GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  JU LY   13,  1887,

TH E  GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEMflN
Watch fM er 
s Jeweler,
44  CRNRL  8T„
Grand Rapids,  ■
FOUNDER,

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HENRY  J.  HARTMAN,

GRAY IRON CASTINGS A SPECIALTY.

Send for Estimates.

71  South  Front St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.
CXXTSBXTG  ROOT.
We nay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Dniggists, Grand Rapids,Mich.

eT T T X > Z L >  

t b   O O . ,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE 

And Full Line Summer Goods.

102  CANAL STREET.

PORTABLE AND  STATIONARY
E N G I N E S

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

HESTER l FOX
Sew aid  Grist 11
M  A C H I I T E R ^

Manufacturers’ Agts. for

111

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  Pulley 
and  become  convinced  of  their  superiority.

WRITE FOR PRICES.

130 Oates St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

W .  R.  STEGLITZ,

Proprietor of

Eaton Ba0s Cigar Factory.

Manufacturer of the following popular 

brands:

S.&M.

CRICKET.

ROSADORA.

V.  R.  S.
Dealers  not  handling  any of above brands 
Eaton Rapids, 
-  Mich,

are solicited to send in a trial order.

VOL.  4.

SEEDS

til  you get  my prices.

The Most Complete Assortment 

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

ALFRED J.BROWN
16-18 N.MsioiSt., Grand Rapids

BELKNAP

Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

ffapn and ¡¡leii Co,

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

MANUFACTURERS OF
Lumber  and  Farm

River Tools.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mioh,

W A G O N S!

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

We carry a large stock of material, and have 
every facility for  making  first-class  Wagons 
of all kinds.
^ “Special  attention  given  to  Repairing, 
Fainting and Lettering.

Lumbermens and 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

WANTED.
POTATOES.

Butter, Eggs, Wool, Pota­
toes,  Beans,  Dried  Fruit, 
Apples  and  all  kinds  of 
Produce.
If you have  any  of  the  above  goods  to 
ship, or anything in the  Produce line let us 
hear  from  you.  Liberal  cash  advances 
made when desired.

Earl Bros.,  Commission Merchants,

Reference:  F i r s t   N a t io n a l   B a n k ,  Chicago.! 
M ic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n , Grand Rapids.

X57 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

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

» 1 1   h p i   ic o ,

166 South Water St., CHICAGO. 

Reference

F e l s e n t h a l ,  G r o s s   &  M i l d e r , Bankers.

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

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  MD  S B  CO.

71 CANAL STREET.

D A iPFMPflQ 
f f l   I  |1| l l   I  ^A tto rn ey  a t P atent Law  and Solicitor 
American  and  Foreign  patents. 
105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., IT. S. A.  Branch  of­
fice, London, Eng.  P ractice in U. S. Courts.  Circulars 

l u c iu s c.  w e s t ,

free.HIRTH  &  KRAUSE,

LEATHER

SHOE  BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SHOE  POLISH,

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

ings,  etc.  Write  for Catalogue.

FOR SALE.

Feed mill, eighteen horse  power  engine, 
good wholesale and retail  trade.  Will  sell 
cheap.  Address  ‘Teed  mill,”  care  The 
T radesman.

Anything or everything in the 
line of Special Furniture, inside 
finish of  house,  office  or store, 
Wood  Mantels,  and  contract 
work of any kind made to order 
on short notice and in the best 
manner out of thoroughly dried 
lumber of  any  kind.  Designs 
furnished when desired.

V o lv n  Clair Factory,

W est End Pearl St. Bridge. 1

W .  O,  D enison,
MICH.
GRAND  RAPIDS. 

88,90 and  92 South Division Street, 

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Realizing  the  demand for, and  knowing 
the difficulty in obtaining a FIRST-CLASS 
FIVE-CENT CIGAR, we have concluded 
to try and  meet  this  demand  with  a new 

Cigar calledSILVER  SPOTS

This  Cigar  we  positively  guarantee  a 
clear Havana filler, with a spotted Sumatra 
Wrapper, and  entirely free  from  any  arti­
ficial flavor or adulterations.

It will be sold on its merits.  Sample or­

ders filled on 60  days approval.

Price  S35  per  1,000  in  any  quantities. 
Express prepaid on orders of 500 and more. 
Handsome  advertising  matter  goes  with 
first order.  Secure this Cigar and increase 
your Cigar Trade. 

GEO.  T.  » i l l   1  CO,

It is sure to do it.

F l i n t ,   M i e l i .

CHURCH'S

Bug Finish!

READY FOR USE DRY.

NO MIXING REQUIRED.

It sticks to the vines and Finishes the whole 
crop of Potato Bugs-with one application; also 
kills any Curculio. and the Cotton and Tobacco 
Worms.
This  is  the only safe way  to  use  a  Strong 
Poison; none of the  Poison is in a clear state, 
but thoroughly combined  by  patent  process 
and machinery, with material to help the very 
fine powder to stick to  the  vines  and  entice 
the bugs to eat it, and it is also a fertilizer.
ONE POUND will go as far as TEN POUNDS 
of plaster and Pans  Green  as  mixed  by the 
farmers.  It is therefore  cheaper,  and  saves 
the trouble and danger  of  mixing  and  using 
the  green,  which,  needless to say,  is danger­
ous to handle.
Bug Finish was used the past season on the 
State Agricultural College  Farm  at  Lansing, 
Michigan,  and,  in  answer  to  inquiries,  the 
managers write:  “The Bug finish  gave  good 
satisfaction on garden and farm.”  Many  un- 
solicitated letters  have  been  received  prais­
ing Bug Finish.
Barlow & Star, hardware dealers at  Coldwa- 
ter. Mich., write as  follows under date 01 May 
14:  “We sold 3,100 pounds of “Bug Finish” last 
year.  It is rightly named  “Bug  Finish," as it 
finishes the entire crop of bugs with one appli- 
catiod.  We shall not be satisfied unless we sell 
three  tons  this  year,  as  there  is  already  a 
strong demand for it.  Please send us ten  bar­
rels (3,000 pounds) at once.”
Guaranteed as represented.  Cheaper thbn
any other Mixture used for the purpose.

MANUFACTURED BY

Âiti-KÉomine Co., Grasd Rapids.

ETON X LYON,

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

BOOKS.

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

CHARLES  A.  COYE,
A. Coye & Son,

Successor to

DEALER IN

AWNINGS 5 TENTS

Horse and Wagon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

Flags & Banners made to order.

Wide Ducks, etc.
GRAND RAPIDS.
- 

73 CANAL ST.. 

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Factory  No, 26, 4th  Dist.

CIGARS
76 S. Division St.,  Grand Rapids.
STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 46 Kent Street.

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

CHEMICALS.

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express Promptly At­

tended  to.

CRIME  AND  ITS  INCREASE.

W ritten Especially for The  Tradesman.

Is mankind eventually  to  return  to  bar­
barism,  or  whither  are  we  tending?  Is 
society lapsing into crime,  or is it  only  the 
same percentage in  our  rapidly  increasing 
population?  Upon what  shall  we  fix  the 
responsibility,  and  what  will  arrest  its 
progress?  These  questions  are  asked  on 
every hand.  We  would  not  be  called  an 
alarmist, and yet the following is a truthful 
description  of  “a  ghost  which  will  not 
down at  our  bidding.”  Never before  was 
there a time in  the  history  of  this  nation 
when the tendency to commit  criminal  acts 
was so  prevalent  or  the  number  of  those 
acts  committed  so  great.  This  tendency 
pervades all  classes  and  enters  alike  the 
humble cottage and the palace of  the  mill­
ionaire.  Both sexes,  ranging from  infancy 
to old age, have caught  the  infection,  and 
the disease—if such  we  we may  term  it— 
rapidly assumes a mild or a violent form.

The crimes committed are  a  violation  of 
every class,  both  human  and  divine,  and 
there are other  crimes,  not  yet  named  in 
the catalogue. Nevertheless, they are crimes, 
but so gilded  over with good  intentions  as 
almost to escape observation.  Extravagance 
in the  reckless  expenditure  of  the  public 
money is a crime.  From  one  decade to an­
other taxes have increased from this  cause, 
until they have become  a  grievous  burden. 
The cost of defraying the national expenses 
has increased in  a  still  greater  ratio,  and 
corporate or  legislative  “steals”  (as  large 
and unnecessary appropriations  are  called) 
are of  common occurrence. 
It  would  al­
most seem as if  custodians  of  the  public 
funds are,  by  virtue  of  their  offices,  per­
mitted to use and speculate with  it  at  dis­
cretion for their  personal  benefit,  risks  of 
loss to be taken by the State or nation.

tread  upon 

We are justly proud of  our  common free 
schools, and we are told  that  it  is  cheaper 
to pay for  education,  than  . incur  the  ex­
pense of dealing with crime  and  criminals, 
while  it  is,  in  truth,  an  open  question 
whether our  modern  higher  education  is 
not largely  responsible for  the  increase  of 
crime.  But  we 
forbidden 
ground,  and  are  liable  to  ostracism  when 
we dare call in question the wisdom of “too 
much learning.”  Yet, even at  the  risk  of 
being  called  an  enemy  of  schools  and 
breasting the anathemas of  our  great army 
of teachers,  whose province and  interest  it. 
is  to  foster  and  perpetuate  the  higher 
branches of study,  we assert that a majority 
of  the people  protest  against  being  taxed 
for  the support of high schools.  They  are 
willing to pay a reasonable amount  for  the 
support of common schools in which all the 
primary branches are taught,  but doubt  the 
wisdom of  even  this  requiring  about  one- 
third of  all their taxes, as the receipts  will 
show. 
If an individual desires  a  scientific 
or classical education,  which  is,  of  course, 
for his benefit only,  why  should  you  or  I 
pay his tuition?  And to compel us to do so 
is a crime. 
It  is  a  truth,  without  being 
repeated,  that it requires an  educated  per­
son for the  most  successful  rascal.  “The 
greater the sinner,  the  greater  the  saint,” 
says the divine; and we  often  hear  it  said, 
“the highest  in  crime  was  the  highest  in 
his class.”  No grovelling  “hewer of  wood 
or drawer of  water” defalcates  for  a  hun­
dred thousand or is  advertised  as  the  em­
bezzler of a National Bank on a vacation in 
Canada.  No,  indeed!  And the world says 
of the criminal,  “He is a shrewd, sagacious 
and discerning gentleman;” but of  his  ser­
vant,  “He is  a  boor  who  never  will  rise 
above  poverty  anjl  honesty.”  Such  is  the 
shameless verdict  which  is  fast  degrading 
us as a people.

It is not too much to say that  one-half of 
the farmers’ sons and daughters  who  grad­
uate at  Ann  Arbor or  Yassar  leave  those 
institutions  with radically changed ideas of 
the stern duties of life,  and  they  return  to 
their  humble  but  once  happy  homes  dis­
gusted  and  discontented  and  with  the 
opinion  that  for  them,  at  least,  physical 
labor is degrading.  Whenever an individual 
reaches  the  point  where  he  honestly  be­
lieves  that  physical  labor  degrades,  that 
moment he has stepped upon the first round 
of the ladder of crime,  whence the ascent is 
easy if  not  rapid.

Every high school in  our  land  should  be 
a technical one, and physical labor  and  the 
cultivation of  the earth should be  taught as 
a synonym of the highest respectability.

The  present  tendency  to  commit  crime 
clothes stealing in a  garb  of  quasi respect­
ability  under  new  and  evasive  names  and 
stalks abroad  in  the  best  society  with  a 
brazen effrontery  that  insults  our  civiliza­
tion.  With a grim smile of complacency  it 
stands behind a  shield  of  self-defence  and 
insanity when it commits  murder.  Society 
is placing a premium upon  high  crimes  by 
its outspoken sympathy for the criminal, by 
its  feasting  and  honoring  him  while  in 
prison and by its sycophantic fawning upon 
him  on  his  release. 
It  plainly  says  to 
others,  “Go, thou,  and do  likewise.”  It is 
the old story of  the  prodigal  son repeated. 
No fatted calf is slaughtered  for  the  good 
boy, but it is  always  in  readiness  for  the 
scoundrel and the criminal!

There  is  an  epidemic  of  crime  in  these 
United  States  which  is  positively  conta­

gious,  and  both  its  votaries  and  victims 
may be numbered  by  the  thousands.  The 
finer moral feelings for our  kind  are  being 
seared and blunted,  and the most  heartless 
and unfeeling methods to filch and  swindle 
receive the time  and  study  of  months  or 
years to accomplish the end in  view.  That 
high sense of honor  in  all  business  trans­
actions  which  should  be  the  glory  and 
pride of our race and era is  fast  vanishing 
and a mere  verbal  obligation  is  now  con­
sidered  of  little  value.  Confidence  seems 
lost, and both men  and  women  are  suspi­
cious of each other and stand  ready to take 
a  selfish  advantage  whenever  opportunity 
presents.  The most noble acts of humanity 
are often rewarded  by  the  basest  ingrati­
tude.  The condition  of  society  is  so  cor­
rupt that commercial men have felt  obliged 
to associate themselves together for mutual 
defence against the numerous  unprincipled 
persons who scheme to obtain possession of 
goods by all manner of lying and deception. 
In order to  shield  families  of  wealth  and 
high station, particularly females,  from the 
infamy of theft they are said  to  be  “klep­
tomaniacs,”  and  are  discharged  for  the 
twentieth  time  with  a  mild  reprimand. 
Precocious boys and girls who are  addicted 
to pilfering are found to be so  numerous as 
to cast suspicion upon the most respectable. 
Shame,  compassion  and  remorse  are  fast 
being blotted from  the  human heart.  The 
taking of human life upon the  most  paltry 
provocation  is  a  daily  if  not  an  hourly 
occurrence,  and  self-destruction  is  almost 
equally prevalent.  Men  become  monsters 
and,  wild  with  rage  or  passion,  disregard 
the pleadings of both infancy and age.  The 
sacredness of chastity or  of  helplessness  is 
ignored and the demon  of  selfishness  only 
is remembered.  As in war familiarity with 
suffering and death  hardens  sympathy  and 
kindness to a fearful extent,  so  the  preva­
lence of criminal acts with  a  great  number 
of successful escapes from  punishment  im­
pairs and weakens the  power  to  do  right, 
rendering the mind plastic and  receptive to 
wicked influences.  Witnessing  the  power 
and  place  that  wealth  confers,  and  the 
honors paid to it,  with the laxity of  inquiry 
as to its rightful possession,  the temptation 
to imitate and to incur great  risks  is  quite 
often  too strong for moral resistance.

Another fruitful basis of  crime is that in­
exorable  tyrant.  Fashion,  which  invades 
every place  and  position,  public  and  pri­
vate; and in the process  of  feeding  the  in­
satiate monster all deficiences  are  supplied 
in  the  same  fashionable  manner,  which 
may be embodied in one plain Anglo-Saxon 
word—stealing!  Extravagance, 
the  off­
spring of fashion,  walks hand in hand with 
her and boldly  enters every  legislative hall 
in our country.  Even the sacredness of  re­
ligion is  no  shield  in  defense  of  honesty, 
and  fashionable  defaulters  are  found  in 
sacriligious quest  of  mammon.  Not  as  in 
the last century do people  live  for  what  is 
best for their  mental  and  physical  happi­
ness.  The questions  are  not,  Is  it  right? 
Is it healthful?  and  can I  possess  it  hon­
estly?  but  Is  it  the style?  Is  it  fashion­
able?  We build,  we furnish,  we dress  and 
ride to please others and not ourselves, and 
truly it is other people’s eyes  that  ruin  us. 
If  all  the  world  were  blind,  how  little 
would fashion cost us !

We in this land of equality  (?)  whose in­
come may  be only a thousand a year or less 
must,  at  all  hazards,  move  in  the  same 
station as  our  neighbor  whose  income  is 
four or  five  times  as  much.  “And  why 
not?” says one.  “Are we not as  good  and 
respectable as he?  And why  should  there 
be any  favored  ones  in  our  land?”  “The 
world owes  me  a  living,”  says  another, 
“and I labor as hard as my  neighbor,  who 
seems to  be coining money.” 
(Possibly  he 
is—counterfeit.)  And  if  the expenditures 
exceed  the  receipts,  what  then?  Simply 
this—crime is the dernier resort  to  supply 
the deficiency or to  blot  it  from  . the  un- 
happy  mind  forever. 
In  numberless  in­
stances fashion forces entire families  either 
to criminal acts or  to  social  ostracism  and 
is,  therefore,  wickedly responsible therefor. 
Not all,  however, are found chained to  this 
juggernaut.  Now  and  then,  here  and 
there,  is  a  happy  soul  who  whistles  and 
labors,  who loves  honor  and  honestly  for 
their own  sake,  accepts  the  ostracism,  if 
need be, and  preserves  his  own  manhood 
“though the heavens  do fall.”  What cares 
he  for  fashion?  His  home  is  always  an 
Eden.

Another source of crime  is  the  constant 
addition 
to  our  population  from  other 
countries.  The 
immigration  problem, 
while it may require the  wisdom of a  Solo­
mon to solve it,  should at  once  receive  the 
earnest attention of this government.  Few, 
indeed,  are  aware  of  the  vast  number  of 
paupers,  lunatics  and  criminals  of  every 
grade who are gratuitously  landed  on  our 
soil yearly from the old  world.  This  ele­
ment and its pernicious doctrines are  large­
ly responsible  for  the  increase  of  crime. 
Neither  socialist,  anarchist,  nihilist  or 
murderers under any other  name  must  for 
a moment be permitted to instill their dead­
ly poison in the minds of  any public or pri­
vate  gathering  in  America.  There  should 
always be a limit, even  to free speech,  and 
that limit  should  be  the  border  of  crime.

NO.  199,

Unless a line is drawn,  our  flag which  has 
braved the storms of one  hundred  and  ten 
years will surely go down in  blood.

In closing this  article  it  might  be  pre- 
sumptious for the  writer,  an  old  man,  to 
institute  any  comparison  between 
the 
morals and fashions  of  society  fifty  years 
ago and those of the present day.  They are 
already matters of history.  The  coarse  of 
this  nation  must  still  be  onward,  and, 
profiting by our  errors  and  follies  of  the 
past,  we can,  if  we  will,  change  the  im­
moral course of  our people.  Civic societies 
may be formed, including both sexes, which 
might  wage a successful war  against  both 
fashion  and  extravagance  and  thereby 
lessen crime.  At  least some new and radi­
cal  departure  must  be  instituted  in  our 
tuition and laws, or, like  the  fate  of  most 
republics of the past, we perish by our own 
hand. 

F rank A.  H owig.

Where W e Live.*

We live,  a large  portion of  the  time,  in 
the realms of  imagination.  We  embellish 
and people this realm  each  after his  own 
fancy.  The young man,  with laudable am­
bition, dreams  of joys  and  honors  which 
shall be his  in the  to-morrow,  in  that real 
world toward which he  hastens.  The man 
of maturer  years  seeks  recognition  of his 
worth, the good-will of  his fellow-men and 
present honors amid the  throng of busy hu­
man workers who  people the  real world in 
which  he  moves.  The  gray-haired  man, 
bending beneath the weight of  many years, 
craves remembrance'of  the fact that yester­
day the bright dreams of the young and the 
desires,  labors  and  honors  of  the middle- 
aged were his—sacred  legacy  for  a day,  to 
be surrendered  to  succeeding  generations 
forever and ever. 
In this imaginary world, 
as in the real world,  it often occurs that the 
young and  the mature and  the aged dream 
the same dreams and share the same hopes.
We meet to celebrate such an occasion to­
night.  To-night  we may  live on  the very 
mountain-top of this delightful world—riot, 
as it were,  amid the choicest flowers of fan­
cy and be forgiven.  Come then,  friends,  to 
this delectable land and for a moment dwell 
in it. 
In fancy,  look forward upon the nar­
row streak of light through fell and  forest, 
which follows upon the track of this sturdy 
band of  patient  toilers.  Note  the  white 
stars of  hope  emblazoned  upon  the  leaf- 
crowned  monarchs,  which, on  either side, 
line  this  devious  and  narrow  pathway. 
Contemplate  the  oft-repeated  monuments 
which rise at stated intervals along the way 
and decipher, if you can,  the strange  heiro- 
glyphics with which they are adorned.  Be­
hold!  On  either  side  the 
lordly  forest 
shrinks  away  and, far  as eye  can scan, a 
broad and  fair highway  stretches  into the 
distance.  And now,  across the graded bed, 
at even  distance laid,  the  ties  and  rails o f. 
steel do bind us to Bellaire  and Charlevoix.
Where do we live?  In a real world  now 
—a  practical  and  a  working  world.  A 
world  of  vast  possibilities  and  wondrous 
achievements.  The picture presented, dear 
friends, is not wholly imaginary.  The nar­
row line  of  light,  the  blazing  stars, 
the 
monuments,  the* hieroglyphics  are  a  sub­
stantial  reality,  a  fixed  and  visible  fact. 
Thanks to the  persevering, energetic,  pub­
lic-spirited citizens  of  Charlevoix,  Antrim 
and Kalkaska counties  it  is  so.  There  is 
where we live, and,  in the  language  of  the 
immortal  sage  of  Marshfield,  “ We  still 
live”—live to  make  the  imaginary  part  of 
this picture a  blooming  reality:  Where do 
we live?  We  live  in  picturesque  and  de­
lightful Charlevoix,  the queen of  Michigan 
summer resorts, laved  upon  the  north  by 
the lake waters and touched into warm  life 
from the south by the  D.  C.  &  E.  R.  R.; 
we live in brave,  bustling Ironton  with  its 
furnace chimneys belching forth smoke and 
flame by day and  by  night,  preparing  its 
products for shipment over the D.  C.  &  E. 
R. R.; we live in Central Lake and in Snow 
Flake  in  the  fair  and  fertile  valley  of 
the  intermediate.  The  granary  of  the 
north,  the fruits and the fish,  the  fowls  of 
the air and the  “cattte on a thousand hills” 
are ours to ship over the D.  C. & E.  R.  R .; 
we live in Bellaire,  the  home  of  the  pro­
genitors of  the D.  C.  & E.  R.  R.,  the  per­
sistent pushers of  the project; Bellaire,  the 
bright and  the  busy,  with  its  magnificent 
river  and  noisy  factories;  Bellaire, 
the 
metropolis of  Antrim  county,  crowned  on 
the west with grand old hills in rich setting 
of rare scenery, on the north and  south  by 
its  chain  of  beautiful  inland  lakes,  and 
speeding  through  its  eastern  suburbs  the 
trains of the D.  C. & E.  R.  R.;  we  live  in 
Kalkaska,  on the G.  R. & I.  R. R., fourteen 
miles  in  a  southwesterly  and  downward 
direction from Mancelona; plucky,  hustling 
Kalkaska,  which  reacheth  out  for  that 
which  it desireth and diveth down  deep,  if 
need be,  that  its  desires  inay  be  realized; 
Kalkaska,  fair City of  the  Plains,  seat  of 
mills and  factories,  terminus  of  the  Elk 
Rapids  and  Kalkaska 
railroad,  present 
southern terminus of  the  great  trunk  line 
from Lake Michigan to the Gulf,  the  D. C. 
& E.  R. R., and the great railroad and com- 
mercial center of  the  famous Grand  Trav­
erse region.  This is ichcre we live.

»Response by A. A. Abbot at recent banquet 

of Kalkaska B. M. A.

Equal to the Occasion.

“Do you think, young  man,” said a mer­
chant to his clerk,  “that you will be able to 
take care of my daughter  Flora in the style 
to which she has always been accustomed? ” 
“I think  so,  sir,”  answered  the  young 
man,  confidently. 
“She  refused to go to 
the picnic with me last week  because,  she 
said,  she had nothing to wear.”

Most manufacturing  interests  will  enter 
upon the later half of the  year  under  com­
fortable surroundings.  The rush of  orders 
fqr the past two months has been  sufficient 
to keep factories and mills busy.  Stocks of 
all kinds, in both crude and  finished  mate­
rials,  are  light.  Although  production  has 
been gauged  to demand,  overproduction  is 
feared.  Trade combinations are doing their 
best to keep up the discipline that has  been 
established. 
In  a  general  way,  manufac­
turers anticipate a busy summer.

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AMONG THE TRADE.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

RETAIL  TRADE  OF  TRE  WOLVERINE  STATE.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  13,  1887.

TH E  ANTIDOTE OF  ANARCHISM.
The Grand Rapids  Workman,  which  for 
several years has been  an  ardent  advocate 
of the strike  and  the  boycott,  has  lately 
taken to recommending  building  and  loan 
associations—a change of tactics  which  all 
good citizens will cordially approve.  There 
was never a better plan devised  to  encour­
age savings on the  part  of  working people 
than the building and loan  association  and 
anyone advocating the project is entitled  to 
the gratitude of people of small and  moder­
ate means.  Grand Rapids has one such  or­
ganization,  but the field is broad enough for 
a dozen associations.  The new law  parsed 
by the last Legislature  simplifies  the  work 
of organization and maintenance  very  nia- 
terially, as  it  embodies  all  the  desirable 
features recently introduced by  the  Illinois 
and New England associations.

All that is said in this connection relative 
to the advantages of  these  associations will 
apply with equal force to any locality in the 
State.  They are  as  essential  to  a  small 
community as a large city,  and can be made 
to work very economically even  in  a  farm­
ing community.  The reasons for this are that 
there are no preferred class to absorb the pro­
fits;  no  sinking  fund  to create;  no  large 
salaried officers  or  clerks  to  maintain;  no 
liabilities 
incurred  except  to  members. 
Every member has a voice  in  the  manage­
ment of the business and a constant  insight 
of its affairs. 
It affords a  simple  method 
of stimulating and  investing  savings  and 
enables the members to pay for homes  with 
the same money that would  otherwise go to 
pay rent.

Every home established  by  a  working 
man drives a  nail  in  the  coffin  of  com­
munism and anarchism.

A local trade organ  asserts  that  the  en­
tire  credit  for  getting  the  Cole  anti-com­
pact  insurance  bill  through  the  House  of 
Representatives  is  due  to  Messrs.  Widdi- 
comb and Van Asmus,  of this  city.  As  a 
matter  of  fact,  neither  gentleman  knew 
that the bill was before the Legislature  un­
til informed by the editor of  The  T bades- 
m an that it had already passed  the  House. 
They then set about a vigorous campaign  in 
the Senate chamber  and  to  their  efforts  is 
largely due its  success  in  that  body.  The 
almost unaminous vote the  bill  received  in 
the House was due to the  efficient  work  of 
the  various  Business  Men’s  Associations 
in  the State,  and T he  Tradesman has in­
side information that their  potent  influence 
was  also  felt  in  the  Senate.  “Honor  to 
to whom honor is due.”

Chief Smith is carrying thfe work of  pub­
lic purification  bravely forward.  The root­
ing  out  of  the  social  evil  from  business 
blocks  owned  by  Joseph  Martin,  W.  S. 
Gunn and others  who  make  a  practice  of 
renting buildings  for  purposes of  prostitu­
tion  is  having  marked  effect.  Why  Mr. 
Smith does not  proceed  against  such  men 
under  the  State  law  is  more  than  T he 
T radesman Is able  to  state.  That would 
seem to  be  the  shortest  way to effect a re­
formation,  as  that  method  strikes  at  the 
root of the evil.

The statement of Boots  and Shoes, in  an 
article on the fourth page  of  this  issue,  to 
the effect that wooden shoes  are  made  in 
this country only  at  Clymer,  Penn.,  will 
not be given credence in  this  State.  As  a 
matter of fact, there are two regular  wood­
en shoe factories in this city,  presided  over 
by industrious Hollanders,  while  at  Hol­
land, Zeeland, and several  other  places  in 
the Holland  Colony,  there  are  men  who 
make a practice of hewing out shoes  at odd 
intervals.

