
they are to receive pure  and  unadulterate 
food.  Our forests, mines,  rivers  and  soil 
are unsurpassed, and our  women  fair  and 
beautiful.  Our Business Men’s Association 
and the hearts of  the  members  of  the  Re 
tail Grocers’ Association  are  the biggest in 
the world.

C.  L.  Bailey spoke  as  follows 
Relation of  the  Lawyer  to  the 
Man:”

on  “The 
Basine

This morning your Secretary remarked to 
me that I had an easy task and that I could 
say without fear  of  contradiction  that  we 
are one;  but I find to-day that our  relations 
are  questioned.  Our  marriage  ceremony 
has been postponed. 
It is  for  you  to  say 
what our relations shall be. 
I will  simply 
say,  “Barkis is willing.” 
It rests  for  you 
to say to-morrow whether or  not  you  will 
have us.  With you rests the  answer to the 
question,  “ What are  the  relations  of  the 
lawyer to the business man?”

L. M. Mills responded for  “The  Travel­

ing Man,” as follows:

I got a letter a short  time  ag#  from  my 
friend, Mr. Stowe,  asking me to  respond to 
this toast.  He  said,  “Make  it  short  and 
funny.”  I don’t think it necessary  for  me 
to say anything  else than  what  my  friend 
from Ionia  lias  said.  Traveling  men  are 
charged with  almost  every  crime,  except 
the  abduction  of  Charlie  Ross. 
I  never 
heard of  any  traveling  man  being charged 
with that.  Mr. Stowe requested me  not to 
write down my toast, but I  wish  now  that 
I had  disregarded  his  request.  Traveling 
men need  no  introduction  to  you.  Their 
faces are just as familiar  to you as those of 
your own family.  There is  not  a  day  but 
what you receive a postal card  saying  that 
Mr. So  and  So,  representing  our  house, 
will be pleased to call upon you on or about 
such a date. 
I remember when my old em­
ployer used to go on his annual trip to New 
York to  buy  goods.  Some  of  the  gentle­
men who went to New York  to  buv  goods 
used to work so hard that they would  have 
to be carried home  in  a  hack.  Very  fre­
quently their  feet  were  hanging  out  the 
door, and it would take them a  day  or two 
to recover from the fatigue.  Now,  all  those 
duties and labors are left for  the  traveling 
man to perform,  and the  general  report  is 
that he does his duty  well. 
I  don’t  think 
you have given  us  enougli  credit  for  our 
virtues,  but,  then,  we  have  our  vices as 
well as our virtues.
There is one other  point to which I wish 
to  call  your  attention,  and  that  is  that a 
man can be successful and  honest and be a 
traveling man. 
I have a friend,  a traveling 
man,  who  is  frequently  called  upon  to 
lead a prayer meeting,  and he  does  it  suc­
cessfully. 
I  have  another  friend  in  the 
East  who  is  a  minister  now,  who,  in his 
younger days carried a  grip,  and  he  was 
just  as  much  of  a  Christian  then  as  now.
L   V.  Crandall  told what  lie knew about 

“The  Off  Horse,”  as  follows:

j position as  King of Birds, whose eyre could 
not  be  invaded  by foes  without or traitors 
within,  how  persistently the  off  horse  ap­
peared with faithless counsels and false pre­
dictions.
Alas,  what  city,  town or people has him 
not?  No  church  or  school  meeting  but 
feels his  baleful presence.  Our  own  busi­
ness  men’s  associations,  in  almost  every 
town,  have found  him,  with  stiff  neck and 
unyielding pomposity,  predicting  an  utter 
failure and  consigning  us  to  the  Eternal 
Bow  Wows, because  hiS  advice  has  not 
been taken.
Even Grand Rapids is compelled to drink 
sewer  water,  occasionally  mixed  with— 
something thinner, all because of  too much 
off  horse.  A water main  from  the  goose- 
pond  at Cant Hook Comers  possibly might 
solve tills large,  watery contest,  so far as to 
relieve our esteemed friend Solomon Snooks 
ami his brother delegates  in  the  future  of 
too much poor vv-w-water.
The off  horse—more properly the mule— 
the everlasting  crooker—prophetic  of  fail­
ure  and dire misfortune,  stalks  abroad  at 
morning,  noon  and  night.  And  still  the 
great  busy  world  moves  along,  with  its 
mighty,  restless millions,  sweeping  on to a 
nobler destiny,  a  brighter  future,  burying 
beneath its mighty tide  the  fated  child  of 
destiny—“the off  horse.”

N. B. Blain was down on the programme 
' for  a  speech  on  “ Early  Closing”  and 
slighted the assignment as follows:
I feel very highly flattered at being called 
upon to  respond  to  a  toast  this  evening. 
Most of  you gentlemen  have received com­
munications  from  our  worthy  Secretary, 
but I am sorry to  say that  I  have  had  no 
communication from  him. 
I  had  written 
down a very flowery speech, which 1 expect­
ed to present to you  to-night,  but  I  don’t 
care to take your  time  to  read  it. 
I  will 
say,  however,  that I am decidedly  in  favor 
of  early closing;  but,  if  there  ever  was  a 
time in my life when  I  was  not  closed,  it 
was when I entered  this  banquet  hall. 
I 
feel very much  now as though I would like 
to lay aside  my  clothes  and  seek  repose. 
Mr. Toastmaster,  I would  like  to  ask  our 
Secretary if  he wished me to say something 
funny. 
If  so,  I  think  the  funniest  thing 
that I can say is that I  will close now.

C.  N. Hyde treated the  rather  indefinite 
subject,  “incipient Railroads,”  in  the  fol­
lowing manner:

After the wonderful and beautiful dashes 
of  oratory which have been  made  in  your 
presence this evening  by  those  who  have 
had ample time  to  prepare  themselves,  it 
seems unfair for one who has only had about 
two hours’ notice on such  a grand theme as 
‘‘Incipient Railroads” to trespass upon your 
time. 
I am not  used  to  public  speaking, 
and,  gentlemen,  I  wish  my  name  was 
Charlie Ross and  the  traveling  men  were 
guilty of  the  crime  of  abduction.  Of  the 
grandeur and sublimity of  the subject given 
to me to-night,  I  hardly  know what to say 
I will tell you  how  1  feel. 
I  never  have 
had the  feeling  by  actual  experience,  but 
perhaps  some  of  you  can  vouch  for  it. 
When a drunken man is walking along and 
happens to see a lamppost,  he  thinks there 
are twenty of  them,  instead of  one. 
I  am 
not intoxicated, let me inform you,  yet your 
aces look like a million to  me. 
I  expect 
m account of  my  dimensions,  wherever  I 
am,  to be made the laughing  stock and  the 
butt of the crowd I am  in. 
I  have  grown 
to teel as though it was second nature 
Now,  gentiemen,  the  term  “Incipient 
viUliOcUls  is too deep for  my 
umlerstand- 
Qg. 
I suppose that the term 
“ incipient,” 
is  applied  to  railroads 
tile  condition
through  which  all  principles  of  art and 
science  come; 
is  to  say,  it  is  the
primary condition of  ail the  good  methods
given us by the best inventive genius ol 
our 
laud.  So,  perhaps,  the  conditions  1 
can 
better talk about  apply  to  something 
else 
beside a railroad, from the fact  that 
steam 
has been applied  to  locomotive; 
>  and  that 
our mills are run and  controlled 
by  steam, 
I might say that it  was  once  in 
its  ineip-
It lias grown to  be  very  beneficial 
ieney. 
and useful,  and  so we  might  say  that  all 
the good things which we get in this world, 
and the Association as  well,  were  once  in 
their mcipiency. 
It is to be  hoped that,  as 
the years roll around,  it may be  very  bene­
ficial to us.  As  applied  to  a  railroad,  I 
can see no particular  good  in  it. 
I  think 
tliat this  definition  eouhl  well  be  applied 
to our Chicago friend.  There  has not been 
a very  great  exemplification  by  our  New 
iork friend,  and there seems  to  be  a  lack 
of  cheek by our Pennsylvania friend.  Now 
let me say, gentlemen,  that all  terms  that 
are applied to incipiency can  be  applied  in 
a way tliat may  result  to  our  good,  and  if 
any of  the boys want to  have any fun with 
me,  they are always at  liberty  to  have  it.
As a closing remark I want to  say,  that my 
speech is in its inciplency. 

that 

*

L.  W.  bprague spoke as follows  on  “Our 

Hosts” :

I  have been  assigned,  Mr.  Toastmaster 
of  this Royal Banquet,  to a  subject  unmu­
sical  in  name,  unpopular 
in  parlance, 
ungrateful  in  position,  unsought  by  the 
gieat  busy  throng  of  teeming  humanity, 
unjust to  itself,  unpopular among  business 
pursuits  and  which ought to  be  consigned 
to  the  unhallowed  grave  of  oblivion  and 
forgetfulness.
This  child of ingratitude, heir  to  all uns 
of  the English language, has been christen­
ed  “the  off  horse.”  His age,  parentage or 
antiquity  none can fully  determine.  When 
fair  and  beautiful  Eve  strolled  listlessly 
through Eden’s bowers, sipping nectar from 
roses and lilies, basking  in  earth’s  pristine 
loveliness,  drinking  from  the  Iliver  of 
Life,  eating  fruits  from  vine  and  tree, 
basking in love’s pure emotions,  his Satanic 
majesty, 
the  off  horse,  appeared  on  the 
scene, with  evil counsels and  false  deduc­
tions,  making  God  a  liar,  Eden  a  desert, 
man  a fugitive,  earth  a  vale  of  tears  and 
death  a conqueror.
When Moses was  on  Mount  Sinai,  face 
to  face  with  Omnipotence,  receiving  the 
Decalogue which should  be a law  unto His 
people, 
the  off  horse  in  the  camp  below 
reared the golden calf  ami for  a  brief  sea­
son  turned  the true  worship  into  idolatry.
When  the  great  hero  of  Austerlitz  and 
Marengo  sought 
the  fair  fields  of  sunny 
Italy,  across  the 
then  impassable  Alps, 
Bernidot and Marshal Mareaux were the off 
horse, counseling  another  route  or  a  total 
failure, pronouncing the war a failure.
When foul treason sought  to  throttle our 
resistless eagle and hurl him from his proud

ah

I  was  also  invited  by  a  special  letter 
from Stowe,  two or  three  days  ago,  to  re­
spond to this toast,  but  as  lie  did  not  ask 
me to be funny,  I  won’t.  1 
think  that  I 
have been slighted  in  that  respect.  And, 
gentlemen,  1 think, this subject should have 
been assigned to one of  the abler  speakers, 
one who could have done  the  subject  jus­
tice,  which I cannot—that is, to the compli­
ments which have been  paid  to  us  by  the 
business men of  Grand Rapids,  by the men 
doing business in this beautiful  city  of  the 
Valley. 
I am not very well  acquainted  in 
the  city,  not  as  well  as  I  should be to re­
spond to this toast,;  but I see here  seme of 
the finest buildings that  I  have  ever  seen. 
Your stores  are  filled  with fine  stocks  and 
your prices are  as  low  as  anywhere.  The 
proprietors of  those stocks  are,  generally, 
big-hearted men. 
I  might  say  that  their 
hearts are nearly  as  big  as  our  stomachs. 
I don t know of  a  single thing  that  Grand 
Rapids has  but  what  is  of  the  very  best, 
unless it is the water,  as I have heard some 
of  the  gentlemen  remark  here  to-night, 
but as far as 1 am concerned  I  don’t  know 
anything about that. 
I  will  sample  it  be­
fore I go  home,  but  I  don’t  believe  the 
quality of  the  water  will  make  much  dif­
ference  in  this  crowd.  Why,  gentlemen, 
the  integrity  of  the  business  men  of  this 
city is so great tliat a man can come in here 
on his business card.
I had a speech all written out,  but  I  did 
not take it out of  my pocket,  because it was

[CO N TIN U ED   ON  T H IR D   P A O E .J

The Gripsack Brigade 

E.  C.  Whitney is nqw on the road  for  C. 

Ainsworth.

Duff Jennings, representing the Dingman 
Soap Co., of  Buffalo,  was  iu  town  over 
Sunday.

T.  H.  Osborn, representing  Pfansclimidt, 
Dodge & Co., of Chicago,  lias  been in town 
several days.

Dr. Frank Barry, of the drug firm of Bar­
ry & Co.,  at Rodney,  was in town  Monday, 
on his way to-Chicago.

It is Will Canfield—not  Will  Campbell, 
as stated last week—who has  gone  on  the 
road for Fred. D. Yale & Co.

W.  H.  H.  Smith,  who travels for a Cleve­
land hat and cap house, will hereafter make 
Fenton his  headquarters,  having  removed 
his family to that  place.

Frank  E.  Leonard,  who  is  now  sojourn­
ing in  the  pottery districts  of  England, is 
receiving  unexpected  courtesies  from  the 
manufacturers  by way of right  royal enter­
tainments at their manors.

Organization Observations 

The eleven members of the  White  Cloud 
Business Men’s  Association have joined the 
State Association.

The editor of T iie  T radesman  will  as­
sist in  the  formation  of  an  Association at 
Lutlier on Wednesday evening and at Evart 
on Thursday  evening.

The April Notification Sheet of the M.  B.
M.  A.,  containing  much  valuable  infor­
mation to business men,  has been  sent  out 
to all auxiliary members.

President  Hamilton  suggests 

that  the 
friends of  organization  contribute  to  T he 
T radesman their views  on  the  following 
enquiry:  “Is it  desirable  for  an  associa­
tion to  appoint  an  actuary? 
If  so,  what 
compensation should he  receive?”

The Retail  Grocers’  Association of  Den­
ver, lias called a mass meeting, to be held in 
that city on April  27, to  consider  the  idea 
of a State  organization.  The  State  move­
ment has some strong  advocates in Denver, 
and tiie character of the men who are cham­
pioning the matter presages success.

AMONG  TH E TRADE,

G K A N D   R A P ID S   G O S S IP .

G.  R. Park & Co.  have  bought  Frank  B. 

Winegar’s stationery  stock.

A JO U R N A L  DEVOTED TO  TH E

lerciudile and SaiiniAi'iuntig Interests of ¡ho State, j

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

Van Strien & DeJonge succeed VanStrien 
& Moerinan in the flour and  feed  business.
Geo. Wheeler iias engaged  in the grocery 
busiiiess  at  Cadillac.  Arthur  Meigs & Co. 
furnished the stock.
_______________ |  m . D. Weeks,  formerly  engaged  in  the

WEDNESDAY,  APRIL  20,  1887.

Grand  Rapids Traveling: Men’s A ssociation.  meat business at 54 LyOV) street, lias reniOV- 
President,  L.  H. Mill! 
r e ta r y  and Treasurer,  _
re c to rs , H. S. R o b ertso n ,  Geo.  F.  O w en,
tord, A. B. Cole and Win. Logie.
C3?"  Subscribers and others  _^

_  I  Putnam  &  Brooks  have  begun  moving 
when writing I into  their  new  quarters  in  the  Blodgett 

Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec- 
J .  N.  B rad-

ed to 500 East street.

eo. H. Seymour;  Board of

block, on South Ionia street.

to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- 
Ushers by mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisement in the columns of this papei.

David Kenyon has retired  from  tiie road 
and will shortly engage in  the  grocery  and 
bakery business at 115 Broadway.

LaFeber  &  Meyer  have  engaged  in  the 
boot  and  shoe  business  at  Grand  Haven. 
Rindge,  Bertsch & Co. furnished  the stock.
J. A.  LeBeau has engaged in  the grocery 
business at  Forest  Hill.  Olney,  Shields  & 
Co.  furnished the stock, Scott Swigart plac­
ing tiie order.  _________

Chas.  H.  Berkey has united  his  fortunes 
with Julius Berkey in the Universal Tripod 
Co.,  and will hereafter act as office manager
of that instiution.________ '

Peterson Bros,  .have  engaged  in the gro­
cery business at the  corner of  Stocking and 
Negold streets.  Bulkley,  Lemon  &  Hoops 
furnished the stock.

B.  F.  Donovan,  formerly  witli  Frace  & 
Huhn, at Saranac, lias engaged in  the  gro­
cery business at Petoskey.  Clark, Jewel & 
Co. furnished the  stock,

Mrs. Marie Curry has bought tiie  grocery 
business  of  F.  M.  Leavenworth  at  663 
South Lafayette  street.  Mr.  Leavenworth 
will take up liis residence on liis farm, near
Edgerton.  ________________

Maybee & Lang will  engage  in  the  gro­
cery  and  confectionery  business  at  Grand 
Haven.  Cody, Ball,  Barnhart  &  Co.  will 
furnish the groceries and Putnam & Brooks 
tiie confectionery.

A.  Broad, who is superintending the con­
struction  of  the  buildings  for  the  new 
slaughtering corporation,  south  of  the city 
says  tiie  cold  storage  warehouse  will  be 
40x100 feet in  dimensions,  the engine room 
20x40 and the slaughter  house  36x36  feet 
All  tiie  buildings  will  be  two  stories  and 
basement.  Mr.  Broad,  who  will  manage 
the enterprise,  expects  to  have  everything 
in readiness to begin  operations  by June 1
The sensation of the week among the city 
trade has  been  the  assignment  of  Klaas
Muldfer, grocer,  at the  comer  of  Shawmut 
avenue and  Jefferson  street.  Mr.  Mulder 
was in partnership with his  brother  in the 
grocery business at 675 Broadway until last 
fall,  when lie started in on his own account. 
He has be*n buying heavily of  late,  but  as 
the Mulders have always  stood  well  with 
tiie jobbing trade, no one’s  suspicions were 
excited.  Last Thursday Klaas assigned to 
liis brother and at the same  time  gave him 
a chattel mortgage on  the  stock  for  $790. 
As the assignment was filed  in  advance of 
the  mortgage, 
tiie  latter  document  pos­
sesses no value.  The assets are about $1,- 
500 and the liabilities  about  $4,000,  which 
looks like bad management or rank  dishon­
esty.  Klaas claims that liis failure was due 
to his starting a saloon in  connection  with 
the store,  which injured liis trade.  Creditors 
are looking for  an offer  of  about  30  per 
cent, iu full settlement.

The advocates  of  a  National  law for the 
prevention of  food  adulterations  lay  great 
stress on  the  statement  that  National laws 
are enforced, while State  laws are  not  en­
forced. This claim will not hear careful exam­
ination.  For iustance, most of the Southern 
States have  on  their  statute  hooks  provis­
ions to the effect  that  traveling  men  from 
other States shall pay licenses.  All reports 
agree that these laws are enforced pretty ef­
fectually.  Test cases have been taken to the 
Supreme Court of  t he  United States on six 
different occasions,  and in  eacli  case  decis­
ions  have  been  rendered,  declaring  the 
licenses  unconstitutional.  Yet  the  South­
ern States and the District of Columbia con­
tinue to  enforce  these  laws, in  utter  defi­
ance of the edicts of  the highest tribunal in 
the land.  Does that look as though Nation­
al laws were enforced more thoroughly than 
State statutes?

A  note  from  Secretary  Dexter  informs 
T h e T r a d e sm a n that the  so-called  “Na­
tional  pure  food  movement”  received  an 
“awfully black eye” at  the  convention  of 
the Retail  Merchants’  Association  of  the 
State of New York, held  at  Rochester  on 
the 13th.  Every State convention thus far 
held lias repudiated the ill-advised “Nation­
al  movement,”  which  has  no  element  to 
commend  it  to  the  consideration of  mer­
chants really in favor of pure goods.  The 
man who wants to make a great show of his 
pretensions on the  subject,  and  does  not 
wisli to cease handling  bad  goods,  should 
join the  “National movement”  without  de 
lay,  but the man who  is  in  earnest  on the 
subject will co-operate with his State Board 
of Health in securing  the  necessary  State 
legislation and then  render  the  Board  all 
possible encouragement in  securing  its en 
forcement. 

________ _

Every business man in  Michigan  should 
demand of the  Senator  and  Representative 
of his  district a vote in favor  of  the  Cole 
hill, now before the Legislature, which  for­
bids the forming of pools and  combinations 
for  the  purpose  of  putting up  insurance 
rates.  The profits made by  insurance com­
panies doing business in this State since the 
underwriter system  went  into  effect  have 
been enormous,  in some cases amounting to 
100 per cent, per  annum.  The  men  who 
favor mutual insurance can secure for them­
s e lv e s  great advantages by  using  all  their 
influence to break the present unlawful, un­
holy and unscrupulous monopoly.

T iie T r a d esm a n  introduces  a  new fea­
ture this week in the shape of the initial ar­
ticle of a series of contributions  which will 
appear under the  head  of  “Leisure  Hour 
Jottings.”  Tiie contributions are  from  the 
pen of a merchant  of  long  experience  and 
will touch ou all phases  of  mercantile  life. 
Couched in the trenchant  style  characteris­
tic of the writer,  the articles  cannot  fail  to 
attract the attention of thinking  merchants 
every where.  T he  T r a d e s m a n   looks  for 
good results from their publication.

Tiie  Detroit  Journal  thus  summarizes 
the  insurance  situation: 
“The  old  com­
panies must revise their charges or go down 
before  mutual  companies with low salaries 
and no agents.”

Assessments—Membership.

Tiie secretary of the  White  Cloud  Busi­
ness Men’s Association  asks  the following 
questions:

1.  Who issues assessments?
2.  Do you think  it  a  good  idea to admit 
to  membership  editors,  physicians,  black­
smiths or wagyn makers?

ANSWERS^

1.  Assessments can  only be levied by the 
vote  of  the  association.  When  so  levied 
the assessment should he promptly collected 
by the secretary.

2.  I t  is  found  desirable  in  most  towns 
having  general  associations  to  throw  the 
doors  open  to  men engaged  in  all  lines of 
business  “ universally  considered  honor­
able.”  An  editor,  physician  or  wagon 
maker can be a source of  strength to an as­
sociation without  any  corresponding disad­
vantage.

It Wakes ’Em Up.

S. S.  Dryden & Sons,  the  Allegan  hard­
ware dealers,  recently sent a Blue Letter to 
a man living  at  South  Monterey,  and  re- 
' ceived the following ingenious  reply:

deer Sur i got ure line am mouch oblidged 
for the same yu rote Purty Strenus to mee i 
will do the same to yu  yu may publish my 
name to tiie assosation as  sun  as  yu  ples3 
the Hul thing  has  ben  out  iawd  nerely  e 
yeers so now go  ahed  just  as  fast  as  yu 
wanter  yu  cant  drive  mee  witlx  ure  big 
tawk 
i have got  tiie  day  &  date  of  the 
time that i got the proppurty a bowt 9 yeers 
ago 
if yu wanter soo it go  ahed  &  i  will 
meat yu

B. K. Hesseltine & Son, hardware, Casnovia; 
»•We consider The Tradesman  invaluable to 
any live merchant.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Muskegon—J.  O.  Jeannot,  grocer,  has 

sold out.

meat  market.

a grocery store.

Evart—E.  Hoag  &  Co.  have  opened a 

Montague—Frank A.  Runzel has  opened 

Owosso—Chas.  W.  Reed  is  closing  out 

his grocery  stock.

Detroit—J.  R. McBrearty, hardware deal 

er,  is about selling out.

Grand Ledge—O. A.  Palmer,  grocer,  is 

closing out his J>usiness.

Hartford—Warren &  Son  succeed  F.  S 

Warren in general trade.

Big Rapids—F. Fairman will open a drug 

store in about two weeks.

Ithaca—L. A. Westbrook, restauranter and 

confectioner,  is closing out.

Clare—J.  S.  Evans  succeeds  Geo.  W 

Halstead in general  trade.

Clare—W. E.  Hubble succeeds Pierce  B 

Webb in the grocery business.

Big Rapids—J. W. Brown has re-engaged 

in the boot and shoe business.

St.  Charles—John  B.  Adams  succeeds 

Jared Freeman in general trade.

L.  S.  Aldrich,  tiie  Maple Rapids general 

dealer,  is in town for a few days.

Lapeer—Pike  &  Adams  succeed  J.  K 

Walters in the grocery business.

Owosso—Ira  G.  Curry  succeeds  W. 

Tliayer in the hardware business.

Jackson—Hall  &  Rowman  succeed  W 

H.  Russell in the clothing business.

Whitehall—Andrews  Bros,  have bougi 

tiie livery business of Geo.  Schuyler.

Byron—Savage &  Coats  succeed  Savage 

& Cooper in the furniture business.

Cheboygan—J.  N.  Upham 

succeeds 

Packard & Upham in tiie drug business

Bass River—A. J.  White succeeds  White 
& Molyneux in the boot and  shoe  business,
Zeeland—Moerdyk,  Boone & Co.  succeed 
Moerdyk, De Kruif & Co.  in  general  trade,
Detroit—H.  E.  Dennis  succeeds  Loch 
biler & Dennis in the hat and caps business,
Reed1  City—Densmore  Bros.,  grocers, 
have dissolved, John W. Densmore succeed 
ing.

Edmore—E.  T- Hollister, boot  and  shoe j 
dealer, has been closed under  chattel  mort­
gage.

Muskegon—Vander  Linde  &  Sons  have 
purchased'  the  grocery  stock  of  Lyman 
Newton.

Muskegon— Lym an  N ew ton  has  bought 
the Gilman grocery stock and  w ill  continue I 
the business.

Muskegon—Andrew  Wierengo  lias  fore­
closed his  mortgage  on  the  H. M. Gilman 
grocery stock.

Cheboygan—Frank  Shepherd,  assignee 
for A. W .  W estgate & Sons,  has  declared  a 
25 per cent,  dividend.

Bessemer—Heinemann  Bros.  &  Nagel- 
stock, general dealers, have dissolved,  Chas. 
Nagelstock succeeding.

Detroit—C. D. Henderson  succeeds May­
nard  & Henderson,  dealers  in  gents’ fur­
nishing goods and notions.

Pittsford—J.. K. Boise &  Co.  have  sold 
their  dry  goods  and  grocery  stock to A. 
Ure, late of Battle Creek.

Owosso—E.  A. Todd lias  sold  liis  inter­
est in the grocery firm of  Lawrence,  Hamb­
lin & Co. to Lawrence & Co.

Saranac—Peter  Oberson  has  purchased 
the boot and shoe stock of Granger & Ober­
son and will continue the business.

Farmington—E.  C.  Grace  has  bought 
the grocery stock  of  G.  E.  Morgan.  The 
latter continues his dry goods business.

Saranac—Geo. Walker  has  purchased an 
interest in the  hardware  business of J. M. 
Walker.  The new  firm  will be  known as 
J. M. Walker & Son.

