The  Michigan  Tradesman.

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G R A N D   R A P I D S ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  M A Y  4,  1887.

N O .  189.

G IA N T lege Journal.

■ PLACE to secure a thorougl 

and useful education Is at tni 
Grand Ra pid s (Mich.) B usi 
ness Co lleg e,  write for Col 

Address,  C. G. SWENSBERG.

Importers and Jobbers of

D R Y  G O O D S

Staple  and  Fancy.

Overalls, Pants, Etc.,

OUR  OWN  M AKE.

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy CrockerysFancyWoodenware

OUR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

S E E D S

For the Fielû and darlen.

71 Canal Street,

Offers for Sale all Kinds of Garden 

Seeds in Bulk.

Medium Clover,

Mammoth  Clover,

Alsike Clover,

Alfalfa Clover,
Timothy,

White Dutch Clover, 

Red Top,

Blue Grass,

Orchard Grass,

Hungarian Grass, 
Common Millet, 
Flax Seed.

German Millet, 

COOK  & PMNZ,
Show  Cases,

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 Briiie St.. Grand Rapids.

JUDD  db  CO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Winter Goods.

102  CANAL  STREET.

T.  R.  Ellis  & Co.,
Book Binders
Blank  Boot  Motors,

PAPER  RULERS,

51,53 and 55 Lyon St.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

3M T

Muzzy’s Corn Starch is prepared expressly 
for food,  is made of only the best white com 
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.

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The State  Assayer of Massachusetts says 
Muzzy’s Com  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.

Secures to out-of-town  customers  the most 
careful attention and guarantees perfect sati­
sfaction.  We  are the

LARGEST HOUSE in the STATE

DEALING  EXCLUSIVELY  IN

With the splendid  Tailor-Made  Clothing 
we handle the fit 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. #

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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

F U R N IS H IN G   GOODS.

A.  MAY,  P k O P iî]

GIANT  CLOTHING  COMPANY
M u a i & Lyon Sts.
MONNICH & STONE, Flint, Mich.

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MANUFACTURERS  OF

Send  for  Sam ple  Order.

POTATOES.

W e give  prompt  personal  attention  to 
the sale of POTATOES, APPLES,BEANS 
and ONIONS in car lots.  We.  offer  best 
facilities and watchful attention.  Consign­
ments respectfully solicited.  Liberal cash 
advances on Car Lots when desired.

Wn  H.  Ttouson  &  Co,

166 South Water St., CHICAGO.

Reference

Felsen Thal Gross  &  Mil l e r , Bankers.

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 cn  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. 

R eference:  F ir s t  National  Bank.

BELKNAP

Wagon and Sleigd Co.
W A G O N S !

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

MANUFACTURERS OF

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermens 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, Miob,

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Telephone 374.

B ox  14. 

Grand R a p id s.’3

Affability  in  Business.

Affability in business  may  not always be 
attended  by  success,  but  it  is  a great ele­
ment in success.  The courteous gentleman, 
be he employer  or  employee,  has  a power 
which is often  estimated  too  lightly.  The 
man who makes himself pleasant, who even 
goes  out  of  liis  accustomed  way  to  do a 
kindness for an  acquaintance  has a capital 
which may be of  great benefit to him in liis 
struggle through  life,  and  it  is  often  like 
bread  thrown  upon  the  waters which re­
turns  after  many  days.  Who  among  us 
will not do a kindness to a man who is civil 
and kind? anti who  among us will give our­
selves any  discomfort  for  one  who  is  un­
civil and disagreeable?

Affability does not  mean a base humility, 
a cringing servility,  it  means  a  manly civ­
ility.  Have  you  never  seen  a  salesman 
cringe to a buyer, the very impersonation of 
Uriah Heep—an  humble,  crawling  worm?
He almost weeps  over  the  hand  of  his 
customer—as he shakes it,  he  pats his man 
on the back,  and is in a state of  rapture, of 
ecstasy;  he thinks lie is affable and a pleas­
ant salesman.  This style  of  man  always 
reminds me of the boa constrictor  who,  be­
fore proceeding to devour his prey, covers it 
completely with saliva.  Do you  think that 
this is pleasant for the  customer? 
In some 
cases,  yes; for  there are some  mean  spirits 
who do not dislike the most abject servility, 
or who have not  brains  enough to see that 
they are being covered with saliva  prepara­
tory to being devoured.  For the  most part, 
however, the customer has as deep a disgust 
as you and I,  my dear reader.

Affability, as I have  said, means a manly 
courteousness.  Now  a  manly  courteous­
ness or civility does  not  mean a rough and 
and  ready,  a  hail-fellow-well-met,  or  a 
brusque manner. 
It is well to be  hearty at 
times,  but often it is out of  place, and then 
it becomes downright impudence.  It means 
a constant watchfulness for your customer’s 
! welfare,  a strict attention to his wishes.  It 
means civility to the customer  who  buys a 
small  bill  just  as well as to the one  who 
buys a large one.  Some of my most pleas­
ant business  acquaintances  are  very  small 
buyers,  whom I treated respectfully,  and to 
whom I gave my best,  though  perhaps poor 
advice,  when I was selling them goods.

I know perfectly well that it  is necessary 
to “sit down” on some of  the  very  tough 
barnacles,  but  there is always a  pleasant 
way of  noing it,  and  if you  cannot  do it 
pleasantly,  depend upon it you  do not thor­
oughly understand the science of  salesman­
ship.  One  of  my  most  prized  business 
friends,  is a gentleman  who, at my first in­
terview  with  him,  wished me to sell him 
one dozen of Brook’s cotton  and  assort the 
sizes for him.  The  man  was  entirely un­
familiar with the dry goods business,  and it 
was nothing  to his  discredit. 
I  did  not 
laugh at him,  although it was rather funny, 
and when he became more familiar with the 
business he  appreciated  the  advice I gave 
him, and my forbearance.

Affability  should  not  always  be on the 
side of the salesman or  employe. 
I  see in 
my imagination an  employer,  who,  after 
reading  this,  will say,  “It  is  a  ffrst-rate 
thing for my  young  men  to  read—but is 
there  nothing  here  for  the  employer  as 
well?” 
I was talking, only the other day, 
to one of the largest importers in the  coun­
try,  and 1 said to him,  speaking  of one of 
the largest  jobbing  houses  in the city,  “I 
suppose A. B.  C. buy a great  many  goods 
from you.”

“Oh, yes,” he answered,  “a great many.” 
“I suppose they get a good  bargain,  now 

and again,” I said.

“They  buy  our  regular  goods,  but if I 
have  anything  that is  especially  good,  I 
never show it to them;  not  but  what they 
would gladly  buy  it,  but  because A.  B.  C. 
try to  ‘bull-doze’ me and  brow-beat  me  at 
every turn. 
I give X.  Y.  Z.  the preference 
every time, for they are gentlemen.”  This 
is a matter for  thought.  Here  is a firm of 
thorough business men  who  overlook  only 
this one matter  of  affability  and  thereby 
lose considerable in the course of  a season, 
not from the one  importer of  whom I have 
spoken, but of many others, for I find as one 
does so do they all.  A salesman in the em­
ploy of A. B.  C.  who followed  the example 
shown  by  his  employers  would  be  dis­
charged. 

B e d   I n k .

Selling the Farmers at Wholesale. 

“While in Detroit the other  day,  I called 
on the fellow  who makes a practice of  sell­
ing the farmers  goods  at  wholesales,” said 
W.  H.  Goodspeed,  of  the  Wool son  Spice 
Co.  “The man appeared to be very glad to 
see me and asked  me  to  call  around  the 
next day and. inspect  his  “ warehouse”  in 
another part of the city. 
I was in a certain 
jobbing house about  an  hour  later,  when 
the fellow came in and  asked for  an  esti­
mate on an order he had received  from  one 
of  liis  agents.  Subsequent 
investigation 
satisfied me that the man  carries  no  stock 
himself,  but goes out and buys of the  regu­
lar jobbing trade whenever  he  receives  an 
order.  He  will  never  purchase  standard 
brands, if he can help it,  and many  are  the 
importunities  the  jobbing 
trade  receive 
from him for  short-weight  goods.  For  in­
stance,  he wants to buy kegs of  syrup  con­
taining three and one-half gallons, but label­
ed five gallons.  This  serves  to  show  the 
man’s true  character,  even 
if  liis  trans­
actions with  the  farmers  were  not  suspi­
cious.

“I was down at Leslie on the occasion  of 
a  ‘delivery day’ some time ago,  when  every 
package  sold by the agents of the  house in 
question fell short in  weight  from 10 to  20 
per cent.

“Down at Vicksburg a farmer bought $17 
worth of stuff  of  the  house.  Grocer  Hill 
figured out that  he  would  have  sold  the, 
same amount of  standard  goods  at  $1.40 
less,  besides  saving  the  purchaser 
the 
freight.

“I have met representatives  of the house 
at a dozen places  in  the  State  during  the 
past six months, and I  notice that  as  soon 
as the goods are  delivered,  the men are ex­
tremely  anxious  to  get  out  of  town. 
If 
there is no outgoing train,  they  invariably 
hire a livery.  When a man is  as  anxious 
as that to get away  from  people he but has 
recently had dealings with, 
there  must  be 
something radically  wrong.”
A   N ew   Sugar.

A  discovery  is  reported  from  British 
India. 
It is in  reference  to  the  saccharine 
properties of the blossom of  the  mahwa,  or 
moola, a tree of large  size,  which  abounds 
in the south  of  Hindoostan.  This  flower, 
it is claimed,  will  yield one-half  its  weight 
in sugar.  According to the enthusiastic re­
ports,  the blossoms of five mahwa trees will 
yield the same amount  of sugar  as  the pro­
duce of one and one-fourth acres of the best 
West India  plantations,  and  more than the 
same area on the French  and  German  beet 
farms. 
From  209  to  250  trees  can  be 
grown  upon  this  aspent,  or  one  and  one- 
fourth acres.  From  this  it  would  appear 
that the yield would  be from  forty to  fifty 
times greater per acre  of  land than that  of 
the  sugar-cane.  The  Hindoos  for  a  long 
time have been  accustomed  to  extract a sy­
rup  from  the  mahwa  flowers, but  in  the 
most primitive fashion. 
It  is  also  claimed 
in behalf of this wonderful  tree  that  it  de­
mands  neither  care  nor  cultivation.  The 
English  speaking  Hindoo  press  is already- 
urging  the  government  to  take  steps  for 
making this new  sugar  industry  a  monop­
oly, so far as possible.  Someone also has dis­
covered that  tills  saccharine  matter  is ser­
viceable for a  spirituous  liquor  and  for an 
oil which may be used for both lighting and 
food.

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D u ty of the  B .  M.  A.

From the Cadillac Express.
The  prosperity  oi  any  town,  large  or 
small, new or old, may be promoted  by  or­
ganized effort on  the  part  of  the  inhabi­
tants,  having  in  view  the  public  good, 
rather than  the  accomplishment  of  some 
private purpose. 
In large  places,  a  board 
of trade is regarded as essential  as  a  city- 
council,  and it  frequently  occurs  that  the 
former  is by far  the  greater  advantage  to 
the place. 
In Cadillac the  Business  Men’s 
Association may serve the same  purpose as 
a board of trade in the  commercial  centers, 
and,  by co-operating with  the city  council, 
may bring about the most happy results  for 
this community.  Cadillac has  outlived  the 
time prophesied for her to exist by the  ear­
ly croakers,  but  we  are  not  disposed  to 
think her destiny  yet  fulfilled.  There  are 
opportunities now within her  grasp,  which, 
should be embraced at an early day.  There 
is ample field for labor by every member  of 
the Council and of the Business  Men’s  As­
sociation 
in  bringing  before  the  people 
those questions which have  immediate rela­
tion to our interests as a city.
He Guessed It.
From the Commercial Traveler.

EDMUND  B.  DIKEM AN,

JEW ELER

44  CANAL  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

HEMLOCK  BARK!

WANTED.

The undersigned will  pay  the high 
est  market  price  for  HEMLOCK 
•pA~R.Tr  loaded  on  board  cars  at  any 
side track on the G. R. & I. or  C. & W, 
TVT- Railroads.  Correspondence  solicit­
ed.

*N.  B.  CLARK,

101 Ottawa St., 

Grand Rapids

MUSCATINE

OATMEAL

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  cases.

MUSCATINE 

ROLLED OATS

Made  by  entirely  new process,  and used 
by everybody.  Put up iu barrels,  half  bar­
rels and cases. 

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For Sale Ly all MicMp Jolers.
SW EET

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The Best Laundry Soap on the Market.

V C '.E L Y   3CTF  l

FOR SALE BY ALL FIRST-CLASS  GROCERS.

m a n c t a c t u k k d   b

O b e r n ® ,   H o s î c k   &  C o .

C H I C A G O .

A.  H UFFORD,  G eneral  A gent,

Successor to

CHARLES ,  COYE,
A. Coye & Son,
AWNINGS 5 TENTS

DEALER IN

Horse and Wagon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

Wide Ducks, etc

Flags & Banners made to order.

73 CANAL  ST.. 

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

CIGARS

Factory  No.  26,  411»  H ist.

76 S. Division St.,  Grand Rapids
LUDWIG  WINTtlNITZ
Fermentan

ST A T E   A G E N T   FO R

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast

M anufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co.

106 Kent Street, Grand  Rapids, Mich,

TELEPH O NE  «66.

th e ir tow n on this Y east by applying to above address. 

Grocers, bakers and others can secure th e ag en w  
None genuine unless it bears above label.

Purposes.*

it  was  placed  in 

LOCAL ORGANIZATION.

Admirable  Exposition  of  Its  Intents  and 

inhabitant of our city and vicinity to  do  so.
One of the most important points of pros­
perity for our organization is to use the  ut­
most caution about admitting  applicants  to 
membership. 
If we use decayed  timber  in 
Although our organization  is  in  a  pros­
building our fortifications, the shots  of  the 
pérons  and  flourishing  condition,  yet  I 
enemy  will  penetrate  and  our  works  will 
think it proper at this time to submit a  few 
tumble down,  whereby the enemy may gain 
remarks on several points of importance for 
such an advantage that we may be compell­
the future benefit and welfare of our  Asso­
ed to surrender.  None but men actually  in 
ciation, and as this is somewhat  new  busi­
business should be  admitted,  such  as  mer­
ness to me,  I trust you will extend leniency 
chants, manufacturers, reputable physicians, 
in your crlicism and overlook  errors  which 
etc.  Our financial  condition  is  flourishing 
may appear in  making  this  attempt.  One 
and we are not  iu  need  of  funds.  There­
thing is certain, we can never accomplish any 
fore,  we can and must be particular on  that 
undertaking  unless  ve  make  an  attempt. 
point.  Retired business men should not  be 
You all know  I  am neither an orator nor a
admitted under any circumstances,  as  such
Shakespeare,  yet I will admit I can  deliver 
quite an oration when I have a customer for  is,  in the first place,  prohibited by  our  con
stitution and by-laws, and in the next«place 
a suit of clothing,  but  farther  than  that  I 
such an action is liable to  bring  the  organ­
make no pretensions.
ization into discord, difficulty and  trouble 
as retired  business men  are  liable  to  have 
old and disputed accounts,  and for that rea­
son wish to annex to the Association  in  or­
der to realize all they can on those accounts, 
regardless of the welfare and  prosperity  of 
the  Association;  for  you  will  see  at  once 
that  after  they  have  so  realized  all  they 
could, they have no further particular inter 
est in the Association. 
I,  for  one,  am  not 
in favor of electing anybody or anything  by 
acclamation.  You are  all  aware  that  any 
such election is invariably carried. 
It  sim 
ply means  all  “Yes” and  not  any  “No’s.’ 
Every member should have the  privilege  of 
casting his ballot in secret,  and in that  way 
every one can vote as he chooses and thinks 
best in his own mind,  and  for  the  welfare 
of the Association.  This, in my estimation, 
is the only and correct way to cast  a  ballot 
that  will  turn  out  to  be  satisfactory  and 
beneficial,  and  in  that  way  we  may  keep 
our  organization  clear  from  objectionable 
members.

Gentlemen,  you are doubtless aware  that 
the birthplace of  our  organizations  is  the 
State of Michigan.  The first ideas for their 
formation were advanced by Mr.  Hamilton, j 
of Traverse  City,  now  President  of  the 
Michigan  Business  Men’s  Association. 
After  its  origin, 
the 
hands of the editor of T iie T r a d e s m a n , Mr. 
E. A.  Stowe, of Grand  Rapids,  who by his 
untiring efforts and energy carefully nursed 
and reared the same  until  from  its  tender 
infancy it became a mighty power.

ruin and bankruptcy  of  many  a  liberal 
ind teuder hearted  business  man  who  had 
not the  courage  to  say  “no.”  Y.es,  these 
organizations are a terror to those  individu­
als, and they  keenly  feel,  its  sting.  They 
can fire their guns at our  fortifications,  but 
the time is past when their shots will pene­
trate into our ranks; their shells will  strike 
our  works  and  rebound  into  their  own 
anks and there explode and deal deadly de­
struction and annihilation.

The object of our orgauizations it  is  use­
less for me to repeat at this time,  as  every 
member is undoubtedly  familiar  with  the 
same.  We have  at  present  seventy  local 
organizations,  with a membership  of  about 
2,000 in the State,  which is  still  increasing 
from day  to day and with marked  success. 
A great deal of good has  already  been  ac­
complished.  Gentlemen,  it will not be long 
before 
those  organizations  will  flourish 
from the eastern shores  of  the  New  Eng­
land states to the far  western  cliffs  of  the 
Rocky Mountains and they will  strike  ter­
I would now call your  attention  and  ad­
ror and dismay to the  vast  army  of  dead­
vance a few remarks in regard to the duties 
beats now  infesting  our  glorious  country. 
aud responsibilities of  the  Executive  Com­
These organizations,  when judiciously con­
mittee.  Perhaps very few of  our  members 
ducted,  are  a  barrier  against  those  oily- 
have ever thought  about  or  considered  the 
mouthed,  smoothe-talking  individuals,  who
duties  and  responsibilities  that rest on this
I assure you it is no small task 
by their cunningness  have managed  to  live  cominittee. 
and prosper on  the  mercantile  community, 
aC£ ag sucii and  perform  satisfactory  la-
and  have  in  that  way  been  the  means  of  ^or  an(j  justice  to  botli  sides.  Quite  fre-
quently accounts are tendered  for  consider­
ation  that  are  disputed  by  the  party  for 
some cause; at  other  times,  a  name  is  re­
ported of one who may be a  prompt  paying 
customer to all  parties  he  deals  with,  and 
yet will refuse to pay  one  certain  member, 
thinking lie has been in some way  wronged 
by the same;  other  times  names  advanced 
are  of  responsible  parties,  where  the  ac­
count could be legally  collected  and  is  not 
to be  considered  by  our  Associations;  and 
then,  again,  names are  handed  to  the  Sec­
retary,  of parties that yon may  think  could 
pay but will not,  and upon  investigation  it 
will prove to the contrary—perhaps sicknsss 
or other reverses and misfortunes make  the 
debtor  unable  to  pay,  although  he  gladly 
would do so if he could; it  will  take  all  lie 
can possibly  earn  to  live  and  support  liis 
family. All these investigations fall upon the 
Executive Committee  to  decide  upon,  and 
in all such  cases  they  must  use  their  best 
judgment and be guided by that. 
I  do  not 
think there is  a  man  in  this  hall  to-night 
who would,  knowingly, persecute  a  person 
in that situation,  and press a cfciim where a 
a  person  would  be'willing  to  pay  if  in 
shape to do so.  Merchants,  as  a  rule,  are 
the most liberal men  in  a  community,  and 
they would willingly  lend  a  helping  hand 
to assist such, and help bridge over their trials 
and difficulties instead of persecuting them. 
But allow me to inform  you  that  there  are 
cases'of that  kind  which  come  before this 
Committee  for  consideration. 
I  would 
therefore request every member to  consider 
well and be lenient in passing judgment  on 
the actions of said committee; bear in  mind 
that the judgment  of  five  business  men  is 
more apt to be correct than that of one,  and 
I assure you  that  that. Committee  will  act 
with  the  utmost  care  and  sincerity,  and 
rheir 
will 
best 
arrange 
satisfactorily; 
and  it 
is  hoped  aud  expected  that  no 
member  will  attribute  to  them  or  accuse 
them of any unfair decision,  even though  it 
may look to you  in  that  way  at  the  time, 
but bear in  mind  that  patience  and  perse­
verance will accomplish  all  things,  and  be 
ever ready and willing to vindicate them  in 
the performance of their duty,  and  matters 
will shape all satisfactory in the end.

We  organized,  gentleman,  for  the  pur­
pose of  self  protection,  and  you  all  know 
self-preservation is the first  law  of  nature. 
This is no secret society; we have  no  signs 
■ tokens, but nevertheless we  should  have 
pass-word,  and I will now  proceed  to  in- 
est you with that pass-word,  and  I  would 
like to have every  member  of  this  associa­
tion impress the same upon his  mind.  The 
name of  that  password  is  “Harmony  and 
Unity,” and wherever tfiat  prevails  success 
and prosperity will reign.  Members should 
endeavor  to  be  present  at  our  frequent 
meetings, if  possible,  and  discuss  matters 
And  business  in  a  friendly  and  brotherly 
manner; no  malicious  feeling  should  exist 
between members,  and every one  attending 
should  so  demean  himself  as  becomes  a 
man and a gentleman; no disrespectful  lan 
guage should be used,  no  personalities,  no 
slurs and accusations from one  member  to­
wards another,  #»: such a course  would  in­
jure the vitality and integrity of our  organ­
ization  aud  have  a  tendancy  to  check  its 
progress.

endeavor 

matters 

to  do 

all 

In  relation  to  our  municipal  affairs, I 
would say, bear iu mind  that  a  prosperous 
city like ours  cannot  be  managed  without 
expenses. 
It will take more money  at  the 
present  day  to  keep  up  appearances  and 
prosperity than it would have taken twenty- 
five  years  ago,  and  we,  as  tax-payers, 
should know that the  prosperity of our city 
will euliance the value of our  property,  im­
prove and enlarge our business,  and will  in 
that way reimburse us for the money wo  so 
pay.  And we  must  further  consider  that 
our city officers were elected by  the  major­
ity of the citizens  of  our city  to  supervise 
and  superintend  the  management  of  the 
city affairs; and at the same time  said  City 
Council should know and consider that  we, 
as  business  men  and  tax-payers,  should 
have a voice and  be  consulted  in  the  run­
ning  of  its  affairs  and expenditures.  But 
we must eudeavor to work mutually and  do 
so  amicably.  We  are  all  liable  to  enors, 
and,  if we perceive an error,  let  a  commit­
tee be appointed  to  counsel  and  admonish 
them for the corrections in  good  faith;  and 
we,  as  business  men  and  tax-payers,  and 
they, as the officers  chosen  by  the  people, 
must labor and pull together for the  benefit 
and welfare  of  the  city. 
In  that  way  a 
great deal of good and satisfactory manage­
ment can  be  accomplished.  We  must  en­
courage  new  enterprises  aud  stimulate  a 
spirit of progress. 
It  is  our  duty  and  for 
our interest,  and  for  the  interest  of every
♦Address  delivered  by  Secretary  Samuel 
Lamfroru before  Owosso  Business  Men’s  As­
sociation.

In  conclusion,  I  would  say,  lay  aside 
your prejudices,  aud let us stretch forth our 
hands and assist one another,  and  all  work 
and  pull  together. 
If  sometimes  matters 
may look dark and dreary to you,  cheer  up 
and  remember 
In  our 
ranks no  contention  should  exist  but  that 
noble contention or  rather  emulation  as  to 
who can best  work  and  best  agree.  With 
sucii a course, viotory  will  be  inscribed  on 
our banners,  and prosperity will  crown  our 
efforts.

the  Password. 

Getting its Deserts.

“I guess you’ve got a hung  jury  in  your 
case,” said a lawyer to the  prosecuting  at­
torney.

“Yes,” was the reply, “and  I’m  glad  of 
it.  Such a jury as that  ought to be hung.”

Burr Oak “Working on Hard Pan.” 
Bunn Oak, April 23,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r  Sin—At our semi-annual  election, 
held Friday  evening,  the  following  were 
elected as  the  Association  officers  for  the 
balance of the  year:

Fresident—B.  O.  Graves.
Vice President—W.  S.  Wilier.
Secretary—II.  M.  Lee.
Treasurer—F.  W.  Sheldon.
Executive Committee—Robert Ferris  and 
Augustus Wilier.
Business  Committee—B.  F.  Sheldon, 
Homer Shane and W.  II. Wilson.
Arbitrating Committee—Jno.  Ferris, W. 
W.  Bates and Homer Shane.
We consider now  that  we  are  in  good 
working order and shall use our Association 
for all that it implies.  During the past  six 
months, .we have lost one  member by death 
and two have moved from town.  Five  lost 
their membership by non-payment  of  dues, 
so you see  we  are  working  on  hard  pan, 
with good prospects. 

Yours,

H. M.  L e e ,  Sec’y.

“What! travel eleven months  out  of  the 
year? 
I can hardly believe it,”  said a silk- 
hatted drummer to a quiet,  plainly  dressed 
brother  across  the  aisle,  and  raising  his 
voice so that he could  be  heard  above  the 
rumble of the train in the fartherest recesses 
of the car,  “I  make  but two  trips a year, 
sir,—but two trips  a year—and of but  thir­
ty days duration.”

“Oh,  I see,” said the plain  man  quietly; 
“and  each trip for  a  different  house,  eh? 
Spend the other ten months getting located; 
rather hard luck,  to be sure.”  And when the 
passengers had done laughing,  the  silk  hat 
with its  wearer  had  disappeared  into  the 
s m o k e r , _____ ____________

Olive oil ranks next to wine as one of the 
mainstays of  Italian agriculture.  An aver­
age crop is estimated at  74,500,000  gallons, 
but  since  1880,  when  these  figures  were 
reached, the yearly production has averaged 
about 38,000,000 gallons.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

RETAIL TRADE  OF  THE  WOLVERINE  STATE.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  MAY  d,  1887.

Grand R apids T raveling Men’s A ssociation. 
President,  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec- 
rctary  and Treasurer, Gfeo. H. Seymour;  Board or Di­
rectors, H. S. Robertson,  Geo.  B.  Owen,  J.  N.  Brad­
ford, A. B. Cole and Wm. Logie.________  ________ _
~|SF”  Subscribers and others,  when writing 
to advertisers, will confer a favor on toe pub­
lishers by mentioning that they saw the adver­
tisement in the columns ol'  this paper.

A  RESULT  OF  THE  BUSINESS  RE­

VIVAL.

Evidences that  the  tide  of  prosperity 
is rising rapidly abound all over  the  State. 
Industrial establishments are  both  increas­
ing  in  number  and  operating  vigorously. 
One feature of the  revival is the creation of 
hundreds of small establishments, begun by 
small capitalists and former workmen  who 
set  up  for  themselves.  The  Inter-State 
Commerce law,  if  the  Commissioners  do 
not manage to annul  altogether  what  they 
were appointed to  enforce,  gives  such  es­
tablishments an assurance of  fair play such 
as they never enjoyed  before.

It is most gratifying to  observe  that  the 
principle of  profit-sharing  has  lately  been 
introduced into quite  a  number  of  manu­
facturing and several commercial  establish­
ments.  There is a growing feeling  among 
capitalists that they have been  standing  in 
their own light  by  adhering  to  the  mere 
wages system in their relations  with  their 
employers, and that the offer  of  a share in 
the profits will excite  in  them  an  interest 
in the success of  their business, which will 
be worth more than it costs,  not only in  se­
curing more vigorous service, but in  dimin­
ishing if not removing  the  risks  of  labor 
collisions. 