The Traverse City Association Applies  for 

the  First  Charter.

T raverse City, July 6,  1887.

E. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids:
Dea r Sir—At our meeting  last  evening 
I acted as Secretary and suggested that  the 
Traverse City Association  call  for  charter 
No.  1,  as  soon  as  ready.  A  motion  was 
made  and  unanimously  carried  that  the 
State body grant  our  Association  the  first 
charter issued.  “Give  us  a  charter,”  was 
the cry.
A communication from Dr. Baker,  Secre­
tary of  the  State  Board  of  Health,  was 
placed before the meeting,  asking as to  the 
desirability of  holding a  Sanitary  Conven­
tion here in August.  A  committee  of  six 
was appointed,  with Dr.  B.  D.  Ashton  as 
chairman,  with instructions  to  arrange  for 
the proposed meeting.
Owing to the press of business that comes 
before our meetings,  it was decided to here­
after hold them  semi-monthly.
The base ball committee,  who  played  at 
Elk Rapids on the 4th,  reported  that  “the 
rain descended and  the  flood  came,”  but 
that they  “cleaned the Elk Rapids men out 
all the same.”
transportation  eommittee  was  in­
structed to open correspondence with the G. 
R.  & L,  asking  that  our  former  rates  on 
freight be restored.
Much  enthusiasm  prevails  here  on  the 
question of manufacturing industries.
A large representation  of  business  men 
were present.  The hot weather in  no  way 
lessens our regular attendance.
Yours truly,

The 

F rank  H amilton,  Sec’y pro tem.
Michigan now has 111 national banks.

G RA N D   R A P ID S   G O SSIP.

C.  H.  Cornell,  commission  dealer,  has 

O. E. Brown is building  a  grain elevator 

moved to*Petoskey.

near the south yards.

J.  W.  Crater,  dealer  in  picture  frames, 

has been closed on chattel mortgage.

A.  N. Howe has engaged  in  the  grocery 
business  at  Sheridan.  Olney,  Shields  & 
Co. furnished the stock.

S.  L.  King is  building  a  drykiln  in  the 
rear of  his lounge factory  on  South  Front 
street, 20x20 feet In dimensions.

D.  H.  Mosher is now  employing  about  a 
dozen  men  in his  wood  mantle  and  store 
furniture factory on South Front  street.

Hawkins & Perry  have  foreclosed  their 
mortgage  on  the  Ashton  Bros,  grocery 
stock, at Traverse City, and  are closing out 
the same as fast as  possible.

H. H. Freedman & Co. will remove  their 
wholesale cigar  stock  to  Reed  City about 
the 20th and operate the business in connec­
tion with their cigar factory  at  that  jplace.
Walsh & Spoon, who engaged in the gro­
cery business  about six  months  ago at  the 
corner of Canal and  Erie  streets, have con­
cluded to close  out  their  stock  and  retire 
from business.

Edward McArdle, who failed  in  the gro­
cery business about a year ago at 119 Plain- 
field avenue, and who moved to Detroit and 
engaged  in  the  same  business,  has  again 
been closed on chattel mortgage.

Olney,  Shields  &  Co.  have  leased  the 
upper  floors  of  the  building  occupied  by 
them on Fulton  street  and  removed  their 
office to the rear end of the first floor,  using 
the old office for a sample room.

The Grand  Rapids  Portable  House  Co. 
has received an order from  the Government 
for fifty-eight  of  the  Densmore veneer cot­
tages.  In case the cottages are satisfactory, 
they will be adopted for the use of the army, 
in place of tents.

R. G. Philbrick has sold, his general stock 
at the comer of Fifth  and  Davis  streets to 
John  B.  Gregg,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  on*  Grandville  avenue. 
Mr. Philbrick contemplates engaging in the 
flour  and  feed  business  in  an  adjoining 
store.

The Grand Rapids  School  Furniture  Co. 
has received an order for  school desks from 
the interior of Asiatic Turkey and  are ship­
ping them  in fifty pound  packages,  so they 
can  be transported on the  backs of  camels. 
The  corporation  has also contracted to fur­
nish  2,000  opera  chairs  for  the  Warder 
Opera  House, at  Kansas  City, said  to  be 
the finest  opera house in the West.

A ROUND  T H E   STA TE.

Sault de Ste. Marie—C. H. Pease, general 

dealer, has assigned.

Traverse City—C.  Howard  &  Son  have 

opened a grocery store at Fern wood.

Big  Rapids—C.  P. Judson & Co. succeed 

C. P. Judson in the hardware business.

Montague—G.  Yeenstra  succeeds  Veen- 
stra & Watson in the boot  and  shoe  busi­
ness.

Sand  Lake—Chas.  Morton  and  H.  F. 
Hamilton  have  consolidated  their  grocery 
stocks.

Caro—Ryerson  J.  Parkhurst 

succeeds 
Parkhurst  & Johnson  in  the  boot and shoe 
business.

Escanaba—Wm.  Pinchin  succeeds  Aaron 
Miller in the grocery, fruit  and  confection­
ery business.

Sand  Lake—E.  A.  Horton, proprietor  of 
the Sand Lake House restaurant, has put in 
a stock of groceries.

Ashley—John  Y.  Blair  has  moved  his 
grocery stock to Ola,  a new  town five miles 
from this place.

Detroit—Ellair  Bros.—composed  of  A. 
G. Ellair  and  Alexander J. Ellair—succeed 
A. G. Ellair & Co. in  the  commission  busi­
ness.

Vermontville—C.  E.  Hammond  has  pur­
chased Loomis & Co.’s stock of  wall-paper, 
books and stationery, and will  continue the 
business.

Nashville—B.  B.  Downing 

succeeds 
Downing Bros, in  the  meat  business.  H. 
E.  Downing will hereafter devote his atten­
tion to buying and shipping stock.

St.  Louis—W.  G.  Mitchell,  of  Bay City, 
recently put in a  grocery  stock  here.  Not 
succeeding as well as he  expected,  he pack­
ed up and moved back to Bay City.

Kalamazoo—H.  H.  Everard  &  Co.,  job 
printers, and Ihling Bros., blank book man­
ufacturers and stationers,  have consolidated 
their  business  under  the  style  of  Ihling 
Bros.  & Everard.

Allegan—J. M. Mendel has  retired  from 
the milling firm of J. M. Mendel  & Co.  E. 
R. Reid will conduct the flour and feed busi­
ness and Samuel Guard and  L.  G.  Stead­
man will continue the milling business.

Caledonia—Stow  &  Brooks’ 

two-story 
brick block and  Whitmer  Bros.’  one-story 
brick block  adjoining  are  nearing  comple­
tion.  The former  will  be  used  as  a  meat 
market and the latter as an agricultural  im­
plement warehouse.

Detroit—Stephen Baldwin, special partner 
in the  wholesale  millinery  firm  of  W.  H. 
Mitchell  &  Co.,  has  withdrawn.  W.  H. 
Mitchell, Mansfield Shelly and  Douglass E. 
Kellogg,  general  partners,  and  Reuben C. 
Webb,  special  partner,  succeed  to the busi­
ness under the same firm name.

STR A Y   F A C T S.

Springport—Reuben  Yerenton,  general 

dealer,  is dead.

Cheboygan—A.  W.  Westgate  &  Son’s 

creditors get 35 X cents on the dollar.

Battle  Creek—W. J. Fisher,  the  grocer, 
was recently married  to  Miss  Mary  Cran­
ford.

Pontiac—A little over  a quarter of &  mil­
lion pounds of  wool  was  purchased at this 
market

Muskegon—Wm.  Peer  “dedicated”  his 
new  grocery  store,  at  Lakeside,  with  a 
dance on July 8.

Battle Creek—A  Building  and  Loan As­
sociation has been organized  by  a  number 
of representative business men.

Baraga—Thomas Nestor is  having a lum­
ber barge  constructed  which is designed to 
have a capacity of 1,000,000 feet. 

Bellaire—Geo. W.  Dole  has  retired  from 
the livery firm of  Dole Bros.  The business 
will be continued by Andrew J. Dole.

South  Boardman—W.  H. Thompson  has 
been  convicted  of  illegal  liquor  selling, 
fined $100 and  sentenced to 80 days in  jail.
Eaton Rapids—Jas.  Rush ton, in addition 
to his drug business,  is handling a patented 
attachment for spring tooth harrows,  which 
commands a large sale.

*

Caledonia—C. G. Johnson, of the grocery 
firm of Johnson & Seibert, has gone to Den­
ver in the hopes  of securing  relief from the 
bronchial  hoarseness  which  has  troubled 
him for the past three years.

Mt. Clemens—Druggist Shotwell and Mr. 
Wm.  D. Wilson had a little  scrap  recently 
which was not only disgraceful,  but  which 
resulted in  the  warlike  doctor  getting  a 
large-sized licking.  He was the  aggressor, 
it is claimed.

Detroit—At  a  special  meeting  of  the 
stockholders of the Third  National  Bank, 
held on July 6,  it  was  unanimously  voted 
to increase the capital stock  from  $200,000 
to $300,000.  The new stock will be  placed 
in entirely new hands.

Kalkaska—The  Tradesman’s  corres­
pondent  writes:  “The  huckleberry season 
opened here Wednesday with a shipment of 
twenty bushels.  The crop is enormous and 
thousands of bushels will  be  shipped  from 
here within the next six  weeks.”

Whitehall—George  Morley,  of  Detroit, 
has purchased from  Campbell & Coveil, the 
steam barge R.  C. Brittain.  The  Brittain 
was built at Saugatuck in 1877, has a capac­
ity of 225,000 feet of lumber, rates A 2, and 
is valued by Inland Lloyds at $14,000.

Port  Huron—Some  itinerant  frauds  re­
cently succeeded in  ringing  a  new  change 
on the sawdust trick.  They went to a saw­
mill and filled a number  of  bags  with saw­
dust,  which they managed to  palm  off  for 
corn by some ingenious  method  of  schem­
ing,  and had the money in their pockets be­
fore the trick was discovered.

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

Romeo—The  carriage  factory  has  shut 

down for the present.

Coldwater—W.  A.  Combs  has  bought 

Kerr Bros.’ flouring mill.

Menominee—The sawmills' aVe lioW^cS? 

ting about 8,000,000 feet daily.

Flint—Stone,  Atwood & Co. are  building 

an addition to their, woolen mill.

Lansing—The  Lansing  Iron  &  Engine 

Works are building a large addition.

*

Mason—Holly & Bullen, tile manufactur­

ers,  were recently partially  burned out.

Rochester—The  Western  Knitting  Co. 

pays out over $1,800 per week  for wages.

Belding—The  Belding  Refrigeratot  Co. 
has sold over  9,000  refrigerators  this  sea­
son.

Flint—Holman & Catharin  are building a 
brick elevator in connection with theif grist 
mill.

Oscoda—Penoyar Bros,  will  cut 250,000,- 
000  feet  of  lumber  this  year  in  all  their 
mills.

Battle Creek—The Michigan Scoop Co.  is 
shipping  goods  to  Sweden,  Norway  and 
Denmark.

Charlevoix—Frank  D.  Phillips,  late  of 
Port Huron, will engage in the manufacture 
of cigars here.

Chippewa  Lake—The  Chippewa Lumber 
Co.’s shingle mill  burned on July 2.  Loss, 
$2,500; insured. 

Reed City—The Reed City Manufacturing 
Co. has  received an order for half a million 
washboard frames.

Eaton Rapids—V. R. Steglitz is now  em­
ploying ten men in  his  cigar  factory  and 
expects to double his force by fall.

Clarion—Blood  Bros,  ship  a  car  load  of 
maple broom  handles, rolling  pins,  potato 
mashers, etc.,  every  day.  They  use  about 
100,000 feet of logs monthly.

increasing  his  working  force 

Owosso—The  common  council  has voted 
$2,500 to  L.  E. Woodard  in  consideration 
of  his 
in 
the  Owosso  Casket  Co. 
fifty  men.  He 
proposes  to  immediately  erect  two  brick 
buildings—on 48x112 feet, four stories high, 
and the other 32x40, three stories.

Stanton—The Stanton Milling Co., which 
has absorbed the business of Turner & Rey­
nolds,  has  been  incorporated with a capital 
of  $35,000, 77  per  cent,  of  which has been 
paid in.  The officers of the corporation are 
as  follows:  President,  E.  K. Wood;  Vice- 
President,  C.  W.  Chapin;  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  M. A.  Reynolds.

Detroit—The  officers of  the  Detroit Safe 
Co. have purchased 150x138  feet  adjoining 
their present works  and  will  erect  a  one- 
story factory for  the  manufacture  of  glass 
enameled  steel  casks  used  in  connection 
with the new vacuum  process  for  refining 
beer.  The concern expects to be in running 
order by January 1,  when  it  will  start  in 
witli orders for $100,000  worth of tanks.

H.  D.  Pegg,  general  dealer  at  Morenci, 
passed  through  the  city last  night  on  his 
way  to  the  pharmaceutical  convention  at 
Petoskey.

Association Notes.

H. M. Marshall, President of the Lawrence 
B. M. A., writes:  “We are  waking up the 
dead-beats to beat all.”

The  State  Board  of  Health  will  hold  a 
sanitary  convention  at  Traverse  City  the 
latter part of  August  under the auspices of 
the Business Men’s Association.

Geo. W. Albrecht,  of  the  Bank  of  Bel­
laire, writes  that  he “will  be  at  Flint  in 
September.”  The  local  committee  on  ar­
rangements  will  please  govern  themselves 
accordingly.

The State Sheet for July has been delayed 
by press  of  work  in  the  office where it is 
printed,  but all the associations will receive 
their full quota before the end of the present 
week.  The  July sheet is  the  largest  and 
most valuable yet issued.

The Allegan  B. M. A.  is  canvassing  the 
subject of  railway  connection  with  Sauga­
tuck,  which  would  give  the  former  town 
the  advantage  of  water  freights.  Sauga­
tuck  and  Douglass  have  reported to have 
subscribed $15,000 in aid of the project.

Whitehall Forum:  The Fourth on White 
Lake was passed  in  an  exceptional  way. 
Instead  of  the  usual  accompaniment  of 
brass bands,  uniformed parades,  and  pyro­
technic displays,  those  who  did  not  seek 
these abroad were treated by  the  Business 
Men’s Association  to  a  free  excursion  to 
the Resort, and the steamer  B rittain  was 
chartered for the purpose.

Mancelonia Herald:  The members of  the 
Bellaire Business Men’s  Association  allow 
no flies  to  roost  on  them.  The  organiza­
tion is  laying out  its  money in  street  im­
provements,  and  is  doing  whatever  will 
tend to benefit and improve the town.  The 
Association  is  doing  all  in  its  power 
to 
build up and develop Bellaire and surround­
ing country,  and  the  vim  and  determina­
tion  manifested  by  the  members  is  good 
evidence 
that  success  will  eventually 
crown its  efforts.

The Gripsack Brigade.

Dave Haugli  is  taking  a  rest this week. 
Fred. Ball is covering  his  regular  route for 
him.

Albert Antrim left yesterday for a several 
months’ trip  in  the  interest of  the Alabas- 
tine and Anti-Kalsomine Co.

John Cole, formerly  engaged in the hard­
ware business  at  Fremont,  is  now  on  the 
road for the Gunn Hardware Co.

T.  A.  Ward,  for several years past on the 
road for the Detroit  Paper Co.,  will hereaf­
ter sell wallpaper for a Chicago house.

C. E. Cones,  representing  S. W. Yenable 
& Co., of  Petersburg, Va.,  spent Sunday at 
this market  and  smiled  upon  the  jobbing 
trade yesterday.

Yalda Johnston is  confined  to  his  home 
by  illness;  By.  Smith  ditto.  Mr. Mussel- 
man visited the  Muskegon customers of the 
former on Monday.

Gus.  Sharp has opened  an  office  with S. 
P.  Swartz and is now dickering in shingles. 
iHe says he is  making  more money than he 
ever did on the road.

Mrs. A. D.  Baker and son  are  spending 
the  summer  at  Traverse  City,  in  conse­
quence of which  Ad. puts  in  his  Sundays 
there the same as of old.

W. N. Ford, representing  J.  G. Butler & 
Co.,  of  St.  Louis, Mo.,  was  in  town  over 
Sunday.  He is putting in this week at Man­
istee,  Onekama and Frankfort.

Petoskey Democrat:  A party of patriotic 
Grand Rapids drummers  roused M. B. Har- 
ner from  his  slumbers  at  3 o’clock on the 
morning of the  Fourth, with  a  rattling sa­
lute of able-bodied fire crackers.

Cornelius Calomel Crawford is anxious to 
purchase a good  dog  for  a friend who runs 
a drug store.  Anyone having  a  spare  ca­
nine  can  find  a  purchaser  by  addressing 
Mr. Crawford at this  city; or  the  dog  can 
be sent to his address by express.

Alex.  Stevenson, traveling  representative 
for the Black  Hardware  Co.,  of  Detroit, 
fell while playing base ball at West Branch 
one day last week and  fractured  his  collar 
bone,  which will lay  him  up  three  or  four 
weeks.

H. A.  Hudson stayed over night  at Crys­
tal a week or  so  ago.  For  the  purpose of 
getting ahead of certain other traveling men 
who  were  headed  toward  Carson City, he 
drove  over  to  that  place  very early in the 
morning.  When he got there he discovered 
that he had left his pocket-book, containing 
$600 in  cold cash, under his  pillow  at  the 
Crystal Hotel. 
It took  him just forty min­
utes to  cover  ten  miles,  but  he  found  the 
pocket-book all the same.

Purely Personal.

N.  B.  Clark has purchased 7,000 cords of 

tanbark from John  Canfield.

J.  O. Seibert,  of  the  Caledonia  grocery 
firm of Johnson & Seibert, was in town last 
week.

Fred.  B.  Clark  and  wife  went  to  St. 
Joseph yesterday,  where they  will  spend  a 
couple of weeks in pursuit of rest and recre­
ation.

Frank Kruse,  formerly  with  John  Caul­
field, later engaged  with his  brother in  the 
grocery business on West Bridge street, has 
entered the employ of  a  Chicago  wallpaper 
house.

Druggist  Fincher,  of  Pentwater,  and 
Druggist Hatch, of Hart, went to  the  con­
vention in the yacht  Norden.  They  start­
ed last Thursday, and were joined at Manis­
tee by A.  H.  Lynn.

“Nuttall’s  Standard  Dictionary  of  the 
English  Language,”  revised  by  the  Rev. 
James Wood,  is  a  valuable  work  for  any 
student’s library. 
It contains many thous­
ands of new words which modern literature, 
science  and  art  have  called  into  common 
usage,  with  pronunciations,  etymologies, 
definitions,  appendices  of proper  names,  il­
lustrations,  etc.  Frederick  Warne  &  Co., 
publishers,  N.  Y.

VISITING  BUYERS.

i

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

Way land.

C. E. Coburn, Pierson.
Caspar Scbuit, Howard City.
B. T. Kent, Howard City.
D. Clelland, Coopersville.
R. K. Finch, Saranac.
L. Alexander, Howard City.
John Giles, Lowell.
J. A. Massie,  Greenville.
W. S. Johnson, Sutton’s Bay.
F. P. Grommon, Saranac.
Jo. Totten, Totten.
John Pruim, Holland.
E. S. Day, Ludington.
Neal McMillan, Rockford.
E. P. Barnard, Maple Valley.
W.C. Sheldon, Grand Haven.
Hoag & J udson, Cannonsburg.
Geo. N.  Reynolds. Belmont.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudson ville.
C. H. Joldersma, Jamestown.
D. C. Carlin, Greenville.
J. Cordes, Alpine.
Smith & Bristol, Ada.
H. F. Hamilton, Sand Lake.
Jno. Giles & Co., Lowell.
A. Fisher Sc Co., Lowell.
E. M. Reed, Cbopersville.
G. C. Baker, LaBarge.
W. G. Hastings, Kent City.
W. G. Clark, Saranac.
O. House,  Chauncey.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
N. Harris, Big Springs.
J. Gunstra, Lamont.
J. B. Brooks, St. Ignace.
H. Ade,  Conklin.
L. M. Wolfe, Hudsonville.
J. C. Townsend, White Cloud.
H. D. Purdy, Fennville.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
John Crispe, Plainwell.
C. E. Blakeley, Coopersville.
J. Q. Look. Lowell.
J. N. Wait, Hudsonville.
W. K. Walker, Walker Sc Hewitt, Lansing.
A. DeKruif, Zeeland.
G. TenHoor,  Forest Grove. 
C. C. Tuxbury, Sullivan.
C. H. Doming,  Dutton.
Sisson & Lilley Lumber Co., Lilley P. O.
W. H. Hicks, Morley.
R. E. Workman, Holland.
N. Bouma, Fisher.
Jno. Damstra, Gitchell.
F. B. Watkins, Hopkins Station.
W. Bell. Nottawa.
H. Thompson, Canada Corners.
J. W.  Humphrey,  Humphrey  Sc  Spaulding. 
O. Ball, Morley.
J. K. Sharpe, Big Rapids.
M. F. Walling, Walling Bros., Lamont.
Jno. Bishop, Montague.
C. E. Manley, Kinney.
Wm. Black, Cedar Springs.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.
E. Hagadorn, Fife Lake.
Jno. Smith, Ada.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.
C. W. Caskey, Harbor Springs.
F. D.  Warren, Plainwell.
G. W. Robinson. Edgerton.
A. B. Foote, Hilliards.
F. B. Jones, Plainwell.
Martin Walsh, Spring Lake.
H e n r y  Antes. Benton Harbor.
Cole Sc Chapel, Ada.
M. H. McCoy, Grandville.
J. P. Dwineil, Edgerton.
A. Fisher Sc Co., Lowell.
Capt. Wm. Rosie, Bass River.
John T. Snushall. Fife Lake.
Gus. Begman, Bauer.
H. H. Potter, Jenisonville.
John Farowe, So. Blendon.
Farowe Sc Dalmon, Allendale.
Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.
H. B. Hawley & Son, Westwood.
F. B. Hopper, Middleville.
Koolvoord Sc Travis, Hamilton.
S. L. Ware, Sand Lake.
An  Adrian  furniture  dealer is the owner 
of a small but  vivacious  terrier  whose edu­
cation  is  remarkably  complete. * The  pro­
cess of trading money for meat he mastered 
long ago, and  the milkman’s ring he recog­
nizes blocks away,  while to carry letters  or 
papers,  or  to  burden  himself  with a small 
bundle or basket forms  one  of  his chief de­
lights. 
It is  his polite  and  invariable cus­
tom, when  given  a  piece  of  money  with 
which  to  treat  himself,  to  return  to  the 
donor with his  purchase  to  obtain permis­
sion to eat it  and  possibly  to  return  final 
thanks  for  the  favor.  At  any  rate, the 
thanks theory ought to be  accepted because 
upon one  occasion  he  returned  to express 
his  displeasure.  A  farmer  gave  him  a 
leaden nickel  which  no  butcher  would ac­
cept, although he tried a  number  of  them, 
after which,  it is  related,  lie  followed  the 
farmer to his home,  some  three  miles  out, 
laid the nickel  at his feet,  bit him severely 
in the leg and ran away.

What do you think of this?  While in conver­
sation  with  Wm. M. Dale,  one of  the largest 
druggists  in  Chicago,  we  were  surprised  to 
learn that he had sold over one and a half mil­
lion of Tansill’s  Punch oe. cigars  and that the 
quality gets better ail the time.  The  demand 
continues to increase.  Let us tell you, if you 
want to sell a cigar  that your  customers  will 
be pleased with, the sooner you order Tansill’s 
Punch the better .—Independent Grocer.

AGENTS  FOR  THE

population.  Average daily sales, $30.

375 South Union St., Grand Rapids.
Standard  Petit Ledger.
TATANTED—A registered female pharmacist 
tt 
to take situation in western  town.  Al­
so other registered pharmacists and assistants.
FOR SALE—Stock of $3,000 in  town  of  1,000 
SALE—Stock  of  about  $3,000,  well lo­
cated in Grand Rapids,  doing  good busi-
IjlOR SALE—Stock  of  about  $500 in town of 
500 inhabitants.  No other  drug  store  in 
town, good location.  Must be sold on account 
of death of proprietor._________________ __
1110R SALE—A new, clean and carefully  se­
lected stock of $1,500 in town of 500 inhab­
itants.  Average  daily  sales  $13.  No  other 
drug store m town.
F OR SALE—Stock of about $1,800 in town of 
1,800 population.  Will exchange for good 
real estate.
TTIOR  SALE—Stock  of  $1,700  in 
town  of 
JP  800 inhabitants.  Average daily  sales $15. 
Will Bell on easy terms.
TTIOR SALE—Stock of about $4,009 in town of 
T   2,000  inhabitants.  Will  exchange  for 
good farm lands.
A LSO—Many  other  stocks,  the particulars 
of which we will furnish  on  application.
■ O  DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks 
we will furnish the address  and full par­
ticulars of those on our list free.
■ E  HAVE also secured  the  agency  for J.
H. Vail Sc Co.’s medical publications and 
can furnish  any  medical  or  pharmaceutical 
work at publishers’ rates.

Michigan Drug Exchange,

857 South Union St., 

- 

Grand Eapids.

W H I P S

ADDRESS

GRAHAM  ROYS,  -  Grand  Rapids, Mich,

MISCELLANEOUS.

