The  Michigan  Tradesman.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  JULY  20,  1887.

EDMUND B. DIKEMÄN

TH E  GREAT

0  Maker
s  Jeweler,

44  CANAL  ST.,

Grand Rapids,  -  fJidi,

HENRY  J.  HARTMAN,

FOUNDER,

GRAY IRON CASTINGS A SPECIALTY.

Send  for Estimates.

71  South  Front St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

GXXTSZC2TG  ROOT.
We pay the highest price for it.  Address
Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich.

JTJDD  c* 3   GO.,

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.

JIE8TER X FOX

Manufacturers’ Agts. for

M a  C H I N E s Y
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 OaAns St., OrandRapids, Mich

V.  R.  STEGLITZ,

Proprietor of

Eaton R a0s 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.

W ,  O,  Donlson,
GRAND  RAPIDS. 

88,90 and  92 South  Division  Street, 

MICH.

- 

H O N  l LYON,

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.

Importers,

Jobbers and

Retailers of

B O O K S ,

It will be sold on its merits.  Sample or­

ders filled on 60  days approval.

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

Price  $35  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. 

It is sure to do it.

I.  T.  WARDEN  &  CO.,

F lint, Mioh..
CHURCH’S

READY FOR USE DRY.

NO MIXING REQUIRED.

It sticks to the vines and Finishes the whole 
crop of Potato Bugs with one applicaiion; 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 sro as far as TEN POUNDS 
of plaster and  Paris  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.
Hug 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 Rug Finish.
Barlow & Star, hardware dealers at  Coldwa- 
ter, Mich., write as  follows under date oj 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 than
any other Mixture used for the purpose.

-  MANUFACTURED BT

Anti-Kalsomiiie Co., Grand Rapids.

CHARLES  A.  GOYE,

Successor to

A. Coye & Son,

DEALER IN

AWNINGS 5 TENTS

Horse and W agon Covers, 

Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,

W ide Ducks, etc.

Flags & Banners made to order.

73 CANAL  ST.. 

- 

GRAND RAPIDS.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

C I G -A R S

Factory  No,  26,  4tli  IJist.

76 S. Division St.,  Grani Rapids.
STEAM  LAUNDRY,

43 and 45 Kent Street.

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

Orders  by  Mail  and  Express Promptly At­

tended  to.

VOL.  4.

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

The Most Complete Assortment 

til  you  get  my  prices.

ALFRED J.BROWN
16-18 N. Division St., &rand Rapids

Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

BELKNAP

MANUFACTURERS OF

Spring,  Freight,  Express, 

Lumber  and  Farm

W A G O N S !

Logging Carts  and  Trucks 

Mill and Dump Carts, 

Lumbermen’s and 

River Tools.

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

Shops on Front St., Grand Eapids, Mich.

WANTED.

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.,  Comission Merchants,

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

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.

FOR  EVERYBODY.

For  the Field or  Garden.

Clover,

Timothy,

If you want to buy

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

Red Top,
Rye,

Onion,

Ruta  Baga 
Wurzel,

Mangle

OR 

Write or send to the

Anything  in  tie  Line  of  SEEDS,
S e e d   S to re,
W. T,  Lip R ER U X .
HIRTH  &  KRAUSE,

71  CANAL  ST.,

LEATHER

SHOE  BRUSHES,

SHOE  BUTTONS,

SHOE  POLISH,

ings,  etc.  Write  for Catalogue.

SHOE  LAOES.
Ileelers, Cork Soles,  Button  Hooks, Dress­
118 Canal Street,  Grand Rapids.
FURNITURE TO ORDER.

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.

Wolverine Chair Factory,

W est End Pearl St. Bridge.

TH E FIFTH  ANNUAL

aceutical  Association.

Convention of the Michigan State Pharm­
The  fifth  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan State  Pharmceutical  Association 
was called to order by  President  Wurzburg 
at Mitchell Hall, Petoskey, Tuesday  morn 
ing, July 12.  Rev.  Geo.  Johnson  invoked 
the  divine  blessing,  when  D.  C.  Page 
President of  Petoskey,  welcomed  the  As 
sociation to the  town  in  a  pleasant  man 
ner, complimenting the  profession  on  the 
skill  and  education  necessary  to  the  at 
tainment of success and also  on  the  enact 
ment of  a  law  regulating  the  practice  of 
pharmacy.  Secretary Parkill responded  to 
the welcome in  behalf  of  the  Association 
He paid a deserved tribute to the  hospital! 
ty of Petoskey,  thanking her people for the 
generous  welcome  accorded  her  guests 
On motion of Frank Wells,  the  reading  of 
the minutes  of  the  last  meeting  was  dis 
pensed  with,  when  President  Wurzburg 
called Frank  Inglis  to  the  chair  and  read 
his annual address, which was given in full 
in  The  T radesman  of  last  week.  On 
motion of James Vernor, the chair  was  in 
structed  to  appoint  a  committee  of  three 
members on President’s address,  which  he 
announced that he would do at the  close  of 
the morning session.  The following gentle 
men were elected members  of  the  associa 
tion:  Earl  Allen,  Stanton;  M.  A.  Barber 
Petoskey;  F.  E.  Brackett  and  Geo.  N 
Case,  Cheboygan;  H.  N.  Dean,  Niles 
James E.  Dillen,  East Tawas; James  Fish 
er,  Marlette;  John  A.  Gibbs,  Kalamazoo 
Chas. W. Hull, Bay City; Gustaf A.  Malm 
gren, 
Ishpeming;  F.  O.  Marthy,  Man 
Chester;  Neal  McMillan,  Rockford;  Ed, 
Peinberthy,  Iron  River;  H.  W.  Roden 
baugh,  Breedsville;  L.  F.  Rogers,  Lake- 
view,  Albert M. Todd,  Nottawa;  Fred.  A 
Tillson,  Ishpeming; W. A.  Watson,  Breck 
enridge;  A.  A.  Weeks,  Grattan;  J.  R 
Kestell,  Detroit;  A. B.  Francis,  Olivet;  H 
S.  Barie,  Detroit;  M.  J.  Erwin,  Harbor 
Springs;  G.  A.  Osborn,  Luther;  J.  C 
Bostick,  Manton;  A. J.  Dayton,  Petoskey 
E.  R.  Wilson,  Petoskey.
the  chair 
was instructed to  appoint  a  committee  of 
ttyree members to report a  revised  form  of 
constitution  and  by-laws  at the  opening 
of  the  afternoon  session.  The  chair  ap 
pointed  as  such  committee  Frank  Wells, 
Jacob Jesson and John  E.  Peck.
Prof. A.  B.  Prescott  presented  a  paper, 
prepared by A.  S.  Mitchell,  in  answer  to 
Query No. 37,  “What  disinfectant  and  an 
tiseptic  preparations  can  the  dispensing 
pharmacist make with anvantage?”
Dr.  A.  B.  Lyons called attention to a dis 
covery he recently made, that sulphur can be 
made to burn evenly  by mixing  it  with  an 
equal part of terra alba or any  other  cheap 
mixture.

On  motion  of  Frank  Wells, 

of 

gum 

camphor 

Arthur Bassett said that for several year 
he prepared all  the  disenfectauts  used  by 
the health department of  Detroit  and  that 
extended  experimentation had satisfied  the 
department that a compound of 70 parts  of 
flour sulpher, 15 parts of  salt  petre  and 
parts 
produced 
the most satisfactory disinfectant for  cloth 
ing.
Prof.  Prescott  doubted  the  economy  of 
substituting camphor for alcohol, when Mr 
Bassett asserted that the camphor  added  to 
the  evenness  with  which 
the  mixture 
burned.
On motion of Jacob Jesson,  it  was  voted 
to  publish the above  paper,  and  all  other 
papers presented at the  convention,  in  the 
proceedings.
H. W.  Snow read  a  paper  on  “The  al 
kaloidal strength of specoc  root  and  of  its 
fluid  extract,  when  President  Wurzburg 
announced H.  J.  Brown,  Arthur  Bassett, 
and Geo.  G.  Steketee as  the  Committee  on 
President’s address,  when the  meeting  ad 
journed until afternoon.

Afternoon Session.

Another  enquirer  asked  how 

The opening of the  Question  Box  being 
the first toing in order,  a question was read 
asking how  the  local  option  law  aifected 
the drug  trade.  Representative  MeMiilan 
asserted that the  law did not affect the sale 
of liquor in the proper manner by druggists.
Another  enquirer  asked  if  the  present 
standard of the Board  of  Pharmacy  could 
not  be  raised  above  50  per  cent.  Geo. 
Gundrum thought the standard ought  to  be 
raised to at least 60  per  cent.
A question as  to  how  to  treat  grocers 
who sell paris  green  without  a  label  was 
answered by Prof. Prescott,  who  said  that 
the question was a  commercial  and  not 
pharmaceutical  question.  Paris  green 
is 
neither a  drug  nor  a  medicine  any  more 
than  “Rough  on  rats”  or  a  toy  pistol. 
Something should  be  done  to  prevent  its 
sale  without  the  proper  label,  but  Prof, 
Prescott doubted whether the druggist  was 
the proper  person  to  take  the  subject  in 
hand.  Dr.  Lyon,  on the  contrary,  thought 
that the druggist should  move  in  the  mat­
ter,  as paris  green  comes  under  the  com­
mon head  of  poisons. 
J.  S.  Hewitt said 
that the grocers in Milford  sold  the  article 
in any sized packages, without the least ap­
pearance of a label.
to  treat 
Colgate’s  goods,  whicli  are  sold  by  dry 
goods dealers as leaders at less  prices  than 
the druggist  can  buy  them  for.  No  one 
was  able  to  present  a  solution  of 
this 
problem,  when Secretary Jesson  presented 
the  report of the State Board of Pharmacy. 
The total number of names on  the  register 
is  2,942,  of  which  2,749  are  registered 
pharmacists.  One  hundred  and  seventy- 
three names have  been  dropped  from  the 
register for failing  to  renew,  fifteen  have 
been  reported  as  dead, 
two  certificates 
have been revoked, one has  passed  the  re­
quired  examination  and  had  his  original 
certificate canceled, making  a  total  of  193 
names which  have  been  erased  from  the 
register.  Two  examinations  have  been 
held  since  the  last  report,  during  which 
one  hundred  and  seven  candidates  were 
successful  and  fifty  unsuccessful.  The 
total  cash  receipts  during  the  past  year 
have been S3,139.25.  The expenses of  the 
Board  have  been  $2,050.30, 
including  a 
Secretary’s  salary  of  $800.  The  report 
was  adopted.
Secretary Parkill presented his annual re­
port,  as  follows:  membership  at close  of 
last  convention,  792;  five  members  have 
died,  one has resigned and  eight have  been 
dropped for non-payment of  dues,  making 
the present membership  778.  Tlie  receipts 
from dues,  fees and  certificates  have  been

the 

presented 

applauded 

$7267.70  and  from  advertisements  $20, 
making  the  total  receipts  $746.70,  all  of 
which has been turned over to the Treasurer. 
Drafts have been made on the Treasurer  to 
the amount of  $741.77.
The Treasurer reported a balance on hand 
of $523.31.  Both of  above reports were ac­
cepted.
re-1 
¿'rank  Wells 
port  of 
the  Committee  of  Legislation, 
which T he T radesman  will  endeavor  to 
present in full next week.  The report was 
warmly 
and  unanimously 
adopted,  and  Mr.  Wells  was  voted 
the 
thanks of the Association for  nis  vigilance 
in behalf of the drug trade of the State.
H. J. Brown presented the report  of  the 
committee  on  President’s  address,  com­
mending  the  recommendations  relative  to 
local organization,  the Grand Rapids  price 
book, representation on the commitiee to re 
vise  tlie  Pharmacopoeia,  not  sending  pro 
ceedings to members in arrears,  the  traffic 
in  liquors,  tlie  dissolution  of  the  present 
body.  Recommendations  were  adopted 
as was also a recommendation  that  nothing 
be done in the President’s  recommendation 
that the Association present to the Governor 
the names  of suitable persons  for appoint 
ment to the State Board of Pharmacy.
Frank Wells presented the report  of  tlie 
special  Committee  on Constitution  and By 
laws,  which wras  adopted.
Prof. A. B. Stevens presented  the  report 
of the committee on  Unofficial  Formulary 
which was adopted.
the  Ohio 
Pharmaceutical Association,  presented  the 
greetings of  that  hotly,  amt  Prof.  A.  B. 
Lyons presented his report as a delegate  to 
the recent convention of that Association.
Geo. G. Steketee presented his  report  as 
a delegate  to  the  Indiana ‘Pharmaceutical 
Association.  Both of  above  reports  were 
adopted.
Prof! A.  B. Lyons stated  that  the  com­
mittee on  adulterations  had  no  report  to 
make.
The following were  elected  members  of 
the  Association:  Orrin  E.  Close,  Spring 
Lake;  H. H.  Eaton,  Boyne  Falls;  J.  M 
Harris,  Ironton;  J.  A.  McPhee,  Evart; 
Isaac  J.  Leggett,  Paris,  L.  Pauly,  St. 
Ignace.
Several interesting technical papers were 
presented,  when the meeting  adjourned.

S.  E.  Allen,  President  of 

Evening Session.

The evening session was not  called  until 
about 9 o’clock, when the delegates marched 
into the dining room of the Arlington Hotel 
and  spent an hour in tlie discussion  of  the 
toothsome viands set  before  them.  Toast­
master Wells called the assemblage to order 
and  called  for  the  following  responses, 
which were given in the order  named:
The State Association;  The  Accomplish­
ments of the Old and  the  Promises  of  the 
New—H.  J.  Brown.
Michigan; its  Pine  Boards  and  its  Sea­
boards—Frank Hamilton.
Pharmaceuical  Literature;  its  Character 
and  Growth—Geo.  McDonald.
Our  Angel  Visitors;  The  Traveling 
Men—A.  Bassett.  Allied  Interests; 
the
Retailer, Jobber  and  Manufacturer—Jacob 
Jesson.
Affinities;  Chemical  and  Other—S.  E. 
Parkill.  The responses were all particular­
ly happy and  some of them  will  appear  in 
the The T radesman  hereafter.
Wednesday  Morning.

The meeting was called to order by Frank 
Wells,  who  moved  that  Frank  J.  Wurz­
burg act as chairman of the body, pending re­
organization.  The  motion  was  carried, 
when S.  E.  Parkill  was  selected  to  act  as 
chairman.  On  motion  of  Frank  Wells, 
the chair was instructed to appoint  a  com­
mittee to present a  new  constitution,  and 
the  chair  appointed  as  such  committee 
Frank Wells,  Jacob  Jesson  and  John  E. 
Peck.  Mr.  Wells then presented a  revised 
draft of the constitution and by-laws, which 
was adopted,  when  the  members  in  good 
standing  in  tiie  old  Association  were de­
clared  members  of  the  new  orginzation.
On motion of  Frank Wells,  the  election 
of  President  was  then  proceeded  with. 
Jas. Vernor presented the  name  of Arthur 
Bassett and Dr.  Geo.  W.  Crouter nominated 
Frank Inglis.  Mr.  Bassett  received  forty- 
three of tlie seventy-one votes cast and  was 
declared elected.  Stanley  E.  Parkill  was 
re-elected Secretary  by  acclamation,  when 
the  following  officers were  elected  in  the 
regular order:
First  Vice-President—G.  M.  Harwood, 
Petoskey.
Second Vice-President—H.  B.  Fairchild, 
Grand Rapids.
Third  Vice-President—Henry  Kephart, 
Berrien Springs.
Treasurer—Wm.  Dupont, Detroit. 
Executive  Committee—Geo.  Gundrum, 
Frank Inglis, A. II.  Lyman, John E.  Peck, 
E. T.  Webb.
On motion of Frank Wells,  it  was  voted 
to  hold  the  next  annual  convention 
in 
Detroit the second week  in  October.  Jas. 
Vernor was selected to act as  Local  Secre­
tary.
The chair announced C.  H.  Wagner,  E. 
T.  Webb  anil  Dr.  John  Lamoreaux  as  a 
Committee on Resolutions and  C.  A.  Bug- 
bee,  II. B.  Fairchild,  Frank  Inglis,  A.  H. 
Lyman and Henry Kephart as a  Committee 
on Exhibits.
A. B.  Lyon, A. B.  Stevens,  C.  G.  Stone, 
Wm.  Dupont  and  Geo.  Gundrum  were 
elected delegates to the 1887  convention  of 
the  American  Pharmoceutical  Association 
and  C.  P.  Parkill,  Frank  Inglis,  Attmar 
Eberbach,  Dr. John Lamoreaux  and  L.  F. 
Latimer were named as delegates.  For tlie 
1888  convention,  Prof.  A.  B.  Prescott, 
Chas. H. Wagner, A.  B. Lyons,  Chas.  W. 
Hall and R. F. Latimer  were  elected  dele­
gates and Frank J.  Wurzburg, Frank Wells, 
A.. B.  Stevens,  E. T. Webb and Jacob alter­
nates.
On motion of Dr.  A. B.  Lyons, Dr.  S.  B. 
Dufiielil  was  elected  to  honory  member­
ship.
Arthur  Bassett  presented  the  report  of 
the  Committee  on  Trade  Interests.  The 
.•eport called attention to the importance  of 
Detroit the second  week  in  October.  Jas. 
Vernor was selected to act to  act  as  Local 
Secretary.
The chair announced C.  II.  Wagner,  E. 
T.  Webb  and  Dr.  John  Lamoreaux  as  a 
Committee  on  Resolutions,  ¡and  C.  A. 
Bugbee,  H. B. Fairchild,  Frank  Inglis,  A. 
H.  Lyman and Henry  Kephart  as  a  Com­
mittee on Exhibits.
A.  B. Lyon,  A.  B.  Stevens,  C. G.  Stone,

NO. 200.

*>

Wm. Dupont and Geo. Gundrum were elect­
ed delegates to the 1887  convention  of  the 
American Pharmaceutical  Association,  and 
C.  P.  Parkill,  Frank  Inglis,  Ottmar  Eber­
bach,  Dr.  John  Lamoreaux and L.  F.  Lati­
mer were named as delegates.  For the 1888 
convention.  Prof.  A.B.  Prescott,  Chas.  II. 
Wagner,  A.  B.  Lyons,  Chas.  W.  Hull  and 
B. F.  Latimer  were  elected  delegates,  and 
Frank J.  Wurzburg,  Frank  Wells,  A.  B. 
Stevens,  E.  T.  Webb and  Jacob  Jesson  al­
ternates. 
On motion of  Dr.  A.  B.  Lyons,  Dr.  S. 
B. Duffield was  elected  to  honorary  mem­
bership.
Arthur  Bassett  presented  the  report  of 
the Committee on Trade Interest.  The  re­
port called  attention  to  tlie  importance  of 
mutual insurance,  but made  no  recommen­
dation; recited the abuses incident to the sale 
of goods at retail and to physicians  by  job­
bers,  but confessed its inability to solve the 
problem; condemned  the  practice  of  soiie 
druggists  of  selling  liquor  as  a  beverage, 
and suggested that  every  one  so  doing  be 
expelled  from  the  Asssociation,  have  his 
certificate  revoked  by  the  Board  of  Phar­
macy, and compelled to  take  out  a  regular 
saloon  license.  The  report  was  adopted, 
when the chair called upon Frank Hamilton, 
President of the M.  B. M.  A.,  who  compli­
mented the meeting  for  the  work  accom­
plished and  bespoke for the  organization  a 
prosperous future.
The following were  elected  to  member­
ship  in  the  Associatian: 
II.  W.  Potter, 
Jenisonville;  A.  L.  Thompson,  Harbor 
Springs; Al.  C. Merrill,  Cross Village; J.C. 
Bower,  Crystal Falls; J. W.  Cusford,  Man- 
celona; E.  Wilson,  Stanwood; A.  C.  Schu­
macher,  Ann Arbor.

The meeting then adjourned.

(CONTINUED  ON  SEVENTH  PAGE.)

AT  TH E  RIBBON  COUNTER.

The  Trials  That  Long-Suffering  Clerks 

Have  to Endure.

Accident News.

in ribbons to-day,  ladies?”
shade in green.”
how do you like this odd shade in blue?” 

They came  hurrying and  skurrying  to­
ward it with all the fuss and flutter fashion- 
ionable shoppers make.  The clerk in charge 
smiled wearily as he saw them  approach.
“I’ll go you two cigarettes that they don’t 
buy anything,” he said to a fellow-clerk. 
“I’ll go you,” was the reply.
“All right—all,  anything  I can show you 
“Yes. 
I’d like—O,  Marne, see  this new 
“How lovely!  I do think that—O, Sadie, 
“It’s just sweet, pretty!”
“Think so?”
“Yes, 
indeed.  What  are  you  going to 
use that ribbon for?”
“A bow for Bismarck’s collar.  The  dear 
little fellow has  almost  every  shade  and 
color imaginable now, but I thought  I’d see 
if there was anything new.”
“Aren’t the ribbons  perfectly  lovely this 
year?”
“Oh! exquisite! 
“What is your favorite shade?”
“Well, really,  I just  don’t  know.  They 
are all so lovely.”
“That’s true. 
I’ve  half a  mind  to take 
this sea-shell pink.  Oh!  have you noticed 
how they’re combining pink and  pale green 
this year?”
“Yes;  but salmon and Nile green is pret­
tier.  Let us combine them and see.  Show 
us  some  salmon  and  Nile  green  shades, 
please.”

I rave over them!” 

pink plush bonnet of mine?”

“Oh! how lovely!”
“Exquisite!”
“Just beautiful!”
“O, Marne,  how would  this look on that 
“Lovely.”
“Let us combine  some of  this  cardinal 
with this pale lemon—  Oh!  isn’t it lovely?” 
“Indeed,  it is!  Do yon like  the  picquot 
edge as well as the plain?”
“Oh,  I hardly know.”
“I don’t,  either.”
“They’re both lovely.”
“So they are. 
I have  half a mind to get 
Bismarck a bow of this odd  shade in  red.” 
“He has dark eyes,  hasn’t he?”
“Oh,  the loveliest  dark eyes!  And such 
beautiful silky brown hair.”
“Yes;  but on the  whole,  it isn’t  just the 
shade  I  want.  Suppose  we  go  over  to 
Brown & Green’s and see  their  ribbons be­
fore deciding.”
And they go.

The  Price  of  Rice.

Southern newspapers  of  late  have  con­
tained a good deal  concerning  a  projected 
>r anticipated bear movement in rice, having 
for its object the depressing of the  price  of 
that  article  to  a  point where  the  visible 
supply could be secured cheap.  As  far  as 
can  be  gathered  prospects of  the  present 
rice crop are  not  of  the  best.  The  news 
from Louisiana is anything but bearish,  in­
dicating a considerably shorter crop in  that 
state.  An  abundant  supply  of  water  is 
necessary to insure  a  good  crop.  This  is 
said  to  be  lacking  along  the  Mississippi 
river.  Pumping  is  resorted  to  to  secure 
water,  but, notwithstanding this,  the  crop 
is said to  be short.  The rice committee  of 
the New Orleans  Exchange  is  considering 
the best means with which  to  combat  bear 
reports.  The 1886 crop of rice is said to  be 
exhausted.  The fullest publicity  in  regard 
to the growing crop  would  seem  to  be  of 
the highest importance at the present  time. 
Leading southern papers could  not  do  bet­
ter than to begin an investigation themselves. 
Late advices report heavy rains in Louisiana 
and an improvement  in  the  rice-crop  pro­
spects.

The Status of the Dairy Report.

Lansing, June 30,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dea r  Sir—Have  commenced,  but  ac­
complished  little  on  your  Report.  Will 
soon be out of the “jam” the  closing of the 
Legislature left us in and then hope to rush 
it out.  J ust at present, and for twenty days 
to come  the  immediate  publishing  of  the 
laws  will  occupy  the  entire  force  of  the 
office.
Will further  advise  you  when  ready  to 
grind your grist.  Yours respectfully,

Thorp & Godfrey.

It’s  Often  Fatal^
Full many a man, both old and young, 
Is sent to his sarcophagus 
By pouring water, Icy cold,
Adown his warm ¡esophagus.

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

RETAIL  TRADE  OF  TRE  WOLVERINE  STATE.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

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

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  20,  1887.

TH E  CANADIAN  AWAKENING.
The fact  that  the  question  of  American 
and Canadian  relations  is becoming urgent 
is appreciated in Canada.  The  demand  by 
the Manitobans  for  permission to construct 
tlxeir Red  River Valley railroad,  the  agita­
tion among  the  Ontario farmers in favor of 
complete  reciprocity, and  the  firm  expres­
sion  by  the Nova Scotians of their sense of 
grievance with Dominion  policy,  are all in­
dications of the  disturbance  which prevails 
in the public mind  in  Canada, and  all bear 
upon the  same  general  subject,  trade  rela­
tions with the United States.  The Manito­
bans want an outlet to their  neighbors,  Da­
kota  and  Minnesota, the  Ontario  farmers 
w A t to send their  crops  to  the  American 
markets, and the  Nova  Scotians  want  the 
fishing disputes  settled,  and  their trade in­
tercourse with  New England ports made as 
free as possible.

This  pressure is very  certain  to  have  a 
good effect in promoting an  early and satis­
factory settlement of the Canadian question. 
There has  been  more  danger of  difficulties 
and obstacles on the other  side  of  the line 
than upon ours, and the manifestations there 
of an  energetic  public demand for  decisive 
action  must  be  a  very  favorable  circum­
stance in the endeavor to  reach  a  satisfac­
tory  conclusion  on  broad  principles.  The 
politics of the Dominion have been so much 
devoted  to  local  and  trivial  matters,  and 
their issues have  so  often  depended  upon 
narrow considerations  of  personal  or  fac 
tional dispute, that  it  requires the rise of a 
strong tide of popular feeling to cover these 
little landmarks  of  party, and  give a wider 
outlook to the public policy.

The discussion  of  Commercial  Union by 
Mr.  Butterwortli,  Mr.  Wiman,  and others, 
at  the great meeting of the agriculturists of 
Ontario, is a hopeful evidence of the reason­
able and  cordial  feeling  in  which the sub 
jectistobe  approached.  There  has  been 
some  attempt  by  partisan  newspapers  in 
Canada, as there was at the Toronto “Board 
of Trade” meeting,  to  confuse  this  simple 
question of trade relations  with  all sorts of 
political  considerations.  The  duty of Can­
ada to England,  it has been  urged by some, 
forbids that she  should  make  and  receive 
concessions  of commercial  intercourse with 
the  United  States.  But  it  is evident that 
the people of  the  Dominion—or, at least, a 
very large and influential  part  of  them—do 
not  value  highly  an  argument  upon  these 
lines.  Whatever  they  may think  as to the 
desirableness  of  preserving their allegiance 
to the English  Empire, they feel  sure  that 
it does not require  them to be  on  ill terms 
with tlxeir  neighbor,  and  to  keep open  the 
running sore of a trade question with her.

It  is also seen  in  Canada  that the repre­
sentations from this side  of a disinclination 
to approach the  political  question  are  per 
fectly  sincere.  There  have  been  two  or 
three  American  newspapers 
that  have 
thoughtlessly or mischievously asserted a de 
mand for annexation,  as the  preliminary or 
ultimate  accompaniment  of  Commercial 
Union; but the  evidence  that no such a de­
mand is made or entertained  by the  Ameri 
can  people  is  abundant, we  think, to pre­
vent the  true  issue from  being obscured in 
the discussion  in  Canada.  The  movement 
which  is  begun  there  must  certainly  con 
tinue,  and it can hardly  fail  to  develop the 
simple fact that  every reasonable  consider 
ation demands  an  early and  a  fair  settle 
ment of the trade question between the two 
countries, on  the  broad  and enduring basis 
which  Commercial  Union,  or  Complete 
Reciprocity,  alone affords.

SOLIMAN  SNOOKS.