_________

Sarah  Ilowe, the heroine of  the  Boston 
“ People’s Bank,” has fled into Canada with 
a large  sum  entrusted  to  her  by 
confid­
ing women of her  native  State.  She  had 
not long emerged from the  retirement upon 
simple but wholesome food and  plain  gar­
ments,  to which the  State  sent her as a re­
ward for her originality in  banking  meth­
ods.  She did not  even  change  her  name 
when she entered upon her second career as 
a swindler,  but  she  so  far  changed  her 
methods as to run away when found out.  If 
the career of Ferdinand Ward had not come 
to its close  while  Mrs.  Howe  was in the 
State prison,  T he  T r a d e sm a n  might have 
drawn an inference as to  the  superiority of 
the ruder sex in resisting  the  temptations 
offered by  palpable  swindlers.  But  even 
Ferd. Ward  could  not  resume  his  career 
without changing his name.

The Sclinaebeles incident, which caused a 
fresh disturbance between  France  and Ger­
many,  has little permanent significance.  If 
the German version of  the story be the true 
one, the arrest of a spy on  German soil was 
quite justifiable. 
If the French version be 
the true one,  the entrapping M. Sclinaebeles 
across the frontier  to  arrest  him,  and then 
following him into France  when he slipped 
out of their hands,  was  conduct which Ger­
many must atone for peacefully.  The facts 
ought  to  be  ascertainable  without  much 
trouble,  and if need  be,  referred  to  some 
neutral power for arbitration.  But the idea 
of going to war over such  an  accident was 
too gross for even the  Bourse to  profess to 
entertain .

It is rumored  again that  Mr.  Cleveland 
will call Congress  together  on October 15. 
It is said that lie urged a  Democratic mem­
ber, who is setting out for  Europe,  to make 
his arrangements to be back by  that  time. 
That lie does not wish the earlier  session is 
certain;  hut lie  probably  begins to see that 
the state of the public business  demands it. 
Not only the accumulation of the surplus in 
the Treasury,  but the  muddle  the Commis­
sioners to enforce the Inter-State Commerce 
bill have made, seems to  suggest the earlier 
date for the session.  And the failure of two 
appropriation  bills  in the last  session has 
caused some rather  serious  embarassments 
in the public business.

T h e T r a d e sm a n   seconds  the  motion of 
the Denver Retail Grocer to  the  effect  that 
the  Indcrtcndcnt  Grocer  ought  to  extend 
the grocer  movement  the  encouragement it 
deserves by organizing  the entire retail gro­
In  no way  could it 
cery trade of  Chicago. 
serve the trade  so well. 
It will be compar­
ativ ely  easy for the  Chicago journal to  find 
hearty co-workers in such a cause. 
In fact, 
if it were  to saunter down on  River  street, 
it would find  a  man  who  would  willingly 
give the cause all the impetus which springs 
from unusual experience and marked ability. 
To whom could T h e  T r a d e s m a n  refer but 
to  Robert  M. Floyd?

The Bohemian oats man has had his day, 
thanks to the  beneficent act of the  Legisla­
ture;  but  as  lie  is  a  man  of  keen  precep- 
tions,  it has not  taken  him  long  to  ascer­
tain that there is still  left to him  a  capital 
avenue for the  utilization  of  his  nefarious 
practices.  He  has  accordingly engaged  to 
sell  groceries  to  fanners  for  the  alleged 
wholesale  grocery  house  of  Detroit  which 
cultivates that branch of business.

The Chicago  Grocer  is  advocating  local 
organization  among  grocers.  A  house  or­
gan recommending organization finds a par­
allel in the love of  the devil for holy water.

A few years ago Grand Rapids  possessed 
a firm  which  made  a  practice  of  selling 
groceries to farmers at wholesale.  Through 
the exposures of  The T r a d e s m a n  and the 
co-operation of  the  jobbing  trade  at  this 
market, the firm was obliged  to  go  out  of 
business.  Detroit is now the base of  oper­
ations of  one  of  these  vandals,  and  the 
jobbing trade  of  the  City  of  the  Straits 
owes it to themselves and  their  patrons  to 
expel the obnoxious operation with  all pos­
sible dispatch.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

J.  P.  Dwinell has engaged in the grocery 
business at Carlisle.  The  stock  was  pur­
chased here.

L. J.  Wilson has engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at Nashville.  Arthur Meigs & Co. 
furnished the stock.

H. A.  Daily has  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at Lumberton.  Bulkley,  Lemon & 
Hoops furnished the stock.

H.  Munger  lias  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at Sullivan.  Amos  S.  Musselman 
& Co. furnished the stock.

Ed. Telfer has added  a  new baking pow­
der machine, which gives  him  three  times 
his former capacity in this line.

J. J.  Green has  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business in Lord’s  block,  on  West  Bridge 
street.  Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops furnished 
stock. 

________________

Swanson  &  Gustafson  have  engaged  in 
the grocery and boot  and  shoe  business at 
Leroy.  Amos.  S.  Musselman  &  Co.  fur­
nished the groceries.

J.  F.  Lamon,  who is engaged  in  general 
trade at  Twin Lakes,  has  opened a grocery 
store at  Muskegon.  Arthur  Meigs  &  Co. 
furnished the stock.

The Co-operative Supply Co., J. A.  Lam­
bert, manager,  has engaged  in  the  grocery 
business at  Holland.  Cody, Ball,  Barnhart 
& Co. furnished the stock.

Putnam &  Brooks  are  now  doing  busi­
ness at their new  location  on  South  Ionia 
street, but it will be a week or ten  days be­
fore  their  manufacturing  department  will 
be in full running order.

O.  Y.  Adams,  of  the  firm  of  Adams & 
Kimball,  grocers at Fife Lake, was in  town 
last  week  and  purchased  a  stock  of  dry 
goods of Spring & Company and  a  stock of 
boots and shoes of Rindge, Bertseh & Co.

S.  L. King has  leased  of  J. W.  Converse 
the building on the west side of South Front 
street,  formerly  occupied  by  the  Plumb & 
Lewis  Manufacturing  Co.,  which  he  will 
occupy for the manufacture  of  his couches.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Grayling—D.  W.  Mills,  grocer,  has  as­

Manistee—J. Zimmer & Son have opened 

signed.

a drug store.

Shelby—Gaylord &  Hill, the oldest  hard­
ware firm in the  place have  dissolved, Mr. 
Gaylord continuing.

Chelsea—Parker,  Kempf & Schenk,  gen­
eral  dealers,  have  dissolved,  Kempf  & 
Schenk succeeding.

South  Haven—French Bros.  &  Hewson, 
general  dealers,  have  dissolved,  French & 
Hewson succeeding.

Durand—Clias.  E.  Cook  has  admitted 
John P.  Genedy to partnership in  his  drug 
and grocery business.

Owosso—The  Shiawassee  Savings  Co., 
with  an  authorized  capital  of  81,000,000, 
begun business May 2.

East Saginaw—Fanner  &  Beck,  black­
smiths and carriage makers, have dissolved, 
Wm.  Farmer succeeding.

Ann Arbor—A.  F.  Hangsterfer,  of  the 
firm of  A.  F.  Hangsterfer  &  Co.,  restaur­
ant, cigars and confectionery,  is dead.

Leroy—C. F. Walden,  who recently  sold 
his  grocery  business  here,  will  engage  in 
the same  business  at  Calumet  about  May 
10.
Fife Lake—C. T. Kimball  has  purchased 
a  half  interest  in the  grocery  business  of 
O. Y. Adams.  The firm name is  Adams & 
Kimball.

Refed City—Baker & Norman’s stock com­
prises crockery, jewelry and bazaar goods— 
not  stationery and  confectionery,  as  stated 
last week.

Oscoda—The  Oscoda  Salt  and  Lumber 
Co.  has contracted to furnish  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Co. with  1,000,000  tele­
graph poles.

Big  Rapids—W.  R.  Kromer  has  retired 
from  the  hardware  firm  of  Cleugh,  Peirce 
&  Co.  Cleugh & Peirce  will  hereafter  be 
the style of the firm.

Burnip’s Corners—Adam Newell has pur­
chased S. E.  Young’s  drug  stock  and  re­
moved the same to  the  store  occupied  by 
his grocery and boot and shoe stock.

Clayton—J. M. Judson  and  A.  H. Haw- 
tins  have  formed  a  copartnership  under 
the-firm  name  of  Judson & Hawkins  and 
purchased the drug stock of W.  C.  Luke.

Woodland—Arthur  L.  Haight  has  pur­
chased the interest of L.  Parrot  in the drug 
firm of L.  E.  Benson  &  Co.  The  business 
will be continued under  the  firm  name  of 
Benson & Co.

Shelby—The sale of the  Paton & Andrus 
eneral  stock  to  Mr.  Snyder,  of  Sebewa, 
was not  consummated, on  account  of some 
flaw in the title to the land Mr.  Snyder pro­
posed to exchange for the stock.

Shelby—George  W.  Woodward  &  Son 
have sold  their wheat house and elevator to 
George  R.  Hancock  &  Co., of  Montague, 
who will enlarge and  improve it so as to do 
a large grain and commission business.

Lumberton—Amos S. Musselman  &  Co., 
of  Grand  Rapids,  who  foreclosed  their 
mortgage on the grocery stock of C. H.  Ty­
ler,  sold their claim to Darling & Smith,  of 
Fremont,  who held a second mortgage,  and 
who have consolidated the %tock with  their 
own.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Kingsley—H.  P. Whipple is  arranging to 

Jackson—R.  B.  Coltrili  succeeds 

the 

erect a chair factory.

Jackson Carriage Co.

Bancroft—Wm.  Herman,  clothing,  has 

removed to Caro.

Newport—E.  Vargason  succeeds  C.  J. 

Ball in general trade.

Daggett—Perrigo & Son succeed  Bush  & 

Perrigo in general trade.

Detroit—Geo.  H.  Giddey  succeeds  the 

Isbell Fish & Oyster Co.

Detroit—The Copeland Cracker  Co.  has 

been closed by creditors.

Balch—Osgood Bros, have  bought  J.  I 

Beckler’s hardware stock.

Clare—Wm. E. Hubei succeeds  Pierce  & 

Webb in the grocery business.

Harrison—Louis Saindon succeeds Henry 

Hinkle in the saloon business.

Byron Center—Constantine & Ewing will 

put in a cheese factory  here.

Hudsonville—Curry &  Bennett,  sawmill, 

are succeeded by Thos.  Curry.

Lansing—A  furniture  factory  is  among 

the new enterprises in prospect.

Allen—Winchester & Ellis succeed A. M, 

Winchester in the coal business.

Morrice—D.  B.  Holmes  succeeds  E.  D, 

Hartwell in the hardware business.

Harbor Springs—John Starr succeeds  H 

F. Murdock in the bakery business.

East Tawas—A.  G.  Van  Wey  succeeds 

Mrs.  L. J.  Fick in the hotel business.

Mt.  Pleasant--T. J. Barber succeeds Bar 

ber & Wardrop in the livery business.

Howard City—A.  A.  Bush  succeeds  C 

C.  Messenger in the jewelry business.

Jackson—Jerome B.  Richmond  succeeds 

Hiram Preston in the milling business.

Muskegon—E. J.  Buckley succeeds Bulk- 

ley & Co.  in the confectionery business.

Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Cart Co. has 

received a order from Fitzroy, Australia.

Lansing—C.  dipinger  &  Co.,  grocers, 

have dissolved,  C.  Clippinger succeeding.

Ovid—McLeod Bros,  succeed C. H.  Hun­
ter in the dry goods  and  clothing  business
Montague—B.  F.  Reed  &  Sons,  grocers 
have dissolved,  B.  F.  Reed &  Son  succeed 
ing.

West  Bay  City—Bissell &  Mather suc­
ceed H.  & H.  S. Lewis in the hardware bus­
iness.

Kalamazoo—Underhill  &  Spofford  sue 
ceed the estate of L J. Babcock in the  drug 
business.

Jackson—Carroll,  Boardman  &  Farrell 
succeed  Carroll  &  Boardman  in  the  hot 
tling business.

East  Tawas—Benj.  Richards  &  Co. 
bankers, hve dissolved,  J.  H.  Schmeck  & 
Cot succeeding.

Adrian—John McFarlane, of  the  firm of 
John McFarlane  &  Son, grocers  and  i%at 
dealers,  is dead.

Manistee—The  State  Lumber  Co.  has 
been  organized,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
860,000,  two-thirds  of  which  is  paid  up 
Robert  R. Blacher  and  Patrick  Noud  have 
each 1,195 shares and  Michael Fay, Jr.,  has 
10. 

___ ______

Purely P ersonal.

W.  H.  Marston,  of  the  Independent  Oil 
Co., has  returned from  a  trip to Cleveland.
W. J.  Whitney, formerly with Ed. Telfer, 
now represents  that  house  and  “Fermen- 
tum” yeast at Kalamazoo.

Clias.  E.  Brewster,  the  Kingsley  table 
leg  manufacturer,  was  in  town  last  week 
on his way fcome from Buffalo.

Frank E.  Leonard  has  arrived  in  New 
York  from  his  European  trip  and  will 
reach home the latter  part  of  the  present 
week.

Jerry  Woltman has engaged to travel  for 
Olney, Shields & Co., taking the Pentwater 
branch and some other,  as  yet  unassigned, 
territory.

W.  N.  Rowe  left  Monday  for  a  four 
weeks’ trip through the  East in the interest 
of  the Yalley City Milling Co.  He expects 
to go as far north as the New England States 
and as far South as Virgin ia.

R.  B. Jennings, formerly engaged in gen­
eral trade  at  New  Troy, but  for  the  past 
nine months  at  Asheville,  N.  C.,  has  re­
turned to his Michigan  home, greatly bene- 
fitted in health.

A  Grand  Rapids  traveling  man  is  the 
happy possessor of  thirty scrap  books. 
If 
Robert  M.  Floyd  preserves  half  the  good 
things  which  are  said  about  him  by  the 
trade  press,  he  must  have  a  collection 
of scrap books equally as large.  By way of 
variety', T h e   T r a d e s m a n  suggests that Mr. 
Floyd announce himself as  a  candidate  for 
some office.  The collection of personal edi­
torial  references  will  suddenly  decline  in 
interest,  except as each attack is scrutinized 
for the purpose of ascertaining  whether the 
accusation contains  the  possible  basis for a 
libel suit. 

_______

Open  Accounts.

In an ordinary open account  the  time  is 
calculated from the date  of  entry  of  each 
item.  If a balance, however,  is struck,  and 
the accoilnt is rendered and accepted by  the 
debtor,  the period runs  from  such  accept­
ance. 
If  the  accounts  are  mutual,  as, 
where both parties are merchants  and  each 
furnishes  goods  to  the  other,  and  each 
makes  entries  against  the  other  in  his 
books, the time runs from the entry  of  the 
last item.
Geo. A.  Wrisley, the Chicago soap manu­
facturer,  has assigned.  He claims assets of 
$36,000, with liabilities of 831,000.

CAN’T  FOOL  HER.

The  Typewriter  Girl  Soon  “Sizes  up” 

Her  Emyloyer.

From the Boston Trinscrlpt.

No man is a hero to  his  typewriter  girl. 
The nature of  the  unflattering information 
which she finds out  about  him  may  differ 
quite from that which men’s valets  used  to 
find out, in the time when men  had  valets, 
but it is just as fatal to an ideal.  The ever­
present amanuensis’s watchful eye,  her  ear 
that no syllable  escapes,  take  in  all  his 
little weaknesses and  jot  them  down  in­
delibly in a mental notebook.  She sees his 
mind,  which  the  world  takes  to  be  bril­
liantly and swiftly constructive,  struggling 
in  its  paltry  workshop,  and  she  knows 
where lie goes to borrow  a  good  many  of 
his tools; she listens to his faltering  tongue 
while it painfully evolves utterances  after­
wards to be bartered to the world under the 
glittering label  extempore;  she  knows  his 
procrastinations and  his  petty  cowardices 
in  dealing  with  his  correspondence,  and 
kas seen him shy  away  again  and  again, 
under pretexts too  hollow  to  deceive  her, 
from some matter  which  he  could  easily 
face if he chose to; she has been the victim, 
now and then,  of his little impatiences. 
In 
short,  she sees through  the  mask  of  pre­
tense  that  decelVes  the  world,  and  her 
knowledge is destructive to any  aureole  of 
greatness that  her  imagination  may  have 
formed about him before  she  had  the  op­
portunity to  study  him  at  short  range.

Still on Deck.

The Independent Oil Co.  announces  that 
it is still on deck,  false  and  malicious  re­
ports to the contrary  notwithstanding. 
Its 
reception at the hands of the retail tradehas 
been,exceptionally flattering,  and it propos­
es  to  hold  its  own  until  every  retailer 
in  Western  Michigan  is  given the  oppor­
tunity of testing the superior merits of anti­
monopoly oil.

VISITING  BUYERS.

City.

erse

The following  retail  dealers  have  visited 
the market during the past week and placed 
orders with the various houses:
J.  W. Armstrong, Middleville.
C.  E. Brewster, Kingsley.
Albert Retan,  Pewamo.
J. F. Conrad, Conrad  Bros., Otsego.
Mr.  Eppink, Eppink & Kohlman. Allegan.
H. Montague,  The  Mercantile Co., Traverse 
H. Eberlink, Kalamazoo.
O. V. Adams, Adams  & Kimball, Fife  Lake. 
W.  H. Scbuh, P. H,&. W. H. Schuh, Wayland. 
Jackson Coon, Rockford.
Jno. Giles & Co., Lowell.
Jas. Colby, Rockford.
Geo.  N. Reynolds,  Belmont.
L. N. Fisher, Dorr.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
C.  Stocking, Grattan.
G.  P.  Stark, Cascade.
C. H. Joldersma, Jamestown.
J. H. Wheeler, Cedar Springs.
Jas. Broderick, Kingsley.
D. D. Harris, Shelbyville.
A.  Purchase, So. Blendon.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
J. N. Hill, J. N. Hill &Co.t Plaiuwell.
John C. Scott,  Lowell.
John Fowle, Jr., The  Mercantile  Co.,  Trav 
H. Colby & Co., Rockford.
Mr. McElraith. withE. B. Mather, Muskegon 
C. H. Loomis, Sparta.
C.  B. Field, Meredith.
Thos. D. Stimson, Muskegon.
Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
Rutgers & Tien, Graafschap.
Neinhuis Bros., New Holland.
R.  W. Coy, Spencer  Creek.
A. Wagenaar, New  Holland.
J* N. Covert, Carlton.
G.  Begman,  Bauer,
E. T. Hewes,  Newaygo.
Geo. Carrington, Trent,
R. S. Shiifert, Brigdeton.
F. Boonstra, Drentlie.
L. A. Scoville, Clarksville.
L. Cook, Bauer.
D. Cleland, Coopersville.
Alex. Paton, Paton & Andrus, Shelby,
E. Wright,WestMich.Lumber Co.,Woodville. 
C. S. Comstock, Pierson.
C. A. Verity, Big Rapids.
Ira A. Adams,  Bellaire.
A. S.  Hobart, Big Rapids.
S. L. Davis, Cadillac.
W. F. Pew, Cheboygan.
S. A. Bush, Lowell.
M. J. Howard. Englisliville.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
Heyboer Bros., Drentlie.
Hoag & J udson, Cannonsburg.
G. TenHoor, Forest Grove.
M..Gezon, Jeuisonville.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
H. VanNoord. Jamestown.
Watson & DeVoist, Coopersville.
O. F. & W. P. Conklin. Ravenna.
Childs & Carper, Rockford.
Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland.
DenHerder & Tanis, Vrlesland.
Spooner & Moore, Cedar Springs.
M. VanDen Bosch, Zeeland.
F. Boonstra, Drentlie.
R. G. Smith, Wayland.
B. Burlington, Bradley.
J. E. Thurkow, Morley. 
R. A.  Hastings, Sparta.
J. N. Wait, Hudsonville,
G. M. Huntley, Reno.
A. W. Blain,  Dutton.
Jno. Damstra, Gltcbell.
Herman Thompson, Canada  Corners.
G. Stevens, Austerlitz.
F. B. Watkins, Hopkins.
S. L. Ware, Sand  Lake.
E. L. Halliday, Hoytsville.
J. M. Keeney,  Ferry.
J. P. Dwinell, Carlisle.
John Galster, Boyne Falls.
L. R. Rogers, Eastport.
Wm. Rosie, Bass Rivers.
S. Frost.  McBrides.
Chapman & Callahan, Cedar Springs.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
Eli Runnels, Corning.
Adam Newell. Burnip’s Corners.
Seward MeNitt & Co., Byron Center.
Dr. W. Ryno, Coloma.
J.  W. Clbsterhouse, Grandville.
Sisson & Lilley Lumber Co., Sisson’s Mill.
H. Barry,  Ravenna.
J. B. Watson, Coopersville.
C. F. Williams, Caledonia.
Osborn & Hammond, Luther.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
P. M.  Lonsbury, Reed City.
Severance & Rich, Middleville.
W. N. Hutchinson, Grant.
Silas Millis. Denver.
C. H. Deming, Dutton.
R.  B.  McCulloch, Berlin.
Ben. E.  West & Co., Lowell.
J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
J. F, Hacker, Corinth.

•

Good  Words  Unsolicited.

Barnhart  &  White,  grocers,  Maneelona: 
“Your paper is a good one.  We  would be lost 
without it.”

C. V. Priest, general dealer, Sears:  “I  like 

it very much.”

Frank A. Runzel, grocer, Montague:  “I am 

well pleased with your paper.”

P ip e r & Tower, boots  and  shoes,  Charlotte: 
“You have our best wishes for your paper.  We 
find a great deal of valuable  m atter that is in­
teresting to us.”

W. P. Andrus, general dealer, Cedar Springs: 
“Your paper is a valuable one for merchants.”
Jacob Summers, general dealer, Chester:  “ I 
have found it to be a good  paper,  and  could 
not Bpare it in my business.”

Samuel Cupp,  general  dealer,  Brutus:  “It 

is a good paper.”

Association Notes.

The Otsego  Business  Men’s  Association 
voted to join the  Michigan  Business  Men’s 
Association at the last meeting.

Good reports  come  from  Otsego  relative 
to the progress of  the  Association.  Seven­
teen  members  are  now  on  jhe  roll,  and 
three  more  are expected to be added at  the 
next meeting.

The Saranac Business  Men’s  Association 
has  under  consideration  the  appropriation 
of 8500 for the  location  of  a furniture  fac­
tory at Saranac which will give employment 
to ten men.

Every indication points to a very large at­
tendance  at  the  September  convention  of 
State body.  There promises  to be a  lively 
scrimmage in some of the local bodies in the 
selection of delegates.

As a result of the  information  furnished 
a month ago by the Retail Grocers’ Associa­
tion  of  Grand  Rapids,  Omaha  has  now  a 
promising  association.  A.  F.  Ross is pres­
ident of the organization.

The  Coopersville  Business  Men’s  Asso­
ciation  elected  new  officers  at  a  meeting 
last Friday evening,  as follows:  President, 
G.  II.  Watrous; Yice President,  Geo.  Peck; 
Secretary.  W.  R.  Boynton; Treasurer, E. N. 
Parker.

The business  men of Watervliet have  or­
ganized a Business Men’s Association,  offi­
cered  as  follows:  President,  II.  Peirce; 
Vice-President,  A. J. Sutherland; Secretary, 
F. H Merrifield;  Treasurer,  H.  B.  Bradt, 
Application has been made for admission to 
the State  Association.

Tustin Echo:  At the last Business Men’s 
Association meeting,  ttie subject of adulter­
ated food was discussed,  and the prevailing 
opinion was that  our  merchants should aim 
to buy only pure  goods  and  also  endeavor 
to educate the buyer that it  is  for  his  best 
interest to purchase the genuine article.

The Merchants’ Union Protective Associ­
ation of Port Huron and Fort  Gratiot is of­
ficered as follows:  President,  G.  C.  Meisel; 
Secretary,  Seward L.  Merriam;  Treasurer, 
Jas.  A.  Hope;  Board of Directors,  Jas.  A. 
Hope,  Will. E.  Stewart, G.  C. Meisel, Hen- J 
ry S.  Ballentine,  Martin  lluner,  Alexander 
Jacobi and Henry C.  Kuill,  Jr.

The Pewamo Business Men’s Association, 
fourteen  members,  has  joined  the  State 
body  and  the  Charlevoix  Business  Men’s 
Association  lias  reported  ten  additional 
members,  which  increases  the  membership 
of the Michigan Business Men’s Association 
to 1,879.  Later—Hubbardston has come  in 
with  21  members,  which  augments  the 
State body to an even 1,900.

In  electing  a  secretary,  members  of  an 
association  should  remember  that the  suc­
cess of the  organization depends more upon 
that officer than all  the  other  officers  com­
bined.  This may seem  to  some  to  be  too 
broad a statement, but it  is  clearly  proven 
in the career of several associations  in  this 
State.  The more  active  the  secretary, the 
better the work  accomplished  by the  asso­
ciation,  and vice versa.

1. J.  Quick writes as fellows from  Allen­
dale:  “I wish to have  you inform the Sec­
retary of  the  Ashton  Association of a fam­
ily by the name of Scott, who skipped out of 
here  last  night.  The  men’s  names  are 
Robert  and  Hiram  Alexander  and  the 
women’s  names  are  Eve  and  Jennie. 
I 
want them to get a notice  as  soon as  possi­
ble,  as they have bragged that no  dead-beat 
list could get the start of them.  They think 
they are very sharp.”

Secretary Scoville,  of  the  Kalamazoo Re­
tail Grocers’ Association, announces a stroke 
of  good  luck  through  the  agency  of  our 
Grand Rapids city water.  A  lady  of  that 
city recently bought  a  jug of him, filled  it 
with Kalamazoo water and sent it by express 
to a friend in this  city.  When  purchasing 
the  receptacle,  she  asked  Mr.  Scoville  to 
write  a  tag  to  attach  to  the  handle.  He 
graciously complied  with the request,  when 
lie found to his surprise,  that the name was 
that of a person  who  had  owed  him for lo! 
these  many  years,  and  whose  address  he 
long sought in  vairf.  Mr.  Scoville is now a 
firm  believer  in  the  aphorism—one  good 
turn deserves another.

1.  B. Barnes,  Secretary  of  the  Hartford 
Business  Men’s  Association,  writes  as fol­
lows:  “Last Thursday evening W. D. Cod- 
man and myself went to  Lawrence  and  as­
sisted there in  organizing  a Business Men’s 
Association.  There  were  twelve  present 
and every one  joined  and  they  said  there 
would be several  more  added to  their  list, 
who were not able to be present.  They are 
all live merchants and I know it  will  prove 
a success.  We  are all  very  much  pleased 
with  the  working  of  our  Association  and 
would not give it up for anything.  A mem­
ber was in to see me a few minutes  ago and 
said he had just collected a bill of 84.50 that 
was> seven  years  old. 
It  is  having  good 
effect in many ways.
Hubbardston  Pleased  W ith  the  Associa­

tion.

H u b b a r d st o n,  May 2,  1887,

E, A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a r   S ir—Enclosed  please  find  postal 
note for  82.10,  as  per  capita  dues  of  the 
Hubbardston  Business  Men’s  Association 
to the State body.
We find the  Business  Men’s  Association 
to be the “lucky hit” of the times in collect­
ing bad and slow accounts and posting deal 
ers in whom to  place  their  confidence  and 
trust with their goods.
May as good  success  attend  all  associa 
tions as it has ours and they will be satisfied 
and well paid.
/ 

Respectfully yours,

L.  W.  R obinson,  Sec’y.

Boots and Shoes:  It  has  been  suggested 
that  some  manufacturer,  runuing  a  “free 
shop,” ought to  make  a  line  of  boycotted 
shoes. 
It is believed that such shoes would 
sell  quicker  in  some  localities  than  any 
others.