200*

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 35 cents.  Advance payment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 35 cents extra, to cover expense of postage,
F OR SALE—$3,200  stock of drugs  and  gro­
ceries at a sacrifice, in a good  little town 
of life and  energy.  Also  store  building  and 
house and lot.  Will exchange  real  estate for 
farm property.  Address G. Sc D„ care Trades­
m an________________   _____  
l!*9at
■ OR  SALE—At a bargain, 80 acres of choice 
farming  land  situated  in  township  of 
Clearwater, county of Kalkaska, on north ^  of 
southwest *4 of seotion 24, in town 28, north of 
range 8 west, with 18 acres improved.  Frame 
barn 28 x 38  and  small  house.  For  terms  of 
sale apply to Perry  Hannah or Smith Barnes, 
Traverse City. Mich. 
Hf93t
IilOR SALE—A good-paying  hardware  busi­
ness in a thriving Michigan village.  Will 
sell stock or  tinner’s  tools,  With  or  without 
the building.  Will invoice about $2,000.  Good 
reasons for selling.  Address “Tinsmith,” care 
The Tradesman: 
;>02*
17K)R  SALE—Well-selected  grocery  stock,
-  bakery  business,  store  buildings  and 
good  residence  adjoining  same.  Cash  sales 
aggregate  $18,000  per  year.  This  property 
will be offered exceptionally low  for  cash,  or 
cash and time, or will take a  small  unencum­
bered  place  as  part  pay.  Address  J.  W. 
Landes,  376  Champion  Bt.,  Battle  Creek, ■ 
Mich. 
F OR RENT— Large store,  corner  West  FuT- 
ton  and  Front  streets.  Boston  Block. 
Good location for a grocery.  Inquire  of  J. T. 
Struhan, 221 Mt. Vernon St., Grand Rapids.  200
"CIOR SALE—130-acre  farm, with  fine  bouse 
A- 
and other buildings,  three  miles north of 
Coopersville.  The  best  orchard  in  Ottawa 
county.  Price $7,000 cash.  Address,  for  fur­
ther particulars, E. A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich,_______________  
i9§tf
■ OR SALE  CHEAP—Portable  saw  mill  in 
good running order.  Capacity 25  M pine 
lumber per day.  Gang edger, saw dust carrier, 
and line rollers.  For  further  particulars  en- 
quire of J. F. Clark, Big Rapids, Mich.  196tf
"DIOR SALE—In the fast-growing city of Mus- 
A-  kegon, a choice stock of groceries, includ­
ing  store 
fixtures,  horses  and  delivery 
wagons.  Corner store, well located, everything 
in good shape.  Address H, lock box E, Muske­
gon, Mich.__________________  
jap*
■ OR  SALE—Fine  residence  property  on 
Mount Vernon street, west side, with bath 
room, closets  and  all  modern  conveniences 
for sale for $5,000 cash, or will  trade for  stock 
of general merchandise or goods in any partic­
ular line.  Address N. A. Fletcher,  Houseman 
Building, Grand Rapids. 
ptstf
■ OR SALE—The best drugstore in the thriv­
ing city of Muskegon.  Terms easy.  C. L. 
Brundage, Muskegon, Mich. 
193tf
I^OR SALE—Two store  counters, three  sets 
J- 
scales,  six  tea  cans,  six spice  cans, one 
small coffee mill and two  show-cases, also one 
delivery wagon.  All of  the foregoing will  be 
sold cheap for cash.  M.  J.  Lewis,  72  Grand- 
ville avenue, Grand Rapids. 
I ilOR SALE—Best  bargain  ever  offered  for 
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. 
T^OR SALE—Ice box, 6 feet and 2 inches high, 
A.  2 feet 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-
la?!______________________________189tf
TTTANTED—To exchange  farm worth $2,500 
T » 
for a stock  of goods.  Address  Box  23, 
Tradesman office. 
T IT  ANTED—By  a  man  ofT biiity,a job  in 
» ”  wholesale or retail store, express office, 
or any kind of  situation  that  is  respectable. 
Best of references.  Address J. M. Laberteaux, 
Benton Harbor, Mich. 
200*
TITANTED—Agents to handle the New Chem 
»" 
leal Ink Erasing Pencil.  Greatest  nov­
elty ever  produced.  Erases  ink  in  two sec­
onds, no abrasion of paper.  200 to 500 per cent, 
profit.  One agent's  sales amounted to $620.00 
in Six Days;  another $32.00 in two hours.  Ter­
ritory absolutely free.  Salary  to  good  men. 
No ladies need answer.  Sample 35 cents.  For 
terms and full particulars  address the  manu­
facturers, J. W. Skinner & Co., Onalaska. Wis­
consin.___________________  
"TTTANTED — To  exchange  a  nice  house 
T T 
and lot in Big Rapids  for a  drug  store. 
Grand Rapids preferred.  Address  H. L. Hall, 
care Hazettine  &  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  Grand 
Rapids. Mich. 
TTTANTED—A  man  having  an  established 
▼ “ 
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. 

201*tf

177tf

192tf

197tf

178tf

ago*

For  Sale  or  Exchange.

A factory fully equipped with wood work­
ing Machinery—good Brick Buildings—am­
ple grounds—good shipping  facilities—well 
Ideated 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.

OEGAMTIOBJTFITS.

Full  outfits  for  the  Collection  Depart­
ment of a Business Men’s Association, con­
taining all the late improvements, supplied 
to order for $ 13.  The outfit comprises: 
1,000 “Blue Letter’’  Notification  Sheets, 
for member's use.
500 Copyrighted Record Blanks,
500 Association Notification  Sheets, and 
500  Envelopes.
Money can be sent by  draft,  post-office 
or express order.
Fuller & Stowe Company,

4g Lyon Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.

Full Line ot

We make a specialty of

B T T R B K A   O X X i,

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

GRAND  RAPIDS  OFFICE,

NTo. 1 Canal  St.,

Telephone No. 228-2.

J.  G.  ALEXANDER,  Agent.

GIVE  US A  TRIAL  ORDER.

We  Guarantee  Satisfaction.

SOLIMAN  SNOOKS.

The Old Gentleman Angry at His Would 

be  Imitators.

Cant H ook Cokners, July 11,  1887 

Editor Tradesman:

Dea r  Sir —Things are very warm around 
I don’t re­
the Snooks’ mansion this week. 
fer especially to the weather, but to the feel 
in’s  of  your  humble  correspondent. 
It 
seems I have reached that period on the on 
ward march of  fame which  generates imi 
tators—and it begins to look as though they 
would be thick as bees in swarming time.

When I sent  my last  note to you by the 
reporter who took my speech in short hand. 
I promised to write to you ail about our cel 
ebration, but it has all been  knocked out of 
my head by some infernal dunderhead send­
ing a sickly paper down in  your town  two 
or three  communications  signed  with my 
name,  in imitation  of my  rechurch, style of 
literature, and  trying to  palm it  oif  on an 
innocent,  unsuspecting public as a genuine, 
Al, warranted full measure and all-wool ar­
ticle.

Although it is a  tribute  to my  greatness 
to have some impudent  upstart try to make 
folks believe he’s me,  and  sail ’round like a 
bam door  painted  red,  I don’t like it a bit, 
and,  moreover,  I ain’t going to stand it. 
If 
the feller had wrote to any other paper than 
the one lie did,  I wouldn’t mind it so much 
But,  as our unmortal friend  has it,  “there’s 
the rub.” 
I wouldn’t mind having my name 
and address stole, and a feeble attempt made 
to imitate me—for what  great  man has not 
been imitated,  even my  namesake of  old 
but to have it sent to a paper that ain’t read 
by anybody, and one that don’t  circulate in 
Cant Hook Comers even,  is too much.

And then the cheek of  signing my  name 
to his letter and putting  “Mayor” under it, 
when he  ought  to know  that  Cant  Hook 
Comers is only a little  village and can’t as­
pire to more than a President. 
It is true I 
am the President, but that don’t make it any 
less ridiculous  to have it  appear that I am 
hankering after honors  that don’t belong to 
me.

I wish I had that  feller up  here for just 
half a minute. 
I’d make him think his hair 
grew on the wrong side of his empty cocoa- 
nut when he wrote that nonsense.

My opinion of the man  that tries to run a 
newspaper on  other folks’  money and  fills 
his columns with ideas  and  articles  stole 
from other and  better  papers, is that he is 
mean enough to steal pennies from his chil­
dren and then lick ’em for losing ’em.  That 
editor,  I’ll bet, cuts his  cook-stove wood in 
two in the  middle  and bums  it in one side 
of the stove to save wearing  out  the other.
Mr.  Editor, I don’t  know when  to stop 
when I get into this  coagulated  strain, but 
you know my brother-in-law, Tom Spriggs’s 
wife had red hair, and it kind o’ mns in the 
family to be hot-tempered,  and I’ve got aw­
fully stirred up over this piece  of audacious 
brazenry.

When this  man,  who’s trying  to make a 
kind of Two  Dromios  out of me, wrote the 
first one or two of his letters—one about the 
water-works and  other  nonsense—a friend 
of mine happened to find the paper behind a 
wood-pile  near  the track of  our new rail­
road,  where some lunatic going to the Trav­
erse City asylum had thrown it,  and  sent it 
to me.  Well,  I didn’t think  much about it. 
for I knew  folks  could  tell  that it wasn’t 
the genuine thing by the  taste,  like that lu­
natic on the  train, crazy  as he  was;  but I 
thought I’d see if he’d  write any more, so I 
sent to  Grand  Kapids to get a  paper  the 
next week,  for you can’t find  one anywhere 
else,  and there was that mushy  mess about 
our Fourth. 
I showed it to the Rev. Timo­
thy Tinker, and he  said that as a  patriotic 
man and a citizen of the Comers,  as well as 
a compounder of the gospel,  he,  for one,  in­
sisted that I should  write  right oif  to you 
and set matters right in  regard to our cele­
bration.  He cautioned  me to  refrain  from 
bad language and stick to the gospel  tmth. 
Well, I can do the latter, but human nature 
is too much for me in the former.

In the first place,  this  nonentity says the 
Comers was  “one vast blaze of fire-crackers, 
patriotism  and  beer.”  Now,  did you ever 
hear of patriotism being set on fire except in 
novels or some trashy  newspaper?  And as 
for beer,  though I never  drink it  myself I 
have always noticed that instead of the beer 
blazing it  generally  sets the man  that im­
bibes it on fire—ahyway, they  always want 
to paint the  town red.

Next, he goes on to  say,  in  regard to the 
procession,  “the center  was supported by a 
15-inch gun under the  arm of  Sam Collins 
and a squadron of  cavalry from  Pine Hol­
ler.”  About the gun,  there is no doubt that 
it was  there, but  Sam  Collins  died three 
weeks  ago  Saturday  and was  buried the 
next day.  This shows that the man who is 
imitating me does not live at the Comers at 
all, ’though he may have been here at  some 
tjme in the past

He  gees  on  to say  that  the  Slabtown 
Home Guards were  “followed by  the Cant 
Hook fire department with its pail and brass 
pump.”  Now,  If this liar  had ever been to 
the Comers he would  know our fire depart­
ment  had its  pail  damaged  by  letting it 
stand in the sun empty, and the hoops came 
off.  We sent it down to Barker’s Creek to be 
fixed and it  wasn’t in  use  on the  Fourth. 
The brass pump  was in use all day to keep 
the washtub wemse for a settling  reservoir 
full of water,  so that in  case fire  broke out 
we'would  have a supply to fight it.

I have said enough to  show all fair  peo­
ple that we  didn’t  disgrace  this  glorious 
country by raising anyrumption, as he says, 
so I will let it rest  here,  and  in the  future 
take no notice of  such  flabbergasted  pre­
tenders.  But my heart is so full it seems as

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G,  G, A. VOIGT  i   GO.

Proprietors of

Star R oller M ills.

Manufacturers of

“Our Patent,”

“Star,”

“Calla Lily,”

“Golden Sheaf,” 

“Our  Fancy.”
Rye Flour,  Granulated Meal, 
Bolted  Meal,  Bran  Mid­

Cold Storage.

dlings and Screenings.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MIOH.

chants and others consignments of

W e are prepared  to  receive  from  Mer­
Butter, Cheese and Eggs,

for COLD  STORAGE.  W e  have  one of 
the best Cold Storage Houses in Michigan. 
Solicit  Correspondence.  Rates  made  for 
long or short time.
Office with Cheney & Anderson, under Fourth 

GRAND  RAPIDS STORAGE  CO. 

National Bank.

HARDWOOD LUMBER.

@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-rnn................................ 13 00@15 00
Cherry,  log-run.....................................26 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2............................. 45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull...................................... 
Maple, log-run...................................... 12 004514 00
Maple, sort,  log-run............................. ll 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2...........................   @20 00
Maple,olear, flooring...............................@25 00
Maple, white, selected.....................   @25 On
Red Oak, log-run..............................  @18 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.......................  @24 00
Red Oak, quarter  sawed.................26 00@30 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank..............  @25 00
Walnut, log-run................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2........................   @75 00
Walnuts,  culte.................................   @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run...........................   @13 00
White Ash, log-run...............................14 00@16 00
Whitewood,  log-run............................. 20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run..........................  @17 00

WOODENWARE.

Standard  Tubs, No. 1.................................. 6 00
Standard Tubs, No. 2.................................. 5 00
Standard Tubs, No. 3.................................. 4 00
Standard Pails, two hoop............................ 1 40
Standard Pails, three hoop......................... 1 65
Pails, ground wood 
................................. 4 50
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes........................2 25
Butter  Pails, ash........................................ 2 25
Butter Ladles.............................................. 1 00
Rolling Pins..................................................  75
Potato Mashers............................................  50
Clothes Pounders........................................ 2 25
ClothesPlns..................................................  60
Mop  Sticks...................................................i 00
Washboards, single..................................... 1 75
Washboards, double....................................2 26
Diamond  Market.........................................  40
Bushel, narrow band.................................. 1 60
Bushel, wide band.......................................1 75
Clothes, splint,  No. 1...................................3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2...................................4 25
Clothes, splint.  No. 3...................................5 00
Clothes,willow  No. 1.................................. 550
Clothes, willow  No. 2.................................. 6 50
Clothes, willow  No. 3.................................. 7 50
Water Tight, bu..........................................3 75
“  half bu...................................2 86

BASKETS.

** 

Ib a r b w a r e .

60

a*

FILES—New List.

12 

13 

H A N G E R S .

GAUGES.

HAMMERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.""’

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

GALVANIZED IRON,
14 

American File Association List....... dis  00*10
Dlsston's 
.........................................dis  60*10
American................................... dis  60*10
Nicholson’s..........................................dis  60*10
Heller s ........... 
.............................. dis  56*10
GO
Heller 3 Horse Rasps.......................... dis 
„  
Nos. 16 to 20,  22 and 24,  25 and 28,  27 
28
List 
15 
18
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60. 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..............dis 
50
„  
Maydole & Co.’s...................................dis 
25
Kip’s ..................................................dis 
25
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s...............................dis 40*10
Mason's Solid Cast Steel.................   30 c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel. Hand. .30 c 40*10
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  50*10
Champion,  anti-friction...................... dis 60*10
40
Kidder, wood track.............................dis 
HINGES.
_  
Gate, Clark’s, l, 2, 3............................. dis 
60
.................. per doz, net, 3 50
State.. . . . . . . . .  
Screw Hook and Strap, to  12  in.  4*4  14
3L4
Screw Hook and Eye,  >4  ........  
  "net 
lo2
8*
Screw Hook and Eye X  .................inet 
Screw Hook and Eye  X........... 
net 
714
Screw Hook and Eye,  X.................... net 
7)4
Strap and  T ....................................dis 
70
Pots............................................................. 
Kettles....................................
Spiders  ........................................................... #0
Gray  enameled............................................... 50
Stamped Tin Ware................... new  list 
75
Japanned Tin  Ware...............................  
Granite Iron  Ware.................... !!."!.! 
25
Grub  J............................................$11 OO, dis 60
w™“ !*............................................  11 50, dis 60
G rub3.............................................   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings............dis 
55
Door, porcelain, jap.  trimmings......  
65
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings...... 
a5
Door, porcelain, trimmings....................... 
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain...... dis
70
Picture, H. L. Judd * Co.’s...............
40*10
Hemacite........................................ ..dig
45
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list..dis
Mallory, Wheeler * Co.’s.................  dis
Branford’s ......................................... cU8
Norwalk’s  ....................... 
dis
LEVELS.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.................. dis
70
Adze  Eye..................................$16 00 dis 
60
Hunt Eye.................................. $15 00 dis 
60
Hunt 8......................................$18 50 dis 20 * 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................dis  60
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s................................dis 40
Coffee, P. 8. & W.Mfg. Co.’s Maileables ..  dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s............   dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise...........................................25
Stebbin’s P attern ...........................dis  60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine..........................!. dis  60*10
Enterprise,  self-measuring.............'dis 
25

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

KNOBS—NEW  LIST.

MAULS.
MILLS.

MOLASSES GATES.

LOCKS—DOOR.

MATTOCKS.

HOES.

n a i l s  —t r o n .

Common, Brad and Fencing.

o i l e r s .

........ 

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

» * * -0»
8d and 9 d adv.................................. 
6dand7d  adv.................................... 
 
ko
4dand5dadv............................. 
75
3d advance...................................*...........   1  ka
3d fine advance.........................................  g 35
Clinch nails, adv.......................... 
1  n<\
Finishing 
6d  4d
Size—inches  )  3 
2 
134
Adv. f  keg 
Steel Nails—2  15.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent................... dis60& 10
Zinc, with brass bottom..................  
dis  60
Brass or  Copper.................................... .dig  50
« faP®r -v,.............................. per gross, $12 net
Olmstead s .............................................   60*10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy........................   dis  30
Sciota Bench  .......................................dis 50@65
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy.................. dig  30
Bench, flrstfquality...  ....................... dis 60@55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__dis20*10
Fry, Acme............................................dis 50*10
Common, polished...............................dis60&10
Dripping................................... $ tt>  6%
Iron and Tinned................................. dis 
55
Copper Rivets and  Burs....................dis 
60
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 26  to 27  9 20

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

PLANES.

RIVETS.

PANS.

Broken packs Xc y  lb extra.

 

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.
Ives’, old style....................................... dis  60
N.  H-iC. Co............................................. dis  60
Douglass’....................................... ;....dls 
60
Pierces’ ..................................................dis  60
Snell’s .....................................................dis  60
Cook’s  ..................................................dis 
40
Jennings’, genuine.................................dis  25
Jennings’, imitation.............................disoO&lO
Spring......................................................dis  40
Railroad........................................... $ 14 00
Garden...................... 
net 33 00
H and...........................................dis $ 60*10*10
Cow.................................................dis 
70
Call................................................ dis 
30&15
Gong..............................................dis 
25
Door, Sargent................................dis 
60*10
Stove................................................. dis $ 
60
Carriage  new list..............................dis  7G&10
Plow  ......... ;...................................... dis 
50
70
Sleigh Shoe.......................................dis 
Wrought Barrel  Bolts..................... dis 
60
Cast  Barrel Bolts.............................dis 
40
Cast Barrel, brass knobs................. dis 
40
Cast Square Spring...........................dis 
60
Cast Chain............ ............................dis
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob............dis
Wrought Square...... .........................dis
Wrought Sunk Flush........................ dis
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush.............................................. dis  60*10
Ives’ Door......................................... dis  60*10
40
Barber.............................................. dis$ 
Backus.............................................. dis  50*10
Spofford.............................................dis 
50
Am. Ball............................................ dis 
net
Well, plain................ 
$  350
Well, swivel.............................................  
4 00
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................   dis  70&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed........dis  70*10
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.. dis  60*10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast  joint, .dis  60*10
Wrought Loose  Pin.........................dis  60*10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorn tip..........dis  60* 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned..........dis  00* 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
tipped............................................ dis  60* 5
Wrought Table.................................. dis  60&10
Wrought Inside Blind......................dis  60*10
75
Wrought Brass..................................dis 
80
Blind, Clark’s.....................................dis 
Blind, Parker’s..................................dis 
80
Blind, Shepard’s............................... dis 
70
Ely’s 1-10.......................................... per m $ 65
Hick’s C. F ......................................... 
60
G.D..................................................... 
35
Musket...............................................  
60
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester  new listGO&lO
Rim Fire, United  States....................... dlsGO&lO
Central lire ...........................................disdO&lO
Socket Firmer....................................dis  70*10
Socket Framing................................. dis  70*10
Socket Corner................................... dis  70*10
Socket Slioks..................................... dis  70*10
Butchers’Tanged Firmer.................dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers.................. dis 
20
Cold.....................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s.......................
. . . d i s 40*10
Hotchkiss  ....................................
.. .dis
25
Brass, Racking’B..........................
60
Bibb’s ..........................................
60
B eer.............................................
40*10
Fenns’............................................
60
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........... ....... «fi>  28
14x52,14x56,14 x60.......................
..  31
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.........
..  23 
Cold Rolled, 14x48.........................
..  23
Bottoms.........................................
..  23
Morse’s Bit  Stock........................ ...dis
40
Taper and Straight Shank............ ...dis
40
Morse’s Taper  Shank.................... .. .dis
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in.......................... doz nel $.80
Corrugated.................................... ...dis 20*10
Adjustable.................................... ...dis X&10
Claris, small. $18 00;  large, $26 00. 
30
Ives’, 1. $18 00 ; 2. $24 00 ;  3, $30 00.
25

EX PA N SIV E B IT S.

CATRIDGES.

CHISELS.

ELBOW S.

C O PPER .

’dis
d i s

COMBS.

DRILLS

COCKS.

ROPES.

3 00

TACKS.

‘SQUARES.

SHEET IRON.

TIN  PLATES.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

$2 90
2 90
3 06
3 1ft
3 35
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 3  Inches 

Sisal, X in. and  larger................................  jo)4
Manilla.......................................................'
Steel and Iron......................................dis  70*10
TryandBevels..................... *..........dis 
60
Mitre  .................................................dis 
20
„  
Com. Smooth.  Com.
Nos. 10 to 14................................. $4  20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ................................  4  20 
Nos. 18 to 21................................  420 
Nos. 22 to 24 ................................  4  20 
Nos .26 to 26................................  4  40 
No. 27.........................................   4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs. y   lb.......................... 
6
In smaller quansities, y   lb.....................1 
«^4
60
American, all  kinds............................dis 
60
Steel, all kinds.....................................dis 
Swedes, all  kinds................................dis 
60
Gimp and Lace................................... dis 
60
50
Cigar Box  Nails..................................dis 
50
Finishing Nails................................... dis 
50
Common and Patent  Brads................dis 
50
Hungarian Nails and Miners' Tacks.dis 
50
Trunk and Clout Nails.........................dis 
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails........... dis 
45
Leathered Carpet  Tacks.................... dis 
35
No. 1,  Refined.......................................  
1250
16 00
Market  Half-and-half.......................... 
17  50
Strictly  Half-and-half.......................... 
10x14, Charcoal.......................5 4005 60
IC, 
10x14,Charcoal............................   7 25
IX, 
12x12, Charcoal...............................  6 2ft
IC, 
12x12, Charcoal.............................  7 75
IX, 
IC, 
14x20, Charcoal..............................   ft  75
IX, 
14x20, Charcoal..............................  7 2ft
IXX,  14x20, Charcoal..............................  8 7ft
IXXX, 14x20, Charcooi..............................  10  77
IXXXX, 14x29,  Charcoal..........................  12 6ft
20x28, Charcoal..............................  15 50
IX, 
DC, 
100 Plate Charcoal..........................  6 50
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal..............................   8 50
DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal..........................  10 50
DXXX,  100 Plate Charcoal......................   12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6 75 
Roofing, 14x20, IC......................................  5 25
Roofing, 14x20,  IX ....................................   6 75
Roofing, 20x28, IC......................................  11 00
Roofing, 20x28, IX ....................................   14 00
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne......................5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne..................  7 80
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne............... 11 OO
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne............  14 OO
Steel,Game.................................................60*10
Oneida|Communtity,  Newhouse’s........ dis  36
Oneida Community, Hawley * Norton’s. .60*10
Hotchkiss’ .................................... 
8, P. & W.  Mfg. Go.’s................................ 60*10
Mouse, ohoker.....................................180 y  doz
Mouse,  delusion.............................. $1 50 y  doz
Bright Market...............................................dis 67)4
Annealed Market...........................................dis 7b*lo
Coppered Market...........................................dis 03)4
Extra Bailing.........................................  dig  55
Tinned-Market..............................................dis 62)4
Tinned  Broom........................................y a   09
Tinned Mattress.....................................«  9> 8)4
Coppered Spring Steel..................................dis 50
Tinned Spring Steel....................................... dis 40*10
y a>  3
Plain Fence............. 
Barbed Fence, galvanized........................... 4 25
painted.............................. .'350
Copper............................................ new  list net
Brass................................................new list net
Bright 
........................................dis  70*10*10
Screw Eyes.....................................dis  70*10*10
Hook’s ...........................................dis  70*10*10
Gate Hooks and  Eves.................. dis  70*10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..............
Coe’s Genuine......... ...........................dis 
Coe’sPtent A gricultural, wrought, dis 
Coe’s Ptent, malleable..................................dis 75*10
Birdcages............................................... 
50
Pumps,  Cistern............................................. dis 70*10
Screws, new  list..................................... 
70*5
Casters,  Bed  and Plate...................dis50*10*K)
Dampers, American............................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods.d60*10&10 
5*3c
Copper Bottoms:.................................. 

MISCELLANEOUS.

TIN—LEADED.

W IRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

rates.

TRAPS.

50
75

** 

 

 

60*10

though it would slop over every step I take, 
it jars it so, with the sorrow  and  hard feel­
ings I have for one of  my  fellow-men;  for 
you know I am a soft-hearted  creature,  and, 
wonld rather  climb  a  ten-rail  fence  than 
stop to quarrel with a 3 earling bull pup.

Yours,  in deep affliction,

Somman Snooks,

President, G. D. & J. P.

Eaton  Rapids  in  Line  on  Organization.
Agreeable to  call,  the  business  men  of 
Eaton Rapids met last Thursday evening to 
consider the advisability of forming a  Busi­
ness Men’s Association.  Will Emmert was 
selected to act as chairman and H.  F.  Rey­
nolds as  Secretary.  After  an  explanation 
of  the  aims  and objects of  organized effort 
by the  editor  of  T he  T radesman,  L.  A, 
Bentley moved that the formation of an Asso­
ciation  be  immediately  proceeded  with 
which  was  adopted. 
The  constitution 
and  by-laws  presented  by  Mr.  Stowe, 
were 
follow­
ing gentlemen  handed  in  their  named  for 
charter membership:  C. T.  Hartson,  I.  N 
Reynolds,  Wilcox & Toles, Stirling  &  Co. 
Reynolds Bros.,  Will Emmert,  E.  D.  Cor­
bin, L.  A.  Bentley,  Harvey  Capron,  J.  D 
Stedwell,  R.  H.  Reynolds  &  Son,  L.  T 
White, First National Bank,  J.  W. Munger 
& Co., J. Rush ton.

adopted,  when 

the 

On  motion of L.  W.  Toles,  H.  F.  Rey 
nolds,  C. T.  Hartson and Will Emmert were 
appointed a- special committee to solicit  the 
names  of the  remaining  business  men  of 
the place,  when an adjournment was  taken 
until Friday  evening.

T H E   SECOND  M EETIN G .
E aton Rapids, July 9,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
Dea r  Sir—Our  special  Committee  on 
Membership  secured  the  following  addi 
tional names for charter membership in  the 
Association:  P.  C.  Cupp  &  Son,  E.  S. 
Harris, Wesley  Vaughan,  F. Z. Hamilton, 
Joseph Carr, Turrell & Wright,  W. B. Gar­
rison and James  Gallery’s Son.  This gives 
us a membAship of twenty-three, which we 
propose to Mcrease to thirty before the next 
meeting. 
At our meeting last  evening  the  follow 
ing officers were elected:
President—F. H. DeGalin. 
Vice-President—C. T.  Hartson.
Secretary—Will Emmert.
Treasurer—F. Z.  Hamilton.
The  election  of  the  committees was de­
ferred until the next meeting,  which will be 
held on  Friday evening, July 15.

u

Yours,

H. F.  Reynolds,  Sec’y pro tern.

STORE  COUNTERS  AND  FURNITURE  TO  ORDER.

D.  H.  MOSHIER,

MANUFACTURER OF

Goifnters,  ■ M l  
Cases,
And  all  kinds of  Store  and  Bank  FdrniWre.

w o o d   m a n te ls;

^

Odd Bookcases and Sideboards.

Special  attention given  to ordered  work.  Call  and see me 

or send for estimates.

62 So.  Front St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Wholesale Grocers.

IMPORTERS  OF

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

“Acme” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros. 

Soaps and Niagara Starch.

Send  for  Cigar  Catalogue  and 
ask for Special  Inside Prices 
on  anything  in  our  line.

Monthly Report of  State  Secretary  Mills 

Grand Raaids, July 11, 1887. 
membership  report.

The following  names  were  added  to our 

State membership during the month:

16008  A. R. Thayer, Detroit.
15010  R. T. Scott, Fenton.
15015  A. F. Peck, Detroit.
15052
J. H. Hamilton, Ionia.
15055
D. W. Diel, Lansing1.
H e
15058
W. H. Gallup, Battle Creek.
15059
W. T. Hess, Grand Rapids.
15060
A. Kuppenheimer, Grand Rapids.
15063
C. F. Marple, Charlotte.
15064 
D. S. Bostwick, Detroit.
15088 
G. W. Bence, Detroit.
15135
J. A. Ray, Buchanan.
Thirteen members have paid dues.  There 
have been no receipts and no disbursements 
of cash during the month.