On December 2,  1884,  T he T radesman 
received a communication from O.  H.  Rich­
mond,  the South  Division  street  druggist, 
purporting to  come  from  “Cant Hook Cor­
ners” and bearing the euphonious cognomen 
of “Soliman  Snooks.”  The  article  treated 
of subjects akin to  trade  matters,  and,  per­
ceiving that the  vein  struck  by the  writer 
was capable of  further  development,  TnE 
T radesman  encouraged Mr. Richmond  to 
continue his contributions. This he agreed to 
do on condition that his identity should not be 
disclosed,  an  agreement  T he  T radesman 
has rigidly lived up to until  forced to make 
this explanation, although the  writer of the. 
articles has been  free  to  assert  his connec­
tion therein on several occasions.  The con­
tributions 
took  fairly  well  with  T he 
T radesman’s  readers—so  well,  in  fact, 
that a basis of compensation was agreed up­
on between the  writer  and  the editor. 
In 
no case was Mr. Richmond’s salary allowed 
to go beyond  a  month,  the payments  being 
usually made  weekly,  In  some  cases in ad­
vance.  The  subjects  of  the  articles,  and 
their method of treatment, were mostly sug­
gested by the editor and his  assistants,  and 
cuts  illustrating  the  scene  of  operations 
were  gotten  out  and  used  from  time  to 
time.  Not  being a finished writer and  be­
ing strongly inclined  toward  vulgarity  and 
obscenity,  the articles have required consid­
erable pruning, and,  in spite of  the careful 
scrutiny of the editor andliis assistants, some 
statements  an<|  inferences  have  gone into 
print which are* heartily to be deplored.  On 
the failure of Mr. Richmond to furnish copy

at  the  proper  time,  the  articles  have  fre­
quently been  written  in  tnis  office,  but  in 
no case has the editor of T he  T radesman 
or anyone connected with the office laid any 
claim  to  their  authorship.  The  editor  of 
T he  T radesman  has  probably51 asserted 
that he  was  not  their  author  a .thousand 
times during the past three years.

The articles having had  their  day  and  a 
number of would-be imitators having arisen, 
T he Tradesman makes the above explan­
ation preliminary to the  statement  that  the 
publication  of  further  contributions  from
Soliman Snooks” will be  discontinued for 
the present.

TH E DRUGGISTS’ CONVENTION.
The fifth annual convention of the Michi­
gan State Pharmaceutical Association, which 
was held  at  Petoskey, last week was a suc­
cess in everything except point of numbers. 
Contrary to expectation,  only about half  as 
many members attended  as was  the case at 
the three previous conventions of  the Asso­
ciation.  Another  disappointment  was  the 
poor representation from the  Upper  Penin­
sula. 
It was thought  that  the  holding  of 
the convention  at Petoskey  would induce a 
large  attendance  from  the  Lake  Superior 
district,  but  only  one  member  from  that 
part of the State put in an appearance.

Aside  from  attendance,  the  convention 
was all that could  be  desired.  The reports 
of officers and  committees, the  papers  pre­
sented and the discussions held were all sat­
isfactory and, if  anything,  above  the  aver­
age.  While definite  conclusions  were  not 
reached on the subjects of mutual insurance, 
wholesalers retailing, or quotations  in daily 
newspapers, emphatic  action  was  taken on 
the question  of  tumbler  liquor  selling  by 
druggists—action  which  is sure to result in 
lessening the illegal traffic and redound to the 
credit of the Association.

The entertainment  furnished  by the peo­
ple of Petoskey  and  Charlevoix,  although 
not lavish, was even  more  than could have 
been excepted  and  the  cordial welcome ex 
tended the convention  attested the hospital­
ity of the two towns.

It  affords  The  T radesman  no  small 
pleasure to be the  first  journal to present a 
complete report of the  convention,  and also 
to realize that it was  the  only journal regu 
larly represented  at  the  meeting—that  all 
reports published in other  papers  must  be 
taken from its columns.  T he Tradesman 
is the only publication  which  has been rep­
resented at every  convention  of  the  Asso­
ciation. v  It has followed the fortunes of the 
drug trade  in  sunshine  and  in  storm. 
It 
has assisted in the enactment of a Pharmacy 
Law  and  assisted 
in  the  defeat  of  in­
iquitous liquor legislation.  To no  class  of 
business men has  it  rendered  more  valiant 
service and by none has  it  been  more  cor­
dially supported.

For some  time past  the  attention  of  the 
labor organizations in  the  North  has  been 
directed  to  the  condition  of  labor  in  the 
South. 
It has been felt  that  the  Northern 
workman cannot  isolate  himself  from  his 
brother in the South, and that the education 
and organization of  the freedmen are indis 
pensable to the plans which are entertained 
for  the  elevation  of  the  working  classes 
generally.  Hence the decided interest in the 
Blair  Bill  which  has  been  shown  by  the 
Knights of Labor and similar organizations 
In this situation of affairs  Northern  work 
men will read with interest what has  taken 
place at Fairview,  in  South  Carolina.  The 
colored workmen  of  that  place  organized 
clubs to improve  their  position  as  laborers 
by the  means which our  trades unions em­
ploy.  “Some of them-had ideas of  a strike 
some time in  the future, for a dollar a day.” 
Their proceedings  had  some  affectation  of 
secresy, which excited the alarm of the white 
residents. A Lyncli court was organized, and 
the members  of  the  clubs -called  before it. 
The  investigation  satisfied  the  court  that 
the organization  was  purely industrial,  and 
had no criminal intent.  What then?  “They 
were told that the  white  people  would not 
allow any  such organization  to  exist  in se­
cret.”  In  effect  the  trades union was sup­
pressed,  first  at  Fairview,  and  then at  an­
other village.  The  right  of  colored  work­
men to associate  in  this way  is as clear  as 
can be.  As  fior  secresy, there  was  no  at­
tempt  at  concealment  when  their  white 
neighbors asked for the list of members and 
made inquiry into  the  purposes  of  the  or­
ganization.  The aimus. of  the ‘warning’ is 
that  the  freedmen  shall  not  associate “to 
strike for a dollar  a  day”  or  for  anything 
else.  There  are  many  people  who  would 
like to  deal  in  this  summaiy fashion with 
every trades union in the country.  But this 
will not make the action  more  palatable to 
the great  body  of  Northern workmen,  who 
know that without such  unions  the  work­
man is powerless  to  secure favorable terms 
for his labor.

The people of Manitoba are having a very 
pretty quarrel  with the  Dominion  govern­
ment.  The  railroad policy of  that govern­
ment is to force  commerce between the nat­
urally isolated  provinces by building politi­
cal lines,  and to keep  the  Canadians  from 
building lines to connect  themselves  with 
the adjacent  parts of  the  United  States. 
The inter-colonial line which connects Que­
bec with  Halifax  is one  such  road.  The 
Canadian Pacific is another.  But  the Man­
itobans find that their  natural  interests lie 
in the direction of  intercourse with Dakota 
and Minnesota,  and they  have  undertaken 
to build a railroad  southward for  that pur­
pose.  This  proceeding  has  been  ‘‘disal­
lowed” at Ottawa,  as an  interference  with 
the monopoly conceded to the Canadian Pa­
cific.  But  the  authorities  and  people of

Manitoba  claim that  the  authority  to con­
struct their new road  antedates the  charter 
of the Canadian Pacific and was not repealed 
by it.  They say that  they have  the law as 
well as  natural  justice on  their  side,  and 
they are going to maintain their rights.  So 
they have surveyed a good part of the road, 
and are actually at work on its construction. 
As the  Constitution of  the  Dominion dis­
tinctly provides for the  withdrawal of  any 
province which  finds that  arrangement un­
satisfactory,  the  authorities at  Ottawa will 
have to walk softly.  Already  the  Manito­
bans  threaten  secession at  one end  of the 
line,  and the  Nova Scotians  at the other. 
Before long they  will find that  nothing but 
Commercial Union will save their confeder­
acy from going to  pieces, and  then each of 
the fragments will be knocking  at  the door 
of the Union—a prospect we do not contem­
plate  with  any  pleasure.  We  would  far 
rather see Canada a prosperous  and  united 
independent country.

The judges of  the  State  courts  of  New 
York have released from the custody of the 
Immigration  Commissioners  a  number  of 
persons  who  came  to  this  country by the 
aid of the local  governments in  the  British 
Islands.  They were  not  quite destitute of 
funds,  having  been  supplied  with  a  sum 
which put them outside  the list of paupers. 
On  this  ground,  the  courts  held  that the 
Commissioners  had  exceeded  their powers 
in detaining them.  Under this decision the 
guardians of the poor in  any British  parish 
or  Irish  union  of  parishes  may  de­
plete  the  number  of  the  poor  they must 
have in charge, by  getting  them  across the 
water with a pittance in their  hand.  They 
could not send them on the same terms to a 
neighboring  parish  or  “union.”  The Brit­
ish law of settlement  foisted  upon  Ireland 
also  in  1835,  authorizes  the  guardians  of 
any parish to send  home  to  their own par­
ish any poor persons whom they judge like­
ly to become in  need of  aid  from the poor 
rates.  Under this  system  the poor  of  the 
United Kingdom are  practically  serfs,  ad 
scripti glebcc, bound  to the soil of the man­
or in which they  were born.  But  they can 
be  shipped  to  America,  and  we  have  no 
such safeguard against  it  as  every English 
parish  has  against  every  other.  And  yet 
one of the English  newspapers  stigmatized 
the detention and return  of  assisted  irnmi 
grants as an unchristian proceeding.

Sometimes the case is put  against  strikes 
as though all the work omitted in the period 
of idleness were lost to the workmen.  Most 
commonly it  happens  that  a  strike  merely 
means  steadier  and  more  constant  work 
through the months which follow it to make 
up for lost time.  But  this  is  not  the  case 
when the  temporary  deficit  caused by  the 
strike  is  supplied  by  larger  importations 
from  abroad.  The  strikes  of  the  glass 
workers,  the  coke  workers,  aqd  the  iron 
workers  of  Western  Pennsylvania,  -h$vfe 
had the effect of increasing the importations 
of the products of  those industries  to twice 
their  former dimensions.  Although Amer­
ica  is  capable  of  supplying  its  wants  of 
glass,  iron and steel most amply,  and of ex­
ceeding the English products  of-  all  these, 
we have been  buying  them of  England for 
the past five months  in  very  large  quanti­
ties.  But as these dissensions between capital 
and labor have come to an end, we now may 
expect the importations to fall to the old fig­
ures.

AMONG  TH E  TRADE.

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

W.  A. Richardson  succeeds  Herendeeu 

& Richardson in the hardware business.

Cook  &  Prinz  furnished  the  showcases 
for P. A. DeWitt & Co., the  new drug firm 
at Spring Lake.

J.  H.  Scollay has engaged in  the  grocery 
business at Reed City.  Arthur Meigs & Co. 
furnished the stock.

The W.  Steele Packing Co. began slaugh­
tering  cattle  about  ten  days  ago.  The 
“string butchers” catering to the  city  trade 
determined to  keep  the  meat  of  the  new 
concern out of  the  hands  of  the local meat 
dealers and  filled  them  up  with meat at a 
cut price.  Where  a  sale  could  not  be ef­
fected,  the meat  was  left “on  sale.”  The 
terribly hot weather  of  the  past  week has 
rendered it impossible  to  keep  much of the 
meat, considerable  quantities having turned 
blue  on the  dealers’  hands.  As a  result of 
such opposition,  the new house  has sold lit­
tle  meat, but  its facilities  for  storing  are 
such  that  none has been lost.

AROU N D   T H E   S T A T E .

Muskegon—Waller  &  Wolf,  music, have 

dissolved.

dealer, is dealer.

Ludington—Albert  Larsen,  dry  goods 

Ann Arbor—John Eisle succeeds  H.  & J. 

Eisle in the grocery business.

Hudsonville—L.  M.  Wolf  succeeds A.  & 

L. M.  Wolf in general  trade.

Coldwater—Edwin R. Root succeeds Eligli 

& Root in the grocery business.

Atwood—Wm.  Flanigan, general  dealer, 

was killed at Chicago last Friday.

East Jordan—J.  Iudersma,  late  of Grand 

Rapids, has opened a tailor shop.

Detroit—John J. Schulte succeeds Schulte 

& Lume iu the grocery  business.

Caruey—C.  A.  Brown  &  Co.  succeed  I 

S.  Humford & Co.  in general trade.

Petoskey—J.  Yanzolenburg  is  operating 

a branch grocery store at Bay View.

Belding—A.  M. Kenyon  succeeds Barker 

& Kenyon in the restaurant business.

Manistee—Billings  &  Webster  .succeed 

Jas. Webster in the hardware business.

Charlotte—C.  C.  Haslett  &  Co.  succeed 

J. M. & W. A.  Haslett in general trade.

Big  Rapids—Matthew  Smith  succeeds 

Buskirk & Engel in the grocery business.

Lakeview—H. P. Norton  &  Son  succeed 
N.  H.  Youngman in the furniture business.
Cambria—John A.  Harley succeeds J. L. 
Divine in  the  hardware  and  grocery busi­
ness.

Coldwater—Wm.  A.  Coombs  succeeds 
Johnson,  Starr  &  Co.  in  the  milling busi­
ness.

Galesburg—H. F. Rennison  & Son,  meat 
dealers,  have  opened  a  harness  shop  next 
door.

Bronson—A.  Pixley,  after  ten years’  re­
tirement from mercantile life,  has  opened a 
general store.

Chippewa Lake—R.  C.  Blair has sold his 
grocery stock to H.  C.  Ward, who will con­
tinue the business.

Middleton—J.  B.  Resseguie contemplates 
moving  his  store and  stock to  this place 
from Fulton Center (Springbrook.)

Owosso—F. J. Melvin  and  H.  H.  Frain 
have  bought  the  blacksmith  and  carriage 
making business of the late O. A.  Pease.

Freeport—R. Wolcott  has  sold  his inter­
est in  the meat  market  to  Fred. Smith, of 
Irving,  who  will  continue  the  business in 
company with H.  Livingston.

Evart—Cairns  E.  Smith  lias  purchased 
the interest  of C.  L.  Gray  in the  general 
merchandise business of  Cairns E.  Smith & 
Co., and will continue the  same in his own 
name.

STRAY  FACTS.

S t Louis—A.  H. Hart,  liquor  and  cigar 

dealer,  is dead.

prietor,  is dead.

Decatur—Samuel  Kurtz,  restaurant  pro­

Saugatuck—Wisner, Rowe & Co. will en­

gage in the banking business.

Albion—A warehouse  belonging to J. C. 

Estow went up in smoke on July 9.

Greenville—Geo.  Collins,  of  the  lnmber 

firm of Geo.  Collins & Co.,  is dead.

Ionia—R.  H.  Stanton’s  bazaar  stock was 

badly damaged by fire last Friday.

Jackson—Jay  A.  Campbell,  the  well- 
known  harness  dealer,  has  become hope­
lessly insane.

Bay  City—The  new  Commercial  and 
People’s Savings Bank  will open  for busi­
ness on August 1.

Alma—The  business  men  are  putting 
their  heads  and  money  together in a gas 
well boring scheme.

Iron Mountain—The Ludington and Cha­
pin mines pay out for  wages from  8S0.000 
to 890,000 monthly.

Flushing—The  Flushing  Coal  Co. has  a 
contract  to  get  out  5,000  tons  of  coal  as 
soon as it can be done.

Ypsilanti—C. P. McKinstry  succeeds  I 
A. Barnes,  deceased,  as  superintendent  of 
the Peninsular Paper Co.

Cheboygan—Lyman  Bros’,  meat  market 
has  been  closed  on  chattel  mortgage  by 
Hammond,  Standish & Co., of Detroit.

North Branch—The  business  men  here 
have finally  secured a  connection  for this 
town with the State telephone exchange.

Muskegon—Edson  Wetherell  has recov 
ered a judgment for  8500 against  the Mus­
kegon Booming Co. for damages  sustained 
by the overflowing of his land.

Holland—The foundry and machine shop 
owned  by  R.  E.  Werkman  and HMelrose 
Deming was  totally  destroyed by  fire last 
Saturday.  Loss,  83,000, with no insurance,
Bay  City—Benjamin  Birdsall  has  sold 
the  steambarge  White  &  Frlant  and 
the  barge  Parana  to A.  A.  Bigelow,  of 
Chicago.  He received 840,000 for the form 
er and 815,000 for the latter.

Detroit—The  Schulte  Soap  Co.,  capital 
stock 840,000, of which 820,000  have  been 
paid  in,  has  filed  articles  of  Association 
with  the  county clerk.  The  incorporators 
are Caspar,  Joseph A.,  Caspar H., John H, 
and Ferdinand J. Schulte.

Muskegon—Hackley &  Hume  have pur­
chased 20,000 acres of  government  land in 
Louisiana,  making  66,000 acres’they hav 
purchased  in  that  State  since  January. 
They paid 81.25 an acre for the land and 2 
cents an acre for looking up and’locating.

manufacturing  matters.

Montague—E.  F.  Gillett  has  purchased 
Frank  Gillett’s  interest  in the  Montague 
Fence Factory. 

Detroit—Heinel  Heck  &  Eckhardt  sue 
ceed H.  Heck,  Sr.,  & Co.  in the lumber and 
planing mill business.

^

Battle  Creek—Halladay  &  Lewis  arc 
building a  factory  for the  manufacture of 
wire and finishing nails.

Round  Lake—Cobbs  &  Mitchell  hav 
shut down  their saw-mill for the last time 
its supply of pine being  entirely exhausted
Kalamazoo—Galligan &  Horn  have pur­
chased the Donovan  phseton cart  business, 
at Quincy,  and will remove the same to this 
city.

Detroit—David  Whitney has  bought 33 
000 acres of cypress timber in  Florida  and 
will locate  a sawmill in  the  midst of  the 
tract.

Muskegon—W. W.  Barcus  has  sold his 
interest in the  Heap  Patent  Earth  Closet 
Co. to J.  W.  Moon,  A.  V.  Mann,  C. T 
Hills  and A.  Rodgers.  These  gentlemen 
will increase the capital  stock and  enlarge 
the capacity of the  works.

Charlevoix—The Michigan Cooperage Co. 

of  Detroit,  has  agreed,  in  consideration 
the donation of  a  suitable  tract of  land, 
put in  a  sawmill,  hoop  and  stave  factory 
which will furnish  employment  to 130 men 
in the mill and in getting out  timber.

Sturgeon  Bay—Leathern  &  (Smith  have 
received an order from Gladstone for all the 
lumber they can  manufacture  at  their mill 
until  the  close  of  navigation. 
It  is  for 
bridges,  wharves,  and terminal facilities for 
the  Sault  Ste.  Marie  &  Atlantic  Railway,

We make a specialty of

O q a l l a l a . Neb., Nov. 29,1888.

STJH ZK A   OXXi,

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

very large  number  received  by me In  my 
regular  correspondence.  They  speak  for 
themselves.
J.  WORTH, St. Louis, Mo.:
D e a r  S i r —I  received yours of the 16th, ask­
ing how I liked the  Missouri  Steam  Washer.
Sir. I can do more and better  washing  with it 
in one day than any four women can do in the 
same time by any other process.  It is the best 
Washing Machine in the world and the invent­
or ought to have a pension for helping women 
with their hardest work as he has.
Yours truly,  Mrs. Emma AiiMSTRONg.
Office of J. E. LANE A Co.. Phoenix Laundry.
Bio R a p i d s .  Mich., July 7.1886. 
^ D e a r  Si r —T w o  years ago we purchased one  J.  G.  ALEXANDER,  Agent.
of your Steam  Washers of  Mr.  Owen,  of this
place.  After giving it a thorough trial we find ; 
that it is the best washer, little or big, we ever j
saw.  O&e girl does all our  washing,  which is 
$65 to $75 per  week,  and the  clothes are per- j
fectly clean and white.  FraternaU^youra,^ j - y y e   g r a n t e e   S a t i s f a c t i o n .

STo. 1 Canal St„

GRAND  RAFIDS  OFFICE,

GIVE  US A  TRIAL  ORDER.

Telephone No. 228-2.

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and they claim  to  be  using a million feet a 
week.  Mills in the  vicinity  are  supplying 
all they can, but cannot  keep  up  with  the 
demand.

Purely Personal.

Seymour W.  Peregrine, Vice-President of 
the  Grand  Rapids  School  Furniture  Co., 
was married last Tuesday evening  to  Min- 
nie'E.  Leach, an  estimable  young  lady liv­
ing  on  Cheny street.  The  happy  couple 
are spending their honeymoon  in the White 
Mountains.

Dr.  C.  S.  Hazeltine,  Col.  Geo.  G.  Briggs, 
John B. Parker and  W.  F.  Bulkley  have 
gone to Boston to attend a meeting  of  the 
directors  of  the  Peninsular  Novelty  Co. 
Capt.  C.  G.  Perkins came up from  lleuder- 
son,  Ky.,  to accompany  the  other  gentle­
man to the Hub.

An Exceptional Record.

The Northern National Bank has  carried 
on a general  banking  business  at  Big Rap­
ids since 1871 and during that time  the  in­
stitution has not  lost a  single dollar.  T he 
Tradesman  confidently  believes that  this 
is the only bank in the  country  which  can 
present such  a  record.  The  “fine  Italian 
hand” of President Stearns  had  something 
to do with this record.

Hardwood Lumber.

Black  ash  is  firm.  Maple  is  very dull. 

Oak is in good demand.

The Bancroft cheese  factory  will  not be 

in operation until next season.

THE  NEW

Soap  Company.

A ND

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

Hea.cLliglrt
L i t t l e   D a is 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  ol 
the  best  Bath,  Laundry  and  Toilet  Soaps 
combined now on the market.

For terms, please apply to the  factors*,  in 
(Telephone 

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

Shall we receive your  encouragement  by 

way of a trial order ?

Respectfully,

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S uitable  for.  various
r 13 WIDTHS  OF  SHELVING
PATENTED  OCT.  19,  1887.

Manufactured by

KOOH  A.  B.  CO.

354  MAIN  ST.,

PEORIA.  ILL.
Liberal  discount  to  the  trade, or  parties 
first  putting up these brackets in any local­
ity.

A n r i   I D o a l o r s .  
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MISSOURI

Steam

Washer

Is made in the best possible manner, of the 
best obtainable materials,  and  with  proper 
care is warranted to last any ordinary fami­
ly ten years.  Every  merchant  and  retail 
dealer should  keep  it in stock.  Write  for 
prices and terms.

J.  WORTH, Sole Mfr.

7  ST. LOUIS,  MO.
The  letters  below are  a fair  sample of 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements  will  be  inserted under this 
head for one cent a word or two  cents a word 
for three insertions.  No advertisement  taken 
for less than 23 cents.  Advance payment.
Advertisements  directing  that  answers  be 
sent in care of this office must be accompanied 
by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage,

19D3t

I7IOR SALE—$2,200  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. & D., care Trades­
man.__________________ 
J710R SALE—At a bargain. SO acres  of choice 
X; 
farming  land  situated  in  township  of 
Clearwater, county of Kalkaska, on north ¡4 of 
southwest J4 of seetion 2t, in town 28, north of 
range 8 west, with IS acres improved.  Frame 
barn26 x 38  and  small  house.  For  terms  of 
sale apply  to Perry  Hannah or Smith Barnes, 
Traverse City, Mich. 

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 f 2,000.  Good 
reasons for selling.  Address “Tinsmith,” care 
The Trades m a n . _______________ 202*

IjSOR  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,  276  Champion  Bt.,  Hattie  Creek, 
Mich.____________________________ 200*

1993t

ton  and  Front  streets.  Boston  Block. 
Good location for a grocery.  Inquire of  J. T. 
Strahan, 221 Mt. Vernon St., Grand Rapids.  200

IpOR RENT— Large store, corner  West  Ful­
FOR SALE—120-acre  farm, with  fine  house 

and other buildings,  three  miles north of 
county.  Price $7,000 cash.  Address,  for  fur­
ther particulars, E. A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich. 

Coopersvllle.  The  best  orchard  in  Ottawa 

198tf

FOR SALE  CHEAP—Portable  saw  mill  In 

good running order.  Capacity 25  M pine 
lumber per day.  Gatag edger, saw dust carrier, 
and line rollers.  For  further  particulars  en- 
qulre of J. F. Clark. Big Rapids. Micb.  196tf
TJIOR  SALE—Fine  residence  property  on 
T   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._____________ 195tf
FOR SALE—The best drugstore in the thriv­
ing city of Muskegon.  Terms easy.  C. L.
Brundage, Muskegon, Mich.
193tf
'DIOR 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. 

IlOR SALE—Best  bargain  ever  offered  for 

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

177tf

192tf

202*

201*tf

__________________   189tf

I7IO R  SALE—Ice box, 6 feet and 2 inches high, 
w

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
ids. 
ANTED—Five traveling salesmen;  salary 
and expenses;  no experience necessary. 
Address, with  stamp.  Palmer  &  Co., Winona, 
Minn. 
ANTED—Situation  in a good  store, by a 
Vi 
young man with four years’ experience 
in a general  store.  Address  Box 43, Manton,
Mich._____________________________ 202*
" W f ANTED—To exchange  farm worth §2,600 
V t 
for a stock  of goods.  Address  Box  23, 
Tradesman officii___________  

■ RANTED—By  a  man  of  ability,  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*
Agents to handle the New Chem 
W AfcïlEInk Erasinc
Pencil.  Greatest  nov­
elty ever  produced.  Erases  ink  in  two sec­
onds, no abrasion of paper.  200 to 500 per cent, 
protit.  One agent’s  sates  amounted to $820.00 
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. ___________________________ 200*
■ J ANTED — To  exchange  a  nice  house
and lot iu Big Rapids  for a drug  store. 
Grand Rapids preferred.  Address  H. L. Hall, 
care Hazeltine  A  Perkins  Drug Co.,  Graud
Rapids. Micb. 
197tf
■ ANTED—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 bo given  to  make 
money without  extra expense.  Address “B,” 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

178tf

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  Sheet3, 
for member’s use.
500 Copyrighted Record Blanks,
500 Association Notification  Sheets, a -id 
500  Envelopes.
Money can be sent by  draft,  post-oifics 
or express order.
Fuller & Stowe Company,

4g Lyon Street, 

-  Grand Rapids, Mich.
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 5c. cigars  and that the 
quality gets better all 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.

Full Line ot

Revised  Form  of  Constitution  and  By- 

Laws.

The following draft of  local  constitution 
and by-laws has been  carefully  revised by 
the President and  Secretary of  the  Michi­
gan Business Men’s  Association and,  with 
such essential amendments as are suggested 
in the interim,  will be presented at the Sep­
tember convention of the State  body for ap­
proval:
W h er ea s, com parison of ideas and m ethods and con 
ce rt  of  action  are  essential to the  well being  of any 
com m unity, and 
W h er e a s, We believe th a t a Business  Men’s  Associa' 
tion will accomplish these objects ;  therefore 
R esolve» —That we, business m en of  H arbor Springs 
and vicinity, duly assembled on July 14, 1887, do hereby 
organise ourselves into such an Association, and adopt 
the constitution and by-laws following:
CONSTITUTION.

PREAMBLE.

. 

ARTICLE I.—NAME.

The nam e of this  organisation  shall  be  the  H arbor 
Springs Business Men’s Association, and it shall he aux 
iliary to the Michigan Business Men’s Association.

ARTICLE II.—OBJECTS.