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,

17IOR  SALE—Seven  Room  House,  plastered 

and well finished, good  brick cellar, good 
well and two lots 50 x  142 ft.,  only  two  blocks 
from business center of  Dayton, Tennessee, a 
thriving city of 3,500inhabitants, 38 miles north 
of Chattanooga,  on  the 
S.  R. R.  Also  two 
lots, 50 x 150 ft., at  Tunnel  of  E. T.,  Va. & Ga. 
R. It.  Prettiest suburb of  Chattanooga.  Will 
sell on easy terms or exchange  tor real estate 
or  merchandise  in  or  near  Grand  Rapids. 
191*
George A. Deltz, Dayton,  Ten». 

IjlOR  SALE—A  complete  stock  of  drugs, 

paints and oils: am doing a good business; 
farming  country. 
surrounded  by  a  good 
Reason  for  selling,  poor  health.  Call  on  or 
address E.  II. Stevens, Pewamo.  Mich. 
192*
DIOR  SALE—Store  building, residence, barn 
and stock  of  general  merchandise, situ­
ated ten miles from  Grand  Rapids, in  a  good 
farming  country,  worth  $5,UOO.  Not  much 
competition nearer  than  Grand  Rapids.  Ad­
dress. “Steven,” care of the Tradesman, Grand 
Rapids,  Mich. 

193*

IHOR  SALE—The  “Cash  Grocery”  at Petos- 

key.  Present value of stock and fixtures 
$2,000.  Cash sales past year. $17,000.  Best lo­
cation In the city.  Cheap rent.  Good  reasons 
for selling.  Well established  cash trade.  Ad­
dress W. W. McOmber, Petoskey, Mich.  190*
TTIOR  SALE—Best  bargain  ever  offered  for 
J- 
general  stock  in  growing  town  in  good 
farming  community  In  Northern  Michigan. 
Stock  will Inventory  about  $8,000.  Sales  last 
year were $60,000.  Address “The Tradesman,” 
Grand Rapids. 
IilOR  RENT—From May 1st., 

brick store  and 
street,  now  occu­
pied by Klistrom & Peterson.  Good  stand for 
retail trade.  A. Rasch, 122 Canal street. Grand 
Rapids. 

basement, 21 Scribner  st

187-3t

177tf

i89tf

178tf

old,  first-class

EilOR  SALE—Stoel 

fixtures  and  lease of  an 
well-established  grocery 
business.  Best location  in city of Grand Rap­
191*
ids.  Address The Tradesman. 
DIOR  SALE- 
Ice box, 6 feet and 2 inches high, 
I  
2 feet an<
and 11  inches  deep and 5 feet and 2 
inches wide.  The  box is zinc lined and nearly 
new.  J. C. Shaw, 79 Canal  street.  Grand  Rap­
ids. 
AA7ANTED-A  man  having  an  established 
»  t 
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 “B,” 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
rTHNNER  WANTED—A rare opportunity of- 
•L 
fered for a first-class tinner, plumber and 
pipe-fitter.  A man of good mechanical ability, 
good habits, polite.  Industrious, reliable, with 
first-class references, considerable experience, 
who desires to make a place for himself In the 
near future, with a chance to  have a business 
of bis own with our  patronage  and  good-will 
back of it.  Such a man would find it to his in­
terest to communicate with or visit  us within 
the next thirty days.  The Hutinah & Lay  Mer­
cantile Co., Traverse City, Mich.

Garden Seeds a Specialty.
in Michigan.  Don’t Buy un­

SEEDS
ALFRED J.BROWN
16-18 N. DivisionSt.,GraBdRapids

The Most Complete Assortment 

til  you  get  my  prices.

Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

For  Sale  or  Exchange.

A factory fully equipped with wood work­
ing Machinery—good Brick Buildings—am­
ple grounds—good shipping  facilities—well 
ocated in a thriving  City  in  Illinois—will 
be sold at a bargain,  or  exchange  for other 
property—a  rare  chance.  Correspondence 
solicited; address  “Factory” this paper.

FOUBTH1TI0ML BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J.  B o w n e ,  President.

Ge o .  C.  P ie r c e,  Vice President.

H. P.  Ba k er, Cashier.

CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general  banking  business.

Make  a  Specialty o f C ollections.  Acc< 
o f Country  Merchants Solicit«.«!.

GERMAN  !L.  Winternitz.
MUSTARD • (Grand Rapids, Mich

106  K ent St.

FOR  EVERYBODY.

For  the Field or  Garden.
Clover,

If you want to buy

Timothy,

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

Red Top,
Rye,

Onion,

Ruta  Baja 
W  urzel,

Mangle

OH 

Write or send to the

Anythin  in  the  Line  of  SEEDS,
Seed Store,
W.T  LAMOREAUX, A p t

71  CANAL  ST.,

Complete Paper Warehouse.

in 

included 

Messrs.  Curtiss & Dunton are now  fairly 
the  large 
settled in  their  new  quarters, 
double store  in the Houseman block,  lately 
vacated by Clark,  Jewell & Co.,  where they 
have sufficient room to  display  their  stock 
to advantage.  Their stock  now  comprises 
everything 
the  paper  and 
woodenware lines,  the  whole  comprising 
the  largest  and  most  complete  establish­
ment of  the  kind  in  the  State.  Messrs. 
Curtiss  &  Dunton  begun  business  in  a 
small way about  a  dozen  years  ago,  but 
they have always kept pace with the growth 
of the retail trade tributary to  this market, 
and the result is a business and line  of cus­
tomers  of which  any  house^inight  well be 
proud.

All  the  cheese  factories  in  this  State 
which will run this  season are now in oper­
ation.

H1RTH  &  KRAUSE,

LEATHER

SHOE  BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SHOE  POLISH,

SHOE  LACES.
Heelers,  Cork Soles,  Button  Hooks,  Dress­
118  Canal Street,  Grad Rapids.

ings,  etc.  Write  for Catalogue.

OYLttuO E R; ■ O  3 t ÎÉj 

RAP

Full Line of

We make a specialty of

E T JK E K A   OIL,

Which  for  Farm  Machinery  and  general 
purposes is the Best  Brand on the  market.

GRAND  RAPIDS  OFFICE, 

I N T O .  X  C a n a l   S t M 

Telephone No.  228-2.

J.  G.  ALEXANDER,  Agent.

GIVE  US  A  TRIAL  O RDER.

We  Guarantee  Satisfaction.

ASK  YOUR  JOBBER

FOR

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If your Jobber does  not han­
dle INDEPENDENT  OIL, send 
your orders direct to  the  office 
of  the  Company,  156  South 
Division St., Grand Rapids.'
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Ships, Middlings, Screenings, Corn, Oats, Feed. 
Grand  Rapids, Michigan.

Wr^te for  Prices.

D e a r  S ir—The business men of Lawrence 
have established  a Business Men’s Associa­
tion under the name of  the  Lawrence Busi­
ness  Men's  Association,  with  twenty-four 
chaitu  members.  We  think  it  is  a  good  Red Oak, quarter  sawed
thing and hope it will  work  to  our  benefit. 

RANDOM  REFLECTIONS.

As the first naan in  the  West  to advocate 
organization  among  the  retail  trade, it has 
been a source of great pleasure to me to note 
the improvement in business methods which 
lias resulted from the formation  of seventy- 
five local bodies in this State.  I expected that 
every man  identifying  himself  with  an or­
ganization would secure  a  dollar  in  unex­
pected  collections  for  every cent  invested. 
I  anticipated  that  concerted  action  would 
give  the  peddler  a “hard  row  to  hoe.” 
I 
knew the  jobber would willingly relinquish 
all claims to doing  a  retail  business, when 
properly requested to do so. 
I could forsee 
that more thorough  acquaintance  could not 
fail to bring about  the  early  closing  move 
ment.  1  saw  that  a  considerable  curtail 
ment of the loose credit business  was  inev­
itable.  These advantages,  and many minor 
benefits incident  thereto,  I could  see would 
necessarily  follow  in 
the  wake  of  trade 
unity.  The only evil which I feared  would 
prove  incurable  was  that  of  adulterated 
goods.  That  evil had  existed  so  long and 
had become  so  deep-seated, that I  was un 
able to calculate  the  effect of  concerted ac­
tion upon it. 
I  hoped  to  see  the  sale  of 
spurious  goods  lessened,  but  1  confess  to 
have  felt  many misgivings  on  that  point, 
Two  years’ observation,  however, has  con­
vinced  me  that  a  considerable  betterment 
has been made in the right direction.  Few­
er  scheme  goods  are  sold  than  formerly. 
Less  glucose  sugar  is  handled.  A  higher 
grade  of  spices  lias  come  into  demand. 
Short weights are seldom met  with.  Shod­
dy goods of all  kinds  are  not  sought  for. 
It is even asserted  that  the  manufacturers 
have added an eighth  of  a yard  to a bolt of 
ribbon,  instead  of  shortening  it  another 
eighth.  These things are shining examples 
of what can be accomplished though concert 
of effort and are an  earnest of more  impor­
tant results in the future.
*  *  *

The longer I live the more I am convinced 
that the old-fashioned ideas relative to busi­
ness courtesy are rapidly being  relegated to 
the  background.  My  memory does  not go 
back two  score  years,  but  men  who  occu­
pied commanding positions  in  the  business 
world as long ago as that  assure me,  in  all 
seriousness,  that it was  not then customary 
for one person  to  presume  upon  another’s 
time in so wanton a manner  as  at  present. 
The man who  wrote  to  a  gentleman  in  a 
distant city for information wiiich concerned 
the writer  alone  enclosed  a  sum  sufficient 
to cover the cost  of  postage  and  the  time 
involved  in  preparing  and  forwarding  an 
answer. 
Is such  a  custom  now  in  vogue? 
Far from  it.  No  business  man  is  exempt 
from the presumption of persons who imag­
ine  that  the  world  and  everyone  therein 
were  created  for their  especial benefit.  A 
conservative  estimate of the  time  involved 
in  yielding  to  the  importunities  of  these 
parasites  would place it at not  less  than 10 
per cent, of the total time at  one’s disposal.

*  *  *

Perhaps some  of  my  readers  may think 
that I am over-sensitive on this  point, but I 
confess to being a victim of just such  injus­
tice as I have endeavored to portray.  There 
is not a  day passes  that  I  do  not  receive 
from  four  to  twenty  letters  from  persons 
who have no possible claim upon me, asking 
questions which in no way concern  me, but 
which will require  hours  to investigate aud 
properly  answer.  Not  one  in  fifty deigns 
to thank me for such  service, and  not  one 
in  a thousand thinks  of enclosing so  much 
as a postage stamp.  Such an  imposition  is 
rank upon the face of it,  but I suppose  that 
I,  in common with  all  other  sufferers  from 
this cause,  will be obliged to make  a virtue 
of necessity and tamely  submit  to  the  out­
rage  until the  dawn of the millennium.

#  *  *

Anent his  great  love for  bogus  butter, 
they tell a good one on Ira Hatch,  the Mon­
roe street grocer. 
Ira was in the employ of 
the old grocery  firm of  Crawford  Bros,  a 
dozen years ago, and one day he sold a little 
girl some butter.  The  child soon returned 
with the package,  giving as an excuse that 
the butter was strong. 
Ira accepted the ex­
planation  without a murmur,  but innocent­
ly remarked:  “Your  mother  doesn’t  want 
weak butter,  does she?”

There  is  at  least  one  grocer  in  Battle 
Creek who is an unbeliever  in  the  efficacy 
of cheap sugars.  He purchased some  time 
since ten barrels of extra C at a bargain, but 
which turned out to be “stale,  fiat  and  un­
profitable,” as there was a  trace  of  iron  in 
the saccharine  substance,  which  turned  a 
cup of tea  as  black  as  the  ace  of  spades, 
and thereby ruined his tea trade for months.

Look Out for the Detroit Sharks.

From the Wayland Globe.
Some of those farmers who purchased gro­
ceries  of  the  Detroit  wholesale  firm  got 
woefully scooped,  both in prices and quality 
of  goods.  The  fellows  Who  are  going 
around the  country selling  these  goods re­
quire  more profit than the ordinary grocery 
dealer who does a  legitimate  business  and 
what  they  cannot  make  in  price  comes 
out  of  the  quality.  There  were  $1,300 
worth of these goods delivered at this depot 
to our farmers  and  we  understand  that at 
Middleville  they  disposed  of $1,700 worth. 
Some  of  the  articles  purchased  were  so 
worthless that they were thrown away after 
being  thoroughly  examined.  The  farmers 
who bought  might  have  purchased a first- 
class article  at  their  home grocery  just as 
cheap  as  was  paid  for  most  that  was 
bought.

.“John,” said the grocer  to  his  assistant, 
as they opened the store early Sunday morn­
ing:  “the  parson  says  it’s  wicked  to  do 
any  unnecessary work on Sunday.”  “Yes, 
sir.”  “Well,  you  needn’t  wet  that  sugar 
It  can  lay  over  just  as 
until to-morrow. 
well; besides,  it  weighs  a  great  deal  more 
just after  you  wet  i t  
I  don’t  believe  in 
breaking the  Sabbath unnecessarily.”

A  Plea for the Cole Bill.

S a n d  L a k e ,  May 2,  1887.

Again, Mr. Hinchman says: 

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
D e a h  S ib —I have read the  article  from 
the Detroit Journal on  “The  Insurance of 
the Future” in your issue of  April  27,  and 
am somewhat amused,  but  more  vexed,  at 
the position of the Journal's reasoning.
T.  H.  Hiucliman’s reasoning is the  same 
old chestnut—you “can’t” or  “ought rot to 
prevent combinations.”  “It is an  infringe­
ment on the  rights  of  individuals.”  The 
same line of  argument  is  used  by  every 
cut-throat organization now doing  business 
under pretext of law. 
It  is  the  argument 
of the Standard Oil oppression—of  railroad 
monopolies—of coal monopolies—of usurers 
in money loaning—of  every  kind  of  color 
and  complextion  of  oppression  now  en 
dured by a suffering people.
“The  cost 
of running stock companies  are  immense; 
“managers are paid heavy salaries,  some of 
them  getting 35 per  cent.;”  “the  cost  of 
operating an insurance  company  is  40  per 
cent,;” and  he  might  have  added, 
their 
offices are  palatial,  their  homes  and  sur­
roundings princely, their  wealth  immense.
Who furnishes the money  to  make these 
princely homes;  these  palaces  of  wealth 
and luxury; these  large  salaries;  these 
and  40  per  cents?  The  people—business 
men—who, to  save a  little  from  burning 
ruins,  are compelled to divide  their  invoice 
with  these  sharks—these  cut-throats—un­
der the fear  of,  “if  you  legislate  against 
the boards  of  insurance—these  stand and 
deliver  gentlemen—they  will  leave  the 
State.”
Let them leave,  if theclimato becomes too 
warm for them;  if  legislating  in  the  in­
terest  of  our  over-burdened,  over-taxed 
people will drive them  out, 
let  them  go. 
We  can suffer  the  “inconvenience”  for  a 
brief season, rather  than  the  robbery  for 
long  years.
“If  boards 
of ifisurance are done away  with  the  local 
agents will begin immediately  to  cut  each 
other; the companies  can’t  stand  a  cut.” 
O,  no!  Of course not!  They  would  leave 
the field  to  other  organizations  like  the 
twenty or more  of  New  England,  which 
have been in operation forty years or  more, 
doing business at a cost  of  3-10  of  1  per 
cent., as against 3 per cent,  by  these  com­
panies.  O,  no!  Mr.  Hinchman—Mr.  De­
troit Journal—business  men need not your 
special plea in the  interest  of  stock  com­
panies to make us believe a lower  rate  per 
cent,  will be to our interests.  Let  us have 
the Cole Bill.

Again.  Mr.  Hinchman says: 

Yours, 

J.  V.  Cr a n d a l l .

Grand Rapids,  April 29,  1887. 

Official  Call  for  the T. P.  A. Convention.
State Secretary Mills  has  mailed  neatly 
printed invitations,  worded  as  follows,  to 
every member of  the T.  P. A.  in Michigan: 
The second annual  State  convention  of 
the Michigan  Division  of  the  Travelers’ 
Protective  Association  will  be  held  in 
7 rand Rapids,  Friday  and  Saturday,  May 
13 and 14.  Annual State Banquet  on  Fri- 
ay evening, May 13, at Sweet’s hotel. 
Objects  of  meeting—Election  of  State 
officers and delegates to  the  National  con­
vention; the transaction  of  important busi­
ness; concerted action for  the  reduction  of 
R.  R.  rates.
The lii# of invited  guests  in  attendance 
will include Governor  Luce, General  Alger 
md ladies,  the President  and  Secretary  of 
the  National  Association,  and  prominent 
citizens of  the  State;  also  representatives 
from most of  the  commercial  associations 
of the United States and  Canada.
The wives of all members  are  especially 
invited.  Free  accommodations will be fur­
nished by the principal hotels,  to the  wives 
of all members in attendance.
Through the courtesy of  the  caterer,  N. 
C.  Johnson,  the  Banquet  Committee  are 
enabled to provide  the  banquet  at  SI  per 
plate.
Please notify the State Secretary of  your 
acceptance as soon as possible.

C.  S.  K e l s e y ,  President.

L.  M.  M il l s , Secretary.

508 Wealthy ave., Grand Rapids,  Mich.

“Would Not Go Back.”

P e w a m o ,  April 28,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand  Rapids.

Bear Sip.—Enclosed please find $1.40, as 
admission fee  to  the  State  body from  the 
’ewamo Business Men’s Association.
We  are  getting  along  finely  and  would 
not go back to the old method for twice and 
twice again the price of the new.

E.  R.  H o l m e s,  Sec’y.

Yours, 
The  Hardware  Market.

The  market  generally  is  firm,  except 
nails,  which have sustained another decline 
of five cents per keg.
Failure  of

an  Honest  Man 

Versus

Scoundrel.

“The proper  course  for  a  merchant  to 
pursue when he  fails,”  says  Walter  Bar­
rett,”  is to go deliberately to work.  When 
he is to fail and cannot help  it,  if  he  owes 
half a million of dollars, • he  should  imme­
diately  buy to the extent of a million;  then 
turn into cash,  say  $800,000.  Then  report 
his failure as an  immensely  bad  one,  and 
that the  unfortunate  merchant  will  never 
pay two cents on the  dollar. 
In  this  way 
he will be able to purchase up all  his  debts 
for ten cents on the dollar,  or for  $100,000. 
This leaves him  a  clear  gain  in  bank,  or 
United  States  stocks,  $700,000.  Properly 
invested  he  can  make  $100,000  on  that 
money.  Pay  that  to  his  creditors  after 
relieved, and all will join in saying:  ‘What 
an honest  man!’  Let  him  give  up  every 
dollar and not have enough  to  buy  a  mor­
sel of victuals,  aud  every  one  will  say: 
‘What an infernal scoundrel!’ ”

Lawrence lousiness  M en’s A ssociation. 
President, H. M. M arshall;  Secretary, C. A. Stebbins.

Evart B usiness Men’s A ssociation. 
President, W. M. Davis;  Secretary, Chas. E. Bell.

H ersey B usiness M en’s A ssociation. 

President, O. L. Millard ; Secretary, F rank L. Beardsley.
M erchant’s Union P rotective A ssociation o f 
President, G. C. Meisel;  Secretary, 8. L. Merriam.

P ort  H uron.

W atervliet B usiness M en’s A ssociation. 

President, H.  Peirce;  Secretary, F. H. Merrifleld.

L ath er  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, W. B. Pool ;  Secretary, Chas. J. Robinson.
Burr  Oak  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 

President, B. O. Graves;  Secretary, H.  M. Lee.

M uir  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation, 

President, Simon Town ;  Secretary, L. A. Ely,
R etail  Grocers’ A ssociation o f B attle Creek 
President.G eo. H. Rowell;  Secretary, John P. Stanley.
C oopersville  B usiness  M en’s  Association. 
President, G. H. W atrous;  Secretary, W. R. Boynton.

“Country Merchant” on the Insurance Sit­

uation.

Referring to the T h e  T r a d e s m a n ’s crit­
icism  on  “Country  Merchant’s”  statement 
that an insurance policy in a stock company 
is a safe investment, that  gentleman \vrites 
as follows:

I  notice  that  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  in  its 
last issue,  is  somewhat  skeptical regarding 
my assertion that stock insurance is a “safe 
investment.”  As  I  qualified  my statement 
with  “as far as practical,”  I see  no  reason 
foi;  receding  from  my  position.  While  I 
certainly have no  love for the  extortionists,
I am forced to regard  them  as  fi  necessary 
evil,  and the fact  that  parties are bullied or 
wheedled into compromises with them is, to 
me,  no evidence  to  the contrary. 
If a man 
has a just  and  equitable  claim against—let 
us  say—the  “Hartford,”  he  has  no  more 
reason for discounting  it  than  he  has  for 
submitting  to a  reduction on a certificate of 
deposit of a solvent bank.  His wantof ver­
tebra? needn’t necessarily establish  a  prece­
dent.  And  then,  let  us  “give the devil his 
due.”  I think it safe to assert  that not one 
merchant in  three,  who  meets  with  a loss, 
has his books and papers in  shape for a sat­
isfactory  adjustment  and,  consequently,  is 
in no  condition  to  accurately determine his 
own rights.
It should  be  more  generally appreciated, 
among country traders at  least, that the as­
sured has duties to perform in these matters 
as well as the companies.

Lawrence Joins the Majority.

L a w r e n c e,  A pril 20,  1887.

E. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids:

The following are the officers elected: 
President—II.  M. Marshall. 
Vice-President—H.  L.  Cornwell. 
Secretary—C. A.' Stebbins.
Treasurer—J.  F.  Barrows.
Business  Committee—S.  31.  Hess,  A.
S.  Haskin, New’ell Crissey.
Executive  Committee—H.  M.  Marshall, 
C. A.  Stebbins, J.  F.  Barrows,  G.  W.  Fish­
er,  L.  E.  Whiteman.

The charter members are as follows:
W.  E.  Bass, J.  H.  Clark  &  Son,  W.  E. 
Cornwell,  M.  II.  Plopper.  J.  H.  Kelly,  O. 
E.  Holmes,  S. E.  Crain,  H.  C.  Hendricks,
T.  O.  Sweet & Co.,  F.  S.  Seymour,  II.  A. 
Hills,  Ransom &  Thompson,  S.  G.  Mather, 
J.  B.  Potter,  L.  J.  Dane.
We send this for publication, as one more 
town to head off louses and  dead-beats. 

Yours truly,

C.  A.  S t e b b in s,  Sec’y

Hardwood  Lumber.

Black ash is firmer  and  higher,  ordinary 
log-run  commanding  $14@$15, while some 
lots have been  sold  by the commission men 
as high as $17.  Red oak is firmer and tend­
ing higher.  Whitewood is  dull  and lower.

T IM E   T A B L E S .

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

K alam azoo  D ivisio.i.

.A llegan......... .  8:28 a in

Ex. & Mail N. Y. Ma 1.
N. Y. Mail. N.Y Ex
4 -35 p m 7:45 a in. • Grand Rapids 9:45 a m 6:15 p m
5:55 p m 9:02 a ill
5:00 a m
7:05 p m 10:06 a in . K alam azoo..
7:30 a m 4:00 p m
8:30 p ill 11:35 a m. .W hite Pigeon .  5:55 a m 2:20 p m
2:30, A m 5:05 p in .T oledo.......... .11:00 p m 9:45 a m
8:30 a  m 9:40 p m ■Cleveland....
5:35 a  m
2:00 p m 3:30 a in. ■ Buffalo........... .11:55 a m 11:40 p m
5 :i0 a 1)1
6:50 p m. • Chicago......... 11:30 p m 6:50 a in
A local fi eight eaves Grand Rapids at
.2:50 pm, ca rry-
ng passen gers at fa r as  Allegan. All  ti ains dail\ ex-
eept Sund; ty.

J. W. McKknn SY, G* nera! Agent.
Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

6:40 p in

GOING  EAST.

..10:10 a m  
..  3:15 p m 
..  9:20 p m

tSteamboat  Express
Through  Mail.........
t Evening Express... 
•Limited  Express... 
t.Mixod, w ith  coach.
♦Morning  Express.
tThrough  Mail............
tSteam boat E xpress..
tMixed...........................
•N ightE xpress............................. 5:10am

Leaves. 
6:25 a m 
10:50 a  m 
3:50 p  111 
10:55 p m 
11:00 a  m
1:10 p m 
5:05 p m
7:15 a m 
5:35 a  m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
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 the following 
morning.  The Night Express has a through W agner car 
and local sleeping car from  D etroit to G rand  Rapids.
D. P o t t e r , City Passenger Agent. 

GOING WEST.
........................  1:05 p m
.........5:00 p m
.........10:10 p m

Geo. B. R e e v e , Traffic M anager Chicago.

Chicago & West Michigan.

Leaves.
tM ail...................................................   9:10 a m
tDay  Express.....................................12:30 p m
"Night Express...................................U:00 p m
Muskegon Express..............................5:00 p m

Ai rives. 
3:55 p m 
9:45 p m 
5:45 a m 
11:00 a  111
•Dally. 
Pullm an Sleeping Cars on all night  trains.  Through 
»•lor ear in charge of careful attendants  w ithout  ex­
tra  charge to Chicago on 12:50 p. iu., and through coach 
on 9 a. m. and 11 p. in. trains.

tDaily except Sunday.

Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette.

Going East.

Going West. 

7:00 a m  
5:55 p m
12:20pm  11:05am ..S eney..............5:15pm   12:35pm
7:00 a m
5:30 p m  

8:00 a m. .St. Ignace.......8:40 p m  
2:30pin> M 
j  2:05 p m  
,. 
4:00 p m {  M lrquelu; 
(  1:55 p in
4:35 p m. .Negaunee.......1:25 p m
4:45 p m. .Ishpem ing... .12:55 p m 
8:00 p m ..H oughton ...  9:25am
8:20 p m .. H a n c o c k ....... 9:00 a m

Mixed train leaves St. Ignace  a t  7 a m:  arrives  Mar­

quette 5:30 p m. 
Gen. Pass, and Ticket  Agent, M arquette.

E. W. All en,

Detroit, Lansing  &  Northern,
rand Rapids & Saginaw Division.

DEPART.

Saginaw E xpress... 
Saginaw Express...
Grand Rapids  Ex pi 
Grand Rapids  Expr 
All trains arrive « 
Tr

................................................  7  SO a m
................................................  4  00 p  in
ess................................................li  35 a  m
ess.................... 

...10 30 p m

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run solid both  ways.

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PATENTED  OCT.  19,  1887.

Manufactured by

KOOH  A.  B.  OO.

354  M AIN  8T„

PEO R IA .  ILL.
Liberal  discount  to  the  trade, or  parties 
first  putting up these brackets in any local­
ity.  *

PATENTS*

LUCIUS  C.  WEST, 

A ttorney a t P aten t Law  and Solicitor 
of  American  and  Foreign  patents. 
105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., IT. S. A.  Branch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  Practice in U. S. Courts.  Circulars 
free.

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY

E  2ST G I N E S

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

W.  O,  Denison,
GRAND  RAPIDS. 

88,90  and  92 South  Division  Street,

MICH.

- 

HABOW OOI)  LUM BER.

@10 00

The furniture factories  here  pay  as  follows 
for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run.....................................12 00@14 00
Birch, log-run........................................ 15 00® 18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and  2............................... 
@25 00
Black Ash, log-run.....................................13 C0@15 00
Cherry,  log-run.......................................... 26  00@3> 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2................................. 45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull...........................................  
Maple,  log-run............................................12 00@14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run................................. 11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 aud 2...............................  
Maple, clear, flooring.......................... 
Maple, white, selected........................  
Red Oak, log-run................................... 
Red Oak, Nos. ] and 2.......................... 
Red Oak, No.  1, step  plank.......
I  Walnut, log-run............................
i  Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2...................
j  Walnuts,  culls.............................
Grey  Elm, log-run..........
White Ash,  log-run.........
!  Whitewood,  log-run.......
White  Oak, log-run.........