S. M. Crawford,  of the firm of  Benson & 
Crawford,  hardware dealers of Saranac,was 
in town last Saturday in the interest of  the 
Eclipse Vine Sprinkler.

Custer—Aldrich & Drayman have suffered 
loss of $15,000 by the  destruction  of  their 
general store and wooden ware m anufactory 
by  fire. 

Insurance $9,000

Muskegon—Robert  Henry  is  now  pro­
prietor of  two  meat  markets,  oue  at  132 
Pine steeet and the  other at  the  corner  of 
Sophia and Isabella streets. 

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li^s  retired 
from the meat market firm of Wm. Henry & 
Sons.  The business will  be  continued  by 
Wm.  Henry and Jas.  Henry under the  firm 
name of Wm.  Henry &  Son.

Muskegon—Robert  Henry 

Detroit—W.  H.  Sawtelle,  commission 
dealer in flour  and  salt, lias  admitted J.  L, 
Dexter as a general partner  and W. O.  Cor 
nell as special  for  $10,000.  The  business 
will be continued under tiie style  of  W. H 
Sawtelle & Co.

Allegan—J.  P.  Visner  has  sold  a  half 
interest in his lumber business to  Chas.  E 
White and tiie two will continue  under  the 
firm name of  Visner  &  White.  They  will 
also embark in the  sale of paints,  oils  and 
builders’ hardware.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Mancelona—The Oval Wood Dish Co. has 

resumed operations.

Mancelona—W.  H.  Thompson  will  add 

more lathes to his handle factory.

Bay City—Carpenter & Co.  succeed  Geo. 
Malone & Co.  in the  manufacture of boxes. 
Belding—Tiie Belding Manufacturing Co. 
shipping an  invoice  of  refrigerators  to 

Australia.

STRAY  FACTS.
-Gèo. Kalb will  open a  harn-

Northport 

ess shop.

Oscoda—Smith «Sc Labrash  succeed W. T. 

McNeely in the saloon business.

Dowagiac—J. J. Hughson, photographer 
is succeeded by McCullum  <fc  Cunningham
Otsego—Metta  Chase  has  sold  her  mil­
linery stocjc to Maggie L.  Smith and  Lizzie 
McNerry, who  will  continue  the  business 
under tiie firm name of M.  L.  Smith  <fc  Co.
Big Rapids—Fitch Phelps,  G.  W.  War­
ren and M., M.  Calkins  have  formed  the 
Phelps Lumber Co., for the purpose  of  en 
gaging in the  manufacture  and  jobbing  of 
lumber,  lath and  shingles.

Saranac—A.  C.  Lee,  who  tried to resur­
rect the defunct Saranac Savings Bank after 
the failure of Lee & Brown, lias been arrest­
ed on a charge of larceny, embezzlement and 
obtaining goods under false pretenses.

Lyons—D. A.  Reynolds  has been  arrest­
ed  on  a  charge  of  fraud.  He  recently 
bought tiie drug stock of Mrs.  F.  L.  Coy, at 
Unionville,  but the  former  owner  replev- 
iued the goods at  Lyons,  while  they  were 
still in the hands of the  railway  company. 
Reynolds claims he can  establish  liis inno­
cence of tiie charge.

Purely Personal.

L.  G.  Grimes, of Petoskey, who has been 
spending several  days at  this market,  went 
home Monday.

Geo. Granger,  formerly  with  Mabley  & 
Co.,  at Detroit,  is starting a boot  and  shoe 
store at Pasadena, Cal.

P.  M.  Lonsbury,  tiie Reed  City druggist, 
was in town last  Thursday,  on liis  way to 
Allegan,  where he is  spending a  fortnight 
with friends.

N.  B. Clark lias returned from an extend 
ed trip among  the tanneries  of  the  Middle 
and Southern  States, the result of  which is 
tiie securing of contracts for 23,000 cords of 
bark.  Mr.  Clark is  the heaviest handler of 
tan bark in the world.

E.  Shepherd,  senior member of  the grain 
and produce house of E.  Shepherd  &  Son, 
of Charlotte,  put in a couple of days at this 
market last week.  Honors  seem  to  come 
easy with the Shepherd  family,  the  father 
having been elected mayor  without solicita­
tion on his  part, while the  son was  made 
aldennan against his expressed wish.
‘It is
Weber & Phelps, grocers, St. Joseph: 
Anderson & Griffin, lumbermen, West Troy: 

a good paper.”
"Can’t keep house without it.”

Frank  H. White  will  hereafter  see  liis 
trade every six weeks, instead of five weeks, 
as heretofore.  This change will enable him 
to  spend  a  week  with  the  trade  of  St. 
Louis,  Alma,  Ithaca.  Mt.  Pleasant,  Salt 
River, Shepherd, Clare, Harrison and Evart.
J. N. Bradford—“I wonder  whether  the 
Niagara  Falls  trip,  proposed  by  Dave 
Haugh,  will pan out the same way the same 
gentleman’s  New  Orleans  excursion did a 
couple of years ago.  Dave was tiie origina­
tor of that idea,  but  failed  to  connect  as 
soon as tiie project began to take shape.” 

The Grand Trunk and  allied  roads  have 
issued a circular to the traveling  fraternity, 
stating that thousand-mile tickets will here­
after be sold on the same terms as  before— 
$20.  Neither will any change be  made rel­
ative to excess  baggage. 
In  view  of  the 
greediness lately  exhibited  by some of the 
railroads, this announcement is particularly 
acceptable.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

W ailing Bros., Lamont.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
Velzy Bros., Lamont.
DenHerder & Tanis, V riesland.
J. N. Wait. Hudsonvilie.
O. W. Messenger, Sprinar Lake.
A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonvilie;
.J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
G. Ten Hoor, Forest Grove.
Jno. Damstra, Gitchell.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg,
Jno. Kamps, Zutphen.
H. VanNoord, Jamestown.
M. Gezon, Jenisonville.
Cole & Chapel, Ada.
H. M. Fuller & Co., Upper Paris 
Severance & Rich, Middleville.
C. S. Keifer, Dutton.
A. A. Weeks, Grattan.
B. H. Rose, Sherman.
Dr. J. Graves, Wayland.
C. V. Nash, Bravo.
U. DeVries,  Jamestown.
G. B. Nichols, Martin.
C. Deming, Dutton.
J. S. Alden, Howard City.
W. M. Rogers, Fennville.
G. C. Baker, Jiabarge.
S. T. McClelland, Denison.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
Mattie Griswold. Bradley.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonvilie.
M. J. Butler, Sand  Lake.
F. Boonstra, Drentbe.
B. Volmari, Filinore Center,
R. G. Smith, Wayland.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
G. S. Putnam, Fruitport.
A. C. Barkley, Croton.
Child’s & Carper, Child’s Mill.
E. Shepherd, K. Shepherd &  Son,  Charlotte
S. M. Crawford, Benson & Crawford,Saranac
F. B. Walkins, Hopkins  Stations.
W. H. Hicks, Morley.
P. M. Lonsbury, Reed City.
Dr, Frank Barry, Barry & Co.,  Rodney.
N. Bouma, Fisher.
Jas. Colby, Rockford.
S. Cooper,  Jamestown.
Jas. Barnes, Austerlitz.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
W. S. Root. Talmndge.
M. Minderhout, Hanley.
Gus Begman, Bauer.
J. F. Hacker, Corinth.
W. W. Forrester. Pierson.
L. Coqk. Bauer.
Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.
C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
F. G. Thurston, Lisbon.
Thos. Cooley, Lisbon.
Geo.  Hobbs, Parker & Hobbs, Kalkaska.
F. C. Stone. Cedar Springs.
Chas. Wagner, Fife Lake.
B. Frank Donovan, Petoskey.
G. B. Chambers, Wayland.
O. House,  Chauneey 
Morloy Bros., Cedar Springs.
W. W.  Pierce. Moline.
C. E. Coburn. Pierson.
L. S.  Aldrich, Maple Rapids.
L. G. Grimes, E. Grimes & Co., Petoskey.
A. Purchase, So. Blendon.
Farowe & Dalmon, Allendale.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
Eli Runnels, Corning.
G. S. Putnam, Fruiiport.
S. M. Leisure, Spring Grove.
S. T. McLellan,  Denison.
Dye & Welch. Ionia.
S. J. Martin, Sullivan.
M. W. Crocker, Byron Center.
Mrs. J. Debri, Dyron Center.
A. C. Barclay, Crosby.
C. O. Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg.
I. A. Mitchell, Lowell.
J. A. LeBeau. Forest Hill.
Lind & Donaldson, Muskegon.
L, Newton,  Muskegon.
I. W. Stevens, Austerlitz.
S. A. Watt, Saranac.
M. M. RobBon. Berlin.
J. Teisenga. Forest Grove.
G. H. Walbrink, Allendale,
L. N. Mosher, Lacey.
Wm. Hewit, Campbell.'
L. A. 8coville, Clarksville.
8. Sheldon, Pierson.
R. Bredeway, Drenthe.
F. Boonstra, Drenthe.
G. F. Cook, Grove.
Howk & Bostwick, Lowell.
W. C. Murray, Lowell.
Wm. Vermeulen,  Beaver Dam.
C. H. Joldersma, Jamestown.
Chas. Lawson,  Morley.
Frank Sampson, Sampson & Drury, Cadillac. 
C. H. Lewis, Sparta. 
Will Pipp, Pipp Bros. & Martindale,Kalkaska 
LaDu & Baldwin, Coral.

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The Bonus Fraud.

From the  Detroit News.
The business men of Shelby  are  doing  a 
good deal of thinking  about tiie bonus busi­
ness.  To bonus or  not  to  bonus  is  the 
question,  and  they  are  inclined  not  to 
bonus.  Their  experience  with  bonused 
manufactories  lias  not  been  happy,  and 
they conclude the  cost  is  more  than  they 
come to.  Their  experience  has  been  that 
those who engage in business  of  any  kind 
with their  own  brains  and  capital  are  a 
good deal more likely to succeed than those 
who are furnished with a bonus.

The rubber goods  manufacturers  author­
ize the jobbers  to offer  45 and 5 per  cent, 
off on standard  goods  and  50 per cent,  off 
on second quality.

Denver  Retail  Gh'ocer:  Michigan  can 
claim  tiie honor of  being the first to form a 
State  Association,  and  the  merchants  are 
greatly  indebted  to  E.  A.  Stowe, of  The 
Michigan  T radesman,  for  liis  untiring 
efforts to make  the  Business  Men’s  Asso­
ciation  one of  the  most  progressive in tiie 
United States.

J. W. Blake, Treasurer of  the Flint Mer­
cantile Union,  in  remitting  the  dues  for 
seventy-four  members,  writes: 
“ Though 
not my province  to  report,  yet  I  will  say 
that our Union is  now  well  organized and 
doing effective work,  and we fancy that we 
have glimpses of  greater  prosperity  as tiie 
result of organized and united effort.”

Cadillac  Express:  The  Business  Men’s 
Assieiation,  at the last meeting, unanimous­
ly voted a protest against the passage of the 
Mayo bill,  known as Senate  bill No. 25,  re­
quiring that all contracts for the conditional 
sale  of  chattel  property  be  filed witli the 
town or city clerk where  the  purchaser  re­
sides,  and  be renewed the  same  as  chattel 
mortgages.

The Otsego  Business  Men’s  Association 
has gone a step further than when organiza­
tion was first effected—adopted tiie Blue Let­
ter collection system,  whicli will be put into 
immediate  operation.  A  well-attended 
meeting of  the  Association  was  held  last 
Thursday evening,  which was addressed  by 
the  editor  of  T he  T radesman.  Tiie 
members are enthusiastic over  their  organ­
ization and  propose to  do  all  that  lies  in 
their power to rival tiie Allegan and  Plain 
well organizations,  which  are  a  power  in 
the laud.

James Osburn, President  of  tiie  Owosso 
Business Men’s Association,  writes  Presi­
dent Hamilton as follows:  “I was delight­
ed with the  State Convention and  so  were 
all our delegates. I talked with quite a number 
of  Michigan  merchants  during  my  recent 
trip to  New York, and  the  idea  was  sug­
gested that  we ought to  have  hotel  head­
It  would  be  very 
quarters  in  Gotham. 
pleasant,  if  it  could  be  so. 
I believe tiie 
Association will be of  great  benefit  to  the 
merchant and to the whole State. 
It seems 
to me that the  State  body  ought  to  estab­
lish mles as to who are eligible to  member­
ship in the local organization's.  A  man  to 
be entitled to membership should be a bona 
fide,  established.dealer in merchandise,  and 
when he retires from business, membership 
should cease.  No debts should be collected 
for persons not members. 
It seems  to  me 
that the  officers  of  tiie  State  body  should 
reach some agreement on this point, to hold 
good until the next meeting,  in  order  that 
local organizations may have  some guide to 
go by.” 

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Idiosyncracies of a  Merchant.

In the olden days two  merchants,  one  a 
New Yorker and the  other a  Western man, 
had  been  doing  considerable  “kiteing” 
together for a number  of  years,  and  there 
was a heavy interest account that had never 
been settled. 
It was always put off:  Final­
ly,  tiie New Yorker said to liis  bookkeeper 
“I will give  you  $100  if  you  will  go  to 
work  and make out that  interest  account 
The bookkeeper  did  so,  and  showed  that 
the Western merchant  owed  a  balance  on 
the  interest  of  $4,300.  Shortly  afterward 
the  Western merchant visited  New  York 
Tiie New York merchant called his attention 
to the account and said, “I want it settled 

REFRIGERATORS,
O.  M.  WHITMAN  &  CO.,

Manufactured by

9 9   B ristol  Street. 

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BOSTON.  MASS.

Test  of a  Good  Merchant.

“I call that man a good  merchant,”  said ! 
a grocery jobber the other day,  in  referring | 
to a visiting  buyer.  “He  says  the  other 
merchants in his town are  cutting  the  life 
out of  spices.  He must have a cheap grade, 
but instead  of  filling his  store  with  cheap 
stuff,  he  ordered  one  box  of  adulterated 
goods to four of pure.  He says that when lie 
takes tiie pains to show  liis  customers  tiie 
difference between good goods and poor,  he 
can sell the.pure article every time. 
I call 
that good mercantile ability.”

\ 

The Anti-Monopoly  Insurance Bill. 
The bill to prevent  insurance  underwrit­
ers from forming  pools  and  combinations j 
for tiie  purpose  of  putting  up  insurance, 
rates was discussed by the House of  Repro- i 
sentatives on the 14tli.  This is the old bill in- i 
traduced in ’83 by Mr. Fletcher,of Grand Rap- j 
ids and in  ’8’5  by  Mr.  Hampton,  of  Harbor j 
Springs. 
It was strongly opposed by Chair- j 
man Cross,of tiie Insurance Committee,  and • 
supported  by  Mr.  Cole,  its  introducer. 
It j 
passed in  committee of  tiie whole, but will 
meet with more opposition on tiie third read­
ing.

AGENTS—A. Flescli,  118  Randolph  St..  Chleagi 
W illiam M. Morgan. 215  Duane St.. N.  Emil  W ienert. 
Albany, N. Y.  G ardiner Bros., St.  Augustine. Fla.

FOURTH M O M  B U I

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A  Good  Idea.

Lester  J.  Rindge  makes  a J suggestion, 
which  tiie  traveling  public  will  heartily 
second.  Tiie  suggestion is  that a register 
be kept at the  Union  depot,  in  which  all 
persons expecting friends  can record  their 
names with directions as to when and where 
a meeting can be had.  Strangers  can  also 
register their names,  and leave  word where 
they have gone,  so that persons  wishing in­
terviews with them can find out where they 
are.  The  idea  is a good  one and  is  well 
worth a trial.

The Grocery  Market.

Sugars  are a  trifle firmer  and Rio coffees

A.  J.  Bow se, President.

Geo.  C.  Pierce,  Vice President.

H. P.  Bak er, Cashier.

CAPITAL, 

-  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

;t  Specialty o f C'«»ll«,«,tl«»i»s.  Ac«-« 
o f Country  M erchants Solicit«'«!.

WE  WANT

continue  to  advance,  the manufacturers of  rfo buy a few car-loads  of  good  dry  Birch
package goods  having  raised  the price  ti'e. 
Lumber.  Will pay cash or exchange Furn­
All  manufacturers  of  mottled  soap  have 
iture for same.  Any  person  having  such 
reduced tiie  price  lc.  Other  articles in the 
lumber for sale please correspond  with  us. 
grocery line are about steady.
We keep a full line of household  Furniture 
at retail.

You cannot dream  yourself  into  a char­
acter;  you must hammer and forge  yourself 
one.

W m.  A .  B e r k ey  F u r n it u r e  Co.

Grand Rapids.  Mich.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements  will  be  inserted under this 
head for one cent a word or  two  cents a  word 
for three insertions.  No advertisement  taken 
for less than 25 cents.  Advance payment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent  in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage.

GERMAN  ¡L.  Wintemitz,
MUSTARD.! Grand  Rapids, Mich

BELKNAP

ffagon and Sieiaii Co.
W A G O N S !

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

MANUFACTURERS OF

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
every  facility  for  making  first-class  Wagons 
of  ail kinds.
{^"Special  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Painting and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich,

I riOR  RENT—From May 1st., brick store  and 

:  basement. 21 Scribner  street,  now  occu­
pied by Kilstrom & Peterson.  Good  stand for 
retail trade.  A. Rasch, 122 Canal street. Grand 
Rapids. 

187-3t

I ilOR SALE—General  stock  of  merchandise 

1  which will be sold at a  bargain, as  owner 
has other business he must give his attention. 
Write or apply to J.  W.  Closterhouse,  Grand- 
ville, Mich. 
188*

1 

1 

I  ¡TOR  SALE—Exceptionally  good  business 

opening.  Wishing to leave  Owosso, I of­
fer for sale at a bargain my stock of dry goods, 
groceries and  boots and  shoes, which will in­
ventory $4,000 or $5,000.  Also a fruit evaporat­
or at half price.  This is a splendid chance for 
some one.  A. T. Thomas. Owosso, Mich.  187*

I  TOR  SALE—Best  bargain  ever  offered  for 

general  stock  in  growing  town  in  good 
farming  community  in  Northern  Michigan. 
Stock  will inventory  about  $6,000.  Sales  last 
year were $60,000.  Address “The Tradesman,” 
Grand Rapids. 

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boots  and  shoes  or  gent's 

ÌTO  EXCHANGE—For  dry  goods,  groceries, 

furnishing 
goods,  desirable  residence  lot  and  dwelling 
house at Grant  Station.  The  house  is  16x24, 
with two large  wings.  Address  C.  M.  Wood­
ward, Kalamo. Mich.  ____________________186»
A *i r ANTED—Situation in drug  store  by reg- 
\   v 
istered pharmacist, who has had twelve 
ears’ experience, six as  proprietor of  a drug 
store.  Address X XX, care The Tradesman. 187*

■ WANTED—ICO or 500 cords  of dry basswood 
bolts  for  excelsior.  Donker  &  Quist, 
Grand Rapids.__________________________187*
TAT ANTED—Situation  by  young  man  in  a 
i t  
grocery or  general  store.  Four  years’ 
experience.  Best of  references.  Address  S., 
Box 354, Fremont. Newaygo Co.. Mich. 
TANTED—A  man  having  an  established 
w
trade among lumbermen to add  a  spec­
ial line and sell on commission.  To  the  right 
man a splendid chance will be  given  to  make 
money without  extra expense.  Address“ », 
)78tf
care Michigan Tradesman._______
w
ed, “Purchaser,” care “The Tradesman."

TANTED—Stock  in  Kent  County Savings 
Bank.  Address, stating terms demand­

187»

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

«IRANI)  RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CO.

71  CANAL  STREET.

COOPERAGE.

D. Quay & Co. quote as follows, f . o. b, B ailey:  j 

“Really,  I came  on  here  this  trip  for  a 
family matter;”  replied  tiie  Western  mer 
chant,  “not  to  do  any  buying,  and 
I 
brought no funds with me.”

“Well,  1 want tiie account settled, and  it 
shall be settled,” said the  New  York  mer 
chant.  “If you don’t settle it  at  once  I’ll 
have you  arrested.”

Before night closed, sure enough,  he  was 
arrested and called on  the New  York  mer 
chant in custody of  a  deputy  sheriff.  At 
that time, to get  out of  prison  one  had  to 
have  common bail put in  and  also  special 
bail.
said the indignant Westerner.

“This is  strange  conduct  to  a  friend, 

“Indeed,  it  is,”  said  tiie  New  Yorker. 

“I told you I  would  have  you  arrested 
you  did  not  settle that  interest  account 
and  I  want to show that I am  as  good 
my word.  Now,  old  fellow,  I’ll  go  your 
common bail and I’ll  be  your  special  bail, 
and I’ll lend you money to pay that account 
and  $40,000  more  if you need it,  but  I'll 
have  that  account  settled.  And 
it  was 
settled.

A Warning.

May is one  o f  the  unlucky  months  for 
marriages.  The other unlucky  months  are 
January,  February,  March,  April,  June, 
July,  August, September, October,  Novem­
ber and December.

STAVES.

 

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HEAD S. 

@  6 25
M  @ 6  25
@20 00 ,
@18 00
@  4  50
@17  50
@20 00
@  4
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@

Red oak flour bbl. staves.............. M 
Elm 
White oak tee staves, s’d and j’t.M 
White oak pork bbl. 
M 
Produce barrel staves................... M 
Tight bbl. and h’ds to match.......M 
Tierce  heads,  square..........   J M  
................@18 00
Pork bbl. “ 
‘ 
Produce barrel, se t.............................  
Flour 
”  .............................. 
“ 
Cull  wood  heading.............................  
White oak and hickory tee. 8 f’t.  M  19 00@12 00 
White oak and hickory  “  7V4f’t. M  9 00@ll 00
Hickory  flour  bbl...........................M  6 00@  7 00
Ash, round  “ 
Ash, flat racked, 614 f t ..................M  J o0@  4 50
Coiled  elm ...........................................   5 00@  8  CO

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BA RR ELS.

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Spring & Lindley quote as follows:
“ 

White oak, pork, hand m ade............... I  00@1 05
lard tierces, hand m ade.. .1  15@i 25
Beef and lard, V* bbls., 
Custom, oue head....................................i 
¿0
Flour  .........................................................   80@  _
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Produce  .................................................... 
-5® 
COAL  A N D   BUILDING   M ATERIALS.
A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows:

...  £5®

Ohio White Lime, per  bbl 
Ohio White Lime, car lots 
Louisville Cemeni,  per bbl 
Akron Cement per  bbl 
Buffalo Cement,  per bb l....
Car lots 
Plastering hair, per b u .......
Stucco, per bbl.......................
Land plaster, per ton ..........
Land plaster, car lots..........
Fire brick, per  M..................
Fire clay, per  bbl
COAL.
Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5  75@8 00 
Anthracite, stove and  nut, car lots..  6 00@6 26
Cannell,  car lots..................................... 
00
Ohio Lump, car lo ts ................. 
••  3  J0@3 25
BJossburg or Cumberland, car lots..  4 60@o 00 
Portland  Cement............ ......................  3 600* 00

“ 

“

OUR  SPECIALTIES: 

Buckwheat Flour,

Rye  Flour,

Granulated Meal,
Bolted  Meal,

Coarse Meal,

Bran  Ships, 

Middlings,

Screenings, 
Corn,Oats 
Feed.

OUR  LEADING  BRANDS:

Roller Champion,  Gilt Edge.  Matchless,
Lily White,  Harvest Queen,  Snow Flake, 

White Loaf,  Reliance,  Gold Medal,  Graham. 

Write  for  Prices.

Grand  Rapids, Michigan.

M .»  50@ 6 00

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,  Efilleys  and  ” oxes.  Contracts made  for 
Compiete Outfits.

W.  O,  D enison,
GRAND  RAPIDS, 

88,90 and 98 South Division Street,

MICH.

- 

Advance in Price of Rope. 

j 

rivxs-KevrUzt

T h e T r a d e s m a n  has received  so  m a n y ) .................................................................... dis

inquiries in regard to the advance  in  man-
ilia and sisal rope that the follow ing ex p la n -!  Heller’s ....................................................dis
ation from the Iron Age « ill  be of interest:  Holier’« » —
to 20, 
12 

«2 and  24,  25 and 26, 

14 

6O&IO1 
60&10 
60&10 ! 
60&10 
55&10 
50
88 I 
>8

too  serious, and  you are  nearly  ready  to 
close. 

[CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.]
I thank you for your attention.

Toastmaster Kelsey  then  closed  tjie  en* 
tertainment  with  the  following  remark: 
“ We have reached the end of  a very  pleas­
ant occasion. 
I thank  you  for  your  kind­
ness and attention  and  bid  you  all  good
night.”  ^ 

_____

The following letters  of  regret  were  re­

gret were received by the Secretary.

Gband Rapids, March 15,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
De vk Sib—1  greatly regret  that  an  en­
gagement to speak  in Muskegon  will  pre­
vent my acceptance of  your  kind invitation 
for this evening. 
It  would  please  me  to 
tell the business men liow much  they  need 
the  church and how much the church needs 
t  eni,  while I would like  to  bear testimony 
to their heroic belief  inhuman  nature  and 
and to the  moral  qualities,  in  which they 
deal  which  cannot  be rated by the  price 
current  ’  As it is, I can only say that I am 
sincerely thankful for your offer  and that  I 
wish you a most delightful evening.

Respectfully,

v 
Chabi.es F luhbeb.
Grand R a p id s,  March 15,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Df v b Sib—You will  please  express  my 
regrets.  A bad cold and a  nose which bids 
fair to run away  with me,  if  not  checked, 
keeps me at home and prevents  my accept­
ing your iiattering invitation to  be  present 
at the banquet,  and  respond  to  the  toast, 
“Grand Rapids.”  When I came  to  Grand 
Rapids, ten years ago, I was very much im­
pressed with the fact that every  one  whom 
I met  seemed  to  grow  very  enthusiastic 
1 
when anything was said about  the  city, 
it
soon caught  the  same  spirit  and  have 
little 
still.  Then,  I found  a  wide-awake 
This 
city with  about  23,000  inhabitants, 
since,  and
number has more  than  doubled 
we have only to  point  out  to  our  visitors 
the many improvements now under  way to 
convince them that Grand  Rapids lias a fu­
ture. 
I  could  speak  of  our  commercial 
erowth and point with  pardonable  pride to 
our large manufacturing and  jobbing  inter­
ests,  not  forgetting  the  very  important 
part which the retail grocers on the east and 
west  sides-contributeto our  general  pros­
perity.  Let me add another word: I hope that 
Sur  friends  present,  visitors  from  ntter 
cities and towns throughout  the  State,  w ill 
never fail to receive the  most  cordial  hos- 
pitalitv when they come  to visit  our  beau­
tiful Valley city—“Grand Rapids.