The  principal  objects  of this Association  shall be as 
follows :
1.  To  encourage  well-directed  enterprises;  to  pro 
m ote the  proper  progress,  extension  and  increase  of 
the trade and grow th of this city.
2.  To increase acquaintanceship and foster the high 
est com mercial integrity am ong  those  engaged in the 
various lines of business represented.
3.  To encourage the m erchant to adopt shorter hours 
for doing business.
4.  To prom ote the proper  observance of all national 
holidays and m ore frequent intervals for rest  and  rec­
reation.
5.  To take concerted action  against  discrim inations 
by railw ay and express companies.
,6.  To  induce  equitable  insurance  rates  and settle 
ments.
7.  To secure im m unity from  inferior and adulterated 
goods, short weights,  counts  and  m easures,  fictitious 
brands and labels and m isrepresentation in public  and 
private.
8.  To influence legislation in favor of  b etter  collec 
tion laws, affording m ore safety tocreditors in general
#.  To introduce the cash  system ,  w herever  practi­
cable.
10.  To  guard against unnecessary extensions of credit 
to  unw orthy persons,  through  the  interchange  of  in­
form ation gained by experience and  otherwise.
11.  To m aintain a  collection departm ent  for  the  col 
lection  of  doubtful  accounts and  the  blacklisting of 
dead-beats who prey upon business men
12.  To prevent the jobber selling a t  retail to  private 
fam ilies.
13.  To compel the peddler to  assume a portion of the 
burdens borne by the m erchant.
14.  To discourage  the  dem oralizing practice  of cut­
ting in prices and encourage the  m aintenance of legit-
im ate profits.

ARTICLE III.—MEMBERSHIP.

Any 

individual  doing  an  honorable  business  may 
become  a  m em ber  of  this  Association  on  the  two- 
thirds  vote  of  the  members  present  a t  any  regular 
m eeting,  by  paying  to  the  Secretary the  sum  of  91 
m em bership fee, and agreeing to pay 50 cents quarterly 
dues in advance, and any  assessm ents  which  shall  be 
voted by the Association to m eet expenses.

ARTICLE IV.—OBLIGATION.

Every  person  becoming  a  m em ber  of  this  As­
sociation shall be honorably bound to  conform   to  the 
rules, regulations and by-laws.

ARTICLE V.—NON-PAYMENT OF DCES.

Any mem ber of this Association who shall neglect or 
refuse to pay his dues, or  any  assessm ent  ordered  by 
the Association, for three m onths after  such  sums  be­
come due, shall thereby forfeit his membership.

ARTICLE  VI.—OFFICERS.

The officers of this Association shall consist of a  Pres­
ident,  a  Vice-President,  a   Secretary,  a   Treasurer, an 
Executive Com m ittee  of  five members, (of  which  the 
President  and  Secretary  shall  be  two),  a  M anufac­
tu rin g   Comm ittee of three members, a  Transportation 
Comm ittee of three members, an Insurance Committee 
of  three  members,  a  Committee  on  Im provem ent 
of  three  members  and  a  Comm ittee  on  Trade 
Interests of  three  members.  These  officers  shall  be 
elected annually  by  ballot  and shall  hold  office  until 
th e ir successors are elected.

ARTICLE VII.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

Section 1—The President shall preside a t all meetings, 
if present;  and a t the annual m eeting he  shall present 
a report of the proceedings of  the Association  for the 
year, its present condition, and any suggestions for its 
future m anagem ent which may be gained from  his ex­
perience.
Section 2—In the  absence of  the President, the Vice- 
P resident shall preside.
Section 3—The Secretary shall receive all  money  due 
the Association from  any source and  pay  the  same  to 
th e T reasurer, taking his receipt therefor;  keep  a   rec­
ord of all m eetings;  conduct ail  correspondence;  keep 
a list of all members in a book provided  for  th a t  pur­
pose;  and notify all com mittees of their  appointm ent,  j 
¡section  4—The  Treasurer  shall  receive  all  monies 
from  the Secretary, giving his receipt therefor; pay all  ] 
bills when approved by the Executive'C om m ittee,  Rnd 
report the condition of  the  treasury  a t  each  regular 
meeting.
Section  5—The  Executive  Colnm ittee  shall  have 
charge of the collection departm ent and  the  com pila­
tion and publication of the delinquent lists;  shall  pro­
vide rooms for the  Association;  audit all  bills and ex­
am ine the  books  and accounts  of  the  Secretary  and 
Treasurer previous to each annual m eeting.
Section 6—The  Comm ittee  on  M anufacturing  shall 
use all possible  inducem ents to  secure the  location of 
mills, factories and  other  public  im provem ents 
Section 7—The  Transportation  Com m ittee  shall,en 
deavor to secure  any needed  concessions in freight or 
express rate
Section 8—The  Comm ittee  on  Insurance shall study 
to secure good insurance a t fair rates and  prom pt se t­
tlem ents on an equitable  basi 
Section 9—The Im provem ent Comm ittee shall encour­
age the development and im provem ent of wagon road 
the adornm ent of p arks and  streets and  all  other  pri 
vate im provem ents for the public good.
Section 10—The Comm ittee  on Trade  Interests  shall 
have charge of all m atters pertaining to local and State 
legislation;  shall proceed w ith the peddler as the Asso 
d a tio n  m ay direct, and  shall  Hettle  disputes  between 
members.
Section 11—Both officers and com m ittees shall, a t any 
tim e, m ake such recom m endations  to   the  Association 
as may seem to them  to be desirable.

No com pensation for services shall be paid any officer 

ARTICLE VUI.—COMPENSATION.

except the Secretary.

ARTICLE IX.—MEETINGS.

Section  1—The  annual  m eeting  of  the  Association 
shall be held on the flrst F riday of each January.
Section  2—The  regular  m eetings of  the  Association 
shall be held on the flrst  Friday ot each month.  Special 
m eetings shall be called by the President on the w ritten 
request of live members.

ARTICLE XI.—AMENDMENTS 

This  constitution  and  by-laws  may  be  altered  or 
am ended  by  a   tw o-thirds vote of those present a t an 
regular m eeting,  providing  a  w ritten  notice  of  sue; 
alteration  or  am endm ent  has  been  presented  a t  the 
proceeding regular m eeting.

ARTICLE  XII.—BY-LAWS.

By-laws  not in conflict with this constitution may be 
established for the governm ent of  the  Association  on 
the two-thirds vote of the members present a t any  ses­
sion.

BY-LAWS.

ARTICLE I.—QUORUM.

Five  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum   for  the 

transaction of business.

ARTICLE II.—EXPULSION.

Any m em ber of this  Association who  shall  be placed 
on the delinquent list shall stand expelled from the As­
sociation;  and any m ember doing any act  which tends 
to bring the Association into disrepute shall be expelled 
by the tw o-thirds vote of the  members  present  a t  any 
regular meeting.

.ARTICLE III.—ORDER OF BUSINESS.

1.  Reading m inutes of the last meeting.
3.  Admission of new members.
3.  Reports o f standing com mittees.
4.  Reports of special com mittees.
5.  Reading of correspondence.
6.  Communications from S tate Association.
7.  Communications from  local associations.
8.  Unllnished business.
9.  New business.
10.  Good of the  Association.
11.  Election of  officers  and  appointm ent  of  com m it­
tees.
12.  Report of Treasurer.
13.  A djournm ent.
On  o r be fort-  O ctober 1  of  each  year, the  Secretary
shall rem it to the State Secretary  the per  capita  dues 
for as m any  members  as he  has  on  the  mem bership 
book.

ARTICLE IV—STATE DUES.

ARTICLE V—NEW  MEMBERS.

The President and Secretary  shall  constitute  a  com­
m ittee to solicit  the membership  of business m en who 
have not joined the Association.

ARTICLE VI—DELINQUENT LISTS.

Both State aud local delinquent lists shall be prom pt­
ly distributed am ong the  members  by  the  Secretary. 
Both lists shall be considered strictly confidential com­
m unications and treated accordingly.

ARTICLE VII—RULES OF ORDER.

Questions not gov cm ed  by this  constitution and by­
laws shall be  decided  according  to  Roberts’  Rules  of 

a 
J *  

Order.«

ARTICLE  VIII—DELINQUENTS.

Sec. X  The  Association  em phatically  asserts  th a t it 
hopes to collect all debts due the members w ithout pub­
licity, and th a t it neither desires or intends, in  any  in­
stance, to perm it its  members  to   intentionally  annoy 
o r  persecute  any  person  indebted to members of the 
Association.
Sec. 2.  That  no  injustice may be done  to, or  advan­
tag e  taken  of  any  debtor,  by any member of the  As­
sociation, it shall be the duty of every  member, before 
reporting a person to th e Association as  a   delinquent, 
to  send him the flrst official notification sheet, known as 
th e “Blue Letter,*’ setting forth the fact  th a t  he  owes 
th e w riter a  stated sum and th a t he  is  granted  fifteen 
days from tht&date entered on such le tter  in  which  to 
pay the debt,O r to satisfactorily  arrange  for  its  pay- 
>n  of  th e  fifteen  days 
thus granted, the
ìall 1
ave failed to pay  or  to 
have arranged f<<r paymen t   th<
mem ber  shall  report 
him  to the  Secretary (givi; 
ng ir
each case his full name, 
dace of re
;e),  when  th a t  officer 
«hall  m ail  him  the  second  of
cial notification sheet, 
setting forth the fact that!
ndebted to the m em ber 
n dtl
a t unless he pays, or ar- 
ranges to pay tht; am ount i
i ten days he will be re- 
ported to the Executive Commit
ee as a delinquent; and 
in the absence of extem iati «gei
■cumstances, th a t Com­
m ittee  shall then1 place the
e r ’s nam e  on  the  De- 
linquent List, a  eopjrof wh
ust be furnished every
SUUU.
m em ber of the A;asocia tion
second circular le tter sent to  the  debtor j 
sha
ted in the authorized envelope of  th e  As- 
iioeiation, on -
vhich shall be printed, “If not  called  for 
in  ten days, return to tbeH arbor Springs Business Men’s 
Association,” and the non-return of  any circular le tter 
th u s  mailed  shall  be  deemed  sufficient evidence th a t 
th e said le tte r was received by the debtor addressed.
Sec. 4.  Disputed  accounts  shall  be  investigated  by 
th e Executive  Committee, whose  report  on  the  same 
shall be acted upon by the Association.
Sec. 6.  Any  m em ber tru stin g  a  m an whose nam e ap­
pears on the Delinquent List shall be fined $10.

Harbor  Springs  in  Line  on  Organization.
When President Hamilton and  the editor 
of The  Tradesman organized an Associa­
tion at Petoskey last winter,  the latter  en­
deavored to work up interest in  the subject 
at Harbor Springs,  without marked success. 
While attending the  druggists’  convention 
at Petoskey,  last week, President Hamilton 
spent a half day among the business men of 
Harbor Springs and found them all anxious 
to form an Association.  A call was accord­
ingly made for Thursday  evening,  at which 
time there was a very general*turn-out.  B. 
T. Halsted was  selected to act as  chairman 
of the meeting and J.  L.  Thompson as  sec­
retary’.  Explanations were  made by Presi­
dent  Hamilton  and  the  editor  of  T he 
Tradesman,  when W. J. Clark moved that 
the formation of an Association  be immedi­
ately proceeded  with,  which  was  adopted. 
A.  L.  Thompson  moved that  the  constitu­
tion presented be  adopted,  which  was car­
ried,  when the following gentlemen handed 
in their names for charter  membership:  A. 
L.  Thompson, W. J. Clark, A.  M. Weston, 
W. B.  Smith,  C. R. Wright,  W.  C.  Cramer, 
F. J. Cox,  W.  H.  Lee,  Gideon Noel, D. W. 
Culver,  O.  F. Burroughs,  B.  T.  Halsted.
L. Thompson,  M. J. Erwin,IThos.  Kneale
W. J.  Clark was elected President and A, 

L.  Thompson,  Secretary.  The  election 
the remaining officers  and  the  committees 
was deferred until the next meeting.

The Blue  Letter  collection  system  was 
adopted and the  President  and  Secretary 
were instructed to  procure  the  printing of 
the necessary blanks.

The editor of the local paper was request­
ed to print the constitution  and  by-laws in 
his next issue,  as a matter of news,  and the 
meeting adjourned for one week.
Mr.  Matthews  Declines  to  Senre  on  His 

Old Committee.

The  following  correspondence  explains 

itself:

Chicago, June 30,  1887 

M. J. Matthews, Detroit:

Dea r  Sir—You  have  been assigned to 
the National Legislative Committee.
Would  be  pleased  to hear  from you at 
once,  with your  acceptance,  together with 
any recommendations  you may  have to of­
fer.
Credit will be given individually or other 
wise for all work accomplished.

Yours truly,  O.  P.  Pin d ell,  Pres’t.
Detroit, July 9,  1887.

O. P. Pindell, Chicago:

Dea r Sir—Your esteemed letter of June 
30 came  to  hand  in  due  time.  Pressing 
business  engagements,  Independence  day, 
vacation,  excursions, etc.,  have  prevented 
an earlier answer,  with the  deliberation the 
subject matter  was  entitled to.  Although 
as yet I have not seen an  official  report  of 
the proceedings of the last  annual  conven 
tion of the T.  P.  A.,  yet I  understand  that 
you were re-elected President of the Associ 
ation, with a salary  attached,  and by virtue 
of your office made chairman of the Nation 
al  Legislative  Committee,  Please  accept 
my congratulations for your  successful rec­
ognition by the Association,  and  the honor­
able preference  shown  you. 
I thank  you 
for the honor  conferred by  assigning me i 
place on the Legislative Committee.  How 
ever, my personal business is so urgent,and 
will require so much of my time, that it will 
be quite impossible for me to give the Com 
mittee or  Association  work the thought or 
attention it is entitled to.  Therefore,  I beg 
to be excused from serving and  respectfully 
decline the appointment as  associate  mem 
her.
Homing for the  continued  success of the 
Association,  and with an earnest  desire for 
your personal success aud prosperity, I have 
the honor to be,  Fraternally your.?,

M.  J. Matthew s.

The Greenville  Association 

to  Picnic 

To-day.

Green v ille,  July II,  1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dea r Sir—I am  directed  by the Green­
ville Business Men’s  Association to  extend 
a special  invitation to you to  attend a bas 
ket picnic  under the auspices  of the above 
Association,  to  be  held at  Baldwin  Lake 
(rear this city) on Wednesday, July 20.  All 
business places are to be closed at 10 o’clock 
a. m.  and remain closed all day.  We wish 
you to give us a talk on  Association  work, 
and its benefits.  We have also sent an in­
vitation to Mr. Hamilton, of  Traverse City, 
An  invitation  is  also  extended  to  the 
Grand Rapids Retail  Grocers’  Association 
Let us hear from you favorably.

Respectfully yours,

E. J. Clark,  Sec’y.

Avoid a Second  Betrayal.

From the F reeport Herald.

Merchants should  always  avoid giving a 
person  credit, a  second  time,  who  has be­
trayed them once.  Even if  you  have suc­
ceeded in  getting  your pay  in the past,  if 
the debtor complained of false  charges, de­
nied the account or in any  way  caused an 
noyance during  the first  settlement, never 
put that person’s name on your books again. 
He may pay for a while,  but in the end you 
will regret ever having taken him back after 
your confidence was betrayed onee.
Must  Have  Tiger  Oil.
Grand  Ra pid s,  June 22,  1887. 

Dr. Leeson, Cadillac:

Dea r Snt—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
ly, 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 
ou as I did. 
I intended  sending out  your 
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.

, "

'  * “

G.  G.  J.  I/OIGT  i   GO.

Proprietors of

Star  Roller ¡Mails.

Manufacturers of

“Our Patent,”

“Star,”

“Oalla Lily,”

“Golden Sheaf,” 

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

dlings and Screenings.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
-  MICH.
Cold  Storage.
W e are prepared  to  receive  from  Mer­
Butter,  Cheese and Eggs,

chants and others consignments of

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.

The furniture factories  here pay  as follows 
for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run............................ 12 00@14 00
Birch, log-run....................................15 00@18 00
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2...........................   @25 00
Black Ash, log-run,........................... 13 00@15 00
Cherry,  log-run.........................    .25  00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and 2......................... 45 00@50 00
Cherry,  cull......................................  @10 00
Maple, log-run...................................12 00@14 00
Maple, soft,  log-run..........................11 oo@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2...........................   @20 00
@25 on
Maple, clear, flooring...............*.... 
Maple, white, selected.....................   @25 On
Red Oak, log-run..............................  
<gng OO
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,  culls.................................
@25 00 
Grey Elm, log-run...........................
@13 00 
White Ash,  log-run..........................j_  __
fl@14 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............................."Ì  500
Standard Tubs, No. 3................................"4 00
Standard Palls, two hoop........................ " ! l 40
Standard Pails, three hoop............................. 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..................................... ..ÜÜ2 26
ClothesPins..................................................... (¡0
Mop  Sticks.........................................!..!.!.100
Washboards, single............................!!!!!!l 75
Washboards, double........................... .. . . . .2 25
Diamond  Market............... . .......................   40
Bushel, narrow band..................................... '.1 60
Bushel, wide band........................................... !i 75
Clothes, splint,  Nó. 1............................” .. 3 50
Clothes, splint,  No. 2.......................................Ì4 25
Clothes, splint,  No. 3............ *.................. .5 00
Clothes, willow  No. 1..................................7.7.5 50
Clothes, willow  No. 2........................................6 50
Clothes, willow  No. 3................................... |..7 50
Water  Tight, bu........................................ 
3 75

“  half bu...................................2 85

T* 4 QvprrQ

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I f o a r b w a r e .

f i l e s —New List.

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h in g e s .

HANGERS.

HOLLOW  WARE.........

GAUGES.
HAMMERS.

_   g a l v a n iz e d  ir o n .
J4 

American File Association List.........dis  60*10
Disston’s 
......................................... ¿is  60*10
Nfw American.................................... dis  60*10
(lift  njUrlA
HOilOr 8 ........  
50
Heller’s  Horse Rasps.77.777.777.'.dj* 
„  
28
Nos. 16 to 20, 
Uist 
jg

22 and 24,  25 and 26,  27 
15 
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60.
„  
_ 
, 
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... :..dis 
50
„  
 
Maydole & Co.’s...................................dis 
26
AlP 8 m > »# 
(lift 
QC
Yerkes  &  Plumb’s..................  
dis  W m
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............. I! I !3U o list
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40*10 
_  
Bam Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  50*10
Champion,  anti-friction....-.......... 
dis  60&10
Kidder, wood track.......................... ‘.'dis  ° 4 0
_ 
OjM.COrk-1.1.*. 3.............................dl, 
60
t
S S i - u n a  
«14
ini?
Screw Hook and Eye.  % 
Screw Hook and Eye *   ..................„11 
‘Sg
Screw Hook and Eye  \ ........ 
net 
714
Screw Hook and Eye,  X......   ......... n»t
7-n
Strap and  T ........................... . .. . ..dis 
„  
P ots........................  
an
Kettles................... ;;;;;;;;;;................
Spiders  ..................................  
 
«0
Gray  enameled......... ...!!!" !!!!!" !" ' 
60
n o u s e   f u r n i s h i n g   GOODS.  "
Stamped Tin Ware............  
new  list
Japanned Tin  Ware........... 
Granite Iron  Ware............ ...................  

aa «
and  longer....................... 

35
I ..............................................  00, dis 60
XlHPo2............................................  11 50, dis 60
Grub3.............................................   12 00, dis 60
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.........dis 
55
gr.
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings... 
Door, porcelain, plated  trimmings...." 
55
Door, porcelain, trimmings............  
y.
’ 
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain...... .’¿is
70
Picture, II. L. Judd & Co.’s..  ..
40*10
Hemacite.....................................  .".'."dis
45
LOCKS—DOOR.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.'s new list, .dis
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s........ 
dis
Branford’s .................... 
” ' <Ha
Norwalk’s  ......................................... dis
55
_ 
dis  70
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.............. 
.  . 
Adze  Eye.................................. fie 00 dis 
60
60
Hunt Eye.................................. <15 00 dis 
H unts......................................<18 50 dis 20 & 10
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.................dis  50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s.......................... 
dis 40
Coffee,P.S.&W.Mfg. Co.’s Malleabies .’!"dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s...........  dis 40
Coffee,  Enterprise.................................’¿is  25
„  
Stebbin s P a tte rn ...............................dis  60*10
Stebbin s Genuine...............................dis  60*10
Enterprise,  self-measuring___ .....".'dis 
25

KNOBS—NEW LIST.

. MOLASSES OATES.

MAULS.
MILLS.

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS. "

„  ,  

«5

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OILERS.

"hi Kefir I**

Common. Brad and Fencing. 

)  lOd  8d 
2% 
<1 25  1 50  1 75  2 00 

NAILS —TRON.
lOd to  60d....................  ........ 
6d and 7d  adv......... ................... 
so
4dand5d  adv..........................75
3d advance..............................   ...............   1  ka
3d fine advance.......................'  2 25
Clinch nails, adv........................ .............  
j 00
Finishing 
0d  4d ...........
Size—inches  j  3 
2 
Adv. »  keg 
Steel Nails—2  15.
Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent..................   dis80&10
Zinc, with brass bottom..................  
dis  50
Brass or  Copper........................ ... .. ....dis  60
Reaper................................. per gross, <12net
Olmstead’s ..............................................  so&iq
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...............  
dis  30
Sciota Bench 
.................. '.'.'.dis 50@55
Sandusky Tool Co.’s,  fancy....................dis  30
Bench, flrstjquality....................... ... "dis 50@55
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood__dis20*10
Fry, Acme............................................dis 50*10
Common, polished................................ dis60&10
Dripping.............................................
Iron and Tinned.......................... dis 
55
60
Copper Rivets and  Burs..............."dis 
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25  to 27  9 20

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.

PLANES.

RIVETS.

PANS.

.. 

Broken packs &c 
ROPES.

lb extra.

 

 

_, 

BELLS.

TACKS.

dis < 

BRACES.

BUCKETS.

SQUARES.

Strictly

SHEET IKON.

TIN  PLATES.

BUTTS, CAST.

TINNER’S SOLDER.

AUQERS AND BITS.

Finishing Nails..

b a l a n c e s .
BARROWS.

dis
dis
dis
.dis
dis
dis
dis
dis
dis
dis

These  prices  are  for cash buyers,  who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.
Ives’, old style.....................................  dis
N.  H.C.Co...........................................dis
Douglass’...............................................dis
Pierces’ ................................................ dis
Snell’s ................................................... dis
Cook’s  ..................................................dis
Jennings’, genuine..............................dis
Jennings’, imitation............................dis50&10
Spring...................................................dis
Railroad.................. . . .................... .......< 14 00
Garden................................  ............... net 33 00
H and.......................................... dis  < 60*10*10
Cow............................................... dis 
7
Call............................................... dis 
30*1
Gong.................................  
dis  2
60*10
Door. Sargent.............................. dis 
BOLTS.
Stove.............................  
60
Carriage  new list...............................dis  70&10
Plow  .................................... ;........... dis 
50
Sleigh Shoe........................................dis
Wrought Barrel  Bolts..................... dis
Cast  Barrel Bolts............ .................dis
Cast Barrel, brass knobs..................dis
Cast Square Spring...........................dis
Cast Chain........................................dis
Wrought Barrel, brass  knob...........dis
Wrought Square ................................dis
Wrought Sunk Flush........................dis
Wrought  Bronze  and  Plated  Knob
Flush..............................................dis  60&10
Ives’ Door......................................... dis  60*10
40
Barber.............................................. dis< 
Backus...............................................dis  50*10
Spotford.......................................... dis 
50
Am. Ball................................................... ....dis net
Well, plain.............................................<  350
Well, swivel.............................................. 
400
CaBt 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
WroughtLoose Pin, japanned..........dis  60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvei
tipped.............................................dis  60* 5
Wrought Table.................................. dis  60&10
Wrought Inside Blind......................dis  60*10
Wrought Brass.................................. dis
Blind, Clark’s..................................... dis
Blind, Parker’s.................................. dis
Blind,  Shepard’s................................dis
Ely^ LlO............................................per m < 65
60
Hick’s C. F......................................... 
G. D.................................................... 
35
Musket.................. 
 
60
Rim Fire, U. M. C. * Winchester  new listSO&lO
Rim  Fire, United  States....................... dls50&10
Central Fire...........................................dis30&10
Socket Firmer....................................dis  70*10
Socket Framing.................................dis  70*10
Socket Corner....................................dis  70&10
Socket Slicks...................................... dis  70*10
Butchers’Tanged Firmer..................dis 
40
Barton’s Socket Firmers................... dis 
20
Cold......................................................net
Curry, Lawrence’s............................. dis  40*10
25
Hotchkiss  .........................................dis 
Brass, Raoking’s....................................  
en
Bibb’s ..................................  
60
g e e r.............   ......................................  40*10
«wins’..................................................... 
go
Planished, 14 oz cut to size....................wa>  28
14x52,14x56,14 x60....................................  31
Cold Boiled, 14x56 and 14x60.............. 
’ *  23
Cold Boiled, 14x48............................................ 23
Bottoms......... 1................................................23
Morse’s Bit  Stock............................. dis 
40
Taper and Straight Shank................. dis 
40
Morse’s Taper Shank.........................dig 
40
Com. 4 piece, 6  in............................ doznet <.80
Corrugated......................................... dis  20*10
....dis  M&10
Adjustable....................  
Clar’s, small, <18 00;  large, <26 00.  dis 
30 
26
Ives’, 1, <18 00; 2, <24 00;  3, <30 00.  dis 

Sisal, 54 in. and  larger................................  10
Manilla
lift
Steel andiron....................................dis
70*10
Try and Bevels.............................  "  dis
60
Mitre  ................................................ dis
20
„  
Com. Smooth.
Com. 
Nos. 10 to 14................................f 4 20
<2 90
Nos. 15 to 17................................  4 20
2 90
Nos. 18to-21................................  420
3 00 
Nos. 22 to 24................................  4 20
3 05 
Nos .25 to 26................................  4 40
3 15 
No. 27..........................................   4 60
3 25
All sheets No, 18 and  lighter,  over 2 
Inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 lbs, #  lb.................
In smaller quansities, $  lb..........
American, all  kinds.....................
Steel, all kinds..............................
Swedes, all kinds...................... .

66ft
60
60
60
60
50
50
50
50
50
45
35
12 50
16 00
17 50
..5 40@5 60
7 25
12x12, Charcoal............
IC, 
.  6 25
12x12, Charcoal............
IX, 
7 75
14x20, Charcoal............
IC, 
5 75
14x20,  Charcoal............
IX, 
T  9A
14x20, Charcoal............................   a  75
IXX, 
IXXX,  14x20, Charcooi..........................  m  77
IXXXX, 14x20,  Charcoal........................ .  12 55
20x28, Charcoal............................   is  50
IX, 
100 Plate Charcoal..........................  6 50
DC, 
DX, 
100 Plate Charcoal..........................  s 50
DXJC. 100 Plate Charcoal.....................  
10 50
DXXLX,  100 Plate Charcoal.................. 12 50
Redipped  Charcoal  Tin  Plate add 1 50 to 6 75 
e
Rooting, 14x20, IC............................. 
Roofing, 14x20,  i x .............................. ;;''  a «
Roofing, 20x28, IC........................  
11
Roofing, 20x28, IX ...................................... 14  00*
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........ 
e m
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal  Terne. 
IC, 20x28, choice  Charcoal T erne.....!......11 no
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne...........'  14 00
Steel, Game..........................................  
00&in
OneidafCommuntity,  Newhouse’s  . 
dis  3ft 
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s  6(i.feio
s, p. & w.  Mfg.  Co.’s...............;;;; 
S K
Mouse, choker.....................................lSc'iidoz
Mouse,  delusion..............................................<1 SOSdoz
Bright Market............................. 
a-w
Annealed Market........................  
1?[
Coppered Market.................... 
dis'iwiz
Extra Bailing....................!!!!!.!! .*!!!!'  dia  &
Tinned  Market.......................... 
dia  «0.7^
Tinned  Broom........................  
» «.  TS
Tinned Mattress.....................................w lb 8H
Ooppered  Spring Steel......!" ." .......... ¿¡1
66
Tinned Spring Steel.................... 7.7.’. dis 1
Plain Fence. 7. 
. . . .. ... ..7.7......... “ so
Barbed Fence, galvanized...... ..............v
&
Jirass................................  
 