©20  00
@25 Oo
@25  On
@18 00
@24  00
.26  00@30 00 
@25 00 
@55 00 
@75 00 
@25 00
......... 
@13 00
.........14 00@16 00
.........20 00322 00
......... 
@17  00

W OODEN W ARE.

Standard  Tubs, No. 1......................................... 6 00
Standard  Tubs, No. 2......................................... 5 00
Standard  Tubs, No. 3......................................... 4 01)
Standard Pails, two hoop.................................. 1 40
Standard Pails, three hoop...............................1 65
Pails, ground wood 
.....................................4  00
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes.............................2 00
Butter  Pails, ash................................................ 2 50
Butter Ladles.......................................................1 00
Rolling P ins.........................................................   75
Potato  Mashers..................................................   50
Clothes Pounders................................................2 26
ClothesPins....................  
60
Mop Stocks............................................................ 1 00
Washboards, single.............................................1 75
Washboards, double........................................... 2 25
Diamond  Market...............................................  40
Bushel, narrow band..........................................1 60
Bushel, wide band.................... 
I  75
Clothes, splint,  No. 1......................................... 3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2..........................................4 25
Clothes, splint,  No. 3..........................................5 00
Clothes, willow  No. 1..........................................5 50
Clothes, willow  No. 2..........................................6 50
Clothes, willow  No. 3................................  
7  50
Water  Tight, bu................. *............................. 3  75
h a lfb u ........................................2  85

BASKETS.

“ 

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MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners all have  large  sup­
plies.  Dealers are paying $5 for.good bark.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.50  $   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  50 per cent 
off.

I b a r M v a r e .

These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  who  pay 

 

BELLS.

BOLTS.

BRACES.

BUCKETS.

BARROWS.

BALANCES.

BUTTS, CAST.

AUGERS AND BITS.

promptly and buy in full  packages.
60
Ives’,  old style.............................................dis 
60
N.  H. C. Co....................................................dis 
Douglass’.......................................  
60
dis 
60
Pierces’ .........................................................dis 
60
Snell’s ............................................................ dis 
40
Cook’s  ..........................................................dis 
25
Jennings’,  genuine............................. 
dis 
Jennings’,  imitation.................................dis50&10
Spring.............................................................dis 
40
R ailroad........................................................... $ 14 00
Garden...........................................................net 33 00
H and.................................................dis  $ 60&10&10
Cow........................................................dis 
70
30&J5
C all........................................................dis 
G ong.....................................................dis 
25
Door. Sargent.........:........................dis 
60&10
60
Stove........................................................dis $ 
Carriage  new  list.................................... dis 
70
40
Plow  ..........................................................dis 
Sleigh Shoe..............................  
70
dis 
60
Wrought Barrel  Bolts...........■.*.............dis 
Cast  Barrel  Bolts.....................................dis 
40
Cast Barrel, brass  knobs....................... dis 
40
Cast Square Spring..................................dis 
60
40
Cast  Chain.................................................dis 
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob................dis 
60
W rought Square...................................... dis 
60
Wrought Sunk Flush.............................. dis 
60
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
_  Fliisjh........................................................dis  60&10
Ives’  Door.................................................. dis  60&10
40
B arber............................a.......................d is$  
Backus.........................................................dis  50&10
Spofford...................................................... dis 
50
Am. Ball......................................................dis 
net
Well, plain..................................................... $  350
Well, sw ivel.................................................... 
400
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  P in................................dis  60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip .............. dis  60& 5
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned.............. dis  60&  5
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silver
tip p ed ........................................ .......... dis
60& 5
Wrought Table.......................
.......... dis
60&10
Wrought  Inside  Blind.......
.......... dia
60&10
Wrought Brass..........................
...........dis
Blind, Clark’s ..............................
..........dis
80
80
Blind,  Shepard’s ........................ ...........dis
70
Ely’s 1-10......................................
.........per m $ 65
Hick’s C. F ...................................
60
a. D ...............................................
35
Musket..........................................
60
CATRIDGES.
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & W inchester  new  list50&10
Rim  Fire, United  States..........................dis60&10
Central Fire................................................ dis30&10
Socket Firmer........................................ dis  70&10
Sooket Framing.....................................dis  70&I0
Socket Corner........................................ dis  70&10
Socket Slicks...........................................dis  70&10
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer...................dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers.....................dis 
20
Cold............................................................net
Curry,  Lawrence’s ................. ......... __ dis
40&10
Hotchkiss  .......................................... ...d is
£5
Brass, Backing’s ..............................
60
Bibb’s ................................................
60
B e er....................................................
40&10
Fenns’..................................................
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size............ .........Wft  28
14x52,14x56,14 x60..........................
..  31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........
..  23
Cold Rolled, 14x48.............................
..  23
Bottom s...............................................
..  23
Morse’s Bit  Stock............................ ...d is
40
Taper and Straight Shank.............. ...d is
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank....................... ...d is
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in .............................. doz net $.85
Corrugated......................................... __ dis
20&10
A djustable...................................... :.
*&10
...d is
30
dis
Claris, small, $18 00;  large, $26 00. 
Ives’, 1. $18 00;  2, $24 00 ;  8, $30 00.
dis
25

EXPANSIVE BITS.

CHISELS.

ELBOWS.

COPPER.

DRILLS

COMBS.

COCKS.

CAPS.

dis 55&10

f i l e s —New List.

 

50

12 

dis

HINGES.

HANGERS.

22 and  24,  25 and 26, 

and  longer........................................

13 
GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

^
....... .......................... per doz, net, 2 50
3*
10*
8*
7*

American File Association  List.........dis  60&H)
Dlsston’s .................................................... dis  60&10
New  American.......................................... dis  60&10
Nicholson’s .................................................dis  60&10
g e U e r s ............................................  
Heller s Horse Rasps.........................    .dis 
50
__ 
27
Nos. 16 to 20, 
List 
15
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60.
_ 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ..............dis
May dole & Co.’s .................................  
Kip’8 .........................................................dis
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s ................................dis
to
Mason’s Solid Cast  Steel......................30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10
I  _  
I  Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  60&1G
Champion,  anti-friction...........dis  60&10
j  Kidder, wood  track................................dis
I  „  
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,  3................................. dis 
State. 
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4*   14
Screw Hook and Eye,  *   ... .... .... .net
8crew Hook and Eye * .....................  net
Screw Hook and Eye  \
.........•.......... . net
Screw Hook and Eye,  %............... 
.".net
Strap and  T .................................,....d is
„  
HOLLOW  WARE.
P o ts...............................................
K ettles................................ . . 7 . 7 7 ..........
Spiders  ............................... 
Gray  enameled......................... 7 7 7 7 7 .
HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.
Stamped Tin Ware...................... new  list
Japanned Tin  Ware..........................
Granite Iron  Ware...................7 7 7 7 7 !
_  
g ru£  1.................................................. $11 00, dis 60
g ru£  *..................................................   11  50, dis 60
G ru b 3 ....................................................   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimm ings.......... dis
I)oor, porcelain, Jap.  trimm ings.........
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings
Door, porcelain, trimm ings....................1
Drawer and  Shutter,  porcelain 
dis 
Picture, H. L. J udd &  Co.’s ..
H em acitc.......................................... 
. dis
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list, .dia
Mallory, Wheeler &  Co.’s ................ 
dis
Branford’s ................................ 
dis
Norwalk’s  ........................... 
....¡."¡.‘.".‘¡dis
LEVELS.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s ....................dis
Adze  E ye.........................................$16 00 dis
Hunt E ye.........................................$15 00  dis
H u n ts........................................... $18  50 dis 20 & 10
„  
Sperry & Co.’f, Post,  handled..................  dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ............ 
dis 40
Coffee, P. S. & W.Mfg. Co.’s Maileabies 
' dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s ..............  dis  40
Coffee,  Enterprise....................................... ¿is  2f

LOCKS—DOOR..............

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

MATTOCKS.

40&10
4!

MAULS.

MILLS.

HOES.

.  .

„ 

. 

MOLASSES GATES.

Stebbin’s Pattern  ................................. dis
Stebbin’s Genuine........................... " .d is
Entemrise.  self-inpasnrinw 
Enterprise,  self-measuring................dis

.........
Common, Brad and Fencing.

NAILS—IRON.

60&10
60&10
25

6d 
2 

OILERS.

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

8d and 9 d adv....................................7T.7.  ** 25
6dand7d  adv................................... ......7 7 . 
50
4dand5d  adv................................7 7 7 7 7 7  
75
3d  advance.................................... .7 7 7 7 7 1   1 60
3d fine  advance..............................7 7 7 7 7 *   2 25
Clinch nails,  adv........................ 7 ............... 
1  00
Finishing 
4d............
Size—inches  f  3 
1*
Adv. $  keg 
Steel Nails—2 40.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent....................... dis60&10
Zinc, with brass bottom .............................dis  50
Brass or  Copper...........................................dis  50
Reaper....................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s ....................................................   50&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................  dis  30
Sciota Bench.....................................................’.’.dis 50@5i
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.....................dis  30
Bench, flrstjquality..................................dis50@55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, w ood... .dis20&10 
Fry, Acm e...................................................dis 50&10
Common, polished..................................... dis60&10
6
Dripping.....................................................$   a> 
Iron and  Tinned..................................... dis 
!
Coppor Rivets and  Burs.................. .dis 
60
“A ” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10  2( 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27  9  21

PATENT FLAN1SAED IRON.

PLANES.

RIVETS.

PANS.

Broken packs * e  $  ft extra.

5 40@5 60

ROPES.

. 

SQUARES.

..................................... dis
• • ..................................dis
. ....................................dis
SHEET IRON.
Com. Smooth.

Sisal, *  in. and  larger................... 
m<
Manilla.......................j ...........................  7 7 .’  13*
Steel and Iron.
70&10
Try and Bevels 
60
Mitre  ............ .
20
„  
Com 
Nos. 10 to  14...................................$4  20
$2 90
Nos. 15 to  17....................................   4  20
2 90
Nos. 18to 21............................. 7 7   4  20
3 00 
Nos. 22 to 24....................................  4  30
3 05 
Nos .25 to 26....................................   4  40
3 15 
No. 27.............................................7   4 60
3 25
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 2 
Inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 fts, 1)  ft.............................
In smaller quansities, $   ft........ . . 7 7 7
American, all  kinds.............................. dis
Steel, all kinds........................................ dis
Swedes, all  kinds  ........................ 
’dis
Gimp and  Lace.......................................dis
Cigar Box  N ails.....................................dis
Finishing N ails.......................................dis
Common and Patent  Brads................ dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks.dis
Trunk and Clout Nails...........................dis
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails........... dis
Leathered Carpet  Tacks......................dis

TACKS.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

rates.

TRAPS.

12 50 
16 00 
17  50

TIN  PLATES.

TIN—LEADED.

10x14, Charcoal 

10x14,Charcoal........................

12x12, Charcoal...............
12x12,  C harcoal..............
14x20, Charcoal..............
14x20,  Charcoal..............
14x20, Charcoal...............

No. 1,  Refined.............................................
Market  Half-and-half.............................
Strictly  Half-and-half.............................
1C, 
IX, 
IC, 
IX, 
IC, 
IX, 
7 25
LXX, 
8  75 
14x20, Charcool..
10  77 
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal............
12 55 
IX, 
20x28, Charcoal................
15  50
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal.............................  
fi  50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal.............................   8  50
DXX,  100 Plate Charcoal.............................   10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal..........................  12 60
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1  50  to  6  75 
Roofing, 14x20, IC...........................................   5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ..........................................  ¿75
Roofing, 20x28, IC...........................................   11  00
Roofing,  20x28,  IX ..........................................  14  00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne..................  5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne................  7  00
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal Terne................. 11 00
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal  Torne............   14 Oo
Steel, Game............................................  
60&10
OneidaiCommuntity,  Newhouse’s ........... dis  35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
Hotchkiss’  ....................................... 
60&10
S, P. & W.  Mfg.  Oo.’s .........................(......... 60&10
Mouse,  choker..........................................18c $1 dez
Mouse,  delusion...................................$1  60  doz
Bright Market............................................dis  67*
Annealed Market...................................dis  70&lo
Coppered Market........................................dis  62*
Extra Bailing................................................  dis  65
Tinned  Market........................................... dis  62*
Tinned  Broom.............................................. qyft  09
Tinned Mattress...........................................« f t  8*
Coppered  Spring Steel............................ dis 
50
Tinned Spring Steel............................. \ .dis 40&10
Plain Fence..............!..................................# f t  
3
Barbed Fence, galvanized...............................4 25
painted....................................3 50
Copper..................................................new  list net
Brass.....................................................new  list net
B right................................................dis
70&10&10
Screw Eyes........................................dis
70&10&10
Hook’s .............................................. dis
70&10&10
Gate Hooks and  E yes...................dis
70&10&10
Baxter’s Adjustable,  nickeled................
Coe’s Genuine.........................................dis
50
75
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis
75&10
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.......................dis
50 
BirdCages.....................................................
70&10 
Pumps,  Cistern..................................... dis
75
Screws,  now  list..........................................
Casters,  Bed  and  Plate......................dls50&10&10
40
Dampers, American ..................................  
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods.60&10&10 
Copper  Bottoms........................................ 
?3c

MISCELLANEOUS.

WIRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

WIRE.

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Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

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B o s s   T o b a c c o   P a il  C o v e r.
It will fit any pail, and keep  the  Tobacco  moist 
It will pay for itself in a short time.
You cannot afford to do without it.
For particulars, write  to

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S O l o   A g e n t s ,

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R E M O V A L .

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

Curti.se  <& Duntozi, 
EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE  PAPER k WOODENWARE
Wall Paper I Window Shades

At  Manufacturers’  Prices.

SAM PLES  TO  THE  TRAD E  ONLY

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

68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

Large  Im porters  and  Jobbers  of

EVERYTHING  IN  THE  GROCERY  AND  PROVISION  LINE

I liSMi!

K  M ERCA NTILE  JOU RN AL, PU B L ISH ED   EACH 

W EDNESDAY.

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

Telephone No. 95,

, Entered  at the  Postoffice  at  Grand  BapUls  a« 

Second-class Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY,  MAY  4,  1887.

M ichigan  Business  Men’s  Association. 

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P re sid e n t—Frank Ham ilton, Traverse City.
F irst Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe 
Second Vice-President—E . J. H errick, G rand ltapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand ltapids.
Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamaz-oo- 
ldent
Executive C om m ittee-President, F irs t\iee-P resident, 
Secretary-, N. B. Blam and W . E. Kelsey.
C o m m i t  on Trade Interests-S m ith B ™   Traverse 
City;  P. Raimey, Kalamazoo;  A.  W.  W estgate,  tu e
O o m S e  on Lcgislation-W . E.  Kelsey.  Ionia;  J.  V.
Crandall. Sand Lake;  J. I*. Clark, Big ltapicis. 
Com m ittee on Membership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis;  B.
F. Emery, Grand ltapids;  th e Sécrétai y • 
Grand
Com m ittee  on  Transportation  Jas.  A.  Coye,  G rana 
Rapids; J.W .  Milliken,  Traverse  City,  C.  T.  Bridg
Com m iU e”on Constitution—W . E . K e ls e y ,Tom a;  R. D.
Official Organ—T ub Michigan Tradesman.________ ____
The following local associations have mostly 
been  organized  under  the  auspices  o f  the 
Michigan Business Men's Association, and  are 
auxiliary thereto :

McNaughton, Coopersville;  L t .  Clapp,, Allegan, 

Ada  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President, D. F. W atson;  Secretary, Elm er Chapel.
A lba B usiness M en’s A ssociation. 
President, C. R. Smith;  Secretary, P eter  Baldwin.

A llegan  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 

P residentfirving F. Clapp ; Secretary, E. T. \  anO strand.

B ellaire  B usiness  Men's  A ssociation. 
President, John Rodgers;  Secretary, G. J. Noteware.
M e r c h a n t ’s Protective A ss’n o f B l f   Rapids. 
President, E. T. Clark;  Secretary, A. S. H obart.

,

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B ovne  City  B usiness M en’s A ssociation. 

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

S
B urr  Oak  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, C. B. Galloway ;  Secretary, H. M. Lee.______
R etail  Grocers’ Association o f B attle Creek 
i S e n t ™ o -  H. Rowell;  Secretary, C.  A. H o x s i e _

Cadillac B usiness Men’s A ssociation. 

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

Casnovia.  B ailey  and  T rent  B .  M.  A. 
President. H.  E. Ilesseltine;  Secretary, E. I-arnham.
Cedar  Springs  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
P resident. T. W. Provint  Secretary, L. H. Chapman.

boygan.

Charlevoix  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President, John Nichols;  Secretary, R. W. Kane._____
B usiness  Men’s  Protective  Union  o f  Che­
President, J. II. T uttle;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer._______
Men's  Association, 
ctarv, R. D. McNaughton.

C o o p e r s v il le  
lS iisin e  
P resident. E. N. P arker;  Si
R etail Grocers’ Trade Union A s’n o f D etroit. 
President, John  Blessed;  Secretary, II. Kundlnger.
Dorr  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President, h. N. Fisher;  S ecretary, E. S. Botsford.
R etail  Growers’  A ssociation  ° f  K.  f ^ ln a w . 
President,  RM iard Luster;  Secretary, Cnas. H. bm itn.

K a s tp o r t  B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President,  F.  H.  Thurston,  Central  Lake;  S ecretarj, 

Geo. L. Thurston. Central Lake.__________

Klk ltapids Business Men’s Protective A s’n. 
President. J. J. McLaughlin;  Secretary, C. L. Martin.
Frankfort  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President. Wm. Upton;  Secretary. E. R. Chandler.

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

F lint  M ercantile  Union.

F reeport  B usiness  Men's  A ssociation. 

President* Foster Sisson ;  Sec’y. A rthur Cheseborongh.

F ife Lake Business Men's A ssociation. 

President, E. Hagaiiorn ;  Secret ary, O. V. Adams.
Grand  Haven  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President. Fred. D. Voss;  Secretary, tre d  A. H utty.____

R etail  Grocers’  Ass’n  o f Grand  Rapids. 
President, Jas. A. Coye;  Secretary. E. A. Stowe._______
G reenville  Business  Men’s  Association. 

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

Hartford  Business Men’s A ssociation. 

President, V. E. Manley;  Secretary. 1. B. Barnes.

H astings  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President. L*E. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J.  A.  VanArman.
Howard  < Hv B usiness  M en’s A ssociation. 
VChajrinan, C.  A. V andenberg;  Secretary. B. J. Lowry.
H olland  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

»President, Jacob Van P utten;  Se c re to ry , A. Van Puren.
Huhhardston  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 
P resident, Boyd Redner;  Secretary, L. W. Robinson.

Ionia  B usiness  Men’s  E xchange. 

President. Win.  E.  Kelsey ;  Secretary.  Fred. Cutler, J r.
K alam a/oo  R etail G r o c e r a ’ A ssociation. 

President, P.Itanney ;  Secretary. M. S. Scovine.

K alkaska  Business  M en’s  Association. 

President, A. E. Palmer;  Secretary, C. E. Ramsey.

K ingsley  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, C. H. Camp; Secretary, Chas. L. Brewster.

Leslie  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 

President. Wm. H utchings;  Secretary, M. L. Campbell.
L ow ell  Business  Men’s  P rotective  A ss’n. 
President, N. B. Blain;  Secretary, F rank T. King.

L uther  P rotective  As’n.

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

Otsego  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, J. M. Ballou;  Secretary, J. F. Conrad. _ _
P etoskey  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, Jas. Buckley;  Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
Pew am o  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 

President, Albert Retan;  Secretary, E. R. Holmes.

P la in w eil  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 

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

Lyons  Wusiness  M en’s  As'n. 

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

M ancelona  liu sin ess  Men’s  A ssociation. 

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

M anistique  B usiness Men’s A ssociation. 

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

M anton’s  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 
President, F. A. Jenlson;  Secretary, R. Fuller._____
M uir  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation, 

President, L. Town;  Secretary, E lm er Ely._________
Grocers*  Ass’n  o f  th e  City  o f  M usliegon. 
President, H. B. Fargo;  Secretary, Wm. Peer._______ _

M erchant’s  Union  o f N ashville. 

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

Oceana  B usiness  M en’s  A s’n. 

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

Ovid  B usiness  M en’s  A s’n. 

President, C. H. H unter;  Secretary. Lester Cooley.
Owosso  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 
President, Jas. Osbum ;  Sec’y, S. Lamfrom.________

R eed  City  B u sin ess M en’s  A ssociation. 
President, C. J. Flelschauer; Secretary, H. W. Hawkins.

Rockford  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 

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

St. Charles  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, B. J. Downing;  Secretary, E. E. Burdick.
St. Joh n s M erchants’ P rotective Association. 
President, H. L. Kendrick;  Secretary, C. M. M errill.
B usiness Men’s P rotective Ass’n o f Saranac. 
President,  Geo. A. P otts;  Secretary, P. T. W illiams.

South  Boardm an  B usiness  M en’s  Ass’n. 

President, H. E. Hogan;  Secretary, S. E. Niehardt.
So. A rm  and K. Jordan B usiness M en’s As'n. 
President, D. C. Loveday;  Secretary, C. W. Sutton.

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

Sparta  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

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

Sturgis  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 
President, Henry S. Church;  Secretary, Wm. Jorn.
Traverse  City  Business  M en’s  Association. 
President. Geo. È. Steele;  S ecretary,C. T. Lockwood.
Tustin  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President, G. A. Estes;  Secretary, Geo. W. Bevins.
V erm ontville  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President, W. II. Benedict;  Secretary, W. E. Holt.

W ayland  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President. E. W.  Pickett;  Secretary, H. J. Turner.
W hite  Cloud  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President,  P. M. Roedel;  Secretary, M. D. H ayward.
W hite  Lake  B usiness  M en’s As’n. 

President, A. T. Linderm an, W hitehall;  Secretary,  W. 
B. Nicholson, W hitehall. 
_____
W oodland  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, John Veite;  Secretary, I. N. H arter.

Grand  Rapids  B utchers’  Union. 

President, John K atz;  Secretary, Chas. Velite.

SO L IM A N   SN O O K S.

A  Practical  Illustration  of  the  Inter-State 

Com merce  Bill.

C a n t   H ook C o r n e r s ,  April 27,1887. 

to myself what a blessing it would be if our 
wise  legislators were  only allowed to meet 
every ten or twenty years to  pass laws that 
are  worse  than  useless. 
It  was  almighty 
lucky that the  President  appointed a lot of 
suspenders to go with the bill.  T here ought 
to be a full  set  of  suspenders  to  go  with 
each bill,  to suspend the provisions.

Look at some of the wild-cat schemes now 
brewing  in  our  State  Legislature  on  the 
liquor  question.  What  a  bright  idea  it 
would be to force  druggists  into  the saloon 
business,  or  close  up  and  lose  all  their 
trade!  But perhaps no such  bill will be in­
troduced,  so we will not anticipate.

I sent a Cuban hand made  cigar  by  mail 
to a Western friend a few  days  ago  for  a 
birth-day smoke. 
It seemed to  hit  him  in 
exactly the right spot, for  lie acknowledges 
the receipt and consumption of  the same by 
the following:

THAT  CIGAR.

A quite suspicious looking case 
Comes post-marked from afar;

I open it  and now I gaze 
On what seems a cigar.

But what if in this fair disguise—
(The tho’t frail nerves m ust jar)

I And some devilish surprise,

A dynamite cigar.

What if a jealous rival’s ire 

Would thus my beauty m ar!
1 pause tw ixt terror and desire 

To think of this cigar.

A pity now weeps in my heart 

For Russia’s menaced Czar,
Whom fear of Nihilistic art 

Deprives of his cigar.

Altho’ this has a Cuban air.
We have no Spanish war.

Come life or death, I’ll even dare 

To smoke this fine cigar.

Alas, that silly fears withhold 
The sw eetest joys there are!
Hereafter I shall be more bold 

With such a fine cigar.

Like Moses’ bush, it burns but still 
Leaves unconsumed its ashy bar;
Its fragrance all the air doth fill—

The spirit of a grand cigar.
It rises and each god above 

Swift speeds to meet it from his star,
To breathe its odorous breath of love.

To bless the smoker and cigar.

Editor  Tradesman:

Dear Sir—As time  passes,  and 1  notice 
time always does  pass, no  matter  what  is 
trumps, we see more and  more the beauties 
and workings  of  the* bill  to  prevent  com­
merce  between the  States.  Even  a  little 
city  like  Cant Hook Corners is effected  by 
it.  The  secretary of  the cant hook factory 
was  in  last  evening and  he was all  broke 
up. 

“Hello, Johnson! what is the matter with 
you?  You look as  if you had lost your last 
friend.”

“Everything is the matter,  Snooks.  The 

I says:

darned country is gone to the dickens.” 

“Why,  anything new happened?”
“Not in particular. 

It is just  this  same 
old snag,  the long  and  short clause in  that 
hinder  state  commerce  bill.  The  blasted | 
fools that  passed  that  bill  ought  to  chop 
cord wood all  the  rest  of  their  lives for a 
living.”

“I did not know it had any effect on your 

company.”

‘Effect!  Great* Scott! 

I  will  tell  you. 
You know we secured  an  order from a firm 
in  Seattle,  W. T.,  a  while  ago  for  50,000 
handles?”

“Yes, I remember that.”
“Well,  we agreed to  lay  them  down  at 
Puget Sound at a certain price and it would 
cost  us,  all  told,  eighty-eight  dollars  a  car 
from  here  to  Seattle.  So  we  figured  our 
prices accordingly.  But now this confound­
ed bill knocks the tar all out  of  us.  What 
do you think a car load would cost us now?” 
“Oh,  I hardly know.  Perhaps a hundred 

and fifty.”

“Hundred  and  fifty!  You  a n  away off, 
Snooks.  We figured up to-day and  it costs 
just  four  hundred  and  thirty-six  dollars. 
More  than  the  whole  cussed  caboodle  is 
worth when we get them  there.”

“That is bad,  I nyist say.”
“Bad, I believe  you.  Aad  the  worst  of 
it is that the president and most of the stock­
holders have run in  debt for, new  suits  of 
clothes on the strength of thl* order.” 

Johnson gave a parting spitlon  the  stove 
and  mournfully  meandered  o*t  to  nail  a 
board over the factory door, wl&le I thought

J. K. P. Baker.

Irwin,  Iowa. 
Mr.  Baker says  that  Old  Winter has set 
down in the lap of  Spring  pretty hard  out 
in Iowa and he thinks the snow now  on the 
ground  will  interfere  witli  their  garden 
truck as well as Spring  wheat.

As we have not begun to  plow at the cor­

ners yet,  we are safe from the snow.

I intended to say something about natural 
gas in this letter, but will  be  obliged  to de­
fer it. 

With respects,

S o lim an  S nooks,

•  General Dealer.

STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

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

CHEMICALS.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express  Promptly  At­

tended  to.

TIME  TABLES.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. 
Arrive, 

K alam azoo  D ivision.

Leave.
ail.  N. Y. Ex 
Ex. & Mail.  N. Y. Mail.
m   6:10 p m  
*35 p m  
7:*5 a m .. G rand Rapid
5:00 a m  
m 
6:55 p m 
9:02 a  in .. A llegan.......
4:oOpm 
m 
7:05 p m   10 -.06 a m .. Kalamazoo .
2:20 p m 
m 
8:30pm   11:35 a m .. W hite Pigeoi
m 
9:15 a m  
2:30a m   5:05p m ..T o led o .........
m 
5:35 a m  
8:30 a m 
9:*0 p m. .C leveland...
m  11:10 p m  
2:50 p m   3:30 a in. .Buffalo.........
6:50 a m
6:10 a m  
6:50 p in..C hicago. .
.
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids a t 1  p  m,  carry ­
ing passengers as fa r aa  Allegan.  All  train s  dally  ex­
cept Sunday. 