Concerted action to secure week-end tick­
ets is being made by our railroad committee. 

Respectfully submitted,

L.  M.  Mills,

Sec’y-Treas.  Mich. Div., T.  P. A.
Negaunee Considering Organization.
Neg au nee,  July 7,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dea r  Sir—We  organized  a  Business 
Men’s Association here some two years ago, 
but it has already fallen  into a state of “in- 
ocuous desuetude.”
I  think  an  organization  having  proper 
elements of cohesion  would  be  of  value to 
our business men, and we  shall  be  glad to 
meet  you  and  talk  the matter over, and if 
the  scheme  appears  feasible,  I  have  no 
doubt  we  can  easily  organize.  What  are 
your plans, objects and character  of  the as­
sociation?  The  term  “Business  Men”  is 
quite broad. 

Yours truly,

J ohn Q.  Adams.

The Coopersville  cheese  factory has sus­
pended  operations, owing  to  the  failure of 
the farmers to  furnish  enough  inlik to ren 
der the  factory  self-sustaining.  Consider­
ing the record made  by the factory,  the far­
mers appear to be  very short-sighted.  The 
merchants of  Coopersville  will now be del­
uged with poor butter again.

G r a n d   R a p i d s  T r a v e l i n g  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n .
President,  L.  M. Mills;  Vice-President, S. A. Sears;  Sec­
retary  and Treasurer, Geo. H. Seymour;  Board of Di­
rectors, H. S. Robertson,  Geo.  F.  Owen,  J.  N.  Brad­
ford, A. B. Cole and Wm. Logie.

r   Subscribers and others,  when writing 
to advertisers, will confer a favor on the puD- 
lishers by mentioning that they-saw the adver­
tisement in the columns of  this paper.

Must  Have  Tiger  Oil.
Grand  Rapids, June 22,  1887. 

Dr. Leeson, Cadillac:

Dea r Sir—I should have  answered your 
letter ere this had not  sickness  prevented, 
and now I will just say that I asked for the 
sole agency of Tiger Oil  simply  because I 
thought your medicine  was not at  present 
for sale here. 
I have  relatives  and friends 
here who have tried repeatedly to find Tiger 
Oil in the city and failed, and  consequently 
have been in  the  habit of sending  to  Mill- 
brook for it.  When we moved  here recent- 
almost the first day  some  one asked if I 
brought  any  Tiger  Oil to  sell.  As I had 
not I kept lending from  what I had for pri­
vate use, until it was  gone, and  we tried to 
buy more here,  and,  as on former occasions, 
failed to find any.  So, thinking perhaps it 
might pay to keep a small  supply on  hand 
(if no  one  else  near  me  kept  it),  I  wrote 
I intended  sending out  your 
you as I did. 
circulars from house to house, and so adver­
tise it. 
If, as you say, so  many  druggists 
in this city keep  Tiger  Oil  they, take no 
pains to sell it, even when called for.
You can do as you choose  about  sending 
me any to sell. 
I  can  get  my  supply,  as 
formerly,  from  my  husband’s  mother  in 
Millbrook.  Very  respectfully yours,

Mrs.  Susa Cawthorne.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

fl. LEONARD i SONS,
Mason’s Porcelain Lined 
FR U IT JA R S,

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

Genuine Cap.  No Imitation.

i 
> P in ts..................... ............................................... Per gross $10.00
Quarts............................................................ 
n .00
X Gallons.............................................................. 
14.00

PRICES.

“ 
“ 

No charge for cartage.

CLARK, JEWELL
Wholesale

GRAND  RAPIDS,

! ..  M .  C A R Y .

C A R ? <& LOVERIDGE,

L .  ! ..  L O V E R I D G E .

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

71m  and Burglar Proof

Combination and Time Locks,

Il IM  Street, 

- 

t a i Rapids, BA.

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

P resident—F rank H am ilton, Traverse City.
F irst Vice-President—P aul P. M organ, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. H errick, G rand Rapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamasoo.
Executive Comm ittee—President, F irst Vice-President, 
Secretary, N. B. Blaln and W. E. Kelsey.
Committee on Trad© Interests—Sm ith Barnes, Traverse 
City;  P. Ranney, K alamaxoo;  A.  W.  W estgate,  Che- 
bovg&n.
Com m ittee on Legislation—W . E.  Kelsey,  Ionia;  J.  V.
Crandall, Sand Lake;  J. F. Clark, Big Rapids. 
Comm ittee on Membership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis;  B.
F. Emery, G rand Rapids;  the Secretary.
Comm ittee  on  Transportation—Jas.  A.  Coye,  G rand 
Rapids;  J.W .  Milliken,  Traverse  City;  C.  T.  Bridg­
man, Flint. 
Comm ittee on Constitution—W. E. Kelsey,  Ionia;  R. D.
McNaughton, Coopersville;  I. F. Clapp, Allegan, 
Official Organ—Th e Michigan T radesman.

____ __   , 

„   .

_ 

. 

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

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

President, D. F. W atson;  Secretary, Elm er Chapel.

A l b a  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, C. R. Sm ith;  Secretary, P eter Baldwin.

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

President, Irving F. Clapp ; Secretary, E. T. V anO strand.
R e t a i l   G r o c e r s ’ A s s o c ia tio n  o f  B a t t l e  C r e e k  
President.G eo. H. Rowell;  Secretary, John P. Stanley.

B e l d i n g   M e r c h a n t s ’  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, H. J. Leonard; Secretary, J. M. Earle.

B e i l a i r e   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, John Rodgers;  Secretary, G. J. Note ware.
B u r r   O a k   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, B. O. Graves;  Secretary, H . M. Lee.________
M e r c h a n t ’s  P r o t e c t i v e  A s s ’n  o f  B ig   R a p i d s . 
President, E. P. Clark;  Secretary. A. 8. H obart._______
B o y n e   C ity   B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 

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

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

President, J» C. Me Adam ;  Secretary t C» T. Chapin.

C a r s o n  C ity  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, F. A.'Rockafellow;  Secretary, C. O. Trask.
C a s n o v ia ,  B a i le y   a n d   T r e n t   B .  M .  A . 
President. H. E. Hesseltine;  Secretary, E. Fam ham .
C e d a r   S p r in g s   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President. T. W. P rovin;  Secretary, L. H. Chapman.

C h a r l e v o ix   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, John Nichols;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.
C o o p e r s v ille   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President. G. H. W atrous;  Secretary, W. R. Boynton.
B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  P r o t e c t i v e   U n io n   o f   C h e ­
President, J. H. T uttle;  Secretary, H. G. Poser.

b o y g a n .

B im o n d a le   B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 

President,  T. M. Sloan ;  Secretary, N. H. Widger.

D o r r   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, L. N. Fisher;  Secretary, E. S. Botsford.
R e t a i l   G r o ç e r s ’  A s s o c ia tio n   o f   E .  S a g in a w . 
President,  Richard Luster;  Secretary, Chas. H. Smith.

E d m o r e  B u s in e s s   M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, H. W. Robson;  Secretary, W. S. W hittlesey.

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

Geo. L. Thurston. Central Lake.___________  

President,  F.  H.  Thurston,  C entral  Lake;  Secretary, 
_
E l k  R a p i d s  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s P r o t e c t i v e  A s ’n . 
President. J. J. McLaughlin;  Secretary, C. L. M artin.

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

President. W. M. Davis;  Secretary, Chas. E. Bell._____
F r a n k f o r t   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 

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

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

F l i n t   M e r c a n t i l e   U n io n .

F r e e p o r t   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, Foster Sisson ;  Sec’y, A rthur Ckeseborough.

F i f e  L a k e  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, E. H agadom ;  Secretary, O. V. Adams. 
« ir a n d H S a v e n   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, Fred. P. Voss;  Secretary, Fred A. H utty. 
R e t a i l   G r o c e r s ’  A s s ’n   o f  G r a n d   R a p i d s .

President, Jas. A. Coye;  Secretary, E. A. Stowe._______
G r e e n v i l l e   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

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

H a r t f o r d   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n .

P resident, V. E. Manley;  Secretary, I. B. Barnes.______

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

President, John K rum er;  Secretary, P. W.  Kane._____

H a s tin g s   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia  
President. L. E. Stauffer;  Secretary,  J.  A.  Va 

im  

H e r s e y  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 

P resident, O. L. M illard; Secretary ,F ran k  Beardsley 
" H o w a rd - C ity  B u s in e s s   M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 
C hairm an, 0. A. Vandenberg;  Secretary, B. J. Lowry.
H o l l a n d   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President. Jacob Van P u tte n ^  Secretary, A. Van Duren. 
H u b b a r d s t o n   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, Boyd Redner;  Secretary, L. W. Robinson.

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President, Wm. E.  Kelsey;  Secretary,  Fred. Cutler, Jr. 

I o n i a   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  E x c h a n g e . 

K a la m a z o o   R e t a i l  G r o c e r s ’ A s s o c i a ti o n .

President, P. Ranney;  Secretary, M. S. Beovllle._______

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

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

K i n w i e y   K im ln e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President. C. H. Camp; Secretary, Chas. E. Brewster. 

L a n s i n g  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n .

President, F rank Wells;  Secretary, W ill Crotty.______

L a w r e n c e   B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 
President. H. M. Marshall;  Secretary, C. A. Stebbina.

L e s lie   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, Wm. H utchings;  Secretary, M. L. Campbell. 
L o w e l l  B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  P r o t e c t i v e   A s s ’n . 
President. X. B. Bjaln:  Secretary, F rank T. King.

L a t h e r   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, W. B. Pool;  Secretary, Chas. J. Robinson.

L y o n s   V -n sin ess  M e n ’s  A s ’n .

P resident, B. M. H utchinson;  Secretary,D.»A. Reynolds 

M a n c e l o n a   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

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

M a n is te e   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, C.  P. G ardner;  Secretary, H. W. Leonard.
M a n is tl q u e   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, F. H. Thom pson;  Secretary, E. K. Orr. 

M a n to n ’s   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n .

President, F. A. Jenlson;  Secretary, R. Fuller.________
G r o c e r s ’  A s s ’n   o f   t h e   C ity   o f   M u s k e g o n .
President, H. B. Fargo;  Secretary. Win. Peer.________

M e r c h a n t 's   U n io n   o f   N a s h v ill e . 

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

M u i r   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n .

President, Simon Town;  Secretary, L. A. Ely._________

O ts e g o   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n .

President, J. M. Ballou;  Secretary, J. F. Conrad.______

O c e a n a   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s ’n . 

President, W. E. Thorp;  Secretary, E. 8. H oughtallng.

O v id   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s ’n . 

President, C. H. H unter;  Secretary. Lester Cooley.
O w o s s o   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n .

President, Jas. O sbum ;  Sec’y, 8. Lamfrom.___________

P e t o s k e y   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, Jas. Buckley;  Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
F e w a m o   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President. A lbert Retan ;  Secretary, E. R. Holmes.

P l a i n w e l l   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, M. Bailey ;  Secretary, J. A. Sidle. 
M e r c h a n t ’s  U n io n  P r o t e c t i v e  A s s o c ia tio n  o f  
President, G. C. Meisel;  Secretary, S. L. Merriam.

P o r t   H u r o n .

R o d n e y   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, L. T. W llm arth; Secretary, R.E.  McCormick.

R e e d   C it y   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c i a ti o n . 

President, C. J. Flelschauer; Secretary, H. W. Hawking.

R o c k f o r d   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n .

President, Geo. A. Sage;  Secretary, J. M. Spore._______
S t. C h a r l e s   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, B. J. Downing;  Secretary, E. E. Burdick.
S t. J o h n s  M e r c h a n t s ’ P r o t e c t i v e  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, H. L. Kendrick;  Secretary, C. M. Merrill. 
B u s in e s s  M e n ’s P r o t e c t i v e  A s s ’n  o f  S a r a n a c . 
President,  Geo. A. P otts;  Secretary, P. T. W illiams.

S o u th   B o a r d i n a n   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s ’n . 

President, H. E. H ogan;  Secretary, 8. E. Niehardt.
S o . A r m  a n d  E . J o r d a n  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s  A s ’n . 
President, D. C. Loveday;  Secretary, C. W, Sutton.

S h e r m a n  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, H. B. S turtevant:  Secretary, W. G. Shane.

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

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

S t u r g i s   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, Henry S. Church;  Secretary, Wm. Jom . 
T r a v e r s e   C ity   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n .
President. Geo. E. Steele ;  Secretary,  L. Roberts.______

T u s t i n   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, Q. A. Estes ;  Secretary, Geo. W, Bevins. 
V e r m o n t v i l l e   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 
President, W. H. Benedict;  Secretary, W, E. Holt.

W a t e r v l i e t  B u s in e s s  M e n ’s A s s o c i a ti o n . 

President, H. Peirce ;  Secretary, F.  H.  Merri Held.

W a y la ïu i  B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 

President. E. W,  Pic k e tt;  Secretary, H. J. Turner.

W o o d l a n d   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s s o c ia tio n . 

President, John Veite;  Secretary, I. N. H arter.
W h i t e   C lo u d   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 
President,  P. M. Roedel;  Secretary, M. D. Hayward.

W h it e   L a k e   B u s in e s s   M e n ’s  A s'n . 

President. A. T. Linderman. Whitehall  Secretary,  W. 

B. Nicholson, Whitehall.

WOODEN  SHOES.

land.

Something  About  Those  Worn  in  Hol­
From  Boots and Shoes.
The Dutch  wear  heavy  wooden  shoes, 
which render their gait  laborious  and  un­
graceful.  A  number of Dutch belles of the 
lower class drag these heavy wooden  shoes 
along with them.  The children seem to  be 
able to  manage  their  wooden  shoes  much 
easier than  grown  people.  When  a dozen 
or more little urchins  indulge  in a romp in 
the street they set up a clatter which can be 
heard for blocks.  The mother who  wishes 
to find  her naughty  child  who  has  left  its 
task for street play, does not at first use her 
eyes in the search  for  the  juvenile  delin­
quent.  She quietly sticks one  of  her  ears 
out of the window, and when  she  hears  a 
loud  clatter  which  suggests  the  tearing 
down of  houses  in  the  neighborhood  she 
rushes towards the  sound,  guided  by  her 
ears.  When,  at  length,  breathing  forth 
threatenings  and  slaughter, she leads home 
her shrieking offspring, the cries  of the lat­
ter are drowned by the music of his compan­
ions’ footfalls.  The great advantage of the 
wooden shoe is its  staying  powers.  Every 
one does not require a new pair  of  wooden 
shoes in his or her lifetime.  When the honest 
citizen is informed by the blooming daughter 
that she would like to have a  new  pair  of 
wooden shoes, he  frowns  and  says:  “My 
child, what  is the matter  with  that  pretty 
pair  which  your  grandmother  received  as 
her wedding gift?  They are  still  neat,  al­
though  not  gaudy.  You  must  remember 
that times are  hard,  and  that  family  ex­
penses must be kept down.”  The  common 
people  seem to understand how to live cheap­
ly.  Many of  the laboring men earn but two 
shillings  a  day,  and yet manage  to support 
families, and lay up enough money  to  give 
a decent burial to  those  members  of  their 
families  who  find  themselves  unable  to 
keep up the task of trying to live.
In  the  town  of  Clymer,  Chautauqua 
county, N.  Y.,  is a large  settlement of Hol­
landers, the older members of which brought 
from their  fatherland  the  simple manners 
and industrious habits  which  have  always 
been  characteristic  of  that  race.  Nearly 
without exception they are  engaged in gen­
eral farming and  dairying,  and  to  supple­
ment their farm labors they have introduced 
an industry which is carried on in no  other 
place in the Union.  This is the  making of 
the wooden shoes  or  clogs  which  are  so 
common in Holland and some other  foreign 
countries.  During the coldest days and the 
long  winter evenings these Hollanders  ply 
their knives and  "shaves”  almost  without 
cessation.  The business is really  a  mono­
poly, and of late it has proved very  profita­
ble, the demand for  the  clumsy  shoes  for 
decorative  purposes  not  only  enhancing 
their value,  which  the  shrewd  Dutchman 
were quick to see,'but increasing  the  num­
ber called for very  materially.  The  woods 
used  are  basswood  and  cucumber.  Each 
shoe is bored and cut  from  a  single  block. 
They become so well  seasoned  that  a  pair 
made in the best  manner  is  almost  inde­
structible.  The  bulk  of  these  shoes  is 
handled by a dealer in  Corry,  Pa.,  and  a 
large nurnner are sent  to  the  Philadelphia 
market. 
It also  requires a  great  many  to 
supply the wants of the colony itself,  as the 
shoes are generally worn by both sexes.
There is something so odd about  wooden 
shoes that they are regarded as great curios­
ities, and are often found in museum collec­
tions.  Regular wooden shoes modelled  af­
ter the old Dutch  paterns are kept for  sale 
in many novelty stores in cities.

Hints on Disinfectants.

This, of  all others,  is  the season of  the 
year when  general  cleanliness,  ventilation 
and the judicious use of antiseptics or disin­
fectants  commend  themselves  to  all  who 
would prevent  the spread  of infectious  or 
contagious poisons,  by the adoption of prop­
er sanitary precautions.
A large number,  perhaps  the  majority of 
people,  continue to  misapply or  to imper­
fectly  understand  the  word  disinfectant. 
Thus,  there is a prevailing  impression that 
the fumes of burnt vinegar or of certain aro­
matic resins, or  gums, woods, or  essential 
oils,  are  efficient  agents,  whereas the dis­
coveries of modem science have shown them 
all to be  perfectly  worthless,  inasmuch as 
they exercise  no  chemical  action on  their 
surroundings,  and  serve merely  to momen­
tarily  cover  noxious  emanations by  their 
own more powerful aromas.
Chemically  speaking,  a true  disinfectant 
must have high oxidizing  power, or at least 
be capable of imparting to a vitiated  atmos­
phere the elements  required to  restore to it 
the natural  equilibrium  of  its  component 
parts.  Thus,  for  example, the  heated va­
por of nitric acid is a very  powerful  oxidiz­
er,  so strong,  in fact, as to  rapidly  oxidize 
charcoal, phosphorous or  iodine, or destroy 
most  organic  matter by  setting it  on fire. 
Sulphuric acid, or oil of vitriol, acts as a de­
hydrator,  and renders  great service  in that 
capacity by decomposing organic substances 
rich in the element of  water.  Many metal­
lic salts occupy important positions as anti­
septics  and  disinfectants;  and  hypo-chlo­
rides are similar in their  action to  chlorine. 
If bleaching  powder be treated  with a free 
acid of any kind,  it throws off  its  chlorine 
gas,  which then becomes at liberty to destroy 
germs and other  attendants upon  putrefac­
tion.  A solution of  bleaching  powder acts 
as  a  perfect  decolorizer  and  deodorizer. 
The readiness with which oxygen is evolved 
from  compounds  containing  the  oxides of 
chlorine is easily shown by treating chlorate 
of potassium with sulphuric acid  under wa­
ter, and  dropping  into  the  liquid a  small 
piece of phosphorus, which will immediate­
ly burst into a  flame and  burn  with a bril­
liant light.  Permanganate of potassium  is 
another salt very  rich  in  oxygen,  and  its 
solution in water has become widely known 
under the name of Condy’s  fluid.
Chloride of iron is an active  disinfectant, 
and, like chlorine and its compounds, acts as 
an indirect oxidizer while undergoing reduc­
tion  to  the  lower  chloride.  Chlorides  of 
zinc and  mercury  are  both  very  corrosive 
poisons and powerful germicides; they have 
the  power  of  coagulating  albumen,  and 
should be used in a high  state  of  dilution 
and with extreme  caution.
Arsenious acid and boracic acid  may both 
be used as preservatives, the latter being es­
pecially efficient and  well  worthy  of  more 
general application.  Sulphate of  iron is an 
invaluable  disinfectant, 
its  action  being 
that of an  absorbent  of  oxygen.  Carbolic 
acid is also very extensively used  and  gen­
erally recommended and approved.  A very 
safe and at  the  same  time  effectual  com­
pound for  domestic  purposes—purification 
of drains, etc.—may be prepared  either  by 
dissolving 2  pounds  of  green  vitriol—sul­
phate of iron—or mixing about a quarter  of 
a pound of carbolic  acid in a gallon of wa­
ter.  All new  disinfectants,  relying  upon 
advertisements for their sale, and of  which 
the  composition  is  held  to  be  a  secret, 
should be  carefully  avoided,  as  the  more 
“fearfully and wonderfully” they are made, 
the less  likely  are they  to be  other  than 
costly shams.

FULLER  &  STOWE  COMPANY,

Engravers and Printers

D esigners

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

Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

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

Address as above
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Cold Storage in Connection.  All Orders  reoeive Prompt and Careful Attention.

We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.

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

Grand Rapids, Michigan,

217 and 219 Livingstone Street, 

0.  W  Archer's Trophy  Corn,

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D.  W. Archer’s Early Golden  Corn, 
D.W. Archer’sMomingGlonr Corn, 
D.W.Archer’s Red CoatTomatoes

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The above Brands are Standard the World Over.  Ask  your  Jobber  for  them   and take

DAVENPORT CANNING CO., 

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

MOSELET  BROS.,

Davenport, Iowa.

WHOLESALE

ALL  KINDS  OF  FIELD  SEEDS  A  SPECIALTY.

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

toes, will be pleased to hear from you.

26,28,30  S  32 Ottawa  Stmt, 
GRAND  RAPIDS
ABSOLUTE  SPICES
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ED. TELFER, Grand Rapids.

100 per cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

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JOBBER  IN

Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits.

SPBOXALTIES i

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

3 Ionia St.,  GRAXT2?  R A PID S,  MICH.

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and fresh until entirely used.

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

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  00.

W holesale Grocers,

SOle  Agents,

77 to 83 SOUTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

HONEY BEE COFFEE!

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The Standard of Excellence

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Kingsford’s Oswego CORN ST ARCH for Puddings9 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

THE  PERFECTION  OF  QUALITY.

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIM E!

ALWAYS  ASK YOUR  GROCER  FOR  THESE  GOODS.

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■WEDNESDAY.

K.  A. STOWE ft BRO., Proprietor».

Offe* in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. 

Telephone No. 95.

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Second-clam Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY.  JULY  13,  1887.

LEISU RE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY   A  COUNTRY  M ERCH AN T.

W ritten  E specially fo r The Tradesman

The “drummer” system of the past decade 
or two has materially  changed the relations 
between the jobber and retailer. 
I  can  re­
member when the wholesaler  deemed  it  a 
duty incumbent upon him to  see  his  trade 
at regular intervals,  more  for  the  purpose 
of keeping up a friendly intercourse and as­
certaining that  no  cause  for  grievance  ex­
isted,  than  for  soliciting  orders. 
In those 
days, the buyer would visit the market per­
haps twice a year,  and,  if an old and valued 
customer,  he was not infrequently the guest 
of the jobber.  Correspondence between the 
parties,  without  the  intervention  of  the 
bookkeeper, was common,  and  it  was  fre­
quently of  other  than  a  business  nature. 
Very often the customer would make  it  an 
especial duty to see  that  the  household  of 
the city merchant was  supplied  with  “gilt 
edge”  country  products,  while  the  latter 
would reciprocate by  attending  to  the  re­
tailer’s personal commissions in town.

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it  was  time  his  customers  began  to  be 
weeded  out.”
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The Stewarts of the business world prove 
that the common  assertion  that  politeness 
and affability are  necessary for the success­
ful  merchant  is  not  invariably  true,  but, 
notwithstanding my recent  homily  regard­
ing the duty  of  the  buyer  to  himself,  I 
don’t  believe,  the  Stewarts  of  business 
would ever wax wealthy if  all dealers were 
minded like myself.  To be sure,  if  I  have 
transactions with  their  houses  I  am  not 
obliged, perhaps,  to  come  into  direct  con 
tact with them,  but  if  circumstances  bring 
us together,  I  don’t  want  to  go  through  a 
course  of  our  etiquette,  and  then  witness 
an exhibition of  vulgarity  and purse-proud 
arrogance. 
If  I  belong  to the snobocracy, 
and intrude upon Jay Gould, or some  other 
money bag with whom I have  no  business 
relations,  and get painfully snubbed,  I have 
no reason  for complaint,  but the  man  who 
accepts my custom and  dollars  owes  me  a 
reasonable courtesy and,  at least,  ostensible 
respect in return.

There are two classes of  individuals who 
would make me violate  the  plain  business 
principle  of  buying where  I  can  buy  the 
cheapest,  and  these  are—first,  those  who 
practically affirm that a dealing  with  them 
is a favor, and condescension on their  part, 
and,  seeond,  those who indulge in an excess 
of “soft soap and slobber.”

Happily,  however,  for  those parties who 
perhaps let  prejudices  interfere  with  their 
interests, 
the  versatile  “drummer”  has 
wedged himself  in  between  his  objection­
able principal  and  the  buyer,  and  “its  a 
cold day” when you find one  of  h is   frater­
nity who ever offends your sensibilities.

But probably half the country  merchants 
of  to-day  have  little  or  no  personal  ac­
quaintance with the jobber,  and the balance 
rarely have any business  transactions  with 
him—the  “drummer”  having  steadily  and 
effectually absorbed almost the entire  trade 
—and,  notwithstanding  the  grumbling  of 
the old fossils over the new' order of things,
I am inclined to think the change beneficial 
to all concerned.

The assertion  that  there  should  be  no 
friendship in  business seems cold  and  un­
feeling,  but it involves  the  right  principle 
for  the  successful  trader.  For  a  dozen 
years or more  I  paid  heavy  tribute  to  a 
combination of personal  intimacy  and  the 
wholesaling of  a certain  line  of  merchan­
dise,  and,  while I never accused my  friend, 
even mentally,  of  wronging  me  intention­
ally,  I knew that his poorest transient  cus­
tomers were  buying  goods  at  better  rates 
than myself; but I lacked the moral courage 
of securing a divorcement between business 
and friendship.

Of  course,  if you come  in  personal  con­
tact with the jobber,  it  is  materially  more 
pleasant to meet a  jolly and genial John J. 
Bagley than an  austere  and  morose  A.  T. j 
Stewart,  but if the Bagley variety of dealers 
cost you fiye or ten per  cent,  more than the 
Stewart ditto,  you must decide for  yourself 
whether you can afford the  luxury.

Tiger Oil challenges  the  world  of  medi­
cines for an equal to  cure  d isea se s  i n   m a n  
o r  b ea st.

VOIGT MILLING  CO.,
Crescent Roller Mills

Proprietors of

Manufacturers of the following well 

known  brands:

Crescent,  W hite Rose, 

Vienna, Royal Patent,

AND

W .  end Pearl St.  Bridge,

The Great Health Food.

ALL  WHEAT  FLOUR. 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  -  MICH.

Soap Company.

THE  NEW

M im  NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  Bowne, President.

Geo.  C. Pierce, Vice President.

H. P. Baker, Cashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000

Transacts a general banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections,  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

f l r l
lUINC Cl

P  FANCY  PATENT

I*S*W-*UU«  . 
f
 M i m a . 
*  »M S  H’

OUR  LEADING  BRANDS:

Roller Champion,

Gilt  Edge,

Matchless,

Lily W hite,

Harvest Queen,
Snow Flake,

W hite Loaf, 
Reliance,

Gold Medal, 
Graham.

OUR  SPECIALTIES: 

Buckwheat  Flour,  Rye  Flour,  Granulated 
Ships, Middlings, Screenings, Corn, Oats, Feed. 

Meal,  Bolted  Meal,  Coarse  Meal,  Bran, 

Write for Prices.

Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

Eaton & Christenson
Frederick  the Great

Are State Agents for

CIGAR.