„  
Bright.........................................  ¿j»
Screw Eyes................................... dis
Hook s ..................................... 
Gate Hooks and Eyes...!.!!'."" dis
Baxter s Adjustable, nickeled  .
Coe’s Genuine.............................
so
Coe’s Ptent A griculturai,’ wrought, dis
75
Coe s Ptent, malleable..............7.. . dis
75*10
Birdcages.....................
50
Pumps,  Cistern................................. ¿ia
70*10
Screws, new  list... 
70*6
Casters, Bed  and Plate.7.7.7.7.7."' di'sM&lo&m 
Dampers, American...............  
.ai«w*iu«w
Copper^Bot’tonui68 ““ &U " ^ ‘< ^ '* » * 10*10
fZAQ

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painted............ ."................•> ■«
r ............................................ new  list net

 
70*10*10
70*10*10
70*10*10
70*10*10

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CATRIDGES.

EXPANSIVE BITS.  *

m is c e l l a n e o u s .

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TIN—LEADED.

WIRE GOODS.

WRENCHES.

CHISELS.

ELBOWS.

........7

COPPER.

d r i l l s  

rates.

COMBS.

COCKS.

TRAPS.

new 

WIRE,

dis 

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The New Town of Middleton.

The little town  of  Middleton is booming, 
and  every  branch  of  business  and  enter­
prises of all  description  are  locating  here. 
We have a  beautiful farming country in all 
directions and  good  roads  in and out in all 
directions.  We are  situated  sixteen  miles 
north  of  Fowler  and  twelve  miles  from 
Ithaca,  six  and  one-half  miles  north  of 
Maple Rapids and  seven  miles east of  Car- 
son City, on the proposed line of the Toledo, 
Saginaw  and  Muskegon  Railway.  The 
road is all graded and bridges built  Presi­
dent  Robinson  passed  through  here  last 
week.  He seemed very ipuch  pleased with 
the pluck  and  energy of  our  townspeople. 
He informed us that  they expected  to com­
mence  laying  track  from  Ashley  west  in 
ten days and  in  ten  days  after  would  be 
here and  to  prepare  a  keg  of  beer for the

occasion.  He  spoke  very  encouragingly 
of our elevator, which  is  nearly completed, 
and will  be  ready  for  the  wheat  harvest. 
Its  capacity  is  about  15,000  bushels. 
It 
will be run by a twelve horse-power engine. 
Two stores are  in  full  blast,  J. B.  Resse- 
guie, general stock,  and  D. McLeod & Co., 
drugs  and  groceries.  Both are receiving  a 
good  trade.  Two  more  stores  are  to  be 
built soon.  A stave mill  will be  in  opera 
tion soon and  bolts  are  being  deliver«! on 
the ground.  A  vinegar  and  cider mill will 
also be in operation  as  soon  as  necessary. 
A store is being .completed  to  be  occupied 
by a hardware.  Lots are  selling  fast  and 
the  prospects are very flattering.  The hotel 
is  nearly completed.  Any one  wishing  to 
locate in a smart,  growing  town  could not 
do better than come to Middleton.

H. S.  P h illips.

STORE  COUNTERS  AND  FURNITURE  TO  ORDER.

D.  H.  MOSHIER,

MANUFACTURER OF

Goifnters,  Prescription  Gases,
flnd  all  kinds  of  Store  and  Bank  Fdrnitiire.

w o o d   m a n t e l s; 

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.

CLARK. JEWELL

Wholesale Grocers,
GRAND  RAPIDS

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

JL LEONARD  1 SONS,
Mason’s Porcelain Line! 
FR U IT JA R S,

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

Genuine Cap.  No Imitation.
...................................................................Per gross <10.00
11.OO
14.00

jgF Quarts.................................................................... 
W   ft Gallons.................. ........................................... 

PRICES.

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m 

No charge for cartage.

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DETROIT. MICH.,

Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands

S  O  -A . I 3  S

QUEEN  ANNE,
MICHIGAN,

TRUE  BLUE,

CZAR,

MONDAY, 

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 
SUPERIOR,

ROYAL  BAR, 

MASCOTTE, 

CAMEO,

PHCENIX,

WABASH,

AND  OTHERS.

For Quotations addressW . G. HAWKINS,

Lock  Box  173,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

Salesman  for  W estern  Michigan.

W e  Have  Got

5,000  DOZEN.

DIAMOND  MARKETS, Gimp to Dive Away.
DIAMOND  MARKETS, Good  Ones  to  Use, 
BUSHEL BASKETS and Goners for Shipping, 
BUSHEL BASKETS, Extra Finish, to Use. 
THE AGME, the Best Basket in the World.
WILLOW and SPLINT Glothes Backets, 
PEAGH and DRAPE BASKETS,
CURTISS  &  DUNTON,

ORDERS  FILLED  PROMPTLY.

PAPER  &  WOODENWARE.

In failing health and failing means to comfort  c.  C.  BUNTING, 

• M ichigan  B usiness  Mon’s  A ssociation. 

_..

President—F rank H am ilton, Traverse City.
F irst Vice-President—Paul I’-M organ, Monroe.
Second Vice-President—E. J. H errick, G rand Rapids. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo. 
Executive Committee—President, F irst V ice-President, 
Secretary. N. B. Blain and W. E. Kelsey.
Com m ittee on Trade In terests-S m ith
City;  P. Ranney, Kalamazoo;  A.  W.  W estgate,  Cne
CormnRtee on Ia>gislation-W   K.  Kelsey 
lonia;  J.  V.
Crandall, Sand Lake;  J. F. C lark.R igR apkL . 
Comm ittee on Membership—H. S.  Church,  Sturgis,  B.
F. Emery, G rand Rapids;  the Secretary. 
a
Comm ittee  on  T ransportation—Jas.  A.  Coye,  gran d  
Rapids;  J.W .  MjJliken,  Traverse  City;  C.  T.  Bridg-
C om m itteion Constitution—W. E. Kelsey.  IoiHa;  R. D.
O flicial O rg an —T h e Michigan T radesman.________ _

M cN aughton, C oopersville;  L F. C lapp, A lltg a n , 

n  

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

Ada  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, D. F. W atson:  Secretary, Elm er Chapel.
AIbn B usiness M en’s A ssociation. 
President, C. R. Smith:  Secretary. P eter  Baldwin.

Alleiran  B usiness  M en’s  Association. 

PreBldentfirving F. Clapp ; Secretory, E. T. VanOstrand.
ltotai 1  Grocers’ A ssociation o f B attle Creek 
President. Geo. H. Rowell;  Secretary, John P. Stanley.

B eld in g  M erchants’  A ssociation. 
P resident, H. J. Leonard; Secretary, J. M. E arle.

B ella ire  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 
President, John Rodgers;  Secretary, G. J. Note ware.
Burr  Oak  Business  M en’s  A ssociation, 
president, B. O. Graves;  Secretary, H . M. Lee.----------
M erchant’s Protective Ass’n ®f  ®lKpP apid*' 
P resident, E. P. Clark:  Secretary. A. S. H obart.----------
B oyne  City  B usiness Men’s A ssociation. 
President, R. R. Perkins;  Secretary, F. M. Chase.--------

Cadillac B usiness Men’s Assoidation.

President, J. C. McAdam ;  Secretary, C. T. Chapin.------
" CarsoiTcI^^nsfi»«strM ien’s A ssociation. 
President, F. A. Rockafeilow;  Secretary, C. O. Trask.
Gasnovia.  B ailey  and  Trent IL  M.  A. 
President. H. E. Hesse Itine;  Secretary, E .Fam ham .
Cedar  Springs  B usiness  M e n ’s  Association, 
President. T. W. Provin;  Secretary, L. H. Chapman.__
C harlevoix  B usiness  Men’s A ssociation. 

President, John Nichols:  Secretary, R. W. Kane.
Coopersville  B usiness  M^n’s  Association 
President. G. H . W atrons;  Secretary, W . R. Boynton. 
B usiness  Men’s  Protective  U nion  o f  Che­
President, J. H. Tuttle;  Secretary, H . G. Dozer.

boygan.

O im ondale  B usiness Men’s A ssociation. 

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

B orr  Business  M en’s  Association. 

President, L. N. Fisher;  Secretary, E. S. Botsford.-----
B e tail  Grocers’  A ssociation  ° f  ®.  S w ir a w  
President,  Richard Luster;  Secretary, Chas. H. Smith

Edm ore B usiness  Men’s A ssociation. 

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

Eastport  B usiness  Men’s  Association 

Geo. L. Thurston. C entral Lake 

President;  F.  H.  Thurston,  Central  Lake;  Secretary, 
Men’s  Association 

Eaton  R apids  Busin*
President, F. H. PcGalin;  Si
E lk  Rapids Business Jlen'8 Protective A s’n. 
President. J. J. McLaughlin;  Secre ta ry ^ U L . M artin.— 

cretary, W ill. Em m ert.

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

Frankfort  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation.
President, Wm. Upton;  Secretary. E. R. Chandler.-----

' 

F lin t  M ercantile  Union.

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

Freeport  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

Presidenti Foster Sisson;  Sec’y. Arthur Cheseborough. 

F ife Rake B usiness M en’s A ssociation.

President, E. H agadom ;  Secretary, O. \ . Adams.-------- .
Grand  Haven  Business  M e ii’s  Associatlon. 
President, Fred. D. Vobs;  Secretary, Fred A. H utty

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

R etail  Grocers’  Ass’n  of 
G reenville  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, L. W. Sprague;  Secretary, K. J. lla rir.

Hartford Business Men’s A ssociation. 

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

H olland  Business Men’s 

President, John K ruiner;  Secretary, I . W.  Kane,

H astings  Business  Men’s

P resident. L. E. Stauffer;  Secretary___________

Association. 
J.  A.  VanArm.
H ersev B usiness M en’s A ssociation. 

P resident, O. L. Millard; Secretary, I rank Beardsley
Howard  City B usiness  M en’» A ssociation. 
C hairm an, C. A. Vandenberg;  Secretary, B. J. Lowry.
H olland  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, Jacob Van P utten;  Secretary, A. V an Puren. 
Hubbardston  Business  Men’s  Association. 
President, Boyd Redner;  Secretary, L. W. Robinson.—  

Ion ia  B usiness  Men’s  E xchange. 

President, Wm. E.  Kelsey;  Secretary,  Fred. Cutler, J r
K alam azoo  » « ta il G r o c e r s ’ A s s o c i a ti o n . 

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

K alkaska  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

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

K ingsley  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation, 
•rident  C. H. Camp; Secretary, Chas. E. Brewster. 

Pr
T»rewidcnt.JFrank W ells;  Secretary, W ill C rotty-______

Lansing B usiness Men’s A ssociatioii.

Lawrence B usiness  Men’s A ssociation. 
President,.H. M. M arshall;  Secretary, C. A. Stebbtns.

Leslie^ B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, W m. H utchings;  Secretary, M. L. Campbell
L ow ell B usiness  M en’s  Protective  A ss’n
President, N. B. Blain-  Secretary, F rank T. King.

Luther  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, W. B. Pool;  Secretary, C has. J. Robinson.

Lyons  business  Men’s  A s’u. 

President, B‘. M. H utchinson:  Secretary,P. A. Reynolds
M aucelona  Business  Men’s  A ssociation. 

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

M anistee  B usiness M en’s A ssociation. 
President. C.  D. G ardner;  Secretary, H, W. Leonard, 
"~Manistiune  Business Men’s A ssociation.

Thompson ;  Secretary, E. F>. Orr. 

M anton’s  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, F. A. Jenison ;  Secretary, R. Fuller.
Grocers’  Ass’n  o f  t h e   City  o f  M uskegon 
President, H. B. Fargo ;  Secretary. Wm. Peer.

M erchant’s  Union  o f  N ashville. 

President, H erbert M. Lee:  Secretary, W aiter W ebste 

M uir  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

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

Otsego  Business  M en’s  Association 

Oceana  B usiness  Men’s  A s’n.

President, J . M. Ballou;  Secretary, J. F. Conrad.
* 
President, W. E. Thorp ;  Secretary, E. S. H oughtaling 
' 
President, C. H. H unter;  Secretary, Lester Cooley.
Owosso  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

Ovid  B usiness  Men’s  A s’n.

President, Jas. Oshum ;  Rec’y, S. Lamfrom.

P etoskey  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President, Jas. Buckley :  Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
Few am o  Business  Men’s  A ssociation.

President, Alb ert Retan;  Secretary, E. R. Holmes._____

P la in w ell  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation.

President, M. Bailey;  Secretary, J. A. Bldle.___________
M erchant’s Union Protective A ssociation o f 
President, G. C. Meisel;  Secretary, 8. L. Merrlam ._____

Port  H uron.

Kodney  B usiness Men’s  A ssociation. 

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

President, L. T. W ilm arth ; Secretary, R.E. McCormick. 
”■ Reed c it y   B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation. 
President, C. J. Fleischauer; Secretary, H. W■ Hawkins.
Kockford  B usiness  Men's  A ssociation. 
tit. Charles  B usiness  Men’s  Association. 
President, B. J. Downing;  Secretary, E. E. Burdick,
St  Joh n s M erchants’ Protective A ssociation.
President, H. L. Kendrick;  Secretary, C. M. Merrill.____
B usiness Men’s Protective Äss’n o f Saranac. 
President,  Geo. A. P otts;  Secretary, P. T. W illiams.

South  Board man  B usiness  Men’s A ss’n. 

President, H. E. Hogan ;  Secretary, S. E. Niehardt.
So. Arm  and K. Jordan B usiness Men’s A s’n. 
President, D. C. Loveday;  Secretary, C. W. Sutton.

President, J. R- Harrison;  Secretary, M. B. Nash

Sherm an B usiness Men’s A ssociation. 
President, H. B. Sturtevant;  Secretary, W, G. Shane.
Sparta B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
Sturgis  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, H enry 8. Church ;  Secretary, Wm. Jom -
Traverse  City  Business  M en’s  A ssociation. 
President.G eo. E. Steele:  Secretary.  L. Roberts.

Tustin  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation. 
President, G. A. Estes; Secretary, Geo. W, Bevins.
V erm on tville  Business  Men’s  Association, 
President, W. H. Benedict;  Secretary, W. E. Holt.

Wafcervliet B usiness M en’s A ssociation, 
resident, H. P eirce;  Secretary, F. H. Merrifield.

W ayland  Basine«*  Men’s  A ssociation. 

President. K. W.  P ickett;  Secretary, H. J. Turner.
—W oodland  B usiness  Men’s  A ssociation 
President, John Veite;  Secretary, I. N. H arter.
Bibite  Cloud  B usiness  M en’s  A ssociation 
»resident, P. M. Roedel;  Secretary, M. D. Hayward.

W hite  Lake  B usiness  M en’s As’n, 

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

B. Nicholson, Whitehall.

Matrimony vs. Celibacy.

W ritte n  E sp ecially  fo r Th e  Tradesman 
I’d rather be a married man, and bear his trib­
Surrounded by a dozen kids of  social Inclina­

Beset by all  the trials  of a  scoldin’  wife’s in­

To keep a fellow of her birth and of his own re­

Than to be a bachelor,  a dried-up. stingy sort 

Who’s always dotin’on himself and always dis- 

ulation.
tion,

ventin’

pentin’,

of bein’,

agreein’.

I knew the Scroggins boys when they,perhaps, 

wa’nt more’n twenty—

Two hearty  chaps,  well  liked, and  gals were 

hangin’ round ’em plenty;

And either one  might took a  prize  without a 

word’s dissention,

month’s attention.

Had  he but  chose to  say the  word on  half a 

But John declared, as for himself, he’d try and 

And be an independent man without restraint 

Said he, “ITI put no halteronthat keepsa man 

On foolish acts and payin’ bills he never is ex­

I’m not the kind of manthat thinks à woman’s 

pectin’ ;
an invention
his whole attention.’’

To make a  slave, by  rights,  o’  man  and own 

And so he lived for many years, each day more 

At spells morose and to thè  world his spleenic 

And thus he lived about two score,when, aging 

keep afloat
of petticoat.

reflectin’

sour growin’,

temper showin’.

premature,

or endure,
ship none had he).

charity.

pauper’s bier.

He was obliged,for want ot friends (for friend­

To seek the county house and  live  on others’ 

Whence,  one day,  the  people  took  him on a 

With none to mourn and none to shed for him 

the generous tear.

The other Scroggins, deeming more his happi­

ness than money.

A  blue-eyed  beauty  tied  to  him  by knot of 

And,  by  accretion,  soon,  his  heirs,  though 

matrimony;
something less than twenty,

A happy, roaring, boist’rous  crew,  were born 

to him aplenty;
kindest friend and neighbor.

And  well  ’twas  said,  the  happiest  man, the 
Was Thomas Scroggins, and the  least affected 

by hard labor,

much respected,

was detected.

He lives and thrives unto this day .beloved and 

And never  yet,  byword  or act, in  meanness 

And let me prophesy right here that when the 

great Creator
from the greater,

Looks  up  his  record  and  deducts  the lesser 
The good right hand of fellowship to Scroggins 

will be given

By angels, who’ll prepare for him  a front seat 
_ M . J .   W r i s l e y .

up in Heaven. 

TEA AND COFFEE TRICKS.

How  the  Chroma  and  China  Premium 

Business is Managed.

,,,

A reporter  of the New York Herald late­
ly visited a gift tea store  to  find  out  how 
theycould live and give  away  presents  as 
valuable,  in many cases,  as the  goods  pur­
chased are.  He says:  In due time he step­
ped into a store, the leading  tint  of  which 
was vennillion.  There was nothing  to dis­
tinguish the interior from a crockery  store, 
except the vermillion and a strong  odor  of 
roasted coffee.  The reporter  approached  a 
man who presided over  the  cash  desk  and 
wore a polo cap and a sweet smile, and who 
proved to be the manager  of  the  concern, 
and asked how tea  stores could be so lavish 
with crockery and such things to  their  pa­
trons. 
“Some years ago,” said the  wearer of the 
polo  cap,  “a house in this city  began  giv­
ing away cheap  chromos.  That  was  the 
beginning of the evil.  Their trade  increas­
ed, for in those days  people  were  chromo 
crazy.  The introduction of  glassware  and 
in  the  inventive 
crockery had  its  origin 
brain of a man who  is  now  very  wealthy 
and is in  bnsiuess  on  Second  avenue. 
I 
wish he was in Jericho.  Then began sharp 
competition.  Each man vied with the others 
in inventing some new  ‘fake’  to  catch  the 
foolish housekeeper.  The customers, when 
posted in this gift  enterprise  business,  be­
came very  exacting. 
I  shouldn’t ^  be  sur­
prised some day to hear a lady asking  for a 
ton of coal or a piano after  purchasing  five 
pounds of tea.
“With every purchase  of  tea  and coffiee 
we give  tickets  in  this  way.  With  one 
pound of 50 cent tea or with two pounds  of 
30 cent coffee we  give  one  whole  ticket. 
This is the  basis.  Some  articies  that  we 
give away—such as lamps  and  clocks—re­
quire as many as  twenty-five  full  tickets. 
One ticket on an average is equal to from  6 
to 8 cents off the profits.”
“Your profits must be pretty large to per­
mit of sucli liberality,” suggested the repor­
ter.
“Well, now, 1  don’t  mind  telling  you, 
since you seem anxious.  Our  tea  at  fifty 
cents a pound costs us about  21 cents,  and 
our coffee at  30  cents,  when  we  sell  it 
ground,  stands us about 12  cents  a  pound, 
so, you see, even though we are  liberal,  we 
will make a large profit.”
“You  say  when  you  sell  the  coffee 
ground?”
“That’s what I said.  You see,  cliiccory, 
rye and peas do not cost as much as coffee.” 
“And where do they come in?”
“Ah,  I see you are  not  on  to  many  of 
the tricks of our  trade.  Don’t  you  know 
that when  we  sell  ground  coffee,  nearly 
half  of it is chiccory, rye and  peas.  Great 
Scott! man,  how do you  think we are going 
to live and give  an eight-day clock with ten 
whole  tickets?”
“But is there not a law against such adul 
terations?”
“Law,  fiddlesticks?  There is a law  also 
compelling  that  man  across  the  way  to 
keep his liquor store shut on  Sundays,  but 
he does not comply all the same.”

“Do you adulterate your teas,  too?” 
“Well,  no; that would not pay.  You see 
we mix coffees and blend  teas.  By  blend 
ing, I mean we mix good, bad and middling 
together,  call  it some  outlandish  combina 
tion or ‘chop,’ and  ‘let her go.’ ”

Live for something, and live earnest, 
Though thy work may humble be— 
By the world of men unnoticed, 
Known alone to God and thee. 
Every act has priceless value 
To the Architect of Fate;
’Tis the spirit of thy doing,
This alone that makes it great.

BUNTING  &  DAVIS,

C.  L.  DAVIS.

Commission  Merchants.

Specialties:  Apples and Potatoes in  Car Lots.

20 and 22 OTTAWA  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

E .  

F

  L i   L i   A

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Makes a Specialty of

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Butter  and  Eggs,  Fruits  and  Oysters.

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

We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.

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

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Grand Rapids, Michigan,

217 and 219 Livingstone Street, 

D.  W  Archer’s Trophy  Corn,

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

The above Brands are Standard th e W orld Over.  A sk  your

no other.  Packed l>y

GEO.  E.  BOWES,

JOBBER  IN

Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits.

SPECIALTIES s

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

3 Ionia St.,  GRANT) RAPIDS,  MICH.

B A R to w   B R O S .

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M IC H IG A N '

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

and fresh until entirely used.

ARTHUR  MEIGS  &  00.

W holesale Grocers,

SOlo  A gents,

77 to 83 SOUTH  DIVISION  STREET,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

T h e  S t a n d a r d  o f  E x c e lle n c e
KINGSFORD’S

Kingsford’s Oswego CORN ST ARCH for Puddings, 

Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.

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

WILL  PLEASE  YOU  EVERY  TIME!

ALWAYS  ASK  YOUR  GROCER  FOR  THESE  GOODS.

A.  MERCANTILE  JOURNAL, PUBLISHED  EACH 

WEDNESDAY.

E. A. STOWE Si  11KO., Proprietor«.

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., Sd Floor. 

Telephone No. 95.

{Entered  at  the  Postofflce  at  Grand  Rapide  at 

Second-clats Matter. 1

WEDNESDAY.  JULY  20,  1887.

TH E BLUE LETTER—A SOLILOQUY.
W ritte n   E sp ecially   fo r T h e  Tradesman.

I am only  a small piece of paper,  colored 
blue by some chemical process known best to 
those who gave me existence in a great noisy 
place where the continual dropping of water 
drove me almost  wild. 
I am of plebian or­
igin,  but I am  not  ashamed  to confess it— 
in fact,  I am rather  proud  of  it .than other­
wise,  for who so well  appreciates  power as 
those who have once  been  in  a  lowly sta­
tion of life?

I am only a portion, and a  small  portion 
at that, of the great piece  which  came  out 
of  the  rolls  which  enclosed  me  like  the 
folds of an enormous  python,  and  it  was a 
fortunate thing for me that I  had no bones, 
else they would  have  been  utterly crushed. 
As  regards my  antecedents,  I  am  a  little 
hazy. 
I have  been told  by some  that I de­
scended from  a  miscellaneous  collection of 
old, filthy  rags, picked  up  in  the  gutters 
and alleys of  some  great  city by dirty rag­
pickers.  But this I hate to  believe  implic­
itly, for the reason that  although  1  am  of 
low descent,  yet I am perfectly clean.

I  have  been  very  fortunate  in  my  lot. 
Other portions of the great  sheet  of  which 
I formed a part  were  used  to  print the ad­
vertisements  cf  different  tradespeople,  an­
nouncing  openings,  sales' of  goods,  and 
that  class  of  literature,  and  the  largest 
share of them utter  such  gross  falsehoods, 
that they are  consigned  to  the  waste-bas­
ket.

But one of my greatest merits is truthful­
ness. 
If you  are so negligent of your busi­
ness promises  as  to be the  recipient of  the 
envelope  which is  my carriage  of  state,  I 
bring home the truth to you so forcibly that 
if you are  at all  inclined  to  be  honest  in 
your dealings, you  regard my warning,  and 
go and sin no more.  In fact,  so great is my 
love  for  truth,  I  have  been  called,  “The 
awakener of  conscience,” and in one  sense 
this is true,  for  those  to  whom I  go  as  a 
messenger,  wTho have  any conscience at all, j 
no matter how  encrusted  with  the  rust  of j 
broken promises  and  trusts, hear  that still j 
small voice admonishing them  that my mis­
sion is undertaken for their welfare,  as also 
for that of my employer.

not enough to  comfort him  and  he moaned 
despairingly,  “Annie, it is not that our poor 
children must  starve  which  makes  me  so 
utterly heart-broken,  although  the  sight of 
their  hunger  almost  drives  me mad,  but it 
is the loss of  my good name—that  which I 
have  kept  untarnished  through  all  these 
years of toil and  broken  hopes—that which 
I prize more than the life of my children.”

I could stand this  scene  no  longer,  and, 
j attracting  his  attention,  by rustling  in  his 
| hand,  I  showed  him  the  way in which he 
| might  save  his  reputation and at the same 
time enable  him  to  provide his family with 
the necessaries,  if not  the  luxuries, of  life.
He immediately saw my idea,  and  taking 
his hat accompanied me to  my  employer’s, 
told  him  just  how he was situated,  and to 
prove it asked  the  grocer  to  go  with  him 
and see  his  family and the  condition  they 
were in.  He did so, and so thoroughly con­
vinced was he,  that  he  found the poor man 
work,  gave him all  the  time  he  wanted to 
meet  his  obligations,  and  sent  him  food 
enough to last till  he  should be able to pro­
vide for himself.

I  have  related  this  incident  simply  to 
show that my employers and myself are not 
heartless.  Far  from  it.  We  only wish to 
obtain that which is our  just due,  and upon 
which depends our own bread. 
If we know 
that a man  is  utterly  unable  to  meet  his 
promises through no fault  of  his  own,  we 
give him a chance to  redeem  himself.  But 
when I go to men who are idle, lazy,  spend­
ing their time and what money they have In 
saloons  and  gambling  rooms,  then  I  am 
merciless, for well do  I  know that to show 
mercy is but to give more chance for evil do­
ing and robbing  others. 
In  this I  am only 
just and do  but uphold  the  great  principle 
of right,  “Do unto others as  ye would have 
others do unto you,” and if  I  allow but one 
of these vermin to escape  his  just  punish 
ment,  I do  that  which  is  not honorable  in 
the sight of God or man.

There  is  one  thing which  is beyond  my 
understanding,  and  that  is,  why  will  men 
who in character and  preception should  be 
“just a little  below  the  angels”  so  lower 
their standard of right  as  to  neglect  their 
promise—that  most  sacred  thing  in  both 
business and social life—neglect them when 
it would be far easier  for  them  to  do  the 
opposite.  Even people who are  reasonably 
well-situated  as  regards  wealth  seem  to 
take delight  in  obtaining a portion of  their 
neighbor’s  goods  by false  promises.  Such 
are not worthy to  be  called  men—they are 
thieves,  robbers,  ghouls,  and  should  be 
thoroughly  ostracised  by  all  right-minded 
people, both socially  and morally—made  to 
feel,  in  the  daily  avocation  of  life,  that 
they  are  shunned  as  some  dreadful  pesti­
lence.

Another  of  merits  is  that  I  am  never 
knowingly  employed  unjustly,  and 
if, 
through error,  I go to  a man who,  through 
misfortune,  sickness or other ill,  is  unable I
to meet the  demands  which  he  has  made 
obligatory upon  himself,  I  give  to  him  a 
way  in  which  he  may  extricate  himself 
from  his  unfortunate  position  and  retain 
the  good  will  and  respect  of  those  upon
•whom the burden of his  failure  lias  fallen.  wj10m j meJt
_ 

Sometimes,  as I lay idle in my employer’s 
I desk,  awaiting a summons to go and stir up 
some  laggard,  I  am  constrained  to fill  the 
time by moralizing,  and  if  my  philosophy 
is not of the best, and my language not that 
of the most erudite yet I ought to be pardon­
ed, when you take into consideration that I 
am only a  piece of blue  paper,  used by oth­
ers  as  a  means  to  a  just  end,  and  my 
thoughts are  simply derived  from  my  ob-
servations <if  the  different  classes  of men 

T1

, 

. 