Yours respectfully',

J ohn  G.  S h ie l d s.

Inconsistency Aptly Illustrated. 

Delegates  to 

the  recent  convention  of 
the Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association 
will readily recall the  stalwart  attitude  of 
the President of  the Traverse City Business 
Men’s Association on  the  subject  of  adul­
terations  and  the  outspoken  manner  in 
which he asserted that  sophisticated  goods 
should be branded according to their merits. 
Like  other  gentlemen  who  took  similai 
grounds at  the  convention,  however, T he 
•Tr a d e s.«a n  fears that Mr. Steele  does not 
always  practice  what  he  preaches.  T h e 
T r a d esm a n  is lead to  arraign  Mr.  Steele 
in this manner by reason of  a  report w hicli 
comes from  a  source  considered  entirely 
authentic and from which  there  is  no  ap­
peal. 
It appears  that  Mr.  Steele  recently 
took tea with the  presiding  officer  of  the 
State  Association,  during  the  course  of 
which he talked  very earnestly on  his  pet 
theory of  branding  goods.  The  subject of 
conversation changing,  Mr.  Hamilton  ask­
ed  after  the  physical  condition  of  Mr. 
Steele’s Jersey calf,  which is considered the 
finest animal of the kind in Northern Mich­
igan.  Mr.  Steele replied  that  he  was  ex­
periencing a great deal  of  merriment at the 
calf s expense—that he now  took the cream 
of  the mother’s milk for his  morning’s cof­
fee and replaced it with oil  meal,  and  that 
the funny part in  the proceeding  was  that 
the fool  calf  didn’t  know  the  difference. 
Mrs.  Hamilton listened to  the narrative un­
til it was  completed,  when  she  reminded 
the  speaker  of  his  inconsistency  by  the 
query:  “But,  Mr.  Steele,  what  do  you 
think  that  calf  thinks  about  adulterated 
food ?”  Mr.  Steele’s  answer  was  not  re­
corded,  for the simple reason  that  the  en­
quiry was unanswerable.

In view of  Mr.  Steele’s position  as a red- 
hot  advocate  of  pure  food,  the  questions 
naturally  arise:  Was  he  justified  in  the 
act ?  Was the  adulteration  of  the  milk  a 
dime against the  stomach  or  against  the 
pocket-book?  Ought  he  not  to  be  com­
pelled to follow his  own  advice—label  the 
pail—so that  its  patron  might  r.ot  be  de­
ceived ?

A n  Opportunity for  B u siness C om m ittees.

Garrettsville, Ohio,  April  11,  1887.

RANDOM  REFLECTIONS 

The prevailing tone in all business circles 
is that of entire confidence.  That the sea­
son will be marked by the most satisfactory 
results is  the  unanimous  opinion  in every 
branch of trade.  The goods are all that can 
be desired to stimulate buyers to take them, 
and the financial  condition of the people is 
favorable for a large  consumption.  There 
is an activity,  to  be  observed  everywhere, 
which is not only  most agreeable to behold, 
but will  extend  its  influence  even into the 
next season.  This  is significant  as  show­
ing the  solid  and  increasing  prosperity of 
the whole country,  and  the  present period 
is certainly one in which  energy and enter­
prise will meet  with  a  most  gratifying re­
ward. 

_  „

The constant war  rumors in Europe have 
an important bearing  upon vast interests in 
this country, and they are  a  source of  uni­
versal attention. 
In  some particulars war 
would be  a  great  benefit,  but  in  others it 
would cause a great  check to business,  and 
immediate  or  subsequent  losses.  Hence, 
all things considered,  it  would  be  quite as 
well for American  interests  generally if all 
these alarms  should  settle  down  to a mere 
strengthening of  the armed  forces  without 
actual war.

*  *  *

The chief purpose of  trade journalism  is 
to promote the interests of business.  With 
this es«n be combined the publication of use­
ful  general  reading  for  those  engaged  in 
trade.  But  sentiment,  poetry, humor and 
frivolous  subjects  do  not  in  any  manner 
comport with  the practical nature of such a 
publication.  When space is filled with mat­
ter of this kind there  is evidently a lack  of 
energy in looking up  a  sufficient supply  of 
late trade news, or  a dull perception on the 
part of the editor of both the true policy and 
dignity of a trade  journal.

Let no man feel satisfied to hug the shore 
when he  beholds  his  rivals  under  full sail 
for deep  water.  Let  him  crowd sail him­
self, and trust  his  ventures  to  the “ battle 
and the breeze.” *  *  *
The building of  a railroad through a new 
or old country has a  magical effect upon all 
its surroundings.  Values rise,  business en­
larges,  population increases,  and prosperity 
and growth are seen  on  every  hand. 
It is 
the same way with advertising  in business. 
Quickly,  astonishingly,  beneficially,  there 
comes a new spirit  in  the before tardy new 
business or the sluggish old one, and a reign 
of  prosperity  is  inaugurated  that  would 
never have existed  except for this judicious 
modern method of enterprise.

Shrewdness in business  has a widely 

dif
ferent  meaning.  A  shrewd  man  may  be 
sagacious and acute  in  all  transactions,  or 
lie  may  be  cunning  and 
sly.  When 
he has the  characteristics  first named,  he 
gives evidence of a clear and superior  intel­
ligence,  which  will  lead  to  success,  but 
when his shrewdness takes the other form it 
is detestable,  and generally  is  allied to un­
truthfulness and dishonor.
*  *  *

Enterprise is the very  bugle-note of busi­
ness.  When it is  the  characteristic  of  a
hous^and when it is kept alive at  all  sea-
sops and with all  goods,  there is a buoyant 
feeling in the  bosom  of every  one connect­
ed with  the  establishment.  Competition, 
dull times,  bad debts,  make  little  impres­
sion.  These are the mere skirmishes of the 
advance to victory  in  tire  general  assault 
with the banner of fearless enterprise in the 
van.

*  *  *

Grit is a little word,  but it means a  great 
deal in the practice of daily life, from youth 
through all the stages of manhood.  It means 
a resolution  and perseverance,  which  are 
superior to all  ordinary  and  extraordinary 
circumstances of discouragement. 
In  busi­
ness,  especially in this country,  grit  is  the 
basis on which 
large  fortunes  have  been 
founded  with  small  beginnings  arid  the
slightest hopes of  success.
*  #  *

We read with admiration of the old  mer­
chants of Amsterdam  and  of  London  and 
of this country.  But our admiration  is  not 
less profound when  we  observe  the  mer­
chants o four own time.  After all the busi­
ness of the past, while it  was  enterprising 
and sought ventures in  far-off  places,  was 
slow and methodical  compared  with  what 
we have at this day.  The  very  heroes  of 
commerce, the  very  champions  of  enter­
prise in its greatest day,  are  the  merchants 
of to-day,  and they  deserve  all  honor  for 
both their spirit and success.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids.
Dear Sir—We  are  desirous  of moving 
our evaporator works  from  Garrettsville to 
some point where the shipping facilities are 
better.  We  want  to  strike a lively place 
and have been talking  of  Grand  Rapids, in
connection with several other  points.  We 
would like to form a  stock company to car­
ry on the business, as we have not sufficient 
capital to do it  ourselves. 
It is increasing 
every year (the business) and the profits are 
sufficient to  make  the  investment  a  good 
one.  Could you  refer  us  to  some one,  or 
any parties who would be likely to assist us 
in  the  formation  of  a  stock  company,  or 
give  us  any  information.  Any  pointers 
will be thankfully received.

Some men are certainly  creatures  of  in­
variable good luck.  Everything  with them 
goes well—in business  all  turns  to  gold. 
They are the envy of  others,  and  they  of­
ten depend more upon their proverbial good 
luck than upon judgment.  A  notable  case 
of such a man occurred at the  period  of 
great fire in  the  business  part  of  a  large 
city  many years ago.  A vast area  was  en­
tirely burned over, leaving the store  of this
writer any encouragement as regards Grand I person standing amid  the  rains.  “How  is 
Rapids,  and hereby refers the matter to the  this,” said  another  gentleman,  talking  to 
Business Committees  of  the  seventy  local  him,  “your  store  alone  standing? ’ 
‘ Of 
associations  in  the  State,  who should im-  course,” was his smiling reply,  “I’m always 
prove the opportunity to  communicate with  lucky, you know.”  And so he wasthrough- 
out life,  and so arc others about  us  to-day,
the  writer 
! while a great host  seem  to  be  equally  the

T h e T r a d e s m a n  is unable to extend the

W ilcox Mf ’o.  Co. 

Yours  truly 

------—
--------- 
The Hardware Market. 

A { objects of ever-varying fortune.

Nails have declined  25 cents a  keg  (and 
the Gunn  Hardware  Company  has  23,000 
kegs on hand).  The  advance  in sisal  rope 
is  not  maintained,  owing  to  the  jobbers 
having large stocks on hand.  Other articles 
in the hardware line are about steady.

Let every young man in a  business  posi­
tion have confidence in his own  intelligence 
and energy to carry him forward to success. 
Self-reliance gives him the  feeling  of  firm 
It gives  him  cour-
earth beneath his feet. 

age to an extent that  quickly draws out ad­
ditional strength in every  qualification  that 
he  possesses.»  Many  a  y'oung  man  fails 
from want of  confidence  in  himself,  and 
this alone. 
If in morals  and  qualifications 
he is a sham, then he can be  only  a  hypo­
crite in whatever he  attempts,  and  he  de­
serves no fetter fate  than  to  fail.  But  if 
he knows that he has botli worth and  ener­
gy,  why, he has a right to  be  self-reliant 
to hold his own among the best  of  his  fel­
lows,  and to win,  as  he  most  likely  will, 
the success which belongs to the  brave  and 
upright.

*  *  *

are 

that 

they 

drawn 

present 
Many  shrewd  men  regard  the 
Expen- 
system of business  with  disfavor, 
circum- 
ses,  under  the  most  favorable 
under  the
stances,  are  too  great,  and
reverse of this they  are  disastrous.*  Firms 
them  willingly  or 
do  not  undertake 
such  outlay  is 
with  any  feeling 
justified,  but 
into 
them by the seeming necessity of competing 
with rivals.  Store rent for great space,  fine 
fittings,  numerous salesmen  at  home  and 
on the road—all these entail  a  yearly  out­
lay which is always large and  often  alarm­
ing.  How can a reform be  brought  about? 
Where can a saving be made!  These  ques­
tions are often asked,  and  there is no satis­
factory answer.  But these expenses are be­
coming a more serious burden upon business 
everyday, and it seems as if  their  constant 
increase must,  in time,  lead to a general  ef­
fort of reduction in this direction.

*  *  *

Opposition to monopoly is good as a  fun­
damental principle, just as  hatred of tyran­
ny  is  another  excellent  one  to  cherish. 
But all sensible men will have observed that 
many things called  tyranny are not such in 
reality,  and  much  that  is  denounced  as 
monoply is simply a  combination  of  inter­
ests which is actually for the “public good.” 
For instance,  as much as there is complaint 
against the great trunk lines of  railroad,  is 
it not evident that the people  are  in  every 
way gainers in having them in a consolidat­
ed form rather than as the  small,  indepen­
dent and badly managed  roads  which  they 
were originally?  Manufacturing companies 
which grow out of feeble concerns,  as a rule, 
improve the articles they  make,  and ciui of­
ten reduce  prices. 
In  other  words,  com­
bined capital can  accomplish  more  in  the 
way of enterprise, and more generally bene­
fit  the public, than when  used  in  separate 
and less important  schemes.  Hence in our 
opposition to monopoly  there  should  be  a 
discrimination in regard to what we oppose, 
as to do so,  in  many instances,  is to  strike 
against the interests of the people at  large. 
The anarchist believes that the  administra­
tion of just laws for the peace  of  society  is 
tyranny.  Those  who  indiscriminately  at­
tack monopoly are no wiser,  and  aim  dan­
gerous blows at  the  business  progress  and 
prosperity of the day.  A very little  reflec­
tion will show  that  monopoly, 
though  in 
some particulars carried to an excessive and 
oppressive extent,  has  contributed  in  the 
most  significant  manner  to  the  amazing 
achievements which have made the age  one 
of the greatest of history.

There have been further advances m  sisal 
jjog 
rope,  which is thus brought to a point where  List 
it is only %  cent on the list less  than  man-1 
ilia,  a condition of things  w hich  is  induced 
by the combined causes of  a  short  crop  of 
the hemp and the increased demand for  the 
manufactured article.  The manilla market, 
it is also to  be  noted, 
is  decidedly  firm, 
there having been recent slight advances  in 
the raw material. 
If the price should  go  a 
little higher,  and possibly if the present fig­
ures should only be maintained,  an advance 
in m anilla rope m ay be expected.  T he  fol­
lowing is the present list,  which  is  subject 
to the  usual  discount of 1  cent  per  pound
to the trade: 
_ 
.
Per pound
Manilla,  *  inch and larger................................... Jo  c
............................................WHc
14 arid 5-16 inch.................................H  e
tarred  rope....................................... “ Ho
hay  rope............................  ............ H  e
Sisal, *  inch and larger...................................“ He
% 
inch........... ....................................“ He
H and 5-16  inch................................. 1354c
tarred  rope.......................................
hay  rope...........................................
single  ply lath yarn........................ HHc

“ 
“ 
“ 
*• 

inch 

•• 
“ 
« 

H A R D W O O D   l u m b e r .

The furniture factories  nere  pay  as  follows 
for dry stock:
.............. 12 00@14 001
Basswood, log-run...........
.............. 15 00@18  00
Birch, log-run.................
.............. 
@25  00
Birch, Nos. 1 and  2...........
.............. 
@13 00
Black Ash, log-run...........
.............25 00@35 00
Cherry,  log-run................
.............. 45 00@50 00@10 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2.......
Cherry,  cull......................
...............12 00@14 00
Maple,  log-run.................
..............11  00018 00
Maple, soft,  log-run.......
............  @20 00
Maple, Nos. lan d  2...........
.............. 
@25 00
Maplo, clear, flooring—
.............. 
@25  Oo
Maple, white, selected...
@18 00 
Red Oak, log-run..............
@24 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.... 
^
Red Oak, quarter  sawed...................26  OOfgwO W
@'ro 00
Red Oak, No.  1, step  plank................ 
Walnut, log-run....................................  
JJ?
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2............................ 
@<£ 00
Walnuts,  culls........................ ...............  @25 00
Grey  Elm, log-run...............................  
@13 00
White Ash,  log-run..............................M 00@16 00
@23 00 
Whitewood,  log-run............
@17 00
White Oak, log-run..............

W OODEN W ARE.
...5   50 
Standard  Tubs, No. 1.......................
...4   50 
Standard  Tubs, No. 2............................
...3  50 
Standard  Tubs, No. 3............................
...1 20 
Standard Pails, two hoop.....................
...1   45 
Standard Pails, three hoop..................
...4   00 
Pails, ground wood 
.........................
...2  00 
Maplo Bowls, assorted sizes................
...2   50' 
Butter  Pails, ash...................................
...1  00 
Butter Ladles........................................
.  .  75 
Rolling P ins............................... .............
...  50
Potato  Mashers......................................
«  j®
Clothes Pounders................................ 
ClothesPins.........................................................   °o
..1 00 
Mop Stocks.........................................
..1
Washboards, single..........................
Washboards, double..........................
Diamond  Market...............................................
Bushel, narrow band......................................... J w
Bushel, wide band...............................................l •“
Clothes, splint,  No. 1.........................................3 DU
.. 4 25 
Clothes, splint,  No. 2.......................
....5  00 
Clothes, splint,  No. 3.......................
.... 5 50 
Clothes, willow  No. 1.......................
...-.0 50 
Clothes, willow  No. 2.......................
....7  50
Clothes, willow  No. 3.......................
__ 3  75
Water  Tight, bu...............................
....2  85
“  h a lfb u .......................
MISCELLANEOUS.

BA SK ETS.

** 

 

plies.  Dealers are paying $5 for good bark.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners all have  large  sup­
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.50  <p  ft  for 
clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local  jobbers  are 
authorized to offer standard goods at 40  and 5 
per cent, off, and second quality at 60 per cent 
off.

I b a r b w a r c .

 

BU TTS, CAST.

AUGERS AND B IT S .

These  prices  are  for  cash buyers,  who  pay 
promptly and buy in full  packages.
Ives’,  old  style................. • • ..................... “is
.......dis
N.  H.C. Co.
.......... dis
Douglass’.....................................
...........dis
Pierces’ ......................................
...........dis
Snell’s ..........................................
...........dis
Cook’s  ........................................
...........dii
Jennings’,  genuine...................
.......... disSO&lO
Jennings’,  im itation................
balances.
40
............dis
Spring....
BARROW S.
.........$  14 00
Railroad
.... net 33 00
Garden..
BELLS.
. ...d is  $ 60&10&10
Hand................................
70
.......dis 
Cow...................................
30&15
.  ...d is 
Call...................................
Gong................................
.......dis 
25
Door, Sargent..................
.......dis 
60&10
BO LTS.
Stove................................................dis $
Carriage  new list.............................dis
Plow  ............................  
dis
Sleigh Shoe.......................................dis
Wrought Barrel  Bolts..................... dis
Cast  Barrel Bolts............................. dis
Cast Barrel, brass knobs..................dis
Cast Square Spring..........................dis
Cast Chain.........................-.............dis
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob............dis
Wrought Square............................. dis
Wrought Sunk Flush.......................dis
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush............................................dis
60&10
60&10
Ives’ Door.........................................dis
braces.
40
...d is $ 
Barber................................
...d is  50&10 
Backus................................
Spofford..............................
...d is 
50 
net
...d is 
Am. Ball.............................
BUCKETS.
L  350 
Well, plain............................................ i
4 00
Well, swivel...........................................
Cast Loose Pin, figured...................dis
70&10 
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........dis
70&10 
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed, .dis 
60&10 
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint..dis
60&10 
Wrought Loose  Pin......................... dis
60&10 
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip...........dis
60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned...........dis  6Ü& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei  *
tipped............................................dis
60& 5 
60&10 
Wrought Table..................................dis
Wrought Inside Blind......................dis
60&10 75 
Wrought Brass..................................dis
Blind, Clark’s.....................................dis
80 
80 
Blind, Parker’s...............................  djs
Blind, Shepard’s...............................dis
70
Ely’s 1-10......................................................per m$65
O®
Hick’s C. F.......................................  
G. .................................................... 
35
Musket............................................. 
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester  new list50&10
Rim Fire, United States...................... dis50&10
Central Fire.........................................dis30&10
Socket Firmer....................................d js 70&10
Socket Framing................................. dis 70&10
Socket Corner....................................dis  70&10
70&10
Socket Slicks.....................................dis
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer................ dis
4020
Barton’s Socket Firmers..................dis
Cold...................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s............................dis
Hotchkiss  ....................................... dis
Brass, Racking’s...................................
Bibb’s ..................................................   ¿ft*in
Beer..............   ....................................
.............................................................
Planished, 14 oz cut to size...................V
14x52,14x56,14 x60....................................
23
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................
Cold Rolled, 14x48.......................................  f
Bottoms.....................................................
Morse’s Bit  Stock....... ....................dis 
40
40
Taper and Straight Shank..................dis 
Morse’s Taper  Shank.........................dis 
4U
ComM piece, 6  in........................ doznet  $.85
Corrugated....................................... di®
Adjustable.........................................dis *  Aly
30
Claris, small, $18 00: large, $2« 00.  dis 
dis
Ives’, 1, $18 00 ; 2, $24 00 ; 3, $30 00.
25

EX PA N SIV E B IT S .

40&10
25

CA TRID G ES.

ELBOW S. 

C H IS ELS.

C O PPER .

D R IL L S

COMBS.

COCKS.

CA PS.

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NEW   OIL HOUSE.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  to  Have  Competi­

tion in this Market.

The advent of the Independent Oil Co.  at 
this market 1ms created something of a sen­
sation  in  grocery  circles,  as  the  enforced 
■withdrawal of  the Globe  Oil  Co.  from  the 
field and  the  previous  retirement  of  every 
house in opposition to the Standard Oil Co., 
had led the trade  to  the  conclusion  that no 
one but the  Standard Oil Co.  would  be  al­
lowed to sell any oil in this territory.
Notwithstanding  the  apparent  futility of 
attempting to establish a successful oil bus­
iness  here,  however,  the  Independent  Oil 
Co. has put in an appearance, opened offices 
at 156 South Division  street  and leased the 
i warehouse formerly  occupied  by  the Globe 
Oil Co.,  lying between  the Grand Rapids & 
Indiana and Chicago & West Michigan Rail­
ways.  The business  arrangements  of  the 
new corporation have not  yet all  been  per­
fected,  but they are so far arranged that the 
receiving and shipping of oil inconsiderable 
quantities  have  been  carried  on  for  a 
month or  six weeks.  Thirty-five  tank cars 
are  now  being  constructed  especially  for 
their use, when a  regular  tank  line  will be 
established  between  the  refinery in  Cleve­
land and this market.
The Independent Oil Co.makes  a  point 
of carrying in stock only the best goods and 
selling  at  bed-rock  prices.  A  specialty is 
made  of  the  celebrated  “Kthaline”  oil, 
which is the finest grade known to the trade, 
and for which the  Independent Oil  Co.  are 
State  agents.  A  large  trade  has  already 
been built  up on this oil,  as is also  the case 
with  “Ruby” oil,  which  corresponds  to the 
“Water  White”  of  common  use.  These 
oils  are  better  in  quality  than  any  other 
goods sold for  the  money and  have  lately 
made many friends among the trade.
In addition to a full  line  of  illuminating 
oils, the new house handles a conjplete sup­
ply  of  naptha, gasoline,  and  all  kinds  of 
lubricating oils, on which the house  will be 
pleased to quote prices at any time.
The Independent  Oil  Co.  is  managed  by 
W.  H. Marston,  whose connection with the 
oil business dates back  many years.  T. M. 
Sheriff represents the house on the road and 
will  call on T h e  T r a d e s m a n ’s readers  as 
fast as the conveniences of  travel  will  per­
mit.

Cotton Seed Oil in Lard.

The T r a d e s m a n  is  endeavoring  to  as­
certain,  by experimentation, a simple meth­
od of detecting the  amount  of  cotton seed 
oil in lard.  None of  the  lard  sold  by Ar­
mour or Fairbanks is  what it purports to be. 
The glycerine and other valuable constituent 
elements are eliminated  and  substituted  by 
cotton seed oil.  No one questions the whole- 
someness of cotton  seed  oil, as  a  vegetable 
oil is invariably purer and better thaD animal 
fat.  When a man buys lard, however, he is 
entitled to what he pays for.  The merchant 
who sells him anything  else, knowingly, is 
little better than a thief.

H IN Q ESi

HA NG ERS.

h a m m e r s .

HO LLO W   W AR E.

13 
GAUGES.

2'
15
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ................. dis 
50
Maydole & Co.’s ......................................... di® 
*5
Kip’s ............................................................dis 
~5
Yerkes  &  P lu m b s................................ di®
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel.......... . .... . .30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  E0&10
Champion,  anti-friction.........................dis  bO&lu
Kidder, wood  track................................. dis 
40
Gate, Clark’s, lf2,  3.......................... • • - dis 
60
State...............................................perdoz.net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4 *   14
3*
and  longer................................................
10*
Screw Hook and Eye,  *   ................... net
8*
Screw Hook and Eye * ..................... net
7*
Screw Hook and Eye  54....................... net
7H
Screw Hook and Eye,  %.................... .net
65
Strap and  T .........................................dis
60
60
60
50

P o ts................................................................
K ettles...........................................................
Spiders  .........................................................
Gray  enam eled...........................................
H O U SE  F U R N IS H IN G   GOODS.
Stamped Tin Ware...................... new  list
Japanned Tin  Ware...................................
25
Granite Iron  Ware.....................................
Grub  1 
........................................811 03» di3 60
n ruh  2.................................................   11  50, dis 60
Grub 3....................................................   12 00, dis 60
KNOBS—NEW   L IS T .
55
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings.......
55
Door, porcelain, jap.  trim m ings...
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings
55
Door, porcelain, trimm ings............
70
.dis
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain....
40&10
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s ..............
45
.dis
H em acite.............................................
LOCKS—DOOR.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dis
55
.dis
55
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s ............
.dis
55
.dis
Branford’s ......................................
55
.dis
Norwalk’s ...............................................dis
..dis  70
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.
MATTOCKS.
Adze  E y e .....................................fhj 00 dis
Hunt  Eye  ......................................#15 00  dis 
60
Hunt’s  ..........................................$18  50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled...................dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’S :.................................dis 40
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg.Co.’sMalleables  ...  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ............. .dis  40
Coffee,  Enterprise....................................... dis  ~5

LEV ELS.

MAULS.

M ILLS.

HO ES.

dis

M OLASSES OATES.

Stebbin’s Pattern  .<— %...................... dis  60&J0
Stebbin’s Genuine.................................. dis  60&10
Enterprise,  self-measuring................. dis 
¿5

N A ILS— IR O N .

Common, Bra  and Fencing.

O IL E R S.

keg $2  45 
50
1 50
1 0Ò

6d 4d 
1* 2 00
2
...............dis60&l0
................dis  50
................. dis  50
... per  gross, $12 net 
........................  50&10

10dto  60d...................
8d and 9 d adv...................
6d and 7d  adv...................
4d and 5d  adv...................
3d  advance...........>...........
3d fine  advance................
Clinch nails,  adv..............
Finishing 
I  10d  8d
Size—inches  )  3 
2 *  
Adv. 39 keg 
$1  25  1 50  1  7«
Steel Nails—2 60.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent-----
Zinc, with brass bottom ...........
Brassor  Copper.
Reaper.................
Olmstead’s ..............................
planes.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy............................
Sciota Bench............................................. dis 50@55
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.................. 
.dis  30
Bench, flrstfquality..........................-• • ■ dis 50@o5
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, w ood... ,dis20&10 
Fry, A cm e............................................. *  *dis 50&10
i  Common, polished................f t ................
Dripping................................ . ................ “  ®
Iron and Tinned....................................dis
Copper Rivets and  Burs....................dis 
60
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10  2C 
9  20
••B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27 

PA TENT FLAN1SAED IR O N .