Grand Rapids, Mich..

Represented  by the  Giant,

Mr.  Christopher  Sparling.

NO BACKACHE!

NO RUBBING ! 

- 

NO SORE FINGERS!

Warranted  not to Injure the Clotheflb.
OSES 170 WA7SÎSL ïttS ttftS S ÎB »

THE BEST LABOR-SAVING SOAP MAD

FULL  DIRECTIONS  ON  THE  WRAPPER.

M anufactured only  by th e

A Vegetable Oil  Soap.  Contains No  Rosin.
LARGE  “ CHROMO”   WITH  THREE  BARS, 
6.  A.  SHOUDY  SOAP  CO.
GLABI,  JEWELL  &  CO

Sole Agents for W estern  Michigan.

SALT  FISH

Bought  and Sold by

FRANK J. DETTE NTHALER,

117 Monroe St.,  Grand Rapids.

S3Sr"  Oysters the Year Around 

¿gH

Speaking of  A.  T.  Stewart brings  to  my 
mind.a little  incident  connected  with  that 
individual,  which  was  related  to me by  a 
Detroit merchant some years ago:

“I  had  been,”  said  the  gentleman  in 
question,  “a  liberal  buyer  at  Stewart’s 
wholesale store  for  a  long  time,  but,  al­
though I was in the establishment three  or 
four times a year,  I had never  even  caught 
a glimpse of  the  great dry goods magnate, 
and one time,  after transacting my business,
I told the attache who took my order  that I 
would like to meet Mr.  Stewart.”

“ ‘Meet  Mr.  Stewart! ’ he said,  with  al­
most a gasp,  ‘why,  ray dear  Mr.  F—,  have 
you any business with  him?’

“ ‘No,  no particular business,  but—well, 
the fact is it’s more curiosity than anything 
else.’

“ ‘W-e-11,’ he said, ‘I’ll see if I can get you 
an interview,’ and excusing  himself he left 
me for a few minutes.  Returning,  he took 
me up to the  second  story  and  introduced 
me to the factotum  of  the  floor,  who  in 
turn made  me  acquainted  with  a  dapper, 
hustling gentleman on the third story.  The 
latter took me  into  custody  and  conveyed 
me up to the portion of  the  building  occu- j 
pied by the Great Mogul and  made  me  ac­
quainted with the Grand Yizar.  The latter 
said to me:

“ ‘Mr. B— tells me, Mr. F —, that you are 
desirous of  seeing  Mr.  Stewart;  he’s  ex­
tremely busy,  but  as  you’re  an  old  cus­
tomer, he will, perhaps,  make  au exception 
in your favor.  Please be seated a moment.’
“He  returned  in  about  ten minutes  and 
ushered  me  through  two  offices  into  the 
‘sanctum sanctorum.’

“The great man was seated before a large 
desk, with a litter of  books  and papers be­
fore him,  busily engaged  in  making  mem­
oranda.  For a considerable period he never 
noticed us.  Then, suddenly turning around 
in bis chair,  he  gazed  inquiringly  at  my 
conductor.

“ ‘This,  Mr.  Stewart,’ explained that  in­
dividual,  ‘is Mr) F—,  the gentleman  whom 
I mentioned to you.’

“The dry goods potentate extended to me j 
a cold, clammy and lifeless hand,  and  said 
in an unmistakably absent-minded  manner:

“ ‘Ah!  yes! glad  to  see you,  sir!  Trade! 
good?  Yes!  Sorry haven’t  time  to  make! 
your  better  acquaintance,  but  very  busy! 
just now!  Good day!’

“And I left him—and  my  trade  left  his 
house.  Not but what I appreciated the im-1 
mense strain his business  must  have  had 
upon him,  but I thought that when  a  mer­
chant couldn’t find time to  observe  the  or­
dinary  courtesies  and  decencies  of  trade' lege journal.

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

HeiacLHglit

AND

L i t t l e   D a i s y .
Both 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  o£ 
the  best  Bath, Laundry  and  Toilet  Soaps 
combined now on the market.

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

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

S h a ll w e  receive y o u r   e n c o u r a g e m e n t  b y  

w a y  o f  a  tr ia l o rd er f

Respectfully,

HEMLOCK  BARK!

WANTED.

The undersigned will  pay  the high­
est  market  price  for  HEMLOCK 
BARK  loaded  on  board  cars  at  any 
side track on the G. R. & I. or  C  & W. 
M. Railroads.  Correspondence  solicit­
ed.

N.  B.  CLARK,

101 Ottawa St.,  ' 

Grand Rapids

MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER

No 

The  m ost  practlca', 
hand  K oaster  in  the' 
world.  Thousands In 
uae—g h in ff  satisfac­
tion. T hey are simple 
durable and  econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
. one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea^nuts  to  per­
fection.
Send  fo r  circulars.

iRotit. S.West,

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio.
.PLAGE to secure a thorough 
f and useful education is at the 
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Busi­
ness College, write for Col- 

Address,  C. G. SWENSBERG.

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
ASK  YOUR  JOBBER
Fermentimi ! Mepäeiit Oil Co’s

STA TE  A G E N T   FOR

FOR

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.

M anufactured by Rlverdale Dist. Co.

106 Kent Street, Grand  Rapids, Mich. 

TELEPHONE  566.

KEROSENE

If your Jobber does  not ham 
die INDEPENDENT  OIL, send 
your orders direct to  the  office 
of  the  Company,  156  South 
Division St., Grand Rapids.

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

RIÑOSE, BERTSCH & CO.,
BOOTS  AXTD  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street. 

-  Grand Rapids, Minh.

PURE.

NEW  PROCESS  STARCH.

SWEET.
This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 
One-THairci  L ess

removed,

M anufactured by the

Factories:  Marshalltown, Iowa; Peoria, Ills,

STRONG. I  Clark, Jewell  &  Co. 

[ Can be used than any other in the Market.
FIRMENICH  MNFG. CO.
I  SURE.
BUNTING  &  DAVIS,

Offices at Peoria,  Ills.

FOR SALE  BY

C.  U.  D A V IS .

C.  C.  B U N TIN G .

Commission  Merchants.

Specialties:  Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots.

20 and 22 OTTAWA  ST,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

7

COOK  &  PRINZ,
Show  Cases,

Manufacturers of 

We are now  prepared to  fill 
all orders promptly, as we have 
a large and well-selected stock 
on band and have a large selec­
tion of material  for use in  odd 
sizes and shapes.  Liberal  dis­
count to the trade for cash.
38 West Briflce St.. Granfl Rapids.

Telephone 374.

ORANGES

LEMONS

1 8 6 5

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Wholesale Mfrs. of

Pure  Candy

w  Our New Factory is  one  of the  " 

largest  and  best-equipped 

in the lapd.  Come and 
see us.  11,13,15,17 
I  SO. IONIA  ST.

2
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PEANUTS

887

CANDY

In  Ordering a Supply of the

Do not forget to  ask for

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

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w

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.

Ba k Í ñ g
POWDER
Arctic Manufacturing Go., Grand Rapids.
W l  SEARS & CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers,

_________ SOLE  PROPRIETORS.

A g e n t s   f o r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

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

Spring  i  Company.
DRY  GOODS

JOBBERS  IN

Hosiery, Carpets, Etc.

Fruits and Vegetables,

LAMB

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Butter,  Eggs,  Cheese,  Etc.,

8  aid  10  Ionia  Shit,  GRIND  RAPIDS,  U D I

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  CITEN  TO  FILLING  ONDEES.

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PROVISIONS.
The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. 
quote  as follows:PORK  IN  BARRELS.
Mess, Chicago packing...............:............14 75
Short cu t....................................................15  45
Short Cut, clear..........................................16  j0
Extra clear pig, short cut......................... 16  50
Extra clear, heavy.................................... *•
Clear quill, short cut............................... .16 50
Boston clear, short cut..............................17  00
Clear back, short cut.................................17  00
Standard dear, short  cut, best................17 00
DRV SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy..............................
medium.............................
“ 
lig h t................................
“ 
Short Clears, heavy..................*............
do.  medium............................
do. 
light..............................
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  lbs................................... 11
“ 
16  lbs................................... 11«
“ 
12 to 14 lbs............................11«
“  picnic  ...............................................  8
“  best boneless..................................... 10«
Shoulders....................................................   7«
Breakfast Bacon, boneless......................... 10
Dried Beef, extra........................................ 11«
13
ham  prices........................ 
7
Tierces  ................................................. 
30 and 50 lb Tubs .................................. 
7«
LARD IN TIN PAILS.
7«
3 lb Pails, 20 in a case...........................  
5 lb Pails, 12 in a case................. 
7«
 
7«
10 lb Pails. 6 in a case...........................  
20 ft Pails, 4 pails in case.....................  
7«
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs...........  8 00
Boneless, extra.........................................12 00
Pork SauBage..............................  
7«
Ham Sausage..............................................U
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......................................   1 65

SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
 

BEEP IN BARRELS.

PIGS’ FEET.

LARD.

FRESH MEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
fresh  Beef, sides................................  5  @ 6«
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters.................  7  @ 8«
Dressed Hogs......................................   @
Mutton..................................................  7 @ 7«
Lamb  spring.........................................10 @11
Veal.....................................................   7«@ 8
Pork Sausage.......................................  @ 8
Bologna...............................................   @6
Fowls.....................................................12 @13
Ducks  .................................................  @
Turkeys  ..............................................12  @13
Lard, kettle-rendered........................   7«@8

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners at this market  are 
paying 55 for  all offerings  of good bark.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  51.50  $   15  for 
clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers  are 
authorized to offer standard goods at 40  and 5 
per cent, off, and second quality at 60 per cent 
off.

7:15 

a m  11:15 a m
p m  5:00 p m

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

All Trains daily except Sunday.
GOING  NORTH.

Arrives. 
averse City & Mackinaw Ex.........8:15 a m  
Traverse City &  Mackinaw  E x.......  
Traverse City  &  Mackinaw  Ex___7:30 p m 
Cadillac Express.................................... 3:10 
Saginaw Express............................... 11:85 a  m 

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Leaves.
9:05 a m
11:80 a m
10:10 p m
7:20 a m

10:30 

p m  5:06 p m
a m . 1:10 p m

Saginaw express runs through solid.
9:05 a. m. tra in  has  chair  ca r to   T raverse  City  and
11:30 a. m. tra in  has chair car  fo r Traverse  City, Pe- 
toskey and Mackinaw City.
10:10 p. m, tra in  has sleeping cars for Traverse  City, 
etoskey and Mackinaw.
Cincinnati  Express....................................... 
F ort W ayne Express............................ 10:30 
Cincinnati  Express...............................1:10 
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .10:50 p m 

GOING  SOUTH.

7:15a m  tra in   has  parlor  chair  car  for  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m tra in  has W oodruff sleeper fo r Cincinnati. 
6:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle Creek,  Jackson,  D etroit: a nd 'Cahaown 
points, arriving in D etroit a t 10:16 p. m.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana, 
.eave. 
Arrive.
:30 a m ..............................................................................10:10 a m
:00 a in............................................................................   1:80 p m
:10pm ....................................................................   8:60pm
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge street  depot 7 m inutes later.

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Detroit, Lansing  &  Northern.

Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division.

DEPART.

Saginaw Express.....................................................   7  SO a m
Saginaw E xpress.....................................................4  10 p  m
G rand Rapids  Express...........................................11 25 a m
Grand Rapids  Express.......................................M  3 0 p m
All train s arrive a t and d ep a rt from  Union depot. 
Trains ru n  solid both  ways.

ARRIVE.

Chicago & W est Michigan.
Leaves. 
tM ail...................................................   9:10 a  m 
(Day  Express................................... 12:30 p m  
•N ight Express................................. 11:00 p m 
Muskegon Express.......................... ,5:00pm  

Ai rives.
3:65 p m
9:45 p m
5:45 a  m

11:00 a m

tD aily except Sunday.

•Daily. 
Pullm an Sleeping Cars on all n ight trains.  Through 
parlor car in  charge of careful attendants  w ithout  ex 
tra  charge to  Chicago on 12:30 p. m., and through coach 
on 9:10 a. m. and 11 p. in. trains.

Newaygo Division,

Leaves. 
E x p ress.............................................. 4:05 p in 
Express................................................8:25 a m  

All train s arrive and depart from  Union Depot.
The N orthern term inus of this division Is a t Baldwin, 
where close connection Is  made  w ith  F. & P. M. trains 
to and from  Ludington and Manistee.

w . A. Gavett, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J. B. Mulliken,  G eneral  Manager.

Arrives.
4:20 p m
10:20 a m

.Kalamazoo Division.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Leave. 
Arrive.
N. Y. Mail.  N .Y .Ex
Ex. & Mail.  N. Y. Mall. 
7:45 a  m .. G rand Rapids.  9:45 a m   0:15pm
4:35pm  
> :00 a m 
9:02 a  m. .A llegan..........8:28 a m
----  
5:55 p m 
4:00 p m 
10:06 a  m ..K alam azoo...  7:30am  
7:05 p m 
2:20 p m 
11:35 a m . .W hite Pigeon.  6:55 a m
8:30 p m 
9.45 a  m 
5:05 p m. .T oledo............ 11:00 p m
2:30 a m 
5:85 a  m 
9:40 p m. .Cleveland....... 6:40 p m
8:30 a m  
11:40 p m 
3:30 a  m. .Buffalo............ 11:55 a  m
2:50 p m 
6:50 a m
___ 6:50 p m. .Chicago...............11:30 p m
5:40 a m
A local freight leaves Grand Rapids a t 12:50 pm.carry- 
lng passengers as fa r as  Allegan.  All  tra in s  daily  ex­
cept Sunday. 

J. W. Mckenney, G eneral Agent.
Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING  EAST.

Arrives.

"(Steamboat  Express.........................6:25 p m
(Through  Mail........................... ....1 0 :4 0 am
(Evening Express............................. 3:25 p m
•Lim ited  Express............................. 6:50a m
(Mixed, w ith  coach..........................
GOING WEST.
(M orning  Express...........................   1:05 p m
(Through  Mail.................................. 5:00 p m
(Steam boat Express................. .  ..10:40 p m
(Mixed.....................?..........................
•N ight Express...................................5:25 a m

Leaves. 
6:30p m 
10:60 a  m 
8:50 p m 
6:50 a  m 
11:00am
1:10 p m  
6:10 p m  
10:45 p m 
7:45 a m  
5:40 a  m
(Dally, Sundays excepted.  •Dally.
Passengers taking th e 6:50  a m   Express  m ake close 
connection a t Owosso fo r Lansing,  and  a t  D etroit for 
New  Y ork,  arriving  th ere  a t  10:30  a  m  th e following 
m orning.  The N ight Express has a  through W agner car 
and local sleeping ca r from  D etroit to  G rand Rapids.
J ab. Ca m pbell, City Passenger Agent. 

Gao. B. Rbbve, Traffic M anager Chicago.

Michigan Central.

Grand Rapids Division.

DEPART.

Some

h

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,,

in 

closely 

together 

about  the  Fruit.

TH E  BANANA.

The Grocery Market.

‘Decatur,  July 8,1887.

*  1  g “*’  --------  

Decatur Considering Organization.

Interesting  Facts  and  Statistics 

Among  the remarkable  changes brought

Oranges and  lemons  show  a  very strong 
market and  prices are gradually advancing. 
Nuts  are  steady at  former  prices,  though 
pea nuts are very firm.

The staples are quiet  and  almost without, 
I feature.  As  predicted  by  T h e  T bades-
When grown for transportatian, the  fruit  MAN> cheese  has  taken  a  strong  upward
(jump  during  the  past  week,  being  now 
quotable  at  the  factory  at  8c  for strictly 
first-class, while jobbers hold at 8K@9c.

first time,  and,  learning  they are  good  to 
eat, tries one, most likely a  green  one—but 
a banana-eater is spoiled!
Occasionally  a  tarantula,  one  of  those 
terrible pests of  the  tropics,  secretes  him­
self in  a bunch,  and  woe  to  the  luckless
about in late years through the invention of  one who  inadvertently  lays  hand  upon  it 
the  refrigerator  car,  the  introduction  of  An ugly specimen  sometime  since  startled 
fast freight lines and  the  multiplication  of  all  hands  in  a  well-known  fruit  house, 
railroads throughout the  United  States,  is  by coming from his hiding  place  and  wad-
the  vast  increase  in  the  importation  of  dling with green eye and ready fang  across 
southern  and tropical fruits throughout  our j the floor.  He is  now  in  a  jar  of  alcohol, 
But both the tarantula and centipede, equal­
more northern  latitudes.  Not  the least in­
ly  as  dreaded  a  reptile,  are  now  found 
teresting of these is  the  banana,  which  is 
among  the  many 
large  receipts  of  this 
rapidly  coming  to the front  as  a  general 
fruit
favorite,  and yet about which  comparative­
The  old  Spaniards,  from  some  fanciful 
ly  little is known among the  people  using
reason  of  theirs,  conceived  the  singular 
them. 
notion that this was  the  forbidden  fruit  of 
They  are  wholly  a  tropical  production,
the  garden  by  which  Mother  Eve  was
and are  most  abundant  in  those  latitudes  —   „-------—
where the temperature throughout the  year  tempted to disobey the  Lord, and one  vari 
rini''"T  ety  has  now  the  technical  n%me  “Musa
has an average of about  75  degrees.  They 
it  to  have 
Paradisica.”  Some  suppose 
are  common  to both  hemispheres  and  in­
been the fruit, called in scripture “Grapes of 
tervening 
islands,  where  they  form  in 
Eschol,”  which  the  spies  brought  from 
many districts the principal food of the  na­
Palestine  to  Moses—one  bunch  of  which 
tives.  But  the  fruit  of  our  markets  is 
was borne on a pole between two men.
strictly  American,  as  practically  its 
im­
The  first  shipment  of  bananas  to  the 
portation from distant foreign lands  would 
United States was  made  by  a  Frenchman 
not  be  profitable.  Our  principal  supplies 
from  Baracoa,  Cuba,  as  a  venture,  fifty 
come from the West Iudia Islands and Cen­
years  ago.  He  sent  500  bunches  to  New 
tral  America.  Large  numbers  also  come 
York.  Since then the  trade  has  gradually 
from  Port  Limon,  in  South  America. 
*  until  now  Baracoa  ships  to  New 
Mexico  produces  them 
in  considerable 
York  not  less  than  a  million  bunches  a 
abundance.  They  are  cultivated  also ^ in 
It is said that the trade in this fruit, 
year. 
South Florida.  Cuba and  Jamaica  furnish 
since  the  close  of  the  war  in  1865,  has 
them in the largest  quantity.  All  the  red 
doubled  every  five  years.  The  following 
bananas come from Cuba.  They are larger 
statistics, just procured by a Detroiter  from 
than the yellow varieties and are said to  be 
ofticial sources in New York, show  the  im­
better flavored and more nutritious.
mense  importation  of this  fruit  into  that 
Bananas  are  cultivated  from  shoots  or 
city from October,  1885,  to  October,  1886, 
cuttings,  much  after  the  manner  of  our 
southern sugar cane.  As the  shoot  grows 
from the ports  named:
Jamaica (south of Cuba)........... 759,815 bunches
upward it puts out leaves,  which  wrapping 
Baracoa (Cuba) — :...............   681,3*«
closely one around the  other,  form  a  stem 
Port Limon (South America). .388,970 
or trunk 8 to 10 inches in diameter  and 5  or 
Aspinwall (Central A mercia).. 113,320 
more  feet  in  height.  The  top  is  an  ex­
PortoCortez...............................".081
Boco Del Toro............................29,448
pansion  of  the  leaves  that  formed  the 
trunk, which now spread out on all  sides 6 
Total............................  1,967,031
to 10 feet in  length  and  12  to  14  inches 
Say two million bunches  yearly  in  New 
across.  A variety found in Brazil is said to 
York,  and with a loss of not  more  than  15 
reach a height of 15 and 20 feet,  withk aves 
percent  To  these  must  be  added  the 
correspondingly large.
large  receipts at New Orleans,  Charleston, 
After a few months’ growth,  a deep  pur­
Baltimore,  Boston  and  other 
seaports. 
ple bud  appears in the crown of  the  stalk, 
From  information  obtained  at  the  Grand 
whose  constantly  lengthening  stem  soon 
Trunk  and  Michigan  Central 
railroad
and  it  hangs
downbesidkfthe1 maintrunk, where,  in  due|^eig^tofflces^iU^estimated^at from J520 
to 240 carloads come  to  this  market  every 
time,  it becomes a mass  of  beautiful  flow 
year.  As  a  car  holds  from  300  to  400 
ers, which in turn are replaced by the fruit, 
bunches,  as  per size, the  present  trade  in 
growing 
compact 
bananas  will reach  from  75,000  to  80,000 
clusters around the  stem,  forming  a  mas­
bunches annually.
sive bunch  two  and  three  feet  in  length, 
containing  100  to 200  and  more  bananas.
When  matured these bunches  weigh  50  to 
100 pounds,  and the bananas are six to  ten 
inches long and one to two inches  in  diam 
eter.
is  cut  from the stem while  yet  green  and 
firm.  The  stalk, 
if  left  to  itself,  soon 
wilts and dies, and  new  shoots  spring  up 
around  the  roots,  which  may  be  trans 
planted for new  stalks.  But  in cultivated 
fields, the stalk is cut down as soon  as  the 
fruit is removed, and a  new  shoot  springs 
np which matures much sooner than  do  the 
transplantings. 
A deep, loose, rich, moist soil is  required 
for its  best  cultivation.  Like  tobacco,  it 
very  speedily exhausts the strength  of  the 
land where it grows.  By timing the  plant­
ing, a plantation may be made  to  yield  all 
the year round.  Humboldt states  that  the 
same land which produces 1,000 lbs potatoes 
will yield 44,000 lbs bananas.  The  ground 
required to raise wheat enough to  feed  one 
man  would  feed  25  men  if  planted  to 
bananas.  The Mexicans raise three crops a 
year,  and ship largely to  the United  States 
via New Orleans. 
It  is  said  that  on  the 
great wholesale plantations of interior Mex­
ico  one can buy a  great  “ramo”  or  bunch 
of 200 ripe bananas for one  real  (11  cents) 
The banana  requires  very  tender  hand­
ling,  as very slight bruising  will  render  a 
bunch  unsalable.  The 
large  wholesale 
dealers  of  New  York have from  10  to  15 
steamers of  their  own,  which are  specially 
constructed for carrying bananas and  other 
tropical fruits, being  provided  with  refrig 
erators, fans,  ventilated chambers and other 
devices  for  preserving  an  equable  atmos 
phere  and  protecting  their  cargoes  from 
overheating or being otherwise  damaged  in 
their sometimes boisterous  journeys  across 
the  gulf.  Recently,  through  mismanage 
ment and stress of weather,  an entire  ship­
load of  bananas was lost  by  overheating.
In  unloading  the  cargoes,  two  bunches 
are laid in a low fiat  basket and  placed  on 
the  head or shoulders  of  men  accustomed 
to  that  work  and  carried  off  the  vessel. 
They are then conveyed to the  large  banan 
na rooms of  the dealers and  carefully  hung 
up,  each bundle to a  single  hook,  and  the 
temperature  of the room kept evenly at  70 
or 75 degrees, till the fruit has  undergone a 
“sweating,”  when the temperature  is  low­
ered  to 65  degrees,  at  which  the  banana 
soon colors and ripens for the market.
In warm weather they are shipped to dis­
tant  markets  throughout  the  country, 
in 
ventilated cars,  or else packed in boxes with 
openings  in  the  sides, for  the  purpose  of 
ventilation. 
In colder weather, each bunch 
is put  separately  in  a  heavy  paper  sack, 
then two or more of these are  enveloped  in 
salt  marsh  hay  and packed in  cases  lined 
with  heavy  sheathing  paper, 
for­
warded  to  their  destination  in  the  warm 
refrigerator  cars.  Wholesale  dealers  re­
ceiving them have also to  provide  refriger­
ators, or warm apartments with an  equable 
temperature,  for  keeping  them 
in  cold 
weather, as the least touch of  frost  injures 
them.  But the winter trade is  light 
their  native  country, the  banana  is 
one  of the most useful  of  all  productions. 
Besides being a principal article  of  food  to 
many of the inhabitants, the great leaves of 
the plant are used in thatching the roofs  of 
their  huts;  a  fine,  strong  fibre  from  the 
leaves of some varieties is  woven  into  gar­
ments  (our  maniila  hemp and  cloth  come 
from one of the families of the banana);  its 
leaves  as  a decoction make a pleasant  and 
wholesome  drink, 
fermented 
makes a  popular but  intoxicating  beverage, 
and  the  young and tender shoots  properly 
cooked are much used as  food 
Our dealers here say this  fruit  is  becom­
ing more  popular  every  year.  Whereas, a 
few years since, an occasional  box of  them, 
coming in  a car with other goods  and  dis 
tributed  to  a  few  dealers  throughout  the 
city,  was  sufficient  for the  demand,  they 
now come in, often during  the summer sea­
son, 
three  and  four  carloads  in  a  day. 
Baby  or  toddling  child  out for  an  airing 
with  mamma  or  nurse  will  almost  in 
variably  be  seen  contentedly  munching  a 
banana  in  his  chubby  fist  The  picnic 
lunch basket is no longer  conlplete  without 
its  complement  of  bananas.  They  are 
coming also to be used  freely  as  a  dessert 
on the table, cut into slices and  eaten  with 
sugar and cream.  They are  quite  palatable 
also cooked green  or  ripe;  fried  alohe  or 
in butter;  baked  with  the  skins  on;  made 
into  pies,  puddings,  etc.  Dealers  some­
times  have  their  quiet  fun,  when one  of 
their remote  customers  sees  them  for  the

Onions—New,  51 $ bu.  Bunch,  15c  doz 
Parsley—25c $  doz 
Peas—75c $   bu.
Potatoes—New, 52.65 per bbl.
Pop Corn—2«c «  lb.
Radishes—10@12c $  doz.
Raspberries—Black 51.50 per 16 qt. case. 
Spinach—30c¥ bu.
String Beans—51 $  bu.
Tomatoes—52 V bu.
Turnips—175c V bu.
Wax Beans—51 per bu.
Watermelons—530 per 100.
Whortleberries—51.50 per bu.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
have some persons  on  my  books  who  are 
trying  to  beat  me.  H.  M.  Marshall,  of 
Lawrence, spoke  to  me  about  a  Business 
Men’s Association. 
I  desire  to  learn more 
about it,  and will  try to organize one in our 
village. 
If you can give me  any assistance 
it will be gratefully received.
Yours truly.

Apples—Illinois fruit is held at 45c  per  box 
Beets—40c V doz.
Beans—Country hand-picked are held at 51.30 
$   bu.,  and  city  picked  are  In  fair demand 
and scarce at 51.60 @ 51.75.
Butter-Creamery is in good demand and fair 
ly firm at  18c.  Dairy  is  in  better  demand 
at 12 @ 14c.

Blackberries—15c. $  qt.
Corn—Green, 12«c. $   doz.
Cabbages—New, 54 per crate.
Carrots—50c $  doz.
Cauliflower—51 V doz.
Celery—25c V doz. |
Cheese—Has taken a strong upward turn  in 
consequence  of  marked  advances  at  other 
markets.  Jobbers now  pay 8c, for  first-class 
Michigan full cream and hold at 8«@9c. 