. 

I was sent ouce to a man whom ill-health, 
’ 
lack of employment  and a  large family had
deprived of all his little savings and  lie was 
on the last verge of  despair. 
I  was struck 
immediately  on  entering  the  poor  hovel 
which  he  called  home,  with  the  extreme 
tidyness of it,  bare as it was of  any kind of 
luxury, comfort,  and almost the  actual nec­
essities of life.  The  poor  mother,  looking 
so thin and pale that  my paper  heart  bled 
for her,  sat on a box  by the  window, hush­
ing the feeble wails of a babe, which but for 
the fact that it  could  move  and  articulate, 
seemed to  have  passed  to  the  land where 
hunger is not  known,  so  pale  and  pinced 
were its features.

The  oldest  of  the  six  children,  a girl of 
perhaps fourteen years, was engaged in put- | 
ting the  evening  meal  upon  the table, and 
this,  perhaps,  was  the  most  heart-rending 
sight of all. 
It consisted of a half-dozen of I 
potatoes,  boiled,  some  salt  and  a  broken 
pitcher filled with  water.  This  was  all— 
and even though  my  existence  is  not  de­
pendent  upon  food—as I  watched the fam­
ished children eating this  poor fare,  I could 
hardly repress  my  emotions.  The  clothes 
of  the  family,  though  hardly  enough  to 
-cover  their  poor  bodies  were scrupuously 
clean,  and the patches, of which  there were 
so many you could scarcely determine where 
they began  and  the  original  cloth  ended, 
were put  on  neatly,  and  gave  evidence of 
that  greatest  of  all  earthly  blessings,  a 
mother’s love and care.

The  poor  mechanic  took  me  from  the 
postman,  and  opened  my wrapper  with  a 
trembling hand.  He  looked  at  my  signa­
ture and his face turned pale with  emotion, 
for it was  that  of the grocer—my employer 
—who had trusted the man, time and again, 
when he  knew  that  his  chance  was  very 
slim of ever  getting  his  due,  simply out of 
pity for his family.  But,  through au enemy 
of the mechanic he  had  been  led to believe 
that his  poverty was  only a sham  and that 
he was  that  arch-enemy  of  mine,  a  dead­
beat.

As soon as  the  man  could  control  him­
self  he  listened  to  my  message,  wiiich, 
through pity, I made as merciful as I could. 
When he had fully taken in my meaning lie 
lost all control and burst iuto  tears—and  a 
strong man’s tears are not shed for nothing.
His wife went to him and discovering the 
trouble,  threw her  arms  around  his  neck, 
exclaiming,  “Cheer up, Henry.  Remember 
there is a good God above us who  ‘sees even 
the sparrow’s fall’.  He will not desert us.” j 
But  even  the love of  his faithful wife w as'

Sometimes, asm the instance I have giveu,
I discover persons who are perfectly honest 
in their  intentions, but  are  unable to carry 
them out.  To such I  do  not  carry evil tid­
ings for,  being honest, they realize the just­
ness of my position and that of my employer, 
and act accordingly.  But this is the excep­
tion.  By far the larger  proportion of those 
I meet receive  me with a devil-may-care re­
mark  and consign me  in  their  thoughts to 
their own residence after death.  But I smile 
at all rebuffs and turn the other cheek,  for I 
| rest secure in the  thought  that  when  it  is 
forever too  late,  they will  gnash their teeth 
with impotent remorse,  that  they  scorn my 
advice at the time  it  would have been most 
beneficial  to  them.  Ah,  my  revenge  is 
sure!  Aud how  often  do  I shake my thin 
sides witli laughter when  some one of these 
I wretches who has  seen  one  of  my fellows, 
comes  into my employers  place of  business 
j and asks for credit,  and  goes  away with  a 
I crestfallen countenance,  wondering  why  he 
is so coldly refused.  Little he  knows that, 
through  his  neglect  of  my  warning,  his 
I me is placarde 1 throughout  the  length  and 
breadth of the land,  and that he  is  branded 
as  a contemptible liar and dead-beat.

Well,  it is a long lane that  has  no  turn­
ing, and sooner  or  later  these  men will get 
to the end and find  themselves  face to face 
with  that rock of adamant,  the Blue Letter.

Rellu f.

MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER

The  m ost  practical 
hand  R oaster  in  the 
world.  Thousands in 
use—giving  satisfac­
tion.  They are simple 
durable and  econom­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  Roasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts  to  per­
fection.
Send  for  circulars.

No 

RoM. S.West,

150 Long St., 
Cleveland, Ohio.

j 

For  Sale  or  Exchange.

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

W H I P S

ADDRESS

GRAHAM  KOYS,  -  Grand  Rapids, Mich,

I

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.

io n

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.

U a k Ì H G
POWDER
Arctic Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids.
W I .  S E A R S  &  CO.
Cracker  Manufacturers.

SOLE  PROPRIETORS.

Agents  fo r

AMBOY  CHEESE.

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

JOBBERS  IN

Spring  $  Company,
DRY  GOODS,
Hosiery, Cárpete, Etc.

t.

F.  J.  LAMB  <&  CO" 9

WHOLESA1

DEALERS  IN

Fruits  and  Vegetables,

Butter,  Eggs,  Cheese,  Etc.,

8  aii  10  Mill  S tat,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  HIGH.

Roller Champion,
Matchless,

Gilt  Edge,

Lily White,

Harvest Queen,
Snow Flake,

White 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  &  H enson
Frederick  the  Great

Are State Agents for

CIGAR.

Grand Rapids, Mich..

Represented  by the  Giant,

Mr.  Christopher  Sparling.

LUDWIG  WINTERNITZ,
Fermentimi!]

STATE  AGENT  FOR

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.

M anufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co.

106 Kent Street, Grand  Rapids, Mich. 

TELEPHONE  566.

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.

NO RUBBING! 

- 

NO SORE FINGERS!

Warranted  not to Injure the Clothes.

NO BACKACHE! 

USED TWO W A Y S f f i t S ¡S?/A%

FULL  DIRECTIONS ON  THE  WRAPPER.

THE BEST LABOR-SAVING SOAP MADE

A  Vegetable  Oil  Soap. 

Contains  No  Rosin.

A  LARGE  “ CHROMO”  WITH  THREE  BARS, 

M anufactured  only  by th e

G.  A.  SHOTJDY  SOAP  CO.

GLARE,  JEWELL  4  CO,

Sole Agents for Western Michigan.

SALT  FISH

Bought  and Sold by

FRANK  J. DETTENTHALER,

117 Monroe St.,  Grand liapids.

j y   Oysters the Year Around  _4gJ

ASK  TOUR  JORRER
î n   >,s

FORt

KEROSENE

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

R IN O G E ,  B E R T S C N   &  C O .,
BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

14 and 16 Pearl Street, 

- 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

PURE.

NEW  PROCESS  STARCH.

SWEET.
This Starch having the  light  Starch  and  Gluten 
One-TtLird  Less

removed,

Can be used than any other in the Market.
FIRMENICH  MNFG. CO.

M anufactured by the

Factories:  Marshalltown, Iowa;  Peoria,  Ills.

Ofliccs  at  Peoria,  Ills.

s t r o n g ]  Clark,  Jewell  &  Co. 

FOR  SALE  BY

|  SURE.

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

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  Bowne, President.

Geo.  C. Pierce,  Vice President.

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

CAPITAL, 

Transacts a penerai banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

7

COOK  &  PRIN2,
Show  Cases,

Manufacturers of 

W e are how  prepared to  fill 
all orders promptly, as we have 
a large and well-selected stock 
on hand and have a large selec­
tion of material  for use in  odd 
sizes and shapes.  Liberal  dis­
count to the trade for cash.
38 ffBSt Bridge St.. Grand Rapiis.

Telephone 374.

ORANGES

LEMONS

Wholesale Mfrs. of

PUre  Candy

Our New Factory is  one  of the 

largest  and  best-equipped 

in the land.  Come and 

see us.  11,13,15,17 

SO. IONIA  ST.

%
q
CD

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

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  GIVEN  TO  FILLING  OBDEBS.

OILS.

ILLUMINATING.

 

LUBRICATING.

  111»
Water White............................................. 
Michigan  Test............. 
1014 I
Ethaline........................................................ 1314
Ruby............................................................. 1214 |
Gasoline........................................................ 1114
Capitol Cylinder...........................................3614
Model  Cylinder........................................... 3154
Shield Cylinder........................................... 2614
Eldorado  Engine......................................... 23
Peerless Machinery.....................................20
Challenge Machinery...................................19
Paraffine  ..................................................... 2014
Black. Summer, West Virginia.................... 9
Black. 25° to 30°........................................ 10
Black, 15° C.  T........................................... 11
Zero...............................................................121*

OYSTERS.

FRESH  FISH .

OYSTERS AND  FISH. 
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows
Fairhaven Counts.............................
Black bass:...................................
Rock bass......................................
Perch.............................................
Wall-eyed  pike.............................
Duck-bill  pike..............................
Sturgeon........................................
Sturgeon,  smoked........................
Trout..............................................
Trout, smoked..............................
Wliiteflsh......................................
Whiteflsh, smoked........................
Brook  Trout.................................
Frogs’ Legs, per dozen.................

(Broceries.

.40
9 
4 
4 
7
7 
6
8 .  7 
.10
7
.10  
50 
,25@65

WHOLESALE  FRIGE  CURRENT.

These prices  are  for  cash  buyers, who  pay 

promptly and buy in full packages.

AXLE GREASE.

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

80 Paragon............... 2 10
Paragon25 lb pails.  90 
I Fraziers,25 ft pails. 1  25

Cracknels........................ «__
Lemon Cream.......................... 
7
Sugar Cream...........................   7
Frosted Cream........................
Ginger  Snaps.......................... 
7
No. 1 Ginger Snaps.................  7
Lemon  Snaps..........................
Coffee Cakes...........................
Lemon Wafers........................
Jumbles..................   ..............
Extra Honey Jumbles............
Frosted Honey  Cakes............
Cream  Gems...........................
Bagievs  Gems........................
Seed Cakes..............................
S. & M. Cakes..........................
Citron..........................
Currants.....................
Lemon Peel.................
Orange Peel.................
Prunes, French, 60s__
French, 80s__
“ 
French,  90s...
*•  Turkey...........
“  Bohemia........

DRIED  FRUITS—FOREIGN.

FISH.

Raisins, Dehesia..........................
Raisins, London Layers..............
Raisins, California  “ 
..............
Raisins, Loose Muscatels............
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s.................
Raisins.  Sultanas........................
Raisins,  Valencia, n ew ..............
Raisins, Imperials.......................
Cod, whole...................................
Cod, boneless................................
H alibut.............................. ........
Herring, round.  )4  bbl...............
Herring .round,  k   bbl...............
Herring, Holland,  bbis...............
Herring, Holland,  kegs..............
Herring, Scaled...........................
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, )4 bbis...
“ 
“  12 ft kits
“ 
“  10  “
“  No. 3. )4 bbis..........

Sardines,  spiced, )4s..............  .
Trout, )4  bbis...........................
“  101b kits........................
White, No. 1, )4 bbis.................
White, No. 1,12 1b kits..............
White, No. 1,10 ft kits..............
White, Family, )4 bbis..............
kits..................

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Association Notes.

The Manistee B. M. A.  now has  fifty-six 

members.

The  Lowell  B. M. A.  has  applied  for 

charter No. 2 from the M.  B. M. A.

The draft for the  new  State constitution, 
to conform to the requirements of the incor­
poration  law,  will  appear  in  next  week’s 
paper.

L.  M.  Mills  will  organize  the  business 
men  of Scottsville, under  the  auspices  of 
the  M. B.  M. A., on  Thursday  evening  of 
this week.

The  Big  Rapids  B.  M.  A.  has  ordered 
5,000 copies of  the  Current,  setting  forth 
the advantages offered by the Association to 
manufacturers.

“Some  of 

Diamondale  Express: 

the 
members  of  the  B.  M.  A.  have  sent  out 
Blue  Letters  to  persons  owing  them  and 
they pay  up  and  are  better  friends  than 
ever.”

In reply to an inquiry,  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
would state that  the  law  incorporating the 
M. B. M. A. and auxiliary bodies was  sign­
ed by the Governor  on  June  17  and  went 
into immediate effect.

The  third  number  of  the  White  Lake 
Business  Exchange,  published  by 
the 
White  Lake  B. M.  A.,  is  fully  up  to  its 
predecessors in  point  of  diversity and gen­
eral excellence.  H. A.  Spink  is  the editor 
of the present issue and he goes at it like an 
old hand at the business.

Detroit  News:  The  Business  Men’s As­
sociation of Greenville has a picnic at Bald­
win Lake on  the 20th.  Everybody invited. 
The President of the Association w ill make 
a speech and  then  they will  pull  down the 
blinds and  leave them  down  ’till  the  next 
morning,  regardless of consequences.

Watervliet  Record: 

Perley  Hall,  the 
lively salesman  who  frequently  visits this 
place  representing a Grand  Rapids whole­
sale grocery  house,  has  been  doing  some 
more  speculating  at  Benton  Harbor.  He 
has lately bought three large grocery stores 
in that town and consolidated  them all into 
one.

The M. B. M. A.  is  prepared  to  receive 
applications for local charters and will issue 
them in the order  the  applications  are  re­
ceived.  They cannot  be  forwarded,  how­
ever, until after the  September  convention, 
as it will be necessary for  each  local  body 
to ratify the  constitution  adopted  by  that 
convention before the charter can be issued.
Cheboygan Tribune:  There are, evident­
ly, no free trade Democrats belonging to the 
Cheboygan Business  Men’s  Protective Un­
ion.  A communication from the Union was 
presented to the council  Tuesday  evening, 
asking that an ordinance be adopted  charg­
ing transient  dealers,  whether  selling  by 
sample or  sectoring a room  temporarily for 
their business,  not less  than $35  nor more 
than $50 per day for  doing  business in our 
village.  No matter how rabid a free trader 
may be in national affairs,  when it comes to 
local application  he is one of  the  strongest 
kickers for protection.

Manton Tribune:  After the regular bus­
iness was transacted at the  Business  Men’s 
Association meeting,  last Weenesday after­
noon, the subject of  encouraging  factories 
to locate here was taken up and pretty gen­
erally discussed,  and it was  very  evident 
that our business men do  not lack  for pub­
lic spirit.  While they have some sympathy 
for the man who whittles  dry goods  boxes, 
and  only  opens his  mouth to  yawn out a 
curse against his town  and the  “awful ho{ 
weather,” yet they  seemed to  feel it  their 
duty to encourage honest  labor first.  They 
are fully  determined to keep their  present 
pledges and make as  many  more contracts 
as their means  will allow.

The Gripsack Brigade.

*

“You might speak  to  my husband  about 
i t ”  For  further, particulars  ask  Charley 
Robinson. 

The man  who  will  try  to  steal  an  um­
brella on a rainy day  will  stand  watching 
at  other  times.  This  refers  to  L   L. 
Loomis.

Bob. Douglass, the  jolly trunk manipula­
tor for  Jas.  H.  Walker,  of  Chicago, is  re­
ported to have caught two sea lions near his 
summer home on White Lake.

Arrangements have  been made with Miss 
Maggie Formby to  accompany the traveling 
men on their picnic  with  a  supply  of  ice 
cream,  carbonated  drinks,  confectionery, 
fruits and other delicacies.

The  Marshall  Statesman  recently  re­
marked:  “The girls were all struck on the 
handsome drum major of the T.  P.  A.  band 
of Union City.  He has a fine “figure and is 
a ‘dandy boy.’”

The sympathy of the  traveling  fraternity 
will go out to Dave Haugh  and wife  in the 
loss of their baby boy,  who died last  Tues­
day  from  cholera  infantum.  The  infant 
was seven months old and had  been  chris­
tened Don J.  Haugh.

The traveling men should rally to the bu­
gle call of Chairman  Robertson,  published 
in another column.  The day  and place are 
timely selected and the event is sure to pass 
into history as one of  the “red  letter” days 
of the Grand Rapids fraternity.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars are a trifle  higher  and  very  firm. 
Package coffees have been advanced % cent. 
Pepper is y.c higher and mace and nutmegs 
have gone  up  a  peg.  Cheese continues to 
advance, being now quotable at 8%@9c.
Oranges are steady  and  finer,  with  but 
few to come.  Lemons are higher «and  ad­
vancing.  Bananas are plenty and cheap.

Now is the time for  you to use  Tiger Oil 
and prove it is better than  any other  medi­
cine known for all  Summer  Complaints of 
the Stomach and Bowels, from the infant to 
manhood, as Pain. Colic, Cholera Infantum, 
Cholera,  Cholera Morbus,  Diarrhoea,  Flux, 
Yellow Fever and all  kindred  diseases, as 
well as Nervous  Diseases,  Sunstroke,  Par­
alysis and their  relations.  Use  internally 
and externally.

Reading the Riot Act.

From the Plainwell Independent.
Any person observant of the  State  news 
will hardly  fail  to  notice  the  active  part 
being taken  in  many  localities by the local 
branches of the Business Men’s Association 
which are quite generally organized through 
the towns and  cities  of  Michigan.  These 
branches are everywhere making active and 
organized  effort  for  the  advancement  of 
the interests of their several  localities;  for 
the  increase  of  trade, 
the  securing  and 
building  up manufacturing  enterprises, the 
adornment of their towns,  etc.; and such as­
sociated effort cannot fail  of  accomplishing 
important results in the State at large.
The Plainwell  Business  Men’s  Associa­
tion hardly seems as yet to have got  a  grip 
on its work,  we  are  sorry to  observe.  No­
where in the State is  there a better field for 
the line of endeavor  for  which  this society 
is organized; its work is here laid out for it, 
and the need of such  work  is  seen  by  all. 
Something more than the  collection of poor 
debts, and the labelling  of  sundry  citizens 
as dead-beats,  is to be expected from an As­
sociation of this kind—and, in sooth, in other 
towns other work than this is accomplished.
We have a valuable water  power  in  the 
river  just  below  the  village,  almost  the 
equal of that  which we use, that awaits de­
velopment  and  utilization; we need a great 
enlargement  of  our  manufacturing  enter­
prises; we want  more  attractions  and  sys­
tem in the line of trade; the  highways lead­
ing into town  await  needed  improvement, 
and  joint effort  with  Otsego  should  unite 
the two  towns  by  a  park  link  drive;  we 
waut a beautiful and  central  park or public 
square;  brick  stores  and  public  buildings 
should replace  our  present  clapboard  edi­
fices; a new bridge will soon  have  to  span 
the river on Main street; in fact,  there  is no 
end of the necessary  and  useful  work  for 
the improvement of the place toward which 
the  attention  of  a  society  of  this  kind 
might be beneficially directed.
We  have  a  beautiful  town,  beautiful 
streets,  a noble water power,  and admirable 
water  works  system,  fine  schools  and 
churches,  and a good  society; in view of all 
which,  we feel the  more  privileged  to  be­
speak such needed improvements as we have 
outlined above.

One of the Best Yet Issued.

Greenville, July 16,  1887.

E. A. Stowe. Grand Rapids:

D e a r   S ir —I send you this day a copy of 
our July delinquent list.  We  think  it  is 
If you  have  any 
gotten up in good shape. 
comments to make,  please don’t be bashful.
I send you this that you may  know  that 
we are still alive and after the “dead-beat.” 

Respectfully yours,

E. J.  Cl a r k ,  Sec’y.

The list the writer  refers to is printed in 
pamphlet form,  comprising  fourteen pages 
and cover,  and  bears  evidence  of  careful 
compilation on the part of the Secretary and 
Executive Committee.  Four pages are tak­
en up with a list of  delinquents,  alphabeti­
cally arranged,  one page is given to “remov­
als” and a part of  a page to  “outlawed ac­
counts.”  Four  pages  are left for additions 
to the above classes.  The Greenville Asso­
ciation is to be  congratulated  on the  effec­
tive work it has done under the  head of de­
linquents.

Annual Picnic and Excursion. 

Gr a n d  R a p id s ,  July 11,  1887. 

The traveling  men  of  Grand Rapids will 
give their fourth annual picnic and excursion 
on Saturday August 13, on the steamer Bar­
rett.  You  are  hereby  ordered  to  be  on 
hand in full uniform with  your  ladies,  and 
a basket full of able-bodied provisions.

By order of the Committee.
Boat leaves at 9:30 a. m.  sharp.

H. S.  R o b e r t so n ,  Chairman. 

State Board of Pharmacy.

At  the  meeting  of  the  State  Board  of 
Pharmacy,  held at Petoskey last Friday and 
Saturday,  there were six candidates for reg­
istration, only two of whom passed.

VISITING  BUYERS.

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

Jesse Hutchinson, Fennville.
Norman Harris, Big Springs.
Mr6. J. Debri, Byron Center.
M. V. Crocker, Byron Center.
J. Barnes, Austerlitz.
Jos. Omler, Wright. 
*
L. Cook, Bauer.
8. Cooper, Jamestown.
M. Graves, Conklin.
S. M. Wright, Big Springs.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
A. Purchase, So. Blendon.
H. Barry, Ravenna.
E. S. Botsford, Dorr.
R. T. Parrish, Grandville.
Mr. Marsh, John Canfield, Hobart.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
H. D. Purdy, Fennville.
Jno. Damstra, Gitchell.
A. M. Church, Alpine.
S. A. Bush, Lowell.
Jno. Ramps, Zutphen.
S. J. Martin, Sullivan.
R. K. McKinnon, Hopkins.
H. VanNoord, Jamestown.
G. TenHoor, Forest Grove.
Jno. Scholten, Overisei.
Jno. VanEenenaam, Zeeland.
G. S. Putnam, Fruitport.
M. Headiey, Wayland.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
Spring & Lindley, Bailey.
Mr. Tuthill, manager 8. Bitely, Sparta. 
Brautigan Bros., No. Dorr.
Farrowe & Dalmon, Allendale.
Anna Mulder, Spring Lake.
R. Weertman. Holland.
E. E. Chase,  Lowell.
W. Jones, Morley.
J. Colby. Rockford.
Fred. Stoner, Grand Haven.
W. Jefts, Big Rapids.
W. B. Rick art, Lowell.
J. L. Handy, Boyne City.
I. A. Mitchell, Lowell.
S. S. Waldo, Ganges.
H. C. Peckham, Freeport.
W. W. Woodhams, Plainwell.
R. K. Finch, Saranac.
Geo. Gokey, West Olive.
M. Mindernout, Hanley.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
Gus. Begman, Bauer.
8. T. McLellan, Denison.
Nevins Bros., Moline.
W. Thomas & Son, Bowne.
J. P. Dwinell, Carlyle.
J. F. Hacker, Corinth.
Cole & Chapel, Ada.
A. Oppenheimer, Bangor.
J. C. Benbow. Cannonsburg.
L. M. Wolfe, Hudsonville.
M. Gezon, Jenisonville.
DenHerdcr & Tanis, Vriesland.
Velzy Bros., Lamont.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Geo. Carrington, Trent.
J. F. Mann, Lisbon.
J. Smith, Ada.
Wm. Karsten, Vriesland.
F. Knapwurst, Grand Haven.
Welch & Paine, Ionia,
G. P. Stark, Cascade.
Jay Marlatt, Berlin.
C. H. Joldersma, Jamestown.
Levitt & Dann, Dorr.
Wise & Barnes, Middlebury, Ind.
N. O. Ward,  Stanwood.
Wm. DePree & Bro., Zeeland.  «

Another Unwarranted Slur.

The Grand  Rapids  Telegram-Herald,  in 
keeping with its unfriendly attitude toward 
the traveling  fraternity,  again  goes  out of 
its way to misrepresent facts.  In the course 
of a fulsome obituary of a noted  member of 
the demi-monde, the Telegram-Herald says 
“She was once insulted by a traveling man.” 
As a  matter of  fact, the  man in  question 
was a farmer named  Balch, who lived near 
Kalamazoo.  He was kicked out  of the ho­
tel by a man named  Evans,  sustaining in­
juries which caused erysipelas  and resulted 
in death.  Evans was sent to State’s prison, 
where he died before his term  of  sentence 
expired.

Independent  Oil.

As the cool  weather  approaches, the  In­
dependent Oil Co. will  enlarge its  arrange­
ments  for  handling  the  superior  illumin­
ating oils whiph have  given  it  a reputation 
all over the State,  so that  no  dealer will be 
compelled to handle monopoly- oil unless he 
so desires.  Now is a good time to make ar­
rangements for winter’s supply.

COUNTRY  PRODUCE.

Apples—Illinois fruit is held at $2.25  $   bbl.
Beets—20c $  doz.
Beans—Country hand-picked are held at $1.30 
$  bu.,  and  city  picked  are  in  fair demand 
and scarce at $1.60 @ $1.75.
Butter-Creamery is in good demand and fair­
ly  firm at  20c.  Dairy  is  in  better  demand 
at 14 @ 16c.

Blackberries—10c. $  qt„ and going lower.
Corn—Green, 7c. $  doz.
Cabbages—New, 55c per dozen.
Carrots—40c $  doz.
Celery—20c $  doz.
Cheese—The market  continues to  advance. 
The  faetorymen  hold  first-class  full  cream 
stock at 8c and jobbers quote at 8)4 @ 9c.

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

ed and sliced, 6@7c.$ ft.

Dried Peaches—Pared, 15c.
Eggs—Weaker.  Jobbers are paying 11c  and 

holding at 13c.

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

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

is  moderately  active  at  $14 
in 

Onions—New,  $1  $  bu.  Bunch,  15c fJ doz.
Parsley—10c $   doz
Peas—75c $   bu.
Potatoes—New, 70 @ 75c per bu.
Pop Corn—2^c & lb.
Radishes—6c $  doz.
Raspberries—Black 10 @ 11c per qt.
Spinach—30c$ bu.
String Beans—75c $  bu.
Tomatoes—$150 V bu.
Turnips—60c $  bu.
Wax Beans—75c per bu.
Watermelons—$30 per 100.
Whortleberries—$2.50 per bu.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—Lower.  .City  millers  pay  78  cents 
for old Lancaster and 73 cents for new.  Fulse 
and Clawson—70 cents for new and 76 cents for 
old.
Com—Jobbing  generally  at  45c  in  100  bu. 
lots and 40c in carlots.
Oats—White, 36c in small lots  and 30@31c  in 
car lots.
Rye—48@50c $  bu.
Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 $ cwt.
Flour—No change. Patent, $5.10$ bbl.in sacks 
and  $5.30  in  wood.  Straight,  $4.10 $ bbl. in 
sacks and $4.30 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.40 $  bbl.
Mill Feed—Screenings, $14  $ ton.  Bran, $13 
$  ton.  Ships, $13 $ ton.  Middlings, $14 $  ton. 
Corn aRd Oats. $17 $  ton.

PROVISIONS.

The  Grand Rapids  Packing & Provision  Co. 

PORK  IN  BARRELS. -

quote  as follows:
Mess, Chicago packing.....................
........14 50
........If. 60
Short cut............................................
Short Cut, clear................................. ........IS! 50
Extra clear pig, short cut................. ____15 75
Extra clear,heavy.............................
Clear quill, short cut........................ ........16 50
Boston clear, short cut..................... ........17 00
Clear back, short cut........................ ........17 00
Standard clear, short  cut. best........ ........17 00
DRY  SALT MEATS—IN   BOXES.
Long Clears, heavy..............................
“  medium...............................
lig h t................................
“ 
Short Clears, heavy..............................
do. 
medium...........................
light................................
do. 
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR  PLAIN.
Hams, average 20  lbs...................................11)4
“ 
“ 
16 lbs........................... .......12
“ 
“ 12 to 14 lbs.................................... 12
“  picnic  ...............................................   8%
“  best bonelefes.....................................12
Shoulders.....................................................  8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..........................1014
Dried Beef, extra.........................................1114

“ 

LARD.

BEEF IN  BARRELS.