7:30 a
.11:00 p
.  6:40 p
.11:30 f
.

J.W . McKenney, G eneral Agent.

. r ........... ......

.

Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

Arrives.

GOING WEST.

QOINQ  EAST.
(Steam boat  Express........................
tT hrough  Mall.................................. 10:40 a m
(Evening Express.............................   3:i x p m
•Lim ited  Express............................. 9:20 p m
(Mixed, w ith  coach
tMoming  Express..........................  liW pm
(Through  Mail................................. 6:00 p m
(Steam boat Express....................... 10:40 p m
(Mixed.................................................   .  _____
•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 
5:35 a  m
(Daily, 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 the 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 ottkk, City Passenger Agent, 

Geo. B. R eeve, Traffic M anager Chicago.

Importers and laiiactwers’ Aleuts,

S P R IN G  &  COMP A N T

JOBBERS  IN

D E A L E R S   IN

Crockery,China,Glassware,  D R Y  

G O O D S ,
Hosiery, Carpets, Etc.

Bronze Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, Etc.

73 & 75 Jefferson Ate.  -  DETROIT,  IIGH.

W a T î ï ï ï T  t  

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with 

signature and stamp on each can.

W M. SEA RS & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

GEO.  E.  HOW ES,

rOBBER  IN

Foreign and  Domestic  Fruits

SPECIALTIES s

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

3 Ionia St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

C.  C.  HUN TIN G .

BUNTING  &  DAVIS,

Commission  Merchante

C.  !..  DAVIS

Specialties:  Apples and Potatoes in  Car Lots.

20 and 22 OTTAWA  ST,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Agents  for

AMBOY  CHEESE-

37, 39 & 41  Kent  Street.  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.
See  Our  Wholesale  Quotations  else- 
-  where in this issue and write for
Special  Prices in  Oar  Lots. 
We are prepared to M e Bottom Prices on aaftlini we handle.
A. B. KNOW LSON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.  -

P E R K I N S   Sc
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

H E S S ,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  138  and  184  LOUIS  STREET.  G RAND  R A FID S,  M ICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

23  &   25  SOUTH  IONIA  ST„

L. D.  HARRIS,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

F. J. LAMB & CO.

W h.olesalo Dealer In

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T T *
i J L h b J

33  NORTH  IONIA  STREET, 

GRACTX)  E Ä P 1DS, 

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MICH.

DO  YOU WANT  A

STATE  AGENTS FOR

D. D. Mallory & Go.’s

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

" 
Engravers and Printers

Designers

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

S. HEYMAN & SON,
P U R E- 

NEW   PROCESS  STARCH. 

IS.
IS W EET

removed,

This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 
O n e - I T l i i r c I   L e s s

Can be used than any other in the Market.

M anufactured by th e

FIRMENICH  MNFG. CO.

Factories:  M arshalltow n,  Iow a;  Peoria,  Ills.

Offices  at  Peoria,  Ills.

FOR  SALE  BY

Clark,  Jewell  &  Co.

SURE.

STRONG.

Solo Agents for

• I m p o r t e r s   a n d

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

dark and light.
bacco.
Coffees.

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

Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

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

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

O R D E R

Our Leader Sm oking 

Our Leader Fin e Cut 

15c per pound.

33c per pound.

Our Leader Skcrts, 

Our Leader  Cigars, 

16c per pound.

$30 per M.
Tlio  Best  in  ttie  ‘WorldL.

Clark, Jew ell  &  Go.,

SOLE  AGENTS  FOK

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

O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.”

In  Ordering a Supply of the

M e  Bating Powder

Do not forget  to  ask for

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

W E B «

-THE

l

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.

POWDER
Arctic Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids.
THE  HOME  YEAST  CAKE.

SO LE   P R O P R IE T O R S.

Absolutely the Best and Purest ever put upon the Market. 

SRIjIiS ON  XTS  MERITS.

For Quotations address

W . G. H A W K IN S,

Lock Box  173, 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.,

Salesman  for  Western  Michigan.

secure the lowest prices and prompt shipment.  Satisfaction 
guaranteed.

25,27 and 29 Ionia St. and 51,53,55,51 and 59 Island Sts.,

Grrand. Rapid.», Mieli.

No.  1.  Large size, 36 packages, or cartons, per case,  $1.50.
No.  2.  Smaller “  36 
1.00.

“ 

“ 

“ 

THE  HOME  YEAST

N.  11.— A sk your w holesale grocer for the HOME  YEAST  CAKE.

Mail orders  are  especially  solicited, which  invariably j The Home Yeast Cakes are put up in two sizes  (packages) cartons.

The General  Salesman.

The Bible contains a verse  which we will 
quote:  “Satan goetli  about  like  a roaring 
lion,  seeking whom he may  devour.”  The 
moral, the truth of this  passage  is  to  be 
found in many if not  in  all  of  the  saci'ed | 
books of the world.  We find in the Talmud i 
the  same  thought,  although 
in  different 
In the  Tri-pitaka  of  the  Hindoo 
words. 
and in the book of Kings of the  Chinese,  it 
is to be fonnd if you wisii  to  look  for  it. 
What does this  all  show?  There  is  only | 
one interpretation.  These inspired or phil- j 
osophical writers could never have conceived 5 
this thought,  unless they had seen a general j 
salesman with a customer in view.
If there is anything  more  like  a  roaring j 
lion, 
lamb 1 
about,  we have never seen it.

the  to-be-devoured 

leading 

The lamb enters the store,  and,  even  al- j 
though he be a fierce lamb,  it won’t  do  him 
a particle of good; his doom is sealed, or, to I 
use the classic language of  the  day,  “His ] 
name  is  Denis.”  Major  Howitzer  steps | 
forward and  goes  through  the  “Rules  on j 
Approaching  a  Customer”  and  then  he 
takes him directly to a  department. 
Is  it 
any department  to  which  he  takes  him, 
without 
thought,  but  just  by  chance, 
or  because 
lias  asked  ^or 
certain goods?  No,  indeed.  Major Howit­
zer has lain awake for  nights,  figuring  on 
this and other lambs,  and he lays  his plans: 
Old Huckleberry will  be  in  town  Satur­
day next; his account is $5,000.  1  guess  if 
he runs over his line 700 or 800,  it  will  be 
all right.  He sells a good many ribbons;  it 
is necessary for him  to  have  them;  there­
fore,  I will keep him away from the  ribbon 
department until  I  have  sold  him  every­
thing else that he does not  need.

lamb 

the 

And Major Howitzer lays the plan of cam-1 
paign as carefully  as  though  a  thousand | 
lives rather than a thousand dollars were to j 
to be the result.  Old  Huckleberry  arrives,  j 
h
He is a kicking lamb  and  knows  what  he 
wants, but, bless your soul,  that  makes  no 
difference.  He  has  been  looking  about, 
and has an idea or two about  the  fashions, 
but when lie leaves the store all  these ideas 
have vanished.  Howitzer will  conduct  his 
lamb to a department,  and call up a certain 
department salesman who,  in  his  plan  of 
campaign,  is the one thought most able to do 
his part in devouring.  The salesman comes 
up,  and,  making  a  salute,  reveals 
the 
secret that he is  a  military  man.  “I  al­
ways choose a  military  man, 
if  possible, 
and a thin  one, 
if  there  is  any  choice. 
Now this man might appear to be of  no use 
in a regiment,  but,  to  a  thoughtful  man, 
there are many uses to  which  this  gentle­
man might be  put  upon  necessity—a  ram­
rod or llagstaff,  for example.  But it  is  the 
precision,  the order which I value,  and,  be­
ing thin,  he can easily crawl out  of  a state- 
men if it becomes necessary.” •

Old Huckleberry  starts  on  his  rounds, 
and he is told,  with  the  most  positive  as­
surance and  in  the  most  solemn  manner, 
that these goods are the  thing,  in  fact  the 
only  thing; and he may say  he  was  heard 
different,  but that makes no difference.  He 
.is informed,  in a whisper, that,  if he  wants 
to be right,  ribbons are the only  trimmings 
for the coming  season; and,  when  he  gets 
to the trimmings,  he will be  convinced  by 
an eloquence not to be equaled that the  rib-' 
bon  man  must  haye  been  misinformed 
about the coming  season,  and  that  he  re­
ferred to the last.  The  button  man  will 
look with the  saddest  of  eyes  upon  Old 
Huckleberry,  when he refuses to  buy  large 
buttons.

“Did  they  tell  you,  down-stairs,  that 

they were out of date?”

“Yes, and 1  see  for  myself  that  they 

are.”

And  then  the  button  mau  will  cajole 
Huckleberry 
into  looking  at  “just  one 
style,  which  has  been  re-ordered  three 
times.” 
If Huckleberry looks,  like St.  An­
thony, he is lost.

So Huckleberry  goes  home.  Metaphori­
cally speaking, the lamb has been devoured; 
for he has  more  goods,  by  far, 
than  he 
knows what to do  with  at  once,  and  he 
really does not know  what  lie has exactly, 
but has-a faint idea that something must  be 
, right 

Rki>  I* k-

JOBBERS IN

DRY  GOODS,
AA2STID N O T I O N S ,

88  Monroe  St.,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathe 
American and Stark A Bags

18IA Specialty

ORANGES

LEMONS

1865

WHOLESALE

C A N D Y

AND

F R U IT

1887

Q
CQ

PEA NUTS

OYSTERS

DETROIT  SOAP  00.,

DETROIT. MIOECm

Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands

of
  C D   .A * .

S

QUEEN  ANNE, 
MICHIGAN, 

TRUE  BLUE, 

CZAR, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN,
SUPERIOR,

ROYAL  BAR,

MASCOTTfe,

MONDAY, 

PHCENIX,

WABASH, 

AND  OTHERS.

CAMEO,

The  Battle  Creek  Grocers  Take  a  New 

Lease of Life.

for 11c.

Bang  Away.

First l>e sure you’re in the right,
Even though you have to fight 

In whate’er you wish to do,
All the world to push it  through: 

Then bang away.
Let no feeling o f dismay 
Overpower your single aim.
Lest the world may truly say 
To success you have no claim :

So bang away.

Fate disdains a coward heart,
Let that never be your part; 

So do you, 1  dare to say;
Whether work or whether play: 

Bang  away.

When the Retail Grocers’  Association  of 
Battle Creek was organized,  six weeks ago, 
only about half the  grocers of the city join­
ed the body.  Several  ineffectual  attempts 
were made to secure the co-operation of the 
remainder, but it  was  not  until  President 
Rowell had come to the conclusion that  the 
Association must go ahead or go to pieces that 
the  necessary  co-operation  was  secured. 
Mr. Rowell decided to  give  the  other  gro­
cers of the city an opportanity to  set  them­
selves aright by calling a  general  meeting, 
as follows:

B a t t l e  Cr e e k ,  April 25,  1887.

Your presence is*earnestly desired  at  the 
meeting of the Retail  Grocers’  Association 
of  Battle  Creek,  to  be  held  Wednesday 
evening next, at A.  O.  U.  W.  hall,  over 
Peters’ hardware store.
E.  A. Stowe,  Secretary of  the  State  Or­
ganization, and officers from the Kalamazoo 
Association will be present and  address the 
meeting.
If we are to have an organization  of  this 
character in this city,  now  is  the  time  to 
come forward and  complete  the  organiza­
tion.  We have  encouraging  reports  from 
all over the State where these organizations 
exist, and we trust  you  will  not  withhold 
your  presence  from  this  most  important 
meeting in  the life of our Association.

Very respectfully,

Ge o .  H.  R o w e l l , Pres.

The meeting was  well  attended by repre­
sentatives  of  the  grocery  trade  of  Battle 
Creek  and  brief  addresses  were  made  by 
Messrs. Scoville and Davis,  of  Kalamazoo, 
and the editor  of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n .  Mr. 
Scoville’s  presentation  of  the  advantages 
secured through united  effort at Kalamazoo 
were particularly lucid and  convincing and 
Mr. Davis’ statements relatiye to the efficacy 
of the collection blanks were not without ef­
fect  Messrs.  Rowell  and  Parker  had  al­
ready used the Blue Letter  to  good  advan­
tage and a  knowledge  of  its  benefits  was 
thereby instilled in the minds of  every  one 
present.

The sentiment being unanimously  in  fa­
the 
vor  of  continuing  the  organization, 
President called  for  the  names  of  those 
who wished to  join  the Association,  which 
resulted in  twelve  accessions,  as  follows: 
Judd & Keys,  N.  ltetallick, J.  M. Joy, Sim­
mons & Young,  Henry  Herns,  Will  Dum- 
phey,  Clark & Son,  Stanley  &  Spoon,  W. 
G. Murphy,  Leon & Jennings, J.  F.  Halla- 
day, Austin & Godsmark.

The resignation of  Secretary  Hoxie  was 
received ami accepted  and  John P. Stanley 
elected to fill the vacancy.

The following Committees  were  elected:
Executive—President, Secretary,  Thomas 

Jennings,  R.  C.  Parker, J.  C.  Halladay.

Trade  Interests—H.  E.  Merritt,  N.  E. 

Retallick,  Eugene Reynolds.

Business—John F.  Halladay,  Chas.  Aus­

tin, J.  W.  Landes.

The A.  O.  U.  W.  hall  was  engaged  for 
the meetings of the Association.  The  Sec­
retary was requested to ask the local papers 
to print the constitution and by-laws in full, 
as a matter of news.

On motion of  It.  C.  Parker,  a  vote  of 
thanks was  tendered  Messrs.  Davis,  Sco­
ville and  Stowe  for  their  encouragement 
and advise,  and the meeting adjourned.

The  Association  now  includes  nearly 
every grocer in the place and  the  members 
are confident they  can  paddle  their  canoe 
in the future.

Grand  Rapids Grocers to T alk P icnic.
The Retail Grocers’ Association has never 
yet held  a  picnic,  but  so  many  have  pro­
nounced  themselves in favor of  such an in­
novation that it lias been  decided  to  bring 
it up at  the  meeting  this  evening,  which 
promises to be interesting  in  other respects 
as  well,  as  the  following  announcement 
would indicate:

G r a n d  R a pid s,  May 2,  1887.

D e a r  S ir—Be sure and be present at the 
regular meeting of the Association on Tues­
Ileman G. Barlow has 
day evening,  May 3. 
prepared  an  interesting  address  on  “Un­
healthy  Tendencies  in  the  Grocery  Busi­
ness” and Edward  Telfer  will  be  prepared 
to test all samples of  ginger  brought to the 
meeting, for purity and strength.  Willie and 
Elinor Marston will  render  several  musical 
selections during  the  evening.  The Enter­
tainment Committee  has  also  other  inter­
esting features promised, which  it  hopes to 
present at the same meeting.

E.  A.  Stow e,  See’y.
Don't forget to bring samples of ginger.
The Association has extended  an  invita­
tion  to  E.  S.  Kells,  Superintendent  of  the 
Excelsior  Refining  Co.,  at  Cleveland,  to 
meet with the  Association  at  some  future 
meeting and analyze such  samples of illum­
inating  oil  as  may be  brought  in  by  the 
members.  Mr. Kells  will  probably  accept 
the invitation for the  first meeting  in June.

The  Grocery  Market 

Business is good,  in all the term  implies. 
Sugar  remains  about  the  same.  Coffee’s 
continue  to  advance,  the  manufactures  of 
package goods, having advanced their  price 
X c.  Rice is a  little  firmer.  Some  of  the 
popular brands  of  plug  tobacco  have been 
reduced two cents.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Good  trult is scarce,  readily  bring- 

ng  $3@$3.50 per bbl.  Fancy, $4-.

Ruta Bagas—$1 $  bbl.
Beans—Looking up.  Country  hand - picked 
are  held at  f t   $  bu., and  city picked  are  in 
fair demand at $1.85.

Dairy is slow sale and weak at lb@19c.

Beets—45e $  bu.
Butter—Creamery is in good demand  at 35c. 
Cabbages—$1.00 $  doz.  New, $4.50 per crate
Carrots—35c 
Celery—No good stock in iparket.
Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan nill cream is 

bu.

firm at 1354@14c.

Cider—1254c 11 gal.
Cucumbers—$1. ?1 doz.
Dried Apples—Evaporated, 13c $  ft; quarter­

ed and sliced, 6@7c $  ft.

Dried Peaches—Pared, 14c.
Eggs—Jobbers  are  paying  10c  and  selling 

Honey—Good demand at  10@13c.
Hay—Baled 

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

is  moderately  active  at  $14 
in 

Lettuce—15c $  lb.
Maple Sugar—10c $  lb.
Onions—Old  stock,  85c.  $   bu.  Bermudas, 

$2.75 per crate.  Spring, 20c $  doz.

Parsley—25c $   doz
Peas—$1 $   54  bu.
Potatoes—Shippers  are  paying 70c  for  Bur­
banks  and  White  Star,  and  75c  for  Rose 
and Hebron.

Pop Corn—254c $  lb.
Pieplant—4c $  ft.
Parsnips—50c $  bu.
Rutabagas—$1 $  bbl.
Radishes—30-35c r$ doz.
Spinach—175c$ bu.
Strawberries—30c $  qt.
String Beans—$1.75 $  box.
Tomatoes—$1.50 $  box.
Vegetable Oysters—25c ^  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.in sacks 
and  $5.00  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.00 $  bbl. in 
sacks and $4.20 in  wood.

G R A IN S AND M IL L IN G  PR O D U CTS.

Meal—Bolted, $2.40 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $13  $  ton.  Bran, $15 
$  ton.  Ships, $15 $  ton.  Middlings, $16 $  ton. 
Corn aHd Oats, $17  $  ton.

PROVISIONS.

P O R K   IN   BA RR ELS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing  &  Provision  Co. 

quote  as  follows:
Mess, new ............................................................ 17 50
Short Cut, clear..................................................16 60
Extra clear pig, short cu t...............................17 50
Clear quill, short  cu t..................................... 17 50
Boston clear, short cu t..................................17  50
Clear back, short cu t...................................... 17 50
Standard clear, short  cut, best...................17 50
DRY  SALT  MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy................................... 
89£
8%
medium................................. 
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lig h t...................................... 
894
Short Clears, heavy................................... 
9
do.  medium................................. 
9
9
light.......................................  
do. 
SMOKED  MEATS—CANVASSED  OR  P L A IN .
........ 12
Hams, average 20  fts...............................
“ 
16  fts...............................
........ 1254
“ 
12 to 14 fts...................... ........ 124Í
“  p ic n ic ............................................ .......954
“  best  boneless.................................____ 11
Shoulders................................................... .........  854
..  9
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................ 1054
Dried Beef, extra.............................................. 10
ham  prices.......................... .........13

b on eless..................................

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B E E F  IN  BA RR ELS.

LARD  IN   TIN   PA IL S .

Tierces  .......................................................
30 and 50 ft T u b s.......................................
3 to Pails, 20 in a case.............................
8
5 ft Pails, 12 in a case.............................. .
794
10 ft Pails, 6 in a c a se ...............................- 
7%
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in  case........................» 
• %
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs............  8 50
Boneless,  extra................................................ 11  50
Pork Sausage......................................................  754
Ham  Sausage...................................................... 11
Tongue  Sausage.............................................  
9
Frankfort  Sausage...........................................   8
Blood  Sausage...................................................... 6
Bologna, straight...............................................  6
Bologna,  thick....................................................  6
Head  Cheese.......................................................   6
In half barrels..................................................   3 00
In quarter barrels...........................................   165

SAUSAGE—FR ESH  AND SMOKED.

P IG S ’  F EE T.

LARD.

FR ESH   F IS H .

OYSTERS  A N D   FISH . 
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows;
New  York Counts................................. ..............38
H. F. H.& Co.’s Selects.......................... ..............35
Anchors  .................................................. ..............25
Black  bass............................................... ..............10
Rock  bass................................................
.........   4
Perch......................................................... .............. 4
Wall-eyed  pike...................................... ..............  1
Duck-bill  pike........................................ ..............  7
Sturgeon.........................................  ....... ..............  6
Sturgeon,  smoked................................. ..............8
..  9
Trout.........................................................
Trout, smoked........................................ ..............10
..  9
W hiteflsh................................................
Whiteflsh, sm oked............................... ..............J0

H ID ES. PELTS  A N D   FURS.

Perkins & Hess pay as follows: 

H ID ES.

G reen__ lb  554©  6
Part cured...  7  @  754
Full cured 
Dry hides and

  754@  8
k ip s............   8  @12

Calf skins, green
or cured__ 7
Deacon skins,
$  piece.......20

@  8 
@ 50

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FU R S.

W OOL.

Old wool, estimated washed $  lb__
@26 
Tallow......................................................
@   3 54
Fine washed $  lb 25@26iCoarse washed.. .20@24
Medium  ..............27@30, Unwashed............. 
2-3
Bear  ........................................................10  00@25 00
B eaver.....................................................  4 00@  6 00
75@  1  00
B adger.................................................... 
Wild Cat................................  
75
 
50@ 
House Cat............ ..........................  
 
10@ 
20
Fox,  red........................................;........ 1  00®  1  50
cross...............................................   3 00@  5 00
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“  gra y ................................................  1 0Q@  1 25
F isher.........................................  
 
4 
L y n x ........................................................  3 00@  6 00
M ink.................................. 
20@ 
60
M artin............ ......................................  
75@  1  00
O tter........................................................   5 00®  8 00
Coon......................................................... 
40© 
90
90
Skunk...................................................... 
@ 
W olf..........................................................  2 00@ 3 00
Muskrat,  w inter..................................  @ 
12
08
06@ 
@ 
16
25
5@ 

fa ll........................................... 
spring...................................... 
Deer,  $  lb............................................... 

These prices are for prime skins only.

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OILS.

IL L U M IN A T IN G .

Water W hite......................................................  1354
Michigan  Test.....................................................1254
Ethaline................................................ 
1254
R uby..................................................................... 12

LU B R IC A T IN G .

Gasoline......................................................... ,...1154
Capitol Cylinder.................................................3614
Model  Cylinder.................................................31)4
Shield  Cylinder................................................. 2054
Eldorado  Engine............................................... 23
Peerless  Machinery.......................................... 20
Challenge Machinery........................................ 19
Paraffine  .............................................................2054
Black. Summer, West  Virginia.....................   9
Black, 25°  to 3 0 ° ..............................................10
Black, 15» C.  T ................................................. 11
Zero...................  

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F IE L D   SEEDS.

Clover,  mammoth.................................... 4 25@4 50
“  medium........................................4 25@4 50
Timothy, prime......................................... 1 90@2 00

GROCERS’  REFRIGERATORS,
O.  M.  WHITMAN  &  GO.,

Manufactured by

DO  B r i s t o l   S t r e e t

BOSTON,  MASS.

AGENTS—A. Flesch,  118  Randolph  St..  Chicago, 111. 
W illiam >1. Morgan, 215  Duane St., N.  Em il  W ienert, 
Albany. N. Y.  G ardiner Bros., St. Augustine, Fla.

FRESH  FISH

Bought  and Sold by

FRANK  J. DETTENTHALER,

117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.

J2F"  Oysters  tlie  Year  Arountl 

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ORGANIZATION  OUTFITS.

Full  outfits  for  the  Collection  Depart­
m ent o f  a B u siness M en’s A ssociation, con ­
taining  all  the late im provem ents, supplied 
to order for $ 13.  T he outfit com prises:

1,000  “ B lue  Letter”  N otification  Sheets, 

for m em ber's use.

500  Copyrighted  Record  Blanks,
500  A ssociation  N otification  Sheets, and 
500  E nvelopes.
M oney can  be  sent  by  draft,  post-office 
Fuller & Stowe Company,

or express order.

4g Lyon Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

The universal sale  of  “Tansill’s  Punch” 
5-cent cigar  is  proof  of  its  extraordinary 
merit.  The  live  dealer  will  always  avail 
himself of an  opportunity  to  make  money. 
The  “Tansill’s  Punch”  is  unquestionably 
the most profitable cigar to  handle,  as dem­
onstrated by the testimony of  their  numer­
ous agents located in every state  and  terri­
tory.—New Enqland Orocer.

THE  NEW

Soap  Company.

As  previously  announced,  the  trade  is 
now being supplied with Soap from this new 
factory.  Two  brands  are now introduced, 
the

l E T e a c l l i g l i t

AND

L i t t l e   D a i s y .
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  Toilet  Soaps 
combined now on the market.

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

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

Shall we receive your  encouragement  by 

way of a trial order?

Respectfully,

D issolution  of Copartnership.

Notice is hereby given that the firm of Fred. 
D.  Yale & Co. is  hereby  dissolved  by  mutuai 
consent.  Fred. D. Vale  retiring,  and  that  all 
accounts due said firm m ust be paid to  Daniel 
Lynch, and  all  debts  owing  by said firm will 
be paid by Daniel Lynch.

Dated Grand  P.tipids, Mich., April 12,1887.
F is e d  D .  Y a l e , 
D a n i e l  L y n c h .

1 hereby give notice  that, having purchased 
the interest of Fred D. Yale, in the late firm of 
Fred D. Yale  & Co., I will continue the extract 
business at  the  old  stand. 40 and 42  South Di­
vision  street, under  the  firm  name  of  Fred. 
D. Yale & Co.

Dated Grand  Rapids, Mich.. April 13,1887,
D a n i e l   L y n c h .
188-3t 

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

GRAND  RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED  CO.

71  CANAL STREET.

0.  AINSWORTH  &  CO.

Are  placing1  their  wool  buyers  for 
the season.  Any  town  not  represent­
ed  by  a  buyer  would  do  well  to  ad­
dress the above  at  82  South  Division 
Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

200 and 202 North Washington Ave., East Saginaw, Mich.

FRUITS A. D. SFAITCXEK.  CO.
ABSOLUTE  SPICES
Absolute Be,king Powder.

PRODUCE,  MUTS,  B E R R IES,  ETC. 

Consignments Solicited.

And.

100 pr cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

ED.  TELFER,  Grand  Rapids.

OLD  BARRELS

Setting about a store  are  unsightly,  besides  th e  pro­
jecting nails on them  are dangerous  to  clothing.  The 
enterprising groeer realizes tho value of handsome and 
convenient  fixtures,  and  to  m eet  th is  dem and  the 
W001.8OX  Spice  Co.,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  have  designed 
th eir

Lion  Coffee  Cabinet,

Of which  the  accom panying  cut  gives  b ut  a   partial 
idea. 
In this cabinet is packed 120 one-pound packages 
of Lion  Coffee, and we  offer  the  goods  a t  a   price 
enabling the grocer to  secure  these  cabinets  w ithout 
cost to himself.  They are made air-tight, tongued and 
grooved, beautifully grained  and  varnished,  and  are 
put together in  the  best  possible  m anner.  Complete 
set of casters, w ith screws,  inside  this  cabinet.  Their 
use in every grocery, a fter the coffee is sold out,  is  ap­
parent;  ju s t the thing from   which  to  retail  oatm eal, 
rice, prunes, hom iny, dried  fruits,  bread,  and  a  hun­
dred other  articles.  Further,  they  take  up  no  more 
fioor  room   than  a  barrel,  and  do  aw ay  w ith  these 
unsightly  things  In  a  store.  For  price-list  of  Lion 
Coffee  in those cabinets, see price-current in  this pa­
per.  Read  below  w hat  we  say  as  to   the  quality  of 
Lion  Coffee.
00@ 8 00

This Coffee Cabinet Given Away.

A  GOOD  BREAKFAST

tradq  can 

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

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

For sale  by  all  Wholesale  Grocers  every­

where, and by the

Woolson Spice Co.

92 to  108  Oak St., Toledo, Ohio.

BrFEE

(Groceries.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT.