Wheat—Lower.  City  mllleri  pay  79  oents 
for Lancaster and 76 for  Fulse and  Clawson 
Corn—Jobbing  generally  at  4fio In  100  bu 
lots and 40c in carlots.
Oats—White, 36c in small lots  and 30@31c 
car lots.
Rye—48@60o V bu.
Barley—Brewers pay 51.25 V ewt.
Flour—No change. Patent,fS.10JI bbl.in sacks 
and  55.30  in  wood.  Straight«  54.10 V bbl. ‘ 
sacks and 54.30 in wood.

@26 
Old wool, estimated washed $  1b....... 25
@ 3«
Tallow..................................................  3
Fine washed $  ft 22@26|Coarse washed.. .26@28 
Medium  ............ 27@30jUnwashed...........16@22

Meal-Bolted, 52.40 V bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, 514  V ton.  Bran, 513 
V ton.  Ships, 513 V ton.  Middlings, 514 9  ton. 
Corn aRd Oats. 517 V ton.

  @4
Clover,  mammoth............... 
“  m edium ...............................   @4
Timothy, prime...................................  @2
Buckwheat..........................................   @1

Dried Peaches—Pared, 15c.
Eggs—Jobbers  are  paying 12c  and  holding 
at 14c.

Cucumbers—25 $  doz.
Dried Apples—Evaporated, 16c ¥  ft; quarter 

Honey—Fair demand at 10@13c.
Hay—Baled  Is  moderately  active  at  514 
in 

per ton in two and  five  ton  lots  and  513 
car lots.

Green__V 
5«@ 8
Part cured... "7  @ 7«
Full cured—   7«@ 8«
Dry hides and 
kips...... .  8  @12

Dea r Sib —Being  a  dealer  in  lumber 

or cured....  7  @ 8 
$  piece__ .10  i

HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.Calf skins, green 

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. 

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

ed and sliced, 6@7c V B>.

A.  E. J ennings.

and 53.59 per bbl.

FIELD SEEDS.

Deacon skins,

the  same 

SHEEP PELTS.

then 

WOOL.

In 

 

 

D etroit Express.................................................................. 6:15 a m
Day  Express..............................................................  1:10 p m
•A tlantic Express....................... 
10:10 p m
Mixed  ........................................................................ 
a m
ARRIVE.
•Pacific  Express................................................................ 6:00 a m
M all...........................................................................     8:00 p m
G rand Rapids  Express................................................... 10:15 p m
M ixed................................................................................... 6:15 p m
•Daily.  All other daily except Sunday.  Sleeping cars 
run on A tlantic and Pacific Express train s to  and from  
D etroit.  P arlor cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand 
Rapids Express to  and  from   D etroit.  Direct  connec­
tions made a t D etroit w ith all through trains E ast over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Dlv.)

D. W. J ohnston, Mich. Pass. Agt., G rand Rapids.
O. W.RUGGLES, Gen’l Pass, and Ticket Agt. .Chicago.
Duluth, South  Shore & Atlantic  Railway.

COFFEES.

...22@24
Rio................. ,21@23 Rio...
...2302«
Santos............ .23025 Santos
...24025
Maricabo........ .23024 Maricabo...
.  .25030
J a v a .............. ,23@25 Java..
...27033
O. G. Java...... .24@32 O. G. Java..
.. .31032
Mocha  ........... .25020 Mocha
60foot Jute... ..  1 00 50 foot Cotton.... 1 60
.. 1 25 60 foot Cotton__1 75
72 foot Jute ..
40Foot Cotton. ...1 50 72 foot Cotton__ 2 00
Vft
6«

CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GOODS.

CORDAGE.

P M 
A IE 
«6:50 
12:40

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Lv
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(7:00 
6:30

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Ar
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5:30
6:08

Lv.........
A r.........
A r.........

1:00
1:35
5:35
6:34
F M P H
Only  direct  ro u te  between  th e  E ast and South and 
th e Upper P eninsula of M ichigan. 

,.  M arquette.. 
. .NegauneeS. 
..  H oughton  . 
...C a lu m e t..

.........Ar
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Gen’l Pass & T’k ’t  Ag’t

PM
PM  PM 
8:40  6:55 
2:00  7:00 
a rr 
P M
1:45  6:10 
12:55  5:32
9:10.........
«8:06  .........
AM  PM

X  XXX
6
5
5
5

Kenosha Butter.......................
Seymour Butter.....................  
Butter...................................... 
Fancy  Butter..........................  4«
8. Oyster.................................. 
Picnic...................................... 
Fancy  Oyster..........................  4«
Fancy  Soda.............................  5
City Soda.................................
Soda  .......................................
Milk........................................
Boston....................................
Graham...................................
Oat  Meal.................................
Pretzels, hand-made...............
Pretzels...................................

5«
7

7«

88

7
11«9«

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

LUBRICATING.

Water White.......................................   ....  11«
Michigan  Test..............................................10«
Ethaline........................................................ 13«
Ruby.’...........................................................12«
Gasoline........................................................ 11«
Capitol Cylinder...................................  ... .36«
Model  Cylinder...........................................31«
Shield Cylinder...........................................26«
Eldorado  Engine.........................................23
Peerless Machinery.............................  
 
Challenge Machinery................................... 19
Paraffine  ..................................................... 20«
Black. Summer, West Virginia.................... 9
Black, 25° to 30°........................................10
Black, 15° C.  T...........................................11
Zero.............................................................. 12«

OYSTERS.

FRESH  FISH .

OYSTERS AND  FISH.
F. J. Dettenthaler qu otes as follows:
Fairhaven Counts...........................................40
Black bass.......................................................  9
Rook bass........................................................  4
Perch......... ......................................................  4
Wall-eyed  pike...............................................  7
Duck-bill  pike................................................   7
Sturgeon..........................................................   6
Sturgeon,  smoked............................................ 8
Trout................................................................  9
Trout, smoked................................................. 10
Whiteflsh..........................................................9
Whiteflsh, smoked................ 
JO
Brook  Trout..................................................  50
Frogs’ Legs, per dozen............................. 25@65

 

Groceries.

w h o lesa le:  p r ic e   c u r r e n t.

15«

8 «

7 
7 
7 
7

8
8
8
12«
8 «

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

Cracknels................................
Lemon Cream..........................
Sugar Cream...........................
Frosted Cream........................
Ginger  Snaps..................... .
No. 1 Ginger Snaps.................
Lemon  Snaps..........................
Coffee Uakes...........................
13«
Lemon Wafers........................
Jumbles...................................
11 «
Extra Honey Jumbles............
1 2 «
13H
Frosted Honey  Cakes............
13«
Cream Gems...........................
20
13«
Bagievs  Gems........................
Seed Cakes.............................
1 2 «
S. &  M. Cakes..........................
l8 «
Citron...................................... ...........19  @  22
Currants................................. ...........6«@ 7
...........  @  14
Lemon Peel...........................
...........  @  14
Orange Peel...........................
...........  @10«
Prunes, French,60s...............
...........  @8
French, 80s...............
“ 
...........  @7
“ 
French,  90s..............
...........  4«@ 5
“  Turkey.....................
4«
“  Bohemia..................
........... 
...........3 50@5 00
Raisins, Dehesia...................
@1 80
Raisins, London Layers................ . 
Raisins, California  “ 
.....................   @1 65
Raisins, Loose Muscatels....................1 40@1 50
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s..........................8«@ 8«
Raisins. Sultanas................................  8  @ 8«
Raisins,  Valencia, new  .....................   @ 6«
Raisins,  Imperials..............................   @3 00
Cod, whole.................................................5@5«
Cod, boneless..........................................5«@8«
H alibut................................. .  .  ............   9«
Herring, round.  «   bbl.......................  @2 90
Herring .round,  «   bbl............................  1 ’
Herring, Holland,  bbls.................................11 00
Herring, Holland,  kegs........................   6E@75
Herring, Scaled......................................... la@22
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, «  bbis.................  20 00

FISH.

.1.......3 CO
“ 
“ 
.............. 2 50
No.3. « b b ls............................. 6 50

“  12 ft kits 
“  10  ** 

“ 
“ 
“ 

These  prices  are  for  cash,  buyers, who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AXLE GREASE.

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

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BLUING

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CANNED FISH.

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BAKING  POWDER.
2  “ “  .......... 
“ 
“ 
1  “ “ 

Princess,  « s....................................................  1 25

i Acme, «  ft cans, 3 doz. case.......................  85
« ft 
1 60
............................3 00
2 lb 
B ulk...............................................  25
«8.................................................2 2$
Is...................................  
4 25
bulk............................................  28
Arctic, « 0> cans, 6 doz. case.....................   45
75
 
.....................   140
 
2 40
...................... 12 00
15

“   “  .............................3  00
“  “  .............................4  00
BROOMS.Common Whisk....  90
Fancy  Whisk.........1 00
Mill......................... 3 75
Warehouse  ...........2 75

Victorian. 1 lb cans, (tall,) 2 doz.......................2 00
Diamond,  “bulk.” ......................................  
Dry, No. 2.......................................doz. 
25
45
Dry, No.3 ...;.................................doz. 
Liquid, 4 oz,...................................doz. 
35
Liquid, 8 oz.................................... doz. 
65
Arctic 4 oz......................................I? gross 3 60
Arctic 8  oz......................................................   7 20
Arctic 16 oz.....................................................  12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box................................... 2 00
Arctic No. 2 
Arctic No. 3 
No. 2 Hurl...................1 76
No. 1 H url....2 00@2 25
No. 2 Carpet........... 2 25
No. 1 Carpet...........2 50
i Parlor Gem...........3 00
Clams, 1 lb, Little Neck.............................1 10
Clam Chowder,  31b...................................2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 lb standards....................  90
Cove Oysters, 2 lb  standards..................   1 75
Lobsters, 1 lb picnic.................................. 1 75
Lobsters, 2 lb, picnic.................................2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star..................................... 2 00
Lobsters. 2 lb star..................................... 3 00
Mackerel,lib fresh  standards................1 45
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh standards................5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 lb.............. 3 50
Mackerel, 3 lb in Mustard.........................3 50
Mackerel. 3 lb soused...............................3 50
Salmon, 1 lb Columbia river.................... 1 75
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river.................... 3 00
Sardines, domestic « s ............................. 6@7
Sardines,  domestic  « s ............................  10@12
Sardines,  Mustard  « s ..............................   12
Sardines,  imported  « s ............................. 13@15
Trout. 31b  brook....................................   4 00
Apples, gallons, standards..................... 4 00
Blackberries, standards...........................   80
Cherries,  red standard.............................1 20
Damsons................................................... 1 00
Egg Plums, standards 
........................... 1 20
Gooseberries...,.........................................1 00
Green Gages, standards 21b.....................1 20
Peaches. Extra Yellow............................ 1 75
Peaches, standards.............................1 60@1 75
Peaches,  seconds..................................... 1 45
Peaches, pie.............................................. 1 10
Pears......................................................... 1  10
Pineapples, standards..............................1 35
Quinces......................................................116
Raspberries,  extra....................................1 25
red ......... ............................ 135
Strawberries  ............... 
120
Whortleberries.........................................  80
Asparagus, Oyster Bay............................2 00
Beans, Lima,  standard.............................  75
Beans, Stringless, Erie.............................  90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked...................1 70
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy.............................
Morning  Glory..............................
Revere........................................... 1 35
Rome...............................................1 36
Sequoit............................................1 35
Hamburg........................................ 1 40
Livingston..................................... 1 30
Peas, French............................................. 1 50
Peas, extra marrofat..........................1 20@1 40
Peas,  soaked..............................................  75
Early June, stand.....................1 50@1 ‘
sifted..................................2 00
French, extra fine..................................20 00

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CANNED FRUITS;

Mushrooms, extra fine......... .....................20 00
Pumpkin, 3 1b Golden............... ............... 1 25
Succotash, standard....................................80@1 30
Squash...................................................... 1 00
Tomatoes, standard brands.....................1 20

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CHEESE.

Michigan full  cream.......................... 
8@ 8V
York  State, Acme..............................   @ 8«
Wilbur’s  Premium..35 German Sweet..........5
Sweet........25 Vienna Sweet  ......... S
B’kf’tCocoa 45 Baker’s .................... I
Cocoa-theta 42 Runkles’ ...................5
Vanilla Bar 28|

CHOCOLATE.

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Schepps, Is..........................................   @25
Is and  « s ..............................  @26
«8.........................................  @27
is in tin pails.......................  @27: _
«8 
.......................  @28«
Maltby’s,  Is.........................................  @23«
Is and  «8...........................   @24
«S........................................  @24«
Manhattan,  pails................................  @20
Peerless  ..............................................  @18
Bulk.....................................................  @15

“ 

COCOANUT.

COFFEES—PACKAGE.

60 lbs 100 lbs 300 lbs

Lion...............
Lion, in cabinets........
XXXX..........
Arbuckle’s  ...
Dilworth’s __
Standard  ......
German.........
German, in  bins.........
Magnolia........
Eagle..............
Mexican........
Green.

24
24«
.24« 24«
.24« 24«
24«
24
24
24«
24
24«
.24«
.20
20
Roasted.

 

101b  kits.........................................  85

Sardines,  spiced, « s ..................................10@12
Trout, «   bbls.................................................5 50
White, No. 1,« bbls...................................... 7 50
White, No. 1,12 1b kits................................... 1 10
hite, No. 1,101b kits................................... 1 00
White, Family, «  bbis...................................3 75

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Jennings’ D. C.,2 oz..............$ doz.  1 00 
4 oz...........................1 50 
6 oz...........................2 50 
8 oz...........................3 50 
No. 2 Taper............. 1 25 
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No. 4 
.............1  75 
«  pint, round.......... 4 50 
“ 
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No. 3 panel...............1 10 
“ 
No. 8 
..............2 75 
No. 10  “ 
..............4 25 

kits..................................  75
Lemon.  Vanilla.
1 6C
2 65
4 25
5 00
1 75
3 00
9 00
9  00  18 00
1 85
5 00
7 60
Grand  Haven,  No. 8, square.......................  95
Grand Ha?en, No 9, square, 3 gro...............1 15
Grand Haven,  No. 200,  parlor.................. 1 75
Grand  Haven,  No. 300, parlor........................ .2 25
Grand Haven,  No. 7, round............................1 50
Oshkosh, No. 2..............................................100
Oshkosh, No. 8..............................................1 50
Swedish........................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square.......................... 1 00
Richardson’s No. 9 
.......................... 150
Richardson’s No. 7«, round.........................1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 
.......................... 150
Woodbine. 300....................................................1 15
Black Strap............................................... 16@18
Cuba Baking..............................................25@28
Porto  Rico.................................................24@30
New  Orleans, good...................................28@34
New Orleans, choice..................................44@50
New Orleans,  fancy........  ....................... 52@55

MOLAS8E8.

MATCHES.

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«  bbls. 2c extra

OATMEAL 

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ROLLED OATS

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PIPES.

PICKLES.

Barrels.................. 5 75 Barrels...................5 75
Half barrels.......... 3 00 Half barrels...........3 00
Cases.............2 25@3 25!Case8............2 25@3 25
Medium.........
@7 00 
@3 50 
«  bbl.
Small,  bbl......
@7 00 
« b b l..
@4 00
@2  00
@

Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross......
Imported Clay, No. 216,2« gross 
American T.D.................................
Choice Carolina..... 7
Prime Carolina..... 6
Good Carolina.......5«
Good Louisiana.....5«
Table  ..................... 5«
DeLand’s pure........5«|Dwight’s .................5
Church’s  ............... 5  Sea Foam...............5«
Taylor’s G. M.........5 
|Cap Sheaf............... 5

Java  ............
5«
Patna ......................5«
Rangoon.....................  @4«
Broken.............3«@3«
Japan......................5«

SALERATUS.

RICE.

«c less in 5 box lots.

SALT.

60 Pocket, F F  Dairy..........................2 00@2 :
28 Pocket............................................. I 90@2 15
100 3 ft pockets....................................  
2 35
Saginaw or  Manistee.......................... 
75
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags........ 
80
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags__ 
3 15
75
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags........ 
20
American, dairy, «  bu. bags.............. 
Rock, bushels....,..............................  
21
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags.................... 
40
.................... 
20

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SPICES—WHOLE.

Parisian, «   pints................................  @2 00
Pepper Sauce, red  small....................  @  70
Pepper Sauce, green...........................  @  80
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring............   @1 25
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........  @1 50
Catsup, Tomato,  pints........................   @  90
Catsup, Tomato, quarts  ....................  @1 20
Halford Sauce, pints..........................  @3 50
Halford Sauce, «  pints.......................  @2 20
Allspice.........................  
8«
6«
Cassia, China in mats.......................... 
Batavia in bundles................. 
10
Saigon in rolls........................  
40
Cloves, Amboyna................................ 
28
“  Zanzibar.................................  
27
60
Mace Batavia...................................... 
70
Nutmegs,  fancy.................................  
65
No. 1.................................... 
60
No. 2.................................... 
Pepper, Singapore,  black.................. 
18
29
white................. 
Allspice............................................... 
11
15
Cassia,  Batavia................................... 
“ 
and  Saigon................. 
25
42
“  Saigon................................... 
32
Cloves, Amboyna................................ 
“  Zanzibar................. 
31
Ginger, African..............  
10
“  Cochin....................................  
15
“ 
Jamaica.................................  
18@22
70
Mace Batavia......................................  
Mustard,  English................................ 
20

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and Trieste.
Trieste.....................
Nutmegs,  No. 2..............., —
Pepper, Singapore black........

 

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white.................... 
Cayenne............. 
STARCH.

32
25
Muzzy, Gloss, 481b boxes, 1 ft  pkgs...  @ 5«
“  48“ 
...  @ 6«
“  31b 
•• 
401b 
“  b ulk..........  @4
“  72 ft orates, 6 1b boxes..  @ 6«
Corn, 40 ft boxes, 11b pkgs__   @ 6
“  201b 
....  @ 6«
lib  “ 
Kings ford’s Silver Gloss, 1 1b pkgs—   @ 7
“ 
6 ft boxes...  @ 7«
b u lk .........   @ 8«
Pure, lib pkgs...............   @ 5«
Corn, lib  pkgs...............   @7
Firmenich, new process, gloss, 1 lb—   @ 5«
“ 
3 ft....  @ 5«
6 ft....  @ 6«
“ 
“ bulk, boxes or bbls  @4
“ corn. 1 ft...............  @6

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SYRUPS.

Cut  Loaf.............................................   @ 6«
Cubes..................................................  ® 6«
Powdered............................................  @ 6«
Granulated. Standard......................  @ 6«
Off....................."............   @618
Confectionery A.................................   @ 5«
Standard A..........................................   @ 5«
No. 1, White Extra  C..........................  @ 5«
No. 2, E xtraC ....................................  @ 5«
..............  © 5
"  
- ~ 
No. 3C 
.............   @4«
No. 4 C 
.............   @4«
No. 5C
Corn,  barrels  ....................................  
@28
Corn, «  bbls......................................... 
@30
Corn, 10 gallon kegs............................. 
331
Corn, 5 gallon kegs..............................  
@32
Pure Sugar, bbl................................... 
24@30
Pure Sugar, «  bbl................................ 
28@3£
TOBACCO—FINE C U T -IN  PAILS.
Bad Boy.................... 35
Uncle Tom............... 42
Cinderella.................30
What Is It?...............28
Hi There...................30
Cherry.....................60
Red Cap.................... 55
Five and Seven....... 45
~  ' 
.85
Magnet.....................25i Cross Cut..
.35
Seal of Detroit.........60 Old Jim ...................
Jim Dandy.............. 38 Old Time....................35
Our  Bird................ .25 Underwood’s Capper 35
Brother Jonathan.. .27(Meigs Sc Co.’s Stunner35
Jolly Time.............. 36 Atlas.................. 
  35
Our  Leader.............38|RoyalGame............... 38

PLUG.

SHORTS.

SMOKING

Sweet  Rose............. 321 Mule Ear....................65
May  Queen.............65Fountain....................74
Dark AmericanEagle67 Old Congress........... 64
The Meigs................60 Good Luck.................52
Red  Bird..................60 Blaze Away...............35
Prairie Flow er........651 Hair Lifter................ 30
Indian Queen..........60!Hiawatha................... 65
May Flower.............70 Globe........................ 65
Sweet  Pippin..........45 Crown Leaf............... 66
H ustler...................22 Sunset........................35
Mackinaw................24IYum  Yum.................21
Macatawa................23!
Our  Leader.............17|Hiawatha...................23
Mayflower..............23 Old Congress..............23
Globe.......................22 May  Leaf..................
Mule Ear.................23|Dark.......................... 20
Blue  Blazes..............27
Eye Opener
Capper......................35
Whopper  .................30
Ju p ite r...... r............25
Peach Pie.................30
Night Cap.................22
Star 
................. 37
Splendid.................  38
Old Solder................. 37
Red Fox.................... 40
Clipper  .................... 34
Big  Drive................. 40
Corner Stone.............34
Chocolate  Cream....40
Scalping  Knife........34j
Nimrod.................... 35
Sam Boss.................  34
Big Five Center........33
N ex t.........................29
P arro t......................42
Favorite...................36
B uster......................35
Live and Let Live.. .32
Black Prince.............35
Quaker......................28
Black  Racer.............35
Big  Nig.................... 37
Climax  ....................42
Spear Head..............31
P.  V.......................... 36
Acorn  ...7................39
Horse  Shoe..............37
Spring Chicken........38
Eclipse  ....................¡JOIVinco........................34
Turkey.....................39 Merry War.................28
Q. &Q........................24 Ben  Franklin............32
Lark............  
........22 Moxie........................34
Choose me................24 Black Jack.................32
Jolly Tar................. 32 Musselman’sCorker.30
Red Top...................24ILive and Let  Live...32
Yum  Yum...............301 P u re ..........................16
Our  Leader.............161 S ta r........................... 20
Old Vet.................... 30 Unit  ..........................30
BigDeal...................271 Eight  Hours..............24
Navy Clippings........26 Lucky  ...................... 30
Leader.................... 15‘Two  Nickel................25
Hai’d  Tack.............. 30|Dube’s  Durham........40
Dixie....................... 26 Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
Old Tar.................... 40 Owl............................. 16
Arthur’s  Choice...... 22 Rob Roy.................... 24
Red Fox...................26 U ncle  Sam................. 27
Gold Dust................26| Lumberman.............. 25
Gold Block..............30; Railroad Boy.............. 36
Seal of Grand Rapids  I Mountain Rose.........18
(cloth)................25!Home Comfort........... 25
Miner8andPuddlers.28!01d Rip.....................60
Peerless  .................. 24jSeal of North Caro-
Standard.................20 
lina, 2  oz................. 48
Old Tom.................. 18 Seal of North Caro-
Tom & Jerry..........24 
lina, 4oz.................48
Joker....................... 25!
Seal of North Caro­
Traveler................. 35
lina, 8oz.................45
Maiden.................... 27!
Seal of North Caro­
Pickwick Club........ 40
lina, 16 oz boxes... .42 
Nigger Head........... 26
King Bee, longcut.. .22
Holland.
Sweet Lotus..............32
German...................15 <
Grayling...................32
Honey Dew.............25 !
SealSkin.................. 30
Colonel’s Choice.....15 ;
Red Clover................32
Queen  Bee.
Good  Luck................26
Blue Wing..............30!
Navy.
.30
Lorillard’B American Gentlemen.
70
Maccoboy....................
55
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Gail & Ax’ 
....................
44 
Rappee........................
35
o  @
Railroad  Mills Scotch..................
45
Lotzbeck  ......................................
@1 30
Japan ordinary......................................... 18@20
Japan fair to good.....................................25@30
Japan fine.................................................. 35@45
Japan dust.................................................15@20
Young Hyson............................................ 20@45
GunPowder............................................... 3B@50
Oolong.................................................aniiigiC
Congo........................................................ 25@30
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50 gr. 
White Wine................................  00
10 
Cider..........................................   08
10 
York State Apple.......................
16
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported..........................
do 
American...........................
Burners,  No. 0....................................
do  No. 1.....................................
do  No. 2 ....;.............................

90
75
@70
80
90
Cocoa  Shells, bulk.................................   @ 4
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand...............   @7 70
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ft cans.
@25 
Candles, Star...........................
@11 
Candles. Hotel........................
@12 
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes.........
@35 
Extract Coffee, V. C...............
@80 
Felix............
@1  20 
........
Fire Crackers, per box.......... ............ 
@1 20
Fruit Jars, pints.................................   @10 00
“  quarts................................  @11 00
“  2-quarts.................................  @14 00
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps........................   @25
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps........................   @35
Gum, Spruce.........................................  30035
Hominy, $  bbl.......................................   @3 00
Jelly, in 30 ft  pails..............................  5  @ 5«
Pearl Barley.......................................   2«@ 3
Peas, Green  Bush. 
@1 15 
Peas, Split  Prepared.
@ 3 
Powder, Keg..............
@5 OO 
Powder, «   Keg.........
@2  *5 
Sage  ..........................
@  15 
Sago  ..........................
@ 7 
Tapioca.....................
@ 7

VINEGAR.

30 gr.

SNUFF.

TEAS.

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CANDY, FRUITS AND  NUTS. 

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FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—IN  5 ft  BOXES.

Putnam & Brooks quote as follows :
STICK.
Standard, 25 ft boxes..................
...... 8«@ 9>
.................. ........  @ 9
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
.............. ........  @10
MIXED
Royal, 25 ft pails........................ ........  @ »
Royal, 200 ft obis........................ ........  © 8
Extra, 25 ft pails........................ ........  @10
Extra, 200 ft bbls........................ ........  @ 9
French Cream, 25 ft pails........... ........  @11«
Cut loaf, 25 ft  cases...;.............. ........  @10
Broken, 25 ft pails..................... ........  @10
Broken. 200 ft  bbls..................... ........  @ 9
Lemon  Drops.........................................  @12
Sour Drops.............................................   @13
Peppermint  Drops................................  @13
14
Chocolate Drops.......................................  
H M Chocolate  Drops..............................  
18
10
Gum  D rops.............................................. 
22
Licorice Drops..........................................  
A B Licorice  Drops.................................  
12
14
Lozenges, plain......................................... 
15
Lozenges,  printed....................................  
Imperials.................................................  
14
15
Mottoes..................................................... 
Cream  Bar................................................ 
12
12
Molasses Bar.............................................  
18
Caramels.................................................... 
Hand Made Creams................................... 
18
 
Plain  Creams...................................... 
 
Decorated Creams.............................. 
 
 
13
String Rock...............................................  
Burnt Almonds.............................................  . 22
Wintergreen  Berries................................ 
14
Lozenges, plain in pailB.....................   @11«
Lozenges, plain in bbls.......................  @10«
Lozenges, printed in pails..................   @12«
Lozenges, printed in  bbls..................  @11«
Chocolate Drops, in pails....................  @12«
Gum Drops  In pails...........................   @ 6«
Gum Drops, in bbls.............................  @ 5«
Moss Drops, in pails........................... 9  @10
Moss Drops, in Dbls.............................  @9
Sour Drops, in  pails...........................   @12
Imperials, in  pails..............................   @12«
Imperials  in bbls................................  @11«
Bananas  ............................................ 1 50@3 OO
Oranges, California, fancy.................  @
Oranges,  choice......... .......................   @5 OO
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls.......................
Oranges, Florida.................................
6 00
Oranges, Rodi,.........................................  
Oranges, Messina.....................................4 50@5 00
Oranges, OO.
@
Oranges, Imperials..............
@@5 OO 
Lemons, choice....................
@5 50
Lemons, fancy.....................
Lemons, California..............
.10 @15 
Figs, layers, new,  V ft.........
Figs, Bags, 50 ft....................
@   8 @ 5« @ 6« 
Dates, frails d o ..................
D ates,«do  d o ............... t.
9 «@10 @ 8 
Dates, Fard 10 ft box V  ft...
Dates, Fard 50 ft box V ft—
Dates, Persian 50 ft box V ft-
@ 7«
Pine Apples, V doz...........................   2 00@3 00<
Almonds, Tarragona..........................17«@18
Ivaca...................................  @17
California...........................  @17
Brazils.................................................  @9
Filberts, Sicily.....................................  @10
Barcelona.............................  @ 9
Walnuts,  Grenoble............................ 15  @17
Sicily.................................... 
15
11
French................................. 
Pecans, Texas, H. P ......................... ’.10  @14
Missouri............................ 8  @  9
Cocoanuts, $  100................................. 5 50@6 OO
PEANUTS.
Prime  Red,  raw $  ft..........................  @ 4«
Choice 
do  .................. . 
@ 4«
Fancy H.P. do 
do  ............  ...........  @5
Choice White, Va.do  ..........................  @ 5«
Fancy H P,.  Va  do  ..........................  @ 6«
H. P. Va..............................................  6  @ 6«

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State  Board  of Pharmacy.