R IV E T S.

pans.

Broken packs * c  $  lb extra.

R O PES.

SQUARES.

Sisal, *  in. and  larger.................................
Manilla.............................................................
Steel and Iron........................................dis
Try and B evels...................................... dis
.................................... dis
Mitre  ..............
S H E E T IR O N .Com. Smooth.
..............................$4  20
............................  4 20
............................  4 20
............................  4 20
............................  4  40
.......................   4 60
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 3 

Nos. 10 to  14 —  
Nos. 15 to  17 —  
Nos. 18 to 21 —  
Nos. 22 to 24—  
Nos .25 to 26—  
No.
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SH EET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, 
lb.............................
In smaller quansities, $   lb.......................
American, all  kinds.............................. dis
Steel, all kinds........................................ dis
Swedes, all  k in d s..................................dis
Gimp and  Lace.................................... dis
Cigar Box  N ails....................................dis
Finishing  Nails.  ...................................dis
Common and Patent  Brads................ dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis
Trunk and Clout Nails...........................dis
Tinned Trunk and Clout N ails........... dis
dis
Leathered Carpet  Tacks..

TACKS.

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11*
13*
Î0&10
6020
Com. 
$2  90
2 90
3 00 
3 05 
3  15 
3 25
luches

6*
60
60
60
69
50
50
50
50
50
4£
35

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Dealers  w i l l  
find  it  to  their 
t o 
advantage 
c o r r e s p o n d  
with  us,  as  we 
are in the  posi­
tion to make  A 
No.  t  goods  at 
the  lowest  pos­
sible prices.
C o r r e s p o nd- 
ence 
solicited 
from  the  job­
bing trade rela­
tive to premium
cases.
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Address 

AMERIC A2T  SHOW  CASE  WORZS,

27 Xsali-O Street, Oliicago.

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L .  M .  C A R Y .

CAHY <& LOVERIDGE,

L .  L .  L O V E R ID G E .

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fir© and Burglar Proof

Combination  and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

HIRTH  KliR-A-TTSE,

DEALERS  IN

F urs  and  Tallow,

P rom pt  returns m ade  oil  C onsignm ents.

113 Cana 1 St., Orana Rapids,

Butter

Til.
and

A .  r i L  A  3 ,
a”s,  Fruits  and  Oysters.

Makes a Specialty of

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

We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.

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

217 and 219 L ivingstone Street, 

- 

Grand Itapids, M ichigai

M E T A L   B R A N D
B E A D Y   R O O F I N G

T W O   AND  THREE  P L Y

Waterproof, Durable and Economical,

OVER  7,500,000  SQUARE  FEET APPLIED IN 1886.

Curtiss & Dunton,

d -3 F L ^ X ^ T X >   R A P I D S ,

MICH.

Miller's Pat. Cash Till and Sale Register

Manufactured,  and  Sold  Only  l»y  Patentee,

O. B. MIL.DBR, 

ITHACA, N.Y,
Office of Sam’l  Moffett, Grocei

Flint, Mich., Nov. 26,1886.

C. B. Miller, Ithaca, N.  Y.:
Dear Sir—Enclosed please find New York 
draft to pay for “Cashier,’’also for onedoz. 
Rolls Pacer, which please  forward at  once 
by Am. Express.
It took me some time to arrive at the con­
clusion that your  “Cashier”  was the one  I 
wanted,  but  now, after  having  had  it in 
practical use for some  time,  I will frankly 
I  long  have 
admit  “this  is  the  thing 
sought,” and  possibly  I  might  justly  add 
the other line of this verse, but  will 
leave 
that for others, in need, to imagine.

Yours, etc.,

Sam’l  Moffett.

H E S T E R   <&  F O X ,

SAW A3STD GB.IST MXI*Xi

MANUFACTURERS’  AGENTS  FOR

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INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.
M A N U F A C T U R E R S '
STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.

Send  for 
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and 
P ric e s -

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16 00 
17  50

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TR A PS.

rates. 

T IN   PLA TES.

T IN —LEA D ED .

N o .l,  Refined.............................................
Market  Half-and-half..............................
Strictly  Half-and-half.............................
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.
10x14, Charcoal............................
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal............................
IX , 
6 25
12x12, Charcoal............................
IC, 
7 75
12x12, C harcoal..........................
IX , 
5  75
14x20, Charcoal............................
IC, 
7 25
IX, 
14x20,  Charcoal.......  ..................
8  75 
IX X, 
14x20, Charcoal............................
10  77 
IX XX,  14x20, Charcool............................
12  55 
t y y x x . 14x20,  Charcoal.........................
15 50
IX , 
20x28, Charcoal............................
6 50 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal........................
8 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal.........................
10 50 
DXX,  100 Plate Charcoal........................
12 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.....................
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50  to  6 75
Roofing, 14x20, IC ...........................................  *» S?
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ..........................................  ® 7o
Roofing, 20x28, IC ........................................... 
9S
Roofing, 20x28,  IX ..........................................  H  00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne..................  5 50 f
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne................  7  60
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne..................11 00
IX  20x28, choice Charcoal  Terne............   14  00
Steel, Game....................................60&10
OneidaiCommuntity,  Newhouse’s . . . . . . .  dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton s. .60&10
S  P. &W.  Mfg.  Co.’s ..............................^-  “O*10
Mouse,  choker......................................
Mouse,  delusion.................................#1  50»d oz
Bright Market........................................j , 
~
Annealed Market.................................. dis 
.G&lU
Coppered Market..................................... C18.  •“ *
Tinned  Market.................................................... dis 62*
Tinned  Broom..............................................5 ®   „Y”
Tinned Mattress.........................................  V ®
Coppered  Spring Steel...........................-jV*
Tinned Spring Steel.............................................dis 40&10
Plain F ence....................... 
Barbed Fenoe, galvanized............................... *
Copper..................................................new  Ustmrt
Brass.....................................................new  Ufltnet
Rriffht 
diS  70&10&10
scrawEyes::::.......................... mio&io
di8  70&1U&10
Wnnlr’fl 
Gate Hooks and  E yes...................dis  70&10&1Q
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled............
Coe’s Genuine................... 
•dJJ
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe’s  Patent, malleable....................... dis
M ISCELLANEOU S.
Birdcages.................................  
 
Pumps,  Cistern.......................................018
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate.....................dis50&10&M
Dampers, American .......................... .
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods.60&10&10 
Copper  Bottoms.................   •• •  .......... 
/8C

painted...............................

W REN CH ES.
 

50
75&10
Y,'

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Planers  Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of W ood-W orking Machinery, 

And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split rulley.  Large  stock  kept  on hand.
Ana 
Pulley and become convinced ot their superiority.
W rite for P rices.

130  OAKES  ST..  GRAND  R A PID S

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MIC1I.

Saws, B elting and Oils.

HONEY  BEE  COFFEE!

Best  in  the  Market  for  the  Money.

PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER,

EQUAL  TO  THE  BEST  MADE.

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Wall Paper ^ Window  Shades

A bsolutely  Pure.________

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SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY.

House and Store Shades Made to Order.
N elson  Bros.  &  Oo.

68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

JOBBERS  IN

DRY  G-OODS,

-AJSriD ISTOTIOITS,

88  M onroe  St.,

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

G R A N D   R A P ID S,  M ICH.

Peerless
American

ess Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers  j  k  QnnmnltTT 
lean and Stark A Bags 
| II  |j|)u u ld lij.

ORANGES

1865

Jersey  Butter  Tubs. to CANDY

FRUIT

W HO LESALE

A N D

1887

PEA NUTS

SPRING & COUPANT
DRY  GOODS

JOBBERS m

Hosiery, Carpets, Etc.

WEDNESDAY.  APRIL  20,  1887.

M ichigan  H usluess  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President—F rank H am ilton, Traverse City.
F irst Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. H errick, G rand Rapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
T reasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo.
Executive Comm ittee—President, F irst Vice-President, 
S ecretary. N. B. Blain and W. E. Kelsey.
C om m ittee on Trade lnterosts—Smith Barnes, Traverse 
C ity;  P. Uanney, K alam azoo;  A.  W.  W estgate,  Che­
boygan.
C om m ittee on Legislation—W. E.  Kelsey,  Ionia;  J.  V. 
,  C randall, Sand Lake;  J.  F. Clark. Big Rapids. 
C om m ittee on M embership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis;  B.
K.  Em ery, G rand Rapids;  the Secretary.
C om m ittee  on  T ransportation—Jas.  A.  Coye,  Grand 
Rapids;"J.W .  Miilik.cn,  Traverse  City;  C.  T.  Bridg­
m an. M int.
Comm ittee on C onstitution—W. E. Kelsey,  Ionia;  R. D.
McNaugUton, Coopersville;  1. F. Clapp, Allegan, 
OfHcial O rgan—T hk Michigan T radesman.

The following local associations have mostly 
been  organized  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Michigan Business Men’s Association, and  are 
auxiliary thereto:

Ada  Business  Men's  Association. 
President, D. F. W atson;  Secretary, Elm er Chapel.
A lba B usiness Men's Associai ion. 
President, C. R. Sm ith;  Secretary, Peter  Baldwin.

A llegan  Business  Men's  Association. 

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

B ellaire  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, John Rodgers;  Secretary, U. J. Noteware.
M erchant's Protective Ass’n o f B ig  Rapids, 
President, E. P. Clark ;  Secretary, A. S. H obart.

B oyne  City  Business Men's Association. 

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

B u r r   O a k   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, C. B. Galloway;  Secretary, H. M. Lee.
R etail  Grocers’ Association o f B attle Cree 
President. Geo. H. Rowell;  Secretary, C.  A. Hoxsie.
Cadillac  Business Men’s Association. 

President, J. C. McAdam ;  Secretary, C. T. Chapin.

Casuovia,  B ailey and  Trent  B .  M.  A. 
President, H. E. Hesseltine ;  Secretary, E. Farnham .
Cedar  Springs  Business  Men’s  A ssociation 
President, T. W. Provin;  Secretary, L. H. Chapm an.
C harlevoix  Business  Men’s Association. 

President, John Nichols;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.
B usiness  M en’s  Protective  Union  o f  Clie 
President, J. H. Tuttle;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
Coopersville  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President. E. N. Parker;  Secretary, R. D. McNaughton.
R etail Grocers’Trade Union A s’n o f D etroit 
President, John Blessed;  Secretary, H. K undinger.
Dorr  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, L. N. Fisher;  Secretary, E. S. Botsford.
R etail  Groçers’  Association  o f K.  .Saginaw 
President,  Richard Luster;  Secretary, Chas. H. Smith

boygan.

Kastport  Business  Men'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. M artin
Prankfort  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, Win. Upton;  Secretary, E. R. Chandler.

President, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary, J. L. W illett.

Flint  M ercantile  Union.

Freeport  Business  M en’s  Association. 

President, Foster Sisson;  Sec’y, A rthur Cheseborough

F ife I-ake Business Men’s A ssociation. 

President, E. H agadom ;  Secretary, O. V. Adams.
.Grand  Haven  Business  M en’s  A ssociation 
President. Fred. D. Voss;  Seeretar.v, Fred A. H utty.

R etail  Grocers’  Ass’n  o f Grand  Rapids. 

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

G r e e n v il le   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

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

Hartford Business Men’s Association. 

President, V. E. Manley;  Secretary. I. B. Barnes.

H astings  Business  M en’s  A ssociation. 

President. L. K. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J.  A.  VanArman
Howard  City 11 usines»  Men's A ssociation. 
Chairm an. C.  A.  Vandenberg;  Secretary. B. J. Lowry.
H olland  Business  Men’s  Association. 

President, Jacob Van P u tten;  Secretary, A. Van Duren
H ubbardston  B usiness  M en’s  Association, 
P resident. Boyd Redner;  Secretary, L. W. Robinson.

Ionia  Business  Men’s  Exchange. 

President, Win. E.  Kelsey;  Secretary,  Fred. Cutler, J r
K alam azoo  Retail Grocers’ A ssociation. 

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

K alkaska  Business  M en’s  Association. 

President. A. K. Palm er;  Secretary, C. E. Ramsey.

K ingsley  Business  M en’s  Association. 
President. C.  H. Camp; Secretary, Chas. E. Brewster.

E eslie  B usiness  Men’s  Association, 

President. Win.  Hutchings;  Secretary. M. L. Campbell
L ow ell  B usiness  Men’s  P rotective  A ss’n 
President. N. B. Blain-  Secretary. Frank T. King.

L uther  Protective  As’n. 

President. W. B. Pool;  Secretar)-, Jas. M. Veri tv
Lyons  T.'usiness  Men’s  As’n. 

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

Mattcelona  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 

President, W. K. W atson;  Secretary, C. L. Bailey.

M anistique  Business Men’s Association. 

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

M anton’s  Business  M en’s  Association. 

P résidait, F. A. Jenison;  Secretary. R. Fuller.

M uir  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 

President, L. Town;  Secretary. Elm er Elv.
Grocers’  Ass’n  o f  the  Citv  o f  Muskegon. 
President, H. B. Fargo;  Secretary*, ffm , Peer.

M erchant's  Union  of N ashville. 

President. H erbert  M, Lee;  Secretary. W alter Webster,

Oceana  Business  M en’s  A s’u. 

President, W. E. T horp;  Secretary, K. S. H onghtaiing.

Ovid  B usiness  M en’s  A s’n. 

President. C.  U. H unter;  Secretary. Lester Cooley.
Owosso  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, Jas. Osbum :  Sec’y, S. Lamfrom.

Otsego  Business  Men's  A ssociation. 

President, J. M.  Ballou;  Secretary, J.  K. Conrad.

P etoskey  Busi 
President, Jas. Buckle

Men’s  Association, 
erti ta ry, A. C. Bowman.
Pew am o  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, Albert Retail;  Secretary, E.  R. HolmeB.

Plain well  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

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

R eed City  Bus! ness  M en’s A ssociation. 
President! C. J.  Fleischauer; Secretary, II. W. Hawkins.

Rockford  Business  M en’s  A ssociation. 

President, Geo. A. Sage ;  Secretary, J. M. Spore.

St. Charles  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 

President. B. J. Downing;  Secretary, E. E. Burdick.
St. Johns Merchants’ P rotective Association 
President, H. L. Kendrick;  Secretary, C. M. Merrill.
B usiness Men’s P rotective Ass’n o f Saranac 
President,  Geo. A. P otts;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.

South  Board man  Business  M en’s  Ass’n. 

President, H. E. Hogan;  Secretary, 8. E. Niehardt.
So. Arm and K. Jordan B usiness M en’s A s’u 
President, D. C. Loveday;  Secretary, C. W. Button.

Sherm an  B usiness M en’s A ssociation. 
President, H.  B. S turtevant:  Secretary, W. G. Shane.

Sparta  Business  M en’s  Association. 

President, J. R. H arrison;  Secretary, M. B. Nash.

S tu ric i*   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c i a ti o n . 
President, H enry S. Church;  Secretary, Wm. Jorn.
Traverse  City  Business  M en’s  Association. 
President, Geo. E. Steele;  Secretary, C. T. Lockwood.
Tustin  B usiness  M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, O. A. Estes;  Secretary, Geo. W. Bevins;
V erm on iville  B usiness  M en’s  Association. 
President, W. H. Benedict;  Secretary, W. E. Holt.

W ay land  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

P residen t. E. W.  Pickett;  Secretary, H. J. Turner.
W hite  Cloud  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President,  P. M. Roedel;  Secretary, M. D. Hayward.
W h ite  Lake  Business  M en’s A s’n. 

President, A. T. Linderman, Whitehall:  Secretare  w  

B. Nicholson, Whitehall.
W oodland  B usiness  M en’s  Association. 

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

G rand  R apids  B utchers’  Union. 

President, John Katz; Secretary, Chas. Velite.

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

Before the advent  of  T h e  T r a d e s m a n  
the  West  was  flooded  with  alleged  com 
mercial papers,  each and every one  of  them 
the personal organ of some jobber,  who  en 
deavored to do  his  advertising  at  the  ex 
pense of the retail  trade. 
I  presume  num 
berless country merchants had my experience 
with.these “dodgers,” but it always seemed 
to me that a conspiracy had been formed  to 
make  me an unwilling subscriber  to  every 
trade publication in America.  To  a  person 
with a  love for reading and a small  income 
combined,  the  selection  of  literature  is  a 
study  of  some  moment,  and  when  he  is 
forced 
invest  twice  his  estimated 
annual allowance for books  and  periodicals 
in  advertising circulars,  it  becomes  a  per­
sonal grievance of  considerable  magnitude, 

to 

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I fought  against  the  “dodger”  infliction 
for some years and finally conquered, but at 
a considerable  outlay of  time,  temper  and 
money,  and  when  the  long  engagement 
was over the  postal  authorities  felt  almost 
as much relief as  myself.

The class  of  periodicals  mentioned  still 
have  an  existence, but  they  mostly  reach 
the  dealer  at  the  expense  of  a  one  cent 
stamp;  the  post  office  department  having 
probably “tumbled” to their true  character.

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li­

lt is said to be a popular  impression  with
nearly every  American  citizen  that  he  is 
qualified by nature for adorning the editorial 
tripod—an  article,  by  the  way,  which  I 
never saw or  heard of, except  through  the 
columns of the rural press.  This is undoubt­
edly a mammoth fallacy,  but I  submit  that 
any intelligent citizen has a right  to  venti­
late his  personal  idea  of  journalism,  pro­
vided he  does  it  with  reasonable  modesty 
and deference,  and  publishes  his  opinions
on the subject at his own  expense.

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Let  us  suppose  that  the editor of  T h e 
T r a d e s m a n  has consented  to  publish  the 
few succeeding paragraphs  as an  advertise­
ment.  They  contain,  briefly,  my  bucolic 
ideas  regarding  the  make  up  of  a  trade 
journal:

1 would have the paper as far from a price 
list as possible.  Every  reputable dealer is, 
to-day,  liberally  supplied  with  price  cata­
logues. 
I would not allow it to become the 
personal organ of  any  jobber  or  manufac­
turer. 
I  would  have  it  thoroughly inde­
pendent;  agressive in  its  warfare  against 
fraud, trickery and rascality,  and  unrelent­
ing  in its  effort to  render  the word  “mer­
chant” a synonym  for  truth,  honor  and in­
tegrity. 
I would  have  it  semi-literary  in 
its  character,  with  sufficient  matter  out­
side of the dry details of trade to  make  it a 
welcome  visitor 
subscriber’s
family. 

I would--------

in  every 

But,  lest  1  be  suspected  of,  indirectly, 
suggesting  a  prospectus for T h e  T r a d e s­
m a n,  I will  postpone further consideration 
of the subject.

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I  was  in  a  country store  one  day  last 
the 
winter,  and  while  conversing  with 
proprietor,  a  customer  entered  and  re 
marked:

“Say,  Mr.  Smith!  Here’s  that  axe  I 
bought of you the other day;  you know you 
warranted it?”

“Y-e-s,” replies Smith,  hesitatingly. 
“Well,  it chipped the first time I used it.’
A few cautious inquiries  from  the  seller 
evealed  the fact  that  the  implement  was 
used  when the  thermometer  was  down  in 
the zeros, and Smith immediately  set  up  a 
claim that  no  axe, was  warranted  against 
frozen  timber.

Now,  I am not a connoisseur in  axes,  or 
competent authority on  the  laws  and  cus­
toms attending their sale,  but I am satisfied 
that Smith quibbled,  that he  was  in  honor 
bound to make good his warrantee and  that 
he probably lost a good customer.

I consider it a matter of economy, as well 
as  honesty,  for  a  merchant  to  keep  his 
guarantee—if he thinks himself  obliged  to 
make one—sacred and inviolate,  and if he is 
in doubt regarding the merits of a  claim,  it 
s usually better to  decide  against  himself 
than against a customer who  evidently  be­
lieves his demand a  just  one. 
It  pays,  in 
the end, to leave quirks and quibbles to  the 
Cheap Jakes” of  trade.

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Mr. Smith’s  effort to evade his  warrantee 
reminded me  of  a  little  incident  which  a 
traveling  man  related  to  me  some  years 
ago:

however, 

While at Denver,  Col., he  found  himself 
badly  in need of a pair of  boots,  and  after 
long  search  succeeded  in  finding  some 
which fairly fitted him,  but  their  material 
and make-up  gave  him  many  misgivings. 
Persuaded, 
iron-clad 
guarantee of the dealer,  he  invested consid­
erable  money  on  the  purchase  and  re­
turned to his hotel.  The next  day,  a  few 
hour’s pedestrianism detached the soles from 
the uppers  and practically ruined  the  war­
ranted articles.  Taking them back to the sell­
er the 'gentleman exhibited  the  melancholy 
remains  and  demanded  an  adjustment  of 
damages.

by  an 

The dealer regarded the ruins contemplat­

ively  for a moment and  observed:

“My  frient,  you  vos  de  only  barty  to 
blame for dat galamity.  You peen walking 
in dose boots!  Dose boots dond peen  walk­
ing boots.  Dose boots  vos  cavalry  boots.” 

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A  business  experience  of  a  good  many 
years  has  convinced me  that  the  average 
customer deals with the trader in very much 
the  same  spirit  as  the  trader  deals  with 
him. 
If the  merchant’s  character,  in  the

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community  in  which  he  lives,  is  of  that 
nature that  he  is  entitled  to  respect  and 
confidence  the  average  customer—barring 
the  dead-beat—seldom  attempts to  impose 
upon  him; 
contrary,  he  is 
crafty and  tricky,  and  has  that reputation 
among his neighbors,  the  average  customer 
will use every  effort  to  match  craft  with 
craft and trickiness with  trickiness.

if,  on  the 

* 
But,  unfortunately  for 

the  reputable 
merchant,  he  doesn’t  always  have 
the 
average customer to deal  with.  The  a.  c. 
has a large body of relations who  are  sadly 
below the average,  and  who,  collectively, 
are  radically  skeptical regarding  the  ex­
istence of a single specimen  of  the  alleged 
noblest work of  the  Almighty.  They  ap­
pear to regard the hasty assertion of David, 
relating to  the untruthfulness  of  the  race, 
as golden words of wisdom and they  trans­
act all business matters on  the  assumption 
that eternal  vigilance  is  the  price  of  all 
transactions of barter and sale.

Pick  out  a  fair  representative  of  this 
body,  and  put  him  under  oath,  and  he 
would undoubtedly testify that,  to the  best 
of his knowledge and belief,  the old “chest­
nut” regarding  the  grocer  who  instructed 
his shop boy to sand  the  sugar,  water  the 
vinegar,  and then come  to prayerg,  was  a 
remarkable and truthful story.

From  this body  come  the  customers  of 
the “Cheap  Jakes”  of  trade.  While  they 
are  frequent  and  too  often  unpleasant 
visitors  of  the “square” dealer,  it is nearly 
always the  shysters  of  traffic  who  pocket 
their  money,  but  to  explain  this  curious 
fact would require a study  in  metaphysics.

F.  H.  S.

She  W as  Bound  to  Get  Even.

Down in Ohio a woman  had  a  drummer 
arrested for  winking  at  her.  When  the 
trial came off,  it  was  found  that  the  eye 
which she  claimed  he  wunk,  was  a  very 
clever glass imitation of  the  human  optic. 
Of  course,  this put a stop to  the  suit,  but 
she was bound to  get  square  with  some­
body,  so she found out where  the  eye  was 
made,  and presented a bill  to  the  firm  for 
the advertising she had given  them.

These are the  Finest  Lathe- 
Turned Ash Butter Tubs in the 
market.  Every tub is smooth 
and perfect.  Good goods should 
be put up in good packages.

251b.  Tubs..................................................23 cents
40  “ 
25 “
60  “ 

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“ 
Special Price in Car Lots.

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G-rand. R apids,

CURTISS & DONTON
LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
Fermentum!

STATE  AGENT  FOR

The Only Reliable  Gcmpieased Yeast.

M anufactured by Itiverdale Diet. Co.

106 K ent  Street, Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TELEPH O NE  560.

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

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street. 

'
ST A N L E Y   N .  A LLEN ,  Proprietor.
WE  DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS' WORK AND  USE  NO 

CHEMICALS.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express  Promptly  At­

te nded  to.

TIME  TABLES.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Arrive.
Leave. 

K alam azoo D ivision.

N. Y. Mail.  N .Y .Bx

7:45 a m. 
9:02 a m. 
10:06 a in. 
11:35 a  in. 
5:05 p m . 
9:40 p in. 
3:30 a  n i. 
:50 p m.

X.&Mail.  N. Y. Mail. 
4 :35 p m 
6:10 p m 
5:55 p m 
5:00 a  m 
7:05 p m 
4:00 p m 
8:30 p m 
2:20 p m 
2:30 a m  
9:45 a  m 
8:30 a m 
5:35 a m  
2:50 p m 
11:10 p m
40 a in
6:50am
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids a t 1  p  m,  carry­
ing passengers as fa r as  Allegan.  All  trains  daily ex­
cept Sunday. 

-----ind Rapids.  9:45 a m
.A llegan...........8:28 a in
.K alam azoo...  7:30 a in
• W hite Pigeon.  5:55 a m
■Toledo............ 11:00 p m
• Cleveland....... 6:40 p m
• Buffalo............ 11:55 a m
•Chicago.......... 11:30 p m
H “* 

J, W. McKexney,G eneral Agent.

---------71—

----,  - 

Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee

. 

Arrives.

GOING  EAST.
tsteam boat  Express........................
tT hrough  Mail.................................. 10:40a m
tE vening Express.............................   3:15 p m
•Lim ited  Express.............................   9:20 p m
tMlxed, w ith  coach..........................
GOING w e s t .
t Morning  Express............................  1:05 p m
tThrough  Mail..........................................   5:00 p m
tsteam boat Express.........................10:40 p ni
tMlxed....................................... ; ........
•N ight Express..................................   5:10 a m

Leaves. 
6:25 a m 
10:50 a  m 
3:50 p m 
10:55 p m 
11:00 a  m
1:10 p m 
5:05 p m
7:45 a m 
6:35 a  m
tDatly, Sundays excepted.  •Dally.
Passengers taking the  6:25  a m   Express  m ake  close 
connection a t Owosso for Lansing,  and  a t  D etroit  for 
New  York,  arriving  there  a t  10:30  a  m th e following 
m orning.  The N ight Express has a through W agner car 
and local sleeping car from  D etroit to G rand  Rapids.
_   D.  P o tt e r, City Passenger Agent.

_ 
Geo. B. Reeve, Traffic M anager Chicago.