These  prices  are  for  cash  buyers,  Who  pay I 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AXLE  GREASE.

Crown  ................ .  .  801 Paragon
Frazer’s ..............
90 Paragon
Diamond  X .......__   ÖOFraziers,
Modoe, 4  doz__ . . . 2   501

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BAKING  PO W D ER.
Acme, 54 ft cans, 3 doz. case.......
.......
21b 
.......
B u lk ...................................
Princess,  54 s ...................................
54s...................................
Is.....................................
bulk.................................
Arctic, 54 ft cans, 6 doz. case__

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Victorian. I lb cans, (tall,) 2 doz.
Diamond,  “bulk,” .........................

BLU IN G

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

25
.......doz. 
45
.......doz. 
....  doz. 
35
65
.......doz. 
__ $   gross 3 50
...  7 20 
.  12 00
....... 2  00
..  3 00 
.  4 00

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No. 2 Hurl............... 1  751 Common Whisk
No. 1 Hurl__ 2 00@3 25|Fancy  W hisk..
No. 2Carpet............2 25 Mill......................
No. 1 Carpet............2  50 W arehouse___
Parlor  Gem............3 OUi

CANNED  F IS H .

Clams, 1 lb.  Little Neck.................
Clam Chowder,  3 lb........................
Cove Oysters,  1  ft  standards.......
Cove Oysters, 2  ft  standards.......
Lobsters, 1 1b picnic........................
Lobsters, 2 1b, picnic.......................
Lobsters, 1 1b star............................
Lobsters. 2 ft star............................
Mackerel, lf t   fresh  standards... 
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards... 
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 f t..
Mackerel,3 ft in Mustard..............
Mackerel. 3 ft  soused...................
Salmon, 1 1b Columbia river.........
Salmon. 2 ft Columbia river.........
Sardines, domestic 54s...................
Sardines,  domestic  54s..................
Sardines,  Mustard  54s...................
Sardines,  imported  5£s..................
Trout, 3 ft  brook..............................
CANNED F R U IT S .

Blackberries, standards.......................
Cherries,  red  standai’d
Dam sons........................
Egg Plums, standard?
Gooseberries.................
Green Gages, standards 2 ft...............
Peaches, Extra Yellow
Peaches, standards__
Peaches,  seconds.........
Peaches, pie...................
Pineapples, standards.
Quinces  ..........................
Raspberries,  extra__
red .........
Strawberries  ...............

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12 ft kits
10 

Cod* w hole...............................................
Cod, boneless...........................................
H alib ut.................................................
Herring, round,  54  bbl........................
Herring .round,  54  bbl........................
Herring, Holland,  bbls........................
Herring, Holland,  kegs.......................
Herring, Scaled......................................
Mackerel, shope, No. 1,  54  bbls..........
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No. 3. 54 bbls........................
Sardines,  spiced, 54s.............................
Trout, 54  bbls.........................................
10 ft  k its......................................
White, No. 1,54 b b ls.............................
White, No. 1,12  1b kits..........................
White, No. 1,10 ft k its..........................
White, Family, 54 bbls..........................
kits...............................
Lemon.
$  doz. 1  00
.1  50
.2   50
.3   50
.1  25
.1  75
d ........ .4  50
.9  00
.1  10
.2   75
.4   25

Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz..............
“  4 oz..............
“  6 oz__ ____
“ -  8 oz...............
*'  No. 2  Taper 
“  No. 4 
“  1 
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“   N o .Spanci.. 
“  No. 8 
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“  No. 10 

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MATCHES. 
Grand  Haven,  No.  8, square

Jgro..

Grand  Haven,  No.  300, parlor...
Grand  Haven,  No.  7,  round.......
Oshkosh, No.  2.................................
Oshkosh, No.  8.................................
Swedish.............................................
Richardson's No. 8  square..........
...........
Richardson’sN o. 9 
Richardson’s No. 754, round.........
Richardson’s No. 7 
..........
Woodbine. 300...................................
Black  Strap......................................
Cuba Baking..................................
Porto  Rico........................................
New  Orleans,  good........................
New Orleans, choice......................
New  Orleans,  fancy.......................
•  54  bbls. 2c extra 

MOLASSES.

do 
do 

OATMEAL 

ROLLED  O
Muscatine, b b ls....5 50;Muscatine, bbl 
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54  “ 
cases 2 25@3 25| 

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PICKLES.

M edium..........................................
Small,  bbl.................................

54 bbl......................................
54 bbl......................................   "

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RICE.

Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross.......
Imported Clay, No. 216,254 gross...,
American  T. D....................................
Choice Carolina.......654 ¡Java  ...........
Prime Carolina.......524  P a tn a ........
Good Carolina........ 454 Rangoon ..
¡Broken.
Good Louisiana.......5 
Table  ........................ 5 
¡Japan.........
DeLand’sp u re........ 554¡Dwight’s ...
Church’s  ................. 5  Sea  Foam.
Taylor’s  G. M..........5 
¡Cap Sheaf..
Me less in 5 box lots.

SALERATUS.

SALT.

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

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is .  90

... 
85 
...  1 60 
...  3 00
...  1  25 
...  2 25 
...  4  25 
28 
... 
... 
45 
... 
75 
...  1  40 
...  2  40 
. . 1 2   00 
... 2 00 
15
... 

.  90
.1  00

.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

....  80
....1   10
....1   00
....1   15
....  85
.... 1  15
.... 1  75
....1   55
....1   45
....1   10
....1  35
....1   15
.... 1 25
....1   35
__ 1  20

....2   00
....  75
.  90
....1   70
....1   10
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CANNED VEGETABLES.

Asparagus, Oyster Bay
Beans,  Lima,  standard
Beans, Stringless, Erie
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked..............
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy
“  Morning  Glory.
“  Acm e..............  ..
“  Maple Leaf.........
“  Excelsior............
“  Onondaga...........
**  D arby.................
“  Osborn  ...............
“  New  Process__
“  B artlett..............
Peas, French.................
Peas, extra  m arrofat..
Peas,  soaked..................

....1   20
....1   35
....1  50
__ 1  00
....1   15
.... 1  10
....1   50
1  20© 1  40
.  75
“  Early Juno, stand...................... 1  50@1  75
.........2  00
sifted.....................
“ 
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.......20 00
.......20  00
. . . 1   CO
,.80@1  30
....1   00
....1   10
3354014

Mushrooms, extra  fine
Pumpkin, 3 to Golden..
Succotash, standard...
Squash............................
Tomatoes, standard brands................
Michigan full  cream ..
York  State, Acm e.......

CHEESE.

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Wilbur’s  Premium. .35 German  Sweet...........23
Sweet.........25 Vienna Sweet  .......... 22
B’kf’tCocoa45 Baker’s ....... ..............37
Cocoa-theta 42 Runkles’ __ ..............35
Vanilla Bar 28
Schepps, Is.....................
is and  548__
54s...................
Is in tin  pails
54s 
Maltby’s,  Is...................
Is and  54s...
54s .................
Manhattan,  pails.........
Bulk.................................

.  @25
@26
©27
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©2854
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@24
@24(4
@30
@15

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L ion.................................
Lion,  in  cabinets.........
XXX X ............................
Arbuckle’s  ...................
Dilworth’s .....................
Standard  .......................
Germ an..........................
German, in  bins..........
Magnolia.........................
Eagle...............................
M exican........................

60 fts 100 fts 300 fts

2194

..............22 54
__ 22*8

2194
2254
22 
217»
2194
2194
2194
20%  2054
..............2194 2094  2054
18 
..............18
Roasted.

18

Green.

C O FFEES.

R io ..............1 7   ©18
R io................ .19  @20
Golden Rio. ..17  @18 Golden Rio..
@2C
Santos.......... .......... 21
Santos............17  @19
Marieabo................. 18 Marieabo__ ...21@23
Java.............. .  .28® 29
Java  , ..... .........   @20
Ö. G. Java.........25@27
O. G. Java. 
@ 30 
Mocha..
Mocha  .....................23
27  @ 28
60 foot  Jute .........1  00
50 foot Cotton___ 1  60
72 foot J u te ......... 1  25
60 foot Cotton___ 1  75
40 Foot Cotton___ 1  50
72 foot Cotton___ 2 00

CRACKERS  AND SWEET  GOODS.

X  XXX  $ f t

554

454

854

5
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5
5

454
5

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954
1554

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Kenosha Butter............
Seymour  Butter...........
Butter......................................
Faney  Butter........... ........
S.  Oyster................................
P icn ic ..................•..................
Fancy  Oyster....................
Fancy  Soda.........................
City Soda................................
Soda  ........................... .-...........
M ilk.................................
B oston ............................
Graham...........1 . . . . . . . .
........... 
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..............
Cream  Gems...............................
Bagleys  Gems............................
Seed Cakes...................................
S. &  M. Cakes.............................
C it r o n ...................................................... 19
Currants....................................................6  @  654
Lemon P eel...............................................
Orange P eel...............................................
Prunes,  French,60s.................................
French, 80s.................................
French,  90s...............................
Turkey........................................
Bohemia....................................

@  14 
@  14 
@ 10 
@   8 @ 6 
@  554 
5
Raisins, Dehesia....................................    .3 50@5 00
Raisins, London Layers........................   @2  10
Raisins, California  “ 
.........................1  50@1 90
Raisins, Loose Muscatels........................1  40@1 56
Raisins, Qndaras,  28s..............................8J4@  854
Raisins.  S u lta n a s..................................  8  @  854
Raisins,  Valencia, new  ... .•.................   @ 6
Raisins,  Imperials...................................  @3 00

1354
1154
1254
1354
1354
1354
1254
854

D R IE D   FR U ITS—F O R EIG N .

1254
654

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SAUCES.

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SOAPS.

931 Railroad__

.3  70 U.  G......................
. .3 85 Mystic White.......
..3 45 Saxon  Blue.........
..3 15 S ta r ......................
..2 55|London  Family.. 
ICES—WHOLE.

Parisian, 54  pints....................................   @3  00
Pepper Sauce, red  sm all......................   @  70
Pepper Sauce, green  ..............................  @  80
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring..............  @1  25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring.........  @1  50
Catsup, Tomato,  pints............................  @  99
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  .......................  @1  20
Halford Sauce, pints.............................  
@3  50
Halford Sauce, 54 pints..........................  @2 20
A corn.......................3 85lExtra ChicagoFam-
M aster..................... 4  00 
ily .......................  2 94
New P rocess,!  ft..3 85 Napkin...................*4  75
New Process, 3  to..3 96 T ow el.......................4  75
Acme,  bars............3 55iWhite  M arseilles..5 50
Acme,  blocks.......  3 051White Cotton  O il..5.50
Best  American__
.3 50 
Circus  ................
.3 45 
Big Five  Center
.4 65 
Nickel..................
.2  60 
Shamrock..........
.3 75 
Blue Danube__
.2 30
A llspice....................................................
Cassia, China in m ats............................
“  Batavia in bundles.................
“  Saigon in rolls..........................
Cloves, Amboyna...................................
“  Zanzibar....................................
Mace B atavia.........................................
Nutmegs,  fancy....................................
No. 1........................................
No. 2 ........................................
Pepper, Singapore,  black...................
w h ite..................
S PIC E S— PU R E  G ROU ND .
A llspice....................................................
Cassia,  Batavia......................................
and  Saigon..................
“ 
S aigon ......................................
“ 
Cloves, Amboyna...................................
Zanzibar...................................
“ 
Ginger, A frican......................................
“  Cochin........................................
Jam aica....................................
** 
Mace Batavia..........................................
Mustard,  English...................................
and Trieste............
Trieste...................................
Nutmegs,  No. 2......................................
Pepper, Singapore black.....................
w hite.....................
Cayenne...................................
STA RCH.
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 to boxes, I  ft  p k gs.. 
“  4 8 “ 
“ 
“ 
..
“  b u lk ...........
“  40 ft 
“ 
“  72 ft crates, 6 ft boxes.
“ 
“  Corn, 40 ft boxes, 1 ft pkgs...
l f t   “ 
...
“  20  ft 
“ 
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ft pkgs... 
6 ft boxes..
b u lk ..
Pure, 1 ft pkgs...................
Corn, 1  ft pkgs...................
Royal, Gloss, 1 ft packages.................
bulk................................

60
%@31*j‘>
25
®  5554 
@ 554 
@ 4 
@  654 
@  6 
@  654 
@  7 
®  754 
@ 654 
@  554 
@  7 
@  534 
@  4 
vx>rn...................................... .............
«3
6
Firmenich, new process,gloss,  lib.
@
534
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Th
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6 ft!
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« bulk, boxes or bbls @
4 c o r n .lft...........
@
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.  6  06@
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5  @
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25@‘J7
27@29
@30
@32
23@35
25@37

Niagara,  gloss__
corn  . . .
Cut  Loaf.....................
Cubes  ...........................
Powdered..................
Granulated,  Standard.............................
Confectionery A .
754 Standard A ................
No.  1,  White Extrf c ................................
No. 2, Extra C.......
No. 3 C...................
No. 4 C.....................
N o.SC .....................
Corn,  barrels 
..............
Corn, 54 bbls...................
Corn,  10 gallon kegs__
Corn, 5 gallon kegs.......
Pure  Sugar, bbl............
Pure Sugar, 54 bbl.........

SUGARS.

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.......30
.......55
.......35

TOBACCO—F IN E  C U T - IN  P A IL S .
What Is It?................. 25 Hi  There..........
C herry........................ 60 Red Cap............
Five and  Seven.........45 CrossCut...........
Magnet........................ 25 Old Jim ...............
Seal of Detroit.......... 60 Old  Time.
30
Jim  Dandy................. 38 Underwood’s Capper 35
Our  Bird.....................25|Sweet  Rose
.......46
Brother  Jonathan...27lMeigs&Co.’s
Stunner35
Jolly  Tim e................. 36 A tlas...........
Our  Leader................33|RoyalGame
Sweet  Rose................32;Mule Ear...
May  Queen............... 65| Fountain...
Dark AmericanEagle67 Old Congress..............64
The M eigs...................60 Good Luck.
Red  Bird.....................50; Blaze Away
........... 35
Prairie F lo w er.........66j Hair Lifter.
.........30
.........62
Indian Queen............60; Hiawatha ..
.........65
May Flower............... 70iGlobe..........
Sweet  Pippin............45| Crown  Leaf
.........66
Hustler ....  ..............22|Sunset.........
............ 35
Bad Boy...................... 3&I
Our  Leader................ 16
M ayflower..................23
Globe............................ 22
Mule Ear..................... 23

H iawatha....................22
Old Congress...............23
May  L eaf....................22
D ark ............................ 20

SHORTS.

..

SMOKING

. .   95
..1   15

@2 90 Star 

. .35
..42
.37
.34
.26

40 Owl..................... 

Vanilla.
1  60
2  85
4  25
5  00
1  75
3  00
9  00
18  00
1  85
5  00
7  00

25 Blue  Blazes............ .  25
.......5©554 Eye  Opener............
.. .554@6 54 Pauper  ...................
.31 Capper..................... ..a s
-.854® 954 Peach  P ie...............
.31 Jupiter  ................... . .25
...............
37 Night Cap................ ‘ .22
Old Solder................
.37
Splendid..................
.  38 
Clipper  ...................
....1 1 0 0
.34
Red F ox..................
..40
...  75@  80 Cornerstone..........
.34 Big  Drive..............
..40
.......17@18 Scalping  K nife__ .34 Chocolate  Cream.. ..40
.......  20  00 Sain B oss...
34 N im rod.......
..35
....  3  CO N e x t ........................
.29 Big Five C enter....
.......2 50
Jolly  Tim e..............
.32 P arrot............
. .43
F avorite.................
.......6  50
.42 B u ster.........
.......16© 12 Black  Bird.......
.32 Black  Prince...........
.......5 50
.32 Black  Racer...  .
Live and Let  Live.
Quaker.....................
.......  95
.28 Climax 
iíig  N ig................. .. .37 Acorn
,7  50
Spear Head.......... .. .37  Horse Shoe
1  10
1  OO P.  V..
...36 Vinco
1 Spring■ Chicken... . ..36¡ Merry War.
3  75
Eclipse
Ben  Franklin
Turkey................
.......39  M oxie.............
Q. & Q..................
.......2i  Black Jack......................
. .33
Lark.....................
.......22lMusselman’s Corker.30
Yum  Yum .........
.......30, P u r e ....................
I Our  Leader.......
.......15 S ta r ......................
Old V et................
.......30 Unit  .............. ” ’
Big D eal...............
.......27|Eight  H ours...!
Navy Clippings..
.......26 Lucky  ................
Leader .................
.......15Two  N ickel....’.
Hard  Tack..........
.......30 Duke’s  Durham............
Dixie ....................
.......26 Oreen CornCob Pipe 26
Old Tar...........;...
jg
Arthur’s  Choice..........................22 Rob R oy. . . . . .  
Red Fox....................... 26 U ncle  Sam 
. . . . . ..21
Gold  Dust....................26 Lumberman 
*05
Gold  Block..................30: Railroad Boy..„  
‘jjg
Seal of G rand Rapids  Mountain Rose.!!!!!!1$
(cloth)....................25 Home Comfort 
25
Miners and Puddlers.28 Old Rip..................'.'.’.'.’eo
Peerless  ..........
¡4; Seal or North Cam-
Standard..........
lina, 2  oz
20
.4»
Old Tom............
.20 Seal of North  Caro­
Tom &  Jerry...
lina, 4oz................
l i  
.48
Joker.................
.251¡Seal of North  Caro-
T raveler..........
.351 
lina, 80Z................
..45
Maiden..............
.25¡Seal of North  Caro
Pickwick  Club. 
___ 40
lina, 16 oz boxes...,.42
Nigger  Head...
___ 26 King Bee, longeut.,
H olland............
>....22 Sweet Lotus................ 32
Germ an............
___ 15 G rayling................... .33
K. of  L..............
,42@46 Seal Skin................... .30
Honey  Dew__
__ 25 Red Clover...............
.33
Colonel’s  Choic 
.......15 Good  Luck.......... !!! ..26
Queen  Bee. 
.. 
N avy........................ ..30
Blue  Wing2__
39
SNUFF 
Lorillard’i 
American Gern
Maecobov........
.......
ail & A x’ 
O
Rappee............
Railroad  Mills  Scotch...  .
Lotzbeck  ...........................
TEAS.
Japan  ordinary...................
Japan fair to good..............
Japan tin e ............................
Japan dust............................
Young Hyson......................
Gun Powder..........................
O olong..................................
Congo....................................

.......1  50
.......1 00
.......1 50
.......  75
........1  00
.......1  50
........1  00
.......1 50
.......I  15
...16@18 
.. ,25®28 
.. ,24@30 
. ..28@34 
...44@50 
. . .

ATS
S ....5  50
__ 3 00
25@3 25
@7 00 
@4  00 
@8  50 
@1  75

@2  00 
@1  75 
@  75

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@1 30
. . '  —  18@2Q
.......... 25@30
...........35@45
...........15@20
..............20@ 45
.......... 35® 50
.. -33@55@6C 
.......... 25@30
50 g r .  
10 
10 
16
90
@ 70
89
90

@ 7  70 
@ 25 
@11 
@12 
@ 35 
@ 80 
@1  20 
@ 25 
@J5 
10® 35 
@ 3  0 0  
5  @   554 
254® 3 
@1  15 
@ 3 
@ 5  00 
@2 ©
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5

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.........554
.  @454
.3  @354 
.........554

70
80
15
20
21
40
20

VINEGAR.

White W ine...................................
Cider.................   .....................
York State Apple.....................!
MISCELLANEOUS,
Bath Brick im ported.................
American..................
do 
Burners,  No. 0.............................
do 
No. 1........................
do  No.  2........................

Condensed Milk, Eagle  brand. . 
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft can s..
Candles, Star.................................
Candles.  H otel..........................!!
Camphor, oz., 2 to boxes........ .
Extract Coffee. V.  C.................
F e lix ................
Gum, Rubber  100 lumps............
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps..........
Gum, Spruce.................................
Hominy, (¡8  bbl.............................
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails......................
Pearl  Barley.................................
Peas, Green  Bush......................
Peas, Split  Prepared.................
Powder,  Keg.................................
Powder, 54  K eg............................
Sage  ..........................................
Sago  ..............................................
T apioco.............................

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CANDY.  FRUITS  AND  NUTS, 

Putnam & Brooks quote as follow s;

 

14
15
14

14
jq

do 
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FANCY—IN  5 ft  BOXES.

STICK.
.......................... 
 
MIXED

Standard, 25 ft boxes...............................  854@  9
Twist, 
@ 9
Cut Loaf 
@10
Royal, 25 ft  pails.....................................  @ 9
Royal, 200 ft  bbls...................................... 
$
Extra, 25 ft  pails......................................  @|t>
Extra, 200 ft bbls......................................  @ 9
© lit*
French Cream, 25 ft pails............... .!.! 
Cut loaf, 25 to  eases.............................!  @10
Broken, 25  ft  pails..................................  
©¡y
Broken, 200 ft  bbls...................................  @ y
Lemon  Drops...............................................  @12
Sour Drops......................................!.! .! .!'.  @13
........................   @13
Peppermint  Drops....... 
Chocolate Drops.............................................  
H M Chocolate  Drops...........................  ! 
jg
Gum  Drops  ....................................................  
Licorice Drops.................................................... 22
A  B  Licorice  Drops.................................. ! 
12
Lozenges, plain............................................... 
Lozenges,  printed.......................................... 
Im perials.........................................................  
M ottoes................................................................ 15
Cream  Bar........................................................... ]g
Molasses Bar....................................................  
12
is
Caramels......................................................”  
is
Hand Made Creams....................................... 
 
Plain  Creams..................................................  
i«
20
Decorated  Creams.......................................... 
  13
String Rock.................................................... 
 
Burnt Almonds.............................................  
«2
Wintergreen  Berries..................................... 
14
Lozenges, plain  in  pails.........................  @1154
Lozenges, plain in  bbls..........................  @1054
Lozenges, printed in pails.....................   @1254
Lozenges, printed in  bbls.....................  @1154
Chocolate Drops, in pails..........................   @1254
Gum  Drops  in pails...............................   @  654
Gum Drops, in bbls.................................  @  5^
Moss Drops, in  pails........................ 
9  @10
Moss Drops, in bbls  ...............................   @ 9
Sour Drops, in  pails...............................  @13
Imperials, in  pails......................................   @1254
Imperials  in  bbls....................................... 
@1154
Bananas  Aspinwall.....................................2 25@3 50
Oranges, California, fancy...................  @4  0C
Oranges, California,  choice....................... 3  75@1 (JO
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls..........................
Oranges, Florida......................................
Oranges, Valencia, cases.......................
Oranges, Messina....................................  @4  00
Oranges, OO...............................................  @
Oranges, Imperials.......................................4 25©4 50
Lemons, choice........................................  @4  00
Lemons, fancy.........................................   @4  25
Lemons, California.................................
Figs, layers, new,  '$» ft............................10  @15
Figs, Bags, 50ft........................................  @  8
Dates, frails  do  ......................................   @554
Dates, 54 do  do  .................................. ...  @  654
Dates, skin................................................
Dates, 54  skin...........................................
Dates, Fard 10 ft box !p  ft.....................  954@10
Dates, Fard 50 ft box fito .......................  @  8
Dates, Persian 50 ft box spft................  7  @754
Pine Apples, $   doz..............................  2 oO@3 JO

FANCY—IN  BULK.

FRUITS.

 

NUTS.

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Almonds,  Tarragona............................. 1754©18
Ivaca.........................................  @17
C alifornia...............................  @17
Brazils....................................................... 9  @10
Chestnuts, per bu....................................
Filberts, Sicily.........................................10  .@11
Barcelona................................. 
’@ 9
Walnuts,  Grenoble................................15  @17
SiciljL,....................................... 
15
French......................................  
11
California.................................
Pecans,  Texas, H. P ..............................10  @14
Missouri..................................8  @  9
Cocoanuts, $  100..................................... 5 50@6 00*
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw  $)  1b.............................   @ 4
Choice 
do  ..............................  @454
Fancy H.P. do 
do  .............................   4%®  5
Choice White, Va.do  ..............................  @  554
Fancy H P„  Va  do  ..............................  @ 6
H. P. Va................. 
5J4@  6

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FRESH   MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
pnees as follow s:
Fresh  Beef, sides.....................................  554@  754
Fresh  Beef, hind  quarters...................   754@  9
Dressed  H ogs.................................
@ 7
M utton.......................................................  8
.  8 ©  9
Lamb  ...............................................
,  8 ©  9
V eal...................................................
@  754
Pork Sausage.................................
@  8
Bologna......................................................
©  6
Fowls.................................................’.........12
.12 @13
Ducks  ..............................................
Turkeys  ................................................... 12
.12 @13
Lard,  kettle-rendered..................
@  a

© ru g s  &  flfoebicines

Stale  Board  o f Pharm acy. 

One Year-—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Two Years—Jam es  Yernor, Detroit.
Three Years—O ttm ar Eberbaeh, Ann  Arbor. 
Four Years—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Five Years—Stanley K. Parkell, Owosso. 
President—O ttm ar  Eberbaclx.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next M eeting—At D etroit. July 5 and 6.

Michigan  stat 

P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A s s 'n .

President—F rank J. W urzburg, Grand Rapids.
F irst Vice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor, Loomis. 
Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, Ishpcm ing. 
T hird Vice-President—F rank Inglis, Detroit.
S ecretary—S. E. P arkill, Owosso.
T reasurer—Wm. Dupont, D etroit.
Executive Com m ittee—Geo.  W. Crouter. J. O. Johnson, 
Local Secretary—Guy M.  Harwood, l’etoskey.
Next Place of Meeting—A t  Petoskey, July 12,13 and 14.

F rank Wells, Geo. Gnndrum  and Jacob Jesson.

Grand  ltapidg  P harm aceutical  Society.

ORGANIZED OCTOBER  9, 1884.

_  , 

„   „  

P resident—Geo. G. Stekettee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locher.
S ecretary—Frank H. Escott.
T reasurer—Henry  B. Fairchild.
B oard of  Censors—President,  Vice-President  and  Sec­
retary. 
„   _
B o a r d  of Trustees—The President.  John E. Peck,  M.  B. 
Kimm. Wm. H. VanLceuwen and O. H. Richmond, 
wen, Isaac W atts. Wm. E. W hite and Wm.  L.  W hite. 
•Committee on Trade M atters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair- 
child and Hugo  Thum. 
C om m ittee  on  Legislation—R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo. 
Kemink and W. H. Tibbs.
C om m ittee on Pharm acy—W. L. W kite, A. C. B auer and
Isaac W atts. 
.
. 
R egular  Meetings—First  Thursday  evening  in  each 
m onth. 
.  „
Annual Meeting—F irst  Thursday evening in November 
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  May  5, 
a t  The 

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. 

, 

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Tradesman office.

D etroit  P harm aceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

P resident—A. F.  Parker.
F irst Vice-President—F rank  Inglis.
Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen.
A ssistant Secretarv and Treasurer—H. McRae. 
Annual Meeting—f ir s t W ednesday in June.
R egular Meetings—F irst W ednesday in each  m onth.

•C e n tra l  M ic h i g a n  
President. J. W. Dunlop
B errien  County 
P resident, H. M. Dean;

D ruggists’  Association. 
Secretary, R.  M. Mussell.

P harm aceutical  Society. 
;  Secretary, Henry K ephart.

Clinton  County  D ruggists’  A ssociai ion. 

President, A. O. H unt:  Secretary, A. S.  'Wallace.

Jackson  County  P harm aceutical  Ass'n. 

President, R. F. Latim er:  Secretary, F.  A. King.

Mason  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

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

M onroe  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 

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

M uskegon  D rug  Clerks’  A ssociation. 

President, I. C.  Terry;  Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre.
N ew aygo  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 
P resident, J. F. A. Raider; Secretary, N. N. Miller.