Six T ears—Jacob  Jeason, Muskegon.
Two Y ears—Jam es  V ernor, Detroit.
Three Years—O ttm ar Kberbach, Ann  Arbor.
F our Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Five Y ears—Stanley E. Parkell, Owosso.
P resident—Geo. McDonald.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next Meeting—At D etroit, November 1 and 2._________
Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’ll.

President—F rank J. W urzburg, G rand Rapids.
F irst Vice-President—Mrs. C. w . Taylor, Loomis. 
Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, Ishpem ing. 
Third Vice-President—F rank Inglls, D etroit. 
Secretary—8. E. P arkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, D etroit.
Executive Comm ittee—Geo. W. Crouter, J. G. Johnson, 
Local Secretary—Guy M. Harwood, Petoskey.
Next Place of Meeting—At  Petoskey, July 1*, IS and It.

F rank Wells, Geo. G undrum  and Jacob Jesson.

Grand  Rapids Pharm aceutical Society.

OBOANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1881.

President—Geo. G. Stekettee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locher.
Secretary—F rank H. Escott.
Treasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—President,  Vice-President  and  Sec-
Board of Trustees—The President,  John E. Peck,  M.  B. 
Kimm, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen and O. H. Richmond, 
wen, Isaac W atts. Wm. E. W hite and Wm.  L.  W hite. 
Com m ittee 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. 
.
Com m ittee on Pharm acy—W. L. W hite, A. C. Bauer and 
Isaac W atts. 
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,
R egular  Meetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in  each
AM uadMeeting—F irst  Thursday eveninglnN ovem ber 
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  Aug.  4,  a t  The

Tradesman office..

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Detroit Pharm aceutical Society. 

OR0AN1ZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—F rank  lnglis.
F irst Vioe-President—F. W. R. Perry.
Second Vice-President^-J. J.  Crowley.
S ecretary and Treasurer—F. Rohnert.
A ssistant Secretary and  Treasurer—A. B. Lee.
A nnual M eeting—F irst W ednesday in June.
R egular M eetings—F irst W ednesday in each  m onth.
Central  Michigan  Druggists’ Association. 
President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R.  M. Mussell.
Berrien County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, H. M. Dean;  S ecg |a ry , Henry K ephart.

Clinton County  Druggists’ Association. 

President, A. O. H unt;  Secretary, A. S.  W allace.
C h a r l e v o ix  C o u n ty  P h a r m a c e u ti c a l .S o c ie t y  
President, H. W. W illard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter.

Ionia County  Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, W. R. C utler;  Secretary, Geo. Gundrum.

Jackson County Pharm aceutical Ass’n. 

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

Kalamazoo Pharm aceutical Association. 

President, D. O. Roberts;  Secretary, D. McDonald.

Mason County  Pharm aceutical Society. 

President, F. N. Latim er;  Secretary, Wm. H eysett.
Mecosta  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, C. H. W agener;  Secretary, A. H. W ebber.
Monroe County Pharm aceutical Society. 
President, S. M. Sackett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss.
Muskegon County  Druggists’  Association, 
President, W. B. W ilson; Secretary, Geo. W heeler.

Muskegon Drug Clerks’  Association. 

President, E. C.  Bond;  Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre.
Newaygo County Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, J. F. A. Raider; Secretary, N. N. Miller.

Oceana County Pharm aceutical Society. 

President, F. W. Fincher;  Secretary, Frank Cady.
Saginaw  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President, Jay   Sm ith ;  Secretary,  D. E. Prall.
Shiawassee County Pharmaceutical Society
Tuscola County Pharm aceutical Society. 

President. E. A. Bullard;  Secretary, C. E. Stoddard.
Manistee County  Pharmaceutical  Society. 
President, W. H. W illard;  Secretary, A. H.  Lyman.

ANNUAL  ADDRESS

Delivered by  President  Wurzburg,  at Pe­

toskey, on July  12.

early 

letter 

Gentlemen of the Michigan  State Pharmaceu­

issued  a  circular 

tical Association:
To-day we have  laid  aside  our  business 
cares,  burdens  and  duties  that  we  may 
again meet  in  this  tiie  fifth  annual  reun­
ion ot our existence as an  organized  Asso­
ciation and continue in the work of promot­
ing the objects which brought our  Associa­
tion into existence.  What these objects are 
is known to you all,  and that you are  all in 
sympathy with our  aims  and  wishes  the 
fact of your presence here gives  ample evi­
dence.
In this our fifth annual reunion  we  have 
to lament that since  we  last  met  together 
some of our  co-laborers  have  been  called 
from  among  us  to  pass  that  mysterious 
bourne toward  which  the  footsteps  of  all 
tend  and  from  which  none  e’er  return. 
Still we have cause  for  thankfulness  that 
so many have been permitted  to  meet  and 
renew their labors to promote the usefulness 
of a profession that has for  its  object  the 
alleviation of human  suffering and the pro­
longing of human life.
In accordance with the  resolution  adopt­
ed at our fourth  annual  meeting,  held  at 
Grand Rapids,  instructing  the President  to 
appoint a committee of one from each coun­
ty to work up local and county associations, 
I 
in 
November,  and sent the names of  fifty-four 
members  to  the  Secretary,  who  kindly 
noted certain  changes  and  additions  and 
promptly mailed printed copies.
As a result of the labors of these commit­
tees,  fourteen associations have been organ­
I  would  earnestly  recommend  the 
ized. 
continuence of this work  by  the  appoint­
ment of.another special committee on  local 
and  county  associations  for  the  coming 
year.  A strong effort should  be  made  to 
organize in every  county.  The  benefit  of 
local organization was  fuily  illustrated,  to 
my mind,  during our late struggle with  the 
Legislature over the liquor bill.  April  30 I 
issued call for a meeting to be held at Lans­
ing, I mailed one hundred copies to different 
portions of  the  State.  About  twenty-five 
members  were  present  at  this  meeting, 
and I think 1 am safe in saying tiiat  seven­
ty-five  per  cent,  of  those  present  repre­
sented local societies.
The Grand  Rapids  Association  has  dur­
ing the past year compiled and  published  a 
price  lK)ok of  proprietary  goods,  that  for 
completeness  cannot  be  excelled.  This 
book  has  also  been  adopted  by  several 
county  associations,  the  adoption in  each 
case  being  followed  by  a  noticeable  in­
crease 
the  margins  on  proprietary 
articles.
An act enabling  this  Association  to  be­
come incorporated  having  been  passed  by 
the  legislature  and  the necessary  formal­
ities having been attended to  by  the  chair­
man of the Legislative Committee, we  shall 
soon be  a legally organized  body  with  full 
corporate 
the 
officers to be elected  at this convention  will 
be the officers of  the  new  organization,  I 
suggest tiiat we vote to disband at tiie close 
of  tiie  afternoon  session and adjourn  sine 
■die,  in order that the old  organization  may 
be  merged into  the  new  at  the  opening j 
session to-morrow morning.  Now  tiiat  we | 
are to become incorporated, we shall  be  en­
titled to representation in tiie  committee  to '

Inasmuch 

powers. 

as 

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in 

the 

the  Association,  every  druggist 

revise the pharmacopoeia, and I would  sug­
gest that such representatives  be  appointed 
at this  convention.
The most important work which this  As­
sociation has undertaken since the  struggle 
over the  enactment  of  the  pharmacy  law 
has been the defeat  of  legislation  inimide 
to  the  drug trade at the hands  of  the  last 
legislature.  But for the prompt action taken 
by 
in 
Michigan would now be compelled  to  sub­
mit to the disgrace  of  being  classed  with 
saloonists.  With the details  of  this  work 
and the weapons used to  combat such legis­
lation, the trade is probably well acquainted. 
Suffice it to say,  a  meeting  of  the  officers 
and executive committee of this Association 
was held at Lansing on April  19,  at  which 
time appropriate  resolutions  and  a  strong 
memorial were adopted and presented to the 
legislature.  We have  undeniable  evidence 
that this  action  had  great  weight  with  a 
portion of  the  legislature, at  least,  but  it 
was  deemed  necessary  to  call  a  general 
meeting of members on the day  set for  the 
discussion of  the  bill  in  the  house.  This 
meeting convened  on May  4,  and  did  not 
adjourn  until  the  following  day;  and 
although  the  initial  vote  of 
the  House 
gave grounds  for  no  encouragement,  sub­
sequent  developments  proved 
that  the 
meeting  was  not  without  results.  The 
trade has reason for  congratulation  that  it 
escaped such iniquitous legislation,  and  all 
the credit for the work  belongs to  this  As­
sociation. 
In this  connection  I  desire  to 
impress upon those  druggists  who  are  not 
members of  our  Association  the  fact  that 
they  should  discharge  their  obligation  to 
us 
the  Association  by  uniting  with 
without 
delay.  Why  any  druggist 
should  participate 
benefits 
secured  by  this  Association  without  con- 
contributing to its support is a constant  re­
minder that men  as  well  as  republics  are 
sometimes ungrateful.  While I  am  speak­
ing of the obligation under which non-mem­
bers  are resting,  I  am  led  to  refer  to  the 
duty some of our own menbers owe the  As­
sociation.  The Secretary informs me that a 
considerable number of our members are be­
hind two years in the payment of their dues, 
and some three years.  As an  incentive  to 
pay these arrearages, I  suggest  that  copies 
of our proceedings be mailed  only  to  those 
who are less than two years  in  arrears.
In the organization of commercial bodies, 
where the sole object to be  attained is  gain 
and the only reward desired is money and the 
only intellectuality required or  expected  is 
calculated  to  promote  profit,  we  do  not 
look  for  or expect any progress  toward  a 
higher development  than  the  introduction 
of such machinery and ideas as seem to best 
serve 
the  acquirement  of  the  financial 
object in view.  The Michigan State Pharm­
aceutical  Association  is  not  an  organiza­
tion  of  this  character.  The  mercantile 
element is foreign  to  its  object.  The  ad­
vancement  to  an  increased  knowledge  of 
our art is  an  ambition  to  which  we  may 
justly aspire.  The  great  majority  of  our 
members recognize the  object of our  labors 
by  not  only  devoting  their  time  to  its 
meetings, but we have learned  by  practical 
illustration that their  loyalty  is  such  that, 
when an emergency calls,  they  may  be  re­
lied upon to respond to  any  demand  made 
upon them for the good of  the Association'
At this meeting  I  have  the  pleasure  to 
announce  that  Michigan  has  the 
largest 
membership  of  any  similar  association, 
while  its  papers and  work  rank  with  the 
best  talent of the older  societies.  But,  on 
the other hand,  let  us  not  exalt  ourselves 
beyond our  real  accomplishments,  and  let 
us  not  turn  our  eyes  from  an  evil  that 
threatens to become an element  of  disaster 
and  ruin.  What  this  gigantic  evil  is  to 
which I refer,  those of us  can  testify  who 
were  summoned 
to  Lansing  to  protest 
against  the  proposed  legislation,  classing 
■the entire pharmaceutical  profession  of  the 
State of  Michigan  as  saloon  keepers.  On 
that occasion, we were obliged to listen to the 
statement  made  upon  the  floor  of 
the 
House of Representatives  that  ninety-nine 
out of every hundred druggists of  the  State 
of  Michigan  were  no  better  than  saloon­
keepers;  and when we reflected that  such  a 
statement was made by no less  a  personage 
than the Speaker  of  the  House,  we  hung 
our  heads  in  shame  and  indignation,  in 
shame,  because we knew from  evidence  in­
disputable that many members  of  our  pro­
fession  were, 
as  Mr.  Markey  publicly 
stated,  no better than saloon-keepers; in in­
dignation, because we knew that  the  state­
ment  was  incorrect  and  unjustifiable  by 
actual  facts,  but  unjust  only  as 
regards 
members  and  righteous  as  applied to  the 
men who call themselves  pharmacists,  but 
who permit their  avarice  to  prostitute  our 
profession to promote their illegal business. 
They are willing for a few dollars  to  bring 
into disrepute our respectable calling and to 
sink us all to the level  of  the  dram  shop.
I cannot find language too strong  for  their 
condemnation,  and 1 am sure tiiat you  will 
concur with me in  the  expressions  I  have 
used  towards  this  class.  Men  who  sell 
liquor by the glass  are  not  wanted  in  the 
ranks  of  this  Society. 
I  trust  that  the 
moral  influence  of  tiiis  Society  may  be 
brought  to  bear  against  any  pharmacist 
guilty of  this  pratice  and  that  the  heavy 
arm of the law may fall with great  severity 
upon  such  offenders  as  may  continue  to 
bring disgrace upon us. 
In this connection 
I will state that  these  transgressions  were 
not committed to any  extent  by  the  mem­
bers of this Association but by those of our 
profession who have not  joined  us,  for  it 
will be remembered  that  out  of  over three 
thousand druggists of  Michigan  only  eight' 
hundred belong  to  our  Association.  Only 
the necessities of this subject led me  to  in­
troduce it at tiiis meeting,  and  I  trust  that 
with the penalties affixed  for  the  violation 
of  the new liquor law  as  applied  to  drug­
gists  its  enforcement  will  deter  offenders 
who, otherwise,  would  bring  great  injury 
to tiiis Society by  their  nefarious  practice.
A Detroit member of this Association In­
forms me that the abuse  of  jobbers  selling 
at retail shows no  abatement  at  that  mar­
ket  This is a  serious  matter  for  the  re­
tail dealer as  it  deprives  him  of  margins 
wiiich are justly his. 
I have no suggestions 
to offer in the premises,  and hope  that  the 
Committee  on Trade  Interests  will  devisé 
some metiiod to put an end to this abuse.
The growing importance of the  Michigan 
School of Pharmacy is a source  of  pride  to 
every  pharmacist 
in  the  State,  and  the 
obligation  under  which it  has  placed  this 
Association cannot  be overestimated.

The relation of the pharmacist to  his  ap­
this 
prentice  is  a  pertinent  subject  at 
juncture,  aud  the  Association  can  wltii 
profit devote a short  time to tiie  discussion 
of this subject  1  would  recommend  that 
our Secretary  be  instructed  to  attend  the 
meeting of  State  Secretaries  held  in  con- 
j unction with the meeting of  the  American 
Parmacentical Association, as such expendit­
ure wouldjbe more than repaid by the informa­
tion  he would  gain  on  organization,  mem­
bership and other matters of importance.
The appointment of Jacob Jesson  to  suc­
ceed himself as a member of the State Board 
of Pharmacy will meet tjae approval  of  this

Association. 
In this  connection,  however, 
I desire to put myself on  record  as favoring 
a return  to  the  orginal  intent  of  the  law, 
when it was  enacted,  that this  Association 
recommend  three  or more eligible?  persons 
for appointment to the Board and  that  such 
recommendations be forwarded to  the  Gov­
ernor with a request to  make  his  selection 
therefrom. 
I make this recommendation in 
view of the fact that the Board owes its  ex­
istence to this Association and  that  it  can­
not  be  brought  too  closely In connection 
with the parent organization.
Delegates  were  appointed  to  attend  the 
meetings of the Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois 
State  Associations.  The  meeting  of  the 
Illinois Association having  been  postponed 
until August, the delegates  did  not qualify, 
and  I  would  advise  that  delegates  be 
elected at this meeting.
In  conclusion,  I  desire  to  return  my 
thanks to the members  of  the  Association 
for  the  cordial  support  given  me  in  tiie 
discharge of my duties;  to Secretary  Parkil 
for  the  painstaking  manner  in  which  he 
has conducted the work in his  department; 
to Frank Wells for securing the passage  of 
the incorporation bill and  for  his  vigilance 
and advice in the  trying  times  incident  to 
the  discussion  of  the  liquor bill; 
to  all 
other officers and  committees  for  their  ef­
fective work in behalf  of  the  Association. 
While the year I  have  spent  as  your  pre­
siding officer has not been  without  Us  per­
plexities,  I have  managed  to  derive  much 
pleasure in the discharge of  the  duties  de­
volving upon this office,  and I take this  op­
portunity of thanking you for the honor con­
ferred upon me.
Successful  Candidates  for  Diplomas  as 

Pharmacists.

The State Board of Pharmacy  closed  its 
Detroit examination session  last Thursday. 
Out of a class  of  seventy-one  candidates, 
fifty-one were awarded diplomas as follows: 
A.  S.  Parker, Detroit; A.  B. Collins, Chica­
go; Chas. D. Wiley,  Detroit; Matthew Mur­
phy, Decatur;  H.  M.  Heal,  Roscommon; 
Harry C. Guillot, Roscommon;  Gustave  A. 
Reule, Ann  Arbor;  Leroy  A.  Ellis,  Ann 
Arbor; Merton  A.  Clark,  Grand  Rapids; 
Wm. H. Allen,  Detroit; Charles Baker, De­
troit; Dr.  Horace P.  Wilkins, Detroit; Chas. 
F. Mann,  Detroit; Emory R.  Beal,  North- 
ville; E.  A. Ringler,  Saginaw  City;  Paul 
Lenschner,  Detroit;  H.  A.  Passalt,  East 
Saginaw;  W. F.  Jackman,  Armada;  Wil­
liam A.  Dothany,  Farmington;  Harry  H. 
Hoffman, Jackson; S.  S. Hance,  Detroit; J. 
P. Rhinefrank, Detroit;  Florence  Hender- 
shott, Irving; J.  F.  Street,  Detroit;  John 
Wynne,  Brigden;  Philip  Schumann,  Chas. 
E.  Belt,  Geo.  W.  Eoff,  C.  N.  Landon, 
Port Austin; W.  Leisenring, South  Haven; 
Wm. J. Mitchell, Watford, Ont.; Wm. Pres­
ton Scott, Delray:  M.  A.  Jones,  Dimon­
dale; Malcom Q.  Smith,  Galien; E. B. Bige­
low, Jackson;  Alfred  E.  Ecroyd,  Detroit; 
Lewis McFarlane, Detroit; Charles E. Petit, 
Edward C. Kinsell,  Detroit;  Richard  Bre- 
den, Dryden; F.  Beardsley,  Hersey; George 
J.  Hess, M. A.  Yeomans,  Grand  Rapids; 
Eugene S.  Upson,  Ann  Arbor;  Chas.  S. 
Scouten,  Lapeer;  Otis  Gould,  Henderson; 
John P.  Scott, Delray; W.  C.  Stryker,  De­
troit; John R. Black, Detroit; B.  W.  How­
ard,  Crosswell;  Hermann Berg, Detroit. 
!
The next session of tiie Board  in  Detroit 
will be held the first Tuesday in  November.

The Drug Market.

Opium is  very firmly held  by  importers, 
and large  purchases  for Smyrna buyers are 
being made in  New  York.  With so firm a 
feeling at the home market, holders here are 
asking  a  decided  advance.  Powdered  has 
also been marked up.  Morphia is very firm 
at the advance  and  will  probably be higher 
within a few  days.  Quinine  is weak,  with 
no  prospects  of  an  advance  at  present. 
Citric acid  is in a firm position and harden­
ing in  price  daily.  Carbolic  acid  is  dull. 
Gum camphor is in  full  supply and back to 
old  prices.  Cantharides  are  declining. 
Cubeb berries áre lower,  but it is likely that 
higher prices will rule later on.  Oil cubebs 
has declined.  Oil wintergreen has advanced 
and is  tending  upward. 
Ipecac root, pow­
dered,  is easier  and  lower prices  will rule. 
Mace  has  again  advanced.  Nutmegs  are 
very  firm.  Oil  almonds,  Allen’s,  has  ad­
vanced.  We  add  N.  Y. Quinine & Chemi­
cal Co. Morphia  to our  list this week at  10 
cents under P. & W.

Fire-proof Pfint.

Many valuable improvements  have  been 
lately made in the manufacture  of  asbestos 
paint in England. 
In the tests made  of  its 
efficiency a piece of light pine  wood,  about 
six inches long by four inches square, paint­
ed with five coat,  was  placed  for  upward 
of half an hour in  an  ordinary  grate  fire, 
but,  although the wood within was  reduced 
to charcoal, there  was  no  blaze  whatever 
emitted  during  the  charring.  Again,  a 
small model theater, built  of  wood,  with 
set scertes and  accessories,  was  sprinkled 
with turpentine and set on fire;  every  por­
tion was ignited and the whole was consum­
ed.  A similar model, with  the  set  scenes 
and  the wood framing all painted with  as­
bestos, was drenched  with  turpentine  and 
set on fire, too,  but  the  thin  scenes  were 
only partially charred  at  the  lower  ends 
with the turpentine flames,  while  the  tim­
bering was not even  ignited.

The  Local Programme.

From tiie Petoskey Democrat.

The Petoskey druggists and others having 
in charge the arrangements for  the fifth an­
nual meeting of  the  State  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  which  convenes  at  Mitchell 
Hall  Tuesday  morning,  are  busy  with pre­
parations for the best  meeting  in  the  his­
tory  of  the Association.  As  tiie town will 
derive both  immediate  and  lasting  benefit 
from the convention,  it  is hoped that hotels 
and business  men  will  assist  in defraying 
the local  expenses.  Citizens  will  be  wel­
comed to  business  sessions,  which  will  be 
instructive and interesting.  Tuesday even­
ing the Association  will  sit  down to a ban­
quet at  the  Arlington.  Wednesday  after­
noon they take an  excursion  to  Charlevoix 
and  in  the  evening  there  will be a hop at 
the Arlington.

Change in Presiding Officer.

At  the  meeting  of  the  State  Board  of 
Pharmacy,  held at Detroit last  week,  Geo. 
McDonald  was  elected  to  the  position  of 
President,  formerly held by  Ottmar  Eber- 
bach.  Jacob  Jesson  was  re-elected  Secre­
tary  and  Jas.  Vernor  was  continued  as 
Treasurer.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

 

ACIDUM.

Advanced—Citric acid, gum opium, gum opi­
um  po.,  oil  almonds  bitter,  oil wintergreen, 
mace.
Declined—Carbolic acid, cubebs,  cubebs po., 
oil cubebs, Ipecac.
Aceticum..............................................  
8® 10
Benzoicum,  German...........................   80@1 00
Carbolicum...........................................  40® 45
Citricum...............................................  58® 65
Hydrochlor.............................................3® 
5
Nitrocum.............................................   10® 13
Oxalicum................................  
Salicylicum........................................ 1 85®2 10 j Araenlenm 
Tannicum........................................... 1 40@1 W  S
Tartaricum.........................................  60®  53
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16 deg........................
*•  18  deg..........................................  4®  6
Carbon as.............................................   11®  13
Chloridura..........................................   12®  14
Cubebae (po.  1 00................................1 00@1 10
■ 
Xanthoxylum.............................. ....  25® 80
Copaiba......................................... ....  48® 53
Peru...............................................
@150
Terabin,  Canada........................... ....  50® 55
Tolutan......................................... ....  40® 45
Abies,  Canadian...........................
18
CasBiae  .........................................
n
Cinchona Flava............................
18
30
Eaonymus  atropurp....................
Myrica  Cerifera, po'.....................
20
Prunus Virgini.............................
12
Quillaia,  grd.................................
12
Sassfras  .......................................
12
Ulmus............................................
12
tJlmus Po (Ground  12)..................
10

BALSAMUM.

CORTEX.

BACCAE.

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EXTRACTUM.

“ 

“ 

“ 

FOLIA.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

®1 00 
®  90 
@  90 
©  65 
75®l 00 
50®  60 
®  12 
®  50 
25®  30 
®  15 
50®  55 
25®  38 
@  13 
35®  10 
@  80 
75®  80 
®  35 
®  20 
®1 25 
®  40 
5 0C®5 25 
18®  25 
25®  30 
30®  75

Glycyrrhiza Glabra....................... ....  24® 25
...  83® 35
po..............................
Haematox, 15 !b boxes..................
...  9® 10
Is.................. ............. ..  .  @ 12
@ 13
4s  .............................
4s  ............................. ....  @ 15
Carbonate Precip.................... ...........  @ 15
Citrate and Quinia...... 
...... ...........  @t 60
Citrate Soluble........................ ...........  @ 80
...........  @ 50
Ferrocyaniduin Sol.................
Solut  Chloride........................
...........  @ 15
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 85)....................  14®
pure.....................................  @
Barosma.............................................   10®
Cassia Acutifol, Tinnivelly.................  20®
Alx...........................   35®
Salvia officinalis, 4s and  4 s .............   10®
Ura  Ursi.............................................   8®
GUMMI.
Acacia, 1st picked..............................
2nd  “ 
..............................
“ 
3rd 
..............................
“ 
“ 
Sifted sorts...........................
“ 
“ 
po..........................................
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60).............................
“  Cape, (po. 20)..............................
“  Socotrine,  (po. 60)....................
Ammoniac  ............ ............................
Assat'oetida,  (po. 30)...........................
Benzoinum.........................................
Camphorae.........................................
Catechu, Is,  (4s,  14; 4s, 16)...............
Euphorbium, po.................................
Galbanum...........................................
Gamboge, po.......................................
Guaiacum, (po. 45)..............................
Kino,  (po. 25).......................................
Mastio..................................................
Myrrh, (po.45)......................................
Opii, ipo. 6 75;......................................
Shellac................................................
“  bleached.................................
Tragacanth .........................................
herba—In ounce packages
Absinthium  .......................................
Eupatorium.......................................
Lobelia  ..........................................
Majorum  :..........................................
Mentha Piperita.................................
“  V ir.........................................
R u e .....................................................
Tanacetum,  V....................................
Thymus. V..........................................
Calcined,  Pat......................................
Carbonate,  Pat...................................
Carbonate,  K. & M............................
Carbonate,  Jennings.........................
Absinthium........................................
Amygdalae, Dulc............... ................
Amydalae, Amarae........................... .
Anisi  ..................................................
Auranti Cortex...........!......................
Bergamii............................................
Cajiputi  — .................................. .  ,
Caryopbylli....................................... .
Cedar................................................ .
Chenopodii............ ...........................
Cinnamonii....................................... .
Citronella  ..........................................
Conium  Mac.................................... .
Copaiba............................................
Cubebae..........................................
Exechthitos.................. ......................
Erigeron........................................... .
Gaultheria..........................................
Geranium, 1.......................................
Gossipii, Sem, gal...............................
Hedeoma............................................
Juniperi.............................................
Lavendula ..........................................
Limonis..............................................
Lini, gal..............................................
Mentha Piper......................................
Mentha Verid......................................
Morrhuae,  gal....................................
Myrcia,  5.............................................
Olive...................................................
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)........................
Ricini..................................................
Rosmarini............... ; .........................
Rosae,  5...............................................
Succiui  ............... ..............................
Sabina.................................................
Santal..................................................
Sassafras.............................................
Sinapis, ess, 5......................................
Tiglii...................................................
Thyme...............................................
opt............................................
Theobromas........................................