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

ham  prices.............................. 13
7
Tierces  ................................................. 
714
30 and 50 lb Tubs............ ...................... 
3 lb Pails, 20 in a case...........................  
75£
6 lb Pails, 12 in a case............................ 
794
10 lb Pails. 6 in a case...........................  
714
20 lb Pails, 4 palls in case...................... 
714
Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 lbs...........  8 00
Boneless,  extra............................................... 12 00
# SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
ork Sausage...............................................  714
Ham Sausage................................................11
Tongue  Sausage.......................................   9
Frankfort  Sausage......................................8
Blood  Sausage.............................................   6
Bologna, straight.........................................  6
Bologna, thick..............................................6
Head  Cheese................................................   6
In half barrels................................................   3 00
In quarter barrels.................:...................   1  65

PIGS’ FEET.

FRESH HEATS.

John  Mohrhard  quotes  the  trade  selling 
prices as follows:
Fresh  Beef, sides.................................   5 @ 614
Fresh  Beef, hind quarters..................   7 @ 814
Dressed Hogs....'.................................  7 © 714
Mutton....................................................7 © 714
Lamb spring......................................... 10 @11
Veal........................................................ 8 @814
Pork Sausage......................................   @ 8
Bologna...............................................   @ 6
Fowls..................................................... 12 @13
Ducks  .................................................  @
Turkeys  ..............................................12  @13
Lard,  kettle-rendered........................   714@8

FIELD SEEDS.
Clover,  mammoth.......................
“  medium..........................
Timothy, prime...........................
Buckwheat...................................

@4 75 
@4 75 
@2 75 
@1 00

HIDES. PELTS AND  FURS. 

Perkins & Hess pay as follows:

HIDES.

Green__$  lb 514® 6
Part cured...  7  @ 714 
Full cured....  7)4@
Dry hides and 

kip s...........  8  @12

Calf skins, green
Deacon skine,

or cured__7  @8
$  piece......10  @30

SHEEP PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed $  lb.......25
@26 
Tallow.................................................  3
@ 314
Fine washed $  lb 22@25|Coarse washed.. .26@28 
Medium  ............ 27@30|Unwashed........... 16@22

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners at this market  are 
paying $5 for  all offerings of good bark.
Ginseng—Local  dealers  pay  $1.50  $   ft  for 
clean washed roots.
Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers  are 
authorized to offer standard goods at 40  and 5 
per cent, off, and second quality at 60 per cent 
off.

85 
1 60 
3 00 
25
1 25
2 25 
4 25
28
45
75
1 40
2 40 
12 00
2 00 
15

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BAKING  POWDER.*
Acme, 54 ft cans, 3 doz. case.........
)4 ft  *‘  2  “ 
“  .........
“  .........
2 ft  “ 
1  “ 
B ulk..................... ...........
Princess,  54s.................................
14s................................
Is...................................
bulk..............................
Arctic, 54 ft cans, 6 doz. case........
........

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4« 

54 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
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BLUING

25
45
35
65

CANNED FISH .

Victorian, 11b cans, (tall,) 2 doz..
Diamond,  “bulk,” .........................
Dry, No. 2......................................
doz.
Dry, No. 3......................................
doz.
Liquid, 4 oz,...................................
doz.
Liquid, 8 oz....................................
doz.
Arctic 4 oz...................................
$  gross 3 50
Arctic 8  oz.................................
..  7 20
Arctic 16 oz.................................
.  12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box............
..  2 00
“ 
Arctio No. 2 
............ .
..  3 00
............
Arctic No. 3 
“ 
.  4 00
BROOMS.
No. 2Hurl.............. 1  75
Common Whisx....  90
No. 1 H url....2 00@2 25
Fancy  Whisk.........1 00
No. 2Carpet........... 2 25
Mill......................... 3 75
No. 1 Carpet........... 2 50
Warehouse  ........... 2 75
Parlor Gera...........3 00
Clams, 1 ft, Little Neck............................ 1 10
Clam Chowder,  3 ft.................................. 2  15
Cove Oysters, 1 lb standards.....................   90
Cove Oysters, 2 1b standards..................   1 75
Lobsters, 1 ft picnic.................................. 1 75
Lobsters, 21b, picnic........................   ...... 2 65
Lobsters, 1 ft star..................................... 2 00
Lobsters, 2 1b star..................................... 3 00
Mackerel,lib fresh standards................ 1  45
Mackerel, 5 ft fresh  standards................ 5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 ft...............3 50
Mackerel, 3 ft in Mustard......... f.............. 3 50
Mackerel. 3 ft  soused............................... 3 50
Salmon, 1 1b Columbia river.....................1  75
Salmon, 2 ft Columbia river......................3 00
Sardines, domestic J4s...............................6@7
Sardines,  domestic  )4s............................. 10@12
Sardines,  Mustard  )4s................................  12
Sardines,  imported  )4s............................. 13@15
Trout. 3 ft  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 2 1b.....................1 20
Peaches. Extra Yellow............................ 1 75
Peaches, standards.............................1 60@1 75
Peaches,  seconds............... . .................... l 45
Peaches, pie.............................................. l 10
Pears..........................................................l  10
Pineapples, standards..............................1 35
Quinces.................................................... 115
Raspberries,  extra........................................1 25
red ...........................................1 35
Strawberries  ............................................ l 20
Whortleberries.........................................  80
Asparagus, Oyster Bay... 1...................... 2 00
Beans, Lima,  standard.............................  75
Beans, Stringiess, Erie.............................  90
Beans, Lewis’  Boston Baked................... 1 70
Corn,  Archer’s Trophy.............................
“  Morning  Glory...............................
“  Revere..................................................1 35
“  Rome.....................................................1 35
“  Sequoit..................................................l 35
“  Hamburg.............................................. 1 40
“  Livingston............................................1 30
Peas, French.......................................... 
l 50
Peas, extra marrofat....   .................. 1 20@1 40
Peas,  soaked..............................................  75
“  Early June, stand..................... 1 50@1 75
sifted.............................2 0Q
“ 
"  French, extra fine............................. 20 00
Mushrooms, extra fine................ 
20 00
Pumpkin, 3 1b Golden.......................  
Succotash, standard...............................80@1 30
Squash.............................................  
Tomatoes, standard brands...........................1 20

CANNED VEGETABLES.

CANNED FRUITS.

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CHEESE.

“ 
“ 
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Michigan full  cream............................   8© 9
York  State, Acme.......................... 
.  @9
Wilbur’s  Premium..35
Sweet........25
“ 
B’kf’tCoeoa45 
“ 
“  Cocoa-theta 42
“  Vanilla Bar 28

German Sweet..........23
Vienna Sweet  ..........22
Baker’s .................... 37
Runkles’..................35

CHOCOLATE.

COCOANUT.
Schepps, Is...-........................
Is and  )4s...............
Ks..........................
Is in tin pails.........

......   @25
......   @26
......  @27
......  @27)4
......   @28)4
Maltby’s,  Is.........................................  @23)4
Is and  )4s...........................  @24
)4s........................................  @24)4
Manhattan,  pails................................  @20
Peerless  .............................................   @18
Bulk.....................................................  @15
60ft8100 lbs
Lion.................................................. 
24)4
Lion,  in cabinets............................. 
26M
XXXX............................................ 2i%  24*
Arbuckle’s  ......................................2414  24*
Dilworth’s .......................................  
2494
24)4
Standard  .........................................  
German...........................................' 
24)4
German, in  bins..............................  
24J£
24)4
Magnolia..........................................  
Eagle............................................... 2414  2434
Mexican..........................................20 
20

COFFEES—PACKAGE.

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“ 

Green.

COFFEES

Roasted

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

Rio................. 21 @23
Santos..............23@25
Maricabo..........23@24
J a v a ................23@25
O. G. Java........24@32
Mocha  .............25@26
60 foot Jute......   1 00  150 foot Cotton..
72 foot J u te ......  1 25  60 foot Cotton..
¿OFootCotton__150 
|72foot Cotton..
CRACKERS  AND  SWEET  GOODS.

22@24
23@26
24@25
25030
27@33
31@32
..1 60 
..1  75 
..2  00
X  XXX  $ f t
6)4

CORDAGE.

5
5
5
5

4)4

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

5)4
7

 

7)4

7
8
8
11)4
9)4

8
8
8
12)4
8)4

SHORTS.

.. ..32! Mule Ear
. 

15)4 Sweet  Rose__
May  Queen......
.651 Fountain..........
....74
Dark AmericanEagle67; Old Congress__ ....64
8)4 The Meigs......... __601 Good Luck........
....52
Red  Bird........... __50 i Blaze Away....... —  35
Prairie Flower  . __65| Hair Lifter........
...30
Indian Queen... __60|Hiawatha..........
....65
May Flower...... __70|Globe................
....65
13)4 Sweet  Pippin... __45lCrown Leaf.......
....66
11)4 H ustler............ — 22 Sunset...............
....35
12)4 Mackinaw......... __241 Yum  Yum........
....2 1
13)4 Macatawa......... __23l
13)4
13)4 Our  Leader...... __17| Hiawatha..........
....23
12)4 Mayflower....... — 231 Old Congress__ ....23
c8)4 Globe................. — 221 May  Leaf.........
Mule Ear........... __23|Dark.................
....2 0
Eye Opener............ 27  Blue  Blazes...............27
W hopper.................30| Capper......................35
Peach Pie.................30 Jupiter  .................... 25
Star 
................. 37 Night Cap................. 22
Old Solder.................37  Splendid.................  38
Clipper  ....................34 Red Fox.................... 40
Cornerstone............ 341 Big  Drive................. 40
Scalping  Knife........34 Chocolate  Cream__ 40
Sam Boss.................  34 Nimrod.................... 35
N ex t........................ 2»  Big Five Center........35
Favorite..................38  P arro t......................42
Live and Let Live...32 B uster......................35
Quaker..................... 28|Black Prince.............35
Big  Nig....................37 Black  Racer............. 35
Spear Head..............37 Climax  .....................42
P.  V..........................36 Horse  Shoe.............. ,37

PLUG.

19 @  22
7) 4® 7)4@  14 
@  14 
@10)4 @ 3 
@ 7 
1  @5 
4)4
3 50@5 DO 
@1  80 
@1 65 
1 40@l*50
8) 4® 8 Vi 
9  @ 10 
7  @ 7)4
@3 00

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SNUFF.

8MOKING

. ..5@5)4 Eclipse  .................. ___30|Merry War.....................
.5)406
Turkey........4. __ — 39¡Ben  Franklin..............
9)4 Q.&Q.................. __24 Moxie.......................
. . .  
©2 90 Lark.................... __22; Black Jack................
. . .   1 75 Choose me.......... —  24 Musselman’s Corker.
..11  00
Jolly Tar............ — 32¡Live and Let  Live...
.  65@75 Red Top.................. ___241
.. ,li>@22
. . .   20 00 Yum  Yum............ ___30|Pure...............................
...3 CO Our  Leader.......... — 16’S ta r ..................................
...2 50 Old Vet.................... ___30jUnit  ...........................
. ..6   50
Big Deal.................. — 27]Eight  Hours................
.. .10012 Navy Clippings..
..  .26|Lucky  ........................
...5 50
Leader .................... — 15;Two  Nickel..................
. . .   35 Hard  Tank.  .
...7 50 Dixie........................
...1   10 Old Tar.................... .. .  .40|6wl...T.7.7.7T~ "
. ..1   00 Arthur’s  Choice.
. ..3 75
Red Fox.............. __261 Uncle  Sam........
Gold Dust........... __26|Lumberman.......
Gold Block...............30j Railroad Boy
..36
Seal of Grand Rapids 
| Mountain Rose...
..18
(cloth).................25|Home Comfort...
..25
Miners and Puddlers.28iOld Rip........
..60
Peerless  .................. 26 Seal of North Car
Standard..................22 
lina, 2  oz..........
..48
Old Tom....................19|Seal of North Car
Tom & Jerry............241 
lina. 4oz
..48
Joker.........................25
Seal of North  Car
Traveler...................35
lina, 8oz...........
..45
Maiden......................27
Seal of North  Caro 
Pickwick Club..........40
lina, 16 oz boxes 
..42
Nigger Head.............26
King Bee, longcu 
Holland....................
Sweet Lotus...
..32
German.................... 15
Grayling........
..32
Honey  Dew..............25
Seal Skin.......
..30
Colonel's  Choice...... 15
Red Clover.  ... 
..32
Queen  Bee................22
Good  Luck.... 
..26
Blue  Wing................30l
Navy..............
..30
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.. . .  
70
_ 
*  .Maccoboy..........................  @  55
Gail & Ax 
........................   @  44,
<a  35
Rappee........................... . 
Railroad  Mills Scotch........................   @  45
Lotzbeck  ........................................  
gg
!i 15
Japan ordinary......................................... 18@20
Japan fair to good......................... 
25<a3n
Japan fine............................................/.llx& M
Japan dust.................................................15@20
Young Hyson............................................ 20@45
Gunpowder............................................... 35@50
Oolong.........................................33@55@8C
Congo........................................................ 25@J»
30gr.
w ...  OTI 
60 gr. 
White Wine................................  gg
10 
Cider
08
10 16
York State Apple............ . 
.
MISCELLANEOUS
Bath Brick imported..............
90 
do 
American..............
75 
Burners, No. 0.....................
@70 
do  No. 1.....................HI
80 
do  No. 2.................... .
90 
Cocoa Shells, bulk.............. ” ‘
@ 4 
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand! 
@7 70 
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 1b cans.
@25 
Candles, Star...........................
@11 
Candles. Hotel..................
@12 @35 
Camphor, oz., 2 ft boxes__!!!
Extract Coffee, V. C...............
@80 
@1  20 
Fire Crackers, per box..........
@1  20 
Fruit Jars, pints.................. .!
@ 10 00 
“  quarts....................
@11 OO 
“  2-quarts...................
@14 00 
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.........
@25 
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.........
@35 
Gum, Spruce............
30@35 
Hominy, $  bbl.........
@3 OCT 
Jelly,in301b  pails...
5  © 5)4 
Pearl Barley............
2£@ 3 
Peas, Green  Bush...
@1  15 
Peas, Split  Prepared
@ 3 
Powder, Keg............
@5 00. 
Powder, Yx  Keg.......
@2 75 
Sage  ........................
@  15 
Sago  ........................
@ 7 
Tapioca....................
® 7

00@2 25 
90@2  15 
235 
75 
80 
3 15 
75 
20 
21 
40 
20

Felix......

VINEGAR.

TEAS.

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Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

FANCY—IN  BULK.

FANCY—IN 5 ft BOXES.

STICK.
8V4@ 9
....................... ;;;  « 9
MIXED

Standard, 25 ft boxes....................... 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf 
I
Royal, 25 ft pails.................................  
<a »
<a 8
Royal, 200 ft bbis.............................. .. 
Extra, 251b  pails...............................      <aiO
Extra. 2001b bbis................................  
  ^ 9
French Cream, 25 ft pails............. ..."!  @11)4
Cut loaf, 251b cases.............................  @10
Broken, 25  1b pails..............................  
<aiO
Broken. 2001b  bbis..............................   @ 9-
Lemon Drops.........................................  @12
Sour Drops.............................................   @13,
Peppermint  Drops................................  @13.
Chocolate Drops....................................  
14
H M Chocolate  Drops.........................!.! 
is
Gum  Drops  ........................................... 
10
Licorice Drops.................................. 
 
22
A B Licorice  Drops.......................... !!!! 
12
Lozenges, plain...................................... 
14
Lozenges,  printed.................................  
15
Imperials............................................... 
14
Mottoes................................................."  
15
Cream  Bar....................................................12
Molasses Bar..........................................  
12
Caramels................................................. 
ig
Hand Made Creams................................ 
ig
Plain  Creams......................................... 
i&
Decorated Creams.................................  
20
13.
String Rock...........................................  
Burnt Almonds................................... 
22
Wintergreen  Berries............................. 
14
Lozenges, plain in  pails.....................   @11)4
Lozenges, plain in bbis.......................  @10)4
Lozenges, printed in pails..................   @12)4
Lozenges, printed in  obis..................   @l) 14.
Chocolate Drops, in pails....................  @12)4
Gum  Drops  in pails...........................   ® 6)4
Gum Drops, in bbis. *..........................  @ 5)4
Moss Drops, in pails..............................9  @10
Moss Drops, in bbis.............................  © 9
Sour Drops, in  pails............................  @12
Imperials, in  pails..............................   @12)4
Imperials  in bbis................................  @11)4
FRUITS.
Bananas  ............................................l 50@3 00
Oranges, California, fancy.
@
Oranges,  choice.................................
@5  00
Oranges, Jamaica, bbis.......................
Oranges, Florida.................................
Oranges, Rodi,....................................5
Oranges, Messina................................
Oranges, OO.........................................
Oranges, Imperials............................5
Lemons, choice...................................
Lemons, fancy....................................
Lemons, California.............................
Figs, layers, new,  $  lb.........
Figs, Bags, 50 ft....................
Dates, frails do  ..................
Dates, )4 do  do  .......   ........
Dates, Fard 101b box $   1b...
Dates, Fard 50 ft box $  lb....
Dates, Persian 50 ft box $  1b.
7  @  7)4 
Pine Apples, $ doz..............
2 0003  00
NUTS.
Almonds,  Tarragona..........
• 17)4@18>
@17
Ivaca....................
@17
California............
Brazils.................................
@ 9
Filberts, Sicily.....................
@10
Barcelona..............
@ 9
15 @17
Walnuts,  Grenoble............................ 15  @17
Sicily...
French.
11
.10 @14
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...........................10  @14
Missouri..............................8  @  9
.8 @  9
.5 5006 00
Cocoanuts, $  100.................................5  50@6 00
PEANUTS.
Prime Red, raw  $   lb......... *...............  @ 4)4
do  ...........................  @ 4)4
Choice 
Fancy H.P. do  do  ...........................  @ 5
Choice White, Va.do  ..........................  5)4@ 6
Fancy H P,. Va  do  ..........................  @694
H. P. Va................................  ............   6  ® 6)4

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.5  75@6  OO 
@6 00- 
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.10  @15 
@   8 © 5)4
®   6)4
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@   8

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MATCHES.

Vanilla.
.,2 oz..............$  doz,, 1 00
1 6G
4 oz........................ .1  50 . 2 65
6 oz................  
..
.2 50
4 25
8oz........................ .3 50
5 00
No. 2 Taper...........
.1 25
1 75
“ 
No. 4 
..........
3 00
Vi pint, round........
........ .4 50
9 00
“ 
1 
“ 
.9 00
18 00
No. 3 panel.......
.1  10
1  85
“ 
No. 8 
............ .2 75
5 00
No. 10  “ 
............ .4 25
7 00
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........................l 50
Oshkosh,No. 2..............................................loo
Oshkosh, No.  8............................................!!l 50
Swedish........................................................  75
Richardson’s No. 8  square...:............... ..!l 00
Richardson’s No. 9  do 
..............................150
Richardson’s No. 7)4, round........................ !l 00
Richardson’s No. 7  do 
..............................150
Woodbine, 300.................................. 
Black Strap............................................... 16@18
Cuba Baking..............................................26@28
Porto  Rico.................................................24@30
New  Orleans, good...................................28@34
New Orleans, choice..................................44@50
New Orleans, fancy..................................52@55

MOLASSES.

 

)4 bbis. 2o extra

OATMEAL

ROLLED  OATS 

PIPES.

“ 
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PICKLES.

Barrels..................5 75
Half barrels..........3 00
Cases.............2 25@3 25
Medium............................................
)4 bbl...................................
Small, bbl...................................
)4 bbl..................................
Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross......
Imported Clay, No. 216,2)4 gross....
American T.D.................................
Choice Carolina......7  Java  ..........
Prime Carolina...... 6  P atn a........
Good Carolina....... 5)4 Rangoon...
Good Louisiana......5)4 Broken.. 
.
Table  ..................... 5)4 Japan........
DeLand’spure....... 5)4IDwight’s ...
Church’s  ............... 5  Sea  Foam..
Taylor’s G. M.........5 
ICap Sheaf..
)4c less in 5 box lots. 

Barrels..................5 75
Half barrels 
.3 00 
Cases....
.2 25@3 25
@7 00 
@3 50 
@7 00 
@4 00
@2  00 
@1 75 
@  75
.....
@4)4 
3)4@3)4 
......5)4
...... 5
...... 5)4

SALERATUS.

RICE.

SALT.

“ 

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SATTfTRS

“ 
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60 Pocket, F F   Dairy......................... 2
28 Pocket.............................................1
1003 ft pockets....................................
Saginaw or Manistee..........................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags__§.
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.. J.
Higgins’ English dairy bu.  bags___
American, dairy, )4 bu. bags..............
Rock, bushels......................................
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags....................
....................
Parisian, )4  pints................................
Pepper Sauce, red  small....................
Pepper Sauce, green...........................
Pepper Sauce, red  large ring............
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring........
Catsup, Tomato,  pints........................
Catsup, Tomato,  quarts  ....................
Halford Sauce, pints..........................
Halford Sauce, )4 pints.......................
SPICES—W'HOLE.
Allspice.......................................
Cassia, China in mats..................
“  Batavia in bundles........
“  Saigon in rolls............... .
Cloves, Amboy na........................
“  Zanzibar.........................
Mace Batavia..............................
Nutmegs,  fancy.........................
No. 1..........................
No. 2..........................
Pepper, Singapore,  black..........
;1 25
w hite........
l 00
Allspice...............................................
CaSsia,  Batavia...................................
“ 
and  Saigon.................
“  Saigon...................................
Cloves, Amboyna................................
“  Zanzibar................................
Ginger, African...................................
“  Cochin....................................
Jamaica.................................
“ 
Mace Batavia......................................
Mustard,  English................................
and Trieste............
Trieste.................................
Nutmegs,  No. 2...................................
Pepper, Singapore black....................
white....................
Cayenne................................
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ft boxes, 1 ft pkgs...
“
“
...
“  b u lk ...........
“ 
“  721b crates, 6 ft boxes..
“  20ft 
....
“ 
Kings ford’s Silver Gloss, 11b pkgs__
“  6 1b boxes...
“ 
“  b u lk ...........
“ 
Pure, 11b pkgs.................
Corn, 1 1b pkgs......   ........
Firmenich, new process, gloss, 11b....
“ 
3 ft....
61b....
“ 
“ bulk, boxes or bbis
“ corn, lib ...............

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“ Corn, 401b boxes, 1 ft pkgs....
“ 

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SPICES—PURE  GROUND.

STARCH.
31b 

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48“ 
401b 

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@2 00 
@  70 
@  80 
@1 25 
@1 50 
@  90 
@1  20 @3 50 
@2 20
3)4
634
1040
29
28
65
75
70
65
19

11
15
25
42
32
31
10
15
18@22
70
20

@ 534 
@ 5)4 
@ 4 
@ 6)4 
@  6 
@ 6)4 
@ 7 

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@ 7)4t 6)4 5)4 
@ 7 
@ 534 
@ 5)4 
@ 6)4 @ 4 
@  6
@ 634 
@ 694 
@ 394 
@6 31 
@ 6)4 
@5 94 
@ 534 
@ 594 
@ 5)4 
@ 5 
@ 434 
@ 494
@28
©10@31
@32
21@30
26@32
Bad Boy.................... 40
Cinderella................. 30
Hi There...................30
Red Cap.................. .55
CrossCut...................35
Old Jim ......................35
Old Time...................35
Underwood’s Capper 35 
Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35
Atlas.........................85
Royal Game..............38

SUGARS.

“ 

Cut  Loaf....................................... .
Cubes..................................................
Powdered............................................
Granulated,  Standard.......................
Off...................................
Confectionery A..................................
Standard A..........................................
No. 1, White Extra  C..........................
No. 2, Extra C......................................
No. 3C..................................................
No. 4 C..................................................
No. 5C..................................................

8YRUP8.

TOBACCO—FINE C U T -IN  PAILS.

Corn,  barrels  ....................................
Com, )4 bbis.........................................
Corn, 10 gallon kegs.............................
Com, 5 gallon kegs..............................
Pure Sugar, bbl...................................
Pure Sugar, )4 bbl........................ .
Uncle Tom................42
What Is It?................28
C herry......................60
Five and Seven........45
Magnet......................25
Seal of Detroit..........60
Jim Dandy............... 38
Our  Bird..................25
Brother Jonathan...27
Jolly Time................36
Our  Leader..............38

©rugs & iBeòicines

Stale  Board of Pharmacy.

Six T ears—Jacob  Jenson, Muskegon.
Two Years—Jam es Vernor, Detroit.
Three Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
F our Y ears—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Five Years—Stanley E. Parkell, Owosso. 
P resident—Geo. McDonald.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
T reasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next Meeting—At D etroit, November 1 and 2.

M ichigan  State  P harm aceutical  Ass’n.

President—A rthur Bassett, Detroit.
F irst Vice-President—G. M. Harwood, Petoskey.
Second Vice-President—H. B. Fairchild,  Grand Rapids. 
Third Vice-President—Henry K ephart, Berrien Springs. 
Secretary—S. E. P arkill, Owosso.
Treasurer—Win. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive  Com m ittee—Geo.  Gundrum,  F rank  Inglis, 
A. H. Lym an, John E. Peck, E. T. Webb.
Local Secretary—Jam es Vernor, D etroit.
Next Meeting—At D etroit, October

Graud  Rapids  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER  9, 1884.

President—Geo. G. Stekettee.
Vice-President—H.  E. Locher.
Secretary—F rank H. Escott.
T reasurer—H enry  B. Fairchild.
Board of Censors—President,  Vice-President  and  Sec-
BoanTof 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.
Com m ittee  on  Legislation—R.  A.  McWilliams,  Theo. 
Kemink and W. H. Tibbs.
Com m ittee on P harm acy—W . L. W hite, A. C. B auer and 
Isaac W atts.
R egular  Meetings—F irst  Thursday  evening  in  each 
m onth. 
A nnual Meeting—F irst  Thursday evening in November 
Next  Meeting—Thursday  evening,  Aug.  4,  a t  T h e  

.  „

T ra d e sm a n  office.

Detroit Pharm aceutical Society.

ORGANIZED  OCTOBER, 1883.

President—Frank Inglis.
First Vice-President—F. W. R. Perry.
Second Vice-President—J. J.  Crowley.
Secretary and Treasurer—F. Rohnert.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B. Lee. 
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday In June.
R egular Meetings—F irst Wednesday In each  m onth.
Central  M ichigan  D ruggists’  Association, 
President, J. W. Dunlop;  Secretary, R. M. Mussell.
B errien   County  Pharm aceutical  Society, 
President, H. M. Dean-,  Secretary, Henry Kephart.

C linton  County  D ruggists’  A ssociation. 

President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary, A. S. Wallace.
C harlevoix County P harm aceutical Society 
President, H. W. W illard;  Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter.

Ion ia County  P harm 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.

K alam azoo Pharm aceutical A ssociation. 

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

Mason  County  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

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

M onroe  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 

President, S. M. Saekett;  Secretary, Julius Weiss.
M uskegon  County  D ruggists’  A s s o c ia tio n  
President, W. B. Wilson;  Secretary, Geo. W heeler.

M uskegon  D rug  Clerks’  A ssociation. 

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

Oceana County Pharm aceutical Society. 

President, F. W. Fincher;  Secretary, F rank Cady.
Saginaw   County  Pharm aceutical  Society 
President, Jay   Sm ith;  Secretary,  D. E. P rali.
Shiaw assee County Pharm aceutical Society
Tuscola County Pharm aceutical Society. 

President, E. A. B ullard;  Secretary, C. E. Stoddard.
M anistee  County  P harm aceutical  Society. 
President, W. H. W illard;  Secretary, A. H.  Lyman.

TH E FIFTH  ANNUAL

(CONTINUED  KROtf  FIRST  PAGE.)

W ednesday  Afternoon.