Oceana County P harm aceutical Society. 

President, F. W. Fincher;  Secretary, F rank Cady.
Saginaw  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, Jay  Sm ith;  Secretary,  D. E. Prall.
Shiaw assee County P harm aceutical Society
T uscola County P harm aceutical Society. 

President,  E. A. Bullard;  Secretary, C. E. Stoddard.

The Dirge of the Drugs.

From the British Druggist.
With lingers swollen and red,
With eyelids drooping and dim,
A  chemist stood in the flare of his shop, 
Doling his physic for “tin.”
G rai n—ou nee—pound—
In bottles and boxes and mugs;
And now hear his voice of heart-rending sound 
As groaning the “Dirge of the Drugs,”

“ Slave—slave—slave—
And slave—slave—slave—
O'  hut to be a ‘cutter’
Where labor earns bread minus butter,

As soon as the sun peeps  out;
So long as a penny’s about.
With Lewis, Whiteley, Bon Marche,
The collar does without starch!

“Slave—slave—slave—
With pestle and mertar and knife,
Slaving for health the strongest brave. 
Driving out death, bringing back life!
Drop and minim and drachm,
Drachm and minim and drop—
Whilst over the ‘piping’ a moment  I nod 
And ‘roll’ them a sleeping top.

“Oh, patron of markets cheap!
Your neighbor smashed, up the poor rates keep 
Crucible, balance, retort,
Have they our birthright bought?

Oh, dealer in unfair trade!
Art sure of the bargain made?
Weary research—the soul's despair—
Dare not we ask a common share?”

The Poetry of the Mustard Plaster. 

Bob  ¡Burdette, 

the  humorist,  seems  to 
have found  lus affinity in the  mustard plas­
ter,  which he thus apostrophizes:
Press me closer, all mine own,
Warms my heart for thee alone.
Every sense responsive thrills.
Each caress my being dlls;
Best and peace in vain I crave.
In ecstasy I live, thy slave;
Dower'd with hope, with promise blest,
Thou dost reign upon  my breast;
Closer still, for I  am thine,
Bum s my heart, for thou art mine;
I the furnace, thou  the lire:
I the servant, thou the master—
Koaring, red-hot mustard plaster.

&  Thou the message, I the  wire,
P 

The  Drug  Market.

Trade in this  line  continues  good.  The 
■tendency  of  prices  is  downward in  many 
instances,  a natural reaction from  the  sud­
den advances  early in  the  season  and  the 
absence of any speculative  demand.  Citric 
.acid lias advanced and is likely to be higher. 
Carbolic  acid  has  declined  and  is  weak. 
■Owing to lower  prices  abroad,  lower prices 
are  reasonably sure.  Balsam  copaiba  has 
advanced and is very firm.  Stocks are low. 
Cubebs are declining  daily and  will be low­
er.  Oil cubebs have  declined,  in sympathy 
, with the  berries.  Borax  is  weak  and  has 
pieclined a fraction.  Buchu leaves are lower 
and  are  gradually  getting  down  to  old 
price.  Camphor gum is still firm and likely 
to  go  higher.  Oil  copaiba  lias  advanced. 
Ipecac root lias again  advanced,  as  predict­
ed,  and extreme prices are probable, as there 
is only about thirty days stock  on  hand  in 
this country.  Canary  and  hemp  seed  are 
weak and lower,  on account of large stocks. 
Anise seed  is a trifle off in price  and likely 
no be lower.  Quinine is  still  very low,  but 
a  little  firmer.  Fifteen  thousand  ounces 
B.  & S. were sold at auction  in  New  York 
at a good price  and  that  added  strength to 
the market.  Opium and  morphine  are un­
changed.  Oil  anise  is  advancing.  Oils 
wintergreen,  sassafras and  peppermint  are 
declining.
Local  Organization  in  Manistee  County, j 
The druggists  of  Manistee  county  meet 
at Manistee to-day to organize a local associa- j 
tion on  the same plan  adopted by the other! 
local  bodies  in the State.

y

Druggists  Must  Fight  or  be  Classed  as 

Saloonists.

As  predicted  in  Tub:  Tradesman  of 
last week,  the House Committee on  Liquor 
Traffic  has reported a bill,  known  as  file 
No.  371,  which  makes  no  distinction  be­
tween saloon-keepers  and  druggists,  com­
pelling all to pay an annual  tax of  #500,  to 
close their doors at 9  p.  m.,  and  to  keep 
closed on Sundays, election days  and  legal 
holidays.  The  prohibition  wing  of  the 
House  endeavored 
to  railroad  the  bill 
through last Friday  afternoon,  before  the 
members not ou the committee had  time  to 
read it, but the attempt failed.  The measure 
was made the special  order  for  Thursday 
afternoon,  May 5,  which  date will probably 
witness the beginning  of  a  prolonged  and 
bitter struggle.  The  druggists  as  a  class 
are  in  favor  of jthe  enforcement  of  the 
present law,  or the enforcement of  a  more 
strict law to  prevent  the  druggist  selling 
liquor as  a  beverage,  but  they  are  em­
phatically opposed to being  classed  as  sa­
loon-keepers  or  compelled  to  pay  a  tax 
wholly out of proportion  to  the  amount of 
liquor sold  on  physicians’  prescription  or 
for purely medicinal purposes.  With a view 
to combating  such  inimical  legislation,  if 
possible,  President Wurzburg has  issued  a 
general call to the druggists of  the  State to 
meet  at  Lansing  on  Wednesday  evening 
for the purpose of devising  means to defeat 
the proposed measure.

Chairman Frank Wells,  of the Committee 
on Legislation of  the Michigan State Phar­
maceutical Association does  not  share  the 
belief of some members  of  the  drug  trade 
that the b',11 will  go  through.  He  writes 
President Wurzburg as follows:

L a n s in g , April 29,  1887. 

Frank J, Wurzburg, Grand  ltapids:

D e a r  S ir—I send you to-day  a  copy  of 
the liquor bill introduced in the  House this 
morning  by  the  Committee  on  Liquor 
Traffic.  Will you please  show  this  to  our 
friends in your city, as I am unable  to send 
but this one.  ■ A few copies  only  for  com­
mittee use have been  printed,  and  it  has 
been impossible for me to procure  but  four 
copies.  Mr.  McMillan, of  the  House, has,
I understand, several copies and  expects to 
be in Grand  Hapids  on  Monday  next. 
If 
this is true, you should see  him  and  learn 
his views  about what should be done.  The 
prompt action in reporting this  bill  to-day 
was inspired by a  hope  that  it  might  be 
forced  through  at  once  or  before  taxes 
should be paid on May 1.  Tliis was found 
impracticable, and it  was  decided  to  con­
sider  the  measure  in  committee  of  the 
whole  on  Thursday  afternoon next.  You 
will observe  that  the  bill  makes  no  ex­
emption in favor of  any  class  of  pharma­
cists. 
If the bill can  be  amended  in  this 
particular in committee of  the  whole,  such 
amendment will  probably  remain  through 
its entire course V> its passage,  should  it be 
fortunate enough to pass.  Hence work done 
now may prove of more valve to us than  at 
any other period.  A  similar  delegation to 
the one which met here before might accom­
plish much.  On the other  hand,  it  might 
do no good at all. 
I  am  conscious  of  the 
sacrifice of time and money  required  for  a 
trip  to  Lansing,  and  therefore  hesitate 
about asking  yourself  or  others  to  come 
upon a doubtful errand. 
It  is probably un­
necessary that so many  as  were  here  be­
fore should come,  and in order  to  husband 
our strength it will  be  better  that  only  a 
few shall come at any one time. 
I have no 
time to be more explicit,  as I shall write  to 
several other cities  concerning  this  matter 
this afternoon,  and I have many  other  en­
gagements.  Please show  this letter to Mr. 
Peck and  explain  to  him  that  I  cannot 
write him  to-day.
Now,  in what  I  have  written  in  great 
haste,  I may  have  seemed  more  alarmed 
than 1  really  feel  about  the  result.  The 
fact is, there is a large  fanatical element in 
the Legislature,  bound  to  tax,  indiscrimi­
nately, everything having the slightest odor 
of  liquor.  There  is  also  a  conservative 
element which will resist  the  unreasonable 
attempts of  the former  to  the  last.  The 
latter are asserting  themselves  more  than 
they have heretofore done,  and  the  contest 
between the two is likely  to  be  prolonged 
and severe.  The  temperance  sentiment  is 
overwhelming,  but I believe  not  unreason­
i  am  sure  this  bill 
able witli a  majority, 
cannot  be  passed  in  anything  like  its 
present form. 
Its absurdities and crudities 
are too patent.  Do  not,  them,  be  unduly 
alarmed at its provisions or at what I  have 
written about having  some  of  our  friends 
here next week.
If yourself or some one else  from  Grand 
ltapids,  and  perhaps  two  or  three  from 
other localities,  can  be  here  Wednesday 
and Thursday,  I  shall  be  glad  to  advise 
with them,  as  they  may  discover  in  the 
situation what I may be unable to see.

Yours truly,  F r a n k  W e l l s.

Didn't W ant the Pills in  Shells.

From the Philadelphia News.

“Gi’rae a postage stamp and  wrap  it  up 
soze I won’t lose It,” said  a  little  girl  to a 
Camden  drug  clerk  yesterday  afternoon. 
‘An’ say, can’t  you  give  me  some Easter 
ards  and  a  liquorish  drop?  An’  mother 
wants to know  what’s good  for  swellin’ in 
the ear.”

“Oh,  that’s an everyday occurrence here,” 
said the drug clerk  sadly,  as  the  girl went 
out  “Last week that child’s mother  came 
here with a  prescription  for  forty  quinine 
»ills, one grain each. 
I put ’em  up in  cap­
sules and it isn’t a nice  job for a busy man, 
either.  Two days  ago  she came back here 
with the capsules in a little box and wanted 
me to renew the prescription.

“ ‘Don’t put the pills in these little shells,’ 
she said,  “cause its an awful bother  to  get 
’em out when I want to swallow ’em.’  She 
wanted me to throw off fivecents for return­
ing the capsules.”

A few of the retail drug store: 

would sell for $25,000 a piece.

in London

The  Druggists' Journal  states  that  the 
careful  measurements  of  seventy  human 
skeletons have shown the lower limbs to he 
equal only in seven. 
It  appears that a per­
son’s  legs  may  differ  in  length  from  an 
eighth of an inch to an inch and five-eighths, 
without  any deformity being  recognizable.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  0URBENT.

Advanced—Citric  acid,  balsam  copaiba, oil 
Declined—Carbolic acid,  cubebs, oil cubebs, 

copaiba, ipecac root.
buchu leaves.

, 

SPONGES.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

.

.¿Ether, Spts Nitros, 3 F ..........................
zEther, Spts. Nitros,  I F ..........
Alurnen...........................................
Alumen,  ground, (po. 7)............
Annatto  ..........................................
Antimoni,  po............... . . . . . . . ..............
Antimoni et Potass  Tart......................
Argenti  Nitras,  5......................
Arsenicum ........................ .!..!
Balm Gilead  Bud.......
Bismuth  S.  N ...................
Calcium  Chlor,  Is, (Hs.’i i ;  ¿¿s,' 12).' j
Cantharides  Russian, po.....................
Capsici  Fructus, at'......................! ! ” '[
Capsici Fructus, po......................!!!..!
Capsici Fructus, B, po.........
Caryophyllus,  (po.  35).............!.'  '
Carmine. No. 40............................
Ct ra Alba, S. &  F ................
Cera Flava......................... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
C occus....................................
Cassia Fructus.........................................
Centraria.....................................
Cetaceum ................... . 
Chloroform.......................
Chloroform,  Squibbs.................
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst__
Chondrus  ..........................
Cinchonidine, P.& W . . . . . . . .. . 
Cinchonidine,  German!!
Creasotum .............................
Creta, (bbl. 75)............. !!.!.!.!.!
Creta  prep.......................
Creta, preeip....................... ”  * * \
Creta Rubra.......................'!!'..'!!
C rocus........................;;;;;;;;
Cudbear.....................
Cupri suiph.............. ;;;;;;;;;
D extrine..........................
Ether Suiph..................! .! .! ....
Emery, ali  numbers.............'!
Emery, po....................................
Ergota. (po. 60)........................
Flake  W hite...........
G aiia...............................;;;;;;;;;
G am bler..........................
Gelatin, Coopor.....................** *
Gelatin, French.........!!.............
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box’.’
Glue,  Brown..........
Glue, W hite....................!!!.'!!!'
G lycerina..............................“  “
Grana  Paradis!...............!!!!!"'
H u m u iu s...................... ;;;;;;
Hydrarg Chior. Mite  .!.!!!...!
Hydrarg  Chlor.  Cor............. . .
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum.........!
Hydrarg  Ammoniati...........
H ydrarg Unguentum ............
Hydrargyrum ............................
Tehthyoeolla, A m .........!..!..!
Indigo.................................
Iodine,  Resubl__ .!.!.!!!.!!.!
Iodoform ...........................
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg io d ..............
Liquor Potass  A rsinitis..
Lupuline  ..................................
Lycopodium ................. ...........................
Macis................. ...........;;;..................
Magnesia, Suiph, (bbl!i'u')!!" " ...........
Manilla, S, F ..........................
Morphia,  S, P. & w  !!!.*!!*.!!!.! *.......;
Moschus Canton.........!. !!!................... *
Myristiea, No. 1................. !.!!!.!!. !
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20).........'.!.................
Os.  Sepia...................................
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co. !!!!!.!.!*  
Picjs Liq,  N. C.. Vi  galls, doz...! !! ...
Picis Liq.,  quarts...............................
Picis Liq., pints........................
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)............ ..................
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22).................! ”
Piper  Alba, (po. 35).............  ................
Pix  Burgun.............................  
...........
Plumbi  A eet...................
Potassa, Bitart, pure 
..'!.'!.’!!!!!!! !
Potassa,  Bitart, com ..........!!."!."!!!!."
Potass  Nitras, opt.....................!.
Potass  Nitras................... .......................
Pulvis Ipecac  et o p ii.....
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & I
D. Co., doz.
Py rethrum, p v ...................
Q uassiae..........................
Quinia, S, P. &  w .......!..!..
Quinia, S, German................
ltubia Tinctorum............
Saccharum  Lactis, p v ...!'!
Salacin................................
Sanguis Draconis.................
Santonine..........................
Sapo,  W......................
Sapo,  m ................. !!!!!!
sapo, g .................. .! .!.! !! ...
Seidlitz  M ixture.................
sin ap is........................;;;;;
Sinapis,  opt...............!!!!!""
Snuff,  M accaboy,  Do! Voes
Snuff, Scotch,  I)o. V oes__
Soda Boras, (po.  10)..........
Soda et Potoss Tart..........!.!
Soda  Carb.............................. !
Soda,  Bi-Carb............. !!.!!!!
Soda,  A sh....................!!!".."!!
Soda  Sulphas................!!.
Spts. Ether  Co.................... "
Spts.  Myreia  Dom................
Spts. Myreia  Imp................
Spts. Vinl Rect, (bbl.  2  25)..
Strychnia, Crystal..............
Sulphur, Subl......................7.
Sulphur,  Roll................
Tamarinds..........................
Terebcnth  Venice..........!!.!
Theobromao........................”
Vanilla  ............................. ] ’'
Zinci  Suluh..........

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PAINTS

Whale, winter................................
Lard, extra...................... !..!!!!!
Lard, No.  1........................ !!!!!!!.,
Linseed, pure  raw..........."
Linseed, boiled.........................' * i
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained..!!!."!! 
Spirits Turpentine.......................
„  , 
Bbl
Red Venetian........................   iv
Ochre, yellow Marseilles.......  15?
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........  lv
Putty, commercial................  21a
Putty, strictly pure................  2H
Vermilion, prime American..
Vermilion, English................
Green, Peninsular.............. !,
Lead, red strictly pure..........
Lead, white, strictly pure......
Whiting, white Spanish.........
Whiting,  Gilders*...................
White, Paris American..........
Whiting  Paris English cliff.
Pioneer Prepared  faints__
Swiss Villa Preparet  Paints..
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp Coach...........................
Extra  Turp....................................
Coach Body..............................
No. 1 Turp Furniture...........
Extra Turk  Damar....................
Jupan Dryer, No. 1 Turp......,..!'"

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PIONEER  PREPAID

We have a full stock of this well-known 

brand of

MX2SED  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  the  M anufacturers’  Guarantee:

15
W hen two or more coat» of our PIO N EE R  P R E ­
PA R ED   PA IN T  i» 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 o r  such other p aint as the  owner  m ay se­
lect.  In  ease  of  com plaint,  prom pt  notice  m ust  be 
given to Jlie dealer.

jg

T.  H .  NEV IN  &  CO..

Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure White Lead.

Pittsburg, Pa.

W rite fo r prices and Sample Card to

Wholesale  Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

Try POLISH IN  A,  best Furniture Fin­

ish made.

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89,  91,

93 and 95 Louis Street. 

IMPORTERS AND  JOBBERS  OF

icals,

a i Druggist’s

M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

Elept  Pharmaceutical  Prepara­

tions,  Maid  Extracts  and 

Elixirs

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

Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

Whiting,4 Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

M  Palili.

ALSO  FOR  TfiE

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

Horse Brushes.

W E  A R E   SOLE  OW NERS  OF

Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Care

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.  We CONTROL and are the ONLY 
AUTHORIZED  AGENTS for the  sale  of 
the celebrated 

•

WITHERS  D A D E& G 0’S .

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

WHISKEY.
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.  Wo 
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

Dniists’  FavorilB  Eye,

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

G l i s j n m t s M i W H

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

such asPatent  Medicines,

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our specie 

Hazeltine 

& Perkins

Drug Co.

A  Druggist  on  the  Insurance  Question.

E v a r t ,  April 2 6 ,  1887.

E. A. Stowe  Grand Rapids:

APPROVED by PHYSICIANS.

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Trade supplied by

slstants w h o; 

AGENTS  FOR  THE

Good location.

$5,000 in town < 

willing to work.

No other drug store within a mile.

II.  D.  Cushm an,  T hree  R ivers,  M id i. 

Colds, stands without an equal.

northern town of about  350  inhabitants. 

In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

H azeltin e & Perkins  D rug Co., G’d R apids, 
And Wholesale D ruggists of D etroit and Chicago.

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

Air  M entholized  by passing through the Inhaler- 
tub«, in which the P ure  Crystal« of M enthol are 
held1 thoroughly applies this  vuiuable  rem edy  in  the 
most  efficient  way,  to  th e  parts  affected.  11  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 more  to dem onstrate 
its efficiency than a half h our’s talk.  R eta il  price 
50  cen ts.  F or C irculars and  Testim onials address 

375 South Union St., Grand Rapids.
Standard  Petit Ledger.
W ANTED— Kegie 
F OR  SALE—Very 
as.  Can be bought on  very  reasonable terms.
F c12,000 inhabitants, (county  seat,)  in  Wis­
consin.  Can  ne bought on liberal  terms.
I IOIt  SALE—Stock of about $1,200 in growing 

Dear Sir—The  second  meeting  of  the 
Central  Michigan  Druggists’  Association, 
which was to have  been held  at Mt.  Pleas­
ant on the 25th inst., was a failure, owing to 
non-attendance,  there  not being  members 
enough present to form  a  quorum.  There 
were several druggists in  attendance  wish­
ing to become members,  but,  being  unable 
to proceed with business,  we  were  obliged 
to await further  developments,  which will 
probably be an obituary.
It is with pleasure that I see the  interest 
that is  now 
taken  in  insurance  matters. 
When such men as T.  II.  Hinchman  wake 
up on the matter and give their views to the 
public,  perhaps small fry won’t get so much 
cold  shoulder.  Tally  one  for  Hinchman 
and let the good work go on.
Even  the  antagonistic  remarks  of  “A 
Country Merchant,” whose name I have for­
gotten,  will have their good effect,  as  he  so 
plainly shows  that  he  stands  in with the 
Underwriters.  We would like  to hear him 
enumerate his  “brief,  but very exasperating 
and expensive experience with mutual com­
panies,” and name the companies.  To be­
long to a mutual company costs  the enorm­
ous sum of # 1   50 for the policy  and survey, 
and you are a member in  good  standing as 
long as you pay  your  assessments,  which 
will average X  of 1 per cent, a year, against 
5 per cent,  in a stock company.
Supposing your paying teller of  a mutual 
company is in Canada!  If  he has not got 
a return  ticket,  he  won’t  have  company 
money enough to get  back  on  without he 
decamps with an assessment, which will not 
exceed #6 on #1,000,  while your  stock com­
pany  agent  coolly  sits  in  his  office  and 
bleeds you to the  tune  of  #50 on  #1,000, 
without the trouble of a  ticket to  Canada. 
When you are called on for an  assessment, 
you have the satisfaction of knowing that it 
goes to some fellow-sufferer,  and not  into 
the pocket of the insurance  monopoly,  who 
are living like nabobs  on  the  hard-earned 
money of the business man.
Again  he  says,  “When  you  pay  your 
money to the latter (stock  companies),  you 
may feel that you have,  as far as  practical, 
made a safe investment;  while any transac­
tion you may have with the  former  (mutual 
companies)  has in it all the elements of  un­
certainty.”  Let us see.  What  seems to be 
the difficulty with Pingree &  Smith, of De­
troit,  who invested  their  money  with the 
best stock companies now in existence.  Ac­
cording to T h e  T r a d e s m a n ,  the adjusters 
tried to bulldoze them out of their insurance. 
There is not one case  in ten  but  what,  on 
one scheme or  another,  they  will  cut  you 
down  on  the  amount  due.  Your  policy 
reads, 
#200  on 
furniture, 
all 
#1,000.  You have saved some  fixtures and 
furniture,  and you get #600 out of an  insur­
ance of $1,000.  Or, perhaps  you had some 
article in your stock which conflicted with a 
sentence in fine print not  noticed  in  your 
policy,  but forcibly brought to  mind aftera 
fire.  How is it in your  mutual  company?
If your neighbor pays his  assessment,  your 
loss is paid in full.  A few  dollars more or 
less is not felt by the company and does not 
enrich the pockets of  their hirelings.  Sup­
posing  your  rascally  officers of a  mutual 
company make an  assessment of  $5,000 to 
Well,  Doctor,  I am  around again,  but my 
cover a $1,000 fire,  and  decamp to  Canada 
wife had to use a lot of Tiger Oil. 
It is the 
with the extra $4,000. 
Even then you are 
most wonderful medicine  I  ever knew. 
It 
300 per cent,  in pocket by  your  investment 
surpasses everything  else.  During  my se­
iu the mutual company on the basis of X  of 
vere sickness of pleuro-pneumoujArwlien uiy 
1 per cent.,  as compared  with 5 per cent,  in 
pulse ran up to 130 and  my  temperature to 
a stock company.
104 0  the pain was so excruciating that noth­
The maw of the mutual insurance  shark, 
ing would relieve except  Tiger  Oil,  which 
as spoken of by “Country  Merchant,”  is a 
never failed.  The physician  gave but little 
mere hay-seed in the hay-mow  as compared 
hope of my recovery,  but through ■ills atten­
with the maw of the stock company.
tion and the constant  application of  Tiger 
That business mutuals, as well as farmers’ 
Oil  I  pulled  through,  and  am  gaining 
mutuals,  are a success, I would refer “Coun-
, strength by using  Tiger  Oil, which I know 
try Merchant” to the St. Joseph County Vil-  is doing  me  good,  and  will do  good  to all
age Mutual
who use-it properly; for of all medicines that 
As for the history of  Western  Michigan
I have ever known in over  forty  years’ ex-
being replete with  fraud,  defalcation  and  perience as a  retail and  wholesale druggist,
robbery,  multiply tlm whole  amount  by five 
I have never known of a single  one to be m 
and set it down against the stock companies 
any way as good as Tiger Oil for the cure of 
and you have but a drop  in  the  bucket to 
so many different kinds of diseases.  There 
what we have  submitted to  and took it out 
seems no limit to  its  power  over  disease. 
in grumbling,  or,  as  “Country  Merchant” 
Therefore, knowing as 1 know of Tiger fciil, 
says,  “in unlimited and fruitless  fault-find­
I do but my duty in  recommending it to all 
ing.” 
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 he wherever  it has  been  used,  both for 
man or beasj. 
Of the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co., 

F O R  S .VLE—Stock of  about $1,700 in town of 
ing  good  business, 
reasonable terms.
A  LSO
Many  other  stocks,  the  particulars 
-CA  of which we will  furnish  on
application.
m o   DRUGGISTS—Wishing  to secure clerks 
J-  we will furnish the  address  and full  par­
ticulars of those on our list  free.
’VATE  HAVE also secured  the  agency  for J. 
t v  H. Vail & Co.'s medical publications and 
can  furnish  any  medical  or  pharmaceutical 
work at publishers’ rates. 

..
Michigan Drug Exchange,

the Tiger Den.
Ca d il l a c ,  Jan.  24,  1887. 

Si:  inhabitants in Western Michigan.  Do- 
Cau  be  bought  ou very

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

Dr.  Holmes on the Drug Business.

Yours truly,  F .  H ib b a r d .

J.  A.  Cr o o k sto n,

357 South Union St., 

fixtures, 
stock 

TIGER  OIL.

Grand Rapids.

#600  on 

#200  on 

in 

- 

Grand  Rapids.

At a banquet given to  Theodore  Metcalf 
by the Boston Druggists’  Association,  Oli­
ver Wendell Holmes gave  liis  opinion  of 
apothecaries,  as follows:

I have always had  a great opinion of  the 
medical advice of apothecaries.  The  truth 
is,  they put up the prescriptions of  all  the 
best physicians in the place  in  which  they 
live,  aud they have the  very  cream  of  all 
their  wisdom  at  their  fingers’  ends.  So, 
when  I have  myself  been  suffering  from 
any  slight  bodily  inconvenience,  I  am 
ashamed to say—or ought to  be,  perhaps— 
instead of going to a professional brother,  I 
have quietly crept into  the  back  room  and 
asked Mr.  Metcalf  what  such  and  such  a 
doctor was in the habit of prescribing.

The Illinois  State  Pharmaceutical  Asso­

ciation will meet in Chicago May 10.

T ANSY  CAPSULES

I   THE  LATEST  DISCOVERY.  M
Dr.  Laparle’s  Celebrated  Preparation, Safe and 
Always  Reliable.  Indispensable  to  LADIES. 
CALUMET CHEMICAL GO.,  Cliicago. Mention 

Send 4 cents for Sealed Circular.

this paper.

C IX T S S IT G   R O O T .
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., taggists, li. lind hapids, Mie

OTTENBERG’S CIGARS.
Hazel Kirke 
10 cents. 
La Rosa Celeste j 
Sweet  Catawba J 5  cents.

m   io 
.  80@1  00 
.  45®  F0 
.  55©  60 
3®  5
.  10®   12 
.  11®  13 
.1  85@3  10 
. I  40@1  60 
.  50®  53

3®
4®II®
12®

6®  

.1  35® 1  40 
7
.  25®  30
55®  60 
®1  50 
.  50®  55 
40®  .45

ACIDUM.

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BACCAE.
1  35...................

A ceticum .....................................
Benzoicum,  German...............
Carbolicum...................................
C itrlcum ........................................
Hydrochl'or............................."
N itrocum .............................
O xalieum ............................
Salicyljcum .................................*,
Tanuicuru...............................
Turtaricum .............................
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16  deg.......
18  deg..
Carbonas.........
Chloridum__
Cubebae(po
Juniperus  ..................................
X anthoxylum ............................
BALSA MUM.
Copaiba.....................................
Peru.............................................
Terabin,  Canada........................
T olutan........................................
Abies,  Canadian........................
Cassiae  ........................................
Cinchona Flava............... .
Eaonymus  atropurp..............
Myriea  Cerifera, po.................
Prunus  Virgini..........................
Quit lain,  grd..........................
SasSfras  ......................................
Ulmus.
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)..................... ......... 
EXTKACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra.................
po..  ..............................
Haematox, 15 ft boxes...
Is.....................
V4s  .................................
Vis  .................................