20
25
28
23
25
30
22
25
55®  60 
20®   22 
20®  25 
35®  36
4 50©5 00 
45®  50
,7 25@7 75 
2 20®2 30 
®2 00 
2 00®2 50 
90@1 00 
@2 00 
35®  65 
®1 50 
.  90® 1  00 
®  75 
35®  65 
90®  1 00 
8 50®9 0) 
90®1 00 
1 20@1 30 
,2 25®2 35 
®  75 
55®  75 
,  90@1 00 
.  50@2 00 
.  90®2 00
1 75@2 25 
42®  45
2 75®3 6J
5 50@6 00 
80@1 00
®  50 
l 00@2 75 
10®   12 
1 42®1 60 
75®1 00 
®8 00 
40® 45 
90®l 00
3 50© 7 00 
42®  45
®  65 
®1 50 
40®  50 
®  60 
15®  20
.  17®  15 
.  42®  45 
.  18®  20 
.3 0»-®3 25 
25®  28

Bichromate........
Bromide............
Chlorate, (Po. 20).
Iodide.... ...........
Prussiate...........

POTASSIVM.

MAGNESIA.

OLEUM.

*’ 

RADIX.

“ 

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A lthae...................................
A nehusa ................................
Arum,  po..............................
Calamus.................................
Gontiana,  (po. 15)..................
Glycbrrhiza,  (pv. 15)..............
Hydrastis Canaden,  ,po. 33)..
Hellebore,  Alba, po..............
Inula,  po................................
Ipecac, po..............................
Jalapa,  pr— .........................
Maranta,  4 s .........................
Podophyllum,  po..................
Rhei  ......................................
“  cut.................................
“   P V .............................................
Spigelia  ................................
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)..............
Serpen tariu........................
Senega..................... . : ..........
Smilax, Officinalis, H............
Mex........
8cillae,  (po. 35).......................
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus, po. 
Valeriana,  English,  (po. 30)..
German...............
Anlsum, (po. 22)......................
Apiunr (graveolens)..............
Bird, Is...................................
Carui,  (po. 20)........................
Cardamom.............................
Coriandrum...........................
Cannabis  Sativa....................
Cydonftim..............................
Chenopodium  .......................
Dipterix Odorate..................
Foenieulum...........................
Foenugreek, po....................:
Lini.........................................
Lini, grd, (bbl, 8)....................
Phalaris Canarian...............
R apa......................................
Sinapis,  Albu.......................
Nigra.......................

SEMEN.

“ 

“ 

Frumenti,  W.,  D. &Co........
Frumenti, D. F. R................
Frum enti.............................
Juniperis Co.  O. T...............
Juniperis Co........................
Saacharum  N. E..................
Spt. Vini  Galli.....................
Vini Oporto..........................
Vini  Alba.............................

@1

.  10®  12 

.  25®  30 
.  15®  20 
®  25 
.  20®  50 
.  Id®  18 
®  25 
.  15®  20 
.  15®  20 
.2 00@2 25 
.  25®  30 
®  35 
15®  18
uu
75
75@1 35
48® 53
_@ 20
35® 40
40® 45
@ 40
© 20
10® 12
@ 25
@ 25
15® 20
@ 17
12® 15
4® 6
12® 15
1 00@1 25
10® 12
3® 4
75® 1 00
10® 12
1 75® 1 85
@ 15
6® 
8 
34®  4
34®  4
34 @4 4  
5®  6
8®  9
11®  12
O00@2 50
............1 75@2 00
.............1 10@l 50
............1 75® 175
............1 75@3 50
............ 1 7C®2 00
............1 75® 6 50
............1
00
...........  1
00

2ft@2 
<¿0® 2

SPONGES.

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do 

do 

30 
24

.........  

10 8 

. . . .  
 
 

MISCELLANEOUS.

do 
do  do 
do 

m   Bud '. ! ! ! ! ! ! !  ! ! ! ! ! ; ; ; ; : : ; ;  3S®

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

Florida sheens’ wool, carriage......3 25  @3 60
Nassau 
2 00
Velvet Ext 
110
Extra Y* ' d o  
85
Grass 
65
Hard .' 
75
Yellow Reef. 
1 40
.¿Ether, Spts Nitros, 3 F .......................  28®  28
.¡Ether, Spts. Nitros, I F .....................   30®  32
Alumen...............................................  24® 34
Alumen,  ground, (po. 7)................ 
3®  4
Annatto  .............................................   55®  60
Antimoni,  po......................................  4®  5
Antimoni et Potass  Tart...................  55®  60
11® 13
Argenti Nltras,  5................................  @  68
40
Bismuth S.  N......................................2 15@2 20
Calcium Chlor,  Is, (4s, 11;  4s, 12)....  @  9
Cantharides  Russian, po...................   ®2 to
Capsici Fructus, af.............................  @  15
Capsioi Fructus, po.............................  @  16
Capsici Fructus, B, po........................   ®  14
Caryophyllus,  (po. 35)........................   30®  33
Carmine. No. 40...................................  ®3 76
Ci ra Alba, S. &  F ................................  50®  65
Cera Flava..........................................   2t@  30
Coccus................................................   ®  40
Cassia Fructus....................................   @  15
Centraria............................................  @  io
Cetaceum............................................  @  50
Chloroform.........................................  38®  40
Chloroform,  Squibbs..........................  @1 00
Chloral Hydrate  Cryst.......................1 60@1  75
■ 
io@
Chondrus............................................ 
12
Cinchonidine, P. & w ..........................  15®
20 
Clnchonidine.  German....................... 
9®
15 
Corks, see list, discount,  per cent__
40 
Creasotum..........................................   @
50 
Creta, (bbl. 75)......................................  @
2 
Creta  prep................... 
5®
6 
Creta, precip.......................................   8@
Creta Rubra.........................................  ®
Crocus................................................   25®
Cudbear...............................................  ®
Cupri Sulph......................................... 
6@
Dextrine.............................................  
io@
Ether Suiph.........................................  68®
Emery, all numbers...........................   @
Emery, po............................................  @
Ergota. (po. 60)....................................   50®
Flake  White.......................................   12®
Galla....................................................  @
Gambler................................. 
7®
Gelatin, Coopor...................................  @
Gelatin, French...................................  40®
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box.  60&10, less.
Glue,  Brown.......................................  
9®
Glue, White.........................................  13®
Glycerina............................................  23®
Grana  Paradisi...................................  @
Hum ulus............................................  25®
Hydrarg Chlor. Mitt  .............................  ®
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor..............................   @
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum........................   @ „
Hydrarg  Ammoniati.............................  @1 00
Hydrarg Unguentum..........................  @  40
Hydrargyrum....................................   @  65
Ichthyocolla, Am  .............................. 1 25® 1 50
Indigo..................................................  76® 1 00
Iodine,  Resubl.................................... 4 00®4  10
Iodoform...............................................   @5 15
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod............   ®  27
Liquor Potass  Arsiuitis.....................   10®  12
Lupuline  ...........;...............................   85®1 00
Lycopodium.........................................  55® 60
Macis...............   ............*.....................  87®  85
Magnesia. Sulph. (bbl. 14).....................  2@  3
Mannia, S.F....V..................................   90@1 0O
Morphia,  S, P. & W.............................3 35®3 60
Morphia. S. N. Y. Q. & C. Co...............3 85®3 50
Moschus Canton.................................   @  40
Myristica. No. 1....................................  75® 80
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 80)..........................  @  10
Os. Sepia...............................................   22® 25
Pepsin Saae, H. & P. D. Co....................  @2 0a
Picis Liq,  N. C.. 4   galls, doz..............  @2 70
PicisLiq.,  quarts................................  @1 40
Piois Liq., pints...................................  @  85
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)...........................   @  50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)...........................   @  18
Piper Alba, (po. 35).............................  @  &5
Pix Burgun.........................................  @  7
Plumbi Acet.........................................  14® 15
Potassa. Bitart, pure..........................  @  40
Potassa.  Bitart, com...... :.................   @  15
Potass  Nitras, opt.................................  8@ 10
Potass Nitras........................................  
7®  9
Pulvis Ipecac etopii..........................1 io@l 20
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P. D. Co., doz.  @1 00
Pyrethrum, pv......................................  48® 53
Quassiae................................................  8® 10
Quinia, S, P. & W.................................   58® 63
Quinia. S, German................................  48® 60
Rubia Tinctorum..................................  12® 13
Saccharum  Lactis, pv........................   ®  35
Salacin................................................  
2® 75
Sanguis Draconis.................................   40® 50
Santonine............................................  @4 50
Sapo, W................................................  12® ]4
Sapo,  M...................................... 
Sapo, G................................................   @  15
Seidlitz  Mixture.................................   @  28
Sinapis................................................   ®  18
Sinapis, opt.........................................  @  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy, Do. Voes.............  @  35
Snuff. Scotch,  Do. Voes.....................   @  &5
Soda Boras, (po.  9)..............................  74®
:4@ 9
Soda et Potoss Tart..............................   33® ■
33® 35
Soda Carb..............................................  2® 24
2® 24
4®
Soda,  Bi-Carb........................................  
4® 5
Soda, Ash..............................................  
3@
3@ 4
Soda  Sulphas......................................  @
@ 2
Spts. Ether Co......................................  50®
50® 55
Spts.  Myroia Dom......... .
m 00
Spts. Myrcia Imp............
@2 50
........
Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl. 2 10)  .  .............. 
@2 25
Strychnia, Crystal..............................   @]  30
@1 30
Sulphur,Subl.....................................    24® 34
54@ 34
Sulphur,  Roll.......................................  24@ 3
Tamarinds.............................................  8@ 10
Terebenth  Venice................................  28® 30
Theobromae.......................................56  @  55
Vanilla  ............................................. 9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph.......................
7®  8
OILS.
Bbl
Gal
Whale, winter....................
70
75
Lard, extra.......................................
61
60
Lard, No.  1......................................j  45
45
50
Linseed, pure  raw..........................  47
50
47
Linseed, boiled................................  50
50
53
Neat's Foot, winter strained...........  50
50
60
Spirits Turpentine...........................   39
39
40
Bbl
Lb
2® 3
Red Venetian..........................  14 
Ochre, yellow  Marseilles.......   144 
2® 3
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda.........   14 
2® 3
24® 3
Putty, commercial.................  24 
2 V® 3
Putty, strictly pure.................  24 
13®16
Vermilion, prime American.. 
Vermilion, English................. 
56@58
Green, Peninsular..................  
16®17
6® 64
Lead, red striotiy pure........... 
Lead, white, strictly pure......  
6® 64
Whiting, white Spanish.........  
®70
@90
Whiting,  Gilders*.................... 
l  10
White, Paris American........... 
1 40
Whiting  Paris English cliff.. 
Pioneer Prepared  F aints...... 
1 20@1  40
Swiss Villa Prepare'  Paints.. 
1000120
v a r n is h e s .
No. 1 Turp Coach................................1  10@1 20
Extra  Turp........................................ 1  60@1  70
Coach Body.........................................2  75®3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture......................... 1 00@1  10
Extra Turk  Dainar............................ 1  55® 1  60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp....................  70®  75
APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. 

PAINTS

 

 

Ousliman’s

In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

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

Colds, stands without an equal.

A ir Mcnthollzed by passing through the Inhaler- 
tube. in which the Pure Crystals of Menthol are 
held'thoroughly applies this  valuable  rem edy  in  the 
m ost  efficient  w ay,  to  th e  parte  affected.  I t sells 
readily.  Always keep an open Inhaler In your store, 
and le t your custom ers try  it.  A  few  inhalations  will 
not h u rt the Inhaler, and will do m ore  to dem onstrate 
its efficiency than a half hour’s talk.  Retail price 
SO cents.  F ar Cihculaks and  T estim onials address 
H.  I>. Cushman, Three Rivers, Mich. 
Trade supplied by
Hazeltine Jt Perkins Drug Co., G’d Rapids, 
And W holesale Druggists of D etroit and Chicago.

CAPSULE

THE  LATEST  DISCOVERY.

Dr  L a p a rle ’s  C eleb rate d   P re p a ra tio n , S afe  a n d  
to   L  A D Z E S . 
A lw ays  R eliable. 

In d is p e n s a b le  

S en d   4   ce n ts  for  S ealed  C ircular.

CALUMET  CHEMICAL  CQ„  Chicago,

•$ 9 3

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

4a and 44 Ottawa Street and 8g, gzf 

g3 and gs Louis Street. 

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Elept  Pharmaceutical  Prepara­

tions,  M   Extracts  ami 

Elixirs

GENERAL WHOLESALE AGNTS FOB

Wolf, Patton & Oo. and John L. 

Whiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

WE ARE  SOLE OWNERS OF

Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Care

Which is positively the best Remedt 

of the kind on the market.

5Ve  desire  particular  attention  of those 
about purchasing outfits for new  stores  to 
8® 16
the fact of our  UNSURPASSED  FACIL­
ITIES for meeting the wants of  this  class 
of buyers WITHOUT  DELAY and in the 
most  approved  and  acceptable  manner 
known to the drug trade.  Our  special  ef­
forts in this  direction  have  received  from 
hundreds or our customers the  most satis­
fying recommendations.

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

WITHERS DADE &  C0.’$

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.  W e 
GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis­
faction and where this brand of  goods  b»« 
been once introduced  the  future  trade  has 
been assured.

We are also owners of the

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  our specie 

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

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

such asPatent  Medicines,

Hazeltine 
& Perkins 
Drug Co,

ENGLAND’S  DECADENCE.

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

Manufactured by

6 9   B r is to l  S tr e e t. 

- 

B O ST O N ,  M A SS. |

Wall Paper ! Window Shades H . LEO N A R D   &  SO N S,
Bargain  Counter  Goods.

House and Store Shades Made to Order. 

At  M anufacturers’  P rices. 

Headquarters  foi

SAMPLES  TO  TEE  TRADE  ONLY.

134 to 142  East  Fulton St.,

GrFLAJNTD  FLA-FIDS,  IMI ICH.

Send for a Package  as  below. 

It w ill 

draw trade and do you good.

PKG. BARGAIN COUNTER GOODS, No. 50-1,

. 

. 

44

44

. .65 

..70 

Si ft firs 

. 5 . .............

. . . . . .... 

.......... 85 H  “ 2  44 

2 oz.  S.  M.  Oils.................

.......... 42 X  “ F 3% Toilet Rolls  Pins...

326X Purses........................
...........90 l  “ Boxes Royal  Hair Pins...

Crumb Brush and Trays... .1.95 
Ass’d T. P.  Holders........................60
10-key Richter Harmonicas.............55
No. 30 Two-wheel  Carts.................95
Royal Polish.....................................92
2-oz. common  Black Ink.................90

1 doz. Cologne in Hdkf. Box........ ___$  .80 1 doz. 2 ft. Rules............................
$ .72
.45
1  “ 2962 Mirror Hair Oil........... ...........75 1  “ Wood Head Gimlets........... . ... 
.38 1  “ 569 Wood Yard Measures.. ...........45
X  “ Boxes Daisy Shaving Soap. ..75 
1  “ G.  C. Cork Screws............... .......... 40
1  44 85 Maple Leaf  Soap...........
.65
1  “ 209 Dodo  Soap................... ...........35 1  “ 5-in.  Screw Drivers.. 
.15 1  “ 0 Zinc Oilers........................ ...........33
1  44
1  u Double Mincing  Knives...
.32
.42 1  “ Bean Pistols........................ ...........40
1  44
...........89 l  “ Bird Cage Springs............... ...........42
l  “ 9 Wire Potato  Mashers...
1  “ 4 Hole Mouse Traps........... .......... 70 l  “ Key  Rings,  No. 5900  ..  .. ...........15
...........89 l  “ Door  Stops.......................... ...........30
1  44
4  “ Papers  Tacks...................... ...........50 l  “
1  “ Whisk Brooms..................
X  “ 922 Order  Books................. . .75 
1  “ 504 Memorandum Books..
1  “
I  “ 162 
4474t

...........45
.37 3  “ Ad  Pins............................... ...........48
.35
1  “ LePage’s  Glue.................... ...........85
.70 1  “ Mucilage and  Brush........... ...........43
.98 1  “
.......... 60
1 gro. 38 Rubber Tipped Lead  Pencils  1.80 
H  “  342 Rub. Tip Nick.  Cap pci 3.00  1.50
1 doz.  Scholars’  Companions....................45
1 Box Soapstone Slate Pencils..................35
1 gro.  Cedar Pen  Holders..........................40
8 x 12 Slates............................65 .33
X dz.
............................36 .18
6 x  9 
.84
X  “
“  
5 x 7  
“   noiseless.............68
.34
.36
X  “
-........1.05
7 x  11 
.53
•57 \Z   44 
“  
/3
double  1.80 .90
6 x 9  
.39 X  “
“  
.40 X  “ No.  0 Playing Cards...............65
.33
“ Boston Club Base Balls.................. 1.75
.85 1 
.35
.32 1  “
...................
.29 1  “ Cascarilla Face Powder.............
•35
boxes Paper and  Envelopes 2.15 1.08
.60 X  “
.48
.85 1 
“
4770 Metal Back Horn  Combs.. 1.75
.72 1 
“
.30
42 Rubber Combs........................
21 Scrub Brushes............................... .  1.25 1  “
•45
366a Amber  Jersey Pins...........
.30 1 
“
.68
599-8 Dressing  Combs...............
.50 1  “
4 Brilliant Hair  Pins.................
OK 1 
“
Flour  Dredges............................
.35 1  “
2-iron  Match Safes....................
.45 1  “

1  44
1  44
1  “ Flat Iron  Stands......................
7-pin.  Coat  Racks....................
1  “
012 Basting Spoons..........................
1  “
Japan Dust Pans...............................
X  “
1  “ Dusters......................................................
1  “ Tea and Coffee Pot  Stands-------
“ Coat Hangers............................ . 
l  
“ Bleached  Sponges..................... . 
l  
“ Curry Combs............................. . 
l  
“ Acme Beaters............................ . 
l  
“
l  
“ Can Openers.............................
l  
X  “
l  
“  
2-hole Mouse  Traps................. • 
l  
“
X   “ K.  &  F. Boxes,  tin.................89 
1  “

. 
300 Flower Pot  Brackets.. .1.50 

1 ft.  Rules...............................................

“   S.  W .  Tooth  Picks.........

.50
.70
ft50.00

IXL 

“  
“  

“  

“  

TO  T H E   TRADE.

We desire to call  your  attention to the

Beardsley Window  Screen,

And ask you to examine its merits and the irreat  advantages it possesses over any other 

' screen in the m arket, and so be guided in  purchasing for this season.

We  carry  the  follow­

>.00
5.00

“THE  BEST.”

The Beardsley Swing Center Screens have 

these advantages over all others:

1.  The center being a swinging door, ob­
viates the necessity of  removing  the screen 
to clear the room of flies,  to throw out or re­
ceive any article through the  window, or to 
open and close the blinds.

2.  They are made adjustable by movable 
wings on either  side,  and may  be instantly 
fitted  to  any  window  without  cutting  or 
pounding.

3.  The  frames  are  made of  kiln  dried 

lumber,  and are nailed and glued.

4.  The wire cloth is from the  celebrated 
Wickware Bros.’ factory, of Courtlaiul,N. Y.

5.  They*are the best finished of any.
6.  They are so well made and are so sim­
ple in operation that the liability  to get out 
of order is entirely obviated.

The success this screen met with the past 
season lias convinced us that it will take the 
lead in the future.  We shall be pleased to 
correspond with the trade.
For particulars address

JOBBERS  IN

DRY  GOODS,

A N T O   N O T I O N ' S ,

83  M onroe  St.,

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

GBAND  BAFIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

IA Specialty.

0

High

ing sizes in stock:
Opens 
Number
22 to 20
25 to 29 
25 to 29
Discount 10 per cent.

30

D E A L E R S  IN

N O S.  I«®   a n d   1 2 4   L O U IS   S T R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H IG A N . 

P B R . K I N S

H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow

Wholesale Fruits and Produce,

J.  T.  BELL  CO,

W E   C A RRY   A   STOCK  O F  C A K E  TALLOW   FO R   M ILL  USE.

BAST  SAO-IXAW^  MICH.

SOAP

DETROIT, MICH.

[Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands

of

s

o

QUEEN  ANNE,
MICHIGAN,

TRUE  BLUE.

CZAR,

(MONDAY, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 
SUPERIOR, 

ROYAL  BAR, 

MASCOTTE,

CAMEO,

PHCENIX,

WABASH, 

AND  OTHERS.

For Quotations addressw. O. HAWKINS.

Lock  Box  173, 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

Salesman  for  W estern  Michigan.

!68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

Nelson  Bros.  &  Co.

Binder's  Twine. 
Bug  Finish.

Curtiss & Bunion

AGENTS—A. Flesch,  118  Randolph  St..  Chicago, 111. 
W illiam M. Morgan, 815  Duane St., N.  Em il  W ienert,  ] 
Albany, N. Y.  G ardiner Bros.. St. A ugustine, Fla.

SEEDS

FOB  EVEBYBODY.

For  the Field or  Garden.

Clover,

Timothy,

]f you want to buy

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

Red Top,
Rye,

Onion,

Ruta  Baga 
Wurzel,

Mangle

o r  

Write or send to the

Anything; in tie Line  ot  SEEDS,
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W. T. U P R E M IX .

71  CANAL  ST., 

•

The vast throngs in London, three  weeks 
ago, may or may not have seen evidences of 
England’s decay.  Most probably  they  did 
not.  No break in  the  arches  of  London 
bridge was visible to the visitors whose ears 
were filled and  eyes  dazzled  hy  the  great 
celebration.  To the ordinary  observer  the 
wealth  and  strength  of  Victoria’s  realm 
never seemed  greater.

Yet  the  crowning  of  the  queen’s  half 
century may be taken as the first  milestone 
in the course of  unfavorable  change  upon 
which the British empire  has  entered.  At 
a point in the future—and a century will be 
quite enough to  obtain  the  necessary  per­
spective—the  historian  will  look  back  to 
that June day of 1887,  and  point  out  how 
even then the powers of England  were fail­
ing, and how in the fifty years that followed 
they showed more  and  more  their  decay, 
He will be able then  to  see  plainly  facts 
which are now  only  to  be  discovered  by 
analysis and comparison, but which,  never­
theless, are of vital significance in  measur­
ing the strength of the English  Empire.

It is easy,  however, to  suggest  some  of 
the facts that indicate the main one.  Their 
full importance would involve  a  study  of 
many details, but  their  essential  character 
any intelligent person may readily  compre­
hend.  England has prospered by  a  policy 
which enriched her,  and impoverished other 
nations.  Against this,  more  and  more,  as 
they comprehend its operations, the  nations 
rebel.  The world  has  risen  against  her. 
France terminated the Cobden treaty.  The 
United  States  dismissed  free  trade  along 
with chattel slavery.  Germany  established 
protection, and Russia did the  same.  The 
Australian  colonies  adopted  economic  and 
revenue  systems  of  their  own.  Canada 
adopted a tariff,  and  is  proceeding  to  in­
crease it.  All these were  countries  which 
afforded England  great  markets,  and  the 
closing of them,  in whole  or  in  part,  is  a 
heavy blow. 
It  was  her  plan  that  they 
should be her commercial dependencies, but 
they have established,  or will  do  so,  their 
self-help in industry, without which  politi­
cal autonomy is an empty  show.  They  do 
for themselves  those  services  which  Eng­
land ment to do for them,  and by which she 
would make them her subjects.

But this revolt of civilized nations against 
the Philistinism of Cobdenism is contempo 
rary with other things that  tend  like  it  to 
the  reduction  of  the  Brummagem  forces. 
England’s coal disappears.  Her  labor  de­
mands higher pay,  under the  threat  of  so­
cialistic troubles.  And yet these have been 
her  two  great  sources  of  industrial  pre­
eminence-abundant  coal  and  pauperized 
labor.  If her work people “must live,” thei 
the incomes of  her  employing  class  must 
proportionally  diminish,  and  the  capital 
centered in London must decrease.  Even so 
London becomes,  with every  year,  of  less 
relative  importance  as  a  center  of  the 
world’s  exchange.  To  the  United  States 
the financial supremacy  must  coque,  more 
and more, with the industrial, and,  in time, 
the  commercial  superiority which  it  will 
possess.

Not least among  the  causes  of  English 
decay is the moral imposibility  of  continu 
iug the processes by which  English  wealth 
has been heaped up.  To devour  India,  to 
prey upon China and Japan,  to  seize  and 
rob semi-civilized and barbarous  peoples  in 
all parts of  the  globe, in search of a “mar­
ket,” becomes more and more diffcult,  sim­
ply from the awakened conscience  of  Eng­
land herself.  The Tory party would do  it, 
with  the  old  motives  of  aggression  and 
plunder, and the  Birmingham  men  would 
do it,  as they have done, 
in  order  to  sell 
their products; but the process  has  become 
unpleasing to an important element  outside 
of these,  and can no longer  be  maintained 
with all the power and energy  of  the  Em 
pire.  The  pressure  from  below, 
in  the 
ranks of the people,  is  increasing,  and  it 
must not be forgotten how every  change in 
the  franchise  has  enlarged  the  political 
power of the masses,  and  given to them the 
means of  more  effective  revolt. 
It  is  a 
more democratic nation which will  be  seen 
in the future,  and, as  we  think,  a  better 
England,  but it will be one  whose  material 
greatness will be much diminished,  both re­
latively and absolutely.  The  day  of  deca­
dence has begun in the  Queen’s  dominions.

Ike Sessums,  who  owns  the  grocery  at 
Sessums Station,  near Starkville, Miss., has 
lost a good deal  of  his  stock  during  the 
summer by  the  depredations  of  burglars. 
Last Monday night he  set  a  trap  for  the 
rascals by charging his double-barreled  gun 
heavily with buckshot, cocking  it, and  set­
ting it in such a position that the  first  man 
who attempted to open the door was  bound 
to  be  shot  Tuesday  morning  he  came 
down to the store as  usual  and  forgetting 
all about the gun,  unlocked  the  door  and 
opened it   Both barrels were discharged as 
if by clockwork,  and the entire load entered 
his body.  At last accounts he  was  linger­
ing between life and death.

The commissioner of the internal revenue 
has  decided  to  establish  a  butter-testing 
bureau  in  the  internal  revenue  office  in 
Chicago,  and Collector Stone will  probably 
find that he can make room  for  it,  in  spite 
of  his  impression  a  few  days  ago  that  he 
had no space to spare.

The ice  men  of  New  York  threaten  to 
strike the first hot day if they are not given 
an advance in wages.

The  pool  of  wall-paper  manufacturers 
came to an end at the meeting in New York 
Thursday.

Voigt, HfirpMoiifir & Go,
DRY  GOODS

Importers and Jobbers of

Staple  and  Fancy.

O veralls, Pants, Etc.,

O U R   O W N   M A K E .

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy CrocEerysFancy Woodenware

O U R   O W N   IM P O R T A T IO N .

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit | 

Prices Guaranteed.

i m :

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

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

The State  Assayer of Massachusetts says 
Muzzy’s Com  Starch  for table  use,  is  per­
fectly pure,  is well  prepared, and  of  excel-1 
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

3P.A.INT.

We have a full stock of this well-known 

brand of

ACZZSD  F i l l  ITT
and having sold it for over SIX YEARS can 

recommend It to our  customers  as  be­

ing a First Class article.  We sell it

O n   t h e   M a n u fa c tu re rs*   G u a r a n te e :

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

T .  H .  N E V IN   &   CO ..

Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure Whit© Lead.

Pittsburg, Pa.

Write for prices and Sample Card to

Wholesale  Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

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