At the invitation of  the people of Charle­
voix, extended  by  Dr.  Crouter,  about  200 
delegates  and  ladies  boarded  the  steamer 
City of Grand  Rapids  at  2  o’clock  for  a 
trip to Charlevoix.  The trip was a delight­
ful one in every respect, the  weather  being 
all that could  be desired and  the  reception 
at  Charlevoix  cordial  beyond  expression. 
Dr.  Crouter  extended  the  free  use  of  his 
soda fountain, cigar  case  and  boat  livery, 
all of which were liberally patronized.  The 
return  trip was made  without  incident, the 
boat  reaching  the  Petoskey  dock  about  7 
o’clock.
In  the  evening  a  hop  was tendered the 
delegates and their ladies  at  the Arlington, 
which  was  continued  until  the  wee  sma’ 
hours of Thursday.

Thursday  M orning,

The  convention  was  called  to  order  at 
9:30,  when Prof.  Prescott presented a paper 
prepared  by  Mrs.  L.  R.  Stoweli,  of  Aun 
Arbor,  “ What, practical uses can  the drug­
gist make of the microscope and what is the 
cost of such an  instrument  as  would  serve 
bis purposes?”
Dr. A.  B.  Lyons presented an  answer  to 
Query No.  13.
Ottmar Eberbach  presented  a  reply  to 
Query  No. 45,  “Is  an  apprentice in a drug 
store entitled to receive  instruction in prac­
tical  pharmacy from  his  employer,  and  to 
what  extent  is  the  latter  held 
to  grant 
a  reasonable  time  for  daily  study?”  He 
held  that one or two  hours’  time should be 
given each  day  to  the  perusal  of  pharma­
ceutical  literature  and  more  attention .to 
practical  instruction.  Frank  Wells and il. 
J.  Brown commended the  paper  and  Prof. 
Prescott moved that it be printed in pamph­
let form,  for  distribution  among  the  drug­
gists and drug  clerks  of  the  State.  Jacob 
Jesson  moved  to  amend  by  sending  the 
pamphlet  to  the  drug  firms  of  the  State 
only,  which was adopted.
Prof.  A.  B. Stevens  presented  a  reply to 
Query No.  22,  “Which  are  the  more  uni­
form  in  strength,  preparations  made  by 
weight or measure?”
The  consideration  of  the  report  of  the 
Committee on  Trade  Interests was then re­
sumed.  Ottmar Eberbach  moved  that  the 
Committee be instructed to present  tangible 
proofs of illegal  liquor  selling  by druggists 
at the next convention,  in  order that a  plan 
of action  may  be agreed  upon.  Geo. Gun­
drum  counseled  immediate  action.  Mr. 
Eberbach thought as the  Association would 
have two conventions before the next Legis­
lature  meets, a  year’s  delay  would  not  be 
undesirable.  Arthur Bassett suggested that 
Profs.  Prescott  and  Stevens  and Dr.  A. B. 
Lyons be constituted a  committee  to inves­
tigate reports  of  illegal  liquor  selling and, 
if  the  facts  warrant  such  action,  lay  the 
case before the civil authorities for prosecu­
tion.  Prof.  Prescott  said  he  didn’t believe 
in adopting  resolutions  at  this  time—they 
are too cheap.  He  would  have  the  Asso­
ciation  take  up  the  work  in  earnest  and 
spend some money,  be it ever so little.  He 
favored  placing  Arthur Bassett at the head 
of  such  committee  and  recommended  that 
funds be  set  aside  for  the  employment  of 
detective  and  other  services.  Mr.  Bassett 
suggested that  the Association  adopt a res­
olution. stating that  it has concluded to see 
that  the State laws are enforced  relative to

druggists selling  liquor, and  that a copy  of 
that resolution and a copy of the law b§ sent 
to every druggist in  the State.  Frank Wells 
opposed  the  appointment  of  a  committee 
and  presented a  resolution condemning the 
abuse and refusing membership in  the  As­
sociation  to  anyone known to  be guilty  of 
this  oifense.  Mr.  Bassett  said  he  hoped 
that Mr. Wells’ resolution would be adopted 
and  he  also  hoped  that  the  Association 
would not stop  at  passing resolutions.  He 
moved as  a  substitute  that  the  Executive 
Committee be instructed to investigate cases 
of  illegal liquor selling and report the facts 
to the prosecuting officers, which was adopt­
ed.  Mr. Bassett then moved that the resol­
ution  presented  by  Mr.  Wells  be adopted, 
which was carried.
Nothing new was  offered  under the head 
of early closing.
It was asserted that the  best  way  to pre­
vent cutting in prices is to organize local so­
cieties.
Frank  Wells  presented  a  resolution  of 
thanks,  which was adopted.
The following new members were elected: 
Hiram  Arthur,  Dowagiac;  D.  O.  Roberts, 
Kalamazoo;  Will H.  Wood, Sheridan; C.  H. 
Wilber,  St.  Ignacc;  W.  H.  Beck,  Detroit; 
A.  Patenaude,  Norway;  M.  A.  Graudy, 
Sault Ste Marie.
The meeting  then  adjourned  until after­
noon.

Thursday  A fternoon.

Several queries were  presented,  by  title, 
by Prof. Prescott, when  Secretary  Parkill 
moved that the by-laws be amended sb as to 
place the compilation and publication of the 
proceedings in the hands  of an editor,  who 
shall be paid for his services out of the funds 
of the Association.  The  amendment  was 
adopted and Dr. A. B. Lyons . was  elected 
to serve in that  capacity  for  the  ensuing 
year.
An amendment was also  adopted  consti­
tuting twelve members a quorum instead of 
twenty.
The Executive  Committee  reported that 
the accounts of the Secretary and Treasurer 
were correct  The report was adopted.
Letters  of regret were read from Hon. M. 
H. Ford, of Grand  Rapids,  and Prof. S.  P. 
Duffield,  of Detroit.
Geo. Gundrum moved that so much of the 
new liquor law as pertains to the drug trade 
be printed in the  proceedings,  which  was 
adopted.
A question was read,  asking  how to  dis­
courage  the  practice  of  some  physicians 
putting up their own prescriptions.  Consid­
erable discussion  followed,  but no decision 
was reached.
The Committee on  Exhibits  presented a 
report,  giving a^ist of the  exhibitors,  com­
mending the  general  excellence of  the ex­
hibits, and recommending that cigars, wines 
and liquors be  excluded  from the  exhibits 
hereafter.  Prof.  A.  B.  Stevens  opposed 
the recommendation,  holding that  the As­
sociation had no right to  dictate to  the ex­
hibitors.  Jas.  Vernor  moved  that the re­
commendation be stricken  from the  report, 
and that  the  remainder of  the  report be 
adopted,  which was  carried.
Frank Inglis moved that the  Association 
pay the rent of the exhibit  hall  hereafter. 
The motion  drew  out an animated  discus­
sion, and was finally adopted.
Jas. Vernor moved  that the  Association 
present a gold medal, to the value of $25, to 
the finest  pharmaceutical  exhibit  made at 
the next convention,  the Executive Commit­
tee  to  act  as  judges.  The  motion  was 
adopted.
H. J . Brown moved that  a  committee of 
five be appointed to report at the next meet­
ing on  the  subject  of  mutual  insurance. 
The motion was  adopted  and the chair ap­
pointed as  such  committee  H.  J.  Brown, 
Jacob Jesson, Geo.  McDonald,  H.  B.  Fair- 
child and Frank Inglis.
On motion of Wm.  Dupont,  the  salaries 
for the ensuing year were  fixed as  follows: 
Secretary,  $150;  Local Secretary,  $50;  Edi­
tor,  $75.  Mr. Harwood was  voted $50 and 
the thanks of the  Association  for  his ser­
vices the past year.
President Wurzburg then called the Pres­
ident-elect to the  chair,  who  accepted  the 
trust in a well-chosen  speech,  thanked the 
Association for the  honor  conferred  upon 
him, bespoke the cordial  co-operation of all 
concerned,  and  announced  the  following 
standing committees for the ensuing year:
On Trade Interests—Frank J.  Wurzburg, 
L.  Latimer,  Frank Hibbard.
On  Pharmacy  and  Queries—Dr.  A.  B. 
Prescott,  O. Eberbach, H. J.  Brown.
On Legislation—Frank Wells,  D. B. Per- 
y,  G. J. Parker.
On Adulterations—Dr.  A.  B.  Lyons,  D. 
E.  Prali, H.  W.  Snow.*
Member Committee on  Unofficial Formu­
lary—A. B.  Stevens.
Also the following delegates to State con­
ventions:  •
Wisconsin—R. J.  Sawyer,  J. G. Johnson, 
Jacob Jesson.
Illinois — Ceo.  W.  Crouter,  Will.  L. 
White,  F.  W.  R. Perry.
Indiana—Henry  Harwood,  C.  E.  Foote, 
H.  N.  Dean.
Ohio—A.  W. Allen,  Dr.  A.  B.  Lyons, 
Theo.  Trowbridge.
Secretary  Parkill moved  that the Editor 
be empowered to use his  discretion  in con­
densing the stenographic report of  the pro­
ceedings,  which was adopted.
On motion of H. J.  Brown,  Prof.  V.  C. 
aughan, of Ann  Arbor,  was  elected an 
honorary member  of  the  Association.  On 
motion of Jacob Jesson,  the same  courtesy* 
was extended Mrs.  Dr.  Stoweli,  of Ann Ar­
bor.
On  motion  of  Wm.  Dupont,  a  vote of 
thanks was tendered the  retiring  president 
for his efficient services in behalf of the As­
sociation.  Mr.  Wurzburg  feelingly  ac- 
knowledged the compliment,  stating that it 
as a pleasure  for him to  realize  that he 
had been able to serve the  Association.
On  motion  of  Jacob  Jesson,  a vote  of 
thanks was  tendered  Frank  Wells for bis 
services at Lansing.
On motion of H.  J.  Brown,  the  conven­
tion adjourned,  to meet  in  Detroit the sec­
ond Tuesday in  October,  1888.

INCIDENTS  OF  THE  CONVENTION.

Local Secretary Hanvood  and  wife  were 
each recipients of handsome  presents at the 
hands of the exhibitors.

President Wurzburg presided with  digni­
ty and discretion and made many friends by 
the quiet manner in  which he  handled the 
convention.

The  line  of  exhibits,  which  was  shown 
in the armory,  was  much  larger  and  finer 
than was  expected, considering the distance 
the exhibitors had to go.

James Vernor  had charge  of all  the ar­
rangements for the water trip  taken by the 
Detroit  members.  On  the way  up  Lake 
Huron,  the admirable  manner in which the 
arrangements had been carried  out  dawned 
upon the  delegates,  and  they  remembered 
that a gold-headed cane had been purchased 
at Detroit.  The  presentation  speech was 
made by Stanley Parkill in his  usual happy 
manner.

The sloop-rigged yacht Norden came into 
Petoskey  Monday  afternoon with  the fol­
lowing  list  of  passengers:  Capt.  F.  W. 
Fincher, Jay C. Ambler,  Allen  Cory and O. 
W.  Stone,  Pentwater;  Dr.  H.  B. Hatcli and 
B. S. Reed,  Hart;  F. N.  Latimer,  Luding- 
top;  Frank L.  Hoffman,  Shelby;  John  W. 
Dunlop,  Clare;  Geo. M. Schettler,  Kalama­
zoo;  A. H.  Lyman, Manistee;  Geo. Boehn- 
lein,  Detroit.  The party left Pentwater on 
Thursday afternoon,  stopping at all the im­
portant  points  on  the  route.  They  re­
turned home after  the  convention,  by  way 
of Mackinaw  Island.

A m ong the  Exhibitor*.

Eaton & Lyon  were  represented  at  the 
convention by H. W. Beecher,  Leo.  Kymer 
and Geo. Raynor,  who have as many friends 
among the trade as  any  trio  on  the  road. 
The boys had two large rooms at the Arling­
ton and presented such an array of goods as 
would gladden the heart of a person  accus 
tomed to see  pretty things every day  in the 
week.  Their line  comprised  blank  book 
imported 
and  domestic  correspondence 
paper in every conceivable  shape  and  de­
sign,  tablets,  gold  and  steel  pens,  pen 
holders,  pencils,  plush  dressing  cases, 
comb,  brush  and  manicure  sets, 
auto­
graph  albums,  photograph  albums,  Chris 
traveling  sets, 
mas  cards,  gentlemen’s 
work  boxes,  brass  goods,  smokers’  sets, 
whisk  broom  holders,  mirrors, 
frames, 
scrap  albums,  portfolios,  tablets, boxes  of 
fancy and staple stationery,  pocket books of 
imported leather  and  mountings of ancient 
Roman  and  Egyptian designs, bearing  the 
stamp of the seals  of  the  Caesars  and  the 
Pharaohs, and many other useful and beauti­
ful things too numerous to mention. 
It is a 
source of much pleasure  for  The Trades­
man to be able to announce that the display 
resulted in the placing of many good orders.
Chas.  E.  Watson  and  Ed.  P.  Andrew 
covered themselves  with  glory  by  exhibit­
ing a  line  of  stationery  and  fancy  goods 
from the  well-known  house  of  A.  S. Max­
well & Co.  The exhibit was  made  at  the 
Arlington and  attracted  scores  of  visitors 
and  buyers,  all  of  whom  were  warm  in 
praise of the enterprise of the house and its 
representatives  in  placing  so  complete  a 
line of goods open for inspection.

J. L. Strelitsky,  State  agent for the Rop­
er & Baxter Cigar Co.,  made a magnificent 
display of goods manufactured by his house, 
of which the  justly celebrated  “Boscobel” 
and “Lucky  Star” are  leaders.  Mr.  Stre­
litsky is a practical cigar  maker of long ex­
perience and  gave many  of the  druggists 
and their wives an  opportunity to  witness 
the manufacture of  fine cigars  for the first 
time.  His display of  manufactured  goods 
was  the  largest  and  most  complete  ever 
shown at any drug  convention  held in the 
State. 
It was universally  admired  and all 
who  indulge  in the  weed  smoked  to the 
health of the enterprising exhibitor.

in  connectien  with 

The  Michigan School of Pharmacy.
The School  of  Pharmacy of  the  Univer- 
sity of Michigan  held its  nineteenth annual 
the 
commencement, 
semi-centennial  celebration  of the  Univer­
sity,  on June 29 and 30.
The meeting of  the  Alunmi  Association 
was held in the lecture room of the chemical 
laboratory and was very successful.  A com­
mittee was  appointed  to select and obtain a 
suitable  memorial  for  the  late  Henry  B. 
Parsons.  The following officers were elect­
ed for the ensuing year:
President—Prof. A. B. Stevens,  Ann  Ar­
bor.
Secretary—T. A.  Reyer,  Detroit.
Treasurer—A.  C.  Schumacher,  Ann  Ar­
bor.
The  society then  adjourned to a sumptu­
ous  banquet,  at  whicli  the  following  pro­
gram of toasts was carried out:
The  Semi-Centennial—“One  golden  day 
in many a year”—Prof. A.  B.  Prescott.
Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy— 
Prof.  C.  P.  Pengra.
The State Board  of  Pharmacy—O.  Eber­
bach,  President of the  Board.
The Retail Trade—H. J. Brown.
The  University  Appropriation—A.  S. 
Mitchell.
After the  banquet F.  F.  Prentice,  class 
of ’72  and  ex-President  of  the  Wisconsin 
State Pharmaceutical Association,  delivered 
an interesting address  on the growth of the 
college and  its relation to higher State edu­
cation.
Thirty graduates were awarded the diplo­
ma of Pharmaceutical Chemist.

A.  B.  P rescott.

The Drug Market.

There are  no  changes  of  importance  in 
this line to note this week.  Opium is firmly 
held and  our  market  is still the  lowest  in 
the world.  Morphine  is  firm  and likely to 
be higher.  Quinine  is  dull and in full sup­
ply.  Citric  acid  is  easier.  Balsam  tolu is 
higher.  Cuttle bone  is firm at the advance. 
Oils  bergamot .lemon  and  orange  are veiy 
firm  and  likely to  be higher.  Oil  winter- 
green is still advancing in price.

WHOLESALE  PRICE  CURRENT,

Advanced—Citric acid, ¿rum opium, gum opi­
um  po.,  oil  almonds  bitter,  oil wintergreeu, 
mace.
Declined—Carbolic acid, cubebs,  cubebs po., 
oil cubebs, ipecac.

ACIDUM.

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Aceticum........................................ 
Benzoicum,  German...........................   80®1 00
Carbolicum......................................  
Citricum...............................................    58® 85
Hydrochlor...........................................   3®  5
Nitrocum.................................... 
Oxallcum...........................................'  11®  ];{
Salicylicum.......................
.  ....'l 85@2 10
Tannicum..........................
........1 40®1 60
Tartaricum.......................
50®  53
Aqua, 16 deg......
3®
“  18  deg......
4®
Carbonas............
11®
Chlorid u m .........
12®
Cubebae (po.  1 00................................l 00@1  10
Juniperus  ......................................... 
6®  7
Xanthoxylum....................................   35®  30

AMMONIA.

BACGAE.

BALSAMUM.

CORTEX.

Copaiba...............................................  48®  53
P eru ...................................................  @150
Terabin,  Canada.................................   50®  55
Tolutan...............................................  40©  45
Abies,  Canadian.................................. 
18
Caasiae  ............................................... 
11
18
Cinchona Flava................................... 
Eaonymus  atropurp.......................... 
30
Myrica  Cerifera, po...........................  
20
Prunus Virgini................................... 
12
Quillaia,  grd.......................................  
12
Sassfras  .............................................  
12
Dlmus.................................................. 
12
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........................ 
10

EXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhiza Glabra.............................  24®  25
po....................................   83®  35
Haematox, 15 lb boxes........................   9®  10
18......................................  @  12
H s ...................................  @  13
Xs  ...................................  @  15

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

FERRUM.

** 

“ 

** 

30

FOLIA.

20
28
23
30

bleached.

“  Y ir..................................

Carbonate Precip................................  @  15
Citrate and Quinta..............................   @3 50
Citrate Soluble....................................   @  80
Ferrocyanidum Sol.............................  @  50
Solut  Chloride..............:.....................  @  15
Sulphate, com’l,  (bbl. 85)....................  IX®  2
pure.....................................  @  7
Barosma.............................................   10®  12
Cassia Acutifol.Tinnivelly.?..............  20®  25
Alx...........................   35®  50
Salvia officinalis, hi8 and  Hs.............   10®  12
Ura  Ursi.............................................   8®  10
GUMMI.
Acacia, 1st picked.....................
@1  00 
2nd  “ 
.....................
©  «0 
3rd 
.....................
“ 
©  80 
Sifted sorts..................
@  65 
p o .................................
.  75@l 00 
Aloe, Barb,  (po. 60)....................
.  50®  60 
Cape, (po. 20).....................
.  @
Socotrine,  (po. 60)............
.  @
Ammoniac  ................................
.  25®
Assafoetida,  (po. 30)..................
.  @
Benzoinum................................
.  50®
Camphorae.............................
.  25®
Catechu, Is,  04s,  14; 14s, 16)......
.  @
Euphorbium, po........................
.  35®
Galbanum...................................
.  @
Gamboge,, po.
.  75®
Guaiacum, (po. 45). 
.  @
Kilino,  (po. 25),
.  ©
Mastic...............................................
®1 
Myrrh, (po.45)...................................
®
Opii, (po. 6 75;...................................
.5 0C®5 
Shellac...............................................
18®
25®
Tragacanth.........................................  30®
Herba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium  .......................................
Eupatorium .......................................  
Lobelia  .......................................
Majorum  ............................................ 
Meutha Piperita..................»..............  
R u e..................................................... 
Tanacetum,  V....................................
Thymus, V..........................................
Calcined,  Pat......................................  55®  60
Carbonate,  P at...................................  20®
Carbonate,  K. & M.............................  20®  25
parjionat^e,  Jennings......... ................  36®  S6
Absinthium..............................................4 50@5 (X)
Amygdalae, Dulc................................  45®  50
Amydalae, Amarae...................................... 7 25@7
Anisi  .................................................. 2 20®2 30
Auranti Cortex...................................  @2 00
Bergamii....................... 
...2 00@2 50
Cajiputi  .................. ...........................  90@1 00
Caryophylli.........................................  ®2 00
Cedar...................................................   35®  65
Chenopodii.........................................  @1 50
Cinnamomi.........................................  90@1  00
Citronella  ..........................................   @  75
Conium  Mac.......................................   35®  65
Copaiba...............................................  90®  1 uo
Cubebae...............................................  8 50@9 0)
Exechthitos.........................................  90® 1 00
Erigeron...................................................l 20@1 30
Gaultheria............................................... 2 25®2 35
Geranium, 3.......................................   @  75
Gossiyii, Sem.gal................................  55®  75
Hedeoma.............................................   90@1 00
Juniperi...............................................  50®2 00
Lavendula...........................................  90®2 00
Limonis....................................................1 7n®2 25
Lini, gal.................  
42®  45
Mentha Piper...........................................2 75@3 6J
Mentha Verid...................................... 5 50@6 00
Morrhuae,  gal....................................   80® 1 00
Myrcia,  ?.............................................   @  50
Olive.........................................................1 00@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)........................  10®  12
Ricini.......................................................1 42®1 60
Rosmarini..........................................   75@1  00
Rosae,  3...............................................  ©8 00
Succini  ............................................... 
40®45
Sabina..................................................  90@l 00
Santal.......................................................3 5C®7 00
Sassafras..............................................  42®  45
 
Sinapi8, ess, 5..................... 
@  65
Tiglii................................................ 
@150
Thyme................................................   40®  50
opt............................................  @
Theobromas.........................................  16®

MAGNESIA.

OLEUM. 

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POTASSIUM.

Bicbromate.........................................  1,?®
Bromide..............................................  42®
Chlorate, (Po. 20).................................   18®
Iodide.................................................. 3 w @3
Prussiate.....................   .  .................  25®  28

RADIX.

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do 

1 40

.......

jo® 12

MiscELLANEOüs.

..........................75©1 00

,  _  
SPONGES.
;  Florida sheens’ wool,carriago..:. .S 
. . .
do 
1  Nassau 
do 
. ’
Velvet Ext  do 
do 
¡ Extra Ye  *  do 
do
do 
i *rass 
!!!!
do 
,for slate use...............
Hard ' 
Yellow Reef, 
...............
_ ,  
ASther, Spts Nitros, 3 F..................
¿Etber, Spts. Nitros, 1 P .................
Alomen..........................................
Alumen,  ground, (po. 7)............... !
Annatto  .....................

26® 28
30® 32
2H@ 3K
3® 4
55@ 60
4® 5
55® 60
_© 68|
Arsenicum..........................................
Balm Gilead  Bud..............f. \ 
.*
38® 401
Bismuth  8.  N...........................  
"<
15@2 20 1
Caldium Chlor, Is, (Hs, 11;  j%s, IS)....
© 91
Cantharides  Russian, po...................
®3 no
Capsici  Fractus, af.............................
@ 15 1
Capsici Fructus, po.......................... ]
© 16*
Capsici Fructus, B, po.
14
CaryoptayJlus,  (po.  35)........................  30®
30® 33
i Carmine. No. 40........................
@3 75
: O ra Alba. S. &  F ...............
50® 55
| Cera Flava......................
2s@ 30
j COCCUS................ 
 
(0
@ 40
Cassia Fructus.............                                 @
© 15
Centraria........................ ...................
© 10
I Cetaceum...............
® 50
I Chloroform..................... .
38® 40
I Chloroform,  Squibbs.........................   ™
@1 00
1 Chloral Hydrate  Cryst.......................l 60@1
Chondrus............................................  10©
Cinchonidiue, P. & W........15®
Cinchonidine.  German.......................  9®
Corks, see list, discount,  per cent..
Creasotum..........................
Creta, (bbl. 75)........... ; 
.................  @
Creta  prop.........   ................................... 5®
Creta, precip.......................................   8®
Creta Rubra..............................  
<a
Crocus................................
25®
Cudbear....................................
®
cupri suiph...............;;;;;;;;;;
im»
Dextrine............................  
Ether Suiph............................................ 68®
Emery, all  numbers.................  ........ 
(¡a
Emery, po............................................  @
Ergota. (po. 60)....................................   66®
Flake  White............................. 
12©
Galla..................................................
.  © 23
 
i(a>
Gambier.....................................  
.  7© i
Gelatin, Coopor......................................... ®
.  @ 15
Gelatin, French........... 
  —
.  40© 0C
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box'.’ ’(
less.
Glue,  Brown.................................
.  9@ 15
uSai
Glue, White..................  
13® 25
23® 26
Grana  Paradisi..........................
@ 15
H um ulus...........................
25® 4(1
Hydrarg Chlor.Mitt
® 75
Hydrarg Chlor.  Cor............
@ 65
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum............
® 85
Hydrarg Ammoniati..........................
@1 00
@
HydrargUnguentum...........**** 
@ 40
Hydrargyrum....................................   @
© 65
Ichthyoeolla, Am..................  
" "1 25®1 50
1 2.5® 1 50 
Indigo. 
75©1 00 
Iodine.  Resubl........................ ........... 4 qo©4  10
4 00@4  10
Iodoform..............................
@5 15
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod! ’. 1
27
Liquor Potass  Arsinitis.........
10© 12
Lupuline  ..............................
85@1 (H)
Lycopodium..............
55© «0
Macis.................................................... 
or.
80© 85
2®  i
Magnesia, Suiph. (bbl. 1U).. 
2© 3
90® 1 0C
S. F...................................". 
90®l 00
Morphia,  S, P. & W...:...................... 3 35®» «C
3 35@3 60
Morphia. S. N. Y. Q. Sc G. Co.............. 3 85@3 5
3 85@3 50
Moschus Cantou...................... 
©  41
© 40
Myristica, No. 1__;
75© 80
Nux  Vomica,  (po. 20).
© 10
Os.  Sepia........................ ...........
22® 25
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.' Co........
@2 Off
Picis Liq,  N. C.. y2  galls, doz....
@2 70
Picis Liq.,  quarts......................
@1 40
Picis Liq., pints......: ........... j.”
@ 85
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)...........
© 50
Piper Nigra,  (po. 22)..............
© 18
Piper Alba, (po. 35)..............
© o5
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 et opii__.... ...  .. 
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P. D. Co., doz.  @1 00
Pyrethrum, pv.................. 
48®  53
Quassiae 
........................ . ..." " I   8®  10
Quima, S, P. Ac  W ........................................  58®  63
Quinia, 8, German..............................   48®  60
RubiaTinctorura.......................iiit  *  12®  13
Saccharum Lactis, pv......... @ 
35
Salacin.......................................   _ 
Sanguis Draconis.......... !"  ...............  40®  50
Santonine.................................." “ .V;:  ©4 50
| aP°-  W...............................................  12®  14
Sapo, G................................................   @
Seidlitz  Mixture........................................®
Sinapis.......................................*'**’*'
@
Sinapis, opt.................
@
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  Do. Voes...............
®
Snuff, Scotch,  Do. Voes..............,.
®
Soda Boras, (po.  9)............... . .. !. !!!
7Kz®
Soda et PotossTart...........!” !!!!!!!"
33®
Soda Carb........  .................. *  ...........   9© 2hi
Soda,  Bi-Carb............. :....  ...............  4®  5
Soda, Ash.................................................3®  4
Soda  Sulphas................. 
•>
@ 
l p!8-  MtherI C£:...................................... 50®  55
Spts.  Myrcia Dojn.......................... 
®2 00
Spts. Myrcia Imp...: 
''  @2 50
.............. 
  @2 25
Spts. Vini Beet, (bbl. 2 10)........ 
 