CORTEX.

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M  ; 

18
11
18 
30 
20 
12 
12 
12
10
....  24®  25
9
8®  
..  .  @ 1 2  
@ 1 3
...  @ 1 5

@ 1 5
@ 8 0
@ 5 0
@  15
...  1V4@  2
7

FERRUM.

Carbonate Preeip.............................
Citrate and Quinia...
Cit rate Soluble...............................
Ferrocyanidum Sol.........................
Sol ut  Chloride...............................
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 75)__
FOLIA.

“ 

pure.................................... ...  @ 

Barosm a....................................
...  20©  25
Cassia Acm ifol, Tinnivelly............
...  20©  25
A ix ........................
...  35©  50
Salvia officinalis. Vis and  V4s........... ...  16®  13
Ura  Ursi.............................................
... 
8®  10

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“  Cape, (po. 20)..............................
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60)..........

GUMMI.
Acacia,  1st  picked..............................
.........................
.............................

“ 
“ 
“ 
.,  “ 
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)............

©1  00
2nd 
@ 9 0
3rd 
@ 8 0
Sifted  sorts................
@ 6 5
PO........................................... ...  75© l  00
...  50®  60
©   12
@ 5 0
...  25®  30 
@  15
...  50®  55
...  25®  28 
@ 1 3
...  35©  10
@  80
...  75®  80
©   35
... 
@ 2 0
©1 25
©   40
...4  00©4  10
..  18®  25
bleached................................. ...  25®  30
..  30@  75 
es.

Ammoniac  .............................
Assafoetida,  (po. 30.)...
Benzoinum ..........................
Camphorae..........................
Catechu, Is,  (His,  14;  Vis, 16)............
Euphorbium,  p o...
Galbauuin............................
Gamboge, po.......................
Guaiacum, (po. 45).....................
Kino,  (po.25)..;............   ..............
M astic.............................................
Myrrh, (po.45).....................
Opii, (po. 5 76)....................
Shellac......................................
Tragacanth..............  .....................
Absinthium  ............................
E upatorium ......................................
Lobelia*......................................
Majorum  ...............................
Mentha Piperita...............................
V ir ..........................................
R u e ............................
Tanacetum,  V ......................
Thymus. V ............................................

HEKBA—In ounce packag

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MAGNESIA.
Calcined,  P at............................
Carbonate,  P at......................
Carbonate,  K. & M..............
Carbonate,  Jennings........................

OLEUM.

Absinthium ........................................
..4  50@5 00
Amygdalae, D u lc ...........................
..  45®  50
Amydalue, Amarao............................
..7 00®7 50
Anisi  ...............................
..2  00@2  10
Auranti  Cortex...
@3 50
Bergamii............................. ..
. .2 00@2 75
Cajiputi  .......................
.  90@1  00
Caryophylli...............................
@2  00
Cedar..................................
Cheuopodii............................
@1  50
Cinnamom i........................
..  85®  90
Citrouella  ...............................
¿1  75
Conium  Mac..........................
..  35®  65
Copaiba.......................
..  90®  1  00
Cubebae  ............................
10  00® lo 50
Exechthitos...................................
..  90@1  00
E rigerò».............................
.. 1  20@1  00
Gault hería............................................. . .2 00®2  IS
©   75 
Gossipii, Sem, gal..........
.  55®  75 
Hedeoma...........;.............
.  80®  00 
Juuiperi...........................
.  50© 2  (Kl 
Laveudula ......................
.  9U@2  00 
L im onis...........................
.2  2i‘® 2   35 
Lini, g a l...........................
4 2®   45 
. 
Mentha Piper.................
.3   U0®3  75 
Mentha Verid.................
.5   50@ 8  (Ki 
80®  1 00 
Morrhuae,  gal................
. 
Myreia,  3..........................
@   -50 
O live.................................
.1   00@ 2  75 
.  10®  12 
Picis Liquida, (gal.  50)..
.1 42®1  60 
R icin i...............................
Rosm arini.......................
.  7 5 ®  1  00 @8  00 
Rosae,  3............................
Succi ni  ............................
40® 15
Sabina...............................
.  00® l 00
.3 50®7 (K)
S a n ta ! .....................................
4b'@ 55
Sassafras..........................
Sinapis,  ess, 5..................
@ 65
T iglii................................
@1 50
40® 50
T b ym e................. ...........
opt........................
® 60
15® 20
Theobromas.....................

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20
25
28
23
25
30
•w
25

.. 

..  26®  22
..  20©  25
..  35©  36

POTASSIUM.
Bichrom ate...............................
B rom ide....................................
Chlorate, (Po. 22)......................
Iodide..........................................
P ru ssiate..................................

HADXX.

A lth a e ........................................
A n chusa....................................
Arum,  po...................................
Calamus......................................
Gentiana,  (po. 15).....................
Glycbrrhiza,  (pv. 16)................
Hydrastis  Canaden,  ,po. 33)..
Hellebore,  Alba,  po................
Inula,  po....................................
Ipecac, po......./ , ........................
Jalapa,  pr...................................
Maranta,  l^s.............................
Podophyllum,  po.....................
Rhei  .........................................
“  cu t......................................

p v .............................................
Spigoliti  ...........................................
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)...............................
Serpentaria........................................... 
Senega,
Sinilax, Officinalis,  H __
M ex.
Scillae,  (po. 35).

72® 14
42® 45
20® 22
1 IK'@3 25
23® 28
•25®
30
15®
20
@ 25
20© 50
10® 13
16® 18
@ 25
15® 20
15® 20
1 25© 2 40
25® 30
@ 65
la© 18
TáSl 00
@1 
75® 1 
48® 
@
35^
50®
@
@
10®
@
@

Having  secured  the  Sole  agency  for  S. OTTENBERG  &

SEMEN.

5   s,n.cL IO   O e x x t C i g a r s

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 .

BROS.  Celebrated  Cigars,  I  take  pleasure  in,recommending!v^aieHana^ngHs^^pofljS0!!!! 
them to the Trade, as the Finest and Best 
German.............
15® 20
Anisum, (po.22)........................................  @  17
Apium  (gravoolene)....................... 
i2@  15
Bird,is..........................................;;;  4@  6
Carui,  (po. 20)................................................. 
Cardamom................................................ ..  oo@i 25
Coriandrum........................ *..................... 
jg
Cannabis  Sativa........................ 
4
Cydonium........................................’.!!!!!  75@1 00
Chenopodium  ............................................  
 
I Dipterix  Odorate
75@1  85 
‘  Foenieulum ...............................
@  15 
Foenugreek, po........................
6® 
8 
Lini..............................................’
3 Vi®  4 
Lini, grd, ( bbl, 3)............!!..!.!
3Vi@  4 
Phaluris  Canarian...................
3ü@4V4 
R ap a...........................................
5®  6
Sinapia,  Albu........................  .
8®  9
N igra........................
8®  9
BPIKITUS.
Frumenti,  W.,  D. & Co...........
2 00@2 50 
Frumenti, D. F. R..................
1 75®2 OC I 
F rum enti......................... !!!!!!
1  10©1  50 
JuniporisCo.  O. T .......... .  . . .
1 75@I 75 ! 
Junineris  Co....................  
..!.
1 7G@3 50 ! 
Saacharum  N. E ................
1 76@2 00 
Spt. Vini  Galli...................
1 75@6 50 
Vini Oporto.
1 25@2 00
Vini  Alba.......................!!!.'.!!!!!!!'l 35®2 00

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

Morris H. Treusch,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

SOLE AGENTS 

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LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

Written Expressly for T h e T radesman.

If  the  country  merchant  is  “ built  that 
way,” he  can  derive  much  amusement,  if 
not  profit,  by  the  study of  human  nature. 
Removed from the  whirl and bustle  of  the 
large commercial centers,  he finds plenty of 
tíme for  analyzing  character  and, reflecting 
on  the  idiosyncrasies  of  the  gcnns  homo. 
“ Reading character” is the secret of  a great 
many peoples’ success in life.  I have known 
tradesmen  who  could “size  up” a new cus­
tomer  almost  as  soon  as  he  entered  the 
door, a faculty which,  when  put  to  practi­
cal use, is of no small advantage to the deal­
er.  Unfortunately for  our bank  accounts, 
however, the majority  of us study the  sub­
ject in question  more for  amusement  than

p r o f i t   *

The  other  day I  went  over  to  visit  my 
neighbor Jones,  and  while  refreshing  my­
self witli the mingled odor of  codfish, early 
onions  and  ripe  cheese,  communed  with 
that experienced caterer to the  rural  tastes 
regarding the subject  which  has  prompted 
this article.

“Yes,  said Jones,  reflectively,  “a  fellow 
comes across  some  mighty queer customers 
sometimes.  Now, 
there’s  Peck!  Know 
Peck,  don’t you?  Well,  sir, that cuss went 
seven miles, clear  down to L 
last week 
to save five cents on  ten  pounds  of  sugar, 
and then came back here and paid me thirty- 
three cents profit on a  dollar  bottle  of  pat­
ent medicine  without  grumbling!  Funny, 
wasn’t it?  Then  there’s  Kyser!  The  old 
skunk was  down  here  yesterday having  a 
jamboree  with  the  boys.  He  spent  oyer 
two dollars at  the  saloons,  and  then  tried 
to beat me  down  three  cents  on a quarter 
pound of tea.”

At this juncture a  customer  entered  and

“What yer selling granulated sugar at to­

*

asked: 

day, Jones?”

“Six-and-a-half.”
“Thunder!  Smith is selling at six! Can’t 

you put up twenty pounds at six?”

“Oh, I guess so!  We always sell sugar for 

fun, anyhow!”

“All right, puC’er up,  and  you’ll  have  to 

charge it till after harvest.”

“Couldn’t go back on  a  good  customer,” 
said Jones, after  the  buyer  had  departed, 
“ but I was a  cussed fool not  to  have asked 
seven cents and stuck  to it.”

“A woman came into the store yesterday,”' 
said Jones,  resuming his  seat  on  the  nail 
keg,  “an’ asked  me  what  I  was payin’ for 
eggs, an’ I  told ’er  ten  cents,  an’ she  said 
that  Smith  paid  thirteen, an’  got  lioppin* 
inad because I seemed  to  doubt  it.  About 
five  minutes  after  she  went  out,  another 
woman came in an’ Inquired  what  I  asked 
for eggs an’ 1  said ’leven  cents,  an’ she de­
clared that Smith offered ’em for nine.  Now 
the fact is, both  of  them  wimmen  knowed 
they lied,  and  knowed  that  I   knowed they 
lied, but lyin’  of  that  sort  has  got  to  be
second nature with lots of folks; if---- ”

An influx of  customers  here  interrupted, 
and an  interesting  dissertation  on  the  pe­
culiarities of people is  doubtlessly still treas­
ured up in Jones’ breast.

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9 doz.  Ç gross.
4 50
5 00
4 00
4 50
5 40
4 25
5 35
4 00
6 25
7 25
8 60

12 inch Oval Threaded..................... ..39
............. ..45
14  “ 
11  “  Wood  Handle...................... ..39
.............. ..45
“ 
13  “ 
10  “  Kd. Iron “  Tinned......... ..35
..... ..45
12  “ 
“ 
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13  “ 
.............
..................... ..52
14  “  F latiron “ 
..65
.............
16  “ 
“ 
..75
.............
17  “ 
“ 
VA inch Biscuit Cutter.................. ..17
..18
3  “ 
Assorted Animal Cookie Cutter.....23
Assorted  Figures............................ ..24

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Biscuit and Cookie Cutters.

1 80
1 95
3 50
2 75

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Comb Cases.

Comb Cases Assorted  Colors....... ...44
“  .... ...44
No. 3  “ 
“  .... ...80
No. 2  “ 
..44
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Cullenders.

No. 20 Medium Footed................... 1 25
No. 30 Large 
.................. .1  50

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Coffee  Pots.

44 
“ 
“ 

44 
“ 
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44 
** 
“ 

1 quart Pieced  Coffee P ots........... .  80
. . . . . . . .1 25
2 
........... .1  50
3 
........... .1  75
4 
.1  85
2 
.. .2  50
3 
.3 00
4 
.

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“  Extra Heavy Coffee Pots.
.. 

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“ 
Canisters.
1 pound Japaned T ea...................
1 
Coffee..............

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« 
.. 

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“ 

...80
...80

9 51
9 5(

Crumb Brush and Tray.

*• 

Fancy Asst. Cslors............................1  95
“  New P attern.. .2 25
Cake Turners.

*» 

No. 200 lietd. Blade Iron Handle— 52 
No. 1 Russia Iron Blade Wood  Han­

dle...................................................40

No. 50 Russia Iron Blade Wood Han­

dle .................................................. 84
No.  18  Retd.  Blade  Wood  Handle 

Ebony.............................................84

4  75

4  50

9 50

9 50

a  calico  dress  never  sounds  his  praises 
among her neighbors; the man  who  argues 
against  the  extortionate  profits  on  sugar 
heralds him as an  individual to  be shunned 
by  all  careful  buyers,  and  even  the  child 
who cannot readily decide between the rela­
tive merits of  two  sticks  of  candy regards 
him as an ogre for months afterwards.

Some  party  who  chances  to  read  these 
hasty sketches might infer  that  1  advocate 
a meek submission to the  insult  and  abuse 
I sometimes doubt whether  a  thoroughly 
which cranky and peculiar  customers some­
honest  and  sensitively  conscientious  man 
times delight in indulging in,  but should he 
could,  in any case,  succeed in  trade,  unless, 
do so lie would mistake my meaning.  Like 
indeed, he could  discover  a  mercantile Ar­
most self-constituted advisers,  however, my 
cadia  where  honesty and conscientiuosness 
theory and practice don’t always harmonize. 
reigned supreme.  Now, there  is  the  Rev. 
In theory,  I would meet  the  assaults of the 
Mr. Slimmer,  who  forsook  the Lord’s vine-
ill-bred and ignorant in a manner that would 
yard  a few  year’s  ago  on  account  of  the I convince  them  that  courtesy  and  decency 
■wages, and went into  the  dry goods  trade.  are ve<lUisite in both the  customer and deal- 
Slimmer bears a good reputation in the com-  er 
jn  practice,  my reception  of  their im­
munity, even among the ungodly, and I will  pertinences would depend very much on the
venture to  assert that lie often privately as 
state of my mind and the  amount of bile in 
sures  himself  that  lie  is  “not  like  other 
! my system. 
men.”  To  accuse  Mr.  S.  of  resembling i 
Ananias in any  respect  would  be  deemed j 
little short  of  sacrilege  in  the  society  to | 
which he  belongs,  yet  I  solemnly aver that | 
I   heard  that  gentleman  tell  a  deliberate i 
falsehood less than a  week ago.

A Laingsburg  man  has  three  daughters 

There are about 30,000  retail  druggists in 

and a dog that chew gum.

F.  H.  S.

V gross.
4  50
5 50
8  75
75
6  00 
7  50
7  50
9  00 
10 25
5 25
8  00 
4

3
4  00 
9

Dippers.

 

 

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doz.
1 quart Plain Stamped.........................40
2 
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47
2  • “  Retd. 
1 
“  Pieced........................................ 50
2  "  Pieced........................................ 65
No. 50 Cocoa Shaped Ebony Handle.65 
77
No. 51 Cup 
87
No. 22  “ 
No. 100  “ 
45
70
No. 29 Ladles 
No. 139  “ 
40

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Toy Painted Asst. Colors....................33
*4 sheet  Asst. Colors.. .35
Janpaned Full Sheet............................79

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Drip Pans.

8x10  Russia Iron Drip P ans..........   80
8 x 1 2 .................................     
90
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9x14 
............1  20
10x15 
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............1  50
1 2 x 1 7 ........................ 
...........2 0b

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Dish Pans.
(See Rinsing Pans.)
Funnels.

4 90
4 90
9 25
4 93

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9 50

1 pint F unnels....................................... 33
....................................... 50
1 quart 
1  “ 
Corrugated..................48

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Graters.

A sheet Vegetable  Ebony Handle.. 42
Wood Frame Vegetable......................42
Nutmeg box  ..........................................14
O .K ........................................................... 30
Victor.......................................................89

Match  Safes.

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Twin Asst. Colors................................. 30
No. 10 Bronze Iron................................36
No. 2 
............ .*................ 7o
Daisy  Asst.  Colors  to  Hang  With

co v er..............................................45
Excelsior Pocket...................................75
“ 
Daisy 
................-.................75
“  Hammered.........2 00
Mascott 
Mincing Knives.

Single Blade Russia Iron....................42
Double  “ 
....................85

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3 75 
5  75 
5 40

4  75 
4  75 
1  60 
3  50 
10 50

3 50
4  25 
8 00

5 25 
9 00 
9 00

4  75 
10 00

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

It was on the occasion of old Jaxon’s ask-j 

mg him for credit “for a few days.”
If Slimmer had been conscientiously lion-1 
est,he would have replied to the request sub- j 
stantially as follows:

“No, Jaxon!  I wouldn’t  trust  you for  a | 
paper of pins!  You are not exactly a dead­
beat, because  you are responsible,  but life is 
too  short  for  any  credit  transaction  with \ 
you.  You  were never known to pay an ac­
count without  more  trouble  attending  the 
matter than the profits were worth, and I had j 
mther have  $10  worth  of  goods  than  an | 
that j 
account  against  you  for  double 
amount.”

But here is what Slimmer d id  say:
“Really,  Mr. Jaxon,  I should  like  to  ac­
commodate  you, but I  am  doing  no  credit j 
business at  present. 
I  had  as  soon  trust 
you as anybody,  but I am obliged to  refuse j 
everybody these dull  times.”
I accused  Slimmer  of  telling  one  false-1 
hood,  but. on reflection,  I find he  lied  four j 
times in two  sentences—but  who among us | 
can  “cast the  first  stone” at  the  offender?
Mr.  Slimmer  is  morally  responsible  for 
another  prevarication.  He  has  displayed j 
in his store the legend “No Trouble to Show j 
Goods!”  and  I  recently  heard  him  assert j 
that he had  just spent  two  solid  hours  in j 
selling an old  lady a calico apron.

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A nervous, irritable man  has  no business 
in trada  The peculiarities of customers are 
to him a source  of  annoyance  and vexation 
instead of  amusement.  The  old  lady who 
hesitates long and axiously in the choice  of

the United States.
THE OLDEST.  THE LARGEST.  THE BEST.

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

The  best o f Testimonials from  every  State and  Territory,

PORTER IRON ROOFING  CO. CINCINNATI

OHIO.

J.  T.  BELL  <&  CO.,

Wholesale  Fruits  and  Produce,

EAST  ©jÄ.C3HJXr-Ä."W,  MICH.

MOSELEY  --------- -

WHOLESALE

Fruits, Seeds,  Oysters & Produce,

ALT.  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

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  &  32  Ottawa  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

134  to  142 Bast Pulton St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Revised Price-List of Tin-Ware.  Terms cash or 30 days on approved credit" 1  per cent, discount for cash in  10 days.  All goods warranted strictly first-class
^  doz.  $  gross' 
___ 2 00
Covd  88 
**  1  90

Rinsing and Dish Pans.

No. 024
2 quart Pieced 
4 

Basting Spoons.

Mugs and Cups.

ft doz.  $  gross.
9 00

Cups.
(See Mugs.)

$  doz.  $  gross.

10 50

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1 pint  Pieced............................................... 24 
1 pint Stamped.......................................30
Picnic Planished Loose  Handle........30
Solid Handle......... 33
.........37
Daisy Painted Mugs Asst, colors— 45 
“  — 45

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2 75
3 53 
3 50
3 76
4  25
5 40 
5 40

Toy No. 2  Painted  Small  Cup  Asst.

Colors............................................25

“  No. 3 

Colors............................................25

“  Medium  “
Muffin Rings.

Plain 6 on sheet....................................... 1 50

“ 

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.................................2  00

Scolloped on sheet................................. 2 25
No. 0166  on  sheet..............................  84

Measures.

“ 

Gill Lipped Measures......................   35
H pint Lipped Measures.................   40
•1 
..................  45
1  quart 
.................   75
1  25
 
2 
4 
 
2  00
1 pint Graduated Measure..............  39
1 quart 
..............  43

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Oil  Cans.

4  00 
4  50

8 50

4  50 
4  75

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lA gallon Kerosene Tin Oil  Can . . .1  60
1 
.................. 2  00
0 Zinc Sewing Machine Oil Can—   33
2  “  Machine Oil Can......................  62

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Pails.

(Our  Pails are not Coke Tin but I C)

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Flared Black  Handle Pails  77 
1 25
1 70
1 93
Rd Pieced Dinner Pails__ 2 00
“  — 2 50
oval  “ 
square 
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.  ..4 50
Strainer Pails......................3 25
...................... 4 00

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Pot Covers.

3 00

3 00 !

9V% inch Hemmed and Ringed.......... 35
“ 
...........42
10K  ** 
Preserve Kettles.

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4 25 
4 75

No. 180 Retinned Preserve K ettles.. 1 20 
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..150
No. 200 
“ 
..170
No. 243 
Pans Plain Dairy.

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V4 pint  Dairy......................................... I

1 quart
1 y, “
2  11
3  “
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5 
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6 
8 
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10 
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..41 
..56 
. .62 
..64 
. .78 
..86
Pans Retinned Dairy.
.  87 
.1  CO 
.1 25

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8 
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Pans Pieced.
4  quart  Round  Pieced  Pudding

» 

P a n .............................................  70
6 quart Round Pieced Milk P an...1  15 
3 quart Oval Pieced Pudding P an.  70
» 
.  80
U  
Pans Deep Pudding.
Pan.. 62 
“   . .68

3 quart Stani’d Deep Pudding 
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Patty Pans.

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8 quart I. C. Rinsing P ans..
10 
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1 4 .........................  
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17 
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10  “  I.X. 
14 
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1 7 ..........................................
12  “  Pieced Dish 
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1 4 ..........................................

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Scoops.

I gross.

7? doz. 
....1   80 
....2  00 
...  2  50 
‘....3  20 
....2  50 
....3  25 
....3  75 
....1  90

No. 0 Spice Scoop.................................40
No. 34 Family  Scoop............................ 50
“  Ebony H’dle.. .88
No. 39 
No. 2 Pieced............................................30
Skimmers

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Flat Milk  Skimmer..............................22
Handled Milk Skimmer.......................42
I Pierced Long Handle Skimmer........45
Sieves and Sifters.
.  89 
..1  75 
..  88 
.  2  00 
3
..  90 
..  85

Elipse  Sifter...................................
Electric Light Sifter.....................
Champion  Sieve............................
No. 16 Tin Rim Sieve Braced__
Nested Wood Rim  Sieve  Brace
-  Sizes........................................
No. 11 Tin Rim Pieced.......  .......
Square Pans.

1 90
2 25
3 00
3 50
4  00 
4 75
6 53
7  20
7  40
8  90 
10  15

10 75 
12 00

8 25 
10  50

Scollop Bread Pan.

8x12 Biscuit  P an.................................  44
“  .................................... W
6x10 Bread 
“ W ired............  ..........88
6x 10 
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5x9 
72
Scollop Bread P a n ...............................44
Sauce Pans.

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4  50
5  70 
10 50
3 50

00

10  40

10  00

10 50 
8  50

1 quart Covered P ails.........

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Graduated cov’d ...

Painted

6  50 
8  00

10 50 
9  75

.  56 
.  70 
.1  10 
.1  50 
.1  90 
.  89 
..  84 
..1  75

Scollop Pattty P ans.............................

Plates.

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“ 
“ Jelly Cake “ 

9 inch Plain Pie Plate..........................24
10  “  r 
...........................33
25
 
9 
9 
 
28
9  “  Deep Jelly Cake Plate.............40
10  “  *........................................ 
45

80 i

3 75 I 
3 001
3 25
4 75 !

No. 012 Retinned Sauce Pans. 
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No. 014 
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No. 01« 
No. 018 
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Strainers.

Small Pieced Milk Strainer............  80
Medium Pieced Milk Strainer.......1  25
No. 3 Gravy Stamped Ret’d Ebony

Handle.......................................   75

No. 2 Gravy Stamped Ret’d Ebony

Handle.......................................   35

No. 2 Sherwood  Wire Ebony Han­

dle ............................................. 2 25
No. 0 Bowl  Wire................................  42
.................................  45
No. 1 
No. 2 
.................................  77

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Tin Sundries.

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3 quart milk ca n s.............................2  15
Tin Dinner Horns..............................  36
Apple Corers__ *..............................   33
Japaned Pepper boxes...................
20 
Dredge 
..................
40 
89 
Pint Molasses cans.........
Spice boxes 6 in a tray.. 
! 25 
A. B. C. Rattles with  W histle.......
18

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Toasters.

Bright Wire Broilers or  Toasters.

Tea or Coffee Pot Stands.

Bright Wire sqr. coffee pot stands..43 
No. 17 Coppered Round coffee  pot

stands...........................................32
Sherwoods ret’d coffee pot stands.  85

Tea Pots.

.1 50
.2 0)
.2 25
.2 50

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Fo. 20 octagon planished tea pots. 1  25 
No. 30 
No. 40 
No. 50 
No. 60 
1 quart Tea P ots...............................   89
2 ouart Tea P ots............................... 1 25
No. 1130Copper bottom Tea Pots..3 00 
No. 1150 
..4 00
..4  25
I No. 1160 

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Tea Kettles.

| No. 7 Copper bottom........................ 4  50
'N o. 8 
.......................5 20

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Tubed Cakes.

8 inch Tubed  Cakes............................. 38
............................52
10  “ 
W ash  Baisins.

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9 50

9 00

4 03

4  75
5 00 
9 00

4  25
3 75 
2 25
4 50 
10 50

2  00

4  50 
9 50

4 90

10  80

4 25 
6  00

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No. 7 Wash Baisin Plain no ring__ 39
with rin g..44
I  No. 6 
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No. 6)4  “ 
N o.6)4  “ 
no “ 
No. 7 Wash Basin Plain no ring.......50
No. 7 
No. 7 

with ring...52
...78

4  60
5 25
8 50 
8 00
5 90
6  00
9 25

Ret’d 

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..70

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W ash Boilers.

No. 7 P’cd Copper B’toins H’vy. ..10 80 
‘ No. 8  ** 
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Miller's Pat. Gash Till and Sale Register

M anufactured  and  Sold  O n ly|by  Patentee,

B .   M I L B B R ,

ITHACA, N.Y,
Office of 8 am’l  Moffett. Grocer, 
Feint, Mich., Nov. 26, 1886.

C. B. Miller, Ithaca, N. Y.:
Dear Sir—Enclosed please find New York 
draft to pay for “Cashier,’’also for one doz. 
Rolls Paper, 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 
admit  “this  is  the  thing  I  long  have 
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’i,  Moffett.

S H O W   -  C A S E S

Dealers  w i l l  
And  it  to  their 
advantage 
t o 
c o r r e s p o n  d 
with  us,  as  we 
are in the  posi­
tion to make  A 
No.  1  goods  at 
the  lowest  pos- 
C o r r e s p o n d ­
ence 
solicited 
from  the  job­
bing trade rela­
tive topremium
cases.
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a -m-f.-r t c a h t  S H O W   C A S E   W O R K S ,

*  Bible prices. 

. 
Address 

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Send for Catalogue and prices.__________________________ ____________________________ _____

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Butter  and  Eggs,  Fruits  and  Oysters.

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

Makes a Specialty of

We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.

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

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

217 and 219 Livingstone Street, 

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BOOTS  AND

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Carry Engines and Boilers In Stock 

for  immediate  delivery.

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

Saws, Belting and Oils.

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

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