„   _  

J

Cracker  Manufacturers,

Agents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE

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

And

Absolute Baking Powder.

100 per cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

ED,  TELFER,  Grand  Rapids.

LEMONS

DEA LER S IN  

WE  CARKY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE.

Sole Asonts for

NOS.  1*2  and  134  LOUIS STREET,  GRAND  R A P ID S,  M ICHIGAN.

Lm/porters  and

P E R K I N S   <&  HESS,
7
Hides, Fnrs, Wool & Tallow,
BULKLEY, LEMON 4  HOOPS,
W holesale  Grocers.
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Celebrated Soaps.
I Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch. 
“Jolly  Tar”  Celebrated  Plug*  Tobacco, 
i 
OYSTERS [JollY  Ti“ie ”  Celebrated  Fine  Cut  .To-
1 
______  
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 and 29 Ionia St. and 51,53,55,57 aid 59 Island Sts.,
G E O .  E.

Grand. Ilapids, Micii.

— Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits.

JOBBER  IN

S P E C I A L T I E S  s

R E M O V A L

.

We  shall  remove  to  the  HOUSE- 
MAN  BLOCK,  comer  Pearl and Ionia 
I 
Sts., April  15. 

Curtiss  <& Duatoa,

EICLÜSIYELY WHOLESALE  PAPER ft WOODENWAEE

< 

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

T 

sioaiast..  c r a n d h afeds, m ich. 
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BARLOW BROS.
■HNO RAPiOS

. 

MOSELET  BROS.,

WHOLESALE

Fruits, Seeds,  Oysters & Produce,

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPF.nTAT.TV.

If you are in Market to Buy or Sell Clover Seed, Beans or Pota­

toes, w ill be pleased to hear from you.

26,  28,30 

k 32  Ottawa  Slraal, GRAND  o

n

A. MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH 
, 

WEDNESDAY.

E .  A .  STO W E  &  D U O .,  P rop rietor».

Office in Eagle Building,4 9  Lyon St., 3d Floor. 

Telephone No. 95.

{Entered  at Oie  Postoffice  at  Grand  Rapid*  a* 

Second-class Matter. 1

BULK  VS.  PACKAGE.

. 
The Situation Defined by a Leading Manu­

facturer.

Chicago,  April  11,  1887.

4fe|)repared  expressly  with  a  view  to 

Ka  moment’s  thought  will  show  this  as 

E. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids:
Dear Si it—You have invited consideration 
of the subject of package coffee,  and  the first 
article  has  shown why in  one  section  an 
effort has been made  to  displace  it,  which 
Minay  be summed  up  in the  expression  “on 
^iccount  of  the ruinous Competition  in it.” 
As  your  paper is read  only by  merchants, 
it is not necessary to go into a full argument 
of the advantage to the consumer,  but  that 
feature  must  be taken  notice  of  in  deter­
mining what the dealer's best policy  is.  A 
package coffee bearing the guarantee  of the 
packer,  it it be worthy  of  confidence  (and 
if  not,  it is soon “found  wanting”  in  the 
scale  of  public  use),  insures  to  the  con­
sumer  uniformity of drink and  of  quality, 
its 
merit as a drink.  Goods sold  in  bulk  are 
unconsciously  judged by sight  and  this  as 
regards  coffee  is certainly  very  deceptive. 
The  tremendous sale and continued  use  of 
reliable package coffee are sufficient proof of 
its appreciation by the people.  The trouble 
has come partly from the introduction  of  a 
number  of  new  brands—some  purporting 
to give “just as good drink” for less  money
empting  cupidity and as  asking  too  much 
of  belief)—others  with  offers  of  gifts  of 
various  sizes to consumers or of  store  fur­
niture  to  dealers—others claiming  to  con­
tain proportions  of high  priced  and  fancy 
grades  that the dealer knows cannot  be  af­
forded for the money.  There  is  at  present 
a  fresh  epidemic  in  new  forms  of  this 
method of pushing goods,  but  it  will  pass 
similar  efforts  have  and  the  reliable 
W ‘tried and true” brands will  continue  id l­
ing,  simply on the confidence of  the  people 
on their merits and without the aid of brass 
bands or lotteries. 
In the contest of  trade, 
both jobbers and retailers  in some  sections 
have  endeavored  to  save  themselves  by 
working  on  bulk.  This will,  in  time,  be 
subjected to cutting, but which will  not  be 
apparent  at  once.  Little  by  little  prices 
will  be  lowered  or  larger  quantity  given 
and  so  by  degrees—?  The  Associations 
of  your State  have  accomplished  wonders 
^fclready  in  this  very  direction.  Why  not 
remedy  this  through  them  by  setting  the 
price? 
It has  already  been  done  in  some 
places and  even  in  many  towns  in  other 
States the good business sense of merchants, 
without organization, has accomplished  the 
name  and  package  coffee  is  selling  right 
along at  fair  profit.  This  cutting  is  the 
height  of folly. 
If  any  one  dealer  could 
gain an advantage by it,  it would be all right; 
but  each meets the other’s price and  so  all 
hands are selling without profit,  while they 
might just as well make  something on  it. 
^A nother  point  made  by IL  G.  13.—the 
cost  of the package—is really in  the  deal­
er’s favor,  because the cost  of  the  wrapper 
bought and handled in such large quantities 
is really less than the doing up of the  same 
quantity  of  bulk  by  the  dealers,  to  say 
nothing of their time taken in doing it.  Why 
run down a  neat,  decent  package  for  any 
goods?  The wrapper, while  not  air-tight,
#  is a protection  from the  air,  dampness,  or 
any foreign substance,  forbear in mind bulk 
goods are usually kept open, displayed,  ex­
posed.  Coffee 
is  a  good  conductor  and
i,  fresh  vegetables,  etc.,—that  which 
does it no  good.  The  dealer  sells  exactly 
as many pounds as  he  buys.  There  is  no 
loss or  wastage  in  handling  or  weighing. 
There is no loss  of  time  standing  talking 
and 
the  customer  examining  from  one 
grade to another.  Any dealer who  has  not 
given  these  last  few  items  some  thought 
* would be surprised what a “cut” they make 
into supposed profits.  There is no  need  to 
ig^- a dozen  brands.  Let  the  dealer  take 
monly those  he  finds  worthy.  Truth  is 
mighty and will  prevail.  Consumers  may 
for  a  while  be 
to  buy  bulk 
•coffee,  but  the great  majority soon  return 
to package coffee, finding that  they  get  in 
it the  best value for  their money.  This  is 
why,  take the country over,  the  total  sales 
of  package coffee do not fall off,  as  would 
be inferred from  IL  G. B.  No,  no,  get  in­
to the popular line;  fix  your prices  so  that 
tb-'V  will  pay  a fair profit,  for  the  public 
be..eves in live and  let live and—sell  pack­
age coffee. 

* dily absorbs from articles  near  It—soap, 

induced 

XXXX.

F ooling the  Farmers.

Emissaries  of 

the  Detroit  wholesale 
grocery  house  which makes  a  specialty  of 
selling farmers direct are now scouring  the 
country along the line of  the  Grand  Hiver 
\  ,Uey Railway.  Two of the  rogues  were 
recently recounting their sharp  tricks  in  a 
hotel at Middleville,  utterly oblivious of the 
fact that one of  their  auditors  was  F.  P. 
Hopper,  the grocer.  One  of  the  men  as­
serted that he had sold a farmer a  barrel  of 
sugar at 14  cent  a  pound  above  the  re- 
tail price and figured in  the  weight  of  the 
‘barrel  as  well.  The  other  man  boasted 
tha  he had sold another farmer a  barrel  of 
granulated  sugar,  but 
furnished  him  a 
barrel  with  about  twenty-five  pounds  of 
granulated on  top  and  the  remainder  the 
cheapest kind  of  brown  sugar.  The  con­
versation 
then  turned  to  the  subject  of 
prices,  when they asserted  that  they  were 
getting higher prices for goods,  in quantités, 
•than the merchants of  Middleville  charged 
for the same goods in smaller  quantités.

And yet  the  farmers  continue  to  allow 
themselves to be gulled  by  the  representa­
tions of  men  who  claim  to  sell  goods  at 
wholesale prices.

To Remove Grease Spots.

Mix ether, alcohol  and water of ammonia 
In equal proportions, place under the  fabric 
to be  cleaned  a  piece  of  blotting  paper, 
ten a sponge first with water,  to render 
mC 
it less  “greedy,”  then  with  the  mixture, 
and rub the spot,  when  the  grease  will  be 
immediately dissolved,  partially  saponified, 
and absorbed by the blotter.

Our  Tea  Department

Is, as usual, replete with the best  values for the  money  to be had  anywhere.

Our  Tobacco  Department

Is the most complete in the State, comprising all the best factory brands  and 
the Celebrated  “OUR LEADER” brands  of Cigars, Fine  Cuts,  Smoking  and 

Shorts. Our  Provision  Department

Includes  all  the  BEST  GRADES  of PORK,  BEEF  and  CANNED  GOODS.

JENNESS  &  McCURDY,

WHOLESALE

Crockery & Glassware,

73 and 75 Jefferson Ave.,

In  Ordering a Supply of the

Arctic Batina Powder

Do not forget  to  ask for

Deaf and Dumb Alphabet Rules 
also Comic Cards  for Adver­
tising.

f  HE-

D ETR O IT, 

-  M ICH IG A N .

Wholesale A pts for Doleld's Canadian Lamp.

M a k i n g
POWDER
¡Arctic Manufacturing Go., Grand  Rapids,
THE  HOME  YEAST  CARE. '" < = * « * »   c o n S T
Best  Package  goods  on  the  Market.

Has  now  STOOD  THE  TEST 
TEN  YEARS, and  has  always 
given  entire  satisfaction. 
It 
has never been connected with 
any  schemes  to  help  its  sale, 
but has  enjoyed  a  steadily in­
creasing demand each year.

.__________________________ ;_____ I 

Absolutely the Best and Purest ever put upon the Market. 

SOLE PROPRIETORS.

SESIjI iS o n   i t s   m e r i t s .

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The Home Yeast Cakes are put up in two sizes  (packages) cartons.

No.  1.  Large size, 36 packages,  or cartons,  per case,  $1.50.
No. 2.  Smaller “  36 
1.00.
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“ 
T U F   UflM F  VFAQT1  PA FI?  Pfl 
m i l  nUlfii!i  I M o l  uAhJli  bu.  26 & 28 River St.,  Chicago, 111.

------ MANUFACTURED  BY------

o f f ic e   a n d   s a l e s r o o m .

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N.  It.— Ask your w holesale grocer for the HOME  YEAST  CAKE.

L.  D.  HARRIS,

W h olesalo Dealer in

Manufactured by

TOLEDO  SPICE  CO.,  TOLEDO,  OHIO.

Order Sample Case of your Jobber.  See quota­

tions in  Price-Current.
O R D ER  

S A M P L E   9 7  
OUR  PURE  SMOKING TOBACCO,  - 
- 
ON  TIME  FINE  CUT, 
- 
UNCLE  TOM  “ 
-
NOX ALL 
“ 
CINDERELLA “ 
-
IRON  PRINCE  CIGARS,  -

-

- 

15c 
-  60c
37c 
-  35c 
25c 
$35 per M

lesali

33  NORTH IONIA  STREET, 

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,

j.  1 .

5 9   Jefferson  ave.,  Detroit, Mloli.

Respectfully announce to the Retail Trade  of  Grand Rapids and  Michigan that, owing*  to the rapid increase  in  their 
business, they have been compelled to remove from their old location, corner Pearl and Ottawa  Streets  to the

J

NEW  HOUSEMAN  BUILDING,

€&,  G O

Comer  of  Ottava  and  Lyon  Streets,  Opposite  City  Hall.

With double the floor space of  our former  store, and with  largely  increased  facilities  for  the  handling" of  both 
heavy and fancy Groceries and Provisions, we are better than ever prepared to meet the wants of our numerous patrons.

THE  CITY  TRADE  IS  INVITED  TO  CALL  AND  INSPECT  OUR  NEW  PREMISES  AT  ANY  TIME,  AND  THE  COUNTRY  TRADE  IS  REQUESTED  TO  MAKE  OUR

ESTABLISHMENT  HEADQUARTERS  WHEN  IN   THE  CITY.

Our Soap and Starch Departments

Contain the well-known brands which have given us a commanding  position 
in the Trade.

In addition to the above, our store is filled to overflowing with a complete
assortment of every class of goods comprising  a FIRST-CLASS  GROCERY 
STOCK.

where in this issue and write for

CLARK  JEWELL  &  CO.
See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else­
Special  Prices in Car  Lots. 
We are prepared to make Bottom Prices oa anything we handle.
A. B. KNOW LSON,
F. J. LAMB & CO.

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

STATE  AGENTS  FOIL

D. D. Mallory & Co.’s

DIAMOND  BRAND  OYSTERS
Also  Fruits  and  Country  Produce. 
FULLER  &  STOWE  COMPANY,

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, Mj<-h

O I I D E R

Our Leader Sm oking  Our Leader Fine Cut 

15c per pound. 

33c per pound.

Our Leader Skerts,  Our Leader  Cigars, 

16c per pound. 

$30 per M.
Til©  IBost  in   til©  W orld.

Clark, Jew ell  &  Co.,

j 

SO L E   A G E N T S  F O R

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

O’Brien & Murray's 

“ 

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COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Good  fruit is scarce,  readily  bring­

ing  $3@f 3.50 per bbl.  Fancy, $4.

Ruta Bagas—$1 ¥  bbl.
Beans—Depressed.  Country  hand - picked 
are slow at 90c. f) bu., and  city  picked  are  in 
poor demand at $1.20.

Beets—45c  bu.
Buckwheat—2)4 c 5P ft.
Butter—Not so scarce.  Jobbers are now pay­

ing 18c. and selling for 20c.

Cabbages—90e ¥  doz.
Carrots—35c ^   bu.
Celery—No good stock in market.
Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan full cream is 

firm at 13ft@14c.

Cider—12‘4c $  gal.
Cranberries—Out of market.
Cucumbers—$1 $  doz.
Dried Apples—Evaporated, 13c #  ft; quarter­

ed and sliced, 6@7c ^ lb.

Dried Peaches—Pared, 14c.
Eggs—Dealers are unable  to get  enough to 
supply the demand.  Jobbex*s  are  paying  10c 
and selling for ll@ llftc.

Honey—Good demand at  10@13o.
R ay_Baled 

is  moderately  active  at  $14 
in 

per ton  in two and  five  ton  lots  and  $13 
car lots.

Lettuce—16c ^  lb.
Maple Sugar—10c $  lb.
Onions—Old  stock,  iJOc.  $   bu.  Bermudas, 
2.25 per crate.  Spring, 20c $  doz.
Parsley—25c $1  doz 
Peas—$2 $  crate.
Potatoes—Buyers are  paying  40c  for  Bur- 
auks and 45c for Rose and White Star.  South­
ern Rose, $5 $  bbl.

Pop Corn—2ftc $  ft.
Pieplant—4c ^1 ft.
Parsnips—$1.75 per bbl.
Rutabagas—$1 IP bbl.
Radishes—35c $  doz.
Spinach—$1 IP bu.
Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys $3  75 ip  bbl. 
Strawberries—30c $  qt.
Squash—Hubbard, 2c $  ft.
String Beans—$1.75 $  box.
Tomatoes—$1.50 $  box.
Vegetable Oysters—30c $  doz.
Wheat—Steady.  City  millers  pay  78  cents 
for Lancaster and 75  for  Fulse  and  Clawson.
Corn—Jobbing  generally  at  45c  in  100  bu. 
lots and 40c in carlots.
Oats—White, 36c in small lots  and  30@31c  in 
car lots.
Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $  cwt.
Flour—No change. Patent,$4.80$ bbl.m sacks 
and  $5.00  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.00 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.20 in  wood.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. 

Meal—Bolted, $2.40 $  bbl. 
Mill Feed—Screenings, $13  ^p ton.  Bran, $15 
$  ton.  Ships, $15 $  ton.  Middlings, $10 $  ton. 
Corn and Oats, $17  $  ton.

•

NOTICE.

MERIDIAN. 

PARTS I
All  Of.......

The lands to be restored are as follows:

To Restore  Lands to the  Public  Domain.
Pursuant to instructions from the  Commis­
sioner of the General Land Office, dated March 
8  1887, the f ollowing  lands will be  restored  to 
the public domain and become  subject  to set­
tlement and  entry  as  other  unoffered  public 
lands, and rated at $2.50 per acre.  That on the 
25th day of  April, 1887, at  2  o’clock p. m.,  said 
lands will be subject to entry.
NORTH OF BASE LIKE AND  WEST OF MICHIGAN  PRINCIPAL
•
S ACRES
64‘\75
631.53
640.00
640.00
640.00
640.00
640.00
640.00
640.00
332.78
613.20
621.82
440.06
360.00
640.00
210.00
160.00
96.17
560.00
400.00
506.56
m o o
320.00
311.85
640.00
80.00
12,426.66

SEC TOWN RANG
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U. S. Land  Office,

Reed City, Mich., March  11,188..

Nathaniel  Clark,

Register.

W.  H.  Mitchell, 

Receiver.

Reed City, Mich.. April 13, 1887. 

All  action  under  restoration  ordered  by 
Hon. Commissioner, Wm. A. J.  Sparks,  letter 
of March 8,1887, is suspended until further or-

W. IT. C. Mitchell, 

Receiver.

Nathaniel  Clark,

Register.

The universal sale  of  “ T aiisill’s  Bunch ’ 
5-cent cigar  is  proof  of  its  extraordinary 
merit.  The  live  dealer  w ill  alw ays  avail 
him self of an  opportunity  to  m ake  money. 
The  “ T ansill’s  Punch”  is  unquestionably 
the m ost profitable cigar to  handle,  as  dem­
onstrated by the testim ony of  their  numer­
ous agents located in every state  and  terri­
tory.—New England Grocer.

THE  NEW

Soap  Company.

A s  previously  announced,  the  trade  is 
now being supplied w ith Soap from this new 
factory.  T w o  brands  are now  introduced, 
the

H e a d l i g h t

AND

Little Daisy.

Botn  free from  adulterations of all kinds, 
and contain pure Ceylon  Cocoa  Oil,  Steam 
Refined  Tallow,  Glycerine and Borax.  The 
former  is  a  first-class  Laundry  Soap,  and 
the latter,  being fine and  milder,  is  one  of 
the  best  Bath,  Laundry  and  T oilet  Soaps 
combined now on the market.

For terms,  please apply to the  lactory,  in 
(Telephone 

person,  by letter,  or telephone. 
No.  578-5  rings.)

Shall we receive your  encouragement  by 

way of a trial order?

Respectfully,

SEEDS

&arfiea Seeds a Specialty.

The Most Complete Assortment 

in Michigan.  Don’t Buy un­

til  you  get  my  prices.

ALFRED J.BROWN

Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

Representim
1 n  "M  Tiim

FRUITS A . X>. S P A N G L E R   <&  CO.

PRODUCE,  N U T S,  B E R R IE S,  ETC.

200 and 202 North W ashington Ave., Bast Saginaw, Mich.

Consignments Solicited.

T H Ë 0 L D E S T .  T H E  L A R G E S T .  T H E  B E S T .

The best o f Testimonials from every  State  and  Territory,

F IE L D   SEEDS.

Clover,  mammoth.................................... 4 
“  medium........................................4 
Timothy, prime......................................... 1 

25@4 60
25®4 50
90@2 00

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

S. HETMAN & SON,  “  

"   ”

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

I

PLUG.

@2 90 Star 

n sB .
Eye  Opener............ . .25iBlue  Blazes.............. 25
Cod, w hole................
....... 6H@7
Cod, boneless_____   ______
. .3) 1 Jupiter  ..................... .2$
. .8*@lC‘/j Peach  P ie...............
H alib ut....................................................... 8H©1CM1
.  39 Night Cap.................. .22
...............
Herring, sound,  ft  bbl......................
. .37 Splendid................... 38
.......  1  75 Old Solder...............
Herring .round,  54  bbl.....................
; Clipper  ................... . ,34[ Red F ox..................... .40
.......11  00 
Herring, Holland,  bbls.....................
...  75© 80 Corner Stone.......... . .34  Big  Drive................. .40
Herring, Holland,  kegs...................
........ 18@20 ! Scalping  K nife__ ..34 Chocolate  Cream ... .40
Herring, Scaled...................... ............
.......  10 00 Sam Boss................. .  34 Nimrod  ..................... .35
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, ft  bbls.......
N e x t ........................ . .2I*| Big Five Center....... .33
.......  1  50
“ 
1 Jolly  Tim e.............. . .33 Parrot  ....................... .42
“ 
...
........ 1  25 
j F avorite................. . .42 B u ster....................... .35
........6  50 
No. 3. ft bbls.....................
.........10@12 Black  Bird.............. . .32}Black Prince............ .35-
Sardines,  spiced, fts..........................
i Live and Let  Live . ,32| Black  Racer............ .35
.........UHI
Trout, ft  bbls.....................................
..................... .42
1 Quaker..................... . .28 Climax 
.........  95
10 ft  k its...................................
.39
j  Big  N ig................... ..37' Acorn  ......................
.........7  50
White, No. 1, ft b b ls..........................
Spear  Head............ ..39 Horse  Shoe.............. .37
.........1  10
i  White, No. 1,12 ft kits.......................
1 P.  V .......................... .. 36 j V in co.................
.34
.........1  00
!  White, No. 1,10 ft k its.....................
Spring Chicken.... . .36 Merry War................ .26
.........3 50
White. Family, ft bbls.......................
1 Eclipse  ................... . .30 Ben  Franklin.......... .32
.........  75
** 
kits............................
1 Turkey..................... . ,39'iMoxie........................ .34
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.
.  Vanilla. Q.&Q........................ . .21; Black Jack............... .32

“ 
“  10  “ 

12 ft kits

“ 
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“ 

** 

“ 

1  60 
3 00
1  25

( B r o c e r ie s .

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

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

AXLE GREASE.

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

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

“ 
“ 
“ 

BAKING  POWDER.
Acme, ft ft cans, 3 doz. case.........
....i
ft  “  2  “ 
2ft  “  1  “ 
........
B u lk ....................................
Princess,  fts....................................
bis.....................................
Is................. . ...................
bulk..................................
Arctic, ft  ft cans, 6 doz. case.......

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

54 
1 
5 

“ 
“ 
“ 

4 
2 
1 

.......
-
Victorian, 1 ft cans, (tall,) 2 d oz..
Diamond,  “bulk.” ..........................

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BLUING
Dry, No. 2...............................
Dry, N o.3.. .1........................
Liquid, 4 oz,..........................
Liquid, 8 oz.............................
Arctic 4 oz..............................
Arctic 8  oz.....................................................
Arctic 16 oz......................................................
Arctic No. 1 pepper box.............................
Arctic No. 2 
..............................
Arctic No. 3 
..............................

.......doz.
.......doz.
__ doz.
.......doz.

“ 
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“ 
** 
BROOMS.

gross 3 50 
.  7  20 
12  00 
.  2  00 
.  3 00 
.  4 00

.  90 
.1  00

CANNED FISH.

N o.2H urI................. 1 75|Common Whisk.
No. 1 H url....2  00@2 25!Fancy  W hisk...
No. 2 Carpet............2 25! Mill.......................
No. 1 Carpet............. 2 50 Warehouse  .......
Parlor  Gem.............3 001
Clams, 1 ft. Little Neck...............................
Clam Chowder,  3 ft ......................................
Cove Oysters, 1  ft  standards.....................
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards.....................
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic............................
Lobsters, 2 ft, picnic..........................
Lobsters, 1 ft star— .......................:
Lobsters, 2 ft star...............................
Mackerel, 1ft  fresh  standards.......
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards.......
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft —
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard.................
Mackerel, 3 ft  soused........................
almon, 1 ft Columbia river............
alrnon, 2 ft Columbia river............
Sardines, domestic Lis......................
Sardines,  domestic  fts.....................
Sardines,  Mustard  bis......................
Sardines,  imported  fts.....................
rout, 3ft  brook.................................

... 1 10 
...2   15 
...  90 
...  1  75 
...1   75 
.. ..2 65 
...2 00 
...3  00 
....1   45
__ 5 25
....3  50 
....3  50 
....3  50 
....1   70 
... .3 00
__ 6@7
...  10@12
__ 9®11
__ 12@13
..  4 00

CANNED FRUITS.

^

CANNED VEGETABLES. 

Apples, gallons,  standards..............
Blackberries, standards...................
Cherries,  red  standard.....................
Damson#.............................................
Egg Plums, standards 
...................
Gooseberries.......................................
Green Gages, standards 2 ft..........
Peaches, Extra Y ellow ................................ *
Peaches, standards....................................... J ®®
Peaches,  seconds...........................................j  ™
Peaches, pie.....................................................J  J”
..  Pineapples, standards...................................
*  Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced......................J  w
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated.................. L  7»
Q uinces.............................................................J  "?
Raspberries,  extra........................................J *®
red ........................................... I®»
Strawberries  ........................................... 1
W hortleberries...............................................  w
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................................^ 00
Beans, Lima,  standard.................................  *»
Beans, Stringless,  E rie..  ............................
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked......................1  ¡6
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy................................ }  {»
“  Morning  Glory.................................. J  10
“  Acm e......................................................
“  Maple Leaf...........................................
“  Excelsior..............................................1  -6
1 35
“  Onondaga.....................
...........1 50
“  Darby  ............................
...........1  00
“  Osborn ..........................
“  New  Process................
...........1  10
“  B artlett.........................
.......... 1  50
Peas, French............................
...1  20@1  40
Peas, extra raarrofat............
Peas,  soaked............................
............1  50@1 75
“  Early June, stand.......
................2  00
sifted__
“ 
“  French, extra flue.......
' ...................................20 00
................ 20  00
Mushrooms, extra  fine.........
............ ..........;........... 1 co
Pumpkin, 3 ft Golden..........
, standard— ............................
Succotash
Squash......................................
.......... 1 20
Tomatoes, standard brands.
CHEESE.
.......1354©14
Michigan full  cream .......
York  State, Acm e..................................
Wilbur’s  Premium. .351 Germ an Sweet.
Sweet.........25 Vienna Sweet  .
B’kf’tCocoa 45 Baker’s .............
Cocoa-theta 42 Runkles’ ............
Vanilla Bar 281

..........1 00

CHOCOLATE.

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COCOANUT.