Strychnia, Crystal.....................................@1  30
Sulphur, Sub!.................... 
2«©
Sulphur.  Roll.............................  
2U© 3
Tamarinds................................... 
jq
Terebenth  Venice..................................28®  30
Theobromae............ 
so  ra  u
Vanffia 
Zinci  Suiph.................
7®  8
Gal
75
61
50
50
53
60
40
Bbl
Lb 
Red  Venetian..........................
2® 3 
IX
Ochre, yellow Marseilles.......
IX
2® 3 
Ochre, yellow  Bermuda__
IX
2® 3 
Putty, commercial.................
2H@ 3 
‘X
Putty, strictly pure.................  23
2X® 3 
Vermilion,prime  American..
13@16 
Vermilion,  English.................
55@58 
Green, Peninsular..................
I6@17 
Lead, red strictly pure...........
6® 6*4 
Lead, white, strictly pure......
6® 6)4 @70 
Whiting, white Spanish.........
Whiting,  Gilders’...................
@90 
White, Paris American..........
1  10 1  49 
Whiting  Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared  f a in ts __
1  20@1  40 
1 00@l 20
Swiss Villa Preparf*  Paints..
„  
VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp  Coach........................  
1  io@l 20
Extra  Turp..........................................1  60@1 70
Coach Body..........................................2  7503 1x1
No. 1 Turp Furniture.........................  1  00@1 10
Extra Turk  Damar..............................1  55®! 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp....................  70®  75
APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. 

Bbl
Whale, winter..........................
70
Lard, extra..........................
60
Lard, No.  1...........................
45
Linseed, pure raw .>......... ..**)]
47
Linseed, boiled..............^................   w
50
Neat’s Foot, winter  strained....... 50
Spirits Turpentine..........................33

..................... ! .9 0C@16 iJo
.........  

l  10® l

PAINTS

OILS.

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O u s l i m a n ’s

A lthae.......................................... 
  25®
Anchusa.......................................... 
  15®
Arum,  po............................................  @
Calamus.................................................*20®
Gentianal  (po. 15)................................  10®
Glycbrrhiza,  (pv. 15)...........................   16®
Hydrastis  Canaden,  ,po. 33)...............   ®
Hellebore, Alba,  po...........................   15®
Inula, po.............................................   J5@
Ipecac, po.................................................2 00@2 25
Jalapa, pr............................................  25®  30
Maranta,  548.......................................   @  35
Podophyllum,  po................................  15®  18
Rhei ^
...............................................  75(91 00
„ 
p v .................................................. 75®1 35
Spigelia  .............................................   48®  53
Sanguinaria, (po. 25),..........................  @  20
Serpentina.........................................  35®  40
Senega................................................   40®  45
Smilax, Officinalis, H..........................  @  40
Mex.....................  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)..............  
io@  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetidus, po..............  @  26
Valeriana,  English,  (po.30)...............   @
German................... ...... ,  15®
Anisum, (po. 22)...................................  @
Apium  (graveolens)...........................   12®
Bird, Is.............................. 
4®
Carui,  (po. 20)......................................  12®
Cardamom.............  
1 00@1 25
Coriandrum.........................................  10®  12
Cannabis  Sativa.................................   3®  4
Cydonium............................................  75@1 00
Chenopodium  ....................................   10®  12
Dipterix Odorate.....................................l 75@1 85
Foeniculum.........................  
®  15
Foenugreek, po...................................  6®  8
Lini......................................................  3H®  4
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3)...................................3H@  4
H.  L>.  Cushinau,  T hree  R ivers,  M ich. 
Phalaris Canarian...............................  3&@4&
\   i  H azeltiu e Jfc Perkins  D ru g Co., G’d Rapids, 
R apa...................................................   5®
o  Aud W holesale D ruggists of D etroit and Chicago.
9 j
Sinapis,  Albu......................................  8® 
li@  12

Air  M entholized by passing through the Inhaler- 
tube, in which th e P ure  C rystals of M enthol are 
held* thoroughly applies this  valuable  rem edy  in  the 
m ost  efficient  way,  to   th e  p arts  affected.  I t   sells 
read ily.  Always keep an open Inhaler in your store, 
and let your custom ers try  it.  A  few  inhalations  wili 
not h u rt the Inhaler, and will do m ore  to dem onstrate 
its efficiency than a half hour’s talk.  R eta il  price 
60 cen ts.  For Cikculaks and  Testim onials address 

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

In  the  treatment  of  Catarrh,  Headache, 

Colds, stands without an equal.

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

Trade supplied by 

SEMEN.

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AGENTS  FOR  THE

population.  Average daily sales, $30.

375 South Union St., Grand Rapids.
Standard  Petit Ledger.
WANTED—A registered female pharmacist 
to take situation in  western  town.  Al­
so other registered pharmacists and assistants.
FOR SALE—Stock of $3,000 in  town  of  1,000 
FOR SALE—Stock  of  about  $2,000, well lo­
cated in Grand Rapids,  doing  good busi­
ness.-___________
F OR 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.
F OR SALE—A new, clean and carefully  se­
lected stock of $1,500 in town of 500 inhab­
itants.  Average  daily  sales  $12.  No  other 
drug store in town..
FOR SALE—Stock of about $1,800 in town of 
FOR  SALE—Stock  of  $1,700  in 
Will sell on easy terms.
FOR SALE—Stock of about $4,000 in town of 
■ LSO—Many  other  stocks,  the particulars 

town  of 
800 inhabitants.  Average daily sales $15. 

of which we will furnish  on  application.
npO  DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks 
-i-  we will furnish the address  and full par­
ticulars of those on our list free.

2,000  inhabitants.  Will  exchange  for 

1,800 population.  Will exchange for good 

good farm lands.

WE  HAVE also secured  the  agency  for J.

H. Vail & Co.’s medical publications and 
can  furnish  any  medical  or  pharmaceutical 
work at publishers’ rates.

real estate.

Michigan Drug Exchange,

357 Soutk Uu m  Si., 

- 

Grand Rapids,

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19

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

4a and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91,

93 and 95 Louis Street. 

IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF

MANUFACTURERS  OF

E lept  P ta m tica l  Prepara-

E lim

GENERAL WHOLESALE AGNTS FOR

W olf, Patton & Co. and John L. 

W hiting, Manufacturers  of 

Fine Paint and  Var­

nish Brushes.
THE  CELEBRATED

ALSO  FOR  THE

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

Horse Brushes.

WE  ARE  SOLE  OWNERS  OF

Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Care

Which is positively the best Remedr 

of the kind on the market.

W e  desire  particular  attention  of those 
about purchasing outfits for new  stores  to 
the fact of our  UNSURPASSED  FACIL­
ITIES for meeting the wants of  this  c1i»M 
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 & CO.’S

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour  Mash  and  Old-Fashioned 

Hand-Made, Copper- 

Distilled

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

W e are also owners of the

Druggists’  Pavorite  Eye,

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

GUs,BffliUFilW im

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

such asPatent  Medicines,

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

Mail  orders  always  receive  out specis 

SPIRITUS.

Frumenti, W  *D. & Co...................... 2 00@2 50
Frumenti, D. F.R.....................................1 75®2 00
Frum enti.................................................1 lo@l 50
Juniperis Co. O. T................................... 1 75@1 75
Juniperis Co........................................l
Saacharum  N. E...................................... 1 75@2 00
Spt. Vini Galli......................................... I 75@8 50
Vini Oporto.................  
l 25@2 00
Viitf  Alb»..........................................   1 25®2 00

 

T ANSY  CAPSULES

1  THE  LATEST  DISCOVERY.  M

fill ways  Reliable. 

u  ,  Dr.  Lapario’s  Celebrated  Preparation, Safe  and 
Indispensable  to  LADIES. 
CALUMET CHEMICAL CO., Chicago, Mention 

Send  4  cents  for  Sealed  Circular.

this paper.

Qazeltine 

& Perkins

Drug Co

LEISURE  HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

W ritten Especially for The Tradesman

“I met Slimmer ’tother day on the street,” 
said Jones,  “an’ he wanted  me  to  chip  in 
suthin’ to help fix up  the  meetin’ house. 
I 
told ’im that his kind of  prayin’  and  mine 
wasn’t built  alike, an’  that  I  hadn’t  got a 
customer in his church, and couldn’t see the 
pint.  An* he  says,  ‘viewin’  the  thing  in a 
worldly light  alone,  Mr. Jones, you always 
git repaid for  church donations.  We  eddi- 
cate people to a higher  moral  standard, an’ 
make ’em honest, an’ they git  so  they love 
to pay their  debts.’  An’  I  told  him  he’d 
struck the  scheme  I’d  bin  lookin’ fur  fur 
years. 
‘start  a  church  collection 
society,  Slimmer, and  I’ll  give  you  a  big 
boost  in  business.  Eddicate  860  out  of 
Slopper an’ I’ll give  you half  fur collectin’. 
Pump  some  morality  into  Jenkinson  for 
about  8 to.  Elevate  Winkle’s  standard 
some 830 wurth,  an’ injec’ love ’nuif  into a 
hundred or so other fellers  so  that  you’nd 
I’ll be five or six hundred ahead,  apiece.”

I  says: 

“I like  to  bluff  old  Slimmer,”  resumed 
Jones,  “Las, winter when the liquor excite­
ment was  bilin’ so,  Slimmer  was  ’pinted  a 
committee  to  visit  the  s’loons  an’  drug 
store, an’ see that the law wasn’t vilated.” 

(Jones,  by-the-way,  has  handled  a  few 
drugs  with  his  other  goods  for  the  past 
twenty years,  and now  displays  his  certifi­
cate as a “pharmacist” over  the  great  seal 
of the state of Michigan.)

“Slimmer  comes  in  here,  an’  after  ex­
plainin’ his errand, wanted to  know  if  I’d 
promise ’im to  sell  licker  accordin’ to  the 
statto made an’ pervided,  an’ not otherwise, 
an’ I says:

“See here  Slimmer!  You  know  ’fi  sell 
spirits  for  drinkin’  purposes,  an’  know  it 
that I vi’late the law?”

“Yes, certainly,” says he.
“ An’ you b’leve  that  sellin’  lickers as  a 
bev’rage is vile  an’  sinful?  an’ he  says yes 
of course.”

“ An’  from  your  standpint  it’s ’bout  as 
bad for a feller to  steal  a  hoss, or  burn  a 
barn,  or knock a man down  an’ rob him,  as 
’tis to take ten cents for a glass of  whisky? 
an’ he says yes,  agin.”

“Now,  says I,  sposin’  I’d come into your 
store  yisterday,  an’  hemmod  and  haw’d a 
minit an’ said:  ‘Mr.  Slimmer,  I’ve bin ’pint­
ed a committee  to  wait  on  you.  Wot  we 
want specially is  your  solem’  promis’ that 
you won’t steal  bosses, er  burn  buildings, 
er prowl ’round nights with a big  club slug- 
gin’  ’an robbin’ folks; d’ye think you’d take 
kindly to  that  little  visit,  Slimmer?”  An’ 
Slimmer said  he  hadn’t  time  to  argy  the 
matter an’ sneaked out.”

If the merchant doing business in a coun­
try town  responds  at  all  liberally  to  the 
calls made on him  for  charity,  public  im­
provements,  religious matters, celebrations, 
and the numerous  other  objects  which ger­
minate the subscription  paper, it will make 
a serious inroad into  his  income.  No mat­
ter how seriously he  may be  troubled about 
financial difficulties that  are invisible to the 
general  public, there  are  certain  demands 
upon him which  policy and  custom  dictate 
that he  must  meet,  and  meet  according to 
the evidences of his  osten sable  prosperity. 
And here I think a wrong policy is pursued 
by many embarrassed tradesmen. 
If  Mug­
gins sees himself on  the  verge  of  failure, 
and the Rev. Mr. Slimmer informs him that 
he has  been  assessed  8100  towards giving 
young  Toots  a  Yale  course  in  theology, 
boat  paddling* etc.,  Muggins  should  have 
the moral  courage  to  refuse  stock  in  the 
Toots scheme,  and  save  the  money for  his 
creditors; and if  Snooks’ peanut  emporium 
hardly pays his  living  expenses  he  is  ab- 
surdedly  foolish  in  subscribing  a  week’s 
profits, to replace the team  that Boozer lost 
by lightning,  because Boozer  buys  a nickel 
cigar of  him once  or twice a week.

*

*

*

*

*

There is some of the most absurd begging 
imaginable  done  in  the  name  of  charity, 
religion and  moral  reform.  Let Pottinger, 
who owns a  comfortable  house and lot and 
has steady employment,  lose a cow,  and in­
dividuals who  are  superlatively poorer that 
Pottinger will be  asked  to  help  replace it. 
Let a ten thousand dollar  church project be 
started, and there isn’t a person in the com­
munity impecunious enough  to  escape  the 
canvasser;  and  let M’-s.  Dorcas Dusenbury 
contemplate  the  establishment  of  a  free 
lunch and coffee room  to  counteract  saloon 
influence,  and she  will urge a 810  donation 
upon poor Snooks with as much persistency 
and equanimity as if  she  was  soliciting the 
same amount from Jones.

I  would  not  check  one  heart-throb  of 
sympathy for the  sorrowings and sufferings 
of mankind. 
I would not  deaden  a  single 
generous impulse  that  prompted assistance 
for the fallen and  afflicted  and  dependent, 
but I don’t like  to  see  a  false  pride, or  a 
false sentimentaiity  played  upon  ungener­
ously and  unreasonably.

*

*

*

*

*

There i3 a latter-day glass of subscriptions 
about  which  business  men  of  experience 
and enterprise often differ materially:  I re­
fer to  subscription  to  raise  “bonuses”  for 
manufacturing purposes.  This practice has 
become  so  prevalent  the  past  few  years 
that  an  individual  who  contemplates  the 
“planting” of any business,  at all approach­
ing the dignity of  a manufactory’, nearly al­
ways begins  operations  with a  subscription 
paper.  While I fully  appreciate  the bene­
fits which works of any kind, which employ 
large numbers  of  operatives,  confer  upon

that  locality, I  sometimes  seriously  doubt 
whether it is wise  for  the  merchant  to in­
vest  heavily 
in  the  “bonus”  business.. 
Smithburg,  for  instance,  has  a  population* 
of  one  thousand,  with  twenty  tradesmen. 
Jenkins  comes  up  from  Grand  Rapids, 
looks the ground  over  and  announces that 
for a certain sum  of  money  he  will estab­
lish works in the village that  will  increase 
the population  one-half.  His  offer  is  ac­
cepted.  Real  estate  owners  who  will  be 
immensely benefited by the enterprise hold 
back,  or  subscribe  niggardly amounts, and 
the great bulk of  the “bonus”  falls  on the 
twenty’  merchants: the profits of years, per­
haps,  in  many  cases  going  into  Jenkins’ 
pockets.  Let  us  suppose,  however,  that 
that gentleman  fulfills  his  contract  faith­
fully and honestly,  and that  his factory is a 
success; you can then put it down as a solid 
fact that before the  twenty traders have re­
ceived  returns from  one-fourth of  their in­
vestment  there  will  be  an  influx  of  new 
dealers,  at  least  proportionate with the vil­
lage’s  increase  in  growth.  The  trade  of 
Smithburg  is  circumscribed. 
It  is  sur­
rounded by other towns which preclude any 
idea of ever increasing  its  circuit for  busi 
ness,  and under  these  circumstances  have 
the  Smithburg  merchants  acted  wisely in 
subsidizing  Jenkins,  when  the  matter  is 
viewed from a purely business and financial 
standpoint?

* 

* 

* 

*

If the merchant  thinks the  subsidy busi­
ness  advisable  he  should,  at  least,  take 
measures  to  guard  himself  against  fraud 
and  trickery. 
If  Smithburg  concluded  to 
give  Jenkins a bonus  of,  say, one-half  the 
value of his  plant, and  Jenkins  insures for 
three-fourths, and after month or two burns 
up,  pockets his money, and  wanders off  to 
new fields for  speculation,  with  a  comfort­
able addition to  his finances,  as  such  tran­
sactions are  ordinarily arranged  Smithburg 
may howl and  gnash  its  teeth and go into 
sackcloth and ashes,  but  its money has dis­
appeared forever with Jenkins.

Manlred  Rill,  general  dealer,  Vicksburg 
“The paper is A1 in every respect.”

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

All Trains daily except Sundny.
GOING  NORTH.

Arrive«.
Traverse City & Mackinaw Ex.........8:45 a m
Traverse City &  Mackinaw  Ex.......
Traverse City  &  Mackinaw  Ex---- 7:30 p m
Cadillac Express...............................  3:40 p m
Saginaw Express............................... 11:25 a m

Leave 
9:05 a  i 
11:30 a i 
10:40 p 1 
5:05 p m 
7:20 a 
4:10 p

Saginaw express runs through solid.
9:05 a. m. tra m  has  chair  car to  Tx-averse  City  and 
11:30 a. in. train  has chair car  for Traverse  City, Fe- 
10:40 p. m, tra in  has sleeping cars for Traverse  City 

Mackinaw.
toskey and Mackinaw City. 
Fetoske-y and Mackinaw.

'

GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express.......................... 
F o rt W ayne Express....................... 10:30 a m 
Cincinnati  Express......................... 4:40 p m  
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .10:50 p m 

1:15 a
11:45 a
5:00 p

7:15 a m  tra in   has  parlor  chair  car  for  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p in tra in  has W oodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 
5:00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C.'R. R. a t K alama 
zoo for B attle Creek,  Jackson,  D etroit  and  Canadian 
points, arriving in D etroit a t 10:45 p. m.

M u sk eg o n ,  G rand  R a p id s  &  In d ia n a  
Leave. 
6:30 a  ......................................................................... 10:10 a
11:00 a m ......................................................................  4:30 p
4:40 p m ......................................................................  8:50 p
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge stree t depot 7 m inutes later.

Arrive,

C. L. L o c k w o o d , Gen’l Pass. Agent,

Detroit, Lansing  &  Northern. 
G rand R a p id s & S a g in a w  D iv isio n .

DEPART.

Saginaw Express.........................................................  ^  30 a
Saginaw Express.......................................................... *  10 p
G rand Rapids  Express...............................................11  25 a
Grand Rapids  Express...............................................10  30 p
All train s arrive a t and depart from  Union depot. 
Trains run solid both  ways.

ARRIVE.

Chicago & West Michigan
fM ail............................................................. 9:10 a m
(Day  Express.............................................12:30 p m
•N ight Express...................................11:00 p m
Muskegon Express..............................5:00 p m

Leaves.

Airivi 
3:55 p 
9:45 p 
5:45 a  
11:00 a

tD aily except Sunday.

•Daily. 
Pullm an Sleeping Cars on all nig h t 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. m. trains.

N e w a y g o   D iv isio n

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

Arrives,
4:20 p m
10:20 a m
All trains 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. G a v k t t, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J. B. Mulliken,  General  Manager.

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

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

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

GOING  EAST.

Arrives.

tSteam boat  E xpress....
(Through  Mail...............
(Evening Express..........
•Lim ited  Express..........
tMixed, w ith  coach.......
GO
tM om ing  Express.........
(Through  Mail................
(Steam boat Express—
(Mixed...............................
•N ight Express...............

Leaves.
6:30 p in
10:50 a m
3:50 p m
6:50 a m
11:00 a m
1:10 p m
5:10 p m
10:45 p m
7:45 a m
5:40 a m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  «Daily.
Passengers taking the 6:50  a m   Express  m ake  close 
connection a t Owosso for Lansing,  and  a t  D etroit  for 
New  York,  arriving  there  a t  10:30  a m  the following 
m orning.  The N ight Express has a through W agner car 
and local sleeping car from  D etroit to Grand  Rapids.
J ab. C a m p b e l l , City Fassenger Agent. 

.......10:40 aun
.......3:25pm
.......0:50 à m
EST.
.......1 -.05 p m
.......5 :00 p m
.......10:40 p m
.......5:25 a  m

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

Michigan Central.

G rand R ap id s D iv isio n .

DEPART.

ARRIVE.

D etroit Express.................................................................. 6:15 a m
Day  Express.....................................................................   1:10 p m
•A tlantic Express..................................................... 10:10 p m
Mixed 
........................................................................  D ;fi0 a m
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G rand  Rapids  Express................................................... 10:15 p ra
M ixed.........................................................................   6:15 p m
•Daily.  All other daily except Sunday.  Sleeping ears 
run on A tlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from  
Detroit.  P arlo r cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand 
Rapids Express to  and  from   D etroit.  D irect  conneo 
tions made a t D etroit w ith all through trains E ast over 
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)

D. W. J o h n s t o n , Mich. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.
O. W. Ruggles, Gen’l Pass, and Ticket A gt., Chicago
Duluth, South  Shore & Atlantic  Railway,

WEST 
PM 
AM  AM 
f7:00  *6:50 
5:30  12:40

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PM  PM
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the U pper Peninsula of M ichigan.

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Gen’l Pass & T’k ’t  Ag1

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

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

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

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

Proprietors of

VOIGT MILLING  GO.,
Crescent Roller Mills
Crescent,  White Rose 

Manufacturers of the following well 

known  brands:

Vienna, Royal Patent,

AND

AT.T.  WHEAT  FLOUR,

The Great Health Food.

W . end Pearl St. Bridge,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  -  MICH.

HEMLOCK  BARK!

WANTED.

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

NT.  B.  CLARK,

Grand Rapids

101 Ottawa St., 

PATENTS;

L U CIC S  C.  W E ST , 

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

.PLACE to secure a thorough 
'and useful education is at the 
Grand Ra pid s (Mich.) Bu s i­
ness Co lleg e,  write for Co^ 

Address,  C. G. SWENSBERG.

lege Journal.

POTATOES.

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.

H. 

Mm &  Cfl.,

166 South Water St., CHICAGO. 

Reference

F elsen th a l,  Gross  &  Mil l e r , Bankers.

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

GRAND RAPIDS  GRAIN  AND  SEED CD.

71 CANAL STREET.

H. LEONARD & SONS,
Bargain  Counter  Goods.

Headquarters  for

134 to  142  East  Fulton St.,

GKR-AJSTO  RAPIDS,  iMIOHL

Send for a Package  as  below. 

It w ill 

draw trade and do you good.

Importers and Jobbers of

DRY  GOODS

Staple  and  Fancy.

Overalls, Pants, Etc.,

O UR  O W N   M A K E .

A  Complete  Line  of

Fancy CrocfcerysFancy Woodeiiware

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

Inspection Solicited.  Chicago and Detroit 

Prices Guaranteed.

F - A J S S T T .

brand of

We have a full stock of this well-known 
MZZED  F A I N T
and having sold it for over SIX YEARS can 
recommend it to our  customers as  be­

ing a First Class article.  We sell it

O n  th e   M an u fa ctu rers’  G u aran tee:

W hen two or m ore coats of our P IO N E E R  P R E ­
P A R E D   P A IN T   is applied as received in  original 
packages, and if w ithin  three years it should  crack or 
peel off, thus failing to  give  satisfaction, we  agree to 
re-paint th e  building  a t  our  expense,  w ith  the  best 
W hite Lead or  such other paint as th e  owner  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 White Lead.

Pittsburg, Pa.

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

 

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9  44 

44 Ad  Pins.............................
44 F 3A  Toilet Rolls  Pins... ...70 

1 doz. Cologne in Hdkf. Box......... ...8   .80 1 doz. 2 ft. Rules........- ................ ....... 8 .72
.75 1  “ Wood Head Gimlets........... ...........45
1  “ 2962 Minor Hair Oil............. ... 
...........45
.38 1  “ 569 Wood Yard Measures.
XA “ Boxes Daisy Shaving Soap.. .75 
.55 1  “ G.  C.  CorkScrews............. ............40
1  “ 85 Maple Leaf  Soap............. ... 
...........65
.35 1  “ 5-in. Screw Drivers.. 
....
1  “ 209 Dodo  Soap...................... . • • 
...........33
.. • 
.15 1  “ 0 Zinc Oilers......................
1  “ No.  12 Tops and  Strings...
.85 %/  44 
..65 
.32
... 
1  “ Double Mincing  Knives....
...........40
.42 l  “ Bean Pistols......................
....... ... 
1  “ Single 
...........42
.89 l  “ Bird Cage Springs.............
l  “ 9 Wire Potato  Mashers....... . ..  
...........15
.70 l  “ Key  Rings, No.  5900  . . .
... 
1  “ 4 Hole Mouse Traps...........
.89 l  “ Door  Stops........................ ............ 30
1  “ Eclipse  Sifters...................... . ..  
326A  Purses...................... .............75
.50 1  “
... 
4  “ Papers  Tacks......................
.90 l  “ Boxes Royal  Hair P ins... ............ 45
... 
1  “ Whisk Brooms....................
.37 Q 
.............48
.75 
922 Order  Books.................
.35
... 
.42
1  “ 504 Memorandum Books...
1  “ 160  Tablets.......................... .......... 35 1  “ LePage’s  Glue................... ............ 85
1  “  Mucilage and  Brush.......................43
1  “  2 oz.  S.  M.  Oils..............................60
1 gro.  38 Rubber Tipped Lead  Pencils  1.80 
X   “  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
.33
K dz.  8 x 12 Slates............  ........... 65 
“ 
K  “  6 x  9 
............................ 36 
.18
“ noiseless.................. 68  .34
&  “   5 x 7  
-...........1.05  .53
“ 
K  “  7 x 11 
.90
%  “  6 x  9 
“ 
)4  “  No.  0 Playing Cards...............65 
.33
“ Boston Club Base Balls..............  1.75
1 
“ IXL 
1 
...................35
1 
“ Cascarilla Face Powder...................35
yx  “ boxes Paper and  Envelopes 2.15  1.08
1  “ 
“  S. W.  Tooth  Picks.............. 48
“ 4770 Metal Back Horn  Combs..  1.75
1 
“ 42 Rubber Combs..............................30
1 
“ 366a Amber  Jersey Pins................. 45
1 
“ 599-8 Dressing  Combs.....................68
1 
1 
“ 4 Brilliant Hair  Pins.......................75
“ Flour  Dredges..................................50
1 
1 
“ 2-iron  Match Safes...........................70

70
162 
.98
Crumb Brush anti Trays... .1.95 
Ass’*! T.  P.  Holders........................60
10-key Richter Harmonicas.............55
No. 30 Two-wheel  Carts.................95
Royal Polish.....................................92
2-oz. common  Black Ink.................90
Jumping  Rope................................. 45
18 Cake  Turners..............................84
Flatiron  Stands___| ..................... 36
7-pin.  Coat  Racks............................57
012 Basting Spoons..........................39
Japan Dust Pans.........*...................40
Dusters..............................................85
Tea and Coffee Pot  Stands............. 32
Coat Hangers...................................29
Bleached  Sponges............................60
Curry Combs.....................................85
Acme Beaters................................... 72
21 Scrub Brushes........................  1.25
Can Openers.....................................30
300 Flower Pot  Brackets.. .1.50 
.50
No. 2 Sash Brushes........................ 35
2-hole Mouse  Traps........................35
K.  & F. Boxes,  tin.................89 
.45
1 ft. Rules........................................

“ 
“ double  l.gO 

“ 

“ 

Write for prices and Sample Card to

Wholesale  Agents,  Grand  Rapids.

Try POLISHINA, best Furniture Fin­

ish made.

Best  in  the  Market  for  the  Money.

HONEY  BEE  COFFEE !
PRINCESS  BAKING  POWDER,

EQUAL  TO  TH E  BEST  MADE.

BEE MILLS'  SPICES

A bsolutely  P ure.

CO

JOBBERS  IN

D RY   GOODS,
jAjstd nsroTionsrs,

83  M onroe  St.*

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers 
American and Stark A Bags

IA Specialty.

L, M.  CARY.

CAE. Y & LOVERXDGE,

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

GENERAL  DEALERS  IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

Combination and Time Locks,

11 Ionia Street, 

- 
P E R K I N S   &
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

Grand Rapids, licit

T T   T J 1   f N   O t
J T j L  JZLl 

D E A L E R S  IN

K r  j

NOS.  182 and  124  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. 

WE CARHY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

And.

Absolute Baking Powder.

100 per cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

ED.  TELFER,  Grand  Rapids.

3 3 0   Y O U   Y y A N T

.A l

ill

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

S. HETMAN & SON,
MOSELEY

W HOLESALE

Fruits, Seeds,  Oysters & Produce,

AT.T.  k in d s   o f  f ie l d   s e e d s  a   s p e c ia l t y .

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

toes, w ill be pleased to hear from you.

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