Schepps, Is........................ .......................
Is and  54s................................
548 .............. ..............................
Is in tin  pails...........................
54s 

 
Maltby’s,  Is....................  
Is and  54s.....................  .......  @24
14s ....................  

©25
@28
@27
@2754
@2854
,
@2354
@3454

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Manhattan,  pails....................................
Peerless  ....................................................

Green.

R io .............1554®18
lolden Rio. ..17  @18
Santos............ 16  @17
Maricabo.................. 18
J a v a ...........  @30
O. G .Java..  @25
Mocha  ......................23
COFFEES-
L ion............ .....................
Lion,  in  cabinets...........
xxxx...................
Arbuckle’s  .....................
Dilwoi’th’s ................. • • •
Standard  .........................
Germ an..................  .......
German, in  bins............
Magnolia..........................
Royal.................................
Eagle.................................
M exican..........................

1754@1954

Roasted.

COFFEES.
Rio
Golden Rio..
Santos.................
I Maricabo...........
Java...................
O. G .Java— 29 
[Mocha............ 27
-PACKAGE.

@20
...21
@21
@28
@30
@28

60 fts 100 fts 300 fts

20*A
21)4

‘.’..20% 20%  *054
...287» 2054  2UH 

205»
20)4
20H
2054
20*4
19ft  19ft
:::.'2o>/, 19ft  19)4
18 
18
....18

CORDAGE.

60 foot Jute.......   1*00  150 foot C otton... .1  60
72 foot J u te .......   1 25  60 foot Cotton. ...1
2  00
40FootCotton__ 1  50  172foot C otton...
CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GpODSL y

Kenosha B utter..........................
Seymour  Butter.................... - • 
Butter.................... • 
................
Fancy  Butter.............................
S.  Oyster......................................
P icn ic...........................................
Fancy  Oyster.............................
Fancy  Soda.................................
City Soda............................... —
Soda  ......................................
M ilk...............................................
B oston ..........................................
Graham.......................................
Oat  Meal......................................
Pretzels, hand-made.................
P retzels............:..........................
Cracknels....................................
Lemon Cream.............................
Sugar Cream...............................
Frosted Cream............................
Ginger  Snaps.............................
No. 1 Ginger  Snaps...................
Lemon  Snaps..............................
Coffee  Cakes...............................
Lemon W afers............................
Jum bles........................................
Extra Honey Jum bles..............
Frosted Honey  Cakes........... v
Cream  Gems.............................*•
Bagleys  Gems............................
I Seed Cakes..................................•
S. &  M. Cakes.............................

Citron........................................
Currants...................................
Lemon P eel..............................
Orange P eel............................
Prunes,  French, 60s................
Frenoh,80s................
French,  90s..............

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»

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454

454

554

854

1254
854

1354
1154
1254
1354
1354
1354
1354
854

25
a*i<8»  6 
@  14 
@  14 
@12 
©10 
@  7

6

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

.................................... 22  @

Prunes, Turkey............................. 
rm
Raisins, Dehesia...................................... 3 ö0®*» 99
Raisins, London Layers...................... •  @3 &u
Raisins, California  “ 
.........................l  »°@j 99
Raisins, Loose Muscatels................. . 
’  .9 * 2 »
Raisins, Ondaras,  28s..............................
RaisiriB.  Sultanas....................................  
©   9
Raisins,  Valencia, new ..........................  »54®   öm
Raisins,  Imperials............................... . 
@0 uu

„2 oz................1) doz. 1 00
4 oz.......................... .1  50
6 oz............................ .2 50
8 oz............................ .3 50
No. 2 Taper............ .1 25
............ .1  75
No. 4 
bi pint, round......... .4 50
......... .9 00
1 
“ 
No. 3  panel.............. .1  10
.............. .2  75
No. 8 
.............. .4 25
No. 10 
,  No.  8, square..........

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MATCHES.

Grand H a/en, N o 9, square, 3 g r o ...
Grand  Haven,  No.  200,  parlor...
Grand  Haven,  No.  300,  parlor...
..1  50 
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round.......
.1  00 
Oshkosh, No. 2.................................
..1 50
Oshkosh,No.  8 ..............................
Sw ed ish ..............................................................   7»
Richardson’s No. 8  square....................................1 00
Richardson’BNo. 9 
...............................150
Richardson’s No. 754» round..................................1 00
...............................150
Richardson’s No. 7 
Woodbine. 300............................................................1 15
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 

bi bbls. 2c extra

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OATMEAL 

I 
54  “ 
...  3 001 
cases 2 25@3 25) 

ROLLED  OATS
Muscatine, bbls__ 5  50 Muscatine, bbls___5  50
“ 
....3  00
“  cases 2  25@3 25
@7 00 
@4 00 
@8  50 
©4 75

Medium 
1
Small,  bbl.

PICKLES.

bbl..
bbl...

54  “ 

“ 

@2 00 
@1  75 
@  75

.  @5ft 
.3ft@3ft

PIPES

RICE.

Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross.......
Imported Clay, No. 216,254 gross —
American  T. D......................................
Choice Carolina.......654 ¡Java  ...........
Prime Carolina......554 P a tn a ..........
Good  Carolina........454 Rangoon •• •
Good Louisiana......5 
¡Broken.
¡Japan.........
Table  ........................ 6 
SALERATUS.
DeLand’s pure........5541Gwight’s ...
Church’s  ................. 5  Sea  Foam..
¡Cap Sheaf..
Taylor’s  G.  M.........5 
54c less in 5 box lots.
SALT.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy..........................
28 Pocket...............................................
100 3 ft  pockets....................................
Saginaw or  Manistee........................
10  bbl. lo ts...
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. b a g s... 
Ashton. English, dairy, 4 bu. bags. 
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  b a g s...
American, dairy, 54 bu. bags...........
Rock, bushels......................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu.  bags.................

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SAUCES.

Parisian,  54  pints..........................
Pepper Sauce, red  sm all............
Pepper Sauce, green  ...................
Pepper Sauce, red  large rin g...
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring
Catsup, Tomato,  pints.................
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ............
Halford Sauce, pints.....................
Halford Sauce, 54 pints................
A corn........................ 3 85|Extra Chicago Fain-

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

SOAPS.

ily ..........................2 94

aster  ..................... 4  00 
ew Process, 1  f t..3  85 Napkin...........................4 75
New Process, 3  ft..3 96 T ow el............................ 4 75
Acme,  bars..............3 55jWhite  Marseilles..« 50
Acme,  blocks.......  3  051 White Cotton  O il..5 50
Best  American___ 2 931Railroad..................3 50
Circus  ..................... 3 70 U.  G................................3 45
Big Five  C enter...3 85 Mystic White...........4 65
Nickel.......................3 45 Saxon  Blue.............2 60
Shamrock................ 3  16 S ta r ................................3 75
Blue Danube.......... 2 55|London  Family— 2 30
1
A llspice.......r............................................  
Cassia, China in m ats.............................
Batavia in bundles...................
Saigon in rolls...........................  
Cloves, Amboy na............................................ 
Zanzibar......................................
Mace B atavia...........................................
Nutmegs,  fancy......................................
No. 1........................................
No. 2 ........................................
Pepper, Singapore,  black.....................
w h ite...................

PICES—WHOLE.

60
60

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42

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A llspice.....................................................
Cassia,  Batavia........................................
and  Saigon...................
S a ig o n ........................................
Cloves, Amboyna....................................
“ 
Zanzibar..................I.................
linger, A frican........................................
“  Cochin..........................................
Jam aica......................................
“ 
Mace Batavia............................................
Mustard,  English....................................
and Trieste..............
Trieste......................................
Nutmegs,  No. 2........................................
Pepper, Singapore black.......................
w hite......................
Cayenne...................................
STARCH.
@ 5% 
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1  ft  pkgs.  .
@ 5*4 
“  3ft 
...
4 8 “ 
»* 
@ 4 
“ 
40 ft 
“  b u lk ...........
@ 6)4 
72 ft crates, 6 ft boxes..
“ 
@  6 
“  Corn, 40 ft boxes.  1 lb p k gs....
@  6)4 
lib   “ 
20 ft 
•• 
....
@  7 
Kiugsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 1b pkgs.  ..
©  754 
*• 
6 1b boxes...
@ 654 
b u lk ............
“ 
®   554 
Pure, l f t  pkgs....................
© 7  
Corn, 1  1b pkgs....................
@ 514 
Royal, Gloss, 1 1b packages...................
@  4 @ 6 
bulk..................................
Corn  .............................................
©  5% 
Firmenieh, new process, gloss, lft —
©   554 
“ 
31b....
@  654 
61b....
“ 
@ 4 @ 6 
“  bulk, boxes or bbls
“  corn, l f t ................
@ 5)4 @ 6
Niagara,  gloss.........................................
co rn ..........................................
@  6?|
„
Cut  Loaf.................................................... 
C ubes.........................................................   @
Powdered.................................. 
 
©
Granulated.  Standard..........................  6 06@  654
Confectionery A ......................................   @
Standard A ................................................  
© »™
No. 1, White Extra  C.............................   »)4@ »:4
No. 2, Extra C...........................................   5  @  5
©  4M 
No. 3 ............................................................
@  4% 
No.4 ..........................................................
@  454
.....................................................................
¡5@2'
Corn,  barrels
Corn, 54 bbls........................................... .
@30
Corn,  10 gallon kegs.................................
@32
Corn, 5 gallon kegs...................................
23@35
Pure  Sugar, bbl........................................
25@37
Pure Sugar, 54 bbl...................................

SYRUPS.

SUGARS.

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TOBACCO—FINE CUT-IN PAILS.

.371 Cinderella..

Uncle Tom ...
Hi There..................... 30
What Is It?..................26
Red Cap....................... 56
C herry.........................60
CrossCut..................... 35
Five and Seven......... 45
Old Jim .........................35
Magnet
Seal of Detroit.  .......60[Old  Tim e..................... 30
Jim Dandy................. 38 Underwood a Capper 35
Our  Bird.....................25!Sweet  Rose.................45
Brother  Jonathan...27lMeigs&Co.’sStunner35
Jolly  Tim e.................36 A tla s ...........................35
Our  Leader............... 33 Royal Game.................38
Sweet  Rose...............32[Mule Ear.......................65
May  Queen...............65|Fountain.............
Dark AmericanEagle67 Old Congress—
The M eigs.................. 60 Good Luck..........
Red  Bird....................50 Blaze Away.........
Prairie F lo w er.........85jHair Litter.........
Indian Queen........... 60 H iawatha............
May Flower...............70 Globe  ...................
Sweet  Pippin...........45 Crown  L eaf.........
H ustler..................... 22 Sunset...................
Bad Boy.....................35'
Our  Leader................ 16
M ayflower.................23
Globe..................  
  22
Mule Ear..................... 23

Hiawatha....................22
Old Congress.............. 23
May  L eaf....................22
D ark ............................ 20

s h o r t s .

SMOKING 
...30 Pure 
...15 Star  .
...30 Unit  .....................
...27  Eight  Hours.......
.. .26 Lucky  ..................
...15.Two  N ickel.........
...38 Duke’s  Durham.

,40;Owl...................... .......16
22 Rob Roy.............. .......24
26 Uncle  Sam......... .......27  m
.......25  W
26 Lumberman .... 
.30 Railroad B oy....
.......36
3  Mountain Rose.. .......18
,25 Home Comfort.. .......25
.28 Old Rip............... .......00
.24 Seal or North Caro-
.20!
lina, 2  o z ...
....48
.20 Seal o f North Caro-
.241 Una, 4 o z ....
.25 Seal of North Caro-
.35!
lina, 8oz__
.25 Seal of North Caro-
.40
lina, 16oz boxes...
.26 King Bee, longcut.,
, .22 Sweet Lotus..
.15[Grayling.......
&4B¡Seal Skin.......
Red Clover.  .
Ü15¡Good  Luck..
N a v y .............

Yum  Yum ...........
Our  Leader.........
Old V et.................
Big Deal................
Navy Clippings..
Leader ..................
Hard  Tack...........
Dixie .....................
Old Tar.......  .......
Arthur’s  Choice.
Red F ox................
I Gold  Dust............
Gold  Block...........
Seal of Grand Rapids
(cloth).........
Miners and Pud«
Peerless  ..........
Standard ..........
Old Tom............
[ Tom &  Jerry...
Joker.................
T raveler...........
Maiden..............
Pickwick  Club. 
Nigger  H ead...
H olland............
Germ an............
K .of  L..............
Honey  Dew__
Colonel’s  Choic 
Queen  Bee. 
..
Blue  Wingfi__
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.
Maccoboy........................
Gail & A x’ 
......................
Rappee...........................
Railroad  Mills  Scotch...  ............ .
Lotzbeek  ..........................................
Japan  ordinary...............................
Japan fair to good..........................
Japan tine..........................................
Japan dust........................................
Young Hyson...................................
GunPowder......................................
O olong...............................................
Congo.................................................

SN<IFF.

TEAS.

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VINEGAR.

@1  30
.... 18@20
.......25@30
.......35@45
.......15@20
.......20@45
.......35@50
. 33@55@6C 
.......35@30

0 
do 
do 
do 

White W ine....................................
Cider................................................
York State  Apple..........................
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick im ported.....................
American.....................
Burners,  No. 0.................................
No. 1........................ ........
No.  2.......i........................
Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand__
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 1b cans__
Candles, Star....................................
Candles.  H otel.................................
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes...............
Extract Coffee, V.  C.....................
F e lix ..................
Gum, Kubber 100 lumps..............
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps...............
Gum, Spruce...................................
Hominy, «¡3  bbl...............................
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails.. %...................
Pearl  Barley.............’....................
Peas, Green  Bush........................
Peas, Split  Prepared...................
Powder, K eg...................................
Powder, 54  K eg.............................
sage  __
Sago  __
Tapioeo

do 

do 
do 

CANDY.  FRUITS  AND  Nl; 
Putnam & Brooks quote as follow 1 
STICK.
Standard, 25 1b boxes.............................
Twist, 
.............................
Cut Loaf 
.....................
MIXED
Royal, 25 ft  pails....................................
Royal, 3001b bbls....................................
Extra, 25 ft  pails....................................
Extra, 2001b bbls....................................
French Cream, 25 ft pails....................
Cut loaf, 251b  cases.............................
Broken, 25  ft  pails...............................
Broken, 2001b  bbls...............................
FANCY—IN  5 lb BOXES.
Lemon  Drops........................................
Sour Drops.................................. .........
30
Peppermint  Drops....... 
..................
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 Bar.........................................
Caramels.................................................
Hand Made Creams.............................
Plain  Creams........................................
Decorated  Creams...............................
String Rock...........................................
Burnt Almonds....................................
Wintergreen  Berries......................
FANCY—IN  BULK.
Lozenges, plain  in  pails...............
Lozenges, plain in  bbls................  •  -
Lozenges, printed in pails..........
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..........
Chocolate Drops, in pails............
Gum  Drops  in pails..................... —
Gum Drops, in bbls.......................—
Moss Drops, in  pails.....................—
Moss Drops, in bbls  ..................... —
Sour Drops, in  pails.....................—
Imperials, in  pails.......................• • • ■
Imperials  in bbls...........................
Bananas  Aspinwall..........................
Oranges, California, fancy........   ••
Oranges, California,  choice....... —
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls..............—
Oranges, Florida..........................-• •
Oranges,Valencia, cases..............
Oranges, Messina..............................
Oranges, OO........................................
.Oranges, Imperials...........................
Lemons, choice............................. ..
Lemons, fancy.................................
Lemons, California..........................
Figs, layers, new,  $  ft  ................
Figs, Bags, 50 1b......................
Dates, frails  do  ............................• •
Dates, 54 do  d o .........  ....................
Dates, skin..........................................
Dates, 54  skin.....................................
Dates, Fard 101b box $   1b..............
Dates, Fard 50 ft box ¥  1b................
Dates. Persian 50 ft box V lb.......
Pine Apples, V  doz........................

FRUITS.

NUTS.

90
75
©70
80
90
@7 70 
@25 
@ 11 
©12 
@35 
@80 
@1  30 
@25 
@35 
30@35 
@3 00 
>  @  554 
!&@ 3 
@1  15 
@ 3 
@5 00 
@3  *-> 
©  
ir>
@ 7

854©  9 
@ 9 
©10
@ 9 
© 8 
@10 
©   9 
@1151 
@10 
@10 
@ 9
..  @12 
...  @13 
...  @13 
14

@1254 
@1154 
@1254 
©   654 
©  554 
.  9  @10 
@ 9 
@12 
@1254 
@1154
.2 50@3 OO 
.3 50@3  75 
©3  50

@1 75 
@1 75 
@4  SO 
.4  25@4  50 
@4  50

.10  @15

@  8

954© <0 
7  ©754

.. 1754@18 
@17 
@17 
@10
"l054@ll 
©   9 
..15  @17

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Almonds,  Tarragona..................

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Ivaca.................................
C alifornia.......................
B razils............................................. • •
Chestnuts, per bu..........................
Filberts, Sicily............................... .
Barcelona..........................
Walnuts,  Grenoble..........................
Sicily..................................
French...............................
California.....................
Pecans,  Texas, H. P .....................
Missouri........................
Coeoanuts, ^  100............................
Prime  Red,  raw  ^   ft................... ......... 
......... 
Choice 
Fancy H.P. do 
Choice White, Va.do  ................... ......... 
Fancy H P ,.  Va  do  ................... ...... 
H. P .V a ..........................................
F R E S H   M EA T S.

do 

PEA N U TS.
©  4
©  4ft
do  ..............
do  ................... ......  4^®   5
©  5ft
^   rt
.........  554© 6

....... 10  @14
....... 8  @  9
.......5  50@6 OO

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides..................................  554© 754
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters................   754© 8
Dressed  Hogs.......................................   @  •
Mutton....................................................... 8 @ 6$
Lamb  ..................................................... 
Veal...........................................................  < © 754
Pork Sausage..............................- ........  © 8
Bologna........................................- ........@ 6
Fowls.......................................................©I3
Ducks  ....................................................  „  ©  „
Turkeys  ...............................................   12  ©13
Lard,  kettle-rendered......................... 
©  8

 

  _  @  8>4

B E  W A R ® .

Written Expressly for The Tradesman. 
Beware of the follies that o’erburden the back, 
Discretion will pin in your sail a new tack,
Beware of the man whose ax he  would  grind. 
H e’d chop off the string that would  leave  vou 

A s you travel life's highway along; 
If you pause on the brink of a wrong.
At expense o f your turning the stone;

behind,

If it happened to hinder his own.

Beware of the man whom the tailor has made. 
An X  to a V his bills are unpaid.
Though his beaver may shine and his handker­

Who struts like a dude on the street;
And he goes by the name o f “Dead-beat. 

chief be

He's a snare to the ilirt, but  disgusting  to her 

Conspicuous as eye-glass or cane.
Who looks for a man with a brain.

Whose hands are unused to work;

Beware of the man whose clothes are unsoiled, 
H e’s  a  drone  in  the  hive  where  others have
_„
A  tramp,  who  life s  burden’s  on  others 

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toiled, 
would shirk.

You’ll meet him to-day, wherever you go. 
He sports a fob chain,  an  eye-glass and cane, 

Posing for ladies and making a  m ash;
And cuts a wide swath without any cash.
Beware o f the man whose tim e is ill-spent.
Whittling the box at the grocery store— 
Smoking cigars, ne’er paying a cent—
Proving himself a consummate bore.
His name is John Legion;  his mission  in lite 
Is to look on fair labor askance;
H e’B thirsty and tired,  has a slave for a w ile— 
And a hole in the seat of his pants.M. J.  W BISLEY.

An E nglish  Grocer’s  Sign.

A  correspondent  sends a copy o f  a sign­
board over a grocer’s shop situated at W hite 
W altham,  Berkshire,  England.  The  pro­
prietor,  John  Grove,  has  attained a consid­
erable degree of notoriety  through advei ris­
ing his various occupations in the follow ing 
peculiar lines:
John Grove, grocer and dealer in tea.
Sells the finest of Congou and best ot Bohea; 
A  dealer in coppices and measures ot land, 
Soils the finest of snuff and nne lily-white sand: 
A singer of psalms and a  scrivener of money 
Collects the land tax and sells fine virgin honey 
A ragman, a carrier, a baker of bread.
He’s clerk to the living as well as the dead. 
Vestry clerk, petty constable, sells scissors and 
Best  vinegar  and buckles,  and collects  tne
He’6 treasurer to clubs, a maker of wills.
He surveys men’s estates and  vends  Hender 
„
Woolen  draper  and  hosier,  sells  all  sorts  ot 
With the best earthenware;  also takes  in the
Deals  in  hurdles  and  eggs, sells  the  best ot 
The finest sea coals, and elected overseer.
He’s deputy overseer, sells fine writing paper 
Has a vote for the county;  and a linen draper 
A dealer in cheese, Bells  the  best  Hampshire 
Plays the fiddle divinely, if I am not mistaken

son’s pills; 
shoes.
news, 
small beer;

knives, 
small tithes.

bacon; 

.  .  ,

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. . .

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, 

. 

.

T h e  Old  M ill.
Lonely, in a spot uncanny,
Standing dark, and grim, and still. 
Moss-grown wheel and rusted shafting.
Is the old deserted mill.
Only hissing, foaming waters,
Dashing, swirling in the race,
Or the hoot of lonely owlet 
Break the silence round  the place.

Years have passed since thrifty farmers 
O’er its threshold ceased to come;
Since its wheels, with ponderous motion, 
Turned with  ceaseless, droning hum. 
Still, forever, are its grindings,
And the windows in its roof.
Like the eyes of giant goblin,
Seem to stare as in reproof

Of man’s false and fickle nature—
When in service worn away,
Left to Time’s eternal changes 
And the inroads of decay.
But the miller sleeps forever 
Where the river skirts the hill.
And its waters sing his requiem.
Dancing idly past the mill.

In the mill, in musty corners.
Hangs the spider’s silken snare;
Clings the bat to blackened rafters 
High above the broken stair.
In the night the simple rustic 
Hurries by with nervous thrill,
Peering backward o’er  his shoulder,
For the ghost that haunts the mill.

T h e  P atient  Shopkeeper.

In days of yore there lived in Chester, 

in 
the State of Pennsylvania, an old tradesman 
w ho kept a drapery-shop and  w as  remark­
able for  his  Imperturbable  disposition—so 
much so that no one had ever seen  him  out 
o f temper.  T his  remarkable  characteristic 
having become the subject of  conversation, 
on e of his  neighbors,  who  w as  som ewhat 
o f a wag,  bet five dollars that he could  suc­
ceed  in  ruffling the  habitual  placidity  o f 
th e stoic.  H e accordingly proceeded to  liis 
shop,  and asked to see som e cloths  suitable 
for a coat.  One  piece  was  shown  to  him 
and then another;  a third and  a fourth were 
from  the  shelves;  this  w as  too 
handed 
coarse,  the other w as too fine;  one  w as  too 
dark a color,  the other w as  too  light.  Still 
the old draper continued placid as new  m ilk 
and no  sooner  did  his  costum er  start  an 
objection to any particular piece than he w as 
m et  by  some  other variety being  laid  be 
fore  him,  until the  very  last  piece  in  the 
shop  w as  unfolded  to  view .  T he  vender 
now  lost all hope of pleasing  his  fastidious 
purchaser,  when  the  latter, affecting to look 
a t  the  uppermost  piece  w ith  satisfaction, 
exclaim ed;

“ A ll,  m y dear sir,  you  have hit  it at last; 
th is is the very thing;  I w ill  take  a  dime's 
worth o f this  pattern,”  at  the  sam e  time 
laying the money plump  upon  the  counter 
before him,  to show that  he  was  a  prompt 
pay.

“ You  shall  have  it,  m y good friend,”  re­
plied  the draper,  w ith the  utm ost  serious­
ness of face and manners;  and  then,  laying 
the dim e on the  surface  of  the  cloth,  and 
applying  his sharp scissors,  he cut it  fairly 
round to the size of the money,  and,  wrap­
ping it carefully  up in  a  piece  of  paper, 
made a low  bow,  thanked lym   for  his  cus­
tom,  and hoped he  would  call  at his  shop 
w hen  he wanted anything  in  his  line again.

Com pressed Coffee.

T he Confectioner’h  Journal  states  that 
compressed coffee has  been  Recently  intro­
duced,  and bids fair to become)! lasting suc­
cess,  as it is extrem ely portable,  attractive­
ly  packed,  and retains for a very considera­
b le period all the aroma and strength of the 
freshly-ground article. 
It is the invention 
o f  Otto E.  Webber,  o f  Berlin,  w ho  also 
m akes a specialty o f compressed  tea,  which 
is another useful  adjunct  to  ship’s  stores 
• a d  for  travelers.

m

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 

...17  50 
...16 50 
...17  50 
...17  50 
...17 50 
...17  50 
...17  50 
...17 50

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

quote  as  follows:
Mess, new ...........................................*'—
Short Cut, clear.........................................
Extra clear pig, short cu t.....................
Extra clear, heavy...................................
Clear quill, short  cu t.............................
Boston clear, short cu t..........................
Clear back, short cu t.............................
Standard clear, short  cut. best...........
dry  salt meats—in boxes.
Long Clears, heavy...................................
medium...............................
lig h t....................................
Short Clears, heavy..................................
medium.......................•• —
light.......................  

“ 
“ 
do. 
.
do. 
smoked meats—canvassed or  plain.
Hams, average 20  fts.........................................
“ 
16  fts.........................................
12 to 14 fts..... .........................
•» 
“  picnic  .......................................................
“  best  boneless..........................................
Shoulders............................................................
b on eless...........................................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................
Dried Beef, extra...............................................
ham  prices...................................

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

LARD.

BEEF IN BARRELS.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

Tierces  .......................................................
30 and 50 ft T u b s........................................
3 ft Pails, 20 in a case...............................
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case................................
10 ft Pails. 6 in a c a se ...............................
30 ft Pails, 4 pails in case.........................
8  50
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 f ts ..... 
Boneless,  extra................................................ 11  50
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
Pork  Sausage......................................................  J'*
Ham  Sausage......................................................“
Tongue  Sausage............................................. 
£
Frankfort  Sausage...........................................   jj
Blood  Sausage..................................................  ®
Bologua, straight...............................................  ”
Bologna,  thick....................................................  ”
Head  Cheese.......................................................   0
In half barrels..................................................   " 99
In quarter barrels...........................................   1

PIGS’ FEET.

8

H ID E S, PELTS  A N D   FURS. 

Perkius & Hess pay as follows:

G reen__ ^  ft  554@  6
Part cured...  7<  @ 754 
Full cured—   754®  8 
Dry hides and 
k ip s............  8  @12

Calf skins, green 
or cured....  7 
Deacon skins, 
j) piece.......20

@  8 
@50

SHEEP PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed W ft
354
Tallow...............................................
Fine w a s h e d f t  25@26'Coarse washed.. .20@24
Medium  ..............27@30|Unwashed............. 
2-3
Bear 
.................................................10 °°®25 00

WOOL.

FURS.

House Cai................................................................   . »

 

 

 

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

 
............ 7................................  

..  ........................................  400®   800
Fisher 
Mink 
20® 
60
75®  1  00
Martin 
5 00@  8 00
Otter 
® 
SkSnk' 
90
Wolf  ." .. . ............................................  2 00®  3 00
Muskrat,’ w inter...................................  @
06®
©
.5 ®
These prices are lor prime skins only.

fa ll............................................  
sp rin g ..................................... 
Deer,  fl ft............... ....................,•••••• 

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

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OYSTERS  A N D   FISH .

OYSTERS.

F  J. Dettenthaler quotes as follow s: 
38
New  York  Counts....................................
II. F. II. & Co.’s Selects........................................35
Anchors  ....................................................................
®  9 
Cod  ........................ ....................................
@  7 
Haddock....................................................
©20 
Mackerel....................................................*»
@  8 
Mackinaw Trout......................................
®  3 
Perch...........................................................
@11 
Sm elts........................................................."
@ 9
W hiteflsh......... 
.....................................

FRESH  FISH.

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.
Water W hite.................................
Michigan  T est.............................
Ethaline..........................................
R uby...............................................
LUBRICATING.
Gasoline............................  ...........
Capitol Cylinder..........................
Model  Cylinder............................
Shield  Cylinder...............................
Eldorado  Engine............................
Peerless  Machinery.......................
Challenge Machinery.....................
Paraffine  ..................... ...........
Black. Summer, West  Virginia..
Black. 25°  to 3 0 ° ............................
Black, 15° C.  T ..............
Z ero.’. .......... 

..................1154
..................36)4
..................3154
..................2654
..................23
............20
................. 19
.......2054
....... 9
..  ..10
.......11
...............................................*2^

PORTER IRON ROOFING CO

J.  T.  BELL  Sc  GO,

CINCINNATI
O H IO

W holesale  Fruits  and  Produce

E A

S T

  S k S L C 3 H 3 \ r k 9 L ' W ,   M I O H i .

OLD  BABEELS

Setting about a store  are  unsightly,  besides  th e  pro­
jecting nails on them  are dangerous  to   clothing, 
inei 
enterprising sjFocer realizes the value of handsome and 
convenient  hxtures,  and  to   m eet  this  dem and  the 
Woolson  Spice  Co.,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  have  designed 

th e irLion.  Coffee  Cabinet,

Of which the  accompanying  cut  gives  but  a  partial 
idea.  In this cabinet is packed 120 one-pound packages 
of Lion Coff ee, 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  art 
put together in  the  best  possible  manner  Complett 
set of casters, with screws, inside  this  cabinet.  Their 
use in every grocery, after the coffee is sold out, i3 ap­
parent-,  just the thing from  which  to  retail  oatmeal, 
rice, prunes, hominy, dried  fruits,  bread,  and  a  hun 
dreti 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 Lion 
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

trade  can 

Is  A L W A Y S  possible when a good cup of cof­
fee  is  served.  T he  grocer  who  sells  L IO N  
C O F F E E   to  his 
invariably  se­
cure  tliis  result  to  them.  L IO N   C O F F E E  
is alw ays uniform-;  contains strength, flavor 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 w eight,  and  is never sold in bulk.

A Beautiful Picture Card

In every package.  W e solicit  a  sam ple  order 
for a cabinet filled witli  LIO N   C O F F E E .

For sale  by  all  Wholesale  Grocers  every­

where, and by theWoolson Spice Go.

92 to 108 Oak St., Toledo, Ohio.

BFFC.IL

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•0MB1NED

....  1154
.........1054
.........1254
.........12

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Brags & flftebicines

State  Board  o f Pharm acy.

One Y ear—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Two Years—Jam es  V ernor, D etroit.
Three Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor.
F our Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Five Y ears—Stanley E. Parkell, Owosso.
President—O ttm ar  Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next M eeting—At D etroit, July 5 and 6.

M i c h i g a n   state  P harm aceutical  A ss’n. 

P resident—F rank J. W urzburg. G rand Rapids 
F irst Vice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor. Loomis. 
Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, Ishpenung. 
T hird Vice-President—F rank Inglis, D etroit. 
Secretary—S. E. P arkill, Owosso.
T reasurer—Wm. Dupont, D etroit.
Executive Com m ittee—Geo.  W. C router, J. G. Johnson, 
Local Secretary—Guy M. Harwood, Petoskey.
N ext Place of Meeting—At  Petoskey, July It, 13 and H.
Grand  Rapids  P harm aceutical  Society. 

F rank W ells, Geo. Gundrutp and Jacob Jesson.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1884.

. 

, ,  

.  „

President—Geo. G. Stekettee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locher.
S ecretary—F rank H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild. 
Board of  Censors—President,  Vice-President  and  Sec-
B o ard o f T rustees-T he President.  John E .lV c k M .  B. 
Kimm.W m. H. '  anLeeuwen and O. H ^U chm ond. 
wen, Isaac W atts. Wm. E. W hite and Wm  L.  W hite. 
Com m ittee on Trade M atters-Jo h n  E. Peck, H. B. Fail-
«„W illi, ms  Then
c h ild  a n d  Hugo  Thum. 
Com m ittee  on  Legislation—R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo.
Kemink and W.  H. Tibbs. 
.. .  
.  „   •R„.1pPan(j
Com m ittee on Pharm acy—W. L. W hite, A. C. B auer ana
R egular'M eetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in  each
 M eeting-F irst Thursday evening in November 
M
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  May  5, 
a t  THE 

T radesman office. 

.

Detroit  Pharmaceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—A. F.  Parker.
F irst Vice-President—E rank  Inglis.
Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W . Allen.
A ssistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae. 
A nnual Meeting—F irst W ednesday in June.
R egular Meetings—F irst W ednesday in each  m onth.
Central  Michigan  Druggists’  Association. 
President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, U.  M. Mussel!.
B errien  C o u n t y ’ P harm aceutical  Society. 
President, H. M. Dean;  Secretary, H enry K epliart:

C linton  County  D ruggists’  A ssociation. 
President, A. O. H unt;  Secretary, A. S.  W allace._____
Jackson  County  P harm aceutical  Ass’u. 

President, R. F. Latim er;  Secretary, F.  A. King-

M ason  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

President, F. N. Latim er;  Secretary, Wm. lieysett.
M ecosta  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 
President, C. H. W agener;  Secretary, A. H. W ebber.

M onroe  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

President, S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss.
M uskegon  County  D ruggists’  Association, 
President, W. B. Wilson;  Secretary, Geo. W heeler.

M uskegon  D rug  Clerks’  A ssociation. 

President, I. C.  Terry;  Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre.
Newaygo  County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
President,,.!. F. A. Raider; Secretary, N. N. Miller.

Oceana County P harm aceutical Society. 

President, F. W. Fincher;  Secretary, F rank Cady.
Saginaw  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 
President, Jay   Sm ith;  Secretary,  D. E. Frail.
ihiaw assee County P harm aceutical Society
Tuscola County P harm aceutical Society. 
President, E. A. Bullard;  Secretary, C. E. Stoddard.

Organization  in Kalamazoo County.
Geo. McDonald has issued  the  following 
circular  to  the  druggists  of  Kalamazoo 
county:

K alam azoo, April  11,  1887.

D e a r   S i r — Having  been  designated  by 
F. J.  Wurzburg,  President of the ^lichigan 
State Pharmaceutical  Association,  a  com­
mittee of one,  to work up the subject  of  lo­
cal organization among  the  pharmacists  of 
this county and vicinity,  I now  proceed  to 
take the initial step towards  effecting  such 
a purpose,  whicli is to ascertain  how  many 
of the pharmacists to whom this  circular  is 
sent,  are  willing  to  become  members  of 
such an organization.
The aim of  this  association  will  be  to 
unite the pharmacists composing  it  in  ef­
forts for the promotion of  professional  and 
business interests; for  the  advancement  of 
pharmaceutical  knowledge; and for the dis­
semination of correct ideas  of  professional 
obligation and business honesty.
As you are aware, there have been a num­
ber of these  associations  organized  within 
the State,  and good  reports  have  been  re­
ceived from all of  them.  That  is  notably 
the case as regards the Grand  Rapids  asso­
ciation. 
In the introductory to the  last  is­
sue of their price-list, occurs  the  following 
passage:  “The  advantages  to  be  derived 
from an association like this are  many  and 
varied.  We are all  engaged  in  the  same 
calling,  and what effects one,  in  a  general 
way effects all  of  us  more  or  less.  By 
meeting together once a month,  we have be­
come  better  acquainted  with  eacli  other, 
and have come  to  look  upon  each  other, 
w>t (lx enemies, but as friends.”
Tills certainly iindicates  a  very  pleasant 
and desirable condition  of  affairs. 
If  you 
are willing  to become a member of an  asso­
ciation  having  for  its  object  the  attain­
ment  of  a  happy  unity  similar  to  that 
nowr  existing  among  the  pharmacists  of 
Grand  Rapids,  please  write  me 
to  that 
effect  immediately,  ami  if  the  responses 
received  are  sufficient  in  number,  and 
favorable in tone,  a  date  w ill  be  named 
in the early future for  holding a meeting to 
effect such an organization.
Yours respectfully. 

G e o .  M c D o n a l d .

The  Drug Market.

Opium has further declined and  is  w’eak 
and lower abroad.  Lower prices are  looked 
for.  Quinine is dull.  Over  100,000 ounces 
•of German was landed  in  New  York  last 
week.  Stocks  are  large  and  competion 
Strong.  P.  &  W.  reduced  their  price  4 
cents on  Saturday.  Citric acid is  very dull 
and  lower.  Canada  balsam  Hr  lias  ad­
vanced  and  is  in  small  supply.  Balsam 
copaiba has also advanced and is  in  a  firm 
position.  Cuttle bone is weak  and  declin­
ing,  although stocks in New York  are light 
and very little avilable in the Trieste market. 
Cod liver oil is very firm  and  advancing in 
price daily. 
Ipecac root is in small  supply 
and  advancing.  Owing 
to  the  cholera 
epidemic in  the  interior  of  Brazil,  no root 
is coming  forward for export.  Goldenseal, 
jalap,  pink  and  serpentaria roots  have  all 
declined.  Hemp seed  has  declined,  being 
now quotable by the  bag by 2%c  for  Rus­
sian.  Buchu  leaves  lias  again  declined 
and lower prices are probable.  Oil  cojiput 
has advanced  and will be  higher.  Oil  cas­
sia  is  very  firm  at  present  quotations. 
Oil wintergreen is weak and declining.  The 
effort to corner the  market  in  oil  penny­
royal failed and in the  absence  of  demand 
the price is lower.

R. S. Hubbard, general dealer, Boyne: 

. it very much.”

‘Like

ON  TO  LANSING.

Michigan Pharmacists Inaugurate Another 

Legislative Campaign.

The announcement that  the  House  Com­
mittee  on Liquor Traffic has concluded to re­
port a bill  compelling  druggists wishing to 
sell liquor to pay the same tax  as  saloons— 
which it is proposed to raise to 8300 for town­
ships, 8400 for incorporated villages, 8500 for 
cities  of  10,000  population  and  8700  for 
cities  of  over  10,000—has  created  some­
thing of  a seusation among the  drug  trade 
of the State and is  meeting  with  deserved 
condemnation.

Closely  following  the  announcement  of 
the proposed legislation in  the daily papers 
came a letter to  President  Wurzburg  from 
the ch airman of  the  Committee on Legisla­
tion of  the  Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  as follows:

L a n s in g ,  A pril  14,  1887. 

Frank J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids:
Dea r  Sir—It  seems  to  me  important 
that  there shall be a meeting  of  prominent 
members  of  our  Association  held  in  this 
city as soon as possible to consider proposed 
legislation affecting  the  interests  of  drug­
gists in connection with the liquor traffic.
There  is  very great  danger  that  unless 
some  counteracting  influence  is exerted,  a 
bill will pass classing  pharmacists as liquor 
dealers aud taxing them  as  such.  The tax 
will be heavy,  perhaps 8300 per year.  Un­
fortunately,  many  druggists  are  entitled to 
the classification and  should  pay  the  tax. 
It is not in tlie interests of such that I write 
you or that I  think  we  should  act,  but  in 
that of the larger and  more  honorable  por­
tion of  our fraternity,  who  are  not entitled 
to the name,  and should not be subjected to 
the penalties  inflicted  upon saloon keepers. 
By consultation, it maybe possible to devise 
some method whereby sucli as desire to do a 
legitimate business may become legally dis­
tinct from the  class  \yho  prostitute it  to or 
use it for a  cloak  to  cover  a very nefarious 
calling.  There is no time now for consulta­
tion about methods, lienee I take the liberty 
to ask  you,  as I shall  as  many other repre­
sentative druggists  as  I  can  reach, to meet 
in  Lansing  Tuesday,  April 19,  to  consider 
this matter. 
I have assurances  that no leg­
islative action will  be had  previous to  that 
time. 

Yours truly,

F r a n k  W e l l s.

President  Wurzburg  immediately  wrote 
and  telegraphed a number of representative 
druggists in  various  parts  of  the State  to 
meet the  delegation in  Lansing  on the day 
named and in  the  meantime suggested that 
President  Steketee  call  a  meeting  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Society  to 
discuss the matter and appoint a  committee 
to go to Lansing to  assist  in  the  work  of 
combatting ininiical legislation.  Mr.  Steke­
tee  accordingly called a special  meeting  of 
the Society at T he T radesman office Mon­
day morning,  when  Mr.  Wurzburg read the 
above  letter  from  Mr. Wells  and  also  the 
following  letter from Mr.  Inglis:

Detroit, April 17,  1887. 

Frank J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—In reply to yours of the 15th, 
I would say that our druggists  held a meet­
ing  yesterday  afternoon.  Messrs.  T.  II. 
Hinchman, Jas. Vernor and  myself will  go 
to Lansing  aud  have  written  Mr.  Wells to 
find out exactly when  we  will  be  wanted. 
Mr. Vernor and myself are in favor of strin­
gent laws,  but no license for  druggists; and 
1 think most of  the better  class of pharma­
cists  feel  that  way. 
In  my  opinion,  all 
druggists  who  cater  to  a  liquor  business 
should pay the same tax as a saloon keeper.

Yours truly, 

Frank I nglis.

J.  W. Hayward—As a class, I think drug­
gists do not care how strict the law is made 
to prevent druggists selling liquor as a bev­
erage,  but to be classed as  a  liquor seller— 
to be put in  the same category as  a  saloon 
keeper—is rubbing it in too hard.

John E.  Peck—The  trouble  is,  there  are 
some unworthy members of  our profession, 
and we have  got to  bear  the brunt of  their 
misdeeds.  There is not much illegal liquor 
selling done  by druggists  in the  cities,  but 
in the country I am told it  is  considerable.
II.  E.  Locher—I  think  the  amount  of 
liquor  sold  by  country  dniggists  is  over­
estimated. 
It lias been my observation that 
they seldom  sell  enough  to  pay  for  their 
government  license.  For  myself,  I  sold 
liquor enough  last year to  give  me a  profit 
of 819.50 and I  had  to  pay  Uncle Sam 825 
for  the privilege.  So far as I am concerned, 
I shall throw it out altogether before I shall 
pay another cent.

F. J.  Wurzburg—The  proposed  measure 
would also  prevent  the  sale  of  alcohol  by 
druggists  who do  not  take  out  licenses. 
Most of us would dislike to give up the sale 
of alcohol,  as our  patrons  hate to go to the 
saloons for  the article  and  know  they can 
get  a better  quality at the drug stores than 
at the saloons.

John E.  Peck—I move  that  a  committee 
be appointed by the chair,  to  draft  suitable 
preamble and resolutions  and  present same 
to the proper committee at Lansing.

The resolution was  adopted and the chair 
appointed as  such  committee  Messrs. John 
E.  Peck,  J.  W.  Hayward,  F. J.  Wurzburg, 
Wm.  L.  White and Geo.  G.  Steketee.

F.  J.  Wurzburg—1 think it well  to ascer­
tain the sense of  the  meeting,  in order that 
the committee may decide  upon  a  plan  of 
action.

John E.  Peck—One  think  is certain—we 
can’t  pay  any license  to  the  State.  Two- 
thirds of the druggists of  this  city  do  not 
sell enough  liquor  to  pay  the  government 
tax.

J.  W.  Hayward—1 object in toto to class­
ing druggists as  saloon  keepers. 
I  object 
to  any tax  and think we ought to show the 
Legislature that we are not on  a  par  with 
those who sell liquor as a beverage.

F.  J.  Wurzburg—If the present law is en­
forced it is good enough. 
I  don’t  object to 
raising the bonds,  but  1  most  emphatically 
remonstrate against a tax.

H.  E.  Locher—I  am  unwilling  to^pay 25 

cents tax. 

I won’t pay a cent.

F.  H.  Escott—We  ought  to  put  our foot 
down  hard  on  the  no-tax  question.  We

must not admit for a minute  that  any  rep­
utable druggist  will  sell  liquor as a bever­
age.

F. J.  Wurzburg—If the propftsed measure 
should become  a  law,  and  there  was  any 
discrimination in favor  of  the Wloon,  half 
tile saloons in  town  would  blossom  out  as 
drug stores.

The'meeting then adjourned.

To  Render  Turned  Boxes  Impervious  to 

Grease.

In answer to  a  query  for  somo  simple 
method of accomplishing this desirable end, 
an exchange says:  The simplest way to do 
this is to coat the inside of  the  box and lid 
witli melted wax of  paraffine1.  This  must 
be applied  without the slightest pin-hole, so 
as to form a plainly visible coating.  Mere 
immersion or boiling the  boxes  in  melted 
wax or paraffine will not do,  for,  if  you try 
a wood box thus treated  with a severe  test 
—say,  by pouring olive-oil into it—you will 
find that the oil  penetrates  the  bottom  at 
once.  At this part,  all the cells of the wood 
are  vertical,  permitting  the  oil  to  pass | 
through innumerable channels to the outside 
of the bottom.  At the side,  there is  .much 
less tendency to ooze through.

In place of wax of  paraffine,  a strong so­
lution of glue or gelatin  may  be  used  for 
coating the inside. 
It renders the glue still 
more insoluble if a small amount of bichrom­
ate of potassium  is added  while the glue is 
fluid,  and,  after its  application,  exposing it 
to sun-light.

Test for  the Purity of Paris Green.

The  season  is  approaching  in  which 
druggists are expected  to give  their  orders 
for Paris green.  We do not  think  that  the 
Doryphora deccmlineata or potato-bug will 
find fault with those druggists  who  haying 
in mind  cheapness rather  than  quality  ob­
tain an article which may prove to be seven- 
eights terra-alba.  The doryphora  will not, 
we think,  be likely to prosecute those drug­
gists under any food  adulteration  act.  To 
those of our readers who wish to  determine 
the purity of the Paris green purchased,  the 
following simple test will commend itself:

Agitate  a  small  quantity  of the  Paris 
green  in  stronger  water  of  ammonia. 
If 
the'sample is pure it will  entirely  dissolve, 
forming  a  perfectly  clear  blue  solution. 
Any adulteration of barytes,  terra-alba,  or 
flour renders the liquid milky  and  remains 
undissolved.  A  quantitative  test  may  be 
made,  if considered necessary,  in  the  usual 
way  by  filtering,  collecting,  drying  and 
weighing the precipitate,  but  enough  may 
be learned from the appearauce of  the  test 
solution  to  enable  one  to 
immediately 
judge of the degree of purity of  the  article 
under  examination.
Mecosta County  Pharmaceutical  Society.
The  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Mecosta 
County Pharmaceutical, Society,  which was 
Held at Big Rapids last  Thursday,  was well 
attended.  Several matters of interest to the 
trade  were discussed and acted upon.  The 
Society now embraces every druggist in  the 
county,  as follows: C.  II.  Wagener,  C.  A. 
Fellows, C.  H. Milner, A. II. Webber & Co., 
Mrs.  T.  D. Mulbery &  Co.,  H.  E.  Grand- 
Girard & Co.,  J.  II.  Gerls,  Willard  Jefts 
and Chryst Preysz, Big  Rapids;  Geo.  Mc­
Henry & Co.,  Chippewa  Lake;  J.  I.  Leg­
gett, Paris; Wilson  &  Gilmore,  Stanwood; 
W.  H. Hicks and Kelson Pike,  Morley;  E. 
L.  Wood & Co.  and R.  D.  Woolford,  Me­
costa; J. J.  Russ,  Remus;  T.  W.  Preston 
and T.  O. Pattison & Co.,  Millbrook; Chas. 
Frey and Barry & Co.,  Rodney.
Color for Ointments.

The Druggists' Circular  recommends  al- 
kanet  root  for  coloring  ointments.  A 
strong infusion of this in any  fixed  oil  will 
give a fine red coloring  liquid,  which  may 
be used for  the  purpose  named,  and  will 
probably not be affected by the other  ingre­
dients.

The  peppermint  industry,  whicli 

lias 
grown  to  such  large  proportions  in  St. 
Joseph county,  is  spreading  into  Branch, 
the first  inroad  being  reported  from  the 
northwest corner,  where a still  or  two  will 
be put in operation and a considerable  area 
devoted to the business this season.

The Alumni  Association of the Philadel­
phia College of Pharmacy  lias  1,224  mem­
bers.

APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. 

Ousliman’s

MENTHOL  INHALER -
In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 
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 ure c ry sta ls of M enthol are 
held* thoroughly applies this  valuable  rem edy  in  the 
m ost  efficient  way,  to  the  parts  affected.  I t sells 
readily.  Always keep an open Inhaler in your store, 
and let your custom ers try  it.  A  few  inhalations  will 
not h u rt the Inhaler, and will do m ore  to dem onstrate 
its efficiency than a half hour’s talk.  R eta il  price 
50 cen ts.  F er Circulars and  Testim onials address 
H .  D.  Cushm an,  T hree  R ivers,  M ich. 
Trade supplied by
H a zeltine & P erkins  D rug Co., G’d R apids, 
And Wholesale D ruggists of D etroit aud Chicago.

1 

AGENTS  FOR  THE

$5,000 in town of 3,OOo inhabitants in Tex­
as.  Can be bought on  very  reasonable terms.

12,000 inhabitants, (county  seat,)  in  Wis­
consin.  Can  oe bought on liberal  terms._____

sistants who are sober, industrious  and 
willing to work._________________________ __

M iclip  Drug  M m .
375 South Union St., Grand Rapids. 
Standard Petit Ledger.
W ANTED—Registered pharmacists  and  as­
F OR  SALE—Very desirable  stock  of  about 
I ilOR  SALE—Stock of about $1,830 in town of 
I flOR  SA LE—Stock of about $1,200 in growing 
F OR  RALE—Stock  of about  $500 in town of 
F OR  SALE—Stock or about $1,700 in town of 
■ LSO—Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 
of which we will  f urnish  on  application.
m o   DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks 
-L  we will furnish the  address  and lull  par­
ticulars of those on our list  free.
D T E   HAVE also secured  the  agency  for J. 
V V  H. Vail & Co.’s medical publications and 
can  furnish  any  medical  or  pharmaceutical 
work at publishers’ rates.

8o  inhabitants in Western Michigan.  Do­
ing  good  business.  Can  be  bought  on very 
reasonable terms.___________________________

northern town of about  350  inhabitants. 

5,000 inhabitants in eastern part of  State. 

No other drug store within a mile.

Good location.

M ichigan Drug Exchange,

357 South Union S t., 

- 

Grand Rapids.

TIGER  OIL.

W hat J.  A. Crookston Has to Say While in 

the Tiger Den.
Cadillac, Jan.  24,  1887.  , 
Well,  Doctor,  I am  around again,  but my 
It is the 
wife had to use a lot of Tiger Oil. 
It 
most wonderful medicine  I  ever knew. 
surpasses everything  else.  During  my se­
vere sickness of pleuro-pneumonia, when my 
pulse ran up to 130 and  my  temperature to 
104°  the pain was so excruciating that noth­
ing would relieve except  Tiger, Oil,  whicli 
never failed.  The physician  gave but little 
hope of my recovery,  but through his atten­
tion and the constant  application of  Tiger 
Oil  I  pulled  through,  and  am  gaining 
strength by using  Tiger  Oil, which I know 
is doing  me  good,  and  will do  good  to all 
who use it properly; for of all medicines that 
I have ever known in over  forty  years’ ex­
perience as a  retail and  wholesale druggist, 
I have never known of a single  one to be m 
any way as good as Tiger Oil for the cure of 
so many different kinds of diseases.  There 
seems no limit to  its  power  over  disease. 
Therefore,  knowing as 1 know of Tiger Oil, 
I do but my duty in  recommending it to all 
my fellow men as publicly as  possible,  that 
they may have the benefits of  such a valua­
ble medicine as Tiger Oil  has  proven itself 
to be wherever  it lias  been  used,  both for 
man or beas;. 
Of the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co., 

J.  A.  C r o o k s t o n ,

Grand  Rapids.

T ANSY

CAPSULE

THE  LATEST  DISCOVERY.  W
■  THE  LAT]
Dr.  L a p a rle 's  Celebrated  P reparation. Safe  and 
Always  Reliable. 
Indispensable  to  L A D I E S . 

Send  4   cents  for  Sealed  Circular.

SALUMET  CHEMICAL  CO.,  C h icago..“ "::;.

GX2TSSXTG  ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Urand Rapids,Mich.

OTTENBERG’S  GIG
Hazel Rirke 
10 cents. 
La Rosa Celeste 
Sweet  Catawba 5  cents.

Having  secured  the  Sole  agency  for  S.  OTTENBERG  & 
BROS.’  Celebrated  Cigars,  I  take  pleasure  in  recommending 
them to the Trade, as the Finest and Best

5  atncL lO Oexit Oigeirs

Ever placed on the Market.  They are made of the Finest Qual­
ity of Imported Tobacco without artificial  flavor.
G IV E   T H E M   A   T R IA L .

I w ill send to any responsible  first-class  dealer a sample of 
these Cigars on trial, to be returned  if not  satisfactory, within 
60 days.  W e send advertising matter with above Cigars.

Morris H. Treusch,

I

#

SOLE  AGENTS 

*  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

ACIDUM.

Advanced—Balsam flr, oil cajiput.
Declined—Jalap root, serpentaria, oil winter- 
green, quinine P. & W., German quinine bark, 
gum opium and powdered, cuttle bone, golden 
seal root; pink root.
A cetieum ............
....... 
8©  10
Benzoioum,  German..................... .......  80@1  00
Carboiicum.........
.......  50©  55
Citricum ............
.......  55©  60
Hydrochlor.........
....... 
5
N itrocum __ _  ..
.  ...  10©  12
O xallcum ............
.......  11©  13
Salicvlicum .........
....1   85@2  10
Tannieuin............
.......1  40@1  60
Tartarleum .......
.......  50®  53

3© 

AMMONIA.

3© 
4© 

5
....... 
6
....... 
.......  11@  13
.......  12©  14
.......1  85@2  10
7
.......  25©  30

6© 

..  ..  50©  55
.......  @1 50
.......  50©  55
.......  40©  45

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

18
11

” 

Aqua, 16  deg.......
18  d eg ....
Carbonas..............
Chloridum...........
Cubebae  (po.  1  7a
Juniperus  .........
Xant hoxylum  ..

Copaiba................
Peru.....................
Terabin,  Canada
T olutan................

BACCAE.

BALSAMUM.

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian
Cassiao  ................
Cinchona Flava..........................
Eaonymus  atropurp............ .
Myrica  Cerifera, po.................
Prunus  Yirgini..........................
Quii lain,  grd...............................
Sassfras  ......................................
U lm us.......................................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12).........(..
EXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhiza Glabra.................................
po..  .....................................
Haematox, 15 ft boxes............................
Is...........................................
%B  ........................................
)48  ........................................

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

FERRUM.

Carbonate Precip....................................
Citrate and Quinia...................................
Citrate Soluble..........................................
Ferroeyanidum SoJ.................................
Solut  Chloride..........................................
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 75).......................
pure.........................................

“ 

FOLIA.

B arosm a....................................................
Cassia Acutlfol, Tinnivelly...................
A lx ...............................
Salvia officinalis, J4s and  )4s...............
Ura  Urei....................................................

“ 

“ 

24© 25
83© 35
8© 9
© 12
@ 13
© 15

© 15
«¿3 oO
© 80
© 50
© 15
1)4® 9
© 7

25© >0
20© 25
35© 50
10© 12
8© 10

44 
“ 

GUMMl.
Acacia,  1st  picked...................................
©1 00
2nd 
44 
...................................
© 90
@ SO
3rd 
.................................
“ 
65
Sifted  sorts...............................
“ 
©
75@l  00
“ 
p o .................................................
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60).................................
50© 60
“  Cape, (po. 20)...................................
® 12
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60)........................
© 50
25© 30
Ammoniac  ...............................................
Assafoetida,  (po. 30).............................
@ 15
Ilenzoinum ...............................................
50© 55
25©
28
Campborae...............................................
Catechu, Is,  04s,  14; 54s, 16)................
13
©
Galbanum..................................................
@ 80
75© 80
Gamboge, po...........................................
Quaiacum, (po. 45).................................
© 35
Kino,  (po. 25)...........................................
© 20
@1 25
Mastic.........................................................
Myrrh, (po.45)...........................................
@ 40
Opii, (po. 5  75)........................................  .4  15@4 25
18® 25
Shellac...............   .....................................
25© 30
bleached....................................
Tragaeanth .............................................
30® 75
herba—In ounce packages
25
Absinthium  ...........................................
Eupatorium  .........................................
20
25
Lobelia  ....................................................
28
Majorum  .................................................
Mentha Piperita....................................
25
“ 
Y ir.............................................
...................................................:............
30
lin e  
22
Tauacetum,  V ........................................
25
Thymus. V ...............................................

“ 

MAGNESIA.

OLEUM.

.. .2  0O@2  10 

Calcined,  P at..........................................
Carbonate,  P at........................................
Carbonate,  K. & M.................................
Carbonate,  Jennings............................
Absinthium ..........
Amygdalae, Dulc__
Amydalae, Am arao..
A n is i......................
Auranti  C ortex...
Bergamil................
Cajiputi  ...............
Caryophylli...........
Cedar.......................
Chenopodi!  ..........
Cinnamom i...........
Citronella  ............
Conium  Mac.........
Copaiba.................
Cubebae  ................
Exechthitos..........
Erigermi................
Gaultheria.................
Geranium, 5................
Gossipii, Sem ,gal__
Hedeoma.....................
Juniperi...................
Lavendula ..............
Lim onis...................
Lini, g a l...................
Mentha Piper.........
Mentha Yerid.........
Morrhuae,  g a l.......
Myrcia,  5.................
O live........................
Picis Liquida, (gal.  50
R icin i.....................
R osm arini............
Rosae,  5.................
Succini  ................
Sabina...................
Santal...................
Sassafras..............
Sinapis,  ess, 5__
T iglii................
T h ym e.................
opt............
T'heobromas.........
POTASSIUM.
Bichrom ate...................................
B rom ide........................................
Chlorate, (Po. 22)..........................
Iodide.............................................
P ru ssiate......................................

55© 60
28© 22
20© 25
35© 36
...4   50@5 00 
...  45©  50 
...7  0007 50 
...2  0002  10 
©2 50 
.. .2 0002 75 
.  9001  00 
©2  00 
35©  65 
@1  50 
...  85©  90 
©   75 
...  35©  65 
@ 8 0
.11  00©  12  00 
...  90@l  00 
. . . l  20@1  30 
©   75 
...  55©  75 
...  80©  90 
...  50©2 00 
...  90@2 00 
...2  25@2 35 
...  42@  45 
...3  00@3  75 
...5  50@6 00 
...  80@1  06 
©   50 
...1   00@2 75 
...  10©  12 
...1  42@1  60 
...  75@1  00 
@8 00 
40© 45 
90@1  00
48© 55
...  @ 65
...  @1 50
...  40® 50
@ 60
...  15© 20
...  72© 14
...  42© 45
...  20© 22
. ..3  (H’@3 25
...  25© 28

“ 

RADIX.

A lth a e ...........................................
A n chusa........................................
Arum,  po......................................
Calamus........................................
Gcntiana,  (po. 15)__ .".................
Glychrrhiza,  (pv. 15)...................
Hydrastis  Canaden,  ,po. 33)—
Hellebore,  Alba,  po...................
Inula,  po........................................
Ipecac, po......................................
Jalap a,  pr......................................
Maranta,  4  s .................................
Podophyllum,  po........................
Khei  ...............................................
“  cu t.........................................
“  p v .........................................
Spigeha  ........................................
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)...................
Serpentaria...................................
Senega...........................................
Smilax, Officinalis, H .................
M ex............
Scillae,  (po. 35).............................
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus, p o ...
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30)__
German....................

** 

“ 

“ 

...  25© 30
...  15© 20
...  @ 25
...  20© 50
...  10© 12
...  16© 18
© 25
... 
...  15© 20
...  15© 20
... 1  60@1 70
...  25© 30
© 35
...  15© 18
...  75i§l  0O 
@1 75
...  75@1  35
...  48© 53
...  @ 20
...  35® 40
55
© 40
.  . 
© 20
... 
...  10© 12
25
©
25
... 
© 
15©

SEMEN.

© 18
Anisum, (po. 22)...........................
...  12© 15
Apium  (graveolens)...................
4@
6
Bird, Is...................................... .
...  12©
15
Carui,  (po. 20)...............................
... 1  <K)@1 25
Cardamom....................................
..  10©
Coriandrum..................................
..  3)4©
Cannabis  Sativa..........................
Cydonium......................................
..  75@1 
Chenopodium  .............................
..  10© 
Dipterix  Odorat e ........................
..1  75@1 © 
Foeniculum ..................................
6®
Foenugreek, po..........................
..  3)4©
Li ni.
Lini, grd, (bbl,  3)......................................  3)4© 
4
PhalariB  Canarian...................................  4  ©  4)4
5© 
R ap a.......................................................... 
6
9 j
Sinapis,  Albu..................  
8©  
N igra.........................................  
8©  
9

“ 

 

SPIRITUS.

Frumenti,  W.,  D. & Co........................... 2 
00@2 50
76@2 00
Frumenti, D. F. R......................................1 
F rum enti....................................................1  10@1  50 ;
Juniperis Co.  O. T .................................... 1 
75@1 75
Juniperi8  Co...............................................1  75®3 50 ,
Saacharum  N. E ....................................... 1  75@2 00 ;
Spt. Vini  Galli............... 
1  75@6 50 !
vini Oporto................................................1 
25@2 00
Vini  Alba.................................................  1 
25@2 00

 

SPONGES.

. 

do

do
do
do
do

4 s, 12)...

,for slate u se............
MISCELLANEOUS

Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage... ..2  25  © 2 50
Nassau 
do
2  00
Velvet Ext  do
I   10
Extra Yp  *  do
85
Grass 
do
65
Hard ’ 
75
Yellow Reef. 
1  40
26© 28
30© 32
«54 1
2 
3© 4
55© 60
4© 5
55© 60
5© 7
38© 40
.2  15@2 20
(r$ 9I
@2 25 i
© 15
© 16
14
©
30©
33
©3
75
55
50©
2s@ 30
© 40
© 15
© 10
© 50
38© 40
©1  00
.1 50© 1 75
10© 12
15© 20
0© 15
40
@
50
2
@
5©
6
8© 10
@ 8
.  25© 30
@ 24
im 12
68© 70
@ 8
© 6
56© 60
.  12© 15
© 23
7© 8© 15
40©  liO
9® 15
13© 25
23® 26
@ 15
.  25© 40
@ 75
© 65
. 
© 85
@1 00
© 40
.  @ 65
. 1  25@1 50
.  75© l  (10
.4  00@4 10
@5 15© 27
.  10© 12
.  85@1 00
•  6o@ 60
.  60© 05
. 
2© 3
9001 00
.3  15@3 35@ 40
.  © 65@ 10
.  19© 22
©2 00
. 
@2 70

Æther, Spts. Nitros, I F __
A lum en..................................
Alumen,  ground, (po. 7)__
Annatto  .................................
Antimoni,  po........................
Antimoni et Potass  Tart...
Argenti  Nitras,  5.................
Arsenicum .............................
Balm Gilead  Bud.................
Bismuth  S.  N ........................
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, 04s, 11; 
Cantharides  Russian, p o ...
Capsici  Fructu8, a f..............
Capsici Fructus, po..............
Capsici Fructus, B, p o ..
35) —
Caryophyllus,  (po
Carmine. No. 40..................................
Ctra Alba, S. &  F...............................
Cera  Flava...........................................
Coccus  ..................................................
Cassia Fructus....................................
Centraria.............................................
C etaceum .......  ...................................
Chloroform..........................................
Chloroform,  Squibbs..............•........
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst.....................
Chondrus  .............................................
Cinchonidine, P. & W........................
Cinchonidine,  German.....................
Corks, see list, discount,  per  cent.
Creasotum.................................
Creta, (bbl. 75)......................................
Creta  prep...........................................
Creta, precip........................................
Creta Rubra..........................................
Crocus  ..................................................
Cudbear.................................................
Cupri Sulph..........................................
D extrine...............................................
Ether Suiph.........................................
Emery, all  numbers..........................
Emery, po.............................................
Ergota. (po. 60)....................................
Flake  W hite........................................
G alla......................................................
G am bier...............................................
Gelatin, Coopor................•..................
Gelatin, French............................... .•___
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box.  60&10, lessT
less.
Glue,  Brown..................................
Glue, W hite....................................
G lyeerina........................................
Grana  Paradisi..............................
H u m u lu s........................................
Hydrarg Chlor. Mitt  ...................
Hydrarg  Chlor.  Cor.....................
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum..............
Hydrarg  Ammoniati...................
Hydrarg U ngueutum ...................
Hydrargyrum ...............................
Ichthyocolla, Am  ........................
Indigo...............................................
Iodine,  Resubl...............................
Iodoform ........................................
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg lo d ...
Liquor Potass  A rsinitis..............
Lupuline  ........................................
Lycopodium ...................................
Macis................................................
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl. 1%)..........
Mannia. S .F ....................................
Morphia,  S, P. & W.......................
Moschus Canton............................
Myristica, No. 1..............................
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20)...................
Os.  Sepia..........................................
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co.........
Picis Liq,  N. C.. 4   galls, doz__
Picis Liq.,  quarts..........................
Picis Liq., pints.............................
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80).....................
Piper  Nigra,  (po.22).....................
Piper  Alba, (po. 35).......................
Pix  Burgun....................................
Plumbi A cet...................................
Potassa, Bitart, pure...................
Potassa.  Bitart, com ...................
Potass  Nitras, opt........................
Potass  Nitras.................................
Pul vis Ipecac  et opii.................
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P.D.C0
Pyrethrum, p v ...............................
Quasslae..........................................
Quinia, S, P. &  W..........................
Quinia, S, German........................
Hubia Tinctorum..........................
Saccharum  Lactis, p v .................
Salacin.............................................
Sanguis Draconis..........................
Santonine........................................
Sapo,  W ...........................................
Sapo,  M...........................................
Sapo, G.............................................
Seidlitz  M ixture...........................
Sinapis.............................................
Sinapis,  opt....................................
Snuff,  Maocaboy,  Do. V oes.......
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. V oes..............
Soda Boras, (po.  10)..........   .........
Soda et PotossTart.......................
Soda  Carb........................................
Soda,  Bi-Carb.................................
Soda,  A sh................. . . . . ’. .............
Soda  Sulphas.................................
Spts. Ether  Co...............................
Spts.  Myrcia  Dom........................
Spts. Myrcia Im p..........................
Spts. Vini Kect, (bbl.  2 25)..........
Strychnia, Crystal.. 
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Sulphur, Subl................. ...............
Sulphur,  Roll.................................
Tamarinds......................................
Terebenth  V enice........................
Theobrom ae..................................
Vanilla  ...........................................
Zinci  Sulnh....................................

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Whale, winter............................
Lard, extra.................................
Lard, No.  1.................................
Linseed, pure  raw...................
Linseed, b oiled .........................
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained. 
Spirits Turpentine...................

PAINTS

Red Venetian............................
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles.......
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........
Putty, com m ercial.................
Putty, strictly pure.................
Vermilion, prime  American.
Vermilion,  English.................
Green,  Peninsular...................
Lead, white, strictly pure__
Whiting, white  Spanish.......
Whiting,  Gilders’....................
White, Paris American...........
Whiting  Paris English cliff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  F amts —  
Swiss Villa Prepare  Paints.
VARNISHES.
No.  1 Turn  Coach.....................
Extra  Turp.......................•.......
Coach Body................................
No. 1 Turp Furniture..............
Extra Turk  Damar.................
1 Japan Dryer, No. 1  Turp.......

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We have a full stock of this well-known 

brand of

M I Z E D   P A I N T
and having sold it for over SIX YEARS can 

recommend it to our  customers  as  be­

ing a First Class  article.  We sell it

On  tlie  M anufacturers’  G uarantee:

When tw o or more eoat.s of our P I O N E E R   P R E ­
P A R E D   P A I N T   is applied as received in original 
packages, and if w ithin  three years it should  crack or 
peel off, thus failing to  give  satisfaction, we  agree to 
re-paint  the  building  a t  our  expense,  w ith  the  best 
W hite Lead or  such other paint as the  ow ner  m ay se­
lect.  In  case  of  com plaint,  prom pt  notice  m ust  be 
given to the dealer.

T .  11.  N E V I X   &  C O ..

Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure White Lead.

Pittsburg, Pa.

Write for prices and Sample Card to

Wholesale  Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

Try P O L ISH IN A ,  best Furniture Fin­

ish made.

k PERKINS

WHOLESALE

Druggists I

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91,

93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS  AND JOBBERS  OF

Drugs, IeRioin8s, Gtiemicals, 
Paints, Oils, VarnisliBs, 

a i   Druggist’s

M AN U FA CTU RERS  OF

Elegant  Pfmacentical  Prepara­

tions,  Finid  Extracts  and

GENERAL  WHOLESALE  AGNT9  FOR

W olf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

W hiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

MS.

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

WE ARE  SOLE  OWNERS OF

Weatherly's Miciiip Catarrh Cure

Which is positively the best Itemed; 

of the kind on the market.

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

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

WITHERS DADE&C0.’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour  Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

W H I S K E Y .

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

W e are also owners of the

Druggists’  Favorite  Eye,

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

n  0u

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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.
and personal attention.

Mail  orders  always  receive  o.ur special 

Hazeltine 

& Perkins 

Drag Co.

134  to  142 East Fulton St,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

I

GASOLINE  STOVES.
QuLiolA hdlea.1, No. 3V2 .
»  P alin   Slat'  Stm   w i i k j H   'M in u s.

Has  two  burners  under  the  oven  and  two  on  top  of 
stove, all supplied with gas  from a  single  generator.  A 
wash boiler can be set in place of oven when desired.  The 
oven is large and its top is useful as a  heating  surface to 
keep things warm.  All Quick Meal Stoves are provided 
with Patent  Safety  Attachment  which  not  only  extin­
guishes all the flames but closes every  Burner before the 
tank can be filled.

WHOLESALE  AGENTS  FOR

18680254

Peerless and Horizontal Ice Cream Freezers.

Manufacturers o f  the

Leonard Cleail Dry Air Miserata and Cri

SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE  OF  SUMMER  GOODS.

O

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REFRIGERATORS

Gooch.  Peerless

IGE  GREAM  FREEZER,

SIM PLE, CH EAP AX1)  PERFECT. 
With Crank, 3 Quart List,  each................$  4  a

Discount,  50 and 10.

® s S  8

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It  has

This is the best and  most powerful  of the  cheap  Oil  Stoves, 

two 4-inch wicks, and is made in first-class style. 

XT2ST  P R IC E .

Single Gem Oil Stoves  each.......................................$1  85
........................................4  00
Donble  “ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

The Reddy Oil Stoves, per doz. 
“  Iron Clad  “ 

“

A

BUSINESS. LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts 

of Last Resort.

T A X   ON  T1ÍADE  OR P R O FESSIO N .

According to the decision of the Kentucky 
Superior  Court  in  the  cáse  of  Bullitt  vs. 
City of Paducah, a  tax  in  the  form  of  a 
license fee may be imposed under legislative 
authority  upon  any  trade,  profession  or 
calling,  and while such a tax must be levied 
on all alike in the same profession,  it is not 
essential to its  validity  that  every  calling 
■within  the particular  locality  shall  be  re­
quired to pay tax.

IN V A L ID   TA X   SA L E .

Money paid for lands  sold  at  an  invalid 
tax sale for taxes due an incorporated  town 
cannot  be recovered back from such  town, 
according to  the  decision  of  the  Supreme 
Court of  Indiana in the case of Worley  vs. 
Cicero.

IN SO LV EN T HANK— R E C E IV E R .

A receiver  of  an  insolvent  bank  which 
has  collected notes and drafts  for  another 
bank may be compelled to pay them in full, 
with  interest,  to  the  latter  bank,  and not 
simply  make  a  pro  rata  dividend  of  the 
funds in his hands.  So  held by  the  Court 
of Chancery  of New Jersey in  the  case  of 
Thompson, 
receiver,  vs.  Gloucester  City 
Savings  Institution.

TRADE-MARK—USE  OF  WORD.

The  question  was recently raised  in  an 
English case whether the word “guaranteed’» 
could be used as a trade-mark.  This was the 
case  of Symington et al. vs. Footman et  al., 
decided  recently by Mr. Justice Kay in  the 
Chancery  Division  of  tire  High  Court  of 
Justice. 
It  appeared  that  the  plaintiffs, 
who were wholesale corset-makers,  had  in­
troduced a corset which they designated the 
“guaranteed  corset,”  and which  was  sold 
with a twelve months’  guarantee in  writing 
to  each  customer.  The  defendants’  firm 
brought  out  a  cheaper  article  under  the 
same name, which they sold under the same 
system of guarantee.  The  plaintiffs,  who, 
it appeared,  had had the word registered  as 
a trade-mark, applied for  an  injunction  to 
restrain the defendants from the use of  the 
word.  The  court  refused the  injunction, 
holding that the word “guaranteed” had not 
become  attached  to  the  plaintiffs’  goods, 
but only  represented the fact of the guaran­
tee being given,  and  that  any  one  might 
sell a corset with  a  guarantee  without  in­
fringing the plaintiffs’ right to do so.

C H A T T E L   M ORTGAGE  C O LLA TE R A L  SE­

CU RITY .

A  decision  of  importance  was 

lately 
rendered  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States  in  the  case  of  People’s 
Savings  Bank  et  al.  vs. Bates et  al.  This 
was an action of replevin involving conflict­
ing claims under certain  chattel  mortgages 
executed  by  Detroit  merchants.  The  de­
fendants  in  error, members of the  firm  of 
Bates, Reed & Cooley, claimed priority  un­
der a mortgage given by the Detroit firm on 
February 7,1881,  to  secure  both  the  past 
indebtedness of the firm, amounting to $45,- 
000 and upward,  for goods,  wares and  mer­
chandise sold and  money  loaned  to  them, 
and any further  liabilities which  might  be 
incurred by the mortgagors for other  goods 
purchased,  or  other  moneys  borrowed, 
from the mortgagees;  the  mortgage,  cover­
ing not only the goods,  wares,  merchandise 
and  other  personal  property  then  in  the 
mortgagors’ stores in Detroit,  but also  their 
notes,  book  accounts  and  securities,  and 
all  future  additions  to  or  substitution  for 
such goods and  mercliandise.  No  part  of 
said indebtedness was created  at  the  time 
of  the  execution  of  the  mortgage.  The 
bank claimed, under  a  mortgage  made  by 
the Detroit firm on  February  11,  1881,  to 
secure  certain  demand  notes,  aggregating 
$49,000, winch were  executed  by  that  firm 
on  February 7,  1881,  and  also  “all  other 
paper indorsed” by  it and held by the bank, 
that mortgage covering  all  the  goods  and 
merchandise  then in the mortgagors’  stores 
and  all  thereafter  put  into 
them.  The 
mortgage  provided  that  the  bank’s  agent 
should  take immediate’possession and  sell 
the goods in the ordinary course of business, 
applying the proceeds to  said  indebtedness 
until the same was paid.  The mortgage  to 
the bank  was  the  first  one  tiled 
the 
proper office at Detroit,  though  it  was  not 
filed until after the bank had notice,  through 
its  agent,  that  Bates,  Reed  &  Cooley 
claimed  to  be  in possession of or  to  have 
rights  in the  mortgaged  property. 
It  did 
not clearly  appear  whether  the  bank  had 
actual notice of the prior mortgage to Bates, 
Iteed  &  Cooley  before the  mortgage  to  it 
the was given.  The main question raised by 
case was  whether  the  bank was, within the 
meaning  of the Michigan  statute,  a  subse­
quent  “mortgagee in good faith,” the mort­
gage  to it having been  really  given  to  se­
cure  past indebtedness of  the  mortgagors. 
The Supreme Court,  in  deciding  the  case, 
took the ground that the words  “mortgagee 
in  good  faith”  meant  the  same  thing  as 
“ mortgagee  for  a  valuable  consideration 
without  notice,”  that  the  conveyance  of 
lands or chattels as security for an  anteced­
ent debt would not  operate  as  a  purchase 
for value  or  defeat  existing  equities,  and 
that  the claim of the bank  to  be  a  subse­
quent mortgagee in good faith could not  be 
sustained,  because  the  mortgage  of  Feb­
ruary 11,  1881,  although first filed,  was  not 
given in  consideration  of  its  having  sur­
rendered or agreed to surrender  or to  post­
pone the exercise of  any  substantial  right 
it  had against  the mortgagors,  but  merely 
as collateral security for past  indebtedness. 
Under such circumstances,  the  court  held, 
the mortgage which was prior in  time  con­
ferred a superior right.

in 

with Tin Oven  2134x18x1334..............................................................................................919  00
“  Russia Iron Oven, 2134x18x1334............................................................................... 21  00

No.  172 
No.  172
No.  173 is same Stove with three burners on top instead of two.  With  the two burners under 
No.  173 
No.  173

the oven,  it has five burners,  all supplied with gas from a single generator.
with Tin Oven, 2134x18x1334..............................................................................................21  00
with Russia Iron  Oven, 2134x18x1334  (Discount on Gasoline Stoves, 30 per c t .) ----   23  00

Crating 30c net.

The Standard of Excellence

LIST

KINGSFORD’S

P U R E

s #

AND

“Silver
Gloss”

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN ST ARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

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

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIM E!

A L W A Y S  A SK   YOUR  GROCER  FOR  T H E S E   GOODS.

SEEDS

FOR  EVERYBODY.

For the Field or  Garden.
Clover,

] f you want to buy

Timothy,

Hungarian,
Millet,
Orchard  Grass,
Kentucky Blue,
Seed  Oats,
Barley,
Peas,

Red Top,
Rye,

Onion,

Ruta  Baga 
Wurzel,

Mangle

o k  

Write or send to the

Anything  in  the  Lise  of  SEEDS,
Seed  Store,
W. T. LAMOBEADI, Apnt

71  CANAL  ST.,

Full  outfits  for  the  Collection  Depart- 
I ment of a Business Men’s Association, con- 
I taining all the late improvements, supplied 
to order for $13.  The outfit comprises: 
1,000 “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,  post-office 
or express order.
Fuller & Stowe Company,

49 Lyon Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

C I G - A R S

Factory  No.  20,  4tli  D ist.

76 S. Division St.,  Grand Rapids.

RIÑOSE, BERTSCH & GO.,
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.
BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

MANUFACTURERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

AGENTS  FOR THE

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 
PURE-1  NEW  PROCESS  STARCH. 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.
Is™ -

removed,

This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 
Oxie-TlYircl  Less

Can be used than any other in the Market.

Manufactured by  the

FIRMENICH  MNFG.  CO.

Factories:  Marshalltown,  Iowa;  Peoria,  Ills.

Offices  at  Peoria,  Ills.

STRONG.

FOR  SALE  BY

Clark,  Jewell  &  Co.

SURE.

i

E & 31 fi

Warmed (nut cooked) adding  pive« pi 
Good Batter (size ofnen’s egg) and gill 
of freak  milk  (preferable  to  water.) 
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of

0*

ILL

CHILLIC0THE 

at  t h i s £14°*

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

6 0

É S p a

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

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  00.
77 to 83 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS.

Wholesale  Grocers,

SOle  Agents,

